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GENERAL AND HERALDIC
DICTIONARY
OP
THE PEERAGES
OF
ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND SCOTLAND,
&xtittttt normality anlf in iX'bttimtt.
Loqulmur de tntiquitate Generia, et glorift Majorum.
By JOHN BURKE, Esq.,
AUTHOR OF A GENERAL AND HERALDIC DICTIONARY OF THE PEERAGE
AND BARONETAGE, dtc &c
^ttglanH.
LONDON :
HENRY COLBURN AND RICHARD BENTLEY,
NEW BURLINGTON STREET.
M.DCCC.XXXI.
PREFACE.
Whbn I farmed the resolution of writing upon Titles of Honour,
it was my intention to begin with Extinct, Dormant, and Suspended
Dignities ; for out of these, I knew, had arisen the most eminent names
in the modem roll of nobility, and I felt the great difficulty of rendering
any thing like justice to the illustrious living, without the previous
opportunity of commemorating the illustrious dead. I discovered, too,
that much of the obscurity and unintelligibility of similar works could
be traced to the absence of what might be termed an Introductory
Volume— to the total want of the slightest information as to the origin
of the subject. I had resolved therefore to commence with an Extinct
and Dormant Peerage : but from such a course I was eventually diverted
by those better versed in the doctrine of chances than myself. I was
assured that the probabilities of success would become greatly aug-
mented, could I first make my way in public favour by the production
of a work wherein the great mass of the public were more immediately
interested — ^by postponing the heroes of Cressy and Agincourt to those
of Trafalgar and Waterloo. To that opinion, after 8<Hne deliberation,
but not without reluctance, I acceded — and my Dictionary of the Exist-
ing Peerage and Baronetage, now for the fourth time in the press, was
the result
From the admirable scheme of amalgamating the younger children
vi PREFACE.
of our nobility with the community at large, a obade in society has
arisen amongst as, not to be found in any other country of Europe-—
a GRADE inferior to the noble in nought beside the artificial importance
attached to rank. In the antiquity of his family — ^in his education — his
habits — his influence, the English gentleman stands hardly one step,
if at all, below the English nobleman. Nay, there are few of his order
that cannot boast an alliance with, or descent from, some ancient
ennobled house ; and it is in this point of view-— in shewing the con-
necting link between the existing gentry of England, and her ancient
nobility — that a work upon Extinct, Dormant, and Suspended Dignities,
may be rendered in the highest degree interesting and valuable* How
hr I have succeeded, must rest entirely upon the judgment of my
readers. I shall feel, however, greatly obliged by suggestions in exten«
sion or amendment of the design.
The Second Volume, comprising the Extinct and Dormant Peers
of Scotland and Ireland, is in progress^ and any information regarding
their representatives will be most acceptable.
In conclusion, I have only to intreat forbearance towards the inac-
curacies, which, despite of every effort, are inseparable from the First
Edition of a work of this description.
J. B.
November, 1831. .
NOTES EXPLANATORY.
Abbtancb. On the death of a baroD« whose dignity originated in a Writ of
Sammons, without issue male« the barony becomes vested in his daughters ;
if he leave an only daughter* she succeeds to the dignity* but if there l^ more
daughters than one, the title falls into abbtancb amongst them* and continues
in that state until all but one of the daughters, or the sole heir of only one
daughter survives ; in which case, the barony devolves on the surviving daugh-
ter, or on the heir of her body. The cbown can* however* at any time*
terminate an abbyancb in favor of one of the heirs.
Aids patablb to thb king. Among the ancient aids payable to the king,
from the immediate tenants of the crown* (and likewise to mferior lords from
their immediate tenants,) were these three, namely, to make his eldest son a
knight ; to marry his eldest daughter ; and to ransom his person when made
prisoner In war.
BtTLLfi AND Bribps. ApostoUcal letters were of two description^^one deno-
minated Brief», because comprised in a compendious way of writing, and
sealed on wax only 0mm atmuUopiacaiorU, that is, with the impression of a signet
ring. The other called Bulls, from the leaden BvUa hanging thereto. BmUa,
amongst the antients, is supposed to have been a golden badge, which persons
that triumphed over their enemies wore on their breasts like a medal ; and it
came afterwards to signify a deed, instrument, or writing, described on parch-
ment* or vellum, with a piece of lead suspended thereto by a string. On this
piece of lead, the heads of the two Apostles* St. Peter imd St. Paul, were
impressed from the papal seal, which being affixed to the pope's letters, iht
Bull was considered then to be complete.
Crown lands and rbvbnub. These anciently comprised 1422 manors or
lordships* in several counties^ besides farms and lands in Middlesex, Shropshire,
and Rutland, in the last of which* the king had also £160 of rent in white money
-—to which may be added the escheats and forfeitures. In short, the revenue of
the king was so great* that Odbricus Vitalis, says it was reported to be one
thousand and sixty pounds sterling, thirty shillings* and one penny halfpenny*
of the just rents and profits of Kngland* every day of the year— besides gifts and
pecuniary punishments.
Dictum of Kbnilwortb. An edict or award between Henry III. and those
barons who had been in arms against him. It was so called because made at
Kcnilworth Castle* in Warwickshire, (in the 61st year of that monarch). It
provided that those involved in the rebellion should pay a compensation of five
years' rent for the recovery of their estates. This celebrated statute is to be seen
at large in a MS. copy in the Cottonian Library. It was proclaimed in the camp
before Kenil worth* 3 Ist October.
Gbnbral Survby. The survey was begun in the year 1080, and finished in
1086. It was made by verdict or presentment of juries, or certain persons
sworn ki every hundred, wapentake, or county, before commissioners consisting
of the greatest earls or bishops, who inquired into, and described, as well the
possessions and customs of the king, as of his great men. They noted what and
viii NOTES EXPLANATORY.
how much arable land, pasture, meadow, and wood every man had, with the
extent and value in the time of Edward the Coitfessor, and at Uie period of
makmg the survey. They also noted the mills and fisheries, and, in some
counties, the number of nreemen, socmen, villains, borders, servants, young
cattle, sheep, hogs, working horses, &c. in every town and manor, and the
name of the proprietor. Always setting down the king's name first, then the
bishops, abbots, and all the great men that held of &e king in capite. This
survey was chiefly intended to afford the monarch a true statement of his own
lands and demesnes, and also what were held by his tenants. All England, ex-
cept Westmorland, Cumberland, and Northumberland, was described, with part of
Wales, and the description or survey written in two books called the Great and
LiTTLB Doomsday Books, which were deposited in the Exchequer. The smaller
book contains only Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. This survey being the highest
record in the kingdom, was then, and is to this day, a decisive evidence in any
controversy on which there may be occasion to consult it.
HoMAGB and Livert. When the king's tenant in capite died, his lands were
in the king's hands until the heir had done homage, and was of age. When the
heir sued to have his estate out of the possession of the crown, his obtaining
it was called livery, and the profits received in the mean time by the
king were denominated primer »eisin. For this livery or relief the heir
paid certain fees. By the laws of the Conqueror, the relief of an earl was
eight horses saddled and bridled, four helmets, four coats of mail, four shields,
four spears, four swords, four chasers, and one palfrey saddled and bridled.
That of a baron, half as much, with a palfrey. That of a vavasor to his
lord, his best horse, helmet, coat of mail, shield, spear, sword, or, in lieu of
these, a hundred shillings. That of the countryman, his best beast ; and of
him tiiat farmed his lands, a year's rent. These were afterwards turned into
money.
Knights' Fee. An ancient law term, signifying so much land of inheritance
as was esteemed sufiicient to maintain a knight with suitable retinue, which in
the time of Henry III. was k^ckoned at £15 per annum ; and, by stat. 1 Ed. II.,
such as had £20 per annum in fee, or for life, might be compelled to accept of
knighthood. But this statute was repealed by the I6th Charles I. Stow says,
that in the time of the Conqueror there were in England 60,211 knights' fees.
ScuTAGE. Escuaee or Scutage, was a duty or service arising out of baronies
and knights' fees. It denoted Sermtium Scuti, the service of the shield ; and
was wont to be rendered thus *. for every knight's fee, the service of one knight ;
for every half fee, the service of^half a knight ; and so in proportion. Baronies
were charged in a similar manner, according to the number of knights' fees,
whereof the barony by its original enfeoffment, consisted. The service of scutage
was performed, either personally, in the king's army, or else by pecuniary
commutation.
Vavasors. The Vavasors in Lombardy, whence they appear originally to
have come, were inferior to the capitanei, which comprehended dukes, mar-
quisses, counts, &c. ; but they were invested, either by the sovereign or lord,
with some territory of feudal command, without an^ of these designations
of nobility. So that vavasor meant a powerful description of vassal ; validue
abbreviations.
b. bom. m, married, d. died. «. p. sine prole, a, succeeded.
CONTENTS.
DicTioxAB r— Peerages Alphabetically, by the tumaxne of each Peer. 1
PEBRA6EB omitted in their proper plaoea..,. •••••••••. 688
vUf.
Bacon, Viaoonnt St. Albana
B&AOSE, Baron Braoie, of (Tower
Braosg, Baron Braose
Detereux, EaxlofEaBex
Dudley, Earl of Leicester
FiTZ-RoT, Duke of Northumberland
F0RTIRU8, Earl of Albemarle
Grznyille, Banm Glastonbury
Ipre, Bad of Kent
Lave-Fox, Baron Bingley
N0RRI8, Earl of Berkshire
Scot (FiTZ-Ror), Ihike of Monmouth
Sondes, Earl of Feversham
Whitworth, Earl Whitworth
Tarle— Peerages Alphabetically, according to the Titles 599
617
ForesU 626
Roll of Battel Arbet > • •..••.. 629
^ « < Magna Charta.
Charters op Freedom, \ _. ^ _
) Charter of Fon
£ JKlvA. jT A.
Awhmr, Banm Audley, of Hdeifh, was mimmoned to parttatmoitlii the 8th Edward II., 8tb Januarj,
1313, Instead of the Mth Edward II., 15th May, 1381.
Cars, Viscount Rochester— fbr Rochdale, at the conclusion of the artide, read tioeheiter,
HohLMB (PeDiam) Duke of Newcastle. His grace d. In 1768.
MUX.TOK, Barons 'kulum, of Gillesland. In the note to this article, the father of Maud de Vaux should
be Hubert, not Thomas de Vanz.
• IN THE PRESS,
The Fourth Edition, revised and much enlarged, of
A GENERAL AND HERALDIC DICTIONARY
OF THE
PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE
or THE
BRITISH EMPIRE.
Dedicated, by Permitsion, to Hts Most Oracxous Majestt,
Bt JOHN BURKE, Esq.
This Woik, which has undergone another very laborioutTCvisal, will be found to com-
prise a great mass of new matter, and sevezal curious documents long out of print, or neyer
printed befirae.
The armorial bearings have been newly and splendidly engraved.
This popular work justly deserves to be considered as a History of the British Nobility.
It is enridied by a variety of personal anecdotes, never before published, relative to mai)y
illustrious houses, in addition to numerous authentic details connected with their lineage,
and oommunicated to the audior by the noble inheritors of the titles. The Editor's atten-
tion having also been directed to collaterals, he has introduced all those who come within
the most remote remaindeiship of fiunily honours ; and he has used more than ordinary
care in tracing presumptive heirs. To the Baronetcies of Scotland and Ireland, apper-
taining to more than 200 ancient families, whose lineage is given ezduaivdy in this Work,
the utmost attention has also been paid.
«• The work which Mr. Burke has Just given to the public is equally well planned and well
executed. The author Justly ohserves in the preface, that the grand object in a work of reference Is
the ftdlity allbrded to the reader, of finding any infbnnation he may want. Mr. Burke's airangement
is excellently adapted to this purpose. Great ability is also shewn in the condensation ct all the requi-
site matter, which, owing to the clear and beautiful mode of printing and engraving, is justly entitled
to be called a cheap one, not only in comparison with the tedious and expensive works on the same
subject, but in reference to the quantity of reading it contains, and the superior style of iu execu-
tlao.'*-^JfiHiiii<fMr.
Also preparing for publication,
A DICTIONARY OP THE COMMONERS OF ENGLAND,
QUALIFIED BY LANDED PROPERTY
TO
BECOME COUNTY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT,
BUT UNDISTINGUISHED BY AN HEREDITARY TITLE OF HONOUR.
Bt JOHN BURKE, Esq.
Author of the *' Oeneial and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage."
This original work has been undertaken by Mr. Burke as a sequel to his very popular Dictionsnr of
the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom, and upon an exactly similar plan ; so that when
completed, the two pubUcatione will embrace the entire of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Gentry of Um
empire.
Communications for the Author, in answer to the circular letters transmitted .to the parties intemtsd,
are requested to be addressed, free of expense, to the Publishers.
PEERAGES OF ENGLAND,
EXTINCT, DORMANT, AND IN ABEYANCE. .
ABR
ABRINCIS_EARLS OF CHESTER.
Created by William the Conqueror, Anno 1070*
3Cineage.
Upon the detention, s prisoner in in«nder»» of
GHsasoj), ft Fleming who first held the Earldom of
Chester, that dignity was conferred by the Coir-
guKROB, upon (his sister's son)
HUGH DE ABRINCIS, sumamed Lupvs, and
called by the Welch, Fnw, or •• the Fat." *« Which
Hugh,** says Dogdale, '• being a person of great
note at that time amongst the Norman nobility,
and an expert soldier, was, for that respect, chiefly
placed so near those unoonquered Britaitu, the
better to restraki their bold incunions : for it was,
' coDsilio prudentum,' by the advice of his coun-
cil, that King William thus advanced him to that
government; his power being, also, not ordinary;
having royal jurisdiction within the precincts of his
earldom — which honor he received to fuM tu/re^tf
by Ote noord aa the King hinuei/heU England hy the
crown. But, though the time of his advance-
ment was not till the year 1070, cerUin it is, that he
came into England with the conqueror, and there-
upon had a grant of Whitby, in Yorkshire, which
Imdshlp he soon afterwards disposed of to William
de Percy, his associate in that fiunous expedition."
In the contest between William Rurus, and his
brother Robbrt CuRTHoax, this powerful noble-
man tided with the former, and remained faithful
to him during the whole of his reign. )ie was sub-
•equcntly in the confidence of Henry the First, and
ooe of that monarch's chief councillors. "In hii
youth and flourishing age," continueth the author
*bove quoted, ** he was a great lover of worldly
ptessures and iccular pomp ; profuse in giving, and
much delighted with interludes, Jesters, horses,
dopt and other like vanities ; having a large at-
tendance of such penonSf of all sorts, as were dis-
powd to those sports: but he had also in his family
^b clerks and soldiers, who were men of great
^*ooor, the venerable Ansdme (Abbot of Bee, and
■''Qrwards AxchUshop of Canterbury) being his
confessor ; nay, so devout he grew before his death.
ABR
that sickness hanging long upon him, he caused
himself to be shorn a monk in the abbey of St. Wer-
burge, where, within three days after, he died.
Anno 1101." His lordship m. Ermentrude, daugh-
ter of Hugh de Claremont, Earl of Bevois, in
France, by whom he had an only son«
RicHARn, his successor.
Of his iU^timate issue, were OttiweU, tutor to
those children of King Henry the First, who
perished at sea. Robert, originaUy a Mcmk in the
Abbey of SL Ebrulf in Normandy, and afterwards
Abbot of SL Edmundsbury in Suflblk, and Geva.*
the wife of Oeflbry Riddell, to whom the Earl
gave Drayton Basset, in Staflbrdshire.
That this powerful nobleman enjoyed immense
wealth in England is evident, Arom the many
lordships he held at the general survey ; for, be-
sides the whole of Cheshire, excepting the small
part which at that time belonged to the bishop,
he had nine lordships in Berkshire, two in Devon-
shire, seven in Yorkshire, six in Wiltshire, ten in
Dorsetshire, four in Somersetshire, thirty-two in
Suflblk, twelve in Norfolk, one in Hampshire,
five in Oxfordshire, three in Buckinghamshire,
four in Gloucestershire, two in Huntingdonshire,
four in Nottinghamshire, one in Warwickshire,
and twenty-two in Leicesteishire. 1 1 appears too, by
the charter of foundation to the Abbey ot St. Wer-
burge, at Chester, that several eminent persons
held the rank of Baron under him. The charter
runs thus:—*' Hsdc sunt itaque dona data Ab<
batic S. Werburge, quK omnia ^go Comes Huoo et
RicHARDUS filius mens et Ermentrudis Comi<
tissa, et mei Barones, et mei homines dedimut.
Arc," which Baronet et Hom<fie«' mentioned therein,
were the following:—
L^
• The legitimacy of this lady is maintained flrom
the circumstance of her father having bestowed
upon her the Manor of Draytcm, in Aree marriage*
which the lawyers say could not be granted to a
bastard; but had she been legitimate, she would
surely have succeeded to the earldom before her
aunt.
B 1
ABR
ALB
1. WilUAm Malbanc.
2. Uobert, son of Hugo.
3. Hugo, son of Norman.
4. Richard de Vemun.
5. Richard de Rullos.
6. Ranvlph Venator.
7> Hugo de Mara.
8. Ranulph. son of Ermiwin.
9. Robert de Fremouz.
10. Walkdinus, nephew of Walter de Vernon.
11. Seward.
12. Gislebert de Venables.
13. Gaufridus de Sartes.
14. Richard de Memilwarin.
U. Walter de Vemun.
The charter concludes— " Et ut haec omnia enent
rata et stabilia inperpetuum, ego Comes Hugo et
mei Barones conflnna^imus, (&:c ) ita quod singuli
nostrum propriA manu* in testimonium posteris
signum in modum Cruds facerent :"— <and is signed
by the Earl himself,
Richard — ^his son.
Her%'eyt Bishop of Bangor.
Ranulph de Meschines, his nephew, who eTen-
tually inherited the earldom.
Roger Bigod.
Alan de Perd.
William Constabular.
Ranulph Dapifer.
WiUiam Malbanc
Robert Fits-Hugh.
Hugh Fitz-Norman.
Hamo de Masci.
Blgod de Loges.
Those barons, be it remembered', were eadi of
them men of great indiyidual power, and large
territorial possessions. Hugh Lupus, Earl of Ches-
ter, was succeeded by his only son (then but seven
years of age),
RICHARD DE ABRINCIS, as second earl. This
nobleman, after he had attained maturity, attached
himself faithfully to King Henry I., and never
subsequently swerved in his allegiance. His lord-
ship espoused Maud, daughter of Stephen, Earl of
Blois, by Adela, daughter of William the Con-
queror, but had no issue-^imsdf and his countess
being soon afterwards amongst the victims of the
memorable shipwreck, (Dec, 1119,) wherein the
king's two sons, William and Richard, with
their tutor Ottiwell, the earPs bastard brother,
Gefllny Riddell. his sister Geva's liusband, and
many others of the nobility perished. This melan-
choly event is thus recorded by Ordericiu.
** The master of the ship was Thomas, son of
Stephen, who came to King Henry the First, then in
Normandy, and ready to take shipping for England,
and offered him a mark of gold, desiring that as
Stephen, his father, had transported the conqueror
when he fought against King Harold, and was his
constant mariner in all his passages between Eng-
land and Normandy, so that he himself likewise
might now have the transportation of King Henry
and an his attendants, as it were, in flM { fw he had
a very good vessel, called ' Candida Navis,* or
« the White Ship,* well famished fat that purpose.
The king thanked him : but withal told him, he
had already made choice of another ship, which he
would not change; yet, he would commend him to
his two sons, William and Richard, with many
oihen of his nobility ; whereat the mariners much
rejoiced, and desired the prince to bestow some
wine upon them to drink. He gave them *tres
modioB vini,* three hogsheads of wine, wherewith
they made themselves sufficiently drunk. There
were almost three hundred in this unfortunate ship,
besides the young gaDants who were to be trans-
ported : as well as fifty skilful oars or galleymen,
who, had they not been Intoxicated, would have
been fully able to manage her ; but having neither
the power to govern themadves nor the vessel, they
sufibred her to split upon a rock, and so all were
drowned, except oneBerolde, a butcher of Roan,
who was taken up the next morning by some fisher-
men, after a cold ftosty night's shipwreck; and
with much ado recovered, and lived twenty years
after." * •
Upon the demise thus of Richard dr Abrincis,
second Earl of Chester, the male line of the
family becoming extinct, the earldom passed to the
deceased nobleman's first cousin, r!ahvlpr db
Mrschiitis, son of Ralph de Meschines, by Maud
de Abrinds, sister of Earl Hugh Lupus — (see Mes-
chines, EarU of Chester).
Arms— as. a wolf's head erased, ar.
AIR£MIN£— BARONESS BELASYSB
OF OSOODBY.
Created by Letters Patent, 85th of March, 1674.
Xincagc.
SIR WILLIAM AIREMINE, Bart., of Osgodby,
in the county of Lincoln, m. Arme, daughtorand
co-heiress of Sir Robert Crane, Baronet, of Chilling-
ton, in the county of Suflblk* and left two daugh-
ters, his co-heirs, of whom the elder,
SUSAN AIREMINE, m. 'first, the Honorable Sir
Henry Belasyse, son and heir of John, Baron
Belasyae, of Warlaby, and had a son,
HxifRY Brlahybr, who«. to the title of Bela-
syse of Warlaby, upon the decease of his
grandfather, his father. Sir Henry, dying
previously — (see Belasyae of Warlaby).
Lady Bblabysr m. seo(»dly, Fortrey, Esq.,
of Chequers, but had no issue. Her ladysihip was
created a peeress for life, by King Charles II. by
letters patent dated 25th of Mardi, 1674, as Baro-
NR88 Bblasysb OP Osoooby. She d. 6th Msscfa*
1712-13, when the dignity bxpirro.
ALAN, surnamed FERGAUNT, Earl
OF Richmond.
(See De Dreauz, Earls of Richmond.)
ALBINI-EARLS OF ARUNDEL.
By feudal tenure of Arunobl Castlb, in the
County of Sussex, A. D. liaO.
ICincafif.
WILLIAM DE ALBINI, surnamed Pfneermt,
son of Roger de Albinl, and dder brother of Nigel
de Albinl, whose posterity assumed, and attained
such eminence under the name of Mowbrat, ac-
companied the conqueror into England, and acquired
ALB
ALB
•KtMsire tanrltnial powMiioM bjr royal snnts in
tbecoiiBtyo/NotfoUL and other •him. Of which
fnals was tba lordahlp of Bokcnham, to behold«D by
theierriceof bciiig Butlxr totha Kings of Engtand
cm tha day of their coronation, and in conaaqucoca
wa find tliis William atylad in diver* diartan,
** Pinetrtta Hmuriei AflSgri* Anglomm.'* Anfeoogat
tlw numennia pcnona deipaUed of their huidi by
thoae grants, was one ED%ryj«n» a Dana» who ap-
pealing to the Cooquerar, told him, that neither
before nor altar the conquest, had himself or the
other elected Danes, acted or conspired against
him ; which complaint induced the king to institute
an immediate inquiry throughout the realm, and to
Vider that all those who had lived peaceably, should
hvrt restitution of their lands, to ei^}oy as fteely as
they had done before, and thencetoward to be
called Oranges. Edwyne could however recover
only a portion of his property, but he was soon
alterwasds sent into Normandy for the king's ille-
gitimate daughter, whom the mcaiarch bestowed
upon his (Edw3rne's) son Aaetwr; and thus the
protection of the Dane was aecuied during the
semainder of his lift^
William da Albini founded the Abbey of Wy-
mundham in Norfolk, and gave to the monks of
Homester, the tithes v€ his manor of Elham \ as
also one carucata of land in Achastede, with a wood
called Acholte. He likewise bestowed upon the
Abbey of St. Stei^en at Caen, in Normandie, all
his lands lying in Stavdl, which grant he made in
the presemoeof King Henry and his barons. He m.
Maude, daughter of Roger Bigot, with whom he ob-
tained ten knl^ta* fees in Norfolk— and had issue,
William.
NigaL
Oliver.
Oliva, m. to Raphe de Haya, afeudal baron of
great power.
At the obsequies of Maude, WiUlam de Albini
gave to the monks of Wymundham, the manor of
Hapesburg, in pure alms, and made livery thereof
to the said monks by a cross of silver, in which,
(says Dugdale,) was placed certain venerable re-
liques, via. " part of the wood of the Cross whereon
onr Lord was crudfledt part of the manger wherein
he was laid at hlsUrth; and part of the sepulchre
of the Idessed Virgin ; as also a gold ring, and
a silver chalice, for retaining tite holy eudiarist,
admirably wrought in form of a sphere : unto
which pious donation his three sons were wit-
nesses, with several other penons.** The exact
%me of the itecessn of this great feudal baron is not
ascertained, but it Is known that he was buried
before the high altar in the Abbey of Wymundham.
and that the monks were in the constant habit of
pra3ring for his soul, by the name of ** William de
Albini the king's butler." He was «. by his eldest
son,
WILLIAM DE ALBINI, sumamed «' William
with the strong hand," from the following circum-
stance, as related by Dugdale—
«• It happened that the Queen of France, being
then a widow, and a very beautiful woman, became
much in love with a knight of that country, who
waa a comdy p«san, and in the flower of Us youth :
and because she thought that no man excelled him
in valour, she caused a tournament to be proclaimed
throughout her dominions, promising to reward
those who should exercise themselves therein, ac-
cording to their respective demerits ; and conclud-
ing that if the person whom she so weU allbctad,
should act his part better than others in those mili-
tary exercises, she might marry him without any
dishonour to herself. Hereupon divers gallant men,
from forrain parts hasting to Paris, amongst others
came this our William de Albini, bravely accou-
tred i and in the tournament exodled all others,
overooming many, and wounding one mortally
with hb lance, wUch being obeerved by the queen
shee became exceedingly snamoured (MT him, and
forthwith invited him to a costly banquet, and
afterwards bestowing certain jewels upon Mm, of-
fered him marriage I but having plighted Us troth
to the Queen of England, then a widow, he refused
her, whereat she grew so much discontented, that
she consulted with her maids how she might take
away his Mfe; and in pursuance of that designe,
inticed him into a garden, where there was a secret
cave, and in it a fierce lion, unto which she de-
scended by divers steps, under colour of shewing
Urn the beast ; and when Ae told Um of Yom fierce-
ness, he answered, that it was a womanish and not
a manly quality to be afraid thereof. But having
him there, by the advantage of a folding door,
thrust Um in to the lion } being therefore in this
danger, he rolled his mantle about his arm, and
putting Us hand into the mouth of the beest,
pulled out his tongue by the roott wUch done* he
fallowed the queen to her palace, and gave it to one
of her maids to present her. Returning thereupon
to Englahd, with the fame of tUs glorious exploit ;
he was forthwith advanced to the EARJuanoMa
OP AnuiTonL, and for his arms the LroN given
him." He subsequently obtained the hand of
the Queen Adelisa, relict of King Henry 1., and
daughter of OonraaY, Dukb of LoitnAiNS,
wUdi Addita, had the CAaTLi or Arunojh* in
dowry from the deceased monardi, and thus her
new lord became its feudal earL His lordsUp was
one of those who solicited the Empress Maude
to come into England, and received her and her
brother RonanT, EAni< op Glovckbtbr, at the
Port of Arundel, in August 1138, and in three
years afrerwards (1149), in the report made of
King Stephen's takfaig William de Mandevil at
St. Albans, it is stated—'* that before he could be
laid hold on, he underwent a sharp skirmish with
the king's party, wherein the Earl of Arundell,
though a stout and expert souldier, was unhorsed
in the midst of the water by Walkeline de Oxeai,
and almost drowned." In 1100, Yom lordsUp wrote
himself Earl op Chichx8TRR, but we find him
styled again Earl op Aruwdbl, upon a very me-
morable occasion— namely, the reconcUiation of
Hoary Duke of Normandy, (afterwards Henry II.)
and King Stephen at the siege of Wallingford
Castte in 11«. •• It was scarce possible," says
Rapin, *« for the armies to part without fighting.
Accordingly the two leaden were preparing for
batae with equal ardour, when by the prudent
advice of the Earl op Arundrl, who was on the
3
ALB
ALD
king's tide, they were prevented fVom coming to
blows." A truce and peace followed this interfer-
ence of the earl's, which led to the subsequent
accession of Henry after Stephen's decease, in whose
favour the earl stood so high, that he not only
obtained for himself and his heirs, the castle and
honour of Arundel, but a oonflrmation of the
Earldom of Sussbz, of which county he was really
Earl, by a grant of the Tmiium DenoHMm of the
pleas of that shire. In 1164, we find the Earl of
Arundel deputed with Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of
London, to remonstrate with Lewis, King of
France, upon affording an asylum to Thomas A
Becket within his dominions, and on the failure of
that mission, dispatched with the Archbishop of
York, the Bishops of Winchester, London, Chi-
chester, and Exeter— Wido Rufiu, Ridiard de
Invecestre, John de Oxford (Priests)— Hugh de
Gundevile, Bernard de St. Valery, and Henry Fits-
gerald. to lay the whole aflOdr of Becket at the foot
of the pontifical thron& Upon this occasion the
Earl of Arundel is said thus to have addressed the
Pope—*' Sir, we being illiterate, are Ignorant what
the bishops have expressed ; but we are not to be
instructed to what purpose we are sent. We come
not to do any thing contumeliously in the pre-
sence of so great a person, to whose authority the
whole world doth stoop ; but we are to declare, in
the presence of this whole court, how great a devo-
tion our king hath borne, and doth bear to your
holyness t and that if he could have found out any
persons more great and noble to have signified the
same, than these now sent, he would have em-
ployed them on this errand." Upon levying the
aid for the marriage of the king's daughter— 12th
of Henry IL, the knights* fees of the honour of
Arundel were certified to be ninety-seven, and those
in Norfolk belonging to the earl, forty-two. In
1173, we find the Earl of Arundel commanding in
conjunction with William Earl of Mandeville,
the king's army in Normandy, and compelling the
French monarch to abandon Vemeuil softer a long
siege, and in the next year, with Richard de Lucy,
Justice of England, defcating Robert Earl of Lei-
cester, then in rebellion at St. Edmundsbury. This
potent nobleman, after founding and endowing
several rdigious houses, departed this life at
Waverley, in Surrey, on the 3d of October U^S,
and was buried in the Abbey of Wymundham.
His lordship left four sons and three daughters,
vis.—*
1. William. • 1 .
2. Godfrey.
a
4.
1. Alice, m. to John Earl of Ewe.
9. Oliva.
3. Agatha.
He was «. by his eldest son,
WILLIAM DE ALBINI, second earl, who had a
grant fkom the crown, 23rd Henry IL, of the earldom
of Sussex, and in the 1st of Richard I., had a con-
firmation from that prince, of the castle and honour
of Arundel, as also of the Ttrtium DeiMviwm of the
county of Sussex. In five years afterwards we find
this nobleman paying eighty-four pounds* ten ihil-
4
lingi, for his scutage for King Richard's redemp-
tion, and the next year one hundred pounds, for his
relief for his lands in Norfolk. His lordship was at
Rutfnimede at the signing of the great charters, but
upon the king's side; he subsequently, however,
swore to obey the determination of the twenty-five
barons, chosen to enforce the execution of those
charters. In 1218, the earl embarked in the Cru-
sade, and was at the celebrated siege of DamieU,
but died in returning, anno 1222. His lordship m.
Maude, daughter and heiress of James de Sancto
Sitfonio, and widow of Roger, Earl of Clare, by
whom he left issue.
William, \ .uceeseors to the earldom.
Hugh, j
Isabd, m. to John FiTSALAir» Baron of CIuo
and Oswestry.
Mabel, m. to Robert de Tateshall.
Nicolaa* m. to Roger de Somery.
Cecilia, m. to Roger de Montalt.
Colet, m. to
The earl was «. by his elder son,
WILLIAM DE ALBINI, third earl, whom. Mabel,
second of the four sisters and co-heiresses of Ranulph,
Earl of Chester, with whom he obtained landed pro-
perty to the amount of £500. per annum. Dying,
however, issueless In the eighteenth year of Henry
HI., his honours devolved upon his only brother
(then in minority),
HUGH DE ALBINI, fourth earl. This nobleman
gave two thousand and five hundred marks fine to
the king for the possession of all the lands and castles
which descended to him ftom his brother, and those
which he inherited from his uncle, Hbcmuifht Earl
or Chbstsr. . At the nuptials of King Henry III.
we find the Earl of Warren serving the king with the
royal cup in the place of this earl, by reason he was
then but a youth, and not knighted. His lordship
m. Isabel, daughter of William, Earl of Warren and
Surrey, but dying in 1943, ». p., this branch of the
great house of Albini expired, while its large pos-
sessions devolved upon the earl's sisters as co-
heiresses—^hus,
Mabell Tateshall, had the castle and manor of
Buckenham.
Isabel Fitaallan, had the castle and manor of
Arundel, Jcc., which conveyed the earldom to
her husband.
Nichola de -Somery, had the manor of Barwe,
in the county of Leicester.
Cecilie de Montalt, had the castle of Rising, in
the cotmty of Norfolk.
The earl l^ul another sister, Colet, to whom her
uncle, Ranulph, Earl of Chester, gave thirty pounds
towards her marriage portion, which gift was con-
firmed by King Henry III.
Aaica— Gu. a lion rampant or, armed and lan-
gued
ALDEBUROH — BARONS ALD£.
BURGH.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th January, 1371,
44 Edward IIL
WILLIAM DE ALDEBURGH was summoned
ALL
AMO
to parliamait m • babow , from 8th Janiury, 1371,
to 8th August. IMS, in which Istter jeax hit lord-
ship died, and was «. by hit only won,
WILLIAM DE ALD.EBURGH, leeond baron,
but nerer gummoiMd to parliamenL Thia noble-
man dying without iaaue, the Babony or Aldb-
BUBOB hil into ABBYAircB,Bt hja lordahip't deoeaae,
bcCweeu his two aiatcrs.
ALLINGTON — BARONS ALLING-
TON OF WYMONDLEY.
By Letters Patent, dated 6th Dec., IdBS.
lUneage.
WILLIAM ALLINGTON, Esq., high sherilT of
the counties of Cambridge and Huntington, In the
nign of Edward IV., said to derive flrom Sir Hilda-
brand de Alington, under-maishal to William the
Conqueror, at Hastings, m. Elisabeth, only daugh-
ter and heiress of John de Argentine, fifth Baron
Argentine, and acquired by her the manor of Wy-
monddcy, in the county of Hertford, held in grand
seijeanty, by aerriceof presenting the first cup at the
coronation of the kings of England ; which service
was claimed and allowed at the coronation of King
James II., and has ever since been performed by
the lords of that numor. From this William Al-
^^ Ungton and Elisabeth his wife lineally descended
SIR GILES ALLINGTON, who m. Mary, only
daughter and hdrcss of Sir Richard Gardiner, Knt.,
and had several children, of whom three of the
younger sons, George, John, and Richard, were the
founders of Cunilies. Sir Giles was «. by his ddest
ton,
GILES ALLINGTON, Esq.. of Honeheath, in
the county of Cambridge; high sherilT of that
shire in the S2d of Henry VIIL, and of Huntingdon
in the 37th of the same monarch. Mr. Allington
appears to have attended King Henry VIIL as mas-
ter of the ordnance at the siege ot Bullolgne, by
the Inscription of a clock which he brought from
that siege, and afllxed over the offices at Horsdieath
Han, in which was the alarum-bdl of the garrison
of BttUoigne. He died in 1566, and from him U^
neally descended
WILLIAM ALLINGTON, Esq., of Horseheath
Hall, who was elevated to the peerage of Ireland,
as Babob Allin otob, of KiUard, on the S8th July,
1042. His lordship m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
Lionel Tallemarhe, Bart., ot Helminftham, in the
county of Norfolk, by whmn he had, with five sons,
three daughters ; vis.
Elisabeth m. to Charles Lord Seymour, of
Troubridge.
Catherine m. to Sir John Jacob, Bart., of
Gamlinghay, in the county of Cambridge.
Diana d. unmarried.
Lord Allington was s. by his second, but eldest
surviving son,
WILLIAM ALLINGTON, second baron, who was
created a peer cf England on the 5th of December,
1683, by the titleof Babon Allibotob, t^Wpmond-
lep, in the eountff «if HerU, His lordship st., first,
Catherine, second daughter of Henry Lord Stanhope,
son of Philip, second earl of Chesterfield, by whom
he had no issue. He m., secondly, Joanna, daughter
of Baptist, Lord Campdeu, and had a daughter,
Joanna, who m. Scroope, Lord Howe. Lord Al-
lington, m., thirdly, Diana, daughter of William
RusseU, first duke of Bedford, by whom he had one
surviving son, Giles, and two daughters t vis.
Diana m. to Sir George Warburton, Bart., of
Arley, in the county of Chester, and d. In
17U9.
Catherine m. to Sir Nathaniel Napier, Bart., of
Middlemersh Hall, in the county of Dorset.
His lordship d. In 1684, and was succeeded by
his son,
GILES ALLINGTON, third baron of the Irish
creation, and second of the English. This nobleman
dying in his tenth year, anno 16DI, the English
peerage expired, while that of Irdand reverted to his
imde.
The Hob. Hilobbbawd Allibotob, sob of the
first lord, as fourth baron ; but his lordship did not
inherit the fortune. William, the second lord, hav>
ing devised his estates, the most extensive in the
county of Cambridge, to his widow during the mi-
nority of his children, with a power of granting
leases to raise portions for his daughters, that lady,
in consequence of an error In the will, found her-
self possessed of the power of leasing ad infinitum,
and she accordingly made a lease of the whole to
Henry Bromley, Esq., afterwards Lord Montford,
ancestor of the present lord, for 909 yearn ; to whom,
subsequently, Hildebrand, Lord Allington, also die.
posed of the small interest then remaining to him
in the estates. His lordship dying s. p, in 1799, the
Irish barony of Allibotob or Killabo, likewise
became bxtibct.
Abji B-^a. a bend ingrailed betw. six billets as.
AMORIE^BARONS D*AMORIE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 90th Nov.« 1317.
9 Edward II.
ICincagc.
GILBERT DE AUMARI. in the 15th Henry II.,
gave fiiteen marks for livery of his lands at Win-
ford, in the county of Someiset } after this Gilbert
came another,
GILBERT D'AMORIE, who in the 99nd Ed. I.
was in the expedition made Into Gascony. This
Gilbert had three sons, vis :—
1. RooBB (Sir), of whom presently.
9. Nicholas, who in the 6th Ed. II. obtained
a charter of Free Warren, in all his demesne
lands within the manors of Bokenhall, and
Blechesdon, in the county of Oxford, end
Thomebergh in the county of Bucks. He was
«. by his son.
Sib Richabd D'Amobib, who was sum-
moned to Parliament as a Babob, from
90th Edw. II. to 4th Edw. III. This
nobleman was in the wars of Scotland in
1S90, and In three years afterwards, being
at the time steward of the king's house-
hold, had command to besiege the Castle
of Walingford, then In possession of the
rebellious lords. His lordship died in
1330, leaving Issue
5
AMO
ANN
RicHARDt second banm, but n«T«r
summoned to parliament. His lord-
ship who was engaged in the Flemish
and French wars, from 1911 to Id47,
d. without issue in 1376, when this
BAaoNY BXPiRsn. but the estates
derolved upon his sisters,
Elisabsth, m. to Sir John Chandos,
K.G.
Elbanok, m. to Roger Colyng.
Maroarbt, whose only child, Isabel,
m. Sir John Annesley, KnighL
3. Richard (Sir), continued the male line, after
the extincti<»i of his elder brothers, and from
him sprang the family of Damkr, Earls or
DoRCHBSTRR, ROW represented by the Earl
oi Portarlington and his brothers.
The eldest son,
SIR ROGER DfAMORIE, was summoned to
parliament as a Baroit, from SOth Nov., 1317, to
I5th Hay, 1321. This nobleman obtained in 13th
Edward II., from the crown, confirmed by the
parliament then held at York, the Manors of
Sandall, in Yorkshire, Halghton, in the county
of Oxford, and Faukeshall, in Surrey, as likewise
<me hundred marks per annum to be paid out of
the exchequer. His lordship was engaged In the
wars of Scotland, and was governor at different
times of Knaresborough Castle, the Castle of
Gloucester, and St. Briavel's Castle. He was also
warden of the forest of Dene. He joined, however,
in the confederacy against the Spencers, and en-
rolling Jiimaelf under the banner of Thomas, Earl
of Lancaster, marched on Burton-upon-Trent, and
Chence to Tutbury Castle, in the county of Stafford,
where falling ill, he died in 13SB; and was buried
in the priory at Ware, in Hertfordshire. His lord-
ship m. Elisabeth, third sister and co-heir of Gilbert
de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, (who had been pre-
viously twice a widow, first of John de Burgh,
Earl of Ulster, and secondly, of Theobald de
Yerdon, she was also niece of King Edward II.).
By this lady he had issue, two daughters, his co-
heirs, vis.
Elisabeth, m. to John, Lord Bardolph, by
whom she had
William, Lord Bardolph, whose son
Thomas, Lord Bardolph, being attaint-
ed, the Babonibs or Bardolph and
D'Amorib, fell under the attainder and
BXPiBBO In 1404.
Eleanor, m. to John de Raleigh, progenitor of
the celebrated Sir Walter Raleigh.
Upon the decease of Lord D' Amorie, orders were
given to seise all his lands as an enemy and rebel,
and to make livery of them to Elizabeth de
Burgh, bis widow. This lady died in the 34th
Edward III., leaving, Dugdale says, Elisabeth-
Lady Bardolph, then above thirty years of age ;
Nicolaa calls thb Elisabeth the only daughter
and heir of Roger, Lord D' Amorie; as such, she
of course inherited the Barony of Damorie, and
It BXPiRBD as stated above, with that of Bar-
dolph; but Banks mentions the other daugh-
ter, who if Sir Walter Raleigh sprang from
her, left descendants, amongst some of whom
a
the Barony or D'Amorib, may yet be in abby-
ANCB.
Arms. Barry of six, nebulte, as. and gu., abend
ANNESLEY—EARLS OF ANGLESEY.
By Letters Patent, dated aoth April, 1001.
^incagt.
The ancient fkmily of Annbslby, derived their
surname flrom the town of Annesley, in the county
of Nottingham, which was possessed in 1079, by
RICHARD DE ANNESLEY, txom whom line-
ally descended
SIR JOHN ANNESLEY, Knight of Hedynton,
in the county of Oxfbrd, member of parliament for
the county of Nottingham, temp. Edward III. and
Richard II. This gentleman m. Isabel, daughter
and heir of Margeret, third sister and co-heir of
Sir John Chandos, K.G., Baron of SL Saviour le
Viscotmt, in Normandy, whereby becoming inter-
ested in that barony, he cited Thomas de Caterton,
who had been governor of the castle of St. Saviour
le Viscount, into the Court of Chivalry, to appesr
before the Lord High Constable of England and
others, at Westminster, on 7th May, 1380, to answer
his delivering up to the French the said castle of
St. Saviour's, a third part whereof being Sir John's
property, in right of his wife. And the said Thomas,
endeavouring to avoid the challenge by frivcdous
exceptions, John, Duke of Lancaster, third son of
King Edward III., swore, that if he did not perform
what he ought to do therein, according to the law
of arms, he should be drawn to the gallows as a
traitor. The combat took place in the March fol-
lowing, in the Palace Yard of Westminster, and
" Caterton," says Barnes, in his History of Ed-
ward III., " was a mighty man of valour, of a.
large stature, and tax overtopped the knight, being
also of great expectation in such matters. But,
however, whether Justice, or chance, or valour,
only decided the business, the knight prevailed, and
Caterton, the day after the combat (as some say,)
died of his wouxids, though, considering the laws
attending duels in such cases, I rather incline to
Fabian, who affirms he was drawn to Tyburn, and
there hanged for the treason, whereof being van-
quished he was proved guilty." The king uking
into consideration the damage done to this Sir John
Annesley, was pleased, SOth May, 1385, to grant to
him, and Isabel his wife, for their lives, an annuity
of £aq. per annum out of the exchequer. He was
9. by his son,
THOMAS ANNESLEY. of Annesley, in the
county of Nottingham, member of parliament for
that Shiie, temp. Richard II., firom whom de-
scended,
ROBERT ANNESLEY, of Newport-Pagnel, in
the county of Bucks, who died in the first year of
Queen Mary. And we pass to his great grand-
son,
SIR FRANCIS ANNESLEY, Knight, of New-
port-Pagnel, who was created a Baronbt or Irb-
land, upon the institution of that order by King
James I. And filling the ofllces in the Irish go-
vernment of Pice Troaturtr and Seeretanf (^ State*
ANN
ANN
he was elerated to th« peerafie of that kingdom, tyy
l«tten patent, dated 8th Fetmiary, lAK, as Baron
MousTT Noams, of Mount Norrls, In the county
of Annagh, having been created the year pre-
Tiottsly ViscocivT VALswTia, in the county <)€
Kerry, to hold immediately after the death of
Henry Power, the then Viscount Yalentia, In case
the said Henry died without male issue, whkh
dignity he accordingly enjoyed upon the decease
of that nobleman. In the 19th of James I. Sir
Franda, then one of the principal Secretaries of
State, was in oommiasion with the Lord Deputy,
the Lord Chancellor, and the Archbishop <k Ar-
magh; to inquire into the clerical aflhirs of Ire-
land. During the lieutenancy of the Earl of
Straflbfd, hia kyrdshipwas, however, eommitted to
prison, and aentenced to lose his head, by a most
extraordinary stietdi of power, which proceeding
altei wards constituted die flth article of the im-
peachment of Lord StraflTord. The diarge against
Lord Mountnonls, upon which he was tried and
condemned toy a council of war, was thus set forth
by the Lord Deputy himself :—*< That within
three or four days, or thereabouts, after the end of
the parliament, it being mentioned at the Lord
ChanoeDox's Uble, that after we, the Lord Deputy,
had dissolved the parliament, being sitting doim in
the presence-chamber, one of our servants, in
moving a stool, happened to hurt our foot, then
indispoaed through an acceauon of gout ; that one
then present «t the Lord Chancellor's table, said to the
Lord Mountnorrfs, being there likewise, that it was
Anneslay, hia lordship's kinsman, and one of our,
the Lord Deputy and gcncnl^ gentlemen ushers,
had done It; whereupon the Lord Mountnorris
than pabUdy, and in a soomftil, contemptuous
manner, answered, ' Fwhapt U tpa» dons in revenge
a/ that pmbUc ^fiyma acAfc* mif hard Deputy had
done himformertp g hut he hat a brother ^kat would
net take aueh a revenge /"* which public aftont the
Lord Deputy thus explains :— «« That his said kins-
man, (being one of the horse troop commanded by
na, the Lord Deputy,) in the time of exercising the
aaid troop, waa out of order on horseback, to the
disturbaaoe of the rest, then in exercising; for
which we, the Lord Deputy, in a mild manner, re-
proving, as soon as we tuned aaide from him, we
observed him to laugh and Jeer us for our just re-
proof of him { whidi tse disliking, returned to him,
and laying a small cane (which we then carried) on
his shouldcn (yet without any blow or stroke then
given him therewith), told Mm. that, if he did
serve ua ao any more, we would lay him over the
pate.** And the Lord Deputy draws his infinrence
thua against Lord Monntnonis :— *< We conceive
oflbnee to contain an incitement to revenge in
these words, ' but he hae a brother ^at wouU net
take eueh a reeenge .*' whidi incitement might have
given encouragement to that brother, being then
and now In thia kingdom, and lieutenant of the
aaid Lord Mountnorris's foot company." Upon
this fHvolone 'accusation Lord Mountnorris waa
found guilty, and a^ludged " to be imprisoned, to
atttid from henoelbrth deprived ftom all the places,
with the entertainments due thereunto, which he
holds now in the army, to be. disarmedi to be ba-
nished the army, and disabled ftnm ever bearing
office therein hereafter ; and, lastly, to be shot to
death, or to lose his head, at the pleasure of the
general. Given at his Majesty's Castle of Dublin,
I9th day of December, l6Sft." Although the extre-
mity of this iniquitous sentence was not put into
execution, his lordship was deprived, in confor-
mity with it, of all his offices, and oonflned in the
Castle of Dublin for nearly a year and a Half. He
Uved, however, to witness the disgrace and public
execution of hie persecutor, the Earl of Strafford
Lord Mountnorris, who became Viscount Yalentia,
m., first, Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Philips, of
Picton Castle, in the county of Pembroke, by whom
he had, with other issue,
AuTHua, his suoosaaor.
John, m. Charity, daughter of Henry Warren,
Esq., of Grange Begg, in the county of Kil-
dare.
Anne, m. to George Cook, Esq.* of PebmJursh,
in the county of Essex.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Jane, daughter
of Sir John Stanhope, Knt., sister of Philip, Earl of
Chesterfield, and widow of Sir Peter Courteue,
Bart, of Adlington, in the county of Woroeater, by
whom he had surviving issue :
Francis, of Cloghmaghertcalt, afterwards Cas-
tle Wdlan, In the oounty of Down, who m.
Debora, daughter of Doctor Henry Jones,
BUhop of Meath, and widow of John Boud-
« ler, Esq., of Dublin, and was «. by his son.
Frauds, member of the Irish parliament
for Downpatrick, and of the E^Ush-
for Westbury, m. EUaabeth, daughter of
Sir John Martin of London, by whom,
with several other children, he had
William, who was elevated to the
peerage of Ireland, as Baron
Annealeir* of Castle Wdlan, and
Viscount OLSRAWLnv.
Catharine, m. to Sir Randolph Beresford, Bart,
of Colerain.
The Viscount d. in 1060, and was «. by his eldest son,
ARTHUR ANNESLEY, second Yicount Yalen-
tia. This nobleman was appointed in the life-time
of his father (anno 164S), first of the three com-
missioners then nominated by parliament, to govern
the kingdom of Ireland. And a little belbre the
restoration, in the year 1060, being President of the
Coimdl, he evinced, according to Lord Clarendon,
a strong disposition towarda the exiled monarch,
for which, and his subsequent adhesion to the re-
stored government, he was sworn -of the Privy
Council, and created, 90th April, IMl, a peer of
England, by the titles of Baron Anneeleif of Newport-
Pagnel in the County of Bucks, and Earl or
ANOLBSnY.
His lordship subsequently held the ofllce of Privy
SeaL He was a person of learning— a distinguished
statesman, and an able political writer. The earl
m. Eliaabeth, one of the daughter* andcoheiTs of
Sh: Jamea Altham, Knight of Oxey, in the county
of Herts, one of the Barons of the Exchequer, by
whom he had five sons and five daughten, viSk
1. Jambb, Lord Annesley.
2. Altram, who was created an Irish Peer,
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14th February, 1680. by the title of Baeow
Altham* with limitation to his younger
brothers. His lordship, m. first, Alice,
daughter and sole heiress of Charles Leigh,
Esq., of Leighton Buxzard, in the county
of Bedford, and grand-daughter of Thomas,
first Lord Leigh, but had no Issue. He
espoused, secondly, , and dying in
1(98, was ; by his only son.
Jambs Gborgb, second Lord Altham, at
whose decease, in infimcy, the dignity
reverted to his uncle.
The Hon. and very Rev.
RicHABD Annbblby, (3) Dean of Exe-
ter, as third Lord Altham, who d, in
1701, the year in which he succeeded
to the peerage, and was *. by his son,
Arthur* fourth Lord Altham,
who m. Mary, iUagitimate
daughter of John Sheffield,
Duke of Buckingham, but dy-
ing, as supposed, issueless, in
1727, the title devolved upon
his brother,
Richard, fifth Lord Altham, of
whom hereafter, as sixth Eabt
or ANOI.X8BY.
3. Richard, in holy orders. Dean of Exeter,
who inherited, as stated above, the Ba-
ROH V or AI.THAM, upon the dcceaseof his
nephew.
4. Arthur,
ft. Charles.
1. Dbrothy, m. ta Richard Power, Earl of Ty-
rone.
5. Elisabeth, m. to the Honorable Alexan-
der Macdonnell, second son of the Earl
of Antrim.
3. Frances, m. first, to Francis Windham,
Esq., of- Felbridge, and secondly, to Sir
John Thompson, of Haveisham, Bucks,
Bart., afterwards Lord Haversham.
4k Philippe, m. first, to Charles, Lord Mobun,
and secondly, to Thomas Coward, Esq., of
the county of Somerset, serJeant at law.
6. Anne, m. to — Baker, Esq.
Ills lordship d, 6th April, 1686, and was §. by his
eldest son,
JAMES ANNESLEY, second Earl of Anglesey,
who m. Lady Eliaabeth Manners, daughter of John,
Earl of Rutland, and had issue,
JAMBS, Lord Annesley, ) successively Earls of
Arthur, ) A»«^-^'
Elisabeth, m. to Robert Gayer, Esq., of Stoke
Poges, in the county of Bucks.
His lordship d. in 1690, and was *. by his eldest son,
JAMES ANNESLEY, third Earl of Anglesey.
This nobleman m. 98th October, 1699, Lady
Catherine Damley, natural daughter of King
James II., by Catherine, daughter of Sir Charles
^ Sedley, Bart., by whom he had an only daughter
•ad heiress,
Catherine, who m. William Phipps, Esq., son
of Sir Constantine Phipps, Knight, Lord
Chancellor of Ireland, and had issue, |
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CoHSTAKTiHB Phipps, Created Barcn
Mulgrave, in the peerage of Irdand.
A dignity inherited by his lordship's
son Hbnrt, present Earl of Mulgrave.
His lordship d, 18th January, 1701-8, and having
no male issue, the honours devolved upon his
brother,
JOHN ANNESLEY, fourth Earl of Anglesey,
who, in the year 1710, was constituted Vice Trea-
surer, Receiver General, and Paymaster of the
Forces in Ireland, and sworn of the privy counciL
His lordship m. in 1706, Lady HenrieCU Stanley,
eldest daughter and co-heir of William, Earl of
Derby, by whom he had an only daughter, Elisa-
beth, who d. in infkncy. The earl d, 18th SepL,
1710, and was «. by his only surviving brother,
ARTHUR ANNESLEY, fifth Earl of Anglesey.
Upon the death ot Queen Anne, this nobleman was
chosen by King George I. to be one of the lords
justices, until his Mi^esty's arrival ftom Hanover t
after which he was sworn of the privy oounciL He
was afterwards joint treasurer of Ireland, and trea-
surer at war. His lordship was also high steward
of the University of Cambridge, which scat of
learning he represented in three successive parlia-
ments while a commoner. He m. Mary, daughter
of John Thompson, Lord Haversham, but dying
without issue, the honours were wsumed by hie
kinsman,
RICHARD ANNESLEY, fifth Lord Altham, as
sixth Earl of Anglesey (revert to issi^ of Arthur,
second Viscotmt Valentia and first Earl of Angle-
sey). Soon after the assumption of the dignity by
this Earl Richard, a claimant to the honours arose
in Mr. James Annesley, who asserted himself to be
the son of Arthur, fourth Lord Altham, by Mary,
his wife, and a publication entitled, ** The Adven-
tures of an Unfortunate Young Nobleman,** sets
forth his case in a very curious and interesting
narrative. In that statement it is alleged that Mr.
Annesley is the true and lawful son and heir of
Arthur, Lord Altham, and that he had been kid-
napped and transported by his uncle Richard, to
make room for his own accession to the honours
and estates of the family. Mr. Annesley did more,
however, to establish his legitimacy. He commenced
a suit at law for the recovery of his property ftom
his uncle, and after a trial in the Court of Exche-
quer in Ireland, James Annesley, against Richard,
called Earl of Anglesey, commenced 11th November,
1743, and continued by a4)oumment daily to the
Sftth of the same month, he obtained a Vbrdict.
But he docs not appear to have made any effort for
the peerage, for Richard survived the issue of
the suit eighteen years, and was always esteemed
Eu\ of Anglesey. The conduct of this nobleman
to Miss Simpson, a lady whom he married, was
quite as atrocious, as the alleged expatriation of his
nephew.
" In the year 17S7f (Myi Jacob, in his peerage,)
the Honourable Richard Annesley, the youngest
son of Richard, Lord Altham, Dean of Exeter,
who had been an ensign in the army, but struck off
the half-pay in the year 17I&, and then destitute of
any fortune or subsistence whatever, being at
Dublin, and passing as a bachelor, made his ad-
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I to Milt AHMSImpMB* the only daaifiKtm of
Mr. John Shupaam, • weitthy abd nputaUe cltiaai»
■ha at that time Mng no man Uum ftnurtMtt or
flllMD yaon of afa Afker maoy aoUdtatioM (h«r
auMt careful guardian havinf diad
befoie) ha at length prerallad on har
to be peiTatdy nmriad to him, without the know-
ladgaoruBwmtof her fitther. who was highly die-
pieeeed with har on that aoeouat. But Aithur*
Lord Althaas. eider brodier of the eaid Richaid,
ha^teg ittterpoMd hie good oOoei lior a remnrtHa.
tion. they were e«iiB. at tha raquirition of her
r, and of tha Mid Lord Altham, who taaisted
it* maniad in a jnihilc menner, by tha Rar.
Henry Daniel, then Curate of St CatharinePe, by
a licence taken out of the Consietorial Court of the
dUooeM at DaMin. Mr. Slmpeon, her ftither, thera-
upon wae noi only reconciled to thenif and took
hie laid daughter and her husbend Into hia favour
and family, but gave the said Ridiard a concider-
able portiaii with her, and supported them for
aome years alter their marriage, suitaUe to their
TBdi» which was attended with an extraordinary
nrpenrr, osi aoooont of the said Rlcherd's having
by tha death of his alder brother, which happened
soon after liia marriage^ aasumed tha title of Lord
Akham. and from the time of tha said marriage,
they Hved publicly together as man and wife, under
tha dmmninatfrm of Lord and Lady Althara. and
ae SiMli wave aniverseHy deemed, reputed, and ra>
oelved, and Ueated by all their arqnahnlances. In
the year 170^ Nicholas Simpson, a rriation of her
fSsther, filed his Mil In Chimcery agalnat the said
RidiBrd Lord Altham, and Anne, Lady Altham, his
wife, to be reeved egalnet a promisaory note, per-
fected by the said Nicholas to them or one of them ;
to whidi bin they put ina joint answer, taken upon
honor, by tha name and style of Richard, Lord
Altham, and Anne, Baroness Altham, his wlfes
wherein tha said Richard admowledgad his mar-
lii^ with the said Anna, which bill and answer
are opon reoovd in that Court.
» On tha death of Mr. Simpeon, Lady Altham's
fether, in thayeer 1730^ he bequeathed legacies to
her ladyahip and Lord Altham, as his daughter and
son-in-law, and Lord Altham received the property
so devised, in seven years afterwards Arthur, Eari
of Anglesey, dying without issue, Richard, Lord
Altham, Msumed Otat dignity, and as such, with
his lady, was presented to the Puke of Devonshire,
then lord lieutenant of Irdand, and both were
acknowledged at the Irish court aa Earl and Coun-
tess of Anglesey. Up to this period liis lordship
appeara to have lived in great harmony with his
countess, and to have taken great care of the educa-
tion of his three daughters i but having soon after
Itemed a criminal connection with one Julian Do-
novan, the daugltter of Richard Donovan, a penon
who kept an rniHrtnif^ ale-house in the village of
r his lordaUp'B residence, he thenoa-
bsgan to treat thacountem and her children
with great indifferenoe and neglect, and was at
length, by the contrivance of the said Julian Dono-
van, and the wicked arts of one John Jans, a sur-
geon, her confederate, prevailed upon, not only to
treat them with great cnieity» and totally to aban-
don her and his hapless diiMiaa to abaahite want,
but to break open her escrutoire, and rob her of all
her writinffi, partioalarly of a deed of provision fSor
her and her said daughter, wUch had been deUverad
into her own custody some time befcre by her
brather, John Simpson. But happily fbr her and
her wafer iunatediildrsn, the original draft of the
deed, ae settled by Sir Simon Bradatraet, hath been
since acknowledged, and due exacutian of the said
deed proved by the witnesses. In the year 1741 the
couBtaas Institntad a suit in the Bfrrleslastiral court,
for cmehy asid adukery egainat the eari, and she
then obtained en order against his terdaMp far an
interim alimony of four pounds a week, until a Mi
sentence should be pronounced; and further, that
tha said earl should pay her costs to that time, end
her futuro costs in the cause. The said earl having
been served with a monition to obey the said order,
and having derlined to peitoim the same, sentence
of cKOonunnnicatian was pronounced egainat him ;
and having adU continued in ohatinacy, he wae,
after all due forms had been used, dechoed on
excommunicated person, end so remained till hie
death. Application was made to the lord chan-
cellor for a writ <!« ercomrntmltfoto caplsmto, to take
the said earl into custody, but the chancdlor refitt-
ing to gnat it on aceount of the privilege of peer
ageb the luunless eventually gained nothing by the
suit I andhersolesupport, and that of her children,
flpom thenceforward to her death, whidi happened
in August, .17U, was derived fWmi a pension of
£flOOL a yeer upon the Irish establishment. Here it
is to be observed, tliat the Earl of An^esey having
tried in vain to get up a case of adultery against
the oountem, at length attempted to deflsnd him-
sdf in the Consistorial court, by alleging that, at the
period of his union with the countess, he had then
a wife living in England, named Anne Phrust.
" From this period the earl lived entirely with
Juliana Donovan, to whom he wae married in 17W,
at Camolin Park, by the Rev. Laurence Neale.
althoui^ it appears that the oouatais was then
alive, and lived for thirteen years after, being four
years longer then his lordship.'*
By his unhappy lady the earl had surviving iaaue,
Dorothea, la. to — Dubois, Esq.
Carottne, m.U>^ Oreen, \ k,. . .^
Elliabeth,m. to -Green, ;«wothei».
By Juliana Donovan he had AnrHua, and other
children.
His loidahip d. on the 4th February, 1761, when
the legitimacy of his son was contested by the heir
at law, John Annesley, Esq., of Ballysack, who
petitioned the Irish parliament to be admitted to
the honours of the fkmily. The matter excited great
pubUc interest, and was pending in the Irish House
of Lords nearly four years, when their kmlshlps
came to a deciskm esUMishing the marriage with
Miss Donovan, and confirming the righto of her son,
AmTHua, as Baron Mountnonis. Baron Altham,
and Viacount Valcntia, and as a Baronet
of Irehmd-«nd hiskwdshlp took his seat ac-
cordingly when he came of age, anno 17VS* in
the House of Lords. He then applied for his
writ to the English House of Peers, as Earl of
Angleeey, but then the decision as to his legl-
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tinufecy and th« marrUige of hto mother, wm
against him, and the writ was denied. He
oootlnued to tit in the Irish parlianunt how-
ever as Visooimt Valentia (his case being
again inTestigated»and his right conflnned),
and was created, in 1793, Eael or liocNT-
iroiiRia. in the peerage of Irehmd— dignities
now borne by his lordship's son and successor,
George, present Earl or MouwrivoBRia.
Upon the decease of Richard, Ear]< or Am OLa-
8BV, therefore, in 1701* the bartdom or Aholb-
BBY is deemed to have expired— and the dignity has
since been conftrred upon another funiiy.
ARMa.— Paly of six ar. and aa. a band gules.
ANSON — BARON ANSON, OF SO-
BERTON, IN THE COUNTY
OF SOUTHAMPTON.
By Letters Patent, dated Uth June, 1747*
The AK801V8 have been leated in the county of
Staflbrd for several gen^^rations : formerly at Dun-
ston t but stn^ the time of James I. at Shug-
borough, a manor purchased in that monarch's
leign, by William AiraoN, Esq., whose descen-
dant,
WILLIAM ANSON, E^., of Shugborough, m.
Isabella, daughter and co-hdress of Charles Car-
rier, Esq., of Wirksworth, in the oouAty of Derby,
and had issue,
Thomas, who dying s. p., left his estates to his
nephew, George Adams, Esq., with an In-
junction that he should assume the name
and arms of Anson.
Gborob, of whom presently.
,<Janetta, m. to Sambroke Adams, Esq., of Sam-
broke, in the county of Salop, and had issue,
Oborob, who succeeded to the estates of
both his unclas, and assumed by sign
manual, 30th April, 1773, the surname
•and arms of Anbon. Mr. Anson m. In
1763, the Hon. Mary Vernon, daughter
of George, first Lord Vernon, and was
jt. by his eldest son.
Thomas Anbon, Esq., who was cra>
ated, on 17th February, 1806, Baron
-fiBftsrtofiandVxacouNT Anbon. His
lordship m. in 17M, Anne Marga-
ret, daughter of Thomas Wenman
Coke, Esq., of Holkham. and dy-
ing In 1818, was «. by his ddest son,
Thomas William, present Via-
oouNT Anbon.
Mr. Anson's younger scm,
GEORGE ANSON, Esq., so celebrated as a
naval commander, and immortalised as a dreum-
navigator, was eleviued to the peerage as a reward
for his useful and gallant services, on 13th June,
1747, in the dignity of Baron Anson, of Soberton,
in the county of Southampton. The achievements
of this great captain are too ample for detail in a
work of this description, and in reelity belong to
another branch of literature^ His voyage to the
South Seas his perlla— Us capture of the rich
ManlHa ship, and his eventual arrival at home,
have been published by authority. The month
preceding his advanocaoent to the peenge* Vice
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Admiral Anscin, then in commaiidof a squadron,
captured a large 'fleet of French merchantmen,
bound to the West Indies, with almost the entire
convoy of men of war that conducted iL Lord
Anson, alter passing through the usual gradations,
was made Vice Admiral of England. He was also a
lord of the Admiralty. His lordship m. Lady Elisa-
beth York, daughter of Philip« first Earl of Hard-
wick, but dying with«»ut issue, in 1768, the Barony
or Anbon became bxtinct, while his estates de-
volved upon hisliephew, Gborob Adams, Esq.
(refer to children of William Anson, Esq.).
Arms. — Quarterly, first and fourth ar., three bends
ingrailed gules., leoond and third sa., a bend be-
tween three half spears, ar. "cc^^ot/
AP-ADAM— BARONS DE AP-ADAM.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, 1999,
87 Edward I.
Xtncagc.
JOHN DE AP-ADAM having married, in the
19th year of king Edward I., Elisabeth, daughter
and heireM of John de Gumai, Lord of Beverstan, in
the county of Gloucester, obtained considerable
landed property in that shire by the alliance, and,
in five years afterwards, an accession of estates in
Somersetshire, upon the decease of the lady's mo-
ther, Olivia. This John had a royal charter, in the
91st of Edward I., for a weddy market and a yearly
fair to be holden at Beverstan, and another charter,
in the 96th of the same monarch, for a weekly
market and annual fkir to be holden at his manor
of Netherwere. In this latter year he was engaged
in the Scottish wan ; and again, in eight yean sub-
sequently. He was summoned to parliament ftom
the 9ftth of Edward I. to the 9d of Edward II. inclu-
sive. His lordship died about the year 1300, leaving
in minority a son and heir,
THOMAS AP-ADAM, whose wardship Ralph
de MoKthtrmer obtained, in consideration of six
thousand marks. This Thomas arrived at matu-
rity in the 18th of Edward II., and had livery of his
lands upon doing homage i but of this gentleman
and family nothing farther is recorded than the
sale, by his lordship, of his castle of Beverstan and
manor of Overe, in the county of Gloucester, In
the 4th year of Edward HI., to Thomas de Berk-
ley and Margaret his wife.
Arms Ar. on a cross gu., five mullets or.
ARCHDEKNE — BARONS ARCH-
DEKNE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 15th May, 1321.
Xincagf.
THOMAS LE ARCHDEKNE, of Shepestall,
in the county of Cornwall, petitioned the king, in
parliament, 35th Edward I., soliciting that an in-
vestigation might be instituted touching the selxure
of his lands for nq^lect of service in the wars of
Scotland, whereas neither himself lunr his ancestors
had ever been bound to peilUm such service, and
praying Ibr the restitution of the said lands. In
the 0th of Edward II. this Thomas Le Ardiddme
was governor of Tintaget Castle, in the county of
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Cornwall, and. In twdtne yaan aftcnrafdi, a eom-
miHioner with Ralph Lord Baatet, of Drayton, and
Arnold de Durefort, to raoelTe all loch pcnons. In
the duchy of Aqultaine, into protaetlon aa ■hould
mbmit to the Uni^s authority.. He was wtmmonad
to parWamant, aa Baboh AncnDSKirB, fhNn the
Uth May, 1981, to 13th Sept., UM ; and, dyteg, was
9» by hia aott,
JOHN LE ARCHDEKNE, teoond baroD-ram-
mooed to parliinMit on the S5th February, laM;
Imt not mbiequently. Thla nobleman dltdngulahed
himaelf hi the expedition to Flanden, in the 13th
of Edward III., and, two yeert afterwarda, was In
Soodand, in the train of William de Many. In the
nest year we And him Mrring under Oliver de
Ingham in the wan of Oaaoony ; and. In the 19th
of Edward III., upon the great expedition then
made into France, he had lummona to fit himadf
with hone and arma, lo ~that he might be in
rcadinoM agalnat the Feaat of St. Lawrence to at-
tend tlie king upon that aiterprita. Again, in the
fiSth ai the aame mooarch. Lord Ardtdeime at-
tended Henry Duke of Lancmter upon another ex-
pedition againet France. Hit lordship m. CedUe,
dangfater aod heireM of Sir John Fllmtephen, Knt,
of Haccombe, and was succeeded by hb son,
WARINE LE ARCHDEKNE, third baron, who
m. Elisabeth, one of thf sisters and coheiresses of
John Talbot, of Richard's Castle, and had lasue—
Alianore, m, to Walter de Lude, by frtiom she
had,
William, who d. #. p.
Alianore, m. to Thomas Hopton.
Maud, m. to Thomas Vaux.
Philippa, m. to Hugh Courtenay.
Margaret, m. to Thomas ArundeL
At the decease of Lord Axchddme, the barony
lidl into ABBYAirca, and so continues amongst the
representatives of his daughters.
Arma— Ar. three dievrondls sa.
ARCHER-. BARONS ARCHER, OF
UMBERSLADE, IN THE
COUNTY OF WARWICK.
Created by Letters Patent, dated 14th July, 1747.
mniagc.
ROBERT L'ARCHER, son of Fulbert L*Archer,
who came into England with the Conqueror, ob-
tained considerable grants trom king Henry I.,
whose tutor he had been, and acquired the lands of
Omberslade, in the county of Warwick, as a mar-
riage portion with his wife SeUt, daughter of
Henry de Villiers, sewer to WllUam de Newburgh,
Earl of Warwick, all which possessions were con-
firmed by Henry II. to his son,
WILLIAM L' ARCHER, whose son,
JOHN L'ARCHER, betaig champion to Tho-
mas Earl of Warwick, obtained special charter
from that nobleman, granting to himaelf and his
heirs the privilege of hunting and hawking every
where within the territory of Taneworth, except the
perk, and of exerdshig aU other Ubertles belonging
to the earl within Monkspath and Omberslade,
paying to the said Earl and his heirs twelve bioad-
anow heads and a couple of capons yearly, at
Whitsuatide, as an acknowledgment. This John
d. in the 3ftth Henry III., leaving; Ibur sons and two
daughters. The three younger sons appear to
have been churdunen. Thomas, the seooBd, waa
prior of St. John's of Jerusalem, in England^ tamp.
Edward IL The eldsat son,
JOHN ARCHER, purchased of WilUam de
Olenhale the manor txt Monkspath, adjoining Om-
benlade. This John m. Margery, daughter of Sir
WUltam Traoey, of Todington, in the county of
Olottceeter, and was «. by his ddast son,
JOHN ARCHER, who m. Isabel, daughter of
Ralph Erscote, Esq., of Ersoote, in the county of
Warwick, by whom he had two sons and two
daughters i and, dying In the S9d of Edward III.,
was succeeded by the elder scm,
THOMAS ARCHER. This gentleman m. Mar-
gaiet, daugter and co-heiress of John Malley, Esq.,
of Malley, in the county ct Salop, and had issu^*
Thomas, his successor.
OUbert, who, writing himaelf of Taneworth, had
license from thecrown, in the Idth Ridu IL,
to givetothepriorandoonventof Kenilworth
one messuage, with diven lands at Hitchan-
den, in the county of Bu^inghem.
Joene, m. to William Shelly, Esq.
This Thomas Archer's will is dated ** Thuiaday
next alter the Feast of SL Thomas the Mertyr,
1372,** and he was sucoseded in that year by hia
dderson,
THOMAS ARCHER, one of the gallant soldiers
of the martial reign of Edward III. In 1373 he had
a command in the army of Jtrfm of Gaunt, and Ml
into the hands of the French and Burgundians in
a rencounter at Ouchy le Chaateau, near Solssons,
on the 90th October, in that year, belqg surprised
when fbraglng with Sir Matthew Redmayn, Sir
Thomas Spencer, Sir Hugh Brudend, Sir John
Bourchier, and several other knights and esquires.
Inthe48th of Edward IIL we again find him in
France under Thomas Beauchamp, Earl ofWarwick,
from whom he reodved a pendon tm his services,
datedatWoroester "flOMartil, 1 RlduII.;** in theSlst
of which latter reign he reodved a spedal pardon
dated 8th Junef tor all manner of transgrsarions, and
for whatever he had acted contrary to his allegiance,
^c In bdialf of Thomas, late Duke of Gloucester,
Richard, late Earl of Arundd, and Thomas, Earl of
Warwick i alter which, in the same year, he was
in commission tor assessing and collecting a fif-
teenth and tenth, then granted to the king in par-
liament This Thomas Archer m. Agnes, daughter
of Sir Walter Cokesey, of Cokesey, in the oouQty
of Worcester, and grand-dau^ter of Hugh Coke-
sey and of Dionis his wilb, one of the Ibur slaters
and co-hdresses of Edmund le Bolsler, by whom
he had three sons. He died, alter being bedridden
tor three years, in the 84th year of his age, on the
Feast of Pentecost, in 1488, end was «. by his second
but ddest surviving son,
RICHARD ARCHER, who was one of the per-
sons of note in the county of Warwidi summoned
in the 7th of Henry V. to serve the king in person
for the deteice of the reafan, being, according to
the writ, '* one that did bear ancient arms firom his
This gentleman m. first, Alice, daogb-
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Cer <d WUHam Hugford, Biq., of Hugford and Mid-
dleioo» in the county of Salop, •later and hdraH of
her brother, William Hugford, and widow of Sir
Tbomat Lucy, KnL, of Charleoote, by whom he
had one ion,
John, who m. in the Sfith Henry VI., Chrbh
tlaa, widow of Henry Sewal, of London,
and only daughter and heireei of Ralph
Blacklow, of the tame city, and of hit wife
Joan, only daughter and heirev of Thomae
Coke, aliae Mailing, <a Weet llalUng, Kent,
by whom he had an only eon, Jonir. King
Henry VL by hie letten patent dated Uth
May, in the oghth year of hie reign, retained
this John Archer, Eeq., by his fiactoes or at-
tomeyi, to convey in shipe all manner of
prorlsions for yictualling the town and for-
treM of Calais. Mr. Archer fell in battle in
14<23» on the tide of the Earl of Warwick,
against King Edward IV. His widow re-
married in the 3rd Of Edward IV., Henry
Beech, Esq.
RicBAUD Abcuxb, m. secondly, Margaret, relict of
Thomas Newport, Esq., of Ercall, in Shropshire,
ancestor of the Earls of Bradford, and thirdly,
Joane, daughter and heirees of William Ley, of
Stotford* in the county of Staflbrd. In the 7th of
Henry VL Mr. Ardier had summons to attend the
king in France, to be present at his coronation
there; Sir Ralph Bruce, Knt., Sir Edward Doding-
feil, and Nicholas Burdett, with others of the
county of Warwick, being also summoned. In the
19th of the same monarch, he served the office of
sheriff for the county of Salop, and the next year,
that of sheriff for the county of Staflbrd, in which
shire he resided at StotfonL He d. in the 6Mh year
of his age,-anno 1471, when his large estates in the
counties of Sak>p, Staflbrd and Bedford,, devolved
upon his grandson,
JOHN ARCHER, Esq., b. in 1440, m. AUoe^
daughter of Sir Baldwin Mountfort, Knt., of Colts-
hill, in the county of Warwidc, and dying at Om-
bexslade, 4th December, 1610, was «. by his only son,
JOHN ARCHER, Esq.. whom. Margaret, daugb-
ter of Humphrey Strallbrd, Esq., of Blethcrwick in
the county of Northampton, by wluMn he had four
sons and a daughter. He d. in a year after his
fother, and was s. by his eldest son,
RICHARD ARCHER, Esq., Escheator of the
county of Warwick, in the SSnd of Henry VIII. and
Justice of the peace for that shire. This gentleman
m. Maud, second daughter of Nicholas Delamere,
Esq., of Little Hereford, in the county of Hereford,
and oo-heirsM with her sister Susan, wife of John
Dansey, Esq., of her brother Edmund Ddamere,
Esq., and had Inue,
Humphrey, ft. in 15iS7*
Miles, h. In 1530.
Edward, ft. in IA33, d. unm.
Francis, ft. in 1534^
Anne, ft, in UOfi.
WiDiAede» ft. in \S35,
In the send erf Henry VIII. Mr. Archer was ap-
pointed steward of the manor of Knole, in the
county of Warwick, being then, as recited in the
letten patent, one of the esquires of the lung's
U
body, and In two years afterwards, he was com-
mended to take the muster of aU atite men, as well
horsemen as foot, that he could Aiznish both of the
king's tenants, inhabiting upon Arms whereof he
had the stewardship; as also his own servants and
tenants dwdling on his own lands, dec. He d. Ath
October, 1A44, and was s. by his ddest eon,
HUMPHREY ARCHER, Esq., who married in
the 4th of Edward VL (Oth October) Anne, daugh-
ter of Sir Robert Townshend, Knt., chief Justice
of the marches of Wales and Chester, and grand-
daughter of Sir Roger Townshend, of Reynham, in
the county of Norfolk, one of the Justices of the
court of common pleas, ancestor of the Viscounts
Townshend, by whom he had surviving issue,
AiTDRsw, his successor.
John, iM. Eleanor, daughter and heiress of
Richard Frewin, Esq., of Handley, in the
county of Worcester,
Bridget, m. to John Bsncroft, Esq., of Han-
bury, in the county of Worcester.
Margery, im. to J<4m CoUes, Esq., of Hatfield,
in the county of Hertford.
Elisabeth, m. to John Hereford, Esq., of Suf-
ton, in the coimty of Hertford.
Mr. Archer d. at Omberslade, 94th October, 1MB*
and was «. by his ddest son,
ANDREW ARCHER, Esq., who extended his
territorial possessions by 'the purchase of large
estates in the reigns of Queen Elisabeth, and King
James I. In the 7th year of which latter reign, he
was sheriff of the county of Warwick. He m. in
1680, Margaret, daughter of Simon Raleigh, Esq.,
of Famborough, in the cotmty of Warwick, and
had issue,
Thomas, who d. in his S4th year, before his
fisther, unmarried.
SiMOir, succostor to the estates.
Richard, m. Mary, daughter and sole heireie
of Rowland Bull, Esq., of Neithropp, in
the county of Oxford (with whom he ac-
quired that estate), and had a ion, Rowland.
Mr. Archer d. 23rd of April, 1689, and was «. by his
eldest surviving son,
SIR SIMON ARCHER, Knt., sheriff of War-
wickshire, In the 3rd year of King Charles I. and
member for Tamworth, in the parliament which
assembled on the 30th April, 1640. This gentleman
was distinguished as a man of letters and an anti«
quary, and Sir William Dugdale acknowledges him-
self greatly indebted to him in compiling his anti-
quities of Warwickshire. Sir Simon m. Anne,
daughter of Sir John Ferreis, KnL, of Tamworth
Castle, in the county of Warwick, by whom he had
surviving issue,
Thomas, his succeesor.
Anne, m. to Philip Young, Esq., of Keneton,
in the county cnF Salop.
Elisabeth.
Penelope, m. to Erasmus da Ligne, Esq., of
Harlaxton, In the county of Lincoln.
Sir Simon Archer was «. at his decease, by his son,
THOMAS ARCHER, Esq., who, at the com-
mencement ct the civil wan, was a colonel In the
parliament army, and raised a troop of hone at his
own expense ; but, so soon as ha discovered the de-
A&C
ARG
lOftlMiMrUaaicntariaiM, h* tbnw «p hii oam-
mlMiao* and anignitiiig* lemained alBoad oacil tte
Teftondoin oi the monarcfay whoi he ie|iieiemed
tbe city of WanHck in perilanMnt. He m. Anne,
daughter of Radianl Leigh, Esq.* of London, and
had teue,
AxDiunr, hie moooior.
Thomas, groom-porter to Quean Anne, and to
Kiagi George L and IL d. a. p. in 174&
LcAgh, d. imm.
Slixabetfa,m. to Sir Herbert Ciolt, Bart^ of
Cioft C^aatl^ In the county of Hereford.
FnmoM, m. to Sir Franom Rous, Bart., of
Roos-L«ndi. la the county of Woromter.
Mr. Archer dlin 1685, and was «. by his ddaet son,
ANDREW ARCHER, Esq., M.P. for the county
of Warwicfc in the xcigns of William and Mary,
Quean Anne, and King Geoive L, and one of tbe
commimionen appointed in 1711 to taiquire into the
numbers and quality of the forces in Her lii^osty*s
pay in POTtttgal, and to esamioe the accounts t»>
lating to the said forces, and to tlie garrisons of
Portmahon and Gibraltar. Mr. Ardier m. Eliaa-
beth, daughter of Sir Samuel Dashwood, Lord
Mayor of London in 1708, and had issue*
TnoMAa, hjs successor.
Henry, M.P. for Warwidc, m. Lady Elisabeth
Montagu, sister of George, Earl of Haiifiuc,
and d, in 1768.
Eliaabeth.
Diana, m. to Thomas Chaplin, Esq., of Blank-
ney Hall* in the county of Lincoln.
Mr. Archer d. at Umberslade, whidi he had rebuilt,
on the Slst of December, 1741, and was «. by his
THOMAS ARCHER, Esq., M.P. for Warwick,
sufaaequcntly for Bamber, who was derated to
the peerage on the Uth July, 1747. by the title of
BAEoif Abchbb, or UMBnBai.Ann, in trbcouktt
OF Wabwick. His lordship m. Catharine, daugh-
ter and co-helress of Sir Thomas Tipping, Baronet,
of Wheetiidd, in the county of Oxford, and Anne,
^b wifo, daughter and heiress of Thomas Cheke,
Esq., by his wife, Letitia, daughter and eyentually
sole heiress of Edward Russell (brother of William,
first Duke of Bedford) and sister and hdms of Ed*
ward Russril, Earl of Oiford, by whom he had Issue,
AwDBBW, his succeesor, H.P. for Corentry.
Catharine, m. Uth August, 17W, to Other,
4th Earl of Plymouth.
Anne, m. 15th March, 1756, to Edward Garth
Toumour, Esq., of Shilingley Park, in the
county of Sussex; created subsequently
Earl oi Winterton, in Ireland.
His kirdahip d. in 1768, and was*, by his only son,
ANDREW ARCHER, second baron. This noble-
man IN. in 1761, Sarah, elder daughter of James
West, Esq., M.P. for Alsoot in the county of War-
wide, by whom he had three daughters* hia coJieirs,
▼is.
Catharine* m. first, to Other-Lewis, 4th Earlof
Plymoutb,by whom shehad, with odier issue,
Other-Hicfcman, fth EarL
She eepooaed* secondly, William Pitt, first
Earl Amherst, by whom she was mother of
the present earL
Catharine, m. to ^— MvsgraTe* Esq.
, flk to —— ' Howard, Esq., of Corby.
His kirdship d. in 1778, when tihe title bxpibbd
in deCsuU of an heir mala^
Abbco— Am. three arrows or.
ARGENTINE— BARONS D£ AROEN-
TINE.
By Writ of Summons, dated M January, li97*
8ft Ed. 1.
REGINALD DE ARGENTEON, left a widow,
Maud, who had license to marry again in the ftth
year of Stephen, upon giving a composition to the
king for her dowry. This Reginald d. before the
year 1139, and was «. by his son,
REGINALD DB ARGENTEON, who was
sherlir of the counties of Cambridge and Hunting*
don, ftom the 5th to the 8th years of Ridiard 1.,
and in the next year executed the duties of the
same office for the counties of Hertford and Essex,
for one half of the year. This fcudal lord adhering
to the insurrectionary barons, had letters of safo
conduct in the 17th year of John, to come to the
king in order to treat for peace i nothing eflbetual
however resulted ftom the mission : but in the 1st
of Henry III., making his own composition, orders
were givoi to tlie sheriff of Cambridgeshire, to re-
store to him all his lands in that county. Hed.
about the year 1983, and was «. by his sen,
RICHARD DE ARGENTINE, who being
sheriff for the counties of Essex and Hertford, in
the 8th of Henry IIL, was constituted govcnior of
the Castle of Hertford. He was likewise sheriff of
the counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon, and
subsequently (11th Henry III.) one of the stewards
of th« king's household. In the Uth of Henry III.,
this Richard being, (in the words of M. Puis,) •
noble knight and valiaat in arms, went on a pil^-
mago to the holy land, and dying there in the year
U46, was •. by his son,
GILES DE ARGENTINE, a knight also of
great valour, who, in the 10th of Henry III., being
with the king in an expedition made that year into
Wales, foil into the hands of the enemy in a sharp
conflict near Montgomerie. In ten years after-
wards this foudal lord had summons with other
Important personages to attend the king with horse
and arms into Gascony, and the next year he was
appointed governor of Windsor Castle i but soon
alter we find him Joining the rebel berans, at the
battle of Lewes (wherrin tlie king was taken pri«
soner), and elected by them one of the nine coun*
sdlors to assume the government ot the kingdom.
The barons being however defeated at thesubse*
quent battle of Evesham, his tordship's lands and
those of his son Reginald were sequestered. He d.
in the 11th of Edward I., seised of the manor of
Great Wymondeley in the county of Cambridge,
hoMen by grand Seijeantle* via.— " to serve the
king upon the dey of his coronation with a silver
cup," and was «. by his son (then In minority),
REGINALD DE ARGENTINE, who doing
homage, had livery of aU hia fstheifs lands in the
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ARU
ARU
:^c^j
countiM of CambiMge, Norfolk, Sufblk, and Hert-
ford. This nobleman ww summooed to parliament
in the 25th Edward I., fl6th January, 1S97> His
lordship m. Lora, daughter of Robert de Vere, Earl
of Oxford, and dying in 1307* waa «. by hit son,
JOHN DE ARGENTINE, second baron, who
had livery of his tether's lands, but was never
summoned to parliament. This nobleman m. first
Joane , and had Issue,
Joane, who m. John le Botiller.
< Elisabeth, m. William le Botiller.
Dionyse.
which ladies inherited as oo-heiresses the property
of their mother. His lordship m. secondly •-^~,
and dying in the 19th jeax of Edward II., was «.
by his only son, then but six months old,
JOHN DE ARGENTINE, third baron, whore-
c^ved the honour of knighthood in the 4th of
Edward III., but was never summoned to parlia-
menL He m. Margaret , and had issue,
William, his successor.
Maud, m. to Eudo or Ivo Fiti-Warran.
Joane, m. to Sir Berth Naunton.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Baldwhi SL George.
He was «. at his decease by his only son,
WILLIAM DE ARGENTINE, 4th baron, but
never summoned to .parliament ; who was «. by his
only son,
JOHN DE ARGENTINE, 5th baron, but not
summoned to parliamenL With this nobleman the
male line of the Argentines ceased, and the manor
of Wymonislfy was carried by his only daughter
and heiress Elisabeth into the funily of AUington,
upon her marriage with William AUington, Esq,,
ancestor of the Lords AUington. This manor of
Wimley or Wymondeley, is said to have fkUen to
the Argentines by marriage, with the heiress of
Fits Tees, who derived themselves ttom David
D'Argenton, a Norman, who came over with WU-
liam the Conqueror.
Abmb— Gu. three covered cups, Ar.
Note : *■ Of this fsmily," says Dugdale, " was
Reginald de Argentine, who in 21 Henry III.,
being a knight-templar, was standard bearer of thtf
Christian army, in a great battel against the Turks
near Antioch, in the holy land, and carried it tiU
his hands and legs being Inoken, he waa there slain.
So Ukewiae was Sir Giles Argentine, KnL, slain in
Scotland at the battel ot Bannoksbume, near
Strivelln, in 7th of Edward II. It is said, that the
king himself being in that fatal battel, and seeing
the danger, by the advice of this Sir Giles (who
being then lately come flrom tlie wars of Henry de
Lusemburgh, the Emperour, and reputed a stout
warriour) fled to Dunbar i and that this Sir Giles
saying he wes not wont to fly, returned to the
English host, and was shun."
ARUNDEI^—BARONS ARUNDEL OF
TRERICE.
By Letters Patent, dated 83rd March, 1064.
RANDELL ARUNDEL, m. Elisabeth, daughter
and heiress ot John Steward, and left a son,
RALPH ARUNDEL, Uving in the 31st of
Edward III., who mi. Jane, daughter and heiress of
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Michael Trerlce, by whom he had two sons, Nicholas
and Thomas, and a daughter Jane, m. to Robert
Trevanion. The elder son,
NICHOLAS ARUNDEL, m. EUsabeth, daughter
of John PeUooer, and sister and co-heiress of
Martin Pellocer, and was <. by his son,
SIR JOHN ARUNDEL, of Trerlce, in the county
of ComwaU, who m. Joan, daughter and heliess of
Jolm Durant, and was <. by his elder son,
NICHOLAS ARUNDEL, who m. Jane, daughter
of Edward St. John, Esq., by whom he had four
sons and four daughters. He was «. by his ddest son,
SIR JOHN ARUNDEL, Knt., SherilT of Com-
wall in 1471. •* This gentleman being forewarned,"
says Carew in his survey of ComwaU, •* that be
should be shdn on the sands, forsook his house at
Elford, as too maritime, and removed to Trerice,
his more inland habitation in the same county ;
but he did not escape his fate, for being sheriff of
ComwaU in that year, and the Earl of Oxford
surprising Mount Michael, for the house of Lan-
caster, he had the king's commands, by his office,
to endeavour the reducing of it, and lost his Ufe in
a skirmish on the sands thereabouts. Sir John
Arundel, m. first, Margaret, dau^ter of Sir Hugh
Courtcnay, Knt., by whom he had two sons, who d.
young I and secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir Walter
Moyle, Knt, by whom he had also two sons, and
was <. by the elder,
SIR JOHN ARUNDEL, Sheriff of COrawaU,
anno 1524. This gentleman, m. Joan, daughter of
Thomas Greenvil, Esq., and was <. by his only son,
JOHN ARUNDEL, Esq., who received the
honour of knighthood at the battle of Spurs. This
gallant person, who was Vice Admind to Kings
Henry VII. and VFII., acquired great renown by
the defiBat and capture of Duncan CampbeU, the
Scottish pirate, in a sea fight. Sir John Arundel, m.
first, Mary, daughter and co-heiress of John BevU,
of Gamache, in the county of ComwaU, by whom
he had a son Roger, and three daughters : namely,
Elisabeth, m. to Robert Tridenham, Esq.
Catherine, m. to Richard Prideux, Esq., of
Thewborough.
Jane, m. to William WaU, Esq.
Sir John, m. sec(»dly, Julian, daughter of James
Engly, and widow of Ourlyn, by whom he
had 7ssue,
phn, who became his heir.
garet, m. to Robert Breket, Esq.
Gi^Ke, m. to John Nance, Esq.
Margery, m. to Jtrfm Dunham, Esq.
Mary.
Jane.
He was «. by his only surviving son,
JOHN ARUNDEL, Esq., who m. first Catherine,
daughter and co-helress of John Cosworth, Esq.,
by whom he had four daughters ; vis.
Mary, m. to OUver Dynham, Esq.
Dorothy, m. to Edward Cosworth, Esq.
Julian, m. to Richard Carew, Esq., of Anthony,
in the county of Cornwall.
Alice, m. to Henry SoAester, Esq., (tf Painsford.
Mr. Arundel, m. secondly, Gertrade, daughter of
Robert Dennis, Esq., of Holoomb, by whom he had
two sons, John and Thonua, and two daughters.
ARU
AST
Anne, m. to William C«n^|iBw, Esq., of BuocUdy,
and Catlieriiie, nu to John St. Aubyn, Ea^. He d,
in 15W, and was s. by his elder sgd,
JOHN ARUNDEL, Esq., of Trerice, M.P. for
the oounty of Comw^, temp. Queen Elisabeth
and King James I.« and for Tngoay in the reign
of King Charles I. At the breaking out of the
civil war* this eminent person, with his four sons,
eqioused the cause of royalty, and took up arms for
the king. Of theM sons, two, John and William,
lost their Ures in the serrice of their unfortunate
master, while their gallant fiifher hurled defiance
to the rebeb from the battlements of Pendennis,
and maintainod his position there, to the very end
of those unhappy conflicts, although besieged both
by sea and land, being as Lord Clarendon relates,
then nearly founoore yean of age, and of one of
the best estates and interests in the County of
ComwalL VHiitlock sUtes, that on the 31st of Au-
gust, 1640, letters came to the parliament, of the
sunrender of Pendennis Castle, and in it were Colo-
nel Arundd, the governor, four knights, Ave colo-
nels, and dUvers others of quality. That they had
store of arms, but little provision. Colonel Arun-
del m. Mary, daughter of George Carey, Esq., of
CloTelley, in the county of Devon, by whom he
had four sons and two daughters; vis. Richard,
John, William, Prands, Agnes, and Mary. The
latter was nu first, to Trevanion, Esq., and le-
condly,toSir John Arundd of Langhemeu He was
«. at his decease by his eldest son,
RICHARD ARUNDEL, Esq., member in the
two last parliaments of King Charles L, fw Lest-
withld, and in his military capacity, attached to
the personal staff of that unhappy prince. This
gallant ofllcer had a command in the battle oi Kine-
lon, in the County of Warwick, where he displayed
the hereditary valour of his fomily, and he was
subsequently activdy engaged during the whole of
the dvil wars, in which disastrous contest he was
despoiled at the entire of his landed property. On
the re-establishment of the numarchy, however,
that was restored to him, and in consideration &[
the devotedneM of his fkther, his brothers, and
himself, to the royal cause, he was devated to the
peerage by letters patent, dated 83rd March, 1064,
as Barom Abundbl or Trbricc in the county
of ComwalL His lordship m. Gertrude, daughter
of Sir James Ba0, Knt., of Saltham, in the county
of Devon, and widow of Sir Nicholas Slanning,
Knt., of Bidiley, and was «., at his deceaie in 1088,
by his only surviving child,
JOHN ARUNDEL, second baron ; this poMo-
man m. first, Margaret, daughter and sole heireis
of Sir John Adand, Knt., of ColumhJohn in the
oounty of Devon, by whom he had issu^
JoBW, his snccesior.
Gertrude, m. ibst, to Sir Peter Whitcomb of
Essex ; and secondly, to Sir Bemiet Hoskins.
His lordship in. secondly, Barbara, daughter of
Sir Henry Slingsby of Scriven, in tVe county of
York, Baronet— and rdict of Sir Richard Maleverer
of Aleston-Maleverer in the tame shire, by whom
he had an only son,
Richard, M.P., im. 2nd Septanber,l732, Frances,
daughter of John, secoad Duke of Rutland.
Lord Arundel d. S7th of September, 1007, md was
«. by his elder son,
JOHN ARUNDEL, third Baron, who m. EUsa-
beth, daughter of the Right Rev. William Beaw^^
D.D., Lord Bishop of Landaff, and dying Mth of
September, 1706, was «. by his only surviving child,
JOHN ARUNDEL, fourth B^ion. This noble-
man m. in 17S9, Elisabeth, daughter of Sir William
Wentworth, of Ashby Puerorum in the county of
Litacoln, and sister of Thoouw, Earl of Straflbrd,
by whom, who d, in 17dO, he had no issuOb His
lordship d. in 1768, when the barony Bxpiann.
AaMa— Quarterly ;. first and fourth, sa. six swal-
lows close, three, two, and one arg. second and third
sa. three Chevnmds of the second. Jft/lc^
ASTLEY—BARONS ASTLEY.
■
By Writ of Summons, dated 89rd June. U96,
S3 Edward L
ICiRcagc.
This noble fiunily derived its surname ftom the
Manor of AaTLBV (or Estley, as formerly written),
in the county of Warwick^ which with other estates
in that shire, bekmged to the Astleys so &r back
as the reign of Henry L
PHILIP DE ESTLEY— grandson of the first
possessor, was certified, upon the assessment of the
aid towards the marriage portion of King Henry
the Second's daughter, to hold three knights' fees of
William Earl of Warwick, d» vsfsH F(M)^bnMit«o—
by the secvice <' (tf laying bands on the eart* sHr-
rop when he did get upon, or alight from hone-
back." This feudal baron was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE ASTLEY, who holding certain
lands of the Honour of Leicester, became a kind ot
bsiliff to Simon de Mcmtfort, Earl of Leicester,
*< as may be seen," says Dugdale, <* by a fine of
fourscore marks and a palfrey, to the king, in 9th
John, to be discharged of the profits required of
him for that earl's lands, during the time he had to
dp with them." In the 19th of King John, this
Thomas Astley payed a hxmdred marks to t)ie
crown, to be excused going beyond the sea : Dug-
dale supposes, in an expedition to Ireland. In the
17th of the same reign, he was committed prisoner to
Bedford Castle, and had his lands seised for his par-
tidpation in the rebdlion of the barons ; but return-
ing to his allegiance, he was reinstated in his ter-
ritorial possessions, in the 1st year of Henry III. i
and in t«ro years afterwards, he was constituted
a commissioner for restoring to the crown all
the demesnes of which King John was possessed
at the beginning of his wars with the barons. Ice.
This feudal lord m. Maud, one of the sisters and
coheirs of Roger de Cam vlll of Creeke in the county
of Northampton, and was «. by his ^on,
WALTER DE ASTLEY. This nobleman had
been concerned in the rebellion of the barons
against John. He was «. by his son,
SIR THOMAS DE ASTLEY, Knt, who waa
constituted in the S6th of Henry III., one of the
king's Justicss for the gaol delivery at Warwick,
and again in the next year, when he paid to the
king £l& for Us relief. In the 3tad of Henry III.,
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AST
AST
this Sir Thomat de Asttey wm teat with
other penoiu of raak and power, into Gteicol^oe t
but we afterward* find him, 47th Henry Ul„ a leader
amongst the rebelUotu baroot, who lelaad upon
the ravenuet of the crown la the oountiei ot War-
wick and Leicester i and when the king submitted
to the PaoTiaioira or Ozroan, the foUowlng year,
he was nominated Cuaroa PAcia for Lelcesterdilie.
Sir Thomas fell, however, soon after (40th Henry
III., 1964,) with Montford Earl of Leicester, and
other insurrectionary nobles, at the battle of Eve-
sham, when his estates, valued at £Ul. 18. 11.
per annum, being ocmllscated, were conferred upon
Warlne de Bessingbume, but the king
slonating his widow and dilldren, reserved to
out of those estates, certain lands, valued at
£34. 18. 1. per annum, suUlect to one mark yearly
to the said Warine and his heirs. Sir Thomas de
Astley, m. first, Joane, daughter of Eraald de B<^,
a perKm of great power In the county of Leicester
-Hmd had issue,
Akdrbw— his successor.
Isabel, m. to William de Bermln^ham, (son
and heir of Robert de Bermlngham, one of
the oompeakms in arms of Strongbow, Earl
of Pembroke, In hia expedition Into Ireland,
temp. Henry IL) and left a son, Pstbr na
BBBMiwaHAK, who was sumaumed to Par-
liament, In Ireland, as Babon ATHBirnT, In
the reigns of John and Henry III., andflrom
his lordship descendeil twenty<one successive
Barons of Athanry, when the dignity me^ged
in the extinct EarkUan of Louth.
Thomas m. secondly, Bditha, daughter of
Constable, Esq., of Mriton Constabla, In
the county of Norfolk, and sister of Sir Ralph
Coaatable, Knt., by whom he had three sons and a
daughter, of whom,
TaoMAa, settled at HIU Morton, but dying
s. p. his estates devolved upon his brother,
Ralpb Abtlbt, from whom the extinct
Barons Astley of Reading derived, and Sir
Jacob Astley, Bart., of Hill Morton, in
the county of Warwick, and of Melton
Constable la the county of Norfolk, de-
scends. (See Burlu^s Dictionary of the
Peerage and Baronetage.)
After the decease of Sir Thomas de Astley, his
eldest son,
THOMAS DE ASTLEY, by vlrtne of the decree
called, Dletum ds KemUwertk, was put into pos-
session of his Ihther's estates paying as a compen-
sation to Warlne de Bassingboume, three hundred
and twenty marks, sterling, to raise whidi sum he
sold his manor of Little Co|Mton, to the monks of
Comber He was subsequently engaged in the Scot-
tish wars of King Edward I., and participated
in the Victory of Falkirk. Thomas de Astley was
snauaoned to parliament as Babob Abtlby, from
13rd of Juae, 1296, to 3rd November, 1306, and was
s. at liis decease liy his son,
NICHOLAS DE ASTLEV, second Lsrtl iittfay,
■ammwMid to parliameat, from 4th July, 130S, to
11th July, ISOOL His lordship and his brother Sir
Olles de Astley atteadlBg King Edward II. into
Soollaad, were taken ptisonam at Baaaocksbum.
M
Sir
Peter
The period of this noUeaiant decease is
tained, bat having outlived his brother above men-
tioned, an4 dying iseueless, the title and esutes
devolved upon his nephew (Sir Giles de Astley's
son and heir liy Alice, second daughter and co-
heiress of Sir Thomas Wolvey, Knt.),
THOMAS DE ASTLEV, third Lord Aatle^, sum-
moned to parliament, from 86th February, IMS, to
10th March, 1348. This nobleman founded a chantry
in the parish church of Astley, In the 11th year of
Edward III., and aftsrwards obtaining permission to
change his chantry priests into a dean and secular
canons, he erected a fUr and beautifVU collegiate
dmrch in the form of a croas, with a tall spire,
covered with lead, and dedicated it to the assump-
tion of the blessed Vlxgia. His lotdahipm. Eliaa-
both, daughter of Ouy da Beaocfaamp, Earl of
Warwick, and left issue,
William, (Sir) his sueoasaor.
Thomas, (Sir) M.P. for the county ot War-
wick, m. Elisabeth, daughter oi Richard,
son of Sir William Harecourt, Knt., from
- whidi union the AaTLBTa ot PatstruU, in
the county of StaJford, lineally deriveb Of
which fomily was Jobb db Aitlbv, me-
morable for flghtiag a duel on horssAack,
upon the 99th August, 1438, with Pater da
Massri, a Frendunan, In the street St. An-
tolne^ at Paris, before Charles VII. King
of France, where having pierced his antago-
nist throui^ the head, he had the helmet,
by agreement of the vanquished, to present
to his lady. He subsequently fought Sir
Philip Boyle, an Arragonian knight, in
Smithflald, in the City of London, in the
presence of King Henry VI., and his court,
whidi combat, we are told, was gallantly
performed on foot, with battle axes, spears,
swords, and daggers, and at its conclusion,
that John de Astley was knighted by the
king, and rewarded with a pensjon of one
hundred marks for his Ufoi «« Yea," (says
Dugdala») "so fionoua did Sir John da
Astley grow for his valour, that he waa
elected a knight of the garter, and bore for
hisarms the coats of >Mlay and Haraesarr,
quarterly, with a laM qf Ihree p»ltu»
Giles, ancestor of the Astleys of Wolvay.
Thomas, third Lord Astley, was «. at his dacaaia by.
his eldest son,
WILLIAM DE ASTLEV, fourth Loni AtUeg,
but never summoned to parliament. This nobleman
waa induded in several commimlons during the
reigns of Henry IV. and Henry VL His lordship
m. CatherinOkdau^terof William, Lord Willougfaby
de Eresby, by whom he left an only daughter,
JoABB, m. first, to Thomas Raleigh, Esq., of
Famtaoiottgh, In the county of Warwick, by
whom she had no issue, aad secondly, to
Raglaald, Lord Grey de Ruthyn (being his
lordsUp's second wifo), by whom she had
three sons, end a daughter : vIl
Edward, of whom pressntly,
John de Grey, of Barwdl, in the oounty
of]
AST
ATO
Robert <to Grey, of Enrille and Whitttag.
tcm« in the county of StafRml.
Elesnor, m. to William Lucy, Esq., of
Charleoote, in the county of Warwick.
Edward db Gkby, the eldest ton, marry-
log Eliabethf only daughter and heireM
oi Henry, son and heir of William, Lord
Perran, of Groby, by Isabel, second daugh-
ter and oo-beiress of Thomas Mowbray,
Duke gf Norfolk, was summoned to par-
liament in 1446, as Lord Prrrars, t^f
Groiy, which berooy, and tfuu ot Abtlby,
descended regularly to Henry Grey, third
marquess of Dorset, K.G. who was created
DuKR or SvrroLK, 10th October, iJfM,
and became forfeited upon the decapita-
tion and attainder of his grace in 1W4.
Arm*— Ax. a dnquefoil ennine.
ASTLEY — BARONS ASTLEY, OF
READING.
By Letters Patent, dated 4th Noramber, 1664,
SO Charles L "
Xincagt.
THE HON. RALPH DE ASTLEY, a younger
son of Thomas, Lord Astley, of Astley, in the
county of Warwick, by his second wife, Editha,
daughter of Peter Constable, Esq., of Melton-Con-
stable, in the county of Norfolk, and sister and co-
heiress of Sir Robert Constable, Knt., of the same
place, was lineal ancestor of
JOHN ASTLEY, Esq., of HiU-Morfon and
Melton-Constable, who m. Frances, daughter and
heiress of John Cheyney, Esq., of Sittingbome, in
the county of Kent, and was «• by his only surriv-
ingson,
ISAAC ASTLEY, Esq. This gentleman m.
Mary, daughter of Edward Wald^grave, Esq., of
Borley, in the county of Essex, and had two son^—
Thomas, aneestor of the Astkys (BaraneCs) of
Hill-MortOD, in the county of Warwick, and
SIR JACOB ASTLEY, Knt., a distinguished
captain under the royal banner during the dvil
wars ; govenior ot Oxford and Reading, and pre-
eminently ooospicttous at the battles of Edgehill,
Brentford, and Newbury; who for his gallant and
fidthAal senrioes was raised to the peerage by letters
patent, dated 4th Nov., 1664, as Lord AarLsr, of
Rradiro, in the covifTT of Bucxa. His lordship
m. Agnes Imple, a Oenmrn lady, and had
laAAc, his successor.
Thomas,^
Hanry, f^
Bcnmrd, (
Edward, )
<f. issueless.
• i
Edward,
Elisabeth, JN. to (her cousin) Sir Edward Astley,
Knt., and left Sir Jacob Abtlby, Knt., who
inherited, upon the decease of his uncle. Sir
Isaac Astley, Bart., «. p., in 1689, the estates
of Hill-Morton and Melton-Constable, and
succeeded to the entailed property of Lord
Aatley.
Of Jacob Lord Astley, Clarendon says—" He was
an honest, brsre, plain man ; as fit for the military
posts he held as Chriatcndom yieldedf and was ge-
nanlly esteemed very diseemiiig, and pronpt in
giving orders, as occasion required { and moat cheer-
Atl and prennt in action. An enemy to kmg
speeches, as usually madb In council; he him-
self using only fow, but very perthient words." His
lordship died in 1651, and waa succeeded by hia
eldest son,
ISAAC ASTLEY, second lord, who m. Anne,
fourth daughter of Sir Francis Stydolfe, Knt., o
Norbury, in the county of Surray, and had issue— •
Jacob, his successor,
Francis died *,p.
His lordship d, in 1688, and was «. by Ms elder
JACOB ASTLEY, third lord. His kttdship m.
Frances, daughter and co-heiress o'f Shr Richard Sty-
dolfe, of Norbury, son of Sir Francis, but had no
issue. Lord Astley & in 1688, when the barony of
Astley of Reading bxfirbd.
Akub^Az. a dnquefoil erm. within a bocdure
engrailed or.
ATON— BARONS DE AXON.
By Writ of Summons, dated aoth December, 1394.
18 Edward II.
ICiiuagt.
The paternal surname of this fhmtly arose ftoro
the feudal barony of Aton, in the county of York,
of which its members were lords from the conquest ;
for we And that
GILBERT, Son or Laoi, assumed the surname
of Atom so far back as the reign of king Henry I.
from those lands i but the importance of the family
was founded by the marriage of this Gilbert de
Aton's great-grandson,
GILBERT DE ATON, with Maigerie, daugh-
ter and heiress of Wariitb dm Vb8CI, a younger
son of William de Yesd, Lord of Alnwick, te the
county of Northumberland, through which alliance
the Atohb inherited, eventually, the extenslTe pos-
sessions of the great barons de Vesci : thua^
EusTAcx DB YBaci, one of the twenty-flve ba-
rons appointed to enforce the observance of
Magna Cbarta, dder brother of the above
Warinb, succeeded hislkther, m. Margaret,
daughter of WiUiam and sister of Alexander,
kings of Scotland i and, dying about 1916,
was «. himself by his son,
WiiiifiAM nm Vbsoi, to whom a., in U63,
his son,
John db Ybbci, who had sommona
to parliament, as a baron, in U64,
but dying«.p., was «. by his brother,
William ob Yxaci, summoned to parliament
in the reign of Edward I., and one ot the com-
petitors for the Scottish throne in the same
era. He<i. about the year 1S97> without legiti-
mate issue, whentheBARONY bxpirbd; but
the estates devolved upon his natural son,
William db VBaci, who waa summoned
to parliament In 1813; but dying in two
years afterwards, «.p., that barony also
BZPiRBD, while the estates reverted to
the great-grandson of the above Gilbert
de Aton and Margevie de Vesel, his wifo.
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Gilbert de Aton d. in the 19th of Henry III., md
was «. by bU aon,
WILLIAM DE ATON, who was succeeded by
bUson,
SIR GILBERT DE ATON, one of the KnighU
of the Bath, created by PaiircB Bowa&d, in the
34th of Edward I. Sir Gilbert dying «. p., was «. by
his brother,
WILLIAM DE ATON, whose son and heir,
GILERT DE ATON, inherited, in the 9th of
Edward II., thresutes of the Barons db Vbsci,
as deduced above. This Gilbert had oninmand, the
year before, to fit himself with horse and arms, and
tobeatNxwcABTZiC-upoN-TYNB on the feast-day
at the Blessed Virgin, to restrain the hostilities of
the Scots. In the ISth of Edward II., he was in the
expedition to Scotland ; and in the I7th of the same
monarch, he confirmed (in consideration of receiv-
ing 700 marks sterling) as heir of William de Vesci,
to Henry Lord Perde, the castle and lands of Aln-
wlck, which Anthony Beke, Bishop of Durham and
Patriarch of Jerusalem, has sold to the said Henry,
although but confided to the bishop by William
Lord de Vesci in trust for his bastard son, the last
William de Vesci. In the following year (dOth
Dec. UB4) Gilbert de Aton wa»«ummoncd to par-
liament as a banm of the realm, and he was so sum-
moned during the remainder of his life. His lord-
diip died in 134S, and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE ATON, second BARON ATON,
who had summons to parliament on the 8th of Ja-
nuary, 1871* His lordship married Isabel, daughter
of William Lord Percy, by whom he had an only
son, who predeceased him, and three daughters, his
co-heiresses, namely^
Anastasia, m. to Sir Edward de St. John, and
left a daughter and heiress, Margaret de St.
John, who m. Thomas de Bromflete, king's
Butler, temp. Richard 1 1. (See Bromflete.)
Katharine, m. to Sir Ralph de Eure.
Eliiabeth, m. first, to William Playtx, and,
secondly, to John Cony^ta, Esq., of Stock-
bume, in the county of Durham.
William Lord Aton was engaged in the French
wars of king Edward HI. He was sheriff of York-
shire in the 4Sd of that monarch, and governor of
the Castle of York, and again In the 43d and 46th
of the same vrign. His lordship d. when his
estates were divided amongst his daughters, and the
BAaoK T fell into abctancs, as it still continues.
AftMa^-Or, three bars as. on a canton gu., a cross
patonoear.
ALDITHELEY, OR AUDLEY — BA-
RONS AUDLEY, OF HE-
I£IGH.
By Writ of Summons, dated 15th May, 1381,
14th Edward 11.
ICiiuagc.
•* That this flonily of JMUMUg, vulgarly called
AuOeM*' says Dugdale, « came to be great and
eminent, the ensuing disooune will sufficiently
manifest: but that the rise thereof was no higher
than King John's time; and that the first who
asfttttid this surname was a branch of that ancient
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and noble femily of Ynnnoir, whoee cUef seat was
at Alton Cmtile» in the northern part of Staflbrd-
shire, I am very inclinable to brieve; partly by
reason that Henry had the inheritance of Aldithelejf
given him by Nicholas de Verdon, who died in the
I6th Henry III., or near that time; and partly for
that he bore for his arms the same ordinary as
Verdon did, vis. Frett^, but distinguished with a
large canton in the dexter part of the shield, and
thereon a «roM pai^ t so that probably the ancestor
of this Henry first seated himself at AldUKOew : for
that there hath besn an antient mansion there, the
large moat, northwards from, the parish-church
there (somewhat leas than a ftirlong, and upon the
chief part of a fair ascent), do sufficiently manifest.*'
HENRY DE ALDITHELEY, to whom Dug-
dale alludes above, being in great favour with
Ranulph, Earl of Chester and Lincoln, (the most
powerful subject of England in his time,) obtained
ttottx that nobleman a grant of Newhall in Cheshire,
with manon in Staflbrdshire, and other parts—and
for his adhesion to King John, in that monarch's
struggle with the insurrectionary barons, a royal
grant of the lordship of Storton, in Warwickshire,
part of the possessions of Roger de Summerville.
In the four first years of King Henry III., he exe-
cuted the office of sherifl" for the counties t^ Salop
and Staflbrd, as deputy for his patron, the great
Earl Ranulph— in the fourth year of which service
the men of Staflbrdshire were required to aid him
in fortifying the king's castle of Shrewardine, in the
county of Salop. In the 10th of Henry III. this
Henry de Alditheley was appointed governor of the
castles of Carmarthen and Cardigan, and made
sheriff the next year of the counties of Salop and
Staflbrd and constable of the castles of Salop and
Bridgenorth, which sheriflUty he held for five
years. Upon his retirement fkom office he had
special license to build a castle upon his own land,
called Radcliir, in Shropshire, afterwards desig-
nated RancASTLB, fkom the colour of the high
rode upon which it was founded : and in the same
year he had a confirmation of all such lands,
whereof he was then possessed, as well those granted
to him by Ranulph, Earl at Chester, and Nicholas
de Verdon, as those in Ireland, given him by Hugh
de Lad, Eau. or Ulbtcr, whose constable he waa
In that province. He subsequently obtahked diven
other territorial grants trota the crown, but, not-
withstanding, when Rithard Mmretcftmi, Eam. or
Pkmbrokb, rebdled, and made an incursion into
Wales, the king, Henry III., thought it prudent to
secure the persons of this Henry, and all the other
barons-marcherk He was afterwards, however,
constituted governor ot Shrewsbury, in place of
John de Lad, Earl of Lincoln, and on the death of
John, Earl of Chester, goveinor of the castle of
Chester, and alsO of that of Beeston, then called
the «' Castle on the Rock," and soon after made
governor of Newcastle-under-Lyne. This powerftil
feudal baron m. Bertred, daughter of Ralph de
Meisnilwarin of Cheshire, and had a son Jambb,
and a daughter Emme, who m. Griflln «p Madoc,
Lord of Bromefldd, a person of great power in
Wales. He d. in 1838, having founded and endowed
the Abbey of Hilton, near to his castle at Heleigh,
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in SCaflbrddiiK, for Cistercian monki, and wm «.
kjrhiason.
JAMES DE ALDITHELEY, a great fkTorite of
Richard, Eari of Cornwall, at whow coronation aa
king of Almaigne heaaisted. Tlil« noMcman had
Urerj of hia land* in the Slst of Henry III., and waa
constituted in two yean afterwards constable of
NowaMtfa-under-Lyne. Being one of tlie lotds-
mardieta he was actirely employed for some years
againat the Webb, and was appointed governor of
the castles of Salop and Bridgenorth, and sheriiT
for the ooimties of Salop and StafRmL In the 47th
of Henry IIL hewasmade Justice of Ireland ; and
in the same year, upon the misnndetstanding be-
tween the king and the banms, regarding the pro-
sMofw ^O^Md, being referred to the arbitration of
the monardi of France, he was one of the noblemen
who undertook for the king therein. The next
year we And him with Roger de Mortimer and the
other barone-marchcri, giving battle to LeweUm,
Prince cf Wales, and afterwards Joining the Earl
of Gloucester at Evesham in rncuing the king, who
had become captive to the Earl of Leicester at the
battle of Lewes. In the fiSnd of Henry IIL his
lordship perfonned a pilgrimage to the shrine of
St. James in Oallcia, and the following year em-
barked in the Crusade. His death, occasioned by
bicaking his neck, oceajmi aoon afterwards (1271).
He had a daughter, Joan, who m. John, son of
Robert de Beauchamp, to whoae child, prior to its
birth, the laid John bebig then deceased, his lord-
sldp was appointed guardian. He had also Ave
sons, the yo<ungeBt of whom, Hu^, is supposed to
have been tlie Hugh Aldithdey, who had summons
to parliament 15th May, 1321, and whose son
became Earl of Gloucester. His lordship was «.
by his eldest son,
JAMES DE ALDITHELEY, who d. s. p. in
UTS, and was #. by his brother,
HENRY DE ALDITHELEY, between whom
and John D'Eivill, who had m. Maud, widow of his
dwsaaed brother, a covenant was made in the %d of
Edward L, conveying on the part of Henry a consi-
derable landed dowry to the said Maud. He d,
iasudess in 1275, and was «. by his brother,
WILLIAM DE ALDITHELEY, who, attainhig
m^ority In a year after his accession, "had livery of
all his famde, save a reasonable dowry to Dulcia, the
widow of his deceased brother Henry. In the 10th
of Edward I. the king, by his precept to the barons
of hte exchequer, acknowledging that he was in-
debted to James de Aldithdey, fether of this
William, in the sum of one thouaand two hundred
and eighty-eight pounds, Hve shillings, and ten
pence* upon the surpluasage of his account since he
was Justice of Ireland, commanded them to dis-
diarge the said WlUlam of two hundred and thirty
pounds, fdurteen shillings, and ten pence, a debt
due by James to the exchequer upon another ac-
count. In this year (1275) WiUiam de Alditheley
fidl in an engagement with the Welsh, wherein
several other brave wairhirs were slain, and the
king lost fourteen banners. Dying without issue,
he was «. by his brother,
NICHOLAS DE ALDITHLEY, who doing ho-
mage, bad Uvery of his lands, and then paid jClO
for hia relief ot the tenth part ^f the Barany
of Wiche-Malbanc In the 82nd of Edward I.
this feudal lo(d received command to attend the
king at Portsmouth, upon the 1st of Sept«mbar»
wdl fitted with horse and arms, and thence to ac-
company the monarch into Oasooignet which ser-
vice he performed. In three years afterwards, 26th
January, 1297, he had sununans to parliament
amongst the other barons of the reabn, and was
likewise in the expedition to Scotland, with the
Earls of Warren and Warwick, and participated in
the victory obtained at Dunbar. His lordship m,
Catherine, daughter and ooheireM of John Giflhid
of Brimefield, by Maud, widow of William de
Longespe, and daughter of Walter de CUflbrd i and
dying in 1299, was s. by his eldest son, then in his
tenth year,
THOMAS DE ALDITHELEY. who m. Eve,
daughter and heiress of John, Lord Clavering, but
dying «. j». in ia07, the inheritance devolved upon
his brother,
NICHOLAS DE ALDITHELEY, who had sum-
mons to parliament ttom 8th January, 1913, («th
Edward II.) to 2ftth August, 1318, (12th Edward IL)
His lordship m. Joane, widow of Henry Lacy, Earl
of Lincoln, and sister and coheireis of William
Martin— Baron Martin, (by writ, 23rd June, 1296 :
which barony fell into abeyance between the de-
scendants of the laid Joane and her sister, Eleanore,
the other coheireis, wife of Philip de Columbers,)
and was «. at his decease, in 1319, by his son,
JAMES DE AUDLEY-— LORD AUDLEY— one
of the most criebrated warriors ot the nuurtial reign
of King Edward the IIL His lordship was but
three years of age at the decease of his father, when
his castle of Heleigh, and divers other estates were
committed to the guardianship of Ralph de Camoys,
while he was himself confided in ward to Roger
Mortimer, Earl of March. At the early age of
twenty-three, we find him governor of Berwick-
upon-Tweed, and receiving orders to attend King
Edward the III. in his expedition into France, with
twenty men at arms, and twenty archers. In the
next year (17th Edward IIL), his lordship did ho-
mage for lands inherited through his aunt Eleanore
de Columbers, and then served the king with
twenty men at arms and twenty archers, in his
wars in France. In the 19th of Edward the III.,
he had command to attend the monarch in person,
and to serve him with all his retinue, for the de.
fence of the realm against the French, at the king's
proper cost. In two yean afterwards, he was again
in France, and his lordship had the honour of being
one of the Original Knighu of the Garter,* upon
• OaioiNAX. Knights of thb Gaktcr. Camb-
den gives the following list of those noUe persons,
who are designated founders of the order. En-
WARD III., KiKo or Enolano, Edward, Princb
or Walks, Henry, Duke of Lancaster, Thomas,
Earl of Warwick, Ralph, Earl of Staflbrd, William
Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, Roger Mortimer,
Earl of March, Capdall de Buche, John L'Isle,
Bartholomew Burghwash, John Beauchamp, John
de Mohun, Hugh Courtenay, Thomas Holland,
John Grey, Robert Fits-Simon, Miles Stapleton,
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the inititution of that illuttrious order. From this
period, Lord Audley was pre-eminently distin-
guished as a soldier upon the Prenclusoil, until the
glorious conflict of Poictiers placed his military
renown upon the highest elevation. Of his lord-
ship's conduct in this oriebrated battle, FroUtard
gives the following aooount.
«' The Lord Jamaa Audley, went not ftrom the
Prince ot a great season, but when he saw that they
should needs fight, he said to the prince, ' Sir, I
have served always truly my lord, your father,
and you also, and shall do as long as 1 live. I say
this, because I made onoe a vow. that the first bat-
tel that either the king your father, or any of his
children should be at, how that I would be one of
the first setters on, or dse to die In the pain ; there-
of I require your grace, as in reward for my service
that ever I did to the king your fisther, or to you,
that you would give me license to depart IWnn you,
and to set myself there, as I may accomplish my
vow.' The prince accorded to his desire, and said,
•Sir Jamst, God give you tModaymat graeoto be
Oto bo9t knight of oUotktrf and so took him by the
hand. Then the knight departed fVom the prince,
and went to the foremost firont <^ all the battel,
allonely accompanied with four esquires, who pro-
mised not to fail him. This lord James was a -right
sage and a valiant knight ; and by him was mudi
of the hoet ordained and governed the day befot«.
' «* The Lord James Audley, with his four esquires,
was hi the front of the battel, and there did marvels
In armsi and, by great prowess, he came and
fought with Sit Arnold Damdrahor, \mder his own
banner, and there they fought long together, and
Sir Arnold was there sore handled." Froissard goes
on to say, «« that his lordship continuing to combat
in his advanced position, he was sore hurt in the
body, and in the visage; as long as his breath
served him, he fought. At last, at the end of the
battel, his four esquires took and brought him out
of the fidd, and laid him under a hedge to refresh
him, and they unarmed him, and bound up his
wounds as well as they could.
«' As soon as the Earl of Warwick (continues the
same authority,) and Lord Cobham were departed,
the prince demanded rsgardingthe Lord Audley;
some andswered, * He Is sore hurt, and lieth in a
litter here beside.*-—' By my JMth, (said the prince,)
q^ his hurts I am right sorry ; go, ostd know if he
may be brought hither, Ose I witi go and see him
Mere as he is.' Then two knights came to the Lord
Audley, and said, * Sir, the prince desireth greatly
to see you.* « Ah, Sir,' (said Lord Audley,) * I
thank the prince when he thought on so poor a'
a knight as I am.' Then he called eight of his
servants, and caused them to bear him in his litter,
to the place were the prince was.
" Then the prince took him in his arms and
kissed him, and made him great cheer, and said,
•Sir James, loMghtgreatly to honor you, Jbr by your
Thomas Walle, Hugh Wristhesley. Niel Lorlng.
John Chandos, Jambs dk Auolby, Olho Holland,
Henry Ewe, Zanchet Dabridgecourt, William Pay-
nd.
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ealUtnee, you have thie day oeMeved the grace and
renown qf us all ; and ye are reputed for the most
valiant tfall otAer.* * Ah, Sir,' (said the knight,) * ye
say as it pleaseth you ; I would it were so: and if
I have this day any thing avanced myself, to serve
you and accomplish the vow that I made, it ought
not to be reputed to my own prowess.' * Sir James,
(said the prince,) I, and all ours take you in Oiis
Journey for the beet doer in arme/ and to the intent
to furnish you the better to pursue Me wars ; I retain
you for ever to be my knight, with five hundred marks
<tf yearly revenues, the whidi I shall assign you f^my
heritage in England.' 'Sir,' (said the knight,)
* God grant me to deserve the great goodness that ye
shew me.' And so he took his leave of the prince,
for he was right feeble ; and so his servants brought
him to his lodging.
** The Lord James Audley gave to his four es-
quires the five hundred marks revenue that the
prince had given him.
** When the prince heard of this gift made by
Sir James Audley to his four esquires, he thanked
him for so doing, and gave him six hundred marks
per annum more."
In confirmation of Froissard, it appears by the
public records, that this eminent soldier had for
his singular services at the' battleof Polctien, a grant
fhnn Edward the Black Prince, of an annuity of
£400 during his life, and for one year after, to be re-
ceived out of the coinage of the Stanneries in Corn-
wall, and the king's lands in that county. After
this period, he continued to serve in the wars, with
equal renown to himself and glory to his country.
His lordship m., first, Joane, daughter of Roger
Mortimer, Earl of March, and had issue,
fiicMQLAB, hie successor.
Joane, m. to Sir John Tuchet, grandaonof whidi
marriage. Sir John Tuchet, was.sununoned
to parliament as Baron Audley, upon the
extinction of the male line of the fkmily.
(See Tuchet, Barons Audley.)
Margaret, in. to Sir Roger Hillary.
The baron in., secondly, Isabel, daughter and co-
heireis of William Malbank, Banm of Wich-Mal-
bank, by whom he had,
2f*>"«*. \ i^yj of whom d. s. p.
Thomas, j .
Margaret, m. to Fouke, won ot Sir Fouke
Fits-Warine, Knt.
His lordship made his will in the9th of Richard II.,
at Heleigh qastle, by which he bequeathed his
body to be buried in the Quire of his AMiey at
Hilum, before the high altar. In case he should de-
part this life in the marches ; but if in Devon or
Somersetshire, then in the Quire of the Fryers
Preachers at Exeter, before the high altar there;
and appointed that there should be about his
corpse, five great tapers, and five morters of wax,
bummg on the day of his funeral, as also £40
sterling, then distributed to poor people, to pray
for his souL To Nicholas, his son, he gave
£100 in money, and one doien of silver vessels, with
all the armour for his own body. To Fouke Fits-
Wariuc and Philip liis uncle, aU his other armour
of plate and malL To Margaret Hillary, his daugh-
ter, £I0 in money; and to the monks of Hilton
AUD
AUD
Abbey, to pny ftv h<* ■ou)» ^I<)^ Tb^ g^^^ *ol*
dier (L at HeWgh, od tbe Itt of April, 1380, and was
«. by bis eldest son,
NICHOLAS AUDLBY, Lord Audley, wbo was
wimmoBcd to pariiamaot from the 17th December,
1387. to ISth SeptWBber, 190a His lonlship. m.
Elisabeth, daughter of Addioe de Beaumont, by
whom Iw bad no issue; he d. in ISIS, and his half-
brothers luiTlng predeceased him, issuelen, the
mala line of this branch of the tenily of Aldithb-
I.KY on AuDLBT, cxplred, while the «* Barony of
Audley" devf^Ted upon the grandson of his lord-
ahip's sister, Joane Tuchet, his other sister. Mar-
fsret Hillary, haTing also died without issua.
Arm»— Gules, a fret, or.
AUDLEY, OR DE ALDITHELEY—
BARONS AUDLEY, AND
SUJBSEQUENTLY EARL
OF GLOUCESTER.
Barony by Writ of Summons, 15th May, 1321,
14th Edward II.
HUGH DE ALDITHELEY, OR AUDLEY,
taother it is presumed of Nicholas, Lord Audley, of
Hdei^, was summoned to pariiament as *« Hugh
de Audley, Seniori," on the IMh May. 1321, 14th
Edward II. His lordship had been engaged during
the reign of Edward I. in the king's serrioe, and
> called •« Senior,** to distinguish him from his
Being concerned in the insurrection of Thomas,
Earl of Lancaster, Iftth of Edward IL, the baron
was cgmmitteda dose prisoner to Wallingford Cas-
tle, but making his peace with the king he obtained
bis rdease, and suflined nothing fruther. His lord-
ship sate bft the parliament of the 11th and 14th of
Edward IL He m. Isokla, widow of Walter Balim,
and left two sons, by tba dder of whom he
HUGH DE AUDLEY. who had been summoned
to parliament in the Ulb-time of his flMher as
«« Hugh db Awlmy, Jditiori,'* from 80th No-
vember, 1317, to lAth May, 1321, and after that
nobleman's decease as ** Huoh dm Audlis," from
3rd December* 1386, 90th Edward IL, to 10th
Edward IIL His lordship m. Margaret, sister and
co-hcircas cf Gilbevt de Clare, Earl of Gloucester,
and widow of Piers Gayestone, by whom he left an
only dau^ter and heiress,
Mazvuret, wbo m. Ralph, Lord Staflbrd, and
carried the barony of Aud^y into that Ik-
mily: it expired upon the attainder of
^ Edward, Duke of Buckingham, with that
* nobieman's other honours, in 1081.
Hugh, Lord Audley, was created Earl of Glou-
cester, 83kd April, 1317, and under that title a
further account of his lordship will be found. He
tf. in 1347.
AUDLEY— BARON AUDLEY, OF
WALDEN.
Created by Letters Patent, 89th November, 1538,
90th Henry VIIL
ICincagc.
THOMAS AUDLEY, an eminent lawyer in the
reign of Henry VIIL, but of what family neither
Dugdale nor the other genealogists have been al>lo
to ascertain, having attracted royal fSivor by his
seal in the spoliation of religious houses, as speaker
of the parliament #hicfa originated that measure,
attained within a short period the highest honon
which royalty could bestow. In the 8and at
Henry VIIL he was nominated attorney for the
dudiy of Lancaster, raised to the degree of ser-
geant-al-tew, and appointed king's sergeant. In
two years afterwards Mr. Sergeant Audley suc-
ceeded Sir Thomas More in the custody of the
great seal, as lord keeper, when he received the
honor of knighthood, and before the close of the
year he was elevated to the dignity of i.ord chan-
cBLi/OR or Eboland. In addition to those lucra-
tive honors. Sir Thomas had a grant of the icite
and precinct, with all the lands and plate thereunto
belonging of the suppressed priory of CArbteAwrdk,
** near Aldgate, in the dty of London," where he
erected a mansion-house for his residence. In the
30th of the same reign his lordship sate as high
steward upon the trial oi Henry Courtenay, Mar-
quess of Exeter, for conspiring to. raise Reginald
Pole (the subsequently eminent Cardinal Pole) to
the throne. And in that year he obtained a grant
of the great ./I660y <^ FTaJdm, in Essex, in compen-
sation, as he alleged, ** for having in this world
sustained great damage and inflsmy in serving the
king." Having acquired this last possession he was
raised to the peerage by letters patent, dated 8Dtb
November, 1538, as Baron Avdlky or Walobiv,
and installed a knight of the meet noUe order of
the garter. His lordship m. Elisabeth, daughter of
Thomas Grey, Marquea of Dorset, and had two
daughters, vIl
Margaret, la. first to Lord Henry Dudley, son
of John, Duke of NorthumberUmd, who
fell at SL Quintan hi lAfl7* dybig §.p,,- and
secondly to Thomas Howard, Duke of Nor-
folk, who was beheaded Sad July, 1078, by
whom her grace had iuue—
Thomas, summoned to parliament as
Lord Howard or Wai.dbn, and
afterwards created Earx. of SurvoLK,
lord high treasurer temp. Jemes I.
and K.G. From this nobleman de-
scend the Earls of Suflblk and Berk-
shire.
Henry, died young.
William, ancestor of the Earls of Car-
lisle.
Elizabeth, died unmarried.
Margaret, m. to Robert Seckville, second
Earl of Dorset, ancestor of the Dukes
of Dorset.
The DucheM of Norfolk inherited the entire
property of her fother upon the decease
of her sister.
Mary, who died unmarried.
Lord Audley died 19th April, 1A44, when the title
egpired in defiuilt of a male heir. He was succeed-
ed in the custody of the seals by Sir Thomas
Wriothesley. His lordship bequeathed by his last
testament, his body to be buried in the tomb
of his new chapel at WaUen t and appointed that
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BAD
BAD
his ezecuton should, upon the next new yeti's day
after his decease, ddlver a legacy of one hundred
pounds to the kfaig, **firom whom he had received
all his reputations and benefits.** Of this nobleman
Rapin says, ** Chancellor Audley was a person of
good sensck He served the reformers when he could
without danger : but he was too much a courtier to
insist upon what he Judged reasonable, if the king
was against it**
Armb>— Quarterly per pale indented or, and as.
In the second and third an eagle displayed of the
first, on a bend at the second a tnt between two
martlets of gold.
AVESNES— EARL OF CAMBRIDGE.
Creation of King Edward III.
ICiiuagt.
In the year 1340,
JOHN DE AVESNES, of Hainault, uncle oir
brother of Philippa, King Edward the Third's con-
sort, was created Earx. or Cambridok, but engag-
ing afterwards in the interest of France he was
deprived of the dignity. His lordship never bad
summons to parliament.
BADLESMERE— BARONS BADLES-
MERE.
By Writ ot Summons, dated 86th October, 13Q9,
3rd Edward II.
ICincagc.
The first mention of this fiunily occurs in the
Itfth year of the reign of Henry II,, when
BARTHOLOMEW DE BADLESMERE, had a
law-suit with William de Cheney oonoeming a
landed property in the county of Kent { and in the
S2nd of the same king, we find this Bartholomew
amerced twenty marlcs for trespassing in the royal
forests. To Barthokwuew succeeded,
WILLIAM DE BADLESMERE, who adhering
to the cause of the barons was taken prisoner, with
several others, in the castle of Rochester, towards
the close of King John's reign, and did not obtain
his freedom until the sixth year of Henry III.
After this William, came
GILES DE BADLESMERE, who lost his life in
a skirmish with the Welsh, in the 32nd year of
Henry IIL, and after him,
GUNCELINE DE BADLESMERE, known first
as a great rebel to Henry III., for which he was ex-
communicated by the ArdiUshop of Canterbury ;
but subsequently, returning to his allegiance, as
Justice of Chester, in which oflloe he continued
until the 9th of Edward I. In the next year he was
in the expedition made into Wales, and in the
Sftth of the same monarch, in that into Gasoony.
He d. in four years afterwards, nised of the manor
of Badlesmere, which he hdd in capite of the
crown, as of the barony of Cxevequer, by the ser-
vice of one knight's fee. He was «. by his son, then
twoity-six years of age,
BARTHOLOMEW DE BADLESMERE, who
in the life-time of his fisther, (SSnd Edward IL)
received command to attend the king at Ports-
mouth, upon the 1st day of September, with horse
and arms to embark wiUi him for Gaacooy, and in
the year that he succeeded to his paternal property
was in the wars of Scotland. He was afterwards in
the retinue of Robert de Cliflbrd in the Webb wars,
and in the 1st year of Edward 1 1., was iq>pointed
governor of the castle of BristoL In two years
afterwards he was summoned to parliament as Bad-
lesmere, and had a grant from the king, through the
especial influence of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glou-
cester and Hertford, and Henry de Lad, Earl of
Lincoln, of the castle and manor of Chelham in
Kent, for his own and his wife^s life, which castle
had been poasesaed by Alexander de Baliol in right
of his wife Isabel, and ought to have eadieated to
the crown upon the decease of the said Alexander,
by reason of the felony ot Jcrim de Strabolgi, Earl
of Athol, (Isabd's son and heir,) who was lumged.
In the Sth ot Edward II., Lord Badlesmere was
constituted governor ot the castle of Ledes, and
obtained at the same time grants of divers exten-
sive manors. In the next year but one, his lord-
ship was deputed, with Otto de Giandison and
others, ambassador to the court of Rome, and the
next year, upon the death of Robert de Clifford, he
obtained a grant of the custody of the castle of
Skypton in Yorkshire, as of all other castles in
that county, and Westmerdand, whereof the said
Robert died possessed, to hold during the minority
of Roger de Cliflbrd, his son and heir.
His lordship was further indebted to the crown
for numerous charters for fsizs and marts through-
out his extensive manors; and he held the high
office of steward of the household for a great num-
ber of years i but notwithstanding his thus .basking
in the sunshine of royal favour, his allegiance was
not trustworthy, for joining the banner of Thomas
Earl of Lancaster, and other discontented nobles of
that period, he went into Kent without the king's
permission: where being well received, he put
himself at the head of some soldiers ftom his castle
at Ledes, and thence proceeded to Canterbury,
with nineteen knights, having linen Jackets under
their surcoats, all his esquires being in plate
armour, and thus repaired to the shrine of St
Thcnnas, to the great amasement of the good dti-
lens. While Lord Badlesmere remained at Canter-
bury, John de Crumwell and his wife sought his
lordship's aid, and pledging himself to aflbrd it, he
hasted to Oxford, where the barons of his party
bad been then assembled. In the mean time the
king being apprised of the baron's proceedings de-
spatdied the queen to Ledes, and upon admisdon
being denied to her, the castle was reguhvly in-
vested by Adomere de Valence, Earl of Pembroke,
and John de Britannia, Earl of Ridunond, to
whom it eventually surrendered, when Lord Bad-
lesmereTs wife, young son, and daughters, all falling
into the hands of the besiegers, were sent prisoners
to the Tower of London. The baron and his ac-
complices afterwards were pursued by Edmund,
Earl of Kent, and John de WarrQi, Earl of Surrey,
and bdng defeated and taken prisoners at the
battle of Borough-bridge, his lordship was hanged,
drawn, and quartered, at Canterbury, and his head
set upon a pole at Burgate. At the time of the
baron's execution, upwards of ninety lords, knights,
and others ooncenied in the same insurrection, suf-
BAL
BAL
fered A ■fanHw flite In Tsrious pnti ctf the klag-
dam, Ibrgvtt, Mi lordihip'a widow, (one of the
danghten and oo-hdrenes of Tliomaa, third loa
of Thomee, wcond ion of Ridiardde ClMf, Earl of
Glouccaterp) contiaaed prlMmer In the Tower, until,
thraeigh the influence of WHMam Lord Rooa, ot
Hamlake, and othen, ahe ohtalned her fireedom.
Whereupon betaking hevwif to the nunnery of
Minmnwett without Aldgate, In tiie tuburbt of
London, ahe had two ahillinga a day for her main-
tenance, to be paid by the ■herilf of Emck ; alie
cnbaequently, however, obtained a large proportion
of the dfireiwed lord*! manors for her dowry. By
this lady. Lord Badleamere left issue*
GiLBS.
Maud, Di. to John de Vera, Earl of Oxfbrd.
EUaabeth, m. first to Edmund Mortimer, and
aeeondly, to William Bohun, Earl of
Northampton.
Maxgaret, m. to Sir John Tibetot.
Margery, m. to William, Lord Roos, of Ham-
lake.
His lordship had been summoned to parliament,
ftom the 90tb October, iaO0. to 5th August, laSO.
His unhappy fiite occurred in 1388; but notwith-
standing (ftof, his son,
CHLE8 DS BADLBSMERE, second baron,
finnidcucfa &TOur ftom the kia^, that he had a
■pedal precept to the keeper of the wardrobe, in
tlie Tower, to deliTer unto him all his Other's bar-
neys, as well ooflft-annouie as others. This noble-
man doing homage In the 7ih of Edward IIL, al-
thou|^ not dien at minority, had Uvery of his
lands, and the next year attended the king In an ex-
pedition into Scotland, in which service he was en-
gaged the tliree ensuing years. His lordship had
summons to parliament from S8d January, 1336, to
IBth August, 1337. He m. EUxabeth, daughter of
William de Montacute. Earl of Salisbury ; but dying
without iaane, in 1338, the bakory or Badlbs-
MXBB fell Into eABBTAwcB hot wean his sisters and
eo-hdresse»» and it so continues amongst their de-
Akmb— Ag. a ftase betw. two bars gamelles.
BALIOD— BARONS BALIOL.
Feudal.
In the reign of William Rurva,
GUY DE BALIOL had a grant firom the crown
of the BABOWY of BiWBLO, in the county of
Notthnmberlend, and thus became Its teidal lord.
This Guy, although a benefactor to the churdi, and
• The faarooy of Badlesmere waaaaaumed without
any legal right by the deoeeaed lord's aUaet sister,
Maud, Connteaaof Ozfoed, and the Earl, her hus-
band, and was retained in thAt Hunily until the de-
mise of John de Vere, Ibnxteenth earl* without male
israe, in the reign <^ Henry VIIL, when it was oar-
tiled, Bth April* 1688* to have fhllan into abeyance
between that nobleman'a four sisters.
within the see of Durfaim, waa nevertheleBS Inter-
dicted hnnting in any of the bishop's forests. He
was a. by his son,
BARNARD DE BALIOL, a military com-
mender of reputation, who participated in the vic-
tory achieved over the Soots, in 1138, at NortBaler-
ton, known in history as the *« Battle of the Stand-
ard," but was afterwards taken prisoner, at Linootn,
wiUi KLing Stephen. Upon the incurelon of the
ScoU, ta the 20th Henry IL* Barnard de Baliol
again took up arras, and joining Robert de Stute-
vile, proceeded to the relief of Afaiwick CMtle,
and having surprised the besiegers, seised the king of
Soots with his own hand* and sent him prisoner to
the Ceatle of Richmond. In the course of this
liotoed mardi to Alnwick, when, in consequence of
a dense fbg, a halt was reooaomended, Baliol ex-
claimed, •« Let those stay that will, I am resolved
to go forward* aldMogh none follow me, rather
than dishonour mya^ by tarrying here." This
feudeldiief is supposed to have been the ftrander
of the fortreaa upon the benka of the Telse, called
" Banard Castle." H« was a nmnifloant benefiKtor
to the church, having, among other grants, be>
stowed lands upon the Abbey of St. Mary at York,
and upon the monks at RiebauJt* for the health of
his own soul* and that of his wift, Aohbs ob Pik-
CBBKi. He was «. by his son,
EUSTACE DE BALIOL, who gave £lOO for
Uoense to marry the widow of Robert Fitspiers.
This feudal k)rd had issue—
Huoji, his succcaaor.
Henry, m. Lore, oneoftheco-heiraeBea of Chris-
tian, wife of William de Mandeville, Earl of
Essex ; and dying in the 30th of Henry IIL,
his widow, the Lfuly LauretU (as termed in
the record), had livery of all the lands in Es-
sex, Hertford, and Norfolk, which he held
of her inheritance.
Eustace, in. Helewise, daughter and heiieaa of
Ralph de Levyngton, a baron of Northum-
berland, and hia wifs, Ada, who had been
the widow of William de FumlvaU. In the
tfth Henry IIL thb Eustace was aherilf of
Cumberland and governor of the caatle of
Caxlisle. In nine years afterwards, assum-
ing the croaa, he attended Prince Edward
to the Holy Land. Upon the decease of Us
wife, Eustace de Baliol m»peen to have had
a great contest with her heirs-at-law re>
garding her inheritance in a moiety of the
barony of BuBOH I theheirsclaimingimmo*
diate poeaeeslon, while Eustace held, that,
having had a chUd bom alive by thedeoeaaed*
he waa entitled by the courtesy of England
to a life-interest in the eatatew The heirs
seeno, however, to haveeventually previdled.
Eustace espoused, for his second wife, Agnes,
aeoonddau^terof JoanedePerd, andgrand-
dau^iter (maternally) of William de Bruere,
a powcrftil feudal baron of that period.
Euetaee de Baliol, Sen., was «. by his eldest son,
HUGH DE BALIOL, who was certified to hold
the barony of BlweU of the crown by the service of
five knights^ fees, and to find thirty aoldlers for the
guard of Newcastle-upon-Tyne* as his progeniton
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had done from the time of Ruftu. He held likewiae
the lordship of Hiche, in Knex, in capUe, as an
augmentation of his barony, by the gift of Henry 1 1.
Prom King Joim he obtained the lands of Richard
de Uniranville, and of Robert de MeiineU, in the
county of York, in consideration of his aervices in
the Baronial War. In the 18th of that monarch's
reign, he was Joined with Philip de Hulcotes in de-
fence of the northern border towards Scotland;
and when the king of Scots had subjjugated the
whole of Northumberland for Lewis of France,
those generals held out stoutly all the fortresses upon
the line of the Tetse, particularly rAii« of Barnard
Castle, where Eustace de Vesci (who had married
the Scottish monarch's sister), coming with his
royal brother-in-law to the siege, was slain. Hugh
de Baliol was succeeded by his son,
JOHN DE BALIOL. This feudal lord m. De-
Torguill, one of the three daughters and co-heirs
of Alan of Galloway, a great baron of Scotland, by
Margaret, eldest sister of John le Soot, the last
Earl of Chester, and one of the heirs of David, some*
time earl of Huntingdon, from which alliance arose
the claim of the Baliois to the crown of Scotland.
By this illustrious lady he acquired the Scottish
barony of Galloway. In the 88th Henry III., when
ways and means were required to discharge the
debt incurred by the war in Gascony, John de
Baliol was one of the committee of twelve chosen
to report to parliament upon the sutjeet ; and the
next year he paid thirty pounds for thirty knights'
fees, wluch he held towards the levy in aid, for
marrying the king's daughter. He was afterwards
sheriff of Cumberland for six successive years, and
governor of the castle of Carlisle. Subsequently
he had a military summons to attend the king at
Chester, to oppose the Welsh, and was sheriff of
the counties of Nottingham and Derby for three
years s at which time he had the honour qfPeverai
committed to his custody. In the baronial contest
he adhered faithfully to the king, and fell into the
hands of the Earl of Leicester, with his royal mas-
ter, at the taM.tle of Lewes, in 1S64 ; but he appears
to have effected his escape, and to have Joined the
other loyal barons in raising fresh troops for the
captive monarch's redemption. This John Baliol
was founder of the college that bears his name at
Oxford. He d. in 1268, and was «. by Us son (then
twenty-eight years of age),
HUGH DE BALIOL, who m. Anne, daughter of
William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, but dying
the next year without issue, was «. by his brother,
ALEXANDER DE BALIOL. The barony in-
herited by this feudal lord consisted of more than
flve-and-twenty extensive lordships. He A in U78,
and was «. by bis son,
JOHN DE BALIOL, who m. Isabel, daughter of
John de Warren, Earl of Surrey. This feudal no-
bleman was one of the chief competitors for the
crown of Scotland, in the reign of Edward I., and
was eventually declared king, by the decision of
that monarch, to whose arbitration the claimants
submitted their pretensions.
To elucidate Baliol's right to the Caledonian
sceptre, it will be neceisary to digress somewhat
into the genealogy of the SootUsb prinoea.
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David, KUtg qf Scotland, had an only son,
HxNRY, who pre-deoeased him, leaving three sons,
via. —
1. Malcolm, who ascended the throne as Mal-
colm IV., and was «. by hia.brother,
8. William the Lion, who was «. by his son,
Alszandcr the Third. This pHnoe
espoused Margaret, daughter of Henry
III. King of England, and sister of
King Edward 1. and had three chil-
dren. via.—
Alexander, 1 bothdied in thelife-tlme
David, J of their fether, ». p.
Margaret, m. in 1281, Eric, Kino or
Norway, and left an only daugh-
ter,
Maroarbt, who was acknow-
l«ged QuBxx or Scots, but
died in her passage fiam
Norway, and with her ter-
minated the Unes of David's
two sons, Malcolm and Wil-
liam.
3. David, Earl of Huntingdon, In England,
espoused Maud, daughter of Hugh, and sister
and co-heiress of Ranulph, Earl of Chester,
by whom he left issue at his decease in 181S,
John, sumamed Le Scot, a. to the Earldom
of Huntingdon, and became Earl of
Chester, died «. p.
Margaret, m. to Alan, of Galloway* and
had two daughters, via.—-
Dervorguill, m. to John de Baliol,
grandfether of John de Baliol, of
whom we are now Immediately
treating.
Marjory, m. to John Casaja, and died
».p.
Isabella, m. Robert Bruce, and had a son,
RoBSRT Brucb, the celebrated claim-
ant for the Scottish crown.
Ada, m. Henry de Hastinge* Lord Hast-
ings, and left issue,
Hbnrt, Lord Hastings, also a com-
petitor for the Scottish throne.
Margaret.
Hillarie, m. to Sir William Haroourt,
ancestor of the Earls or Har-
couRT, recently extinct.
By this taUe, the daim of Baliol seems indispu-
table, his mother, who was then alive, having
abdicated her right in his flavour, but Bruce con-
tended that he was himself one step of kindred
nearer to David, Earl of Huntingdon, than Baliol,
being that nobleman's grandsons and he met the
question of seniority, by alleging, that he had to
contest that point in reality with Baliol's mother,
and that being a male, he ought to be preferred to
a female, aoeording to the law and usage of nations,
ot which he adduced divers precedents. EUlward,
decided, however, in fevour of Baliol, and the
new king swore fealty to the English monarch, on
30th November, 1298, as his supeHor lord. In the oath
he acknowledged the sovereignty of the King of Eng-
land over Scotland, in very express and submissive
terms ; and he caused an authentic act of Allcgianae
pm
BAR
BAR
to be dfami up. BaIiol*k ImtallAtioii foDowed, $nd
WW pflrfbrmed at Scone» with the omul ooremoDlet,
all the Scottiih lords swearing fealty to him, MTe
RoBSRT Bbuck, who ahMuted himsd^ Thus the
Bngliah fbvsai. Bakowy or Baiaoi,, rnvged ia
the nigral dignity of Sootlaad.
Asm*— Gu. aa orle ar.
BALIOI>— BARONS BALIOL.
By Wiit of SwimnoM, dated fl8th September, 1300,
88Edi|anlL
ALEXANDER BALIOL, brother of JoBH na Ba-
LioL. Kino or Sooti^utd, being in the retinue of
that magnffleeoft pvdate, Anthony Beke, Bishop of
Dntham, and Patriardi of JcniiMpin ; in the ex-
pedition made by King Edward I. into Flanders,
was restated to all hie lands in Scotland, in the SSth
of that manardi*s reAgn— and was summoned to
parliament as a Babox, from the 96th September,
I30O, to theard Norember, ldO& His lordship m.
IsabeO, daughter and hdreis of Richard de Chil-
ham, and widow of David de Strabolgi, Earl of
Athol, by whom he obtained for life, the castle and
manor of Chilham, in the county of Kent. Dying,
however, without issue, the Babomv of Baliol
became bxtibct.
BARDOLF— BARONS BARDOLF.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, UB9,
27 Edward L
ICituagc.
Thb first ci this family upon record,
WILLIAM BARDULF, was sheriff of Norfolk
and SuflUk, from the 16th to Slst of Henry II.,
IndusiTe, and after him came
THOMAS BARDULF, who, upon the scutage
being levied of sudi barons as did not attend King
Henry IL foto Ireland, in the 18th of that mo-
nardi's reign, nor contribute men or money to that
scnrice, paid £25. Cor the Kutage of those knights'
fees wUdi formerly bdonged to Ralph Hanselyn,
Baron of Schdford in the county of Nottingham,
whose daughter and heiress, Rosa, he had married.
This Thomas obtained fh>m William, brother of
Kfaig Henry IL, the Lordship of Bradewell, to hold
to himsdf and his heirs, by the serrioe of one
knight's fee. Three parti of which he bestowed
upon his three daughters ; vis. , wife of Ro-
bert de St. Remigio i , wifeof William Bacun {
and f wife of Baldwin de Thoni. Thomas
Bardttlf was a. by his son,
DOUN BARDOLF, who marrying Beatrix, daugh-
ter andheiressofWilliamdeWerrsn, acquired by her
the Barony of Wirmegay, in the county of Norfolk.
He (f. in 1900, leaTlng his widow Beatrix surviving,
who gave 3100 marks to the king, for livery of her
fethcr's lands, and a reaionable dowry from the
lands bdooging to her husband; as also that she
might not be compdkd to marry again, contrary to
her iadination. Doun Bardolf was «. by his ton,
WILLIAM BARDOLF, who in the 96th of Henry
III., attended that monarch in person, in the expe-
dition which be then made into Fiance. In the
next year, he had livery of the honor of Wirmegay,
wMch during Us minority had beta in the hands of
Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent} and he
quently obtataied royal charters fer ourkets
free warrsn throo^iout his difllrcnt lordshipe
and manors. In the 41st of the nnne monarch, he
attended the king ia his expedition into Wales, and
was soon after constituted governor of Nottin^iem
CesUa He was at the fetal battleof Lewes, under
the royal banner, in 1964, and waa there taken pri-
soner akag with the king. He d. in the 4th of
Edward I., anno 197A, and was s. by his ion,
WILLIAM BARDOLF, who doing homage, had
livery of his lands, lying in the counties of Leices-
ter, Lincoln, Nottingham, Norfolk, and Suieexi
and Kxm after obtained charters for felrs and mar-
kets to be hoMen at his diflbmt mnors. He m.
Julian, daughter of Hugh de Gumay, end dying in
U99, wes «. by his son,
HUGH BARDOLF, who te the 9Sd of Edward L.
had summons with other eminent persons, to attend
the king, to advise upon the aflkirs of the realm,
and was subsequently summoned to parliataent, as
Babob BAB]>oLr, from the 6th of February, 1999,
to the 2nd of June^ 1308. He m. Isabel, daughter
and heireii of Robert Aguillon.e by whom he had
two ions, Thomas and William. His lordship,
who was employed in the French and Scottish wan
of this reign, d. in 1303, and was«. by his elder son,
SIR THOMAS BARDOLF, K.B., es second Ba-
aoM Babdolv. TUs nobleman was summoned to
parliament, flrom 96th August, 1307, to Sard Octo-
ber, 130a In the latter of which yeers his lordship
d., sad was «. by his son,
JOHN BARDOLF, third Babob Babdolf,
summoned to parliament, from 99nd January, 1336,
to the 1st June, 1363. His kirdship in. Eliasbeth,
daughter and ooheireis of Sir Roger I^Amorie, and,
as Dugdale calls her, «< that great woman," his wife,
Elisabeth, by whom he acquired a considerable
accession of landed property. This noUeman par-
ticipated in the glories of the martial reign of Ed-
ward III., and attained the high dignity of Ban-
NBBXT. He d. in 1371, and was s. by his son,
WILLIAM BARDOLF, fourth Babow Bab-
noLF— summoned to parliament, from 90Ch Janu-
ary, 1376, to 3rd September, 138ft, as «• William
Bardolf of Wormegay." His lordship m. Agnes,
daughter of Sir Michad Poynings, Knt. He served
in the French and Irish wars : Utterly under John
of Oaimt, Duke of Lancaster, and dying in 13BS,
was «. by his son,
THOMAS BARDOLF, fifth Babon Babdolf—
iummoned to parliament, from 19th September,
13B0, to 9Sth August, 1404. This nobleman joining
Henry, Earl of Northumberland, Thomas, Earl
* In Gibson's Camden's Britannia, it is stated,
that Sir Robert Aguillon had a castle at the manor
of Addington in Surrey, which was hoUcn in fee,
by the lerjeantcy, to find in the king's kitdicn, on
the coronation day, a penon to make a dainty dish,
called, '* Mapigernoun, or DiUegrout," and serve
the same up to the king's table. This lerviee hfs
been regularly claimed by the lords of the seld
manor, and flowed at the respective ccmmatioas of
the kings of England.— Ban^y Rrtitwt Pwreffv.
E 99
BAS-
BAS
Marshal ' and Nottlngh«iA« and Richard Scroope,
Archbishop of York, in their rebellion, temp.
Henry IV.. (for which the earl marshal and arch-
Uahop were breaded at York.) he was forced,
with tlie earl of Northumberland, to fly to France,
but those lords returning in about three years
afterwards, and again raising the standard of insur-
rection in Yorkshire, they were attacked by the
sheriff and the power of the county at Bramham
Moor, where sustaining a total defeat, the earl fell
in the field, and Lord Bardolf died soon afterwards
of his wounds. His lordship had married Avicia.
daughter of Ralph. Lord Cromwell, and left two
daughters, via.
Aime, m. first, to Sir William Cliflbrd, Knt,
and secondly, to Reginald Lord Cobham.
Joane, m..to Sir William Phelip. K.G., (son
of Sir John Phelip, Knt., of Donynton, in
the county of Suflblk,) a valiant soldier in
the French wars of King Henry V., to which
monarch he was treasurer of the household,
and at his decease had the chief direction of
his funeral. Sir William is said to have
been raised to the peerage by letters patent,
as Lord BARDOLr, in the reign at Henry
VI.. but he was never summoned to par-
liament. By Joane Bardolf he left an only
daughter and heiress,
Elisabeth, who m. John, Viscount Beau-
mont. (See that dignity.)
• Thomas, the fifth and unfortunate Lord Bar-
dolf. dying thus, and bdng afterwards att^nted,
his Barony and large possessions became forfeited.
The estates were divided between Thomas Beau-
fort, Duke of Exeter, the king's brother. Sir George
Dunbar, Knt., and the queen; but the latter pro-
portion, upon the petition of Sir William CUflbrd
and his wife, and Sir William Phelip and his wife,
to the king, was granted in reversion after the
queen's decease, to those representatives of the
attainted nobleman. Dugdale states, "that Lord
Bardolf 's remains were quartered, and the quarters
disposed of, by being set upon the gates of London,
York, Lenne, and Shrewsbury, while the head was
placed upon one of the gates of Lincoln. His wi-
dow obtained permission, however, in a short time
to remove and bury them."
A]Uf»— As. three cinque folia, or.
BASSET — BARONS BASSET OF
WELDEN.
By Writ of Summons, dated eth February, U99,
S7th Edward L
ICincagc.
Few flsmilies in the early annals of England can
boast of a more eminent progenitor, than the Bas-
sets, and the descendants of few of the Anglo-
Norman nobles attidned a higher degree of power
tlian those of,
RALPH BASSET, who* is said to have been
raised by Henry I ., Arom a lowly condition, to
■ Li I.I II I II
• De ignoUli stirpe illustravit ac de pulvere (ut
Ita dicam,) extuliti datAque multi^Uci Auultate
super ooDsules et illustres oppidanos exaltavlt.
— <Orderlcus Viulis.
large possessions, and to have been " exalted above
earls and other eminent men," by -that monarch.
'Tis true he was constituted JuaTiCK of England,
and invested with the power of sitting in whatever
court he pleased and where he might list for the
administration of Justice ; but it is not equally cer-
tain that he was of so humble an origin, for we find
his son Ralph, in the reign of Stephen, " abound-
ing in wealth, and erecting a strong castle upon
some part of his inheritance in Normandy.** The
son having such an heritable property would oer-
tunly indicate that the family was of importance
in the dukedom, prior to the conquest of E^ngIand ;
it is not of any consequence, however, for Ralph
BAasKT required none of the artificial aids of
ancestry to attain distinction ; he had within him-
self powers sufficient at any period to reach the
goal of honour, but particularly in the rude age in
which he lived. To his wisdom we are said to be
indebted for many salutary laws, and among others
for that of fhmk pledge. Like all the great men of
his day, he was a most liberal benefactor to the
church. He d, in 1120, leaving issue,
Thurstins, who «. to the manor of Colston.
Thomas, ancestor of the Bassets of Hadding-
ton, from whom diverged the Wycombe
Bassets.
Richard, of whom presently. This Richard
is called the eldest son by Dugdale, and by
others, the second.
Nicholas, who was overthrown under the
banner of Stephen, fighting against the Em-
press Maud; and his son forfeited all the
estates to Henry II.
Gilbert, of Little Rissington. in the county of
Gloucester, ancestor of the Bassets of that
place.
The third son,
RICHARD BASSET, succeeded his fkther as
JusTicc of England, which high office he filled
in the latter part of King Henry I.'s reign, and
through the whole of King Stephen's. In the Ath
year of the latter monardi, he was sheriff of Surrey,
Cambridge, and Huntingdonshire, with Alerlc de
Vere; and he served the same office for Essex,
Hertford, Buckingham, Bedlbrd, Norfolk. Suflblk,
Ncnrthampton, and Leicestershires. His lordship
m. Maud, only daughter and heirea of GeofArey
Ridel, Lord of Witheringe, by Geva, daughter of
Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester, and had issue,
Geoflnrey, who, flrom his mother, assumed the
surname of ** BideL"
Ralph, of Drayton, in the county of Staffiard
(a lordship bestowed upon his mother by
the Earl of Chester).
William, of Sapcoate.
He d, — — and was «. by his eldest son,
GEOFFREY RIDEL. This ffradal lord married
twice, and had issue by both wives, by the first, two
sods: via.
Gbopfrby, who obtained the principality of
Blaye, in Franoei
Richard, of whom presently.
By the secxnd, one son,
Hugh, from whom the present baronets
RiDBLL derive.
BA8
HAS
Geoflkey Ridd wm «b at his deeeMe by hk eldest
MUTiTing son, who n ■turning hit patemal tur-
■ame, aod iwting hinuelf at WeUen, in North-
ampUaahire, became
RICHARD BASSET* V WMm, and was «. by
hiaion,
RALPH BASKET, who. in the Sod of Henry III.,
paid thirty marks for the fifteen knighta* fees he
tb«t held, upon the levy of the first scutage for the
king. He d. sometime before the year lSft7» and
was a. by his son,
RALPH BASSET, who had Uvery of his lands,
npoBi doing homage in the 49nd Henry III. He
was «. by his son.
RICHARD BASSET, who A in U7«, aad was s.
by his son.
RALPH BASSET, who d. \n UM, and was «. by
his son.
RICHARD BASSET, who was summoned to
parliament, on the 6th of February, 1189, as
«• Ri€hard» Batmt ds fFdU^" la the 34th Edward
I., his lordship was in the expedition made against
die Scots, in the retinue of Almare de Valence,
Earl of Pembroke, and being subsequently engaged
in the same serrice, he was slain at the battle
of Strevriyn. He was «. by his son. (then in mi>
nority, whose wardship was granted to Richard de
Grey,)
RALPH BASSET, second baron, who oudUng
proof of his age. had livery of his lands in the
15th Edward II. His kirdship «. Joane, daughter
of John de la Pole, dtissn of London, and had
Ralph, his successor.
Elesnor. m. to Sir John Knyvett* Lord Chao<
cellor of England.
Joane, m. to Sir Thomas Ayleslmry. Knt.
His lordship was a. at his deoesse by his son.
RALPH BASSET, third banm. but never sum-
moned to parliament This nobleman becoming
a canon regular in the priory of Laund. his son
and heir,
RALPH BASSET, ddng his homage, had livery
of all his fither's lands, and dylqg in the 8th of
Richard IL. was «. by his son.
RICHARD BASSET, jiho died «. p. in the lOth
of Henry IV*. leaving his cousins.
sal
2 0 9
«S 8 i
Sir John Aylesbury
and
John KnyvetL
Heirs to his ex-
tensive estates,
but the barony
appears to have
existed with the
baron who had
been summoned
to parliament
only. Wherefore,
though, is not
very inteiligiUe^
The male line of Sir John Aylesbury failed with
son Sir Thomas, who left two daughters, oo-
luunely,
Isabel* wifie of Sir Thomas Chaworth, KnL
Elaaaor, m. to Humphrey StaAnd, of Oraflon.
Anns Of, three piles« gu. within a bordure. Sa.
I
BASSET — BARONS BASSET, OF
DRAYTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 14th December, li64,
48th Henry II L
In the 4and year ot King Henry IlL
RALPH BASSET, Lord of Drayton, in the
county of Stallbrd, great grandson of Richard
Basset, Justice of England, and his wife Maud
Ridel, had summons, (amongst other great men.)
to attend the king at Chester, well Aimished with
horse and arms, to oppoae the incursions of the
Welsh. But in the 4Bth of the same monarch,
having Joined Simon Montlbrd. Earl of Leicester,
and thr other rebelUous barons, he was appointed
the next year, after tlae defeat of the king's anw
at Lewes, and capture of the king, governor for
those lords of the castles of Salop and Bruges. He
fell, however, before the close of the same year, at
the battle of Evesham. It Is said, that when the
Earl of Leicester pefceived the great force and
order of the royal army, calculating upon defeat,
he conjured Ralph Basset and Hugh Dispenser to
retire, and reserve themselves for better times; but
they bravely answered, *• that if he perished, they
would not desire to Uva" Lord Basset m. Mar-
garet, daughter of Roger de Someri, Baron of
Dudley, and widow of Urian SL Pierre, and had
Ralph, his successor.
Maud, m. to John Lord Grey de Wilton.
Notwithstanding the death of Lord Basset, thus
in arms against the king, his widow was so Csvoured
by the monarch, as to have the chief of his estates
settled upon her for lifie, but soon afterwards taking
the veil, she passed her title in those lands to her
son,
RALPH BASSET, second baron, who had sum-
mons to parliament, £3d June. U95, as '* BmUtlphtu
Bastet de Dit^fUm," This nobleman was engaged in
the French and Scottish wars of King Edward I.
In the latter, as one of the retinue of Edmund,
Earl of Lancaster, the king's brother. His lordship
m. Joan,* daughter of John Grey. Justice of Chester,
and had Issue.
Rajuph, his successor.
Margaret, m, Edmund, baron of Stafford, the
great-grandson of which marriage, Thomab,
Eau. op Stappobo, was one of the heirs to
Ralph, last Lord Basset of Drayton. '
Maud, m, to William de Herei, the great-great-
grand-daughter of which marriage. Alic^
wife of Sir William Chaworth, Knt, was one
of the heirs to Ralph, last Lord Basset of
Drayton, of whom at conclusion.
His lordship d, in UHQ, and was «. by his son.
RALPH BASSET, third Lord Battet qf Drayton,
summoned to parliament firom 89th December, liW.
to 25th February, 134S. This nobleman was one of
the eminent persons made knights of the bath with
e Dugdale. under Basset of Drayton, makes this
huly as above, but under Grey, of Wilton, he calls
her the daughter of RcginaU Grey, the son of
John. 1
BAS
BA8
Prince Edward, in the 34th of Edward I, and who
attended the Idng that year into Scotland, but re-
turning thence without leave, order* were iwued to
the aheriA of Stafford, Nottingham, and Derby-
ahire. to lelse his lands : he received, however, his
pardon in the following year. His lordship was, for
several years afterwards, in constant service in Scot-
land. In the 15th Edward II. he was joined in com-
mission with John de Somerl. to seise the castle of
Kenilworth for the king, by reason ot the forfeiture
of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and in the same year
was oonstitttted steward of the Duchy of Aqquitane.
During his government there. Lord Basset was em-
broiled in a contest with the king of France, but
being supported by his royal roaster, he bade defi-
ance to the wrath of the French monarch. He did
not remain long, however, in that government, but
returning to England in the year but oneafterwards.
he waa made constable of Dover Castle, and warden
of the Cinque Ports. In the 1st and 7th of Edward
III. he was again in the Scottish wars, and in the
8th of the same reign, he was appointed Justice of
North Wales. His lordship m. Joane. daughter of
Thomas Beaachamp, Earl of Warwick, and had
issue.
Ralph, who m. Alice, daughter of Nicholas.
Lord Audley. and dying before his father,
anno 1323, left issue,
Ralph, successor to his grandfather.
Isabd.* m. to Sir Thomas Shirley, ances-
tor of the present Eari. FKaitARa.
Ralph. Lord Bassett. of Drayton, d. 85th February.
1343. and was «. by his grandson.
RALPH BASSET, Ath Lord Baatet qf Drayton »
tammoned to parliament from 35th December.
1357, to 6th December. 1389. This nobleman was
distinguished in arms during the reigns of Edward
III. and Richard 11., and was honoured with the
garter, in consequence of which, his achievement is
stUl to be seen in one of the stalls of 4he chapel at
WindMV. His lordship m. Joane. sister of John,
Duke of Britanny, but had no issue. He d. 10th
May, 1300, directhig by his wiU. that his body
should be buried at Lichfield, near the altar of St
Nicholas, and devising his estates, according to
aome authOTities, to Sir Hugh Shirley, his nephew,
son of his sister Isabel (see above), upon condition
that he should assume the surname and arms of
Basset, In failure of which proviso, those estates
were then to pass to his courin, Edmund, Lord Staf-
ford. But the matter is diflferently represented by
other authorities ; it is certain, however, that great
disputes arose after the decease of Lord Basset, be-
tween Humphrey, Earl of Stafford, and Sir Thomas
Chaworth, Knt, regarding the lordship of Cotaton-
Basset, in the county of Nottingham, but it does
not appear that the Shirleys were engaged in it, nor
did they take the name of Basset. Amongst other
directions. Lord Basset orders in his will, that the
person, whomsoever it should be, that should first
adopt his surname and arms, should have the use of
Us great velvet bed during his life; and to the
same person he also bequeathed four silver basons,
• It U doubtftU whetfaor this lady was legitimate
ornoc
8B
with two ewers, whereon his arms were gimven. six
silver dishes, two silver pots, and four chargers,
all marked with his arms; as also a cup. with cover
gilt, having one ring on the side thereof. His lord-
ship constituted Walter Skydaw, Bishop of Dur>
ham, Richard Scrope. Bishop of Cliester, and Sir
Ridiard Scrope, Knt., his executors. The Babom v
OP BAaasT has remained in abeyance since the de-
cease of this nobleman, which can only be accounted
for by the presumption, that Isabd. Lady Shirley,
was not the legitimate daughter of his lordship's
father, and the supposition becomes almost a . cer-
tainty by the inquisitions taken after the baron's
decease: according to the first, Thomas, Earl of
Staffbrd, was found to be his cousin and next heir ;
and by the second, the same Thomas. Earl of Staf-
ford, and Alice, the wife of Sir John Chaworth,
were found his cousins and next heirs, without any
mention whatever of his next rdative, were she .
legitimate, laaM, Ladjf Shiriey.
Auc»— or, three plies gu. a canton erm.
BA8SET — BARONS BASSET OF
SAPCOATE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 14th December,
IflU, 49 Henry IIL
ICiiuagc.
This branch of the BAsasTs was founded by
WILLIAM BASSET, one of the itinerant Jus-
tices for Yorkshire, in the 21st Henry II., who
settled at Sapcoate in Leicestershire, and was
younger brother of Ralph Basset, Lord of Drayton,
in the county of Stafford : as deputy to whom he
executed the office of sheriiT of Warwick and Lei-
cestershire, in the 9th of the same monarch's reign.
In the 10th he was sheriff of L^cestershire himself :
from the nth to half of the 16th years, inclusive,
sheriff of both shires, and from the S3rd to the 30th,
sheriff of Lincolnshire To this William Basset
succeeded his son,
SIMON BASSET, who m. in the 6th of
Richard I., one of the daughters and co-heiresses
of William Avenel. of Haddon, in the county of
Derby, and was «. by his son,
RALPH BASSET. This feudal tord held the
sherifiUty of Lincolnshire tnm the 85th to the 89th
of Henry III., inclusive, and in four years after
performed a pilgrimage to St. James in Oallida.
In the 4Snd of the same monarch he received com-
mand to attend the king at Chester, to repd the
incursions of the Wdsh. and he was oonstituted in
that year governor of Northampton Castle. But
after the battle of Lewes, being summoned to the
parliament, which the barons held in the king's
name (49 Henry III.), he subsequently sided with
Simon Montford, Earl of Ldcester, and fdl with
that ambitious noble at the battle ot Evesham on
the 4th August, 1865. His lordship espoused Mill-
sent, one of the daughters and co-heiresses of Robert
de Chaucombe, and was «. by his son,
SIMON BASSET, second baron, who had sum-
mons in the S8nd of Edward I. to attend the king,
wheresoever he should be, to advise touching the
important afBurs of the realm, and waa shortly
BAY
BAY
to come to PHtnuottth oo the
let of September, well equipped wtth hotw emu,
mad to ecoompeny the king into Geieaiiy.^ His lord-
ehip wee «. by his soo,
RALPH BASSET, third Beron Besset of Sep-
coete, who hed suounons to perlisment from the
8th Jsauery, ia71, to 8th October, 1372. HU lord-
ehip was one of the gallant soldiers of the nuurtial
reifB of Edward III., and shared in the Tories of
CBJsaaT. We find him, however, subsequently ex-
pcricndng some of the vidasitudes of a soldier's
fintune; for being again in France in the 46th of
Bdward IILf under the commend of the Duke of
Tjmraster, end sustaining great losses at Douchy
and Rabjrmont, he was reproved by the Ung upon
his return, which preceded that of the duket His
lordship «k Ibst, SybU, dau^ter of Sir Giles Astley,
AUce, who «•. Sir Robert Moton, Knt, and
carried into thet fiunily the estates of Sap-
ooate and Castle Bythmn, (the latter came
to the BasseU through the ColviUes.) which
subsequently denied upon the ISuaily of
Pide, by themarriege of Eliariieth, daughter
end oo-helreasof Reginald Moton, with Ralph
Pole of Radbome, and continued in that
Ikmily until the beginning of the last cen-
tury, when the greater pert of them were
aUamted by sele.
Lord nssset, of Sepcoete, in. secondly, Alice* daugh-
ter of John Diiby, end had another daughter,
Elisabeth, who m. Richard, Lord Grey, of
Codnor, of which line Henry, lest Lord
Grey of Codnor, who d. in 1406, without
legitimate male issue, bequeathed to his
bastard son, Rkftorri Ore^, the manor of
' RatdMb-upon-Trent, in the county of Not-
tingheak— and Elisabeth, the dau^ter and
heirass of the said Richard, marrying
Rlcfaaid, third son of Sir Richard Sache-
▼erd, that estate came in the course of
descent also to the Pole fiunily, now repre-
sented by Sacherercl Pole, Esq., of Radbome
Hall, in the county of Derby.
Hie lordship d. in 1^, and the Baeont or
BAaarr ov Sapooats, Ml inro abstancb b^
tweenhis two deuf^teis, and so oonlinues amongst
AajUb^-^Ar. two bars undto sa.
NoCe->Dugdale disposesof Alice, the elder daugh-
ter and oo-hctaess of the last Lord Basset, of Sap-
ooate, dUhrently. He manles her to Sir Laurence
Dutton, Knt. ) but the statement above, from
Banks, appeers the more probaMa
BAVBNT — BARONS BAVENT.
By Wilt of Summons, dated 8th Jenuary J
I31S, 6 Edward IL
ICiiuagc.
In theiSth of Bdward L
ROBERT BAVENT was in the expedition made
then Into Oaaeony, and in the 30th of the aeme
monardi he obtained a charter for a weekly market
at Marom, in the county of Lincoln. In Uie 6th of
Edward IL he was summoned to pailfameot as
BAaoN Batsnt. His lordship was «. at his decease
by his son,
THOMAS BAVENT, second baron, but never
summoned to parliament, who. In the 4th of
Edward IIL, obtained license for a weekly market
at Eston-Bavent, In the coimty of Suflblk. His
lordship was «. by his son,
PETER BAVENT, third baron, but not sum-
moned to parliament. This nobleman d. in 1370,
leaving two daughters and co-heiresses, vis.
/"between whom the BAaoifv or
Eleanor,J BAvnifT fell into abbyancb, and
Cecily, J it so continues amongst their de-
i^scendants, if there be any.
Ami 8.^Ar. a diief indented sa.
BAYNINO— VISCOUNTS BAYNINO,
OF SUDBURY.
By Letters Patent, dated 8th Mardi, lfl87»
3 Charles IL
SIR PAUL BAVNING. Babt., (so crested t4th
September, l61S,)of Bentley-Parva, in the county of
Essex, (son of Paul Bayning, Esq., one of the sh»>
riA of London, in the rdgn of Elisabeth, anno
IfiOS,) was devated to the peerage on the 87th Fe-
bruary, 1897, in the dignity of Bauow Batnino,
^ Hoirk9d«if-BenH«if, in the eounip <^f Ernes, and
advanced to the rank of Viacouirr Batnino, t^f
Stidbwrp, in the eountp ^f Si^ffhlk, on the 8th of
March, in the same year. His lordship m. Anne,
daughter of Sir Henry Glemham, of Olemham, In
the county of Suffolk, Knt., and had Issue-^
Paul, his succenor.
Cecilia, m, Henry Viscount Newark, who suc-
ceeded his Csther, in 1643, in the earldom of
Kingston, and was created MARguxes of
DoncHBSTBn in the following year, by
whom she had twosurviving daughters i via.—
Ajme, m. to John, Lord Ros, afterwards
carl of Rutland, a marriage dissolved by
parliament in 1608.
Grace died unmarried in 1703.
Anne, m. to Henry Murray, Esq., one ot the
grooms of the bedchamber to King Charles L
This lady was created ViecouNTsaa Bav-
Hiico,ofFoxley. (See that dignity.)
Mary. m. first, to William Viscount Orandl-
son, and secondly, to Christopher, Earl of
Anglesey.
Elisabeth, m, to Francis Leonard, Lord Dacre.
The Viscount died «« at his own house, te Mark-
lane, within the city of London," on the a8th July,
18S9, and was sucoseded by his son,
PAUL BAVNING, second viscount, who m.
Pendope, only daughter and heiress of Sir Robert
Naunton, Knt., master of the court of ward and
liveries, by whom he left two daughters i vis.—
Anne, m, to Aubrey de Vere, Eerl of Oxford.
Penelope, m. to the Hon. John Herbert, young-
est son of Philip, fourth earl of Pembroke,
aild first earl of Montgomery.
His lordship dying thus without male issue, all
his honours bxfibbd, while his estates passed to
daughters, as co-beireBMs.
w
BEA
BEA
BEAUCHAMP— EARLS OP WAR-
WICK.
Cxctttion of William the Conqueror, and conveyed
to the family of Beauchamp hy Isabel de Mauduit,
wife of William de Beauchamp, foudal Baron of
Elmley.
Amongst the moat eminent Norman fkmtUet in
the train of the Conqueror, was that of Bbauchamp,
and amongst thoie that shared most liberally in the
spoils of the conquest.
HUGH DE BEAUCHAMP, the companion in
arms of the victorious Norman, whoobtained grants
to a very great extent from his triumphant chief,
as he appears, at the general survey, to be possessed
of large estates in Hertford, Buckingham, and Bed-
fordshires, was the founder of this illustrious house
in England. This Hugh had issue-
Simon, who died «.|i.
Payne, ancestor of the Beaachamps, of Bed-
ford.
Walter, of whom presently.
Milo, of Eaton, in the county of Bedford.
AdeUne, m. to Walter Espee, Lord of Kirk-
ham and Hdmesley, in the county of
York.
The third son,
WALTER DE BEAUCHAMP, of Elmley Cas-
tle, In the eonnty of GkNioeater, having married
EmeUne, daughter and heiress of Urso de Abitot,
constable of the Castle of Worcester, and hereditary
dieriiT of Worcestershire, (who was brother of Ro-
bert le Despenaer, steward to the conqueror,) was
invested with that sheriHUty by King Henry L, and
obtained a grant from the same monarch (to whom
he was steward) of all the lands beionging to Roger
de Worcester, with a confirmation of certain lands
given to him by Adelise, widow of his fkther-in-law,
the said Ursow Walter de Beauchamp was «., as
well in his estates as in the royal stewardship, by his
WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, who, for his
seal in the caose of the Empress Maud, was dispos-
sessed of the Castle of Worcester by King Stephen,
to which, and aU his other honours and estates,
however, he was restored by King Henry II. ; and
in that monarch's reign, besides the sherlflUty of
Worcestershire, whidi he enjoyed by inherftanoe,
he was' sheriff of Warwickshire (Sd Henry IL),
sheriff of Gloucestershire (trom the 3d to the 9th
Henry II. inclusive), and sheriff of Herefordshire
(from the fith to the 16th Henry IL indusive). Upon
the levy of the assessment towards the manisge
portion of one of King Henry's daughters, this
powerfril fondal k>rd certified his knight's foes to
amount to fifteen. He m. Maud, daughter of
William Lord Braoae, of Oowar, and was «., at his
decease, by his son,
WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, who m. Joane,
dau^ter of Sfar Thomas Walerie; and dying before
the 13th of King iohn** reign, was «. by Us son (a
minor, whose wardship and marriage Roger de
Mortimer and Isabri, his wife, obtained for 3000
marks),
WALTER DE BEAUCHAMP. ThU foudal
30
lord was appointed governor of Hanley Castle, In
the county of Worcester, in the 17th of King John,
and entrusted with the custody of the same shire in
that turbulent year ; but proving fiuthkss to the
king, and Joimng the insunectionary barons, all his
lands were sdxed by the crown, and hinuielf e»-
communicated, a course of proceeding which ezi-
torted immediate submiasion to his temporal and
spiritual lords; tm we find him soon after making
his peace with the king, and soliciting absolution
fhmi Oualo, the legate, which absolution he seems
to have obtained, for, upon giving security to
Henry IIL, who had Just then succeeded to the
throne, he had restitution of his castle at Worcester,
with his hereditary sherMUty. Walter de Beau-
champ IN. Bertha, daughter of William Lord Braoee,
by whom he had two sons, Walcherine and James.
Of this nobleman we find frirther, that, being one
of the ftgiwis mmnhan, he gave aeoirity to the
king for his fUthfrU services (with the other lords-
marchers), until peace should be ftilly settled in the
realmi and for the better performance thereof, gave
up James, his younger son, as a hostagOi He A in
IS35, and was «. by his dder son,
WALCHELINE DE BEAUCHAMP, who m.
Joane, dau^ter of Roger, Lord Mortimer, and
dying in the same year as his fother, was «. by an
only son,
WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, feudal Lord of
Elmley. This nobleman attended King Henry IIL,
in the 87th year of his reign, into Oascoigne, and in
two yean afterwards mardied imdcr the banner of
Robert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, against the
Scots. In the 41st of the same rogn he had sum-
mons (with other illustrious persons) to meet the
king at Chester on the feest day of St. Peter, at
Fineuls, wdl fitted with horse and arms to oppose
the incursions of Lewdine, Prince of Wales. In
conaideration of which services the king, at the
request of the said Earl of Gloucester, respited the
payment of certain moneys, due by him to the
exchequer, until a further time. His lordship had
several similar summonses in the same reign, the
highest proof at that period of power, proweu, and
loyalty. Lord Beaaduunp m. Isabd, dau^ter of
William Mauduit, of Hanslape, in the county of
Bucks, heritable chamberlain of the exchequer, and
sister and heiress of William Maudcit, Earl or
Warwick, (who inherited that dignity from his
cousin, Mscgery de Newburgh, Counteu of War-
wick, in the year 1S83,) which lady had, in /HuOr-
marHage, tU her father's lands at Ledecumbe, with
a proviso, that shouU those lands not amount to
£90k a year, that sum should be made up els^
whera His lordship made his will in 1968, the
year in which he died, and bequeathed ** to Walter,
his Ion, signed with the cross, for a pilgrimage to
the Holy Land, on the behalf of the tesutor (his
fother), and Isabel, his mother, two hundred marks.
To Joane, his daughter, (who m. Bartholomew de
Sudley,) a canopy sometime bdongiug to SL Wol-
Stan, and abook of Lancelot, which he (tbetestator)
lent them. To Isabel, his daui^ter, a silver cup.
To SibiU, his daughter, towards ber marriage, all
the money due to him from his son William ; and
forty macka more* with thelaad wlfich pa boughr
BfiA
B£A
in firitlamton; to cnjof ttntil tke UmniU be mar-
ried, and no longa*. To San^, Ua daughtar. (who
m. Richard Talbot,) a hundred marka for her mar-
riage portion. To William* his ddert sod, the cup
and homes of SL Hugh ; and to the oounteaa, his
wife, a ring, with a robf in it. To Sir Roger de Mor-
timer.aring; toSir BarthokMneirdaSadky,aring.
To the friera-minon of Wocceatcr, Ibrty shillings.
To the fHera-minors of Gloncester, one mark. To
the hoepital of St. Wolatan, at Woroetter, one
mark. To the hoapital of St. Oswald there, ten
shillings, &C., &C. To the church of Salewark, a
house and garden near the parsonage, to find a lamp
oontinually burning therein, to the honor of God,
the blessed Virgin, St. Katherine, and St. Mar-
garet." Besidea tlie daughters msntioned above,
l<ord Beaochamp left four sons, via.
William, of whom presently.
John, of Holt, in the county of Woroester.
Walter, of Powyke and Alceater.
Thomas, died «. p.
The eldest son,
WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, inherited not
only the feudal barony of Elmley from his father,
but had previously derived from his mother the
■ARLDOM ow Warwick, (originally possessed by
the Newburgfas,) and the barony of Hanslape
(which had belonged to the Mauduits). This emi-
nent nobleman was a distinguished captain in the
Welsh and Scottish wars of King Edward L '< In
the iSrd year of which reign, being in Wales with
the king,** aa Du^lala relates, *• he performed a
notable exploit; namely, hearing that a great body
of the Welah were got U^^ether in a pbdn, betwixt
two woods, and to secure themsdves, had fastened
their pikes to the ground, slopping towards their
assaihrnts, he marched thither with a choice com-
pany of croaa-bow-men and archers, and in the
night time encompassing them about, put betwixt
every two hoxaemen, one cross-bow-man, which
cross-bow-man, killing many of them that held the
pikes, the horse charged in suddenly, and made a
'^^'7 great alau^ter. Thb was done near Mont'
gomery." His lordship m. Maud, widow of Girard
de Fnniival, and one of the four daughters and co-
heircsaes of Richard Fits-John, son of John Fita-
Gefl^, chief justioe of Ireland, by whom ha had
surviving ianie—
Ginr, his successor.
Isabel, nu to Peter Chaworth.
Maud, m. to Rithcow
Margaret, m. to John Sudley.
/'nuns at Shouldhain, in the county
Anne, J of Norfolk, a monastery founded by
Amy^ J his lordship's maternal great grand-
i^&ther.
William de Beauchamp, first Earl of Warwick of
that fiunily, d. in 1296, and was «. by his eldest
GUV DE BEAUCHAMP, secondaer/, so called in
memory of his celebrated predecessor, the Saxon,
Gmr, Earl OF Warwick. This. nobleman acquired
hs^ military renown in the martial reign of Ed-
ward L, distinguishing himself at the battle of Fal-
kirk, for irhich he was rewarded with extensive granu
of lands in Scotland, at the fi«^ of Caerlaveiock,
upbndiftwptoccasioaa beside hayond the aa^
In the reign of Edward IL he likewise played a very
prominent pert. In 1310 his lordship was in the
fnmmiwioii appointed by parliament to draw up
reguJattaos for " the well governing of the king-
dom and of the king's houadiold,'* in oonsequence of
the oomipt influence exercised at that period by
Plera GeeeifoM, in the aJIkirs of the rsahn, through
the unbounded partiality of the kingt and in two
yean afterwards, when that unhappy favorite MI
into the hands of his enemies upon the surrender of
Searbocough Caatle, his lordship violently sdaad
upon Ma person, and after a summary trial, caused
him to be beheaded at Blacklow Hill, near Warwick.
The earl's hostJlity to Gaveston is said to have bea
much increased by learning that the favorite had
nicknamed hire ** ih4 Bladt Doff qf Jrde$Mo.** For
this unwarrantable proeeeding his lordship, and all
others concerned therein, received within two yean
the royal pardon, but ha ia supposed to have
evoitually perished by poison, ndrnJiristerad in re-
venge by the partiaans of Gaveston. The earl m»
Alice, rdict of Thomas de Layboume, daughter of
Ralph de Toni, of Flamsted, in the county of
Herts, and sbter and heiress of Robert de Toni, by
whom he had issu^^
THOMAa, his successor, whose sponsors were,
Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster,
and Henry his brother, and Thomas de
Warrington, prior of Kenilworth.
John, a very eminent person in the reign of
Edward IIL, bring captain of Calais, ad-
miral of the fleet, axAiroARn rbarsr at
CRBaav, and one of the original knights of
the GartCT. He was summoned to parlia-
ment as a BAROH , but dying «. p. the dignity
expired. .
Maud, m. to GeoflVey, Lord Say.
Emma, m. to Rowland Odingsds.
Isabel, f». to John Clinton.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Thomas Astley, Knt.
Lucia, m. to Robert de Napton.
This great Earl of Warwick, was like most of the
nobles of his time,, a munificent benefsctor to the
church, having bestowed Isnds upon several reli-
gious houses, and founded a chantry of priests at
his manor of Elmley. His will bean date, '* at
Warwick Castls, on Afunday next after the
feast of St. James the Apostle, An. 1315," and by it
he bequeaths to Alice his wife, a propcvtion of hia
plate, with a crystal cup, and half his bedding { aa
also, all the vestments' and books belonging to hia
chappel ; the' other moiety of his beds, rings, and
jewels, he gives to his daughters. To his son
Thomas, his hmt coat of mail, hdmet, and suit of
harness; to his son John, his second coat of mail,
Ac, appointing that all the rest of his armour,
bows, and other warlike provtMom*, should remain
In Warwick Castle for his heir. His lordship, im-
mediately before his death, obtained a grant from
the king, that his executon should have the custody
of his linds during the minority of his heir, so*
counting for the receipts to the exchequer at
Michaelmas and Easter every year, provided that
his castles of Elmley and Warwick, should not be
disposed of, without a special license fkora the
at
B£A
B£A
crown. But notwithftandtaig this grant, and a ocm-
flnnation thereof, after the earl't death to John
Hamelyn, and the other executoxv, the king aoon
afterward* paned the custody of those caatles "kad
lands, by new letters patent, to Hugh le Despencer,
the elder, in satisfaction of a deht of £6,770* asserted
to be due to Despencer by the crown. Alice, widow
of the earl, had very extensive estates assigned her
in dowry, in the November following the death of
her husband, and in the next year she paid a fine of
five hundred marics, for Ucence to marry William
La Zouche, of Aahby, in the county of Leicester,
to whom she was accordingly wedded. The earl d.
at Warwick Castle, on the 12th of August, 1315, and
was «. by his ekiest son, then but two yean of
THOMAS DE BEAUCHAMP, third earl, regard-
ing whom we find the king (Edward IL) in two years
subsequently soliciting a dispensation trora the pope,
to enable him to marry his cousin Catherine, daughter
of Roger de Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore, under
whose guardianship the young earl had been placed {
an alliance eventually formed, when his lordship had
completed his fifteenth year. In two years after-
wards, the earl by special licence firom the crown,
was allowed to do homage, and to assume his here-
ditary offices of Sherifi' of Worcestershire, and
Chamberlain of the Exchequer. This nobleman
sustained in the brilliant reign of Edward III., the
high military renown of his illustrious progenitor,
and became distinguished in arms almost fh>m his
boyhood. So early as the third year of that mo-
narch, he commanded the left wing of the king's
army at Wyaonfosse, where Edward proposed to
give the French battle, and ftom that period was
the constant companion of the king, and his gallant
son, in all their splendid campaigns. At Cressy,
he had a principal command in the van ot the
English army, iwder the Prince of Wales, and at
Poictiers, where Dugdale says he fought so long
and so stoutly, that his hand was galled with the
exercise of his sword and pole-axe : he personally
took William de Melleun, Archbishop of Sens,
prisoner, for whose ransom he obtained dght thou-
sand marks. Alter these heroic adiievemcnts in
France, the earl arrayed himself under the banner
of the crocs, and reaped firesh laurels on the plains
of Palestine, whence upon his return he brought
home the son of the King of Lithuania, whom he
had christened at London by the name of Thomas,
answering for the new convert himself at the baptis-
mal font; for his lordship was not more distin-
guished by his valour than his piety, as his num»>
rous and liberal donations to the church while
living, and bequests at his decease, testily. This
nobleman rebuilt the walls of Warwick Castle,
which had been demolished in the time of the
Manduits; adding strong gates, with Ibrtifled gate-
ways, and embattled towers; he likewise founded
the choir of the collegiate church of St Mary,
built a booth hall in the market place, and made
the town of Warwick toU tree. His lordship had
issue, by the countess already mentioned, six
sons, and nin« daughters : vis.
Guy, called by Dugdale, a <« stout souktier,"
m. Philippa, daughter of Henry, Lord Fer-
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at Shouldham,
Norfolk.
In
rars, of Groby, and dying before his Ikther,
left three daughters: vis.
Katherine,
Elisabeth,
Margaret,
Thomas, inheritor of the honors.
Reynbume, who left an only daughter, Alia^
nore, wife of John Knight of Hanslape, in
the county of Bucks, by whom she left a
daughter, Emma, whom. Forster, from
whom the Forsters of Hanslape derived.
John, "^
^ogfr* |-*U d, unm.
Hierom, 3
Maud,* m. to Roger de Cliflbrd.
Philippa, m. to Hi^h, Earl of Staflbtd.
Alice, m. to John, Lord Beaudiamp, of Haoche,
in the county of Somerset.
Joane, m. to Ralph, Lord Basset, of Drayton.
Isabel, m. first, to John, Lord Strange, of Black-
mere, and secondly, to William Ulford, Earl
Suflblk.
Margaret, m. to Guy de Montibrd, after whose
decease, she took the vril at Shouldham.
Agnes, m. first, — Cokesay, and afterwards
BardolU
Juliana, d. unm.
Catharine took the veil at WroxhaQ, in War-
wickshire.
The earl was one of the original knights of the Gar-
ter. His lordship d* on the 13th November, 1369, of
the plague at Calais, where he was then employed in ■
his military capacity, and had Just achieved a vic-
tory over the French; he was «. by his eldest son,
Thomas, fourth Earl, K.G. who was appointed
by parliament, governor of the young king, Richard
IL in the third year of that monarch's reign, but did
not long enJoy the office, for we find him in arms
with Thomas, Duke of Gloucester, (the king's
uncle,) long before the miOo'i^ of Richard, con-
straining the assembling of parliament, for which
proceeding, however, in several years afterwards, he
was seised at a f<east given to him by the king—tried
and condemned to death— a sentence commuted by
the king, at the instance of the Eari of Salisbury, to
banishment to the Isle of Man, while his castle and
manors of Warwick, with his other estates, were
granted to Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent, to whom
the custody of his son and hdr, Richard Beau-
champ, was also confided. From the Isle of Man,
the Earl was brought back to the Tower of London,
and imprisoned there during the remainder of King ,
Riduud's reign ; but upon the accession of Henry
IV. he was released, and re-instated in all his honors
and possessions. His lordship m. Margaret, daugh-
ter of William, Lord Ferrars, of Groby, and had
issue,
* Those lakes' portraitures are curiously drawn,
and placed in the windows on the south side of the
quire of the collegiate church at Warwick, in the
habit of their time. Seven of them were married,
and have their paternal armes upon their inner gar-
ments ; and on their outer mantle, their husbandi^
armes ; the picture of Isabd, who married twice, is
twice drawn.— DM^/e^s BoroiMgv.
)^
t
B£A
RicSAftD, Ida auccenor, Ibr whom King
Riduurd IL and Rldiard Scrope* then
Biahop of Coventry and LidhAeld, (aftor-
Arcfabiaht^ of York.) atood apon-
Katfacrtne, d. yovmg.
Inima.
The Earl d. fai I40I and waa «. by hia aon,
RICHARD DB BEAUCHAMP, fifth earl. &.S8th
January. 1381. Thia nobleman waa mada a knight of
Che Bath at the coronation of King Henry IV.. and
at the oorooation of the Queen in the following year,
atfainfid high reputation for the gallantry he had
di^lsyedintheliata. Inthe Mh year of theaame
monardi. he waa pio-eBainently diatingwiahwl againat
Owen Glandower. wboae banner he captured, and put
the rebel hlmaglf to flight i and about theaame time,
he won freah lanreb in the memorable battle of
Shrewabury, agaioat the Perdea, after which, he waa
made a Itnight of the moat noble order of the Garter.
Of hia loidahip'a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Dug-
dale givea the ftdlowing aooottnt>--<* In the 9th of
Henry IV.. obtaining licence to viait the Holy Land,
he fitted himadf with all neceaaariea for that journey.
aed the aea : in which voyage, viaiting hia
I. the D0KB or Babb. he waa nobly received
and entertained by him for eight daya. who thence
itowMiniiaHied him to Paria; where being arrived,
the King of France then wearing the crown, in re-
verence of that holy feaat, made him to alt at hia
table, and at hia departure, lent an herald to oon«
duct him aafely through that realm. Out of which,
entering Lumbardy. he waa met by another herald
tram Sir Pandulph Malaoet. with a diallenge to
perfonn certain ftaMa oi arma with him at Verona,
upon a day aialgned. for the order of the Garter ;
and in the prcacnceof Sir Galiotof Mantua ; where-
nnto he gave hia aaaent. And aa aoon aa he had per-
formed hia pilgrimage at Rome, returned to Verona,
where he and hia challenger were firat to Juat, next
to fight with axca. afterwarda with arming aworda.
and lastly with aharp d^^gen. At the day and
place aaaigned for whidi exerdaea. came great reaort
of people. Sir Pandulph entning the liata with nine
speara borne before him: but the act of apeara
being ended, they fell to it with axea ; in which en-
counter Sir Pandulph received a aore wound on the
aboulder. and had been utterly atain. but that Sir
Galiot cried peace."
" When he came to Jenualem, he had much re-
apect ahewed him by the patriardi'a deputy, and hav-
ing performed hia oflbringa at the aepulchre of our
Saviour, he aet up hia arma on the north aide of the
templ& While at Jenualem. a noble peraon, caUed
Baltredam. (the Soldan'a lieutenant.) hearing that
he waa deicended from the Camoua Sir Guy, of War-
wick, whoaeatory they had in booka of thdr own lan-
guage, invited him to hia palace, and royally feaating
him. « piaeeuted him with three precioua atonea of
great value,* beaidea dl^era cloatha of ailk and gold
given to hia aervanta. Where thia Baltredam told
hfan privately, that he feithftilly believed aa he did.
though he durat not diacover himaelf ; and rehearaed
the articlea of the creed. But on the morrow he
B£A
Sir Baltredam'a aervanu, and gave (ham
acarlet. with other Engliah doath, which being
ahewed toSlr Baltredam. he returned again to him.
and aaid, he would wear hia livery, and be manhal
of hia halL Whereupon he gave Sir Baltredam a
gown of timA peak, ftirred ; and had much dl»-
oourae with him, for he waa akilful In aundry la»>
guagaa.** At the coronation of King Henry V.. in
whoaeaervioe. when Prmce of Walea, hia lordahip
had been engaged, the earl waa conatltuted Hien
Stbwabd of Eholaho for that aolemnlty. and in
the next year, we find him actively engaged for the
khig againat the LoUarda. In the 3rd of Henry V.
he waa at Calala. and there hia chivalric diapoaitlon
led him into a rencounter with three Prandi knigfata.
the reault of which Dugdale thua rdatea !-^* which
lettera (cfaaUengea aent by the earl under fictitloua
namea) were aent to the king*a court at France,
where three French knighta received them, and pro-
miaed their fellowa to meet at aday and place u-
aigned : whereof the firat waa a knight called Sir
Gerard Herbaumea. who called himaelf La Chevalier
Rovge; the aecond. a famoua knight, named Sir
Hugh Launey, calling himaelf Le Cheealier Blane;
and the third a knight named Sir CoUard FInca.
Twelfday, In Chriatmaa, being appointed for the
time that they ahould meet, in a tend called the
Pttrkhedlge «if Gifnee, On which day the Earl came
into the field with hia face covered, a plume of
oatridi feathera upon hia helm, and hia horae
trapped with the Lord of Toney'a arma (one of hia
anceatora), via. argent a numeh guU»: where, firat
encountering with the Chevalier Rouge, 9X the third
oourae he unhoraed him, and ao returned with
ckMed viior, unknown to hia pavilion, whence he
aent to that knight a good courier. The next day
he came Into the field with hia vixor doaed, a chap-
let on hia helm, and a plume of oatrich feathera
aloft, hia hone trapped with the arma of Hantiap,
via. tUver two bare guleet where he met with the
Blanc knight, with whom he encountered, amote off
hia viaor thrice, broke hia beiagun and other har-
neya. and returned victorioualy to hia pevilion, with
all hia own habilimenta aafe, and aa yet not known
to any s from whence he aent the Blanc knight a
good courier. But the morrow after, via. the laat
day of the Juata. he came with hia face open, and hia
helmet aa the day befc»e, aave that the chaplet waa
rich with pearb and predoua atonea; and in hia
coat of arma, of Guy and Beaue^amp quarterly i
having the arma of Tofiay and Hanebtp on hia trap-
perat and lald, * That ae he had, in hi* own pereon,
perj\frmed Ote eervice the two doffe b^ore, eo tcith
Qoite grace he would the third,* Whereupon, en-
countering with Sir Collard Flnea, at every atroke
he bore him backward to hia horae i Inaomuch, al
the Frenchman laying, « that he himaelf waa bound
to hia laddlet* he alighted and preiently got up
again, but all being ended, he returned to hia pavl-
lion, lent to Sir C(4]ard Finea a fdr oourMr, feaatod
all the people, gave to thoae three knighta great re-
warda, and ao rode to Calaia with great honor.'*
About thia time the Earl attended the depuU
tion of blahopa and other learned peraona, tram
England to the Council ov Cowstawcb, and dur^
ing hia atay there alew a great duke in justing.
F 33
BEA
B£A
In Cbe Bcxt jmr, he wa» with King Henry at the
Kiegt of Caen. axMl upon the sunrender of that place
was appointed governor of ita casUe. His lordship
ooDtittued actively engaged in military and diplo-
matic services, during the remainder of the reign
of King Henry Y., by whose will he was appointed
governor toliis infant son and successor, Henry VI.,
w^\ich charge having fulfilled with great wisdom
and fidelity, his lordship was appointed, upon the
death of John Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford, Re-
gent of France, Libutcnant Oknbkal of the
whole RBALM or Francs, and Duchy or Noa-
MAMDT. The earl, who had been created Earl or
ALBJtMARi.B, for life, in I4I7, died in the castle
of Roan, in his French government, on the 30th of
April, 143&— having by his wiU, ordered his body
to be brought over to England, where it was after-
wards deposited, under a stately monument.* ap-
pointed by the decoaeed lord, to be erected in the
collegiate church of St. Mary, at Warwick. His
loidship m. first, Elisabeth, daughter and heiress
of Thomas, Lord Berkeley, Viscount Lisle, by whom
he had three daughters, vis.
M argaiat, m. to John Talbot, Earl of Shrews-
bury, (his lordship's second wife, by whom
he had one son, Johtf Talbot, Lord Viscount
Lisle, of whom the Dudleys, Earb of War-
wick, derived.)
Alienor, m. first, to Thomas, Lord Roos, from
whom the Dukes of Rutland derive; and
secondly, to Edmund, Duke of Somerset.
Elisabeth, m. to George Nevil, Lord Latimer.
The Earl m, secondly, Isabel, daughter, and even-
tually heiress of Thomas le Despencer, Earl of
Gloucester, and widow of his uncle, Richard Beau-
champ, Earl of Worcester, (for which marriage
he obtained a papal dispensation,) and had a son and
daughter— namely,
Hbjtry, his successor, whose sponsors were
Cardinal Beaufort, Humphrey, Earl of
Staflbrd, and Joane, Lady Bergavenny.
Anne, who m. Sir Richard Nevil, son and heir
of Richard, Earl of Salisbury, and grandson
of Ralph Nevil, first Earl of Westmore-
land.
The Earl of Warwick was «. by his son.
a When his executors, pursuant to his will,
erected this most magnificent tomb, (which yet
remains in uncommon splendour,) inferior to none
in England^ unless that of Henry VII. in Westmin-
ster Abbey, they covenanted with John Borde, of
Corfe, marUer, to make the same of fine and well-
eoloured marble, four feet and a half high, from
the base, the base six inches thick, and eighteen
broad; the uppermost stone of the base, nine feet
long, four broad, and seven inches thick; and to
have fSor the marble, carriage to Warwick, and
work, £4A» For marble to pave the chapd, work-
BBanship, and carriage of every, hundred of these
•tones, £2, in aU £4b 13*. 4ri. The charges of the
diapet and tomb came to £948L 4*. 7yL, a vast
■nm, when the price of an ox was thirteen shillings
and fburpence» and a quarter of bread onm, three
shillings and ibttrpe»oe.~Hi«fcft<w#'* Dontt.
34
HENRY DE BEAUCHAMP, sixth earl, K.O.
This nobleman, having, before he had completed his
nineteenth year, tendered his services for the defence
of the Duchy of Aquitaine, was created by charter,
dated Snd April, 1444, Prbmibr Eari. or Eno-
LAND, and his lordship obtained, at the same time,
permission for himself and his heirs male, to wear
a golden coronet about his head, in the presence of
the king and elsewhere. In three days after he was
advanced to the dignity of Dukb or Warwick,
with precedence immediately after the Duke of
Norfolk, and before the Duke of Buckingham:
which extraordinary noark of royal favour, so dis-
pleased the Utter nobleman, that an act of parlia-
ment was subsequently passed to appease his Jea-
lousy, declaring that from the ind of December*
then next ensuing, the two dukes should take place
of each other, altematriy year about, but with
precedency of the first year to the Duke of War-
wick. After which, his Grace of Warwick, had a
grant in reversion upon the death of the Duke of
Gloucester, of the Isles of Guernsey, Jersey, Serke,
Erme, and Aldemey, for the annual rent of a rose ;
also the hundred and manor of Bristol, for £60. a
year, with all the royal castles and manors in the
Forest of Dene, for £100. per annum, and he was
crowned by Henry himself. King of the Isle of
Wight. His grace m. in the life-time of his father,
when but ten years old, and then called Lord De»-
penoer, Cicily, daughter of Richard Nevil, Earl
of Salisbury, whose portion was four thousand
seven hundred marka— by whom he left an only
daughter,
Annb.
His grace (i. in the 28nd year of his age, on the
11th June, 1446, when the dukedom (and the male
line of this branch of the Beauchamps) ex-
pired, but his other honours devolved upon his
daughter,
ANNE DE BEAUCHAMP. Omntauef Warwick,
then but two years old, who was committed to the
guardianship first of Queen Margaret, and afterwards
of William de la Pole, Duke of Suflblk. Her lady-
ship dying however in a few years afterwards, on
the 3rd of Janiury, 1449, the honours of the illus-
trious house of Beauduunp reverted to the young
countess's aunt.
ANNE, wife of Richard Nevil, Earl of Salisbury,
who then became Countess of Warwick, and her
husband was subsequently created Earl of Warwick.
—(See Nevil, Earl of Salisbury and Warwick), the
odebrated Kibo-Makbr.
Arms. — Gules, a fease between six cross croaslets,
or.
BEAUCHAMP -- BARONS ST.
AMAND.
By Writ of Summons, dated 85th March, 1313,
6 Edward IL
ICincage.
WALTER DE BEAUCHAMP, younger son d
John, Lord Beauchamp, of Powyke, a military
person of celebrity in the reigns of Henry IV. and
Henry V^ fii. Elisabeth, daughter and oo-hciresa
of Sir John Roche, Knt, wA had iasoe,
"•"^I ., -»• -
rt
\
B£A
WvkLiAu, of wlioBi pnMBtly.
Biahop of SaUsbury. suppoied to
the fint rhmi^ftUw of tb* order
of the Garter, ^<ktJjlIU^
Elittbech, «. to Si^ Ricfaaid Dudjcgr, end had
a warn and daughter, tbe latter of whon,
/mbm JMdKiir, becane htinm to the fbniiar»
and matned Sir John Baynton, KnC, frons
which nuRJaga throng a long line of
diatingutihed aneeston detoended Edwerd
Baynton Rolt, Eaqp« of Spy Park, in the
county of Wilts, who was created a baiooet
in 17Be> an honoiu mow juctimct.
Thedderaott,
WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP. m. EUaabeth,
ddot daughter and oo-heireH of Gerard de Bny-
hrooke. (graadaaot and eventually heir of Almaiic
St Anand, third and laat Baron St. Amend of that
ftmily,) and wae auinmoBed to parliaoMnt in right
of hb wUci, •• m WiiUam de Beauchamp. Baroo of
Sl Anand." fkom the 2nd January, 1410, (the
huony had beoa forty-eix yean prerioualy in abey-
ance^) to the {Kth May, l<l60b His lordahip was
•ooa afterwards, being then sewer to the king,
oomtituted chamberlain of North Walea. Hed. in
1457, and was «. by his only son,
RICHARD D£ BEAUCHAMP, aeoood Baron St
Amand, of the liunily of Beauchamp, attainted
ia the lat of Richard III., but AiUy reatorad upon
the aoceaaion o€ Henry VII. This nobleman waa
in the expedition made in the 8th of Henry VII.,
in aid of Maximilian the Emperor againat the
French. He died in UMJS, and by hia teaCament
dated on the l^th June, in that year, he deairea to
be incerred in the Black Frien' Churdi, near Lud-
gate, within the City of London, and for lack of
iaaue by Dame Anne hia wife, aettlea divena lord-
ihtpa in the counUea of WilU, Bedford, Berka,
Huati^gdan, and Hereford, upon hia natural aon by
Mary Wroughton, Anthony St Amend, and the
heirs of hia body. The Babowy at the deceaae
of this Bcrtdemno, Nioolaa, in hia aynopaia, pre-
sumes became veated in the deaoendanta and repre-
aentativea of lenbella, aiater of Almaxic St Amend,
aaeoad Baron St. Amend of that fiunily, (Maud and
Aliaoore, the sisters of Elizabeth Braybrooke, who
brought the barony into the family of Beauchamp,
the otlier co-beireaaea of Gerard de Braybrooke
baving died leaueleaa,) which laabella married drat,
Richard Handlo, and secondly, Robert de Ildesle ;
but Mr. Nkolaa obaenres ftirther in a note, ** that
although no other issue is assigned to William
Bcaudsamp, ftmrth Lord St Amend, (or ftrtt of
that fiunily,) in either of the numerous pedigrees
he had consulted, than his son Richard the last
Baron, it Is to be remarked, that in the will of the
aaid Richard, Lord St Amend, he bequeathes a
cup to his ni0e0 henMnti/e, This expreasioB was
probrtly used to describe his vriffa tAvce ; but it
must be obscrred, that if be had a sister of the
whole Uood who left iasue, the berony became
veated in her and her deaoendanta,** upon the
death of the but knd.
ABNe— Oulea, a feaae between aiz martlets, or.
witlda a hofdure, ar.
BEA
BBAUCHAMP — BARON BEAU*
CHAMP, OF BLET8UO.
By Wilt of Summona, dated lat June, \M^
37 Edward IIL
"Xincsgc.
ROGER DE BEAUCHAMP. one of the
neat warrkm of the reign of Edward IIL,
grandaon of Waller de Beauchamp, ef h Irealer,
aommonfd to parliement, ea Babon Bbauchahi»,
or Blbtbho, fkom the lat of June, UO, to the
90th October, ISTB. In the 90th of Edward IIL, we
firat find thia gallant person aenring in France^ and
the next year the king confirming unto him and his
wiA, Sibel, the manor of Lydeard-Tvagoa, in the
county of Wilta, granted to them by Peter de Gran-
diaon; which Sibel waa eUeat of the four aiaten and
oo-heira of Sir WUUam de Patshul, Kat, end
grand-daughter, matenially, of Mabel, eUeat ^ the
four aistera and co-heirs of Otto de Oraadlson. In
the 98th of Edward III.. RoRor de Beaumont was
captain of Calais ; in the 33d of the same monarch
he attended the king in his expedition into Gaa-
ooigne, and in the next year he obteined, in right of
his wife, the manw of Blbtm aano, or Bi.btbho,
in the county of Bedford, which he made the chief
place of his residence. In the 46lh of Edward HI.,
being still captain of Calais, his lordship had licence
to transport his household goods and other neces-
saries thither without the payment of any custom
upon the same, and iil the next year he had a special
oommiasiop to take care that the peace then made
between King Edward and the Earl of rianders
should be preserved within the mardies of Calais.
In the 6th of Edward, bebig then Chambbb-
]«AiM OF THB Houbbbold, Lord Beauchamp
had a penakm for life of 100 marks per annum. In
consideration of his eminent aerrices, out of the
farm of the caatle and town of Deytses, in WUt>
shir& His knrdship d. in 1379, and by hU testament,
which bears date two years previously, at London,
19th June, he bequeathes his body to be burled in
the diurdi of the ftiers' preadiers (commonly called
the Black Friers) within the dty of London, near
to the grave of Sibel his wife t and wills that, at his
ftineral, there should be ploesbo and Origt with
note ; as also, on the morrow after, two masses, one
Xiiwtr Jjady, and another of requiem / and In regard
that he was obliged to do service egainst the Infidels
in the Holy Land, by the appointment of Walter de
Beauchamp, his grandlkther, to the expense <H 900
marks, he desires that Roger, his son, whenAe
arrive at maturity, shall assume the cross, and
perform that duty. His lordship war succeeded by
hia son,
ROGER DE BEAUCHAMP, as second BA-
RON BEAUCHAMP, of Bletsho; but this noble-
man was never summoned to parliament His
lordship proving his age in the 7th of Ridi. IL,
had livery of all his lands. In the 18th of the
' seme reign, we find this nobleman aUendiag the
king into Ireland; but of his lordship nothing
more is known than that he was succeeded by his
son,
JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP, third baron, but
never f ununoned to parliament This nobleman
as
BEA
BEA
doing homage in the 8th of Henry IV., had livery
of his lands ; but he died In six yeaxs afterwards,
and was «. by his son,
JOHN DE BEAUCHAHP, fourth baron, then
only two yean old, at whose decease the title
and estates passed to his only sister and heiress,
MARGARET DE BEAUCHAMP, who m. first.
Sir Oliver St. John, Knt, and conveyed the Ba-
BOXY OF Bbauchamp, OF B1.ST8H0, into that
fiunily} ftom which it was carried, by Anne St
John, of Bletsho-'<see Burk^t Peerage and Ba-
ronetage, artide St. John)— into the fkmily of
William Lord Howard, son and heir of Charles,
first Earl of Nottingham, whose daughter and
hdreis, Elisabeth, m. John Mordaunt, fifth Earl
of Peterborough, and the barony of Beauchamp, of
Bletsho, with that of Mordaunt, is now vested in
his Grace the Duke of Gordon. Margaret de Beau-
champ m. secondly, John Beaufort, Earl of Somer-
set, and by him was mother of Maigaret Countess
of Richmond, whose son ascended the British
throne, as King Henry VIL
BEAUCHAMP — BARONS BEAU-
CHAMP, OF HACHE, IN
THE COUNTY OF SOMER-
SET.
By Writ, S9th December, Ii90, 88 Edward I.
The first of this Somenetshire ftmily, of whom
mention is made by Dugdale, is
ROBERT DE BEAUCHAMP, who, in the 3d
of Henry II., accounted the king six pounds for a
mark-of gold, and, in the 9th of the same monarch,
was sheriff of the coimties of Somerset and Dorset.
In three years afterwards, this Robert, upon the
assessment of the aid for marrying the king's daugh-
ter, then levied, certified his knight's fees, de ve-
teri/eqffiimento, to amount in number to seventeen,
for whidi, in the 14th of Henry II., he paid leven
pounds one shilling and eight-penoe, that is, el^t
shillings and four-pence for each knight's fob In
the 22d of the same Henry, he again enjoyed the
sheriflUty tot the same counties, and continued in
ofiioe for five years, and one half of the sixth year
following. This feudal lord d, in 1288, leaving in
minority, and in ward to Hubert de Burgh, his son
and heir,
ROBERT DE BEAUCHAMP, who d. before
18ftl, and was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE BEAUCHAMP. Of this feudal
baron nothing is known beyond his being engaged
against the Welsh with Henry III., and his found-
ing the priory of Frithdstoke, in the county of
Devon. He was «. by his son,
JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP, who. In the ffth of
Ed. I., was made governor of the castles of Kaermcr-
din and Cardigan. He m. Cicely, daughter and
heiress of Maud de Kyme, daughter of William
Ferrers, Earl of Derby, by her second husband,
WiUiam de Vivonia, which William was son of
Hugh de Vivonia, by Mabel, one of the co-heirs of
William Mallet, a greftt baron, whorf. temp. Hen. III.
This John de Beauchamp was «. by his sod,
36
JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP, who was summoned
to parliament as a baron, by the style of " lo de
Bello Campo de Somerset," on the a9th December,
1229, 88th of Edward I., and in the 34th of the same
reign was one of the distinguished penons who te-
ceived the honour of knighthood with Prince Ed-
ward, the king's eldest son, being in the expedition
made into Scotland in that year. In the 8th of
Edward II. his lordship was again in the Scottish
wars I and in the 14th -of the lame king he suc-
ceeded to the very extensive landed possessions of
his mother, comprising the manor of Sturmlster-
Maxshal, in the county of Dorset, a moiety of the
manor West Kington, in the county of Wilts, of
the whole manor of Wadmersh, in the county of
Surrey, of the manor of Bullingham, in the county
of Cambridge, as also of the hamlets of Watweton
and Wideoombe. In two years afterwards Lord
Beauchamp was made governor of the castle of
Bridgewater. In the 7th of Edward III. he ob-
tained licence to fortify his manor houses at Hacche,
Estokes, and South Hainedon, and to embattle
their walls. His lordship d. in 1336, up to which
period he had regular summonses, and was «. by
his son,
JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP, second Lord Beau-
cAamp, <^ Hae^tet summoned to parliament from
24th August, 1336, to 24th February, 1343. This
nobleman participated in the glories of Edward the
Third's reign, being constantly engaged in the
French wars of that monarch. His lordship d. in
1343, and was «. by his son (then twelve years of
age, and under the guardianship of Robert de
Ferrers, and Reginald de Cobham),
JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP, third baron, sum-
moned to parliament fkom 16th November, 1351, to
aoth November, 1360. This nobleman was in the
expedition made into Gascolgne, in the 33rd of
Edward III., and of the retinue of Thomas de
Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, whose daughter
Alice he had married. His lordship d. in 1300 with-
out issue, when the babony of Bbauchamp
OF Hacchb fell into abbyakcb between his two
sisters and co-heireues, and in that state it still
continues amongst their desosndants. Those ladies
Cecily, m. first, to Sir Roger de St. Maur, by
whom she had a son, William, fhmi whom
the extant Dukes of Somerset, and Mar-
quesses of Hertford, derive; and secondly,
to Richard TurberviUe, of Bere Regis, in
the county of Dorset, by whom she left a
daughter, Juliana TurberviUe.
Eleanor, m. to Mertet, and left a son,
John MerieC, whose daughter and heiress,
Elisabeth, married also a St Maxir.
Upon the division of the estates, Cecily had for
her share the manors of Hacche, Shipton, Beau-
champ, Murifield, and one-third of the manor of
Shipton Mallet, in the county of Somerset, with
certtdn lands in Sturminsfer-Maishal, in the county
of Dorset ; the manors of Boultberry and Haiber-
ton, in Devonshire; the manor of Dourton, in
Buckinghamshire; of Little Hawes, in Suflblk,
and two parts of the manor of Selling, in Kent.
Arms. — Vaire as. and ar.
BEA
BEA
BJBAUCHAMP — BARONS BEAU-
CHAMP, OF KYDDERMINSTER.
Bf Lctten Patent, (the lint Barony lo cxeatad,)
10th October, 1387.
Xincasr.
SIR JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP. Knt, of Holt,
in the county of Worcetter, (great grandion of
WiDiam de Beauchamp, Lord of Elmlej, and his
wife, Iiab^ daughter and heireH of Wiiuiun Hau-
dttit, of Handope, tee Beaudiamp, Earls of War-
idck.) having participated in the high achierements
of bis distingoimhed fiunily, during the "itTtlal
reign of Edward IIL, obtained a grant, in the 11th
ot Richard IL, of the manors and lands belonging
to the priory of Deerhurst, in the county of Glou-
cester, being then steward of the king's household,
and was elerated to the peerage by letters patent,
dated 10th October, 1987, (the first barony* so con-
ftned,) as Loan Bbaucbamp, of Kyddbbmih-
STBB. An honour, however, which he did not long
c^)oy, for, in the same jrear, he was attainted of
high treason along with Sir John Tresilian, chief
JusCioe of the King's Bcndi, and several others, by
the parliament which the nobles forced the king to
aseemUe, and bdieaded upon Tower-hiU, his sen-
tence being so commuted from hanging and qiuur-
tering (which latter punishment the chief Justice
underwent). Lord Beauchamp m. Joane, daughter
and heiress of Robert le Fitswith, and was «. by his
only son (then but ten years of age, the lordship of
Holt being committed, during his minority; to
ThonuM, Earl of Warwick),
JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP, second baron (the
attainder being, we presume, repealed). This noUe-
man attended King Richard II. into Irdand, in the
Snd year of that monarch's reign, and vzecuted
the office of eadteator of the county of Worcester,
in the 8th of Henry IV. His lordship d. in 1490,
leaving an only daughter and heiress, Margaret,
who m. first, John Pauncefort, and secondly,
John Wysham, when theBAHonv of Bbavchamp,
OP Kyddbrmibbtbb, expired.
BEAUCHAMP ^ BARONS BEAU-
CHAMP, OF POWYKE.
By Letten Patent, dated 9d May, 1447^
Xintagc.
WALTER DE BEAUCHAMP, a younger son of
William de Beauchamp, Lord of Elmley, and his
• That the solemn investure ot this John,
and an other barons who were thenceforth
created by patent, was perfonned by the king him-
self, by putting on a robe of scarlet, as also a
mantle (with two gards on the left shoulder) and a
hood, all ftirred with minever, there Is no doubt ;
which form of creation continued until the 13th
year of King James, that Sir James Hay (a Scotch-
man) was advanced to the dignity of a baron of this
reafan, by letters patent date Jnnii, by the title of
Lord Hay, of Sauley, the lawyers then declaring
that the delivery of the letters patent was sufficient
without any ceremony.r— Duooalb.
wife Isabel. alsMr and beirasa of William Maudoit,
Earl of Warwick, (see Beauchamp, Earls of War-
wick,) having purchased from Reginald Fitaher-
bert, a moiety of the manor of ALcaaTan, in the
county of Warwick, made that one of his principal
seats, the other being at Powtxb, in the county of
Gloucester. This Walter, who was a very eminent
person at the period in which he lived, being signed
with the cross for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land,
had a legacy of 900 marks bequeathed to him by
his father, for his better performance of that voy-
age. He was steward of the household to King
Edward I., and attended that monarch to Flanders,
and into Scotland, where he shared in the honours
of Falkirk on the S9d July, 1980L In the 99th of the
same reign he was one of the lords in the parliament
of Lincoln, being then styled DohUhus de Aleettm-,
who signified to the pope, under their seals, the
superiority of King Edward over the kingdom of
Scotland. His lordship «. Alios, daughter of
Tony, <« which marriage," says Dugdale, ** in re-
gard they were within the fourth degree of consan-
guinity, was after ratified by Godftrey, bishop of
Worcester, and the childrsn b^got between them
decreed legitimate by him who had authority so to
do by the pope, in regard they knew nothing of
that impedhnent at the time of the contract made,"
of which marriage there was survivltag issue—
Waltbb, successor to his ISstheiv
William, a military man of celebrity, who
succeeded to part of the estates of his dder
brother.
• Giles, who inherited the lordship of Alceater,
by the settlement of his eldest brother.
The eldest son,
WALTER DE BEAUCHAMP, succeeded his
father in 1306, and was the next year in the expedi-
tion against the Soots. In 1317* loon after the
death of Guy, Earl of Warwick, his kinsman, he
had custody of aU the lands belonging to Warwick
Castle, together with the castle Itself, during the
minority of the young earL In 1397 he had a spe»
cial commission to execute the office of constable of
England in a particular case ; and dying in the fol-
lowing year, «. j». was «. by his brother,
WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, a military offi-
cer of high reputation, who had attended Edward I.
in several of his expeditions into Flanders and Scot-
land. In the 10th of that monarch he acted as she.
rilTof Worcestershire, which office was granted to
him during the minority of the heir of his kinsman,
Guy, Earl of Warwick. In the 14th of Edward II.
he was appointed governor of St. Briavd Castle, in
the county of Gloucester, and of the Forest of
Dean, and was constituted. In the year following,
one of the king's commissioners fait the safo cus-
tody of the dty of Worcester. Dying, however,
without Issue, his estates devolved upon his
brother,
GILES DE BEAUCHAMP, who had already In-
hcrited, by the settlement of his eldest brother, the
lordship of Aloester, the manor-house of which,
called Beauduunp's Court, he had licence to fortify
in the 14th of Edward IIL with a wall of stone and
lime, and to embattle it I and he obtained similar
permiwion regarding his house at Fresh- Water, in
37
BJEA
B£A
tife I«le of Wight, in th* 19th jmt of ch*
reign. This GUet wm «. by Ub wm,
JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP. of whom little u
mentioned cave hit founding a cbmtry in the perish
church of Akester, temp^ Edward IIL, for one
priert to odebrate divine tenrioe daily at the altar of
All Saints, and Us being in the expedition against
France in the ad of Richard IL This John de
Beauchamp left two aon^^
William (Sir) his suooeiaoc.
Walter (Sir), fhnn whom the Beauchampe,
Barons of St Amend, derived, (see that d%-
nity.)
and was «. by the dder,
SIR WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., who
inthel6thofRidiardIL, was made oonetable of the
castle of Gloucester. In the 3rd of Henry IV., was
appointed aherilT of Worcestershire, and upon the
eocenion of Henry V., sherilT of Glouoesterdiiie.
He m. Catharine, dang^ter ot Genard de U£Bete,
and was «. by his son,
SIR JOHN BEAUCHAMP. Knt., who pifxidiased
flrom Thomas de Botreaux, the other moiety at
the manor of Aloester, which had continued in that
fimiily fbr divers descents. In the 17th of Henry VL,
this Sir John de Beaudiamp, upon the dewth of
Ridiard, Eail of Warwick, was constituted one of
the commissioneri for the guardianship of all his
castles and lands, during the minority of Henry,
the young earL And in the SSth of the same
monarch, tnd May, U47» he was elevated to the
peerage, in coniequence of the many good and ac-
oqrtaUe services performed by him to that king,
and to Henry V. his father, by the title of Loan
Bbauchamp, Babon up Powvkb, obtaining at
the same time, a grant of £60. per annum, out of
the fee^arm of the dty of Gloucester, to himsdf
and his heirs, for the better lupport of the honour.
He was abo constituted Justice of South Wales,
with power to exercise that office personally or by
depiity : and ere long (88th Henry VI.) was
raised to the office of Loan TnaASuajER op Eno-
LAVo, and honoured with the garter. Hit lordship
d. in 1478, and by his last testament, dated 9th April,
1475, bcMqueathed his body to sepulture in the church
of the Dominican Frien, at Woroeiter, in a new
chapel to be made on the north side of the quire,
to which rdigious house, in consideration of his
burial there, he gave twenty marks, to be bestowed
in vestments and stuA, besides an organ of his
own: and appointed that a priest of that friery,
should daily say mass at the altar within that cfais^
pd, before his tomb, after the order of a tremtal for
his soul, as also for the souls of his father and mo-
ther, dtc, his children and anoeston' souls, and,
especially for the soul of Sir John FtutaHf, KnL,
WUUam Botreauxt and all diristian souls; taking
by the week, for that mass m daily to be said,
eightpence, for evermore. Which diapel and tomb,
with his effigies in alabaster, he enjoined his execu-
tors to cause to be erected. Lord Beauchamp was
«. by his only son, then forty years of age,
SIR RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, second Loan
BsAOCHAifP, of Powpke, who m. Elisabeth, daugh-
ter of Sir Humphrey Staflbrd, Knt., (in the private
diapel of his manor hous^ at Beanchiunp'i Court.
m
by vlrtoe of a spedal ttcenoe fkom the BMiap ot
Worcester,) and had issue,
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Robert Willoughby, Lord
WiUougfaby de Broke, and had an only son
Edward, who pre-deceased his father, leav-
ing by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of
Richard Nevil, Lord Latimer, three daugh-
ters, of whom the eldest, Elisabeth, alone
left issue; wfaidi Elisabeth m. Sir Fulke
Greville, second son of Sir Fulke Greville,
of Melcote, in the county of Warwick, and
from that union desrands the extant Earls
of Brooke and Warwick, and the Barons
WiUoughby de Broke.
Anne, m. to Richard Lygon, Esq., of Worces-
tershire, and from this marriage tiie present
Earl Beauchamp derives. (See BurM*
Dietionmv qfthe Peerage and Baronetage,)
Margaret, m. to Richard Rede, Esq., of the
county of Gloucester.
His lordship d. in 14{)6, and thus leaving no male
issue, the Babont op Bbauchamp op Powykk
■xpinan, while the estates of the deceased lord
devolved upon the above ladies as co-hdresses. Eli-
sabeth, Lady Willoughby de Broke, having the
manor of Aloester, and her sisters, Powyke and
other lands in the county of Worcester.
BEAUCHAMP — EARL OF ALBE-
MARLE.
By Letters Patent, dated , 1417.
(See Beauchamp, fifth Earl of Warwick.)
BEAUFORT — EARL OF DORSET,
AND DUKE OF EXETER.
By Letters Patent, dated leth November, 1410.
This was a branch of the royal house of Plakta-
oswKT, springing from the celetirated
JOHN OF GAUNT, (fourth son of King Ed-
ward III., and so denominated from the place of
his birth. Gaunt, anno 1940,) Earl of Richmond,
Duke of Lancaster, and Duke of Aquitaine, K.G.,
who espoused, for his third wife, Katherine, daugh-
ter of Sir Paen Roet, Knt., King at Arms, and
widow of Sir Hugh (or Otes) Swineford, but had
the following issue by her before his marriage, who
were legitimated by parliament, in the 20th Rich-
ard II., for all purposes, save accession to the
crown.
John, Earl of Somerset, from whom descends
the present ducal house of BnAUPonr.
Henry, Cardinal of St. EuseUus, and Bishop
of Winchester.
Thomas, of whom presently.
Joane, m. first, to Sir Robert Ferrers, and
secondly, to Ralph Nevill, Earl of West^
moreland.
The youngest son, (sumamed JBsoH/brf , from the
castle of Beaufort in France, part of the marriage
portion of Blanch op Abtoib, upon her marriage
with Edward Crouchback, first Earl of Lancaster,)
SIR THOMAS BEAUFORT, having attained
some eminence in the leign of Richard IL, was
appointed Admlnd of (be whole fleet to the north-
BEA
BEA
with
to
is the itk or Hovy lY..
tcrre the king fs that
drcd OMB at af«w» MmMlf and
of the amber. In the 10th of the
heranedeCaptalaof raleii, and to the
ant year, had laothar gnnt of the office of Ad-
■ktaal, both of the aorthern md werten Mat, for
fiAu In whidi emfiofwMmtB Sir Thoaua deported
Umicif with to much dtaaratka* that he wat looa
aftarwards (Slid Henry IV.) appointed Loan Cmami-
csuoa OF ExoLAnn, with a pavioa of ei^
ram, ovor and above the
of that hi^ office, to o^joy
tnm the Slat day of January |»aoeding, to long as
he ahouU hold the lame. He obtained Ukewiae a
ofiome of the forfeited laada of Sir Hobart
in addition to the command of the
■mtain teas, the Admirahhip of
Ireland, Acquitaine, and Picardy, with six tnm of
viae yearly, from tlie port oi Kingrton apon HulL
la the Uth of Henry IV., he wai etevated to the
pcengOb aa Ea»x. of Dobost, and vpon the acoea-
don of Henry V., being then LiaurairAjrr of Ac-
OoiTAias, he waa retained to lerve tlie king in
that capacity fbr one half year, with two handred
and forty men at anna, and twdve hundred archerk
In the eeoond year of the new monarch, his lordship
was one of the amhasiadnrs to negotiate a mar-
liage taatween hit itoyal master, and Catherine,
dsaghtCT of tbe King of France; and in the next
yav he had the honour of commanding the rear
guard at the celebrated BATTLa of Aoiitcourt,
"oooBsting of archers, and such as were armed
with spears, halberds, and UUs," and was oonstl-
tttted Lientenant of Normandy. In the 4th of
Henry V., hie loidship was created Dvkm ow
ExsTsaybr Hfg onJ|r> in the parliament then held
at London, having therewith a grant of a thousand
pounds per ■««»"m out of the exchequer, and forty
pounds per annum more peyaUe from the City of
Exeter. During the remainder of the martial reign
of the gallant Henry V., at whose solemn funeral
he anliieil aa a mourner, his grace continued con-
itaatly engaged upon the plains of Normandy, and
rapped fresh lauiela in each succeeding campalgik
Vpnn the arcf sehw nf thrnmrmnnirrh. (Hmry VI.)
the Dnke^s se i w h >e in Prance were retained, with
three bannerete, three knights, one hundred four
at arms, and six hundred
and he obtained in the same year the office
of Jttiticeof North Wales. His grace m, Margaret,
daughter and oo-hairaes of Sir Thomas Nevll, of
Honeby, in the county of Lincoln, Kat., but had
BO isBBC He d: on the 87th of December, 1498,
when the EAajuooM of Dorobt, axo Dukboom
OF ExBTBB Bxpiaao, but his great landed posaes-
devolTod upon his nephew, John, Duke of
In the laat iestunent of this eminent
penoo, dated »th December, In the fith of Henry
TL, he ocdaina that as soon after his decease, (vli.
the fint day if possible, or the second or third at
the furthest) a thousand masses should be solemnly
*ung ffor his soul, Ac { that no great cost should
be taicttned at his l^meral, and that five tapcn
only ia so mrfky candlesticks should be placed
round his rsnaaftna. Thai aa many pooe. men, aa
hestaoaldtaeyearsof age at the time of hia death,
ahouU cany a torch at hia ftmefml, each of them
haying a gown or hood of white doth, and as numy
pence as he himself had ttved yeers; likewise the
same nmnbar of poor women to be stmUarly attired
and xemnnerated. Furthermore he bequeathed to
each poor body oomiag to his funeral a penny i
and he appotarta, that at every aaaiTenary of him-
self, and Mari^rat, his wife, that the Abbot of
SL Edmundsbury, if present, should have six shll-
linga smd ei(^t pencei the prior, if present, thre6
shillings and four pence t and every monk there, at
that time, twenty pence i giving to the monastery
for the support of thaee auuivaisartes, fbur hundred
marks. To Joane, hb sister, Conntess of West-
morland, he gives a book, called TaiaTBAii, and
to Thomas Swinelbtd, a cup of silver gilt, with a
cover. To the uae of poor scholars in Queen's
CoUoge Oxon, he bequeaths one hundred pounds to
be depoaitad in a cheat, to the end that they might
have some relief thereby, in loan, desiring that the
borrowers, should in diarity pray Ibr his soul, Ac.,
vpon the like tema he baqueaths one hundred
Biore, to be similarly placed to Trinity
Hall, Cambridge. The dBeeanil dnke was a knight
of the Gartv.
BEAUFORT _ KARLS AND DUKES
OF SOMERSET.
Earldom
Dukedom
}byLett.«Patent{^lJ^
ILincagc.
In the 20th year of Richard II., the Lord ChanceUor
having declared hi parliament, that the king had
created
SIR JOHN BEAUFORT, Knt, eldeat son of
JoHW OF Gaunt, by Catharine Swineford, (see Beau-
fort, Duke of Exeter,) Eabi. of Sombbbbt, he was
brought in betinjen the Earl of Huntingdon, and
the Earl Marshal, in a vesture of honour, his
sword (with the pomd gilt) carried befbre him.
When the diarter of areatkm being publidy read,
he was girt with the same sword i and having done
homage, was placed between the Earl Marshal, and
the Earl of Warwick. His kirdshlp was advanced
la the next year (also in open parliament) to the
MABOOiaATB OF DoBSBT, B dignity which he soon
alterwarda resigned t and waa created on the day of
his resignation, MABonaaa of Sombbbbt. He
bore, however, sabseqnently, the former title, and
as Marquess of Dorset, was made conauble of Wal-
ingford Castle, and constable of Dover Castle, and
Warden of the Cinque Porta. In the same year, his
lordship had extmsive granta from the crown,
and waa appointed admiral of the king's fleet, both
to the north and west{ but upon the accession
of Henry IV., having been one of the accusers of
Thomaa de Woodstock, Duke of Olouoestcr, his
right to the Marqulsate of Dorset was declared void
by parliament, ud hia only title then remaining
was Earl of Someraet. by which, in the same year,
he waa conatituted Loan CnAMBsmLAni of Eno-
xujf Db In the 4th of the new numardi, the com-
moiM in perliament, however, petitioned ftor his
restitution to the Marquiiala of Donet i but the
m
B£A
BEA
Earl ieemed unwilUog to re-adopt the derignaUon of
Marqukw, that being then to new a dignity in
England. Hii lordship did at length though re-
•ume it, tot we find him in a few yean after ap-
pointed, aa Marqueu of Donet, Loan High AnMi-
RAL or Enoland. The Marquea espoused Mar-
garet, daughter of Thomas Holland, and slater and
heiress of Thomas, lx>th Earb of Kent, (who mar-
ried after his decease, Thomas, Duke of Clarence,)
and had issue,
HsNRY, who «. as second Earl ct Somenet.
John, successor to his brother.
Edmund, who. In the 9th of Henry VI., was
appointed, under the title of Lord Morteign,
commander of the forces in France (but of
him hereafter).
Jane, m. to James I. King of Scotland.
Margaret, m. to Thomas Courtenay, Earl of
Devon.
His lordship who, amongst his other honours, was
a KifiOHT 09 THS OARTBa, d. in 1410» and was«.
by his eldest son,
HENRY BEAUFORT, MooMd Bar! qf Somerset,
god-son to King Henry IV., who, dying in his mino-
rity, was «. by his lirother,
JOHN BEAUFORT, third EmrlufSomereet, K.G.,
a distinguished military commander in the reigns of
Henry V. and Henry VI. by the latter of whom he
was created, in 1443, Earl ^ Kendal, and Duks op
SoMBRasT, by which tiUe he was made lieu tenant-ge-
neral of Aqultaine, and of the whole realm of France,
and Duchy of Normandy. His grace m. Margaret,
daughter of Sir John Beauchamp, of Blesto, KnU,
and heiress of John, her brother, (whidi lady m.
after the duke^s decease, Sir Leode Welles,) by whom
he left an only daughter and heiress,
•Maroarbt, who m. Edmund Tudor, sur-
named of Hadham, Earl of Richmond, by
whom she was mother of
Hbnry, Earl op Richvokd, who as-
cended the throne as Henry VII.
Her ladyship espoused, secondly. Sir Henry
Staflbrd, Knt., and thirdly, Thomas, Lord
Stanley, but had issue by ndther. The vir-
tues of this distinguished lady have been
greatly celebrated, and Walp^ mentions
her in his catalogue of noble authors, as
baring written upon several occasions! and
by her son's command and authority, "made
the orders for great estates of ladies and no-
blewomen, for their precedence, attires, and
wearing of harbes at funerals, over the diin
and under the same.**
John, Duke cX Somerset, d. in 1444, when that
dignity, and the Earldom of Kendal expired; but
the Earldom of Somerset devolved upon his bro-
ther,
EDMUND BEAUFORT, Marquees of Donet, as
fourth Earl of Somerset. This nobleman had com-
manded in the 10th of Henry VI., oneof the divisions
of the Duke of Bedford's army In Normandy, and
upon the death of that eminent general, was appoint-
ed Joint commander, with Richard, Duke of York,
of all the English fbroes in the duchy. He subse-
quently (15th Henry VI.) laid successful siege to
Harfleur; and afterwards crossing the Somme, In-
40
vested, with equal fortune, the Fort of Fullevllle,
when he formed a Junction with Lord Talbot In a
few years following,' he acquired an accession of
renown by his rdief of Calais, then invested by the
Duke of Burgundy, and for his good scrrioes upon
that occeaion, was created on the Mth of August.
1441, Earl op Dorbrt. His lordship continuing to
distinguish himself in arms, was advanced, on the
84th of June, 1442, to the Marquibatb op Dorbrt,
by which title he inherited the Earldom of Somer-
set at the decease of his brother in 1444, and the next
year was constituted RBonrr op Frahcr. In three
years afterwards (31st March, 1448) he was created
DuKB OP SoMRRBRT. His grace was also a knight
of the Garter, and Lord Hioh Cowbtablb. But
the fortune of war veering soon after, and Caen
felling into the hands of the French, the duke had
to encounter a storm of unpopularity in Eng^d,
to which he was recalled, with the hostility of
Ridiard, Duke of York, and espousing the Lancaa-
trian cause, in the lamentable war of the Roses,
which about that period broke out, he fril in the
first battle of St. Albans, in 1445^ His grace had
m. Alianore, one of the daughters and co-heiresses
of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and had
issue,
Hrwry, Earl qf Mcrteign, his successor.
Edmund, successor to his brother.
John, slain at the battle of Tewkesbury.
Alianore, m. first, to James Boteler, Earl of
Wiltshire, and secondly, to Sir Robert
Spencer, Knt.
Joane, m. to the Lord Houth, of Ireland, and
afterwards to Sir Richard Fry, Knt
Anne, m. to Sir William Paston, Knt
Margaret, m. to Humphrey, Earl of Staflbrd,
and afterwards to Sir Richard Darell, Knt
* Elisabeth, m. to Sir Henry Lewes, Knt
The duke was «. by his tAdett son,
HENRY BEAUFORT, second DUKE OF SO-
MERSET, a very distinguished personage in the
York and Lancaster contest His lordship, like his
father, being a staunch Lancastrian, was constituted
in the 36th of Henry VI., governor of the Isle of
Wight, with the castle of Caresbroke, and in the fol-
lowing year appointed captain of Calais. He subse-
quently continued high in the oonfldenoe of his royal
master, until the defeat sustained by the Lancastrians
at Towton, on the ISth of Mardi, 1461, when flying
ftom the fidd with the unfortunate Henry, he is
accused of abandoning the fallen monarch at Ber-
wick, and of making his peace with the new king
(Edward IV.) by the surrender of Bamburgfa Castle.
Certain it is, that he was taken into ISsvonr by that
prince, and obtained a grant from him of a thousand
marks per annum. In the next year however, upon
the appearance of Margaret of A^Jou, in the North,
at the head of a considerable force, his grace re-
sumed •* the Red Rose," but falling into the hands
of the Yorkists at Hexham, in 1463, he was be-
headed the day after the battle: and attainted by
parliament in the 5th of Edward IV. The duke
had no legitimate issue, but left by Joane Hill, an
illegitimate son, Cmarlbb Sombrbbt, from whom
the present ducal family of Somerset directly de-
scends. His grace was «. by his brother.
B£A
«.
EDUIJND dsX^lftlMlffA'who «rt«r oiditf.
is»g a miaenble exile with hit brother John in
Fnace, was rettoved to the hoaoun of hit family,
upon the temporary re-eitabliahment of the Lancaa-
trian power, in the 10th of Edward IV., when he is
seid to hava been summoned to parliament as Dukb
orSoMBSftST. His grace commanded the archers at
the battle of BABjraTriBi.i> in the next year, and
upon the loss of that battle fled into Wales to the
Earl of Pembroke ; be was subsequently in oonunand
at Tewkesbury, where the 111 fortimeof the day was
attdbatcdtohisdefectioB. his grace fled the field,
bat ha was soon overtaken, and paid the forfeit of
Jiis head (anno 1471). Dying without issue, aU his
hononxa sxrinno, leavii^ ATTAiMDasa out of the
qiMsdon, while hb sisters or their representatives
baonM his heirs.
Amau— Quarterly, Franca and Rnglend, a border
Goiwny, ar. and ai.
BEAUMONT — BARONS AND VIS-
COUNTS BEAUaiONT.
By Writ of SuBunoBS, dated 4th Maidi, 1309,
tad Edward IL, and by Lett«i Patent,
19th February, 144a
The original descent of this noble flunily does not
appear to have been clearly ascertained. Some au-
thorities deduce it fhan Lewis, son of Charles, Garl
of Ai^jott, a younger ion of Lewis VIIL, khig of
Franoet some firom Lewis de Bnnne, second son
of John de Brenne, the lest king of Jerusalem i and
fkom the Viscounts Beaumont,* of Normandy.
Of diese Tisoou&ts a perftct narratlTe cannot be
to be given i but what can be said we
win venture to oflhr. It appears, then, that our
King Henry L had many natural sons and daugh-
ters; of the latter of which, one named Constance,
is said, by Sandlbrd, to have married Rosceline,
Vieeouiit Beaumont, in Normandy, and to have
been endowed by her Ikther with the manor of
Abicheoott, In the town of Suttanton, in Devon-
shire. Of this Viscountess Beaumont, Mr. Hadox,
in his Baronia Anglicana, has produced from the
Pipe Rolls several payments of money In the 4th of
Henry IL, (who was her n^hew,) whidi payments
were made to a lady, styled only " Vicaoomitissa,'*
though afterwards ** Vicceomltiaia de Bellomonte.**
She had issue a son Richard, who succeeded to the
viscounty, (and probably Odoard le Viscount, to
whom King Henry II. gave the manor of Kmildon,
in Noithumberland, might be one of her younger
sons,) in which he was succeeded by Ralph, who,
very likely, when the duchy of Normandy was lost
by King John, sought reftige and relief in England.
For, in the next reign, it appears that mention is
made of William de Beaumont, and also of Godfrey,
who, with Cecilia de Ferres, his wife, levied a fine
of the manor of Rokbum, in Northamptonshire,
flth-Edward I. Why may not, then, one of these be
Ihtherof thcLady Veseyand her brothers ?—(Hor-
neby's Remarks on Dngdale's Baronaga)
This note is taken from Bankos's ExUnct Pcer-
B£A
Certain it is, however, that in the lelgn of fid-
ward I., mention is made of Isabel de Beaumont,
wife of John de Vesdi of Lewis, who, in liM, was
treasurer of the church of SaUsbury, and alterwaida
Bishop of Durham i and of
HENRY DE BEAUMONT, who, attondtag the
king, 3lith Edward L, in hU expedition agahist the
Scots, obtained a precept to the ooUectora of the
Fifteenth in Yorkshire for two hundred marks to-
wards his support in those wars. Intheiiatyearof
King Edward IL this Henry had a grant in fteof
the manors of Folkynham, Edanham, and Barton-
upon-Humbar, and of all the knight's ftm belongs
ing to Gilbert de Gent, which Laura de Gant, his
widow, held in dower, and in three yean afterwards
hada Airthergrantof the Isle of Man, to hold for
life, by the services which the lords thaiaof had
usuaUyperfonned to the kings of Scotland. Inthe
preceding year he had been constituted governor of
Roxborough Castle, and deputed, with Humpluay
de Bohuta, Earl of Hereford, and Robot de Clif-
ford, to guard the marches. About thb period ha
espoused Alice, dau^ter, and eventuaUy heirass of
Alasander Comin, Earl of Boghan, ^«fta»|» of
ScDthmd, and, doing his homi^, in the gth of
Edward IL, had livery of her lands. In the 10th of
the same monarch, Lord Beaumont, (he had been
summoned to parliament es a BAnoir on the 4th
March, 1309,) being then the king's lieutenant hi
the north, accompanying thither two cardinals who
had come fhmi Rome, partly to reconcile the king
to the Earl of Lancaster, and partly to iathronlaa
his lordship's brother, Lewis de Beaumont, in the
bishopric of Durham, was attadted, near Darlingw
.ton, by a band of robbers, headed by Gilbert de
Middleton, and despoiled of all his treasure, hoiaas,
and every thing else of value, as were likewise his
companions. His kirdshlp and his brother were
also made prisonen, the former being conveyed to
the castle of Mitford, and the latter to that of
Durham, there to remain until ransomed. From
this period the baron continued to bask in the sun-
aldne of royal favor, and to receive from the crown
further augmentations to his territorial possessions,
until the 16th of Edward IL, when, being required
to give his advice in council regarding a truce than
meditated with the Soots, he dwiined contemptu-
ously, observing, ** that he urould give none therein,**
which so irritated the Una, that his lordship was
ordered to depart the couroil, end he retired, say-
ing, *' he had rather begone than etaif.'* He was in
consequence committed, with the consent of the
lords present, to prison, but soon after released
upon the b^ of Henr^ de Perei and Ralph de
Neeile, He seems within a short time, however,
sgain to ei\)oy the king's favor, for we find hlro in
two years constituted one of the plenipotentiaries
to treat of peace with France, and in two years
subsequently nominated guardian to David, son
and heir of David de Strabolgl, Earl of Athol, de^.
ceesed, in consideration of the sum of one thousand .
pounds. His lordship after this time, entirely de-
serting his royal master, sided with the queen con-
sort Isabella, and was the very perwn to deliver up
the unhappy monarch to his enemies, upon his
abortive attempt to fly beyond sea. The king, there-
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BEA
BEA
upon, was committed cloie prftoner to B«rkdey
CMtle* where he was inhumanly murdered in 1387*
For this act of treachery Lord Beaumont received a
grant of the manor of Loughborough, part ot the
poaseasions of Hugh le Despenser, the attainted Earl
of Winchester, and was summoned to parliament on
the 9Snd January, 13U, 7th Edward III., aa Earl
or BooHAir. His lordship, during the reign of Ed-
ward III;, had many high and confidential employ-
ments, and took a prominent part in the aflUrs of
iScotland, being at one time sent aa constable of the
king's army into that country for defence of the
realm. The earl if. in ISW, leaving two children,
namely,
John, his heir.
Elisabeth, m, to Nicholas de Andley, son and
heir of James, Lord Audley, of Heley.
His lordship inhJerited, upon the decease of his
NSter, Isabell, wife of John de Vesd, of Alnwick, in
the county of Northumberland, (one of the most
powerfVil barons of the north,) a lady of great
eminence in her time, without issue, large possea-
sions in the county of Lincoln, which, added to his
own acquirements, placed him amongst the most
wealthy noUes of the kingdom at the period of his
death. He was «. by his son,
JOHN DE BEAUMONT, second Baror Brau-
MORT, summoned to parliament SSth February, 1349,
but never entitled Earl of Boghan. His lordship m.
Lady Alianore Plantagenet, 6th daughter of Henry,
Earl of Lancaster, and great grand-daughter of King
Henry III., by whom he had an only child, Henry,
bom In Brabant, during her ladysldp's attendance
upon Philippa, queen consort of Edward III. ; in
considerittion of which, Lord Beaumont obtained
the king's special letten patent, declaring, "that,
notwithstanding the said Henry waa begotten and
bom in foreign parts, nevertheless, in regard It was
by reason of his and his lady's attendance on the
queen, he should be reputed a lawAil heir, and in-
herit his lands in Erolard, as if he had been bom
there." This nObleman, like his Esther, was much
engaged in the Scottish wars. His lordship d, in
1349, and was «. by his son,
HENRY DE BEAUMONT, third Baron, whose
legitimacy, (owing to his bring bora beyond the
sea,) was ratified by act of parliament, in the 9Sth
Edward III. In the 34th of the same monarch,
being then of flill age, his lordship did homage and
had livery of his lands, ind waa summoned to par-
liament tram the I4th August, 138i, to the 94th Feb-
ruary, 1388. He m. Margaret, daughter of John de
Vere, Earl of Oxford, (which lady m. after his de-
cease, Nicholas de Lorraine,) and dying In 136B, was
a. by his only child, (placed,- In the 47th Edward III.,
under the guardianship of William Lord Latimer),
JOHN DE BEAUMONT, fourth baron, who
attaining maturity in the 6th Richard II.. had livery
of his lands, and in the same year with Henry de
Spencer, Bishop of Norwich, waa, in the Bn^h
army, sent to oppose the adherents of Pope Clement
VIL In four years afterwards, his lordship accom-
panied JoRR OF Gaurt, then called KlngqfCatHt*
amd Leon, into Spain ; but before the dose of that
year, lie was expelled the court, as one of the king's
eviladviaers, by the grtat lords aasembled at Harin-
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gey Park. Soon afterwards, however, he made his
peace, and had license to repair to Calais, in order to
engage in a tournament, and he had then the honor
of tilting with the Lord Chamberlain of the King of
France. In the 19th Richard II., he was made Ad-
miral of the king's fleets to the northwards, and
one of the Wardens of the Mardies towards Soot-
land ; <* whereupon he entered that country forty
miles, spoyled the Market at Fowics, and brought
many prisoners back.** In the next year he had the
castle of Cherburgh in France, committed to his
custody, and about that time was specially enjoined
to abstain from exercising any feats of arms with
the French, without permission from Henry de
Perci, Earl of Northumberland. In the 16th of the
same iteign, his lordship received a penrion of £lO0k
per annum for his services, and was constituted
Constable of Dover Castle, and Warden of the
Cinque Ports; and in the 19th, he was appointed
one of the commissioners to negotiate a marriage
between the King of England, and Isabell, daugh-
ter of the King of France. His lordship m. Kathe-
rine, daughter of Thomas de Everlngham of Laxton,
in the county of Nottini^uun, and had Issue,
Hrrbt, his successor.
Thomas, ancestor of the Beaumontsof Stough-
ton Grange.
Richard.
The baron, who had been summoned to parlia-
ment from the 90th' August. 1383. to the 13th No-
vember. 1383, and had the high honour of being a
Krioht or THR Gabtrr, died In 1386, and was «.
by his eldest son,
HENRY DE BEAUMONT, fifth baron, whore-'
ceived the honor of knighthood at the coronation of
King Henry IV. ; and in the 11th of the same mo-
narch's reign, was constituted one of the oommis--
sionen to treat of peace with France. His lordship
m. Elisabeth, daughter of William, Lord Willoughby
de Eresby, and had issue,
JoHR, his heir.
Henry, from whom the Beaumonts of Wednes-
bury, in Uie county of Stafford, descended.
Lord Beaumont, who had been summoned to par-
liament from 99th Augiist, 1404, to the 99nd March,
1413, died in the Uftter year, and was «. by his eldest
son,
JOHN DE BEAUMONT, sixth baron, a very
distinguished personage in the reign of Henry
VI., and high in that monarch's favour, under whom
he ei^oyed the moat lucrative and honorable em-
ployments, and in whose service he eventdally laid
down his life. In the 14th of King Henry, hik lordship
obtained by letters patent, to himself and his heirs
male, the EarMon of Boloine, being at that time upon
his march for the relief of Calais, and in finir years
afterwards, 19th February, 1440, he waa created
ViacouRT Bbaumort, (being the first person dig-
nified with such a title.) with precedency above aU
barons of the realm, and with a yearly fee of twenty
marks, out of the revenues of the county of Lin-
coln. His lordship recdved, subsequently, a patent
of precedency (9Srd Henry VI.) above all viscounts
thenceforth to be created { and in five years after-
wards, was constituted Lonn Hioh Chambrb-
LAIR OP Erolard. The viscount finally lost his
BBA
BEA
' Bfr at the tettl* o# Northamptoii, flgbttnf imd«r
tte LaBCMtilMi iMBacr cm the 10th July. lOSi
Wb hmWdp WW • Kvioht of thb GAmTBR*
0d had twCD tninmoBed to parHanMnt fai the
BAaojrr or« Bbavmont, firom 94th February.
1431^ to mOk Scptonbcr, 1439. He had m. Elieabethp
dOy danghtar and hcbcM of Sir Willhnn Phdip,
vord Bianhri^ by whom he left*
WiixiAJi. hie ■uecBMor.
JcHMb m. to John, Lord Lorel* of Tidunenh*
and dying bcftm her brother, left a Mm,
^j^ygyho succeeded ae Lord Lovd. but AM with-
out Imw, and two dau^ters, vis.
L Joane> ek to Sir Brian St^leton* of
Carlton, Knt., from which marriage,
Unaa&y deMnded,
GiSiart Stapleton, Eiq, who left one
eon and one daughter* out of a
munanws finnily, that had lanie^
Sir Mliei Sti^leton. Bart^ who
d. in 1707» in inflmt mu and
dau^lMer baring pre-deceaied
Anne, m. to Mark Erriogton,
Beq., of Gonteiand, and left
aion,
Nichofan^ whoaiiamed the
name of Stapleton, and
marrjring Mary Scroope,
left at hie deoeaie, in
I7U» an only turrlYing
aoUf
NiCHOLAa Staplb-
TOM, who IN. first,
Charlotle Bure, by
whom he had four
daughters I aecond-
ly, Mary BagneO,
but had no furri-
Ting iafue } and
thirdly, Wlnefred
White, by whom
he left an only tui^
Tivingaon,
Tmomab Sta>
FLBTOK, Ee(|R
Of Carlton,
.who claimed
the Baromy
OP Bbau-
MonTfimtun-
sucoeMftilly,
in 17B6.
», m. to Sir Edward Norres,
Kni^tt and whoee
Henry Norresa was sum-
moned to parliament, temp. Elisabeth,
ae Baron Norres. of Ryoote, a barony
merged in the EarMom of Abing-
Her ladyship had an only grand-
SL PrideswMe,
of Yattenden,
Mary, sister of Lord Norres, who
m. flnt. Sir George Careir, end
secondly. Sir Arthur Champcr-
noun» and left issue.
lahn» Viscount Beaument, was a by his only
WILLIAM DB BEAUMONT.
wtmth amom» who Inherited likewise large poe-
■s from his mother, the heiras of the BardolA.
This noblman adhering faithfully to the Lancastrian
interest, was made prisoner by the Yorkisto at Tow-
ton field, in the 1st year of Edward IV.. when he was
attainted, and his large possessions bestowed upon
Lord Hastings; from this perkMl until the aooession
of King Henry VIL, his lordship shared the lUlen
fortunes of his perty, but rising with that event,
he was restored to his honors and estates, by act of
parliament, passed on the 7th Novembsr, in the
1st year of the new monarch's reign. The viscount
m, first. EUxabeth, daughter of Richard Scrope,
and niece of Lord Scrope, of Bolton; and secondly,
Joene, daughter of Humphrey Staflbrd, Duke of
Buckingham, but dying without issue in 1M7, thb
VieooimrcY bzpibbd, while thb Babomv op
Bbaumont fril into abbyamcb, and so continues,
aoDording to the decision upon the daima of Mr.
Stapleton, in 1798, "Between the coheirs of Wil-
liam, Viscount Beaumont, (tai whom it was vested
by descent from his tether, John, Lord Beaumont,
who was summoned to and sit in parliament, ted
Henry VL, as a baron in fee,) descended from his
sister Joene, and that the petitioner Thomas Sta-
pleton, Esq., was one of thoee otAieifa.''
Armb— Aa. a Uon rampant semte de lis, or.
BEAUMONT — EARLS OF LEICES-
TER.
By Charter of Creation, dated anno lioa
ICiiuagc.
ROBERT DE BELLOMONT, OR BEAU-
MONT, (son of Roger, grandson of Turolf of Pont
Audomere, by Wevia, sister to Gunnora, wife of
Richard L, Duke of Normandy,) came into Eng-
land with the Conqueror, and contributed mainly to
the Norman triumph at Hastings. This Robert
inherited the earldom of Mellent in Normendy,
from his mother Adriina, daughter of Waleran.
and sister of Hugh, (who took the habit of a monk
hitheabbeyofBec,)bothEarUof MeUent. Of his
conduct at Hastings, William PicUvensis thus
speaks : *' A certain Norman young soldier, son of
Roger de Bellomont, nephew and heir to Hugh.
Ea4 of Mellent, by Adeline his sister, making the
first onset in that fight, did what deserveth httUng
Ihme, boldly charging and breaking in upon the
enemy, with that regiment which he commanded
in the right wing of the Bxtay,** for which gallant
services he obtained sixty-four lordahips In War-
widuhire, sixteen In Leicestershire, sevqn in Wilt-
^shire, three in Northamptonshiret and one in
Ghnicestershire, in all hikbty-okb. His lordship
did not however arrive at the dignity of the English
peerage before the reIgn of Henry L« when that
monarch creeted him Kam< op LaicBarBB. The
mode by which he attained this honour is thus
stated by an ancient writer t ** The City op Lbi-
CB8TBB had then four lords, via., the Kine, the
Bishop op Lincoln, Eabx. Simon, and Yvo. the
son of Hugh de GrentmesneL This Earl of Mel-
lent, by &vour of the kipg» fcunoingly entering it
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B£A
B£€
on that side which heloiigtd to Yto, (then governor
thereof, as also kherifT, and the king's farmer there,)
sttl^ecting it vrtioUy to himaelf ; and bj this means,
being made an Eabl in England, exceeded all the
nobles of the realm in riches and power.** His
lordship espoused Isabel, daughter of Hugh, Earl
of Vermandois, and had issue,
Walaren, who «. to the Earldom of M eUent.
RoBKRT, successor to the English Earldom.
Hugh, sumamed Pauper, obtained the Earl-
• DOM OF BsDPORD ftom King Stephen,
with the daughter of M llo de Beaucfaamp,
upon the expulsion of the said Milo. Being
a person (says Dugdale) remiss and negli-
gent himself, he tea. flrom the dignity of an
earl, to the state of a knight ; and in the
end to miserable poverty.
With several daughters, of whom,
EUsabeth, was concubine to Henry I., and
afterwards wife of Gilbert Strongbow, Earl
of Pembroke.
Addlne, m. to Hugh de MoBtfort.
m. to Hugh de Novo CasteUo.
— ^— - m. to William Lupellus, or LoveL
This great earl is characterised as «* the wisest of
all men betwixt thlk and Jerusalem, in worldly
alEurs ; famous for knowledge, plausible in speech,
■kilAil in craft, discreetly provident, ingeniously
subtile, excdling for prudence, proAnind in coun-
sel, and of great wisdom." In the latter end of his
days, he became a monk in the ^bbey of Preaux,
where he died in 1118, and was «. in the earldom of
Leicester, by his second son,
ROBERT, (called Bossu,) as second earL
This nobleman stoutly adhering to King Henry I.
upon all occasions, was with that monarch lit his
decease in 113S, and he afterwards as staunchly
supported the interests of his grandson, Henry II.,
upon whose accession to the throne, his Icwdship
was constituted Jvarics or Eholand. He m.
Amicia, daughter of Ralph de Waer, Earl of Nor-
folk, by whom he had a son, Robbrt, and two
daugihters; one, the wife of Simon, Earl of Hun-
tingdon, the other, of William, Earl of Gloucester.
The 'earl, who was a munlfloent benefkctor to the
church, and foimder of several religious houses, d.
in 1167, efter having lived for fifteen years a canon
regular in the Abbey of Leicester, and was «. by his
son,
ROBERT, (sumamed Blanchm^nes, from having
white hands,) as third earl, who adhering to
Prince Henry, in the 19th of Henry II., in his rebel-
lion, incurred the high displeasure of that monarch.
The king commanding that his town of Leicester
should be laid waste, it was besieged, and the
gfeater part burnt i the inhabitants having permit-
•ion for three hundred pounds to move whither
they pleased. He was received however into royal
favour in four years afterwards, (1177t) and had
restoration of idl his lands and castles, save the
castle of Montsorel, in the county of Leicester, and
Paoey, in Normandy ; but surviving King Henry,
he stood in such favour with Richard I., that those
castles were likewise restored to him, and he was
appointed to carry one of the swords of state at
that monarch's coronation. His lordship m. Patro-
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nil, daaghter of Hugh de GrentoneviU, with whom
he had the whole honour of Hinkley, and SrawARn*
SHIP of England, and had issue*
ROBBRT FiTtPARHRI., his SUCOeMOr.
Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews* in Scotland.
William, a leiq;>er, founder ot the hospital of
St. Leonards, at Leicester.
Amicia, m, to Simon de Montfbrt, who after
the Earldom of Leicester expired, with the
male line of the Bbaumonts, was cxeated
Earl of Leicester, by King John (see Mont-
ford, Earl of Leicester).
Margaret, m. to Sayer de Quincy.
The earl d. in his return flrom Jerusalem, at Duns,
in Greece, anno 1190, and was «. by his son,
ROBERT, (sumamed Fitx-pamel ftam his
mother,) Iburth earl, who in 1191, befaig at Messina,
in his journey to the Holy Land, was invested into
Us father's earldom of Leioester, by King Richard,
with the cincture of a sword. After which, whilst
his royal master was detained in captivity by the
Emperor, the King of France having invaded Nor^
mandy, and taken divers places, this earl coming to
Roan, excited the inhabitants to so vigorous a de-
ftnce, that the Prendi monarch was obliged to re-
treat Furthermore, it is rdated ot him, that
wiwfciiig a pilgrimage into the Holy Land, he there
unhorsed, and slew the Soldan in a tournament,
when returning into England, he d. in 1JI04, and
was buried in the Abbey of Leioester, befbre the
high altar, betwixt his mother and grandfather.
His lordship had m. Lauretta, daughter of Wil-
liam, Lord Braose, of Brember, but having no
issue, the EARiiDOv or Lxicrstxr became bx-
TijfCT, while his great inheritance devolved upon
his two sisten, as coheirs, which was divided be-
tween them, thus—
SiMOw DB MoKTPORT, husbsod of Amicia,
had one moiety of the earldom of Leicester,
with the honour of Hinkley, and was
CBBATBD Eari. OP Lbicbstbr; he also
enjoyed the stewardship of England, as in
right of the said honor of Hinkley.
Savbb db Quibcby, husband of Margaret,
had the other moiety of the earldom of
Leicester, and was shortly after created
Earl of WiifCHBaTBB. (See that dignity).
Arxb.— 43u. a cinqueMI Erm. pierced of the
field.
BEAUMONT— EARL OF BEDFORD.
(See Beaumont, Earl of Leicester.)
BEG OR BEKE.J)ARONS B£K£ OF
ERESBY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 23rd June, U9S.
S3rd Edward I.
Xincasc.
Amongst the compenioiis in arms of the Coh-
guBROR, wae»
WALTER BEC, who, although cqjoying a fair
Inheritance in Normandy, embarked aealously in
the enterprise against England, and obtained upon
the triumph of his master a grant of the manor of
Exesby, in the county of Lincoln, with other im-
BEC
BEC
portanttedikiiM. Thli Wattw m. Agntt, dtughtar
■Ml liclnw of Hugh, tlie Mxi of PtiMS (one of the
chieA hi Duke WUIkm** anny,) oommaaly adled
Hugh Dapilier* and had tow
Hn^ who died «. jk in hii vetvn from tha
Holy Land.
Hanry, bafaig apanon of naak nndantandfaif.
Ma two next toothen itaavad with him the
inhferltanoa
Walter, IpattlGlpafean with their tatothar
John, j Henry, in their lkth«'t landi.
Thoanai inherited the chuidi patfooaga ct
hitfttfaer.
The eideit nnrlTing ton,
HENRY BEKE, tadierited Bmsaar, and other
manon, and waa «. by his ion,
WAJLTER BEKE, who «. Eva. ttiaoe of Walter
de Grey, Aichbidiop of York, and waa «. by hie
JOHN BBKB, who gare to King John a hundred
poonds end four pelfteys, for lioenie to merry the
wUow of WilUam Baidicdph. This feudal lord wee
ik by his ton,
HENRY BEKE, who «. HawyM, liater of
Thoanae de Muleton, and obtained luge eetatat in
the ooonty of Uneoln thereby, es a gift fkom the
arid Thomaa. To thie feudal Baron of Breiby, «.
WALTER BEKE, who left three ions, Tia.^ .
JoBW, his suceessor In the lordship of Eresby.
AimoirT, the oetebiated Bibbop of DvasA v,
end Pathiargh ov Jkbusalkm. " This
Anthony, (saya^Dugdale,) was signed with
the croes in the Mth Henry III., in order
to Us going to the Holy Lend with Prinoe
Edward; and on the 3rd of Edward L, being
then a derk, was made constable of the
Tower of London. Moreover, in anno U83,
befaig present at the translation of St. Wil-
liam, Ardibishop of York, and at the whole
charge of that great solemnity, (the king,
queen, and many of the noUHty being also
there,) he was then consecrated Bisbop op
DintBAM, by William Wickwane, Ardibishop
of York, in the dmrch of St. Peter, within
thet city. Alter which, anno 1S04, <8Snd
Edward L the king disoeming his great losses
in Oascoigne,) he waa sent to Rodtdph, King
of Ahnalne, to make a league with him i
and the seme year, upon the arrival of the
cardinals to treat of pcafCe between King
Edward and the King of Fiance, he readily
answered their proposels in the French
tongue. Furthermore, in anno 106, King
Edward entered Scothmd with a powerftil
armyt he brought thither to him no less than
five hundred horse, and a thousand foot,
besides a multitude of Welsh and Irish.
After whidi, the same year, being sent am-
bMsador into that realm, he was solemnly
met by the king end nobles} and after much
dispute, brought them to such an accord,
that they totally submitted themselves to
the pleesure of King Edward. Also upon
that Tcb^on, which again broke out there
the -next year following, (at which time they
used great cruelties to the BngHsh,) he was
Vgain sent tMthir to Inquire the truth, and
to advertise the Ung thereol And in the
nth of Edward L waa vgain aent into Scot-
land, with certain forces, at which thne he
aasanUad the caatle of DuMon, and took It.
And tawtly, hi aaM of Edward L bataig with
the Earl of Lincoln, and aoeoe other Wahope,
sent to Rome, to prasent dlveia vceeeb of
pure gtdd from King Edward to the Pope,
his Holyncss teking eapedal notice of his
courtly bdiavkmrand magnanimity of spirit,
advanced him to the title of Patbiabcb op
JsavaALBM.**
** Amongst other wwks of this great pr»>
late, (continues Dugdale,) he founded the
oollegiste churches of Chester and Langcee-
tar, as also the collegiate chappel at Bishops-
Aukland, all in the ooonty palatine of Dur-
ham. Moreover, it is reported that no man
in an the realm, except the king, did equal
him for habit, behavtovr and military pomp,
and that he waa more versed in state afluirs
than in eodeslaatlcal duties t ever eeebting
the king moet powerftilly in his wavsi hav-
ing sometimes In Scotland, twanty-elx stan-
dard bearers, and of his ordinary retinue^
an hundred and forty kni|^tsi so that he
was thought to be rather a temporal prince
than a priest or Mshopi and lastly, that he
died <m ard of March, 1810, and was buried
above the Hiob Altab in his cathedral of
Durham.** This prelate was the first bisbop
that presumed to lie in the church, on ao>
count of the interment of the holy St Cuth-
bert, and so superstitious were they In those
days, that they dared not bring in the re^
mains at the doon, bat bn^e a hole In the
wall, to eoaytj them in at the end of the
chufdi, which breach is said to be stUl visl-
btab
Thomaa, Biehop of St. David's.
The ddest son,
JOHN BEKE, «. his fether in the feudal k>rd-
ship of Eraiby, end waa summoned to parliament aa
Babob Bbkb, op Ebbbby, on the 83rd of June,
SOth of Septamber, end 8nd of November, 1385, and
the 96th of August, 1390, having previously (4th of
Edward I.) had license to make a castlMkf his manor
house at Eresby. His lordship m. ■ , and had
issue,
Waltbb, his successor.
Ahce, m. to Sir William da WUkraghby, Knt,
end had issue,
Robbbt Wilixiuobbt, who inherited,
at the decease of his grand uncle, An-
thony Beke, Bishop of Durham, the
great poeeeesloni of that eminent pre-
late, and wee sumnumed to parliament,
temp. Edward II. as Loan Willovob-
bt dm Ebbbby. (See that dignity in
Burke^t Dfctionofy tf Me P^tragB and
Margaret, m. to Sir RicheiddeHaroourt, Knt*
ancestor of the Haroourts, Earls of Har-
eourt.
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BEL
BEL
Mary» d. unm.
Lord Beke, dL in 1309, and was «. by hif KNif
WALTER, Moond baron, but never lummoned
to parUament; at whoae deoeaae without inue, the
Barony or Bsks dx Eaksby fell into ABSvAircn,
between his two listen and oo-helrt, the ladies
Willoughby and Haroourt, and so continues amongst
thdr desoendanta.
Anna— Oules, a cross moUne, ar.
BECHE— BARONS LA BEOHE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 85th February, 1342,
I6EdwaidlIL
ICineage.
Of this fismily, Da la Bbchb, of Aldworth, in
th^ county of Bucks,
NICHOLAS DB LA BECHE was constituted
Constable of the Tower ot London in the 9th of
Edward III., and had a grant from the crown, in
two yean afterwards, of the manor of Whitchurch,
with other lands. About this period, too, he ob-
tained license to encastrilate his houses at De La
Beche, Beaumys, and WaUyington. He was sub-
sequently distinguished in the wan in Brittany,
mad was summoned to parliament, as a baron, on
the S6th of February, 1S4SL In 1343 his lordship
became scnesrtial of Oasoony, and the next year was
constituted one of the commissionen to treat with
Alphonsus, king of Castile, touching a marriage
between the ddest son of that monarch and Joane,
daughter of the Idng ot England.
Lord De La Beche died in 1347» and leaving no.
issue, the barony expired, but the estates passed
to the sisten of John de la Beche, who died nineteen
yean previously, and is supposed to have been the
elder brother of the baron ; consequenUy the oo-
heiresses were his lordship's sisten Ixkewisei Of
those ladies,
Joane, the dder, m. flnt. Sir Andrew Sack-
ville, and secondly. Sir Thomas Langfind.
— ^ nv Robert Danvi
Arms— Vairde ar. andguka.
BELASYSE -- BARONS FAUOON.
BERG, OF VARUM, IN
THE COUNTY OF YORK.
VISCOUNTS FAUCON-
"BERG, OF HENKNOWLE,
IN THE COUNTY OF DUR-
HAM.
EARLS OF FAUCON-
BERG.
Barony
Viscounty
Earldom,
m, J
Letten
Patent,
dated S5th May, UI27.
dated 3Ist Jan., 1643.
dated first, 9th AprU,
1689; second, Iffth
June, 1774.
ICiiuage.
This eminent Nonnan family deduced an unin-
terrupted descent from
BELASIUS, one of the commanden in the army
of the Conqueror, distinguLdied for having sup-
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pwsaed the adherents of Edgar EthUng, in the Isle
of Ely, whence the spot where he had pitched liis
camp was named Bdasius Hill, now known by the
corrupted designation of Belsar's HilJ. The son of
this gallant soldier,
ROWLAND, marrying Elgiva, daughter and
heiress of lUlph de Belasyse, of Bdasyae, tn the
county of Durham, assumed, upon sucoeding to the
inheritance of his wife, the surqame of ** Bdasyse,
of Belasyse^** and his desoaadants ever afterwards
adhered to the same designation, although the
spdling has frequently varied. The great-grandson
of this Rowland Brtasyse,
SIR ROWLAND BELASYSE attained the ho-
nour of knighthood by his gallant bearing at the
bettle of Lewes, in the 48th of Henry IIL Sir Row-
land m. Mary, daughter and heiraai ai Heory
Spring, Lord of Howton-le^pring, in the bishopric
of Durham, by whom he acquired a considerable
accession ot property, and was «. by his son,
SIR ROGER BELASYSE, Knt., who m. Joan,
daughter of Sir Robert Harbottlc!, Knt, and had
issue—
Robbrt, his suoaetsor.
John, m. to Mary, daughter of Robert Ber-
tram, Esq.
Elisabeth, m. to Thomas Madison, Esq., of
Unthank HalL
Sir Roger was «. by his dder son,
SIR ROBERT BELASYSE, lirom whom Une*
ally descended,
WILLIAM BELASYSE, Esq., tfBehu^M, who
m. fint, Cecily, daughter and heiress of William
Hottou, Esq., and had issue—
RicHAiin, his successor.
Anthony, LL.D., master in Chancery in 1545,
when he waa (me of the ftwr especially ap-
pointed to hear causes, and pass decrees In
the Court of Chancery, in the absence of the
lord chancellor. Sir Thomas Wriothesley.
And in the rrign of Edward YL, being
written Anthony Bdasis, Esq., was one of
the king's council in the north. On the dis-
solution of the monasteries he obtained
from the crown a grant of Newborough
Abbey, in the county of York, which htf
afterwards gave to his nephew. Sir William
Bdasyse.
Elisabeth, m. to William Clervaux, of Crofts,
in the county of York.
Margaret, m. to Minshull, Esq.
Anne, m. to Anthony Smith, Esq., of Kalton.
Mr. Bdasyse m. secondly, Jane, daughter of
Thomas Tipping, Esq., but had no issue by that
lady. He was «. by his son,
RICHARD BELASYSE, Esq., who was consti-
tuted constable of Durham for life, to officiate in
person, or by deputy. He m. Margaret, daughter
and heiress of Richard Errington, Esq., of Cockley,
in the county of Northumberland, and dying in the
30th of Henry YIIL, was «. by his son, (then in
minority,)
SIR WILLIAM BELASYSE, Knt, who served
the office of sheriff for Yorkshire in the 17th year of
Elisabeth. He m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Nicho-
las FairCsx, of Malum* in the county of York, and
BEL
BEL
dytegMaiiMVM0ida«», lath April, 16M, wm«. by
liii ddflit Mill*
SIR HENRY BKLASYSE, of Newbonmgh. in
tb* oouatry of Yotk, wbo, hsTing reodveil the
boBoor of knighthood tram King Jamei I., at York*
in Ills nu^erty's Joarney to London, 17th April,
1003, «M ccmtod a BABoirar upon die imtitutioo of
that dignity, on the 89th June, MIL Sir Henry m.
Umila, daughter of Sir Thomae Fairfbx, of Den-
ton* in the county of York, and had leiue
THOiiAa, hie eucoeMor.
Dorothy* m. to Sir Conyeie Dscf* Kat.* of
Hornby*
Mary. ». to Sir William Lerter. Kat* of
ThantoB, in the county of York.
Ho was ju at his deoeaee by hie ton,
SIR THOMAS BBLASYSE, lacond baronet, 6.
in 15S7> and adTanced to the peerage by the title of
Raaoir Faccombxro, «f Yerum* in th$ eovniy nf
Ym'k, on the 2Sth May. 1087. His lordship, ad-
iMring ftithfuny to the fortunes of King Charles I.,
vas created* on the 31st of January, 1649, Viscoumt
FADCoxBsao, of Hcnknowle, in the county pa]»>
tine of Durham. His lordship was subsequently at
the siege of York, and at the battle of Marston
Moor* under the Duke of Newcastle, with whom he
fled to the continent after that uufortunate defeat.
He M. Barbara, daughter of Sir Henry Cholmood-
ley. Baronet, of Roxby, in the county of York* and
Thomas, m.' Marie Louise
de ManevlUe, and had
flre daughters.
« M.P. for the county of York; of
whom Cfanendoo writes t-^** Harry Belesis,
with the Lord Fairfbx, the two knights who
red in parliament for Yorkshire, signed
for a neutrality for that county,
rly allied together, and of great
till their ^sereral opinions and
aflbctions had divided them in this quarrel;
the Lord FalrCsx adhering to the parlia-
ment, and the other, with great courage and
soinlety, to the king." Mr. Belasyse m.
Grace, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas
Barron, of Smithdls, in the county of Lan-
r, and dying In the lifo-time of his fo<
I, left issue,
Thovab, Bucoenor to his graadfother.
Henry, d. unmarried.
Rowland, (Sir) K.B., m. Anne, eldest
daughter and sole heiress of J. Daven-
port, Esq., of Sutton, in the county of
Chester, and dying in 1009, left
TBOMAa, who «. as third Viscount
Fauconbeig.
Henry, d, unmarried.
John, died «. p.
Rowland, m. Frances, daughter of
Christopher, Lord Teynham, by
whom he had, with other issue,
Anthony, who m. Susannah,
daughter ot John Clarvet,
Esq., and had issue—
RowukNO, who «. as sixth
viscount
Charles, D.D., of Sor-
bonne. who«. as seventh
viscount.
Barbara.
Once, m, to Goorge* Visoovnt Castle-
town, in Irdand.
Frances, m. to Sir Henry Jones, of Aston,
in the county of Oxford, Knt., of
which marriage there was an only
daughter and heiress,
FaAircKB, m. to Richard, Earl of
Scarboraugh.
Arabdh^ m. to Sir WiUam Frankland,
Bart, of Thirklaby, in the county of
York.
Barbara, m. firrt, to Walter StricUand,
Esq., son of Sir Robert Strickland, of
Slaaigfa, and secondly, to Sir Marmadnk
Dalton, of Httxw^, Yorkshiin.
John, neatail Loud BaLAaTsn, q^ IFerMy
<see that di«nity>.
Margaret* m. to Sir Edward Osbom, of KiT^
Mary, m. to John, Lord Darcy, of Aston.
Barbara, ta. to Sir Henry SUngsby, Bart, of
Scriven, in the county of York, who was
put to death under Cromwd^s usurpatton,
and died, as he said on the scaflbld, for
being an honest man.
Ursula, m. to Sir Walter Vavasor, of Haela-
wood, Bart
Fiances, m. to Thomas Ingram, Esq., ddest
son of Sir Arthur Ingram, of Temple New-
som, Yorkshire.
His lordship d, in IdSS, and was «. by his grand-
son,
THOMAS BELASYSE, second visnwiU, who ai.
first, Mildred, daughter of Nicholas, Viscount Caa-
UetoD, by whom be had no issue; and secondly, on
the 18th of November, 1607, at Hampton Court,
Mary, daughter of the protector CromwelL Of tMs
nobleman Lord Clarendon gives the following a^
count :»«< After Cromwell was declared protector,
and in great power, he married his daughter to the
Lord Fauconberg, the owner of a very great estate
in Yorkshire, and descended of a family eminently
loyaL There were many reasons to believe that
this young gentleman, being then about three or
four>and-twenty yean of age, of great vigour and
ambition, had many good purposes that he thought
that alliance might qualify and enable him to per-
form. His marriage was celebrated at Whitehall
(Wood has given the time at Hampton Court,) with
all Imaginable pomp' and lustre. And it was ob-
served, that, though it was performed in public,
according to the rites and ceremonies then in use,
they were presently afterwards, in private, married
by ministers ordained by bishops, and according to
the form in the book of Common Prayer, and this
with the privity of CromweU." In 1607> his lord-
ship was m^e one ot the council of state, and sent
the next year, by his father-in-law, with a compli-
mentary message to the court of Versailles. This
was the only employment Lord Fauconberg had
under the usurper i for, as the noble author before
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BEh
BEL
mentioned relates, "his domestic delights were
lessened every day ; he plainly discovered that his
son Fauconberg's heart was set, upon an interest
destructive to his, and grew to hate him perfectly."
Of Lady Fauconberg, Burnet writes :— <** She was a
wise and worthy woman, more likely to have main-
tained the post (of protector) than rither of her
brothcrsi aoco^lin|^ to a saying that went of her,
that <AoM who toore breechet deterved petticoats bet-
ter I but if ^ose in petticoat* had been in breeehea,
they would have held faeter.** That his lordship
forwarded the restoration, is evident from his being
appointed, by the restored monarch, in IGOO, lord-
lieutenant of the bishopric of Durham, and in the
same year, lord-lieutenant and custos rotulorum ctf
the North Riding of Yorkshire. He was soon
afterwards accredited ambassador to the state of
Venice and the princes of Italy, and nominated
captain of the band of gentleman pensioners. In
16^, Lord Fauconberg was sworn of the privy
council t and again, in 16a9> uptm the accession of
King William and Queen Mary, when his lordship
was created Eari< Fauconbbro, by letters patent,
dated on the 9th of April, in that year. He dL on
tlie dlst December, 1700, and leaving no issue, the
BABX.DOM RXPiaxD, While his other honours re-
verted to his nephew (refer to Sir Rowland Bela-
syse, K.B., third son of the first lord),
THOMAS BELASYSE, Esq., as third Viscount
Fauconberg. His lordship m. Bridget, daughter of
Sir John Gage, of Flrle, in the county <tf Sussex,
Bart, and co-heiress of her mother, who was
daughter of Thomas Middlesmore, Esq. of Egbas-
ton, in the county of Warwick, by whom he had
surviving issue*
Thomas, his successor.
Rowland.
Mary, m. 9th April, 1721, to John Pitt, Esq.
third son of Thomas Pitt, Esq., governor ot
Fort St George.
And two other daughters, both of whom d. un-
married. His lordship d, S6th November* 1718, and
was «. by his elder son,
THOMAS, fourth Viscount, who was created
Eaiu. FAUcoirBBao,of Newborough, in the county
of York, on the 15th June, 1796. His lordship m.
in 1796, Catherine, daughter and heiress of John
Betham, Esq., of Rowingtou, in the county of
Warwick, and co-heiress of WUl^un Fowler, Esq.,
of St Thomas, in the county of Siaflbrd, by whom
he had surviving issue,
HaKBY, his successor.
Barbara, m. in 1758, to the Hon. George Bame-
"^ wall, only brother of Henry Benedict, Vis-
count Kingsland.
Mary, m. in 1776, to Thomas Eryre, Esq., of
Hassqp, in the county of Derby.
Ann^, M. in 1761, to the Hon. Frands Talbot,
brother ck George, fourteenth Earl of
Shrewsbury.
His lordship, who oonfonned to the estabUshed
churdi, died 4th FMiruary, 1774, and wm «. by his '
HENRY BELASYSE, second earL His lord-
ship IN. first, in 1766, Charlotte, daughter of Sir
Matthew Lambk of Brocket Hall, in the county of
48
Hertford, Bart, and had four daughters, his co-
heirs: vis.-~
Charlotte, nu to Thomas Edward Wynn, Esq.,
third son of Colonel Glynn Wynn, who
assimied the surname and arms of Bbla-
SY8K, in addition to his own.
Anne, m. to Sir George Wombwell, Bart
Elisabeth, m. in 1789, to Bernard Howard, Esq.,
(present Duke of Norfolk,) from whom she
was divorced in 1794» when she re-married
the Earl of Lucan.
Harriot
The earl m. secondly. Miss Chesshyre, but had no
issue. He dL 23rd March, 1808, when the Earldom
became bxtinct, but the other honours devolved *
upon his kinsman (refer to descendants of the
Hon. Henry Belasyse, eldest son ctf Sir Thomas
Belasyse, the first Viscount).
ROWLAND BELASYSE, as 6th Viscount, who
died «. p, in 1810, and was «. by his brother, «^
The REV. CHARLES BELASYSE, D.D., of
the Roman Catholic Church, as seventh Viscount,
at whose decease, in 1815, the Barony and Viscounty
of Fauconberg, became bxtinct.
Arm^. — Quarterly, first and fourth, ar. a Chev.
gu. between three fleurs-de-lis, as.t second and
third, ar. a pale ingrailed between two pallets
plain, sa.
BELASYSE — BARONS BELASYSE,
OF WORLABY, IN THE
COUNTY OF LINCOLN.
By Letters Patent, dated STth January, 1644,
90 Charles L
ICincagc.
THE HON. JOHN BELASYSE, second son of
Thomas, first Viscount Fauconberg, having distin-
guished himself as one of the gallant leaders of the
royal army during the civil wan, was elevated to
the peerage on the 27th January, 1644, as Lord Bb-
LAavsB, i^f Woriaby, in the county uf lAneeln, At
the commencement of the rebellion, this eminent
person arrayed six regiments of horse and foot un-
der the royal banner, and had a principal command
at the battles of Edge-Hill, Newbury, and Knaresby,
and at the sieges of Reading and Bristol ; and being
appointed, subsequently, governor of York, and com-
mander-in-chief of the king's forces in Yorkshire,
he fought the battle of Selby with Lord Fairfax.
His lordship being lieutenant-general of the counties
of Lincoln, Nottingham, Derby, and Rutland, and
governor of Newark, vaUantly defended that garri-
son against the Ehiglish and Scotch armies, uflHl his
m^esty came in person, and ordered it to surrender ;
at which time he had also the honour oi being gene-
ral ot the king's horse-guards. In all those arduous
services. General Belasyse deported himself with
distinguished courage and conduct, was frequently
wounded, and thrice incarcerated in the Tower of
London. At the restoration of the monarchy, his
lordship was made lord lieutenant of the east riding
of the county of York, governor of Hull, general of
his miO*>ty's forces in AMca, governor of Tangier,
and captain of the king's guards of gentlemen pen-
sioners. In the reigB of King James II., Lord Bda-
BEN
B£R
tyse WW Hxtt lord of the trawuiy. His lordship m.
fint, Jane^ daughter and sola bdtaas of Sir Robert
Boteler, Knt, of Woodhall. in the county of Hert>
fi>rd, by- wtaomhehadiflsuo-^
Hkitby (Sir) K.B., wlio m. fiitt, Rogeraa,
daughter and co-heir (with her sister Eli-
aalwth. Duchess of Richmond and Lenox) of
Richard Rogers, Esq., of Brianston, in the
county of Dorset, by wlioni he had no issue;
and secondly, Susan, daughter and oo-heiress
of Sir William Armine, of Osgodby, in the
county of Lincoln, (which lady was created
Barojcbss BSLA8T8B, tot her own life,
after the decease of her husband,) by whom
he left, at his decease in 1068, an only
HnxBT, of whom presently, as second
Lono Bblabybb.
Mary, m. to Robert, Viscount Dunbar, of
^ Scotland.
Lord Belasyse m. secondly, Anne,* daughter and oo-
heireaa of Sir Robert Crane, of Chilton, in the
cuonty of Sullbik; and thirdly, Anne, daughter
of Jolin, fifth Marquess of WindieBter, tiy whom he
had several children, of whidi the following alone
survived inlkncy—
Monora, m. to George Lord Abergayemiy, and
died «. p.
Barbara, m. to Sir John Webb, Bart, of Old-
stocJL, in the county of Wilts.
Katherine, m. to John Talbot, Esq., of Long-
ford.
Isabella, m. to Thomas Stoner, Esq., of Sto-
ner, in the county of Oxfinrd, and died #. p,
failTW.
His lordship 4. in 1080, and was «. by his grand-
HENRY BELASY5E. second baron, who mar-
ried Anne, daughter of Francis, son and heir of
Robert Brudenel, Earl of Cardigan ; but dying in
1088, without issue, the bakoity ov Bblasybb
brrame bxtiitct, while the estates reverted to his
lordsiiSp^s aunts by the half blood, as co-heiresses.
Arms— Arg. a chevron gu. between three fleurs-de-
lis, with due diSfarence;
BENSON — BARON BINOLEY.
By Letters Patent, dated 2lst July. 1719^
ROBERT BENSON, Esq., M. P. form city of
Yoflc, son of Robert Bensifn, Esq., of Wrenthom,
in the county of York, by Dorothy, daughter of
ToUas Jhkins, Esq., I^jjliig filled the oflices of
oommjasioner, and chancellor, and under treasurer
of the esdiequa, was ^vated to the peerage, as
Babow B1B01.BY, on the 91st July, 1713> His
knrddiip was subsequently ambassador to the court
of Madrid. He m. EUxabeth, elder daughter of
Heneage Finch, first Earl of Aylesford, and had an
only daughter and hdress,
Harriot, whom. George Fox Lane, Esq., M.P.
tor the dty of York, who was created Lobi>
BtMOLKY, in 1772 (see tliat title).
His lordship^ d, 9th April, 1730, and thus leaving no
ly of BrNoi<BY, became ex-
tinct, while one hundred thousand pounds, and
seven thousand pounds a year, devolved upon his
dau^ter, with the fine seat of Bnunham Fark«
erected by the deceased lord.
Abmb.— Arg. three trefoils in bend saootested
gules.
BENHALE— BARON BENHALE.
By Writ of Summons, 3rd April, 1980,
94 Edward II L
ICincagc
ROBERT DE BENHALE, a soldier of dbtino-
tion in the expedition made into France, in the
loth year of Edward III., and again in two years
afterwards, in the expedition made Into Flanders,
was summoned to parliament as Barok Bbniiai.b,
on the 9rd April, 1960, but never subsequently,
and nothing further is known of his lordship, or Ida
BERKELEY — VISCOUNT BERKE-
LEY, EARL OF NOTTINO-
HAM, AND MARQUESS OF
BERKELEY.
VT^' \ byLette™ fJSSf'^'lSl'
Earldom J- p^Un^^d^jed 1 »* «'«»«' ^^*
MarquiMte, ) f. 1488.
Xincagc.
The family of Berkdey, established In Eni^and at
the Norman conquest, was founded by a leading
chief in the conqueror's army, named
ROGER, who U styled, in the SOth year of Wil-
liam's reign, " Roobrus sbniob db Bbrkblk,*'
flrom the possession of Bbrkblbv Cabtlb, in th^
county of Gloucester. This Roger bestowed sever^
churches upon the priory of Stanley, with the tithes
and lands thereunto belonging, and being shorn a
monk there, in 1091, restored the lordship of Shote-
shore, which he had long detained firom that convent.
He was «. at his decease by his nephew,
WILLIAM DE BERKELEY, second finidal
lord of Berkeley Castle, who was «. by his son,
ROGER DE BERKELEY. This nobleman,
adhering to the Empress Maud, *' undcrwoit (says
Dugdale,) a very hard fkte, through the perfidious*
ness and cruelty of Walter, brother to Milo, Earl of
Hereford, his seeming friend, (and kinsman by con-
sanguinity,) being treacherously seised on, stripped
naked, exposed to scorn, put into fetters, and thrice
drawn by a rope about his neck, on a gallows, at his
own castle gates, with threats, that if he would not
deliver up that his castle to the earl, he should suf-
fer a miserable death: and when he was, by this
barbarous usage, almost dead, carried to prison,
there to endure fkirther tortures.** This feudal
baron was «. by his son,
ROGER DE BERKELEY, the Ust of the orl.
ginal femily of Berkdey, of Berkeley Castle, whose
daughter sod heiress, Alice, at the instigation of
King Henry II., espoused
MAURICE DE BERKELEY, (son of Robert
Pitahardinge, upon whom had been conferred, tor
his attachment to the Empress Maud, the lordship
of Berkeley and Berkeley Harness, the confiscated
H 40
B£R
BER
ofthe Abore KogK, tht adhaKnt of
Ktaif Stephen t but, to reeoncUe the parties, Klog
Henry, who bed netored to Roger hii numor end
cMtle of Durdey, cauied an agreement to be oon-
tiuded between them, that the heireia of the oiuted
knrd ihould be given in marriage to the heir of the
new baron I and thua paned the feudal caatle of
Berkelef to another chief,) which Robert de Berke-
ley became feudal Lord of Berkdej upon the deceaae
of his brother Henry, and dying in 1189, left fix
sona, and was «. by the eldest,
ROBERT DB BERKELEY, who. In the turbu-
lent times of King John, forfeited his castle and
lands by hia participation in the rebdHous proceed-
ings of the barons, but upon submission, and paying
a flne of nine hundred and slxty-Uve pounds, and
one mtuk, had all lestoied save the castle and town
of Berkeley, in the flrst year of Henry HI. This
nobleman, who had been a munlfleent benefector to
the church, died t. p, in 1219, and waa «. by his
brother,
THOMAS DE BERKELEY, who. in the 8th of
Henry III., upon giving his two nephews as pledges
for his fldeUty, had restitutian of Berkeley Castle.
His lordship m. Joane, daughter of Ralph de
Somery, Lord of Campden, in the county of Glou-
cester, and niece of William Manhal, Earl of Pem-
broke, and dying in 1943, was «. by his eldest son,
MAURICE DE BERKELEY, who d. in 1881,
and was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE BERKELEY, who was summoned
to parliament as a babom, Arom the 83rd June, 1895,
to the 15th May, 1321. This nobleman was of great
eminence in the reigns of Edward I. and Edward II.,
being in the French* Welsh, and Scottish wars of
those periods, particularly at the celebrated si^ge of
KAxnLATKEocK. He was involved, however, at the
dose of his life^ in the treason of Thomas, Bar! of
Lancaster. His kurdship m. Jane, daughter of Wil-
liam de Ferrers, Earl of Derliy, and dying in 1321,
was «. by his son,
MAURICE DE BERKELEY, second baron,
firom whom we pass to
THOMAS, X/M Lofti Berkeley, who m. Margaret,
daui^ter and heiress of Gerard Warren, Lord Lisle,
by whom he left an only child,
Eliaabeth,* m. to Ridiard Beauchamp, Earl
of Warwick, and had three daughters, vis.
* According to the usual descents of baronies in
fee, (says Mr. Nicolas, in a note to his Synapeis,)
the Baboxt ot BanKu.sY, created by writ of sum-
mom of the 83d Edward I. devolved on the said
Eliabeth, daughter and heir of Thomas, Lord
Berkeley, instead of the heir malei but whether this
anomaly arose tnaa an idea then prevailing, that
the tenure of the CAaTi.n ov BBRKSLnv conferred
the barony, or that the heir male had the greatest
political influence, cannot now, perhaps, be ascer-
tained i the inference which may be drawn from the
relative altuations of the husband of the said Elian-
beth, who was one of the most powerful noblemen
of the time, and that ot James Berkeley, who suc-
ceeded to the Barony, is, that the tenure of Bkekk-
C.SY Cabtls was thA considered to confer the dig-
nity of Baron on Its poeseeeor, and coaeeqnently.
1. Maigaiet, m. to John Talbot, fliat Earl
<rf Shrewsbury (his Ibrdship^s second
wife).
8. Alienor, m. first, to Thomas, Lord Ross,
and secondly, to Edward, Duke of
& EUaabeth, m. to George NevOl, Lord
His lordship d. on the 13th July, 1416, and thus
leaving no male issue, his nephew,
JAMES BERKELEY, became his heiri and In-
heriting, by virtue of a special entail and fine, the
castle and lordship of BnnKBi.nY, with other lord-
ships in the said flne specified, was summoned to
parliament fttnn the 9th of October, 1421, to 8Sd
May, 1461. His lordship m. flrst, » daughter
of Humphrey Stallbrd. ot Hooke, in the county ot
Dorset, by whom he had no issue; and secondly,
Isabd, widow of Henry,, son and heir of William,
Lord Ferrers, of Groby, and second daughter and
co-heir of Thomas Mowbray, flrst Duke of Norfolk,
Earl Manhal of England, by EUmbeth, his wife,
eldest sister and co-heiress of Thomas Fita-Alan,
Etfl of Arundel, by whom he had iasuc;,
WiifLiAM, his successor.
Maurice, successor to the berony at the decease
of his brother.
James, killed in France.
Thomae, ftom whom descended the Berkleys
of Worcestershire and Herefordshire.
EUaAbeth, m. to Thomas Burdett, Esq.. of
Arrow, in the county of Warwick.
Isabel, m. to Thomas Trye, Esq., of Haidwick,
in the county of Gloucester.
Alice, m. to Richard Arthur, Esq., of Clap-
ham, in the county of Somerset.
His lordship m. thirdly, Joan, daughter of John
Talbot, flrst Earl of Shrewsbury, whldi lady, after
his decease, m. Edmund Hunger ford, Esq. Lord
Berkeley rf. in 1463, and was «. by his ddest son,
SIR WILLIAM DE BERKELEY, Knt., Baron
Berkeley, who had been, when a boy, in the retinue
of Henry Beaufort, Cardinal Bishop of Winchester.
This nobleman having a dispute with Thomes Tal-
bot, Viscount Lisle, regarding some landed pro-
perty, the contest ran so high, that they encountered
with their respective feilowers at Wotton-under-
Edge, in 1469, when Lord Lisle was mortally
wounded by an arrow shot through his mouth.
In the next year, when the Duke of Clarence and
the Earl of Warwick took up arms against the
king, we And Lord Berkeley commanded, with
Maurice Berkdey, of Beverstone, to muster and
array all fitting to bear arms in the county^ Gkni-
that the said James was allowed that dignity as his
right, rather than by favour of the crown. If, how-
ever, modem decisions may be applied to the sub-
ject, the Barony of Berkdey, creeled by the writ of
the 83d Edward I. is now in abkyanck between
the descendants and representatives of Qie three
daughters and co-heirs of EUaabeth, Countess of
Warwick, above mentioned i and the barony merged
in the present Earldom of Berkeley, is the new
one created by the writ of the 9di of Henry V. to
Jamti Berkeley.
r{ md Mgraata M^Hd ImmI Ktaif Edward IV.
tot hki Inrdihip, that he created him YiacovNT
BKUMMhmr, on the flirt of April, 1481* with a grant
of one hundred marks per annum, pajaMeout of
theciMloaMorthaportor BfiBtd, fbr Mbl The
vigeount wai advanoed to the Eabldov ov Nov-
TTvoiEAN, {% dignity eqjoyed fey hie anoerton, the
Mowtesya,) by King Richaid IIL, on the IMi of
Jane. I4ni hot hit kardihip aftarwafda eqMMnlng
theoHueofthaEariofRidunondfUponthe aceei-
of that BoMeman tothe throne, aa Henry VII.,
ooortltated Bam. Mabbhal ov Eiv«laiii>,
with limltalion of that greatofflce to the heira male
of Ma bodyi and ciaated on the IMi of January,
liWiW, M Angintaa or BsBKBi.aT. His lordship
at. flart, Eliaabath, dao^tarof R^ghmld Weit, Lord
de in Wane, fkom whom he was diTorced without
haTing Issue; secondly, Jane, widow of Sir WiUlam
wmrwighhy, Rnc, and daughter of Sir Thomas
Straasewaya, Knt., by whom he had twosons, who
died young I and thirdly, Ame, dan^Mer of J<rfm
Ixml Deere, but had no issuer The Mar-
I d. thus «. ^. OB the 14th ot February, ]491<8,
vlHD aB the hoBKars acquired by hims^ became
sxTf ircT, while the barony and castle of Berkeley,
with his lordsUp^s other estates, should hare de-
woived upon his brother Maurice, but for a settle*
tDcnt made by the ilecsaied nobleman, who seems
fto iMTe been ollteded with his brother ftnr marrying
lowly, of the CABTLa ov BanKSLBT, upon King
Hcvy VIL and the heirs male of that monardi's
body, whidi castle and leads were thos alienated
ontU the deoetwe of King Edward VI., the lart
male deKsndent of Henry VII., when they returned
to the house of Berkley, and hare stDoe
Joyed by that noMe fionily.*
• The dispute between Viscount Lisle, and Wit-
Bam Lord Borkeiey, Is thus mentioned by Dugdale:
— '• But it was not long after, ere this Viscount
L'Isle arrived at his fulLage; and thirsting after the
Castle of Berkeley, practised with one Thomes Holt,
the keeper of Whitley ^ark, and one Maurice King,
porter of thecastle, to betray it into his lunds; one
Robert Veel, (the Viscount's engineer,) being Uke*
wise aa actlye person in that destgn, glring bond to
Maurice King in the summe of aa hundred pounds,
that as soon as the work should be accomplished, he
should be made keeper of Wotton Park, with the
iseof Ave marks per annum during his lifb Bnt
this plot being discovered by Maurice King, so
Buidi pesplaxed the Visoooat L'Isle, that he Ibrth-
wtth sent this Lord Berkeley a diallenge, 'reiiuiring
him of knighthood end manhood, to appoint a day,
and to meet Urn half way, to try their quarrel and
title, CO esdMw the shwiding of Chrirtian blood ; or
to being the saoM day the utmoet of his power.'
TMs letter of challenge, under the head of that
Vteount, WM seat 19th MartU, 10th Edward IV.,
be be^ thea not Mi twenty-two yeers of age,
havteg eaed out his Hvcvy upon the 14th July be-
fofet aad his wife then with diUd of her trrt bom.
0nto which the Lord Berkeley returned this answer
inwrltlag: via. 'thet he would not bring the tenth
asan he could make; and bid him to meet on the
F, at Nybley Gresn, by eight or nine of the
in drief • ead ftnir in
pattde^eis
BERKBLEY— BARONS BERKELEY,
OF 8TRATTON.
By Lettan Palant, dated iMi May, MML
XhlCB^*
Descended ftom the BABOira Bbbkbi.bt, of
Bbbkblb Y Castlb, was,
SIR RICHARD BERKELEY, Kat, of Sloka-
Giflbrd, in the county of GlottceBter, who died in
1514, leaving Issue by his wife^ EBaabeth, daughter
of Sir Humphrey Cooingiby, KnL, two ionst
namely. Sir John Bcrkdey, of 8toka4}iflbtd» aa-
ccstor to Lord Botetott, and
SIR MAURICE BERKELEY, K.a, of Bruton,
in the county of Somerset, staadaid-bearer to King
Henry VIII. aad Edward VL. aad to Queea EUbb.
beth. Of thisgaBtlemaa It is meathmed, that, in
the first year of Queea Mary, iMiag casuaUy oa
London, he met with Sir Thonm Wiat at Temple
Bar, and persuading him to yield himsdf to the
queen. Sir ThonuM took his advioo^ aad, mounting
behind Sir Maurice, rode to the court Sir Maurice
Berkeley in. first, Catherine, dawghfir of William
Blount, Lord Moun^oy, tad had issue two scas^
Henry and Edward, uid Ibur daughters, via«—
Gertrude, m, to Edward Home, Esq.
Elisabeth, m. to James Perdvsl, of Weeton
Gordon, Esq., in the county of Somennt.
Anne, m. to Nicholas Poynlngs, Esq., of ^d-
derley.
Frances, d. unmarried.
Sir Maurice m. secondly, BHaabeth, daogliter
of Anthony Sands, Esq., by whom he had two sone
and a daughter. He was c at Ms rtecaeee by his
ddestsoB,
SIR HENRY BERKELEY. Knt.. who wm
«. by his ddmt ion.
SIR MAURICE BERKELEY, who received
the honour of knighthood tnm the Earl of Essex,
while serving under that nobleman in the expedition
to Calais, anno laom. Sir Maurice m. Ellmbeth,
dsttghterof Sir Henry KUUgrew, of Hanworth, in
the county of Middleux. aad had isMi^ five sone
and two daughters; vis.—
1. CMABI.BB, who recdved the honour of
knighthood at Bewley, in 1683, and, bdng
eminently loyal to King Charles I., wm
sworn of the privy council upon the re-
storation of the monarchy, and appointed
firrt, comptroller, aad then treasurer, of the
household. Sir Charim m. Pendope, dau|^
ter of Sir WiDlam Godolphin, of Godol-
phin, in the county of Cornwall. Knt.. end
had issue-
Maurice, created a baroaet fld July, 1680,
successor to the viscounty of Fitshar-
dinge, Arc at the decease of his fh-
theri but died «.jK
tHogk, whkh standeth (sdth he) on the borders of
the Llvdode that thou keepert untruly ttom ma.'
Whereupon, they accordingly met, and the Viscount
L'lsWi viaor being up, he wm slain by an arrow
shot through his head.**
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BER
BER
Chari^ks, who for his fidelity to King
Charles II. during his majesty's exile«
and other eminent senrioes, was created
a peer of Ireland, as Baron Berkeleif, qf
Hathdown, and Viscount Fitzhar-
DiNOK, with remainder to his fither,
and his issue male; and a peer of Eng-
land, on the 17th March, 1664, by the
titles of Baron Botetort, of Langport,
in the countjf t^f Somerset, and Earl of
Falmouth. His lordship m. Elizabeth,
daughter of Colonel Hervey Bagot,
second son of Sir Henry Bagot, Bart.,
of Blithfield, in the county of Staf-
ford, by whom he had an only dRugh-
Mary, m. to Gilbert Cosyn Ger-
rard, Esq., eldest son of Sir Gil-
bert Gerrard, Bart., of Fesker-
ton, in the county of Lincoln,
ftom whom she was divorced in
1684, and d. in 1693.
Lord Falmouth feU in a naval engage-
ment with the Dutch, 3d June, 1665, and
his remains were honourably interred in
Westminster Abbey. At the decease of
his lordship, his English honours kx-
piRRO, while those of Ireland reverted,
according to the patent, to his father.
Sir Charles Berkeley.
William (Sir), governor of Portsmouth,
and vicfr«dmiral of the white, killed at
8eainl666.
John, who succeeded his eldest bro-
ther, as Viscount Fitzharoinor,
was treasurer of the chamber, and one
of the tellers of the exchequer, in the
reign of Queen Anne He m. ,
daughter of Sir Edward Villiers, and
sister to the Earl of Jersey, governess
to his royal highness William Duke of
Gloucester, and had issue—
Mary, m. to Walter Chetwynd, Esq.,
of Ingeatre, in the county of Staf-
ford, who was created, in 1717, Bar
ron Rathdown and Viscount Chet-
wynd, with the remainder to the
heirs male of his father.
Frances, m. to Sir Thomas Clarges,
Bart.
His lordship d, on the 19th of Decem-
ber, 1712, and thus leaving ho male
issue, the Irish Baronif qf Berkeley,
and Viscounty of FiTSBARniNOR,
became xxtinct.
Sir Charles Berkeley, upon the decease of his
second son, Charles, Earl of Falmouth, suc-
ceeding to that nobleman's Irish honours,
became Baron Berkeiey of Bathdown, and
Viscount Fitzharoinor, of the kingdom
of Ireland ; and dying 12th June, 1688, those
honours descended to his eldest son. Sir
Maurice Berkeley, Bart *
S. Henry (Sir).
a. Maurice (Sir),
4. William (Sir).
ft. Jolm (Sir), of whom presently^
1. Margaret*
2. Jane.
The youngest son,
SIR JOHN BERKELEY, having a command
in the army raised to march against the Soots, in 1698,
received the honour of kni^thood from the King at
Berwick, in the July of that year, and at the break-
ing out of the rebellion, appearing in arms for his
sovereign, was one of those very good officers, (as
Lord Clarendon calls them,) who were ordered, with
the Marquess of Hertford, to form an army in the
west. But, before entering upon that duty, (in
1642,) Sir John safdy conducted a supply of arms
and ammunition from the queen into Holland.
Soon after this, being constituted commissary-
general, he marched into Cornwall at the head of
about one hundred and twenty horse, and not only
secured the whole of that county, but made incur-
sions into Devonshire ; and being in Joint commission
with Sir Ralph Hopton, obtained divers triumphs
over the insurgents of those western shires in the
several battles of Bradock, Saltash, Launceston,
and Straiton, as also at Modbury, in the county
of Devcm 1 subsequently investing Exeter, he re-
duced that garrison, and gallantly repulsed the
enemy's fleet, then at Topeham, under the com-
mand of the Elarl of Warwick; when he was con-
stituted governor of Exeter, and general of all his
miOttty** forces in Devon. Sir John Berkeley
stood so high in the estimation of the queen, that
her majesty selected the city under his protection
as the place of her accouchement, and was delivered,
at Exeter, of the Princess Henrietta Maria; and
writing to the king on the 13th March, 1644, she says,
'* Farewell, my dear heart: behold the mark*
which you desire to have, to know when I desire
any thing in earnest. I pray begin to remember
wlut I spoke to you concerning Jacke Berkdey,
for master of the wards." Exeter subsequently
surrendered to Sir Thomas Fairfax, but its go-
vernor obtained the most honourable terms for its
inhabitants and garrison. Sir John Berkdey was
afterwards employed with Mr. Ashbumham, in
endeavouring to negociate terms for the unfortu-
nate Charles ; and in a statement which he has given
of the aflUr, attributes the ruin of the king to his
miq>laced oonfldenoe, after his escape ftrom Hamp-
ton Court, in Colonel Hammond, governor of the
Isle of Wight, at the Instigation of Ashbumham,
by whom Rapin is of opinion that Charles was
betrayed; but Clarendon considers Ashbumham
faithful, but outwitted by CromwelL During the
usurpation, Sir Jcrfm Berkdey remained in exile
with the royal family, and after the, death of Lord
Byron, in 1682, was placed at the head of the Duke
of York's family, having the management of all his
receipts and disbursements. In a few yean after-
wards, he was elevated to the peerage by the exiled
monarch, as Baron Brrkrlry, of S(«yiIA>m, in the
eountjf qfSomereet, (one of the scenes of his former
triumphs over the rebels,) by letten patent, dated
at Brussels in Brabant, on the 19th of May, 1656, in
the lOth year of his majesty's reign. Upon the
restoration of the mooardiy, his lordship was sworn
of the privy council; and at the dose of the year
BER
B£R
160^ WM cwmUeteJ lord Iteutaumt of Iiclond,
where he loaded in 1070, and oontiiraed in the
gorernment fat two yeac^ when hi* lordahlp wm
Wicceeded by the Earl of Enex. In 1678, he ww
accredited iinihewartor extraordinary to the court of
Vcnaillea, ani^ died on the fltth of Auguat. 10711.
Hia lordafaip had m. Chriatian, daughter and heireia
of Sir Andrew Riecard, preiident of the East India
Comiway, and widow of Henry Rich. Lord Ken-
aington, eon and heir of Henry» Earl of Holland, by
whom he had three sona, all of whom eventually
aocceaded to the title, and one daughter, Anne,
M. to Sir Dudley Cullnm. Bart, of Hawsted, in the
ooonty ot Suffolk. Lord Berkeley waa «. by hia
eldest aon.
CHARLES BERKELEY, aecoad baron, captafat
of the Tiger man-of-war, who d, at sea, unmarried,
in the twenty-fourth year ot hia age, on the 2Ut
September, 1688, and waa ju by his brother,
JOHN BERKELEY, third baron, groom of the
Btole, and first gentleman of the bed-chamber to
Prince George of Denmark, and in the reign of
King William, one of the admiral* of the fleet,
and coldoei of the aeoond regiment of marinea. Hit
lordahip m. Jane Martha, daughter of Sir John
Temple^ Knt., of Eaat Sheen, hi the county of
Suney, (who waa married, after hia lordahipri de-
ceaaaw to William, Earl of Porthmd,) by whom he
hadnoanrriTing laaue. He d. on the S7th February,
UB6» and waa ju by hia brother,
WILLIAM BERKELEY, fburth baron, who waa
conetituted chanrrifcg ot the Duchy of Lancaater,
and awom of the privy eoundl, lo Queen Anne, on
the flOth September, I7ia Hto lordahip m. Prances,
yooxtgcst dau^ter of Sir John Temple, (aforesaid,)
•»
ar.
patt4e,
JOBK, his SU(
WiBiam, Captain of the Tiger man-of-war, on
board of which he died, on the 26th March,
1783, cp.
Charles, ■^ tai 1746, Frances, daughter of Colo-
nel John West, and dying in 1765, left two
Mary.
Jane, d, umm. ■
Fraacca, ■^ flrst, to William, Lord Byron, and
aeeondly, to Sir Thomaa Hay, Bart., of Alder-
atOB, N.B.
Barbara, ■^ in 1796, to John Tievanioo, Esq.,
of Cavhays, Cornwall, by whom she had a
aon, William, and two daughters.
Anne, m. in 1797* to James Cocks, Esq., of Rye-
in the county of Surrey, by whom
left, at her deoeaae in 1739, a son,
James.
Ilia kvdship d. on the 94th of March, 1740, and was
«b by hia eldest aon,'
JOHN BERKELEY, fifth baron, who waa conati-
tuted, in 1743, captain of the yeomen of bis miO«>ty'B
gnard, awom of the priry council in 1769, and ap-
pointad captain of the band of gentlemen penaioners
inl746L Hia lordahip was subsequently constable of the
Towwof London, and lord lieutenant of the Tower
Hamlela. Hem., but dying«. p, in 1773, the Babont
ov BmMMMUur, ow Stbatton, became axTincr.
B£IIK£I«EV— BAAON BOTETOURT.
By Writ of Summona, dated l(Hh March, 1306,
1 Edward IL
In the year 1763,
NARBONNE BERKELEY, Esq., only son and
heir of John Symes Berkeley. Esq., by his second
wife, Elisabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Walter
Narbonne, Esq., of Calne. in the county of Wilts,
claimed the BxaoNT ov Botxtourt. which had
been In abeyance from the decease of Joyce. Lady
Bumell, *. p. in 1406, grand-daughter of John da
Botetourt, (see Botetourt, Barons Botetourt.) and his
right being caUblished, he was summoned to parlia-
ment in that ancient dignity, on the 13th April,
1764. But dying without Issue in 1776. it agahi fell
into AaavAif CK. and so remained, until once more
called out in flsvour of Henry SoroerMt, fifth Duke
of Beaufort, son and heir of Charles, fourth duke,
by Elisabeth, (who d, in 1799.) sbter and sole helreta
of the above mentioned Narbonne. the deceaaed
lord. The Bakomy ov Botktourt is now there-
fine merged in the DOKKDOM OF BXAUFOBT.
BERKELEY— EARL OF FALMOUTH.
By Letters Patent, dated 17th of March, 1664.
CHARLES BERKELEY, Eaq., aecond son of
Sir Charles Berkdey, Knt., and nephew of John,
flnt Lord Berkeley, of Stratton, standing high In
the fisvour of King Charles IL, was elevated by that
monarch to the peerage of Ireland, aa Baron Berke-
ley and Ylacount Fitahardinge. with remainder, in
defiiult of male issue, to his lirther, and his male
descandantat and afterwards created, on the l7th of
March. 1684, a peer of England, in the dignities of
Boron BotHort, ^Langport, in the county t^ Somer-
set, and Eaiu. op Falmouth. His lordship m.
Elisabeth, daughter of Colonel Hervey Bagot. se-
cond son of Sir Henry Bagot, Bart., of BUthfleld la
the county of Staflbrd, by whom he had an only
daughter,
Mary, who m. Gilbert Cosyn Gerrard, Esq.,
eldest son of Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Bart, of
Feskerton, In the county of Lincoln, ftom
whom she was divorced in 1664, and d, in
1603.
Lord Fahnouth fell in a bkxMly naval engagement
with the Dutch, on the 3rd of June, 160^, and his
remains were honorably interred in Westminster
Abbey. Dying thus without male lasue. his lord-
ship's Eni^idi honours azpiaao, while those of Ire-
land reverted, according to the limitation of the
patsnt, to his fethar. Sir Charles Berkeley, who
then becsme Charlea, second Yiscouut Fitahard-
inge, of that realm.
AaMa— Gu. a chevr. betw. ten crosses formte, ar.
a label of three points.
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BER
BER
BERMINOHAM — BARONS BERM.
INGHAM.
By Writ of Summons, dated in 1398,
I Edward III.
XincBdc.
Thia family aaaumed its surname from the town
of BsRM INOHAM , in Warwiduhire, which
PETER DE BERM INGHAM, Steward to Ger-
▼ase Paganell» Baron of Dudley, held of that noble-
man in the ISth of Henry II., with no less than nine
knighU' fees, de vetoi feoflhmento, of which Wil-
liam, his fkther, had been enfeoflbd in the reign of
Henry I. This Peter had a castle at Bermingham,
which stood scarcely a bow-shot from the church to
the westward, and by a duurter ftom the crown,
held a weekly Thursday market there, by which
charter he had the liberties of Tkol, Thmm, Soek,
Sadk, and Irsfangeth^,* to him and his heirs for
ever. This Peter was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE BERMINGHAM, who having m.
Isabell, daughter of Thomas de Estley (or Astley),
a great feudal lord, and joining his fisther-in-law in
rebelUon, fell at the battle of Evesham, in the 49th
of Henry IIL, and was #. by his sotf,
WILLIAM DE BERMINGHAM, who. in the
82nd of Edward I. was in the expeAtion made then
into Gascony, and in three years afterwards, he ac-
companied the Earl of Lincoln, and Sir John de St.
John, to the relief of Bdgrade, then besieged by the
Earl of Arras. But the English army forming into
two divisions, that under General St John, in which
William de Bermingham immediately served, had
the misfortune to encounter the whole force of the
enemy, led by the Earl of Arras himself, and to be
totally routed* numbers falling in the field, and
numbers being made prisoners, of which latter was
this William Bermingham t to whom «. at bis
decease, his son,
WILLIAM DE BERMINGHAM, who waas. by
hie son,
WILLIAM DE BERMINGHAM, who having
filled several eminent employments during the reign
of Edward IL, was summoned to parliament as
Babon BBRMUfOHAV, in the 1st year of Edward
UI. But (says Dugdale) never afterwards,! so
that I shall not pursue the story of him nor his
descendants any CutlMr, than to observe^ that his
grandson,
SIR THOMAS DE BERMINGHAM, left issue
one sole daughter and heiress, Elisabeth, m. to
Thomas de la Roche, of which marriage there were
two daughtersr co-heiresses, via.
Elena, m. first, to Edward, Lord Ferrars, of
Chartley, and secondly, to Philip CheCwynd.
Elii^beth, m. to Geosge Longvill, Esq., anoas>
tor of Charles Longvill, Baron Grey of
Ruthyn and Hastings^
Arm 8.r-Per pale indented or. an
a Tail, 4C'-~^ power of punishing o Anders within
his own bounds; a power of obliging all that live in
his Jurisdiction to plead in his courts: aoogniaanoe
of aO courts: a power to punish natives for theft.
t The ooUateral male line of tbe Banninghams
M
BERTIE — DUKES OP ANCASTER
AND KESTEVAN, IN THE
COUNTY OF LINCOLN. .
MARQUESSES OF LIND-
SEY. EARLS OF LINDSEY.
BARONS WILLOUGHBY
% DE ERESBY.
The Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated
96th July, 1313.
Earldom, *) ^ L«tt«m f ****** **■* Nov., 16B6L
Marquisate, y^J^^Z^i dated 29th Dec, 1708.
Dukedom, J ( dated leth July, 1715.
ICincagc.
The family of LfWDaav came originally into
Enc^land from Bertiland, in Pruasia, with the
Saxona, and obtained firom one ot our Saxon nu^
nardu a castle and town in the county of Kent,
which waa denominated firom them BsnTiB-Amf,
(Saxon-town,) now Bented, near Maidstone.
It appears tram an old manuscript in the Cotton
Library, that
LEOPOLD DE BERTIE was constable of Dover
CasUe, temp. King Ethelred, but opposing strongly
the government upon some occasion, his son and
heir,
LEOPOLD- DE BERTIE, upon succeeding to
the inheritano^ apprehsnsive of his safety in conse*
quence of his lather's pfwewilngi, fied to Robert,
King of France, and marrying a French woman,
settled in that kingdom, where his posterity conti-
nued until the year 11A4, when
PHILIP BERTIE, accompanying Kfaig Henry II.
into England, was restored by that monarch to his
ancient patrimony in Bersted. From this Philip
lineally descended,
THOMAS BERTIE, Esq., of Bersted, captain of
Hurst Castle in the Isle of Wight, temp. Henry VI L,
who m. — , daughter of, Say, Esq., of the
county of Salop, and left a son and heir.
RICHARD BERTIE, Esq., who espoused Katha-
rine Willoughby, Baroness Willoughby de Eresby,
in her own right, and Duchess of Soflblk, in right
of her first husband, CBAni<Ka BnAivooir, Dvkk
or SirrFOLK, and had issue,
PnnmoBiNB, his sueeessor.
Susan, m, first, to Reginald Gray, Earl of Kent,
and secondly, to Sir John Wingfield.
During the reign of Quean Mary, the Duchess of
Sullblk, being a aealous supporter of the reforma-
tion, was obUged to retire, accompanied by Mr.
Bertie, fkom En^^d, and they subsequently en-
countered great privationa and dangers upon the
continent, until received under the protection of
the King of Poland, and placed by that monarch,in
the earldom of Crvaon in Sanogalia. Mr. Bertie
continued however much longer than the race of
baiona, and iinssieidd the lordship of Birmingham,
until the dese of King Henry VIIL's rsign, when
Edward Bermlnghem was " wfl^ wiesled out of it,
aooording to Dugdale, by John Dudley, afterwaida
Viseottnt LislOb Earl of Warwick, and Duke oi
Northumberland. From this ftmUy sprang alH>
the BsniiiMhans, Earls of Louth hi Inland.
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PBJUSGRINE BERTIE, Ba«o» Wumuohbt
DB KftcftBY, who being bom in the Duchy of
ClevM, WM naturaUMd by patent, dated And Au-
gust, IM^ and declared by order of Queen Eliia-
bilh« by the Loid Trenurar Buxghley. the Loitl
ChnbcrlaiB SuMex, and the 'Earl of Leicerter*
in the Star damber, on the 1 1th November, IMO^
entitled to theaoeieBt Babcitt 09 Wii.u>uobbt^
JiHt at thoiehi^ pcnonagef were about to sit down
to dinner, when hie lordihip was placed by them
In his proper sttnation at table; and he took his seat
in parhamcnt on the Monday fiiUowing, next to
I^ofd Zoudb of Harringworth. His lordship was
deputed, in 158S, to attend, with the Earl of Lei-
ceMar, and other nobles, upon the Duke of Ai\)ou,
iaio Antwvp, and waa sent In the same year to
Frederick, Kfaig of Denmark, with the ensigns of
the Order of the Garter. In the 80th. of Elisabeth,
I'Oid WiDooghby waa emptoyed at the siege of
Ziitphcn in the Netherlands, and in an encounter
*ith the forces of the garrison, orerthrew General
Gcoige C^rcBsialL, Commander-in-chief of the ca-
valry, and took him j^isoner. His lordaliip, in the
■ext year, upom the reUtement of the Earl of Lei-
certer, was appointed Commaader4n-chicf of the
Eagiish Auxiliary Forces in the United Provinces,
and BMst valiantly deCendcd BBBami-or-ZoAM,
Sfsiast the Rxiaoe of Panna. He subsequently
ooniBsnded an English anny sent into France, in
Sid of the King of Navarre Of this nobleman.
Sir Hobcrt Nauaton, says» in hia Fragmenta Re-
gslim *< That be was one of the Queen's first swords-
OKB, and a great master ot the art military.'* His
lo*dshipa^ Mary, daughter of John Vere^ Earl of
Oxtatd, sister and heiress of the whole blood, to
Bdward, sevenCeenth Earl of Oxibrd, and had issue,
five sons,
RoBBET, Peregrine, Henry, Vers, and Roger,
with a daughter, Catherine, who m. Sir Lewis Wat-
son, of Rockingham CasUe, in the county of Nortb-
ampcoo, afterwards Lord Rockingham. Lord Wil-
longhby died in ISDl, and waa «. by hie eldest eon,
ROBERT BERTIE, m 10th Baron WUloughby de
Ercdiy. Thia noMcman claimed theEarkiom of Ox-
ford, end the Baronies of Bulbec, Sandlbrd and Bad-
keacr^ withtheoflloeof Lobd Hieii CBAiiBBBi.Aiif
or EaoijiBD hi ijl^t of hie mother, but eucoeeded
^ establishing hie right to tike chamberlaiaehip
oBly; be waa* however, rieaiert Eau. op LiNnaBY,
«■ the SSnd Novembor, IfiSS, and in four yeare after
elected a Kaight of the Moet Noble Order of the
Oabtbb. In the 7tb of Chaxies I., ha waa ooneti-
tttted Constable of England, for the trial of Lord
Rea, and David Raaaaey. In the 11th of the same
Rign. he was made Loan Hioh Admibaxi and in
J03S^ upon the Soots takingup arms, he waaappointed
Governor of Berwick. His lordshftp was chosen
General of the King's Forces, at the breaking out
of the CivU War, and fieU at the battle of Edge
iiiU, in 1648. Lord WiUonghby m. Elisabeth,
only child of Edward, fliat Lord Montague, of
Boughton, and grand-daughter, maternally, of Sir
Jobn Jeflkeias, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer,
and had issue,
Montagu, his successor.
llag« (Sir), K.B.. m, Miae Lawley, daughter
and heiress of Sir Edward Lawley, Knt., and
d.inie5i.
Robert»d.bilffO&
Per^grinak m. Aaat, daughter of William
Harvey, Eeq., of ^eden, in the eounty ot
Lincoln, with whom he acquleed that eeat
and eettled there. He left at Ue deceaae,
an only daughter and heirees, EUxabeth,
who m. WiUiam, Lord WIdrington.
Francis, Captain of Horse, killed in the king's
service, in Irelend, anno 1641.
Robert, m. first, Alice, daughter of Richard
Barnard, Esq.. and eeoondly. EUsabeth,
eeooBd daughter of Sir Thomae Bonnet, ot
Baberham, in the county of Cambridge.
Henry, Captata ot Horee, killed at Newberry,
fighting under the royal banner.
Vere, and Edward, died immarried.
Catherine, m. to Sir William Paeton, Bart,
of Oxnead, in the eounty of Norfblk.
Elixabelii, m. to Sir Miles Stapleton, of Carl-
ton, in the county of York.
Sophia, m. first, to the Rev. JohnHewlt, D.D.,
beheaded for his loyalty to King Charles I.,
and secondly, to Sir A. Shipman, Knt.
His lordship waa e. by his eldest son,
MONTAGU BERTIE, second earl, who com-
manded the king's royal regiment of guards, at Edge
Hill, and being near his gallant fkther, when that no-
bleman fdl wounded hito the hands of the enemy,
voluntarily surrendered himself to a commander of
the horee on the rebri eide, in order to be in attend-
ance upon hie aiBictcd parent. Being afterwarde
exchanged, he continued aoalouely to eupport the
royal eaueo— and at the head of the guarde fought at
the three battles of Newberry, at Cropiedy, at Lest-
withiel. and at the foul fight of Naseby, where he
was wounded} nor did he forsake his royal nunter to
the very last; for befaig one of the Lords of the Bed-
chamber, and of the Privy Council, he attended
personally upon the unhappy asonareb, until his
mi^esty put himaelf into the hands of the Scots.
After the foul murder of the king. Lord LIndsey
compounded for his estate, and lived In privacy
until the restoration of the monarchy, when he was
called to the privy council, and elected a Knight of
the Moet Noble Order of the Garter. His lordship
had the honour and gratification too pf officiating at
the coronation of King CharlcelL, ae Lord H/qh
Chaitbxblaiiv op Enolakb. The earl m. first,
Martha, daughter of Sir William Cockain, of Rush-
ton, in the county of Northampton, Knt., and wi-
dow' of James Ramsay, Earl of Holdemess, by whom
he had,
RoBBBT, hia cucoeoeor.
Peregrine, m. Susan, daughter and eo-heirese
of Sir Edward Monine. Bart, of Walder-
flhare in the county of Kent, and had two
daughters,
Bridget, wifo of John, Earl of Poulet
Mary, ai. first, to Anthony Henley. Esq.,
of the Grange, In the county of South-
ampton ; and secondly, to the Honor-
able Henry Bertie, third eon of Jamee,
Earl of Abingdon.
M
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Vere, Juttiee of the Common Ptai, temp.
Charles II.. d. umnarried in 1680.
Charles, of Ufflngton, in the county of Lincoln,
Ml. Mary, daughter of Peter Tryon, Esq.,
of Harringworth, in the county of North-
ampton, and widow of Sir Sunuel Jones,
by whom he had a son,
Charles, m. Mary, daughter and heiress
of John Nartxmne, Esq., of Great
Stukley, in the county of Huntingdon,
and had,
Charles, m. to Bathsheba, daughter
of Doctor Mead, and had several
children.
Elisabeth, m. to Charles MUdmay, Lord
Fiti-Walter.
Elizabeth, m. to Baptist Noel, Viscount
Campden.
Bridget, m. to Thomas Osborne, Duke of
Catherine, m. to Robert Dormer, Esq., of
Dourton, in the county ot Bucks.
The earl m. secondly, Bridget, daughter and sole
heiress of Edward Wray, Esq., (third son of Sir W.
Wray, of Glentworth, in the oMmty of Lincoln,
Bart.,) by EUxabeth, his wife, daughter and heiress
of Francis, Lord Norreys and EarV of Berkshire, and
had issue,
Jamks, who succeeded to the Barony of Nor-
reys, of Ryeote, in the county of Oxfbrd, and
was created Earl of Abingdon : his lorddiip
is ancestor to the extant Earls of Abingdon.
Henry, m. Philadelphia, daughter of Sir Ed-
ward Norris, of Western, in the county of
Oxford, d, in 1734.
Mary, m. to Cha. Dormer, Earl of Caeraarvoo.
His knrddiip d. on the S6th July, 1686, and was «.
by his eldest son,
ROBERT BERTIE, third earL This nobleman
m. first, Mary, second daughter and co-heir of John
Massingherd, Esq., and had an only daughter, Ara-
bdla, IN. to Thomas Savage, Earl of Rivers. He m.
secondly, EUxabeth, daughter of Philip, Lord Whar-
ton, by whom he had five sons, vis.
RoBflRT, his successor, who was summoned to
the house of peers, as Baroo WiUoughbyt
Peregrine, vice<hamberlain of the housdiold
to Queen Anne, and one of the tdlers of the
exchequer, died «. p. in 1711,
Philip d. unmarried in 1788.
Morris tf. unmarried.
Albemarle.
His lordship m. thirdly, Elisabeth, daughter of
Thomas Pope, Earl of Down, in Ireland, by whom
he had a son and daughter, who both died unmar-
ried. The earl d. on the 8th May, 1701, and was «.
by his eldest son,
ROBERT BERTIE, Lord WiUoughbyde Eieaby,
as fourth earl, who was created Maroubss or Lind-
■BY on 89th December, 1706 ; and upon the deeewe
of Queen Anne, was appointed one of the lords Jus-
tices until the arrival of King George L His
lordship was subsequently called to the privy coun-
cil, appointed lord-lieutenant and custos-rotulorum
of the county of Lincoln, and elevated, on the 90th
July, 1715, to the Duxboom or Akcabtbb awd
B6
KBSTBVxir. His grace m. fint, 30th July, 1678,
Mary, daughter of Sir Richard Wynn, of Gwydier,
in the county ot Caernarvon, Bart., by whom he
had issue—
PxBXOBiNB, his successor.
And ' three daughters, who all died unmarried. He
m. secondly, Albinia, daughterofMi^}or^General Wil-
liam Farrington, of Chisselhurst, in Kent, by whom
he had,
Vere, M.P. for Boston, m., in 1736, to Miss
Anne Casey, of Braunston, near Lincoln, and
left, in 1788, two daughters, his coheirs ; vis.-
Albinia, m. 87th May, 1707> to the Hon.
Geor^ Hobart, who succeeded his bro-
ther as third earl of Buckinghamshire.
Louisa.
Montagu, Capt. R.N., m. Eliaabeth, daughter
of William Piers, Esq., M.P. ftxr Wells, and
left, in 17S3, two daughter*—
Augusta, IN., in 1756, to John Lord Bur^
hersh, afterwards Earl of Westmordand.
Robert, a general officer in the army. In 1756 his
lordship happened to be on board the R*-
milUes (proceeding to join his regiment in
Minorca), with Admiral Byng, in the en-
gagement with the French fleet off that
Island, and gave a very dear and candid
evidence in bdialf ot that unftntunate offi-
cer, at his trial in the January foUowing.
Lord Robert sate in parliament successively
for Whitechurch, Hants, and Boston in Lin-
colnshire. He m. Chetwynd, daughter and
heir of Montagu, Viscount Blundell, in
Ireland.
Thomas, Capt. R.N., d. unmarried, 91st July,
1740.
Louisa, m., in 1736, to Thomas Bludworth,
Esq., gentleman of the hone to the Prince
ot Wales, and one of the grooms of the bed-
chamber.
Hto graced. 96th July, 1793, and was «. by his eldest
son,
PEREGRINE BERTIE, second duke, who had
been summoned to parliament, in the life-tikne of his
father, as LoBoWiLLODOHBYnBEBBBBY. Hisgrace
was called to the privy council in 1784, and i^ppointed
in the same year lord-lieutenant and custoe-rotulorum
of the county and city of Lincoln. In 1734 he was
constituted lord warden and justice in Eyre of aU
his majesty's parks, chases, forests, 5rc. north of the
Trent. The duke espoused Jane, one of the four
daughters and co-heirs of Sir Jcdm Brownlow,
Bart., of Belton, in the county of Lincoln, by
whcnn he had •
PanxoBiirB, his successor.
Brownlow, who «. as fifth duk&
Mary, nu to Samuel Greteheed, Esq., of
Guy's-Clilfe, near Warwick, and d. in 1774.
Albinia, m. to John Beckford, Esq., and d. in
1754.
Jane, m. to Captain Matthews.
Carolina, m. to George Dewar, Esq., and d. in
1774.
His grace d. on the 1st January, 1749, and was «. by
his ddest son.
. 'PBRKGRlNBUaTIC.CkM«tak«»wteiN.flnC.
aod May* 173S, EMttbedi. dixghtefd lole heircw
of WUiina BhuxMI, Baq., of Bauagtttikt, In the
cottnty of SouChamptOD, and relict of Six Charles
Gnntcr Nidnib, KJI., bat had no ^nm. Hit
grace, 10. Mondly, STth NorcmlMr, 1780^ Maryj
daughtar of Thomas PantOD, Esq., bf whom he
had tiuTiviQg issuer
RoBssT, Ussuccenor.
Priscilla-Barbara-Elixabeth, m. 8»rd Fehruary,
1^, to Peter BurreU, Esq.» of Beckcnham,
Kent, afterwards created a baronet, and
devated to the peerage, as Baron G wydtiu
(See Wllloughby de Erertjy-^Hrlre^* Die-
GeocgianirCharlotte, m. to James, first Mar-
qnen Chobnonddcy.
Id 174s, on the teeaUag out <)f the rebi3tton in
Sootlaiid, his graee raised a regiment of fbot for
his mi^esty's senrioek and attained threugh the dif-
ferent gradatioDs, the rank of general in the army,
in 177s. At the oonmatioD of King George III.,
the dukeoOdated at Lo&o Grbat CBAnBSRLAiir
or EiroLAND. In 17B8. he wm a^xiinted Master
of tlie Horse; he was also Recorder of Linoofai. He
d. on the Uth April, 1778. and was «. by his son,
ROBERT BERTIE, fourth duke, at whose de.
cease, unmarried. 8th July, 1779, the Baroivt op
WiLLOtroiiBV Dx Errbb'K fen into ABXTAif ex be-
tween his graced two sisters, but was calledout by the
ciown,inthefo1IowlBg year. In flivour of the elder,
aod is now erOoyed by her ladyship's son and heir.
The Lord Gbbat CRAMBBSLAnrsittp derolved
Jointly apon the two ladiest ^Hiile his grace's other
boDours rercrtad to his uncl^
tORD BROWNLOW BERTIE, as filth duke.
This noblemaa ■^ first, Oth November, 17», Har-
riot, daughter and sole heireis of Gemrge Morton
Pitt, Esq., of Twickenham, in the county of Mid-
dkaex, but her graoe A in the foltowing year with-
out issa& He m. secondly, and January, 17G0,
Mary Aane, youngest daughter of M^or Layard,
by whoos, (who d. 13th January, 1804>) he had an
«mly daughter, MARy-Ei.isABBTH, «. 26th May,
1793, to Thomas, Viscount Milsiagton, now Earl
of Portmore-aad left at her decesse, in 1797, an
only son, BR0W7ri.ow-CHARi.B8, who inherited the
great personal estates of his grandfather, the Duke
of Ancaster, but died at Rome, in 181% ot wounds
received from a baadittL His grace d. iu 1800,
when the Dukbdoms op Ancastbr and Kbs-
KATBB, and the MARflimaiTx and Earldom op
LiNDSBT, became bztihct.
Arii»— Ar., three battering rams, bar*WRys, in
pale, proper, amusd and garnished asure.
The following quaint old ballad, was written to
commemorate the snffierings of her Grace, the
Duchess of Suilblkf and her husband, Mr. Bertie,
during their exile, in the reign of Queen Mary. It
Is entitled. " The moat rare and occellent history
of the Dudieasof Sulfolk, and her husbend Richard
Bertie's calamities. To the tune of Queen DidOb"
Origlaany pubilihed in the rdgn of Queen Elisa-
BBR
" When Got hid ttdtcn, flir bnri
: That pntdeat prince. King
Then bloody Bonner did begin
Hb Etgiag maUoe to bewray I
AH thoee that did OodH word piotas.
He perseeated \
away,
Thus while the Lord on us did km^.
Many in prison he did throw,
Tovmenting them in Lollards' Tower,*
Whereby they might the truth farcgo;
Th« Cranmer, Ridley, and the r«at«
Were burning in the (Ire that Christ profese'd.
Smithfield was then with fi«gots fiU*d,
And many plaoea mete bmide;
At Coventry was Seandan UBM,
At Wonnater eke good Hooper dM I
And to escape this bhiody day
Beyond sea nwny fled away
Among the test that sought x«lief.
And for their lUth in danger stood,
lAdy Elixabeth was chief.
King Henry's daughter of roysl blood <
Who in the Tower did prisoner lie,
Lo(4dBg each day when she should di&
The Dutcheis of Suflblk seeing this.
Whose life likewise the tyrant sought.
Who in the hopes of heavenly bUes*
Within God's word het comfott wrought {
For fear of death wm ftmM to fiy.
And leave her house most lecxetly.
That for the love of God alonok
Her knds and goods she left hahlndt
Seeking still that precious stone.
The word and truth so rare to find :
She with her husband, nurse and chiM,
In poor amy thehr sighs beguii'd.
Thus thro^ London they paas'd along.
Each one did take a several street I
And all along escaping wrong.
At BiUingagate they all did meett
Like people poor, In Gravesend bargee
They simply went with all their chargeb
And an along from Gravesend town.
With journey short, on foot they want;
Unto the sea coast came they down.
To pass the seas was their intent ;
And God provided so that day.
That they took ship, and sail'd awAy.
And with a prosperous gale of wind
In Planders they did safe arrive ;
This iras to them great ease of mind.
And from their hearts much woe did drive
And so, with thanks to God on hi^i
They took their way to Germany.
Thus as they travellM stUl disguls'di
• Upon the highway suddenly
By cruel thftfves they were BttrprisTd*
Assaulting th^ small company t
And all their traesure, and their store, ■
They took away, and beat them sore^
• There ii a place so named, in the palace of the
Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth.
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The mine* unldit of all thdr fright,
l^d down the child upon the groimd ;
She ran away out of thdr fight.
And nerer after that was found.
Than did the Dutchew malce great moaa»
With her good huahand all alone.
The thievca had then their hortea kill'd.
And all their money quite had took ;
The pretty baby almoat spoil'd.
Was by the nurse likewise fonook ;
And they far from their Mends did stand.
And suocourless in a strange land.
The sky likewise began to sooul.
It h^'d and rain*d in piteous sort.
The way was long, and wond'rous foul ;
Then may I now full well report.
Their grief and sorrow were not small.
When this unhappy chance did fall.
Soihetimes the Dutchess bore the child.
As wet as erer she could be,
And when the lady, kind and mild.
Was weary, then the child bore he;
And thus they one another eas'd.
And with their ftntunes seemed well pleas'd.
And after many a weary step.
All wet-shod both in dirt and mire;
After much grief their hearts yet leap.
For labour doth some rest require ;
A town before them they did see,
Byt lodged there they could not be.
From bouse to house then they did go.
Seeking that night where they might lie ;
But want of money was their woe.
And stiU their babe with cold did cry i
With .cap and Icnee they court'sy miJce,
But none of them would pity take.
Lot here a princess of great blood.
Doth pray a peasant for rdief.
With tears bedewed as she stood,
Yet few or none regard her grief:
Her speech they could not understand.
But some gave money in her hand.
When all in vain ber speech was spent,
And that they could not house-room get.
Into a church-porch* then they went.
To stand out of the rain and wet t
Then said the Dutchess to ber dear,
«* O, that we had some flre liere r
Then did her husband so provide.
That flre and coals they got with speed ;
She sfrt down by the fire side,
, To dress her daughter that had need ;
And while she dreu'd it in her lap.
Her husband made the Infant pap.
• Of St Willebrode, at Wesd, in Germany, where
the Duchess fell in labour, and was delivered of a
•on, called Pei^grlne, afterwards Lord WUloughby
daEresby.
Anon the leKton thither came.
And finding them there by the fire.
The drunken knave, all void of shame.
To drive them out was his desire;
And spuming out the noble dame
Her husband's wrath he did inflame.
And all in fUry as hestood.
He wrung the church-keys fVom his hand.
And struck him so that all the blood
Ran down his bead as he did stand ;
Wherefore the sexton presently.
For aid and help aloud did cry.
Then came the officers in hasten
And took the Dutchess and her child;
And with her husband thus they past.
Like lambs beset with tigers wild ;
And to the governor were Inought,
Who understood them not in aught.
Then Master Birtie, brave and bold.
In Latin made a gallant speech.
Which all their mis'ries did unfold.
And their high favour did beseech.
With that, a doctor sitting by
Did know the Dutchess jnresently.
And thereupon arising straight.
With looks abased at the sight ;
Unto them all that there did wait.
He thus broke forth in words aright :
" Behold ! within your sight," quoth he*
" A princess of most high d^ree I"
With that the governor, and aU the rest.
Were much amaa'd the same to here t
Who welcomed this new come guest.
With reverence great, and princely cheer !
And afterwards convey'd they were.
Unto their friend. Prince Castmir.
A son she had in Germany,
Peregrine Bertie call'd by name,
Sumam'd the good Lord WUloughby,
Of courage great, and worthy fisme i
Her daughter young, that with her went.
Was aflcrwards Countess of Kent. •
For when Queen Mary was deoeas'd.
The Dutcheu home retum'd agidn;
Who was of sorrow quite rdeas'd
- By Queen Elisabeth's happy reign ;
Whose godly life and piety
We may praise continually.
BERTRAM — BARONS BERTRAM,
OF MITFORD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 14th December, 1S64,
49 Henry IIL
ICincffSc.
In the rmgn of King Henry I.,
WILLIAM BERTRAM, with the approbation of
his wife and s<ms, founded the Augustinian Priory,
of BRiNKBunirn, in the county of Northumber-
land, and was «. at his decease by his son,
ROGER BERTRAM, who« in the Uth of
Henry II., upon the assessment in aid of the marx
riage portion of the king's daughter, certified his
knight's fees to be six and a half; and, in the 18th
B£R
BIO
o/ the iBiiMiiKiiiaiKh, paid six poandt, tan ihUlliigi,
acuti^ fior not going in pencm, nor sending lot
dim, upon the expedition then made into Ireland.
To this liBudal lord luooeeded hit son and h^,
WILLIAM BERTRAM, who obCahied ■ giant
ftom the crown, in the 5th year of King John, of
tbe manor of Felton, in Northumberhuid, with all
tbm woods thertunto bdonging. He m. AUce, lietar
of Robert de Umfivvil, and died in or before the
7th year of the same reign, for at that time we And
King John eooiierring the wardriiip of his lord8hip*s
•oik and heir, Roger, upon Peter de Brus, with the
custody of his lands during the minority, in oonsi-
domtioB of tbesum of three hundred marks. To
the poaseadon of whidi lands suceeedad, when at
All! age. the said
ROGER BERTRAM. This feudal lord behig
in-ndved in the proceedings of the beions, in the
17th of King Joha, his castle and lands of Mitford
were aeiaed, and cuuHeiied upon Philip de Uleootes;
hot afterwards making his peace, and PhUip de
lUeeotes not swnning willing to obey the king's
mandaff In restoring those lands, he was threatened
wiUi the imuifidiafe conflaeation of his own territo-
rial poesessions, in the counties of York, Notting-
ham, and Durham. After this period Roger Bertram
appears to have oOoyed the royal favour ; and In the
13th of Henry III., when Alexjuukr of Scotland was
to meet the KngHsh monarch at York, he was aab
of the great northern barons who had command to
attend him thither. He d. in ISil, and was e. by
hkson,
ROGER BERTRAM, who, hi the 4Snd of
Henry IIL, had command, with other great barons
of the north, to march into Scotland §or the rescue
of the young king of SootsI the king of England's
aon-in-law, out of the hands of his rebellious sub-
jects : but, in the 48th of the same monarch, bdng
In arms with the other rebellious barons, he was
takan prisoner at NoRTHAMProiir, and his castle of
Mitford seised upon by the escheator of the crown,
while he waa himself committed to the custody of
WUliam de Valence. He must, however, have made
his peace very soon afterwards, for we find him
swmmfmrd to parliament as a babow, in the next
r, 14th December, liM. His kmlshlp had
Roeaa, his successor.
Agnes, m. to Thomas Flts-WilUam, Lord of
Elmeley and Sprotborough, in the county of
York, and had issue—
WlI^LIAM FiTZ-WlLUAM, WhO WSB 8UC>
oeeded by his son,
WULIAM FiTZ-WlLLIAM, (from
whom the extant Earls Fits- Wil-
liam descend,) one of the co-hrirs
of the BAROivT and estates at the
decease of bis cousin, Aonbs
BXRTftAM.
Itabel, m, to Darcy, and bad Norman
Darcy, who was «. by his son,
Philip Dabct, one of the co-heirs of
the BARONY and estates at the decease
of his cousin, Aonxs Bbbtram.
Christian, m. to » and had a son,
Ei*XAB PB Pbivulbvbv, One of the co-
haln to the m&BoirT tad IumIb, at the
decease of his eooalD, AojiBa Bb»*
TBAM.
Ada, m. to de Yere, and had a daughter,
Isabd, whose son,
GiLBXRT DB Atok, wsb ooe of the co-
heirs to the BABONY and lands, at the
decease of his cousin, Aeit bb Bbbtra jh.
The banm waa «. at hia decease by his son,
ROGER BERTRAM, second baron, but nevar
summoned to parliament. This noUanan d. In
1311, leaving an only daughter and hciiess*
AoRaa Bbrtrav, at whoae decease, without
issue, the babowy of Bbbtram op Mit-
. PORO, IMl into ABBYANCB, boiweeu her
ladyship's cousins and co-heirs, mentiooed
above, and ao continues amongst their ra-
preeentatives.
Anna— As. an escutcheon or.
BIOOD-~£ARLS OF NORFOLK.
By creation ot King Stephen, and also of
King Henry IL
Xiittagc
The lint of this great f«mily thateettled In Eng-
land, was
ROGER BIOOD, who in the ConquenM*e time
possessed six lordships hi Essex, and a hundred and
seventeen in Suftdk. This Roger adhering to the
party that took up arms against William Ruftis, in
the first year of that monarch's reign, fortifled the
castle of Norwich, and wasted the country around.
At the accession of Henry I. being a witness of the
king^s laws, and staunch in his intereets, he obtained
Framingham In Suflblk, as a gift f^om the crown.
We find further ot him, that he ftmnded in 1108,
the Abbey of Whetftnd, in Norfolk, and that he
was buried there at his deoeese in four years after,
leaving by Adelisa, a son and heir,
WILLIAM BIOOD, steward of the household to
King Henry I., one oi the unhappy persons who
perished with the king's children and several of the
nobility, in the memorable shipwreck which oc-
curred in the SOth of that monarch's reign. This
feudal lord leaving no issue, his great poesessJons
devolved upon his brother,
HUGH BIOOD, also steward to King Henry I.,
who, being mainly Instrumental in raising Stephen,
Earl of Boloigne, to the throne, upon the deoeese of
his royal master, was rewarded by the new king
with the BarI'DOK op thb Eabt Ajrox>X8» com-
monly called NoBPOLK, and by that designation we
find him styled hi 1140 (6th Stephen). His kird-
shlp remained fidthftil in his aUq[lMice to King
Stephen tlyrough the difllculties which afterwards
beset that monarch, and gallantly defended the
castle of Ipswich agafaurt the Empress Maud and
her son, until obliged at length to surrender for
want of timely rdief. Ir the 19th Henry II., this
powerful noble certified his knighfs fees to be one
hundred and twenty-five «* de veterl fooflhmento,"
and thirty-five " de Novo,'* upon the occasion of
the assessment in aid of the marriage of the king's
daugliter » and he appears to have acquired at this
period a considerable degree of royal fkvour t for
wo find him not only recreated Eari> op Norpoi^k
I 8 00
Bia
BIG
Xgf chartOTf datad at Norlluuntrtoii. iMf by the same
iastninMnt ohtainhig • giant of tha oAce of steward,
to hold in M ample a manner at hb fitther had
Aone Ib the time of Henry L Notwilhetaading.
howeyer, these and other equally subetantial aurks
of tha king's fib«rality, tha Bail of Nocfolk arrayed
himself under the baBner of Robert* Earl of Lel-
oiater» in tha insonection sadtad by that nobleman
In fayoor Of the Ung^ aon, (whom Heavy himself
bad crowned,) in the IMi of tha monarch's nii^ s
bat hla trcaami npen this oeonnan coat htan tha sur-
render of baa atrongeat caatlns an4 a fine of a thou-
sand marksL Altar wWeb ha want Into the Holy
l4Uid, with the £arl of Ftedns, and died bill77.
Hia lordship had married first* JaUan* daughter
of Alberic da Vera* by whom he had a eon Rooxa ;
and aaeondly » Gundred , who brought him two
sons, Hugh and William. He waa t. by his eldest
son,
ROGfiR BIOOD, seeond earl, who^ in the flrat
year of Richard I., had a charter dated at Westmins-
ter, S7th November, reoonititttttng him Eam. or
Noaroi.K, and Steward of the Housdiold, his lord-
ship obtaining at the leaaa time restitution of some
aaaaoA, wHhgiaita of others, and oonflnnatloB of
all his wide>q>reading demesnes. In the same year
be waa made one of the ambaasadocs fkom tba Eng-
liab monarch to Philip of France, Ibr obtaining aid
towards tba raoorary of tba Holy Land. But for
the privilege of e^)eytng the Earldom of Worfbik,
and that Hugh, hia brother, ahould not Imto Bvary
of any landa whkb ware hia fbther'a, eieept by
judgment of the king^ eourt, and hia peers, ha
paid no less than a thousand marks to tha kin^
Upon the return of King Richard from his captivity,
the Earl of Norfolk aesistad at tha great council
held by the king at Nottingham} and at hia second
ooromrtiOB, hia lordship wae one of the Ibor eark
that carried the silken canopy over the monarch's
In the reign of King John, ha waa one of the
that extorted the great CKaamaa or Fnan-
Doaa from that prince^ and waa amongst tha twenty^
Ave locda ^ipeinted to enforce their folfiJmenb
His kitdsUp m. Isabel* daughter of Humelyn, Swl
ef Wanrai^ and Suarey, and had iaaue^
HuoB, his successor.
- Wmiam. m. Margaret, daughter of Robttt de
Sutton, with whom he acquired ceneiteaMe
pvoperty.
ThomaSi
Margwy, m. to William de Hasting*.
Adeliaa, m, to Alberie da Vere^ Earl of Oxford.
Mary, m. to Ralph FiU Robeft, Lord of Mid-
The earl 4. in U90, end wm«. by hUeldeat
HUGH BIGOD, third earl. whoM. Maud, eldeat
daughter of WUliam Mareachal, Earl of Penktaroke,
andhadfani%
Roona, his suoceasor.
Hugh, an eminent lawyer, appointed Cniar
JvaxicB or EirextaBD, by the barons la
180Z. iiem.flrst,Joene, daughter of Robert
Bunaet. by whom be. had issue,
RooBB, succcMor to his unele in the
earkkom.
He m. secondly, Joans, daughter of NicholM
StuteviUe, and widow of Wake, but had
noisauOi His lordship fell under tha baronial
banner at tba battle of Lewes.
Ralph, M. Berta, dau^ter of the Baron
Fumival, and had a daughter,
Isabel, who M. first, OUbert, son of Walter
da Lacy, Lord of Meath in Ixelandt
and secondly, John Fita Geoffrey.
Hia lordahip who waa alao one of the twenty-five
baiona appointed to enforce the obaervaace of
Maova Cbmmta, d. in Iflfifi* and wm*. by his ddeat
ROGER BIGOD, fourth earl, whoee guardianship
Alexander, King of Scotland, obtained, for five hu»-
dred marks. This nobleman attained high reputation
in an martial and warlike axerchca. Skilful and
valiant aUke in tha tUtiag, and tha battle field, he
held a high rank amongat the chivalrous spirits of
his day, and won many a trc^hy in court and camp^
la the tournament held at Blithe, in Nottingham,
(Slat Henry III.,) whidi terminated in a conflict
between tha southern and northern birds, the
Earl of Norfolk waa pre-eminenay distkigulshed*
andinafow years afterwards he gained new laureb
at the battle of Zantoigna. But the most remarka-
ble event In hia lordship's life waa his personal
dispute with King Henry IIL, m thus stated by
Dugdale : «< In the SBth Henry IIL, the Earl of
Norfolk making a just apotogy for Robert de Roe,
(a great baron of that age,) then charged with some
crime, which endangered his life, he had very
harsh language given him by the king, being openly
called tratfior: whereat, with a stem countenance
he told him (the king) that ht Umis and, that he
iwver war, mot wuU b§ a tratfton adding, * ifu^u
da nothing hut what tha lata taarrantath, you can da
ma no harm.'—* Yes,' quoth the king, ' I eon thrash
pour cam, and 9tUit, and *ahmaMaif«a»* To which
he replied, < Ifjfou do m, IwUimndyou tha heads o/
yonr thrasher*.' But by the interposing of Uie kmta
then present, thia heat soon paated overt ao that
(shortly after) he was, together with the Earl of
Ldceater, and aome others, sent on an embassy to
the King of France, to treat with him for restoring
some rights, which he withheld from tha king."
His lordship was subsequently appointed by the
barons, after their victory at LeweB,(48th Henry III.,)
Govemor of the CaMtla of Obpobjo^ in Sufiblk. To
this noUeman, by reason of hia mother Maud,
being the eldest co-heireeB of William Mareschal.
Earl of Pembroke, the MAaauALaBip or Eno-
UANj>, with the righta thereuato belonging, was
assigned. Hia tordship espoused Isabel, sister of
Alexander. Ktaig of Scotland, but dying issueless,
all his honours and possessions devolved upon his
nephew, (refer to Hugh, second son ot the third
aarl,)
ROGER BIGOD, fifth Earl of Norfolk, and second
Earl Marshal of this family. Thia nobleman took a
distinguished part in the wars of King Edward I.,
having previously, however, la cot^unction with
the Eerl of Heieford, coaopeUed even that resolute
monarch to ratify tub Gbxat Chabtbr, and
Chabtbbopthb FoaasT.. His lordahip m. first.
Aliva, daughter and heiroas of Philip, Lord Basset,
BLO
BLO
adirfifawof ffaigh DaqpoMtr, tliria at
ad Mooadly. Joaae, dm^tor of Jobii d« AaMine*
BM of BsyomMb but had no itnu by neither. In
the flSth of Edwaid L, the earl constituted that
mamidi bia biir, aad ittmnderad into hi* hands*
Hbt manhaTs rod, upon eonditioik that it ahoubi be
rahmwdj ia the event of hie haTiag ^ildren, aad
that te fhonU McelTe £10901 prarapt. aad £1000.
a ymg tor Ufe. la conaequenee of wlrich aunendar*
bis lonUi^ was xm ciaatoil Eaei. or Noaroui* ia
1308, with remainder to his ImIzs noalet by hii flxst
viftb bat dying witbont iasae» as stated abova, in
Ave yean afterwaida» the mamlhou became^ aO'
ending to the sunender, axTiacr, in the Biaob
Aniiiyt althoqgfa his lordifaip left a brother.
JOHN BIGOD. his heir at law. whose right aenaa
to hare been annihilated in this yery lu^ust aad
aataKMdinary laamiea and lo ooetipleldy daatroyed.
that he did not even Inherit any of the gaeat estates
ofUsaoeaaton.
Aam— Gules, a lion pawant, or..
BLOUNT— BARONS MONTJOY OF
THURVESTON, IN THE
COUNTY OF DERBY, AND
EARL OF DEVONSHIRE.
Barony, by Chartec* dated 80th June, 146ff.
Karldoan. by Letters Patent, dated 8Ut July, 1003.
ICiiuagc.
BLOUND. Lord of Guiancs, In France, had
three ions, wbo acoompeaied the Conqueror into
Kiglaad, one of whom retnnied into Normandy,
while the other two, *
SIR ROBERT 1 r^^^f'.K"'* . J^*^**^!
^"**U F hngety, in the spoils of conquest
era wf i t t Air f— S*' William ohtaining several
am wiJ-l-lAM.j,^j^j^^pg 5^ Ltocohishire, and
SIR ROBERT LB BLOUND, no less than thir-
teen hmkhipa in the county of Suffolk, of which
Ixwofth waa Hk head of the feudal barony. The
gnat giaudaon and Baeai descendant of this Sir
Robert,
GILBERT LE BLOUND, Lord of Ixwordk, fa.
Agaes de Liale, and had two sons,
Wu.titAJi. who sucosedadto the fiaiflUbenmy,
and marrying Cicely de Vere, had issue,
WfiiLiAM, Baron of hcworth, standaid-
bearer to die army of the insurgent
bamos, under Simon Moofort, Earl of
Leicester, and sUdn at the battle of
Lewes, tssapi Henry liL, when kar-
iag no issue, the nude line of the
Banns of Ixworth ceased, and his sis-
ters became his a>>heix8.
Agnes, m. to Sir William de^
Criclietot f-, . .
Bobeae. m. to Robert de rCo-n«»-
Vaknnea. J
Stephen, m. Marf , only daughter and heiress
of Sir William le Blound, of Sazlingham,
in the county of SullbllL, (fourth, in a direct
line. Ciom Sir WiiUam, brother of Sir B4>-
bert,) and from this union sprang the
Bi^oxra* of whldi wa aae now aboat to
treat, as well as the still eiUatiag fhaiii« of
tlie name in England.
WALTER BLOUNT, (deacaoded from the aaid
Steplien,) waa nude treesurer of Calais in the anth
of Henry VI.. and had the same ofllce oonllrmed to
liim upon the accession of King Edward IV. In
the 4th yeer of which latter mosiarcVa reign, he
was constitnfted, by letters pataat, dated S4th No-
▼ember. Loan TaaAaomam of ExoLAwa, ^ the
neat year, adyanoad. by charter, dated SOth June,
to the peerage, by the title of BAaoa Montjoy,
<tf Tkurveaton, in Che ootmtw qf Dsrby. This aoUe-
man became so staunch an adherent of the House
of York, that he shared largdy in the oonflacated
estatas of the leading l.anrasfTisns particularly In
those of Sir William Carey. Sir William Vaux, and
Thomas Courieaay. Earl of Devon, obtaining there-
by extensive territorial possessions in the counties
of Devon, Cornwall and Worcestsr. He was alao
honoured with the GAaraa. His lordship m. Anne,
widow of Humphrey, Duke of Buckingham, and
had several children, of whom the eldest son.
John, died in the life-time of his fhther, kav-
lag issue by Margaret, daughter aad hdiasa
of Sir Thomas Itchingham,
Edward, successor to his grandflsther.
Eliaabeth, m. to Andrews Wiadsor. who
was sununoned to parliament as BAaoa
Win Dsoa. in 1528.
His lordship d. in 1474, and waa «. by his grandson,
EDWARD BLOUNT, second baron, who died the
following yeer. having attained only the eighth
year ci his age. when his estates devolved upon
his sister, but the Barony of Montjoy reverted to
his uncle,
JOHN BLOUNT, third baron, who d, fai 1485k
leaving by his will, bearing date on the 6th October
in that year, a chain ot gold, with a gold lion
set with diamonds, to his son, Rowland Blount,
and to his daughter, Constantine, £100. for her
marriage porUon. His lordship was «. by his eldest
son,
WILLIAM BLOUNT, fourth baron. This noble-
man was called to the privy council, upon the acces-
sion of King Henry VII., and was constituted in the
Ist year of Henry VIII., Master of the Mint in the
Tower of London, aa also throughout the whole
realm of England, and the town of Calais. His lord-
ship subscribed, in the latter reign, to the articles
against Cardinal Wolsey, and. the letter to Pope
Qement the Vllth. regarding the King's divorce
from Queen Catherine. He m, first. Elisabeth,
daughter and hdress of Sir William Say, by whom
he had an only daughter, Gertrude, m. to Henry
Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter. His lordship m.
secondly, Dorothy, daughter of Henry Kebtey by
whom he had a son, CaAaLBS, aad thirdly, Alice
— -n. He d. in 11195, and waa s. by hia son,
CHARLES BLOUNT, fifth baron, who in the
36th Henry VIII., served in the rear-guard of the army
then sent into France, and by his testament made at
that time, ordained a stone to be laid over his grave,
in case he should there be slain, with the following
cpita|)h, as a memento to his children, to continue
aad keep themselves worthy of so much honour, as
61
BLO
BLO
to be caUed forward to die in tlw cauae of their
king and oouatry.
Willingly have I sought.
And willingly have I found*
The fotal end that wrought
Me hither, at duly bound.
Ditdiaig'd I am of that I ought
To my country by liooett ownde ;
My MMil departed Christ hath bought.
The end of man ia ground.
His lordship died in the following year, anno 1645,
leaving issue by his wife Anne, dau^ter of Robert,
Lord WiUoughby de Broke, three sons. Jambs,
Frands, and William, of whom the eidest,
JAMES BLOUNT, succeeded as sixth baron.
This nobleman was one of the peers who sate in
judgment upon Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, temp.
Eliaabeth. Hb lordship m. Catherine, daughter of
Sir Thomas WWs, of the county of York, and had
two sons, William and Charles. He d. in U03, and
was «. by the elder, '
WILLIAM BLOUNT, seventh baron, who d. in
1094, «. p., and was «. by his brother,
CHAklLES BLOUNT, eighth baron. ThisnoUe-
man, when a commoner, being a person of hi^ mili-
tary reputation, had a command in the fleet which
defeated the famous Spanish Armada: and a fow
years afterwards succeeded the Earl of Sussex in the
governorship of Portsmouth. In 1097, his lordship
waa conatituted lieutenant of Ireland; and in two
years after repulsed the Spaniards with great gal-
lantry at Kinaale. Upon the acoeaslon of King James,
he was reinvested with the same important offloe, and
created by letters patent, dated 21st July, 1O03, Eahi.
OF DBvotrsHiBa, being made at the same time a
knight of the most noble order of the Gaktkb.
The high public character of the earl was, however,
considerably tarnished by one act of his private
lifo, the seduction of Penelope, sister of the Earl of
Essex, and wife of Robert, Lord Ridi. By this
lady he had several children i and upon his return
from Ireland, finding her divorced ftom her husband,
he married her at Wanstead, in Essex, on the 26th
of December, 1605, the ceremony being performed
by his chaplain, William Laud, afterward Arch-
bishop of Canterbury. Camden says, that this
nobleman was so eminent for valour and learning,
that in those respects, " he had no superior, and
but few equals," and hb secretary Moryson, writes,
*' that he was beautlAil in person, as wdl as valiant ;
and learned, as well aa wise.** His lordship d. on the
3rd April, 1006, and leaving no legitimate iaaue, all
hia honours became xxtinct.
Abjcs. — ^Bazry nebuUe of six or. and sa.
BLOUNT— BARONS MONTJOY, OF
THURVESTON, IN THE
COUNTY OF DERBY, AND
EARLS OF NEWPORT.
Barony
Earldom,
n,J P
Letters f
1G87.
Patent, \ 3rd August, 1688.
MONTJOY BLOUNT, Esq., Okgitimate son of
Charles BkKint, Earl of Devonshire, by Penelope,
daughter of Walter Devereilx, first Sail of Eaaex,
of that family— the divorced wife of Robert, Lord
Rich, (whom the Earl of Devooahtre aubaequently
married,) — waa elevated to the peerage of Ireland,
aa Lord Mowtjoy, or Mont/oy Fobt, by King
James I., and created in the following reign, anno
1687, Babow MonT9QY«^'I%utv9»ton, in the county
qfDertnf, and Earx. ow Nbwpobt, on the 3rd Au-
gust, Ifltn. Hb lordship m. Anne, daughter of
John, Lord Butlkb, of Bramfidd, and dying in
I66ff, was a. by his eldest son,
GEORGE BLOUNT, second earl, at whose de-
oeaae, unmarried, in 1676, the honours devolved
upon hb brother,
CHARLES BLOUNT, third carl, who Ukewiae
died a bachdor, in the aame year, and waa «. by
hb only surviving brother,
HENRY BLOUNT, 4th carL Thbnobleman in.
Susanna, daughter of John Briaooe, Esq., and wi-
dow of Edmund Mortimer, Esq. : by Hying a. p., in
1681, all hb honours rxpirsd.
Arms— Bany nebulee of six or ahd aa.
BLOUNT— BARON BLOUNT.
By Writ of Sumniona, dated 2Stb January, 1340,
4 Edward III.
3Ciiif«0f.
WILLIAM LE BLUND, OR BLOUNT, having
m., in the 2nd Edward III., Margerv, one of the
daughters and co-heiresses of Theobald de Verdon,
obtained livery of the castle of Webbele, in the
county of Hereford, with divers other lands and
lordships, aa her portion of the inheritance, and
waa aummoned to parliament aa a Baron, ftom
the 25th January, 1330, to 18th Auguat, 1337. Hb
lordship had a command in the Scottiah wars, in
the 9th of Edward III. He d. in 1337, and leaving
no issue, the Babohy op Bi.ount xxpirbd, while
hb lordship's estates devolved upon hb brother
and heir, John Blount, of Sodington, in the county
of Worcester, from whom descend the present Bap
ronets (Blount) of Sodington.
ARMS—Barry, nebulte of six or. and aa.
BLOUNT-BARON BLOUNT.
By Writ of Summons, dated 3rd December, 1396,
90 Edward IL
XCncagc.
THOMAS LE BLOUNT, deaoended from a
younger toandi of the great feudal baronial houae
of Blound, of Ixworth, (aee Blount, Lorda Mount-
Joy, and Earb of Devonahire,) waa aummoned to
parliament aa a Baron, from the 3rd December,
1396, to the 15th June, 1398. Hb Umbhip m. Julian,
daughtar of Thomaa de Leibum, and widow of
John, Lord Bergavenny, but it doea not appear
that he had any laaue^ In the 20th of Edward II.,
Lord Blount being steward of the king's household,
eapouaed the cauae of the queen after the taking of
Brbtol,and the flight of the Ung faito Walo. Of
t^nobleman or hb deaoeodanU, nothing Airther
BOH
BOH
bdiag knofPB, It I* pntaincd that tiie barany nc-
piKso at hia dnrwufti
A«Ms— Bany nalmUa af alz or aad aa.
BliOUNT— EARL OF DEVONSHIRE.
By Latttaa Patant, dated Slst July 1803.
Xfiuagc.
See CouTtenay, Earls of Derail.
BOHUN—BARONS BOHUN OF MIB-
HURST.
By Writ oi Sammona, dated lit June, 1963.
87tli Edward IIL
Xfncagc
In addition to the ilhiafrkNis houae of BofauB,
Barla of Heieftnd, Wmrr, a&d Northampton, there
another ftmily of the lame name, and probably
from the lame aouroe^ whoaa chief teat
at Midhunt* in the county of Suimk. In the
naftk of King Henry III.
SAVARIE DB BOHUN held three knighta' feea
in Ford and Midhuxst, and had to wife, , fister
of John Fits GeOey, Jnatice of Irdand, by whom
hehadiaBue,
FRANCO DE BOHUN, whom. Slbel, one of the
danghtcra of William de Femn, Earl of Derlyy, by
Sibel, hia wife, daughter to William Mayhmi, sarl
of Pembroke, and aiater and eo-heiren of Aiudm,
Earl of Pembroke, by whom ha had a mo and luo-
JOHN DE BOHUN, aeiiJeant of the king's
Chapel, and tpigumel, that is, sealer of the writs,
temp. Edward I. In the twelfth year of wjiich reign
he d., Icairing with other children, his successor,
JAMES DE BOHUN, whom, one of the daughters
and co-heiresBes of WQliam de Braose, of Gowor, and
W3H A by his son,
JOHN DE BOHUN, who making proof of hb
agt, and doing homage, had livery of his lands in
die 16tb Edward II. " This is he, (says Dugdale,)
who for his great services in Flanders, and dsewhere
beyond sea, in 14th Edward III., (when the king
flzst laid chiim to the crown of France,) as also in
that famous expedition into France^ 19th Ed-
ward IIL, (shortly after which, the king obtained
that glorious victory at Crcsaey, whereof our his-
torians make ample mention,)- became afterwards
one of the BAnova of the realm, being summoned
to sit in parliament, in 37tb, aSth, and Sfth of that
kinif s reign." His lordship m. first, Isabd , by
irtKOsn he had two daughters, via.
Joone, at. to Jchn de L'lde, of Gatcombe.
Sveu
The bann a. secondly, Ceoely, daughter and hdreas
of John FIDol, of Essex, and left a son and heir,
JOHN DE BOHUN, who attaining majority in
the 7th Richard II., and doing hia homage, had
livery of bb lands; but he does not appeer ever to
have been summoned to parliament as a baron,
neithflr were hia descendants considered as such.
He was «. by his son,
HUMPHREY DB BOHUN, whose son and sue-
JOHN DB BOHUN. left at hia deeeaae^ la the
reign ot Henry VII., two daughtara» co-hahassast
via.
Mary, m. to Sir David Owen, KnL, natural
son of Owen Tudor, grandlbther of King
Henry Vllth, by whom she had— Henry,
Jaaper, Roger, and Anne.
Ursula, m. to Robert SonthweUi of the county
ofSuflblk.
Aniu.— Or. a crasa, aa. (in a field or.)
BOHUN— EARLS OF HEREFORD,
EARLS OF ESSEX, EARLS
OF NORTHAMPTON, AND
HIGH CONSTABLES OF
ENGLAND.
The first Earldom, by Charter of Creation,
«th April, lUW.
The second, by the same, of King Henry III.
The third, by the same, I7th March, U87.
ICiiuasc.
The founder of this fiunily in England was,
HUMPHREY DE BOHUN, Unsman and com-
panion in arms of William the Conqueror, generally
known as *« Humtptirw^ with th^ Btard;** by reason
that most of the Normans did at that period totally
shave their liMes. Of this Humphrey little more is
ascertained than that he possessed the kirdship of
Taterford, in Norfolk, and was «. by his son,
HUBCPHREY DB BOHUN, sumamed the
Gubat, who by command of King William Ruftia
espoused Maud, daughter of Edward de Saresbury,
(progenitor of the ancient Earls of Sarum,) by
whom he acquired large estates In the county of
Wilts, and had issue, Maud, and his successor,
HUMPHREY DE BOHUN, who was steward
and sewer to King Henry I. This feudal lord mar-
ried Margery, daughter of Milo de Gloucester, Earl
of Hereford, Lord. High Consteble of England, and
sister and co-heiress of Mabel, last Earl of Hereford,
of that fiunUy. At the instigation of which MUo.
he espoused the cause of the Emprem Maud and her
son, against King Stephen, and so fUthftiUy main-
tained bis aUegianoe, that the empress, by her es-
pecial charter, granted him the office of steward
and sewer, both in Normandy and England. In
the 90th of Henry II., this Humphrey accompanied
Richard de Lacy, (Justice of EngUud,) Into Soot-
land, with a powerful army, to waate that country i
and was one of the witnesses to the accord made by
William, King of ScoU, and King Henry, as to the
subjection of that kingdom to the crown of Eng-
bmd. He died on the 0th April, 1187, and" waa §»
lyyhbsori,
HUMPHREY DE BOHUN, who was Earl or
Hbrsfobd, and CowaTABLa of England, in right
of his mother, if the Chronicles of Lanthohy be cor-
rect. His lordship m. Margaret, daughter of Henry,
Earl of Huntingdon, sister of WilUam, King of
Scots, and widow of Cooale Petit, Earl of Britanny
and Richmond, and was «. by hb son,
HENRY DE BOHUN, who in reality was the
first Earl or Hbrrvoro, of this fiunUy, being so
created by charter of King John, dated flSth April,
08
BOH
BOH
1109; bat thft coMtablethlp he Inherited tnm Ui
father. HU kmidshlp taking part with Uie taaxons
against King John, had his lands sequestered, but
tiiey wererestoredat the signing Qf If aonaCharta,
at Runnimede, the earl being one of the twenty-five
lords, appointed there, to enlbroe the ofaservance
of the celelmited charters. His lordship was su1>-
lequently eKoammunicated by the pope, and he
became a prisoner at the battle of Lincotai, in the
1st year of Henry III. Hetn. Maud, daughter of
Crenft-ey Fita-Piers, Earl of Essex, and eventually,
heiress of her brother, William de Mandevill^ laet
Earl of Essex of that fkmily, (see Mandeville, Earls
ef Essex,) by whom he acquired the honour qfEuex,
tad other extensive k>rdidLips«— and had surviving
issue, Humpluey, and Ralph, and a daughter Mar-
gery, who m. Waleran, Earl of Warwick. Hb lord-
ship d. ah the 1st Jannary, 1280, and was s. by his
son,
HUMPHREY DE BOHUN, as Eakl op Hbrb-
roRo, and possessing the honour of Essex, through
his mother, was created Eablofthat couhty, by
King Henry III., at whose marriage his lordship
performed the oAce of marshal in the king's house,
and ia three years afterwards, anno 1239, was one
of the godfkthers at the font, for Edward, eldest
son of the king, there being no less than nine spon-
sors on the occasion, via., five temporal and four
spiritual lords. In 1S46, he signed with the rest of
the Engttdi peers, a letter to thepope, remonstrate
ing against tiie oppression of the Court of Rome,
nnder which the kingdom at that period groaned,
and threatening to ftee themedves, if not speedily
redressed. In 1860, he took up the cross and pro-
ceeded to the Holy Land. In three years after-
wards, his lordship was present, with other peers,
when that formal cune was denounced in West-
minster Hall, with heUt booXr, and eandle, against
the violators of Magna Charta : in which year, he
founded the Church of the Fryert AugtutUua, in
Broad-street, within the city of London. In the
great contest between the king and his barons, this
nobleman fought under the banner of the latter, at
Evesham, where he was taken prisoner, but he did
not long continue in bondage, for we find him soon
after, again in favour, and receiving new grants ttom
the crown. His lordship m. first, Mand, dau^ter
of the EUorl of Ewe, by whom he hadksue,
HuMPHRST, a very distinguished person
amongst tiie rebellious barons, in the reign
of Henry III. In the 47th of that monarch,
he was excommunicated* with Sinum de
Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and others, for
plundering divers churches, and committing
sacrilege. He was afterwards one of the
commanders at the battle of Lewes, where
the king was made prisoner, and was con-
stituted Governor of Goodrich, and Win-
chester Castles. In the year following, he
commanded the inltatry at the battle of
Evesham, where he fell into the hands of
the royalists* and was sent prisoner to Bees-
ton Castle in Cheshire, where he soon after-
wards died, leaving issue by his wife, Eleanor,
daughter and co-heir of William de Breause,
of Brecknock, and co-heir of her mother.
64
Eve, one td the fire daughtflirs and oo-heirri
of William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke.
H UMPIRXT. who sttooeeded his gandflither.
Maud, m. to Ansehn MaresdhaL
Alice, IN. to -*— Theny.
— --, m. to — Quincy.
HUPHREY DE BOHUN, Earl of Hereford,
Earl of Essex, and Lord High Constable. Thi»
nobleman inheriting the high and daring spirit of
his predeceesoTB, often strenuously opposed the
measures of the court, and was often therefore in
disgrace, but he appears at the dose of his career to
have regained rojnsl favour, for we find him attend-
ing the king into Scotland, when that monarch,
(Edward I.,) obtained a great victory near Rox-
borough. His lordship m. Maud, daughter of In-
gebam de Fines, and third sister of William, Lord
Fines, and dying in ise, was t. by his son,
HUMPHREY DE BOHUN, as Earl of Henford,
Earl of Essex, and Lord High Constable^ In tiie
90th Edward L, this nobleman gave and granted
unto the king, by a formal oonvenanc^ the inherit-
ance of all his lands and lordships, as also, of
his Fjirldoms of Hcseford and Essex, and the
Consfbleship oi England, whidi upon his mar*
riage with Elisabeth Phmtagenet, widow of John,
Earl of Holland, and daughter of the king,
were regranted to him, and entailed upon his
issue lawftiUy begotten by that lady; In dcfinilt
thereof, and firom and after the death of himself
and wift, then the lordship of Phnseta, and certain
other lordships in Essex, and elsewhere, together
with the oottstableship, should remain wholly to
the king and his heirs for ever. In the 34th of the
same reign he had a gnmt, similariy entailed, of
the whole territory of Anandale, in Scotland. After
this, his kndship was in the wars of Scodand, and
was taken prisoner, in the 7th Edward II., at the
disastrous battle, (to the English) of StryveUn. But
he was exdianged fbr the wifJB of Robert Bruce,
who had long been captive fai England. From this
period we find him -constantly engaged in the ser-
vice of the crown, until the fourteenth year of the
king's reign, when Edward leaning that the eari
was raisfaag fbrces in the marches of Wales, against
Hugh de Spencer the younger, sent him a peremp-
tory omnmand to forbear, whidi his lordship not only
reftised obeying, but forthwith jofaied Thomas,
Earl of Lancaster, in the great insurrection then
Indted by that nobleman, for the redress of cer-
tain grievances, and the banishment of the Spencers.
In this proceeding, however, he eventually lost his
life, bdng run through the body by a soldier at the
battle of BoRODOHBRinoB, In Yorkshire, where
his party reodved so signal a defeat on the 16th
March. 1381. The carl had issuOf-five surviving sons,
and two survivtaig daughters, via.
"successors primogeniturdy to
the honours. The ddest was
made a Knight of the Bath in
the aoth Edward II., having
by special command of Prince
Edward, the robes Ibr that so*
lemnity out of the royal ward-
robe, as for an earL
JoHir,
HUMPRRBY, '
Edward,
BOH
vBOL
WnuAM, « p<MOii^» o# giMt emliMnce in
the tarbalent timet in whidi he lived : and
one of the gsllmt hsroef of Crs88bt. In
the parliflloeBt held et beodon, in the 11th
Edward II L, upon the adTaacemeat of tl>e
Black Prince to the dukedom of CaniwaU,
he vat created Earic ov NonYnAJfrrow,
(17th lfai«li, 1337,) Ad ftwn that period.
Ids lordihip appears tlie constant oomponion
in ems of tte inartial- Ehwaad. and his
illustrious son. At Cressey, he was in the
aeoond battalia of Uie EngUsh army, and he
was frequently engaged in the sulisequent
wars of France and Scotfauid. He was en-
trusted at ^iflUeat periods with the most
important ofSces, sudi as ambassador to
treat of peace- with hostile powen» com-
missioner to lery ttfoope, dte. IkC, nad li*
was ftulBy honoured with thb OAmTsa.
Mia iotdsUp m. Eliabeth, danghter of Bar-
tholoasew de nadloaneie^ one of the e»-
heirs of her brother, Oiln, and widow of
Edmund de Mtntbam,' by whom 1m had an
only son,
H vMPHmvr. second Bariof Northampton,
of whom >]iefiaAer ae tnnmtn' to his
nnde, in the carldomiof Hereford and
Euex, and 'canatsUesUp^ England.
He A in laiQi '
to James Bntler, Earl of Or-
Uargsret, m. to Hugh, bob and heir of Hugh
deCovrtenayt fl»t Earl of Devonshire.
The eeri waa «. by hia eldest son, •
SIR JOHN DE BOHUN, R.a at Sari of Here-
ford. Earl of Essex, and Lord High Oonilabie.
This nobleman, who had served in die Scottish
wars, being in an infirm state of health, was allowed
in the 4tii Edward III., » depute his brother Bd-
waid^to'exeoote the duties of eonMslble. Hit lord-
ship M. Bist, Lady AHce Fite^dail, -daughter of
Edmund, Earl of Arundel, and secondly, Margaret,
dangUter of Raipbi Lettd Basset of* Drayton, but
liadnDlBsaei He tf. fa 1330» When alThis honours
cad estalea devirived upon hie neatt brother,
HUMPHREY DE BOHUNv Bferl of Hereford,
EarIoffEaBe>,aBdI.A««Rlgl»Constab]ekKO. This
noblemaa was one of the gnat lords wiu> assisted, in
the IBth of Edward Ilf ., at the cdebMited feast and
justs which the king then hdd at London in honour
oftheCoaHtessofSaliiilniry, and, WtheSOthof the
sam« taenaicfa, ettended thb king to theieUefof
Agnikni, dien besieged tiy the Piwch. His lordsliip
never married, and dying hi '1361, Ids honours and
i letwied to Msf nephew (seBWWiaiA, fourth
of the last earl but one),
HUM^RBY DE BOHUN, saftmd earl of
KotChampton, Hun a nrtnoi; and imder the guar-
diaaahlpofRtehasdEaflof ATuhdeL Hte ler<Uiip
did not, however. Hang eajlOf ttA% gieat acoAtaular
tioB of wealth and Honettr, 'for hfe diedto'lflTB* in
tihe thirty second 'ytfir'of hitf age, letting, by his
wifo Jottae, daughter of his late guardian, the Earl
of Aruadri, two daughters, his colieirsi vis.
Allanore, m. to Thomas of Woodstock, Duke
of GVMceiter, sixth son of King Edw« III.
m, to Itairy, Eiit of DMby, (eon df
Joknef Oeimt, Dnke of Lancaster,) whoaf-
terwavds ascanded the throne as HsmiT lY.
Upon the deoeese of this nobieeaan, the EAmi>
DOM ow HMtBPomD ■Knma» t but hit son In-
bwv the Earl of Dai^, was eubsequentiy created
(in 1307) Dims ov HaMyenn, prior,- of course,
to his becoming Kiko or Enoulitd, while tiie
lordships of BMex and Nerthanfptan, addth* cow-
eTABLneBip, foB to his other son-in-law, the Duke
of Gloucester, and the EAai.i>oiia of Eaanz and
NonTUAMPioir encAiin nxTurcT. ^
Arms->^ a bend ar. between two cottipcs and
six lions rulpant or. •, / i. if 7 ^ r
BOLEYNE — VISCOUNT ROCH-
FORD, EARL OF WILT.
SHIRE, AND EARL OF
ORMONDE.
/: U
2SS'}^'^^**-^{
18th June, Ifias.
SthDec, IMft
XCncagc*
The family of Bnllen, or Botoyde, is said to have
been of andent date in the oodnty of Norfolk : we
shall, however, begin with
SIR GEOFFREY BOLEYNE, who, setUing in
the city of London, attained great opulence as a
mercer there, and had the honour of UMing the
Lord Maytn** chair In the year 1458, when he was
made a knigitt beciielor. He ei. Anne^ eldest
daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Lord Noo and
Hasfingt,'by wHom he baui sevend chUdrta, of
which the eldest son,
SIR WILLIAM BOLEYNE, settled at BMck-
ling, in Norfolk, and m. Matgaret, youn^t daugh-
ter of Thomas Buder; seventh Earl of Otmondr, by
whom, with other issue, he left, at Us decease in
U06, a son' and heir,
SIR THOMAS BOLEYNE. This genUeroan
took up arms in the ISth of Henry VII., with his
fotherandotherpetsoiis of rank, against the Cor-
nish rebdst and in the beginning of tlie nexC reign,
beinir <">• ^ the knights of the klng^ body, was
constituted gofemoi of the Castle of Norwich,
Jointly frith Star Henry Wyatt, KnL, mastte of the
king's Jewri'hous^ In the next year he was one of
tlw ambassadors to the Emperor Mflxtmilian, touch-
ing- a wa^ with Franeei and a fowyeatfs afterwarda
was appointed sole constable of Norwich CaMle.
In the 11th of the same rdgn, being ambassador
to France, he ananged the pteliminarise for
the fomeus interview between lUs royal mastA
and Francis I., between OulsDea and Ardres. In
three years afterwards he was ambassador to thd
court of Spain, and was Advanced to the peerage on
the 18th June, 1325, in the dignity of ViBcouirr
RocHvoao. In 1987 his lOTdship was one of the
commissioners to invest the king of Frands with
the order of the Garter. In 15S9 he subscribed the
articles then exhltrited against Cardinal Woolseyt
and upon the 8th ot December, in the same year,
being then a knight of the Garter, he was advanced
K «
BOL
BON
to the EAMLDOira of Wiltsbxmb and Oewoitdb—
the former to the heir* of his body, and the latter
to hein generaL In the January following, hia
lordahip was nominated lord privy-seal, soon
alter which he was again accredited to the court
of Spain. The earl m. Elisabeth, daughter of
Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, and had
issue,
OxoaoB, who was summoned to parliament in
the life-time of his father, as Vibcount
Rochfohjd. This nobleman was deputed
by King Henry to announce his private
marriage with his lordships sister, Anne
Boleyne, to the king of France, and to so-
licit that monarch's advice regarding its
public avowaL In two years afterwards he
was made constable of Dover Castle, and
lord warden of the Cinque-Ports. Again the
viscount was accredited to Versailles, in the
87th of his brother-in-law's reign, touching
a projected union between the king's infant
daughter, Eliaabeth, and one of the sons of
France. His lordship, who had risen with
his sister, shaded in the downfal of that
unhappy lady— was committed to the Tower
on the 8d of May, isas, and arraigned and
bdieaded on the 17th of the same month.
He m. Jane, daughter of Sir Henry Parker,
(ddest son and heir of Henry, Lord Morley,)
an inftmous woman, who continued a lady
of the bed-chamber to the three succeeding
queens, but eventually shared the fate of
Cathedne Howard* His lordship had no
Issue. He was attainted soon after his exe-
cutioo.
AiTNS, created BlARCHiONBaa or Pbm-
BBOKB on the 1st Sept. 1598, married in
the following year to King Henry VIII.,
and thus became guaaif coiraoBT of
Ebolaitd. Beheaded in 1536, leaving an
only child,
E&isabbth, who ascended the English
throne, as qubbb rbobant, at the
decease of her half-sister, Mary, on
the 17th November, 1558L
Mary, m. to William Carey, Esq., whose son
and heir was created, in 1558, Baron Huns-
don, (see Carey, Lord Hunsdon).
The Eferl of Wiltshire and Ormonde died in two
years after his unhappy son and daugh^, when
the ViacouBTT of Rochpobd and Eabi^dom
or Wix.TaRiBB became bztimct, that of Oa-
MOBDB being to heirs general, fell into abeyance
between the representatives of his daughters—
*' On the death of Queen Elisabeth,** says Nicolas,
** the only issue of Anne Boleyn, the ^est co-
heir, became bxtiitct, when it is presumed
that the abeyance, agreeable to the limitation,
terminated, and consequently that dignity re-
verted to the representative of the other co-
heir, the hdr general of whom is the present
Earl of Berkdey, and under the said limitation,
must probably be considered as Eabl or 0»-
MOND.**
Abmb.— -Ar. a ehev. gules, beCw. three buUs' heads,
sa. armed or.
BOLEYNE->MARCHIONES8 OF
PEMBROKE.
By Letters Patent, dated 1st September, 1592.
ICittcagc.
This dignity was conferied by King Henry VIII.
upon hu unhappy Queen Anne Boleyne, prior to
his nuurriage. For that unfortunate lady's fsmily
(see Boleyne, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde).
BONVILE— BARON BONVILE.
By Writ of Summons, dated SSrd S^tember, 1449»
aoth Henry VL
Xintagc.
In the 4th of Richard IL,
SIR WILLIAM DE BONVILE was constituted
sheriff of the counties of Somerset and Dorset,
which trust he also held the next ensuing year : and
in the 13th of the same reign was sheriff of Devon-
shire; He d, in 1406, and was «. by his grandson,
SIR WILLIAM BONVILE, who. in the 5th of
Henry V., in the expedition then made into France,
was of the retinue of Thomas, Duke of Clarence,
the king's brother. In the 1st year of Henry VI.
Sir William was appointed sheriff of l)evon^re,
and being afterwards engaged in the French wars,
wherein he deported himadf with great valour, he
was constituted seneschal of the duchy of Aqui-
taine, and had summons to parliament as a babon,
Arom.83rd September, 1449, to 30th July, 1460, under
the title of LoBD Bobvilb, q^ Chutim. His lord-
ship subsequently espousing the interests of the
house of York, was one of those to whom the
custody of King Henry VI. was committed after the
battle of Northampton, but the tide of fortune
turning, his lordship lost his head, with the Duke
of Exeter and the Earl of Devon, after the second
battle of St. Albans. Lord Bonvile had an only
WuLiAM, who died before the baron, having
m. Elisabeth de Harrington, daughter and
heir of William, Lwd Harrington, and leav-
ing an only child,
WiLiLiiAM, commonly odled Lord Har-
rington, who m. Lady Catherine Nevil,
daughter of Richard, Earl of Salisbury,
and had an only daughter, Cbcfly.
This William was shun at the battle of
Wakefidd, fighting under the banner
of the house of York, in the 90th
Henry VL
Lord BonvUe was succeeded, at his decease, by hia
great grand-daughter, the above mentioned Cbcily
BomriiiB, who married, first, Thomas Grey, Mar-
quess of Dorset, and secondly, Henry Stafford;
Earl <rf Wiltshire, but had issue by the former only.
Through this union the BABOiriBe or Boitvilb
AND Habbiitoton Were conveyed to, and continued
in the famUy of Grey, until the attainder of Henry
Grey. Duke of Suffolk, (grandson of the s^d
Thomas and Cecily.) in 1554, when, with his grace's
other honours, those dignities BzriBSD.
ABMa^-fia. six mullets ar. pierced gu.
^oo
BOO
BOOTH— BARONS DELAMERE, OF
DUNHAM MASSIE,IN THE
COUNTY OF CHESTER,
AND EARLS OF WAR-
RINGTON.
i^»i«»r«<Hi,s i7tji April, 1680.
;.}•'
{
Xineagc.
ThefiunllyofBotiTHWMofgimtvapale md ho-
aoacalde station in the eountlet of Lancaster and
Cheater ftn- feveral centuries befine it arrived to the
dignity of the peerage.
ADAlk DE BOOTHS, so called fhnn his place of
abode in Lancashire, was flsther of
WILLIAM OE BOOTHS, Uving in 187A, who m.
Sibd, daughter of Sir Ralph deBereton, Knt,and
was ». by his son*
THOMAS DE BOOTHS, to whom «. his son.
JOHN DE BOVTHB, living temp. Edw. IL,
who m. Agnes, daughter and heiress of Sir Gilbert
de Barton, and was «. by his scm.
SIR THOMAS BOUTH,ofBarton,caUed" To-
nkin of the Bootbes,'* m. Ellen, daughter of Tho-
mas de Workesley, Esq., of Workesley, now Wor»-
ley, in the county of Lancaster, and had Issue,
JoHX, his successor.
Henry— left a son, John.
Thoma»-4eft a son, Robert.
Alioe, m. first, to William Leigh, Esq., of Ba-
guley, in the county of Chester, and se-
condly, to Thomas Ouncalf, Esq., of Fox-
wist.
Catherine.
Anne, m. to Sir Edward Weeyer.
Sir Thomas was «. by his ddest son,
JOHN BOUTH, Esq., of Barton, who IlTed in
the reigns of Richard II. and Henry IV., and m.
first, Joan, daughter of Sir Henry Traflbrd, of Traf-
fbrd, in the county of Lancaster, by whom he had
Thomas, who reeeiTed the honour of knight-
hood in the 14th Henry VL Sir Thomas m.
a daughter of Sir George Carrington, Knt.,
and widow of Weever, and had issue.
Sir John Bouth, KnL, to whom King Hen.
VII. granted an annuity of 10 marks
sterling for his good services. Sir John
Ml at modden-Field fai the ffth of
Henry VIII., and his male line ceased
with his great-grandson, Johk, who
left, at his decease, three daughters,
co-hrircsscs.
Robert, of whom presently, as ancestor of the
Lords Delamere.
WUUam, Archbbhop ot York.
Richard, of Striddand, near Ipswich, in the
county of Suflblk.
Roger, fR. Catherine, daughter and heiress
of Ralph Hatton, Esq., of Mollington, near
Chester, and had issue,
Robert Booth, Esq., of Sawky, in the
county of Derby.
Isabel, m. to Ralph Neril, third earl of
Westmoreland, and had issue,
Anira, who m. WllUam Lord Co-
niers.
John, Bishop of Exeter, anno 14fi5 1 buried in
the church of St. Clement Danes, London,
Ralph, Axchdeaoon <tf York.
Margery, m. to John Byron, Esq., of Clayton,
in the county of Lancaster.
Joan, m. first, to Thomas Sherbonie, Esq.,
Stanhurst, in the county of Lancaster, and
secondly, to Sir Thomas Sudworth, Knt
Catherine, m. to Thomas Ratcliflb, Esq., of
Wimmorley.
AlleCf m. to Sir Robert Clifton, Knt., of Clif-
ton, in the county of Nottingham.
Mr. Booth married a second wife, (but the lady's
name is not known,) and left a son,
Laurence Booth, who was chancellor of the
university of Cambridge, bishop of Dur-
ham, and afterwards archbishop of Yoik.
His lordship was appointed keeper of the
privy-seal in the 3Sth of Henry VL, and
I.0110 CBAivcaLLOR OF ENOLAxn In the
lath of Edward IV. Hed.inl480L
The line Sir Thomas Bouth, the ddest son, termi-
nating, as stated above, in co-hdrcsscs, we proceed
with the second son,
SIR ROBERT BOUTH, Knt, of Dunham
Massie, in the county of Chester, which seat he ac-
quired by his wife. Douce, daughter and co-heiress
of Sir William Venables, of Bollen. in the same
shire i which Sir William was son of Joane, daugh-
ter and heir of Hamon Fitton, who was grandson of
John Fitton, of Bollen, by Clcelie his wife, eldest
daughter and co-heir of Sir Hamon de Massie, the
sixth and last Baron of Dunham Maasie, one of fbB
eight feudal lordships instituted by Hugh Lupus,
Earl of Chester, in the time of the Conqueror. By
this lady Sir Robert Bouth had no less than nine
sons and five daughters. Of the former,
William, the eldest, inherited the fortune.
Phillip, the youngest, m. ^ daughter and
heiress of Sir William Hampton, of Wei*
Ungton, Knt
The daughters were,
Lucy, m. to WiUlam Chauntrell, Esq., of
the Bache, near Chester.
Ellen, m. to Robert Leigh, Esq., of Adlington,
in the county of Chester.
Alice, m, to Robert Hesketh, Esq., of Ruf-
ford, in the county of Lancaster, anceator
of the Baronets Hesketh.
Joan, m. to Hamond Massie, Esq., (rf Rlxtoo,
Lancashirei
Margery, m, to James Scarebrich, Esq.
Sir Robert mi his eldest son had a grant of the
office of sherlif of Cheshire for both their lives,
and to the survivor of them, by patent, dated at
Chester on the 8th of March, in the Slst of
Henry VI., with all fees appertaining to the said
office, and to execute its duties, either personally or
by deputy. Sir Robert died on the 16th Septem-
ber, 1400, and was «. by his eldest son,
SIR WILLAM BOTHE, who m. Maud, daugh-
9f
BOO
BOO
t«rof J<dm DattoD, Efq.* of Dutton, in the county
of Chester, by whom he had Are toiiB and nine
daughtos, wUdi daughters were,
Douoe, m. to Thomaa Leigh, Eiq., of West
Hall^ .in the county of Chester.
Aqne, m. first, to Joh|i Leigh, Esq., of Booths,
ClMshire, and secondly, to Geofftry Sha-
kerly, of Shakerly, in the county of Lancas-
ter.
Ellen, m. to Sir John>Leig}>, of Bitfuley, In the
county of Chester.
Margery, m. John Uy4«> EsQ-i of Haighton,
. Lanouhire;
Alice, m. to John Asliley, l^iuitf of Ashley, in
the county of Chester,
^liiaheth, m. to Thoniai Fitto«, Elsq., of Pow-
nail, Cheshire.
Joane. m. to Willkm UoU, Esq.
Catherines
Sir William d. in U76, and was «. by his eldest
>on»
OEOROE BOTHE, Esq. This gentleman m.
Calhertne, daughter and heiress of Robert Mount-
fort, .Es^, of BeMTotf^ in the county of Stallbrd, and
of Monkspath, Warwiduhire, by whom he acquired
considerable estate^in the countiesof Salop, Stailbnt,
Warwick. Leicester, Wilts, Somanet, Cornwall,
and Hereford, and had issue,
WiLviAMt . his successor,
. Roger.
Alice, m. to William Maasie, Esq., of Denfield,
in the cpunty of Chester.
£llen> m. first, to Thomas Vaudrey, Esq., and
secondly, to — — Traflbrd, Esq., of Bridge-
Traflbrd.
Mr. Bothe d. in 1483. and was «. by his eldest
SOOa
SIQl WILLIAM BOTHE, Knto who m. first,
Margareft, daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Ashe-
Um, of Ashten-under-Lyne, in the county sMT Lan-
caster, and of his wife Anne> daughter of Ralph,
Lord Oivyilock, by which alliance a great accession
of property came to the liunily of Bother He had
issue of this marriage,
George, his successor.
, .John, m. to Margery, daughter of Sir Piers
Dutton, of Dutton, in the county of Ches-
ter, and had two sons, William and Ro*
bert.
Sir Willifum m. aecondly, EQen, daughter of Sbr
John Montgomery, of Trewly» in the county of
Staflbrd, and had
William, m. to , daughter of Smith,
Esq., oi the coimty of Leicester.
Hammet, m. to -— i dau^ter of Humphrey
Newton, Esq.
, Edward, m. to Mary, dau^ter and co-heir of
Roger Knutsford, Esq., of Twcmlow, In the
county of Chester, from, whom descended
ihe Booths of Twemkm Hall, still ex-
tant.
Henry, >■«. to — ^, daughter of — — Bowdon,
Esq., of the eounty of Chester.
Andmr.
Jane, m. first, to Hugh, son and heir of Sir
Piers Dutton, of Duttoo, in the county of
Chester, and aecondly, to Thomas Holford,
Esq., of Holford, In the same shiie.
Dorothy, m. to Edward, son and heir of Lau-
rence Warren, Esq., of Pointon, in the
county of Chester.
Anne, m. to Sir William Biereton, of Brare-
ton, Cheshire^
Sir William d. 9th November, in the 11th Hen. VIII.,
and was «. by his eldest son,
GEORGE BOTHE. Eaq.» who in. Blbabeth,
daughter of Sir Thomas Botder, of Beausey, near
Warrington, and had issue,
OnoRGB, his successor.
John, m. to Elisabeth, daughter of Joh Dut.
ton, Esq., and left Ibiir sonst .
William.
Robert.
Edmund.
Henry.
Rotert. In holy orders, rector of Thomton-ln-
tbe*MQon* In the county of Chester.
EUen, m. to John Carrington, Esq., of Car-
rington.
Atuie« m. to William Maasie, Esq., of Poping-
tOB.
Margaret, m. to Sir William Davevport, of
BromhalL
Elisabeth, m. RidMod Sutton, Esq., of Sutton,
near Macclesfield.
DoiotlQr, m,. to BobRt Taltoo* Esq.* of Wil-
thenshaw.
Alice, m. to Peter Daniel* E»%., of Over-Tab-
ley.
Cedlie, d. unmarried.
Mr. Bothe died in the SM Henry VIIL, and was ».
by his eldest spo.
GEORGE BOTHE, Esq., who left, at his de-
cease in 1540, e eon and three daughters, via.
William, his successor.
Elisabeth, m. to Wittiam ChauntreU, Esq., of
the Bache,. near Chnter.
Mary, m. to Handle Davenport, Esq., of Hen-
bury, in the county of Chester.
Asni^ nu to. ^-i- Wenfcwoith. Esq., of the
county of York.
To this George Bothe^ Queen Jane Seymour com-
manded a letter to be written, acquainting him with
theUrth of a son, (aflerwards King £dward VL,)
bearing date, at Hampton Court, the very day of
her delivery, October Uth, SHh Henry VIIL. in
«(
Bt tbb QuBur.
Truaty and weUieioved, we grete youe welL
And for asmudie as by the inestiwable goodness and
grace of Almighty God, we be delivered and brought
in childbed of a prince, oonadved In most lawftil
matrimonle between my Lord the King's Ma)estye
and us, doubting not but that for the love and af-
fection which yrbeere unto ue, and to the commyn
wealth of this reahncb the knowledge .thereof shud
be Joy6us and glad tidings unto youe, we have
thought fit to certifie youe of the samsk Tothintent
ye might not only rendrounto God condigne thanka
and praise for soo grea^a tKnefit, but also pray fbr
BOO
BOO
tbm kmg cDntaHitnc^ ttd pwwrvtioii of Um mom
in tUsUcf, to the bonor of God, J07 and pla-
of my Lord the Kiqg, and vm, and the univcnall
quiet* and tranquSHfty of thii hcde icahne.
UKlea <»ar aipiet, at. my 1akA*» manor of
Hampton-Ckvt, tb0jcii..daiyQfOctolMr.
•I
Mr.
#« GflOife fiotfa'. Siq.'*
Bathe had alao the hooonr of a letter trata
t, dated at WcMmfaiater* 10th
Fehnurjb la the Slthyearafhia reign, concemii^^
fbnaei to be taieed to war afainat the Scotch. Mr.
0Qfthewaa«. by.hiaaan,
WILLIAM BOTHE, or BOUTHB. who, hafa«
than h«t<hi«e|«an old, was hi ward tothekhiff.
Heaacatradthehononrof kaichlhD0dinU7& Sir
WHliam m, EUaafaeth, daughter of Sir John Wat-
burtoiu ofWarburtoaaad Arley, in the county of
and nix danghfa. Of
Piaifltwich.
hadiero-
OmoMQM avaBeadadhia Ihther.
JohiW Jat'toi— — » dam^tcr of «
of Huhne, neer Maacfaaatcr
•raldiildren.
Ridiard, m, — •, daughter and heiren of — -
UmuAe, Eiq., of OogrimUr- 1
The married dau^ten ware, -
Sliaahethj m. first* to William Baaaet, Emi., of
Eaton, in the county of Denbigh, and le-
condly, to — > Wabh, Etq., of , in
I>orothy, m. to Ralph Bonniagtop, Eaq*, of
Barrowoota^ in the county of Derby.
Alic^ m. to Panton, Esq.
Suaan, m. first, to Sir Edward Warren, of
Pointoo, in the county of Gbestar, apd se-
condly, to John Fatfeon, £fl<|„ of the city of
Sir William d, on the 28th Nov^ U79> and nas t. by
Ua eldest eon,
SIR GEORQE BOOTH, whose extsnaiye estates
(pbwad by Queen Elixabeth during his minority,
the guardianship of her fiivourlte, Robert
Dudley, Earl of Leinster. In the latter end of her
BB^^ty'a rdgn. Sir Genga received the honour of
knighthood, and upon the institution of the order
of banmet, be was amongst tha first raised to tbi^t
digalty»on the ffid May, 16U. Sir Geosge Bootb,
■k first, his seoond cousin, Jane, only daughterr an4
haiaasaof John Carrington, Esq.,. of Cartiagton* in
thaoouBty of Chester. By whom he had no issue,
Bor did ha Hve long with bar, yet he Inheritad 4ha
lands o£ bar fttfaer; the same being strictly so
settlad by that gentleman, before the marriage of
hie daughter, to descend to the family ot Bootlw in
which sattleoMnt, among other provisions, is. one
particularly worthy of notice: «* Tbat if she, tlie
aaid Janc^ should, after marriage, be detected of
incontineacy,tbe estate should remain to the fiunily
of Booth." Alter the deceaae of this huly. Sir Wil<
Uam m. Catherine, daughter of Chief Justice Ander-
ion, of the Couijt of Common Pleas, and had sevoral
diildren, of whom,
Wii.X'tAJW the eldest son, fa. Vere, seoond
daughter, and co-heir of Sir Thomas Egen>
• 4fln» Vlflcount BmdUey, I^oa* CjiajicbuiO»
OF Eiffai^iTD, and pradarsailng Us fisther,
(98th April, 1«».) left issue,
Gaoaoa* of whom presently, as auccessor
to the baronetcy.
-Katbaniel, m. Anna, ihird daughter of
Thomea RavenaorafI, Esq., of Bretton,
' intbe-eountyof niat»whoee Une tet^
niBated with his great^grand-daughter,
Manaah VesaBooth, in I7H.
Catherine, «■» to Sir John Jackaon, of
in tlie eounty of York,
John, the youagaat son, hairing actively es-
poused the cause of Klag Charles II., re-
ceifad the honour of knighthood after the
restoiation, anno 1600. Sir John m. Dorothy,
ilaughfeer of Sir Anthony St. John, younger
son of Oliver, Cari of BoUngbroke, and left
. sevend children at his deoaesa, in 1698.
Alice, m. George Vernon, Esq., of Hoalinton,
in thaoaunty of Chaster;
Susan, aw Sir William Brseeton, of HandAvth*
• in tiie county of Chester, baronet.
Elixabeth, ta. to Richard, Lonl Byron, (hie
loadahipls aeeond wife,) and died without
Sir George Booth, who eervad theofllceof sheriff
of Cheshire twice, and as often of Lancashire, A on
the 24th October, iaBB,and was a. in hia title and
estates by his grttidson (whose guardianship he had
purchased fhan the crown for £4000l),
SIR GEORGE BOOTH, seoond baronet. This
gentleman was oonuaitted prisoner to the Tower of
London during 'the usurpati9B, for. his aeei in the
royal cause, and his eflbrta to restore the exiled
prince. He had the pleesure eventually, however,
of being diosen one of tint twelve members deputed
fay the House of Commons, in May, 16B0, to carry
to that prince the ncal of the house, in answer
to his m^eatyfs letters. And on Monday, Uth July,
1060, the House of Commons ordsrad* *' that the
sum of £lO,QO(k be conliviad on Sir George* as a
mark of rsm»ect for his eminent ssrvices, and great
suflMijgs in the public causei** which orda obtained
theaanctioQ la the Uousaof Lords ^ tha- ensuing
month. In addition to which honouaMa grant, the
baronet was elevated to the |ieiiii sfpsb by letters pa-
tent, dated 90th April, 1061, as Bauom DsvikMaaa,
Hf,DunlkamMasH0s <a the couniif ^ Ghastfer. His
lordship at. first. Lady Carolina Clinton, daughter,
and coheir of Theophitus, Earl of Lincoln, by
whom ha had i^i only daughter* Vera, who d. un-
marriad» in 1717> in the 74th year of her age^ He m.
secondly. Lady Elisabeth Grey, eldest daughter of
Henry, Earl of StamiiDgrd, by .whom he had -seven
sons and five daughters, ot whom,
HaKAT, succeeded to the titles
George, m. Lucy, daughter of the Right Hon.
Robert Robertas, Viscount Bodmin, son
and heir of John, Earl of Radnor, by whom
he had- an .only son, Henry, who d. unmar-
ried.
Robert, in holy orders. Archdeacon of Durham,
in 1081, and Dean of Bristol, in 1708. Thb
gentlaaum m. first, Ann» daughter of Sir
Robert Booth, chief Justice of the Court of
BOO
BOT
Common Pleat in IieUmd, by whom he had
a ion, Henry, who died «. j>. He m. Mcondly,
Mary, daughter of Thomai Hales, Esq., of
Howlets, in the county of Kent, and had
fire sons and four daughters, of whom,
Nathanibl, the fourth, and only tur-
viTing, suooeeded to the Barony op
Dblambrx, hut of him hereafter.
Mary, m. to Charles Thrupp« £sq^ of the
dty of London.
Vere, m. to Geoige Tyndale, Esq., of
Bathford, Somersetshire, and had a son,
George Booth Tyndale, Esq., Barris-
ter at Law.
Elisabeth, m. to Edward, Earl of Conway.
Diana, m. to Sir Ralph Delavall, Bart., of
Scaton-Ddavall, in the county of Northum-
berland, and after his decease to Sir Edward
Blaclcet, Bart, of Newby, in the county of
York.
George, first Lord Delamere, d. on the 8th August,
1684, and was «. by his eldest surviving son,
HENRY BOOTH, second baron. This noble-
man, who had been committed to the Tower prior to
the death of King Charles IL, was brought to trial,
in the reign of King James, for high treason, before
the Lord Chancellor Jelfteys, constituted high
steward on the occasion, and a select number (87)
of peers, but was most honourably acquitted. After
which he lived in retirement imtil the revolution,
when espousing the cause of the Prince of Orange,
he was deputed with the Marquess of Halifkx, and the
Earl of Shrewsbury, upon the arrival of the prince at
Windsor, 17th December, 1688, to bear a message to
the fallen monarch, requiring that his m^esty should
remove from WhitehalL An office which his lord-
ship executed so delicately that King James was
afterwards heard to remark ; ** that the Lord Dela-
mere, whom he had used ill, treated him with much
more regard, than those to whom he had been kind,
and firom whom he might better have expected it.**
His lordship was afterwards swom of the privy
council, and appointed chancellor of the exdiequer,
an office which he held but one year ; when, upon
hb retirement, he was advanced to the dignity of
Earl or Warrinotoit, by letters patent, dated
17th April, I6B0l The earl m. Mary, daughter, and
sole heiress of Sir James Langham, Bart, of Cottes-
brooke, in the county of Northampton, by whom he
had four sons and two daughters, which latter were,
EUxabeth, m. to Thomas Delves, Esq., son and
heir apparent of Sir Thomas Ddves, Bart,
of Dodington, in the county of Chester, and
died «. p. in 1607>
Mary, m. to the Hon. Ruasd Robartes, and
had issue,
Henry, last Earl of Radnor of that fismily.
Hb lordship, who published a Vindication' of his
Ariend, Lord Russd, and other literary productions
mentioned in Walpole^s Catalogue, d. on the 9d
January, 16B34» and was «. by his second, but eldest
surviving son,
GEORGE BOOTH, second Earl of Warrington.
This nobleman m. Mary, eldest daughter, and co-
heiress of John Oldbury, Esq., of London, mer-
chant, by whom he had an only daughter,
70
Mai7, who m. in 1796. HttarfOnf, toatth Earl
of Stamfiord, and left,
Hrnry, who «. to the Earldom of Stam-
ford, upon the decease of his Csther, in
1768, and was created in 1^, Baron
Delamere, and Earl of Warrington—
(see those dignities in Burk^t DictUm'
ttrp <ifate Pe«rag9 and Baronetage),
His lordship dl on the 9d August, I7S6, when his
estates pasiiirl to hb daughter, Mary, Coontess of
Stamford; the Earldom or Warrinotoh rx-
piRRD, while the barony reverted to hb cousin, (re*
fer to the Very Reverend Dean Robert Booth, son
of the first Lovd Delamere).
NATHANIEL BOOTH, Esq., as fburth Baron
Delamere. Hb lordship m, Margaret, daughter of
Richard Jones, Esq., of Ramsbury Manor in the
county of Wilts, by whom he had two sons, who
both died young, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who d.
unmarried, in 1765. Lord Delamere was appointed
chairman of the committees of the House of Lords
in 1765, and d. in 1770, when the Barony or Drla-
M RRB became bxtinct.
Arms. — ^Three boars heads erect and erased sa.
BOTELER^BARONS BOTELER OF
OVERSLEY AND WEMME.
By Writ of Summons, dated 26th August, 1896.
84 Edward I.
IdncBgc.
In the reiga of the Firat Hbnrv,
RALPH BOTELER, so called, from holding the
office of Initler to Robert, Earl of Mdlent and
Leicester, seated himself at Oversley, in the county
of Warwick, where he erected a strong castle, and
at a mile distant, founded a monastery for Benedic-
tine Monka, (anno 1140, and 6th Stephen). Thb
Ralph was «. by hb son,
ROBERT BOTELER, who was t. by his son,
RALPH BOTELER, oneof the barons who took
up arms against King John, and whose lands were
sdaed in oonaequence} but making hb peace he had
restitution on paying 40 marks upon the accession
of Henry III., in whose reign he was constituted a
commisdoner for collecting thtAfteenth then levied
in the counties of Warwick and Leicester. In the
former of which shires he was likewise a jiutice of
assiie. He was «. at hb decease by hb son,
MAURICE BOTELER, one of the justices of
assise for the county of Warwick, in the 13th and
16th of Henry III., and a commissioner fbr assessing
and collecting the fourteenth part of all men's
moveable goods, according to the form and order
then appointed. Thb feudal lord filled the office
of justice of assise for the same shire, a second and
third time, and was repeatedly justice for the gaol
ddivery at Warwick, in the same king's reign. He
was «. by hb son,
RALPH BOTELER, who m. Maud, daughter
and heiress of William Pantulf, by whom he ac-
quired the great Lordshfp of Wemme, in the county
of Salop. Thb tendal baron had divers summonses
to attend the king, Henry III., in hb wars with the
Webb, and adhering fkithAilly to that monarch,
against Simon de Montfort, and thex0volted barons.
BOT
BOT
be «■■ amply icwMitod fay gnats of lands and
money from, the crown. Ha was «. at his decsease fay
bis son.
WILLIAM BOTELER, who, hi tha U/e-time of
his Dsthar, had m. Ankaiet* ntooe of James de
Aldithlejr. He diadt however* inaTary few yean
after inheriting his paternal property, (aauo 1983,)
leaving three sons, John, Gawine, and William, and
was «. by the ddest,
JOHN BOTELER, at whose decesse in minority,
anno 1286, the inheritance devolved npon his Ivo-
GAWINE BOTELER, who. dying Issuelen, was
A by his brother,
WILLIAM BOTELER. who, in tha S4th Ed-
ward L, was in ward to Walter de Langton, Lord
Treasurer of England, and Walter da Beawchamp,
of AJcaster, Steward of the King's Household. This
fendnl lord obtaining renown in the ScotUsh wan of
the period, was summoned to parliament as a
Babov, from 96th August, 1896, to the 10th Octo-
ber, 132S, His lordship m. fint, Ankeret, daughter
of GrUBn, and had an only son, Wuliam, his suc-
cessor. He M. secondly, Ela, daughter, and oo-
heiresB of Roger de Hardeburg^, by whom he had
two sooa* Edmund and Edward, who both died
and four daughters, viz.
Ankeret, m. to John Le Strange, of Black-
Ida, m. toSir Fulke PembruggeL
Alio^ M. to Nidiolas Langford.
Dionys^ m. to Hu^ de CokeMy.
He d. in 1334, and was «. by his eUsst son,
WILLIAM BOTELER, second Baron Boteler of
Wenune, but never summoned to parliament. This
nobleman m. Margaret, daughter of Richard Fits-
Alan, Earl of Arundel, and dying in 1361, was «; by
his son,
WILLIAM BOTELER, third Baron Boteler of
Wemme, summoned to parliament from the 83rd
February, 1368, to 6th April, 1380. Hu lordship m.
Joane, elder sister and co-heir of John Lord Sud-
ley, and dying in 1369, left an only daughter and
Elizabeth, who m, flnt. Sir Robert Ferren, a
younger son of Robert, second Baron Fer-
ren of Chartley, and conveyed to him the
great lordship of Wemme, in the cotmty of
Salop,^ and the said Robert was summoned
to psxliament as *' Robert Ferren de
Wemme, Chev.'* in the 49th Edward III.
Elisabeth Boteler m. secondly. Sir John
Say, and thirdly. Sir Thomas MoUnton,
who styled himself *' Baron of Wemme,"
but was never summoned to parliament.
Her ladyship had no issue by her second and
third hnsbnids, but by tha fint she left a
RoBSET FBRaaas, who inherited the
barony of Boteler, as well as that of
Ferren of Wemme, but was never
summoned to parliament. His lord-
ship d. in 1410, leaving two daughten,
co-heiresses, viz.
Elisabeth, m. to John, ion ci Ralph,
Lord Greystock.
Mary, m, to Hobart NarlU, Earl of
Wastmordand.
Between whose repiBsantatlvai thoaa ba-
BONiBB are still in abbyancb.
Arms.— Gu. a Faisa oompon^a or. and sa. batw.
six crosiai pat^ arg.
BOTELERr-BARON SUDLEY.
(Sea Sudley, Banm Sudlay.)
BOTELER—BARONS BOTELER OF
WERINGTON.
By Writ of Siunmons, dated SSrd June, U96,
83 Edward I.
ICincagc.
The first ot this fkmily who assumed the surname
of BOTBLBR was
ROBERT LE BOTELER, fhnn filling the oflice
of boteler or bntler to Ranulph de Gemons, Earl of
Chester, and under that designation he founded an
abbey for Cistercian monks in the year IIM. This
Robert left a son Robert, but nothing fVirther Is
known of the family until the time of King John,
when
WILLIAM LE BOTELER was certified to hold
eight knights* fees, in capita of the king, in the
county of Lancaster. To this William succeeded
another,
WILLIAM LE BOTELER, who. In the 4Srd of
Henry III., was constituted sheriff of the county of
Lancaster, and governor of the csstle there. But
being involved with the turbulent banms of that
period he appean subsequently to have lost his
lands, until making hb peace in the 49th of the
same monarch, soon after the battle of Evesham,
the sheriff of Lancashire had orden to restore them.
In the early part of the next reign this William le
Boteler had chaxten firom the crown to hold markets
and fain upon some of his manon, and was sum-
moned to parliament as a baron, ttom the Sftrd
June, 199S. to 26th August. 1896. In the S4th of
Edward I. his lordship was engaged in the Scottish
war, having been previously upon military service
in Gascony. He was «. at his decease by his son
and heir,
JOHN LB BOTELER, who had summons to
parliament in the 14th Edward II., but after this
nobleman nothing further is known of the fluaaily.
ABM8— Az, a bend betw. six garbs or.
BOTETOURT — BARONS BOTE.
TOURT.
By Writ of Summons, dated 10th March, 1306,
1 Edward II.
ICiiuagc.
JOHN DE BOTETOURT, governor of St.
Briavel's Castle, in the county of Gloucester, and
admiral of the king's fieet, in the ralgns of Ed-
ward I. and Edward II., was summoned to parlia-
ment as a BABON by the latter monarch, flrom tha
lOth March, 1306, to the 13th September, 1384. Hia
71
BOX
BOT
lordship m. Maud, sifter and tetim of Otto,* son
aud hdr of Beatrice de Beauchaaip, widow of Wil-
liam de Mimchensi of Edwardstooe, by whom he
had issue,
Thomas, who m. Joano, sister and heiress ot
John de Somery, Baron of Dudley, and
dying before his father left an only son,
. JoHH, who «. his grandfather.
John, of Beauchamp Otea, m. — — , and left a
son,
John, who m. Joane, daughter and hdreis
of John Gemon, and left an only .
daughter and heiress,
JoAKX, m. to Sir Robert Swyn-
bume, Knt.
Otto, of Mendlesham, m. , and had issue,
John, who m. Catherine, daughter of Sir
William Wayhmd, Knt, and had an
only daughter and heiress,
Joans, m. to John, ion and heir of
Sir John Knyvet, Knt.
Elisabeth, m. first, to William, Lord Latimer,
and secondly, to Robert Uflbrd.
Joane, contracted to Robert, son and heir of
Robert Fitiwalter, Lord of Woddiam^ in
Essex.
Lord Botetourt, who was one of the eminent mi-
litary characters of the reign of Edward L, tooli a
leading part in the Scottish wars of that monarch,
and was entrusted with the government of the
strongest castles, the command of the fleet, and
other duties of the highest importance. His lord-
ship d, in 1324, and was «. by his grandson,
JOHN DE BOTETOURT, second baxon, who
had livery of his lands in the 14th Edward IIL, and
in two yean afterwards attended the king in the ex-
pedition made then into France, in the tndn of
Thomas de Beaudiamp, Earl of Warwick. From
that period his lordship appears to have been con-
stantly engaged in the French wars of his sovereign,
and was summoned to parliament tiom 85th Feb^
ruary, 1342, to the 3rd February, 138S. He m.
Joyce, daughter of William, Lord Zouche of Har-
• In the time of Richard L money coined in the
east of Germany began to be of especial request in
Englaniji,. and tot the purity thereof was called
" Ca3T£rlino monsy,*' as all the inhabitants of
those parts were called Easterlings; and shortly
after some of that country, skilfUl in mint matters
and aUaies, were sent for into this realm, to bring
tbe coin to perfection, which, since that time was
called of them '* Stbrlhto" for «' EasterHng,*'
which implied as much as good and lawful money
of England. Of these Easterlings, Otho, a German,
was the principal, and in old reoxrds is calTed
" Otho Cuneator," who grew to such wealth, that
Thomas, hbson, somamed Ftts^Otes, married one
of the co-heirs of Beauchamp of Bedford, was Lord
of Ifcndlesham in Suflblk* and ** held in fee to
maka the coining stamps serving for all England.**
Whidi office, by his heir general, dewcnded to this
flunily of Botetourt, from which, by sale, the 3rd
Edward IIL, it passed into that of Latimer.—
Banks.
yngworth, <aust and heir of Hugh dala^Zoudieof
Ricluird's Castle,) and had issue, • ■
John, whom. Maud, daughter of John, Lord
Grey of Rotherfldd, -and predeceasing his
father, left a son, John, who died before
his grandbther, aad a daughter, Joyce, who
m. Sir Hugh BumcH, KBt.> and died s,p,
Maud, Abbess of Polesworth.
Agnes, a nun at Elstow.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Baldwin Fxevilr Knt*, but
died beHore co-habitation. •
Alice, m. to Kyriel, and had an only
dani^iter and heiiess, Joane, who m. John
Wykes, and left two daughten, Agnes, who
d. lunnarricd, and Joytt, m. to Hugh
Stanley.
Joyce, m. first, to Sir Baldwin Frevil,- Knt,
and secondly, to Sir Adam de Preshale, Knt,
and had issue by the former,
Baldwin* who, dying beforeUs mother,
left by his wife, Joane, danghter of Sir
Thomas Green, Knt,
Baldwin, who d. young.
Elisabeth, m. Thomas, second son
of William, Lord Ferrers of
Groby.
Margaret, m. 'first, to Sir Hugh
Willoughby, Knt, and seamdly,
to Sir Richard Bingham, Knt
Joyce, m. to Sir Roger Aston, Knt
Katherine, m. to Maurice de Berkeley «f Stoke
Gilford, in the connty of Gloucester, and
left an only son and heir,
Mavricb dn BBnKXi.BY, who m. Joan,
daughter of Sir John Denhamy Knt,
and his great grandson,
Ricbabd BBBXBI.X7, having mar-
ried Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
Huimphiey Coniagsliy, Knt, left
at his decease, in 1514, Sir Mau-
rice Berkley, Knt, ftom- whom
the BxRKBLBva or Stbatton de-
scended, and an aide* son.
Sir John Bbrkblbt of Stoke,
who iM. Isabtf, daughter of
Sir WiUiam DennU, Knt,
and whoso great-graat-great
grandson,
RiCBARD BBBKBLBY, d,
in 1871* Itft issue,
Goorge, m. to Jane,
dau^feer of Vis-
count ■ ntxhard-
inge, and died «. p
in UBS.
John • Symes, m. to
EUaabeth, daugli-
ter andoo-heireM
of WUUam Nor-
bonne, Esq., of
Calne, in tlie coun-
ty of WilU, and
dying in 1736, left
a son and heir,
NORBONNB,whO
was summon-
BOU
BOU
oS to p«ili»
m«Bt M Bao
■OW BOTB-
TOUKTIB 178S»
and (Ued«.ph
in 1776.
cwtohcrbro-
ttner, m. to
ClUfftat^Duke
of Beauftnt.
JtHm, tMond Lord BoUtourt* d. in 1386* leaving
Joyce, LadrBunicU, his grand-daughter, hiahciraM ;
bat that lady dying in 1406. the babomt or Botb-
roumr then ML into abbyabcb between his three
■urriTing married daughteri, and so continued
their desceadants for more than three
and a half, when it was at lengOi called
oat in fivrour of the representatiTe of Katharine de
Beriielesr (see Berkeley, Baran Botetourt).
AnnsM—Or. a Saltier cngr. ea.
BOURCHtER- BARONS FITZ-WA-
RINE, EARLS^OF BATH.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated S3rd June,
ISSe, 83 Edward I.
Eaildom, by LcttenPatent, datedMh July, 1536.
SIR WILLIAM BOURCHIER, (thiid son of
William Boitbchibb, Eabi, or Eitb, in Nor-
mandy, and Anne h^ wife, dan^ter and heiress of
Thoinaa, of Wooftstocfc, Duke of Gloucester,
yoaqgest son of king Edward III.,) having es-
poused Thosnasine, dsugfatsr and htf ress of Richard
Hankfivd, Esq., Irf Elisabeth his wife, sister and
heiress of PttUce Fit»-warine, seventh and last Baron
Fits-warine, of that family, who died «. p., in 1489,
wae sammoned to parHaaienti^ire mjoKs, as Baboh
FtTz-WABivB, Aom and January, 1440, to 7th
September, 146Bk This noblemen, who was one of
the ioneten in the reign of Edward IV., had licence
from that monarch to export, duty-free, a thou-
wocdkn cloths of his own goods. His lord^
appears to have married secondly, Catheiine^
widow of — — Stukdey, by whom he had a daugfa^
ter, EHsBBbeth* to whom her mother bequeaths in
tier hHt win, dated In 1406, «« a girdle of red ttssue."
Lord Fits-warine tL. about the year 1470* and was
ju by his son,
SIR FULKE BOURCHIER, Knt, second Baron
Ff ts.warine, who was summoned to parliament on ^
the 19th August, 1478; This nobleman m. Elisa-
beth, sister and beircss of John, Lord Dynham,
BDdhadissoe,
JoHv, his successor.
Joane, m. to James, Lord Audley.
Eliaabeth, m, first, to Sir Edward Stanhope,
Knc, and secondly, to Sir Richard Page, Knt,
Hie lorddiip dl in 1470, and was «. by his son,
JOHN BOURCHIER, third Baron Fita-warbie,
who, hi the 0th of Henry VIL, being of ftill age,
bad livery of his lands, and was summoned to par-
Bament from the lath August, 1408, to the 8th June,
1A361 His lordship faihcrited likewise, the large
of Ua mother, the hetrem of the Cotds Dyn-
ham. This noblsman signed the celebrated letter to
Pope Clement VII., in theaSnd Henry VIIL, wheretai
the subscribing lords apprised his hoUness of the
frail tenure of his supremacy, should he refuse the
pontillriai aesent to the divorce of the king from
Quesn Katharine. Lord Fita-warlne, wm aubse*
quently advanced, by Letters Patent, dated 9th
July, 1636, to the Eabldom or Bath. His kml-
ship IN. Cedla. daughter of Giles, Lord D'Aubaney,
and sister and heiress of Henry D'Aubenejr, Earl
of Bridgewatcr, and had, with other issue,
John, his successor.
Elisabeth, m. to Edward Chichester, Esq.
Dorothy, m. to Sir John Fulfcrd, Knt
The eerl d. 30th of April, 1639, leaving amongst
other directions in his will, ** that an honest secubtf
priest should sing mass for the health of his soul,
for the space of twenty years after his deoeeae.**
His lordship was succeeded by his tfdest son,
JOHN BOURCHIER, ftNorth Baron Fits-warine,
and second EAbi. or Bath. This nobleman upon
the decease of King Edward VI., being amongst
the first to dedare for Queen Mary, was consti-
tuted me of the rommissloners for receiving the
cbdms of those, who in respect of their tenures,
were to peiftwm service upon the day of her ma-
JCBty*s coronation. His lordship m. first, Elisabeth,
daughter of Sir Walter Hungerford, Knt., by whom
he had one daughter, Elisabeth. He m. secondly,
Eleanor, daughter of George Manners, Lwd Ros,
and sistsr of Thomas, first Earl of Rutland, of that
family, and had issue,
John, Lord Fita-warlne, who d. in the K(bb
time of his fether, leaving by his wife.
Prances, daughter of Sir Thomas Kitson,
Knt, of Hengrave, in the county of Sufiblk,
WiLLiAMf who a. to the honon of hie
grandlbtber.
Henry.
George, (Sir) general of the army sent to sup-
press tile rebdlion in the province of Mun-
ster, in Ireland, anno 1600 1 m. Martha,
daughter of William, Lord Howard, of
Effingham, and had issue.
Sir iMenry Bourchier,* Knt., who 9, as
sixth Eabx. or Bath,
Fulkew
Mary, m. to Hugh Wyot, of Exeter.
Cecilia, m. to Thomas Peyton, Customer of
Plymouth.
The earl m. thirdly, Margaret, daughter and heiress
of J<4m Donington, Esq., and widow of Sir Rich-
ard Long, Knt, and of thif marriage there were
two daughters, vis,,
Susanna.
Bridget, wife of Thomas Price, Esq., of Vay-
nor, in the county of Montgomery.
His lordship d. in 1600, and was *. by Ms grandson,
WILLIAM BOURCHIER, fifth baron and third
eerL Thisnobleman was in the expe^tion, asth Eli-
sabeth, to the Netberlsnds, in aid of the Dutch, under
Robert, Earl of Leicester. Hlslordshipm. Elisabeth,
daughter of Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford, and
had surviving issue,
Edwabd, who wae made Knight of the Bath,
L 79
BOU
BOU
at Che ooronstion of Henry, Prinee of Weld,
anno 1610.
Francci, 4. tmm.
The earl tf. on the UKh July, 1683, and was •. tiy
hliion,
EDWARD, sixth bakout, and fourth bakl, who
m, first, Dorothy, daughter of Oliver, Lord St.
Jirfui, of Bletso, and sister of Oliver, Earl of Bo-
Ungbroke, by whom he liad surviving issu^
Elisabeth, m. to Basil, Eari of Denbigh, and
died «. p,
Dorothy, m. to Thomas, Lord Grey, of
Oroby, eldest son of Henry Grey, flxst Earl
of Stamford, and had issue,
Thomas, who «. his grandfather as Earl
of Stamford, his Ikther dying pre-
viously.
Elisabeth, m. to Henry Benson, Esq.
Anne, m. to James Grove, Esq., So^eant
at Law.
Her ladyship m. secondly, Gustavus Mack-
worth, Esq., by whom she had
Mary, m. •••»
Anne, m. fint, to James Cranfldd. Earl of
Middlesex, by whom she had a daughter,
<v Elisabeth, m. to John, Lord Brackley,
but died «. p.
Lady Middlesex m. secondly. Sir Christopher
Wray, Bart, flrom whom the present Sir
Bourdiier Wrey descends, and who inhe-
rits the msnsion of Tavistock, in the
county of Devon, the chief seat of the
Earl of Bath.
His lordship m. secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir
Robert Lovet, KnL, of LIsoombe in the county of
Buckingham. The earl dying thus in 1630, with-
out male iisue, the Bahony of Firs-irAaiNa Ml
Into ▲BSYANCB between his three daughters, and
so continues among their descendants, of whom the
present Sir Bourchier Wray, Bart., is one, while
the Earldom of Bath devolved upon (General,
Sir George BourcMer's son,— refer to the third son
of the second earl,) his cousin,
HENRY BOUBCHIER, fifth Earl, who m. Rap
chad, daughter of Frances Pane, Earl of Westmore-
land, but dying without issue on the lAth August,
16M, the Earldom of Bath became RzriircT.
Armb. — ^Ar. a cross engruled gu. betw, four water
bougeu sa. label of three poinU aa. charged with
iiine fleur-de-Us, or.
BOURCHIER — BARONS BERNERg.
By Writ of Summons, dated 96th May, 14ffS,
an Henry VL
Xintasc.
SIR JOHN BOURCHIER, K.O. fourth eon of
William, Earl of Ewe, by Anne Ptentagenet,
daughter of Thomas of Woodstodc, Duke of Okm-
oester, and grand-daughter of King Edward III.,
(see Bourchier, Earl of Essex,) having married
Margery, daughter and heiress of Richard Bemen,
(commonly called Lord Bemars,) of West Horsley,
in the county of Surrey, was summoned to parlia-
ment, ftom the 96th May, 14U, to the liKh August,
1479, as «' JoBN BouRCHiBR DM BsRif ■»«, Cbb-
7*
▼ALiBR.** This nobleman appears to have played
a safe game between the houses of York and Lan-
caster, for we find him in the reign of Henry VI.,
srrayed at the battle of St. Albans, under the red
rose, and in that of Edward IV., a staunch adherent
of the white. In the first year of the latter king.
Lord Bemers was made constable of Windsor Castle,
and warden of the forests and parks thereunto
belonging, and his lordship attended Edward into
the north in the following year, when he invested
the Castle of Bamburg, and the other strong places
in Northumberland, then holding out for the Lan^ -
cestrians. His lordship died in 1474, leaving amongst
other bequests in hb last wiU, to the monks of the
Abbey of St Peter at Chcrtsey, where he ordered
his remains to be interred, a croes of silver gilt ;
having a foot, whereon were the images of Mary
and John { as also other Jewels and ornaments, to
the value of forty pounds, to the intent that tlwy
should pnty for hb soul, and the soul of Margery,
his wife, and all their children's souls. The baron
hadissue-^
H VMPHRKY, (Sir) slain at the battle of Bamet.
Add, fighting under the banner of King
Edward IV., and left lisue by his wife^
Elisabeth, daughter and hdress of Sir
Frederick Tilney, and widow of Sir Thonuyk
Howard, Knt
John, who «. his grandfather.
Anne, m. to Thomas Fynes, Lord Dacre.
Thomas, who joining Henry, Earl of Ridi-
moQd, upon his march to Boeworth-fldd,
participated in the victory that placed the
diadem upon the head of Henry VII., and
was afterwards In the twelfth year of that
monardi, at the battle tougbt on Btadt"
htath, with the oomish rebels.
Elisabeth, m. to Robert, Lord Welles, and died
9.p,
Joanna, m. to Sir Henry Nevil, Knt.
His lordship was «. by his grandson,
JOHN BOURCHIER, second Baron BsRHKaa.
summoned to parliament, from 14th October, I486, to
9th November, IBBSL This nobleman was captain of
the pioneers, in the 6th Henry VIIL, and the next
year being made chancdkar of the klng^ exchequer
for life, he attended the Lady Mary, the king's
sister into France, upon her marriage with
Lewis XIL His lordship m. Catherine, daughter
of John, Duke of Norfolk, by whom he had two
daughten, vis.,
Mary, the younger, who m. Alexander Unton,
Esq., but dying «. p., the estates entirely
devolved upon her ddast sister,
Jane, at. to Edmund Knyvett, Esq., of Ashwd-
worth, seijeant porter to King Henry VIIL,
by whom she had a son,
John Knyvet, of Plumstead, in the county
of Norfolk, who m. Agnes, daughter of
Sir John Haroourt, Knt, of Stanton
Harcourt, in the county of Oxford,
and dying before his mother, left a son.
Sir THOMAa Kjcttbt, Knt. who d.
in 1616 or 17, ■»! from him
sprang, thiou^ various descents,
the two brotheri.
BOU
BOU
1* Sir John Kmyrct* wbo «■. Mary,
dAu^ter of Sir Thoauw
BedUngCdd* ttid had Mveral
children, all <tf whcnn died
iaudcM, eacccpt
Elisabeth, who m. Thomaa
Glemham, Eaq., and
left an only eon,
Thomaa, who died
«. p.. in 1710. Inl717*
Catherine, a younger
daughter than EUsa>
beth, claimed the B»-
•rony of BnurBna, and
obtained it t but her
ladyship dying without
iaiue^ in 1743, it again
fbH into ABBTAMCS.
S. ThonuM Knyvet, Eiq., who
M. Emme, daughter of Tho-
mas Hayward, Eaq., of Cran-
wiM, in the county of Noiw
folk, and left a son,
John Knyvet, who m.
Lucy, daughter and
co-heireM of Charlea
Suckling, Eaq., of Bra-
koidale, Norfolk, and
had wveral children of
whom only two left
iwue, Tla.~
EUxabeth, m, to
HcnryWilaoDfEiq.
and had, -
Henry.
Knevit.
Harriot, in. to
John JLayton,
Eiq.
Lucy IN. flnt, to
Thoa. Holt, Ewi.,
and hadadaughter,
Elisabeth Anne.
She IN. aeoondly,
John Field, Esq.,
and left two
daughters,
Lucy.
Catherine^
Of Lord Bcmers, Dugdale concludes his aooount,
: — " It Is further obserrable of John, Lord
that he was a person not a little eminent
Ibr his learning, and that thereupon, by the com-
maid of King Henry VIIL, he translated the Chro-
nicle of Sir J«»hn Froiasart (canon treasurer of
Chinay, dariL and servant to King Edward III., aa
also to Queen Philippa,) out of French intoJEnglish.
He likewise translated out of French, Spanish, and
Italian, several other works, vii.»The Life of Sir
Arthur, an Armorican knight i the fiunous exploits
of Hv«H or BowDCAirxt Mareu»-AurMu9, and the
OsfHsitfLoM. He also composed a book of the Duties
oftlie Inhabitants at Calais I and a comedy, intituled
If in Vimeamr His lordship is likewise noticed In
WalpolefsCatakjgua of NoUe Authors. ByhiswiU,
he biwioimtha to Humphrey Boucher; his mo, his
gown of damaak-towney, Aamd witK jemiecs, and
certain tcgacies to James and Genge, his other
sons I but aU these children were illsgitlmate. HIa
lordshipd. in IMS, when his only surviving daughter,
the lady Joane Knyvet, had livery of his lands, but
the Babony or BnBMnna, appears to have kin
DORMANT, until aUowed to her ladyship's desoei^
dant, Katharine Knyvet, then the wife of Thomas
Bokenham, Esq., in 1717; but upon this lady's
deoeaie, s. ^ in 1743, it agatai became dobmaitt,
although it is presumed it devolved upon her
ladyship's cousin, Mrs. Wilson. Robert Wilson,
Esq., of DedlingtOB, and of AshwcUthorpe, in the
county of Norfolk, that Uuly's grandson, presMited
a petition a ftw years ago to his m^esty, pnying
that the abeyance might be terminated in hie
ikvouT.
ABMBd— Ar. a cross engnOled, gu: betw. four
water bougets, sa.
BOURCHIER -. BARONS BOUR.
CHIER, EARLS OF ESSEX.
Bmny* by Writ of Summooa, dated flBth
February, 1342.
EarMom, by Letters Patent, dated 30th ^j/gf,
1401.
Xincagc
In the rdgn of King Edward ILi
SIR JOHN DE BURCER or BOURCHIER,
Knt., one of the Justices of the Court of King's
Bench, marrying Helen, daughter and heiress of
Walter de Cokhester, end niece maternally of
Roger de Montchensy, acquired the manor of Stan-
sted Hall in the county of Essex, and took up hie
abode there. Sir John had two sons, Robert and
John, and waa «. at his decease by the elder,
ROBERT DE BOURCHIER, who in the 4th
Edward III., obtained a royal charter for hokUng a
Court Leetat Halsted, and in the 10th of the same
monarch, had permission to impark his woods
there. In four years afterwards, this eminent per«
son waa constituted Lobo CHAircBX.LOB or Eng-
land, with £M0 a year above the customary feee,
for his suitable maintenance ; and In the next year
he had liosnoe to make a castle of his mansion-
house at Habted. Uniting the civic end military
characters, his lordship was subsequently distin-
guished in arms, particularly in the glorious fidd of
Cbbss Y, where he was attached to the division of the
army, under the immediate command of the Black
PrinoBi He im. Margaret, dattght«r and sole heirca
of Sir Thomas Prayers, of Sible-Hedingham, in the
county of Esmx, by Aime, daughter and heiress of
Hugh de Essex, descended fhmi a younger son of
Henry de Essex, Baron of Raleigh, standard-bearer
of England, and h«d issue>—
John, his successor*
William, m. Eleanor, daughter and heiress of
Sir John de Louvaine, and dying in ISU,.
left,
W11.MAM, who was made constable of
the Tower of London, and created
Eabx* or EwB, in Normandy, by
Henry \. Hia kirdahip m. Anmb
75
BOU
BOU
pLAiTTAttBNSTy widow of BdmoMU
£arl iiX Staftvdf and dMif^iter, and
eTontusUy lole hrtren of ThomM of
Woodstock, Duke of Olouoortor, Mm
of King EdwBTd IIL, aad left at his
decease four sons and « daughter,
▼is.—
Hwrnv, Eabl or Eitb, of whom
hereafter as Eabz, or EaaBx.
Thomas, Bishop of Ely, and aubse-
queotiy Ardifatoiiap of Canter-
bury.
WiOiam, Lord Fits-wariBe, see that
dignity.
John, Lord Berasfs, see that dig-
nity.
Anne, in. to John Mowlnay* Duke
ofNdrfblk.
Lord Bourchier, who had been summoned to parlia-
ment ftom 29th February, 1342, to 10th March,
1349, died in the latter year, and waa «. by his elder
SIR JOHN BOURCHIER, Knt, as second Baton
Bourchier: summoned to parliament ftom 16th
July, 1381, to aoth September, 13BB. This noble-
man was engaged during the greater part of his life,
in the French wan of Edward III., and Richard II.,
and was installed a Kniohtof thb OARTaa, for
his gallant services therein. In the 9th year of the
latter king, his lordship was appointed chief go-
v«mar of Flanders, and particularly of the town of
Gaunt, at the express desire of the Flemings. Prior
to his rtfrease he oiitained a special exemption,
owing to age and infirmity, ftom parliamentary
dudes, and tnm attending councils. His Lordship
m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John GoggeriiaU, and
dying in 1400, was «, by his only ion,
BARTHOLOMEW BOURCHIER, third baron
BovncHinn, summoned to parliament ftmn 9th Sept.
1400, to 2Sth Oct. 1400. This nobleman obtained, like
hisfiither, when he became old and inflrm, an exemp-
tion ftom parliament and council, and ftam mili-
tary service in Scotland and beyond the seas. His
lorddiip m. first, Margaret, widow of Sir John de Sut-
ton, but had no issue. He m. secondly, Idtmm
Utfoeg* widow, fiiM, of Edmund, son <tf Sir John
de Braokdmm, and afterwards of John Glerant,
and dying, in 140O, left an only daughter,
ELIZABETH BOURCHIER, Baroness Bour-
diier, who m. first. Sin Hdoh STArronn, ^t.
who thereupon aaswmH the dignity of Load Boun-
cHinn, but had summons to parliament <fiPom the
9ist Sept. 1411, to 89d March, 1414) aa «* UugMd
St^JB^irdP* only. His lordship d., however, «. p., and
his widow remarried with Sir Lewis Robsart, K.G.,
standard-bearar to King Henry V., who assumed
also the title of BovacHica, but was summoned, in
like manner, in his own- name only. He, likewise,
died issueless, and upon the decease of Lady Bour-
chier, in 1432, the berony devolved upon her lady-
ship'* cousin and next heir,
HENRY BOURCHIER, second earl of Ewe, in
Normandy— -(revert to William, second son of Ro-
bert, first Baron Bonrcliicr)-Hvho had summons to
parliament in the 13th Henry VI., in his Norman
dignity, bat never subsequently under that title.
96
In the »th Henry YI., 14th December, 1446, his
lordship was advanced to the dignity of Viaoouirr
BouncMiBB, and had summons accordingly; and
in the 33d of the same monarch he was constituted
I.OBD TBBASunnn or Ekoland. But, notwith-
standing rach sterling marks of royal ftivour, the
lord treasurer Itaraook his royal master, and, espous-
ing the Interests of the Earls of March and War-
widi, was reinvesled with the treesurenhlp by the
former (his brother-in-law) upon his acccssioo aa
Edward IV., and created, by letters patent, dated
30th June, 1461, Eael or Eaaxz. His lordship
m. Isabd, dauf^iter of Riduurd, Duke of York, Pro-
tecting of Enf^iand, (great-grandson of King Edward
IIL,) and sister of King Edward IV., by whom he
had issue-
William, who in. Anne, daughter of Richard
Widvile, Earl Rivers, and sister of Elisa-
beth, queen of King Edward IV. ; and dying
in the life-time of his fiither, left Issu^-
Hnif av, successor to his grandlkther.
Cecily, m. to John Devereux, Lord Fer-
rers, of Chartley, and left a son.
Sin William Dnvsnaux, Lord
Ferrers, of Chartley, from whom
sprang the extinct house of Dnvn-
nxirx. Earls or Essnx, and the
extant family of Devertus, Vis-
OOUITTS HBRBFORD.
HsNRY (Sir), IN. Elisabeth, daughter and
heiress of Thomas, Lord Scales.
Humphrey, m. Joane, niece and oo-heiress of
Aalph, Lord CromweU.
John (Sir), m. Elisabeth, niece and heiress of
William, Lord Ferrers, of Gn^y.
Thomas (Sir), m. Isabel, daughter and heiress
of Sir John Barre, Knt., and widow of
Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Devon.
Edward (Sir), slain at the battle of Wakeflrid.
[22: }'»«•> * Toung.
This noUeman shared largely in the confiscated
ertates of tfie Lancastrians, particularly in those of
the attainted Bark of Devon (Thomas Courtenay)
and Wiltshire, and the Lord Roos. His lordship d.
in 1483, and was «. by his grandson,
HENRY BOURCHIER, second earl of Essex, who
had special livery, 9th Hen. VII., of the great estates
which dasMSidud to him flrom the Earl of Essex, his
grandfisther^-his Ikther— Isabel, his grandmother^—
Anne, his mother, and Sir Thomas Bourdiier, Knt,
his uncle, to all of whom he was heir. Thisnobleman,
who is represented to have been a person of singuler
valour and worth, was of the pilvy councUof King
Henry VII., and had a chief command at the battle
of Bladcheath, In the 12th of that monanh. Upon
the accession of Henry VIII., his lordship was ap-
pointed captain of the king's hone^uard, tiien newly
constituted as a body-guard to the monarch. The
corps consisted of fifty horse, «« trapped with cloth
of gold, or goldsmith's work; whereof every one
had hisarcher, a demi-lance, mid ooustriU." In the
ith of the same king, he attended his highness into
FrsDoe, as lieutenant-general ctfaB the spears; and
at the Csmous toumanunt which Henry hdd on the
19di and 90th of Mif, hi the 8th year of his reign, tat
BOY
BOY
of Utiiater. Uawg^mtt, QuBm of ScaOmA,
the Bart of Ems, with the king UaMcif, the Duke
of SuftA. and Nicfaoias Caz«w, Eiq., igwwd aU
In the ISth d Henzy, hU lotdaUp acaln
his tovereign into Pnnoe, and ewdlsd tiie
of the xnooardi in hu magniftoant inter-
with Fbakcib I. upon the «< FiM ^ the
Ctfth^GcU," The earl m. liarf» eklert daughter
> of Sir WiUiam Say, Knt., by whom
I only daughter,
who AN. SirWIUiam Pair, Knt, (bro-
of Qoecn Katherine Parr,) but that
nM djiannnlted by parliament in
the 5th of Bdward VL, and the iarae tiMMof
I, in coneegnence of a Ml ftom Ma
at Ids manor of Beeae» hi the oounty of Here-
•ard, to 189, when the aAni.i>OM or Eaaax and
the TiaoovirTY or Seanx sxpinnni wliile tlM
■ABOirY ov BoiTMnmn devolved upon his only
daughter, Anne Ledy Parvi but that lady's inue
being, as above elatod, iUegMmated, it paised, at
her decease, to Walter Devcreux, Baron Ferrers,
of Chartley, son end heir of Cecily, the riecwaeBd
e deaocndants of WiUiam, eldest
of the fliet earl) and united with the barony of
Fesran, until the deceeee, lasudeu, of Robert,
eleventh Bason Ferrers, of Chartley, and Earl of
c, in IMS, when it fdl into abbtahcb between
lovdahip's two ststars and co-hetreaMs, Frances,
; of Hertford, and Dorothy, wife of Sir
Sfairley, Bart.; and it so continues between
Anaie-EHaa, Duchess of Buckingham and Chaados,
as hefa g>M<'ial of Frances, the elder oo-hdr, snd the
pieeeut Ifaniuess Townshend, the representative of
the Junior.
Arme Ar. a croes ingrailed gu« between four
BOURCHIEIU-BARON CROMWELL.
See Oomtceil, Baron CrotmoeO, of Tatbhall.
BOYLE ^ COUNTESS OF GUILD-
FORD.
By Letters Patent, dated 14th July, 1000.
LADY ELIZABETH FIELDING, daughter of
WflUam, flat Earl of Denbigh, m. Lewis Boyle,
Visooont Boyle, of Kynahneaky, in the peerage of
Ireland, (second son of the first Earl of Cork,) by
wlMmi she had no issue. His hudriiip fell at the
battle of Liscarroll, in 16tt, and her ladyriiip was
advanced to the peerage of England /br lift, on the
14th July, 1000, as Couirrxas or OmLOPOBD $ she
died in 1^^ when the dignity, of course, bxpirxd.
BOYLE — BARONS CLIFFORD, OF
LANESBOROUGH, IN THE
COUNTY OF YORK, EARLS
OF BURLINGTON.
Barony, 1 by Letters / dated 4th Nov., 1644.
Earldom, j Patent, X dated SOth March, iOM.
Xbicasc.
RICHARD BOVLE,secendCarlof Cork* havhig
(Mh July, !<»>. Lndy EUasbath CMftcd.
only danghter and heiiess of Henry, flfkh end last
Earl of Cumberland, of that fiunUy, waa created a
of Enghmd, by letters patent, dated 4th No*
r, 1044, as Baboh Cuvroan, ^f LaiMsAe.
rs«f*, in the county of York, and advanced to the
Eabldom ow Bvblimotom on the floth March,
1084, having bean constituted, previously, lobo
HioB TmatABOBBn tfw IxBLAvn. His lordship was
a aeaious supporter of the loyal cause during the
dvil wars, and one of the ddef pramotcrs of the
restoration. His eldest son,
Chablbs, Lord Viscount .Dungarven, (who
predeceased the earl,) was summoned to the
English perliament by writ, in lOK, as Lord
CliUbrd. Hislordshlpm. first. Lady Jane Sey-
mour, youngest daughter of William, Duke
of Somerset, and fiirst cousin of King Edward
VI., by whom he had surviving issue—
CJIAB1.BS, successor to his grandfluher.
Henry, one of the ministers of the crown,
in the reigns <rf WiUiam and Mary,
and King George L, created Babon
CABI.TOX (see that dignity).
Elisabeth, m. to James, Earl of Barry-
morsu
Mary, m. in 108S, to James Douglas,
Duke of Queensbury , afterwards created
Duke of Dover.
Arabella, m. to Henry, EsrI of Shelbnme.
His lordship ai. secondly, Arethusa, daughter
of George, Earl Berkeley, and had,
Arethusa, m. to James Vernon, Esq.
Richard, first earl of Burlington, d. Ifith January,
1007, and wss «. by his grandson,
CHARLES BOYLE, second earl of Burlin^^tOB,
(third earl of Cork,) lord high treeanrcr of Ireland.
This nobleman (who was esteemed one of the most
accomplished gentlemen in England,) m. Juliana,
daughter and hdrass of Henry Nod* Eiq., of L«tf>
fibnham, in the county of Rutland, and had issue—
RicBABJD, Lord Dungarven.
EUaabeth, m. hi 1719, to Sir Henry Aivndel
BedingJRsld, Bart.
Juliana, m. in 1719, to Charles, Lord Bruce,
son end heir of Thomas, Earl of Aylesbury,
8addled«.|i.fail7aB>
HenrietU, m. in 1796, to Henry Boyle, Esq.,
of Castle Martyr, in the oounty of Cork,
cxaaled Earl of Shannon.
His hvdshipd. 8th February, 1703> end was*, by big
son,
RICHARD BOYLB, thhd Earl of Burlington,
(finirth Earl of Cork,) lord high treasurer of Ireland,
K.G. His lordship m. Lady Dorothy Savile, eMest
daughter, and coJieir of William, Marquess of Ha-
liCax, by whom be had fasue
Dorothy, b. hi 17M, m. in 1741, to George, Eeri
Euston, and disd «. ^ in 1748.
Juliana, b. in 1727* nd A hi \7»u
Charlotte EUsabeth, 6. in 1731, m. hi 1748, to
William, Marquess of Hartington, sen and
heir of the Duke of Devonshire.
His lordship, who was distinguished by hb patron-
age of the arts, and a very splendid and refined taste
in ardntactuie^ d. 4th December, 1783, when the
*7
BOY
BBA
Eabldom or Bi7Bi.t«OTOir> and BABomr or Cx.iir^
roKD, in the pMnge of Bnglmd expind, while the
Irish hooon devolved upon his kinsman, Johm,
fifth Eaul or OnnnnY (see Earl of Cork, in ex-
tant peerage). The deceased nobleman's extensive
estates, at Chiswick, in the county of Middlesex,
and at Lismore, in the county of Waterftnrd, with
Burlington Houae^ in London, passed with his lord-
ship's only surviving daughter and heireM, Charlotte
Elisabeth, Marchioness of Hartington, into the
Devonshire fiunily.
Arms. — Per bend cranelle, ar. and gules.
BOYLE— BARON CARLTON*
By Letters Patent, dated 28th October, 1714
The Right Honorable,
HENRY BOYLE, (third son of Charles, Lord
CUflbrd, by his first wife. Lady Jane Seymour,
daughter of William, Duke of Somerset,) repre-
sentative in parliament for the University of Cam-
bridge, and for the dty of Westminster, was
devated to the peerage oif England, on the flSth
October, 1714, in the dignity of Babow Caelton,
and was constituted lord president of the council,
on the 14th March, 1724. His lordship had pre-
viously fiUed the offices of cfaancdlor of the ex-
chequer, (1701,) and principal secretary of state,
(1707)« He was made Hior TRBASunna or Irb-
LAND in 1704, during the minority of Richard,
Earl of Cork, and he was constituted one of the
commissioners for the union with Scotland, in
1706. His lordship died unmarried, on the 14th
March, 1724, when the BAaoif y or Carlton be-
came BXTINCT.
BRADESTON — BARONS BRADES-
TON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 26th February, 1322>
16 Edward lU.
ICmfafif.
The fest person of this fiunily, of whom any-
thing memorable occurs, is
THOMAS DE BRADESTON, of Bradeston, in
the county of Gloucester, the andent seat of his
predecessors, (all of whom were homagen to the
castle of Berkeley, for their manors of Bradeston
and Stinchomnbe, which they held by kni^t's ser-
vice,) who, in the 10th and 13th of Edward IL,
was engaged in the Scottish warsi but in the 16th
of the same monarch, adhering to the Lord Berke-
ley against the ftvourite Spencer, his lands were
seiaed by the crown: he was, however, the next
year included in a general amnesty, and upon pay-
ing an hundred marks and renewing his oath of
aU^glance, had his property restored. He was
afterwards constituted keeper of Kingswood Chase,
near Brist<d, and governor of Berkeley Castle; and
subsequently taking part with the queen oonaort,
Isabella, he waa made one of the gentlemen of the
privy chamberj at the accassioa of the young King
79
Edward III., end through dia inflmre of th*
queen, obtained a grant of three considerable ward-
ships. In the 4th of the new monarch, he waa
honoured with knighthood, by bathing, &c«
having robes and all other things iq^^^rtaining
to that solemnity, allowed him firom the king's
wardrobe, as in the case of a banneret. In the
next year, he was constituted provost of a cer-
tain part of Aquitain, and had a confirmation of a
grant made to him by Queen Isabella, of the castle,
Berton and Tyne, of Gloucester, for life, upon pay-
ing £l. and £10l yearly, into the exchequer. Sir
Thomas was afterwards engaged in the Scottish
wars, and had extensive grants of forHeited lands
for his services, in Scotland, particularly those of
Patxic de Dunbar, Earl of March. In the 11th of
Edward III., he had a grant of a ship, called The
Christmab, taken in fight, Aom the French, by
the merchants of Bristol t and, in the next year,
was in the grand expeditions made into Flanden
and Scotland, and for his good services, was made
a Knight Banncrxt. Continuing actively en-
gaged in foreign warfare, and acquiring fresh repu-
tation each succeeding campaign. Sir Thomas de Br»>
deston was summoned to parliament as a Baron, on
the 2Sth of February, 1S4S, and from that period
until the 3rd April, 1360, during which Interval
his services were remunerated by extensive terri-
torial grants, and by hig^ and lucrative employ-
ments. This nobleman inppears to have had one
son, RoBBftT, who predeceased him, leaving an only
son, Thomas. Of Robert, the only thing memo-
rable is, that having been taken prisoner in the
19th of Edward III., by the dtiacns of Pisa, in hia
journey to the Holy Land, the English monarch
caused all the merchants of Pisa, as well as those of
St. Luca, then in London, with their goods, to be
seised, until he was released, twelve of the prin»
cipal of whom wera committed to the Tower, and
not discharged until bidl was given that young
Bradeston should be forthwith enlarged. His lord-
ship d, in 1360, and was », by his grandson,
THOMAS DE BRADESTON, second Baron,
but never summoned to parliament. This nobto-
man, like his predecessors, having a martial
spirit, was in the expedition against France^ in
the 43rd of Edward III., before he had attained
mejority. He died, however, in five years after-
wards, leaving an infiut, only daughter and heirew,
Ejuizabbth, who, in the rtign of Richard IL,
made proof of her age, and had livery of
her lands, being then the wife of Walter de
la Pole, by whom she left a daughter and
heiress,
—— , who IN. — Ingoldsthorp, whose
heir general espoused John Nxvix.,
Marquess of Montagu, brother to the
celebrated Richard Nevil, Earl of War-
wick.
ARifa.^-Ar. ona canton gu. a rose or barbed vert.
BRANDON—DUKES OF SUFFOLK.
By Letters Patent, dated 1st February, 1514^
Xincagc.
SIR WILLIAM BRANDONj Kmt. hid, witli
BRA
BRA
ottier imom, bj hta wHt, KBttlMCh, dnightflr ofSir
Robart Wfaigfleid, Knt., two Mm*, lioth aMlooa
partJMiw of H«i7 of Rkhmond, in his oontast with
RidMid III. Tbe younger,
TnoMAS, Bring to witneM the ■cccnion of his
patron to the crown, as Henry VII., was
made one of the esquires of that kin^s body,
and bore his bacUer at the battle of Stokb.
In consideration of which, and other ser-
TieCB, he obtained the wardship of Ridkard
Fcnys, ion and heir of William Penys, Lord
Say, with the bencflt of his marriages and
befinre the termination of the same reign,
was installed a kviobt of the most xoblb
order of the Gartsb.- Sir Thomas d, in
the first year of Henry VIII., being then one
of the Icnjghts of the lung^ body, and mar-
shal of tibe court of commoB^leM. He left
SIR WILLIAM BRANDON, standard-bearer at
Bosworth, fell by the hand of King Richard in that
oeidnated field, leaving by his wife, Elisabeth,
danghtrr and co-heir of $ir Henry Bruyn, &nt.» a
aon and heir,
CHARLES BRANDON. «« Which Charles,"
says Dogdale, *■ being a penon comely of stature
high of courage^ and conformity of disposition, to
King Henry VIII., became so acceptaUe to him,
especially in all his youthftil exerrises and pastimes,
ae that he soon attained great adTancement, both in
titles of honor, and otherwise.** In the 1st of
Hony he was made one of the esquires of the king's
body, and chamberlain of the principality of North
Waltt, in the4th he distinguished himsdf in a nar
-vnl engagement off Brest, and tibe next year, attend-
ing the king upon the expedition of T^emtnt and
IWtmoy. he was derated to the peerage (ffthMardi,
5th Henry VIII.) as Viecoirirr L'Islb, and ap-
pointed commander of tibe adTanced guard of the
amy: in which campaign he bdiaved so ▼aliantly^
tiaat, in reward of his distinguislied services, he was
ocnted* in the following February, (anno 1A14,)
Dmut ow ScFVOLK, and shortly afterwards, assist-
ing at the coronation of the Lady Mary, (King
Henry's sister,) then wife of Lewis XII. of France,
at St. Dennis, he acquired so much renown by
ovotiirowing the knight with whom he tilted at a
iMluMdy tournament, ceielMtBted upon the occasion,
that he won the affections of the queen, who, upon
the ilet— sf of her royal husband, which occurred
aoon after* bestowed upon him her hand i and hav-
ing reeonciled the kings of England and France to
the union, he obtained fkom the fonner a grant in
general tail, <rfall the hnrddiips, manors, Ace., whidi
had prevkmsly belonged to Edmund de la Pole,
Poke of Snflblk (who was beheaded and attainted
In 1513). Htograce made (me of the retinue of his
loyal master at his magnificent interview with
Frauds L upon "the field of the Cloth of Gold,"
between Guisnes and Ardres, in Picardy; and, in
the next year, (15th Henry VIII.,) he led an army
Bfaneet to the gates of Paris, to the great constenia-
tSon of the good cttlaans, whose destruction was
•vetted only by the recal of the generaL In the
tlat of Henry VIII. be was one of thopeers who
SBbfoibed the arttdas agaiiiet Cferilnal Wolsey, and,
in the next year, the dedaration to Pope Clo-
ment VIL icgarding the king's divorce Ihn Queen
Katherineb His grace was afterwards constituted
chief justice in Eyic of all the king's Ibiests, and at
the dissolution of the gnat monasteries he had a
huge proportion of the sptrfL The duke was also
a KBiOHT of the most koblb order of the Oabtbb.
Hb grace married no less than ftmr wives, first,
Margaret, daughter of Jolm Novil, Marquem
of Montagu, and widow of Sir John Mottimir, by
whom he had no issue) secondly, Anne, daughter
of Sir Anthony Browne, Knt., governor of Calais,
by whom he had two daughters—
Amwb ml to Sir Edward Grey, Lord Powys.
Mary, m. to Thomas Stanley, Lord Monteagle.
His grace espoused, thirdly, the Lady Mary Tudor,
second daughter of King Henry- VI L» end queen
dowager of (Lewis XII., king of) France, by whom
hehadiasue--
Hbbrt, created Eabx. or Liifcoi.H in 1585,
who predeceased the duke unmanied, when
the BA BLOOM of Lincoln expired.
Frances, m., first, to Henry Grey, third Mar-
quess of Dorset, who was created Duxx or
SurroLK after the decease of his wiftTs half
brother, Henry Brandon, (last duke of that
family,) in 1551, but beheaded and attainted
in thive years afterwards. The iMue of this
marriage were ■
Laov Javb Obby, the amiable but un-
fortunate aspirant to the crown at the
decease of Edward VI.
Lady Catherine Grey, the unhappy wifii
of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford,
d. a prisoner in the Tower in 1587.
Lady Mary Grey, m. to Martin Keys,
Esq.
Her grace married, secondly, Adrian Stokes.
Eleanor, m. to Henry Cliflbrd, Earl of Cum-
berland.
His grace in., Ibnrthly, Catherine, Baroness Wil-
kmghby de Eresby, (only daughter and hdress of
William, Lord WUloughby, who d. in IMS,) by
whom he had two sons,
Hbwry, his succeieor,
Charlei.
Outrtet Brandon, Dokb or Snrrox.K, d. on the
94th August, 1545, and was «. by his elder son,
HENRV BRANDON, second duke, who, with his
brother Charles, died in minority, 14th July, 1551,
at the residence of the Bishop of Lincoln at Bugden,
in Huntingdonshire, of the sweating sickness, when
the DUKBDOM or SurroLK became BXTiifcr. The
patent of the Viscounty or L'Islb was cancelled
soon after its creation, owing to the reftisal of Eliza-
beth Grey (only daughter and heiress of John Grey,
Viscount L'Isle, at whose decease that dignity ex-
pired in the Grey family, in 1519,) to fulfil, on com-
ing of age, her marriage oontoact with his grace,
then Charles Brandon, Viscount L'Isle, the said
patent being hi reversion to his Issue by that huly.
Miss Grey afterwards married Henry Courtenay,
second Earl of Devonshire, and d, lasueleBs.
ABMSd— Barry of tan ar. and gu., over all a lion
rampant im crowned per pale as.
7»
BRA
BRA
NoTS.-*lB the Bud of Eliubeth the extttsire pos-
Msaiont of this oelelin^ed Duke of Suflblk were
shered amongit the deeoendants of Sir William Bran-
don* his grandfather, tIs.-^
Sir Henry Sidney, Knt., descended from John
Sidney and Anna Brandon.
WilUam Cavendish, Esq., firom John Caren-
dish and Elisabeth Brandon.
Thomas Glenham, Esq., ftom ■ ■ Glen-
ham and Alianora Brand<m.
Franis Kersey, Esq., son of John Kersey, by
Margaret LoTel, daughter and heiress of
Margaret Brandon, hy her husband, LoTel,
Esq.
Christian Darnell, widow.
Walter Asoough, Esq., and his son.
Henry Ascough.
John Tyre, Esq.
BRANDON— EARL OF LINCOLN.
See Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.
BRAY— BARONS BRAY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 3d November, 1589.
21 Henry VIII.
ICineagc.
SIR REGINALD BRAY, Knight Bannexvt, and
Knight of the Garter, (the first member of this
family mentioned by Dugdale, as of note,) was in
the service of Margaret, Countess of Richmond, at
the m tsasion of Ridiaxd III., and contributed his
exertions to the devalion of her ladyship's son to
the throne, as Henry VIL Sir Reginald d, without
issue* and Margery, the only daughter of his brother
John, became his heir, which Margery m. Sir Wil-
liam Sandys, afterwards Lord Sandys. Sir Reginald
Bray had, however, another brother,lKbose son and
heir, '^^^
SIR EDMUND BRAY, KnL, was summoned to
par&ament as a babon, ttom the ad November,
Ua9, to 8th June, 1536. His lordship m. Jane,
daiighter, and heiress of Richard HaliweU, (by his
wife, Anne, daiighter, and heirew of Sir John Nor-
bury, Knt, grandson of Sir John Norbury, Knt,
by Elisabeth, eldest sister, and co-heir of Ralph
Boteler, Lord Sudley,) and had Issu^-
JoMir, his successor.
Anne, m. George Brooke, Lord Cofaham. ^
Elixabeth, m. first, to Sir Ralph Vem^, and
secondly, to Sir Richard Catesby. . ^
Frediswide, m. to Sir Percival Ha^ ^0 "^
Mary, m. to Robert PeckhamiEsoT
Dorothy, m. first, to Edmund, Lord Chandoe,
and secondly, to WiUiam, Lord Knolles,
K.G. iV:!.*v^ tU/i^
Frances, m. to Thomas Lifidd, Esq., of Stoke
D'Aubemon, Surrey, and left a daughter,
and heiress,
Jane, who m. Thomas Vincent, Esq.,
lineal ancestor (rf the present Sir Fran-
cu Vincent, Bart., of Stoke D'Auber-
mm. /}. 154^
Lord Bray d. in 1539, and was «. by his son,
80
JOHN BRAY, second baron, summoned to par*
llament from the 3d November, 1545, to the 81st
October, 1556. This nobleman was a commanding
officer in the expedition nuide into France under
the Earl of Hertford, in the 38th of Henry VIII. ;
and upon the insurrectian in Norfolk, in the Sd of
Edward VI., his lordship marched with the Mar-
quess of Northampton for its suppression ; and in
three years afterwards he was appointed to attend
the same nobleman upon his embassy into France,
as bearer of the order of the garter to the Frendi
monarch. In the 4th year of Mary, he assisted at
the siege of St. Quintius, in Picardy. His lordship
m. Anne, daughter of Francis, Earl of Shrewsbury,
but dying «. ^ on the 18th November, 1557, his
estates devolved upon his sisters, and the Barony
or Bbay, fdl into abbyancb, amongst these ladies,
as it still continues with their descendants.
Arms.— Ar. a chev. betw. three eagles legs erased
Jilitquis^,sa.
BROMFLETE— BARON OF VESCY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 24th January, 1449,
27 Henry VL
In the 11th year of Richard II.,
THOMAS DE BROMFLETE obtained a char^
tar of firee warren in all his demesne lands in the
county of York, and marrying in two years after-
wards, Margaret, daughter, and heiress of Sir John
St. Jbhn, Knt, by Anastasie, daughter, and co-heir
of WiUiam de Aton, Lord of Vesd, had livery of
the lands of her inheritance^ In the 19th of the
same reign he was constituted the king's chief butler,
and received the honor of knighthood. In the 9d
of Henry V., Sir Thomas served the oflice of sheriiT
of Yorkshire, and was governor of the castle at
York. He d. in the 9th of Henry VL, and was #«
by his only surviving son,
SIR HENRY DE BROMFLETE, Knt., who
had then livery of Ms lands, and was soon after con-
stituted slieiiff of the county of York, and governor
of the castle there. In the 12th of Henry VI., Sir
Henry was sent ambassador to the great council,
holden at Basil, in Germany; having license to take
with him, in gold, silver, jewels, and plate, to the
value of £2000 sterling, and an assignfttion of £300
tot every half year he- should lie detained upon the
mission, beyond the first six months. In the STth
of the same reign, he was summoned to pariiament
by special writ, dated 24th January, (1440,) as
" Hbnrico Bromplbts db Vbbci, Chbtalibr,"
in remainder to the heirs male of hb body, being
the >lrsf and tmlp writ with such a UtmUatUm. His
lordship had afterwards a specific dispensation firom
the duty of attendbig parliament, in consideration
of hb emhient services to King Henry V., in that
monarch's wars of France and Normandy, fbr whldt
he had never received any remuneratian, and in
consideration, likewise, of his advanced age. Lord
Vescy'k. on the ath January, 140B, and leaving no
male issue, the baroitv BXPiRBn, according to the
teems of the writ. A portion of his hnrdahlpFs cstatci
BRO
BRO
bf his wUl, to nligioufl purpoMt*
while the icnudnder devolved i^msd his only dragh-
Maaoabbt db Bbomvlbtb, who m. flnt»
John CUflnd, Lord Cliflbrd. who lUl at the
battle of Towton, on the 1st of Henry IV.*
(see ClilRvd, Lords CliAird,) and Moondly,
Sir Lancelot Threlkdd. Knt.» by whom ihe
had three dau^ters, viz. ^-<
^~-> m. to Thomas Dudley.
-~— , IN. to James Pickering.
Winifred, m. to William Pickering.
Henry Bromflete, Lord VcMy, was summoned to
parliaaient altogether, ftom the 84th Jsnuary, 1440,
to the »th February, 140&
a bend florte oounter-florte, or.
BROOKE—BARONS COBHAM.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th January, 1313,
6 Edward II.
Xincagt.
This ancient barony came into the fiunily of Brooke,
with Joane, only ditnghter, and heiren of Sir Rcgi>
neld Bnrybroke, and his wife, Joane de la Pole,
gnad-dougbter and heireis of John Cobham, second
and last Lord Cobham, of that flunily, (tee Cobbam,
Barans Cobham,) which
JOANE BRAYBROKE espoused Sib Thomas
Bbokb, Knt., and had iMue,
SIR EDWARD BROOKE, KnL, who was sum-
Booad to parliament as ■« EnwrABOO Bbookb db
Cobham, Cbbtalibb," ftom the 13th January,
1445, to the 30th July, 1400. (The bsrony of Cob-
ham had lafan dormant from the execution of Sir
John OldcBstle, Lord Cobham, until the iisue of
the flist of these summonies.) His lordship was a
aealous supporter of the hooae of York, under whose
banner he participated in the victory of St Albans,
in the 33d of Henry VI., snd commanded tlie left
wing ot the Yorlohiremen at Northampton. He m.
EBaabeth, daughter at James, Lord Audley, and
dyia^ in 1404, was «. by his son,
JOHN BROOKE, who was summoned to parliap
ment as Loan Cobram, Arom the 19th August, 1472,
to the Iflth Jsnuary, 1407' This nobleman dlstin-
gnisfaed hlmielf in arms in therelgns of Edward IV.,
and Henry YIL His lordship m. Margaret, daugh-
ter of Edw^ Nevil, Lord Abergavenny, and dying
hi UOB, was«. by his ion,
THOMAS BROOKE, rammoned to parliament,
Aran 17th October, 1500, to ISth November, 1513.
His lofldafaip attended King Henry VIII. into France
at tiie taking of Toumay. He m. thrice, but had
issue by his first wife, Dorothy, daughter of Sir
Henry Heyden, only, and dying in IfiSO, was «. by
hSsddcst ion,
GEORGE BROOKE, summoned to parliament,
firomad November, 15ao, to flOth January, 15fi& Upon
thediieofaation of thegrcater monasteries in the reign
of Henry VIIL, this nobleman obtained a grant in
Urn of the manor of Chattingdon, In Kent{ as also
of the eoUige of CObham, and in the 5th of Edward
VI., on some apprehension of danger from^the
Fvendk, he was constituted lieutenant-general of
those forces which were sent Into the north for the
purpose of faiUfying some havaos thersk At the
secession of Queen Mary he was oonunitted to the
Tower on suspicion of bsing implicated in the tree-
son of Sir Thomas Wyat, but was soon afterwards
Uberated. His lordship in. Anne, dau^ter of Ed-
mund, Lord Bray, and had issue, William, hb
suooessor, with seven other sons, the fifth of whom,
Henry, was ancestor of the Brofrites, of HeUnton,
and two daughters, namely^—
Elisabeth, m. to William Parr, Marquess of
Northampton, (his lordship's second wifo).
Katharine, m. to John Jcmingham, Esq.
Lord Cobham, who was a knight of the garter, d, at
Col>ham Hall, on the 20th September, 156B, and was
«. by his eldest son,
WILLIAM BROOKE, summoned to parliament,
firom 1508 to 13B& This noMeman bsing lord warden
of the cinque ports at the death of Queen Mary, was
deputed to announce to the Spaniards, in the Nether-
lends, the accession of Elisabeth, and to acquaint
them that her nu^esty had added to the commission,
appointed to negotiate a peace atCambray, William,
Lord Howard, of Efflngliam. In the 14th of Elisa-
beth, Us lordship being one of those committed to
the Tower of London, for participathig in the de-
signs of the Duke of Norfolk, regarding that noble-
man's marriage with Mary, Queen at Scots, made a
discovery of all he knew of the aflUr, in the hope of
obtaining his own pardon. The baron was subse-
quently employed upon two occssions to treat of
peace with Franca He was afterwards constable of
Dover Castls, and warden of the dnque ports, lord
dbamberiain of the housdiold, and a kkiobt of the
most NOBLB order of the Gabtbb. His lordship m.
first, Dorothy, daughter of George, Lord Aberga-
venny, by Mary, daughter of Edward, Duke of
BucklnghJsm, by whom he had an only daughter,
Frances, m. first, to Thomas Coppinger, Esq.,
of Kent, and secondly, to Edmund Beecher,
Esq.
Lord Cobham, m. secondly, Frances, daughter of
Sir John Norton, and had issuo^
MaadmiUan, who d. before bis flither, «. p.
Hbnby, succewor to the title.
George, executed and attainted In the reign of
King James I. ssa participator in *< Raleigh's
conspiracy," and left Issue by his wife, EH-
aabeth, daughter of Thomas, Lord Borough,
William, restored in blood, m. Penelope,
daughter of Sir Moses Hill, Knt.^ and
left two daughters,*
— , m. to Sir John Denham, Knt,
the poet.
Hill, m. toSir William Boothley, Knt
William. (Sir,) killed in 1507.
Ebsabetb, m. to Robert, Earl of Salisbury.
Frances, m. first to John, Lord Stourton, and
secondly, to Sir Edward Moore.
Margaret, m. to Sir Thomas Sondes, Knt, and
had,
Fbancbs, m. to Sir RIdurd Levison,
Knt, and left,
SiB John Lbvisow, Knt, of Tren-
« TotheBe1edle8,notwitlistandingtbeattalnder, the
king grsnted the precedency of a baron's daughters.
M "
BRO
BRO
Uum, StAlRirdihlre, who had
Sir Rlduurd LoiiKm, K.B.» died
«.p.
Frances, m. to Sir Thomas
Gow«r> aaoestor of the Mar>
quess of Stafford.
Christiana, m. to Sir Pater Tem-
plei of Stowe, in the county
of Bucks, whose grandson.
Sir Riclurd Temple, was cre-
ated in 1714, Baron Cohham,
and in 1718, Viscount and
Baron Cohham (see Temple,
Lord Cohham, under the head
of Buckingham, in Burke'*
DidUmarif t^fthe Petrage and
His lordship d. In 1406, and was «. by his eldest son,
HENRY BROOKE, summoned to parliament on
theMth Octoher, li97. This noUeman was constitut-
ed by Queen Elisabeth, warden of the cinque ports ;
but In the reign of King James, being arraigned with
his brother George fbr participation in the alleged
treason of Sir Walter Raleigh, they were Ibund
guilty and condemned to death, bat Geoige Brooke
akme suflbred. His lordship was repriered, yet
nevertheless attainted, and left to drag on in misny,
and the most wretched porerty, the remainder of an
unhappy Hfb in impriaonment, wherein he died in
KnUL His wife was Fmces, daughter of Charles
Howard, Earl of Nottingham, but he had no issuck
Under the attainder of this unfortunate nobleman
the ancient Baront or Cobham skpirbd,
although his nephew and heir William Cobham,
(son of the beheaded and attainted George,) was
restored in blood in 1610, but ** not to ee^oy the
title of Lord Cobham without the king's espedal
grace," which was never coniteried upon him.*
• The plot in whidi Henry, Lord Cobham, and
his brother the Honourable Geoige Brooke were
involved, is known aa the ** Raleigh Conspiracy,"
and amongst the principal actors were the Lord
Grey of Wilton, Sir George Carew, and other per-
sons of eminence. Lord Cobham appears to have
been not many degrees removed firom a iool, but
e^)oyhig the favour of the Queen, he was a fitting
tool in the hands of his more wily associates. Upon
his trial he was dastardly to the most aliject meanness.
The mode of bringing the prisoners on the scaf-
fold, and aggravating their suArin^^ with momen>
tary expectation of their catastrophe, before the
pre-lntended pardon was produced, was a piece of
management and contrivance Ibr whidi King James
was by the sycophants of the court very highly ex-
tolled, but such a course was universally esteemed
the pitiAil policy of a weak contemptible mind.
On this occasion, however, says Sir Dudley Carle-
ton, CoUiam, who was now ■* to play his part,"
did mudi coain the world, for he came to the teat-
fold with good assuiance, and contempt of death.
And In the ahort prayws he made, so outpiayed the
company which helped to pray with him, that a
stander^by observed, *' that he had a good mouth in
a cry, but was nothing single."
AMfa— Gules, a dievraa ar. a lion rampant sa.
crowned or*
BROOK£~BARON COBHAM.
• By Letters Patent, dated 3rd January, 1645,
90 Charles L
SIR JOHN BROOKE OP HEKINGTON, (son
of the Honourable Henry Brooke, 5th son of
George, fourth Lord Cobham of that fkmily,) having
eminently distinguished himself In the cause of
King Charles I., was elevated to the peeiage on the
3rd January, 1645, as Lord Cobham, *' to ei^oy
that title in as ample a manner as any of his ances>
tors had done," save that the remaindership was
limited to hein male His lordship d. in 1601, : p.
when the barony bxpirbd.
Arms. — Ou. a chevron ar. a lion rampant sa.
crowned or.
BROTHERTON — EARL OF NOR-
FOLK.
See Plantagenet, Earl of Norfolk.
BROWN— VISCOUNTS MONTACUTE
OR MONTAGU.
By Letters Patent, dated 2d September, 1554.
ICincagt.
SIR ANTHONY BROWN, who was made
Knight of the Bath at the coronation of King
Richard II., left two sons, the younger. Sir Stephen
Brown, Lord Mayor of London, in 1439, imported
during his mayoralty, large cargoes of rye from
Prussia, in consequence of the scarcity of wheat,
and distributed them amongst the poorer rinses of
the people The elder son,
SIR ROBERT BROWN, was father ot
SIR THOMAS BROWN, treasurer of the house-
hold to King Henry VI., who m. Eleenor, daughter
and co-heiress of Sir Thomas Fita-Alan, and nil
After they were remanded (Sir Dudley says), and
brought back on the scaflbld, *' they looked strange
on one another, like men beheaded aad meTagain in
the other world." He Is stated to have died In «
state of filth, for want of apparel and linen t which
was a singular Judgment, that a man of near jC7,000
a year, and a k>enanal estate of £30,000, which
should have escheated to the crown, but whereof
the king was cheated, should die fin- want ; as in
such cases the king usually grents main»f>aTH^
thereout, though not from the revenue of the
crown. It is moreover asserted, that the lady Cob-
ham, his wife, though very rich, would not even
give him the crumbs from her table.
Thus the noUe mansion of Cobham Hall, in Kent*
with the surrounding estate, the ancient seat of the
once illustrious and spreading branches of the Cob>
ham funily, fell to the crown i and were granted by
James L, in the 10th of his reign, to his kinsman,
Lodowick Stewart, Duke of Lenox, and after warda
of RIdimood, from whom they at length dnnemlfni
thfongh an heiress to the family of Bligh, Baron of
Clifton in England, and Earls of Damley in Ire.
land.
BRO
BRQ
of John* Earl of AnukW* bjr whom teaequired
the cMtle of Beachirarth, in Smnvjr, and had, with
George <Slr) of Beechworth Castle, who, in the
lat RIdiard IIL, was amongsf those ocdered
to be i^pxehoMled aradharsnts of the Duke
of Buckingham. From this Sir George
Brown deMended,
Sir AMBBoac Bboww, Baronet of Beech-
worth, who m. EUaabeth, daughter and
heireii of WUliam Adair, Esq., of
SaAoD WaUxon, and was «. by his
Sin Adam Bbowx, second baronet,
whose only son Amnosa, pre*
deceasing him unmanied, the ba-
ronetcy and Une terminated at his
WUliam, died*. Ik
Anthony, of wliom pvesently.
Robsrt. (Star) m. Mary, daughter of Sir Wil-
liam Mallet. KnC, and left an only dau^ter
•ad hail ess Eleanor, in. first to Thomas
Fogo, Esq., and secondly, to William
Kempe^ Esq., of Olantye, Kent.
Catherine, m. to Humphrey Sackvile. Esq.,
of BncidrarBty tai the county of Sussex.
The third sop,
ANTHONY BROWN, waa appointed in the 1st
of Henry VIL standaid-beaier, fbr the whole
of England and elsewhere; and the next year,
one of the esquires of the king's body, was
<ooatituted goretnor of Quesabotongh Castle, Kent.
At this period pertlcipating In the victory achieved
tlie Earl of Linodn, and Lambert Simnell. at
he moalved the honour of kni^thood.
Sir Anthony, m. Lucy, one of the daughters and
cm lieiis of Johh Nbtii., MAnQunaa or Moittaou,
and widow of Sir Thomas Flt>>wiiliams, of AkU
warkc* iu the county of York, and had issue—
AifTHOXT, his successor.
Elizabeth, m. to Henry Somerset, Earl of
Worcester.
Lucy, m. to Sir Thomas Cliflbrd, Knt
Sir Anthony was «. by his son,
SIR ANTHONY BROWN, who was with the
Eail of Surrey. Lord High Admiral,at Sontthampton,
in the 14th Henry VIII., when he convoyed the
emperor from that port to Biscay ; and after land-
ing at MorMa, in Britamy, was knighted for his
fallantry in the assault, and winning ct that town.
In twD years afterwards, being then an esquire of
die honsehoM, he was oneof the challengers in feaits
of annstaeld at Greenwich before theking; and the
next ynar he was appointed Lieutenant of the Isle
of Man, during the minority of the Earl of Derby.
After tUs be was twice deputed on imp<»tant oc-
isador to tfie court of France ; and
, in 30th of the sune ttiffk a grant of the
! of mastiFr of the hoae, with the annual fee of
In which year he had adso a grant of
the house and acite of the late Monastery of Battle,
in the county of Sussex. In th&next year he was
eleeted, with the Lord ChanceBor^Audiey, a khioht
of the moat noBLn order of the Oartxb. In the
30th of Henry, Sir Anthony was constituted
standanUbeawr to the king, and was nominaled by
his nu^lesty one of the executors to his wilL Sir
Anthaoy Brown, m. Alice* daughter of Sir John
Gege, K.G., and had, with other issue—
AvTBOif y, his heir.
William, M. Anne, daughter and oo-heireM of
Hugh Hastings, Esq., by whom he acquired
Elalngt ia the county of Southampton.
Mary, m. to John Grey, second son of Thomas,
Marquess of Detset.
Mabel, ei. toGemld, Earl of Kiktam
Lucy, IN. to Thomas Roper, Esq., of Eltham,
in Kent.
Sir Anthony, d. 8Ch May, IMS, and was «. by his
eldest son,
SIR ANTHONY BROWN, KxT., sheriff of
Surrey and Sussex in the last year of King Ed-
ward VL, who was elevated to the peerage by Queen
Mary, <m the tad September, 1564, in the dignity
of ViacoDKT MonTAou, apMl immediately after
deputed, by order of parUamcnt» with Thomas
Thurlby, Bishop of Ely, to the pope, for the pur^
pose of reunltiag the reabn of England with the
churdi of Rome. In the next ^ar his lordship was
installed a khi obt of the most ifOBi.n order of the
GAnrnn; but upon the accession of Queen Elisa-
beth his name was left out of the privy council,
and he voted soon after, in his place in parliament,
with the Earl of Shrewsbury, against abolishing the
popcTs supremacy. Yet, according to Camden, he
contrived to ingxatiata himself with her miOesty.
** Quesn Elisabeth," says that writer, *' having ex-
perienced his loyalty, had great esteem for him,
(though he was a stiff Romanist,) and paid him a
visit some time before his death: for she was sensi-
ble that his regard for that reUgton wm owing to Ms
cradle and education, and procaeded rather from
principle than fisction, as some peoplcTs faith did."
His lordship m., first, Jane, daughter of Robert
Ratclifl>», Earl of Sussexf and had issue—
Ajithowt, who pradeceased him on the flOth
June, 1MB, leaving by his wife, Mary«
daughter of Sir William Dormer* Knt. of
Bthorp, in the county of Buck»—
ANTBOiry, who succeeded as second vie-
count.
Jolm, m. Anne, daughter of — — Oiflbrd,
Esq., and had
Stanislaus, whose grsadson, Mahk.
AvTHoiry Browk, inherited as
ninth viscouat
Borothy, m. to Edwaad Lee, Esq., of
Stanton Barry, ib the county of Bucks.
Jane, m. to Sir Geoige Englefleld, Bart.
Catharine, m. to -— >- TrQgaaian, Esq.
Mary, m, lint, to Henry Wriothesley, Earl of
Southampton t secondly, to Sir Thomas
Heneage, Knt. } and thiidly, to Sir William
Harvey, BarL, created Lord Ross in Ireland,
and Baron Kidbrook in England.
The viscount f*., secondly, MagdalsB. daughter of
WUliam, Lord Dacres of Gilleaknd. .and had, with
other issue—
Oeoi^e. (Sir,) of Wtchant-Breue* in the county
of Kent, m. Mary, daughter of Sir Robert
BRO
BRU
Tlrwhitt, of Kctthby, In tlwooimty of Lin-
cola, Knt.» and had
George, m. Eleanor, dau|^t«r of Sir
Richard Blount, of Mapledurham, in
the county of Oxford, Knt., and had
two tooB and a daughter.
Havy, of Kiddington, in the coimty of Oxidrd,
m. Anne, daughter of Sir William Catetby,
Knt, and had
PsTBR, (Sir,) who was slain in the ser-
vice of King Charles I., leaving two
sons,
HaxRY, created a baronet in 1658,
with reminder to his brother.
Francis.
EUabeth, m. to Sir Robert Dormer, afterwards
Lord Dormer.
Mabel, m. to Sir Henry Capel, ancestor to the
Earl of Essex, -ti^iu iif".^^*
Jui»t m. to Sir Francis Lacon of WiUey, in the
county of Salop, Knt
His lordship, who was on the trial of Mary, Queen
of ScoU. d. on the 19th October, Ifiitt, and was «.
by his grandson,
ANTHONY BROWN, second viscount, whom, in
February, 1091, Jane, daughter of Thomas Sack ville.
Earl of Dorset, Lord High Treesurer of England,
and had issue—
FnAwcra, his successor.
Mary, m,, first, to William, Lord St. John of
Basing { and secondly, to William, second
son of Thomas, Lord Arundel (rf Wardour.
Catherine, m. to William Tirwhitt, Esq., of
Kettleby.
. ' j- became nims abroad.
Mary, m. to Robert, Lord PeCre
His lordship tf. 83rd October, 1689, and was «. by
hisscm,
FRANCIS BROWN, third viscount. This noble-
man suflbred conrtderably In the royal cause during
the civil wars, but lived to hail therestoratlon of the
monardiy. His lordship m. Eliaabeth, youngest
daughter of Henry Somerset, Marquess of Woroea-
ter, and had issue, Francis and Henry, sucoessivdy
viscounts, and Elisabeth, m. to Christopher Roper,
^ e yw.V*«^ fl^ Loi^ Teynham.X'Hls lordship d. on the Snd
November, 1089, and was «. by hb elder son,
J FRANCIS BROWN, fourth viscount This no-
.>TM*r bleman, who was a lealous catholic, was appointed
lord-Ueutenantof Sussex, by King James IL, in 1687.
His lordship m. Mary, daughter of William Herbert,
Marqueis of Powis, and widow of Robert Molineux,
ddest son of Carryl, Viscount MoUiftux, but dying
«. p. in 1706, his honors devolved upon his brother,
HENRY BROWN, fifth viscount, who m. Bar-
bara, daughter of James WaUngham, Esq., of
Chesterford, in the county of Essex, and had lasuo—
Aif THOWY, his sucoesaor.
Mary, d. unmarried.
Elisabeth* a nun.
Barbara, m. to Ralph Salvin, Esq.
Catherine, m. to George Colingwood, Esq., of
Northumberland.
Anne, m, to Anthony Kemp, Esq., of Slindon,
in Sussex.
— ^ 84
Henrietta, m. to Richiid Hanaourt, Esq.
His lordship d. on the SHh June, 1717* and was «, toy
his son,
ANTHONY BROWN, sixth viscount This no-
bleman m. Frances, sbter of Sir Herbert Macworth,
Bart, and widow of Aleunder, Lord Halkerton, by
whom be had issuer
GaonoB-SAjf UBi., his successor.
Elisabeth Mary, m. in 1794, to WOUam Stqthcn
Poyntx, Esq., of Medgham, Berks.
His lordship d. in 1787, and was «. by his son,
GEORGE-SAMUEL BROWN, seventh viscount,
who met an untimely £ste, in a rash attempt to pass
the waterfalls of Schauffhausen, accompanied by his
friend, Mr. Sedley Burdet, in a small flat^bottomed
boat, contrary to the advice, and even restriction of
the local magistrate, who, knowing the certain re-
sult of so unprecedented an enterprise, had placed
guards to intercept the daring travdlers. They
found means, however, to dude every precaution,
and having pushed off, passed the first fall in secu-
rity, but in attempting to dear the second they dis-
appeared, and were never afterwards seen or heard
o£ It b presumed that the boat, impelled by the
violence of the cataract, got Jammed between the
two rocks, and was thus destroyed. This mdan-
choly event occurred in I79S, and about the same
period his lordship's magnificent maiydon at Cou-
dray was accidentally burnt to the ground. His
lordship dying unmarried the viscounty was sup-
posed to devolve upon (the grandson of Stanislaus
Brown, Esq., son and heir of John Brown, Esq.,
brother of Anthony, second viscount, and grandson
of the first lord) hb cousin,
MARK ANTHONY BROWN, Eeo., as ninth
Viscount Montagu, at whoae decease, in 1797, wltli-
out issue, the dignity became cxTXNcT.
Anjfa.— Sa. three lion« passant in bend between
two double ootcees ar.
BRUCE— BARON BRUCE, OF ANAN-
DALE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 23rd June, li95,
83 Edward 1st
Xiitcagc.
The illustrious fkmily <tf Bruce, was fbunded in
England, by
SIR ROBERT DE BRUS, a noble Norman,
who accompanied the conqueror, and obtained no
less than ninety-four lordships in the county of
York, of which Skdton, manor and castle,
the chief, and the manors of Herts and H<
in the bishopric of Dtirfaam. This eminent
IN. first, Agnes, daughter of Fulk Paganal, and had
iSBU»—
AoAM, who «. to the Yorkshire estates, and
whose male line terminated with
Pbtbe ob Bbvb, in 1871, at whose
decease, «. p,, hb great possoesions r»-
verted to his four slstcts, aaoo-heiressea.
via.
Margaret, m. to Robert de Roos.
Agnes, m. to Walter Fauoonberga
Lucy, m. to Marmeduke de Thweng.
Laderine, m, to John de Bellew.
BRU
BRU
Sir RolMrt, m. wtamdkj, Agnet Aaand, a
SeottWi hnlKM, liy whom be aeqnind th* Lotd-
ihip of AnmdaK in tlwt Uofdom, whkb» with
Hot mtd HwrtnoMj he liMtowed upon hi* aon liy
thatlady,
ROBERT DE BRUS, of whom llttto li noontod.
■IT* KMoe bene&ctioiis* which he bestowed upon
thednndl He wiw «. by hit Mn,
WILLIAM DE BRUS, who it UkewiM uano-
tioed* except for hit rtUgione. gnnto ; he was
IMag at die dote of the twdfth entiUT'-Huid waa
j^ at hit deoaate by fait ton,
ROBERT DE BRUS, who in. Iiabtl, daughter
of DsTid, Earl of Huntingdon, niece of Wzixiam,
KiJre or Sooti.axd, and one of the titters and
of John* tumaaoed Scot, Earl of Hunt-
laat Count Palatine, of Chetter: and
c byhiataa,
ROBERT DE BRVS, who, in the 34th of
Honry III., wet one of tlM Juttleet of the court
at Common Pleat, and in two yean afterwardt,
doing homage, had livery of the gnrt ettatet which
be inherited from hit mother. In the aoth of the
I, he wat conttituted ihariff of Cum-
I, and governor of tiie cattle ot Carlitla. Ad-
hering to the king agafaitt tlw turbulont baxont,
be ttaared the fortunet of hit royal matter, and
roee again into power after the triumph of the
royal axmt, at Eveaham, (48th Henry IIL,) when
he was reinttated in hit goremoiship of the castle
of CarUtle. Upon the demite of Aliwander IIL,
of Scotland, in 1296, thit English feudal knd, pre-
ferred his cfadmt to the Scottish throne, but the
matter bdng referred to the' arUtxatlon of King
Edward, of Engjbmd, that monarch dedded tai favor
of John Battel, the grandaon of David, Earl of Hun-
tingdon, to whom, however. Brut refuted to do ho-
mage, and thereupon resigned his lands in Anandale,
to bis eldest son Robbbt, but Robert also reftuing
ftalty to the new king, the estates were transferred
to hk second son, another Robbbt, who complied
widi the oonditian. Robert de Brus, in. first,
Isabel, daughter of Gilbert de Claxe, Earl of Glo-
ceater, by whom he had a son, Robbbt the elder.
He m. aecoodly, a dau^ter <rf the Earl of Carrick,
and had the younger,
ROBERT DE BRUS, who did homage to BaUol,
aa stated above, and obtained, in consequence^ the
Loidship of Anandale. In the SSnd of Edward I.,
this feudal baron, had, with other great men, sum-
moos to repair to Portanouth, upon the 1st day
of September, wdl fitted with horse and arms, to
attend the king upon an expedition, preparing at
that period, against France: but dying in the same
year, he was #. by his son,
ROBERT BRUCE, who wat summoned aa a
Babow, to the F^gM*** perilament, from the 23rd
June, lfi05, to 98th January, 1997* m " Robert de
Bnie, tenior," to diattnguish him from his brother
Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick. Thit nobleman
adhering fldthfuUy to King Edward I., wat en-
gaged leveral years in the Scottish wars. His
lordship dying «. ^ in 1304, the babony bxpibbd,
wUia his landa devcdved upon his brother,
Robbbt Bbvcx, Earl of Carrick, who was
Kiifo or ScoTi«AND, at Scone,
OB thaMth March, 1305. and olMahMd, sub-
sequently, so much celebrity, aa *' tvb
Bava or BAXirocKBVBV." He was tne-
oaeded upon the Scottish throne, by his sob,
David, who d. without issue, when the
crown devolved upon his nephew,
(the son of his sitter and helreai. Mar-
gery, by Walter Stewart, Lord High
Steward of Scotland).
Robbbt, first monarch of the Bouaa
of Stbwabt.
ABMa.— Or. a saltier and chief gules.
BRUCE ~ EARLS OF AYLi^URY,
BARONS BRUCE OF WHORL-
TON, IN THE COUNTY OF
YORK.
Barony
Earldom
} By Letteia Patent, { ^^ ^""^^ '•^
18th March, 1089.
THOMAS BRUCE, flrat Earl of Elgin in the
peenge of Scotland, was cieattd a peer of Bi^laBd
on the 13th July, 1640, at Babon Bbvcb or
Wboblton, in Uke oswn^r ^f York, and dying In
1863, was «. by his only son,
ROBERT BRUCE, seoosid Eari of Elgin, who was
advanced fai the peerage of England on the 18th
March, 108^ to the dignities of Baron Bruce of
SkMton, in the county of YoriL, Viscount Bruce of
AmpthiU, in the county of Bedfiwd, end Eabi. or
ATi.BaBUBY. His lordship m. Diana* dau^ter of
Henry, second Earl of Stamfmrd, and dying in IflM^
wat ». by his only surviving son,
THOMAS BRUCE, third Earl of Elgin, andseoond
Earl of Aylesbury, who m., first, in 1676, Elintbeth,
daughter of Henry, Lord Beauchamp, and heiress
of her brother, William, third Duke of Someiaet,
by whom be had issu»—
Chablbb, hb successor, who wat summoned
to parliameBt in 1711* as Lobd Bbucb or
WHOBJ<TOir.
Elisabeth, m. to George Brudenell, third Earl
of Cardigan, and had issue—
Gbobob, fourth Earl of Cardigan, «••
Mary* daughter of John* Duke of
Montagu, and, assuming the surname
of Montagu, was advanced, at the d*.
cease of his fisther-in-law, to the Mai-
quisate of Montbermer, and Dukboom
or MoBTAOU. His grace d. in 1790,.
leaving one married daughter,
Elisabeth, Duchees ci Bucdeuch.
James, successor to his brother, as fifth
Earl of Cardigan.
Robert, whose son inherited aa sixth Earl
<rf Cardigan,
Thomab, who, upon succeeding his uncle,
the Earl of Aylesbury, in the barony
of Bbucb of Tottenham, assumed tne
surname of Bruce, and waa subse-
quently created Eabx. or AvLBaauBy.
His knrdship, whom., secondly, Charlotte, Countess
of Sannu, and had an only daughter, Charlotte-
Maria, wife of Prince Home, died in 1741i and wee
«. by his only surviving son,
85
BRU
BRV
OBORGB BRUCE, third Earl of Aytebary, and
fourth Ecrl of Elgin. This noUanuoim. Anne, eldMt
djNighter, and one of the co-hcin of William Sa-
vlle* MarqiieM of Halifax* by whom he had iMue-~
Robert, m. Franda, daughter of Sir William
BlackeC, Bart., and died before his Cither,
Mary, m. to Henry Brydget, Duke of CThandoa.
Elisabeth, m., in 1732, to Hon. Benjamin
Bathurat, son and heir ot Allen, Lord
BathunL
Hi* lordship m., secondly, Juliana, second daughter
of Charles Boyle, Earl of Burlington, but had no
issuer He m., thirdly, in 1739, Caroline, only
daughter of General John Campbell, and niece of
the Duke of Argyll, by whom he had an only
daughter,
Mary, m. in 1757, to Charles, Duke oi Rich-
mond.
After the decease of his son the Earl of Aylesbury
and Elgin obtained, by letters patent, dated 17th
April, 1746, the English Bkrony of Bbvcn or Tot-
TBNBAM, in the county of Wilts, in remainder to
his nephew, the Hon. Thomas BrudeneU. His
lordship <(. oo tlM 10th of February, 1747, when his
Scottbh booori passed to his heirs general, (see
Elgin, BurkeTs Peerage and Baronetage). The Eng-
lish BAitoKY ov ToTTKWHAM as limited, and the
Eabldom or AVLBSBUAY, with Us lordship's other
English honors, nxpinnD.
Arms.— Or. a saltier and chief gu. on a canton ar.
a lion rampant aa.
BRUOES— EARL OF WINCHESTER.
By Creation in open Pariiament, 13th Oct, 1472,
IS Edward IV.
Xincagc.
LEWES DE BRUGES, Lord of Gruthuae, and
Prince of Steenhuse, a Burgundian, having evinced
the greatest sympathy for King Edward IV., during
that RMwarch's exile, (when toned to fly by the
Lancastrians in the tenth year of his reign,) at
the court of his brother-in-law, Charles de Valols,
Duke of Burgundy, waa received in two years
afterwards by Edward, then re-established monarch
In his English dominions, with the highest honors,
and as a testimony of the gratitude felt by the
nation towards so staunch a ftriend, its sovereign,
the House of Commons, in parliament assembled,
besought the king, through their speaker, William
Alyngton, to bestow upon the for^gn prince some
especial mark of royal ftvor. In compliance with
whidi request Edward advanced him, on the 13th
October, 1478, to the dignity of Earl or Wiir-
CHB8TXR, in the parliament dumber, by dncture
with a sword. And granted to the new peer for
upholding the dignity the sum of £900. annuaUy.
In the November following his lordship obtained a
patent of arms as Earl of Windiester, viz., " Asure
diz masdes d'or, enorme d'une canton de armes de
Angleterre; cestasavoir de gules, a une lipard pas-
sant d'or, arm^ d'asure," whidi were so depicted
in colours in the roll, wherein his patent for them is
recorded. But in the 15ch of Henry VIL (which
86
waa about twenty-seven years aAer,) both theie
grants were sunendcied to the king, then at Calais,
and upon each of their enrolments a vamt made,
without having any reason assigned for the pro-
ceedings.
His lordship m. Margaret* daughter of Henry de
BocseUe, and had issue—
JoHK, Lord nfOnrtlnite, father <rf Rboihalo,
who d, without issue male.
ArmSi— As. ten maades, fourth, third, second,
and first, or. on a canton, gules, a lion passant
guardantof theseccnd. .
BRYAN— BARON BRYAN.
By Writ of Summons, dated SSth November,
1300, S4 Edward IIL
In the 89th of Henry in.
GUY DE BRIAN, whose diief seat was in the
mardies of Wales, received command to assist the
Earl of Gloucester against the Wdsh : and in the
48nd of the same reign, he had a second military
summons for a similar service. We find him sub-
sequently, howevCT, arrayed under the baronial ban
ner, and constituted after die victory of his party,
at Lewes, governor of the castles of Kardioait,
and Krrmsrdtn, but he soon afterwards returned
to his allegiance, and was one of the sureties--61st
Henry IIL— for Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford,
that that nobleman should thenceforward deport
himself peaceably, and abide by the dietwn tf JCe-
nihoorfft, for the redemption of his lands. This
Guy de Brian, m. Eva^ only dau^ter and heireBS
of Henry de Trad, and dying in the 3fth Edward I.,
was #. by his son,
SIR GUY DE BRYAN, who. In the 4th Ed.
ward IIL, was constituted governor of the castle
of Haverford, but he was afterwards found to be
of unsound mindr— when an agreement was made,
that the Barony of « Chtutei fTahct^,'* should
at once oome into poasessami of his son GuovBur,
upon his undertaking to provide for his two abters*
jfrom the revenues thereof: This
GUOYEN DE BRYAN, thus inwted with the
Barony of Chastel-Walwyen, served in the Scottish
wars, in the 11th of Edward IIL, and in consi-
demtion of his special services, had an annuity of
£40i granted him by the king, out of the exdiequer,
for VHe, In the 15th of the same reign, he was
made governor of St. Briavel's Castle, and warden
of the forest ot Dene, in the county of Gloucester ;
and firom the 16th to the aoth, he was engaged in
the French wars. He d. hi 1350, and was «. by
his son,
GUY DE BRYAN, who became a person of
condderable note, at that period in whidi he lived.
About the time of his father's death, he ww
standard-bearer to Khig Edward IIL, in the ode-
, • Banks surmises, that those ladies were,
Ella, the wift of Robert Fita^pnyne, and
Elisabeth, wife of Robert de Grey, who inherited
a portion of the Fits-payne estates, and assumed
the surname of Flla-paync. (See Fita-paync^)
BRY
BRY
bfatadflglitwithtlMFiCBCb at Cklais, «id deport-
ing himielf with gtoit valour upon that oocaskm,
ha had a gzant of two hundred marlu per annum*
out of the exchequer, for lifck He waa alio oon-
atituted goreniar of St. Biiaveb Castle, and war-
den of the forest of Dene; and was summoued to
parliament, as a sabox, from flSth Norember, 13S0,
to 41th December, UMBl In 1304, his lordship was
one of the ambassadors to the court of Rome, to
procure the papal ratification of a league, then
made, between the. Kings of England and France t
tbe next year, he attended King Edward in his
expedition into Fiance, when he was made a ban-
neret, and he continued for several years subset
qocntly, in the French wars. In 1361, he was again
accredited upon a mission of importance, to the
holy see, end being some years afterwards, once
more engaged against the Frendi, he was made
afdmiral of the king's fleet a command renewed to
his lordship in the next year, (44th Edward III,)
aad he was soon after elected a kiyioht of the
Gabtbb. In the rdgn of Richard II., Lord Bryan
aiao served against the French, and he was in the
expedition made into Ireland, with Edward Mor-
timer, Earl of March. His lordship m. Elizabeth,
dnnghter of William de Montacute, Earl of SaUa-
bnry, and widow of Hugh le Despemer, by whom,
(with two younger sons, who d, issudess,) he had.
Gut, who d. in the lifetime of his fkther,
Issving issue,
Phiuppa, m. first, to John Devereux,
and secondly, to Sir Henry le Scrope,
Knt., but died *, p,
Elixabsth, m. to Sir Robert LoveU,
Knt., and had an only daughter and
Macdb Lovklx., who IN. first, John
Fitzafam, Earl of Arundel, and had
issue,
HUMPRRBY, EAUL OF ARDN-
DBLt died «. jKi
Her ladyship m. secondly, Sir
Richard Staiford, and had a
daughter,
Aticb, m. to James Butler,
Earl of Ormond, and died
issueless, in I4fi6b
His lordship dL in 1390, leaving his two grand-daugh-
ters, Philippe, then twelve, and Elisabeth, nine
years of age^ his co-hdrs, between whom the
Babomt or Bbyah fell into abbyavcx, and it
became BxrnrcT, at the decease of Avin, CouMTBsa
or OmffOWD, in 1486.
ABvaw — Or, three piles meeting in point, as.
BRYDOES — BARONS CH ANDOS or
SnoELET Castle, ik the
COUKTT OF OlOUCESTER,
EARLS OF CAERNARVEN,
DUKES OF CHANDOS.
Barony 1 ) 8th April, IftM.
Earldom >by Letters Patent, VlMhOct., 1714.
Dukedom j J 30th April, 1729.
SIR SIMON DE BRUGGE, of the county of
Hereford, supposed to have sprung from the old
Countsde Rethel, tai the prorinoe of Champegnd,
in France, having taken part against Henry III.,
kist by confiscation, a great proportion of. Ms
lands, which were eontered upon Roger, Lord
Cliflbrd. Sir Simon was fuher of enother
SIMON DE BRUGGE, (commonly omitted in
the printed pedigrees,) who m. the daughter of
Walwyn, a family of distinction, in the county of
Hereford, even to the present times' end had issue,
JOHN DE BRUGGE, M.P. for the county of
Hereford, 16th Edward II., 13SS, who left issue,
SIR BALDWIN BRUGGE, who m. Imbel,
daughter and heiress, (or oo-helress,) of Sir Piers
Orandlson, (son of Sir William Otandlsan, by Sibel,
daughter and co-heir of John« Lord Tiegoa,) and
had three sons,
Tromab, his heir.
John, (Sir) who was in the battle of Asinoourt,
86th October, 14U, and the next year
served the efflce of Sheriff for Hereford-
shire, at whidi period he bore for his arms,
or. on e crow so. a IsofMrd's face or., as since
used, and has bem borne by Simon de
Bmgge, one of the seme fiunily, when he
was sheriff of this county, in 13791 Sir John
was also sheriff of Gloucestershire, in the
7th Henry V., and was returned to parli*>
ment by that county, the following year.
He left at his decease, an only daughter
and heiress,
Joenna, who m.. Sir John Bmkeville, of
Erdisley, Herefordshire.
Simon, of the Leye, in the county of Here-
ford, left a numerous posterity, of whom
the chief branch was still living at the We,
when Gregory King made his visitation ot
that county, in 1684. And hence descended
Sir John Bridges, who waa Lord Mayor of
London, ISth Henry VIII., whose daughter
Whiifrede, «. first. Sir Richard SackviUe,
by whom she wm mother of Thomas Sack-
viUe, Lord Buckhunt, and Earl of Dorset,
the celebrated poet Her ladyship espoused
secondly, John Powlett, Marqueis of Win-
chester.
Sir Baldwin Brugge was*, by his eldest son,
THOMAS BRUGGE, or BRUGES, who m.
Alice, daughter end co-heiress of Sir Thomas
Berkeley, of Coberley, in the county of Gkiuoester,
by Elizabeth, sister and co-heiress of Sir John
Chandos, (see that dignity.) and acquired the seat
of Coberley, and other large estates, which de-
scended down to Geoige Brydges, sixth Lord Chan-
dos, whod. in 1654. By this great heiress, Thomas
Bruges had issue,
OTLB8, of whom presently.
Edward, of Lone, in the county of Gloucester,
who d. in 1436, leaving a daughter and
heirsss, married to John Throgmorton,
Esq., ancestor to the Throgmortons of Tot-
worth, in the county of Gloucester.
The dder son,
SIR GYLES BRUGES, was seated at Coberley,
in the county of Gloucester, and in the 7th Henry V..
(1419,) was amongst the persons of note, of that
county, who h^d command to serve the king, in
87
BRY
BRY
penoo* for the Mcurity of the nelm* all thoae then
requirad fo to do* batag rach, <a8 the wonb of the
writ impcrtt) **•• did bear anieieDt engs* by det-
oent* firom their encestork" In 1489, he waa iheriir
of Glouoesterdilre, and again In 1453. In the next
year, Sir Gyla Bruges and William Whittinton, were
returned members of parliament for that shire.
He m. Catherine, daughter of James Clillbrd, Esq.,
of FramptoB, in the oounty of Okmeester, and
widow of Anselm Guise, Esq., of Elmore, by whom
he had,
Thom AS, his suooessor,
CicUy, who m. first, Thomas Gates. Esq., and
secondly, John WeQesbome, Esq.
Sir Gyles d, in 1466, and was «. by his son,
THOMAS BRUGES, Esq., at Cobarley, who
was returned to parliament by the oounty of Glou-
cester, In 1490, and by the county of Hereford, in
147S. He m. Florence, daughter at William DareU,
Esq., of LitUeoot, in Wilts (a family of great oon-
sideratioo, one of whom intermarried with the
royal Uood, and branched from those of Sesay, in
Yorkshire, whose heireu carried titat estate to the
Dawneys, now Viscounts Downe. Another branch
of the Darells settled, temp. Henry IV., at Cale^
hill, in. Koit, and still continues there). By this
lady, Thomas Bruges, had issue,
GiLsa, his successor.
Henry, of Newberry, in the county of Berks,
whom. , daughter of John Hunger-
ford, Esq., -and had a daughter, m. toGif-
ford, of Itchel House, Hants and a son and
heir.
Sir Richard Bridobb, of Sheilbrd,
Berks, and of LudgenhaU, Wilts,
K.B. This gentleman m. Jane, daugh-
ter of Sir William Spencer, of Worm-
leighton, ancestor to the Duke of
Ifarlborough, and had issue,
Akthoity, of Great Sheflbrd, whose
heiress, Eleana, carried that estate
to Sir George Browne, a son of
Viscount Montague, by whom
she had no issue.
Edmund, of Bradley, in the oounty
of SomerseL
Elisabeth, m. to William Cassey, Esq., and
subsequently to Walter Rowdon, Esq.
Elice, m. to Thomas Cldcheley, of WympuU,
in the oounty of Cambridge.
Eleanor, m. to Sir Thomas Pauncefoot, Knt.
The eldest son,
SIR GILES BRUGES, of Coberley, reoelTed the
honour of knighthood, for his valour at the battle
of Blackheath. S2nd June, 1497- He m. Isabel,
daughter of Thomas Baynham, and had issue,
John, of whom presently.
Thomas, of Combury, in Oxfordshire, and
Keinsham Abbey, in Somersetshire. Thb
gentleman was sherlif of Gloucestershire, in
the ard of Edward VI., and of Berkshire
and Oxfordshire, in the 3rd and 4th of
Philip and Mary. In the reign of Queen
Mary, he was an officer of the' Tower,
under his brother, Lor^ Chandos. He tL
14th Norember, 1550, leaving Issue by Anne,
88
daui^ter and oo-helreis of John Sldenham,
Esq., of Ordutfd, in the county of Somer-
set,—'Mary, m. to Rowland Arnold, Esq.,
of Higliam, in the county of Gloucester.
Ellen, IN. to John Aahfleld, Esq., and a son
and heir,
HsKRT Brvdobs, Esq., of Keinsham,
who m. Anne, daughter of John Hun-
gerford, Esq., of Downe Ampney, in
the county of Gloucester, and was «.
by his son.
Sir Thokab Brydobs, oi Kein-
sham, whose son,
THOMAa BRYDOxa, Esq., m.
Philippa, daughter of Sir
George Speke, K.B., and
waa «. by his son.
Sir Taojf as Brydoxb, of
Keinsham, an eminent
loyalist, who m. Anne,
daughter and co-heiress
of Sir Edward Rodney,
of Stoke Rodney, in the
county of Somnaet, by
whom he had with other
issue,
1. Harry BRYDOxa,
Esq., who inhe-
rited the estates,
and m. Lady Diana
Holies, daughter
of John, seocmd
Earl of Clare, by
whom he had a
dau^ter, Arabelle,
m. to John Mlt-
chdU, Esq., of
Kingston Russel, In
the county of Dor-
set. Mr. Brydges
m. secondly. Miss
Freeman, and had
two more daugh-
ters ; upon his de-
cease, his estates
devolved, by an
entail, upon his
nephew,
Gborob Roditbv
Brydors.
a. GROROX-RODIfXV
Brydorr, of Aving-
tnn, Hants, m. Lady
Anne Maria Brude-
nell, daughter of
Robert, second Earl
of Cardigan, and
widow of Francis
Talbot, eleventh
Earl of Shrewsbury,
who was killed in a
duel by George,
Duke of Bucking-
ham, upon her ac-
count, by whom he
had a son.
BRY
BRY
GSOBOB ROD-
irxV BAT1MB8
ot ATiiiftoiii
wko InlMritad
thft Mtatca
tlM d*.
of bk
tmdiB, Hany
Brydcet, at
stated abofve.
Ha waa M.P.
for tha dty
of Winchaa-
t«r, tram 1714
tol7ftl. This
Candaman waa
found drown-
ed, in thecanal
of Us gaidan,
at AHngtoQ*
In the 7Snd
of his
»; learing
no isBoe, the
greater part
of Ma estates
rarartad to
the Cliandos
branch of the
flunily, ■ bat
he derlaed a
property at
Alresford, In
Hampahlre,
Co Gtoorge
Brydfss Rod-
afker-
Lord
Rodnaya
The ddar son and heir of Sir Giles Brogas,
SIR JOHN BRUGES, was under age at his
ftthar^ decease, and was in ward to King Henry
VIII. Ha had an eerly ambition of military glory,
and thoogh Teryyoong, attended the king in his
aapaditlon into France, 1519, when Teroucnne and
Tommay ware taken. He was likewise at the battle
of Spun, and ftxr his Tallant conduct in thoaeen-
gUgfinenta reeelTed the honor of knighthood. In
the 10th of Henry VIIL, Sir John ooronantad to
the king with one hundred ercfaers under his
idt an^ being one of the knighti of the
Ui^s body, was in his train at Bnllolgn, at the in-
tarriew at Sadingfleld with the French king, at-
tended by three nrrants and one hone keeper,
aeeording to the appointment then made. In 1487,
he was constitatad oonstable of Suddey Castle, and
In tha same year was, amongst those of the court,
sanuDoned with the noWlity and Ushops to be pre-
sent, on October Uth, at the chriatening of Prince
Edward. In theyear 1544, he passed the seas with
the king, and Ibr Us gallant behaviour at tha siege
of BulMgn, was, on the surrender thereof, ap-
poiated deputy governor of the town t inwhldipoat
ha waa oontlnued by King Edward VI. He had also,
in the first year of the reign of that king, a grant of
dlvois nanocs in consldaratlon of his services, fn
IMO, (3 Edward VL,) BulloIgM bai^ bestigad by
the Frandi, he had the command of the place as
dapaty governor, and aucoaiBAally deftaded it
agaiast tha Prsndi klag In person, and an army
fluahad with the oonqueat of Newhavcn, and other
plaeaa. On the death of Edward VL, Sir John
Bruges waited upon Quean Mary, assirlail her against
those who had umrped the govemmenti and upon
her mi4esty*s sntranca Into Loudon to the Tower,
waa one of the principal persona in her train i for
wUch sarvloas he was than appointed governor of
the Tower, end had a grant, at the aame time^ of
the eaatle and numor of SonaLav, In Gloucester-
shira He was subsequsnay, Sunday, 8th April,
1064, elevated to the peerage In thedignity of Bauon
CBAiTDoa, of Suddey, to him and the hein mala
of Us body, '* in consideration not <mly of his
nobility and toyalty, but of Us probity, vakmr, and
other virtues." Four days efterwards he attended
Lady Jane Grey to the scaflbld, and that unluqipy
hidy ptewnted him, (as related by some^) In testi*
mony of his dvilities to her, with bar prayer booki
but, according to others. It was atable book, with
■ome Grsak and Latin venes which the wrote in it,
upon Ub knrdsUp's bagging her to write something
that he might retain as a memorial of her. His laat
will bears date, Id March, In the Sd nd aid of Philip
and Mary, and he A 4th Marqh foUowbig, (lUB,)
an adherent to the old religion. His lordriiip m.
EUaabath, daughter of Edmund, Lord Grey de Wil-
ton, sister to the gallant soldier, William, Locd
Grey de Wilton, and aunt to Arthur, Lord Grey de
Wilton, the cdebrated lord deputy of Irdand. By
this lady he had seven sons and three daughters, of
the latter, Catherine, m. Edward Sutton, Lord, Dud-
ley t Elisabeth, m. John Tracy, Esq., of Todington,
In the county of Gloucester, and Mary wedded
George Throgmorton, Esq., ion of Sir George
Throgmorton, of Cougbton, in the county of War-
wick—of the sons,
EnxuKD, inherited the title.
Charles, who waa of Wilton Caatle, near Roes,
in Herefbrdshire, became cup-bearer to King
PUUp, and was deputy lieutenant of the
Tower to his firthsr, John, Lord Chandos,
when the warrant came Ibr executing the
/ Princess Elisabeth, wUch he refttMd to
obey, until be should receive orders tram the
Ung and queen, and thereby was the meens
of Mving her life; for the order being dis-
owned at court a stop was put to the execu-
tion. Mr. Brydges lived to an advanced age,
and waa sheriff of Herefordshire, in the 39d
of EUaabath. He m. Jane, daughter of Sir
Edward Came, of Wenny, in the county of
Glamorgan, Knt., and dying in 1619, waa «.
by his eldest ion,
GihMB Bbtdosb, Eaq., of Wilton Castle,
who was created a baronet, 17th May,
1087. Sir Giles m. Mary, daughter of
Sir Jemes Scudamore* and was «. by his
eldest son.
Sir John Bavsoaa, lecond baro-
net, who m. Mary, only daughter,
and hdr of James Pearle. Esq., of
Dewsal and Anconbury. in the
N »
BRY
BRY
couftty of Henfard, nd dying In 1
1651* WM #. by hU only ion* '
Sib Jambs Betdobs* tiiird
bnroBCC* of whom ItennflQf ■
m BioHTH Lomn Cuajoxm.
Anthony* m. Catherine, dnughter of Henry
Fortcecue, Esq.* of Faulkboun Hall, In
Ewex, of whoie dewendants hereafUr, as
daimants of the Barony of Chandoe.
Lord Chandoe «ae «. by his eidest son,
EDMUND BRUGES, leoond .baron, who, infltt-
enoed by the aame deiire of martial glory as his
fsther, adopted early the profeMlnn of arms, and
served under the Earl of Hertlbrd, in the reign of
King Hemry VIIL, and in 1547> behaving himself
with great bravery in the fkmout battle <rf Muslebo-
rough, he was made a knl^t bsnneret by the Duke
of Someraet, in the camp of lUntbonnigh. In the
lelgn of Queen BHsaheth he was elected a knight
companion of the most noble order of the Garter,
and Imtalled at Windsor, 17th June. 1A7S. His lord-
ship IN. Dorothy, Afth daughter, and eventually oo-
heir of Edmund, Lord Bmy, and dying llih Sept.,
1573* was«. by his dder son,
GILES BRUGES, third heron, who, in the Ufo-
time of his fiuher. repreiented the oounty of
Gloocerter in perliamenL His lordship m. Lady
Frsnoes Clinton, daughter of Edward, first Earl of
Lincoln, admiral of England, by whom he had two
daiH^hters, EUaabeth, who m. Sir John Kennedy, of
Scotland, end Catherine, m, to Prances, Lord Rus-
sell, of Thomhaugh, afterwards Earl of Bedfbrd.
Thoee ladies were his heiie. His kwdriiip d. Slst
February, IfiOSM, and was«. in the peerage by hie
brother,
WILLIAM BRUGES, «Mirth beron, who m.
Mary, daughter of Sir Owen Hoplon, lieutenant of
the Tower, and dying in 1608, was «. by his dder
GREY BRUGES, fifth benm, K.B. Thisnoblo-
man, fVom the magnlfloence of his style of living at
his mansion, in Oloucsstenhirs, and the splendour
of his retinue when he came to court, acquired the
title of Kino or CorewouLO. He had an amiple
fortune, which he enpended in the moit generous
and liberal manner. His houie was open three days
in the week to the gentry, end the poor were ftd as
constantly from the remnants of his entertainments
On the 8th November, 16l7t Lord Chandoe was
appointed to receive and introduce the Muscovite am-
baseadon, who had brought rich and costly presents
from their meeter to the king. His lordship m. Lady
Anne Stanley, daughter and co-heir of Fernando,
Earl of Derby, and dying 10th August, 1881, was «.
by his elder eon,
GEORGE BRUGES, sixth baron. This noble-
man, who was but a year old at the deoeate ot his
tether, became at the breaking out of the civil wan,
in 1641, a stout iupportsr of the royal cause. At
the battle of Newbory his kxdship had three hones
killed under him, whidi so tu from damping his
ardour, routed Ids valour to a higher pitch, fbr
mounting a fourth charger, he renewed the attack.
and was mainly instrumental in breaking the ene-
my's cavalry* In coniideration of his splendid con-
duct in this utkm$ Lord Chandos had enoflbr from
the king to be created JBorl qf Nsce&erry, but he
modestly declined, until it ihould plesse God to re-
store his miOMty to the crown, an event which he
did not survive to lee : but, on the contrary, many
■evere mortiflcationi and suflbrlnge, and mudi men-
tal adversity, es weU es worldly oppretslon. When
the parliamentarians triumphed, his lordship, be>
sides having suflnsred imprisonment, paid at one
time jCa073 10s., end what was left him he gene*
rously bestowed in relieving the ^stressed clergy,
end those who had suflbred by the wan. Speaking
of the surrender of Sudely Castle, Lord Clarendon
says.--'* Waller proeecuting his mardi towards
Worcester, where his miO«*^ then was, persuaded,
rather than ftnroed, the gerrison of Sudeley Cestle,
the strong house of Lord Chandols, to deliver up
that place to him. The lord of that castle was a
young man of spirit and courage; and had for two
yean served the king very bnvdy at the head of a
regiment of horse, which himsdf had raised at his
own chaigei but had lately, out of pure weeriness
of the fotigue, end having spent moetof his money,
end without any diminution of his allbction, left
the king, under pretenoeof travel i but making Lon-
don in his wey, he gave himself up to the pleesures
of that placet which he enloyed, without consider-
ing the issue of the war, or shewing any inclination
to the parliament i nor did he in any degree contri-
bute & the ddl very of his house} whidi was at first
imagined, because it was so ill, or not at all, de>
fended. It was under the government of Sir Wil-
liam Morton,, a gentleman of the long robe i (who,
in the beginning of the wer, cast off his gown, as
many other gallant men of that profession of the
law did, and served as lieutenant-cokmel in the
regiment of horse, under the Lord Chendois t end
hadglvensoflnequent'testimony of signal courage,
in several actions, in which he had received many
wounds, both by the plstid end the sword, that hie
mettle was never ensp«eled, and his fiddity as UtUe
questioned I end after many yeanf Imprisonment,
sustained with grsat firmness and constancy, he
lived to receive the reward of his merit, alter the
return of the king t who made him fint, a sssjeent
at law, and afterwerds a Judge of the klng^ besicht
where he eat many yeen, end discharged the oflloe
with mudi gnvity end leeming t end was tsrrible
to those who chose to live by robbing on the liigik>
way.) He was unfortunate^ though without foolt*
in the giving up that ceeUe in so unseeeonabie n
oonlunotures whidi was done by -the foction and
artlflce of an olBoer within, irtio had found mesne
to go out to Waller, and to acquaint him with the
great wants of the garrison t which, indeed, had not
plsnty of anything : and so, by the mutiny of the
soldiers, it was given up, and the governor made
prisoner, end sent to the Tower, where he remeined
some yeen altar the end of the war."
In the year, 16B8, Lord Chandos had a dllfcsenoe
with Colonel Henry Comtpton, grendson of Henry,
Lord- Gompton, about a lady he leoonnnended to
the colonel, whoee person and fortune were bdow
fow matfhes in the kingdom! which unhappily
ended in a duel at Putney Heath, on the 18th May,
when Cokmel Compton folL His lordship and his
ieoond* Lord Aiundel* of Wardour, having
BBY
BEY
mora thn a yaMr, wcm at
nigaed in tte upper InhcIi, 17tb May* 14M» and
fbuad guilty of maasiaii^itar. He d. in the Fe-
brany of tbe foOoviBg year of the amaU-pozt and
mafaoriedatSitdaley. His lotdaliip in. lh«t» Suaan.
daii^tar of Henry* Earl of Mancliwt<r« and had
t«D danghtan. Mary, m. to WUUam Bnnmloir>
Bh|.» of Huttby. in the eounty of Umeikk* and
Bllaaheth wedded fizat> to Edward, Lord Harbert,
of CSMabury, aeoondly* to William, Eail of Inclii-
qnin, and thirdly, to Chariea, Lord Howard, of
Etciick. Lord Chaadoa eipoiucd aeoondly, Jan^
^lnffg!T— ^ of John SaTagOb Earl Rirera, by whom he
had with two other davghten that tf. unmarried,
Lucy, M. to Adam Loftus, Viaooant Lisbum, In
Hia lotdahip dying thua, without male
the mi^ pert of hia fortune peaaed under
to Jane, hia laat wiC^ who aftcrwaida ■».
Caorga Pitt, Eai^, of Strathfleldaay, anoaatov of the
IMumit Lord Riven, end oooTeyed to that gentlo-
naan Sndeley Caat1e» end other lands of great ▼alueu
Tian peiMage derolTsd upon Ua kMrdaUp^a brother,
WILLIAM BRUGES, seventh beron, who m.
Sosen, danghler and co-heir of Oerrot KelxOk of
LoeidOD, merdnnt, but having no male iaauet the
title devolved at hte daraasei in 107B, upon hia kiaa-
(xcAr to Charles, second son of John, first
SIR JAMES BRYDOSS, Bart, of WUton Ca*.
tiew m ei^ith Baron Chandoa. Tbla noble was
anTr****^ ambassador to Constantinople, in 1080,
wlsere he redded for some years In great honor and
Hia lordaUp m. Eliaabeth, sldest daughter,
co-heir of Sir Henry Bernard, Knt., an eminent
TurlEey merchent. By this lady he had no less than
twenty-two children, of wUdi number fliteeo only
were christened, and seven of thoae dying young,
the remsdnder were,
jAiufl, ids successor.
Henry, In holy ordeia, of Addlestrop, hi Olou-
cestcnldra* archdeecon and prebendary of
Rodwater, and rector of Agmondesham,
Bucks. Mr. Brydges m. Annabdla, daugh-
ter of Henry, and grand-daughter of Sir
Robert Atkins, lord diief beron of the ex-
chequer, by whom he had a large Csmily,
Franda, raoalver general of the dutiea on malt,
died«.jiw
Mary, m. to Theophifaia Leigh, Esq., of Addlo-
elrop,in the county of OktucesCer.
EUaabeCh, m. first, to Alexander Jacob, Esq.,
aacondiy, to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Daw-
Emma, at. to Edmund Chamberlain, Esq., of
Bftow, in tbe county of Oloocestcr.
Amie» Ml. to Charles Walcote, Esq., of Wal-
coce, in the county of Salop.
Cetfaerineb m. first, to Bvereton Bonrchier,
-Eeq.* cMf Bemsley Court, in the county of
OlosMester, and secondly, to Henry Perrot,
Eeq., of North Leigh, tai the county of Ox-
- vDrd.
His idrdahip d. in 1714, and was «. by his eldest son,
JAMES BRYDOES, ninth beron, who, upon the
I of Klqg Oeorge L, was created, by letters
t, dated UMh October, 1714. FlMomtf WUton,
f:
and EARt or CAnnitAmvoir, with • collateral re-
meindertotheiesueaDBlaof hisfluhert and in the
November following, a patent passed the gvset seal,
granting to hia lordahip and his two sons, John and
Henry, the reverrion of the ofllce of derk of the
hanaper in chancery. In 1719, on the aoth April,
his lordship was wtvsMed to the MmrqtdmH ^
Qssi iiai ssii, and Dinunon ov CnAirnoe, and he
acquired by his megnificsnce the appeUatlon of the
pHnesftf Chandoa. He espoused first, SSthPsteuary,
lfiM-7» Mary, only surviving daughter of Sir Tho-
maa Lake, of Cannons, in the county of Middleeex,
by whom he had two surviving sons,
Jonir, Marquess of rseinaiiiei, m. in 17M,
Lady Catliarine Tahnache, daughter of
Lloiiel, Earl of l>yaart, by whom he bed
Catharine, ai. first, to Captain Lyon, of
the horse gueida, and aeeondly, to
Edwin Fvands Stanhope^ Esq., and,
Jane, (a poathumoua child,) m. to James
Brydges, Esq., of Pinner. Lord Caer-
narvon d. 8th April, 1797.
HnifRT, Marquesa of Caenarvon, after the
deceess of hia brother.
His grace m. seooodly, Caseaadra, daughter of
Frands WiUoughby, Esq., and sbter of Thomas
Willoughby, Lord lliddletoni and thirdly, Lydia
Catherine Van Hattm. widow of Sir Thomaa
Davall, Knt, but had no issue by dther of these
hulies. He tf. at his noble seat of Gannons,* 0th
August, 1744, and was a. by his only surviving
HENRY BRYDOES, second duke, who m., in
I7S8, Mary, ddest daughter end co-heir ot Charles,
Lord Bruce, only son and heir apparent of Thomas,
Earl of Aylesbury, by whom he had iasue.
• CAinroNaw— This most splendid palace stood on
theroadleadtaigtoEdgewarek The fronts were all
of freestone, end the pillars of marble, eswen
the steps of the great stair-oaae. Thegilding
executed by the famous Pargotti, and the hall
painted by Paducd. The apartmenta ware most
exquisitely finished, and most rldily ftimislied.
The gardens, avenues, and oflloes, were proportion-
aUy grand. At night there was a constant watch
kept, who walked the rounds and proclaimed the
hours. The duke alao maintained a frill choir, and
had divine service peiformed with the best music,
in a chaprt that could hardly be exceeded in the
beauty of its workmanship. But all Uiis terminated
with his life; fbr on bis decease this magnificent
mansion was disposed of piecemeeL The stone
obdlsks, with copper lamps, whldi fonned the ap-
proach ttcm the Edgeware road, woe purchased for
the Earl of TUney, for his new buUding at Wan-
steed, in Essex, which has since experienced the
Arte of Cannons t the marble staircase was bought
by the Earl of Chesterflekl for his residence in May
Fair. The ground and site whereon this megnifi-
cent edifice stood became the properly of an opulent
tradesman, who built thereon a neat habiution
which still remains, after having passed Into the
hands of the well known Colonel O'Kelly of sport-
ing celebrity.
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BRY
BRY
Jambs, Marquan of Camianroo.
C«iolhie* m. to John Leigh* Eaq.* of Addles-
tiopi in the county of Glouoetter.
Hia grace etpottied, lecondly* Anne Jeffreyt* and by
her he had a daughter, Augvata>Anne, m. to Henry
John Keemey, Eeq. The duke m., thfardly, in 1707*
Elisabeth, leoond daughter and eo-helr of Sir John
Major. Bart., of Worlingworth Hall, in the county
of SufRalk, by whom he had no iaaue. He d. 88th
November, 1771* end was #. by his aon,
JAMES BRVDOES, third duke, b. 27th Decern-
her, 1731. This nobleman, upon the acceaaion of
hia majeaty. King Oeorge IIL, was appointed one of
the loids <k his bed-chamber. In 177^, he waa sworn
of the privy council, and waa afterwarda oonatituted
lord-ateward of the houaehold. Hia grace m., SSnd
May, 1703, Mary, daughter and sole heiress of John
Nicol, Esq., of Southgate, Middlesex, by whom he
acquired Minchenden House at Southgate, together
with the whole fortune of his tether-in-law. By
this lady, who d. in ITOS. he had no issue. The
duke espoused, secondly, 21st June, 1777, Anne-
Elisa, daughter of RichudGamon, Esq., and widow
of Roger Hope Elletson, Esq., by whom he had one
surviving daughter and heiress,
Ajcms-Elica, who m., in 1796, Richard, Earl
Temple, now Dukb or Buckimobam and
Crandos.
His grace d, without male issue 89th September,
1780, when all his honours became ■zTiifcr, but
the Barojcy of CHAjrooa, which was immediately
claimed by the Rev. Edward TvMBwaLX. Brto-
OBS, M.A., of Wootton Court, in Kent, as next
heir male of the body of Sir John Brydges,«LoitD
CHANDoa, the first grantee, who d. in 1567* The
first hearing of thia crtebrated cause took place
before the Committee of Privileges of the House of
Lords 1st June, 1790 1 the second 21st December, in
the same year i the Srd, 4th, 6th, 0th, and 7th, in
17M; the 8th and 9th in 1796 i the 10th, Uth, 19th,
and 13th, in 1808i thirteen other hearings in 1803;
and at length, after a few more investigadons, it
was determined, 17th June, 1803, upon a division, in
which the nuOority of the lords who then voted,
(being only twenty-two,) resolved that the evidence
was not Buffldent.
The claimant deduced his descent fhnn
The Hon.
ANTHONY BRUGES, or BRYDGES, third
aon of John, first Lord Chandos, who m. Catherine,
daughter of Henry Fortescue, Esq., of Faulkboum
Hall, Essex, by whom he had issue,
ROBBBT.
Elisabeth, m. to Robert Brayne.
Catherine, m. to Sir Jdbn Astley, Knt., of the
palace at Maidstone, in Kent, Master of the
Revels to King Charles I.
The son,
ROBERT BRYDGES, (as stated by the daun-
ant,) resided at Maidstone, and died there in 1696,
leaving a son, Edward, and a daughter, Anne, m.
to William Best, of a good Kentish family. As
Robert derived no inheritance from his father, he
appears to have rdied for support on the wealth
acquired by his sister's marriage, which it must be
supposed drew him to fix his residence at Maid*
92
stone, where, both In the register, and in legal
proceedinga, he haa the addition of Require afllxed
to his name. His only son,
EDWARD BRYDGES, married a small helresa
connected with the maritime commerce of a neigh-
bouring town, movii^ in a far infarior aphere to hia
own anoeatora, which aeema to have highly ofltaided
the arrogant pride of Lady Astley, if we may Judge
by a aingular letter, which waa produced In evi-
dcnce, and which waa decyphered by the present
LordChief Justice of England, (then Mr. Abbott).
This Edward Brydges left one surviving son,
JOHN BRYDGES, 6. in 1634, who removed to
Canterbury, where he died at the age of sixty-five,
having retrieved the fortunes of his branch of the
family. By his first wife, of the name of Ackman,
he had no surviving issue; by his second wife,
whose maiden name waa Young, he had four aona,
John, Edward, Thomaa, and RoberL The three
laat died without issue. The eideat son,
JOHN BRYDGES, was 6. in 1080, and bred to
the bar. He married in 1704, Jane, sole surviving
daughter and heir of Edward Gibbon, Esq.,* of
Westdiflb, near Dover, by Martha, daughter of Sir
John Roberts, of Beaksboume, in Kent. With thia
lady he acquired the seat and eatate of Wootton,
and by her he had iasue,
John, 1 who both retired to, and spent their
Edward, ) lives at Wootton Court
Deborah, m. to Edward Tirmewell, Esq., of
Chegwell, in Essex.
Mr. Brydges died of a fever, faa his thirty seomid
year, in July, 1712, and was #. by his elder aon,
JOHN BRYDGES, Esq., of Wootton Court, k
in 1710, who spent his life in rural reHrement at
Wootton Court, and dying in 1780, unmarried, waa
e, by his brother*
EDWARD BRYDGES, Esq., of Wootton Court,
who had retired in early Ute with his brother, to
e^Joy the tranquillity of a country lifie. He m. In
1747, Jemima, daughter and co-heir of William
Egerton, L.L.D.« prebendary of Canterbury, and
his wife Anne, daughter of Sir Francis Head, Bart.
(Dr. Egerton was grandson of John, second earl of
Bridgewater.) By this lady he had, (with five
daughten,) three sons, vis.
Edward Ttmbwbll, b. in May, 17401 -
Samuel Egeston, 6. 30th November, 17BM*
created a Baronbt, 97th Decembae, 1814.
John William Head, b. in 1704, M.P., m. In
1812, Lady Isabella Anne Beresford, eldest
daughter of George, first Marquess of Water-
ford, by whom he has one son, and two
daughters.
Mr. Brydges d. a few mootha after his brother, and
waa «. by hia dder aon.
The Reverend
EDWARD TYMEWELL BRYDGES, the un-
aucceasftil dabnant Ibr the Barony or CBAWDoe,
This Rev. gentleman, m. In 1786, Caroline, dao^ter
ot Richard Fairfield, Esq., of
e This Edward Gibbon was dder brother oi
Matthew Gibbon, great grandlliithar of Edward
Gibbon the hiatorian.
BBY
BUL
died In Otbobtr 1807. wHhout lorTiTteg kmu*. He
WM «. by his next brother,
SIR SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES, Bart.,
of Wootton Court, who mrintetnt his Tl|^t, not-
wtthsCsDdiqg the deddoasgaiiist his brother, to the
Baboitt or CBAjffDoa.*
• Uavixig thus detailed the «« Crakdos Pbkb-
AOB," the cfadm to the revival of which occupied
the House of Lords no less than thirtesn years, we
shall briefly state a drcumstanoe to which the
flricnds of the claimant attributed in lome measure
his discomflture. Just at the dose of the investiga-
tion, Mr. Brydges, in a moment of impatisnce, ill
adviafcd« and with a sort of indiscretion, not easily
defended, printed and sent round to the lords a
circular letter,! requesting their attendance in a
tone which was construed to be either a reproach or
a canvass. In itself, the letter was the most in-
oAnsi ve and harmless of addrenes, but the question
was now approaching rto a oondusion ; and it was
known that it would come to a vote i the opposition
therelSore maimhalling their forces, with great
A noble duke, (Norfolk,) moved that
the letter was a breach of privilege; and stormy
debates with cloied doors ensued, after wUch the
bortile resolution against the daim was carried.
The didmant sunk under the blow, but lingered for
four years, when he died issueless: his widow sur-
vived till 1884. The opposition to the claim was
sustained, by en endeavour to rebut the claimant's
documents by counter evidence; by disputing the
identity of the Maidstone branch of the House of
Bruges or Brydges altogether, and by a project of a
counter descent. And this notwithstanding, the
evidence of reputation was dedrivdy established by
the testimony of Lady Caroline Leigh, sister of the
late Duke ot Chandos, of bis first cousin. Lady
Catherine Stanhope, of the claimant's brother, and
of the Rer. George Lefroy ; while the regular armo-
rial adiievements, with the due mark of the ^ird
branch, as bonie by the claimant's ancestors, (which
were luckily still in existence,) were othiUted to the
personal inspection of the committee.
t Copy of acircular letter from the Claimant to the
Barany of Chandos, (printed in the Lords' JoumaL)
Wigmore Street, 90th May, 180a
<• My Lord,
'• I hare the honour of apprising your lordship,
tiiat Thnnday next, the 98th instant, is appointed
for the final discussion of the committee of privi-
leges upon my cfaiim to the Chandos Peerage: and
I bsve been compelled to take this liberty, that
your lordship might not by any accidental omission
of notice, be deprived of an opportunity of dedding
upon a matter, not important merdy to myself, but
to the rights of your lordship's house of parliament,
and to tbeiust pietogative of the crown. I am not
piesomhig to solldt any fisTour or partiality from
your lordship. I addreM myidf to your justice. I
sak but fdr your hndship's candid consideration of
the evidcDoe which is recorded in your proceedings,
and will survive for the tnfannatioB of poatetlty.
BULKELEY — BARON BULKELEY
OF BEAUMARI8, IN THE
ISLE OF WIGHT.
By Letters Patent, 14th May, 1784.
Xliuagc.
The ancient Ikmily of Bulkeley deecended ftom,
ROBERT BULKELEY, Lord of the Manor of
Bulkdey, in the county of Cheiter, temp. King
John, whose son and successor,
WILLIAM BULKELEY, q^ BmOMe^, had five
RoBBRT, his succeisor.
WUlcock, of Petty Hall, hi the county of
Chester, m. Mary, daughter of Hu^ Vena.
Ues, Baron of Kindenton, and had an only
son,
WII.1.COCK.
Roger, of Orton Madock, Chedilre.
Ralph, of Rudal Hall, in the same county,
died*. ^
David, from whom the Bulkdey's of Bic^erton,
in Cheshire, descended.
Mr. Bulkeley was «. by hii eldest son,
ROBERT BULKELEY, qf Butteley, whose son
and succeisor,
WILLIAM BULKELEY, livtaig at Bulkdey, in
the year 1909, m. first, Maud, daughter of Sir J<dm
Davenport, Knt., and had issue,
YifiLhiAMt of Bulkeley, whoee line terminated
with his grand-daughter, Alice Bulkdey,
the wife of Thomas HoUbrd, of HoUbrd, in
the county of Chester.
Robert, of whom preMntly.
Roger, of Norbury, in Cheshire, whence Us
descendants derived the surname of «* Nw-
bury."
Thomas, m. Alice, daughter and co^hdr of
Matthew Alprahum, Esq., of Alprahum, by
whom he acquired that aeat, and eettlsd
there. He left an only daughter and hdress
Helen, who m. Sir Thomas Arden, of Aid-
ford, in the county of Chester.
Mr. Bulkeley m. secondly, Alice, daughter of Bryan
St. Pierre, and had one son,
Richard, to whom he gave the Manor of
Prestland, in Cheshire, whence he assumed
thesumame of Prestland, whidi his descend-
ants continued to bear.
Mr. Bulkdey's second son,
ROBERT BULKELEY, Esq., became seated at
Eatoh, in Cheshire, and was sheriff of that county
in 1S41. He m. Isabd, daughter of Philip Egcrton,
Eiq., of BCalpas, in the same shire, and had a
when all the insinuations and pr^udioes that I have
had to contend with, shall be utterly fbigotten. It
is upon the truth of that evidence, my lord, that I
am anxious to rest my pretensions to character and
the unsullied honour of my ftmily.
** I have the honour to be, Sec &c.
'* Edwabo Tymswbll BnysosB."
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daughter, Cecily, m. to Thcnnas WflftTtr, Eiq.* and
two Mm** Robert and Richard. The elder,
RoBSRT, tuceeeded at Eaton, and Mrved the
office of iheriff of Cheshire, anno 1341, hit
ftither being then alive, and wae «. by his
elder MiQ,
JoHJff, living temp. Richard IL, who was
father of.
Sin William Bulkblby, Knt., of
Eaton, Chief Justice of Chester
in the reign of Henry IV., who
m. Margaret, daughter of Sir
Richard Molyneux, of Sefton, and
grand-daughter nuitemally, of
Thomas, Earl of Derby, and luui
with other children,
Thomas, his successor, at Eaton.
Ralph, m. , daughter and
heir of Vernon, of White-
croft, Cheshire, and ParwiclL,
in the county of Derby, by
whom heacquirad those lands,
and firom this union a nume-
rous posterity deuended.
Tbom AS Bulkblby, the elder
son, «. at Eaton, m. Jane,
daughter of Sir Oeoflfrey
Warburton, and had issue,
Thomas, whose son, Tho-
mas, died «. p.
Robert, whose son, Wil-
liam, died «. p.
William, whose two sons,
Robert and Ridiard,
dled«. p.
Joan, m. to Roger Pules-
ton, Esq., of KumbralL
Elisabeth, m. to John Pit>-
btsher, Esq., of Chirke,
Flinuhire.
RICHARD BULKELEY, the second son, m. in
1307, Agnes, daughter and co-heiress of Roger
Cheadle, Esq., of Cheadle, in the county of Chester,
and was «. by his son,
RICHARD BULKELEY, Esq., of Cheadle, who.
In the reign of Henry VI., being constable of Beau-
marls, prevented the Duke of York ftom landing
there, in his return fhnn Ireland. He m, Ellen,
daughter of Guilliam ap Griffith. Esq., of Pentrie,
and was «. by his eldest son,
ROWLAND BULKELEY, Esq., of Beaumaris,
who m. Alice, daughter and hrtress of William
Beoonsal. Esq., of Beoonaal, in the county of Lan-
caster, by whom he had Ave sons and two daughters.
He was «. at his decease, by his eldest son,
SIR RICHARD BULKELEY, Knt., chamber-
lain of North Wales, In lfiS4, who was «. by his son,
SIR RICHARD BULKELEY, M.P. for the
county of Anglesey, In the reigns of Queens Mary
tttd Elisabeth, m. first, Margaret, daughter of Sir
John Savage, of Rock Savage, in the county of
Chester, by whom be had issue, Ricbabo, his
snccassor, with five other sons and five daughters.
He m. secondly, Anne, daughter of Thomas Need-
ham. Esq., of Shenton, and had eight sons and two
daufhteie ■ of whom
M
Launceiot was foniecrattid Aidibishop of
Dublin, in 1619, and sworn of the privy
coundL His grace m. Alice,* daughter of
Rowland Bulkeley Esq., ot Beaumaris, by
whom he had two sooe and two daughters;
the dder, Ricbabd, was created a baronet*
in 187S, and dying in 1685, was #. by his
son.
Sib Richabd, aecond baionet, at whose
decease, «. p.. In 1710, the title ceased.
Sir Richard Bulkeley, was «. by his eldest son,
SIR RICHARD BULKELEY, Knt., of Beau-
maris, who m. first, Catherine, daughter of Sir
William Davenport, of Broomhall, in the county
of Chester, by whom she had a son and daughtert
and secondly, Mary, daughter of William, Lord
Borough, of Gainsborough* In the county of Ltai-
eoln, and had,
Richard. (Sir)
Thomas, of whom presently.
Eleanor, m. to Sir Thomas Porter.
Margaret, m. to George Shdlet, Esq., of Heath*
In the county of York.
Penelope, m. in 1614, to Sir Edwyn Sandys,
of Worsburgh, son and heir of Sir Samuel
Sandys, of Ombersley, in the county of
Worcester, whose deaeendant was created.
Lord Sandys, of Ombersley.
THOMAS BULKELEY, Esq., the younger son,
was seated at Baroo-HiU, near Beaumaris, and es-
pousing, aeakmsly, the cause of King Charles I.,
was created by that monardi, by patent, under the
privy seal, dated at Oxford, 6th January, 1643.
ViacovNT Bulkblby, or Cabhbl, in the peerage
of Ireland. His lordship m. first, Blanch, daughter
of Robert Coytmore, Esq., of Coytmore, In the
county of Caernarvon, by whom he had issue,
Richard, treacherously killed by Richard
Cheadle, for which that person was executed
at Conway.
RoBBBT, sttoeeasor to his fiither.
Thomas, of Dlnas, in the county of Caer-
narvon, IN. Jane, daughter and co-heiress of
Griffith Jones, Eaq., of Castlemarch.
Henry, master of the household to King
Charles IL, and James IL, m. Lady Sophia
Stewart.
Edwin, d. unm.
Catherine* m. to Ricfaafd Wood, Esq., of Roa-
moie.
Lumley, m. to Piers Lloyd, Esq., of Uiyway.
Mary, m. to Sir Roger Mostyn, Baron of Moa-
tyn, in the county of Flint (his Snd wife).
Penelope.
* The commisrionen of government having pub*
Ushed an order to prevent the killing of lambs,
owing to the great decay and scarcity of sheep, upon
the penalty of lOff. for each lamb, to bepaldaswell
by the kiUer aa the eater, she peationed Ibr
to eathunb, by reason of her great age, and
ness of body t in oonaidention of which, her peti-
tion was granted, and she had a lioanse^ 17th March,
1698, to kill and dress so much as should be neces-
sary Ibr her own use and eating, not exceedlBg
three lambs ia the whole of that year.
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The visooiiiit, who m. MeaiMUy, MIm Chfladteb
daughtar of Mr. Cheadlef tome time Us lord«hip*s
atewmrdt wee «. at hie deceeie, by Uc eldeit lurTiT-
ingion,
ROBERT BULKELEY. eecoad Vieooant, mem-
ber tbr the county of AngleMy, of the perUement
which rertoRd Kfaig Charki II. Hit JanUiip m.
Saxah* dau^tar of DanM Hervey, Eaq. ef Coarabe*
in theooimty of Surrey, and had ianie^
RrcBAAD, hie eucoeMor.
Jamca* L.LkD., M.P. for Beaunaria.
Thomee, M.P. for the county of Caecnarvon.
Elisabeth, m. to John Griflbth, Eaq., of Olyn,
in the county of Caemanron.
Gathoine, m. to the Rer. PhiUp Atkinson,
IXD.
Lumley.
Martba, m. to Roger Priee, Eeq., of Rhinlaa.
Kiesnor, «. to Sir WiUiam Smith, BarL, of
VfaihalL
ThcTiaoonnt d, Uth October, 1688^ and was «. by
hisddeetson,
RICHARD BULKELEY, third Viscount, M.P.
for the eounty of Anglesey. This nobienum m.
first, Mary, eldest daughter of Sir Philip Egcrton,
Knt., of Egetton and OuUon, in the county of
Cheater, by whom he had a son,
RSCBABD.
His lordship m. secondly, Elisabeth, daughter of
Henry White, Esq., of Hawtlalin, in the county of
Pembiokeb but had no inue. HetL, Qth August,
170^ and wae «. by his son,
RICHARD BULKELEY, fourth Viscount, M.P.
for the county of Anglesey, which honour, together
with the oonstableship of Beaumaris Castle, and
chsmberlainsfaip of North Wales, had been almoet
uttinteKruptedly in this Hunily, from the reign of
Elixebeth. His lordship m. Lady Bridget Bertie,
eldest daughter of James, ftnt Earl of AUngdon,
and had
Ridiard. 1
. }■ successive Viscounts.
Eleanor-Mary, m. to George Hervey, Esq., of
Tiddington, in the county of Oxford.
Amae, a*, to the Rev. William Bertie, D.D.,
brother of Willoughby, third Earl of Abtaig-
Elisabeth, m. to WlUlam Price, of Eulace, Esq.
His lordship d. on the 4th Junei, 17M, and was «.
by his elder son,
RICHARD BULKELEY, fifth Viscount, at
whose decease, «. p., 16th Mandi, 1738, the vis-
eonnty devtdved upon his brother,
JAMES BULKELEY, sixth Viscount, constable
of the restle ot Beaumsris, and chamberlain of
North Wales. His lordship in., iSth August, 1740,
Emma, only daughter and heiress of Thomas Row-
IsBid, Esq., of Carew, in the idand of Anglesey,
and dying AM April, 17iB, was «. by his only sur-
viving child,
THOMASJAMES BULKELEY, seventh Vis-
count, who wae created a pear of Gxeat Britain, on
the lldi May, 1784, as Babov Buucblbv, or
BsAiTMABJa. His lordship m. 2eth April, 1777t
Bliaabetb>Haiiiet» only daughter and hetrOM of Sir
Gcoige Warren, K.B., <upoB which oecasion, he
eesumed the surname of Warren, before that of
Bulkeley,) but had no lisue. He d. In 18tt, when
all his honours became axTiifCT.
AnMedx-ea, a cherv. betw. three buU*e head as.
armed or.
BULMER— BARON BULAIER.
By Writ of Summons, dated^th February, 1348.
Xiiuagc.
In the reign of King Henry I.
ASCHITEL DE BULEMER, gave twelve ok«
gangs of land lying in Bnunham, to the canons of
Nostell, and wae «. by
BERTRAM DE BULEMER, sheriff of York-
shire in the times of King Stephen, and Henry II..
and founder of the priory of Barton, in that county.
To this Bertnun «.
STEPHEN DE BULEMER, who, upon the aid
being levied in the 19th Henry II., towards the mar-
riage portion of that monarch's daughter, certified
his knights fees to amount to the number of five,
d0 vetariJbqffumnUo ; and one-and-a-half, and fourth
part, de lunoi tor which, in two years afterwards,
he paid six marks and a haU: Stephen de Bulemer
was r. by his son,
THOMAS DE BULEMER, who, in the 18th
Henry IL, paid a hundred shilUngs scutage for not
joining the expedition then made into Irelend. He
was 9, by his son,
ROBERT DE BULEMER, who was r. by his son,
BERTRAM DE BULEMER. This Unidal kird
left an only daughter and heiress,
Elmme, who m. OeAey de Nevlll, and conveyed
to the Neville the Lordship of Brenqpeth, in
the county of Duriuun, which had previously
been the family seat of the Bukmers.
The male line of the original feudal house thna
failing, the next of the name met with is,
JOHN DE BULEMER, who, hi the fi3d Henry
III., m. Theophania, one of the three daughten,
and co-helr«Mof Hugh de Morewyke,of Morewyke,
in the county of Northumberland, whose son and
heir,
RALPH DE BULMER, obtained a spedal chap-
ter from the crown, in the 4th Edward II., enabling
him to hold his park at Ricebeig, end keep dogs to
himt therein, and to have free warrsn in all his
demesne lands. In the 8th of the same monarch,
we find this Ralph doing homsge, and haviog livery
of the estates which descended to him upon the de>
oeese of his mother: in the next year he was in the
wars of Scodand, and egein, in two years after*
wards. In the 90th Edward II., he was made de-
puty-governor of the castle of York, to WUUam de
Ros, of Hamlake^ and upon the accession of King
Edward III. was summoned to parliament as a ba»
Bov. In four years afterwards he had special lioensft
to make a castle of his manor-house of Milton, In
the county of York, being the same year consti-
tuted sheriff of Yorkshire, and governor of the casUe
at York. His knrdship participated egain <the 8th
Edward IIL) in the wars of Scotland. He d. hi
I3S7, and wee #. by his son, then in his sixteenth year.
RALPH BULMERj who was placed under the
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fturdianafaip of the king's daught«r, Iiabel, uul by
lier Mtlgned to Ralph de NevilL He had livery
of hit laadst upon attaining maturity, in the
S6th Edward III., after which, 40th Edward IIL, he
had licenie, together with WilUam» a younger ion
of Ralph, Lord Nerill, of Raby, to travd into
foreign parts, and he appears to have d. at the close
of that year} leaving a son and heir, then but a
year old.
RALPH BULMER, «< whose descent,'* (says
Dugdale,) " I shall not trace down farther, ir re-
gard that none of this family, after the before
specified Ralph, who was summoned to parliament
from the first till 83d Edward IIL, were barons of
the realm." The male line of this branch of Bul-
mers continued, however, to the time of Philip and
Mary, when it terminated with Sir Richard Buhner,
KnL
Auca.— Gu. a lion rampant, salient erminois.
BUROH_£ARL OF KENT.
By Charter (rf Creation, 1 1th February, 1298.
Xincagc.
The great and powerful family of Buhoh, (at the
head of which now stands the noble house of Clan-
ricarde,) deduced its lineage from,
CHARLES, DUKE OF INOEHEIM, fifth son
of the Emperor Charlemaign, whose grandson,
GODFREY, a distinguished soldier of the cross,
was father of
BALDWIN, whose son,
BALDWIN, the second, was founder of the bouse
of Bloib, in France, and progenitor of the noble
flamiUes of Burgh (Burlie), and Vesey, in Irdand,
thiough hii son,
JOHN, EARL OF COMYN, and Baron of
Tonsburgh, in Normandy, who being general of the
king's fmroes, and governor of his chief towns, ob-
tained the surname «* Dx^irnoR." This nobleman
had issue,
Harlowxk, of whom presently.
Eustace, Baron ci Tonsburgh.
MiUicent, m. to Fulk, Earl of Anjou, who «.
as King of Jerusalem, in 1131.
The eldest son,
HARLOWEN DE BURGH, espoused ArlotU,
mother of WiUiam the Conqueror, and dying before
his father, left issue,
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, created Earl of Kent,
(see Odo, Earl of Kent), and,
ROBERT, EARL OF MORETON, in Nor-
mandy, who peartldpating with his brother, the
Bishop of Bayeux, in the triumph of Hastings, was
rewarded by his victorious kinsman, Duke William,
wHh the EA&I.DOM or Cobnwai.l, (anno 1068,)
and grants of not less than seven hundred and
ninety-three manors. This nobleman in. Maud,
daughter of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrews-
bery, and had issue,
William, his successor,
and three daughters, one tk whom m. Andrew de
Yetrel, another, Guy de Val, and the youngest, the
Earl of Thoulouae, brother of Raymond. Count of
St. Giles, who behaved so valiantly in the Jerusalem
expedition. The period of the decease of Robert,
W
Earl of Moreton and Cornwall is not ascertained,
but he appears to have been «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE MORETON, Earl of Cornwall,
who, rebdling against King Henry IL, died a prl-
scmer, having had his eyes put oat by nder of that
monnch, and his earldom of Cornwall transferred
to Stephen of Blois, (see De MoreUm, Earl of Corn-
wall). This unfortunate nobleman left two sons,
Adblkx, from whom the tttmt house of
CLAJCBicABDn, and the numerous families of
De Burgh, Burgo, Burlce, and Bourke, de-
rive.
And,
JOHN DE BOURGH, whose son,
HUBERT DE BOURGH, became one of the
most eminent and conspicuous nobles of his time ;
and as a subject was considered the greatest in
Europe, during the reigns of King John and
Henry III. ** The first mention of this Hubert I
find," says Dugdale, *' is, that he was servant to
King Richard I., as also to King John, being sent
by the latter from Roan, in the first year of his
reign, to treat of a marriage for him witha daughter
to the king of Portugal ; and had such great esti-
mation from that king, that in the third of his
reign, l>eing lord-chamberlain of the housdiold, he
was constituted warden of the mardies of Wides,
and had a hundred soldiers to attend him in those
parts." In the next year we find him employed on
an embassy to Philip of France, to treat for the re-
stitution of Normandy, then seised upon by that
monarch— and for some years after engaged in the
importantdutiesof sheriff for the <x>unties of Dor-
set, Somerset, Hereford, Berks, and Lino(dn. At
the period that the barons rose against King John,
this wen then powerftd nobleman was seneschal of
Poictou, and, taking part with his royal master, he
was nominated one of the commissioners to treat
with the insurrecti<mary lords at RuNirYMXDB, in
which capacity he witnessed the rigning of Maoma
Chaata, and was advanced by the king, before he
left the fidd, to the high station of Juaricn or
ENOLAxn. In ten days afterwards he was consti-
tuted sheriff of the counties of Kent and Surrey,
and governor of the castle of Canterbury, and within
a month made sheriff of Herefordshire, governor of
the castle of Hereford, and governor of the castles
of Norwich and Oxford. In the October foUowhig
he obtained a grant tif the lordship and hundred of
Hoa in Kent, part of the possessions of Robert
Bardolph, and was again constituted, on the 19th of
the ensuing November, one of the commissionen
upon the part of the king, to treat with Riduvd,
Earl of Clare, and otheis, then deputed by the
barons in the church of Erith, tn Kent, touching a
peace between the king and those turbulent nobles.
He subsequently augmented his reputation by the
gallant d^ence of Dover Castle against Lewis of
France, when King John was compiled to fly to
Winchester, and after the death of that mooudi,
by still faiUif ully holding the castle for the young
king, Henry III., although the liighest lumours and
rewwds were tendered him personally by the French'
prince for its surrender. In the fourth year of the
new king he sut^peeded William Mareschall, Earl of
Pembroke, Just then deceased, in the guanUaashtp
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oC yovBg Hony* (at tltat time but foartten yem of
age,) and In the government of the kingdom : and
he lupprMpcd in the next year a dangeioiu iniurree-
tion of the Londonen, begun by one Cotutantine,
a chief man of the city* whom he caused to be
hanged. His groat power soon after, however, ex-
citing the jealousy of the barons, the Earl oi Chea-
ter, and others of the discontented party, signified to
the king, that unless he ftnrbore to require their
castles, and to hearken to the counsels of this
Hubert, who then assumed a higher deportment
than any nobleman in the kingdom, they would all
riae an rebellion against him ; butit does not appear
tliat this cabal prevailed, for we find in the next
ysar, whan the king solemnised the festival of
duiatmas at Westminster, this Hubert, by especial
royal appointment, proposing to the lords spiritual
and temporal, then assembled, an aid "for vindi-
catii^ the injuries done to the king and his subjects
in the parts- beyond sea." And soon afterwards,
having executed the office of sheriff for the counties
of Norfolk and Suflblk, ftom the 1st to the 9th of
Henry 111. inclusive, and oi the county of Kent,
from the 3rd to the 11th of the same reign, he was
created, (on the 11th of February, 1S96,) Eabl ow
KajffT, with most extensive territorial grants ftom
tlie crown. Wltfiin the year, too, he was consti-
tuted, by the advice of the peers of the whole realm,
JcBTics OP EwGiJiND. His lordship afterwards,
however, incurred the temporary displeasure ot his
royal master, as Dugdale dius states — " But before
the end of this thirteenth year, (about Michaelmas,)
tbe king having a rendezvous at Portsmouth, of the
greatest army that had been seen in this realm, (it
oottsiating of English, Irish, Scotch, and Welch,)
designing therewith the recovery of what his father
had lost in foreign parts ; and expecting all things
in read! uses, with shipa for their transportation;
but finding not half so many as would suffice for
that purpose : he wholly attributed the fault to this
Hubert, and publicly calling him Otd Traytor,
told him, that he bad taken five thousand marks as
a brihe from the queen of France, and thereupon
drawing out his sword, would have killed him on
tlie spot, had not the Earl of Chester, and some
others, prevented it, but displaced him from his
(^Boeof Justice, whereupon he withdrew until the
king grew better pacified, as, it seems, he soon was ;
for the next ensuing year, when divers valiant
knights, coming to the king out of Normandy,
earnestly besought him to land forces in that coun-
try, assuring him that it might be easily recovered,
this Hutiert wholly dissuaded him from attempting
ity and prevailed with him to make an expedition
into Gascony and Poictou, where he succeeded so
well, that, having litde opposition, he freely re-
ceived the homage of the inhabitants of those
countries.**
His lordship subsequently so fully re-established
himself in royal favour, that he obtained permission,
under certain circumstances, to execute the office of
JcsTicx OP Emoland by deputy, and he soon after-
wanto had a grant of the office of Jubticb op Irk-
LAND ; and was appointed governor of the Tower
of London, castellan of Windsor, and warden of
Windsor Forest, Here, however, he appears to have
reached the summit of his greatacas, for, sharing the
common fate of favorites, he was soon afterwards
supplanted In the aActions of the king, and ex-
posed to the hostility of his enemies, so that, at one
period, his life was saved only by his taking sanc-
tuary in the church of Merton. He was afterwards
dragged from beft>re the altar of the chapel, at the
Bidiop of Norwich's manor-house in Essex, and
conveyed prisoner, with his legs tied under the belly
of his horse, by Sir Qodftrey de Ctawoombe, to the
Tower of London i "whereof," (says Dugdale,)
** when they made relation to the king, who had
sate long up to hear the news, he went merily to
bed.** ** Howbeit," (continues the same authority,)
" the next morning, Roger, Bishop of London,
being told how they had dragged him from the
chappel, went immecUately to the king, and boldly
rebuked him for thus violating the peace of holy
church, saying, that If he did not forthwith free
him of his bonds, and send him back to that chap-
pel, whence he had been thus barbarously taken, he
would pronounce the sentence of excommunication
against all who had any band therein. Whereupon
the king, being thus made sensible of his fault, sent
him back to the same chappel upon the Ath calend
of October, but withall directed his precept to the
sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire, upon pain of
death, to come himself in person, as also to bring
with him the jnmm eomUattu, and to encompass the
chappel, so to the end he should not escape thence,
nor receive any manner of food, which tiie sheriff
accordingly did, making a great ditch, as well about
the bishop's house as the chappel, resolving to stay
thdre forty days." From this perilous situation the
earl was rdieved through the influence of his staunch
friend, the Archbishop of Dublin, upon conditiou
of expatriating himself, being conveyed, in the
interim, again to the Tower. When the king,
learning that the difgraoed lord had deposited great
treasure in the new temple of London, peremptorily
demanded the same, but the Templars as peremp-
torily refused surrendering the property entrusted
to them, without the consent of the owner, which
latter being obtained ** great store of plate, both of
gold and silver, much money, and divers Jewels of
very great value," were seised, and deposited in the
royal treasury. His lordship was subsequently com-
mitted ckMO prisoner to the castle of Devizes,
where, it is said, upon hearing of the death of his
great enemy, the Earl of Chester, (5th November,
1233,) *' he fetched a deep sigh, and exclaimed. Cod
have mercy on hissouii and calling for his psalter,
stood devoutly before the cross, ceasing not before
he had sung it all over, for the health of his souL"
Soon after this the earl received a full and free par-
don for his flight and outlawry, with a grant that
his heirs should ei^oy all the lands of his own inhe-
ritance, but as to such as he had otherwise acquired.
'* they should stand to the king's fttvour and kind-
ness, and such terms as the* king should think fit**
Whereupon, relinquishing his title to the office of
JusTicB OP Enoland, and entering into obliga-
tion upon oath never agahi to claim it, he had
restitution of numerous extensive lordships and
manors. He did not, however, obtain his freedom,
but was stiU ckisely confined at Devises, from
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whenee he eviritmllf madv Ms mtapt ittloWalef,
and w«B ulUnurtdy pardoned, with the other Sag-
Itth aoblei who bad Jofawd Lewdlyn, Prince of
Walee* upon the oondnelaa of peaee wHh that
chieit^a. Again, though* be taicanred the dliplea-
■ure of the ktng, in eonaequenoe of hit daughter
Margaret having wedded BJcfaard, Earl of Qkm-
outer, a minor, wMunrt Uoeoae, tnt was pardooed
upon clearing hfanedf of all cogai— ne of the mat-
ter, and paying a flock He wee, however, again in
diflgraoe, end again makt, and ao on until he wa9
atript of ahnost all hie iptandid pOHearieni^
Hii knndahip fNu, fint, Joene, daaghter of WilUam
de Veraun, Earl of Devon, ad widowof WiHiam de
Brewer, widi whom he acquired the wlude Iile of
Wight, and the letdBhip of Chriat chnrdi in Hamp-
shire, hut by whom he had no inuek He m.,
secondly, Beatrix, daughter of William de Warren
of Wirn^ay, In the oonaty of Norfolk, and widow
of Dodo Bardoif ; thirdly, Isabell, daughter nd
oo-heireti of WliBam,. Earl of Gloucester, and
widow of Geoftey de MandeviUe; and fourthly,
Margaret, daughter of WHIlani, king of Scotland.
By the bwC he is said to have had two snoa, " but
that," obsenes Mr. Banks," *< appaais by no means
the Cact, for had it lo been the issue ftom them
«ould have been nearer to the crown of Scotland
than any of the competitors wbe piufamsd their
claim thereto, temp. Edward I., inaomuch as the
olApring fjrom the daughter of WfUiam, king of
Scotland, would have had a better pretenskm than
Bruce or BaUol, who wera only descended from the
daughters of David, younger brother of the said
WUliam." His kwdship had issue, however, two
sons and two daiiq^hters, vis.
John, (Sir) m. to Hawyve, daughter and hetrese
of WiUam de Lanvalay, and left issue a son,
John, This Sir John de Burgh never Inhe-
rited the Earldom of Kent. He fought under
the banner of the barons, at the battles of
Lewes and Evesham, fai the reign of Henry
IIL The period of his decease is net ascer-
tained. His son and hdr,
JoBir, d: in the 8th Edward I., lewtng the
CKtensiTe manors and estates which he in-
herited firom his fMher and mother, to
three daughters, as co-hein, via. :— >
Hawyse, m. to Robert de Grellly.
Dervoigild, mt, to Robert Fita-WalCer.
Maigerie, a nun at Chiksend, in the
county of Bedford.
Hubert, ancestoi^ of the Barons Borough, of
Gaiaaborough.
Margaret, m. to JUchaid de Clare, Earl oi
Glouceetar.
Blegotta,- — ^
Hubert de Burgh, thus edebrated, as Earl' of Kent,
d. on the 4th March, 1M3, and his lemafais were
honorably interred within the church of the Friers
preachers, (eowmonly called the BfaMk-Prfers,) in
Che dty of London. With his lordship the Eari.-
ooM or Ksirr, in the fmily of Burgh, sxrinan,
whldi Coltins accounts for in hisparliamentwy pie>
cedents, by the alligation that the patent by which
the earldom waa conferred, was, in remainder, to
his heirs BMie by the SooCdsh prtaKest only, and
AaMBir^OuleB, seven loaenges varry three, three
andonck
BURGH — BARONS SOMERHILL,
VISCOUNTS TUNBRIDGE,
EARLS OF ST. ALBANS.
Barony and Ylscty. > By Letters f 3d April, lOM.
Earldom, / Patnt, \ S3d Ai]«ust, IdM.
ICituagc.
RICHARD BURKE, OR DE BURGH, fourth
Earl of Chmrlcarde, in tl^ peerage of Irdand, was
created a peer of England, on ad April, 16M, as
BUrsn ftMMrMtf , and Fiseowif TunbHdg^, both in
the ooonty of Kent* and advanced to the Earldom
or St. A&BAita, on the S3d August, IdR His lord-
ship m. Fiances^ daughter and heiress of Sir Francis
WaUngham, and widow of Sir Philip Sydney , and of
the unfortunatoEarl of Essex, by whom he had issue,
ULJCK,hiS SUCDSSSOr.
Margaret, m. to the Hon. Edmond Butler, son
of James, Earl of Ormonde,
Honors, m. to John Paulett, Marquess of Win-
that lady latvlng no lesue, the dignity of course
His lordship d. In 1036, and waa «. by his son,
ULICK BURKE, OR DE BURGH, fifth Earl
of Chuaricarde, and second Earl of St Albans, who
was created Marquem of Clanricsrde, in Ireland, oo
the 81st Fcibruary, 1844. This nobleman, who was
appointed lord lieutenant of Irehmd, fai 10BO, took
so distinguished a part against the rebels in the
unhappy times of Charles I., that he was excepted
tgom psedon for life or estate, in the act passed by
Crouwdf s parliament for the settlement of Ireland.
Uth August, Ifiifi. His kirdship m. fai December,
IdBS, Lady Aime Compton, then only daughter of
WiHiam, Earl of Northampton, and by her had an
OBlychild,
Margaret, who m. first, Charles, Visooont Mus-
kerry, and had iasuo—
CHARLsa JAMKa, who «. hls gFsndfother,
Donogh, Eart of Chmcaity.
Praacm, d. unm.
Her ladyship au secondly, hi 1076, Robert
▼imcts, called Viscount Purbedc, by whom
she had an only son,
John VilUers, who claimed the EarMom
- of BuAingham.
She espo^ised thirdly, RcAert FMdi^g, Esq.
Her Uulyship d. in 160&
His lordship d. in 1657, when the Irish nmrquisate,
and the English Earloom op St. ArBAira, with
the minor English honors, became sxtikct; his
other dignities passed to his heir at law.
ARica.— Or, a cross gu.in the dexter canton a lion.
BURGH— BARONS BURGH, OR BO-
ROUGH, OF GAINSBO-
ROUGH, IN THE COUNTY
OF LINCOLN.
By Writ of Summons, dated 1st Septttnber, 1487<
3 Henry YIL
This family sprang directly tnm Hubert d*
BUR
BUR
BppgH, 3fowgir ion cJ the riMwBttd Hubxbt di
Bvuoa, ICaki. op Kb«t, but it doci not Bpfms to
trnte attaiiifd mii«h important until the raign of
Edward IV., whan,
SIR THOMAS DEBUROH.JoliiadSirWilUain
Staalay fai mcuing that prinoa from NavUla, Earl
of Warwick, whoia priaonar he wai at the oaatla of
BiddWham, but allowed the priTilage of huntiaf
for hia leoaatloiu upoo one of whidi raoaatloiia bia
eKspe waa aflbctad. Sir Thomaa fought aftaiwaida
under the banner of the Mune monarch, and ■hand
with him tai the fruUa of the Tictory of Banet-AekL
He ■!. EKsaheth, daughter end ooJielreH of Sir
Hanry P«rqr, of Athol. Knt, ton of Sir Thomaa
Percy, (aeoond ion of Hanry, flrrt Earl of Northum-
bsfamd,) by hia wifa^ EUaabeth, daughter and
beireM of David Strabolgi, Earl of Athol, by which
lady the Percya eoquirad the manor of Galubo-
lough, and thua it pamed to the De Buigha. Sir
Thomaa de Buigh waa a. by hia ion,
SIR THOMAS DE BURGH, who wwaeateda
Mght of the garter by King Richard III., and waa
■nmmnned to perljamant, aa Babon Borouob, op
GAixaBOBOUOH, on the let Septambar, 1487. Hia
lordahip mu Maigaiet, danghtar of Thomaa, Lord
Rooa, of Kandal. and widow of Sir ThooM Bot-
laaux. by whom hahad iani»—
Edward, (Sir).
Thomaa,——^
EKaabath, m. to Richard, Lord Fita-Hugh.
The baron A in 1S9S, and waa a. by hia mo,
EDWARD DE BUROH, laoond baron, butnerar
aununoned to parlianMD^ who m. Anne, daughter
end hainw of Sir ThooMa Cobbam, of Sterborough,
and waa * by hia ton,
THOMAS DE BUROH, third baron, aummoned
to perUament fkom the 9d Norambar, lflS9, to the
8th Septonber, Ufift. Thia noblemen uk, Anne,
daughter of Sir Thomai Tirwhit, of KfartUby, in
the county of Lincoln, and dying In IMS, wm«. by
haaMm,
THOMAS DE BUROH, fourth taion, who ai.
Elaaabeth, danghtar of Sir David Owan, Knt., but
the lady proving UMAam, and having diiMran by
anothaa parMn, hia lordship obtained en act of
parliament to baatardize thoae children. Ha «•.
■eeondly, Alice, danghtar of , and had iaiue—
Henry, d. in the life-time of hia father, «. p»
Wii*LiAM, auooaaaor to the title.
Dorothy, Nk to Sir Anthony NeviU, Knt
Hia lord«hip wm «. by hia aon,
WILLIAM DE BURGH, llfth baron, one of the
pecta who aete In judgment upon the Duke of Nor-
folk, in the raign of EUaabeth. HU kvdahip m.
Ketherine, deoghter of Edward Clinton, Earl of
Lincoln, and had iaane,
Tbomab, hia wicraaaor,
Henry, alain by Hokroft.
John, (Sir,) d. in lfi0i.*
e Sir John Bourgh— upon thia g^lant panon, the
foilowiiV epitaph ^peara In Waatmlnater Abbey :—
M&
The celeatlal part ia fled to Heaven,
And the earthly la laid in the ground:
Mary, m. to — - Bulkaley.
EUaabeth, m. to Rider.
Anne, m. to Sir Henry Aahley, Knt.
The beron wm «. at hia decaaae by hia eldaat aon,
THOBiAS BURGH, alxth baron, aummanad to
parliament from 11th January. IMS, to 94th October,
U07. Thia nobleman wmaant in thaasth EUaabeth,
upon an embeaay into Sootlend to indte King Jemea
againat the Spaniah litKtion there, and in four yeara
afterwarda auooaaded Sir William RuaadU itt the
lieutanantcy of Irtfand. Hia lordahip ai. »
andhediaeue—
RoBBBT, hia auooaaaor.
Thomaa, d. in minority, a. p.
EUaabeth, m. to George Brooke, fourth aon of
Lord Cobham, and had iaaue—
Sir WiUiam Brooke, K.B., who «. Pene-
lope, daughter of Sir Moaea HIU, of HiUa-
borough Caatle, aarl marahal of Irdand,
and left a daughter.
Hill Bbookb, who m, flrat, the Hon.
Mr. WUmot, eUeat ion of Lord WU<
mot t aeeondly. Sir WUliam Boothby,
fhnn whom the pieaant Sir William
Boothby, Birt, deaeanda; and thirdly,
Edward Rwaaail. brother of the Earl
Light Bubatan<
Whilat the heavy tend downwards.
If thia church contain hia body,
Hia fame fills the world.
And hia spirit rangea the infinite apace of Heaven.
The magnanimoua and moat iUuatrioua,
JOHN BOURGH,
Son of the moat noble, Lord William Bou^h,
(Deacended from that moat oouragaoua Hero,
Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kant,)
And of the most noble. Lady Catherine Clinton,
Daughtar of Edmund Clinton, Earl of Lincoln,
Lata admiral of England,
Renowned for hia exploita, by aaa and land;
Governor ot Duiaburgh.
He waa twice knighted. First in Holland,
By his Excellency, the Earl of Leioaster,
General of the English and Dutch forcast
Next by Henry IV., King of Franoa,
On the victory of St. Andre.
Afterwards, he overcame, and brought to England,
A large Spanish Caracca ship,
Laden with precious stones, sUver, gold, apicea, drc.
For which he waa received, with the graateat
Honour and applauaai
But unhappily, fighting the enemy.
Who fought with much courage.
He feU by an untimely death,
to the great grief of hia men, end hia oountry'a loaa;
In the Mrd year of his age, March 7th, Ifl04.
And here waits the trumpet's signal,
for the universal resurrection.
To keep up the remembranca of
so great a man,
this monument, in lieu of one more stately,
and more suiUbla to his high deserts and name,
is in the testimony of their love^ erected,
by G. B. and M. P.
00
BUR
BUR
of Bedford* by whom the had tevend
children.
Frances, m, to Fnada Coppinger, Eeq.
Anne, m. to Sir Drew Drury.
Catherine, m, to Thomas Knerit, Esq., and d,
in 164a
His lordship, who was a knight of the Garter, d. in
1597, and was «. by Ills elder son,
ROBERT BURGH, seventh baron, at whose d»-
ceaM> unmarried in minority, (his brother having d.
previously,) his estates devolved upon his sisters as
oo-heiresses, while the Barony op Borough, op
Gainsborouoh, fell into abxyancr amongst those
ladies, and so continues with their representatives.
ARica.— Asure three fleur-de-lis ermine.
BUROHERSH — BARONS BURG-
HERSH.
By Writ of Summons, dated 19th November, 1309,
as Edward 1.
ICincagc.
In the S6th year of Edward I.
ROBERT DE BUROHERSH, had his commis-
sion renewed, as constable of Dover Castle, and
lord warden of the Cinque Ports, and was sum-
moned to parliament in six years afterwards, as
Baron Burohrrbh ; in which dignity he had
summons from the 19th November, 1309, to the
13th June, 1306. His lordship d. in 1306, and was
«. by his son,
STEPHEN DE BURGHERSH, second Baron,
but never summoned to parliament; this nobleman
had issue,
BARTHOLOMBtr, his successoT.
Henry, Bishop of Lincoln, temp., Edward IL,
and in the reign of Edward III., Lord Trba-
BURRR, and Lord Chanckllor. This dis-
tinguished prelate died at Ghent, in 1343, and
his remains were brought over and interred
in Lincoln CathedraL A story subsequently
circulated — ^that his lordship having incurred
many a bitter curse, for despoiling his poorer
tenantry of their grounds, to form a park at
Tynghurst, appeared after his decease, to a
certain person, (who had been one of his
esquires,) in the habit of a keeper, with his
bow, quiver of arroWl, and a horn by his
side, arrayed in a short green coat, and thus
addressed him-^*'Thou knowesthow I have
offimded God, and iqjured the poor, by my
indosure of this park : for this cause, there-
fore, am I e^Joyned penance, to be the keeper
of it, till it be iaid open agun. Go, there-
fore, to the canons of Lincoln, (my brethren.)
and intreat them from me, to make a resti-
tution to the poor, of what I thus wrong-
fully took fh>m them.** Whereupon having
delivered the message to the canons, they
sent one of their company, called William
Batchelor, to see the desired restitution ac-
complished ; who caused the banlu and pales
to be forthwith thrown down, and the ditches
to be flUed up.
Stephen de Burghmh, wai «. by his elder son,
lOU
BARTHOLOMEW DE BURGHERSH, third
Baron, who had summons to- parliament, from
25th January, 1330, (4th Edward IIL,) to 15th
March, 1354, latterly with the addition of *' Seni-
orl." This nobleman was in the wars of Scotland
and France, temp. Edward II., in the retinue of
Bartholomew, Lord Badlesmere} but in the 15th
of the same reign. Joining Thomas. EmcI of Lan-
caster, against the Spencers, he was taken prisoner
with Lord Badlesmere, after the battle of Borough-
bridge, upon the surrender of that nobleman's
Castle of Leeds, In Kent, and sent to the Tower of
London. He was restored, however, to his freedom
and rank, on the arrival of Queen Isabri and Prince
Edward, and constituted governor of Dover Castle,
and warden of the Cinque Ports— trusts confirmed
to him by King Edward HI., in whose reign his
lordship became still more highly distinguished,
participating in the glories of Crrssy, and filling
several important ofl&ces, sudi as lord chamberlain
of the household, constable of the tower, dec. Lord
Burghersh m. Elisabeth, daughter and co-heiress of
Theobald de Verdon, a great Staffordshire Bazon,
by whom he had issue,
Henry, who m. Isabd, one of the sisters and
co-heirs of Edmund de St. John, but died,
«. p.
BARTHOI.OHBW, his sucoessoT.
Joane.
His lordship d. in 1355, and was «. by his only sur-
viving son,
BARTHOLOMEW DE BURGHERSH, fourth
Baron, summoned to parliament, fh>m 15th Decern-
her, 1357, (31st Edward III.,) to 94th February,
1368. This nobleman was one of the most eminent
warriors of the martial times of Edward III., having
served in the immediate staff, (as we should now
call it,) of the Black Prince, in the French wars,
and attaining therein so much renown, as to be
deemed worthy of one of the original garters, upon
the institution of that order. In a few years after-
wards, he Journeyed into the Holy Land ; and he
was, subsequently, for several yeaxa, again in at-
tendance upon his royal master, the Black Prince,
during which period, he participated in the triumph
of PoYTiXRS. His lordship m. first, Cecily, daugh-
tn and heiress of Richard de Weyland, by whom
he had an only daughter, and, eventually, heiress,
Elisabeth, who m. Sir Edward le Despencer,
K.G., and carried the Barony of Burghersh
into the family of her husband. Tl)e great
grand-daughter, and representative of this
marriage,
EUxabeth Beauchamp, m. Edward, a yoimger
son of Ralph Nevil, Earl of Westmore-
land, and her great grand-daughter,
Mary, only daughter and heiress of
Henry Nevil, last Lord A'bergavenny
and Despencer, espoused Sir Thomas
Fane, Knt., whose son. Sir Francis
Fane, K.B., was created in 1694,
Baron finROHBRSH, and Earl op
Wrstmorbland, honours now en-
Joyed by his lordship's descendant,
John Fane, tenth Eabl op Wbbt-
MOBBLABD, K.O.
BUR
BUK
Lord BuTghenh m. leeondly, Mtrgsret, titter of
Bartholomew, Lord Badleunere, but had no issue.
His lordship d.» in 1389; in which jmr» his hnt win
and testament bears date, at Lcndon, 4th April.
By this instrument, he directs, that his body be in-
feored in the Chapel of Maasingham, beforetbe image
of the blessed Virgin; that a dirge be there said,
and in the morning a mass ;• and that a dole should
be daily given to the poor of that place, at the dis-
cretion of his executors. To Sir Walter Pavely,*
(whom, with Lord Badlesmere, he had constituted
executors,) he beqeathed a standing cup, gilt, with
an L, upon the cover, as also his whole suit of arms
for the Justs, with hu coat of mail and sword.
UpcMi the demise of this nobleman, the last male
representative of this branch of the family of Burg-
heish, the Barony or Burohxbsh, passed with
his daughter, as stated above, into the fSunily of
Despencer, and the dignity is now vested, although
not assumed, in Thomas Stapleton, present BAaoif
Lb Dbspxitcbii.
AaMB.-^u. a lion rampant, double quev^ or.
^o<e.— Of this fionily was,
JOHN DE BURGHERSH, who m. Maud, one
of the daughters and hrtresses of Edmund Bacon,
of , in the county of Essex, and left a son,'
SIR JOHN DE BURGHERSH, Knt., who was
in the expedition, made in the 47th Edward IIL,
into Flanders. This Sir John m, Jamania, daugh-
ter of Hanham, of ■ ■, In the county of
Gloucester, and widow of Sir John Ralegh, Knt, by
whom he left two daughters, his co-heirs, via.
Margaret, m. first, to Sir John OrenveviUe,
Knt., and secondly, to John Arund^, Esq.,
of the county of ComwalL
Maud, m. to Thomas Chaucer, son of the
celebrate poet, and dying in 1436 or 14^,
left an only daughter,
Alice Chaucer, who m. William de la Pole,
Duke ot Suilblk, K.O., Lord Chancdlor,
and L<trd High AdmiraL '
BURNELL— BARONS BURNELL.
By Writ of Summons, dated 19th Dec 1311,
6 Edward XL
ICincage.
<« That this family,'* says Dugdale, "hath been
of great antiquity, here in England, an old Martyro-
loge (sometime belonging totheabliey of Buldewas,
in the county of Salop), doth plainly demonstrate;
for thereby appeareth that Sir Robert Bumell,
Knt., died 15th Nov. 1087; Sir Philip, 14th Dec.
11C7; Sir Roger, fith Feb. 1140; Sir Hugh, 7th Jan.
1149; Sir Richard, SOth Jan. 1189 ; Sir Hugh, 13th
Hay, 1242; and another Sir Roberf, eth Dec. 1249."
The next persons of the name upon record are,
WILLIAM BURNELL, who took part with
the rebellious barons at the close of King Henry
III.'s reign, and his brother,
ROBERT BURNELL, who, in the Mth of the
same monarch, obtained a charter for a weekly mar-
ket, and two fairs yearly, to be holden at his manor
of AcTOv-BuKKXLL, in the county of Salop; and
before the end of the same year, we find him,
amongst others, signed with the crass for a voyage
to the Holy Land with Prince Edward. He was.
however, drowned, along with his above-mentioned
brother, in 1282, when he was succeeded by his ne>
phew, (the son of his brother Philip,)
PHILIP BURNELL, who was «. by hii first
cousin, (son of his uncle, Hugh Bumell,)
PHILIP BURNELL, who, hi the 19th Edw. L,
had a charter for free warren in all his demesne
lands in the county of Salop, and in two years af-
terwards inherited estates in the counties of South-
ampton, WUts, Berks, StiU|R>rd, Essex, and Surrey,
from his uncle, Robert Bumell, bishop of Bath and
Wells. This feudal lord m. Maud, daughter of
Richard Fits- Alan, Earl of Arundel, and had issue,
Edward, his successor.
Maud» m. first, to John Lovel, of Tichmarch,
in the county of Northampton, by whom
she had issue,
John Lovel, who was deprived of his inhe-
ritance by fine.
Maud m. secondly, John de HandIo, who was
summoned to parliament, as BAaoN Handlo.
hi 1342. (See that dignity. )
Philip Bumell (i. in the 23d of Edward I., and was #.
by his son,
EDWARD BURNELL, who, being in the wars
of Scotland, had summons to parliament, as Baron
BuKNSLL, ftom the 19th December, 1311, to the
24th October, 1314. His Unship m. Olivia, daugh-
ter of Hugh le Despenser; but dying without issue,
in 1315, the barony bxpikxd ; while his estates, save
those hdd by hte widow, in dower, devolved upon
Ills only sister, Maud, (mentioned above,) as sole
heiress.
ARHS—Ar. a lion rampant sa. crowned, or. within
a bordure, as.
BURNELL— BARONS BURNELL, OF
UOLGATE, IN THE COUN-
TY OF SALOP.
By Writ of Summons, dated 25th Nov. ISSO,
24 Edward IIL
Dineage.
MAUD BURNELL, sister and sole heiress of
Edward Lord Bum^> who d. in 1315. when his ba-
rony expired, espoused for her second husband
John de Handlo, afterwards, summoned to par-
liament as Loan Handlo, and had issue, two sons,
via. —
Richard, who d. in the life-time of his father,
leaving a son,
■ Edmund de Handlo, who succeeded to the
barony of Handlo, (see Handlo,)
And,
NICHOLAS DE HANDLO, who inherited, in
the 22d Edward III., the estates of his mother,
and assumed, in consequence, the surname of Bua-
nkll; by which designation he was summoned to
parliament, as baron, on the 25(h November, 1350.
Hte lordship- dtetinguished himself in arms, and
participated in the glory acquired by hte victorious
soverrign upon the French soiL He cf. on the 19th
of January, 1383, and was «. by hte son,
SIR HUGH BURNELL, Knt., as second Banm
Bumai, This nobleman was constituted governor
of the castle of Bridgenorth, in the county of Sa-
lop, in the loth of Richard II.; but being de-
lui
BUT
3UT
nounoed. in neact yaar, m one of tlie fftvoaritei «id
evil oounsellon of that unhappy prince* he ««• ba-
nished the court. He regained popular Cavour.
however* to much within a few yean, that upon
the depoul of his royal matter, he wee one of the
lords deputed to receive the unlbrtunate king's re-
signation of the crown and government, at the
Tower at London. In the neat reign we find Lord
Bumdl entrusted with the government of several
strong castles on the Welch border. His lordship
m. first, Joyce, daughter of John Botetourt* and
grand-daughter and heiress of John, second Lord
Botetourt, by whom he had no issues but by a se-
cond wife he luui an only son,
EowAKD, who, dying in the life-time of his
father, left, by his wife Alice, daughter of
Thomas, Lord Strange, three daughten, vix.^
Joyce, m. to Thomas Erdington, Esq., Jun.,
and had.
Sir Thomas Erdington, Knt.
Margery, m. to Edmund, son of Sir Walter
Hungerford, Knt., and had
Thomas, father of Sir John Hunger-
ford.
Katherlne, m. to Sir John RatclUlb, whose
son married the heiress of •— Fits-Walter.
Lord Bumdl, who had been summoned to parliap
ment troat the SOth August, 1383, to the Sist Octo-
ber, 14ao, died in the latter year ; when his above-
mentioned grand-daughters became his heirs, and
the BAEONY or BumiiXLL fell into abstancb
amongst them, as it still continues with their re*
preMntatives.
Arms— Ar. a lion rampant sa. crowned or. within
abordureax.
NoTB.— As In the instance of this barony, it may
appear rather strange that the issue of the second
husband of Maud Bumdl, by John Handlo, instead
of her issue by her first husband, John Lov^,
should come in for the barony, it may be necessary
to observe, that, on the decease of her brother, Ed-
ward, Lord Bumdl, without issue, the honour ter-
minated with him, as she could not make henelf
heir to his lordship so as to take any thing by virtue
of the record of his creation x wherefore, John
Handlo being seised of the manors of Holgate, Ao-
ton-Bumdl, &c for life* in right of Maud, his wife,
the remainder to Nicholas Handlo, (alias Bumell,)
son of the said Maud and John, (by a fine in court,)
the said NicHOLAa was summcmed to parliament,
amongst the barons of the realm, by reason of the
fine aforesaid, and possession of the caput baronlK,
(Holgate, in the county of Salopr) and not John
Lovel, who was heir to the said Maud by her first
husband.— Bamks.
BUTLER— EARL OF WILTSHIRE.
By Letters Patent, dated 8th July, 1448.
XinC80C.
JAMES BUTLER, son and heir of James, fourth
Earl of Ormonde, in Irdand, by Joan, daughter of
William Beauchamp. Lord Abeigavenny, was ele»
vatsd to the peerage of England, by letters patent,
dated 8tb July, 1440, as Eau. op WiLTSJiiaB, and
102
succeeded Co the Irish honois, as fifth Earl of (^
monde, at the lierease of his father, in 14iUL This
nobleman, who was a staunch adhflrent of the house
of Lancaster, was made lieutenant of Ireland in the
3Uth Henry VL, and in three years afterwards lomd
TKaABuaaa or Ejcoland. Shortly after this his
lordship was with King Henry in the first battle of
St Albans, where the Yorkists prevailing, he fled,
and cast his armour into a ditch. In the 38th of the
same monarch he was reconstituted lord treasurer,
and app<rinted keeper of the forest of Pederton, in
the county of Somerset, and of .Cnnebume Chase,
lying in the counties of Wilts and Dorset i being, at
the same time, honoured with the Garter. His
lordship participated this year in the triumph of
his party at Wakbpibi.b, where the Duke of York
fell; but sharing also their defeat at Mobtimbb
Cbosb, he fied the fidd: and pursuing a similar
course after the unfortunate issoe to the LancMtri*
ans, of TowTON-FiBLD, he was taken prisoner by
Richard Salkeld, Esq., and beheaded at Newcastle
on the 1st May, 1461. His lordship d. without
issue, and being attainted by parliament in the No-
vember following his execution; his Eabldom
OP WiLTBBiBB BXPiRBD, ssshould the Irish honors
of the fiunily, the deceased lord's brother and heir,
John Butler, being also attainted for his Lancastrian
principles, and being likewise engaged at the battle
of Towton, but that the said John was restored hi
blood by King Edward IV., and thus enabled to In-
herit as sixth Earl of Ormonde. James, Earl of
Ormonde and Wiltshire, m. thrice; fint. Amy,
daughter of John Fita-Alan, Earl of Arundel;
secondly, Amicea, daughter of Sir Richard Staflbrd,
a great heiress, and thirdly, Eleanor, daughter of
Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, but never
had issue.
Armb. — Or. a chief indented, aa. a label of five
points, ar.
BUTLER — BARON BUTLER, OF
WESTON, IN THE COUN-
TY OF HUNTINGDON.
By Letters Patent, anno 187SL
LORD RICHARD BUTLER, second son of
James, first Duke of Ormonde, was advanced to the
peerage of Ireland, as Earl op Arran, In 186S,
and created a peer of England, by the title of Barom
BcTLBR, OP Wbbton, in 1673> Upon his father's
quitting Ireland in 1682, this nobleman was left
deputy until his return, and performed great service
against the mutinous garrison of Carrick-Fergus.
His lordship distinguished himself also in the cde-
brated naval engagement with the Dutch in I673L
He m, first, Mary, daughter of James Stuart, Duke
ot Richmond and Lenox, but had no issua He
espoused secondly, Dorothy, daughter of John
Ferrers, Esq., of Tamworth Castle, in the county
of Warwick, by whom he had an only surviving
daughter,
Charlotte, m. to Charles, Lord CorawaUls.
He d. in 1685, when leaving no male issue, all his
iioBOBa BxpiABP, but wcve rtvived in the pcnoo
BUT
BUT
of hto Mpheir, tiM Hon. Cbarki Bulkr, (Me Butler,
Baron Butler, of Weeton).
Amjie.— or. a chtefjadmted ae.
BUTLER — BARON BUTLER, OF
WESTON, IN THE COUN-
TY OF HUNTINGDON.
By Letter* PaleDt, dated fl3d January, 10B3.
Xintagi.
The Honogehle
CHARLES BUTLER, eeeond een of the cele-
hwfeil Thoatu, Earl of Oieory (bf etmttmf), and
Lord Btttlv, of Moorpark, by writ, eldert ton of
Jamei, Dnke of Onnonda, waa elevated to the
of Ireland on the sad January, 16B9, as
Cloghgrmum, ViaeoutU TttOomgh, and Earl
or AnRAir, and created at the niae time a peer
of England, hy the title of Bauoit Butlbb, of
Weeton, in the county of Huntinsdon. Thl* no-
Ucmen waa one of the Lords of the bedchamber,
and colonel of hoTM, in the reign of King WlUiam;
goveraor of Dover Caitleb end deputy-warden of the
Cinque Ports, and master of the ordnance In Ire-
land, temp. Queen Anne, and chancellor of the uni-
vcnlty of Oxford in the rdgn of King George I.
His lordship m. EUiabeth, fourth daughter end co-
haiims of Thomas, Lord Crew, of Stene; but dying
#. ^ in 17AB^ all his MovovBa sxrinnn. His lord-
ship was also lord high steward of Westminster, end
a lieut.-gBnaa] in the army.
Arme Or. a chief indented ae.
BUTLER — BARONS BUTLER, OF
BRAMFIELD, IN THE
COUNTY OF HERTFORD.
By Letters Patent, 90th September, 162&
ICincagc.
From the BoruLBRa or BuTLsaa, Barons of Wem-
rore and Ovcrsley, descended
SIR JOHN BUTLER, BART., of Hatfield Wood-
hall, in the county of Herts, (so created in 17th
James I.,) who was advanced to the peerage on the
90th September, IdSS, a» Baron Butlrr or Bram-
FiBLD, in the same shire. His lordship m. Elisabeth,
sister of George Vllliers, Duke of Buckingham, by
whom he had six sons, whereof five predeceased him
unmanied, and six daughters, of which,
Aubrey, m. first. Sir Frands Anderson, and
secondly, Francis, Earl of Chidiester.
Helen, m. Sir John Drake, Knt.
Jane, m. James Ley, Earl of Marlborough.
Ollvera, m. Endymion Porter, Esq.
Hary, m. Edward, Lord Howard of Escrick.
Anne, m. first, Moui^oy Bk>unt, Earl of New-
port, and secondly, Thomas Weston, Earl of
Portland.
His lordship d, in 1637» and was «. by his only sur-
viving son,
WILLIAM, second heron, at whose decease with-
out issue, bx 1617, the Barony or Bdtlxr, of
Bramfield, bxpirbo, while his lordship's esutes
devolved upon his sisters, or their representatives,
and were purchased alterwaida hy Geoife» Viscount
OiandeeoB, In betand, who thereby oMafaMd po*.
eeision of the manor of BRAMriBLo.
ARMra.— <ju. a tase Chequde, er. end sa. betw. six
cross ciossleta. or.
BUTLER — BARONS BUTLER, OF
LANTHONY, IN THE
COUNTY OF MONMOUTH,
AND EARLS OF BRECK.
NOCK, IN THE PEERAGE
OF ENGLAND.
By Letters Patent, dated 90th July, IfiOO,
19 Charles II.
Merquesees and Dukes of Ormonde, end Earb of
Oaeory, in Irdend.
The Rlgh\ Hon.
JAMES BUTLER, Marquess of Ormonde, and
Earl of Oesory, in Irdand, f6r his faithful adherence
to King Charles I., was created a peer of England
at the restoration of the monarchy, (90th July,
IflOD,) in the dignities of Bafim Butter, tflMUtumw*
in the county of Monmouth, end Earl or Brrck-
irocK,e and the next yeer advanced to the Irish
• James Butler, Earl of Ormonde, his hwdship'a
ancestor, m. Alianore, daughter of Humphrey De
Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Eksex, Lord or
Brrcknock, and constable of England, by Elisa-
beth Plantagenet, daughto- of Edward I.—(See
Bohun, Earl of Herefbrd.)
Note.— The illustrious house of Ormoitdb, origi-
nally sprang ttom the great feudal finnUy of
Walter : thus.
In the Srd Henry II., in the sheriff's account for
Norfolk and Suflblk, mention is nmde in those
shires, of
HUBERT WALTER, to whom succeeded,
HENRY WALTER, who had five sons, Hubert,
Theobald, Walter, Roger, and Hamon, of
whom,
Hubert, the eldest, a churchman, became Arch-
bishop of Canterbury.
And, the second,
THEOBALD WALTER, obtained from King
Richard I., a grant in fee, of the lordship
of Prrstoh, in Lanceshire, with the whole
Wapentake and forest of Amundemesse, to hold
by three knights' fees : which grant bears date 99nd
AprU. in the first yeer of that king's reign, being
the Friday immediately after his- coronation. In
five yeers after, he was appointed sheriff of the
county of Lancaster, and continued to Ailfll the
duties of that high office, from the 6th of Richard,
to the 1st of John, inclusive^ This feudal lord waa
a great benefkctor to the church, and a founder of
several religious houses, amongst which were the
Augustinian Abbey of Cockersand, in Lancashire i
and, (being Butlrr of Ireland,) the monestery of
Arklow, end the abbeys of Motheny, county of
Limerick, and Nenegh, county of Tipperary, in
IrebukL In the 5th of Khig-John. he gave two
palAreys for license to go into that kingdom, and
having espoused Maud, daughter of Robert Vava-
BUT
BUT
DuKKDOM OF Ormondb. This nobleman distin-
guished himarif first in public life, by a disposition
to oppose the government of the Earl of Straflbrd
in Ireland, and his political career commenced in
the following singular manner. Lord Straflbrd,
upon calling a parliament to meet at Dublin Castle,
issued a proclamation that none of the members,
lords or commons, should enter with their swords ;
an injunction obeyed by all but the young Marquess
of Ormonde, who told the black rod at the door
<* that he thould have no eworde qf hi* except in hie
gut*r This so irritated the lord deputy, that the
refractory lord was called upon in the evening to
account for his conduct; when he produced his
m^csty's writ, summoning him to parliament,
** einctue cum gladio.*' So resolute a reply, at once
fixed his lordship's fortune, and it being deemed
more prudent to conciliate than to provoke so ardent
a spirit, he was immediately called to the privy
council ; Arom that period he attached himself lea-
lously to the cause of the king, and used all his
eflbrts to defeat the accusations against the Earl of
Straflbrd, who thenceforward felt so much gratitude
towards him, that he made it his last request to his
royal master to bestow the garter upon Ormonde ; a
request (Cheerfully complied with. The marquess
was afterwards lord lieutenant of Ireland, and his
valour, conduct, and loyalty, were in the highest
degree conspicuous throughout the whole of the
civil wars. He was a second time chief governor of
Ireland after the restoration. Burnet says of this
eminent person, " that he was every way well fitted
for a court : of a graceful appearance, a lively wit,
and a cheecful temper ; a man of great expense, but
decent even in his vices, for he always kept up the
forms of religion : too faithful not to give always
good advice; but when bad ones were followed, too
complaisant to be any great complainer. He had
got through many transactions with more fidelity
than success ; and in the siege of Dublin, miscarried
so far, as to lessen the opinion of his military con-
duct: but his constant attendance on his master
and his great suflisrings, raised him (after the resto-
ration), to be lord steward of the household, and
lord lieutenant' of Ireland."
His grace m. Elisalieth, only daughter of Richard
Preston, Earl of Desmond, by whom he had issue—
Thomas, who d. young.
sour, with whom he acquired the manors of Edling-
ton and Newborough, and the lands of Boulton,
departed this life in the 9th of the same monarch.
When Robert Vavasour above mentioned, gave to
the king a fine of twdve hundred marks, and two
palfreys for the benefit of the widow's marriage and
dowrie. The lady married subsequently Fulke
Fitft-warine. Theobald Walter left issue,
Thbobald, who aasiuned trom his office in
Ireland, the surname of Botklbr or Butlbr,
and from this great feudal lord, who m,
Maude, sister of the celebrated Thoma»-a-
Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, imme-
diately descended theBUTLBRS OP Ormondb.
Maud, wjiose tuition King John committed to
Gilbert Fiti-Reinfrid, Baron of Kendall.
104
Thomas, Earl or OasoRv, who was sum-
moned to parliament S4th September, 10S8, as
Lord Butlbr, qfMoor Pmrk, in the eounty
€\fHerta, This nobleman was 6. at Kilkenny
on the 8th July, 1634, and by the time he had
reached majority gave such proofs of discre-
tion, talent, and noble bearing, that Sir Ro-
bert Southwell thus depicts him at that period.
'* He was a young man with a very handsome
.face; a good head of hair ; well set; very good
natured ; rides the great horse very well ; is a
very good tennis player, fencer, and dancer ;
understands music, and plays on the guitar
and lute; speaks French elegantly; reaia
Italian fluently; is a good historian; and so
well versed in romances, that if a gallery be
fiill of pictures and hangingsi he wiU tell the
stories of all that are there described. He
shuts up his door at dght in the evening and
studies till midnight; he is temperate, cour-
teous, and excellent in all his behaviour." In
1661 his lordship was general of the horse in
Ireland, and a member of the privy council.
He was deputy to his father while lord lieute-
nant, and attained the highest reputation in
the cabinet and the field. His lordship pre-
t. eminently distinguished himself in the great
naval engagement with the Dutch in 1673,
** wherein,* (aaith Anthony Wood J ** he gtti-
ktntly acted beyond the fiction qf romance"
He m. in 16S9, Amdia, eldest daughter of
Louis de Nassau, Lord of Beveweast, Odyke,
and Auverquerque, natural son of Maurice,
Prince of Orange, by whom he had two sur-
viving sons and three daughters, viz.
Jambs, who «. his grandfather.
Charles, created Earl oi Arran.
Elizabeth, m. to William Richard George,
ninth Earl of Derby.
Emilia, ^ »
Henrietta, m. to Henry D* Auverquerque,
Earl of Grantham.
His lordship d. of a fever at Whitehall, in the
life-time of his father, deeply lamented by
the kingdom at large, on the 30th July, 1680.
Richard, created Earl of Arran in Ireland, and
Lord Butlbr, or Wbbtoit, in England.
John, created Earl or Gowran, d, in 1677*
e.p.
The duke d, the year of the revolution, 1688, and
was «. by his grandscm,
JAMES BUTLER, second Duke of Ormonde in
Ireland, and second Earl or Brbcknock in Eng-
land. This nobleman being one of the first to espouse
thecaiueof the Prince of Orange, was madeaKNioHT
of the Oartbr, upon the elevation of his highness
to the throne : and constituted Lord High Consta-
blb or England for the day, at the coronation of
his Majesty and Queen Mary. In 1690, his grace
attended King WiDiam at the battle of the Boyne,
and in three yean afterwards was at Landen, where
he received several wounds, had his horse killed
under him, and was taken prisoner by the Frenchr
and carried to Namur. In 1702, he was appointed
by Queen Anne, Conunander-in-chief of the land
CAr
CAM
It against Fiance and Spain, wlken h« de-
•tnyed the French fleet, and the Spanish galleons,
in the harbour of Viga; for whldi he reoeiTcd the
thanks of parliament. In 17IS, he succeeded the
Duke 9t Marlborough, as Captain-general, and
Commander-fai-diief of all his nu^asty's land Ibrcas
in Gnat Britain, or employed abroad in ooi^unction
with her allies ; and on the Quean's death was one
of the piiTy council who signed the proclamation,
dwlatming George L lUng of England } on whoae
anlTal he was at first graciously received by his
m^esty, but in a few days after was removed flrom
his great oflloes ; and within a short time (1715),
bofeached hi parliament of high crimes and mis-
dcnoeanofs. Whereupon retiring into France, he
was attafaitcd, his estates confiscated, and all his
honours jixtinouishbd, on the SOth August, 1715.
But in 1721, an act of parliament pasied, ■whHwg hig
brother the Earl of Arran, to purchase the esdieated
property, which he accordingly did. The Duke m.
twice, first Lady Anne Hyde, daughter of Laurence,
£arl of Rochester, who died with her only infimt
child, and lecondly. Lady Mary Somerset, daughter
ol Henry, Duke of Beaufort, by whom he had an
only sttrviTing daughter, Mary, m. to John, Lord
Ashbuxnham. He died at Madrid, at the advanced
ageof ninety-lbur, on the 16th November, 1745.
ABJta^-Or. It chief indented aa. sUk ^'Xtf
BUTLER — BARON BUTLER, OF
MOOR PARK, IN THE
COUNTY OF HERTS.
See Butler, Eabi.8 of Buckvock.
<Thomas, Earl of Ossory, ion of the first k>rd.)
CAILLI— BARON CAILLL
By Writ of Summons, dated 4th March 1309.
Snd Edward XL
In the 7th year of King John,
ADAM DE CAILLI accounted five pounds for
license to plead before the king, in a cause depend-
ing between himself and Michael de Puninges, re-
garding the dowry of Margaret, the hUteTs wife.
From this Adam deicended,
THOMAS DE CAILLI, who in the 35th Ed-
ward L, obtained livery of the hmds which he in-
herited fhxn hit cousin, Robert deTatsthall, (nephew
of his mother Emme,) and was summoned to par-
liament as a Babom, from the 4th March, 1309, to
the 16th June, 1311, inclusive. In the 10th Ed-
ward IL, this nobleman, with Margaret his wife,
procured a charter of free-warren in all their de-
mesne lands at Wymundham, Babingle, and Wul-
ferton, in the county of Norfolk. In which year
his lordship died, leaving Adam, the son of Roger
de Clifton, by Margerie, his sister, then but nine
years of age, his lole heir. Up(m the decease of
Lord CaiU, the Babohy became sxtin ct.
ABMa.— Ar. four bendlets gu.
From a coUaleral branch of this baronial house,
dearend the Bauon bts Caylky, of* Brompton, in
the county of Yorlb
CADOOAN-BARON CAI>OOAN, OF
READINO, IN THE COUN.
TY OF BERKS, VISCOUNT
CAVERSHAM, EARL CA-
DOOAN.
Barony, ^ | by Letters / SOth June, 171«.
Earldom, &C.J Patent ( 8th May, 17I8.
Xincssc.
WILLIAM CADOGAN. (eldest ion of Henry
Cadogan, barrister at Uw, by Bridget, his wifte,
daughter of Sir Hardzess Waller, Knt..) a general
officer of great celebrity, the companion in arms of
the Duke of Marlborough, and his grace's succeMor
in the command of the army, was elevated to the
peerage on 30th June, 1716, as Babon Caoooaw, nf
ReoiUnf , in the countp qfBerk*, and created, on the
8th May, 17I8, Baron Cadogan, of Oakley, in the
county of Bucks, with remainder, in default of male
issuer to his brother, Charles Cadogan, Viscount
Caybbsham, in the county of Oxford, and Ea'bi.
Cadogan. His lordship m. Margaretta-CeciUa,
daughter of William Munstcr, counsellor ot Hol-
land, by whom he had issue,
Sarah, m. to Charles, second Duke of Rich-,
mond, K.G.
Margaret, died unmarried.
The earl d. on the 17th July, 17S6, when the Ba-
BONY or Cadooan of Rbaoino, the Viscounty
OF Caybbshait, and the Eabx.do>i or Cadooan,
became bztinct, while the barcmy of Cadogan of
Oakley devolved, according to the limitation, upon
his lordship's brother, Charles Cadogan, and is now
ei^oyed by the present Earl Cadogan, the said
Charles's grandson.
CAMOIS—BARONS GAMOIS.
By Writ of Summons, dated 14th Dec, ISM,
49 Henry IIL
* ICineage.
The first notice ot this family occurs in the be*
ginning of Henry the Third's time, whsn we find
RALPH DE CAMOIS restored to certain lands
in Huntingdonshire, which had been seised upon by
the crown, in the preceding reign, owing to his par-
ticipation in the rebellion of the barons. After this,
in the 86th Henry HI., he executed the office of
sherilTfor the counties of Surrey and Sussex, and
fh>m that time until the thirteenth year of the
same reign. He d, in thirteen years afterwards, and
was «. by his ion,
SIR RALPH DE CaMOIS, who, joinhig Mont-
ford, Earl of Leicester, and the rebdlious barous,
stood so high in their confidence, that, after the
battle of Lewes, he was constituted one of their
council of state for the government of the realm,
having been summoned to parliament, as a babon,
on the 14th December, U64. His lon^ip d. in 1870,
and was «. by his Mn*
SIR JOHN DE CAMOIS, leoond baron, but
never summoned to parliament. Of this nobleman
the only remarkable circumstance recorded is, the
granting, by a formal deed, his wife, Margaret,
daughter and heiress of Sir John de Gatesden, and
ail her goods and chatteto, to Sir WilBam PainelU
P IW
CAM
CAM
Knt., with whom ih* had ficvioQsly departed flroMi
her hnabaad, and was thnliTkig In adultery. After
the deceaae of Sir John Camola, the lady married
PaineU, and then demanded a portion of her de-
ceased lord's lands as her dowry. But to that claim
the king's attorney replied, that she had no right
whatever. In as much as she had voluataiily for-
saken her hnsband long before his death, to whom
she had never subsequently been reconciled, and had
been living in adultery with PalnelL Unto which
the claimant and her husband responded, that
though she abode with him, it was not in an adul-
terous manner, but by virtue of the grant made by
her rieceasert husband. The case was eventually re-
ferred to parliament, (29th and 90th Edward I.,)
and the king's counsel urging the statute of ,
whereby it was enacted, «* That if a wife do, of her
own accord, forsake her husband, and live adulter-
ously with another man. she shall fbr ever be de-
barred of her dowry ,^ unless her husbend, without-
ecclesiastical coercion, be reconciled to her, and
oohaUt with her." Judgment was given against the
claim, that the sdd Margaret should have no dowry
out of her husband Camols* lands. This suit was
very famous in Its time. Sir John de Camols was
«. by hto son by the said Margaret,
SIR RALPH DE CAMOIS. third baron, sum-
moned to parliament ftom 26th November, 1313, to
1st April, 1335. This nobleman distinguished him-
sdf in the Scottish wan of Kings Edward I. and
Edward IL, and was in the retinue of Hugh de
Spencer the elder. But no mention Is made of him,
or of any descendant of his, after the year ISSft.
Anna., — ^Ar. on a chief gu. three plates (besants).
Copy of the very singular deed made by Sir John
Camols to Sir WiUiam PataeU—
Omnibus Chrlsti fldelibus, ad quos prasens scrip-
tum pervenerit, JoHAwwBa db Caiisvs. filius et
hseres Domini Radulphi de Cameys, salutem in
Domino. Noveritis me tradiase etdimJslsse, spoo-
taneA voluntate met. Domino Wili.sx.mo PatitxIi
mlliti, Margaretam de Cameys, llUam et lueredem
Domini JoHAiriria dx OATsaDxir, uxorem meam t
et etiam iledlsse et concesslsse eldem Williebno, re-
larasse et quletum damasse, omnia bona et catalla,
quse ipsa Margareta habet, vd de csetero habere
posset: et etiam quicquid mel est de prsedicta Mar-
garettl, bonis vecataUis, cum pertinentils: itaquod
nee ego, nee allquls alius, nomine meo, in prasdictA
MargaretA, bonis et catalUs ipsius Margaretse, cum
■uls pertinentils, de CBtero exigere, vri vendicare
poterimna, necdebemus imperpetuum. Acvoloet
coBcedo, et per prvscns scriptum conflrmot quod
pTKdicta Margareta, cum prssdicto Domino Wil-
llelmo, sit et maneat, pro voluntate ipalus WilUel-
mL In CH)us rei testimonium hulc pnesenti scripto
slgiUummeumoppoeuit Histestibus,
ThomA de Depeston.
Johanna de Perrings.
WiUidmo de loombe.
Henrico le Biroun.
Stephano Camenrlo.
Waltato le Bkmnd.
Ollberto de Batecumbe.
Roberto de Boaoo.
etaHie.
1<M
CAMOIS— BARONS CAMOIS.
By Writ of Summons, dated 20th August, 1383,
7 Richard II.
Xincage.
In the 47th Edward III.,
THOMAS DE CAMOIS obtained the king's
charter for a weekly market on the Saturday, at his
manor at Broadwater, In Sussex t and In the 1st of
Richard II. we find him serving the king in his fleet
at sea, being then in the retinue of William, Lord
Latimer. In three years afterwards he was In the
expedition made into France, and in the 7th of the
same monardi, being elected one of the knights for
the shire of Surrey, he was, as a banneret, dis-
charged trom that service, it being amongst the prl-
vilqies of that high order of knighthood not to be
subject to serve in parliament. In the remainder of
this rdgn he was in the wars of Prance and Spain t
and he e^)oyed the confidence of the succeeding
monarcfas, Henry IV. and Henry V. He had been
summoned to pariiament, as Baboit Camoib, from
the 7th of Richard II. to the 8th of Henry V., in-
dusive, and was a knight of the Garter. His lord-
ship married Ellaabeth, daughter and heiress of
WiUiam de Louches, with whom he acquired the
manor of Whatdey, in Oxfordshire', and had issue,
Richard, who d, before his fisther, leaving
HuoB, successor to the barony. * « '
Margaret, m. to Ralph Rademild&
Alienor, m. to Roger Lewloior.
Lord Camols d, in 1421, and was «. by his grand-
son,
HUGH DE CAMOIS, second baron, at whose
decease, without issue. In the &th of Henry VI., the
estates devolved upon his sisters, above mentioned*
as co-heiresses, while the babowy fell into abbv-
AKCB between them, as it so continues amongst
their descendants.
A descendant tnm the yoimger sister. Alienor,
by her husband, Roger Lewknor,
Sir Roger Lewknor of Camols Court, in the
county of Sussex, left issue, a daughter and
Catherine who m., temp. Henry VIII.,
John Mill, Esq., of Grantham, In Sussex,
and had Issue,
Lewknor MiU, of Camois Court, whose
eldest son and heir,
John Mijll, Esq., was created a
baronet In 1619, an honour en-
Joyed by hb descendant, the pre-
sent Sir CHARI.B8 Mill.
Abm8.*»Ai. on a chief gules, three plates (be-
sants).
CAMVILLE — BARONS CAMVILLE,
OF CLIFTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 83d June. 1296,
23 Edward L
ICincagc.
In the fifth year of King Stephen.
GERALD DE CAMVILLE, of LUbuiue Cestle,
In the county of Northampton, granted two parta
of the tithes of Charleton-Camvllle, In Somenet-
GAM
CAN
•tute, to tiie moalu at BmnondNf , fai Sumy. To
thJs Gcnid «. bk son,
RICHARD DB CAMVILLE, who WM ftnmdcr
in the time of Kiire Stspbsn, of Combe-Abbey,
m the county of Warwick, mad wms one of the wit-
■irwrB in the ISth of the same xeigii, to the ooovco-
tk» between that monarch and Henry, Duke of
Normandy, rcgaxding the nucettion of the Utter
to the crown of England. Thia fteudal lord eppeara
to bea person of great power during the whole of
King Henry's reign, and after the aooevion of
Richard L we find him one of the admirala in the
expedition made by that monardi into the Holy
Land. He was tubaequently governor of Cyprui:
wlieoce he went without the king's permission to
the aicge of Acox and there died. His lordsiiip left
four sons and a daughter, via.
1. GxBAU), his heir, who purchased from King
Richard the custody of Linoofai Casde, and
the province adjaoeat. This Gerald was a
very powerftil feudal lord in the reign of
Jotmt to which monarch he staunchly ad-
hered. He m. Nidiola, eldest daughter and
co-hetresfl of Richard de Haya, and left an
only son and lieir,
RicHABD, who fa. Bustachia, daughter and
heiress of Gilbert Basset, and widow of
Thomas de Vernon, and left an oolj
daughter and hdress,
iDow KA, who m. William, son of Wil-
liam de Longspee, Earl of Salisbury.
& Walter, left issue—
Roger, who had an only daughter,
Matilda, m. to Nigel de Mouliray, and
died*. ^
PatnmiDa, m. to Ridiard Curson.
JIatUda. m. to Thomas de Astky.
Alicia, m. to Robert de.Esaeby.
& Richard left issue—
Rlduuid, died «. p.
Isabdla, heireas of her brother, m. in the
4th Richard L, Richard Haroourt, of Boa-
worth, in the county of Leicester.
WiBiam, with whom we shall proceed.
Matikto. M. to Wffliam de Roa.
WILLIAM DE CAMVILLE, the youngest son,
■k Albiieda, daughter and hetress of Geoffrey Mar-
I, and had isaa»-
Gaorrnny, his successor.
William, of Sekerton, in the county of War-
wick, fiither of
Thesnas, whose grandson. Sir Gerard de
Camvilie, left a dnighter and heii
Elisabeth, m. toRdbert Burdett.
tor of the present Sir Francis Burdett,
BarL
4.
A.
Wililam de CamvlDe was «. by hia eldest son,
GEOFFREY DB CAMVILLE, who, in the itd
Edward 1. had summons to attend the king at
Poftsmouth, with horse and arms, to embark in the
SKpedlfinn then prooaedlng to Oaaoony; and was
nihsfqwantly smnmonfd to pariiamcnt as Babon
CAIITIX.1.B, t^ Oit^tan, in the wufOif </ an^gf^rd,
from S3d June, 1900, to S9d February, 1307. His
Ipcdslup m. Maud* daughter and hdrasaof Sir Guy
de Bryan, by Eve, daughter and hofateti of Henry
de Trad, and had an only chiU,
William, hia successor.
Hed. in 1300, seised of the tordshipa of Fvaymhig*
ton, Bovey-Tvad, Nymet-Trad, BaiMCahlBb the
fourth part of the manor of Toriton, and of the
hamlet of Nlmet St. George, ea also of the lordship
bf Clifton Camvilie, tai the county of Staflbrd,
which he held by the service of three knights' Hmsi
and which lordship and manors were holdan by hiaa
(ea tenant by the courtesy of England), in right of
Mattd,hLBwifa Hb teedahip was c by hia son,
WILLIAM DE CAMVILLE, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament 4th Maich, 1300^ and 10th
June, 1311, but never afterwards. Of the issue of
this nohlemaa there are diflbrent statsments. He
d. however, without a son, when the Baboitt ow
Camtillb Ml faito ABCTANca, aa it probably so
rontinueSi
One authority, BuRTOir, in hia Leicestershire,
gives his lordship twodaughters, his co-heiresses, via.
Maud, fN. to Sir Richard Staflbrd, of Pipe, in
the county of Staflbtd, whoee son,
Richard, was summoned to pariiamcnt aa
Lord Staltord, of Clifton.
Margery, tn. to Sir Richard Vernon, of Haddon,
in the county of Derby.
Another, Eanewic, the historian of Staflbrdshire,
says, he liad but one daughter*
Maud, who m. first, Ridiard Vernon, and
secondly, Sir Richard Stafibrd.
Wfaile a third authority. Dr. Vernon, rector of
Bloomsbury, in an interleaved copy oi Brdswic,
states,
That William de CamviUe, of Cllfton-Camville,
had issue five daughters and heirs, via.
Maud, m. to Sir William Vernon, Knt, of
Haddon, in the county of Derby.
Isabella, tn. first, to Sir Richard Staflbrd, and
secondly, to Gilbert de Bermingham.
Eleanor,——
Nicfaola, m. to John St Clara
Catherine, ai. to Robert Griealy.
AaMa.— Vert three lions peasant ar. armed and
languedgn.
CANTILUPK-BARONSCANTILUPB.
By Writ of Summons, dated 90th December, 1900^
90 Edward L
ICincagf.
WILLIAM DE CANTILUPE, the flnt of thia
flunily upon record, served the ofllce ot Sheriff for
the counties of Warwick and Leicester in the 3rd,
4th, and Mh years of King John. In the neat year
he was made governor of the castles of Hereford
and Wilton, and he was subsequently sheriff of
Herefordshire. In the 11th of the same reign, being
dien the king's steward, he gave fonrty marks for the
wardship of Egidia, Lady of Kilpeck, widow of
WilUaro FIts-Warine, and in three years afterwarda*
when the king was excommunicated by Pope lano-
ccttt IIL, he remainei^ so folthfol as to become one
of the v&onarch's chief counsellors. We find hhn,
however, arrayed afterwards under the baronial
beaner, and Joining in the invitation to Lewis of
107
CAP
CAR
But within the same year he retuned to
the king, when he obtained granttof all the forfrited
estates of Richard de Engaine and Vitalis de En-
gaine, two leading barons in the insurrection ; and
was appointed governor ot Kenilworth Castle, in
the county of Warwiclc In the rdgn of Henry III.
he continued attached to the cause of royalty and
acquired immense possessions, in the shapeof grants
from the crown of forfeited lands. He d. in 1S98,
leaying live sons, via. -
1. Wii«LiAM, his heir, also steward to the king,
and a person of great power, m. MlUoent,
daughter of Hugh de Ooumai, and widow of
Almeric, Earl of Eureux, and had issue,
William, who m. Eve, daughter and co-
, ^ heiress of WiUiam Broose, Lord of Breck-
.<'^ "^ nock and Abeigavenny* and in her right
became possessed of that honour. He d.
in the flower of his youth, leaving issue,
George, who died ». p,
MUioent, m. first, to John de Montalt,
and secondly, to Eudo le Zoucbe,
ftt>m which latter union descended
^ r the Lords Zouche, of Haryngworth.
^ " ■ Joan, m. to Henry de Hastings.
Thomas, Bishop of Hereford, and in the
34th Edward I., canoniaed.
Julian, m. to Robert de Trqjoa.
2. Walter, a priest, employed by King Henry as
his agent to the court of Rome, afterwards
Bishop of Worcester.
a John, Lord of Snithfidd, in the county of
Warwick, m. Margaret, daughter and heiress
of WiUiam Cummin, of that place, and was
«. by his son,
John, who d. in the 17th Edward II., add
was «. by his grand-daughter,
Eleanor Cantilupe, whom. Sir Thomas
- Wast, from which union lineally de-
scend the ejrtunt E^arla of DniiAWAKjt,
and Viscounts Caktilupx.
4. Nicholas, of whom presently.
& Thomas, elected lord chancellor of England,
by the barons in the 40th Henry III.
NICHOLAS DE CANTILUPE, the fourth son,
m. Eustachia, sister, and eventual beireas, of Hugh
FIta-Ralph. Lord of Oresriey, in the county of
Nottingham, and waa «. by his son.
neither that personage nor his sons, Nicholasand Wil-
liam, both of whom died«.p., were ever summoned
to parliament, or deemed barons of the realm.
Arms.— Ou. three leopards' heads inverted, jea-
sant three fleurs de lis or.
CAPEL-BARON CAPEL OF TEWKS-
BURY, IN THE COUNTY
OF GLOUCESTER.
By Letters Patent, dated 11th April, 1092.
Xincagc.
SIR HENRY CAPEL, K.B., second son of
Arthur, first Baron Capel, of Hadham, in the county
of Hertford, and brother of Arthur, first Earl of
Essex, having distinguished himself as a leading
and doquent member of the House of Commons,
was elevated to the peerage on the 11th April, 1098,
as Baron Capbl, tf Tewktbuiy. His lordship m.
Dorothy, daughter of Richard Bennet, Esq., of
Kew, in the county of Surrey, and niece of Sir
Richard Bennet, Bart., of Babraham, in Cambridge-
shire, but had no issue. Lord Capel was one of the
Lords Justices of Ireland, upon the recal of Lord
Sydney, in 1098, and died Lord Libutsnant of
that kingdom, at the castle of Dublin, 30th May*
1698. His lordship was buried at Hadham, where
an inscription sUtes, that he was of the privy
council to King Charles II., one of the lords of the
treasury, and of the privy council to King WiUiam.
At his lordship's decease the Barony or Capel,
of Tewksbury, became rztinct.
Arms.— Gu. a lion rampant, betw. three cross
crosslets fitchy, or. with due diflierence.
CAREW — BARON CAREW, OF
CLOPTON, IN THE COUN-
TY OF WARWICK. EARL
PF TOTNESS.
h"-*— ^-'•{^rr.r-
Barony,
Earldom,
XincBSc.
Of this family, one of great antiquity In the Wes-
tern parts of England, and which derived its surname
originally from Carew Castle, in the county of Pem-
broke, was,
SIR GEORGE CAREW, Knt, who was
,Ciq>tain of the Tower of Ruysbanke, at Calais, in
ocnngnam, ana waa «. oy nis son, ^mpimin oi ine rower or Huysoanae, si i-auus, m
WILLIAM DE CANTILUPE, who having dis-- KfSe 31st of Henry VIII., which command Sir John
tinguished Mma^in the French and Scottish wars
of King Edward L, was summoned to parliament,
as Baron Cantilupb, from 89th December, 1S99,
to6th August, 1308. His lordship d. in thefoUow-
ing year, and was «. by his elder son,
WILLIAM DE CANTILUPE, seoond Baron,
but never summoned to parliament. This noble-
man dying without issue, was s. by his brother,
SIR NICHOLAS DE CANTILUPE, third Ba-
ron. This nobleman served in the Flemish and
Scottish wars of Edward III. and had summons to
parliament, from Sftrd April, 1337, to I3th March^
1394. His lordship d. in 1365, seised of the manor
of Eselburgh, in the county ef Buckingham : Ilkes-
ton, In the county of Derby : Greseley, in Not-
tinghamshire; and Livington and others, in the
county of Lincoln, and leaving a son, William, but
IW
Pecche and Sir Nicholas Carew formerly held. From
this Sir George Carew descended another
V GEORGE CAREW, who, being a churchman,
was, first, archdeacon of Totness, in the county ot
Devon; next, dean of Bristol, and diief chanter
ia the cathedral of Salisbury; afterwards dean of
the king's chapel, and dean of Christ Church, Ox-
ford; lastly dean of Exeter and Windaor. This
very reverend personage married Anne, daughter of
Sir Nidiolas Harvey, Knt., and had with other issue,
GEORGE CAREW, who adopting the profession
of arms, was In the expedition to Cadis, in the 30th
of Elisabeth, and afterwards served with great repu-
tation in Ireland. In which kingdom be was rostile
President of Munster, when uniting his forces with
those of the Earl of Thomond, he reduced several
castles, and other strong places, obt^aed many
( u/k^diXti ffi^ )
^ ^
n
CAR
CAR
Criumplu oTcr th« rebebt and brought tha Earl of
OeoDODd to triaL He wasliktwiaeapilTyoouncU-
lor in Irelaad* and matter of tbe ordnancei Upon
the acCTMion of King Jamea I., he was ootatituted
govcfuor of the lale of Guamiey, and having mar-
ried Jofoi^ only daughter and heireM of William
Cloptoo, Eeq., of Clopton« in the coiuty of War>
vick, he was eierated to the peerage, on the 4th
June* 1005, as Baron CwrmD,9f Clapton, After which,
he was made master of the ordnance fat Ufe, and
sworn of the privy council \ and, in the 1st year of
King Charles I., created Earx. or ToTMxaa. ** Be-
sides," says Dugdale, ** these, his noUe employ-
ments, tis not a little observable, that being a great
lover of antiquities, he wrote an historical account
of all those memorable passages, which hapned in
Irdand, during the term of those three years, he
continued there, intituled Hiberrda Foeala, printed
at London, in 1633, and that he made an ample col-
lection of many dironological and dioioe observa-
tions, as also of divers exact maps, rdating to sun-
dry parts of that realm. Some whereof are now in
the public library at Oxford, but most of them in
the hands of Sir Robert Shirley, Bart., of Stanton
Harold, in the county of Leicester, bought of his
eoMCtttnTB.** His lordship d. 27th March, 1029, at
the Savoy in the Strand, ** in the suburbs of Lon-
don,** leaving an only daughter and heiress.
Lady Axnx Cakbw, who married first,
Wilford, Esq., of Kent, and secondly. Sir
Allen Apsky.
The earl dying thus, without legitimate male issue,
all his honours became xzTiircT.
ABJi8«— Or. three lions passant, sa.
CAREY — BARONS HUNSDON,
VISCOUNTS ROCHFORT,
EARLS OF DOVER.
::■}"■
f I3th January, IMH
'^**"-{ 6th January, MBl
rtaxt, ^ 3^^ March, 1028.
Barony,
Viscounty,
Earldomi
Xliu&gc.
This finnUy had their residence, andcntiy, at
€)odcington, in the county of Devon, and of that
SIR JOHN CAREY, Knt, one of the barons
of the exchequer, temp. Richard 11. Sir John m.
flnt, , and secondly, Margaret, daughter of
William HolweU, of HohveU, in the county of
Devon, and widow of Sir Guy de Brian, by whom
he had issue, John, Bishop or ExxTan, anno
1419, and sn eider son, his heir,
SIR ROBERT CAREY, Knt, a person so va-
kmnis and soskilAU in arms, that few presumed to
enter the lisU with him. Amongst his other exploits,
is recorded his triumph over an AraAooiciak
knight, in Smithfldd; upon which occasion he
was knighted, and allowed to adopt the arms of
his vanquished rival— namely, «* Three roeee on a
hemd," Sir Robert m. Margaret, daughter of Sir
Philip Conrtenay, of Powderham, in the county of
Devon, and was «. by his son,
PHILIP CAREY, Esq., of Cockington, who m.
Christian, daughter of Richard Orchard, Esq.* and
■^^
SIR WILLIAM CAREY, Knt., an eminent Lan-
castrian, who, upon the issue of the battle of
Tewkesbury, 10th Edward IV., fled to a church for
sanctuary, but was brought Ibrth, under a promise
of pardon, and bdieaded. Sir William m. first,
Anne, daughter of Sir William Paulet, Knt., and
ftom that marriage, descended the Careys, who
continued at Cockington. He m. secondly, Alice,
daughter of Sir Baldwin Pulford, Knt., and had aeon,
THOMAS CAREY, Esq., who m. Margaret,
seeond daughter and co-heiress of Sir Robert Spen-
cer, by Eleanor his wife, daughter of Edmund
Beaufort, Dulie of Somerset, by whom he had two
eons, via.—
JoHK, (Sir) who m. ' , sister of Anthony
Denny, Knt, and left issue,
EowAmn, (Sir) m. Catherine, daughter of
Sir Henry Knevet, and widow of Henry,
Lord Paget, by wl)om he had
H B!f a Y, created ViacouiiT PALKtAwo,
in the peerage of Scotland, a dignity
still XXTAMT.
William, .
The younger son,
WILLIAM CAREY, an esquiie of the body to
King Henry VIII., and a favourite of that monarch,
m. Lady Mary Boleyne, daughter of Thomme, Eabl
OF W1J.T8HIRX, and sister of the unfortunate
Queen, Awm a Boi.nvHB, and had Issue,
HBKav.
Catherine, m. to Sir Francis KnoUes, K.O.
He<(. in 1528, being then of the bedchamber to the
king, and was s. by his son,
HENRY CAREY, who, soon after the accession
of his first cousin, QuxBir Elisabbth, to the
throne, received the honour of luiighthood, and
upon the 13th January following, (anno lAfiO,) was
devated to the peerage, by letters patent, as Baboit
HuwaooM, with a grant of the mansion of Huna-
don, in the county of Hertford, and a pension of
£4000 a year. In the ffth of Elisabeth, his lordship
was sent with the order of the garter to the King
of France, then at Lyons ; and in five yeers after-
wards, being governor of Berwick, he drove the
insurrectionary Earls ot Northumberland and West-
moreland, into Scotland 1 the former of whom he
subsequently got into his hands, and had beheaded
at York. In the 29th of Elisabeth, Lord Hunsdon
was appointed gsneral warden of the Marches,
towards Scotland, and lord chamberlain of the
housAold. In lfi88, the memorable year ot the
menaced Spanish invasion, his lordship had the
protection of the queen's person. In the camp at
Tilbury, and the mmmsnd of the army for that
purpose^ He was likewise captain of the pensioners,
and a Kwioiit of tha Oabtbb. He m. Anne,
daughter of Sir Thcnnas Morgan, Knt, and had issue,
Gbobob, his successor.
John.
Edmund, who was knitted for his valour, by
the Earl of Leicester, In U87. Sir Edmund
m. Mary, daughter and heiress of Christopher
Crocker, Esq.r of Croft, in the county of
Lincoln, by whom he had three stms, and
two daughters, and was «. by the ddest son,
RoBBBT, (Sir) a captain of hofse, under
CAR
CAR
Hontio, Lord Vera of Tilbury, in the
NetherlaiHia, m. Alletta, daughter of
Mynheer Hogenhove, eecretary to the
State* General, by whom he had three
•onsp Horatio, EmestuB, and Ferdinand,
and was «. by the eldest,
HoEATio, captain . of hone in the ler^
▼ice of King Charlee I., m. PetronUla,
daughter of Robert Conyeri, Esq.,
and was fisther of
RoBBRTf of whom hereafter, as
sixth Loan HuNSOOir.
RoBBRT, created Eari. or Monjiouth, (see
that dignity).
Catherine, m. to Charles Howard, Kxhi* ow
NorriHOHAM.
Philadelphia, m. to Thomas, Lord Scrope.
Margaret, m. to Sir Edward Hoby, Knt.
His lordship d. at Somerset House, S3rd July, 1996,
and the iUnew which occasioned his death, is said
to have arisen fhnn disappointed ambition, in never
having been able to attain the dignity of Eari« op
WiLTsniRB. Fuller, in his Worthies of England,
rdates, that, <* when he lay on his death-bed, the
queengavehim a gracious vimt, causing a patent for
the said earldom to be drawn, his robes to be nuule,
and both to be laid on his bed; but this lord, (who
could not dissemble, neither weU nor side,) replied,
* Jfodam, teeitig yoM counted me not toorO^ tf Mi«
/bofiour, tcAUe 1 toot living, I count m/foelfumoorth^
«ifit, now I am difimgr
Sir Robert Naunton, In •• Fragraenta Regalia,**
thus characterises the llxst Lend Hunsdon : *• My
Lord of Hunsdon was one of the queen's nearest
kindred, and on the decease of Suasea, both he and
his son took the place of lord chamberlain; he was
a fsst man to his prince, and firm to his friends and
servants; and though he mi|^t speak big, and
therefore would be borne out, yet was he not the
more dreadful, but Icm hannftil; and far from the
practice of my Lord of Leicester's instruction : for
he was downright. And I have heard those that
both knew him wdl, and had interest in him, say
merrily of him, that his Latin and his dissimula-
tion were both alike; and that his custom of
swearing and obscenity in speaking, made him seem
a wone christian than he was, and a better knight
of the carpet than he should beu As he lived in a
ruffling time, so he loved sword and buckler men,
and such as our forefathers were wont to call men
of their hands: of whidi sort, he had many brave
men that followed him, yet not taken for a popular
or dangerous person. And this is one that stood
among the Togati of an honest stout heart, and
siuch a one as (upon occasion,) would have ftmght
for his prince and his country."
Hislonrdahip was#. by his eldest son,
GEORGE CAREY, seeond Baraa Himsrioii, who
had been educated for the public service, ikom his
earliest youth, and obtained in the lifttime of his
fiUher, the honour at knighthood, for his distin-
guished conduct in the expedition made into Soot-
famd, in the 13th of Elisabeth, under the Elurl of
Sussex. Sir George succeeded his fkthcr as captain
of the band of pensionen, and was soon afterwards
made loid duunbcdalu, and • KmeaT of the
110
Oahtsr. His lordship mu EUaabeth, daughter
of Sir John Spenosr, of Althorp, Knt., by whom he
had an only daughter and heiress,
Elisabeth, who m. Sir Thomas Berkeley. Knt,
son and heir of Henry, Lord Berkeley.
He d. 9th September, 1603, and leaving no male
issue, the peerage devcrtved upon his brother,
SIR JOHN CAREY, Kmt., warden of the East
Marches, towards Scotland, as third Barow Huna-
now. His lordship m. Mary, daughter of Leonard
Hyde, Esq., of Throgkyn, in the county of Hert-
ford, by whom he had issue,
Hbitry, his successor.
Charles.
Anne, m. to Sir Francis Lovell, Knt, of East
Harlyng, in the county of Norfolk.
Blanch, m. to Sir Thomas Woodhouse, Knt,
of Kymberky, in the same shire.
He died in April, 1617. and was «. by his eldest son,
HENRY CAREY, fourth Baron Hunsdon, who
was advanced, on the 6th June, t&Sl, to the Vio-
countp ^ Jbtehfiird, and created, 8th Hay, ie27>
Eari. or DovRR. His lordship m. Judith, daugh-
ter of Sir Thomas Pelham, Bart, ot Loughton, in
the county of Sussex, by whom he had issue,
John, Viacount Boe^ford, who was made a
knight of the Bath at the coronation of King
Charles L
Pelham, 1 . ^. ., .
George, j both died s. p.
Mary, m. to Sir Thomas Wharton, K.B., brother
of Lord Wharton.
Judith, d, unmarried.
Philadelphia.
His lordship d, in 1668, and was «. by his eldest son,
JOHN CAREY, second Earl ow Dovxr, and
fifth Barvn Hunodon, This nobleman m. first. Lady
Dorothy St John, daughter of Otioor, Earj. or
BoLiwoBROKX, by whom he had no issue. His
lordship m. secondly, Abigail, daughter of alder-
man Sir William Cokayne, Knt, of the city of
London, by whom he had an only daughter,
Mary, m. to William Hevenkigham, Esq., of
Hevenlngham, in the county of Suasex. by
whom she had*
Sir William Hevenlngham, Knt
Abigail, fM. to John, son and heir of Sir
John Newton, Bart
He d. in 1677. and leaving thus no male issue, the
FiMMftt<y <tf Raek/ord and Earldom or Dovbr
RxriRBD, while the Baromt or Huiibdoh reverted
to his lordship's kinsman,
SIR ROBERT CAREY, KxT., (revert to de-
scendants of the Hon. Sir Edmnnd Carey, third son
of theflrstlord,) m sixth Baron Hunsdon. His
lordship ta. Margaret, daughter of Sir Gervaae Clif-
ton, Bart, and widow of Sir John South, Knt»
but dying in IflBS, without issue, the title devolved
upon (the son of his uncle Kmestus,) his cousin,
ROBERT CAREY, as ooventh Barom Hnnodom,
who, at the tfane of his succession, was said to pur-
sue the humUe avocation of a mmmmt. His lordship
d, unmarried in September, 1709, when the title de-
volved upon (the grandson of Colonel Ferdinand
Carey, uncle of the last kwd,) his ooushi,
WILLIAM FERDINAND CAREY, is etgUh
CAR
CAR
Tlilt nolieman wm 6. in HoDmdt
Um aon of William Camj and Ocrtnide Van Out-
toorn, but being naturaliaed in 1690, he inherited
the boooun of bit ftmily, and took his teat in the
HouM of Peen on the 1st Mardi, 1708. His lord-
ship m. Qnee, daughter of Sir Edward Waldo, Knt.,
■ad relict of Sir Nicholas Wobtenhotane, Bart, but
dying without issue, in 1765, the Babojtt or Huwa-
noM became bxtinct.
ABMaw— Arg. on a bend sa. three roees ot the fidd
barbed and seeded ppr., a crescent for dijfcrcnosb
CAREY— BARONS CAREY, OF LEP-
PINGTON, IN THE COUN-
TY OF YORK. EARLS OF
MONMOUTH.
By Lcttcn Patent, dated 5th February, lflB6L
Xincasc.
The Hcmonrable
ROBERT CAREY, fburth son of Henry, first
Loan Himanoir, was elevated to the peerage by
King James L, by letters patent, dated &th Feb.,
I6M, m Baron Oerdy, of Leppington, in the county
of Yorlc, and Bari. of Movmoutb. This eminent
pcnoq, whose memoirs, written by himsrif, were
published by Johm, Karl or Conn amd Orrbry,
in 17flB, was b. sbout 1S60. At the age of seventeen
be accompanied Sir Tliomas Leighton in his em-
bassies to the States general, and to Don John of
Auatria: and he soon afterwards went with Secre-
tary WaUngliam into Scotland, where he appeers to
have insinuated bimsrif into the good graces of
James, the future king of England. He was on
board the fleet in IMS, at the destruction of the
Armada, end he states, ** that he won a wsger of
two thousand pounds the next year by going on foot
In twdve days to Berwick." «* After this," goes on
r, «* I married a gentlewoman, Elisabeth,
of Sir Hugh Treranion, more for her
thBnhar«MsM», for her estate was but £M0.
a year Jointure^ She had between £aOOi and £eO(k
In her purse. Neither did she marry me for any
great wealth ; for I had in all the world but £loa
a year out of the Exchequer, as a pensiott, and that
was but Shiring pleaeurei and I was near £1,000. in
debt. Besides, the queen was mightily displeesed
with me for marrying, and most of my best Mends,
only my Crther was no ways oMnded at it, which
ganra me great eontent.** The tide of fortune,
wUcfa he took in the spring, was the oppor-
tunity aflbrded him by the fiuaiUar intercourse
with whidi his kinswoman. Queen Elisabeth,
f oni1es< wudgd to treat him, of being the first to
announce her mi^iesty's decease to her fbcoessor.
Visiting her (he says,) In her last iUneei, snd pray-
ing that her health might amend, she took him by
the hand, and wringing it hard, replied, ** No,
Robin, I am not wdl,** end fet^lng at tha same
tima no fower than forty or fifty sighs, whkh he
dedans, except for the death of If ary of Scotland,
ha never in her whole Ufo knew her to do before.
By tlMsse sighs the wily pdUtidan Judged her ma-
jesty was near her dissohitioD, and with great
candour he
wlwea
proceeds, ** I could not but think in
state I dMmld be left, moet of my
liTellliood depending on her lil^ And hereupon I
bethought myself with what grace snd favour I was
ever received of the King of Scots whensoever I wee
sent to him." Upon the decease of the queen,
Carey immediately proceeded to Scotland, and was
the first person to announce to King James his
accession to the crown of England, producing and
presenting to his miO^ty, In proof of hto veradty, a
certain blue ring.* The king received him, of course,
most gradouily, and observed, ** I know you have
lost a near kinswoman, and a mistress, but t^ke
here my hand, I will be agood master to you, and
will requite this service with honour and reward.**
Notwithstanding this royal pledge, however, full
nineteen years fispsail before he attained the peer-
age, and In his Memoirs he observes, ** I only r*.
lied on Ood and the king. The one never left W,
the other, shortly after his coming to London, de-
ceived my expectations, and adhered to those who
sought my ruin.** His lordship had issue by the
lady already mentioned,
Hbwry, bis successor, made a Knight of the
Bath at the creation of Charles, Prince of
of Wales, anno 1610.
Thomas, one of the grooms of the bedchamber
to King Charles L, and amongst that unfor-
tunate monarch's most fkithfttl servants I so
faithful and attached, indeed, that, upon the
execution of his royal master, he fell sick
of grief, and died about the year 1648, in the
33d year of his age. The Hon. Thomas Carey
obtidned cdebrlty as a poet, and his remains
repose in Westminster Abbey. He left an
only daughter,
Elisabeth, who m. John Mordaunt, who was
created VUeount Monknmt, of Aveloo, and
left a son,
Charlrs, creited Earl or Moir-
MOUTH.
Philadelphia, m. to Sir Thomas Wharton, Kiit,
His lordship d. in 1699, and was «. by his elder son,
HENRY CAREY, second jgar/ttTJfonfNouM. This
nobleman, according to Anthony Wood, was noted,
upon succeeding to his father's honours, «« as a person
well skilled In the modem languages, and a gener-
ous scholar ; the fruit whereof he found in the trou-
• Blob Rtwo.*— The account of the M«m ring
which Ledy Elisabeth Spelman (daughter of Martha
Countess of Middleton, who was daughter of the sa*
cond earl of Monmouth, and grand-daughter of the
nobleman to whom the anecdote refers), gave to
Lord Cork, was this t— King James kept a constant
correspondence with several persons of the English
court for many years prior to Queen Elisabeth's da*
eeese; among others, with Lady Scroope, (sister of
this Robert Cerey, )to whom his mi^esty sent, by
Sir James Fullerton, a sapphire ring, with poeidve
orders to return it to him, by a special messen-
ger, es soon es the queen actually expired. Lady
Scroope had no opportunity of delivering it to her
brother Robert whilst he was In the pakoe of Rich-
mond I but waiting at the window till she eaw him
at the outside of the gate, she threw it out to him,
and he wall knew to what purpose he lecelTed it.
BAMice.
Ill
CAR
CAR
blesome timte ot the rebellioD, when, by a forced
retirednett, he was capacitated to ekerdae hinurif in
studies, while others of the nobility were fain to
truckle to their inferiors for company's sake." He
wrote much; but, as Walpole observes, *• we have
acarce any thing of his own composition, and are
M little acquainted with his character as with his
genius." His lordship m. Lady Martha Cranfleld,
daughter of the lord treasurer, LUmel, Earl of Mid-,
dieses, by whom he had issue—
LioNBL, who fell in the ranks of the royalists
at Marston-Moor, in 1644, and d. unmarried.
Henry, died in the small-pox, in 1641, also un-
married.
Anne, m. to James Hamilton, Earl of Clambra-
sll, in the peerage of Ireland.
Philaddphia, d. immarried.
EUaabeth-Mary, m. William, Earl of Desmond.
Trevaniana, d. unmarried.
Martha, m. to John, Earl of Middleton, in Scot-
land.
Magdalen, j
His lordship d. 13th June, 1661, and leaving no male
Issue, the barony «/ Ckirsjf «/ Lepplngton and the
BARLDOM or MoNMOUTH became sxtinct.
Anna,— Ax. on a bend sa. three roses of the field,
a crescent for difllBrence.
CARLTON— BARON CARLTON OF
IMBERCOURT, IN THE
COUNTY OF SURREY,
VISCOUNT DORCHESTER.
TheophiU, i^ unmarried.
Barony,
Viscounty
.}
by Letters / SSnd May, ie8&
Patent, t Sftth July, lOSa
Xincagc.
SIR DUDLEY CARLTON, Kwt., son of An-
thony Carlton, of Baldwin Brightwell, in the county
of Oxford, b, 10th March, 1573, having been em-
ployed, for a scries of years, as ambassador to
Venice, Savoy, and the Low Countries, was elevated
to the peerage on the 92nd May, 1628, as BAiu>ir
Cari^ton, <^f Imbereourt, in tht eo«n<y cfSumy,
and in two years afterwards created Vibcount Dob-
CHBBTBBt in which year he was constituted one of
his majesty's principal Secretaries of StatSk His
lordship m.. first, Anne^ daughter and co-heiress of
Geoige Gerard, Esq., second son of Sir William
Gerard, Knt., of Dogney, in the county of Bucks,
by whom he had a son, Hbnrt, who A young. He
espoused secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir Henry
Glemham, Knt, and widow of Paul, Viscount Bayn-
ing, which lady survived him, and gave birth to a
posthumous child, Frances, who <t. young. Lord
Dorchester, whose negotiations have been pub-
lished, had the reputation of bung an able diplo-
matist, and a polished stetesman. Hewasmasterof
diflhrent languages, and a good ancient and modem
historian. He composed some pieces, which are
noticed by Walpole, and was cateemed a graceful
and eloquent speaker. He d. in 1631, end his ho-
noun, in deliuilt of male issue, became bxtibct.
ABM8.— Ar. on B Ijend, sb. three miMcles of the
first
IM
CARR— VISCOUNT ROCHESTER,
EARL OF SOMERSET.
Viscounty, \ by Letters f SSth March, 161 1.
Earldom, &c j Patent, \ 3rd Nov., 1613^
Xincagc.
SIR ROBERT CARR, K.B., of the ancient
House of Femihurst, in Scotland, and half brother
of Andrew, first Lord Jedburgh, having ingratiated
hlmsdf into the favour of King James I., was ap-
pointed, upon the decease of George, Lord Dunbar,
treasurer of Scotland, and elevated to the peerage,
as Viscouirr Rochbbtxb, on the 26th March, 1611.
In the May following his lordship was installed a
knight of the Garter, and created, on the 3rd No-
vember, 1613, Baron Carr, of Branspeth, in the
bishopric of Durham, and Earl of Sombrbbt,
baring also nominated lord chamberlain of the
household, and sworn of the privy counciL At
this time the earl was esteemed the first favorite of
the court '« But having," says Dugdale, «* thus
seen his rise, let us now behold his fall, which i
shall briefly here rdate, with the occasion and chief
circumstances thereof, from the report of the most
Rev. Dr. Spotswood, late Archbishop of St An«
draw's in Scotland.**
«* This earl falling in love with the Lady Frances
Howard, daughter of Thomas, Earl of Suffolk,
(wife to Robert, Earl of Essex, from whom she had
procured a divoite,) having formerly received into
his intimBte fiuniliarity a knight of excellent parts,
called Sir Thomas Overburie, was frequently by
him dissuaded fkom her company, which bdng dis-
cerned by Overburie, and that, notwithstanding
what had been said, he had a purpose to marry herf
he so fiur presumed upon the friendly freedom which
he had otherwise given him, to press him more
earnestly to forbear her. And one night, dealing
more pbdnly with him, said to this efibct, ' My lord,
I perceive you are proceeding In this match, from
which I have often dissuaded you, as your true aer*
vant and friend : I now again advise you not to
marry that woman, for if you do, you shall mine
your honour and yourself,* adding, * that, if he
went on in that business, he should do well to look
to his standing.* Which free speech, this Earl tak-
ing impatiently, because he had touched the lady in
her honour i replied in passion, < That his l^gs
were strong enough to bear him up, and that he
should make him repent those speeches.' But
Overburie, interpreting this to be only a sudd«n
passion, thought not that their kng continued
friendship would break off by this occasion, and
therefore continued his wonted attendance; neither
did this earl wholly abandon him. Howbeit, having
discovered his words to the hidy, she never ceased,
but by all means sought his overthrow. It happen-
ing therefoie, about thU Ume. that Overburie being
designed for ambassador into Russia, this earl
(whose counsel he asked,) advised him torefUse the
service, but to make some fklr excuse. Which ad-
vice he foUowed, supposing that it did proceed of
kindness; but for his refusal he was committed to
the Tower. The lady thus having him where she
wished, and resolving to dispatch him by poison,
wrought so with Sir Gervase Elways, thm l|e^*
CAB
CAR
taunt «r tte Tower* m tli«t he admitleA om
Richard WeftoB» upon har x«comniindjttion» to be
hie keeper, by whom (the very evening aitm he wee
to committed,) e yellow poison wee mlniatered to
him in e broth, et ropper. But neither this nor the
other polMini, which were eantinuelly put into hie
meets, serring to deipetdi Urn, MittMM Turner (the
pieparer of ell.) procured en apothecery's boy, to
five him e poisoned clyster, which aoon brought him
tohiscnd. Being thus dead, he was presently buried i
a general rumour, however, prevailed, tiwt he had
died by pcdion, but the greatneu of the procurers
kept all hidden for a time, UU at length it pleesed
God to bring everything to light, after a miraculous
manner. It happened that the Earl of Shrewsbury,
in oonfaence with e oounseUcn' of state, recom-
mended the lieutenant of the Tower to his fSsvoor,
as e man of good parts, and one who desired to be
known to him. The counsellor answered, that he
took it ae a fsvour ftom the lieutenant that he
shouki desire his fdendahip, but added, that there
lay upon him an heavy Imputation for Overburiers
death, whereof he wisht that the gentleman shouM
dear himsel£ Which being related to the lieutenant,
he was stricken with it, and said, to his Khowledge
some attempts were made against Overburie, but
that Ike same took no eflbct. Which being toU to the
king, he willed the counsellor to move the lieutenant
to set down in writing what he knew of that matter,
es he accordingly did. Whereupon certain of the
council were eppointed to examine and find out the
truth. Prom Weston somewhat being ftmnd, he
was made prisoner. Turner and Frsnklyn, the pre*
parers of the poison, being examined, confessed
every thing i whereupcm, all breaking forth, this
earl and his lady, m also the lieutenant, were com-
mitted. But Weston at his first srraignvient stood
mute^ yet afterwards was Indueed to put himself on
the trial of his country, and being found guilty, suf-
fiered death at Tybnme. MisticssTumer and James
Franklynwerein likesort executed. TheUeutenent,
who had winked at their doings, being Judged acoes-
aery to the crime, and condemned, suflbred death
also, expressing great penltency. And in May fol-
lowfaig. this earl and his lady were both brought to
their trial, though, by their friends, laboured eer-
nestly toeschew it. But King Jamps would not- be
intieeted, for the love he had to nuintein justice.
Thoroes, Ixard EUesmere, at that time Lord Chan-
cellor of Enghmd, was, by commissian, constituted
High Steward for that occasion, having ft» his
assistanto. Sir Edward Coke, Knt., Lord Chief Jus-
tice of the court of King'e Bench, Sir Henry Hobert,
Knt. Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Sir
Laurence Tanfldd, Knt,, Lord Chief Baron of the
Exchequer. Justice Alured, one of the bexoiia of the
Bxchetfuer, Crook, Dodderldge, and Haughton.jus-
tices of the King's Bench, and Nichols, of the court
c»f Common Pleas. Thepeers by whom they were
tried being the Eari. of Wokcsernn. kwd privy
seal, the Eabi. of Psmbboks, lord chamberlain,
the Bails of RuTLAim, Svaaxz, HnaTPomn, and
MowTooMBBin, the Viscount L'Isle, the Lord
Zouch, warden of the cbique ports, the Lord WU-
hmghby of Breeby, the Lord Decree, the Lord Mont->
eegle, the Lord Wentwo^, the Lord Riph, the
Lord WiUoughhy of Parham, the Lord Hunsdon,
the Lord Russel, the Lord Compton, the Lords Nor*
rls, Gerard, Cavendish, and Dormer. With the
lady there wesmuch ado i she, with meny teers, con-
fesdng the liKt, end deelrliV mercy. But this earl,
being the next day preeented, made eonse deteceb
which eerved no purpoeei for the mn^beslnns of
those who had suflbred death already for the feet*
and a letter which he himself had sent to the klqg^
did so clearly convict him of being at least an acces
sary, that both himself and his lady had sentence of
death passed upon them. Neverthelees, throu^
his mi^esty's great demency, their lives were sper-
ed.** The event proved, however, miserable to both
these guilty persons, ending in a total seperation*
and hatred of each other. The abandoned counteei
died 83rd August, 1698. The earl, who was released
from the Tower In 16B1, but afterwards mnflned
to the house of Viscount WalUpgford« died in July,
194ft, leaving an only daughter,
Awes, who m. WUham. titth Earl of Bedford.
and was mother of the illustrious patriot.
William, Loan RuaaxLU The Countess of
Bedford was as distinguished for purity as
her unhappy mother had been f<ir the reverse^
Upon his lordship's deosese the VimmuUM «/ JtocA-
ds/e and babuioii or SosmnanT became kxtiwct.
Abmb.— Gu. on a chevron, ar. three mullets, sa.
in the dexter pert of the escutcheon, a lion passant
guardantor.
CARTERET— BARONS CARTERET,
OF HAWNES, IN THE
COUNTY OF BEDFORD,
VISCOUNTS CARTERET,
EARLS GRANVILLE.
Barony, 1 By Letters/ 18th October, 1681.
Berldom, &e. j Patent, \ 1st Jenuary, 1714.
This Aunily derived their surname f^om the seig-
niory of Carteret, in Normandy, of which they were
formerly lords.
REGINALD DE CARTERET, Lord of Carte-
ret, Ac., in the last years of King Henry II., enno
1180. forfeited his lands in Normandy by his adhe-
slon to the crown of Shigland, when the duchy was
delivered up to the French in 1904, and dying in
three years afterwards, was «, by his ion,
PHILIP DE CARTERET, who being with King
Henry III. In his expedition into Britanny, in the
16th yeer of that monarch's reign, was the next
year constituted, with Ameuld de St Amand, go.
vemor of Jeriey, Guernsey, Aldemey, end Sark.
This Philip was «. by his son,
PHILIP DE CARTERET, who was styled Lord
St Oven, in Jersey, in the yeer 1880. and was «. by
bis son,
REGINALD DE CARTERET, who obtained
horn King Edward I., in consideration of his mili-
tary services, a grant of the manor of Melesches, in
the Isle of Jersey, which he left to his second son.
Sir John de Carteret He was «. at hb decease by
his ddest son,
SIR PHILIP DE CARTERET, Loid of St
Ovsn, temp. Edward IL, who was«. by his son,
9 .>!»
CAR
CAR
REGINALD DB CARTERET. This feudia
lord, by hi« prudence and valour, preserved the
Island of Jersey fVom faUing into the hands of the
French in the year 1374. when Bertrand du GuescUn,
constable of France, famous for his many victories
over the English, past suddenly from Bretagne into
Jersey, with an army of ten thousand men, wheran
were the Duke of Bourbon, and the flower of the
French chivalry. At that time this Reginald de
Carteret secured Mount Orgueil Castle, and de-
fended it so bravely, that after many violent assaults
the constable withdrew his forces, leaving many of
his best soldiers dead under the walk. For this
great achievement, Reginald and his seven sons were
all knighted by King Edward III. in one day. From
this gallant personage we pass to his descendant,
SIR PHILIP CARTERET, who undertook, in
the reign of Elisabeth, to plant such a colony in the
Island of Sark, as should keep out the French, and
he accordingly enlarged the settlement, and thereby
improved his own estate. He m. Rachad, daughter
and heir of Sir George Paulet, son and heir of Lord
Thomas Paulet, of Cosslngton in the county of
Somerset, second son of William, Marquess of Win-
chester, and had, with other issue,
Philip, (Sir,) his successor, who m. Anne,
daughter of Sir Francis Dowse, KnL, of
Wallop, In the county of Southampton, and
was «. by his eldest son,
Philip, in the seigniory of St. Oven, m.
Anne, daughter of Dumasque, Esq.,
^nd dying in 1068, was «. by his son^
Philip, created a baronkt 4th June,
1670, and dying in 16B3, was «. by his son,
CHAmLKS, (Sir,) second baronet,
who was one of the gentlemen of
the privy chamber to Queen Anne,
and high bsUiiT of the Island of
Jersey. Sir Charles d, in 1715*
when the baronetcy expired, but
his estates passed to Lord Carteret.
HSLIBR, of whom presently.
Rachael, m. first, to Beaver, Esq., of the
Island of Jersey, and seeondly, to ^— de Vic,
Esq.
Judith, m. to Sir Brian Johnson, of Bucking-
hamshire:
The second son,
HELIER CARTERET, Esq., deputy governor
of Jersey, m. Elisabeth, daughter of Du-
masque, Esq., and had, with other children,
SIR GEORGE CARTERET, a naval officer of
high reputation, who. through the influence of the
Duke of Buckingham, was appointed in the 9d of
King Charles L Joint governor of Jersey, and at the
bfcaking out of the civil war, held the office of
comptroller of the navy. Sir George was, however,
■o much esteemed by all parties, that when the
parliament passed the ordinance for the Earl of
Warwick to command the fleet, then fully and en-
tirely at their disposal, they likewise resolved that
Captain Carteret should be vice-admiral : but he de-
clined the appointment at the expren command of
the king. Upon wluch Lord Clarendon observes,
«• his interest and reputation In the navy was so
great, and his diligence and dexterity in command
114
so eminent, that it waa generally believed he would,
against whatsover the Earl of Warwick could have
done, have preserved the major part of the fleet in
their duty to the king.**
Having thus retired fWmi the navy, he withdrew
with his family to Jersey ; but subsequently return-
ed to aid the projects of the royalists, when he was
created by King Charles a baronet. 9th May, 164S.
He again, however, went back to his government in
Jersey, and there, in the ruin of the royal cause,
allbrded an asylum to. the Prince of Wales, (who
appointed him his vicfr<liamberlain,) Mr. Hyde,
afterwards Lord Clarendon, and other refVigees of
distinction. After this he defended the Island of
Jersey in the most gallant manner against the par-
liamentarians, and ultimately only surrendered upon
reodving the command of King Charles II. so to da
Elisabeth Castle, in the Island of Jersey, under Sir
George Carteret, was the last fortress that lowered
the royal banner. At the restoration. Sir George
fmmed one of the immediate train of the restored
monarch in his triumphant entry into London: and
the next day he was sworn of the privy council and
declared rica chambxrlain. He was afterwards
returned to parliament b> the corporation of Ports-
mouth. Sir George m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
Philip Carteret, KuL. of St. Oven, and had issue,
Philip (Sir), who had eminently distinguished
himself during the civil wars, and was gover-
nor of Mount Oi^^ Castle, when it was in-
vested by the parliamentary forces in 1651.
Sir Philip m. Jemima, daughter of Edward
Montagu, first Earl of Sandwich, vice-admiral
ot Ehgland, and had issue,
GsoBOK, who s. his grandflither.
Philip, captain of marines. Lost at sea in 1699L
Edward, M.P., Joint post-master-general, m.
Bridget, daughter <^ Sir Thomas Exton,
judge of the high court of admiralty, and
d. in 1739, leaving issue.
Sir Philip Carteret being with his fkther-hi.
law. Lord Sandwich, in the great naval en-
gagement off Solebay, asth May, 1672, was
blown up with that gallant officer in the
Royal James.
James, captain R.N., in the rrign of King
Charles IL
Oeoi^e, d. unm. in 1656.
Anne, m. to Sir Nicholas Slaning, of (he county
of Devon, K.B.
Caroline, m. to Sir Thomas Scot, of Scotis
Hall, Kent.
Louisa-Margaretta, m. to Sir Robert Atkins, of
$apcrton, in the county of Gloucester.
Sir George d. 13th January, 1679, and was «. by his
grandson,
SIR GEORGE CARTERET, second baronet,
who was elevated to the peerage on the 19th Octo-
ber, 1681, aa Bamon CAmTxaxT, of Hawnes, with
remainder, default of male issue, to his brothers, and
their heirs male. This nobleman, when only eight
years of age, was m. to Lady Grace GianviUe,
youngest daughter of John, Earl of Bath, and oo-
heiress of her nephew, William-Henry, last Earl of
- Bath of that family ; a marriage agreed upon by hia
gnukUisther, Sir Geoige Carteret, and the Earl of
CAR
CAV
Bath, tocancBt UMfriaMtahip which had long tub-
listed bdwam them. By this bMly his lordship had
Ivue* Josh, liis sucoenor, with another son, Philip,
aoid a daughter, Jemima, who both d. unmarried.
Hit lordship, who was a aealous supporter of the rero-
lutlon, «i. at the early age of twenty-six, in law. His
widow. Lady Carteret, havingsuooeeded as oo-bdress
to the great Bath estates, upon the decease of her
neplMfW, William-Henry GranTille, Earl of Bath, in
1711 (when that dignity became extinct), was created
on the lat January, 1714, Fl«coiin«sM Carteret, and
Coinmaa Orahvii.i.s, with remainder of the
▼isooanty, deflmlt of male issue in her son, John,
Lord Carteret* to the unde of that nobleman, Ed-
ward Carteret, Esq., and his male bein. Her lady-
ship d. in 1744, and was «. by her only surriring son,
JOHN CARTERET, second Lord Carteret, as
Eari GranTiUe. His knrdship was appointed one of
the lords of the bedchamber at the accession of King
George I., and constituted in 17I6 lord lieutenant
and cuctos rotukmun of the county of Devon. In
1719 he was accredited ambassador extraordinary
to the court of Sweden. In 1721 he was declared
principal secretary of States and in 1794 constituted
i4»&o LiBUTsiTAirr or laxLAWD, which high office
he retained for the six fcdlowing years. He was
thrke one of tlie lords Jiutioes during the occasional
abswicf of the king, and a knight of the most noble
order of the garter. His lordship m. first, I7th Oc-
tober, 1710, Prances, only daughter of Sir Robert
Woidey, Bart., and grand-daughter maternally of
Thomas Thynne, Viscount Weymoutht by whom
he had surTivlng issue,
RoBXBT, his suc<!essor.
Grace, m. to Lionel, Earl of Dorset.
Louisa, m. to Thomas Thymie, Viscount Wey-
mouth, and had issue,
Tbomab, Viscount Weymouth, created
Marquess of Bath, d. hi 1784, and left
Thomas, present Marquess of Bath,
and other issue.
HBirnY-FmBDKRicK, haTing inherited the
Carteret estates under the will ot his
grandlSsthcr, Earl of Granville, alter the
decease of his linde, assumed the surname
and arms of Cabtsbbt, and was created
in 1784 Babob Cabtbbbt, of Hawnes,
with reminder to the younger sons of his
brother, the Marquess of Bath. His lord-
ship d, in 1886, and the barony passed ac*
oording to the limitation to his nephew,
LoBO Gbobob Thybkb, present Lobo
Cabtbbbt.
G«oigiBna<!arolina, m. first, to the flon. John
Spencer, and saoondly, to William, Earl Cowper.
Frances, m. to John, Marquess of Tweedale.
The earl espoused secondly. Lady Sophia Fermor,
daoghter of Thomas, Earl of Pomfret, and had an
only daughter,
Sophia, who m. in 1765, William Petty, second
Earl of Shelbume, afterwards Marquess of
Laasdown, by whom she had an only son,
JoHB, second Marquess of Lansdown, half
brother of Henry, present marquess.
His lordship d.fld January, 1763, and was «. by his son,
ROBERT CARTERET, third Lord Cvtaiet,
and second Earl GTaavilla His kmkhip d. without
issue in 1776, when the Babobv or CABraaBTr
and Eabldom or OBA]mu.B, with the Via-
cooMTY or Cabtbbbt, became bxtimct, but the
Barony of Carteret was recreated in 1784 (revert to
issue of Lady Louisa Carteret, second daughter of
John, first earl).
ABxa.— Quarterly, first and fourth gules, ftmr
ftisils in fesse ar. fbr Cabtbbbt, second and third
three clarions, or darioords or. for Gbamtillb.
CAVENPISH — BARON OOLE AND
VISCOUNTS MANSFIELD,
EARLS OF NEWCASTLE.
UPON-TYNE. Ac, MAR-
QUESSES OF NEWCAS-
TLE, DUKES OF NEW-
CASTLE, &c
Barony and Viscounty, ^ B ^ ^ 3d Nov. 1690L
Earldom, dec f 2 H f 7th Mar. lett.
Marquisate, [.2 % f 97th Oct. 164&
I>ukcdom, &c J ^^ J 18th Mar. 1664^
Xincagc.
This noUe family, and the existing ducal house of
Devonshire, have had a common progenitor in
The Right Honorable
SIR WILLIAM CAVENDISH, who, by his dia-
tingulshed lady, (hte third wife,) Eliaabeth, daughter
<rf John Hardwick, Esq.,of Hardwick, in the county
of Derby, and eventually oo-heiress of her brother,
James Hardwickt had Issue,
Henry, of Tutbury Priory, in the county of
Stafford, M.P. for Derbydilre, who died «. p^
12th October, 1616L
William, created Eabl or DBTOBaBiBB, an-
cestor of the extant ovKsa,
and
SIR CHARLES CAVENDISH, Knt, of Wei-
beck-Abbey, in the county of Notts, who m. first,
Margaret, eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir Tho-
mas Kitson, ot Hengrave, Suflblk, by whom he had
no issue 1 and secondly, Catherine, daughter of
Cuthbert, -seventh Baron Ogle, who, becoming
eventually his lordship's sole heiress, succeeded to
the barony of Ogle, which was confirmed to her
ladyship by letters patent, dated 4th Dec 1888 1 by
this Udy he left an only surviving son,
SIR WILLIAM CAVENDISH, K.B., who was
elevated to the peerage on the 3d Nov« 1698, as Botms
Ogle, CifBothal, and Viscoubt MABsriBiiD, to the
county qf Nottingham, ThlsnoUeman, afterwards so
celebrated as a royalist general, filled originany the
post of governor to the prince of Wales, eldest son
of King Charles I., and was advanced in the peerage
by that monarch on the 7th March, 18B8, in the
dignities of Bonm Cavendish, qf Boleeeer, to the
eeunijf t^f Nottt,, and Eabl or Nswoastlb. Whoa
the proceeding of the Long Parliatnent ceased to be
equivocali his lordship hastened to rear the royal
standard in the north, and planting it on the battle-
ments of the Castle of Tynemouth, manned and
fortified the town of Newcastle. He then levied
forces, and, though in the midst of winter, placing
himself at their head, routed the rebels In all direo-
tkms in the ooonty of York, and became master of
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CEC
tlMir principal itrong ptoen there. In 16tt he re-
ceived the queen, upon her m^feity'i enival with
arme and ammunition* and cunductiuK her in safety
to the king, at Oxford, was rewarded, by letten pa-
tent dnted S7th Oct. I643» with the MAitouiaATK
or NnwcAaTi.Sk Subsequently, his lordship sue-
tained, upon every occasion, his high reputation,
but purticularly in his gallant defence of the city of
YorlL against three powerful armies at English and
Scotch. He retired to the oontinent» however,
after the fktal battle of Marston-Moor, owing to
some mitttnderttanding between himself and PntNCx
RuPKRT, a misunderstanding which the royalists
had eventually most deeply to deplore Upon the
restoration of the monardiy, the marquess was
cnated, 16th Mardi, 10S4, £arl c/ Ogle and Dukji
or NSWCA8TLX, as some compensation for the
immense losses he had sustained, amounting in the
aggregate, to nearly three parts of a million ster-
ling ! His grace m. first, Elisabeth, daughter and hei-
ress of William Basset, Esq., of Blore, in the county
of Staflbrd, and widow of the Hon. Henry Howard,
ynungest eon of Thomas, Earl of Sullblk, by whom
he had surviving issue,
CRAiiLnB, who m. EUaabeth, danghter of
Richard Rogers, Eeq., of Brianston, in the
county of Dorset, but d: in the lifie-tinie of
his father, «. p.
Hsn mv, his successor.
Jane, m. to Charles Cheney, Esq., of Cheaham-
Boys, in the. county of Budca.
Elisabeth, m. to John, second Earl of Bridge-
Frances, M. to Oliver St. John, Earl of Boling-
broke.
The duke m. secondly, Margaret, sister of the Lord
Lucas, but had no issue. Of his grace, Walpole, in
his Noble Authors, says, that ** he was a man ex-
tremely known flrom the course of life into which
he was forced, and who would soon have been for-
gotten in the walk of fame which he diose for him-
self: yet as an author he is femiUar to those who
scarce know any other, firom his Book of Horse-
numship. Though amorous in poetry and music,
is Lord Clarendon says, he was fitter to break Pe-
gasus for a menage, than to mount him on tiie steeps
of Pamasaus. Of all the riders of that eteed, per-
haps there have not been a more ftntasUc couple
than his grace and his feithful duchen, who was
never off her piUion."
His grace, who, amongH his other honontt, wns a
Knioht of the Oabtce, A In 1076, and a costly mo-
nument in Westmtnstsr Abbey records his virtues,
dignities, and high public empk^ymcnts. He was 0.
by his only surviving son,
HENRY CAVENDISH, second duke, who m.
Frances, daughter of William, second son of Robert
Pierpolnt. Earl of Kingston, by whom he had sur-
living issue,
1. Hnnnv, Earl of Ogle, who m. Lady EUaabeth
Percy, only surviving child and heiress of Jo-
celine, eleventh and last earl of Northumber-
hmd of the old Percys, upon which occMion
his lordship assumed the surname of Pnncv.
He died e^p. 1st Nov. IflBO, and his iUns-
trious widow espoused, in two years after-
IM
wards, Charh» Ssjmww , Dimm op SoHnm"
BBT, from which union the present duke of
Northumberland maternally descends.
8. Elisabeth, m. first, to Christopher Monk, Duke
of Albemarle, and secondly, to Ralph Mon-
tagu, Duke of Montagu, but died issueless.
3. Frances, m. to John, second Earl of Breadal-
bane^ but died t,p.
4. Margaret, m. to John Holies, fourth Earl of
Clare, who was created, 14th May, lOM, Mar-
««f«M t/aan and Dnxn of NnwcAarLB, by
whom she had an only daughter.
Lady Henrietta-Cavendish HoUes, who m.
Edward, Lord Harky. son and heir of Ro-
bert, Earl of Oxford, to whom she carried
a very great real and peraonal esute.
His grace (John Holies, Duke of Newcastle,)
dying thus without male iesue, the honours
teesed in the Holies Amily, but were revived
in the descendants of his sister. Oracb Hoi,-
Lna, who m. Thos. Pelham, Lord Lou^ton,
and had issue,
Thomab, created Eerf and Jfareuasf qf
Clare, and Dunn or NawcASTLB, d. in
1768, «. p,, when the husbend <rf his niece
inherited the dukedom.
Henry Pelham, m. to Catherine, daughter
of John, Duke of Rutland, and left issue,
Catherine^ in. to Henrp CUnton, Earl
or LiNcoLir, who succeeded his wil^s
unde in the nnsnooM or NnwcAa-
TLx, and fkom him descend the extent
DuxBS or Nbwcabtlb.
Grace, m. to George Nailor, Esq.
Frances, m. to Viscount Castleconner.
Gertrude, m. to David PolhiU, Esq.
Lucy, m. to Henry, seventh Earlof Lincoln.
Margaret, m. to Sir John Shelly.
5. Catherine, m. to Thomas, sixth Earl of ThaneL
6. Arabella, m. to Charles, Earl of Sunderhmd, and
left an only daughter,
Francxs, who m., in 1717» Henry, fourth
Earl of Carlisle, and had surviving issue,
Arabella, m. to Jonathan Cope, Esq.
Diana, m. to Thomas Duncombe, Esq.
Hisgraced. in IflDl, when, leaving no male issue, the
dignities created in 1680, in 16B8, in 1643, and in 1664,,
(seecommenoementof thisarticle,) became xxtinct,
while the old barony of Oolb, which came into the
family with Catherine^ Lady Ogle, wife of Sir
Charles Cavendish, of WUbeck Abbey, fell into
ABBYAMCB between his gracefs five daughters and
co-heiresses, and so continues amongst their des-
cendants.
Arms.— Sa. three bucks' heads eaboshed, ar. at-
tired or., a crescent for dilferaica.
CECIL — BARON CECIL, OF PUT-
NEY, IN THE COUNTY OF
SURREY, VISCOUNT WIM.
BLEDON.
Barony, 1 by Letters \ 0th November, 1625.
Viscounty,) Patent, jSSth July, 1686L
XCttcagt.
The Hon.
SIR EDWARD CECIL, third son of Thomas,
CHA
CHA
Ant EM of BnMr, and gMBdaon of th» caMnted
Lord TiMMuuii Bafghky, hftTliig adoptad a mili-
tary life, attained calabtity in the wan In tlia N*-
tlMrianda, wImiv ha waa engagad ibr a qtaoe of
ttairty-fl^a yean. Ha waa manhal, Uautanaat, and
general of the ftnren, lent by King Jamaa and King
ChailM I. agalnat the Spanlarda and Imparlaliits,
and waa alemtad to the peaiage by King Charles II.
OB the 9th NoTambar, 1<B5» aa Bamm Cteilt ^ Put-
nari and cxaatad Mth July, MM. Viacouirr Wim-
Bi.xDOir. Walpole, in hia noble authon, mentions
that In the king's ttbrary are two manuscript tracts
drawn up by this nobleman, on the several subjecu
of war, and the military deteice of the nation ; and
he Ukewiie states, that a manuscript was found by
the Earl of Huntingdon in an old cheat, purporting
to be a wairant of King Chartea L, directtng, at the
of Lord Wimbledon, tile teriral of the old
march, ao tenons In all the honoimbia
ai'hle f amenta and gkwious wan of this kingdom in
times; but wliidi, by neglect, had been
riy loac ana roigocven.
Bis lordahip m. thrloa, first, Tfaaodoaia, daughter
of Sir Andrew Nod, of Dalby, In the county of Lei-
cester, Knt., by whom he had ftmr daughtersk via.
Dorothy, ■■■ >
Albmla, m. to Sir Chilatepher Wmy, Knt, ot
Barliags, in the county of Linooln.
EHiabeth, m. to Francis, Lord WlUoughby, of
Frances, m. to Jamas, son and hdr of William,
▼isoount Say and Sdab
The Tiaoonnt m, secondly, Diana, daughter of Sir
William Drury, of Halatede, in Uie county of Suf-
fblk, Knt., end thirdly, Sophia, daughter of Sir
fidward Zoucha* of Woking, in Surrey, by whom
liehadaaon.
Algernon, who <L in infancy*
Hia lordship d. at Wimbledon on the 10th Norem-
her, M3Bt where he waa interred, and leaving no
Ukale issue hia hooon became bxtiwct.
Anita. Daily often, ar. and as. on six escutcheons,
sa. three, two, one, as many Uona rampant of the first.
CHANDOS— BARON CHANBOS.
By Writ of Summons, dated SOth December, 1337,
11 Edward IIL
The Bnt of thia fbmily upon record,
ROBERT DE CHANDOS, came ffrom Nor-
mandy with the Conqueror, and obtained by arms
laige poBsessioni in Wales. He was subsequently a
to the chuith. To this Ro-
ROBERT DE CHANDOS, who, upon the aawsa-
»ent in aid of laaiiyliig the king'a daughter, in the
Uth Henry II., certified Ida knights' flsas to be
Ihirteaaandaalxth part, ibr which he paid £8 15s. 6d.
He d. in 1173, and wm tw by hie ddest eon,
ROBERT DE CHANDOS. This flmdal lord
paid ftarty marks for livery of the landa of his in-
haritanceklnthetthRMmrdL Hewas«.by
ROBERT DE CHANDOS, who was a. by his
son and heir,
ROGER DE CHANDOS, whoee wMdehip was
gnntadby thacrown to WUIam de Caatihipe. This
Rogar along with other bawna marclian had fy»>
quent summonaee In the rdgn of Henry III. to
march agalnat the Weldi. He was «. by Ms son,
ROBERT DE CHANDOS, who* in the flOtk
Henry III., doing his boaaage had Uvery of the lands
of his taihcrltance* and lb the 10th Edward I., wae
in the expedition Uicn made into Wales. Upon his
death, which happened in the 30th Edward L, It
wasiound that he held the naanor of Snodhull* with
ita apputtenancai by barony, and the aerrlce of two
knights' fees. He was «. by his son,
SIR ROGER DE CHANDOS. This fbu^d kird
waa In the Scottiah wan tamp^ Edward II., and r*.
ceived the honor of knighthood with Prince Ed-
ward, and many othan, by bathing, prior to going
upon one of those expeditions. In the Ifth Edward
IL he waa made aheriff of Henlbrdskirak and again
In the 1st Edward III., when he was made governor
ofthecaatleofHstefbrd. •* But of his suocasaon,'*
says Dttgdala, ** I am not able to continue a direct
sariea." We coma tharefoce to
ROGER DE CHANDOS, brother and heir of
ThonuM de Chandoe, daccassd. This Roger pcrw
fonahv hia fbalty In the 7th Edward IIL had livery
of hia lands, and the next year was constltutad
therilTof Herefbrdahire, and governor of the caetle
of Hereford. In the 19th of the eesne reign, being
then a banneret, he recrt ved a military summons to
attend the king into Franoa, and was summoned to
parliament as a babok l^om flOth December, 1337,
to ttd October. 136A. In which latter year he d.
leaving a soil,
SIR THOMAS DE CHANDOS, Knt, but never
summoned to perllamant He waa «. by his son,
SIR JOHN CHANDOS, Knt, who d. \n 1430^
leaving his sister. If argaret, his hair i which
MABOAnxT CHAMOoa, m. Sir Thomaa Berke-
ley, Knt, of Coberley, and left two doubters,
her ooJiain, namdy,
Matgaret, m. to Nkhotas Mattesden.
Alice, m. to Thomaa Brugaa, whence the
Duxna or CnxMboa.
Anna.— >Or., a pile gules.
CHAVBNT—BARON CHAVENT.
By Writ of Summons, dated ttth December, 1399,
98 Edward L
Xintsgt.
PETER DE CHAUMPVENT, OR CHAVENT,
having been engaged In the wan of Oasoony in the
S9th-90th Edward I., waa summoned to parllamant
as a BAROW fan two yean afterwards i but of his
lordship, his tenily or descendants, nothing further
is known.
ARM8.— Payly of six, ar. and aa. a taae gules.
CHAWORTH— BARON CHAWORTH.
By Writ of Summona, deled 0th February, U9Bi
97 Edward L
Xiitcsse.
About the hitter end of Kbig William the Con-
qneror's reign,
PATRICK DE CADURCIS, vulgarly called
Cbawobtb* a native of Little Britanny, made a
grant of certain mllla in Gloucestershire to the
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monks of St Petal's Abbey, in Gkmoertar. To this
Patrick «. his son,
PATRICK DE CHA WORTH, who in the 39rd
Henry II., upon the collection ot the fcutage of
Oalway, accounted six pounds for tlie luighf s fees
belon^ng to the honor of StriguiL This feudal
lewd was 4, by
PAIN DB CHAWORTH, who, in the Snd
Henry III. being at that time one of the barons
marchers, became lurety for Isabel de Mortimer
that she should oome to the king's exchequer on the
octaves of St. Michael to satisfy for such debts as
she owed to the late King John. Pain de Chaworth
m. Gundred, daughter and heir of William de la
Ferte, (heir to Margaret de la Ferte, second daugh-
ter and co-heir of William de Briwere, a great feudal
lord, who d, in 1296,) and was s. at his decease by
his son,
PATRICK DE CHAWORTH, who, in the 83rd
Henry III., being thai under age, compounded with
the king for his own wardship andmarrisge; paying
£500 for the same. IntheS9thof thesamerrignhe
received a precept from the crown, whereby he was
commanded to use all his power and diligence to
annoy the Weldi then in hostility. He m. Hawyse,
daughter and heir of Sir Thomas de Londies, Lord
of Kidwilly, in Wales, and had issue.
Pain, 'k allof whom, in Mth Henry I IL, being
Hervey, >-signed with thecroas, attended Prince
Patric, J Edward to the Holy Land,
with two daughters. Eve, and Anne. This feudal
lord d, in 1S57. and was «. by his eldest son,
PAIN DE CHAWORTH, who, in the fith Ed-
ward I., was constituted general of the king's army
in West Wales: whereupon Roger de Mortimer had
command to aid him with all his power, and to admit
him into all his castles and garrisons ; at which time
he was so successful that the Welch sued for peace,
and did homage to the king. This gallant soldier
died «. !>. in 1278* end was «. by his only surviving
brother,
PATRIC DE CHAWORTH, who m. the Lady
Isabel de Beauchamp, daughter of William, Earl of
Warwick, and d. In 1382, leaving an only daughter
and heiress,
Maud nx Chaworth, who m. first, Henry
Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster, and secondly,
Hugh le Despenser.
Thus terminated this great feudal branch of the
Csmily, but another branch had diverged from
WILLIAM DE CHAWORTH, son of Robert,
brother of Patric, the first feudal lord. This Wil-
liam, in the Snd year of King John, paid £& fine
that he might not go beyond sea. He was «. by his
son and heir,
ROBERT DE CHAWORTH, who, in the 6th of
John, paid a fine of one hundred marks, and one
palf^ for his rdief, and that he might have the
king s charter for those lands he then held by mili-
tary service, whereof he had no grant. He d. with-
out issue, and was *. by his brother, '
WILLIAM DE CHAWORTH, who m. Alice,
daughter of Robert, and sister and co-heir (with her
sister Joane, wifb of Robert de Latham, of Lanca-
shire), of Thomm de AUkvion* and was*, at his de-
by his Mm,
118
THOMAS DB CHAWORTH. who
moned to parliament as a baboh on the 9th Fe-
bruary, 1880. But his lordship had no other sum-
mons, nor had any of his descendants, who laD^
nourished in the counties of Derby end Notting-
Abmb.— Of the feudal Barons Chaworth— Barry of
ten pieces, ar. and gtu an orie of martlets sa.
Abms. — Borne by Lord Chaworth, bdng the arms
of Albeton, vis.. Am. two chevrons or.
CHENEY— BARON CHENEY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 1st September,
1487, 3 Henry VIL
Xiiuagc.
Although this family, founded by Rai.pr ob
Cainbto, (that is Chbhxy,) who came into Eng-
land with the C<Hiqueror, was txcm that period of
considerable note, it did not attain the honour of
the peerage, until the time of Henry VIL
' JOHN CHENEY, Esq., of Sherland, in the Isle
of Shepey, had with other issue, by his wife Alia-
nore, dauj^ter and heiress ot Six RolMrt de Shot^
stroke, Knt., a son and heir,
SIR JOHN CHENEY, Knt, an eminent soldier,
under the banner of Henry of Richmond, at Boe>
worth field, whom, it is said. King Richard, per-
sonally encountering, felled to the ground, althou^
he was a person of great bodily strength. Upon
the accession of his chief to the crown, as Henry VIL,
Sir John Cheney was called to the privy council,
and soon after, again stoutly fought for the king,
against the Earl of Lincoln and his adherents, at
Stoke. In the 3rd year of the new monarch, he
was summoned to parliament as a babon, and
from that period to the 14th October, 148S. His
lordship was also a knight banneret, and a knioht
of the most noble order of the Gabtxb. He d,
without issue, in 1496, when the Baboity tft
Chxnxy expired, while his lands devolved upon
his nephew. Sir Thomas Cheney (see Cheney of
Taddington).
ABMa.— As, six lions rampant ar. a Canton er-
mine.
CHENEY — BARON CHENEY, OF
TADDINGTON, IN THE
COUNTY OF BEDFORD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th May, 1078.
Xiiuagt.
SIR THOBfAS CHENEY, Knt., nephew end
heir of John, Lord Cheney, a dignity that expired
in 1496, m. first, Frideswide, daughter and co-heixess
of Sir Thomas Frowyke, Knt., Chief Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas, and had issue,
Cathenne, m. to Thomas Kemp, Esq., of
Glendidi, in the county of Kent.
Margaret, m. to George Nevil, Lord AbergB-
venny.
Frances, nu to Nicholas Crips, Esq., son and
heir of Sir Henry Crips, Knt.
Anne, m. to Sir John Perrot, KnL
Sir Thomas m. secondly, Ann^ daughter and oo-
heliesB of Sir John Bxoughtoa, of Taddington,
CHE
CUE
In Dm eouBty o# B«Ubcd, by whom he aniulrad
fhat ertate* and taftd aa only Km, Hbwiiv, of whom
Sir ThoouM Cheney eppeen to heve
a penon of greet gillantry and note. In the
rdgn of Henry VIII. At the celebrated interview
between that monarch end Frande I., at Ardret,
he wee one of the diaHengeiak afainst all gentle-
men, who were to exerdae feaH of arma, on horse-
back, or on foot, for thirty days. He wes a Knioht
of the OABTsm, warden of the Cinque Ports, and
treasurer of the king's household. Upon the death
of King Edward VL, he espoused the interests of
Queen Mary, and he was called to the privy council
in the first year of EHiabeth: about which period
he deceased, and was «. by his son,
SIR HENRY CHENEY, Knt, who was sum-
moned to parliament as Baroit Chxnky, or Tao-
nnroTow, in the county of Bedford, ftom 8th May,
1A7S, to IMh October, 1586. His lordship, who was
oneof the peers, on the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots,
m. Jene, daughter of Thomas Wentworth, Lord
Wentworth, but died without issue, in U87, whan
his estates devolved upon his widow, and the
Barony of Cbxksy, or Taddinotow, became kz-
TfircT. His lordship erected a noble mansion at
Taddington, wherein he resided.
- Auuk—Erm : on • bend sa. three martlets, or.
CHEBLTON— BARONS CHERLTON,
OF POWYS.
By Writ of Summons, dated 86th July, 131%
7 Edward II.
HUneage. ^f////^^ ^
In the first yeer of Edward II.
JOHN DE CHERLTON, (dderson of Sir Alan
Cherlton, of Appleby Cestle, in the county of Salop,^
from whose younger son, Alan, descended
Cherltons of Ludford,) obtained a charter of free
warren, in all his demesne lands at Chbrltok, and
PONTB8B17RY, In the county of Salop, and the next
year had a confirmation of the manor of Pontes-
bury, (some time belonging to Rhese ap Howell,)
to hold in general tail, by the services anciently im-
posed for the same. This John, by the gift of
King Edward II., espoused Hawyse, sister and heiress
of Oryfiln ap Owen, otherwise known as Gryflin de
la Pole, by reeson of his residence at Pole, com-
monly called Welch-pole, in the county of Mont-
gomery, and in her right acquired the fleudal
Barony of Polx, held in capita f^om the crown ;
but in the next year, Oryflln de la Pole, uncle to
the said Hawyse, pretending a right to the castle
of Pole, (afterwards denominated Rbd Castlb,)
nised a body of the Welch, and regularly besieged
It, his niece and her husband bdng at the time re-
sl^ng therein; whereupon the king directed his
precept to Roger de Mortimer, then justice of
Wales, to nmnh thither for their relief and pro*
tecticm. Again, however, they were disturbed by
the said Gryflin, who had summons to iq>pear be-
fore^he king, to answer fSmr his proceedings, and
to render John Cherlton and his wife more secure
to their title, they had a royal charter in the 7th of
Edward IL, confirmatory of all their lands and
PowTS. In which year, (fl0th July, 1319,) John
Cherlton was summoned to parliament as Babon
Cbbbltoii, and ftom that period, to the 8Sth July,
135S. His lordship was chamberlain to King Ed<
ward IL, and took an active part in the wars of
Scotland. In the reign of that monarch, he had
license to make a castle of his manor house, at
Cherlton, Shropshire ; but notwithstanding the many
important immunities he received fkom the crown,
he was implicated in the rebdlion of Thomas, Earl
of Lancaster, and was taken prisoner at the battle
of Borou^bridge, in Yorkshire, but was fortunato
enough to obtain the king's pardon. In the next
reign, he was constituted Justicb or Ibblano,
and landed there upon Thursday, the festival of
St. Calixt, the pope, with his brother Thomaa,
Bishop of Hereford, chancellor, and about two
hundred ardiers. His lordship waa subsequently
engaged in the wars of France, and dying in 18S3, was
«. by his son,
JOHN DE CHERLTON, second Baron, sum-
moned to parliament, ftom the Uth March, 1SS4,
to the 90th November, laOO, as Babok Chbbltow,
and from 14th August, 13S8 to 4th October, 1373,
as Lord Cherlton, of Powys. This nobleman being
LoBD CHAMnBBi.AZN to the king, was in the wan
of Gasoony, in attendance upon the Black Prince^
His lordship m. Joane, daughter of Ralph de Staf-
ford, Earl of Stallbrd, and d. in 1374, was •, by his
•on,
JOHN DE CHERLTON, third Baron, sum-
moned to parliament, as "^Johanni de Cherlton,
de Powys," from 9th August, 1388, to 3rd Octo-
ber, 1400. His knrdship m. Maud, daughter of Ro- \/
gcr de Mortimer, Earl of March; but d, without /C
issue, anno 1400, was •. by his brother,
EDWARD DE CHERLTON, fourth Baron,
the^aummoned to parliament, fromSnd December, 1401,
to 86th Fek, 1481. In the 9th of Henry IV. This
nobleman sustained great loss by the insurrection of
the Welch, under Owen Glendower. In the next
reign, he had the thanks of parliament for his activity
in apprdiending the unfortunate Sir John Oldcastle,
Lord CoUiam, within the territory of Powys. His
lordship m. Alianore, daughter of Thomas HoUand,
and sister and co-heir of Edmund Holland, both
Earls of Kent, and widow of Roger Mortimer, Earl
of March, by whom (who m. after his decease, John
Sutton, Lord Dudley,) he had issue,
Joane, m. to Sir John Grey, K.G., Earl of Tan-
kerville, in Normandy, whose grandson, John
Oiey, was summoned to parliament, as «* Jo-
hanni Grey de Powys," on the 15th Novem-
ber, 1482, (see that dignity).
Joyce, m. to Sir John de Tiptoft, who was sum-
moned to parliament, fttnn 7th January, 1486,
to 3rd December, 1441. (Dugdale says, he
bore the title of Lord Tiptoft and Powys, but
he was never summcmed by any other desig-
nation than ** Johanni Tiptoft, ChPr;") and
had issue,
John, created Eabx. or Wobcbbtba, in
1448, but beheedcd and attainted, in 1470,
when his honours expired, but his son,
Edwa&d db TiPTorr, was restored in
bkiod, as Eabi. or Wobcbstbb
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in NOBTH WAI<Mf SOVTH WAXSa,
tfvU*
CHO
CLA
dying, homerm, «. pb, in 14lfti hit
•unti beotmo his eoh«imi« to tho
Barony oa Tiprorr* md to his
cstBtfls, while tho babjuimm bx<
PIBBD.
Philippa, m. to Thomas, Lofd Root.
Johanna, m. to Sir Edmund Inglethorpe.
Joyce, m. to Edmund Sutton, son and heir
of John, Lord Dudley.
His lordship d, in 14SS, when the Babont or
CHBBLToir, or PowYB, fell into abbyabcb, be-
tween his daughters, and his mtates devolved upon
them, as co-heirs. The Lordship of Powys coming
to the eldest daughter, Joane, that lady's grandson,
John Orey, had summons lo parliament, in I4BB,
as LoBD Gbby, or Powva, but Mr. Nicholas, in
his " Synopsis,** considers Mar summons a new cre-
ation, and not a revival of the original dignity, and
he is borne out in the opinion, he says, by a
careftil examination of the parliamentary rolls,
wherein he finds the old lords, denominated in
almost all instances, Lonns Chbbi.toiv, and be
then very Justly reasons, that if it were meant to
revive the suspended barony in the great grandson
of Edward, fourth and but L^rd Charlton, that
personage would have been summoned as Babon
Chbblton, or Poirva, and not as Lord Grey— a
course whidi appears indisputable. The Babovv
or Cbbblton, must therefore be deemed still in
abbyabcb.
Abm&— Or. a lion rampant, gu.
NoTB.— A younger branch of this fMnlly, was,
ALAN DB CHERLTON, brother of the first
baron, who in the Uth of Edward IL, had a charter
for free warren, in all his demesne lands, at Af-
PLBBY, and other places, in the county of Salop,
and was constituted fas three years afterwards,
governor of Montgomery Castle; he m. Elen,
widow of NichobM de St Maur, and one of the
daughters and co-heirs of Lord Zouch— from which
union descended the family of Charlton, of Lud-
ford, in the county of Hereford, now represented
by Edmund Lechmere Charlton, Esq., of Ludford.
CHOLMONOKLEV — VISCOUNT
CHOLMONDELEY, EARL
OF LKINSTER, IN THE
PEERAGE OF IRELAND,
BARON X^HOLMONDE.
LEY. IN THE PEERAGE
OF ENGLAND.
Yisoounty,
Earldom
Barony
>*y»lby Letters f,
^' J Patent, V
: ion.
Ath March, 1640.
1st Sept., 1645.
SIR HUGH CHOLMONDELEY, Kbt., of
Cholmondeley, (eldest son of Sir Hugh Cholmonde-
ley, and his wife, Anne, daughter and co-heiress of
George Dorman, Esq., of Malpas,) married Mary,
only daughter and heiress of Christopher Holford,
Esq. of Holford, and had issue,
RoBBBT, of whom praaently.
Hugh, m. Mary, daughter of Sir John BodvlDe,
of BodviOe Caetle, in the county of Camar-
' von, and dying In 1056, left
ISO
RoBBBTt who inherited the eetates of his
uncle, and was the founder of the present
noUe House of Cholmondeley.
Thomas, of Vale Royal, ttom whom the pre-
sent Lord Delamere descends.
Mary, m. to Thomas Middleton, Esq., eldest son
of Sir Thomas Middleton, of Chirk Castle.
Catharine^ m. to Charles Mainwaring, Esq., of
Ightfl^, in the county of Salop.
Sir Hugh died in the 43rd of Elisabeth, and his
Udy (designated by King Jamm L " the bold Udy
of Cheshire," in consequence of the spirit she dis-
played in carrying on a law suit with George Holi
Ibrd, Esq., of Newborough, for more than forty
yean,* which finally terminated by compromise,)
died on Uth August! 169& Sir Hugh was «. by his
eldest son,
ROBERT CHOLMONDELEY, Eag., who was
created a baronet on the 90th June, 1611, and ad-
vanced to the peerage of Irdand in IWB, as Vitcovnt
Cholmond^h^, nf KtHl», His lordship afterwards,
'* in consideration of his special service. In raising
several companies of foot in Chmhire, in order to
the quenching those rebdlious flames whidi began
to appear anno I64S, and sending many other to the
king, (Charles I.,) then at Shrewsbury, (which stood
him in high stead in that memonible battle of Kine-
ton, happening soon after,) as abo raising other
forces for defending the city of Chester, at the first
siege thereof by his m^esty's adversarim in that
coimty, and courageous adventure in the fight <d
Tilton Heath, together with his great suflkrings, by
the plunder of his goods, and firing his houses,"
was created a peer of England, by letters patent,
dated 1st September, I64ff, in the dignity of Babom
Cbolmoboblby, ^ Wieke JfaOanJk, otherwise
Namptwich, in the county of Chester, and advanced
the next year to the Irish babi«dom or LBiirarsB.
Subsequently, under the rule of the parliament, his
lordship was obliged to compound for his mtates,
and paid the huge fine of £7*742. He m. Catherine,
daughter of John, Lord Stanhope of Harrington,
but died without issue on 2nd October, 1669, when
his large possessions devolved upon his nephew,
Robert Cholmondeley, (son of his brother Hugh,)
immediate ancestor <^ the existing noble house of
Cholmondeley-— and his lordship's honours, namely«
the Irish babony or Choliiobdbi.bv, of Kdls, and
the BA BLDOM or LBiNaTBB, with the English ba-
bony OF CBOLMONOBX.BY, q^ Nomplicicft, became
BXTIVCT*
ABMa,—- Gu. two helmets in diief ppr. garnished or.
in base a garb of the last.
CLARE— LORDS OF CLARE, EARLS
OF HERTFORD, EARLS OF
GLOUCESTER.
The feudal lordship of Clare, from tha conquest.
The earldom of Hertford, temp. King Stephen.
The earldom of Glouceater, by marriage with the
heims of Gloucestar,
GEOFFREY, naturM son of Ricbabd L, Duke
of Normandy, bad a eon.
CLA
CLA
GISLBBKRT, nmMBMd Ctiapiu, BmrlffBHom,
in Normaiuty, wImm eldest MM*
RICHARD FITZGILBBRT, hcring accon-
panied tiM CoirgosAOR teto BBglmd, partidfated
in the spolb of oon^uatt* mA obtained extenalve
pwiwHloiif in tlM new and (dd dflUinloDa, of his
royal leader and ktamnan* In lOTS. ((fth WUttaai
Caiqtteror») «• ind him joined under tbe darigna-
tlon of RiMririM dr Btm^f^eta, with WUUam da
Warren, In thagtaat oOce of JoaricxABY or Swe-
LAirn: with whom, in three yean afberwaids, he
was in anas, 4*lV t^ rebciUou Lords, Robert
4m BrttoBOft Barl ot HeraiMd, and Ralph Waher,
or Ouader, Karl of Norfolk and Suflblk, and be.
iMTed with great gallantry. Rot afterwards, at the
time of the gmund marMifr wikidi was towards tlie
dose ot WilUhm's reign, he is called M€ardu» de
7\>mttrmge, ftom his seat at Tonebniga, (now Tun-
bvidge,) in Kent, which town and castle he obtained
from the ArdiUsiiop of CanteHniry, in Ueu of the
Castle of Brion ; at which time he enjoyed thirty-
•i^t lordships in Sarrey, thirty-tve in Essex, three
in Cambridgeshire, with some others in Wilts and
Deron, and ninety-five in 8aflblk>amoapt those was
Ci^ABM, whence he was oocaslottaUy styled Richaho
OS CjULBn ; and that place in a few yean afterwards
becoming tlie chief seat of the fiunily, his descend-
ants are said to have assumed therenpon the title of
EAaLs or Clarb. This great ftudal lord m. Ro>
beae, daaghtar of WAHerQiflbrd, Karl of Bucking-
tuun, and had issue,
GiLBXRT, hb successor.
Roger, an eminent soldier in the rslgn of Henry
I., died «. p. whoi his estates deroWed upon
Us alder brothers son, Gilbert.
Welter, who haTing Uosnce fttnn the king to
enjoy all he could conquer in Wales, possessed
an NBTBBn-WnnT ; hed. dao«. p.
Ridnrd, a monk of Bee, in Nonsandy, and last
▲snoT or Ely.
Robert, steward to Kiftg Hdnry I., m« Mmid,
daughter of 9hnen St. lAz, Eam. or Huirr-
inoooir, and hid ITolfsr FUZ'Robgrt, whose
son, Roterr PV^s-fFoMsi', was one of the most
distinguished of the barons, who rebeUed
agafattt JoHjr, and was styled, MAaanAL or
THB ABMT Or GoO, AVO HOX.Y CBITRCS.
— 9u to Ralph da Tetgsrs.
•>-— m. to Eodo Dapifier.
Ridiard da Tonebruge, or de Clare, whoissaidto
haTefidlen inaskinnish with the Welsh, was#. by
hisddcstsob,
GILBERT DB TONEBRUGE, who resided at
Tonebruge, and Inherited all his ftuher's lands in
Bn^nd. This nobleman joined in the rebdUon of
Robert de MoMbray, Earl of Northumberland, but
obeenrii^ the King (William RuftM) upon the
polat of fUl^ into an ambuscade, be relented,
bssnnght pardon* and saved his royal masCar. We
ftidMm sobsaiuently, however, agidn in rebtfUon,
in the same reign, and fortifying and losing his castle
atTaabridga. He m. Adellaa, daughCar of the Eerl
Of Clsremont, and had Issue,
RicBAno, his euecessor.
GiOMrt, cmated Bam* or Fsmbbou, enao
1139; see that dignity. This nobleman was
Ibthar of Riobam, sunaiaad 8TaoBas6w,
80 ceUbfated ibr his conquest of iNiaad.
Walter, Ibundar of the aMwy of TxirraBB, in
Waiss, died #. p,
Harvay, flmumsln the conqMat of IraLmd, by
the name ot tUn^f, ^ MmttmauriM, but
died a monk at Caaterliary.
Beldwfai, who left thiaa tons, William, Robert,
tnd Richard, andadau^hierHaigafet, Ni.to
flW
Gilbert de Toastamge, who was a muniBosat be*o-
fbctor to thediatch, was «. by his eldest son,
RICHARD DB CLARE, who lint bon the title
of Eamx. or HBBTroani and being one of those,
who by power of the sword entered Weles, there
phmted himself, and became lord of vait territories,
es also of divan castles, in those porta, bnt re-
quiring other matten of moment ftom the king,
in which he was nnsucoessflil, he reared the standard
of revolt, and soon after fdl in an cagagemaat with
the Welsh. His lordship te IIM removed the
monksoutof hisoBAleatCtaua, into the church of
St. Augustine, at Stokb, and beatfrwed upon tlssm
a IHtle wood, called Stokb-Ho, with a doe every
year out of Ms park at Hi^BaDBifB. He mu Alloa,
sister of Ranulph, second Earl of Cheater, and had
issue, GiLBBBT, his successor, with two other sons,
end a daughter, Ahce, who
OrilBth, Prince of North Wales
His tordship was«. by his eldest son,
GILBERT DE CLARE, second Earl of Hert-
ford, who is said by Dugdale, to have also bonm
the title of Earl of Clsie, but Hornby observes, that
Mor meant only KaH at Cktrt/ for his earldom
was certainly at Hgr^fitrd, This nobleman, in tlm
8th of King Stephen, amw 114ft, was a hostage for
his uncle, Ranulph, Earl of Chester,. and subse-
quently, being in rebellion against the power of
Stephen, was taken prisoner, and. held in capti-
vity, until he surrendered all his strong places. He
d. in llAl, and having no issue, was at by his
brother,
ROGER DE CLARE, third Earl of HertfonU
who is Ukewise said to have borne the title of Earl
of Clare. In the 3rd Henry II., this noblemen ob-
taining from the king aU the lands in Wales whkh
he could win, marched into Cardigan with a great
army, and fortified diven cestlcs theiaabouto. In
the 9th of the same reign, we find htm summoned
by the oetobrated Thomss-^-Becket, Archbishop of
Canterbury, to Westminater, in order to do homage
to the prelate for his castle of Tonebrnge; which
at the command of the king he refused, aUegiag
that holding it by miUtary service it belonged
rather to the crown than to the church. His lord-
diip m. Mande^ daughter of Jamm de St Hillary,
by whom (who married after his decease Wittiam
de Albini, Earl of Arundel,) he had a son,
RicBARD, his successor.
This earl, who» Arom his munificence to the church,
and his numerous acts of piety, was called the
Oosd, d. in 1173* and was*, by his son,
RICHARD DB CLARE, fourth Earl of Hert-
ford, who. In the 7th Richerd I., gave a thousand
pounds to the king for livery of the lands of his
mother's inheritance, with his proportion of
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CliA
•oqM time beloaginc to Glflkrd, Kul of Bucklag-
haln. Hb lordship m. Amlda, aeooikd daughter and
co^eirCK {with her listert Mabell, Wife of th« BarL
of Evereux, in Normandy, and Iaabal« the divorced
wife of King John,) of Wiaktm, Kaml or Olov-
csaTBR, by whom he had luue*
OiLBXRT, hi* lucoeHor.
Jome* m. to Rhys-Orig, Prlnoe of South WUei.
ThJa earl, who was one of the twenty-flve herons
appointed to enforce the oheervance of Maowa
Obaata, if. in 1S16» and was «. by Us son,
GILBERT OE CLARE, fifth earl of Hertford,
who, after the deoeeae of Geoffrey de M andeviUe.
Earl of Eiaex, the second husband of Isabd, the
dlToroed wife of King John* (one of the co-heireaaes
mentioned above of William, Earl of Gloucester,)
and in her right Earl of Gloucbstba, and her
own decease, «. ji. as also the decease oi Almarick
D'Evereux, son of the Earl of Evereux, by Mabell,
the other co-heiress, who likewise succeeded to the
Earldom of Gloucester, became Earl or Gloucbb-
TRB, in right of his mother Amida, the other co-
belxeast This nobleman was amongst the principal
barons who tO(A up arms against King John, and
was appointed one of the twenty-five chosen to en-
ftnoe the oheervance of Magna Crarta. In the
ensuing reign, still opposing the arbitrary proceed-
iogi of the crown* he ftnight at Lincoln, under the
baioniai banner, and was taken prisoner there by
William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke; but he soon
afterwards made his peao& His lordship m. Isabel,
one of the daughters, and eventually, co-heiresscs
of the above mentioned earl, by whom, (who m.
after his decease, Richard, Earl of Cornwall, brother
of King Henry III.,) he had issue,
RicRARO, his auccesaor.
William.
GUbert.
Amida, m. to Baldwin de Redvers, fburth Earl
of Devon.
Agnes.
Isabd, IN. to Robert de Brus.
The earl tf . in isa9, and was «. by his eldest son,
RICHARD DE CLARE, sixth Earl Hertford,
and secoibd Earl of Gloucester, then in minority.
The wardship of this young nobleman was grantod
to the iSunous Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent,
Justiciary of England, whose daughter Margaret,
to the great <Uspleasure of the king, (Henry III.,)
he afterwards dandestinely married, but flrom
whom, he was probably divorced, for we find the
king marrying him the next year to Maude, daugh-
ter of John de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, in considera-
tion whereof the said John paid to the crown five
tiionsand marks, and remitted a debt of two thou-
sand more. His lordship, who appears to have been
a very distinguished personage in the reign of
Henry III.» was one of the chief nobles present in
Westminster Hall, (40th Henry III.,) when Boni-
face, Arcubibbop or Cantxrburv, with divers
other prelates, pronounced that solemn curse, with
candles lighted against all those who should thence-
forth violate Magna Crarta. In two years after-
wards, an attempt was made by Walter de Sootenay,
hts diief oounedlor, to poison the earl and his
brother WiHiam# which proved efltetive as to the
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latter, wUle his lordship narrowly escaped, with
the kMB of his hair and nails. In the next year, the
earl was commissioned with others of the nobility,
by the appointment of the king, and the whole
baronage of En^bmd, to the parliament of France,
to convey King Henry III.'s resipiation of Nor-
mandy, and to a4)ust all difibrences between the
two crowns; and upon the return of the mission,
his lordship reported proceedings to the ktaig, in
parliament. About this period, he had licence to
fortify the Isle of Portland, and to embattle it as a
fortress. It is reported of this noblefium, that being
at Tewkesbury, in the 4ath Henry III., a Jew, who
had fallen into a Jakes, upon the Saturday, refusing
to be pulled out in reverence to the Jewish sabbath,
his lordship prohibited any help to be aflbrded him
on the next day, Sunday, the Christian sabbath,
and thus sufltered the unfortunate Israelite to perish.
He d. himself, in the July of the next year. (1262,)
having been poisoned at the table of Peter de Savoy,
the queen's uncle, along with Baldwin. Earl of
Devon, and other persons of note. His lordship
left issue,
GiLBBRT, his successor.
Thomas, who was governor of the city of Lon-
don, in the 1st Edward I., and d. in the I5th ^ r
of the same reign, leaving by Aaay; his wife. ^ t*-^
daughter of Sir Morris Fita-Morris. n ISk-. JV
;A'
Gilbert, who died *.p.^~~~'
Richard, if. in the liliBtlme of his fkther,
leaving a son, Thonuu, who dieds. jb.
Thomas, whose daughters,
Margaret, wifJB of Bartholomew Badles-
. mere.
Maud, wife of Robert, Lord Cliflbrd, of
Appleby, became eventually his co-
"^^
Roae, m, to Roger de Mowbray.
Margaret, m. to Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, and
died «. p.
The earl was «. by his dder son,
GILBERT DE CLARE, somamed the Red,
seventh Earl of HertHord, and third Earl oi Glou-
cester, who, by the king's procurement, espoused,
in the lifetime of his fkther, Alice, daughter of
Guy. Earl of Angoulesme, and niece of the King of
France, which monarch bestowed upon the lady a
marriage portion of five thousand marks. This
nobleman, who, like his predecessors, was aealous in
the cause of the barons, proceeded to London, im-
mediatdy after the defeat sustained by the insur-
rectionary lords at Northampton, (48th Henry III.,)
in order to rouse the dtiaens, which having effected,
he received the honour of knighthood, firom MmU-
fordt Earl or Lbicbstbr, at the head of the army
at Lewes; of which army, his lordship, with John
Fita-John, and WiUlam de Montchensi, commanded
the second brigade, and having mainly contributed
to the victory, in whidi the king and prince became
prisoners, while the whole power of the realm fell
into the hands ot the victors, the earl procured a
grant under the great seal of all the lands and pos«
sessions lying m England, of Jotm de Warren, Earl
of Surrey, one of the most fkithfUl adherents of
the king, excepting the castles of RIegate and
Lewes, to hold during the pleasure of the crown.
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heaoon aftar, with
c&torted ftom the capdrm moBardk • commiastaB
•utlMiKisfaig Stephen, then Bisaop or CHicaBSTBii,
ahmem Men^/brd, Eabl or LaicBiTBB, and hiooadf,
to nomhMtB nine peraooa of ** tho oMiat faithfUI,
pnident* and moat atudioua ot the public weal,"
aa w^ prdataa aa otfaen, to manage all things ac>
oofdlng to the laws and customa of the reafan, until
the oonaultatlona at Lewes should terminate. Be-
coming Jealoua,howeTer, of the power of LBicnernn,
the earl soon after abandoned the baronial standard,
and having assisted in procuring the liberty of the
king and prince, commanded the second brigade of
the royal army, at the triumphant battle of £▼■•
9MAM, whidi restored the kingly power to its ftmner
hiatre. In reward of these eminant services lie
leoalTed a ftiD pardon for htanadf and hia brother
Thomaasof all prior treasons, and the custody of
the caatle oi BcrgaTanny« during the minority of
ilaad* wifs of Humphrey de Bohun. Hia lordship
Toered again tkowgh in his allegiance, and he does
not eppeer to have been sincerdy reconciled to the
royal caaea^ until U70, in which yeer demanding
fcom Prinee Edward repayment of the expenaes he
had Incurred at the battle of Evesham, with livery of
aU the cMtles and lands whidi hia ancestors had
poasessed, and those demands having been complied
with, he thenceforward became a good and loyal
auhlect of the crown. Upon the death of King
Henry, the Earl of Hertford and Gloucester was
one of the lords who met at the Nnw Tsmplb in
LoxDOH, to procfadm Paiwcn Edwabd, then in
the Holy Land, successor to the crown, and so soon
as the new monarch returned to England, his lord-
ship was the first to entertain him and his whole
retinue, with great magnificence, for several days
at bis castle of Tonebruge. In the lath Edward I.,
hia lordship divorced hia wife, Alices the French
princess, and in consideration of her illustrious
birth, granted for her support during her Ufe, six
exttealve manors and parks, and he married in a
few years afterwarda Joavb op Acaa, daughter of
King Edward I., upon which occaaion he gave up
the inheritance of all his castles and manors, aa wdl
In W^W^ aa in Wales, to his royal fiather-in-law,
to dispose of as he might think proper; which
manon, Ac., were cntdled by the king upon the
earf a iasue, by the said Joane, and in defoult, upon
her hcbs and aaslgns, should she survive his lord-
ship. By this lady, he had issue,
G11.BKKT, his successor.
Alianore, m. first, to Hugh le Despenoer, and
secondly, to William, Lord Zouche, of Morti-
K.G., and had an only daughter and
Margaret, »ii. first, to Piers Gavestone, and
secondly, to Hugh de Audley, who waa even-
tuaUy cieeled Earl of (jf louoester.
Elisabeth, nib first, to John de Burgh, son of
Richard, Earl of Ulster, by whom she had
issue,
Wtniam, Eabi. op UtarBB, who m, Maud,
sister of Henry Plantagenet, Duke of
Lancaater, and left a daughter and
hrireas,
Elisabbtr db Bubor, who m. Lionel
nmkigenet, Oukk op Clabbncb,
PHILIPPA PLAlfTAOBNBf, whO
m. Edioard Mortimer, Eabjl op
Mabcb, and throu^ her the
house of York derived its dalm
to the throne.
His lordship d. in ISM, and the Countess Joaae^
surviving, married a " pbdn esquire," called Ralph
de Monthermer, clandestinely, without the king
her fkthet's knowledge; but to which aUiance he
waa reconciled through the intercession of Anthony
Beke, the criefarated BUhop of Durham, and be»
came eventually mudi attached to his new soo-ln-
law,
RALPH DE MONTHERMER, who, during the
lifetime of the Princess Joene, his wilb, enjoyed the
earldoms of Hbbtpord akd Gu>vcb8tbb, and was
summoned to parliament In those dignides, ftom
6th February, 1S9D, to 3rd November, 1906, Jure
MMrie J but Joane dying in 1907* he never afterwarda
waa so summoned but aa a barou, under the desig-
nation of '* Radulpho de Monthermer," (see Mon-
thermer). We now return to
GILBERT DE CLARE, whoauceaededhbflrther,
and at the deoeeae of his mother, Joane, berame
Eablop Hbbtpobd and Eabi. op GitOucBaTsn.
His lordship m. Maud, daughter of Richard de
Burgh, Eabl op Ulstbb, but Iklling at the battle
of Bahnockbubn in 1313, and leaving no issue, his
large possessions devolved upon his three sisters aa
co-hetresses, and the babloomb op OLOvcBerBli
AND Hbbtpobd became bxtinct.
Abms.— Or. three chevrons gu.
CLARE— EARLS OF PEMBROKE.
By Creation, anno 1138, 3rd of King Staphm.
Xiiicast.
GILBERT DE CLARE, aecond son of Olltaart
de Tonebruge, feudal Lord of Clare, and brother of
Richard da Clare, first Earl of Hertford, having
obtained ftom King Henry I. a licence to enjoy all
the lands he should win in Wales, marched a larfe
force into Cardiganshire, and brought the whole
country under subjection : here he soon afterwarda
built two strong castles ; and his power increasing,
he was created by King Stephen, in 1138, Eabl op
Pbmbbokb. His lordship m. Eliiabeth, dster of
Waleran, Eart of Mellent, and had issue,
Ricbabd, sumamed Stbonobow, his auc-
Baldwln, who fell at the battle of Linootai,
flghtin^ under the banner ot King Stephen.
Basilia, m. to Raymond, son of William Fita-
Gerald of Ireland.
The earl d. in 1U9, and waa «. by hia elder son,
RICHARD DE CLARE, (the celebrated Strong-
bow,) second Earl of Pembrolie. This nobleman
waa one of the witneases to the solemn agreement*
made in 1153, between Ktaig Stephen and Henry,
Duke of Normandy, whereby the latter waa to suc-
ceed to the English throne upon the decease of the
former. But the leading part he subsequently had
in the subjugation, Ireland procuring him a con-
CLA
CliA
•picuoiu place in hUtory. we •hall relate the par-
ticulars of that event in the words of the Monk of
Jorevaulx-~"The realm of Ireland," lalth he,
" being miaerably opprett with warr by the many
kings there, who banded against each other ; one of
them sent his son into England to procure souldiers
thence for his aid. Which souldiers for the hope of
gain, giving him assistance, were so well reoompeao-
ed, as that they rather chose to stay there than return
into England. But after a short time the stoutest
people of Ireland, being much offended with that
king for getting aid from England, the English
already fixed in Ireland, sent for more from hence,
to strengthen their party : and because they had no
chief, they made choice of this Earl Richard, (a
•tout and valiant man,) to be their captain, who,
yielding to their request, rigging a good fleet, pre-
pared for the journey. Whereupon there were
•ome who, in the king's behalf, endeavoured to re-
strain him. Howbeit, getting on shipboard, and
landing safe, he assaulted DubUn, and took it ; the
tidings whereof so terrified those that lived afar off,
that they were content to be at peace with him;'
and, to confirm what he had got, gave him in mar-
riage, Eva» daughter of Dermot McMurrough, one
of their kings, with whom he had in dower a great
part of the realm. Whereat the king of England
growing much displeased, as well, for that he had
not only, without his consent, but forbidden, made
ao great an attempt, seised upon all his patrimony
here, prohibiting that he should have further
aid ; and threatening him otherwise very sore, com-
pelled him so to such a compliance, as that he got
Dublin from him, and all the principal places he
had won, requiring him to be content with the rest,
and his patrimony in England: soon after raising a
great army the king sayled thither himself." In the
end the earl was constituted Justice of Ireland by
Kino Hknry II., and having founded the priory of
KiLMAiNRAM, in the province of Leinster, for
knights' hoepitalars, ** This emhient person," Dug-
dale concludes, *■ died untimely upon the nones of
April, anno 1176, and was bxiried in the Chapter-
House at Gloucester, as may be seen by this inscrip-
tion on the waUtherei Hicjacet Ricabdub Strono-
Bow, Alius GiLBBBTi Comitis de Pkmbrokb."
Leaving issue, as some say, one son, scarce three
years old, to be his heir. But by others it is re-
ported that, being by treachery abused and wounded,
he departed this life the fifth year after his acqui-
sition of the province of Leinster, and that he was
buried at Dublin, leaving issue one only daughter
and heiress,
Ibabbl, who became in ward to King Henry 11.
and remained imder the royal guardianship
for the space of fourteen years, when she was
given in marriage to Wili.iam Mabsmal,
who thereupon became Eabl or Pbmbbokb
' (see Marshal, Earl of Pembroke).
ABM8.>-Or. t^ree chevrons, gu. a label of -five
Note.— Hackbt, in his collection of epitaphs,
gives the following from the tomb of Stromobow,
at Christ's Church, Dublin:—
■' Nate ingrate, mihi pugnauti tcrga dedisti,
" Non mihi, sed gcntl, regno quoque terga dedistL"
This alludes, says Banks, to a story that Strong-
bow's only son, a youth about seventpso, frighted
with the Bttmtaers and ululations of the Irish In a
great battle, ran awayi hut being affcervards in-
formed of hb father's victory, he joyfully roturoed
to coogratulate hinu But the severe general having
Bnt upbraided him with his cowardice* camdt him
to be immediately eatecuted by cutting off in the
middle with a sword. Such, in former times* was
the detesUtioD of dastardliness I ! I
CLARE^BARON GLARE.
By Writ of Sununons, dated Sfith October, \9U$,
3 Edward IL
Xineasc.
RICHARD DE CLARE was stuBmened feo per-
liament as a babon on the Mth October, 1909, but
never afterwards. Of this nobleman nothing fiirther
is known, and Dugdale makes no mentiou of him
ataU.
GLAV£RING -^ BARONS CLAVER*
INO.
By Writ of Summons, dated Snd November, 1S95,
23 Edward I.
EUSTACE FITZ-JOHN, (nephew and heir of
Serio de Burgh, the founder of Knaresborough Cas-
tle,) one of the most powerful of the northern ba-
rons, and a great favorite with King Henry I., mar-
ried Beatrice, only daughter and heiress of Yvo
de Vesd, Lord of Alnwick in Northumberland,
and dS Halton in Yorkshire* by whom he had
issue,
William, firom whom the great baronial family
of De Vesd sprang.
Oefibry.
He m. secondly, Agnes, daughter and heiress of
William Fits-Nigel, Babon or Halton, and con-
stable of Chester, and with her acquired those dig-
nities. By this lady he had a son. his successor,
RICHARD FITZ-EUSTACE, Baron of Halton,
and constable of Chester. This Richard m. AI-
hrada Li»ures, half sister of Robert de Lacy, and
had issue,
John, who assumed the surname of Lacy, and
succeeded his father as constable of Chester.
Heii. 85th Henry IL, leaving one son,
Henry de Lacy, whose ohly daughter m. the
Earl of Ijaneaster.
Robert, the hoqiitaller, that is of the hospital of
Su John of Jerusalem, in England.
Roger*
The youngest son,
ROGER FITZ-RICHARD, who was feudal Ba-
ron «f Warkwortb, in the county of Northumber-
land, a lordship granted to him by King Henry IL,
m. Alienor, daughter and co-beir of Henry of
Essex, Baron of Raleigh, and was «. by his only
son.
ROBERT FITZ-ROGER, who m. Margaret,
CliA
oBlf Child and htknm of WUItem d* Cl^ffMy. by
wliom he acquirtd th« tarony of Hob«fo&p, In the
county of Norfolk, and had an only ton* Jobw.
This Robert obtained a eonfinnation upon the acoat-
sion of King John, of the castle and manor of Wabk-
woKTHj of the manor of CiiATaaiiro in Eoex, and
of the manor of £uiib» in Buckinghamshire* to
bold by the service of one knight's fee each. And
in that monarch's reign he served the office of
sheriff for Northumberland, Norfolk, and Suffolk i
tag each county thrice. In the conflict betweto
John end the Uvons this powerful person, although
faodebted to the crown for immense territorial poa-
aessions, took part in the first instatwe with the
latter, but under the apprehension of confiscation,
and the other visitations of royal vengeance, he was
Tery soon induced to return to hisaUegianca. He d.
in U40, and was «. by his son,
JOHN FITZ.ROBERT. to whom King John,
in the 14th year of his reign, ratified the grant of
the castle and manor of Wakkwohts, made by
King Henry IL, to his grandfather, Roger Fita-
Richard, as also of the manor of Clavkriwo. In
three years afterwards he was appointed Joint gover-
wor with John Marshall, of the castles of Norwich
and Oxford; but joining in the insurrection of the
barons, and being chosen one of the twenty-five
appointed to exercise the regal authority, his lands
were seised by the king, and a part confiscated.
Retoraing, however, to his allagiance in the next
reign, his castles and estates were restored to him.
In the 9th of Henry III. he was constituted sherilT
of Northumberland, and governor of the town of
NewcBstIe-upoD>Tyiie; end in the ISth of the same
mooaccb he was one of the great northern barons
iffpointed by special command of the king to wait
upon Alexander, king of Scotland, at Berwick-upon-
Tweed, and to conduct that prince to York, there
to meet the king of England, " to treat upon car-
tain afiixs of great importance." His lordship m.
Ada de Baliol, and had issuer
Rooan, his successor.
Hugh, sumamed " De Eure," from whom the
Lords Eure descended.
Robert, ancestor of the Eures of Azholm, in
Lincolnshire^
He d. m I840> and was «. by his eldest son.
ROGER FITZ^OHN, feudal Baron of Wark-
worth and Clavaring, who d. hi U49, and was «. by
bisson,
ROBERT FITZ-ROGER, then Ux infancy,
whose tuitkm was committed to William de Va-
lence, the king's brother, although Ada de BaUol,
the grandmother of the child, oflteed two thousand
two hundred marks for the wardship. This feudal
lord became eventually so eminent in the Scottish
wars of King Edward I., particularly in the battle
of Faukirk, and other memorable conflicu, that he
was suannoned to parliament as a babok on the and
November, U9S, and subsequently assisted with his
son Joaif, who assumed, by the king's appoint*
ment, the tMinamt of CLATaaiifo, at the cala*
brated siege ef Kabbi^avbrok. Hie lordship m,
Maigarac de la 9ouch«^ and had lifua, seven sona,
via,—
JoHjr, hie sueoevor.
lad. ^
Oder, I
:• J
CLI
Edmund,
Alexander,
Robert, ^ all died «. p.
Henry,
Roger,
Alan (Sir) m. Isabella, ddeat daughter and co-
heir of William Riddell; and from this union
descended the Baroneu CiJiTBBiwa of Axp
well, in the county of Durham, the Cla.
verings of Callely, in Northumberland, the
Claverings of Leardiild, the Claverlngs of
Tilmouth, in the coimCy of Durham, and
other eminent families.
He d. about the year 1311, and was s. by his eldest
son,
JOHN DE CLAVERINO, eeeond banm, who
had summons to parliament from the 10th April,
1299, to the Mth November, 1331. This nobleifian
had distinguished himself, in his father's lifetime,
in the French and Scotch wars, and was taken pri-
soner at the battle of Strivelyn. His kndship m.
Hawyse, daughter of Robert da Tibetot, end had an
only daughter.
Eve, who m. first, Ralph de Uflbid, and
secondly, Thomas de Audley, by both of
whom she had issuer
Lord Clavering, hmg before his death, being doubt-
ful of having male issuer made a feofftaient to
Stephen de Tralford, whereby he vested the inheri-
tance of his castle and manor of WABKwt>RTH in
the said Stephen, with other manors, for the intent
that he should reconvey them to his lordship for
life, with remainder to the king and his heirs. In
consideration whereof the king granted unto the
baron and his heirs divers lands and hereditaments,
then valued at £400. per annum. His lordship d.
at his manor of Aynho, in Nortiiamptonshire, in
1338, when thoee great estates, falling to the crown,
were divided thua—
Wabkwortb, and the manors in Northum-
berland, granted to Henry de Perd, are still
part of the possessions of the ducal fomily of
Northumberland.
Aymro anb Horsvord, in Northamptonshire
and Norfolk, to Ralph de Neville, end his
heirs.
Clatbrino, in Essex, to the deceased lord's
brother Edmund, for Ufe, and in remainder to
the above Ralph Neville end his hdrs.
In this very ui^ustifiable manner were the descend-
ants of his lordship's youngest brother deprived of
their fUr inharitancsk At the decease of Lord CU-
veriBg the BAaoB v should have devolved upon his
daughter, Etb, and it is now probably in abby-
ANCB amongst that lady's descendants.
Anna Quarterly or. and gu. over all a bend sa.
CLIFTORD — EARLS OF CUMBER-
LAND.
Created by Letters Patent, dated 18th June, 1595,
17 Henry YIII.
XincBgc.
The first of this ancient family of whom Doe-
X>ALB takes notice, was called Pavcv* who is
U6
CLI
CLI
repreaenled u leaving three Mms, Welter and Dru,
considerable landed proprietors in the Conqueror's
survey, and
RICHARD FITZPONCE, a personage of rank
in the time of |f<tBMii L, and a liberal benefttctor
to the church ; thi^>Richard left also three sons,
of whom the second. Waiter, having obtained Clif-
r3RD Castie, in Herefordshire, with his wife, Mar-
garet, daughter of Ralph de Toney, a descendant
from William Fitaoabom, Earl of Herefbrd, by
whom the castle was erected, assumed thence hii
surname, and became
WALTER DE CLIFFORD. This feudal lord,
who was in influence in the reign of Henry II., left
at his decease, two sons and two daughters, via. —
Waltbr, his heir.
Richard, from whom the Giffbrd* of Framp-
ton, in Glouoeatershire, descended.
Rosamond, so wdl known as " Faik Roba-
MOND," the celebrated mUtreu of Henry II.,
by whom she was mother of William Lon-
gespee, Earl of Salisbury. For this lady, the
monarch caused to be constructed the famous
labyrinth at Woodstock; and he is said to
tyive presented her with a cabinet of such
' exquisite workmanship, that the devices
upon it, zefiresenting champions in combat,
moving cattle, flying Urds, and swimming
flshes, seemed as though they were, in reality,
animated. At her decease. Fair RosAMOif d
was interred In the Chapter House of the
nunnery, at Oodstow, and the ftdlowing
epitaph placed upon her tomb : —
*■ Hie jaoet in Tumb& Rosa mundi, non
Rosa MimoA,
Non redolet, sed olet, quae redol^re solet."
Another account, however, states, that her
memory and remains were treated with oblo-
quy, after the death of her royal protector.
In 1191, it is said that Hugh, Bislu^ of Lin-
coln, being at Godstow, upon his visitation,
observing in the church, near the high altar,
a herse covered with silk, and surrounded
by numerous burning lights, demanded an
explanation, and being informed by the nuns,
that it contained the remains of '* Fair Rosa-
mond," whom King Henry so dearly loved,
and for whose sake he had been a munifloent
benefactor to the house, having conferred
large revenues for the maintenance of those
lights, the indignant prelate exclaimed—
*' Hence with her ! the king's allbctions were
unlawful, and adulteroua— remove her from
this sacred ediflce, and bury her with other
common people— that religion be not vilifled,
and that other women be deterred from such
abandoned courses <"
Lucia, m. flrat, to Hugh de Say, of Richard's
Castle, and secondly, to Bartholomew de
Mortimer.
Walter de Cliflbrd waa «. by his elder son,
WALTER DE CLIFFORD, who m. Agnes,
only daughter and heiress of Roger de Cundi, Lord
of the manors of Covenby and Glentham, in the
county of Lincoln, by Alice his wifie, Lady of Hom-
castle, daughter and heizeas of WUUam de Cheney,
li6
lord of those manors in the Conqueror's time, by
whom he had issue, Waltsr, Roger, Giles, and
Richard. He was sheriff of Herefbrdshire, in the
1st, 8th, 9th, and 17th John, and dying in the
7th of Henry III., was «. by his eldest son,
WALTER DE CLIFFORD. This feudal lord
hdd a very high place in the estimation of King
Henry III., until the rebellion of Richard Mares- \
chal. Earl of Pembroke, when, taking part with
that nobleman, his lands were conflacated and him-
self outlawed. The royal displeasure did not, how-
ever, endure any length of time, for we And him
soon afterwards restored to his castle of Clifford,
and during the many subsequent years ai the same
reign, eqjoying the full confldence of the crown.
At the coronation of Queen Eleanor, consort of
King Henry, he claimed with the other barons-
marchers, as Jim Maretus, to carry the canopy,
which belonged to the barons of the Cinque Ports.
This Walter de Clifford in. Margaret, daughter of
Lewelyn, Prince of Wales, and widow of John de 1
Braose, by whom hehad an only daughter and heiress,
Maud, who m. first, William de Longespee,
Earl of Salisbury, and secondly. Sir John
Giflbrd of Brimsfleld.
Walter de Clifford (L in the 48th Henry III., when
the continuation of the male line of the fkmily de*
volved upon his nephew,
ROGER DE CLIFFORD, (son of Roger de
Clifford, by Sibill, daughter and co-heiress of Robert
de Ewyas, a great Baron of Herefordshire, and
widow of Robert, Lord Tregos,) who, for his staunch
adherence to Henry III., was appointed, after the
victory of Evesham, justice of all the king's forests
south of Trent, and obtained a grant at the same
time, of the lordship of Kingsbury, in the county
of Warwick, forfeited by Sir Ralph de Bracebrigge,
Knt. He was afterwards firequently employed
against the Welsh, and lost his eldest son, Roger,
who had married Isabel, daughter and co-heiress of |
Robert de Vipount, Lord and hereditary Sheriff of ^
Westmoreland, in one of those conflicts. Roger
de Clifford d, in 14th of Edward I., and was s. by
(the son of his deceased son above mentioned)
his grandson,
ROBERT DE CLIFFORD, who was summoned
to parliament as a baron, from the S9th December,
1999, (28th Edward I.,) to 96th November, 1313,
(7th Edward II.). This nobleman participated in the
Scottish wars of King Edward I., and had a principal
command in the English army. He fell in the fol-
lowing reign, at the battle of Bannockbum. His ^,
lordship m. Maud, daughter and co-heiress cfj^^* i
mirtiaift de Clare, Bail Of OlUUwette^ and was «. Sf^^
by his son, '
ROGER DE CLLFEPRD. seccmd h«ran, Arom .
whom we pass to 0«Vf^ W Pu'^iUyf ^ ^^ftjC^n^-
HENRY DE CLIFFORD, the eleventh baron{ /^
who was created by letters patent, dated 18th June, '^
IfiBS, Earl or Cvmbrrland, and dignified with '^
the Garter, in 1538. This nobleman obtained large
grants out of the monastic spoliations, and was
entrusted with a principal command in the army
which invaded Scotland in the 34th of Henry VIII.
His lordship m. first, Margaret, daughter of George
Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, by whom he had no
CLI
CU
iMue; and wteoodXj, MaryMnat. drafhUrof Henry
9mKj, Earl of Northumberland, toy whom he had*
HsNRT, Lord Cliflbrd, hiaiuooeHor.
Ingeram (Sir)* who m. Auie, daughter and lole
hciKH of Sir Henry RatcUIT, hut dying «. p,
left Ua yio'peiiy to hia nephew, George, Earl
of Cumberland.
Catherine, m. firtt, to John, Lord Scroope, of
BoItOD, and aeoondly, to Sir Richard Chol-
mdey, by the latter of whom she had
Sib Hsnay Cbolmonblky, of Grand*
mount and Raxby, who had
RxcHARO (Sir), Sheriff of YorksMre, in
the last year of King James 1., whose
son,
HvoH, was created a baronet, lOth
August, 1641, and was «. by his son,
Sia William, second baronet,
who left daughters only, hia
co-heirs, the eldest of whom,
Eliaabeth, m. Sir Edward
Daring, of Surenden.
Maud, m. to John, Lord Coniers of Hornby, in
the county of York.
Elisabeth, «. to Sir Christopher Metcalf, of
Napper, Yorkshire.
Jane^ m. to Sir John Huddlestone, of MiUum
Castle, in the county of Cumberland.
By the last will and testament of this nobleman,
he devised, amongst other bequests, three hundred
marks to be expended upon his funeral; to his
daughter, Eliaabeth, £1000, if she should marry an
rl, or an earl's son ; if a baron, a thousand
if a knight, eight hundred marks. His
lOKdshlp d. in the 34th of Henry VIIL, and was«. by
Madder son,
HENRY CLIFFORD, second earl, who had been
made a Kni^t of the Bath at the coronation of Queen
Anne Boleyne. This nobleman m. first, Eleanor,
daughter and co-heiress of Charles Brandon, Duke
of SuflUk, and nieceof King Henry VIIL, by whom
he had an only surrlving child,
Margaret, m. to Henry Stanley, then Lord
Strange, and afterwards Earl of Derby.
His lordship m. secondly, Anne, daughter of Wil-
Uam Lord Daoes, ot Gillealand, by whom he had
surriring issue,
GaoBOB, Lord Cliflbrd.
Francis.
Frances, m. to PhiUp Lord Wharton.
The earl d. 8th January, IMP, and was «. by his
GEORGE CLIFFORD, third earl, then in hia
eleventh year, who was phused by Queen Eliaabeth
mder the guardianship of Francis Russell, second
Earl of Bedlbcd, whose third daughter. Lady Mar-
garet Russell, he eventually espoused, and had an
only surviving dau^ter,
Awira, boni 30th January, 1758, who m. first,
Richard Sackville, second Earl of Dotset,
by whom she had three sons, who died
young, and two daughters, vis.
Maboabbt, m. to John Tufton, second
Earl of Thanet.
leABBL, fN* to James, Earl of Northamp-
ton.
The CouBteas of Doner m. secondly, Philip
Herbert, Earl of Pembroke and Montgo-
mery, K.O., and lord-chambe»liin of the
household ; but had no issue. . This bkiy
claimed the barony of Cliflbrd in I6S6, and
the hearing of her petition was appointed for
the next session ; but no ftirther proceedings
ensued. Her ladyship d. in I9f^ ^m de-
scendant, however, Thomas, sixth Barl of
Thanet, preferred his claim to the barony,
and had it acknowledged by the house of
tords in 1691 1 but the dignity Ml into
abeyance at his decease, in 17B9, between his
daughters and co-heirs, and so .remained
until terminated by the crown, in 1734, in
£svour of the third daughter, Margaret,
Countesy of Leicester, at whose deceese, in
1775, it again became suspended, until again
revived in fkvour of Eowabd Southwbll,
Esq., who became Lord de Cliilbrd, and
whose son is the present lord.
Earl George was educated at the university of Cam-
bridge, and attaching himself to the study of ma-
thematics, imbibed so decided a paasion for naviga-
tion, that he became soon afterwards eminent as a
naval commander, having undertaken at his own
expense several voyages for the public service; but
^att and a passion for tournaments, horse-racing,
and similar pursuits, made such inroads upon his
fortune, that he was said to have wasted more of his
estate than any one of his ancestors. His lordship
was elected a Knight of the Garter in lOBt. Hia
character is thus depicted in the MS. memoirs
of his celebrated daughter, Anne, Countess of Dor-
set and Pembroke: — *' He was endowed with many
perfections of nature befitting so noble a personage,
as an excellent quickneas of wit and apprehenaion,
an active and strong body, and an aflhUedispocition
and bdiaviour. But as good natures, through hu-
man frailty, are oftentimes misled, so he Ml to love
a lady of quality, whidi did, by degrees, draw and
aliene his love and aflbctlona ftrom his so virtuous
and well-deserving wife; it being the cause of many
discontents between them for many years together,
so that at length, for two or three yean beft»re hia
death, they parted houses, to her extreme grief and
sorrow, and also to his extrsme sorrow at the time
of his death ; for he died a very penitent man. He
died in the duchy-house, called the Savoy, 30th Oc-
tober, 1600, aged forty-seven years, two months, and
twenty-two days, being bom at Brougham Caatle,
8th August, 1068."
His lordship leaving no male isaue, the barony re-
mained for some yean in abeyance, but eventually
devolved upon the descendants his daughten, by
one of whom it is at present inherited, while the
earldom passed to his only brother,
FRANCIS CLIFFORD, fourth earl, who m.
Grissel, daughter of Mr. Thomaa Hughes, of Ux-
bridge, and widow of Edward Nevill, Lord Berga-
venny, by whom he had surviving issue,
Henry, Lord Cliflbrd.
Margaret, m. to Sir Thomas Wentworth, ai
Wentworth-Woodhouse, in the county of
York, afterwards Earl of jStraflbrd.
Frances, m. to Sir Gervase Clifton, Bart, of
l«7
GLI
CLI
CUftOBf in tiM county of Notdnghun, (his
leoond wife).
Of this nOUMnan, the Countan of Donet nys,
" He was an honourable gentleman* and of a good,
noble^ sweet, and oourteoua natural and soine
twenty yean before the Earl PrancU died* hit son,
Henry Lord CliUbrd, did absolutely govern both him
and tds estate, be being then forty-nine yean of age,
wanting forty days, at the time of his fkther's do-
cease." His lordship d. in 1641, and waa «. by hU
son,
HENRY CLIFFORD, llfth earl, who in. Frances,
only daughter of Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury,
and had an only surviving daughter and heiress,
Elisabeth, m. to Richard, second Earl of Cork,
and flnt Earl of Burlington, who waa created
Banm Cl{jffbrdt nf Lanttborough, in the
cettfKy qf York, in 1644.
The earl died in the year previously, when the kari/-
soM or CuMBBULAiTD bccame nxrilrcT. Upon
his lordship's decease, all the castles and lands
which he had inherited through his uncle, George,
the fourth earl, reverted, by a deed of entail, to
thAt nobleman's daughter, Anne, Couwrsaa or
DORSBT AND PBMBIMKB.
Arms.— Checqute or. and aa. a fesse gules.
NoTB. — '* Beneath the altar. In Skepton church,"
says Whittaknr, in his History of the Deanery of
Craven, in the county of York, '* is the vault of the
ClURyrds, the place of their Interment from the dis-
solution of Bolton priory to the death of the last
Earl of Cumberland, which, after having been closed
many yean, I obtained permission to examine,
S9th March, 180& The original vault, intended only
for the first earl and his second lady, had undergone
two enlargements; and the bodies having been de-
posited in chronological order, flnt, and imme-
dlatdy under his tomb, lay Henry, the flnt earl,
whose lead ooffln was much corroded, and exhi-
Uted the skeleton of a short and very stout man,
with a long head of flaxen hair, gathered in a knot
behind the skuU. The coflin had been ckiady
fitted to the body, and proved him to have been
very corpulent as well as muscular. Next lay the
remains of Margaret Percy, his second wife, whose
coflin was still entirei She must have been a slen-
der and diminutive woman. The third was « the
lady EUenor's grave,' whose coflin was much de-
cayed, and exhibited the skeielon (as might be ex-
pected in a daughter of Charles Brandon, and the
sister of Henry VIIL), of a tall and large-limbed
female. At her right hand was Henry, the second
earl, a very tall and rather slender man, whose then
envelope of lead really resembled a winding-sheet,
and folded like a coarse drapery round the Hmbs.
The head was beaten to the left side; something of
the shape of the fkoe might have been distinguished,
and a long prominent nose was very consplcuons.
Next lay Francis, Lord Cliflbrd, a boy. At hie right
hand was his fisther, George, the third earl, whose
lead coffin preds^ rewmbfcd the outer case of an
Egyptian mummy, with a rude face, and something
nke a female mamm* cast upon it, as were also the
figures and letten, ' O. C. 1600.' The body was
closely wrapped in ten folds of eoane cere cloth,
which, being removed, exhibited the face so entire,
1£8
(only turned to a copper colour,) as plainly to le-
semUe his portraits. All Ms painten, however, had
the complaisance to omit three huge warts upon the
left cheek. The ooffln of Earl Frands, who lay
next to his brother, was of the modern shape, and
akme had an outer shell of wood, whidi wss covered
with leather. The soldering had decayed, and no-
thing appeared but the ordiuury skdeton of a tall
man. This earl had never been embalmed. Over
him lay another coflhi, much decayed, which I sus-
pect had contained Um Lady Anne Dacre, his mo-
ther. Last lay Henry, the fifth earl, in a coffin of
the same form with that of his fisther. Lead not
allowtng at absorption, nor s narrow vault (rfmudi
evaporation, a good deal of moisture remained in
the coffin, and some hair about the skulL Both
these coffins had been cut open. Room might have
been found for another slender body; but the
Countess of Pembroke chose to be buried at Ap-
pleby, partly, perhajw, because her beloved mother
was interred there, and partly that she might not
mingle her ashes with rivals and enemies.**
CLIFTON— BAKONS CLIFTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 1st December, 197^,
00 Edward IIL
XiiicasB.
ROGER DB CLIFTON, Esquire to Thomas,
Lord Catli^i, m. Margerie, the sister of that no-
bleman, and left issue,
ADAM DE CLIFTON, who, in his nfaith year,
inherited the great esutes of his unde. Lord CaiUI,
which included those of the family of Tatshall, de>
rived by that nobleman ftom his mother, Emme,
one of the co-hdn of Robert de TatshalL This
Adam had a son, CuN8TAirri2VB, who predeceased
him, leaving a son, the said Adam*8 successor,
JOHN DE CLIFTON, who was summoned to
parliament as a baron from 1st Deeember, 1376* to
SBOt July, laM. His tordship <i. hi the latter year
at Rhodes possessed, amongst other lands, of the
castle of Bokenham, and manor of Babhigle, In the
county of Norfolk ; which castle he held by per-
forming the office of butler at the king's coran*-
tlon. He was «. by his son,
CONSTANTINE DE CLIFTON, second
baron, summoned to parliament ftom 19th No-
vember, laSS, to the flOth of the lame month in
the next year. This nobleman rf. in 1900, leaving
issue,
Jon IT (Sir).
EHsabeth, m. to Sir John Knevit, Knt., and
had issue,
JOR?r KlTBVIT.
His lordship's son and hdr,
SIR JOHN DE CLIFTON, third baron, but-
never summoned to parliament* m. Joane* daughter
said co>4ieir of Sir Edward Thorpe, by whom he had
a daughter and heiress,
Margaret, who m. Sir Andrew Ogsrd, but tf.
without issue
His lordahlp A , and the Barowt of Cufton
became vested at the decease of Lady Ogard, in
CLI
COB
JoBN Kjtbtit, amongst whoM
preMDUtivw it u now in AnnvAMcn.
Amu.— Clieqao or. and gu. a ItmA
denandanti mmI re*
CLINTON — BARON CLINTON,
EARD OF HUNTINGDON.
Barony, by Writ ot Summons, 0th Sept., U30l
Earldom, by Letten Patmt, dated 10th March, 1337.
Xincagt.
SIR WILLIAM DE CLINTON, Knt., youngar
■on of John de Clinton, Baron Clinton, aapoused
Jiilien, daughter and helrest of Sir Thomas de
Leybume, Knt., and widow of John, Lord Hastings,
of BcigaTcnny, by which alliance it is prasumed,
that his subsequent advanosmant in life was eoosi-
desably promoted; he was, however, himadf a very
eminent person, and fully entitled by his own deeds
to the high honours he attained. In the year ensuing
his marriage. Sir William was made justice of Ches-
ter, and within less than two months afterwards
constable of Dover Castle, and warden of the cinque
potts. Shortly after this, being one o( those who
surprised the great MonriMBR, at Nottingham
Castle he had summons to parliament as Babow
Clibtoh, on the 0th September, 1330, and from that
period to the Mth January, 1397* In three years,
subsequently, 7th Edward III., Us lordship was
constituted lord admiral of the leas, flrom the
Thames westwards, and in that year he was engaged
in the Scottish wars, as he was in the 0th and 10th
of the same reign. In the 11th Edward III., then
epjoying the highest favour of the king, his lordsliip
was created, by letters patent, dated 10th March,
1337* Earl or Hubtibodok, having, at the same
time, not only £20, per annum given him out of the
issues of the county to be paid by the sheriff, but
one thousand marks per annum in land, to hold to
himsrif and his male heirs for ever. He subse-
quently participated in his gallant sovereign's wars,
both in Scothmd and France^ and was ftequently
employed in foreign embassies of the flist impor-
tance. He was a second time constituted lord admi-
ral, and a second time appointed constable of Dover
Castle, and lord warden of the cinque porta. His
lordship d, in 1304, leaving, according to Banks, an
onlydanghtar,
Elixabbtb, who m. Sir John FitswiUiam, of
Sprotborougfa, ancestor of the present Eabl
FiTSWILLIAJM.
The earl having no male issue, the dignity of Earl
or HiTBTiweDOB became bxtibct, but the Ba-
BOBT or Clibtob, created by writ, should have
devolved upon his daughter if legitimate, and.if so,
n is stm extant in her deacendanU, the Earls Fita-
william. Of this, however, there must be strong
doubt. Dugdals mentions no daughter, but says
that the earl left aU his extensive possessions to his
nephew. Sir John de Clinton, Knt. Nicolas, in
his synopsis, confirms Dugdale, by stating that the
Earl of Huntingdcm died », i»., '* when his honours
became extinct $" while Banks gives the particuburs
of the daughter as above. Collins and Jacob call
the bKly " EliaCbeth, daughter of William, Lord
Clhiton." Had she been Isgltimate, she would,
doubtless, have been his loidship^s heiress, and
BABOBBaa Clibtob.
A^MB,— Arg. six croei crosslets fltchte sa. on a
chief aa. two mullets or. pierced gu.
COBHAM — BARONS COBHAM, OF
KENT.
By Writ of Summons, dated 0th January, 1313,
0 Edward II.
In the 18th King John, Hbbrt ob Cobbbbam
gave to that monarch a thousand marks for his
royal fkvour. This Henry had three sons, namely,
Reginald, (the second son,) Justice itinerant in
Essex, in the SBnd Henry III., and the ensuing
year in Middlesex and Wilts, when he was con-
stituted sheriff of Kent, and he continued to
execute the duties ai that office for the nine
following years. In the 30th of the same mo-
nardi he was made constable of Dover Castle,
and warden of the cinque ports, when he had
command to attend the ambassadors ttom the
King of Castile, who then landed at Dover, to
afford them hoqiitable entertainment, and to
conduct them to the new temple at London,
where they were to be lodged. He d. in three
years afterwards.
William, (the youngest son,) one of the Justices
itinerant in the counties of Sussex, South-
> ampton and Wilts, in the aoth ilenry IIL, end
for Norfolk and Suffolk in the 41st of the
same reign.
JOHN DE COBBEHAM, (the eldest son.) ex-
ecuted in the 90th Henry III., the office of sheriff
of Kent, on behalf of Peter de Savoy, brother of
Queen Eleanor, for one-half of the year, and on be^
half of Bertram de Criol for the other halll He was
abo one of the Justices of the court of Common
Pleas fhnn the Mth to the 35th of the same reign.
This eminent person married flr^t, , daughter
of Warine Fits-Benedict, by whom he had issue-
John, his successor.
Henry (Sir), of Runddl, governor of the Islands
of Guernsey and Jersey, and constable of the
castle of Dover, and warden of the cinque
ports, temp. Edward L Sir Henry m. Joane,
elder daughter and co-heiress of Stephen de
Pencestre, and had issue—
Stbpbbn.
He, Jokok, m. secondly, Joane, daughter of Hugh de
Nevill, and had a son,
Rboibald, ftom whom the Cobhams of Ster-
borough sprang.
JOHN DE COBBEHAM, the eldest son, suc-
ceeded his father, and was one of the Justices of the
courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, and a
baron of the exchequer, in the reigns of Henry IIL
and Edward I. This learned penon m. Joane de
Septvaus, one of the co-heirs of Roese, the widow
of Stephen de Pencestre, and had issue,
S IM
COB
COB
Hcmy, bte
Resfanld, m. JoMe, diuufater of Wflliam dc
ETcn* and oiKalMed a cbarter hi 3fod Edward
I. for free warren in all Ma demaoM landa at
PipanTa CUve, ia the county of WUta.
Ttie elder ion.
HENRY DE COBBEHAM. «. hli father, and
doing homage in the 28th Edward I. had livery of
Ma laada. In the 4th Edward II., being then fttyted
Henry de Cobbeham, Jna. (hia uncle Henry, of
Runddl, itill living), he was tai an expedition into
Soodand; tad, in four yean itfMnrarda, he waa con-
stituted cxmstable of Dover Castle, and warden of
the cinque porta. In the 10th of the same reign he
was again In the wars of Scotlaod, and in the I5th he
was made governor of the castle of Tonebrugge. He
had been summoned to parliaroeat aa a BAmoif on
the 8th January, 1313, and in eontfaiuation tar the
remainder of Ms life. HJa lordaMp d. in 1339, and
waa «. by Ms rtdest son,
JOHN DB COBHAM, second Baron Cobham,
snmmoned to parliament tiom the 19th September,
ISA, toSBth August, 1407. Thisnobleman, who had
been mode admiral of the ki»(^s fleet Anom the mouth
of the Thames westward in the 9th Edward HI., had
the next year in remuneration of his services, whilst
he was a Justice of Oyer and Terminer, in Kent, a
grant of one hundred marks out of the two hundred
which the commons of that county gave to the king
In f^itheiance of the Scottish war. In the ftth of
the same monarch he waa mode a banneret, and in
some years afterwards he was engaged in the French
wars. In the beginning of Richard II.'s reign his
lardship was appointed ambassador upon two occa-
sions to negotiate a peace with the French, and
jcrfned in oommisaion by the same monarch with
John, Duke ot Lancaster, and others, to treat with
the Earl of Flanders, and others of that country,
for the appeasing of certain discords between them
and the English. In the lOth Richard he was one
of the tMrteen lords then appointed to govern the
kingdom, but bdng impendled in the 81st of the
same king he had judgment pronounced against
him ; his lordship received, however, a pardon, but
was sent prisoner to the Isle of Jersey. Lord Cob-
ham m. Margaret, daughter of Hugh Courtenay,
Earl of Devon, and had issue,
Joane, who m. Sir John de la Pole, Knt., and
dying before her ISather, left an only daufl^ter,
JoAifS, who m. first, Sir Robert Hemeog-
dale, but had no surviving issuer
Her ladythip m. secondly. Sir Reginald
Bniybroke, by whom she had one surviv-
ing daughter,
JoAWB. IN. to Sir Thomas Brooke, Knt.
(see Brooke, Lord Cobham).
She m. thirdly. Sir Nicholas Hawberke,
but had no surviving issue; fourtUy,
Sir John OLDCASTLn, Kirr., and
fifthly. Sir John Harpeuden.
His kMdsMp d. In 1407, leaving his above-meBtloaed
grand-daughter, Joane, then Lady Hawberkcf, Ms
sole hdrcas, who marrying subsequently,
eUt JOHN OLDCASTLE, Knt., that gentle^
man was summoned to parliament, Jure tuori», aa
BAftoif CovHAV, from the Mth October, <llth
130
Henry IT,) nm, to Oad Maich, (m Heory V.)
1413. Sir John Oldeastle is oelebcntod in history aa
leader of the LoujinDe, the fimt sect of reiDsmars
that arose in England, und eventually by htying
down his life in maintenance of his prbidplas. Of
this celebrated person Dugdale gives the following
aocounfc>-'« In the 1st at Henry V., being tahited in
his religion by those pretended holy sealots, then
called L01.X.ABD8, he became one of the chief of
that sect, which at that time gave no little dittttr-
banco to the peace of the church ; for wMch he waa
dted to appear before the Archbishop of Canter-
bury. Whereupon, lietaking himself to his castle
ofCoulIng, he was shortly alter apprehended, and
brought before the archblahop and others, in tho
cathedral of St. Paul, and thdre, by reason of Ms
otaatinacy in those dangerous tenets, received the
sentence of an herecick. Under the chnk of tMa
sanctity it was, that he and his party desigiftd to
nmrther the king upon Twelfth Night, then keep*
kng hia Chriatmas at Eltham, and to destroy the
monaateriea of Westminsler and SL Albans, as also
the cathedral of St. Paul in London, with aD the
houses of flriers in that city : to which end tfbeut
four score of his party were found, in arms. In the
night time, expecting no less than twenty-five
thousand the next day to appear with them in St.
Gftlea Fields. WMch pernicious purpose being se»:
sonaMy prevented, divers of them suflbred death at
that timcw But this Oldcastteescaplng, lurked privily
for a time fai Mindry places, and endeavoured to
raise new commotions. Wherein fkiling of that
success he expected, in anno 1417, 0th Henry V.,
(the king being then in bis wars of France,) M in-
cited the 9eot» to an invasion of this realm, wMch^
through the vlgilancy of John, Duke of Bedford,
(the king's brother, and has lieutenant here in Ms
absence,) was happily prevented, and at length
being taken hi Wales within the territory of the
Lord Powys, was brought to his trial, where having
Judgment vi death pronounced against Mm, via. to
be drawn, hanged, and burnt on thegaHowst and
accordingly brought to the place of execution, he
desired Sir Thomas Erpiagham, that in case he saw
Mm rise again the tMrd day after, that then he
would be a means to procure isvour for the rest cf
Ms sect.** Walpoie, in Mi Catahigoe of Royal and
Noble Authors, gives, however, a more flattering and
jvat dkancter of this uofortunatev though highly
gifted nobleman— *< The flrst author, as well aa the
flrst martyr, among our nobility, was Sir John Old-
castle, caUad « M« good Lord Cobham f aman whose
virtum made Mm a reformer, whose valour made
hin a martyr, whose martyidmn made Mm an en-
thustaat His ready wit and brave spMt appeared
to great advantage on hIatriaL*' He wrote " Twelve
Conclusions, addressed to the parfiament of Eng>-
tend," and several other tracts. His lordsMp had
an only daughter, Joane, by the heiress of Cobham,
who d. young, snd the Babohv or Cobbam ap-
pears to have remained donnant fhnn the period of
Ms execution, until revived In the perMm of John
BnooKB, great grandson of the Bbove mentioned
Joane de la Pole, in I440w
Anita— On. on a chevron or. three llone ram-
paatsa.
COKE — BARON LOVEL OF MIN-
gTCR LOVEL, IN THE
COUNTY OF OXFORD, VIS-
COUNT COKE OF HOLE-
HAM, m THE COUNTY OF
NORFOLK, EARL OF LEI-
CESTER.
Barldoim&c/ PaUnt. i datad 9th May, 1744.
XincBgc.
Tha learned CAMDBir, who a«c fiictfa the pedigree of
tbii jaident fnnllyf deduced its origin from
WILLIAM COK£, </ X>Ddte«ten, in the county
of Norft>lk, mentioned in a deed enno 1206, who by
hie wife Fettca had iwue,
GKFFRSY COKfi, of ClieMnieplaoe, fron whom
SIR SDWARD COKS, the celebrated lawyer.
This eminent pcnon. the ion (tf Robert Coke, Esq.,
of Mtkhain* in Om county of Nocftalk, and Wini-
Jbad. his wife, dau^tv, and one of the heirs of
Wilttam Knii^itley. of MotgEaTa-Knightley, in the
sameshiie, was bom at the aaatof his fsther, and
at tv ycHa of age eent to the gnunmar-school at
Ncraidi, whence he rttsoved to Trinity College,
Cambridge, where he etndied for four years, and
was in eome yews afterwards chosen high-steward
of that antrenlty. From Cambcidge he removed
to diflbrdVlBn. and, the year alter, he was entered
» etndent in the Inner Temple, whsnoe he was
caOad to the bar, end being chosen reader in Lyon's-
lom aoqnired so much nttohrity, that he very soon
.attiteBd eoi^dendile practice. About this period
he married Bridget* daughter and co-heir of John
Paalon, Esq., of UuntingAeld Hall, in the county
efSuiMk, third son of Sir WilUem Paston, of Pas-
ten, with whom be acquired a fortune of thirty
thoaaand pounds. An alliance, too, that brought
him honours and prefiermentB as well es wealth.
The dties of Covontry, and Norwich soon after
elected him their recorder. The county of Nor-
folk returned him to parliament, and the House of
Ceeomnns placed him m the speaker's chair. In the
3Sth of Elisabeth, (1N8,) Mr. Gokewas appointed
SolieUv, and the next yeer AMumtwgBMral, In
1008 he leeeiTed the hcnonr of knighthood Arom
James L, et Greenwich, and in three years
I was elevated to the bench aa chief of the
of Common Flees, ftom whldi he was ad-
in Uis, to the dignity of Chibf Jubtics
or Exaxjurn, (being the kat peraon who bore that
kitia,) and awom of the privy ooundl. His lordship
incurred subsequenay, however, the diapleesure of
jtlM> oouttt MKd while In disgrace, hearing that a
aoble lord had eoUcHed ftom the crown a portion of
'tiia hmda bdon^iing to the church at Norwich, which
he had iv»vered, and aettled tboeon, he cautioned
the pear to dmiat, or that he would resume his
a nd eap» and come into Westminster Hall
! aff^, to pkad the cause of thechurch. Be-
tween hie pataanal property, the great marriage
portion he had with his wife, and his vahuble offices
nad iMiatiTe practke at the bar. Sir Edward Coke
iso amplBk thet aadi of his sons
COK
posaeaied a tottnneeqnal to ttar of an aidg brother.
Camden, tat his BrUmmtm, sayi, " that he was a
person of admirable iperU, than whoaa* aa none ever
applied himself doaer to the study of the hiw. so
never did mj one undstataad It better. Of which
he fuUy convinced Englend. by hie excellent adml-
nistraUoa for many yeers together, whilst Attorney-
genera]. Md by executiiv theoffice of Lord Chief
Justice of the Common Plees with the greatest wis-
dom and prudences nor did he give less proof of
his abilities in his cxceUant RtptfU, end Cemmen-
tari« upon our Laws, whereby he has highly
obliged bodi his own i«e end posterity." His lord-
ship d. on the 8rd September. M83, at the advanced
age of 83L A noble monnaaent waserected to his me-
mory at TittM>aU«fanreh« Norfolk, with his effigies
habited in judge's ioImi, lying M ftUS length, under
a canopy supported by two aaarble piUan. on the
top of which are four large dgures, and between the
piUars two marUeUUes, with these inacriptkms :—
FIRST TABLE.
Dxo Optimo Maximo
Hs ExUvise Humane Expectant
Resurrectionem Piorum
Hie Situs est non Perituri
Nominis EovAanus CoKn
EouaaAuRAT Legumanima
Interpres Oraculum non Dubium
Arcanorum Promicondus Mysteriorum
Cujus Fere unius Beneflcio
JurisperiU nostrl sunt Juris-
periti Eloquentiae Fulmen
Torrens Fubnen
Suadas Sacerdos unicus
DIvinus Heros
Pro Rostris iU Dixit
ut Literis Insudasse non nisi
Humania
IU Yixit ut non nisi Divinis
Sacerrimualntimse Pietatis
Indagator
lategritas Ipsa Vers Semper
CausK Constantlisimus Assertor
Nee fkvore nee Muneribus Violandus
£xisil« Misericors Charior erat
Huic reus <}uam sibi
(Mizaculi instar est)
Siccoculiis Ssepe iUe audlit Sentcntiam
In se Prolatim Nunquam Hie Nisi
Madidoculus Protulit Scientise Oceenus
Qulque Dum V\xit Blbliotheca Parens
Duodecim Liberorum Tredecim
Librorum Pater
Facessant Hinc Monumenta
Facessaot Marmora
(Nisi quod Plos Fuisse Denolarint Poeteros)
Ipse siU suum est monumentum
Marmore Perennius
Ipse sibi sua
Est iBtemltas.
SECOND TABLE.
DSPICATSD TO THB MSMOnT OV
Sin EnWAM) COKB, Knt.,
A lata Revarcnd Judge. Bon
at MUeham, in this County of Norfolk.
131
COK
COK
ExceUent in tU Learning, Divine
and Humanei That for his own, this
for his Country's Oood« espedally
in the Knowledge and Practioe of the
Municipall Laws of this Kingdome,
a famous Reader, a sound
Oounsdkn- ; in his younger Years
Reeorder of tlie Cities of Norwich and
London. Nest, Solicitor-General
to Queen Eliaabeth, and Speaker
of the Parliament in the XXXV Years
of hir Reigne. Afterwards Attorney'
General to the same Queen, as also to
her Suooessor, King James, to both a
fUthAil Servant for their M^}ties.
for their Saftics. By King James
oonstituted Chief Justice of both
Benches successively, in both a Just,
in both an exemplary Judge, one of his
Mi^tyi most Hon. Privie Councill, as also
of Council to Queen Anne, and Chief Justice
in Eire of all her Forrests, Parks, and Chases,
Recorder of the Citie of Coventrie, and
High Steward of the University of Cam-
bridge, whereof he was sometime
• Member of Trinitie Colledge.
He had two Wives. By Bridget
his first Wife <one of the Daughters
and co-heirs of John Paston, Esq.,) he had
Issue seven Sons, and three Daugh-
ters; and by the Lady Elisabeth, his
second Wife, (one of the Daughters
of the Right Hon. Thomas, late Earl of
Exeter,) he had issue
two Daughters.
A CHA8T HUBBAKD,
A PROVIDXNT FATHKR.
And beneath the EfligieB the following inscrip-
tion:—
'• He Crown'd his Pious Life with as Pious and
Christian Departure at Stokx Pooxa In the
County of Buckingham on Wednesdaye
the third Day of Sept in the year of our
Lord MDCXXXIII
And of his Age LXXXIII
His Last Words
Thy Kixodovx comk thy Will bx oonx
Learn Reader to Live so
That thou mayst so die."
Sir Edward Coke's daughters, by his last wife, were,
Elisabeth, who rf. unmarried.
l^rances, m. to John Villiers, Viscount Pur-
beck, son and heir of Sir George ViUiers,
by Mary, Duchess of Buckingham, and
ddest brother, of George, Duke of Buck-
ingham, died «. p.
His surviving children, by his first wife were,
Robert, (Sir) m. Theophila, only daughter of
Thomas, Lord Berkeley, and d, 19th July,
16S3, issueless.
Arthur, m. Eliaabeth, daughter and heiress of.
Sir George Walgrave, Knt, of Hitcham,
in the county of Norfolk, and left at his
decaaae, 6th December, 1689, four daughters,
his oo*heirs.
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John, of Holkham, te the county of Norfolk,
m. Meriel, daughter and heireas of Anthony
Wheatley, Esq., (son of Wiltiam Wheatley,
Prothonotary of the Court of Common
Pleas,) by wlunn he had seven sons and
seven daughters, whereof EnwARn, his heir
apparent, died before him, leaving no issue
by Elisabeth his wifiB, daughter of George,
Lord Berkdey, whereby the inheritance
devolved, eventually, upon his youngest
son,
JoHH, who dying unmarried, the estate
of HoLKHAV, came to the heirs of
HcwRY CoKB, of Thurrington, fifth
son of Sir Edward Coke, (next men-
tioned).
Henry, c€ Thurrington, in theoounty of Suffolk,
IK. Margaret, daughter and heiress of Ridiard
Lovelace, Esq., of Kingsdown, in the
county of Kent, and was «. by his eldest
son,
Richard, who m. Mary, daughter of Sir
John Rous, Bart,, of Henham Hall,
in the county of Suflblk, and left an
only son,
RoBXRT, of whom hereafter, as hi-
heritor of the principal part of
Sir Edward Coke's fortune, and
grandfather of the first peer.
Clement, m. Sarah, daughter and co-heiress of
Alexander Redich, Esq., of Redich, in the
county of Lancaster, (by a daughter and
co-heiress of Sir Robert Langley, of Age-
croft, in the same shire,) by whinn k* ac-
quired the estate of Longford, In Derbyshire,
and was «., in May, 1619, by his elder sim,
Edward Cokb, who was created a
baronet, on the 3(NJi December, 1641.
He m. Catherine, daughter and co-
heiress of Sir Lodowick Dyer, Knt., of
Great Stoughton, in the county of
Himtingdon, jnd had issue,
^y^ \ successive Baronets.
Edward, j
Catharine, m. to Cornelius Clarke,
Esq., of Norton.
Sir Edward was «. by his elder son.
Sib Robxrt Cokb, of Longford, second
Baronet, M.P. for theoounty of Derby,
in the 1st of James IL, who m. Sarah,
daughter and oo-heiress of Barker,
Esq., of Abrightlee, in the county of
Salop, but dying «. ii., in 1617, the title
and estates devolved upon his brother.
Sir Edward Cokb, of Longford, third
baronet, at whose deceaae, unmarried,
86th August, 1787, the baronetcy ex-
pired, while the estates passed by the
baronet's will, to Edward Coke, Esq.,
brother of Thomas, first Lord LoveL
Anne, m. to Ralph Sadler, Esq., son and heir
of Sir Ralph Sadler, Knt.
Bridget, m. to William Skinner Esq., son and
\akx of Sir Vincent Skinner.
So much for the lord chief Justice^s children, we
now return to the grandson of his son, Hbnry,
GOK
COL
ROBERT COKE, Esq., of TlmRtagtMi, who
upon tlMdeoeaMof UsooiuId, (the loii of his gM»t
undo John.) John C<Ae» Saq.. of Hoi.kham» in
the oouDty of Norfolk^ unmarried, inherited that
■■titc, and thai became poaiened of the chief
part of (Sir Edward Coke) hb great grandlhthei't
iwopeity. Mr. Coke m. Lady Anne Otbome, daugh-
ter of Thomaa, fint Duke of Leeds, Lord Trea-
of England, by whom lie had an onlysunri-ving
I, his sucoesmr at hb decease^ 10th January,
10791
EDWARD COKE, Esq., who m. Carey, daughter
of Sir John Newton, Bart., of Banows Court, in
the county of Olouoester, and had iasue,
Thomas, his suooeHor.
Edward, of Longford, in the county of Derby,
who bequeathed at his deoeese, unmarried,
in 173s, thai estate to his younger brother,
Robert, Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Anne,
who m, in June, 17S8, Lady Jane Holt,
widow of John Holt, Esq., of RedgrsTe, in
the county of SuflMk, and sister and co-
heiress of Philip, Duke of Wharton, but
died«.^
Carey, m. to Sir Marmaduke WyvH, Bart., of
Constable Burton, In the county of York.
Anne^ m. to Philip Roberts, a M^)or in the
second troop of Horse Quaids, and left a son,
Wknmam R0BCRT8, of whom hereafter,
as heir to the entire of the estates of
his nnde, the Earx. of LsicnaTsii.
Mr. Coke d, 13th April, 1707. and was «. by his
ddestson,
VHOMAS COKE, Esq., who was elected a
knight at the Bath, on the 97th May, 1795, and
elerated to the peerage, on the 98th May, 1798, as
Basoit Lotsl, qf Mituter Lovsf, in M« comnt^ i^f
Ou/onL In 1733, his lordship was constituted Joint
poat-maater-general, and created on the 0th May,
1744, rifeotfftf Od*«, <tf HoflirA<H», and Eabl or
LBXCseTBRi fab lordship m., 9nd July, 1718, Lady
Mary Tufton, fourth dauglucr and co-helrcei, (rf
Thomas, sixth Eail of Thanet, (in which ladyt
finrour, the abeyance of the Babony na CLirrono,
was terminated by the crown. In 1734») by whom he
had an only son,
Edwabd, FiseotmC Od*«» who m. in 1747,
Lady Mary Campbell, daughter and co-
heirms of Jcrfm, Duke of Argyll and Green-
wich, but died tf. ^ hi the lifetime of hb
ftther, anno 1753.
The eerl tf. 90th April, 17fiO. and thus leaTing no
issue, the fiarvMir ^ Lewf, and Eabloom or Lbi-
CS8TBB, with the tp<M»icfi(y, became BXTiircT.
Hb lordship commenced the stately pile of build-
ing, called Holkham HaU, hi Nbilblk. which was
oomplated by the countess, who suirived him many
years; her ladyship died in 177S. The whole of
the extansive estates of the Earl of Leicester de>
volved upon his nephew, (refer to Anne, youngest
daughter of Edward Coke, Esq., and Carey, daugh-
ter of Sir John Newton, Bart.,) Wbnman Robbbtb,
Esq., who thereupon assumed the surname of
CoKB, only, and manning Miss Elisabeth Cham-
berbyne, left with two daughters, and a younger
son, EnwABO, the present Tbomab William
CoBB, of HolUuun. M.P. Ihr the county of Nor-
folk.
Abms.— Parly per pale gu. and ar. three eagles die*
played ar.
COLEPEPER -. BARONS COLEPE-
PER. OF THORESWAY,
IN THE COUNTY OF LIN-
COLN.
By Letters Patent, dated 91st October, 1844.
Xiiuagc.
The fhmily of Colbpkpbb flourished In the
counties of Kent and Sussex ftom the time of
Edw. I., and produced many eminent characters,
amongst whom were Sib JaorrBBV Colbpbpbb,
of Pepenbury, Mi^i-slierlir of Kent in the reign
of that monardi, and Sib Thomab Colspbpbb,
of Bedgbury, goremor of Windidsea, temp. Ed-
ward II. These eminent persons sealed with a
fteiMl m^Totftftf , gHX«a 4mi ejield mrgent; and Dray-
ton, in hb Barons' Wars, enumeratfaig the arms of
the'dbtinguished families on each side, says.
*' And CoLBPBPBB, with silver arms inrail'd.
Bare thereupon a B1.00DY bbmd cngrail'd."
JOHN COLEPEPER was a judge in the reign
of Henry VI., and left an only daughter and heiress,
who conTeyed a oonsiderabb fortune to the tenily
of HwrringUmt into which she married. Richabd
CoLBFBPBB, of Oxhmth, was sheriff of Kent in the
reign of Edward IV. ; and King Henry VIII. set up
the arms of two of the name in his gaUery at White-
hall, for their military achievements at Toumay
and the Battle of Spurs.
SIR JOHN COLEPEPER, of Bedgebury, knight
of the shire for Kent in the parliament which met in
1641, chancellor of the exchequer, and afterwards
master of the roUs, and one of the privy-council of
King Charles I., was elevated to the peerage by that
monarch on the 91st October, 1644, as Lobd Colb-
PXPBB, Bonm f^ThorMwajf, in the county qf Lincoln.
Hb lordship adhered scalously to the royal cause
during the whole of the dvii wars, and withdrew
with King Charles II., in whose exile he shared for
twelve years, but had the high gratification of wit-
nessing the restoration of his royal master. Lord
Colepeper m. first, Philippa, daughter of Sir — .
Sndling, KnL, and had iasue,
Albxabdbb, who m. Catherine, daughter and
heiress of Sir Edward Ford, Knt, of Harting.
Siissex, but predeceased hb fkther, issue-
Phllippa, m. to Thomas Harlakenden, Esq., of
Wood Church, in the county of Kent.
Hb lordship m. secondly, Judith, daughter of Sir
Thomas Colepeper, of HoUingbuxn, Knt., by whom
he had four sons,
Thomas, hb successor.
John.
Cheney.
Francb
And three daughters, vis.,
Elisabeth, m. to James Hamilton, Esq.,
had by him,
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€X)L
COL
Jamss, Eaki. or Absboobit.
Judith, m. to Colepeper, Esq.
PUlippa.
Lord Colepeper d. mattar of the rolls, in July, 1060,
and was «. by his eldest son,
. THOMAS COLEPEPER, aeoond baron, who m.
Margaret, daughter and oo>heir of Seigneur Jean de
Hessei of the noble family of Hbssk, in Cremumy,
by whom he had an only daughter and heiress,
Catherine, m. to Thomas, Lord Fairfiu, and con-
veyed to her husbwEid Ledes Caatie, in Kent
His lordship <2. in 1688, and, leaying no male issue,
the title devolved upon his brother,
JOHN COLEPEPER, third banm. ThUntible-
BMn m. Frances, daaghtar at Sir Thomas Colepeper,
of HoUingbum, in the county of Kent, but dying
«. p. in 17i9» was •. by his brother,
CHENEY COLEPEPER, ftmrth bsron, at whose
deoeaae, iasunless, (his younger brother, Frands,
having previoosly died unmarried,) in 17S5» the
BABOMY or CoLBrsPBR became bxtibct.
Abmb— Ar. a bend engrailed gu.
COLLINOWOOD — BARON COL-
LINGWOOD, OF COX«D-
BURNE AND HETHPOOL,
IN THE COUNTY OF
NORTHUMBERLAND.
By Letters Patent, dated 20th Nov. IMS.
inCncagc.
CUTHBERT COLLINGWOOD, b. 1750, son of
Cuthbert CoUii^gwood, Esq., of Ditchbume, in the
county of Northumberland, having adopted thenaval
profession, <^tained the rank of lieutenant in 1775
-'was made post-captain in 1780— advanced to the
rank of rear-admiral of the white in 179it^— rear-
admiral of the red in 1801— vice«dmiral of the
blue in 1804, in which commission he had the glory
of bdng second in command at the memorable
battle off Cape Trafklgar, on the 21 rt October, 1805,
under the immortal Nelson ; and for the services
rendered upon that triumphant occasiouj the vice-
admiral obtained the professional promotion of
vice-admiral of the bltie, and was advanced to the
peerage on the 90th November, 1805, as Baron
CouLiNOWOOD, of Qtldbume and Hethpool, in the
county of Northumberland. His lordship m. Par
tience, daughter and co-h^ess of Erasmus Blackett*
Esq., alderman of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by whom
he had issue,
Sarah.
Mary-Patience.
His lordship died in 1810> when« leaving no male
issue, the barony of- Collinowood became
■XTINCT.
COLUMBERS — BARON COLUM-
BERS.
By Writ of Summons, dated 89th July, 1914,
6 Edward IL
Xincogc.
In the seeoad year of Henry II.,
PHILIP DE COLUMBERS paid fmr pound*
131
vpmx the cbHaotkm of the impost, then deoomi-
Bated deuugtUe and fai twelve years afterwards^
upon tta BSSBssmrat of aid for marrying the king's
daughter, he certtiad, among the other
his ludghts' fees, de veteri fM^flaumeHtOt to be
and de novo, one, for all which hepaid theaum of six
pounds thirteen shiBingsandfonr-penceL Hed. soon
afterwards, about the year 1186, leaving three
Hugh
Phiuf. his Imis.
William.
Hbbbt, whose daugfatert
deLongchamp.
PHILIP DE COLUMBERS m
and was «. himself, at his
his
1816. by his
PHILIP DE COLUMBERS. This foudal knrd,
who distingoiahed himsdf in the French wars of
Henry IIL, obtained license to impark his manor
oi Stavey, in the county of Somerset, which was the
head of his barony. His lordship m. Egeline,
dau^ter of Robert deCourtenay, and was «., at his
decease in ISK, by his elder son,
SIR PHILIP DE COLUMBERS, who, having
been in the expedition made into Gaacony in the
38th Henry III., received the honour of Imighthood
for his services upon that occasion. His lordship
d. in 1S78> and, having no Isaue, was succeeded by
his brother,
JOHN DE COLUMBERS. This feudal lord was'
in the expedition made htto Wales in the 10th Ed-
ward 1 1 and in the S9d of the same monardi, he
had summons to attend the king, to give his advice
upon the urgent aAurs of the realm ; shortly after
which he received command to be at Portsmouth,
in order to proceed in the expedition to Oasoony :
but upon his arrival on the French soil, he aban-
doned his Btuidard, and joined the enemy, for which
ircasou his lands were all immediatdy seiaed. We
ftad Mm, however, subsequently, (having made hia
peace,) fai the Scotdi wars, asd Edward L, and again
in two yean afterwards. His lordship m. Alice, one
of the daughtsn and co-heirs of Stephen de Pences-
ter. and was «., at his decease about the year 1905,
by his elder son,
PHILIP DE COLUMBERS, who was summoned
to parliament as Babon CoirUMSBBa, tnm the
89th July, U14, to3d March, 1341. In the 13th of
Edward IIL, his lordship was associated with Hugh
de Ceurtanay, Earl of Devonahire, in guarding the
coast of Hampshirei He m. Allanora^ one of the
dsters and hein of William, son of William Martin,
but died without issue in 1348, kaving Stb^bbn
DB CobUMBBBa, priest of the church of Shirewell,
his brother and heir. At the decease of hU lordship,
the barony otCohvummma beoame BxriiroT.
ABMa-^Ou., a bend or.
COLVUiE^BARONd COLVILE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 14th December, 1864,
49 Henry IIL
In the time of Khw StsplMn,
PHILIP DE OOLVILEt bcii« oppOMd to that
COL
COM
b, taik c cHlto IB YorkiUpt^ and ftiriiSia
kt agaiwt him, but which Stephttt invested* i«-
ioced, and demoHihad. la the enmiof nigii w*
ftid this itedil knd one of the witneHia to the
agrafiHiail batwaea the King of Ei^lnd, and the
King of Scou, by wtadch the tatter obMgfaig hi nuelf
to be fliithfal to King H«nry,did hoBii«etohim
■tYork. TothtoPhittpsiMcaedad,
WILLIAM DE COLVILB, one of the barons
who toolL up atms against John» and was ex-
eoBiBBunieafead by* the Pope. This William,
bci^g taken prisoner at the batUe of Lincoln, in
the let Henry IfL, his wife Maude had safe con-
duct to the king, to treat for his liberation, and
having accomplished her ol^^ect, obtained a royal
precept to William, Earl of Albemarle, for the
rertorattoB of her husband's castle, at Blrham. in
the county of Lincofai. WilUam de Colvile was ».
by his son,
AOBERT DE COLVILE, who had also taken
up arms against John, and in the 17th of that
BBonarch's reign, had letters of salbconduct, with
Roger de JarpevilU to the loyal presence, to treat
of peace on behalf of the baorona. Continuing, how-
ever, in rebeliion, be was taken prisoner by Falcase
de Bieant* fat the 1st Henry IIL To this Robert
WALTER DE COLVILE, a paeon of no less
turbulent disposition than his predecessoia. Join-
ing whhMontfort, Earl of Leicester, he was taken
prlaooer by Prince Edward, at ReaUwortb, fai the
40th Hcaiy IIL, but under the decree, called the
" Dictum of KeaUwerth," was admitted to acom-
fmimtitm tat Us lamk which had been setaed, and
he appeaia to hare bean sammcaied to parliament as
a BAaow in the same year, 14th December, 1»L
His lordship d. in 1276, and was «. by his son,
ROGER DE COLVILE, second baron, who was
sheriflTof Norfolk and Suftdk, in the 5Ist Henry IIL,
asMl paid £100. flne hi the 14th Edward L, for per-
mission to marry Ermentrud^ widow ef Stephen de
Creasy, by whom he had issue,
EnairaD, his stacoeMor.
EHadMth, IN. to Basset, of Sapoote, in the
county of Lincoln, and' had,
. Siaioa, whoee sen and heir,
Ralph Bassbt, of Sapcote, became
eventually co-heir to the Cohriles.
Alice, m, Gemun, asal had,
John Gemun, who became eventually co-
heir to the Colvilea.
His lordship d. in 1887, and was «. by his son,
EDMUND DE COLVILE, third baron, but
never summoned to parliament This nobleman
m, Margaret, daughter of Robert de Uflbrd, and
dying in 1315, was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE COLVILE, fourth baron, sum-
moned to parliament, from 85th ^February, 1349,
to 80th January, 130B. His lordship d. in 1368, and
was «. by his son.
WALTER DE COLVILE. fifth baron, but never
summoned to parliaaraat. His lordship m. Mar-
garet, daughter and heiress of Giles de Basiiiv-
banie, and had issue a son,
ROBERT DE COLVILE, who died without
leavhig Raipb Basset, of Sapcoie^ and John
Gfermm, (tbof meatioMd,) Ma hain, between
whoee desoendaata and rapieatatattvea, H is pn^.
saaoed, the Babont ov Coi.TrLs ia near in ABaT«
Aaca.
Aur8.-4>r. a fisBBe gutaa.
COMPTON — BAKON WILMINO-
TON, OF WIMINGTON,
IN THE COUNTY OF
SUSSEX. VISCOUNT
PEVENSEY, AND EARL
OF WIIiMINOTON.
Baroay, "I by ^, .
Earldom, ftc > Patent* t ^'^ May» iTui
f Ufh January, ITSBI
IClncagi.
The Right Honourable
SIR SPENCER COMPTON. K.B., third son of
James, third earl of Northampton, havhig filled the
speaker's chair of the House of Commons, in the
parUaments of 1714, and 1722. and sutaaequenUy, the
oflOoes of paymaster general of his miO»ty's land
forces, and treasurer of Chelsea Hospital, was ele.
vated to the peerage on the 11th January, 1788, as
Boron Vf^lminglon, In 1730, his lordihip was con-
stituted knd privy seal, and advanced on the 14th
May, in that year, to the digaltieB of FUcount
PeveHMif, and Eahl ov Wilmikotok. In the
December following, he was declared lord piesideut
of the council, and installed on the SSnd August,
1738, a KaioHT of the OAaTaa. He was aboone
of the lord's Justices during the king's abaence in
Hanover, and one of the govcmorB of the Charter
House; This nobleman, who was ftttfrncd a per*
sonage of great worth, abilities, and integrity, died
unmarried in July, 1743, wl)en all his hoaoum
became axTijccr; while his esUtca, passed by his
lordship's bequest to his brother, George, fourth
Earl of Northampton, and have since been carried by
that nobleman's great grand-daughter. Lady Eliaa-
beth Compton, only daughter and heiress <rf CharlMv
seventh Earl of Northampton, into the Cavsndish
family, up^ her ladyship's marriage in 1788, with
Lord George Cavendish, uncle and heir presump>
tive of His Grace the Duke of Devonshke; The
Barony of Wilmington was revived on 7th Sep.
tember, 1812, in the advancement of Charles, ninth
and late mtl, to the Marquisale of Northamp-
ton.
AavB^Sa. a lion, passant* guardaot* or. betw.
three helmets ar.
COMYN — EARL OF NORTHUM.
BERLAND.
Conferred by WlUiam, the Gonquoor,
anno 1088.
In the third year of King William, the Conqueror,
that monard) inferred the BarMom ot Nor-
tfaumberlaad, vacant by the death of Earl Caiisi,
upon *
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CON
CON
ROBERT COMYN ; but the iioniiiutl<m ■ocord-
•d BO little with the wlahei of the inhabitants of the
county* that they at first resolTed to abandon en-
tlxely their dwelUngs; being prevented doing so,
however, by the inclemenqr of the season, it was
then determined, at all hazards, to put the
new earl to death. Of this evil design, his lordship
had intimation, through Egelivine, Bishop of Dur-
ham, but disregarding the intelUgenoe, he repaired
to Durham, with seven hundred soldiers, and com-
menced a course of plunder and bloodshed, which
rousing the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, the
town was assaulted and carried, by a multitude of
country people, and the earl and all his troops, to a
man, put to death* This occurrence took place in
1060, in a few months alter his lordship's iqpptrint-
ment to the earldom.
Anai a.'-Ou. three garbs or.
CONINGSBY— BARON CONINGSBY,
OF CONINGSBY, IN THE
> COUNTY OF LINCOLN,
EARL OF CONINGSBY.
BARONESS AND VIS-
COUNTESS CONINGSBY,
OF HAMPTON COURT, IN
THE COUNTY OF HERE-
FORD.
English Barony,
Earkkwn,
Baronessand Viscountess,
18th June, 171A.
30th April, 1719.
96th Jan., 17I6.
Xincagc.
The surname of this family was originally assumed
trom the town of Conhigsby, in the county of Salop,
and the Coningsbys are said to have been of ancient
descent, but they do not appear to have attained
much importance until the period of the revolution.
A Thomas db Cowimosbib certainly distinguished
hlmsdf in the martial reign of Edward III., and
participated in the glory of Poictibrs, and the
family of which we are about to treat may have
sprung tram him, but of that there is no evi-
dence.
THOMAS CONINGSBY, EsQ^, having sealously
promoted the revolution, attended King William
into Ireland, and was present at the battle of the
Boynet where, being close to his majesty when the
king received a slight wound in the shoulder, he was
the first to apply a handkerchief to the hurt. He
was, subsequently, upon William's departure from
Ireland, constituted lord Justice with Lord Sidney,
and elevated to the peerage of that kingdom as
Barow C0NIMO8BT, ^OanbrasM, in the county of
Armagh, on the YJth AprU, 10g3. In which year his
lovdriiip was sworn of the privy council in England,
and again in the reign of Queen Anne, when he was
made vice-treasurer and paymaster of the forces in
Ireland. Upon the accession of King George I. he
was made a peer of Great Britain,. (18th June, 1715,)
hi the dignity of Babow CowiwoeBT, of Coningsby,
te the county of Lincoln, and created Eabz. ow
I'omiraavT, also to the peeeege of Great Britain,
198
on the 90th April, 1719, both hoDoun being in re^
mainder to Maboarbt, Viscountess Coningsby, his
ddest daughter by his second wife, and her heirs
male. His lordship m. first, Miss Gorges, daughter
of Ferdinando Gorges, Esq., of Eye, in the county
of Hereford, by whom he had issue,
Thomas, who m. , daughter of John Carr,
Esq., of Northumberland, and dying in the
lifetime of ^^ father, left issue,
Thomas, who d. unmarried.
RicHABo, who «. his grandfather in the
Irish Baboity of CoNiMoaBV, ttfOanbrao-
oU. His lordship m. Judith, daughter of
Sir Thomas Lawley, Bart., but died «. p,
on the 18th December, 1^, when the
dignity bxpibbd.
Mdior, m. to Thomas, first Lord SouthwdL
Barbara, m. to George Eyre, Esq., of Eyre-
Court, in the county of Galway.
Lettice, m. to Edward Denny, Esq., of Tralee,
in the county of Kerry.
Lord Coningsby m. secondly, Frances, daughter and
co-heir of Richard, Earl of Ranelagh, by whom he
had two surviving daughters, vis.
Margaret, who, in the lifetime of her father
(26th January, 17I6), was created Babonbbb
Alt D ViscouifTBsa C0KINO8BY, of Hampton-
Court, in the county of Hereford, with re-
mainder to her heirs male.
Fiances, m. to Charles Hanbury Williams. Esq.
The earl d. on the Ist May, 1789, when the Babokv
or C0NIMO8BT, of Clanbrassll, devolved upon his
grandson, Ricrabd, as stated above, and bxpibbd
with that nobleman in the same year, while his
dignities of Great Britain passed according to the
limitation to his eldest daughter (by his second
wife),
MARGARET, VloeountMO Coning^t <^f Itamp-
ton-Xkturt, who then became CouMTaaa or Co-
lt i bobby. Her ladyship m. Sir Miduid Newton*
K.B., by whom she had an only son,
John, who d, in Infancy.
Lady Coningsby d, in 1761, when leaving no issue,
all her own honours and those inherited from her
father became bxtinct.
Abmb.— Ou. three conies wtjrtmt ar.
CONWAY-BARONS CONWAY, OF
RAOLEY, IN THE COUN-
TY OF WARWICK, VIS-
COUNTS CONWAY, OF
CONWAY CASTLE, IN THE
COUNTY OF CAERNAR.
VON, AND EARL OF CON-
WAY.
The English Barony, ^ | ^ TsSnd March, 1024.
'' : Viscounty V* 1 -^ 6th June, 1(06.
Earldom, I "^fi | 3rd Dec., 1678.
From
SIR HENRY CONWAY, who was retained in
the BOk Riduurd II. to do that monarch service as a
knight all his life, and in time of peace, to have diet
COP
COP
fior Umteif. om esquire^ one dnmberJain, and torn
as also hay. oats, hono-tboet and nails for
JOHN CONWAY, Esq., of Potiithan, in the
oounty of Flint, whose son,
SIR HUGH CONWAY, rMeived the honour of
knighthood at the ooronatioQ of Queen EUaabeth,
oonsort of King Henry VII., haying been previously
a aeaknis supporter of the interests of that monaich»
and master of his wardrobeii From this Sir Hugh
»n«Uy sprang,.
EDWARD CONWAY, Esq., one of the gentle-
men ushen of the chamber to Kiqg Henry VIII.,
who m. Ann^ daughter and hdren of Richard Bur-
dett, Esq., of Arrow, in the county of Warwick, and
was «. by his son,
SIR JOHN CONWAY, KnL, who being in the
great expedition made into Scotland in the 1st year
of Edward VL, distinguished hims^io highly as to
be made a BAwirBRaT. Sir John m. Catherine
daughter of Sir Ralph Vemey, Knt, and was «. at
his decease, lome time in the reign of Edward VLby
his ton,
SIR JOHN CONWAY, who was made goremor
of Ostcnd, by Robert, Earl of Leicester, in the year
ISM. He m. Eleue, daughter of Sir Fulke GreviUe,
of Bcauchamps Court, in the county of Warwick,
and dying in the 1st year of King James I., was «.
by his son,
SIR EDWARD CONWAY. This gallant pei^
son receiTed the honour of knighthood flrom Robert,
Earl of Enex, at the sacking of Cadiz, where he
commanded a regimttit in 1508. After which he
served in the Netherlands, and was governor of the
BrilL In the 90th James I. he was constituted one
of the principal secretariei of sUte, and elevated to
the peerage on the 22nd March, 1684, as Baron
CovwAY, 0/ Ragiev, in the oounty of Warwick, a
manor acquired by purchase towuds the dose of
.Queen Elisabeth's reign. His lordship was appoint-
ed captain of the Isle of Wight in the December fol-
lowing, and being again secretary of sUte in the 1st
King Charles I., was advanced to the Irish Vis-
county or K1LX.ULTA0B, in the county of Antrim,
in 1626, in which year, on the 6th June, he was cre-
ated Viscount Conway, or Conway Castlb,
in the county ci Caernarvon. Hit lordship filled
afterwards the high office of prxsidbnt or thb
couNcu,, and was accredited upon some occasion
ambassador extraordinary to the court of Vienna.
His lordship m. Dorothy, daughter of Sir John
Tiacy, Knt., of Lodington, in the county of Glou-
cester, and widow of Edward Bray, Esq., by whom
he had issue, Edward, his suoceisor { Thomas (Sir),
a lieutenant-colonel in the army hi the wars in Ger-
many, and Ralph t with four daughters, vis.
Frances, m. to Sir William PeDiam, Knt, of
Brocklesby, in the county of Lincoln.
Brilliana, m. to Sir Robert Harley, Knt, of
Brampton Bryan, in the county of Hereford.
HeUgawrth, m. to Sir WilUam Smith, Knt, of
the county of Essex.
Mary.
The viscount d. in 1630, and was «. by his eldest
son,
EDWARD CONWAY, second Viscount, who had
been sumiBoned to parliament in tha4th of Charles I.,
in his fiuher's Barony of Conway. His lordship
m, first, Frances, daughter of Sir Francis Popham,
Knt, of Littlecot, in the county of Somenet, by
whom he had two surviving sons, Edward and
Francis, snd two daughters, Dorothy, m, to Sir
Geoige Rawdon, Bart, of Moira, in the county of
Down, (ancestor of the Lords Moira, of Ireland;)
and Annsu His kirdship m. secondly, Katharine,
daughter of Giles Heicriblock, of Ghent, but had
no issue. He d. in 1605, and was «. by his eldest
surviving son,
EDWARD CONWAY, 4th Viscoont, who was
created Earl or Conway, on the Srd December,
1679, and was for some time secretary of statOi His
lordship m. first, Elisabeth, daughter of Sir Hcncage
Finch, Seijeant at Law, and Recorder of London,
and sister of the Lord Chancellor, HenMge, (Finch,)
first Earl of Nottingham, by whom he had an only
■on, Hcneaga, who died in infimcy. He in. se-
condly, EUsabeth, daughter of Henry Booth, Earl
of Warrington, and thirdly, Ursula, daughter of
Colonel Stawd, but had no surviving issucb He
died in 1683, when all his honour* became rx-
TiNCT) but the prinoipal part of his extensive
esutes passed, by his lordshjp% will, to the sons of
Sir Edward Seymour, Bart, of Bury Pomeioy, by
his second wife, Lettice, daughter of Popham,
Esq., of Littleoote, with the ii^uncUon, that the
inheritor should assume the surname and arms of
Conway. This fortune was first inherited by
Popham Sbymour, Esq., who assumed, of course,
the name of Conway, but that gentleman falling
in a duel with Cokmel Kirk, 4th June, 1690, and
dying unmarried, it passed to hii brother, FRANcia
Sryxour, Esq., who assumed likewise the surname
of Conway, and was afterwards created Baron
Conway, qf Bagteif, which rarony now merges
in the MARQUiaATR or Hbrtpord.
Arms^-^. on a bend ootised ar. a rose betw. two
annulate guks.
COPSI — EARL OF NORTHUMBER-
LAND.
Conferred by William the Conqueror, anno 106&
The Earldom of the county of NoRTHuaiRBR-
LAND, was held at the time of the conquest, by
MORKAR, younger son at Algar, Earl of the
county of Chester, and he was left undisturbed in
the dignity, tmtil he rose in robellioQ against the
new monarch, when he forfeited the earldom, which
was then conferred upon
COPSI, (uncle of Tofti, a very distinguished
Earl of Northumberland under the Saxon rule,) in
consideration of the high character he had attained
in coundL The new earl immediately expdled
fkrom his territory, Osulph, whom Morkar had
pbced there tm his deputy, but that chief collecting
a force, compelled Earl Cnpai to seek shelter in the
churdi of Newbume, which being fired, the Earl of
Northumberland was seised by his opponent in an
attempt to escape, and was decapitated at the door
of the church, on the fourth Iiles of March, in the
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COR
COR
fifth week after he had the administntion of those
parts committed to him ; but in the Tery next
autumn, Omilph himself was slain by a robber,
with whom he came casually into conflict.
CORBET— BARONS CORBET.
By Writ of Summons, dated 23rd June, 1295,
83 Edward L
Xintage.
In the time of William the Conqueror,
f Rooaa ^ sons of Corbkt,
The brothers* •] and S-lield of Roger de
(^ RoBBKT, } Montgomery, divers
lorddiips in the county of Salop, and were muni-
ficent benefhcton to the church. From the younger
ROBERT CORBET, Lord of Caus, Ac, In the
county of Salop, who in the 22nd of Henry II.,
paid twenty marla for trespaaring in the king's
fiorests. And in the 6th of Richard I., upon the
collection of the scntage for that monarch's redemp-
tion, answered four pounds, as also twenty shillings
mote, for one knight's fee. This Robert, was *, by
his son,
THOMAS CORBET, who, siding with the
barons in the latter end of the reign of John, had
his castle of Caus seised, but making hb peace and
doing homage, it was restored in the Snd Henry III.
This feudal lord d. in three years afterwards, and
was «. by his son,
THOMAS CORBET, who in the 17th of
Henry III., was oomttelled with otha* barons
mardicn to give a pledge to the crown for his
good conduct. This Thomas was cast, in the 90th
of the same reign, in a law-suit, which he had with
Avioe and Lude, the daughters and heiresses of
Roger de Say, for a wood at Ambaldeston. In the
2Snd of Henry III., he had summons aa a baion
marcher, to attend the king at Oxford, to consult
touching certain proceedings of Lewelin, Prince of
Wales. In the 32nd of this same monarch, he was
constituted sheriff of the counties of Salop and
Staflbrd, and he hdd that office for two years and
a half. In a few years afterwards, he attended the
king in his expedition into Wales, and had com-
mand to aid Hamon le Strange, in driving the
Welch fkom Montgomery. He was subsequently
engaged several times in the Wdch wars. This feudal
lord fii, Isabdl, daughter of Reginald, and sister of
Roger VanetoTt, Baron of Huberton, and had issue,
PnTBR, his successor.
Alice, m. to Robert de Stafford, and had issue,
Nidiolas de Staflbrd, whose son,
Edmund de Staflbrd, was fktber of
Ralph, Lord Stapvord.
Ehnme, m. to Sir Bryan de Brampton, and
had,
Walter de Brampton, father of
Sir Bryan de Bramptom, who left two
daughters, co-heiresses,
Margaret, m. to Robert Harley,
Esq., ancestor of the Earls of
Oxford.
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Eliwbeth, m, to Edmund de
ComwalL
His lordship d. in 1273, and was «. by his son,
PETER CORBET, who having distinguished
himself in the wars ot King Edward I., was sum-
moned to parliament •» a baron by that monarch,
from the 23rd June, 1296, to 96th September, 1300.
In the 27th of the same reign, his lordship was
found by inquisition, to be one of the next heirs
to Roger de Valletort. Hed. In 1300, and was s. by
his second, but eldest surviving son,
PETER CORBET, second Baron Corbet, sum-
moned to parliament from 19th September, 1302, to
14th March, 1322. His lordship m. Beatrix, daugh-
ter of John, Lord Beauchamp, of Haccfae, but died
without issue, in 1392, when he was ». by his
brother,
JOHN CORBET, third Baron, at whose decease,
9, p., the Barony of Cobbxt, became bxtiwct,
while (the descendanU of the deceased lord's aunts,)
Ralph, Lord Staflbrd, and Sir Robert Harley, be-
came his heirs.
Arms.— Or. a raven ppr.
CORBET— VISCOUNTESS CORBET,
OF LINCHDALE, IN THE
COUNTY OF SALOP.
By Lettcn Patent, dated anno 167B> The dig-
nity for life only.
ICincagc.
DAME SARAH CORBET, widow of Sir Vincent
Corbet, Bart, of Moreton Corbet, in the county of
Salop, (a descendant of the old Lords Corbet, of
Caus Castle,) and daughter of Sir Robert Monson,
of Carlton, in the rounty of Lhicofai, was elevated
to the peerage, by letters patent, dated in 1679, /or
t{fii onitft as ViBcouNTBBS Corbet, op Lincr-
DALB. Her ladyship's son. Sir Vincent Corbet, se-
cond Baronet, left a son. Sir Vincent Corbet, third
Baronet, at whose decease, «. p., in 1688, the ba-
ronetcy became extinct. The peerage xxpirbd of
course, with the viscountess.
NoTX.— Upon the demise of Sir Vhicent Corbet,
in 1688, the estates of the family reverted to that
gentleman's great uncle, Richard Corbet, Esq., of
Shrewsbury, whose lineal descendant, Andrew Cor-
bet, Esq., was created a baronkt, in 1806, and is
the present Sir Andrxw Corbbt, itf Mortton
Corbet,
CORNWALL — BARON FANHOPE,
IN THE COUNTY OF HE-
REFORD. BARON MIL-
BROKE, IN THE COUNTY
OF BEDFORD.
Barony of Fanhope, 17th July, 1433.
Barony of Milbroke, 30th January, 1442.
Xincage.
The first notice of
SIR JOHN CORNWALL, K.G., occurs In the
COB
COS
SOthof Rlcfaanl IL, whan, Mag pMained lo
thtt king during hb liA, he obtained a grant of 100
marks per annum. In the 8d of Henry IV., Sir
John, haTing deported hinuelf with great gaUantry
in Juating against a Frenchman at York, in the
presence of the king, won the iieart of that mo*
naid&'s sister, Elisabeth, widow of John Holland,
Earl of Huntingdon, whose hand he Man after-
wards obtained, and with her oonsidecabie grants
from the crown to eq|oy during the }Mdf% liib^ with
a rent charge of 400 marks per annum for his own.
In Ave years afterwards he was again distinguished
at a tournament hdd in L«mdon, where he triumph-
ed over a Scottish knight; and he was subsequently
one of the companions in armsof the gallant Hen. V.
nt the glorious battle of Aoin court. In the 6th of
the sama reign, he was constituted one of tlie com-
miaslonect to treat with the captain of the castle of
Caen for the sunender of that fortress ; and upon
the departure of his royal master ttam France, he
was left behind for the definoe of those partsi for
all which important serrioes, and in ooniideration
of his connection with the house of Plantagenet, Sir
John Cornwall was advanced by King Henry VL, in
open perliament, to the dignity of a mmmou of the
reafan, under the title of Barow Fajthopb, of Fan^
hope, in the county of Herefbrd* on the 17th July,
1433, and created, on the 30th January, 144S, Barow
MII.BROKR, to bear that title as afreedcniaen of this
realm, dec. ; bat he was always summoned to parlia-
ment as «« JtkantU Commomi/tt ChmniUr.** In the
18th of Henry VI., his lordship waa made governor
of the town of St. Selcrine, then won by assault;
shortly after which he had a grant ot the custody of
Charles, Duke of Orleans, during the time of the re-
straint of that prince in England.
This gallant nobleman outlived his wife, the Prin-
cess Elisabeth, by whom he had no issue,* and died
in 1443> when the BARowisa or Fakhopr akd
M11.BBOKB became nitTiivcT. His lordship left
two iUqgitimate sons, Johh and Thomas, fbr whom
he provided in his wia
Arm8«— Enn. a lion rampant» gn. crovmed or.
within a bordure aa. bwantA*.
CORNWALLIS — MARQUESSES
CORNWALLia
By Letters Patent, dated lAth August, 179S.
Zincage.
CHARLES CORNWALLIS, aeoond earl Com-
waUis, bom 31st December, 1738, having distin-
guished himsdf as a military commander in India,
was created Marousbs Cormwai.lis on the 15th
August, 1792. In 17S9 his lordship was appointed
Lord LiBtmvAiTT or InRLAMB, and commander
of the forces these; in which high situation he ac-
quired the vqiutation of having restored puMic
• No itw, so says Dugdale ; but Heylin, in his
Lists of the Earls of Arundel, states that John Fits-
Alan, Lord Maltravers, espoused for biM second wilb,
'Maud, daughter of Sir John Cornwall, Lord Fan-
hope ; and Lysson asserts that his lordship had one
legitimate son slain in France in his own life-time.
tranqnilUty at that nahappy period by the Armneas,
moderation, and humanity which governed his
councils. In 1804, the marquess had the honour
of being placed a aeoond time at the head of the
government of India, as governor-general, and died
there on the 5th October, in the following year.
His lordship m., in July, 1768, Jemima, daughter of
James Jones, Esq., and had iasue,
CsAJtuia, his sncoesaor.
Mary, m, in 1785, to Mark Shigleion, Esq.,
M.P.* principal storekeeper to the ocd-
The marqueas, who was a Kiciobt of the Qartsr,
was «. by his eldest son,
CHARLES CORNWALLIS, third earl and
second marquess, bom 10th October, 1774, m. 17th
April, 1707> Louisa, fourth daughter of Alexander,
fourth Duke of Gordon, and had issue,
Jane, m. to Richard, third and present Lord
Braybroka
liouisa.
Jemima* m. to Lord EIlot» eldest son of the
Earl of St. Germana^
Mary, m. to Charlea Roea, Ei^
Elisabeth.
His lordship d. in 1883, whan the MARguiaATS ov
CoRmvALLia bxfirbd; but the baai.oom and
other honours reverted to his uncle, John, Lord
Bishop of LitchAeld and Coventry, and are extant in
his lordship's son, Jamea, preacnt Earl Cormwai*-
X.IS.
Arms.— Sa. guttee d'eau, on a feaae ar., three Cor-
nish choughs ppr.
C08PATRICK — EARL OF NORTH-
UMBERLAND.
Conferred by William the Conqueror, anno 106B.
ICiiuagc.
upon the death of Robert Comyn, Earl of North-
umberland,
COSPATRICK, aon of Maldred, son of Crinan,
(which Maldred was progenitor to the second dy-
nasty of the great flunlly of Neville, still repre-
sented by the earls of Abergavenny,) obtained the
earldom of the county of Northumberland Arom the
Conqueror for a large sum of money ; but soon af-
terwards becoming dtssatiallfrti with the sway of the
new ruler, his lordship, with other northern chiefs,
fled into Scotland, taking with them young Eooar
Atbliko, Agitha, his mother, and Margaret and
Christian, his sbters, and were well received by
King Malcolm.
From Scotland the earl made several hostile incur-
sions into England, and was deprived of the earldom
tot those repeated treasoni He subsequently ob-
tained Dunbar, with the adjacent lands in Loudon,
fipom the Scottish monarch for his subsistence, but
died soon afterwards, leaving three sons and a
daughter,
Julian, whom King Henry II. gave in marriage
to Ranulph de Merley, of Morpeth* a great
Northumberland baron.
Anna.— OukSf a saltier art
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cov
COTTINGTON— BARON CX)TTINO-
TON, OF HAMWORTH, IN
THE COUNTY OF MID-
DLESEX.
By Letters Patent, dMed 19th July, l(t31.
ICiiuagf.
FRANCtS COTTINOTON, Eaq., fourth ton of
Philip Cottington, Eiq.* of Godmamton, in the
county of Somcnetr having hdd the office of
clerk ai the council in the reign of King James I.,
and being secretary to Charles, Prince of Wales, was
crnted a baboitkt by that monarch on the 16th
February, 1690. Alter the accession of King
Charles I., Sir Francis Cottington was constituted
cfaanodlor and under treasurer of the exchequer t
and being sccredited ambassador to the court of
Madrid, for the purpose of negodeting » peace, he
was elevated to the peerage on the 10th July, 1631,
as Lord Cottinotoit, Baron qf Hanwar^, in the
county of Middlesex. His lordship was next com-
missioned to exercise the importtuit office of lord
treasurer during the king's absence In Scotland, in
the 9th Charles I., and was constituted master of
the wards upon his mi^asty's return. During the
dvil wars. Lord Cottington remained faithfully
attached to his royal master, and eventually went
into exile with King Charles II., ftom which he
never returned. His lordship married Anne, daugh-
ter of Sir William Meredith, KnL, and widow of
Sir Robert Brett, by whom he bad a son and
four daughters, all of whom predeceased him
unmarried. He d. at Valladolid, In 16fi3, when the
the BABOMY or CorriifOTON became Bzrrif ct, and
his estates passed to his nephew, Charlbs Cot-
TiiroTON, Esq., who had his lordship's remains
brought over to England, and interred in Westmins-
ter Abbey, where he erected a stately monument.
ABxa.-^Aa. a fesse between three roses, or.
COVENTRY— BARONS COVENTRY,
OF AYLESBOROUOH, IN
THE COUNTY OF WOR.
CESTER.
By Letters Patent, dated 10th April, 10S8.
ICincage.
This, family rose first into Importance through
JOHN COVENTRY, an opulent mercer of the
dty of London, who filled the dvic chair in 1425,
and was one of the executors of the celebrated Sir
Richard Whittington. From this worthy dtiaen
descended
THOMAS COVENTRY, Esq., an eminent
lawyer, temp. Elisabeth and King James I. In the
S8th of the former reign, he was chosen autumnal
reader by the sodety of the inner Temple, but was
obliged to postpone the ftilfifanent of his task to the
ensuing Lent, owing to the plague then raging in
London. He was soon afterwards advanced to the
dignity of the coif, and, in the 3d year of King
James, was appointed king's serjeant; before the
close of which year, being constituted one of the
judges of the court of common pleas, he took his
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seat upon the bendi, but surriyed his promotion »
few months only. He m. Margaret, daughter and
hdress of Jeffreys, Esq., of Croome-d'Abitot,
and bad issue,
Thomab, his successor.
William, of Ridmarley, In the county of
Worcester.
Walter, from whom the present Earls of Co-
ventry derive:
Joan, IN. to — — Rogers Esq., of Surrey.
Catherine, m. to William Child, Esq.
Anne, m. to George Frampton, Esq.
He was «. by hb eldest son,
THOMAS COVENTRY, Esq., who, having
adopted the learned profession of his father, at-
tained the very highest honours of the bar. His
advancement commenced with the reoordership of
London; he was then appcdnted soUdtor-general,
and honoured with knighthood, and, in the Ittth of
James I., succeeded to the attomey-generalship.
In the first of King Charles I., Sir Thomas was
constituted loao kxbpbr of thb obbat sbal,
and devatad to the peerage on the 10th April, 1698,
as BABOif CovBiTTBT, 1^ AjfMbwnntgh, in th«
eountp ^ WcrcuUr, His lordship m. first, Sarah,
daughter of Edward Sebright, Esq., of Besford, in
the county of Worcester, and had lame,
Thomas, his successor,
Elixabeth, m. to Sir John Hare, of Stow-Bar-
dolph. In the county of Norfolk.
He nu secondly, Elisabeth, daughter of J<dm Al-
dersey, Esq., of Spurstow, and widow of William
Pitchford, E^., by whom he had
John, m. to Ellsi^beth, daughter and eo-hdr of
John Coles, Esq., of Barton, in the county
of Somerset, and widow of Herbert Dod-
dlngton, Esq., and had
John, (Sir, K.B.) member of the Long
PirUament for Weymouth. The out-
rage upon this gentleman, and its pro-
vocation, which gave rise to the wdl-
known Covbhtby act, arose thus :—
Upon the occasion of a money grant
being carried in the House of Common^
it was proposed by opposition that the
supplies for It should be raised by a tax
upon playhouses, which being resisted
by the court party, upon the plea
" that playcn were the king's servants*
and a part of- his pleasure," Sir John
Coventry asked whether did the king's
pleasure Ue among the men or the wo-
men that acted?— an observation that
exdted so much indignation In the
royal cirde, that it was determined to
inflict summary punishment upon the
utterer. The Duke of York told Bur-
net " that he had said every thing t6
divert the king from the resolution he
had taken, whidi waa to send some
guards to watch in the street where Sir
John Coventry lodged, and to set a
mark upon him." The outrage, by Ulls
of indictment, was found to have been
committed by Sir Thomas SandyB,Knt.,
Charles O'Brien, Esq., Simon Parry,
cov
cov
And MtlM Rtevm, who lied ftrom Jus-
tice, not daring to abide a legal triaL
** Aa Coventry was going home," tayi
Bumet» " they drew about him : he
•tood up to the wall, and snatched the
flambeau out of hia servantTa handa;
and with that in one hand, and his
Bword in the other, he defimded himself
•o well, that he got great credit by it
He wounded some of them i Imt was
soon disarmed, and then they cut his
nose to the bone, to teach him to re-
member what respect he owed to the
kings and so they left him, and went
to tlie Duke of Monmouth's, where
O'Brien's arm was dressed. The matter
was executed by orders flrom the duke,
for which he was severely censured,
because he lived tlien upon terma of
friendship with Coventry. Coventry
had his note so well needled up, that
the sear was scarcdy to be discerned.
This put the house of commons in a
furloua uproar: they passed a bill of
banishment against the actors of it,
and put a clause in it, that it should
not be In the king's power to pardon
them, and that it should be death to
maim any person." This Sir John Co-
ventry died unmarried, and endowed
an hospital at Wiveliscomb, in the
. county of Somerset.
Francis, married thrice, but had issue <mly by
hia third wife, Elisabeth, daughter and co-
heiress of John Manning, Esq., of London,
and widow of Robert Csesor, Esq., namely,
Francis, who d. unmarried in 1686.
EUiabeth, m. to Sir William Keyt, Bart.,
of EUngton, Glouoestershira
Utruda, m. to Sir Lacon-Wllliam Child,
Knt.
Henry, one of the privy ooundl of King
Charles II., a diplomatist in the beginning
of that monarch's reign, and subsequently
one of hia nu^^ty's principal secretaries of
state. He d. a bachelor on the 7th Decem-
ber, 1686.
William (Sir), a privy-oouncUlor, secretary of
theadpilralty, temp. Charles II. "Aman,"
says Burnet, ««ofgreat notions and eminent
▼irtuJBs; the best speaker in the House of
Commons, and capable of bearing the chief
ministry, as it was once thought he was
very near it, and deserved it more than all
the rest did." Sir William was, however,
forbid the court fbr sending a challenge to
the Duke of Buckingham ; after which he
redded in private until his decease in 1686,
at Minster Lovd, near Whitney, in Oxford-
shircb Sir William Coventry d. unmarried.
Anne, m. to Sir William Savile, Bart., of
Thomhill, in the county of York.
Mary, «n. to Henry Frederick Thynne, Esq., of
Loni^ete, in the county of Wilts.
Margaret, m, to Anthony, Earl of Shaftesbury.
Dorothy, m. to Six John Packington> Bart, of
Westwood, in the county of Worcester.
This lady, who was distinguished by her In-
tdligenoe and piety, was esteemed the au-
thor of THaWHox.B Duty or Mam.
Thomas, Lord Coventry^ died at Durham House, in
the Strand, London, Uth January,. 1640, and Lord
Clarendon says that ** he discharged all the offices
he went through with great abilities and singular
reputation of integrity; that he ei^oyed his place of
lord keeper with universal reputation (and, sure.
Justice was never better administered,) for the space
of about sixteen years, even to his death, some
months before he was sixty years of age." Hb
lordship was ». by his eldest son,
THOMAS COVENTRY, second baron, who in.
Mary, daughter of Sir William Craven, Knt, and
sister of William, Earl Craven, by whom he had
two sons, Geoige and Thomas. His lordship d, S7th
October, 1661,and was «. by the elder,
GEORGE COVENTRY, third baron, this noble-
man m, 18th July, 1603, Margaret, daughter of John,
Earl of Thanet, by whom he had surviving issuo,
JoBif, his successor.
Margaret, m. to Charles, Earl of Wiltshire,
afterwards Duke of Bolton, and died «. p,
in 1683.
His lordship, d. Uth December, 1680, and was «. by
his son,
JOHN COVENTRY, fourth baron, at whose de-
cease, unmarried, 85th July^ 1685, the title and
estates reverted to his unde.
The Honourable
THOMAS COVENTRY, of Snitfleld, in the
county of Warwick, as fifth Baron Coventry. His
lordship was advanced by letters patent, dated 26th
April, 1607* to the dignities of VUeount Deerhurtt,
and Earjl of Covsntry, the limitation extending
to William, Thomas, and Hedry Coventry, grand-
sons of Walter Coventry, brother of the Lord
Keeper Coventry. He m. first, WinifVede, daughter
of Pierce Edgcombe, Esq., of Mount Edgcombe, In
the county of Devon, and had two surviving sons,
Thomas and Gilbert His lordship m. secondly,
Elisabeth, daughter of Richard Graham, Esq., (who
espoused, after the earl's decease, Thomas Savage,
Esq., of Elmley Castle, In the county of Worcester,)
by whom he had no Issue. He d. on the I5th July,
1680, and was «. by his elder son,
THOMAS COVENTRY, second earl, who m.
Anne, daughter of Henry, Duke of Beaufort, and
dying In 1710, was «. by his only surviving son,
THOMAS COVENTRY, third earl, at whose
decease at Eton College, 88th January, 1711-12, the
honours and estates reverted to his unde,
GILBERT COVENTRY, fourth earl, who m.
first, Dorothy, daughter of Sir William Keyt, Bart,
of Ebrlngton, in the county (rf Gloucester, and had
an only daughter,
Anne, m. to Sir William Carew, Bart, ot
Anthony, in ComwaU.
His lordship m. secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir
Streynsham Masters, but had no issue. He d. on
the 27th October, 1718, when the Earldom and
Viscounty, with the bulk of his estates, passed to
his relative, William Coventry, Esq., of the City of
Londoo, one of the clerks of the green doth, ac-
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cou
oordteg to the limltadoD of thapaCoit ctf lflB7> (from
whom the extant Earb of Coventry inherit.) while
the Bakony ow CoYXJiTitY of Aylbsboiiouoh,
became sztinctt.
Aaaia.— Ss. a liBMe cnn. between three oeMents.
or.
COURCY— EARL OF BEDFORD.
By charter, dated tai 1388.
lUiicasc
IGELRAM DE COURCY m. Catherine, daugh-
ter of the Duke of Auitria. and had a eon,
INdELRAM DE COURCY. who was lo highly
esteemed by King Edward IIL. that that monarch
bestowed upon him his daughter Isabd. in marriage,
and created him Earl op BaoFonD. conferring
upon him aleo the ribbon of the garter. His lord-
ship d. in 1397* leaving issue by the princess»
Mary. m. to Robert de Barr.
Philippa. m. to Robert de Vere, Earl of Ox-
ford, and Duke of Ireland, one of the un-
happy fsvourites of Richard II.
Upon the decease of his lordship, the EAaLOoai or
Beopord, became bxtinct.
ASM8.— Barry of six. Vairte and gules.
COURTENAY — BARONS COURTE-
NAY. EARLS OF DEVON.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated Gth
February, 1399, 87 Edward I.
Earidom, by Letters Patent, dated SSnd
February, 133ft.
The Courtenays, one of the moet illustrious races
amongst the British noUlity, and of which a branch
still exists, deduced their pedigree paternally from
Athon, who himself descended from Pharamokd,
founder in 420 of the French monarchy, and com-
mon patriarch of all the kings of France. This
Athon, having fortified, during the reign of Ro-
bert the Wise, the town of CouaTXNAV, in the
Isle of France, thence adopted his surname^ But
as the power of the Courtenays in England, princi-
pally arose fkom the great alllanres formed by the
first members of the £smily who settled here, we
shall paes at once to their maternal pedigrea
GODFRY, Earl of Ewe and Brion, natural son
of Richard I., Duke of Normandy, was fkther of
GILBERT, Earl of Biion, who had two sons,
Richard, ancestor of the house of Clare, and
BALDWYN DE BRIONIS, who, for the distin-
guished part he had in the conquest, obtafaied from
King William, the Barony of Okehampton* the
custody of the county of Devon, and the govern-
ment of thc^astle of Exeter in fee. He m, Albreda.
daughter of Richard, sumamed Goz, Count of
Avranche, and had, with other issue,
Richard, sumamed ox Rbdvxra.
Robert, Governor of Brione.
Emma, m, fint« to William Avenal, and so-
14S
amdly, lo William de Abnods, by the latter
of whom she had issue,
RoBXRT DB*ABRAHCia» who, upon the
resignaticm of his uncl^ Richard de
Redvers, obtained agrant of the Barony
of Okdiampton, the oAoeof hereditary
sberiir of Devon, and the government
of Exeter Castle. He m. a daughter of
Godwyn Dole, asMl left an only daughter
andheiiaes,
Maud db AxRAvcia, who m. first,
Deincourt, by whom she had
a daughter,
Hawibb, m. to Sir Rboihajud
DB COURTBHAT, Of whom
Maud, espoused secondly, Robert
Fita-Edith, natural son of King
Henry I., and had another
daughter,
MATII.DA, m. to William de
Courtenay, brother of Sir
Rf(ginald.
RICHARD DE ABRANCIS. sumamed dx Rxd-
vxRa, having succeeded to the honours and posses-
sions of his Csther, resigned the Barmy of Oke-
hamplon, the sheriffalty of Devon, and the custody
of the Caatle of Exeter, in favour of his nephew
Robert de Abrands, mentioned above, and was
created by King Henry L, Earl, op Dbvom, with a
grant of the Isle of Wight in fee. This nobleman,
(who from residing chiefly at Exeter, was generally
called Earl of Exeter,) m. Adelia^ daughter and co-
heiress of William FiU-Osbome, Earl of Herefotd,
and had issue,
Balowyn db RxDTBRa, his successor.
William de Redvers, sumamed ox Vxrnok.
Robert de Redvers.
Hadewise. m. to William de Romare, Earl of
Lincoln.
Richard de Redvers, first Earl of Devon, d. in
1137, and was «. by his eldest son,
BALDWYN DE REDVERS, as second Earl of
Devon. This nobleman, upon the demise of King
Henry I., espousing the cause of the Empress Maud,
took up arms, and immediately fortified his Castle of
Exeter, and the Isle of Wight ; but being besieged
by King Stephen, he was obliged to surrender the
castle, and all his other possessions, and to withdraw
with his innily from the kingdom. We find him
however soon again returning, and in the e^|oymcnt
of the Earldom of Devon; but, Uke hto father,gene-
raUy styled Karl «f BsHer, ttom residing in that
dty. His lordship m. Luda, daughter of Dni de
Bkim, and had issu^
Richard, his successor.
William, sumamed de VeniOD, of whom her»>
after, as sixth Earl of Devon.
Maud, m. to Ralph Avenill.
He d. in June, 1166, and was «. by his son,
RICHARD DE REDVERS, third Earl of Devon,
who wedded JDionysIa, daughter of Reginald de
DuastanviU, (natural son of King Henry I.,) Earl
of Cornwall, and had two sons, successive Earls.
His kMTdship d. in 1168, and was «. by the dder,
BALDWIN DE REDVERS, fourth Earl of
cou
cou
Devon, at wbOM dttetme, without Imie* tlie hoikoun
devolved upon hit brother,
RICHARD DE REDVERS» fifth Earl of Devon,
vrtio died also tine prott, when the honours reverted
to hie uncles
WILLIAM DE REDVERS, lumained FemoM,
M tixth Earl of Devon. Thfa noblemaa, upon the
•eoond coronation of King Richard I., wai one of
the fonr eark that carried the eilken canopy, being
then ttyled, " Earl of the tele of Wight.** Hii
lordship appears to fa&ve adhered steadily to King
John, for we find that monarch, in the eighteenth
of his rtign, providing for the security of the earl's
property, against Louis of France, which from his
advanced age, he was unable to defiend himself. He
m. MabA, daughter of Robert, Earl of Mellent, by
whom he acquired a considerable accession to his
landed possessions, and had issue,
Baidwin, who m. Margaret, daughter and
hdresB of Warine Fitagerald, and left at his
decease, 1st September, 1S16, (in the Ilf^
time of his firther,) an only son,
BALDwm, of whom presently, as 7th
EAai< ov Davoir.
Margaret, the widow, was forced, according
to Matthew Paris, by Ming John, to marry
** that impious, ignoble, sad base condition-
ed man, FaOede Breant," of which marriage,
he says, oue wrote these lines at the time^
Lex oonnectit eos, amor et concordia Lecti :
Sed Lex qujdis I Amor qualis I Concordia qualis ?
Lex exlex i amor exosus, concordia discoxs.
Parfa continues^" On a time being in bed
with him, he dreamed that a stone of an
extnor^nary bigness, hkt a thunderbolt,
burst out of the tower of the church of St.
Albans, and falling upon him, crusht him to
pieces. Whereupon starting out of his sleep,
and, with great amaaement, tronbling, she
asked him what the matter was, and how he
did? To whom he answered, * I have in
my time undergone many perils, but never
was so much terrified, as in this dream,*
And, having told her all particulars, she
repUed, that he had grevionsly oAmded
St Albau, by pointing that church with
blood, and plundering the abbey t and
therefore advised him, for preventing a
more grievous revenge, to reconcile himself
to that holy martyr. Wherefore, lodging
then at Lupton, he forthwith arose and went
to St. Albans; and having sent for the
abbot, feU upon his knees with tears, and
Iwlding up his hands, said, ' Lord have
mercy upon me, for I have grievously
oflimded Ood, and his blessed martyr, St.
Alben ; but to a sinner there is mercy : let
me therefore, by your leave, speak to your
convent in chapter, to ask pardon of them
In your presence for what I have done.'
Whcteunto, the abbot consented, admiring
to see such lamb-like humility in a wolf.
Therefore, putting off his apparel, he en-
tCTed the chapter house, bearing a rod in his
hand ; and, coofesalng his fimlt, (wtddi he
said he did in time of war,) received a lash
by every one of the monks upon his naked
body t and when he had put on his clothes
again, he went and sate by the abbot, and
said, • This my wife hath caused me to do
for a dream ; but if you require restitutida
for what I then took, I will not hearken to
you.' And so he departed, the abbot and
monks being glad, that they wen so rid of
him, without doing them any more mis-
chief.'*
Joane, »ii. first, to William Brewera, and
secondly, to Hubert de Bu^h« chamberlain
to the king, but had no issue.
Mary, m. Roaanr ns Courtbhav, feudal Ba-
ron of Okdiampton, son and successor of Sir
Reginald de Courtenay and Maud de Abran-
ds, (refer to Emma, daughter of Baldwin
de Abrancis, first Baron of Okehampton,)
and conveyed to her husband the head of
the Barony of Devonshire, with the castle
of Plimton. Of this marriage, were issue.
Sir Huoh or Codrtbkay, successor to
his fkther.
Sir William de Courtenay, sumamed de
Musberrie, who m. Joane, daughter of
Thomas Basset, but died «. p.
Hauise, m. to John de NeviL
Robert de Courtenay, Baron of Okdiampton.
was «. by his elder son.
Sir Hooh db CovRTRif at, as third
Baron of Okehampton. His
lordship m. Alianore, daughter
of Hugh le Despencer, (fiither
of Hugh, Earl of Winchester,)
by whom, (whod. 11th October*
1328,) he had issue,
HuoH (Sir), his successor, of
whom hereafter, as succes-
sor to the estates of the
Redverses, and the person
in whom the Earldom
or Dbvon was revived.
PhiUp (Sir), who feU at the
battle of ShiveUn, 24th
June, 1314, and d. un*-
married.
Isabel, m. to John St. John,
Baron St. John, of Basing.
Aveline, m. to Sir John Gifr
ford, Knt.
Egeline, m. to Robert Scales.
Margaret, m. to John de
Moels.
HU lordship d, 88th February, 1S91.
William, sixth Earl of 'Devon, d, lith September,
1S16, and was «. by his grandson,
BALDWIN DE REDVERS, seventh Earl of
Devon. In the 11th Henry III. GiOertds Ciart, Eari.
or Oloucbrtrr akd Hbrtford, paid a flneof two
thousand marks to the king for permission to marry
his ddest daughter to this young nobleman : where-
upon aU lus demesne buids, which were then valued
at £aOO per annum, were placed under the guardian-
ship of the Earl of Gknicester, until he should attain
maturity. In the 94th of the same reign, the king,
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GOV
keeping his Clirifltmat at Wincheiter, at tbeinitaace
of Richerd, Earl of Cornwall, under whoee tuition
Baldwin then wu, girded his lordship with the sword
of knighthood ; and Investing him with the Earldom
of the laLBOF Wioht* bestowed upon him Amicia,
the daughter of the said Earl of Gloucester, in mar-
riageu The Earl of Devon d. in five years afterwards.
In the flower of his youth, anno ISM, leaving issue,
Baldwiit, his suoceaebr.
Margaret, a nun at Laoock.
IsABBL, successor to her brother.
His lordship was «. by his son,
BALDWIN DE REDVERS, eighth Earl of
Devon, who was oonuQitted to the tuition of Peter
de Savoy, uncle of Queen Eleanor, and a person of'
great note at that period. His lordship did homage,
and had livery of his lands in the 41st Henry IIL, in
which year he espoused Avis, daughter of the Earl of
Surrey, by whom he had an only son, John, who d. in
inCincy. The earl d. in 1S62, having been poisoned,
with the Earl of Gloucester, and others, at the table
of Peter de Savoy. With his lordriiip the male line
of the ancient and eminent house of RnnvKita ex-
pired, but its honours devolved upon his sister,
ISABEL DE FORTIBUS, widow of William de
Fortibus, Elarl of Albemarle and Holdemess, as
CouKTaaaov Dsvoif. Her ladyship had three sons,
all of whom d. In inAmcy, and two daughters, via.
Anne, d. unmarried.
Aveline, m. first, to Ingram de Percy, and
secondly, to Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of
Lancaster, but d. without iasue in the life-
time of her mother.
The countess d. in 1S93, and thus leaving no issue,
the Eahldom or Davoir, and the other honours
of the house of Rsovxrb expired, but so much of
its extensive possessions as passed not to the crown,
devolved upon the heir at law,
SIR HUGH COURTENAY, feudal baron of
Okehampton, (the Uesoendant of Lady Mary Red-
vers, daughter of William, sixth Earl of Devon,
refer to that nobleman,) who was summoned to par-
liament as Baron Courtbnay Arom the 6th Fe-
bruary, 1280 to the 84th July, 1334, and created on
the SSnd Fetmiary, 1335, Earl or Dbtoiv. The
latter dignity was oonfiBrred upon hb lordship in
consequence of a reprcsentatioi made by him to the
Khig (Edward III.), with whom he was in high
estimation, to the purpose *' that he was seised of a
certain annuity of £l& 6». 7d. for the terHum de-
noHum of the county of Devon, with divers lands
by right of Inheritance, from Isabell de Fortibus,
Countess of Albemarle and Devon, which she m her
life-time did possess; and having accordingly re-
ceived the same annuity at the hands of the sheriflk
of that county, for which they had allowance upon
their accounts in the exchequer, until Walter,
Bishop of Exeter, lord treasurer to King Edward
II., upon the investigation of some persons who
were inclined to disturb the business, did refuse to
admit .theieof, aUedgIng, that this annuity was
granted to the ancestors of the said Isabell, by the
king's progenitors, under the name and title of
barlsi and therefore, that he, the said Hugh,
being ho barl, ought not to receive the same: and,
' that upon the like pretenoe, Che then sheriA of
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Devon did decline to pay it any longer to him.*'
The king Immediatriy instituted an inquiry into
the afflur, and finding it as stated, removed the dif-
ficulty by creating his lordship an earl, as stated
above, and dispatching his royal precept to the then
sheriff of Devon, commanding him to proclaim that
all persons should forthwith style his lordship Earl
or Dbvoit. The earl m, when but seventeen years
of age, Agnes, daughter of Sir John St. John, Knt.,
and sister of Lord St. John, of Basingt by whom
he had issue,
John, abbot of Tavistock.
HuoH, his heir.
Robert, of Moreton,- who d. in youth.
Thomas, of Southpole, m. Muriel, daughter and
heiress of Sir John de Mods, Knt., by whom
he had,
Hugh, who died s. p.
Margaret, m. to Thomas PeveralL
. Murid, m. to John Dynham.
Eleanor, m. to John, Lord Grey, of Codnor.
Elisabeth; m. to Lord Lisle.
His lordship <L in 12S$ptm.d was «. by his son,
HUGH COURTENAY, second Earl of Devon.
This nobleman distinguished himself In arms during
the martial rdgn of Edwaxd III., and was one of the
first dignified with the Gartbr upon the institu-
tion ^f that noble order. His lordship m. Margaret,
daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford
and Essex, and grand-daughter of King Edward I.,
by whom he had, with other issue,
HcoH (Sir), who was summoned to parliament
as Baron Coubtbnat on the 8th January,
1371* and was one of theorlgnal Kniohts of
the Gartbr. His lordship being in the ex-
pedition made into France twenty-four years
before, (Edward III.,) participated in the
glory of Cressy, and being the next year in
the tournament at Eltham, he had a hood
of white doth, embrcddered with dancing
men, and l^ttoned with large pearls, pre-
sented to him by the king. He m. Elisabeth,
daughter of Guy Brian, Lord of Tor-Brian,
in Devonshire, and sister of the famous Guy,
Lord Brian, standard-bearer to the King at
Cressy, and a knight of the Garter, by
whom he left at his decease, in the life-time
of his father, an only son,
Hugh, who m. Matilda, daughter of Tho-
mas Holland, Earl of Kent, and of
Joane, his wife, commonly called the
Fair Mmid ef Kent, daughter of Ed-
mund, of • Woodstock, son of King
Edward I., whidi Joane, was subse-
quently m. to Edward, the Black
Prince, and by him was mother of
Kino Richard If. Hugh Courtenay
d. in 1377* a few years after his father,
and before his grandfather, leaving no
issufr His widow m. secondly, Wa-
leran. Earl of St. PauL
Edward, of Godlington, (who d. also before hU
father,) m. Emeline* daughter and heiress of
Sir John D'Auney, Knt, and had issue,
Edward, of whom presently, as Inheritor
of the hooottxs of the family.
cou
cou
migh (Sir), or HMoomb, m. flxtt, BUm-
beUi,daiig]itaror Sir WlUtem Cogaa»
•nd widow of Sir Pulk FltiwariiM» who
d. wUHoMt Imie H« to. Mooiidly,
PhiUppOy drag btor and oo-lulroM of
Sir WaR«B AnrnMum, (by CHataCh.
dmghfor ood hilNMOf J^m ToAot,
of RieBid** Caatte,) by wliom Im hod an
only doo^ii6r»
Jooiio» «. fiitt. to NIcholM, Lord
Carew* of Mohimt Aatny, aad
Moandly, to Sir Robart Varau
Sir Hogh CoartaBatjrw. thirdly, Maud.
dMMi^bim of Sir Joh^ Baaumont, of
SharwaU, in tho oounty of Donat, by
ho had • dmghtar,
Ifargaiot, who m. Sir TbooboU
GtanvUltKiiC.
and a aoo aod hair,
HooH (Sir), of BoooBBodE. in
Conwall, Who iellat the battle
of TewlLaabary, leaviiig iiaiie
by Ida wiib^ Macgaiet, daoghter
and oo>halr of Thooua Car-
m\ao, Esq., of Dovoaabixa,
EowARD, who waa created
Baron Ok^ampton, aad
Ea%v or Dbtoh, in 1485,
Eliaabelh, m.-to John Tre-
thiif, Baq.
Maud, m, to John Arundel,
Eaq., of Talvank
laabei, m. to William Mo-
ham, Eaq.
Fleaanee, m, to John Tre-
lawney, Eaq.
k, ChaaoaUor of the Univanity of Ox-
fofd, anno 19671 Biahop of Herafonl, 1309;
Biahep of London 137A, and Archbiriiop of
Canterbury uei. Hia yraea d. in !»&
Putvjr (Sir), of Powderham Caatte, liautanant
of Irriand in the raign of Ridittd IL, anoaa-
tor of the esUtUtg noble bOMae of Cocnrn-
VAV«
Pien (Sir), atandard-beaNr to Kia« Edward
III., conatable of Wlndaor Caatle, goreinoi
of Calaia^ehambarlain to King Richard II.,
and KwiOHT of the Gaktsb. Thia emi-
nent and gallant paraon, who waa celebrated
far daeda of armagd. unmarried in 140ft
Margaret, fa. to John, Lord Cobhanu
EUaabeth. m, fifat, to Sir John Veie, and
aacondly, to Sir Andrew LuttereL
Catherine, m, fixat, to William, Lord Haring-
ton, aad lecondly, to Sir Thomaa Bngaiae.
Jganob m. to Sir Jaiba Choverafeon.
Hugh, aeoond Earl of Devon, d. In ISH* and waa «.
by (the elder aon of hia aon Edward), Ida grand-
aon,
EDWARD COURTENAY, third ewL Thia no-
bleman aerved In the beginning of the reign of Rich*
nrd U. aa a naval officer, under John owQavkt and
TaoMAa or WoonarocK reapectivdy, and waa ap-
pointed in theythof the aemomonareh, aouikai> of
all the king'a llaet from the mouth of the Thamea
In the aoKt year, being tficn babl mab*
anAi., hialordBhip waa retataiad to aarre the king in
hIaScottiahwarai in two yeara aftarwacda he had tho
mmmand of the iedt at aea topterent inTaaiOB, and
in the 19th of Richard waa engaged in the Pr4
HIa lordahlp eapooeed Maud, daughter of
Barcn Gamola, aanl had laano,
Edward (Sir), K.B., aad a*niral of the king'a
fleet, who m. Eleanor, daughiar ot Roger
Mortimer, Earl of March, but died a. p. in
the life-time of hia fkther.
HnoH, hb ancceaaoa.
Jamaa.
The earl d. on the 0th Deeamber, 1410, and
by hia aeoond, but eldeat aurvlving aon,
HUGH COURTENAY, ibvrth earl, K.B., wnu,
fai theath Henry V., (hia father then Hiring,) waa
appointed oommaader4n-diief of the king'a fleet.
Hia kndriilp m. Anne, daughter of Richard, Lord
Talbot, and alatar of the renowned John, Earl of
Shrawidmry, by whom he had laaua,
TnoM Aa, Ua auBcoaaor.
John, d. unmarried.
Hia lordahip d. Idth June, 14tt, and waa a. by hU '
eldtfaon,
THOMAS COURTENAY, flfth earL Thia no-
bleman eonuneneed hia military career at the ego of
aixtecn, and waa engaged for aeveral yeara in the
French wan of King Henry VI., with whioh monarch
he aided upon tho breaking out of the unhappy con-
flict between the bouaea of York and Laneaatart and
the Courtenaya continued to adhere to the red rott
with unahaken fldelity from that period until the tar*
mination of the contest In 1448 a dispute regarding
precedency aroee between the Earia of Devon and
Arundd, but it waa decided by pariiament in Cavour
of the latter, in oanaequence of the feudal poaaemion
of Arundel Caatle. The earl m. Margaret Beaufort*
aeoond daughter of John, Marqucu of Somerset,
(one of the legitimised children of John of Oaunt,)
and had laaue,
TnoMAa, hia anceaiBor.
Henry.
John.
Joana, m. to Sir Rogar Cllflbrd, Knt., who waa
beheaded in 1480.
EUaabeth, «•. to Sir Hugh Conway, Knt.
Matilda.
Eleanor.
HIa lordahlp d. 3rd February, 14fi8, In the abbey of
Abingdon, upon hia journey to London, with other
lords, to mediate between the king and the Duke
of York, and waa «. by hia eldeat aon,
THOMAS COURTENAY, sixth earl, then
twenty-alx yeara of age. Thia nobknan inheriting
the political prindplea, aa well m honours of hia de-
eeaaed father, waa a strenuous upholder of the cauae
of Lancaatcr, and falling into the hands of the enemy
at Towton-fieki, he waa beheaded at York, by order
of King Edward IV. in April, '14(S. Under the at-
tainder of thia earl,the honoura and poasesalons of
the house of Courtenay fell ; but his next brother,
HENRY COURTENEY, EBO.,(aa he waa styled,
but who should have been anTSirrn bari«,) flnding
flavour with the new king, had reatoraticn of aome-
part ot the bmda. Engaging, however, in the Lan-
U 14«
cou
cou
castrian qtuurrd with the setl of his piedectfnon, he
was ettaiiited of treaion* 4th March, 14116, before the
king and JuatioeB at Sarum, and beheaded with the
Lord Hungerfoid on the Mune day. The greater
part of the Courtenay estates having been oonliBrred
upon Humphrey Stafford, Baron Stafford, of South-
wicke, hit lordship was created Earl or Dnron,
7th May» 1469, but being beheaded and attainted in
the August following, that earldom became forfeited.
Upon the damise of Henry Courtenay, his only sur-
viving brother,
JOHN COURTENAY^ assumed to be eighth
Eabjl of Davoir, and the Lancastrian interest pre-
vailing in 1470, when King £dwAbj> was driven
into Holland by the Earl of Warwick, Ills lordship
was restored, by parliament, with King Henry VI.,
to the honour* and «Hat«» of his family. The defeat
of the Earl of Warwick, however, after the return
of King Edward by that prince, at the decisive bat-
tle of Bamet, 14th April, 1471« again placed the
Earl of Devon in Jeopardy; and attaching himself
to Margaret, of Anjou, his lordship fell, gallantly
fighting at the head of the rear guard of Margaret's
army, at Tewkesbury, on the 4th May following.
Thus the three brothers sealed with their blood their
bond Of fidelity to the house of Lancaster, and with
these brave soldiers expired the senior branch of the
ancient and illustrious house of Courtenay. The
last earl was buried at Tewkesbury, and being
attainted, the honourb and saTATas of Dbvom,
became again porvbitsd.
' Armb.— Or. three torteauzes, with a label of three
points, as. in chief.
COURTENAY— .EARLS OF DEVON,
MARQUESSES OF EXETER.
Earldom, by Letters Patent, dated 9Gth Oct., 1485.
Marquesate, by Letters Patent, dated 18th June, 1485.
SIR HUGH COURTENAY, Knt, of Bacon-
nock, in the county of Cornwall, only son of Sir
Hugh Courtenay, of Haocomb, brother of Edtcard,
THIRD Eabl or Dbvon, Of the Courtenay family,
<see descendants of Hugh, second Earl of Devon-
article Courtenay, Earls of Devon,) m. Margaret,
daugliter and co-heiress of Thomas Carmino, Esq.,
(the last male heir of that ancient family,) by whonn
he had issue,
Edward (Sir), his successor.
Walter (Sir), d. unmarried.
Elisabeth, m. to John Trethrif/
Esq., and had a son,
Tboxab TBBTHRir, who m.
— ^, daughter of ••^— Travlsa,
and left two daughters, vis.—
Elisabeth, m. to John Vi-
vian, Esq.
Margaret, m. to Edward
Courtenay, Esq, of Lar-
rock.
Maud, m. to John Arundel, Esq., of
Talkem.
Isabd, m. to William Mohun, Esq.
Florence^ m. to John Trelawney,
Esq.
146
Sir Hugh, faithful to the LencaaCrian Interest, fell
with his noble kinsman, the Earl of Devon, at the
battle of Tewkesbury, and his dder son,
SIR EDWARD COURTENAY, being impli-
cated with his brother. In Henry StcHbrd, Duke of
Buckingham's conspiracy, in favour of Henry, Earl
of Richmond, was forced to fiy into Britanny, upon
the failure of that plot, and the decapitation of the
duke: and was attainted with the Earl of Rich-
mond and others, by parliament, in the bi^ginning
of 1484, but returning with the earl, and as^ting
at the battle of Bosworth, he was elevated to the
peerage, by King Henry VII., on the 96th October,
1489, in the andent dignity of the family, that of
Eari. or Dbvon, the new monarch making him
grants at the same time, of the greater part of the
castles, manors, dec, which bdonged to the late
Thomas Courtenay, Earl o£ Devon. In the March
following, the king made his lordship governor of
Kesterwell, in Cornwall, and a Knight of the Garter.
The earl was in all the parliaments of Henry VII.
He was In the expedition to France, in 1481, and
in six years afterwards, he defended the city of
Exeter, against Perkin Warbeck and his adherents.
He m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir Philip Courtenay,
of Molland, by whom he had only son,
Wii<LiAM, R.B., who m. Katherine, seventh
and youngest daughter of Kmo Edward IV.
In the year 1M2, this gentleman, with Lord
William de la Pole, Sir James Tyrrd, and
Sir John Windham, were arrested on the
charge of holding a traiterous correspondence
with Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suflblk,
(son of John, Duke of Suffolk and Lady
Elisabeth, elder sister of Edward IV.,) who
had fled to his aunt, Margaret, Duchess of
Burgundy, and he (Sir William Courtenay)
was attainted In consequence, in 1504; Tyrnrt
and Wyndham were beheaded on Tower Hill,
while Sir William Courtenay was doomed to
incarceration during the king's reign.
The earl d. in 1500, and King Henry VIII. ascend-
ing the throne in the same year, his highness imme-
diately liberated
SIR WILLIAM COURTENAY. and took him
into his gracious favour; but Sir William died In
the third year of that monarch's reign, before he
had either letters patent or a fontaal restoration of
the earldom : he was, however, buried ** with the
honours t^fan earl," at the espeeto/ command of the
king. By the Lady Katherine Plantaganet, he left
an only son,
EDWARD COURTENAY, who being restored
in blood and honours, became second Earl or
Dbvob. In US9, his lordship obtained a grant of
Caliland, In Cornwall, and of ** a fair mansion,"
situate in the parish of St. Lawrence Poultry, in
the city of London, forfeited by the attainder of
Edward Staflbrd, Duke of Buckingham, on whose
trial he was one of the twenty-six peers that sat in
Judgment; and he was advanced, by letters patent,
dated 18th June, 1685, to the dignity of Marouxbb
or ExBTBR. In the year 1580, at the interview
between King Henry VIII. and the King of France,
in the vale of Arden, when the two monarchs chal-
lenged all men at JusU, 4he Marquess of Exeter ran
cou
CKA
« cimnewMh tht' FrMMh prince* whan both thilr
wpma broken and th«y nudnUined their wats.
His lordihip erhioed his skill and Takmr in many
odwr tournaments* and in the year 15391* on Henry's
going to Calais, he was nominated by the king,
prior to his highneMs's departure, heir apparent
to the thrasMu His lordship subscribed the articles
against Cardinal Wolsey, and the letter sent to
Pope Clement VII., entreating his holiness to ratiiy
the divorce between the king and Queen Catherine.
In ysas, he sate in Judgment upon Anne Boleyne*
and in the same year* be suppressed* in conjunction
with the Duke of Norfolk, and the Earls of Shrews-
bury* Huntingdon* and. Rutland* a rebellion in
Yorkshire; but that very year he was committed
to the Tower, with Htfiuy Bp/e* Lord Monta-
cirrn* and Sir Edward Nevill* brother of Lord
AbergaTenny* accused by Sir Geoftey Pole, bro-
ther of Lord Montacnte, of high treason, and in-
dicted for derising to maintain* promote, and
advance* one Reginald Polei late Dean of Exeter,
enemy to the king, beyond sea* and to deprive the
king* ate. The Marquess of Exeter and Lord Mon-
taeute, were tried on the 1st and Snd of December,
1530, at Westminster, and being found guilty, were
beheaded* with Sir Edward Nevill, on the 9th of
January ensuing, ob TOwer HilL Upon the attain-
der of the marquen, all his honours of conRas
xxpinxD, and King Hcnht annexed to the Duchy
of Cornwall* ail his lands in that county, which
came to the crown. The marquess had m. first,
Elisabeth Orey, daughter and heiress of John,
Viscount Lisle, by whom he had no iisue* and
secondly* Gertrude, daughter of William Blount,
Lord Moun^oy* by whom he left an only son* (the
Mardiioness of Exeter was attainted with the
Counteas of Salisbury* the year after her husband,
but the latter only suffiered,)
EDWARD COURTENAY, who, although but
twelve years of age when his father was beheaded,
was committed prisoner to the Tower, and detained
there during the remainder of King Henry's reign,
and that of King Edward VI., but upon the acces-
sion of Queen Mary, he was released, and restored
to his tethei's honours, as Mabquk88 or Exbtck*
5cc.* and to the estates which remained in the pos-
session of the crown* by a private bill, passed in
the 1st year of her majesty's reign* while another
private bill reversed the attainder of his mother.
His lordship had sOme command in suppressing
Wyattrs rebellion* and yet with the Princess Elisa-
beth was afterwards accused of being accessory
thereto, and sent with her highness to the Tower.
He was subsequently confined in Fotheringhay
Castle, but released through the interposition of
Philip of Spain* upon his marriage with the queen,
aa was also the Ladtf Elisabbth. His lordship
after this, obtained the queen's permission to go
lOyroad, and died at Padua, not without suspicion
of poison, on the 4th October, 1566. This unfor-
tunate nobleman seemed to be bom to be a prisoner*
for, from twelve years of age to the time of his
death, he had scarcely enjoyed two entire years
liberty. He d. unmarried, snd was the last of the
ISsmily who bore the titles of Mahqwbb or
ExKTBB* Eabl ow Dxyon* and Barok or Oak-
UAurtok, those dignities cxplilng with hie lord*
ship, while his estates were divided amongst the
four sisters of Eowaud, the first earl* his lord-
ship's grand-aunts (refer to children of Sir Hugh
Courtenay). The marqusM's remains were interred
in St Anthony's church, in Padua* where a noble
monument was erected to his memory.
ARXB.-^Or. three Torteanxes, with a lahd of
three pc^ts* as. in diiefL
CRANFIELD-BARONS CRANFIBLDi
EARLS OF MIDDLESEX.
Barony, f by Letters 1 9th June, 16B1.
Earldom* \ Patent* j 16th Sept., 16B&
LIONEL CRANPIELD* a merchant of Londbo*
and married to a kinswoman of Villlers, Duke of
Buckingham, was introduced to the court of King
James I.* by that cdebrated fkvourlte* when he
received the honour of knighthood, and soon after
attracting the attention of the king, by his habits
of business, he was appointed master of the requests
—-next, master of the king's great wardrobe, then
master of the wards, after which he was sworn of
the privy council, and devated to the peerage, ai
Baron CRAxvriBi.D, 4^ CranJIeld, in the county of
Bedford, on the 9th July, 16S1. In theOctobef
fbUowiag, his lordship was constituted Loan Trba-
SURXR or ENOL.AND, and created, 16th September^
1089, Earl of Miodlbsbx (the first person, says
Dugdale, to whom that county gave the title of
earl). But this tide of prosperity flowed too ra-
pidly to be permanent* and a short time only elapsed*
before its reflux became as remarkable. Within two
short years, the lord treasurer found himsdf im-
peached by parliament, through the influence of
the very nobleman who was the foiHider of his
fortune* the fkvourite Buckingham, for bribery*
extortion* oppression, and other heinous misde-
meanours, fbr which he received Judgment* vis.—
«'That Lionel, Earl of Middlesex, now Lord
Tressurer of England, shall lose all his oflioes
which he holds in this kingdom, and sli&l be made
for ever incapable of any ofllce, place, or taiploy^
ment* in the state and commonwealth.
'* That he shall be imprisoned in the Tower of
London, during the king's pleasure^
" That he shaD pay to our sovereign lord the
king, the sum of £50*00(k
'■ That he shall never more sit in parliament
«' That he shall never come within the verge of
the court"
And a bill passed at the same time, to make his
estate liable to the king's fine, and other accounts,
and to make restitution to all whom he had wronged*
as should be allowed by the discretion of the house;
His lordship m.. first* EHxabeth* daughter of Richard
Shepherd* a merdiant in London* by whom he had
three daughters, vis.—
Martha, m. to Henry Carey, Earl of Monmouth,
Elisabeth, m. to Edmund, Lord Sheflleld, grand-
son and hirir of Edmund, Earl of Mulgrave.
The earl m. secondly* Anne, daughter of James
Brett* Esq.* of Houby* in the county of Leicester*
147
CRA
CRB
(•bttf of Mary, CouaUn of BuddBglittn») and had
jAMxa, IgucceiilveEarb.
LlOMBL, /
Edward, d. unmarried.
WilUam, d. young.
Fraoeei, m, fine, to Rlchaid« Earl of Donot,
andtecbndly, to Hanry Poola, Eaq.
HU lordahip d. in 1645, and notwittaatanding his
diigrace, was buried in WeetminsCer Abbey, where
a mooument was erected to his memory. He was
s. by his eldest son,
JAMES CRANFIELD, second Earl, who m.
Anne, third daughter andco-helress, of Edward, Earl
of Bath, by whom he had an only daughter,
Elisabeth, m. to John, Lord firackley, eldest
son of the Earl of Bridgewater.
His lordship d. in 1651, whan his honours derolTed
upon his brother,
LIONEL CRANFIELD, third Earl, who m. Ra-
chel, widow of Henry, Earl of Bath, and daughter of
Frands, Earl of Weitmoreland, but dying without
issue, in 1074, the Bahomy or Cbakfibld, and
^ABiinox ov MiDDJLsaaz, became axTjircT, while
his lordship's estates devoWed upon his sister, the
Counteas of Donet, whose eldest son, Charles, was
created Baroh CitairvisLD, and Eabi. ov Mi]>-
DLxaax, in 1075, honours which have descended
with the Duludom of Dorset
. Abmb.— Or. on a pale, as. three Fleur de Us of the
ant.
CRAVEN — BARON CRAVEN, OF
HAMPSTED- MARSHALL,
IN THE COUNTY OF
BERKS, EARL CRAVEN,
&c, BARON CRAVEN.
First B^ony,
Earldom A Viscounty,
Second Barony,
}
i^ r 19th Mar., 1696.
M g «J ■{ 15th Mar., 1663.
S j 1 15th Mar., 1663.
.o
. SIR WILLIAM CRAVEN, KnL, meichant-toy.
lor, served the office of lord mayor of the dty of
London in 1611. He m. Elisabeth, daughter of
William Whltmore, and had inue,
Wii<i.iAM, his heir.
John, created Lord Craven, ot RyUm.
Thomas, d. unmarried.
The eldest son,
WILLIAM CRAVEN, Esq., having distinguished
hifluelf in arms under Gustavus AnoLPHua, of
Sweden, and HaMnv, Prixcs or Oeanob, was
elevated to the peerage by King Clwrles I. on the
12th March, 1606, as Babon Cravbk, nfHamptted-
JMorste//, with remainder, in default of male issue,
to his brothen, John and Thomas; and having af-
terwards, during the civil wan, aealously and aUy
upheld the royal cause, his lordship was created,
upon the restoration of the monarchy, I5th March,
1663, Viacouirr Cbavbh, otUfi»tgt»n,inth0ointHtp
^ Btrkt, and Earl Cba va w, <n M« comnly <^ York t
and his brothen being both at this period defunct
without issue, he was re-created Babon Cbavxiv, ^
148
Hmmptitd'M^rwkaa, with lemaindar to hia biothan,
Shr William Craven, of Lendwike^ and Sir Anthony
Craven, his couaina I but theiald Sir William dying
without male issue, the earl had a new patent,
dated 11th December, 1666, renewing the origbial
bainny, with an estended limitation to Sir Thomas
Craven (a younger brother of the above-mentioned
Sir WiUiam and Sir Anthony), and Ms male imua
His lordship, who lived to the advanced age of
ei^ty-eight, was particularly famous for awlsting
in extinguishing fires in the city of London, of
which he had such early intimation, and was so
prompt to mount his hone upon such calamitous
occasions, that it was commonly said, '* Lord Cra^
van's hone smelt a fire losoon as it happened." He
d. a bachelor, 9th April, 1697« when the barony of
16ad, and that of 1663, with the viacouxTv and
BABLDOM OP Cbavbk, becamo bztinct } while
the babowy of 1686 devolved upon William Cba-
TBN, Esq., of Combe Abbey, grandson of the Sir
Thomas Craven limited in the patent,* from whom
the preient Earl or Cbavbr descends, and derives
the mid dignity.
Anaia.— Ar. a feise between six crowletB fitchte
or.
CRAVEN - BARON CRAVEN, OF
RYTON, IN THE COUN-
TY OF SALOP.
By Letten Patent, dated 21st March, 1648.
lCilUB0f.
JOHN CRAVEN, Esq., second ion of Sir WU-
11am Craven, Knt., merchant-taylor, and lord
mayor of the dty of London, anno 1611, was ele-
vated to the peerage on the 21st March, 1642, u Ba-
BOH Cravbn, t^fR^toH, His lordship m. Elisabeth,
daughter of WiUiam, Lord Spencer; but dying issue-
leu in 1690, the barony became bztinct.
ABaia.-— Ar. a fesse between six crosslets fltch6e
gules.
CRETING— BARON CRETINO.
By Writ of Summons, dated 27th January, 1332,
6 Edward IIL
Xincagt.
SIR ADAM DE CRETINO, Knt, having sum-
mons to attend King Edward I. at Portsmouth, and
passing with the monarch into Gasoony, was there
slain by the treachery of one Walter Oiflbrd. He
was succeeded in his manor of Grbat Stocktom, In
the county of Huntingdon, and other lands, by his
son and companion in arms,
JOHN DE CRETINO, who, in the 4th of Ed-
ward III., obtained a charter for flree-waneu in all
his demesne lands at Qremi MsArftm, and, being a
military man of reputation, was summoned to par>
liament, aa a baroh, on the 27th January, 133B, but
never afterwards ; and nothing further Is known of
the fiunily.
Armb.— Ar. a chevron betw. three mullets gutoi,
pierced of the field.
CBJB
CREW'-BARONS CREW» OF 8TENE,
IN THE COUNTY OF
NORTHAMPTON.
By L«ttfln PatflDt, dated 80th April* im.
Xiiusgc.
JOHN CREW» Eiq., of Stene, ia theooonty of
Nortbampton, too of Sir Thomas Crew, Knt, ler-
JeanUat-law to Khig Charles L» (of the aodcnt Che-
shire family, of Crew Hall, repreMnted by the pre-
sent Lord Crewe, of Crewe,) by hb wife Tempe*
ranee, daughter and heiren of Reginald Bray, Esq.,
of Stcne, was elevated to the Peerage on the 90th
April, 1661, aa Babon Caav, of Stene, in considera-
tion for his serious services in the restoration of the
monarchy. His lordship m. Jemima, daughter and
co-heiress of Edward Walgrave* Esq., of Lawford, In
the county of Essex, by whom he had Issue,
Thomas (Sir), his successor.
John.
Nathaniel, Bishop of Durham.
Walgrave.
Jemima, m. to Edward, first Earl of Sand-
wich.
Anne, m. to Sir Henry Wright, BarL, of Da-
gciriiam, in the county of Essex.
Lord Crew d, in 1G79, and was «. by his ddest son,
THOMAS CREW, second baron, who m. first,
Mary, daughter of Sir George Townshend, Bart., of
Bamham, in the county of Norfolk, by whom he
had surviving issue*
Anne, m. to JollifT, Esq., of London.
Temperance, m. first, to Rowland, son and heir
of Sir Thcmias Alston, Bart., of Odell, in the
county of Bedford, and secondly, to Sir John
Wolstenholme, Knt.
His lordship m. secondly, Anne, daughter and co-
heiress of Sir William Airmine, Bart, of O^^odly,
in the county of Lincoln, and had four daughters,
Jenahna* m. to Henry de Grey, Duke of Kent.
Airmine, m, to Thomas Cartwright, Esq.* of.
Aynho, in the county of Northampton.
Catherine, m. to Sir John Harper, fourth ba-
ronet of Caulk, in the county of Derby, the
great-grandson of which marriage. Sir Henry
Harper, seventh baroo^ assumed, by royal
permisdon, the surname of Caawi only, and
was succeeded, at his decease, by his son, the
present Sib Gkoros Caawa, eighth Ba-
ronet of Caulk Abbey.
Elisabeth, in. Charles Butler, Earl of Arran,
and Lord Butler, of Weston.
His lordship d. , and thus leaving no
male Issue, his fortune devolved upon his daugh-
ten, as co-heiresses, while the title passed to his
brother.
The Right Reverend
NATHANIEL CREW, Lord Bishop of Dur-
ham, aa third Baron Crew, of Stene: His lordship
m, first, Penelope, daughter of Sir Philip Frowde,
Knt., and secondly, Dorothy, daughter of Sir Wil-
iiua Forster, of Balmborough Castle, in the county
of Northumberland ; but not having had any Issue,
CRO
the Babont ov Cbbw. of Stmte,
lordship's rtfreaaa in ITSl, bxtimct.
Anaia.— Aa. a lion rampant ar.* a
faiences
at his
fordlf.
CROFTS—BARON CROFTS, OF SAX-
HAM, IN THE COUNTY
OF SUFFOLK.
By Letten Patent, dated 18th May, lfi68L
XintaQc.
WILLIAM CROFTS, Esq., Uneal male heir of
the family of Crofts, which had flourished for seve-
ral ages at Saxham, in the county of Suflblk, and
desrended by females from the first Lord Went-
worth, of Nettksted, as also fhm the Montacutes,
earls of Salisbury, and NeviUs, earls of Westmor-
land, was elevated to the peerage on the 18th May,
1658, as Baboh Caorra, ^f SoMhmm, in th9 mufi^
nf SMt^tOc* His lordship having been brought up at
court from his youth^ became, first, master of the
horse to James Duke of York; next, captain of the
guards to the queen-mother, and afterwards one of
the gentlemen of the bed-chamber to King CharlcsII.
He was subsequently employed as ambassador to
Poland, and for his services on that occasion ob>
tained the peerage. His lordship m. first, Dorothy,
widow of Sir John Hale, Knt., daughter of Sir
John Hobart, of Intwood, in the county of Norfolk,
Bart., (son and heir of Lord Chief Justice Hobart,
of the Common Pleas,) and secondly Ellaabeih,
daughter of William Lord Spencer, of Wormlelgh-
ton t but having no issue, the barony qf Caorra
became, at his lordship's decease in 1877» bxtuict.
ABMa.— Or. three bulls' heads oouped sa.
CROMWELL — BARONS CROM.
WELL, OF TAT8HALL,
IN THE COUNTY OF
LINCOLN.
By Writ of Summons, dated 10th March, 1308.
1 Edward II.
ICincagc.
The fiunily at Cromwell was of importance so flur
back as the time of King John, for we find in the
17th of that reign,
RALPH DE CROMWELL, paying a fine of
sixty marks and a palArey to m^e his peace for
participating In the rdMllion of the barons; and
upon delivering up his eldest daughter in hostage,
obtaining restitution ot his lands. After which, in
the 3rd Henry III., he was constituted Justice itine-
rant in the counties of Lincoln, Nottingham, and
Derby. To this Ralph «. another
RALPH DE CROMWELL, who m. Maigaret,
one of the sisters and co-heirs of Roger de Someri,
Baron of Dudley, and was afterwards engaged in the
French, Welch, and Scottish wars of Kiqg Edward
L lie was s. by
SIR JOHN DE CROMWELL, who m. Idonea
de Leybume, younger daughter and co-heir of Ro-
bert de Vipount, hereditary sheriir of Westmore-
land, and widow of Sir Roger de Leybume. In the
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CRO
CAO
33rd Edward I. Sir John Cromwdl aocuied Sir
Nicholas de Scsrave of treaKm, and waa answered
by a deflanc* to battle, but the combat was not
permitted. In the 1st Edward II. he had a grant
for life tnm the crown of the Castle of Hope, in
Flintshire, and the same year was made governor of
Strltgull Castle, and constable of the Tower of
London. He was likewise summoned to parliament
as a BARON. His lordship was subsequently engaged
in the French and Scotch wars of King Edwvd II.,
and having had summons to parliament until the
9th Edward lit., d. tn the latter year, (anno 1335,)
and was «. by his son,
SIR RALPH DE CROMWELL, second baron,
summoned to parliament firom S8th December, 1375,
to 10th August, 1309 inclusive. This nobleman m.
Maud, daughter of John Bamack, and heiress of
her brother William, in whose right he became lord
of the manor of Tatshall, in the county of Lincoln,
by lineal succession from the hrirs female of Robert
de Tatshall, sometime owner thereof, whereupon he
fixed his diief residence there. In the 10th Richard
II. Lord Cromwell being then a banneret, was re*
tained to serve the king in defence of the realm
against an invasion apprehended at that period.
His lordship if. in 1300, and was «. by his son,
RALPH DE CROMWELL, third baron, sum<
moned to parliament ftrom 9th September, 1400, to
3rd September, 1417. His loxdship d. in 1419, and
was «. by his son,
SIR RALPH DE CROMWELL, fourth baron,
who m. Margaret, daughter of John, Lord Dein-
court, and Joane, his wife, daughter and heiress of
Robert, Lord Grey, of Rotherfleld, and co-hdress
of her brother, William, Lord Ddncourt. In the
11th Henry VL this nobleman was constituted tresr
surer of the king's exchequer, and in three years
afterwards had a grant of the office of master of the
king's mues and fislcons. In the 8Srd of the same
reign his lordship was appointed hereditary consta-
ble of Nottingham Castle, and warden of the forest
of Sherwood. He d. in 1455, and leaving no issue,
his sister became his heir, namdy,
Maud Cromwell, who m. Sir Richard Stanhope,
(ancestor of the existing noble houaes of
Chesterfield, Harrington, and Stanhope,) and
had issue, two daughters, co-heix«ases, via.
Maud Stanhope, m. first, Robert, Lord
Willoughby de Eresby, and had a daugh«
ter.
Joane, wife of Sir Robert WeUs, Knt,
afterwards Lord Wdls, by whom the
said Joane had issue,
Robert, Lord Willoughby and
WeUs, who died «.^
Jane, heir to her brother, m. Sir
Richard Hastings, Lord WeUs and
Willoughby. (in right of his
wife,) and had issue,
Anthony Hastings, who died«. jn.,
thus terminating the line
Maude, Lady Willoughby, m. secondly.
Sir Thomas Nevil, Knt, a younger son of
Richard, Earl of Salisbury, and thirdly.
Sir Gervase Clifton, Knt, but had issue
by neither.
150
JAifs Stakbops, m. Sir Huhpbrry
BouRcaisR, third son of Henry, Earl
of EsAx, which
SIR HUMPHREY BOURCHIER was sum-
moned to parliament in ri|^t of his said w|fe, as
Barok CROMWBX.L, from SSth July, 1461, to 15th
October, 147a This nobleman fell, gallantly fight-
ing at the battle of Bamet-fidd, on the part of Ed-
ward IV. in 1471, and d. without issue. The Bat
RONT OP CROMnrBLJL, upon the decease of his lord-
ship's widow, fell into abbyancb, amongst the
descendants of Ralph, the fourth baron's three
aunts, ,
Hawise, wife of Thomas, Lord Bardolph.
Maud, wife of Sir William Fita-WiUiams, Knt.
Elisabeth, wife first of Sir John Clifton, Knt.,
and afterwards of Sir Edward Bensted, Knt.
and it still so continues, save as to the line of Bar-
dolph, which was attainted.
ARM8.— Or. a chief gu. over all a bend, ax.
CROMWELL— BARON CROMWELL,
OF OKEHAM, IN THE
COUNTY OF RUTLAND,
EARL OF ESSEX.
Bnoaj, \ by Letters Patent, f 9th July, 1538.
Earldom, J dated \ 10th April, 1530.
Xiiuage.
THOMAS CROMWELL, son of Walter Crom-
wdl, a blacksmith at Putney, upon hb return from
foreign service under the Duke of Bourbon, ob-
tained a situation in the suite of Cardinal Wolfey*
and, after the fall of that celebrated prelate, was
taken into the service of the king, (at Henry's spe-
cial command, flrom his flddity to his old master,)
in which he evinced so much seal and ability, that
the road to the highest honours of the state presented
very soon an unimpeded course for his ambition. In
a short time he filled suocessi vdy the important situa-
tions of master of the Jewel-office, derk of the Hana-
per, prindfwl secretary. Justice (rf the forests, master
(tf the rolls, and lord privy-aeal, and was elevated to
the peerage, in the dignity oi Barom Croitw-sll,
of OArelkam, on the 9th July, 153S. He was after-
wards constituted the king's vice-regent in spiri-
tuals, honoured with the oartbr, and finally (17th
April 1539) created Earjl op Eaaaz, when he was in
vested with the lord bioh CHAMBBRLAiManip op
Emolaitd. In the dissolution of the monaatic in-
stitutions, and the establishmeut of the spiritual
supremacy of his royal master, Cromwdl, consider-
ing the powerful interests with which he had to
contend, exhibited a boldness of character paralMwl
only by the profound political dexterity that ac-
complished those great and daring innovations. As
a recompense, he shared largely in thespoil of the
felkn church, and, amongst other grants, the sacer-
dotal revenues of SL Osythus, in Essex, and ci the
Gray Friars, at Yarmouth, flowed into his ooflbrti
But his devation was not more rapid than his d»*
dine, and his fall was hailed by all parties with sa-
tisfaction. So long as Essex nkinistcred to the
plea^iires of Henry, the royal shidd protected him
from the indignation of the people i but the mo-
ment that was removed, hia fate waa eealed. His
GRO
GRO
tartminrmiiHty In tflyfng tfie king wHh Anne of
Clercs* WM the rock upon wldeh hii ftwtinM* fottn>
Acted, not very. dlwim^Uir to that upon whidi the
popal powor had prerioualy pariibod. Unprepared
for such a proceeding, the earl was anasfced, under
the king's especial order, by the Duke of Norfolk,
at the oontroal-board, 10th June, IMO, hurried off
to the Tower, attahited unheard, and beheaded on
the 94th of the ensuing mondi, notwithstanding
Ardifaisliop Cranmeifs powerful ei^ertions in his be-
half; and aU the honours of the ex-minister were
of douiae FonFBinn under the attainder ; but his
son, Gregory, who, in his Uf»-time, had been sum-
mooed to parliament as Lord Cromwell, had that
dignity cooftrmed to him, by letters patent, in the
December following the earl's execution. (See Ba-
>onCromweU.)
The annexed Letter was written, it appears, at the
king's deslrft, by Cromwdl hims^.
** Most Oradous Kinge, and moat merciAill So-
Tcveying:
'* Your most humble, most obeysant, and most
bounden subject, and most lamentable lervant and
prisoner, prostrate at the feete of your most excel-
lent M^)esty, have herd your pleasure, by the
mouth of 3rour comptroller; which was, that I
should wrjftte to your most excellent Highness,
such thynges as I thought mete to be wryttyn con-
semyng my most miserable state, and condition ;
for the which your most habundant goodness, be-
nignyte and lioens, the immortalle God, three and
one, reward your magestye. And now most gracious
Prince io the matyer,
** FTxar. Wher I haTe bene accusyd to your Ma-
gestye of Treason. To that I say, I never in alie
mf lyfe thought wyllingly to do that thyng that
myght or sholde displease your Mi^esty i and much
less' to do or say that thyng, which of itself is so
high and abbominable oUtace; as God knowyth,
who I doubt not shall reveale the trewth to your
Highness. Myne accusers your Grace knowyth,
God forgive them : For as I ever have had love to
your honor, . person, lyfe, prospeiitye, helthe,
wdthe, Joy and comfort ; and also your most dere
and most entyerly bdovyd sone, the Prynce, his
Once, and your prooeedyngs, God so helpe me In
this myne advenltie and conflbund me yf ever I
thought the contrary. What labours, payns and
tnvailes I have taken, according to my most boun-
den deutye, God also knowyth. For, yf it were in
my power (as it is Godds) to make your Mi^estye to
lyre ever young and prosperous," God knowyth I
wooMe; If it hadde bene, or were in my power to
mafeeyowsorydie, as ye myght enrych aUemen,
God helpe me as woolde do hit If it had bene or
! in my power to make your m^esty so puys-
it, as alia the worlde sholde be oompellyd to obey
jow, Christ he knowyth I woldet for so am I of alle
othyr most bounde: for your Magestye hath bene
the most bountiAil Prynce to me, that ever was a
Kyng to his subiect : ye, and more like a dere father
(your Magestye not oflhndyd) than a master. Such
Ittth bene your most grave and Godly oounsayle
towards me, at sundry tymes. In that I have of-
fendid I ax your mercy. Should I now, for such
exoaeding goodness, .benyngnyte* liberalitie and
bounty be your ttmytor, nay th^ the greatest payaas
were too little for me. Should any faccyon, or any
aflbccyon to any point make me a traytor to your
magestie, then alle the Devylls in Hell confound
me, and the vengeance of God light upon me, yf I
sholde once have thought yt, most gracious Sova-
rayn Loid. To my remembrance I never ^wke
with the Chavcblour or ths AuoMSHTACYoiva
and TRaooMORTON togethyr at one tyme ; but yf I
dyde, I am sure, I sake never of any such matyer t
and your Grace knowyth, w}kat manner of man
Throgmortan hath evyr bene towards your Grace
and your procedyngs, and what Mr. Chancelour
hath bene towards me, God and he best knowyth, I
will ne can accuse hym. What I have bene towards
hym, your magestye right welle knowyth. I wolde
in Christ I had obeyed your often most gradous,
grave counsayles, and advertysements, that it had
not bene with me as now hit is. Yet our Lord, yf
hit be his wylle, can do with me as he dyd with Su-
san who was falsely accused : unto the whyche God
I have only oommytted my sowle; my body, and
goods at your Mgestyes pleasure, in whose mercye
and pyetie I do hoUy repose me : for othyr hope
then in God and your Magestye I have not.
'* Sir, as to your Common Welthe, I have aftyr
my wytte, power, and knowledge, travayled therein ;
havyng had no respect to persons (your Magestie
only except) and my dewtye tu the same : but, that
I have done any injustice, or wrong, wyllfuUy, I
trust God shall here my wytaa, and the world not
able Justly to accuse me. And yet I have not done
my dewtye in alle thynges, as I was bounden, whve-
fore I ai^ mercy. If I have herde of any oombyna-
cyons, convencyons, or such as were oflbnders of
your laws; 1 have, though not as I sholde have
done, for the most part revealed them, and also
causyd them to be punyshed ; not of males, as God
shall Judge mOi Nevertheless, Sir, I have medelyd
in so many matyen, under your Highnes, that I am
not able to answer them aU. But one thyng I am
well assured cfi that willingly and wyttyngly I have
not had wlUa to oflhnd your Hyghness : but hard it
is for me, or any other, medelyng, as I have done,
to live under your Grace and your laws, but we
must daylle offmd ; and where I have okbndyd
I most humbly aske mercy and pardon at your
Grace^s wyll and pleasure.
« Amongst othyr thynges, mo«t Gracyous Soverayn,
Mr. Comptroller shewed me, that your Grace shewed
hym, that within this fourteen dayes, ye oommytted
a matyer of grete secresye, which I did revele, con-
trary to your expectation. Sir ! I do remember
well the matyer, which I nevyr revelyd to any
creture: but this I dyd. Sir; after your Grace had
openyd the matyer ; flyrst to me in your chamber,
and declared your lamentable fate; dedarying the
thynges, which your Highnes mysliked in the Queue ;
at whych time I shewyd your Grace, that she often
desyred to speke wyth me, but I durst not: and ye
sayd, why sholde I not 7 AUegyng, that I might do
much good in goying to her; and to be playn wyth
her, in dedaring my mynde : I thereupon, takyng
oportunitye, not bdng a lyttil grievyd, spake prl-
vylie with her Lord Chamberlayn, for the whych I
aske your Grace mercy ; desyring him, (not naming
141
CRO
CRO
yourGnoe to hym*) to tynd tome meant that Che
Queue might be induced to ofder your Oraoe pie-
untly, in her bduivyour towardi yout thinking
therrtiy* finr to have had tome Ikultcs amendyd,
to your Mageitiet eontant. And after that, by gene-
ralle wordes. the layd Lord Chambetlane, and
other of the Quecne't ooumayle, being with me, in
my chamber at Wevtmlnster. for' Lyoenc for the
departure of the itzange Maydens i I then required
them to coan«ayl their Mayetret, to me aU plea-
■antnem Co your Higfanei^ the whydi things un-
doubtedly weren both fpoken before your Magertye
told the secrete matyer unto me* only of purpose,
that she might hare by tove inducyd to sudi plo-
sant and hoDorri>Ie fiicyons, as myght have bene
to your Grao^ oomforte ; whydi, above all things,
as God knoweth, I dyd most oovyt and desire.
But that I openyd my mouth to any creature, aftyr
3rour Magestye oommlttyd the secresye thereof to
me, othyr than only to my Lord Admyralt which I
dyde by your Gracc^s commandemcnt, whidi was
upon Sunday last in die naorayng, whom I then
fownd as wylHng, and ^ad to sake remedye, for
your comfort and oons(4acyon i and saw by hym
that he did as much lament Your Hl^hnes fkte, as
ever dyd man; and was wondeifiilly grevyed to see
Your HIghnes so troubdyd, wyshtaig gretdy your
comfort : for the attayning whereof He sayd, (your
Honour salvyd) he would spend the best Moud in
hys bdye : and yf I wolde not do the lyke, ye and
wyUlngly dye for ^pur oomfort, I wolde I were In
Hdi\ and I woolde lAoMe recdve a Thousand
DetMs.
•• Sir, This is an that I have done in that matyer ;
and yf I have oflbndyd yoar Magestle therein, pros-
trate at your Highnes fete, I meet lowly aske mercy
and pardon of your Highnes. Sir, this was also
layd unto my chardge, at myne examination, that
I had retayned contrary to your Laws. Sir, what
exposydoun may be made upon retaynors, I know
not : but thys wyH I say ; that yf ever I retayned
any man, but sudi only as were my household ser-
vants, but ageynat my wiD God confound me. But
most Gracyons Soverayn, I have been so called on,
and sewyd to by them, that sayd they were my
Prendes { that constrayned thereto, I retained their
children and ftcndys, not as Retayners : for their
fathers and parents did promyse me to fynde them,
and so I took them, not as Ratayners, to my grete
chardge, and for none evyll, as God best knowyth,
interpret to the contrary who wylle; most humbly
beseechyng your Magestye off pardon, yf I have
oimndyd therein.
•« Sir, I acknowledge mysdf to hare been a most
miserable and wrechyd sinner ; and that I have not
towards God and your Hif^es, behavyd myaelf as
I ought and shOlde have done: for the whych mjme
oflbnce to God, whyle I live, I shall continually kail
for his mercy. And for myne oflbncys to your
Grace which God knowyth wen never malydous
and wylftill and that I never thought treason to
Your Highnes, your realme, or Posteritle, so God
hdpe me, either in word or dede^ nevertiieles,
prostrate at your Magcstles feet. In what thyng
soever I have ofltedyd, I appel to your Highnes for
mercy, grace, and paffdon. In eudi wyae aailiBll be
litt
your pleasure I besediyng the Ahniglhty MAer
and redeemer o€ the World to send your Magestle
continual and long hrtthe, walthe and praaperltia
with Nestor's Yeares to rdgaat and yoor dere son
the Princess Grace to prober, relgne and continue
long after you. And tiiey that wolde contrary,
short liflb, shame, and oonfiision. Wryttan with
the quaUng hand and most sorrowftil heart of your
most soiruwftdl sut^oct and moat homUe servant
and pryioner, this Satnrday at your Tower of
London.
«« TnoMAt Cmoinr«j«"
w
Aniia.— ^il^on a feaie bet wean three lions ram*
pant or., a rose gules batweesi two Cornish ciioughs
proper. v.Ck^ci
NOTB.--SlR ROBBRT WILI.IAJC8, U&fhtBW Oi
Thomas Cromwdl, Karl of Bssex, aasiimed the
sunume of Cromwdl, and being in fkvour with
King Henry VIIL, was appointed a gentloiMm of
the privy-chamber to that monarch, and conatriila
of Berkeley Castle. Upon the dissohition of the
monaatarles, he obtained ail the lands. In Hunting-
donshire, brionging to any religious house In that
county, and was «. by Us son,
SIR HENRY CROMWELL, Knt, of HtaNhin*
broke, who left issue.
Sir Oliver Cromwell, K.B., and
Ronnnr Cromwbll, who waa flUhar of
OitiTSB CnoMwni.i<, the Protector.
CROMWELL — BARONS CROH*
WELL-
By Writ of Summons, dated S8th April* 1530.
By Letters Patent, dated 18th December, IMOl
ICincsgt.
The Hon.
GREGORY CROMWELL, aomBMued to par-
liament flBth April, 1539, as LoBD CnoMWSLi*, ^son
of Thomas Cromwell, Karl of Essex, attainted and
beheaded in July, 1540,) a servant of King Hanry
VIIL, was created Babon Cbomwbxx, by lettars
patent, dated 18th December, 154a His lordship
m. Eliiabeth, daughter of Sir John Seymour, sister
of Edward, Duke of Somerset, and widow of Sir
Anthony Oughtrad, by whom he had tlirae sons,
Hbnby, Edward, and Thomas, and two danghftars,
Frances, m. to Edward Stnmde, Esq., of Doveu-
shire I Catherine, m. to JOhn Stroude, Esq., of the
county of Dorset Lord Cromwell, who had auas-
mons to parliament to the year IMS, A in UN, and
was *. by his eldaat son,
HENRY CROMWELL, second banm, ram*
moned to parliament from the Mh to the Slat Eliaa-
beth. His lordship m. Mary, daoghtar of John, Mar-
quess of Winchester, and had Issne, EvwAnn, hla
BuooesMr, Sir Gregory Cromwell, Knt., and Cathertna
m. to Sir Lionel Talmache,KnL HeAIn iaBt,and
was «. by his elder son,
EDWARD CROMWELL, ttairi baron, anm-
moned to parliament in the98th Elisabeth. Thisne-
Meman was with the Earl of Easaa in Ms eKpedMon
at sea against the Spaniards In the40th Eliaabeth, and
Joined In the insuiiection three yaars
whkh oaat tiie earlhla
CRO
csdved. bowmrflr* en eqiecial paidan <m tlMrMh July,
IBM. Hift lordthip m. lint, — -» daughter of — —
Umptoo, Etq.taad had an only daughter, Eliabeth,
m. flnt, to Sir John ShelUm, of Shelton, in Norfolk,
«m1 aitorwsnb io Thomaa Fitxhnghea, Esq., of Ox-
ibrdshiie. The baron m.MOOndiy,Franoa>, daughter
of William* Rugge, Esq., of NorfoUc, by whom ho
had TaoKAB, Ma wiccdmot, with two daughters,
▼iau, Francei, m. to Sir John Wiaglleld, of Ticken-
oote, in the county of Rutland, and Anne^ m. to Sir
William Wingfleld, of Poorea Court, in Ireland.
Lord CromweU haTing alienated his estates in Eng-
land by sale, purchased the barony of Lecale, in
Ireland, traan Mmmtioj Blount, Earl of Devon, or,
according to Noble, in his History of Cornwall, made
an exchange thercofl His lordship d. in Ireland in
1907, snd was «. by his son,
THOMAS CROMWELL, fourth baron, who was
created by King Charles I. in 1685, VUeoutH Lteale,
and Eaui. or AnnoLAas, in the peerage of Ireland.
Hia lordship remained firmly attached to the interests
of the king during thedTll wars, notwithstanding his
friendship with the Earlof Essex. He m. Elisabeth,
daughter and heiress of Robert Meverdl, Esq., of
ThrowMgh, in the county of Stallbrd, by whom he
had surviving issue, Wivofisld, his successor,
VKas-Esexx, who inherited after his nephew, and
Oliver, with a daughter Mary, who m. William Fits-
Herbert, Esq., of Tissington, in the county of
Derby. He' d. in 16S3, and was «. by his ddest son,
WINGFIBLD CROMWELL, pifth Babon
CnoMwau., and bboomd Eau. op ARDOi^aa.
This nobleman m. Mary, daughter of Sir William
Russell, of Strentham, in the county of Worces-
ter, and was «. in 1668, by his only son,
THOMAS CROMWELL, sixth barow and
TBiRD SARI., who m. , daughter of His Grace
Michael Boyle, Archbishop of Dublin, and lord
dianodlor of Ireland, but dying issudcas 11th April,
MBB, hia honours reverted to his unde,
VERE-ESSEX CROMWELL, seventh baion and
ioorth earL This nobleman m. Miss Hamilton, by
whom (who subsequently espoused Ridiard Price,
Esq.), he had an only daughter, Elicabxtb. His
lordship d. in 1687, when the Irish ViacouNTT op Lb-
CAZ.B and Earldom op Ari>oi.a88, and the English
Barony of Cromwell, created by patent, bxpibbo;
but theBABOMY op Cbomwbi.i., originating in the
writ of S8th April, 1538, devolved upon his daughter,
ELIZABETH CROMWELL, as Baroness Crom-
well, in which rank her ladyship assisted at the fune-
ral of Queen Mary II., and coronation of Queen Anne.
Sh% nil. Edward Southwdl, Esq., principal secre-
tary of state for Ireland, and had issue, two sons
andadangl^ter, who d. all H9te prole,' and another, a
son, Edward Southwell, who marrying Catherine,
daughter of Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes, and
sole heiroM of her brothers, Lewis and Thcnnas,
Earls of Roddngham, left a son,
Edward Soutbwbli., who, in right of his
mother, succeeded to the Barony of db Clip-
POBD.
Her ladyBhip d, in 1700, and the Babony op Crom-
virxi.1. is now supposed to be vested in Lord db
Clippord, son and successor of Edward, Lord de
Clillbrd, mentioned above. .
DAC
DACRE— BARONS DACRE, OF GIL-
LE8LAND OR THE NORTH.
By Writ ot Summons, dated I5th November, 1489,
asnd Edward IV.
In the 20th year of King Henry lU.
WILLIAM DACRE, qf Doer*, in the county of
Cumberland, served the ofllce of sheriff for that
shire, with John de Moore, and in the thirty-second
of the same reign, he was constituted sheriff of
Yorkshire, and governor of the castles of Scar-
borough and Pickering. He died in ten years after-
wards, when again sheriff of Cumberland, and
governor of the castle of Carlisle, and was «. by hia
RANULPH DE DACRE, who had been in the
life-time of his father a sUunch adherent of King
Henry III., In the conflicts between that monarch
and the barons, and upon succeeding to his inherit-
ance, was ^ipointed sheriff of Cumberland. In the
7th Edward I., he was constituted sheriff of Vork-
shire^ and continued in that trust, until the end of
the third quarter of the eighth succeeding year.
This Ranulph, m. Jdane de Luci, and dying in the
14th Edward I., was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE DACRE, who, in theaSndEd-
ward I., was in the expedition made that year into
Scotland, and about the same period obtained a
charter for firee Warren in all his demesne lands at
Daore, in the county of Cumberhmd, and at Halton,
in Lancashire In the first year of the next reign
he had licence to encssteUate his mansion at Dun-
walloght, in Cumberland, on the marches of Soot-
land, and in three years afterwards was again en-
gaged in the Scottish wars. His lordship m. Joane,
daughter and heiress of Benedict Gemet, of Bluet,
and having been summoned to parliament as' a
Baroh, fh>m the asth Edward I., to the lifth Ed-
ward IL, departed this Ufb in the latter year, and
was «. by his son,
RANULPH PE DACRE, who had summons to
parliament as Barom Dacrx, ftom 15th May, 1381,
to 15th November, 1338. His lordship was made
sheriff of Cumberland, and governor of Carlisle, in
the 4th Edward III., and in the dghth of the same
monarch, he obtained livery of all those castles and
manors in Anandale, within the realm of Scotland,
part of the possessions of Roger de Kirkpatric, and
Humphrey de Bois, which had been given to him
by Edward King of Scotland. He was also, in the
same year, joined in commission with Robert de
Cliflbrd, fbr the defence of the town and marchA
of Carlisle, and for arraying so many '* men at
arms, hoUers, and foot soldiers,** as should be need-
ftil ftnr theservice. In the n«xt year he had license
to make a castle of his house at Naworth, in the
county of Cumberland. His lordship m. Margaret,
only daughter and heiress of Thomas de Multon,
Baron Multon, <^ GiUe§land, (by writ of Edward
II., dated fl6th August, 1807*) by whom he acquired
considerable estates, and left at his decease, in 18a9|
three sons, via.
William, who succeeded to the Baron v of
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DAC
DAC
Dacr* throufli his ftUier» «Dd to Che Banmy
of MvLTOs, through hU mother* but died
«. p, in 1361.
Ralph, suoceMor to hit brother in the b«roiiiei«
died also *.p,in 137&
And
HUGH DE DACRB, who «. hi* brother Ralph
u Lord Dacre and Lord Multon, and had summons
to parliament ftom 1st December, 1376, to 90th
August, 19B3. His lordship m. Ela, daughter of
Alexander, Lord Manrell» and dying in 1389, waa
«. bf his son,
WILLIAM DE DACRE, summoned to parlia-
ment from 3rd Mardi, 1304, toSSrd November, 1403.
His lordship m. Joane, daughter of James, Earl ot
Douglas, and dying about the year 1408, was s. by
his son,
THOMAS DE DACRE, summoned to parli*-
ment ftom 1st December, 141S, to 90th May, 14fi&
This nobleman was eonstitnted chief forester of
Inglewood Forest, in the county of Cumberland, in
the 8th Henry V., and was appointed in the 2nd
Henry VL one of the commissioners to treat for
peace with James I. of Scotland. His lordship m.
PhiUppa, daughter of Ralph NerlL Earl of West-
morland, and had issue,
Thomas, who m. EUiabeth,.danghter of Richard
Bowes, Esq., and dying in the life-time of his
father, left an only daughter and heireis,
Joane, m. Sir Richard Fienas, Knt, who
was declared Bonn Dacbs by King Ed-
ward IV., and ftom whom the babowy
has descended in regular suooeBion io the
present Loan Dackb.
Ranulph, a stout adherent of the house of Lan-
caster, had summons to parliament as a babon
in the 3Bth Henry YL. but feU at Towton-
fldd, and was subsequently attainted, when
his title and estates became forfeited.
HuMPHBBY, of whom presently.
Joan, m. to Thonuw, eighth Lewd de CUflRnd.
SIR HUMPHREY DACRE, (the third son,)
having deported himself obsequiously to the then
triumphant bouse of York, attended King Edward
IV. at the sieges and surrender (rf the dlflferent Lan-
castrian Castles in the north : for which good ser-
vices, as writ as his fidelity to the king's sister, Blar-
garet, whom he escorted as chamberlain upon her
Journey into Flanders, on the occasion of her mar-
riage with Charles, Duke of Burgundy, he was
constituted master forester of Inglewood FcMrest for
life, and continuing to enjoy the confidence of the
king, he was summoned to parliament as a babon
on the Uth November, 1482, under the designation
•f '* HuMrainio Dacbbs or Gillbsland, CSheva-
tier." Sir Humphrey Dacre, who epjoyed GiUesland
and other capital manors, by virtue of a fine levied
by his father, had previously disputed the original
Barony or Dacbb, with his niece Joane, Lady
Fienes, when the afikir was leferied to the arbitra-
ilon of King Edward IV. , who confirmed Sir Richard
Fienes and his lady in the barony, with tiie prece-
dency enjoyed by Lady Fienes's grandfather, and
decreed to them divers castles and manors, but
GiLLBBLAirD, the ancient seat of the Vaux's, with
several considerable catatee was ad^dgad to Sir
Htti&pliiey I whok at the sama time, was created a
BAROV, with place next bdow Sir Richard Fienca,
and for distinction was styled Lord Dacre, of GiUes-
land, or of the north; Sir Richard being entitled
Lord Dacre, of the South. His lordship m. Maud,
daughter of Sir Thomas Parr, Knt., and dying in
1309, was s. by his son,
SIR THOMAS DACRE, second Lord Dacre, of
Oillesland, summoned to parliament from 17th Oc-
tober, 1309, to 12th November, lAlfi. This noble*
man, in the 9th Henry VII., served under Thomas,
Earl of Surrey, at the siege of Norham Castle, and
his lordship obtained great cdebrity In the com-
mand of a body of horse reserve, at die famous
fight of Fix>noBK, in the 4th Henry VIIL under
the same gallant leader. He was, subsequently, at
difltarent times, engaged in Scotland, and be filled
the important office of warden of the West Marches
ftom the 1st year of King Henry VIIL He m,
Elimbeth, grand-daughter and sole heiress of Ralph
de Oreystock, Baron Greystock, K.G., and had
William, his successor.
Humphrey.
Mary, m. to Francis, Earl of Shrewsbury.
Margaret, m. to Henry, Lord Scrope, of Bolton.
Jane.
His lordship d. lit 1383, and was s. by his ddcr
son,
SIR WILLIAM DACRE, as third Lord Dacre»
of GiUesland, summoned to parliament from 3rd
November, 1829, to 21st October, 1565, in the first
writ as *< WlUielmo Dacre de Dacre and Oreystok,
ChiV," afterwards as <« de Ollleshuid," or of Grey-
stok, or '* de North." In the 26th Henry VIIL this
nobleman being accused of high treason by Sir
Ralph Fenwyke, was brought to trial before Ua
peers at Westminster, in the July of that year, and
acquitted, owing to the description of evidence by
which the charge was sustained, namriy, persons of
mean degree ftom the Scottish border, who were
^ther suborned, or brought forward by a vindictive
fteling towards Lord Dacre, arising fkom the severity
with which he had executed the duty of warden of
the marchesr In the reigna of Edward VL, Mary
and Ellisabeth, his lordship wak captain of the Cas-
tle, and governor of Carlisle, and in the 2Bd year of
the last Queen he was Joined in commission with
the Earl of Northumberland to negotiate a peace
with Scotland. His lordship m. Elisabeth, fifth
daughter of George, Eari of Shrewsbury, and had
issue*
THOMAa, his successor.
Leonard, who being dissatisfied with the distri-
' bution of the Aunily estates amongst faia
nieces, at the decease of his nephew, Geoige,
Lord Dacre, Joined in the conspiracy of the
Earia of Northumberland and Westmorland,
temp. Elisabeth for the rescue of Mary, Queen
of Scots, and took possession of the Dacre
Castles, of Gbbtbtock and Nawobth, in
the north, but was eventually ohUged to fiy
into Scotland, when he was attainted, with
the lords above-mentiosMd } died«.|».
Edward, attainted vrith hb brother Leonard.for
the same treason, died«. p»
Z>A€I
1>AQ
WrtDtk, attaiiited >rich Ida brotlMH, aaA totOm
He lived, howerer, tevenl
I, dying about the 8th Cfaarlet I.
He m. Dorothy, deiighter of John, Earl of
Danreotwatar, and laft*
Randal, (the kit male heir of Humphrey,
L4nrd Dacre, of GlUealand,) who d, two
year* after Ida fiithfer,wittioutiiauei The
parish rcgialer of Oreystodc for UiS4, con-
taim the following entiry (Buried), "Ran-
dal Dacre, Esq., lonne and hyre to Fran-
cis Dacre^ Eequir^ deeeaaed, being the
youngest aon of the last Lord William
Dacre, deoeaaed, being the laat hyre male
of that lynet which aaid Randal dyed at
London, and waa bion^t downe at the
chaigea of the Right Hon. Thomaa, Earle
of Arundell and Sun^e, and carle mar-
ahall of England."
MasguMt, nu to Anthony Browne, Viaoount
Montacuta
Annok at. to Henry CUfibid, Earl of Cumber-
land.
Eleanor, m. to Henry Jemingham, Esq., of
Coatteasey Hall, in the county of Norfolk, by
whom she had, with other iaaue,
HnimY jKBiiiifeHAii, who waa created a
baronet 16th October, 16S1; a dignity is
inherited by Sir Henry's descendant,
George-WilUam (fitaiftwwi-Jemingham),
preacut Lord Staflbrd.
Hary, m. to Alexander Culpepper, Esq.
Dorothy, m. to Sir. Thomaa Windaore, Knt,
son and heir of William, Lord Windacnre.
Lord Dacre d. in 1563, and waa «. by his eldeat
son,
THOMAS DACRE, fourth Baion Dacre, of
GiOealand, but never aummoned to parliament.
This nobleman m. EUxabeth, daughter of Sir James
Leibume, Knt., of Cunawick, in Wcvtmorland, and
had iaaue,
Gaoaaa, hiB suooeaaor.
Anne, m. to Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel.
Mary, m, to Thomaa, Lord Howard, of Waldm,
and died «. p,
Elisabeth, m. to- Lord William Howard, and her
great-grandaon, Charlea Howard. Esq., waa
elevated to the peerage on the flOth April, 1661,
by the titlea of Baron Daere, of GiOetland,
VUeeunt Howard, tfMorpOh, and Earl op
CAMiiSLa. To whidi nobleman the present
Eakl op CABLiajUE, ia great^reatpgreat-
Hia lordship d. in U06, and was «. by bis only
GEORGE DACRE, fifth Lord Dacre, of GiUea-
land, who d. hi minority, anno lfi6B, of a fall from
a wooden horse, upon which he practised to leap.
At the decease of his lordship the «' Babony op
Dacrs, op OiLLa8i.AND," fell into abeyance be-
tween Us sisters as co-hsiis, and it so continues with
their descendants. Of his estates, Greystock fell to
the Earl of Arundel, and is now in the poaseesion of
the Duke of Norfolk. While Naworth Castle de-
volved upon Lord William Howard, where he
settled, and it now belonga to the Earl of Carlisle.
NbCM-^ha alstcca of the laat Lord Dacre arai
repreaented, thus ^—
Anne, Lady Arundel, by the Lords Petre and
Stourton.
Elisabeth, Lady WUUam Howard^ by the Earl
of Carlisle.
Ami 8.-«u. three escallops ar.
DAOWORTH — BARONS DAG-
WORTH.
By Writ of Summons, dated lath November, 1347,
81 Edward in.
In the 19th of King Edward IL, upon the death
of Lom, widow of William Peyftarer, which Lora
died, seised of the third part of the office of
HtiMbar, (Usher) in the exchequer court, and crier
in the King's Bench, her grandson,
JOHN DE DAGWORTH, being found her next
heir, upon doing hia homage, had livery of the
landa of hia inheritance. To thia John, aucceeded
hia son.
THOMAS DE DAOWORTH. a very eminent
soldier in the reigna of Edward II., and Edward IIL
In the 20th of the hitter, being then a knight and
commander of the king's fcnroes in Britanny, he ia
recorded, aa having defeated twice in one day,
Charles de Blois, who had usurped in right of his
wife, the title of Duke of Britanny, notwithstand-
ing the great inequality of forces, the duke haviiig
fifteen hundred horse, eight thousand balistars.
and thirty thousand foot, being treble the army of
the English commander. In the next year follow-
ing up his fortune, he marched to the relief of
Rochedirlan, invested by the same foe, end giving
battle to the duke, obtained a decisive victory,
making prisoners of thirty-aix knighu, slaying
more than five hundred men-at-arms, and convey-
ing Charles himself a captive to the Tower of
London ; for which good services he was appointed
lieutenant snd captain-general to the king, in the
dukedom of Britanny ( and the next year reaping
fresh laurels on the French soil, he was summoned
to parliament, as Baron Daoworth, on the 13th
November. 1347, *■ >& additional reward for his
gallantry. His lordship resided from that period
in Britanny until 13fi9, whan he is said to have
been stain by the treachery of the French. He was
«. by his son,
SIR NICHOLAS DAGWORTH, second Baron
Dagworth, but never summoned to parliament. Like
his father, this gallant person acquired the highest
military renown. In the year 1366, Sir Nicholas
obtained a great victory over the French in Ai^ou,
when amongst his prisoners, were the Dulces of
Orleans and Ai^ou. It is further reported of him.
that with thirteen En^^ish horse, he encountered
sixty French near Ftaveny, and by the means of
chariots, which he employed for his defence, utterly
vanquUhed them. In the reign of Richard II., he
was imprisoned by the great lords then opposed to
the court, but having obtained his freedom, he
Ififf
DAM
DAN
was employed with Welter Skiilew, Bishop of
Durham, to ncgodate a peeoe with France—'* from
which period,** layt Dugdale, «I have not teen
any more of him.**
Anna.— Ermine, on a bend gulea, three Beamta.
DAMER-BARONS MILTON, VIS-
COUNTS MILTON, EARLS
OF DORCHESTER.
Barony, f by Letters \ 10th May, 17fli.
Earldom, &c. \ Patent, j 18th May, 179S.
ICineajsc.
This ISimily had beCB long seated in the counties
of Somerset and Dorset, and its founder, William
D'Amory, came into England with the Conqueror.
JOSEPH DAMER, eldest son of John Darner,
of Godmanston, embarked early in the senrice of
the parliament, and was adTanced by CromwHl to
the command of a troop of horset being in high
confidence with the usurper, he wtt twice deputed
by him upon secret negotiations to Cardinal Maia-
rine. After the restoration, Mr. Darner not deem-
ing it safe to continue in England, dispoaed of his
lands in Somerset, and Dorsetshire, and purchased
other estatek in Ireland, whither he remoTed. He
dL on the 6th July, 1780, at the advaneed age of
ninty-one, never having experleneed indisposition
until theee days before his decease. He died a
bachelor, and bequeathed his estates to his nephew,
JOHN DAMER, Esq., of Shronehill, In the
county of Tipperary, who m. in 1724, Margaret,
eldest daughter of Andrew Roe, Esq., of Roes-
borough, in the same shire, but dying without issue
in 1768, the estates devolved upon his brother,
JOSEPH DAMER, Esq., of Came, in the county
of Dorset, b, in 1076, m. 9th December, 1714, Mary,
daughter of John Churdilll, Esq., of Henbury, in
the same diire, and had issue,
Joaara.
John, of Came, in the county of Dorset, m.
Martha, daughter of -Samuel Rush, Esq., of
Benhall, in the county of Suflblk.
George, M.P. tot Dorsetshire, in 17W-1, died
in 17fiS, unmarried.
Mary, m. to William Henry Dawson, Esq., of
Dawson's Grove, in the Queen's county.
This gentleman was advanced to the peerage
of Ireland, as Viscount Carlow, and his son
was created Earl of Portarlington. His
grand-children, the present Earl of Portarling-
ton, and his brothers, succeeded to the Damer
estates, at the decease of Lady Caroline
Damer.
Martha, m. first, in 1741, to Sir Edward Crolton,
Bart, of the Muat, in the county of Roa-
common, and secondly, to Eaekiel Nesbitt,
M.D.
Mr. Damer, who represented the county of Dorset
in parliament, in 17S, died 1st March, 1736-7, and
was «. by his eldest son,
JOSEPH DAMER, Esq., who having succes-
sively represented the borough of Weymouth,
(1741,) Bramber, (1747») and Dorchester, (17M,) hi
IM
parliament, was elevated to the pettage of Ireland,
on the 3rd July, 1753, as Babon Mix.toiv, of Shrone-
hill, in the county of Tipperary, and created a peer
of Great Britain, on the 10th May, 1768, in the
dignity of BAaoit Mix.TOir, qf MiUon Abbe^f in the
county of DorMt. His lordahlp m., 87th July, 174S,
Lady Caroline Sackville, only surviving daughter
of Lionel, first Duke of Dorset, by whom (who d,
Mth March, \m) he had issue,
John, 6. S5th June, 1744, m. 14th June, 1767*
Anne, only child of the Right Honourable
Henry Seymour Conway, brother of Francis,
first Marquess of Hertford, and died «. p,,
IMh August, 1776.
Gsonos, who succeeded his Hither.
Lionel, ft. 16th September, 1748, m. 16th April,
1778, Williamsa, daughter of William Janssen,
and niecp of Sir Stephen ^Theodore Janssen,
Bart.
Caroline, ft. 4th May, 17fifi, and d. unmarried, iu
1890.
His lordship was advanced to the dignities of Fit-
count MiUon, and Earl op Dorchsstsr, in the
peerage of Great Britain, on the Uth May, 1792.
He d. 12th February, 1796, and was «. by his eldest
surviving son,
GEORGE DAMER, second earl of Dorchester,
at whose decease in 1806, without issue, (his brother
Lionri having died previously,) the Irish Barontf of
MiLTQir, with the British Earldom op DoRcnaa-
Tsa, and inferior dignities, became sxtinct.
ARBia.— Barry nebule of six, ar. and gu. a band
ingiailed. as.
DANVERS— BARON DANVERS, OF
DANTSEY, IN THE COUN-
TY OF WILTS. EARL OF
DANBY, IN THE COUNTY
OF YORK.
Barony, f by Letters, 'IS7th July, 160S.
Earldom, \ Patent, jAth February, 1696L
Xiiuage.
JOHN NEVIL, laat Lord Latimer, of that sur-
name, m. Lucy, daughter <tf Henry, Earl of Worces-
ter, and left at his decease, in 1A77, four daughters,
his cO'heiressei,vla^>—
Catherine, m. to Henry Percy, Eerl of Northum-
berland, by whom she had eight sons and
three daughters^ This earl was committed to
the tower, for a supposed plot in favour of
Mary, Queen of Scots, and there found dead
in hb bed, wounded by three pistol bullels,
anno IMS.
Dorothy, m. Thomas Cedl, first Eerl of Exeter,
by whom she was mother of
William, second Earl, who Itft at his
deceaae, in 1640, three daughters, via.—
Ellaabeth, m. to Thomas, Earl of Berk-
shire;
Diana, m. first, to Thomas, Earl of
Elgin, and secondly, to the Earl of
Aylesbury.
1>AN
1^'AR
Amw* m. to Henry Qiey» Earl of Stftm-
ford.
Loej, m. to Sir William Comwallis, Knt., and
left ^111 daugbterSf vix.-^
Frances, m. to Sir Edward Withipool^
Elisabeth* m. to Thomaa Sandys* Eiq.
Catherine, m. to Richard Farmer, Esq.
Dorothy, m. to Archibaldt Earl of Argyll.
EUsabeth, m. flrstt to Sir John Daavert, Knt,
and Moondly, to Sir Edmund Carey, Kat.
SIR JOHN DANVERS, acquired with the Ho-
aottxaUe Elisabeth Neril, the ancient Castle of
Danby, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and had
issue,
CHAB1.BS, (Sir) who lost his life, and was at-
tainted tot participating in the insurrection
of Robert, Earl of Essea, 4ard Elisabeth.
HsNET, of wliom presmtly.
John, (Sir) one of the Jud^ of King Charles I.,
d. in 1659.
Elisabeth, m. to Thomas Wahnsley, Esq., of
Dunkelhagh, in the county of Lancaster, and
left an only daughter,
Anne Wahnsley, who in. first, William
HJddleton, Esq., of Stockeld, in the
county of York, and secondly. Sir Edward
Osbom, Bart.; by the latter she had
issue.
Sir Thomas Osbocn* Bart, who was
created VUeount Latimar, Earl t^f
DanAy, Mar^ueM qf Carmarthen, and
DuKS or Laane. His lordship was
great-great, great-grandfather, of the
present Dukb op Laaoa.
Dofothy, fM. to Sir Peter Osbom, KnL, ftrom
wUicb union the BarontU OsBoair, of Chick-
sand Priory, in the county of Bedford, de-
rive.
The second son,
SIR HENRY DANVERS, KnL, was elevated to
the peerage, by letters patent, on the 97th July,
1609, as Baron Datuw*, of Dantsey, in the county
of Wilts, and in two years afterwards, his knrdahip
was restored in Uood, by special act of parliament,
as heir to his tether, notwithstanding the attainder
of Sir Charles Danvers, his elder brother. Upon
the accession of King Charles I., Lord Danvers was
created by letters patent, dated 5th February, 1686,
Earl op Daitby, and his lordship was soon after-
wards chosen a Kkiort of the GARTaa. This
noUeman, who had adapted ftom his youth the
profession of arms, distinguished himself both by
sea and land, and was esteemed an able and gallant
soldier.
His lordship was the founder of the fiunous Physic
Garden, at Oxford, which cost him little short of
j£ff,(NW. He d. 90th January, 1643, when never
having married, the Barenjf ef Ikmvtr* and Exai/-
noM OP Daitby, became extinct. His remains
were interred in the chancel of the parish church
at Dantsey, under a noUe monument ci iHilte
marble, with the following inscription :■—
** HawBT, Earl op Danby, second son to Sir
John Danvers, Knt., and Dame Elibabbth,
daughter and co-heir of John Nevil, Lord Latimer ;
bom. at Dauntesey, in the county of Wilts, 98th
June, ann. Dom., 157S> and baptisea in this
church, the 1st of July following, being Sunday.
He departed this life on the 90th of January, ann.
Dom., 1643, and lyeth here fanterred.
** He was partly bred up in the low country wars,
under Maubicb, Earl of Nassau, (afterwards
Prince of Orange,) and fan many other military
actions of those times, both by sea and land. He
was made a captain in the wars of Prance, and
there knighted for his good ssrrioe, under
Henry IV., then French King. He was employed
as lieutenant-general of the hoiseb and seijeant*
mi^ of the whole army, in Ireland, under Robbrt,
Earl of Essex, and Charles, Baron of Mount;)oy,
in the reign of Queen Elisabeth.
'* He was made Baron of Dauntsby, and peer
of the realm, by King James I. ; and by him made
Lord President of Munbtbb, and Oovemor of
Garnbsby.
** By King Charles I., he was created Earl of
Danby } made of his privy council, and knight of
the most noble order of the Garter i but declining
more active employments in his later time, (by
reason of his imperfect health,) foil of honour,
wounds, and days, he died at his house at Corn-
BVRY Park, in the county of Oxford, in the 7Ist
year of his age."
LausDeo.
Sacred marble, safely keep
His dust, who under thee must sleep,
Untill the years again restore
Their dead, and time shall be no more.
Meanwhile, if He (who all things wears)
Does mine thee; or if thy tears
Are shed for him : disserve thy frame.
Thou art requited : for his fame.
His vertue, and his worth shall be
Another monument to thee.
Armb.— Ou. a chevron between three mullets of
six points, or.
D'ARCY- BARONS D'ARCY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 99th December, 1909,
96 Edward I.
Xincagc.
At the time of the general survey,
NORMAN DE ARECI enjoyed no less than
thirty-three lordships in the county of Lincoln, by
the immediate gift of the Conovbror, of whidi
NocTON was one, where he and his posterity had
their chief seat, for divers after ages. This Nor-
man, in the 6th year of William Rufos, being with
the king in his great council held at Gloucester,
(together with several bishops, abbots, and others,)
was a witness to that confirmation there made to
the monks of SL Mary's Abbey, in York, of nume-
rous possessions whidi had formerly been bestowed
upon them. To Norman de Ared «. his son and
heir,
ROBERT lyARCY, who founded a priory of
Augustines at his lordship at Nocton, and otherwise
oontriboted liberally to the church. This Robert
#. by his son and heir,
THOMAS D'ARCY, who, upon the assessment
W7
D'AB
D*AR
of di«aid fbr marrytoif the king*! tteiightar is Hit
18th Henry It., certified that he then held twenty
knights' liBes de vettri /hq^mtetUo, vith .helf a
knight's fee, and a fourth partd* laovo, for which he
paid £l& 6i. Bi. This feudal kird m. Alice, daugh-
ter of Ralph IVEineurt. by whom he had three eons
and four daughters He d. on St. Swithin'e day,
anno 1180, leaving Thomai hie eon and heir, then
eighteen yean of aget Upon the deceaie of hie lord-
•hip, William Bawet, eherlirof Linoolnahire, eeiaed
on his whole taacony for the king, and conunitted
it to the custody of Michael IVAzcy, but the baron's
widow subsequently obtained the ponession with
(he guBidianship of her children, for which she paid
£iOa To Thomas D'Arcy «. bis aforesaid son and
hair,
THOMAS IVARCY, who was with King Richard
L in the expedition whidi that monarch made into
Nonnandy in the 8th year of his reign« and in the
Ml John was retained to senrethat king, with three
knights for one whole year, in consideration of
whidi King John remitted to him a debt of two
hundred end twenty-flre marks, which he then
owed the Jews: but besides this retainer he was to
petform the like serrioe for his barony, that other
barons did. His lordship was «. at his decease by
his son,
NORMAN D'ARCY, who in the 7th of King
John giving five hundred marks, six palAreys, with
one horse for the great saddle, and doing his hMnage,
had livery of all the lands of his inheritance: but
taking part with the barons, those lands were seised
upon bythe crown a fow years afterwards, and held
until the pacification in the beginning ot Henry
llL's reign, when they were restored. The baron
d, soon after, and was «. by his son,
PHILIP D'ARCY, who had praviously, Ibr hb
adhesion to the king, in the turbulent times of John,
m grant of all the lands of Robert de Camberling.
In the 34th Henry III. this feudal lord is said to
have been the accuser of Sir Hettr^ de Bathe, an
eminent Judge of the period, for corruption in hie
Judicial capacity. His lordship was afterwards en-
gaged in the Fnndi wars, and Involved himself so
deeply in debt in theking'sservioe that he was obliged
to obtain in the 90th Henry III. certain letters horta-
tory, to all his tenants by military service, and
other; earnestly moving them to yield unto him
such reasonable aid as might extricate him ftom his
pecuniary difficulties, and for which they should
receive the especial thanks of the crown. He m.
Isabel, sister and co-heir of Roger Bertram, of Mlt-
fixrd, and dying in IMS, was «. by his son,
NORMAN D'ARCY, then twenty-eight years of
age, who doing his homage, and giving security for
the payment oi his rdief as a baron, had livery of
his lands, but the very next year, being one of the
barons defeated at Evesham, those lands were all
seised by the crown. His brother Roger, and his
unde Thomas, were likewise involved in the defeat,
but all made their peace, under the memorable do-
oree, denominated « DUtwm de KenUworth,** John
de Burgh, of Kent, Adam de Newmarch, of York,
and Robert de Ufllbrd, all barons, undertaking for
their future loyalty and quiet demeanour. He was
subsequently engaged in the Welsh wan» and in the
IW
Sflnd Edward I. had fummoos to attend the khig
forthwith, and to give him his advice in those great
and difficult aAlrs which then concerned his crown
and kingdom. This feudal lord had issuer
Philip, his successor.
John, summoned to perUament as a baron 28th
Edward I. <see another Lord D'Arcy).
Robert, of StaiUngburgh, in the county of Lin-
oaHn, m. Joan, ■ ■■■ ■■ , and left an only
daughter and heiress,
Margaret, who m. John Argentine.
Norman D'Arcy d. 1S06> and was «. by his ddest
son,
PHILIP D'ARCY, who was summoned to par-
liament as Babow D'Aacv from nth December,
1890, to 80th October, 1338. This noblenoan was
involved in the insurrection of Thomas, Earl of
Lancaster, in the lAth Edward IL, but made his
peace, and had restltutioa of his lands. His lord-
ship had issue,
NoRMAH, his BuceasBor.
»«*»«*' \ died*. j»;
John, J
Julian m. to Sir Peter de Limberry.
Agnes, m. to Sir Roger de Pedw^Mine.
Lord Darcy was «. at his decease by his only sur-
viving son,
NORMAN D'ARCY, second Baron D'Aicy, but
never summoned to parliament; his lordship was
likewise implicated in Lancaster's rebellion, but had
pardon for his treason, and restitution of his lands.
Hed. in 1340, and was «. by his only chUd,
PHILIP D'ARCY, third Baxon D'Arcy, at whose
decease without issue,
Sim Philip db Limbitky, Kbt., son of Julian,
the elder sister of Philip, first Lortl D'Arcy,
And
AoHxs, wife of Sir Roobb db Pbdwardinb,
younger sister of Philip, first Lord D'Arcy,
were fbund to be his next heirs, and betweeu thoee
the Barony op D'Arcy fell into abbyancb, as It
la stiU supposed to continue amongst their repre-
sentatives.
ARMa.— Ai. semde of croes aroeslets, and three
dnquefbUs ar.
D'ARCY— BAKONS D'ARCY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 87th January, 1338,
8 Edward IIL
JOHN D'ARCY. (next brother of PhiUp D'Arcy,
who was summoned to parliament, as Baron D'Arcy,
89th December, 18n,) being an active and distin-
guiahed person in the rrigns of the first, second, and
third Edwards, obtained some of the highest offices
in the atate^ and attained eventually the peeragai
In the latter years of Edward L, and the beginning
of Edward II.'s reign, he was engaged in the wars
in Scotland; and during the time of the laat-mesH
tioned monarch, he was govensor of Norham Castle^
sheriff of the counties of Nottingham, Derby, and
Lancaster, and juariCB or Irblanp. Upon the
accession of Edward III., he was appotaited sheriff
of Yorkshire and govemor of the castle at York*
D*AR
ITAR
•■die^oindtutedl jvsnca or Isslaicd; lowhldi
latter post, with the fovemuwl of th« oouatry, be
mm we-mpfcinttd the next yew ; eud in the Mikm-
ing year he had a grant tnm the king, for has good
services, of the msnor of Werk, in TindalCi In the
6ih of Edward III., he was summoned to parlia-
ment, as Baron D'Akcy; and the next year, being
then in his goTenunent of briand, his kyrdship
marched with a great army into the prorfaice of
Ulster, to avenge the death of William de Burgh,
Kabl or U1.8TBR ; but beftMV he got thither, the
people of the country having vindicated the mur-
der, he transported ffimsdf and his army into Scot-
land, leaving Thomas Burke, his lieutenant, in
Ireland, and Joined the king, who was then pursuing
the victorious course which placed Edward Baliol
upon the Soottish throne. In two years afterwards.
Lord J>'Arcy, at the head of the Irish nobles, made
a second inroad upon Scotland with ftfty-six ships,
and wasted the Isles of Arran and Bute, for which
good service the king granted to him and his heirs
the manors of Rathwere and Kildalk, in Irdand.
His lordship was subsequently constable of the
Tower of London, and steward of the king's house-
hold; and he was accredited ambassador to the
courts of France and Scotland in the 11th Edw. III. ;
after which we find him acquiring flresh laurels on
the French soil* until he finally shared in the ^k>ry
of CnsaaT. His lordship obtained Airther great
immunities from Edward IIL, and was appointed
JU8TICB OF laRLAwn and GoweTABi<B or tb>
Towns for life. This eminent nobleman espoused
first, Emeline, daughter and co-heir of Walter He-
ron, of Hedleston, in the county of Northumber-
land, by whom he had issue,
John, his mccenor.
Roger, from whom the D'Arcyi of Euex de-
rive.
Adomar.
His lordship married Mcondly, 3d July 1339, Joane,
daughter of Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, and
wiitow of Thomas Earl of Kildare, and had issue of
this marriage,
William, of Platin, tnuk whom the Darcys of
Ireland derive.
Elisabeth, m. to James, Earl of Osmonde.
Lord IXArcy , who had summons to parliament from
ISas to 1349, d. aoth May, 1347, and was «. by his
eldest son,
SIR JOHN D'ARCY, second Baion ITArey, b.
in iai7» summoned to parliament ftom 90th Novem-
ber, 1348, to liMh March, 1304. This nobleman had
acquired Ugh military fsme in the Hfe-thne of his
fistlier, and was also amongst the heroes of CaaaaY.
His lordship had custody of the king's liberty of
HoiJ>snNBa8, in the county of York, and was
constable of the Tower of London. He fa. Elisa-
beth, daughter and heiress of Nicholas Meinell,
LonI MelneU, of Wherlton, and had iseue,
John, his sucoeisor.
Philip, succewor to his brother.
Isabel.
His lordship d. In 1356, and was #. by his elder son,
JOHN D'ARCY, third Baron D'Arcy, at whose
dwcasee in naaority {t, p.), 9Bth August, UO, the
barony devolve4 upon hit bvotbar.
PHILIP D'ARCY, l!Mkit& Bwon D'Aicy,
moned to parHanwmt ftom 4th August, 1377* to 5th
November, 13B7* This nobleman, in the 4th ot
Richard II., was in the expediticoi made into
France with Thomas of Woodstock, Eari of Buck-
ingham i and arriving at Calais three days before
Maudlin-tide, in July, rode with his banner dis-
played. He became subsequently so eminent in the
French wars, that, in thefith of Riduurd II., he was
especially excused, in consequence, trotn repairing
into Ireland, as all persons having lands there were
compelled to by act of parliament passed three years
before, for the defence of the realm against the in-
surgents then in arms ; and in the next year he was
again excused, by reason of the great charge he was
at in supporting himself in those wars, and likewise
'*'that he was then marching towards ScoUand
against the king's enemies there." In the 9th of
Richard II., his lordship was constituted AomaAL
of the king's fleet from the river Thames north-
ward. Lord Darcy m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
Thomas Orey, of H^on, and had issue,
John, his successor.
Thomas, of Seamer.
PhiUp.
Elisabeth.
His knrdship d. 25Ui AprU, 1308, and was *. by hii
eldest son,
JOHN D'ARCY, fifth Baxon D'Arcy, ». in 1377,
summoned to parliament from 19th August, 1369,
to 21st September, 1411. This nobleman fn. Mar-
garet, daughter of Henry, Lord Grey de Wilton, and*
had issue,
Philip, his successor.
John, in. Joan, daughter of John Lord Grey-
stock t and his great-grandson, Thomas
D'Arcy, was summoned to parliament, as Lord
D'Arcy, of D'Arcy. (See that dignity.)
Elisabeth.
Maud.
His lordship d. in 1399, (leaving his widow, who m.
secondly. Sir Thomas Swinford,) and was «. by his
elder son,
PHILIP D'ARCY, sixth Baron D'Arcy. This
noUfeman m. Eleanor, daughter of Henry Lord Fits-
Hugh, and d. in 1418, before he had attained mino-
rity, leaving two daughters, vis.,
EHsabeCh, m. to Sir James Strangeways, and
had issue,
1. Richard Strangeways, who m. Lady Elisa-
beth Nevil, one oi the daughters and co-
heirs of William NevU, Lord Fauoon-
berg, and Earl ot Kent. The baront
ok Fauconbbro continues still in abey-
ance amongst the descendants of this mar-
riage, and of the other coheirs, Joane, wift
of Sir Edward Bedhowing, and Alice, wife
of Sir John Cooyers.
9. James, ancestor of the Srangeways at
Ormsby, in the county of York.
Margery, m. to Sir John Conyers, Knt.
Upon the decesse of his lordship, the baront op
D'Arcy fell into abbyancb between those ladies,
and it so continues with their representatives.
Arms.— -As. semte of cross crosslets, and three
dnquefeUs ar.>
1»
DAR
D'AR
DARCY — BARONS DARCY, OF
CHICHE, IN THE COUN-
TY OF ESSEX.
By Lecten Patent, dated fith AprU» 1A51.
6 Edward VI.
This is prestuned to have been a branch of the
great baronial house of D*Arcy« which floiirished
in the counties of Lincohi and York, but the exact
line could never be traced. The first of the family,
of note,
ROBERT DARCIE, was originally a lawyer's
clerlL, who laid the foundation of his fortune, by
marrying the widow of a rich merchant of Maiden,
in Essex, which widow, called Alice, daughter and
co-heiress of Henry Fit2-Langley, died in the a6th
Henry VI., and was buried in the chapel of the
Holy Trinity, within the diurch of All Hallows, in
Maiden, with this Ro|)l)ert Darcie, her husband,
leaving issue by hlm^
Sir Robert Darcy, of Danbury.
John Darcy, of TolshunL
The elder son,
SIR ROBERT DARCY, died in the 9th Edward
IV., and left a son,
THOMAS DARCY, Esquire of the body to King
Henry VL, and King Edward IV., who <f. in the
first year of King Henry Vllth, and was «. by his
son,
ROGER DARCY, Esquire of the body to King
Henry VII., who m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
Henry Wentworth, Knt., and was «. by his son,
SIR THOMAS DARCY, Knt, who in the a6th
Henry VIIL, was constituted master of the king's
artillery, within the Tower of London, and in the
next year made a gentleman of the privy chamber.
In the ffth Edward VI., Sir Thomas, being then
vice chamberlain of the king's household, captain
of the guard, and one of the principal knights of
the privy chamber, was advanced to the peerage, as
BARoif Daucy, ^f Chiehtp in the eountjf qfEitaes,
by letters patent, dated 5th April, 1551, and there-
upon had summons to the parliament then sitting.
He was also made a Knzort of the Gabtsr. His
lordship m. Lady Elixabeth de Vere, daughter of
John, Earl of Oxford, and had surviving issue,
John, his successor.
Thomasine, m. to Richard Southwell, E^sq., of
Wood-Rising, in the county of Norfolk.
Constance, m. to Edmund Pyrton, Esq., of
Bentley, in the county of Essex.
Lord Darcy, d, in 1558, and was «. by his son,
JOHN DARCY, second Lord Darcy, of Chiche.'
This nobleman accompanied William, EUurl of
Essex, into Ireland, in the 16th of Elisabeth. His
lordship m. Frances, daughter of Richard, Lord
Rich, Lord Cbancsllob or Emolano, ahd had
issue,
TaoMAB, his successor.
John, d, unmarried.
Mary, m. to Robert, Lord Lumley.
He d. in 1580, and was «. by his elder son,
THOMAS DARCY, third Lord Darcy, of Chiche.
who was advknoed on the 5th July, lfi21, to the
lao
dignity of ViscouvT Coi^bxstxa, with remaindto
to his son-in-law. Sir Thomas Savage, of Rock-
savage, in the county of Chester, Bart, and created
on the 4th November, 1626, Eari< or Rivbrs, with
a similar revernonary clause in the patent His
lordship m. Mary, daughter and heiress of Sir Tho-
mas Kitson, Knt. and had issue,
Thomar, who <L in the Ufe.time of his Ikther,
issueless.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Thomas Savage, to whom,
and his male issue, by the said Elisabeth, the
viscounty and earldom of her father, were
granted in reversion; but previously to In-
' heriting those honours. Sir Thomas was
himself created Viscoukt Savaor, of Rock-
savage, in the county of Chester, by letters
patent, dated 6th November, 16^6.
Mary, m. to Roger Manwood, Esq. son of Sir
Peter Manwood, K.B.
Penelope, m. first, to Sir George Trenchard,
Knt, and secondly, to Sir John Gage, Bart, of
Firle, in the county of Suflblk, trcm which
uni(m the ftunily of Gage, Viscounts Gage,
and that of Gage, Baronets of Hengrave,
derive.
Susan, d, unmarried.
His lordship d, in 1630, and his only son having
died «. p., previously, the Barony or Darcy, of
Chiche, became xxtinct, while the viscounty and
earldom devolved, according to the limitation, and
his estates passed to his four daughters aa co-
heiresses.
ABifa.— Ar. three cinqucfoils gu.
D'ARCY — BARONS D'ARCY, OF
D'ARCY. BARONS D'AR-
CY, OF ASTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 17th October, 1509,
1 Henry VIII.
Restored, as Baron D'Arcy, of Aston, to heirs male
wdy, by act of parliament, 1548, t Edward II.
' %ixustL%t,
The Honourable
JOHN D'ARCY, second son of John, Lord
D'Arcy, and Margery, daughter of Henry, Lord
Grey de Wilton, becsone male representative of the
family upon the decease of his brother Phihp, Lord
D'Arcy, 1418 (the barony fell, however. Into abbt-
ANCB between the said Philip's two daughters as oo-'
heirs, as it still continues with their descendants).
Mr. D'Arcy, while a minor, living in ward to the
king, m, without license, Joane, dau^ter of J(4m,
Lord Greystock, for which ofllence he paid a fine of
two hundred marks. Of this marriage were issue,
Richard, who d. in the life-time of his fisther,
leaving by his wife, Eleanor, daughter of
John, Lord Scroop, of Upsal, an only son,
William, who «. his grandftther.
John.
George.
Thomas.
Philip.
Jane, m. first, to John Beaumont, and secondly j^
to Giles Daubeney.
D*AB
D*AR
J<rfiB lyAtcf d. In the aind Htnry VI., and was «.
by liu ffsndflMiy
SIR WILLIAM lyARCY, then trat IJour yeen
ct egek This gentleman m. Euphemle* daughter of
Sir Tfaomae Laagton, of Famly, In the county of
York, and dying in the 3rd Hairy VIL, was «. by
his too,
SIR THOMAS D*ARCY, a pmon who obtahied
Ugh iMBOurs end distinction in the reign of Henry
VIL, and was called to the peerage by the succeed-
ing nxmarch. In Uth Henry VIL Thomas D*Arcy
was one of the northern lords that marched with
Thomas, Earl of Surrey, to the relief of Norham
Castle, then besieged by the King of Scotland, and
the next year being a knight of the king's body, he
was made constable of Bamburgh Castle, in Nor-
thumberland i in two years, subsequently, he was
constitutsd captain of the Town and Castle of Ber-
irick, as also warden of the eest end middle marches
towards Scotland, and he had a special commission
soon afterwards to exercise the office of constable
and marshal of Englaad against certain rebA, being
appeinted about the same time constable of Sheriff
Hoton, in the county of York, and steward of that
lordship. In thel7thof the same reign he was one
of the commisdoners appointed to receive the oath
of Jemes, the fourth Kingof Scotland, upon a treaty
of peace, end In four years afterwards bring then of
the privy council, he was made general warden of
Che mardies towards Scotland. An office confirmed
to him jointly with Sir Thomes D'Arcy, Knt., upon
the BCPwsslonof King Henry VIII., when hewassum-
mflned to parliament as Babov D'Arcy, or D'Arcy,
inetalled a kniort of the Gartbr, and sworn
of the psivy eounciL From this period he enjoyed
the confidence fSor several years of his sovereign,
being amongst those who exhibited articles against
Welsey, and subscribed the celebrated letter to
Clement VII.. until, at length, abaantlng himself
from parliament sooner then sanction the dissolu-
tion of the religious housss, and finally Joining in
Ask's rebellion, csUed " tk* PUgHmag* tif Grace,"
he was convicted of high treeson, on a diarge of
dettvering up PoMTiraAcr CAeri^ to the rebels,
and beheaded on Tower Hill, 90th June, 1A3B, when
the BARomr or I/Arct fell under the attainder.
His lordship bed m, first, Dcvwsabel, daaghter and
hefaressof Sir Richard Tempest, KBt.,of Ridlesdale,
in thecovnty of Northumberkmd, by whom he had
Geotge, of whom presently, as the restored
Lord D'Arcy.
Arthur, who m, Mary, dani^ter and oo-heir of
Sir Nicholes Carew, of Bedington, in the
eounty of Surrey, K.O., and dying in IMl,
4eft Issue,
Henry, «•. Catherine, daughter of Sir
John Fermor, end widow of M. Pulte-
ney, Esq., and left an osdy daughter
Catherine, who m. Gervase, Lord
Clifton, and had a daughter,
Catherine, who laid claim to
the Barony of Clifton In 1074,
and had the same allowed in
perUamentt from thto hidy.
the pneent Lord Clifton de-
rives.
Thomas, m. KttBOMth. co-heir of John,
Lord Coniers, and had issue.
Sir Coniers D'Arcy (see D'Arcy,
Lords HoMemessK
Edward, l^om whom the D'Aicye of Kent
derive.
Arthur, ancestor of the IXArcys of Al*
dington, in the county of Northamp-
ton.
Frands, m. to Catherine, daughter of
Ed. Leigh, Esq., of RushaU, in the
county of Staftvd.
Elisabeth, m. to Lewis, Lord Mosdannt.
Lord D'Arcy espoused secondly, EliadMth, sister of
William Sandys, first Lord Sandys, by whom he
had an only daughter,
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Hannaduke Constable, of
SpeUingmoor, in the county of York.
GEORGE D'ARCY, the eldest son, received the
honour of knighthood from King Henry VIII. at
the siege of Tonmay, and was restored in blood,
with the dignity of Baron D'Arcy to himsrif, and
his heirs male, by en ace of parliament passed in the
ted Edward VI., anno 1548. This nobleman m,
Dorothy, daaghter and heiress of Sir John Melton,
of Aston, in the county of York, by whom he had
issue,
JoBW, his successor.
Agnes, m. to Sir Thomas Falrlhx.
Mary, m. first, to Hsnry Bablngton, Esq., and
secondly, to Henry Foljamb, Esq.
Edith, m. to Sir Thomas Dauney, Knt.
Dorothy, ai. to Sir Thames Metham, Knt.
Elisabeth, m. to Bryan SUpleton, Esq^ of
Carleton.
His lordship, who firom the restoration of hie
honours bore the title of Lord D'Arcy, ^ JUbw,
d. 9Bth August, 1587, and was «. by his son,
JOHN D'ARCY, as second Baroh D'Arcy, ^
AgUm. This nobleman was with the Earl of Essex in
the expedition made into Irelsnd in the IGth Film
beth. His k>rdship ei. Agnes, daughter of ThoauM
Bablngton, Esq., of Dethick, in the county of
Derby, by whom he had an only son,
MicHABiw who m, Margaret, daughter of TImk
mas Wentworth, Esq., end dying in the life,
time of his father, left issu^
JoBv, who #. to the title at the decease of
his grandflither.
Margaret, d. unmarried.
Anne, m. to Thomas Savlll, Esq.
Lord D'Arcy d, in 1M7* and was «. by his grandson,
JOHN D'ARCY. third Lord D'Arcy, of Aston,
who was summoned to parlianient as <* Johanni
D'Ardeand MakpilL** His kxrdship m. Rosamond,
daughter of Sir Peter PreschevUe, of SUvely, in
the county of Derby, and had issue,
, JoBN, who predeceased his fathar uamanried.
Rosamond, 1 ^^^j^ ^ unmarried.
Lord D'Arcy d. 163S, when the Barony ov D'Arcy,
ufAtUmt for want of a male heir, became bxtinct.
Arms.— Aa. aem4s of oose cresslet^ and three
dnquefoil^ ar.
Y lis
D*AR
D*AR
D'ARCY-BARONS CONYERS, BA-
RONS D'ARCY, EARLS OF
HOLDERNESS.
Barony of Caiiycn« by inheritmoe, crested origi-
naUy by Writ. 17th October. 150a
Barany of lyArcy, by Letters Patent, dated lOth
August, 1641.
Earldom, by Letters Patient, dated Ath December,
leas.
Xincage.
The Hon. Sir
ARTHUR D'ARCY, second son of the beheaded
and attainted Lord D'Arcjr, temp. Henry VIII.i^
m. Ifary, daughter and co-heir of Sir Nicholas
Carew, of Bedington, in the county of Surrey, and
dying in 1061, left, with several other children,
THOMAS D'ARCY, who, upon the decease of
his dder brother Sir Henry D^Aicy, without male
issuer became chief of the fkmily. This gentleman
«. Elisabeth, daughter and co-heir of John, Baron
Conyers (see that dignity), and dying in 1606, was
«. by his only child,
SIR CONYERS D'ARCY, who being the prin-
cipal male brandi then remaining of this ancient
and noble fSunily set forth in a petition to King
Charles I. in that parliament, begun at Westmin-
ster 3rd November, 1640, that after the attainder of
Thomas, Lord D'Arcy, his great-grand flrther, in
the nth Henry VII L Sir George D'Arcy, Knt.,
eldest son of the said Thomas, iMing restored in
blood by King Edward VI., obtained a grant of the
title and dignity of Lonn I^AacY to himself and
the heirs maleof his body t and that by the death
of John, Lord D'Arcy, late of Aston, in Yorkshire,
without issue nude, in the 11th of his m^)esty's
veign, the title and dignity of Lord D'Arcy was
utterly extinct, did humbly desire, that being grand-
child and hei».male of Sir Arthur D'Arcy, Knt,
and likewise son and heir of EUiabeth, daughter
and co-heir of John, Lord Conyers, lineal heit to
Margery, daughter and co-heir to nuiip. Lord
D'Arcy, son of John, Lord D'Arcy, one of the
barons of this reelm in the time of King Hairy IV.,
his majesty would bepleeaed to declare^ restore and
eonflrm to him, the said Sir Conyers D'Arcy, and
to the heirs male of his body, the dignity of Loan
D'AncY, with sudi precedency as the said John,
Loid D'Arcy had, and by right from his anceston
then e^)oyed. Whereupon his mi^esty gradoudy
condescending, he did by letters patent, dated at
Westminster 10th August, 1641, restore and eonflrm
to the said Sir Conyen D'Arcy, and the hdrs m^
•f his body, the dignity of Baroh D'Ancr, as en-
Joyed by his albresaid ancestor John, JLord D'Arcy,
and he had summons to parliament accordingly.
His lotdship was seated at Hornby Castle, and
having m. Dorothy, daughter of Sir Henry BeOasise,
Baranet, had issue,
CoiTYana, his successor.
William (Sir), m. Dorothy, daughter of Sir
George Selby, Knt.
Henry, of Newpark, In the county of York,
m, Mary, daughter of William Scrope, Esq.,
of Highly, in the county of Dnrham.
fOS
Thomas, of Wfaikbone.
Maimaduke, gentleman usher of the privy
council to King Charles IL,4L unmarried.
Jemes, ct Sedbury Park, in the county of
York, M.P. for Richmond, anno 1600, m.
Isabel, daughter of Sir Mannaduke Wyvill,
Bart., and had issue,
James, mho «. to Sedbuiy Park.
Barbara, m. to Matthew Hutton, Esq., «f
Mask, in the county of York.
Ursula, m. to John StilUngton, Esq., of KA-
Add, in the county of York.
Dorothy, m. to John Dalton, Esq.* of HairiLea-
well, in the county of York.
Anne, in. to Thomas Metcalfe, Esq., of Routh
Park, in tlie county of Lincoln.
Grace, m. first, to Geo. Bert, Esq., of Middle-
ton, and secondly, (after his decease,) to Sir
Frsnds Molineux, of Mansfield, in the
county of Nottingham.
Margaret, «. to Acton Bumcil, Esq., of Winck-
boume Hall, in the county of NottSi, whose
descendant, Peter Pegge BumeU, Esq., con-
tinues to reside at the same seat
Lord D'Arcy d. 3rd March, 1603, and w« «. by his
ddestson,
CONYERS D'ARCY, second Baron D'Aicy.
summoned to parliament from 8th Bfay, 1661, to
1st March, 1680, as ** Conyers D'Arde de lyAide,"
and hi the two last writs with the addition of
** MeynilL" This nobleman was advanced to the
dignity of Earl or HoLoanivnaa by letters pa-
tent, dated Ath December, 1688. His lordship m.
Grace, daughter and heiress of Thomas Rokeby,
Esq., of Skyers, in the county of York, and had
issue,
Comrsna, his successor, who had been sum-
moned to the House of Lords in November*
1680, as Baron Conyers.
Ursula, m. to Sir Christopher WyvUl, Bart.,
of Burton Constable.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Henry Stapleton, BarL,
of Myton, in the county of York.
Grace, m. to Sir John Lcgard, Bart., of Gaa-
ton, in the county of Yoriu
Maxgaret, m. to Henry Marwood, Eeq., of
Little Bugby, in the county of York.
The earl d. 14th June, 1680, and was «. by liis son,
CONYERS D'ARCY, Lord Conyers, « second
Earl of Holdemess. TUs nobleman m. no less than
four times t first. Lady Catherine Fane^ daughter of
Francis, Earl of Westmorland, by whom he had no
issues secondly. Lady Frances Howard, daughter of
Thomas, Earl of Berkshire, by whom he had,
JoHH, M.P., for the county of York, m.
Bridget, daughter of Robert Sutton, Lord
Lexington, and predeceasing his fkther and
grandfather on the 7th June, 1688, left issue,
Robsht, successor to his grand£sther.
Conyen (Sir), M.P., for the county of
York in 1707* and in several succeeding
parliaments t Master of the Horse to
Queen Anne and King George I., and
subsequently comptndler of the house-
hold, and a member of the privy coun-
dl| m, twioe« but had no Issue.
ITAft
DAU
BHnlwth, «». to Sir Ralph MUbiBka,
Bart, of Halnaby, in the oouBty of
York.
Chariottc, «. to Wardal Geoi)fe Weitky,
Eaq.t a mmwiwiopar of tlie custom.
?l!***?' IbothAuniMrriod.
Charles, J
Tlie earl m. thirdljj Lady Freneet SeynMmr, daugh-
tar of William, ftcoiid Duke of Somenet, and
widow of Richard, tnt Viscouiit MoUneux, nd of
Thornes Wriotheity, Earl of Southampton. Hif
hndahip eq»uied fourthly, EUaAeth, daughter and
eo-heir of John, Lord Preedievile, and widow of
Philip Werwfck, Esq.. but had no i«ue by thoee
iadiei. He d. in lflB2, and wae «. by his gnmdaon,
ROBERT D'ARCY, third Earl of Holderaeas,
ftnt commiariflner of trade in 17I8, and sworn of
the priry oounciL His lordihip m. Frederica, eldest
emrlving dau|^ter and 00-heir of Meinhardt Schom-
berg, Duke of Sdiomberg, and had issue,
Meinhardt'Prederic, who d, young.
RoBsnT, sttccenor to the honoun.
. CaroBaa, m. to William-Henry, Earl of An-
cram, afterwards (fourth) Marquess of Lo-
thian.
The earl d, fiOth January, 17S1-8* and was #. by his
only snnriiing son,
ROBERT D'ARCY, fourth Earl of Holdemess.
His lordahip was appointed, hi 1740, knd-lieutsnant
of the North Riding of Yorkshire, and in the 161-
lowiag year, was admitted gentleman of his ma-
jesty's bed-dkamber. In June, 1744, he was accre-
dited ambassador to the republic of Venice t in 1740,
minister plenipotentiary to the states-general of the
United provinces— and in 1751, his lordship was con-
stituted one of the prindpiJ secretaries of sUte, and
sworn of the privy coundL In 17A8, he was ap-
polBtad one of the lords Justices during the king's
sbsencc at Hanover. He resigned the secretaryship
of state* but was reappointed in 17M. He was sub-
sequently admiral and warden of the Cinque ports.
His knddilp m. at the Hague, in November, 1742,
Mary, daughter of Francis Doublet, member of the
Stales of Holland, by whom he had issue,
g^ } both died young before the
Amelia, 6. Uth OctiAer, 1754— m. first, in 1773,
Fnmds-Oodolphin, then Marquess of Car-
marthen, afterwards ilfth Duke of Leeds, by
whom she had issue,
Osoaos - William - FaKnaaic, present
Duke of Leeds.
Frands-Oodolphin Osborne (Lord).
Mary-Henrletta-Juliana, in. to Thomas,
second Earl of Chicherter.
Her ladyship being divorced fhmi the Mar-
quess, by act of Parliament in May, 177^^
m. secondly, John Byron, Esq., and, had an
only surviving daughter,
Augtuta-Mary Byron, 6. Mth January,
17B3, m. In 1807 to John Leigh, Eaq.
Lady Conyers (to which dignity she suc-
ceeded at the decease of her father,) d, in
1784, and Ci^>tain Byron m. subsequently
Miss Gordon, by whom he was fttther of
(an only son,)
ByvoB, the oaMmliil
Lord Byran.
The Eari of Holdemess Ate 1778. when the Eaai^
DOM, for want of male issue, became extinct, as
did the Barony of D'Arcy, created by the patent of
1041, but the Barony of " CoirYaaa** devolved
upon his only surviving daughter, Amdia, then
Mardihrnessof Carmarthan, and at her ladyship^
decease passed to her ddsst son,
George- William-Frederick, present Duke of
ABMa.— As.
dnquefoUs, ar.
semte of
andthfae
JSui
ihy
DAUBENEY—BARONS DAUBENEY,
EARL OF BRIDGE-
WATER,
by Writ ci\ datadSnd November, UtO,
Summons, F 83 Edward I.
p^^ J dated 13th Mardi, 1488.
Earidom* by LettMs Patent, dated I9th July, 1538.
XCncagt.
Amongst the most distinguished companions te arms
of the Conqueror, was
ROBERT DE TODENI, a nobleman of Nor-
mandy, upon whom the victorious monarch con-
forrsd, with numerous other grants, an estate te the
county of Lincoln, upon the borders of Leicester-
shire. Here De Todeni erected a statdy castle, and
ftom the/Wr vimo it commanded, gave it the desig-
nation of Bblvoib Castlb, and here he established
his chief abode. At the time of the general survey
this powerful personage possessed no less than el^ty
extendve lordships, vis., two in Yorkshire, one te
Essex, four in Suffolk, one in Cambridge, two te
Hertfordshire, three In Bucks, four in Gloucester-
shire, three in Bedfordshire, nine in Northampton-
shire, two te Rutland, thirty-two te Lincolnshire,
and seventeen te Ldcestsrshire. *' Of this Robert,**
saith Dttgdale, •« I have not seen any other memo-
rial, than that the Coudier-Book of Bdvofar re-
cordeth : which Is, that bearing a venerable esteem
to our someUme much celebrated protomartyr, St.
Alban, he founded, near to his castle, a priory for
monks, and np^**^ it as a ceO to that great abbey
in Hertfordshire, formerly erected by the devout
King Oilk, te honour of that most holy man.**
Robert de Todeni, Lord of Bdvoir, d. te 1088, Beav
teg issue by his wifo Adda, vis,
William, who sssumed, ftom what reason is
unascertained, the surname of Albini, and
was known as " William de Albtei, Brito,**
te contradistinctian to another great barony
•' WllUam de Albtei, Ptecema," fkom whom
the Earls of Anmdel descended.
Beringar, who had divers lordships in the-
county of York, as wdl as others te Lincotej^
Oxford, and Nottinghamshlres,
Geo^nry.
Robert.
Agnes, m. to Hubert de Ryai a parson ofnota
in Lincolnshira
He was «. by his eMest son«
183
DAU
DAU
WILLIAM DE ALBINI. Briit, Lord of Bdvolr,
who, in the duptbr House of St. Albuu, oonflrmed
all the grants of hi* Cither and mother to the church
of our Udy at Belvoir, desiring that he might be
admitted in the fraternity as those his parents had
been. This £nidal lord acquired great renown at
thecdebrated battle of Tenercbebyt in Normandy,
where, commanding the hone, he charged the
enemy with so much spirit, that he determined at
moe the fste of the day. Of the exploit, Matthew
Paris says, ** In this encounter chiefly deserreth
hoaour the most heroic William de Albini, the
Briton, who, with his sword, broke through the
enemy, and terminated the battle." He subse-
quently adhered to the Empress Maud, and had
his castle of Belvoir, with aU his other lands, seised
by King Stephen, and transferred to Ranulph, Earl
of Chester. He m. Maud, daughter of Simon de
St. Lis, first Earl of Huntingdon, widow of Robert,
son of Ridiard de Tunbridge, and dying about the
year llfffi, left two sons, vis.
1. Wii.i'iAM, sumamed Mbbcouvbs, and
likewise BaiTO, who hadBaLTOia CAaTx.s,
and a considerable portion of his lands, re-
stored by King Henry 11. In the 14th of
which mimarch's- reign he died, and was «.
by his son,
William db Albini, feudal Lord of
Belvoir, .who, in the 6th of Richard L,
was with that monarch in the army in
Normandy. And the next year was
sheriff of the counties of Warwick and
Leicester, as he was subsequently of
Rutlandshire. In the Snd of King
John he had special license to make a
park at Stoke in Northampton, and
liberty to hunt the fox and hare, (it
lying within the royal forest of Rock-
ingham.) Afterwards, however, he took
up arms with the other barons, and
leaving Belvoir well fortified, he as-
sumed the governorship of Rochester
Castle, which he held out for three
months against the Royalists, and ulti-
mately only surrendered when reduced
to the last state of famine. Upon the
surrender of Rochester William Albini
was sent prisoner to Corfe Castle, and
there detained until his freedom became
one of the conditions upon which B^
voir capitulated, and until he paid a
ransom of six thousand marks. In the
reign of Henry III. we find him upon
the other side, and a principal com-
mander at the battle of Lincoln, anno
1217, where his former associates sus-
tained so signal a defeat. This stout
baron, who had been one of the cele-
brated TWBNTY-rivB, appointed to
enforce the observance of Maoha
Charta^«i, first, Margery, daughter
of Odonel de UmframviUei by whom
he had issue,
William.
Robert.
Nicholas.
164
He espoused, seoooAy, Agatha, dau^-
ter and co-heir of William Trusbut,
and dying in 1236, was «. by his eldest
William um Albini, feudal Lord of
Belvoir, who, like his father, ad-
hered firmly to King Henry III.
He iM. first, Albreda Bireth, aod
secondly, Isabel , and left
issue, an only daughter and
heiress,
laABBL OB Albini, who m.
Robert de Ros, Lord Roa of
Hamlake. (see that dignity,)
and conveyed to him the
feudal barony and castle of
Bblvoib, which eventually
passed tioai the family ot
Ros to that of Manners, by
which they are now enjoyed
in the person of the Ditkb
or Rutland.
S. Ralph.
The second son of William de Albini, Brito,
RALPH DE ALBINI, obtained fifteen knights'
fees from his brother William, in the 12th of
Henry II., and in the 28th of the same reign, he
gave two hundred marks for license to marry the
mother of Etarard de Ross, (whose name was Sibilla
de Valoines.) Thte feudal baron, who founded
some religious houses, died at Acre, in the Holy
Land, in 1190, and was «. by
PHILIP DE ALBINI, who, in the 8th of King
John, was governor of Ludlow Castle, in Shropshire,
and in six years afterwards of the Isle of Jersey.
He was subsequently governor of the castle of
Bridgenorth, and he obtained some territorial grants
from the crown ; but notwithstanding those favours,
he enrolled himself under the baronial banner, and
participated in the triumph of Rvnnimbob. Again,
however, he changed his colours, and adhered to
King John during the remainder of his reign. Upon
the accession of Henry III. he sssisted at that mo-
narch's coronation, and was one of his principal
generals at the battle of Lincoln. Independently,
however, of his military renown, he appears to have
acquired the reputation of a man of learning, and
Matthew Paris designates him *< a most faithAil
teacher and instructor of the king." In this reign
he was governor of Guernsey and Jersey, and gover-
nor of the castle of Devises. Ultimately being
signed with the cross, he repaired to the Holy Land,
and dying there was «. by his nephew,
Ptf ILIP DE ALBINI, who had acted as lieu-
tenant to his uncle in the government of Guernsey
and Jersey, and in the 8th of Henry III. had the
hundred of Wichton granted to him for his better
support in the king's servicer He was «. at his
decease by his brother,
ELIAS DAUBENEV, who was summoned to
parliament ss a babon, from 2nd November, 1296,
to 22ad January, IdOff. HU lordship was «. at his
decease by his son,
SIR RALPH DAUBENEV, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament 20th February, 1342. This
nobleman was one of the Knights of the Bath,
DAU
DBD
ited in tha Mth Edward II., Md iMd
his lobM as a bannareL In tha 8th of Edwaid IlL
]i0 was in the expaditkm than made into Scotland,
-and again in a timilar expedition made in four yean
afterwards. His lordship m. first, Katherine, daugh-
ter of William da Thweng. Lord Thweng, and
aister and oo-heir of Thomas da Thweng, Lord
Thweng, a priest, by whom he had an only
daughter,
Klizabmtv, in. to Sir William Bodreaux,
Knt.
The baron espoused secondly, Alice Montacute,
daughter of Lord Montacute, and had a son,
SIR GILES DAUBENEY. Knt.. third baron,
but never summoned to parliament. This noble-
man m. Alienor, daughter of Henry de WyUngton,
and was «. by his son,
GILES DAUBENEY, fimrth baron, but never
summoned to parliament This Giles was sheriff of
Bedfordshire and Bucks, in the 10th Henry VL He
d. about the year 1444, and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DAUBENEY, fifth baron, but never
summoned to parliament, who, doing homage in
the 24th Henry VL, had livery of his lands : and in
the following year obtained a royal charter for a
fair at his lordship of South PsoaiiTON. To this
William «. his son,
GILES DAUBENEY, sixth baron, who in the
17th Edward IV. being one of the esquires of the
body to the king, had, in consideration of his many
services, a grant for life of the custody of the
King's Park at Petherton, near Bridgewater. Upon
the accession of Richard III. he appears to have been
one of the fizst consulted by the friends of the Earl
of Richmond, utd to have cordially joined in the
conspiracy to place that nobleman upon the throne.
Which, being acoomplisbed by the victory of Bos-
worth, he was made one of the new monarch, Henry
the Seventh's, chief counsellors— appointed consta.
Ue of the castle of Bristol, master of the Mint, and
created by letters patent, dated 12th March, 1486,«
LoBD DAUBsnav. In the 2nd of Henry VII. his
lordship was retained by indenture to serve the king
in his fleet at sea; and in the next year he was consti-
tuted one of the chamberlains of the exchequer.
He was afterwards Joined with Richard Fox, Bishop
of Exeter, in an embassy to France, and subse-
quently made Justice Itinerant with Sir Reginald
Bray, of all the king's forests on the south of Trent.
Upon the fall of Sir William Stanley, in the 10th of
Henry VII.. Lord Daubeney succeeded to the lord
cbamberlainship of the king's hoiuehold. In the
12th of the same reign his lordship was about to
march at the head of a large army into Scotland,
but his course was diverted by the insurrection of
Lord Audley and the Comishmen : and he partici-
pated in the victory obtained over those rebels at
Blackheath— as he did in that of Taunton, the next
year, achieved over Perkin Warbeck and his parti-
sans. In the 19th of Henry VII. he was made con-
• The original barony does not H>p«Ar to have
been assumed from the period of the demise of Sir
Ralph Daubeney, who had summons in 1348. This
patent was probably but a cooflnnatloo of the dig-
nity already -in the fiunily.
ataUe oTtlM caatla oC BridfevMer, nd he had
prevkmsly been honoured with the Garter. Hie
kwdship m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir John Arun-
del, of Lanham, in Cornwall* by whom be had
issue,
Hbnry, his successor.
Cedly, m. to John Bourchier, Lord Fits-
Warine^ afterwards Earl of Bath.
He d. 28th May, 1007, and was «. by his son,
HENRY DAUBENEY, second baron under the
new creation, but seventh of the old, who was
created Earl or BninonwATsn on the 19tfa July,
163& His ksrdship m. Lady Catherine Howard,
daughter of Thomas, Duke of NorfUk, but had no
issuer He d. in 1M8, when the BAnon v or Dau-
BSMBY, created in I486, and the £Ami.noM or
BniDOBWATan, became bxtiitct— but the ba-
BowY created by the writ of Edward L, anno 12W,
should have passed to his sister Cedly, Conntess of
Bath, and it is probably now vested in the descen-
dants of that lady, if such existi if not, it is in
the heirs general of Elias, the first Babon Dau-
BBMBY.
ABM8.— Gules, four loaengas in U
D'AUNEY— BARON D'AUNEY.
By Writ of Summons, 1 Edward III.
Xincagc.
NICHOLAS D'AUNBY, lord of the manor of
Shunock, in Cornwall, was summoned to parlia-
ment, as a Barow, in the 1st of Edward IIL, but
never afterwards, nor any of his posterity. His
lordship made a Journey to the Holy Land, whence
he brought home a rich and curious medal, said to
be yet in the possession of the family of Burton-
Dawnay, Viscounts Downe; in Ireland, whidrdaims
descent firom this nobleman.
ABJis.— Ar. a bend sa. betw.two oottJaes ax.
DE DREUX — EARLS OF RICH-
MOND.
Creation of WiDiam the Conqueror.
By Letters Patent, dated 6th July, 88 Henry IIL
Xincagc.
The first Eabl or RicHMoirn was
ALAN, sumamed Rurua or Fbhoauitt, (by
reason of his red hair,) son of Eudo. Earl of Bri-
tanny, in France t which Alan coming over'Hnto
England with the Conqueror, commanded the rear
of his army in the memorable battle of Hastings,
and for his services upon that occasion, and at the
siege of York, obtained the Eabj^dom or Ricb-
Moivn, with all the northern part of the county of
York, vulgarly denominated Richmondshire, pre-
viously the honour and county of Edwyne, the
Saxon, Earl of Merda. This nobleman was es-
teemed a personage of great courfve and abili^—
and bia benefactions to the church were munificent
He m. Constance, daughter of King WilUam the
Conqueror, but had no isaue^ The earL who was
likewise Earl of Britanny, died in 1060, and was «.
by his brother,
ALAN NIGER* Moond Karl of Richmond, and
16»
D£D
D£D
Bnl of BHtaaoy. This notalenmi wai abo a very
liberal benefector to the churdi. He A in 1009, utd
leaving no iMue, wat ■. by hit brother,
STEPHEN, third Earl of Richmond, and Earl
of Brltauny. This nobleman m. , daughter of
the Earl of Ouingampe, and had iasue^
Alan, hit tucoeMor.
Henry, who had by diarter of King Henry IL,
Waltham In EsBex, the Stoke in the county
of Lincoln, to hold in fee, as Stephen his
Aither had it given to him, temp. Henry L
GeoflRery, sumamed BottferdL
Maud, m. to Walter, son of Oilbert de Gant
The earl d. in 1104, and was «. by his son,
ALAN, sumamed the Savage, fourth Earl of
Richmond, and Earl of Brltanny. This nobleman
was an active partisan of King Stephen's in his con*
test with the Empreas Maud. In 1148, he took the
castle of Lincoln, with considerable treasure, from
Ranulph, Earl of Chester, by scaling the walls at
night He also garrisoned the Castle of IIotvk, in-
Yorkshire, then part of Uie Bishop of Durham's
possessions, and made great spoil at Ripon, upon
the demesnes and tenants of the Archbishop of
York. This Alan* who is described as a most d»>
ceitAil, wicked penon, wrote hinudf Earl of Brl-
tanny, Cornwall, and Richmond ; but notwithstand-
ing that character, he appears, like his progenitors,
to have been a munificent benefactor to the church.
His lordship m. Bertha, eldest daughter and co-
heir of Conan le Groase, and had issuer
CoiTAir LB Pbtit, his sucoeisor.
Brian, father of Alan, Lord of BedalAi
Guy, ancestor of the Barons Strange.
Reginald.
Hed. in 1165, and was «. by his ddest son,
CONAN LE PETIT, fifth Earl of Richmond,
who bore also the title of Duk« of Britanny. Little
more is recorded of this nobleman, than his numer-
ous grants to the dmrch. He m. Margaret, daughter
of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon, and sister of Wil-
liam, King of Scotland, by whom he had an only
daughter,
CoNSTANCB, who m. first, GeoflVey Plantage-
•net, fourth son of King Henry IL, and had
issue,
Abtbve, said to be put to death by his
uncle John, afterwards King John.
Eleanor, called Le Brit, died «. p.
, daughter, name unknown.
Oeoll^ Plantagenet was accidentally slain
m a tournament, at Paris, In the twenty-
eighth year of his age. His widow, Con-
stance, of Britanny, eq>oused, leoondly,
Ralph db Blondvillb, Earl of Chester,
but ftom him she was loon afterwards
divorced, and she married, thirdly, Ginr,
ViacouifT or Thouabs, by whom she had
two daughters, via.~
AltcM, in. to Pbtbb db Dbbdx.
Katherine, m. to Andrew de Vitre, in
Britanny.
The three husbands of Constance are aaid
to have been Eabls or Richmond /tuv
uMfitt but It is very questionable how Uit
they were entitled to the dignity,
let
Conan, fifth Earl of Richmond, d. tai 1171, and hli
grandson,
PETER DE DREUX, (called Mavdete,) ob-
tained on 0th July, 1968, a grant of the dignities of
Eabl or Richmond, and Duke of Britanny : but
he does not appear to havee^}oyed the whide honour
of Ridmiond, for in 1941, we find a grant ftom
King Henry IIL, to Peter de Savoy,a of divers
towns, castles, manors, lands, Ac., belonging to the
Honour of Ridunond. This nohlanan had isstte
by Alice, coheir of Constance of Britanny,
John, his successor.
J<rfand, M. to Hugh le Brun, Earl of PIcardy.
His lordship d. about the year 1250, but previoudy,
his son,
JOHN DE DREUX, seems to have become Earl
of Richmond, and in the fiOth of Hairy IIL, had
livery of the Honour of Richmond, from Qulschard
* Peter de Savoy. This distinguished fordgner
was uncle of EInnor, Queen consort of King
Henry III. Matthew Paris, taking notice of his
coming into England, in 1941, saith, *« That the
king gave him ComUatum RMumundUe, the Earldom
of Richmond," which it seems he ei^oyed for some
time, " though it doth not appear," says Dugdale,
** by any record I have seen, that he either used,
or had the title attributed to him, until fiOth
Henry III.. Upon his arrival here," continues Dug-
dale, "certahi it Is, that the king entertained him
with much joy, and made him chief of his council ;
after whidi, ere kmg, he held a tournament at
Northampton, agunst Roger Bigod, Earl of Nor-
folk, to the end, that those aliens who came into
England with him and othen, might try masteries
with the English. And the nextensuingyear, fearing
that his power and trust here might be displeasing
to the English, prudently resigned the custody of
those castles which had been committed to his
charge, craving leave to return into his own coun-
try. But I do not discern that he went out of
Enghmd accordingly t for before the end of that
yesT, the king's subjects, in Poictou, being in no
little fear of invasion from the French, and earnestly
soliciting King Henry for some idd, he sent over
this Peter de Savoy, with Peter de EgueUanch,
Bishop of Hereford, to let them know that he was
preparing to come speedily to them In person, with
a very great power. In the 30th Henry III., the
king granted to Peter de Savoy, the inheritance of
those houses in the street, called the Strand, in the
suburbs of Lond(m, and adjoining the river of
Thames, formerly bekmging to Brian de Lisle;
paying yearty to the king's exchequer, three barbed
arrows for all services; which houses. Queen
Eleanor, in her widowhood, having obt^ned by
purchase ftom the Provost and Chapter of the
House of Mountjoy, granted to Edmund, her son,
afterwards Earl of Lancaster." Here was erected
the palace, called the Savoy.
Peter de Savoy, unde of Queen Eleanor, Is often
included (says the General Report of the Lords
Committee, on the dignity of a Peer of the Realm,)
in the lists of Earls of Richmond, but it is evident
that he only obtained a grant of the Honour of
Richmond, and never used the titla
BJBD
DED
dtdmmii* AMnmt to P«tar of Ssvoy* who ted
•uthoiity for granting the mum. Having thus ae-
qvirad PetOT de Savoy'i title, tiie Ung, by lotton
potMit, dated 6th Jttl7« 1288, confeiied upon him
tni hiM hdn, under the derignetion of JMn, Duk&
^BHftnmifythe Eahldom ov Ricbmoitd, with the
GeMle and Honour of Richmond, Ac., in fee
Soon after thia, he obtained a grant from the Icing
of tlie Honour and Rape of Haatinga t and the next
year, he attended Prince Edward to. the Holy Lend.
Hia lordship mt. Blanch, daughter of Theobald,
King of Navarre, and dying in 1986, was*, by his son,
JOHN DE DREUX, Earl of Richmond, and
Duke of Britanny. This nobleman was an eminent
military leader, in the reigns of Edward L, and
Edward IL In U98, he bad the command of tlie
ftMces then sent into Gesoony, end the ensuing year,
bsing the king's lieutenant in Britanny, he was
Joined in commission with the leneschal of Aqui-
tane^ and others, to conclude a league of amity with
the King of Castile. In 1300, he wss with King
Edward in the wars of Scotland ; and in 1305, he
was ooiMtitnted the king's Ueutcnant in ttet king^
dom : as he was again upon the arffsilon of King
Edward II. In the Iflth of which latter monarch's
reign, the Earl of Richmond waa one of the ambas-
aadors deputed to the King of Pranoe, for securing
the Duchy of Aquitane flrom Airther spoil fkom the
Frsndi. Hia lordship espoused the Lady Beatrix
Piantagenet, daughter of King Henry IIL, and had
aunriving issue,
AaTHim, who inherited the Dukedom of
Britanny, and whose son,
JoBK, «. his unde in the Earldom of
Richmond*
JoBir, of whom presently, as Inheritor of the
Earldom of Riclunond.
Blanch m, to Philip, son of Robert, Earl of
Artoia.
Gray, m, to Guy Castilion, Earl of St. PauL
AUoe, Abbesi of Fount Eueroes.
He d. in 1306, and was a. by his younger son,
JOHN DE DREUX, as Earl of Richmond, who
waa lummoned to perliament as « Johanni Britan-
nia Juniori,** in the S3d. Edward L, and the next
year as BakL op Ricbmoko. He died, however,
Ui 1334, without issue, and waa s. by his nephew,
JOHN DE DREUX, Duke of Britanny, who
did his homage ftnr the Eari.dom op Ricbmoito,
and waa summoned to parliament as Johanni
Dud Britannia, and Comlti Richmund,** on 1st
April, 1335, and SSnd January, 1336. This noble-
man M. first, Isabd, daughter of Charles, Earl of
Valoist secondly, Blanch, daughter of the King of
Caatille; and thirdly, Marj^iet, daughter of Ed-
ward, Earl of Savoy, but had no issueu He d. in
1341, when his niece, Joane,« daughter of his
• This lady m. Charies, second son of Guy, Earl
of Blois, who laid dalm in her right, to the Dudiy
of Britanny, which caused a procrastinated war,
wherein England and France became involved-
one espousing the dalm of John de Brenon, half-
brother of the deceased, Duke John ; the other
that of Charles, of Blois, which latter was cartataily
brother Ouy, was conetitnted his heir, but the
KABLnoM OP RicBMoirn reverted to tiie crown-
when King Edward HI. crsated, on tte flOth Sep.
tember, 134S,
JOHN PLaNTAGENET, sumamed of «« Gaunt,**
his younger son, Eael op Ricbmond, but this
prince resigned the dignity in 137S, when it waa
conltsrred upon
JOHN DE DREUX, sumamed Ds Btmm, Bart
of Montford, half-brother of the last John, Duke
of Britanny and Richmond. This noblemen being
deprived by the King of France of his Earldom of
Montfort, tm siding with King Edward III., had
the Eabldom op Ricbmono from the English
monarch in its stead, with the castle town, and
honour of Richmond. His lordship was oooetantly
engaged with King Edward, in the wan of France,
but ultimately lUllng into the hands of his great
foe, Charles of BMs, he was sent to Paris, and
thne died in prison, about the year 1375, leav-
ing issue by Joene, his wilb, daughter of Charles,
King of Navarre— a daughter, Joene, who m. Ralph,
Lord Basiet, of Drayton, and a son, his succewor,
JOHN DE DREUX, (sumamed the VmUmtt,) hi
the EABjLnoM op Rigbmobd. This nobleman in
the 1st Richard II., was retained by indenture to
serve the king, in his French wars, for one quarter
of a year, with two hundred men at arms, (himself
accounted,) twdve knights, and one hundred and
dghty-seven ardiers. And the next year, in consi-
deration of the Castle of Brest in Britanny, which
he ddivered up to King Ridiard, obtained a grant
to himself, and Joane, his wife, sister of the king,
of the castle and mamir of Ribino, in the county of
Norfolk. In the 3rd of the same reign, bearing the
titles of Duke of Britanny, Earl of Montfort, and
Eabl op Ricbmobd, he was in the wan of France,
but shortly after this, deserting the bsnner of Eng-
land for that of France, all his lands in the former
kingdom were seised, and he was deprived of the
E&BLDOM OP Ricbmond, by special act of perils
mcnt, 7th Richard II., November 1383L He is said
to have been afterwards restored to the dignity, but
with the proviso, that If he died without lisue, the
earldom and honour should revert to the king; In
the 14th Richard II, It was however again adiudged
to be POBPBITBD, and thus terminated the ftunily
of Db Dbbux, EABi.a op Ricbmond. The last
Earl m. the lady Mary Piantagenet, daughter of
King Edward III., and had Issue,
JoBN, Duke of Britanny, who had Issue,
Pbtbb, 1 both Dukes of Britenny, and
Fbancbb, j both died without lasue^
Richard, Eari of Estampes, married Mar-
garet of Orleans, and was flither of
FBANCia, Duke of Britanny, who
espoused Margaret, of Foix, and had
a daughter,
Annb, heiieii of Britanny, who
espoused Lbwis XIL, Kino op
Fbancb, end thus annexed the
DucBY OP Bbitannt to the
crown of France.
the more iBglilinalet the Lady
of Guy* brother of the whole
being daughter
tottedukei
167
DEI
DEI
Abms.— Of Abm Fergaunt* *! Cbcquy or and
and hi* immediate de- >as. a Caatcm
•oendants. J arm.—
Of De Dreux. The same.
DEINCOURT — BARONS DEIN.
COURT.
By Writ of Snmmona, dated 6th FH>raary, 1S90>
27 Edward I.
By Writ of Summonf , dated 27th January, 19SS,
6 Edward III.
Xiiuagc.
WALTER DEINCOURTt one of the distin-
guished companions in arms of the Conqueror, ob-
tained as his portion of the spoil from the first Wil-
liam, no less than sixty-seven lordships, in different
eountles, of which Blankney, in the county of
Lincoln, was his principal aeat, and head of his
feudal barony. ** This Walter," says Dugdale,
«« had a son called William, probably the eldest,
who, haTing his eduoUion in the court of King
William Rufus, there died upon the 3rd of the
calends of NoTcmber, as appeareth by this inscrip-
tion made on a plate of lead, in Saxon c^>ital let-
tecs, with abbreviations ; and lately found in his
grave in the church-yard, near to the west door of
the cathedral church at Lincoln.**
<* Hie Jaoet Wilbblmub Alius Waltbri Aibh-
cvBinwBia,
Consangttinei Remigii Episcopi Licolibvsib,
qui banc
Ecdesiam fedt. Prsefatus Wilhblkub. Regit
sdrpe progenitus, dum in curia Regis Wii.-
RBLMI (fllii
magni Regis WiLHsiiMi, qui Angliam oonqui-
rivit) aleretur,
9" Kalendas Novcmbris obiit."
To' Walter Deincourt, succeeded his son,
RALPH DEINCOURT, who founded the Au-
gustine priory of Thuigarton, in the county of
Nottingham. This lisudal lord had issue,
Waltbb.
Hugh.
Ralph
Aelinda> m. to Thomas lyArey, and was «. by
his ddest son,
WALTER DEINCOURT. This nobleman was
a great benefactor to St. Mary's Abbey, at York.
He d. about the year 1187» and was «. by his eldest
surviving son,
JOHN DEINCOURT, who. inthettnd Henry
IL, paid twenty marks in Nottinghamshire, for
trespassing in the king's forests, and ten marks in
NorthamptoBsUre, for a similar transgression.
This John m. Alice, daughter of Ralph Murdach,
and had three sons, viz., Olitbr, William, and
Nicholas. By the dldest of whom, he was s. at his
OLIVER DEINCOURT, who was employed in
Normandy, in the king's service, in the rogn of
Richard*I., and died in the beginning of the ensuing
rdgn, whan be waa «. by his son,
OLIVER DEINCOURT, then a minor, for
whose waidiUp JflliBi BialKip of Norwidu |«U a
fine of four hundred marks to the king. This
feudal lord Joined the baronial standard against
King John, but little farther is known regarding
him. He m. Nichola, niece of Nichola de Haya, a
lady of importance in the county of Lincoln, and
was s. at bis decease by his son,
JOHN DEINCOURT, who upon the death of
his father, in the 30th Henry III., paid a hundred
pounds for his relief, and had livery of the lands at
his inheritance. This John died within ten or
twelve years afterwards, leaving three sons, via.
Edmund.
William.
John.
And was «. by the eldest,
EDMUND DEINCOURT, who was summoned
to pariiament as a Baron, on the 6th February,
1299, having participated previously in the French
and Scottish wars of King Edward I. Hk lordship
had an only son, Edmund, who died in his life-time,
leaving one daughter, Isabbu Upon the death of
his son. Lord Deincourt, to perpetuate his own
NAMB and ARMS, which with his grand-daughter
should of course cease, he obtained special license
tram the crown, in the 7th year of King Edward IL,
to entMl his lands, 8cc, upon whomsoever he
thought proper, and he -accordingly settled the
whole of his territorial possessions, upon his bro-
thers primogenitureily, and th^ male heirs for ever.
He d. in 1387, when the Barony devcdved upon his
grand-daughter, the aforesaid Isabel; and ii proba-
bly still in ABBYANCB, amongst her descendants
and representatives, while the estates passed accord-
ing to the entail upon his next broth^,
WILLIAM DEINCOURT, who was summoned
to pariiament as Babon Dbincourt, from 27th
January, 1332, to 1st of June 1383L This nobleman
was one of the eminent warriors of the martial
reign of King Edward III., and participated for a
aeries of years in the glorious achievements on the
French soil. His lordship m. Milioent, daughter
of William, Lord Roos, of Hamlake, and had
issue,
William, who d. in the life-time of his father,
leaving an only son,
William.
Margaret, m. to Robert de TibetoL
Lord Ddncourt, d. in 1379, and was «. by his grand-
WILLIAM DEINCOURT, second Baron Dein-
court, summoned to parliament firom the 90th
August, 1380, to 82ttd August, 1381. This noble*
man in. first, Margaret, daughter of Adam de Welle,
by whom he had no issue, and secondly, AUoe«
daughter of J<dm, Lord Nevil, by whom he had,
Ralph, Us successor.
John, successor to his brother.
Robert, of Deincourt Hall, in the county of
Lincoln, died «. p, in the 21st Henry VI.
His lordship d. 15th October, 1381, and was s^ by his
RALPH DEINCOURT, third Baron Deincourt,
but never summoned to parliament. This nobleman
d. a minor, and unmarried in 1400, when the title
and fortune devolved upon his brother,
JOHN DEINCOURT, feuttb Baron Deincmut,
D*£I
DEL
Imt iMTflr rommwiM to ptatUmmtmL Hb lordship
m. Jomae, only daughter and heireH of Sir Robert
de Grey, Knt., Lord Grey, of Rotherfield, by whom
hefaadlKue,
WI1.LIAM* hit succeenr.
AUoe, IN. lint, to Ralph, Lord Botder, of
Sudley, by whom the had no isnie, and
■eooodly, to William, Lord Lovell, of Tich-
MargareC, m, to Ralph, Lord Cromwell, but
died*, p.
He d. 11th May, 1406, and was «. by hia son,
WILLIAM DEINCOURT, fifth Banm Dein-
court. His lordship m. Eliaabeth, sitter of John,
Viscount Beaumont, bat died in minority, without
iasue, anno 14S2, leaTing his two sisters, his oo-
bcirs: tis.
Alice, Lady Lovdl, and Margaret, Lady Crom-
well, but the latter dying without issue, the
BAnowY ov DsuroornT became then
vested <the abeyance terminating,) in Lord
and Lady Lordl's grandson, FtmuU, Via-
coumr LoTBLi*, K.G., under whose attamdcr
it etrentually bxpibbd in 1487* See Lovell,
Barons Lordl, of Tlchmerch.
Abm8.-^A8. a Fess indented betwean ten Billets
or. four in chief, six in basc^
D'EIVILL— BARON D'EIVILL.
By Writ of Summons, dated 14th December, U64,
49 Henry IIL
Xintagc.
In the reign of the First Henry, Niobl dx Albibi,
being enftollbd of the manor of Sgmtmtom, in the
county of Nottingham, by the crown, conferred it
upon
ROBERT D'EIVILL, ttoia whom descended
ROBERT D^IVILL, who, in the Ifith King
John, attended that monarch in hia expedition into
Poictou, and in the 20th Henry III. had summons
to fit himsdf with hone and arms, and to aooom-
pany the king into Oasoony. To this Robert «.
JOHN D'EIVILL, who, in the SBth Henry IIL,
was forced to fiy the country under an exoommunir
cation, but soon afterwards having made his peace,
had permission to return, for in the third year foK
lowing we find him constituted Jtistioe of all the'
forests beyond Trent, and the next year the King
of Scots, King Henry's son-in-law, being in restraint
by his own suhlects, he, with other of the northern
barons, received summons to fit himself with hone
and arms, and to be ready on command, to mardi
Into Seothmd for the captive monarch's rescue^ In
the 44th Henry III. he was again constituted warden
of aU the forests north of Trent. So, likewise, in
three y^kn afterwards, irhen be was appointed go-
vernor of the Castle at York, and the next yaar he
obtained license to erect a castle at a place called
HoDB, in Yorkshire, in whldi year he was consti-
tuted governor of Scarborough CasUe. After this
we find him arrayed with the other discontented
barons against the crown, and so actively cqgi^ged in
the north, that the sheriiTof Yorkshire could not
excrdse hi^ oAcelior the king^ service litom Michael-
mas in the 48th till the battle of Evesham in the
49th of that rdgn, during which period Henry was
in the handsof the banns aprisoner, and this foudal
lord was summoned to parliament, by the com-
panions then ruling, as Babon I^Eivill. The
subsequent triumph of the royal cause at Evesham
terminated for that time, howe;rer, the baronial
sway, butit did not bring back Lord D'ElviU to his
allegiance, for Joining Robert, Lord Ferren, hie
lordship made heed again at Chesterfield, in the
county of Derby, where, after thecapture of Ferren,
be was unhorsed by Sir Gilbert Haunsard, but
eflteted his escape to the Isle of Artxdm^ in the
county of Lincoln. Under the decree, called the
** Dictum of Kenilworth," he eventually, however,
made his peace, and redeemed bis lands by a pecu-
niary fine. His lordship m. Maude, widow of Sir
James de Aldithley, without licance, for which
transgression he paid a fine of £900 to tiie king. Of
this nobleman nothing further is known, and his
posterity were never afterwards summoned to par-
liamenL
Abm8.~As. a chevron sa. a fleur de lis, or.
DELAVAL^BARON DELAVAL, OF
8EATON DELAVAL, IN
THE COUNTY OF NOR-
THUMBERLAND.
By Letten Patent, dated 91st August, 1788.
Xinfsgc.
FRANCIS BLAKE DELAVAL, Esq., (descended
ttom the old feudal Barons De la Val, who flourished
in the deventh and twelfth centuries,) m. Rhode,
daughter of Robert Apreeoe, Esq., of Washingly, in
the county of Huntingdon, by Sarah, daughter, and
eventually sole heiress of Sir Thomas Hussey, BarL,
and had issue,
FBAircie Blakb, who was installed a knight
of the Bath In March 1781. Sir FiandsBhdte
Deiaval m. Isabtila, daughter of Thomas,
sixth Earl of Thanet, and widow of Lord
Nassau Paulett, but died «. jn in 177L
John-Hussey, of whom presently.
Edward-Thomas, d. unmarried in 1787.
Rhode, m. to Sir Edward Astley, Bart., of
Meltcm Constable, In the county of Norftdk.
Anne m. to the Hon. Sir William Stanhope,
K.B., second son of Philip, third Earl of
Chesterfield, and after his decease to Cap-
tain Morris.
Sarah, ak to John Seville, fint Earl of Mez-
borough, by whom she was mother of the
present earL
Mr. Blake-DeUvald. in 1709, and was «. by his eldest
son. Sir Francis Blalie'Delaval, K.B., but we pesa
to the second,
JOHN HUSSEY DELAVAL, who was crceted
a BABOMBT in 1761, and upon the decease of his
brother. Sir Francis, became the representative of
the family. In 1789 he was created a peei of Ire.
land, as fienm DOaval, at Redford, hi the county
of Wicklow, and enrolled amongst the peen of
Great Britain on the 91st August, 1786, in the dig-
Z 109
DEN
DEN
t&ty of BAitON DcLA^AL, o/SooAm D^vAl, in tfa
eountv €f NorthutiU)erland, His lordship m. fint«
Susannah, daughter of R. Robinson, Esq., and
widow of John Potter, Esq., by whom (wlio d. Ist
October, 1783)* he had issue,
John, b. in 1755, d. in 1775, unmarried.
Sophia-Anne, m. to ^~ Jadis, Esq., and d,
84th Jul7,.1793L
Elisabeth, m. 19th May, 1781, to George,
sixteenth Earl, Lord Audky, and d. in 1785,
leaving issua
Frances, m. to John Fenton Cawthom, Esq.
Sarah, m. to George, Earl of Tyrconnel, by
wlxnn she left an only daughter, (heiress of
the earl).
Lady Susanna Carpenter, who m. Henry,
second Marquess of Waterford, and
had with other Children,
Hkmry, prssbnt Mahqusbb.
Lord Delaval, m. secondly. Miss Knight, but had
no issue. He died in May, 1806, when his honoors
became bxtinct; and his estates devcdred upon
his daughters as co-heixesses, or their represen-
tativea.
Abus. — Quarterly— first and fourth, erm : two
bars vert s second uid third, a chevron betw. three
garbs.
DENMARK, PRINCE OF— DUKE OF
CUMBERLAND.
By Act of Parliament, dated 9th April, lG8d.
Xincagc.
GEORGE, PRIXCE OF DENMARK, havhig
espoused her Royal Highness, the Princess Anne,
youngest daughter of Hit Majaty, King Jamcs II.,
was created Baron Workingham, Earl qf Kendai,
and DuKX OP Cokbsiiland, with precedency of
all other dukes, by act of parliament, dated 9th
April, 1689. He was also constituted Lord High
Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, and installed
a Knight of the Garter. By the princess, who sub-
sequently to her marriage, ascended the throne as
QuEBM Annv, the duke had two sons and four
daughters, all of whom died before the age of
maturity, and in his lifietime. His own death oc-
curred in 1706, when his British honours became
IBXTIMCT.
ARMa.>-Or. three lions passant guardant ax.
crowned ppr., and semte of hearts gules.
DENNY — BARONS DENNY, EARL
OF NORWICH.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 97th
October, 1604, 2 James L
Earldom, by Letters Patent, S4th October, 1696L
ICincagt.
EDWARD DENNV, a Clerk in the Exchequef,
was constituted King's Remembrancer, in the 90th
Henry VII. To this Edward «. his son,
SIR ANTHONY DENNY, who in the reign of
Henry VIIL, was Gentleman of the Privy Council,
and Groom of the Stole. TMs was- the only indi-
vidual, amongst the courtiers, who dared to apprise
his yoyal master of bis approaching dissolution;
170
Henty had, however, so high an esteem for Sitf
Anthony, that he could perfSorm the sad ofltoe with
impunity, and the monarch presented him with a
magnificent pair of gloves worked in pearls. Sir
Anthony Denny was also constituted one of the
executors of hu deceased sovereign* and appointed
to be council to Prince Edward. Sir Anthony was
«. by his son,
SIR HENRY DENNY, whom. Honora, daughter
of William, Lord Grey, of Wilton, and had isftue,
Edward, (Sir) of whom preMntly.
Anne, m. to George Goring, Esq., of Hurst
Pierpont, in the county of Suffolk, and bad
issue,
Geo^e Goring, who was created BaroU
Goring, and Earl of' Norwidi, (se«
Goring, Earl of Norwich,)— from Ed*
ward Goring, E^., uncle of this noble-
man, the Gofings, Baronets, of High-
den, in Sussex, derive.
Dorothy, m. to ~^-— Pamey, Esq., of the
county of Hertford.
Catherine, m. to George Fleetwood, Esq., of
Buckinghamshire.
Elisabeth, d. unmarried.
Sir Henry was «. at his decease by hb son,
SIR EDWARD DENNY, Knt., so created in
3Ist Elizabeth, anno 1589 ; who was summoned to
parliament, in the 3rd James I., as Baxon Ttxvsy,
of Woltham, in the county of Essex, and created by
letters patent, dated 24th October, 1626, Eael or
Norwich. His lordship m. Lady Mary Cecil,
daughter of Thomas, Earl of Exeter, by Dorothy,
daughter and co-heir of John Nevil, Lord Lati-
mer, and had an only daughter and heir,
Honoim, whom. Sir James Hay, (of Pitoorthie*
in the county of Fife, the celebrated Cstou-
rite of King James I.,) Viscount Doncaster*
and Earl of Cariisld, by wbotn she had an
only son,
JAMxa, seootad Eail of Carlisle, at whose
decease, «; pw, in 1660, the Viscountcy
of Doncaater, and Earldom of Carlislflk
with the Baboky or Dxmity, esjAred.
When King James I. passed ftfun Scotland to
London, npoa succeeding to thethzone of England,
Sir Edward Denny was high sheriff of Hertford-
shire; and met his mjOoty with a splendid retinue
of one hundred and forty men, dressed in blu^
livery coats, with white douUeU, hats, and fea-
thers: being all well mounted, with red saddles on
their hones. Sir Edward presented the king, at the
same time, with a noble charger richly aoooutred.
His lordship d., aoth December, 1630, when the
Earldom or Norwich became sxtikct, but the
Baront of DRKKir deroKed upon his daughter, .
HONORA, as Baroness Denny, at her deceaaett
passed to her son, the Right Honourable
JAMES HAY, second Earl of CarUsle, at whose
decease, in 1660, it rzpirrd, with his lordship's
other honours.
ARMa.--Ou. a saltier, ar. betw. twelve itnisss
pat^or.
Note.~From Sir Edward Denny, Knt, youngest
son of Sir Anthony Denny, Henry VlII.'s executor,
descended the flanUy Denny, Baronets of Tndee
B£a
DE8
Cmtie, ia the county of Kerry, is Irdaad, wpm-
ited by the porewnt Sir Edvaard Denny, Bart.
DESPENCER- EARL OF WINCHES-
TER.
Creetton afEdwvd II. lOtb Msy, 1393.
In the 18th year of William the Conqueror,
ROBERT LE DESPENCER, so called from
heing steward to the king, wa» a witnen to the
royal charter fcnr removlngthe secular canons out of
the cathedral of Durham, and placing monks in
their stead. TlUa Robert was toother of Urao de
AUtot, then sherilT of Worcestershire, and he ap-
pears, as well by his high official situation, as by
the numerous lordships he possessed, to have been
a person of great eminence : but it has not been
ascertained whether he first came into England
with his royal master, or whether he was of Saxon
or Norman extraction) nor is it clearly known,
whether he had ever been married or had issue.
In the reign of Henry I. there was a
WILLIAM LE DESPENCER, but whether he
had the name from being soo of Robert, or tram
succeeding to the post of steward, cannot be deter*
mined.
The next person we find holding this office, and
In the same reign, was
THURSTAN DISPENCER. Of this steward.
Camden, in his remains, relates the following story.
•* In the time of Henry I. it was the custom of the
^ourt, that books, lulls, and lettws, should be
drawn and rigned by servitors In court, concerning
thetr own matters without fee. But at thiji time
Thuntan, the king's steward, or Le Despencer, as
they then called him, (from whom the family of the
Lords Spencer came,) exhibited to the king a com-
plaint against Adam of Yarmouth, derk of the
signet I tor, that he refused to sign, without a fee,
a bill passed for him. The king first heard Thur-
stan commending the old custom at large, and
charging the derk for exacting somewhat coatnary
thereunto* for passing his book. Then the clerk
was heard, who briefly said, * I received the book,
end.sent unto your steward, desiring only ot him
to bestow upon me two spice cakes made for your
own mouth t who returned for answer, he would
pot, and thereupon I desired to seal his book.' "
The king greatly disliked the steward for return-
ing this negative, and forthwith made Adam sit
down upon the bench^ with the seals and Thurstan's
book before him, but compelled the steward to put
off his cloak, to fotch two of his best spiced csJces
for the king's own mouth, to bring them in a fair
white napkin, and with low curtsie to present them
to Adam, the clerk. Which being accordingly done*
the king omnmanded Adam to seal and deliver him
his book, and made them friends, adding this
speech—** Officers of the court must gntifie and
sliew cast of their office, not only one to another,
but also to atnoigers, whosoever need shall ro-
qnire^'
This Thurstan was «. by hie son,
ALMAIIIC D£ SPENCER* who served the
office of sheriff of Rutland in the Mth Henry II.,
and again in the 1st of Richard I. From the latter
monarch, to whom he was also steward, he ob-
tained a confirmation in foe of the lordships of
Wurdie and Stanley, in the viOe of Gloucester. The
former of which King Henry II. had given to Wal-
ter, the usher of his chamber, son of Thurstan,
and uncle of this Alttaric, for his homage and ser-
vice, reserving a pair of gilt spurs, or twdve pence,
to be yearly paid for the same into the exchequer.
In the 6th of King John this Almaric paid a fine of
a hundred and twenty marks and one palfry, to be
exempted from attendingnipon the king in an exp^
dition then proposed to be made beyond the sea.
Almaric de Spencer m, Amabil, daughter of Walter
de Chesnei, by whom he had two sons, Thurstan
and Almaric, end wss «. by the dder,
THURSTAN DE SPENCER, who appears,
with his brother, to have takoi arms with the other
barons against King John, tot, in the 18th of that
reign, the king committed the custody of Thurstan
de Spencer to Rowland Bloet, and gave away the
lands of Almaric de Spencer to Osbert Giffkrd, his
own natural son. Thurstan seems however to have
ragained his rank in the next reign, and to have
twice served the office of sheriff for Gloucestershire.
He died in 1248. y.
Contemporary with this Thurstan, end rtewbtless ^Oi
of the same family, was t» \j^'y
HUGH DE SPENCER, whom King Henry III.,
in the 8th year of his reign, constituted sheriff of
the counties ot Salop and SJJifford, and governor of
the castles of Salop and Bruges (Bridgenorth). He
was subsequently sheriff of Berkshire, and governor
of WalUngfoid Castle. To this Hugh Henry IIL
gave the manor of Rithal, in the county of Rut-
land, and in the Slst of that monarch's reign, upon
the death of John Soot, Earl of Chester, he was
deputed with Stephen de Scgrave and Henry de
Aldithley to take charge ot the castles of Chester
and Beeston. Alter this Hugh came his grandson,
another
HUGH DESPENCER, who, toklng part with
the barons, was nominated under the baronial
power in the 44th of Henry III., Justidary of Eng-
land. After the battle of Lewes he was one of those
to whom the custody ot the captive monarch was
committed, and he was then entrusted with the
castles of Orford, in Suflblk, of Devises, in Wilts,
and Barnard Castle, in the bishopric of Durham.
He was summoned to parliament on the 14th De.
cember, 1864, as *' Hugh le Despencer, Justic* An-
glise," and lost his life under the baronial banner at
the battle of EvsaBAJt. His lordship m. Aliva*
daughter of Philip Basset of Wycombe, in the
county of Bucks, and widow of Roger Bigod, Earl
of Norfolk, by whom he had issue, Huoh, of whom
presently, and Alianore, m. to Hugh de Courtenay,
fisther of Hugh, first Earl of Devonshire. After the
forfeiture and decease of Lord Despencer his widow
Aliva, for her father's sake, found such favour
from the king, that she was enabled to retain a con-
siderable proportion of the property, and at her
death, in the 9th of Edward L, it devolved, on the
payment of a fine of five hundred marks, upon her
son,
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DES
DE&
HUOH DESPENCER. Mnior, so called to dit-
tingulih him Imm hi* •on, who bore the dedgnation
of HuoH DsBPSwccR, Juolor, both so well known
In history as the favourites of the unfortunate
Edward II. Of Huob* senior* we shall first treat,
although as father and son ran almost the same
couTW, at the same time, and shared a similar fkte.
It is not eisy to sever their deeds.
Hugh DispBirsBB paid a fine of two thousand
marks to the khig, in the 15th of Edward I., for
marrying, without license, Isabd, daughter of
William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and
widow of Patrick Cheworth; by this lady he had an
only son, the too cdebrated
HuoH DispsNeaR, jun.
In the 2ad of the same rdgn, he was made gover-
nor of Oldham Castle, In the county of Southamp-
ton, and the same year had summons to attend the
king at Portsmouth, prepared with horse and arms
for an expedition into Oasoony. In two years after-
wards he was at the battle of Dunbar, in Scotland,
where the English arms triutnphed ; and the next
year he was one of the commissioners accredited to
treat of peace between the English monarch and the
kings of the Romans and of France. In the 96th
and S8th years of Edward, he was again engaged in
the wars of Scotland, and was sent by his soverrign,
with the Earl of Lincoln, to the papal court, to
complain of the Scots, and to entreat that his holi-
ness would no longer favour them, as they had
abused hia confidence by falsehoods. To the very
dose of King Edward L's reign, his lordship seems
to have enjoyed the favour of that great prince, and
had summons to parliament firom him from the
the 83d June, 1295, to 14th March, 138S: but it was
after the accession of Edward's unhappy son, the
8BCOND of that name, that the Spencers attained
that extraordinary eminence, from which, with
their fteble-minded master, they were eventually
hurled into the gulph of irretrievaUe ruin. In the
first years of Edward II.*s reign, we find the fiither
and son stUl engaged in the Scottish wars. In the
14th year, the king, hearing of great animosities
between the younger Spencer and Humphrey de Bo-
hun. Earl of Hereford and Essex, and learning that
they wCTe collecting their followers in order to come
to open combat. Interfered, and strictly commanded
Lord Hereibrd to forbear. About the same time, a
dispute arising between the Earl of Hereford and
John de Moubray regarding some lands in Wales,
young Spencer seised posseisian of the estate, and
kept it firom both the litigants. This conduct, and
similar proceedings on the part of the dder Spencer,
exciting the indignation of the barons, they forifced a
league against the favourites, and placing the king's
cousin, Thomas Plaatagenet, Earl of Lancaster, at
their head, marched, with banners flying, fkom Sher-
burne to St Alban's, whence they dispatched the bi-
shops of Salisbury, Hereford, and Chidiester, to the
king with a demand that the Spencers should be ba-
nished! to whldi mission the king, however, giving
an Imperious reply in the negative, the irritated
noblee continued their route to London t when Ed-
ward, at the instance of the queen, acquiesced;
whereupon the barons summoned a parliament, in
which the Spencers were banished from England;
17«
and the sentence was proclaimed In • Westminster
HalL To this decision, Hugh the elder submitted
and retired; but Hugh the younger lurked in divers
places t sometimes on land, and sometimes at sea,
and was fortunate enough to capture, during his
exile, two vessels, near Sandwich, laden with mer-
chandise to 4he value of forty thousand pounds ;
after which, being recalled by the king, an army
was raised, which encountered and defeated the
baronial forces at Boroughbridge, in Yorkshire^
In this action, wherein numbers were slain, the
Earl of Lancaster being taken prisoner, was curried
to his own castle at Pontefract, and there, after
a summary trial, (the dder Spencer being one of
his Judges,) beheaded. The Spencers now became
more powerful than ever, and the elder was Im-
mediately created Eitai. or WiwcRnarnR, the
king loading him with grants of the forfeited estates.
He was, about the same time, constituted warden of
the king's forests on the sooth of Trent. Young
Spbkcbr obtained, like his Ikther, immense grants
from the lands forfeited after the battle of Borough-
bridge; but not satisfied with those, and they were
incredibly numerous, he extorted by force whatso-
ever else he pleased. Amongst other acts of law-
less oppression, it is related that he selaed upon
the person of Elisabeth Comyn, a great heiress, the
wife ot Richard Talbot, in her house at Kenn*ng-
ton. In Surrey, and detained her for twdve months
in prison, until he compdled her to assign to him
the manor of Painswike, in Gloucestershire, and
the castle and manor of Goderlch, in the maxrhes of
Wales: but this ill-obtained and lll-exerdsed power
was not formed for permanent endurance, and a
brief space only was necessary to bring it to a termi-
nation. The queen and the young prince, wllofaad
fied to France, and had been proclaimed traitors
through the Influence of the Spencers, ascertaining
the fedings of the people, ventured to returr ; and
landing at Harwich, with the noblemen and parsons
of eminence who had been exiled after the defeat at
Boroughbridge, raised the uotal standard, and
soon found themsd ves at the head of a considerable
force; when, marching upon Bristol, where the
king and his favourites then were, they were re-
odved In that dty with aodamation, and the elder
Spencer bdng sdsed, (although in his ninetieth
year,) was brought in chains before the prince and
the barons, and reodved Judgment of death, which
was accordingly executed, by hanging the culprit
upon a gallows in the sight ot the king and of his
son, upon St. Dennis's day, in October, 1986. It is
sdd by some writers that he body was hung up
with two strong cords for four days, and then cut
to pieces, and given to the dogs. Young Srawcnn,
with the king, eflbcted his escape; but they were
both, soon afterwards, taken and ddivered to the
queen, when the unfortunate monarch was con-
signed to Berkeley Castle, where he was basdy mur-
dered In 1987. Hugh Spencer the younger, it ap-
pears, was impeadied before parliament, and re-
odved sentence '« to be drawn upon a hurdle, with
trumps and trumpett, throughout all the dty of
Hereford," and there to be hanged and quartered,
whidi sentence was executed, on a gallows fifty feet
high, upon St. Andiew'seve, anno 1386 (90 Edw. II.)
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Thus tcrmiafttad tha citMr of two of the nuMt eile-
bfsted royal faTOiuitas in tha annaU of Engiand.
The younger Hugh was a peer of the realm, aa veil
M Ufl firther, having bean tumnMined toparlianent,
aaa baron, from S9th July, 1314, to 10th October,
UBS ; but the two BAEOKZca of SPSNcea, and the
UAMhoou or WiwcRBBTKitf expired undar the
attalnden of the father and aon. For the family
of the younger Spencer, see Deapencer, Earl of
OlouoCBter.
AnMa.— Quarterly ar. and gu. ; In the aeoond end
third a fret, or. Over all a bend la.
DESPENCER — BARONS DESPEN.
OER, EARL. OF GLOUCESTER.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated IMh June, 1338.
12 Edward III.
Earldom, anno 1337<
Xincagc.
HUGH DESPENCER, Jun., (one of the haplaes
flsTonrites of King Edward I.,) espoused Elenior,
dau^ter and co-heir of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of
and had issue, iZC^-
HvoH, of whom presently.
Edwardf in. Anne, daughto* of Hcbry, Lord
Farrcrs, of Groby, and dying in 1342, left an
only son,
^Epwabd, who snicaaded hisunde, Huoh.
to Richard, Earl of Arundd.
After the execution of Hugh Despencer, in Novem-
ber, 1380, Eleanor, his widow, with her children and
family, waa cooflned in the Tower of London imtil
the ensuing February, when she obtained her
liberty, and married, subsequently, WiUlam la
Zott^, of Mortimer. She died in July, 1337, poa-
of several estates, in which she waa «. by her
HUGH DESPENCER, who had already distin-
guished himself as a soldier in France end Scotland ;
and continuing actively and gallantly engaged in the
same fields, he was summoned to parliament aa a
BABOir, by King Edward IIL, ft-om 15th June, 1338,
to the 1st of January, 134a His lordship m. Elisa-
beth, widow of Giles de Baddlesmere, but died
without issue in 1349, when the barony xxpiesd,
but his lands devolved upon his nephew,
EDWARD DESPENCER, who, in the 30th
Edward III, befaig then a knight, attended Edward
the Black Prince into France, and shared in the
gknry of Poictisrb. For several years afterwards
Sir Edward continued in the French wan, and for
his gallant conduct was summcmed to parliament as
BAaav Ds SPsifcxR, from I&th December, 1307*
to Oth October, 1372, being also honoured with the
Garter. His lordship m. Elixabeth, daughter and
heiress of Bartholomew de Burgherah, Baron Burg-
hersh, and had issue,
TnoMAa, his successor.
Cicely, who d, young.
Elisabeth, m. first, to John Arundel, and se-
condly, to the Lord Zouch.
Anne, m. to Hugh Hastings, and afterwards
to Thomas Morley.
Margaret, m. to Robert Ferrers.
LordDeqicnoer rf. in 137S, and was «^ by his son.
THdMAS DESPENCER, id Bmton De Apeacer,
summoned to parliament 30th November, 1308, and
18th July, 1307* This nobleman, who was known as
Lord Despencer of Glamorgan, was in the expedi-
tion to Ireland, made hi the 18th Richard IL » and
in the 21st of the same reign, having the sentence of
b*nishment reversed, which had been psMsed by par-
liament in Ifith Edward II. against his great grand-
father, Huoh Dnapnircna ths Youwonn, was
created Eaal or Oix>uc>aTnB, anno 1337, by rea-
son of Us descent through Eleanor, wiA of the said
Hugh, from the De Clares, Earls of Gloucester. In
the petition which his kndsliip preaented for the
reversal of Hugh his ancestor's banishment, it was
set forth, that the said Hugh, at the time, possessed
no less than fifty-nine lordships in difteent coun-
ties, twenty-eight thousand sheep, one thousand
oxen and steers, one thousand two hundred kiae,
with their calves ; forty mares, with their colts of
two years t one hundred and sixty draught horses ;
two thousand hogs t three thousand bullocks ; forty
tuns of wines six hundred baoonst four sccwe car-
casses of martinmas beef; six htmdred muttons in
his larder} ten tuns of dder; armour,. phit«, jewels
and ready money, better than ten thousand pounds;
thirty-six sacks of wool, and a.library of books.
His lordship m. Constance, daughter of Edmund
Plantagenet, sumamed De Langley, Duke of York,
fifth son of King Edward III., and had issue,
RjCHARD, who m. Elisabeth, daughter of
Ralph, Earl of Westmorland, and d. issue-
less in 1414.
Isabti, IN. to Richard Beauchampj Lord Aber-
gavenny and Earl of Worcester, by whom
she had an only daughter and heiress,
Elisabeth Bhauchamp, who m. Ed-
war0 Novel, a younger son of Ralph,
Earl of Westmoreland, and brought
into that fiunily the Baronies of Burg-
hersh and Despencer and Abergavenny.
Upon the marriage of the Earl of Gloucester, he
obtained from King Richard II. a grant of divera
manors i but adhering to that unfortunate monarch,
he was degraded from his earldom, and dispossessed
ot most of his lands by the flnt parliament of
Henry IV. : and before the same year elapsed, being
taken prisoner, in aa attempt to fiy the kingdom,
at Bristol, and being condemned by a vote of the
House of Commons to die, he was carried into the
market-place and there beheaded by the rabble, on
the third day after St Hillary, in the year 1400;
when the Earldom or Gloucebtbr and Barony
or Da Sfrncrr fell under the attainder. Ri-
chard, his eldest son, dying in fourteen yean after-
wards, still a minor, wiUiout issue, Isabel, his only
daughter, then became his heir. This lady, as stated
above, married Richard Beauchamp, Baron Aber-
gavenny, and Earl of Worcester, by whom she had
an only daughter and heirees. Lady Elisabeth
Beauchamp. The attainder at Thomas, Lord De.
q>enoer and Eiarl of Gloucester, her gnndfother,
being reversed in the first year of Edward IV., the
said Lady Eliaabeth carried the Barony of Despencer
(the Earldom of Gloucester could not of course be
revived, having lUled for want of a male heir), with
the Baronies of Abergavenny and Buxgbersh, to her
173
D'HV
ITBV
)»Mli«i«, Jlk« Hob. BdwMd K«v11, who «M rata- 1
jDaoned to puUflnMBt* w Lord Ahagvnauf, in
14fi0i «m1 the dignity of Dcipenosr continued in hit
detoendants* tlie Lovdft AbeigaTenny* until the
deoeeie of Henry> fourth heron, in lfi87> when hi*
lordship's only daughter and heiren» Eliaabeth,
then the wife of Sir Thomas Fane, Knt., claimed
the baronleB} hut» after a long investigation* the
House of Lords dedded, that the Barony of Aberg»-
vcnuy belonged to the belz male at law i when the
crowSf hy letters patent, confirmed the Barony of
Jbe Dcspcnoei to ha ladyship and her heirs. From
:that period it was o^oyed by Lady Fanefs imme-
diate descendants, the first seven Eark of West-
mordand ; at the decease of John, the seventh earl,
in 176SI, the Barooy of Despencsr Ml Into abeyance
hetwesn the heirs of his lordship's sisters, and was
terminated the next year in fkvour of his nephew,
Sir Francis Dash wood « at whose decease, s.!). in
}781* it again fell into abeyance; and so continued,
until ffgain terminated in 1788 in fkvour of Sir
■Thomas Stapleton, Baronet, present Lord Le De-
spencer, the descendant of Lady Catherine Paul,
John, ^Mventh Earl of Westmoreland's younger
sister
. Arms^— Same as those of Despencer, Earl of
Winchester.
D'EVEREUX — EARLS OP SALIS-
BURY.
.CEe^tioo of the Empress Maud.
ICiiuagt.
Amongst die prlndpai Normans who accompanied
the Conqueror in his expedition against England,
and participated in the triumph and wpoU of Has-
tings, was
WALTER DE EVEREUX, of Rosmar, in Nor-
mandy^ who obtained, with other considerable
grants, the lordships of Salisbury and Ambresbury,
which, having devised his Norman posaewions and
earldom to Walter, bis eldest son, he bequeathed to
his younger son,
EDWARD DE EVEREUX, who was thence-
forward designated " of Salisbury." This Edward
was aubsequenUy sherifT of Wiltshire, and, at
|he time of the general survey, possessed lordships
in the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Surrey, Hants,
Middlesex, Hereford, Buckingham, and Wilts^
When Sheriff of the latter county, we are told
that he received in rent, as belonging to his office,
an hundred and thirty hogs— thirty-two bacons-
two bushels and sixteen gallons of wheat the same
of barley— several, bushels of oats— thirty-two gal-
lons, of honey, or sixteen shillings— four himdred
and forty eight hens— a thoussnd and sixty eggs-
en hundred cheeses— fifty-two lambs— two hundred
fleeces of wool ; having likewise one htmdred and
sixty-two acres of arable land, and, amongst the
leves-land, to the value of forty pounds per annum.
This Edward was standard-bearer at the battle of
BrenneviU, in Normandy, fought SOth Henry 1.,
King Henry being present, and distinguished him-
self by his singular skill and valour. HeleflatMs
decease, a daughter,
MMide, wife of Humphrey de Bohun, and a son
«od heir,
174
WALTER DE EVEREUX, who «. SibUl* ^
Chaworth. This feudal lord founded the monas*
tery of Brndenstoke, wherein. In his old ^e, be
became a canon. He was «. by his son,
PATRIC DE EVEREUX, who, being stew-
ard of the household to the Empress Maud, wac
advanced by that princess to the dignity of Eak^,
or SALiaBuav, and was one of the subscrib-
ing witnesses, ss such, to the agreement made
between King Stephen and Henry, Duke of Nor-
mandy, in the 18th year ot that monarch's reign.
In the 10th Henry II. his lordship. was a witness
to the recognition of the ancient laws and liberties
of England ; and in two years afterwards, upon the
aid then assessed for marrying the king's daughter,
he certified his knights' fbes at seventy-eight and
two-fifths. The earl being the king's lieutenant in
Aquitaine, and captain-general of his forces there,
was slain, in 1167» by Guy de Lesinnian, upon his
return from a pil^mage to St James of Com-
postdOa, and was s. by his son,
WILLIAM DE EVEREUX, second Earl of Sa-
lisbury, who, at the coronation of King Richard I.,
bore the golden sceptre with the dove on the head of
it ; but the next year, when the king became a pri-
soner in Almaine,«his lordship was one of those
who adhered to John, Earl of Morton. In the 6th
Richard I., the earl was with the king in the expe-
dition then made into Normandy, and, upon his
return to England, was one of his great council,
BBSSiiibled at Nottingham. At the second corona,
tion of Richard, in the same year, the Earl of Sa-
lisbury was one of the fbur earls who supported
the canopy of state. His lordship m. AUanore de
Vitrei, daughter of Tirrd de Mainers, and left,
at his decease, an only daughter and heiress, '
EI.A, *' of whom (writes Dugdale) it is thus
reported : that, being so great an inhixetrix,
one William Talbot, an Englishman, and an
eminent soldier, took upon him the habit of
a pilgrim, and went into Normandy, where,
wandering up and down for the space of two
months, at length he found her out Likewise,
that he then changed his habit, and having
entered the court where she resided in the
gsrb of a harper, (being practised in mirth
and Jesting,) he became well accepted. More-
over, that, growing acquainted with her,
after some time he conducted her into Eng-
land, and presented her to King Richard,
who, receiving her very teurteously, gave
her in marriage to William, sumamed
langMpM, (from the long sword which he
usually wore,) his brother, that is, a natural
son of King Henry U. by Fair Rosamondt
and that thereupon King Richard rendered
unto liim the earldom of Rosmar, as her
inheritance." Be this story true or fslse, it
is certain, however, that the great heiress of
the D'Evereux, E3a, espoused the above-
named
WILLIAM LONOESPEE, who thereupon be-
came, in her right, Eabl or Salisburt. In the
^Hig*niiing of King John's reign this nobleman was
sheriff of Wiltshire, he was afterwards wardftn of
the marches of Wales, and ihm abtKiffat tfm^ovayi
D'ET
ITBT
1
t'^*.
Ate«t tMs
period <14th Jofaa.) the bnonlal enitnt mwwni
cing, WiOSot Vaagetpm at onee cqpoiued tiM nj9l
cnue, and ttatetained it 00 atoutly, that he was
indnded, by tfak taidwnst aaMmgit the evil councli-
lon of the cxowwl The next year he was afpdh
ooBttitated ahertfr of WUu» and he held the oflke
firom that time dwrtag the jfeaudnder of his lilia.
He had also a giant of the hononr of Eye, In Siif>
iolkk and was the same year awitoentD the agree*
man mode betweai King Jolm and the herons, as
guarantee fior the former. He was likewlae a wit-
noM to the diarter wheteby John resigned his
to the pope. Affcar this we And him a
leader In tiie royal army, until the very
I of John's reign, when he swerved In his loyalty,
and joined fbr a short period the ranks of Lewis of
France. Upon the aooesrion, however, of Henry III.,
he did homage to that monarch, partioolarly Ibrthe
oonntyof SomcrMt, whidi the king Aen gave him ;
and joinfaig with William Manhall, (governor of the
king end kingdom,) raised die sieye of Lincoln!
when he was constituted sheriff of Lincolnshire,
end governor of Lincoln Cartle, being invested at
the same time with shcrifldty of the county of
Somermt, and governorship of 4he castle of Shir<
burner HU lordship soon afterwards acoompenled
the Earl of Chester to the Holy Land, and was at
the battle of Dajs mta, in whidi the aesceut tri-
umphed. He served subsequently In the Oascou
whence returning to England, Dugdale re*
"there arose so great a- tempest at sea, that,
despairing of life, he threw his money and ridi
over board. But when all hopes were
I, they discerned a mighty taper of wax, hum-
ing hrif^ at the prow of the ship, and a beautiftil
woman standing by it, who preserved it firom wind
and rain, so that it gave a clear and bright lustre.
Upon sight of which heavenly vision both himself
and the mariners oonduded of their fiiture security :
but every one there being ignorant what this vision
might portend except the earli he however attri-
bated it to the benignity of the blessed virgin, by
reesott, that upon die day when he was honoured
with die girdle of knighthood, he brought a taper
to her ahar, to be lighted every day at mass, when
the ranonical hours used to be sung, and to die
Intant, that for this terrestrial light, he might ei^oy
dot which is etemaL' A rumour, however, reached
Cnghind of the earl's having been lost, and Hubert
de Burgh, widi the concurrence of die king, pro-
vided a suitor for his supposed widow, but the lady,
in die interim, having received letters tmtk her
husband, r«d«cted the suit with indignation. The
earl socm after came to the king et Marlborough,
and being received with great joy, he preferred a
strong complaint against Hubert de Bur|^, adding,
that unless the king would do him right therein, he
ahould vindicate himself otherwise, to the disturb-
nnco of the puUic peace. Hubert, however, ap-
peased his wrath with rich presents, and invited
Mm. to his table, where It Is asserted that he wes
-poisoned', fbr he retired to his castle of Salisbury fn
extreme ilfaaess, and died almost immediately after,
anrfb tsae. His lordship left iisue^ ibur sani and
Are dapghtera, vis.
>/.
/./
WiLtiiAV, Ue
Richard, a canon of SalMrary.
Stei^wn, chief juatioeor Irahmd, ak Eamdinfk' = t
Countess of Ulster, daughter andjidr of
. Walter de Ridelsltard, Ba^p^^ef^ay, and
X Mt a»«Mj daughtarjpd^ldreaak .«vp-««"
jlCrte^ s Sla, whie muMwtifLmef, who waacieated
VU^^^ Serl of Ulster by lUngJohAt i f
r?/ Kicholas, Bishop Of Salisbury. A In l«7«
ieabel, IN. to William de Teed, Loid Vewy. *
Ela* m. flnt, to Thomas, Earl of Warwlcki
and eeeondly, to Philip Bseset^ of
Idonea, ei. to William de
ofBedftnd.
Loea, a nun at Laeock.
Ete. jun., IN. to William de Odii«aelii»
His lovddilp's eldest ma,
WILLIAM DE LONOESPES. ««
called," says Sir William Dugdale. " by Mattitew
Pails, and most of our odier historians, Kabl ov
SAuanuaT. but erroneously i for^teeords wherehl
mention to medeof him, do net give Idm that tMai
but call him barely WUUsoB Longespee^ Nayi there
is an old chronide who salth expressly, that, to
anno liSS; (17th Henry IIL,) he was girt widi the
sword of knighthood, but not mad* Earl of Salit*
bury.** This WUHhu made a pilgrimage to the
Holy Lend in 1940 — and agafai te 1M7» having
assumed thecrom forasscond pilgrimage, proceeded
to Rome, and thus prfefaCTed a suit to dm soveorelgi
pontlft '*-6ir, you seettet I em signed with the
crossv and am on my journey with the king of
Fnoioa. to llfht in this pUgria^ge. My name is
great, and of note, via., William Loiranapsa i
but my estate Is eiender: for the king of Englsnd.
my kinsman, and liege-lord, hadi bereft me of the
title of earl, and of that estatot but this he did
judiciously, and not in diipleaiure» and by the im-
pulse of his will t therefore I do tet blame him for
it. Howbeit, I am neceadtetad to haive recourse to
your holiness for ikvour, desiring your assistance tai
this dlstrees. We see here (quoth he,) that Earl
Riduttd (of Cornwall,) who, though he Is not
signed with the tsoes, yet, through the especial
grace of your hoUnees, he baCh got very much
money ftom dmee who aie signed, end theretere t,
who am signed^ and in want, ^do intreat the like
Ikvour." The pope taking into oonsideratioa die
elegance of Ms mantier, the eiBeacy of hto Tnasowing,
and the eomeiineas of his person, conceded in part
irilat he deeired: whereupon be retidted above a
thouaand mariufrdm those who had been so signed.
In about two years after this, anno 1M9, having re-
odved the Ueasiog of Ms noble modier, Ela, theb
Abbess of Laeock, he commenced his journey at the
head nf a company of twobundred EdgHA borM,
and being recdved with great respect by the king of
France, joined that monarch!s army. In Palestine
he became subsequently pre-eminendy distin-
guiAied, and fen. In 19B0, In a great conflict wHh
the Saracens, near Damieta, havtaig pravloudy
killed above one hundred of the enemy with Ms
own hand. It was reported that, die night befbre
the battle, his mother Ela, the abbess, saw in 'a
yMaA the heavens open, andlier eon armed at'ull
hi' J-t:, y-^ t^r^iZ^^-^ ^■^* ..' ,
V tL<
6.0
DEV
DEV
partf, (wboM thidd ahe wdl knew,) noelved with
joy by the angeli. Remembering the occurrenoe,
when newt of his deeth reeched her in six months
efter, she held up her hands, and with a cheerful
eountcoanoe said, " I, thy handmaid, give thanks
to thee, O Lord, that out of my sinful flesh thou
hast caused such a champion against thine enemies
to be bom." It was also said, that in 1268. when
messengers were sent to the Soldan of Babylon,
for redemption of those who had been taken pri-
soners, he thus addressed thern^*' I marrel at you,
christians, who reverence the bones of the dead,
why you inquire not for those of the renowned and
right noMe William Longespee, because there be
many things reported of them, (wliether fabulous
or not I cannot say,) via., that, in the dark of the
night, there have besn appearances et his tomb, and
thAt to some, who called upon his God, many things
were bestowed ftom Heaven. For which cause, and
in regard of his great worth and nobility of birth,
we have caused his body to be here intombed."
Whereupon the messenger desiring it, the remains
were ddivered to them by the Soldan, and thence
conveyed to Acres, where they were buried in the
church of St. Cross. This eminent and heroic per-
sonage m. Idonea, daughter and heir of Richard de
CamviUe, and had issue,
WILLIAM DE LONGESPEE, his son and heir,
who m. Maud, daughter of Walter CUflbrd, and died
in the 4l8t Henry IIL, in the flower of his age,
leaving an only daughter and heiress,
MAnoARBT, commonly called Countess of
Salisbury, who in. Henry de Lacy, Earl of
Lincoln, and had issue, an only daughter
and heiress.
AucB, m. to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster,
who being outlawed. Ring Edward II.
seised upon the lands which she had
made over to her husband; some of
whidi, vis.— Tenbrigge, Winterboum,
and Ambresbury, with other manors.
King Edward III. gave to WlUiam de
Montacute, to hold in as tail and ample
a manner, as ever the same had been
holden by Margaret, Countess of Salis-
bury, or her prcdecewori.
Thus terminated the very eminent families of
D'Evereux, and De Longespee, Eaals or Sai.is-
■URY.
Anmk^D'Evereux. — Three Pallets varry, on a
chief, or. a lion passant, sa.
De Longespee. — A*, six lions, (or lioods,)
rampant, or. third, second, flrst.
DEVEREUX— BARONS DEVEREUX.
By Writ of Summons, dated i8th September, 1364,
8 Richard II.
ICineagc.
Of this funily, which derived its surname from
the town of Eureux, in Normandy, and which came
into England with the Conqueror, there were several
generationSf prior to that which attained the peer-
In the 7th King Henry IIL,
STEPHEN DEVBRBUX, being in the king's
army agaliist the Welsh, had iciitage of all bis
tenants in the counties of Gloucester and Hereford,
who held of him by military service. To this
Stephen succeeded his son,
WILLIAM DEVEREUX, who in the ttnd of
Henry III., had summons to attend the king at
Chester, with hone and arms to restrain the Incur-
sions of the Welch, and in two years afterwards,
being then one of the barons marchers, received
command, with the others, to repair to the marches
without delay, for a similar purpose. He suhie*
quently attended the king at the battles of Lewes,
but there he forsook the royal standard, and aAat<
wards lUl fighting <m the side of the Baions at
Evesham, in the 40th Henry III., whereupon Maud,
his widow, sister of Walter Giflhid, Bishop of Bath
and Wells, applied to the king, for •< certain Jewels
and harness," which had been deposited in the
church of Hereford, by the deonased baron, and
obtained a precept to the treasurer of the cathedral,
for their deliverance to her. But his lands being
seised, continued with the crown, until the filst
Henry III., when his son and heir,
WILLIAM DEVEREUX, making his oompodtion
at three years valuer according to the decree called
" Dictum de Kenilworth," had livery of those
•estates. In the 88nd Edward I., we find this Wil*
liam Devereux employed in the great expedition
made by the king himself into Gascony. To this
lisudal lord succeeded,
SIR JOHN DEVEREUX, Knt., who in the
4Snd Edward III., attended Edward, the Black
Prince, into Gascony, and the next year was sene-
schal and governor of Lymoein. Upon the aooes-
sion of King Richard II., Sir John served in the
fleet at sea, and was constituted governor of Ledes
Castle, in Knt, In the 3rd of Richard^ he was
made captain of Calais, and in the eighth of the
same monarch, being then a banneret, was sum-
moned to parliament as a Barom. The following
year, his lordship was Installed a Knight of the
Garter, and in the second year afterwards consti-
tuted constable of Dover Castle, and warden of the
cinque porU, but the latter appointment was
through the influence of the great lords then pre-v
dominant. Upon the attainder of Sir Simon Burley,
Knt., the Castle and Manor of Leonhales, in the
county of Herefbrd, devolving to the crown. Lord
Devereux obtained a spedal giant thereof • and being
possessed of the lordship of Penshurst, he had a
license in the 16th of Richerd, to make a castle of
his mansion house there. His lordship m, Margaret,
daughter of Sir John Barre, Knt., and had Issue,
JoHir, his successor.
Joane, ta. to Walter Fits-Walter, Lord Fits-
Walter, a ' L \ i^£^
He d. in 1364, and was «. by bis son, ni^ int W.' h*^
SIR JOHN DEVEREUX, Knt., second Baion
Devereux, who m. PhiUppa, one of the daughters
of Guy de Brien, then deoeesed, and granddaughter
and co-heiress of Sir Guy de Brien, but d. in 1307,
stIU in minority, and without issue. When his lord-
ship's barony and estates devolved upon his saster
Joane, Lady Fita-Walter, and thenceforward be*
came united with the Berony of Fits- Walter.
Arms.— Ar. a fessegu. in chief three Torteauxca,
DIG
DIG
4
DIOBY— BARONS DIOBY OF SHER.
BORNE, IN THE COUNTY
OF DORSET. EARIiS OF
BRISTOL.
Barony, \ by Letten f Sdth November, Iftia
EarMom, J Patent, \ Ifith September, IflBS.
XIncasf.
The funame of this ancient flnnily le said to have
origineUy been Tiltok, assumed ftom their red-
dsnee at TUtOD, io the ooonty of Leicester* where
they possessed a fidr estate In the reign of Henry II.,
in whose time lived Sxa JoRif Tiltow, w1k> gave
certain parcels of land in BiUersden and Kirby-
Bdkrs, in that county, to the Lepers of St. Laartis,
of Jerusalem, which the king conflrmed to the in-
firm brethren of Burtoa-Laaers. In 1906, 40th
Henry IIL. tlie ftmily removed from Tilton, to
Digby, in the county of Linoofai, and aasumed a
new designation ftom that p]aea» which tlieyconti-
naed ever afterwards to retain. Of this line, was
JOHN DIGBY, who, in the reign of Edward L,
was a commissioner for the gaol-d^very at War-
wick, and served that prince, in his wars. He lies
buried at Tilton, under a tomb, adorned with his
eOgies at ftiU length, and cross-legged, holding a
shield of his arms of the Fleur-de-lis» with the sun
and moon thereon, and this Une,
•« Jdian de Digby, gist icy, ptaiei pour hiy.**
To this John, succeeided
ROBERT DE DIOGEBY, to whom, temp.
Rldiard IL, William Francels conveyed certain
lands in BIHesdon, in Leteestershire i and by
CatheHne* dauf^ter and co-heir of Simon Paka-
man, be was Ikther of
EVERARD DIOBY, who m. Agnes, daughter of
John Clarke, and widow of Richard Seddale, and
had, with three other sons, all of whom Ml at
Towton-ileld, in 1461, fighting under the Lancaa^
trian banner, his succewor.
EDWARD DIGBY, Esq., of Tiltoo, in the
county of Leicester, and of Digby, in the county
of Rutland, M.P., for the latter shire, temp. Henry
Vlth, who lost his life in the same cause and battle
as his brothers, leavhig by his wife, Jaqueu,
daui^ter and co-heir of Sir John Ellys, of Devon-
shire, one daughter, Baringold, M. to Robert Hunt,
Esq., of Lydnen, and seven sons, via.
1. EvaKABO (Sir)» progenitor of the Digbys,
of Drystoke, in the county of Rutland, ^md
of Sandon, in the county of Stallbrd. Sir
Everard, was Sheriff of Rutland, in 1440,
I486, and 14flO) and its representative in
parliament, from the 80th to the 98th year
of Henry VI., inchisivek He d. in 1M8, and
was «. by his son.
Sir Eybbabd, whose grandson.
Sin EvsBABD DisBT, ono of the
moet accomplished persons of the
period in which he lived, being un-
ftfftnnataly Involved in the gtm^
powder plot, was convicted on the
97th, and wrecurert on the dOth
Janoaiy* 160fi.
s ^^(//^
1
,f<" *»
4/
U4^ ^ Wi (/ /(
t. Shnon, of Coles Hill, in the eonaty of
Warwick, of whom presently.
3L John (Sir), of Eye-Keltleby, IB the county
of Leicester, received the honour of knight*
hood from King Henry VIL, for his services
at Bosworth Field. In 1513, Sir John Digby»
attended King Henry VI IL to Csflals, and
fought valiantly at l^tafmimiM, but d, in
Sftth of the same king, leaving issue, by his
wife, Catherine, daughter of Sir Nicholas
GrifBn, of Braybrook, in tba county of
Northampton.
4. LilMBua, of Lullteham, whose grand-daugh-
ter, Anne, (his only son, Thomas Digby*8
heirssBi) m, John Burton, Esq., of StodLcrs-
ton. In the county of Leicester.
& Rowland, of Welby, In the county of Lei-
cester, which estate he acquired, temp.
Henry VIL, with fate wife, Agnes, daughter
and heiress of John bidden, Esq., and whidi
continued with Us descendants until tiia
reign of James I.
6. Thomas (Sir), of Oulney, in the county of
BudLs, received the honour of knighthood
from King Henry VII., after the battle of
Bosworth Field. Sir Thomw*s daughter,
Catherine, m, first, Simon Whedsr, Esq.,
of Kenilworth, and secondly, John Fisher,
Esq., of Packington Magna.
7* Berjamin, of Bathley, in the county of Nor-
folk.
SIR SIMON DIGBY. the second son, havfaig
taken a distinguished pert with hte brothers at
Bosworth Fldd, was rewarded by the sucoessftil
monarch, in the first year of his reign, (l48Si> by a
giant for lifo of all the lands which had belonged to
George, Duke of Clarence, in the county of Rut-
land, being at the same time appointed steward and
receiver of divers other manon in that shire, and in
the county of York. In the next year having
achieved a victory for the king, at Stoke, over the
impostor Lambert Simnd, be obtained a grant
from the crown of Ravysbury, in the county of
Surrey, and in 1480, by letten patent, dated 89rd
December, in that year, the lordship of Coles
Hill, in the county of Warwick, forfoited by Sir
Simon Montfoct, the previous year. In 1496, Sir
Simon Digby, was commissioned to exercise martial
law in the countiea of Devon and Cornwall, against
several maletectors; and he filled the office of sherilT
for Leicester and Warwickahires, in 1000, and 1517.
He m. Alida, daughter of John Walleys, Esq., of
East Raddon, in the county of Devcm, and had
RaoiwALD, his successor.
Thomas, whose descendant,
Thomas Digby, Esq., of Mansfield Wood-
house, M.P., left a son* John, who died
«. p,, and two daughters, (co-heirs to their
brother,) via.
Frances, m. in 1796, to Sir Thomas
Legard, Bart.
PhihMlelphia, m. in 1780, to Sir George
Cayley, Bart.
Catherine, m. to Anthony Worth, Esq., of
Worth.
9 A 177
DIG
DIN
AgMt, m. to William Tracy, Biq., of Todington.
Alice, m. to Robert CUfton. Esq.
Sir Simon Digby, d, 27th February, 151)9, and waa
«. by bis eider son,
REGINALD DIGBY, Esq., of Coles Hill, sheriff
of Leicestershire, for the 26th and 36th years of
Henry VIIL, m. Anne, daughter and oo-heir of
John Danven, Esq., of Calthorpe, in tha county of
Oxford, and dying 2Ath April, 1540, was «. by his
soils
JOHN DIGBY, Baq., of Coks HiU. who m,
Anne, ddest daughter of Sir George Throgmorton,
and dying tfth November, 1558, was «. by his
SIR GEORGE DIGBY, who reoelTed the honour
of knighthood for bla lerrloes at the siege of Zut-
phen, in Flanders, from Robert, Earl of Leicester,
In the sath of Elisabeth. TUs gentleman 'm, Abigail,
daughter of Sir Arthur Hennlngham, Knt., of
Ketterin^um, in the county of Norf<dk, and had
issue,
RosnKT (Sir), whose son, Robert Digby, was
elevated to the peerage of Irdand, in 1620,
as BAROif DioBY, which barony now
merges in the Eakldom op Dioby, eqjoyed
by bla lordship's descendants.
Philip.
JoHir, of whom presently.
Sir George Digby, d, 4th February, 1586, and waa «.
by his dder son. Sir Robert Digby, but we pass to
the younger son,
SIR JOHN DIGBY, Knt, who having ailed
some high situations in the court ot James I., and
being twice accredited ambasaador to the court of
Spain, waa devatad to the peerage, on the 26th
November, 1618, as Babok Diobt, qf Sherborne, in
the etnmtif ef HoreeL His lordship was subse-
quently employed upon diflbrent cmbaaales, but
particularly to the court of Spain, in 1622, touching
a marriage between Prince Charles, and the Lady
Maria, when he waa created Eabx. op Bbibtol. In
1624, his lordship had a dlArenoe with the Duke
of Buckingham, and they mutually impeached each
other. From that period he lived in retirement,
until the breaking out of the dvil war, in which he
first aided with the parliament, but afterwards
went over to the king, and eventually withdrew
into Franca. The earl m. Beatrix, daughter of
Charles Walcot, Esq., of Walcol, in the county of
Salop, and had issue,
Obobob, his successor,
John, who was a general of hone, in Lord
Hopton's army, and afterwards a secular
prteet, at Pontolae, in France, d. after the
restoration.
Abigail, m. George Freke, Esq., of Shroton, in
the county of Doiaet, and died «. jx.
Mary, m. to Arthur, Earl of Donegal, had no
surviving issue.
His lordship d. in 1652, and waa «. by his elder
son,
GEORGE DIGBY, second Earl of Bristol, ILG.
This nobleman suflteed considerably during the civil
wars, havhighad bis estates confiscated, and himself
banished. He lived, however, to be restored with
the monarchy, to his country and fortune i but
178
having become a Roman catludlc while abroad, he
was thereby incapacitated from holding any place
in the government. His lordship Is noticed by •
Walpole, as an author, and a person of singularity,
whose life was one contradiction. '< He wrote
against popery, and embraced it. He was a se*-
lous opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for it;
was conscientiously converted in the midst of his
prosecution of Lord Straflbrd, and was most un-
conscientlously a prosecutor of Lord Clarendon.
With great parts, he always hurt himself and his
friends. With romantic bravery, he was always
an unsucceasAil commander. He spoke for the
Test Act, though a Roman Catholic ; and addicted
himsdf to astrology, on the birth-day of true
philoeophy.'* His lordship m. Anne, daughter
of Francb, fourth Earl of Bedford, by whom he
had issue,
John, his successor.
Francis, slain in the sea-fight with the Dutdi,
20th May, 1672, and ({.without Issue.
Diana, m. to the Baron Moll, in Flanders.
Anne, m, to Robert, Earl of Sunderland, from
whom descend the Dukes of MarllxMrottgh,
and the Earls of Spencer.
His lordship d, in 1676, and was «. by his only sur-
vivlngson,
JOHN DIGBY, third Earl of Briatol, who m. first,
Alice, dau^ter and heiress of Robert Bourne, Esq.,
of Blackball, in the county of Essex t and secondly,
Rachad, daughter of Sir Hugh Windham, Knt,
but having no issue, the Babony op Dioby, and
the Earldom op Bbibtol, became, at his lord-
ship's decease, in 16B8, bxtiwct, while his large
estates devolved upon his only surviving sister,
Anne, Countess of Sunderland, whose son, George,
third Earl of Sunderland, married, for his second
wife, Anne, second daughter of John, first, and
celebrated Ditkb op Mablbobouor.
ABiia.— Ax. a Fleur de lis ar. with a mullet for
dlflbrence.
DINAN— BARON DINAN.
By Writ of Summons, dated 23d January 1296,
23d Edward L
ICincagi.
The surname of DiWAif ^>pears to have been first
adopted by Fouke, one of the knights of Roger de
Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, upon whom that
nobleman conterred the castle which he had erected
at 2NiMiN,(iiow called Ludlow), and he was thence
designated Sir Fouke de Dlnan.
6EFFERY DINAN had summons, with other
persons of not^ in 41 Henry III., to repair to the
king at Bristol, well fitted with horse and aims, in
order to march against the Wddi. He died In two
years afterwards, seised of the manor of Hertland,
in the county of Devon, which he held by service of
two knights' foes, and was «. by Us son,
OLIVER DINAN, who, upon doing homage in
48 Henry III., had Uvery of his lands. This OUver,
having married Isabd, widow of John de Courtenay,
without licanse, had to pay a fine of £100. to the
crown In ooniequeBce. In 14 Edward I. be procured
BIN
DOD
the rofd dianer for IVm wwnn in all hif deriMOM
lands ia the oountiet of Devoo, SomeneC and Corn-
wall; and mm mmmoned to parHamctit aa » Barow,
fram S3d June, 119ft» to ttth December/ IflW, and
dying in tlie fMlowing jrear, was «. by lila eon*
JOSCE DINAN, Moond Baron DInan, but never
sanunooed to parliament ; be died loon after hie
Ctther (S9 Edward !.)» iMvlng two ions* Tie.
John. Me ittccenor.
Oliver, who d. in SO Edwted III. and left a
son,
OliTer, who left, by his first wUis, a son,
Oliver, who died «. p. i and by his second,
Mainaret, daughter of Richard de Hydon,
three dai^hters, vis.
Maigeret, m, to William de Asthorpft
Ekne, 1
Issbel,)»«»*
Thedderson,
JOHN DINAN, succeeded his Ikther, and was
succeeded himself by his son,
JOHN DINAN, (Dynant, or Dynham, as the
name was diflfarcntly written,) of Hertland, fourth
tmran, but never summoned to parliament. He m.
Joane, daughter ot Sir Thomas Courtenay and Mu-
riell, his wif^ daughter and co-heir of John, Lord
liodls I which Joane was heiress ot her brother. Sir
Hu^C<rartenay,Knt. To this nobleman succeeded
his son,
JOHN DYNHAM, fifth baron, but not sum-
moned to parliament He m. a daughter of Lord
Lovell, and was 9. by hb son,
SIR JOHN DYNHAM, sixth baron, who served
in the wars of King Henry VI., and died in the aeth
of that monarch, leaving by his wife, Joane, daugh-
ter and heiress of Richard de Arches, the following
issuer
JoHir, his successor.
Elizabeth, m. first, Fouke, Lord Fltx-Warren,
and secondly, to Sir John Sapcoate, Knt.
Joane, m. to John, Lord Zouche, of Uarring-
worth.
Margaret, in. to Sir John Carewe, Knt.
Catherine, m. to Sir Thomas Arundel, Knt
Sir John Dynham was «. by his son,
SIR JOHN DYNHAM, Knt, who being in high
favour with King Edward IV., was summoned to
parliament as a Baiiom,* by that monarch, on the
28th February 1406, and continuing one of the most
sealous and gallant supporters ot the Houie of
York, his k>rdship obtained, in two years after-
wards, the custody of the Forest of Dartmore, with
extensive territorial grants, amongst which were
several manors, part of the posseHions of Humphrey
Staflbrd, Earl of Devon, then in the crown, by
reason of the death of that earl, without issue, and
the forfeiture of Thomas Courtenay, Earl of Devon.
In 15 Edward IV. Lord Dynham was sworn of the
privy council, and had a grant of an annuity of one
e No writ of summons having issued for several
generations, (fkom the reign of Edward I.,) Sir John
Dynham, although unquestionably a Bahon by de-
scant, is presumed to have been only raised to the
dignity by this writ: and this lias been dMmed erro-
neously a new creation.
hvndred marks for his attendaaee on thataervice, to
be received out of the petty customs in the Port of
London; in which ofllce of Privy Counsellor he
was continued by King Henry VIL, and constituted
by that monarch Treasurer of the Exchequer. Hie
lordship was also a Knight of the Garter. He m.
Elisabeth, daughter and heiress of Walter, Lord
Fits Walter, and widow of Sir John RatcliA; but
dying without issue, about the year IMO, his ba-
rony, supposing it a new creation, bzpibbd ; but
tkat created by the writ of Edward I. fell into
ABXYANca between his heirs at law, and so con-
tinues amongst their representatives. Those heirs
were,
Elisabeth, Us lordship's sister, widow of Sir
Fulke Fits Warine.
Joane, his lordship's sister, widow of John, Lord
Zouche, of Haryngworth.
Sir Edmund Carewe, his lords&ip's nephew, son
of his sister Margaret, Lady Carewcb
Sir John Arundel, K.B., of Lanbeme, in the
county of Cornwall, his lordship's nephew,
son of his sister Catherine, Lady Arund^
This Sir John Arundel m. first, Eleanor,
daughter of Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dor-
set, from which union the noble fiunily of
AauNDBL or Warooue derives.
Arms.— Gu. a fease Dancettte Eimineb
DODDINOTON — BARON MEL-
COMBE, OF MELCOMBE
REGIS, IN THE COUNTY
OF DORSET.
By Letters Patent, dated in April, ITU.
ICiiuagc.
GEORGE BUBB, Esq., assumed by Act of PRr-
liament, in pursuance of the testamentary i^Jun^
tion of his maternal uncle, George Doddington,
Esq., of Eastbury, in the county of Donet, the sur-
name of DoooiHOTOiir I and under that deslgnRtion
was a very eminent personage in the rdgns of
George L and George II. i during which period, he
was member of perliament for Bridgewater, Wey-
mouth and Mdcombe Regis, and held many political
posts of importanco, being at one time Envoy Ex-
traordinary at the Court of Spain i but his own
curious and wdl-known Diary, published after his
decease, best shews the high place he held in publie
life. He was elevated to the peerage in April, 1781,
by the title of Lord Mblcombb, of Melcombe
Regis, l« the county of DorMt; but dying in the
following year, unmarried, die dignity became bx-
TiircT. This nobleman is so generally known, that
it would be a work of supererogation to enter more
into detail ngarding him upon the present occasion.
His mansion at Eastbury, when finished by his lord-
ship, was estecmod a most superb and costly struc
ture; it passed, at his decease, to the present Duke
of Buckingham, and was puUed down and sold
pieco.meal; but the bulk of his fortune he left to
Thomas Wyndam, Esq., of Wyndham.
ARMe.^Ar. a chevron between three buglo horns,
sa.
m
DOR
DOU
DORMBR-EARL8 OF CARNARVON.
By L«tt«rf Patent, dated ittd Augiut, lfl9&
ROBERT DORMER, (Km of the Hon. MTilUam
Dormer, and AUce, daughter of Sir Richard MoU-
neaux, of Sefton,) tuoceeded ai Mcond Baroit Dor-
MBR, 9f WengBt on the deoeaie of his grandfather,
Robert, flrtt lord. In 1916, and wa* advanced on 9nd
Attgutt, 1688, to the Ylmxwnty t^fAaaot, and Eari^
DOM OP Carkarvon. His lordship, who took up
arms in the royal cause during the civil wan, was
eminently distinguished as a military leader in those
unhappy times. In the year 1643 he had the com-
mand of a r^ment of horse, and went with Prince
Rupert, the Marquess of Hertford, Prince Maurice,
and Cokmel Howard, into Dorsetshire, and charged
as a volunteer in Sir John Byron's regiment, at the
battle of Roundway-down, in the county of Wilts;
after which he joined the king before Gloucester,
being then a general of horse, but was slain at New-
bury on the SNHh September following. Of this
gallant person Lord Clarendon gives the following
account; — *' Before the war, though his education
was adorned by travd, and an exact observation of
the manners of more nations than our common
travellers use to visit, (for he had, after the view of
Spain, France, and most parts of Italy, spent some
time in Turkey, and those eastern countries,) he
sflfiiifd to be wholly delighted with those looser
exercises of pleasure, hunting, hawking, and the
like, in which the nobility of that time too much
delighted to exceL After the troubles however
b^gan, having the command of the first or second
regiment of horse, that was raised for the king's
service, he wholly gave himsdf up to the oflBce and
duty of a soldier, no man more diligently obeying,
or more dexterously commanding; for he was not
only of a very keen courage in the exposing of his
person, but an exodlent discemer and pursuer of
advantage upon his enemy. He had a mind and
understanding very present in the article of danger,
which is a rare benefit in that profession. Those
Infirmities, and that lioenoe which he had formerly
Indulged to himsdf, he put off with severity, when
others thought them excusable under the notion of
a soldier. He was a great lover of Justice, and
pvactised it then most ddiberately, when he had
power to do wrong; and so strict in the observation
of his word and promise as a commander, that he
could not be persuaded to stay in the west, when he
fiound it not in his powwr to perform the agreement
which he had made with Dorchester and Weymouth.
If he had lived he would have proved a great orna-
ment to that profession, and an excdlent soldier;
and by his death the king found a sensible weakness
ia his army." His lordship m. Anna-Sophia, daugh-
ter of Philip Herbert, Earl of Pemteoke and Mont-
gomery, and was #. by his only son,
CHARLES DORMER, third Baron Dormer, and
•eoond Bail of Carnarvon. This nobleman m.
Bliaabeth, daughter of Arthur, Lord Capel, by
whom he had surviving issue,
Bliiabeth, m. to Philip Stanhope, Eari of Ghes-
terflekL
Isabella, m. to Charles Coote, fieri of Mount-
rath.
Anna-Sophia, d. of the small-pox, unmarried,
in the twenty second year of her age, anno
IflW.
His lordship m. secondly, Mary, daughter of Mon-
tagu Bertie. Earl of Lindsay, but had no issue. He
d. on the S9th November, 17W» when the Earldom
OP Carnarvon became bxtinct, while the Ba-
rony OP DoRMSR devolved upon his kinsman.
Rowland Dormer, Esq., of Grove Park, in the
county of Warwick, great grandson of Robert, first
lord, through his second son, the Hon. Anthony
Dormer; and is still extant.
Arms.— As. ten billeu, fourth, third, second, and
first, or. in a chief of the second, a demi Hon issuant,
sa. armed and langued, gu.
DOUGLAS— DUKES OF DOVER.
By Letters Patent, dated S0th May, 1706.
Xincagc.
JAMES DOUGLAS, who succeeded his tether in
1696, as second Ddxb op Qurrnbbury, in the
Scottish peerage, having taken a prominent part in
the revolution, was appointed in 16BS one of the
lords of the treasury in Scotland, and the following
year had a patent to sit and vote in the parliament
of that kingdom as xx>rd hioh TRSAauRRR.* After
his accession to the Dukedom of Queensbury, his
grace was made by King William lord privy seal of
Scotland, and one of the extraordinary lords of
Session; and in 1700 appointed lord high commis-
sioner to represent the king in the parliament of
Scotland, where he held two sessions under two
distinct patents. Upon his return to court his grace
was dected a Knight of the most nOble order of the
Garter t and at Queen Anne's accession to the crown,
he was made secretary of State for Scotland. In
1708 he, for the fourth time, filled the office of knrd
high commissioner, and again in 1706, being the last
session of the parliament of Scotland, in which,
with the utmost eflbrts, his grace carried the mea-
sure of Union between the two kingdoms. For all
these eminent services the duke was rewarded with
a pension of £3,000 a year out of the post-ofllce, and
the first peerage of Great Britain, under the titles of
Boron Rippon, Marqueu i^f BeotHetf, and Dukb op
DovBR, with remainder to his second son, Charles,
Earl of Solway. His grace m. Mary, second daugh-
ter of Charles, Lord Cliflbrd, and grand-daughter
of Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington and Cork, and
had, with other issue,
James, an imbedle.
Charlbb, ^. Mth November, 1006, created 17th
June, 1706, Yiaoount Tlbbers, and Earl of
Solway.
George, ft. SOth Feteuary, 1701.
• The ofllcen of state in Scotland, prior to the
union, had seats In parliament ex-offlcio» and when
an office was placed in conunissioB the crown had
the privUage to appoint any one person to repnsent
the said office in parliament.
DOU
DUD
Jtiatt, m. flfh April, 17*0, to the Barl of D«l-
keitb.
Anne, m. Sfth Jainuny, ITS, to the Hon. Wm.
Findi.
The duke d. In 1711, and «m «. by his eldest mirTly-
ingMD,
CHARLES DOUGLAS, Berl of Sdway, >■ Moond
Duke of Dorer. Hie grace m. 10th Moch, 1710,
Lady Catherine Hyde, leoond daughter of Henry,
Earl of Clarflndon and Rocherter, and had two
DUDLEY — VISCOUNTS L*I8LE,
EARLS OF WARWICK,
DUKE OF NORTHUM.
BERLAND.
HsiTBT, Earl of Dnunlanrig, m. 1764, Lady
Eliiabeth Hope, and was kiUed a flew monthi
after by the accidental diacharge of hla own
piatoL
Charlea, d. In 17M.
The duke d. at the age of eighty, on the S9nd Oc-
tober, 1778, and leaving no imie, the Duksoom op
DoTsn, and his other Britiih honours, became bk-
TivcT. The Scottish dignities devolred upon the
heir at law, and are now eiOoyed in part by the
Dttkeof Bucdeugh, and in pwt by the Marquess of
Queenslrary.
ABiiair>i^nartsrly, first and fourth, ar. a heart,
gu. crowned with an Impoial crown, or. on e chief,
ae. three mullets of the field, for Douglas ; second
and third, a bend between six uosi nosilets, fltche,
or, (for the Earldom of Marr,) the whole within a
bordure, or, charged with a double treasure fleury
and counter fieury of the second,being an augmen-
tationt as was ako the heart in the first quarter,
used in memory of the pilgrimage made by Sir James
Douglas, anoastor of his grace, to the Holy Land, hi
the year 1330, with the heart of King Robert Bruce,
which was there interred according to that monarch's
own desire Thedoubletressure was added by King
Charles IL, when he honoured the family with the
Marqnisate of Queansbury, the bordure previously
DOUGLAS— BARON DOUGLAS, OF
AMBRESBURY.
By Letters Patent, dated 91st August, 1786.
WILLIAM DOUGLAS, third Earl of March,
who succeeded in 1778> as fourth Duke of Queens-
berry, in Scotland, was created a peer of Great BrI-
tain, on the 81st August, 1786, as Baaon Douolas,
qf Ambirt/lmnff <« M« «otmiy nf WUU» but dying
unmarried in 1810, the barony became nxTiircT.
Amira.— Four grand quarterln^i, via. first and
fourth, quarterly: first and fourth, ar. a human
heart gules, imperially crowned ppr. on a chief as.
three mullets of the firid, for DovouLs; second and
thtad, aiL a bend betw.: six cross-crossleu, fltch^,
or. for MAan, all within a bordure of the last,
charged with the double treisure of Scotland, which
tressure was added by King Charles IL, when he
honoured the funily with the Marquisate of
Queensberry i second and third grand quarters, gu.
a Hon rampant, ar. within a bordure of the last,
charged with eight roses of the fint, for Maror.
Viscounty,
Earldom,
Dukedom
1 19th March, 1A48.
17th Febu. 1547.
Letters
**•••*' j lith Oct, lui.
Uintagc.
SIR JOHN SUTTON, K.O., fourth Baron
Dudley, of that family, m. Elisabeth, daughter and
co-heir of Sir John Berkeley, KnL, of Bevestoo, and
widow of Sir Edward Charlton, Lord Fowls, and
had with other issue, John, his lecond son, who
assuming the name of Dudley, became
JOHN DUDLEY; thU genUeman m. Elisabeth,
one of the daughters and co-heirs of John Bramshot,
Esq., of Bramshot, and wss father of
EDMUND DUDLEY, so well known, with his
ocdleague, Richard Empson, tm the rapacious minis-
ter of King Henry VII. Dudley was brought up
to the bar, having studied at Gray's Inn, and before
he entered the lervice of the king, he had attained
considerable eminence in his profesaion. Upon the
accoaslon of Henry, he was sworn of the privy coun-
cil, and he subsequently filled the speaker's chair
of the House of Commons; whilst in the latter
office, they were about making him a seijeent-at-
law, when he petitioned the king, for what reason
does not appear, that he might be discharged ftom
assuming that dignity. This occurred in the IMh
of Henry VII., and in three yean afterwards, he
obtained the stewardship of the rape of Hastings,
in the county of Suflblk. '* Whether, (writes Dug-
dale,) Dudley, with Richard Empson, another
lawyer, son to a sieve-maker, discerning King
Henry to be of a fhigal disposition, did first pro-
ject the taking advantage against such as had trans-
gressed the penal laws, by exacting from them the
forfeitures according to those statutes ; or whether
the king perceiving so fUr a gap open, to rake vast
sums of money from his sutdccts, finding 'those
persons to be fit instruments for his purpose, did
put them upon such courses for filling his coflbre,
'tis hard to say. But certain It Is, that theae were
they, whom he constituted his JtmUeea fiteatea,
(Dudley being an eminent man, and one that could
put hatefol busineis into good language, as Lord
Verulam saith.)" The extortions of those men
exciting univosal clamour, Henry VIII. com-
menced his reign, by the popular acts of submitting
their oppreisive conduct to judicial investigation
before a criminal court; Dudley was tried at
Guildhall, In thedty of London, and Empson at
Northampton, and both being found guilty, were
beheaded together, on Tower Hill, on the fiSth
August, in the And year of Henry VIII. Dudley,
in the day of his power, having obtained the ward-
ship of Eliaabeth Grey, daughter of Edward, first
Viscount Lisle, by Eliaabeth TaIbot,^thOgIiter of
John Talbot, Vlaoount L'Isle, and sister and co-
heir of Thomas Talbot, second and last Viscount
L'Isle, of the Shrewsbury fomily, married the lald
Elisabeth Grey, and left issue by her,
JoHW, of whom preMBtly.
181
DUD
DUD
Andxew, (Sir) lATolTsd in the ooniplncy to
elevate Lady Jane Grey to the throne, and
received aentenoe of death, in the 1st year
of Mary.
Jeromei
Elizabeth, m. to Winiam. dxth Lord Stoiirton.
Of these, John, the eldest son, had scarcely attained
his eighth year at the period of his father's execu-
tion, and being in ward to Edward Guifibrd, Esq.,
of the body of the king, that gentleman petitioned
that the attainder of Edmund Dudley might be
repealed, and obtained a special act of parliament,
(3rd Henry VIIL,) which restored the said
JOHN DUDLEY, in name, Mood and degree,
so that he might inherit all his deceased father's
lands. From this period twelve years elapsed before
John Dudley appeared in public, and the first we
afterwards hear of him is his receiving the ho-
nour of knighthood from Charles Brandmi, Duke,
of Suffolk, general of the army sent into France
against the Duke of Bourbon. In the 19th ot
Henry VIIL, Sir John Dudley was in the train of
Cardinal Wolsey upon an embassy into France;
and in eight years afterwards, «' being the king's
servant," he was made master of the armory In
the Tower of London for life, with the wages of
twelve-pence per day for himself, and three-pence
per day for his groom in the office. In the 31st of
the same reign he was appointed master of the
horse to Anne of Cleves ; and the next year, in the
Justi held at Westminster, Sir John was ooie of the
principal challengers, his horse being accoutred
with white vdvet. In about two years after this he
was elevated to the peerage, in the ancient dignity
enjoyed by his mother's family, that of ViacM>vNT
L'l8i«s, and made, the same year, lord admiral of
England for life. In this capacity his lordship dis-
played great gallantry, and did good service against
France and Scotland. ' «* To say truth," remarks
Sir John Howard, " he was the minion of that
time ; so as few things he attempted, but he achiev-
ed with honour, which made him the more proud
and afhbitious. Generally he always increased both
in estimation with the king and authority amongst
the nobility ; but doubtAil, whether by fatal des-
tiny to the state, or whether by hi* virtues or ap-
pearance of virtues." His lordship was one of the
executors to the will of his royal masto*; and upon
the accession of Edward VL, he was created Easl
OP Warwick, with a grant of Warwick Castle;
At this period he was made lieutenant-general of
the army, and acquired an accession of military
fame under the Earl of Hertford, in Picardy
and Scotland, as well as by his successful defence of
Boulogne, of which he was governor. In the 3d of
Edward VI. he tras again made admiral of Eng-
land, Ireland, and Wales, and the next year consti-
tuted lord steward of the hous^old. Henoefcnr-
ward his lordship's ambition appears to have known
no bounds, and to have hurried him Into acts of
great baseness and atrocity. Through his intrigues
the quarrd arose between the Protector Somerset
and his brother. Lord Thomas Seymour, which
terminated in the public execution of the latter;
and he is at this period accused of acquiring con-
siderable wealth by plunder of the chiirch. In the
188
0th of the tame reign he was advanced to the dignity
of DuKJB or North UMBSRLAND, a peerage whldt,
by the death of the last earl of Northumberland
without issue, and the attainder and execution of
his . brother. Sir Thomas Percy, with the Percy
estate, became vested in the crown. His grace had
previously been constituted earl-maishal of Eng-
land. Having now attained the highest honour in
the peerage, and power the moat unlimited, the
duke proceeded, with scarcdy the semblance of re*
straint, in his ambitious projects; and the Proteo*
tat Somerset, one (rf his earliest and steadiest pa-
trons, soon f(dl a victim to their advancement.
That distlnguiahed personage was arraigned, through
the intrigue of Northumberland, before his peers,
and though acquitted of high treason, was ton-
demned for friiony, and sentenced to be hanged.'
The eventual fate of this unhappy nobleman is
well known, and, considering his own conduct to
his brother, not deplored. He was executed by de*
capitaticm on Tower HIU. From the death of So-
merset, the Duke of Northumberland became so
unremitting in his attentions upon the king, and
had so much influence over him, that he prevailed
upon his mejesty to sign and seal a patent conferring
the succession upon Lady Jane Grey, the wife of his
son. Lord Guilford Dudley. His subseqiient ef-
forts, after the decease of Edward VI., to estab-
lish this patent by force of arms, proving abortive,
he was arrested, upon a diai^ of high treason, at'
Cambridge, and being condemned thereof, he was
beheaded, on Tower Hill, upon the 8Sd of August,
1563, when all his honours became forfeited under
the attainder. His grace m. Jane, daughter of Sir
Edward GuUfwd, Knt., and had issue,
Henry, died at the siege of Bologneb
John, Earl of Warwick, d. in the lii!»-tijne of
his father, s. p.
Ambrose, created Earl op Warwick. (See
Dudley, Earl of Warwick.)
Guilford, who m. Lady Janji Grjiy, eldest
daughter of Henry, Duke of Suflblk, by
Mary, Queen Dowager of France, and sister
of King Henry VIIL Lady Jane Grey was
therefore grand-niece to King Henry VIIL
Lord Guilford Dudley was attainted and be-
headed with his father.
Robert, K.O., created beron of Denbigh and
Earl of Leicester. (See those dignities.)
Henry, shun at St. Quintin.
Charles, d, young. ^a r \.
. Mary, m. Sir Henry Sidney, K.G»^ UMHh^U.
CatEoine, nuiaeaiy Haaongs, Earl of Hun-
tingdon.
Arm8«— Or. a Uon rampant, ax. double quevee.
vert.
NoTx.— John Sutton, the seventh Lord Dudley of
that fiunily, disposed of Dudley Castle to the Duke
of Northumberland, and having alienated other pro-
perty, was ever afterwards known as Lord Qwm-
dam,
DUDLEY— DUCHESS OF DUDLEY.
By Letters Patent, dated 83rd May, 1644.
ICincagc.
ROBERT DUDLEY, Earl of Leicester, the noto-
DUD
DUD
rknu DiVoaTlt* of Queen Elinbeth, married far hie
McoDd wife, DcHiglM Howard, dau^iter of William,
Lord EHIngham, and widow of John, Lord Shef-
fldd, tiy whom he had an only ton,
ROBSKT.
The earl apfitrttending a diminution of hit influ-
ence with hia royal mistteas, made an attempt to
get rid of tUa wite, aa he did of hia first, the un-
happy Amy Roboot, hy poiaon, but Ineflhctually.
He repudiated her, iiowever, and denied hia mar-
riage---but he bequeathed, at hli deoeaie, the greater
part of hia property to their iiaue, calling hin«
nevertheleM, hia baae son,
SIR ROBERT DUDLEY, who having In vahi
endeavoured to establiah his legitimaqri retired In
umbrage to Italy : whence, through the influence of
hia enemies, being summoned to return,' and dia-
obeying the mandate his lands wcra seized under
the statute of fugiUves. Sir Robert m. Alice Leigh,
daughter of Sir Thomas Leigh, Bart., and his wife,
Catharine, daughter of Sir John Spencer, of Worm-
Idghton, in the county of Warwick, and aunt of
Thomas, first Lord Leigh, of Stoneldgh, by whom
he had issue,
^**» 1. died unmarried.
Douglas, j
Catherine, m. to Sir Richard Lereson, K.B.
Fiancest m. to Sir Gilbert KniTeton, of Brad-
ley, im the county of Derby.
Anne, m. to Sir Richard Holboume, solicitor-
general to King Charles I.
Sir Robert Dudley took up his abode in the terri-
tories of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, with which
prince he became a favourite, owing to his extraor-
dinary accomplishments, being not only well skilled
in all kinds of mathematical learning, in navigation,
and ardiitecture, but being a great chymist and skil-
ful phyridant and his fame reaching the imperial
eourts* the emperor, Ferdinand II., by letters pa-
tent, dated 0th March, 16SK), oonfiBrred upon him
the dignity of Ddks, when he assumed the title
of Duke of Northumberbmd. Sir Robert, like hia
fethcr, deserted Ids lady, and took with him to the
Continent Hiis Southwell, daughter of Sir Robert
SouthweU, of Wood Riaing, in the county of Nor-
ftdk, and there married her, tmder the pretence that
hia nuurriage with AUce Lei^ waa, by the canon
law, illegal, in as much as he had carnal knowledge
of her during the life-time of his first wife. Miss
Cavendish, sister of Thomas Cavendish, the navi-
girtor. By Miss SouthweU, Sir Robert Dudley had
sevexal children, of which Charles, the ddest son,
bore, alter hia decease, the title of Duke of Nor-
thumberland. Notwithstanding the conduct of Sir
Robert, his lady, who remained in England,
ALICE DUDLEY, waa elevated to the peerage
for life, by King Charles I., by letters patent, dated
23rd May, 1644, as DocHsaa of DuDi.aT, and her
surviving dan^ten were allowed the precedency of
a dnke^s children.
The following is a copy of the grant, via.—
" CBAu.Ba, by the grace of God, ftc.
'* Whenaa, in the reign of King James, a suit
was eommenced in the Star Chamber Court against
Sir Robert Dudley, for pretending himself lawful
heir to the hooonn and lands of the earldoms of
Warwick and Leicester, as son and heir of Robert,
Earl of Ldoester, by Douglas, wife to the said earl,
and all proeeeiUngs stayed in the eodealastlcal
oourtsMn which the said suit depended for proof of
his Intimation; yet, nevertheless, did the said
court vouchsafe liberty to the said Sir Robert to
esuftlne witnesses In the Star Chamber Court, to
make good his legitimacy. Whereupon, by Aill
testimony of the Lady Douglas henelf , and other
witnesses, it was made appear. But a special order
being made, that the daftositions should be sealed
up, and no copies taken, did cause the said Sir
Robert to leave the kingdom ; whereof hia adver-
saries taking advantage, occasioned his bmda to be
seised on, to the klngj our fether's use. And not
hmg after. Prince Henry made overture to the said
Sir Robert, to obtain his title by purchase of.
Kenilworth Castle, &c., valued at £fiO,O00L, but
bought by the prince In consideration of jCl4,/M)0.,
and piomiae of his prino^ fevour to restore Sir
Robert in honours and fortunes ; but before pay-
ment thereof was made (if any at all,) to the said
Sir Robert's hands, the prince was dead. And it
appearing that Alice, Lady Dudley, wife; of Sir
Robert, had an estate of inheritance in the same,
descendible unto her posterity, in the 19th. of
James L, an act waa passed to enable her to aUen
'her estate flrom her children as a feme sole ; which
she accordingly did, in conaideratian of ^£4,000.,
and further payments yearly to be made out of the
exchequer, &c. ; which having not been accordingly
paid for many years, are to the damage of the said
Lady Alice and her children, to a very great ^alue.
And the said Sir Robert settling himsdf in Tua-
cany, within the territories of the great duke, (from
whom he had extraordinary esteem,) had troin the
emperor, Ferdinand II., the title of a duke given
him, to be used by himself and his heirs throughout
the sacred empire.
*' And whereas, our fether not knowing the truth
of the lawful Mrth of the said Sir Robert, (as we
piously believe,) granted away the titles of the said
earldom to others, which we now hold not fit to
call in question. And yet having a very deep sense
of the injuries done to Sir Robert Dudley, and the
Lady Alice, and their children, Ac., and holding
ourselves in honour and conscience obliged to make
reparation ; and ako taking into consideration the
said great estate which the Lady Alice had in Kenil-
worth, and sold at our desire to us at a very great
undervalue and yet not performed or satisfied to
many thouaand pounds damage. And we also, cast-
ing our princely eye upon the felthful services done
by Sir Richard Leveson, who married the Lady
Catherine, ime of the dsughten of the said duke,
and also the great services which Robert Hol-
boume, Esq., hath done us by hia learned pen,
and otherwise, who married Anne, another of the
daughters; we have conceived ourselvea bound in
honour and conscience to give the said Lady Alice
and her diUdren such honours and precedencies as
is, or are due to them in marriage or blood. And
therefore we do not only give and grant unto the
said Lady AUce Dudley the title of Duchess of
Dudley for life, in England, and other our realms,
itc, with such precedendea as she might have had, > ,
183:
DUD
DUN
i f the had lived in the dominioas of tiM Mcred em-
pire, &C. ; but we do alio further grant unto the
•aid Liady Catherine and Lady Anne, her daughtera,
the plaooi, titles, and precedencies, of the said
duke's daughters, as ftotn the time of tlieir firther's
creation during their respective lives, Aec Con-
ceiving oursdves obliged to do much more for
than, if it were in our power, in these unhappy
times of distraction, Ac* witness ourself, at Oxford,
S3rd May, In the SOth year of our reign."
This honour was also oonflrmed to her grace by
King Charles II.
The Duchess of Dudley died on theSSnd January,
1669-70^ and was buried at Stoorieigfa, in the county
of Warwick, under a noble monument elected by
herself, when her peerage, being for life only, sz-
» rinnn.
DUDLEY-^EARL OF WARWICK.
By Letters Patent, dated 96lh September IMl.
Xiiuagc.
Throu^ the especial favour of the Quefln, in the
ad and 4th of Philip and Mary.
LORD AMBROSE DUDLEY, then eldest sur-
viving son of the attainted John Dudley, Duke of
Northumberland, was restored in blood i and in the
flnt year of Elinbeth, he obtained a grant of the
manor of Ribworth Beauchamp, in the county of
Leicester, to be held by the service of pantler to the
kings and queens of England at their coronations,
which manor and office his Ikther and other of his
ancestors. Earls of Warwick, formerly enjoyed.
In the next year he was made master of the ord>
nance for life, and two years afterwards, 85th De<
cembcr 1561, advanced to the peerage as Baboit
L'lsLn, preparatory to his being created next day
Earl of Warwick, when he obtained a grant of
Warwick Castle, and divers other kndships in the
same county, which had come to the crown upon
the attainder of his fether. His lordship was after-
wards dected a Knight of the Oarter. In the 19th
Elisabeth, upon the insurrection in the North of the
Earls of Northumberland and Westmordand, the
Earl of Sussex being first dispatched against the
rebds with seven hundred men, the Earl of War-
wick, with the Lord Admiral Clinton, followed with
thirteen thousand more, the earl being nominated
lieutenant-general of the army. The next year his
lordship was constituted Chief Butler of Enghmd,
and soon afterwards sworn of her nuO^ty's privy
council ; in which latter year, 15th Eliabeth, he was
one of the peers who sate in Westminster Hall upon
the trial and Judgment of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk,
as he did, in fourteen years after at Fotheringay,
upon the trial of Mary of Scotland.
His lordship m. first, Anne, daughter and oo-heir
of William Whorwood, Esq., Attomey-Oencral to
King Henry VIILi secondly, Elisabeth, daughter
and heir of Gilbert Talboys, and sister and heir
of George, Lord Talboys; and thirdly, Anne^
daughter of Frands, Earl of Bedford; but died
without issue in 1589, when all his noirouRa became
BXTiNCT, and the lordships and lands, which he
had obtained by grant, (part ci the inheritance of the
old Earls of Warwick,) reverted to the crown. Of
1M
these the ancient pmk of WedgOMck was granted
in 1001 by Queen Eliabeth to Sir Fulke Greville,
to whom, in four years afterwards. King James
likewise granted the Castle of Warwick, with the
gardens and dependencies. This Sir Fulke Greville
was deweiMlwl through his grandmother, Elisabeth,
one of the dau^teis and co-heirs of Lord Beau-
champ, of Powyk, ftom the old Beaiichamps, Eark
of Warwick; and ftom him have sprung the exist-
ing Earls of Brooke and Warw^k.
AKMB^-Or. a lion rampant as. double queree.
vert.
DUFF—BARON FIFE.
By Letters Patent, dated 19th February 1790.
Xincasc.
JAMES DUFF, second Earl of Fife, in the
peerage of Ireland, was created a peer of Great Bri-
tain, in the dignity of Babon Fipc, on the 19th
February 1790. His lordship m., in 1708, Lady Do-
rothea Sinclair, sole heir of Alexander, ninth Earl
of Caithness; but dying without male issue in 1809,
the British Bakony op Fipb became nxTiHcr,
while his lordship's Irish honours devolved upon his
brother, the Hon. Alexander Ditff, as third Earl of
Fife.
Anm.— <}uarterly ; first and fourth, or. a lion
rampant gu. for Mac DulT, second and third, vert,
afessee, danoett6e, erm. between a harfs head, ca-
bossed, in diief, and two escallops in base or. for
Duff.
DUNCOMBE — LORD FEVERSHAM,
BARON OF DOWTON,
IN THE COUNTY OF
WILTS.
By Letters Patent, dated SSd June, 1747-
Xdicagc.
The Duncombes, originally of Barley-End, in
the county of Buckingham, spread in diflvent
branches Into other counties during the reigns of
King Henry VIII. and his son Edward VI.
WILLIAM DUNCOMBE, of Ivingho, (at the
time of the visitation in 1834,) married Mary,
daughter of John Theed, gentleman, and had four
sons, of whom the second,
ANTHONY DUNCOMBE, Esq., of Drayton, in
the county of Bucks, m. daughter of Panlye^
Lord of the Manor of Whitdiurdi, and had issue,
Charles (Sir), a banker in London, who served
theofflceof sheriff for that city, anno 170O,
and filled, in nine years afterwards, thedvic
chair. Sir Charles died unmarried, possessed
of immense wealth, acquired by himself,
whidi he devised to his nephews, Anthony
Dunoombe, the son of his brother, and
Thomas Brown, the son of his sister.
Anthony, of whom presently.
Mary, m. to Thomas Brown, Esq, of the dty
of London; by whom she had an only son,
Thomas, whose grandson, Charles Bun-
combe, Esq. of Dunoombe Park, in the
county of Yotk,
DUN
DUN
F«r«nlum in IflM, and it Um praMot
Lord Fsvenham*
ANTHONY DUNCOMBE, E«i. (the Mcond
•on) JH. J«ae, ddett daughter and co-haireM of the
Hon. Frederick Corawallis, leeond ton of Fredarick,
flnt Lord CorawalUs, and had an only ton,
ANTHONY DUNCOMBE, Eaq. who inherited,
aa atated above, a moiety of hit uncle Sir Charlet
Duncombe'a large fortune, and wat elevated to the
peerage by lettert patent, dated S3d June, 1747, aa
Lomo FsvanaHAM, Bartm of DMCfifon, in the
county of Wllta. Hit lordihip m. fint, the Hon.
Margery Vemey, daughter of George, Lord Wil>
kmghby de Broke; by whom he had three aont,
Charlet and Anthony, who both died young, and
George, who attained hit nineteenth year, but died
in 1741} he had Ukewiae a daughter, that died in
inCmcy. Lord Fevertham in. aeooodly, Francee,
daughter of ~ Bathurtt, Eiq. ; thit lady died in
childbed, 21tt November, 1757* and he m. thirdly,
Anne, daughter of Sir Thomat Halet, by whom he
had a daughter,
Anne, who m. Jacob, leoond Earl of Radnor,
by whom the wat mother of the preient
Earl of Radnor and hit brothert.
Hit lordthip d. in 1763* and leaving no male ittne,
the Babony of Fbvbrsram, or Downton, be-
came BZTiivcT. Hit widow m., SSd July, 1709, Wil-
liam, first Earl of Radnor.
AnMa.— Per chevron ingrailed, gu. and ar. three
talbott headt erated, counterchanged.
Note. — Sir Saunden Duncombe, (probably a mem-
ber of thit family,) a gentleman pentioner to King
Jamaa L and hit ton King Charlet, wat the taitro-
dueerof tedofw or dote chain into thit country in
1634, when he obtained a patent, vetting in himtelf
and hit heirt the lole right of carrying peraont " up
and down in them** for a certain turn. It it tome-
what ttngular that the tomtf yaar introduced hack-
ney coechet into London : they were flrtt brought
into ute by Captain Bayley.
DUNNING— BARON ASHBURTON,
OF ASHBURTON, IN
THE COUNTY OF
DEVON.
By Lettcn Patent, dated 8th April, 17BS.
Xincage.
JOHN DUNNING, lecond tonof John Dunning,
of Gnathem, in the county of Devon, m. Agnet,
daughter of Henry Judtham, of Old Port, in the
fame thlre, and left at hit deceate an only turviving
ton,
. JOHN DUNNING, 6. at Afhburton, 18th Octo-
tober, 1731, who having applied himtelf to the study
of the law, waa called to the bar, and toon attained
the flrtt rank in hit learned profeition. In 1767 Mr.
Dunning wat appointed lolicitor-general, an office
which he retigued in 1770> He wat elected to par-
liament by the borough of Calne, in 1768, and con-
tinued a member of the lower house until elevated
to the peerage upon the accettion of Lord Shelbume,
hit great patron to power* by patent, dated 8th
April, ITtt* at Bandir AaHsunToir, of AaMmrtOB*
in the coiyity of Devon. On the 19th of the tame
month hit lordthip wat appointed CHAircxLLoa op
TBB Ducav OP LABCAaTBB. He wat alto recor-
der of Brittol, and a member of the privy counclL
He m. in 1780, Eliaabeth, daughter of John Baring,
Esq., of Larkbear, In the county of Devon, and
titter of Sir Frandt Baring, Bart., by whom he had
two tout, John, who d. at about teventeen montht
old in April, 1783, and Ricbabd-Babbb, hit tuc-
cenor. Of thit eminent lawyer. Sir Egerton Brydgea
taya, *« He wat aman whote talentt were to peculiar,
and had tuch a dngular kind of brilliance, that they
are not yet fngotten at the bar. They were more
remarkable for acuteneM and for wit, than ftw de^
ganoe and chattenett. The combination of hia
wordt were to tingular, and the tooet of hit dit-
oordant voice to served in him to rivet the atten-
tion, that, aa they aiwaya conveyed powers of
thinking eminently tharp and forcible, he waa oini<
ttantly Utteued to with eagemeas and admiration.
Hit temper wat generout, hit tplriu lively, and hit
pattiont violent. The popular aider which he took
inpolitictlncreatedhitfamei and he died generally
lamented, Jutt at he had attained the fond object of
hit ambition, aged flfty-twa"
HU kirdthip d. 18th Augutt, 1783, and waa t. by
fait ton,
RICHARD-BARRE DUNNING, teoond baion,
b. 16th September. 1788. Hit lordthip m. 17th Sep-
tember, 180ft, Anne, daughter of the Ute William
Cunningham, Esq., of Lainthaw, but had no ittue^
He d. in 1893, when the Babony op AaRBURTon
became xxtimct.
Arkb.— Bendy tinitter of eight, or. and vert, a
lion rampart, aa.
DUNSTANVILL-EARL OF CORN.
WALL.
By Creation, anno 1140,
A Stephen.
Xincagc.
REGINALD DE DUNSTANVILL, one of the
illegitimate toot of King Henry I., by the daughter
of Robert Corbet, wat made Babi. op Cornwall,
by King Stephen, anno 1140. Notwithttandlng
which, he tubtequently etpouted the cause of the
Empress Maud, and waa in rebellion, until the fall
of Stephen't power at the battle of Lincoln. From
which period we find nothing remarluble of him
until the 10th Henry II., when he appears to have
been an untucceitAil mediator between that mo-
narch and the haughty prelate* Thomat k Becker.
His lordthip wat afterwardt in arms on the tide of
the king, against Robert, Earl of Leicester, (who
had reared the standard of revolt in favourof Prince
Henry, the king's son,) and joined Richard de Luci,
Juitice of England, in the siege of Leicester; the
town tA whidi they carried, but not the cattle. H is
lordthip m. Beatrice, daughter of William Fits-
Richard, a potent man of Cornwall, and d. In 1175,
when leaving no legitimate male issue, the Earldom
OP CoamfPALL reverted to the crown, and wat re*
tained by King Henry IL for the ute of John, hit
SB 18ft
DUR
£CH
younger 'son. exceptliig • nnall proportioa which
derolTvd upon the deoeewd lord's deughtcn, yia.
Hawyie, m. to Richard de Redven.
Maud, m. to Robert, Earl of Mellent.
Umtla, m. to Walter de DunatanvUL
Sarah, fn. to the Vtooount of Limoges.
ARXia.— Gu. two lions passant guardant, or. a
batune sinister, aiL
No«0.— Besides his Intimate daughters above-
mentioned, theearlleftby Beatrice de Vaus, Uidy of
Torre and Karswell, two baeUrd sons, Hswry and
William, whereof the ^der,
HENRY, sumamed FiTE-CotnrT, became a par-
eon of great celebrity. In the 4th King John he had
an assignation of £M current money of Anjou, for
his support in the king's serrioe in Roah; and
about that time gave twelve hundred marks for the
hmds of Wtttlam de Traci ; which lands Hugh de
Courtenay and Henry de Tracy afterwards enjoyed.
In the 17th John he had a grant frooi the king of
the whole county of Cobhwali,, with the de-
mesnes, and all other appurtenances, to Ckrm, until
the reelm should be in peace, and the king clearly
satisfied, whether he ought to hold it in right of
inheritance, or as a part of the demesne of the
crown : and being then made constable of the Cab-
TLK OT LANcasTON, rendered up thegovcnmientof
the Castle of Pobcbstrx, which he had previously
held. Inthe4thof King Henry III. it appears that
he stood indebted to the king in £007 and one mark,
which sum was due by him to King John, and that
the same year ^sobeylng the king's commands, and
departing the court without permiisifln, the king
discharged all his subjecU, and in particular those
fd Cornwall, firom having anything to do with him.
He made his peace, however, soon after, through
the mediation of the Bishops of Norwich, Winches-
ter, and Exeter, and the friendship of Hubert de
Burgh, then justice of England, upon surrendering
to the crown the castle of Launoeston, and the
county of Cornwall, with all the homage and services
thereto belonging as fully as King John enjoyed
them at the beginning of the war with the barons :
saving the right which he, Henry Fits-Count, pre-
Cerred to the county, and in which the king pro-
mised to do him Justice when he attained maturity.
The claimant died, however, beftne the arrival of
that period, and the matter was consequently never
determined. By some it has been thought that this
HsNBY FiTz-CouTTT sucoecded his fother in the
Earldom of Cornwall, because he obtained a grant
of tile county from the crown. " But considering,"
says Dugdale, ** that the title of earl was never
attributed to him, I cannot conceive any thing more
passed by that grant, than the barony or revenue of
the county."
DURAS— BARON DURAS, OF HOI*-
DENBY, IN THE COUNTY
OF NORTHAMPTON,
EARL OF FEVERSHAM.
Barony, \ by Letters P^ f 19th January, 1673L
Earldom, J tent, dated 1 8th April, I070>
Xincagt.
LEWIS DE DURAS« MarqucM of Blmquefort,
18S
and brother of the Duke de Duraa, In France, was
naturalised by act of parliament, 17th King Charles-
II., being at that period captain of the guard to the
Duke of York, whom he afterwards attended in the
criebrated sea-llght with the Dutch, in June, 1685*
and behaved so gallantty therein, that be was de*
vated to the peerage by letters patent, dated 19th
January, 1678, (in consideration of this and other
services,) In the dignity of Baron Dums, of Hol-
denby. His lordship m. Mary, elder daughter and
00-heiress of Sir George Sondes, of Lees Court, in
the county of Kent, K.B., which Sir George was
elevated to the peerage (see Sondes), as BaroM
Throwley, Viseount Sondu, and Earl or Frtsr-
BHAM, with remainder, in deCsult ot male issue, to
his son-in-law. Lord Duras, by letters patent, dated
8th April, 1876, and dying in the following year.
Lord Duras inherited accordingly, and became Eari
of Fevershaou Hb lordship had a command at the
battle of Sedgemoor, and was oomman4ter of the
army of King James, (by whom he was made a
knight of the Garter,) when the Prince of Orange
came to WhitehalL He survived the revolution,
and died without issue in 1709, when all his honours
became sxtinct.
Arms.— Gu. a lion rampant, ar. (a label of tiiree
points).
ECHINOHAM — BARON ECHING-
HAM.
By Writ ot Summons, dated 19th December, 1311,
5 Edward IL
ICincagc.
SIMON DE ECHINGHAM, of Echhigham. ih
the county of Sussex, served the office of ■heriif for
that shire and the county of Surrey in the 18th,
19th, and 90Ui of Henry III. To this Simon suc-
ceeded his son and beirr
WILLIAM DE ECHINGHAM. who held seven
knights' fees of the honour of Hastings; and in the
31st of Henry III., having m. Margaret, ddest
daughter and co-heir of William de Montacute, had
livery of the moiety of the manor of Gysseberg, in
the county of Somerset. After this William, the
next person of note of the family,
ROBERT DE ECHINGHAM, was engaged
in the Scottish wars of Edward I. ; and after Mm
came
WILLIAM DE ECHINGHAM, who was sum-
moned to parliament, as a baron, ftam 19th De*
cember, 1311, to 14th March, ISSi. His successor,
ROBERT DE ECHINGHAM, was summoned*
to parliament in the 1st of Edward III. He died
the next year, possessed of the manor of Eching-
ham, in Sussex, and its members; but nothing
authentic is fcuther known of the fsmily.
Aam.— Ai., a flrett ar.
• Nicolas says this was a military summons, and
not a summons to parliament.
JEOC
ENa
JEOSBTON — BARONS OF EL-
LESMERE, VISCOUNTS
BRACKLEY, EARLS OF
BRIDGEWATER, DUKES
OF BRIDGEWATER.
Vbcounty,
Dukedom,
by Letten
f ]7th July. 1«»L
7th Nov., 1616b
97th If fty, I6I7.
18th June, 178a
Xincast.
The DvKSDOK or Bridocwatbr and Mar^i-
mt€ 9f BrwMtif were ooafened 18th June, 17flO»
SCROOP EOBRTON, Iburth Earl of Bridge-
water, and thoae honours bxpiaso with Frandi
EgertoB, the third duke, In 1809. The earldom and
minor titka then devolved upon the next male
hair,
JO*1N WILLIAM EOBRTON, Bw|., aa tercnth
earl, who tranamltted them, at his deoeaae in 1888,
to hit brother,
The Reverend
FRANCIS HENRY EOBRTON, aa elfhth
earL At the deceMe of thia nobleman, in 1889, the
honours of the house of Bridgew&ter became sus-
pended t but as we understand that they are likely
•nitf to be au^ftnded, we have hcaltated to consider
them xxTiNCT, and the particulars of the family
■any yet, therefore, he found in BwM» Die-
Homanf <t^M« P99rag9 and Baronetage.
EOERTON — BARON GREY DE
WILTON.
By Letters Patent, dated Iftth May, 1784.
Xincase.
This, and the noble house of BniDonwATsn,
originated with a common ancestor; but the branch
of Gray de Wilton waa the senior.
ROBERT FITZHUOH. Baboic of MALPAa,
in Cheshire, left aa only daughter and lieireis,
', who espoused
WILLIAM LE BELWARD, and conferied upon
him the Babont op Malpas. From this alliance
sprang the two grsat Cheshire families of Eobbton
and Choi«moxdbi.by. Of the former,
SIR ROWLAND EGERTON, Knt., of Eger*
ton and OtUton, in the ouunty of Chester, (the lat-
ter estate inherited through an heiress of the DofMt,
ftrom the family of Kingal^,) was created a baronet
081 the 13ch of April, 1617. This gentleman re-
sided at his manor of Ferminghoe, in the county of
Northampton* and m. Bridget, daughter of Sir
Arthur Grey, fourteenth Lobd Obby dm Wiltob,
lord-lieutcoant of Ireland in IMO, and heir of her bro-
ther, Thomas Grey, fifteenth and last baron i^ that
fiunily, (see Grey, Barons Grey de Wilton,) by whom
be had, with other issue,
Thomas, who m. Barbara, daughter of Sir
John SL Jcrfm, Bart., and died s. jpb in the
lilb-ame of his father.
JoBXj his suooessoi;.
Philip, of Ottlton, whose descendant is the
present Baronet of Bgertonand Oulton.
Sir Rowtand d. in 16«B» aad wass. by hia eldest sur*
viviog son,
SIR JOHN EGERTON, second baronet, who
m. Anne, daughter of George Wintour, Eaq., of
Derham, in the county of Gloucester, and dying in
1674, was #. by his only surviving son,
SIR JOHN EGERTON, third baionet. This
gentleman m. first, Elisabeth, daughter of William,
and sisfesr and sole heic of Edward H<41and, Eaq.,
of Heaton and Denton, in Lancashire, by whom he
had six sons and two daughters. He espoused, se-
condly, Anne, sole daughter and heir of Francis
Wolferstaa, Esq., of Statfold. In Stallbrdahira. Sir
John <L 4th November, 1780, and was «. by his ehl«
est son,
SIR HOLLAND EOBRTON, fourth baronet,
who m., in 1718, Eteanor, youqgest daughter of
Sir Roger Cave^ of Stanford* in Northampton-
shire, Bart., and dyii^ 85th April, 1790i was «. by
his ddest surviving son*
SIR EDWARD EOBRTON, fifth baronet, at
whose decease, unmarried* in 1744, the title de-
volved upon his brother,
SIR THOMAS-GREY EGERTON, sixth ba^
ronei, who lepiesented the county of Lancaater in
three parliaments, and was elevated to the pesrage,
by letters patent dated 14th May. 1784, In the dignity
of Babok Gbxy vu Wilton, in thecounty of Hert-
ford. His ]ordshipin.,18thI>ecember, 1788* Eleanor,
daughter and co-heir of Sir Ralph Ashefeon. Bart.,
of Middleton, In the county of Lancaster, by whom
he had two sons and three daughters, of which one
daughter alone lived to maturity, namely,
Elbanob, who fik, iSth April, 1794, Robert*
Viscount ' Bdgrave (present Earl Orosve*
nor).
The baron was advanced, on the 26th June, 1801,
to the dignities of FUotmni Grey d» mUon and
Eabl op Wilton, with special remainder to
Thomas Grosvcnor* the second, end to the younger
sons. suceeMively, of his daughter Eleanor, by her
then hnsbend, Robert, Viscount Belgrave, or to her
male issue by any future husbend. His lordship d,
83d September, 1814, when the baronetcy reverted
to John Grey Egerton, Eaq., of Oulton Park. The
viscounty and earidom devolved, according to the
limitation, upon his grandson, the Hon. Thomas
Grosvenor, now Eabl op Wilton, and the ba-
BONY of GBBT OB WiLTON bSCame BXTINCT.
Abms.— Ar., a lion rampant, gules* betw. three
pheons' heads sa.
ENQAINE— BARONS ENGAINE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, 1890»
which became extinct; but revived by Writ*
dated SSth February. 1348, 16 Edward IIL
The first of this family taken notice of by our
public records. Is,
RICHARD INGAINE, chief engineer to King
William the Conqueror, from which office he d».
rived his surname i to whom succeeded*
187
ENO
£Dll
VITALIS ENGAINE ; and after him came,
RICHARD ENGAINE, Lord of Blatherwick,
in the county «f Northampton* temp. Henry II.,
who m. Sara, daughter of the Earl of Oxford, and
had two sons,
Richard,
Vitalia.
He was #. by the elder,
RICHARD ENGAINE, one of the Insurrec-
tionary barons, in the reign of King John, whose
lands were in consequence seised by the crown. He
d, in 1216, and was #. by his brother,
VITALIS ENGAINE, who had Ukewise espoused
the baronial cause, and had not, therefore, posses-
sion of the estates of the family until the accession
of King Henry III. In the 9Gth of this reign, this
feudal lord made partition with William de Cante-
lupe, of Bergavenny, of the manor of Badmunds-
flelds, in Suilblk, as hdrs to WiUiam de Courtenai.
He m. Roese, one of the three sisters and co-heirs of
the honour of Montgomery, in Wales, and wasa., at
his decease in 1248, by his son,
HENRY ENGAINE, who in the 42nd Henry
III. had a military summons to march against the
Welch : but afterwards taking part with the barons,
he was involved in the defeat at Evesham, and had
his lands sequestered. They were soon restored,
however, under the JHetum itf KenUuwrth* This
feudal lord never married, and dying in 1271, was «.
by his brother,
JOHN ENGAINE, who m. Joene, daughter and
heir of Henry Gray, and dying in 1296, was «. by his
son,
JOHN DE ENGAINE. This feudal lord having
distinguished himself in the wan of Scotland, temp.
Edward I., was summoned to parliament as a barom
by that monarch, flrom 6th Febnuury, 1290, to 15th
May, 1321. His lordship died, however, the next
year, when the barony became bxtimct, but liis
landed property devolved upon his nephew as heir
at law, namely^
JOHN DE ENGAINE, (son of Nicholas de
Engaine, by Amida, daughter ist Waiter Fauoon-
berg,) who making proof of his age had livery of
his estates. This John, in the 19th Edward III.,
then residing in Huntingdonshire, had a military
summcms to attend the king into France, and was
summoned to parliament as a babon, ftom 2ftth
February, 1342, to 20th November, 1360. His lord-
ship had previously the high military rank of knight
banneret. He m. Joane, daughter of Sir Robert
PevereU, and had issue,
Thomas, his successor.
Joyce, m. to John de Goldington.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Lawrence Pakenham.
Mary, m. to Sir William Bemak.
His lordship d. at his seat at Dillington, in the
county of Huntingdon, seised of the manors of
Haighton, in the county of Leicester ; Noteley, in
Essex; Handsdon, in Herts: Saundey, in Bedford-
shire; Gldelingand Dillington, in Huntingdonshire,
and Laxton, in the coimty of Northampton. In
which he was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE ENGAINE, second baron, but
never summoned to parliament. His lordship m.
the Lady KBtherlne Courtenay, daughter of Hugh,
188
Earl of Devonshire, but dying withoat Issue ia
1367, his great landed possessions devolved upon
his sisters as co-heirs, while the Babony of En-
OAiNB fell into abbyancb amongst them, as it still
continues with their representatives.
Arms. — Gules, a fesse indented between seven
cross crosslets, four in chief, three in base, or.
EDRIN6TON — BARON EDRING-
TON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 22nd January, 1336.
9 Edward IIL
The surname of this family was assumed from the
lordship of Edrington, in the county of Warwick,
bestowed by Gervase Paganell, Banm of Dudley,
upon
HENRY DE EDRINGTON, whose grandson,
THOMAS DE EDRINGTON, was appointed,
with Richard de Altacvipa, in the 6th King John,
bailiff or substitute to Geoffrey Fiupiers, then
sheriff of the counties of Salop and Stafford. He
was afterwards chamberlain to the king, and ob-
tained some territorial grants from the crown. In
the 15th of John, when the banmial influence pre-
dominated, this Thomas de Edrington, and Ralph
Fits-Nicholas, are said to have been despatched
secretly by the king to Admiralius Murmelius, king
of AfHca and Spain, to afSa to the infidel the whole
realm of England, as a tributary state; and that he,
John, would renounce the cross, and assume the
crescoit, if the Mahomedon monarch would ailbrd
him assistance against his powerful and rebelUous
subjects. Thomas de Edrington m. Roese de Cock-
field, and dying in the latter end of John's reign,
was #. by his son,
GILES DE EDRINGTON, who, hi the 35th
Henry III., was one of the justices itinerant for the
City of London, and the next was constituted one
of the justices of the court of common pleas : he
was likewise one of the justices of assiae for the
county of Warwick, ttom the 34th to the 53rd of
the same reign indiisive; This learned peiflOn was
a munificent beneilsctor to the church. He was «.
at his decease by his son,
HENRY DE EDRINGTON, who m. Maud,
one of the daughters, and eventually co-hdresses of
Roger de Someri, Baron of Dudley ; and ako one
of the co-heirs of Nichola, daughter and co-heir of
Hugh Albini, Earl of Arundel, and dying in the
10th Edward I., was #. by his son,
HENRY DE EDRINGTON, who, in the 30th
Edward I., upon the decease of his mother, had
livery of her lands. In four years afterwards he
was made a knight of the Bath, and he then attend-
ed Prince Edward in the expedition made into Soot-
land: wherein he attained so much celebrity that
he was summoned to parliament as a barom on the
22nd January, 1336. His lordship m. Joane, daugh*
ter and co-heir of Sir Thomas de Wolvey , of Wolvey,
in the county of Warwick, by whom he had an only
son,
OI1.B8, who, not appearing In the 19th Ed-
ward III. to receive the honour of knight-
hood, obtained pardon fbr that omission.
£IiI
ELI
Lord Edriagton had iMit CNMiummons, and* his d»-
tmndmtM none. He wu #. by his soHf
GILES DE EDRINOTON, whose great grand-
THOMAS EDRINGTON, who lived in the
reign of Henry VL, was the last of the fiunily that
ei^oyed the lovdship of Edrington« In the county of
Warwick.
Asms.— Or, two lions passant in pale as.
ELIOTT — BARONS HEATHFIELD,
OF GIBRALTAIL
By Letters Patent, dated 6th July, 1787.
SIR GILBERT ELIOTT, of Stohbs, in the
county of Roxtnirgh, a Baronet of Nora Scotia, m.
Eteaoflv, daughter of William Eliot, of Weld, or
Wdls, in the same shire, and had, with other issue,
JoHK, his successor in the barraetcy.
And
GEORGE AUGUSTUS ELIOTT, (eighth son,)
who was bom at the paternal seat, 2ftth DeoembCT,
1717, and receiTed the rudiments of his education
under a private tutor. At an early age he was sent
to the university of Leyden, where he made rapid
progress in classical learning, and spoke with ele*
gance and fluency, the German and French lan-
guages. Being designed for a military life he was
sent from thence to La Fere, in Picardy. This
school was rendered the most celebrated in Europe,
by means of the great Vauban, under whom it was
conducted. It was afterwards placed under the
management and care of the Count de HouroviUe ;
here it was, that the foundation was laid of that know-
ledge of military science in all its branches, and parti-
cularly in the arts of engineering and fortification,
which afterwards so greatly distinguished this re>
nowned officer. He completed his course, by a tour
upon the continent, for the purpose of witnessing
the practical eflbct of what he had been studying the-
oretically. Mr. EUott returned, tn his seventeenth
yesr, to his native country of Scotland, and was
introduced by his father. Sir Gilbert, in 1735, (the
same year,) to Lieutenant-Colonel Peers, of the
twenty-third r^ment, then lying in Edinburgh.
Sir Gilbert presented him as a youth, anxious to
bear arms tot his king and country ; he was accord-
ingly entered as a volunteer in that regiment, and
eontinued as such ft>r more than a year. From the
twenty-third, he went into the engineer corps at
Woolwich, and made great progress in that study,
until his unde. Colonel Eliott, brought him in as
adjutant of the second' troop of horse guards.
With these troops he went upon service to Germany,
and was wounded at the battle of Dettingen. Of
tMs regiment, he eventually became lieutenant-
colonel, and was soon afterwards appointed aid-de-
camp to King George II. In the year 17M* he
quitted the second troop of horse grenadier guards,
being selected ,to raise, form, and discipline the
fifteenth r^ment of light horse, called after him
Mliote* light hone. As soon as this corps was fit
for service, he was appointed to the command of
the cavalry in the expedition on the coasts of France,
with the rank of bcigadler-genersil, thenee |it passed
into Germany, and from that was appointed second
in command in the memorable expedition against
the Havannah. In 1775> General Eliott succeeded
General A'Court, as commander-in-chief of the
forces in Ireland. But he did not continue long oti
that station ; not even long enough to unpack his
trunks. He solicited his recal, which being com-
plied with, he was appointed to the wmmund <t^
Oibraltor. The system of his life, as well as his
education, peculiarly qualified him for this trust.
He was perhaps the most abstemious man of the age.
His food was vegetables, his drink, water. He never
slept more than four hours at a time, so that he was
up later and earlier than most other men. He had
so inured himself to habits of severity, that the
things which to others are painful, were to him of
daily practiM, and rendered agreeable by use. It
could not be easy to starve such a man into a sur*
render. It would be quite as difficult to surprise
him. The example of the commander-in-diief in
a besieged garrison, has a most persuasive efficacy
in forming the manners of the soldiery. Like him,
his gallant followers came to regulate their lives by
the most strict rules of discipline, before there
arose a necessity for so doing t and severe exercise*
with short diet, became habitual to them by their
own choice; Thus General Eliott maintained his
station upon the rock for three years of uninterrupted
investment, in which the whole resources of Spain
were employed. All the eyes of Europe were on hU
garrison, and his conduct Justly raised him to a most
elevated place in the military annals of his country.
Upon his return to England, the gratitude of the
British senate was as prompt as the YoSee of the
British public, in voting him that distinguished
mark his merit deserved, to which his mi^esty waa
pleased to add that of Knight of the Bath, and an
devation to the peerage by the title of Lord
HsATBprBLD, Baron Gibraltar, by letters pa-
tent, dated 14th June, 1787, permitting his lordship
at tlie same time to take the arms of the fortress he
had so bravely defiended, to perpetuate to poste-
rity his heroic conduct. His lordship m. 10th June,
1746, Anne Pollexfen Drake, daughter of Sir Franda
Drake, Bart., of Buckland, in the county of Devon,
and had surviving issue,
Francxs-Auoustub, his succcsoor.
Anne, m. in 1777i to John Trayton Fuller,
Esq., of Brlghtling, in the county of Sus-
sex, by whom she had Thomas, and other
issue.
Lord Heathfield died in the seventy-third year of
his age, at his chateau, at Aix la Chapelle, 6th July,
1790, and was«. by his son,
FRANCIS-AUGUSTUS ELIOTT. second ba-
ron, b. 31st December, 17fia This nobleman was
also a roilitury man, and attained the rank of lieu-
tenant-generaL He died «. j». in 1813, when the
Barony op Hxathpibld xxpibbd, while his
estates devolved upon his nephew, the present
Sir Thomas -Trayton Fuia<BR • Eliott-
Drakb, Bart.
Arms. — G. on a bend ar. a baton a& : on a a chief
aiure, the fortress of Gibraltar* under it, pi.u»
ULTRA, as an augmentation.
180
JEUR
£UR
£URE, OR EVRE—BARONS EURE,
OR EVRB, OF WILTON,
IN THE COUNT V OF DUR.
HAM.
By Letton Pfttent, dated S4th February, 1M4
Xincagt.
The Minwune of this Cuaily was derived from tke
lordship of £▼»■• in the county of BuchiQgham«
where Hugh, a younger torn of the Bacow of Wcrk-
worth* in Northumberland* (which Baconi were
aftermwdt known under the name of Cktwtrin^,)
took up his abode* in the reign of Henry 11I.« and
thus became,
HUGH DE BVRE. He was succeeded by hU
■on and heir,
SIR JOHN EVRE. who hi theaAth Edward I.,
obtained a charter for Free- Warren, in all his de>
mesne lands, at Bsby, in Cleveland, in the county
of York; and in the 8th Edward II., was in the
expeditioa then made into Scotland.. In two yean
afterwards. Sir John Evie, wa» constituted one of
the commissioners to negotiate a truce with the
Soots } and in the 19th of the same reign, we find
him again in the Scottish wars. From Sir John
Bvre descended,
SIR RALPH BURB, who maxried Katharine,
one of the daughters and co-hein of Sir William
Aton, second Lord Aton, and in the 13th Richard II.,
made partition with the other co-heirs,* of those
lands which were of their inheritance; Sir Ralph
being at that time sheriff of Northumberland, and
governor of Newcastle-uptm-Tynei. He was after-
wards sheriff of Yorkshire, and constable of the
Castle of York, and again sheriff ot Northumber-
land. Sir Ralph Eure was «. by his son,
RALPH EURE, whose son and successor,
SIR WILLIAM EURE, m. Maud, daughter of
Henry, Lord Fits-Hugh, and had issue,
SIR RALPH EURE, who feU at Towton-field,
in the 1st Edward IV., and from him descended,
SIR WILLIAM EURE, who, in the 3()th Henry
VIII., was made captain of the Town and Castle of
Berwick upon Tweed, and afterwards, bdng warden
of the west marches towards Scotland, was elevated
to the peerage, by letters ptftent, dated S4th Feb.,
1544, as Baboh Euan, of Wilton, in the county of
Durham ; his tordship m. Eliaabeth, sister of WU-
Uam, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, and had issue,
Rau>h (Sir), who being constable of Scar-
borough Castle, in the S8th Henry VIII.,
held that fortress so gallantly against the
insurgents, calling themselves the " Pilgri-
mage of Grace," that he was made Com-
mander-in-chief of all the king's fwcei ap-
pointed for guarding the marches towards
Scotland. A post which he defended for
e The ether oo-hcirs,
AnasUtia, m. Edward de St. John.
Elisabeth, m. first, William Playts. and se-
condly, John Conlers.
Between these ladies, and lady Eure, the barony
of Aton Ml into AanvANCK, and so continues
amongst their representatives.
IW
aeveiml yean with grtat reputatioa. Sir
Ralph Eure after distinguishing himself by
many valiant inroads upon Scotland, fell at
hut, in 1644, at the battle of Halydon Hill.
He m. Maiifsret, daughter of Ralph Bowes,
Esq., of Streatlam Castle, In the county of
Durham, and left issue,
William, who«. his grandlhther.
Ralph.
Thomas.
Frances, m. to Robert Lambton, Esq., of
Lambton, in the county of Durham,
Irom whidi marriage the present Lord
Durham descends.
Anne, m. to Lancelot Merfeild, Esq.
Henry.
Anne, m. to Anthony Thorp, Esq., of
Conyl Thorp, in the county ot York.
Muriel ei. first, to George Bowes, Esq.,*
and secondly, to William Wicliff, Esq.,
itfWidift
Margaret, m. to William Buckton, Esq.
Lord Eure, who was one of the oommissiooeis mp-
pointed in 5th Edward VL, to convey the Garter to
the King of France d. and was «. by his grand.
son,
WILLIAM EURE, second baion. Thia nobleman
was constituted one of the commissioners in the
a9th of Eliaabeth, to negotiate a league with Scot-
land. His lordship ei. Margaret, daughter of Sir
Edward Dymoke, of Scrivelsby, in the county of
Iiincoln, and had issue,
Ralpb, his successor.
Francis (Sir), m. first, Eliaabeth, daughter of
John Leonard, Esq., and had Issue,
HoBA.cs, who m. Debora. daughter and
co-heir of John Bret, Esq., and had,
with other issue,
Gsoaen, \ who inherited as 7th and
Ralph, j 8th lords.
Eliaabeth, m. to William Kay, Esq.
Debora, m. to John Pickering, Esq.
Sir Fvands Eure m. seooniUy, Ellen, widow
of Sir John Owen, and had an only son,
Compton Bureb
William.
Charles.
Anne, m. to John Malory, Esq.
Meriol, m. to Richard Ooodricke, Esq., of
Ribstone, and ber grandson.
Sin Joan GoooniCKJi, Knt., of Rib*
stone Hall, in the county of York* was
created a baromst on 14th Ai^uat,
1641, an honour ei^yed by his deioen-
dant, the present Sir Jaimb Good-
RiCKB, of Ribstone.
Martha, m. to William Ayrmin, Esq.
William, Lord Eure, d. in 15fM, and was s. by his
eldest son,
RALPH EURE, third baton, who was conati-
tuted, in the 5th of James I., the king's lieutenant
within the principality of Wales. His kirdahjp m.
first, Mary, only daughter of Sir John Dauney of
Cessay, in the county of York, and had an only
son,
William, his sucoeeior.
fiVE
EVE
He M. neoiidly. Lady HubmImi, widtow ofCMifB^
■eoondLordHuiudoii, butluidnoistte. HevM*.
at hto ilimeaw by his mi,
WILLIAM EURB, fourth bwon. Thia nobto-
■mm m. Luda, daughter of Sir Andnw Nod, Knt.,
of Daltyy t in the eounty of Leionter, aad had i«ue,
Ralph, who d. fai the lifetime of his tether,
leaviof by his wife, Catherine, daughter of
Thomas, Lotd Anmdel, of Wardour, tti
only child,
WiLLiAK, who tnhsritsd as flfth lord.
William, who succeeded >s sixth lord.
Mary, m. to Sir WHUam Hofrard, Knt., of
Naworth Castle, in the county of Cumber-
lend, and had, with other Issue*
CBAALHi Howard, who was elerated to
the peerage on the SOth April, ]«!, as
BerpM Doers, ^ GWnkmd, VUeemnt
Himeard, ^Morpeth, aad Barl ov Car-
LiBLB— dignitieB ei^oyed by his lord-
ship's great-great-great grandson,
Oborob, preMnt Eabl op Car-
LI8LR.
His lordship was «. by his grandson,
WILLIAM EURE, fifth baron. This noble-
man dying unmarried, the rarow y rererted to his
WILLIAM SURE, sixth baron. This noble-
who was a colonel in the army of Ring
Charles I., feU at Manton Moor in 164A. HU lotd-
ship m. , daughter of Sir Thomas Denton,
Knt., of Heladen. in the county of Bucks, and left
two daoghtcrs, Tis.
Margaret, m. to Thomas Danby, Esq., of
Thorpe, in the county of York— first mayor
of Leeds.
Mary, iii. to William Palmer, Esq., of Linley,
in the county of York.
Lord Eute dying thus without male issue, the
berony of Eure passed to his kinsman (revert to
issue of Sir Francis Eure, second son of William,
second lord),
GEORGE EURE, as seventh baron. This noble-
man dying unmarried in 1678* was s. by his brother,
RALPH EURE, eighth heron, at whose decsMe,
in IdBS, without lesue^ the Barony op Burr is pr»>
Bumed to hare become bxtihct.
ARiia.— Quarterly or. and gu. on a bend sa. three
EVERINOHAM — BARONS EVER.
INOHAM.
By Writ of Summons, dated 4th March, 1300,
2 Edward 11.
ICincasc.
In the 14th Henry IIL,
ROBERT DE EVERINGHAM married Isabel,
daughter of John da Birkin, and sister and sole
heiress of Thomas de Biridn, (ftudal lords who
flourished to nearly the middle of the thirteenth
century,) and paid a fine of two hundred marks to
the crown for livery of her lands, and likewise for
livery of the Bailiwick of the foiest of Sherwood,
that brtng also part of her inheritance. This
Robirt held then five knights' foes and a half in
the county of Nottingham, and one In Lexinton.
He had issuer
Adam, his successor.
John, to whom his mother gave the manor of
Birkin.
Robert, a clergyman, rector of the church of
Birkin.
He died in the 30th Henry IIL, and was s. by his
ddeetson,
ADAM DE EVERINGHAM, who ita six years
alter, at the decease of his mother, had livery of her
lands, upon doing homage* and giving security for
the payment of fifty pounds for his relief. In the
48nd Henry III. this feudal kird was hi the expedi-
tion made then into Wales, but he afterwards took
up aims with Mooifort, Earl of Leicester, and the
o^ier discontented herons of that period, aad was at
the battle of Evesham. He d. in the 9th of Ed-
ward L, being at the time seised of a moiety of the
barony of Schelfwd, in Nottinghamshire, into
which moiety twelve knights' fees and a half la
several counties appertained, whereof ten were for
the Bailiwick of Sherwood. He likewise possessed
the manon of Everingham and Farbume, In the
county of York, and Westbury, in the county of
Lincoln. He was #. by his son,
ROBERT DE EVERINGHAM, who m. LucU,
daughter and heiress of Robert de Thwenge. a great
foudal lord, temp. Edward I., (the lady had been
previously the wifo of Sir William Latimer, and
divorced,) and dying in the 15th Edward I., was «.
by his son,
ADAM DE EVERINGHAM, who, hi the 3Ist
of Edward I., was in the wars of Scotland, and in
three years afterwards was created a Knight of the
Bath with Prince Edward, and other persons of
rank, when he attended the prince upon the expe-
dition then made into Scotland. After which. In
the Snd of Edward IL, he was summoned to parlia^
ment as a baroh, and ftom that period to the 9th
inclusive; during those years he was constantly en-
gaged in the wars of Scotland : but afterwards tak-
ing up arms with Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, he
was made prieoncr at the battle of Boroughbridge,
and forced to pay a fine of four hundred marks to
the king to save his lifsL In the 11th Edward III.
his lordship entailed his manor of Lkxintoh, in
the county of Notts, where he principally resided,
upon AoAM, his ddest son, and so successively In
default of male issue upon Robert, Edmund, Alex-
ander, and NichohM, his younger sons. This manor
was holden of the ArdtUshop of York, by the ser-
vice of performing the office of butler In the pre-
latefs house, upon the day of his InthroniBatioa.
Lord Everingham d. in 1341, aad was «. by his
ddestsmi,
ADAM DE EVERINGHAM, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament, as ** Ada de Everingham de
Laxton," on the 8th January, 1371* This noble-
man, who was several years aetivdy engaged in the
French wars, shared In the glory of Crxssy. His
lordship had issue,
William, who m. Alice, daughter of John,
l»rd Grey, of Codnor, aad dying in the
lifo-time of hb fother, left issue,
191
F£I#
F£R
RoB>»f , who tucoeeded hit gnnOfsthto.
Joan, m. to Sir WUliam Elys, KnL
Cftthnrine, m. to John Elton, Esq.
Reginald, who inherited the manor of Weet-
burgh, in Yorkshirt, m. lint, Agnes,
daughter of John LungviUers, and secondly,
Joan, daughter of — — , and dU Ist Henry VI.,
leaving a son,
Edkuitd, who died «. p.
The haron d, in 1371, and was #. by his grandson,
ROBERT DE EVERINGHAM, third baron.
This nobleman d, in minority a few months after he
inherited the title, leaving his two sisters his heirs,
and the Baaony op EvsaziroHAM fell into abbt-
ANCB, between those ladies, as it lias continued since
with their representatives.
Arms. — Gules, a lion rampant, valrie, ar. and as.
FALVE8LEY— BARON FALVESLEY.
By Writ of Summons, dated SOth August, 1383»
7 Richard II.
ICincagc.
SIR JOHN FALVESLEY, Lord of Falvesley,
in the county of Northampton, one of the great
military characters of the reign of Edward III.,
having m. Elisabeth Say, daughter of William,
Lord Say, and sister and heiress of John, Lord
Say, had livery of all her lands lying in the counties
of Kent, Sussex, and Hertford, and the same year
attended John, Duke of Lancaster, in the expedi-
tion then made into Spain. Sir John was sum-
moned^ to parliament, as " Johanni de Falvesley,
Chevalier," from 90th August, 1383, to 8th Septem-
ber, I30S. His lordship's last martial occupation
was in the fleet, imder the command of the Lord
Admiral, Richard, Earl of Arundel, in the 11th
lUduurd II. He d. about the year 1302, when,
leaving no issue, the Barony of Falvbslby be-
came BXTINCT.
Arms.— Ou. two chevrons or. v . Cvo/^
FELTON— BARONS FELTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th January, 1S13»
6 Edward II.
Xincage.
In the 25 Edward L,
ROBERT DE. FELTON obtained a charter from
the crown for a weekly market at his manor of
Luchin, in the county of Norfolk, and likewise for
free-warren thera in the 34th of the same reign he
was in the expedition then made into Scotland, and
In 4 Edward II., he had a military summons for a
similar service. The next year he was constituted
Governor of Scarborough Castle, and was sum-
moned to parliament as a Barom, on the 8th Janu-
ary, S9d May, 86th July, and S6th November, 1313.
His lordship d, soon afterwards, and was «. by his
son,
JOHN DE FELTON, second baron, who (ac>
cording to Dugdale) had summons* to parliament
• His name does not appear in the list of sum-
monses for that year— Nicolas.
in the I0th Edward III., but not afterwards. This no-
bleman was Governor of Alnwick Castle in the 8th
Edward II., and for some years afterwards, he was
engaged in the Scottish wars. In the 18th of the
same reign he was in the expedition then made Into
Gasoony, being at that time one of the admirals oi
the fleet, sent out to annoy the French and their
commercial adventurers. Of his lordship nothing
further appears known, except that he was an an-
cestor of the Feltons of Playford, in the county of
Stailbrd, and created Babonbt in 1680, an honour
now extinct.
Arms. — Gu. two lions passant erm. crowned or.
Contemporary with this John, Baron Felton, was
WILLIAM DE FELTON, who was governor of
Bamburgh Castle, in the county of Northumber-
land, in the reign of Edward II, ; and governor of
Roxburgh Castle in Scotland, in the 11th Edward III<!
This personage, who appears to have taken a dis-
tinguished part in the wars of Scotland and France,
was summoned to parliament as a Barow, on the
2Sth February 1342, but not afterwards. In the
39th Edward III. he attended Prince Edward into
Gascony, and being then Seneschall of Limosin, he
vanquished a considerable party ot the Britaint
there; biit in two years subseiiuently, b«ng in
Spain with the Duke of Lancaster, and wishing to
prove his charger, he made a descent upon a body
of the enemy, with his spear in his rest, and pierc-
ing it through a knight, he was immediately sur-
rounded and slain, 19th March, I367« leaving a son
and heir,
SIR JOHN DE FELTON, Knt,»whowas never
summoned to parliament, nor were any of his de-
scendants.
FERRERS— ^EARLS OF DERBY.
Creation of King Stephen, anno 1 1S7«
Xineagc.
The first of this eminent fismily that settled in
England, was
HENRY DE FERIERS, (son of Gualcheline de
Feriers, a Norman,) who obtained from William
the Conqueror, a grant of Tutbury Castle, in the
county of StalTord, with extensive possessions in
other shires, of which one hundred and fourteen
manors were in the single county of Derby. This
person must have been of considerable rank, not
only from these enormous grants, but from the cir-
cumstance of his bang one of the commissioners
appointed by the conqueror to make the great sur-
vey of the kingdom. He was the founder of the
priory of Tutbury, which he liberally endowed,
and dying , was «. at his decease by his (mly
surviving son,
ROBERT DE FERRERS, who having contri-
buted, at the head of the Derbyshire men, to King
Stephen's victory over King David, of Scotland, at
Northallerton, (commonly called the battle of the
Standard,) was created by that monarch Earl ob
Dbrby. His lordship m. Hawyse , and had
Issue,
Robbrt, his successor.
Isolda, HI. to Stephen de Beauchamp.
FER
F£R
Msiid, m. to Biftimn de Verdon.
, m. to WaldidiM da Mamliiot
Tlie earl d. In 11SB» and was «. liy Us Ma*
ROBERT DE FERRERS, at ■eoond Earl of
Derby. TMa noUcmaii waa dJetingwiahad byhSa
nranifloence to the cfauicfa. Hte kmbhlp d. ,
and was buried at tlie Abbey of If cerrale, te the
connty of Warwick> one of the reUgioaB hoosei
which he had f oanded, wrapped In an os*s hMe^
according to his own desire. He was ». by his son,
WILLIAM DE FERRERS, third Earl ot Derby,
who^ in the ISth Henry 11.. upon levying the aid
for marrying the king's daughter, oerttfled the
knightsr fiees then in his possession to bein number
serenty-nine. for which he paid the sum of sixty-
eight marks. This n(»bleman was ako a Ubenl
!r— <^*'* to the dturdh. His lordship m. Mar-
garet, daughter and hdrcss of William Peveiel, of
Nottingham, by whom he had iasoa,
RoBSBT, his successor.
Walcheline.
The earl was «. by his elder son,
ROBERT DE FERRERS, fourth Earl of Derby.
This nobiaman rriieiled against Henry II., and
marddng at the head of the Leicestershire men (liHh
Henry II.), upon Nottingham, then kept for the
king by Reginald de Lud. got possession of the
town, which he sadied, putting the greater part of
the inhabitants to the sword, and taking the rest
prisoners. He was soon afterwards, however, r*>
duced to submisiion, and obHged to surrender to the
crown his csstles of Tutbnry and DoiBeld, which
wcve demolished by order of the king. HislordsMp
m, SiUlla, daughter of WiUiam deBmoso. Lord of
Abergavenny and Bredmock. by whom he had issno.
WiiXL4Jt. his successor.
Millocnt. m. to Roger. Lord Mortimer, of
Wigmoveu
Agatha. This lady being a concubtaie to King
John, had by that prince a daughter.
Joane, who m. Leweline, Prince of Wales.
This earl, who was also a beoetector to the dmrch.
having founded the priory of Woodham, commonly
called Woodfaam-Fcrrers, in Essex, wass. at his de-
ceeseby his son.
WILLIAM DE FERRERS, fifth Earl of Derby.
This nobleman was ousted of his dignities of Derby
and Nottingham by lUng Richard I., botlhey were
soon afterwards restored to him, and we ftnd him
accompanying the lion-hearted monarch to the
Holy Land, where he lost his life at the sioge of
Aeon, anno 1191. His lordship, amcaigst other gilts
to the church, gave, hi the 1st Richard L. for the
health of his souU and the soul of Sibel. his wifb, to
the monks of St. Denis, in France, one wax taper
yearly, price thirteen pencei as also a steg and boar
in their proper seasons, to be sent annnaUy thither
at the feast of St. Denis, by himself and his heirs.
He was s. by his son,
WILLIAM DE FERRERS, sixth Earl of Derby.
This noblemsn, upon the return of King Richard
from captivity, took arms in hu behalf, and Joining
the Earl of Chester, besieged Nottingham Castle,
which, after a brief resistance, surrendered. For
this and other acts of fidelity, he was chosen by the
kfaig to ait witti tiie test of the peen te the great
council held at the add easCle of NoCthtghim in the
ensuing March. Moreover, at Rldiard's second
oorooation he was one of the four that carried the
canopy over the king^ head. Upon the accession
of Kfaig John, his kndAlp, with the Earls of Claro
and Chester, and other great men, swore flsalty to
the new monarch» but upon the oonditioB that eadi
pcmn should have his right. His tordsUp was
present at the coronation of King John, and on the
7th June IbUowing, being solemnly eteatod Eakl
OF Dbrby by special charter, dated at Northamp-
ton, he was girt with a sword by the king's own
hands <belng the first of whom in any charter that
expressloB was used). He had also a grant of the
third penny of an the pleas before the sbcviff
throtti^out the whole county, whsreof he was earl,
to hold to him and his heirs as amply as any of his
nacestors had ecOoyed the same. Moreover, In con-
sideration of four thousand marks, he obtained
another charter from the king of the manor of
Higham-Ferrers, in the county of Northampton,
with the hundred and park { as also of the manors
of Bliseworth and NewbottJe^ in the same Aire;
which were part^ the lands of his great grandlhtlier.
William Peverel, of Nottingham. King John alM>
conferred upon him a mansion house, situated In
the pariah of St. Margaret, within the City of Lon-
don, which had bdooged to Isshc, a Jew, at Nor-
wich, to hold by the service of waiting upon the
king <the earl and his hslis), at aU Asdvals yearly,
without any cap, but with a garland of the breadth
of his little finger upon his head. These liberal
marks of royal favour were f elt so gratefoUy by the
earl, that in all the subsequent struggles between the
king and the refractory barons^ his tordshJp never
onee swerved from his alkglance, but remained true
to the monarch i and after King Jchaft decease, he
adhered with the same unshaken loyalty to the ta-
teresu of his son. King Hemy III. His lordship
assisted at the coronation of the new HMniarcht and
Immediately after- the ensuing Eastte he took part,
with the tenous William Marshan; (governor
of the king and kingdom,) the Earls of Chester and
Albemarle, and many other great men in the siege
of Mountsordl Castle^ in Leicestershire, then held
by Henry da BraybnAe. and ten other stout knigferts.
And the same year, was likewise with those noMe
persona at raising the siege of Linoohi. wMch place
the rebeUious barons with Lewis. King of France,
had Invceted. His lordship m. Agnes, sister, and one
of the co-hein of Ranulph, Eail of Chester, by
whom he had two sons, WlUiam and Thomas. He
d, of the gout in 1S40, and his countess d. in the
same year, after a union, according to some autho-
rities, of seventy-five, and by others, of fifty-five
yean. His lonfehlp was s. by his elder son.
WILLIAM DE FERRERS, seventh Eart of
Derby, who^ upon doing homage in the And
Henry IIL had livery of CnARTLXv CAetLs, and
the other lands of his mother's inheritance i and
the same year he sate in the parfiament hdd Hi
London, wheielii the kfaig made so stout an answer
to the demands of his Impetuous barons. His
lordship m. first. Sibel. one of the daot^ters and
co-heirs of WllUam Maresehal, Earl of Pembroke,
by whom he had sevtti dsmghteie, via.-«
2 C 1^
FER
FER
Agam, m. to WUlitm de Vaici.
Isabel* m. lint, to Gilbert Banet, andiecondly,
to Rc^ginald de Mohun.
Maud, m. first, to William de Kyme, secondly,
^5 / to William de Vyvon, and thirdly, to Em-
meriek de Rupel Canardi.
Sibil, m. to Franco de Mohun.
Joane, m. to William AguUlon, and secondly,
to John de Bohun.
Agatha, m. to Hugh Mortimer, of Checlmarsh.
Eleanor, m. first, to William de Vallibus,
secondly, to Roger de Quinry, Earl of Win-
ton, and thirdly, to Ro^er de Leyboume.
The earl m. secondly, Margaret, one of the daugh-
ters and co-heirs of Roger de Quinci, Earl of Win-
chester, and iiad issue,
Robert, his successor.
William, upon whom his mother conferred
the Lordship of Groby, in the county of
Leicester, (See Ferrers, Barons Ferrers, of
Groby.)
His lordship, who from his youth had been a
martyr to the gout, and in consequence, obliged to
lie drawn firom place to place in a chariot, lost his
life by being thrown, through the heedlessness of
his driver, over the bridge of St. Neotts, in the
county of Huntingdon, In the year 1254. (38th
Henry III.) He was #. by his elder son,
• ROBERT DE FERRERS, eighth earl of Derby.
This nobleman being a minor at the time of his
fitther's decease, the queen and Peter de Savoy gave
six thousand marks for the custody of his lands,
daring his minority. His lordship, when arrived at
manhood, became one of the most active of the
^seoDtented nobles, arrayed against Henry III.,
and commencing his career by the plunder and
destruction of Worcester, the king, to retaliate,
sent a force under Prince Edward, into the
counties of Sta(R»rd and Derby, which wasted the
earr« lands with fire and sword, and demolished
his castle at Tutworth. His lordship Joining, after-
wards, with Montford, Earl of Leicester, and Clare,
Earl of Gloucester, participated in the victory
achieved at Lewes, in Sussex, wherein the king
and the prince were made prisoners ; but conti-
quing to adhere to Leicester, he was defeated, with
tiiat nobleman, by his former companion in arms,
the Earl of Clouoester, at Evesham, and obliged to
throw hims^ upon the mercy of Uie king, which,
in consideration of a cup of gold, adorned with
precious stones* (obtained from Michal de Tony,
upon |i mortgage on one of his manors In Northamp-
tonshire,) and fifteen hundred marks, was extended
to him, and he recdved a full pardon for all his
prior misdem«anoun, the king undertaking to pro-
tect him . against Prince Edward, and all others,
towards whom, at any time during the troubles,
he had done wrong; upon condition, that if he
should transgress again, he was wltlunit hope of
favour, to be wholly disinherited. For the strict
observance of which provision, the earl not only
obliged himself by special charter, then fredy
sealed to the king, but by his oath of all^gianoe at
the time renewed. The charter and oath, however,
were but feeble restraints upon Us lordship, for in
the very next spring, we find him again at the head
of a powerful army In the northern part of Derby-
shire, and soon after defeated in a pitched battle,
at Chesterfidd, by Prince Henry, eldest son of the
King of Almaine. Here, his lordship was amongst
those who made their escape from the field, but
hiding himself under some sacks of wool in a church,
he was there discovered, through the treachery of a
woman, and thence conveyed a prisoner to London ;
whereupon he was totally disinherited, by the par-
liament then sitting at Westminster, as well of
the Earldom of Dbrby, as of his territorial pos-
sessions, the greater part of which were conferred
by the king upon his second son, Edmund, (sur-
named Crouchback,) Earl of Leicester and Lancas-
ter ; to whom many writers of authority attribute
also the dignity of Earl of Derby; but Dugdale
expressly says, ''although he, (the prince,) had
possession of the greater part of this Robert's land,
and exerdsed (perhaps,) the power of earl in that
county, I am not satisfied that he really was Earl
of Derby ; in regard, I cannot find that the
same Edmund had any patent of creation to that
honour, as he had to those of Leicester and Lan-
caster." It seems that this unfortunate nobleman
continued in confinement about three years, but
in the&Srd Henry III., there was so much interest
made for him, that the king accepted of security,
whereby he might receive satisfaction for his lord-
ship's misdemeanours, and issued his precept to
Prince Edmund, to make restitution of his lands;
when m agreement was entered into, between the
disinherited earl and the prince, by which the latter,
for the sum of i?fiO,000., to be paid at once upon a
certain day, was to relinquish all interest in the lands ;
but that payment not being made good, the securities
to the covenant passed over the lands to Prince
Edmund and his heirs for ever. Subsequently,
however, the ousted lord instituted a suit in the
Court of King's Bench, against the prince, for the
restitution of his property, upon the allegation
that the agreement he had sealed was extorted flrom
him when a prisoner, and under apprehension of
his life: but after divers pleadings, a decision of
the court in the banning of Edward I.'s rngn,
confirmed the lands to Prince Edmund.
This Robert de Ferrers, last Earl of Derby, <^ the
fiunily, m. first, Mary, daughter of Hugh le Brun,
Earl of Angoulesme, and niece of King Henry III.,
by whom he had no Issue; and secondly, Eleanore^
daughter of Ralph, Lord Basset, by whom he had
an only son,
JoHK, who inherited Chartlby Castlb.
(See Ferrers, Barons Ferrers, of Chartley).
The earl died in the 7th Edward L, the last Earl
OP Dbbbt, of the house of Fbrrbbb.
Arm8^— Ar. six hon»«hoes sa. pierced or. three,
two, andon^
FERRERS— BARONS FERRERS, OF
WEMME, IN THE COUN-
TY OF SALOP.
By Writ of Summons, dated 98th December 1375,
49 Edward III.
SIR ROBERT FERRERS, Knt, younger son
F£R
F£R
qi Robert, leooiid Lord Femn, of ChuHtj, liATing
m. EliabeCh, only daughter aud heiren of Robert,
Lord Boteler, of Wenime, was lummoned to parlifr-
ment, aa Babok Fkrrbrs, of Wenuite, from 88th
Decvmber, 137ff* to 16th February, 1379. His lordship
acquired* by this alliance, the Lordship of Wbmmb,
to Shropshize, and that of OTxaaLRy, in the
county of Warwick, with other extensive estates,
and had an only son,
RoBSBT, his successor.
This nobleman, prior to his marriage, was engaged
in the Flemish wars of Edward III. His kfrdship <L
in 1380, and his widow married two husbands after-
wards, via. Sir John Say and Sir Thmnas Molinton,
but had issue by neither. Lord Ferrers was «. by
his son,
SIR ROBERT FERRERS, second Baron Fer-^
vets, of Wemme, but never summoned to par-
liament. His lordship m. Joane, daughter of
John of Gaunt, by Catherine Swinford, and had
issue,
Elisabeth, m. to John, son of Ralph, Lord
Greystock, (who succeeded to the barony in
1417.) and had issue,
Ralph, Lord Greystock, who m. Elisa-
beth, daughter of William, Lord Plti-
httgh. and was «. in 14B7 by his grand-
daughter,
Elizabeth, who m. Thomas, Lord
Dacre, of Gilkaland.
Elisabeth, m, to Roger Thomtoo, Esq.,
whose only daughter and hetress,
Elisabeth, m. Sir George Lumley,
whose descendant, and eventual
representative,
Barbara Lumley, m. Humphrey
Lloyd, Esq., of Denbigh, the
great-great-grandson of this
marriage. Rev. Dr. Robert
Lloyd claimed, unsuccess-
ftilly, the Barony of Lumley
in 17S3.
Mary, ta. to Ralph, a younger son of Ralph
Nevil, Earl of Westmoreland, and had issue,
JoBW Nbvil, who m. Elisabeth, daugh-
ter and heiress of Robert Newmarch,
and left an only daughter and heiress,
JoAWB Nbvix., m. to Sir William
Gascoign, whose daughter and
heiress,
MABOABBT OASCOIOlf, fN.
Thomas Wentworth, ances-
tor of the Wentworths, Earls
ofStraflbrd.
ripbert. Lord Ferrers, died in 1410, when the Ba-
BONT or Fbbbbbs, ot Wemme, fell into abbyancx
between his daughters, Elisabeth Greystock and
Mary Nevil. His widow Joane, m. secondly, the
above-mentioned Ralph Nevil, Earl of Westmore-
land (his second wife). Elisabeth, Lord Ferrers's
mother, outlived his lordship, and at her decease,
the Babojvy or Botblbb, of Wbmmb, fell also
into ABBYAnrcB between her ladyship's grand-
daughters, the said Elisabeth and Mary, and both
baronies continue in the same state with their repre^
sentatives.
ABMa.^Valre ok, and gu. a lion pasaant guardant
of the first in a canton.
FERRERS— BARONS FERRERS, OF
OROBY, IN THE COUN-
TY OF LEICESTER*
By Writ of Summons, dated fleth January, 1S97,
25 Edward L
The Honourable
WILLIAM FERRERS, second son of WiUlam,
seventh Earl of Derby, obtained, by gift of Marga-
ret, his mother, one of the daughters and co-heirs of
Roger de Quinci, Earl of Winchester, the manor of
Groby, in the county of Leicester, whereupon he
assumed the arms of the family of De Quind. He
m. Joane, daughter of Hugh le Despcncer, and had
issue,
William, his successor.
Anne, m. to John, Lord Grey, of Wilton.
He d. in 1987, and was «. by his son.
WILLIAM FERRERS, who doing homage had
livery of his lands in England, in the 21st Edward I.,
and in the S4th, of the lands which he inherited in
Scotland. In the following year he was summcmed
to parliament as Babon Fbrbxbb, of Grth^, His
lordship was engaged in the wars of Scotland in the
reigns of Edward I. and Edward II. ; he m. Marga-
ret, daughter of John, Lord Segreve, and dying in
1325, was 9. by his soA,
HENRY FERRERS, second Baron Ferrers, of
Groby, summoned to parMamesit, ftrom 5th June
1331, to 20th November 1342. This nobleman,
being actively engaged in the wars of King Edward
III., both in Scotland and France, acquired very
large territorial possessions, by grants from the
crown, for his services. His lordship m. Isabel,
fourth sister, and one of the co-heirs of Theobald
de Verdon, and in the 5th Edward III., upon doing
homage, had livery of the lands of her inheritance
lying in Ireland. Of this marriage there were
issue,
William, his successor.
Philippe, fit. to Guy de Beauduunp.
Elisabeth, m. to de AsseUs.
His lordship <f. in 1343, and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM FERRERS, third Baron Ferrers, of
Groby, summoned to parliament, from 15th March
1354. to eth April 13S9. In the 29th Edward III. his
lordship was in the expedition then made into
France in the retinue of his father-in-Uw, Robert
de Uffbrd, Earl of Sufiblk; and again, in the 33d
and 34th, in the latter of which years, his lands in
Ireland being seised for the defence of thiU realm,
the king directed his precept to the Justice chancel-
lor and treasurer there, to discharge them, in conse-
quence of his lordship's being then in the wars in
France, with divers men at arms and ardiers, at a
very considerable expense. His lordship m. first,
Margaret, daughter and co-heir of Robert de Uflbrd,
Earl of Sulfolk, by whom he had issue,
Hbnry, his successor.
Elizabeth, a nun, in the convent of MinortuM
without Algate, in the suburbs of London.
li»
PER
F£R
iCargaret, m. to Thomw BwHifhimp, Eflrl of
Warwick.
He m. secondly, Margaret, daughter of Henry de
Percy, and widow of Robert, wm <tf Oiibert de Um-
flraTU* £arl of Angua, and dying in 1371, was «. by
his SOD,
HENRY FERRERS, ftmrth Baron Ferrers, of
Groby, sumnuned to parUament firom 4th August,
1377* to 17th December, 1387> This nobleman was
uninterruptedly engaged in the French wars trom.
the 1st to the 7th Richard II. inclusive; and the
next year, being then a banneret, he was retired to
perve the king in the wan of Scotland. Upon the
death of WiUian de Uilbrd, Earl of Suflblk, his
mother's brother, without issuer Lord Ferrers was
found to be one of. the deceased earl's next hebrs.
His lardahip m. Joene, daughter at Thomas, Lord
Poynings, and dying in 1387, was «. by his son,
WILLIAU FERRERS, fifth Baron Ferrers, of
Groby, summoned to parliament fh>m 30th Novem-
ber, 1366, to 3rd December, 1441. This nobleman
was 4lao in the French wan. His lordship m.
, and had issue,
Hbmby, who d. in his Cither's lifO'time, learing
an only dau^ter and heiress*
EusABSTH, heiren to the Barony of
Ferrers, of Groby, at the decease of her
<',
grandfather, m. Sir Edward Grey, Knt
Thomas, who m. EUxabeth, sister and co-heir
of Sir Baldwin Frevile, Knt., of Tamworth
Castle, in the county of Warwick, txom
whidi union lineaUy descended.
Sir John Ferren, KnL, of Tamworth
Castle, who d. in lOSO, leaving (the
only child of his deceased son. Sir
Humphrey Ferren), his grand-daugh-
ter,
Annc Fkrbsrs, his heiress, who
m. the Hon. Robert Shirley, ddest
son of Robert, flnt filarl Ferren
(which Robert <f. before his Ikther
had been advanced to the earl-
dom). The only daughter and
hdress of this marriage,
EI.IXABBTH Shiblby, married
James Compton, Earl of
Northampton, and their only
daughter and heiress.
Lady ChabxiOTTb Comp-
ton, Baroness Ferren
and ComptoD, marrying
George, flnt Marquess
Townshend, conveyed
those baronies to the
Townshendfiunily, with
Tamworth Castle, in the
county of Warwick^
which they have since
enjoyed.
William, fifth Baron Ferren, of Groby, d. in 1444,
when his estates passed by an entail to his brother,
the Hon. Thomas Ferren, as heir at law, and the
Babovv ow Fbbbbbb, nf Crobfft devolved upon
his daughter, Eliaabeth, in which dignity, her hus-
bMid, Sir Edward Grey, was summoned to parlia-
ment (see Grey, Baron Fenrers* of Groby).
U6
ABM&— Gu. seven muactee voided, or* (the aims
of Quina).
FERRERS— BARONS FERRERS, OF
CHARTLEY.
By Writ of Sununona, dated 6th February, U99,
27 Edward I.
JOHN DE FERRERS, (only son of Robert de
Ferrers, eighth, and last Earl of Derby at that
family,) Bfter the forfeiture of hia father, was sum-
moned to parliament as Babozc Fbbbbbb, ^f
Chardey, in the county i^f SftUford, on the 6th Fe*
bruary, U99. (A seat which came into the £unily of
Ferren, by the marriage of William, fifth Earl of
Derby, with Agnes, sister and oo-hefar of Ranulph,
Earl of Chester.) This John, inheriting the turbu-
lent spirit of his (ather, joined the Earl of Hertlbrd
and others, in the 2ftth Edward I., in opposing the
collection of the subsidies granted by the parliament
then held at St. Edmundsbury, to the crown, but
the ferment was allayed by the king's confirming
Magna Charta, and the charter of the Forests; and
by derlarlng that in future, no tax should bb
impobbo upon thb bubjbct without thb con-
8BNT or PABLiAM BNT, Bt the samo time granting
a pardon to the discontented lords and their adher-
ents, in which pardon John de Ferren is especially
named. Soon after this he petitioned Pope Nicho-
las IIL, that his holiness should interfere to procure
him the lands of his late father which had been con-
ferred upon Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, but his
suit was ineflfectuaL He was subsequently in the
Scottish wan, and was then raised to the peerage as
suted above. His lordship in. Hawyse, niece and
heiress of *CeciUa de Muso^gros, by whom he ac-
quired a great increase to his fortune. In the 34th
Edward I. he was again in the wan of Scotland,
and, subsequently. In the 4th Edward II., the year
following whidi he was constituted Seneschal of
Aqtiitaine. He d. in ISM, and was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE FERRERS, second Banm Fenen.
of Chartley , summoned CD parliament Sffth February,
1342. This nobleman, who was of a martial charac-
ter, served frequently in the Scotch and French wan
of Henry IIL, and finally, the year befbre his de-
ceese, participated in the oi.oBiova victory op
CBX88Y, (83rd Edward IIL) His lordship m. Agnes,
daughter of Humphrey de Bohun* Earl of Hereford,
by wlKMn he had issue,
John, his successor.
Robert, summoned to parliament as Baron
Ferren, of Wenune (see that dignity).
He d, hi 1350, and was «. by his dder son,
JOHN DE FERRERS, third Banm Ferrers, of
Chartley, but never summoned to parliament This
nobleman was in the wan of Gascony in the 33rd
Edward III. His lordship m. Elisabeth, widow of
Fulke le Strange, and dying beyond the seas, in
1367, was «. by his eon,
ROBERT DE FERRERS, fourth Baron Fsrren,
* According to Dugdale; but by EdmonsiHi,
daughter and heiress of Robert de Muscegros, Lcurd
ot Charlton, in the county of Somerset.
FIN
FIT
ol Chttttof. Iwt Mv«r mmuMMMd to pwUmMnt.
His lordsfaip m, Marguet, daughter of Edwud,
Lord Spencer, and dying in 1413, wai «. by his ton,
EDMUND DE FERRERS, filth Baran Femn,
of Chartley, but nerer summonad to parliament.
This nobknun participated in most of the gnat
▼ictorlcs of Kii« Henry V. His lordship m. Helen,
daughter and oo-heir of Thomas da la Roche, by
whom he acquired large landed possessions, amongrt
which was that of Caetle Bromwlch. in the county
of Derby, and he had issue,
W11.1.IAM, his successor.
Edmund, upon whom the estates were en-
tailed.
He d. in the 14th Henry VL. and was «. by his dder
WILLIAM DE FERRERS, sixth Baron Ferrers,
of Chartley, who m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
Hamon Belknap, Knt, and dying in the 88th Henry
VL, left an only daughter,
ANirx, then wife of Walter Derereuz, Esq.,
upon whom the Barony of Fsrkbrs, of
CHABTX.JEY, devolved, a dignity, at present,
eqjoyed by the Marquess Townshend.
His lordship's great landed possessions passed in
conformity with the entail upon his only brother,
the Hon. Edmund Ferrers.
AsMS^— Vaire or. and gu.
FIENES — VISCOUNTS SAY AND
SELE.
By Letters Patent, dated 7th July, 1684.
See Say, Lords Say and Sele..
FINCH— BARON FINCH, OF FORD-
WICH, IN THE COUNTY
OF KENT.
By Letters Patent, dated 7th April, 164a
Xincagt.
SIR THOMAS FINCH, Knt, a gaUant soldier
in the reigns of Mary and Elisabeth, mi. Catherine,
elder daughter and oo-Jwiress of Sir Thomas Moyle,
of Eastweil, in the county of Kent, and had issue,
MoTLB, from whom the bxtakt Earls ot
Winchelsea and Nottingham descend.
Henry, of whom presently.
Thonaas, m. — ~, daughter of — Wilklns,
Esq., of Tonge, and died «. p.
The second son,
SIR HENRV FINCH, seijeant at hiw, m. Ur-
sola, daughter and heiress of John Thwaits, Esq.,
and had an only son,
SIR JOHN FINCH, an emtaient hiwyer, who
filled the chair of the House of Commons in 16B7,
became attomey-gcnenl to the queen in 1635,
juatiee of the common pleas the following year,
and diief Justice afterwards. In 1630, Sir John was
appointed lord keeper of the great seal, and in the
beginning of the next year, (7th Aptlll640,> he was
adTanoed to the peerage, hi the dignity of Babon
FiKCH, of Fonefccridk, in the county of Kent. His
lordship m. first, Eleanor, dau|^ter of Sir George
Wy«t» of Bexlay, and secondly, Mabel, daughter of
the Very Hev. Charles Fortherby, Dean of Canter*
bury ; but having no issue, save one daughter, who
m. the Right Hon. Sir Oeoige RadcliA, of Ireland,
the Baaont op Finch, at his lordship^s deceese in
1600, became nxTurcT.
FITZ-ALAN— EARLS OF ARUNDEL,
BARONS MALTRAVERS.
Earldom, by feudal possession of Arundel Castle.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 6th June, 1S90,
4 Edward IIL
Xintagt.
In the time of William the Conqueror,
ALAN, the son of Flathald (or FhuOd) obtained,
by the gift of that king, the Castle of Oswaldestre,
with the territory adjoining, which belonged to
Meredith ap Bletbon, a Briton. This Alan, having
married the daughter and heir of Warine, sherilT of
Shropshire, had, in her right, the Barony of Warine^
and wasV by his son,
WILLIAM FITZ ALAN, who, in the contest
between King Stephen and the Empress Maud,
being then governor of Shrewsbury and sheriff of
the county of Salop, hdd the castle of Shrewsbury
for the latter, until it was taken by aasaolL He was
also with the empreas at the siege of Wtaschester
Castloi in the 6th Stephen, irtien she and her whole
army were put to flight t and afterwards, continuiug
to adhere stoutly to the seme cause, he was r»«on«
stituted sheriff of Salop, so soon as King Henry
attained the crown. This William mi. Isabel, daugh-
tsr and heir of Hdias de Say, Lady of Clun, niece
of Robert, Earl of Gkmoester, and dying some time
before 1165, was «. by his son,
WILLIAM FITZ-ALAN, who, in the 19th
Henry II., upon the assessment, in idd of marrying
the khag's daughter, certified his knights' fees to be
in number thirty-five and a half. Hawass, by his son,
WILLIAM FITZ-ALAN. ThU feudal lord
served the oflloe of sherilT ftir Shiopehive, from
9d Richard L, untU the 9d of John, inchisivek He
was«. by his brother,
JOHN FITZ-ALAN, who took up arms with
the other herons temp. John; but, upon the acces-
sion of King Henry, having had letters of safe con-
duct to come in and make his peace, he had livery
of the lands of his inheritance, upon paying, how-
ever, a fine of ten thousand marks. This feudal
lord fN. txaU Isabel, second daughter of William de
Albinl, Earl of Arundd, and sistsr and co-heir of
Hugh, iMMt earl of that femlly, by whom he had a son,
JoHH, his successor.
He eqwused, secondly. Haws de Bhmcminiter, and
dying in 1S39, was «. by his son,
JOHN FITZ-ALAN, who, in the 98th Henry
III., upon the division made of the property of
Hugh Albini, Earl of Arundel, then made, had the
castle of Anmdel asiigned to him for his principal
seat, thus becoming fifth Earl of Arundd; and
soon after that, in eoaaideration of a thousand
pounds' fine, had livery of his own castles of Chin,
Blancminster end Schrawurthen. In the i2d Henry
IIL, his lordship was made captain-general of all
the finrces designed for guarding the Welsh marches,
and in the baronial wai^ he ai»pean ^irst to have
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FIT
FIT
tided with the baroiu, and •ftcrwardi with the
king. He died in the fiSd Henry III., leaving iMue
by his wife, Maud, daughter of Rote de Verdun,
his successor,
JOHN FITZ-ALAN, sixth Earl of Arundel,
who m. Isabel de Mortimer, and dying in two years
after his accession to the honours ot the family,
was «. by his son,
RICHARD FITZ-ALAN, seventh Earl ot Arun-
del, who espoused Alice, daughter of the Marquess
of Saluce in Italy, and had issue,
Edmund, his successor.
Maud, m. to Philip, Lord BumeL
Margaret, m. to William Boteler, of Wemme.
His lordship dL in 1301, and was «. by his son,
EDMUND FITZ-ALAN, eighth Earl of ArundeL
We find this nobleman, ftom the 34th Edward I.,
when he was made a Knight of the Bath with
Prince Edward, to the fourth of the ensuing reign,
constantly engaged in the wars of Scotland ; but he
was afterwards involved in the treason of Thomas,
Earl of Lancaster, yet not greatly to his prejudice;
for, in the 10th Edward II., his lordship was consti-
tuted lieutenant and captain-general to the king,
from the Trent northwards, as £sr as Roxborough
in Scotland, and for several years, subsequently, he
continued one of the commanders of the English
army in Scotland; in whidi service he so distin-
guished himself, that he obtained a grant Arom the
crown of the confiscated property of Lord Baddies-
mere, in the dty of London and county of Salop ;
as well as the escheated lands of John, Lord Mou-
bray, in the Isle of Axholme, and several manors
and castles, part of the possessions (also forfeited)
of Roger, Lord Mortimer, of Wigmore. But those
royal grants led, eventiully, to the earl's ruin ; for,
alter the fall of the unhappy Edward into the hands
of his enemies. Lord Arundel, who was implacably
hated by the queen and Mortimer, sufRered death,
by decapitation, at Hereford in 1386. His lordship
m. the Lady Alice Plantagenet, sister and sole heir
of John, last Earl of Warren and Surrey of that
family, by whom he had issue,
Richard, his successor.
Edmund.
Alice, m. to John deBohun, Earl of Hereford.
Jane, m. to Warine Gerard, Lord L'Isle.
His lordship was «. by his eldest son,
RICHARD FITZ-ALAN, who being restored
by parliament, 4th Edward III., had the Castle ot
Arundel, (which had been given to Edmund, Elarl
of Kent, the king's unde,) rendered to him, and
thus became ninth earL In the 7th Edward III.,
this nobleman was constituted governor of Chirke
Castle, in the county of Denbigh, and the ensuing
yiear, had a grant of the inheritance of that castle,
with all the territories thereunto belonging, being
part of the possessions of Roger Mortimer, the
attainted Earl of March; he was soon afterwards
made governor ot Porchester Castle, and the same
year had a command in the wars of Scotland, where
he continued engaged for some years. After this
he was constituted admiral of the western seas,
and governor of Caernarvon castle. In the 14th
Edward III., his lordship embarked in the French
wars, and participated in the glories of the
196
subsequent campaigns. He was at the dcge of
Vannes, the relief of Thouars, and the immortal
battle of CBK88Y. Besides his great military ser-
vices, the earl was 'frequently employed in diplo-
matic missions of the first importance, and was
esteoned one of the most eminent generals and
statesmen of the era in which he lived. His lord-
ship, who with his other honours had the Gartbr,
contracted in minority, and under constraint, mar-
riage with Isabd, daughter of Hugh le Despenaer,
and had issue by her, an only daughter,
Philippa, m. to Sir Richard Sexgeaux, Knt,
of ComwalL'- — A '. ~ , ■ '
He subsequently repudiated this lady, with the
sanction of the Pope, and espoused the Lady Elea-
nor Plantagenet, daughter of Henry, Earl of Lan<
caster, by whom he had issue, /
Richard, his successor.
John, m. Eleanor, grand-daughter and heir of '
John, Lord Maltravers, in whose right he ^
bore that title, and had issue,
John, who cT. in his ikthex's lifi»-time,
leaving a son,
John, Lord Maltravers, who «. as
eleventh Earl of ArundeL
Thomas, called Arundd, successively Bishop
of Ely, Archbishop of York, and Archbishop
of Canterbury, Lord Chancrllor op
England. This prelate was impeached
and banished the kingdom, in the reign of
Richard II. ; but returned with Henry IV.
and was restored to the see of Canterbury.
He was a person of great eminence in his
time, but is accused of being a religious
persecutor, particularly of the Wickliffites,
and of Sir John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham.
He d, 80th October, 1413, and was buried in
the cathedral church of Canterbury.
Alice', m. to Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent
Eleanor, died young.
Joane, m. to Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of
Hereford.
Mary, m. to John, Lord Strange, of Black-
mere.
His lordship d. in 1376, and was «. by his eldest
son,
RICHARD FITZ-ALAN, tenth Earl of Arundel,
K.G. In the 1st Richard II., this nobleman being
constituted admiral of the king's fleet in the westp
wards, and soon after that to the southwards, was re-
tained by indenture, to serve the king at sea, for one
quarter of a yew, in the company of John, Duke of
Lancaster, King of Castile. He was afterwards en-
gaged for some years in Scotland; and was in the com-
mission, (9th Edward II.,) for the trial of Michael
de la Pole, and some other of the king's fkvourites,
whom the Commons had then impeached. His
lordship was appointed the next year admiral of the
whole fleet, and putting to sea, encountered and
vanquished the united fleets of France and Spain,
taking no less than one hundred ships, great and
small, all laden with wines, comprising nineteen
thousand tuns. This gallant exploit he followed
up by entering the port of Brest, and reducing one
of its castles and burning the other. He now re-
turned to England in groat triumph, but had to
FIT
FIT
enooanter tht jaaknuy and hatred of the king*!
fiiTOurites* puthnilarty of the Duke of Ireland,
whose influence over the king he itrenuousiy re-
listed. His lordship afterwards entered into the
confederation of the Earb of Derby and Warwick,
which assembled in arms at Haringhay Park, (now
Homsey,) in Middlesex, and compelled the king
to acquiesce in their yiews. He was then, by the
general consent of parliament, (11th Richard II.,)
made governor of the castle and town of Brest,
and shortly after, captain-general of the king's fleet
at sea, with commission to treat of peace, with John
de Montfort, then Duke of Britanny; whereupon
hoisting his flag, soon after met with the enemy,
<d whose sMps he sunk and took fourscore; en-
tered the isle of Reas, which he burnt and spoiled,
and several other ports which he likewise plun-
dered, putting to flight all the French and Britons,
that made any resistance. From this memorable
period in the life of Lord Arundel, little is known
of him, until the Ifith Richard, whoi the king
regaining his power, summoned a parliament at West-
minster, and dismissed several of the great officers
of state, amongst whom his lordship was removed
ftom his. command as admind; and in two years
afterwards, the parliament then sitting, he was ac-
cused of treason by the Duke of Lancaster, but
escaped for the moment, and sought to retire Arom
public hfe. The king entertaining, however, the
strongest feeling of personal enmity to all those who
had previously opposed his minions, contrived to
get the Earl of Artmdel into his hands by strata-
gem, and having sent him prisoner to the isle of
Wight, brought him to immediate trial, when he
was condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered,
as a traitor. The sentence was however some-
what mitigated, and the gallant nobleman was
simply beheaded at Cheapside, in the dty of Lon-
don, 21st of Richard II. ; the king himself being
a spectator, and Thomas de Mowbray, Earl Mar-
shal, (who had married his daughter,) the execu-
tioner, who bound up his eyes, and according to
some, the person who actually struck off his head.
It is stated, that when the earl saw his son-in-law,
Mowbray, and the Earl of Kent, his nephew, guard-
ing him to the place of execution, he told them, it
had been much more fit, that they should have
absented themselves : " For the time will come,"
(said he,) <*when as many shall wonder at your
misfortune, as they now do at mln&" His lordship
m. first. Lady Elisabeth de Bohun, daughter of
William, Earl of Northampton« and had surviving
issue,
Thomas, his tuoceaaor.
Elisabeth, m. flrst, to William de Montacute,
efclest son of William, Earl of Salisbury,
which William was unhappily slain by his
listhcr in a tilting at Windsor, 6th Richard IL
Her ladyship m. secondly, Thomas, Lord
Mowbray, Earl Marshal, and through the
daughter of this marriage, the
Ladt Maroabkt MowBftAY« eventual
heiress of the Mowbrays, who espoused
Sir Robert Howard, Knt, the Dukk-
DOM of NOBPOLK, the Eabi. Mab-
SHAMBtPy and Other honours* came
into the family of Howabo, which
they have since enjoyed.
Lady Elisabeth m. thirdly. Sir Gerard
Ufflete, Rnt., a^d foivrthly. Sir Robert' >,
S GoufhiU, KnL I -. •. * '/j 'f "^
Margaret, m. to Sir Rowland Lentli^l^ Knt.
Alice, m. to John Charlton, Lord Fowls.
The earl was «. by his son,
THOMAS FITZ-ALAN, who. being restored in
blood in the parliament 1st of Henry IV., when the
Judgment against his father was reversed, became
eleven^ Eabi. op Arunokl. This nobleman was
made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of
King Henry IV. He was afterwards made a Knight
of the Garter — and upon the accession of King
Henry V. he was constituted constable of Dover
Castle, and lord warden of the Cinque Ports, as alto
LORD TBBA8URKB of England. His lordship m.
Beatrix, an ill^timate daughter of John, king of
Portugal, and the nuptials were celebrated with
great pomp in London, the king and queen assist-
ing. He died, however, without issue, in 141 A,
leaving his four sisters his heirs, as to rartain parts
of his great possessions ; but the qabtlb or Aruw-
DBL, and with it the earldom, devolved upon his
cousin,
JOHN FITZ-ALAN. Lord Maltraven, as twelfth
Earl of Anmdel* (refer to issue of Richard, ninth
earl). This noUeraan was in the king's fleet at sea
under his kinsman, Richard, Earl of Arundel, and
he was subsequently in the wars of Scotland and
France. His lordship m. Alianore, daughter of Sir
John Berkeley, Knt, of Beverston, in the county
of Gloucester, by whom he had issue,
John, his successor.
William, who s. as fifteenth earL
* Nicolas has the foHowIng note in his Synopsis-*
Until the 11th Henry VI., wh«n it was decided
that the tenure of the castle of Arundel alone,
without any creation, patent, or investiture, con-
stituted its possessor Earl of Arundel, neither this
John, nor John his son and heir, were regularly
considered to have possessed that dignity, although
they were both seised of the said castle t in proof of
which John Fits-Alan, twelfth earl, was never sum-
moned to parliament, and John, his son and heir,
was summoned in the 7th Henry VI., as a baron
only i nor was it until the 3rd December, 1441, that
the inheritor of the castle of Arundel sat in parlia-
ment by that title, which probably arose from this
circumstance, that at the time of the decision
alluded to, in the 11th Henry VI., 1438, John, Earl
of Arundel, was engaged in the wars of France, and
continued to be so until his death, which happened
within two years afterwards: and Humphrey, his
son and heir, died in 1437* then only ten years of age,
and was succeeded by William, his uncle and heir,
who was accordingly summoned to parliament as
Earl of ArundeL Notwithstanding what has been
observed, that John Fits-Alan, who succeeded in
1415, was not admitted to this earldom, it is mani-
fest he was generaUy styled Earl of Arundel, for
Alice, his widow, in her will, describes herself as
Countess of Arundd, and speaks of her hite husband
as Johu> Earl of ArundeL
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FIT
FIT
Lord Amndd 4. in 14S1, and wai «. by hit elder
•on,
JOHN FITZ-ALAN, thirteenth Eeii of Arun-
del, who, in the 7th of Henry VL, was lununoned
to parliament as Lord Maltravers, and the next
year, according to Dugdale, at Earl of Amndd. In
the 11th of Henry VI. this nobleman petitioned
parliament for the confirmation of his title, as
annexed to the castle, honour, and seigniory of
Arundel, which was adjudged to him by virtue of
the tenure only, after much opposition fhnn John
Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, who was heir to Elin^
beth, one of the sisters and co-heirs of Thomas,
eleventh earL His lordship was in the wars oi
France, under the celebrated general, John Talbot,
first Earl of Shrewsbury, and for his adiievements
was created, by Henry VI., Dvkb of TouBAiirn,
in France, and invested with the Garter. But even-
tually having his leg shattered by a cannon baU, in
an engagement with the enemy, he was taken pri-
soner, and conveyed to Beauvols, where he departed
this life in 1434. The earl m. Maud, daughter of
Robert Lovd, by Elisabeth, daughter of Sir Ouy
Bryen, the younger, Knt, and had issue,
HmfPHftBT, his successor.
Amicia, m. to James Butler, Earl of Ormonde
and WUtshire, and died, temp. Edward IV.,
*.p.
His lordship was «. by his son,
HUMPHREY FITZ-ALAN, as Duke of Tou-
raine, and fourteenth Earl of Arundel« then but six
years old. This nobleman d. in three years after-
wards, (1437,) when the dukedom of Touraine xx-
piRXD, but the castle oi Arundd reverted to his
uncle,
WILLIAM FITZ-ALAN, who thus became flf-
teenth Earl of ArundcL Between this nobleman
and Thomas Courtenay, fcarl of DeroB, there arose,
in the 2ard Henry VI., a great dispute in parlia-
ment regarding precedency, which brtng renewed in
the parliament held four years afterwards, was then
lefaied to the Judges, who refused, however, to
give any o|»inlon upon the subject, declaring, <• that
it was a mattsr of parUament, belonging to the
king's highness, and to his lords spiritual and tem-
poral in parliament, by them to be decided." The
question at isnie was, whether this earl shoold have
precedency of the Earl of Devon, or not ? The Act
of Ilth Henry VI., expressing onfy that John, Men
Earl of Arundd, should have the place, precedency,
A^c as Earl of Arundd, without mentioning Us
heirs. Upon which the lords ultimatdy leeotved,
" that he should have his place in parliament, and
the king's, council, as earl, by reason of the castle,
lordship, and honour of Arundd. for hlmadf , and
Us heirsfor evermore, above the said Earl of De-
von, and his hetn, as worshlpftilly as any of his
ancestors Earls of Arundel before that time ever
had.** The Earl of Arundel, fai the 10th Edward IV.,
wee made constable of Dover Castle, and warden of
the dnqne Porta, being then also jusdce of all the
king's Ibrssts south of Trent, a poet renewed to
him upon the accession of Henry V. He was also a
Knight of the Garter. His lordship m. the Lady
Joane Nevll, daughter of Richard, Earl of Salis-
bury, by whom he had issue, TnoMAa* Lord Mai-
90»
trtveri, hb successor, William, George, and JeliB,
with a daughter Maiy. He d. in 1487, and was «. by
hisddestson,
THOMAS FITZ-ALAN, sixteenth Earl of Arun-
del, who had been summoned to parliament, in
22nd Edward IV., and 1st Henry, as "Thomaa
Arundel, of Maltravers, Knight," his father being
then alivok His lordship, who was a Knight of the
Garter, was one of the English nobles sent over to
Flanders, 5th Henry VII., to asaist the Emperor
Maximilian against the Frendu Hem. Margaret,
daughter of Richaid Widvile^ Earl Riven, and had
issuer
William, Lord Maltravers, his tuooesaor.
Edward.
Margaret, m. to John de la Polei Earl of Lin-
coln.
Joane, m. to George NevUl, Lord Bergavenny.
The earl d. in 15S4, and was «. by his dder son,
WILLIAM FITZ-ALAN, seventeenth Earl of
Arundel, K.G. Tfab nobleman's signature appears
to the letter of remonetranoe transmited to Pope
Clement IL, in the 28nd Henry VIIL, regarding
the king's divorce ftom Queen Katharine. His
lordship m. first, Anne, sister of Henry, Earl of
Northumberland, upon whidi oocadon he had
grants ftom the crown of three manors. In the
county of Somerset, end that of Hunton, In Sovth-
amptonshire, to hold by the service of a red roae
yearly. By this lady he had issue, Hbubt, Lord Mal-
travcvh his successor, and two daughters, who both
died unmarried. He espoused secondly, Efiabeth,
daughter of Robert WiUoughby, Lord BnAe, by
whom he had two daughters, Margaret and EUaa-
beth, who likewise died unmsoried. In eonftmnlty
with the poHcy recommended by Cromwell to the
king upon the confiscation of the church lands, the
Earl of Arundd was obliged to exchange several of
his manors, for those which had bdonged to the
religious houses. Hb lordship d. in IMS, snd wae
«. by his son,
HENRY FITZ-ALAN, eighteenth Eari of Arun-
dd„ K.G. This noUemao, in the 38th Henry VIIL,
was field marshal of the king's army at the siege of
Boulogne, and in two years afterwards was oonstl-
tttted one of the assistants to that mosuoch's execu-
tors. After the fdl of the Protector Someraet,
temp. Edward VL, the Earl of Arundd having de-
clined to enter into the viewe of Dudley, Earl of
Warwick, was removed flrom the conncil by the in-
trigues of that nobleman, and fined jCli,00O. upon
ttie Mvokms dia^ge of having lenMyved b(4Cf and
locks from Westminster, and given away the king's
stuir, in his capacity of knd chamberlala : and the
ensuing year he was committed priaoner to the
Tower. Upon the death of King Edward, his lord-
ship aealoudy espoused the cause of Queen Maiy,
and was mahily instrumental in her ascending the
throne without any eAision of Wood; for whlchand
other eminent services, he was made conatable of
the day at her nuOesty'k coronation, as be was also
the day Immediatdy preceding the eoranation of
Queen EUaabeth, at which he ofldated as zx>ao
Hiov BTBWARD. Hls lordshlp at this period aspired
to the hand of the Virgin Queen, but bdng dis-
appotaited In hb hopes, he obtained permission to
FIT
PIT
travels $iad while ebrcNidi lerved in the iMun agelntt
the Turks. After hit return to England he was
upon the commianon inatltuted to Inquike into the
murder of Henry, Lord Damley* husband of Mary,
Queen of Scots, and subsequently favouring the
prstenaiona of the Duke of Norfolk, to the hand of
that beautiful, but unfortunate princess, he luf-
fared imprisonment (Uth Elisabeth). His lord-
ihip m.- flzst. Lady Catherine Orey, daughter of
Thoroaa, Marquess of Dorset, by whom he had,
Hbkry, Lord Maltravers, who d. in the liliB-
time of his father, «. p,
Joanna, m. to John, Lord Lumley, by whom
she had no nirvlying issue.
Mary, m. to Tfaomaa Howard, Duke (if Nor-
folk, and had ismie,
Philip Howard, who having inherited
Arundel CasUe, was summoned to par-
liament 16th January, 1680, as Eari.
OP AtLWDMh, and the castle Md dig-
nity havesinoeitBrnaised in the FAMILY
OP HOWABD.
The earl espoused secondly, Mary, dau^ter of Sir
John Arundel, of Laaheme, in the county of Con>>
wal, but had no issue. His lordship, who, with the
other high offices already enumerated, was presi-
dent of the cotmdl to Queens Mary and Elisabeth,
d» in 1579, when the Earldom op Arunobx., and
castle, passed with his daughter, and eventually sole
heiress. Lady Mary Fits-Alan, to her husband, Tho-
mas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, with the Barony
OP Maltravrrs, which descended to her son,
Philip Howard, who wes attainted in the atad Ell-
labeth, when the barony became pobpritkd; it
was, however, restored to his son, Thomas Howard,
twentieth E^rl of Arundel, and by act of parli»-
meot, 3rd Charles 1.', the Barony of Maltravers,
with the Baronies of Fits-Alan, Clun, and Oswaldes-
tre, was M»«M»«iMi to the title, dignity, and honour
of Earl of Anindd, and settled upon Thomas
Howard, then Earl of Arundel and Surrey, and his
heirs male, &c dec. Until the passing of thU act
Fitx-Alak was not a parliamentary barony, it
was merdy feudsJ. Thus terminated the noble and
ancient family of FitM-jUtut, Earlb op Arundbi»
Armb.— -Ar» a lion rampant within a bordure, or.
FITZXHARLES — EARL OF PLY-
MOUTH. , . ,
By Letters Patent, dated 99th July, 1875, ^
27 Charles IL
ICincsgc.
CHARLES FITZ-CHARLES, illegitimate son
of King Charles II. by Catherine, daughter of Tho-
mas Pegg, Esq., of Yeldersley, in the county of
Derby, was elevated to the peerage on 29th July,
1670, ae Boron Dartmouth, VUeount TotnMt, and
Earl op Plymouth. His lordship m. Lady Brid-
get Osborne, daughter of Thomas, flxst Duke of
Leeds, but died without issue, at Tangier, during
the siege of that city by the Moors, in 1680, when
all his HOHOURB bec«ne bxtihct.
Arms.— England, with a batune sinister, vany ar.
and as.
FITZ-HERBERT — BARON FITZ-
HERBERT, OR FITZ-
REQINALD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th June, 1294,
22 Edward L ^
ICiiuanc.
In the fifth year of King Stephen,
HERBERT FITZ-HERBERT, then knd cham-
berlain to that monarch, gave £S3S, In silver, for
livery of his father's lands. This Herbert m. first,
, daughter and co-hehress of Robert Corbet*
Lordof Alcester, in the county of Warwick, who
had been some time concubine to King Henry I.
He espoused secondly, Lucy, daughter of Milo,
Earl of Hereford, and was «., at his decease, by hia
son by that lady,
PETER FITZ-HERBERT. who, being very
obeequious to Khig John, was reputed one of that
princeTs evil counsellors. In 1214, he was consti-
tuted governor of Pykering Castle, in the county
of York, and sheriff of the shire : but afterwards
falling oflT in his allegiance, his lands at Alcester
were seised by the crown, and given to WiUiam de
CamviU. Returning, however, to his duty upon
the accession of Henry III., those lands ware re»
stored to him. He d. in 1234, and was «. by his
son,
HERBERT FITZ-PETERf who, in the 98th
Henry III., had a milhary summons to attend the
king into France. Hed. soon after, however, (anno
1247,) and, leaving no issue, was «. by his bro*
REGINALD FITZ-H£&B£Ba*. This fbudai
lord had summons to march against the Welch in
the 4Sd Henry III., and in two years afterwards re»
oeived or den, as one of the barons mardiers, to re-
side in those parts. In the 4Ath of the same reign,
he was made sherilf of Hampshire, and governor of
the Castle of Winchester! and in the 48th, he was
one of those benms who undertook f<» the king*s
performance of what the king of France should
determine regarding the ordinances of Oxford. He
V
■no dying \Jx.Vii^^
m^oane, daughter of William de Fortibus, Lord U f^ J-^
of Che^ton, in the county of Scmierset,
In 1285, was : by his son. iN/Mtdl^
JOHN FITZ-REGINALl), who had Simmons
to parliament, as a baron, on the 8th June, 1294,
and from that period to 26th January, 1297. He
was afterwards summoned ftom 99th December,
1299, to 96th August, 1807; but his descendants,
who all bore the surname of Fits*Hrrbbrt, were
never erteemed barons, nor had any of them sum-
mons to parliament as such. From Pbtbr, r bro-
ther of this John, Lord Fits-Reginald. Che Ftta-
H«r6er<«, Earls op Pbmbrokb, ate said to de-
scend.
Armb.— Ar„ a chief vairte or. and gu. Over all a
bend as. ' . I ' »
2D ^ ^^^^^ JOl
FIT
FIT
FITZ.HUOH— BARONS FITZ-HUOH.
By Writ of Summoiif, dated Iffth Itey, lasi*
14 Edwud II.
Although the tumeme of Firt-HuoH was not
^proprUted to this family before the time of Ed-
ward III.* it bad d^oyed oonsideration Arom the
period of the Cooqueit : when lu ancestor,
BARDOLPH, was Lord of Ravenswath, with
divers other manors, in Richmondshire. This Bar-
dolph assumed in his old age the habit of a monlc,
in the Abbey of SL Mary, at York, to which he gave
the churches of Patrick Brompton and Ravenswath,
in pure alms. He was «. by his son and heir,
AKAIUS FITZ-BARDOLPH, who, in the ffth
Stephen, founded the Abbey of Fors, in the county
of York, then called the Abbey of Charity, and
dying in 1161, was «. by Us elder son,
HERVBY FITZ-AKARIS, who being a noble
and good knight, and mudi esteemed in his
eountry, gave consent, that Conan, then Earl c/t
Richmondand Brltanny, should translate the Abbey
of Charity into the Adds at East Wilton, and there
place it on the verge of the river Jore, from which
it was thenceforward caUed JoaavAULx. This
Hervey d. in 1188, and was «. by his ion,
HENRY FITZ-HERVEY, who m. Alice, daugh-
ter of Randolph Fits- Winter, (ancestor of the Barons
of Oreystoke,) by whom he acquired considerable
estates in the north. He d. in UOl, and was «. by
his son,
RANDOLPH FITZ.HENRY. This feudal lord
m. Alice, daughter and heiress of Adam de Stavdey,
Lord of Staveley, Dent, and Sadbergh, and dying
In U6B, was «. by his elder son,
HENRY FITZ-RANDOLPH, who waa «. by
his son,
RANDOLPH FITZ-HENRY. This feudal ba-
ton dying without issue, was «. by his brothert
HUGH FITZ-HENRY, whod. in ISM. and was
a. by his son,
HENRY FITZ-HUOH, fkom whom his descen-
dants ever afterwards adopted the surname of FWs-
Huiflk, This Henry was engaged in the Scottish
wars from theSrd to the 8th Edward IL, the next
year he was constituted, owing to the minority of
the Earl of Warwick, (whose inheritance it was,)
governor of Barnard Castle, in the Bishoprick ai
Durham t and being again employed in Scotland,
he was summoned to parliament as a babon from
Iftth Mmt, lasi, ta 15th November, 1S51. In 1327
his kn^Plp acquitted Sir Henry Vavasor, Knt, of
a drtrt of five hundred marks, by special instrument
under his seal, upon condition that Henry Vavasor,
Sir Henry's son, should take to wife Annabil Fits-
Hugh, his daughteE. In the 7th, 8th and 9th Ed-
ward III. Lord Fits-Hugh was again in arms upon
the Scottish soil. His lordship m. Eve, daughter of
Sir John Buhner, Knt, and had, beside the daugh-
ter already mentioned, a son,
HnwEY, who d. in the life-time of his father,
leaving issue by Ma wife, Joane, daughter
of Sir Richard Foumeys, and sister and
helms Qi William Foumeys,
Hugh, M. Isabrt, daughter of Ralph, Lord
Nevill, and died «. p.
Hbhkt, who «. his grandfiuher.
Lord Fita-Hugfa d. in 189^ and wass. by his grand-
HENRY FITZ-HUOH, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament flrom 4th August, 1377* to 8th
August, 138S. His lordship was faagtqpA. in the
Frendi wars of King Edward IIL, almost uninter*
ruptedly from the 33rd to the 48rd of that gallant
monarch's reign. He m. Joane, daughter of Henry,
Ixnrd Scrope, of Masham, and had issue,
John, slain in the battle of OrraBaooRKS,
better known as Chbtt Chasb, fought be-
tween the English, under Sir Henry Percy,
son and heir of the Earl of Northumber-
land, and his brother. Sir Robert Percy,
and the Scots, commanded by the Earl
Douglas.
Hbnby, successor to his father.
His lordship d. in U86> and was «. by his only sur-
viving son,
HENrV FITZ-HUOH, third baron, summoned
to parliament flrom 17th December. 1387, to 1st Sep-
tember, 14S3. This noldeman attainwi great emi-
nence in the reigns of Henry IV. and Henry V. In
the beginning of the former we And his lordship in«
eluded in a commission to negotiate a truce with
Scotland, and afterwards to accomplish a league of
amity betsreen the two crowns (of England and
Scotland). In the 8th Henry IV. he was accredited
upon an important mission to Denmark, and in five
years afterwards he was again a commissioner upon
the afiUrs of Scotland. On the coronatian of King
Henry V. Lord Fits-Hugh was appointed constaWe
of England for that solemnity, and the next year he
obtainedagrantftom thecrownof £I00l per annum.
He was afterwards lord chamberlain of the king's
household, and assisted at the couirciL op Con-
8TANCB. For whidi, and his other eminent ser-
vices, he had a grant of all the lands which had
belonged to the attainted Henry, Lord Scrope, of
Masham, lying in Richmondshire, to hold during
the term that those lands should continue in the
king's hands; and upon the surrender of that grant
in the same year, he had another grant for life of
the manors of Masham, Clifton, Burton-Constable,
and ten others, likewise part of the possessions of
the aforesaid Lord Scrope. From theSth to the 9th
Henry V. his lordship was uninterruptedly engaged
\fk the French wars, during which period he was at
ithe siege of Roan with the Duke of Exeter.
It is further reported of Lord Fita-Hugh, that he
traveled more than once to JBBUsALxif , and be-
yond that celebrated city, to Gbakd Caibo, where
the sottldan had his residenoe, and that in his return
he fought with the Saracens and Turks. It is also
stated that by the help of the knights of Rhodes, he
built a castle there, caUed St. Peter's Castla. His
lordship m. Elisabeth, daughter and heir of Sir
Robert Grey, Knt, son of John, Lord Grey, of
Rotherfleld, by Avice, sister and co-heir of Robert,
Lord Marmion, by whom he had« with other issuer
William, his successor,
John, (Sir).
Robert, in holy orders. Bishop of London.
FIT
m. to Sir Robert WinouffHby, KnC
m. flnt, to WiUfam, Lord D'Afcy,
andMooudlyf to Thomas TimttaL
Maud, m. to Sir William Eon, aaoaitor of the
Lords Euroi
SUaabeth, m, to Sir Ralph Oroy, Knt
Laura, m. to Sir Maurice Berkeley, Knt.
Henry, Lord Fita-Huffh, K.G., A in 14M, and wae
«. by hb ddest son,
SIR WILLIAM FITZ-HUOH, Iburth banm,
Btunmonad to parliament fkom lith July, 1419, to
5th September, 1400. This noUeman attained dis-
tinction in the liHs-timeof his ftther In the French
wan, and after his accession to the title, he was in
commission (llth Henry VI.)» to treat with the oom-
mtsslnners of King James I.> of Sootlend, regarding
compwwatfcin for injuries inflicted by the Soots
upon the English. In two years afterwards his
lordship was Joined with the Earls of Northumber-
land and Westmoreland, and the great northern
Lords, Dacre, CUflbrd, Oreystoke* and Latimer, to
repd en irruptioa of the Scots. Lord Fits-Hugh
m. Margery, daughter of William, Lord WiUoughby
de Eresby, and had iseue,
HxNaY, his successor.
Margery, m. to Sir John Milton, Knt
Joane, tn. to John, Lord Scrope, of Bolton*
Eleanor, m. to Thomas, Lord Dacre.
Maud, m. to WHliam Bowes.
Lore, Ml. first, to John Musgrave* and secondly^
to Thomas Constable, of Halshanu
Lucy, a nun at Dartfbrd.
His lordship tf. in 14W, and was a by his son,
HENRY FITZ-HUGH, fifth baron, summoned
to parliament fkom 96th May, 1455, to I5th Octo-
ber. 147a His lordship obtained, in 38th Henry
VI., a grant of the stewardship of the honour of
Ridunond, and also of the ofllce of chief fbrester of
the new ftnest of Arkilgarth-Dale, and Le Hoppe,
then escheated to the king by the ftorfUture of
Ridiard, Earl of Salisbory, to hold for life. During
the reign of King Henry VI. Lord Fits-Hugh r»-
mained firmly attached to the Lancastrian interest,
but he seems nerertheless to have suceessftilly cul-
tlTated the good opinioA of King Edward IV., the
diampion of York, for we find his kndship, soon
after the accession of that monarch, employed in his
military capacity, and as a diplomatist. In 1468 he
made a pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre, and upon
his return founded a chantry for two priests in his
cartle at RaTcnswath, there to celebrate divine sor-
Tice for himsdf and Alice during their lives, and
fbr the health of their souls after their deceese. His
lordship m. the Lady Alice Nevill, daughter of
Ridiard, Earl of Salisbury, and bad, (with other
iseue,)
RiCHAao, his successor.
Alice, IN. to Sir John Flenes, Knt., and was
mother of TaoMAa, Lord Dacrb.
EUxabeth, m. first, to Sir WiUlam Fair, Knt,
and had (with WilUam, created Lord Farr,
of Hor ton,)
^'•'^ Stn Thomas PAma, who bad one son
.1 ^ c and two daughters, via.,
1. WiUlam Parr, Marquess of
NorthamptoDy died #. p*
^'i^
/
FIT
16
5
IkrU
ii^
Vj
1. Anne Pair, m, to William Herbert*
Earl of Pembroke, and her male de-
y n rv scendant continues to the present
^c4^iM^*^ time to inherit that dignity, but
"i ii^r^ Philip, eighth Earl of Pembroke,
Trvvf. leaving M his decease an only daugfa>
>MAev'C'^>«^ ter,
LAOY CHARIOTTB HBRBBnT,
who m. first, JelkM, Lono Jar-
riUBB, and ssoondly, Th»mMa,
Viscouirr WiwDSoa, the co-
heirship to the Barony of Fits-
Hugh was thus severed tnmk
the Baridom of Pembroke. Tho
lepiesentaUwes of her ladyship's
two marriages are the present
Earl Pomfket and Marquess of
Bute,
t. CATRBifciNB Parr, m. first, to Ed«
ward Borough; secondly, to John
Neville, Lord Latimer; thirdly, to
KiBO Hrwrt VIII., and fourthly,
to Thomas, Lord Seymour, of Sud-
ley, but died «. p.
Elisabeth Fiu Hugh, m. secondly, Nichohw,
Lord Vaux.
Anne, m. to Frauds LoveU, but had no issue.
Margaret, m. to Robert Constable, died st p«
Joane, a nun at Dartford.
Henry, fifth Barm Fits-Hugh, cL in 147>« and wae
«. by his only son,
RICHARD FITZ-HUOH, sixth baron, sum-
moned to parliament from 15th November, 1488, to
1st September, 1487. This nobleman was consti-
tuted, in the 1st Henry VII., goveinor of the castles
oi Richmond and Middleham, and of Barnard
Castle. His lordship m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
Thomas Borough, Knt, snd was «b at his decease,
about the year 1506, by his only child,
GEORGE FITZ-HUGH, seventh baron, sum-
m(med to parliament fhnn 17th October, 1500, to
88th November, 1511, but dying without iseue In
1518, his aunt Alice, Lady Fiencs, end his cousin.
Sir Thomas Psir, Knt, (lelbr to Issue of Henry,
fifth baron,) were found to be his next heirs, end
between those the Baront op Fitx-Huob fUl into
ABBYANCB, ss It Still coutluues amougst their ro>
preeentatives. Whidi representatives are at pre^
sent, we bdieve,
Thomas Brand, Lord Dacre, descended ftrom
Alice, Lady Fienes, whose husband was son
of Richard, Lord Dacre, and fkther, by her
ladyship, of Thomas, Lord Dajae. His
lordship, if we are correct, is oo-IWr there-
fore to a moiety of the berony of Fits-Hugh.
Thomss-Wimam, Earl of Pomlket,^
the great grandson of Lady Char-
lotte Herbert, (see issue of Henry,
fifth Lord Fits-Hugh,) by her first
husband, John, Lord JeflMes.
John, Marquess of Bute, the great
grandson of Lady Charlotte Her-
bert, by her second husband,
Thomas, Visoottnt Windsor.
Arms.— As. three chevroueis in base or.
diiaf of the second. s
903
riT
FIT
FITZ^AMES— DUKE OF BERWICK.
By Letten Patent» dated 19th March, 168?.
JAMES FITZ-JAMES, iUegitimate son of King
James II., by Arabella Churchill, sister ot the cele-
brated John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, was
6. in 1G7I, and elevated to the peerage, on the I9th
March, 1G87* in the dignities of Betron Bosworth, in
the county uif Leiewtert Earl cf Tinmoutht in the
county nf Northumberland, and Ditkb or DxnwiCK
UPON TwKXD. His grace withdrew into France
with his father, and entering into the French ser-
vice, became one of the most distinguished com-
manders of the martial reign of Louis XIV. In
1690, he was at the siege of Londonderry, and the
battle of the Boyne, and returning soon after the
last engagement to France, he acquired high reputa-
tion at the sieges of Mons, Charleroi, and Ath, and
at the battles of Leoae, Steinktrk, and Nerwinde.
In the latter he was taken prisoner, and detained
until exchanged for the Duke of Ormonde^ In
1083, the French King made him lieutenant-general
of his armies, and in ten years afterwards he com-
manded the expedition sent to aid the King of Spain.
By which latter monarch he was created in 1704, a
Spanish grandee of the flrst class. After a most
successftil campaign, the Duke returning into
France, was nominated (anno 17U*) to the com-
mand of the troops destined to act against the
fimatics In Languedoc, and upon the fjsvourable
issue of that campaign, he was presented by his
royal master with a marshal's baton. Subsequently
sent a second time bito Spain, he achieved over the
combined forces of England and Portugal, the
glorious, though bloody victory of Almanxa, for
which eminent service Philip V., granted to the
gallant marshal, with the dignity of Duke, the
towns of Liria, and Xerica, in Valentia. Upon his
return, the duke was placed at the head of the army
on the Rhine, destined to oppose Prince Eugene,
of Savoy, in which service, after a long series of
brilliant achievements, he fell at the siege of Philips-
burg, anno 1734. His grace espoused first in 1696|
Honora de Burgh, widow of Patrick Sarsfleld,
Earl oi Lucan, and daughter of the Earl of Clanri-
carde, by whom (who d, in 1696), he had issue,
jAMB8-FRAKCia, an officer of eminence, chief
of the branch, known in Spain as that of
Liria; he m. Katherlne, daughter of Pierre,
Duke of Veraguei i and had several chil-
dren.
The DiAe at Berwick, m. secondly, in 1700, Anne,
daughter of Henry Bulkeley Esq., by Sophia Stuart,
maid of honour to the queen, and had issue.
Jambs, 6. in 1708, m. Victoire Felidt^, daugh-
ter of John de Durfort, Duke of Duras, but
died issueless in the life-time of his father,
anno 1781.
Francis, who haying entered into holy orders,
never sssumed the French title.
Henry, who likewise entered into holy orders,
and for the same reuon never assumed the
FrcQcfa honours.
CuAfti^xa, 6. in 1714, heir eventually to the
904
French Dukedom of Fit»James, and the
estates in that kingdom. He m. in 1741 p
Victoria, daughter of the Marquess de Matig-
non, and had several children. His grace
was «. by his eldest son,
JoBN-CHAnLXB, third Duke FitaJames,
b. in 1743, m. , daughter of
Charles, Count de Thiard.
Edward.
Henrietta, m. to the Marquess de Reud.
Laura, m. to the Marquess de Bousds.
Emelia, m. to the Marquess d'Escars.
Sophia, a nun.
Marshal Berwick was attainted in 1695, when the
DuKXDOM OP Bbbwick, and the mimn' English
honours became bxtinct. His grace was besides
Duke of Lhria and Xerica, in Valentia, a dignity
which he transferred in his life-time to his ddcst
son. Jambs, who then became Duke of Liria, and
having married, as already stated, Katherlne, daugh-
ter of Pierre, Duke of Veraguei, was succeeded in
1738, by his eldest son. Jambs, bom tn 1716* sur-
named Stuabt, who was himself succeeded by his
brother, Pxtbr, 6. in 1780, created BlABguBBS op
St. Lbonaro, in 1764.
His grace of Berwick was created Dvkx Fits-
Jambs in France, with remainder to the issue of
his second marriage, and that dignity is enjoyed by
his descendant, the present Dukb Fits-Jambs.
Arms.— Quarterly of four. First, England and
France; second, Scotland; third, Irdand; fourxh,
as the first, within a border compone, gu. and ax.
the gu. charged with lions of Eng. the as. with
fleur-de-lis of Franceb
FITZ JOHN — BARONS FITZ-JOHN.
By Writ of Summons, dated 14th December, 1964,
49 Henry IIL
By Writ of Summons, dated 83d June, 1896,
S3 Edward L
mncasc.
JOHN FITZ-OEOFFREY, son of Oeofflrey
Fits-Piers, Earl of Essex, by Aveline, his second
wife, being next male heir of that family on the
death of William Fits-Piers, Earl of Essex, in 1887,
paid a fine to the king of three hundred marks for
those lands which were bis father's, and did by he^
reditary right bdong to him, whereof this last
Earl William died seised. In the 18th of Henry III.,
this John was constituted sheriff of Yorkshire ; end
in the 81st of the ssme reign, upon the treaty then
made between the king and the barons, whereby, in
consideration of the great charter and charters of
the forest bring confirmed, a thirtieth part of al)
men's moveables was given to the king, this feudal
lord was admitted one of the privy council i and the
same year, there being a grand council held at Lon-
don, he was one of those at the time sent to the
pope's legate, to prohibit his attempting any thing
therein pr^udicial to the interests of the king and
kingdom. In eight years afterwards* John Fits-
GeoflVey was one of the commiwionen scot firom
King Henry (with Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk,
and others) to the council at Lyons, in order to
FIT
FIT
oomplalA of the gicat exactions mad« upon the
realm by the holy see ; and the next year he was
constituted Justice ef Irdand, where» for his ser-
▼ioes, he received a grant from the crown of the
lates of Thomond. He m. Isabel, sister of John
Blgod* and widow of Gilbert de Ladi and was «.
by his son,
JOHN FITZ^OHN, who had a military sum-
mons to nuocfa against the Welch in the 4Sd Hen. 11 1.
To this firadal lord succeeded his son,
JOHN FITZ<JOHN, wliom. ttaigery, daughter
of Philip BsMet, Justice of England. Joining Mont-
ford, Earl of Leicester, and the other turbulent
barons, this John Fit»>lohn had a diief command
a* the battle of Lewes ; afcer which, marching to-
wards Wales, he reduced Ricahd'b CAVT^n <the
chief seat of Hugh de Mortimer), and the CAari.B
or Ludlow. He was subsequently constituted, by
a grant from the barons, sheriff of Westmoreland,
and keeper of the castles in those parU; as like-
wise governor of Windsor Castle ; but shfuring the
fkte of his party at the battle of Evcrtuun, he
became a prisoner in the hands of the royalists,
when the Inheritance of his lands appears to have
been given, by the king, to Clare, Earl of Glouces-
ter; but he had permissionafterwards to compound
for them under the " dictum of Kenilworth." He
was summoned to parliament, as a baron, on the
14th December, 19S4, but died without issue the
next year, when that dignity expired. His lordship
was succeeded fai his estates by his brother,
RICHARD FITZ-JOHN, who, upon doing ho-
mage, and paying hit relief, had livery of all his
lands in the counties of Norfolk, Ducks, Devon,
Surrey, Wilts, Southampton, Essex, and North-
ampton. In the 10th Edward I., this feudal lord
was in the Wdch wars, and he was summoned to
parlianwnt, as a baroit, 23d June, 1295, but died
the following year in the wars of France, without
issue, when the BAJtomr op Fits-John became bx-
TiNCT, whilehis lands devolved upon his heirs, vis.,
Maud, Counte$$ qf Wartoiek, his eldest sis-
ter.
RoBBRT Clifford, son of Isabel'^ Isabell de
de Cliflbrd, daughter of . . f Vipount,
IDONBA DB Lbybvrnb, another r*his second
daughter of J sister.
Richard db Bvroh, Eari qf UMer, son of
AveHne, his third sister.
JoANB, wife of Theobald le Buteler, his fourth
sister.
FITZ.PATRICK— BARON OF UPPER
OSSORY, OF AMPUILL,
IN THE COUNTY OF
BEDFORD.
By Letters Patent, dated 13th August, 1794.
JOHN FITZ-PATRICK, Esq., of Castletown,
(descended from the ancient monarchs of Ireland,)
m. Elisabeth, fourth daughter *of Thomas, Vis-
count Thurka, sister of JameB» first Duke of
Ormonde, and widow of James Purcell, Baron of
Loughmoe, by whom he had issue,
Edward.
Richard.
Arabella, m. to Sir Thomas Wiseman, Bart., of
East Grinsted, in Sussex.
Mr. Fits-Patrick, who suflbred during the usurp»>
tion of Cromw^ for his fidelity to the House of
Stewart, was involved on King James's general
Act of Attainder in 1689, and died in 10B3L His
elder son,
EDWARD FITZ-PATRICK, Esq., had the
command at the revolution of a regiment given
him, 31st December, 1688; was made colonel of the
Royal Fusiliers, 1st August, 1668, and promoted to
the rank of brigadier^geneFal in 1694. General
Fits-Patrick was drowned in his passage from Eng-
land to Ireland, 10th November, 1696, and died
unmarried. His brother,
RICHARD FITZ-PATRICK, Esq., being bred
to the sea-aervice, had the command of a ship of
war, in which station he signalised himself by his
valour and conduct I and to him and his brother,
in consideration of their faithful services. King
William granted, in 1696, the estate of Edmond
Morris, (one of the adherents of King James, killed
at the battle of Aghrim,) situated in the Queen's
County. Mr. Fits-Patrick was elevated to the
peerage of Ireland on 87th April, 1715, as Baron
Gowran, qf Gowran, and took his seat in parlia-
ment the November following. His lordship m.
Anne, younger daughter and co-heir of Sir John
Robinson, Bart., of Farming-Wood, in the county
of Northampton, and had two ^ons, Johh and
Richard. He d. 9th June, 1787* and was «. by his
elder son,
JOHN FITZ-PATRICK, second baron, who
was advanced to the Mrldom qf Vpptr'Oesory, in
the peerage of Ireland, 6th October, 17A1. His
lordship m. in 1744, Lady Evelyn Leveson Cower,
eldest daughter of John, Earl Gower, and had
issue,
JOHK, Lord Ocwratu
Richard, b. 24th January, 1748, a general ofB-
cer in the army, a privy counsellor, and
M.P. for the county of Bedford. In 1783
General Fits-Patrick was appointed secre-
tary at war, which of&ce he resigned in the
course of the year. Under the whig admi-
nistration of 1806 he again filled the same
department, and for hardly a longer period.
He A .
Mary, m. to Stephen Fox, second Lord Hol-
land, by whom she was mother of
HewihBichard, present Lord Holland.
Louisa, m. to William, second Earl of Shel-
bume, and first Marquess of Lansdowne,
(his lordship's second wife,) and was
mother of
Henry, present Marqubss ow Lawb-
DOWNB.
The earl d. 83rd September, 1756, and was «. by his
JOHN FITZ-PATRICK, second earl, who was
created a peer of Great Britain on the 18th August,
1794, as BARON OF UppBB-OaaoRY, of Amphill, in
90ft
FIT
FIT
the county of Bedford. His lordship m. in 1789,
Anne* daughter of Heory LiddcU, Lord Ravens-
worth, hf whom (who had heen diToroed from the
Duke of Grafton.) he had two daughters. Lady
Anne and Lady Gertrude. The earl died in 1818,
when, with his Irish honours, the British barony of
Uppnn-OseoBT became bxtiitct.
AufBw— Sa., a saltire, arg., and chief, anire« the
latter charged with three fleur de lis.
PITZ-PAYNE — BARONS
PAYNE.
FITZ-
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, ISBB^
S7 Edward I»
HUiuagc.
The first that assumed this surname was Robbst,
■on of Pain Fits-John, whose nephew, taking the
name of Vnaci, was founder of that eminent family.
This
ROBERT FITZ-PAIN served the office of sherilT
for the counties of Dorset and Somerset, from the
31st to the 34th Henry 1 1, inclusive ; and in the 13th
of John, upon the collection of the scutage of
Wales, he paid thirty marks for fifteen knights'
fees. He was «. by
ROGER FITZ-PAIN, who tn. Margery, eldest
of the three sisters and oo-helrs of Alurcd de Lin-
colne,* and thereby acquired considerable property
In the counties of Somerset, Dorset, Wilts, and
Devon, whereof Ockford Fits-pain, in Dorsetshire,
constituted a part. He tU about the year 1237, and
was «. by his son,
ROBERT FITZ-PAIN, who, during his homage
In the 30th Henry IIL, had livery of his lands fai the
counties of Wilts, Somerset and Dorset, and Ne-
therwent, in Wales. In the 41st of the sameteign,
he had two military summonses to nuocfa against
theWddit but after this he appears to have joined
the barons, and to have taken a prominent part in
the battle of Lewes, where the baronial banner
waved in triumph. He d. in the 9th Edward I.
(1S80), and was ». by his son,
ROBERT FITZ-PA YNE. This feudal lord was
in the expedition made against the Wdch, in the
10th Edward I., and the same year, during his
homage, had livery of the lands of his inheritance.
He was summoned to parliament as a babok on the
6th February, 1299, and lirom that time, to tiie 23d
October, 1314. In 1303 he was in the Scottish wars,
* Alubkd OB LurcoLWB. The Lincolnes were
great feudal barons, from the period of the con-
quest, until the death of Alurcd Lincolne, in the
48th Henry III., when their great possessions de-
volved upon the deceased baron's sisters, as co-
heirs, vii.
Margery, m. to Roger Ftta-pain.
Beatrix, m. to Sir William de Gouls, and her
portion of the pn^ierty passed eventually,
by an heiress, to the fiumily of Latimer,
Lords Latimer, of Corby.
Albreda* d. without iaiucw
200
and again In 1306, In the immediate train of Prince
Edward, having been created a knight of the bath in
the same year. In the 1st Edward IL his lordship
was constituted governor of the castle of Winches-
ter, and the next year, being then steward of the
king's houselMdd, he was deputed, with Otto de
Grandison, upon an important mission to the Sove-
reign Pontic In the eighth of the eame reign he
had a military summons to mardi against the Scots,
but died the ensuing year, 1315, seised of manon in
the counties of Devon, Wilts, Dorset, Gloucester,
and Somerset; and, Jdntty with his wife Isabel, of
themanor of Stourton, in Wiltshire. His lordship
waa «. by his son,
ROBERT FITZ-PAYNE, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament, from 7th August, 1387, to lAth
November, 1351. This nobleman was in the wars of
Scotland in the 10th and 12th Edward IL, and in
the 16th Edward III. (residing then at his seat of
Mershwode, In the county of Dorset) he had com-
mand to provide ten men at arms, and ten archers,
for the king's service in France, and in three years
afterwards, being then a bamnbbbt, he had a mili-
tary summons to attend the king into that realm.
His kmUiip m. Ela, daughter and co-heir of Guy
de Bryan, and dying in 1354, left an only daughter
and hrir,
ISABBL FiTS-PATNB, then thirty-«ix yeazs of
age, and the wife of John Chideocke ; by
whom she had a son and heir,
SiB John Chiobockb, Knt., whose son
and heir,
SiB John Chiobocbjb, Knt, left
two daughters, his co-heirs, vis.
1. Kathbbinx Chidbockb, m.
first, to Sir WlOiam Staflbrd,
and had an only child,
HUMPRBBY STAPFOBO,
Eabx. or Dbvon, who -
diedf.p.
She espoused, secondly. Sir
John Arundel, Knt., and
from this union descend
the Loans Abundbl, of
Wabxmxjb.
2. Margaret Chideocke, m. to
William, second Lord Stour-
ton, and flrom this marriage
the Lords Stourton descend.
The Babony op Fits-paynb, upon the deccMe of
Robbbt, the second baron, appears to have been
suspended, and it is now in abbyancb between the
representatives of Sir John Chldeocke's co-heirs,
namdy, the above-mentioned Katherine and Mar-
garet Chideocke; which repreuntatives are.
Jambs Evbbabd, Loan Abundbx.,'
OP Wabooub, dder son of Mary
Christiana, elder daughter and co-
heir of Henry, eighth Lord Arun-
del, of Wardour.
Blbanob Maby, wife of Charles,
late Lord Cliflbrd, of Chud-
leigh, younger daughter <tf Henry.
righUi Lord Arundd, of Wardour. ^
W11J.1A11, Loan Stoubton, heir to a moiety
of the Babony op Fits-paynb*
FIT
riT
AB«i.p-Gtt. thMB UOM piunt fuanbnt ia pale,
over mil a bend, u.
Certain manon in the county of Donet, part of
the piopetiy of Robert, last Lord Flta-payiie, and
Kla, hit wif^ brtn^ lo entaUed, deroWed, at the
daceawof the Mid Ela, (then hie lordihip'e widow,)
upon her prenuned broUier-in-law,
The Honourable
ROBERT OREY, of Charlton Orey, In the
oountyofSomenet, younger ion of Richard, Lord
Qrey, of Codnor, who thereupon aaeumed the sur-
name of FiTX-PAYKB, and Dugdale saya, was sum-
UMmedto parliament as Baron Fitz-faymb; but
the name of such a baxon does not appear upon the
roll. He fN. Elisabeth, dauf hter and co-heir of Ouy
de Bryan, (sister of Bla, Lady Fits-payne,) and left
am only daughter and heiress,
Ibabsi. Fxtb-patnb, who m. Richard, Lord
Poynlngs, and was mother of
V> |9 I k RoBBBT, tard Fotpningt, whose giand-
• '•'^•^^ daughter and heiress,
Y vy^ Ax<iANORB PoYMiifOB, Ml. Sir Houry
Cw h J&^fi^ Percyi son and heir of the Earl of
PM/^*-^^-^ Northumberland,* and conveyed
yC&^^/U*^ ''^ l^'**^ inheritance to the noble
' HouBB of Pbbcy.
FITZ-PIERS— EARL OF ESSEX.
See MandeviUe, Earl of Essex.
FITZJftOY — DUKES OF CLEVE-
LAND, DUKES OF SOUTH.
AMPTON.
• 12
Dukedom of Cleve-'^
land, F by LettcnJ 3rd Aug., 1670.
Dukedom of Southp- C Patent, j 10th Sep., 1874.
ampton. J V
Tincagc.
BARBARA VILLIBRS, daughter and heiress ot
William ViUiers, Viscount Orandison, in Ireland,
grand-niece of George, Duke of Buckingham, the
cdebrated favourite of King James I., and wife of
Roger Palmer, Earl of Castlemaine, in Ireland,
becoming the mistress of King Chjurles II., was
derated to the peerage by letters patent, dated
3rd August, 1670, as Banmna Naiuu^, in CIto
county t^f Sttrrey, Counter nf SouOuumpton, and
DucBBaa or CLBVBLABn, with remainder to
Charles and George Fitsroy, two of her sons by the
king. Her grace had issue by his mi^esty,
CBABLBa, of whom presently.
Henry, created Duke of Grafton, from whom
the present Dukes of Grafton descend.
George, created Duke of Northumberland,
died «. p., in 1716, when that dignity ex-
pired.
• Through 'this alliance the Percys claimed the
ancient Baroky of Fitz-Paymb, but they had no
pretensions whaterer to it.
Charlotte, m. to Edward Lee, Barl of Litch«.
field.
The Duchess married, secondly, Robert Fielding,
Esq.; she d. 9th October, 1709, and was succeeded
by her eldest son,
CHARLES FITZROY, b. in June, latt, who
had been elevated to the peerage himself, by lettara
patent, dated 10th September, 1074, as Barvn Nma^
bttnf, in th4 eountif nf Berk»» Earl <nf GUcAertsr, in
tkt eouniy qf Simmt, and Dukb or Soutbampton,
with remainder, in deftult of male issue, to his
brother George. He was installed a KKieHT of the
Gabtbr, the year preceding. His grace m. first,
Mary, daughter and sole heiress of Sir Henry
Wood, one of the Clerks of the Green Cloth, temp.
CharlesIL, bywhomhehadnoissue. Thisladydied
in 1660 ; but in Michaelmas term, 1685, the duke had
a decree in Chancery for £30,00a, against her uncle.
Doctor Thomas Wood, Bishop of Litchfield and
Coventry, as a portion of her fortune. His grace
espoused, secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir William
Pulteney, of Misterton, in the county of Leicester,
Knt, by whom he had,
William, his suonssor.
Charles, 6. in 1660, d. in 1723b
Henry, 6. in 1701, d. in 1708.
Grace, m. to Henry Vane, third Baron Barnard,
of Barnard Castle, (who was created Vis*
count Barnard, and Earl of DarUngton,
and was mother of,
Hbnry, second Barl of Darlington*
whose son and successor,
William Hbnry, third Earl of
DarUngton, was created Mar-
guBsa or Clbvbland, in 18S7,
and is the prbbbkt MARgusas*
Arnie, m. to Francis Paddy, Esq.
The duke died 9th September, 1730, and was «. by
his eldest son,
WILLIAM FITZROY, second Duke of Cleve-
land and Southampton. His grace m. Lady Hen-
rietto Finch, daughter of Daniel, Earl of Winchebea,
but died without issue, in 1774, when all his bo«
KotxRB became bxtimct.
Arms. — Quarterly— first and fourth, grand
quarters, France oiui England ,• second, Seotland,
and third, Ireland, (being the arms of King
Charles II.,) over all a Baton Sinister, Counter*
Compond, Erm : and as.
FITZ-ROY — DUKE OF RICHMOND
AND SOMERSET.
By Letters Patent, dated 18th June, 15S5,
17 Henry VIIL
Idtcagc.
HENRY FITZROY, natural son of King
Henry VIU., by Elisabeth, daughter of Sir John
Blount, Knt, and widow of Gilbert, Lord Talboyst
was first made a knioht of the Gartbr, and then
created by letters patoit, dated 18th June, 159S,
Earl qf Nottingham, and Dukb op Ricbmomd and
SOMBRBBT : the ceremony being performed at the
royid palace, called Bridewell, in the city of Lon<
«7
FIT
FIT
don, at which time he was little more than tU yean
of age. Upon the same day he was appotated lieu-
tenant-general of all the king** Ibrees north of
Tient, and warden of the Mardiee of S«otlaad. In
five years afterwards, his grace was constituted
lieutenant of Ireland, and Sir William Skefflngton
appointed his deputy there. The Duke was edu-
cated with Henry, Earl of Surrey, at Windsor Cas-
tle, and went with that nobleman to Paris, in 1532,
where he formed an attachment to the earl's sister,
Lady Mary Howard, and married her, but the
marriage was never consummated. His grace was
a youth oi great promise, and much bdoved by his
royal father. He died, aged about seventeen, in
1530, when all his honours became ■ztiitct.
FITZ-WALTER — BARONS
WALTER.
FITZ-
By Writ of Summons, dated 23rd June, 1895,
23 Edward I.
ROBERT, fifth son of Richard de Tonbridge,
Earl of Clare, being steward to King Henry I.,
obtained from that monarch the Barony of Dun-
' mow, in Essex, as also the Honour of Baynard's
Castle, in the city of London, both which came
into the possession of the crown, by the forfeiture
of William Baynard. This Robert m. Maud de
St. Lit, Lady of Bradham, daughter of Simon de
St Lis, first Earl of Huntingdon, and had two
sons,
Waltbb, his successor.
Simon, to whom he gave Daventre, in North-
amptonshire.
He d. in 1134, and was «. by his elder son,
WALTER FITZ-ROBBRT, who in the I2th
of Henry II., up«m the assessment in aid of marry-
ing the king's daughter, certified his knight's fees
to be in number, sixty-three and a half, ds Vtteri
^eqffbmeHto t and three and a fourth part, de Novo,
for all of which he paid £^ 10s. In the great con-
troversy between John, Earl of Moreton, (brother
ot King Richard,) and William de Longcamp,
Bishop oi Ely, whom the king left governor of the
realm during his absence In the Holy Land ; this
Walter adhered to the bishop, and had at that time
the custody of the Castle of Bye, in Suffolk. He
m. first, Maud de Lucy, with whom he had the
Lordship of Dis, in Norfolk; and secondly, Mar-
garet de Bohun. Hed. in 1196, and was «. by his
son,
ROBERT FITZ-WALTER. This feudal lord,
upon the assessment of thescutageof Scotland, in
the 13th of John, had the king's espedai writ of
acquittal for sixty-three knights' fees and a half,
which were of his own proper inheritance; and for
thirty knights' fees, and a third part which he had
acquired by marriage^ But the next year he was
forced to fly with his family Into France, in order
to avoid being arrested, upon the first disposition
of the barons to revolt; and was soon afterwards
charged with treason and rebellion, when his house,
called Baynard's Castle, in the city of London, was
demolished by order of the king.
" The primary occasion of these ^scontents," (says
Dugdale,) *'is by some thus reported: viz.— that
this Robert Fits- Walter having a very beautlAtl
daughter, called Maude, residing at Dunmow, the
king frequently solicited her chastity, but never
prevailing, grew so enraged, that he caused her to
be privately pcrfsoned, and that she was buried at
the south side of the quire at Dunmow, hetwceu
two pillars there."
Fita-Walter, however, is said, subsequently, to
have made his peace with King John, by the great
prowess and valour he displayed at a tournament,
held in Normandy before the kings of France and
England; where, running a tilt with his great lanoe,
he overthrew his rival at the first course; which act
of gallantry caused the English monarch to exclaim,
" ^ God9 TmM, h€ dsMTves to be a king teho hath
racft a 9olMer of hU train ;" and afterwards, ascer-
taining the name of the victorious knight, he immo*
diately sent for him, and having restored his barony,
gave him liberty to repair hii castle of Baynard.
In the 17th of King John, Fits- Walter had so far
regained the confidence of the crown, that he was
appointed governor of the casUe at Hertford ; but
soon after, arraying himself under the baronial
banner, his lands were all seised, and those in Corn-
wall committed to Prince Henry, the king's son:
a course of proceeding that had the immediate
effect of riveting the haughty baron to the cause
which he had espoused, while his high rank, tried
courage and acknowledged abilities, soon gave him
a lead amongst his compeers. We find him, there-
fore, amongst the first commissioners nominated to
treat with the king ; when it was agreed, that the
city of London should be delivered up to the barons,
and twenty-five ot those powerftal feudal chle£i
chosen to govern the realm. The insurrectionary
lords subsequently assembled at St. Edmundsbury,
and there pledged themselves, by solemn oath at
the high altar, that if the king nefused to confirm
the laws and liberties granted by Edward the Con-
fessor, they would withdraw their allegiance from
him and seise upon his fortresses. After which,
forming themselves into a regular army, they ap-
pointed this Robert Fita-Walter their GswaaAL,
with the title of Marshax. or thx army op God
AND THB Church, and under his command, they
eventually extorted the Orsat Chabtbrb op
Frbhdom from John on the plains of Rukn ymbob,
when Fits-Walter was elected one of the celebrated
TwrBNTY-piTB, appointed to see the fkithful ob-
servance of those laws. He continued, during the
remainder of John's reign, equally firm to his pur-
pose; and after the accession of Henry III., until
the battle of Lincoln, where the baronial army
sustained a signal defeat under his conunand, and
he became a prisoner himself, after displaying a
more than ordinary degree of valour. He does not
appear, however, to have remained long under
restraint, for we find him, the very next year. In the
Holy Land, and assisting at the great siege of Da-
mietta. This eminent feudal baron m. first, Gun-
nora, daughter and heiress of Robert deValonles,
and had issue,
Waltbr, his successor.
Matifcla.
FIT
FIT
Ciufatian, m. to WiHlun Maadevil, Earl of
Roew'
and dying in
Heeipouaed, leoondly,
1834, was tf. by hi* son,
WALTER FITZ-WALTER. who, tn the 34th
Hanry III., paid into the exchequer a fine of tliree
hundred marks for livery of his lands, and in the
49d of the same king had a military summons to
march against the Welsh, in which year (1867) he
died, and was succeeded by his son,
SIR ROBERT FITZ-WALTER, who had a
licence, in ISCfB, to pass away the inheritance of
Baynaid's Castle to Robert Kilwardby, then Arch-
Ushop of Canterbury, which prelate translated
thereto the Dominican or Black Friars, ftom Hol-
bom, near Linooln's-inn. In alienating this part of
his property, Sir Robert took especial care, how-
ever, to preserve the immunities of his barony,
whidi, as appertaining to Baynard's Castle, are thus
spedlled: ** That the said Robert, as constable of
the Castle of London, (so Baynard's Castle was
designated,) and his heirs, ought to be banner-
bearers of that city, by Inheritance, as belonging to
that castle ; and in time of war, to'Serre the city in
the manner following, via. to ride upon a light horse,
with twenty men-at-arms on horseback, their horses
covered with cloth or harness, unto the great door
of St. PauPs church, with the banner of his arms
carried before him ; and being come in that manner
thither, the mayor of London, together with the
sberiA and aldermen, to issue armed out of the
church, unto the same door, on foot, with his ban-
ner in his hand, having the figure of St. Paul
depicted with gold thereon, but the feet, hands and
head of silver, holding a silver sword in his hand ;
and as soon as he shall see the mayor, sherifft, and
aldermen oome on foot out of the church, carrying
sttdi a banner, he is to alight from his horse, and
salute him as his companion, saying, 8ir mayor, I
mm obliged to come hither to do nqf wsrviee, which I
oufo to thiM ettp. To whom the mayor, sheriflOi and
aldermen are to aiuwer : Wo givo to you, a» our
ftawMT-ftearw Ay inheritmneefur thi* city, this banner
of the city, to bear and carry to the honour and profit
Uiereof to your power. Whereupon the said Robert
and his heirs sluQl receive it into their hands, and
the mayor and sherifb shall foUow him to the door,
and present him with a horse worth twenty pounds ;
which horse shaU be saddled, with a saddle of his
arms, and covered with silk, depicted, likewise,
with the same arms; and they shall take twenty
pounds sterling, and deliver it to the chamberlain OS
the said Robert, for his expenses that day.
<* This being done, he shall mount upon that horse,
with his banner in hb hand, and being so mounted,
shall Ud the mayor to choose a marshal for the
dty army t who, being so chosen, shall command
the mayor and burgers ot the city to assemble the
commons, who shall go under this banner of St.
Paul, which he shall hear to Aldgate; and being
come thither, they shall give it to whom they shall
think fit
'* And if it shall so happen, that they must march
out of the city, tfaDen shall the said Robert make
choice of two of the gravest men out of every ward,
to guard the city in their absence, and their consul-
tation shall be tn the priory of the Holy Trinity
near Aldgato ; and beftne what town or castle this city
army shall come, and shall continue the siege, for
one whole year, this Robert shall receive, from the
commonalty of the city, one hundred shillings for
his pains and no more^ Those were his rights and
privileges in time of war ; in time of peace they
were these :>— .
" That thesald Robert should have asoJke (that is,
a Jurisdiction) in the same dty; extending, from
the canonry of St. Paul's, along the street before
Paul's brewhouse, unto the Thames, and thence to
the side of the mill, which is in the water, that
comes down trom Fleet-bridge, and thence up to
London-wall, all about the Black-friars unto Lud-
gate, and so back to the house of the said friars, to
the comer of the wall of the same canonry of St.
Paul's; that is, all St. Andrew's parish, which was
the gift of his ancestors for that royalty.
*' In this soke, the said Robert should have the
nomination of a sokeman, who should possess certain
privileges in the trial and execution of criminals.
** Moreover, the said Robert was to enjoy as ex-
tensive privileges in the dty as the mayor and dti-
sens ; and when the mayor hdd a great council, he
was to be summoned thereto ; and at all times that
he came to the hustings in Guildhall, the mayor was
to rise and to place him next to himself." So much
for the immunities attached to the ancient office of
standard-bearer of the city of London, originally
held by the Baynards, and afterwards by the Fits-
Walters.
This Robert Fits- Walter was in the wars of Gas-
oony, in the 22d Edward I., in the retinue of Ed-
mund, Earl of Lancaster, and continued there the
next year ; at which period he was summoned to par-
liament, as a BAKON, and from that time to the 19th
Edward II. His lordship was afterwards continually
engaged in the Scottish wars. He m. first, Alia-
nore, daughter of William, Earl of Ferrers, by
whom he had an only son,
RoBKRT, his successor.
His lordship espoused secondly, Devorgil, one of
the daughters and co-heirs of John de Burgh, and
grand-daughter of Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent,
and had an only daughter.
Christian, m. to John le Marshal, and left a
son,
William Marshal, who left two children,
. viz.
John Marshal, who died e. p.
Hawyse, whom. to Robert Morley.
The baron d, in 1389, and was e. by his son,
ROBERT FITZ-WALTER, second baron, but
never summoned to parliament. This nobleman
m. Joane, daughter and co-heir of John de Multon,'
ofEgremond; and dying in 1388, was «. by his
son,
JOHN FITZ-WALTER, third baron, sum-
moned to parliament from 3d March, 1341, to 80th
November, 1360. In the latter year, bdng then in
the wars of France with the king, his lordship was
one of those appointed to assist Sir Walter Manny
in an attack upon the barriers of Paris, the Duke
ot Normandy bdng at the time within the dty ;
and he was knighted fbr his good services therdn.
2E £00
FIT
FIT
Lord Fits- Walter m. Elemor, daughtar of Henry,
Lord Percy, and was «*, at his deccaM in 1361* by
bissta,
WALTER FITZ-WALTER, fourth baron, fum-
moned to parliament from 6th April, 1369, to Sd
September, 138Bw This nobleman, in the 44th Ed-
ward III., was in the expedition made into Gas-
oony, being esteemed at that time one of the most
expert soldiers in the realm ; but being taken pri-
soner, he was constrained to mortgage his castle
and lordship of Egremond for the sum of a thou-
sand pounds to accomplish his release by ransom.
In three years afterwards, he was again in France
under John, Duke of Lancaster; and in the 1st of
Richard IL, he served with Thomas of Woodstock
against the Spaniards. In the 5th of the same
reign, he did great service in Essex against Jack
Straw, and the next year he was constituted one of
the wardens of the west marches towards Scotland.
In the 9th, being with John, Duke of Lancaster, in
hb expedition into Spain, when he went to receive
possession of the kingdom of Castile, his lordship
displayed great valour in storming the forts raised
against the castle of Brest, in Britanny, and reliev-
ing that fortress, then closely besieged. He m. first,
Eleanor , but had no issue; and secondly,
Philippe, daughter and co-heir of John de Mohun,
Lord of Dunster, and widow of Edward, Duke of
York, and dying in 1386, was «. by his son,
WALTER FITZ-WALTER, fifth baron, sum-
moned to parliament from ISth September, 1300, to
85th August, 1404. This nobleman m. Joane,
daughter of Sir John Devereuz, and sister and
heireM of John, second Baron Devereux, (by
which alliance the baronies of Fits-Walter and De-
vereux became united,) and had issue,
HUMPRKST, Iguccesslve barons.
WAX.TBB, j
Eleanor.
His lordship d, in 1407* and was «. by his elder
son,
HUMPHREY FITZ-WALTER, sixth baron,
who died a minor, without issue, in 14S9, and was
«. by his brother,
WALTER FITZ-WALTER, seventh baron,
summoned to parliament fhnn 19th July, 14S9, to
87th November, 1430. This nobleman became so
distinguished In the French wars of King Henry V.,
that he obtained from that monarch, in considera-
tion of his services, a grant to himself and his heirs
male of all the lands and lordships which Sir John
Cheney held within the duchy of Normandy, and
which had reverted to the crown upon the decease
s. p. of the said Sir John. At this time Lord Fits-
Walter had not attained his full age : he was, how-
ever, equally eminent in naak»its upon the lame
field. HLi lordship m. ^ — Csjt^^ftn
daughter and heiress,
Elisabsth, who m. Sir John Ratclifib, K.G.,
and conveyed the baronies of Fits-Walter
and Devereux into that flunily.
He d. in 1438, when the male line of the Firx-
WALTsna became ejMnet; but the honours of the
Ikmily passed, as stated above, to the RatcUII^
(See RatcUflb, Barons Fita-Walter.)
Anna.— Or., a feiae betwen two ctaenonds gu.
810
id had an only
FITZ.WARINE — BARONS FITZ.
WARINE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 83rd June, 1895,
83 Edward I.
ICinesgc.
Amongst the first penons ot note, to whom Wil-
liam the Conqueror committed the defence of the
Marches towards Wales, was
GUARINE DE MEEZ, (a member of the house
of Lorraine,) to whose custody he confided Adder-
bury, in the county of Salop, and Alestoun, in
Gloucestershire, of which former coiwty Guarine
was sheriflT, in the year 1063 ; and he was at the
same time one of the chief councillors to Roger de
Montgomerie, Earl of Shrewsbury. Of this Gua-
rine, it is stated, that having heard that William,
a valiant knight, sister's son to Pain Peverdl, Lord
of Whittington, in Shropshire, had two daughters,
one of whom. Mallet, had resolved to marry none
but a knight of great prowess; and that her father
had appointed a meeting of noble young men, at
Peverel's Place, on the Pekb, from which she was
to select the most gallant, he came thither; when
entering the lists with a son of the King of Soot^
land, and with a Baron of Biugundy, he vanquished
them both, and won the fair priae, with the Lord-
ship and Castle of Whittington. At this place he
subsequently took up his abode, and founded the
Abbey of Adderbury. He was «. at his decease, by
his son,
SIR FULKE FITZ-WAlllNE, who being under
the tutelsge of Sir Josce de Dinant, fell in love
with his daughter, Hawise, and marrying her, pro-
ceeded with her father to Irdand, and assisted him
in his wars against Walter de Lade. This Fulke
was constituted by King Henry I., about the year
1188, lieutenant of the Marches of Wales, and after-
wards steward of the household, and lord and go-
vernor of those Marches. Of Sir Fulke it is stated,
that at one time Calling out with Prince John, King
Henry's son, at a game of chew, and having bad
his head broken by a blow of the chess-board, ftom
the prince, he returned the assault so violently, as
nearly to deprive his opponent of life. He cf. some
time before the year 1195, and was «. by his eldest
son,
FULKE FITZ-WARINE, who had a castle at
Adderbury, theruins of which were remaining at the
time Dugdale wrote; This Fulke was left by King
Richard I., to defend the Marches of Wales, when
that monardi set out hims^ for the Holy Laud ;
and in the 7th of the same reign, he paid forty
marks to the crown for livery of Whittington Cas-
tle, in conformity with the Judgment then given in
hb fttvour, by the Court of King's Bench. After
the acceision of John, however, this castle was
forcibly seised by the crown, and conferred upon
another person, which act of injustice drove Fits-
warine and his brothers into rebellion, and they
were in consequence outlawed: but through the
mediation of the Earl of Salisbury, (the king's
brother.) and the Bishop of Norwich, the outlawif
was rev&aed, and Fits-Warine, upon paying two
hundred marks, and two oouiseca, had livery of the
FIT
FIT
GMtld M his iMndltary rifhtt oomBMnd bilBf
given to the sheriff of Shropshh* to yield him pos-
seision thereof acoordiiigly. About this time he
paid to the crown* twdve hundred marks and two
palAreys, liar pennisiion to marry Maud, daughter
of Robert Vavasour, and widow of Theobald Wal-
ter. In the ISth John, he attended that prince into
Ireland, and in the 17th he had livery of his wife's
inberltance, lying in Amundemesse, in Lanca-
shire. Afterthis we find him active in the baronial
cause, and amongst those exoommunicated by the
Popei nor did he make his peace until the 4th of
Henry III., when he compromised by paying jCSflB,
and two great coursers, tar the re-posseMion of
Whittiagton Castle, whidi, in the baronial conflict,
had again been alienated. Whereupon under^
taking that it should not be prtjudldal to the
king, he had licence the next year, to fortify the
■amet and he thenceforward evinced his loyalty,
by the good services he rendered against the Welch,
under William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, and by
his penonal attendance upon the king himself, in
his army at Montgomery. He had subsequently
military summonses upon several occasions, and
ftraght at the battle of Lewes, anno 1263, under the
royal banner: in which action he lost his life, by
being drowned in the adjacent river. This cele-
brated feudal lord, m. first, as already stated, Maud,
daughter of Robert Vavasour ; and secondly, Cla-
rice — — % He left at his decease, a daughter, Cve,
who became leoond wife of Lewellne, Prince of
Wales, and a son, his^ucoeisor,
FC/LKE FITZ-WARINE, who havfaig distin-
guished himself in the Wdch wars, was iummoned
to parliament as a Babon, by King Edward I., on
S3rd June, 1295, and he had summons from that
period, to the 94th October, 1314. His kmlshlp was
afterwards equally eminent in the wars of Sovtland
and Flanders, and was made a knight of the Bath,
prior to attending Prince Edward Into the former
kingdom, in the expedition made against Robert
Bruca Lord Fits-Wartaie m. the daughter of Gryf-
fln, ion of Wenovewyn, by whom he acquired the
territory of Ballesley ; and dying about the year
1^4, was «. by hisson,
FULKE FITZ-WARINE, second Baron, sum-
moned to perliament from 8th October, 1315, to
flSnd January, 1336. This nobleman being at the
time of his father's death, in the wars of France,
Alianore, his wife, by the king's especial favour,
had livery of the manor of Whittington until hb
return. During the remainder of King Edward II.'s
rdgn, he was engaged either in Scotland or Gas-
, oony, and he was constable of the royal army which
idvanoed against the barons in insurrection under
the Earl of Lancaster. In the 7th of Edward III.,
he was again in Scotland ; and in the 80th, he was
in the expedition then made into France. His
lordship d. in 1349, and was «. by his son,
FULKE FITZ-WARINE, third Baron, but
never summoned to parUsment. This nobleman,
in the 41st Edward IIL, attended Edward, the
Black Prince, into Oascony, and was subsequently
engaged in the wars in Flanders. His lordship m.
Margaret, daughter of James, Lord Audley, and
third sister and co-heir of Nicholas, Lord Audley,
of Heleigh, in the county of Staflbrd. and dyhig in
1873, was s. by his son,
FULKE FITZ-WARINE, fourth Baron', but
never summoned to parliament. This nobleman d.
in 1377* and was «. by hisson.
FULKE FITZ-WARINE, fifth Baron, but, ttke
his two immediate predecessors, never summoned
to parliament His k»rdship making proof of his
age, in 7th Richard II., had livery of his hmds.
He m. Elisabeth, sister and hefar of Sir William
Cogan, Knt, by Elisabeth, widow of Sir Hugh
Courtenay, Knt., and was «. at his decease, in 1301,
by hisson,
FULKE FITZ-WARINE, sixth Baton, but never
summoned to parliament. His lordship d. in mino-
rity, anno 1407, and was «. by his spn,
FULKE FITZ-WARINE, seventh Baron, never
summoned to parliament. This nobleman died
also In minority, anno 14S9, and left his only sister,
Elisabstb Pits-Wahinb, his heir. This
lady m. afterwards, Richard Hankford, Esq.,
and left an only daughter and heiress,
Thomabinb Habkpobo, who espoused
Sib William Boubchibb, Knt. who
was summoned to parliament, in her
right, as
LoBD Fits-Wabinb. (See Bour-
diier. Barons Fits-Warine.)
Abmb— ^arterly arg. and gu. per feaee indented.
FITZ-WARINE — BARONS FITZ-
WARINE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8Sth Febniary,'1349,
16 Edward IIL
Besides the babowt or Fits-Wabiitb, conliBrred
by the writ of Edward L, upon Fulke Fits-Warine,
in 1S95, and which barony was eventually conveyed
by an heiress to a branch of the great house <tf
Bourdiier, another member of the same family,
WILLIAM FITZ-WARINE, called Le Frera^
was elevated to the peerage, as a babob , by writ of
summons, dated SSth February, 134S. This Wil-
liam had been constituted governor of the castle of
Montgomery, in the beginning of King Edward''the
Third's reign, and was afterwards engaged in the
French and Scottish wars. The year he attained
the peerage he was in France, being then of the
rank of banneret, with one knight, eight esquires,
and ten archers, on horseback, in his immediate
train— end again in four years afterwards. His
lordship m. Amlcia, daughter and heir of Henry
Haddon, of Candd Haddon, in the county of Dor-
set, and dying In 1361, poesessed of estates in the
counties of Berks, Somerset, and Dorset, was «. by
hisson,
IVO or JOHN FITZ-WARINE, second baron,
but never summoned to parliament. This noble-
man was at the siege of Nantes in the beginning of
the reign of Richard II., under Thomas op Wood-
stock. He d. in 1414, leaving an only daughter
and heiress,
) Elbanob FiTB-WABiirB, who m. Sir John
Chedlock, and left a son,
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Sir John Chbdiock, Knt., who m.
Katherine, dau^ter of Ralph Lumley»
and left, at hb decease, two daughters,
his co-heirs, via.
Margaret, m. to William, second
Lord Stourton, ancestor of the
present lord.
Katherine, m. first, to Sir WilUam
Stafford, and secondly, to Sir
John Arundel, , from whom the
Lords Arundel, of Wardour, de-
scend.
Arm a.»Quarterly gu. and erm. per fcsse indented.
In the first quarter a fret gules.
FITZ-WILLIAM — BARON
WILLIAM.
FITZ-
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th April* 1384,
1 Edward 111.
ICtiuagc.
In the reign of Henry II., William, the son of
l^iUiam Fits-Godrick, was the first, according to
Dugdale, who assumed this surname, and called
himself
WILLIAM FITZ.WILLIAM, in which opinion
Seager, Garter-Icing-of-arms, temp. Charles I., coin-
cides. William Fits-Godrick is stated to have heen
cousin in blood to King Edward the Confessor, and
to have been deputed upon an embassy by that mo-
narch to William, Duke of Normandy, at whose
court he remained until he returned with the expe-
dition in 1006, as marshal of the invading army, and
it is added, that the con qusror bestowed upon him
a scarf from his own arm, for the gallantry he had
displayed at Hastings. Sir William Fiti-William
(Fitz-Godrick's son,) m. Eleanor, daughter and heir
of Sir John de Elmley, Lord of Elmley and Sproc-
borough, in Yorkshire, and was ». by his son,
SIR WILLIAM FITZ-WILLIAM, who was
.living in 1117, Lord of Elmley and Sprotborough.
This feudal lord m. Ella, daughter and co-heir of
.William, Earl of Warren and Surrey, and had
Roger, to whom the Earl of Warroi gave the lord-
ship of Gretewell ; and an elder son, his successor,
SIR WILLIAM FITZ-WILLIAM, Lord of Ehn-
ley and Sprotborough, who m. Albreda, daughter
and hdr of Robert de Liiures, widow of Richard
Fitx-Eiutace, constable .of Chester, and sister of the
half blood to Robert de Laci, Baron of Pontefract,
and had issue, a daughter, Donatia, to whom her
mother gave lands in Crowle— i^th a son, his suc-
cessur,
SIR WILLIAM FITZ-WILLIAM. This feudal
lord took up arms in the baronial cause, temp.
King John, but relumed to his allegiance in the 5th
Henry III. He m. Ella, daughter of Hamlyn, Earl
.Warren and Surrey, and was t, by his son,
SIR THOMAS FITZ-WILLIAM, who m. Ag-
nes, one of the daughters and co-heirs of Roger
Bertram, feudal Lord of Mitford, by whom be had
three sons,
William, hjs successor.
212
Roger (Shr)', who had the lands of WoodhaU
from his fsther.
Peter, who was settled at Denby.
He had besides five daughters, of whom Albreda in.
Sir Richard WalleU, Knt., of Burgh WaUels. Sir
Thomas Fiti- William was «. by his eldest son,
SIR WILLIAM FITZ-WILLIAM, of Spiot-
borough, who, in the 29th Edward I., was in the
Scottish wars t but the next reign, joining In the
great insurrection of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, he
was made prisoner with that nobleman at Borough-
bridge, and hanged immediately after at York. He
m. Agnes, daughter of Richard, Lord Gxey, of Cod-
nor, and left an only son,
SIR WILLIAM FITZ-WILLIAM, who was
summoned* to parliament, in the 1st Edward III.,
as a BARON, but never afterwards. This nobleman
m. Maud, daughter of Edmond, Lord Delncourt,
and had several children, but as none were subse-
quently esteemed barons, we presume, with Nico-
las, that the summcms was not a parliamentary, but
a military one. From this Sir William the present
noble house of Fits- William, Earls Fita-William,
lineally deriva
Arms.— Loaengy, ar. and gules.
FITZ-WILLIAM— EARL OF SOUTH-
AMPTON.
By Letters Patent, dated 18th October, 1S37.
Xincafic.
From Sir William FiU-William, son of William
Fita-Godrick, marshal of the victorious army at
Hastings, descended,
SIR JOHN FITZ-WILLIAM, who m. Elis».
beth, daughter and heiress of William Clinton,
Earl of Huntingdon, and had several children, of
whom,
EDMOND FITZ-WILLIAM, was grand&ther
of
SIR THOMAS FITZ-WILLIAM, Knt, of Ald-
warke, in the county of York, who m. Lucy, daugh-
ter and co-heir of John'NeviU, Marquess of Monta-
cute, and had issue, Thomas, slain at Flodden-
Field, in the 4th Henry VIII., and another son,
WILLIAM FITZ-WILLIAM, who was made by
King Henry VIII. one of the esquires of his body,
and knighted soon after for his good services at the
siege of Toumay. Upon the attainder of Edward
Stafibrd, Duke of Buckingham, Sir William Fitz-
William, being then vice-admiral of England, ob-
tained a grant of the manor of Navesby, in the
county of Northampton, part of that nobleman's
possessions. In the 15th Henry VIII. Sir William,
as admiral of the English fleet, went to sea for the
purpose of intercepting the Duke of Albany, who
* So says Dugdale, " but it appears from his
Ust of summonses in that year, that Sir William
Fits-William was not included in either of the sum-
monses to parliament t but only in the summons,
dated at Ramsay, 5th April, 1324, to attend at New-
castle-upon-Tyne with horse and arms.
.«« Nicolas."
FOL
FOR
.about tetttrtiliig to Scotland with • large body
of French. The next year he was captain of OuiantB,
in Picardy* and he was soon alter» being at the time
treasurer of the honidiold. deputed with John Tay-
Uht, doctor of hiw, to take the oath of the Lady
Rcgsnt, then at Lyons, (King Fiands I. being a
prisoner in Spain,) Cor ratifying the articles ta a
treaty Just conchided between the crowns of Eng-
land and France. In the 94th of the seme reign he
was J<dned in another embassy to Prance with the
Duke of Norfolk and Dr. Cox, ragaiding the mar-
riage of the French tang's thl^ son, with the Eng-
lish monarch's daughter, the hadM Ex.isabbtb;
after which (9Bth Henry VIIL), being a Knight of
the Garter, treasurer of the household, and chan>
ceUor of the Duchy of Lenceater, he was consti-
tuted ADMIBAX. OP ENOLAND, WaLEB, InBLAND,
NonMAiTDY, GAacoHY, ANo Aqditainb, and de-
▼ated to the peerage, by letters patent, dated 18th
October, 1AS7, as Earl or Soutbajipton. He
was subsequently appointed lord privy seaL His
lordship d, at Newcastle in 1543, upon his march
into Scotland, leading the van of the English army,
but so highly was he esteemed, that to do honour
to his memory, his standard was borne in the for-
ward, throughoutthe wholeof the ensuing campaign.
The earl m. Mabel, daughter of Henry, Lord CUf-
ford, and sister of Henry, first Earl of Cumberland,
but had no issue, in consequence of which the
Earloom op SoirrBAMPTOB at his decease became
BXTiNCT, while his estates devolved upon (his
brother's daughters) his nieces,
Margaret Fits- William, wifo of Oodfirey Ful-
Jambe, Esq.
Alice Fits- William, wife of Sir James Ful-
jambe, Knt.
ABMa.— -LoKngy, ar. and gu. a mullet for dif-
fereDce.
FOLIOT— BARON FOLIOU
By Writ of Summons, dated 23rd June, U9S,
83 Edward L
XincBgc.
In the 12th year of King Henry 11.
ROBERT FOLIOT, upon the assessment of the
aid for marrying the king's daughter, certified that
he had fifteen knighu' fees, which hii ancestors
had held flrom the Conquest. This feudal lord m.
Margery, daughter and heiress of Richard de R^n-
curt. Lord of Sutton, in the county of Bedford,
whereupon King Henry II. confirmed to him the
manor of Burton, in the county of Northampton,
and all other, the lands and honour of Guy de
)tf^. Runout, ancestor of the said Richard. He was «.
bylblsson,
RICHARD FOLIOT, who left an only daughter
and heiroM, nrftV^ 4m, ^ 64^
Margery, who m. Whytchard Ledet, son of
AJ^ Christian Ledet, Lady of Lai^tone, in the
^j^^H county of Leicester. The inheritance of
VW*^^ this lady (Margery Foliot) was Utigated in
the 8th Richard Lj by Thomas Foliot,
' Ridiard de Hidon, Eame de Bolerel. uid
Gell^ de Barinton, grand-children of Ro-
bert Foliot, and the suit was pending in the
rdgn of King John. \ jr*
With this heiress this branch of the family Spears
to have terminated, but many of the samei||0| were )^.<^ lu
distinguished for several years afterwards, until the
rdgn of Edward I., when
JORDA^ FOLIOT was summoned to parlia-
ment as-a BABoif firom 23rd June, 1295, to 26th
January, 1207* but oi his lordship and descendants
nothing Airther is known.
Anna.— Ou. a bend ar..
Nole.— Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of Herefbrd, anno
1140, and of London, in 1161, is another eminent
person of this name. Of his lordship, distinguished
by his fidelity to King Henry II., in the struggles
between that monarch and Thomas k Becket,
Matthew Paris states the following circumstance:—
As he lay in bed one night after a conference with
the king, a terrible and unknown voice sounded
these words in his ears : •* O Gilbert Foliot, dum
revolvis tot, et tot Deus tuus est Astaroth." Which
he taking to come from the devil, answered as
boldly : *' Mentirls, dsemon, Deus mens est Deus
Sabbaoth." He was the author of an apology Ibr
Henry, against Becket; end he also wrote an in-
vective against the proud prelate, with several other
works.
FORTESCUE— EARL OF CLINTON.
By Letters Patent, dated 5th July, 1746.
Xincagc.
LADY MARGARET-CLINTON, one of the
daughters and co-heirs of Theophilus, fimrth Earl
of Lincoln, and tenth Baron Clinton, m. Hugh
Boecawen, Esq., of Tregotham, in the county of
ComwaUL and left an only daughter and heiress,
BRIDGET BOSCAWEN, who espoused Hugh
Fortescue, Esq., of Pilley, in the county of Devon,
and had (with two other sons and two daughters, aU
of whom died «. p,) a son and heir,
HUGH FORTESCUE, Esq., hi whose favour
the ABBYAMCB of the ancient barony op Clinton
was terminated by the crown, and he was sum-
moned to parliament, as Loan Clinton, on the
leth March, 1721. His knrdship was made a Knight
of the Bath in 1725. and created, by letters patent,
dated 5th July, 1746, Baron Forte9cue» ofCaHle Hill,
and Earl op Clinton, with special remainder of
the berony to his half brother, Matthew Fortescue,
Esq. The earld. in 1751, without issue, when the
Baront op Clinton teU again into abbyancb
between his sister and heir, Margaret Fortescue,
and Margaret, Countess of Orford, daughter of
Lady Arabella Clinton, by her husband, Robert
Rolle, Esq., of Haynton, in the county of Devon.
The Barony op Fortb8cub passed according to
the limitation, and is enjoyed by the present Earl
FoRTBacDB, while the Earldom op Clinton be-
came bxtinct.
ABM8."Aa. a bend engrailed ar. cottiied, or.
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FRE
FR£
FRESGHEVILLE — BARON FRE-
SCHEVILLE, OF STAVE-
LEY, IN THE COUNTY OF
DERBY.
By Letten Patent, dated 6th March. 1664.
Xintagt.
. In the 9th of Hmry III., upon the death of Robert
Fita-Ralph, Lord of Cryche, in Derbyshire,
RALPH DE FRESCHEVILLE, bdng his heir,
and paying one hundred marks tor his rdief, had
Uyery of his lands. This Ralph, in the 9Gth of the
same reign, paid a line of thirty marks to be excused
from attending the king into Gasocmy. He d. in
nineteen year^ afterwards, and was «. by his son,
. ANKERE DE FRESCHEVILLE, who, having
joined the baronial standard, was made prisoner at
the battle of Northampton, when his lands were
•elaed by the crown, and conferred upon Brian de
Brompton, according to the tenor of the Dletum <f«
Ken^ocrOk, until the heir of the said Ankere should
accomplish his AiU age; Ankere d. in the Mth
Henry IIL, when it was found that he held the
manor of Boncy, in the county of Nottingham, by
■barony, of the king in Capita, so likewise the manor
of Crydie, in Derbyshire. He had married Amice,
eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir Nicholas M usard.
Lord ct Staveley, in the county of Derby, and sister
and co-heir of Nicholas M usard, and was «. by his
son,
RALPH DE FRESCHEVILLE, who, in the
lAth Edward L, doing his homage, had lirery of all
his father's lands, save the manor of Boney, which
Richard de Grey still retained until the fine im-
posed by the Dictum of Kenilworth should be
liquidated. In ten yean afterwards this Ralph dis-
tinguished himself in the wan of Scotland, and was
summoned to parliament, as a babon , in the S5th
Edward L, but never afterwards. His lordship was
«. by his son,
RALPH DE FRESCHEVILLE, who was never
summoned to parliament, nor esteemed a babox ;
nor were any of his descendants. Of whom hb
direct male heir,
SIR PETER DE FRESCHEVILLE, had the
honour of knighthood conferred upon him by Kiho
Edward VL, for his valour at the battle of Mussel-
borough, in Scotland. Sir Peter was great grand-
father of
JOHN FRESCHEVILLE, Esq., of SUveley, in
the county of Derby, who, having adhered firmly
to the royal cause during the dvil wan, waa ele-
vated to the peerage by King Charles II., on 16th
March, 1664, as Babon Fbb8chbvii.lb, of Stawley.
In 1677 his lordship claimed to be allowed to sit in
the House of Peen under the writ of summons to
his ancestor, Ralph, in the reign of Edward I.,
but it being contended, that to give the party sum-
mooed to parliament an estate of inheritance, a
sitting under the wnt was necessary, as the onus of
proving such sitting rested with the party claiming
the dignity, and no such proof being extant in the
case of Ralph Fresdieville, the claim was not ad-
mitted. Lord FrescheviUe m. flnt, Sarah, draghter
814
of Sir John Harington, Knt., and had three daug^
ten, vis.
Christian, m. to Charles Paulet, then Lord
St. John, afterwards Duke of Bolton.
Elisabeth, m. flnt, to Philip, son and heir of
Sir Philip Warwick, Knt., and secondly,
(his locdship's fourth wife,) to Conyen
Darcy, second Earl of Holdexnene.
Frances, m. to Cokmel Thomas Colqieper.
This lady became eventually sole heiress of
her father.
His lordship espom^, secondly, Anna-Charlotta,
daughter and heir of Sir Henry Vick, Knt., but
had no issue. He.d. in 1688, when the Babony or
FBaacBBViLLB tfShavOep became bxtinct.
Abmb. — As. a bold becw. six eschallop shdis ar.
FREVILLE— .BARON FREVILLE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th April, 1397,
1 Edward IIL
Xineagc.
This family was anciently seated in the county of
Cambridge, and of consideiable note. In the 15th of
Henry III.,
BALDWIN DE FREVILLE, having obtained
the wardship of Luda, daughter and heir of
Richard de Scaien, for which he gave two hundred
marks, made her, very soon after, his wife; and in
the 30th of the same reign, paid towards the mar-
riage-portion of the king's daughter, fifteen pounds,
for fifteen knights' fees which he had of her inhe-
ritanoe. To this Baldwin succeeded his son and
heir,
RICHARD DE FREVILLE, who was engaged
in the Welsh wars. He was «., at his decease, by his
son,
BALDWIN DE FREVILLE, who died without
issue, and was «. by his brother,
ALEXANDER DE FREVILLE, who m. Joene,
daughter of Masere, second daughter and co-heir of
Sir Philip Marmion, and wife of Ralph de Crom-
well. This Alexander was in the Scottish wan of
Edward I., and had a military summons for that
service in the 8th of Edward II. ; in the 3d of whidi
latter monarch's reign, upon partition of the lands
of Isabel, wife ot William Walraund, he had, in
right of his wife, heir to the said Isabel, the manon
of Winterbome and Asserton, in the county of
Wilts. He was afterwards summoned* to parlia-
ment as a BABOH, in the 1st of Edward III., but
never again, nor any of his descendants. He d. in
1388, leaving a son,
BALDWIN DE FREVJLLE, whod. in the I7th
Edward IIL, and was «. by his son,
BALDWIN DE FREVILLE, then twenty-eix
yean of age, who, doing homage, the next ensuing
• On referring to Dugdale's List of Summonses,
it appean that this Albxandbb is not induded
in either summons to parliament issued in that
year, but only in a summons dated at Ramsey, Ath
April, 1st Edward III., 1327, to be at Newcastle.
upon-Tyne, with hoiee and arms, to^ serve against
Robert Bruce.— Nicolas.
PRE
FUR
year lud livery of tbe lands of hit tnheritaiiot
lying in the oountlei of Warwidc« Hereford, Sa-
lop, StaHbrd, Wilto, Norfolk, and Suflblk. In the
38th Edward IIL, this Baldwin was made tencschal
of Fantolgne for life, by Edward, the renowned
Black Prince, and he was afterwards in the wars of
CSasoony with that iUustrious personage. He m.
first, Elisabeth,, rister and oo-heir of Sir John
Montfort, of BeUesert, tai the county of Warwick;
teoondly, Ida, daughter of »— <- Clinton, a lady
of honour to Queen Philippe ; and thirdly, Joane,
daughter of Lord Strange, an^ dying in the 49th
Edward III., was «. by his son,
SIR BALDWIN DE FREVILLE, who, in the
1st of Richard II., claimed, as feudal lord of Tarn-
worth Castle, in the county of Warwick, to be the
king's champion on the day of his coronation; but
the same was determined against him, in favour of
Sir John Dymoke, Knt., (see Marmion,) in right
of the tenure of the manor of ScriTelsby, in the
county of Lincoln, and the Dymokes have ever since
enjoyed that honour. Sir Baldwin m. two wives,
both of them daughters of Sir John Botetourt, of
Weoly Castle, namdy, Eliaabeth, who died very
young, and Joice, by whom, at his decease, 11th
Richard II., he left issue,
Sm BALDWIN DE FREVILLE, who m.
Joane* dau^ter of Sir John Green, Knt., and had
BAiiDWiir, his successor.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Thomas Ferrers, second
son of William, Lord Ferrers, of Groby,
from whom lineaUy descended
Ajrifs FsnnsRS, grand-daughter and
heiress of jSir John Ferrers, of Tam-
worth Castle, who d. in 1880. This
great heiress m. the Hon. Robert Shir-
ley, first Earl of Ferrers of that £s-
mily, and had issue,
Robert, who died «. p. in 1714.
Elisabeth, heir to her Inother, m. to
James, fifth Earl of Northamp*
ton, and carried the baronies of
Ferrers, of Chartley, &c &c.
into that family.
Margaret, m. to Sir Hugh Willoughby, Knt.,
and a^erwards to Sir Richard Bingham,
Knt, one of the Justices of the King's
Bench.
Joice, m. to Roger Aston, Esq., ancestor of
the Lord Astons, of Forfar, in Scotland.
Sir Baldwin A in the 8d of Henry IV., and was «.
by his son,
BALDWIN DE FREVILLE, at whose decease
in minority, and issueless, 6th Henry V., his sisters
became his heirs, and the great possessions at the
Frevilles were thus divided: —
Sir Thomas Ferrers had the castle and manor of
Tamworth, with other estates in the county
of Warwick, and lands in Hereford and
Staflbrd shires.
Roger Aston had the manor of Newdigate, in
Surrey, with other lands in Wiltshire and
Warwickshire.
Sir Richard Bingham obtained the manors of
MiddletOB and Whitnasb, in Warwickshire,
and other lordships in the coimt&os of Not-
tingham and Hereford.
Akmb.— Or., a cross patonce gu.
FURNIVAL — BARONS FURNIVAU
By Writ of Summons, dated 83rd June, U90,
83 Edward I.
lUncagc.
In the time of Richard I.
GIRARD DE FURNIVAL came into EngUmd
ftom Normandy, and, accompanying the lion-
hearted monarch to the Holy Land, assisted at the
celebrated siege of Aeon. To this gallant soldier
succeeded his son, another
GIRARD DE FURNIVAL, who m. Maud, daugh-
terand heiress of William de Luvetot, a power-
ful Nottinghamshire Baron, and had livery of her
lands in the fifth year of King John. This feudal
lord, being one of the barons who adhered to John,
was included in the commission to treat, on part of
the mcmarch, with Robert de Ros and the other
insurrectionary lords, and was appointed by the
king to reside at Bolsover Castle, in the county of
Derby, for the better preservation of the peace in
those parts. He d. at Jerusalem, in the 3d Henry
IIL, leaving three sons, vis.
Thomas, of whom presently.
Girsrd, who m. Christian Ledet, daughter and
. heiress of Wischard Ledet, and widow of
Henry de Braybroc, in whose right he held
the barony of Wardon. He left, at hia
decease, two daughters, his co-heiresses,
vis.
Christian, m. to William Latimer.
Agness, m. to John Latimer.
William, m. Ada 1 and left an only daughter
andheiren,
Hetewyse, m. to Eustace de Baliol.
The eldest son,
THOMAS DE FURNIVAL. succeeded to the
feudal barony, and Henry III. committed to hla
wardship, William de Moubray, son of Roger de
Moubray, a great Yorkshire baron. Of this Thomas
nothing more Is known, than his being slain by the
Saracens in the Holy Land, whither he had journeyed
upon a pilgrimage, and that his body was brought
flrom thence by his brother Girard, and buried at
Worksop. He was succeeded by his son,
THOMAS DE FURNIVAL, who had licence,
in the 54th Henry III., to make a castle of hia
manor-house, of Sheflidd, in the county of York.
To this Thomas «. his son and heir,
GERARD DE FURNIVAL, who d, some time
before 1280, and was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE FURNIVAL, who, in the fiSd
Edward I., had summons, amongst other great men,
to attend the king, in order to advise of the ailUrs
of the realm ; and having so done, received com-
mand to repair to Portsmouth, upon the first day of
the ensuing September, well fitted with horse and
arms, for the expedition then intended against
France. In the next year, 83d June, 1895, he was
215
FUR
FUR
ftnt rammoiied to parliament m a nxmoit, and ttom
that period his lordship appears, for several years,
to have taken a distinguished part in the Scottish
wars. In the S7th Edward h, he was constituted
captain-general and lieutenant to the king for the
counties of Nottingham and Derby, and had sum-
mons to parliament, uninterruptedly, until 27th
January, 1338, (0th Edward III.,) but he did not
> '^ iJ^ ^ hold his lands by barony. Lord Fumival mj^Usa^
'^ beth, daughter of Peter de Montfort, of Bfidteert
Castle, in the county of Warwick, and was «.^at his
decease, in 1338, by his eldest son, rir /i ' x' t ^<
THOMAS DE FURNIVAL, who was himself a
BAAON, having been summoned to parliament as
" Thonue de Fumival, Junior," from SSth August,
1318, to 87th January, 1338, and without "Junior,"
untU Iftth November, 1338 (18th Edward III.). This
nobleman, who, like his father, was engaged in the
Scottish wars, m. Joan, eldest daughter and co-
heness of Theobald de Verdon, (a great baron,) and
widow of William, son of William de Montacute,
but without the king's licence, for which he had to
pay a fine of £900. By this lady he acquired exten-
sive esutes in the county of Staflbrd, and had two
sons, Thomas and William. His lordship d. in 1339,
and was «. by the elder,
THOMAS DE FURNIVAL, third baron, then
seventeen years of age; In the 10th Edward III.
this nobleman embarked in the expedition made
into France, and the next year participated in the
glories of Crkssy. His lordship continued in the
French wars some years subsequently, and he was
afterwards in Scotland under Henry, Lord Percy.
He d. about the year 1364, having been summoned
to parliament, ttom the 80th November, 1348, to the
4Ch October in that year ; and leaving no issue, was
«. by his brother,
WILUAM DE FURNIVAL, fourth baron,
summoned to parliament, firom 80th January, 1366,
to 7th January, 1383. This nobleman permitted the
pale of his park at Worksop to be so defective, that
divers of the king's deer, out of the forest of Sher-
wood, came freely into it, and were destroyed. In
consequence of which, William de Latimer, warden
of the forests beyond Trent, seised the s^d park for
the king; but it was soon afterwards released, and
Lord Fumival pardoned, upon the payment of a
fine of £90. His lordship m. Thomasin, daughter
and hdress of — — Dagworth, (in whose right he
acquired the manor of Dagworth, in Suffolk,) by
wlKMn he had an only daughter,
Joane, who m. Thomas NeviU, brother of
lUH>h, first Earl of Westmoreland.
With this nobleman, in the year 1383, expired the
male line of the Furnivals, and the barony was con-
veyed by his heirctt, Joane Nevill, to her husband,
THOMAS NEVILL, who was summoned to par-
liament on the 90th August, 1383, (7th Richard II.)
as *< Thonue NevyU de Halumshire,"and thencefor-
ward styled, ** Lord FumivaL'* In which year,
maUng proof of his wifeTs age, he had livery of her
great inheritance. By this lady he had two daugh-
ters, vis.
Maud, m. to Sir John Talbot, Knt.
Joane, who d. unmarried.
His lordship m, seoondly, Ankaret, widow of Sir
^— ^ 916
Ridiard Talbot, and sister' of John, son to John,
Lord Strange, of Blackmere, but had no issue.
This nobleman, who was a personage of distinction,
in the relgm of Richard II. and Henry IV., died in
1406, leaving his two daughters, his co-hdresies.
The elder of whom, Maud, as stated above, married
thecdebrated
GENERAL SIR JOHN TALBOT, who was
summoned to parliament as •* Lord Fumival," from
96th October, 1408, to a6th Febraary, 1481 ; and sub-
sequently, for his many heroic achievements, created
Eakl op SBKawsBUKT, in the peerage of England,
and Eari. ow Watbrporo and Wbzporo, in that
of Ireland. In whidi higher honours the Baroky
OP FvRNiTAL merged for two centuries, until the
demise of Gilbert, seventh Earl of Shrewsbury, in
1616, without male issue, when the earldom passed
to that nobleman's brother ; but the baronies of
Talbot, Furftital, Stranob, op Blackmbrx,
Ac. fell into abeyance between his three daughters,
vis.
Mary, m. to William, Earl of Pembroke;
Elisabeth, m. to Henry, Earl of Kent.
Alethea, m. to Thomas, (Howard,) Earl of
Arundel ; by which maniage the manor of
Workmp came into the Howard fkmily;
and by virtue of possessing which, the
Dukes of Norf<^ daim to support the
king's left arm on the day of coronation, so
long as his majesty holds the royal sceptre ;
George, fourth Earl of Shrewsbury, having
exchanged with the crown, his manor of
Famham Royal, (holden by that tenure,) for
the inheritance ot the site of the priory of
Worksop, with divers other lands.
The baronies finally, however, devolved upon jU0-
Mes, CouFTTBas op Arundbx., and thenceforward
became merged in the Earldom of Arundd and the
Dukedonntf Norfolk, until the decease of Edward
Howard, ninth Duke, 80th September, I777f without
issue, when the higher honours passed to the male
heir ; and the baronies in fee, amongst which was
that of FuRNivAX., fell into abbvancb between
the daughters of his graoeTs deceased brother, Philip
Howard, of Buckinham, in the county of Norfolk,
via., the said
PHI1.IP Howard, m. first, Winefirede, daugh-
ter of Thomas Stoner, Esq., and had issue,
Thomas, who d. in 1763, «. p.
Winefiede, m. to William, fifteenth
Lord Stourton, and had issue,
Charlbb Philip, sixteenth Lord
Stourton, father of the present
Lord Stourton.
Mr. Howard m. secondly, Harriet, daughter
and co-heir of Edward Blount, Esq., by
whom he had,
Edward, who d, unmarried in 1767.
Anne, m. to Roliert Edward, ninth Lord
Petre, by whom she had,
RoBBRT Edward, tenth Lord Pe-
tre, father of the present Lord
Pbtrb.
The baronies thus continue still in*ABBYAircB
between the Lords Stourton and Pbtrb.
Arms.— Ar. a bend between six masdes, Gu.
OAN
OAN
OA6E — BARON OAOE OF FIRLE,
IN THE COUNFY OF SO*
MERSET.
By Leitm Patent, daltd S7th October, 178a
WILLIAM HALL GAGS, Moond Vlacount
Gage, In the peerage of Ireland, (eee the extant
Viaoountf Gage^ BttrM* Pxrqyr and Buronatmgv,)
waa created a peer of Great Britain on S7th October,
1780, aa BAaow Gaob, of FIxle, In the county of
SomerML Hla lordship m. In 17«7* EUaabeth, liater
of Sampeon, Lord Eardley, by whom he had an
only waa, who died in infancy. His lordship ob-
tained, lubaequently , another British peen^ as Lord
Gage, of High Meadow, in the county of Glouces-
ter, with remainder to his nephew and presumptive
heir, Major-Gcneral Henry Ctege, who inherited
that dignity and the Irish viscounty at his deccese,
11th October, 1791, when the Bakohy op Gaos^
t^fFMe, became sxtihct.
Abjss.— Per saltier, aa. and ar. a saltier gules.
PANT— EARLS OF LINCOLN.
Inherited by marriage ftom the Ikmily of Romabs,
(see Romare, Earl of Lincoln).
Xincagc.
GILBERT DE GANT, son of Baldwin, Earl of
Flanders, by Maud, sister of William the Conqueror,
accompanied his unde into England, and partici-
pating in the triumph of HASTiiraa, obtained a
grant of the lands of a Danish proprietor, named
Tour, with numerous other lordships ; for we And
him at the general survey, possessed of manors in
Berks, Oxford, Yorkshire, Cambiidgcshire, Buck-
inghamshire, Huntingdonshire, Northamptonshire,
RutlAid, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Notting-
hamshire, and Lincolnshire, in all a hundred and
seventy-three lordships t of which Folliin^ham was
one, and his scat, as the head of his barony. This
Gilbert hi^ipcned to be at York, anno 1069, and had
a narrow escape, when the Danes, 4n great force on
bdialf of Edgar Etheling, entered the mouth ot the
Humber, and marching upon that city, committed
lamentable destruction by fire and sword, there
bong more than three thousand Normans slain.
Like most ct the great lords of his time Gilbert de
Gant disgorged a part of the spoil which he had
seised to the churdi, and amongst other acts of
piety restored Bardney Abbey, in the county of Lln-
ooln, which had been utterly destroyed many years
before by the Pagan Danes, Inquar and Hubba. He
m. Ali5e, daughter of Hugh de Montfcnrd, and had
Issue,
Waltbb, his successor.
Robert, lord chancellor of England, anno UBS,
Emma, m. to Alan, Lord Percy.
This great feudal chief died in the reign of WlUiam
RuAis, and was «. by his elder son,
WALTER DE GANT, a person of great valour
and piety ; who, at an advanced age, commanded a
brave regiment of Flemings and Normans, in the
e^brated conflict with the Scots, at Northallerton,
in Yorkshire, known in history as the Bvitl4 tf the
I Standard, " where,'* says Dugdale, "byhisdoquent
' speech and prudent conduct the whole army received
sudi encouragement, as that the Scots were utterly
vanquished." He m. Maud, daughter of Stephen,
Earl ot Britanny, and had issue, Gilbert, Robert,
and Oeftey. He d. in the 4th King Stephen, and
was a. by his eldest son,
GILBERT DE GANT, who. In his youth, being
taken-prlsoner with King Stephen at the battle of
Lincoln, (1148,) was oompdled by Ranulph, Earl of
Chester, to marry his niece, the Lady Hawyse
Romare, daughter of William, Earl of Lincoln,
whereby he became eventually in her right* Earx.
OP LiNcoLir. This nobleman founded, in 1148, the
Abbey of Rutford, in Nottinghamshire, and other-
wise contributed munificently to the church. He
d. in 1156, leaving two daughters, his co-heirs, vis.
Alice, m. to Simon de St Lis, (the last of that
name,) Earl of Huntingdon and Northamp-
ton.
Gunnora.
At the decease of these ladies, without issue, the
great inheritance reverted to their unde^
ROBERT DE GANT, who does not, however,
appear to have succeeded to the Earldom nf Lin-
coln. This Robert m. first, Alice, daughter and
heir of William Psganel, and of Avice de Romelli,
(daughter and co-heir of William Mesdiines, Lord
of Copdand,) by whom lie had an only daughter.
Alios, m. to Robert Pitihardinge, ot the
fiunily ot Fitshardinge. ftom which the
Eark of Berkeley derive. This Robert as-
sumed the name of Gant, and had issue,
Maurice de Gant, who died e. p., anno
1x30.
Eve, m. to Thomas de Harpetre, and had
ifwue,
Robert de Harpetre, sumamed Gour-
nay.
This Eve was heir to her brother Mau-
rice.
Robert de Gant m. secondly. Ounnon, niece of
Hugh de Ooumay, and had issue,
GiLBBRT, sumamed the Good.
Stephen, who adhered to the rebellions barons
about the latter end of Ring John's reign,'
and d. In 1168.
Hed. about the 4th Rldiard I., and was #. by his
elder son,
GILBERT DE GANT, then under age, and in
ward to William de StutevilL In the last year of
Khsg John's reign, this Gilbert adhering to the
barons, was constituted Eabl or Lincolft, by
Lewis, of France, at that time in London, and at
the head of the baronial party, and was despatched
into Nottinghamshire to oppose thfe royalists.
Shortly alter which, asusted by Robert de Ropesle,
• In the succession ot this earldom there is some-
thing very singular. William Romare, Earl of Lin-
coln, left at his decease a grandson, William Romare/
■on of his only son, who had predeceased him, and
tMs grandson ought surely to have been earl befbre
the husband of his aunt, but he never appears to
have borne the title (see Romare, Earl of Lincoln).
SF nf
GAV
GEN
he fl«dttMd the dty of Lincoln, but ftt the rataie-
qttCDt tattle, the taronUl force bdng totally brokcD*
he WW taken prboner, and never after aMumed the
title of Earl of Lioooln ; which dignity was then
oonferred upon Randall de Meschtam, lumaxned
BhindktTiUe. Earl of Chatter. This es-earl d. m
1242, leaving iisue,
GiLBBRT, who inherited a oomideraMe pro-
perty, for in the 29th Hoary III. he paid £m
for as many knights' fees, upon collection of
the aid for raarrying the king's daughter.
In the 42nd of the same reign he was made
governor of Scarborough Castle, but after-
wards adhering to the baruns, he was taken
priaona* at Kenilworth, and was obliged to
pay no less than three thousand marks fbr
the redemption of his lands. Whereupon
Ae king received him again into favour;
but he d. toon afterward^ anno 1274* leaving
issue,
OiiiBaRT, summoned to parliament as a
baron (see Barons Oant).
Margaret, m. to William de Kerdeston.
Nichola, m. to Peter de Ifauley. .
JuHan, d, unmarried.
Julian, m. to Oeflkey, son of Henry de Armen-
tiers.
AAMa.— Barry of six, or. and aa. a bend gules.
GANT— BARON OANT.
By Writ ot Summons, dated 29rd Jipne, 1296,
23 Edward I.
ICineagc.
GILBERT DE GANT, grandson of Gilbert, last
Earl of Lincoln of that family, (see Gant, Earls of
Lincoln,) succeeded tp his father's possession in
1274, and having served in the Welch wars of King
Edward L, was summoned to parliament as a ba-
HON from 83rd June, 1205, to 20th August, 1296,
His lordship m. Lora, sister of Aleautnder de Baliol,
but having no issue, he constituted King Edward I.
his heir in the lands of his barony ; via. FalUng-
ham. Barton, Heckyngton, and Edenham, retaining
only Swaledale, and his portion of Skendrtley. He
d. In 1297* when the Babony or Gakt became
BXTurcT, and his property passed to Roger, son of
WUliam de Kerdeston, by Margaret, his dder sis-
tar; Peter, son of Peter de Mauley, by Nioola, his
second sister; and Julian de Gant, his third sbter.
Anna. — Barry of six, or. and ai. a bend, gules,
GAVESTON^EARL OF CORNWALL.
Creation about the year 1906.
PIERS DE OA VESTON, the notorious favourite
of King Edward IL, was elevated to the peerage
by that Vfonarch, as Baron WaUingfotd and Eabl
or CoBNvrAx.1..
Gaveston, the eon of a private gentleman in Gas-
cony, who had been distinguished in the wars, was
brought to court by King Edward I., as a companion
for his son. Prince Edward, ^ut that monarch before
8I9
his death wis so sensible of the danger incurred by
the prinos^ in having so evil an adviser, compelled
Gaveston to abjure the realm, and forbad his son
recalling him, under the penalty of his cune. Upon
the accesdon of the young monarch, however, he
not only invited Gaveston back, but elevated him
to the peerage, and loaded him so profusely with
fkvours, that the rest of the nobility found it im-
peratively necessary to interfere, and to beseech the
king to remove him. Edward for the moment ac-
qulescedr-but only for the moment— Oaveston was
recalled, and new honours awaited him. This at
length so exasperated the haughty nobles, that they
flew to arms, under Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of
Lancaster, and determined to compel the king to
comply with their wishes. Edward being apprised
of these proceedings, conducted the favourite to
Scarborough Castle, and there left him with
sufficient forces for its defence, whilst he him-
self marched into Warwickshire. The lords there-
upon invested Scarborough, and the unhappy Ga-
veston soon after surrendered upon conditions of
personal safety. He was, however, conveyed by the
Earl of Warwick to Warwick Castle, and beheaded
by his orders at Bltoklow Hill, about a mile Arom
the town of Warwidic, without any form of trial
whatsoever.
Gaveston m. Margaret, daughter of Gilbert de
Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joane of Acres, the
king's sister, and co-heir ot hex brother, Gilbert de
Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by whom (who m, after
his decease, Hu^ de Audley,) he had an only
daughter, Joanb, who died young. The execution
of his lordship took place in 1314, when the Eabi<-
DOM OP CoBN WAX.!, became KxriircT.
ABMa.*— Vert six eagles displayed or. membered
and beaked gules.
GENEVILL— BARON OENEVILL.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, 1296,
27 Edward I.
In the 28th Henry IIL,
PETER DE GENEVA having married Maud,
niece, and cue of the co-heirs of Walter de Lad,
obtained with her the cabtlb op Lcnirow, and its
members. To this Peter, who was governor of
Windsor Castle, succeeded his son and heir,
GEOFFREY DE GENEVILL, who, in the 38th
Henry IIL, had livery of the castle of Trim, in
Ireland, as the right by inheritance of Maud de Lad,
daughter of Gilbert de Lad , who died in his CBther**
lifi»-time. In four years afterwards this Geoffrey
received a military summons to march against tht
Welch, and in the 44th. of the same king, being then
one of the barons marchers, he had command to
repair to the castle of Wales, and to reside there.
In the 10th of Edward I. he was in the expediOon
made against the Welch, and in fifteen years subse-
quently he was in the wars of Gaacony. For all
which services he was summoned to parliament, as a
BARON, on the 6th February. 1299, and from that
period to 3rd November, 1306. He «». , and
had issue.
G£B
GSR
GsorpftCY, who dted «. jk mthelii^tuMOf
hiifBther.
Pbtsb., Us cuoeMMr.
Simoii» m. Joaa Fils-Luci, Lady of ToU-
MalyiB, and had Issue, one mmi and six
da(iif|iten» Tis.,
Nkboiasr who left aa only daughter and
1.
Joaoe* wllh ot John Cuaak, ot
^-> m. to Jcdm Hose, Lord of Sal-
trim.
8. , m. to WilhaaB de Loundfes, of
Ashhoy.
& ^, m. to the Baroa of Slaae.
4. , m, to Walter de Hyde.
& , m. to John Cmoe.
& ', M. to Joiiii Fita-ThonuM* ne-
phew of Gerard lita>Maarke.
His lordship d. ahout the year ]307f and was #. by
eldcct sunriving son,
PETER DE GENEVILL, MCOBd baron, but
summoned to parliament, who m. Joane,
dauf^ter of Hugh le Brane, Earl of Angoleon^ and
had three daughters, viz.
JoANK, who m. Roger Mortimer, Earl ct
Mardk, and oonTcyed eventaidly the whole
inheritance of the Greneril^, and half the
lands of the Lacks, into that futtily.
IsabeL 1
jl^^j^ > nuns at Aconbury.
Upon the decease of this Peter, the Basont op
GmxaviLL, if he were erer esteemed a baran. Ml
into ABCTAjrcB between those ladies.
AmMB.-* As. three hones' bits, or. on a chief, er-
mine^ a demy lion issuaat gules.
OEORBODUS— EARL OF CHESTER.
Creation of the Conqueror.
The Eahumm or CHnsTan, after the Norman
conquest, was first conferred upon
GEORBODUS, a Fleming, who, having en-
countered many difficulties, as well from the Eng-
lish as his troublesome ncighbottrs the Welch, and
being at length sent for into Flandns by lome of
his friends, to whom he had entrusted his aflUrs
ther^ obtained licence from King William to attend
the summons, but he had no Booner reached his
native soil, than, falling into the power of his ene>
mies, he was cast into prison, where he remained a
considerable time. He does not appear to have
ever returned to England, and the earldom of
Chester was subiequcntly bestowed upon Hugh db
Abrincsb, (lee Abrinces, Earl of Chester).
GERARD — BARONS GERARD, OF
GERARD^S BROMLEY,
IN THE COUNTY OF
STAFFORD.
By Letters Patent, dated 2l8t July, 10O9L
Xinsagt.
In the first year of Queen Mary,
GILBERT GERARD, a branch of the ancient
Gcrards, of Bryn, la Laacashlre/v derived ftom the
gicat Oetaldine stock, in Irelanii having attalae*
eaainence in the ptofsseicm of the law, was diosen
autumn-reader by the benchers of Grey's Ipn, and.
the next year appointed, with NkhOlas Bacon, (after- -
wards lord-keeper,) Jolnt^lreasurer of the society.
In some time after, when the princem ElisabeUi
wasbmog^t beftne the council, MrrGenurd advo-
cated her cause so aUy, that he was committed to
the Tower, where he remained during the rest of
Queen Mary's reign. Upon the aecesiloo of Elisa-
beth, he was rdseeed, and constituted attovney-
gcneraL , He afterwards received the honour of
knii^thood, and was appointed maelcr of the rolls,
when he had held the attamey^enccalshlp no leis
than three and-twenty years. This Sir Gilbert
erected a stately mansion iu the county of Staf-
ford, when he resided, cidled Genrd's Bromley.
Hem. Anne» dangfater of William RatcUflb, Esq., * ^
of Wimersky, in the ooiwty of Lancaster, and had
issue,
Tbomao, his successor.
RatdUfe, ftom whom the Gerards, Barons
Gerard, ot Brandon, and Earls of Maccles-
field, derived. (See Gerard, Berona Gerard,
of Brandon.)
Franoes, m. to Sir Ridmrd Molineux, Baetr
ancestor of the extant Earis of Sefton.
Margaret, m. to Peter Leigh, Esq.
Catherine, m. to Sir Richard Hoghton, Bartr
of Hoghton Tower, in the county of Lan-
caster, ancestor of the present Sir Henry-
Philip Hoghton, Bart.
Ratdifte, m. to Wbagfield, Esq.
Sir Gilbert Genurd A. in liW, and wass. by his elder
SIR THOMAS GERARDr who was advanced
to the peerage on the 21st July, 1606, as Babow On-
KAno, of Gsror^s Arsm/sy, in the county of Staf'
ftird; and in the 14th of King James L, was oonatl-
tuted lord president of Wales. His lordship m. firat,
Alice, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Rivet>
Knt., and had three sons,
GiLBSRT,
William,
John.
He espoused leoondly, Elisabeth, daughter of — >*
Woodford, Esq. ; but had no issue. He tf. In 1618,
and was «. by his eldest son,
GILBERT GERARD, second Baron Gerard, of
Gerard's Bromley, who m. Eleanor, daughter and
heiress of Thomss Dutton, Esq., of Dutton, in the
county of Chester, by whom he had surviving issue,
DuTTOK, his successor.
Alice, m. to Roger Owen, Esq., son and heir of
Sir William Owen, of Cundover, in the
county of Salop, Knt.
Frances, m. to the Hon. Robert Nee^Hiam, son
and heir of Robert, Viscount Kllmorey.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Peter Leicester, Bart., of
Nether Tabley, the celebrated antiquary '
and historian of Cheshire, maternal anees-
tor of the present Lords de TaUey.
His lordship cL In 1682, (his widow re-married the
above-mentioned Robert, Lord Kifanorey.) He was
«. by his son.
y
G£R
OER
DUTTON OBRARD, thlnl Banm Gersrd. This
■oblan«D m. fint. Lady Mary Pane, daughter of
Francis, Earl of Waatmorland, by whom he had
iMue, .
Cbarlbs, hif tuocenor.
Mary, m, to Sir Anthony Cope* Bart., of
Hanwell, in the county of Oxford.
Hif lordship eapouaed aeoondly. Lady RHiaheth
O'Bryen, daughter and co-heir of H«ry. Earl of
Tbomond, in Ireland, and had an only daughter,
Eliaabeth, m. to William Spenoer, of Athton,
in the county of Lancaster, third ion of
William, Lord Spenosr, and had a daughter,
Elisabeth Spencer, who m. Robert Hes-
keth, Esq., of Ruflbrd, in theoounty of
Lancaster, and left a daughter and
heirees,
Ei<rzABBTH Hbskbtk, who m. Sir
Edward Stanley, Bart., afterwards
eleventh Earl of Derby, and had,
with other issue,
Jaxtbs, Lord Stanley, father of
Edward, present Earl or
Dbrby.
Lord Genrd ri; in UMO, and was #. by his son,
CHARLES GERARD, fourth Baron Gerard,
who m, Jane, only surviving daughter and heiress
of George Digby, Esq., of Sendon, in the county of
Stafford; and dying in 1607, was «. by his only
«hild»
DIGBV GERARD, fifth Baron Gerard. This
noUeman espoused his ^tant relation, EHsabeth,
daughter of Charles Gerard, first Earl of Maccles-
fldd, and had an only daughter and hdress,
Elixabbth, who m. James, Duke of Hamil-
ton, in Scotland, and first Duke of Brandon,
in Eiq^land.
Lord Gerard died in 1711* when the babony of
Gkrabd, of GsrarcT* Brofa/«jf, became bxtinct,
in default of a male heir, while his lordship's estates
devolved upon his daughter, the Duchen of Hamil-
ton and Brandon.
Arms.— Quarterly, first and fourth ar., a saltier
gules. Second and third ai., a lion rampant crowned
or.
GERARD — BARONS GERARD, OF
BRANDON, IN THE
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK,
EARI^ OF MACCLES.
FIELD.
Barony,
Letters 1 3rd November, 1645.
Earldom, J Patent. jS3rd July, 1679.
■ RATCtlFFE GERARD, Esq.. of Hatsall, in
the county of Lancaster, second son of Sir Gilbert
Gerard, Bttomey-general and master of the rolls, in
the reign of Elisabeth, m. Elisabeth, dmughter and
heiress of Sir Charles Somerset, K.B., and grand-
daughter of Edward, Earl of Worcester, and was «.
by his ion,
. SIR CHARLES GERARD, Knt, who w, Pe-
nelope, sister and co-heir of Sir Edward Fitton, of
£i9
GoswoTth, in the county of Chester, Knt., and was
«. by his son,
CHARLES GERARD, who, being brought up
Atom his youth to the profesdnn of asms, upon the
usual theatre of European wartee, the Nbthbb-
I.AN08, Joined his mi^esty, King Charles L, at
Shrewsbury, soon after he had reared the royal
standard, and became eminently ^tinguished
amongst the cavaliers. First, at Kixbton , where
he received some dangerous wounds. And soon
afterwards at the taking of Lichfidd, the first battle
of Newberry, and the relief of Newark. General
Gerard then accompanied Prince Rupert into South
Wales, and acquired high reputation by his victo-
ries at Cardi£te, Kidwelly and Caermarthen— «nd his
success in taking the castle of Cardigan, and other
fortresses, and reducwg the strong garrison of
Haverford-West, with the castles of Picton and
Carew. In consideration of which gaUant services
he was made, by the king, lieutenant-general of his
horn, and derated to the peerage, as Baron
Gbraro,* t(f Brandon, on the 8th November, 164ft.
His l<M-dship, after the restoration, was created,
SSrd July, 1679, Vioeount Brandon, and Earl op
Macclbsfibld — but in the time of James II. he
was committed, with the Earl of Stamford and the
Lord Ddamere, to the Tower, and condemned to
death, but pardoned. He lived to see the revolu-
tion, and, *< in fact, to witness," says Banks, " three
singular occurrences in the annals of British his-
tory ;" (he might have characterised them as the
three moot singular,) "first, the deposition and
decapitation of King Charles I. ; secondly, the re-
storation of his soni and thirdly, the RxyoLurioir
and total expulsion of the royal fiunily so recently
restored." His lordship married a Frendi lady, and
had issue,
Charlbs, 1 successively earls.
Fitton, j
Charlotte, m. first, Mainwaring, Esq., of
Cheshire, and had a daughter,
Charlottb, who m. Charles, Lord Mo-
hun. To this noUeman, Charles, second
Earl of Macdesfleld, left the chief of
his estates, which causing a law-suit
between him and James, Duke of
Hamilton, an unhappy persona] quarrri
• Besides his lordship, there were of his family the
following persons actively engaged upon the royal
side, in those unhappy conflicts-
Edward Gerard, a colonel of foot,
wounded in the first battle of
His brothers,'^ Newberry.
Gilbert Gerard, slain near Lud«
low.
Sir Gilbert Gerard, governor of
I Worcester.
His uncles, J Ratdilfo Gerard, Ueut.-€oL to his
I brother. This gentleman had
^ three sons,
Raddiflb. ^ «
John, put to death I ^ % g
by CromweU. S. g £ fi
Gilbert, created a | a 1 J
baronet. -^ <
^Edwar
I wou
h< Neil
JsirGU
OHI
OIF
mmt, which tcfmlaated In • dud,
wherein both lost thdr livei, Uth No-
Tcmber, 17U.
Lady Charlotte Malnwariag efpouaed, •»•
coDdly. Sir Thonuw Orby, of Lincofaiahira.
Annm, m. to Captain Ebrington.
Eliabeth, m. to Digby, Lord Gerard, of
Bromley.
The earl* d, tn 1698f and waa «. by hit elder son,
CHARLES GERARD, lecood Earl of Macdes-
lleld, a colonel in the army. Thia nobleman was
ambonador to Hanover, upon the eubject of the
■uooeesion to the throne of England. Hia lordahip
m, first , daughter of Sir Richaid Mason,
KnL, of Shropshire, ftom whom he separated t and
aeoondly. Miss Harbourd, but had no issue. His
lordship d. in 1667> leaving the greater part ot his
estates to Charles, Lord Mohun, (who had married
his niece. Miss Mainwaring,) owing to some dispute
with his brother and successor,
FITTON GERARD, third Earl of MacdesAeld,
irho d. unmarried in 1702, when the Baaony or
GnnABD, of Brandon, with the Viteountif ef Bran'
iony and Earldom of Macci.bbpisi.d, became
BZTIXCT.
Anjia^— A£. sa. saltier gules, a crescent for dif-
GHISNES— BARON GHISNES.
By Writ of Summons, dated 23rd June, 1290,
83 Edward I.
ICintage.
INGELRAM DE GHISNES, otherwise Dm
CuRsi, a noble baron of France, related to the
Counte De Ghisnes, of that kingdom, who were
feudal lords in England, temp. John and Henry III.,
had a daughter, Mary, married to Alexander II.,
king oi Scotland, and was «. by another
INGELRAM DE GHISNES, who, having mar-
ried Christian, daughter and heir of William de
Lindcsey, descended from Alice, one of the sisters
and oo-heirs of William de Lancaster, and doing
hiaftalty in the 11th Edward L, had livery of the
lands of her inheritance, amongst which was the
joaanoc of Wyrssdale, tu Lancashire. This feudal
lord having distinguished himself in the wars of
Scotland, was summoned to parliament, as a barok,
from 23rd June, 1205, to 14th March, 1822. His
loedship d. in the 17th of Edward IL, seised of the
unanor of Middleton, near Ridnnond, and was «. by
his son,
WILLIAM DE GHISNES, alias DE CURSI,
second baron, but never summoned to parliament.
This nobleman died «« p., seised of the moiety of
the manor of Kirby, In Kendale, and was s. by his
brother and heir,
INGELRAM DE GHISNES, or DE COURC Y,
wIm» m. Katharine, daughter and heir of the Arch-
duke of Austria, and was * by his son,
• INGELRAM DE GHISNES, or DE COURC Y,
who espoused the Lady Isabella Plmtagenet, one
of the daughters of King Edward III., and was
* His lordship was Arvt created Earl of Newberry,
but the title was changed to MAccLBaviaLO.
created Eari of ABOffono, <see De Courcy, Earl of
Bedford). The Baeoby oy GBiaHsa la now vested
in the descendant and repreecntetive of Iboblbam,
who was summcmed to parliament in the reign of
Edward L
ABJca^^Barry of six vairte and gu.
OIFFORD — EARLS OF BUCKING-
HAM.
Creation of William the Conqueror, anno 1008.
X(nta$c.
The>lr«^ babl of this county, after the conquest,
was
WALTER GIFFARD, son of Osborne de Bolebec,
and Aveline, his wife, sister of Gunnora, Duchess
of Normandy, great-grandmother of the Conqueror,
who was so dignified for his gallant services at the
battle of Hastings. At the time of the general sur-
vey, this noUeman was sent with Remigius, Bishop
of Lincoln, and others, into Worcestershire, and -
some other counties, tovslue the lands belonging
to the crown, as well as to private individuals in
those parts. He himself possessed at that time
two lordships in Berkshire; one in Wilts; one in
Somersetshire; one in Huntingdon; five in Cam-
bridgeshire t nine in Oxfordshire ; nine in the
county of Bedford ; three in Suflblk ; twenty-ei^t
in Norfolk; and forty-eight in Buckinghamshire;
in all ONB RUIfDBBD AND BBVBK. In 1009, his
lordship adhering to William Rufus, fortified hia
mansions in Normandy, for that king, and became
diief general of his army there: yet in some years
afterwards, (1102,) he sided with Robert Cur-
thoae, against King Henry I. The earl m. Agnes,
daughter of Gerard Flaitell, and sister of William^
Bishop of Eureux, and had, with other issue,
Waltbr, his successor.
Rohais, m. to Richard Fits-Gilbert, fnidal lord
of Clare, in the county of Suffolk, (see Clare, }
and had, besides other children,
GiLBBBT, who m. Adeliaa, daughter of
the Earl of Clercmcmt, and was father
of
Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford.
GiLBBRT Dx Clarb, Created Earl
o/PembfoA«, whose son,
Richard, sumamed Strong-
BOW, became so distinguished
in the conquest of Ireland.
Isabel, m. to Richard Granville, or Grenville,
progenitor of the noble bouse of Grenville,
now Dukes of Buckingham.
His lordship d. in 1102, and was «. by his son,
WALTER GIFFARD, second Earl of Buckings
ham. This nobleman adhered fldthftiUy to King
Henry L, and distinguished himsdf in that mon<>
arch's cause at the battle of Brbhbtillb, in 1119,
against the French, commanded by theu* king in
person, where Henry obtained a victory. His lord-
ship, during this reign, founded the Abbey of
Nutley, in the county of Bucks. He died in 1164,
without issue, when the lands of his Barony came,
according to Dugdale, to be shared amongst his
221
GIF
GIF
Kiativte; **taK it laons," (uyt that writer,) **in
the 1st of Ridiard L, that Riduud de Clave, Earl
of Hertford, (in rapeet of hia dawmt tnm Rohaiae,
•ister of the Earl, and wife of Riidianl Pitt-OUbert,
hit lineal ancestor,) and William Maretchall, Earl
of Pembroke, (in right of Isabel de Clare, hit
wife,) obtained a oonflrmation from that king, of
all the lands of this Walter, Earl of Buckingham,
both in England and Normandy; of which lands,
Richard, Earl of Hertfort, was to baTe the chief
seat in England, and William, Earl of Pembroke,
the chief scat in Normandy; the residue in both
countries to be equally divided between them."
Thus tenninatcd the house of Giffardt Earlb op
BucKiHOHAN. The ti^ i» said by Camden to
have been subsequently borne by Richard de Clare,
samamed Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke.
AB.iia.— Gu. three lions passant ar.
GIFFARD — BARONS GIFFARD, OF
BRIMSFI£LD, IN THE
COUNTY OF GLOU-
CESTER.
By Writ of Summons, dated Mth June, 1295,
83 Edward I.
ICincogc.
In the Conqueror's time,
OSBERT GIFFARD, held one lordship in Berk-
shire; one in Oxfordshire; three in Cornwall, one
in Dorsetshire, and four in Gloucestershire, wheieof
Brimslldd was one, and his chief seat. To this
feudal lord, who died befof e the year 108Q, suc-
ceeded his son,
HELIAS GIFFARD, who, incop|unction with Ala,
hts wife, granted in 1066, part of his woods, with
three borderers, to the Abbey of St. Peter, at Glou-
cester. He was «. at his decease, by another
HELIAS GIFFARD, who, like his father, was
a liberal benefactor to the churdi, having made
grants to divers religious houses, amongst which
was the above mentioned Abbey of St. Peter, upon
which he conferred his lordship of Crunham. He
was «. by a third
HELIAS GIFFARD. ThU fradal lord, upon
the assessment for the marriage portion of King
Henry II.'s daughter, Maud, certified that he poe-
sessed nine knights' fees, and the same year, (12th
Henry II.,) gave one hundred marks' fine, for livery
of his inheritance. He d. in 1190, and was «. by
THOMAS GIFFARD. who in the 6th of Rich-
ard I., paid £9l upon levying the scutage for the
king's redemption. He was «. by his son,
HELIAS GIFFARD, who took up arms with the
other barons against King John, and in the 18th of
that monarch's reign, all his lands in the counties
of Wilts, Northampton, Gloucester, Somerset,
Dorset, Oxford, and Berks, were given by order of
the king, to Bartholomew Peche, but restored by
Henry III., at the general pacification. By the
inquisition taken after the death of this feudal
baron, 33rd Henry III., he appears to have been
possessed of the manor of WinCerbome, in the
county of Wilu, and that that knrdihip was then
the head of hk baMoy. He d. in IMS, and was «.
by his son,
JOHN GIFFARD, then in his seventeenth year,
during whoee minority the queen had a grant of
his lands, towards the maintenance of Prince Ed-
ward. In the 41st Henry III., tUs John Giflhrd
was conunanded to be at Bristol with horse and
arms, thence to march into South Wales, against
Lewelin ap Griflln. In six yenra subsequently, h§
was constituted governor ot St BriaveTs Castle,
andof the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire; but
soon after, taking part with the rdiellious barons*.
was amongst those whom the ArchUshop of Can-
terbury ocdered to be excommunicated. He was at
the battle of Lewes, under the baronial banner, but
adopting a dilftrent course at the battle of Ev»*
sham, he obtained pardon for his fbnner
in consideration of the services which he then
dered to the royal cause. ^
In the 5ftth of Henry IIL, Mand Lot^spe, widow ,
ot WillSam Longspe, son of William, Earl of Salis-
bury, and daughter and heiress of Walter de Clif>
ford, having by letter complained to the king, that
this John Giflkord, had taken her by force from her
manor house, and carried her to his Castle of Brine-
field, where he kept her in restraint ; he was sum«
moned before the king, when denying the charge^
but confessing his marriage with the lady without
the royal licence, he made his peace by paying a
fine of three hundred marks.
In the 10th Edward L John GilTord was in the
expedition then made by Gilbert de Clare. Earl of
Gloucester, against Lewdin^ Prince of Wales) and
observing that Lewdin had separated, with a snail
pariy, from the body of his army, he Joined with
Edward Mortimer, and slaying the prince, de>
spatched his head to the Idng, who caused it to be
set upon the tower of London, crowned with ivy.
In the eighteenth of the same reign he was consti-
tuted governor of Dynevor Castle, in Wales, and
having had summons to parliament as a baron,
fkom S4th June, 12Sft, to 10th AprU, 1299, died in the
latter year, and was buried at Malmesbury. His
lordship m. first, (as already stated,) Maud, widow
oi William Longspe, by whom he had issue,
Katherine, m. to Nicholas Aldithley, first
Baron Aldithley. or Audley, of Hekg^
Alianore, m. to Fulk le Strange^ Baron Strange,
of Blackmere.
He fM. secondly, Alicia Maltraven, by whom he had
no child; and thirdly, Margaret de Nevile, by
whom he had an only son, his successor,
SIR JOHN GIFFARD, K.B., second baron,
summoned to parliament, trom 0th October, 1311,ili
15th May, 1321, as '• Johanni Giflkrd de Brymes-
field." This nobleman was constituted, in the 9th
Edward II., constable of the castles of Gkmorgao
and Moifannoc. Adhering subsequently, however,
to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in his opposition to
the Spencers, he sate in the parliament by which
those tevourites were condemned to benishmcnt,
and.afterwaida, when the king marched into Wales,
plundered the royal carriages, which so incased
Edwaad. that, in passing trom Cirencester towards
Worcester, he sent a party of soldien to demolish
Lord Giflhid's castle at BrimaflekL HU kntdship
QOD
GOD
ituaUy* •haling the tartMM ot hte latder, the
Eerl of Lancaster, was taken iiriioner, with that
nobleman, alter the defeat at Botoughbridge, and
bdng condeaoned for high treaaon* waa hanged at
Okraocater in lass, when the BAttoNY or Oiffard
fen under the attidnder; but the proceeding! against
Thomaa, Earl of Lancaster, and Ids adheroits, being
reverted in the 1st Edward IIL, anno 1327, the dig-
'nity was reriTed, and may now probably he consi-
deied to be vested hi the descendants and repreyen-
latives of Ms half sisters, the above-mentioned
Kathcrine. Lady Aldithley,
and
ASianore, Lady Strange, of Blackmertti
Aajia.— ^Sttles, three lions passant in pale ar.
and langued aa.
OODOLPHIN — BARONS GODOL-
PHIN, OF RAILTON, IN
THE COUNTY OF CORN-
WALL. EARLS OF GO-
DOLPHIN. BARONS GO-
DOLPHIN, OF HEL-
STON, IN THE COUNTY
OF CORNWALL.
Barony,
Earldom
Basoay,
' 1 by Letters f
8th September, 1684.
S9th December, I70&
S9rd January, 1735.
This family derived its surname from Godolphin,*
<andcntJy written Godolghan,) in the county of
Cornwall,
JOHN DE GOLDOLPHIN was Uving about the
time of the Norman Conquest, and amongst his
other feudal possessions, was lord of the manor of
Godolphin, and resided there. From this John
descended, through several generations,
DAVID GODOLPHIN, Esq., who m. Mdiora,
daughter of John Cowling, Esq., of Trewerveneth,
and left an only daughter and heiress,
ELEANOR GODOLPHIN, who m. John Rin-
sey, Esq., and being a great heiress, covenanted,
that her issue should bear her own family name.
The heir of this marriage was,
THOMAS GODOLPHIN, Esq., of Godolphin,
whose great-grandson,
JOHN GODOLPHIN, Esq., of Godolphin, was
shsriffof ComwaU tai the 19th and 83d Henry VII. ;
he was also Johit steward with Sir Robert Wil-
loughby. Lord Brooke, of the mines in ComwaU
«B4Devonahire. Hem. Blargaret, daughter of John
Jrenoutfa, Esq., and had issue,
William, his successor.
John, whose descendants were seated at More-
wall and Trewerveneth, in the county of
CorawaJL
Elisabeth, m. to William CaneU, Esq.
He was «. by bis son,
WILLIAM GODOLPHIN, Esq., who m. Mar-
* Godolphin, in Cornish, signiflcs a Wuitb
Eaolx, which was always borne in arms ci this
j^ily.
garet, danghter and oo>hdr of John Gllnne, Esq.,
of Moreval and Lowewater, by whom he had two
sons, via.
WiLUAM (Sir), his successor.
Thomas, who m. , daughter of Edmund
Boaitban, Esq., and left issue,
FBAVcia, who succeeded his undo. Sir
WiiHam Godolphin, and carried on the
Jine of the Ikmily.
William, M.P. for Helston, in the SSth of
« Elisabeth.
Mr. Godolphin was «. by his elder son,
SIR WILLIAM GODOLPHIN, a very disHn-
guished person in the reign of Henry VIII., who,
toe his services, had the honour of knighthood, and
was constituted warden and diief steward of the
Stanneries. Sir William lived to an advanced age,
and was ciiosen several times one of the knights of
the shire ft>r Cornwall, in the parliament of King
Henry VIII. and King Edward VL He was thrice
sheriff of Cornwall, in the reign of Henry VIII.,
and onoe in the idgn of Edward VI., and again in
that of Elisabeth. He, likewise, attained a high
military reputation, particularly fbr his gallant
conduct at the siege of Boulogne. Mr. Carew, in
his survey of Cornwall, ranks Sir William Godol-
phin amongst the principal worthies of that shire;
thus speaking of him : *« He demeaned himself very
valiantly beyond the seas, as appeared by the scan
he brought home, no less to the beautifying of his
fame, than the disfiguring of his face" Sir William
M. Blanch, dau|^ter of Robert Langden, E$q,, and
had issue,
Margaret, m. to Sir Robert Vemey.
Grace, m. to Sir John Sydenham, of Brimpton,
in the county of Somerset.
Anne, m. to Sir John Arundel, of Talvem, in
the county of ComwaU.
Having thus no male issue, the estates passed at Sir
William's decease to his nephew,
SIR FRANCIS GODOLPHIN, M.P. for the
county of ComwaU, in the Slat EUsabeth, and cokmel
of a re^ment of twelve companies armed with four
hundred and seventy pikes, four hundred and ninety
muskets, and two hundred and forty caUren. He
was also governor of SdUy, '• which," Carew says,
** by her nu^ty*s order, was reduced to a more
defensible plight by him, who with his invention
end puxse, bettered his plot and allowance, and
therein so tempered strength and delight, and both
with use, as it serveth for a sure hold, and a com-
modious dwelUng." Of Sir Frauds, the samT au-
thor gives the following character:—*' Sir Francis
Godolphin, Knt., whose seal in rdigion, upright-
ness in Justice, providence in government, and
plentiful housAeeping, have won him a very great
and reverent reputation in his country ; and these
virtues, together with his services to her majesty,
are so suflldently known to those of highest place,
as my testimony can add but Uttle light thereunto.
But by his labours and inventions in tin matters,
not only the whole county hath felt a general bene>
fit, so as the several owners have thereby gotten
very great profit out of such reAase works, as they
before had given over for unproflUUe; but her
I nu^estyhath also received taicrease of her customs
GOD
GO]>
liytheiiintf, fttlMittotheTBlaeo<'£iaoOOi. Man-
OTcr, in thow works, which are of his own particu-
lar inheritance, he oootiniially keepeth at work
three hundred penoos or tlMreabouts ; and the
yearly henefit, that oat of thoae his works aocrueth
to her nuOesty, amounteth eommmntbtu mtmi* to
£1,000 at the leist, and sometimes so mudi mote.
A matter very remarkahle, and, per chance, not to
be matfhwl again, by any ot his sort and condition
in the whole reafan." Sir Prands undertook the
coinage of sflTcr out of the mines in Wales and
Corawall; and King Charles I. (for he was llring at
the accession of that monarch), granted him the
power of coining at Aberrusky, in CorawalL The .
pence, groats, shillings, half-crowns, &c., theve
afterwards coined, were distinguished by a plume
of ostrich foathers, the arms of Wales. •
Sir Francis Godidphin m. Margaret, daughter of
John KilUgrew. Esq., of Amwick, in Cornwall, and
had three sons and six daughten, of whom.
William, was his successor.
Blanch, m. George Keckwith. Es4|., of Catdi-
French.
Ursula, m. Creyde, Esq.
Thomasin, m. Sir Geoq^ Carew, afterwards
Earl of Totness.
Sir Frands was s. by his ddest son,
SIR WILLIAM GODOLPHIN, who aocompa.
nied Robert. Earl of Essex, in his expedition to
Ireland against the rebds in 15S0, and receiTed the
honour of knighthood for his gallantry at Arklow.
In the following year he was lo highly esteemed by
the lord deputy MountJoy, that he entrusted him
with the command of his own brigade of horae. in
the dcdsive battle between the queen's forces, and
the Spaniards and Irish« fought on the S4th Decem-
ber, in the immediate vicinity of Kinsale: which
victory was chiefly owing to his courageous con-
duct, having broken through the Spanish line, and
made prisoner of their commander, when the whole
was put to the rout. In this action Sir William was
slightly wounded in the thigh with a halbert ; but
in six days afterwards was so far recovered, that
when Don John D'Aqulla, commander of the
Spaniards In the town of Kinsale. oflbned a parley,
desiring the lord deputy, that some gentleman of
special trust and sufficiency might be sent into the
town to confer with him. he was employed in the
negotiation. Sir William Godoiphin lepuseuted
the county of Cornwall in the first parliament of
King James, and dying in 1613, left issue by Tho-
masin, daughter and heir of Thomas Sidney, Esq.,
of Wrighton, in the county of Norfolk,
Fbavcis, his successor.
Sidney, a very accomplished personage, and a
poet of some celebrity, of whom Lord Cla-
rendon thus speaks.—'* A young gentleman
of {noomparaUe parts, who being of a con-
stitution and education more ddicate and
unacquainted with contentions, upon his
observation of the wickednes of those men
in the House of Commons, of which he was
a member, out of pure indignation of his
soul against them, and consdcnce to his
country, had, with the first, engaged himsdf
with that party in the west : and though he
thought not fit to take command in a pro-
fession he had not willingly chosen, yet as
his advice was of great authority with all
the commanders, being always one in the
council of wilk', and whose notable abilities
they had still use of in their civil transac-
tions, so he exposed his person to all action,
travd. and baaard; and by too forward en-
gaging himself, (in this action at Chagford,)
received a mortal shot by a musket, a little
above the knee, of which he died in the
instanL** He was buried at Okdiampton,
10th February. 1642.
William, was colonel of a regiment, and pcr-
f onned many signal services for King Charles
I., in several remarkable actions in the west;
Penelope, m. to Sir Charles Berkeley, Viscount
Fitshardinge.
Sir William was «. by his eldest son,
FRANCIS GODOLPHIN, Esq., M.P. for St.
Ives, prior to the breaking out of the rebellion.
After which unhappy proceeding he retired to hii
seat in Cornwall, secured the Island of Scilly for the
king, and raised a regiment of foot, the command
of which was given to his brother. Colonel William
Godoiphin. He subaequently waited upon his ma-
jesty at Oxford, and was amongst those members,
who met there by royal app<Hntment in January,
1643. The Island of SdUy was under Mr. Godol-
phin's command, until the incarceration of the
king, when finding it lMq;>elesB any longer to resist,
he capitulated upon honourable terms: the com-
mons having voted, 4th January, 1646-7, " that Mr.
Godoiphin, governor of SciDy, upon his surrender
of that Island, with all forts, Ac., should e^)oy his
estate, and be free from arrest for any acts of war.**
For thew services, and his known loyalty, he was
created a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of
King Charles IL He m. Dorothy, second daugh-
ter of Sir Henry Berkeley, Knt., of Yarlington. in
the county of Somerset, and had no less than sixteen
children, of whom,
William, (the ddest son,) was created a ra-
noNBT the SOth April. 1661. Sir WilUam
lived in retirement, and dying unmarried,
17th August, 1710, bequeathed his estates to
his nephew, the Earl of Godoiphin.
Francis, d, unmarried in the reign of Charles
IL
Sidney, we shall treat of presently.
Henry, D.D., Provost of Eton College, and
Dean of St. PauFs. Dr. Goldophin. who
was greatly esteemed for his teaming, piety,
and benevfdence. d. at the advanced age of
eighty 'four, 99th January, 1738-3. leaving a
son and daughter, vis.
William, who succeeded to the Barony of
Godoiphin, of Hekton, fipon the de-
cease of Francis, second Earl of Godoi-
phin
, m. to Owen, Eiq., of Pork*
ington. in Shropshire.
The third ion,
SIDNEY GODOLPHIN, was, from hte youth,
in the service of King Charles IL. who, when
Prince of Wales, coming into Cornwall, there took
GOD
ODD
parttcolar notice of hUn, and after the rastontion
made him <Mie of the grooma of the bad-chamber.
Jn 1678 he waa accredited to the atatei general upon
A ipedal mlMion* and the next year, upon the dia-
mi»rion of the Earl of Danby from the office of
LORD BI«B TBBAaURBB OV ENGLAND, he WaB COD-
atituted une of the commiarionera of the treasury,
and iwom of the privy counciL Soon after which
he acquired* by hia prudent management* a great
aaoendant in the coimcU, and Sir William Temple
informa lu, ** that the Earl ot Sunderland, Mr.
Hyde, and Mr. Godolphin were eateemed to be alone
in the Mcret and management of the king's attdrs,
and loolied upon as the miniatry." On the resigna-
tion hi 1684 of Sir Leoline Jenkins, one of his nu^
Jesty's principal secretaries of state, Mr. Oodolphin
was sworn into that office, but he returned to the
treasury in a few months after aa first commissioner,
and waa elerated to the peerage on the 8th Septem-
ber in that year, aa Baron Oooolpbin, of Rialton,
in the county of Cornwall. Upon the accession of
King James II. his lordship was appointed lord
chamberlain to the Queen, and upon the removal of
the Earl of Rochester from the lord treasurership in
January, 1886-7* he was again constituted one of the
commissioners <rf the treasury. After the landing
of the Prince of Orange, his lordship waa one of
those deputed by the reigning sovereign to wait
up<m the prince, and to demand the ot(Ject he had
in view ; and when King James retired, in the de-
bates regarding the vacancy of the throne that fol-
lowed, his lordship voted for a rq;ency : neverthe-
less, when their majesties. King William and Queen
Mary were proclaimed king and queen of England,
knowing his great abilities and int^rity, they con-
stituted him one of the lords commissioners of the
treasury, and he was sworn of the privy counciL In
the year 1605 his lordship was dedaied one of the
kevcki lords Justices, for the administration of the
government during the king's absence beyond the
seas, as he was again the following year, aa also in
the year 1701.
Upon the accession of Queen Anne, Lord Oodol-
phin waa constituted lord biob xkBAauRBR of
England. Under his lordship's administration in
this high office, public credit, which had previously
bem declining, revived. The war was carried on
with success, and the nation was entirely satisfied
with his prudent management He neglected no-
thing that could engage the subject to bear the
burthen of war with cheerftilness ; and it was owing
to his lordship's advice that her majesty contributed
i^OO,00O out of the civil list towards that object.
In 1704, he was installed a Kniobt of the Oabtbr ;
the next year he was constituted lord-lieutenant of
the county of Cornwall ; and his lordship so ma*
naged aflUrs before the end of that year, that her
malesty waa empowered by the parliaments, both
of Scotland and England, to appoint commissioners
to treat about a union. This important aflUr waa
set on foot by King James I. \ but no prince before
Queen Anne, nor any council but her's, could eflfect
it : for by the assiduity and dexterity of Lord Go-
dolphin, all obetadea were removed, and the long-
deslted union of the two kingdoms acoomplMsed.
For those eminent senricea her majesty created his
lordship, on the S9th December, 1708* VUevunt
RaiUon and Earl of Godolphin, azid constituted
him lord hiob TBBAauBBB OF Grbat Britain (
from which office he was removed by the spirit of
political animosity in 1710, the cdebrated trial of
Or. Sacheverel having previously taken place. His
lordship, who had laboured for some years under
an indisposition of the stone and gravel, died on
15th September, 171S, and waa buried, on the 8th
of the next month, in the south aisle of Westminster
Abbey, where a monument was erected to his me*
mory by his daughter-in-law, the Dudiess of Marl-
borough.
. His lordship m. Margaret, fourth daughter and one
of the co-heirs of Thomas Blague, Esq., groom of
the bed-chamber to Kings Charlea I. and II., by
whom he left an only child,
FRANCIS GODOLPHIN, second earl, bom
3d September, 1678. This nobleman represented
the county ot Oxford, in the liib-time of his father,
in parliament { and in the reign of Queen Anne, was
lord warden of the stanaries, and cofltnrer to her
majesty. In 17SS, his lordship was appointed groom
of the stole, and flnt gentleman of the bed-chamber^
and the same year waa constituted one of the lords
Justices during the temporary absence of the king.
In 1733, the earl was appointed governor of the
Islands of SdUy, and he waa created, on the S3d
January, 1735, Baron Godolphin, of HBLaroN,
with special remainder, (in defiuilt of his own male
issue,) to the heirs male of his deceased uncle, the
very reverend Henry Oodolphin, D.D., dean of
St Paul's (revert to issue of Henry Godolphin, Esq.,
fkther of the first earl). He was subsequently sworn
lord privy-eeaL His lordship espoused Lady Hen-
rietto Churchill, eldest daughter and co-heir of
John Churchill, the great Duke of Marlborough,
which lady, upon her illuatrious father's decease,
became Duchess of Marlborough, by virtue of the
act of parliament which entailed his grace's honours
upon his daughters. By this lady the earl had
issue,
William, Marqueia of Blandford, M.P. for
Woodstock. His lordship m., in 1799,
Maria-Catherine, daughter of Peter D'Jong,
of the province of Utrecht, but died without
iMue, 84th August, 1731.
Henry, dledVoung.
Henrietta, m, to Thomas Pelham HoUes, Duke
of Newcastle, and died «. p.
Margaret, died young.
Mary. m. to Thomas Osborne, fourth Duke of
Leeds, K.G., of which marriage, George-
William, present Duke of Leeds, is grand-
son.
Her grace died 84th October, 1733, and his lordship,
on the 17th January, 1766, when the barldom op
Oodolphin, tibcovntyof Railton, and barony
OP Godolphin, of Railtan, became bxtinct ; but
the barony of Godolphin, of Hblbton, devolved,
according to the limitation, upon his first cousin,
FRANCIS GODOLPHIN, Esq., of BayUs, in the
county of Bucks, aa second baron, who had pre-
viously represented Hdaton in parliament His
lordship m. first, in 1734, Lady Barbara Bentlnck,
daughter of William, Earl of Portland. Heespoused
80
OCR
GOR
MOODdly, t«^y Anne FlU-WlUittn, daughter of
John* Earl FIts-WiUlam : but dying without iiaue,
in 178S, the BAmoKY ow Oodolphim, of Hblstoic*
also nxpiRKD.
Abm8<— Gulcs, an eagle with two heads dtiplayed
between thzee fleur-d»-lia ar.
OOROES-^ARON GOROES.
By Writ of Summons, datad 4th March, 1309»
8 Edward IL
Xincagc.
In the 41st of Henry III.,
RALPH DE GOROES had a military sum-
mons to march against the Welch, and in a few
years afterwards was made governor of Sher-
burne and Exeter Castles. He was likewise sheriff
of the county of Deron* In the Mth of the same
reign, he attended Prince Edward to the Holy Land,
and dying within the two next years, was «. by his
RALPH DE GORGES, who, in the Slst Ed-
ward L, was marshal of the king's army in Gas-
cony, and the next year, continuing in those
parts, was made prisoner and carried to Paris. He
was not detained long, however, in captivity, for
we Und him loon after again in active service
upon the same Add, and subtequcntly engaged in
the wars ot Scotland; in consideration of which
services he was summoned to parliament, as a ba-
BOK, by King Edward II., on the 4th of March,
1309, and ftx>m that period to the 18th Septem-
ber, 1SS8 { but his deioendants enjoyed no similar
honours. His lordship was «. by his ion,
RALPH DE GOROES, who, dying without
issue, was «. by his sister,
ELEANOR OE GORGES, who m. Theobald
Rusiel, son of Sir WiUiam Russel, of Kingston-
llusiel, in the county of Dorset, andhad issue,
Thbobald, of whom presently.
Ralph (Sir), of Kingston- Russdl and Derham,
m. , and left issue.
-diedissuelf
Theobald,!
John, j
Maurice (Sir), of Kingston-Ruaiel, who
had issue,
Thomas-Fitimaurfee, whose daugh-
ter,
Mary, died «. p,
Isabel, m. to Sir Stephen Heytfield.
Margaret, in. first to Gilbert Denys,
Esq., and woondly to John Ke-
mys, Esq.
Thedderion,
SIR THEOBALD RUSSEL, assuming hU ma^
temal surname, became Sir Thbobald GoBoaa.
He a^ adopted the armorial bearings of the £i-
mily, which occasioned a dispute, in the Slst Ed-
ward III., between him and Warburtoo of Che-
shire, for bearing also those armst but the latter
established his right thereto in the court of the
Earl Marshal, Henry, Earl of Lancaster, and Gorges
had than asrigned him, a dksvroft gulM on Ms lo-
amg9 or. amd cs., for diflbrence i whldi his poste-
rity bore fbr some time, until they agafai resumed
}
their andent and hereditary coat, namely, <* Jr» m
gurge* or,, whirlpool as."
Sir Theobald died in the 4th of Richard IL, leav.
ing four sons,
Ral^h,
Bartholomew, >-«U of whom d. issudess.
William,
And
THOMAS GORGES, who sncoaeded his bro-
then, and carried on the line of the ikmlly i and
dying in the Ath of Henry IV., was*, by his son,
JOHN GORGES, who died in minority, and was
«. by his brother,
THEOBALD GORGES, who had, by his first
wife,
WAX.TBB OoBOBB, who oootinued the Wraxal
linei
And, by his second,
Richard Goaotfa, who, and his descendants,
hdd lands for some time in Sturminster
Marshall, in the county of Dorset.
NoTB.— There were other branches of this fiunily
in the counties of Heieford, Somcnet, and Wilts,
particularly at Langford, in the latter thirej one of
which was created a iMuonet in the reign of James L,
and an Irish peer, by the title of Lord Dundalk.
GORING — BARONS GORING. OF
HURST PIERPONT, IN
THE COUNTY OF SUS-
SEX. EARLS OF NOR.
WICH.
Barony, l by Letters/ 14th April, 16S2.
Earldom, j Patent, t 9lh November, 1644.
Xintagc.
GEORGE GORING, Esq., of Hurspierpont and
Ovingdene, both in the county of Suflblk, m. Anne
Denny, eldest sister of Sir Edward Denny, Baron
Denny, and Earl of Norwidi, (an earldom that ex-
pired in 1830,) and was «. by his son,
SIR GEORGE GORING, KnL, who was ele-
vated to the peerage on the 14th April, 1639, as
Babom Gobivo, qf Hurt Piorpont, in the county
of Sussex, and in two years afterwards obtained a
giant of the ofllces of secretary, clerk of the signet,
and dark of the council within the principality of
Walei. His lordship subsequently rendering the
highest services to King Charles I., after the break-
ing out of the civil wars, was advanced to the di|p-
nity of Eabl op Nobwicb, by letters patent,
dated 8th November, 1644. He m. Mary, daughter
of Edward, Lord Bergavenny, by whom he had
issue,
Gsobob, so gallantly distinguished in the dvU
wars as General Goring. This heroic perw
sonage fought to the last in the cause cf his
royal and unfortunate master end after the
surrender of Oxfdrd, retiring to the Nether-
lands, he acquired ftesh laureb as lieutenant-
general of the king of Spain's army— he m.
Lettice, daughter of Richard, Earl of Cork,
and died «. ^ hi 1688, prior to his father.
Crablbb, second earL
ORA
ORA
EUnbeCh, m. to Lord Brarctoa, of Ireland.
Lucy, m. to Sir Dm Done* of Maptwtad, in
the county of Eaiex, Knt.
Diana* m. firtt» to Thomaa Covart» Em|.» of
Slangham* Susmz ; and Mooodiy , to G«»ge,
eldart ton of Bndymion Prater, Esq.
Catherine, m. to William Scott, Eaq., of Scotfs
HaU, KenL
Hia kndahip d. in 108S, and waa «. by liii only tur-
▼iTington,
CHARLES GORING, iecond Earl of Norwich.
His lordship m. , daughter of Leman,
Esq., and widow of Sir Richard Baker, Knt., but
dyhig without i«ue in 167S, the AarBfyr ^ Qoring
end Eabldom or Norwich, became bxtinct.
ABMa.p-<Ar. a che^ran betwean three annulets,
gules.
NoTBii— From Edward Goring, Esq., unde of
George, flnt Earl of Norwich, the extant baronets
Goring, of Highden, in Sussex, deriye, which are
now represented by Sir Charlsa Fofstcr Goring.
Bart.
ORANDISON-BARON ORANBISON.
By Writ of Summons, dated Slat September, U89«
87 Edward L
ICCncagc.
In the fiOth of Henry III.,
OTHO DE GRANDISON attended Prince Ed-
ward into the Holy Land ; and after that prince
ascended the throne as Edward I., he was consti-
tuted governor of the islands of Guernsey and
Jersey. In this reign he appears to have been a
person of great note, and to have held some high
political employmenL Amongst others that of
secretary to the king. He was knitted, and do*
puted ambassador to Rome, (17th Edward I.,) when
he had the king's letters to the merchants of Luca,
to supply him with money there, by bills of ex-
change: He had previously obtained grants from
the crown of the town of Tipperary, and other
extensive possessions in Ireland, all which he trans-
fSarred, with the sanction of the king, to his brother,
William de Grandison. In the S4th of the lame
reign Sir Otho was Joined in commission with the
Bishop of Ely and- others, to treat of peace with the
French ; and he was summoned to parliament, as a
BABOH, on the 21st September, ISSOi The period of
hb lordship's death is not ascertained, but in the
ISth Edward II. all those castles, manors, and lands,
which he held in Ireland for life, were given, by the
king, to Prince Edward, his eldest son, and to his
heirs, KiNoa or Ewolabd. He died without issue,
when the Baboky or GBANnieoif became bx-
tinct.
AxM a.— Paly of six ar. and vert, on a bend gules
three eagles displayed or.
GRANDISON >- BARONS GRANDI-
SON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, 1399,
S7 Edward 1.
WILLIAM DE GRANDISON. (brother of Sir
Otho de Onuidi8on» secretary to King Edward L,
and afterwards Lord OrandlseB,) being originally a
menial servant to Edmund, Earl of lianraater, ob>
tainedftom that prince, in consideration of his own
IkithAU services, and the services of his ancestois,
a grant of the manon of Radley and Menstrewovth,
in the county of Gloucester. In the aoth Edward I.
he procured licence to make a castle of his house at
Asperton, in the county of Herefbrd, and in two
years afterwards he was in the expedition made into
Gaaoony, where he continued ftnr some time, and
while so engaged was summoned to parliament as a
BABOW. He was afterwards engaged in the Scottish
wars. His lordship m. SibiUa. youngest daughter
and co-helresi of Sir John de Tregoa, and upon par-
tition of the lands of that inheritance, acquired the
manors of Bumham, in the county <»r Somerset,
and Eton, in Hereftnrdshlre. He had issue by this
lady, three sons and a daughter, via.
Pbtbr, his successor.
John, Bishop of Exeter.
Otto, a distinguished soldier in the reigns of
Edward IL and Edward IIL, m. Beatrix,
daughter and co-heir of Nicholas Malmains,
and had issue,
TnoMAa, who succeeded his uncle, the
Bishop of Exeter, in the barony of
Grandison.
Elisabeth.
Agnes, M. to John de Northwode.
His lordship d. , and was «. by his eldeat
PETER DE GRANDISON, second baron, sum*
moned to parliament ftom SSrd April, 1337, to
S8th March, 1340. This nobleman being implicated
in the insurrection of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster,
Ifith Edward IL. was obliged to pay three hundred
marks fine ftnr his pardon. He was afterwards in
the wars of France, and attained the rank of ban-
neret. His lordship m. Blanch, one of the daugh-
ters of Roger de Mortimer, Earl of March, but had
no issue. He d. in 1358, and was «. by his tarother,
JOHN DE GRANDISON, Bishop of Exeter,
third baron, but never summoned to pailiament as
Lord Grandison, having already a seat in his epis-
copal dignity. Of this prelate it is related, that he
got the wealth of all the clergy in his diocese into
his own hands, by Inducing them to leave him every
thing they possessed at their death, for the purpose
of laying the same out in charitable uses, in en-
dowing churdies, and building hospitab and col-
leges; trusts which he is said, however, very
piously to have perftmned. He d. in 1370, and waa
«. by his nephew,
SIR THOMAS GRANDISON, as fourth Baron
Grandison, but never summoned to parliament.
He died «. ^ in the 4eth Edward III., and the
BABONY is now vcstod in the representatives of
Agnes, daughter of William, the first lord. If any
such exist.
ABMa.— Paly of six ar. and vert, on a bend gules,
three eagles displayed or.
GRANVILLE— EARLS OF BATH.
By Letters Patent, dated 90th April, VKL
This noble Cnnily claimed descent ftom RoUo,
997
GRA
ORA
flnt Duke of Nonnandy, and its founder in Eng-
land, RoBBRT Fitz-Hauon, wu nepliew of King
William the Conqueror, and one of hia oompanioni
inarms.
SIR BEVILL GRANVILLE, Knt, one of the
most eminent generals, upon the part oi King
Charles L, during the ciyil wars, after attidning the
highest reputation in several engagements, lost his
life at the battle of Lansdowne, near Bath, and
left, by his wife Anne, eldest daughter and co-heir
of Sir John SL Leger, a son and heir,
JOHN GRANVILLE, Esq., who, pursuing the
same loyal course as his father, although then but
fifteen years of age, first headed that celebrated
officer's own regiment, and soon after, became com*
mander-in-chief of five others, in all the considera-
ble fights and skirmishes in the west i and in the
second battle of Nbwbsiirt, wherrin he receiyed
several severe wounds. Mr. Granville, subsequently,
withdrew with Prince Charles, to whom he was
gentleman of the bedchamber, and attended Mm in
France, Flanders, Holland and the Isle of Jersey.
He was afterwards mainly instrumental In the resto-
ration of the monarchy, by successfully negociating
with his near Iiinsman, General Monkt and as a
reward for his services and sufRsrings, was elevated
to the peerage on 20th April, 1061, as Baron Gran-
frille, qf KUk/Mfnpttm, in ComwaH, and Bldd^mrd,
in Dewmahire, Viteount GranviUe, of iMUdowne,
and Earl of Bath; and it being auggested, at
this time, that he had, by inheritance, a real right
to the titles of Earl of Carboile, Thorigny and
GranviUe, in Normandy, in as Aill and ample a
manner as his ancestors formerly enjoyed those dig-
nities, before that dukedom was lost to the crown
of England; he was, three days after, allowed, by
his majesty's warrant, under his royal signet, to use
the same; the preamble to which warrant runs thus :
" Whereas, it appears to us, that our right trusty,
Ac., John, Earl of Bath, &c is descended, in a
direct line, as heir male to Robert Fitx-Haman,
Lord of Gloucester and Glamorgan, in the reigns of
William the Conqueror, William Rufus, and King
Henry I., and who was the son and heir <rf Hamon
Dentatus, Earl of Corboile, and Lord of Thorigny
and GrapviOe, in Normandy, which titles they hdd
before Normandy was lost to the crown of England,
whereby he Justly claims his descent fhmi the
youngest son of the Duke of -Normandy, as we our-
sdves do ftom the eldest." His lordship m. Jane,
daughter of Sir Peter Widie, comptroller of the
houiehold to King Charles I., and ambassador at
Constantinople, by whom he had issue,
Charlrb, his successor.
John, created, by Queen Anne, 9th March
1708, Baron Granvillr, of Potiieridge,
in the county of Devon, m. Rebecca, daugh-
ter ot Sir John Child, of Wanstead; in Essex,
and widow of Charles, Marquess of Wor-
cester, but had no issue. His lordship was
lord warden of the stannaries. He d. in
1707* when the baroky became xz-
TINCT.
Bevil, d. a bachelor.
Jane, m. to Sir William Gower, and thus
became great-great-grandmother to George
GranviUe Leveaon Gower, pieient Marqness*
of Stafford.
Catherine, m. to Craven Pkytoo, Esq., of
Lancashire.
Grace, m. to Sir George Carteret, Bart., after-
wanls created Baron Cartbrbt, of
Hawnes, in the county of Bedford, with
remainder, in default of male issue, to his
brothers, Philip and Edward. Her ladyship,
after the decease of her husband, was herself
elevated to the peerage, as Viscountess Car-
teret and Countess Granville (see Carteret*
Lord Carteret).
(These ladies became, eventually, co-hdrs to
their nephew, WiUiam Henry, Earl of Bath.)
His lordship d. in August 1701, and was «. by his
eldest son,
CHARLES GRANVILLE, second Earl of Bath,
who had been summoned to parliament in the lifb*
time of his father, anno 1689, and had been created
a count of the Roman empire by Emperor Leopold,
for bis eminent services, in the war of Hungary,
where he was a volunteer In the army that defeated
the Turks before Vienna, in 1683, and was the same
year at the taking of Gran. His lordship m. first.
Lady Martha Osborne, daughter of Thomas, first
Duke of Leeds, by whom he had no surviving
issue. He espoused, secondly, Isabella, daughter of
Henry de Nassau, Vdt Marshal Auverque, com-
mander of the Dutch forces under the Duke of
Marlborough, and had an only child,
William Hbmry, his successor.
The earl died in twelve days after hif father, being
kiUed by the accidental discharge of his own pistol,
at the time he was preparing for the interment of
that nobleman. He was «. by his son,
WILLIAM HENRY GRANVILLE, third Earl of
Bath, bom 30th January 1691-2, but d„ unmarried,
of the smaU pox, in May 1711 ; when the Earloom
OF Bath and inferior dignities became bxtinct,
whUe his estates passed to his lordship's aunts
(revert to ksue of John, first earl) as co-heiresses.
Arms.— Gules, three sufflues or organ rests or.
GRANVILLE — BARON LANS-
DOWNE, OF BIDDE-
FORD, IN THE COUN-
TY OF DEVON.
By Letters Patent, dated Slst December, 1711.
Xiiuagc.
GEORGE GRANVILLE, Esq., grandson of Sir
Bevill Grandville, (being second son of his son,
Bernard GranviUe,) and nephew of John Granville,
first Earl of Bath, was elevated to the peerage, on
the Slst December, 1711, as Baron LANSDOvmR, qf
Biddefordt in the ctntntif tf Devon. His lordship m.
Lady Mary ViUiers, daughter of Edward, Earl of
Jersey, and had issue,
Mary. m. to William Graham, Esq., of Ire-
land.
Grace, m. to Thomas Foley, Esq., of Stoke, in
the county of Hereford, who waa created
ORE
ORE
BAiioir FoLST* of Kiddormimtar, in tha
oounty of Worocttcr* in 1776* of which mar-
riage,
TaoMAa, prmeittLord Fotey, is gnmdfon.
Eliabeth.
Ann*.
Lord Lanadowna was secretary at war, and comp-
troller and treasurer of tiie houaeliold, in the reign
of Queoi Anne. He died in 1734, when the Basom y
OF Lansdownb, in default of a male heir, became
BXTiMCT, and his estates deyolved upon his daugh-
ters as co-heirs.
Abms.— Same as those of Granville, Earls of
Bath, with the necessary distinctive Junior mark.
GRANVILLE— BARON GRANVILLE,
OF POTHERIDGE, IN
THE COUNTY OF DE-
VON.
Refer to Granville, Earl of Bath,
(John, second son of John, first Earl.)
GRENDON— BARON GRENBON.
By Writ of Summons, dated S9th December, 1S90,
88 Edward I.
Xincasc.
of this famUy, deriving its appellation fkom a
Iklr lordship of that name in the county <rf War-
wick, where they had originally their cliief resi-
dence, (and whereof there were several knights
before,) was
SIR RALPH DE GRENDON, Knt, who in the
26th of Edward I., received command to be at Car-
lisle, (amongst other great men of that time,) well
fitted with horse and arms, to march against the
Sooto, and was summoned to parliament as a barok,
in the S8th, 39d, and 33d, of tiie same monarch,
but not afterwards. His lordship m. — — , and had
issuer
RoBSRT, his successor.
Joane, m. to J<dm de Rochfort, and had issue.
Sir Ralph de Rochfort, Knt., who m. Jotandt
daughter of Sir Hugh MeyniL
Lord Grsndond. in 1331, and was «. by his sod,
ROBERT GRENDON^ second Baron. This
being a person of weak intdlect. Sir Roger de Chet-
wind, and Sir Philip de Chetwind, knights, with
John de Freford, who had married his aunts, Joane,
Alice, and Margaret Grenilon, alleging that A. de
Clinton, second wife of old Sir Ralph de Grendon,
father of the late baron, had a Joint estate with
her husbend in all their lands, challenged the
whole inheritance, and accordingly entered upon
the lands; whereupon Robsrt sought the pro-
tection of Henry, duke of Lancaeter, yielding unto
his grace the entire mancnr of Shenston, nesr Lich-
fldd, in the county of Staflbrd, conditionally, that
he would protect him In the possession cf Grendon,
end certain other lands in other places. In con-
sequence of which arrangements, his unclss and
aunts relinquished their pretended daim. He died
ikboot the SSnd of Edward IIL, when those hmds
descended to his nephew. Sir Ralph Rochfort, Kot.,
whereupon Sir Ralph entailed them upon the iisue
of his own body, by Joane, his wife, daughter of
Sir Hugh Meynil, with remainder to his three sis-
ters successively, and then to Sir Richard Stafibrd,
KnL, and his heivs. According to which settle-
ment, the possession continued for divers years,
until Sir Ralph Rochfort's death, when Joane, his
widow, marrying, secondly, Hugh de Ashby, made
an agreement with Sir William Chetwynd, Knt,
(son and heir of Sir Philip,) by which Greudon at
length came into the possession of the Chetwynds,
and is now held by Sir George Chetwynd, Bart.
The BAaoNY of Grbndow, which fdl into abey-
ance amongst the Rochforts, lo continues with
their representatives, if such exist
ABMa.— -Ar. two chevrons gules.
ORESLEY— BARON GRESLEY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 10th March, 1308,
1 Edward II.
XincBgc.
In the year 1134,
. ROBERT DE GRESLEI, of Manchester, in the
oounty of Lancaster, having a large proportion of
marsh land, at Swincshed in Lincolnshire, founded
an abbey of Cistertian monks there. To this
Robert «. his son,
ALBERT DE GRESLEI, who m. first, Agnes,
daughter of Nigel, Baron of Halton ; and secondly,
a daughter of Thomas BasseL He d. about the
year 118S, and was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE GRESLEI, who in the 0th of
Richard I., being then of fuU age, attended
that monarch in the expedition made into Nor-
mandy; but taking part with the barons towards
the close of King John's rrign, his lands were all
selaed by the crown. Making his peace, however,
in the ted of Henry III., he had restitution of
those lands, which lay in the counties of Oxford,
Rutland, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Norfolk, and
Suflblk. He m. — -, daughter of Henry de Long-
champ, (brother of William de Longdiamp, Chan-
cdlor to King Richard I.,) and dying in 1830, was
«. by his SOB,
THOMAS DE GRESLEI, who, in the S8th
Henry IIL, had a military summons to march into
France, but paid one hundred marks, beside his
ordinary scutage, to be fteed ttam the Journey.
In the 42Bd of the same reign, he had another
military summons to march against the Welch, and
the next year he was constituted warden of the
king's forests, south of Trent. He d. about the
year U61, and was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE GRESLEI, who in the 8th of
Edward 1., having married Hawyse, one of the
daughters and co*heixs of John de Buigh, sod of
Hubert, Earl of Kent, had livery of her share cf
her father's lands: namely, Waukerley, Ringee-
ton, and Porteslade. He d. in 1883, and was «. by
his son,
THOMAS DE ORESLEY, who in the 34th of
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\
Edwftrd L* was made a knight of the Batii, and
was lummoned to parliament as a barow, flrom the
1st to the 4th of Edward IL, tncliuive. His lord*
ship died without issue, in 1347f when the Babont
or Orbslby became bxtimct, but tM* gnat estates
devolved upon his only sister and heiress,
JoAWB DB GRBSLBYt who married John, son
of Roger de la Wane, and brought her noble
Inhoitance into that family.
Abji 8.— Vairte, ermines and gulest
OREY-BARONS OREY, OF WIL-
TON, IN THE COUNTY OF
HEREFORD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 23rd June, 1295,
23 Edward I.
SIR JOHN DE OREV, second son of Henry de
Grey, of Thurrock, in the county of Essex, (see
Grey, of Codnor,) served the office of sheriiT for
the counties of Buckingham and Bedford, in the
23d of Henry III., and had summons to attend the
king, in the 26th of the same reign, with horse and
arms, upon the expedition then made into Flanders.
In four years afterwards. Sir John was made con-
stable ot the Castle of Gannoc, in North Wales,
and in the 33d of Henry, being then Justice ci
Chester, had a grant of all the king's lands in
Cheshire, and North Wales, to hold ftom the feast
of the Purification of our Lady, for one whole year,
rendering to the king five hundred marks at the
feast of St. John Baptist, and the Nativity of Our
Lord, by equal portions. The next year he had a
similar grant : but Wales being then subjugated,
Alan la Zoudie supplanted him, and gave a higher
rent: vis., eleven hundred marks per annum, for
those lands. <* In the 35th Henry III.,** says Dug-
dale, •* the Lady Joane Peyvre, widow of Pauline
Pevere, (a great man in that age,) being possessed
of all her husband's estate, sold to this John, the
marriage of her son, for five hundred marks ; he
undertaking to discharge her of any fine to the
king : whereupon he married him to his own
daughter ; and when this Joane heard that the
king had given her in marriage, (as she was a widow,)
to oDfi Stephen de Salines, an alien, she by the ad-
vice of her friends, (being then in London,)
matched herself to this John de Grey, whidi being
told to the king, he grew much oflhnded, but at
length accepted of a fine of five hundred marks
from him, for that transgression.** In the 37th
Henry III., Sir John de Grey was made govcmor
of Northampton Castle, and the next year con-
statuted steward of all Gascony s but in three years
afterwards, " being an aged knight, much esteemed
for his civility and valour, as also chief of the king's
council,** yet weary of the vanities of the court, he
withdrew from public life, in the very next year,
however, we find him nominated to the governor-
ship of Shrewsbury Castle, and soon after appointed
constable of that of Dover. In the 47th Henry IIL,
he was sheriff of Herefordshire, and governor of
Hereford Castle. The next year he had the cua-
230
tody of all the lands of Anker de FreBcheTilla, in
the counties of Nottingham and Derby. And was
one of those barons who undertook that the king
shouU aUde the arbitration of Lewis, King oi
France, touching the misunderstanding with the
barons. Remaining subsequently loyal to the king,
he was appointed, after the victory of Evesham,
sheriff for the counties of Nottingham and Derby.
Sir John de Grey had issue,
RBOINAX.O, his successor.
■> m. to Robert de TatshalL
He d. in 1265, and was «. by his son,
REGINALD DE GREY, who. In couBlderatian
of his fUthfUl services to the king, obtained special
livery of all his father's lands, although he had not
then done his homage. In the 9th of Edward I.,
he was made Justice of Chester, and molted so w^,
that for his manifold services, be had part of the
honour of Monmouth conferred upon him by the
king { and in further recompence of his services,
obtslned the Castle of Ruthyn and other lands. In
22d of Edward I., he received command to be at
Portsmouth, to attend the king in Gascony, then
menaced by the French, and the next year was sum-
moned to pariiament as a babox. In two years
afterwards. King Edward going into Flanders,
committed the government of England in his
absence, to Prince Edward, and appointed Lord
Grey the princess assistant ; and the same year his
lordship was one of the sureties on the part of the
king, for the observance of the charters; after this
we find him in the wars of Scotland. His lordship
m. Maud, daughter and heiress of William, Lord
Fits-Hugh, by Hawys, daughter and heiress of Hugh
de Longchamp, of Wilton Castle, in the county of
Hereford, which came Into the Cunily of Grey by
thb marriage— by whom be had issue,
John, his successor.
Joane, m. to Ralph, Lord Basset
The baron, who had b^ summoned to parliament
ftom 23d June, 1295, to 26th August, 1307* died in
1308, and was «. by his son,
JOHN DE GREY, second Baron, summoned to
parliament, from 9th June, 1309, to 18th September,
13S2. This nobleman, who at the decease of his
father was forty years of age, had been previously
distinguished in the service of the king; and we
find him afterwards, constantly employed in the
Scottish wars. In the 10th Edward II., he was
constituted Justice of North Wales, and Governor
of the Castle of Caernarvon. His lordship m. first,
Anne, daughter of William, Lord Ferrers of Groby,
and had issue,
Hbhbt, his successor.
He m. secondly, Maud, daughter of Ralph, Lord
Basset, and had,
Roger, who was summoned to parliament, as
Lord Grey, de Ruthyn, in the 18th Edward
II., a dignity enjoyed by his descendant,
Barbara Yelverton, present Baroness
Grey de Ruthyn.
His lordship d. in 1323, seised, amongst other pos-
sessions, of the manor of Eston Grey, In Wilts, and
the Castle of Ruthyn, in North Wales, and wa
«. by his elder son,
HENRY DE GREY, third Banm* summoned to
f
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parliamant ftomaoth December, 1S94, to 12th Sep-
r, 1348: Thie noblemen being abroed in the
at the time of hii fhthei't death, and
therefore not able to oome to daim his inherilpMe
lo goon ae he should, aeoording to autom, haye
done. King Edward III., in the llrat year of his
reign, in ooorideration of his eminent serf Ices,
remitted him a debt he owed to the exchequer. His
lordship M. Anne, Anghter and heiress of Ralph
Hockley, by Eliabeth, his wife, daughter of Wil-
liam Clare, (a younger son ot Robert, Earl of Clare,)
and dying in 1342, was«. by his only son,
REGINALD DE ORE Y, fourth Baron, summoned
to parliament flrom Mth February, 1343, to 90th
Norember, 1300i His lordship m. Maud, daughter
and co-heir of John Botetourt, of Weoly, and dying
in 1370* was succeeded by his son,
SIR HENRY DE GREY, fifth Baron, sum-
moned to parliament ae '* Henry Grey, of Shir-
land, 1st December, 1376, and as ** Henry Grey, of
Wilton,** from 4th August. 1377> toflOth November,
13CM. This ndUcman, during the lif»-time of his
fMher, was in the immediate retinue of John of
Gaunt, in the expedition made by that prince into
Geeoony, in 40th Edward III. His lordship m.
Elisabeth, daughter of Thomas, Lord Talbot, and
had issue,
RicRAED, Us successor.
Maigaxet, m. to John, Lord Darcy.
Lord Grey d. in 1386, and was «. by his son,
RICHARD DE GREY, sixth Baron, but nerer
summoned to parliament This nobleman, at the
decease of his father, was but three years of age, so
that nothing occurs regarding him, until the 3rd of
Henry V., when he appears to have been in the
retinue of Thomas, Earl of Dorwt, imcle of the
king, and goremor of Normandy, in an expedition
made thither. His lordship m. first, Blanche,
daughter and oo-heiresi of Sir Philip de U Vacche,
K.G., by whom he had ason,
RCOINA1.D, his successor.
He M. secondly, Margaret —, and had another son,
WiUiam.
His lordship d. In 1442, and was «. by his dder son,
SIR REGINALD DE GREY, seventh baron,
summoned to parliament from 13th January, 1445,
to Uth October, I486, as " Reginaldo Grey de
Wilton, chevalier." His lordship m. Taclna, daugh-
ter of Sir Owen Tudor, by the Queen Dowager,
Katherine, widow of King Henry V., and young-
est daughter of Charles YI. of France, and dying
in 1406, was «. by his son,
JOHN DE GREY, eighth baron, summoned to
pexUament as "Johanni Grey de Wilton," 16th
January, 1407. In the 1st of Richard IIL, this
nobleman obtained a grant from the crown of the
manor of Wilsemstede, in the county of Bedford t
and tik the llth of Henry VIL, he fought stoutly at
Blackheath against the Comlshroen, then In re^
bdlion, under James, Lord Audley. In the next
year he was in the wars of Scotland, under Giles,
Lord D'Aubeny. His lordship m. Lady Anne Grey,
daughter of Edmund. Earl of iCent, lord-tieesurer,
and dying befora 1606, was «. by his son,
SIR EDMUND DE GREY, nteth baron, sum-
to parlianMnt, as «• Edmundo Grey de Wil-
ton, Chl'r," 17th October, 1600. His lordship m.
Florence, daughter and co-heir of Sir Ralph Has-
tings, third brother of William, first Lord Has-
tings, l>y whom he had issue,
George, '^
Thomas, f all succeuively Lords Grey, of
Richard, f Wilton.
WlUiam,J
Elisabeth, m. to John Brydges, first Lord
Chandos.
His lordship d. in 1611, and was • by his eldest son,
GEORGE DE GREY, tenth baron, who tf. in
minority, and was «. by Us brother,
THOMAS DE GREY, eleventh baron, at whoee
decease, also in minority, the title devolved upon
Us brother, •
RICHARD GREY, twelfth baron, likewise
a minor at his decease when the title devolved
upon Us brother,
SIR WILLIAM GREY, thirteenth baron, sum-
moned to periiamcnt from 3d November, 1620, to
6th November. 1668, as " WiUlefano Grey de Wil-
ton, CU'r." This nobleman was one of the com-
manders in the expedition made into France in
the 36th of Henry YIIL, under John. Lord RusseUs
and in the first year of Edward VI., bdng then a ileld-
marshal and captain-general of horse In the army
sent into Scotland, he phused himself at its head,
and in that position maide the first charge against
the enemy. In the next year his lordaUp fortified
Haddington, fired Dalkeith, and won the castle,
spoiling much of the country around Edinburgh ;
after which, upon the commotions raised In England
against the Reformation, he marched, at the head of
fifteen hundred horse and foot, into Oxfordshire,
and Immediately restored tranquillity. His lord-
sUp was afterwsrds committed to the Tower as
one of the partisans of the Protector SomerMt, but
was restored to hh liberty after the decapitation at
that unfortunate nobleman, and the next year
made deputy of Calais, and governor of the castle of
Guisnes, in Picardy. Lord Grey Joined the Duke
of Northumberland in his abortive effort to place
Lady Jane Grey upon the throne; and It was to
him the duke observed, in reference to the multi-
tude of people that stood gasing at them when
about to mardi Arom London, *< Do you see, my
Lord, what a confiux of people here is drawn to-
gether to see us march?— end yet. of all this multi-
tude, you hear not so much as one that wisheth us
As governor of the castle of Guisnes, his lordsUp,
after a gallant defence of that fortress against the
French, was obliged to surrender it, and became,
with aU his officers, prisoner to the Duke of
Guise, then commander-ln-cUef of the Frendi
army, by whom he was transferred to Marshal
Stony, and finally passing to Count Rouchefou-
calt, he continued In captivity until ransomed for
twenty thousand crowns, wUch considerably im-
paired his fortune. ** How he came to be attainted.**
says Dugdale, " I have not seen; but in the 1st of
Elfambeth he was restored in blood;" and the next
year, being then a Kniort of the Gartsr, he
was constituted governor of Berwidi-upon-Tweed,
and warden of the east and middle mardies towards
831
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Scotlcnd. Hii lordahip m. Lady Mary Somerwt*
daughter of Charles. Earl of Woroettar, and had
inue,
ARTHrR, hia mcceiior.
William.^
Honora, m. to Henry Denny, Esq.
Lord Grey d, in 1562> at Cheston, in Hertfordshire,
the house of his son-in-law, Denny ; and It was re-
marked, ** that, on the same day died the greatest
scholar and the greatest soldier of the nobility,**
namely Henry Manners, Earl of Rutland, and
William Grey, Lord Grey, of WUton. His lord-
ship was «. by his elder son,
SIR ARTHUR GREY, fourteenth baron, sum-
moned to parliament, as ** Arthuto Grey de Wil-
ton, Chl'r.," ttcm 30th September, 1M6, to 19th
February, IdOS. Thk nobl^nan was lord-lieutenant
of Ireland in 1580, and acquired great fiune by
suppressing the rebellion of Desmond. He was
subsequently one of the commissioners who sate
in Judgment on the unfortunate Mary, Queen of
Scots, at Fotheringay, and he afterwards de-
■ fended secretary Davison ftom the accusation of
delivering the warrant of execution without the
knowledge of Elixabeth, and, in a long speech. Jus-
tified the foul murder of the Scottish princess.
In the 31st of Elisabeth, he was one of the council
of war, ftor the defence of the ports and havens
against the celebrated Armada. His lordahip m.
first, Dorothy, natural daughter of Richard, Lord
Zouch, of Haningworth, by whom he had an
only daughter,
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Francis Goodwin, by
whom she had a son,
Arthur Goodwin, whose daughter and
heiress,
Jane, m. Philip, Lord Wharton.
Lord Grey espoused, secondly, Jane^ibylla, daugh-
ter of Sir Richard Morison, KnL, and Countess
Dowager of Bedford, and had iMue*
Thomas, his successor.
William, died «. p. in 160S.
Bridget, m. to Sir Rowland Egerton, Bart.
His lordship, who was a Kwioht of the Gartcb,
d, in 1303, and was «. by his dder son,
SIR THOMAS GREY, fifteenth baron, sum-
moned to parliament flrom Mth October, 15S7, to
a7th October, IQOl. TJiis nobleman being involved
in what has been termed *' Raleigh's Conspiracy,"
was arrested on the 19th July, 1003, and tried with
Lord Cobham, at Winchester, on the 29th and 26th
November following. Sir Dudley Carleton says,
that alter the al^Ject defence of Cobham, '* Grey,
quite in another key, began with great assurance
and alacrity, telling the lords, the Judges, and the
king's council, their duties in a long speech, and
kept them the whole day to sulitle traverses and
Bubterliiges I but the evidence that he was ac-
quainted with the surprise of the king, was too
eonsplcuous, by Brokers and Markham*s confes-
sions. The lords," (continues Sir Dudley,) " were
long ere they could agree, and loth to come out
with so hard a censure against him \ most of them
strove with themselves, and would fain, as it seems,
have dispensed with their consciences, to have
shewn him fkvour. After sentence, when he was
asked what he would say against its being de*
nounoed ? he replied, * I have nothing to say, yet
a word of Tacitus comes in my mouth :
' Non eadem omnibus decora.'
The house of Wilton have spent many lives in their
prince's service, and Grey cannot ask his.' " His
lordship was removed to the Tower, where he died
0th July, 1014, having received a pardon so Ikr as
the remission of the capital part of the sentence:
but the barony of Gac y or Wilton expired under
his lordship's attainder, and his estates became for-
feited. Those at Whaddon, in Buckinghamshire,
were, after his attainder, leased out to his widow,
and after his death granted in fee to the favourite
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. Wilton Cas-
tle, on the banks of the Wye, in Herefordshire, had
been sold in the reign of Eliabeth, to the Hon.
Charles Brydges, ancestor to the Dukes ot Chan-
dos— and upon the decease of the first duke it was,
together with other large estates in the neighbour-
hood, sold to Guy's HospltaL Lord Grey having
died without Inue, and his only brother, William,
previously also issudess, his sister of the whole
blood, Bridget, wife of Sir Rowland Egerton, of
Egerton, in Cheshire, became his heir. Her lady-
ship's interest in the estates, acomding to Carte, was
purchased by Villiers for £ll,0(NX, and the procur-
ing a baronetcy for Sir Rowland. Villiers was sub-
sequently himself created Baron Whaddon. the
mansion of the Greys.
From Sir Rowland Egerton, and Bridget Grey, his
lady, descended lineaUy,
Sir Thomas Egerton, the seventh baronet, wbo
was elevated to the peerage on 15th May,
1784, as Baron Grey, of WilUm Castle, in
the county of Hereford, and advanced, on
the 26th June, 1801. to the dignities of Vit-
couni Greg da WUion and Earl of Wil-
ton, with remainder to the second and
younger sons of his daughter Eleanor, who
had married Robert, Viscount Belgrave—
now Earl Grosvenor and the said honours,
at his lordship's decease in 1814, were inhe-
rited by his grandson (according to the
limitation).
The Honourable Thomas Grosvenor, who
assumed the name of Egerton, and is
the preient Earl of Wilton.
ARM8. — ^Barry of six ar. and aa. in chief three
Ibrteaiixes. a tile of three p<^ts ar.
OREY — BARONS GREY, OF RO-
THERFIELD, IN THE
COUNTY OF OXFORD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 26th January, 1997»
25 Edward L
Xincagc.
ROBERT DE GREY, fourth son of Henry de
Grey, of Thurroc, (see Barons Grey, of Codnor.)
obtained ftom his brother, Walter de Grey, Ardi-
bishop of York, a gift of the mi^or part of the
lordship of Rotherfield, in the county of Oxford,
and was «. by his son,
WALTER DE GREY, to whom the same pre-
ORB
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latt extondwl hit bounty by a grant of all his lands
in OilBifonl* in Kent* Brighthdmstone, in Suaer,
with Herdewyke and Cogn» in the county of Ox-
Ibrd* which he had by assignment ttom Joan and
Alice, the daughten and co-hein of Robert de
Aruc, Baxon of Coge>, and likewise the residue of
the manor of Rotherfleld, together with dlven
other lorddiipe. This Walter d. in A9nd Henry III.,
and waa «. by his ton,
ROBERT DE OREY, who m. Ayice, daughter
of William de St. Lit, and dying in 19M, waB«. by
hie too*
JOHN DB GREY* then twenty^our yean of
age, wiio, ioon after doing his homage, had livery
of his inheritancei and in the 85th Edward 1. had
sonunons to the parliament, then held at Westmin-
ster, as asABON. Tills nobleman appeen to haye
taken part in the Soottish wan of Edward I. His
lordship m. Haxgaiet* daughter and eo-heiren of
William de Odingsdk, cf Maxtock, in the eounty
of Warwick, and dying in 5th Edward II., was «. by
his son,
JOHN DB OREY. iODond baron, who, hi the
15th Edward II., making proofof hisage, had livery
of his hmds; and in the 1st of Edward IIL was In
the wan of Scotland. In the 8th of the same reign,
upon some diflbrenoe between his lordship and
WilHam le Zouch,'of Haryngworth, another great
banm, which was heard before the k^. Lord Grey,
under the irritation of the moment, drew his knilb
upon Lord Zoudi in the royal presence, whereupon
both lords were committed to prison t but the Lord
Zoudi was soon afterwards released, while Lord
Orey was remanded, and his lands seised upon by
Che crown. He was, however, within a short time^
upon making submission, restored to fiavour: and
in three yean afterwards we Und his lordship in
Scotland upon the king^ service, being of the
retinue with Henry, Earl of Lancaster. From this
period, for several yean, he was engaged in the
French wan, and in the 90th of Edward's reign he
obtained licence to fortify his houses at Rother-
lldd Orey, in the county cf Oxford, and Sculcotes,
in the coonty of York, with embattled walls of
lime and stcne; The next year there being a tour-
nament held at Eltham, in Kent, amongst other
aoDOutrcments prepared for that military exercise, his
lordship had a hood of white doth, embroidered
with dandng men, in blue habits, buttoned before
with large pearls, presented to him by the king.
In the 96th Edward III. he was one of the commis-
alonen in the counties of Oxford and Berks, for
anaytaig and arming all men of ability within those
ahires, and leading them against the king's enemies.
Invasion bdng at that time threatened by the
Prendk In the next year he was steward of the
king's housdiold, and had summons to parliament
tram the 1st to the 89th of Edward III. inclusive.
Hia lordship m. lint, Katherine, daughter and co-
heir of Bryan Fits-Alan, of Bedall, in the county of
York, and had issue,
JoHK, his successor.
Maud, M. first, to John de Botetourt, of
Weolcy, and secondly, to Thomas de Har-
oourt.
He m. secondly, Avice, daughter and co4ielr of
John, Lord Mannlon, and had two sonst John and
Robwt, who both assumed their mother's name of
jiarmion (see Barons Marmion).
Lord Grey d. in USO, and was «. by his eldest son,
JOHN DE GREY, third baron, summoned to
parliament as "Johanni de Grey de Rotherfeld."
from 80th November, 1300, to 4th October, 1373L
His lordship m. — , and had issuoi
JoHif, who m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
Richard de Poynings, Knt., and dying be-
fore his ftither, left issue,
BAXTHOLojiaWtWho succeeded his grand-
father.
Robert, who succeeded his brother.
Richard, died «. j>.
Robert, who died without male issue, in the
41st Edward IIL
Lord Grey d. in 1S75, and was «. by his grandson,
BARTHOLOMEW DE GREY, fourth baron,
but never summoned to parliament. This noUa*
man, dying in 1976, unmarried, the title and estates
devolved upon his brother,
ROBERT DE GREY, fifth baron, summoned
to parliament in the 1st Richard II., but not after-
wards. His lordship m. Elisabeth, daughter and
co-heir of William de la Plaunche, of Haversham,
in the county of Bucks, and dying in 13e7» left an
only daughter and heiress,
Joan ■, who m. Sir John Deincourt, Knt., and
by him left, at her decease, two daughters,
via.,
Alice, who IN. first, William, Lord Lovel,
and secondly, Sir Ralph Boteter.
Margaret, m. to Ralph, LordCromwdl,
of Tattersall, and died «. fi.
The barony of Grcv, or RoTBanrisLO, vested,
eventually, in John, Lord Lovd, son and heir of
the abov»-mentloned Alice Deincourt, by William,
Lord Lovel, and passed, at his decesse, to his son
Francis, Viscount Lovel, K.G., under whose at- -
tainder, in 1487, it HXPinnn.
AnMa.— Same as Grey, of Codnor.
OREY — BARON OREY, OF COD-
NOR, IN THE COUNTY
OF DERBY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th FObruary, 1989,
97 Edward L
In the sixth year of King Richard L, that mo-
narch conferred the manor of Thurrock, in the
county of Essex (afterwards called Thukrock Grey),
upon
HENRY DB GREY, which grant was confirmed
by King John, who voudisalM, by spedal charter,
to permit the s^d Henry de Grey to hunt the hare
and fox in any land bdonging to the crown, save
the king's own demeBne>parks. In the 1st Henry
IIL he had also a grant of the manor of Grimston,
in the county of Nottingham, and having .after-
wards married Isolde, niece and heiress of Robert
Bardolf, shared in the inheritance of hto brnds. By
this lady Henry de Grey had issue,
RicBABO, of wlMm presently.
8 H
ORB
GRS
John, WHne Umo justice of ChMter, progenttor
of th« Grays of Wilton, and Greys of
Ruthyn.
William, of Landford, in the county of Notts,
and Sandiacre, in the county of Derby.
Robert, of Rotherfield.
Walter, Archbishop of York.
This prelate lies buried in the cathedral
church of York, undtfr a tomb of curious
gothic workmanship, having the bishop's
effigy at full length, with his crotier lying
at the bottom part.
Henry.
RICHARD DE GREY,of Codnor, in the county
of Derby, the ddest son, having adhered to King
-Jxrfm, had the lands of John de Humes, In Eeices-
tershire, and Simon de Cancl, in Lincolnshire, two
of the rebellious barons, conferred upon him ; and
in the 10th Henry III. he was made governor ot the
Isles of Guernsey, Jeney, Aldemey and Sarke; of
which. In the 96th of the sanw king, hehad agrant,
in fee farm, for 400 marks, to be paid yearly into
the king's exchequer. In which year the king,
intending a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and
causing the bishops of Worcester and Chichester to
preach a similar course to the people, this Richard
and John, his brother, came forward, although,
generally speaking, the discourses of the prelates
had but little eflbct, which so pleased the king, that
he embraced them in his arms, kissed them, and
called them brothers. In a few years afterwards
(4M Henry III.) we And Richard de Grey constable
of Dover Castle and warden of the cinque ports,
ahd being both diligent and trusty in those offices,
discovered much treaaure, which the Poictovins
(then in hi^ fkvour with the king) had rekdy to
convey into Prance. ** But about this time," says
Dugdale, ''there being no little contest, touching
Athelroure, the king's brother, by Uie mother, then
elect Biriiop of Winchester i divers of the great
barons opposing him. In r^ard he was of that party,
against whom they took high exception, for mis-
leading the king, and consuming the wealth of the
land. Whereupon he fled to Rome, and by Arise
' suggestions* procured the pope's letters for his insti-
tuticm, which were sent by Walescho, a grey friar,
who landed at Dover. The barons grew so incensed,
that they forthwith sent Hu^ Bigot, then Justice
of England, thither, to inquite by what authority
he was sullied to come on shore; who went to this
Richard (then conatable of the castle) and said,
* Have you been trusted by the people of England,
as a Csithftil warden of the ports, and su Ared this
person to land, without our knowledge, to the
manifest violation of your oath ? We think you,
not only unworthy of this place any longer, but to
be farther questioned, for so great a transgression,
tending to Uie public damage of the whole realm.'
And thereupon took the custody of the castle, and
of all the ports into his own hands." Subsequently
to tUs p«riod Richard de Grey arrayed himsdf
under the baronial standard, and being, with his
son John, in the army of young Simon de Montfort,
at Kenilworth, was surprised In the night-time by
a party from Prince Edward's army, and taken
prisoner, with several other barons. For this treason
93A
his lands #ere seiaed upon by the crown: but were
afterwards restored, upon the payment of a fine
under the decree, denominated *'D<ctt<mde Kenil-
worth,** Riduurd de Grey m. Lucia, daughter and
heiress of the John de Humes mentioned above, and
was 9, at his decease by his son,
JOHN DE GREY, who died in 1371 « and was «.
by his son,
HENRY DE GREY, who being in the king's
army in Wales; in the 10th Edward I., had scutage
Uova all his tenants, in the counties of Norfolk^
Suffi^lk, Kent, Nottingham and Derby, that held
of him by military service, and had summons,
in the a2d of the same monarch, amongst other
great men, to repair forthwith to the king, to con-
sult about the urgent afiUrs of the realm, as also to
be at Portsmouth, upon the first of the ensuing
September, with horse and armi, to attend the king
in his expedition into Oasoony. After which he
had summons to parliament as a baron, Arom 6th
February, 1299, to 6th August, 1308. His kHdship
was, for several years, actively engaged in the
French and Scottish wars ; in the latter of which he
formed one of the immediate retinue of- Prince
Edward. He d. in 1906, and was «. by his elder son,
RICHARD DE GREY, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament ftom 4th If arch, 1309, to 3d
February, 1335. This nobleman was seneschal
of Gascony in the 6th Edward IL In the 18th of
the same reign he was in the wars of Scotland, and
again the next year, when he was in the retinue <rf
Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk. In four
yean after, he was constituted steward of the
duchy of Aquitaine, and within two years appointed
constable of Nottingham Castle. In the 7th of Ed-
ward IIL, he had summons to attend the king
at Newcastle, with horse and arms, to march
against the Scots, but had a special dispensatiatt
from the service in consequence of his bodily in^
flrmities. His lordship m. » and had issue.
John, his successor.
Robert, of Cherlton-Grey, in the county of
Somerset, which, with other lands, he inhe-
rited from Robert Fits-Payn. and in oonse'
quence assumed the surname of Fitx-PainA
He m. Elisabeth, daughter and co-heir of
Sir Guy de Bryan, and left an only daugh-
ter and heiress,
ISABxx., who m. Richard, Lord Poynlnga.
Riduurd, Lord Grey, d. in 1335, and was «. by bis
elder son,
JOHN DE GREY, third baron, summoned to
parliament tnaa 1st April, 1335, to 8th September*
139S, as '* Johanni Grey de Codcnore." This no-
bleman, during the lifie-time ci his father, attained
distinction in the Scottish wan, and, after his ac-
cession to the title, was engaged in those of Flan-
ders; and so eminent were his services esteemed by
the king, that his lordship received, about the 90th
year of Edward's reign, fkom the hands of the
monarch himself, a hood of white doth, embroil
dered with blue men, buttoned before with great
pearls ; and being to perform divers military exerdaes
in a tournament at Canterbury, had certain accoutre-
ments of Indian silk, whereon the arms of Sir
Stephen Cosyngton, Knt., were painted, beMowed
ORfi
ens
apoD him by the king. In two jtm ■ftenrards,
he again went Into France, continuing in the re-
tinue of Henry, Earl ef Lancaster; and in four
yeart tufaaequently, we ind him joined in commia-
•lon with Lord D'Elncourt, to amy all the knights,
eM]uiree, and otlier able peraons residing in the
counties of Nottingham and Derby, and to con-
duct them to such places as should be needftil fbr
the defence of the reahn, there being an invasion
threatened at thet time by the Prendi. In the S9th
of Edward III., his lordship was once more in
Franee, as he was again in- the 33d. But after all
these military senrlces, he obtained licence, ta the
3Bth Edward III., to goon e pHgrimage; and in
the 4fith of the same reign, being then very aged,
and not able to andure the fatigues of txavdling,
he had a special dispensation from the king
(wherein his great and manifold services were
gratefully acknowledged), to exempt him from
coming to parliament and councils, and likewise
flfom being charged with setting forth any soldiers
whatsoever in the wars of that king, his hdrs, or
His lordship m. ', and had
Half RT, m.
and dying In the life-time
of his father, left a son,
RicHAao, who inherited the title.
John.
Alice, m. to William de Everingham.
John, Lord Grey, of Codnor, Kniort of the Oab-
raa, d, about the year 1308, and was «. by his grand-
RICHARD DE OREY. fourth baron. This
noUeman, who was in the French wars in the 17th
and 21st of Richard II., was made admiral ot the
king's fleet tnm the mouth of the Thames to the
northward, in the 2d of Henry IV., and soon after-
wards constituted joint-governor of the castle of
Rozborough, in Scotland, with Sir Stephen le
Scxopa In the neatt year he was again in France
upon the king's service; and in the 8th of the
same monarch, his lordship -was constituted con-
stable of the castle of Nottingham, and chief ranger
of Shirewood Forest, fbr life. After this we find
him constantly employed upon confidential mis-
sions to the courts of France and Scotland, and he
had summons to parliament, as ** Riduurdo Grey de
Codenore,** from 13th November, 1308, to Sd Sep-
tember, 1417, being also a Kwioht of the OAaTaa.
HIa lordship in. Elisabeth, one of the daughters and
ea-heirB of Ralph, Lord Basset, of Sapcoate, and
JoBir, his successor.
Henry, successor to his brother.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir John Zouche.
Eleanor, m. to Thomas Newport
Lucie, m. to Rowland LenthaU.
His hmlahip d. In 1418, and was «. by his elder
JOHN DE OREY, fifth baron, summooed to
parliament flpom 98th February, 1420, to 3d August,
1488, as John Orey, of Codnor. This nobleman d.
in 1490, ». p. and was «. by his brother,
HENRY DE GREY, sixth baron, summoned
to parliament, as Henry Orey, of Codnor, from 27th
November, 1430, to 3d Deoambec, 1441. His kird-
BAROWV OP Oanv, OF
CoBMoa, fcU Into
▲BB YAWca, as U con-
tinues with their de-
scendants.
ship in. Hargaret, one of the danghters and eo-helfs
of Sir Henry Percy, of Athol, by whom (who m.,
after his decease. Sir Richard Vera, KnL) he
had an only son, his successor, at his decease i»
1443,
HENRY DE GREY, seventh baron, summoned
to parliament, as •• Henrico Grey. Milltl," but
never with the addition of Coifaior. This nobleman
muchaflbcting the study of chembtry, obtained, in
the 3d of Edward IVk, a licence IWnn the crown to
practise the transmutation of metals. His lordship
d. In 1405, and, leaving no legitimate issue, his
estates reverted to his aunts,
Elisabeth, wife of Slr^ amongst whom, the
John Zouche;
Eleanor, wife of Tho-
mas Newport;
Lucie, wifeof Sir Row-
land Lenthall ;
Lord Orey left two ill^timate sons,
Richard Grey, to whdm he devised the manor
of Raddlflb-upon-TreDt, in the county of
Notts.
Henry Grey, from whom the Greys ot Langleyi
in the county of Leicester, descended.
Abma^— Barry of six, ar. and as., in chief three
torteauxes.
NoTB«— '* The last Lord Orey, of Codnor," says
Leiand, ** left three daughters, whereof one was
married to Sir Rowland Lentalle, of Nottyngham-
shire; another to Newport, in Shropshire; and the
third to one Souche, a younger brother of the house
of the Lord Souches. These three had the Lord
Greyes landes in oopartion, whereof the lordship
of Allesfbrd, In Kent, and How Hundred, was
partei There were some of the Lord Greyes, cf
Codnor, byrled at Ailesford Freres."
*« Lentalle, dying without issue male, left two
daughters, whereof one, called Catherine, was mar-
ried to one of the Lord Zouches ; the other to Com-
wale. Baron of Burford ; and so cam they to be co-
partiners In the Lord Grey of Codnor's lands.**
OR£Y— BARONS OREY, OF 6ROBY,
MARQUESSES OF DORSET,
DUKE OF SUFFOLK.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 80th Sept., 1300,
28 Edward I.
Marquisat^ l.«^*^ / ^^^ April, 147flw
Dukedom, / "**"°* \ 11th October, IML
Xincagt.
SIR EDWARD GREY, Knt. (eldeit son of
Reginald, Lord Orey, of Ruthyn, by Joan, his
second wifb, daughter and heir of Sir William' da
Astky, son and heir of Thomas, seventh Lord
Astley,) espoused Elisabeth Fecrers, grand-daughter
and heir of William Ferrers, Lord Fecrers, of
Oroby, and was summoned to parliament In her
right, as Baron Ferrers, of Oroby, from 14th De-
cember, 1446, to 2nd January, 1448, and as Loan
Grby, of Oboby, firom 23rd September, 1440, to
26th May, 14ftft. That his lordship bore, in 1446,
the former title is evident, ftom a special dlspensa-
tioQ, which he obtained on 8th November in that
'/
ORE
ORB
r/ftom Join Staflbrd. Umb ATchbiahopt>r Cn^
terbory* wbortby. In cwmcqwrnce of the di»tiinf» of
the mmor boiue of Gioby t^om the p«rteh church,
and «fottbMM of the ways thereto*" he had licenoe to
hxlsten the child, of which his hidy was then pfcg-
naatf hy the vicar of liis chapeL The dispouatioa
being addressed thos — *'NoM]i Tiro Edmundo
Domino de Ferrers de Oroby." His lordship had
iasucit
JoBjf (Sir)* his luccessor.
Edward, who m. Eliaabeth Talbot, eUest
daughter of Thomas, Lord L'lsle, and was
created Vibcouxt L*Iai.B.
lUgtaiald, slain at the battle of WakelieU.
Anne, ■•. to Sir Edward Hungerftnd.
Had. in 1407> and was ». by his eldest son,
SIR JOHN GREV, second baron, bat never
■ammoned to iMrliameptt who m. Ei.iaABBTH
WiDyiia.B, daughter of Richaid WidviUe, Earl
Rivers, and had issuer
Thom Aa (Sir), his saceessor.
RidMod (Sir), beheaded hi the Itt of RIdiard
IIL
Sir John Gray lUl in the a9th Henry VL, at the
battle of St. Albans, fighting under the ooloun of
Lancaster. His widow becoming subsequently a
suitor to King Edward IV., for some lands which
had been given to her in Jointures the king was so
anamoured of her beauty and graoeftilncss, that he^
upon his part, became a suitor to the bdy. But
she, it is said, wisdy answered him when he became
importunate, " that as she did account herself too
base to be his wife, so she did think herself too good
to be his harkM." The result Is well known. The
king manied her, and thereby focuned the wrath
of the Earl of Warwick, which had nearly kMthim
hb crown. In roneagnnifffi of this gnatalHaace her
eldest son,
SIR THOMAS GREY, was created, on the
4th August, 1471, Karl ^ Hiiiif<iMi<0M,* and ad-
vanoed, on the 18th April, 147A, to the ICanoixiaATB
ov Donanr, en^ " per Cinctnram Gladil at Cap«
Honoris impositionem." On which day he sate in
bis habit at the upper end of the table, among the
knights, in St. Edward^ chambers and in the 82nd
Edward IV., had livery of his lands without making
proof of his age. But on the death of King Edward
he was attafaited of high treason, 1st Ridiard III.,
owing to his near relationship to the young King
Edward V.; he was, however, fortunate enough to
make his escape into Britanny, and Joined the Earl
of Richmond, who, after the battle of Bosworth-
fidd, having ascended the throne, as UsivnY VII.,
sent for the Marquess of Dorset, and restored hhn
to all his honours. His lordship subsequently en-
Joyed the fivoar of the king, although at one time
he was committed to the Tower. In the 7th of
Henry VII. he was with the army sent to assist the
Emperor Maximilian agataist the French; and in
four years afterwards we find him one of the com-
menders who vanquished Lord Audley and the
rebels at Blaekheath. His knrdship m. Cedlie,
a Thisdignity he ralioquiahed upon behig created
Marquess of Dorset.
«6
dangjhter waA hair of William, Lad BoBTlla, of-
Harrington, and had, with other Isaue,
Tromab, hissuooeseor.
Leonard, created Viscount Grancy of the
kingdom of Irdand, executed 31st Henry
VIIL
George, in holy (wders.
Dorothy, m. first, to Robert, Lord Willooghby
de Broke, and seoondly, to William Bkmnt,
Lord Mountjoy.
Cecily, m. to John Sutton, Lord Dudley.
Eleanor, m. to John Arundel, of Lanhen, in
the county of ComwalL
Elisabeth, m, to Gerald Fita-Gcnld, Earl of
Kildaia.
Mary, m. to Walter, Lord Ferm, of Chartley.
Margery, m. to Richard Wake» of Bltoworth.
Ann^ M. to Richard Clement.
The Marquess, who was a Knight of the Garter, d.
in IMl, and was e. by his eldest son,
THOMAS GREY, who was summoned to par-
liament on the 17th October, 1M0, as Lord Ferrers,
of Groby, but in the second parliament, in Ull, aa
MABounaa or Donanr. This noMeman, in the
ard Henry VIIL, was oommander-in-diief of the
army sent about the beginning of May into Spain,
consisting of ten thousand men, wheraof a moiety
were archers, who, akmg with their bows and
arrows, carried halberts, whidi they pitdud in the
ground until their arrows were shot, and then r^
sumed them to charge the enemy. In this expedi-
tion were also his lordship's brothers. Lord Thomaa
Howard, son and hefar of the Earl of Suney, and
the Lords Brooke, WiUoughby, and Ferrers. TlUa
armament returned, however, to England without
performing any servloa. It was designed as an aug-
mentatioB of the forces of the Emperor Ferdinand
In the invasion of Guyenae, but that monarch pro*
posfasg another deilgnataon, not warranled by the
oommlsBion whIdi the general had received, ha
thought It his duty to re^Bbark, not, however*
before he had lost some of his soldien by sirkness,
and suflhred indiapositiqa hfanseU: In two years
afterwards the marquess and hto brotheta wen with
the Duke of Suflblk hi Francek at a Just at St.
Denis, where he acquired singular honour, as also
In those celebrated tournaments, the Iflth Henry
VIIL, at the interview, hi Pioardy, between the
Ei^lish and French monarchs. In the 14th of the
same reign his lordship was sent to Calais, to attend
the Emperor, Charles V., into England, who was ai
that period so sumptuously entertained by Kinf
Henry, being himself kMlged in Black Friers, and
his train hi the king's (then newly baautifled,)
palace at BridewelL •* This Thomas, Marquess of
Dorset, was esteemed thebest genatalof those times
for embattling an army, always observing the num-
ber, strength, and experience of his camp, and the
nature and extent of the place, as well as the time*
ground, persons, and quality of his enemies. And
he was ever careftil of good pay, lest his soid&ara
mutinied; of good diet and quarters, lest they
fkiled; and of order, discipline* and tsraparanceA
lest they should be confused by sudden attacks, or
enfeebled by sickness and distemper. His speedi
was soUier-lika, pkOn* short, smart, and material:
ORE
ORE
UDdiMHwithittnflfag the timai eonM not tndun hte
virtues, nor he their vicest he died full of honour
"at court, and applause in the oountryf with this
monument flrom the king, (Henry VIII.,) ' That
hooatt and good man.' The Collegiate Church of
Astley, in the county of Warwick, (founded by
Thomas, Lord Astky, whose heiress general mar-
ried the ancestcv of this marquess,) a moat rare and
heautiful piece of workmanship, having fallen
down, a new chancel wss erected by the parishioners.
When, on opening the vault where the body of the
marquess was laid« a large and long ooflln of wood
was found, which, at the curious desire of some,
being burst open, the body, which had Isln there
aeventy^^ght years, appeared perfect in every re-
spect, neither perished nor hardened, but the flesh,
in colour, proportion, and softness, alike to any
ordinary corpse newly intcned. The' body was
about five Ibet eight inches fax length, the Hco
broad, and the hair ydlow. All which seemed so
vidl preserved ftom the strong embalming thereof.**
The marquess was one of those lords who, in the
aStad Henry VIII., signed the celebrated letter to
Pope Clement, touching the king's divorce: and
was also one who subscribed the forty-four articles
of impeadiment against Cardinal Wolsey. His
lordship m. first. Eleanor, daughter of Oliver, Locd
St John, but had no issue. Hecspoused, secondly,
Margaret* daughter of Sir Robert Wotton, Knt.,
of Bacton, in Kent, by whom he had (with other
iMue),
HsMnT, his successor.
John, of Pergo, from whom the present Earl of
Stamford derives.
EliadMth, m. to Thomas, Lord Audley.
Catherine, m. to Henry, Earl of ArundeL
Anne, m. to Henry WlUoughby, of WoUaton*
Notts.
This eminent personage died in 1590, and was «. by
lilsddestson,
HENRY GREY, third Marquess of Dorset,
who in the 1st Edward VI., was constitute)! lord
kl^ onwsl-ahie of England, for three days only, by
reeaon of the solemnity of the king's coronation.
In thefowth of the same reign, he was made Jus-
tioe in eyre* of all the khig's forests; and the next
year warden of the east, west, and middle Marches,
tgiwards Scotland. His lordship was created Ditkb
or Sv9woLKt on the 11th October, 1561, and in-
stalled a Knight of the most noble order of the
Garter. He m. first, Katharine, daughter of Wil-
liam. Earl cf Arundel, but by her had no issue.
His grace espoused secondly, the Lady Frances
Brandon, ddest daughter and co-heir of Charles,
Duke of Suffolk, by Mary, dowager Queen of
France, and sister of King Henry VIII., by whom
he had,
Jahb, who m. Loan OtriLDFonn DtmLSY,
and having ifspired to the crown, at the
decease of Edward VI., suflbred decapitation
for high treasCT* with her husbend. Lord
Guildford Dudley. In Walpole^ Catalogue
of NoUe Authors, he terms the Lady Jane
Grey, •* this admiral young heroine,'* and
thefaircstomamentof her sex. ** The works
of thia lovcty scholar's writing,** he says.
"are four Latin epistlet I thrertoBuIUnfsr,'
and one to her sister, the Lady Katharine,
which was written the night before her
death, in a Greek Testament, in which she
had been reading, and sent to her sister. Her
conference with Feckanham, Abbot of West-
minster, who was deputed to convert her
to the Catholic rdigion. A letter to Dr.
Harding, her Csther's chaplain, who had
apostatised a prayer for her own use, under
imprisonmenL Four Latin verses written
in prison, with a pin.** Her speech on the
scaffold ; and various others, of which men-
tion is made by Baker and HoUlngshed.
Katherine, m. first, Henry, Lord Herbert,
eldest son of William, Earl of Pembroke,
from whom she was divorced. Her lady-
ship espoused secondly, Edward Seymour,
Earl of -Hertford, but not having the per-
mission of Queen EUaabeth, she was com-
mitted, as well as her husband, to the
Tower, where she died, SBth January, 1M7 ;
having had, by her second husband, three
sons: Edward, the eldest, who died young t
Th<mias, the youngest, who m. Isabel,
daughter of Edward Onley, Esq., of Catesby,
in the county of Northampton, and died
EnwABD, Lord Beawdkemp, whoee male
Ime failed with William, third Duke
of Somerset t but the youngest sister
of that nobleman, Elisabeth, having
espoused Thomas Bruce, first Earl of
Aylesbury, had issue,
Charlbb, Eari. or ATLBaBunT,
whose eldest daughter and oo-
.heir, Mary, eapoiued Henry
Chandos, Marquess of Caernar-
von; and her grand-danghter*
Abnb Elixabbth, present
Dudiess of Buckin^am and
Chandos, is now sole represent**
tive of this branch of the Grey
family I and of Frances, eldest
daughter of Charles Brandon,
Duke of Sufiblk, and his wife,
Mary, Queen Dowager of France,
sister of King Henry VIII.
Mary, m. to Martin Keys, Groom Porter to
Queen Elisabeth, and died, «. p.
Upon the demise of King Edward VI., the Duke of
Suffolk, at the instigation of Dudley, Duke of
Northumberland, (fktherof Lord Guildford Dudley,)
proclaimed his daughter, the Lady Jakb Gnsv,
Qdbbm of Eitolaivd, upon the allegation that the
deceased monarch had so designated her ladyship
in his wilL This attempt proving abortive, the
unhappy lady and her youthful husband, with her
fiither-in-law, the ambitious Northumbbrland,
were brought to the block, while SuflUk himself
was reserved for a subsequent Ikte, for Joining in
Wyat's rebellion; he made an eflbrt to talse the
people in the counties of Warwick and Leicester,
but being pursued by the Earl of Huntingdon, at
the head of some forces, he was obliged to conceal
himself wiM>inahoUow tree, in his perk, at Astley,
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vliai belag betrayed by Underwood, one of the
keeperi in whom he had confided, he wm deliTered
up to his enemies, and beheaded on Tower HiU,
sard February, 1M4 ; being also attainted, his
honours, vis., the Dukboom or Suffolk, the
Barony of Grby, of Grobt, the Marouisatb
of Dorsbt, and the Baronies of Astlby, Bok-
viLB and Harrinoton^ became bxtinct.
ARBia.— Barry of six ar. and as. three torteauxes
in chief, and a labtA of three points ermine.
GREY— BARONS GREY, OF POWIS.
By Writ of Summons, dated SSth July, 1313,
7 Edward IL
Xiiuajjc.
EDWARD CHERLETON, LoreT PowUt whose
ancestor had been summoned to parliament in that
dignity, in the 7th year of Edward II., died in
14fl9j leaving two daughters, his oo-heirs, (between
whom the barony fell into abeyance,) namely,
JoAiv,' m. to Sir John de Grey, of wh<Mn we
are about to treat.
JoYCB, fM. to John, Lord Tiptoft, and had
issue,
JoHB, created Eari. of Worcbbtbr,
who was attainted of treason, 10th
Edward !¥., 147&
The husband of the elder daughter,
SIR JOHN DE GREY, KnL, who was son of
Sir Thomas Grey, of Berwyke, in the county of
Northiunberland, by Jane, daughter of John, Lord
M<Mibray, was a very eminent military character in
the time of Henry V. In the 2nd of that monarch's
icelgn, he was with the king at the siege of Caen,
and bdiaved himself so valiantly, that he had a
grant of the castl^ and lordship of Tilye, in Nor-
mandy, then forfeited by Sir William Harcourt, an
adherent of the king's enemies. He was subse-
quently sent with a guard Into Powisland, where
Sir John Oldcastle, the chief of the Lollards, had
been taken, to bring that unfortunate personage
before parliament The next year, <6th Henry V.,)
being egain in the French wars, we find him Captain
of Maunt, and obtaining, in further oonsideratlon of
his servloes, a grant of the Earldom of Taw kbb-
TiLLB, in Normandy, to hold by homage, and
delivery of a bassinet, or hdmet, at the Castle of
Roan, on the feast oi St. George, yearly. Conti-
nuing in those wars, his lordship had several further
granu, and was made governor of the castle of
Toumay. But he was soon alter slain, (at tlEe bat-
tle of Baugy Bridge,) in fording a river, near the
Castle of Beaufort, with the Duke of Clarence, and
diven others of the English nOUlity. His lordship
was «. by his son,
SIR HENRY GREY, Knt, as Earl of Tanker-
viUaii This nobleman being young at the time of
his flUher's decease, (9th Henry V.) had not livery
of his lands, until the 90th Henry VL, yet the
fourth year oi that reign, he was knighted, by
John, Duke of Bedford: at which time, the king
himsdf reoei ved the same honour, at Leicester. He
m, Antsgaut, natural daughter of Humphrey Plan-
tageneC, Duke of Gloucester, and dying lib the SBtb
Henry VI., (1440,) left issue, ^
RiCHARi>, his successor.
Humphrey, who tf. Issueless.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Roger Kynaston, KnL,
from whom lineally descended,
John Kynaston, Esq., who claimed the
Barony of Grby db Ppwia, in 1792.
He d. in 1733, and was «. by his elder
surviving son,
Edward Kynaston, Esq., who
died «. p., in 1972, and was «. by
his brother,
RooBR Kynaston, Esq., who m.
Mary, only diUd of Henry Powell,
Esq., of Worthin, in tbo county
of Salop, and dying in 1788, was
«. by his eldest son,
John Kynaston, whoassumed,
by sign manual, the addi-
tional surname of Powbll.
This gentleman claimed, un-
successfully, in 1800, the
Barony of Powts. He was
subsequently created a ba-
RONBT.
The elder son,
RICHARD GREY, Earlof Tankerville, adhering
to the house of York, was attainted, with diven
others, in the S8th of Henry VI. He was with the
Earl of Warwick at the siege of Alnwick Castle, in
the 2nd of Edward IV. ** It does not appear," says
Nicolas, «* that this nobleman was ever summoned
to parliament, but strong evidence exists that he sat
in that assembly as a baron of the realm, in 14S5.'*
His lordship m. MArgaxet, daughter of James, Lord
Audley, and dying 6th Edward VIv l«t issue,
John, of whom hereafter. '
And a (presumed) daughter,
Elisabeth, who m. Sir John Ludlow, of Hod-
net, in the county of Salop, and had issue,
Annb, m. to Thomas Vxrnon, Esq., of
Stokesley, ttom whom descended
through his daughter,
Elbanor Vbrnon, who m. Frances
Curaon, Esq., ot Kidleston,
Sir Natranibl Corson,
Bart., who opposed the claim
of Mr. Kynaston, to the Ba-
rony OF Powis, and from.
whom the Lobdb Scars-
DALB derive.
Alice, m. to Humphrey Vemon, Esq.,
(brother of the above Thomas,) ftom
whom descended.
Sir Hbrry Vbrnon, BarL, (so
created in 1660,) who was «. by
his son.
Sir Thomas Vbrnon, se-
cond Baronet, who d. in
1684, leaving two daugh-
ters, Diana and Harriot,
who both died unmarried,
and a son, his successor.
Sir Richard Vbrnon,
third Baronet, at
GRE
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married, hii Utl«
and line became sx-
TIWCT.
The EarkUnn of TankerriUe, fell not 'only by the
attainder of the earl, but Fnmce being loet to the
English crown, it shared a similar Cste. His lord-
ship's son,
JOHN OREV. who obtained livery of his lands,
in the 90th Edward IV., without making proof of
his ag^ was summoned to parliament as a baboiv,
under the designation of *' Johanni Grey de Powes,"
from lAth Norember, 1482, ttd Edward IV., to 16th
January. 1497, ISth Henry VII. Hb lordship m.
l^ady Anne Herbert, daughter of William, Earl of
Pembroke, and dying in 1404, was •. by his son,
JOHN GREY, second Baron Grey, of Powis,
but never summoned to parliament. This noble>
man m. Margaret, daughter of Edward, Lord Dud-
ley, and d3ring in lAM, was «. by his son,
SIR EDWARD GREY, third Baron Grey, of
Powis, summoned to parliament, Arom 3d Novem-
ber, 1029, to 83d January, 1558. This nobleman
accompanied the Dukeof Suflblk, 15th Henry VIII.,
in theexpedition then made into France, and was
at the taking of Bray and other places, woo, at that
time, ttom the French. His lordship IM. Lady Anne
Brandon, daughter and oo-heir of Charles, Duke of
Suflblk, by whom (who m., after his decease,
Randle Hauworth, Esq.) he had no issue. He had
illegitimate children by one Jane Orwell, namely,
Edward, Anne, Jane and Grey, upon whom he
entailed the greater part of his estates, composing
the Barony of Powis. His kwdship d. in 1558, when
the Babony or Gkby db Powia fell, it is sup-
posed, into ABBYANCB, but between whom, has not
been determined. Mr. Harris Nicolas, In hi# able
Synop^ of the Peerage, to which the author of
this work has been much indebted, de^ms the
Baboby or Gbby db Powia created by the sum-
mons of Edward IV., not a continuation of that of
CRB|iXiBTov or POWIS, but a new and distinct
peerage, and if he be right, the roBMBB is bz-
TIWCT.
Banks says, ** Since this time (the death of Ed-
ward, the last lord) much uncertainty has prevailed
respecting the right to the inheritance to the title;
it being contended, on the one hand, that Richard,
Earl of TankerviUe, who d. eth Edward tV., besides
his son and successor Johb , left a daughter Elisa-
beth, who fM. Sir John Ludlow i who by her had
issue, two daughters and co-heirs, Anne and Alice
Ludlow, who m. the brothers, Thomas and Hum-
phry Vemoa ; but on the other hand it is objected,
that the said Richard, Earl of Tankerrille, had not
a daughter Eliaabeth, in. to Ludlow, but had a
sister Elisabbth, m. to Sir Roger Kynaston, Knt
It appears, however, that anno 1564 (which is the
flrst notice of Elisabeth in the herald's books) Henry
Vernon (descended ftom the aforesaid Vemons)
petitioned Qeeen Elisabeth, setting forth his claim
to the barony of Powis ; the matter was referred to
the Lord Treasurer Burghley and the Earl of Leices-
ter. Those two lords join in a letter, dated 88d
September, 1564, to Cooke, Clarendeux, (garter
being then vacant,) and Glover, Somenet Herald,
requiring them to examine into the proof of Mr.
Vernon's daim, and to certify their opinion. And
by a report, dated 28d October, 1584, they certified
that they had examined into the descent of the
Powis family, and after searching all the records
andbooksof office, they find that none of the Lords
Grey, of Powis, had a daughter, except Henry, who
had a daughter, named Eliaabeth, m. to Sir Roger
Kynaston, from whom the Kynastons, of Hordley,
are descended.
** After this, via. in March 1731-8, John Kynaston,
Esq. laid daim to this liarony, as Jineal heir of Ed-
ward Kynaston, of Hordley, next cousin in blood
and heir of Edward, the last Lord Grey, of Powys ;
but he was opposed by Sir Nathaniel Curson, Bart.,
(descended from the Vemons,) and resting his pre-
tensions on the ground of being nearer in blood to
the said Edward, Lord Powyt; that is, flrom Elisa-
beth, daughter and at length heir of Richard, Lord
Powis I whereas Mr. Kynaston claimed flrom Eliaa-
beth, sister of the said Richardi snd in support of
the position. Sir Nathaniel adduced,
1. Three inquisitions, postmortem.
8. Tliree verdicts in actions at law. '
3, EiOo]rmentof part of the Powys estate.
4. Printed books, herald's books and pedigrees.
" To the first it was answered, by Mr. Kynaston,
that in hilary term, 87th Eliabeth 1585, in a cause
in the court of wards, (inter Vernon and Grey, the
bastard,) that court, by a solemn decree, redting,
that the said three inquisitions had been traversed,'
and in due form avoided, declared all these inquisi-
tions insuffldent.
** To the second head it was observed, that itwaa
apprehended these verdicts would not aflbct Mr.
Kynaston, as the then Mr. Kynaston, nor any
person under whom he daims, axe not made parties
to the suits, and as such, the verdicts were to bo
considered as * res inter alios acta.'
«« On the third head it was asserted, it did not
appear that the Vemons, (Arom whom Sir Nathaniel
derived himsdf,) by any of their disputes, enjoyed
any part of the Lord Powys* estate, excepting a
small portion, part of which being in the neighbour'*
hood of Cunon, might probably be purchased, as
was the other part.
*« And in relation to the last head, it was alleged,
that none of the old heralds' books made any men-
tion of this daughter Eliaabeth, and the first visita-
tion book, wherein mention is made of her, is above
118 years after the death of Richard, her supposed
father. Whereas, Mr. Kynaston's famUy hath his
marriage regularly entered in the herald's books
according to the time; and though the name of
John Ludlow be entered in the books of the time,
yet a blank is left for his marriage t which, if it had
been with Elisabeth Grey, is the more remarkable,
as the Greys were one of the most considerable
families of those days; and further, the last book,
(G 15 Sakyp,) a visitotion book, Satop 1584, page 61,
has a pedigree of the Ludlows, and in one circle is
entered, John Ludlow, of Stokesay, county of
Salop, Esq., and in the drcle adjoining is entered,
Elisabeth, daughter of Richard Grey, Lord Powys i
but these last words are of a diflbrent hand and ink
from the rest of the pedigree, and were not the
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original entry in that circle, but the fint words were
• D. of Robert Corbet, Knt.,' which were croned
out."
In 1800, JoHK KvKASTON PowxLL, gnmd«» of
the aforeiaid John Kynaston, became a new peti-
tioner for the barony ; but his case never came to a
decision.
Abmb.— Ou. a lion rampant* within a border
ingrailed, ar.
OREV — BARONS L'ISLE, VIS-
COUNTS L'ISLE.
Barony,
ity,; P
Letters f
-, 1475.
Viicountyy j Patent, \ B8th June, 1483;
6IR EDWARD GREY, Knt„ second son of Ed-
ward Orey, Lord Ferrers, of Oroby, having mar-
ried Elisabeth Talbot, elder daughter of John
Talbot, Viscount L'Isle, snd sister and co-heir of
Thomas Talbot, hMt Yiacount L'Isle of that ftonily,
was created in the Iffth Edward IV., Babon L'Isle,
the patent redting to the eflbct of the preamble in
that granted to John Talbot, (see Talbot, Viscount
L'Isle,) and farther stating, «< that the said John
Talbot had issue, Thomas, late Viscount L'Isle,
and Elisabeth, thai the wife of Edward Grey, Lord
L'Isle, and M aigaret, late the wife of George Vere }
Chat the manor of Kingston L'Isle, descended to
Thomas, late Viscount L'Isle, and that he dying
s. p, the manor descended to Elisabeth and Mar-
garet, as his heirs, and Margsiet, dying without
issue, Edward Orey, Lord L'Isle, and Elisabeth,
his wUls, were seised in fee ctf the manor, in right of
Elisabeth, and had issue, John and others i the
king, thereAnre, considering the premises, and that
Warine L'Isle before mentioned, by reason of the
lordship and manor of Kingston L'Isle, aforesaid,
had the dignity ot Baron and Lord de L'Isle, &c.,
recognised the right to the dignity of Edward Orey,
and the heirs of his body, by the aforesaid Elisabeth,
and granted the said Bakoky to him, and the heirs
of his body by the said Elisabeth." His lordship
was subsequently created ViscouirT L'Iaz.B, also by
patent, dated 28th June, 1483L This nobleman in
the 14th Edward IV., was retained by indenture to
serve the king, in his « Dudiy of Normandy and
realm ot France,** for one whole year, with seven
spears and fifty ardMrs. In the 4th Henry VII.,
he was one of the commissioners for choosing
aicbcn in the county of Warwick, for the r^ef of
the Duchy of Britanny. By the heiress of Talbot,
his kwdship had issue,
John, his successor.
Anne, m. to Jirim WiUoughby.
EUsabeth, m. first, to Edmund Dudley, so
notorious in the reign of Henry VIL, and
had, with other issue,
JoHK DDDI.ST, created Viscouttt L'Isi.s,
(see Dudley, Viscount L'Isle).
Muriel, m, to Henry Stafbrd, Earl of Wilt-
shire, and died «. p.
The Viscount had a second wife, Jane, who survived
him, but he had no issue by her. Hetf. in 1491>and
was «. by his ion,
MO
JOHN GREY, second Viscount L'Isle, who m.
the lady Muriel Howard, daughter of Thomas,
Duke of Norfolk, and dying in 151S, left an only
daughter and harass,
Elisabkth Grbv,
Upon the decease of Lord L'Isle, the VrscoVNTV oi^
L'ISLB expired, but the banmy must have devolved
upon his daughter, ss his sole heiress, and likewise
tenant of the manor of Kingston ^'Islcu This lady
wss contracted to Charles Brandon, (afterwards
Duke of Suflblk,) who was therefore created Vis-
count Lisle, but refusing when at m^orlty to fiilfll
the contract, the patent was cancelled. She after-
wards m. Henry Courtenay, second Earl of Devon,
but died s. p, before 1598, leaving ha aunt Elisa-
beth, her father's/only surviving sister, her heir,
and who being seised of the msnor of Kingston
L'Isle, and heir general of John Talbot, Viscount
L'Isle, is presumed to be legally entitled to the
Barony of L'Isle, both under that patent, of 98th
June, 1443, and under that to Edward Grey, her
fkther; at her decease both these qualifications
devolved upon her son, (by her Ant husband,) John
Dudley,* but who never enjoyed the dignity t he
was however created Viscount L'Isle, (see Dudley,
Lord L'Isle).
ARjffa.— Barrule of slzi ar. and as. in diief three
torteauxes, a labdar.
GREY — EARLS OF KENT, VIS-
COUNT GOODERICH, OF
GOODERICH CASTLE, IN
THE COUNTY OF HERE.
FORD, EARL OF HAROLD,
IN THE COUNTY OF BED-
FORD, MARQUESS OF
KENT, DUKE OF KENT,
MARQUESS DE GREY.
Earldom of Kent, ard May, 140S.
Dukedom, 28th AprU, 1710^
Msrquisate, 9th May, 1740.
ICincasc.
EDMUND OREY, fourth Lord Grey, of Ruthyn,
having espoused the cause of the Yorkists, after the
battle of Northampton, obtained from King Ed-
ward IV., the estate of Ampthill, in the county of
Bedford, and other lands, which had bdoaged to
the Lord Fanhope, and was subsequently made
Loan Tbbasubbb or Enojuabo. Ldand gives
* Sir John Dudley, sold the manor of Kingston
L'Isle, to Mr. Hyde, horn whom it passed in lineal
succession to John Hyde, Esq., who died seised
thereof, in May. 1745, and his vridow sold the same
in the following year to Abraham Atkins, Esq., of
Clapham, in Surrey, whose esse, as claimsnt to the
Barony of L'Isle, as possessor of the manor of King-
ston L'Isle, snd consequently assignee of J<din
Talbot, first Viscount L*Isle, was drawn up by the
Hon. Hume Campb^, in 1790, under the title of
*< Case of the Barony of -L'tsla"
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the iUlowing aooount of this nobknum't oonduct
upon that occasion. '* In the time of the ciyll war
betwixt King Henry VL, and King Edward IV..
there waa a battd fought without the louth tuburba
of Northampton. The Lord Fanhope tooii totally
King Henry's part. The Lord Grey, of Ruthyn,
did the same in oountenanoe ; but a little afore the
Held, hepractised with King Edward. Othen say-
ing that he had a title to the Loid Fanhope'k lands
at Antdiille, and thereabout, or dqpraving him with
Cslse amiiariont, so wrought with King Edward,
that he, with all his strong band ot Walschemen,
fell to King Edward's part, upon promise, that if
Edward wan the field, he should have Antehille,
and Budi lands as Fanhope had there. Edward wan
the field, and Grey obtained Antehille, eum perH-
nentU*," &«.• His lordahip appears to have irttaintd
in a very great degree the fkyour of King Edward,
who bc^des oonliBRing the tieaiureship upon him,
acated him, <he then bearing the titles of Lord
Hastingi, Weaford, and Ruthyn,) Earl or Kbnt,
with Hmitafion to his hebs ma]& Which dignity was
oonflnned by King Richard IIL, and afterwards by
Henry VIL, so that his lordship seems to have
played the part of the Vicar of Bray, kmg balbre
that celebtatwi divine is supposed to have existed!
and to hare reposed In equal security upon a bed of
tpMte or red rotet. The earl married the Lady
Katheiina Percy, daughter of Henry, Earl of Nor-
thnmberland, nd had surviving issue.
GnoaoB, his successor.
John.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Robert Greyitock, Knt,
son and heir of Ralph,' Lord Greystock.
Anne, m. to John, Lord Grey, of Wilton.
His lordship d, in 1488, and was «. by his eldest sur-
▼ivingsaa,
GEORGE GREY, fifth Baron Grey de Ruthyn,
and second Earl of Kent, who, being a military
oommander of Ugh reputation, was one of the
principal persons in the army, sent the 7th Henry
VII. into France, under Jasper Tudor, Duke of
Bedibrd, to the assistance of the Emperor Maximi-
lian, but n^iich army returned in a short time,
without achieving any memorable action, by reason
that Maximilian, for want of money, was unable to
make his appearance. The earl was afterwards the
chief commander against the Cornish men, who
had risen under Lord Audley, and defeated those
inenrgents at Blackheath. His lordship m. first,
Axme, daughter of Ridiard WidviUe, Earl Rivers,
and widow of William, Viscount Bouchier, by
whom he had an only son, Ricbard, his successor.
He espoused seconcUy, Lady Katharine Herbert,
daughter of William, Earl of Pembroke, and had
issue,
Hbitby (Sir>, of Wrest, who inherited as
fourth earL
George, d, unmarried.
Anthony, of Branspeth, whose grandson, the
* This account seems however quite erroneous,
for Lysona, in his " Magna Britannia," rdates, that
the Lord Fanhope died in peace at Ampthill, seven-
teen years before the battle.
Rev. Anthony Grey, Rector of Burbache,
inherited as bintb xari«
Anne, m. to John, Lord Husaey.
The earl d. in 1W4, and was*, by his eldest son,
' RICHARD GREY, sixth Baron Grey de Ruthyn,
and third earl of Kent, K.G. This nobleman at-
tended King Henry VIIL, at the siege of The-
rouennei but becoming an inveterate gamester,
he wasted the whole of his estate, and died in
poverty at the sign of the George, in Lombard-
street, within the dty of London, anno litta. He
m. Eliiabeth, daughter of Sir William Hussee, Knt.,
Chief Justice of the King's Bench, and sister of
John, Lord Hussey, but having no Issue, the
honours devolved upon his half brother,
SIR HENRY GREY, of Wrest, in the county
of Bedford, who should have been, seventh Baron
Grey de Ruthyn, and fourth Earl of Kent, but
iVom the narrowness of his estate he deriined as-
suming the peerage; He m. Anne, daughter 6f
John Blanerhasset, Esq., by whom he had an only
Hbnry, who d. in the life-time of his flsther,
anno 154ft. This gentleman m. Margaret,
daughter of John St. John, Esq., of Bletsbo,
by whom he had issuer
Regtaald,)
Henry, vsucoeesively Earls of Kent.
Charles, j
Katharine, m. first, — — Spcnoer, Esq., and
secondly, Slayton, Esq., but died «. p.
Sir Henry Grey, d. in IMS, and was «. by his grand-
son,
REGINALD GREY, eighth Baron Grey de
Ruthyn, and fifth Earl of Kent, whidi honours,
havii^ by ftugality much improved his fortune,
he assumed in 1571, and sate as one of the peers on
the trial of the Duke of Norfolk In two years after-
wards. Hb lordship m. Susan, daughter of Ridiard
Bertie, Esq., and KAtherine, Duchess of Suflblk,
but dying «. p. in 157M, was «. by his brother,
SIR HENRY GREY, as ninth Baron Grey de
Ruthyn, and sixth Earl of Kent. This nobleman
was (me of the peers on the trial of the unhappy
Mary, of Scotland, (S9th Blix.,) and " evinced,"
saye Dugdale, '* much moreseal for her destruction,
than befitted a person of honour." His lordship m.
Mary, daughter of Sir John Cotton, and widow of
Edvnud, Earl of Derby, by whom he had no issue,
and d3ring in 1015, was «. by his brother,
CHARLES GREY, tenth Baron Grey de Ruthyn,
and seventh Eari of Kent. His lordship m. Susan,
daughter of Sir Richard Cotton, of Bedhampton, in
the county of Hants, and had issue,
Hbnbv, his successor.
Susan, heir to her brother, m. Sir Michael
LongueviUe, and her son,
Chablbb Lokoubtillb, was confirmed
in the Babory or Gbby i>b Ruthyit,
in 1640. Hb lordship d. in 1643, leaTing
an only daughter and heiress,
SvsAN LoNOUBviLLB, BsToness
Grey de Ruthyn, who m. Sir
Henry YelTerton, BarL, and from
thu marriage descends
Babbaba Ybltbbton, pre-
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It Dtfowiii GUsY Ds
RUTBTV.
The«wld. in MM* and was*, bf hb Mm,
HENRY GREY, el«T«Bth Baroa Grcy de
ILvthyB, and eighth Earl of Kaot, who m. EHaa-
baUw oneof the daughten and eo-hein of Gilbert
Tallx>t, Earl of Shxewalmry, bat died In 1(00, with-
oat iHue. Whoi the BABomr of Obsv nn
RVTBYN* derolyed v|ion hit sitter* Suaan, Lady
Lcafftterlllek and has atace bean enjoyed by
deMeadaats i whUe the Eam.dom or Ksitt
aeoocdiog to the llmitnClon to hiadtetaatralatioa,
(rerert to diildna of Oeorga» Mooad eari»)
The Revwead
ANTHONY GREY, Rector of Barbaoa, in the
eoanty of Letceater, as ninth Eahl ov Rbht. This
BObiamaa reiiatad atreaaonaly the daim of Charlei
Longueville, to the Baraay of Gnsv nn Rotbtw,
upon the ]»lea, *« that when a baraay by writ was
oaee InTolved in an earldom. It slnmld wait vpon
each earUoBft, and might not be nibieqaeatly tnaa-
ferred to another family, by a daughter and heireaa,
io long at the earidom ooatlnued in theaudep** But
the dedakm waa against hit lordAip, and it etta-
Idiahed the poAnt, that an earldom, or other supe-
rior dignity, doet not attract a barony in flte. The
earl m. M agdelcne, daughter of WilUam Purefoy,
Esq., of Caldeoote, in the -county of Warwick, by
whom he had, with other issue,
HairnT, his suooessor.
Groee, m. to James Ward, Esq.
Magdrica, m. to John Brown, Esq.
Christian, m. to Burdet, Esq.
Patienoe, m. to Wood, Esq.
His lordship d. in 144S, aad was «. by Ms eldest son,
(there were four othsr soas, Joha, Job, Thaophilus,
aad Nathaniel,)
HEN R Y GREY, tenth Eari of Kant, who m. first,
Mary, daughter of Sir William Oourteea, Knt., by
whom he /had a soa,
Usary, who dUed young. In the carfs life*
Hia lordship espoused, seooadly, Aaubel, daughter
of Sir Anthony Bean, lecuidai of Loadoa, aad
widow of the Hoa. AnAaay Fane, a younger soa of
Eari of WestBMTlaBd, by whom he had
Amthovv, his successor.
Elisabeth, m. to Baaastre M aynard, third Lord
The earl d. in 16A1, and his lady, who, fkom her
numeroas acts of benevolence, was called the
•« Good Gountass,*' lived to the advanced age of
ninety-two, surviving bar husband fttrty^eevea
years. The Earl was succeeded by his only
ANTHONY GREY, eieveath Eari of Kent. His
lordship m, Mary, daughter and halreiB of John,
first Baron Lucaa, of Sliiaifiiilil, in the county of
Essex, whidi lady was created, on the 7th May,
1683, BAaoHsaa LocAa, ^fCnt^weUin theeountp
If PFIftt, with remainder to her hein male by the
aaid earlt failli« which, *« the title not to be sus>
pended, but to beeq)oyed by sudi of the daughters
and co-heirB, If any dudl be, as other Indivisi-
by the commoa law of this
I, are uanaily posiSina.** The eari had lame by
her ladyship,
Hbvbt, his successor.
Amabel, who d. uamairied.
Hb lordship d. in 1708, and was*, by htooaly soa,
HENRY GRS Y, Lord Lucas, (adignfty which he
had inherited at the deceaseof his mother, in 1700,)
as twelfth Earl of Kent. His lordship was created,
OB the 14th December, 1706, VUoomni Geodric*, ^f
GoadHeh Gsstfe, in tke oonmt^ pf H^nfgrd / Kari tf
HmroU, in Oi^eountif of Btififrd, and MABQCBaa ov
Kbht. OntheSMAprU, 1710, his lordship obtafaMd
a dukedom, as Dubb ov Kbkt, and in three years
afterwards was Installed a Kxiubt of the Gabtbb.
At the demise ot Queen Anne, he was one of the
lords entrusted with theadmhiistratlonof the king-
dom, until the arrival of his m^lesty, KingGeorge L«
by whom he was received with 90 nuidi tevour as
to have several of the most honourably and impoi^
tant plaom and oAces at court contared upon him*
Nor was he less esteemed by King George IL, at
whose coronation he carried St. Edward's staC and
was afterwards constituted lord-Ueutsnant and
taa-rotuk>rum of the county of Bedfbrd. His i
m. first, Jeminaa, ridest daughter of Thoosas, Lord
Crewe, of Steane, by whom he had, with two othor
who both died young,
AHTHoirv, Eari of Harold, who was earn-
moaed to parHament as Lord Lucas, of
Crudwell, in 1719, and the nest year ap*
pointed one of the lords of the bed-duunber.
Hislordshlpm. Lady Mary Tufton, daughter
of Thomas, Earl of Thanet : but d. without
issue in 17». His death is mentioned as
having arisen Arom an ear of barley which
hb lordahlp had inadvertently put into Ms
mouth, by which he was choked.
Henry, d. in the twenty-first year of hb age,
in 1717.
Amidwl, Nt. John, VIecount Otaiorchy, eon
and heir of John Campbdl, Earl of Pioad-
altaanet and dying in 17S7« left an only
daughter.
Lady Jemima Campbdl, iriw m. Philip,
seeoad Earl of Hardwire, aad
twodaughteiB,
Amabel, who «. as BarcsMS
and was ersated Coinmna
Grbt.
Mary-Jemima, m. to Thomas
Lord GranUiam, and hod
Thomas-PhiHp, inwsanl Lona
Gbahtbam.
F)rederick-Ji4m, created Vio-
couHT GooaninR.
Jemima, m. to John, third Lord Aririmmham,
and became grandmother of
George, present Earl of Ashbamhaau
Anne, m. to Lord Charles Cavcadidi. brother
of William, Duke of Devonshirsb
Mary, m. to Dr. Gregory, Dean of Chrbt
Church.
Hb grace espooaed, secoadly, Sophia, daughter of
William, Duke of Devoaahlie, by whom he had a
soa, who died in Infincy, aad a daughter.
GRB
GRE
M. to Om Right B«v. Jolm
It Lofd Miho|^ of Duiteni.
, Lady Jcndma GampMl, with th* Hon.
Phmp Yovk, Mm «ad hiir of I%Uip, LonI Hai^
wIdDi, wncTMtod Mabovbm »■ Orbv oa thoStli
May, 1740» vltli ttmitatkm to Unwlf and hUi«a«
»i oMtindeflnilttlMraof. to thoMM Lady Jo.
XaapbalUaBdhorlaraomaliu Hligraetdiad
Ho«n.« Im BodftMddiln^ on tha «th Juno^
to tha fbitoiriBf yoar, whan aue. ma noyooaa
hi rami ncTiircT* aara tha UAMQvnATU db Qmrnr
and tha Babokv or Locao, whidi darolTad upon
hii BJBiiaald giand-dauf htar, than Lady Jamlma
y oth» at wheaa daoma, to 1770* wtthont mala imaa,
tha MABiH"*AV* alaobaeame ncniicTi tout har
hidyahip^ aMait daiiflhtar. Lady Aatiabal York,
iriw m., to 177SU AlaMBdar* Lord PoHvaftht (oaatod
a Britkh pa«, at Lord Huma» of Barwick,) one-
naadad to tha BAnoirv of Lucab, and «m craatod,
<th Octohar, 181C, Cooimaa oa Oaar, with ra-
to dairalt of aula liaaa, to har atatar,
and har
Amiia.— Bairy of tlz, ar. and aa. ) to ddaf three
OREY-^BARONS OREY,OFWERK£,
EARL OF TANKERVILLE.
Barony, / hy Laitan \ 11th Fabruary, lOM.
Sarldoni,&a,t Patant, j 11th Juno, 1098b
Xiitcagt.
SIR THOMAS GREY, of Barwyko, to tha
county of Northumberland, m, Janab (or Anna*)
daughter of John, Lord Moubray, and had Imua^
Jommp from whom daKondad the Bammtb
Gbst on Powia 1 tea that dignity.
Tiiomaaa (Sir) erf whom pimcntly.
Henry, (Sir) of Kettringham, to Suflhik.
William, Biahop of London.
If and, m. to Sir Hanry Oglo, Knt.
From tha laeond aoQ,
SIR TUOlf AS GREY, of Haton, daMended
RALPH GREY, who m, Imhal, daughter and
hair of Sir Thonuw Gray, of Horton, and had imua,
• Wbbbt Houan, BM(/tonliMr««~^t thia andcnt
aaat of tha Gray fiunUy, now to poaNmian of Ama>
hal, Countaai daGrey, Lyaou ralataa, that there laa
great number of portraita, fonning nearly a Mriei
of the Grey flunily firom Hanry, Earl of Kent, who
aeeietad at the trial of Mary, Queen of Soote, down
to the ptaient time 1 aiwingrt which ia one of Ett-
Bihelh, CottBtam of Kent, who, to her widowhood,
Ttoiding at Wraet, there padoniaad Butler the
poet, and frequently entertained the learned SeUen
aa har guest. The Duke ot Kent, who was raty
partial to thie mat, adorned the gardana with obe>
Usks and various other buildings, particularly a
magniflrmt banqueting-housej and a large room
whava he spent many oouTiTial hoars with some
great *tt*fT^ irtio were his contamporarlas, after
e^loying his Dsvoniito amnsement to the a4)o*ntag
WILLIAM ORCY, Eef., of ChiQIi^iham, who
reated a baronet, on Iflth June^ 161i^ and eie-
TBtod to the paan«aw on llth rebniary, lOM, m
Babon Gbbt or Vbbxb, to the county of
Northumbedand. His lordship m. Anna, dauf^ta*
and co-heir of Sir John Wentworth, of OoefleM, to
the oouBty of Essen, and had snrriTiBg Isaue^
Ra]*ph, hiseuccoseor.
EUBShelh. 4. to IflH.
Kathertaav m. flrst, to Sir Edward Moaelay,
Bart, of Hough, to the county of Lancw-
tert and secondly, to Charlaa, eldast son of
l>udley. Lord NortiL
LordGrey* died in M74, and was «. hy his son,
RALPH GREY, second Lord Grey, of WerkOt
who m. Cathertoe, daughter of Sir Edward Fordob
Kat., of Hartltag, to the county of Suseex, and
widow of Alexander, eldest son of John, Lord Colo*
peper, by whom he had issue,
FoBDB, Ma successor.
Ra]*pb, who succeeded hla brother.
Charles.
Catherine, m. to Richard Nerllle, Esq., and
had issue,
Grbv, m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
John Boteler, and died «. jk, to 17S91
HBKBV,*who assumed the aumame of
Grey, and died «. fi., to 1740, leaving a
widow, EHaaheth, who ra>marrled
John Wallop, Earl of Portsmouth.
Catherine, m. Ridiard Aldworth, Esq., of
Stanlake, in the county of Oxibrd, and
dying in 1740, left a son,
RioHABo, who assumed the sur-
name and arms of Nbtil]*b, and
wasfrtherof
RicHARn Aldwobtb "Sm-
yiLLB, who succeeded, aa
second Lobd Bbatbbookb.
His lordship A to 107A, and was «. by his eldest son,
FORDE GREY, third Lord Grey, of Werke.
This nobleman Jotatog in the rebellion of the Duke
of Monmouth, commanded Uie horse at Sedge,
moor, where he is accused of hoTlng treacherously
dmcited his post, and oi flytog at the first diarget
esvtato it is, that he subsequently made terms tor
himarif, aB4 preserred his Uto by giving evidence
against his associates. After the revototion, hie
lordship obtained the flivonr of King William, and
was creeled by letters patent, dated llth June,
ie05, FIscMMiT Orsy, qT Otomlato, and Eabi. or
TAirKBByii.LB. He was afterwards a lord of the
treasury, sworn of the privy coundl, and to 1790,
Lofd Privy-eeaL He m. Mary, daughter of George,
Lord BerMey, and had an only daughter,
Mary, m, to Charles Bonnet, second Lord Oa-
sulston, who was created, after the extin^
tion of the male line of tha Greys, Eabb or
TAmcBBTiLLB. Hb lordship
• Whsn the Lord Keeper Lyttlaton, deserted the
Hoiweof Lords, to 1M9, end carried the great seal
to King Charles, at Oxftod, this William, Lord
Grey, of Werke, was elected Speaker Mat the Houae,
at WestaaiMter.
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ORE
QKB
gnat gnndftthfer> of tbe pretent Earl of
Tankerville.
His lordship d. In 1701, when the Ettldom of Tan-
kerville and Viiooanty of GlendaJe, became
■XTINCT, while the Barony of Grey, of Werke,
devolved upon hit hrotheri
RALPH GREY, aa fourth Baron. Thia noble-
man attended King William in most of his cam-
paigns, and was made governor of Barbadoes, in
1608. He died In 1706, when the Barony of Gkst,
OF WsRKS, nxriKBD. His lordship devised a con-
lidorable estate te his coushi, William, Lord North
and Grey, son of Charles, Lord Grey, of RoUeston.
Aiuis.^Guks, a lion rampant within a border
ingrailedar.
GBEYSTOCK — BARONS GREY-
STOCK.
By Writ of Summons, dated 23rd June, lS9ff,
S3d Edward L
This ftunily derived its surname from the Manor
of Orbybtoks in Cumberland, at which place,
THOMAS DE GREYSTOKE obtained a royal
charter, S9th Henry III., to hold a weekly market
and yearly fUr. This Thomas m. Christian,
daughter of Roger de Vipount, and was «. by his
son,
ROBERT DE GREYSTOCK, who dyhig hi the
S8th Henry III., was «. by his brother,
WILLIAM DE GREYSTOCK, whopaying £100.
for his rdief, and doing his fealty, had livery of
the lands of his hiheritance. This William had a
military summons to attend the king, at Chester,
42nd Henry II L, in order to restrain the hostilities
of the Welch. He m. Mary, the eldest of the three
daughters and co-heirs of Roger de Merlay, an
eminent baron of the north, by whom he acquired
the Manor of MonrsTB, in Northumberland, and
had issue, two sons, Jobh, and William, and- a
daughter, Margaret, m. to. Sir Robert de la Val,
Knt. This feudal lord died in 1288, and was «. by
his elder son,
JOHN DE GREYSTOCK, who in the 29d Ed-
ward L, had summons with other great men, to
attend the crown to advise upon certain Imponant
aflkirs of the nation, and in pursuance of that
advice, went with the king into Gascony, the
French monarch having then invaded those ter-
ritories ; where distinguishing himself In arms, he
was the next year summoned to parliament as a
BABOW, and subsequently to all the parliaments of
his time. In two years afterwards, we And his
lordship ag^n in the wars of Gascony, and then In
the retinue of Anthony Bee, Bishop of Durham,
and Patriarch of Jerusalem. In the 28th and 29th
ot Edward I., he was in the wars of Scotland. His
lordship d. issueless, in 1305, when he settled his
Manor and Barony of Gbbtstock, upon his cousin
RAX.PH, son of William Fita>RaIph, Lord of Grim-
thorpe, in Yorkshire, son of the baron's aunt,
Joane; his brothers and uncles being then all dead,
without issue male, which
RALPH FITZ-WILLIAM, in tbe 10th Edward L,
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paid a flae to the king of one hnndied marki, ft»r
Uoence to marry Margery, Widow of Nicholas Cor^
bet, and daughter and heir of Hugh de Bolebec;
and in the 24th of the same reign, as brother and
heir of Geffery Flta-William, of Yorkshliek had
livery of the said Geffery's lands, upon doing his
homage. This nobleman was much engaged in the
wan of Scotluid; and In the 7th of Edward IL, we
find him governor of Berwick, and joined In com-
mission with John, Lord Moubray, and others, in
the wardensfaip of the Marches. He was the next
year governor of Carlisle, and founded a diantry at
Tinemouth, for the soul of John, Lord Oieystock,
his kinsman, and all his aaoeston. His lordship
died in 1316, having had summons to parliament aa
a BABOB, under the designaalon of " Ralp Five*
William,** Arom 23rd June, 129S, to«th October,
13U. He was «. by his second, but eldest surviving
ROBERT FITZ-RALPH, second Baron, but
never summoned to parliament, who m. Elisabeth,
daughter of NeviU, of Stahiton, in the county
of Lincoln, and dying the year after his flither, was
«. by his son,
RALPH DE GREYSTOCK, which surname he
assumed, and was summoned to parliament by that
designation, from 15th May, 1321, to 17th Septem-
ber, 13^ His lordship by virtue of a special dis-
pensation from the Pope, espoused Alice,* daughter
of Hugh, Lord Audley, they befaig within the third
and fourth degrees of consanguinity: and had an
(mly son, William. Lord Greystock having been
a principal in seising Sir Gilbert de Middleton, tai
the Castle of Mitftnrd, Ibr treeson, was soon after-
wards poisoned, while at breakfost, through the
contrivance of that person. His death occurred in
1223, when he was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE GREYSTOCK, fimrth Baron,
summoned to parliament fttnn 20th November,
1348, to 15th December, 1357. This nobleman
shared in the martial glories of Edward III.'s reign,
and served in France under the Black Prince. He
obtained permission to make a castle of his manor
house, at Greystock, and was constituted governor
of Berwidc; but during his governorship, being
commanded to attend, perMnaUy, King Edward
Into Prance, Berwick fSdl bito the possession of the
Soots, whereupon the king was much oflteded; it
being clearly proved, however, that Lord Grey-
stock was absent upon no other occasion, he ob-
tained his pardon at the request of Queen Phillppa.
His kndship m. first, Lucy de Lude, daughter of
Lord Lude, ttcm whom he was'divoroed, without
issue. He espoused, secondly, Joane, daughter of
Lord FitB^Hugh, by whom, (who married after hia
decease, Anthony de Lude, and Sir Matthew Red-
man, Knt.) he had issue, Ralph, his successor,
Robert and William, and a daughter, Alice, m. to
Sir Robert de Harrington. He died in 1366, and
was «. by his eldest son,
• Dugdale in one place, calls this lady, " AUce de
Audeley,** daughter of Hugh, Lord Audeley, and
in another, *' Alioe,** daughter ot Ralph, Loid
I NeviU.
ORE
OKI
RALFH DB OREY8TOCK, fifth tauoB, sum-
moned to piiriimiMnt from flBth NoT«mlwr» l37At to
Ath October, 1417, •• *' Radulfo Boionl de
OraysttA.** ThU nobleman was conctitttted in the
SfOi Sdwaid III., governor of Loughmeben castle,
tai Scotland, and one of the commissioners for
guarding the west marches. Moreover, in the 1st
Richard II., he was joined in commission with
Henry, Duke of Northumberland, and others, for
gnaniUng the east and west marches, and the next
year he assisted the earl in talcing the casUe of
Warwick, of which the SooU had posiesied them-
seives, by surprise. In the 4th Richard II. his
lorMiip had the direction of the military expedi-
tion against the Sootsi but was made prisoner by
George, Earl of Dunbar, at Horsetidge, in Olen-
dalL His ransom cost 3,000 marlu. Hb brother
William want as a hostage ft>r him to Dunbar, and
died there of the pestilence. After his enlargement
he was agidn constituted one of the commlaBiflners
tor guarding the west marches. His lordship m.
Catherine, daughter of Roger, Lord Cliflbrd, and
dying in 1417, was «. by hb son,
SIR JOHN DE OREYSTOCK, sixth banm,
summoned to parliament from Mth August, 1419, to
Uh July, 1436w This nobleman was constituted,
8th Henry V., goveiuoi of Roxborough Castle, in
Scotland, Ibr four years, with an allowance of a
thousand pounds per annum in time of peace, and
two thousand in war. In the 1st of Henry VI. he
was joined in commission, with the Bishop of Lon-
dcm, and others, to treat of peace with James, king
of Scotland ; and was twice subsequently in a simi-
lar commission. In the lath of the same reign hb
locdahip was one of the chief commanders sent with
the fbress to the rdief of Berwick, then bssieged by
the Scots. He m. Elisabeth, daughter and co-heir
of Robert Ferrers, of Wemme, and had issue,
Ralvh, hb succeisor, with three other sons, Wil-
Bam, Richard, and Thomas, and a daughter,
Bliaaboth, married to Roger Thornton, whose only
child and heirsM, EUaabeth Thornton, espoused Star
George Lumky, Lord Lumley, from whom the
pisstint Earl of Scarborough collatacally descends.
Lord Oreystock d. in 143S, and was «. by hb eldest
SIR RALPH DE OREYSTOCK, seventh ba-
Ton, summoned to parliament from 89th October,
MM, to lAth September, 148S. Thb nobleman,
who was frequently in commissions to treat with
the Soots, IN. EUsabeth, daughter of William, Lord
Fits-Hugh* and had an only son,
RoamikT, who m. Elisabeth, daughter of Ed-
XBund Grey, Earl of Ksnt, and dying in the
Hfi^time of hb father, 1st Richard III., left
an infimt dauj^ter and hairsM,
EusABBTH, who in. Thomas, Loan
Dacrs, 0/ GilhtUmd, K.O., and con-
veyed the Baeoitv op ORKTarocK to
her husband, when it became united
with that of OiLx.n8i.AivD.
Lord Oreystock died in 1487, and was succeeded by
hb grand-daughter Elisabeth, who married, as
stated above. Lord Dacre, of Oinesland--by thb
marriage, as also stated above, the baronies of
Dacre and Gieystock beaune united, and so oon-
William-Pranccs, Lord
ParxR,
William, Lord Stour-
TON,
.
tinned until the deceais of George, filth
Dacre, of Gillesland, and Baron Oreystock, in l/W,
when it fell into absvancs between hb lordship's
three sisters and co-heirs, vis.
Anne, m. to Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel,
ancestor of the Dukes of Norfolk.
Mary, m. to Thomas, Lord Howard, of Wal*
den, and died «.j>.
EUaabeth. m. to Lord William Howard, ances-
tor of the Earb of Carlisle.
And between the rsprmcntatives of these co-heirs
the Barony op ORBvaTOCK b ptasumed still to be
inABBYANcB. Thoso representatives are,
Representatives
of Anne Dacre,
through Winifred
Howard, who mar-
ried WiUiam, fif-
tesnth' Lord Stour-
ton, and Anne
Howard, who m,
Robert - Edward,
ninth Lord Petre,
sisters and co-heirs
of Philip Howard,
brother of Ed-
ward, ninth Duke
of Norlblk.
George, Earx. op Carlxblb, Tepiceeutative of
Elisabeth Dacre.
Arms.— Barry of six ar. and as. over all thrse
chaplets gules.
GRIFFIN — BARONS GRIFFIN, OF
BRAYBROKE CASTLE,
IN THE COUNTY OF
NORTHAMPTON.
By Letten Patent, dated 9rd December, 10881
By a pedigree attested by air Richard at. Osofye,
and the learned Osmden, it appears, that hi the xeign
of Edward IL,
SIR JOHN GRIFFIN married the heiiess of
the fiunily of the Favells, of Weston-Favel, in the
county of Northampton, and obtained that seat,
which became the place of hb abode, and of hb
posterity, until the time of Henry IV., when
SIR THOMAS GRIFFIN married Elisabeth
Latimer, only daughter of Warine, Lord Latimer,
of BraybrOke, by Katharine, sister and heir of John,
Lord La Warr, and was «. by hb son,
RICHARD GRIFFIN, who m. Anne, daughter
of Richard Chamberlain, and was «. by hb son,
JOHN GRIFFIN, Esq., who, in the ISth of
Henry IV., upon the death of his great uncle,
Edward, last Lord Latimer of Braybroke, was
found to be hb next heir, and had livery thereupon
ot the manor of Warden, and the castle of Bray-
broke, in the county of Northampton, with divers
other lands in other shires. In the 4th of Henry VI.
he was also found to be next heir to Thomas, the
last Lord La Warr, but by virtue of an entaU, made
by the said Lord La Warr, Sir Reginald West was
heir to hb lands, being son of Sir Thomas West,
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GRI
OBI
Kiit.» by Jotn, hk miit» dang|it«r of Ruffir, Loud
Lft Wan«. To Jobn OriiBa, who dted withont
lisao» luooaeded hii bfotlior,
SIR NICHOLAS GRIFFIN, of B»ybroko, who
waft fthortff of Northaiitptoiuliire» in •the 35tii
Henry VI. Thift fentlcnuui m. Catheriae, daughter
of John CuiBon, Eiq.» and was «. by his waa,
JOHN GRIFFIN. Eiq., of Braybroke, who m.
Emmott daughter of Richard WheathUI. Eiq., of
Callis, and had iaftuo*
NicaoLAS (Sir), his successor,
Bfary, m. to John Toudiet, Lord Aadley.
He was «. at his decease by his son,
SIR NICHOLAS GRIFFIN, who was made one
of the Knights of the Bath at thenuuriageof Prince
Arthur, eldest son of King Henry VIL, 17th No<
▼ember, 1001, and was sheriff of Northamptonshire
in 1504. Sir Nicholas m. Alice, daughter of John
Thombocough, Esq., and had two tons,
1. TnoMAa (Sir), who succeeded his fkther,
and was sheriff of the county of Northamp-
ton hi the 98th and aeth of Henry YIII.
Sir Thomas m. Jane, eldest daughter and
co-heir of Richard Newton, Esq., and was «.
by his son,
Rica (Sir), who m. Elisabeth, daughter
of Sir Thomas Brudenel, Knt., of
Dean, In the county of Northampton,
and left an only daughter and heiress,
Mary Gnippilr, who m. Thomas
Markham, Esq., of Allerton.
Thus terminated this branch of
the family.
S. Edward.
The younger son,
SIR EDWARD GRIFFIN havhig pursued the
study of the law, was constituted solicitor-general
in the a7th Henry VIII., and retained in that ottce
till 0th Edward VI., when he was adyanoed to the
attorney generalship ; which he continued to hold
during the reign of Mary. Sir Edward m. first, Eli-
sabeth, daughter of •— - Palmer, Esq., of Bowden,
in the county of Northampton, by whom he had
(with four daughters),
EowAEO, his successor.
He m, secondly, Anne, daughter of Mr. Baron
(John) Sakith, of the exchequer, but had no lasue:
and he espoiMod thirdly, Sliaabeth, daughter and
heireas of Gcffirey Chambers, Esq., of Stanmore, in
the county of Middlcscs, and widow of -— Coniera,
Esq., of Wakerley, in the county of Northampton ;
of Lord St. John, and of Sir Walter Stoner, Knt.,
by whom he had a son.
Rice (Sir), of BidLmaish, who left a son,
Edward, who d, in 1050, leaving,
Nicholas.
Lucy.
The attorney-general was «. by his elder son,
SIR EDWARD GRIFFIN, of DIngley, K.a,
who m. Lucy, daughter of — Coniers, Esq.« of
Wakerley, by his step-mother, (the Attomey-Geno<
rai Orlffln's last wife,) and had Issue,
TaoMAi, his successor,
Edward (Star).
Francas, m. to Sir Gregory Cromwd* KnI.
Elisabeth, «. to Cedl HaU, Esq.
MS
Aaaab m. to Sir wmtaa YUHmi,
Sir Edward waa «. by Us eUest SOB,
SIR THOMAS GRIFFIN 6. in lAM^ m. EHm-
bsth, daughter of George Toudiet, Lord Aiattay,
and widow of Sir John Stawal, K.B., and was a. by
his SOB,
. SIR EDWARD GRIFFIN, Knt, of Braybsoko
and DIngley, treasurer of tho daaaber to King
Charles II. This giBlleniaii mu , daughHr of
Uvedale, Esq., and dying in lau, was «. by hie
SIR EDWARD GRIFFIN, UouU-Coload ot
the Duke of York's regiment of foot guards, (now
called the Coldstream,) in the reign of King GhariM
IL, who was adyanoed to the peerage, by letters
patent, dated at SaUsburySrd December, KM, in
the dignity of Babom Gbxvfin, of Braybsokcu Hia
lordship m. the Lady Essex Howard, only daughter
aad heiress of James, third Earl of Sufblk, aad
BaroB Howard, of Waldca. Lord Grifla i<»m«ng
to the Ibrtunes of King James IL, ■^♦^^^Uit that
monarch upon his abdication into France, and was
outlawed. He remained abroad until 1706, when,
upon an intended invasion of Scotland, he embariied
on the Salisbury man of war at Dunkirii ; and was
taken prisoner, with several others, by Sir John
Byng, Knt., off the ooest of North Britain. Hia
lordship was then committed to the Tower of Lob*
don, where he died in November, 1710^ and was «.
by his son,
JAMES GRIFFIN, second Baxon GriAn, of
Braybroke, who m. Anne, daughter and sole heiress
of Riduurd Rainsford. Esq., eldest son of Sir Ridiard
Ralosford, of Dallington, in the county of Nor-
thampton, lord chief Justice of England, by whom
he had issue,
Edward, his successor.
RiSuSd. }*»**»*•* '-P-
Elisabeth, m. first, to Henry Grey, Esq., of
BltUngbear, in the county of Berks, and
seooadly, to John Wallop, Earl of Ports*
mouth, but d, issueless.
Anne, «. to William WhitweU, Baq., of Oundle,
in the couaty of Northamptoa. This lady
succeeded eventually as sole heiress of her
brother, Edward, Lord Oriflla.
Her eldest son,
Jobh GRxrnN-WBfTWBi.1., having ob>
tained from his aunt the Countess of
Portsmouth, her share of the estate of
SaAron Walden, in Essex, assumed the
surname and arms of Gairpia, and
having his claim to the ancient Barony
of Howard, of Walden, admitted, (as
grsat-grandson of Lady Essex Howard,
only chUd of James, Earl of Suflblk
and Lof<d Howard, of Walden,) was
summoned to parliament in that dig-
nity. He was afterwards created Barov
Bratbrokb, with a special reooain-
dcr, and that BARoaY is now tsttmt
under the limitation.
His kxrdship 4, hi October, 17Uf taoA was «. by his
EDWARD GRIFFIN, third Baron CrliBn, who.
GUB
GUS
an the UtfMmwry. ITO^.tooktlMMMhiM
■Mt In parUamait* iWTtaw oonfomMA to the
bitolMdchiuch. Hli tofdihlp m. Mary. dMichtar of
AntlMMiy WaUflo, Esq., of Well, In the oounty of
Lincoia* aone ttine Goreraor of Bengal* hy whon
he had an only daai^ter, Eaasx. who d, unmarried
in 17ML He 4. Wmaeif in 1748, when the BABomr
or QwamwiK, 9f Bmt/brolu, iMcane sktihct, and
hia lordihlp't eatalea davolTed upon hie lialen* as
oo-bein (rate to the danghtam of Ji
« grUftn
hie beak and
tani0m»
GUELPH — IKJKE OF CAMBRIDGE.
By Lettcn Patent, dated 9Ch November, 1706.
Xineasc
GEORGE AUGUSTUS OUELPH, Prlnoe Eleeto-
nd of Hanover, only 'ton of Hit Mujetlw Kino
Gnomon I., waa created a pear of Oient Britain, 9th
November, 1706, in the dlgnitiea of Baron Tewkw
•wry, 1^ Twokettntnf, in the c^umty itf Glou€09ter,
Vi»eou$tt NarthaOerlvH, in M« anmtaf qf York, EaH
t(f MUfbrd Haven, and MABOVsaa and Dunn or
CAMsniDon. (Hia Royal Highneta waa created
Prince of Wales, 2Snd September, 1714). The
prince succeeded to the throne as King Gnonon II.,
on the demise <3i his fiather, 11th June, 1717, when
9Si these honours merged in the cnoww.
GUELPH — DUKE OF CUMBER.
LAND.
By Letters Patent, dated S7fh July, 176S. .
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS GUELPH, second son
of W» MmiMtif Kino Ononon II., was created e
peer of Gnat Britain by his grandfkthar, Gnonon I.,
fTth July, ITOB, as Bmron i^f the loh i^Aldeme^,
Vieeotmt IVeimieN, In Comwali, EartpfKennktg^
isn, Mmrqueee ^ Berkhampeted, and Dunn or
CuMBcnjLAND. His royal highness, who adopted
eariy In UDs the piuJbsslon of anns, attained a very
high miUtery reputation, ftir courage, conduct, and
ability. He was with his Ibther at the battle of
Dettingcn, and there displaying great gallantry, re*
cei'ved a wound in the brunt of the engagement. In
tUs conflict the British arms were victorious ; but,
eubaequently, sustained e defiBat under hVi royal
highness at Fontsnot, owing, in a great measure,
to the irreslatlUe valour of the cdetarated laieH
BnioADB, whidi fbrmed the rear guard of Maredial
SaaLe^sanny. It was upon ttuit memorable occasion
thotthe Eni^lshmonardiissaidtohaveeKdaimed
in the MttcnMss of Ms ftMTtnne, « curst be those laws
that array my own sublects againet me." The duke,
in 1746, commasuled the English troops against ttie
CnnvALisn, and terminated that very formidable
rebelUon by hia dedalvo victory of Cullodcn.
Thedttte,* who was a Kirianr of the maatnoUe
order of the Gastba, died unmarried in 176ft, when
all his honours became extinct.
GUELPH — DUKE OF CUMBER.
LAND AND STRATHERN.
By Letters Patent, dated 18th October, 1786.
HENRY-FREDERICK GUELPH, thiid son of
His Royal Highness, Frederick, Prince of Walaa,
and brother of Hie Majeet^ Kino Gnonon III., was
created a pear of Great Britain, as Dunn ow Cvm-
Baai.AND AND STnATBBNN, and of Irdand, as
Earl of Dublin, on the 18th October, 1706. His
Royal Highness was likewise installed a Kniobt of
the moat noble order ot the GAnrna. This prinos^
after flguring In the annals of gallantry, eqMuaed,
in 1771, the Lady Anne Horton, widow of Chrlalo.
pher Horton, Esq., of Cotton Hall, in the county of
Derby, and daughter of Simon Luttxeil, flrst Eart
of Carhampton. This marriage waa received very
un£svourably at court, and gave rise to the law soon
after passed, known as the novAL MAaaiAon act,
by which the subsequent marriages of the royal
flunily were confined within speciflc Hmitatinsis
His royal highness died in 1790, without issue,
all his honours became nxrufCT.
GUELPH — DUKE OF YORK AND
ALBANY.
By Letters Patent, dated SDth June, 171&
Xhuagc.
Hie Majeetw Kino Gnonon L, soon after his ac-
cession to the throne, created hia brother,
EARNEST AUGUSTUS GUELPH, Bishop of
Osnaburgh. DuKn or Youc and Aj.bany, in the
peerage of Great Britain, and Earl of Ulster, in that
of Ireland. HU royal highness was likewlw hi«
vested with the OAnrnn. He died, unmarried, in
1798» when his honours became nzxiNcr.
GUELPH — DUKE OF YORK AND
ALBANY.
By Letters Patent, dated 1st April, 1780^
lintagc.
EDWARD AUGUSTUS GUELPH, second son
of His Royal Highness, Frederick, Prhice of Wales,
and brother of Hie Majeety Kino Gnonon 111.,
was created Ducn or York, and Albany, in the
peerage of Great Britain, and Earl of Ulster in Ire<
land, on 1st April. 1780, but at the decease of this
promising youth in 1787» those honours
again bxtinct.
• There Is a pedestrian statue of this prince upon
a pillar of considerable altitude in the town of Birr,
King's County, Ireland.
«7 •
HAC
HAR
6UELPH -. DUKE OF YORK AND
ALBANY.
By Letter* Patent, dated S7th Noyember, 1784.
FREDERICK OUELPH, lecand Mm of His Ma-
Jeity King George III., bom 16th August, 1763, was
dected the following year Bishop of Osnabuiio,
and chosen a Knight of the Bath in 1767. In June.
177It he wai elected aKuriGUT of the most noble
order of the Oabtsr, and installed at Windsor,
SBth of the same month. His royal highness was
created a peer <3€ Great Britain, as Duks of York
AKO Alkawt, and of Irdand, as Earl of Ulster,
S7th November, 1764. The prince adopting the pro-
fession of arms, attained the rank of r ixlo-mabshax.
and hdd for several years the high and important
oAceof coMMAiTDXB-iir-cHiBF of all the king's land
forces in the united kingdom ; during which pe-
riod, and greatly owing to the efficiency of his royal
highness's government, the British army acquired
an unprecedented degree of glory, and the military
banner of Great Britain waved as triumphantly as
her naval pennant. The Duke of York espoused,
S9th September, 1791, Princess Frederica Charlotte,
ridest daughter of Frederick, King of Prussia, by
whom, (who died 6th August, 1820), he had no
Issue. His royal highness died, deeply lamented,
Mh January, 1887, when all his honours became
SXTIlfCT.
GUELPH — DUKE OF KENT AND
STRATHERN.
By Letters Patent, dated nrd AprU. 1790.
ICiiuagc.
EDWARD GUELPH, fourth son of Hi« Ma-
jettif Kino Gsonoa III., bom 8nd November,
1767t was created a peer of Great Britain, as Duk«
OF KsifT AKD Stratbsbh, and of Ireland, as
Earl of Dublin, on SSd April, 1799. His royal high-
ness was a Kbioht of the Gabtbb, and of St. Pa-
trick, a Knight Grand Croes of the Bath, a field,
marshal in the army, and colonel of the first re-
giment of foot The duke espoused, in 1818, Her
Serene Highness Victoria-Mary-Louisa, daughter of
Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfleld, by whom
he had an only daughter,
Ai.BXANO»iivA-VicToaiA, bovn 84th May,
1819L
His royal highness died, deeply lamented, SSd Ja-
nuary, 1890, when all his honours bwme bxtinct ;
but his daughter is now bbir prbbumftitb to the
crown.
HACCHE— BARON HACCHE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, 1990,
87 Edward I.
i:llU89C.
EUSTACE DE HACCHE, originally a menial
servant to King Edward I., obtained l^tmi that mo-
narch a charter of free-warren In all his demesne
lands at Hacche, in the county of Wilts, as also at
948
NoitOD-Meriittll and Cestreton, In Warwickshire
He was afterwards, 92nd Edward I., made governor
of Portsmouth, in which year he aooompanied Ed-
mund. Earl of Lancaster, In the expedition then
made into Gasonny. In two years afterwards he
received command to attend the king at Carlisle,
thence to march into Scotland against Robert
Bruce, who had at thattlmeassumedthesoverelgnty
of that kingdom. In the S6th of Edward I., he was
at the memorable battle of Fawkirk, and he conti-
nued for several years subsequently in the Scottish
wars. He was summoned to parliament, as a ba-
BON, from 6th February, 19B9, to 99nd January,
1800. His lordship tf. in the foUowing year, leaving
an only daughter and heiress,
Julian, m. to John Hansard, in whose repre.
sentaUves, if such are in being, the Ba-
BOKY OF Hacchb Is vested.
ABiia.— Or., a cross engrailed, gules.
HARCLA— BARON HARCLA. EARL
OF CARLISLE.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 15th May, laSL
14 Edward IL
Earldom, by Charter, dated 9Bth March, 13S9.
ANDREW DE HARCLA, (son of Mkhael de
Harda, Sheriff of Cumberland, fttMn Idth to the 16th
of Edward I., inclusive,) having distinguished him-
sdf in the Scottish wars, was oonstitutad by King
Edward IL, governor of the castle of Carlisle, wardfn
of the marches, and elevated to the peerage, by
writ of summons, dated 15th May, 1821, as BABOsr
Habcla ; in which year his lordship had the good
fortune to completdy rout the insurgents under
Thomas Plantegenet, Earl of Lancaster, at Borou|^-
bridge, and to seise the earl himself, whom he con-
veyed a prisoner to the king at York, and had soon
afterwards executed at Pontefract. In oonsidera-
tion of this eminent service, his lordship was
created an earl, under the title of Eabl of Cab-
I.I8LB, by the girding of a sword, accompanied by
a charter, in which it was covenanted, that for the
better support of the dignity, he should have to
himself, and the heirs male of his bodyi lands and
rents in the counties of Cumberland and West-
moreland, of a thousand marks per annum value,
and five hundred marks per annum more, in the
marches of Wales, and until such provision should
be made, that he should receive a thousand marks,
per annum, out of the exchequer. Besides these
substantial records of royal fevour, this charter,
for the first time, in such a grant, set forth In
the preemble, a detail of the merits of the dig-
nified person t it was dated at Pontefiact, 9Sth
March, 15th Edward IL. anno 1332. •' Thus ele-
vated," sajrs Dugdale, "from a mean condition, for
he was merdy a knight of small fortune, he grew
so lofty, that he began to manifest the hatred pub-
licly, which he had long privately borne, towards
Hugh le Despencer, (the greatest and most power-
ful favourite of his time,) whom the king had
recently advanced to the Earldom of Winchester."
HAM
HAN
TUf Ibeling towsrdi D«qMncMr, ]0d tlw earl to
make private overturei to the Scots* which bdog
oommuiiicatad to the kingt 1m waa ealKed (by
Anthony de Lud«) at Carlialet and brought to trial
there, by yirtue of a commiaiioD* dated at Knarea-
boaough, a7th February* 10th Edward IL» and
directed to Edmund, Earl of Kent* John* Lord
Hastings* Sir Ralph Basset* Sir John Peche* Sir
John Wisham* and Geflhey le Scrope* Esq. Before
this court* his lordship was accused of having con-
q[»ired with James Douglas* a Scot* whereby the
king* for ladc of his assistance* was defeated in a
battle* near the Abbey of Biland* in Yorkshire : so
that he was necessitated for the security of his
parson* to fly to York; and the earl being found
guilty* sentence was then and there pronounced
against him: via.*—'* That his sword should be
taken from him* and his gilt spurs hacked from
his heels. That he should then be drawn and
hanged by the nedc; his heart and bowels taken out
of bis body, burnt to ashes and winnowed; his
body cut into quarters ; one to be set on the princi-
pal tower of Carlisle Castle; another upon the
tower at Newcastle-upon-Tyne; a third upon the
bridge at York; and the fourth at Shrewsbury;
while his head was to be placed upon London
Bridge;" which judgment was executed up<n) the
unhappy nobleman accordingly, on the morroF*
after St. Chad's day* (3rd Maich*) 1382, and all
his honours became, of course* roaFSiTso.
Hia lordship had a brother* John de Harda* who
died the same year* seised of the Manor of White-
hatt* in the county at Cumberlsnd, leaving a son
and heir, AKoaaw* then three years ot age.
Aniia.->-Ar. a croes gules* in the llrst quarter* a
martlet sa.
HAMILTON — EARLS OF CAM-
BRIDGE.
By Letters Patent, dated 16th June, 1619.
ICincagc.
Trs EARX.OOM OP Cambridob meiged in the
crown, in 1461, upon the accession of King En-
WARO IV., who had previously borne that dignity,
and it remained dormant ftom that period, until
conferred* lOth June* 1619* by King James I.*
upon
JAMES HAMILTON* second Marquess of Ha-
milton, in Scotland, who was then created by
letters patent. Boron </ Ennsrdato, in CunJberhtnd,
and Earl ov Cambridob, and was installed a
knight of the Garter, at Windsor, 7th July, 1683.
His lordship was lord steward of the housdiold.
He m. Anne, daughter of James, seventh Earl of
Olencaime* by whom he had issue*
Jambb, his successor.
William, Earl of Lanark.
Anne, m, to the Earl of Crawford*
Margaret.
Mary.
His Icwdship d. in 1625* and was #. by his elder
sob,
JAMES HAMILTON, second Earl of Cambridge.
This nobleman carried the sword of state* at the
ooranatloo of King Charlei I.* and was advanced
by that noonarch* to the Scottish Dukedom of
Hamilton. His grace espousing* activdy, the
cause of his royal master, was defeated and taken
prisoner, by Cromwdl, at the battle of Preston,
and suillered decapitation* in old Palace Yard, 9th
March, 1648. He m. Mary, daughter of William
Fielding, Earl ot Denbigh, by Susan, his wife*
sister of George ViUiers. Duke of Buckingham* and
had surviving inue,
Anitb* who* upon the decease of her uncle*
became Duchess of Hamilton, in Soot-
land.
Susanna* m. to John* Earl of Cassilis.
The duke dying thus* without male issue* was a. ii|
all his honours, by his brother*
WILLIAM HAMILTON* Earl of Lanark* thus
third Earl of Cambridge. This nobleman in. Eli-
sabeth* daughter and co-heir of James Maxwell*
Earl of Dirleton* by whom he had four daughters*
via.; Anne, Elisabeth, Mary, and Margaret. His
grace fell like his brother, in the royal cause, having
received a mortal wound, at the unfortunate battle
of Worcester* in 16S1, when the Earldom or Cam-
bridob* AND Barony or Emkbrdalb, became
BXTiNCT ; his own Scottish honour shared a similar
fate, while the Dukedom of Hamilton, in Scotland,
devolved, according to special limitation in the
patent, upon his niece* the Lady Ankb Hamilton*
who married William Douglas* Earl of Selkirk* and
from this union the present Duke of Hamilton
lineally descends.
Armb.— <}ules* three dnque-foils ermine pierced.
HAMPDEN — VISCOUNTS HAMP-
DEN.
See Trbvor* Viscounts Hampden.
HANDLO-^ARON HANDLO.
By Writ of Summons* dated mth February* 1342,
16 Edward III.
JOHN DE HANDLO was summoned to par-
liament, as a BARON* on Sath February* 134S, but
never afterwards. His lordship m. Maud* widow of
John Lovel* and sister and heir of Edward BumeU.
He d, in 1346, leaving his grandson,
EDMUND DE HANDLO* his heir. This Ed-
mund died before he attained majority, anno ISfiff*
leaving two daughters, his co-heirs, via.,
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Edmund de la Pole.
Margaret, m. to Gilbert Chastlein.
Both these ladies having died without issue,
were succeeded in the estates by their kinsman,
Hugh, Lord Bumell, son and heir ot Nicholas
de Handlo, second son ot John, Lord Handlo i
which Nicholas assumed his mother's name
of BumelL
As only one writ of summons was ioued to John,
Lord Handlo, the barony or Handlo is pre-
sumed to have, at his lordship's decease in 1346,
become bxtinct.
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HAR
fiAR
HARCOURT— BARONS HAROOURT,
OF STANTON HAR-
COURT, IN THE COUN-
TY OF OXFORD, VIS-
COUNTS HARCOURT,
EARJiS HARCOURT.
Baraoy:
Viscountyi
Earldom
' ) by Letten f
*^' f Patent, i
4M S«pCcmber, 1711.
24th July, 1781.
lat DMember, 1749.
Thia andaat and aminent ftmUy traced its pedi-
gree to Bamtamd, a nobleman tf the royal blood
of Saxony, who acquired, in 879» when Rojllo, the
Dane* made himwiif nutter of Normandy, die hnd-
■hSps of Hmramrt, Cailerille, and Beauflod, in that
prindpaUty. From this nobleman dcaoended
ERRAND DE HARCOURT, commander of
the anhen of Val-de-Ruel, in the army which luc-
ceaeftilly invaded England in 1066, under'the Duke
of Normandy. The seoond ton of thij warrior,
Robert de Haioourt, it laid to be the anoettor of
the present Earl of Harcourt ; but the immediate
founder of the honoort of the family wat
SIMON HARCOURT, Eaq., (grandaon of Sir
Simon Haicourt, Knt.* a military officer of high
lenown, who was appointed governor of Dublin
fai UM3, and immediately raited the blockade of
tbatdty, then inveited by the rebelt, but fdl toon
after, before the cattle of Carrick-Main, in the
anmty of WlcUow,) a lawyer of eminence, who
filled the officet of tolidtor and attorney-general,
with little interruption, from 1709 until 1710, when
Jiewaa nominated lordrkeepcr of the great teal, and
twom a member of the priTy-counciL In the fol-
lowing year, 3rd September, 1711, he wat elevated
to the peerage, by the title of Baboit Harcourt,
. ttfStanton-Hareourt, in the county (^ (k^fifrd / and on
the 7th April, 1719, declared xx>rd hioh-chancri.-
u>B OF Grbat Britaim, which great office heconti-
nued to fill until the accetiion of George I., in 1714.
On the 94th July, 1791, hit kxrdthip wat created
fUeount Harcowrtt and, in the following month,
again called to the ooundl-board. The viscount wat
^pointed one of the lordt-Juttioet in 1793, 172S, and
1797. Hi* lordthlp m. thrice, but had ittue only by
hit firtt wife, Rebecca, daughter of the Rev. Tho-
maa Ciark, M.A., vis., one surviving ton and two
daughtert. He A on the 90th of July, 1797, and
was «, by his grandton, (the ton of the Honourable
;5imon Harcourt, M.P.. by Elisabeth, daughter of
John Evelyn, Eiq., of Wotton,)
SIMON HARCOURT, tecond vltcount, who
wat created, on the 91st December, 1740, VUcount
fiuneham, 9f Nim«A«m-Cnir«fMy, and EarIi op
Hargovbt, nf8t«uiton-Haretntrt, Hit loidthlp wat
the twenty-seventh in paternal descent tnan Ber-
nard, Lord of Harcourt, in Ncwmandy. He m., in
178S, Rebecca, only daughter and heirest of Charlct
Le Bats, Esq., of Pipwell Abbey, in the county of
Northampton, by whom he had itsue,
OsoROR-Sixoif, hit tncoettor. *
Wi LILIAN, sucoettor to hit brother.
Elisabeth, who wat one of the ten young ladiet,
960
daughters of duket and earis, who supported
the train of Queen Charlotte, at her m^Jes-
ty't nuptialt, 8th of September, 1761. Her
Indythip m., in 1703, Sir W. Lee, Bart., and
d. in 1811, leaving issue.
The earl, who had flUed some high dipknutic sta-
tions during the reign of King George II., was
constituted. In 17S1, governor to his late m^esty.
King George HI., then Prhice of Wales; and in
1761, his tordship wat nominated ambattador-«K-
traordinary to demand the Prlnoets Charlotte, of
Meeklenburgfa Strdits, in marriage for that mo-
nardi. In 1779 he was appointed viceroy of Ireland.
His lordship lost his life, on the lOth September,
1777, by unfortunatdy foiling into a wdl in his own
park, at Nuncham, and was «. by his eldest ton,
GEORGE SIMON HARCOURT, second earl,
who died without itsue, in April, 1609, when the
honours devolved upon hit brother,
WILLIAM HARCOURT, third carl. ThIa no-
bleroan was bom 90th March, 1743, and, adopting
theprofottion of armt, attained the high rank of
FisLD-MARaHAJU He wss colond of the 10th
regiment of dragoons, and a Knight Grand Cross
of the Bath. Hit lordship m., in 177B, Msry, rdict
of Thomas Lockhart, Esq., and daughter of the
Rev. William Danby, D.D.. of Marhamshire, in
the county of York} but dying «. p. 18th June,
1630, ALL Hia HOMOURS became bztinct.
Arms.— Ou., two bars, or.
HARINOTON — BARONS HARINO-
TON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 30tb December^ 1394,
18 Edward II.
The family of Harinotoh derived thdr surname
from. Havsrinotoh, in the county of Cumber-
land, a lordship which they very andently pot-
tested ; but from the time of Edward I., their chief
teat and reiidence wat at Aldinoham, in Lanca-
shire, whtdi manor wat acquired by
ROBERT 0E HARINGTON, with his wifo,
Agnes, sister and hdr of William de Cancefidd, son
and hdr of Richard de Cancefidd, by Alice his
wife, sister and hdr of Michael Flamcng, Lord op
Aldinoham. To this Robert succeeded his ddest
ion,
JOHN DE HARINGTON, who, hi the S4th
Edward I., amongst the rest of thoee stout young
soldien which were then to attend the king into
Scotland, recdved the honour of knighthood, with
Prince Edward, by bathing and other lacred cere-
moniet. Sir John had a military summons, in the
4th of Edward II., for the Scottish wart. In the
the 19th of the same xdgn he had a charter of free-
warren in all hia deraetne-landt in the oountiet of
York and Lancatter, and in the 14th of Edward III.,
a licence to impark dx hundred acres of wood,
moor, and marsh, within the predncts of hte lord-
ship of Aldingham. He was summoned to parlia-
ment, aa>a baron, from 30th December, 1394, to
13th November, 1345w His kMrdshIp m. Margaret,
UAB
HAB
or Sir Rkluml BaittfliiMM, Knt> aodlMd
an oolyioD,
RoMBT, who 4M in the HAMtee of hit tk.
tbm, iMiHnf i«ae, by liJ« wifB^ BliMtaCh,
out of the dflufhtcn end oo-hein of John de
M niton, of Bfiemaod,
John, succeMor to hit gfamAhOmr.
Bohert, fitom whom ikeriwitoil the Loids
Harington, of Exton.
Simon, ttcaMor of the HKiia^toiM, of
BIditOB.
Lord Huingtoa died in 1347, and «n «, bjr bis
JOHN DE HARINGTON, Moond banM, turn-
mooed to perliament fhnn 14th Ftfbniary, iai8» to
lOtb Marefa. Uia Tbi* noblmnen d. hi 138S» Mimd
of the tbiid part of the manor of MnUon. fat the
county of UneobH-of the manon of AJdini^Mm,
TUmoni, and a aaoiety of the manor of Ulvea-
ton, in Lonanbim— of the manor of Anstwyke^ in
the ommty of York, and of thoie of MlUum, Mo-
•mrgbe, Havortaicton, with Its msmbers, and a
thiid part of the manor of Egremond, In Cmnber^
liad. He was «. by his ton, then inmlnority,
ROBERT DE HARINGTON, third baron,
summoned to parliament from 4th August, 1377*
daring the remainder of his life. This nnWemin
recei?ed the honour of knighthood at the oonma-
tion of Richard IL. and ww the mme year em-
Ftoyed In that monarch's service at' Cahus. Hb
lordship m, Isabd, daughter and co-heir of Sir Nigel
Lerync K.G., and bad ismue,
JoHw (Sir), his succcMor.
William, lucctmot to his brother.
He died bk 14as, and was «. by his elder son,
SIR JOHN DE HARINGTON, fburth baran,
summoned to parliament uwler the misnomer of
Rennar,* &om bis accession to the peerage until
3rd September. 1417. This nobleman wm in the
espedition made Into France in the Srd Henry V. ;
and ibp next year, being retained by indenture to
scrre the king in thow wars, he reeeiTed £396, in
hand, towards his wages, upon that account But
soon sAer, purposing to travel into foreign parts,
hedeebwed bis testaamnt, 8th June, 1417, bequeath-
ing his body to be buried wheresoever he should
happen to die, and leaving to Elisabeth, Us wiH^
one-half of all his silver venels; after which be
survived not a year, for the probate of that will
bears date S7th April, nest ensuing year. Leaving
no Issue, his lordship was «. by his brother,
SIR WILLIAM DE HARINGTON, fifth baron,
summoned to parliament flrom 96th February, 14S1,
to 6th September, 1439. This nobleman lerved the
• The name of JIo6«rf de Harington occurs regu-
larly in thesummonsw to parliament, from 1st Rich-
ard U. to 4th Henry V. t but m Robert, the laat ba-
ron, died in 1406, (twelve years before the bitter
period,) and as John, Baron Harington, is stated
in the RoUsof Parliament to have been present on
the a&d December, 8th Henry IV., 1406, it may be
inllHred timt all the writs after the 7th Henry IV.
were directed to this baron, and that the dnistian
lof Aefterton the rolls, after that yeas
r^— NicoJbAS.
oflce of sbcvUr for Vorkahira, and was fDvenor of
the castle at York, in the 10th Henry V.. he was
afterwards leveol years inmail in the wss of
France in the reigns of Henry V. and Henry VI.
His kwdsMp m. Margaret, the rister of Tbonuw, ion
of Sir Robert NeviU, of Tbonby. Knt, and bad an
only child,
Elisauctb, (who died bi her fbthei's Ufc^
time,) m. to Willten, Lord BonviUek and
had aeon,
WIJ.J.IAM BmrriixB, who, in her right,
became Lord Hartegton, died in the
life-time of his iMher, leaviug a daugh-
ter,
Cbcily BoifyiLx.n, who m. first,
ThomasGtey, Marquessof Dorset,
and secondly, Henry SmAvd, Earl
ofWUtablie.
Lqrd Harii«ton d. in 1407* leaving' hb gnndsoo,
WiLjuiAM BONTII.I.B, abovo-msntioiied, hb heir.
Cxcuuv BoNTiia.s, the daaghter and heliess of the
said William, having espoused Thomas Oivy. first
Marquem of Dorset, for her ftrrt busbend, she con-
veyed the BAnoNina or BomriUAM Ann Habuto-
TOM to the noble bouee of Greyi where they con*
tinued until the attainder in 1564 of Henry Grey,
Duke of SuiUb* grandson of the mid Cecily Bob-
ville, and the mid Thomas, Marquem of Dormt,
when those dignitim, ahmg with hb grace's other
high honours, became bbtimct. By her moond
husband, Henry Staflbrd, Barl of Wiltshire, Cecily
Bonville bad no issua
Abms.— Sa. a fret, ar.
HARINGTON — BARONS HARINO-
TON, OF EXTON, IN
THE COUNTY OF
RUTIiAND.
By LetterB Patent, dated 21st July, lOOS.
Thb b a branch of the ancient flanily of Haring-
ton, barons by writ, ipriuging from
SIR ROBERT DE HARINGTON, grandson of
Sir John de Harington, %he bad been summoned to
psiliaBifiBt in the reign of Edward II., and mcond
son of Robert de Harington, and hb wife. £Iia».
bath, daughter and oo-heir of Joho de Mutton* of
Bgremond. Thb Sir Robert left a son,
JOHN DE HARINGTON, whom. AgBM, daagh-
ter of Lawrence Fbte, Esq., of Flete, in the county
of Lincohi, and dying In 1421, was «• by hb ion,
ROBERT DE HARINGTON, who wedded one
of tbf dauglUcrs and co-heirs of John de hi Laund,
and wm r. by his son,
JOHN DE HARINGTON, who bavbig married
Catherine, dluighter and heir of Sir Thomm C(rfe-
peper, acquired thereby the manor of Extob, in
Rutlandshire, and fixed hb residsnme thara He
was s. by hb son,
ROBERT HARINGTON, Esq., of Exton, who
served the oflloe of sheriff for the county of Rut-
land bi 1482 and 1488. He m. Maud, daughter of
Sir John Priseit, Kat, chief justice of the court of
2ftl
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CommoB Plew. and dying la 1001, mm «. by hi«
•on,
SIR JOHN HARINGTON, Knt., of Exton,
whoMBon*
SIR JOHN HARINGTON, KnL, m. EUnbeth,
danghur and heir of Robert Hoton, of Peckleton,
in the county of LeloeBter. This Sir John was trea-
surer of the army at Boulogne, temp. Henry VIII.,
he was «. at his decease by his son,
SIR JAMES HARINGTON, Kjat., of Exton, who
m. Lucy, daughter of Sir William Sidney, of Pens-
hurst, and sister of Sir Philip Sidney, K.6., by
whom he had three sons, via.
JoHW, h|s successor.
Henry, (Sir).
James, of Ridlington, in the county of Rut-
land, who was created a babowkt, 29th
June, 1611; a dignity now enjoyed by his
descendants. Sir John Edward Harino-
TON, Bart., of RidUngton.
Sir James d, in UOS, and was «. by his eldest son,
SIR JOHN HARINGTON, Knt., who was ele-
vated to the peerage by letters patent, dated Slst
July, 1603, as Barow Harimotoh, qf Jtrton. His
knrdship was tutor to the Princess Elisabeth, daugh-
ter of King James L, until her marriage with the
Blectoral-Palatine, when he attended her royal
highness into Germany. He m. Anne, only dau^-
ter and heiress of Robert Kelway, Esq., surveyor
of the court oi wards and liveries, and had issue,
John, his successor.
Lude, m. to Edward Russell, third Earl of
Bedford, and died «. p,
Frances, m. to Sir Robert Chichester, K.B.,
and had an only daughter,
Anne, m. to Robert, Lord Kinlosse, by
whom she was mother of
Robert. Earl of Aylesbury.
His lordship d, in 1613, and was «. by his son,
JOHN HARINGTON, second baron, at whose
decease In the following year, (1614,) the Barony
or Harinoton, or Exton, became kxtinct, and
his lordship's estates devolved upon his sisters. The
Countess of Bedford, Dugdale says, notwithstand-
ing her large fortune, wasted by her profUseness,
not only her own estate, but some portion of her
husband's. Pennant, in describing the pictures at
Wobume Abbey, notices " a full length of that
fantastic lady, Lucy, Countess of Bedlbrd, dressed
in as ftntastic a habit, with an immense veil dis-
tended bdiind her. Her ladyship was a patroness
of literature, and there are several Epistles of
Daniel, the poet, and the celebrated Doctor John
Donne, dedicated to her."
Nicholas Stone, statuary to King James I., made
a tomb for her father, mother, brother, and sister,
and for which the countess paid him £1020, and
had it erected at Exton.
Arxb.— Sa. a f^t, ar.
HASTANO— BARON HASTANO.
By Writ of Summons, dated IPth December, 1311.
5 Edward II.
Xincagc.
Of this family (whose chief seat was at Lcming*
ton, in the county of Warwtck, and thence catted
LemingtonHastaaig), was
ATROP H ASTANG, wlio gave to the canons of
Nostril, in the county of York, the churches of
Lemington and NewboM; and bestowed on the
canons of Kenilworth the church of Whitnash. To
this Atrop succeeded his son,
ATROP HASTANG, who was succeeded by hia
son,
HUMPHREY HASTANG, who Joining the re-
bellious barons against King John, had his lands
seised, but returning to his allegiance, they were
restored in the Ist Henry III. This Humphrey was
«. by his son,
ROBERT HASTANG, who m. Joane, dau^ter
and co-heir of W illiam de CurlL This Robert gave
ajnark in gold, in 41st Henry III., for respiting his
knighthood. But afterwards taking part with
Montford, Earl of Leicester, he was one of those
who held out the castle of Kenilworth, for which
his lands were seised, and given to Sir James de
Aldithley, and Sir Hugh de TurbervilL He had
restitution of them, however, upon paying a fine
under the «« Dictum de Kenilworth." Robert de
Hastang was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE HASTANG, who, in the 10th
Edward II., was constituted one of the commis-
sioners to treat with Robert de Brus, and his party
in Scotland, upon a truce betwixt both realms; and
was summoned to parliament as a raron in Ath
Edward II., but not afterwards, nor was his son,
JOHN DE HASTANG, second baron, but his
son,
THOMAS DE HASTANG, third baron, had
summons 25th February, and 80th November, IMS,
but not afterwards. His lordship had a son.
Sir John dx Habtano, who m. first, Blanch
, but had no issue, and secondly,
Maud, daughter of Sir William Trussel,
KnL, by whom he had two daughters, his
co-heirs,
Maud, m. to Ralph Staflbrd, of Grafton.
Joane, m. to Sir John Salisbury, Knt
In the representatives of those ladies, the
Baront or Hastano Is now vested.
Arms.— As. and a chief gules, over all a lion ram-
pant, or.
HASTINGS — BARONS HASTINGS,
EARLS OF PEMBROKE.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 14th Oct., 1264,
49 Henry III.
Earldom, by Letters Patent, dated 13th Oct., 1339i
Xlncage.
This noble family, derived its surname from
HASTiNoa, (one of the Cinque Ports,) in Sussex,
the lastage of which they fkrmed for a considerable
period fhmi the crown.
ROBERT, Portreve of Hastings, was «. by
WALTER DE HASTINGS, who held the office
of steward to King Henry I., by Sergeantie, in re-
spect of his tenure of the manor of Ashde, In the
county of Norfolk, vis., by tlie service of taking
charge of the naperie, (table linen,) at the solemn
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conmation of the Ungi of this realm. Thii Welter
was «. by hU idi,
HUGH DE HASTINGS, Lord of FUlongley, in
the county of Warwick* who m. Emeburga, daugh-
ter of Hugh de Flamville, and niece and heir of
Robert de FlamviUe, of Aston-FlamviUe, in the
county of Leicester, by whom he acquired that
tOMaoT, ai well as Grissing, in Norfolk, and the
stewardship of the abbey of St. Edmundsbury, and
had two sons and a daughter, riM.
WiLhiAu, his successor.
Richard, a priest, rector of Barewell, in Lei-
cestershire.
Mahant, to whom he gave the manor of Arke,
in Devonshire on her marriage with Robert
de Wyford : Aom this Udy descended,
Sir Geflbry de Anke, or Hanke, who,
temp. Henry IIL, conveyed that estate,
in marriage with his daughter, to
Michael Davyll.
Hugh de Hastings was «. by his elder son,
WILLIAM DE HASTINGS, steward to King
Henry II., from whom he obtahied a confirmation
of all the hmds which William, his grandihther, and
Hugh, his fiither, had ei^oyed in the reign of
Henry I., as also Aston-Flamville and the other
lands, which Robert de LimesI, Bishop of Coventry,
with the consent of the chapter, and approbation of
King Henry I., gave to the above mentioned Robert
de Flemville. This lieiidal lord m. first, Margery,
daughter of Roger Bigot, Earl of Norfolk, and had
issue, Henry, who died issueless, and William,
who became heir to his brother. He espoused,'
secondly, Ida, daughter of Henry, Earl of Eu, by
whom he had two other sons, of which Thomas, the
elder, was fkther of Hugh de Hastings, progenitor
of the Hastings, Earls of Huntingdon. The younger
son of the Arst marriage, and the heir upon the de-
cease of his elder brother, in 1194,
WILLIAM DE HASTINGS, in the 6th of
Richard f., paid one hundred marks for his relief
of those lands held in serjeanty, which had de-
scended to him, and a hundred marks more to
obtain the king's Ikvour, in r^ard that he did not
at that time attend him into Nonpandy. This
William de Hastings was one of the peers in the
parliament, held at Lincoln, 1st of King John,
wherein William, king of Scotland, did homage to
the English monarch. In the Iffth of the samereign
he was with the king in Poitou ; but in three years
afterwards we find him in the ranks of the insur-
rectionary barons, and his lands at that timegranted
by the crown to William de Roeley, and Eleas, his
uncle, for their support in the service of the king.
He seems, however, to have made his peace in the
beginning of Henry IIL's reign, and was with the
royal army at the sl^ge of Bitham Castle, in Lin-
colnshire. He died in 1225, and was «. by his son,
HENRY DE HASTINGS, who, upon paying a
fine of fifty marks, and doing his homage, had
livery of his lands in the counties of Warwick,
Leicester, Salop, Bedford, Norfolk, and Suilblk.
This Henry espoused Ada, fourth daughter of
David, Earl of Huntfaigdon, and of Maud, his
wife, daughter of Hugh, and one of the sisters and
co-heirs of Ranulph, Earl of Chester; and through
her he eventually shared in the great estates of the
Earls of Chester. By this lady he had issue,
Hsxrav, his successor, and two daughters, Mar-
gery and Hillaria, who, at the time of his decease,
were in the nunnery of Alneston, and th^ tuition
was then committed to William de Cantelupe. This
Henry de Hastings attending King Henry into
France, in the 26th of that monarch's rrign, was
taken prisoner at the great defeat which the English
army then sustained at Zante, but was soon after-
wards released. In a few years subsequently he
accompanied Richard, Earl of Cornwall, with divers
other of the principal nobility, into France, whither
the said earl proceeded at that period with a splendid
retinue, but for what purpose does not appear.
About the close of the same year (12B0) Henry de
Hastings died, and was «. by his son,
HENRY DE HASTINGS, then In minority,
whose wardship was granted to Guy de Lusignan,
Kbig Henry III.'s half brother. This Henry, in the
44th Henry III., had a military summons to be at
Shrewsbury, with hone and arms, to march against
the Welsh ; and the next year had a similar sum-
mons to be at London. But very soon afterwards
we find him in arms with Simon de Montfort, Earl
of Leicester, and other turbulent spirits, against the
king, and with those excommunicated by the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury. After which he became one
of the most sealous of the baronial leaders, and dia-
tinguishing himself at the battle of Lewes, wherein
the king was made prisoner, received the honour of
knighthood at the hands of Mmtfort ; and was con-
stituted gqyemor of Scarlwrough and Winchester
Castles. Moreover, after the deftet of the barona
at Evesham, being then appointed governor of the
strong castle of Kenilworth, by the younger Simon
Montfort, he hdd it out stoutly against the victo-
rious army for the taU space of six mmths; and
when the king sent his messenger to him with gra-
dous otfors, in case he should surrender, he caused
the envoy to be maimed, and made much havoc
amongst the besiegers, by casting fbrth huge stones
flrom the engines, and by occasional bold and daring
sallies, not at all daunted by the anathema, which
Ottobon, the pope's legate, then there, thundered out
against him: he was eventually, however, troai
want of supplies, compelled to submit, but upon
honouraUe terms, via., «' to march out of the for-
tress with bag and baggage," which he accordingly
did upon the eve of St. Thomas the apostle. In
consequence of this stubborn resistance he was ex-
cluded tnm the benefits of the Dictum Oe JCmtf-
tocr^, and condemned to seven years' imprisonment,
or submisaion to the king's mercy. But within two
years he was admitted, through the mediation of
Prince Edward, to the full advantages of the said
decree of Kenilworth. The period of the decease of
tlus stout baron has not been ascertained, but he
was t, by his son,
HENRY DE HASTINGS, who m. Joane, sister,
and at length co-heir, of George de Cantilupe, Ba-
ron of Bergavenny, and had issue,
John, his successor.
Edmund, who had summons to parliament, as
a BARON, from 29th December, 1299, 28th
Edward I., to 2IRh July, 1313, 7th Ed-
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ward IIo Iml oothliiff i« kJBown of his
•oeodAnti.
And three daug htcnf Audra» Lora» and J(
This feudal lord was mnmioned to parliamant* at
Baron HAaTUfos* on Uth DeoamlMr» 1964. Had.
in laSS, and waa «. by kia ton,
JOHN HASTINGS, Mcond banm, iumnumad to
parllaBMBt aa Lobs HAaruioa, fSrom 23rd Junot
1»0» to asnd May, 1313, altlMMfh in right of hia
mother, and the tenure of the caatla of Defgavonny,
he was unquestkmahly Babov or BBneATBNinr.
Thb BoMeman waa la the expedition to Scotland in
the 19th Edward I., and in three years aftarwarda
attended Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, r^ent of the
kingdom during the king's sojourn in Gascony, into
Wales. He waa sobsequantly in an expedition to
Irebmd, and again in Scotland, 98th Edward I.,
where he petfbtmad military serrice for flye knights'
fees. The next year he continued in the Scottish
wan, under Edward. Prince of Wales, and in the
31st Edward L he assisted at the oelehnted sl^e of
Kabblatbbock. His lordship had afterwards,
34th Edward I., a grant from the king of the whoto
QOUBty of Menteth, with the isles, as also of all the
manors and lands of Alan, late Earl of Menteth,
then declared an enemy and rebel to the king. He
was likewise seniwrhal of Aquitaine, and one of the
competitors, in 1990, for the crown of Scotland, in
right of his descent from Ada, daughter of David,
Earl of Huntingdon, brother of Makotan and Wil-
Mam, kings of Scotland. His lordship at. Arst, Isabd,
daughter of William, and sister and co-heir of
Aifmarde VaitmM, Eablof Pbmbbokb, by whom
he had, with other ianie,
JoHB, hia successor.
Eliaabeth, «k to Roger, Lord Grey, of Ru-
thyn.
Lord Hastings eqioused, secondly, Isabd, daughter
of Hugh Despenoer, Earl of WfaKhaster, and had
two other sons, via., Huob, of Grossing Hall, in the
county of Noifolk, and ThomaSi From the elder
son lineally descended Eowabd HAarivas, of
whom in the sequel, as competitor with Lord Grey
de Ruthyn, for thearms of Uastii^[a.. Hia loxdahip
d. in 1313, and was «. by his eMcst soo^
JOHN HASTINGS, third beron, summoDed to
parltamiait as Lobo HABTiBee, flpom 96th Norem-
1313, to 90th February, 1398. This noUaman
activtf y engaged in the wars of ScoUaad from
the 4th to the 19th Edward IL, and the next year,
upon the insurrection of the lords, whan they be>.
nished the two Spencers, his lordship being one of
their adherents, deserted the baions, and johMd the
king at Cirencestsr. Moieover, te was the same
year again in the Scottish waiai and in the 16th
Edward II. he was aaade governor of Keailworth
Castle. Lord Hastings espoused JuUan, gnmd-
daughter and^ heU of Thomaa de Leyboume, Bacon
Leyboume, ud dying in 132S, was «. by his son,
LAURENCE HASTINGS, iburth baron, tten
but five yean of ags^ who, upon attaining majority,
was, by royal favour, by lattan patent dated 13th
October, 1330, declared Eabi, or Pbikbbobb : and
about the same time, was in the expedition made
into Flanden. The next year, he attended King
Edward IIL, in the notmUe adveptuxe at sea against
the French, where he participated fat the glory of
the victory achieved near Slidia. He was afterwards
constantly in the Frsnch wwn, wherein he displayed
great valour. Theearl m. Ag•e^ denghter of Roger
Mortimer, Earl of March, and dyii^ in 137^^ was «.
by his only son,
JOHN HASTINGS, second Earl of Pembroke,
K.G., who. iB the 46th Edward UL, bdiy selected
for hia experienoe and valour, was sent Beutenant
into Aquitaine, and arrived at the port of Rochel.
then besieged by the French, on the eve of St John
the Baptiat. But mo sooner had he got hia ships
within the harbour, than being suddenly attacked
by the Spaaiah fleet, befbre he had been able to
form Us lineof battle^ he suflbred so signal a defeat
that few of his men eecapfd. His squadron was
entirely consumed, himself and his princip^ offlcen
made priaraiors, and treasure to the amount of
twenty thousand marks, which King Edward had
sent over to maintain the war, became a prise to the
enemy. Hesubeequently endured four years' harsh
captivity in Spain, from which he was eventually
releesed through the interference of Bertrand
Clekyn, Constable of France, but died on his Jour-
ney from Paris (whither he had removed ftom Spain)
to Calais, being considered to have been poisoned by
the Spaniards, anno 1373. His lordship «k fint. the
Lady Margaret Plantagenet, fourth daughter of
King Edward III., by whom he had no issue. He
espoused secondly, Anne, daughter, and at length
sole heir of Sir William Manny, K.O., by whom he
had an only SOB,
JoBN, his successor.
This John, Earl of Pembroke, according to Dugdale,
in the 4Sd Edward HI., having obtained the king's
licsBce frar so doiag, mede a feoAnent of all his
castles, lordships, asenon, Ac in England aqd
Wales, to certain uses. Which ieoifineBt upon hia
decease, was, by the feoflhes, delivered to the king'a
council at Westminster to be opened; when it was
found, that iu case he died without issue oS his
body, the town and castle of Pembroke should come
to the king, his hein and sucopsson ; and the castle
and locdship of Bergavenny, with other lands in
England and Wales, tohiscousin, William de Beau-
chan^ (his mother'ssisler's son), in fise, provided he
should bear tlie arms of Hastings, and endeavour to
obtain the title of Earl of Pembroke to de£)Milt
thereof, then to his kinsman, William de CUnton,
upon similar conditions. This Earl of Pembroke ^
was the flnt English subiect who foUowed the ex- v^
ampleofKtogEdwaidllL, in quartering of aims I '
as may be seen in his escutcheon on the north<iSide
oi that monarch's tomb^ in Westminater abbey,
whereon he beareth quarterly. Or « Meuitdk guUtt
for HABTiMoa, and Barry or. end as. on Oris ^
MartiM* gwfas, for Valbncb. His lordship d. in
1386* and was «. by his kon,
JOHN HASTINGS, third Earl of Pembroke,
then but two yean and a half old. At the oorana-
tioB of Ricfaaid IL, thia nobleman (not having at-
talBMd hia flfth year) diimed to ca^y the great
golden spun; and proving his right to thai honoor-
abie sarvloe, it was a4)udged, that by reason of hU
minority, another should be appointed in hia behalf;
via. Edmund Morthnar* Earlof March, whoaedangh-
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ter, Phillpyft, he nuRtod, atthough vvy yonng.
The Idth Richard IL, that monarch keeping his
Christmai at Woodstock, his kndship, only then
serentMB yean of age* advaituring to tilt with Sir
John SL John, was so severely wounded* by an un-
lucky slip of Sir John's lance, in the abdomen, that
he died almost immediately, 30th December, 1389,
when leaving no issue, the Eaiu.dom or PnMnaoKn
became bxtinct. At his lordship's thus premature
decease, Reginaid, Loan Gbxy dm Ruthyw, (grand-
son of Roger, Lord Grey, and his wifie, Elisabeth
Hastings, daughter of Jolm, second Baron Hastings,)
was found to ho his heir of the whols blood.
And Hugh, Baron Hastings, eldest son of Hugh
Hastings, of Giessing Hall, in the county of Norfolk,
(eldest son of the said John, second Baron Hastings,
by hk second wife, Isabel, daughter of Hugh de
Spenser, Earl of Winchester,) his heir of the half
tujoao i between the son of this Lord Hastings of
Gresshig Hall, Edward Hastings, and Reginald
Lord Grey, there was a memorable competition in
the court military, before the constable and mar-
shals of England, for the right of bearing the arms
of HastlngB, which lasted the full period of twenty
yean, and was eventually decided against Hastings,
who, besides being condonned in the heavy costs of
JC970. 17«> Id, was imprisoned sixteen yean for dis-
obeying thejudgmenti
«• Unless the BAaoK y or HASTiNoe,** says Nico-
las, *• be considered the same as Bergaveuny,*' (and
he proves that It was totally unconnected with the
feudal tenure of the castle of Bergavenny,) •• it must
be vested in the Ascendants and representatives of
the said Edward Hastings.**
Nol».— The supentition of the period attributed
the untimely fate of the last and youthful Earl of
PembrtAe to a divine Judgment upon the fiunily, in
regard that Ai/mer de Vmlenee, Eabl or Pbmbbokb,
his ancestor, was one of thoee who passed sentence
of death upon Thomas Plantegenet, Earl of Lan-
caster at Pontefract : for It was observed, that sub-
sequently to that Judgment, none of the Earls of
Pembroke saw his listher, nor any flither of them
took delight in seeing his children.
ABjia.— Or, a M annch gules.
HASTINGS-^BARON HASTINGS, OF
GRESSING HALL, IN
THE COUNTY OF NOR-
FOLK.
By Writ of Summons, dated SSth February, 19tt,
18 Edward IIL
Xiiuage.
JOHN HASTINGS, second Lord Hastings,
(grandfather by his lint wife of Laurence Hastings,
Earl of Pembroke,) m. for his second wife, Isabel,
daughter of Hugh Despencer, Earl of Windiester,
and had, with a younger son,
HUGH HASTINGS, of Grassing HaU, in the
cxMmty of Norfolk, whose grandson,
HUGH HASTINGS, of Greasing HaU, having
distinguished himsdf in arms, In Flanden, was
summoned to parliament as a baron, by King
Edward IIL, on the 8Bth February, 134S. In the
iOthof theMue reign, befaig designated 0ke JHi|^#
eemain, his lordship was constituted lieutenant of
Flanden, and conomander of all the king's ftwon
there, against the French. At this period, he took
three hundred prisonen, and brought them all to
England. In 1300, Lord Hastily was In the wan of
Gasoony, and in some yean afterwards, he attended
John, Duke of Lancaster, into Spain ; bat ftuther
nothing is mentioned of this nobleman, because
neither himsdf ndr any descendants ware subse-
quently summoned to parliament. His son, and
eventual heir,
EDWARD HASTINGS, who assumed the title
of LoBO HA8Tiirea Ann Stottii.i.b, but by what
authority remains to be established, is the person
mentioned in the account of the Hastings, Earis
of Pembroke, as having tweity years' litigation
with the Lord Grey de Ruthyn, regarding the right
to bear the arms of Hastings, (vis. : or, a maunch
gu). This celebrated cause was heard and decided,
in the court military, by the constable and manhal
of England, and it went finally sgainst Hastings, who
was also condemned in heavy costs, and imprisoned
sixteen yean for disobeying the judgment of the
court. Edward Hastings, having likewise ques-
tioned the entail of John Hastings, second Earl of
Pembroke, by which the BergaTenny and other
estates, passed to William de Beauchamp. " Beau-
champ invited," says Dugdale, ** his learned counsel,
to his house in Pater-Noster-Row, in the city ot
London; amongst whom were Robert Charlton,
(then a Judge,) William Pinchebek, William Brei-
chesley, and John Catesby, (all learned lawyen ;)
and after dinner, coming out of his chappel, in an
angry mood, threw to each of them a piece of gold,
and said, *Str;l deHre peu, Jbrthwith to tea me,
whether I have any right and title to Habtinos'
lordships and lands?' whereupon Pinchebek stood
up, (the rest being silent, fearing that he suspected
them,) and said, * No fnon here, nor in J^igiand,
dare My that you have any right in them, except
Hastings do quit hie etaim herein / and thoutd he
do it, being now under age, it would be ctf no vaii-
ditie: ••Perhaps," (continues the same authority,)
** there had been some former entail, to settle them
upon the heir, male, of the £uaily; but whatever
it was, Habtikos apprehended the injury thereby
done to him, to be so great, that with extreme
anguish of mind, at his latter end, he left God's
curse and his own, upon his descendants, if they
did not attempt the vindication thereof."
Nicolas considen the Babony or .Habtinos,
which had belonged to the Earls of Pembrokef to
be vested in the representatives of this Edward
Hastings.
HASTINGS- BARON HASTINGS, OF
LOUGHBOROUGH, IN
THE COUNTY OF LEI-
CESTER.
By Letten Patent, dated 19th January, 1A58.
Xlncagc.
GEORGE HASTINGS, first Earl of Hunting-
don, espoused Lady Anne Herbert, widow of Sir
98ft
HAS
HAT
Walter Herbert,. KnL, and daughter of Hairy
Staflbrd Duke of Buckingham, by whom he had,
with leveral other children, Francis, hit sucoenor
in ttie Earldom of Huntingdon, and
SIR EDWARD HASTINGS, a rery eminent per-
son in the time of Queen Mary. In the 4th Edward
VI., he wrred the office of sheriff for the counties
of Warwick and Leicester; and the same year, he
was sent with his brother, the Earl of Huntingdon,
to dislodge the French tram a position which they
had taken up between Bologne and Calais. Upon
the -accession of Mary, he was constituted receiver
of the honour of Leicester, pared of the Duchy of
Lancaster, in the counties ot Leicester, Warwick,
Nortliampton, and Nottinghamshire; and being
the same year made a privy counsdlor to the queen,
and master of her horse, was appointed collector
general to all her revenues within the city of Lon-
don, and the counties of Middlesex, Essex, and
Hertfordshire. He obtained a grant at this time,
of the Manor cf Bosworth, in the county of Lei-
oester; and was subsequently made a Knight of the
Garter. In the 4th and 6th of Philip and Mary.
Sir Edward was constituted lord chamberlain of the
household, and was elevated to the peerage, by
letters patent, dated I9th January, 1&S8, as Barow
Hastinos, qf LougMorough, in the eountjf iff Lei-
enter. His lordship died at Stoke Pogis, in the
county of Bucks, (where he had built a chapel, and
founded and endowed an hospital,) in Ifi68, when
leaving no male issue, the barony became kxtivct.
Arms.— Ar. a maunch sa.
HASTINGS— BARON HASTINGS, OF
LOUGHBOROUGH.
By Letters Patent, dated 8Snd October, 1643.
HENRY HASTINGS, fifth Earl tif Huntingdon,
married Elisabeth, third daughter and co-heir of
Ferdinand Stanley, fifth Earl of Derby, and had,
besides two daughters, Ferdinando, who succeeded
as sixth Earl of Huntingdon, and
HENRY* HASTINGS, who, having espoused,
lealously, the cause of King Charles I., at the
breaking out of the rebellion, and become one of
the most distinguished in arms, amongst the gal-
lant cavaliers, was elevated to the peerage by the
lU-fated monarch, on the 28d October, 1643, as Ba-
ron Hastings, of Loughborough, in the county
of Leicester, a dignity which had been borne by,
and expired with his gallant ancestor. Sir Edward
Hastings, K.O., in the reign of Queen Mary. His
lordship had the gratification of living to witness the
restoration of the monarchy, but dying unmarried,
la January, 16S6-6, the Barony or Hastings, </
Idmghbcrought for the second time, sxriRSo.
Arms.— Ar. a maunch, sa.
HASTINGS— BARON HASTINGS, OF
WELLEa
SeeWelks.
296
HATTON — BARONS HATTON, OF
KIRBV, IN THE COUN-
TY OF NORTHAMP.
TON, VISCOUNTS HAT.
TON, OF GRETTON.
Barony, 1 by Letters f 29th July, 1643.
Viscounty, J Patent, \ 17th January, 1682.
Xineage.
This family which derived its surname from
the Lordship of Halton, in Cheshire, deduced
iu pedigree from Higel, Baron or Halton in
that county, and constable to the old Earls of
Chester.
The principal branch of the Hattons, in the days
ot Queen Elisabeth, was,
CHRISTOPHER HATTON. Esq., then of Hol-
denby, in the county of Northampton, ** who,"
say^ Dugdale, ** being a private gentleman of the
Inns of Court, was for his activity and comdiness,
taken into favour. *' Besides those accomplish-
noents," continues the same author, ** and the grace
of dancing, he had likewise the addition of a strong
and subtle capacity, so that, soon learning the disci-
pline and garb of the times and court, he first
became one of the queen's gentlemen pensioners;
afterwards gentleman of the privy chamber, cap-
tain of the guard, vice chamberlain, and one of the
privy coundl, lastly. Lord Chancbljuor or Eng-
land, and a Knight of the most noble Order of the
Garter."
Of this eminent person, the following character
is given. *' He had a large portion of gifts and en-
dowments ; his features, his gait, his carriage, and
his prudence, strove to set him ofll Every thing
he did, wss so exactly Just and discreet, and what
he spoke so weighty, that he was chosen to keep
the queen's conscience, as her chancellor, and to
express her sense as her speaker. The courtiers
that envied him, were forced by his superior power,
to own themselves in error \ and the seijeants, who
at first refiued to plead bttTore him, could not at
length but confess his abilities. His place was
above his law, but not above his parts, which were
infinitdy pregnant and comprehensive. His station
was great, but his hiunllity was greater; giving an
easy access to all addresses. He was so Just, that
his sentence was a law to the subject, and so wise,
that his opinion was an oracle with the queen."
Sir Christopher Hattou died a bachdor, 20th No-
vember, IMl, of a broken heart, it is staled, in
consequence of his royal mistress having demanded
rigorously, an old debt, which he owed her. He
adopted (his sister Dorothy's son, by her husband,
John Newport, Esq.,) his nephew,
SIR JOHN NEWPORT, Knt., who thereupon
assumed the name of Hatton. This gentleman m.
Elisabeth, daughter and heiress of Sir Francis
Gpwdy, d^ef Justice of the court of Common Pleas,
and left an only daughter, FRAHcna, who married
Robert Rich, Earl of Warwick. Upon his decease,
the greater part of the estates of the Lord Chancel-
HAT
HAY
lor HattfOOt <levolf«d by yfttam of n entail upon
the gmt-great nephew of that eminent IndWl-
dual,
SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON. K.B., vho
IN. Alice* daughter of Thomas Fanihaw* Em|.» of
Ware Park, and dying in 1619^ wai «. by his
SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON. who wai
made a Knight of the Bath at the ooronation of
King Charlee I., and afterwards distinguishing him>
aelf by Ms ardent seal In the royal cause, he was
elevated to the peerage on the 89th July, 1643, as
Baboh Hattoh, t^f Kirltif, in <Ae oowia^f qf Nor-
than^ton. Upon the restoration of King Charles
II., Ms lordship was sworn of the privy oouncUf and
constituted governor of Guernsey. Lord Hatton
M. Elisabeth, ddest daughter and co-heir of Sir
Charles Montagu, and niece of Henry, Earl of Man-
diester, by whom he had Issu^
CHRiavonoM, his suooessor.
Charles.
Alice.
Had. in 1670, and was #. by his eldeat son,
- CHRISTOPHER HATTON, seeond baron.
This notateman, like his Ibther, was governor of
Guernsey, and while in that govcnuncnt had one of
the most angular escapes fhim death, probaldy upon
record. During his residenceat ComK Castle^ the
magaiine of powder caught flie at midni|^t by
Ughtningi and his lordship, while sleeping in his
bed* was blown out of the window, and remained
ior some time struggling on the ramparts, without
sustaining any ii^ury. His lady, and several of her
ftmale attendants perlshedt but one of his diildren,
an iaAnt» was found the next day alive^ sleeping in
its oadle, under a baem. His lordship was ad-
vanced in 168S, to the dignity of Viacouirr
HArro]r,^Or«MM, in the county of Northamp-
ton. He IN. first. Lady Cecilia Tufbon, daughter
of John, Earl of Thanet, and had one surviving
daughter,
Anns, who m. Danid Finch, second Earl of
Nottingham, and sixth Earl of Winrlwlsea.
and had, with three dder sons.
The Hon. EDWAno Fin cb, wbo essiimed
theadditiooal surname of Hattok, and
his grandson,
QnoRoa Finch-Hattoit, Esq., in-
heriting, in laaSi the Earldoms of
Wtaichatoea and Nottingham, is
the preient earL
The viscount espoused, secondly, Frances, only
daughter of Sir Henry Yelverton, of Gaston Man-
duit, in the county of Northampton, Bart., by
iriiom he had no surviving issue. He in.
thirdly, Elisabeth, daughter and oo4ielr of Sir Wil-
liam Haslewood, of MaidweU* in the county of
Northampton* and had tlireesons, William, Chwlesb
and John, and three daughters, Elisabeth, Penelope^
and Anna His lordship d» in 1706> and was «w by
bis eldest son,
WILLIAM HATTON, second viscount. This
Qobleroan dying unmarried in 1769, and his brothen
having deceaard pieviouely without male ianie, the
Baromy avo Viaoooirrv or Hattok liecane ■]&>
TUioT. The estates eveotuaUy devolved upon
the Honourable Edward Finch Hatton, mentioned
above.
Anna.— Aa. a chevron betw. three garbs gu^
HAUSTED— BARON HAUSTED,
By Writ of Summons, dated 90th July, 1339,
6 Edward IIL
ZincBgc.
JOHN DB HAUSTED, In the first year of Ed*
ward II., obtained a grant to himself and the bein
of his body, of the manor of Deusangre, and divers
other lands in the county of Northumberland i he
was subsequently engaged in the wars of Scotland;
and was invested with the power of receiving into
protection all thoee who in the county of Northnm-
berland, and parts adjacent, submitted to the au«
thority of the king. In the lAth of the same mo-
narch he had the cestle and honour of Clare, in the
county of SuflUk, committed to his chargei and
afler the aooeisioa of Edward III. he was made
ifnfsrhel of Qeecony. For all these services he ob-
tained a grant of two hundred marks sterling, to be
reoeivedyesrly during his ttfe out of the customs of
Boardeaux, untU sudi time as provision should be
made for the payment thcreo( within tUs realm ;
and he- was summoned to parliament as a BAaoir
from the 90th July, 1339, to the 99nd January, 1989,
but never afterwards, and nothtaig fiftther is known
of his lordship or his descendanta.
Aniffa.^-Gttlee, a diief componde, or. and aa.
HAY— BARONS HAY, OF SAWLEY,
VISCOUNTS DONCASTER,
EARLS OF CARLISLE.
Barony
Viscounty,
Earldom,
ity,K
piitri*'^''"^y'*«^«-
^ 1 13th Sept., 1699.
Xincagf.
Amongst the natives of Scotland who accompanied
King Jambb L into Enghmd was a gentleman of
the name of Hay, whom Sir Anthony Weldon thus
describes: " The king no sooner came to London,
but notice was taken of a rising fisvourlte, the first
meteor of that nature appeering in our climate;
as the king cast his eye upon him for ailtetion*
so did all the courtiers, to adore him, his name
was
Mr. JAMES HA Y, a gentleman that long Uved
in France, and some say of the Seottith guard to the
French king i this gentleman coming over to meet
King James, and share with him in his new con-
quest, (according to the Scottish phrase,) it should
seem had some further acquaintance with the then
leiger embessadour in Scotland for the French mo-
narch, who coming with his mi^esty into Eqgland,
preeented this gentleman as a well acoompUshoi
person to the king, in such high commendation as
Migendered such a liking as produced a favourite )
9L S57
HAV
HSK
in thaokftil admowMfemcnt whereof; he did hfan
many fair ofllcea for the prawnt, and eomfaig after-
wards an eKtraordittary embaasador to our Ung,
made him the most aumptaoaa feaat at E«ex Hoaae»
that ever was Men before, nerer equalled ainoe, in
which was such plenty, and fish of that immensity,
brought out of Museoria, that dishes were made to
contain them, (no dishes in all England before eould
neTre hold them,) and after that a costly roydee,
and after that a mask, of choyse noUe-men and
gentlemen, and after that a most costly banquet, the
king, lords, and all the prime gentlemen then about
London bebig invited thither. Truly, he was a
roost oompleat, and well aocompUshed gentleman,
modest and court-like, and of so lUr a demeanour,
as made him be generally beloved; and for his wis-
dom, I shall give you but ooe diaracter for all : he
was ever great with all the Cavcmrites of his time,
and although the king did often change, yet he was
{aemper idem), with the king, and favourites, and
got by both ; for although fkvourites had that exor-
bitant power over the king, to make him gnoe and
disgrace whom they pleased, he was out of that
power, and the only exception to that general rule;
and for his gettings, it was more than almost the
Ihvourites of his time, whidi appeared in those rest
expenses of all sorts, and had not the bounty of his
mind exceeded his gettings, be might have left the
greatest estate that ever our age or climate had
heard of; he was, indeed, made for a courtier, who
wholly studied his master, and underrtood him
better tlian any other."
•' He was employed in rery many of the most
weighty aflkirs, and sent with the most statdy em-
bassies of our times, which he performed with that
wisdom and magnifloency, that beseemed an honour
to his king and country, for his carriage in state
aflUn." This celebrated favourite having, by the
influence of his royal master, obtidned Honora, sole
daughter and heir of Edward, Lord Denny, in mai^
riage, had a grant of the name and titte of Lobd
Hay; with precedence next to the batons of Eng-
land, but no place or voice in parliameiL On 99th
June, IGlft, he was, however, advanced to the dig-
nity of a baron of the realm, under the title of Lono
Hay, tffSauletf, in the eountp ntf YbrXr, without any
solemn investiture, his lordship being the first ever
so created, the lawyers then declaring that the de-
livery of the letters patent was sufflcient without
any ceremony. He was the next year sent ambasiar-
dor to the court of Prance; In March, 1617* his
lordship was sworn of the privy ooundl, and created
Viscount Doncaster on the itth July, 1618, prepara-
tory to his proceeding upon an embassy faito Crer-
many. In 16B9 he was again employed as ambassa-
dor in France, and was adYanoed on the 13th Sep-
tember in that year to the Earldom or Cahlislk.
Besides all these high honours and trusts he was
master of the great wardrobe, gentleman of the
robes to King James I., and Knight of the most
noble order of the Garter. * He was also first gentle-
man of the bed-chamber to King Charles L His
lordship m. as already stated, Honora, only daugh-
ter and heiress of Edward, Lord Denny, and after
her decease he espoused the Lady Lucy Percy,
youngest daughter of Henry, Earl ot Northurober-
land. He tf. »th April, 1636, and was «. by Ms
only sarviving son,
JAMES HAY. second Earl of Carlisle, who m.
Lady Margaret Rnssdl, daughter of Frands, Earl
of Bedford, but dying «. ji. in 1680, aix Us aovouna
became bxtihct.
Anna.— Ar. three escutcheons gules.
HENLEY — BARONS HENLEY, OF
ORAINGE, EARLS OF
NORTHINGTON.
Barony, 1 by Letters f 27th Mardi, 1760L
Earldom, &c J Patent, \ UMi May, 1784.
ANTHONY HENLEY, Esq., m. Mary, daugh-
ter and co-heir of the Hon. Peregrine Bertie, a
younger son of Montagu, Earl of Lindaey, and waa
flither of
SIR ROBERT HENLEY, Knt, a. lawyer of
great eminence, who was appointed,, in 1736,
attorney-general, when he received the customary
honour of knighthood, and the next year he was
constituted keeper of the great seaL In 1760 Sir
Robert was devated to the peerage as Barom Hbk-
I.BT, 1/ Grainy, <« Cktf co«M^ ^ SonCtamjiCMi, and
jippolnted iiomn cbavcbliiOE or Englahd In
1781. In three years afterwards he waa advanced
to the dignities of Viatnunt Hmleif, and Eael or
NoRTRiMOTOir. His lordship officiated as lord
high steward at the trial of Earl Ferrers. He m.
Jane, daughter of Sir J6bn Huband, of the county
of Warwick, and had surYiving iasne,
RoBBBT, hissucoeisor.
Bridget, m. first, to Robert, only son of Lord
Bingley; and secondly, to the Hon. John
Talmash, but had no issue.
Jane, m. to Sir Willoughby Aston, Bart
Mary, m. to the Earl of Legonier, and died
#.p.
Catherine, m. to George, Viscount Deer-
hurst.
Elisabeth, m, to Frederick Morton Eden, Esq.,
a diplomatist of the first grade, who was
crested a peer of Ireland, as Babow Hbn-
LBY, <t^ Chardtto€k, and had, with other
issue,
itOBXBT, present Babok Hbitlby, <^
Ckardttodt,
The earl d. in 177S» and was #. by his son,
ROBERT HENLEY, second Earl of Northing-
ton, who was constituted lobd-libutbhaivt or
iBBLAiro in 1783, but filled the vice-regnl oAce
until the next year only. His lordship, who was a
Knight of the Thistle, died unmarried in 1706,
when the Babont and Viacouwrv or Hbklby,
with Eabloom or Nobthinotok, became mx-
nircT, while his estates devolYed upon his sisters
as co-heirs.
Abms Quarterly first and fimrth as. a lion ram-
pant ar. ducally crowned or. within a border ar.
charged with eight forteauxes, for HBiri.BY second
and third, ar. three battering rams bar-ways ppr.
(Brown) armed and garnished as. for Bbbtis*
H£R
IBER
H£ABfiRT--BAllONS HERBERT, OF
HERBERT, AND OF CHEP.
STOW, EARLS OF PEM-
BROKE, EARL OF HUN.
TINGDON.
Buony, bjWritof Summona, dated 90th July, 1461,
1 Edward IV.
Earldom of Pembioke, by Letteri Patent, a7th
May. 1408.
Earldom of Hiintingrton, by Charter, 4th July, 147SL
Xiniafit.
. The lint of this fiunily nUeed to the rank of an
earl was.
SIR WILLIAM DB HERBERT, Knt., Lord of
Reghmd, la the comity of Mommmth, an estate
which he derived fkom Maud, his graadmother,
daughter and heiress of Sir John Morley, Knt.
Sir William Herbert is said by some to have-de-
dueed his line Atom Henry, the son of Herbert,
diamberlain to King Henry I., but by others, from
Henry Pita*Roy, one of the nat^^ sons of that
king. He was a staundi supporter of the house of
York, and Cor his flddity and serrioes. King Ed-
ward IV., soon after his srcssiion, oonstituted him
chief Justice and duunlierlain of South Wales, and
made him likewise steward of the cistle and lordship
of Brsfcknock, and of all other the castles of Hum-
phrey, Duke of Buckingham,' in the same part of
the principality. Sir WiUiam was summoned to
parliament, as Baron HaasBBT, i^HtHMrt, on the
98th July, 1461, and by letters patent, bearing date
the 3d of February following, wherein his manifold
services and eminent deserts are recorded, (such as
hasardiiig his life in nuifierous oonflictsagainst King
Henry VI. and the LancMtrians, particularly against
Henry Hirtland, Duke of Exeter, Jasper Tudor,
Earl of Pembroke, James Butler, Earl of WlltahiTe,
&C., reducing castles, fortresses, 4ec.») obtained a
grant in general tail of the castle, town, and lord-
ship of Pembroke, with all its appurtenances. His
lordalilp had subsequently other extcnsire grants;
was oonstituted chief Justice of North Wales for
life, and created Eari. or Prmbrokr on the 97th
May, 146a He was afterwards appointed chief
forester of Snowdon, and constable of Conway cas-
tla In the August ensuing the earl won the castle
of Harlow, one of the strongest forts in Wales, by
fawnlt, and he was shortly alter elected a Kniobt
or Tnn Oartsr. " Whereunto I shall add," says
Dugdale^ ** what I find Airther memoraUe of him,
fhm a certain manuscript book in the custody of
Edward, now Lord Herbert, of Chirbury, \\m^^
Upon the advancing of William Hrrbrrt to be
Eerl of Pembroke and his instalment at Windsor,
King Edward IV. commanded the said earl, and Sir
Richard, his brother, to take their surnames after
their first progenitor, Hbrbbrt Fits-Rov, and to
forcfo the British manner, whose usage is to
call every man by father's, grandfather's, and great-
grandlkther's name. And in regard the English
hvalds were ignorant of the Welch dcMmts, the
king was pleased* under his great seal, unto Vvam
v*. .
' -AP KvYHRkch AP Evan Llhoyd, of Oaidlgan-
shire. Esq., to summon before him. at the castle of
Pembroke, the eldest heralds and bards in South
Wales, to oertlfie the lhu«e and stock of the said
earl and his brother, which wae accordingly done
the 29th day of August, 1469, by Howsl ap David,
AF EtAR 1p Ricb, Evar Brrcva, Evan Du-
LiuR, and HowBLL Swbrdwall, the chief men
of skill in pedigrees in all South Wales : who, being
M by warrant of old doctors' books, records of
court barons, histories and wars of princes, books of
remembrances found in the ancient abbies of StraU
Florida, booksof pedigreeaof HowcU Morthey. of
CastlsDolwyn. Esq.. the roll of Morgan, the abbot,
and several other books end warrants of authority,
as ako by the evidence of thU earl, they preeented
to his m^lesty their certificate in three several km-
gueges, Brittlsh, Latine, and French/ via.
*• The said Hon. rarl Is named William Hrr-
BBRT, a noUe knight, son of Sir William, son of
Thomas, son of GuilUm, son of Jenkyn, son of ^
Adam, son of Reginald, son of Peter, son of Her-
bert, the son of Hbrbbrt, a noble lord, descended
of the royal blood of the crown of Ekolard. for he
wesson natural to Kiro Hrrrt I., son of Wil-
LLAM, commonly called the Corqurimr."
Upon the breaking out of the insurrection anno
14flB, 9th Edward IV., in the north, on behalf of
the Lancastrians, heeded by Sir John Conirrs.
KMghtt and Rorbrt Hilltard, who called him-
self Robin of Riddesdale, the Earl of Pembroke
was despatched by the king, with his brother. Sir
Richard Herbert, of Colebrook, in command of
eighteen thousend Wetehmen, to meet the rebels,
but being deserted by Humphrey Staflbrd. Earl of
Devonshire, who had joined him with six thousand
archers at Banbury, he was compelled to give the-
insurgents battle with an inivior fbrce, and expe-
rienced a signal defoat at Danesmore. Northampton-,
shire, when himeelf and his brother fell into the'
hands of their enemies, and were immediately exe-
cuted at Northampton, with Rkhard WidevUe,
Lord Rivrbr. and his son. by order of the Duke of
CUveuce. and the Earl of Warwick, who had le-
cently revolted from the banner of York. His
lordship m. first, Anne^ daughter of Sir Walter k,^
Devereux. and sister of Walter, Lord Fenren, of '
Chartley. by whom he had issue,
William, his successor.
Walter (Sir).
George (Sir), of St. Glllians, who succeeded
eveitually to a portion of the estates of the
Earl of Pembroke ; and his descendant and
inheritor of those estates, Mary Herbert,
married the celebrated Edward, Lord Hrr-
RRRT. of CMrbttfy.
Philip, of LanyhangeL
Cedlie, m. to Lord Greystock.
Maud, m. to Henry Percy, Earl of Northum-
berland.
KaUierine, m. to George Grey, Earl of Kent.
Anne, m. to John Grey, Lord Powis.
Isabel, fN. to Sir Thomas Cokesey, Knt.
Margaret, m. first to Thomas Talbot, Viscount
L'Isle, and secondly to Sir Henry Bodring-
hami Knt.
9B0
HER
HEE
The ewl evpoiiMd,* leooDdly, M«ud, davghtMriad
belros of AdMn ap Howell Gnrant* and had baue*
RicHAKO (Sir), of Ewyae, ftom whom the «v-
«■»« Earls of Pembroke, derira
George (Sir), of Swanaey.
His lordship wm «. by his eldest son,
WILLI A Bi HERBERT, second Earl of P«m-
tooke. King Edward IV. wishing to eonfer the
EarldoBS of Pembroke upon his son, Prinet Eo-
WAiiD, this nobleman madearceignatioot thereof
to the crown, and was created in stead Earl or
UuHTiireooM, by charier, bearing dat^ at York,
4th July, 14791 In the 1st Richard IIL. his kvd-
eliip was oonstitated justice of South Wales, and in
the FMiruary ensuing, he entered Into covenants
with that king, to take Dame Katherine Plantage-
net, his daughter, to wifis^ beftite the test of St.
Michael foUowingt as also to make her a certain
Jointure and the king to settle jands and ksdships
of a large annoal value upon them, and the hein
male of their bodieib The king further undertaking
to be at the expense of the wedding. But this lady
dying in her early yesrs, the nuniage did not take
eflbct. His kMPdship afterwartls espoueed lady Mary
WidviK daughter of Richard, aiMl sister end ov
heir ot Richard, Earl Rivers, by .whom he had an
only daughter and heireee,
EusABSTB Hbubbrt, who HI. Sir Charlee
Somenet, Knt, illegitimate eon of Henry
Beaufort, third Duke of SomerMt, of that
fkunily (the deecrndenfii of John of Gaunt,
by Catherine Swinlbrd), whidi Charles was
created in 1513-14, Eabk. or WoacBarsR,
and from thie union the preeent ducal Cs*
mily of Beaufort datives.
Intheadyeerof Henry VIL, his kwdship obtained
from the crown a conllrmaiion of the Earldom of
Huntingdon. Hed.— — whentheBABOwrorHsB-
BBBT, areated by the writ of Edward IV., devolved
upon his daughtsr, and theEABLixni or Hmrnwo-
son became bxtinct.
Ajuia.— Per pale aa. and gu. three lions rsmpent,
ar. OB a border eompon4^ or* and of the seooiid
beeanty*
HERBERT— BARONS HERBERT, OF
CHIRBURY.
By Letters Patent, dated 7th May, 1680.
Xincagc.
Of the fiunily of the 9rirt>tated,
EDWARD HERBERT, flrit Loid Hevbert, of
Chirbury, we ihall speak In the wordsof that chi-
valrous and enoinent pereon himsdt *' My flither
was Richard Herbert, Esq., eon of Edward Herbert,
Esq., and grandchild of Sir Ridiard Herbert, KnL,
of Colebrook, in Monmouthshire, of all whom I
shall lay a littla: And lint, of my father, whom I
• This marriage is doubtAil, and the branch
springing from it is generally deemed iUegitimate.
t Resolutions of the House of Lords in 1640 and
ie78» dedan that no suxrcnder of a patent can be a
bar to a claim of the dignity so fiwreudercdi but
previously such surrenders were not uncommon.
900
Mmember to have been black-bsired, and bearded,
asallmyanoeston of his ride are said to have been,
of a manly or somewhat stem look, but withal very
handscnne, and wdl copapact in his Umbs, and ot a
great dcnirage, whereof he gave proof, when he was
so barbarously assaulted by many men, in the
diurch-yard at Lsnervil, at what time he would
have apprehflsided a man who denied to appear to
Justice; for, defending himself against them all, by
the help only of one John ap Howdl Corbet, he
diaoed his adversaries, until a villain coming be*
hind him, did over the ehoulden of others,woond
him on the head behind, with a forest-bill, until he
fell down, though vecoveiiqg himself again, not-
withstanding his skull was cut through to thepte
master ot the brain, he saw his sidvenaries Hy away,
and alter, walked home to his house 'at Llyssyn,
where, alter he was cured, Keoflteed a sin|^ combat
to the dnef of the Ikmily, by whose procurement ft
thought the mischief was committed} but he
whoUy the action arnot done by his
consent, my Csttaer desisted ftom prosecuting the
businees further. My giandfisther was of a various
lifel beginning first at court, when, after he had
qient moet part of his means, he became a stridler,
and made his fortune with his eword, st the siege of
St. Qndntens in France, end other wars, both in the
north, and in the rebeiiions happening in the times
of King Edward VL, and Queen Mary, with eo good
suoeesB, that he not only came off still with the bet-
ter, but got so mudi mon«r and wealth, as enabled
him to buy thegreatest paiTof that livelihood which
is descended to me. My grsndfiuher was noted' to
be a great enemy to the outlawysand thieves of his
tfane. who robbed in great numbers in the mottn«
teins of MonteomeryshirB, Ibr the suppresstaig of
whom he went often, both day and night, to the
places where they were; edhoesning whidi, though
many particulars have been told, I shall moitioa
one only. Some outlaws being lodged in aa ale>
houee, upon the hills of Uandlnam, my grand-
taOuT and a few eervanto coming to apprdMBd
them, the principal ontkrw shot an arrow against
my grandCMher, which tteikct in the pummd of hie
saddle; whereupon my gnmdfiither comhig up to
him with his sword in his hand, and taking Mm
prisoner, he shewed him the said arrow, bidding
him look what he had done; whereof the outlaw
was no tether swlble^ than to eay, he was sorry
that he left his better bow at hosne, whkli he con-
odved would have carried his shot to his body; but
the outlaw befaig brought to Justice, suiteMi te it;
Mygrandtehcr's power was m great in the coimtry,
thatdivere ancestors of the better tenlUesnewin
Montgomeryshire were hisservaats, and ndsed by
him. He delighted dso much in hospitality i as hav«
ingaverylong table twice covered every meal, with
the best meats that could begotien, and every gnat
flsmiiy. It was an ordinary eaying in the country at
that time, when they saw any Ibwl rise^ /kf when
tkouwiUttkouwiUHghiamtBlmdthmllt which wasa
low bttikUng, but of great capacity, my grsndteher
erected in his age; hisfather and himself, in temer
ttmes, havteg lived in Montgomery Castle. Not-
withstanding, yet these expenses at home, he
brought up his ohiMvctt well, marrying Us daugfa-
HER
H£&
tanr to' tlM btCtir MVt of pcnoiw imr Una', and
Maa^tog up hit youngar boos m tho uxdionniity i
ftom wlMnoaldBMn Matthaw w«nt to the low ooon-
tey want ami, aflar loma time •pent theM^ came
bmao, and ttvad in the oountry, at Dolegaof » upoo
a house and iUr liring, whidi my grandAther be-
atowed upon him. His son alio, Charlei Ileitert,
aflar he had paaed aoma tioM in the low countries,
likewise returned home, and was after married to an
Jnheretriz, whose ddest son* called Sir Edward
Herbert, KnL, Is the king's attorney-general. His
son, George, who was of New Coll^, in Oxford,
was rery learned, and of a pious life, died in a mid-
dle age of a dropey. My grandfather died at the
age of fourseoiek or thaieahouts, and was buried in
Montgamery diurdi, without having any monu-
ment made for him, whidiyet lior my faAer Is there
set up in a fidr manner. My great grandfather. Sir
Ridiaid Herbert, was steward, in the time of King
Henry VIII., of the lordships and marches of
North Wales, East Wales, and Cardiganshire, and
had power, in a marshal law, to asecute oflhndersi
in the using thereof he was so Just, that he acquired
to Mmsrif a singular reputation; as may appear
upon the records of that time, kept In the paper
dumber at Whitehall, soma touch whereof I have
made in my history of Henry VIII. ; of him I can
say little more, than that he likewise was a great
aapprasBor of relyels, thieves, and outlaws, and that
he wes Just and consdonahle. He Ueth buried like-
wise in Montgomery ; .the upper monument of the
two placed in the dftneel being erected tut him.
My great grandfather. Sir Riehard Herbert, of
Cotebrook, was that inoompanMe hero, who (in the
HIalary of Hall and Gtafton, as it appeals), twice
passed thioni^ ngveat army of northern men alone,
with his poleaz in his hand, and returned without
any mortal hurt TVs Sir Richard Herbert Ueth
buried in Abeigaveiy,. in a sumptuous monument
for those times; whereas his brother, the Barl of
Pembroke,* being buried bi Tintime Abbey, his
monument, together with the church, lie now
whtrily debced and ruined. TMs Barl ot Pem-
broke had a younger son, who had a daughter,
irliich married the eldest son of the Barl of Worces-
ter, who carried away the fair castle of Ragland,
mUh many thousand pounds yearly, fkom the heir^
male of that house, which was the second son of the
•aid Earl of Pembroke, and ancestor of the ftmily
«r St. OiUiina, whose daughter and hair 1 after
married, as shall be told in its places My mother
^cas Magdalen Newport, daughter of Sir Richard
* In the 0th Edward IV. an insurrection, headed
by Sir John Conlers and Robert Riddesdale, in
Ihvour of Henry VI., having broken out, this earl
and his brother. Sir Ridutfd Herbert, being sent to
suppress it, were Joined by the Earl of Devonshire,
but a dispute arising between the two earls, the Earl
of Devon separated from Pembroke, who, engaging
the enemy at Danesmoore,.near Edgcote, in Nor-
thamptonshire, wes defeated and taken prisoner,
with his brother, and Iwth were put to death, with
Richard WidviUe, Earl Rivers, fisther of the queen,
by command of the Duke of Clarence end the Earl
of WarwMi* wba had revolted flmn Edward. ■
Newport, ind' MarfeMt»hli wif^ daughfer and heir
of Sir Thomas Bromley, one of the privy council,
and eaecutors of King Henry VIII. By these anees-
tors I am descended of Talbot, Devoreux, Qnj,
Corbet, and many other noble fomiUes, as may be
seen in their matches, extsnt in the many fidr coata
the Newports bear. The names of my brothen end
sisters were, Richard, William, Charles, George,
Henry, Thomas, Elisabeth, Margaret, and Fiances
<I was myself the eldest). My brother Richard,
after he had been brought up in learning, went to
the low countries, where he continued many years
with mudt reputation, both in the wan, and for
fighting single duds, which were many ; insomuch,
that between both, he carried, as I have been told,
the scan of four-and-twenty wounds upon him to
his grave, and Ueth buried in Bergenopsoom. My
brother William, also a person of great bravery,'
died a miUtary man in the low countries. My
brotfasr Charles was fbllow of New CoUege, Oxftwd,
where he died young. My brother George,* was so
esodlent a scholar, that he was made the pubUc
orator of the University of Cambridge. Henry
came to court, and was made gentleman of the
king's privy chamber, and master of the revels; by
which means, asalso by agood marriage, he attained
to great fortunes Ibr himsdf and posterity to eqjoy.
Thomas was a naval ofllosr, who won a very high
reputation, but finding himsdf, after many eminent
services, as he thought undervalued, he retired to a
private and melancholy lifls, being much discon-
tented to find othen preferred to him; in which
suUsn humour having Uved many yean, he died,
and was buried in London, ii& St. Martinfs, near
Charing Crass. EUaabeth, my eldest sister, was
married to Sir Hbvbt Jonee, of Albenaarie^ Mar-
garet was married to John Vaoghan, son and heir
of Owen Vanghen, of Llwydiait. Frances, my
yonngast rieter, was manied to Sir John Brown,
Knt, ot the county of Lincoln, who had by her
diven children ; the eldest son of whom, although
young, fought diven duels. In oneof whidi it was
Us Ibrtune to kill one Lee, of agreatfiunlly in Lan-
csshira. I shall now come to myself. 1 was bom at
Eyton, in Shropshire, in IMI;** but es our limits
prevent our proceeding farther, so much In detaU ■
we shaU state at once that Mr. Herbert married
about the time that he had attained his flftesnth
ynsr, his kinswoman, Mary, daughter and heir of
Sir WiUlam Herbert, of St. OUttans, in the county
of Monmouth, (the lady had been enjoined by the
will of her flither to marry a Herbert,) then twenty,
one yean of age, and had issue, Riohabd, Edward,
Beadtix, and Florenesb About the year 1006 he re-
solved to travel, and for that purpose came to court
and obtained Ucenoe to go beyond sea. In his
sotfoum upon the Continent he became a proficient
In military efterdses, and a most accomplished
• George took orden, and was rector of Bamer-
ton, near Salisbury. He died between 1630 and
164a His poems were printed at London in 1638,
under the Utle of «' The Temple;'* and his " Priest
to the Temple," in 1698. Lord Bacon dedicated to
him a translation of some Psalms into English
Verse.
261
H£R
HEB
cmvftlier. H6 was iumIa a KnJght of the Bath at tb6
ccirouatioD of King Jam« I., and waa aft«rwardi of
that mouarch'c council for military aflUis. and his
majeaty's ambaitador to Lewis XIII. of France, to
mediate for the relief of the protestants of that
kingdom, in which service he continued more than
five years ; managing the high trust with so mudi
fidelity and discretion* that he was advanced to the
dignity of a hanm of Irdand, (where he had a fair
estate,) by the title of Lord Herbert, of Castle
Island I and afterwards proving himsdf a faithful
servant of King Charles I. in the council and the
Add, his lordship was created a peer of England by
letters patent, dated 7th May, 1689, as Babor Hsit-
aaaT, </ CMrburp, in Vie county ef Salop, ** This
noble lord" (says Dugdale,) '* waa author of that
learned Philosophical Tract (in Latin), de VeHtate,
printed in 1658, and since, as I have heard, translated
into sundry languages." As also <tf these other»~
Be Cautii Brrvrum, et de RtiigUme Loiei, EdiL
Lon.l66a
De EgpedUkmg in Rtam Intulam, Edit. Loo. 1648.
The L4/b and Reign ef King Henry VIIL, Edit
Loo. 1649.
Be Religione GentUiHum, 4c., Ed. Amstdodami,
16Ba
The history of Hanry YIIL'a reign was undertaken
by command of King James I., and is mudi esteem-
ed. His lordship's historical coUections are pre-
served in the library of Jesus College, Oxford. This
so celebrated Lord Herbert, of Chirbury, died In
1948, and was #. by his eldest son,
RICHARD HERBERT, second Lord Herbert,
of Chirbury, who, during his father's life-time,
being a person of great courage and valour, served
King Charles I. as captain of a troop of horse, in
the first engagement against .the Scotch : and after-
wards in England against the parliamentarians. His
kxrdahip m. Mary, daughta of John, Earl of Bridge-
water, and had issue,
Edwabo, his sucoeasor.
John, who d. young.
Henry, captain in the servioeof King Charles I.
Thoeoasyd. unmarried.
Fiances, m. to William Brown, Esq.
Fknenoe, m. to Ridiard Herbert, and her
grandson,
Hbitrt Abthub Hbbbbrt, had the dig-
nity of Hbbbbbt, or Chibbuby,
revived in his favour in 1743 1 see Her-
bert, Earl Powis.
Arabell, d. unmarried.
Alice, m. Paul Berrard, Esq.
His lordship d, in 16S5, and was «. by hU eldest
aon,
EDWARD HERBERT, third Lord Herbert, of
Chirbury. This nobleman, like his predecessors,
was aealously attached to the fortunes of King
Charles I., and had the gratification to witness the
restoration of the monarchy. His lordship espoused
first, Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Mlddleton,
KnL, of Chirk Castle, in the county of Derby, and
secondly, Elisabeth, daughter and co-heir of George,
'Lord Chandos, but having no issue, the honours, at
his lordship's decease, in 1G78, devolved upon his
brother,
9G9
HENRY HERBERT, ftniiUi Lord HertMTt, of
Chirbury, whom. Lady Catherine Newport, daun^-
ter of Francis, Earl of Bradford, but having no
issue, the Irish barony, and that of Hbbbbbt, or
Chibbuby, at his lordship's deceaae, in 16B1, became
BXTINCT.
Abmb.— Party per pale, as.- and gu. three lions
rampant, ar. armed and Umgiied, or.
HERBERT — BARONS POWIS, OF
POWIS CASTLE, IN THE
COUNTY OF MONTGO-
MERY,EARLS OF POWIS,
MARQUESSES OF POWIS.
Barony,
Earldom,
Marquisate,
by Letter. rS?^PJ\*«^
} by Letters (
I Patent, \
4th April, 1674.
94th March, 1687.
The Honourable
SIR EDWARD HERBERT, Knt.,of RedCartle,
anciently called Poole Castle, but now Powia
Cabtlb,* second son of William Herbert, first Earl
of Pembroke, of the existing peerage, espoused
Mary, only daughter and heiress oi Thomas Stan-
ley, Esq., of Standen, in the couuty of Hertford,
Master of the Mint, in 1070, by whom he had
issue,
Wii.LiAif , his successor.
George, d. unmarried.
John (Sir), died «. p.
Edward, d. unmarried.
Anne, in. to William, son and heir of Sir Wil-
liam Stanley, of Hocton, in the county of
Chester.
Catherine, m. to Sir William Massey, of Pud-
dington, in Cheshirai
Theddestson,
WILLIAM HERBERT, was made a Knight of
the Bath, at the coronation of King James I., and
elevated to the peerage, as Babon Powia, ^ Pewie
Oaetle, on 9nd April, 16891 His lordship m. Eleanor,
daughter of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland,
and had issue,
Pbbcy, who was created a baronet, in the life-
time of his father.
Katharine, m. first, to Sir Robert Vaughan,
Knt., c^ Lydlard, in the county of Mont>
gomery : and secondly, to Sir James Palmer,
Knt., of Domey Court, Bucks, father of
Roger, Earl of Castlemain.
Lucy, m. to William Abington, Esq., of Htai-
lop, in the county of Worcester.
His lordship d. at the advanced age of dghty-
three, on the 7th March, 16S5, and was «. by his
son,
SIR PERCY HERBERT, Bart, second Lord
Powis. This nobleman, m. Elisabeth, daughter
of Sir William Craven, an alderman of London,
• This castle, anciently the seat of inheritance of
the Cherletons and Greys, Barons Powis, was pur-
chased by the Herberts, in thereign of Eliaabeth.
HER
HER
and iltCHr of WfiUam, Earl Cnren, by whom he
had,
William, hto mieefliaor.
Mary, m, to Oaorga* Lofd Talbot, ddait ion
of John, Eail of Shrewsbury.
His tonbhip d. in 1006, and waf#. by his son,
WILLIAM HERBERT, third Lord Powis, who
was craatcd, 4th April, 1074, B^u. or Powiai and
vpon the aooeasion of Kinf James II., Mth March,
168S, riwoMftf M^ntgimenft and MAngusaa ov
Powia. This m^leman attadiing himself to the
fortunes oi his royal master, withdrew with his
mi^esty into France, at the rerolatlon, and was
subsequently created by the fsllen monarch. Mar-
quess of Montgomery, and Duke of Fowls, but
those dignities were never recognised in England.
His lordship was outlawed Ibr not returning within
a certain pniod, and submitting to the new gorem-
ment. He m. Lady Elisabeth Someiset, daughter
of Edward, Marquess of Woroester, and had issue,
William, his suoosssor.
Mary. m. first, to Richard, son of Carrll, Vis-
count Molineaux, in Ireland t and secondly,
to Fnnds, Viscount Montague.
Fiancas, m. to Kenneth Mackensle, Earl of
Sealtorth.
Anne, m. to Francis Smith, Lord Canington.
Winifted, m. to William Maxwell, Earl of
NitUsdalcb
The marquess itted at St. Germans, on Snd Junew
1696, and his son,
WILLIAM HERBERT, was restored to the dig-
nities of Viscount Montgomery, and Earl and Mar-
quess of Powis, and took his seat in the House of
Lords, fai ITS. His lordship m. Mary, daughter
and co-heir of Sir Thomas Preston, Bart, of Fur-
ness, in the county of Lancasterj by whom she had
issue,
William, his successor.
Edward, who m. Henrietta, daughter of the
Earl of Wak^grave, and dying in 1734, left
his lady tmeeinte, who was ddivered of a
dau^ter, Barbara Hbrbbrt, who m.
Hbnry-Arthur Hbbbbrt, Esq., created
Lord Hbrbbrt* or Chirbury, in 1743;
see that dignity.
Mrs. Herbert manied secondly, Mr. Beard,
the comedian.
The marquess died in 1745, and was #. by his dder
WILLIAM HERBERT, third Marquess of
Powis. This ndUeman dying unmarried, tiie Mar-
omsATB ABD Earldom or Powia, with his other
honours, became bxtibct i but he devised, the
whole of his estates to the husband of his niece,
Hbhry-Arthur. Lord Hbrrbrt, ofChMntn/*
Arms.— Pirty per pale, aa. and gu. three lions
rampant, ar. a cresent for diflkrence.
HERBERT — EARL OF TORRING-
TON.
By Letters Patent, dated SMh May, lOBft.
Xiiuagt.
ARTHUR HERBERT, EK|.i gnndson of Charles,
uncle of Sir Edward Herbert, the eslebrofsd Lord
Hbrbbrt, qfCTkirbtiry* was derated to the peerage
by King William III., on the S9th May, 10B9, as
Baron TVtoy, and Earl or Torriicotok, in the
county of Devon. His lordship, who was brought
up to the naval service, had the command of a fleet,
temp. Charles II., before Tangier, and afterwards
against Algiers ; but being removed from his com-
missions by King James II., he retired into Holland,
and was graciously reodved by the Princeof Orange.
«' He was a man of good understanding, but pro-
fusely luxurious, and on every occasion so sullen
and peevish, that it' was plain he valued himsrif
much, and expected the same flrom others; and it
was thought, his private quarrel with Lord Dart-
mouth, for having more of the king's confidence
than himsdf, was the root of his resentment agataist
his m^lesty. The reputation he had gained with
the people in England, and his skill in sea aflUrs,
made it necessary to endeavour to keep him in
good temper, so fitf as homage and observance could
do it"
His kffdship was admiral of the Dutch fleet, on
the coming over of the Prince of Orange, and was
sabsequently flrst commistdoner of the admiralty,
and oommander-in-diief of the Britislf fleet. In
1090, he engaged the French fleet, near Beechy
Head, but although 6e fought most gallantly against
a superior force, yet not achieving a victory, sub-
jected him to considemble reprdiension, deprivation
<tf his command, and committal to the Tower He
was eventually tried by court-martial, and acquitted,
but never again employed.
His lordship m. flrst, Miss Anne Hadley; and
secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir William Airmine,
and widow of Sir Thomas Woodhouse, but having
no issue, the Earldom or Torrihotob and minor
dignity, at his lordship's decease, I4th April, 1716,
became bxtihct.
ARMS.— Party per pale, aa. and gtu three' lions
rampant, ar. a mullet for difltarenoft
HERBERT— BARONS HERBERT, OF
CHIRBURY.
By Letters Patent, dated 28th April, 1694.
ICincase.
HENRV HERBERT, only son and heir of
Henry Herbert, gentleman of the king's chamber,
and master of the reveb, and nephew of the cele-
brated Edward, Lord Herbert, of Chirbury, was
elevated to the peerage by King William HI. on
nth April, Ui94, as Barob Hbrbbrt, qf ChMmnf.
His lordship m. Anne, daughter and co-heir of
Mr. Alderman Ranney, of the dty of London ; and
dying in 1700, was «. by his only son,
HENRV HERBERT, second benm. This uon
bleman m. Mary, daughter of John Wallop, Esq.,oir
Farley, in the county of Southampton ; but dying
in 1738, without issue, this babom v ow Hbrbbrt,
or CaiRBURY, became bxtinct.
ARMa.— Party per pale aa. and gu., three lions
rampant, ar., armed and langued, or.
963
HER
HER
HERBERT— BARON SHERBERT. OF
CHBRBURY, EARLS OF
POWIS, &c, BARONS
HERBERT, OF CHER-
BURY AND LUDLOW.
EarMimif tec,
Banny*
with ipedal
by Letters
Patent,
•
81st Deb, 174S.
87th May, 174&
7th OcL, 1740.
Xineagc.
HENRY ARTHUR HERBERT, Emj., grand-
MMi of Ricllard Herbert, and wo of the Hon. Flo-
rence Herbert, (one of the daughters and oo-heira of
Ridurd, second Lord Herbert, of Cherbury, and
grand-daughter of EnwAiin, the celebrated Lord
HsHBKBT, or Cbbbbury,) was created Baron Her*
bert, of Cherbury, 8lst December, 1743» and was
advanced, in three years afterwards, to the barony
of Powis, of Powis Cattle, the viscounty o/ Ludlow,
and the sarloom or Fowia, having espoused Bak-
lURA, niece of William Herbert, third and last
Marquess of Powis, and succeeded, under the will
of that noUeman, to his large estates. The earl ob-
tained another peerage, 7th Octolier, 1749, as Ba-
son Hbrbbrt, op Cbbbbury AMD LuDiow, with
UmitBtioD, in defiuilt of issue male of his own
body, to Ms next brother, Fbahcib, and his issue
malci His lordship d. in 1749, and was «. by his
son,
^ GEORGE • EDWARD - HENRY - ARTHUR
HERBERT, second Earl of Powis, Who d., with-
• out issue, in 1891, when the babony or Hbb-
bbbt, <^f Cherbwv, the BABI.00M or Powia and
its minor dignities, with the baboity op Hbbbbbt,
qfChertunf and Ludlow, (his lordship's uncle hav-
ing predeceased him, unmarried, |o whom the last
barorfy was in reversion,) became bxtinct, while
tlie earPs estates passed to his sister, Ladt^ Hbn-
bibtta-Antoitia Hbbbbbt, who m, in 1784, £d>
ward, Lord CUve, of the kingdom of Irdand,
which nobleman was advanced subsequently to the
BABLDOM or Powifl, Ac.,' Bod is the present
earL
Abms.— Party per pale ai. and gu., three lions
rampant, air., armed and langued, or.
HERVEY — BARON HERVEY, OF
KIDBROKE, IN THE
COUNTY OF KENT.
By Lettan Patent, deted 7th February, 1698.
WILLIAM HERVEY, Esq., of Idcworth, in the
county of Sullblk, (said to have descended from Ro-
bert Flta-Herv«y, b younger son of Hervey, Duke
of Orleans, who came over with the Conqueror,)
died in IfiSS, leaving, with other issue,
John Hervey, ancestor oi the present Marquess
of Bath, and
SIR NICHOLAS HERVEY, of the privy-cham.
bar to King Henry VIII., and ambasaador from
that monarch to the emperor's court at Ghent.
864
This eminent penoa «. first, EUaabeth, daughter
of Sir Thomas Fits- Williams, and widow of Sir
Thomas Maleverer, by whom he bad an only son,
Thomas (Sic), Icnight-manhal to Queen Mary.
Sir Nicliolas espoused, secondly, Bridget, daughter
and heiress of Sir John Wiltshire, of Stone Casticb
in the county of Kent, and relict of Sir Richard
WtaigAeid, of Kimboiton Castle, in the county of
HuntfngdoB, by wliom he had two sons, via.,
Hbnbv, his successor.
George, ancestor of the Hcnreys, of Marshal, in
Sir Nidiolas was #. liy his elder son,
HENRY HERVEY, whose son and heir,
WILLIAM HERVEY. Esq., of Kidbcoke, in
the county of Kent, obtained great eminence aa b
military chaxacter in the reigns of Queen Elisabeth,
King James L, and King Charles I. Mr. Hervey
first signalised himself in the memorable conflict
with the Abhada, having boarded one of the gal*
leons, and killed the captain, Hugh Mongade, with
his'own hand. He was subsequently knighted;
and beiBg employed succjessftilly in Ireland, was
created b baronet, Slst May, 1619, and in the follow-
ing year elevated to the peerage of that kingdom,
in the dignity of Baron Hervey, of Roes, in the
county of Wexford. Hit lordship continuing his
eminent public services, was created a peer of Eng-
land, on the 7th February, 1628, as Babom Hsbvb v,
HfRidbroke,in the county qfKemt. Heak first, Mary,
relict of Henry, Earl of Southampton, and daughter
of Anthony, Viscount Montacute, by whom he had
no issue. His lordship espoused, secondly, Cordelia,
daughter and co-heir of Brian Analow, Esq., of
Lewisham, in Kent, and had issue,
William, kiUed in Oennany.
John, who died in Inland.
Henry, died young.
Eliiabbtb, in. to John Hervey, Esq., of Ick-
wofth, who died in 1079, «. p., when liis
estate devolved upon hk brother. Sib Tho-
hab Hbbtby, whose eUest surviving son,
JoBM Hbbvby, was created Baron Her-
vey, of Ickworth, and Earl of Bristol,
dignities eiOoyed by the present Mab-
QUBSa or Bbistol.
Lord Hervey died in 164S, and his sons having pre-
deceased him, the Irish berony of Hervey, of Ross,
with the baronetcy and En^sh berony of Hbbtby,
or KioBBOKB, became bztinct, while his estates
devolved upon his only surviving child, Blisabbth
Hbbtbt.
Abii8<— Ou. on B bend ar., three trefbUs dipped
vert.
HERON — BARON HERON.
By Writ of Summons, deted 8th January, \S7h
44 Edward III.
HUncage.
About the beginning of King John's reign,
JORDAN HAIRUN possessed a barony in Nor-
thumberbmd, which he held by the service of qne
knight*! tM, m his ancestors had dona fkom the
HER
HOE
time oi King Hanty L, who enlbollbd them thereof.
He wai «. by his Km,
WILLIAM HERON, who, tn theSSnd Henry IIL,
was made goveraor of Bamburgh Castle, in the
oounty of Northumberland, and in the 39th of the
seme reign was governor of the castle of Picliering,
faft Yorkshire, and warden of the forests north Of
Trent. The next year he filled the office of sheriff
of Northumberland, and was constituted governor
of Scarborough Castle. He m. , daughter and
heir of Odonel de Ford, and was ». by his son,
WILLIAM HERON. ThU feudal lord was one
of the barons on the part of the king at the battle
of Lewes ) and was summoned by Edward I., with
the other northern barons, to meet him at Norliam,
with horse and arms, when he went to give Judg-
ment between the competitors for the crown of
Scotland. WiQiam Heron m. Christian, daughter
and heir of Roger de Notton, and had issue,
WAI.TJBB, who m. Alicia de Hastings, and
dying before his father, left an only daughter
and lieir, EefMBLiNS, m. to John, Lord
Darcy, steward of the household to Ed-
ward IIL, and who, on the decease of her
grandfisther, was his heir, whereby the
Darcy family became possessed of the an-
cient barony of Hxbov, and of the manors
of SiLKBSTOif and Nottom, in the county
of York.
Roger, of whom presently.
OdoneL
At the decease of his father, his elder brother hav-
ing died previously, as stated above, therepresenta-
ti<m of the family devolved up<m
ROGER HERON, who inherited the manors of
Ford and Bokenfield, in the county of Northum-
berland t and with his brother Odonel, attended
King Edward L, as one of his knights, to the siege
of Stirling. Castle. In the 10th of Edward 1 1, he was
governor of Bamburgh Castle, and was «. at his de-
cease by his son,
WILLIAM HERON. This feudal lord obtained
Hcence, in the ISth Edward IIL, to make a castle
<tf his house at Ford— and was summoned to parlia-
ment, as a BABON, on the 8th January, 1371, but
Bfever afterwards. The Babont or Hbbon became
therefbre* at his decease, bxtiivct.
AB«s.^-.-Gu]es a chevron between three herons ar.
HERON -^ BARON HERON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 13th November, 1393,
17 Richard II.
SIR WILLIAM HERON, of Applynden, grand-
son of Odond Heron, and grand nephew of the
Lord Heron, of Ford, having m. Elisabeth, widow
of John de Falvesley, daughter and heiress of Wil-
liam, Baron Say. and cousin and heiress of Thomas
de Brewose, had summons to parliament, f^om 13th
November, 1303. to SSth August, 1404, as " Wil-
lielmo Heron, Chl'r," although it is certain that he
was generally considered as Lord Say, jure \uwri» s
for in a charter of 1st Henry lY., to which he was a
witness, he is styled <* Willlebno Heron^ Dominus
de Say, Seaeacballua HoepItU Regis." This nobl»>
man was a gallant soldier, and eminent diploma*
tist. He died 30th October, 1404, without issue,
when, if his barony be deemed a distinct dignity
from that of Say, it became bxtinct.
ABM8.--Gules a chevron between three herons ar.
HILTON — BARON HILTON, OP
HILTON, IN THE COUN-
TY OF DURHAM.
By Writ of Summons, dated 83rd June, 1S96,
83 Edward I.
IClncage.
ROBERT DE HILTON, of HUton CasUe, in
the county palatine of Durham, was summoned to
parliament, as a babon, in the Krd, 84th, and SItth
of Edward I. His lordship m. Margaret, one of the
three co-heirs of Marmaduke de Thwenge, by whom
lie acquired large estates, and left two daughten,
Isabel, m. to Walter de Pedwardyn.
Maud, m. to Sir John Hothum, KnL
At his lordship's decease the Babont or Hilton
fell into abbtancb between those ladies, as it
continues amongst their representatives, should any
exist.
Abmb.— Ar. two bars as. and fleur de lis or.
HILTON— BARON HILTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 87th January, 1332,
6 Edward III.
ICincage.
ALEXANDER DE HILTON, who served in
the Scottish wars under Ralph, Lord Nevill, had
summons to parliament, as a babow, from S7th
January, 1338. to BSnd January, 1336. But of this
nobleman, or his descendants^ nothing fiirther is
known.
Abms.— Ar. two bars ai. and fleur de lis or.
HOESE-^ARON HOESE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8%d June, 1895,
83 Edward I.
ICiiuage.
In the 4th year of King Henry III.
HENRY HOESE, of Herting, in the county of
Sussex, gave ninety marks for livery of his father's
lands, and dying in fifteen years after, was «. by his
son,
MATTHEW HOESE, who thereupon gave seven
hundred marks for livery of his inheritance. This
Matthew, in the 37th Henry III., entered into cove,
nants with John Maunsell, provost of Beverley, that
Henry, his son and heir, should espouse Joane
Fleming, niece of the said John. Matthew died in
two years afterwards, and was «. by his aforesaid
son,
HENRY HOESE, for whose wardship, and cus-
tody of his lands, the above named John Maunsell
paid six hundred marks. This feudal lord took up
arms with the other baronsj in the 48th Henry IIL,
SM 98»
HOB
HDL
afdiwtthekliigi but triien he dle^ do« iMii «|»iiear.
He wu »., however» toy hli ttmt another
HENRY HOBSB, who d. In 1380, end was #. by
hlaioBy
HENRY HOBSB. Thii feudal lord had fum-
mona in the 2SBd Edward I.» upon the 8th June in
that year, to attend the klng« with divers other
penons of note, to adviie concerning the important
aflUn of the realm; and the next year he was sum-
moned to parliament, as a babon « under the desig-
nation of *' Henrico Husee.'* and from tliat period
to the 10th October. ias» (19th Edward II.^ Hli
lordship, who was engaged in the wan of Scotlmd,
d, in 1338. and was s. by hl« son.
HENRY HOBSE.* second baron, summoned to
parliament, ftom 18th August, 1337. to lOth March,
1MB. This nobleman. In the 81st Edward III., on
the marriage of Hentfy, his son and heir, with
Bliaabeth, the daughter of John de Bohun, settled
certain estates upon him and her, and thdr issue,
deftalt to Riduud, another son, with remainder to
the issue of himsdf, by Catherine his then wife,
and in defkult of such issue, on Elisabeth, his
daughter. His lorddiip appeers to have survived
this settleBMBt but two yeata* when he was t. by
his son,
HENRY HOESE. but neither this penon, nor
any of his desoouiahts, were afterwards summoned
to parliament.
Anif 8.~Barry of six, ermine and gulea.
HOESE OR HUSEE -BARON HOESE,
OF BEECHWORTH, IN THE
COUNTY OF SURREY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 80th November, 1348,
88 Edward III.
Xiiuage.
ROGER HOESE, or HUSE, prceumed to be
of the same Ikmily as the Lords Hoese of Herting,
in Sussex, having distinguished himself in the wan
of Scotland, was summoned to parliament as a
Babon, from 80th November, 1348, to 10th Maich,
1349L His lordship d. in 1361, seised, amongst other
lands, f>f the manor oi West Beechesworth. and
H^ercourt, in the county of Surrey ; RIngstede,
in Dorsetshire! a moiety of Burton Sacy, in the
county of Southampton i and Northinktoo, and
Kingston Deverell, in Wilts. He was «. by his son,
SIR JOHN HUSEE, of Beechworth Castle, who
had livery of his inheritance, but was never sum-
moned to parliament. The only daughter of this
baron, Alice, is said, by Collins, to have married
Richard de Wallop, ancestor of the Earls of Ports-
mouth, and the lady is called heir of Robert Husee,
her brothen but Vincent mentions her as sister of
Sir John, and daughter of course, of Roger, Lord
Huscb It would appear by both authorities, how-
ever, that the Earls of Portsmouth represent this
branch of the old baronial house of HoBas, or
HUHBBB.
ABMSy— Barry of alx, cnnine and guka.
HOLAND--BARONS HOLAND.
By Writ of SuBmMma, dated a9th July, 1314,
8 Edward II.
Xittcasc.
That this Csmily was of great antiquity in the
county of LancMter, Is evident fhmi the register of
CoKBBaAxo Abbby, to wMdi religious house some-
of its memben were benefscton, in King John'e
time. The flrst person of any note, however,
ROBERT DE HOLAND, who was fat the wan
of Scotland, in the 31st Edward I., owed his ad^*
vancement to his bermning secretary to Thomas,
Earl of Lancaster, Ibr previously he had beat but a
"poor kntght.** In the 1st Edward IL, he ob-
tained btfge territorial grants from the crown, vis.
the manocs of Melbume, Newton, Oamundeston,
Swarkeiton, Chdardeston, Normanton, and Wy*
bdeston, in the county of Derby, and the same
year had a military summons to mardi against the
Scots. In the 8th Edward II., he was fint sum-
moned to parliament as a Baboit t and in the 10th
and 18th, he was again in the wan of Scodand, in
which latter year he had liesnoe to make a castle of
his manor house of Bagworth, in the county of
Leicester. Upon the insurrection of Us old master,
Thomas, Earl of Lancsster, (15th Edward II.) his
lordship promised that nobleman, to whom he owed
his fint rise in the world, all the aid In his powert
but fsiling to fulfil hi^ engagement, Lancaster was
forced to fly northwards, and was finally taken pri-
soner at Boroughbridge, when Lord Holand rsn-
dered himself to the king at Derby, and was sent
prisoner to Dover Castle. For which duplldty he
became so odious to the people, that being after<^
wards made prisoner a second time, anno 1388, In a
wood, near Henley park, towards Windsor, he waa
beheaded on the nones of OdDbar, and his hsad
sent to Henry, Earl of Lancaster, then at Wal«
tham Croas. in the county of Essex, by Star Thomaa
Wythar, and some other private friends. His lord-
ship m. Maud, one of the daughters and co-hein of
Alan le Zouch, of Ashby. and had issuer
RoBBBT, his successor.
Thomas, who became Earl or Kbitt, see
Holand, Earl of Kent.
Alan, who had the manors of Dalbury, and
Weeksworth. In the county of Derby.
Otho. a pevsoD of great valour in the reign
of Edward III., and one of the origimd
KNiOHTa ov THJB Gabtbb. He fdl into
disgrace, however, by sofllBrlng the Earl of
Ewe, (a prisoner at war,) who had bean com-
mitted to his custody, to go at Uvge armed t
and was committed to the Ifarshelsey, after
being examined in the presence of the Lord
Chancellor, and other noblemen. He died
soon after in Britanny, (33d Edward III.)
where he was engaged in his military capa^
dty : and having no iasue, his eldar brother.
Sir Robert Holand, by his last will,
his heir.
Robert, Lord Holand, was «. by his eldest son,
SIR ROBERT HOLAND, second ban
moned to paiUamant from 29th February, U48, to
HOIi
HOL
fth Ottchm, ISU9, ThiinobkoitD was wgafed Ibr
•ereral yean in the Fiench wan of King Edward
]II.» part of the time under Thomas de Beaudiamp*
Karl of Warwiek, and thft remainder in theretlnue
of hit btotfaer, Thomas Holhmd. His lordship d,
in 1379. leaving his grand-slaughter*
UAim HoLiJLNn, tlicn serenteen yean of age.
his sole heir; who m. John Lovd, filUi
IiOnn LovxL, of Tichmxhsb* and carried
the Baboh T ov HoUiAjro Into that fsmily,
(see Lord, Barons Lovel. of TichmenhK
Arii8.~Ai. ft lion rampant gnardant« between
six flenr-deJis, ar.
HOUiAND — BARONS HOLLAND,
EARLS OF KENT, AND
BAJIONS WOODSTOCK
AND WAKE, DUKE OF
SURREY.
Barony, by Writof Summons, dated 16th July, iaS3,
S7 Edward III.
Earldom, &c, by marriage, with JoanePlantagenet,
the Fair Maid of Kent.
Dukedom, SOth September, 1997.
SIR THOMAS DE HOLLAND, second son of
Robert de Holand, Lord Holland, having been en-
gaged ftom the 14th to the 90th Edward IIL, in the
wan of France, and in the last year commanded tiie
▼an of Prince Edward's army, at the fismous battle
of CnnseY, was made a Knioht or tbb Gartbb,
and summoned to parliament as a Baboit. At the
siege of Caen, Sir Thomas had the good fortune to
m^e prkoner of the Eaul op Ews, then Constable
of France, whom he d^verod up to King Edward,
for the sum of four thousand florens : and he (Sir
•Thomas) sttbsequenUy assisted at the siq^e of
Calais. His lordship m.* Joane Plantagenet, cde-
bnted for her beauty, under the name of'* th§ Fair
Maid nf Kenti** only daughter of Edmund Planta-
genet, sumamed « of Woodstock," Earl of Kent,
second ion of King Edward IST This distinguished
woman inherited, upon the decease of her brother,
JOHW, third Earl of Kent, that dignity, with the
Barony of Woonerocx, honours of her firther, and
the Basowt oy Waks, • dignity of her mother's i
• It is said by some that this Thomas, being
steward of the household to William de Montacute,
Earl of Salisbury, married his mistress, vis., Joane,
daughter of Edmund, and sister and heir <rf John,
Earls of Kent But herein there b a mistake : for,
by his petition to Pope Clement VI., representing
that the said Earl of Salisbury had a puipoie to
have wedded her, had not a precontract with her
by him been formerly made, and carnal knowledge
ensued: also that nevertheless the Hune earl,
taking advantage of his. absence in foreign parts,
made a second contract with her, and ui^ustly wlth-
hdd tier. His holineis, upon a full hearing of the
cause, gave ■entence for himi in which the Earl of
Salisbury acyiieaiied. DvoDAJbx.
flrom which latter peentge* she ityledhfliMlf '• Last
OP Waks."
In the 88tb Edward IIL, his kndship was made
lieutenant, and captain general of the Dukedom of
Britanny, and he was constituted, in two yearsaffear*
wards, governor of the islands of Jersey and Guam*
ley. He had summons to parliament as Loud
HoLX^AND, ttma the 87th to the 31st Edward IlLt
but in theMth, (anno 19»,) he assumed the title of
Eam. op Ksnt, and was so summoned on the flOth ~
November, in that year, in right of his wifo, for it
does not appear that he had any other sort of ore*-
tion. In this year his lordship was appointed the
Kino's LiauTBKANT Awn Captain GsNniiAi. in
FnANcs ANn NoaiiANDY. He did not long, how-
ever, eoy>Y that high office, for he died on the 88th
December, in the lame year, leaving issue by the
great heireis of Kent, (who espoused, after his lor^
ship's decease, Edward the Bteck Prince, and was
mother of King Richard IL,) three sons, and a
daughter, via.,
Thomas, his succesior.
Edmund.
Jcdm, created Eabi.op Huntinodon, Air»
DUKB op Bzbtbb (see Holland, Duke of
Exeter).
Maud, m. Hugh, son of Hu|^ de Courtney,
Earl of Devon.
Thomas Holland, Eabl ow Kbnt, was «. by his
eldest ion,
THOMAS HOLLAND, lecond Earl of Kent,
Baron Woodstock, Baron Wake, and Baron Ho^
land. This nobleman was engaged in the French
wars in the immediate retinue of his gallant step-
father, Edward, the Bladt Prinett and attained
distinction at the battle of Castile. Upon the aooss-
sion of his half-brother. King Richabd IL, his
lordship obtained a grant of £900 per annum out of
the exchequer, end was constituted general warden
of all the foresto south of Trent In the 9th of the
mme reign, at the decease of his mother, Joanb,
PrincM* <^ WalM, he had special livery of all the
lands of her inheritance; having had previously his
grant out <^ the exchequer extended to £loiM> a
year. He was also constituted MABanAL op Eng-
land, but he was afterwards discharged of that
office, whidi was conferred upon Thomas Mow-
bray, Eirl of Nottingham ; and appointed governor
of Cabisbbokb Cabtlb for life. His lordship
m. the Lady AUoe Fits-Alan, daughter of Ridiard,
Earl of Arundel, by whom he had« with other
issue,
Tbomas, Igucc^giy^yEABLB OP Kbnt.
Edmund, J '
Alisnore, m. first, to Roger Mortimer, Earl of Cjtfi
March, and secondly, to Edward Charlton. '2^\tji ^
Lord Fowls. wLUi ^^Cfir^^sJj^fy^t^'lf^'
Margaret, m. first, to John Beaufort, Marquess ' ^ \Mf^^^
of Dorset, and lecondly, to Thomas Planta-'fl.((i{f i jM, '
genet, Duke of Clarmce, son of King — <«V* /**^7^
Henry IV.
Joane, m. first, to Edward, Duke of York,
secondly, to William, Lord Willoughby,
and thirdly, to Sir Henry de BromfletSk
Eleenor, m. to Thomas Montacute, Earl of
Sallsbary.
m
Hot
HOL
EUaabeth, m. to Sir John Neril], Knt
Bridget, a nun at Barking.
The earl d. in 13B7« and was #. by hi« ddest ion,
• THOMAS HOLLAND, third Earl of Kent This
noUeman, upon the attainder of Thomas de Beau-
champ, Earl of Warwick, 82nd Richard IL, had a
grant in special tail of the castle, manor, and lord-
ship of Warwick, with sundry other manors:
having been created Dukx of Sukut, the pre-
ceding year, by his uncle. King Richard, sitting in
parliament, with the crown upon his head. He
was also constituted marsbai. or ENoi^ifD, aad
about the same time appointed LisurairAXT ov
lajKLAN D. The earl was likewise a Knioht of the
Gartsk. But all his honours terminated with the
power of his unhappy and royal kinsman; for
being engaged In a conspiracy to subvert the go-
vernment, after the accession of the Duke of Lan-
caster, as Heury IV., he was taken prisoner and
beheaded, with the Earl of Salisbury, by the popu-
lace, at Cirencester, in 1400, when his head was sent
to London, and placed upon the bridge there, and
parliament passed an act of attainder, by which his
noirouRa and lands became roRrxiTSD. His
lordship m. the Lady Joane Staflbrd, daughter of
Hugh, Earl of Staffbrd, but had no issue. Not-
withstanding the attainder, (although no reversal is
upon record,) the earl's brother and heir,
EDMUND HOLLAND, appears to have suc-
ceeded to the Earldom of Kent, and, of course, to
the Baronies of Woodstock, Wake, and Holland.
He had, subsequently, a special livery at certain
castles, manors and lands, which had devolved upon
him by virtue of tn old entail made of them by his
ancestors. In the 9th Henry IV. his lordship was
appointed one of the commissioners to treat of
peace, between the king and the Duke of Britanny,
and was constituted lord admiral ov England.
But soon after that besieging the castle and isle of
firiak, in Britanny, he received a mortal wound in
his head by an arrow from a cross bow, on the lAth
September, 1407* His lerdship m. Lucy, daughter
of the Duke of Milan, but havfaig no legitimate
issue, his sisters, or their representatives, became
lUs heirs, (revert to the children of Thomas, second
earl,) and amongst those, the Baronibs of Wood-
stock, Wakk, and Holland, are in absyanck,
supposing them unaflbcted by the attaindor of Tho-
scas, Duke of Surrey.
With Edmund, Earl of Kent, who was a Knight
of the Garter, that karldom bxfirbd in the Hol-
land family.
Arms.— As. semy de Us, a lion rampant guardant,
or.
HOLLAND — EARL OF HUNTING-
DON, DUKE OF EXETER.
Earldom, Snd June, 1337. ^
Dukedom, S9th September, 13^.
Xincage.
JOHN DE HOLLAND, third son of Thomas
de Holland, Earl of Kent, by the celebrated heiress,
JoANB Plantaoknbt, " the Fair Maid of Kent,"
(see Holland, Earls of Kent,) was in the exiiedition
made into Scotland in the 29th Edward III., and
after the accessioD of hishalf-brotlier. King Ridiardt
II., was constituted justicb of Chbstbr. From
which period we seldom find him oat of some great
public employment. In the 7th Richard he attend-
ed the king in the expedition then made into Scot-
land, when having some dispute with Ralph de
Stallbrd, ekler son of the Earl of Staflbrd, he slew
the said Ralph with his dagger, and fled to sanctu-
ary at Beverley. But the king becoming highly
incensed at this foul murder, caused the aswaiiiin to
be indicted and outlawed for the crime, and seised
upon all his lands and ofltos.
It is said that the Princess Joane, his mother,
hearing that the king had vowed that Holland
should suflbr according to law, sent earnestly to
him. Imploring hisikvour, (she being their common
parent,) and that upon return of the messenger to
Wallinglbrd, where she then was, finding that her
request availed not, she became so absorbed in
grief, that she died within five days. De Holland,
however, eventually made his peace through the
mediation of the Duke of Lancaster, and4>ther no-
blemen, and was pardcmed by the Earl of Staflbrd.
The year after this unlbrtunate aflkir he was re-
tained to serve the king in his Scottish wars for
forty days, and the next year being in Castile with
the Duke of Lancaster, he tilted at Besanoes with
Sir Reginald de Roy, In the presence of the King
of Portugal, being then constable of the duke^s
host. About this time, being also in the wars of
Fiance, he obtained a grant of Ave hundred marks
per annum during his life. And, at length, in ex-
piation of the murder he had the misfortune to
commit, he came to an agreement with the Earl of
Staflbrd to find three priests to oeletarate divine
service every day, to the world's end, for the soul
of Ralph Staflbrd, in such place as the king should
appoint. In the llth of the same reign he was
sgain in the wars of France, as also in Spain, with
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and upon his
return was created Earl of Huntingdon, at the
especial desire of the Commons in parliament
assembled, having therewith a grant of £S0 per
annum out of the profits of the county: as also
lands of two thousand marks per annum, to him-
self and Elisabeth, his wife, and to the heirs male
of their bodies. Shortly after which he w^s made
admiral of the king's fieet westwards, and consti-
tuted governor of the csstle, town, and Bastile of
Brest, in Britanny, for three years, where he ac-
cordingly went to reside. He subsequently obtained
large grants ftom the crown, and was constitnted
orbat chambbrlain of England for life. His
lordship was one of those nobles who impeached the
Duke of Gloucester, in the parliament held at Not-
tingham, and he is accused of having assisted at the
execution of his grandfather, Richard, Earl of
ArundeL He was advanced in 13G7 to the Dukb-
DOM OF ExBTBR, by King Richard, In open par-
liament, being at the time captain of Calais : and
he accompanied that monarch soon afterwards into
Ireland. Upon the accession, howevtt, of the
Duke of LancBster, as Henry IV., his grace was
doomed to a reverse of fortune, and parliament
adjudged that he should lose his honours and lands.
He retained, however, the Earldom of Huntingdon,^
HOL
JIOL
whidi, with liii whole Mtate, he might probebly
have continued to ei^oy, bed he not Joined with hii
hrother, the Earl of Kent. In e oontpiracy to over-
ittrn the new government. Ttie plot lieving, how-
ever, ftiled* he cndeevoured to eicepe beyond lee,
but wae driven becl^ by oontnury windi to the coast
of Eaaex* wliere he landed, and was made prisoner
-by the populace while at supper at the house ot a
fHend. He was immediately conveyed to Chelms-
ford, and thence to Plessy, where he was beheaded
by the common people on the very spot where the
Duke of Gloucester had sufhred in the rsign of his
brother. King Richard. His gmce died In 1400, and
Was subsequently attainted. He had married the
Lady Elisabeth Plantagenet, daughter of John of
Gaunt, and had issue,
JtletanI, d. unmarried.
John, his heir, created Duxa or Exxtbr
(see Holland, Duke of Bxeier).
Edward (Sir).
Constance, m. first, to Thomas Mowbray,
Duke of Norfolk ; and afterwards to John,
Lord Grey, of Ruthven.
By this alliance, John, Earl of Huntingdon, and
Duke of Exeter, was brother-in-law to King Henry
IV., the monarch, Ibr conspiring against whom he
lost his Hfe. The bahldom and ockboom Ml
under the attainder of his grace.
AnM4.— Of England, and a bordure of France.
fiOLLAND— DUKES OF EXETER.
By Letters Patent, dated 6th January, 1443L
Xlncagc.
. JOHN HOLLAND, second but eldest surviving
son of John Holland. Earl of Huntingdon and Duke
of Exeter, (attainted and beheaded in 1400,) was
restored in Uood, as heir to his Ikther and brother,
in the 4th Henry V., and the next year made ge-
neral of all the men at arms and archers at that
time employed in the king's fleet at sea, in which
capacity he essisted at the siege of Caen. He did
not, however, make proof of his age until the en-
suing year, when it was stated by the witnesses then
examined, that the abbot of Tavestoke, in the
county of Devon, being one of his godfathers, gave
him, immediately after the baptism, a cup of gold,
with a circle about it, firamed after the fashion of a
lilley, and with ten pounds in gold therein, and to
the nurse twenty shillings. That ttie prior of Plimp-
ton, being the other godfather, gave him twenty
pounds in gold} and that Joane, the wife oi Sir
John Pomeraie, KnL, carried him to the church to
be christened: her htuband, and Sir John Dynham,
Knt, conducting %er by the arms. Likewise, that
twenty-four men did precede them, bearing twenty-
taCa torches, which torches, as soon as the name
was given, were kindled.
This John Holland was engaged, during the whole
reign of Henry V., In active warfare upon the
French soil, and displayed extraordinary skill and
Talour. He was at the siege ot Roen i and the next
year, upon the taking of Pontoise by the Captain de
la Boucher he intercepted those of the garrison who
endeavoured to get to Parist and he was in that
great fight against the French who came to raise
the siege of Fieney, wherein five thousand were
slain and six hundred made prisoners. He was sub*
sequently commissioned to reduce all the castles
and strong places in Normandy that continued to
hold out against the king i and he was soon after,
in consideration of his eminent services, constituted
constable of the Tower of London. In the reign of
Henry VI., he continued his gallant career In
France, and assisted, in 1431, at the coronation of
that monarch, then solemnised at Paris. In the
11th of the same reign, he had a grant of the office
of Marsmaxi ov Bnolano, to hold during the
minority of John, son and heir of John, late Duke
of Norfolk ; and two years afterwards, being sent
ambassador to the dty of Arras, to treat of peace
with the French, he had licence to carry with him
gold, silver, plate, jewels, robes, twenty-four pieces
of woollen doth, and other things, to the value
of six thousand pounds sterling. In the 14th, be
was joined in commission with the Earl of North-
umberland for guarding the eest and west marches
towards Scotland, and at the same time consti-
tuted admiral of England and Aquitaine. He . was
afterwards in a commission to try all manner of
txeasons and sorceries which might be hurtfol to the
king's person; and was created, by letters patent,
dated at Windsor, 6th January, 1445, Dukb or
ExBTnn* with this special privilege, •• that he and
his heirs male should have place and seat in all
parliaments and councils, next to the Duke of
York and his heini male."
His grace wes constituted lord high-admiral of
England, Ireland, and Aquitaine, for life. In the
^94th Henry VI., his son, Henry, being joined In the
grant, and, the next year, made constable of the
Tower <rf London, his son, Henry, being, in like
manner, joined with him. His lordship m. first,
Anne* widow of Edward Mortimer, Eari of March,
and daughter of Edmund, Earl of Staflbrd» by
whom he had an only son,
Hbkbt, his successor.
He espoused, secondly. Lady Anne Montacute,
daughter of John, Earl of Salisbury, and had a
daughter,
.Anne, m. to John, Lord Nevil, son and heir of
Ralph, Earl of Weitmoreland, which Lord
Nevil fell at Towton-Feld, and died «. p.
Her ladyship espoused, secondly. Sir John
Nevil, KnL, uncle of her first husband, and
by him was mother. of Ralph Nevil, third
■ Earl of Westmoreland.
His grace, who was a Kn iobt of the GabtbBj died
in 1446, and was «. by hie only son«
HElNRY HOLLAND, second Duke of Exeter,
who, in the S8th Henry VI., In consideration of his
father's services, had livery of all his castles, manoo,
and lands, both in England and Wales, although at
that time he had not accomplished his full agei
after which (33rd Henry VI.) the Yorkists then
prevailing, his grace having fied to sanctuary at
Westminster, he was forced thence, and sent pri-
soner to Pontef^act Castle. We find him, however,
at the battle of Wakefield, sharing the triumph
of the Lancastrians; when King Henry VI., being
re-established in power, his grace's flddity was re-
warded by a grant of the office of constable ot Fo-
ROh
UOh
Charlagsy Cattle. But the tide agelii tttrninf , tile
duke lied from Towton-Fleld, with the Duke of
.Somenet and lome othen, to York, where the
king and queen thih were, and thene> proceeded
with the royal fugltlTef into Scotland. In the par-
liament mciiibled upon the aocenkn of King Ed-
ward IV., hie grace, with the other leading Lan-
caatriana, waa attainted i but nothing Airther la
reeordad of him nntil'he appeared again in arma
under the red banner of Lancasts at Bamet-FMd,
where his perty mttained lo aignal a defeat. In
thia oonllict the Duke of Exeter fought with ex-
traordinary courage and xeMhition, andi being ae-
▼ereiy wounded, waa left for dead, AnMn aeven
o^dock in the morning until four in the affcemoon,
when, being conveyed to the houae of one of Ma
aervanta, called RutUand, he had the aMlatance of
• eurgeon, and waa than carried for mnctuary to
WettmlwtBr : but in the 19th Edward IV. 1479. he
wea found dead in theiea between Calaia and Dover t
by what accident, however, waa never atcertained.
ComtitM reporta that he mw thia unhi^py noblenum
in such deep diitreai, (alter the defeat aft Bamet, it
la preaumed,) that he ran on foot, baro-legged, alter
the Duke of Burgundy^ train, bagging hia fareid
for Ood'a aake, but that he uttered not hia names
and that whan he waa known, the duke oonfaried
upon him a amaU penaion. Hia grace «i. Anne,
daughter of Richard, Duke of York, and aiater of
King Edward IV., by whom, according to Sandfttd,
he had an only daughter,
Anhc, m. to ThonuB Oiey, Marquenof Donet.
From hia lady the Duke of Exeter waa divorced, at
her tuU, and his oukbdom fell under the attainder,
in 1461, twelve year* before hia melancholy death.
Thua terminated one of the ataunchcat partitana of
ihe hottie of Lancaater, althoogh brother-in-law
to Ring Edward, the auocenftil monarch of the
houae of York. Such waa the heart-rending dia-
aenalon which that terrible quarrel had town
amongst the nearest and dearest oonneetiona, and
auch the misery and wretchedness it cntaUad upon
a great nuO^ity of the moat illiiatrioua houioi In
England.
' ABMa-xOfBngiand, andaborduieof France.
HOLLES — BARONS HOUGHTON,
£ARLS OF CLARE,
I>UKES OF NEWCAS-
TLE.
B«rony, "I ^ wtters f ^^ ^^^' ^^^
Earldom
Dukedom,
»•}
alderman of
Thia opulent
Patent* 1 - *'•"•• »"«»
"^*' 1 14th May, IdM.
* 3Ciitc«tc.
The first of thia fiunOy who became of note waa
SIR WILLIAM HOLLES. i
London, and lord mayor in IMOl
dtlaen left three aona, via.
Thomaa (Sir), who suooeeded to aooasiderable
estate, but squandered the whole, and died
Inpriaon.
William, of whom praaently.
Francis, died «» p.
The second son,
WILLIAM HOLLES, inherited the manor of
S70
Houghton, in the county of Nottiofham, and took
up his abode there. He m. Anne, daughter and
co-heir of John Danadl, Esq., of Danadl, in Cam-
wall* and had, with other iaeu^ DA«a«.i., who m.
Anne, sister of John Sheffield,' Lord Sheffield, and
dying before his father, left a eon (who eventually
succeeded to the estates),
JOHN HOLLES, of Houghton, who waa ele-
vated to the peerage by King James I., on 9th
July, IGIG, (through the influence of the Duke of
Buckingham, to whom he paid £lOkO(Nk«) in the
dignity of BABoir Houohtom, of HouonvoR, and
was created, undea the same powerful patronages
for the additional sum of £fi,O0a, Eabl of
Ci.AaB,o on the Snd November, 1024. Hb hirdship
m. Anne, daughter of Sir Thomaa Stanhope* of
Shdford, in the county of Nottingham* and had
surviving issuoa
John, his successor.
Danxu.!., created Basom Hou.Ba» t^Ifrild
(see that dignity).
Eleanore, m, to Oliver Fita-WiUiams, Earl of
Tirconnel, in Irdand.
Arabella, m. to Thomas Wcntworth, fliat Lord
Straftnd.
His lordship d. 4th October, 1897* and was a. by his
eldest son,
JOHN HOLLES, second earl, who espoused
Elisabeth, eldest daughter, and one of theco-heira
of the celebrated General Sir Horatio Vere* Lord
Vere, of Tilbury, and had issue,
OiJLBJiHT, his successor.
Anne, m. to Edward Clinton, Lord Clinton,
ddest son of Theophilus, fourth Earl of
Lincoln, and was mother of Edward, fifth
Eabj. o^ LiNCOJLir.
Elisabeth, m. to Wentworth, Earl of Kildarab
Arabella, m. to Sir Edward Rosseter, Knt., of
Someriey, in the ooimty of Lincoln.
Susen, m. to Sir John Lort, Bart., of Stodc*
pole Court, in the county of Pembroke^
Diana, m. to Henry Bridgea, son and heir of
Sir Thomas Bridges, of Keynsham, In the
county of Somerset.
Penelope, «•. to Star Jamea Langham, Bart.*
of Colasbmke, in theoounty of Northamp>
ton.
Of thia nobleman. Lord Clarendon mya, '< he waa
a man of honour and of couragek and would have
been an excellent pereon. If his heart had not been
too much set upon keeping and improving hia
estate." His lordship H»pears to have lived In re-
tirement at hia country houses during the nsorp*.
tion. He survived to witness the lestoration of the
monarchy, and dying ind Janualy, Ifl85> was a. by
his son,
GILBERT HOLLES, tUrdEarlof Clarei This
nobleman opposed strongly the meaaurca of the
Stewarts, and was a strenuous supporter of the
revolution. He m. Grace* daughter of WilBam
• This dignity had been just before refiiaed to
Robert Rkh, Earl of Warwick, on a wlenm dechi-
ration by the crown lawyars, that it waa a title
peculiar to the royal blood, and not to be oonftrred
uponaaubiecu
HOL
HOL
Ptarpont* ofThomby, In the comatj 4»f NotUiif-
httni woond ton of Robcrtt Earl of Kiiigitoo, and
JOSH, vhomoowdtd to tht honoun.
WlUam, who Ml Jit LummoltnM^ In thn
tw«nty-flnt yw of his agfti
Dfludl* died unnuoried.
EllnbeUi, m. to Star Chrirtophar Vane, Knt.,
who was created BAnoM Baiuiam>» of
Barnard Cattle, in the county of Durham.
Vrom thia mnnrlago wnotmrn'^murp, praiont
lfjft.BgD>88 or CLnrnjuunn, la fourth In
r
Mary, m. to Hugh Boacawen, Eiq.
Ann.
Grace, m. to Sir Thomaa Pelham, Bart.,
created nflerwaida BxnoN Pblhami tf
. l^n^fMMi, in the county of Suaaex, and had,
with other issue, a ion Thomab, who inhe-
rited the greateat part of the HoUei ettstea,
and liad the honoun of the family partly
revived in hit person, (see Pklbam-Hoi.-
i.>8. Earls of Clare).
His todship iL 10th January, 1080, and was «• by his
ddesteon,
JOHN HOLLBS, fourth Eari of Chve. This
nobleman having married Lady Margaret Cavcn-
dbb» third daughter and oo4iair of Henry, second
Duke of Newcastle^ inherited the grentae part of
his gracc^s estates upon his deceese In ld91, and was
ciented, on the 14th May, IdM, Marqu4*t qf dan
and DvKB ov NnircAaTUi. He likewise aucoeMed
to the Cortnne of his kinsman, DanaeU, Lord HoUes»
of UUId, and thus bacameone of the richestsnlK
Jecta in the kingdom. His grace enjoyed several
high ofllcss St court, and was a Kkioht of tmb
OABTnn. He died from the eflhcts of a fUl while
stag-hunting, on 15th July> 17II# leaving an only
daughter,
Laot HxirnxxTTA Catskoibh Hollss, who
m. in 1713* EriMortl, Lonn HAnLSY, son
and hair of Robert, Earl of Oxford, to whom
she conveyed s very considerable estate,
and by whom she had an only surviving
dsEUghter,
Lauy MAnoAnnrCArnNDisH HAnLST,
who espoused WUUmm Bentinek, second
Dtncn or Portlaits, K.O.
At the decease of the Duke of Newcastle ai.l sis
nosrovBs became bxtivct. He had adi^>ted hia
nephew, Thomas Pai.iiAM, eldest son of Thomas,
Lord PsOam, who succeeded to a portion of his
great estates, and assumed the surname and arms
ofHoi.i.ns (see Pelhsm-HoUes, Earl of Clan).
AniiBiP— Brm. two piles In prtnt sa.
HOLLES.PELHAM — BARONS PEL.
HAM, EARLS OF CLARE,
DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.
Baronyi
Earldom
Dukedom
S9th December, 17O0L
aeth October, 1714.
2nd August, 171&
SIR THOMAS PBLHAMf Bwt, was elevated lo
1700* aa BAfeMT Pntt*
BAM, </ JLoMgAJsM, in Me eowimr ^5ti«M». He had
married, previously. Lady Onkce Hollee» youngest
dan^tar of Ottbert, dUid Easl of Claie^ and dying
in 171s, was A by hia eldest son,
THOMAS PELHAM.HOLLB8, aa aecond Barao
Pdham. This nobleman hsving been adopted^ l>y
his nnde» John HoUes, fburth Earl of Clare, and
first Duke of Newcastle, aasnmed the ^MJIditi^'^'
surname and arms of Hoi^lbb, upon the decease of
his gracei and was created, 98th October, 1714^
FUeomni PtOtann ot Houghton, and Eabi. ov
Ci^BB. His lordship was advanced the next year,
to the dlgnltieB of Hapvuees ^ Clare, and Dukb ob
NawcAaTLB, with remainder, de&ult of male
issue, to his brother, the Right Honourable Hbxbt
Pbusav. His gnoa, under the three flrst sove-
reigns of the house of BrunswidK, ftiUllled the
several posts of lord chamberlain ot the housdiold «
secratary of state t t»t lord of the treasury, and
one of the lords Justices, during the temporary
rtsences of Kings GeorgeLandIL Tfaednkewas
likewise chancellor of the University of Cambridge,
a privy couaaeilor, and a kmiobt of the Gabtbb.
Hia grace wu Lady Haniet Oodolphin, daughter
of Francis. Earl of Godolphin* by Henrietta, Ma
wife, daughter of the celebrated John Clnu«hill»
Duka of Marlborough, but had no issue.
The duke was •created. In 17M, Dukb of Nanr*
CASTLB VBDBB Lyhb, with spedal iwnalndar to
his nephew, Henry Fiannee Clinton, ninth Earl
of LlnoQln. K.Q.. son of his graceTs stoter. the Ho.
noumhle Lucy Pelham* by Hanrr. sewth Eail of
Lbicofai { and be was also created Babom Pbi.hamv
«lf AOmNerv, to Sttmu, with remainder to his kins-
m«B. Thomaa Pelham. Esq., of Stanmera, (grand'
eon of Henry Pdham, youngar brother, of the flrat
Lord Pelham,) which honoun devolved, at hie
graosTs deceaae, in 1781, according to the said
Umitatiana, and an now enjoyed by the Dukb or
NBWCASTiiB and the Eabl of CeicHBaTBa, (sea
those dignities, in Bwlfc«*« XXcMoMwy *^th9 Fem^g9
end aaron0iagitf) while au. bis own BOBOuna»
including the Dukxdom or NBWCAerjLB, in re*
raaindcr to his brother, the Right Honourable
Henry Prilram, (that gentlaaaan having pradeoseeed
his graces Iraving daughters only,) became mat*
tiBcr.
Aaiia.— Quarterly, flrst and fourth, aa. three peli-
cana ar. vulnlng thfmislvws in the breast, gib
second and third, erm. two piles in point aa.
HOLLES — BARONS HOLLES OF
IFIELD, IN THE COUN-
TY OF SUSSEX.
By Letters Patent, dated fiOth April, 1<»1.
Tha HoBonrable
DANZILL HOLLES, second son of John, first
Earl of Clare, by Anne, tf dest daughter and co-hrtr
of John Danaill. of Danall], hn Cornwall, Setjeant
at Law, waa elevated to the peerage, at the resto-
ration, by letters patent, dated aoth April, 1081, aa
Babom Hou.B8, of Ijuid, in the county if Aimm*.
This nobleman, in the beginning, opposed the aa-
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HOI^
HOO
■anted prarogatiTe of Chivies I. and hie miaieten ;
carrying up the impeadunent agaimt Laud; suf-
fering a eerere impriMmment* and being marked
by the king in that wild attempt of accuaing the
ilTe memben. When brought before the privy
eouncU, with Sir Henry Hammond and othen, in
those times of arbitrary power, Mr. Holies de-
ported himself with a more than ordinary degree of
firmness, and . as characteristic of the epoch, we
give the following passage Arom his examination.
<' Why did you sit above some of the privy coundl,
so near the speaker's chair ?" *' I seated myself
there, some other times before, and took it as my
due, there and in any place whatsoever, on account
of my noble Urth, as son of the Earl of Clare !"
continuing to state, '* that he came into the house,
with as much seal as any other person, to serve his
majesty ; yet, finding his majesty was offended, he
humbly desired* to be the sut)()ect, rather of his
mercy than of his power." To which the treasurer
Weston, answered; "You mean rather of his
miO^ty's mercy than of his Justice." Mr. Holies re-
plied, emphatically, <« I say of his majesty's power."
Subaequently discovering the designs of the repub-
lican party, and diigusted with them, he exerted
himself aealously, at the decease of Cromwell, in
Airtherance of the restoration ; and for some time
after the accomplishment of that great event, ac-
cepted employments and embassies ttom the court.
In 1063, his lordship was ambassador extraordinary
to France, and afterwards, plenipotentiary to'
the treaty of Breda; but he again Joined the
ranks of opposition, and maintained the consistency
of his patriotic character.
Burnet thus describes this patriotic personage :—
•' He was aman of courage,* and as great pride. The
headof the Presbyterian party, for many years; and
who, during the whole course of his Uf e, never once
changed side. He had indeed, the soul of an old
stubborn Roman in him; was a Csithful, but a
rough firiend; and a severe, but open enemy. His
tense of religion was Just ; his course of life regu-
lar ; and his Judgment, where pMsion did not bias
him, sound enough. He was weU vwsed in the
Tecords of parliament; and argued well but too
▼dienien,tly ; for he could not bear any contradic-
tion."
His lordaMp m. first, Dorothy, only daughter and
hetreis of Sir Frauds Ashley, of Dorchester, by
wliom he had one surviving eon, Fbancis, wlio
was created a baronet Heespoused, secondly, Jane,
ddest daughter and co-heir of Sir John Shirley, of
IsviUe, in Sussex; and thirdly, Esther, second
daughter and co-heir of Gideon de Lou, Lord of the
manor of Columbiers, in Normandy, but had no
other issue. He d. 17th February, 1679-80> and was
s. by his son,
SIR FRANCIS HOLLBS, Bart, of Whiter,
bourn St Martin, in the county of Dorset, as second
• A remarkable instance of his spirit was his
challenging General Ireton, who pleading, " That
bis oonsdence would not permit him to fight a
duel ;** Holies puUed him by the nose; tdling him,
" That if his consdcnce would not let him give
redress, it ought to prevent his oBMxig injuries.**
Lord HoUei. His lordship m. fint, Luey, youngest
daughter of Sir Robert Carr, of Sleford, in the
county of Lincoln, Bart, by whom he had two
daughters, who both died young. He espoused
secondly, Anne, eldest daughter and co-heir, of Sir
Francis Pile, Bart, of Compton Beauchamp, in the
county of Berks, and had a son, Dansix., his suc-
cessor, and daughter, Jane, who died in infsncy.
His lordship tf. 1st March, 168»«0, and was «. by his
son,
DANZILL HOLLES, third baron. ThU noble-
man died in his nineteenth year, <anno 1604,)
unmarried, when the Baroky of Hollxs, or
IriKLD, with the baronetcy, became bxtIkct,
while his lordship's estates devolved upon his heir
at law, John Holies, Dukecrf Newcastle.
ABM8.— Exm. two piles sa. a crescent for diflbr-
enccb
HOO — BARON OF HOO, IN THE
COUNTY OF BEDFORD,
AND OF HASTINGS, IN
THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX.
By Letters Patent, dated 2nd June, 1447.
Of this family, whose chief seat was at Hoo, in
Bedfordshire, were divers persons of note, prior to
its devatkm to the peerage.
ROBERT DE HOO, obtained the king's charter,
SOtlf Edward I., for a weekly market, and an annual
fsir, at his manor of Knebbeworth, in the county of
Hertford. As also free-warren in all his desmesne
lands, within his respective lordships of the atwve-
mentioned Knebbeworth, and Harpeden, in the
same shire ; of Hoo and other estates in the coimty
of Bedford; of Clopton, in Cambridgeshire, and
Sivethorpe, in the county of Oxford. The next of
the fiunily we meet with,
SIR THOMAS HOO, Knt, had similar grants
for fairs and markets, upon his different Estates, in
the 11th Edward IIL He was «. by his son,
SIR WILLIAM HOO, Knt, who, 'in the 10th
Richard IL, assisted Michael de la Pole, Earl of
Suilblk, in eSbcting his escape to Calais, in which
garrison Sir William afterwards served (8th Henry
IV.) imder John, Earl of Somerset, then captain
thereon Sir William Hoo m. Alice, daughter and
heir of Sir Thomas St Maur <by Jane, his wife^
daughter and heir of Nicholas Malmains), and waa
«. by his son,
SIR THOMAS HOO, who, having been employed
in the suppreisiim of a rebdlion in Nocmandy, ob-
tained a grant, SOth Henry VI., in consideratltm of
his special services, and great expenses in the wars,
of eleven pounds a year during his life, out of the
revenues in the county of York* In the S4th of the
same reign, having again distinguished himsdf in
the French wars, he was elevated to the peerage,
by letters patent, dated find June, 1447, by the titles
of LoKD Hoo, of Hoo, in Me county lif Bedford,
and of Hastikos, in the oounty of Sussex, with
rwnainder to the hdrs male of his body. More-
over, he was made a knight of the most noble order
of theOarter, His kMcdship, married flift«filisabeth«
HOP
HOW
«tailgliter and h«br of Sir TliomM Felton, Knt> by
whom he had an only son, Thomas, who diad in hit
father's life-time issueless. He espoused, secondly.
Elinbeth, daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Wich-
inghem, KnL, by whom he liad an only daughter,
Axjfn, who m. Shr OeAry BuUen, Knt,, sometime.
Lord Mayor, of London. His lordship m. thirdly,
Ahanore, daughter of Leo, Lord Welles, and sister
and cD-hdr of Richard, Lord Welles, by whom he
had issue,
Alianore, m. to Sir James Caiew, Knu* of
Bedington, in the county of Surrey.
Jane^ m. to Sir Roger Copley, Knt., from which
marriage the preaent Sir Joseph Copley
maternally descends.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir John Darenish, Knt.
Lord Hoo died about the year 14S3, and thus leaT-
ing no male i8sue> the Babohy or Hoo became
XXTINCT.
ABM8.— Quarterly, so. and ar.
HOOD — BARON BRIDPORT, VIS-,
COUNT BRIDPORT.
Barony, \ by Letters / 13th June, I796>
Viscounty,
nty, j Patent, \ lOth June, 1801.
ICtntagc.
ALEXANDER HOOD, a very eminent naral
officer, having served as rear admiral, under Lord
Howe, at the relief of Gibraltar, in 1782, was in-
vested with the military order of the Bath; and
having, as second in command, contributed to the
ever-memorable victory of the 1st June, 1794, was
rewarded with a peerage of Ireland, hi the dignity
of Baron Bridport, of Cricket St. Thomas. In
179S> his lordship achieved a splendid victory over
the French fleet, and was made, in consequence, a
peer of Great Britain, 13th June, 1796, as Barov
Briopokt, ef Cricket St. Thoma*, in the county cf
Somertet. In 1801, he was advanced to the dignity
of ViacouTTT Bridport, being then vice-admiral of
Great Britain, and general of marines. His lord-
ship m. flrst, Maria, daughtes of the Rev. Dr.
West, prebendary of Durham ; and secondly, Hari»*
Sophia, daughter and heiress of Thomas Bray,
Esq., of Edmonton, but dying without issue, 3d
May, 1814, his English honours, namely, the Ba-
rony AND Viscounty op Bridport, became bx-
TTNCT, while the barony in the Irish peerage de-
volved according to a spedal limitation in the
patent.
Armb.— Aju a fret, ar. on a chief or. three cre>
scents, sa.
HOPTON —
BARON HOPTON OF
STRATTON, IN THE
COUNTY OP CORN.
WALL.
By Letters Patent, dated 4th September, 1643.
* ICineage.
' ROBERT HOPTON, Esq., of Wytham, in the
county of Somerset, m. Jane, daughter and heir of
Rowland Keymiah, Esq., of Waidry, in the county
of Monmouth, and left a son,
SIR RALPH HOPTON, who was made a Knight
of the Bath, at the coronation of King Charles I.,
and became afterwards one of the most aealous sup^
porters of that unfortunate monarch. Sir Ra^h
represented Wrllsb. in parliament in 1642, when,
poceiving the course of pubUc aflhirs, he took up
arms in the royal cause, and obtained distinction at
Sherl)Oume Castle, Lanceston, Saltash, and Bra-
dock, but particularly at Stratton, in Comwallt
when, in consideration of the gallant part he had in
that victory, he was elevated to the peerage, on the
4th September, 1643, as Baron Hopton, op Strat-
ton ; with limitation, in defimlt of male issue, to
his unde. Sir Arthur Hopton, KnL, and the hdn
male of his body. His lordship was subsequently
constituted genoal of the ordnance, in his nuO^ty's
armies, throughout the whole reahn of England,
and dominion of Wales. Lord Hopton m. Eliaa<
beth, daughter of Arthur Capel, of Hadham, in the
county of Hertford, Esq., and widow of Sir Justinian
Leven, KnL, but had no issue. During the usurpa-
tion, his lordship retired to Bruges, where he died,
in 1698, when (his uncle having predeceased him
also issueless) the Barony op Hopton, ov Strat-
ton, became rxtinct.
Armb. — Erm. on two bars sa. six mullets or.
Sir Arthur Hopton, upon wh<»n the title was
entailed, died about the year 1650, without issue,
when his four sisters, or their representatives, be-
came his heirs. Those sisters were*
Rache), m. to .— — Morgan, Esq.
Mary, m. first to — ^— Hartop, Elsq., and
secondly, to Sir Henry Mack worth, 'Bart.
■ Catherine, m. to John Windluun, Esq.
Margaret, m. to Sir Baynam Thn^morton*
Bart
HOWARD—BARONS HOWARD.
By Writ of Summons, dated Iftth October, 1470,
49 Henry VL
The first of this very eminent family, mentioned
by Dvodals, after a fruitless Inquiry to discover
a more ancient founder,
SIR WILLIAM HOWARD, was chief Justice of
the court ot Common Pleas txom li87 to 1306. This
learned person had large possessions in Wigenhale,
in the north-west parts of the county of Norfolk i
and he had summons in the 83rd Edward I. amcmgst
the rest of the judges, and the king's learned coun-
clli to the parliament then hdd at Westminster, as
also to those parliaments of 85th, 88th, and 38nd of
Edward L, and 1st Edward II. Sir William'm. first,
Alice, daughter, and eventually heir of Sir Edward
Fitton, Knt., by whom he had two sons, John and
William. He espoused secondly, Alice, daughter of
Sir Robert UiRnrd, but had no Issue, He was «. by
his elder son,
SIR JOHN HOWARD, of WiggenhaU, who. in
the 34th Edward L, being one of the gentlemen of
the king's bed-chamber, obtained the wardship of
the lands and heir of John de CrOkedale, a person
of note in Norfolk t and on the accession of King
Edward II. had oxden to attend his coronation at
2 N 673
HOW
HOW
Wflttminater, the Sunday next after the ftest of St
Valentine. He subiequently dittinguiriied himself
te the wan of Gaicony and Scotland ; and was sheriff
of the counties of Norfolk and Suflblk, from the
11th to the 16th Edward If. inclusiTe. Sir John m,
Joan, sister of Richard de Comwall, and dying in
1391* was «. by his son,
SIR JOHN HOWARD, who, in the 9th Edward
III., was constituted admiral and captain of the
king's navy firom the mouth of the Thames north-
ward, and the next year had an assignation of
£1B3. 7#. 6d. for the wages of himself, with his men
at arms and archers in that serrice. This gallant
person m. Alice, daughter of Sir Robert de Boys,
and sister and heir of Sir Robert de Boys, of Fers-
fleld, in Norfolk, by which marriage the whole in-
heritance of the BoysTs came into the Howard
family. He had issue,
RoBSKT (Sir), of Fersfleld. This genUeman
was committed, in the Snd Richard II., to
the Tower, for detaining Margery de Nar-
Hord, from Alice, Lady Nevil, her grand-
mother, with whom, on her petition to the
king and council, she had been appointed to
remain till the cause of divorce between her
and John de Brewer should be determined
in the court of Rome. This Sir Robert
Howard m. Margoy. daughter ot Robert,
Lord Scales, of Newcells, and, at length, one
of the heirs of that family, by whom he left
at his decease* (1388,) prior to the death of
his father,
JoRH, successor to his grandfather.
Margaret, m. to William de Lisle.
Sir John Howard was «. by his grandson,
SIR JOHN HOWARD, who was sheriff of the
counties of Essex and Hertford, Snd Henry IV.,
and again in the 3rd and 7th Henry V., and in the
9th of the latter reign he was one of the knights of
the shire for the county of Cambridge. He m. first,
Margaret, daughter and heir of Sir John Plais, of
Tofte, in Norfolk, and of Slansted Mountfitchet, in
Essex, by whom he had issue,
John (Sir), who m. Joan, daughter, of Sir
Richard Walton, and sister and heir of John
Walton, Esq., of Wyvenhoe, in Essex, by
whom, dying In the llfe-dme of his father,
he left an only daughter and heir,
Elisabbth, who m. John Vere, Earl of
Oxfbrd, whereby the Baiony of Scales
centered in the Veres.
Margaret, m. first, to Sir Constantino Clifton,
of Buckinham Castle, Norfolk, and secondly,
to Sir Gilbert Talbot.
Sir John Howard espoused, secondly, Alice, daugh-
ter and heir of Sir William Tendrlng, of Tendfing,
and had two sons, vis. *
1. RoBSBT (Sir), who sa. Margaret, eldest
daughter of Thoasas de Mowbray, Duke of
Norfolk, by Elisabeth, his wife, daughter
and co-heir of Richard Fits-Alan, Earl of
Arundel, and cousin and co-heir of John
Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk. By this mar-
riage the inheritance of those great ftmiUes
became eventually vested In this of the
Howards, and by Isabel, the other co-heir in
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that of Berkeley. Sir llobert dying beftiili
his father, left issue by this great heiress,
John, successor to his grandfather.
Margaret, m. to Sir William Daniel,
Baron of Rathwire, in Ireland.
Caths&ine, the second wife of Edward
Nevil, Lord Abergavenny.
S. Henry, who, by the gift of his father, had
Wigenhall, and other manors, in the county
of Norfolk, IN. Mary, daughter of Sir Henry
Hussey, and left an only daughter and
heiress,
Elizabbtb HoWABn, who m. Henry
Wentworth, Elsq., of Codham, in Essex.
Sir John Howard was «. by his grandson,
SIR JOHN HOWARD, an eminent YorkUt,
distinguished not only by his birth and possessions,
but by the various places of high trust which he
filled during the reigns of Edward IV. and Richard
III. He was first summoned to parliament as a
BABON on the 15th October, 1470, and had summons
from that period as Loan Howabd, until the Ifttb
November, 1588. In the next year he was created
Duke of Norfolk, and made earl marshal of England.
The ultimate fall of this nobleman, at Bosworth-field,
under the banner of Richard III., is so well known
that It is hardly necessary to mention it here. From
the creation of the Dukedom of Norfolk, in the
Howard family, the Babony of Howabd con-
tinued merged therein, and was included in the
numerous forfeitures and restorations which attend-
ed that dignity, until the demise of Edwabd
Howard, eleventh Duke of Norfolk, in 1777, when,
with several other baronies, it fell into abbvancb
between the two daughters and co-heirs of his grace^s
brother, Philip Howard, Esq., of Buckenham, in
the county of Norfolk, namely, Winifrede, Lady
Stourton, and Anne, Lady Pbtrb, thus : —
HENRY HOWARD, created Baron of Castle
Rising, and Earl of Norwich, m. Anne, daughter of
Edward, Marquess of Worcester, and left issue,
Henry, who succeeded his uncle, as Duke oC
Norfolk.
Thomas, who m. Elisabeth-Maria, only daugh-
ter and hAx of Sir Henry Savile, BarL, of
Copley, in the county of York, and had
issue,
Thomas, who succeeded his uncle as
Duke of Norfolk.
Edward, who «. his brother as Duke of
Norfolk, and died «. i». In 1777*
Philip, m. first, WiniArede, daughter of
Thomas Stoncr, Esq., and bad an only
surviving daughter,
WiNirBBOB,m. to William, Lord
Stourton, by whom she was
mother of
CHARI.B8-PHILIP, Lord Stour-
ton, father of
William, present Lord
Stourton.
Mr. Philip Howard espoused, secondly,
Hsrriet, daughter and co-heir of Ed-
ward Blovmt, Esq., and had an only
surviving daughter,
Annb, who m. Robert-Edward,
now
HOW
LocD P>TBS, and wm mother
of
Robcrt^Bdward, LordPetre,
father of
IVmUtm ' Fratui*, pre-
■ent Lono Pctbs.
Upon the decaaae of ROunrd Howard, eleTenth
DuKB OF NomroLK» in 1777* inueleii, as stated
mbovei Che Basokt of Howard, separated ftrom
the dttkedom, and fell into abcyamcb between his
gnoTs nleeca, as it still continues between tlieir
grandsons* the Lonna Psmn Airo Stoubton.
Abmb.— Gules, on a bond betwesn six cross croa-
lala> fltchy, ar.
HOWARDuJ>UK£S OF NORFOLK.
The DoKBOOM or Nobfolk came into the
Howard fSsmily, by the creation of Jobr Howabo,
Earl Marshal, and Duke of Norfolk, on the iSth
June, 1483. The said Jolm Howard was son and
heir oi Sir Robert Howard, by Margaret, daughter
of Thomas Mowbray, first Duke of Norfolk of that
fsmily, and cousin, and ultimatriy co-heir of John
Mowbray, fourth and last Duke of Norfolk, of the
Mowbrays. The Dukbdom or NoBFOXiK has since
been flrequently forfeited by the Howards i but as
it has now continued uninterruptedly for the greater
part of two centuries in the family, it is deemed
more correct to place it amongst sjrftml than exti$%et
honours ; the reader is therefore lefeired to Burke^s
Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage ton a full
and accurate detail of the family of Howard, Dukes
of Norfolk.
Abms.— Quarterly, first gu. on a bend b«tw, six
eross-eroaslets, fitchte, ar. an escocheon or. charged
with a demi-lion, rampant, pierced through the
mouth with an arrow, within a double tressure,
flory, counterflory, gu. for Howabdi second, gu.
three lions, passant, gardant, in pale, or. in chief a
label of three poinU, ar. for Brotbbbtok; third,
chequy, or. and as. for Warbbn i fourth^ gu. a lion
rampant, ar. armed and langued, ax. for Mow-
bbay i behind the shield two trunchetms, or mar-
shals staves, in saltier, or. enamelled at the ends, sa.
(the ina^gnu of carl marshal).
HOWARD- VISCOUNTS HOWARD,
OF BINDON, IN THE
COUNTY OF DORSET.
By Letters Patent, dated Uth January, ISB9»
Xincagt.
THOMAS HOWARD, third Duke of Norfolk,
married, first, the Lady Anne Phmtagenet, one of
the daughters of King Edward IV., by whom he had
an only son, Thomas, who died young. His grace
espoused, secondly. Lady Elisabeth Staflbrd, daugh-
ter of Edward* Duke of Buckingham, by whom he
had issue,
Hbnbv, the celebrated Eabl or Subbxv,
who suflteed decapitation in I647> leaving a
son, Thomas, who inherited the honours of
the house of Norfolk.
Thomas, of whom presently.
Mary, m. to Henry FIti-Roy, Duke of Rich-
mond, natural son of King Henry VIII.
The second son,
LORD THOMAS HOWARD, was restorad in
blood, (his father having been attainted, and only
saved ftom execution liy the death of King Henry
VIIL,) in the first year of Queen Mary, and wwf
elevated to the peerage on the 13th January, 1600,
as ViBoouiTT HowABD, OF BiNBOB,* in the county
of Dorset. His lordship m. first, Elisabeth, younger
daughter and co-heir of John, Lord Mamey, by
Christian, daughter, and eventually sole harass of
Sir Roger Newbuigh, of East LuUworth, in the
county of Dorset. By this lady Lord Bindon ac-
quired very considerable estates in Dorsetshire,
amongst which was the manor of Bindon, and had
issue,
Henry.
ThOEMib
Elisabeth, died unmarried.
Grace, fa. John, son and bdr of Sir John
Honey, of CUItoB, in the county of Dorset,
but died «. p.
His kurdahip espoused, secondly, GertrndOk daugh-
ter of Sir William Lyte, of Billesdon, in Somerset-
shire, and had ason,
Charles Lyte Howard, who left two daughters,
vis.
Catherine, m. to Thomas Thynne, Esq.,
and had issue.
Sir Henry Thynne, Bart, ancestor of
the BCarquess of Bath.
Anne, m, to Sir William Thomyhurst,
KnL, of Agenamrt, in Kent.
Lord Bindon m. thirdly, Mabell, daughter of Nicho-
las Burtottt Esq., of Carshalton, in Surrey, by whom
he had a daughter, Frances, m. first, to Hairy Pra-
nel, Esq., of Barkway, in the county of Hertford t
secondly, to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford;
and thirdly, to Lodowick Stuart, Duke of Rich-
mond, but had no issue. His lordship wedded,
fourthly, Margaret, daughter of Henry Manning,
Esq., of Greenwich. He died 6th April, 1682, and
was «. by his eldest son,
HENRY HOWARD, second Viscount, who
espoused Frances, daughter of Sir Peter Mewtas,
Knt.» of Essex, by whom he had'an only daughter,
Dougtass, who m. Sir Arthur Gorges, Knt. His
lordship d..in 1600, and was «. by his brother,
THOMAS HOWARD, third Viscount, who was
instaUed a Knight of the Garter in May, 1008. His
lordship m. Grace, daughter of Bernard Duflleld,
Esq., Imt died without issue in 1619, when the Via-
oouNTV OF BufDON became bxtinct. His lord-
ship deviled liis estate to his kinsman, Thomas,
Earl of Suflblk, and entailed it on Henry, Viscount
Howard, Giles Howard, Henry, Earl of Northamp-
ton, WilUam, Lord Howard, and their heirs.
ABiia.--<Same as the other noble house of
Howard.
• DueoAi.B states, ** Howard of Bindon" to have
been his kwdship's title. Bbatson, makes it «« Vis-
count Bindon, of Bindon."
«7i
HOW
HOW
HOWARD — EARLS OF NOTTING-
HAM, EARLS OF EF-
FINGHAM, IN THE
COUNTY OF SURREY.
Eorlddm of Not-
tingham
Earldom of
flngham*
STot-^
Ef- r Pi
8th December, 1731.
Lcttew f^** ®****^' ^^^
Patent, J ^
LORD WILLIAM HOWARD, ddcet Mn of
Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, by Agnes, his second
duchess, sister and heiress of Sir Philip Tilney, of
Boston, in the county of Lincoln, having been
accredited by King Henry VIII. and Edward VI.,
up<m numerous confidential missions to foreign
courts, amongst others, in 1053, tu the Csar of
Muscovy, (being the first ambassador fkom England
to Russia,) was devated to the peerage in the first
year of Queen Mary, on the 11th March, 1AM, as
Baron Howaro, of ErFiifOHAiff, and consti-
tuted in the same month lobd hxoh adhikal of
her mi^esty*s dominions. His lordship was soon
afterwards installed a Knight of the Garter, and in
the ensuing reign be was made lord chamberlain of
the household, and then lord privy seal. His lord-
ship m. first, Katharine, one of the sisters and heirs
of John Broughton, Esq., by whom he had an only
daughter, Aoxis, who nu William Paulet, third
Marquess of Wbichester. and died in 1601. Lord
Howard espoused, secondly, Margaret, second
daughter of Sir Thomas Oamage, KnL, of Coity,
In the county of Glamorgan, and had issue,
Crarlvb, his successor.
William (Sir), of Lingfield, in the county of
Surrey, who fR. Frances, daughter of Wil-
Ham Gouldwell, Esq., of Oouldwell Hall,
Kent, and had issue,
Edward, "^
Francis, Vail knights.
Charles, }
Sir WiUiam d. in 1600, and was s. by his
eldest son.
Sin Edward Howard, who died s. |i. in
16S0, and was #. by his brother,
Sir Francis Howard, of Great Book-
ham, who m. Jane, daughter of Sir
William Monson, of Kinnersley, in
Surrey, and was #. by his eldest son,
SirCharlbb Howard. Thlsgen>
tleman m. Frances, daughter of
Sir George Courthorpe, of Whi-
ligh, in the county of Sussex, -and
dying in 1679, left issue,
Francis, who succeeded as
fifth Lord Howard, of Bf-
finohah.
George, whose great grand-
son,
KXNNRTR • AlRXANDBR
Howard, Esq., suc-
ceeded to the BARONY
upon the decease of the
last Earl of Effing-
ham, in 1816, and is the
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present Lord Howard,
of Effingham.
Douglas, m. first, to John, Lord Sheffield;
secondly, to Robert, Earl of Ldcester ; and
thirdly, to Sir Edward Staflbrd, of Grafton,
Knt.
Mary, m. first, to Edward, Lord Dudley, and
secondly, to Ridurd Mompesson, Esq.
Fiances, m. to Edward, Earl of Hertford, and
died«.p.faiia08.
Martha, m. to Sir George Bourchier, Knt.,
• third son of John, Earlof Bath.
His lordship d. in 1073, and was «. by his ddest son,
SIR CHARLES HOWARD, second Baron
Howard, of Effingham, so celebrated for his glo-
rious deflMt of the formidable armada. This emi-
nent person was initiated. In the life-time of his
father, in the aflUis of state, having been de-
puted by Queen Elisabeth on a special embassy to
Charles LX. of France Upon his return he was
elected to parliament by the county of Surrey, and
was made general of horse, in which capacity he
distinguished himself in suppressing the rebellion
raised by the Earls of Northumberland and West-
morland. The following year he was sent with a
fieet of men of war, to convey the Lady Anne of
Austria, daughter of the Emperor Maximilian,
going into Spain, over the British seas. In 1974 he
was installed a Knight of the Garter, and appointed
lord chamberlain of the household. In 1586 his
lotdship was one of the commissioners for the trial
of the unhappy Queen of Scotland \ he had been
previously, on the death of the Eerl ct Lincoln in
1085, constituted lord high admiral of Eng-
land, in which capacity he had the high honour
of preserving his native shores from the hostile toot
of the foreigner, and the dispersion of the Spanish
armada, has stamped with immortslity the illus-
trious name of Howa rd of Effingham. For this
great service his royal mistress not only rewarded
him with a pension, but ever after considered him
as a person bom for the especial preservation of her
realm. His next achievement was the conquest of
Cadis, for which he was created, SSnd October, 1507,
Earl of Nottingham. Upon the accession of
King James I. his lordship was continued in the
post of lord admiral, and constituted for the occa-
sion of that monarch's coronation lord high
8TBWARD OF ENGLAND.. We afterwards find the
earl taking a prominent part at the nuptials of the
Princess Elisabeth with the elector Palatine, which
is thus recorded by Arthur Wilson. ** In February
(1618) following the death of Prince Henry, the
prince palatine, and that lovely princess, the Lady
Elisabeth, were married on Bishop Valentine's day,
in all the pomp and glory that so much grandeur
ooukl express. Her vestments were white, the em*
blem of innocency; her hair dishevelled, hanginv
down her back at length, an ornament of virginity ;
a crown of pure gold upon her head, the cognisance
of m^festy, being all over beset with precious gems,
shining like a constellation ; her train supported by
twelve young ladles in white garments, so adorned
with Jewels, that her path looked like a milky way.
She was led to church by her brother. Prince Charles,
and the Earl of Northampton. And while the Arch-
HOW
HOW
bishop of CMJterfamy mm ■otemniiing the nuuTl«gt
lome Gorufcatloiis and lightning! of Joy appeared In
her countenance, that exprened more than an ordi-
nary smile, being almost dated to a laughtar* which
oouJd not clear the air of her fate, but was rather a
forerunner ot more sad and dire events; which
shews how slippery nature is to toll us alongto those
things that bring danger, yea sometimes destruction
with them*
" She returned from the diapel betweai the Duke
of Lenox, and the Earl of Nottingham, lord high
admiral, two married men. The city of London
(that with high magnificence ftaated the prince
palatine and his noMe retinue,) presented to the
fidr bride a chain-of oriental pearl, by the hand.of
the k»d mayor and aldermen, (in thcdr scarlet and
gold chain acooutrements,) of such a jahie as was
fit for them to give, and her to receive. And the
people of the kingdom in general being summoned
to a contribution fi>r the marriage of the king's
daughter, did shew their allbctions by their bounty.
And though it be the custom of our kings to pay
their daughters' portions with their sul^ects' purses,
yet an hundred years being almost past since such a
precedent, it might have made them unwilling (if
their obedience had not been ftill ripe,) to recal
such obsolete things, as are only in ptactice now by
the meanest of the people."
In 1619, the earl resigned the office of lorp ab-
M iRAii. He was now eighty-three years of age, and
desirous of repose; but not caring to lose the prece-
dence which that dignity gave him, the king, ac-
cording to Collins, confnrred upon him, by a special
patent, the privilege of taking place, as his ancestor
(John, Lord Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham) had
done in the time of Richard II. His lordship m.
flnt, Katharine Carey, daughter of Henry, Lord
Hunsdon, and had issue,
Wii<iiiAH, who was summoned to parliament
in his father's life-time. Hem. Anne, daugh-
ter and sole heir of John, Lord SL John, of
Bletso, but died before his father, leaving
an only daughter and heiress,
Elisabeth, who m. John, Lord Hordaunt,
afterwards Earl of Peterborough.
Cbarlxs, who succeeded his father as second
earL
Elisabeth, m. first, to Sir Robert Southwell, of
Woodrising, in Norfolk, and secondly, to
John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, in Scotland.
Frances, m. first, to Henry, Earl of Kildare,
and secondly, to Henry Broke, Lord Cob-
ham.
Margaret, m. to Sir Richard Leveson, of Treo-
tham, in Staflbrdshira
The earl espoused, secondly. Lady Margaret Stew-
art, daughter of James, Earl of Moray, and had
an only surviving son,
SiB CHAR1.S8 Howard, who succeeded his
half-brother in the dignities. -
This great person died at Haling House, in
Surrey, on the 14th December, 1624, and was #. by
his eldest surviving son,
CHARLES HOWARD, second Earl of Notting-
ham, who m. first, in lfi07. Charity, daughter of
Robert White, of Christ Church, Hanu, and widow
of William Leche, of Sheffield, in Fletching. in Sus-
sex. He espoused, secondly, Mary, eldest daughter
of Sir William Cockayne, KnL, aldennan, and
some time hnd mayor of London t but had issue by
neither. He d. 3rd October, 1642, and was «. by hia
half-brother,
SIR CHARLES HOWARD, third Earl of Not.
tingham. This nobleman m. Arabella^ daughter of
Edward Smith, Esq., of the Middle Temple, and
sister of Sir Edward Smith, lord diief-justice ot the
court of Common Pleas in Irdand t but died, «. p.,
96th April, 1681, when the xablooh of Notting-
ham became hxtxhct, and the rarony or How-
ard, or ErriifOHAM, devolved upon his kinsman,
(refer to desccndanU of Sir William Howard, of
Langfield, second son of first baron,)
FRANCIS HOWARD, Esq., of Oteat Book-
ham, in Surrey, as fifth Baron Howard, or Er-
FiNOHAic This nobleman was governor of Vir-
ginia in the reign of Charles IL His lordship m,
first, Philaddphia, daughter of Sir Thomas Pd-
ham, Bart., great-grandfiither of Thonun, Duke of
Newcastle, and had surviving issue,
Thomas, )
Francis, j recessive peeis.
Elisabeth, m. first, to William Roberts, Esq., ot
WeUesden, in the county of Middloex; and
seccmdly, to William Hutcheson, Esq.
Lord Howard m. secondly, Susan, daughter of Sir
Henry Felton, of Playford, in the county of Suf-
folk, and widow of Thomas Herbert, Esq. ; but had
no issue. He d. SOth March, 16B4, and was «. by his
elder son,
THOMAS HOWARD, sixth baxon Howard, of
Effingham. This noUeman, who was one of the
gentlemen of the bed-chamber to George, Prince of
Denmark, m, first. Mary, daughter and heir of
Ruishe Wentworth, Esq., son and heir of Sir Geoige
Wentworth, a younger brother of Thomas, Earl of
Straftird, by whom he had two daughters,
Anne, m. to Sir William Yonge, K.B., and B«*
ronet of Escote, Devon.
Mary. m. to George- VenaUes Vernon, Esq., of
Sudbury in Derbyshire, afterwards created
Lord Vrrnon.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Elisabeth, daugb.
ter of John Rotheram. Esq., of Much-Waltham, in
the county of Essex, and widow of Sir Theophilus
Napier, Bart., of Luton-Hoo, in the county of
Bedford; but had no issue. Hed. 10th July, 1785)
and was «. by his brother,
FRANCIS 'HOWARD, as seventh Lord Howard,
of Effingham. This nobleman, who was a military
officer of high rank, was advanced to thexARLDOM
or ErriNOHAM. 8th December, 1731, in considera-
tion of his gallsnt professional services. In the
same year he was constituted deputy earl-marshal
of England. His lordship married first, Diana,
daughter of MiOor-general O'Farrel, by whom he
an only son, *
Thomas, his successor.
He espoused, secondly, Anne, sister of Robert
Bristow. Esq., one of the commissioners of his
msjesty's board of green cloth, by whom he had a
son,
George, who died young.
m
HOW
HOW
The earl d, ISth February, 174S-3, tiid was «. by his
osly sunriTing son.
THOMAS HOWARD, seeond Karl of Efflngham,
«bo» on tba daoeasc of his IMhar, was appointed
OBFOTY mABi«-«a.BaBAii oy BwofcAirn. This no-
bleman was also a military character, and attained
tha rank of Bautanant-gcoeral fai the anny. His
lordship m., In 1746, Elisabeth, daughter of Peter
BeetJaed, Esq., of the Island of Jamaica, by whom
<w|io espoused, alter the eerPs decease. Sir George
Howard, K.B.) he had Issue,
THOMAa, Iroccesrive earls.
RiCUABO, j
Elisabeth, m. to the Right Rev. Henry Ragi-
nald Courtenay, LL.D., Bishop of Exeter,
by whom she had Issue,
William Courtenay, clerk assistant of the
l[iarliament
Thomas Peregrine Courtenay, a privy*
coundllor.
Anne, m. to Lieutenant-oolonel Thomas Carle-
ton, of the 29th regiment of foot* who died
In Canada, 1787*
Maria, m. to Guy Carleton, Lord Dordiester,
who d. in 1808.
FtaBCe»>Herring, d. unmarried. In I796L
Has lordship d, 19th November, 1763* and was s. by
his elder son,
THOMAS HOWARD, third Earl of EiBngham,
who m.. In 178Bf Catherine, daughter of Metcalfe
Proctor, Esq., of Thorpe, near Leeds, In Yorkshire,
by whom he bad nb issue. His lordship was de-
puty-marshal of England. In 1782 he was appointed
treaaurer ci the housdiold, and, in 1784, master of
the mint. He was afterwards constituted governor
of Jamaica, in which government he died, 15th No-
vember, 1791, when his lumours devolved upon his
brother,
RICHARD HOWARD, fourth Earl Of Effing-
ham. This nobleman espoused. In 1785, Miss March,
daughter of John March, Esq., of Waresly Park, in
the county of Huntingdon ; but had no issue. His
lordship d. 11th December, 1816, when the barowy
or Howard, or ErriH9BAM, devolved upon his
liinsman, Kenneth- Alexander Howard, Esq., (refer
to descendants of Sir William Howard, second son
of the first lord,) while the babldoh or ErriBO-
HAM became bxtibct.
Abms.— Gu., a bend between six cross crosslets,
fitche, ar. on a bend t an escocheon or., charged with
a demi-lion rampant, pierced through the mouth
with an arrow, within a double tressure, fiory,
counterflory gu.
HOWARD— EARL OF NORTHAMP.
TON.
By Letters Patent, dated 13th March, 160t
lineage.
HENRY HOWARD, the celebrated Eari. ow
SuRRKY, beheaded on Tower Hill, 19th January,
1547, laft by Frances, Us wife, daughter of John de
Vere, Earl ct Oxford,
Thomas, who was restored to the Dukedom
of Norfolk.
Henry, of whom presently.
278
Jane, m. to Charles Neville, Barlof Westmor-
land.
Margaret, m. to Heary, Lord Serope of Bol*
ton.
Catherine, m. to Henry, Lord Berkeley.
The second son,
HENRY HOWARD, who, with his three sbtcrs,
was restored In bk>od, io the first parliament of
Queen Elisabeth, during the remainder of that
reign, having but a limited fortoBe, lived in retire-
ment, and made little figure t but npon the accession
of King James, he rose rapidly Into honour, wealth,
and power. He was first sworn of the privy ooun*
dl, soon afterwards constituted warden of the
Cinque Ports, and constable of Dover Castle, and
elevated to the peecage on the 13th March, 1604, in
the dignities of Baron Hmomrd, of MamMtt, and
Earl or North amptoit. The nett year he was
made one of the commissirmeii for exercising the
office of Earl Marshal, and installed a Knight of
the Garter, and in lODB, he was appointed Lord
Privy SeaL
« The character of this nobleman,'* says Banks,
" is unnoticed by the Baronaglans in geneiml, though
other authors represent him as the most contempti-
ble and despicaUe of mankind i a wretch, that it
causes astonishment to reflect, that he was the son of
the generous, the noble, and aocomplished Earl of
Surrey ! He was a learned man, but a pedant, dark
and mysterious, and consequently tax trom posses-
sing masterly abilities. He was the grossest of flat-
terers; as his letters to his fHend and patron, the
Earl of Essex, demonstrate. But while he pro-
fessed the most unbounded regard for Essex, he yet
paid his suit to the treasurer Burghley i and on the
fall of Essex, insinuated himself so fkr into the
confldenoe of his mortal enemy, Cedl, as to become
the instrumcot of the secretary's correspondenee
with the King of Scots, which passed through his
hands. Wherefore, this drcumstanoe, his intri-
guing spirit, and the suflbrings of his fbmily, for
Mary, Queen of Scoto, may, in some measure,
account for the very great favour he experienced on
the accession of King James I."*
His lordship died unmarried, 15th June, 1614, at
the palace he had erected at Charing Cross, (the
present Northumberbmd House,) when the Barony
or Howard, or Marnhill, and theEARi.DOM ow
NoRTHAMPTOir, becsme bxtiwct.
AnM8.~Gu. on a bend between six cross, fitch^,
ar. an escucheon or. charged with a demi-lion, vul-
neiBted in the mouth with an arrow, all within a
double tressure counterflory, gu. a crescent, for
difference.
HOWARD— BARONS HOWARD, OF
ESCRICK, IN THE
COUNTY OF YORK-
By Letters Patent, dated 29th April, 16S8.
lineage.
SIR EDWARD HOWARD, K.B. (seventh son
of Lord Thomas Howard, who had been created
Earl or SvrroLX, in ieu3), having derived the
Lordship of Escrick, from his mother Cath^ne,
BOW
HOW
eldest fUughter» end co*heiren of Sir Henry KneHt, i
and heir of ber uncle, Thonue, Lord Knevlt, of
Eecrick, waa elev»ted to the peerage on the S9th
April, 16B8, as Baaon Howard, of Egerick, Thia
ooUeman acquired an infamous immortality by
his betrayal of the cdebnited patriots, Lobi> Rus<
BKis, and AtMSBMOS SiDif xv. His lordship, who j
was involved in the conspiracy for which these
illustrious personsmifered in the reign of Charles 1 1.,
was the chief evidence against Russel, and the only
one against Sidney, and thus made his own peace
with thecourt. Lord Howard m. Mary, daughterand
co-heir of John, Lord Butler, of Bramfleld, and had
issue,
nouAB, Ituccessors to the barony.
Cecil (Sir), had an only daughter, who died in
infancy.
Edward, UUed befiiM Dunkirk, d. t, p.
Anne, m. to Sir Charles Howard, Earl of
Carlisle.
His lordship d. in 1675* and was s. by his ddest son,
THOMAS HOWARD, second baron. This no-
bleman m. first, Eltabeth, daughter of J<dm, Earl
at Peterborough, by whom he had no surviving
issue; He espoused, secondly, Joane, daughter of
'-:-^ Drake, Esq., but had no issue. His lordship
d. in 1683, and was «. by his irothei',
WILLIAM HOWARD, thifd baron, who m.
Frances, daughter of Sir Jamas Bridgman, of CasUe
Bromwich, in the county of Warwick, and niece of
the Lord Keeper, Sir Orhmdo Bridgman, by whom
he had Charles, with three other sons, and two
dau^ters, who ail deceaaed issueless. His kvdd&ip
d. in 1604, and was #. by his eldest son,
CHARLES HOWARD, fourth baron. Thb no-
faleinan m. Elisabeth, daughter and oo-htir of
Gaorge Brydges, Lord Chandos. widow of the Earl
of Inchiquin, and of Lord Herbert, of Cherbury,
but dying without issue in 1714, the Barokt or
Howard, of Ebcrick, became nxriNcr.
Arms.— Gu. on a bend between six cross croaslets
fitchte ar. an esoocheon or. theraon a demi-llon
rampant, pierced through the mouth with an arrow,
within a double treasure oounterilory gu. with a
fleur-de-lis for diAsenoe.
HOWARD— VISCOUNT STAFFORD,
EARLS OF STAFFORD.
By Letters Patent, dated 12th September, 1640.
The Barowy of Stafford having been sur-
rendered by Roger Staflbrd, the last male hrir ot
that illustrious family, to King Charles I., (see Staf-
ford, Barons Staflbrd, Earls Staflbrd, 9cc,) that
monarch created, by letters patent, dated 12th
September, 1040b
SIR WILLIAM HOWARD, K.B., (younger
son of Thomas, Earl of Arundel,) and his wife,
Mary Staflbrd, only sister and hdresa of Henry
Staflbrd, Lord Staflbrd, who d. in 16S7, Baron
and BAROfTRBB Stafford, with remainder to the
heira male, of their bodies, fisiUng of which, to the
hebr* ftmaie; and in two monthi after, 11th No-
vember, hia tordshlp was advanced to the Via-
comtTY OF Stafford. The ui^ust fate of tfris
nobleman is so well known, that it were a waste of
time and space to particularise it here, fUrther
than his having been tried at Westminster Hall,
for high treason, as a participator in the mock
popish plot, and his becoming the last victim of
Titus Oates and his peijured associates. His lord*
ship suOired death by decapitation, on Tower Hill,
in December, 1670— and having been attainted, hia
honours became forfritrd, while the rarony of
his lady was placed pretty much in a similar situ-
ation, owing to the bar raised by that penal act, to
the inheritance of her children. The viscount left
Issue,
Hrnry, of whmn presently.
John, m. first, Mary, daughter of Sir John
Southcote, Knt., of Merstham, inthecounty
of Surrey, and had issue,
William, who «. his unctoi
John-Paul, who succeeded his nephew.
Mary, m. to Francis Plowden, Eaq., and
had issue, an only daughter and heiress,
Mary Plowdbn, who m. Sir George
Jemingham, and waa mother of
Sir William Jemingham, whose
son and heir, Sir George William
Jemingham, waa restored -to the
Barony of Stafford, created
in 1640, by the reversal of the ini-
quitous attainder of Viscount
Stafford, in 1638, and is the
present Lord Staflbrd.
John Howard, m. secondly, Theresa, daugh-
ter of Robert Strickland, Esq., and had a
son and daughter, Edward, and Harriott.
Frauds, m. Eleanor, daughter of Henry Stan«
fbrd Esq., and had a son,
Henry, who died #. p.
Isabella, m. to John Paulet, Marquess of Win-
chester.
Anastasia, m. to George Holman, Esq., of
Warkworth, in the county of Northamp-
ton.
After the decease of the viscount, die viscountess
was created, on Ath October, 1688, counteai 'of Staf-
ford, for life, (a dignity that esfired, in 1099). Upon
the same day that her ladyship had this new
honour, her eldest son,
HENRY STAFFORD HOWARD, was created
Earl of Staflbrd, with remainder, default of male
issue, to his brothers. Upon the tflidication of
King James II., his lordship, following the fbrtunes
of the fallen monarch, retired Into France, and
there married, 3rd April, 16M. CUude-Chark>tte«
eldest daughter of Philibert, Count de Gramont,
and EUsabeth, daughter of Sir George Hamilton,
Knt, but dying in 1619, without issue, was «. by his
nephew,
WILLIAM STAFFORD HOWARD, second
Earl of Staflbrd, who m. his first cousin, Anne,
daughter of George Holman, Esq., and had issue,
William Mathias, his successor.
Mary, m. to Count Chabot, of the house of
Rohan, in Francew
An"t"»«aNuns.
Anne, j
V9
HOW
HOW
Hit lordship d, in Franer* in Januaiy, l733-4» and
was «. by his soot
WILLI AM-MATHIAS STAFFORD HOWARD,
tiiird Earl of StaJIbrd. This nobleman m. in 1743,
Henrietta, daughter of Richard Cantillon, Esq.,
and dying issueless, in February, 1750-1, was «• by
his ande,
JOHN-PAUL STAFFORD-HOWARD, fourth
Earl of Staflbrd, who m. Elisabeth, daughter of
"— Ewen, Esq., of the county of Somerset, but
having no issue, the EAnLDOM of STArrono, at
his lordship's decease, in 1702, became xxtinct.
The Barony of Stafford, created in 1640, has
since been restored, in the person of Sir George
William Jemingham, Bart., (see issue of the first
Visct.) by the reversal of the uzOust attainder of
Sir William Howard, first Baron Stallbrd.
Armii.— Gules, a bend betw. six crosslets, AtcMt
ar. a crescent for difftrenoe.
HOWARD— BARONS HOWARD, OF
CASTLE RISING, IN THE
COUNTY OF NORFOLK,
EARLS OF NORWICH.
Berony, 1 by Letters ( 27th March, 16G0L
Earldom, f Patent, \ 19th October, 1678.
Itiiuagc.
HENRY HOWARD, second son of Henry-Fre-
derick Howard, Earl of Arundel, Surrey, and Nor-
folli, who d. in 16A2, was created on the 27th March,
1669, Baron Howard, of Castle Rising, and advanced,
19th October, 1672, to the EARLooxf of Norwich.
His lordship succeeded his brother, Thomas, (who
had been restored to the dukedom,) as Dukb of
Norfolk, in 1677« His grace was likewise created
Earl Marshal of England. He m. first, Anne,
eldest daughter of Edward, Marquess of Worcester,
and had issue,
HxNRT, his successor.
Thomas, of Worksop, in the county of Not-
tingham, who m. Mary-Elisabeth, daughter
and s<^ heiress of Sir John Seville, Bart.,
of Copley, in the county of York, and had,
with other issue,
Thomas, ^^who succeeded in turn to
Edward, j the honours. '
Philip, of Buckenham, in the county of
Norfolk, who left two daughters and
co-bdrs, namely : —
WmiFRBD, m. to William, Lord
Stourtoh.
AvNR, m. to Aoftfit Edward, Lord
Prtrx.
His grace espoused secondly, Jane, daughter of
Robert Bickerton, Esq., and had four sons, all of
whom died issudess, and three daughters. He d.
in 1684, and was «. by hb dder son,
HENRY HOWARD, seventh Duke of Norfolk,
and BBOOND Earl of Norwich. His grace, m.
Mary, daughter and heiress of Henry Mordaunt,
Earl of Peterborough, Arom whom he was.divQrced,
In 1700. He died in the following year, and leaving
no issue, the honours devolved upon his nephew,
THOMAS HOWARD, eighth Duke of Norfolk,
260
and third Earl of Norwich. His grace m. Mary,
daughter and sole heiress of Sir Nicholas Shire*
buzne, of Stoneyhurst, in the county of Lancaster,
but dying #. p., in 1732, was s. by his brother,
EDWARD HOWARD, ninth Duke of Norlblk,
and FOURTH Earl of Norwich, and Baron How-
ard, OF Cabtlb Risino. This nobl&nan, m.
Mary, second daughter and oo-heiress, of Edward
Blount, Elsq., of Blagdon, in the county of Devon,
but dying without issue, 90th September, 1777, the
Baronies of Mowbray, Howard, &c, f^ into abey-
ance, between his two nieces, the daughters and
co-heirs of Philip Howard, of Buckenham, as they
still continue with their representatives. The
DuKRDOM OF Norfolk, &c., passed to the heir
at law, while the Barony of Howard, of Castlb
Risino, and Earldom of Norwich, became hz-
tiwct.
Arms.— Quarterly :— 4rst, gu. on a bend, betw.
six cTOss<rossiets, fltchte, ar. an cscocheon or.
cliarged with a demi-Uon, rampant, pierced through
the mouth with an arrow, within a double tressure,
flory, counterflory, gu., for Howard ; second gu.
three lions passant, gardant, in pale, or in chief a
labd of three pcdnta ar. for Brothhrtoh ; third,
diequy, or. and as. fbr Warrrn{ fSourth gu. a
lion rampant, or. armed a langued as. for Mow-
bAay ; bdiind the shield two truncheons, or mar-
shal's staves in saltier or. enamriled at the ends sa.
(the insignia of Earl Marshal).
HOWARD — EARLS OF BINDON.
By Letters Patent, dated SOth December, 1706.
ICintagc.
THOMAS HOWARD, VISCOUNT BINDON,
at whose decease, #. p. in 1619, Mof dignity expired,
devised his estate to his kinsman, Thomas Howard,
Earl of Suffolk : fhMn whom lineally descended,
HENRY HOWARD, fifth Earl of SuflUk, who
married the Hon. Mary Stewart, only daughter and
heiress of Andrew, Lord Castle Stewart, of Ireland,
and had, with other issue,
HENRY HOWARD, <the eldest son,) who was
elevated to the peerage in the life-time ot his Ikther,
by letters patent, dated 30th December, 1706, as
Boron ChewierfieU, in the eoutU^ ofJStoojt, and Earl
OF Bin dojb. His lordship was likewise- constituted
deputy Earl Marshal, and in that capacity he held
a Court of Chivalry, 96th September, 1707. The
Earl Suffolk dying in 1709, Lord Bindon succeeded
as sixth Earl of Suffolk. His lordship m. first,
Pendope, daughter of Henry, Earl of Thomond*
and had issue,
Charlbs- William, his successor.
James, 1
Thomas, Vail died unmarried,
Arthur, }
Sarah, m. in 1721, to Thomas Chester, Esq., of
Knoole Park, in the county of Gloucester,
and died in the following year.
The earl espoused, secondly, Henrietta, daughter
of Henry, Duke of Beaufort, but had no issue. He
d. 9nd October, 1718, and was «. by his eldest son,
CHARLES-WILLIAM HOWARD, ievenlhF.arl
HOW
HUM
of Suilblkf u weoad Eari« ov BimMir. ThSf no-
bleman egpouMd Arabdla, daughter and co-heir of
Sir Samuel Astry, Knt., hut had no iMuee His
lordship, who was Lord Lieutenant, and Gustos
Rotulorum ot the county of Essex, died In Febru-
ary, 17S2, when the Earldom of SuflbUc devoWed
upon his uncle, and the Baromt or CHsaTVA-
riBLnand Earldom of Bxndok, became rxtiitct.
ARMa^ — Same as those of the other members of
the Howard ftmily.
ilOWARD— BARONS FURNIVAL.
See FvRNiVAL.
HOWE— BARONS CHEDWORTH.
By Letters Patent, dated ISth May, 1741.
This is a branch of the family of Hows, Earls
Howe, in the esisting peerage.
JOHN HOWE, Esq. of Stowell, succeeded to the
estates of Sir Richard Howe, Bart, of Compton, in
the county of Gloucester, and Weshford, Wilts, at
the decease, without issue, of that gentleman, in
1730, and was derated to the peerage on ISth May,
1741, as Baron Cbbdworth, qf Chedworth, in tha
ooun^ q/' Gioueetter, His lordship m. Dorothy,
daughter of Henry Frederick Thynne, Esq., grand*
father of Thomas, Viscount Weymouth, by whom
he had surri-ving issue,
Jorn-Thynitb, his successor.
HcnryTFrederick, successor to his brother.
Thomas, m. Frances, daughter of Thomas
White, Esq,, and left Johw, who inherited
as fourth baron.
Charles, who d, a bachelor, in 1640.
James, m. Susan, daughter of Sir Humphrey
Howarth, but died «. p.
Willi«m, died in 1782.
Mary, m. to Alexander Wright, Esq.
Anne, m. to Roderick Gwynne, Esq.
His lordship d. in 174S, and was #. by his eldest son,
JOHN THYNNE HOWE, second Baron Ched-
worth. This nobleman m. Martha, daughter and
co-heir of Sir Philip Parker-arMorley Long, Bart.,
of Arwartoo, Suflblk, but dying #. p. in 176S, the
title devolved upon his brother,
HENRY FREDERICK HOWE, third Baron
Chedworth, whod. unmarried, in. 1781, and was«.
by his nephew,
JOHN HOWE, fourth Baron Chedworth, at
whose decease, unmarried, in 1804, the barony be*
came xxtinct.
ARM8.>-Or, a fesse between three wolves' heads,
couped sa. a crescent for difRsrence.
HOWE — VISCOtTNT HOWE, EARL
HOWE.
Viscounty, \by Letters/ 30th January, 1782.
Earldom, J Patent, (. I9th August, 1788.
Xfneagc.
RICHARD HOWE, so celebrated as Admiral
Howe, succeeded his brother General Gborob Au-
9VBTVB HowB, Viscount Howe, of Ireland, in
that dignity In 1708, and was created tbir his own
gallant achievements a peer of Great Britain, on
30th January, 1782, as Viscourt Howr, qf han-
gar, in the county of Nottingham, and on the
19th August, 1788, he was advanced to the Earl-
DOK or HowB, bring at the same time created
Baron Howe, ef hangar, with remainder of the
latter dignity in fkilure of male issue, to his daugh-
ters and their male descendants respectively. His
lordship was elected a Krxoht of thb Oartbr
in 1797. He IB. in 1758, Mary, daughter of Chiver-
ton Hartopp, Esq., ai Wriby, in Nottinghamshire,
by whom be had three daughters, vis.
S0PHIA-CRARZ.0TTR, who Inherited the ba-
rony at his lordship's decease (Me BurMe
roerage ana uaronetageja
MariarJuliana, d. unmarried.
Louisa-Catherine, m. first, to John-Dennis,
Marquess of Sligoi and secondly, to Sir
William Scott, KnL, Lord Stowell.
His lordslyp d. 5th August, 1790, when the Vis-
county and Earlsok or HowB BzriRBD. The
Barony or Hows passed, according to the UmitaF
tion, to his eldest daughter— and his Irish honours
devolved upon the General, Sir William Howe, with
whom they also expired.
Arms.— Or, on a ftese between three wolves*
heads erased sa.
HUME — BARON HUME, OF BER-
WICK-
By Letters Patent, dated 7th July, 1604.
ICtncagt.
SIR GEORGE HUME, Knt, sprung ttom one
of the most ancient fiupiiies in Scotland, having
accompanied King James L into England, ww
elevated to the English peerage on the 7th July,
1604, as Baron Hums, if Berwick, He had pre-
viously succeeded Lord Elphinston in the treasurer-
ship of Scotland, and was created a peer of that
kingdom subsequently in the dignity of Earl or
Dunbar. His lordship, who was in great favour
with his royal master, was a Knioht ow tbb Gar-
TBR, chanceUor of the exchequer, and master of the
wardrobe. He is characterised by the Archbishop of
St, Audrews *< as a person of deep wit, few words 1
and in his mi^estys service, no less faithful than
fortunate. The most difficile aflUrs he compassed
wiUiout any noise, never returning when he was
employed, without the work performed thAt he was
sent to do," He d. in 1611, leaving a daught^ md
heiress,
Ladif EZ.IZABBTH Hum K> who m. Theophilus
Howard, second Earl of Suffolk.
Upon his lordship's decease the Barony ov Hum b,
of Bbrwick became bxtinct.
ARMB.-Or, a lion rampant r^guardant vert.
HUME-CAMPBEJiL^BARON HUME,
OF BERWICK.
By Letters Patent, dated SOth May, 1779.
ICintagc.
HUGH HUME, third Earl of Marcfamont in tho
90 98
HUN
HUN
ft OV m 0»BAT
Smaju in that Uogdoan* fjom Jsnuary, 1764» to Msy*
ITQS-'CipouMd, flztt. InlTSl, A]iiw«dsii^tarof-~
Warttm, Biq.* by wImnd h« had thrce dsughtan,
vis.
AmM» «•. to JohB FfttenoBi Eaq., eldait ton
•ad mwemm of Sir ^ohn PaMsaoo,. Bart.,
oTEeclai.
Itogarat, m. toColanel JaoMi Stuart
Diana, m. to Waltar Soot, Biq., of Ardou
Hit kndahip «k Meondly, EHsalMth, daughtar of
Jir. WlndnlU Ctompton, ot Loodon, by whom ba
had an only md,
ALEXANDER HUME, (by ooiurtaiy Viaoount
Polwarth,) who m. in I77S* Amabd, aldar daughter
and co-heir of Lady ^anaima Campbril, Mar-
chiooeH Gray, by her huataand, Philip, Earl of
Haidwicka, and was craatad a peer of Bn^and on
theSOth May, 177^ as Babov Hum>, ^ Berwick,
His lorddiip aasumed the addltJonal surname of
CAurBMisiM He died without iasue in 17B1, wImb
the Babohy of Hums beoame sxriucr. (See
Counteis doGiey, BurM* Dtetimmrw <tf Me Baerage
SMitf B&niuttgemJ
Anjiai Qutarty, irst grand <|Baiter, countor
quartered t 1st and 4th Tert» a lion nnnpant ar. Ibr
Udiui jkid and flrd., ar. thrae poplngays of the
Urst for PxPDia ; Snd., ar. three piles ingnUsd, gu.
for PoLWABTH I 3rd., ar. a cross ingrailed, sa. for
SutcLAiWii the 4th grand quarter as the first; and
over all, as a surtout, an escutcheon, ar. charged
with an orange, enslgned with an imperial crown,
all ppr. as a ooat of augmentation, given by King
William IIL, when he created his lordship's ances-
tor. Sir PatriclL Hume, Lord Polwarth.
HUNOERFORD— BARONS HUNOER.
FORD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 7th January, 1491^
4 Henry VL
Xincatc.
Ilia antiquity of this flunlly in tito county of
Wilts is proved by tht sheriff's accounts, rendered
the 11th of Henry IL, wherein
EVBRARD DE HUNOERFORD is mentioned,
by reason of a fine of twenty pounds having been
tikcn levied upon him. From this Everard we shall
past to
SIR ROBERT DB HUNOERFORD, who, in
the 1st year of Edward III., was constituted one of
tfM commissioners to inquira and certify to the
barons of the exchequer what lands and tenements,
Jec., Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester, and
Hugh, hi» son, (with others, who sufltered death in
the last year of King Edward Il.'s reign.) wen pos-
sessed ot This Sir Robert, who was distinguished
by his piety, gave to the warden of the hospital of
St. John, at Calne, lands of considerable value, to
maintain a priest to pray for the soul of Joane, his
wife, for the health of his own soul, and those of <
his parents, benefactors, and all the Csithful de>
But in the event of the laid warden failing
to fMfil the traat thus aepoaad in Um, tte said
knds wera to devolve upon his brother WAX.TBa.
Sir Robert died in the 18th Edward III., and was «.
by his said brother,
SIR WALTER DE HUNOERFORD, who m.
Bliiaiwth, daughter of Sir Adam Fits-John, and
was «. by his son,
SIR THOMAS DB HUNOERFORD, who, in
theaoth Edward IIL, WM cachealDr fortheeouaty
ot WilU : and in the 51st of the same reign, filled
the chair of the House of Commons as BPnABLxa^
being the first person elected to that l^gh aUcet
the Commons not having had previously such an
offlcer. In the 3rd Richard II. Sir Thomas obtained
a confirmation of the ofllce of forester of Sdwood,
which he had formerly acquired from Roger de
Sturton. In the 0th of the same monarch lie pur-
chased from Elisabeth, tlie widow of Edward, Lord
Spenser, the manor of Haytesbury, called the Wegi
Oomrt, together with the hundred of Haytesbury.
The next year having fortified his house at Fahlb-
MoiTTFoaD, In the county of SomerMt, without
licence, he obtained a pardon for the aatae, and soon
alter procured a charter for free warren in all his
demesne lands. Sir Thomas m. Joane, daughter
and co-heir of Sir Edmund Husde, KnL, and dying
3rd December, 1306, was #. by his son,
SIR WALTER HUNOERFORD, Knt., who,
in consideration of his eminent services obtained,
upon the accession of King Henry IV., a grant of
£100. per annum, to be received out of the lands of
Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk. In three years
afterwards Sir Walter was engaged in the wars
of France, and, subsequently, for his expenses
in those wars, and especially at Caleb, where he
acquired great honour by encountering a knight of
France, he had a further grant of one hundred
marks per annum, payable out of the town and
castle of Marlboroug^, in Wilts, and the same year
was constituted sheriff of that county. In the 13th
Henry IV., upon the death of Joane, his mother, he
had livery of the manors of Haytesbury and Tea-
fount-Ewyas, in the county of Wilts, and of Farle-
Mountfort, and others In Somersetshire, his homsge
being respited. In the 4th Henry V. Sir Walter
was c<mstituted admiral ot the whole fleet under
John, Duke of Bedford, and during that and the
next two years he appears to have been been entirely
engaged in the wars of France. In the latter year,
being at the time steward of the king's household,
and in his service at the si^ge of Roan, he obtained
a grant in special tail, of the Barony of Hornet, in
Normandy, which had formerly been enjoyed by
Sir William de Montney, Knt } rendering to the
king and his heirs one lance, with a fox-tail hang-
ing thereat yearly, upon the feast day of the exa]t»<
tion of the Holy Cross i and finding ten men atarms
and twenty archers, to serve him, or his lieutenant
during his wars with France. About this time Sir
Walter was chosen a Knioht of the Gartbb. Con-
tinuing to acquire ftesh laurels on the French soil,
this gallant soldier obtained a further grant for his
services in the 9th of the same reign, of the castle of
Neville, and territory of Breant, In Normandy,
with divers other lands, which had been the posses-
sions of Sir Robert de Braant* Knt. Sir Walter waa
HUN
HUir
on* of the OMcaton to tli» will of Hnry V.» md ia
the Snd of theeMuing reign Jie waeoonstituted* by
adTioe of the lorde then sitting in parUement,
•teward of the homehofci to the young king; «id
in two yeen afterwaidi he wee ^ipointed treemver
of the exchequer, la the 6th Henry VI., heering
then the title of *« Sir Walter Hungerfoid. KnL,
Lord of Heightnebury and Hornet, and treaaurar of
England;'* he gave to the dean and canons of the
Free-Roya^Chapelof SL Stephen, within the king's
peleoe of Westminster, divers houses and shops in
the perish of St. Anthony, within the dty of Lon-
don, in consideration whereof, they covenanted to
■nak^him partaker of all their masias end sufllages,
during his lil^ and after his death to celebrate his
out annually, with Haetbo and IMHge, and maas of
JU0ifi«m, and to make distribution thereat, of
twenty pence to the dean, to every canon twdve
pence, to every vicar sixpence, to every clerk fbur-
pence, and to the virger sixpence. In three years
afterwards, being still lord tteeeuiei of Bnglend, his
lordship had licence to traneport duee thouaand
marks for the ranaom of Sir Walter Hungerised, his
son, then a prisoner in Franoati His lordship m,
first, Catherine, one of the daughters and co-heirs
of Thomas Pevecell, by his wife. Maigarct, daugh-
ter of Sir Thomee Coortcney, Knt.. by whom he
had issue,
Walter (Sir), who d. in Piovenoe, before his
father.
RoBaax (Sir), of whom presently.
Edmund (Sir), m. Margery, daughter and eo-
heir of Edward BumeU, and grand-daughter
and co-heir of Hugh, Lord Bumdl, between
whom and her sisters, the Babony of Bua-
Mxu. fril into abeyance la 1400, and so re-
mains with their rcpreseatatives.
EUaabeth, m. to Sir Walter Courtanay, Kat.
Maigaret, «k to Sir Walter Rodenay, Kat.
Lord Hungerford espoueed, secondly, Alianoae,
Countess of Arundel, daughter of Sir ioha Berke-
ley, Knight, but had no issue. He was summoned
to parliament as a BAaoa, from the 4th to the S6th
of King Henry Vl.*s reign iaduslvsk By his testa-
ment bearing date 1st July, 1449, wherein hestyleth
himsrif Lord Hungerlbtd, Heytesbury, and Hornet,
he directs his body to be burled in a certain chapel
in the cathedral church at Salisbury, in whidi he
had fSounded a perpetual chantry for two chaplains,
and wherein Cattieriae> hAs first wilb lay buried ;
and alter some pious bequests, heleaves to AUanore,
Countess of Arundel, his thea wife, all his plate,
both of silver and gold, and likewise all those other
goods and chattels, whidi weee hen while ehe wee
unmarried. .To Sir Robert Hungerford, his son,
his best Dorser of Arras. To the Lady Maigaret,
wife of his said son, his best legend of the lives of
saints, written in French, and covered with red
doth. To Robert Hungerford, Lord MoUnes, his
grandson, his best pair of curaaies, with aU bdong-
Ing thereto; to be made choice of by him, out of
the armory at Failey-Hvagerford. To his son. Sir
Edmund Hungerford, KbL, a cup of gold, with a
cover, and a saplrireoo the heed thaeeol To Eli-
sabeth, his daughter, a cup of gold. T<f Maigaret,
his other daughter, a bed of silk, of black aad green
celour. Aod beeaase hie mudi hflBonied lord, thd
Viscount Beaumont, was lineally deecended ftoaa
die Dukes of Leneester, he heiniealheil uafeo him a
cup of silver, with a cover bordered with gold, with
wUch cup the most noUe Prince ^ohn, Duke of
Lencaster, was often served; andinwhidihedldoae
to drink so long as he lived. And lastly, for the better
advancement of Amulph and William Hungerford
(lona of the said Sir Robert Hungerford. Knt., hie
son), in their marriages, and Mary, daughter of tha
said Sir Robert, he heqiieethe to them eevea hun-
dred merks sterUng. His hwdship d. la 1440^ and
was #. by his ddest surviving son,
SIR ROBERT HUNGERFORD, Knt, as se-
cond Benm Hungerford, summoned to parHimeni
from Ath September, 14fiO. to 89th May, 140& Of
this nobleman very honourable m«ktian ia made
regarding his services in France, during the life-time
of his fother, under the Regent Bedford. In the
17th Henry VI. he inherited the esUtcs of his aunt,
Alianore Talbot, the only sister of his mother, end
the co-heir of Thomee PeverdL Hie locdaUp m.
Margaret Botraaux,* only daughter aad hdz of
e «* Of this Margaret," says Dugdale, «« beeides
her being so great an hefar, and that she lived to be
very aged, I find much that Is memorabla" After
recounting these numceoua cheeitabla end pious
bequests upon a moat Hberal scale in her ladyship's
wUl, which taoie date 12th Jenuary, 1470, Sir Wil-
liam Dugdale proceeds with the f oUowiag pertleu-
lars of the enormous sums her ladyship expended
in procuring the redemption of her son Robert,
Lord Hungerford and Molines, who had been taken
prisoner at Chastillon, aad eome other diebosee-
ments, vis. i— •
£. «.d.
In tending Chester-Herald Into France,
sundry tieaes, by the space of seven
yesrs and sixteen weeks, to procnie
his enlargement • • ..... 149 0 0
In gifts and rewards to those, who had
part ia him .......ii... 73S 6 8
la appard sent to him, with an ambling
hcnse to pleese his friends; end for
healing his wounds 178 00
For meat end drink by the space of seven
years, and sixteen weeks, for himself
and his servants, before he was put to
his finance --A. TfiOOO
For the like boerd for himself end
his servants efter' he was ^ut to Ua
flnffnfi* .••.....•« MS U 4
Forhli financOfe over aad above all odier
expences and costs 600O 0 0
For exchange of money viiidk by the
noble (for peyment of bis ransoea,
bdng £7aWL) paid TV 0 0
In gifts to divers noblemen, which wave
sureties for her, upon borrowiag of
money to pay tUs renaom t end toqult
those lords harmless 94ff 6 0
Lost in the sale of plate, which sbesold
towards that payment ... - - 160 0 0
Item— Paid fa». her eon's 1
HUN
HUN
William, Lord Botmux* who d. in I4ttf and had
iwue,
RoBBKT, hit fuoofiMOr, who inbcritttf the
Babony ov Botbbaux, In tight of hif
mother.
Aniulph*
William.
Mary.
Lord Hungerford d, in 1409, and waa «. hf hit eldeit
ROBERT HUNGERFORD, third Baron Hun-
garford, wlio had been mammoned to parliament,
(hBTing married tlie heireai of Molinci) in the life-
time of his father, as Lobd MoLnrsa. This noble-
man served in the French wars, under the great
captain. Sir John Talbot, the gallant and renowned
Earl of Shrewsbury, and was with him at the unfor-
£. 9. d,
the time he landed In England, until
the time he went into Florence, with
gifts and rewards to great lords and
other after he escaped out of the Tower
of London ; and for his licence to go to
Florence 7«B13 4
Paid fbr shipping and expenoes - - - 265 0 0
Paid in expences of his wife, diildren,
and servants, by the space of seven
yean and sixteen weeks ; with the ex-
poises of Sir Thomas Hungerford,
Knt., son and heir of her said son,
waiting upon the Earl of Warwick, in
the king's service, (after the departing
of King Henry,) arrayed and accompa-
nied for the war 80000
Paid to her said son's creditors to whom
he was indebted before he went out of
England -.•- 40000
Paid and spent for the composition of the
lands of her late husband, Robert,
Lord Hungerford, which had been
divers times seised, and given to several
gteat lords 2150 o q
In the charge of being under the arrest
of the Earl of Wiltshire, by the king's
command; and to be restored to her
Unds and goods -•.- 40000
In the loss which she sustained, when she '
was put into the abbey of Ambresbury
by the lord chancellor of EngUnd, at
the king's command; her moveable
goods of great value betaag there burnt,
(vis. ;~Beds of cloth of gold, arras and
silk hangings for halls and chambers;
plate, money, and other stuff,) to the
valueof £1000 more; besides repairing
the lodgings so burnt flOOOO
Item— When the Duke of Clarence and
the Earl of Warwick went out of Eng-
land against tlie king's will : she being
then put in want to theyoung Duchess
of Norfolk : In making means to the
kingtobeatSyon; cost her - - 200 0 0
Item— Whereas Robert, Lord Hunger-
ford, her husband, ordained by his bst -
964
tunate battle of Chastlllon, where that illustrious
soldier lost his life, and Lord Molines became a
piisoner. Whereupon Alianore, Countess of Arun-
del, some time wife of his grandfather, Walter,
Lord Hungerford, bestowed upon him all the wool
then in her manor of Haytesbury, valued at an
hundred marlu, towards Che payment of his ran-
som, provided thet hi^caxm alive out of prison.
By which, and oonaideraUesupplies from Margaret,
Lady Hungerford and Botreanx, his mother, he
obtained his freedom, after an Incarceration of
seven years and four months. In the SSth Henry
VL, his lordship, in consideration of his services
and his suflbrings, obtained Ucence to transport
fifteen hundred sacks of wool Into any foreign
parts, without payment of custom for the same;
as also to travel beyond sea, and to take as many
£, s. d,
will to have a chappel for his sepulture
builded, a4)olning to oaj lady diappel,
in the cathedral church of Salisbury,
and two. priests there to be founded;
and livelyhood amortiaed thereof; and
his and her obit to be kept solemnly in
the said church. Whidi diappd she
did make accordingly; and removed
his body thither into a vault of marble,
and made another tomb for herself: all
this cost 49700
Item— In ornaments foif said chappel;
via. three pair of candlesticks of silver ;
whereof one pair gilt ; three pair of
cruets, whereof one pair gilt; three
paxrbiedes; one bell of silver; nine
pair of altar cloths; nine pair of vest-
menty mass books, leigers, and other
necessaries to the chappel - . . . aoo 0 0
Item— For license to amortise the manors
of Immer and Homyngton, in the
county of Wilts, and the manor of
Folke, in the county of Dorset, to the
dean and chapter of Salisbdry; for
maintenance of those two priests, and
keeping the said eMf for ever ... 178 13 4
Item— Whereas Walter, Lord Hunger-
ford, built an alms-house for twelve
poor men and one woman; and ahouse
for a sdiool-master. being a priest, a^
well to teach grammar, as to have the
rule and oversight of those poor men
and women, at Haytesbury, in the
county of Wilts, and ordained that the
manors of Chyverell-Bunell, and Chf >
verell-Halys, alias Chyverdl-Magna,
should be amortised to the said schoc^
master, poor men, 4rc.> and their suc-
cessors. This being not performed in
his days, she paid fbr the efftrting
thereof 80000
Item— In other sums, upon other occa-
sions which she paid, all which com-
puted, amounted to 96,180 marfci
8f.aad«t :^4^>1>00
lt<Si)ljU>.
HUN
HUN
I,
#ith him in his comiNmy« with gold, silver, and
other neoBMaries, «■ should be suiutde to his
degree. Upon this occasion* his lordship traTelled
into Italy. But returning before long* he espoused
the Lancastrian interests, and fought under the red
banner at Towton-pibld, from which conflict,
alter the defeat of his party, he fled to York, where
he Joined King Henry, |md thence accompanied
the monarch into Scotland. His lordship was,
in omsequenoe, attainted by the parliament as-
sembled in the 1st Edward IV. Notwithstanding
which, Ki^g Edward regarded his wife, Alianore,
and his younger children, with such feelings of
compassion, that he committed them to the care of
Lord Wenlok, to whom he had granted the attainted
lord's estates, for a fltting support. In three yean
afterwards, the Lancastrians again making head.
Lord Hungerford was in their ranks at the battle of
Hjixhajt, and being made prisoner, he was con-
veyed to Newcastle, and there beheaded, anno 1463,
He was buried in the cathedral church of Salisbury.
Hb lordship m» Alianore, daughter and heir of
William, Lord Molines, and had issue,
Thomab (Sir), €ft whom presently.
Walter, ancestor of the Lords Hungerford, of
Hay tesbury, see that dignity,
Leonard.
Fridiswide, who became a nun at Sion.
Upon the attainder of Robert, Lord Hungerford
and Molines, these honours became x^tinct. His
lordship's widow espoused Sir Oliver Manningham.
Hb eldest son,
SIR THOMAS HUNGERFORD, sided for a
while with Richard Nevil, Earl of Warwick, who
then espoused the cause of Edward IV., but after-
wards falling off, and exerting his influence for the
restoration of King Henry VI., he was sriaed, and
tried for his life at Salisbury, in the 8th Edward IV.,
and having had Judgment of death as a traitor, was
executed the next day. Sir Thomas m. Anne,
daughter of Henry, Earl of Northumberland, by
whom (who m. secondly. Sir Laurence Raynesford,
Knt., and thirdly. Sir Hugh Vaughan, Knt,) he
had an only daughter and heiress,
Mary Hvkqujlwohd, who espoused EnwAan
HASTiif 08, son and heir apparent of Wil-
liam, flrst Lord Hastings, of Ashby-de-la-
Zoiiche. Thb Mary, the attainders of her
fitther and grandHsther having been reversed
in the flrst parliament of King Henry VII.,
had restitution of the honours and estates of
her family, and in consequence bore the
title of Lady Hungerford, Botreaux, and
Molines. Her ladyship's son and su<xessor,
Geo^e Hastings, was created Eabz. op
HuNTiifODOir, in which Earldom, those
baronies became merged until the death of
Francis, tenth earl, in 1788, without bsue,
when they became vested in Elisabeth, his
sister and heir, wife of John, Earl of Moira,
of the kingdom of Ireland, and they are
now enjoyed by her ladyshipla grandson,
Gborob, present Marovbssov Hastimo8.
ARM8.~Barry of four ar. and gu. in chief three
plates.
HUNGERFORD _ BARON HUNOER-
FORD, OF HEYTESBURY,
IN THB COUNTY OF
WILTS.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th June, 1536,
S8th Henry VIIL
Xintaffc.
The Honourable
WALTER HUNGERFORD, second son of Ro-
bert, third Baron Hungerford, who was attainted
and beheaded in 1463, having Joined the banner of
the Earl of Richmond, shared in the triumph ot
Bosworth, and participated in the spoils of conquest.
We flnd him subsequently again in arms for his
royal master, against Perkyn Warbeck, and the
Cornish men, who had risen in his behalf, and h«
was eventtudly of the privy council, to King Henry
VI II. He m. Jane, daughter of William Buistrode,
and had issue,
Edward (Sir), his successor.
Elisabeth m. to Sir John Bourchier.
He was ». at his decease by his son,
SIR EDWARD HUNGERFORD, KnL, of Hey-
tesbury, in the county of Wilts, who m. Jane,
daughtor of John Lord Zouche of Haryngworth,
and was «. by hU only son,
SIR WALTER-HUNGERFORD, who was sum-
moned to parliament as Baron Hunobrpord, qf
H«y«es6«fy, on the 8th June, 1036, but never after-
wards. His lordship m. flrst, Susan, daughter of
Sir John Danvers, Knt., and had issue,
William (Sir), of Farley Castle, in the county
of>?Uts.
Lord Hungerford espoused, secondly, Alice, daugh-
ter of WiUiamt Lord Sandys, by whom he had,
Edward tSir), gentleman-pensioner to Queen
Elisabeth, died «. j>.
Anthony (Sir), of Burton Inges, in the county
of Oxford.
Mary, m. to •—— Baker, Esq., of the county of
Essex.
This nobleman in the 31st Henry VIIL, being at-
tainted in parliament, was breaded on Tower HiU,
with Cromwell, Earl ot Essex, (m the a8th July,
liMl, when the Barony of Hunobrpord op Hxv-
TB8BDRY, BXPiRBD. The crlmes laid to hb lord-
ship's charge, were "retaining a chaplain, called
William Bird, who had called the king a heieUc.—
Procuring certain persons to ascertain, by conjura-
tion, how long the king should live;— end having
been guilty of unnatural ofifences." The attainder
of Lord Hungerford was reversed by Queen Mary-
in favour ot hb children, to all intents and pur-
poses, save the enjoyment of the peerage. The
eldest son.
Sir William Hunobrpord, Knl., of Farley
Castle, m. Anne, daughter of Sir William
Dormer, Knt., and had issue,
Edward, who died young.
Susan, m. to Mlduid Emley, Esq., of
Cannings, in the county of Wilts. •
HUN
HUN
Lucy* m. to Sir John St Jolbn, of Ly-
dianL
Jane, in. to Sir John Kane, KnL, of the
county of Glamorgan.
Arms.— Barry of four ar. and gu. in chief thrre
plates.
HUNTERCOBfBE — BARON HUN-
TERCOMBE.
By Writ of Siunmona, dated 83rd June, 1S9S,
S3 Edward L
Xlneasc.
In the SSth Hairy lU.
WILLIAM DE HUNTERCOMBE having mar-
ried Isabel, one of the daughters and oo-heiia of
Robert de Muacamp, hod liyery of the landa of her
inheritance In some years after which he had ram-
moos to be at Chester, well fitted with hone and
anna, to oppose the hostilities of the Welch. And
In the 54th of the same reign he was signed with the
cross, in order to accompany Prince Edward in a
Toyage to the Holy Land^ He died the next year,
seised of the manor of Huntcroombe, in the county
of Oxford, and other estates, and waa «; by his
son,
SIR WALTER DE HUNTERCOMBE, Knt.«
who, in the 6th of Edward I., answered fifty pounds
for his relief of the moiety of the barony of Mus-
champ, which he then possessed. In the 10th year
of the same reign we find him in an expedition made
into Wales. In the 22nd he had summoaa to attend
the king at Portsmouth* with horse and anna,
thence to sail into Gascony, and the next year he
was summoned to parliament as a baron. In the
95th his lordship was In the expedition made into
Scotland, and the SSth he was made governor of
Edinburgh CasUe. In the 27th he was constituted
lieutenant of Northumberland, and for several
years subsequently he continued with the army in
Scotland. In the SSth he petitioned parliament,
letting forth his being in all the Scottish wan, first
at Berwick, with twenty light horse; afterwards at
Strivelin, with thirty-two in the retinue of the Earl
Warreni next at La Vaire Ch^pcUe, with thirty in
the rethrae of the Blahop of Dnrhamt lastly, at
Galloway, with sixteen. And since that, in the last
battle, that he sent eighteen, though absent him-
self, being then warden of the marches towards
Northumberland. And his lordship prayed that
his scutage for all these expeditions might be re*
mitted, which request was accordingly conceded.
Lord Hnntercombe m. AUce, one oi the daughters
and co-heirs of Hugh de BoMmc, of Bolebec, in the
county of Northumberland, and also co-heir of
Richard de Montflchet, by reason that Margery, the
mother of the said Hugh, was one of the sisters and
oo-hefars of the said Richard His lordship d, in
1312 without issue, when his nephew, Nidiolas, son
of Richard de Newbend, and Gunmore, his sister,
succeeded to hia lands, and the Baboity of Huk-
THicoMBn became bxtihct.
Anna.— Ermine two ban gameUs gules.
UUNTINGFEILD — BARONS HUNT-
INOFEILD.
By Writ of Summons, dated flOth January, U97,
25 Edward L
In the time of King Stephen,
WILLIAM DE HUNTINGFEILD, with the
consent of Roger, his son and heir, gave the whole
Isle of Mendham, in the county of Suflblk, and
diven oth^ lands, to the monks of Castle Acre, in
the comity of Norfolk. He tf. in 1155, and was«.
by his said sonand heir,
ROGER DE HUNTINGFEILD, who was*, by
his son,
WILLIAM DE HUNTINGFEILD, who being
made constable of Dover Castle in the 5ih of King
John, obliged himself, by oath in the king's pre-
sence, fkithfuUy to preserve the safe custody of that
fortress, so that it should not be surrendered to any
penon, save the king himself, or the lord chamber-
lain, Hubert de Burgh, and as hostages for his
loyalty, delivered up his son and daughter, the
former to remain in the hands of the Earl of Arun-
del, the latter in those of the Earl Ferrers. In the
8th of John this William de Huntingfeild paid a
fine of two marks and two palfreys, for the ward-
ship of the heir and landa of Osbert Fita-Uervie,
and the next year obtained a grant of all the pos-
sessions of Roger de Huntingfeild, his brother,
which had been seiaed by the crown by resAon of
the interdict. In the following year we find him
Justice4tinerant for Lincoln, and afterwards sherifT
for the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk ; for taut
successive yean subsequently, however, he became
eminent amongst the barons who extorted the
OKBAT Cbaetbbs firom Jcdm, and was one of the
twenty-five chosen to enforce their observance, for
which conduct he cuse under the excommunication
of the pope, and had his lands in Lincolnshire
srised by the crown, and transferred to Nicbola de
Haya during the king's pleasure. In the reign of
Henry III., he seems to have made his peaces
for he then Journeyed to the Holy Land with a
Uoence ftom the crown. This fieudal lord m. Alice
de St. Lis, and had issue,
RooBB, his successor.
Alice, m. to Richard de Solen, whom she sur-
vived, and her father, in the 15th of John,
she being then a widow, gave to the king
six fair Norway goshawken for licence to
have the disposal of her in marriage, and
for an assignation of her dowry out of the
lands of her deceased husband.
His lordship was «. at his decease by his son,
ROGER DE HUNTINGFEILD, who. in the
26th Henry III., paid a fine of two hundred marks,
to be exempted from the expedition then making
into Gascony. He m. Joane, one of the daughten
and co-heira of William de Hobrugg, and dying in
1256, was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE HUNTINGFEILD, who, at
the battle of Evesham, 49th Henry IIL, waa <ne
HUS
HU8
of fliB prtndiMa taroM in hotdlity to the aowB.
Ho d. in 1S8S, and wu «. by his mm,
ROGER DE HUNTINGFEILD, who, in the
28nd Edward I.« had tumffloiM, with other eminent
perMMM, to attend the king with all despatch to
advise about the important aflUrs of the realm ;
and soon after recelTed command to be at Ports-
mouth well fitted with horse and arms, to sail into
Gascony. In the SSth Edward I. (96th January,
lflt7#) be was summoittd to parliament as a barok,
but never afterwards. His lordship m. Joyce,
danghiar of John de Engaine> and dying in 1301,
was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE HUNTINGFEILD, second ba-
ron, but never summoned to parliament This
nobkman was engaged in the Scottish wars, temp.
Edward I. and Edward II., and died in 1S13, being
then possessed of the manor of Bekesworth, in the
county of Cambridge^ and the manors of Mendham
and Huntingfidd, in the county of Suflblk, as also
divers lordships and lands in other shires. His wife
Sibell survived him, and married William le Lati-
mer. His lordship was «. by his son,
ROGER DE HUNTINGFEILD, third bwon,
but never summoned to parliamenL This nobie-
man m. Cecilia, daughter of Sir Walter de Norwich,
Kttt, and dying in 1337, was «. by his son,
SIR WILLIAM DE HUNTINGFEILD, Iburtfa
baffon, summoned to parliament flrom l&Ui Novem-
ber, 1351, to 90th January, ISTVL His lordship
served in the French wars in the 33rd and S4th of
Edward III., bdng latterly of the retinue of Henry,
Duke of Lancaster. He tf. in 1377* tine prole, leav-
ing his aunt Alicia, daughter of WiUiam, Ms grand-
fither, and widow of Sir John N<»wich, Knt, his
heirs but, according to another inquisition, the
said Alice, and Sir John Copledick, grandson of
Jiriuuma, daughter of the said WfUiam, hii grand-
IMbflr, by Sybilla, Us second wift, were his heirs.
Amongst whose descendants, if tlie writ of Ed-
ward I. be that whidi created the dignity, the
BABOirvor HuMTiirorniLn is now in ABBVAircn.
AmuuT—Or, on a tes gules, three plates.
HUNTINGFEILD — BARON HUNT-
FEILD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 14th August^ 1302,
36 Edward IIL
3Cinca0(.
JOHN DE HUNTINGFEILD, was aummoned
to parliament as a baron, ftom 14th August, 1388,
to 6th April, 1369, but nothing further is known ot
his lordship or his desoandanta.
. Anic8.^-Or.onal(Baaegttles, three plates.
HU6SEY— BARON HU88EY, OF SLE-
FORD, IN THE COUNTY
OF LINCOLN.
By Writ of Summons, dated Ath January, 1X94,
M Henry VIIL
XincBSc.
SIR WILLIAM HUSSEY, Knt., an enlMnt
rtatlietime of Edwvd IV., after fllllng the
(rffeeof attorney-general, and having been called by
writ, to the d^ree of seijeant et law, was coaati-
tutad LoBO Chibv Justicb of the Court of
King's Bendi, In the 17th of that mooardi's reign,
when he received an allowance of one hundred
and forty marks, for greater state. He was living
temp. Henry VII., as is evident by this inscription
otM his aims, in the semidrcttlaT or bow window,
of Grey's Inn Hall, visv—
«' W. House miles capitalis JnsticiaiiBs de baneo
regis, temp. R. Henry VII."
In one of the windows of the diapel, brionging
to the same inn, are his arms iiApaUng those of his
wifb, with the following inscription : —
«« WiU. Hussee miles capitalis justic ad placita
oaram rege, et Eliaabetha uxor 4vs filla Thonue
Berfcdey arm.**
The lady mentlaned above, was of the Berkeleys
of Wymondham, and Sir William had issue by
her,
JoRW, his successor.
Robert <Sir), whose grandson. Sir Edward
Hussey, Bart., of Honington, in tho
county of Lincoln, (so created by King
James L,) was grandfother of Sir Thomas
Hussey, with whom the baronetcy expired.
Sir Thomas left two surviving daughters,
his co-heirs, vis.
Elisabeth, nu to Rldutfd EUls, Esq.*, and
died «. p,
Sarah, m. to Robert Apreece, Esq., of
WMhingley, In the county of Hun-
tingdon, and had issue,
Thomas Aprbbgb, whoae son and
heir,
TBOMAB-HuaaxY Aprbbgb,
Esq., of Waskingky, was
created a baronet, 4tfa June,
1782, and is now (1831) liv-
ing.
WflUam, fkom whom descended the Huaseys of
Yorkshire.
Elisabeth, m. to Richard Grey, Earl of Kent
Mary, m. to William, Lord WiUoughby.
The eldest son,
SIR JOHN HUSSEY, Knt., in the tad Henry
VIL, was in arms for the king, at the battle of
Stoke, against John, Earl of Lincoln, and his adhe-
rents; and in the 13th of Henry VIIL, was made
diief butler of England. In the 2l8t of the same
reign, l^e was one of the knights of the king's body i
and being summoned as Baron HnaaBv, of Sz.b-
roRD, in the county of Lincoln, (where he had
erected a noble mansion,) to the parliament b^gnn
at Westminster, 3rd November, In that year, was
admitted into the house upon the 1st December
following ; but his lordship's name does not occur
in the list of summonses for that year, nor before
the Mi January, 1534, yet It is dear that he was
summoned; for the year after, (89d of Henry,) he
had, under the title ot Lord Hussey, a grant of the
custody of the Manor of Harewoole, In the county
of York; and he was one ot the kirds, who at that
time signed the declaration to the pope, r^ardlng
the king's divorce; In 1033, being then a lotd of
987
HUS
HVD
the council, he had a grant of the wardahip and
marriage of Thomas, the Km and heir of Christo-
pher Wymbushe, deceased; but in a few yean
afterwards, engaging in the common insurrection,
(anno 1537,) when the fiBuds and differences about
religion broke out, he was attainted of high trea-
son ; hb Manor oi Sleford, with lands adjacent,
worth £fiOOOi a year, conilscated, and he himsdf
^teheaded at Lincotai, when the Barony or Hus-
aav, or Slbpord, bzpirbo. His lordship m. first.
Lady Anne Grey, daughtor of George, Earl of Kent,
and had issue,
Bridget, m. first, to Sir Richard Morison,
Knt, by whom she had issue,
Charles, whose son. Sir Charles Morison,
Bart., of Cashiobury, in the county
of Herts, left an only daughter and
heiress, ElibabstiI, who espoused
Arthur, Lord Capxl, or Hadham,
fivm whom the present Earl or
Eaasz, descends, and inherits Cashio-
bury Park.
Elisabeth, m. first, to Henry Norris,
Esq. \ and secondly, Henry Clinton,
Earl of Lincoln.
Mary, m. to Berth Hales, Esq.
Jane-Sibilla, m. first, to Edward, Lord
. Rusad ; and secondly, to Arthur, Lord
Grey, of Wilton.
Bridget, Lady Morison, espoused secondly,
Henry, Earl of Rutland ; and thirdly,
Francis, Earl of Bedford, but had issue
by neither.
Elisabeth, m. to Hungerford, Esq.
Anne. m. first, to Sir Humphrey Browne, Knt,
cme of the Justices of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas t and secondly, to Dimock,
Esq.
Dorothy, m. to Dockwray, Esq.
LordHussey, m. secondly, Margaret^ daughter and
heir of Sir Simon Blount, of Mangerfleld, in the
county of Gloucester, and had issuer
William (Sir), of whom presently.
Giles (Sir), of Caythorpe, in the county of
Lincofau
Gilbert (Sir).
Reginald.
Elisabeth.
The attainder of his lordship was rerened in par-
liament, the Ath of Elisabeth, and his children
restored In blood, but neither the estate or honour
granted to the heir, which heir,
SIR WILLIAM HUSSEY, was sheriiT of the
county of Linootai, in the S8d Henry VIIL. He
m, — , daughter, and ercntually sole heir, of
Sir Thomas Lorell, Knt., and left two daughters,
via,—
Nella, m. to Richard Disney Esq., of Norton
Disney,
Anne, a*, to William Gell, Esq., of Darley, In
the county of Derby.
Sir William d. in the 9rd and 4th of Philip and
Mary.
ARMa.— Or. a cross vert.
HYDE — BARONS HYDE, OF HIN*
DON, EARLS OF CLAREN-
DON, BARONS HYDE OF
WOTTON BASSETT, VIS-
COUNTS HYDE, OF
KENELWORTH, EARLS OF
ROCHESTER.
Barony of Hyde, of
Hindon,
Earldom of Claren-
don,
Barony of Hyde, of
Wotton Basset,
Viscounty of Hyde,
of Kenilworth,
Earldom of Roches-
ter,
i
I
[ Srd November, I0SO.
aoth April, 1061.
SSrd ApriL 16BL
S9th November, 168BL
Xincagc.
SIR EDWARD HYDE, Knt, a person oni-
uently learned in the law, and as eminent ftnr his
attachment to the CRARLBaas , was made chancellor
of the exchequer and a privy ooundllor, by the
first monarch of that name ; and having shared the
fortunes of the second, was declared by his miOe>ty,
while in exile, at Bruges, in Flanders, Lord Hior
Chaitcbllor or England, in the year, 1657v
which office he hdd, until 1687, when he was suc-
ceeded by Sir Orlando Bridgman. Sir Edward was
elevated to the peerage, by letters patent, dated 9d
November, 1660, as Boron Ht/de, (^ Hindon, in the
county of Wilts; and created, 80th April, 1061,
Viaeount Combvnf, and Earl or Clarbndon.*
His lordship obtained celebrity, not only as a law-
yer and stateunan, but aa a man of letters. By
command of King Charles II., he wrote his popular
*' History of the Rebdlion,** and he produced save,
ral other works, which are enumerated in Walpole's
Catalogue of Royal and Noble Authon. ** One
may pronounce,** says Walpole, **Qn my Lord
Clarendon, in his double capacity of statesman and
historian, that he acted for llboty, but wrote tat
prerogative;" and Burnet characterises him, *' as
a good minister, Indefktigable In business, but little
too magisterial, and not wdl enough acquainted
with foreign aAdn.** " He was a good chancellor/*
contfaioes the same authority, **aud impartial in
the administration of Justice ; but a little too rough.
He had a levity in his wit, and a loftiness in his car-
riage, that did not well become the station he waa
• CI.ARBNDON. This title, first ei^oyed by Sir
Edward Hyde, was derived from a spacious park,
near Salisbury, formerly the site of a royal palace,
but more remarkable, as the place where King
Henry IL summoned the great council of peers and
prdates, in 1164, fhmi which *«wnatt^ the cde-
brated regulations, so wdl known, as <* the Con-
ariTiiTioNa or Clarbndon," by whidi the clergy
were made amenable to the Jurisdiction of the dvU
power. From those regulations, arose the subse-
quent hostility between Henry IL, and Thomas h
Becket.
HYD
HYD
in : for thaw that addnaied him, and thow that
thought themselves neglected, he was apt to r^ect
with contumely, and some disparagement of their
services, which created him many enemies, and at
last procured his faU." Upon his disgrace, the earl
retired into France, and died at Roan, in Nor-
mandy, 19th December, 1074 Hb lordship m.
Frances, daughter, and eventually sole heir, of Sir
Thomas Aylesbury, Bart, and had four sons and
two daughters, via.
1. HaiTET, VUe»tmt Qtmbur^, his succciaor.
2. Laurence, Master of the Robes to King
Charles II., who was advanced to the peer-
age, on the 23d April, IfiBl, as Boron H^de,
of WotUm Baaaet, in the county of Wilts,
and rucount Hydt, of Kenilworth, in the
county of Warwick, and was created Earl
or RocRBaTiR, on 99th November, 1688.
This nobleman concurred in the revolution
of 1688, and was constituted Lord Libutb-
TSWANT or IRSLAND, in 1700. He was a
person of great natural parts, and esteemed
as a statesman, incorruptible: indeed his
disposition was deemed too warm, to be
insincere. He married Lady Henrietta
Boyle, daughter of Richard, Earl of Bur-
lington, and had issue,
HxifRY, his successor.
Anne, m. to James, Duke of Ormonde.
Henrietta, m. to James, Earl of Dalkeith,
tidest son oi the unfortunate James,
Duke of Monmonth, and Arom this
marriage, the Dukes of Bucdeugh
descend.
Mary, m. to Francis Seymour, Lord Con-
way, ancestor of the extant Marquesses
of Hertford.
Catherine, died unmarried.
His lordship d. in 1711, and was buried \n
Westminster Abbey. He was j. by his son,
Hjbnrt, second Earl of Rochester, of
whom hereafter, as fourth Earl or
C1.ARBND0K.
a Edward, student at law, died unmarried.
4 James, drowned on board the Gloucester
frigate, in his passage to Scotland, with
several other persons of distinction, in the
train of the Duke of York.
1. Anhb, married to Jambs, Diike q^ York,
afterwards Kino JAMsa II. This lady was
maid of honour to the princess royal, and
her marriage with the duke was concealed,
^ untU her pregnancy compelled an avowal.
The prince is accused of using both promises
and menaces, to deter her from claiming
him as a husband, but her ladyship had the
spirit to declare, that it should be known
she was his wife, be the consequences what
they might.
S. Frances, m. to Sir Thomas Knightley, K.B.,
of Harlingfordbury, in the county of Herts.
Edward, Earl of Clarendon, was «. by his eldest
son,
HENRY HYDE, second Earl of CUrendon, who
in the flrst year of King James II., was lord privy
seal, but retired from office the next year. At the
)
revolution, he refused to act with the new govern-
ment, and lived subsequently, in retirement. His
lordship espoused first, the Honourable Theodosia
Capel, daughter of Arthur, flrst Lord Capel, by
whom he had an only son, Edward, VUamnt Cwm'
burjft his successor. He espoused secondly. Flower,
daughter and sole heir of William Backhouse, Esq.,
of Sallowfleld, but had no issue. Hb lord^p if.
Slst October, 1709, and was ». by his son,
EDWARD HYDE, third Earl of Clarendon.
This nobleman, in the lifetime of his father, was
master of the horse to Prince George, of Denmark,
and in the reign of Queen Anne, his lordship was
governor of New York. He m. Catherine, daugh-
ter of Henry, Lord O'Brien, eldest son of Henry,
Earl of Thomond, which Catherine, at the decease
of her mother, became Baronbbs CLirroN. By
this lady he had issue,
Edward, Viscount Combury, who died un-
married, at the age of twenty-two, 18th
February, 1718-13.
Catherine, d. unmarried.
Theodosia, m. to John Bligh, Esq., and from
this marriage the extant Earlb or Dark-
lb y derive I who eiv)oy the Barony of Clif-
ton, through this lady.
His kffdship d. Slst March, 1723, and his only son
having died previously, the honours d^olved upon
his kinsman (revert to Laurence, second son of
Edward, first earl).
HENRY HYDE, second Earl of Rochester, as
fourth Earl or Clarbndow. This nobleman was
Joint treasurer of Ireland with Arthur, Earl of
Anglesey. His lordship m. Jane, youngest daugh-
ter of Sir William Leveson-Gower, and sister of
John, Lord Gower, \)y whom he had surviving
issue,
Hbwrt, Viscount Combury, who d. in 17&3,
before his fttther.
Jane, m. to William Capel, third Earl of
Essex, and had four daughters; of whom
two lived to maturity, via.
Charlottb, who became heir to her
grandfather, Henry, Earl of Clarendon
and Rochester. Her ladyship espoused
the Hon. Thomas Villiers, second son
of William, second Earl of Jersey,
which Thomas, was elevated to the
pterage on Slst May, 17M, as Baron
Hifde, t^fHindon, and created Earl or
Clarbndon 8th June, 1776. Hb lord-
ship left at hb decease, with other
issue,
John-Charles, present Earl of Cla-
rendon.
Mary, m, in 17fi8, to Admiral, the Hon.
John Forbes, second sen of George,
third Earl of Granard.
Catherine, m. to Charles, Duke of Queens-
berry and Dover. Thb lady was the cele-
brated Duchess of Queensberry, thepatroness
of Gray, the poet.
The earl d, 175S, and his only son deceasing in the
same year before him, the Barony or Hvdk, op
HiNDONf the ViBCOUNTY or Cornbury, the
Earldom or Clarbndon, the Barony of Hydb,
8P 889
INO
J£F
of Wottdu BaiMt. the VfacouwTT op Hvdb, of
Kenilworth, and the Earldom op Rochbstbb,
beaune all bxtinct.
Abmb.— Ai. a chevron batw. threa loaaDgci, or.
HYDE— EARLS OF ROCHESTER.
See Hyde, Earlt of Clarendon.
INOHAM'BARON INGHAM.
By Writ of Summona, dated 16th June, ISSK,
S Edward III.
In the 9d year of King John,
JOHN DE INGHAM, of Ingham, fai the county
of Norfblk, havhig m. Albreda, one of thedaughten
and co-heirt of Walter Waleran, paid a line of sixty
marks, and one palf^ to the king, for livery of
the third pan of his barony, and for the relief due
thereupon, excepting the seijeanty of the forest,
which William de NeviU then had. He d. in the
Ath of the same reign, and was «. by his son,
OLIVER DE INGHAM, who d. in the lOth Ed-
watd I., poasassad of estates in the counties of
Norfolk, Southampton, Doraet, and Wilts, and
was «. by his loa,
JOHN DJE INGHAM, of Ingham, who was «. by
his bob,
OLIVER DE INGHAM, of Ingham, who was
aummoned to parliament as a baron, in the 8d year
of Edward III., and Itom that period to the leth of
the same reign. This nobleman was a very eminent
pawn during the martial times in which he lived.
In the beginning of Edward II.'s reign he was in the
wara of Scotland, and we 4nd him for several years
afterwards actively engaged in that kingdom. In
the 14th Edward IL, he was constituted govemor'of
the castle of Ellesmere, in Slnopshiic, and upon
the breaking out of the inauirectioB under Tliomaa,
Earl of Lancaster, he mmrched with the king to
Cirencester, Gloucester, Shrewsbury, and other
places^ The next year be waa made governor of
thecaatleat Deviaea. in WUts, and sheriff of Che-
ahlrei and in two yean afterwards swifsrhal of
Aquitaine, when he proceeded thither at the head of
seven thousand men. Upcu the depoeition of Ed-
ward IL-, his lordship was appointed one of the
twelve guardians of die young King Edward III.,
and soon after conatituted Justice of Chester for
liliB. In this reign, (Edward IIL,) hb patent for
the senesrhslsy was renewed, and be obtained a
grant of five hundred marks sterling fbr his support
in that service. His lordship had iasue,
Elisabeth, m. to John Cuiaon, and d. before
her Ikther, leaving a daughter,
Mabt Conaoir.
Joane, m- to Rogar le Strange, Lord Strange,
ofKnokyn.
Lord Ingham d. in 1344, when the Babobt ov Iko-
8AM fell into ABBYABCB, betwocn hb grand-daugh-
ter, Mary Curson, and his daughter Joane, Lady
Strange, hb co-heira, as it still continues wiOi their
representatives.
Arm8. — Per pale, or. and vert, a cmm recercele,
or moline, gu«
290
JEFFERYS — BARONS JEFFERYS,
OF WEM, IN THE
COUNTY OF SALOP.
By Lettan Patent, dated 15th May, 168Sb
SIR GEORGE JEPPERVS, Baronet, was ele-
vated to the peera^, in the 1st year of King James
II., (15th May, 10B6,) as Babob Jbppbbvb, op
Wbm, in Me eeutttif qf Salop.
Thb inlbmous penon was a younger son of John
Jeflbrys, Esq., of Acton, In the county of Denbigh,
by Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Ireland,
Knt., of Bewaey, in Lancashirck The rudhnents of
education be acquired at a school in the country,
whence be removed to Westminater, and thence,
became a student of the Middle Temple. He was
subsequently a practising banister, in good busi-
ness, ^though it b asserted that he was never regu-
larly caHed to the bar. Hb first offldal employ-
ment waa that of a Wddi judge, flrom which he was
promoted in 1680 to the chief Justiceship of Chester,
In 1881 be waa created a baronet, and in two yean
afterwards sworn of the privy council, and consti-
tuted LOBO CHIXP JUBTICB OP THB COURT OP
King's Bbhch. The conduct of this monster in
ermine has rendered hb memory justly odious, and
made hb name the moat opprobrious epithet by
whidi the bendi can be aaialted He was partial,
moroae, and cruel, viidcAt, savage, and blood-
thirsty. It would be, however, a work too horrid
and disgusting to pursue hb sanguinary course,
did not its notoriety render the task one of supere-
rogation; hb deeds in the west, alter the aup-
pression of the unforttmate Monmouth's rebel-
lion, have been so inddibly imprinted in blood,
that the tide ot time waahes over them without
removing a single stain ; and so long as the Eng-
lish language finds a tongue/ Jbppbbyb will be a
synonyme Ibr everything uqjuat, cruel, and tyranni-
caL In 168S he was constituted lobd bioh chan-
CBLLOB, and in the same year he presided as lord
steward of England M the trial of Lord Ddamere,
who waa acquitted. Upon the landing of the Prince
of Orange, Jeflbrys attempted to withdraw in dis-
guise from the kingdom, and for that purpose had
got on board a Newcaatle collier, which waa to con-
vey him to Hamburgh, but he was discovered,
seised, brought befbre the lords of the council, and
by them committed to the Tower, where he remain-
ed until hb decease in 1680L He m. first, ,
by whom he had one surviving son, Johk, his suc-
cessor, and two daughters, vis.
Margaret, m. to Sir Thomas Stringer, of
Durance, In the county of Middlesex.
Sarah, m. to Captain Haimage, of the marines.
His lordship wedded, secondly. Lady Jones, widow
of Sir J<rim Jones, of Funman, in Glamorganshire,
and daughter of Sir Thomas Bloodworth. Lord
Jeflbrys was «. by his son,
JOHN JEFFERYS, second baron, who espoused
Lady Charlotte Herbert, daughter and heir of
Philip, Earl of Pembroke, by whom he had an only
surviving daughter.
J£R
K£P
Henri^tar-LouiMi. who m. Thomas, first Barl
of Pomfret, and was mother of
OsoROJi, second Earl of Pomfret, flrther
of
Thom A8, present Eabl Pomprkt.
His lordship c2. in 1703, when the Bauosy op Jsp-
PBRYs, OP WsM, became kxtinct.
ARMa.— Arm. a lion rampant and canton, sa. with
a m'ttUet for dilltarenoe on a canton.
JERMYN — BARONS JERMYN, OF
ST. EDMUNDSBURY, IN
THE COUNTY OF 8UF.
FOLK, EARL OF ST. AL-
BANS.
Barony, 1 by Letters f 8th September, 194S.
Barldoiii, J Patent, \ S7th April, 1990.
Xineagc.
SIR THOMAS DE JERMYN m. A^nes, sister
and co-heir of Thomas da Rushbioke, with whom
he acquired the manor of Rushhroke, in the county
of SuflbUL. From this Sir Thomas descended
SIR THOMAS JERMYN, of Rushhroke, trea-
surer of the housdiold to King Charles I., whose
second son,
HENRY JERMYN, master of the horse to the
queen* having devoted himsdf with a more than
ordinary degree of seal to the fortunes of his royal
master during the civil wars, was elevated to the
peerage on the 8th September, 1643, ip Baron Jsr-
MYN, of St. Edmundsbury, in the county of Suf-
folk, with remainder, deCsult of male issue, to his
elder brother, Thomas Jermyn. His lordship sub-
sequently attended the qi^en into France, and pre-
sided over her majesty's small establishment for a
great many years. While abroad he was employed
in several embassies by King Charles IL, and in
consideration of aU his fUthfiil services, his lord-
ship, immediately upon the restoration, was created
by letters patent, dated at Breda, S7th April, 1960,
Eari. op St. AjoBAxa. He was soon after made
a Knight of the Garter, and constituted lord cham-
berlain ot the household. His lordship died un-
married in 1683, when the^ Earldom op St. Ais-
BAK8 became bztinct, and the Barony of Jermyn
devolved upon (his deceased brother Thomas's son,)
his nephew,
THOMAS JERMYN, second Baron Jermyn.
This noUenum was governor of Jersey. His knrd-
ship m. Mary , and had Issue,
— , m. to Xhomas Bond« .Esq., and d. in
the life-time of her father.
Mary, m. to Sir Robert Davers, Bart.
Merelina, m. first, to Sir William Spring, and
secondly, to Sir William Gage, Bart., of
Hengrave. '
Pendope, m. to Gray James Grove, Esq.
Delarivierre, m. to Symonds D'Ewes, Bart.
He d. in 1708, when the Barony op Jkbuyn, op
St. EoMUNDaauRY, became rxtinct.
Arms.'— Sa. a chevron between two mullets in
pale ar.
JERMYN — BARON JERMYN, OF
DOVER.
By Letters Patent, dated 13th May, 168ft.
ICincagc.
HENRY JERMYN, next brother of Thomas.
seomd Lord Jermyn, of St Edmimdsbury, was
himself elevated to the peerage, on the lath May.
168ft, as Baron Jsrmyn, op Povbr. His lordship
d. without issue in 1708, when the barony became
BXTiNc-r-«nd his estates devolved upon hia nieces,
the daughters of his above mentiooed brother.
Arms.— Same as Jermyn, Earl of St Albans, with
the requisite <
JERVIS — EARL OF ST. VINCENT.
By Letters Patent, dated 87th May, 1797.
ICincagt.
JOHN JERTIS, Esq., second son of Swynfien
Jervis, Esq., a lawyer of eminence, (descended flrom
James Jervis, of Chatkyll, in the county of Staflbrd,
living temp. Henry VIII.,) by Elisabeth, daughter
of George Parker, Esq., of Park Hall, was 6. at
Meaford, on the lOth of January, 1734, and having
entered the royal navy at a very early period of life,
(in his tenth year,) attained the highest honours of
that gallant profession, and was elevated to the
peerage the 97th May, 1797, by the titles of Baron
Jervit, cf M0e{fbrd, in the county of Stoffordt and
Earl of St. V incknt, as a reward for the splendid
victcny he had achieved, in that year, over the
Spanish fieet, off Cape St Vincent His lordship
was nominated first lord of the admiralty in 1801 ;
and created, on the 97th April, in the same year.
Viscount St. Vincbnt, with remainder, in default
of male issue, to his nephews, William-Henry
Rlcketts, and Edward-Jervis Ricketts, successivdy,
and afterwards, to these gentlemen's sister, Mary,
Countess of Northesk, and her male descendants.
The earl m. In 1783, Martha, daughter of Lord-
chief-baron Parker, who (i. without issue in 1816.
His lordship <i. In March, 1893, when the Earldom
AND Barony kxpirrd, but the viscounty devolved
upon his younger nephew, (the elder. Captain Wll-
Uam-Henry Ricketts, of the royal navy, having
been unfortunately drowned in 180S, leaving only
daughters,) Edward^brtib, the present viscount,
who is second son of William-Henry Ricketto, Esq.,
of Canaan, in the island of Jamaica, by the de-
ceased earl's sister, Mary, who d. in 1888.
ARM8.— Sa. a diev. erm. between three martlets
ar.
KEPPEL — VISCOUNT KEPPEL, OF
ELVEDEN, IN THE
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.
By Letters Patent, dated 82nd April, 1782.
Xincage.
The Honourable
AUGUSTUS KEPPEL, (second son of WilUam-
891
R£R
KER
Anne, second Earl of Albemarle,) a naral officer of
eminence, wa« constituted first lord of the admi-
ralty ; and created a peer of the realm, as Vibcoitnt
KsppKi., qfSioeden, in the county i^ 8^0o^^ by
letters patent, dated 22nd April, 1782.
This celebrated officer was with Commodore An-
son in the South Seas; where, at the taking of
Faita, he had a narrow escape firom a cannon ball,
which shaved off the peak at a Jockey-cap, then on
his bead, dose to his temple. In 1701j he was com-
modore of a squadron in the Mediterranean, and he
took the island of Goree flrom the French in 1700.
The same year he was with Admiral Hawke, in that
memorable battle with Conflans, when at a second
broad-«ide he sunk a seventy-ftmr gun-ship, with all
her crew ; and he accompanied his brother, the Earl
of Albemarle, in 1762t at the siege of Havannah,
where, under Admiral Pococke, he was greatly in-
strumental in taking that important place and its
depcndendea. In 177B, he attained the rank of
Admiral of the Blue; but haying then the command
of the British fleet,* his conduct in the engagement
with the French, under Compte IVOrvilliers, was so
imsatisfMTtory, that he was brought before a court
marshal, by which, however, he was honourably
acquittel.
His lordship d. unmarried in 1786, when the
Barowy or KsppsL, or Elvsdbm, became kz-
TIWCT.
ARMB.r-OuIes three escballop shells ar. a crescent
for diffinrcnce.
KER ^ EARLS KER, OF WAKE-
FIELD.
By Letters Patent, dated 84th May, 1782.
Xincagc.
ROBERT KER, who succeeded his father in the
Dukedom of Rozburghe, in the peerage of Scot-
land, anno 1741, had been previously created a peer
of Great Britain, by letters patent, dated 94th May,
1722, as Baron Ker and Eari. Ksr, of Waktffieid,
in the county of York. Hb grace m. in 1739,
Esses, daughter of Sir Roger Mostyn, Bart., and
had issue.
Jobs, his successor.
Robert, lieutenant-c(donel, who d. unmarried
in 1781.
Essex (daughter).
Mary.
The duke d. in 1755, and was », by his elder son,
JOHN KER, third Duke of Roxburghe, and
second Eari. Krr. This nobleman, who was a
Knioht or TRR Gartsr, and a Knight of the
Thistle, and groom of the stole to King George III.,
died unmarried 19th March, 1804, when his Scottish
honours passed to his kinsman, William, Lord Bd-
Icnden, and the British Earldom or Krr, with the
inferior dignity, xzpirsd. •
AB.U9. — Quarterly first and fourth vert, on a
chevron between three unicorn's heads erased ar. as
many muUets sa. second and third gules three mas-
cles, or.
KERDESTON — BARONS KERDES-
TON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 27th January, 1332,
6 Edward IIL
X(nea$c.
In the Ist year of King John's reign,
ROGER DE KERDESTON paid a fine to the
crown of thirty marks to have a conflrmatian of
those lands which formerly bdonged to Hubert de
Rie. To this Roger «.
WILLIAM DE KERDESTON, who was sheriff
of Norfolk and Suffolk, in the 2Sth and 26th of Ed-
ward I. He m. Margaret, daughter of Gilbert de
Gant, Baron of Folkingluun, in Uncolnahire, and
was «. by his son,
ROGER DE KERDESTON, who, in right of
his mother, was one of the co-heirs of bis uncle,
Gilbert de Gant, Lord Gant, who died j. p. in 1297:
and doing homage, had livery of the lands which so
descended to him. In the S4th Edward I. this
Roger reodved the honour of knighthood with
Prince Edward, by bathing, dec, having his Uvoy
of robes, and all accoutrements relating to that
solemnity out of ^the king's wardrobe. In the 0th
Edward 111. he was made Aeriff of Norfolk and
Sulfolk, and governor of the castle at Norwich. In
the next year, (1332,) he was sunmioned to pariia-
ment as a baron, and fh>m that period to the 21st
June, 1337. His lordship d. in the latter year, and
was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE KERDESTON, second baran,
summoned to parliament ttota 2(Hh December, 1337,
to 3rd April, 1380. This nobleman distingubhed
himself in the French wars, and had the honour of
partidpating in the glories of Crrbsy. He d. in 1361,
leaving, according to one inquisition, Wtluam, his
son and heir, then thirty-«iz years of age ; but by ano-
ther inquisition, John, the son of John de Burghersh,
then nineteen yeaia of age, was found to be his
cousin and hdr. The former, however,
SIR WILLIAM DE KERDESTON, Knight, •
claimed part of his father's lands as his heir, and
not being opposed, was admitted to them. He was,
however, never summ<med to parliament, and pro-
bably some doubt hung over 'his legitimacy. In
Morant's History ot Essex, which is partly corrobo-
rated by apedigree in the college of arms, it appears
that William de Ketdeston, the last baron, left issue
by Alice de Norwidi, his second wife, a son Wii^
LI am; but by his first wife, two daughters, who are
called in the MS. pedigree above dted, his co-hein,
via.
Margaret^ who m. Sir WiUiam de Tendring,
and her son and heir.
Sir' William Trworiito, left issue,
Alice, m. to Sir John Howard, ancestor
of the Dukes of Norfolk.
Maud, m. to John de Burghersh, and left two
daughters, his co-heirs,
Margaret, m. first, to Sir John Granville,
and secondly, to John ArundeL
Maud, m. to Thomas Chaucer, son of the
poet, GeoflVey Chaucer, and left a
daughter.
KIR
KNI
AUoa Cbmctar, who wm thrioe mw^
ried.
Upon tho failura of ictue ot Si( William de Kcrdes-
toD, the reputed mii of the last barant the Babokt
OF Kbrdxstok fell into absyancs between '^hii
balf-«isten« or their repreMntativet, aa it ttill con-
tinues with their deaoendantk
ABM««--On. a laltler engrailedi ar.
BIRKETON--BARON KIRKETON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 85th February, 1342,
16 Edward III.
THOMAS DE KIRKETON, was summoned to
parliament as a baron on the 85th February, 1342,
but nerer afterwards, and Dugdale makes no further
mention of himself or his descendants.
Arms.— Barry of six, gu. and ar.
KIRKETON— BARON KIRKETON.
By Writ of Summons, dated Uth August, 1388,
37 Edward III.
JOHN DE KIRKETON, of Kirketon, in that
part of the county of Lincoln, called Holland, re-
ceiTod the honpur of Knighthood, in the 19th Ed-
ward II., by bathing, Ac, having had allowance of
his robes for that solemnity out of the king's ward-
robe: and being possessed of the castle and manor
of Tatshall, and manor of Tumby in the same shire,
with the knight's fees, and advowsons of churches
thereunto bdonging, made a feofffaaent in the I6th
Edward III., of that castle and lordship, to Adam de
Welles, and others, to stand feofhd thereof, to the
use of himsdf , and Isabel, hb wife ; and to the heirs
of their two bodies lawfully begotten, with divers
remainders ; his lands at Kirketon being at the time
Talued at jSlO. per annum.
In the aoth Edward III., upon the danger of an
invasion by the Frendi, Sir John de Kirketon was
constituted one of the commissioners of Array, in
the county of Lincoln, for arming all knights,
esquires, and others, for defending the sea coasts in
that shire. And in the 33rd ot the same reign, Kiho
John, or Francr, being then prisoner in England,
he was one of the persons appointed to remove that
prince from the castle of Hertford, to Somerton
Castle, in the county of Somerset, and there to
secure him. Sir John de Kirketon was summoned
to parliament as a baron on Uth August, 1302, and
1st June, 1363. He d, in 1367* without issue, when
the BARONY became bxtinct. His lordship died,
seised of the manor of Tatshall, by the grant of Sir
Ralph de Cromwell, Knt, ^d Meud, his wife, as
also of the manors of Turoby, Kirkeby, &c, leaving
Sir John de Tudenham, Knt., Ricluurd de Lina,
John de Tilney, and William de Sutton, rector of
the church of Whitwell, his next heirs,
ARMB.'-Barry of tix, gu, and ar«
KIRKHOVEN — BARON WOTTON,
OF WOTTON, IN THE
COUNTY OF KENT.
By Letters Patent, dated 31st August, 1650.
ICincagc.
THOBfAS WOTTON, second Baron Wotton, of
Marley, in Kent, died in 1630, without male issue,
when that title became bxtinct ; his lordship left,
however, by his wife, Mary, daughter and co-heir
ot Sir Arthur Throckmorton, of Paulers-Perry, in
Northamptonshire, four daughters, his co-heirs, vis.
Kathxrinb, who m. first, to Henry, Lord
Stanhope, son and heir <rf Philip, Earl of
ChesteriSeld, by whom, who predeceased hia
father, she had,
Philip, who succeeded to the Earldom of
Chesterfield.
Mary, who cf. unmarried.
Katharine, m. to William, Lord Alingtoo.
Her ladyship espoused, secondly, John
PoLLiANBBR KiRXHOYRN, Lord of Hem-
fieet, in Holland, and had a son,
Charlrs Hsnry Kirkhovbnj of whom
presently.
She married, thirdly. Colonel Daniel
O'Neile, one of the grooms of the bed-
chamber to Charles II., but had no issue by
him. This lady was governess to the
Princess of Orange, daughter of Charles I.,
and attending her highness into Holland,
sent over money, arms, and ammunition, to
his mijesty's aid, for which service she was
created, at the restoration, Countxsb or
CHRBTBRriBLO foT life (see Wotton, Coun-
tess of Chesterfield).
Hesther, m. to Baptist, Viscount Campden.
Margaret, m. to Sir John Tufton, Knt
Anne, m. to Sir Edward Hales, Knt, of Tuna-
tal, Kent
The eldest of these co-heiresses, Katherine, had, by
her second husband, as stated above, an only son,
CHARLES HENRY KIRKHOVEN, who, by
reason of his descent, was created Baron Wotton,
<tf Ff^ottoH, in Kent, by letters patent, dated 3Ist
August, 1650; and was naturalized by act of par-
liament, in September, 1660. His lordship was ad-
vanced to the Earldom of Bellomont, in Ireland, in
1677, but died «. p. in 1678, when all his honours
became bxtinct, and his estates devolved, by his
lordship's bequest, upon his nephew by the half-
blood, Charlbs Stanhopb, a younger son of his
half-brother, Philip, Earl of Chesterfield, who,
upon inheriting, assumed the surname of Wotton.
Arms.— Ar. a saltier, sa.
KNIVET— BARON KNIVET, OF ES-
CRICK, IN THE COUNTY
OF YORK.
By Writ of Sumtoons. dated 4th July, 1607,
5 James I.
The fkmily of Knitbt, anciently seated in Norfolk,
893
KNO
KNO
came at loigth to potaeit BvcniroHAM Castlb, in
that shire, by the marriage of
SIR JAMES KNIVET, with Margaret Oifton,
an heiress, to whom it descended (through females)
from the founder in the time of the conquest, Wil-
liam de Albini. From this Sir James we paM to
SIR THOMAS KNIVET, Knt, one of the gentle-
men of the privy chamber to King James I., who, in
1005, upon the mysterious intimation conveyed by
letter to the Lord Monteagle, was sent, being a Justice
of the Peace in Westminster, to make search, with
others, in the vaults and cellers under the House of
Lords, where Ouydo Faux was discovered, and the
gunpowder plot detected and prevented. After
which, he was summoned to the parliament, then
sitting, 4th July, IO07, as Baron Knitbt, op
EscEicK, in the county of York. His lordship
m. Elisabeth, widow of Richard Warren, Esq., and
daughter cii Sir Rowland Hayward, an alderman of
London, but had no Issue. He d, 97th April, IfiSS,
when the Bahohy or Escbick became kxtinct.
His lordship's estates devolved upon hb niece,
Eliiabeth, daughter and co-heir of Sir Henry Kui-
vet, of Charlton, in the county of Wilts ; which
Elisabeth, married Thomas Howard, Earl of Suf-
folk, and her seventh son. Sir Edward Howard, K.B.,
was created Baroiv Howard or Escrick, on the
£9th April, 10S8 (see that dignity).
ARMS.— Ar. a plain bend and a border ingrail-
ed, sa.
NoTX.— Of this fiimily was Jorx KirrrBT, Chaw-
csLLOR or England, in the 46th Edward III.
KNOLLYS— BARON KNOLLYS, VIS-
COUNT WALLINGFOBD,
EARL OF BANBURY.
13th May, 1603.
I4th November, 1616.
18th August* 1696.
??*^y' 1 by Letters f
Viscounty, V p -J
Earldom, } \
Xincasc.
In the 41st Edward IIL,
SIR ROBERT KNOLLYS, K.O., having from
humble fortune attained great wealth, and high
reputation, in the Norman wars, was chosen by the
Black Princx, to accompany him into Spain, in
aid of Don Pedro, then King of Castiie and Leon,
against Henry, the bastard son of (his father) King
Alfonsus. And in three years afterwards was made
general of all the forces then sent by King Edward
into France. In the 1st Richard II. Sir Robert
was governor of the castle of Brxst, and in the 3rd
he went with Thomas Flantagenet, (of Woodstock,)
Earl of Buckingham, and other gallant persons, to
assist the Duke of Brltanny against the French,
when, landing at Calais, they marched quite through
France, without resistance. The next year, upon
the breaking out of Jack Straw's insurrection. Sir
Robert led the citizens of London against the rebds.
Besides his military achievements which rendered
him famous in those days. Sir Robert KnoUys left
other memorials behind him. He erected a stately
bridge ovCT the river Medway, near Rochester, in
Kent, called Rochester Bridge, and he enlarged the
house of Friers-Canneliteej commonly called White
K4
Friers, in the city of London. He likewise founded
a coll^^te church of secular priests, at Ponteftract,
in Yorkshire. He died at his seat of Scene Thorpe,
in the county of Norfolk, anno 1407, and was buried
with the Lady Constance, his wife, in the body of
the church at the White Friers. From this gallant
personage descended,
ROBERT KNOLLYS, who, in the 9th of Henry
VIII., being then one of the gentlemen uAers of
the privy chamber, had a lease for a certain nun^
ber of years, from the king, of the manor of Rother-
field Grey, commonly called Grkyb, In the county
of Oxford. He was ». by his son,
SIR FRANCIS KNOLLYS, who obtained ftom
King Henry VIII., a grant of the lordship in fee of
Rotherfleld Grey, or Greys, and was one of that
monarch's gentlemen pensioners. In the reign of
Edward VI., he was so staunch an upholder of the
reformation, that he deemed it prudent upon the
accession of Mary, to retire into Germany. But
when Elisabeth ascended the throne, he returned
and enjoyed in a high degree, the favour and confi-
dence of the crown. He was immediately sworn of
the privy council* made vice-cfaamberhdn of the
household; next, captain of the guard; afterwards
treasurer ; and lastly, installed a Knight of tiie Most
Noble Order of the Garter. In the llth of Elisa-
beth, Sir Francis Knollys had the custody of Mary,
Queen of Scots, then confined at Bolton Castle, in
Yorkshire, and in eighteen years afterwards, he was
one of those who sat in Judgment upon he^life.
Sir Francis m. Catherine, daughter of William
Carey, Esq., (by Mary, his wife, daughter of Tho-
mas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, and sister of Queen
Anne Boleyn) and was «. at his decease, by his eldest
surviving son,
WILLIAM KNOLLYS, treasurer of the house-
hold, in the reign of Elisabeth, who was advanced
to the peerage by King James I., by letters patent,
dated 13th May, 1603, in the dignity of Lord
Knollys, of Greys, in the county of Oxford (his
chief seat). In 1614, his lordship was appointed
master of the wards, and within a short time
installed a Knight of the Garter. In 1616, he
was created Viscount WALLiNOroRo, and ad-
vanced by King Charles I., on I8th August, 1696, to
the Earldom or Banbury, with precedency of all
earls who were created before him. His lordship
m. first, Dorothy, daughter of Edward, Lord Bray,
sister and co-hdr of John, Lord Bray, and widow
of Edmund, Lord Chandos, by whom b6 had no
issue. He espoused, secondly. Lady Elisabeth
Howard, daughter of Thomas, Earl of Suffolk, and
dying 25th May, 1639, at the advanced age of dghty-
eight,- was buried in the church of Greys. The
subsequent history of this peerage is one of the
most curious in the whole record of peerage claims.
Upon the decease of the Earl or Banbury, the
inquisition found that he died without issue, but
leaving a widow, Elisabeth, his last wife. His
honours were then deemed bxtinct, and his estates
passed to his collateral heirs, excepting such as he
had devised to his widow, who remarried Lord
Vaux. In a few years this lady produced two
sons, bom during her marriage with Lord Banbury,
her first husband. They had at flnt been called
KNO
KNO
Vauz, but now aht let UMm up m tteaoM of the
Earl of Banbury, and gave to the rtdeat the title of
that BarUiom. They wore not of age before the
dvU ivan had broken up the Houae of Lord*. The
elder died. NiclM»laa, the aurrivor. availing of the
ooBTcntum parliament in 1660. took hit seat Uientn,
and during the oontinimtimi of ita fittings, voted
upon several ocoasiona. It seems, liowever, that
on the 13th July, lOGOk it was moved, •< That
there being a penon that now sits in this boose as
a pesr of the realm, via. the Earl of Banbury, it
is ordered that this business shall be heard at the
bar by counsel, on Monday come sennight." Whe-
ther, in Ibctt any sudi hearing did take place or
not, the journals aresilent, yet they famish abun-
dant proof, that the doubt had been removed by
some means: for they shew, that the said Earl was
present in the house every day preceding the day
appointed for the hearing. That he was also pre-
sent on that very day \ and that the day following,
he was named of the committee on the exdae bill.
That he was present on the 13th September, when
the king was in the house; and, in short, was only
absent seven days, from the 13th July, when the
said motion was made, to the Slst November, when
it was ordered, '* That the Earl ot Banbury hath
leave to be abeent for some time.** Shortly alter
this, however, the parliament was diss<rfved, visr.
SMi December, 1660 ; and in the new perUamcnt,
which met the 8th May, 16S1, the name of the Earl
of Banbury was omitted; his lordship presented
therefore, a petition to the king tor his writ of
summona, which petition was referred to the lords
for their opinion, and by them transferred to a
committee of privileges. Here a regular ei;amln»-
tion of witnesses took place, and the attorney-
general, who attended on behalf of thb crown, con-
fessed the law to be dear; when the committee re-
ported to the house, 1st July, 1661, " That Nicho-
las, Earl of Banbury, was a legitimate person."
Upon receiving the reprnt, the house ordered that
the cause should be heard at the bar } where
having been accordingly heard, it was again leflened
to the committee of privileges, with an adifitional
direction, to consider the matter of the right of
precedency between the said earl and several other
peers ; which committee once more having taken
the matter into consideration, on the 19th July,
1681, reported, " That the Earl of Banbury, in the
eye of the law, was son of the late William, Earl of
Bauibury; and the House of Peers should therefore
advise the king, to send him a writ to come to par-
liament, and that he ought to have a place in the
House of Peers, according to the date of his patent,
and not according to that part thereof, which
ranked him before the other earls created before
William, Earl of Banbury." This report was made
on Friday, and the house resolved to take it into
consideration on the Monday following; but nothing
appears to have been done on that day ; ftum which
period it was postponed day after day, to the 9th
December; when it appears from the Joumab, that
a bin was brought in, and read a first time, entitled,
" An act for declaring Nicholas, called Earl of
Banbury, to be illegitimate." But such a measure
was found too unjust to beccnne a law, and the bill
thflNfora dropped. Nichfrfas* the petMoaier, died
Uth Mardi, 1673-4, without bringing the matter to
a oondusion, leaving a son, Ghalss, then twdve
years of agew Which Charles, in the first perlia-
ment after he came of age, anno 1685, presented a
petition to the House of Peers, who retowd it to a
committee of privik^ges, and he was treated with
the same procrastinaticm as his tether had expe-
rienced. He had, however, the misfortune to kill
hb brother-in-law, Philip Lawson, Esq., in a duel,
in lOBS, and that event placed his right to the peer-
age in a diflbrent point of view, and raised a new
questi«m upon it. He was indicted at the quarter
sessions of Middlesex, and the indictment being
removed by certiorari, into the Court of King's
Bench, the aasumed Earl of Banbury petitioned the
lords to be tried by his peers. The house having
again entered into the Investigation of his father's
legitimacy, resolved, tkmt he had no rig^t to th0
Earldom cfBamburif, and the petition was ordered
to be dismissed. Meantime, the proceedings went
on in the King's Bench, and he being indicted in
the name of Charies Knollys, pleaded in abatement
that he was Earl of Banbury. To this the ftttomey-
general rciJoined, that he was not Earl of Banbury,
because the lords adjudged that he had no right to
that honour. To this he demurred as a bad re-
plication, contending that the lords had no juris-
diction over that question. And the point which
the Court of King's Bench had now to itetcrmine,
was '(whether the plea or replication was good }"
Lord Holt, and his brother judges, entered upon
the investigation, with the most profound labour,
learning, courage, and integrity; and they finally
adjudged «* Me roplieatUm bad, the reooiution qffie
lords invalid :" upon the following grounds.
First. That the decision (rf the lords was no jud|^
ment, but only an opinion.
Secondly. That it was not the dedsioo of the
court of parliament, which consisted of king, Jords,
and commons; and that the lords had no original
jurisdiction, but In case of appeaL
Thirdly. That the case was not before the lords,
the petitioner having only prayed for hb privilege,
and not having submitted his right of peerage to
the house at all.
Fourthly. That there was no relierenoe firom the
crown.
Fifthly. That the right to the Inheritance to the
peerage was as much under the protection of the com-
mon law as any other question of legal inheritance.
The defendant, therefore, having exhibited in
court the patent of creation, and having stated his
descent under it, the attorney-general could only
oppose him, by referring the question crf.fact as to
descent to a Jury, but dedining to adopt that course,
the plea was adjudged good, and the defendant
acquitted accordingly. The lords, enraged at this
derision, moved that the Chief Justice Holt be
called to their bar to explain the grounds of his
judgment, and his lordship was consequentiy sum-
moned. But he calmly and firmly set them at open
defiance, telling thdr lordships that he owed it to
the dignity of his place, and the laws which he had
to administer, not to account to them in that extra-
judidal manner : but if the prosecutors were die-
95
KNO
KNO
MUbficd, they might bring a writ of error, and then
he fthould be prepared in the r^nibo- form to give
the reeeone of his Judgment. But so concluaive were
the argumenti and authorities of the court deemed,
that DO writ of error was reK>rted to.
The daimant now again petitioned for hii writ of
■ummons, and the crown again lefaied it to the
lords, anno 1693, who got rid of the aAdr, by tend-
ing a meiuge to hie mi^ty " that they had already
determined the question, of whidi they supposed
the king was not aware.** In the reign ot Queen
Anne the claimant ooce more petitioned, and it
was referred to the privy council, but what became
eventually of the petition is not known.
On the accession of George IL, 17i7* he again
petitioned. Sir Philip Yorke, afterwards Lord
Hardwicke, was then attorney-general, and - this
petition being referred to him, he reported, that
whether the crown would refer it to the lords, was a
matter of discretion, not of law : the crown there-
fore declined to interfere. Thus the claim con-
tinued to be hung up from reign to reign. Lord
Hardwicke was undoubtedly right : it was a matter
of pure option on the part of the crown, whether
it would take the opinirai of the lords ; and pru-
dence counseled the negative, after the flame which
had been kindled between the house of peers and
the courts of law. At length, in 1778, the heirship
devolved upon William Knollys, an officer in the
army, who has attained the rank of general, now
living, who lirom that time enjoyed, as his ancestors
had, since the Restoration, the titular honour, and
been so named in all the king's commissions. The
awkwardness of his situation, however, impdled
him to make an eflbrt in hb own person to have the
question of his right to a writ of summons finally
decided. He accordingly petitioned the crown;
and the case was referred to the attorney-general.
Sir Vicary Gibbs, in 1808. That able htwyer re-
ported that he was bound by the high authority of
the judgment of Lord Chief Justice Holt, in 1893,
to give it as his opinion, that the resolution of the
lords on that occasion was not conclusive, because,
if that judgment had been erroneous it might have
been reversed by a writ of error.
The case thus i^n came before a lords' <»m-
mittee; Sir Samuel Romilly was counsel for the
claimant, and his speech on the occasion is said to
have been his happiest eflbrt t but unluckily no
note of it has been found among his papers: so that
the memoranda of it were very scanty. There is
enough, however, to pronounce it unanswerable;
Two questions were raised, that of lkoitimacy,
and that of jDmaDtcriON. The law of the former
Sir Samuel takes up, as it had always been held in
England, and other countries, from the Roman
law : that the issue ot the wife must be acknowledg-
ed in law to be the issue of the husband, where
there is access, and no natural impossibility : and
among other authorities he cites the celebrated
speech of Lord Chancellor Nottingham, in the case
ot the Viscounty of Purbeck. The noble lords who
took an active part in this discussion were. Redes-
dale, EUenborough, Erskine. and the Lord Chan-
cellor Eldon. Lord Redeadale violently opposed
the claim upon both questions. On that of Iqgiti-
898
macy his whole reasoning turned upon the drcum-
stanoes, which raised the presumption that Nicholas
KnoUys or Vaux, was, in fact, the son of Lord
Vaux, bom in adultery, principally on account of
the mother's amcealment of his birth, and his non-
succession to Lord Banbury's inheritance ; whidi,
according to Romilly's law, had no coocem with the
matter, it not being allowable to enter upon sudi
questions, where husband and wife cohabit, and
where no natural impoesibUity exists on the part of
the husband ; the concealment of the birth having
been the act of the wife, and no act of the wife, not
even her direct declaration being allowed tobestard-
iae the issue Lord Redesdale could not produce a
sin^ authority in answer to this; but diose to rdy
upon his own dictum and opinion as paramount to
it. On the point of jurisdiction his arguments were
still more contradictory. He takes no notice of
Lord Holt's reasonings, except to say, in general
terms, he was wrong, and that the lords were right :
and he insists on the lapse of time, and the claimants*
abandonment, to crush the claim. Now where is
the law, thiu lapee of time applies to honours ? and
where was the abandonment in this case 7 Did not
every successive generation do all in its power to
insist on ito daim ? And was the house to take
advantage of its own wrong in having suspended
and acUoumed and delayed the case. No dose rea-
soner would be a convert to Lord Redesdale, even
in one of his propositions or arguments. Next came
Lord EUenborough, who having much leas leisure
than Lord Redesdale, seems to have mainly bor-
rowed his line of argument. He begins with rather
an ill-timed protestation of his enchainment to the
Uw : and then, throughout his discourse, tries every
eflbrt to discover reasons for overturning the law.
He dedares Lord Chief Justice Holt wrong, and
that he had peculiar notions on the juriuiiction of
the lords. Now if they were pecuUar, why were
they not reversed by a writ of error? He finally
gives his dedsion in direct opposition to the solemn
unrevened judgment of Lord Holt, by which the
Attorney-General Gibbs had reported himself bound.
This was rather a strange mode of shewing himself
chained to the law I He doses, with using the harsh
terms of calling upon the house to prevent the
daimant fVom intrudisti^ himself upon them.
Lord Erskine then rose; his great genius, his
beautiful eloquence, his profound knowledge of the
law of evidence, rendered his speech a treasure of
constitutional prindples of enlightened axioms, of
acute logic, of felidtous expression, and generous
pleading for oppressed rights. His exposition of
the law in the claimant's favour was as fUll of wis-
dom, as it was of legal justice. He afterwards en-
tered a long and doqueat fiuitsst to the nune
efl^ on the lords' journal.
The Lord Chancdlor Eldon came last, but he was
equally unable to stem the tide of authority in sup-
port of the law, as laid down by Sir Samud Romilly.
He gare It as his opinion that drcumstanoes might
rebut the inference of legitimacy even where there
was access, and no natural imposaibility. As. to
jurisdiction he did not deny that of the regular
courts of law, but pronounced that the lords might
also have it ipddentally when questions of privilege
KNO
KNO
aroM; and, thoreAire, that the court of King's
Bench ought to have paid defexcnce to the lords'
resolution of I683i In those speeches the applica-
tion of the word "judgment/* to the resolution of
a lords' committee, is not becoming the precision of
legal lips.
The result was a resolution on the part of the
msjorlty of theoonunittee in 1813« that the claimant
was not entitled to the Earldom of Banbury. It
caimot be denied to hare been a rexy hard case.
The opinion of the judges was talLen on the abstract
question of hiw $ and it must be confessed that that
'oplniao does not exactly coincide with the law as
Jaid down by Sir Samuel Romilly and Lord Erskine :
but it surely does not bear out the resolution of the
lordi in the Banbury esse. The judges say, that
evidence may be admitted to proTe that the reputed
father eould not have been the father of the child »
not confining it to natural impossibility; but in the
Banbury case no evidence was even attempted to
prove that Lord Banbury etmld not have been the
fisther of Nicholas. That the old law was as Romilly
laid it down, seems to admit of no question.
There never can be wanting instances to prove
how dangerous it b to remove the land-marks of
the law. If onoe the question of expedience or par*
ticular Inconvenience b admitted, there are no ftu-
ther guides, or pole^tars: all is afloat in the sea of
uncertainty ; and men's rights are at the mercy and
oaprioe of Individual opinion. The claimant's an-
cestor was bom under those unquestionable £scts
which by the law entitled him to the inheritance of
the husband of his mother. Is not this to be legiti-
mate ? Let us admit private conviction as to the
fsct of filiation, and whither will it lead 7 do we not
continually in society meet persons in possession of
honours and riches in right of blood, which we pri-
vately feel assured does not belong to them, vii. the
children of the wife; and not of the husband. The
claimant's ancestor may have been the son of Lord
Vaux, and probably was so ; but even that fact is not
oonduslv& •
They who can look upon this case without Interest
must have strange hearts. Upon what are we jus-
tified in rdying, but on the settled law of the land ?
Perhaps it will be answered— *' but here was the
jpunuit of a shadow." A peerage is not a sha-
dow ; not a mean pursuit of wealth, and vulgar
power, but the desire of a high legislative and legal
Auction. Was there, or was there not, cause for
the assumption of this peerage, in the outset ? It
has been shewn, that the law was with the claimant
Why then should he decline it? when once em-
barked, how could he draw back ? Is it nothing,
after having enjoyed the titular honour of an earl-
dom, for nearly two hundred years, under the
sanction of the highest court of law, to be cast
amongst the undistinguished crowd ; to be trampled
on, sneered at, and triumphed over ? Is it nothing
to have been driven to support the right, at the bar
<ii the lords, at an enormous expense, as well as
great anxiety, and then to be sent away, beaten and
degraded, in defiance of the law 7 Is it any apology,
■ to have it answered, when the law is pleaded,
*' Oh, but it was an inconvenient and foolish law !
we are wiser than our ancestors ; and wiU make a
new law ?* It will perhaps be deemed very arro-
gant, to run contrary, in this way, to great names f
but have we not great names on our side ? Are not
Lord Holt, and Romilly, and Lord Erskine, and
Sir Vicary Gibbs, and Lord Coke, and Lord Not-
tingham, and Sir Geofffery Palmer, great names t
There is but one on the other side, which will be
put in competition with any of these names, and
that is Lord Eldon I but Lord Eldon's speech on
this occasion, was somewhat wavering and inde-
dsive.
Lawyers will hereafter, sit and study this case,
with greater care than they have hitherto done.
We are oblige^ to Mr. Le Merchant, in his appendix
to the Gardiner claim, for a fuller report ot this
case, in 1806-1813, than had hitherto been published.
It is strange, that even Hargrave had not thoroughly
investigated it, and the manner in which the lords
argue the jurisdictions-eliding without notice over
the main doctrines and arguments of Lord Holt^
seems to call for comments in which delicacy for-
bears to indulge^ To treat about extinct and dor-
mant peerages, and not thoroughly to discuss this
case, would be to pass over the chief feature which
belongs to the work. He who is not completely
master of Lord Holt's decision in the Banbury case,
knows nothing oi peerage-law ! It is a study
worth the labour; a familiarity with Lord Holt's
doctrines shews the whole extent of this Inranch,
in a luminous point of view ; all connected, form-
ing one clear whole; while the modem usage of a
reference to committees, is continually drawing the
investigation into perplexities, which leads to all
sorts of defeats of Justice. If ^ question of legi-
timacy had arisen in a regular court of law, it would
have been argued in a very different way; and pro-
bably Lord Ellenborough himself would not have
come to the same conclusion in his own Court of
King's Bendk In the courts of law, the presence of
an intelligent bar is always a check upon new and
speculative law; while a committee of prlvili^^esy
though it sometimes affects to be govemed by the
same rules— (at other times it puts them at defi-
ance) altogether, feds itsdf firee and unfettered, and
the law lords are surrounded, be it remembered, by
those, whose lack of legal habit* deprives them of
all weight upon purdy legal questions. Mr. Le
Merchant has forborne to comment on the Ban-
bury case, and taken on himself the mere province
of a reporter. 'The present observations may ap-
pear bold, they have not been ventured without
long and deep pondering on the sul]!JecL Nothing
of the kind will be found in " Oruiae on Dignitieg,"
a work of utility, truly, but superficial. It is a
branch of the law, which has been hitherto little
attended to ; but yet it is very important. Of late
years, a disposition has been evinced, in particular
quarters, to apply more minute care to it; but
unluckily, in directions where there is a tendency
to erect a new tribunal, with new rules drawn up,-
in a spirit that trenches cm those constitution^
customs and enactments, to which a Briton has
looked to shield his rights, from the time of Magna
Charta. Whatever removes questions of right from
the courts of common law, is a mischievous inno-
vation.
2Q 897
KNO
KKO
Our peenct U greatly CDlai^ed : to la extent
IndMd, which many nge penons consider perilous
to the poise of the constitution. The tendency of
our manners and political institutions* has been by
manufactures, commerce, and taxation, to extin-
guish the old families, more rapidly than in the
ordinary course of events. This is not the time,
therefore, by new rules of an ii^utious effect, to
add still more to the number of those extinc-
tions. An ancient name and house has still a
hold upon the veneration of the people ; a new
aristocracy is what the nature of the human mind
revolts at The people will not patiently submit
to those, to whose progenitors their progenitors
have not bowed. They will not either succumb to
a tyrant or fool, because his ancestors were great
or liberal. Antiquity must unite with talent and
virtue.
It Is as little wise therefore, as it is generous, in
the state, to do its utmost to dry up any of these
few remaining fountains, whence their issue have
passed down the stream of time, and collected tinc-
tures and infVision, grateful to the people. The
tribunals which were sufiScient to guard the rights
of the crown, in ages when the greater part of the
titles were ancient, and families still continued to
survive in their numerous branches, are surely
sufficient to preserve those rights against the effects
of new grants of honours, where it can rarely hap-
pen, that the stock is removed at any distance from
the memory of living persons. Lord Redesdale
seems to have been greatly mistaken, as to the
duties imposed upon the lords, with regard to
questions of peerage, referted to them by the crown.
He appears to hare assumed, that the lords Jiad a
sort of original Jurisdiction of their own, over peer-
ages, and that they had an interest and a right to
interfiBre ; and were therefore enUtled, to make
such new rules and regulations, as would, in their
opinion, most efllectually guard the door, and render
the entry difficult. We may confidently assert,
that this b an erroneous view of the sutiiect The
lords have no right of interference whatsoever,
except as to the order of precedence among their
own body, tf tha crown allows a peerage with a
date of precedence, which the lords can prove not
to belong to it, they may then, upon due inves-
tigation, revise that preoedenco-« case not likely
to happen, but certainly possible. But if, when
the crown 'demands the opinion 6f the lords, and
the opinion which they give is arrived at by any
other means or processes, than those which are
conformable to the common law, and whidi in con-
sequence of such variation of means, are dlffierent
ttom those which the rules and customs of the
common law would give, then they mislead the
crown, flbr the crown is restrained to act according
to the common law.
Note,— Tor these commentaries upon the cele-
brated BAirBVEY Pbsraox, we are indebted
to a gentleman, whose literary works, particu-
larly in genealogy and aatiquiUes, have attained
very high reputation; but we do not hold our-
selves responsible for all the opinions he has ad-
vanced.
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or Tna banbvby pbbbaob throuoh thv
ASSUMBD SABLS Or BAMBUEY.
NICHOLAS KNOLLYS, <or Yanx, the _
whose birth was concealed by his mother, during the
life-time of her first husband, WtUiam, Earl of Ban-
bury,) assumed the dignity of Karl of Banbury,
and as such voted in the convention parliament.
He m. first, IsabeUa, daughter of Mountjoy Blount,
Earl of Newport, and had a daughter,
Anne, m. to Sir John Briscal, Knt.
His lordship espoused secondly, Anne, daughter of
William Shenrd, hand Leitrim, in Ireland, and
had, with other issue, Ms ftuoceasor, in 1873-4,
CHARLES KNOLLYS, who also assumed the
title of Earl of Banbury. He m. first, Blargaret,
daughter of Edward Lister, Esq., of Burwell, in
the county of Leicester, antt had issue,
Charlbs. Viscount WallingftmL who died
■ «. p., in the lifetime of his father.
His knrdship m. secondly, Mary, daughter of
Thomas Woods, Esq., and dying in 1740» was «. by
the son of this marriage,
CHARLES KNOLLYS, assumed Earl of Ban-
bury, m. Miss Martha Hughes, and had with other
issue,
WILLIAM, his successor.
Thomab- Woods, successor to his brother.
He died I3th March, 1771* and was «. by his elder
son,
WILLIAM KNOLLYS, assumed Earl of Ban-
bury, who died unmarried, 89th August 1776> and
was «. by his brother,
THOMAS-WOODS KNOLLYS, aammed Earl
of Banbury, m. Mary, daughter of WiOiam Porter,
Esq., of Winchester, and left, with other issue,
William Khollys, a general officer in the
army, who, unsucceseftilly, preferred hte
daim to the Earldom or Banbuby, in
ia0B-18UL
Arms.— Ai. a cross recercele voided. Semee of
crooB crosslets, or.
KNOVILL — BAKON KNOVILL.
By Writ of Summons, dated SSrd June, U9B,
83 Edward U
Xiiuasf.
BOGO DE KNOVILL, in the 16th of King John,
had livery of those lands at Horsed, in Cambridge-
shire, which Stephen of Oxford some time held.
But in the 18th of Henry III., being involved in the
Insurrection of Richard, Earl Marshall, all his poe-
scaaions were seised by the crown. Upon making
submiisian, however, he obtained precepts to the
sherlflb of Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire,
Sussex, Herefordshire, and Cambridgeshire, to
make restitution to him of what lay in their respeo-
tive counties. To this Bogo succeeded <his son and
heir it is presumed),
BOGO DE KNOVILL, who. In the 3rd of Ed-
wani L, was constituted sheriff of the counties of
Salop and Staflbrd, and governor of the castle «f
JfYU
LAC
BliiMiniiMlBri (HibMqa«ntly c«Iltd Oiwtitra,) in
the fonner thiza In which ofllo* h« coatinued for
thrae ymn, and wm than mada gOTamor of Dol-
voron Caatte* in tha marcbai of Waki. Thb faudal
kMrd wai aununonad toparlianMnt as a nAaoif*fktim
S3rd Jana. 1905, to 96th Auguat, 1307, in which
lattar yaar ha diad* laaTiag a ion and hair, than
thirty yaara of age,
BOGO DE KNOVILL. who doing homage, had
Uvary of his tends, but* aoooiding to Ougdale, was
ncrar summonfid to parliament. His name ^ipeart,
liowever, in tha rolla of the flnt year of King
Edward IL, amongst others therain mantiooad, aa
baring baanaummoned to tiie pariiament hdd at
that period. In the 4th of Edward IL this Bogo
was in the wan of Scotland* and in fSour yaars aftar
ha had a military summons ftar the same Held. He
was subsequently involved in the reballicn ot
Thomas, Earl of Lanfiastar, and paid the vary large
fine of £l,O0O to preserve his Ufa He tbm resided
in Olouoestenhirak Of this nobleman, or hia d»-
sosndants* Dugdala gives no fturther account.
Kimber, in his Baniaetiwe, sUtes. that Eleanor,
daughter and co-heir of Sir John KnoviU, manied
abovt the Uth of Edward IIL, Grey da St Aubyn,
ancestor of the present Sir J<dm8t. Aubyn, Baronet,
of Clowianoa, in the county of ComwaU.
Ann a«— Ar. three eatoUa, gulaiu
KYME— BARONS KYME.
By Writ of Sunmians, dated saM June, U95,
93 Edward I.
Of this andent family, which assumed the aurw
name of Kgmt, fkom a flair lordship, the principal
place of their residence, in Kesteven, in the county
of Lincoln, the first mentioned is
SIMON DB KYME, (the son of William.) who
founded, tamp. Stephen, the Pnionv of Box.iifTOir,
in Lincolnshire; This Simon m. Roeie, daughter
of Robert J>ep4/br, (that is Steward, to Gilbert de
Oant, Earl of Lincoln,) which lady was commonly
called Roeie de Bulinton. He was «. by his son,
PHILIP DE KYME, who was contituted sheriff
of Lincolnshire in the 14th of Henry IL, and was
one of the barons in the great council held at Lon-
don in the year 1177* where he was m subscribing
witness to the instrument of arbitration there made
by King Henry IL, for according the jlillbrence
betwixt Aifmuo, king of Castile, and SancHut, king
of Navarrati This feudal lord was the fbunder of
the prknry of Kyme, and he granted twenty acres of
land to the canons and nuns at Bolinton, for sup-
porting the charge of their garments. He was
ateward to Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln, and
was «. «t bis decease by his son,
SIMON DE KYME, who, in the91stof Henry IL,
was indebted to the crown in the sum of forty marks,
na • fine for not disclaiming his right to certain
lands after ha had lost them upon a trial by battcL
In the 6th of Edward I. he paid a hundred marks
to be encused serving in Normandy, and in the 8th
of the same reign he was sheriff of Lincolnshire. In
the reign of John he took up arms with the barons.
and was asoommnnioated by the pope, when his
lands ware all seised, and translbrxed to Geoflky
NevilL He subsequently negotiated for their re-
storation, but died before any thing eflbctual in the
matter could be accomplished. He died in 19Q0, and
was «. by his son,
PHILIP DE KYME, who, upon payiqg one
hundred pounds for i^ relief, had the lands of bis
fother restored to hhn. Hem.Agnesde Wales* and
dying in 1949, was «. by his ddeet son,
SIMON DE KYME, who died «.|i. in 1947, and
was s« by ^** brothsr,
WILLIAM DE KYME, who died (also) without
issue in 1956, and was «. by
PHILIP DE KYME. TUs Dnidal km! iMd a
military summons In the 99nd of Edward L, for tha
French wars* and in three years afterwards he was
engaged in Gascony. In the 98th of the same reign
he olMained a grant for a weekly market at hia
manor of Burw^, in the county of Lincoln, and we
find his lordship for several years subsequently
actively employed in the wars of Scotland. In the
10th of Edward IL ha had an indemnity granted
him, being then much decayed in strsngth, in con*
sideration of his great service in the wars, in the
time of King Edward I., and the than king, Aram
any tiie Uke service in Aiturs; Furthermore, in the
Uth of the same monarch, he obtained a spedal dis-
charge for a debt of fifty pounds, owing to the king's
exdiequer, by a recognisance^ which money had
been borrowed in the time of King Edward L, as a
supply for the charge of his passage into Gascony.
This eminent person was summoned to parliament,
as a BAnoM, tnm 93rd June, 1996, to 96th Novem-
ber, 1313. His lordship w. , daughter of Hugh
Bigot, (to which Hugh he had been a ward in hia
minority,) and dying in 1389, was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE KYME. second baron, sum-
moned to parliament, tiam 96Ui December, 13S3, to
99nd January, 1336. His tordship died without
issue in 1338^ leaving Joane, his widow, who remar-
ried Nichobs de CantUupe. Whereupoo Gilbert de
Umfiranvill, Earl of Angus, who had married
LuciB ns Kymb, his lordship's sister, came by
virtue of a fine, levied in the 8th Edward IIL, to
possess the inheritancei and amcngst the descen-
dants of the said Gilbert and Lude, the Babohy
or Ktmb must be considered now to be in abby-
▲MGB.
ABMa.— O. a diavroB. * Ten crosslets are added.
LACY— EARLS OP LINCOLN.
By Chartar of Creation, dated 93ld November, UOL
Two distinguish^ members of this ancient family,
nauMly, Waltbb bb Laci, and Ii.bbbt db Laci,
came into En^and with the Comoubbor, but in
what degree allied, if at all, has not been ascer-
tained. From Ilbbbt the noble house, of which
we are about to treat, derived, end to him and his
descendants, after diq;Meing of the line of Walter,
we shall direct our attention.
WALTER DE LACI, when the power of hit
royal master was firmly established in Eugbmd, was
LAC
hAC
one of the eomxnBnden whom William wot into
Wales to tubilugate the prfaicipality, and being vlc-
torious» acquired large poieeisiQna there, In addition
to those already obtained as his portion of the spoil
of Hastings. He was killed in April, 1084, by fitU-
ing from a ladder, which he had ascended to inspect
the compledon of the churdi of St. Peter in Here-
ford, of which he was the founder. Walter de Lad
left three sons, Roosr, Hugh, and Walter, a monk
in the abbey of St. Peters, at Gloucester. Theddest
•on,
ROGER DE LACI, through the bounty of the
Conqueror, as well as by inheritance from his fttther,
had large possessions in the counties of Berks,
Salop, Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford, where
the castle of Ewyas was the head of his barony.
But Joining in the rebellion against William Ru-
fu», in favour of Robsrt Curthoae, he was banished
England, and all his lands were conferred upon his
brother,
HUGH DE LACI, who, with many other Nor-
man soldien of fortune, had been permitted by
Rufus to invade the principality of Wales, and to
acquire, by their good swords, lands there— which
lands Sir Jt^m Dodderidge, Knt> one of the Justices
of the Court of King's Bench, a learned antiquary
as well as lawyer, describes as becoming, when con>
quered, Baronie* Marckert, held in captte of the
crown— wherein the barons enjoyed a kind of pala-
tine jurisdiction, with power to administer Justice
to the tenants in each of their territories, holding
courts, invested with divers privileges, franchises,
and immunities, so that the king*s writs were not
current, unless the whole barony had been in ques*
tion. Such was the state of the government of the
marches of Wales down to the reign of Henry V HI.
This Hugh, who upon all occasions liberally sup-
ported the church, was the founder of the prioey
of Lakthonv, in Wales. He died without issue,
bequeathing his great inheritance to his two sisters,
EaMBLiifs, who had no children, and Emme,
whose son,
GILBERT, assumed the surname of Laci. This
feudal lord. In the conflict between STBPHxif and
thesMPRBsa, espoused the cause of the latter. He
eventually became a Knight Templar, and was suc-
ceeded by (whether son or brother, not known,)
HUGH DE LACI, who was employed iu the
conquest of Ireland, and for his services there ob-
tained ftom King Henry II. the whole county of
Meath. He was subsequently constituted governor
of Dublin, and Justice of Ireland. But incurring
the displeasure of his royal master by marrying with-
out licence the king of Connaught*s daughter, he was
divested, in 1181, of the custody of the metropolis.
In four years afterwards he. was murdered by one
Malvo Miadaich, a mean person, in revenge for the
severity with which he had treated the workmen
employed by him in erecting the castle of Lurhedy.
He left issue,
Waltsr, his successor.
Hugh, constable of Ireland, who, according to
Matthew Paris, a most fkmous soldier, ob-
tained the Earldom of Ulster from King
John, by betraying and delivering into that
monarch's power the celebrated John de
300
OMmy, Earl of Ulstsr, aaoealor of the
Lords Kinsale. He subaequently, however,
incurred the displeasure of the king, and
was himsdf driven out of Irdand. His wife
was Emeline, daughter and heir of Walter
de Ridelesford, by whom, at his decease,
96th Henry IIL, he left issue, an only
daughter and heir,
Maud db Lact, who espoused, first,
Walter Bourke, Lord of Connaught,
and secondly, Stephen de Longespe.
Ekyne, m. to Richard de Beaufo.
The elder son,
WALTER DE LACI, paid, in the 10th Richard I.,
two thousand marks for the king's fttvour, and to
have livery of his lands, but this being the last
year of that monarch's reign, his brother and suc-
cessor, John, exacted no less than £ 1200 for similar
favour of livery. In the 9th of the latter king's
reign, Walter de Laci obtained a confirmation of
his dominion of Meath, to be held by him and his
heirs for the service of fifty knights* fees { as also
of all his fees in Fixoall, in the valley of Dublin,
to be held by the service of seven knights' fees.
But in three years afterwards. King Johh pasaing
into Ireland with his army. Lad was forced to de-
liver up himself and all his possessions in that king-
dom, and to ahiure the realm. He was subse-
quently banished tram England, but in the IGth of
the same reign, he seems to have made his peace,
for he was then allowed to repossess Ludlow, with
the Cabtlk : and the next year he recovered all his
lands in Ireland, except the castle and lands of
Drogheda, by paying a fine of four thousand marks
to the crown. After this we find him sheriff of
Herefordshire, in the 18th of John, and 8nd of
Henry IIL, and in the I4th of the latter king.
Joined with Geflkey de Marisco, then Justice of
Ireland, and Richard de Burgh, in subduing the
King of Connaught, who had taken up arms to
expel the English ftom his territories. So much
for the secular acts of this powerful feudal baron.
Of his works of piety, it is recorded that he con-
firmed to the canons of Lanthony, all those lands
and churches in Ireland, granted to them by his
father, Hugh de Lad ; and of his own bounty, gave
them the church of our lady at Drogheda, with
other valuable gifts. To the monks of Creswil, in
Herefofdshire, he was a special bendlsctor, having
conferred upon them two hundred and four acres of
his wood, called Ham ; as also six hundred acres,
with the woods to them belonging t and common
pasture for their cattle, in New Forest, and in
divers other pasturages. Moreover the ninth sheaf
of wheat and other com, except oata, throughout
all his lordships of England and Wales. Likewise
the tithe of all the hides of those cattle which were
yearly sold at the larder of his caatle at Ewyas. In
Ireland, he founded the abbey of Bsaubkc, which
was first a cell to the great abbey of- Bee, in Nor-
mandy, and afterwards to Fumeise, in Lancashire.
Walter Lad married Margaret, daughter of William
de Braose, of Brecknock, and in the year 1241,
being then infirm and blind, departed this life,
" I'ir, inter onmee nobilee Hibemi^, emimentieti-
mw," leaving his great inheritance to be divided
LAC
LAC
amoagtt fimialet, Ti&, the dsughtcn of Oilbsht
vu Lacy» his Km> (who died hi his liib>tlme,) and
Iwbel, hifl wife, lUtcr of JcHm Bigod. Which
dAnghfcen wete*
Maud, wife of Peter de Genera, who had
livery of Ludlow Castle in her rif ht, and
after this, in 38th Henry III., of Gefltoy de
GeneriU, who had livery of the castle of
Trim, in Ireland, as part of her inheritance.
Margery, m. to John de Verdon, and had
for hu share of the property, the castle of
Webbdey. The lioAour of Bwyas-Lacy
having been assigned for the dower of Isa-
bel, her mother.
Having thus brought the line of Waltsr ds
LrACY, the companion of the CoifQusaoa, to a
duie, we return to his fellow-soldier, if not klns-
ILBERT DE LACI, to whom King William
gave the castle and town of Brokenbrldge, in the
county of York, which he afterwards denominated,
in the Norman dialect, PoitTFitACT. He had be-
sides other territorial grants of vast extent ; and at
the time of the general survey, possened nearly
an hundred and fifty lordships in Yorluhire, ten in
Nottingham, and four in Lincolnshire. This Ilbert
left two sons, Robert and Hugh. The elder,
ROBERT DE LACI, otherwise Robert de Pont-
fract, had a confirmation firom King Willtam
JZhAm* of an thoie lands whereof Ilbert, his father,
died poisesied. Attaching himself, however, to the
intereit of Robert Curthose, after the death of
Rufus, himself and his ton, Ilbcrt, were expelled
the realm by King Henry I., and the honour of
Pontfract beitowed upon Henry Traverse; which
Henry, having shortly after been mortally wounded
by one Pain, a servant of his own, caused himielf
to be shorn a monk, and so died within three days.
After which the king gave this honour to Guy de U
Val, who held It until King Stephen's time, when.
It is stated by an (dd historian, that,
ILBERT DE LACY, (the personage mentioned
above as exiled with his ftther,) by the special Ih-
vour of Stephen, re-obtained his Babowy op
PoivTPBACT, and was ever afterwards one of the
staunchest adherents of that monarch. In the 3d
year of whoie reign he was a principal commander
at the celebrated battle of the Stanoabd, fought
at Northallerton, where the Scou sustained lo
signal a defeat from the northern barons. He sub-
sequently obtained a pardon on behalf of his ser-
vants, for all forflBitures whatsoever ; and especially
for the death of WUUam Maltravers. This feudal
lord m. Alice, daughter of Gilbert de Gent, but
dying «. |x. he was «. by his brother,
HENRY DE LACY, who was received into fa-
vour by the empress, and her son. King Henry II.,
and obtained ttom them a remission of the dis-
pleasure which Ktaig Henry 1. bore towards Robert,
his fkther ; as also of the forfeiture, which he him-
self had made before he did his homage; with full
restitution of his whole honour of PontAract, and
all other his lands in England and Normandy. He
was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE LACY, who attended as one of
the barons at the coronation of King Richard I.
This Ibiidal lord died without Issue, In 1188, when
(the dau^ter of his mother, Altarlda, by her second
husband, Endo de LIsours), his half sister,
ALBREDA LISOURS, thsn the wife of Richard
Flts-Eustaoe, feudal baron of Helton, and constable
of Chester, possessed herself of the Barony of
Pontfract, and all the other lands of her deceased
brother; under pretence of a grant from Henry de
Lacy, her first husband. By Fltx-Eustaoe, she had
a son, John, who becoming heir to his half uncle,
Robert de Lacy, assumed ttutt surname, and in-
herited, as
JOHN DE LACY, the Baronies of Helton and
Pontfract, with the cunstableship of Chester. This
feudal lord espoused Alice de Vere, and dying in
the Holy Land, anno 1179, was «. by his eldest son,
ROGER DE LACY, Constable of Chester. This
nobleman assisted at the siege of Acoif, in llflt,
under the benner of the Hon-Aeorled Richau), and
shared in the subsequent triumphs of the chivalrous
monarch. At the accession of John, he was a per-
son of great eminence, for we find him shortly after
the oonnation of that prince, deputed with the
Sheriff of Northumberland, and other great men,
to conduct William, King of Scotland, to Lincoln,
where the English king had fixed to give him an
interview ; and the next year he was one of the
barons present at Lincoln, when David of Scotland
did homage and fealty to King John.' In the time
of this Roger, Ranul/k, Earl of Chkstsr, having
entered Wales at the head of some forces, was com-
pelled, by superior numbers, to shut himself up in
the castle of Rothelan, where, being closely be*
sieged by the Wdch, he sent to the Constable of
Chester, who forthwith marched to his rdiief, at the
head of a concourse of people, then collected at the
fair of Chester, consisting of minstrels, and loose
characters* of all descriptions, forming altogether
so numerous a body, that the besiegerB, at their
approadk, mistaking them for soldiers, immediately
raised the siege. For this timdy service, the Earl
of Chester conferred upon De Lacy and his heirs,
the patronage of all the minstreta in those parts,
which patronage the constable transferred to his
steward, Dutton and his heirs; and it isep)oyed to
this day by the fkmlly of Dutton. It is doubtful,
however, whether the privilege was transllBrred to
the Duttons by this constable or his successor. The
privilc^ was, ** That at the midsummer Ihir held
at Chester, all the minstrels of that country, re-
sorting to Chester, do attend the heir of Dutton,
from his lodging to St.«lohn's church, (he being
then accompanied by many gentlemen of the coun-
try, one of them walking before him in a surooat of
his arms, depicted on tallkta ; the rest of his fellows
proceeding two and two, and playing on their seve-
• Hugh Lupus, first Earl of Chester, in his
charter of foundation of the abbey of St. Werburg,
at Chester, gave a privilege to the frequenters of
Chester ftur, "That they should not be appre-
hended for theft, or any other oflbnce during the
time of the fair, unless the crime were committed
therein." Which privilege made the fklr of course
the resort of thieves and vagabonds ftom all parts
of the kingdom.
3U1
I^AC
liAC
nd torts of muaical iutijanMnti. WImb dlTliie
sorvloe t<nnin«tc«, the likeattcndanoe upon DuUon
to hit lodging, whore a court beiog kept by hit
steward, aad all the miattreb formally called, cer-
tain ordert and laws are made fbr the gorenuDent
of the tociety of minttrelt.
JOHN DE LACY, CooataUe of Cherter, who, in
the 16th year of King John, undertook the pay-
ment of teren thoutand markt to tlie crown, in the
tpace of four yeart, for liTery of the laadt of liit
inheritance, and to be ditdiarged of all hit Ikthei^
debtt due to the exchequer: ftirther obliging hlm-
lelf by oath, that in caee he ihoold ever awerve
from hit allegiance, and adhere to the king't eno-
mlet, all hit pnttiwtlont thould devolTe upon the
crown ; promiting alto, that he would not marry
without the king's lioenoe. By thit agreement, it
waa arranged, that the king thould retain the Ca»-
Ti.Ba or PowrrnACT and DiriririiieTOir, ttill in
hit own handt; and that he^ the laid Jdtut, thould
allow £40 per annum, Ibr the outtody of thoee
toitiettet. But the next year, he had Dunnington
Mttored to him, upon hottaget. About thit period,
be J<rfxied the baronial ttandard, and wai one of the
cdebrated Twrnrrv-rrrn baront, appointed to en-
force the obtenranoe of Maoka Chaeta. But the
nekt year, he obtained lettMt of tafe conduct to
oome to the king to make hit peace, and he had
timllar letts*, upon the acoettion of Henry IIL,
in the 9d year of which manarch't reign, he went
with divert other nobleman into the Holy Land.
He married Maboarst, daughter aad heir of
Robert de Quincy, Earl of Winchetter, by Hawyte,
ftmrth titter and co-heir of Ranulph de Met-
chinet. Earl of Chatter and Lincoln, which
Ranulph* by a formal charter under hit teal,
gruted the 'EAU.ooir or Likoolk, that It, to
much at he could grant thereof, to the taid Hawyte,
*' to the end that the might be a oounteei^ and that
her heirt might alto cq)o7 the earldom ;" whidi
grant wat confirmed by the king, and at the eqpe-
dal requett of the oountett, thit John de Lacy,
Conttable of Cherter, waa created, by charter, datod
at Northampton. 83d November, 1238, Eabl or
LiwooLir, with remainder to the heixa of hit body,
by bit wife, the above mentioned Margaret In the
contait whicfa occurred during the teme year, be*
tween the king and Richard Manhal, Earl of Pem-
broke, Earl Marahal, the Earl of Lincohi, Matthew
Parit ttntei, wat brought over to the ki]ig*t party,
with John le Scot, Earl of Chatter, by Peter de
Rupibut, Bithop.of Winchetter. Ibr a bribe of one
thoutand marfca. In 1837, hit lordthip wat one of
thote appointed to prohibit Oto, the popeTi l^gate^
ftom etublithing any thing derogatory to the Ung't
crown and dignity, in the council of prelatet then
atiembled ; and the tame year he had a grant of the
therlAlty of Chethire, beii« likewise coottituled
governor of the Cattle of Chester. The earl died la
1840, leaving Margaret, hit wife, turviving, who
re<manied WilUem Marshal, Earl of Pembroke^
HUkMdthipleftlttue,
EoM UKO. hit eaccettor,
and two danghten ; whldi ladiet, in the 87th
Henry III., were removed to Windtor, there to be
educated with the king't own daughlen; of thcse^
308
Maud, m. Richard de Clan^ Earl of OloucMter.
The earl wat «. by hit ton,
EDMUND DE LACI, (praeumed tecond Earl of
Lincoln). Thit young nobleman married, in 1847.
"an outlandish lady," (tayt Dugdale,) "fkom the
paru of Savoy, brought over putpotely for him, by
Peter de Savoy, uncle to the queen, which occa-
tioned much ditcontent amongtt the noblet of
EngUmd." The lady thut detignated, wat Ax^ics,
daughter of the Marquess of Saluoes, in Italy, and
cousin of the queen. By her, his lordship had issue,
Ubitbt, his sucoetsor.
John.
Margaret, m. to George de Cantllupe, Baron
of Bergaveany.
As to the title of Earl or Lxkooln, this nobleman
never used it, nor wat it ever attributed to, him in
any charter, by reeson that he died before hit
mother, through whom the dignity came; but as
he eq)oyed the TerHum Ds$¥Mrium of that county,
he must nevcrtheleie be esteemed the second earl,
and Nicolas so places him. His lordship d, in
1857, and was 9. by his elder son,
HENRY DE LACY, third Earl of Lincohi, who,
having espoused Margaret, daughter and co-heir of
William de Loqgespee, son of William de LoQges-
pee. Earl of Salisbury, became /un usorit, Eari«
or SAJ.I8BUBY. TUs nobleman was one of the
most eminent of the period in which he lived, and
e^)oyed the highest favour of King Edward I., in
whose Welch wart he had early a distinguished part,
and obtained from the king the land of DenUgfa,
upon which he began the town of that name, walling
it in and protecting it by a castle, upon the ftont
whereof was his statue in long robes. In the 81st
year of Edward I., his lordship was sent amhaisi-
dor to the King of France, to treat concerning the
restraint of pirates ; and the next year he attended
the king into Wales, where he experienced a great
repulse, not fsr fkom the Castle of Denbigh. He
was subsequently, for some years, engaged in the
French wars: first under Edmund, Earl of Lancas-
ter, but after the decease of that prince, he had the
sole command of the army himself. In the 87t|i
and asth of the same reign, his lordship was in the
wart of Scotland; in the 89th he wat oonttituted
governor of Corlf Cattle, and two yean afterwardt.
Joined in commission with the Bishop of Winches-
ter and others, to treat of peace with the Court of
France. In 1306, the earl was deputed with the
Bishops <rf Lichfield and Worcester, to the solemn
inauguration of the POPS at Lions, and presented hit
holincit with divers veetels of pure goid, from hit
royal master. After thit, we again find him in the
wart of Gatcony and Scotland; and in the 3rd Ed-
ward II., upon that monarch't march into Scotland,
the Earl of Lincoln wat oonttituted governor of
England, during the king's, #bscncei His lordship
died in 1318, "at his mansion house, called Lim-
coLii'a iHir, in the suburbs of London, which he
himsdf had erected, in that place, where the BtACK-
raxABa habitation andenlly stood.** Immediatriy
before his deceese, he called hit ton-ia-law, the
Earl of Lancatter, to hit bedtide, and addressed him
in words to the following eflbct.— «' Seett thou the
church of Engtamd, heretofore honouxable and free,
LAN
LAN
cMitoired by Romlih opprewloni, aad the king's
mojuft exactSont? Saett thou the comnKm people
inpoverithed toy trilmtei and Uxat, and from the
ooDdltlon of freemen, reduced to servitude ? Sent
thou the noMlity, fnmerly venerable through
Chrtitendom, viUiled by aliens, in their own na-
tlve oountry? I therefore charge thee. In the
name of Christ, to stand up Hke a man ; for the
honour of God, and his ehurdi, and redemption of
thy country i associating thyself to that valiant,
noble, and prudent person, Ouy, Earl &r War-
wick, when it shall be most proper to discourse of
the pubHc aflkirs of the kingdom { who is so Judi-
cious in counsel, and mature in Judgment. Fear
not thy opposeis, who shall contest against thee
in the truth. And if thou pursuest this, my advice,
thou Shalt gain eternal Heaven !** This great earl
left an only daughter, and heiress,
ALicn nn Lacy, who m. first, Thomas Plan-
tagenet. Earl of Lancaster, who is said to
have been Earl of Lincoln, in her right ; she
espoused secondly, Eubold le Strange i and
thirdly, Hugh le Frenes. Her ladyship as-
sumed the title of CouNraaa or Liwcoln
Airn SAZ.iaBi7RT, but died without issue,
in 1348, when those honours became bz-
TTWCT, in the family of Lacy.
Armb. — Or. a lion rampant, purpura
Nsfe.— One important service of the last earPs,
we had nearly omitted. In 1190, (18th Edward I.,)
his lordship was appointed the chief commissioner
for rectifying and discovering abuses and briberies
amongst the Judges, complained of in parliament :
when THOMAa Wbtlawd, Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas, was banished, and all his estates
forfeited t Sir Johw Lot btot, compounded for five
hundred marks; Rookr Lbicbstbr, (clerk,) for
one thousand : Sir William Brompton for six thou-
sand, with several others, who were also fined t a
proof that the Judgment-seat is not always as imma-
culate, Mix it at aa tintet represented to be.
LANCASTER — BARON LANCAS-
TER.
By Writ of Summons, dated S9th December, 1S90,
28 Edward L
Xincagc.
'TheLAHCABTBRa, feudal Lords of Kendal, de-
duced their descent firom Ivo Tailboyb, brother
of Fulk, Earl of Ai^ou, through his great grandson,
William, who assumed, Dufdale presumes, fkom
being governor of Lancaster Castle, the surname
of Lancaster. Tliis
WILLIAM DE LANCASTER, Baron of Ken-
dal, m. Gundred, daughter of William, second Earl
of Warren, and widow of Roger, Earl of Warwick }
by whom he had issuer William, his successor, and
B daughter, married to Richard de MorevilL He
was «. at his decease by his son, called
WILLIAM DE LANCASTER, the second, who
was steward to King Henry II. This William m.
Hdewise de SluteviUe, and left an only daughter
Bad heiress,
Hblbwisb db Lakcastbr, whom King
Richard L, shortly after his ooronatian gave
In marriage to (tke son and heir of Roget
Fits-RetaifHde, one of the Justices of the
King^ Bench)
GILBERT FITZ-REINFRIDB, and in consi-
deration of a fine of sixty marks of silver, rdSeved
him and his heirs from a certain tribute, called
NuTBOBLD, which ussd to be paid liy his lands in
Westmoretand and KendalL This Gilbert obtained
a grant of ^the honour of Lancaster for life ftom
King John,* and filled the oiBce of sheriff of Lanca-
shire ftom the 7th to the 17th year of the same
reign. But we find him, notwithstanding, taking
up arms with the other barons, and only reduced to
allegiance by the capture of his son and heir, Wil-
liam, by the royalists, upon the fldl of Rochester
Castle. This event compelled the haughty baron
to sue for pardon, which the king granted with the
freedom of the captive, in consideration of the sum
ot twelve thousand marks, the custody of some of
his castles, and hostages for ftiture good conduct.
This Gilbert d. in 1S19, leaving issue,
William, his heir, who assumed his maternal
sumime, of Lancaster.
Helewise, m. to Peter de Brus, of Skelton, and
left a son, Peter, who died «. p., and four
daughten,
. 1. Margaret, m. to Robert de Ros, whose
dCBoendant, in the fifth degree, and
representative of the fkmily.
Elisabeth de Ros, m. Sir William
Par, Knt, the great-great-great
grand-diildren, of whidi iiiBr>
riage were,
William Parr, Baron of
Kendall, and Marquess
of Northampton.
Cathxrinb Parr, last
Queen of King Henry
VIIL
Anne Parr, wife of Wil-
liam Heitert, first Earl
of Pembroke.
S. Agnes, m. to Walter de Fauoonberg,
(see Nevill, Lord Fauoonberg.)
a, Lucy, m. to Robert de Tweng.
4. Laderine, m. to John-de Bcila-Aqua.
Alice, m. to William de Dndesey, whose de-
scendant.
Christian de Lindesey, m. Ingleram de
Ghisnes, Lord of Courcy, in France.
Serota, m. to Allan de Multon, and died «. p.
Gilbert Fits-Reinfride, was «. Iiy his son,
WILLIAM DE LANCASTER, called the third.
This foudal lord was sheriff of Lancashire fkom the
18th to the 30th Henry III. inclusive, and had like-
wise the custody of the honour of Lancaster. He
d. about the year 1M6 «. jk, when his estates de-
volved upon the representatives of his two dder
sisters, the youngest sister having died without
issue, and were thus divided. The Brus's had what
was called, the Marquis and Lumley fee; the Linde-
says, the Richmond fceii Thus terminated the legi-
timate line of the Lancasters, Barons of Kendall;
but the last baron had a bastard brother, called
ROGER DE LANCASTER, who held the manor
of Barton, in the county of Westmorlaad, by gift of
LAN
LAN
hU brother* at alto that of Patterdale, In the tune
•hire, and wat theriff of Lancashire in 4fMi Henry
III. He m. Philippe, ddect daughter, and one of
the oo-hein of Hugh de Bolebec, of ■ ■ , in
the county of Northumberland, and dying in 1290*
was «. by Ilia ton,
JOHN DE LANCASTER. ThU ftudal lord
having distinguished himsdf in the wars of Soot-
land, temp. Edward I., was summoned to parliament
as a BAaoir ftom 99th December, U99, to 18th De-
cember, 13Q6. His lordship d. in 1334, without issue,
when the Baroky or Lai«cA8tbr became mx-
TiNCT, while his estates, which included the feudal
Barony of Rydale, in Westmoreland, with divers
other lordships, in the counties of Northumberland
and Essex, devolved upon his heir at law, Richard,
the son of Richaxd de Plaia, then twdve years old.
Arm a. — Ar. two bars gemds, on a canton of the
second, a lion passant guardant, or.
LANODALEU.BARONS LANODALE,
OF HOLME.
By Letters Patent, dated 4th February, 1658L
Xlncagc.
The family derived Its surname from the town of
Lawodals, in the hundred of Pickering, in York-
shire, of which they wjere loidt prior to the time of
King John.
In the rdgn of Edward IL
PATRICK DE LANODALE espoused Amanda,
daughter and heiress of Lawrence de Elton, and was
«. by his son,
PATRICK DE LAN6DALE, who m. Helen,
daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Houghton, of
Houghton, county of York, and with her acquired
that estate; from this Patrick descended,
ANTHONY LANODALE. of Houghton, who
d. in the I9th Elisabeth, leaving with other issue.
Rich A no, his successor, at Houghton, and
PETER LANODALE, who was seated at Pig-
hill, near Beverley, and having m. Anne, daughter
of Michael Wharton, Esq., of Beverley Park, was «.
by his son,
SIR MARMADUKE LANODALE, of Holme,
in Spaldingmore, Yorkshire. This gentleman re-
ceived the honour of knighthood from King Charles
I; at Whitehall, in 1027, " and was esteemed,** says
Banks, " a serious and wise man, of most scholar-
like aooomplishments, and of good husbandry."
During the dvil wars Sir Marmaduke became cne
of the moat distinguished amongst the cavalier
generals. At the head of a corps raised by himself,
consisting of three companies of foot, and a troop
of seventy horse, he encountered and defeated the
Soots at Corbridge, in Northumberland; and next,
being oommander-in-chief of the troops sent by the
king into Lincofauhire, he there encountered the
rebeb under Colood Rosseter. Thence marching
against the Lord Fairfax, and putting that oflScer
to the rout, he relieved Pontefract Castle, then
bdeaguered by a numerous body of the northern
insurgents. He tubtequently betieged and reduced
Berwick-upon-Tweed, and the strong castle of Car-
lisle. But afterwards involved in the defeat uf the
Duke of Hamilton and the Scotch army at Preston,
Sir Mannaduke wat made prisoner ; he was foitu*
nate, enough, however, to eflbct his escape, and le-
tiring abroad, became one of the attendants of King
Charles II. in hit exile, by whom he was elevated
to the peerage, on the 4th February. 1698, as Baroit
Lanodalr, Iff Holme, in Spaldittgrnon, in the county
<^ York. Hit lordship m. Lenox, daughter of Sir
John Rhodes, of Barborough, in Derbyshire, by
whom he had surviving issue,
Marmadukk, his successor,
Philip.
Lenox, m. to Cuthbert Harrison, Esq., of
Alaster Selby, in the county of York.
Mary.
Anne.
Lord Langdale returned to England at the Restora-
tion, and d, at his seat. Holme, on the 5th August,
1061. His lordship is thus mentioned by Lloyd :
" He was a very lean and much mortified man. so
that the enemy called him ghost (and deservedly,
they were so haunted by him;) and carried that
gravity in his converse, that integrity and generosity
in his dealings, that strictnea in his devotion, that
experience, moderation, and vrarinea in his counsel,
and that weight in his discourse, as very much en-
deared strangers to his royal master's cause, and to
his own person, in all the countries he travelled, as
he did in many ; and to all the armies he engaged
in, as he did in most then afoot in Europe, till he
waa restored with his miO^tty in 1060 ; when, after
appearing in parliament as Baron Langdale, of
Holme, he returned to his considerable estates in
Yorkshire; having lost £100,000. in his majesty's
service, without any other recompenoe, thui the
conscience of having suflierod in a good cause, ac-
quitted himself bravely, and played the man." He
was «. by his elder son,
MARMADUKE LANGDALE, second baron,
who wedded Elisabeth, daughter of Thomas Sa-
vage, Esq., of Beeston, in the county of Chester, and
niece of John, Earl Rivers, by whom he had issue,
Marm ADUKS, his successor.
pS^!' }•»""»«"•'•
Jane, m. to Michael Amne, Esq., of Frickley,
Yorkshire.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Hugh Smithson, BarL,
and was grandmother of Sra Huoh Smith-
aoir, first Earl or Nortbcmbkrland, of
that family.
Bridget, d. unmarried.
This nobleman was governor of Hull in the reign
of James II., where, upon the landing of the Prince
of Orange, he was surprised and made prisoner by
Colonel Copeley. His lordship d. in 1703, and was »,
by his eldest son,
MARMADUKE LANGDALE. third baron. This
nobleman espoused Frances, daughter of Richard
Draycott, Esq., of P^nesley, in thecounty of York,
and had issue,
Marmadukk, his successor.
Elisabeth, m. to Peter Middleton, Esq., of
Stoekeld, in Yorkshire.
Frances, m. to Nicholas Blundell, Esq., of
Crosby, in the county of Lancaster.
His lordship d. in 1718, and was «. by his son.
LAg
LAS
Walter Vavaaor*
Thon&u \K9wam,
IfARMAOUKE LANODALE, fourth ImkAi,
who M. EUnbcth* yooDgait daughter ot William,
hard Widrington* and had iwuef
Mabmaovki* who suoceedad to the title.
Alatbea, d. unmarried.
Dorothy, m. to Sir Walter Vavasor, Bart, of
Haadwood, in the county of York, and had
two tons,
•ucceMi ve baronetfl,
with the Utter of
whom the haronetcy
expired, and Sir
Thomas hequeath-
ed his estetes to his
cousin, the HaH.
Edward Marma-
DUKX Stourton,
who, assuming the
name of Vavasor,
is the present Sir
Edward Vava-
sor, Bart.
Elisabeth.
His lordship d. in 1771* and was «. hy liis only son,
MARMADUKE LANODALE, iifth baron. This
BoUeman m. Constantia, daughter of Sir John
Smythe, Bart., of Acton-Bumrt, in the county of
Salop, by whom he had
Marmadvkr, who diied young, and before his
fitther.
Constantia, died young.
Elisabeth, m. to Robert Butler, Esq., of Bally-
ragget, in Irdand.
Mary, m. to Charles-Philip, sixteenth Lord
StourtoB, and had, with other issue,
W11.1.IAM, present Lord Stourton.
Edward-Mannaduke Stourton, who as-
sumed the surname of Vavasour, as
stated above, and was created a bR-
ronetinlSBB.
Charles Stourton, who assumed the sur-
name of Langdalb oft/jr, in compU-
aocewith the testamentary ii^unction
of Philip Langdale, Esq., of Houghton,
in the county of York.
Apolonia, m, to Hugh-BOward-Hmr^, sixth
Lord CLirvoRD, qf ChudMgh, and was
grandmother of Ht^MTMrlM, present Lord
CLirroRD.
His lordship d. in 1777* when the BARomr or Law o-
DAi<B, qfHolmt, became bxtinct.
Arms.— Sa. a chevron between three estoils ar.
LA8C£LS>-BARON LASCELS.
By Writ of Summons, dated 23rd June, ISOS,
83 Edward I.
Xiiuasc.
« Of this ancient ftmily, seated in the county of
York, were divers penons." says Dugdale, " of
great note many agss sinca'* The chief of whom
ROGER DE LASCELS, who, in the 88Bd Ed-
ward L, had summons, with several of the peers of
the realm, and other eminent persons, to attend the
king, and to advise touching the most important
allkirsofthekfaigdom. Nicolisdoubte whether thii
writ could be deemed a baronial summons to par-
liament, as he observes, that none of the higher
temporal nobility, nor any of the spiritual peers,
were included in it, and that no regidar day wwi
fixed for the meeting. The same learned authority
further remarks, " that the writ in question is the
earliest on record, excepting that of the 49th
Henry IIL; that the minority of the persons sum-
mooed by it were never again summoned save in th*
83lrd of Edward L ; that several of those person*
were not considered as barons by tenures and that
of those who were barons by tenure, and sum-
moned on thoseoocasions, many werenever induded
in any subsequent summons to parliament. The
writ has, however, (continues Mr. Nicolas,) on one
occasion (in the case of the Barony of Roos,) been
admitted as a writ of summons to parliament at the
har of the House of Lords [ but the last ' General
Report of the Lords' Committee,' appointed to
search for matters touching the dignity of a peer of
the realm, appears to confirm the objections thus
raised." Roger de Lascels was, however, summoned
in the following year, on the 83rd June, 30th Sep-
tember, and Snd November, and on the 88th Au-
gust, 1S9& His lordship d. about the year 1897,
leaving four daughters, his co-heirs, amongst whom
the Baroby op LAscBi.a fell into abbvamcb, and
it still continues in that state with the represents
tives of those ladies.
*•* ThenoUe house of LasoeUes, Earls of Hare-
wood, claims descent firom this ancient baronial
flunily.
Arms.— Ar. three chaplets gu.
LASCELLES— BARON HAREWOOD.
By Letters Patent, dated 9th July, 1790.
Xincasc.
HENRY LASCELLES, Esq., of Harewood, In
the county of York, M.P., and an East India Di<
rector, m. Janet, daughter of John Whetstone, Esq.,
of Barbadoes, and was «. at his decease, in 17M, by
his son,
EDWIN LASCELLES, Esq., who was elevated
to the peerage on the 9th July, 1790, as Barow
Harbwood, of Harewood, in the county of York.
His lordship married twice, but dying without issue,
8Sth January, 1795, the Baroby op Harbwood
became bxtibct, while his kndshipli estetes passed
to his heir at law, Edward Lacbllbs, Esq., who
was created Baron Harewood the next year, and
was father of the present Earl of Harewood.
Arm s.— Sa. a cross flory, within a bordure or.
LATIMER— BARONS LATIMER, OF
DANBY.
By Writ of Summons, dated a9th December, 1890i
88 Edward I.
Xliuagc.
The surname of Latimbr is remarked from an
old inquisition to have been attributed to Wrenoc,
the son of Meirric, who held oertidn lands by the
service of being latimar, that is interpreter between
8 R aos'
LAS
LAS
tiieW«WkaaMlBiig|toli. Of thU nanw. Englbh
tory hM •inos boMted of lereral diaringiriihod per-
■oiuigak In Um Sod Richard L,
WILLIAM LE LATIMER paid one hundnd
•hilling* to have a trial at law with G«ffiry de Va-
loina. who had iiowf ni hinwalf of part of hit park
at BiUancat. in tha county of York. TothU Wil-
WILLIAM LE LATIMER, who, in the 38th of
Honry IIL, waa mada iheriir of YorkiUra, and
goyamor of tha OMitla at York, and the next year
governor of Pickering Castle. In this sherWUty he
oontinned tat nearly five yean* during which
period he had a military mBiinooa to march into
Sootland in aid of (th» minor) King Alexander,
(Henry IIL's ton-in-Uw,) against bis reMlious sub-
jects: and he was ooostltuted esdieator-fineral
througliout all the counties of England. In the
47th Henry IIL, he obtained the king's precept to
the conserrators of the peace, in the counties of
York, Cumberland, Northumberland, Lincoln, and
Northampton, to make restitution to him of all his
lands which had been seind in the baronial war.
He appears, however, in those contests to have
sided with tlM crown, Ibr we And him upon the fiill
re-establishment of the power of the king, again
filling the office of the sheriff of Yorkshire, and
again governor of the castles at York and Scar-
borough. He also received a compensation of one
hundred marks for the expenses he had incurred.
In the Mth of Henry III., he was, amongpt others,
signed with the cross, to aceompany Prince Edward
to the Holy Land. In the 10th of Edward I., he waa
in an expedition against the Wdsh, and in several
years after he accompanied the famous soldier, John
SL John, in an expedition into Gascony. From this
period he seems to have been almost uninterruptedly
employed in the wart of Scotland and Qascony,
and for his services waa summoned to parliament as
a BAROir, from the S9th December, 1299, to SSnd
January, laOBk He obtained, about the same time,
a grant fh>m the crows, of the manor of Danby, in
the eounty of York. His hwdshl]^ m. Alice, daugh-
ter and co-heir of Walter Ledet, by whom he
acquired a moiety of the Barony of Warden, in the
eoonty of Northampton, and a moiety of the town
and whole hundred of Corby, in the same shire.
He had, with other issue,
WII.LIAM, his suooeeior.
John (Sir), who m, Joane, daughter, and at
length heir of Sir WlUiam de Oouis, KnL,
by whom he acquired, emongit other estates,
the manor of Duntish, In the county of
Dorset; where he and his posterity con-
tmued to flourish, eminent for several ge-
nerations, until the attainder of
Sir NtcHouka Latimbr, in the reign
of Edward IV., but that attainder was
subsequently reversed. Sir Nicholas
died In IA05, leaving an only daughter
and heiress,*
e By a MS. in the British Museum, in a coUeo-
tion of miscellaneous pedigrees, by William Pen-
non. Lancaster herald, it is, however, stated that
Sir Nicholas Latimer left, by another wife, another
306
EofTB Latimsr, whetai. Sir John
Mordaunt. Knt.* ancertoi- of the
Earls of Pelerboiough, by which
alliance those (now estinct) noble-
men acquired Duiman, and other
eoBMideiRble lorMilps» hi the
county of Dorset.
Lord Latimer d. in 1305, and was a. by his ddest
WILLIAM LE LATIMER, who had hhnself
been summoned to parliament as a baroh, under
the designationof «' Wllliehno de Latimer, juniori,"
from 6th February, U80. to S2nd January, 1308,
and alloyed precedency of his fkther. After the
decease of that nobleman, he was aunundned with-
out the addition of Junior. His lordship was an
experienced soldier, and highly distinguished in the
Scottish wars of Edward 1. and Edward II. In the
latter reign he fought at Baicxockbcrk, and was
made prisoner theret He waa subsequently in-
vc4ved in the treason of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster,
but obtained a pardon t and In three years after-
wards, (15th Edward II.,) upon the breaking out of
the grand insurrectipn of that prince. Lord Letimer
was one of the principal commanders, by whom he
was defsated at BonovoBBRinon : for ^Mth wet"
vice his lordship was the next year made guvemoi
of the city of York. He m. first, Lucie, daughter
and heir of Robert de Thweng, md grand-danghter
of Marmaduke, Baron Thweng. This lady seems
to have proved unfaithftil, for during one of his
lordship's campaigne in Scotland, she was taken
away from his manor house of Bnuvif n, in York-
shir^ and the king's precept to the sheriff of the
shire immediately issued, directing a strict search to
be instituted after her. His lordship was, however,
eventually divorced, and her ladyship married
Robert de Evsriaghsas } and after him she espoused
BarthokmMw de Fancourt. Lord Latimer wedded,
secondly. SibiU. widow of William de Huntingfleld,
and dytaig in 1387* was «. by his son (by his second
wife),
WILLIAM LB LATIMER, third baron, sum-
moned to parliament from 8th August, 1327, to 1st
April, 1335. This nobleman having, without li«
cenoe, purchased the oflloeof eoinage In the Tower
of London, and city of Canterbury, ftom Maud, the
widow of John de Botetourt, (who hdd it by in-
heritance of the king in capite,) obtained pardon for
that ofltece in the 3rd of Edward IIL His lordship
M. Elisabeth, daughter of Lord Botetourt, anA
dying in 1331, was «. by his son,
WILLIAM LATIMER, fourth baron, summoned
to parliament from 94th February, 1388, to SOth.
October, 1379. This nobleman was one of the emi-
nent warriors of the martial times of Edward III.
At the period he succeeded to the repreeentation of
his family, he was in minority, and did not make
proof of his age until the year 1351, when his ho-
mage was respited in consequence of his being the«
engi^ed in the king's service at (Calais. His lord-
daughter, EX.ISABSTB Lattmbr, who
William Apreece, Esq., of Waahingley, hi theooiB»'
ty of Huntingdon, lineal ancestor of the present Sir
Thomas Huasey Apreece, Bart.
LAS
LAT
0Mp cdartwud for «evtnd raeenOng ywn in
Fnaov, pmtaaaimg aiuiftBcotta fillait aploiu;—
amoogit othen, he b oelelyrated for a victory
■chtevod of« CsARUU OB BU>tu, at tbe tiaga of
DovflTOf] where, with only IfOO men, (EngliBh
and BritouB,) heeacountaed that prince, who had
ooBMto the rdief of the place at the head of 8S0O
tarn, and defeated and ilew him, with nearly a
thoiuaad knights and eiqiilres; taUng prlaoMn,
two eer&i* twenty-eevoi lorde, and fifteen hundred
men at arms. In the 49d Edward III., his lordship
was again in the wars of France, heing at that time
steward of the king's household; and the next year
he was constitutod lieutenant, captain, and govcaor
of the castle, town, and viscounty of St. Saviour^
in Normandy. Neverthdesi, In a few yean after-
wards, we ted him, with the Ooke of Lancaster,
AlUag under the displeasure of the commons, snd
impeached by the parliament then (AOth Edward
III.) assembliad at Westminster, of peculation, and
of squandering, whilst bekmglng to the king's coun-
cil the royal tveesure. Being convicted of these
ofltacei, he was deprived of all his pubUc offices,
and sentenced to pay a fine of twenty thousand
and to be Imprisoned during the king's
hut the tee and impriaoamant were
both remitted by the kfaB«. The parliament roll of
that year states, that the km of the town of St.
Saviour's, in Normandy, and BechcreU, in Britanny,
wmn laid to his charge: but afterwards that the
lords and mmmnns, rrprf seining to the king, that
he had been deprived of his offices, aaderasedftmn
the privy council by untrue suggestion, he was re-
inststod in thoMoffioes again. Upon the death of
King Sdward IIL, Lord lAtimer waa one of those
whom King Richard IL deputed to aoquahit the
dtiasns of London with the event: and for the re-
mainder of his ttfe, he enjoyed the fuUoonfldence of
the new monarchi was of his privy council, a
fcni^t of the garter, Ac dee. In this reign his
k»dBhip»s bwt ssrvke was at the siege of Nantes,
with ThOBoaa of Woodstock, being then constable
of the Host. He m. the lady Eliabeth Fits-AUm,
danghter of Bdmond* Earl of Arundel, and dying
in laao, left en only daughter and heiress,
ElisAbxtb Latimsk, who espoused John de
NeviU, Lord Nevill of Raby, (his lordship's
second wiib,) and had issue,
JoHM NsviLX., of whom presently.
Elisabeth NeviU, m. to Sir Thomas Wil-
loughby, Knt.
Margaret, died issudeas.
She married secondly, Robert, Lord Wil-
kmghby de Erasby, and died in the 7th of
Richard IL
The son of the above Elisabeth Latimer,
JOHN NEVILL, was summoned to parliament
la right of his mother, as Babon Latimbr, firom
Sftth August, 1404, to 87th November, 1430. His
knrdship m. Maud, daughter of Thomas, Lord Clif.
fbrd, and widow of Richard Plantagenet, Earl of
Cambridge-taut died •. p., in 1480, when the Ba-
' BOWY or Latimbb devolved upon his only surviv-
ing sister of the whole bkMd, EliMbeth, Lady
WiDoughby, and was chdmed In the reign of Henry
VIIL, by her ladyship's great grandson, Jtotorf,
LoBB WfixouoBBT DB Sbokb, lyiuet Richard
NeviU, second Lord Latimer, (under a new writ.
10th Henry VL.) and thou^ his hirMiip did not
pro8«»tohis claim,« theorigfanl Baboivt or Lati-
mbb must atiU be inmiJimiil as vested iu hie
deaccndaat, Hbbby, praseat Lobo WUkMighby de
Broke.
Arms.— Gu. a cross patonce, or.
LATIMER— BARON LATIMER, OF
BRAYBROOKE.
By Writ of Summons, dated fl9th Decembv, ISM,
» Edward L
XIrcsjc.
JOHN LE LATIMER, brothor of WiUlam, flist
Lord Latimer, of Daaby, espoused Christian,
second daughter and co-heir of Walter Ledit, (Lord
Latimer, of Danby, m. the other daughter,) and
dying in the Uth Edward L, was «. by hU son.
(then IS years of age.)
THOMAS LATIMER, who took up his abode
at Braybroke, in the county of Northampton, (part
of his mother's inheritance, that lady having been
greatignmdchild and co-beix of Henry de Bray-
broke,) and In the 3tad Edward L, obtained Ucenoe
to make a castle of his manor house thereu In the
18th of -Edward IL, being then caUed Thomas le
Latimer Bochard, he was in the expedition^ made
at that time, into Scotland; and he was summoned
to parliament, as a babok, from 89th December,
1899, to 18th June, Ull. He died in 1334, seised,
amongst other manon, of thoseof Warden and Bray-
Inoke, in the county of Northampton, and was «.
by his son,
WaRINE LATIMER, who, being subsequently
a banneret, waa in the expedition made into
France, in the lIHh of Edward III., and died in
four years afterwards; never having been sum-
moned to pariiBBMBt. He m. CatheriBe, sister of
john« Lord de la Warre, and was «. by his eldest
son,
JOHN LATIMBR, who died «. p., and was «. by
his brother,
SIR THOMAS LATIMER, who, in the aoth of
Edward HI., was of the retinue of Prince Edward
in Gaacony. This Sir Thonaas is deemed the same
pemn whom historians mention as a leader in the
rdigions sect so wdl known, as " Lsflwrfr," in the
* To end this contest, the Lord Broke was in*
formed by an herald, that Sir George NeviU, grend-
ISither to Richard, had been created Lord Latimer,
by a new title, which therefore HneaUy descended
to Richard, by Henry, son and heir of the said
George; and that the Lord Broke had made a
wrong claim, who should have claimed his style
from WiUlam Latimer, first created Lord Latimer,
of Danby, (the head of his barony,) temp. Edward I.
On this. Lord Broke perceiving his error, and
having a title of his own, was contented to conclude
a match between their children ; and Richard suf-
teed a reeovery on certain manors snd lordships,
demanded by the Lord Broke ; with iHiich aiUust-
ment both parties were weU satisAed.— Babkb.
307
LEE
LEE
reign of Richard II« H« d. without iante, and wm
«. by hifl brother,
EDWARD LATIMER, who died ». p,, in 1411,
then leiicd of the nunor of Warden, and Caatle of
Braybroke, with diven other ertatet in Northamp-
ton and other tbires, which derolved upon (hit
sister, Elisabeth's, son,) his nephew, JoHir Gair-
FiN, whose descendant,
EnwARD Gnipriiv, was created in 1688, Babon
Gaimir, of Bra^mOce Cattle, a dignity
that expired with his grandson,
EnwARD GairriK, third baron, in 174S.
Amnc Grippin, his lordship's younger
sister, and eventuaUy, sole heiress,
married William WhitweU, Esq., of
Oundle, and her son,
John. Grippih Writbwbi.l, Esq.,
haTing assumed the name of
Grippiw only, and eitabHshed
his claim to the Barony of
Howard or Watdsit, was sum-
moned to parliament. In that dig-
nity. He was afterwards created
Baron Braybrokx, with special
remainder, under which that
barony has passed to the present
Lord Braybrokr.
Arm 8.— Gu. a croas patonoe, or.
LEA— BARON DUDLEY.
SeeSuTTOM, Barons Dudley.
LECHMERE ~ BARON LECHMERE,
OF EVESHAM, IN
THE COUNTY OF
WORCESTER.
By Letters Patent, dated 86th August, 1781.
indicate.
NICHOLAS LECHMERE, Esq., an eminent
lawyer, having filled the office ot solicitor and
attomey-genersl, was elerated to the peer^e by
King George I. in the dignity of Baror Lrcrmrrr,
e/ AreaAam, in the ctntntif ef Worcetter, by letters
patent, dated 86th August, 1781. His lordship was
likewise chancellor of the Dudiy of Lancaster. He
m. Lady EUsabeth Howard, daughter of Charles,
Earl of Carlisle, but dying issueless in 1787, the Ba-
ROMY OP Lrchhbrr became xxtirct
Armb. — Quarterly, first and fourth gules, a fesse
and in chief two pecans, or. vulning themselves
sanguine; second vert frett^ee, or.t third ar. a
chevron Ingrailed between three chess rooks, sa.
LEE— EARLS OF LITCHFIELD.
By Letters Patent, dated Ath June, 1674.
lineage.
This family derived its surname ftrom the lord-
ship of Lrx, in Cheshire, where resided in the
time of Edward IIL#
308
SIR WALTER LEE, KbL, w1u> was fbther of
SIR JOHN LEE, of Lee HaU, whose gnat-grand*
JOHN LEE, of Lee Hall, m. Margaret, daoghtci
of Sir Ralph Hodinel, and had iseue, Joair, his
successor, at Lee, with a younger son,
BENEDICT LEE, who, in the reign of Edward
IV., became seated at QuaroidaB, in the county of
Bucks. This gentleman m. Elisabeth, daughter
and heir of J(Hm Wood, Esq., of Warwick, and was
a, by his son,
RICHARD LEE, of Quaxendon, who altered his
aims to '* ArgvHt. a fame between Arse ereeeente,
JO.,** and marrying EUabeth, dau^ter and coJieir
of William Sanders, Esq., of the county of Oxford,
had issue,
RoBRRT (Sir), of Burston, in the county of
Bucks, grandbther of Sir Henry Lee, VLQ,,
temp. Elisabeth.
Benedict, of Huloote,
Roger, of Pickthom.
John, from whom the Lees, of BlnflM, in the
county of Berks, derived.
The second son,
BENEDICT LEE, Esq., of Huloote, m. Elii».
beth, daughter of Robert Cheney, Esq., of Ches-
ham-Boyes, in the county of Butks, and was tether
Ov ^
SIR ROBERT LEE, whose son, '^"^ f'-\^ ^
HENRY LEE, Esq., of Quarendon, was cousin
and heir of Sir Henry Lee, K.G., and was knighted.
In the 9th James I. this gentleman was created a
baronet rand was «. by his son,
SIR FRANCIS-HENRY LEE, of Ditchley, in
the county of Oxford, and of Quarendon, Berks, as
second baronet. This gentleman m.Anne, dau^- «
ter of Sir John St. John, of Lidiard-Tregoa, in the
county of Wilts, Bart., and was «. by his son,
SIR EDWARD LEE, third baronet, who was
devated to the peerage, by letters patent, dated Ath
June, 1674, as Boron qf SpeUeebwy, in the cowN<y qf
(kfjhrd, Viteount Quarendon, But^e, and Earl or /■
LrrcHPiBLD. His lordship m. Lady Charlotte Fits- /
Roy, natural daughter of King Charles II., by Bar* ' y-^
bara ViUieiB, DudMM of Cleveland, and had surri v«
ing Issue,
Edward, who tf. unmarried.
James, m. Sarah, daughter of John Bagshaw,
and d. in 1711.
Charles, d. unmarried.
Groror-Hrnrv, who «. his Ather.
Fitsroy-Henry, died «. p. in 1780.
RoRRRT, who inherited as fourth eart
Charlotte^ fn. to Benedict Calvert, Lord Balti.
more. .
Annei
Ellaabeth, m. first, to Colonel La»» and ee-
condly, to George, son of Sir George Bvoon,
Bert.
His knrdship, who refused to swear allegiance to the
new government of the Rrtolutiok, d. in 171fi^
and was «. by his eldest surviving son,
GEORGE-HENRY LEE, second Earl of Litch-
field, who took his seat in the House of Lords soon
after his aooession to the peerage^ His lordship m.
France*, daughter of Sir John Hales, of St. Stn>
LEG
LEI
pbflia* TidMtaD, and Woodclivich, in ILmu aid
hadiattt^
GaoBOB-HsNAT, hit fttcoeMor.
Jmum, d. in 174flL
CkarlM-Rcnry, d, in 1740>
Charlotte, m, to Houy, eteranth ViMOunt
DiUon. This lady beauneeroitiuJly hclMM
of her fothar, and th« fortune is now enjoyed
hy her grandion, Hmtnt-Augvattu JMUom
JjBfi, thirteenth Vibcount Dxi.iK>ir,
Mary» m, to Coemas Neville, Eaq.
Franoei, d. unmarried.
Hanriot» m. to John, Lord Bellew.
Anne, m. to Hugh, fifth Baron Cliflbid, of
Chudleigh.
The earl d. in 1743, and was «. by his eldest son,
GEORGE-HENRY LEE, third earL This no-
bleman was chancellor of the university of Oxford,
captain of the band ot gentlemen pensionen, and
custoe brevlum in the Common Pleas. His loidship
m, Diana, only daughter and heir of Sir Thomas
FranUand, Bart., of Thirkdby, in the county of
York, but dying «. p. in 177^, the honours reverted
to his uncle,
ROBERT LEE, as fourth earL This gentleman
represented the dty of Oxford for some time in
parliament. He m. Katherlne, daughter of Sir
John Stonehouse, of Radley, Berks, but had no
issue. His lordship d. in 1776, when the Eabuwm
ow LiTcarisLn, and minor honours, became xx-
Ajufs.— Ar. a fesse betw. three crescents, sa.
liEOOE— BARONY OF STAWEL.
By Letten Patent, dated 90th May, 176a
For the Una of the SxAWKLa, refer to Stawbl,
BABONa Stawbl, qf SshmtAmi.
EDWARD STAWEL, fourth LoBO Stawbl,
^ a»m«rtoM, left at his decease, in 17U, when his
peerage beoune bxtimct, an only daughter and
▼loualy obtained the dignity of Baboitbm Stawbi.,
iifSomn'tmt in tike oewn^ qfSamtntt, for his lady,
with remainder to the heirs male of her body by
himself: and dying Slst August, 1764, left an only
MARY LEGGE, then the wlf^s of the Hoiuwtw&fo
Hbitby BiLaoB Lboob, (whom she had espoused,
3rd September, 17iiO,) fourth son of William, first
Earl of Dartmouth. Mr. Legge, who was one of
the most prominent statesmen of his time, sat in
the eighth parliament of Great Britain for one of
the Cornish boroughs, at which period he was »
comndssioner of the navy, and soon afterwards
Joint seonttary to the treasury. He subsequently
represented the county of Hants, was app<4Bted a
lord of the admiralty in 1746, and the next year a
lord ef the treasury. In 1748 he was accredited
envoy extraordinary to the court of Berlin, and
upon his return, in 1749, was oomtituted treasurer
of the navy. In 1764 he was appointed chancellor
of the exchequer, and sworn of thft privy council,
and he was, subsequently, twice removed from, and
twice re-appointed to the same important ofllce,
from which, however, he was finally dismissed, m,
to use his own exprrssion, tvmed^eui, upon th«
change of admlaistntlon in iTtt, He had pro-
Hbnbt-Stawbu
The baroness re-married in 176B, with the Right
Hon. Wills HiU, Earl of Hillsborough, afterwards
Marquess of Downshire, but had no issue. Her
ladyship d. in 1780, when the Barony of Stawd de-
volved upon her only child,
HENRY STAWEL LEGGE, as Banm StaweL
This noUeman m. in 1778, the Hon. Mary Curion,
youngest daughter of Ashetoo, first Viscount Cur-
aoD, by whom (who ^ d. in 1804) he left an only
daughter and helrcBS,
Ma BY, who espoused John Dutton, present
Earl of Sherborne.
His lordship d. in 1880, when the Baboitt of
Stawbl became extinct.
ABMa.— Gu. a cross of loaenges, ar. for Stawbi.^
a buck's head, caboased, ar. for Lcggeii
LEIGH — BARONS LEIGH, OF
STONELEIGH, IN THE
COUNTY OF WARWICK.
By Letters Patent, dated 1st July, 1648.
Xiiuagt.
The ancestors of this noble fomily assumed their
surname Atom the town of Hioh-Lbzoh, in Cheshire,
where they were seated before the conquest.
HAMON, Lord of the mediety of High-Leigh,
temp. Henry II., was fother of
WILLIAM DE LEIGH, of WeM-Hall, in High-
Leigh, whose grandson,
RICHARD DE LEIGH, left an only daughter
and heiress,
Aombb-Lbioh, who espoused, first, Ridiard de
Lymme, and had a son,
Thomas, who had half of thesaid mediety
of HighpLeIgh, and taking the surname
of Lbiqh, left a son,
Thomas Lbioh, who was patriarch
of the Lbiobs, of West-Leigh, in
High-Leigh.
A0NB» Lbioh, married, secondly, WUUam
Venables, of Bradwell, second son of Sir
William Venables,-Baron of Kinderton,
aod had a son,
Johh, who assumed tho name of
Lbioh, and of him presently.
She wedded, thirdly, William de Hawardyn,
and had a eon,
Ralph db Hawabdvh, who had the
other half of the mediety of High-
Leigh, and sold it to Sir Richard
Massey, of Tatton, In U86.
The son of Agnes Leigh, by her second husband,
JOHN LEIGH, IN. Ellen, daughter of Richard
Dent, of Cheshire, and had issue,
John (Sir), of Booths.
Robert, of Adlington.
Peter, of Beckington, whose only daughter
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LEI
I4EI
■Bdhcir
m. Tbfvuu Fittoa, of Osw>-
worih. In Chflibiie.
The Moood mo,
ROBERT LEIGH, of AdUnfton, in CheriiiM, m.
SibU> daughter of Henry Handford, of Handfordi
in Che same county, and had iMue,
RoBXBT ^Sir), his Buooenor, at Adiidigton,
and progenitor of the Lsiobb, of that
place.
Feto- (Sir), of whom preiCDtly.
AUce
Joan.
The eecond eon,
SIR PETER LEIGH, of MaxfieM and Lyme,
m. Margaret, widoir of Sir John Savage, of
Clifton. Kent, and daughter and heir of Sir Thomas
Danyert. Jua.. of Bradley and Cliflon, and had a
•on and heir,
SIR PETER LEIGH, who lerving under the
victorious Henry V.. in his French wan, wm made
f knight banneret, and was sbdn at the bottle of
Agincourt. Mth October, UlS. This gaUant person
m. first, Joan, daughter and heir of Sir Gilbert
Haydock, Knt, by whom he had,
Pktsr. who was knighted at the battle of
Wakefldd, by Richard, Duke of York.
31st December, I4M. Fxmn this Sir Peter
Leigh, tiie Leighs of Lyme descend.
Ho m.-Meoadly.€eciHe. daughter of John del Hagh.
and heir to Thomas ; and in her right was styled of
Ridga By thi» buly he had a son and two daugh-
tMi, via.
John, of whom presently.
Agues, m. to Ricluvd Levenage.
AUoe» m. to William Clayton.
Thescm.
JOHN LEIGH, who inherited his mother's estate,
of Ridge, was eschealor of Cheshire for seven years,
flrom the ISth Henry VL. and was living in ItfS,
being then also escheator. He m. Alice, daughter
and heir of Thomas Alcock, and had Issue,
RooxR. who by Ellen, his wife, daughter of
Robert Leigh, Esq., of Adliagtoo. was an-
eestor of the Leighs of Ridge.
Richard, of whose line 'we are about to treat
John, ftom whom descended Sir John Leigh.
K3.. of Stockwell, In Surrey.
The second son.
RICHARD LEIGH, was seated at Rushall. in
Stallbrdshire, in 14M. and was «. by his son.
ROGER LEIGH, of Wellington, in Shropshire
and Rushall. In the county of Staflbrd. This gen-
tleman had issue,
William, who sucoeedsd to the estates, and
marrying Elisalieth, daughter of Sir John
Harpur, Knt., and co4ieir of her brother,
was progenitor of the Leighs, of RushalL
This William Leigh, was gentleman usher
to Kiwo HnrmT VIL
• And a younger son,
THOMAS LEIGH, who was bnraght up under
Sir Rowland HUl, a ridi merchant of London, and
Lord Mayor oi that dty ; by whom, fm his know-
ledge and industry, he was made his tector beyond
sea : and in that trust deporUng hliMsIf with the
highest Integrity, Sir Rowl«nd bestowed upon him
310
Ike hand ofhbftvauitteiiiooe, KMo^ danghtcrof
John Barker, alias Coverall, of Wolvertoo, in the
county of Salop, by EMaabedk, his wife, daoi^ter of
Thomas Hill, and upon the Issue of the marriage
he entailed the greater part of his estato. Thomas
Leigh subsequently served the oflico of Sheriff of
London, and was Lord Mayor at the death <rf Queen
Mary. He was knitted during his mayoralty,
and dying in 1371* was buried in Meroat's Cliapel,
London, with this epitaph upon his tomb:
Sir Thomas Leigh bi civil life.
All offices did beare.
Which in this city worshlpftiU
Or honourable were :
Whom as God blessed with great wealth.
So losses did he feele ;
Yet never changed he constant minde,
Tho' fortune tum'd her wheele.
Learning he lov*d and helpt the poore
To them that knew him deere;
For whom this lady and loving wife
This tomb hath builded here.
His widow lived at Stoneleigh to a very advanced
age. having seen her children'schildren to the fbuvth
generation. She died in 1303, and was buried at
Stondeigh, where she had ftnmded an hospital for
five poor men, and five poor women, all of them to
be unmarried pcraons, and nominated alter her
decease by Sir Thomas Leigh, her son, and his heira
for over. Sir Thomas Leigh had issue by tliis
lady.
Rowland, who was largely provided for at
Longborough, in Glouoastershire. by Sir
Rowland Hill, his godfkther. Hem. first.
Margery, dau^tar of Thomas Lawe. of
London, vintner, and secondly. . daugh-
ter of Sir Richard Berkeley, Knt. of Stoke^
Gifibrd. In Gloooaatonhirei
Richard, diod «. jv.
TnoMAs. of whom presently.
William (Sir), of Newnham-Rcgb, in War-
wickshire. who fa. Frances, daughter of Sir
James Harrington, of Exton. in Rutland-
shire, and left a son.
Fbancis <Sir. K.B.), whom. Miary. daugh-
ter of Lord EUaamave. Lord Chancellor
of Ellwand, and left a son.
FaAJNcia. who was flevatcd to the ,
peerage as Earl of Chichester
(see Leigh, Earl of Chichester).
Mary, m. first, to Robert Andrews, of London,
and secondly, to Cobb.
AUce, m. to Thomas Coonye, of Linoohiahire.
Katharine, m. Edward Barber, of Someraet-
shire, Seijeant at Law.
Winifred, m. to Sir George Bond, Lord Mayor
of London.
The second surviving son,
THOMAS LEIGH, was knighted by <^Men Eli-
sabeth, and created a baronet, upon the InatitutioB
of that order, S9th June. 1611. Sir Thomaa m;
Catherine, fburth dAighter of Sir John Spencer,
Knt., of WoimleightOB, in tlie county of Warwick,
and had Issue.
John (Sir), who married, fiiat, Ursula.
L£I
Ii£I
ter of Sir Cbsiaitaphat HoMwtAnn, Kni,
lord of the manor of UtAghUm, ia B«dfk>rd<
■liiA» by whom be had a ton,
THOKAa, racMMor to hU grandfitther.
Sir John etpoQied, Moondly, Aiiiie» eldest
daushter of Star John Cope, Bart.» of Han-
well, In Oitlbrdshlre, bat had no inua He
died bdbie his ftthar.
Ferdinando, j
Alice, m. to Sir Robert Dudlef, Kni., and was
created Duchess of Dudley for Ufe (see Dud-
ley, Duchess of Dudley).
Sir Thomas d, in February, IflBB, and was «. by his
grandfather,
SIR THOMAS LEIGH, second bsronel, M.P.
fbr theeoimty of Warwick, tensp. Charles I., wiM>,
for his seat in the royal cause, wasdevated to the
peera«e by letten patoit, dated at Oxibrd, 1st July,
I043» as Babow Lbiob, ^ffStonOeight in the etnmtp
tf WanoMt* Before the king set up his standard
at Nottingham his m^esty marched to Coventry,
but finding the gates shut against Um, and that no
eould prevail with the mayor and magis-
ta open them, he went the same ni^t to
Stonelelgh, the house of Sir Thomas Leigh, whore,
M Clarendon obsarres, he was well saceiTed. Sir
Thomas was afterwards an antent supporter of the
royal cause, and at one time paid no less than
£^JB05f as a eompensation Ibr his estate. He had
the gratiflcation, however, of seeing the monarchy
restoreda
His lordship m. Mary, one of the daughters and
oo-heirs of Sir Thomas Egerton, eldest son of the
Lord CfaaacdOor EDfamere, by whom he had, with
TnoHAa (Sir), who m. first, Anne, daogbter
and sole hdr of Richard Bingham, Esq. , of
Lambeth, In Surrey, by whom be had an
only daughter, Annc. who d, yonng. Sir
Thomas espoused, secondly, Jane, daughter
of Patrick Fits-Maorlce, Lord Kerry, in
Iralaiid, and dying before his fiither, left
Thomas, who succeeded his grandfather.
HoDora, m. ArsC, to Sir W. Egerton, and
secondly, to Hugh, Lord Willoughby,
of Parham.
Mary, m. to Arden Begot, Esq., of Pipe
Hall, in the county of Warwick.
Jane, m. to William, Viscount Tracy.
Charles, ci Lei^on, who m. twice, but sur-
vMBg his children, left his estates to his
grand-nepiiew, the Hon. Charles Leigh.
EBaabetb, m. to John, Lord Tracy.
Vere, m. to Sir Justinian Isham, of Lamport,
Notts, BarL
Ursula, m, to Sir WflBam Bromley, K.B., of
Baglngton, in the county of Warwick.
Lord Leigh A ttnd February, 1071 > uad was «. by
Ms grandson,
THOMAS LEIGH, second baron* This noble-
man m. first, Elisabeth, daughter and heir of
Richard Brown, Esq., of Shingleton, but had no
Issuoi. He espoused, secondly, Eleanor, ddest
daughter of Edward, Lord Rockingham, by whom
he had surviving issue.
EnwAmo, his suecessor.
Charles* who succeeded to the esutes of his
uncloiy the Hon. Charles Leigh, of Leighton.
and m. Lady Barbara Lumlcy, hot died «,. p.
in 1748.
Anne, d. unmarried in 1734.
Eleanor, m. to Thomas Vemey, Esq.^ and d.
inI7M.
His lordship d, in 1710» and was «. by his elder son,
EDWARD LEIGH, third baron, who espoused
Mary, only daughter and heiress of Thomas Hol-
becke, Esq., of Flllongley, in the county of War-
wick, and heir also by Elisabeth, her mother, to
Bernard 'Panlet, Esq., by whom he had Issue,
Edward, who d. In the IlfS'time ot his fkther,
anno 1737*
Thomas, his successor.
Mary.
Eleimor. | „„„^^
AnnOt j
His lordship d. 9th March, 1737'^ and was «. by his
only surviving son,
THOMAS LEIGH, fourth baron. This nohl*'
man m. first, Maria-Rebecca, daughter of tte Hon.
John Craven, and sister of WilUam, fifth Lord
Craven, by whom he had surviving Issuer
Edward, his successor.
Mary, d, unmarried.
His kndship espoused, secondly, Catherine,' daugh-
ter of Rowhmd Berkeley, Esq., of Cotheridge, U»
the county of Worcester, and had a dangbter Amuh,
who m. Andrew Hesket, Esq. He d. Mth Movem-
ber, 1749. and was «. by his son,
EDWARD LEIGH, fifth baron. ThisnoblesBaa
dying unmarried in 17W> the Basomy or Lbioh,
or Stokblbzoh, Is presumed to have bxpibbd.
Arms.— Gu. a cross ingralled ar. a loaenge tan the
dexter, chief of the second.
LEIGH— BARON DUN8MORE, EARL
OF CHICHESTER.
Barony, 1 by Letters f 3l8t July, lOfS.
' Earldom, / Patent, \ 3rd June, 1M4.
Xfncagc.
SIR FRANCIS LEIGH, BanmeC, of Newnham
Regis, in Warwickshire, was elevated to the peerage
on the 3lst July, 1(88, hi the dignity of Baroh
DmrsMOBB, of Dunsmore, In the county of War-
wick. His kndship espoused Audrey, dauf^ter and
co-heir of John, Lord Butler, of Bonafiekl, (by
Elisabeth, sbter of George Timers, . Duke of Bu<^
Ingham,) and widow of Sir FroMds Anderson, KM.,
by whom he had issue,
Elisabeth, m. to Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of
Southampton (his lordship's second wllb).
Mary, m. to George VUliers, Viscount Grandl-
soD, in the peerage of Irdand.
Lord Dunsmore having distinguished Mmseif by
hU seal in the royal cause during the dvll wars, was
advanced, on the 9rd July, UM4. to the Earidom of
Chichester, with remainder to the Earl of So«th-
ampton, and his Issue male by his lordship's above,
mentlened daughter EUsabeth. He d. Stat De-
cember, 1603, when the Barobt >or DraasfORB
311
LEK
LEN
becime sxtiitct, and the Earldom of CMdioftcr
derolved according to the limitation (tee Wriothea-
ley. Barl of Southampton).
AnifB.— O. a croaa ingraUed, aad in the lint quar-
ter a loaenge ar.
LEIOH-JDUCHESS DUDLEY.
By Letten Patent, (for Ufe only») dated 83rd May,
1644.
(See DuDLKT, Duchbs» Dudlby.)
LEKB — BARONS DEINCOURT, OF
SUTTON, EARLS OF SCARS-
DALE.
Barony, \ hy Letten f 96th October, 1684.
Carldom, J Patent, \ 11th November, 1649.
Xincast.
Upon the institution of the order of barokkt,
SIR FRANCIS LEKE, Knt, of Sutton, hi the
eounty of Derby, being a perMm of very ancient
fiunily in thoae parts, and of ample fortune, was
advanced to that dignity by patent, dated SSnd
May, 1611, and devated to the peerage on the 96th
Octoiier, 1684, as Barok DaiNcouRT, i^f Sution,*
His lordihip taking an active part during the civil
mur in the royal cauie, under whose banner two of
his sons laid down their lives, was created by King
Charles I., 11th November, 164A, Eabi. op Scars-
DALR. He m. Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Ca-
rey, Knt, of Berkhampstede, in the county of
Hertford, and sister of Henry, Viscount Falkland,
by whom he had Issue, via.
Francis, slain in France.
NicHOLAa, his successor.
Edward, 1 fell fighting under the royal ban-
Charles, J ner.
Henry, d. unmarried.
Anne, m. Henry HiUyard, Esq.
Catherine, at. Cuthbert Morl^, Esq.
S^^f'^' U unmarried.
Murid, J
Frances, m. the Viscount Gocmanstonf of Ire-
Penelope, m, Charles, Lord Lucas.
His lordship became so much mortified, it is said,
by Che murder of King Charles I., that he clothed
himself in sackdoth, and causing his grave to be
dug some yean before his death, laid himself therein
every Friday, exercising himself frequently in divine
• This manor was acquired by the marriage of
Richard de Grey, (son of William de Grey, of Land-
fbrd Notts, and Sandiacre, in Derbyshire, a younger
son of Henry de Grey, of Thurrock,) with Lucy,
daughter and heir of Robert de Haxeston, Lord of
Sntton, in the Dale; which, with dlven other lord-
■hips, by issue male failing, came by a female
brandi to the Hilarys, who took the name of Grey;
by a tanale heir of which line, married to Sir John
LefcOh in the reign of Henry IV.« the larae came to
this flimily.— Bamiu.
8lt
meditation md ptayer. Had. in 16B6, and was r. by
his ddest surviving son,
NICHOLAS LEKE, second Earl of.Scandale,
who espoused Lady Frances Ridi, daughter of
Robert, Earl of Warwick, and had issue,
ReBRRT, Lord Ddnoourt, fab successor.
Richard, who m. Mary, daughter of Sir John
Molineaux, BarL, and had issue,
Nicholas, who «. as fourth earL
Robert, d. young.
Lucy.
Mary.
His lordship d. in 1680, and was r. by his dder son,
ROBERT LEKE, third Earl of Scamialeu ThU
nobleman, in the idgn of Jamss IL, was lord-
lieutenant of the county of Derby, colond of
horse, and groom of the stole io Prince George of
Denmaik. His lordship m. Mary, daughter and
co-heir of Sir John Lewis, Bart, of Ledstone, in
the county of York, by whom he had no surviving
issue. He died in 1707* and was «. by his nephew,
NICHOLAS LEKE, fourth Earl of Scarsdale.
This nobleman dying unmarried in 1736, the Ba«
RONY.or Drincourt and Earx.dom of Scarr-
DALR became xztirct.
ARMa.— Ar. on a saltier ingrailed ea. nine annu-
lets or.
LENNARD-EARL OF SUSSEX.
By Letten Patent, dated ftth October, 1674»
ILincagt.
THOMAS LENNARD, fifteenth Baron Dacrc.
(see Baron Dacre, Burktfa Dieti«nmnf i^ the Peerag9
amd Baronetage J was created Earl or Suaanz, on
5th December, 1674. His lordship m. Anne, daugh-
ter of Barbara, Duchess of Clevehmd, prior to her
formal separation ftom her husband, Roger Pal-
mer, Earl of Castiemain, which Anne was admow-
ledged by King Charles II. as his natural daughter,
and his nuO^ty assigned her the royal arms, with
the Batton sinister. By this lady the Earl of Sussex
had two sons, who both died in inlkncy, and two
daughten, via.
Barbara, who m. Lieutenant General Charles
SkeUon, of the Frendi eervioe, (eldest son of
Bevii Skelton, son and hdr of Sir John
Skelton, Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth,
which Bevil was envoy extraordinary to the
states general, temp. James IL, and followed
the fortunes of his fiUlen master into France.)
Lady Barbara Skdton died without ieiue in
174L
Anne, who m. flnt, Richard Barrett Lcnnard,
by whom she had an only son,
TnoMAa Barrrtt Lrkmard, who suc-
ceeded as seventeenth Lord Dacre.
Lady Anne Lcnnard espoused, secondly*
Henry, eighth Lord Teynham, by whom
she bad, with other diildren,
Charlrr Roprr, whoee son,
TRRvoR-CMARLRa RorRR, sucoeeded
as d^teenth Baron Dacre.
Her ladyship wedded, thirdly, the Hon.
LEY
LEY
fiobart Uoean, mm of Henry, third Earl of
Drogheda, by wham ■heabo had iamift^
The Karl of Suaiex, who was one of the lords of
the bed-chamber, enteriiif deeply into the dinip*-
tioaa of the court, oonaldnably impaired his estate;
a great part of which he was obliged at diflbrent
times to dispose of, perticularly the fine seat at
Herstmonceeux, in Sussex. He d. in 1715, when,
leaving no male Issue, the Eamudou ow Suaesx
became nzriircT, and the Barony of Dacre fdl into
▲BaTAircn between his daughtere— but thedder.
Lady Barbara Skdton, dying «. p, in 1741, the
younger. Lady Anne Lennard, became then jKile
beirBss, and BAnoKsae Dachb.
Anica.— Or. on a fesse gules, three fleur de lys of
the first.
LEY — BARONS LEY, OP LEY, IN
THE COUNTY OF DEVON,
EARLS OF MARLBOROUGH.
Barony, \ by Letters / 31st December, IfiSft.
Earldom, J Patent, 1 5th February, 16a&
Ximagc.
JAMBS LEY, sixth son of Henry Ley, Esq., of
Teflbnt Evias, in the county of Wilts, having
been bred to the bar, and having attained great
eminfnce in his learned profession, was raised to
|he coif, in the 1st of James I., and the next year
constituted chief Justice of the Court of King's
Bench, in Irdend. In the 17th of the same reign,
his lordship then residing at Westbury, in Wilts,
was crested a BABomrr, having previously had the
honour of knighthood ; and the next year was ap<
pointed cUef Justice of the Court of King's Bench,
in England, In tiiree yeers afterwards, he was con-
stltnted Lono TnaAeuRKR, and upon the last day
of the same year, elevated to the peerage as Baboit
Lbv, qfLetf, in U»e emmt^ <nf Dmion, In the 1st of
Charles I., his lordship was created Earl op Mau.-
Bonotren; end was soon after appointed president
ot the counciL He m. first, Mary, daughter of
John Pettey, Esq., of Stoke-Telmage, in the county
of Oxford, end had issue,
Hbmbv, his successor.
James, who d, in 1618, unmairled.
William, successor to his nephew.
Bllsabetfa, m. to Morioe Carant, Esq., of
Toooer, in the county of Somerset.
Anne, m. to Sir. William Long, of Drayoot,
WUts.
Mary, m. to Richard Erisey, Esq., of Erisey,
inComwalL
Dionyaia, m. to John Harington, Esq., of KdU
neyton. In Somersetshire.
Maigaiet, m. to — — Hobson, Esq., of Hert-
Ibidshlre.
Esther, m. to Arthur Fuller, Esq., of Brad<
field, Hertfordshire^
Martha, d. unmarried.
Phoebe, m. to Biggs, Esq., of Hurst, in
the county of Berks.
His lordship wedded secondly, Mary, widow of Sir
WilUam Bower, Knt. ; and thirdly, Jane, daughter
of John, Lotd Butler, of Bramfleld, but had no
issue by either of theee ladiea.
This noblemen, who was esteoned a peieon of
talents, and integrity, and who left bdUnd fatan
several learned works, both in law and Idstory-^
died on the 14th March, 1028, and was «. by his
ddest son,
HENRY LEY, second Earl of Marlborough,
wbo, m. Mary, daughter of Sir Arthur Capel, of
Hadham, in Hertfordshire, by whom he had a son.
Jambs, his successor, end a daughter, Elisabeth,
who died unmarried. His lordship was «. at his
deceese, by his son,
JAMES LEY, third Earl of Marlborough. This
nobleman, who was an eminent mathematician and
navigator, was app<^ted, being a naval ofllosr,
lord admiral of all his mi^esty's ships at Dart-
mouth, and parts adjacent. In 160S, he was em-
ployed in the American plantaticms. But in 1065,
commanding "that huge ship, called the Old
JantMt in that great fight at sea, with the Dutch,
upon the Srd June, was there slain by a cannon bul-
let.** His lordship dying ». p., his honours reverted
toUsunde,
WILLIAM LEY, fourth earL This nobleman
m. Miss Hewet, daughter of Sir William Hewet,
Knt., but dying without issue, in IG79, the Baroitv
OP LxY, and EAXLnoM op Mablbobouoh, became
BZTIWCT.
Abhb.— Ar. a chevron betw, three seal heads
couped sa.
LEYBURN— BARON LEYBURN.
By Writ of Summons, dated 9th February, U80,
87 Edward L
Xincase.
In the 10th of Richard I., Robbbt ob LsBBimir
being deed, Stephen de Tumham paid three hun-
dred marks to the king, for the wardship and mar*
riage of his son and heir,
ROGER DE LEIBURN. This feudal h>rd
cspoualng the cause of the barons, at the commence-
ment of the contest, in the reign of John, was made
prisoner with several of his associates, at Rochester
Castle, and committed to the custody of John
MaxesdialL In the time of Henry III., we find him
first mentioned, in the 36th year of that king's reign,
as slaving, presumed accidentally, but shrewdly
suspected, designedly, through revenge. Sir Enutuld
de Mountney, in a tournament, hdd at Walden, in
Essex. Thenext year, after this unhappy aflUr, he
attended the king in an expedition into Oescony . In
the 44th of the same reign, he was constituted con-
stable of the Castle at Bristol, but before two years
elapsed, again siding with thebarons» he was one
of those prohiUted by royal precept, to meet at any
tournament, without especial Uoence i and soon
after included in the excommunication of the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury. Within a very short period,
however, he forsook the baronial banner, (drawn
off, it was said, by promised rewards,) and was
made warden of the Cinque Ports. He was sub-
sequentiy one of the most aeelous commanders in
the royal army^-at the taking of the town and Caa-
9S 3U
LEV
LID
tic of NorthampCOfr— ia defending Rodiebtcr, when
asMuIted by the iniumctionary lordi, where he
wa* eeverely wounded, aad at the battle of Lewes,
tar which MTTloes, after the khig's reitoration to
power, by the Tictory of Evoham, he wat made
warden of all the Horeets beyond the Trent ; ehetiff
of Cumberland and Kent, and wardea of the
Cinque Ports. He obtained Ukewiae, a grant of
Oie wardship of Idonea, younger of the two daugh-
ters and co-heirs of Robert de Vlpount, a great
baron Inthanortht and In the Mth of Henry HI.,
joining with Robert de Clifford, the guardian of
Isabel, the dder oo-heir, he procured the king's
pardon Ibr those ladies, for the rebdiious proceed-
ings of their fhther, in the time of the grand Insur-
rection of Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and his
adherenls. He was afterwards re-appolnled sherlflT
of Cumberland and Kent, and governor of the
Castle of Carlisle, This great fieudal lord, m. first,
Eleanore, daughter of his guardian. Stephen de
Tumham i and secondly, Bleanore de Vaux, widow
of Robert de Quind, Barl of Winchester. He d.
in the fi0th Henry III., and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE LEYBURN, who, in the 10th
Edward L, was in the expedition then made into
Wales. In the Sd of the same reign, he was made
constable of the Castle of Pevenseyt and about this
period, the king having concluded a league with
Rodulph, King of the Romans, and sending In con-
formity with its provisions, an army Into Gascony,
this William de Leybum was appointed admiral
of the fleet, lying at Portsmouth, upon which one
third of the expeditkm was to embark. In three
years afterwards, he attended the king into Flan-
ders t and he was summoned to parliament as a
BABON,onthe6thFeliruary, 1S99. His lordship was
subsequently engaged in the Scottish wars. He died in
1309, leaving his grand-daughter Julian, (daughter
of his son, Thomas de Leybum, who hadpredeoeaeed
him,) his heir. This lady, afterwards, became the
wife of John de Hastings, Lord Hastings, fitther
of Laurence, first Earl of Pembroke of that fkmily,
and subeeqilently of William de Clinton, Earl of
Huntingdon i her Issue by her fint husband lUled,
in 1389, and having none by her second marriage,
the BAsoirv or Lxraunir, in that year, became
sznwcr.
AKMa.— Ai. six lionods rampant ar.
LEYBURN-JBARON LEYBURN.
By Writ of Summons, dated 9Ist June, 1337,
11 Edward IIL
ICintagc.
• SIR JOHN DE LEYBURN, of the county of
Salop, havmg been involved In the insurrection of
Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, In the lAth Edward IL,
had all his lands in the county of Northumberland
seiaed by the crown t but paying afine in two yean
afterwards, he had full restitution of those estates.
The next year he aooompenied John de Felton in
the expedition then made into Gascony : and in the
<th Edward 1 1 1., upon the death of John le Strange,
of ClMBwardyae, In the county of Salop, he was
found to be Maaest heir; that isj son of Lufda, sister
314
of the said John. In ttiree yens aftemodi^ he had
summons to attend the king in his Seottiah wan ;
but being prevented by some unforeaeen drcnm-
stances, he obtained pardon for hb absence, upon
his humble petition setting forth the cause In th*
9th of Edward IIL The next year he was, how-
ever, in those wars. In the 19th of the same reign,
being then a banneret, and residing In Shropshire,
he had a military summons to attend the king into
France, and the next year distinguished himself in
the celebrated battle of Durham, wherein David,
king of Scotland, was vanquished and made pri-
soner. Sir John was summcned to parliament as a
BARON, from 21st June, 1387, to 14th Februaryr
1348, in the Utter of which years he died lasoelass,
when the Barony or Lkyburn became azriircT.-
LIDDELL -^ BARON
WORTH.
RAVENS.
- By Letters Patent, dated 89th June, 1747.
Xhuagc.
THOMAS DE LIDDEL. or LYDDALE, m.
Margaret, daughter of John de Layburne, and was
». by his son,
THOMAS LIDDELL, Esq., an alderman of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, who m. Barbara, daughter
and heiress of Richard Strangeways, Esq., and had
four sons and two daughters. This gentleman ac-
quired by purchase, in 1807, RRvensworth Castle*
and other estates. In the county of Durham, in
which he was «. by his eldest son,
THOMAS LIDDELL, Esq., of Raveuworth
Castle, who d, in 1619, and waa •; by his eldest son,
THOMAS LIDDELL, Esq., of Ravcnsworth
Castle, who was created a baronet, on the tad No-
vnaber, 164S, in consideration of hia gallant de-
fence of Newcastle against the Scots, during the
civil wan. Sir Thomas m. Isabd, daughter of
Henry Anderson, Esq., and was «. at his decease, in
1650, by his grandson,
SIR THOMAS LIDDELL, second baronet. This
gentleman m. Anne^ daughter of Sir Henry Vane,
the dder, of Raby CasUe, In the county of Dur-
ham, and dying in 1687, was «. by his eldest son,
SIR HENRY LIDDELL, third baronet, who m.
Catherine, daughter and heiress of Sir John Bright,
of Badsworth, in the county of York, by whom he
had several children. The eldest son, TaoMAii^m.
in 1707, Jane, ddest daughter of James Clavering,
Esq., of Greencroft, in the county of Durham, and
djring before his father, left a son, Hrkbv, who
succeeded to the title { and another son, ThoIiab,
whose son, by Margaret, daughter of Sir William
Bowes, ot Gabside, HnNny-GnoRos inherited as
fifth baronet. The second son of Sir Henry Lyddel
having been adopted by his grandfather. Sir John
Bright, assumed the surname of Bright, and was
seated ttt BadswofUi. This gentleman's son, Tho-
mas Bright, left an only daughter and heiress,
Margaret, who m. Charles-Wataon Wentwdrth,
Marquess of Rockingham.
Sir Henry Llddell d. in 1783, and was «. by his
eldest son,
SIR HENRY LIDDELU fourth, baraaet. who
LIO
h*ia
.WM elerated to tte- p«enffe, S9tb June, l747i m
Barou ILAVBirsiroBTH, 4^ JtavMJurorM Catti*.
Hto lordcbip m. in 1736, Ann«, only dftugbtcr of
-Sir Peter Debne, Knt., aldemum and lord mayor
•of London, by wbom be bad en only daughter,
Anne, wbo «•. Auguttiu-Henry, Duke of
Grafton, from wbom gbe wa* divorced, end
afterward! espoused tbe Earl of Upper
I Oiiory.
His lordship d. in 1749, and leaving thus no male
issue, the Baaony of RAvzivBwoaTH became
BXTiHCT, while the baronetcy devolved upon bis
nephew, Hsstbt Obobob Lix>obi.l, Esq., as fifth
baronet.
Abmb.— Ar. a ft'etle gu« on a chief of the second,
three leopards fisces or.
LIGONIER— BARON LIGONIER, OF
RIPLEY, IN THE COUN-
TY OF SURREY, EARL
LIGONIER.
Barony, ) by Letters ( 27th April, 17631
Saridom, J Patent, I lOtb September, I7fi6.
Xixua%t.
Of the ancient French family of L^gwiier, the two
bcotben, Francis and John Lioonibb, members
of the churdi of England, entered into the British
military service, and attained very high distinction
therein. The elder, Fbabcis, was colonel of dra^
goons, and in that rank fought at the battle of Fal-
kirk, in 1745s. To attend his duty, however, npon
that occasion, he rose ftom a sick-bed, and died
eoon after the sngagement, tnm the combined
effects of disease and Cstigue, A monument has
been erected to his memory in Westminster Abbey.
The younger brother,
■ JOHN LIGONIER, having disdnguished him-
self under the Duke of Marlborough, in Flanders,
and afterwards attaining high reputation, temp.
Oeorge II., in Oemiany, was made a Kkioht Ban-
nbbbt, under the royal standard, at the battle of
Dettingen, in 1748. Sir John was created an Irish
Peer, fai 1797, as Viscount Ligonier, of Enniskillen,
in the county of Fermanagh : and in 1762, he ol>.
tsined a new patent in the same kingdom, confer-
ring upon his lordship the Viscounty of Ligonier, of
Clonmen, with remainder to Us nephew, Edward
'Ligonier, Esq. In the next year he was made a
peer of Great Britain, as Baron Lioontbb, ^ JN^
ittt, M the eomO^ 4/ SMrrsy, and created Eabi. of
LioONiBR, on the 10th September, 176& His lord-
ebip, after filling the first military oflkes, and esta-
blishing the highest military reputation, died at the
advanced age of ninety-one, 1770, and was buried in
Westminster Abbey, whoi, leaving no issue, the
jRiTtSH Barony ano £ABi«MUi of Lioonibr,
became bxtinct. While the Irish Barony of Li-
gonier, of Clonmell, passed according to the patent,
to (the son of his brother, Colonel Ligonier) his
nephew, Edward Lioonibr, Esq., who married,
first, Penelope, dauf^ter of George Pitt, Lord
Rivers, ftom whom he was divorced, and seooBdly,
Mary, dau^ter of Robert, Earl of Northington,
but dying «. |i. in ITtt, the Barony of Ligonier, of
Clonmell, also expired.
ABiia.— Gu. a lion rampant ar. on a chief of the
saoond, a crescent between two muUeto,
I/ISLE-BARONS L^ISLE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 15th December, 1347,
31 Edward III.
Of this surname wen several families, siwiaging
originally ftom two ; which had derived the desig-
nation, one from the Isle of Ely, the other from the
Isle of Wight This first person of rank, upon
record, was,
BRYAN DE L'ISLE, who, in the beginning of
King John's reign, paid one hundred and twenty
marks, and a palftey, for the wardship and marriage
of the heir of William Briston; and in a few years
afterwardSf married Maud, daughter and heiress of
Thomas, son of William de Seleby. This Bryan
adhering to King John in his dispute with the
barons, was reputed one of the evil advisers of the
crown. He was governor of Boleeover Castle, in
the county of Derby, and a principal omunander of
the royal army raised in Yorkshim At that time
King John conferred upon him the lands of tbe
Barons, Robert de Percy, and Peter de Plumpton.
In the rdgn of Henry III., remaining stedCsst to
the cause be bad espoused, be bad a command at
the siege of Montsorel, and tbe sutaeequent battle of
Lincoln. In the 6th of Henry, he was made warden
of all tbe forests throughout England: and he was
afterwards sheriiT of Yorkshire^ He d, about the
18th Henry III., possessed of the manor of Brian-
ston, otherwise Blandford Brian, in the county of
Dorset-^* « which," says Hutchins, in his history
of that shire, " is called Brientius town, by Cam-
den 1 and very properly derived its a^M^in^%] d«.
ncMnination of Brian, from Brian de loaula, of
L'Isle, its ancient lord.**
" I now come (says Dugdale) to
WARINE DE L'ISLE, son of Robert, eon of
Alice, daughter of Henry, a younger son of Warine
Fitz^rald, as the descent sheweth." Which Warine
was in tbe Scottish wars, temp. Edward I., -and in
the beginning of Edward IL's reign, was consti-
tuted governor of Windsor Castle, and warden of
the forest. For years subsequently, be was en-
gaged in Scotland, but Joining Thomas, Earl of
Lancaster, against the Spencers, Uth Edward II.,
and sharing in the disomifliare of his chief, he was
taken prisoner, and hailed at York, with the Lord
Mowbray, and several others. After which, it was
Ibund in the 1st Edward IIL, that be died seised of
the manors of Bouden, Kingston, and Fanflore, in
Berks t Mundiford, In Norfolk ; and Kiatingbury,
in Northamptonshire; leaving Gerard, his son,
twenty-three years of age, and Alice, bis wife, sister
and heir of Henry, Baron Tayes, surviving, which
GERARD DE LISLE, having become eminent
in tbe Scotch and French wars of Edward III., was
summoned to parliament as a baron, by the desig-
nation of " Gerardo de Insula*" ion the iAth Deceaf^
3ia
L'lS
LOM
ter, 13I7> but ntnm aftonnids. Hto loidiliip d, in
1360. and ww «. by hit ion,
WARINE UK L'ISLE, Moond btn»> sunimoned
to parliament from 0th April, 130Q> to Mth May,
1388. This noblaman, Uk« his father, participated
in the great martial achievements of King Edward
III. In the 1st of Richard II. he was also in the
wars of France— and in two years afterwards he
went to Ireland. From King Edward be obtained
licence to make a castle of his house at Shirboume,
in the county of Oxford. His lordship m. Margaret,
daughter of William Pipard, by whom he left, at
his dereair in U81, an only daughter,
Margaret de L'Isle, who m. Thomas, Lord
Berkeley, and had an only daughter and
Elisabeth Berkeley, who m. Ridiard
Beauchamp, twdhh Earl of Warwick,
by whom she had three daughters, her
oo-heirs, via.
Margaret, second wife of John Tal-
bot, fliBt Earl of Shrewsbury.
Eleanor, m. first, to Thomas, Lord
Ros, and secondly, to Edmund,
Duke of Somerset.
Elisabeth, m. to Ctoorge Nerill, Lord
Latimer.
Amongst the representatives of which descendants
of Margaret de L'Isle, the Barony of L'Islx, is
presumed to be now in absyancb.
AaMB.— Ou. a lion passant ar. crowned or.
L*ISL£ — BARONS DE L*ISLE, OF
ROUGEMONT.
By Writ of Summons, dated 19th December, 1311,
5 Edward IL
ROBERT DE L'ISLE, of Rougemont, in the
eounty of Bedford, haviug married Rohese de
Tatshall, widow of Robert de Tatshall, and daugh-
ter and co-heir* of John de WahuD, feudal Lord of
Wahttll, (now Wodhull,) in the county of Bedford,
bad Hvery of the lands of her inheritance upon pay-
ing his rdief in the Ist Henry III., at which period
he had restitution of his own estates, in the coun-
ties of Lincoln, Kent, York, Norfolk, and Suilblk,
which had been seised by the crown in the pre-
ceding reign during the baronial contest. After
this feudal lord came another,
ROBERT DE L'ISLE, who, in the 48th of
Henry III., was constituted governor of the castles
of Marlborough and Lutgareshull : and the next
year taking part with the barons, was made by them
governor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne^ *' From this
Robert," says Dugdale, *' I must make a large leap
to another,"
ROBERT DE L'ISLE, who was summoned to
parliament, as aBAaoN, tnm 19th December, 1311,
to Sftth February, 1S4S. This nobleman was in the
expedition made, 13th Edward III., into Flanders,
but he subsequently took holy orders, having,
• Aoima Wahul, the other daughter and co-heir,
married Robert de Baselngham.
316
before doing so, settled the oianon of Ramptor,
Gotenham, West-Wike, with the advowson of the
church of Wtnpole, in the county of Cambridge,
upon Alice, daughter of Robert de L'Isle, Elisabeth
Peverdl, and Richard Bayeaux, for life, with n»
mainder to John, son of Robert de L'Isle, and his
heirs. He was also then seised of the manors of
Hayford-Warin, in Oxfordshire, and Pishlobury,
in Hertfordshire. His lordship d. in 1348, and was
«. by his son,
JOHN DE L'ISLE, second baron, summoned to
parliament as **Johanni de InsulA de Rubeo
Monte." from SSth November, 1380, to 15th Dft*
ccmber, 1357. This nobleman, in the 19th of Ed-
ward III., had obtained a grant Aram his father of
the manor of Harwoob, in the county of York*
valued at four hundred marks per annum, to enable
him the better to serve the king in his wan. In
three years subsequently be was in the English
army, then drawn up to encounter the French at
Vircmfosse and we find him soon after engaged In
an expedition made into Gascony. In the 16th of
the same reign he was one of the commanders at
the siege of Nantes. In the 18th he was again in
Gascony, and in the 90th he had a pension tnm
the king of £800 per annum, to be paid out of
the exchequer, to enable him to sustain his rank
of BAMNXRBT. It is Said by some, that in the
90th Edward III., Sir Thomas Dagworth, Knt.,
with eighty men at arms, and a hundred archen,
wcxrsting Charles de Bloys, and the great men of
Britanny, who had a thousand horse, the king
thereupon made two herons, vli., Alan Zouche,and
John L'Isle, as also fifty knights { but others aflbnn,
that this was at the battle of Crbsby, which hap-
pened the same year. John L'Isle was, however, so
highly esteemed by King Edward III. for his
courage and martial prowess, that he was made one
of the Knights Companions of the Gabtbb, at the
institution of that order. He subsequently ob-
tained tnm the crown a grant for life of the
sheriflUty of the counties of Cambridge end Hunt-
ingdon, with the govemonhip of the castle of
Cambridge: and the year before he died (99th Ed-
ward III.,) he was again with Prince Edward in the
wars of France. His lordship tf. in 1356, and was •>
by his son,
ROBERT L'ISLE, third baron, who was sum-
moned to parliament as Loan L'Islb, ^ Rauge-
momi, on 90th November, 1300, but never afterward:
and of his lordship or his descendants nothing fa-
ther is known.
ARM8.— Gu. a lion passant guardant or. crowned
ar.
LONOESPEE — EARL OF SALIS-
BURY.
(See D'Evereux, Earl of Salisbury.)
LONOVILLIERS — BARON LONG-
VILLIERS.
By Writ of Summons, dated 9ftth February, 1349,
16 Edward IIL
Xincasf.
In the 96th Edward L
JOHN DE LONG VILLIERS died, seised of
hOV
hOV
themaaen
of Cukadatd, in the county of Nott*.
!, in YorkshliOt tad was «^ by hia
THOMAS DE LONOVILLIERS, who had sum-
■KMia to parUamant* aaabanm, on 85th Febniary,
134S» but never aftarwarda. His lordship died in
1II74» whan the Basony of LoNOTiLLixka became
nxTiNGT. According to Dugdale, his lordship left
an only sistar, AoNnat wife of Robert* son of Ralph
Cromwell, his next heir. Under the head of Evfr-
ingham, however, the same authority states, that
Agnes, dau^ter of John LongviUiers, married
Raginald de Everlngham. And Collins says, that
Agnea, the wife of Everingham, was daughter and
co-heir of Sir John LongvUers, whose sister, Elian-
bath, was mother of Stephen Mnulovel, whose
dangfatar and heir, BUaabeth, espoused John de
Stanhope, ancestor of the Earls of Chesterfield.
AMia^"'Sa. n bend between six cross croeslets ar.
L'ORTI— BARON L'ORTI.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, 1280,
27 Edward I.
ICincagc.
In theeth of Henry III.,
HENRY DE ORTRAI, (which is the same
with L'Ortit or De Urtiao,) having married Sablna,
dau^tar and hear of Richard Revel, (a person of
great note tn the west, via., sherilf of the counties
of Devon and Cornwall, from the 7th to the end of
King Richard I.'s reign/) and of Mabel, his wife,
sister and heir of Walter de Essetogh, of Esselagh,
in the county of Wilts, had livery of the lands of
the inheritance of the said SaUnn, and in some
years afterwards obtained licence to Impark his
woods In the county of Somerset, so that he might
be free of any regard of the king's forests. Had. in
1241, and was #. by his son,
HENRY L'ORTI, who, having been engaged in
the Welch and French wars, was summoned to par-
liament, as a BAKOir, on the 0th February, 1286i
His lordship was »• at his decease by his son,
JOHN L'ORTI, second baron, but never sum-
moned to parliament. This nobleman left, at his
decease, two daughters, via.
SyUl, wife of Sir Lewrence de St. Martin.
Margaret, wife of Henry de Esturmie.
Amongst whose descendants and representatives
the Babont of L'Onri is now In absvaitcb.
ABMa«^Vert a pale m.
LOVEL— BARON LOVEL, OF KARV.
By Writ of Summons, dated 20th November, 1348,
22 Edward HI.
ICiitcagc.
The first of this family that came into Enghmd
waa
ROBERT, Lord of Brehfrval, &c., in Normandy,
(where he likewise held the castle of Yvery, by the
service of three knights' fees,) a younger son, as it
is said, of Eudes, sovereign Dukeof Britanny. This
nobleman accowpwMart the Conqueror in 1006, and
rewarded with the lordships ot Kary and Har-
petre, in the county of Somciiet; but returning
into Normandy, and betaig there attacked by a
severe illness, he became a monk in the abbey of
Bee, and died soon after, about the year 1069f leav-
ing three sons, of whom the eldest,
ASCELIN GOUEL DE PERCEVAL, succBeded
his father. This feudal lord, like hie predecessor,
hrid a distinguished place in the Norman army of
the conquest, and for his services had a grant of
divers manors, particularly of Weston and Stawri,
in the county of Somerset He was a man of vio-
lent temper, and hence acquired the surname of
LupuB, or the Wolf. OdeHeut ViuUit gives the
partiGulars of a long and extraordinary dispute
which this Ascelin had with the Earl of Bretevil, in
Normandy, and which terminated by his obtaining
his own terms, after sustaining a siege of two
months in his castle of Brdierval, against a power-
ful army, commanded by the ablest captains of the
age-— which terms Included the retention of the
fortress, and the hand of Isabella, the Earl of Bra*
tevil's only daughter, in marriage. This lady,
although illagltimate, upon the failure of the earPs
legitimate issue, became, through the fevour of
Henry I., heir in part to her father, and her hus-
band AacBLiN was established in the Earldom of
Yvery in 1119. The issue of the marriage were
seven sons, and a daughter, married to Radulftu
RuAis, a noble Norman. Of the sons, three alone
have been handed down to us, namtfy, Robbbt,
William, and John, whereof the youngest, John,
acquired from his fether the manor of Harpetr^,
and assumed that as a^ surname, but it waa after-
wards changed by his descendants to Goubwat.
Ascdin died soon after his aooeesion to the Earldom
of Yvery, and was #. by his eldest son,
ROBERT, Earl of Yvery, who died «. p. in 1121,
and was «. in his Nrarman and Engliah estates by
his brother,
WILLIAM, Earl of Yvery. ThU noMeman waa
nicknamed iMpeUu*, ot the little wolf, which de-
signation waa softened into Lupti, and thence to
LuvBX., and became the surname of moat of his de-
scendants. He defended his castle of Kary in 1163
against King Stephen, but died In two years after-
wards. He m. Auberlc, sister of Walleran de Belle-
monte. Earl of Mellent, in Normandy, and had
five sons, namely,
Walbbaw, who succeeded to the Norman
dominions, and waa Baron of Yvery, bat
the title of earl never, subsequently, occurs.
His line continued until the fifteenth OA-
tury.
Ralph, of whom presently.
Henry, successor to his brother Ralph.
William, ancestor of the Loveb, of Ticb*
marsh, &c.
Richard, who retained the original surname
of Pbrcbval, and from him descend the
Percevals, Earls of Egmont t the second son
having adopted the surname of Lovri, and
inherited the estate of Caatle Kary, became
RALPH LOVEL, Lord of Castle, of Kary. He
m. Maud, daughter of Henry de Newmarch, but
dying without issue, waa a. by Ids brother,
317
Lo\r
LOV
HEKRY LOVEL. This feudal lord, upon the
coltoctlon of the fcutifoiii, Mi Henry II., paid five
marks; and in wven years after, upon the anew-
ment in aid of marrying the king's daughter, cer-
tified his knighfs fees, de veteH Jboffamento, to be
eighteen, and de novo, one. In the 2Sud Henry II.
he was ameroed for trespassing in the king's forests
at a hundred marks. He d, before the year 11S6>
and was «. by his son and h^r,
RALPH LOVEL, who, in the 1st year of King
John, paid sixty pounds for livery of his Barony of
Kary, and afterwards bestowed the lands of Ethel-
"berge on the monlu of Montacute. He d. in 1807
without issue, and was «. by his brother,
HENRY LOVEL. This feudal lord, in the I3th
King John, gave three hundred marks, and seven
good palflries, for permission to go into Ireland. He
d, in 1918, and was #. by his son,
RICHARD LOVEL, who, fai the Snd Henry IIL,
giving £100 as a security for payment of his relief,
had livery of his Barony of Kary, and all his other
lands in Somersetshire. In the 98th of the same
king he paid a fine ci fifteen marks to be exempted
flrom going into Gasoony, and In twelve years after-
wards, upon the collection of the aid for making
the king's eldest son a knight, he answered for
'rteven knights' fees and a half for the honour of
Moreton. He died In this latter year, (19S3,) and
was s. by his son,
HENRY LOVEL, who, the ensuing year, paid
£100 for his relief, and had livery ci his lands ; but
enjoyed the estates only a shwt period. He d. in
19fB, then seised of the manor of Castle Kary, held
in capita from the crown, by barony, and the service
of finding two soldiers in the king's army at his
own charge for forty days, and was : by his elder
son,
RICHARD LOVEL. This feudal lord died «. p.
the year after his father, and was «. by his brother,
HENRY LOVEL, who died about the year IS80,
leaving a daughter, Oliva, m. to John de Goumay,
and his successor,
HUGH LOVEL, against whom his brother-in-
law, John de Ooumay, instituted a suit at law In
the time of Edward I. for the fortune of his wife,
Oliva : which fortune, in the 8th of that reign, the
ndd Hugh entered into a stipulation to pay. He d.
in 1981, and was «. by his son,
SIR RICHARD LOVEL, who, in the 9th Ed-
ward III., in coiOunction with Muriel, his wife, had
the custody of the castles of Corf and Purbeck, in
the county of Dorset, and was summoned to par-
liament as a bahon from SOth November, 1348, to
9Ath November, 13fl0. His lordship m. Muriel,
daughter of William, first Earl Douglas, in Scot-
land, and had issue,
jAMsa, who predeceased the baron, anno 1349,
leaving issue,
Richard, who «!. in the same year issue*
less.
MuBiBL, fN. to Sir Nicholas df St. Maur,
Lord St. Maur.
Joan, m. to John de Moels.
Elianore, m. to Sir- Roger Ruhaut.
Lord Lovel rf. in 1351, seised of the manor of Win-
Ared Egle, In the county of Dorset, and of Castle
818
Kary and Merah, in the county of Somerset. Upon
the decease of his lordship the BARomr of Lovbl,
ow Castlb Kary, and his estates, devolved upon
his grand-daughter, Muaiai. Lovbl, who conveyed
them to the family of her husband, Nidiolas, Lord
St Maur (see St. Maur).
Arms. — Or. seme of cross crosslets, a lion ram-
pant, aa.
LOVEL— BARONS LOVEL, OF TICH-
MERSH, IN THE COUNTY
OF NORTHAMPTON, VIS-
COUNT LOVEL.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 96th Jan., 1197*
£6 Edward I.
Viscounty, by LeCten Patent, dated 4th Jan., 1483.
This branch of the femily of Lovel was founded by
WILLIAM LOVEL, fourth son of William, Earl
of Y very, in Normandy, and brother of Ralph and
Henry Lovel, feudal lords of Castle Kary. This
William, who was lord of Minster Lovel, in the
county of Oxford, died previously to the year
1196, and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM LOVEL, who, in the 13th John,
held Dockinges by barony. He was «. by his son,
JOHN LOVEL, Lord of Dockinges, and of Min-
ster LoveL This feudal baron was a minor at the
period of his fethei's decease, and under the
guardianship of Alan Basset, of Mursdewall and
Wycombe, in Surrey, whose daughter, Aliva, by
Aliva, daughter of Stephen Gay, he eventually
espoused, (as was frequently the case in thoae times,)
and settled upon her the manor of Minater Lovd.
On his marriage he quitted the ancient coat of arms
of his own femily, and assumed that of the Bassets,
the colours only changed ftom ai and sa. to or. and
gules. He had issue,
John, his successor.
Philip, who, In the 9Sth Henry III., being
then guardian to the Jews, was charged with
great bribery, in taking plate of much value
to exempt some of them from the tallage
then imposed, and he Incurred thereby the
high displeasure of the king. He made his
peace, however, and through powerftil in-
terest at court got off with a fine of a thou-
sand marks. He was, subsequently, so wdl
established In royal fevour that he was con-
stituted treasurer ef Eni^and. But In the
43d of the same reign, the barons caused him
to bebrou^ to trial for the offence above-
mentioned, and had him removed from the
treasurership ; he was likewise sul^ected to
a heavy penalty, and his estates were srised
by the crown, until that penalty should be
discharged. This persecution so aflbcted
him that he Is supposed to have died in the
following year, 1258, of grief and vexatkm,
at his rectory (having taken orders,) at
HamestablCi He Is stated to have married,
before, of ooutae, he became a priest, the
widow of Alexander de Arslc, and had two
LOV
LOV
J«hii (Sir), who left an only dlughter and
Margaret, who m. Thoroaa de Bote^
tourt.
Henry, a priest.
FiJco, Archdeacon of Colchester.
Agnef, m. to Adam de Chetwynd, ancestor of
the Viscounts Chetwynd, of Ireland.
William Lovel was «. at his decease by his eldest
JOHN LOVEL. who in the 4lBt Henry IIL, had
a military summons to march against the Welsh,
and in four years afterwards was constituted sheriff
of the counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon. In
the 48th of the same reign he was made goTcmor of
the castle of Northampton, and subsequently go-
vernor of Marlborough Castle. He espoused Maud
Sydenham, a great heiress, by whom he acquired
the lordship of Tichmersh, and had issue,
John (Sir), his successor.
Thomas (Sir), of Tickwell.
He dL in 128S, and was «. by his dder son,
SIR JOHN LOVEL, who performing hu fealty
had livery ot his lands in the year of his tether's
deeeasep In the 29d Edward I. Sir John attended
the king in his wars in Gascony, and was summoned
to parliament as Babon Lovbl on 96th January,
I8S7, and afterwards as Baron Lord, o9 Tick*
MBBSH. His lordship was subsequently engaged in
the Scottish wan, and deserved so well for his ser-
vices there, that he was rewarded with a licence
firom the king, SIst Edward I., permitting him to
make a castle of his house at Tichmersh, also for a
market to be held there weekly, and a fair annually.
He m. first, Isabel, daughter of Emald de Bois, of
Thorpe Emald, and sister and heir of William de
Bois, by whom he had an only daughter,
Maud, m. to William, Lord Zouch, of Haryng-
worth, and, as heir to her mother, carried
with her the manor of Dockinges, which
had been settled on that lady.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Joan, daughter of
Robert, Lord Rocs, of Hamlake, and had two sons,
vis.
JoBN, his successor.
James, who left a son.
Sir Ralph Lovel, KnL
Lord Lovd died 1311, and was «. by his elder son,
JOHN LOVEL, second Baron, summoned to par-
liament, as LoBD Lovzx., or Ticumbbbh, fkom
8th January, 1313, to 89th July, 1314. His lordship
m. Maud, daughter of Sir Philip Bumell, IQit.,
and sister and heir of Edward, Lord Bumell, by
whom he had an only son, his successor at his de*
cease, in 1314,
JOHN LOVEL, third Baron, but never sum>
moned to parliament. Tliia nobleman was engaged
for several yean in the wan of Scotland and
France, temp. Edward III. His lordship is said to
have noarrled, Isabel, daughter of William, Lord
Zouch, but the fliet is doubtful ) he had issue, how-
ever,
John, his successor.
Jonif, successor to his brother.
Isabella, m. to Thomas Greene.
Hi« lordship d, in 1347, and was s. by his elder son.
JOHN LOVEL, fourth Baron, who dying in
minority, issueless, anno 1361, was «. by his brother,
JOHN LOVEL, fifth Baron, summoned to par-
liament as LoBoLovKi., opTichmbbsh, from 88th
December, 137A, to 96th August, 1407. This noUe*
man, in the 4fld Edward IIL, being then a knight,
was in the wan of France, and of the retinue of
Liond, Duke of Clarences he continued in this
service for some yean, and was ctmstituted governor
of the Castle of Banelyngham, in Frances In the
reign of Ridurd III., when the infiuenoe ezerdsed
by Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland, caused so
much discontent amongst the nobility, he at first
espoused the populace side, but afterwards going
over to the king, he was one of those expelled the
court by the confederated lords. His lordship, who
was a Knight of the Garter, m. Maud, daughter*
and heir of Robert de Holand, Lord Holand, and
dying in 1408, (in his testament, he styles himself
Lord Lovel and Holand,) was «. by his only son,
SIR JOHN LOVEL, Babon Holano, in right of
his mother, and summoned to parliament as Lobd
LovBi., of TicHjf BRSH, from 90th October, 1400,
to 96th September, 1414. This nobleman espoused,
Alianore, daughter of William, Lord Zouch, of
Haryworth, and had issue,
William, his suocessM'.
William, m. Elisabeth, daughter and co-heir
of Thomas St. Clere, of Barton St. John,
in the county of Oxford.
His lordship died In 1414, and was «. by his dder son,
SIR WILLIAM LOVEL, Barom Lovbl and
Holand, summoned to parliament, from 94th Fe-
bruary, 1425, to 80th January, 1453. This noble-
man was engaged in the French wan of King
Henry V. His lordship m. Alice, widow of Ralph
Butler, of Sudley, and daughter and eventual heir
of John, L<nrd Deincourt, by Johanna, daughter
and sole heir of Robert, Lord Grey, of Rotherfleld,
by which alliance the Baronies of Dbincovrt and
Grby, or RoTBBBriBLO, became imited with
those of Lovbl and Holand. Of this marriage
there were issue,
John, his successor.
William, m. Alianore, daughter and heir of
Robert, Lord Morley, and was summoned
to parliament, as Lord Morlby. (See
Lovel, Baron Morley.)
Robert died «. p,
William.
His lordship 'd, in 1454, and was « by his elder son,
SIR JOHN LOVEL, Baron Lovel and Holand,
summoned to parliament, flnom 9th October, 1430,
to 28th February, 1463. This nobleman, in consi*
deration of his good services, obtained a patent
from the king, 38th Henry VI., appointing him
chief forester of the forest of Whichwoode, in the
county of Northampton ; but before the end of that
year, the face of public aflUn suddenly changed :
for upon the hmding of the Duke of York, this
• This lady, in the printed pedigrees produced
before the House of Lords, in a committee of pri-
vil^es, on the claim of the late Sir Cetil Bisshop,
to the Barony of Zouch, is called the grand-daugh-
ter and heir of Robert, Lord Holand.
319
LOV
LOV
John, Lord Lovel, proceeding to London, with tlie
Lords Scales and Hunferford, for the purpose of
raising the good citiaensin Hivour of King Henry,
was forced to talLe refuge in the Tower, as a place
of security. Soon after wliich, the Yorkists pre>
vailed in idl parts of the kingdom, to the total ruin
of the unfortunate Henry, and his faithful adhe-
rents. Of this nobleman, nothing farther is related,
than his death, which happened in the 4th of Ed-
ward IV., being then seised among divers other
considerable lordships, of the Manors of Minster
Lovel, in the county of Oxford; Bainton, other-
wise Deincourts Manor, in Yorkshire; Tichmenh,
Northamptonshire; Holgate Bumell, and Acton
Bumell, in Shropshire; and likewise of the moiety
of the Manor of Askham-Bryan, in the county of
the city of York. His lordship had married Joane,
only sister and heir of William, Viscount Beau-
mont, by whom he had issue,
FnANCia, his successor.
Joane, who m. Sir Brian Stapleton, of Carlton,
Knt., and from her lineally descended,
GIX.BK1IT STAPX.STON, who left issue,
Richard, died «. p.
Gregory, a monk, died «. p.
Miles, created a BARoifar, and had
two daughters, both of whom died
in infancy ; died himself, in 1707.
John, died«. p., in 1644.
Mary, a nun, died in 1688.
AKJf s, m. to Mark Errington, Esq., of
Conteland, and her son,
Nicholas took the name of Sta-
PLBTON , and left a son,
Nicholas Stapblton, whose
ton,
Thomas Staplbtow,
Esq., of Carleton,
claimed the Baroky
OF BsAUMOiTT, in
17B6, when the House
of Lords came to a
resolution, that the
Baroivy or Bbau-
MONT remains in
ABZYANCH, between
the co-heirs of WU-
liam. Viscount Beau-
mont, (in whom it
was vested by des-
cent, from his father,
John, Lord Beau-
mont, who was sum-
moned to and sat
in parliament, 2nd
Henry VL, as a ba-
rony in fee;) de-
■cended £rom his
lordship's sister,
Joane, and that the
petitioner is one of
these oo-hein.'*
rridlswide, m. to Sir Edward Norris, Kntw
and had issue,
Jchn Norris, Esq., of the body to King
Henry VIIL, 4. without legitimate issue.
•380
HBvmv NoRBia, who Ml a sacriflce to
the supidous temper of Henry VIII.,
and under the charge of a criminal
intercourse with the unhappy Queen,
Anne Boleyn, was tried, condemned,
and executed, 14th May, 28th Henry
VIIL Mr. Norris being attainted, it
is presumed, that the moiety of the
Barony of Beaumont, to which he was
heir, became vested in the crown.
From this Henry Norris, descends the
present Earl of Abihodok.
His lordship was «. by his son,
SIR FRANCIS LOVEL, ninth Baron, sum-
moned to parliament as such, on the l£th Novem>
ber, 1482, and created on the 4th January, 1483,
Viscount Lovbl. This nobleman being in high
favour with King Richard III., was made, by that
monardi, chamberlain of the household, constable
of the Castle of Wallmgford. and chief butler of
England. He subsequently fought under the ban-
ner of his royal master, at Bosworth, and was for-
tunate enough to escape with life, from the field ;
whence flying to St. John's, at Colchester, he there,
for some time, took sanctuary, but deeming that
no place of permanent security, he removed pri-
vately, to Sir John Broughton's house, in Lan-
cashire, and thence efltocted his escape into Flanders,
where he was gracioudy received by Margaret,
Duchess of Burgundy, the late king's sister ; by
whom, with two thousand soldiers, under the con-
duct of the eminent Gennan General, Martin
Swarti, he was sent into Irdand, to uphold the
pretensions of Lambert Simnell, and thence inva-
ding England, his lordship is said to have fallen at
the battle of Stoke, in 1487. That circumstance,
however, admits of doubt, for after the battle, he
was certainly seen endeavouring, on horseback, to
swim the river Trent; yet from this period, no
fVuther mention is made of him, by any of our
historians. A rumour prevailed, that he had, for
the time, preserved Us life, by retiring into some
secret place, and that he was eventually starved to
death, by the treachery or negligence of those in
whom he had confided. Which report, (says
Banks,) in later days seems to be confirmed by a
very particular circumstance, related in a letter
fh>m William Cowper, Esq., Clerk of the Parli*-
mcnt, concerning the supposed finding of the body
of Francis, Lord Lovel, vis.
«• Hertingfordbury Park, 9th August, 1737.
*• Sir,
'* I met tfother day with a memorandulto I haA
made some yean ago, perhaps not unworthy of
notice. You may remember, that Lord Baoon, in
his history of Henry VIL, giving an account of the
battle of Stoke, says of the Lord Lovdl, who was
among the rebds, that be fied and swame over the
Trent on horseback, but could not recover the
further side, by reason of the steepnesse of the
bank, and so was drowned in the river. But an-
other report leaves him not there, but that he
lived long after, in a cave or vault.
" Apropos to this; on the 0th May, XfiB, the
present Duke of Rutland rdated in my hearing,
that about twenty years then befbre, vis.. In 1708,
LOV
liOV
upon otearicm of ii«# laying a chimney at Mfnttar
LuTd, then was dlMovered a lai^ge vault under-
ground, in which waa the entire skdeton of a num,
aa having been sitting at a table, which waa before
hfan, with a book, p^ier, pen, &c ; in another part
of the room lay a cap, all much mouldered and de-
cayed. Which the fiunily and others Judged to be
thJa Lord Lovel, whoie exit has hitherto been so
nncertain."
From hcnoe^ (continues Banks) it may be .con-
cluded, that it was the ftte of this unhappy lord,
to have retired to his own house after the battle,
and there to have entrusted himself to some servant,
by whom he was immured, and afterwards ne-
glected, either through treachery, fear, or some
accident which befel that person. A melancholy
period to the life and fortunes of one of the greatest
and moat active nobleman of the era wherein he
bMlUved.
To complete the tragedy. King Henry VII.,
aspiring after the vast Inheritance of this flunily,
oonflscated, by an act of attainder, the whole estate,
then inferior to few or none in the kingdom t and
which, by grants at different times from Henry
VIII. to James L, has passed to the families of
Compton, Earls of Northampton; Cedl, Earls of
Salisbury, and other great houses now existing.
Under this attainder, the Bahonibb or Lovsl, or
HOX.AND, OP Dbincourt, and of Gb.by or Ro-
TBB]irisi.D, f(dl, and could not be inherited by his
lordship's sisters and co-heirs ; but thoae ladies be^
came heirs to their maternal uncle, William, Vis-
count Beaumont, in the ancient Barony or Bkau-
VON T, which, as already stated, continues in abxy-
AKcn amongst their descendants.
Armb.— Barry nebule of six or. and gu.
Nof«.— The title of Baron Lovell, of Mhister
ifOveO, in the county of Oxford, was revived in the
person of Sir Thomas Coke, (maternal ancestor of
the present T. W. Coke, Esq., ot Holkham), in
1788, bi)t expired with that nobleman for want of a
male heir.
The Barony of Lovell and Holland was conferred
in ITBBf upon John Perceval, second Earl of Eg-
mont, in Ireland, the representative of Richard
PsRCBVAi,, youngest son of William, Earl of
V very, and brother of the founders of the houses of
LovBi. or CAaTLz Kary, and Loybl or Tich-
MBRBH (see Lovel of Castle Kary).
LOVEL— BARONS MORLEY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 89th December, 1899,
98 Edward I.
See MoRLBY, Babons Mohlzy.
LOVELACE — BARONS LOVELACE,
OF hurLey, in the
COUNTY OF BERKS.
By Letters Patent, dated 31st May, 1M7.
XincBStt
SIR RICHARD LOVELACE, Knt, son of
Richard Lovdace, Eaq., of Hurley, (which place had
been a religious house of Benedictine monks, and a
oeir to Weecninster Abbey) waatievatedtothepeer.'
age, Slst May, 1687* as Ba ron Lovblacb, ^Hurlap.
His lordship m. lint, Katharine, daughter of George
HiU, Esq., and widow of WiUiam Hide, Esq., of
Kingston L'lale, Berks, but had no Issue. He
espoused, secondly, Margaret, only daughter and
heir of William Dodsworth, dtlaen of London, and
had two sons and two daughters, via.,
John, his successor.
Francis, whose son,
William, m. Mary, daughter of WUliam
King, Esq., of Iver, Bucks, and left a
son, John, who inherited as fourth
baron.
Elisabeth, m. to Henry, son and heir of Sir
Henry Martini Knt.
Martha, m. to Sir George Stonehouse, Bart.
His lordship d. in 1870, and was «. by his son,'
JOHN LOVEL AC^, second baron, who m. Lady
Anne Wentworth, daughter of Thomas, Earl of
Cleveland, (which lady, upon the decease of her
niece, Henrietta^Maria Wentworth, Baroness Went-
worth, in 1686, succeeded to that Barony,) and had
issue,
John, his successor.
Anne, d. unmarried.
Margaret, m. to Sir William Noel, Bart., of
Kirby-Malory, in the county of Leicester,
and her great grandson.
Sir EonvARn Nobl, Bart., eventually
succeeded in her right to the Babont
or Wbntworth.
Dorothy, m. to Henry, son of Sir Henry
Drax, Knt.
His lordship tf. in 1670, and was «. by his son,
JOHN LOVELACE, third baron. This noble-
man, an early and zealous promoter of the Revolu-
tion, was in the habit of assembling the leading
friends of that measure, in a vault beneath the hall
of his splendid mansion at Lady Place, in Berk-
shire ; a council chamber into which he had after-
wards the pleasure of introducing King WilUam,'
when that monarch honoured him with a visit.
His lordship was captain of the band of pensioners.
He lived in so much splendour and profuseness,
however, that a great portion of his estates came to'
the hammer, under a decree of the Court of Chan-
cery. He m, Margery, one of the daughters and
co-heirs of Sir Edmund Pye, Bart., of Bradenhamr
in the county of Bucks, by whom he had severiU
diiUren, one of whom opily survived hlmsdf, via.,
Martha, who, upon the deoeese of her grand-
mother, Annb, Lady Wentworth, and Dow-
ager Lady Lovelace, (who survived her son,
Lord Lovelace,) succeeded to the Barony of
Wentworth. Her ladyship m. Sir Henry
Johnson, an opulent ship-builder, but died
without issue, in 174ft» when the Babony
or Wbntwortr passed to her kinsman. Sir
Edward Noel (refer to Margaret, daughter
of the second lord).
His lordship d. before his mother. Lady Wentworth,
in 1683, when the Barony of Lovelace passed to his
Cousin (refer to the second son of first lord),
JOHN LOVELACE, fourth baron, who m. Char-
lotte, dau^ter of Sir John Clayton, Knt, by whom
9 T »1
LOW
LOW
he left two lUMlflag wm, John tad NcvQ. Hb
loiMipwMgOTcnMir of New York, and dl«d in Ms
fOTcnuncnt, 6Ui May, 17OQ, when he wu «. Iiy hto
JOHN LOVELACE, flfth biiOB, who nirrlred
Ufl father but a fortBight, whan tba banmy da-
volvad wpoB Ms only brochar,
NEVIL LOVELACE* aizth baran. ThU aobla-
man d. in 1736, without laaua, whan the Baiumiy or
LOTSLACZ or HUBLBY, beCBBM BZTiirfrr.
A9Jn.^-Gtt. on a cbtaf indantad iw three mart-
laU,ar.
LOWTHBR — VISCOUNTS LONS-
' DALE.
By Letten Patent, dated 88th May, KKML
7*he tanily of LoimuB is of great antiquity in
the eonaties of Westnorland and Cumberland,
hsviflf been sealed at Lowthar-Hall in the ftmner,
from a period too remote to be spedfled.
SIR RICHARD LOWTHSR, KnL. was aherilT
of Cumberland hi the 8th and the aOth years of
Queen BlifldwCh. He tucoaeded his undo, Henry,
Lord Sooop, as warden of the wast mardies, and
was thrice commissioner In the great aflhirs between
England and Scotland in the same reign; when
Mary, of Scotland, saelring safety In England,
arrived at Workington, in May, 1568, Sir Richard,
baing than sheriff, was directed to convey the
Scottish Queen to Carlisle Castlet but while the
princess remained In his aaatody the sheriff incurred
the displeasure of Eliiabeth. by permitting the
Duke of Norfolk to visit his fair prisoner. Sir
Ridiard tf. in 1607* and was «. by his eldest son,
SIR CHRISTOPHER LOWTHER, Knt., who
wasfetherof
SIR JOHN LOWTHER, M.P. for the county
of Westmorland, in the rrigns of James I. and
Charles I. He d. in ISSf, and was. «. by his eldest
JOHN LOWTHER, who was created a
of Nova Sootia in 1640, and was «. at Ms de-
tn 1675 by his grandaon,
SIR JOHN LOWTHER, aeoond baronet. This
gantlemaa was the thirty-flrst knight of the finnUy,
In almost regular succession. He was returned to
perliamsnt by the county of WestmOTland in 167ff»
and he oontlnuad to represant that shire so long as
he remained a commoner. At the accession of King
William, Sir John was sworn of the privy coundL
In 16» he was constituted lord lieutenant of West-
morland and Cumberiands in 16D0 appointed first
of the treasury, and elevated to the
88th May, 1606, in the dignities of Banm
LsurlMr, ^ Letvttsr, 4n tke commtg ^ Wtatmorlmmlt
and Viaoourr LonanALB. In 16B8 he was made
lord privy seal t and was twice one of the lords
Justieas te the govenuncnt of the kingdom during
his mal«ty's abaanca. Hla kudship m, Cathatine,
daughter of Sir Fiedariflr Thynne, and sister of
ThoouM, Viaoonnt WeyBMWth, by whom he had
iavue.
RfCHABD, laBoomabn In tttm to the via*
Hbmbv, j county.
Anthony, a commiaBloner «>f the revaine in
Irdand, d. unmarried in 1741.
Mary, m. to Sir J(4m Wentwoitii, Bart., of
North-Efansal and Broadswartk, Yorkshire.
Jane, d. umnarried.
Margarat, ai. to Sir Joaaph Pennington, Bart.,
of Muncaster, in Cumberland.
Bat-ban, mu to Thonus, son and heir of Wil-
liam Howard, Esq., of Corby, In Cumber-
The viaoount 4, 6th July, 1700, and was «. by Ua
eldest son,
RICHARD LOWTHER, aeoond Vbcount Lons-
dale, who died of the smalHiox, the aame year that
hehadattataiad his maloilty, (17l3>)and bahignn-
married, was §, by his brothar,
HENRY LOWTHER, third Viscount Lonsdalau
Of this nobleman. Banks thus speaka: •' If consi-*
dared in his attadunsnt to the protestaat suoeea>
sion, his love to the king, and his iviadlnfSB to co-
operate with his ministers whanever he thought
them right, he was a pmi^tt cvturtUr. But if wa
ragard his oonstant adhennoe to the imereat of his
country, his contempt of honours, and advantage
to hlmsdf , and his steady opposltian to every mea-
sure whidi he considered detrimental to the public,
then k€ wot, indted, a patriot, Bdoved by hie
friends, respected even by his enemies, he was in
the senate honoured with attention from both:
courted by all parties, he enlisted with none, but
preserved throu^ life a remarkable independency.
These public virtues aroae from the exodlence of
his private disposition, from the benevcdence of his
heart, from the uprightness of his intentions, from
his great parts, and unoommon penecradon." His
lordship d. unmarried Uth May, I750-I, when the
Beronjr^LowCkerand ViacouKrr 09 LowaoALn
became bbtiitct : while the estates and baronetcy
devolved upon his kinsman, and heir at law.
Jambs Lowtrbb, Eag., as fifth baronet, (sea
Lowther, Eari of Lonsdale).
Abmb.— Or. six annuleu three, two, and ons^ sa.
LOWTHER— EARL OF LONSDALE.
By Letters Patent, dated SMth May, 1784.
Xfiuage.
Upon the decease of Sir Henry Lowther, Bart,
Viscount Lonsdale, 18th May, 1751, unmarried, the
baronetcy and estates of the fiunily psssed to his
heir at law,
JAMES LOWTHER, Esq., as flfth baraneL
This gentleman was son and heir of Robert Low-
ther, Esq., Governor of Barbadocs, by Catherine,
daughter of Sir Joseph Pennington, Bart. Sir
James, who rspiesanted the counties of Cumberland
and Westmorland for several yeers in parliament*
was devated to the pesrage on the Mth May, 1784,
as Baron Lowther, tf LewtfUr, In the county of
Cumberiand, Baron of the Barony of Kendal, fin
the anne county. Baron of the Barony of Bury, In
the oooMty of Westmorland, Viaoount fionsdaW, !■
the county of Weatmorland, and county Palatine of
LUC
LUC
9AU
E4»L 69 LONt-
His Icfrdririp m. in 17n> Lady
itaiiglUM of Jolai» Earl of Bntt^ but
In 1797 haobcatnad a nawpafcaati mufwitan
MpQO hia tha dttfDltiai of Avwi and FlMowK liMa-
% ^f WhUtkmtm, with lanudndar to the haln
tof hit conrin, the Rar. Sii WUham LowtlMr,
Bart.»ofSiri]Uagti»i. His lordship d. in 1809» whin
kha EAB].soig of LoitsDaiji, and arfaor kammr^t
craatad In 17M» bacame BXTiitcr» wUla tha paaraga*
oaatad in 1797* davolTCd aooonUng to tha limita*
tk»» and !• v^foyad by tha praMUt Eabi. or Loira-
OALB.
I aa Lowthw, Viaoounta fionadala
LUCAS-BARON LUCAS, OF SHEN.
FIELD, IN THE COUNTY
OF ESSEX.
By Lettan Patant, dated 3rd January, 1644.
Tha fiunily of Lucas flourished tor many afss
in tha oountles of Suflblk and Sssex* and was ea-
BOhtad in tha person of
SIR JOHN LUCAS. Knt., one of the most fUth-
ful and saakms supportenof the royal cause, during
tha dTil wars, who waseierated to tha pesrate by
King Charles I. on tha ard January. 1044, in the
dignity of Babob Lucas, q/'SJksi^/leM, in the eommti/
qfS§»et, with remainder, delkult of nule issue to
Us brothers. Sir Charles Lucas.* and Sir ThomM
Lucas, his lordship's galUnt companions, in arms
in those unhsypy times.
Lord Lucas m. Aane^ dau^ter of Sir Christopher
NaviU, K.B., of Newton St. Lo, in the county of
SomarNt, by whom he had an only dau^tar,
Mabv LrcAS, who Ml. Anthony Grey, etarcDth
Earl of Kent, snd wss created. 7th May,
1069, BABONBaa LucAa, ^CmdwM, WHu,
with remainder of the dignity of Baron
Lucas, of Crudwdl, to her hairs male, by
the Earl of Kent, falling which, " the title
not U> be suspended, but to be eiOoyed by
sudi of the daughters and oo-hairs, if any
dMil be, as other indlTisible inheritances 1^
tha conunon law of this realm are usually
possemed.** Her Udyship d. in 1700, and her
SOB snd heir,
Hbbbt Obbt, twelfth Earl of Kent, in-
herited the Barony of Lucas. This
nobknoan waa afterwards crsatsd Mab-
QUBsa OB Obby, with remainder to
his grand-daughter, and sole heir.
Lady Jbhima Campbbu., and
dying in 1740, tha said Lady
Jemima succeeded as
Jbmxma, Marchioness de Grey,
• Sib Cbablbs Lucas. This gaUaat person
haying become pre«ninently distinguished in the
lanksof the caralieis, was shot tai cold blood, with
Sir George Lisle, by order of Cromwdl, upon the
sunender of Colchester to the pariiamantarians in
snd BABOBBsa Locas. She
espoused, Philip, second
Earlof Hardwidc, and dying
in 1797f was s. In the Barony
of LucBS, (the Buvquisate
bacoasing extinct,) by her
eldest daughter,
ABBABBU HUMB-<7AMr-
BBi., rabct of Lord Pal-
warth, as BABOBaaa
Lucas. This lady
wss afterwards created
CouBTBaa DB Obby
(ssa BurkeTt Dictionary
of -the
HislordshlpA te ld70,SBd his celebrated brother.
Sir Charles Lucas, baring predacaaaed him, aa well
as bis rider brother. Sir Thosnas Lucss,* he was «.
by the son of the latter, his nephew,
CHARLES LUCAS, second baron. This noble-
man ai. Penelope, daughter of Francis Lake, Earl
of Scarsdala, but dying without nule issue, the title
jlerolYed upon Ms brother.
THOMAS LUCAS, third benm, who d. unaur-
ried in 170S» when the Baboby ov Lucao, tf
BZTIBCT.
betw. six annolsls, gu.
LUCY— BARONS LUCY.
By Writ of Summons, dated Uth May, laW,
14 Edward IL
Ximage.
The first mention of this fiunily is ia a rsndsr
made by King Henry I., of the lordship of Dicb, in
Norfolk, (whether in requital of serrless. or as an
inheritance, the record saith not) to
RICHARD DE LUCIE, who was goreCBor of
Falds, in Normsndy,^ temp. King Stephen, and
defended that place with great Yalour, when be>
sieged by Oeofl^, Earl of Ai^ou t for which heroic
conduct he had a grsnt of Isnds, in the county of
Essex, with the ssrvioes of dlYors persons, to bold
by ten knights' fees. In the subsequent contest
between Stephen and the Empress Maud, he re-
mained steady hi his allegisnce to the former, and
obtained a Tictory of scNme importance near Wsl-
Ungford Csstle. Upon the adjustment of the dis-
pute, the tower of London, and the castle of Win-
Chester, were by the advice of the whole claigy,
placed in the hadds of this feudal hwd, he binding
himself by solemn oath, and the hostage of his son,
to ddlTor them up on tha death of King Stephen,
to King Henry. Which being eventually ftilfilled,
Richard de Lucy was constituted shcrilT of Essex
and Hertfordshire, in the Snd of Henry IL, snd in
three years afterwards, bsing with the king in
Normandy, he was daspstrhed to England to pro-
cure the election of Thomas k Becket, then Lord
• SiB Tbomas Lucas. This gentleman was
illegitimate, having been bom prior to the marriaie
of his parents} the other brothers. Sir John and Sir
Chsrlas, wsie bom subsequently.
LUC
LUC
ChaaoeUor, to tbe arcbteplfloopal Me of Canterbury,
vacant by the death of Theobald, Abbot of Beooo.
Soon after this he was appointed to the high office
of J V8TICS OF England. In the 12th of this reign,
upon the aid then aseesaed for marrying die king's
daughter, he certified his knights' fees, (lying in the
counties of Kent, Suflhlk, and Norfolk) de veteri
feoflkmento, to be in number seven, and that his
ancestors performed the service of Castlx Guard
at Dover, for the same, as also that he held one
knight's fee more, de novo feoflkmento, in the
icounty of Devon. About this time Becket having
fled into Normandy from the power of King Henry,
came to Wicellac to celebrate the feast of the ascen-
sion, and observing several persons of distinction
present, amongst whom was this Richard de Lucie,
be ascended the pulpit, and there with lighted
candles, pronounced the sentence of cxoommunica-
.tion against them all, as public incendiaries betwixt
the king and himself, but being neither convicted
nor called to answer, they appealed and entered the
church. Soon after this, (13th Henry II.) during a
temporary absence of the king beyond sea« de Lucie
was constituted Lixutbnant okr Enozjlnd, and
again in 1173, when the Earl of Leicester and others
|iaving reared the standard of rebellion in behalf of
Prince Henry, he besieged, in conjunction with
Reginaldt Earl of Cpmwall, the town of Leicester,
and having reduced it, demolished its walls, and
laid it in ashes.
In 1178, he founded the priory of Westwode, in
the diocese of Rochester, in honour of St. Thomas,
of Canterbury, the martyr : and began, about the
same time the foundation of the priory of Lesnes,
in Kent, which he munificently endowed. In this
priory he subsequently assumed the haUt of a
canon regular, and departing this life soon after,
•(about 22nd Henry IL) was buried in the chapter-
house there. He m. Rohais , and had issue,
GeArey, who died in his father's life-time,
leaving,
Richard, his son and heir, who de-
parting this life, 9. p., the inheritance
devolved upon his aunt, Roraib.
Hubert, who had the lordship of Stanford,
in Essex, and hundred of Anorx, for his
livelihood, but died issueless.
Kaude, in. first, to Walter Fiti-Robert, to
whom she brought the lordship of Diacx,
and secondly, to Richard de Repariis, and
d. 27th Henry III., leaving issue,
Rohais, m. to Fulbert de Dovor, Lord of
Chilham, in Kent. This Rohais, upon the
decease of her nephew, succeeded to the
esutes of her dder brother, and upon the
death or her younger brother, Hubert, she
had livery of the whole barony, on paying
a fine to the crown, in the 9th of King
Jcrim.
Having thus disposed of the celebrated Richard
DB LuciR, and his family, we come to
REGINALD DE LUCIE, whose.parentage Dug-
dale dedares his inability to discover, but who.
upon the rebeUion of the Earl of Leicester, in the
reign of Henry II., was governor of Nottingham
for the king ; and attended at the oorooation of
3M
Richard I., with the rest of the biwoiM. Thiiffeudd
lord espoused Annabell, second of the three dau|^
tel%, and co-heirs of William Fits-Duncan, Earl of
Murray, in Scotland, by Alice, daughter and heir
of Robert de Rumeli, Lord of Skypton, with whom
he acquired the Honour of Eorbmont, in the
county of Cumberland, and by whom he had isauo,
his successor*
RICHARD DE LUCIE, who, in the 1st of John,
paid a fine to the crown of three himdred marks for
livery of his lands,, and licence to marry with whom
he should think proper. In four years afterwards,
he paid five marks and (me palfrey to the king,
that he might have Jargrs to inquire what cuatoms
and services his tenants had used to perform, and
to do, him and his ancestors for their lands in
Coupland. And the same year he obtained a gnnt
from the king to himself and Ada, his wife, daugh-
ter and co-heir of Hugh de MorviU, of the forester-
ship of Cumberland. The next year he paid nine
hundred marks, and five palfreys, to have livery of
the property of the said Ada, and to enjoy the
forestership of Cumberland as amply as Hugh de
Morvill had it, without any partition whatssoever.
By an ample charter about this period, he granted
to the burgesses of Egremont, divers immunitica
and privileges; namely, «'that they should not go
beyond the gates of the castle there, upon any sum-
mons, either with the lord, or his steward, to take
distresses in Coupland. That in time of war they
should not be obliged to flind any more than twdve
armed men for forty days, for the defence of the
castle, at the! r own proper costs. That they should
not give aid, unless for making his eldest son
knight, marrying one of his daughters, or towards
his own ransom* in case he were taken prisoner,
and at such other times as his tenants, by military
service, gave aid. Moreover, thai they should be
quit of pawnage for their hogs in certain of his
woods.** But by this charter he obliged them to
grind at his mills, and to give the thirteenth part
for toll of thdr own cam, and of that whidi they
should buy, the sixteenth part Upon the purchaae
of any burgage, the buyer to give him four-pence
at the taking possession. He died on or before the
15th of King John, for then Ada, his widow, gave
a fine of five hundred marks for livery of her
Inheritance; as also for her dowry of his lands, and
that she might not be compdled to marry again.
She espoused without oompublon, however, and
without the king's licence, Thomas de Multon, in
consequence of which the castle of Egremont, and
her other lands, were selaed by the crown. But
upon paying a compensation they were reatored,
and she had livery of them agdn. Her first hus-
band, Richard de Lude, left two daughters, his oo-
hdrs, who became wards to her second husband,
and were married to his sons, thus,
Annabbli. db Lucib espoused the eldest son,
Lambert de Multon, and conveyed to him
the Lordship of Egremont <see Multon of
Egremont).
Alicb d% Lucib, married the younger son,
Alan db Multok, and had a son,
Thomas db Multon.
The son of the younger co-heir, Alice, Thomas de
liUC
LUM
MttUoo* hATiiig iMumed the sunianM of hit mater-
aal family* became,
THOMAS DE LUCIE, and in the 16Ui Edward I.,
had liTcry of all the lands which were of the in-
hfOltaBoe of Alice, his mother.
- He m. Isabell, one of the daughters and co-heirs
«>f Adam de Bolteby, by whom he acquired the
jooaaor of l.angley, in the county of Northumber-
land, and dying in 1304, was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE LUCV, who, in the 34th of Ed-
«nvd 1., was in the wars of Scotland ; and dying in
130B, without issue, was «. by his brotlier,
ANTHONY DE LUCY, who had been com-
panion in anna of his deceased brother in the wars
of Scotland. In the 10th Edward II., this Anthony
• was Joined in commission with William, LordDacre,
Sm dateiding the counties of Cumberland and West-
noriand against the incursions of the Scots. The
. uext year he was made sheriff of Cumberland, and
constituted sole guardian of that county, and of
- Westmorland, and again sheriff of Cumberland the
ensuing year, when he was appointed governor of
the castln of Carlisle and Cockermouth. He was
summoned to parliament soon after, as a aahon,
and flrom that period to the 17th of Edward III. In
the 16th Edward II. he obtained a grant from the
crown of the honour of Cockermouth, with the
manor of Hapcastre, pertaining thereto, to hold by
the service of one knight's fee. Amongst the other
actions of this nobleman was the surprisal and cap-
ture of Andrew de Harda, Earl of Carlisle, who had
gone orer to the Scots; wliom he tent up to Lon-
don a prisoner, where he was degraded and sen-
tenced to death. Lord Lucy was subsequently
appointed jtubtics of Irblano, and governor of
the town and castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed. His
knrdship m. , and had issue,
Thomab, his successor.
Joane, m. to Melton, and had issuer
Sir William Melton, Knt.
He d. in 1343, and was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE LUCY, second baron, summoned
to parliament SSth February, 134S, in the lifetime of
his father, and afterwards from 8nd April, 1344, to
4th December, 1364. This nobleman, prior to the
(leceaae ot his fiuher, had attained high eminence
in arms, particularly in Flanders, and at the siq[e
of Loughmaban Castle, 17th Edward III. He was
afterwards constantly employed to defend the north-
jfxn marches towards Scotland, and had a part in the
victory of Durham, wherein David, King of Scot-
land,' was made prisoner. His lordship m. Mary,
akster and co-heir of John de Multon, of Egremont,
by whom he acquired considerable estates in the
county of Cumberland, and had issue,
Antbony, his successor.
Maud, m. first, to Gilbert de UmAraviUe, Earl
of Angus, who died «. p., and secondly, to
Henry, first Earl of Northumberland. Upon
the marriage of this Udy, then sole heiress
of the Barons Lucy, with the earl of North-
umberland, it was stipulated that the castle
and honour of Cockermouth, part of her in-
heritance, should be settled upon the earl
and herself, and the heirs male of their
two bodies; fUling which, upon the heirs of
her body i and in case she should die with-
out issue, then upon Henry, Lord Percy,
the earl's son and heir by his firH wife, and
the heirs male of his body, upon condition
that the said Henry and his heirs male should
bear the arms of Percy quarterly with the
arms of Lucy, vis. " gules, three lucies ar.,"
in all shields, banners, 6lc.\ and notwith-
standing the said Maud died without issue,
the descendants of the said earl were often
styled Barons Lucy, their pretensions to
that dignity being manliiBstly without a
shadow of foundation. In 1&S7, however,
Thcnnas Percy, brother and heir of Henry,
the sixth earl, was created Baron Percy, of
Cockermouth and Petworth, Baron Poy-
ninga, Lucv, Bryan, and Fitcpayne— all
which honours expired, in 1670, upon the
decease of Joceline, Earl of Northumber-
land, without issue.
His lordship d, in 1360, and was «. by his son,
ANTHONY DE LUCY, third baion, but never
summoned to parliament. This nobleman was
Joined with Roger de Cliffbrd in the guardianship
of the marches towards Cumberland and Westmor-
land. In the 41st Edward III., his lordship, with
divers other noble persons, procured licence to tra-
vel beyond sea, and died the ensuing year, 1368,
leaving an infant daughtor, Joane, by his wife, Joane,
widow of William, Lord Greystoke, which infant
daughter died the next year, when her aunt, Maud,
then Counten of Angus, succeeded to the sAitoNy
or Lucy and the honour of Cockermouth, with the
other estates. (Refer to issue of Thomas, second
baron.) This Udy m. subsequently the Earl of
Northumberland, and made the settlement already
stated ; but she died issueiessy when the babon y
or Lucy reverted certainly to the descendant of
her aunt, Joane, (refer to issue of Anthony, first
baron,) Sir William Melton, Knt, and it is now
vested in his representatives, should any such exist.
Anns.— Oules, three ludes hauriant^ ar.
LUMLEY— BARON LUMLEY.
■
By Writ of Sunmions, dated S8th September, |384»
8 Richard II.
ICincagc,
The surname of Lvklby was assumed from
Lumley on the Wear, in thebishoprick of Durham,
and the family deduced its lineage flrom
LIULPH, (son of Osbert de Lumley,) who m. Al-
githa, daughter of Aldred, Earl of Northumber-
land, by Edgina, daughter (rf King^ Ethblrzd II.
This Liulph, who was a nobleman of great popula*
rity in the time of the CoNraaaoa, was murdered
by means of Leoferin, chaplain to Walcber, bishop
of Durham ; a crime that the populace of Durham
soon after avenged by sacrificing both the chaplain
and the prelate to their just resentment. The eldest
son of Liulph. and Edgina, assuming the surname of
Lumley, succeeded as
UCHTRED DE LUMLEY, and from him line-
ally descended
ROGER DE LUMLEY, who m. Sybil, one of ifae
J98S
UJH
LUM
dmglitin and co-htkn of Um gemt NorthumtMr-
laid feudal Baron, Hv«h du Mobxwic,^ and waa
«. by Us aon,
SIR ROBERT DB LUMLBY, who «. Lnda,
ona of th« three ilBtan end oo-heirs of William.
Robert, and Thomaa de Thweng, Barons Thweng,
of Kihon Castle, in the county of York, (Robert
and Thomas wcrepriests,) and was «« by his son,
SIR MARMADUKB DE LUMLEY, who as-
nuned the arms «>fThwcBg, and was «. by his rider
ROBERT DE LUMLBY. This Ibndal loid
died hi the 48th Edward IlL, and was «. by his
SIR RALPH DE LUMLEY, who. In the 9th of
Richaid II., was in the expedition then made into
Seotland, in the retinae of Hngh de Percy, Earl of
Northumberland. In the 10th of Edward II. he was
- made goremor of Berwick-upon-Tweed, end con-
tinued therein untU the ISth, whoi he was taken
prisoner by the Soots. In three yean after he was
deputy goTemor of the same place dnder the Earl
of Northumberland, and the next yeor had licence
to make a castle of his manor house at Lumley. Sir
Ralph was summoned to parliament, as a baboit,
flpom the 8th of Richard IL to the 1st of Henry IV..
taMtuslve. In which latter year, joining in tiie in-
ennectkm of Thomas de Holand, Earl of Kent, for
the restoration of the former monardi. he was slain
fai a skirmish at Cirencester, and bdng attainted in
1400, his lands were selaed by the crown, and the
Babowy or LUMLBT Ml under the attainder. HJs
lordship left issue by his wife, Eleenor, daughter of
John, Lord Nerill, of Raby, four sons and three
daughters, of whom the youngest, Marmaduke de
Lumley. was suoccesivdy master of Trinity Hall,
Cambridge, and chancellor of the UniTcrsity ; Bishop
of Carlisle (1430), tremurcr of Ehgland (1446), and
Bfahop of Lincoln (1491). Lord Lumley was «. by
his eldest son,
THOMAS DE LUMLEY, who had been at-
tainted with his fiuher. and dying without issue In
1404, was «. by his brother,
SIR JOHN DE LUMLBY, who, fai the 6th of
Henry I^'» doing his homage, had livery of all the
castles, manors, and lands, whereof his father,
Ralph, Lord Lumley, was lelsed at the time of his
attainder; and was restored in blood by act of par-
liament in the 13th of the uune reign. He was sub-
sequently, temp. Henry V., distinguished m the
wan of France, and fell at the battle of Baugy, in
Ai^oo, anno 14S1. Sir Jcrfm m. Feiida, daughter
of Sir Matthew Redman, goremor of Berwidi, and
was «. by his only son.
SIR THOMAS DE LUMLBY, who, in the 33rd
ot Henry VL, was governor of Scabborouob Cas-
• The male line of this nobleman terminated at
his deoeese in 1S61. when his eatetes devolved upon
his tliree daughten, aa co-heirs. Those daughten
were,
Sybil, who m. flnt, m stated above, Roger de
Lumley. and aecondly, Roger de St. Mar-
tin.
Theophania. m. to John de Bulmer.
Beatrice, IN. to John de Roaelcs.
TLB, and upon the aeeeaaian of Klag Bdwnd IV.
having petitioned the parliamwit for the revenalof
the attainder of hisgrandlhther, Ralph, Load Lnm-
ley, and that prayer being giamtad by theiapaal of
the aaid attainder, was snmmnnfd to parlianMBt* aa
Babom Lum&jiy, on theSSth July, 1481, and ftom
that period to 16th January, 1407. His kxdshlp ■».
Margaret, daughter of Sir James Harrington, KbL*
and was a. at his deceaae by hia only son,
SIR GEORGE LUMLEY, third baron, but i
aunnnonod to parliament. Tliia nobhrnan «
beth, daughter and co-heir of Roger Thornton, Baq.,
an opulent aaerchant of Newcaatlo-ttpoo-Tyna^ by
hie wife, BUaabeth, daiighfrr of John* Lord Grey-
stoke^ and had issue,
Thomas, who ai. Bliaabeth Plant^enet, na-
tufal daughter of Kuro Edwabd IV., by
, Lady Elisabeth Lucy, nd dying hi thaHfe-
> . time of his father, (anno 1487,) left a son
\ • and hair, and three daughters, via.
.\ RicHABo, who succeeded his
n
Anne, ai. to Ralph, Lord Ogl&
t SyWL m, to William, Banm Hilton.
Eliabath, ai. to CroowelL
Roger.
Ralph.
Lord Lumley acquired by hb marriage the loni-
ships of Wilton, in Northumberland, and Lui.-
wt>BTH, and Isle, in the Uahoprick, but had a
great oonteat regarding thoae landa with Oilei
Thornton, the baatard eon of hia fiather-in-law,
which quarrel terminated by hia lordahip's killing
his antagonist in the ditch of Windsor CasU& The
baron, who. In the 7th of Henry VIL, was in the
rrpeditioB then made into Scotland under the com-
mand of Thomas, Earl of Surrey, when Norham
Castle was besieged, diedin IMS, and was «. by his
grandson,
RICHARD DE LUMLEY, Iburth baron, aum-
moned to parliament from I7th October, 1MB, to
98th November, 1511 ; to the laat writ the following
edition ia made on the roU, «* Mortnua eat, ut did-
tur." His lordship ai. AnnOk daughter of Sir John
Coolers, K.G., of H<miby Castle, in the county of
York, and sister of William, first Lord Coniers» by
whom he had two sons,
JoHX, his sucoeesor.
Anthony, who m. a daughter of Richard Gray,
Esq., of the county of Northumberland* and
left a son,
Richard Lumley, whose eon.
Sib Rigbabb Lumlby, waa litiialed
to the peerage of IreiaikU as Vis-
GOOVT LCMX.BY, OV WATBBFOBAk
and from thia nobleman lineally de-
aoend the atfanf EABLa or Scab-
BOBOOOB.
Hia lordship d. in Ull, and waa «. by hia elder ioot
JOHN DE LUMLEY, fifth baron, eummnned
to parliament on the iSrd November, 1514. Thia
nobleman #as at the cdebratad battle of FLoooBit
FiBLO, under the Earl of Surrey. His lordship m, .
JoenOf daughter of Henry, Lord Scroop, of BoUoo,
and had isHie,
Gbobob, who, being umtaiutd in an inaur-
LUM
LUM
netion with Lord Darcy and othen. wu
appichended, committed to the Tower, and
being convicted of high treaaon, waa exe- ^
cated and attainted in the S9th Henry VIII.
(his Iktiier then living.) He m. Jane, ucond
daughter and co-heir of Sir Richard Kuight-
ley. of Faualey, in the county of Northamp-
ton, and left itnie,
JoHK, who was restored in blood, and
created Babon Lumlby. (See that
dignity.)
Jane, m. to Geffrey Markham, Bsq.» and
died «. jp.
Barbara, m. to Humphrey Lloyd, Esq.,
of Denbigh, and had issue,
Splandinian Lloyd, who died «. p,
Hbhry Lloyd, of Cheam, who m.
Mary, daughter of Robert Brome,
of BromeAdd, Essex, and was s.
by his son.
Hbxry Lloyx», who m. Isa-
bella, daughter of Sir laham
Parhyns, Bart., and was «. by
his son,
Hbnby Lloyd, who m.
Elisabeth, daughter of
Be^jm. Goodwin, Esq.,
of Stretham, and had,
(with three daughters,)
Rby. Db. Robbbt
Lloyd, who claim-
ed the Barony of
Lumley in 1723.
Lord Lumley, in the S8th of Henry VIII., was im-
plicated in the insurrection, called the " Pilgrimage
of Grace;** when a pardon being ottered by the
Duke of Norfolk, who commanded the army sent
agaiast the rrtwb, hb Cmrdship was deputed to treat
with the duke, and succeeded so wdl, that all con-
cerned in the affidr were allowed to return home
without being Airther molested. Upon his decease
his only son, Gbobob Lumlby, having been, aa
Itated above, previously attainted, the Baboby or
Lumlby became extinct. It was claimed, however,
in 170, by the Rev. Ro)>ert Lloyd, as lineal de-
scendant ot Babbaba Lumlby, sister of the at-
tainted George, when the House of Lords came to
the restdution, " That the petitioner had no right
to a writ of summons in parliament, as prayed by
his petltaoB"-— which resolution was founded upon
the previous report—
" That by Uie act of parliament* of 1st Ed-
ward VI., anew Barony of Lumley was created, and
limited by expreas words to J<dm, Lord Lumley, in
toil male; and that upon his death, without issue
male, the said barony became extinct
'* That the attainder of George Lumley is not
reversed by the said act, but remains yet in foroei
and that the restitution of J<riin, Lord Lumley, in
blood only, while the attainder remains unreversed,
eould not possibly revive the ancient barony, which
waa befbre merged in the crowUf in oonsequenoe of
that attalndan*
• Which conflwied the barony upon John Lum-
ley, son and heir of the attaiated Oeisrgeu
ABM9.-Orlginal]y. Gu. six martlets ar.
After the alliance with de Thweng, ar.
a liBsae betw. gules, three panrots^ ppr.
collared a^ the second,
NoTB. — In omsequence of the marriage of Sir
Robert Lumley with Lucia de Thweng, one of the
co-heirs of the Lords Thweng, a third of the Ba-
BONY or Thwbno devolved upon the Lumleyt,
which third, it is presumed, merged in the crown
under the attidnder of Gbob«b Lumlby Ib the
reign of Henry VIIL
LUMLEY— BARON LUMLEY.
By Act of Parliament, anno 1M7.
Xincagc.
JOHN LUMLEY, only son of the HOBOuiaUe
George Lumley, who had been attainted and exe*
cuted for high treason, in the fl9th of Henry VIIL»
having petitioned parliament, in the 1st Edward VL*
praying that the attainder might be reversed, " It ■
was enacted, that the said John Lumley, and the
h0Urt mal0 <tf hU Aetfar, should have^ lukd, enjoy,
and bear the name, dignity, state, and pre-eminence
of a baron of the realm.** By this law, a new B*<
rony of Lumley was created, the old one having
merged in the crown under the attainder ; nothing
but a positive appeal of that statute could have
restored it, and the new act did not effect that
object. His lordship m. first, Jane, dder daughtar
and co-heir of Henry Fits-Alan, Earl of Arundel*
by whom he had a son and two daughters, who died
all in infsncy. He espoused secondly, Eliaabeth>
daughter of John, Lord Darcy, of Chichi but had
no issuer Of Lord Lumleyj Camden says, *< That
he was of entire virtue. Integrity, and innooenoet
and in his old age, a complete pattern of true nobi*
lity. Having so great a veneratioB for the memory
of his ancestort, that he caused monuments to be
erected for them, in the coUegiata churdi of Chester
le Street, (opposite Lumley Castle,) in the order aa
they succeeded one another, fhxn Liulphus down
to his own time: which he had cither picked out
of the demolished monasteries, or made new. He
also took care that his estates should descend to one
of his own name and blood, by his last will and
testament ; in which he bequeaUu to his kinsman
and heir male, Richard, ddest son and heir appa-
rent of Roger, the son of Anthony Lumley, brother
to John, Lord Lumley, his grandfather, his Castle
of Lumiley, together with divers manors, lands,
tenements, Ac.**
Hiskurdship 4, 11th AptiL 1600, and was interxed
in the Churdi of Cheam, having a noble monument
of white marble erected to his memory. With his
lordship the new Babohy of Lumlby bzpibbd.
Abms.— 'Ar. a fesse gu. betw. three parroU» ppr»
ooUared as the second.
Note.^The Sir Richard Lumley, who inherited
the estates under the will of John, Lord Lumley,
(aa stated above^) was created in IdSS, Viscount
Lumley, of Waterford. He waa the great^real?
great grvndikther of the preeent Richard Lumley
Saunder»on« Earl of Scarborough.
»7
LUT
LYT
LUTEREL— BARON LUTEREL.
Bjr LetUn Patent, dated 94th June, U9S.
83 Edward I.
ICincagt.
In the time of Richard I., the lands of
GEOFFREY DE LUTEREL, In the coantiet of
Nottingham and Derby, were Mised by the crown,
ftxr his adherence to the Earl of Moreton, but he
waa compensated, upon tlie accewion of that per-
wmage to the throne, as King John, by extensive
territorial and other grants. He «!. in the 2nd year
of Henry tiL, and was «. by his son,
ANDREW DE LUTEREL, who, in the 14th of
Henry HI., upon the collection of the scutage, for
the first Journey of that king into Britanny, ac-
counted j^ao. for fifteen knights' fees. In this year,
he laid claim to lands in the county of Somerset,
as well as the Manor of Berham, in the county of
Lincoln, which formerly belonged to Maurice de
Oant, and had descended to him, by right of inheri-
tance : and the next year he had livery of the
same, upon paying one hundred marks to the crown.
He subsequently served the office of Sheriff of Lin-
Gt^nshire, and dying in 1264, was «. by his elder
GEOFFREY DE LUTEREL, feudal Baron of
Imham. This Oeoffirey being insane, his brother,
Alexander Luterd, had the custody of his person,
and William de Gray, whose daughter he had mar-
ried, the education ot his children. To thcte sue-
ROBERT DE LUTEREL, who, in the fith of
Edward L, was in the expedition then made into
Wales, and had summons amongst other great men,
in the 22nd of the same reign, to attend the king,
touching the important alBurs of the realm. He
was summoned to parliament as a baboit, on the
94th June, and 2nd of November, 1290, and dying
In the following year, possessed of Imham, in the
county of Lincoln, and Hoton Painell, in the
county of York, left a son and hdr,
GEOFFREY DE LUTEREL, feudal Lord of
Imham, but never summoned to parliament as a
baron, nor were any of his descendants.
Abm s.— Or. a bend betw. six martlets sa.
Note.— There were two other branches of the Lute-
vris, of distinction t ons, seated at Dunster, in Somer-
setshire,«-4m honour and castle inherited fhnn the
MohuBs, once Lords of Dunster, and reputed B:arls
of Somerset; and which came by a sole heiress, to
Henry Fownes, Esq., who assumed the surname ot
LuttrelL This gentleman m. in 1782, a Miss Drew,
and was «. at his decease, by John Fownes Lnt-
trell, Esq., ot Dunster Castle, M. P. for Minehead,
in the county of Somerset.
The other branch was of Luttrell's town, in the
ooiuty of Dublin, of which the late Earl of Car-
hampton, of the Irish peerage, who was also Baron
trnhmm, was the chief. His lordship died 17th
March, 1729, when all his honours, in defisult of
male issue, became bxtiitct ; he left an only
daughter.
Lady Mary Saunderson, wife of Mi^r Saum
derson, of tiie Granadier Guards, son of
Francis Saunderson, Esq., of Castle Saun-
derson, in Irdand.
LYTTLETON — BARON LYTTLE-
TON, OF MO WNSLO W,
IN THE COUNTY OF
SALOP.
By Letters Patent, dated 18th February, 1840.
The tenily of Luttelton, of Lyttlbtoh, is of
long standing in the county ot Worcester, where
it possessed lands in the vale of Evesham, parti-
cularly at South Lyttlkton, (whence the sur-
name, ) in the beginning of the I3th century.
THOMAS DE LUTTELTON. m. about the
19th of Henry IIL, Emma, only daughter and heir
of Sir Simon de Frankley, Knt., by whom he hak
an only daughter, Emma, who wedded Augerus de
Tatlyston j he espoused, secondly, Anselm, daugh-
ter and heiress of William FiU- Wanen, of Upton,
in the county of Worcester, one of the Justices-Iti-
nerant, and Judges of the Common Pleas, in the
12th of Henry III., by whom he had three sons,
and was «. by the eldest,
EDMUND DE LUTTLETON, who dying «. p,,
was «. by his brother,
THOMAS DE LUTTLETON, M. P. for the
county of Worcester, from 9th Edward IL, to 34th
Edward IIL This Thomas was «. by his eldest
THOMAS DE LUTTLETON, who recovered
the Manor of Frankley, by writ of right, on fiiiluie
of the issue of his cousin, Thomas de Tatlynton;
this Thomas was Esquire ot the Body, to Richard
IL, Henry IV., and Henry V. He died in the 1st
of Henry YL, leaving an only daughter and heiress,
ELIZABETH DE LUTTELTON, whocepoused
Thomas Westcote, Esq., providing, prior to her
marriage, that her issue should bear her own sur-
name. By this gentleman she had four sons and
four daughters : of whom succeeded to the estates,
the eldest son,
THOMAS LUTTELTON, (or LYTTLETON,
as he began to write it). This gentleman being
bred to the bar, was called, in 1454, to the degree
of sergeant-at-law, and was constituted next year,
king's sergeant, when he rode Justice of the assise
in the northern circuit. In 1464, he was raised to
the bench, in the Court of Common Pleas, and was
made a knight of the Bath. Sir Thomas Ly ttleton
wrote his celebrated <« Treatise on Tenures," after
he had become a Judge; a book which lord Coke
has described, <« as the ornament of the common
law, and the most perfect and absolute work that
ever was wrote in any human science.*' This cele-
brated person m. Joan, widow of Sir Philip Chet-
wynd, of Ingestrie, in the county of Staflbrd, and
daughter and co-heiress of Sir William Burley, of
BromscrofI Castle, in the county of Salop, by
whom he had issue,
William, his successor, ancestor of the Lorda
Lyttleton, of Frankley (see that dignity).
Ilichard, to whom the treatise was addressed,
and who followed his father's profession.
LYT
LYT
From tbUgeUtknau dmemAti. Um Lirrts-
TONS of Pillalon Hall, In SUflbrdahiret
which family continued without intomip-
tion, alwayv through Sir Edwards, at flrat
knights, afterwards haroneti, until tha
death uf Sir Edward Littlatoo, Bart., in
ma, when theTiTLB became extinct, and
the estates passed to his grandnephew, the
Si>WAKD JoRir LiTTLBTON, Esq., M.P.
forthecountyofStaiRMrdi which
tleman Is grandson of the
barooet's sister — ^— by Moreton
Walhouse, Esq., of Hatherton, in Staf-
foidahirei
Thomas, of whose dcMtndants we are about to
treat.
This great Uwyer, " to whose tenures," says Dr.
JMolaod, in Us additions to Camden, •« the students
of the common law are no leas beholden, than
the civilians are to Justinian's Institutes," died
at Franldey, 8Sd August, 1481, and was «. by his
eldest son. Sir William Lyttleton, of Frankley (see
Barons Lyttleton of Frankley). The youngest
THOMAS LYTTLETON, was seated at Specb-
ley, near Worcester, and m. Anne, daughter and
sole heir of John Botreaux, Esq., of Botreaux CMde,
in Cornwall, tnm whom descendMd Sir Thomas
Lyttleton, speaker of the house, temp. William IIL,
and an elder branch,
SIR EDMUND LYTTLETON, of Mounslow,
in the county of Salop. This gentleman, like his
great ancestor, attained fisme, honours, and for^
tune, by the profession of the law. In the 10th
year of King Charles I., Mr. Lyttleton was ap-
pointed solicitor-general, when he received the
honour of knighthood. In five years afterwards,
he was made lord chief Justice of the court of Com-
mon Pleas, and the next year constituted Lobd
KnapxR or the oesat sxal ; when he was el»>
rated to the peerage, 18th February, 1640, as Baron
Lyttlbton, of Mountlow, in the county of Salop.
At the commencement of the civil wars, when
Cbamlma retired to the city of York, the lord
keeper immediately followed his mi^^ty with the
great seal, and continued afterwards in attendance
upon him. His lordship m. Anne, daughter of
John Lyttleton, Esq., of Frankley, M.P. for the
county of Worcester, by whom be had an only
daughter and heiress,
Axnn, who m. her second cousin. Sir Thomas
Lyttleton, Bart.
Of this eminent person. Banks says : " his learning
was various and uaeftil ; his skill in the maxims of
government, and of the fundamental statutes and
customsof the kingdom, was particular} as was his
experience, kmg and observing. His eloquence was
powerful and miOotic: in fhct, such a man was
worthy of that honour to which he was advanced ;
namely, of a peer of the realm." His k>rdship d. in
1645, when the Barony or Lyttlston, of Mouns-
. i<ow, became bxtinct.
Armh.— Ar. a chevron between three eichaUop
shdls, sa.
LYTTLETON — BARONS LYTTLE-
TON, OF FRANKLEY.
By Letters Patent, dated liHh Novcmberj 1757.
Thecdebrated
SIR THOMAS LYTTLETON, one of tlM Jus-
tices of the court c»f Common Pleas, and author of
the «• Treatise on Tenures," (see Baron Lyttleton,
of Mownslow,) d. 83d August, 1481, and was «. by
his eldest son,
SIR WILLIAM LYTTLETON, of Frankley^
who wis knighted by Henry VII., for his conduct
at the battle of Stokeu He m. first, EUyn, widow of
Thomas Fidding Esq., and daughter and heir of
William Walsh, Esq., of Wanslip, in the oopnty of
Leicester, by whom he had an only daughter, Joen,
who fM. Sir J(dm Aston, of Hairwood, in Staflbrd-
shire, and carried the manor of Tixhale, in that
county, and Wanlip, iiito the Aston family. Sir
William espoused, secondly, Mary, daughter of
William. Whittington, of Pauntley, in the county of
Gloucester, and had issue,
John, his successor.
Elisabeth, m. to Th<»naa Rouse, Esq., of
liouse>Lench, in Worcestershire, a family
now represented by Sir Wixj.iaii-Bdward
Rouan Bouobton, Bart.
He d. at Frankley, in 1507* and was «. by his son,
JOHN LYTTLETON, Esq., of Frankley, who
endowed his fkmily (saith Habington, in his MS.
Antiquities of Worcestenhire,) with abundance of
noble blood, by having in marriage, Elisabeth, the
daughter and co-heir of Sir Gilbert Talbot, of
Orafton, by Anne, his wife, the daughter and co>
heir of Sir William Paston, by Anne, third sister
and co-heir ot Skimund Beaufbrt, Duke of Somer-
set By this lady he hed a numerous funily, and
dying 17th May, 1A3S, was «. by his eldest son,
JOHN LYTTLETON, Esq., then a minor,
whoae wardship was granted by the king to Sir John
Packington, Knt., of Hampton LovdL Mr. Lyttle-
ton m. Bridget, the daughter and heir of his guard-
ian, and acquired a considerable increaae of fortune
by the alliance^ He was thus enaMed to rebuild, in
a magnificent manner, his seat at Frankley, and to
purchase other estates. In lAfiS Queen Mary granted
him for life the office of Constable of Dudley Castle,
in the county of Staflbrd, together with the ranger^
ship of the old and new parks there. The same
year he was chosen one of the knights fbr Worce»-
tershlre, and served the office of sheriff once in the
xeign of Mary, and twice in that of Elinbeth ; in
which latter reign, although a Ronum Catholic, he
e^loyed places of honour and trust. In 1666 he was
knighted by the queen, with other gentlemen of greet
distinction, at Kenllworth Castle, when her mi^esty
honoured the Earl of Leicester with a visit there.
Sir John Lyttleton had, with other issue,
GiLRBRT, his successor.
William, m. to Margaret, only daughter and
heir ot William Smyth. Esq., of Sherford,
in the county of Warwick, but d. before the
age of consummation, by a fall f^om hit
horse in hunting.
George, settled at Hqlbeach, in the county of
2 1; 32y
LYT
MAd
Stafford* who m. Margsret, hit lirothei's
wi4ow.
Elisalieth, m. to Francis Willoughby, Esq., of
WollatoD, in the county of Nottingham.
Margaret, m. to Samuel Marrow, Eiq., of
BerketweU, in the county of Warwick.
AmphiHs, m. to William Bameby, Esq.* of
BockleUm, in WorcaBtershire.
He d. 16th February, 1AB9-90, and was «. by his
eldest son,
GILBERT LYTTLETON, Esq., M.P. for the
county ot Worcester. This gentleman resided
chiefly at Prestwood, in that shire, where his father
had erected a large mansion. It was purchased by
Sir John LyttleCon, ftom Sutton, Lord Dudley;
but there was great contention between the two
families, before the Lyttletons could obtain quiet
possession of the estate. In the month of October,
1509, Lord Dudley armed one hundred and forty
persons, and coming by night to Prestwood, forcibly
carried off 341 sheep, 14 kine, 1 bull, and 8 fat oxen,
which they drove to Dudley, and there kept. Re^
plevinswere immediately ts^en, but not delivered
by the bailifft, for fear of being cut to pieces. After
Lord Dudley had killed and eaten part of those
cattle, the remainder were sent towards Coventry,
accompanied by sixty armed men, in order to be
sold : but his lordship changing his mind, he raised
the inhabitants of several villages to the number of
six or seven hundred, who brought them back to
Dudley Castle, when they roasted them alL Upon
this violent proceeding, a bill was filed in the Sur
Chamber against Lord Dudley and his adherents;
where, on full proof of these illegal outrages, a refer-
ence was proposed, and accepted, and articles were
signed 84th May, 1£95, whereby Lord Dudley agreed
to pay one thousand marks to Mr. Lyttletoa, and
all fVirther suit to cease. This Gilbert m. Elisabeth,
daughter of Humphrey Coningsby, Esq., of Nyend-
Solers, in Shrop^re, and of Hampt(m Court, in
the county of Hereford, and dying in IB09, was «.
by his eldest son,
JOHN LYTTLETON, Esq., M.P. for the
county of Worcester, temp. Elisabeth. This gen-
tleman (to use the words of Sir Francis Bacon)
being much respected for his wit and valour, and a
Roman Catholic, was courted by Lord Essex and
his flriends, and in some measure drawn in by Sir
Charles Danvers to that conspiracy which cost Essex
hte head, and Lyttleton his estete : for he was tried
and convicted of high treswm at the queen's bench
bar on SOth February, 1601, and d. in prison the
July following. He m. Muriel, daughter of Sis
Thomas Bromley, which lady obtained, upon the
accession of James I., a reversal of the attainder of
her late husband, and a grant of the whole of his
estate. She was a person of so much prudence, that
she was enabled not only to discharge debts cf her
husband and his father to the amount of £9000, but
to acquire a high reputation for benevolent and
hospitality. She survived Mr. Lyttleton a great
many years, and brought up her children in the re>
formed religion. The eldest son,
SIR THOMAS LYTTLETON, Knt., M.P. for
the county of Worcester, was created a baronet in
1618, and from him we pass to the fifth baronet,
330
SIR GEORGE LYTTLETON, M.P., who, in
1737f was app<rinted secretary to the Prince of
Wales; in 1744, one of the commissioner of the
treasury; in 1754, coflbrer of the household, when he
was sworn of the privy council ; and in 1755 he was
constituted chancellor and under treasurer of the
exchequer. Sir George was elevated to the peerage
19th November, 1757, as Bahoit Ltttlbton, qT
FranMey, in the eountif qf Worcester. This noble-
man acquired the reputation of an exratUent scholar,
and a great patron of literature. He was also Justly
esteemed as an author, andl^s works are still highly
valued; his Persian Letters, Dialogues of the Dead,
History of the Age and Reign of Henry II., dec. &c
His lordship m. first, Lucy, daughter of Hugh
Fortescue, Esq., of FiUeigh, in the county of Devon,
by whom he had issue,
Thomas, his successor.
I^cy, m. to Arthur Annesley, Viscount Va-
lentia, in Ireland.
He espoused, secondly, Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
Robert Rich, Bart., but had no child by that lady.
His lordship d. in 1773, and was «. by his son,
THOMAS LYTTLETON, second baron. This
nobleman was a person of great eccentricity, and
the vision which is said immediately to have pre-
ceded his dissolution, has ever been a subject of
interest and marvel, to those who place implicit
reliance upon narratives of that description. His
lordship m. in 1772, Apphia, second daughter of
Broome Witts, Esq., and widow of Jos. Peach, Esq.,
Governor of Calcutta, but dying s. p. in 1779, the
Baboky or Lyttleton, cfFrankleif, became sx-
TiifCT, while the baronetcy reverted to his uncle,
William Henry Lyttleton, Baron Westcote, in Ire-
land, in whom the expired dignity was revived.
Armb.— Ar. a chevron betw. three eachallops, sa.
MACARTNEY — BARON MACART-
NEY, OF PARKHURST,
IN THE COUNTY OF
SURREY, AND OF AU-
CHINLECK, IN THE
8TEWARTRY OF KIRK.
CUDBRIOHT.
By Letters Patent, dated 8th June, 1796>
Xincsgc.
GEORGE MACARTNEY, K.B., Earl Macart-
ney, in the peerage of Ireland, was created a baron
of Great Britidn, by letters patent, dated 8th June,
1796f as Lord Macartney, qf Parkhuret, in tike
county qfSurretf, and t/AuOtinJeek, in the etewmrtnf
of Kirkeudbright, This nobleman was employed
upon several important diplomatic missions, and
particularly in an embassy to the emperor of China*
of which his secretary, the late Sir George Staun-
ton, puUisbed a very full narrative. His lordship
m. Lady Jane Bute, daughter of the Earl of Butei
but died without issue in 1806» when alz. Bia ho-
Nocaa became bxtinct.
ARM8.^0r., a buck trippant within a borduiw
gules.
AIAI
MAI
MACKENZIE — BARON SEAFORTH,
OF KINTAIL, IN THE
COUNTY OF ROSS.
By Letten Patnt. dated fl6th October, 1797.
COLONEL ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, third
■on of Kenneth, third Earl of Seeforth, in Scotland,
^wbote peoage was forfeited in 1715*) by Iiabel,
daughter of Sir J. Maclienaie, of Tarbat, wae father
of
MAJOR MACKENZIE, who in. Mary, daughter
of Matthew Humberstoo, Etq., and had iMue,
ThoinasF<FTederick-Huinber8Um, a colonel in
the army, and actively engaged in the Eait
Indies, where he died of wounds received in
action. ,
FRAWcia-HuMBSBSTOH, of whom presently.
FFsnces-Ceijet» m. Sir Vicary Oibbs, chief
baron of the exchequer.
Maria-Rebecca, m. to Alexander MadKcniie,
Esq.
Eiiaabeth.
Helen, m. to Colonel Alexander Mackeniie.
The second but eldest surviving son,
FRANCIS- HUMBERSTON MACKENZIE,
Esq., having inherited the family estates, and dis-
Unguished himself as a military officer, was elevated
to the peerage, HOth October, 1791, as Bahon Sba-
FORTH, vf KhttttU, in th« 00un|y <if Row. His knd-
thtp m. Mary, daughter of the Rev. Baptist Proby,
Dean of Lichfield, and had issue,
_„,,,, „ ,__. . ( who both prede-
William-Frederick, J g^,,^ his lord-
Francis-John, Midsh., R.N.l ^
Mary.
fiedericarElix. m. to Admiral Sir Samud
Hood.
Frances-Catherineb
Caroline
Charlotte-Elix.
Augusta- Anne.
Lord Seaforth was a lieutenant-general in the
army, and governor, successively, of Barbadoes,
(iu 1800,) and Berbice. His lordship was lord-
lieutenant of the county of Ross. He died in 1814,
when the Baromy of Skaforth, qf Kintail, be-
came EXTINCT.
Arms.— Ai. a deer's head carbossed, or.
MAITLAND — EARL OF GUILD-
FORD.
By Letten Patent, dated S5th June, 1674.
Xincagc.
JOHN MAITLAND, second Earl of Lauderdale,
In the peerage of Scotland, having distinguished
himself by his lealous support of the royal cause
during the civil wars, was advanced to the Scottish
dukedom of Lauderdale in 1672, and created a peer
of England on the S6th June, 1674, as fiaron Pettr-
tham, and Earl of GuinoFORD. This nobleman
was a conspicuous public character in the reign of
Charles II., and, under the title of Lauderdale, sup-
plied the letter l to the caral administration.
His grace was a Knight of the Garter, and high
oommisrioner of the churchof Scotland. The duke
espoused first, Anne, daughter and co-heir of Alex-
ander, Earl of Hume, and had an only daughter
and heiress,
Airif a, who m. to John Hay, second Marquess
of Tweeddale.
He m. secondly, Elisabeth, Countess of Dysart,
daughter and h^r of William Murray, Earl of Dy-
sart, and widow of Sir Lionel ToUemache, BarL ;
but had no issue.
His grace d. In 1682, when the English rarony
OF PxTKRaBAM and rarldom of Guildford,
with the Scottish dukedom of Lauderdale, became
BXTiNCT, and his other honours devolved upon his
brother, the Hon. Charles Maitland, as third Earl
of Lauderdale.
Burnet, speaking of the Duke of Lauderdale, thus
charactariaes him:—
" For many years he was a aealous covenanter,
but, in 1647, turned to the king's interest, and, at
the battle of Worcester, was taken prisoner, and
detained in custody tiU the restoration. In his per-
son he made a very ill appearance: he was very
big ; his tongue was too large for his mouth, which
made him bedew all that he talked to; and his
whole manner was rough and boisterous, and very
unfit for a court.
«' He was very learned, not only in Latin, in
which he was a great master, but in Greek and He-
brew. He had read a great deal of divinity, and
almost all the historians, ancient and modem, lo
that he had a great store of materials. He was a
man (as the Duke of Buckingham caUed him) of
a blundering understanding. He was haughty be-
yond expression, abject to those he saw he must ■
stoop to, but imperious to all others. He had a
violence of passion that carried him often to fits
like madness, in which he had no temper. If he
took a thing wrong, it was a vain thing to study to
convince him : that would rather provoke him to
swear he would never be of another mind. He was
to be let atone; and, perhaps, he would have forgot
what he said, and come about of his own accord.
He was the coldest friend, and the violentest enemy
I ever knew. He, at first, seemed to despise wealth ;
but he afterwards delivered himself up to luxury
and sensuality, and by that means ran into a vast
expense, and stuck at nothing that was necessary to
support it. In his long Imprisonment, he had gxeat
impressions of religion on his mind ; bUt he wore
these out so entirely, that scarce any trace of them
was left His great experience in aflUrs, his ready
compliance with every thing that he thought would
please the king, and his bold offering at the most
desperate counsds, gained him such an interest in
the king, that no attempt against him, nor com-
plaint, could ever shake it, till a decay of strength
and understanding forced him to let go his hold.
He was in bis principles much against popery and
arbitrary government, and yet, by a fatal train of
pasrions and interesU, he made way for the former,
and had almoet eatablished the latter ; and whereas
331
MAL
HAL
lome. by tmooth deportmoit, made the ilrat be-
ginningi of tyranny IfiM diaeeniible and unaccept-
able, he, hy the fury of hit behayiour, heightened
the severity of his ministryt which was more like
the cruelty of an inquisition, thaa the legality of
Justice. With all this, he was a Presbyterian, and
retained his avcnion to King Charles and his party
to his death."
. A«Ma— Or., a lion rampant dcchauite, within a
double tressure, ilory, oounter-ilory, gu.
MALTRAVERS— BARON MALTRA-
VERS.
By Writ of Summons, dated 5th June, 1S30,
4 Edward III.
- Although none of this fsmily were barons by te-
nure, nor had summons to parliament before the
time of the third Edward, yet were they anciently
persons of noteu In the reign of Henry 1., Hugh
Maltravers was a witness to the diarter made by that
monarch to the monki of Montacute, in the county
of Somerset ; and in theAth of Stephen, MaltraTcn
gave a thousand marks of silver, and one hundred
pounds, for the widow of Hugh de la Val, and lands
of the same Hugh, during the term of fifteen years,
and then to have the benefit of her dowry and mar-
riagCi
JOHN MALTRAVERS took up arms with the
barons against king John ; but in the 1st Henry III.,
returning to his allegiance, was of the retinue cX
William, Earl-Mareschall, and had summons (96th
Henry IIL) to attend the king, with hoise and arms,
into France. He died In the 84th Edward I., at an
advanced age, seised, amongst others, of the manors
of Lychet and Wychampton, in the county of Dor-
set, leaving his son and heir,
JOHN MALTRAVERS, then thirty yea^of age,
who, upon doing homage in the SSth Edward I., had
livery of his lands; and in the 34th of the same
reign, was made a knight, with Prince Edward and
others, by bathing, Ac., whereupon he attended that
prince into Scotland, being of the retinue with Mau-
rice de Berkeley ; and the same year he obtained a
charter for free warren In all his demesne lands at
Lychet-Maltraven, in the county of Dorset In the
7th Edward II. he was again in the wars of Scot-
land, and the next year had a military summons to
attend the king with hoise and arms at Newcastle^
upon-Tyne, to restrain the incursions of the Scots :
in which year he had a grant tat a maiket weekly
on the Tuesday In lAnmitk, in Ireland, but where-
fore does not appear ; for although large possessions
of his are enumerated In the counties ot Dorset,
Somerset, Wilts, Gkmcester, and Berks, none are
mentioned as lying out of Enghmd. After this we
find him again in the wars of Scotland, and upon
the deposal of the unhappy Edward II., being in
high estimation with those who were then in power,
he was summoned to the parliament held in the
4th Edward III., as ** John Maltravers, sen." The
infamous part which this nobleman subsequently
took in the cruel murder of the unfortunate Ed-
ward, is too well known to need recitation here
^<Dough that the wretched monarch was removed
338
ftom the custody of Lord Berkeley, who had
treated him with some degree of humanity, and
placed under Lord Maltravers and Sir Thomas
Goumay, for the mere purpose of destruction, and
that those rufllans ultimately fulfilled their diabo-
lical commission. In the most horrible manner pos-
sible, in one of the chambers at Bericeley Castle. So
conscious was Maltravers of guilt, that he fled im-
mediately after the foul deed into Germany, where
he remained for aevend years, having had Judgment
of death passed upon him in England— but In the
I9Ch of the same rdgn. King Edward being in
Flanders, Lord Maltravers came and made a volun-
tary surrender of himadf to the king, who, in con-
sideration of his services abroad, granted him a safe
convoy into England to abide thededsion of par-
liament ; in which he had afterwards a full and
free pardon, (Sfth Edward III.,) and was sum-
moned as a BAmoM to take his seat therein. That
waanot, however, cufllclent— King Edward consti-
tuted the murderer of his father, soon after, gover-
nor of the Isles of Guernsey, Jersey, Aldemey, and
Sarke. His lordship m. first* Ela, daughter of
Maurice Berkdey, and had issue,
John, who was knighted, and In the rdgn of
Edward IIL had summons to parliament aa
a BABOir, butd. in the lifb>time of his Ikther,
leaving
HaifRT, died«. p.
Joan, m. first, to Robert Rous, and se-
condly, to Sir John Kynes, but died
issueless.
Eleanor, m. first, to John Flta-Alan, se-
cond son of Richard, ninth Earl of
Arundd, and had issue,
^ John Fits-Alam, who succeeded to
the Barony of Maltravers, and
eventually aa eleventh Earl of
Arundel (see Fits-Alan, Earls of
Arundel).
She married, secondly, Reginald, Lord
Cobham.
Lord Maltravers espoused, secondly, Agnes, daugh-
ter of William Bemeford, and relict of Sir John
Argentine, Knt., by whom he had a son,
JoHM, who m. EHiabeth, daughter and heir of
Robert CeArewast, of Hooke, in the county
of Dorset, and Crowd, in the county of Ox-
ford, by whom he had,
John (Sir), of Hooke and Crowel, who
m. Elisabeth, daughter and co-heir of
Sir William Aumerle, and left two
daughters, via.
Matilda, m. first, to Peter de la
Mare, and secondly, to Sir John
Dynham, Knt., and died «. p.
11th Henry IV.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Humphrey Staf-
ford, Knt., whose grandson and
heir.
Silk HUMPHUBY STAFFonn, of
Hooke, was slaih by Jack
Cade's mob. leaving a son,
HUMPHRKV StAV^ORD,
who died «.jk, and was
«. by
MAK
MAN
HUMPBKSV STAP-
roMD, of Sttthwlke
<Me Staflbrda, of
Suthwik«).
After the liifwm of JdhB» Lord llaltnTon, the
jBAroity pawwi to hit giand-daoghtet* (the eren-
tiMl lole beiran of hii pradeoeaiad too. Sir John
llaltny«n,) Elemor, wife of the Hon. John Fiti-
AMn, whoee Mm Jobh w«s mmunoned to perlJa-
ment ae Lord llaltraven, and mooeeded u eleroith
Earl of Arundel— and the Barony of llaltraven has
lince merged in that tnperior dignity. Lady Mary
Ftta- Alan, the dau^tar» and ultimately aoke helram
of Henry, eighte«ith Earl of Anindd, married
Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, and brought
the barony and earlrtnm into the Howard fkmily.
Thoie dignitiet defended to her ion, Philip, who
was ATTAiirraD in the SSnd Eliaabeth, when the
barony Ml under the attainder, but it was restored
to his son, Thomas Howard, twentieth Earl of
Arundel I and by act of parliament, Srd Charles I.,
the BABONV OP MAI.TRATBB8, together with those
of Fits -Alan, Clun, and Oswaldcstie, was annexed
to the title, dignity, and honour, of Arundxi., and
settled upon Thomas Howaid, then Earl of Arun-
4el (see Fita-Ahm, Earls of Arundel).
ABMa.—^a. a fret, or. with a file of three points,
crm*
MANDEVILliE— EARLS OF ESSEX.
By Special Charter of King Stephen.
XincBge.
Upon the first arrival in Englsnd of Duke Wil-
liam, the Norman, amongst his companions was a
famous soldier, called
GEFFREY DE MAGNAVIL, so designated
from the town of MagnavU, in the duchy, which he
then possessed, who obtained as his share in the
spoil of conquest, divers fidr and widcspreading
domains, Ln the counties of Berks, SuA>Ik, Middle-
sex, Surrey, Oxford, Cambridge, Herts, Northamp-
ton, Warwick, and Essex i whereof Waldukm was
one, which afterwards became the chief seat of his
descendants. He was subsequently made constable
of the Tower of London, and continued to execute
the du ties of that important ofllce for the remainder
of his life. This GeflPkey, among other benefactions
to the churdi, founded a Benedictine Monastery at
Hurley, in Berkshire, conferring upon it the whole
lordship of that place, and the woods «4)oining
thereto. He was «. at his liscease by his son,
WILLIAM DE MAGNAVIL, corrupted into
MAirOBViLi.s, who m. Margaret, only daughter
and hcireSB of Eudo E>apifer,* and had issue,
Geoffrey, who inherited from his mother the
stewardship of Normandy.
Beatrix, m. first, Hugh Talbot, flrom whom
she was. divorced, and secondly, William de
Say.
He was «. at his decease by his son,
GEOFFREY DE MANDEVILLE, who in the
• Dapifer, M 4$t, steward to Kmg William for
Normandy.
ffth year of King Stephen, had livery of his mhe-
ritanoe, upon paying the sum of j£80B. ISt. id, to
the crown ; and was advanced by that monarch,
from the degree of baron, (by special charter, dated
at Westminster,) to the dignity of Earl op thb
COUNTY OP Eaaxx, unto which charter were wit-
nesses: «' William de Ipre, Henry de Essex, John,
the son of Robert Fita- Walter. Robert de New-
burgh, William de St. Ckir, William de Dammar-
tha, Richard Fits-Urse, and WilUam de Owe;" but
notwithstanding this high tumour ccmferred upon
him by King Stephen, the Empress Maud, by a
more ample charter, made at Oxford, allured him
to her party; for she not only conferred whatsoever
Geoffrey, his grandfkther, or WiUiam, his father,
ever enjoyed, either in lands, forts, or castles, par-
ticularly the Tower of London, with the castle
under it, to strengthen and Ibrtliy at his pleasure i
but bestowed upon him the hbrbditart Shb-
BiPPALTY of London and Midblbsbx, as also that
of HBRTPORoaHiRB, with the s(de power of trying
causes in those counties : for which offices and pri-
vileges he paid the sum of £9Sfi. Moreover she
granted him all the lands of Eudo Dapifer, In
liTormandy, with his office of steward, as his right-
fril inheritance, and numerous other valuable im-
munities, in a covenant witnessed by Robert,
Earl of Ofcmoester, and several other powerful
nobles -» which covenant contained the singular
clause, " that neither the Earl of Ai\Jou, her hus-
band, nor hers^, nor her children, would ever
make peace with the burgesses of London, but
with the consent of him, the said GeffVey, because
they were his mortal enemies." Besides thb, he had
a second charter, dated at Westminster, re-creating
him Eabl op Esbbx, to hold to himself and his
heirs, and to have the third penny of the pleas of
the sherifiUty, as an earl ought to ei^oy in his earl-
dcmi. Of which proceedings King Stephen having
information, sdied upon the earl in the court,
then at St. Alban's, some say after a bloody aAray,
in which the Earl of Arundel, being thrown into
the water with his horse, very narrowly escaped
drowning ; certain it is, that to regain his liberty,
the Earl of Essex was constrained, not only to give
up the Tower of London, but his own Castles of
Walden and Blessey. Wlmfore, being transported
with wrath, he fell to spoil and rapine, invading
the king's demesne lands and others, plundering the
Abbeys of St. Alban's and Ramsay ; which kst
having surprised at an early hour in the morning,
he expelled the monks therefrom, made a fort of
the church, and sold their religious ornaments to
reward his soldiers; in which depredations he was
assisted by his brother-in-law, William de Say, a
stout and warlike man, and one Daniel, a counter-
feit monk. At last, befaig publicly excommunicated
for his many outeages, he besieged the Castle of
Burwell, in Kent, and going unhelmed, in conse-
quence of the heat of the weather, he was shot in
the head with an arrow, of which wound he soon
afterwards died. This noble outlaw had m. Roh»-
sia, daughter of Alberic de Vera, Earl of Oxford,
Chief Justice of England, and had issue, Eruulph,
Geofflwy, William, and Robert; and by a former
wife, whose name is not mentioned, a daughter,
393
MAN
MAN
AHc«, who m. John de Lacy, ConiUble of Cheiter.
Of hit dMth, Dugdala thui ipaUu :—*« Ako that
for then outraget, haTing iDcurred the penalty of
excommunication, he h^»pened to be mortaUy
wounded, at a little town, called Burwdl ; where-
upon, with great contrition for hii tins, and making
what MtiBfoction he could, there came at last some
of the Knights Templan to him, and putting oo
him the habit of their order, with a red croea, car-
ried his dead oorpae into their orchard, at the old
Temple, in London, and oofllning it in lead, hanged
it on a crooked tree: Likewiae, that after eome
time, by the industry and expenaea of William,
whom he had constituted Prior of Walden, his
absolution was obtained ftom Pope Alexander IIL,
so that his body was leoeiTed among christians, and
diTers oflloei celefatmted for him; but that when
the prior endeaTOured to take down the coflin and
carry it to Walden, the templan being aware of
the design, buried it privatdiy in the church-yard
of the New Txmpi.b, vis. in the porch before
the west door.**
After the dffeane of this Earl Geofftey, his son,
Ernulph, within the same year, was taken pri-
soner in the Castle of Ramsey, which he had forti-
fled, and banished, when
GEOFFREY, sumamed the younger, (the
second son,) was restored by King Henry IL, to all
the lands of his ancestors, and confirmed in the
Earldom op Esbbz. This nobleman being an
eloquent and accomplished person, was associated
with Richar4 de Lacy, to march against the Welsh,
then near Chester, at which city fiUling sick, it
happened that his senrants being all gone to dinner,
and nobody left with him, he died. Whereupon
divers ancient knights then assembled there, who
had served his father, and enjoyed large possenions
through his bounty, consulting together, resolved
to cairy his corpse to Waldsn, there to be intored
as patron of that house: and for that purpose
having taken out his brain and bowds, and commit-
ted them to holy sepulture, with honour and alms,
they seasoned the rest of his body with salt, then
wrapt it in a good hide, and coffined it : and thua
proceeds^, accompanied by the earl's servants,
towards Walden ; but upon the way, one of the
deceased lord's chaplains, named Hasculf, took out
his best saddle horse, in the night, and rode to
Chickband, where the O»w»if0M AoA«m then resided
with her nuns, and having acquainted her with the
death of her son, advised her to send speedily,
whatever force she could, to intercept the corpse,
and to bring it thither, to the end that the kin-
dred and friends of the deceased, might become
benefactors to the Convent of Chicksand ; of which
design the conductors of the corpse having, how-
ever, been apprised, they immediately drew their
swards, and thus brought the noble remains in
safety to Walden, where they were most magni-
ficently interred. His lordship m. Eustachia, a
kinswoman of King Henry IL, but did not live
long with her, and the lady, thereupon, making
a complaint to' her royal relative, the king is said
to have caused, in great wrath, a divorce betwixt
them. The earl d. on the I8th November, 1107,
and leaving no issue, was «• by his brother,
934
WILLIAM DB MANDEVILLE, as thiid Earl
OP Esaxx. This nobleman attended King Henry
1 1, into France, in the 19th of that monarA's reign,
as one of the generals of his army. In two years
afterwards, (117^,) his lordship was one of the wit-
nesses to the agreement made at Windsor, heliraeu
the English monarch and Roderic, King of Con-
naught. In 1177, the earl made a pilgrimage to the
Holy Land, and upon his return, repairing to Wal-
OBM, was received by the whole convent in aoleran
procenion, •< all of them singing with one heart and
voice, Benedietut qui venit in nomine Domini,*'
After whidi, ascending to the high altar, and there
receiving formal benediction from the prior, he
oflhred divers precious rriics, some of which he had
acquired in the Holy Land, and others fkom the
Emperor of Constantinopla, and the Earl of Flan-
den. Then standing before the altar, the prior
began the hymn of To Deum LawdammB, which
being ended* he went into the chapter house, and
saluted all the monks, and thence into the abbey,
where he was feasted honourably. His lordship ns.
first, Hawise, daughter and heiress of William le
Gross, Earl of Albemarle, in whose tight he bore
that additional title; and secondly. Christian,
daughter of Robert, Lord Fits-Walter, (who wed-
ded after the earl's decease, Reymond de Bu^h,)
but had issue by neither of those ladies. The earl
being a person dilefly engaged in military aflkin,
spent the greater part of his life in Normandyr.
where he was entrusted with diven forts and castles,
by King Henry. He d. in lUO, when the Earl-
dom must have xxpirrd, but the feudal lordship
and estates dev(Hved upon his aunt, Bxatrix,
wift of William de Say, whose eldest son. William
de SAy, dying in the life-time of his father, left
twodaughten, via. #
Beatrix, m. to Oeoftey Fits-Pien.
Maud, fN. to William de Bodand.
Upon the decease of William de MandeviUe, Earl
of Essex, as mentioned above, much dispute arose
regarding the inheritance ; Beatrix, his aunt and
heir, in the first place, preferring her claim, sent
Geofl^ de Say, her younger son, to transact the
business for the livery thereof; but Oeoftey Fits-
Pien insisted upon the right of Beatrix, his wifo;
nevertheless, Geofltey de Say, in consideration of
seven thousand marks, promised to be paid on a
certain day, obtained an instrument in right of his
mother, under the king's seal, for the whole of the
barony, but the said Geolftey de Say, making de-
fkult of payment, this
GEOFFREY FITZPIERS, being a man of great
wealth and reputation, made representatioo that
the barony was the right of his wifo; and pro-
mising to pay the money, obtained livery thereof,
and procured the king's confirmation of his title.
One of the earliest acts of this foudal lord, was to
dispossess the monks of Walden, of certain Umds
which they had derived from his predecesson. a pro-
ceeding followed by a long oontroveny, which, after
being referred to the pope and the king, was finally
compromised. Upon the removal of Hubert, ardi-
bishop of Canterbury, fVom the ofllce of Justice of
England, by Richard I., this Geoftey was appointed
to succeed him; and at the coronation of King
MAN
MAN
John* he wm girt with the tword, es Eakl or
Kbbmx, and then aenred at the king's table. Being
nominated patron of the monastery of Waiden, Im
appears soon after to be received with great cere-
mony b>.the monks, and to be perfectly reconciled
to those holy fathers. In the 7th of King John, he
had a grant of the castle and honour of Berkham-
stcad, with the knights' fees thereunto belonging, to
hold la him and the heirs of his body, by Aveline,
his second wife. His lordship espoused first, as
already stated, Beatrix de Say, by whom he had
Issue,
OxorrnaT, his successor.-^
. William, successor to his I TheseaJl assumed
brother. Mhe name of Man-
Henry, Dean of WoWer- I dxtills.
hamptOR*
Maud, m, to Robert de Bohun, Earl of Here-
ford, whose son and heir became eventually
Bari. or EesBx, as wdl as Earl of Here-
ford.
He m. secondly, Aveline ' and had an only son,
John Fitspiers, Lord of Berkhamstead. His lord<
ship, of whom Matthew Paris characterises as
'* ruling the reins of government so, that after his
death, the realm was like a ship in a tempest with-
out a pilot." He (i. in 1218, and was «. by his eldest
son,
GEOFFREY DE MANDEVILLE, who, in the
lAth of King John, had livery of the lands of his
inheritance, and the same year, bearing the title of
Eari. op Essax, the king gave him to wife, Isabel,
Countess of Gloucester, third daughter and co-heir
of William, Earl of Okmcester, (which Isabel had
first been married to King John himself, but re-
pudiated on account of consanguinity). -This
noblemailhfterwards distinguished himself amongst
the barons, who rebelled against the tyrannical
power of John, and was one of the twenty-five
kirds chosen to enforce the observance of Maoka
Charta : about which period, attending a tourna-
ment at London, he received a wound from a lance,
which proved mortaL His lordship d. in 1819, and
leaving no children, was succeeded by his brother,
WILLIAM MANDEVILLE, as Eari. or Eaasx.
This nobleman, like his deceased kinsman, espoused
the cause of the barons, and stoutly maintained it
even after the decease of King John ; being one of
those who then assisted Lewis of France, in the
siege of Berkhamstead Castle, occupied by the
king's jCoroes. A saOy having been made, however,
ftrom the garrison, mudi of the baggage of the be-
sl^Ecrs was captured, and amongst other things the
banner of this Earl William. His kirdship seems to
have nuule his peace soon after, for we find him
engaged in the Wdah wars. He d. in the fiower of
his age, anno 18S7, and leaving no issue, the Bari-
ooM OP EasKX devolved upon his sister, Maud,
Countess of Hereford, (see Bohun, Earl of Here*
ford,) while the lands which he inherited passed to
his half lwother»
John FiTi-PiSRa, who was sheriff of York-
shire, in the 18th Henry III. He m. Isabel, sister
of John Bigod, and was «. by hit son,
John Pits-John Fita-GeoArey, whose son
and hetr«
John Fitz-Jorn, was summoned to
parliament as a baron, temp.
Henry HI. (see Fit»Nlohn).
Arms.— Quarterly or. and gules.
MANNY— BARON MANNY.
By Writ of Summons, dated ISth November, 1347,
81 Edward IIL
ICincBse.
WALTER DE MANNY, (an alien, bdm in the
diocese of Cambray ,) being a person of high military
repute, was made a knight of the Bath, in the 5th
Edward III. ; after which we find him one of the
most gallant and enterprising characters of the
martial period, in which he had the fortune to
fiourish. In the 8th, 9th, and 10th, of the same
reign. Sir Walter was engaged in the Scottish wars,
and in the lltb, he was constituted admiral of the
king's fieet, northwards, being the same year sworn
of the privy counciL *« Shortly after this," says
Dugdale, " he was in the battel of Cagant, against
the French ; and seeing Henry, Earl of Derby, son
to Henry, Earl of Lancaster, felled to the ground,
he brought him out of danger, and cryed, lanauter
for the Earl <^f Derby." In the week also, that
defiance was made to the French king, he rode
through Brabant night and day, with forty spears,
until he reached Hainault ; having pledged himself
to divers ** ladies fair," previotuly to leaving Eng-
land, that he should be the first to invade France,
and to win some town or castle there : in redemp^
tion of which chivalrous promise, he entered Mor-
taigne, with his penon borne him, through the
high-street; but coming to the great tower, found
the gate closed against him. Upon which, causing
the watch of the castle to sound his horn, and cry,
Treaeon, tretuon, he retraced his steps, and fired
the adjoining street. Thence he proceeded to
Conde, and on to Valencienes, ftrom which place he
marched to Chins, and took by assault, the strong
castle there : whereof, making it a garrison, he ap-
pointed his brother, Giles Manny, governor. He
thence joined the king at Machlinx. In about
two years after this, Sir Walter Manny was in an
expedition made into the north of Franra, and there
his usual fortune attended him-— he spoiled the
oountxy, slew more than a thousand soldiers, and
burnt three hundred villages. In t)ie same year
(14th Edward III.) he was in the great sea fight,
between the Frendi andCnglish, before Sluce, in
Flanders t and for his disbuzsements in that and
other services, had an assignation of two thousand
pounds, payable by the receiver of the subsidy then
levied in Essex. In the 16th Edward III., he at-
tended the king to the siege of Nantxb ; and in
oonsideration of four thoussnd pounds, which he
remitted ot the sum of eight thousand pounds, then
due to him fhnn the crown, he obtained a grant for
life, of the sheriflUty of Merionethshire; and an
assignation of sixty-eight sacks, and one quartern
of the king's wools in Sussex, for the support of
himself, and fifty men at arms, with fifty archers on
horselnck, in the expedition then made into France.
Hit own wages as a baaneretj being fear shillings
385
MAN
MAN
per day; Um knights, (twelTe in number,) two
•hillings each, per day; the esquires, one shilling,
and the archers, sixpence. In two years afterwards,
beingoneof thenuoshalsof the host to the Earl of
Derby, when he went to assault Bergerath, he said
to his lordship, as he sate at dinner, ** Sir, if we
were good men at arms, we should drink this even-
ing with the Frendi lords at BBmoxRATB." Where-
upon all that heard him, cried, " to arms," and the
town being immediately assaulted, surrendered to
its gallant assailants.
*' Amongst other towns,** saith Dugdale, '* then
won by the Earl of Derby, Rvol bung one ; this
Walter found the tombe of his father, who had been
buried there Of whose death, Froimrd makes this
relation ; vis. " That at a certain toumeament be-
fore Cambray, (there being on both parts, five
hundred knights,) he tourneyed with a knight of
Gasooine, a kinsman to the bishop of Cambray;
and wounded him so sore, as that he died soon
alter. Whidi so incensed the kindred of that
knight, that upon a padflcation made, he was, for
expiation of the knight's death, to go on a pilgrim-
age to SL James: and chat upon his return thenoe,
finding Rtol besieged by Count Chakjusb, op Va-
1.01a, brother to King Philip, (it being then in the
hands ot the English,) coming back at night to-
wards his lodging ftom a visit, which he had made
to that count, he was murthered by some of the
knight's kindred, who lay purposdy in wait for
him. And that upon tidings brought to the count,
he caused his body to be buried in a little chiqppel
without the town; which when the town came to
be enlarged, was encompassed by the walls."
Sir Walter Manny was subsequently one of the
most conspicuous heroes of Cnxsav, having a
principal command in the tan of the English army.
From this c^brated field he repaired to the siege
of Calais, where King Edward and his victorious
son, the Bi.ack PaiNcn, condescended to array
themselves under Sir Walter's banner, and fighting
beneath it reduced that strong and important place.
About this period, in reward of all those heroic
achievements. Sir Walter Manny was suiqmoned to
parliament as a baron, and thenceforward during
the remainder of his life. He had likewise large
grants ftom the crown, and was made a Knioht
of the Gabtsb. His kwdship continued actively
engaged in the French war, untU the peace con-
cluded with France in the 4Sd Edward III., when
he was one of those who swore to observe the
articles of the treaty. His lordship espoused the
Lady Margaret Plantegenet, styled Countess of
Norfolk, ddest dau^ter, and eventually oo-heiress
of Thomas of Brotherton, Duke of Norfolk, and
widow of J<4w, Lcnrd Segrave, by whom he left an
only daughter and heiress,
Annx Manny, who m. John de Hastings,
Earl of Pembroke^
This great and gallant nobleman d. in \20%. His
will bears date at London, upon St. Andrew's Day,
in the preceding year. By that testament he ht*
queathed his body to be buried in the midst of the
quire of the GorMiM^MW, (commonly called the
Charter - house,) near West Smithfield, in the
suburbs of London, of his own foundation, but
without my great pomp ; appointing that hit execu-
tors should cause twenty masses to be sung for his
soul; and that every poor body coming to his
ftineral, should have a penny to pray for him, and
for the remission of his sins. To Mary, bfa> sister,
(at that time a nun,) he bequeathed £10. To his
two bastard daughters, nuns also, (namely, Mailosel
and Malplesant,) the one two hundred franks, the
other one hundred. To Margaret, his wife, all his
silver vessels; Ukewise his girdle of gold, with all
his girdles and knives. Also his beds, and drossers
in his wardrobe; excepting his folding bed. pale of
blue and red, which he gave to his daughter of
Pbmbbokb. Moreover, he ordained, that a tomb
of alabaster, with his image as a kiUght, and his
arms thereon, should be made for him, like unto
that of Sir John Beauchamp. in the cathedral of St
Paul, at London, as a remembrance of him, and
that men might pray for his souL And whereas
the king did owe him an old debt of a £1000, by
bills of his wardrobe; he appointed, that if it could
be had, it should be given to the prior and monks
of the Chabtxb-houbb, whereof he was founder.
And wheceas, there was due to him fh>m the prince,
from the time he had been Prince of Wales, the
sum of one hundred marks per annum for his
salary, as governor of Harddagh Castle, he be-
queathed a moiety thereof to the said prior and
monks of the Charter-bouse before-mentioned, and
the other moiety to his executors, (of which he con-
stituted Sir Guyde de Bryene one,) for the per-
formance of his testament.
Upon the decease of Lcurd Manny, the Babont
OP Manny devolved upon his daughter, Anne,
CouNTxss OP Pbmbbokb, and at the decease of
her son, Jirfm Hastings, third Earl of Pembroke,
without issue, it became bxtinct.
Abmb.— S& a cross voided, ar.
MANSELL— BARONS MANSELL OF
MAROAM IN THE COUN-
TY OF GLAMORGAN.
By Letters Patent, dated 31st Deoemberj 1711>
Xincage.
The family of Manbbll, according to genealo-
gists, sprang from an ancient stock ; whereof
PHILIP MANSEL is said to have come over
with the Conqueror : and from his eldest son,
HENRY MANSEL descended
JOHN MANSELL, who, in the reign of Henry
III., being chancellor of the church of St. Paul's,
was appointed keeper of the king's seal,' and was a
very eminent person at that period. This John m,
JoKDit, daughter of Simon Beauchanqi, of Bedford*
and was fkther of
SIR HENRY MANSELL, whose son,
HENRY MANSELL settled in Glamorganshire,
temp. Edward I., and from him descended
THOMAS MANSELL, Esq., who was created a
baronet, at the lostitutiou of the order, in 1611.
Prom Sir Thomas we pass to his lineal descendant
SIR THOMAS MANSELL. fourth baionei, who
was elevated to the peerage on 31st December, 171 1,
as Babon Mansbll, qf Margam, in tht county <tf
MAR
MAR
GtefMfivfi. Hig lordfhip m. llarth*. daufhtw and
heiress of Fisacis MeUiogton. Eiq.» of the dty of
LoBdoD, merchant, by whom he hud, (with three
daughters,)
Hqbsiit, who m. Amie, daughter and eo-heir
of the odebnted Admiral Sir Cloudesley'
Shovel, Knt, and dying befoce his father,
<a9th April, 1783,) left, with one daughter,
Tbomab, successor to his grandAtther.
Christopher, \ who both succeeded eventually
Buawy, j to the title.
His lordship A in 17S3, and was «. by his grand-
THOMAS MANSELL, second baron. This no-
Ueman d, unmarried in 1743, when the honours
reverted to his uncle,
CHRISTOPHER MANSELL, third baron, who
d. in the ensuing year unmarried, and was «. by his
brother,
BUSSEY MANSELL, ftnuth baron. TUs noble-
man espoused, first. Lady Betty Hervey, daughter
of John, Earl of Bristol, by whom he had no issue.
He m. secondly, Barbara, widow of Sir Walter
Bbckct, Bart, and daughter of William, Earl of
Jersey, and had an only daughter and heirc«,
Loui&4-BA&BAAa Makbull, who m. Oewge,
second Baitm Vernon, by whom she had
two daughters, who both d, in infancy, and
a third, Louiba, who d. unmarried in 1786.
Her ladyship d. in the same year.
His lordship d. in 1750, when the Babony of Man-
UKLh became kxtiii or.
Anna.— A chevron betw. three maunches, sa.
MARE— BARON LA MARE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th Frt)ruary, USO,
27 Edward I.
Families of the surname of Dn la Mars flou-
rished simultaneously in the counties of Wilts,
Somerset, Hereford, and Oxford, whereof
HENRY DE LA MARE, (of the Oxfordshire
House,) upon the demise of his £ither, in the 5th
year of King Stephen, paid a fine of £88. 6§. Qd.,
that he might eiOoy his office of vtitrare, or hunts-
man to the king ; for so he was, holding the post by
petty seijeanty. To this Henry succeeded
ROBERT DE LA MARE, who was sheriff of
Oxfordshire in the S4th Henry IL, and of Oxford
and Berks, in the 1st and 8d years of Richard I.
He was «. by
GEFFER Y DE LA MARE, who gave a fine of
one htmdred marks, and one palf^ for warranty
of his lands at Dudercote, in Uie county of Berks.
From this OefllBry descended
JOHN DE LA MARE, of Gersyndon, afterwards
called Gartyngton, in the county of Oxford, who,
having been engaged in the French and Scottish
wars of King Edward L, was summoned to parlia-
mentas a Baroo from eth February* 1899, toa6th
July, 1313. But of his kndahip nothing fttrther is
known, and Dugdale says, that his descendants had
never afterwards summons to parliament.
AiMa,— GokSf two Uooa paisant In pale, ar.
MARMYON, OR MARMION — BA-
RONS MARMYON.
FEUDAL.
[Although it is not intended that this work shall
embrace personages who were mer^tf feudal lords*
the present family, as that from which the Cham-
pionship OP EnoLAND is inherited, demands to
be noticed.]
ICintagc.
At the period of the Norman conquest,
ROBERT DE MARMYON, Lord of Fontney,
in Normandy, having by grant of King William the
castle of Tarn worth, in theoounty of Warwick, with
the acUacent lands, expdled the nuns ftom the
abbey of Polesworth, to a place called Oldbury,
about four miles distant. '* After which,*' (writes
Sir William Dugdale,) "within the compass of a
twelvemonth, as it is said, making a costly enter-
tainment at Tamworth Castle, for some of hia
friends, amongst whom was Sir Walter de SomeN
vile. Lord of Whichover, in the county of Staflbrd,
his sworn brother : it hi^pened, that as he ley in
his bed, St. Edith appeand to him in the habit of a
veiled nun, with a crosier in her hand, and adver-
tised him, that if he did not restore the abbey of
Polesworth, which lay within the territories belong-
ing to his castle of Tamworth, unto her successors,
he should have an evil death, and go to hdL And,
that he might be the more sensible of this her admo-
nition, she smote him on the side with the point of
her crosier, and so vanished away. Moreover, that
by this stroke being mudi wounded, he cryed out
so loud, that his friends in the house arose; and
finding him extremely tormented with the pain of
his wound, advised him to confess himself to a
priest, and vow to restore the nuns to their former
possessions. Furthermore, that having so done, his
pain ceased; and that in accomplishment of his
vow, accompanied by Sir Walter de Somervile, and
the rest, he forthwith rode to Oldbury ; and craving
pardon of the nuns for the injury done, brought
them back to Polesworth, «*f*r*ng that himself, and
his friend Sir Walter de Somervile, might be re-
puted their patrons, and have burial for themselves
and their heirs in the abbey— the Marmions in the
chapter house— the Somervlles in the doyster.
However, (continues Dugdale) some circumstances
in thb story may seem fUxilous, the substance of it
is certainly true; for it axpreesly appeareth by the
very words of his charter, that he gave to Osanna
the priorees, ybr Me mteMUMng <tf the rMgUm ^
thote ntnu Mere, fJb« dhtirdk of St. JBcUlft, qf PdIss-
worfJk, toMk iU appurtenmnet^ 00 llbcf Me eometu tf
OUburp *hcmU remain in f/kof plaee. And likewise
bestowed upon them the whole lordship of Polet-
worth : whidi grant King Stephen afterwards con^
finned.** The castle and manor of Tamworth, in
Warwickshire, and the manor of Scrivdsby, in the
county of Lincoln, were granted by the Conqueror
to this Robert de Marmion, to be hdd by grand
serjeeaty, <* to perform the office ot champion at
the king's coronation,** (the Marmiona, it is saM,
were hereditary champions to the Dukes of Nor-
mandy, prior to the conqueit of Englwd). Robert
SZ 387
HAR
HAB
llamiQB wm wmeoatied al his deonse by hit
madluit,
ROBERT DE MARMYON, Lord of Fontney,
in Normandy, where he poMWicd a fortifled cutle»
which wm bericeed by GeofMy, of Anjou, Ja the
4th of Kfaif Stephen, and demolidied. This Robert
having a great enmity to the Earl of Charter, who
had a noble eeat at Coventry, 'entered the priory
there in the 8th of Stephen, and expelling the
monks, turned it into a fortifloition, digging at tlie
same time divers deep ditches in the adjacent fields,
which he caused to be covered over with earth, in
order to secure the approaches thereto; but the
Earl of Chestei's forces drawing near, as he rode out
to reconnoitre^ he fell into one of those very ditches,
and brolie his tliigh, so that a common soldier,
presently seising him, cut otT his head. He was «.
by his son,
ROBERT DE MARMION, who, fai the 31st
Henry IL, being constituted sheriff c^ Worcester-
shire, continued in that ofllce until the end of the
ffour-aad-thirdeth year. He was also justice itine-
rant in Warwickshire^ and some other counties—
and again sheriff of Worcestershire in the let of
Richard L In five years afterwards he attended
that monarch into Normandy, and in tlie Iftth of
King John he was hi the expedition then made into
Poictou. Tliis feudal lord died about the year 1217,
leaving issue, by diftarent mothers,
RoBSBT, his successor.
Robert, jun., who had die estates of Witring-
ham and Coningsby, in the county of Lin-
coln (see Marmion, Barons Maimion, of
Witrington). '
William, of Torington (see Marmion, Barons
Marmion).
He was «. by his eldest son,
ROBERT DE MARMION, who appears to have
sided with the French, when they setsed upon Nor-
mandy in the beginning of King John's rdgn, for
the murder of Arthur, Duke of Britanny; but
afterwards malcing his peace, for in the 5th of Henry
III. he had Uvery of Tamworth Castle, and his
fiithei's other lands. He is supposed to have re-
tnmed to Normandy in twelve years afterwards,
■nd to have died there in 1S41, when he was «. by
PHILIP DE MARMION, who was sheriff for
the counties of Warwick and Leicester, twm the
aSrd to the SSth of Henry IH. In the latter of
wUdi years he was questioned for sitting with
Richard de MundevUl, and the rest of the justices,
fbr gad-ddivery at Warwick, having no commis-
sion so todo. Thenext year he attended the king
iatoGascony; upon his return wlienoe he was taken
prisoner by the French at Pontes, in Poictou, with
John de Plessets, then Earl of Warwick, notwlth-
ahmding they had letters of safe conduct from the
king of France. In the 49th of the same rdgn this
ftndal lord had summons to be at London with
divers of the nobility, upon the morrow after
Mmen and Jud^tda^/ in which year the defection
of numy of the barons began further to maniflsst
ItMlf, by their assuming the royal prerogative, in
pladag sheriA throughout diflfennt shires. In this
period of diflculty PhiUp d# Marmion, being of
lofalty, had, by ipedal pMent i
the king, thecouoties of SulMk and Norfolk com-
mitted to his custody, with the castles of Norwich
and Oxford : a well-judged confidence, ibr through
an the subsequent fortunes of Henry IIL he never
once swerved flrom his aUcgisnce. He was present
at the battle of Lewee— and his fidelity was rewarded
after the royal victory of Evesham, by some valua^
ble grants for life, and the govemonhip of Kenll-
worth Castle. He m, Josne, youngest daughter, and
eventually sole heiress of Hu|h de Kllpec, by whom
he had four daughters, his co-heirs, vis.
Joane, m. to William Mosteyn, and died «. p.
telS94.
Masera, m. to Ralph Cromwdl, and had an
only daughter and heiress,
Joane, m. to Alexander, Baron Freville,
whose grandson,
Sir Baldwin de Freville, Lord Fre-
ville, claimed the championship in
the 1st Richard 1 1., by the tenure
of Tamworth Castle, but the mat-
ter was determined against him in
favour of Sir John Dymoke.
Maud, m. to Ralph Botiller, and died «. p.
Joane, m. to Sir Thomas de Ludlow, Knt., and
had issue,
John de Ludlow, who died «. p.
Margaret de Ludlow, sole heiress at the
decease of her brother, m. Sir John
Dymoke, Knt, and brought into the
femily of her husband the manor nt
ScRivaiARv, in Lincolnshire, by which
the Dymokes have from the accession
of Richard II. exercised the chivalrous
office of CHAMPION at the corona-
tions of the KiNoa or England :
and have intermarried with the most
eminent femilics. Our space compels
us to psss over the various champions
to John Dtmokk, champion to King
George IIL, who d. in 17M» leaving
issue, by his wife, Martha, daughter of
Josiah Hobaes, Esq.,
Lewis.
John, Prebendary of Lincoln.
Catherine, m. to John Bradshaw, Esq.
Elisabeth, died «. p.
Sophik, m. John Tyrwhit, Esq.
Lewis Dymoke succeeded his fatlier at
Scitvesby, and served the ofllce of
sheriff of Llnorinshire. He was #. by
his brother,
Thb Rmv. John Dymokb, who
was called upon to act as dunn-
pion at the coronation of King
George IV., but owing to his cle-
rical station, he deputed his son,
Hbnut Dtmokb, Esq., who execut-
ed the office accordingly. The re-
verend gentleman d., we believe, itt
100, and has been succeeded by hie
son above-mentioned, who is now
in his own right champion op
Enoland.
Upon the decease of Philip de Marmion, hisesUtet
HAft
MAB
tohiico-hrirfnw, nd •fmntaaUj A* btnmj
and manor of Tamworth to Fiwila^ and Scrtvakbif
toDymoka
At the tonmtitaaat King Ridwrd II. Sir Bald-
win Fraville* than Lord of Tamworth, axMMtad
hia claim to ba Un^a rhampinn that day* and to do
Iho Mrriet appertaining to that offlea^ by raaaon of
hia taaora of Tamwmth Caada^ Tis.
" To ride uauplataly araaad upon a barbed hone
into Wettmlnater Hall, and Chare to dMUaage the
eombat with whomaoererriioiUd dare lo oppose the
hing's title to the crown.**
Which wrrioe the Banna de Marmion, hia ancea-
ton, lorda of that caatle* hed thaiatofare paaformed.
Bnt Sir John Dymofce connterrieimad the lame
•flea aa Lord d ScriTalaby. Wherenpon the con-
BtaMeand manhal of Eni^d, appoinled the aaid
Sir John Dymoke to peifoim the eAee at thattima
The chief part of ScriTalaby Court, the andent
baioaiel seat, was deatroyed by An lixty or seventy
yean ago. In the pert consiiwed was a vary large
haU, on the penela of the walnscotlag of which was
dspictad the favftoua ama and alUaneas of the
Ikaily throogh all ita nmnenma and ter^raoe^
Tbo hMi has been, in some dsgtee, com-
, by the addition which the late proprleton
' to thoae parts whkh escaped the ravages of
the flamaa. Againat the south wall of the chaneel
in the paarlsh diuichof Scrlvelsby, is a vary hand-
aome marble aaottumflnt, oanamSBted with a boat
of the Hon. Lewia Dyrndke^ dnmplon at the cortK
nstkm of the tjro Unt sovevsigns of the House of
Brunswick. On the noeth side of the chancel is a
Bsarble tablet to the aaemory of the Hon. Jtjtoa
Djvaiokm, who performed the duties of champion at
thccovonationof King George I IL On the floor of
the south side of the communion table ia a plate of
copper, on which is an inscription to the memory
of Sir Charles Dymoke, Knt., who was champion
at the coronation of King' James II. At the eastern
end of the aisle are two tombs, on one of which is
41m figure of a knight tai cfaahiarmour, ernes laggf rt,
on the other that of a lady with a lion at her feet
By the side of these ia the tomb of Sir Robert
Dymoke, who was champion at the coronationa of
Richard lU., Henry VIL, and Henry VIIL On
the floor of the aisle is iriao a stone which once con-
tained a bnaa figure, with comer shleida, and an
inscription, all of which are now goneu
In July, 1814, Lewia Dymoke, Esq., undo of the
present chempion, presented a petition to the
crown, praying to be declared entitled to the Ba-
aoMir ov MARMtOM, of Scrivelsby, in virtue of the
seisttxe of the manor of Scrivebby ; which petition
was reteiied to the attomey-geaeral, who having
reported thereon, the same was lefeiied to the
House of Lords, where evidence was received at the
ber, and the claimant's counsel summoned up, when
the attorney-general was heard in reply, and ten-
dered some documenta on the part of the crown ;
but the claimant died beDore the Judgment of the
house was given.
'* With respect to this daim," says Mr. Nicolaa,
" it ia to be observed, that though the manor of
Scrivebby was held by the service of performing
the ofltoe of Ung't champlen by Robert de Mar-
I, in the reign of WHMam the ConqveMr, ha
was not by seisure theieef a baren, but by aatmra
of the barony and castle of Tamwoktm, wUch he
held of the Ung in capita by knights' aarvlee; so
aiat, if at tUa period beeeniea by tenure wwe ad-
mitted, the possessor of the manor and kirdahip of
Tamworth, (which in the diviakon of Ida property
fell to the share of Joane, his eldeet daughter, wife
of WUHam Mostayn, and on her death «. p. to
Alexander Frevifle, hnaband of Joan, daughter and
hair of Ralph CromweD, by Maasn. the next sister
of the said Joan de liuetsyn») would possen the
daim to thebarony «^)oyad py Robert de Marmyon*
he having derived hia digni^ ftom that barony in-
stead of firom the seieureof the menot of Seriv«Mi|k
r, if PhiHp Memyon, tiie hst banm, had
ofabaranyin fte, Lewie Dymoke w«a
not even a co-heir of the said Philip, though ha
was the deerendant of one of hia daughtewaad
Yaixde» a taae guka.
A
MARMYON, OR MARMION — BA.
RONS MARMION OF
WETRINGTON, IN THE
COUNTY OF LINCOLN.
By Writ of Summons, dated 96th January, 1S97*
85 Edward I.
3Cinc80e.
ROBERT DE MARMYON, ddeat son by hia
second wife, of Robert de Marmyon, third flntdal
Lord of Tamworth, had the lordthips of Witring-
ham, and Coningsby, in the county of Lincoln ;
Dueinton, in the county of Gloucester; and Ber-
wick, in the county of Suflblk i by capedal grant of
his father : end in the 10th of King John, he gave
to the king, three hundred and fifty marks, and five
palfteys, for licence to marry Amice, the daughter
of Jemeygan Fitx-hugh. After whidk, being in
arms with the rebellious bexons, he obtained letten
of safe conduct fbr coming in to the king, to make
his peace. He again, however, took up arms in the
baronial cause, in the ensuing reign, along with hia
brother William, and appean to have hdd out to
the last. This Robert acquired a large aeoession of
landed property with his wift, Alice Fita-hugh, and
waa«. at his deeeese, by his son,
WILLIAM DE MARMION, who m. Lore*
daughter of Roese de Dovor, by whom he acquired
the town of Ludington, in Northamptonshire, and
was «. by bis son,
JOfiN DE MARMION, who, in the SSnd of
Edward I., had summons, with other great men, to
attend the king to advise upon the aflkin of the
realm: and was summoned to perllament aa a
BABON , firom seth January, U97« to the 14th March,
1382. In the 4th of Edward IL, hia lordship had,
licsnce to makea caatle of his house, called the Her-
mitage, in the county of York. He d. in laSS, and
was «. by his son,
JOHN DE MARMION, second beroiw suup
moned to parliament, firom 3d December, 1988, to
1st April, 133ft. This nobleman was engage ht the
MAR
MAR
SooCtbh wan. Hb larddiip m. Hand, daugbttf of
L<ird Furnival, and had ianie,
RoBBKTt his fuooeiior.
Joane, m. to Sir John Barnack, KnL
Alice, seooDd wife of Sir John de Grey* Lord
Grey, of Rotherfleld, and had iiane,
John de Grey, who aaaamed the iomame
of Mannioa, d. «. p. in 138ft.
Robert de Grey aawimed the name of
Marmion— m. Lore, daughter and oo-
• ' heirof Herbert de St Quintin, and had
an only daughter and heireM»
EUaabetli MarmloD, who m. Henry,
Lord Fits-hugh, K.G.
The baron d, in 193ft, and wai «. by hia son,
ROBERT DE MARMION, third baron, but
never sununoned to parUament. Thia nobleman
being of infirm constitution, and luiTing no iatue,
married Ui younger sister, Alioe, by the advice of
his fHends, to Sir John Grey, Lord Grey of Rother-
lldd, upon condition that the ianae of the said Sir
Jolbn Grey and Alice, slumld bear the surname of
Marmion. At the decease of Us lordship, the Ba-
BONY OP Makmion, of Witriugtott, fell into absy-
AKCB between his sisters (refer to children of second
baron). The elder of whom, Joane, Lady Bemack,
died without issue. The younger Alice, as stated
•bore, espoused Lord Grey, and her grand-daughter,
Elisabeth, m. Henry, Lord Fita-hugh, amongst
whose representatives, this BABOiry continues sus-
pended.
ABJca.— Vairte ar. and as. a fesse gules.
MARMYON, OR MARMION— BARON
MARMION.
By Wilt of Summons, dated S4th December, l»i,
49 Henry IIL
WILLIAM DE MARMYON, youngest son of
Robert de Marmyon, third feudal Had of Tam-
worth, having taken a leading part in the baronial
war against King Henry IIL« was summoned as a
BABoir to the parliament called in the king's name,
by those turbulent lords, after their triumph at
Lewes, but never subsequently. His lordship ap-
pears to have d, without issue, when the baboity
became, of course, bxtutct.
Abms.— Yalrte ar. and ai. a fesse gules.
MARNEY — BARONS MARNEY, OF
LEYR.MARNEY, IN THE
COUNTY OF ESSEX.
By Letters Patent, dated 9th April, im
In the 9th Edward IIL,
WILLIAM DE MARNEY obtained a charter
for ftee warren in all his demesne lands, at Leyr-
Mamey, in the county of Essex. To this William
#. another
WILLIAM DE MARNEY, who, in the 3rd
Henry lY., was constituted sheriff of the counties
of Essex and Hertford. He d. in the Snd Henry Y.,
fad was «. by
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SIR THOMAS MARNEY, Knt., who left an
only dau^ter and heir,
MARGARET MARNEY, at whose decease in
miuOTity, and unmairied, the estates reverted to
her uncle,
JOHN MARNEY, who was «. by his son,
SIR HENRY MARNEY, Knt., whobetaiff ««•
person of great wisdom, gravity, and of singular
fidelity to that prudent prince King Henry VIL,"
was made choice of for one of his privy council,
in the fiiet year of his reign, and the next year he
commanded against the Earl Lincoln, at the battle
of Stokeu He was subsequently engaged against
Lord Audky and the Cornish rebels, at Blackheath.
Uppn the accession of Henry VIIL, he was re-sworn
of the privy ooundl, and soon afterwards installed •
Knight of the Garter. Sir Henry was subsequently
appointed captain of the guard to the king, and
upon the attainder of Edward Staflknrd, Duke of
BuAingham, he had grants of a large proportion of
that nobleman's estates. He was appointed keeper
of the privy seal in Fdteruary, 1A83, and elevated to
the peerage in the April fbUowing, as Babow
Mabkby, qfLoyr-Afenisr, in the eou$air<ffE»90M.
His loidahip m. first, Thomasine, daughter of
John Arundd, Esq., of Lanheme, In Cornwall, by
whom he had two sons, John, his successor, and
Thomas, who died young, and a daughter Elisa-
beth, who m, Thomas Bonham, Esq. He espoused,
secondly, Eliaabeth, daughter of Alderman Nicholas
Wifleld, Lord Bfayor of London, and had a daogh-
ter, who m. Sir Henry Bedingfield. His hndahlp
d. in IftSi, and was «. by his son,
JOHN MARNEY, second baron. This noble-
man in the time of his fkther, was one of the
esquires of the body to King Henry VIIL, and
governor of Rochester Castle. His lordship m.
first. Christian, daughter and heir of Sir Refer
Newburgh, by whom he had two daughters, via.
Katherine, m. first, to George Ratdiflb, Esq.,
and secondly, to Thomas, Lord Poynlngs.
Elisabeth, m. to Lord Thomas Howard, after-
wards created Viscount Bindon.
Lord Mamey, espoused, secondly, Margaret, daugh-
ter of Sir William Waldcgrave, Knt., and widow of
Thomas Flndeme, Esq., but had no issue. He died
in IMS, when the Babowy or Mabhby becaaae
BXTiNCT, and his estates devolved upon his daugli-
ters as co-heirs.
Abmb.— Gu. a lion rampant, guardant ar.
MARSHAI>— BARONS MARSHAL.
By Writ of Summons, dated 9th January, 1300*
2 Edward U.
ICincagc.
The earliest notice of this liunily occurs In the
time of Henry I., when Gilbbbt Mabbbchall,
and JoBir, his son, were impleaded by Robert de
Venois, and William de Hastings, for the oflloe of
Mabbbhall to the king, but without snoeeas.
The son, (bearing the same surname, derived ftom
hlsofllce,)
JOHN MARESCHALL, attacbinc hinielf to the
MAR
MAR
fortuBM of Maud* agftiiitt King SCtphHit wm with
RoBSRT, the GmmwI, Eu-1 ot GkmemtBr, at the
■lege of Wlnchetter Castle, when the party of the
emprew wtalned m> signal a defeat. Upon the
acoeMlon of Henry II., however, his fldellty was
amply rewarded by oonslderaUe ^grants In the
county of Wilts ; and In the 10th of that monarch's
reign, being then marshal, he laid claim, for the
crown, to one of the manors of the see of Canter-
bury, tnm the odebrated prelate, Thomas k Becket,
who about that period had commenced his contest
with the king. To this John succeeded his son
and heir,
JOHN MARESCHALL, to whom Ung Henry
II., conflnraed theofBceof marshal, and the lands
which he hdd of the crown In England, and dse-
whersb At the coronation of Ricbaro I., this John
Blaresdiall bore the great gilt spurs, and the same
year obtained a grant flrom the crown of the manor
of BosBHAM, in Sussex, In fte Ihrm, paying forty-
two pounds yearly, to the exchequers with other
eKtansive lordships. He died soon after, and It
appears Issueless, for his brother, William Mart*-
thaU, Eabl or PnMsmoKS, succeeded as his heir.
We now come to the nephew of the said William,
Earl of Pembroke,
SIR JOHN MARSHAL, who marred Aliva,
dder dau^ter and co-heir of Hvbsiit db Rib,
ibudal Lord of Hinoham, in the county of NorfUk,
by whom he acquired that lordship. Espousing the
cause of KUtg Johw against the babomb. Sir John
Marshal acquired fkom tfte crown, all the forfeited
lands of the Earl of Evreux, In England, as also
the lands of Hugh de Oomai, lying In the counties
of Norfolk and Suilblk, whereof the said Hugh
was possessed, when he deserted the royal banner;
and he likewise obtained a grant in fee, of the
office of Mabbbai. or Ibblabd. He was, subse-
quently, in the same reign, constituted guardian of
the Marches of Wales, and Sheriff of LIncohishire,
and afterwards Joined with John Fits-Robert, In the
SherlflUty of the counties of Norfolk and Suilblk,
and the custody of the Castles of Norwich and
Orford. He was likewise made governor of Dor-
chester Caatle; moreover, he had the same year,
livery of the office of marshal of Irdand, and what-
soever did appertain thereto t so that he should
appoint a knight to execute its duties effectually.
Continuing steadfast In his allegiance to King John,
he was made sheriff of W<»oestershire, and go-
vernor of the Castle of Worcester t and he was one
of those who marched with the king Into the north,
to waste the lands of the insurrectionary barons
there; Upon the accession of Henry III., Sir John
Marshal was constituted sheriff of Hampshire, and
governor of the Castle of Devises, in Wilts, and
retained, during the remainder of Us life, the favour
of that monarch. Hed. lnU34, andwas«. byhisson,
WILLIAM MARSHAL, who, adopting a dlifer-
ent line of politics. Joined the baronial standard, in
the 40th of Henry IIL, and died about the same
period, leaving two sons, Jobn and William,
then under age, who, the next year, through the
Intercession ot William de Say, obtained the king's
pardon for their father's tra«^;reBslon, and had
pennlsslon to e^Joy hl» lands, wiHi whatever pos-
they had, by gift of AUva, their graad-
mother. The elder of these sons,
JOHN MARSHAL, died In the Iflth Edward L,
and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM MARSHAL, who, in the 84th Ed-
ward I., was in the wars of Scotland, and was sum-
moned to parliament asaBABov, fkom 9th January,
laOO, to fl6th November, 1913. His kwdship d. hi
the next year, and was «. by bis son,
JOHN MARSHAL, second Baron, but never
summoned to parilament. In the 7th of Edward
IL, this John attended Queen Elisabeth Into Soot-
land, and the ensuing year doing his homage, had
livery of his lands, lying m the counties of Norftalk
and Lincoln. He died soon after, about the year
1316, leaving his sister, Hawysb, wife of Robert,
Lord Moblby, his heir, who carried the Baboby
OP Mabsbal into the Moblby femlly, from which
it passed into that of Lovbl, and thence to the
Pabkbbb, when it finally fell Into abbyabcb,
upon the dffeene of Tbomab Pabkbb, Lobo
Moblby, In 1086, between the Issue of that noble-
man's aunts,
Katharine, •wife of John Savage, second Earl
Riven.
EUaabeth. wife of Cranfleid. Esq., and
amongst whose desoendantt it so continues,
Abms.— Ou. a bend kwengtfe, or.
MARSHAL— EARLS OF PEMBROKE.
Eabldom, conferred upon the femily of Clabb*
in 1138.
Conveyed to the Mabbbalb by an heiress.
ISABEL DE CLARE, only child and heiress of
RicBABO DB Clabb, (sumBmed Slnngbow,) Eabl
OP Pbmbbokb, who had been under the guardian-
ship of Henry II., was given in marriage by Ki$»g
RiCBABD I., to
WILLIAM MARSHAL, of the great baionial
femlly of Marischal, (see Marshal, Barons Mar-
shal,) Marshal to the King. This William U first
noticed as receiving ftom Prince Hbhby, the rebel-
lious son of Henry 1 1., upon the prince's death-
bed, his cross, as his most confidential friend, to
convey to Jerusalem. He espoused the great heiress
of the Clabbb, in 118B, and with her acquired the
Eabldom op Pbmbbokb— in which rank he bore
the royal sceptre of gold, surmounted by the cross,
at the coronation of King Richard I. ; and he was
soon afterwards, on the king's purposing a Journey
to the Holy Land, appointed one of the asslstanta
to Hugh, Bishop of Durham, and William, Earl
of Albemarle, Chief Justice of England, in the
government of the realm. Upon the decease of his
brother,* John Mareschall, Marshal of the Khig's
• He was brother and heir male, of John Mar-
shal, otherwise Mareschall (for whose descent, see
Marshal, Barons Marshal). This femlly e^)oyed
the office of Mabbbal of the King's House, and
firom that post assumed its surname: which gave
occasion, says Banks, to their bung often styled
Earls Marshal, as well as Earls of Strigull and
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MAK
MAH
'JL
Houie, in 1190^ lie bccMM-loid nankalt mi
the day of the coroiMtioa of King John, he
Uvesttd with the tword of the Earidora of Pem-
Ivoke, being then oooilnned In the ponenlon of
the mid taiheritaooab In the fiiaC year of this
monard^e lelgn. hit kmiihip was appointed sheriff
of Gloueestenhixe, and likewise of Svsscx, wherein
he was eontinned foe sercral years. In the Mh he
had a grant of 0<»>nicn CAaTi.B» in the oonnty
of Hereford, to hold by the senrice of two knights'
fees; and in foar years afterwarda, heobtained. by
giant fkom the orown, the whole paoTiMcn ov
LxiNarnn, in Ireland, to hold by tlie senrioe of one
hundred knigfatsT feei^ Upon the breaking out of
the lTm««*«i insurrection* the Earl of Peashrake
was dqputed, with the Archbishop of Cantsrbnry,
by the king, to asesttain the grterances end do-
mends of those tuxbnknt lords t and at thedsmiee
of King John, hn was so powerful, as to prevaii
upon the herons, to appoint a day for the eonma>
tion c^ Henry IIL, to whom he was conatitnted
guardian, by the rest of tiie nobility, who hsd
remained firm in their allfgiancp. He subsequently
took up arms in the royal eause, and after adiiev>
ing a victory over the barons, at Linooln, proceeded
directly to London, and investing that great city,
both by land and water, reduoed it to extremity,
for want of provisions. Peace, however, belBg
soon after concluded, it was relieved. His lordship,
at this period, executed tlie office of sheriff for the
counties of Essex and Hertford. This eminent
nobleman was no Iom distinguished by his wisdom
in the council, and valour In the field, than by his
piety and his attachment to the church, of whidi
his numerous munificent endowments bear ample
testimony. His lordship had, by the Hxiaxss op
Clarb, prvn sows, who succeeded each other in
his lands and honours, and five daughters, vis.
Maud, m. first to Hugh Bigot, Earl of Norfolk ;
iff secondly, to William de Warren, Earl of
"^^ ^ Surrey : and thirdly, to Walter de Dunstan-
viUe. This lady, tipon the deceese of her
youngest brother, Anselm, Earl of* Pem-
broke, t. p., in 1S45, and the division ot the
estates, obtained, as her share, the manor
of Hempsted-Marshall, in Berks, with the
ofilce of BfARSRAL oi Eifoi.AND, whicfa wss
inherited by her son, Aoflwr Blgott fourth
Earl ow Nobpolk, and surrendered to the
crown by her grandson, Roger Bigot, fifth
Earl of Norfolk.
Maud, Countess of Norfolk, had likewise
the manors of Chepstow and Carlogh.
Josne, m. to Warinede Montchensy.
Isabri, m. to Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Glouces-
ter ; and secondly, to Richard, Earl of Com-
walL This lady had, as her portion, Kil-
kenny.
Pembroke I but such donomination was matter of
eurkMi^ more than of realitjf. The Manor of
Herapated-Marshal, in Berkshire, belonging to the
Marshals, was held of old by grand seijeanty of
the Kings of Engfamd, to be the kni|^ts mar-
shals, as the offices ot steward, constable, die,
were in thoee times granted.
34t
SyMUM.toWiiliamdeFeR«n. Eirlof DatbTt
to whom she brought Kihtea
Eve, m, to WilUsm de Ilioeee, of Brecknock.
The earl died in 1919, and was «. by his eldest i
WILLIAM MARSHAL, Earl of
who, in the tiiAe of his ftther, was asstrenuous n
supporter of the baranial cause as that noMeinaw
was of the royal interests,' and was constituted one
of the celetnnted rwmicTY-piTn babomb apiwdntsid
to enforce the ofaservaneeof Maova Cbabta, 1»<
ing then styled «* Omms Mmrmdui, J«a.** After
the liifease of King John, however, he made hie
peace, and, ?««''*>"»*ng loyally attadied to thenew
monarch, obtained grants of the fotMted lands of
his former mmpeninne. Sate' de ^incgr. Earl of
Winrhseter, and David, Earl of Hantfa^don. Hie
kedship wte subsequently engaged against the
Welch, and defoeted their Piinee, Lbolikb, widft
great slaughter; and in the 14th Henry IIL, he waa
ceptsin-gcneral of the king's farces In Britanny. Ha
Mb first, Alioe, daughter ot Beldwin de Betun, Earl
of Albeirarle; and seeondly, the Ledy AHanoi*
Plantageliet, daughter of King John, and stater of
Henry IIL, but had issue by neither. He d. in
llSl, and was «. by his next brother,
RICHARD MARSHAL, Earl of Pembroke. Thie
nobleman returned to England upon the decease of
his brother, and repairing to the king, then In
Walts, oflhred to do hoaaage for his iidMrltanoe;
but Henry, at the suggestion of Hubbbt db
BoBon, Justiciary of Fngland, dedined reedving
it, under the plea that the late earl's widow had
been left In a state of prsgnaaey ; and the king,
at the same time, commanded Marshal forthwith
to depart the realm within fifteen days; upon
whidi he repaired to Ireland, where his bcotbere
then were, who, with the army, received him cor>
diaUy, and, ddiveris^ up the castlce to hlra, did
their homage. He immediately afterwards took
possessionof the castle of Pembroke, and prepared
to enforce his rights by arms; bnt the king, fearing
to disturb the public tranquillity, accepted his
fealty, and aeknowtodgedhhnEABZ. op Pxmbbokb.
This reconciliation was not, however, of long en-
durance, for we find Urn soon afterwards in open
hostility to the king, defending his own casdes,
storming and taking others, fighting and winning
pitched battles, until his gallant career was finally
arrested by the treachery of his own foUowos in
Irdand, where, being inveigled, under the pretext
of entering into a league ot amity, he was assailed
by superior numbers, and mortally wounded. His
lordship, who is termed by Matt. Paris " the fiower
of chivalry,*' died hi 1S34, and was buried in the ora-
tory of the Fliers Minors, at Kilkenny. Dying un-
married, his estates and honours devolved upon hie
btother,'
GILBERT MARSHAL, fourth Earl of Pem-
broke, who was restored to the whole of the late
eerTs hmds, by the king, although he had taken
part in the proceedings of that nobleman. But not-
withstanding this act of graces his lordship never
appears to have been cordially reconciled to the
crown. His death ooeurred In 1241, and was ocea-
sioned by a isU trotn his horse at a tournament.
He had «. first, Maiguet, dati^ter of WUliam,
MAB
A(M.S
King 0/ S«otkBd»ca< Moondly, llaadde Utoratey t
bat having no inuc* he was «. by his brother,
WALTCE H ARSHAL, fifth Earl of Pembroke.
This noblenMa had no little difficulty in obtaining
lirery of his inhsritaace, for when he came to do
his homage, the king upbraided him with the in-
Juries he had soatalned from his predecessors. Firsti
that JEari William, his liirtfaer, had traitorously
suftred Lewis of France to escape out of England.
Next, that Earl Richard, his brother, was a public
enemy, and slain in fight as his enemy. That
Gilbert, his brother, to whom at the instance of
Edmund, archbishop of Canterbury, he had more
through grace than favour, vouchsafed livery of
his lands, had against his express prohibition, met
at the tournament, wherein he was killed. ** And
thou,'* continued the king, " in coatcsEfpt of me,
wast also there. With what fisce, therefore, canst
thou lay claim to that inheritance?'* Whereupon
Walter replied: " Though I could give a reasonable
answer to what you have said« nevertheless I refer
myself solely to your highness You have hitherto
been gracious to me, and reputed me as one of your
flunily, and not amongst the meanest of your ser-
vants. I never demerited your fkvour, but now, tn
being at this tounuuneat with my brother, whom I
oouU not deny : and if aU who were there should be
thus disinherited, you would raise no small dia-
turbence in your reafan. Far be it ftom a good
king, that Ishould sufflbr for the fimlu of all, and
that amongst so great a number be the first
punished." The king soon after, through the in-
tercession of the Bishop of Durham, voudisafBd
him livery of the earldom and marshal's office^ His
lordship m. Marguret, daughter and heir of Robert
de Quincy, but dying issueless in 1946, was «. by his
only remaining brother,
ANSELHE MARSHAL, fifth Earl of Pern-
brok^ who ei^oy^ ^be honours but eighteen days.
He 4. Mb December, IMS, when leaving no issue by
his wife, Maud, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun,
Earl of Herefbrd, alx. his homourb became kx-
riNCT— end his great inheritence devolved upon
his sisters, as co-heirs— (refer to issue of the first
earl).
ABii8.-^FBrty per pale or. and vert, a lion ram-
pant gu. armed and langued, ax.
These arms were not borne untn the Ikmily came
to be Marshals of England, prloc to which period
the coat was, " Or a bend loaengfe o^,^^
MARTIN- BARONS MARTIN.
By Writ of Summons, dated nrd June, 1295,
S3 Edward t.
ICincage.
The first of this family upon record, is
MARTIN DE TOURS, a Norman, who, mak-
ing a conquest of Kemyst, in Pembrokeshire,
founded a monastery for benedictine monks, at St.
Dogmaels. which his son and successor,
ROBERT MARTIN, endowed with lands in the
time of Henry I. This Robert m. Maud Peverell,
and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM MARTIN. This feudal lord m. the
dgughter of RhMe ap Oiiflfai, Prteoe of South
Wales, and dying in 1309, was«. by his son,
WILLIAM MARTIN, who, upon the decease of
his CsthMBr, paid 300 merits for livery of his lands,
and dying in 1915, was «. by his son,
NICHOLAS MARTIN. Thisfisudalkardespouaed
Maud, daughter of Guy de Brien, and Ev«, his wife,
daughter and heir of Henry de Tracy, Lordoffiara-
staple, in the county of Devon, by which alliance he
acquired that lordship. In the 89th Henry IIL this
Nicholas received command to assist the Earl of
Glooester, and other barons mardhers, against the
Wekh. He died in 1282, and was #. by his grand-
son,
WILLIAM MARTIN, who, being in the Scot-
tish wars, was summoned to parliament, as a aARON,
from 83rd June, 1295, to 10th October, 1386. His
lordship m. Eleanor, daughter of William de Mohun,
and had issue,
William, his successor.
Eleanor, ai. to William de C<^mberB.
Joan, m. first, to Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lin-
oolnt and secondly, to Nicholas de Audley,
by whom she had a son,
Jamxb db AuDLxy.
He d. in 1385, and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM MARTIN, second baron, but never
lummoned to parliament. His lordship d. the year
after he inherited, seised of the whole territory of
KjEMBTft, which he held of the king, in empitt, by
the fourth part of one knight* s tee. Upon the
baron's deoeaae the Babort or Mahtin fdl into
ABXYAircx between his heirs, Eleanor Columbers,
his sister, and James de Audley, his nephew, as it
still continues with their representatives.
AiiMB.-»Ar. two bars gules.
NoTB.— Of this femlly the MABTiwa, ^ Lomg
Mel/ord, now represented by Sir Roger Martin, Ba-
ronet, is said to be a branch.
MASHAM - BARONS MASHAM, OF
OTE8, IN THE COUNTV
OF ESSEX.
By Letters Patent, dated 31st December, 1711.
XtlUB^K.
SIR WILLIAM MASHAM, of High-Laver, in
the county of Essex, (created a baronet on the 20th
December, 1681,) m. Winifred, daughter of Sir
Frauds Barrington, Bart, of Barrington Hall, son
of Sir Thomas Barrington, by Winifred, his wife,
widow of Sir Thomas Hastings, and second daugh-
ter and co-heir of Henry Pole, Lord Montagu, (at-
tainted and beheaded in 1539,) eon and heir of Sir
Ridurd Pole, K.G., by his wife Blargaret, Countess
of Salisbury, daughter, and eventually co-heir of
George Plantagenet, Duke ot Clarence, younger
brother of King Edward IV. By this marriage the
fkmily of Masham allied itself with the noblest
blood iu the reabn. From Sir William we pass to
his great grandson,
SIR SAMUEL MASHAM, fourth baronet, who
m, Abigail, daughter of FluncU HID, Esq., a turkey
merchant, and sister of Genersl John HilL This
lady was nearly rdated to the odebrated Sarah,
34»
MAU
MAU
DadMN of llttlborouf h, and «ai introduced by
her grace, whom ihe eventually lupplanted, to the
notice ct Queen Anne. Sir Samuel, who was an
eighth §oa, was originally a page to the queen,
wliilst Princev of Denmark, and alio one of the
equerries, and gentlemen of the bed-chamber to
Prince George. Upon the discomflture of the
Marlborough party, and the eetabliahment of his
wife as tlie reigning fivourite, he was elcTated to
the peerage 3lst December, 1711* as Babon Ma-
BHAM, cfOtu, in the eountif Iff E»a«M ! and having
had a grant in reversion of the ofllce of remem-
brancer of the exchequer, succeeded to that post on
the death of Lord Fanshaw in 17I& His lordship
had issue,
Oeoige, who died #. pu in the Ufe-time of his
father.
Samvbl, successor to the title.
Francis, died «. pu in the life-time of his
father.
Anne, m. to Henry Hoere, Esq., and had
issue,
Susannah, m. first, to Charles, Viscount
Dungarvon, and secondly, to Thomas,
first Earl of Aylesbury.
Anne, m. to Sir Richard Hoare, Bart.
Elisabeth, d. unmarried in 1724.
Lord Masham died in 1758, and was «. by his <»ily
surviving son,
SAMUEL MASHAM, second baion. This noble-
man m. first, Harriet, daughter of Salway Winning-
ton, Esq., of Stanford Court, in the county of Wor-
cester, by whom (who d. in 1761,) he had no issue.
He espoused, secondly. Miss Dives, one of the
maids of honour to the dowager Princess of Wales,
but had no issue. His lordship, who filled several
public employments, died in 1776, when the Ba-
rony OP Masham became sxtiitct.
ARMa.— Or. a fesse humette gu. between two lions
passant sa.
MAUDUIT— EARL OF WARWICK.
See Newburgh, Earls of Warwick.
MAUDUIT— BARON MAUDUIT.
By Writ of Summons, dated ISth September, 1348»
16 Edward III.
Of the seme family as William Mauduit, Earl of
Warwick, was (according to Dugdale,)
JOHN MAUDUIT, who, in the 8th of Ed-
ward IL, had a military summons, amongst other
great men, to march against the Scots, and was
engaged for some yeers afterwards in the wars of
Scotland. In the 3rd Edward IIL he was consti-
tuted sheriff of Wiltshire, and governor of the castle
of Old Sarum; and was summoned to parliament
as a BARON on the 12th September, 1342, but not
afterwards. In the Uth of the same reign his
lordships obtained a charter for fkee warren in all
his demesne lands at Faxnhull, Somerford, Maduit,
Funtel, and Uptde, in the county of WUts, as also
344
at Stanlake and BroughUm, in OxHordshlie^ His
lordship d. in 1347, leaving a son and heir,
JoBN Maubuit, but neither this John, nor
any of his posteritya were ever summonal
to parliament, nor deemed barons of the
realm.
The Babony op Mavdvit is therefore presumed
to have become bxtinct upon the demise of the said
John, Lord Mauduit.
Arus.— Ar. two bars gules.
MAULEY— BARONS MAULEY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 28rd June^ UW,
83rd Edward L
The first mention of this name and funily occurs
shortly after the decease of King Richard I., when
his brother John, Earl of Moreton, to clear his
own way to the throne, employed PetCT de Mauley,
a Poictovin, his esquire, to murder his nephew.
Prince Arthur, of Britanny, and in reward of the
foul deed, gave to the said
PETER DE MAULEY, in marriage, Isabel,
daughter of Robert de Tumham, and heiress of
the Barony of Mulgraveu This Peter, throughout
the whole reign of King John, adhering to his royal
master, obtained considerable grants from the
crown, and was esteemed amongst the evil advisers
of the king. In the hei^t of the baronial war,
moat of the prisoners of rank were committed to
his custody, and he was constituted, (18th John,)
sheriff of the counties of Dorset and Somenet. In
the 4th of Henry III., upon the coronation of thitt
monarch, Peter de Mauley had summons to assist
thereat, and to bring with him the regalia, then in
his custody, at Corfe Castle, which had been en-
trusted to him by King John ; and the next year,
being again sheriff of the counties nt Somerset and
Dorset, he ddivered up the Castle of Corfe to the
king, with Alianore, the king's kinswoman, and
Isabel, sister to the king of Scots, as well as all the
jewels, military engines, and ammunition there^
which the late monarch had formerly committed
to his custody. Soon after this, he was made go-
vernor of Sherburne Castle, in the county of Dorset,
and d. in 1221, was «. by his son,
PETER DE MAULEY, who givfaig one hun-
dred marks for his relief, had livery of his lands.
Amongst the causesof discontent avowed by Richard
MareschaiDn his contest with Henry III. was, that
the king by the advice of foreigners, had dlspoaseseed
Gilbert Basset, a great baron of the time, of the
manor of Nether-Haven, in the county of Wilts*
end conferred it upon this Peter de Mauley. The
king, nevertheless, continuing his favour to Peter*
constituted him governor of the castle of Devises*
and the next yeer (90th Henry III.), made him
sheriff of NorUiamptonshire. Moreover, in 1839«
he was one of the godfathers, at the baptismal font
to Prince Edward, (the king's ddest son,) and in
1241 he accompanied William de Fortibus, Earl of
Albemarle, and divers other noUe persons, to the
Holy Land. This feudal lord m. Joane, daughter
of Peter de Brus, of Skelton, and d. in 1S48. Upon
his decease Gerard le Grue, paid five hundred marka
MAt;
MEI
for thb fm»9'f>t hit lands, and had the custody of
the castle of MulgraTe} maintaining his widow
with necessaries; keeping the buildings in repair;
and not committing waste in the woods. Peter de
Maukj was •, by his son,
PETER DE MAULEY, (commonly called the
TBiRD,) who doing his homage in the 31st Henry
III., had UTery of his lands. In the 48nd oi the
same reign, the Scots having made a prisoner of
their King Alexander III., (son-in-law (XT the English
monarch,) Peter de Mauley receiTed summons
with the other northern barons to fit himself with
horse and arms, for the relief of the Scottish prince.
He m. Nidiola, dau^ter of Gilbert de Gant, son of
Gilbert, Earl of Lincoln, end had issue,
PsTSB, his successor.
Edmund, a very eminent person in the reigns
of Edward I. and II., and greatly distin-
guished in the Scottish wars. He had a
grant of the manor of Seton, in the county
c€ York. He was successively governor Ol
the castle of Bridgenorth, of the town and
castle of Bristol, and the castle of Cocker-
mouth. He fell at the battle of Bannock-
bum, and dying «. jk, his estates passed to
his nephew,
Petier de Mauley.
He-was «. at his decease by his elder son,
PETER DE MAULEY, (called the fourth,) who,
in the 7th Edward I., doing his homage, and paying
£100 for his relief, had Uvery of aU his lands, which
he held of the king in capiie, by barony of the
Inheritance of William Possard (whose grand-daugh.-
ter and heir, Isabel de Tnmham, was wife of the
ttnX Peter de Mauley). This fisudal lord havtaig
been engaged in the Welsh and Scottish wars, was
summoned to parliament as a babon by King Ed-
ward I. on the 8Srd June, 1295, and he had regular
summons from that period to the 18th December,
laoa In the 26th Edward I. his lordship was in the
expedition then made into Gascony, and in con-
sideration of his good services there, obtained from
the king, a grant of the marriage of Thomas, the
son and heir of Thomas de Multon, of GiUesland,
deceased. For several years after this he was activdy
employed in the warlSue of Scotland. His lordship
m.' Eleanor, daughter of Thomas, Lord FumivaL
and dying in 1310, was s. by his too,
SIR PETER DE MAULEY, K.B., second baron,
summoned to parliament trcm. UHh December, 1311,
to 15th March, 1354. This nobleman was for several
years actively engaged in the wars ot Scotland, and
was a commander at the battle of Durham, (20th
Edward III.,) wherein the Scots, under their king,
David Brus, sustained so signal a defeat, the mo-
narch himself being made prisoner. His lordship m.
Margaret, daughter of Robert, Lord GUHbrd, and
dying in 1365, was s. by his son,
PETER DE MAULEY, third baron, summoned
to parliament fhmi SOth September, 1365, to 7th
January, 1383. This nobleman, in the 30th Edward
IIL, shared in the glorious victory of Poxctibbs,
and in three years afterwards he was in the expedi-
tion then made in Gascony. In the 41st of the same
reign he was Joined in commission with the Bishop
of Durham, Henry, Lord Percy, and others, for
guarding the marches of Scotland i and again, in
the 3d Richard II., with the Earl of Northumber-
land. His lordaUp m. flrst, in the 31st Edward III.,
BUaabeth, widow of John, Lord Darey, and daugh-
ter and heir of Nicholas, Lord MeiniU, without
licence, for which office he paid a fine of £100, and
obtained pardon. He espoused, secondly, Constance,
one of the daughters and co-heirs of Thomas de
Sutton, of Sutton, in Holdemess, and had issue, (by
which wife not known,)
Peter, who m. Margery, one of the daughteti
and co-heirs of Sir Thomas de Sutton, Knt.,
and dying in the life-time of his father, left
issue,
Pbtbb, successor to \i^ grandflither.
Constance, m. flrst, to wmiam Fairlkx,
by whom she had ho issue, and se-
condly, to Sir John Bigot.
Elisabeth, m. to George Salvia, Esq.,
ftom whom, we believe, the present
WiUiam Thomas Salvln, Esq., of
Croxdale, in the county of Durham,
(one of the most ancient Catholic
fiunilies,) derives.
His lordship d. in 1383, seised of the manor and
castle of Mulgrave; the manor of Doncaster with
its members I and a moiety of the manor of Helagh,
all in the county of York. He was s. by his grand-
son,
PETER DE MAULEY, fourth baron, who,
making proof ot his age in the 29d Richard II., had
livery of the Isndsof his inheritance, as well as those
derived ftom his grandfather, as Arom Thomas, his
uncle. This nobleman was made a Knight of the
Bath at the coronation of King Henry IV., and was
summoned to parliament ftom 18th August, 13B9,
to 19th August, 1415. His lordship m. the Lady
Maud Nevil, daughter of Ralph, Earl ot Westmor-
land, but d. in 1415, without issue, when his sisters
(reflsr to issue of third baron) became his heirs,
and between thoee the Baboitt or Mavlbv foil
into abbtakcb, as It still continues amongst their
represenutives. In the distribution of the Mauley
estates, Leland sayi, " Bigot had the castle of
Maugreve, (Mulgrave,) with eight tounelettes ther-
about the se cost kmgging to it, whereof Seton
thereby was one. Saulwayne had, for his part, the
Barony ia Eggeston on Eske, not for fhmi Whitby i
also Lokington-Barugh, not for flrom Watton-on-
Hull ryver; Nesseark, and the lordship of Dohcas-
ter.-
Abm B.*— Or. a bend sa.
MEINILI^BARON MEINILL.
By Writ oi Summons, dated 8Srd June, 18M«
83 Edward I.
Xittcagf.
About the close ol King Henry T.*s reign,
ROBERT DE MEINEL, bestowed certain lands
upon the monks of St. Mary's Abbey, at York,
which his son and successor,
STEPHEN DE MEINEL, ratified. In the 85th
Henr^ II. this Stephen was fined £100 for trespass-
ing in the forests o£ Yorkshire. He d, about the
8d Richard I., and was s. by his elder son,
8 Y SIS
JlfEI
11JB8
.. ROBERT DE MBiNEL. who m. Bntne» dMa^
tec of Richard de MMXtime, and hadawD,* Stb-
ramn, who piaAecaiMd Um, laaTiikg a m»,
NICHOLAS DE MBINEL, who «. hia gmid-
Ikthar in thaBth Kiag John.- This NieholM wa» in
the Wdah wan* and in comidnation of hitatrvins
liad a dabt of one hundred marks remitted by Kiaf
Edward I., beddei obtainiag grants of free warzeft
thMyughoutall hia lends and lordships in the county
of York. In the year 1290 he brought a chacge
against Christian, hto wife, of an intent to poiion
Mm, and although she dearly established her inno-
(Bence, he relWed ever afterwards to be reconciled
to her. In the SSd Edward III. he had summons,
amongst many otlwr pemons of note, to attend the
king, to adTise about the aflhirs of Uienedm; and
he was sununened to parliament as a raron from
the a3d June, 1S95, to 6th February, 1399, during
whidi inttfral he took a prominent part tn the wars
of Scotland. His lordahtp dL in 1290, without legiti-
mate issue, when Jomr liaiKiLi., his brother, was
found to be his heir, and the 9AnoHY or Mkinill
became nzTiircT.
AaMS.— As. three bats gemels, ami a chief, or.
M£INILI>-.BARON MEINILL.
By Writ ci Summons, dated SSnd May, 1313,
6 Edward II.
NICHOLAS DE MEINILL, Baron MciniU, who
dL in 1290 without legitimate issue, when his SAaoNy
expired* left by Lucie, hie concubine, daughter
and heir to Robert de Thweng* a natural son,
NICHOLAS DE MEINILL, who doing his
homage, had livery of divers lordships and lands
which had been settled upon him. This feudal
lord was frequently in the Scottish wan in the
reigns of Edward I. and Edward IL, and was sum-
moned to parliament as a babok by the latter mo-
narch from 22d May, 1313, tu 14th March, 1322. His
knrdship d. in the latter year without issue, when
the Babomy or Mbiivii.x. became again axTiircT.
His estates devolved upon his brother,
Joan Hmmihh, whese gnnd-daai^iler,
▲Lien Mbinill, eventually conveyed them
to her husband, Jonir om Boubtov.
three bars gemels, and a chid^ or.
MEINILL— BARON MEINILL.
By Writ of Summons, dated 22nd January, 1330,
9 Edward III.
ICimaQf.
NICHOLAS DE MEINILL. called by Dugdale.
the*" chief of the family,** but how related to the
other Barons Meinin does not appear, was sum-
moned to parliament « a barok from 22d January,
1396, to 25th Fefaruaiy. 1342. This nobleman pee-
large estatm tn Yorkshires one of w4»icfa. the
of WlMMTOv, he hdid ^ the AtckUsbap
ef Canterbury, by the teauieof mrving him vAA
the cup, in whIdi he should drink upon the day of
his inthronisation, snd receiving the fem fc«'*Migt*'g
to that office. His lordship m. AUoe,. danghlcr of
William, Lord Roe, of Hamlake, end left an only
daughter and hetrem,
Elisabbth^ who espoused, flnt. John, aeoond
Baron Darcy, and conveyed the BAnectv ow
MBiirii.1. to the Dercy fimiily, in whkh
it remained until the deceam of PUHp,
ricventh Baron Darcy» in 1418, when, wiA
the Barony of Darcy, it fell into ABBTAircn
between his lordship's danghten snd co-
heirs.
Elisabeth MeiniU eipoused, secondly, Feter,
sixth Baron Mauley.
Her ladyship d. In the 42d Edward III.
His lordship d. in 1342, when the BAneMV or
MBiirii.1. devolved as stated aboive upon his daugh-
ter, ELisABBTfl, who espoused Lord Darcy.
«* Although," mys Nicolas, *' the abeyance of the
Baronim of Meinill and Daicy has never been ter-
mineted, yet Conyen Darcy, second Baron Darcy,
under the patent of 10th August, 1641, and Baron
Craiyers, in right of hia gnndmodier, probable,
under the presumption that the said ]|atent not
only restored the ancient barony ef Darcy, but alao
that of Meinill, wm styled, in the writs of summons
to parUament of 7th October, 31 Car. 2, 1679^ and
1st March, 3Ut March, 1680, ' Conyen Daacie de
Dmde and MeiniU, Chl'r.' He wm cxeated Bad of
HoMecnem in 16B2, which title, as weU m the
Barony of Darcy, created by the patent of 1641,
became azTiircT in 1778; but it is manifmt that
theamumption of the title of the Barony of MeinlU
was without any legal foundation."
ABxa.— As. three ban gemels, and a diief , or.
MESCHINES, EARLS OF CHESTE&.
By Inheritanca* anno IIUL
HUGH <LUPUS,) DB ABRINCIS. the
brafeed Earl of Chmter, had four sisters, via.
1. Judith, m. to Richard de Aqulta.
S. , m. to WilKera» Earl of Ewe.
& Isabel, m. to Gllbeit, a younger
• He had alio a naturali
koBsnT Mnmu., who m, Agnm, lister and
heir of Adam de HiUon, of Hi]mo,in Cleve-
land, from whom the MeiaiUa in them
pa^
4«l
of
Richard, Earl of Corboil, in Normandy,
andhedianie,
RoBsnT, who, for his attadment to
Robert deStaflbrd, and the king's
vice in those parts^ u also ** latii
consanguinitaif' held PeshaH* in
county of Stsflbrd, with its appnrtfr
nances, anno 1088, from whither he
*asBumed that surname, and is said ta
have been ancestor to the family al
PsaaAUb, created baronet in ltl9.
4 Ma«d» mu to Ralph de Ma
RANULPH DE MESCUINES, auzaamed ds
BHsnaerd, Viseount Bayenx, in Normandy* upon
whom King Henry I. oonfoned the Eabubom ov
Cnaarnn, at the deeeaaaof hiaftrst cousin, Richard
deAbrinds, second Earl of Cheatm of that tenlly.
JiE8
\ vritfaovt ftnvflw By
MiMiWMn to styted Eari of
ftomiaiiaiag ia that dtyt and they Anther
that ha oane over in the tram of the Oon^i
aaatoted in the eal^igatton of England, and ahared,
mi ooucie, hi the i|»aU ot oonqneat. He waa Lord
of Cumhcitond and Carlisle, by daioent ftom hfa
AnImt, bnt haiTiiy ■■imJtiil hto two bratfaera, Wil-
liam, of Ooopland, and Oeflhry, of GittBaland, hi a
large portkm thereof, he wrrhaogeil the EarUom of
Cnaaberland for that of Charter, on oondition, that
Ahoae whom he had fetttedthMe^ should hold their
taods of the Ung " to oap<«>." Hto lordship m.
Luda, widow of Roger de Romera, Earlcrf Linoofai,
and daughter of Algar, Sarlof Merda, and had issue*
RajtoiiPH, hto succenwr*
WUUam, styled £ail of CanHnUge, but of hto
m. to Richard nt»JOiUMrt,
of the (rid Earto of Clare.
I, m. to Robert de CSrenteoiaiaBU.
rlA In llflB, and was «. by hto elder eon,
RANULPH DE MBSCHINBS. (sumamed de
On imw, f lom being been in Gemon Castle, in Nor>
naandy,) as Eakl or Cnnsrsn. Thto noUeman,
) a laartfag military ehacactar, tooii an active
wMh the Empren Maud, and the young Primee
Hawnr agataat Kfaig Stephen, in the early part
of the oonteet, and baring defeated the king, and
made hhn prisoner at the battle of Unooln, oem-
mltted him to the castie of BristoL He snbse>
qneatly. however, sided wkh the king, and flnaHy.
dtotmeted by all, died, mnder exooramuaication, ia
11J8, snpposed to have been poisoned by William
Feverdl, liord of Notdaghsan, who being snspecled
of the crime, to said to have tamed monk* to avoid
its puniriuneat. The eari m. Maud, daughter of
Robert, samamwi «b« eoiMtil, Earl of GloaosBtar,
aatuial son of King Henry I., and had issue,
Hven, hto suooessor, sumamed KeMffoXr, ftom
the place of hto birth, hi Maionethshire.
Richard.
Beatrix, m. to Ralph de Malpas.
Hto lordship w« «. by hto elder eon,
HUGH (Kevillok), third Earl of Chester. Thto
nobleman joined in the rebellion of the Earl of Lei-
oaster end the king of Scots, against King Henry II.,
and hi sappoit of that moBardi*B aoa, iVines
HajraTla pretensions to the crown. In which pro-
ceediag he was taken prisoner, with the Earl of
d;«eioesler, at Alnwick, but obtained his flnedom
eoon afterwards, vpon the king's reeondliatlon with
the yoong prince. Again, however, hoisting the
ataadard of revolt, both in Eni^and and in -Nor-
maady, with as little saooess, he was again seiaed,
and then detained a prisoner for some years. He
eventually, however, obtalnedt hto liberty and re-
storation of hto lands, when public tranquillity
became completely re-established s<»ie time about
the twenty-third ymr of the kfaig*STcign. Htolord-
Bhip fM. Bertred, daughter of Sfanon, Earl of Eve-
teux. In Normandy, and had issue,
Raitulph, hto suooessor.
Maud, m. to David, Earl of Huntii^don,
brother of William, king of Scotland, and
kad one eon and foar daughters, via.
L JoflM, eamamed Lt ««*.,
oeeded to the EaiMom of Cheshire.
1. Maigavett m. to Alan de Galloway, and
had tome,
Divorgal, m, toJohndeBaliol,aBd
w» mother of Jobk ds BjosIM^
<lecto>od Idag of Sootland in the
reign of Edward I.
Chitotiaa, in.to William de Fovti-
bas. Earl of Albemarle, and died
«.p.
m. to Robert de Brus, and wm
aaother of Robbbt na Bam. who con-
tended fbr the crown of Scotland temp.
Edward I.
Maud, d, unmarried.
Ada, Ml. to Henry de Hastings, and had
9. Isabel,
a.
4.
HannY na HAoriMoa, one of the
oompetitonfor the Scottish crown
temp. EdwMcd I.
Mabili. «. to Wflliam de AJUai, Earl of
AruadeL
Agnes, m, to WUUam de Ferrers, Earl of
Derby.
Hawise, m. to Ririiert, son of Sayer de Quincy,
Earl of WhKhester.
The earl had another daughter, whose legitimacy
to questionablek namely,
Amicia, m. to Ralph de Mesallwaria, Justioe of
Chester, ««a person," says Dugdale. "of
very ancient Ibmily," fnm which union the
Meinwarlngi, of Over Peovcr. in the oounty^
of Chester, derive. Dugdale considers Ami>
da to be a daughter of the eerl by a fbrmer
wife. But Sir Peter Lrioester, in hto Anti-
quities of Cheddre, totally denies her legiti-
macy. *« I cannot but midike,** says hOb
*' the boldness and ignorance of that herakU
who gave to Mainwarlng, (late of Peover.}
the elder, the quarteriag of the Earlof Chee-
tar's arms ; for if he ought of right to quai^
ter that coat, then must he be descended
flrom a co-heir to the Earl of Chester : but
he was not t for the co-heirs of Earl Hugh
■serried four of the greatest peers in the
kingdom."*
The Earl d. at Leeke. in Staflbidshire, in 1181, and
was «. by hto ooly sod,
RANULPH, sunuuned BlwndnU, <or rather
Blandevil, tnm the place of hto birth, the town cT
jMum MmMiterium, modem Oswestry, ia Powis,)
» fourth Eakx. op CHaaTsa. Thto nobleman wm
made a knight ia 1188, by King Henry IL, and the
seme monarch bmtowed upon him in marriage.
CoaaTAvca. Countess ot Bzitaany, daughter and
• Upon the question of thto lady's legitimacy
there wm a kng paper war between Sir Peter Lei-
cester end Sir Thomas Mainwaring— and eventually
the matter was referred to the Judges, of whose de-
cision Wood mys, " At an asslu hekl at Chester
1675, the coutrovCTsy was dedded by the Justices
itinerant, who, m I have heard, a4h><lf«d the right
of the matter to Mainwariag."
UES
of Gtomm, EAmb or Bbitam kt, and wldov
of Uag Hearf* ton (Mbmf, with the whole of
Bituony* and the Earldom of Richiaond, whercfoce
he It deiignatwl hi most chaiten, <* Duke of Bri-
tanay and Eail of Ridunond.** In the 4th of
JEUchard I. we find his lordship aiding David. Earl
ci Huntingdon, and the Earl Ferren* In the siege
of Marlborough, then held fbr John, Earl of More-
ton, the king's hrother; and in xwo years after-
wards with .the same parties, besiaging tliecasUeof
Nottingham. In which latter7car he was also with
the army of King Richard in Normandy, and so
■highly was he anefimml by the Hoo-heartfd mo-
narch, that he was selected to Vmx one of the three
swords at his seoood oorooatiOD. In the oommenoe-
uent of King John's reign his lordship dlToroed his
Wilis Constance, «* by reason," saith Dugdale, ** that
the king haunted her company," and espoused de-
mentia, daughter of Ralph de Fuegers, widow oi
Alan de Dinant, and niece of William de Humet,
constable of Normandy, with whom he acquired
not only a large accession of landed propeity in
France, but some extensive manors in England. In
the 6th of John his lordship had a grant from the
crown of ail the lands belonging to the honour of
Richmond, in Richmondshire, excepting a small
proportion, which the king retained in his own
hands ; and he gare in the same year to the king a
palfrey for a lamprey, whidi shews the Talue of that
description of fish in those days.
This was the earl, who, marddng into Wales too
slenderly attended, was compelled to take refuge in
Rothelan Castle, in Flintshire; and being there*
closely invested by the Wdsh, was ddivcred fkom
his precarious situation by the rabble, whidi then
happened to have been assembled at the Csir of
ChMter. For sending to Roger de Lacy, Baron of
Helton, Ms constable of Cheshire, to come with aU
speed to his succour, Roger, (suraamed Hell, from
his fiery spirit,) gathered a tumultuous rout of fid-
dlers, players, cobblers, debaudied penons, both
men and women, and mardied immediately towards
the earl ; when the Wdsh, descrying so numerous
a multitude advancing, at once raised the siege, and
sought safety in flight Wherefore the carl con-
ferred upon the constable patronage over all the
fiddlers and shoemakers in Chester, in reward and
memory of this service. Of which patronage De
Lacy retained to himself and his heirs that of the
shoemakers, and granted the fiddlers and players to
his steward, Dvttoiv, of Dvtton, whose heirs still
eqjoy the privilagew For upon Midsummer-day,
annually, the fair of Chester, a Duttoo, or his
deputy, rides attended through the city of Cheater,
by all the minstrelsy of the county, playing upon
their several instruments, to the church of St.
John's, where a court is hdd for the renewal of
their licences.
In the conflicts between John and the barons the
Earl of Chester remained stoutly attached to the
former, and It was through his exertions chiefly
that Henry III. ascended the throne. Of which an
old HoivK or PsTnaBoaouoB gives the following
narrative;—
<• Upon the death of King John, the great men of
England fearing that the son would toUlow his
34«
CMhai's stape la tyxamiy over the people, resolved
to extirpate him, and aU of his blood, not oonaidap>
ing that saying of the prophet, via., * That ths
won 8HAL1. MOT aurmn roa trs migmrT or
THs raTHSB.' And to that end determined to sot
up Lnwas, son to the king of France, <a youth
than but fourteen years old,) in his steed; whom,
at the instance of the rebellious barons, that king,
for the purpooe alleged, sent over into En^and, la
the last year of King John, under the tuition of the
Earl of Perdi, and other great men of that realm.
Who having landed himself in En^and aooardta^(ly,
and received homage of the Londoners, expecting
the like ttom the southern noMUty, advanced to
LIncolne. Which being made known to the Eari of
Chester, who did abominate any cogtunction with
them in that their ooasplracy, he convened the rest
of the northern peers; and being the chief and most
potent of them, taking with him young Henry, son
of King John, end right heir to the crown, raised a
puissant army, and mardied towards Linoolne. To
which place, at the end of four days afto- Lewes got
thither, expecting him, he came. To whom the
Earl of Perch, observing his stature to be anmll,
said, * Have westaid aU this while for such a little
man, such a dwarf.' To which disdainful expres-
sion he answered, * I vow to God and ow kidw,
tvJbese cAurc* Okioio, thatb^fitrt
I wiU teem to thoe to be otromgor,
tmOor than tkat ttoopU* Thus parting with
other, he betook himsdf to the caatle.
«i And on the next morning, the Earl of Perch,
armed at all parts, except his head, having entered
the cathedral with his forces, and left Lewes there,
challenged out our carl to battle : who no aoooer
heard thereof, but causing the ceatle gates to be
opened, he came out with Ms scddicn, end made so
fierce a charge upon theedverse party, that he slew
the Earl ot Perdi, and many of his ftiUowers; and
immediately seising upon Lewes in the church,
caused him to swear upon the gospel and relics of
those saints then placed on the high altar, that he
would never lay any daim to the kingdom of Eng-
land, but speedily hasten out of the realm, with aU
\dM followers: and that when he should be king of
France, he would restore NoaaANOT to the crown
of England. Which being done, he sent for young
Henry, who during that time lay prlvatdy In a
cow-house, belonging to BAaoNBY Abbby, (near
Liaoolne, towards the west,) and, setting him upon
the altar, delivered him seisin of this kingdomr as
Ms hiheritance by a white wand, instead of a
sceptre; doing his iMMnage to Um, as did all the
rest of the nobility then present
** For which signal service, the king gave him the
body ot Gilbert de Oant, Ms enemy, with aU his
possessions: wMch oabcrtwaa a great baron, and
founder of Vaudey Abbey, in Kesteven." Thus far
for the monk of Peterborough. Further, it ap-
pears that after the coronation of the king, the Earl
of ChesMre brought aU his resources to bear upon
the rebellious barpns; fint in the slage of Mount-
sorell, in Leicestershire, and afterwards at IJneoln,
*' The castle whereof," says Dugdale, *« was then
beleaguxed by a great strength of baroBSt which in
that notable battle there, were utterly vaD^ttished."
MES
MS8
la the couTM of the tame year lilt kKdfhip had tiM
Bttldpm of LiiMohi, forfeited by OUtMrt de Onnt,
coufeiied upon htm, to which dignity he had e
cieiiD, in right of hit great grandmother, who bore
the title of CounteH of Lhiooln. Hit lordship
aubaequently awnimed the eroM, for the Moond
time, and embarked for the Holy Land, hnving
prarioualy granted to hie Cheshire barons a very
ample diartcr of liberties. As a soldier, the stout
Earl of Chester was not less distinguished abroad
than at home, and the laurds which he had so
gallantly won upon his native soil, were not tar^
nished in the plains of Patostine. His losdship had
n oonunand at the oelebcated siqge of Damieta,
" where," saith Henry, ardideaoon of Huntingdon,
** being general of the Christian army, he did
l^ious things." UH Dtu Chrittimm CohartU prm-
wUtit ghriom. Immediately upon his return to
Bnglaad* anno U90, the earl b^gun the structute of
Chabtlst Cabtls, in Staflbrdahire, and of
BnnaTOM Cabtlb, in Cheshire, as also the abbey
of DnuukORKa, for white monks, near Ledi, in
the former shire t which monastery he had been
Incited, it was said, to found by the ghost of Earl
Ranulph, his grandfather, whi^ appeared to him
one night while he was in bed, as the story went,
and " bede him repair to a place called. Cholpvs-
DAI.B, within the territory of Leek, and there
found and endow an abbey of white monks,"
adding, ** ihin shall be Joy to thee^ and many
others, who shall be saved thereby: for there,
quoth he, shall be a ladder erected, by which the
prayers of angels shall ascend and descend, and
▼owa of men shall be ofibred to Ood, and they shall
give thanks, and the name of our Lord shall be
called upon in that place, by daily prayers s and
the sign of this shall be, when the pope doth in-
terdict England. But do thou in the m^an time,
go to the monks of Pulton, where Robert Butler
hath in my name built an abbey, and thou ,shalt
there be partaker of the sacrament of the Lord t
for sudi privileges belong to the servants of the
foundation. And in the seventh year of that in-
terdict, thou shalt translate those monks to the
place I have foretold." The carl having communi-
cated this dream, or ^loat-mandate, to his wifo,
the Lady Clementia, she exclaimed in French,
Di0u sficre*, which exclamation his lordship deem-
ing propitious, declared should give name to the
pto|ected monastoy: hence the designation cf
DauukcnsB.
After this period we And the earl coinciding with
the barons rather than the king, in some misunder-
standing regarding the charters, which was, how-
ever, peaceably settled in the 11th of Henry's reign.
The most remarkable subsequent event of his lord-
ship's life, was his resistance to one Stephen, a
oommiasary ttaax the pope, who was deputed to
collect the tenths ftom the bishops, and aU rdigious
ordses} and did so throughout England, Irdand,
and Wales, except within the Jurisdiction of the
Earl of Chester, where his lordship's procbunation
intecpoeed. This potent nobleman d. at Walling-
ford* in the November of 1831, after governing the
county palatine of Chester for more than half a
century i and as a proof of the simpUclty of the
age, to fir as foith in supematoial events may be
so characteriaed, we give the following story, which*
according to Henry Huntendon, met with general
credence^ ** It is reported," saith our author, ** of
■
this carl, that when he died, a great company in
the likeness of men, with a certain potent person,
hastily passed by a hermite's cell, neer Walhngford t
and that the hermite asking one of them, what
they were? and whither they went so fiwt? he
saswered, W9 art deviU, end ere making »pa9d to
<ft« daoM of Earl Randulph, to Me end wo may eccMse
him of his oin*. Likewise that the hennites there-
upon enuring the devil, that he should return the
same way, within thirty days, and relate what was
become of this earL He came accordingly, and
told him. That ho woo, for hit inUptMoo, oonAommod
to tho tormenfw ^ hf^; but that tho groat dogo qf
Dovlaeroo, and with' thorn mantfothor, did bark se
ineoooantfy, and JIU tKoir haibitaHono with tfwejk a
fioice, Mof thoir prineo, boing troubled with it, com*
mandod ho jAohM bo ottpoUod hU dominiono ; who io
now, «B«A ho, boeomo a groat onomtf to uoi boeauoo
»eir omffragoa, togo^or wiOk other; hath released
man^ eouiofrom purgatorg" So mudi for the inge-
nuity of the good monks of Deulacres.
His lordship never having had issue, his great
possessions devolved, at his deoeaee, upon
John Scott, (son of Maud, Countess of
Huntingdon, the earrs ddest sister,
then dead,) who succeeded to the Eerl-
dom of Chester, (see Scot, Earl of
Chester,) with the whole county pala-
tine, and the advowson of the priory
of COVKNTBY.
Hugh de Albany, Eabx* ov Abuitdbl*
(son ot M abd, the earl's second sister,
then dead,) who succeeded to Covbb-
TBT, as his chief seat, with the manors
of Campobn, in Gloucestershire;
DiNBY, in Burkinghamshire ; and
Lboxs, in Yorkshire.
* Agnes, CouKTBaa or Dbbby, who, with
her husband, William de Ferrers, Earl
of Derby, had the castle and manor of
Chabtlby, in Stafltodshixe, with all
the lands belonging to her late brother,
which lay between the rivers Kibble
and Mcne, together with a manor in
Northamptonshire, and another in
Lincolnshire.
Hawise, wife of Robert de Quincy, who
had the castle and manor of Bolimo*
BBOKB, in the county of Lincoln, and
other large estatee in that shire. It
appears that her brother, in his life-
time, had granted to this lady, the
Earldom of Lincoln, tn order that she
might become countess thereof, and
that her heirs might also enjoy ^
Whidi grant seems to have been con-
firmed by the crown so for, that at her
ladyship's desire, the king conferred
the dignity of Earl of Lincoln upon
John Lacy, Constable of Chester, and
the heirs of ^is body, by Margaret de
Quincy, the Lady Hawiae's daughter.
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MILDMAY — BARONS FITZ-WAL-
TBB, EARL FITZ-WALTER.
I'Ozlgiiuiny by Writ of Sununoni, dated
n^ J S3rd June, IS9S, 83 Edward I.
MAaoHT,^ To the Hlldmayf, by Writ of Sum-
\^ moiu, dated 10th February, 1060.
EAEUKyv J by Letters Patent, dated 14th May, 1790.
Tintagc.
LADY mANCBS RATCLIPFB. only ^mffik-
l«, by hli aeoand wifei, of Hewy, tUrd Load Fits.
Earl of SiiaMK, (iwert to
Fita-Waher,) manied Sir Tbtmam
miilmay, Knt.« of Moulshaoi^ In the oovnty of
Thomao <Sir), created a Banmetf and dtted
«.|kinl69Q.
HaiiBT, of whoa pieiently.
The Mcond lOD,
SIR HENRV MILDMAY, KnL, beoomhiff at
the deoeaae of his bvodier npreicntativo of the
fMoily, and hie sMther* at the death of her nephew,
by the half blood, Robert BatcUlIb, sixth Lord
FIta-Walter, and ifth Earl of Sussex, having be-
come sole heiress of that ancient barony, preferred
Ua dalm in her right* by petition to the loaf par-
Uament, fai 1640; bat the dvU war breaking out
iounediately after, he was unable to aoooaspliah
anything In the aflUr. Sir Henry wk Eliiabeth,
daa^iter of John Darcy, Esq., of Toleshuxst Darcy ,
In the county «f Essex, and dying in 1664, left
issue,
RomcitT, who HI. Mary, daughter and co-heir
of Sir Thoaias Edmonds, ILnt., and had two
sons and a danghter, via.
1. Hnrnr, who petitioned for theboronty,
but died a. p., before there was any
f. Bei^amin, of whom presently, as
Lono FiTX-WAi«raB.
a Mary, m. to Henry Mildmay, Esq.,
of Oraoos, and had ive daughters,
namely—-
Mary, m. to Charles Goodwin, Esq.
Lucy, m. to Thomas Gardener, Esq.
Bliaabeth, m. to Edmund Waterson,
Esq.
Frances, m. to Christopher Fowler,
Esq.
Katiierine, m, to Colond Thomas
Henry, died «. p.
(%arloi, Ml. to Martha, daughter and heiress
of Sir Cranmer Harris, Knt., and left an
only daughter,
Mary, m. to Sir Charles Tyrrell, Bart, ot
Thocotoii.
aau '
SlrHettiylliMliwirs^
BENJAMIN MILDMAY.
rifeed the estates of the CsoBily, upon the
hie hvother Henry, without issue, pursued
claim to the Babosty or Fxra-WALrnm
by his grandCsthar and brother: but he
M41,
son of Henry Checkc, Esq., by
dawghtw of Sir Humphrey RatdMfc, of
andslBtec of Sir Edwaid RatdMb, <
aa sixth Earl of Soasex, and died «. pu, in
tiiat earldom expiced. <See
Fhs- Walter, issue of Robert
of Snawx.) Mr. CheekePe cWmcfaiefly
on the question, wfaedssr than could be a
yv«<H«iB digidty; and aftsr aevcal hear-
ings at the bar cTtlM Houae of Loida. theparlte.
aseatt was iworogued. and nothing further <
Inthataessian; baton thettth t^^*— »»^
big, Mr. Mildmay i«ain peUtioned the ktaig. and
his majesty was then plassed to otder, that the
oause^jhould be heard by the privy anmcil. in UMi
Jasmary, 166D, on which day the two chief justices,
and the chief baron, were directed to attend.
•« The Qownsei for the said Roben Chewks af-
firmed, tiiat the same was a barony by tenure, and
oo^tt to go along with the land;* which the coun-
uA of the petitioiier denied, and oflkred to aigue on
the same; upon which both parties being ordered
to withdraw, the nature of a barony by tenure being
discussed, it was found to have been diaoontinued
fbr many ages, and not to being, and so not At te
be revived, or toadmitany pretence of right of sne-
OBssion thereto;, and the other points urged by
Mr. Cheekef being over-ruled, it was ordered Iqr
his melesty in council, that the petirinwir is ed-
mitted, humbly to address hiaaself to his majesty,
for his writ, to ^t in the House of Peen, as Baron
Fita-Widter, and he wee ao summoned aoooni*
ingly."^ There being, after this, some doabU. as
to the place and psecedsncy of the Lord Fita- Wal-
ter, it was ultimately eettled, that his hirdship
diouU be pteoed the last baron of the reign of King
Edward L This Benjemin, first Lord FiU- Walter,
at the Mildmay fiuaily, m. Catherfaie, daughter
andcoJielressof John, Viscount Fairiisz, of the king-
dom of Ireland, and had surviving iasue» two i
e It does not eppear ea what grounds Ma.
Cheeke'e counsel claimed the Benny of Fita-Walter
by tenure, tot that barony was originally attached
to the possession of the Manor ofttlttie Dvimow,
in Essex, granted to Robert FBwalter, fai the
reign of Henry I.; and at the pelted when tids
claim WM disnissed, it wa^ not tlie^ yiopettf «f
either of the daimants^— Nieoiaa.
t Fltat, half blood hi MUdmay; and aeoomUy,
that the Barony or Titleof Lord Fita-Walter, was
merged in the Earldom of Sussex, and became
extinct with that dignity. Upon which it was do-
dded. that the half blood could not be any impo>
dimentlnthecaseof a dignity; and that, although
a baron in fee simple be created an aAni., the
berony shall desnend to the heir general, whether
or not, the earldom ooDtibue, or be extinct^
t ColUns's Freoedentk
Mom
HfOS
CiiAM.»i out Kaimy» wla feibarltod, ncoMMwIy;'
ttetavMy. Hli ImMlpdL te 117% «ulwa«.b9r
tiM titer,
. CHARLES MILDM AY» wmmd Bwon Fiti-
His lortWiip Mb Bliabetb, drntghtm of
Chukft Bcrtto, of
youngwt SOB of MoBCagu«» Earl of IJadatj, bat
dtod in 17M> without imat, and «■ «. by kit Ivo-
ther,
HENRY MILdMAY, thii4 Buon Fit»-Walt«r.
who was craatsd by letlan pattsot, dataA Uth Xsy,
1790, FisBMMitf HarMrfek, and Eam. Pm-WAi*Tsa.
In 1736, his lordriiip wasswoni of the priry cownctt,
irsc lard comnrissio— r of trada and
ii and ooMtitttfeed, in 1737, trcaavrar of
the household. He m. Frederfca, tidast dawghtar
and cohelT of Metaihatdt, Duke of Scomhergh, aad
widow of Robert, Earl of HoUameas, by whom he
had an only son, RonBRT^>ScoMBnMB, who died in
infhncy: Hla kmlrikip d. 9th Febrnary, 17BB, whan
tlM Vfacouirrr or Habwich, and Babi.dom ov
FITB-WAX.TBB, became BximcT, buC the aBciant
Baboitt or Fitv-Waltsb fell tailo abbtaiccb,
betwean hto aunts ind their iifpusBimUf s, (revert
to descendants of Star Henry MUdmay,) as It atfll
longst thak deseendHits.
r. three lienerampent aa;
MOELS— BARONS MOELS.
By Writ of SmnnKHia, dated ath Febraary, mv.
87 Edward I.
Xincagc.
In the thne of Henry III.,
NICHOLAS I>B BIOELS. in right of Hawyse,
hb wifb^ danghter and co-heir of Jasnea de New-
merdi, possessed the lordshkpe of CADBBvmT, and
SAPBBTOir, In the eoonty of Semerset, part of the
ISeudal barony of the said Jamea» In the same
reign, this NichohM waa made sheriff of Hampshire,
and goTemor of the caetle of Winchester, and con-
thiued In oOce for four years. He had
quently the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Serke,
(AUemey,) committed to hia care, and
constituted shertfT of HanpshirOk aftoer
which he was sheriff of Yorkshire, and held that
ofllce nntfl the »th Henry III. The next year he
WM deputed with Ralph Fit»-NidMrias,
to France, ftnr the purpoee of dononncing
againet the king of that roafan ; and hl» was soon
after appointed seAschal of Gescony. Beingatthe
ttaeapenottio highly regarded by the king, that
jAMna, Ma sen and heir, wee by special command,
ndmltled to haTO Ma edncation with Prince Ed-
ward : the princess tutors, Hugh de (Sflad and
Beiard de Savoy, having directions to recelTe Mm,
with one servant, and to provide Mm witti naces
sariea. In the Stth of the same reign, he obtained
« signal victory over the king of Navarre,
letntning to Bagland the ensuing year, he
employed in the Wei* wars, and constituted go^
Temor of the easties of Cierinai ihsa andOsuHgan
-He wee sobeequently appointed Censtabisof Dover
€astie» and warden of the dn^ue Foetst and the
March IbUowing,
of tfaif
Thia cdrtfBtad
and' Canterbury,
k by his
of
and gallant
ROGER DB MOELSk who sewed In the Welsh
and hi the beginning of Bdwaid I.'s reign,
had the honour and caada of Laaspadervaur, in
Cardlgauahii^ comaaltted to hia custody. He m.
Aliee, danghtar and heir oT William * Preux, and
dyin« in U9< waa s. by his son,
JOHN DB MOELS, who, dofaig his homage in
the same year, had livery of his lands. This feudal
lecd havi^ diatfngukiied himself in the Sooltisir
wars of Edwsad L, wss sunoraoned to pazliament as
» BABnir, fk«m 0th February, 1S90, to Idth Juna^
131L Hislonkhlpfli. daughtarofLocdOsey
de Ruthyn, and dying in 1311, was s. hy his son,
NICHOLAS DE MOELS, second baroo, sum-
monad to parliamanr from 19th October, 1311, to
0th October, I31A. This nobleman. Hke his pre-
decessors, distinguished himeelf in arms, and wm
engaged In the Sootdi ware. Bla lordship ai. Mar-
garet, daui^tar of Six Hu^ Courtsnay, Knt., and
sister of Hugh, Earl <ff Devon, by whom he had
teue^
RovBB, his successor.
John, who succeeded his brother.
His lecdship d. in 1316, and was «. by hie dder son,
ROGER DE MOELS, third baaon,. who pnytaig
an hundred marks fine, and doing homage, had
livery of his lands the same year, through the king's
especial favour, being at the time not of full agoi
His lordship <L in the lAth Edward II. «. p., and
was «. by his brother,
JOHN DE MOELS, fourth baron, but never
summoned to parUament. This nobleman was
created a knight of the Bath, 90th Edward IL, and
in the 7th Edward lIL, he was in the expedition
then made into Scotland. His lordsfdp'm. Joene,
one of the daughters and co-heirs of Sir Richard
Luvtri, Knt., of Castle Csry, and had issue,
MvBiBi., Ml. to Sir Thomas Courtenay, Knt.,
a younger sen of the Earl of Devon, and had
•♦.
Kvoa CoonTBNAY, who died «. p.
tenay, m. to Sir
»1, and had issuer
Katherlne Peverel, m. to Sir Walter
Hungerford.
Alianore Pevere^ mk to — ^ Tal-
bot.
Muriel Courtenay, m, to John Denhara.
kabel, m, to WllUam de- Botreaux, Lord Bo-
trmux, and her great grand-daughter,
MAnoABBT BemBAm, m. to Shr Robert
Rungerford, Knt., and carried the
Barony of Botreaux, with the moiety
of that of MoBi«a, to Robert, second
Lord Hungerisrd, whose mother, Ka-
therlne, Lady Hungerford, dilighter,
and eventually sole heir of Sir Thomea
Peverel, and Margaret, daughter and
co>heir of Sir Thomm Courtenay, by
MnniBi. BB Mo«.a, Ms wMb^ above
nns also the co-heir of the
moiety of the RABomr or
wM^ vspiesentatlon, viL»
351
y
•"^
*»►
MOH
MOH
of ono moiaty* aad luilf of the other
molaty. U now Tested in the pneeiit
Mabqubbb or Habtinos. Banm Hun-
gtrfoHL, Mollnu, and Botnaus, the
heir general of the body of the Mid
Robert, Lord 'Hungerford. and of
Margaret, daughter and hcircM of Lord
Botreaux, his wife. The other half
moiety of the Barony of Mosls. is
▼ested in the representatives of the
Lords Dinham.
His lordship A in 1337» when the Babohy or
lIoBi«8 fell into absyamcs* between his daugh-
ters* as it still continues* as stated abore* with their
representatives. His lordship's estates passed like-
wise to his daughters* and were divided thus :
MuRUL* Ijadif Onutenaif, had the numor of
' of King's CresweD* with the hundred of
Haytore* in the county of Devon; the
numor of Stoke-Mods* in the county of
Oxford* with one hundred shillings rent*
out of the manor of Langford, also in
Devonshire^
laABSL* lad^ Botreatut, had the manor of
North-Cadbury* in the county of Somerset,
and Duppleford, Langeford* and the hun-
dred of Stanburgh* in the county of Devon.
Arms.— Ar. two bais gu. in chief three tor-
teauxes.
MOHUN— BARONS MOHUN.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, U90,
S7 Edward L
XilU80C.
The first of this family upon record is,
SIR WILLIAM DE MOHUN, one of the com-
panions in arms of the CoNQUXBoa, who had no
less than forty-seven stout knights of name and
note in his retinue, at the battle at Hastings ; and
for the good services rendered to his royal master,
in that celebrated conflict, obtained the Castlx
DUN8TBB* with fifty-flve manors, in the county of
Somerset, besides several other lordships in Wilts,
Devonshire, and Warwickshire. Sir William was
«.by his son,
WILLIAM DE MOHUN, Lord of Dunster, who,
with Anne, his wife, granted the Church of Which-
ford, to the canons of Bridlington, K<n^ Hxmbt I.
confirming the grant. This WiUam was «. by his
son,
WILLIAM DE MOHUN* who, espouilng thefor-
tunes of the Empress Maude, fortified his Castlx
or DuNarxB on her behalf, and breaking out
into open rebellion against Kin^ Stephen, laid the
country waste around him. He subsequently, in
coQ)unction with David, Kiwo or Scotlamd, Ro-
bert, Earl of Gloucester, and the other partisans
of Maude, besi^ed Henry de Bloys, (Stephen's
brother,) Bishop of Winchester, in the castle at
that placet and in consideration of these eminent
services, is said to have been created Eabl or
DoBsar, by the Empress. He founded the Priory
of Bruton, in the county of Somcnet, and endowed
3S2
It iBi^ely with lands; in Engtand and Nomflody.'
He died before the year 1165, and wasj. by his eon,
WILLIAM DE MOHUN, suxnamed MescAyn.
In the Uth Henry IL, this feudal lend, upon
levying the aid for marrying the king's daughter,
certified his knights* fees, dt weteri Jitqghtmento, to
be in number, forty, and those de noeo, torn. He
confirmed his fisthec's grants to the Priory of Bru-
ton, and like him was buried there. He d. about
the year 1208, and was «. by his son,
REGINALD DE MOHUN, who* in the sixth of
John, espoused Alice, (or Joene,) one of the dstera
and co-heirs of William de Briwere, by whom he
acquired consideraUe estates in the counties of
ComwaU, Devon, and Somenet. He d. in HIS,
and was «. by his son,
REGINALD DE MOHUN, then in minority,
whose wardship was committed to Henry Fits-
Count, s(m of the Earl ot ComwalL In the i6th
Henry III., this Reginald was constituted Chief
Justice of all the forests south of Trent : and, in
some years afterwards, governor of Saubeye Castle,
in Leicestershire. In the 41st of the same rdgn,
he had a military summons to march against the
Welsh. He im. first, . sister of Humphrey de
Bohun, Earl of Hereford, and had a son, John,
his successor. He espoused secondly, Isabel, daugh-
ter and co-heir of William de Ferrers, Earl of
Derby, (and co-heir, likewise, to Sibilla, her mother,
sister and co<heir of Ansblm MARaiXAir, last JBoW
qf Pmtbroke, of that family,) by whom be had a
William, who, by the gift of his father, had
the Manors of Ottery, Stoke-Flsming,
Monkton, and Galmeton, with the Manor
of MildenhaU, in the county of Wilts,
and Oreylkdl, in the county of Southamp*'
ton. He m. Beatrix, daughter of Reginald
Fits-Piers,. and left two daughters, his co-
heirs, via.
Elinor, m. to John de Carru.
Mary, m. to John de Meryet.
Reginald Mohun d. in 12S6, and was «. by his elder
son,
JOHN DE MOHUN, idio wedded Joane, daugh-
ter of Sir Reginald Fits-Piers, and dying U78, was
«. by his son,
JOHN DE MOHUN (caUed John de Mohun
the second). This feudal lord, at the decease of his
father, was but ten years of ageu He was after-
wards distinguished in the wars of Gascony and
Scotland, and was summoned to parliaifient as a
BABON, Aram 6th February, 1900, to SSrd October,
1330. In the 27th Edward I., he exchanged with th»
crown, all his lands in Ireland, for the Manor of
Long Compton, in Warwickshire. His lordsh^ m.
Auda, daughter of Sir Robert de Tibetot, and dying
in 1330, was «. by his grandson,
JOHN DE MOHUN, second banm, summoned
to parliament from Sftth February, 1349; to 4th Octo-
ber, 1373 (the latter part of the time, as Bab^
MoRUN , of Dunster). tBIs nobleman was one oNbe
martial heroes of the reign of Edward IIL, and was
ot the retinue of the Black Pbincb, and subse-
quently, of that of John of Gaunt. His lordship m.
Joane, daughter of his guardian, Bartbotanew die
MOH
MOL
f
SniglMnh* and dying •*»» left three d«igiit«n» hi«
co-]iela» Til.
Philippe, m, to Edward Plentagenet, Duke of
York, and secondly, to Sir Welter Fits-
Welter, Knt
Eliaebeth, m. to WiUiem de Montacate, Eerl
of Seliabury.
Mead, m. to John, Lord Strange, of Knock-
ing.
Upon the deceese of his lordship, the Baroity of
Motivir, fell into abxtancb, amongst those ladies,
and so continues with their desoendaats and repre-
' Ani(B.^-Ou. a maunch ermine, the hand ppr.
holding aFleur de Lis,«r.
MOHUN — BARONS MOHtJN, OF
OKEHAMPTON, IN THE
COUNTY OF DEVON.
By Lettos Patent, dated 15th AprU, 16S8.
Xineagc.
REGINALD MOHUN, Esq., of Boconnoc, in
Cornwall, lineally descended firom Reginald de
Mobun, younger son of John, first Baron McAun,
of Dunster, (a di^ty that fell into abeyance, in
the time of Edward IIL,) was created a baronet
by King James I. He m. Philippe, daughter of
John Hele, Esq., and waa«. by his son,
SIR JOHN MOHUN, second baronet, who wes
elerated to the peerage on the 15th April, IfiSS, in
the dignity of Babon Mohun, ^ Ofc«*ampAm, in
0b« etuntar ^ DtfOQft. His lordship, during the
dvil wars, was one of the chief cavalier com-
manders in Cornwall, and the west of England,
and did essential service to the royal cause. He
m. Ccwdelia, daughter of Sir John Stanhope, of
Sbel/ord, in the county of Notts, and widow of Sir
Roger Aston, by whom he had issue,
John, his successor.
Warwick, heir to his brother.
Chailes, slain at Dartmouth, fighting under
the royai banner.
Cordriia, m. to John Harris, Esq., of Heane,
in the county of Devon.
Theophila, m. to James Campbell, Esq., son
• iA Mr. Alderman Campbell, of London.
Philadelphia.
His lordship d. in 1644, and was «. by his ddcst son,
JOHN MOHUN, second baron, who died un-
married, and was «. by his brother,
WARWICK MOHUN, third baron. This no-
Ueman m. Catherine, daughter of Welles, Esq.,
of Brember, in the county of Southampton, and
dying in 1666, was «. by his son,
CHARLES MOHUN, fourth baron, who
espoused Lady Philippe Annesley, daughter of
Arthur, first Earl of Anglesey, and had issue,
ktmL CBARLsa, his successor.
IP Elisabeth, who d. unmarried, in 1700.
HlfWdship d. before the year 1682, and was «. by
his son,
. CHARLES MOHUN, fifth baron. This noble-
man was of a vehement and passiohate temper,
which led him into many ezocsses in his youth*
and sul^ieeted him to he twieeamlgned im murder*
but he was, upon both occasions, honourably ac-
quitted. Having had a dispute with James, Duke
of Hamilton, regarding an estate left him by the
Earl of Macclesfield, he challenged that nobleman,
and a duel ensued in Hyde Park, on the 15th No-
vember, 1712, wherein both the combatants were
slain. His tordship m. first, Charlotte, daughter of
— Malnwaring, Esq., by Lady Charlotte Gerard,
sister of Charles, Earl of Macclesfield, and secondly,
Elisabeth, daughter of Dr. Thomes Lawrence, and
widow of Colonel Orifilth, but had no issue, in
ccmsequence of which the Baboky or Mohow*
9f OXcetomplon, at his deosase, became ■xriii ct.
Akm 8.— Or. a cross ingrailed sa.
MOLINES— BARON8 MOLINES.
By Writ of Summons, dated I8th February, 1347*
21 Edward IIL
Xineagc.
This fiunily, which was of French extraction,
assumed its surname from a town so called, in the
Bourbonnois : but no member of the house became
of note in England, before the reign of Edward IIL,
when
JOHN DE MOLINES attained high rank, and
great importance, as well flrom eqioying the favour
of the king, as by his large possessions in several
counties, but particularly in Buckinghamshire:
In the beginning of King Edward's reign, he wes
one of those who surprised the castle of Notting-
ham, and seised the person of Mortimer, Earl of
March, for which act, he shortly afterwards re-
ceived a pardon. In the 14th of the same reign, he
had several grants from thejrown, and was sum*
moned to parliament as a baron, 00 18th February,
1347, but never afterwards. His lordship had been
treasurer of the chamber to King Edward, and
amassed a very large estate by the favour and grants
of that monardL He was engaged in the wars of
France, and received the honour of knighthood for
his services. He nuMaHim Egidia, heir of John
Mauduit, of Somerford, in WilU, and seawndty,
Margaret, daughter and co-heir of Roger Pogeys, of
Stoke-Pogeys, in the county of Buckingham, and
was «. by his son,
WILLIAM MOLINES, second heron, who m.
Mergery, daughter and heir of Edmund Bacoun,
and dying in the reign of Richard II., was «. by his
son,
RICHARD MOLINES, third baron, who was «.
by his son,
WILLIAM MOLINES, fourth baron, who,
dying in the 3d of Henry VL, was «. by his son,
WILLIAM MOLINES, fifth baron. This noble-
man was slain at the siege of Orleans, in the reign
of Henry VI., leaving an only daughter and heiress,
Aliamors M0X.IMKS, who espoused Robbrt
HuNOBRVORD, sccoud Lord Hungerford,
who had summons to parliament, as Lord
Molines, in 1446.
Armb.— Paly of six wavey, or and gules.
Note.—- Nicolas is of opinion, although the title
of Lord Molines was attributed to each olt the
8 Z 353
HON
MON
dMottidiBtiorJolm, the lint taron, that tlMdlf-
nlty becuM bztiiigt, at the demiee of that nohle-
taan, becauMUheebeeadeddedUieta«<fi«i0euiii-
mom to perliemeBt, without proof of tittliig, doci
sot conetitute a berany in fM
MONK — DUKES OF ALBEMARLE.
By Lettea Pateat, dated 7th July, U90.
. The flunily of La MoTir>» or Moiix« waa of
fraet antiquity in the eounty of Deroo^ and in
that ihixe thay had, ftoln a remote period, poe-
the MANon or Porannioos, which lineally
to
GEORGE lIONK,e the celebrated genend under
the uturpert Cboicwsll, who, for hit exertions in
reetoring the monardiy, waa created by King
Charles II., on the 7th July, 107Ot Bsron JfMiAr, 4/'
Po^^Hdgitt Baron B&nuhamp, nfBrnmOiamp, Bonn
t^f Tflfif, Eorf ^ TvnintgUtnt att in €hM eotmtif of
DevMt, and Dusa or Ai«bbm Ani.x : and shortly
alter was inatallwl a kni|^t of the farter. To ex-
plain his graoa's titles, it is neceemry to state, that
^llaabeth Grey, the wife of liia anomtor, Arthur
Plantagenet. was sbter and heir of John Grey,
Viscount L*Isle, and daughter of Edward Grey, by
SUaaheth, daughter and heir of John Talbot,
eldest son of John, Earl of Shrewabury, by his
aeoood wife, Margaret, eldest daughter and co-heir
of Richard Beaucfaamp, Eaxl or Waxwicx, and
AI.BXMAXI.X, by Eliaabeth, his wife, daughter and
heiress of Tliomaa, Lord Berkeley, by Margaret,
his wife, daughter and heircas of Gerard Warlne,
Lord L'lale, by AUce^denghter and heiress of Henry
iKmlTeyes.
• This eminent person wes lineally descended
from Arthub Plawtaobkbt, Vitoowtt It'Jeto,
natunl son of King Edward IV., thus :
AxTRUB PiJkiTTAoxxBT M. Eliaabeth, rister
end co-heir of John Grey, Viscount L'Isle,
and widow of Edmund Dudley, and left,
with other issue,
FxAKCxa Plaxtaobnbt, who espoused, for
her second husbend, Thomas Monk, Esq.,
of Potheridge, and was mother of
AxTaoirv Monk, who m. Mary, daughter of
Richard Arsoot, Esq., and was «. by his son.
Sib Thomab Mohx, Knu, who wedded Eliaa-
beth, daughter of Sir George Smith, Knt.,
and had issue,
Thomas, who m. Mary, daughter of Wil-
liam Gold, and had a son, Thomab, who
d. in his twelfth yeer, and two daughters.
GxoBox, created Duxa ov Albsmablx.
Nichoba, who m. Susanna, daughter of
Thomas Paine, Esq., and had issue,
Mary, m. to Arthur FalrweU, and
had sereral children.
BUaebeth, m. to Curwen RxwUnaon,
and had issue.
Monk Rairiinson, A unmanied,
inlOM.
Chrlalopher RawUnsen.
SM
The militiry and aa^ adklereoMBU of Monk
have shone so conspicuously in history, that any
attempt to dqpict them ina work of Uiis description
eouU have no other eflKt then that of dimming
their liutre. He crowned his reputation by the
oourse he adopted after the death of Cromwei],'in re-
storing the monarchy, and thus healing the wounds
of his distracted country. To the gioomy end Jealous
mind of the usurper, general Monk was at times a
cause of uneeeiness and distrusts and to a letter ad*
dressed to the general himadf , Cromwell once added
the following singular postscript : ** There be that
teU me there is a certain cunning follow in Scotland,
called George Monk, who is said to lie in wait there
to introduce Charles Stuartt I pray you use your
diligence to apprehend him, and send him up to
me." From 'the time of the restoration to that of
his death, his Grace of Albemarle preserred the
oonAdanoe and esteem of the restored monardi, and
his brother, the Duke of York; the former always
calUng him his *< political fisthcr." With the peo-
ple, Monk always enjoyed the highest degree of
popularity, and his death wss lamented es a national
mislbrtune. His obsequies were public, and his
eahes were deposited in Henry VIIL's chapd, at
Westminster, with the remaina of royalty. The
Duke espoused Anne, daughter of John Clerges,
end sister to Sir Thomaa Clargas, Bait., by whom
he had an only son,
CaxieMpaan, hla sncoasaor.
His grace d. in 1670, and was «. by his son,
CHRISTOPHER MONK, second Duke of Albe-
merle. This nobleman was made a kxiobt of the
Gabtxb, In 1671, and sworn of the priry ooundL
His grace espoused Lady Eliaabeth Cavendish,
daughter and co-heir of Henry, Duke of Newcas-
tle, by whom he had an only son, that died imme-
diately after his birth. The duke went out
ooTaBXOB-oxxBBAi. to Jamaica, in 1687, aooom-
penied by Sir Hana Sloane, and died there in the
next year, ^hen all aia aoxouaa became xx-
TIKCT.
AxMaf— Ou. a chevnm betw. three llan*s heads
heads erased, ar.
MW9^~The followiug singular drenmatance oc-
curred during the trial of an action of trespaaa,
between William Sherwin, plaintiff, and Sir Walter
Clarges, Baronet, and others, defondants, at the
bar of the King's Bendi, at Westminster, 15th No-
vember, 1700.
"The plaintiff, as heir and repreecntatlve of
Thomas Monk, Esq., dder brother of George,
Duke of Albemarle, claimed the Manor of Sutton,
In the county of York, and other lands, as heir at
hiw to the said duke, against the defondant, devisee
under the will of Duke Christopher, his only child,
who d. in 1688, «. p. Upon this trial It appeared,
that Anne, the wife of George, Duke of Albemarieb
was daughter of John Clarges, a Ikrrler in Savoy»
and fkrrier to Colonel Monk. In 16SS, die wae
married at the Churdk of St. Lawrence Pouatney,
to Thomas Ratford, son of Thomas Ratford, late
a farrier's servant to Prince Charles, and resident
in the Mews. She had a daughter, bora In 16M,
who d. In 16981 her husband and she lived at the
three Speaish Gipsies, in the New BxdMBge,
MON
MON
said wtth-balli, powiter, glov«i, and Midi thingt,
■ad the Uught girb plain work. About I6l7t ■he
being tempstreM to Monk, uied to carry him linen.
In 1648, her fkther and mother died ; in 1640, ahe
and her husband fell out, and parted ; but no cer-
tiflcate ftom any parish icgiater appean, reciting
his burlaL In 16BB, she was married in the Chuich
of St. Oaorge, Southwark, to Generti George
Monk, and in the following year, was deiiTered of
e son, CHniaropHaii, who wa» nuMtd by Uonomt
MWt, who sold afpl09, *«rb», oifottn, 4^.,'* which
son, CHmaropHnn, succeeded his fhthsTf as stated
in the text
MONTALT — BARONS MONTALT.
By Writ of Summons, dated SSM Junai U96*
2S Edward L
By Writ of Sununons, dated 6th February, UMt,
S7 Edward L
Upon the foundation of the Abbey of 8L War-
burg, in the dty of Chester, temp. William Rufvai,
HosHa the son of Norman, being at that time
oneof the barans to Hugh, Earl of Chester, graatad
eeitala lands to the monks of that house, Ralph
and Roger, his brothers, being witnesses. To Ralph
succeeded his son and heir,
ROBERT, who assumed the surname of Mon-
talt* ttom. the chief plaoe of his lesidenosi, an elera-
tion in the county of Flint, where he erected a
eastte. This Robert* betog steward to the Earl of
Chester, was also one of his barons. After the
death of Raaulph de Gemons, Earl of Chester, the
lands of that great earldom were. It ^pean, for
sometime in the king's hands, for in the6Uiof Henry
IL. this Robert de Montalt was one of thoae, who
aoooi^ted in the king's exchequer fior the farm
of them t and likewise for what was then expended,
in building the Castle of Chester. This Robert
was «. by his son and heir,
ROBERT DE MONTALT, Lord of Montalt,
in the county of FUnt, wbo was «. by his son,
ROGER DE MONTALT, who ww desmed one
«f the greatest feudal barons in the realm, temp.
Henry IIL, and aooompanied Prince Edward to the
Holy Land. This feudal lord was constantly em-
ployed against the Welsh, and in the 44th Henry
III., he had command to repair to the borders, with
the otfier Barons-Marches and there to reside for the
dsAnee of the country. He m. Cecilia, second
sister, and one of the oo>helrs of Hu^ de Alblni,
Earl of Arundel, and had issue,
Joniv.
Robert.
Leucfaa, m. to Philip de Oneby, the younger.
He d.in 1990, and was «. by his elder son,
JOHN DE MONTALT, who nk first, Elene.
widow of Robert de Sttickport; and secondly,
MUisent* daughter of William de CaatUupe, but
dying without issue, was «. by his brother,
ROBERT DE MONTALT, who had two sons,
Roger, and Robert, and was «. by the elder,
ROGER DE MONTALT* who was one of the
inxsbailloa i^aiaet Henry III., but return-
ing to his aUagiance^ he subesquentlf daftnded
Cambridge for the king. In the rdgn of Edward I.,
he was in the wars of Oasoony, and was sumaioned
to parliament as e baroit, on the SSrd ^une, IttS^
His lordship m. Julian, daughter of Roger de Clif-
fiml, but dying without issue, in 1907* the barony
expired— his lands derolTBd, howerer, upon hla
brother,
ROBERT DE MONTALT. This gallant per.
son having distinguishsd himself in the wars e€
Scotland and Oascony, temp. Edward I. and Ed.
ward II., was summoned to parllameDt by the
former numarch, on 6th February, 109, and he
had summons Ikom that period, to the 13th June,
ia89. In whidk year he died without issue, when the
BAjtovY or MoiTTALT became sztikct, and his
extanslTe estates, according to a settlement made
by the deceased lord, passed to Isabel, Queen Caor
sort of En^and, mother of Edward III., for lifs,
andafterwards to John, of Bltham, brother to the
king, and his heirs for ever.
Abmi*— Aa. e lion rampant, ar.
MONTFORT _ BARONS MONT-
FORT.
By Writ of Summons, dated «rd June, IflM.
ICiiuagc.
HUGH DE MONTFORT, commonly caUed
Hugh with a Beerd, son of Thurslan de Basten-
burgh, aoeompanied William the Conqueror into
England, and aided that princess triumph at Has- '
tings, for whidi eminent service he obtained divers
fidr lordships, and at the time of the general sur-
vey, was posseesor of twenty-eight in Kent, with
a large portion of Romney Marsh) sixteen in
Essex I fifty-one in Suflblk, and nineteen in Nor-
folk. This gallant soldier eventually lost his life
in a dud, with Wakheline de Ferrers* and was su
by his son,
HUGH DE MONTFORT, who had issue by
his first wifo, two sons, via.
Robert, general of the army to King William
RuAis, but flavouring the title of Robert
Curtbose, in opposition to Henry I., he was
impeached for his disloyalty, whereupon,
being oonsdoua of guilt, he got permission
to go to Jerusalem, and left all his posses.
sions to the king ; he died s. pu
Hugh died in a pilgrimage alao, «. jk
Hugh de Montfort, senior, had, besides these sons,
a daughter by his second wife, who m. Gilbert de
Gent, and had issue,
HuoH, who, on account of his mother being
so great an heiress, assnmed the name of
Montfort.
■* m. to Simon, Earl of Huntingdon.
Which
HUGH DE MONTFORT, (Olim Gent,) inhe-
rited all the possessions of his grandfother, and was
called Hu^ 0bs Fourth, This Hugh, having mar-
ried Adeline, daughter of Robert, Earl of Mellen^
joined with Waleran, her brother, and all thoee who
endeavoured to ndvanoe William, son of Robert
Curthote^ i«alaBt King Henry L, In 1184.
995
HON
MON
cnttrlng Normandy tat that purpoae, he was mad*
pritooer, with the laid Waleran, and confined for
the fourteen yean enauing. The time of his death
is not ascertained, but he left issue,
Robert.
Thurstan.
Addine, m. to WiDlam de Brltolia
, m. to Richard, son of the Earl of Olou-
He was ». hy his elder son»
' ROBERT DE MONTFORT. This lieudal Lord
having in 1183, charged, Henry de Essex, the King's
Standard Bearer, with cowardice* in fleeing from
his colours, vanquished him in a subsequent trial
hy battle. He does not not appear to have had any
Issue, for he was «. at his decease, by his brother,
THURSTAN DE MONTFORT, who, being
'enfeoflM of divers fair lordships, by Henry de
■Newburgh, the first Earl of Warwick, erected a
stony castle, called Beldesert, at the chief seat of
his family, in Warwickshire, which it continued
for several subsequent ages. To this Thurstan
succeeded his son,
HENRY DE MONTFORT, who, in the Snd of
Richard I., regained the manor of Wellesboume, in
the county of Warwick, commonly called Welles-
boume-Montfort, whereof he had been dispossessed
by King Henry II. He was «. by
THURSTON DE MONTFORT, who had great
law suits in King John's time, with Eustace de
Stutevin and Nlchobts de Stutevill, regarding a
portion of the lordship of Cotingham, in the county
of Vork. He rf. in 1216, and was «. by his son,
PETER DE MONTFORT. This feudal tord
tor several years, in the reign of King Henry III.,
took an active part in the wars of that moiuuvh,
but at length, on the breaking out of the barons* itf>
surrection, he became one of the most sealous
amongst those turbulent lords, and after the battle
of Lewes, was of the nine nominated to rale the
kingdom — ^in which station he ei^oyed and exer-
cised more than r^gal power— but of short duration,
for he fell at the subsequent conflict of Evesham,
so disastrous to the baronial cause. Peter de Mont-
fort m. Alice, daughter of Henry de Aldithley, a
great Staffordshire baron,, and had issue,
Peter, his successor.
William, who by gift of his father had the
manor of Uppingham, In the county of Rut-
Robert, who had lands alao In the county of
Rutland.
The eldest son,
PETER DE MONTFORT, participated in his
tether's treasons, and was taken prisoner at the
battle of Evesham, but betaig allowed the benefit of
the dictum of Kenilworth, he was restored to his
paternal inherltance>-and afterwards ei^oyed the
fevour of King Edward I., in whose Welsh wars he
took a very active part. He d. in 1887, leaving a
daughter Elisabeth, (who m. first, William, son and
heir of Simon de Monticute, and secondly. Sir
THbmas de Fumivall,) and a son and heir,
JOHN DE MONTFORT, who, in the 89nd
Edward I., being in the wars of Gasoony, was the
next year summoned to parliament as a bahon.
306
His lordship nk Alice, daughter of WilUam de
Plaunch, and had issue,
^^ I successively barons.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Baldwin de Freville, Knt.
Maud, m. to Ludley.
He <i. In U96, and was «. by his elder son.
JOHN DE MONTFORT, second bann, mm-
moned to parliament SOth July, 1313, In which year
he received pardon for his participation in the mur-
der of Piers de Gaveston— and afterwards marddng
with the English army Into Scotland, was killed at
the battle of Stryvelin, when, leaving no Issue, he
was «. by his brother,
PETER DE MONTFORT, third baron, sum-
moned to parliament fromSSnd January, 1338, to
10th March, 1349. This nobleman, prior to the
decease of his brother, was in priest's orders, but
upon inheriting the honours of his Amily the
sacred ftinctlon was dispensed with. In the IMh
Edward II. he was Joined in commission with Wil-
liam de BeauchampV and Roger de AHesbury, in
the custody ot the city of Worcester, and five yeaix
afterwards was constituted governor of Warwick
Castle, then vested in the crown, by reason of the
minority of the Earl of Warwick. His kvdshlp m.
Margaret, daughter of the Lord Fumival, and had
a son.
Guv, who m. Margaret, one of the daughters
of Thomas de Beauchamp, Earl of War-
wick, but died in the life-time of his fether,
without issue.
Peter, Lord Montfort, d. in 1367t when the barany
fell into ABBYANCx botwecn his sisters, (refer to
children of John, flnt lord,) as It still continues
amongst thrir representatives.
Arms. — Bendy of ten, or and as.
NoTB.— Peter, last Lord Montfort, had by a con-
cubine, called Lore de Ullenhale, daughter of one
Richard Astley, of Ullenhale, In the county of War-
wick, a son.
Sir Jorw MoirrroRT, Knt., whose posterity
fiourished in the male line for several subse-
quent ages, at Coleshlll, in the county of
Warwick, until the attainder of Sir Simon
Montfort, Knt, temp. Henry VII., whose
descendants continued at Bescote, in the
county cf Staflbrd.
MONTFORT — EARLS OF LEICES-
TER.
Creation of King John, anno 1906.
HUntogc.
The first of this family that settled fai England
was
SIMON DE MONTFORT, sumamed the Bald,
great grandson of Almaric, an illegitimate son of
Robert,* king of France. Which Simon having
« Thus,
RoBBRT, king of France.
Almaric, who had the town of Montfort by
MON
MON
cipovMd Amicto* oim of the two ttitm and avheln
of RoBaUT Bbavmoitt, sarname Fits-Panel,
fourth and laat Earl of Leiceiter of that Cunlly,
obtained a grant of the Earldom or Lbicbstsb
Ikom King John, with a conilrmatiOD of the
,8T>WABD8Bip of England, which lie acquired hj
tht poneMdoD of the honour of Hiiru.By, a portion
of the immenee ftntune of hla wife. But notwith-
■landing thcae marlu of royal teTOur, the earl,
within a brief period, revolted ftom the king of
England to the king of France, for whidi act of
trwaann the Earldom of Leieester waa transferred to
Ranulph, Earl of Chester, the honoun of Hinkley
•elaed upon by the crown, and De Montlbrt himself
banished the realm. Soon after this (1909) we find
him, under the title of Earl of Montfort, a com-
mander in the papal crusade against the primitive
christians, called AOtignuet, and in nine years sub-
sequently a leader in the besieging army of Lewis,
king of France, before the walls of Tholouse, where
be was slain by a slinger tnm the battlements. His
lordship had two sons by the oo-heiress of Beau-
mont, namely, Almaric and Simon, the younger of
whom,
SIMON DE MONTFORT, U said to have flrst
sought an asylum in England tnm the hostility of
Blanch, queen of France, and to have obtained a
restitution of the Earldom op Lbicbstbr, and
stewardship of England, tnm Ring Henry III.,
through the petition of his brother Almaric, then
Earlof Montfort, and constable of France. Certain
it is, however, that in 1382, (16th Henry III.,) he
bore the title of Earl of Leicester, and had obtained
a grant of all his mother's inheritance in England
tnm his brother. In 1996 his lordship officiated as
steward at the nuptials of Henry III., and held the
ewer in which the king washed. And in two years
afterwards he obtained the hand of the king's sister,
Eleanor, widow of William Marshal, Earl of Pem-
broke; the marriage ceremony being perfosmed by
Waiter, one of the royal chaplains at Westminster,
« within a Uttle chappel at the comer of the king's
chamber." This marriage was, however, opposed
by the princess's other brother, Riduurd, Earl of
Cornwall, (afterwards king of the Romans,) and the
kingdom at large, because the lady had made in her
widowhood a vow of chastity, in the presence of
Edmund, Archbishop of Canterbury, and several of
the nobility. And so strongly did public discontent
manifest itself, that the earl was obliged to repair
in person to Rome for the purpose of obtaining a
dispensation, which with considerable difficulty he
at length accomplished ; and returning to England
was most gradLously received at court by the king,
who appointed him his chief counsellor. Notwith-
standing this, however, William de Ablndon,a Domi-
nican Mar, and many other of the dergy, continued
to exclaim against the marriage. The birth of
Prince Edward, the king's eldest son, occurring
soon after, the earl was chosen one of the spon-
sors of the royal Infknt, and td such officiated
at the baptismal font But before the dose at
the same year, he fdt the influence of one of
those douds which so constantly hang over the
brightest beams of royal sunshine: for the king ob-
serving him and his countess amongst the nobility
who attended the queen at her purification, called
him an excommunicated person, and proliiblted his
entering the church. ** Which sudden unkind-
ness," (says Dugdale,) «« much dismaying him, he
went away by water to Winchester House, which
(the bishop being dead), the king had lent him.
But there he could not be permitted to stay, the
king in great wrath causing him to be put out of
doors. Whereupon he returned sorrowing and
weeping, yet could not appease his anger, the king
plainly telling him, that he had abused his sister
before marriage: and that, though he afterwards
gave her to him for a wife, it was unwillingly, and
to avoid scandal. Upbraiding him, that to ratify
this his unlawful marriage, he went to Rome, and
there corrupted that court with large bribes and
promises : adding, that having fUled in payment of
the money, he ought Justly to be excommunicated."
This storm ultimately drove his lordship flrom the
kingdom, butonly ftnr a short period, as we find him
returning in 1940, and having then an honourable
reception tnm the king and all his court. Soon
after this he made a Journey to Jerusalem, having
previously disposed of one of his woods to the
knights hospitallers and canons of Leicester for
somewhat less than a £1000 to deAray part of the
expenoes of the undertaking. Hence*
gift of his royal father, and thence as-
sumed that surname.
Simon de Montfort.
Almaric, Earl of Montfort, father
of SimoD» above-maitloned.
forward he appears for a series of years to have en-
Joyed the high fovour of the king, and to have
fully merited it by his eminent services. In the
39d Henry III. his lordship was appointed comman-
der-in-chief at the forces in Gasoony, and in the end
of that year he sate in the «reat convention of par-
liament held at London; about which time he ob-
tained from the king a grant of the custody of
Kenilworth Castle, f6r Eleanor, his wife, to hold
during her life; and, returning into Gasoony, he
forced Guaston de Beame, who had raised the
standard of rebellion, to an honourable truce. The
earl came back to England the next year, and was
received at court with great honour. Soon after
which, in fulfilment of a vow he had made aa
penance for his marriage, he began a Journey to
the Holy Land, and in the 34th of the same reign
returned safely, with his brother-in-law, Richard,
Earl ot Cornwall, and others. For the two follow-
ing years he was actively and victoriously employed
in Gesoony, until the king hearkening to oomplainta
against him for cruelty end oppression, which ap-
pear to have been unsustainable, removed him
firom the seneschalship of that country. Upon the
subsequent insurrection of the barons against the
king, the Earl of Leicester siding with the former,
was appointed their genccal-in-chief , in which cha-
racter he fought the great battle of Lewes, where
the royal army sustained so signal a defeat, the
king himself iMdng made prisoner with Prince Ed-
ward, his son, his brother, Richard, king of the
Romans, and many other personages of eminence,
attached to his cause. This victory placing the
3ft7
BION-
MOir
ifoTOTniiMBt in tlw handf of the Mrl and'hltf Mdht-
intsi HIM8BI.V, the Bishop of Chicheiter, the
Bftrl of GloueeBter» and a few othen of lev note,
wtn nominated to discharge the exeeotiTe func-
ttona. One of the earliest acta of the nsnrpatiOB
was to sammon a parUament in the king's name,
hr writs dated Mth Deosmbar, 40di Henry III.,
directed to the hishops and abbots, and to such Uy
lords as could be reiied upon; by which, signifying
•' the realm to be then in peace and quiet, and the
desire of the king to establiah the same to the
honour of God, and beoefit of his people;" they
were summoned to meet at London, on the octaTes
of St. Hilary, there to sit in parliament, «< to treat
and give their advice^" At the same time precepts
were issued to the sheriflk, ordering them to return
two knights for eadi county; to the cities and
boroughs the like number of dtlaens and burgesses ;
and to the barons of the cinque ports, a osrtaln
number of their diacreetest men for the same pur-
pose. This is deemed the first precedent of a par-
liament, such as aver since has been established,
and Sir William Dugdale thus speculates upon the
causes of the revolution. " If I may be so bold as
to give my opinion, what reasons these potent rebels
then had, thus to alter the former andent usage, I
shall take leaTe to oo^)ecture, that it was, becatise
they discerning what large retinues the noUlity and
Other great men In those elder times had ; as also
the great number of the king's tenants in capita,
then called fterems minoru, it might haTe prored
dangerous to themsdTes to permit sudi a multitude
to come together." The new goTemment did not,
however, endure kmg, for a breadi taking place
beiween the two chiefr, Leicester and Ohracester,
the arms of those powerftil persons were directed
against each other, and Prince Edward effecting his
escape about the same time» the Earl of Gloucester
Teared the royal standard, and formed a Junction
with the forces of the princa With this army,
tnardUng towards Kenilworth, they surprised young
Simon Montfort, the earl's son, and made prisoners
of no less than thirteen of his chier adherents,
driving hlmeelf withhi the walls of the castle for
protection. Elated with this triumph they pro-
ceeded to EweHAM, where the Earl of Leicester
and his great force lay, expecting the arrival of his
son ; whose banners the royal army as a stratagem
of war alone displayed, and thereby completdy de-
ceived this able commander. His lordAip undis-
mayed, however, drew out his army in order of
-battle, and fighting gallantly to the hvt, fell in the
midst of his enemies, when victory declared for the
royal cause. It Is said, that when the earl discerned
the form of his adversaries batagiia, he swore «< by
the arm of Sl James, <his usual exrlamation,) they
have done discreetly i but this they learned ftom
sm: let ns therefore commend our souls to God,
because our bodies are theirs.* Nevertheless, en-
«ounglng his men, he told them, <* it was for the
laws of the land, yea, the canae of God and Justice,
that they were to fight" The principal perHms
aWn in the memorable engagement wera, the earl
himself, Henry de Montfort, his eldest son, Hugh
Despenser, thenjusdceof England, Ralph Baaset,
<of Drayton. Amongst the prtoonera, were Guy de
Montfort a yoouger aon of the earls Jolto Fits*
John; Humphrey de Bohun, the younger; John
de Vesd, Peter de Montfort, Junr., and Nicholas de
OegiaVi TIm body of the earl was removed fimn
the Add of battle by some of his ftiends upon an
old ladder covered with a poor torn doth, and thua
conveyed to the id>bey of Evesham, where» folded In
a sheet, it was committed to the grave. But within
a short time, some of the monks alleging, that thn
earl being an esoommunicated person, andattainted
of treason, his remains were unworthy duristian
burial, the body was taken up, and interred In a
remote place, known but to few. Thus fell, in
1M4, Shnon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester t one of
the meet eminent soldiers and statasBaen of the
period in whidi he lived, and being attainted, the *
nABLDOM became ■XTiNCT. Of hia widow, Eleanor,
the king'a sbter^ it Is stated, that after the fetal
battle of Evediam, she fied into France, and took
up her abode in the nunnery of the order of
preachers, at Montarges, which had been founded
by her husband's sister. Of his issue,
Hbnet fell at Evesham, leading the van of
the baronial army.
Simon, who foir some time gaOantly defended
the castle of Kenilworth, was eventually
made prisoner in the Isle of Ely, by Prince
Edward; afterward^eflhcting his escape he
fled into France, and in 1S70 being at Viter-
buirm, in Italy, he Joined with his brother,
Guy, in the murder of their cousin, Henry,
ddest son of Richard, king of the Romans,
In the dmrcfa of St Silvester, as the prince
flrrlttTil at mass.
Guy, fought in the van of the heronial army at
Evesham, and being made prisoner, was
oonflned in Dover Castle, Anom which escap*
lng»he fled into Tuscany, and there acquir-
ing high reputation as a soldier, he obtained
the daughter and heiieaa of the Earl Ruftis
for his wife. Meeting with Prince Henry,
aon of the Idng of the Romans, hlmadf, and
his brother, Simon, slew him In revenge, in
the church of St Silvester, at Ylterbuirm.
For which barbarous act, being first excom*
mnnicaled by Pope Chegory X., he was
thrown into prison ; but relcesed in IS83 by
Pope Martin IL, and placed at the head of
an army, in which situation he displayed
his diaractarlstic prowess. He subsequently,
at the decease of his wlfe^s fether, returned
to Tuscany, and inherited a very consider-
able fortune. He is said to have been Earl
of Anglsria, in Italy, and progenltar of the
Montforts, of Tuscany, and of the Earl of
Campobachi, in Naples.
Amaric, who, when conveying his sister feom
France to be married to Leoline, Prince of
Wales, was taken prisoner, with her at ssa.
and suflhred a long impriaonment He was
at last, however, restored to liberty, and his
posterity are said to have flourished in Eng-
land under the heme of Wdkbumew
Eleanor, m. to Leoline^ Prince of North
Arms.— <2ttlBs. a Hon rampant* quevA forch^ ar.
MOK
HON
MONTACUTE — BARONS MONTA-
CUT£» EARLS OF SALISBURY.
Btxcnj,hf Writ of Summonst d«ted96tli Sq>L» 1300*
flSEdvmnlL
Earldom, hf C1i«rtflr, dated Iflth March, 1337.
Tlie aneeatar of this oelebnUed fiunlly,
Dbo«o, fomamad De Moitts-acuto, Mowta-
OUTB, or IfoMTAous, came Into England with
Rohert. Earl of Moraton, at tha coifQusar, and
^>pcan* by Domaiday Book, to have hrid of him
diTera manors In Somanetihba, wharaof Soaptone,
or Shipton>Montacut^ was ona, and Sntone, othar-
wiae Sutton-Montacuto* warn aoothar. The grand-
ion of this Drogo,
RICHARD DE MONTACUTB, ]>ald twenty
marka Cor hla knighta' Cms, upon the ooUection ot
the icutage, levied in the 7th of Henry II. He was
«. by hit aon,
DRU DB HONTACUTE, (oommonly called,
tumng Dru,) who, in the 19th of Htery III., upon
the aaMHment of the aid for marrying the king^
daughter, certifted hla knighti' Uses to be in num-
ber, nine, an half, and third part, da vettri frntgH^
tmtnio, and one da naeo, basMaa one, wharaof he waa
diipoiwaied by Henry LoveL Thia f^dal lord m.
Aliva, daughter of Alan BaMet, of Wycombe, and
hadiaaue,
Dau, whooe line terminated in two grand*
daughters and hairs, via.
Margarat, m. to William da Edilngham.
Isabel, m, to Thomaa de Audham.
William.
The younger son,
WILLIAM DE MONTACUTE, was aherllf of
Dorsetshire, in the time of King John, and was «.
by his only son,
WILLIAM DE MONTACUTE. This Uradal
lord had military summonses in the 41st and 48nd
of Henry IIL, to march agalnat the Welch. He
waa «. at hla deceaae, by his son,
SIMON DE MONTACUTE, one of the moat
eminent persona of the period in which he Ured.
In the 10th of Edward L, he waa in the expedition
made into Wales, and within a fbw years after, re>
cclTad conaldanble grants tmok the crown. In the
8Sd, he was in the wars of France, where he appears
to haTe been engaged for the two or three following
yean, and then we find him fighting in Scotland.
In the 97th he waa oonstltutad governor of Corfe
Castle^ and summoned to parliament, next year,
aa a saboit. In the 4th of Edward II., his lord-
ship waa appointed admiral of the kingis fleet, then
employed against the Scots; and he obtained, in
three years afterwards, Ucenoe to make a caatle of
his mansion house, at Pertynton, in SomersetBhire^
Hem. AuMdi, daughter of Fergus, and sister and
hair of Orry, King of the Isle of Man, and had
issue,
William, his sucoaasor.
Simon, m, to Hawlae, daughter of Atanarie,
LordSL Amend.
His lordship d.abo«t the year 1316, and wast, by
his elder son.
SIR WILLIAM DE MONTACUTE; V. B. se-
cond baron, summoned to parliament, tnm flOth
November, 1317» to 9Sth August, 131& This noble-
man had distinguished himself in the Scottish wars,
in the life-time of hisflsther, and was made a Kni^t
of the Bath. In the 11th Edward IL, being then
of the king's household, his hxdship
constituted senesrhal of the Duchy of Aqul-
talne, and bad licence to make a castle of his
house at Kenyngton, In Oxlbrdshlra. He subse-
quantlj^ obtained other extenalve grants tnm the
crown. He m. BUaabeth, daughter of Sir Peter
de Montfort, of Beaudesert, by whom (who ea>
pouaed secondly, Thomas, Lord Fmnival,) he had
surviving issue,
WiLLUkM, his successor.
Simon, in holy orders. Bishop of Worcester,
translated to the see of Ely, in 1336, and
knii^ted about two years after, by Edward
the Black Prince.
Edward (Sir), summoned to parliament as a
BAROM, temp. Edward IIL« (see Montacule,
Baron Montacute).
Katharine, im. to Sir William Carrlngton*
Knt
Alic^ m. to — — Auberie.
Mary, m. to Sir Cogan.
Elisabeth, Prioress of HaUweU.
Hawise, m. to Sir — — Bavent.
Maud, Abbess of Barking.
Isabel, a nun at Barking.
His lordship d. in Gascony, but was buried at SL
Frideswide, now Christ Church, Oxford, in 189a
He waa s. by his eldest surviving son,
WILLIAM DE MONTACUTE, third baron,
who, the next ensuing year, although in minority,
obtained a grant from tfie king, of the wardahlp of
all his own lands t and in the 16th Edward IL,
making proof of his age and doing his homage, had
livery thereof In three years afterwarda, he waa
made a Kni^t of the Bath, and had an allowance
of robes for that solenmity, as a banneret. In the
4th of Edward IIL, his lordship was deputed am-
bassador to the pope* with Bartholomew de Burgb»
ersh, to return thanks to ma noLiimaa, Ibr
oonflrming'a bull of Pope Honoiiua, IV., touching
certain fisvoura, by him granted, to the monks at
Westminster t moreover, before the end of the
year, aparliamant being then hdd at NorrxiroHAjf »
he was theprindpai penon who apprsbanded Roger
de Mortimer, Eabl or Maeoh,* tai the night«tlmeb
e A perliamant bdng hdd at Nottingham, In ]390»
Sir William Montacute, (Lord Montacute,) waa
the diief person who laid the conduct of Roger
de Mortimer, Earl of March, before the king, who,
Immedlatdy, thereupon, taking into consideration
his own dishonour and damage, aa also the impo veiw
ishment of his people, and revealing his mind, prl«
rately, to Sir William Montacute, gave him com*
mand to take to his assistance, some tnuty and
resolute persons, which he accordingly did, by
sdecting, as his aasodatea. Sir Humphrey Bohuit»
John, Lord Molines, Robert, Lord Uflbrd, Ralph,
Lord Staflbrd, WUBam, Lord CUnton, and Sit
MON
MON,
within th« quett't lodging! there, and tent him
priton«r to Londoo* whan he was aoon aftarwards
axecutad for high treatoo. For tills sarriee. Lord
Montacute had a grant in tail, to himself, and
Katherine his wife, of the Castle of Slierbuine, in
the county of Dorset, and of sareral other manors in
Southampton, Berkshire, Budringhamshire, end
Cambridge; part of the poesessions of the attainted
fiarlof March. In the 8th of Edward III. his lord-
ship was coDStituted goremor of the Isles of
Ouemsey, Jersey, dec, and the next year made
oonatalile of the Tower of London.
About this time Lord Montacute acquired great
distinction in the Scottish wars, but at the ezpence
of one of his eyes, which he lost in tlie campaign.
In the 10th of Edward III., he was appointed
admiral of the king's fleet, westward, and the next
year, in consideration iji his numerous gallant
achievements, he was advanced in ftiU parliament
held at London, to the title and dignity of Earl of
SALiaBUHT, with a grant of twenty pounds out of
the protf U of that county. Shortly after this, he
- — — - I.
John Nevil, of Homeby. While these noble per-
sons were consulting how to selM on Mortimer,
he was at the same time holding a council in the
Castle of Nottingham, with Isabel, the Queen
Mother, Henry Burwash, Bishop of Lincoln, Sir
Simon Beresford, Sir Hugh Turplington, Sir John
Monmouth, and others, his creatures, how to bring
to utter ruin all those that accused him of treason
and Mony. But the Lord Montacute, and those of
the council concerned with him, not being ad-
mitted to take up their lodgings in the castle, had
a suspicion that Mortimer designed their destruc-
tion : and thereupon his lordship told the king,
" That since neither he nor any of his partakers,
were admitted to lodge in the castle, they should
nerer be able to sdae Mortimer, without the con-
sent and assistance of the Constable, Sir William
Bland." '• Now, surely," said the king, '* I lore
you wdl, and therefore advise you to go to the
oonataUe in my name, and command him to be
aiding and assistant to you, in taking Mortimer,
all other things laid aside, on peril of Ufe and limb."
*' Sir," aaid Montacute, " then God grant success }"
thereupon he want to the said constable, and tdling
him the king's will befSore the rest of his aooom-
plioes, in general terms ; the constable answered,
that «< The king's will should be obeyed ;" and
thereupon, he was sworn to be constant and secret
to the Lord Montacute, and Montacute to him,
in the hearing of all the assistants. '* Now, surely,
dear friend," said Lord Montacute to the constable,
'" it behoved us to gain your acquaintance, in order
to selM on Mortimer, since you are keeper of the
castle, and have the keys at your dispose." ** Sirs,"
replied the constable, *«you shall understand, that
the gates of the castle are locked, with the locks
that Queen Isabell sent hither, and at night, she
hath all the keys thereof, and layeth* them
under the piUow of her bed, until the morning :
and so I may not help you into the castle, at the
gates, by any means; but I know an hole that
stretcheth out of the ward, under earth, hito the
caatle, beginning on the west side; which hole,
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was Joined in command of the army in Sootland»
with Richard, Earl of Arunddt and pursued hie
victorious career as wdl in Scotland as in France,
for the two ensuing years, when in storming the
town of L'Isle, he had the misfortune to be made
prisoner with Robert de Uflbrd, Eari of SuflUk,
and conveyed in fetters, amidst the acclamations of
the places through whidi he passed, to Paris, where
the Frendi king would have put him to death, but
for the interference of tlie King of Bohemia. His
lordship and his fellow-captive, the Earl of Suffolk,
were soon after, however, delivered up in exchange
tor the Count of Munef, (a Scotchman) and the
sum of three thousand pounds sterling. With his
liberty, he recommenced his martial career, and
won fresh laureb on the Prendi soiL In the 16th
of Edward III., having conquered the Isle of Man,
he was crowned king thereof, by his royal master.
His lordship m, Katharine, daughter of William,
Lord Grandison, and had Issue,
William, his successor.
JoHir (Sir), a distinguished warrior, and one
neither Isabid, the Queen, nor Mortimer hlmsdf,
nor none of his company, know anything of; and
through this passage I shall lead you, till you come
into the castle, without the espial of any of your
enemies." That same night. Sir William Mon-
tacute, (Ixnrd Montacute,) and all the lords, his
assistants, with the constable, Uxdi horse, pretend-
ing to go out of town, which when Mortimer heard
of, he thought they fled away for fear of him, and
devised how to entrap them. But about midnight,
on Friday, 19th October, returning bads again, they
all came to the passage aforesaid, and firihming the
direction of Sir William Eland, entered a dional
cave, which went under the castle, dug unequally,
through stony, and other sort of ground, till it
came to the rock on which the castle stood, through
which it also passed with stain, tiU it opened itself
above, within the keep, or chief tower. This won-
derful passage had been hewed and dug, during the
Danish Invasions, by some of the Sax<m kings, tat
their better security In case of a siege ; but since
the action of this night, it hath the name of Mor-
timer's Hole; whom, without any great noise, and
with little resistance, they at kst took, not in the
queen's chamber, but in another, not ftr tntm it,
in the company of the said Bishop of Lincoln^
Bef (ne he could be seised, Montacute finding some
resistance from the earl's attendants, slew Sir Hugh
Turplington, Steward of the King's Housdiold,
and Sir John Monmouth, and at last secured Mor*
timer's person, to be reserved for a more public
death. The queen mother, then in bed, heard the
noise of this rencontre, and supposing what the
matter really was, and that the king himself must
needs be there, she called out to him in these
words, " Bel FUt, Bel Fits, iqw* pUie dm gmtO
Mortimer r Mortimer was hurried thence; and
brought before the king, who imjnediatrty com*
mended him into safe custody in the castle, the
keys thereof being put into the Ung's hands, that
none might issue out, to discover what hath been
done, till the rset of Mortimer's abettors had been
secured^— CoLLiMS.
r T
MOK
MON
r
i
of tlte'liWOM of CSA04V, wfio m. Ittrgaret,
dnaghter and h«lr of Thomas, Lord Moo-
Uwrmcr, and was a luamoned to parKamant
as a BAttoir, tnm, lAth Fetaruair, 13S7* to
athOaoamber.iaaB. HisIordsliiphadiMue,
JoHK, aaooad bavon, who tucoeaded his
undef as third Eari of SaUslrary.
Thoaaas, Dean of SaHsbury, d. in 1404.
. Robert, c/t Suttoa-MaBta^e, in Somo^
•etshire. The issue of this gentleman,
according to Banks, flourished there
until William Montague, the last of
the family, left three daughtcm and co-
heirs, of whidi, Eanu m. James
Dupote, who, in her right, possessed
one moiety of Sutton-Montague, whose
son, Thomas, was fkther of Henry
Duport, Esq., of Leicestershire, and
John Duport, D.D., Master of Jesus
College, Cambridge.
.Simon (Sir),* from whom the ejrtineC
Dukes of Mont^^e, and the Bxtant
Dukes of Manchester, .end the Earls of
Sandwidi, are said to have derived.
Eleanor.
Sibyl, a nun.
Katharine.
* Margaret, a nun.
• Sib Simow MoHTAcm-a. The fifth in direct
lineal descent ftom this gentleman,
TnoMAa MoiVTAooc, m. Agnes, dangler of
William Dudley, of Clopton, Northamp-
tonshire* and issue,
JoBir, his successor.
And
Sib Bowaro Montaoub, Knt., one of the
most celebrated lawyers of the period in
which helived. Inther^gnofHenry VIIL,
he was speaker of the House cH Commons,
and not a little obsequious to his royal
master. Upon one occesion, a bill of sub-
sidies not passing, Mr. Speaker was sent for
by the king, and thus addressed, while upon
his knees, in the royal presence, *'Ho!
•will they not let my bill pass ?'* and Uying
h» hand on the head of Montague, his
Highness continued, *< Get my MU to pass
by such a time to-monow, or else by such
a time this head of yours shall be off.'*
The speech was brief but condusive) for
we are told that Sir Edward <« wrought so
cffoetually, that before the time prescribed,
the bill passed with the approbation of the
house, and the sovereign's satisfaction.**
Sir Edward was afterwards Cbibf of the
Court of King's Bench, and then of die
ComaAon Pleas. He was likewise of the
privy couttdL He was «. by the eldest son
of his third marriage.
Sir Edward Momtaou, who was fkther of
Sir HrhRy Montaou, M.P. for London,
temp. James I., and subsequently created
Eari. or MAVCBBaTBR. His lordship was
great^prandfatho' of the first Duke of Man-
chester, who was great-great-grandiisther to-
the present Duke.
RdberL
Sibyl, m. to Edmund, son of Edmund, Earl of
ArundeL
PhlUppa, m. to Roger Mortimer, Earl of
HardL
ElisriMth, m. to (Hies, Lord Badleimere.
Anne, contracted to John, son of Roger, Lord
Grey.
This great earl d. in 1343, of brulaes received in a
tilting at Windsor, and was «. by his ddcst son,
WILLIAM DE MONTACUTE, second Earl fd
Salisbury. This nobleman, in 1346, attended Kinf
Edward IIL, into Prance, and was at the siege of
Caen, and the glorious battle of CRBeav. From
this pcHod he was seldom idiaent ftom the theatre
of war, so that his whole life may be denominated
one continued campaign. At the battle of Poio-
TIBR8, he commanded the rear-guard of the En-
glish army, and is said to have contended with the
Earl of Warwick, in the heat of action, as to which
should shed most French blood. His lordship was one
of the original Kn iorts of thb Gartbr, thefoun-
dation of which noble order, tradition attributes to
the love which King Edward bore to his lordship's
countess. The earl m. first, Joane, daughter of
Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Kent, finom whom he
was divorced, on account of the lady's precontract
with Sir Thomas H<riland (this was the cdebrated
Fair Maid or Kbnt, who eventually became the
wife of Edward, the Black Prince). His lordship
espoused, secondly, Elixabeth, daui^ter and co-
heir of John, Lord Mohnn, of Dunster, and had an
only son,
William, who m. EliaabiBth, daughter of
Richard, Earl of Arundel, and died before
YiiA father, «. p. in 1383.
The earl d, in 1307, when leaving no issue, his
honours devolved upon his nephew,
SIR JOHN DE MONTACUTE, Baron Monta*
cute and Monthermer, as third Earl ^ Salisbury.
This nobleman was not leas distinguished in ther
field than his martial predeceiaors. In the 21st of
Richard II., he did Ms homage, and had livery of
the lands which he inherited flrom his uncle, " and
being," says Dugdale, *< a great fsvourlte of the
king, he was one of those whom that monarch*
suborned to impeach Thomas, of Woodstock, Duke
of Gloucester, as also the Earls of Warwick and
Arundel, in the ensuing parliament." The next
year his lordship was constituted marshal of Eng-
land, in the absence of Th<muM Holand, Duke of
Surrey, then employed in Ireland : and he re-
mained feithftil to the-fortunes of King Richard,'
when almost every body else deserted him, upon-the
invasion of Henry, Duke of Lancaster, who even-
tually drove that weak monarch firom the thronew
*« It is reported of this earl," says Dugdale, '« thpt,
though, upon the deposal of Ring Richard II.,
(to whom he had been most obsequious) he had
such fiOr respect firom King Henry IV., that his
life was not brought in question ; neverthdess, he
confederated with the Earls of Huntingdon and
Kent, in designinghis destruction; and accordingly
came with them to Windsor Castle, under the
disguise of Christmas players, with purpose to
murder him and his so«it» and to restore King
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Richard. But finding that their plot was dis-
covered, they fled by night to Cirencester, in the
county of Gloucester. Whereupon the townsmen,
being much afflrighted at their coming thither with
such numbers, at that unseaonable time ; stopping
up all the avenues, to prevent their passage out,
there grew a sharp fight betwixt them, which held
trom midnighl, until three of the clock next morn-
ing; so that being tired out, they yidded them-
selves, desiring that they might not suflisr dJeath
till they could speak with the king, which was
granted : but that a priest of their party setting fire
to the town, to give them an opportunity for
escape, so irritated the inhabitants, that, (neglect-
ing to quench the fire) they brought them out of
the abbey in great fury, and beheaded them about
break of the day." His lordship had m. Maud,
daughter of Sir Adam Francis, Knt., of London
(widow of John Aubrey, son of Andrew Aubrey,
citisen of London, and of Sir Alan Buxhull, Knt.),
by whom he had issue,
Thomas, who was restored to the Earldom of
Salisbury, and the other honours.
Richard, d, *. p,
Anne, m, first to Sir Richard Hankford, Knt,
secondly, to John Fits-Lewis, and thirdly to
John Holland, Duke of Exeter, i-^'^ r\r.
Elisabeth, m, to Robert, Lord Willoughby,
ofEresby. ,
Margaret, m. to WllHam, Lord Ferrers, of
Groby. 4
This John, Earl of Salisbury, was one of the most
lealous of the sect caUed Lollards. His death as
stated above, occurred upon the 6th January, 1400,
and ALL BI8 HONOURS expired under the subse-
quent attainder. But King Henry taking compas-
sion upon his widow and children, restored some of
the late earl's manors in Devonshire for their sup-
port } and to the elder son,
THOMAS DE MONTACUTE, he also granted
a large proportion of his father's estates: and
within a few years restored him to the Earldom
OF Salisbury, and the other honours. " This
nobleman,** in the words of Banks, " was concerned
In so many military exploits, that to give an
account of them all, would be to write the history
of the reign of Henry V. Suffice it then to say,
that as he lived, so he died in the service of his
country ; being mtvtally wounded when command-^
Ing the English army at the siege of Orleans in
1488." His lordship m. first, the Lady Eleanor
Plantagenet, daughter of Thomas, and sister and
co-heir of Edmund, Earl of Kent, and had an only
daughter,
Alicx, who m. Richard Nevill, second son of
Ralph, first Earl of Westmorland (see Ne-
vill, Earls of Salisbury).
The earl espoused, secondly, Alice, daughter of
Thomas Chaucer, Esq., and widow of Sir John
Philipps, Knt., but had no issuei Upon the decease
of ills lordship, who, with his other honours, was a
Kniobt or TBB Oartbb, the Earldom op Sa-
lisbury became bxtibct, but the Baronies of
MoBTACUTB, created by writ in 1300, of Monta-
cuTB, created by writ in 1307* and Montbbrmbr,
devolved upon his daughter aiid heiress,
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Lady Alicb Mobtacutb, and tras conveyed
by her to the Nbyills.
Arms.— Ar. three fusils in fesse, gu.
NoTB. — The illustrious house of Montacute is
now represented by the Dukes of Manchester and
the Earls of Sandwich, who descend from Sir Simon
Mentacute, a younger son of Sir John M<nitacute,
Lord Montacute, second son of William, first Earl
of Salisbury, and fisther of John, third earL
MONTACUTE — BARONS MONTA-
CUTE.
By Writ of Summons, dated lAth February, I3S7,
31 Edward III.
[See MoBTAcuTB, Earls of Salisbury,' Sir
John Montacute, second son of William, first Earl
of Salisbury.]
MONTACUTE — BARON MONTA-
CUTE.
By Writ of Summons, dated S5th February, 134S,
86 Edward III.
r Xineagc.
SIR EDWARD DE MONTACUTE, youngest
brother of William, first Earl of Salisbury, in the
4th of Edward III. had a grant from the crown for
his good services, and to support his rank as a
knight, of £100 per annum : and was summoned to
parliament as a baron, from 86th February, 1348,
to 80th November, 1360. His lordship was an emi-
nent soldier, and served with high reputation in
the wars of Scotland and France, having at one
time in his train nine knights, fifteen esquires, and
twenty archers on horseback, when his banner bore
the following arms, vis., " Ar. three fusils in fesse,
on each an eagle displayed with a label of three
points." He m. the Lady Alice Plantagenet, daugh-
ter and co-heir of Thomas, of Brotberton, Duke of
Norfolk, by whom he had an only child,
JoANB, who m. William UlTord, Earl of Suf-
folk, and died issudess.
His lordship d. in 1391, when the Barony of Mon-
TACUTB devolved upon his daughter Joane, and at
her decease it became bxtinct.
Arms.—- Ar. three fUsils in fesse, on each an eagle
displayed, with a lable of three points.
MONTAGUE — BARONS HALIFAX,
EARL OF HALIFAX,
EARLS OF HALIFAX.
Barony,
First Earldom,
Second Earldom,
}by Letters J
Patent, I
Xinca0c.
4th Dec., 170a
14th Oct., 1714.
I4th June, 1713.
The Honourable
GEORGE MONTAGUE, eldest son of Henry,
first Earl of Manchester, by his third wife, Mar-
garet, daughter of John Crouch, Esq., m. EUsa-
beth,*daughter of Sir Anthony Irby, Knt., and was
father of
MON
MON
I
►
CHARLES MONTAGUE, (a youncer son,) who
became one of the most eminent etatcnnai of the
important period of King William III. Mr. Mon-
tague WW returned to parliament by the city of
Durham, and afterwardB by the city of Westmin-
ster. In 1688 he was appointed one of the commis-
sioners of the treeeury, and in two yeen aiterwardfl
chancellor of the exchequer, in which office he pro>
Jected, and caused to be executed, the great re-
coinage of silver in 1605. In 1666 he a4)usted the
allUrs of the East India Company to universal
satis&ction: and was elevated to the peerage, in
compliance with the recommendation of the House
of Commons, on 4th December, 1700, in the dignity
of Babon Halivaz, tf Hali/h:t, in ^e county qf
York, with remainder, fkiling his issue male, to his
n^hew, GaoRoa Momtaou, son and heir of his
elder brother, Edward Montagu. In the reign of
Queen Anne his lordship was constituted a commla-
sioner for the uni<ni between England and Scotland {
and was created, 14th October, 1714, Fiteount
Sunburp, in the county of Middleoos, and Earl of
Halifax. His lordship waa not more distinguished
as a politician' than as a wit and man of letters.
" Addison," says Banks, *' has celebrated this no-
bleman in his account of the greatest English poets.
Sir Richard Steel has drawn hia character in the
dedication of the second volume of the Spectator,
and of the fourth of the Tatler; but Pope in the
portrait of Bullb. in the Epistle to Arbuthnot, has
returned the ridicule which his lordship, in con-
Junction with Prior, had heaped on Drydea's Hind
and Panther; besides which admirable travestie.
Lord Halifkx wrote divers other works, moet of
which have been published together in an octavo
volume, with memoirs of his lordship's life (1716) ;
and are noticed by Walpole in his catalogue of
NoUe Authora.'*
The earl m. Anne, countess dowager of Manches-
ter, daughter of Sir Christopher Yelverton, Bart.,
of Easton Mauduit, Notts, but had no issue. His
lordship, who was a Khioht op trb Oartrr, d.
in 1715, when the barlimm bzpirbd, but the ba-
rony devolved, according to the ljmitati<», upon
hia nephew,
GEORGE MONTAGUE, second Baron HaUAuc,
who was created, on the 14th June, 1715, Vi*count
Sudburtf and Earl or Halifax. This noblenum
was made a Knight of the Bath upon the revival of
that order in 1789» His lordship m. first, Richarda-
Poathuma, daughter of Richard Saltenstale, Esq.,
of Chippen-Warden, in ihe county of Northampton,
by whom he had an only daughter,
Lucy, m. to Francis, Lord Guilford.
The earl espoused, secondly. Lady Mary Lumley,
daughter of Richard, Earl of Scarborough, and had
issue,
Gbobob, his sucoeasor.
Frances, m. to Sir Roger Burgoyne;
Anne, nu to Joseph Jekyll, Esq.
Mary, m. to Sir Danvers Osbom, Bart.
Elisabeth, m. to Henry Archer, brother of
Lord Archer.
Barbara, d, unmarried.
Charlotte, m. to CoL Johnston.
His lordship d. in 1739, and waa «. by his son.
GEORGE MONTAGU, second Earl of Halifax.
This noUeman espoused Anne, daughter of William
Richards, Esq., and that lady having succeeded to
the estates of Sir Thomas Dunk, of Tonges, in
Kent, his lordship aasumed the surname of Dunk.
He had iasue,
Anne, d. unmarried in 1761.
Frances, d. unmarried in 1074.
Elisabeth, m. to John, fifth Earl of Sandwich.
His lordship filled the offices of first lord of the
admiralty, and secretary of state. He died in 1771*
when ALL RI8 HoirouRa became bxtinct.
Arms.— As. three losenges in fesae gules, within
a border s. a mullet for diflference.
MONTAGU — BARONS MONTAGU,
OF BOUGHTON, EARLS
OF MONTAGU, DUKES
OF MONTAGU.
5^^' lt»y Letters/ SJ!*/'l?^,12f'
Earldom, J- p-t-_^ -{ 9th April, 1680.
Dukedom,) '^•w">«» ( ISth April, I705w
IQncagc.
SIR JOHN MONTACUTE, brother of William,
first Earl of Salisbury, m. Margaret, daughter
and heiress of Thomas, Lord Monthertner, and had,
with other issue, John, who inherited as third Earl
of Salisbury, (see Montacute, Earls of Salisbury,)
and
SIR SIMON MONTACUTE. who m. EUsabeth,
daughter and heir of William Boughton, Esq., of
Boughton, in the county of Northampton, end firom
this marriage lineally descended
SIR EDWARD MONTAGU, Knt., chief justice
ot the King's Bench, and afterwards of the Common
Pleas, (temp. Henry VIII.,) having previously filled
the chair of the House of Commons. This cde-
brated person was in such favour with King Henry
VIII., that he was appointed by that monarch one
of the executors to his wilL He m. Helen, daughter
at John Roper, Esq., of Eltham, and had several
sons. He was «. by the second, but eldest surviv-
ing,
SIR EDWARD MONTAGU, who espoused
Elisabeth, daughter of Sir James Harington, of
Ezton, HI the county of Rutland, and had issue,
Edwaro (Sir), his successor.
Walter (Sir).
Henry (Sir), progenit<» of the ducal housb
OF Mancrbbtbr.
Charles (Sir).
James, Bishop iji Winchester.
Sydney (Sir), anceator of the Eablb or Sand-
wich.
Sir Edward, who served the office of sheriff for
Northamptonshire in 1567, was «. by his eldest
son,
SIR EDWARD MONTAGU, K.B., who was
elevated to the peerage, 29th June, 1691, as Baron
Montagu, of Boughton, in the county of Nor-
thampton. His lordship m. first, Elisabeth, daugh-
ter and heir of Sir John Jeflries, Knt., of Chitting-
Lelgh, in the county of Sussex, chief baron of the
exchequer, by whom he had an only daughter,
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MOV
Bi.nAB«TK, who m. Robert* Lord Willough-
by, ist Ereiby» aftorwrnrds Eabx. ov Liiro-
BBT.
■His knrdflhip Mpouiad, Moondly, Franco, daughter
of Thomas Cotton* Eaq., of Conington, in Hunting-
donshire, and sister of Sir Robert Cotion» Bart,, by
whom he had,
Christopher» who predeceased his father, dying
in the twenty-fourth year ot his age, anno
1641.
Edwaro, successor to the titla
William, lord chief baron of the exchequer in
1687* from which he was removed by King
James II. He liTOd* subsequently* in ro-
tirement. By Mary* his wife, daughter of
Sir ^ohn Aubrey* Bart., he had a son and
daughter,
William* who m. Anne* daughter and
heir of Richard Evelyn* Esq., of Wood-
cot* in Surrey.
, m. first, to — — Drake, Esq.,
and seocmd, to Samuel Totsman, Esq.,
of System* in Gloucestershire.
Frances, m. to John, Earl of Rutland.
This nobleman is characterised '< as a person of a
plain* downright English spirit ; of a steady cou-
rage* « devout heart I and though no puritan*
pevere and regular in his life and manners. That he
lived amongst his neighbours with great hospitality i
was very knowing in country aflUrs* and exceed-
ingly beloved in the town and county of Nor-
thamptom That he was no firiend to changes
rtther in church or state} that when the civU wars
began* he was brought prisoner to town by the
parliament party, and confined In the Savoy:
where he d. in the eighty-second year of his age,
anno 1644.'* His lordship was «. by his eldest sur-
viving son,
EDWARD MONTAGU, second baron, who m.
Anne, daughter, and eventually heir of Sir Ralph
Winwood, of Ditton Park, principal secretary of
state to King James I., by whom he had issue,
Edward* who was appointed by King Charles
II. master of the bouse to the quevu After-
wards going to sea with his gallant kinsman*
the Earl of Sandwich, he was slain in an
attack upon the Dutdi East India fleet* in
the port of Bergen, 3d August, 1660.
Ralph, successor to the title.
EUaabeth* m. to Sir Daniel Harvey* Knt.* am-
bassador at Constantinople in 1668.
His lordship d. in 1683* aqd was «. by his only sur-
viving son*
RALPH MONTAGU, third baron, who, in the
life-time of his ISsther* represented the county of
Huntingdon in parliament, and was a very distin-
guished member of the house. He was an active
and aealous promoter of the Revolution* and in
consequence, upon the accession of King William
and Queen Mary* he was created 9th April* 1680*
Viseomnt Manthevmer, uiMi Earl op Montagu.
In 1669 his lordship was ambassador to the court of
France* and then formed that taste in building and
Undscape gardening, which he afterwards acted
upon* in erecting his mansion at Boughtoo* as much
after the model of Versailles* as the extent would
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pennit. Hie town houae was la BlooBulHify* and
is now the Brbtmb Musbum. In 1706 he wm
advanced by Queen Anne to the Mmrqtdmite ^Mm^
thermer, and Dukedom of Momtaou. His grace
JN. first* Lady Elinbeth Wriothesley* daughter of
Thomas, Earl of Southampton, and widow of
Joceline* Earl of Northumberland* by whom he had
issue*
Ralph* 1 who both d. in the life-time of the
Winwood* jduke.
John* his successor.
Anne* m. first, to Alexander Popham, Esq.*
and secondly* according to CoUins, to Lieut.-
General Hervey, but by EdnMudsoo, to Ed-
ward* Viscount Hindiinbroke.
The duke espoused, secondly* Lady Elisabeth
Cavendish* daughter and co-heir of Henry* Duke
of Newcastle* widow of Christopher Monk, Duke
of Albemarle, but by her had no issue. His grace
d. in 1709, and was «. by his son,
JOHN MONTAGU* second duke. This noble-
man officiated as lord high constable of England at
the coronation of King George L His grace m.
Mary* daughter and co-heir of the celebrated Gene-
ral* John, DuKX OP Marlborough* and had three
sons* John, George* and Edward-Churchill, who all
d. young, in his life-lime, and three datighters* vis.
Isabella, m. first, to William, Duke of Man-
chester, by whom she had no Issue, and
secondly* to Edward Huasey* Earl of Beau-
lieu.
Eleanor, d, young.
Mary, m. to George Brudenell, fourth Earl of
Cardigan, who, after the decease of his
Ikther-in-law* was created Marqueta itf Jfsn-
th^rmmr, and Dukx op Montagu.
In the reign xk George I. the Duke ct Montagu
filled several puUic situations of the highest honour.
He was a Knight of the Garter, and a Knight of the
Bath. At the accession of King (Teorge II. he was
continued in favour, and at the coronation of that
monarch* he carried the sceptre with the cross. His
grace cf. in 1748, when all bis honoubs beoune
BZTINCT.
Anuft.— Quarterly, first and fourth* ar, three
losenges ooi\)oined in fesae gules within abonler,sa.
for Montagu. Second and third, or. an eagle dl»>
played vert* beaked and membered gules* for Mow*
THBRMBR.
MONTAGU — BARON MONTAGU,
OF BOUGHTON.
By Lfttcct Patent* dated 8th Mardv, 176&
The Honourable
JOHN MONTAGU, only son of John, ftmrth
Earl of Cardigan, by Lady Mary Montagu* daugh-
ter and co-heir of John* seoond Duke of Montagu,
(who d. in 1749,) was created by letters pdtent,
dated 8th March* 1769* Baron Montagu* ^fBni^-
ton,in the county of Northampton, but dying un-
married in the life-time of his father the dignity
became bxtinct.
Arm v-Same as the Dukes of Montagu.
BON
BON
MONTAGU— DUKE OF MONTAOU.
By Letten Patent, dated 5th NoTember, 1766L
GEORGE BRUDENELU fourth Earl of Car-
digan, having eepouied Lady Mary Montagu, one
of the daughters and oo-helrs of John« second
Duke of Montagu, (who d. in 1749, when his ho-
nours expired,) assuined the surname and arms of
Montagu, and was created 6th November, 1766»
Marqu4m ^lfi»ntih«rm«r, and Dukx of Montagu.
His grace was governs of Windsor Castle, a mem-
ber of the privy ooimcil, and a Knight of the
Gabtbb. He had issue,
John, created Baron Montagu, q/'Bo«igMon,
but d, unmarried in 1770, in the life-time of
his father.
Elizabeth, m. in 1767, to Henry, third Duke of
Bucdeuch, by whom she had« with four
daughters, two sons, vis.
Charlxb - WIL1.IAM - HxNRY, Iburth
Duke of Bucdeuch.
Hxnry-Jamxs, who «. his grandfather
as Baron Montagu, of Boughton.
J* "'y; I both d. unmarried.
Henrietta, j
The duke was created in 1786, Baron Montagu,
OP Boughton, with remainder to Henry, second
son of his daughter, Elizabeth, Duchess of Buc-
deuch. His grace, who was governor to the Prince
of Wales, (George IV.,) and Prince Frederick,
(Duke of York,) sons of King George III., d. SBrd
•May, 1790, when the Earldom of Cardigan devolved
upon his brother, the Hon. James BrudeneU. The
•Barony of Montagu, of Bougtiton, psssed according
to the limitation, and the Marquisats or Mon-
THXRMSR and Duxidok op Montagu became
■ZTINCT.
Arms.— Same as the Duke of Montagu, who d. in
1749.
KfONTHERMER — BARON MON-
THERMER, EARL OF
GLOUCESTER AND
HERTFORD,
Earldom, Jur0 Vsorit, by Writ of Summons,
6th February, laSO, S7 Edward I.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 4th March, U09,
S Edward II.
ICincage.
RALPH DE MONTHERMER, «' a plain Es-
quire," having espoused the Ladif Joanx Planta-
•XNXT, (commonly called Joane of Acres,) daughter
a King Edward I., and widow of Gilbert, Earl of
Clare, Gloucester and Hertford, had the title of
Earl o# Gx.oucs8txr and Hxrtpord, in her
tight, and was summoned to parliament as ** Comiti
Gloucester* et HertL" from 6th February, 1299, to
9d November, 1806. In the 9Bth year of Edward I.
his lordship was in the expedition then made into
Scotland, and behaved so vaUantly, that the king
rendered to him and his wife, the said Joane, the
castle and honour of TondNrugge, with othetJands
Itt Kent. Svrrey, and SimeK ; as abo tfaa lile of
Portland, and divers other eitatcs bdonging to the
■aid Joane, whidi had been seised by the crown in
consequence of her marriage without licence with
the laid Ralph ; and the king became eventually
mudi attadied to his son-in-law, to vdiom he had
been recandlod through the iateroession of Anthony
Beke, the celebrated Bishop of Durham. In the
Slst, S9d, and 34th of his father-bi-law, the eerl was
again in Scotland, and in the contest with Bmoe,
King Edward conferred upon him the whole of
Anandale, with the title of Earl of AthoU, the
Scottish nobleman who hdd thAt dignity, having
espoused the fortunes of Bruca But it was not
long after this that Joane of Acres departed this
life, (vis. 1 Edward II.,) and he never^subsequently,
assumed the title of Earl of Gloucester and Hert-
Ibrd, although he lived for several years ; iri a grant
of considerable landed property miade to him and
his sons in two years afterwards, he is styled Ralph
de Monthermer only. Nor is he otherwise denomi-
nated, in the ffth Edward IL, at which time, in
reoompenoe of his service in Scotland the king gave
him three hundred marks, part of the six hundred
marks which he was to have paid for the wardship
of John ap Adam, a great man of that age. Nor in
two years afterwards, when again in the wars of
Scotland, he was made prisoner at Bannockbum,
but he then found Ikvour ttom his former Ikmlli-
arity with the king of Scotland, at the court of
England, and obtained his freedom without paying
raneom. He was, however,- summoned to parli-
ament as a BARON flrom 4th March, 1309, to 30ch
October, 13S4. His lordship espoused, secondly,
Isabel, widow of John de Hastings, and sister
and co-hdr of Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pem-
broke, by whom he had no issue But by his
first wife, the Princess Joan^ he had two scms,
vis.
TBOMAa, who d. before his flsther, (bdng
killed in a sea light with the French in 1340,)
leaving an only daughter and heiress,
Maroarxt db Montbbrmxr, who m:
Sir John de Montacute, and conveyed
the Barony op Monthbrmbr to
the family pf Montacute Her eldest
son,
John, Boron Mcnttieute and Jlfon-
thermer, ». as third Earl of Salis-
bury (see Montacute, Earl of
Salisbury).
Edward, who was summoned to parliament
as a baron on the 93rd April, 1337, 1 1th
Edward III., but never afterwards, and
nothing ftirther is known of him or his de-
scendants.
ARM8.-Or. an eagle displayed, vert membered-
and beaked, gu.
MONTGOMERY — BARON MONT-
OOMERY.
By Writ of Summons, dated Sfith February, 1349,
16 Edward III.
In die flOth Edward III.,
. JOH9 DE MONTGOMERY was in the great
MOR
MOR
r
tepeditkm then made into Vnaoe, ttd tlie next
year was made captain of CalaU, ai alao admiral of
the king's whole fleet* from the mouth of the
Tluunes, westward!. He had nunmons to parlia-
ment at a BA.XON, on Sftth February, 1342, but
nerer afterward*, and the dignity is presumed to
have become nxTiit ct, at his lordship's decease.
Anna.— Or. an eagle displayed, as.
MORDAUNT — EARLS OF PETER-
BOROUGH, VISCOUNTS
MORDAUNT OF AVA-
LON, EARLS OF MON-
MOUTH.
EarUom of Peter-
borough,
Viscounty, &c.
Earldom of Hon
mouth«
C Patent, J
Xincagc.
9th March, ie28L
lOth July, 165a
9th April, 1689.
It appears from the records of this fiunily, col-
lected in the reign of King Charles II., and printed
at the charge of Hanty, Eabl of ParanBOBOuoH,
that
SIR OSBERT LE MORDAUNT, a Norman
knight, was possessed of Radwell, in Bedfordshire,
by the gift ot his brother, who derived it from the
CoNQUXRon, in recompense of his own and his
ISsther's good services. The grandson of this suc-
cessful soldier,
EUSTACH LE MORDAUNT, m. AUce, eldest
daughter and co-heir of Sir William de Alneto,
modemly called Dauney, and acquired by her the
lordship of Turvey, in Bedfordshire. He was «. by
his son,
WILLIAM MORDAUNT, who became Lord of
Turrey, Radwell, Asthull, and other manors. He
was «. by his son,
WILLIAM MORDAUNT. This feudal lord had
licence to inclose his pasture of Wolesey, his field
called Turvey-Lees, his pasture of Maselgrove, and
other lands in Turvey, to form a park. He m.
Rose, daughter of Sir Ralph Wake, and was «. by
his eldest son,
ROBERT MORDAUNT. who was knight of
the shire for the county of Bedford, In the parlia-
ment held at Westminster in the lAth Edward IIL
From this gentleman we pass to his descendant,
SIR JOHN MORDAUNT, Knt, of Turvey,
in the county of Bedford, who was one of the royal
commanders at the tattle of Stoke, 16th 4une, 1484.
Being likewise learned in the laws, he was consti-
tuted king's seijeant in the 11th of Henry VII..
Jttstioe of Chester in four years after, subsequently
chancdlor of the duchy of Lancaster, and made one
of the knights of the sword at the creation of Henry,
Prince of Wales, 18th February, IBfas. T&s gal-
lant and learned person d. in the SIst year of Henry
VII., and was «. by his eldest son,
WILLIAM MORDAUNT, Esq., who died «. ji.,
when the estates devolved upon his brother,
SIR JOHN MORDAUNT, who was sheriif of
Bedford and Bucks in the 1st year of Hemry VIIL, I
3SB
and in the 5th of the same reign was one of the
commissioners, appointed by act of parliament,
for assessing and collecting the Poll-Tax. He was
knighted before, 4th June, 1590, whan he was one
of those appointed to attend the queen at the inter-
view with Francis L of France: and in May, 1529,
he waited upon the king at Canterbury, at his
second meeting in England with the Emperor
Charles V. In 1530 he was appointed, with others,
to inquire into the landed possessions of Cardinal
Wolsey, and he was summoned to parliament, as a
BARON, ftom 4th May, 1589, to 5th November,
1558. In the year 1551, a great dearth df provi-
sions being in the nation, his lordship was the first
in commission, with other persons of rank in the
county of Bedford, to prevent the enhancing the
prices of com, Ac., and to punish oflfanders therein.
as also to supply the said county. He m. Elisabeth,
daughter and co-heir of Sir Henry Vere, Knt, of
Drayton and Adington, in the county of Northamp-
ton, and had issue,
John, his successor.
William, m. Agnes, daughter and heir of
Charles Booth, Esq.
George, of Oakley, in the county of Bedford,
m. Cedlia, daughter and co-heir of John
Harding, Esq., of Harding, in Bedfordshire,
and was father of
Edmund Mordaunt, Esq., of Thunders-
ley, in Essex.
Anne, m. first, to James Rodney, Esq., and
secondly, to John, son and heir of Sir
Michael Fbher.
Elisabeth, m. to Silvester Danvers, Esq., of
Dauntsey, Wi^ts.
Margaret, m. to Ed^irard Fettiplace, Esq., of f: ; i,>
Blesslls-Lee, Bucks.
Winifrid, m. to John Cheyney, of Chesham-
Boys.
Editha, m. to John Ehnes, Esq., of Hunting-
dondiire.
Dorothy, m. to Thomas More. Esq., of Had-
don, in Oxfordshire. '
His lordship d. in 1569. and was «. by his eldest'
son,
JOHN MORDAUNT, second baron, summoned
to parliament from llth January, 1563, to 8th May,
1579: This nobleman, in the life-time of his father,
was made one of the Knights of the Bath at the
coronation of Queen Anne Boleyn, Ist June, 1563;
and was sheriff for Essex and Hertfordshire in 154a
At the demise of Edward VI. he was one of the first
in arms on behalf of Queen Mary; whereupon he
was sworn of the privy council ; and in her majesty's
reign served in four parliaments for Bedfordshire.
His lordship m. first, Ellen, cousin and heir of Sir
Richard Flta-Lewes, of West^Thomdon, in Essex,
by whom he had issue,
Lxwia, his successor.
Elisabeth, m. to Geoige Monnenx, Esq.. of
Walthamstow.
Anne, m. to Clement Tanfleld, Esq., of Ebor-
ton.
Margaret, m. to William Acklam. Esq.. of
Moreby, in Yorkshire.
Uinila. m, to Edward, son of Sir Nicholas
MOB
KOR
. Fairfex, of OUling CisHe^ in tlw oount^ of
York.
Lord Mordaunt m. Moondly, Jocn, daughter of
Robert Wilford, Esq., of Kent, Imt had "no Iwue
by that lady. He d. in USffS, and was «. by hia
ion,
LEWIS MORDAUNT, third baron, •ummoned
to parliament ftrom 8th February, 1A76» to 24th
October, lfi07* This nobleman received the honour
of knighthood from Quean Eliaabeth, in Ifi67» and
was one of the peers who sate in Judgment upon
Thomas, Duke of Norfolk ; and upon the unhappy
Mary, of Scotlakd. His lordship espoused Eli-
sabeth, daughter of Sir Arthur Darcy. KnL, second
son of Thomas, Lord Darcy, and had issue,
Hbnry, his successor.
Mary, m. to Thomas Mansel, Esq., ddest son
of Sir Edward Mansel, Knt
Katherine, m. to Jolm Hereningham, Esq.,
ddest son of Sir Arthur Hereningham,
Knt.
Elisabeth.
He d, 16th June, 1601, and was «. by his son,
HENRY MORDAUNT, fourth baron, sumr
moned to parliament from 27th October, 1601, to
fith November, 1615. This nobleman, under sus-
picion of being concerned in the gunpowder-plot*
was committed to the Tower, and fined by the star-
chamber before he obtained his liberty. He m.
Margaret, daughter of Henry, Lord Compton, by
whom he had issue,
JoHif , his successor.
Henry.
Francis, m. Frances, daughter of Sir Edward
Oostwick, Bart.
Lewis.
Frances.
Eliaabeth, m, to Sir Thomas Nevil, K.B.
His lordship d. in 1608, and was 9, by his son,
JOHN MORDAUNT, fifth baron, summoned
to parliament firom 30th January, 1680, to 17th
May, 1626. This nobleman, who was bred a Ro-
man Catholic, is said to have been converted to the
established church by a disputation which occurred
in his own house, between Bishop, then Dr. Usher,
and a Catholic churchman. His lordship was ad-
vanced to the dignity of Earl or Prtkrborouoh,
by letters patent, dated 9th March, 1698. He m.
Eliaabeth, 4>uly daughter and heir of William
Howard, Lord Effingham, urn and heir of Charles,
Earl of Nottingham, by whom he had (with Eliaa-
beth, who m. Thomas, son and heir' of Edward,
. LOTd Howard, of Escricfc), two sons, via.
HsNRY, his successor.
John ; this gentleman obtained great fame by
his seal in the cause ist King Charles II.,
and stood a trial during the usurpation for
his exertions in behalf of the exiled mo-
narch, but upon which he was acquitted,
by the connivance chieflV* as stated by Lord
Clarendon, of the celebrated John Liblr,
the presiding Judge. The other Judges
were equally divided as to the guilt or inno-
cence of Mr. Mordaunt, and the president
gave the casting vote in his favour. He
sttbiequently made several daring but fruit-
less attempts to restore the king, and for
all those faithful services was, eventually,
elevated to the peerage 10th July, 16S0, as
Baron Mordaumt, i^fR^gat9, in ffie eotifuy
qf Surr^, and Viscount Mordaunt, ov
Ataion, in Somanet^ire, His lordship
and Sir John Greenvile were the bearers of
the letters which the king, prior to his
restoration, addreued to Monk, to parlia-
'meht, and to the coriwration of London.
In the latter of which, his m^esty says : —
*< How desirous we are to contribute to the
obtaining the peace and happiness of our
subjects without eflVuion of blood, and how
far we are from desiring to recover what
bdonga to us by war, if it can be'otherwise
done, wiU appear to you by the indoaed
dedsmtion i which, together with this our
letter, we have intrusted to our right trusty
and well-beloved cousin, the Lord Viscount
Mordaunt, and our trusty and wdl-beloved
servant, Sir John Orcenvile, Knt, one of
the gentlemen of our bed-duanber, to de-
liver to you, to the end, die" His lordship,
after the restoration, was constituted Con-
stable at Windsor Castle, and iqppointed
Lord Lieutenant, and Custos Rot of the
county of Surrey. He m. Elisabeth, daugh-
ter md sole heiress of Thomas Carey,
second son of Robert, Earl of Monmouth,
by whom he had five sons and three daugh-
ters.
1. Charlbs, his successor.
2. Harry, M.P. lieutenant-general in the
army, and treasurer of the Ordnance,
to which last office he was appointed
in 1609. General Mordaunt m. first,
Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas
Spencer, of Yamton* in the county of
Oxford, Bart, by whom he had, with
other children,
John (Sir), K.B., a general officer in
the army.
Eliaa-Lucy, m. to Sir Wilfred Law-
son, Bart, of Iscll, in Cumber-
land.
General Mordaunt espoused, secondly,
Penelope, daughter and heir of Wil-
liam Tipping, Esq., by whom he
had,
Penelope, m. to Sir Monoux Cope,
Bart
3. Lewis, a brigadier-general in the army,
who died in 1712-13, leaving issue by
two wives.
4. Osm(md, slain at the battle of the
Boyne.
6. George, in holy onters. This gentle-
man m. thrice, and left by his second
- wife,
Anna-Maria, m. to Jonathan Ship-
ley, D.D., Bishop of St Asaph ;
and by his third consort,
Mary, m. to Valentine Maurice,
Esq., of Penfield, Monmouth*
shire.
HOR
MOB
EUUbeCfa, tN. to Sir WHUaB'Milner,
But.
1. Charlotte* m. to Bei^amin AlUn* Esq.
8. Sophia, m. to James Hamilton, Esq.,
of BangOT, in Ireland,
a. Anne, m. to James Hamilton, Esq., of
TuUamore, in Irdand.
His lordship d. Ath June^ 1678, ai^d was «. by
his eldest son,
CHAnLBB MonDAvmr, second viscount,
who was created Earl or Moitmouth,
9th April, M8B, and succeeded to the
Earldom of Prtbrborouoh, at the
doceaee of his uncle, in WSfJ,
The Earl of Peterborough was Ocoeral of Ordnance,
and orfonel of a regiment of foot, in the army
raised in -1642, by order of parliament, under the
command of Robert, Earl of Esaex. His lordship
d. in the same year, and was «. by his elder son,
HENRY MORDAUNT, second Earl of Peter-
borough. This nobleman was distinguished during
the civil wars by his leal in the royal cause. He
ndsed a regiment at his own expeoae, was woimded
at the battle of Newbury^ and often imprisoned for
his loyal exertions. In 1648, he was in the rising
with the Earl of Holland to release the king ftom
his confinement; and on their defeat, though
Holland was taken and beheaded, Peterborough
with his brother, escaped, tmt they were voted
traitors to the oommoowealth, and tbehr estates
sequestered* His lordsUp was, after the restoration,
of the privy council to King Charles IL, and en-
trusted with several honourable embassies. At the
coronation of King James IL, he carried the sceptre
with the cross, and was elected, in the same year, a
Krioht ov thr Gartrr. After the accession of
William and Mary, the oommooa resolved (96th
October, 1689) that the Earl of Peterborough, and
the Earl of Salisbury, should be impeached for
high treason, for deputing ftom their allcf^ance,
and being reconciled to the church of Rome; but
the impeachment was dropped. His lordship m.
Penelope, daughter of Barnabas, Earl of Thomond,
in Ireland, by whom he had issue, •
Eliaabeth, d. unnuunied.
Mary, who became sole hdress, m. first,
Henry, Duke of Norfolk, from whom she
was divorced in 1700, and then married Sir
John Germain, Bart, but had issue by
neither. Her ladyship inherited the Ba-
RONT OT MoRDAVKT, of TuTMy, at the
decease of her father, but the dignity again
attached to the Earldom of Petirborough,
at her own decease, in 170ft. Her ladyship
bequeathed her whole estate to her second
husband*
The earl d, in 1697, when the Barony or Mor-
OAURT, of Twrsty, devolved upon hia only sur-
viving daughter, as stated above, and the Earldom
of Peterborough peked to hia nephew (revert to
issue of the first earl),
CHARLES MORDAUNT, first Earl of Mon-
mouth, as third Earl of Peterborough. This no-
bleman, who had distinguished himself as a military
character prior to the revolution, was, upon the
accession of William and Mary, iwom of the privy
couBdl, and made one of the lords of flie bed-
chamber, and in order to attend at their oonmaticm
as an earl, was raiaad to the Earldom of Monmouth;
having, the day before, been oaostttuted first kmi
commissioner of the treasury. In 1609, his lordship
made the campaign of Flandera, under King William {
and soon after the aocession of Queen Anne, he was
declared obhrral, ajtd coiiMAHi»RR-iV'«Ri>r,
of the FORCRB sent to Spaix ; in which command
he acquired great military flunf, by the capture of
Montiovi— by driving the-Duke of Ai^ou, and the
French army, consisting of twenty-five thousand
men, out of Spain, with a force not exceeding ten
thousand, and by acquiring possession of Catalonia*
of the kingdoms of Valencia, Arragon, M^Josca, dtc
His lordship was, however, recalled from the scene
of those gallant achievements, and his conduct sub-
sequently examined by parliament ; when a vote
passed the House of Lords, 12th January, 1710-11,
that duriqg the time he had the conunand in Spain,
he performed many great and eminent services ;**
and his lordship received the thanks of the house,
through the knd chancellor. In 1710, and 1711, he
was employed in embassy to the Court of Turin,
and other Italian states, on eqpecial missions; and
in 1713, he was installed Knight of the Garter. In
the reign of King George L, his lordship was con-
stituted general of all the marine forces in Great
Britain. The earl espoused, first, Carey, daughter
of Sir Alexander Fraser, of Dotes, N.B., and had
issue,
John, Lord Mordaunt,>-« military officer—
Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, at the
ceMvated battle of Blsnbrix, 18th Au-
gust, 1704, wherein he lost one of his armi.
His lordship m. Lady Frances Powlett,
daughter of Charles, Duke of Bolton, and
dying of the small-pox, 6th April, 1710, left
two sons,
CHARLsa, who «. his grandHsther in the
honours of the fiunily.
John, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the army,
M.P., m. first, in 1735, Mary, sister of
Scroop, Viscount How, and widow of
Thomas, Earl of Ponbrokei He ea-
poused, secondly, Elisabeth, daughter
of Samud Hamilton, Esq., but died
Issudess, in 1767*
Henry, a naval ofliev of high character, and
a member of parliamentr-<(. unmarried, (of
the small-pox,) 97th February, 1709-lOi.
Henrietta, m. to Alexander Gordon, second
Duke of Gordon, fkom whom lineally d»>
scended,
Alrxanorr, fourth Duke of Gordon,
who, upon the decease of lady Mary-
Anastada-Grace Mordaunt, daughter
of Charles, fourth Earl of Peterbo-
rough, in 1819, inherited the Barony
of MoRDAUKT, ^f IWvey.
Hia lordship m. secondly, in 1735, Anastasia Robin-
son, and going to Lisbon for the recofisy of his
health, died there, on the 25th October, in the same
year. Upon the decease of Us lordshlpPs cousin,
Mary, Baroness Mordaunt, of Tnrvey, (nvert to
Isaueof seQond EarLof Fetorboroiigh,) be inherited.
MOB,
MOR
that ancient dignity of the family. He mu «. In aU
Ub honoun, by his grandson*
CHARLES MORDAUNT, fourth Earl of Peter-
Ixmmgh, and leeond Earl of Monmouth. His lord-
ship m. first, Mary, daughtar of John Cox, Esq., of
London, and had issue,
Frances, who, m. the Rev. Samud Bulkaley,
of Hatfield, in Hertfordshire, and died a. p,
MABT-ANAaTABiA-GRACK, who succeeded,
eventually, to the Barony op MoRPAViirT,
qf TYiTMy.
The Earl espoused, secondly, RoMniana, daughter
of Cokmel Brown, and d. In 1779, was «. by his only
surviving son, by that lady,
CHARLES HENRY MORDAUNT, fifth Earl
of Peterborough, and third Earl of Monmouth,
bom in 17fi8f and d. unmarried, in 1814, when the
EABi.ooif OP PBTnasoRouoH, and the Earldom
OP MoN MoiTTH, with the Viscounty of Mordaunt,
and Baiony of Mordaunt, of Ryegate, became
■xTiircT, while the Barowy op MoanAirirT, op
TtTRVBY, devolved upon his lordship's half sister,
Lod^ Mary-Ana8TA8IA-Oracb Mobdaunt, as
BABONB88 Mobdadkt, and at her ladyship's de-
cease, in 1819, «. p., it passed to Alexander Gordon,
Iburth Duke of Gordon, as heir general, of Charles,
third Earl of Peterborough, and b now a^oyed by
his present Grace of Gordon.
Arm a.^Ar. a chevron betw. three estoils of dx
points, sa.
MORDAUNT — VISCOUNTS MOR-
DAUNT, OF AVALON,
EARLS OF MONMOUTH.
S9» Mordaunt, EARLaop Fbtbrbobouor.
MORETON, or (more correctly,) DE
BURGO, EARLS OF CORN-
WALL.
Creatioii of William the Conqueror, in 1008.
ICiiuagc.
HARLOWEN DE BURGO, founder of the
abbey of Gresteim, in Normandy, m. Arlotta, the
mother of the Conqueror, and dying befme his
Ikther, John, Earl of Comyn, left two sons,
Robbrt, Earl of Moreton, in Normandy,
Odo, Bbhop of Bayeux,
who both acoompenled their illustrious brother in
his expedition against England, and were aggran-
dised after his triumph. Odo being created Earl of
Kent* and
ROBERT DE MORETON, Earl of ComwaU,
with a grant of seven hundred and ninety-three
manors. In the time of William Rufus, this noble-
man Joining his brother, the Earl of Kent, raised,
the standard of rebellion in favour of Robert Cur-
those, and held the castle of Pevensey tm that
prince. He delivered it up, however, upon its
being invested by the king, and made his peace
His lordship m. Maud, daughter of Roger de Mont-
gomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, and had issue, Wil-
liam, his successor, and three daughters, whose
christian names are unknown: the eldest m. An-
drew de Vitrei; the second m. Guy de Val, and the
youngest m. tl)e Earl of Tholousep The time of
the Earl of Cornwall's death has not been ascer-
tataied, '« but if he lived," (lays Dugdale,) '< after
King William Rufus so fatally lost his life by the
glance of an arrow in New Forest, fh>m the bow of
Walter Tirelli then was it unto him, that this
strange apparition happened, which I shall here
speak of; otherwise, it must be to his son and
successor. Earl William, the story whereof is as
foUoweth. In the vary hour thi^ the king re-
ceived the fistal stroke, the Earl of ComwaU being
hunting in a wood, at a distance finom the place,
and left alone by his attendants, was accidentally
met by a very great black goat, bearing the king all
black, and naked, and wounded through the midst
of his breast And a4)uring the goat by the Holy
Trinity to tell what that was he so carried ; he an-
swered, I am carrying your king to Judgment, yea»
that tyrant, William Rupub, for I am an evil
spirit, and the revenger of his malice which he bore
to the church of God; and it was I that did cause
this hb slaughter i the protomartyr of England, St«
Alban, commanding me so to do ; who complained
to God <^ him for his grievous oppressions in the
Isle of Britain, which he first hallowed. All which
the earl soon after related to hia foUowers." His
lordship was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE MORETON, second Earl of
Cornwall, in England, and Earl of Moreton, in
Normandy. This nobleman being ftom childhood
at an arrogant and malevolent disposition, envied
the glory of King Henry I. ; and not contented with
the great honours he had derived ttma his fkther,
demanded the Earldom of Kent, which had been
borne by his uncle Odo ; giving out secretly, that
he would not put on his robe, unlen the inheri-
tance, which he challenged by descent fkom his
uncle, might be restored to him. In this demand
the king revising to acquiesce, the earl fled to
Normandy, and with Robert de Bdesma reared
the standard of revolt in the Duchy ; which caused
Henry to selae upon his possessions in England,
to rase his castles to the ground, and to banish htm
the kingdom. He subsequently led the van at the
battle of Tenerchebray, and, after displaying great
personal valour, fell into the hands of his opponents,
and was sent prisoner to England, where he was
treated with great crudty, the king causing his eyes
to be put out, and detaining him in captivity for
life. His honours became, of oourw, pobpbitxo.
The period of his decease has not been recorded:
uor does Dugdale mention either his wife or Issue^
but in Archdale's edition of Lodge's Peerage of
Ireland, (voL 1., in the article regarding the house*
ot Clanricazde) it is stated that the unfortunate
earl left two sons, via.—
Adblm, from whom the noble house of Clab-
BicARDB derives.
John, who was Aithcr of the celebrated Hubert
de Burgo, Earl of Kent, Justiciary of Eng-
land, temp. Henry III.
ABM8.~Erm. a chief indented guleii
SB .309
MOR
HOR
MORLEY— BARONS MORLEY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 29th December. 1S99«
S8 Edward I.
XilUBgC.
In the 25th Edward I..
WILLIAM DE MORLEY, was in the expedi-
tions made in that and the next year, into Scotland,
and had summons to parliament as a baron, from
S9th December, 1299, to 3rd November, 13U6. His
lordship was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE MORLEV, second baron, sum^
moned to parliament, from 20th November, 1317,
to 15th Feimiary, 1357. This nobleman was one
of the eminent warriors, of the martial times rtf
King Edward III. In the 13th of that monarch's
reign, after previously distinguishing himself in
the wars of Scotland, he was constituted admiral
of the king's whole fleet, from the mouth of the
Thames, northwards ; and the next year, achieved
the greatest naval victory, up to tliat period, ever
won, over the French, near Slugs, m Flanders;
subsequently sailing to Normandy, he burnt four-
score ships of the Normans, with three of their
sea-port towns, and two villages. The next year,
<16th Edward III.), being still admiral, he was in
the great expedition then made into France, and in
Ibur years afterwards, his banner waved amongst
the victorious, up<m the plains of CRsaav. His
lordship continued admiral several years after-
wards, and in each successive year, reaped fresh
laurels. In the 29th Edward III., he was made con-
stable of the Tower of London. In the SSrd., he
was again in arms on the French soil, and died
there the next year, while in immediate attendance
upon the king. His lordship m. Haw3rse, daughter
and heir of Sir William Mareschall, Knt., and had
issue,
William (Sir), his successor.
He espoused secondly, Joane ■, and had,
with other issue,
RoBKRT (Sir), who, in the 41st Edward III.,
attended Prince Edward into Aquitaine;
and in the reign of Richard II. was in the
wars of France. Sir Robert had issue.
Sir Robert Morlby, father of
Sir Tromab Morlby, whose daugh-
ter and heiress,
Maroarbt Morixy, m. Sir Oef-
fsry Ratclifb, KnL
Hia lordship was «. by his eldest son,
- SIR WILLIAM MORLEV, third baron, sum-
moned to parliament from 4th December, 1364, to
Sd December, 1378. This nobleman, in the time of
his fsther, was in the wars of France, with Robert
de Ullbrd, Earl of Suflblk ; and in the 38ch Edward
III., he had licence to travel beyond sea. As als^ to
grant the office of marshal of Ireland (which he had
inherited ftrom his mother) to Henry de Ferrers, to
liold during good conduct. His lordship m. Cicily,
daughter of Thomas, Lord Bardolph, and had an
only son, Thomas, his successor. Lord Morley d.
■in 1380, and by his last testament, bequeathed his
body to be buried In the church of the Frin^-Auguw-
tinet, at Norwich. Appointing that two of his best
170
horses should be disposed of for mortuaries, vis.,
his l)est black horse to those friers, on the day of
his funeral: and, his palfrey, called Dow, to the
Rector of the church of Hallingbury. He likewise
left large sums for masses for his soul, as all the
great personages of that period were in the habit of
bequeathing. He was «. by his s(m,
SIR THOMAS MORLEY, fourth baxoo, sum-
moned to parliament from 16th July, 1381, to 3d
September, 1417. This nobleman in the 4th of
Richard II., arriving at Calais, with divers other
English lords, rode with his banner displayed.
And in the 15th of the same reign (being marshal of
Ireland) was in the expedition then made into
France, as he was again in the 3d of Henry V. s
and the next year he was i^pointed lieutenant and
captain-geoeral of all the forces assembled at Lon-
don from the diflbrent ports, in order to proceed to
Prance. His lordship m. Anne* daughter of Ed-
ward, Lord Despenser, (by Elisabeth de Burghersh,
his wife) and widow of Sir Hugh de Hastings, KnL,
by whom he had a son,
Thomas, who died in the life-time of his
father, leaving by Isabel, his wife, daughter
of John, Lord Molines, a son,
Thomas, successor to his grandfather.
He d. in 1417* and was*, by his grandson,
THOMAS MORLEY, fifth bacon, who, in the
6th Henry V., being then marshal of Ireland, was
in the expedition made into France, and so lik^
wise, in the 9th of the same reign. His lordship
being in the service of King Hbnry V., when that
gallant prince died in France, bore one of the
banners of saints, which were carried at the
monarch's solemn obsequies. His lordship es-
poused Lady Isabel de la Pole, daughter of Michael,
Earl of Suflblk, and dying in 1435, was «. by his
son,
ROBERT MORLEY, sixth bsron, summoned
to parliament 3rd December, 1441. This noble-
man IN. Elisabeth, daughter of William, Lord
Roos, and dying in 144S, left an only daughter and
heir,
Alianorb Moklby, who espoused WiLxjAM
LovBL, second son of William, Baron Lovd,
of Tichmersh, and he was summoned to
parliament. Jure usorU, as Lord Morlby.
Of this marriage there were issue,
Hbnry Lovxl, Lard MoH^, who died
#. p.
Alicb Lovxl, m. to Sir William Parker,
Knt., standard bearer to Richard III.
Upon the death (tf her brother this
lady inherited the babony, and her
son,
Hbvry Parkbr, was summoned
as Lord Morlby (see Parker,
Lords Morley).
Upon the decease of this Robert, last Lord Morley,
the male line of that family expired: while his
daughter, Alianorb Morlby, carried the Ba-
rony OF Morlby into the family of Lovbl,
whence it passed, as stated above, to that of Pab/-
KBR (see Parker, Lords Morley).
Arms,'— Ar. a lion rampant, sa, crowned or.
MOR
MOR
MORTIMER ~ BARONS MORTI-
MER, OF WIGMORE,
EARLS OF MARCH.
Barony, "by Writ of Summons, dated 8th June, 1294,
2S Edward I.
Earldom, by Charter, dated anno I3S&
ICineagc.
*rhe first of this name upon record,
ROGER DE MORTIMER, Is deemed by some
to have been son of William de Warren, and by
others, of Walter de St. Martin, brother of that
William. Which Roger was founder of the abbey
of St Victor, in Normandy. *' It is reported,"
says Dugdale, " that in the year 1054, (which was
twelve years before the Norman Conquest,) when
Odio, brother of Henry, King of France, invaded
the territory of Evreux, Duke 'William sent this
Roger, then his general, (with Robert, EZarl of Ewe,
end other stout soldiers,) to resist his attempts;
who meeting with Odo near to the castle of Mor-
timer, gave him battle, and obtained a glorious vic-
tory. It is further observable of this Roger, that
he was by consanguinity allied to the Norman
duke, (afterwards king, by the name of William the
Conqueror,) his mother being niece to Ounnora,
wife of Richard, Duke of Normandy, great-grand-
mother to the Conqueror.** The presumed son of
this Roger,
RALPH DE MORTIMER, accompanying the
Duke of Normandy in his expedition against Eng-
land, was one of his principal commanders at the
- decisive battle of Hastings ; and shortly after, as the
most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent into
the marches of Wales to encounter Edric, EZarl of
Shrewsbury, who stlU resisted the Norman yoke.
This. nobleman, after much difficulty, and along
siege in his cabtlk of Wiomobx, Mortimer
subdued, and delivered into the king's hands.
When, as a reward for his good service, he
obtained a grant of all Edric's estates, and seated
himself thenceforward at Wzomork. Independ-
ently of these great Welsh territorial possessions,
Ralph Mortimer enjoyed by the bounty of his royal
master sundry lordships and manors in other parts
of the realm, which he hdd at the time of the gene-
ral survey. In the beginning of Rurua'a reign
Mortimer took part with Curthote, but he subse-
quently changed sides, and being constituted gene-
ral of the farces sent to oppose that prince in Nor-
mandy, by ft.lng Henry I., he totally routed the
enemy, and brought Cukthoss prisoner to the
king. This gallant person m. Milioent, daughter of
• —, by whom he had issue,
HiTOH, his successor.
William, Lord of Chdmersh, and afterwards
of Netherby.
Robert, ancestor of the Mortimers, of Richard's
Castle (see Mortimer, Baron Mortimer, ot
Richard's Castle).
Hawise, m. to Stephen, Earl of Albemarle.
He was «. by his son,
HUGH DE MORTIMER, who being a person
of a proud and turbulent spirit, opposed strenu-
ously the accession of King Henry II. upon the
demist of Stephen, and Induced Rogert Earl of
Hereford, to fortify his castles of Gloucxbtbr and
HcRKroRD against the new monarch; himself
doing the same with his castles of Cleobury, Wig*
more, and Brugges (commonly called Bridgenorth).
Whereupon Gilbert Foliot, at that time Bishop of
Hereford, addressing himself to the Earl of Here-
ford, (his kinsman,) by fUr persuasions soon
brought him to peaceable submission. But Morti-
mer continuing obstinate, the king was forced to
raise an army, and at the point of the sword to
bring him to obedience. Between this rude baron,
and Joceas de Dynant, at that time Lord of Lud-
low, existed a feud, carried to so fierce a pitch, that
Dynant could not pass safely out of his castle for
fear of being taken by Mortimer's men. But it so
happened, that setting his spies to take all advan-
tages of Dynant, he was surprised himself, and
carried prisoner to Ludlow, where he was detained
until he paid a ransom of three thousand marks of
silver. He was oftentimes engaged against the
Welsh, and he erected some strong castles in
Wales. He likewise finished the foundation of the
ABonv OP Wiouoiin, begun by his father, and in
his old age became a canon of that house. He m.
Maud, daughter of William Loogespe, Duke of
Normandy, and had four sons»
Roosa, his successor.
Hugh, who m. Priida de Sancto Sydonio, and
had, by gift of his fsther, the manors of
Sudbury and Chelmers.
Ralph.
William.
He d. in 1183, and was $. by his eldest son,
ROGER DE MORTIMER, Lord of Wigmore.
This feudal lord, like his predecessors, was in con-
stant strife with the Welsh. At one time he sus-
tained a great defeat in coQJunction with Hugh de
Say, but in the end he was victorious, and took
twelve of their principal leaders in one battle. He
also enlarged considerably his territories, and drove
thieves and robbers from those parts. Being at one
time present at the solemn anniversary of his
father, he confirmed all his grants to the canons of
Wigmore; adding, of his own gift, a spacious and
fruitful pasture, lying adjacent to the abbey, called
the Trwuurt ef Mortimer, Upon which occasion
his steward remonstrating with him for parting with
so valuable a treasure, he replied} " I have laid up
my treasure in that field, where thieves cannot
steal or dig, or much corrupt.'* This Roger m.
first, Milisent, daughter of — — Ferrers, Earl of
Derby, and had issue, Hugh, his successor, and
two daughters I the xldsr, married to Stephen le
Gross ; the vounoxr, to Walkeline de Beauchamp.
He espoused, secondly, Isabd, sister and heir of
Hugh de Ferrers, of Oakham, in Rutlandshire,
and of Lrchxladx and Laoxbiry, in Gloucester-
shire. All which lands he inherited upon the death
of the said Hugh Ferrers ; and by the lady he had
three sons, Ralph, Robert, and Philip. He d. in
1215, and was «. by his eldest son,
HUGH DE MORTIMER. This feudal k>itl In
the baronial war adhered with unshaken fidelity to
King John. In the 16th of that monarch's reign he
had a military summons to attend the king at Ciren-
3?l
JIIOR
MOR
cCBt^r, with th« 6ther Batons Marchen. Mtf m-
poused Annora, daughter of William de Braow,
and had one hundred shillings in land with her.
But having been srrerely wounded in a tournament*
departed this life in November, 1827. leaving no
issue, when he was «. by his half-brother,
RALPH DE MORTIMER, who, in the ISth
Henry III. paying £100 for his rdief, had Uvery of
all his lands, lying in the counties of Gloucester,
Southampton, Berlu, Salop, asd Hereftird. This
nobleman being of a martial dispodtion, erected
several strong castles, by which he was enabled to
extend his possessions against the Welsh : so that
Prince Lewelin, seeing that he could not success-
fully cope with him, gave him his daughter, Gla-
duse Duy, widow of Reginald de Braoee, in mar-
riage, and by this lady he had issue, Rooxk, his
successor ; Peter John, a ^rey friar at Shrewsbury ;
and Hugh, of Chelmersh. He d. in 1246, and was «.
hy his eldest son,
ROGER DE MORTIMER, who, in theSlstof
Henry HI, paying two thousand myrks to the king,
had livery of all his lands, excepting those whereof
Gladuse, his mother, then surviving, was endowed.
In six years afterwards he attended the king in his
expedition into Gascony, and in a few years subse-
quently, when Lewelin, Prince of Wales, began
again to make incursions upon the marches, re-
ceived command to assist Humphrey de Bohun,
Earl of Hereford, in the defence of the country
lying between Montgomery and the lands of the
Earl of Gloucester. In the 4Snd of the same reign
he had another military summons to march with
the king against the Welsh ; and being in tliat ser-
vice, had a special discharge of his scutage for those
twenty-six knights' fees, and a sixth part which he
held in right of Maud, his wife, one of the daugh-
ters and co-heirs of William de Braoee, of Breck-
nock. In two years afterwards he was made cap-
talo-general of sJl the king's forces in Wales, all the
barons marchers receiving command to be attendant
on him with their whole strength ; and he was the
same year constituted governor of the castle at
Hereford. But, notwithstanding this extensive
power, and those great resources, he was eventually
worsted by hewetin, and constrained to sue for per-
mission to depart, whidi the Welsh prince, owing
to his consanguinity, conceded. After this he took
an active part in the contest between Henry III.
and the insurrectionary barons, in favour of the
former. He was at the battle of Lewes, whence he
fled into Wales, and afterwards suocessAiUy planned
the escape of Prince Edward. The exploit is thus
detailed by Dugdale: *' Seeing therefore his sove-
reign in this great distreo, and nothing but mine
and misery attending himsdf, and all other the
king's loyal subjects, he took no rest till he had
contrived some way for their deliverance; and to
that end sent a swift horse to the prince, then pri-
soner with the king in the castle of Hereford, with
intimation that he should obtain leave to ride out
for recreation, into a place called Widmersh t and
that upon sight of a person mounted on a white
horse, at the foot of Tulington Hill, and waving his
ix>nnet, (which was the Lord of Cnorr, as it was
Aaid.) he should haste towards him with all possible
,372
speed. Which bfeing accordingly done, (tiiough all
the country thereabouts were thither called to pre-
vent his escape,) setting spurs to that horse he over-
went them all. Moreover, that being come to the
park of Tulington, this Roger met him with five
hundred armed men; and seeing many to pursue,
duued them back to the gates of Hereford, making
great slaughter amongst them.** Having thus accom-
plished his prince's ft«edom, Mortimer, directing
all his energies to the embodying a sufficient force
to meet the enemy, soon placed Prince Edward in a
situation to fight, and win the great battle of Evss.
BAM, (4th August, 1265,) by which the king was
restored to his freedom and his crown. In this cele-
brated conflict Mortimer commanded the third divi-
sion of the royal army, and for his faithAil services
obtained, in the October following, a grant of the
whole earldom and honour of Oxford, and all other
the lands of Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford, at that
time, and by that treason, forfeited. The dictum
or KxNiLWORTH followed soon after the victory of
Evesham, by which the defeated barons were suf-
fered to regain their lands upon the payment of a
stipulated fine; but this arrangement is said to have
caused great irritation amongst the barons marchers,
(Mortimer with the rest,)who had acquired grants
of those estates. He was, however, subsequently
entrusted, by the crown, with the castle of Here-
ford, which he had orders to fortify, and was ap-
pointed sheriff of Herefordshire. After the acces-
sion of Edward I. he continued to enjoy the sunshine
of royal favour, and had other valuable grants ftom
the crown. He married, as already stated, Maud,
daughter and co-heir of William de Braose, of
Brecknock, and had, with other issuet three sons,
Edmdnd, William, and Geffrey : upon whom, hav-
ing procured the honour of knighthood to be con-
ferred by King Edward I., he caused aToumrAMSNT
to be held, at his own cost, at Kknilwobtr, where
he sumptuously entertained an hundred knights
and as many ladies, for three days, the like whereof
was never before Imown in England; and then
began the round tablb, so called ftom the place
wherein they practised those feats, which was en-
compassed by -a strong wall, in a circular form.
Upon the fourth day the golden lion, in token of
trtamph, having been yielded to him, he carried it
(with all that company,) to Warwick. The Came
whereof being sproul into fordgn countries, occa-
sioned the queen ot Navarre to send him certain
wooden bottles, bound with golden ban and wax,
undor the pretence of wine, but in truth filled with
gold, which for many ages after were preserved in
the abbey of Wigmore Whereupon, for the love of
that queen, he had added a carbuneie to his arms.
By his wife he had several sons, whereof
Ralph (Sir), d. in his life-time;
Edmund (Sir), was his successor.
Roger, was Lord of Chikkb, which lordship
his grandson sold to Richard Fits-Alan, Earl
of ArundeL It subsequently passed to the
family of Middlxton (see Mortimer, of
Chirke).
William (Sir), an eminent soldier, who m.
Hawyse, heir of Robert de Musegross, but
ri. issueless.
MOE
MOR
Q^BUj (Sir), di«d «. p. in bis fothet'ft 1UI»-
time;
This celebrstad feudal lord d, in 1988, and wis «. by
his eldflit flurriTing ion,
- SIR EDMUND MORTIMER, Lord of Wig-
mora, who m. Maxgarat, daughter of Sir WiUiam de
Faodles, a Spaniard, Idntwomau to Quean Eleanore*
the wedding being kept at the court at Winchester,
at the king and queen's charge. In the 10th of
Edward I. he succeeded his father, and the next
year doing his lunoage, had livery of his lands. He
was afterwards constantly employed in the Wdsh
wars, and was summoned to parliament as a baboit,
from 8th June, 1994, to Snd June, 1308. His lord-
ship was mortally wounded in 1903 at the battle of
BusLT, against the Welsh, and dying almost imme-
diately, at Wigmore Castl^ was buried in the abbey
there. He left issue,
RooBB, his suooauor.
John, accidentally slain in a tournament at
Worcester Uth Edwaid II., by John de
Leybume, being not more than eighteen
years of age, and unable to wield his lance.
Hugh, a priest, rector of the church at Old
Radnor.
Waiter, a priest, rector of Km oston.
Edmund, a priest, rector of Hodnet, and trea-
surer of the cathedral at York.
Maud, m. to Theobald de Verdon.
Joan, 1
Eli«ibeth. 1°^*°^
His lordship was «. by his eldest son,
ROGER 'MORTIMER, second banm, sum-
moned to parliament from 6th February, 1299, to
%d December, 1986, (ftom tlM accenion of Ed-
ward IL, with the addition of " De Wigmore^).
Tills nobleman, so notorious in our histoiiei as the
paramour of Ibabxl, queen consort of the unfor-
tunate Edward II., was in his sixteenth year at the
time of his father's decease, and waa placed by the
king (Edward I.,) in ward with Pibbb GATBaToir,
so that to redeem himself, and for pennission to
many whom he pleased, be was obliged to pay
Gaveston two thoiuand five hundred marks, and
thereupon espoused Joone, daughter of Peter de
Geneviil, son of GeflRrey de GeneviU, Lord of
Trim, in Ireland. In the 34th of Edward I. he re-
ceived the honour of Knighthood, and the same
year attended the king into Scotland; where we
find him again in the 3rd of Edward II., and the
same year he was constituted governor of the castle
of Buelt, in Brecknockshire. In the 7th, 8th, and
loth years he was likewise in Scotland, and was then
appointed LOBn-LiBUTBNAirT of Ibbland. Dur-
iug the remainder of the imhappy Edward's reign
he attached himself to the interests of the queen,
and at length fled with her and Prince Edward into
FranccL Returning, however, and his party tri-
umphing, he was advanced to the dignity of Eabl
OP Mabch soon after the accession of King Ed-
ward III., and he held a round table thie same year
at Bedford. But hereupon becoming proud beyond
measure, (so that hb own son, Geffrey, called him
the King of Folly,) he kept a round table of luiights
in Wales, in imitation of King Arthur. *' Other
particulars," says Dugdale, '< of bis haughtiness and
insoleaee were these, via., that with quaen I«hib«t
he cauaed a parliament to be held at Northampton,
where an unworthy agreement was made with the
Soots, and Ragman's Roll of Homage of Scotland
was traitorously delivered, as also the blade cross,
which King Edward I. brought into EngUnd, out of
the abbey of Scone, and then accounted a^precioua
rdique. That (with the queen,) he caused the
young l(ing to ride twenty-four miles in one night,
towards Bedford, to destroy the Earl of Lancaster
and his adherents, saying that they imagined the
king's death. That he followed Queen Isabd to
Nottingham, and lodged in one house with her.
That he commanded the treasure of the realm, and
assumed the authority, whidi by common consent
in parliament was conferred upon Henry, Earl of
Lancaster, at the king's ovonation." His career
was not, however, of long continuance, for, the
king becoming sensible of his folly and vices, had
him suddenly seiaed in the castle of Nottin^am,
and conveyed priaoner to London, where* being im-
peached before parliament, he was convicted under
various charges, the first of which was privity to
the murder of King Edward II. in Berkdey Castle ;
and receiving sentence of death, was hanged at the
common gallows, called Ehnes, near Smithfleld,
where his body was permitted to hang two days
and two nights naked, before it was interred in the
Grey-Friers i whence in some years afterwards it waa
removed to Wigmore. This great but unfortunate
man left issue, four sons and seven daughters, via.
EDMiTiro (Sir), of whom presently.
Roger (Sir).
Gefflrey (Sir), Lord of Towyth.
John, slain in a tournament at Shrewsbury.
Katharine, m. to Thomaa de Beaucfaamp, Earl
of Warwick.
Joane, fa. to James, Lord Audley.
Agnes, m. to Laurence, Earl of Pembroke.
Margaret, m. to Thomas, son and hdr of Mau-
rice, Lord Berkeley.
Maud, m. to John de Charlton, son and h^ of
John, Lord Powis.
Blanch, m. to Peter de Grandison.
Beatrix, ra. first, to Edward, son and heir o£
Thomas, of Brotherton, Earl Marshal of
England, and secondly, to Sir Thomas de
Braoseu
Upon the execution and attainder of the earl ali.
ma HONOUBS became roBVBiTBD. But his eldest
son,
SIR EDMUND MORTIMER, although he did
not succeed to the earldom, was summoned to par*
liament, as Loan Mobtimxb, on 90th November,
1331. His lordship espoused Elisabeth, one of the
daughters, and at length co-heirs of Bartholomew,
(commonly caUed the Rich,) Lord Badleamere, <rf
Ledes Castle, in Kent, by whom (who married, after
his decease, William de Bohun, Earl of Northamp-
ton,) he had an only surviving son, his successor in .
1331,
ROGER MORTIMER, summoned to pariia^
ment as Babon Mobtimbb, and Baron Mortimer,
OF WiOMOBx, fkom 80th November, 1348, to lAth
March, 13fi4. This nobleman, at the time of his
father's decease, was only three years of age, and
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MOR
MOR
during hit minority Us CMtles in the marehet of
Wales were committed to the custody of WiUiem^
Earl of Narthampton» who had married his mother.
In the 90th Edward III. he aocompenied the king
into France, and then received the lumour of linight-
hood. In the 96th he was in a similar expedition,
and in two years afterwards, obtaining a rerersal of
the attainder of his grandfather, lie was restored to
the Eabldoit or Mabcb, and to his forfeited
lands. His lOTdship the next year was constable of
Dover Castle, and warden of the cinque ports, and
for some years afterwards he was in the wars of
France. He m. Philippe, daughter of William de
Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, and had issue,
Roger, who d, in his life-time.
Edmund, his successor.
Margaret, m. to Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford.
Margery, m. to John, Lord Audley.
His lordship d. at Romera, in Burgundy, In 1360,
being then commander of the English forces
there, and a Knight of the Garter. He was «. by
his son,
EDMUND MORTIMER, third Earl of March.
This notdeman, at the time of his father's death,
was in minority, yet by reason of his singular know-
ledge and parts, he was employed at eighteen years
of age, to treat with the commissioners of the King
of France, toudiing a peace betwixt both reahns.
In the 1st of Richard II., he was sworn to the privy
council, and in two years afterwards, constituted
LOBD LiBUTKiffAKT OF Ihblawd, in which govern-
ment he died in 1381. His lordship m. the Lad^
Philippa Plantagknct, daughter and heir of
Lionel, Duke of Clarence, (by EUaabeth, his wife,
daughter and heir of William, son and hdr of John
de Burgh, Earl of Ulster,) by whom he had issue,
RoosR, his successor.
Edmund (Sir), m. the daughter of Owen Olen-
dour.
John (Sir), who, being arraigned in parlia-
ment, temp. Henry VI., for treasonable
speeches, was condemned and executed.
Elisabeth, m. to- Henry Percy, the celebrated
HoTSPun*
Philippe, m. first to John, Earl of Pembroke ;
secondly, to Richard, Earl of Arundel, and
thirdly, to John Poynings, Ixnd St. John.
His lordship was «. by his eldest son,
ROGER MORTIMER, fourth Earl of March,
who being but seven years old, at the decease of his
father, was committed in ward, by the king, to
Richard, Earl of Arundel; and when he came of
age, found, by the care of those who had the
management of his estate, all his castles and houses
in good repair, and amply stored with rich ftimi-
ture, while his lands were cMnpletely stocked with
cattle, and in his treasury, no lew than forty thou-
sand marks. This Roger being a hopeful youth,
and every way accomplished, was, soon after his
flither's death, made lieutenant of Irdand ; and in
parliament, held 9th Richard II., was dedared, by
■ reason of his descent from Lionel, Duke of Cla-
rence, heir apparent to the crown. His lordship m.
Allanore, daughter of Thomas Holland, Earl of
Kent, sister of Thomast Duke of Surrey, and rister
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and co-heir of Bdmand, Earl of Kent, by whom he
had issue,
Edmukd, his successor.
Roger, died «. p.
Anne, m. to Richard Plantagenet, Duke of
Cambridge, younger son of Edmund, Duke
of* York, (fifth son of Ktaig Edward III.,)
and conveyed the right to the crown to the
HocsB OP York. ^
Alianore, m. to Edward, sun of Edward Cour»
tenay. Earl of Devon, but died «. p.
His lordship was slain in battle, in Irdand, In ISB^
and was «. by his son,
EDMUND MORTIMER, fifth Earl of March.
This nobleman being but six years of age, at his
fkthtr'B death, was committed by King Henry IV.,
to Henry, Prince of Wales, his son; out of whose
custody, he was shortly after stolen away, by the
Lady de Spencer ; but being discovered in Chittham
Woods, they kept him afterwards, under stricter
guard, for he was the rightful heir to the crown of
England, by his descent Arom Lionel, Duke of Cla-
rence. This nobleman was frequently engaged in
the wars of France, temp. Henry V., and in the 1st
of Henry VI., he was constituted lord lieutenant of
Irdand. His lordship m. Anne, daughter of Ed-
mund, Earl of Staflbrd, but died without issue, in
1494, when the Earldom op March became bx-
TiNCT, but the Baronibb op Mortimbr, created
by the writs of Edward I. and Edward III., de-
volved upon his lordship's nephew,
Richard Plahtaobbbt, Duke of York, son
of his sister Anne, Countess of Cambridge;
and upon the accession of the son and heir
of the said Duke of York to the throne, as
Edward IV., these baronies, with his
other dignities, became meiged in the
crown.
Thus terminated the male line of the illustrious
family of Mortimert Earlb op March ; and their
great estates, with the right to the throne, passed
to RiOutrdt DiTKB OP York, son of the last earfs
sister, the ladj^ Annb Mortimbr, by her hue*
bend, Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Cambridge.
Arms.— Barry of six, or and ax. on a chief of the 1
first, three pallets between two esquires, bust dex- '
ter, and sinister of the second, and in escutcheon. *
ar.
MORTIMER— BARON MORTIMER,
OF RICHARD'S CASTLE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 96th January, 1997fl
85 Edward I.
miuagc.
The founder of this bianch of the Mortimbbb in
England, was
ROBERT DE MORTIMER, (the presumed son
or brother of the first Hugh de Mortimer, of Wig-
more, ancestor of the Earls of March,) who m.
Margery, only daughter and heiress of Hugh de
Ferrers, and grand-daughter of Hugh de Say,* Lord
• Hugh db Say was feudal lord of Richard'b
Cart LB, in the county of Hereford, one of the poe-
of his ancestor, Richau>, (sumamed
MOR
3fOR
of RicHAR]>*a Cabtl^, in the county of Henftird,
by which alliance he acquired tlutt, and other con-
sidermhle manor*, and in the 19th Henry II. he cer-
tilled hie knight'* fees of this honour to be in num-
ber twenty-threeu In the 17th of John he had a
grant ftom the king of all thoae lands in Berwic, in
SuMex, which had belonged to Mabel de Say, mo-
ther of Margery, hia wife, and then in the poaewion
ci Robert Marmion, the younger. He d. about the
year 1219, and was «. by hia ton*
HUGH DE MORTIMER, who, in the 43rd
Henry III., upon the death of William de Stutevill,
aeoond husband of his mother, had lirery of all
thoae lands of her inheritance, upon the payment of
£100 for his leUef, which he the said William held
•a tenant by the courtesy of England during his life.
In the next year Hugh Mmtimer, being one of the
Barons Marchers, had command to repair personally
to his house, at Richard's Castle, and there to
attend the lUrections of Rogvr, Loan MoariMaa,
«f Wigmore, whom the king had then constituted
cq>tain-general of all his forces in those parts, to
oppose the hostilities of Lewelin, Paiivca op
Walbb. In the contest between Henry III. and
the barons, this feudal lord siding with the former,
was obliged to surrender Richard's Castle, after the
defeat of Lawaa, but he regained possession of
that and all his other lands, by the triumph of
Etbbhah. In the 1st Edward I., he executed the
«»fllce of sheriff fbr the counties of Salop and Staf-
Ibrd, and dying in two years afterwards, was «. by
hbson,
ROBERT DE MORTIMER, who in. Joice,
daughter and heir of William La Zouch, second son
of Roger, aeoond Banm Zouch« of Ashby, and had
ianie,
Hugh, Us snceeasor.
WiUiam, who, inheriting ftom the Zouches
the Lordship of Ashby de la Zouch, assumed
the surname of Zouchb (see Zovchs, t^f
JforMtiMr).
This feudal lord d, in 1287* and was «. by hia elder
HUGH DE MORTIMER, who was summoned to
parliament as a babok, on 26th January, 1997. and
from that time to 10th April, 12B0, in which latter
year he was in the wan of Scotland. His lordship
d. in 1304, leaving two daughters, his co-heirs, Tia.
1. JoAJiB MoBTiMBB, iM. llxBt, to Thouas do
Bikenore, by whom she had no issue, and
•eoondly, to Richard Talbot, (a younger
son of Ridiard, Lord Talbot, ot Ecdeswel,
In Herefordshire,) who thus founded the
House of ** Talbot, «f Rt^artTt Casti^b."
Scrape,) in Edward the Confessor's days, whence it
derives its denomination. In the 92nd Henry IL
this Hugh piUd twenty marks to the king for tres-
passing in the roy4l forests, and in the 81st of the
same reign two hundred marks for livery of his
lands. He m. Luda, daughter of Walter de CUf-
ioird, and left an only daughter and heir,
Mabd, who m. Huoh na FaaaBaa, by whom
she had an only daughter and heir,
MAaoBBY FaaaBaa, who nu Robert
Mortimer, aa in the taxL
By this, her second husband, Joane Mor-
timer had three sons, John (Sir), Thomas*
and Richard, and was i. by the eldest,
Sia John Talbot, of mautrd'0 Ckutle,
who m. Joane, daughter of Roger, Lord
Grey, of Ruthyn, and was «. by hta
elder son,
John Talbot, cf RMutrttg Qutle,
who left two sons, Richard and
John, who bothd. unmarried,,and
three daughters, his eventual
heirs, via.
Elizabbth Talbot, m. to Sir
Warine Archdeakene, of Lan-
heme, in ComwaU.
pHiLiPPA Talbot, m. to Sir
Matthew Goumay.
Elbanob Talbot, d, unmar-
ried.
S. Maroabst MoBTiifBa, m. to Gefltery
ComwalL
Upon the decease of his lordship, the Barony op
MoBTiHSB, t^f Riehard'0 Cattle, fell into absy-
ANCB, in whidi state it is supposed still to remain,
amongst the descendants and rq;>rescntatives of his
above-mentioned daughters.
Arms.— Similar to those of the Earls of March,
with a bend gules.
MORTIMER— BARON MORTIMER,
OF CHIRKE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 96th August, 1307,
1 Edward IL
Xiiuagc.
ROGER MORTIMER, second son of Roger
Mortimer, fifth ftudal Lord of Wigmore, by Maud,
daughter of William de Braoae, of Brecknock, set-
tled himself at Chirkb, part ot the territories of
Griffith ap Madoc, and waa summoned to parlia-
ment, aa Baron Mortimbr, nf Chirke, tnm 96th
August, 1307> to 15th May, 1391. The manner in
which his lordsUp acquired Chirke, is thus detailed
by Powel, the Welch historian ^-«' Griffith ap
Madoc," saith he^ "took part with King Henry
III., and King Edward I., against the Prince of
North Wales, and died, leaving his diildren within
aget shortly after which Ibilowed the destruction
of two oi them ; for King Edward gave the ward-
ship of Madoc, (the elder of them,) who had for his
part the Lordship of Brom piblo, ^c, as also the
Castle of Dinas-Bban, to John, Earl of Warrant
and of Lewelin, the younger, to whose part the
Lordship's of Chirkb, Ac., fdl, to Roger Morti-
mer, a younger son <rf Roger Mortimer, Lord of
Wigmore t whidi guardians forgetting the services
done by Griffith ap Madoc, their father, so guarded
these, their wards, that they never returned to
their possessions, and shortly after obtained these
lands to themselves by charter." Being thus seated
here, he built the Castle of Chirke; and during the
reign of Edward I., was constantly employed in the
wars of France, Scotland, and Wales, of which
latter he was constituted the king's lieutenant*
having all the castles in the principality conk-
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MOW
MOW
mitted to his cuttod'y ; and he wm suba^ucntly
made justice of all Wale*. In the time <rf Edward
II., hU martial iplrit continued, and we find him
ever in the field* either in Scotland or in Wales; he
ended hi* aDreer» however, in the Tower ; for heing
one of the opponents of the Spencers, and amongst
those lords who condemned them to exile, so soon
as the king recovered his authority, his lordship
and his nephew. Lord Mortimer, of Wigmore, sub-
mitting themselves, were committed to the Tower
of London, in which confinement this nobleman
is said to have died, anno 1336.- His lordship m.
Lucia, daughter of Sir Robert de Wafre, Knt, and
was «. by his son,
ROGER MORTIMER, of Chirke, but never
summoned to parliament ; who m. Joane Turba-
ville, and was «. by his son,
JOHN MORTIMER, never summoned to par-
liament. This personage sold his lordship of
Chirks, to Richard Fits-Alan, Eabl of Abun-
Arus. — Same as the Earls of March.
MOWBRAY— BARONS MOWBRAY,
EARLS OF NOTTINGHAM,
DUKES OF NORFOLK,
EARLS.MARSUAL, EARL
OF WARREN AND SUR-
REY.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 23rd June, 1S96,
23 Edward I.
Earldom, by Charter, anno 1377* snd recreated 13BSL
IXikedom, by Charter, 29th September, 1308.
Earldom of Warren and Surrey, 89th Mardi> 1451.
This famOy was founded by
NIGIL DE ALBINI, brother of William de
Albini, froip whom the ancient Earls of Arundel
descended. The Albinis, who were maternally of
the house of Mowbray, came into England with the
Conqueror, and obtained laige possessions after the
victory of Hastings. Nigil's grants lay in the
counties of Bucks, Bedford, Warwick, and Leices-
ter, ind comprised several extensive lordships. In
the reign of Ruftu, be was bow-bearer to the king :
and being girt with the sword of knighthood by
Ring Henry I., had the manor of Egmanton, with
diveiB parks in the forest of Shirwood, of that
monarch's gift; which lordship he transferred,
however, to his particular flriend, Robert DaviL
But when King Henry had further experience of his
great valour and military skiD, he augmented his
royal bounty, and conferred upon him the vavas-
Borles of Camvile and Wyvile; whidi gradons
mark of fkvour so attached AlUni to the interests
of his sovereign, that he espoused with the most
devoted seal the cause of Henry, against his bio-'
ther, Robert Curthoee, and taking a conspicuous
part at the battle of Tenerchebray, he tfiare slew
the horse of Curthose, and brought the prince him-
srif prisoner to the king; tor which eminent ser-
vice Henry conferred upon him the lands of Ro-
bert, Baron of Frontebeof, namely, Stutevtie,- In
378
England, whidi Frontdwof had fbrtified in bdialf
of Curthoetb After which. King Henry besieging
a castle in Normandy, this gallant Sir Nigil first
entered the breach, sword in hand, and delivered
up the fortress to the king, which achievement was
remunerated by a royal grant of the forfeited lands
of his maternal uncle, Robert de Mowbray, Earl of
Northumberland, both in Normandy and England :
as also his castles, with the castle of Bayeux and its
appurtenances; so that he had no leas than one
hundred and twenty knights* fees in Normandy,
and as many in England; thus becoming one of
the most powerful persons of the period In which
he lived. Sir Nigil de Albini m. first, Maud,
daughter of Richard de Aquila, by permission of
Pope Paschali ; her husband, Robert de Mowbray,
Earl of Northumberland, before mentioned, being
then alive, and in prison for rebellion against Wil-
liam Ruflis: from this lady he was, however,
divorced, on account of consanguinity, and by her
he had no issue. He espoused, secondly, in 1118,
Gundred, daughter of Oirald de Gomey, by the
especial advice of King Henry I., and had two sons,
RooBR, his successor, who, possessing the
lands of Mowbray, assumed, by command
cf King Henry, the surname of Mowbba v.
Henry, who had the Lordship and Barony of
Camho, and was ancestor of the Albinis,
Dsudal lords of that place.
This great feudal baron d. at an advanced age, and
was burled with his ancestors, in the abbey of Bee,
in Normandy. He was «. by his elder son,
ROGER DE MOWBRAY, who, although not
yet of age, was one of the chief commanders, at the
memorable battle fought, anno 1138, with the Scots
near Northalerton, known in history as the Battlb.
ow THB Standard; and adhering to King Ste-
phen, in his contest with the empress, he was taken
prisoner with that monarch at the battle of Lincoln.
In 1148, he accompanied Lewto, King of France, to
the Holy Land, and there acquired great renown by
vanquiddng a stout and hardy Pagan in single
combat. He was afterwards involved in the rebel*
Hon ot Prince Henry, against King Henry IL, and
lost some of fiis castles. His giants to the church
were munificent in the extreme; and his piety was
so fervent, that he again assumed the cross, and
made a second Journey to the Holy Land, where he
was made prisoner, bnt redeemed by the Knights
Templars; he died, however, soon after in the
east, and was buried at Sures. Some authorities
say that he returned to England, and living fifteen
years longer, was buried in the abbey of I^Uaud.
He m. Alice de Gant, and was s. by hb dder son,
NIGEL DE MOWBRAY, who attended amongst
the bazons, in the 1st of Ridiard I., at the solemn
coronation of that monarch ; and in the 3d of the
same reign, assuming the cross, set out for Pales*
tine, but died upon his journey. He m. Mabel,
daughter of the Earl of Clare» and had issue, Wix.-
LiAM, Robert, Philip, and Roger. Of which
Robert, having married a countess in Sootland«
acquired a feir inheritance there, and was ftnmder
of the fkmily of Mowbray in that kingdom. Nigil
de Mowbray was «. by his ddest son,
WILLIAM DE MOWBRAY, whor.in the 6th of
MOW
MOW
Ritihafd Ii» pcying £100 ibr hk reliei; had Uvcry of
his landa. This feudal lord, upon the accession ot
King John* was tardy tai ptodiiing his allegiance,
and at length only swore fealty upon condition that
the king should lanler to every man his right.
At the breaking out of the baronial war, it was no
marvel then, that he should be fbund on« of the
most liDrwwd of the discontented lords, and so dis-
tinguished, that he was chosen with his brother,
Roger, amongst the TwavTV-rivB celebrated
barons appointed to enforce the observance of Hao-
ITA Chakta. In the reign of Henry III., adhering
to the same cause, he waa at the battle of Lincohi,
and taken yrisuoer there, when his lands were
•eixed, and bestowed upen William Mareriial the
younger, but he was subsequently allowed to re-
deem them. After which he appears to have
attached himself to the king, and. was with the
royal army at the siege of Bitham Castle, in Lin-
cobuhirfc He m. Agnes, daughter of the Earl of
Arundel, and dying In 1282, wns «. by his eMer son,
NIGEL DE MOWBRAY, who, hi the 8th of
Henry IIL, paying five hundred pounds Ibr hk
relief, had H very of his hmda. He m, Maud, daugh-
ter and heteesa of Roger de Cam vU, but dying with,
out issue in 1S88, was «. by his brother,
ROGER DE MOWBRAY, then tn minorHy.
This feudal lord had several military summonses to
attend King Henry III. Into Scotland and Wales.
He m. Maud, daughter of William de Beanchamp,
of Bedftnrd, and dying in UOS, was*, by hk ekhtt
ion,
ROGER DE MOWBRAY, who, in the 6th of
Edward II., upon making proof of hk age, had
Mvery of hk lands. He was engaged in the wars
of Wales and Gascony, and was summoned to pw-
llament as a BAnoir, from SSid June, IfSft, to the
86th Anguat, 189& Hk kinkhip m. Rose, great
grand-daughter of Richard de Claia, Earl at Hert-
ford, and dying in IttS, was «. by hk son,
JOHN DE MOWBRAY, second banm, sum-
moned to parliament from 98th August, 1307, to
6th August, UB0. This nobleman during hk mino-
rity was actively engaged In the Soottkh wars oi
King Edward I., and had Uvery of all hk lanck
before he attained minority, in consideration ol
those services. In the 6th of Edward II., being then
sheriff of Yorkshire, and goyeinoi of the dty of
York, he had command ftom the king toseiie upon
Henry de Perey, then a great baron In the north. In
consequence of that nobleman's suflbring Piers de
Gaveslpn, Eatl ot ComwaB, to escape trcm Scar-
borough Castkb in which he had undertaken to
keep him in safety. The next year Lord Mowbray
was in another expedition into Scotland, and he
was then constituted one of the wardens of the
marches towards tiiat kingdom, in the 11th of the
same reign he was made governor of Makon and
Scarborough Castles, in Yorkshire, and the follow-
ing year he was once more in Scotland, invested
with auChority to racaive into protection aB who
should submit to King Edward. But afterwards
taking part in the insurrection of Thomas, Earl of
Lancaster, he was made prisoner with that noble-
man and others at the battle of Boroughbridge, and
immediately li^nged at Yocky moo iau« when hk
lands were seiaed by the crown, and Aliva, hk
widow, with her son, imprisoned in the Tower of
London. Thk lady, who was daughter and co-heir
of William de Braoee, Lord BtmmB, of Gower, was
compelled. In order to obtain some aUeviation of
her imhiqypy situation, to confer ieveral manors at
her own inheritance upon Hugh le Despenser, Earl
of Windiester. In the next reign, however, she olv
tained from the crown a confirmation at Gffwtrkmdt
in Wales, to herself and the heirs of her body by her
deceased husband, remainder to Humphrey de Bo-
hun. Earl of Hereford and Essex, and hk heirs.
Lady Mowbray tn. secondly. Sir Richard Peshale,
Knt., and d. in the 5th of Edward IIL Her kdy-
ship's son,
JOHN DE MOWBRAY, third baron, was sum-
moned to parliament fhnn lOth December, 1987* to
80th November, 136D« Thk nobleman found much
flavour from King Edward IIL, who, in oonsider»<
tion of die eminent services of hk progenitors, ac-
cepted of hk homage, and gave him livery of hk
landa before he came of full agcu He was subs»«
quently the conatmit companion in arma of thk
martial sovertign, attending him In hk glorioua
campaign In France, when he assisted at the siege
of Nantea, and the raising tM« of Agullkm. Hewaa
likewiae at the celebrated battle of Durham, (iOth
Edward IIL,) and at one time was governor of
Berwidc-upen-Tweed. Hk lovdahip m. the Lady
Joan Plantagenet, daughter of Henry, Earl of Lan«
caster, by whom he had issue, John, hk successor.
Lord Mowbray, who was styled in the charters, lord
of the Isleof Axhoime, and of the honour of Oowet
and Bremterv d. in 1381, and was «. by hk ton,
JOHN DE MOWBRAY, fourth baion, sum-
moned to parliament from 14th August, I3tB, to
aoth January, 1396, as •' John de Motrbiay, of Ax-
bohn." Thk nobleman in the life>time of hk Ikther
was in the wars of France; and he eventually fsU
anno 1868, in a confiict with the Turks, near Con-
•tantlnople, having assumed the croas^ and embarked
in the holy war. Hk lordahip m, Elkabeth, daugh«
ter and heiress of John, Lord Segrave, by Margaret*
Duchess of Norfolk, (daughter, and eventually sole ^^
heiress, of Thceaaa Plantagenet, of Kotbarton, Earl
of Norfolk see that dignity,) whereby he acquired
a great iiriierltance in lands, and the moat s|dendM ,
alliance in the kingdom^ By thk lady he had two f g^/ ^ JL
ions, John and Thomaa, and a daughteMAnne, who ^ Vr^" ^ «
became Abbesaof Barking, in Easex. Hk kndahip J! \ % fQ,
was «. by hk elder son, / i
JOHN DE MOWBRAY, fifth baron, who waa
created Babi. or Nottingham, upon the day at
the coronation of King Richard IL, anno 1377* with
a special clause in the charter at creation, that all
hk landa and tenementa whereof he was then po»
sessed, should be heU wib homm comlcaM, and as
parcel of this earldom. Hk lordship 4, twtf years
afterwards, stlU under age, and umnarried, when
the Eabldom of NorriifGHAif expind, but the
Barony of Mowbray and hk great poesaisiona d^
volved upon his brother,
THOMAS DE MOWBRAY, as sixth baron,
then seventeen years of age, who was created Eara
OF NoTTiMOHAM, Bs hk brother had been, by
charter, dated In 1383^ awl three yean afUrwank
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MOW
MOW
WM ooottituted Eari. MARsaAL, by itaton of his
descent from Thomas, of Brothcrtoii ; his loviiship
being the first who had the title of cul attached to
the officer In the lOth of Richard II. his lordship
participated in the naval Tictory achieved by
Richard, Earl of Arundel, orer the French and
Spaniards, and the subsequent conquest of the
castle of BresL In the I6th of the fame reign he
ma made governor of Calais, and in four years
afterwards obtained the king's charter of conflrmar
tion of the office of earl manhal of England to the
heirs male of his body, and that they, by reaiop of
the laid office, should bear a golden truncheon,
enamdled with black at each end, having at the
upper end the king's arms, and at the lower their
own arms engraven thereon. Moreover, he stood in
audi fkvour, that the king, acknowledging his Just
and hereditary title to bear for hu crest a golden
leopard, with a urhite laba, which ct right belonged
to the king's etdest son, did, by letters patent, grant
to him and his heirs, authmity to bear the golden
leopard for his crest, with a coronet tif oUver about
his neck, instead of the label, • and the same year
appointed him justice of Chester and Flintshire for
lifiB. In the 16th of Richard he attended the king
into Iitiand, but afterwards siding with the para-
sites, who contsoUed that weak and unlbrtunate
prince, he not only aided in the destruction of his
fkther-in-law, Richard, Earl of Arundel being one
of the chief persons that guarded the unhappy
nobleman to the place of execution— but he is
■fio accused of being an accomplice in the murder
of Thomas, of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester,
the king's uncle. Certain it Is that he was at
this period in high estimation with the prevailing
party, and obtained a grant of all the lands of the
unfortunate Lord Arundd, with those of Thomas
Beandump, Earl of Warwick, which had also
vested in the crown, by forfeiture. These grants
bore date on the sath September, 1596, and the next
day he was created Dukb or Norfolk (his grand-
mother, Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk, being still
•live). Prosperous, however, as this nobleman's
career had hitherto been, it was doomed, eventuaHy,
to a disgracefttl termination ; and such be the fate
of every man, who attains elevation dirough the
shedding of blood. Henry, Duke of Hereford,
(afterwards Henry IV.,) having accused his grace
of Norfolk, of speaking disrespectfully of the king,
a challenge ensued, and a day was named tm the
combat, when the Hsu were accordingly set up, at
Gosford Green, Coventry, and the king and court
Were present; but Just as the combatants were
about to engage, and the charge had been sounded,
Aichard interfiBred, and by advice of his council,
prohibited the conflict, banishing the Duke of
Hereford for ten years, and the Duke of Norfolk
for life— who, thereupon going abroad, died at
Venice, of the pestilence, but aeoording to Sand-
fijid, of grief, in 1400. The duke, who, along with
his other great honoars, was a Kkioht of the Gar-
TXRf IN. first, Elisabeth, daughter of John, Lord
Strange, of BhKkmere, but had no issue : he
espoused, secondly, Lady Elisabeth Fits-Alan,
daughter of Richard, Earl of Arundel, sister and
co-heir of Thomas, E«rl of Arundd, and widow
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of William de Montacute, hy whom he had
issue,
TH01IA8, who simply bore the title of Earl
MaishaL
JoHv, of whom hereafter, as restored Duke of
Norfolk.
Margaret, m. Sir Robert Howard, Knt. This
lady became eventually co-heiress of the
Mowbrays— and her son.
Sir John Howard, Knt., succeeded by
creation to the Dukedom of Norfolk
and the Earl Mardudship— from whom
the existing Dukes of Norfolk derive.
Isabel, m. to James, Lord Berkley, ancestor
of the extant Earls Berkeley.
The elder son,
THOMAS DE MOWBRAY, seventh Baron
Mowbray, was but fourteen years of age, at the
decease of his father, and never had the title of
Duke of Norfolk, but was simply styled. Earl
Marshau He was beheaded at York, in 1406,
for participating in the conspiracy of Ri<;tiard
Scrope, Ardibishop of York, against Henry IT.
His lordship m. Constance, daughter of John Hol-
land, Duke of Exeter, hut having no issue, was s.
by his brother,
JOHN DE MOWBRAY, eighth Baion Mowbray,
who was restored, 3rd Henry VL, in the parliament
then hdd at Westminster, to the dignity of Dvkk
OP NoRroLK, having previously used only the
titles of Earl of Nottingham, and Earl MarshaL
This nobleman was engaged in the French wars of
King Henry V., and was only prevented by indis-
position, sharing the Tories of Agincourt. His
grace, who was a Knight of the Garter, m. the
Lady Katharine Nevil, daughter of Ralph, Earl of
Westmoreland, (who, subsequently, espoused Tho-
mas Stiangways, Esq., and after his decease, Jdbn,
Viscount Beaumont, and lastly. Sir John Widvile,
Knt.,) and dying in 1498, was «. by his son,
JOHN DE MOWBRAY, third Duke of Norfolk.
This nobleman attained m^)ority in the 14th
Henry VI., and in three years afterwards, was
sent ambassador into Pioardy, to treat at peace,
with the Knig of France. In the i3id of the
samerdgn, upon obtaining a confirmation oi the
Dukedom ot Norfolk, he had a place assigned him
in parliament, and elsewhere, next to the Duke of
Exeter. His grace m. Eleanor, daughter ot Wil-
liam, Lord Bourchier, and dying In 1461, was «. by
his son, *
JOHN DE MOWBRAY, Earl of Warren and
Surrey, (so created, fiSHh March, I45I,) as fourth
Duke of Norfolk, and Earl MarshaL This noble-
man, in the I4th Edward IV., was retained to serve
the king in his wars in France, for one year— and
he was made a Kkiobt of the Gartrr. His grace
m. the Lady Elisabeth Talbot, daughter of John,
Earl of Shrewsbury, by whom he had an' only
daughter, »
Lady Anne Mowbray, contracted to Richard, /
son of King Edward IV., but died before
consummation of marriage
The duke if. in 1475, when all his noivouRS, except/
the Baronies of Mowbray and Scgrave, bxpirro ;
but those, on the decease of Lady Ann« Mowbny,
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MUL
MUL
above mtotiaaM, lUl into ABSTAtrcs, atnoDgst the
descendants of the Ladies Margaret Howard, and
IsMwl Berkeley, (refer to Issue of Thomas, first Duke
of Norfolk,) and so continued until the suspension
of the Barony of Mowbray was termiuAted, by the
summoning of Henry Howard, son, and heir appa-
nnt, of Thomas, Earl of Arundel, Norfolk, and
Surrey, to parliament, ISth April, 1639, as Babon
MowsBAY. The eldest son of that nobleman was
restored to the Dukedom of Norfcdk, and the
barony merged in that dignity, until the death of
-Edward, eleventh duke, in 1777* when, with seve-
ral other baronies, it again fell into abkyancb,
between the two daughters and co-heirs of Philip
Howard, Esq.* younger brother of the said duke,
namely,
Winifred, m. to Charles-Philip, fifteenth Lord
Istourton, grandfisther of the present lord.
Anne, m. to Robert-Edward, ninth Lord
Petre, grandfather of the present lord.
And it still so remains with their representatives.
The Babony or Sbobatb, never having been
called out of abbyaivcb, continues yet in a state erf
suspension, between the desfcnrtsnts of the Ladies
Margaret Howard, (the Lords Stourton and Petre,
as heir general,) and the representative ot the Lady
■Isabd B^keley, (the present Earl Berkeley).
ABMS.—GU. a lion rampant w.
MULTON— BARONS MULTON, OF
EOREMONT.
By Writ of Summons, dated 96th February, 1S97>
35 Edward I. ,
ICincage.
In the time of King Hbnby I.,
THOMAS DE MULTON, so called from his resi-
dence at Multoo, in Lincolnshire, bestowed at the
fbnerai of his father, in the Chapter House, at Spald-
ing, (his mother, brothers, sisters, and friends,
being present,) the Church of Weston, upon the
monks of that abbey. After this Thomas, came
LAMBERT DE MULTON, who, in the 11th
Henry II., residing then in Lincolnshire, was
amerced one hundred marks. In the 9th and 10th
of King John, flourished another
THOMAS DE MULTON, who at that period
was sheriff of the county of Lincoln, and In the
15th of the same rdgn, attended the king in his
•expedition then made into Poicrou. This Thomas
gave a thoiuand marks to the crown for the ward-
ship of the daughters and heirs' of Richard de Luci,
of Egremont, in the county of Cumberland, and
bestowed those ladies afterwards in marriage upon
his two sons, Lambert and Alan. In the I7th John,
being- in arms with the rel)eIllous barons, and
taken at Rochester Castle, he was committed to the
custody of Peter de Mauley, to be safely secured,
who conveyed him prisoner to the castle of Cortf,
but. in the 1st of Henry III., making his peace, he
had restitution of his liberty and his lands. The
next year having esp<nised Ada, daughter and co-
heir of Hugh de Morvill, widow of Richard de
Lacy, of Egremont, without the king's licence,
command was sent to the archUshop of York, to
makeseiiure of all his lands in Cumberland, and to
retain them in Ids hands until Airther orders.
Multon giving. security, however, to answer the
same, whensoever the king should require him so to
do, he had livery of all th()se lands which had been
seised for that transgression, with the castle of
EoBBMoirr. In three years afterwards he paid
£100 fine to the king, and one palfky for the office
offorester of Cumberland, it being the inheritance
of Ada. his wife, In the 17th of Henry IIL, he
was sheriff of Cumberland, and remained in office
for several succeeding years. Moreover, he was one
of the Justices of the king's Court of Common
Pleas, from the 8th Henry III., and a justice
itinerant for divers years, frqm the 9th of the same
reign. Hem. first , and had issue,
Lambbrt, m. Annabel, daughter and co-heir
of Richard de Lude.
Alan, m. Alice, daughter and co-heir of Richard
de Lude, and had a son,
Thomas db Multon, who assumed the
surname ot Lucib (see Lvcr, of
Eobbmokt).
Thomas de Multon espoused, secondly, Ada, daugh-
ter and co-heir of Hugh de Morville, and had, by
that lady,
Thomas (see Multons, of GOIetfond).
Julian, m. to Robert k Vavasour.
This celebrated feudal lord, who was a liberal bene-
factor to the church, is thus characterized by Mat-
thew Paris : *' In his youth he was a stout soldier,
afterwards very wealthy, and learned in the laws ;
but overmuch coveting to enlarge bis possessions,
which lay contiguous to those of the monks, of
Crowhmd, he did them great wrong in many re-
spects." He tf. in 1840, and was ». by his eldest son,
LAMBERT DE MULTON, who, as stated above,
m. Annabel, the elder daughter and co-heir of
Richard de Luey, ot Egremont, and in 1S46, ob-
tained by large gUtt from the pope, an extraordi-
nary privilege; namely, that no one should have
the power to excommimicate hiip, but by a spedal
mandate from his holiness. But he, who had this
liberty, saith Matthew Paris, to sin without punish-
ment, and to do injury to others, riding with rich
trappings very proudly, from a trial at law, no
sooner alighted from his horse, but (meriting God's
Judgment) was suddenly smitten with a grievous
disease, of which falling to the ground, he died be-
fbre his spurs could be taken off, being then at his
house at Multon, in Lincolnshire. By his first wifb
he had a son, Thomas, his successor. He espoused,
secondly, Ida, widow of Geoffrey de Oilli, but had
no issue. His death occurred in 1247* when he was
«. by his son,
THOMAS DE MOULTON, designated of EoBB-
MOiTT, who was In arms against the king, in 49th
Henry III., with the rebellious barons of that
period. In the 22d Edward I., he had a grant of
fr«e warren in all his demesnes lands, at Egrem<mt,
and dying in 1294, was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE MULTON, who was summoned
to parliament as Baron Multon, of Bgremoni,
from 96th January, 1297> to lAth May. 13S0. Dur-
ing which Interval, he was almost constanUy en-
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3IUL
MUN
gaged In the Soottbh wan. His lordihip d, in
iaS2. and was «. by his son,
JOHN DE MULTON, seeondbazon, sumauaied
to parliament from S7th January, ia38» to S4th
July, 1384. This noUeman m. Annabel, daughter
■nd heireas of Lauienoe de HoJbache, but dying
without issue in 1334, his estates. Including the
nancivs of THimaTAMssTOif, in SuJfolk, and
EonnM02fT and Cocks bmouth, in Cumberland,
were divided amongst his diree sisters, thus, TiSi —
Joans, wife of Robert, Baron Fits>Walter,
had for her share the Cabtlb op Eons-
MONT, with the third part of that manor,
and the third part of other manors.
Elizabstb, wife of Walter de Bermiclian,
had certain lauds at Gosford, parcel of the
manor of Egremont, and a proportion of
other manors
Maroarst, wife of Thomas de Lucy, had
certain Isolds in Cumberland, parcel of the
manor of Egremont, besides a proportion of
other estates,
while the Barony op Molton, of Ein'«*'*o'^*t fell
into ABXYANCB BmoDgst those ladies, as it still
4MitiBue« with their descendants and repreaenta-
Armb.— Ar. three ban, gules.
MULTON — BARON MULTON, OF
OILIiESLAND.
By Writ of Summons, dated 26th August, 1307,
1 Edward II.
Xincagt.
THOMAS DE MULTON, Lord of Multon. in
Lincolnshire, who d, in UMO, (see Multon of Egre-
mont,) espoused, for his second wife» Ada, daughter
•and co-heir of Hugh de MoreviUe, and had, with a
daughter, Julian, who manied Robert de Vavasour,
a son,
THOMAS DE MULTON, who inherited the
office of f(Mrester of Cxunberland from his mother,
•and in the 36th Henry IIL, paid a fine of fbur
hundred marks to the crown, for trespassing in the
forest there, and for the ftiture enjoyment of all
the privileges which hie anoeston had possessed
with the forestership. In the 49d of the same
reign, he had a military summons to march with
the other northern barons, into Scotland, for the
purpose of rescuing the Scottish monarch. King
Henry's son-in-law, from the restraints imposed
upon him by his own subjects : and again in the
A5th, to take up arms against the Wddi. This
feudal baron espoused Maud, only daughter and
heiress of Hubbrt dx Vaux,* Lord of Gillbb-
• Ranulph OB MsacHiNBa, in the time of the
Conqueror, granted the Barony of GiLLBai^ANDf
to a Norman called,
HuBBBT, who was ever afterwards denominated
t GUI, in the provincial dialect of Cumberland,
signifies a rfoto or valley, which corresponds with the
Latin word, vaiUt, whence the French derived their
term, fauU,
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LAND, and with her aequked that ionkhlp. HedL
in 1270, and was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE MULTON, who doing his ho-
mage, had livery of his lands, and the ensuing year,
upon the death of Hrtewiae de Levinton, widow of
Eustace de Balitrt, waa found to be her heir as to
a moiety of the Barony of Bttrgh upon f A« Sends,
<healready enjoyed the other moiety by fBheritance^)
and diven other coudderabie manors. He d. hi
IS93— his mother, the heireas of OiUeiland, being
still alive and was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE MULTON, who dotaig his homage
the same year, had livery of his lands, but died in
two yean afterwards, being then seised of themanor
of Donham, in Norfolk t of Burgh-upofDhSands; of
Kirk-Oswald ; and of the Barony of Oillbsland,
with dlven other estates, all in theooonty of Cum-
berland. He was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE MULTON. This ftudal lord
having been engaged in the Scottish wan. In the 31st
and 94th of Edward I., was summoned to parlia-
ment asBABON MU1.T0N, OP GrLLBSLANo, upon
the accession of Edward II. (ftom 9SCh August,
1307, to SOth November, 1313). After which we
find his lordship again upon the theatre of war, in
Scotland, in the 3d and 4th yean of the new mo-
narch : and he subsequently obtained some immu-
nities ftom the crown, in the diape of grants for
fain and markets upon his difflerent manors. He
d. in 1313, leaving an only daughter and hdsess,
Marbakbt db Multon, who m. Ranulph de
Daere, LoRB Dacrb, qf the North, and
conveyed her great estates with the Barony
OP Multon, to the Dacrb fhmily (see
Dacrb, ot^SiOeeland).
AaliB.— As. three ben gulei.
MUNCHENSI — BARON IIUN.
CHENSI.
By Writ of Summons, dated S4th December, U64«
49 Henry III.
It was not long after the Norman Conquest, that
HUBERT DE MUNCHENSI, made grants of
lands to the monks of Eye and Thetford, in the
county of Suflblk and Norfolk. <' It is said that
this Hubert," observes Dugdala, *' had issueb IF«.
fine de Mundtenel, and he another Hubert, which
ie ttkely enough to be true: for in the SOd of Henry
II., It appean that Hubert de Munchenai was in
either Hubbrt Vavi^,** or Hubbbt bb Valli-
Bua." He was «. by his son and hefar,
Robbrt db Vaux, who m. Ada, daughter and
heir of William En^dne, and widow of Simon de
Morvilla, and was s. by his elder son,
Robbrt db Vaub. This baron ontliving his
only son, was s. at his deoease, by his brother,
Ranulph na Vavx, who was fother of
Robbrt ob Vaux, one of the barons who took
up arms against King John. He was «. by his eon,
Robbrt vm Vaux, who left at his deoeaae, an
only daughter and heir,
Mauo db Vaux, who m., as in the text, Tno-
MAS DB Multon, and conveyed to him the
BaBOBY or GlLLBBLAMD.
MUR
MUS
wani to the Bishop of Ely, with his Ind at Stmt-
ford* part of the honour ot Hmay da Essex. At
fhe same time also Agnea d» MunehenH (widow of
.Wartiia» as I guess) daughter of Payne Fits^ohn,
-then sixty years ot age» had three sons* rix., Ralph,
4md William, both knightt. and Hubert, a derlt ;
4H also two daughters, the one m. to Stephen de
OlBBTile, and the other to William Painetl, her
lands at Holkham, in Norfiolk, being then Yalued
«t deveo pounds per annum."
The next member of the £unUy upon record is,
WILLIAM DE MUNCHENSI, who d. about the
6th of John* and was i. by his son,
, WILLIAM DE MUNCHENSI, who was suc-
ceeded in about seven years afterwards, by his
uncle,
WARINE MUCHENSI, a person of military
icputatian, temp. Henry III. He m. Joan, daugh-
ter and heir of William Marshall, Earl of Pern-
liroke, and had issue,
Wu.i.iA]i, his successor.
Joane, m. to Wilham Valence, the king's half
brother.
Warine d. in IflSS, and was ». by his son,
WILLIAM MUSCHENSL This feudal lord was
one of the leading persons who took up arms against
Henry III., and one of the chief commanders
at the battle of Latma. After this victory he was
summoned -to parliament by the baronial govern-
ment, acting in the name of the king. His lordship
was subsequently made prisoner at Kenilworth,
and his lands being seised, were transferred to his
brother-in-law, William Valence. They were soon,
however, restored upon his making the necessary
submission. He was eventually slain, anno U89, in
battle, by the Welsh. He left a daughter and
heiress,
DvoiTisiA MU8CHSN8I, who M, Hugh de
Vere, younger son of Robert, Earl of Ox-
ford.
This dignity can hardly be deemed, however, an
inheritable barony. A young brother of the barons,
William de Mundiensi, m. Beatrix, daughter and
co-heir of William de Beauduunp, Baron of Bed-
ford, and d. in lflB6, leaving William, his son and
heir, who d. in 13Q9, leaving male issue, but none of
this branch were ever summoned to parliament.
Armb.— Or. three escutcheons harry of six varde
and gules.
MURRAY — VISCOUNTESS BAYN-
ING, OF FOXLEY, IN THE
COUNTY OP WILTS.
By Letters Patent, dated 17th March, 1674.
Xineagc.
The Honourable
ANirn BAYituro, lecond daughter of Sir Paul
Bayning, Ban., first Viscount BAYirxiro, qf AmI-
bnnft ia the county of SuflWlk, and sister of Paul,
second Viscount Bayning, was created for life, after
the decease of the latter lord, without male issue,
and the extinction of the honours of her fkunily,
yiacovNTBsa BAvit me, cfFosleg, in the countp qf
iViUt, on the 17th Maccfa, 1074- . She had pre>-i-
oualy married Henry Mumy, Esq., one of the
Grooms of the Bedchamber to King Charles I.
Her ladyship d. in IflBS, when the dignity of ccmrse
BxpiHXD. Mr. Murray's ddest daughter and co-
heiress, by Lady Bayning,
The Honourable Elisabeth Murray, m. Ran-
dolph Egerton, Esq., and had a daughter,
Annb Eosrton, (sole heiress of her
fkther,) who m. Lord William Paulet,
second son of Charles, first Duke of
Bolton, by whom she had an only
daughter,
Hbnbixtta PAUI.BT, (heircss of her
father,} who m. the Honourable
WiUi^us Townshend, third son of
Charles, second Viscount Towns-
hend, K. G., and left a son,
Charlbs Townshbko, who
was created Baron Bav-
KiNO, of Foxlby, on the
27th October, 1797, and was
father of the present Lord
Baynino.
MUSGRAVE-3ARON BIUSGRAVE.
By Writ of Summona, dated SSth November, I3fl0,
84 Edward III.
ICincagt.
The MtTSORATBS are said to have comeor^inally
from Germany, and to have been Musoravbb, or
Lords Marchers, there. Banks tells the following
story of their good fortune in obtaining an aUianoe
with the imperial flmiUy. " The emperor had two
great generals, who made court to his daughter at
the same time ; and as he had experienced singular
services ftrom both, did not care to prcte one bcAm
the other. But to decide the matter, ciedered the
two heroes to run at the ring for her (an cserdse
then in use) : it so happened, thet this Musgrave
(one of the contending genprals) had the fortune to
pierce the ring with the point ot his spears by
which action he gained hpr for » reward of his gal-
lantry and dexterity, and had six annulets or. given
him for his coat of arms : and for his crest, two
arms in armoMr, holding an annulet. From this
marriage issued that Musubavb, who being a man
of an enterprising genius, aoeompiniied William the
Conqueror into England, and was the founder of
the Mu«gr*ves in this country."
SIR THOMAS MUSGRAVE, one of the com-
manden in the van of the English army that gave
battle to, and totally defoated David, King of Soot-
land, at Durlunn, iOth Edward III., was summoned
to parliament as a baron tnm SBth Novemlber,
laSO, to 4th October, 1373. His lordship appean to
have been generally employed upon the borders in
resisting the incursion of the Scotch. HewasBoado,
Slst of Edward III., governor of Berwick-upon-
Tweed t and sole justiciar, through all the lands in
Scottand, whereof the king had then possession
He was afterwards sheriff of Yorkshire and gover-
nor of the castle of York. His lordship im laabei,
widow ot Robert, son of Robert, Lord Cliflbrd. and
daughter of Thomas^Lord Berkeley; but the ba-
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NAS
rony <iJ<l not ooatinue in his dMeendants* nor have
any of those been deemed babons of the xeelm.
Descended from his lordship are the thrte existing
houses of Musgrave, Baronets, yis.
The MuBOKAVXB of Edai Hall, In Cumber-
land, created sabon era S9th June, 161 1.
The MusoKATia of Hayton, created ba-
BONBTB in 1683.
The MuBOBAVBS of Myrtle Orove, in the
county of Cork, created babok btb of Ire-
land, in 1789.
Abmb.— Gu. six annulets or.
NANSLADRON— BARON NANSLA-
DRON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 89th December, 1£99,
28 Edward I.
Xineage.
In the 29th Edward I.,
SERLO D£ NANSLADRON was in the expe-
dition then made into Scotland, and had summons
to parliament as a babon, fh>m the 28th to the
34th of the same rei^, but nevet afterwards, and
bf his lordship nothing further is known.
« Abms.— Sa. three chevronels ar.
»
NASSAU — EARLS OF ROCHFORD.
By Letters Patent, dated 10th May, ie9S.
Xincagc.
Thte noble family descended from
FREDERICK DE NASSAU, natural son of
Henry-Frederick de Nassau, Prince of Orange,
(grandfather of King William III.,) who was en-
dowed by his father with the lordship of Zuleistein,
and thereupon iMeumed that surname; He subae-
quently commi^ided.the infantry in the service of
tiie States-Gene^ when his country was invaded
by the French, th WISU In that gloomy conjunc-
ture, when the iMi^oe Joi Ocaage was elected stadt-
holder, his highnoa's fim action was an attack on
Naerden ; in fUrtheranca of which he detached
General Zuleistein, to takb up a position between
Utrecht and the ol^ect of the prince's operations ;
whereupon the Duke erf Luxemburgh marched to
rdieve the besieged, and fell upon General Zuleis-
jtein with between eight and nine thousand men,
who bravely met the aisault* and rtfpulsed his
assailant. The town was afterwards bombarded,
and reduced to such extremity, as to be compelled
to offer terms of capitulation t in which interval the
Duke of Luxenburgh, having been reinforced,
marched through swamps, guided by peasants, and
reattached General Zuleistein, who, after a gallant
reristance, fdl, sword in hand, on the 12th erf Octo-
ber, 1678. The son of thi^ brave soldier,
WILLV^M-HENRY DE ZULEISTEIN, confi-
dential friend of William IIL, accompanied that
prince to England, and was elevated to the peerage
on the IMi May, 1696, as Baron nfEnfiOd, Viteount
TmnMdget and Eabi. of RocHVOBJa. His lordship
m. Jane, daughter and heiress of Sir Henry Wroth,
of Quraast in the county of |iiddlciCB« by whom
he had four sons and five daughteia. He d. at
Zuleistein, in 1706, and wass. by his eldest son,
WILLIAM-HENRY DE NASSAU, second carL
This noUeman was a military officer of oonsiderabla
renown, and, participating in the triumphs of the
Duke of Marlborough, was the bearer of the d»>
spatches announcing the glorious victory of Blen-
heim, on the 2nd August, 1704. His lordship fell at
the battle of Almanaa, in Spain, on the 27th of
July, 1710; and, dying unmarried, the honouis de-
volved upon his brother,
FREDERICK NASSAU, third earl, then one of
the nobles of the province of Utrecht His lordship
m. Beasey, daughter and heireu of Richard Savage^
Earl of Rivers, by whom ))e left two sons : •
William-Hknry, his successor.
Richard-Savage; one of the clerks of the board
of green-cloth,' and M.P. ; b. in 1783; in. in
December, 1751, Elixabeth, daughter and
heiress of Edward Spencer, Esq., <rf Rend-
lesham, Sussex,, and Dowager of James*
Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, by whom
he had, (with a son and daughter, de-
ceased,)
' Williax-Hbnby.
His lordship tf. on the 14th' of June, 1738, and was
«. by his elder son,'
WILLIAM-HENRY NASSAU, fourth earl, who
was installed a Knight of the Garter, in 1778, having
previously resided as ambassador at the courts of
Madrid and Versailles, and filled the offices of
groom of the stole,, first lord of the bedchamber,
and secretary of state. His lordship m. Lucy,
daughter of Edward Yoiing, Esq., of Dumfocd, in
the county of Wilts, by whom he had no issue; and
dying on ^e 20th of September, 1781,' the honoun
devolved upon his nephew,
WILLYAM-HENRY NASSAU, fifth earl, at
whose decease, ' unmarried, 3rd September, 1830,
all his honours became bxttnct.
abmb. — Ofuaiterly : first, as. semeeof billets, or, a
lion, rampant, of the second, for Nassau ; second,
or,- a lion, rampant, gu. ducally crowned aa. for
DiKT% ; third, gu. a fesse ar^ for Viandbn ; fourth,
two lions, passant, gardant, in pale, or, for Cats-
nblloobn; over all, in aa esoocheon gu. three
sules ar. in chief a label of three points of the last,
for ZCI.BI8TBIV.
NASSAU, ORDE AUVERQUERQUE—
EARL OF ORANTHAM.
By Letters Patent, dated 24th December, IdBflL
Xincagc.
HENRY DE NASSAU, Lord of Auverquerque,
general of Dutch inAmtry, and governor of Horto-
genbosh, d. 28th February, 1668, leaving by his
wife, Elisabeth, daughter of Count de Horn, the
following issue,
Maurice, Earl of Nassau, being so created by
the Emperor f ** ^Id, Lord of La Leek, in
Holland, and governor of Sluce, d. in 1683.
William Adrian, Lord of Odyke, Zeist, &c/
was created likewise an earl of the empire,
and was premier noblenuui of Zealand*
NAS
N£R
Henry, of whom preMoUy.
EmiUA, m. to the celebrated Thomea Butler,
Earl of Onory, Km and heir of James, Duke
of Ormond.
Inbella, m. to Henry Bemiet, Earl of ArUng-
ton.
Mfturitia, m, to Colin Lindsey, Earl of Bel-
Charlotte, lady of the bed-chamber, d. un-
married, in I703>
Anne-Elinbeth, m. to Heer van Baron Rutn-
burgh, and was mother of,
George, Earl of Cholmondeley.
The youngest son,
HENRY DE NASSAU, Lord of AuTerquerque,
eame into England with the Prince of Orange, in
1070, and being with his highness when he visited
the university of Oxford, had the degree of Doctor
of Civil Lew conferred upon him. He was subse-
quently the companion in arms of the prince, and at
the battle of SL Dennis, in 1678, bed the good for-
tune to save his life, by striking to the ground an
oflker in the act of charging his highness: for
which gallant achievement, the states-general pre-
sented him with a swOrd, whereof the hilt was of
massy gold, a pair of pistols richly inUid with gold,
and a pair of horse-buckles of the same valuable
metaL Being captain of the guard to the Prince of
Orange, he attended him in that station into Eng-
land, anno 168a And upon the accession of Wil-
liam and Mary to the throne, he was naturalised
by act of parliament, and appointed master of the
horse. His lordship was at the battle of the Boyne,
and subsequently attended his royal master in all his
campaigns against the French. At the decease of
King William,, he returned to Holland, and was
appointed by the states, velt-marshal of the army.
In the qunpaign of I7O8, his lordship lost his life in
the Add, as he had always desired. He d. in the
camp at Rouselaer, in the 67th year of his age,
after a procrastinated indisposition, on the 17th
October, 1706, and was interred with great pomp at
Anverquerque. His lordship m. Isabella van Arsens,
daughter of Cornelius, Lord of Somerdyke and
Placata, by whom he had issue,
Louis, d. in 1667*
Henry, of whom presently.
Cornelius, Count Nassau, of Woudflnburgh,
mMJot-genenl In the service of the States-
general, killed at the battle of Denaln,
anno 17IJL
William-Maurice, lieutenant-general in the
service of the Statc»>genera], and governor
of Sluce.
Francis, colonel of dragoons, killed at the bat.
tie of Almenara, in Spain.
Isabella, m. in 1691, to Charles, Lord Lans-
down, heir apparent to John Granville, Earl
of Bath, by whom he had an only son,
WiUiam-Hcnry, Earl of Bath.
Frances, m. to Nanfimt Cote, Earl of Bdla-
mont, in the peerage of Ireland.
HENRY DE AUVERQUERQUE, the eldest
iurviving son, had been devated to the peerage in
the Ufe-time of his father, on the 94th December,
1668, by the titles of Barm Afford, Vitcaunt Bottw,
and Earl of Gbantham. His lordship m. Lady
Henrietta Butler, sister of James, Duke of Or-
monde, and daughter .of the celebrated Thomas,
Earl of Ossory, by whom he had issue,
Henry. Viscount Boston, d. 19th June, 17I8,
unmarried.
Thomas, Viscount Boston, d. a7th April, 1730,
unmarried.
Frances, m. to Captain Elliot.
Emilia-Maria, d. at ten years of agei
HenrietU, m. 97th June, 1789, to William,
Earl Cowper.
His lordship d. in 17M, and having previously
buried both his sons, all his honours sxpiRao.
Arms.— Quarterly, first, as. semee of billets, and
a lion rampant or ; second or. a limi rampant guard-
ant, gu., crowned with a ducal coronet as. ; third,
gu. a fesse ar. ; fourth, gu. two lions passant guard-
ant in pale or., over all in an escutcheon, ar., a
lion rampant sa.
N£R£FORD — BARON NEREFORD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 26th January, 1997,
95 Edward I,
Xincage.
In the year 1906,
ROBERT DE NEREFORD, and his wifo, AUce.
daughter of John Pouchard, founded the abbey of
Pree, in the county of Norfolk, as also an hospital
there, for thirteen poor people. Thu Robert was
goveinor of Dovor Castle, in the 1st of Henry III.,
under Hubert de Burgh, Justiciary of England.
He was «. by
WILLIAM DE NEREFORD, who had been in
arms with the barons against King John, and had
his lands seised, but returning to his allegiance in
the beginning of the next reign, they were restored
to him. He m. PetroniU, one of the daughters and
co-heirs of John de Vaux, without licence, for
which oUSence he paid a fine of two hundred and
thirty pounds to the crown. In the division of the
lands of de Vaux, with William de Ros, who had
married the other co-heir, this William de Nereford
had the manors of Sherston and Sholesham, in the
county of Norfolk, with other lands in the same
shire, and in the counties of Suflblk and Cam-
bridge. In the 99d of Edward I., he received com-
mand, with divers other great men, to attend the
king, with his best sidvice, upon the great aflkirs of
the realm, and was summoned to parliament as a
RAROiv, in the 95th of the same reign, but never
afterwards. His lordship was «. by his son,
JOHN DE NEREFORD, who was never sum-
moned to parliament as a baron, nor esteemed
such. He d. without issue, and was «. by has
brother,
THOMAS DE NEREFORD, who was father of
SIR JOHN DE NEREFORD, Knt, who was
slain in the wars in France, in 38th of Edward III.,
leaving an only daughter and heiress,
Marosry db Nrrrford, then but five years
old, who afterwards vowed chastity.
ARMS.>-^}ules, a lion nunpantj ermine.
NJEV
NEV
NEVILL — BARONS NEVILL, OP
RABV, EARLS OF WEST-
MORLAND.
Bwtonj, hj Writ of Summoni, 8th June, lS9i,
22 Edward I.
Earldom, by Chartor, datad 29th September, 1397.
Xintage.
This noble, ancient, and fiur-apnading fkmily was
founded in England, by
GILBERT DE NEVIL, a Novman, one of the
compankme in amu of the Coniiueror, and called,
by some of our genealogists, his admiral ; although
there is no mention of him, or of any person of the
name, in the general survey. The grandson of this
Gilbert,
GEOFFREY DE NEVILL, aw Emma, daughter
and heir ci Bertram de Bulmcr, a great baxon of the
north, and had issue,
Hbnry, who d. «. p. in 1227*
Isabel.
By the heiress of Buhner, Geoflnrey de Nevill ac-
quired extensive estates, which, after the death of
his son, as stated above, issueless, devolved upon
his daughter,
ISABEL DE NEVILL. ThU great heiress
espoused Robert Fits-Maldred,* Lord of Rabv, in
the bishopric of Durham, and had a son, Gkop-
•PRBY, who, adopting his maternal surname, and
inheriting the estates, became
GEOFFREY DE NEVILL, of Raby, and left
issue,
Robbut, his successor.
Gec^Rrey, who, in the 54th of Henry III., was
constituted governor of Scarbokodoh
Castlx, and a justice itinerant. He m.
Margaret, daughter and heir ot Sir John
Longvillers, of HomrBT-CASTLa, in Lan-
cashire, and died in the 13th of Edward I.,
being then seised of the manor of Applbby,
and other lands in Lincolnshire; the CMtle
and manor of Hornby, in the county of
Lancaster; and HoTOw-LoNoviLLBBa, and
other manors in Yorkshire; the entire of
which he acquired by his wif& He left a
SOB and heir,
John Nbvill, from whom descended
the NevUls of Hornby, whose heir-
female,
Maroarbt Nbyill, m. TlK>mae
Beaufort, Duke of Exeter.
The dder son,
ROBERT NEVILL, in the 38th Henry III.,
upon doing his fealty, had livery of all the lands
which he inherited firom his grandfather, Robert
Pits-Maldred. In the 4SA ot the snae reign, he
had a military svmm<ms to march to the relief of
the King of Scotland, and he Was then constituted
• RoBBRT Fitx-Maldrxd wss the lineal heir-
male of UcRTRBD, Earl of Northumberland, in the
days of King Edmuitd, Ironside ; that is, son of
Dolfln. son of Earl Gospatric, son of Maldred Fitx-
Crinan, by Aloitha, dsoghter of the said Ucu-
TkBD.
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governor of the CAarLss or Novramand
Wbrkb. in the next year, he was entrusted with
BAMBOBOuelt Castlb : and two years afterwards,
made warden of all the king's forests beyond
Trent s which was followed by the appointment of
Justice-itinerant, for the pleas of those forests. In
the 47th, he was one of the banms who undertook
for the king's observance of the ordinances of Ox-
ford ; and in the same turbulent period, wsa made
captain-general of all the king's forces beyond
Trent, as also sheriff of Yorkshire, and governor of
the Castle of York; but notwithstanding these
great trusts, he subsequently joined the baronial
banner, yet was fortunate enovigh, after die dis-
comfiture of his party, not only to obtain his
pardon, but to be constituted governor of Picker*
ing Castle, in Yorkshire. He m. Ida, relict at
Robert Bertram, and had a son,
Robbrt, who m. Mary, dder daughter and
co-heir of Ralph Fita-Randolph, Lord of
Middleham, by which alliance he acquired
that manor, with the manor of Carleton,
and the forest of Coverdale. He rf. ia the
lifb-timeof his Csther, leaving a sou,
RANUX.PH, who succeeded his grand*
father.
Robert de Nevill died in 1282, and was a. by hia
grandson,
RANULPH de NEVILL, who, being in mi-
nority, at the time of his grandfather's decease,
obtained liberty of the king, that his friends might
plough and manage his lands; and fai die 13th Ed-
ward I., had livery of certain manors, part of hia
inheritance; soon after this, he had a warm con-
test with die Prior or Durham, about the pre-
sentation ot a stag, upon St. Cuthbert's day, in
September ; " which, in truth," <8ays Dugdale,)
** was rather a rent than an obligation, in rqgard he'
held Raby, with the eight adjoining townships, by
the yeatly rent of £4 and a stag. For, contrary to
the custom'of his ancestors, he not only required
that the Prior of Durham, at the ofibring of
that stag, ought to feast htm, and all the company he
should bring, but that the prior's own menial ser-
vants should, for that time, be set aside, and hia
peculiar servants and officers be put in their stead.
Whereupmi, amongst other of his guests, he in-
vited Jchn de Bailkd, of Barnard Castle, who
refused to go with him, aDeging that he never
luew the Nevills to have such a privilege there;
Sir William de Brompton, the bishop's chief jus-
tice, likewise acknowledging that he himself was
the first that began that extravagant practice; for
being a young man, and delighting in hunting, he
came with the Lord Nevill, at the oAbring of the
stag, and said to his companions, ' C^me, l€t ut go
int» th« abbey and wind our hom»t* and so they did.
The prior farther adding, that before the time of
this Ranulph, none of liis predecessors ever made
any such claim; but when they brought the stag
into the hall, they had only a brericfast, nor did
the lord himsrif ever stay dinner, except he were
invited." This Ranulph was summoned to partla-
ment as a baron, on 8th June, 1294, and tnm that
period, to 18th F^nuny, 1391. His lordsMp waa
in die wan of Franco, temp. Edward L, and in
NEV
NEV
thoM of Scotkuid in th« next reign. It is said,
however, that he Uttle minded secular buainev,
but devoted tlie principal part of hie time to ooo-
venation with the canons of Merton and Cover-
ham, upon whom he bestowed some considerable
giants. He m. first, Eufiemia» daughter of Sir
John de Clavering, and had two sons,
Robert, called the " Pmeecslr vj the North,**
who died «. Ik, in Us flrther's Ufe-timeL
Ralph, his sucosssor.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Margery, daughter
€# John, son of Marmaduke de Thweng, but had
no issue. He tf. In 1331, and was «. by his only sur-
viving son,
RALPH DE NEVILL, second baron, summoned
to parliament, from 80th November, 1331, to 80th
January, 1338. This nobleman, in the time of his
father, was retained by indenture, to serve the
Lord Henry de Percy, for life, hi peace and war,
against all men except the king, with twenty men-
at-arms, whereof five to be knights, receiving £100
sterling per annum. The dispute with the prior
of Durham, r^arding the presentation of the stag,
was revived, a^d finally set at rest, in the aban-
donment of his daim, by this Lord NevilL The
matter is thus detailed by Dugdale : " In this year,
likewise, doing his fealty to William, Prior of
Duzluun, upon Tiammas day, for the manor of
IUbt, he told him, « that he would oflbr thestag as
his ancestors had done; saving that, whereas his
fiOher required, that the prior's servants should
be set aside at that time, and his own serve in their
stead ; he would be content, that his should attend
together, with those of the prior's ; and whereas,
hb father insisted, that his servants should only
be admitted at dinner; he stood upon it, that his
should be there entertained the whole day, and
likewise the morrow at breakfut.' Whereupon the
prior made answer, * that none of his ancestors were
ever so admitted, and that he would rather quit
the stag, than suflhr any new custom to the preju-
dice of their church.' But, to this Ralph replied,
' that he would perform the whole service, or none,
and put the trial of his right upon the country.'
The prior, therefore, knowing him to be so power-
ful, and that the country could not displease him,
dedfaied the offer ; howbeit, at length, to gain his
fkvour, in regard he had no small interest at court,
and might do him a kindness or a dipleasure, was
content for that one time, he should perform it as
he pleased, so that it might not be dnwn into
example afterwards : and to the purpose propoeed,
that, that indentures should be made betwixt them.
Whereupon the Lord Nevill brought but few with
him, and those mora for the honour of die prior,
than a burthent and so, shortly after dinner, took
his leave, but left one of his servants to lodge there
all night, and to take hte breakliut there on the
next day; 'protesting, that being both a son and
tenant to the church, he would not beburtheasome
to it, in respect it would be no advantage to him-
sdf, but might much damnifle him, if he should
bring with him as great a train as he would,' saying,
*what doth a bmkfiut Hgnify to mef nothing.
And likewise, that if the prior would shew that he
had no right to what be so claimed, be woukl terty
recede thereftromi and if he had a right, he would
accq;>t of a composition for it, rather than be bur-
theiMome to the convent; but if they should put
him to get his right by law, than he wouU not
abate anything thereof.' Whereupon inquiry being
made amongst the eldest monks of the house, they
afllrmed, that being of eight years standing when
his fkther was before repulsed, they had often seen
the stag offered, and that henever staid dinner, but
when the prior invited him; and some ancient men
of the country testified as much : as also, that so
soon as the stag was brought, they carried him to
the kitchen, and those who brought him were
taken into the hall to breakfest, as they that bring
their rents used to be.
" Moreover, when it happened any of the Lords
NeviU to be desired to stay dinner with the prior,
his cook was admitted into the kitchen to prepera
a dish for him; so likewise, another servant in the
cdlir, to choose his drink, snd in like manner,
some other at the gate, who knew his servants and
followers, merdy to let them in, and keep out
others, who, under pretence of being servants*
might then intrude. But this was only done by the
prior, as out of courtesy and respect* and not at all
out of right**
In the 7th Edward IIL, Lord Nevill was one of
the commissioners sent into Scotland, there to see
that the covenants between Edward de BaiUol*
King of Scots, and his royal master, were ratified
by the parliament of that kingdom ; and the next
year he was Joined with Henry de Percy, in the war-
denship of the Msrcfaes of Northumberland, Cum-
berland, and Westmorland. He had, subsequently,
other high and confidential employments, and was
eonetantly engaged in the wars of Scotland and
France^ His lordship m. Alice, daughter of Hugh
de Audley, and had issue,
JoBM (Sir), his successor.
William (Sir), Gentleman of the Bedchamber
to Richard IL
Thomas, m. Margaret, daughter of William
Babington, and had a daughter and heir,
Jane, m. first, to Thomas Thurland ; and
secondly, to Sir Gervase Clifton, Knt.
Robert (Sir), of Eldon, eminent in arms.
Alexander, Archbishop of York, d. in 1301.
Ralph, of Candall.
Euphemia, m, to Reginald de Lucy,
Catherine.
Margaret, in. to Henry Percy, Earl of North-
umberland.
He d. in 1387* >nd was buried in the church of
Durham, on the south-side thereof, being the first
secular person that had sepulture there, which
fkvour he obtained ftom the prior and convent, fbr
a vestment of red vdvet, richly embroidered with
gold, silk, great pearls, and images of saints stand-
ing in tabernacles ; by him given to St. Cuthbert.
His body being brought in a chariot drawn by
seven horses, to the boundary of the churchyard,
and thence conveyed upon the shoulders of knights,
into the middle of the churdi, where the abbot of
St., Mary's, in York, (by reason of the blshop*s
absence and impotency of the dean,) performed the
office of the dead* and odebrated the morrow mass,
3D ats
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ftt which woe offered eight honei* viz,, fott? for
the war» with four men armed* and aU their har-
neu and habiliments: and four othenfor peaoe;
aa also three cloths of gold, of blue colour, inter-
woven with flowers. Four of those horses were
redeemed, after the funeral, by Sir Johm, his son
and heir, for one hundred marks. His lordship
was «. by his ddest son,
SIR JOHN DE NEVILL, third baion, sum-
moned to parliament as Lord NByix.L, or Raby,
firom 24th Felmiary, 1368, to 88th July, 1388. This
nobleman was with his father at the battle of Dur-
ham, in the 90th Edward III., and received the
honour of knighthood some years afterwards, when
in arms before the barriers of Paris. In the 44th of
the same reign he was again in the wars of France,
and then constituted admiral of the king's fleet
from the mouth of the Thames northwards. During
the remainder of King Edward's reign he was con-
stantly in active servicer either in France or Scot-
land. In the 2nd Richard II. he was constituted
Ueutenant of Aquitaine, and he was likewise sene*>
chall of Bordeaux. It is reported of this nobleman
that he was some time employed against the Turks ;
and that lieing lieutenant of Aquitaine, he reduced
that province to tranquillity, and that in his service
in those parts, he won, and had rendered to him,
eighty-three walled towns, castles, and forts. His
lordsUp was a Knight of the Garter. He m. flrst,
Maud, daughter of Lord Percy, by whom he had
issue,
Ralph, his successor.
Thomas, who m. Joane, only daughter and
heiress of WiUiam de Fumival, Lord Fur-
nival, and was summoned to parliament in
her right, as Lord FvRiriyAL (see Fumi-
Tal, Lords Fumival).
Maud, m. to William, Lord Scroop.
Alice, m. to William, Lord Deincourt.
Eleanor, m. to Ralph, Lord Lumley.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Elisabeth, daugh-
ter and heir of William, Lord Latimer, K.G., and
had
John, who, in right of his mother, was sum-
moned to parliament as Lord Latimrr
(see Latimer, Barons Latimer, of Danby).
EUxabeth, m. to Sir Thomas Willoughby,
Knt
Margaret
He <f. in 1388, and was «. by Ms eldest son,
RALPH DE NEVILL, fourth baron, summoned
to parliament from 6th December, 1389, to 30th
November, 1396, This noUeman took a leading
part in the political drama of his day, and sus-
tidned it with more tlym ordinary alrfUty. In the
life-time of his father (9th Richard II. )» he was
Joined with Thomas qilflbrd, son of Lord ClilTord,
In the governorship of the dty and castle of Car-
lisle, and was appointed a commtssionership. for
the guardianship of the West Marches. In three
years after this he succeeded to the title, and in
two years subsequently he was one of the commis-
sioneiB appointed to treat with the kings of France
and Scotland, toudiing a truce made by them with
the king of England. In the 21st Richard 11. he
was made constable of the Tower of London, and
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shortly afterwarda advanced in ftiU parliattient to
the dignity of Earl of WB8TitoRx.AND. His
lordship was of the privy council to King Richard,
and luui much favour from that monwch, yet he
was one of the most active in raising Hknry, tf
Laneorter, to the throne, as Hbkry IV., and waa
rewarded by the new king in the first year of hia
reign, with a grant of the county and honour of
Richmond for his life, and with the great office of
RARL MARSHALL OF EHOLAND. SOOD aftCT this
he stoutly resisted the Earl of Northumberland in
his rebellion, and forced the Pkrcirb, who had
advanced as far as Durham, to fall back upon
Pruohok, when the battle of Shrewsbury ensued,
in which the gallant Hotspur sustained so signal
a defeat, and closed his impetuous careor. The
earl was afterwards governor of the town and castle
of Carlisle, warden of the West Marches towards
Scotland, and governor of Roxborough. He waa
also a Knioht of thr Gartrr. His lordship m.
flrst. Lady Margaret Stafibrd, daughter of Hugh,
Earl Staiford, K.G., for which marriage a dispen-
sation was obtained from Pope Urban V., the
Earl and his bride being within the third and
fourth degrees of consanguinity : by tlus huiy he
had issue,
John, Lord Nevill, who, in the 12th Henry
IV., was made governor of the castle of
Roxborough for ten years, and the next
year constituted warden of the West
Marches towards Scotland. His lordship
m. Lady Elisabeth Holland, daughter of
Thomas, Earl of Kent, and sister and oo*
heir of Edmund, Earl of Kent, by wlxnn
(dying in 1428, his father stiU Uving) he left
issue,
Ralph, who succeeded as second Earl of
Westmorland.
John, slain at Towton, in 1461, in. Lady
Ann Holland, daughter of John, Duke
of Exeter, and widow of his nephew,
John, Lord NeviU, and left a son,
Ralph, who succeeded as third Earl
of Westmorland.
Thcmias.
Ralph, who IN. Margery, daughter and co-heir
of Sir Robert Ferrers, of Oversley, and left
a son,
John, who m. Elisabeth, daughter and
heir of Ro6ert Newmarch, and left an
only daughter and heir,
Maroarbt, m. to Thomas Went-
worth, ancestor of the Earls of
Straflbrd.
Maud, m, to Peter, L(»d Mauley.
Philippe, m. to Thomas, Lord Dacre.
Alice, m. flrst, to Sir Thomas Grey, Knt.,
and secondly, to Sir Gilbert Lancaster,
Knt
Margaret, m. to Richard, Lord Scroop, of
Bolton.
Anne, m. to Sir Gilbert UmfiravilL
Margery, abbess of Barking.
Elisabeth, a nun.
The earl espoused, secondly, Joane de Beaufort,
daughter of John of Gaunt, by Kathcrine Swynford,
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and widow of Robert, Lord Ferren, of Wem, by
whom he had ianie,
RicBASD, who m. Lady Alice Montacute,
only daughter and heiren of Thomas, Earl
of Salisbury, and was created Earl or
Salisbury himsdf (see Nevill, Earl of
Salisbury).
William (see Nevill, Lord Fauoonberg and
Earl of Kent).
George (see Nevill, Lord Latimer).
Edward (Sir), who m. Lady Eliaabeth Beau-
champ, only daughter and heirem of Richard
Beauchamp, Lord BsROATaNNV, and Earl
of Worcester, and was summoned to par-
liament, jure ujtorUt as Baron Bergavenny :
a dignity enjoyed by his lordship's lineal
descendaut, the present Earl of Aberga-
venny.
Robert, a churdiman. Bishop of Durham.
Cuthbert, ^
Henry, Vdied«.p. , ch- t
Thomas, j . Jl SCtJ.*^^"-^^
Catherine, m. first, to' John Mowbray, Duke of
Norfolk, and secondly, to Sir John Widvile,
Knt., son of Richard, Earl Rivers.
Eleanor, (or Elisabeth,) m. first, to Richard,
Lord Spencer, and secondly, to Henry
Percy, Earl of Northumberland.
Anne, m. first, to Humphrey, Duke of Buck-
ingham, and secondly, to Walter Blount,
Lord Mountjoy.
Jane, a nun^
Cicily, tM. to Richard Plantagenet, Duke of
York.
This great earl d. in 1425, and waa «. by bis grand-
RALPH NEVILL, fifth Baron Nevill, of Raby,
and second Earl of Westmorland. This nobleman,
after the death of Elisabeth, his mother, had £40
per annum, allowed him by the king for his main*
lenance, being then in minority. His lordship m.
first, EUsabeth, daughter of Henry, Lord Percy,
iUetapur,) and widow of John, Lord CliAnd, by
whom he had issue,
JoHw, Lord Nevill, who m. Lady Anne Hol-
land, daughter of John, Duke of Exeter,
and d. in the lifis-time of his father «. p.
His widow r»*married her late husband's
uncle^ Sir John NevilL
The earl espoused, secondly, Margaret, daughter of
Sir Reginald Cobham, Knt., but had no issueu His
lordship d. in 1486, and was ». by his nephew,
RALPH NEVILL, sfacth Baion Nevill, of Raby,
and third Karl of Westmorland. This nobleman
m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Roger Booth, of
Barton, in the county of Lancaater, and had an
only son,
Ralph, Lord Nevill, who m. Elisabeth,
daughter of Sir William Smidys, and dying
in the life-time of his father, left a son and
daughter, vii.
Ralph, who *. as fourth earL
Anne, m. to Sir William Conyen* Knt.
The earl is said to have d. of grief for the loss of
his son at Hornby Castle, in IfiSS, and was «. by his
grandscm.
RALPH NEVILL, seventh Baron NeviU, of
Raby, and fourth Earl of Westmorland. This no-
bleman was made a Knight of the Garter by King
Henry VIII., and was one of those who signed the
celebrated letter to Fope Clbmxnt regarding the
divorce of Queen Katherine. His lordship m. Lady
Catherine Stafford, dau^ter of Edward, Duke of
Buckingham, and bad, with other issue,
HaicRY, Lord Neville, his successor.
Thomas (Sir).
Eleanor.
Dorothy, m, to John, Earl of Oxford.
Mary, m. to Sir Thomas Danby, Knt.
Joane.
Margaret, m. to Henry Manners, Earl of Rut-
land.
Saisabeth, m. to Thomas, Lord Dacre, of Gil-
lesland.
Eleanor, ta. to Sir Bryan Stapleton, Knt.
Anne, m. to Sir Fulke Greville, Knt., of Beau-
champs Court, in the county of Warwick.
Ursula.
The earl d. in 1540, and was «. by his ddest son,
HENRY NEVILL, eighth Baron Nevill, of
Raby, and fifth Earl of Westmorland; who m. first.
Lady Jane Manners, daughter of Thomas, Earl at
Rutland, and had issue,
Charlxs, Lord NeviU.
Eleanor, m. to Sir William Pelham, Knt.
Katherine, m. to Sir John Constable, Knt., of
Kirby Knowle, in the county of York.
Adeline, d. unmarried.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Margaret, daugh-
ter of Sir Riduurd Cholmondeley, Knt, and widow
of Sir John Gasooigne, Knt., by whom he had two
daughters, Margaret and Elisabeth. The earl, who
was a Knight of the Garter, d. in 1549, and wase.
by his son,
CHARLES NEVILL, ninth Baron Nevill, of
Raby, and sixth Earl of Westmorland. This noble-
man, joining in the insurrection of Henry Percy,
Earl of Northumberland, in the 13th of Elisabeth, ,
was attainted, and preaerved his life only by first
flying into Scotland, ' and afterwards to the Ne-
therlands, where he lived to an advanced age.
Banks says, " meanly and miserably.'* His lord-
ship m. Anne, daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of
Surry, and sister of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, by
whom he had issue,
Catherine, m, to Sir Thomas Grey, of Chil-
lingham.
Eleanor, d. unmarried.
Margaret, m. to Nicholas Pudsey, Esq.
Anne, m. to David, bcother of Sir William
Ingleby, Knt.
Under the attainder of this nobleman the old Ba-
rony OP NaviLL, OF Raby, and the Earlooh op
WsBTMORLAND became both forpsitrd.
Armb.— Gules, a saltier, ar.
Note, — ^In the reign of James I. the Earldom of
Westmorland was claimed by Edward Nevill, and
tile case appears thus ;— > -
In the time of Richard II., Ralph, Lord Nevill,
of Raby, was created Earl of Westmorland, to him
and the heirs male of his body ; and had issue by
his first wife a sott> Ralph, whose issue m^e, dur-
»7
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ing wvcnl iBCcewtoiM, enjoyed the title, end to
him Charlet, iMt Earl of WeBtmorlud, was heir
male. That Ralph, the flnt eerl, by hii aeoond
wife, had ianie, George Nerille, Lord Latimer, of
whom the then claimant, Edward NeriUe, waa the
lineal defendant, and heir male. And that Charles,
then late Earl of Westmorland, was attainted fbr
high treason. It was, howerer, adjudged that Ed-
ward NeriUe should not succeed to the earldom,
though heir male of the first donea The authority
for whidi dedsion was grounded on the statute of
96 Henry VIII., cap^ 13, whereby, in cases of high
treason, it is enacted, that theofltender shall for-
fdt all such lands, tenements, and heniUamenU,
wherdn he shall have any ef tote t^f JnAeHlonce.—
Bakks.
NEVILL — EARLS OF SALISBURY,
EARL OF WARWICK,
BARON MONTACUTE,
BARON MONTHERMER.
Earldom of Salisbury, "I by Letters f .,^ m.. \aa<»
Earldom of Warwick, ; Patent, |«»"«y'**«-
Barony of Mon-^ fBth June, IS94,
tacute, f by Writ of J S9 Edward I.
Barony of Mod- C Summons, j 4th March, 130B»
thermer« J (, S Edward IL
Xiiuagc.
RICHARD NEVILL, eldest son of Ralph NeoUl,
first Earl or WnsTifoni^KD, by his second wife,
Joane de Beaufort, daughter of John or Oauht,
and widow of Robert, Lord Ferrers, of Wem,
espoused the Lady Alice Montacute, daughter and
heir of Thomas, Earl of Salisbury, (see Montacute,
Earl of Salisbury,) and had that bahldom rerived
in his person, by letters patent, dated 4th May,
1442, with remainder to the said Alice, and with
twenty pounds annual rent out of the issues of the
county of Wilts. Her ladyship inherited the old
Baronies of MoNTAcun and MoKTHSitMSit, which
had been so long in her femily. This noUeman
obtained ftnom King Hsimv VL numerous sub-
stantial grants, and some of the highest and most
important trusts, amongst others he waa appointed
warden of the marches towards Scotland* andgorer-
nor of Carlisle, had had large territorial giits from
the crown, with a grant of £9*0631 6«. Sd. per
annum, out of the customs, for thirty years, yet he
was one of the earliest to espouse the cause of the
house of York, and one of the most determined in
maintaining it. His lordship fought and won, in
conjunction with the Duke of York, the first
pitched battle,, that of St. ALBAira, between the
-contending Roses; and he followed up his sucoeis
by defeating the Lord Audley at Blors Hxath in
1468, and again in 1400, at NoRraAMPTon, when he
was constituted by the Yorkists lord orrat
CHAMRSRLAiir or EifOLAND. The fortuRO of War
changing, howerer, in the rcry next rencounter,
the battle of WAKxrixLO, the Duke of York fdl,
the Yorkists were routed, Salisbury's son. Sir
Thomas Nevill, slain, and the earl himself made
prisoner, when his head was Immediately cut oflT,
and fixed upon a pole over one of the gates of the
1 4i. young.
dtyofYork. His lordship had iaraie toy the iMiiew
of the Montacutes,
Rtcha ro. Earl ef Wmnokk, his tuooeasor.
Thomas (Sir), m. Maud, widow of Lord Wil-
hnighby, and was slain et Wakefleld-dicd
•.ji.
John (Sir), created MAROVsae op MoirrAon
(see that dignity).
George, in holy orders, became ArdiMshop of
York, and charcxllor op EroIiAvb.
Ralph,
Robert,
Joane, m. to William Fita-Alan, Barl of
ArundeL
Cioriy, m. first, to Henry Beauchamp, Duke
of Warwick, and secondly, to John TiptofI,
Earl of Worcester.
Alice, ta. to Henry, Lord Fits-Hugh.
Eleanor, m. to Thomas Staiiley, first Earl of
Warwick.
Katharine, m. to William, Lord Bonvyie;
Margaret, fit. first, to John de Vsre, Earl of
Oxford, and secondly, to William, Lord
Hasthigs.
The decapitation of the earl (who was a Knight of
the Garter) oocttxred in December, 1460, when Ma
ddest son,
RICHARD NEVILL, the Hwt Earl op War- -^
WICK, became second Earl <rf Salisliury« and he
inherited feom his mother the baronies of Monta-
cute and Monthermer. His kwdship married Lady
Anne Beauchamp, dauglater of Richsrd, fifth Eatl
of Warwick, and helrcas of the Beauduunps, upon
the decease, in 1448, ot her young niece, AHn»,
CouHTRaa OP Warwick, deughter and hdraM of
Henry, Duke of Warwick, and had a confirmation
of the Earldom op Warwick, with all its pie-
emincnoes to himself and his wife, the said Lady
Anne Beaocfaamp, by letters patent, dated SSrd
July, in the, same year. This nOUeman, so wtf
known in English history as the kino makrb,
espoused with his fether the fortunes of the beoae
of York at the Tsry commencement of the lamenta-
ble contest between the Roses, and was made cap-
TAtw-«B]rsRAL OP CALAiaaAcT the fint battle of
St. Albans. He subsequently commanded the iran
of the Yorkists at Northampton, where Maroa-
RST OP Arjov, sustained so signal a defeaL He
shared, however, in the reveiees of his party in thfc
ensuing battles of Wakefield and St. Albans, but
outgeneralled the heroic M«rg«ret» in reaching Lon-
don, with the young Earl of March, son of the
Duke of York, before her Tictorious army. Here
he caused his prDfogee to be proclaimed as Ed-
ward IV., and following the queen and LiBcaa-
trlansinto the north, /berf the sceptrein thehand
of the new monarch by the great victory of Tow-
TOK PiCLD. After which he was constituted gene-
ral warden of the east marches towards Scotland, ^
constable of Dorer Castle, lord orxat oham- '
RRRLAiN of England for life, and lord hior
btrward. He likewise obtained immense grants
from the crown, so that his revenues are said to
have amounted, independently of his own heritable
estates, to the annual income of >bur «eore Osiiseiirf
cnwntl It is not possible, howerer, in a worii of
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tbk dincription; to enter into any thing like a ^lafi
of the deeda of tUs, probebly moBt potent* noble in
the whole range of English sto^. We muett there-
for^ be omtent in briefly stating, that hia kndthip,
..boooming in a few yean discontented with the
order of things which he had thus established, pro-
jected the restontion of the Lancastrian monmrch,
Henry VL» and having embodied an army under
the sanction of hia former foe, Maroarst, of
Anjou, landed in the west of England trom Nor-
mandy, proclaimed King Henry VI., forced King
Edward to fly the kingdom, marched upon London,
and releasing the restored monarch ftpom hia capti-
vity in the Tower, re-established him upon the
throne; when he was himself constituted lord
HioH ADiuAAi. OF Enolaito. This rerohition
was, however, but of brief endurance, for within
one short year King Edward reappeared upon the
sceoeof action, and soon found hima^ at the head
of a sufficient force to contend for, and to recover
his diadem. The battle was fought on Eaater-day
1471« at BARirnT-FiBi.D, when, notwithatanding the
personal valour, and great martial prowess of the
Earl of Warwick, and his brother, the Marquess of
Montagu* victory declared for the Yorkists, but his
lordship survived not the defeat— he fell in the
brunt of the conflict, with a numerous train of
eminent associates. The earl's remains, with those
of his brother, the Marquess of Montagu, were con-
veyed to London* and there exposed to public view
in the cathedral of St. Paul, whence they were
transferred to Bitham* in Berkshire, and in-
terred in the tomb of the MowTAcurna. Cominet
reports* that the earl was so popular at Calais, of
which he was governor, that every body wore his
badge, no man esteeming himself gallant whoae head
was not adorned with his ra^gfed Htn^i nor no door
ftcquented that had not his whit9 erou painted
thereon. Moreover, he saith, that this earl never
usedtoflghtonfoott but his manner was, when he
had led hia men to the charge, then to take horsOb
And if the victory fell on has side, to flght among
bis soldiers, otherwise to depart in time. But in
this last battle he was constrained by his brother,
the Marquess of Montagu, to alight and to send
away his hone. Of his extraordinary hospitality it
is recorded, that* at his house in London, six oxen
were usually eaten 1 breakfut, and every tavern
full <»f his meat ; " for, who thet had any acquaint-
ance in his family* should have as much sodden and
roast as he might carry upon a long dagger." As
admiral to King Henry VI. his lordship was styled
GnnAT Captain of thb Sha, and throu^ the
ikvoui of the same monarch, he had a grant of pre-
cedency above all the earls of England, and to
augment his grandeur, had a peculiar office at arms,
for hia services in martial employments, called
.Wabwick Hbrald. After his kirdship's death*
bis countess* such the mutability of human aflkirs,
the 4[reat hdresa of the BsAUCHAMPa, endured
the deepest distress, being constrained to take
sanctuary in the Abbey of Beauliew, in Hamp-
' ahire, where she continued a long time in a very
mean condition; thence removing privately into
the north, she there too abode in most humble
circumstances* all her vast inheritance being» by
authority' of parliament, taken from her and set-
tled upon laABKL and Anitk, her two daughters
and heirs, as if she herself had been naturally dead.
But upon the death of these ladies, without sur-
viving issue* her inheritance was restored, 3rd
Henry VIL, with power to alienate the same or any
part thereof This appears* however* to have been
merely granted, in order that she might transfer
it to the king ; for soon after, by special deed* and
a fine thereupon, she passed the Warwick estates*
of itf> less thanone hundred and fourteen lordahipa,
together with the isles of Jersey, Ac., to King
Henry VII.. and his issue male* with remainder to
herself and her heirs for ever. When she died, is
not exactly known, but she was living in the Ath
of Henry VIL By this lady the Earl of Warwick
left two daughters,
iBAnnL, m. to Gecnge Plantagenet, I>nke of 1
. Clarence, brother of King Edward IV., and \^ ,
diedt.ii Z eAUdr^T*- - y^c PU*Ji<i»^^'.
Aimn, m. first, to Edward Prince <rf Wales* ^
son of King Henry VI., and secondly, to
Richard Duke of Gloucester, afterwards
Richard III.* who killed the young prince,
her first husband, in cool blood, after the
battle of Tewksbury. By Richard she had a
son,
Edward Plawtaoskbt, who was
created by his unde. King Edward IV.*
Earl of Salisbury, in the first year
of his reign, and aflerwarda Earl of
Chester, and Princb of WALxa. He
d, the next year, 1484, when all hia
honours became bxtinct.
An attainder immediately followed the death of the
Hout Earl of Warwick, and under that, the
Earldojcb of Warwick and Salibburt, with
the Baronixsof Montacutb and Monthxrmbr,
became forfbitbd.
Armb.— Gules, a saltier* ar.
NEVILL — BARON NEVILL, OF ^
MONTAGU, EARL OF NOR-
THUMBERLAND, MAR-
QUESS OF MONTAGU.
Barony, by Writof Summons, dated 30th July* 1460,
38 Henry VL
Earldom, \ by Letters f 27th May, 1467*
Marquisate, J Patent* \ 2Sth May, 1470.
SIR JOHN NEVILL, third son of Richard Nevill,
Earl of Salisbury, by the Lady Alice Montacute,
daughter and heir of Thomas Montacute, Earl of
Salisbury, was summoned to parliament as Bahon
Nbvill, cfMontaguet by King Henry VI., In 1460,
and afterwards espousing, with his father and elder
brother, Richard, the celebrated Earl of War-
wick, the interests of the House of York, he had
similar summons upon the accessi<Ni of King Ed-
ward IV., which latter monarch constituted him
general warden of the cast Marches towards Scot-
land, and the ensuing year, (S7th May, 1467,) ad-
vanMdhim to the dignity of Earl of North um-
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•BBLAVD (in oomeiiiiaMe of the flight of Henry
Ptnj, Earl of NorthtimlMrkiid, into SeoCland,
with Haary VL). Hit lorddiip in this yvvdofeatod
tlie Lanoutrians uBder the Duke of Sananet, at
HazHAM s ami he was subnqucBtly rewarded with
exteatiTO grantt ftom the forfUted- laadi in tbe
counties of Norfolk* Leioeiter, Nottingliam, Suf-
folk, and York. In the lOth of Edward IVo the
earl was induced to resign the peerage of Northnm-
borland, in order tliat tht Psrey might be restored ;
and in lieu tliereof, he was created If ABoimae of
IfoNTAOu. Soon after tltis, however, liis kirdship
joined his brotlier, tlie Earl of Warwick, in the
reitoratian of King HnifBv VL, and eventually
shared tlie fite of that eminent nobieman, at Ae
battle of Bamet, 14th April, M71: in that conflict
both brothers fell, and both were afterwards at*
tainted. The marqucw m. Isabel, daughter of Sir
Edmund Ingoidesthorp, KnL, and had issue,
^ Gbobos, who was created Dukb of Bbd-
"" FOBD, on the 5th January, I46B, by Ki$tgr
EnwABB IV., with the intention of bestow-
lilg upon him, in marriage, his eldest daugh-
ter, the Lady Elisabeth Plantagcnet. After
the attainder of his Csther. and the conse-
quent oonflscation of his heritalde estates,
having no means of sustaining the ducal
dignity, his grace was degraded firom all his
^ dignities and honours,- by parliament, in
1477< He died in 1483, «. p., and was interred
at Sheriff HoCOB.
Jcha, d. and was buried at Salston, in Cam-
bridgeshire.
Anne, m. to Sir William Stoner, Knt, of
Oxfordshire.
Elisabeth, m. to Lord Scrope, of UpaalL
r Margaret, m. flrst, to Sir John If ortimcr, and
secondly, to Robert Home.
Lncy, m. flrst, to Sir Thomas Fita-WiUiBms,
of Aldwarlie. KnL, and secondly, to Sib
AiTTBoiTY Bbown, Kut, Standard-Bcarer
of England. Her ladyship's grandson,
SiB Antrony Bbown, KbL, was cre-
ated Viscount Montagu.
Isabel, m. to Sir William Huddleston, Knt, of
Salston.
Under the attainder of this noUcman, the Babowy
OP NBYII.L, OP MoxTAOU, Bud the Maboubsatb
ow Montagu, became pobpbitbd.
Abms.— Gules, a saltier, ar. a labd gobonny ar.
and as. a crescent for diAerence.
NEVILL— DUKE OF BEDFORD.
See NeviU, MABQUBse or Montaov.
NEVILL, AND FAUCONBERO—
BARONS FAUCONBERG,
EARL OF KENT.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 83rd July, 1396,
83 Edward I.
Earldom, by Letters Patent, dated 146B.
Of this ancient family, the flrst upon record is
PETER DE FALKEBERGE, sob of Agnci de
3D0
Arches, fonndress of the heaaa of mms, Nunkd-
ling, in HoMcmess, in the oonnty of York. This
Peter liad three sons,
William.
Walter, m. Agnes, one of the three daughterB
and oo-hdn of Simon Flts^imon, by
Isabel, his wifo, daughter and heir of
Thomas de Cukeney, founder of Wdbeck
Abbey, in Nottinghamshire.
Stephen, m. PetroniU, another of the daugh-
ters and co-hrtrs of Simon Fits-Simon.
To Walter de Falkebeig, (the second son,)
PETER DE FAUCONBERG. who was «. by hk
WALTER^ DE FAUCONBERG, of Ryse,
Holdemess, who, in the 8th of Henry III., wai
stitutad gofernut of Plympton Castle* in the county
of Devon. He m. Agnes, one of the sisters and
co-hein of Peter de Bruss of Skelton Castle, and
by her he acquired that castle, with other cxtensiye
lands, in ail of which he obtained diarter for ftee
warren, in the 8th Edward I. In the SSd of the
same reign, he had summons* to attend the king,
amongst divers other persons of note, to advise
oonceming the important aflUrs of the realm, and
soon after had a military summons to be at Ports-
mouth, in order to sail with the king into Franoeb
He was summoned to parliament as a babon, ftom
S3rd June, 1890, to 94th July, 1901, and d. fai 1908—
was «. by his ddest son,
WALTER DE FAUCONBERG, second baron,
but never summoned to parliamenL His lordihip
m. Isabel, daughter of Lord Roos, of Hamlake, by
whom he had a numerous Amily. Hed. — — > and
was «. by his eldest surriving son,
SIR WALTER DE FAUCONBERG, K.B.,
third baron, summoned to parliament flrom 19th
November, 1903, to 88th August, 19ia This noble-
man distinguiahed himself in the Scottish wars.
His lordship m. Anaatasia, daughter of Ralph de
Nevil, and d. in 1815— was s. by his son,
JOHN DE FAUCONBERG, fourth baron, sum-
moned to parliament from 89d January, 1396, to
10th March, UM0. This nobleman was bi the wan
of ScoUand, 7th Edward IIL, and he was after-
wards in the expedition made into Flanderk In
the.lMh of the same reign, he was constituted
sheriff of Yorkshire, and goremor of the Castle of
York : and the next year he was made governor of
Berwick^pon-Tweed. His lordship d. hi 1949,
and was «. by his son,
SIR WALTER DE FAUCONBERG, flfth ba-
ron, summoned to perliement, ftom 9Sth Novem-
ber, ISfiO, to 14th August, 1989. This nobleman
being a banneret, had an assignation, in the 94th
Edward III., of £939. 9il., to be paid out of the
exchequer, for wages due to him, for his ser-
vices and expenses in the wars beyond sea. In
two years afterwards, upon an apprehended inva-
* Nicolas doubts whether tliis writ could be
deemed a regular summons to parliament, as none
of the higher temporal nobility, nor any of the
spiritual peers were included in the summons, nor
there any day flzed for the meeting.
NEV
NEV
sioB by the Frtnch, his lordchip vm appohitod,
with the Lord Mowbny and other eminent penont,
to guard the sea coast of Yorluhire i and he was
subsequently again in the wars of France. He m.
flrst, Maud, daughter of John, Lord PateshuU, and
sister and co-heir of William de Pateshull, and
had a son Thomas, his successor. His lordship
espoused^ 'secondly, Isabel, sister of John Bigot.
He d, in 136B, and was «. by his son,
SIR THOMAS Df: FAUCONBERO, sixth banm,
but nerer summoned to parliament. This noble-
man was with William de Windsore, in the expe-
dition made into Ireland, in the 4^ of Edward
III., and in the fiOth pf the same rdgn, he was in
the wars of Franoew He d. about the year 137S,
leaying an only daughter and heir«M|
JOAN DE FAUCONBERO. who espoused
SIR WILLIAM NBVILL, Knt, (youngest
son of Ralph, first Earl of Westmorland, by his
second wife, Joane de Beaufort, daughter of John
of Gaunt;) he was summoned to parliament, jure
unrit, as Loiu> FAUooiTBXito, firam Svd August,
1489, to 83d May, 1401. Hb loidshlp, who was a
military person of great valour, distinguished him-
self at the si«ge of Orleans, in the 9th of Henry VI. ;
and subsequently took a leading part in the wars
of France. He was governor of the Castle of
Roxboiough, in the same reign t but being sent
ambassador into Normandy to treat of peace, he
was perfidiously seised upon by the French, and
detained for some time a prisoner in France. In
consideration of which captivity, he had an assig-
nation, in the 90th of Henry VI., of £4160. then
in arrear, due to him for his pay, whilst he was
governor of Roxborough, to be received out of the
oastoms of the ports of Bristol, Kingston-upon-
Hull, and Ipswich. Altar this he was again con-
stitnted, in ooi^unctlon with Sir Ralph Grey,
Governor of Roxborough Castle fbr twdve years,
and they were to receive jointly, in times of truce,
£1000 per annum, and in time of war, douUe that
income. In the 9Bth of the same reign, he was
again in the wan of France, In the retinae of his
nephew, Richard, Earl of Warwick, then governor
of Calais, and lieutenant of the Marches there His
lordship espousing the cause of Edward IV., and
fitting valiantly for that prlnos, at the battle of
TovfTOH, was rewarded* alter the aooessioB of the
new monardi, by being raised to the dignity of
Eari. of KaiTT, constituted loud admiilax. of
ENOi.AjrD, and nude a Knight of the Garter. But
those honours his lordship o^Joyed a few months
only, as he died some time in the same year, 1469«
leaving three daughters his co-heirs, vis.
Joane, m. to Sir Edward Bedhowing, Knt
EUiabeth, m. to Sir Richard Strangeways.
Knt.
Alice, m. to Sir John Coniers, Knt, K.G., and
her ddest son,
Sim W11.X.IAM CoMYxaa was summoned
to parliament by King Hbnrt VI IL
as Loan Coifvana. Hit lordship m.
Lady Anne Neville, daughter of Ralph,
Earl of Westmorland, and dying In
1^4, left issue,
Chbistofhbr, his successor.
Katherine, m^ to Sir Frands BIgoda
ofSettrington.
Margaret, m. to Richard, son of Sir
Roger Cholmelsy, of Rockley,
Knt
His lordship was «. by his son,
Sm CHRiaTOPHBit CowYSRs, second tn^
ron, wlio IN. Anne, daughter of WU-
liam. Lord Dacre, of Gilleslanda and
had issue,
JoKN, his successor.
Leonard.
Elisabeth, m. to George Playocb
Esq., of Halnaby.
Jane, m. to Sir Marmaduke Coor
stable, Knt
His lordship was «; by his elder son.
Job IV CoNYBRa, third baron. This no-
Ueman m. Maud, daughter of Henry
Clillbrd, first Earl of Cumberland, and
d. in 1M7, leaving three daughters, his
heirs, via.
Anne, m. to Anthony Kempe, Esq.
Elisabeth, m, to Thomas, son of Sir
John D'Arcy, Knt (see D'Arcy,
Barons Cooyen).
Catherine, m. to John, son and heir
of John AthertOB, Esq., of Atber-
ton, in Lancashire.
Of these daughters, the descendants of
Elisabeth, Lady D'Arcy alone re*
main, and in one of those, Wii.t
2.IAM, present Dukb of Lxbob,
the Baroicy of Conybrs now
centres.
Upon the decease of the Eari. of Kbwt that dig-
nity became bxtihct, while the Barony of Fau-
ooiTBBRO fell into abbyancb between his three
daughters, as it still continues with their bbprb-
aBNTATIVBa.
Armb.— 4ia. a saltier» ar. a mulleta sa. for dif-
Nue^— In an old inquisition, it was found that
Henry de Fauoonberge hdd the manor of Cuksoey,
in Nottinghamshire, by serjeanty, for shooing the
king's horses when he came to Mansfield, which
was formerly a place where our kings were wont
ISrequcnUyto retire to fpr the purpose of enjoying
therhatfi
NEVILL— BARON LATIMER.
See Latimer* Banna LBtimer, of Danby.
NEVILL— BARONS LATIMER.
By Writ of Summons, dated Sftth February, 1439,
10 Henry VL
Upon the decease, without issue, of John Nevia,
IxiRD Latimbb, of Danby, several of his lord-
ship's estates pasaed by entail to his elder brother of
the half-blood,
RALPH NEVILL, first Earl of WestmorUnd,
who settled those lands by ftoAnent on Sir George
991
NEV
NEV
NeviU, one ot hit mnm liy hit Meond wift, Joane,
dftughter of John of GauBt. which
SIR GEORGE NEVILL was, thereupoo, the
iMRt ouming year, on the SMh February, 1498,
■ummoned to parliament as Baron Latimsb. In
the Idth Henty VI. this noblemaa was one of the
chief commanders of the king's forces then raised in
the north, for the defence of those parts against the
Scots. And tlie same year his lordship came to an
agreement with Maud, Countess of Cambridge,
(widow of his half-unde, John, Lord Latimer, of
Danby.) to this efltect, via. :—Tliat if they should,
by advice <^ their counsel, grant unto Sir John
Willoughby, Knt, (for the purpose of avoiding
litigation,) any of those lands which formerly be-
longed to the said John, Lord Latimer, that she
should give of the said grants, two parts, and he.
Lord Latimer, one. And in case of any suit com-
menoed by Sir John Willoughby against them (by
reason of his being the next heir of blood of the
said John, Lofd Latimer, of Danby,) for any of
those lands, she to pay two-third partSj and he the
other part of the costs incurred thereby.
Lord lAtimfr m. Lady EUiabeth Beaudiamp,
third daughter by his first wife, of Richard, Eatl
of Warwick, by whom he had, with a daughter,
who cL issudess,
Hbitry (Sir), who m. Jaanna,^ daughter of
John Bourchier, Lord Becners, and fklling
at the battle of Edgoot, near Banbury, in
the 9th Edward IV.. his father still Uvfaig,
left two sons and a daughter, via.
Richard (Sir), successor to his grand-
father.
Thomas, of Mathon, m. Anne* daughter
of Robert GrcnviUe.
Joane, m. to Sir James RatcUllb.
Thomas, of Shenstone* in the county of Staf-
ford.
Lord Latimer, it appean, in the latter years of his
life became an idiot, and King Edward IV., in con-
sequence, committed all his lands and lordships to
the care of his nephew, Richard NeviU, Earl of
Warwick. He d. on the 30th December, 14S9, and
was «. by his grandson,
SIR RICHARD NEVILL, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament firom ISth August, 1408, to
9td November, IttS. This nobleman was one of
tlie commanders (1st Henry VII.) of the king's
army at the battle of Stoke, wherdn John de la
Pole, Earl of Lincoln, and his adherents, sustained
so signal a defeat. In the 6th Henry VIL he had
special livery of all the lands which descended to
him, by the death of his grandfather i and the next
year he was again a commander in the English
army, under the Earl of Surrey, which marched to
the teUef of Noluun Castle, then invested bylhe
Scots; but the besiegers raised the siege and fled,
at the approach of the English forces. In the ftth
Henry VIII. Lord Latimer acquired high reputa-
tion at the battle of Flodden Fidd, where the Scot-
tish army was totally routed, and King James IV.,
of Scotland, slain. In the 98th of the same reign
he was one of the peers who subscribed tlie letter to
Pope Clement VII., touching the king's divorce
firom Queen Katherine^ His lordship m. Anne,
daughter of Sir Humphrey Staflbrd, of Oralton,
and had issuer
JoBJi, his successor.
William, of Penwyn, m, EUabeth, daughter
of Sir Giles Greville, Knt., and his issue
Iwcame extinct in 1031.
Thomas, m. Mary, daughter and co-heir of
Thomas Teys, Esq., and had a son,
Thomas.
Marmaduke, «. Elisabeth, daughter and co-
heir of Thomas Teys, Esq., and had issue,
Christopher, who d. young.
Alianore, who m. Thomas Teys, Esq., of
Layer-de-la>Hay.
Cliristopher.
Margaret,* m. to Edward, son and heir of
Robert, Lord Broke.
Dorothy, m. to Sir John Dawney, Knt
Elisabeth.
Catherine.
Susanna, m. to Richard Norton, Esq., high
sherilfofVorkshire, 13th Elisabeth. From
a younger son of this marriage, Edmund
Norton, the Lords GranUey are said to de-
rive.
Joane.
Lord Latimer d. in 1530, and was «. by his eldeat
SIR JOHN NEVILL, third baron, summoned
to parliament from 5th January, 1534, to i6th Janu-
ary, 1548. This nobleman, upon the insurrection
in Yorkshire, temp. Henry VIIL, called the Pilgrim-
age of Grace, was one of those deputed by the rebels
(the others were the Lords Scrope, Lumley, and
Darcy,) to treat with the Duke of Norfolk, then
advancing at the head of an army against them.
His lordship m. first. Lady Dorothy de Veie,
daughter and co-heir of John, Earl of Oxford, and
had issue,
John, his sttcoessor.
Margaret.
He espoused, secondly, Catherine, daughter of Sir
Thomas Parr, of Kendall, Knt., by whom (who
• Memorable, also, is this Richard, Lord Lati-
mer, for the dispute he liad with Robert, Lord
Broke, touching the Barony of Latimer; to wliidi,
as next heir in blood to John, Lord Latimer, of
Danby, who died «. pi, the 9th Henry VI., he
claimed a right. But to end the contention, the
Lord Broke was informed by an herald, that Sir
George Nevlll, grandfather to Richard, was created
Lord Latimer by a new title, which therefore
lineally descended to Richard, by Henry, son and
heir of the said George; and that the Lord Broke
had made a wrong claim : who should have claimed
his style from William Latimer, first created Lord
Latimer, of Danby, (the head manor of his barony,)
temp. Edward I., on this, the Lord Broke per-
ceiving his error, and having a title of his own, waa
contented to conclude a match between their chil-
dren; and Richard sulibred a recovery on certain
manors and lordships demanded by the Lord Broke ;
with which adjustment both parties were wdl sacia-
fied.--BAMK8.
f
NEV
toecana^ alUr bit daoeua, the kst wife of Kma
HsNRY VII L) he had no iMue. Hia lordship <i. in
1542, and waa «. by hia son,
SIR JOHN NEVILL, fourth baion, aununoned
to parliaaaent from Uth June, 1548, to 6th January*
1581. Hia kndahip. m. Lucy, daughter of Henry,
Karl of Wor^aater* and had iiaue>
Katherine, m. to Henry Percy, eighth Earl of
Northumberland,
porothy. m, to Thomaa Cecil, first Earl of
Exeter, and had issue,
William, second Earl of Exeter, who
left three daughters, via.
Elisabeth, m. to Thoaoas, Earl of
Berkshire.
Diana, m. first, to Thomaa, Earl of
Elgin, and secondly, to the Earl
of Aylesbury.
Anne, m. to Henry Orey, Earl of
Stamford.
Lucy, imto Sir William Comwallis, KnU, and
had two sons, who both died «. p., with four
daughters, vis.
Frances, m. to Sir Edward Withipoole.
Elisabeth, m. to Thomaa Sandya, Esq.
Cetherine, m. to Richard Farmer, Esq.
Dorothy, m. to Archibald, Earl of Argyll.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir John Danvers, Knt, and
had issue,
Sm CHABLsa DANTBRa, Knt, attainted
in 43rd Elizabeth.
Sir Henry Danvers, Knt., created Eabl
OF Dawby. His lorddiip, who waa a
Knight of the Carter, d, in 1644 un-
married, when his honours became ex-
tinct.
Sir John Danvers, one of the judges of
King Charles L, d. in 16S0.
Elisabeth Danvers m. Thomaa Walmaley,
Esq., of Dunkelhagh, in the county of
Lancaater, and left a daughter,
Anne, who m. first, William Middle-
ton, Esq., of Stocked, in the
county of York, and secondly. Sir
Edward Osbom, Bart., whose son.
Sir Thomas Osbom, was cre-
ated Viscount Latimer, Earl
of Danby, and afterwarda
Marquess of Carmarthen,and
DuKX or LKBoat all which
honours are enjoyed by his
descendant, the present
Duke of Leeds.
Lord Latimer d. in 1577, when the Barony or
Latimbr fell into abbyancb between his lord-
ship's four daughters and co-heirs, as it still con-
tinues with their descendants and representatives.
ARJca.— <iu. a saltier, ar. sm annulet for diliter-
enoe.
NEVILL— BARON FURNIVAL.
See FuBsriyAL.
NEV
NEVILL -^ BARONS NEVILL OF
ESSEX.
By Writ of Summons, dated 22nd January, 1336,
9 Edward IH.
In tlie 8th Henry III.,
HUGH DE NEVILL waa conatituted principal
warden of the king's forests throughout England,
and chief justice of the same. Thia Hugh m. Joane,
daughter and oo-heir of Warine Fita-Gerald, by
Alice, hia wife, daughter and heir of William da
Courcy, and paid one hundred marks for livery of
the moiety of the manor of Stoke Courcy, with the
caatle there, and moiety of the knight's fees there-
unto belonging, which he had of her inheritance.
He founded the priory of Stoke-Courcy, in the
county of Devon, and waa a, by hia aon,
JOHN DE NEVILL, who, like hU father, waa
chief warden of the foresta. In the a6th Henry II J,
thia John had a military summona^ attend the
king into France: but in two years afterwards,
being convicted of trespassing in the royal foreata,
he waa fined two thousand marka and dismissed
from the wardenahip with disgra<»i which so
aflbcted him, thet he d. in the same year of a broken
heart, at his manor houae of Walperfield. He waa
a. by his son,
HUGH DE NEVILL, a minor at the time of hia
father'sdeceaae, and theniemovedtoWindaor Caatle.
there to be educated with other of the king's warda.
For the cuatody of this Hugh, and benefit of hia
marrii^e, John de Courteney paid to the crown,
31st Henry III., two thousand five hundred marks.
From this Hugh, Dugdale sunnisfa, descepded
HUGH DE NEVILL, who waa father of
JOHN DE NEVILL, who, in the 9th Edward
III., upon doing his homage, had livery of hia
lands, and waa summoned to parliament aa a Babow
NBVIX.X., «/E»$ex, from 9Snd January, 1836, to 10th
March, 1318. His lordship waa in the wars of
France and Flanders. He d. in 1358, seised of two
parts of the manors of Great and Little Wakaring,
in Essex, for life only, the remainder to William de
Bohun, Earl of Northampton} and alao jointly
with Alice, his wife, the manors of Wethers's-fleld,
Parva, Halyngbury, Chigenhale^Zoin, Chigenhale-
Tany, and Peltingdoii; the reversion of all which
belonged to the said WlUiam, Earl of Northamp-
ton.
Upon the decease of Lord Nevill without issue,
the Barony of Nbtill, or Eaaxx, became bx-
TINCT.
^ofa.-— The connection, if any, between thia
family of Nevills, and the Nxviljls, or Raby,
does not appear.
NEVILL— BARON NEVILL.
By Writ of Summona, dated 85th February, 1342,
16 Edward III.
ROBERT DE NEVILL was summoned to par-
liament, as a babon, on the 25th February, 1348,
3E 308
NEW
NEW
twt nerer afterwards— -nor is there any thing ftirther
known of hinuelf or his family. It is presumed
that the barony became, at his decease^ bxtinct.
«
NEWBURGH — EARLS OF WAR-
WICK.
Creation of William the Conqueror.
XincBge.
The first who bore the title of Easl of War-
wick, after the Norman conquest, was
HENRY DE NEWBURGH. (so called from the
eestle of that name in Normandy,) a younger son
of Roger de BeUomont, Earl of Mdlent. When
fthto eminent person obtained the earldom Is not
ttactly ascertained, but Sir William Dugdale pre-
sumes the period to be towards the close of the
Conqueror's reign, '< for theitt** saith he, ** King
William having b^rt Warwick with a mighty
ditch, for the precinct of its waUs, and erected the
gates at his own charge, did promote this Henry to
the earldom, and annexed thereto the royalty of the
boroui^, which at that time belonged to the
crown.** But, though Henry de Newburgh was
made Earl of Warwick by the first Norman sove-
leign. he was not inTested with all the lands attached
to the earldom until the ensuing reign, as we find
WiLLiAit Ruftu, soon after his accession to the
throne, conferring upon him the whole inheritance
of Turdiil de Warwick, a Saxon, who, at the com-
ing of Duke William, had the reputation of earl ;
and thenceforth the «* bear and ragged staJf," the
derlce of Turcfail's fismUy, derived fhnn the diiral-
rous Guy, Earl of Warwick, was assumed by the
first of the Newbuigh dynasty ; and it has been con-
tinued ever since as a badge of the successiveEarls
of Warwick. The name of this Henry, Earl of
Warwick, appears as a witness to the charter of
King Henry I., whereby that prince confirmed the
laws of Edward the Confisssor, and granted many
other immunities to the clergy and laity. His
lordship m. Margaret, daughter of Rotrode, Earl of
Perch, and had issue, two daughters, whose names
are not mentioned, and five sons, via,
RoosR, his successor,
Henry.
GeAey.
Rotrode, Bishop of Eureaux.
Robert, seneschal and Justice of Normandy.
This Robert was a great benefactor to the
abbey of Bee, In whidt he was afterwards
shorn a monk, and d. in 1123L
This Earl Henry commenced imparking Wkdox-
irocK, near his castle of Warwick, following the
example of his sovereign. King Henry, who made
the first park that had ever been in England, at
Woodstock. His lordship, who was memorable
for pious foundations as for military achievements,
d. in lUO, and was «. by his eldest son,
ROGER DE NEWBURGH. second Earl of
Warwick. This nobleman, in the contest between
the Empren Maud and King Stephen, espoused the
cause of the former — but his lordship is much more
distinguished by his munificent grants to the church
3M
than his martial deeds. He m. Gundied, daughter
of William, Earl of Warren, and had issue,
William, 1 . .
WAL.RAlf,j~««-»^««^
Henry, who had for his patrimony Ckmerland.
in Wales— he died «. p, *
Agnes, IN. to Qetttrf de Clinton, the king**
chamberlain, son of Qetttrf, founder of
KSNILWORTH CaBTLS.
The earl d. on the Uth June, 1153, and was s. by hia
eldest son,
WILLIAM DE NEWBURGH, third Earl of
Warwick, who, in the 12th Henry II., upon the
assessment of aid for marrying the king's daughter,
certified the number of his knights' fees to be one
hundred and five, and one half, an enormous for-
tune at that period. Hto lordship m. first, Maud,
elder daughter and co-heir of William, Lord Percy,
and secondly, Margaret D'Eivill. but had no issue.
This noUeman was distinguished by the splendour
of his style of living, and, like his fkther, he wae
a liberal benefactor to the church. He A in the
Holy Land 15th November, 1184, and was «. by his
brother,
WALERAN DE NEWBURGH, firarth Earl of
Warwick. This nobleman, Dugdale says, <* had
much ado a great part of his time toudilng his
inheritance ; there starting up one who feigned hint-
self to be his brother. Earl William, deceased in the
Holy Land, which occasioned him no little trouble
and vexation ; so that it Is thought by some, that
the grant which he made to Hubert, Archbishop of
Canterbury, then chancdlor of England, of the
advowson of aU the prebendaries belanging to the
Colkgiate Church, In Warwidc, to hold during his
life, was to purchase his Ikvour In that weighty
business.** His lordship m. first, Margery, daughter
of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, by whom
he had issue,
HcN BY, his successor.
Waieran, who had the manors of Graham
and Cotlsmore, in the county of Rutland-^
diedf. |K.
Gundred, who took the veil at Pinley.
He espoused, secondly. Alice, daughter of John de
Haroourt, and widow of John de Limesi, by whom
he had an only daughter,
Alicb, m. to William Mauduit, feudal Baron of
Hanslape, (great grandson of William Mau-
duit, chamberlain to King Henry I., tj
Maud, daughter and hriress of Michael de
HansUpe,) and had issue,
William Mauduit, Baron of Hapslape,
who eventually succeeded to the Earl-
dom of Warwick.
Isabel, m. to William Beauchamp, Baron
of Elmeley. from whom the Bean-
duunps. Earls of Warwick, descended.
The earl d. in 1206, and was «. by his dder son,
HENRY DE NEWBURGH, fifth Earl of War-
wick, a minor at his father's decease, and committed
to the guardianship of Thomas Basset, of Hedcn-
don, who accordingly had livery of his lands, with
the castle of Warwick. Hto lordship attained ma-
jority in the 15th of King John, and, although that
monarch had, during his minority, taken away hit
NEW
NEW
inheritaace of Gower, in WiIm, and bettowed it
upon William de Braoie, hit lordihip, nevarthelen,
adhered to the royal cauie in all the subiaquent
oonflicfci between the crown and the barons, in the
reigns of King John and hit ion Henry III. Hit
lordahip in. flrtt, Margery, elder daughter and co-
heir of Henry D'Oyley, of Hoke Norton, in the
county of Oxford, by whom he had iatue*
Thomab, his tuccettor.
Margery, m. fint, to John Mareichal, and
tecondly, to John de Plattett, both of
whom, in her right, aMumed the Earldom
of Warwiclc.
The earl m. secondly, Philippe, one of the three
daughters and heirs of his guardian, Tlunnas Bas-
set, of Hedendon, but had uo issue. This countess,
outlining his lordship, paid one hundred marks to
King Henry III. that she might not be eompMed to
marry agabi, but that she might select her own
husband, provided he were a loyal subject. She
afterwards espoused Richard Siward, a turbulent
person, but of a martial disposition from his
youth, who took an active part with the barons.
From this boisterous soldier her ladyship was, how-
ever, eventually divorced. Henry, fifth Earl of
Warwick, was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE NEWBURGH, sixth Earl of
Warwick. This nobleman m. Ela, daughter of
William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury, but dying
without issue the earldom and great inheritance de-
volved upon his half sister.
The Lady MaaonnY db Njbwbukoh, then
wife of
WILLIAM MARESCHALL, who assumed the
title of Earl of Warwick, but dying the following
year, 1JM3, without issue, the countess espoused, by
•special appointment of the king,
JOHN DE PLESSETS, an eminent Norman,
who came to England in the beginning of the reign
of Henry III., and achieved a high reputation in the
Welsh wars. In the fi8th of the same reign this
John was made constable of the Tower of London,
but not by the title of Earl ot Warwick, nor does it
appear that he acquired that designation for some
time after his union with the heiress of Warwick.
He eventually assumed it, however, under a clause
in a fine levied in the 31st Henry III., whereby
William Mauduit, and Alice, his wife, did, as much
as in them lay, confer the earldom upon him for
life, sor that, if he outlived the countess, his wife,
be should not be forced to lay it aside. In the
August ensuing the king granting to him licence to
fell oaks in the forest of Dene, stylet him Eari. of
Warwick, and thenceforward he bora the dignity.
His lordship appears to have been one of the first
favourites of King Henry IIL, and to have eqjoyed
every honcmr end privilege that monarch could con-
fer. At the commencement of the troubles between
Henry and the barons the earl was appointed sheriff
of the counties of Warwick and Lelcaster, but he
lived not to witnets the issue of those confiicts, for,
falling sick in the b^inning of the month of Fe*
bcuary, 1963, he died before its expiration. His
lordship left issue by his first wife, (see Plessets, Ba-
ron Plessets,) but none by the Ck)untess of Warwick.
I<ady Warwick survived her husband but a short
time, when the Earldom of Warwick, and the great
inheritance of the Newburghs, reverted to the ton
of her aimt. Lady Alice Mauduit, (refer to issue of
Waleran, fourth Earl,) her cousin,
WILLIAM MAUDUIT, who inherited the feudal
Barony of Hanslape at the deoeaseof his fkther in the
year 1856, and upon suooeeding the Countess of
Warwick, assumed the title of Earl of Warwick, in
which dignity he had tummont to attend the king
at Woreetter, to march agakiat the Welsh (47th
Henry III.). During the civil war between King
Henry and the barons hit lordthip waa turprited by
a division of the baronial army, under JohnGiflkrd,
governor of Kenilworth, at his castle of Warwick,
and being taken prisoner with his counteis, Alice,
daughter of Gilbert de Segrave, was detained at
Kenilworth until tned by paying a ransom of nine-
teen hundred marks. The earl d, in 1267, without
issue, when his sister, Isabel, wife of William Beau-
champ, of Elmdey, called the Blind Bacon, became
his lordship's heir, (tee Beaucfaamp, Earlt of War>
wick,) and thut terminated the earlt^of the houies
of Newburgh, Pleaiets, and MauduiL
ARM8. — Newbuigh, Earls of Warwick.—- Loaengy
or. and as. on a bordure, gu. eight
plates.
Mauduit, Earl of Warwick.— Ar. two
barsgu.
NEWMARCH-BARON NEWMARCH.
By Writ of Summons, dated 2ith December, 1264.
Xiiuage.
Amongst the companions of the Comqusror was
BERNARD DE NEWMARCH, who w<fx the
province of Breeknode, in Wales, and settled there.
In this place he founded a priory of Benedictine
Monks, and, endowing it with extensive lands and
revenues, giiive it to the abbey of Battel, which- his
victorious master had founded in commemoration
of the coMQuaaT. This Bernard m. Nesta» or
Agnes, daughter of Griflyn, son of Lewelyn, Prince
of Wales, and had a son, Mabbl, who, by the in-
fiftmotts conduct of his mother, was deprived of his
inheritance. She was a woman of licentious habits,
and her son having enraged her by offending one of
her paramours, she swore before the king that he
was not the ofBlprlng of her husband, but begotten
in adultery. Upon which, Mabd being excluded,
the estates devolved to his sister, Sibyl, and in her
right to her husband. Miles, Earl of Hereford,
whose yriy sui»ivhig shiid and heiress, Bbrtba,
inherited eventually the county of Brecknock, and
m. Philip de Braose.
The next person of this name mentioned, but
unascertained how allied, if at all to the last, is
ADAM DE NEWMARCH. And after him
comes
WILLIAM DE NEWMARCH, who, in thel(Hh
Richard L, paid £lOOfor his reUef, and £100 for
livery of his father's lands. But of him nothing
further is stated, than that he became a leper, and
that Godfirey de St. Martin had custody of his
300
NEW
NEW
laudi in Hompdiire. From thlf WiUUin« we paia
to
HENRY DE NEWMARCH, who, upon the
aMeument of the aid flor marryliig the king't
daughter, 18th Henry II., certified his knighto' fees
to be sixteen, an half, two thirds, and two fifth
partsi for which he paid £ll I4«. 2il. To this
fkudsl lord succeeded his brother end heir,
JAMES DE NEWMARCH, who d. about the
year im, leaTing twe daughters, his co-heirs, vis.
liABSL Ds NnwMABCB, iM. to Ralph Russel,
who, in the 8th of Henry III., had livery of
her lands, in the counties of Somenet,
Wilts, and Gloucester.
HAwraa oa NawMAacB, m. first to John de
Botreaux, who, in the 9d of Henry III., had
liyery of her proportion of her father's
property. She espoused, secondly, Nicho-
las deMoels.
Thus tenninated this branch of the fiunilyt but
there was another, of which was
ADAM DE NEWMARCH, who. Joining the
baronial standard, tempt. Henry III., was sum-
moned to parliament as a BABOir, after the iiattle
of Lewes, by the lords who then usurped the go-
▼emment : but he was subsequently made prisoner,
and compounded for his estates under the Dictum
DB Kbnilworth. He m. m ■ , daughter of
Roger de Mowbray, and had a son and successor,
ROGER DE NEWMARCH, who was never
esteemed a baeoh, nor summoned to parlia-
ment. In the 11th of Edward II., he had free
watren granted him. In certain demesne lands. In
the county of York i and left a son, Roosa, but
nothing further is recorded ofthe family.
Arms.— Gules, five losenges conjoined in fesse or.
NEWPORT — BARONS NEWPORT,
VISCOUNTS NEWPORT,
EARLS OF BRADFORD.
Barony
Viscounty
Earldom
• \ by Letters f
^^' f Patent, 1
14th October, 1649,
nth March, im^
nth May, 10M.
The Nawponra ware of gnat anttqulty in the
county of Salop, and descended flrom
JOHN DE NEWPORT, a person of some note.
In the time of Edward I., ttcnk whom, alter sercral
generations, sprang
THOMAS NEWPORT, Esq., who manying
Anne, daughter and oo4ielrof John Brcall, Esq., of
High Ercall, in Shropshire, settled there, and made
it the designation ot his fiunily. From this mar-
riage lineally descended,
SIR RICHARD NEWPORT, Knt, of High
Bicall, who, tot his eminent serrices to King
Charles I., was elevated to the peerage by that
monarch, on the 14th October, 1649, as Bakon
NnwPORT, of High ErealL His lordship m.
Rachad, daughter of John Levison, Esq., of Ha-
ling, and sister and co-heir of Sir Richard Levison,
of Trentham, in the county of Staflbrd, K.B., and
had issue,
Francis, his successor.
aw
Andrew, a commissioner of the Customs, A
unmarried.
Beatrix, m. to Sir Henry Bromley, Knt., of
Shiawarden Castle, Salop.
Christian, tf. unmarried.
Mary, «. first, to John Steventon, Esq., of
Dothlll, in Shropshire, and secondly, to
Francis Forester, Esq., of Watlingstreet, fat
the same county.
Margaret, in. to Richard Fowkr,. -Esq., of
Hamage Green.
Anne, «. to Edward Corbet, Esq., of Longnor
Christian, d. unmarried.
Elisabeth, ni. to Henry Powle, Esq., ofWU-
liamsthorpe, in the county of Gloucester.
Lord Newport having suflbred much during Che
civil wars, and being aged and infirm, retired Into
France, and d. there, 8th February, 1690^ when ha
was «. by his eldest son,
FRANCIS NEWPORT, second Banm Newport.
This nobleman. In the time of his fiither, fbught
valiantly under the Royal bsnner until 1644, when be
was taken prisoner hy the parliamentarians. Upon
the restoration, he was constituted by King Charles
II., first, comptroller, and afterwards, treasurer of
the household, and was advanced to the dignity of
ViscouifT NawroRT, of Brm^fiiir4t by letters pa-
tent, dated 11th March, 107A. His lordship m.
Lady Diana Russell, daughter of Fmds, Earl of
Bedford, and had Issue,
Richard, his successor.
Thomas, elevated to the peerage, 89th June,
1716, as Barok Torrinotom, In the county
of Devon, died «. ^ in 1718, when the
barony became axnircT.
Francis, d. unmarried.
Elisabeth, m. first, to Sir Henry Uttelton, of
Frankley, Bart., and secondly, to Edward
Harvey, Esq., of Combe, In the county of
Surrey.
Catherine, in. to Henry, Lord Herbert of
Cherbury.
Diana, m. first, to Thomas, son of Sir Robert
Howard, Rut., of Ashstaad, in the county
of Surrey, and secondly, to WiUlem Field-
ing, hiother of Basil, Earl of Denbigh.
Anne, d. unmarried.
His lordship, afler the revolution, was created Barl
OF Bradpord, by letters patent, dated llth May,
1604. He d. In 1706, and was*, by his eldest son,
BICH ARD NEWPORT, second eiri. This no-
bleman m. Mary, daughter of Sir Thomea Wllbra-
ham, BarL, of Woodhey, hi the county of Chester,
and had issue,
HXNRT, 1
Richard, Veuccessivdy Bails of Bradford.
Thomas, }
William, died «. pi
Mary, d. unmarried.
Etiaabeth, m. to James Cocks, Esq., te the
county of Worcester, end died : p,
Anne, m. to Sir Orlando Brldgeraan, Batt.,
and her eldest son.
Sir Hbhrt Bridosmast, was treated in
17M, Barok Bradpord. Hislonlship
<f. in 10W, and wassi by his son*
NOfi
NOE
Orlando BmoaBifAif, leeaiid lMk>
nm, who WW cmted Earl op
Bhadvord, in 1815b Ho il. In
182ft, sad was «. by his ton*
Georg9-AtiguttU9, pmaitEABX.
OP Braofobd.
Diaiui» m. to Algernon CooCe> Earl of Mont-
nth, In Ireland, by whom the had an only
■on,
Charlee-Henry, Earl of Montrath, who
died «. p, in 1808.
His lordihip, who was Lord Llcntenant, and Custos
Rotulorum, of the county of Salop, d. in 17S3, and
was «. by his eldest son,
HENRY NEWPORT, third earl, who d. without
legitimate issue, te 1734, and was s. by his next
brother,
RICHARD NEWPORT, ftnirth earl, at whose
decease, unmarried, the honours ds^olved upon his
brother,
THOMAS NEWPORT, fifth earL This BoUe^
man d. a lunatic, in 1788, when, leaving no Issue,
the Barony or Nswport, of High JBreaU, the
yiscouNTY or NswTORT, and the Earldom or
Bradford, became rxtinct.
Arms.— Ar. a cherron gu. between three leopards'
NEWPORT — BARON TORRING-
TON.
Refer to Newport, Earlr of Bradford (Tho-
mas, second ion of the flnt earl, was created Baron
Toirington).
NOEL — BARONS WENTWORTH,
VISCOUNTS WENTWORTH,
OF WELLESBOROUGH, IN
THE COUNTY OF LEICES.
TER.
Refer to Wrntworth, Bctoiu Wentwarffi.
NOEL — BARONS NOEL, OF RID-
LINGTON, VISCOUNTS
CAMPDEN, BARONS NOEL,
OF TITCHFIELD, EARLS
OF GAINSBOROUGH.
Barony,
Viscounty
Barony
Earldom
Ity.iby
f SSrd March, 1817.
. Letters! ftth May, 1888.
Patent, j 3rd February, 1881.
I^lst December, 1888.
Xiiuagc.
It Is erldent, lay modem genealogists, from tbe
Hmmdatlon of the priory of Raunton, in 89^f-
fordtMn, that Nosl, the ancestor of tUs flunily,
came into England with the CoNguanoR in 1088,
and fer his serrices obtained the manon of Ellen-
hall, Wiversume, Podmore, Milnese, and other
lands, by grants tmax the new monarch. Hte eldest
son,
ROBERT, was Lord of Ellenhall, &c, and In
the reign of Henry I. had a grant of the greatest
part of Granborough, in the county of Warwick,
fkom Lawrenoe, the prior of Copeotry, and the
monks of that house. In the reign of Henry IL he
founded the priory of Raunton, or Ronton, near
Ellenhall, his chief seat, for Canons Regular of St
Augustine. This Robert had two sons,
Thomas, who was sheriff of Stallbrdshire for
seren yeers, in the reign of Henry IL,
and for one year upon the arreMJon of
Richard I.— left, at his dedease, two dao^.
ten,
Alice, m. to WiUlam Haroourt, of Stan-
ton Hareourt, and had Ellenhall and
other estatss as her moiety of her
father's property.
Joan, m. to William de Dunston, and had
for her share Ronton, &&
Philip.
The second son,
PHILIP NOEL, had Hiloote, in Staflbrdshireb
from his father, and was «. by his son,
ROBERT NOEL, Lord of HUcote, who m.
Joen, daughter of Sir John Acton, KnL, and from
this Robert we pass to his lineal descendant,
JAMES NOEL, Esq., of Hilcote, who, in t1^
5th Henry VIII., was nominated, by act of parlia-
ment, one of the justices of the peace fbr aneating
and collecting the poll tax, Jkc He m. a daughter
of Richard Pole, of Lan^ey, in the county of
Derby, by whom be had leyen sons, of which Ro-
nsRT, the ddest, continued the line at Hiloote^
while another branch was founded by tbe third
ANDREW NOEL, Esq., who, at the dlssolu*>
tion of the monasteries, had a grant of the manor
and sdte of the late preceptory of Dalby-upoii*
Wold, in Ldcestershire, which had belonged to the
knights of St John of Jerusalem, and of the manor
of Purybarre^ in StaflbrdshirsL In the 88th Henry
VIII. he was sheriff of die county of Rutland, ashe
was afterwards, both in the rdgn of Edward VL
and In that d Uaaj, In IMS he purchased the
seat and manor of Brook, in Rutlandshire, and was
elected for that eonnty in the flrat pariiament of
Queen Mary. He m. first, Elisabeth, daughter
and heir of John Hopton, Esq., of Hopton, in
Shropshire, and widow of Sir John Petlent, by
whom he had Andrbw, his heir, and sercral other
children. He espoused, secondly, Dorothy, daugh-
ter of Richard Conyers, Esq., of Wakorley, in the
county of Northampton, widow of Roger Flower,
Esq., by whom he had one scm,
John, father of
WII.X.IAM NoBL, Esq., of Kirby Mallory,
high sheriff of Leicester in the 8nd of
James I., whose son and successor,
Vrrb Nobl, Esq., of Kirby Mallory,
was created a baronet in 1888, and
was ancestor of
Sir Bowaro Norl, who «. to
the Barony of Wentworth in
1788* and was created Viscount
Wrntworth.
Mr. Noel was s. at Ms deceese by the eldest eon of
his flrst marriage,
SIR ANDREW NOEL, Knt, of Dalby, in the
county of Leicester, wtio was a person of great note
887
NOE
NOE
i'o the time of- EUsibcth/ living In sudi magnifl-
oenoe n to Tie with noblcmea of the largest for-
tunes Fuller, in his Worthies of England, aaitb,
that this Andrew, ** for peison, parentage, grace,
gestvre, Talour, and many other excellent parts,
^amongst which skill in music,) was of the first
rank in the court." He was knighted by Queen
Elisabeth, and became a fayourite, but the expences
in which he waiT involved obliged him to sell his
seat and manor at Dalby. Her majesty is said to
have mad^the following distich upon his name—
" The word of denial, and letter of fifty,
" Is that gentleman's name, who will never be
thrifty.-
He was thrice sheriff of the county of Rutland, and
member for tliat shire in several parliaments dur-
ing the reign of Queen Elisabeth. Sir Andrew m.
Mabd, sixth daughter of Sir James Harrington,
Knt., and sister and heir of John, Lord Harrington,
of Exton, by whom he had issue,
Eovtaud (Sir), his heir.
Charles, d. unmarried in 1619.
Arthur.
Alexander, of WhitwdL
Lucy, m. to William, Lord Eure.
Theodflsia, m. to Sir Edward Cecil, afterwards
Lord Wimbledon.
Elisabeth, m. to George, Earl of Castlehaven,
in Ireland.
He d. at his seat, Bbook, in Rutlandshire, 9th Octo-
ber, ]e07« end was s. by his eldest son,
SIR EDWARD NOEL, Knt., who was created
« BAEOHBT S9th June, 1611, and elevated to the
peerage, by letters patent, dated 23rd March, 1616-17,
as Baboh Nobx., ef BidliMirtoH, in the eounttf ^f
KMUmd, His lordship m. Julian, eldest daughter
and co-heir of Sir Baptist Hicks, Bart, which Sir
Baptist was created Baron BUHu, t^f Ilmington, in
the county <if Warwick, and Viscount Campdbh,
in Gloucastcrshire, 5th May, 1688, with remainder
to his son-in-lew. Lord Noel ; and upon his decease,
on the 18th of October, in the following year, these
dignities were inherited by his lordship. He had
issue.
Baptist, his succwsor.
Henry, m. Mary, daughter of Hugh Perry,
Esq., of London, but died «. p»
Anne.
Pendop^ IN. to John, Viscount Chawmth.
Eleanor. «
Mary, m. to Sir Erasmus de le Fountain, of
Kirby Bellers, in the county of Leicester.
On the breaking out of the civil war Lord Noel
raised forces for the royal catise, and departed this
life in his garrison at Oxford, 10th March, 1643,
when he was e. by his elder son,
BAPTIST NOEL, second Baion Noel, and third
Viscount Campden. This nobleman was as faithful
B cavalier as his (kther, and raised a troop of horse
and company of foot for the service of the king.
For his estates he was obliged to pay to the seques-
trators £9,000 composition, and an annuity of
£\B0 settled on the Teachers of the period. While
hfl%ustained the loss of his princdy seat at Camp-
den, which had been burnt down by the royal
«rmy to prevent its becoming a garrison to the par-
His lordship lived to witness tlie
restoration of the monarchy, and was made lord-
lieutenant of the oounty of Rutland. He m. first.
Lady Anne Fielding, daughter of William, Earl of
Denbigh, by whom he had no surviving issue. He
espoused, secondly, Anne, widow of Edward, Earl
of Bath, and daughter of Sir Robert Lovet, Knt.,
but had only one still-bom child. His lordship
wedded, thirdly, Hester, daughter and co-heir of
Thomas, Lord Wotton, by whom he had issue,
EowABD, his successor.
Henry, of North Lullbnham, in Rutlandshire,
who m. Elisabeth, daughter and heir of Sir
William Wale, and left an only daughter
and heir,
Juliana, who m. Charles Boyle, Earl of
Burlington.
Mary, m. to James. Earl of Northampton.
Juliana, in. to William, Lord AUngton.
Elisabeth, m. to Charles, Earl Berkeley.
The viscount m. fourthly. Lady Elisabeth Bertie,
daughter of Montague, Earl of Lindsey*. and had
surviving issue.
Baptist, of Luflteham, in the oounty of
Rutland, M.P. for that shire, m. Susannah,
daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Fanshaw,
and left at his decease, one son.
Baptist, who inherited, as third Earl of
Gainsborough.
John. m. Elisabeth, daughter of Bennet, Lord
Sherrard, and had issue.
John, M.P. for Nozthamptonshire, who
dL unmarried.
Thomas, m. Elisabeth, widow of Baptist,
fourth Elarl of Gainsborough.
Bennet, m. to——, daughter of Adam,
Esq.
Elisabeth, d. unmarried.
Bridget, m. to David, Lord Milsington.
Alice.
Catherine, m. to John, Earl of Rutland.
Martha-Pendope, m. to Dormer, Esq.
His lordship died at Exton, S9th October, 1689, and
was «. by his eldest son,
EDWARD NOEL, third Baron Noel, and fourth
Viscount Campden, who had been created by King
Charles IL, by letters patent, dated 3rd February,
1681, Babon Nobl, cf TitdifieU, with remainder,
default of male issue, to the younger sons of his
Esther, and was advanced to the dignity of Eabl
or Gainsbobouob, 1st December, 1682, with simi-
lar limitation. His lordship was constituted lord
lieutenant of the oounty of Southampton, warden
of the New Forest, and governor of Portsmouth.
Hem. first. Lady Elisabeth Wriothesley. daughter
and co-heir of Thomas, fourth Earl of Southamp-
ton, by whom he acquired the lordship of Titcb-
field, and had issue,
Wbiothbslby-Baptist, his successor.
Frances, m. to Simon, Lord Digby, and d. in
1684.
Jane, m. to William, Lord Digby, brother and
successor of Simon, Lord Digby.
Elisabeth, m. to Richard Norton, Esq., of the
oounty of Southamptoo.
JuliaiUy d. unmarried.
NOE
NOR
The earl m. leoondly, Mary, widow of Sir Robert
Wondey, of Appledercomb* la the Itle of Wight,
end daughter of the Honourable James Herbert, of
KingMy, in BuckinghamBhire. He d. fn 1889, and
waa«. by his ton,
WRIOTHESLEY-BAPTIST NOEL, fourth B»>
TOO Noel, fifth Viscount Campden, and second
Eail of Gainsborough, who m. Catherine, eldest
daughter of Fulke Greville, fifth Lord Brooke, and
had two daughters, his co-heirs, vii.
Elisabeth, m. in 17M, to Henry, first Duke of
Porthmd.
Radiel, m. in 1705-6, to Henry, second Duke
of Beaufort.
His lordship d. 91st September, 1600, when all the
honours derolved upon his kinsman, (refer to issue
of Baptist, third Viscount Campden, by his fourth
marriage).
BAPTIST NOEL, Esq., of Luflteham, in the
county of Rutland, as third Earl of Gainsborough.
His lordship m. Lady Dorothy Manners, daughter
of John, Duke of Rutland, and had issue,
Baptibt, Viscount Campden, his successor.
John, A in 1718.
James, M.P. for Rutlandshire, d. unmarried,
in 1762.
Susan, m. to Anthony, fourth Earl of Shaftes-
bury.
Catherine.
Mary, d. in 1718.
The earl d. in 1751, and was «. by his son,
BAPTIST NOEL, fourth Earl of Gainsborough.
This nobleman espoused Elisabeth, daughter of
William Chapman, Esq., by whom, (who m. se-
condly, Thomas Noel, Esq., grandson of the third
Viscount Campden,) he had issue.
Baptist, | g^^j^ ^^^^j ^^^^j^ ^^^
Charles, d. young.
Elisabeth.
Jane, m. to Gerard-Anne Edwards, Esq., of
Welham Grove, in the county of Essex, and
her only son, Gbraro Edwards, having
been created a baronet, and assuming the
name and arms of Nobl, upon inheriting
the estates of his uncle, Henry, sixth Earl
of Gainsborough, is the present,
SirGsraro-NokiiNokl, Bart.
Juliana, m. to George Evans, Lord Carberry,
and d. hi 1700.
Penelope, d. young.
Anne.
Lucy, m. to Sir Horatio Mann, K.B.
Mary,
Susanna.
Sophia, m. to Christopher Neville, Esq.
His lordship d. 81st March, 1750-51, and was«. by
his eldest son,
BAPTIST NOEL, fifth Earl, who died in mi-
nority, on his travels, at Geneva, in 1750, when the
honours devolved upon his brother,
HENRY NOEL, sixth earl, at whose decease,
unmarried, in 1796, the Earldom or Gainsbo-
rough, and ALL the other honours became bx-
tinct; while the estates passed to his lordship's
nephew, Gerard-Noel Edwards, Esq., who, there-
upon assuming the surname and arms of Nobl, and
being created a BARONBT, became Sir Gerard-Noel
Noel (refer to children of fourth Earl).
Arms.— Or. fretty gu. a canton erm.
NORTH — BARONS NORTH, OF
KIRTLINO.
m
By Writ of Summons, dated 17th February, 1554.
1 PhiL and Mary.
This family sprang from
ROBERT NORTH, Eaq., who died in the reign
of Edward IV., leaving issue by Alice, his wife,
daughter of Jolm Harcourt, Esq., of the county of
Oxford,
THOMAS NORTH, Esq., of Walkringham. In
the county of Nottingham, who was «. by his son,
ROGER NORTH, Esq., who d. in the reign of
Henry VII., Jeaving two sons, via.
Thomas, who continued the line of Walkring-
ham.
And
ROGER NORTH, Esq. This gentleman m.
Christian, daughter of Ricliard Warcup, of Soo-
nington, near Appleby in Kent, and widow of
Ralph Warren, by whom he had issue,
EwDARD, his successor.
Joan, m. to William Wilkinson, an Alderman
of London.
Alice, m. to Thomas Burnet, Auditor of the
Exchequer.
Mr. North d. in 1509, and was «. by his son,
SIR EDWARD NORTH, a lawyer of eminence,
who was appointed, in the 22nd Henry VIII., joint
clerk of the parliament, with Sir Bryan Tuke,
KnL, but that ofllce they surrendered at the expira-
tion of ten years. Sir Edward being then treasurer
of the court of augmentations, of which he became
afterwards chancellor. In the 37th Henry VIII., he
was sworn of the privy council, having some years
before been made one of the king's sergeants, and
elected to parliament by the county of Cambridge i
and having had large grants of lands firom the
crown. Thus, he stood high in the fevour of King
Henry, but as that monarch was remarkable tat any
thing rather than stability in his attachments. Sir
Edward North felt the precariousness of his situ-
ation, and was more than ordinarily cautious in his
deportment towards his royal master. One morn-
ing, however, being sent for at an unusually early
hour by the king, (he was then residing at the
Charter House,) he was observed by the servant
who delivered the command to tremble exceedingly,
but he hastened, nevertheless, to obey the sunv*
mons, and brought the same servant with him who
witnessed the subsequent interview between bluff
King Hal, and the cautious politic lawyer. Upon
their admission, they found the king walking up
and down in an apparent state of disquietude, and
Sir Edward was received with a scowl that boded 90
good ; it was met, however, by a very still and sober
carriage. At last Henry thundered out : " We are
informed you have cheated us of certain lands in
NOR
NOR
BffliillrMifnr " To which a simple iwgttiye was the
reply. " How is it then* did we give thoee land* to
you ?" *' Yes* Sir," answered Sir Edward, ** your
miOnty was pleased so to do." The king upon this
immediately relaxed, and taking Sir Edward into a
closet conferred with him oonfidentialiy for some
time. From that period his influence with his
royal master increased, and the king upon his
death-bed nominated liim one of his executors, with
a legacy of i?300, and appointed him a member of
the council to his son and succenor. King Edward
VL Upon King Edward's accession Sir Edward
North was re-elected for Cambridgeshire, and con-
tinued during the reign one of his majesty's privy
council, but- upon that kiiig's decease he was one of
thoee who espoused the cause of Lady Jane Qnj,
yet he appears to have played his cards Judiciously,
for we And him afterwards not only of the privy
coiindl to Quwn IIaky, but summoned to par-
liament by that monarch in the 1st year of her
Teign, as Baroh Nokth, ef KlrtHng^, in Me eaunttf
tf Cambridge, At the accession of Elizabeth, his
Imrdship was constituted one of the commissioners
to decide upon the claims of persons who were to
perform service at her mi^nty's coronation, and
he was appointed lord lieutenant of Cambridge-
shire. His lordship m. first, Alice, daughter of
jOliver Squyer, of Southly, near Portsmouth, and
widow of Edward MyHfyn, of London, and of John
Brigadine, of Southampton. By this lady he got a
considerable fortune, and was enabled to purdiase
the manor of Kirtling. He had issue,
Roov* (Sir), his successor.
Thomas (Sir), m. first, Elisabeth, daughter of
C<dweU, and relict of Robert Rich*
Esq., but had no issue. Sir Thomas m.
secondly, Mrs. Bridgewater, and had a son,
EnwAitn.
ChrisUan, m. to William, third Earl of Wor-
Mary, m. to Henry, Lord Scroop, of Bolton.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Margaret, daughter
of Richard Butler, Esq.* of London, and widow of Sir
pavid Brooke, Knu, Lord Chief Baron of the Ex-
chequer; which lady survived him. He d. at his
residenceh called the Charter House* in the suburbs
of London, 31st December, 1064, and was «. by his
elder son,
SIR RICHARD NORTH, second Baron North,
aonunoned to parliament ftomt- 90th September,
1906, to 84th October, 1097. This nobleman, in the
time of his father, represented the county of Cam-
bridge in parliament; and In the 15th of Elizabeth
was one of the peen who sat upon the trial of
Thomas, Duke of Norfolk. In a few years after-
wards Queen Elizabeth honoured his hntlship with
a visit, at his seat in Cambridgeshire, where she
was entertained, as Hollinshed relates, not in the
least b^ind any of the best, for a frank house, a
noble heart, and well ordered entertainment. In
the 9Bth fti the same reign, having accompanied the
Earl of Lmcestcr, general of the forces, sent to the
assistance of the states, he was for his valour, made
a benneiet* and acquired reputation in the wars in
thfe Netherlands. He was afterwards ambassador
flttttordinary from Queen Elizabeth to Charles IX.,
of Frvoe, was sworn of her m^iesty's privy coun-
cil, and omstituted treasurer of the hovsdhold. His
lordship m. Winifred, daughter of Robert, Lord
Rich, of Lees, and widow of Sir Henry Dudley, by
whom he had (with a daughter, Mary, who d. ua-
married) two sons, namsly,
JoHJf (Sir), member of parliamvit for the
county of Cambridge, fn. Dorothy, daugh-
ter and co-heir of Sir Valentine Dale, LL.D.,
and had issue,
DuDLBY, successor to his grandfisther.
John (Sir), K.B., gentleman usher of the
privy chamber.
Roger, a naval officer of note, and en-
gaged in making nautical discoveries.
OUbert.
EUzabeth, m. to William, son and heir of
Sir Jer. Horsey.
Mary, m. to Sir Francis Conlngsby, of
South Mymmes* Hertfordshire.
Sir John North d. in the lilJe-dme of bla
father, anno 1097*
Henry (Sir), a military man, who received
the honour of knighthqod from the Earl of
Ldcester, in the low countries. He was
seated at Mildeu HaU, in Suffolk, in which
he was 9. by his elder son.
Sir Roosr North, Knt., of Mildoi
Hall, whose son and successor.
Sir Hbnry North, was createdab*-
ronetin 1600, and was «. by his son.
Sir Hrkry North, second
baronet, who dieds.p.in 1600;
when the baronetcy expired,
and the estates devolved
upon his sisters as co-hdrs,
namely,
Thomasine, wife of Tho-
mas Holland, Esq., son
and heir of Sir John
Holland, Bart., of Quid-
denham, in Norfolic
Dudley, m. to Sir Thomas
Culium, of Haslede,
Sttffblk.
Lord North d. 3rd December, 1600, and was «. by
his grandson,
. DUDLEY NORTH, third Baron North, who
IN. Frances, daughter and co-heir of Sir John
Brocket, of Brocket Hall, in the county of Hert-
ford, and dying in his eighty-fifth year, 16th July,
1606, war*, by his eldest son,
DUDLEY NORTH, fourth Baron North, K.B.
This noUeman m. Anne, daughter and co-heir of
Sir Charlei Montagu* Knt., and niece of Henry,
Earl of Manchester, by whom he had a numerous
family : of whidi,
Charlss, his successor, m, Catherine, daugh-
ter of William, Lord Grey, of Werke, widow
of Sir Edward Mosely, Btifft., and was sum-
moned to parliament, in 1673, as Loan
Grit, of RMMton,
Francis (Sir), applying himself to the study of
the laws, in the Middle Temple, became
one of the great law luminaries of England.
In 1679, he was appointed stdidtor-fBiieral,
NOR
NOR
■Bd nertyed th* honour of knighAood.
Im 167S» he b«auiM attoraey-gonferalt and
the next yen wm ooostltated Lord Chief
Jostlee of the Court of Comman PlMa.
Upon the deeth of the B«rl of Ndtttaighen,
in 1088, Sir Frauds North was appointed
Lonn KsBran of thb GnsAT SnAh, end
created 97th Septaaiber, leSS, BAnoH Qvih»
wou>, of GulUbrd* in Surrey. His loiddUp
m. FranosSf seoond deughlsr and oo-heir of
Thomas Pope* Earl of Down, and dying in
1885, was «. hy his son,
FRAHGI8, seoond Baron OuUlbvd, who d.
in ITV^and was su by his only son,
FBAircia, third Baron Guilford, who In-
herited as serenth Baron North.
Dudley (Sir), d. in 1681, toaving two sons,
Dudley, of Olenham, Suflblk.
Roger.
John, D.D., derk of the ckMet to King Charlas
If.. Prebendary of Westasinster, and Mastse
of Trinity College, Caaabridge, d. uninar-
ried, fn 1688.
Montagu, d. in 1710, toaving two sons and Ave
daui^ters.
Roger, of the Middle Temple; This gantle>
man wrote an historical work, caUed,
ANiwn, and the life of his brother, the
Lord Keeper.
Mary, m. to Sir WIHIam Spring, Bart, of
Packsnhans, in the county of Suflblk.
Anne, «m« to Robert Foley, Esq., of Stour-
bridge, in Worcestecshlra
Elisabeth, m. first, to Robert Wiseman, Knt,
LL.D., Dean of the Arches, and leooodly,
to William, Earl of Yannouth.
Christian, m. to Sir George Wanyereb of
Brettenham, in the county of Suflblk.
His lordship d. in I8n» end was s; by his eldaat
son,
CHARLES NORTH, Lord Grey, of RoUeslon,
as fifth Baron Nobtb, who d. in 1090, and was «. by
hisddestsoB,
WILLIAM NORTH, Lord Grey of Rolleston,
and sixth Baboh Nobtb. This noUemen serred
under the grant Duke of Mariborough, andloaChis
hand at the battle of Blbxbbiii, His lordship m.
Marin-Maigaietta, daughter of Mens. Ehnect,
receiver-general to the States of Holland, but had
no issue. He d. in 1734, when the Babowv of
Gbbt Rollbbtom became bxtibct. while that
of Nobtb devolved upon his kinsman,
FRANCIS NORTH, third Bearon Guillbrd, as
seventh Baron Nobtb (revert to Sir Francis North*
seoond son of Dudley, fourth beion). This noble-
man was created Earl of Guilford, in 1758, and the
babony continued merged in the superior dignity,
untn the decease, in 1809, of
GEOKOE-AUGUSTUS NORTH, third Earl of
GoiUbrd, and nintii Lord Nobtb (son and succes-
sor of Frederick North, second Earl of Guilford,
but better known as a statesman, by the title of
LoBD Nobtb). This nobleman, ta. lint. Lady
Mari»-Franca»-Mary Hobart, daughter of George,
third Earl of Buckinghamshire, by whooi he had
one surviving, daughter^
Mabia,m. to John, seoond Marqueis of Bute.
He espoused, seooadly, Susan, daughter of the lata
Thomas Coutti, Esq., the Banker, and had two
surviving daui^ttars,
Susan.
Gboboiana.
At his lordship's decease the Barldom of Goilfovd
devolved upon fau brother, Francis North, as fburth
earl, while the Babony of Nobtb, of KirHingi
fell bito ABBYANCB, betweoB his daughters, MoHe,
MABCRIONB8S OF BoTB, end the IjadiM Susan
and Gboboiana Nobtb, as it still continues.
Abms.— Aa. a Hon passant, or. between three
fleur-de4is ar.
NORTH-BARONS GREY, OF ROL*
LE8TON, IN THE COUNTY
OF STAFFORD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 17th October. lOTS^
95 CharlSB IL
Xituagc.
The honourable
CHARLES NORTH, nn and heir of Dudley,
fourth Baron North, and brother of the Lord
Keeper North, first Lord Guilford, having espoused
Katherine, widow of Sir Edward Moseley, Bart., of
Hough, in the county of Lancaster, end dau|^ter
of William Grey, of ChiUingham, first Lord Gbby,
OF Wbbkb, was summoned to parliament in the
liiiB-time of his father, 17th October, 1673, as
Baron Gbby, of RoUeHon, in the county of Staf-
ford. His lordship d. in 1600, and was «; by his
elder son,
WILLIAM NORTH, sixth Baron North, and
second Lord Grey. This noblenum being bred to
arms, served under the Duke of Marlborough, in
all his campaigns, and had his right hand shot off
at the celebrated battle of Blenheim. He was sub-
aequently made lieutenant-general of the forcei,
andgovemor of Portsmouth. His lordship m. Marla-
Margaretta, daughter of Mons. Elmet, receiver-
general to the States of Hollandt but dying in
17S4, without issue, the Barony of North devolvad
upon his cousin, Frances, tUrd Lord Guilford,
and the Babony of Gbbt, of Roi^lbbton, be-
came BZTINCT.
NORTHWODE — BARONS NORTH.
WODB.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th January, 1313,
5 Edward H.
Xincagf.
In the 49d Henry III., upon the death of Rboi-
NALD OB CoDHAM, at that time sheriff of Kent,
ROGER DE NORTHWODE, one of his exe-
cutors, accounted to the exchequer, for the sums he
had reoeited during his sheriflUty. This Roger d.
In the 14th of Edward I., wheieupon his son and
heir,
JOHN DE NORTHWODE, doing his homage,
had livery of his lands. This John had summons
to attend the king, to advise upon the afikirs of the.
3 F m.
NOR
0*BR
mlm, in the 89d of Edward I. He had afterwards,
in the same reign, a military summons, and served
in the wan of Flanders. At the dose of Edward I.'i
time, he was sheriff of Kent, fmd in the beginning
of Edward ll.'s, we find him in the wan of Soot-
land, where he was more than once engaged. For
Ms servicte on those different public occasions, he
was summoned to parliament as a babok, from
8th January, 1313, to 80th March, 1319. In which
latter year he «L and was «. by <the son of his de-
ceased son, John deNorthwode, by Agnes, daughter
of William de Grandison) his grandson, *
ROGER DE NORTHWODE, second baroo,
summoned to parliament, 3d April, 1300. This
nobleman seryed in the wan of Flanden and
France, in the 14th and 16th of Edward III. His
lordship m. Julian, one of the daughten of Sir
Gefflsry de Say, (he had been in ward to Sir Gef-
fery's widow, Idonea de Say,) and dying about the
year 1361, was «. by his ion.
SIR JOHN NORTHWODE, thiid baron, sum-
moned to parliament ftom Ist June, 1363, to SOth
January, 1378> This nobleman was in the French
wan of King Edward III., and participated in the
glory of that martial reign. He m. Joane, daughter
of Robert Hart, of Fevenham, in the county of
Kent, and dying in 1379, was «. by hii son,
ROGER NORTHWODE, fourth baron, but
never summoned to parliament. He died «. p. and
was «. by his brother,
WILLIAM NORTHWODE, fifth baron, never
lummoned to parliament. This nobleman (if he
ever assumed the dignity) had issue,
JoHif , his lucceuor.
Elisabeth, m. to Peter Cat, but of her de-
scendants nothing is known.
' Eleanor, m. to John Adam, whose nude de-
scendant, (after five generations,)
Richard Adam, although married twice,
appean to have had no issue. But his
brother,
Roons Adam, had five children, vis,—
Richard.
John.
WiUiAm.
Bridget, m. to Adam Shepherd.
Margery, m, to William Hawe.
Anne.
This William, «L about the year 1406, and was «. by
his son,
JOHN NORTHWODE, sixth baron, then ten
yean of age, who died «. p. in 1416, when the Barony
of Northwode fell into abbvakcs, and is now
presumed to be vested in the descendants of the
above Roger Adam.
Abmb.— Ermine, a cross ingrailed gules.
NORWICH — BARON NORWICH.
By Writ of Summons, dated 86th Fdiruary, 1348,
16 Edward IIL
XCncagc.
GEOFFREY DE NORWICH, the flnt person of
this name upon record, was involved in the baronial
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contest with King John, and committed toiltlsoB In
consequence. From him deioended, it is presumed,
WALTER DE NORWICH, who, hi theSthof
Edward II., was constituted one of the Barons of
the Exchequer, and at the same time obtained a
charter of free warren in all his demesne lands. In
lome yean afterwards he was made treasurer of the
exchequer, and had a grant of the manon of Dal-
ham and Bradefleld, with the advowson of the
church of Dalham, in the county of Suflblk. To
this learned Judge, who d. in Snd of Edward IIL,
succeeded,
SIR JOHN DE NORWICH, Knt, who was in
the wan of Flanden and Scotland, in the reign of
Edward IIL, and was summoned to parliament as a
BAROif, ftt>m 85th February, ]3tf, to 3d April,
1360. « His lordship had grants Arom the crown for
his services, and licence to make castlee of his
houses at Metyngham, in Suflblk» and at Black-
worth, and Lyng, hi Norfolk. He d. in 1368, and
was «. by his grandson,
JOHN DE NORWICH, second baron, but never
summoned to parliament. This nobleman d. in
1074, without issue, when the Barowy of Nor-
wich, became bxtiitct. His lordriiip's estates de-
vfdved upon his cousin, Kathbrixb db Brbwb,
daughter and heir of Thomas de Norwich, his
grand-unde, but that lady taking the veil at Dart-
ford, William de UflPbrd, Earl of Suffolk, son and
heir of Robert de Uflbrd, Earl of Suflblk, by Mar-
gery his wife, dslcr of Thomas de Norwidi, fisther
of tfie said Katherine, inherited as her heir.
Arms. — ^Per pale gu. and as. a ' li<» rampant,
ennine.
Noftf.'— From this fttmily is said to have sprung
that eminent one seated at Brampton, in the county
of Northampton, of which Sir Erasmus Norwich,
in the time of William IIL, m. Annabella, daughter
of Thomas Savage, Earl Rivers.
O'BRYEN— VISCOUNT TADCASTER.
By Letten Patent, dated 19th December, 1714.
HENRY O'BRYEN, (descended ftom the cele-
brated Hibernian monarch Brian Boiroimhe,) eigMh
Earl of Thomond, in Ireland, was created a peer of
Great Briuin, by letten patent, dated 19th October,
1714, in the dignity of Viscovwt Taocabtbr. His
lordship m. Lady Elisabeth Seymour, daughter of
Charles, Duke of Somerset, but dying without iseue
in 1741, his Irish honoun, with the Viscountt of
Tadcastxr, became bxtinct.
Arwb.— Ou. three lions passant, guardant in pale«
or. anar.
O'BRYEN-BARON THOMOND.
By Letten Patent, dated 8nd October, 1801.
Xincage.
MURROUGH O'BRYEN, flnt Marquess of Tho-
mond, in Irdand, (see BurM* DUtionmrp o/ tha
Peerq^v and Barometag9j was created a peer of the
united kingdom, by letten ^trn^U da^ 8nd Octo«
ODO
ODO
tar/ 1801 » MBAmdii Thomokd; i^Tafhw, in ike
emtniif qf Buck: Hii lordship m. flnt, Mary,
CounteM of Orkney* and had Mvaral children, of
whom one daughter alone survived, namely,
Habt, who, tuooaeding her mother, became
CouNTSsa OP Obknst. Her ladyahip m.
the Hon. TlKNnas Fits-Mauricei
The marqueM eqiouaed, aecondly, Mary, daughter
of John Palmer, Esq., of Torrington, in. the county
of Devon, and niece of Sir Joahua Reynolds, but
had no issua His lordship died in consequence of
a fkll ftom his horse, in 1806, when his Irish ho-
nours devolved upon his nephew, William O'Bryen,
present Marquess of Th<miond, while the Baboxy
OF TaoMoiro became ■ztinct.
AKMa.--Ou. three lions passant, guardant, in pale,
or.andar.
ODO- EARL OF KENT.
Creation of William, Ma CiMifiMror, aono 1067.
Xineagc.
ODO, BUhop ^ Baifwu, in Normandy, half bro-
ther of the CoKOUSROR, having with " divers monks,
and secular derks," assisted at the battle of Hab-
Tiivoe, «* with their devout prayenandcouncHs," had
the whole county of Kent committed to his charge,
after the victory, and was Joined with William
FitsOabome* one of the principal generals, after-
wards Earl of Hereford, in the superintcndency
of the military forces of the kingdom, as wdl in
fleld as garrison, fle was likewise a count palatine,
and a juariciAnT or Enolandi in the former
capstdty, he gave laws as a sorereign prince, having
power over all other earis and great men, throughout
the realm; and in the latter, he was the chief, im-
mediately under the king, of all the oouru of Jua-
tioe: In the hmt succeeding his coronation. King
William having visited Normandy, Odo and Fita-
Oabonie were oonatituted euttodea Anglitt, or r9-
genu, during his absence, with authority to erect
castlea in all ftt and proper places. Being thus
seated in Kent, and so powerful that no man durst
oppose him, he possessed himself of divers lord-
ships, bdonging to the Archbishopric of Canter-
bury; of which, when iM^fiwUM became arch-
bishop, a complaint was made by that prelate to
the king, who immediately ordered a convocation
ot the MBIT OF KsNT, versed in old customs and
uaages, to sit upon the matter \ a meeting took
place, accordingly, at PaiiBirDBN Hbath, G^ffreift
BiaHor or CoicaTANCB, presiding for the king,
when judgment was given In Ikvour of Lanftanke,
via.—" That he should ei^oy the hmds belonging
to his church, asfteely as the king himself did eqjoy
his own demesne lands." In 1074, "Ono, and the
Bishop of Constance, suppressed the rebriUon 6f
the Earls of Hereford and Norfolk ; and in four
years afterwards, being " naf #0 Me Mn^ in autho-
rity, he was sent at the head of an army, to waste
Northumberland, by reason that the men of those
parte had risen in insurrection, and murdered
Walchbb, BMop nfDwham, The Karl of Kent
is accused of eiercising great crurtty upon this occa*
sion, and of deqioiling the Church of Durham of
some rich ornaments, amongst which was a rare
crosier of sapphire; certain it is, that his lordship
was not proof against the seductions of unlimited
power, and that he- became,^as most persons so in-
vested havebecome, inaolent^proud, and oppressive t
the more so, it was alleged, because it had been fore-
told by certain soothsayers of Rome, that he waa
destined, at no remote period, to fill the papal chair*
then the first throne in Christendom* and nothing
short of that splendid dominion could now satisfy his
high ambition. He purchased a magnlfleent palace
at Rome, attached the senators to his interest by
munificent gifts, and induced Hu^ft, Earl of
CHsaTBR, by promise of ample rewards, to accom-
pany him with a chosen body of soldiers, into Italy.
King William becoming, however, acquainted with
the earl's proceedings, hastened beck to England,
and casually meeting his lordship at the head <k
this pompous retinue. In the Isle of Wight, upoa
his route to Normandy, assembled the nobles toge-
gether, and in a passionate harangue Impeached hia
conduct, concluding by a command that the guarda
should seize upon the delinquent ; but no one daring
to do so, on account of hia episcopal character, the
king himsdf arrested him ; when Odo ezdaimed,
'* That he was a clerk and a minister of God, and
that he was amenable to the papal authority, by
which alone he could be sentenced." To this the
king replied, <«I neither sentence any dark or
bishop, but my own earl, whom I made my vice-
gerent In my kingdom, resolving that he shall give
en account of that his trust" Odo was immedi-
ately conveyed into Normandy, and during the
remainder of the CowguBROR'a reign, he waa kept
close prisoner in the Caatle of Roan. He obtained
his fteedom, however, upon the accession of Rinri78«
and was restored to his Earldom of Kent, but not
to the high oflice of jutTiCLARv, which had been
couftiied upon William de Karilepho, Bishop of
Durham. This latter circumstance, with the con-
sequent diminution of his authority, w^nHHng hii
wrath, induced him to fling off his allegiance to
Ruftu, his benefactor, and to espouse the cause of
RoBBRT CurthoM, Hence raising the standard of
rebellion in Kent, he wasted, with fire and sword,
several towns belonging to the king, and to hia
great enemy, Lai^firanke, Archbishop of Canter-
bury, but he waa afterwards besieged by RuAia
in Rochester Castle^ and forced, upon surraadering,
to rdinqulsh all Bia BONOcaa, and to abtfure the
kingdom for ever. Thence he repaired to Nor-
mandy, where being cordially received by OwrMosr,
he had the entire government of the Dukedom
committed to his care. He died at Palermo, in
1000, and was there interred. This very eminent
personage is thus diaracterised by one of the old
hlstoriana»" He was eloquent and magnanimous,
courtly and (to speak according to the world)
courageous; he was a great honourer of religious
men; his clergy he stoudy defended, with his
tongue and sword, and fiimished his diurch with
rich ornament, as his buildings, vestments, and
plate of gold and silver, which he gave thereto,
do testifle. In his youth, in regard, he was brother
to the duke, he was advanced to the BIshoprick of
BAYBiraCf in which he sate more than fifty yi
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OGL
OGL
His canal aflbctftmi
he begot a (natural) Km, named John* who was
aftenrards, by raasoa of his eloquenee and inge*
nuifcjTf of great esteem in the court of King Hskky
I., and though he was a penon sometimes addicted
to secular levities, yet he had a great regard to
eedesiastick matten. The diurehjof our lady, (at
Paybuz,) he built from the ground, and decked it
with divers costly ornaments. In the church of
St. VigoB, (sometime Bishop of Bayeuz,) which is
situate near the wall of that city, he placed monks,
and oonetituted the rdigiouft and prudent Rouht
PB TvMMAhutim, prior there, who, amongst the
rest of his leai ueil works, left e short dear and
praHnuBd comment upon the Cah ticlbs 9 which
monastery he made e odil to the Abbey of Dijon.
He also sent young scholars to Liasn, and other
cities, where he knew the study of philosophy to
flourish, and gave them large eafdUtions fbr their
support in learning. Of which so by him educated,
ware Thomab, AnMbUkop 9f Ytrk, and Sammoit,
h^ brother, BisAop qf Woreuiwr g William db
Roa, Abbot of Fiscamp, in Normtmd^i THvna*
TAB, Abbot of OLAaTBVBUBY, and many othets
then living. So this Bishop Odo, though much
aataqgled with worldly cares, yet he did numy
laudable things; and what he got indirectly, he
bestowed upon the chuvch and poor. Howbeit, at
taigth leaving the world, he took e journey to
RoMB, with Duk« RoBBBT, his nephew, and died
•t PaiiBbmo, in Sicily, and had a sepulture in the
church of our lady thersk*
The Earl of Kent held alter the conquest in Eng-
land, by the gift of his brother, no less than vovm
HUVOBBD ABB THtRTY*BIBB LOBDeHIM. In
Kant, one hundred and eighty-ibur t in
thirty-nine; in Oxftndshire, thirty-two; in H<
tedshiie, twenty-three; in Burkinghamshireb
thirty; in Woroestsnhire, two; in BedConlshiie,
ei^t; in Northamptonshire, twelve; in Notting-
hamahiie, ftve; in Noriblk, twenty-two; in War-
wickshire, six, and la Lincolnshire, seventy-six.
Anna.— Gu. B lion rampant ar. debmised with a
croalei's staff gulea.
OOLE—BARONS OOLE.
By Writ of SuaamoM, dated Mth July, 1461,
1 Edward IV.
Vincagc.
» Thisftmaly, one of great antiquity ia the county
of Northumberland* assumed its surname from the
LoEdship of OooiL, its principal seat, and
ROBERT OOLE, in the lAth Edward II L, obtain-
ed licence to make a castle of hia manor house there.
In four years afterwards this Robert Ogle, upon the
incursion of the Scota under the command of Wil*
liam Douglas, when they burnt Cariisle, Penrith*
and other places, aooompaaied John de Kirkeby,
then Biriiop of Carlisle, in a charge wlaich he made,
upon a strong party of these bold invaders, and an-
countering their chief commander, wounded him in
the side with his lanoe, being severely wounded
himself; while the bishop was unhorsed, but gal-
lantly recovering his saddle, esoved unhurt. Robert
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Ogle M.AaAabella>dan^htar and heir of SlrRob«t
Hephall, (by Cicily, daugihtar and hetar of Sir Oi^
bert Chartney, KnL,) and was «. by Us son,
SIR ROBERT OGLE, who m. Helen, daughter
and heir of Sir Robert Bertram, Knt.,* feudal
Baron of Bothall, by whom he acquired a consider-
able accession of property, and had a son, Robbrt,
who predeceased him, leaving a son, RoBBar. Sir
Robert d. in theSflth Edward IIL, and was «. by hia
SIR ROBERT OGLE. This feudal lord having
been made priaonor by the Soota, in the Sd of Henry
IV., «>btained a grant IhMn the king, of one hundred
marka, towarda the payment of his ransom ; after
which, in the 6th of the same reign, heserved in the
garrison of Berwick-upon-Tweed, under John Plan-
tagenet, afterwards Duke of Bedford, then governor
thereof. The neat year, upon the death of David
de Holgrave, the last husband of his grandmother,
HxLBN, he had livery, upon doing his homage,
of the castle and manor of Bothall. Whcraupon
being thus possessed of that manor and eastle, as
also of the manor of Hephall, and the town of
Lour-bottU, he entailed the same upon the heirs
male of hia body, upon condition that every such
heir>male should bear the surname of (^le^ with
the anna of Ogle and Bertaam quarterly. He m.
Joan, daughter and oo4ielr of Sir Alexander de
Heton, KnL, and had livary of her property in the
18th of Richard IL He d. hi 1409, aad waa s. by
his eUest son,
. ROBERT OOLE, who fiKcihly posaeased himself
of the caatle and manor of Bothall, which had
been settled upon John, his beother, who hore the
name of Bbrtbaw. Whereupon complaint betaig
aaade in paiUamant, it was onlered that a writ
should be sent to the sheriff of NorthumberlBBd, to
require all those who then held that castle, to depart
and to command the aaid Robert to ap-
at Weetmlnater by a osrtain day, to make
to the king, for this mlsdameanoiir. In
the 5th of Henry V., he was oonetituted sheriff of
Northumberland; and in the M of Hviry VL, he
was joined with Hmnfp Earl of Northumberland,
and other great men, in thoae peris,, to conduct
James, King of Sootiaad, from Durham, Into hia
own realm; that priace, being then, upon hostages
• RoBBBT Bbbtbam, tomp. Henry IL, certified
his knighti' fieaa to be three in number, by which
service his son,
Robbbt Bbbtbam, held the Baboity or Bo.
thall, in capita of the king.
From this Robert sprang.
Robbbt Bbbtbam, feudal lovd of Bothall who,
in the reign of Edward IIIm was sheriff of North-
umberland, and sheriff of Newcastle, and was one
of Uie chief northern bamns who engaged the Scota
at Durham, where he was so fortunate as person-
ally to make WUUapi Dougtas prisoner. He ai.
Maigaret, daughter and co-heir of Constance^ the
wUbofWilHamFeltan, and left al his daoaase, an
only daiighrerjaid heiiesa,
Hblbm Bbmtbam, who in; Sir Robert Ogia,
as in the test.
OQL
OGL
giTeo; eDlw|g«d alter an impiiaoDmait of lonie
yean. He departed this life in the lAth of Henry
VL» leaving iaiue»* by hia wife* Maud* daughter of ^
Sir Hobert Grey, of Hortoo. in Northumberland,
according to CoUini , eight deughterB, nuuried to
perMnns of the flnt rank in the county, and three
Booa, via.
RonnnT, Ua snooeisor*
John (Sir).
WiUiaxn (Sir), fhnn whom the Oolbb of
Kirkley, in the county of Northumberland,
derive, and the 0«La8 of Worthy, in
Hampahire, Baron bts (lee BwrMa Die-
Hmarp qfOu Pseroge mmI Bannetage).
He was ». by his ddfest son,
SIR ROBERT OGLE, who, in the 16th Henry
VI., was made sheriff of Northumberland, and in
the 38th of the same reign, was in a commission to
treat regarding a truce wij:h the Sooti. In the Itt
of Edward IV., he waa made warden of the east
mardiCB, and in consideration of his good serriccs,
had a grant of the offices of steward and consuble
of Ai.nvricK, and other castles, in Northumber-
land. Shortly after this, he was snaomoned to
parliament as a baboh (from 90th July, 1461, to 7th
September, 1400), and in the same year, he ob-
tained finm the crown a grant in special title of
the Loordship of Redisdale, and castle of Herbotel,
then vested therein by the attainder of Sir WilUam
Taltaoys. In the 9d of Edward IV., his loidship
was with the king in anna against the Lancastrians,
and assisting at the siege of Bamburgh Castle, was
made governor of that fortress upon its surrender.
Me M^ Isabel, dan^tar and heir ef Alexander de
JCirkeby, of Kirkeby, in the codnty of Lancaater,
eldest son of Sir Richard de Kirkeby. Knt., by
, he had ia&ae,
Owsn, hie suooasaor.
Isabel, who m. first. Sir John Heron, of
Chipcbea. Knt, and secondly, John Wod^
His lordship d. in 1409^ and wesa. by hk son.
OWEN OGLE, second baron, summoned to par-
liament from 15th November, 1489, to 15th Sep-
tember, 1485. This nobleman was in the battle of
Stoke, 2d of Henry VII., on the part of the king
against the Earl of Lincoln, and his adherents, and
is the same that Polydore Virgil caBs by mistake,
George. In two years afterwards, he marched with
the rest of the northern nobles, under Thomas,
Earl of Surrey, to relieve Nomham Castlb, then
besieged by the Soola. His lordship m. Eleanor,
daughter of Sir WilUanx Uittan, Knt., and waa a.
by his only son,
RALPH OOLE, third baron, summoned to par-
UauMBt from I7th October. 1560, to 98th November,
1511. Thia nobleman m. Margaret, daughter of Sir
WilUam Gasodgne. Knt., and had iasue,
e Dugdale enumerates his issue thus :—
RoBBBT, hia Buooeasor.
Margaret, m. to Sir Robert de Hasbottle, Knt.
Anne* m. to Sir William Hennw Knt.
Constance, m. to Sir John Milford. Knt.
Joane, m. to —
RoBsnT, Ma sue
William (Sir), tn. Margaret, daughter of John
Delaval, Esq., and had issue.
James, ot Cawsey Park.
John, of Bedayde.
John.
Anne, m. to Humphrey, son and heir of Sir
William Lisle. Knt.
Dorothy, m. first, to Sir Thomas Forster, and
secondly, to Sir John Grey, of Horton, Knt.
Margery, fa. to George Harbottle. Esq.
His lordship d, in 1512, and was «. by his eldest son,
ROBERT OGLE, fourth baron, summoned to
parliament fhmi 93d November^ 1514, to ad No-
vember, 15Sili This nobleman waa in the vanguard
of the English army at the battle of Fu>i>dbm.
where the King of Scotland sustained so signal a
defeat, but continuing in the Scottish wus, he fell
eventuaUy at Paunhbbbauob, in 15B8. His lord*
ship m. Anne, daughter of Thomas, son and heir of
George, Lord Lumley, by whom he had three sons,
RoBBBT. George, and John, and waa «. by the
eldest,
ROBERT OGLE, fifth banm. but never sum-
moned to parliament. This nobleman m. first,
Dorothy, daughter of Sir Henry Widderington. by
whom he had issue.
RoBBBT, his successor.
Margery, m, to Gregory 0|^, Esq., of Chap-
ington, in Northiunberland, (descended from
Sir W. Ogle, brother of the first lord,) and
had two sons.
J^uu
Robert.
His lordship espoused, secondly. Jane, daughter of
Sir Cuthbert Ratdillb. Knt.. of Chartlngton. and
hMi.
Cdthbbbt, sttocaisor to his brother.
Thomas, d. «. y.
Margaret, m. to Robert Wodrington. third
aon ot Sir Jolm Wodrington, Knt.
Lord Ogle feU at the battle of Halidoh, in 1544,
and waa «. by Ua ddest son,
ROBERT OGLE, sixth baron, summoned to
parliament 14th August, 1553, to 5th November,
lAWL His lordship m. Joan, daughtsr and heir of
Sir Thomaa Maleverer, Knt., of AI]ert<m Maleverer,
in the county of York, but dying s. p, in 1502, was
#. by his half brother,
CUTHBERT OGLE, seventh beron. summoned
to parliament fh>m 11th January, 1563, to 17th
October, 1001. Thia noUeman espoused Catherine,
daughter and co-heir of Sir Reginald Camaby, Knt.
and bad issue,
Joene, m. to Edward Talbot, son of George,
sixth Earl of Shrewsbury, and afterwards
eighth Earl of Shrewsbury himself, but died
*.p,in 1687*
Catherine, m. to Sir Charlea Cavendish, Knt.
of Wdbedc, in the county of Nottingham.
His lordship d. in 1507* and the Babonv or Oolb
fell into abbtahcb between hto two daughters,
and so continued until ttiedeceese of JoAMB, 0»«m-
ttt» ftf Shrmotburp, the dder, without issue, in
1097, when It waa called out in iavoOr of the
younger,
405
OOL
PAG
CATHERINE CAVENDISH, reUct of Sfar Charles
CsTondiili, who obtaiMd especial letters patent
under the great seal, from King Charles I., dated
4th December, 1088, declaring her ladyship to be
Baronbbb Oolb, and ratifying the dignity to her
heirs for ever. Her ladyship d, the ne&t yeari and
was «. by her only sarrlrlng son,
SIR WILLIAM CAVENDISH, K.G., who had
been created Baron Ogle, and Viscount Mansfield,
in 1680. (For the particulars of this nobleman,
afterwards so celebrated in the civil wars, as
DuKB or NawcASTLX, refer to Cavendish, Bazon
Ogle, Duke of Newcastle, &c.)
His grace d. in 1676, and was «. by his only son,
HENRY CAVENDISH, second Duke of New-
castle, dec, and ninth Babon Oolb. This noble-
man m. Frances, daughter of William, second son
of Robert Pierpoint, Earl of Kingston, by whom he
had a son, Hbnry, who died «.j». in 1680, and five
daughters, via.
Elisabeth, m. first, to Christopher Monk, Duke
of Albemarle, and secondly, to Ralph, Duke
of Montagu, but d. issueless.
Frances, m. to John, second Earl of Breadal-
bane, and died «. p.
Margaret, m. to John Holies, Earl of Clare,
afterwards created Duke of Newcastle, by
whom she had an only daughter.
Lady Hxnbibtta-Catbndi8R Hoi.-
LBB, who IN. Robert Harley, second
Earl of Oxford, and left an only
daughter,
Laot Maboabbt Catbndibr
Harlxy, who espoused William
Bentinck, second Duke of Port-
land, and was mother of
Wii<LiAM, third duke, father
of William, present Dukb
or POBTLAHD.
Catherine, m. to Thomas, sixth Earl of
Thanet, and had five daughters, to sur-
vive, viEi
Catherine, m. to Edward, Viscount Son-
des, heir apparent to the Earl of Rock-
ingham.
Anne, m. to James, fifth Earl of Salis-
bury, and was great grandmother of
James, the present Maroubss op Sa-
I<I8BURY.
Margaret, m. to Thomas Coke, Earl of
Leicester, but died «. p.
Blary, m. to Anthony Grey, Earl of
Harold, and secondly, to John, Earl of
Gower.
Isabella, m. first, to Lord Nassau Pau-
lett, and secondly, to Sir Frands Blake*
DeUval, K.B.
Arabella, m. to Charles, Earl of Sunderland,
and left an only daughter,
Frances, who m, Henry, fourth Earl of
Carlisle.
His graced, in 1691, when all his honours became
extinct, except the Babon y or Oolb, which fell
into ABBYAKcx, and still continues amongst the
representatives of those who left issue.
Abmb.— Ar. a fesse between thxee crescents gu.
406
OLDCASTLB—BARON GOBHAM.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th January, 13U»
6 Edward U.
XilUBgC.
For an account of this nobleman, the cdebrated
LoLLABD leader. Sir Johw Oli>ca8tlb, Baron
Cobham, refer to Cobkam, Baboitb Cobham.
ORREBY--BAKON ORREBY.
By Writ of Summons, dated 4th March, 1909»
S Edward II.
Xincasc.
In the 22nd Henry II.
HERBERT DE ORREBY, (son of Alaid de
Orreby,) with Agnes, his wife, founded the priory
of Hagneby, in the county of i.i«*/v*in. To this
Herbert succeeded,
JOHN DE ORREBY, who d. in the 41st Henry
III., and next after him we find
FULKE DE ORREBY, justice of Cheater in
the 44th Henry III., to whom the custody of several
castles was then committed. This Fulke d. soon
after, for the next year
THOMAS DE ORREBY was made justice of
Chester upon his decease. This Thomas was «•
by
JOHN DE ORREBY, who, in the 3Ut Ed-
ward I., was In the Scottish wars, and was sum-
moned to parliament as a babon in the Snd, 3rd*
and 4th of Edward II. His lordship d. in 1317
issudess, when the Babony or Orbbby became
BXTiNCT, and his lands. were divided amongst his
next heirs, namely, Edmund de Somervill, Alured
de Sulney, and Robert de Wilioughby.
Abmb.— Ermine, five chevronels g. on a caBton«
of the second a lion passant or.
PAGET— BARONS BURTON, EARLS
OF UXBRIDOE.
Barony, \ by Letters / 31st December, 171 1.
Earldom, j Patent, 1 10th October, 1714.
ICiiuasc.
" The first mention I find," writes Sir William
Di^dale, ** of any bearing this name, who arrived
to the dignity of the peerage, is
WILLIAM PAGET, a person endowed with eac-
odlent parts, as mayaedm from his ascent inm bo
low a condition to those high preferments, wheve-
unto, by sundry degrees, he attained; being son to
Paget, one of the seijeants at maoe in the
city of London, who was bora near Wednesbory. -
in Staflbrdshire, of mean parentage, where there
were some of that generation, till of late years, re-
maining." In the 23rd of Henry VIIL this William
Paget, through his great abilities alone, obtained
the appointment of derk ot the signet— in a firw
yean aflerwaids he waa made derk of the ooiiiicil;
PAO
PAG
he utmt baeame dttk of tbe privy m«1, and then
dark of the parliament, having the Utter office con-
ferred upon him for life. He subaequently received
the honour of knighthood, waa employed by King
Hmrnv VIII. upon levaml diplomatic occaiiona of
high importance, and appointed one of his ma-
jeaty's executorst and of the council to hia eon, by
that monarch upon hia death-bed. In the find year
of the new relgb, (Edward VI.,) Sir William Paget
had a grant in fee from the crown of Bxxtsb
Houaa, (formerly belonging to the bbhopa of that
lee,) with a parcel of ground lying within the
garden of the Middle Temple, adjoining thereto t
which manaion he rebuilt for hia own reaidcnce,
and called it Paobt House But it did not retain
that designation for any length of time, it being
afterward* called LxicaaTaa Houax, and then
Eaasx Houan. In the 4th of Edward VI., Sir Ed-
ward was accredited ambassador extraordinary to
the Anparor Charles V., and became so great a
fiivourlte with that monarch, that hU imperial m»>
Jeaty was heard to say, " that Sir Edward Paget
to be a king as well as to represent
Once, too, aa the English ambassador came
to court, the emperor observed, '* Yonder is
the man to whom I can deny nothing." At
another time hia mi^ty remarked, that England
sent three sorts of ambassadors to him; the first
waa WoLaxY, whoae great retinue promised
touch, but he did nothing ; the second, Morisin,
promised, and did much ; the third, Paget, promised
nothing, and did alL In the same year. Sir Edward
being then a Knioht of the OAnran, was consti-
tuted comptrpller ot the king's household; made
dumceHor of the Dudiy of Lancaster, and sum-
moned to the House of Lords as Baron Paobt, of
BMNNlMealk, in the county ofSH^ffhrd, by writ, dated
asrd January, 15A8: after which he waa sent with
the Earl of Bedford and Sir John Mason again to
treat of peace with the French. Notwithatanding,
isowbver, these eminent services, he was accused
by his enemies upon the All of the Photxctor
SomnaaT of divers olftnces, and committed to the
Tower, deprived of the insignia of the Garter, and
fined £0000, two of which were remitted, on
condition tbat the other four were paid within a
year. At the demise of King Edward his lordship
espousing the cause of Mary, rode poet with the
Earl of Arundel to announce the event to her ma-
jesty, and that she had been proclaimed in the dty
of London; for which loyal proceeding he waa ever
afterwards highly esteemed by her ma^takj, and in
the ard year of her reign was made lord privy seaL
Hia Iq^dship m. Anne, daughter and heir of Henry
PieatMi, Baq., of the county of Lancwter, and had
iasae,
HSNXT (Sir), his successor.
Thomab, who succeeded aii third lord.
Charles. This gentleman waa attainted with
his brother, Thomas, Lord Paget. Hol-
lingshed relates that the Charles Paget was
prindpal agent fbr the Roman Catholics, as
It waa proved on examination of the Earl of
Northumberland's case, via.: that in Sep-
tember, IMS, he came privatdy beyond sea
to the Earl of Northumberland, at. Pet*
wort, where the Lord Paget met Mm ; and
that on Throgmorton's bdng committed to
the Tower, the Earl of Northumberland
prevailed on the Lord Paget to quit the
reafan, and provided him a ship on the
ooeat of Sussex, wherein he embarked.
Ethddreda, m. to Sir Christopher Allen, KnL
Eleanor, m. first, to Jerome Palmer, Esq., and
secondly, to Sir Rowland Clerk, Knt.
OrisUd, m. first, to Sir William Waldcgrave,
and secondly, to Sir Thomaa Rivet, Knt.
Joan, m. to Sir Thomaa Kitaon, Knt.
Dorothy, m. to Sir Thomas Willoughby, son
of Sir Henry Willoughby, of Woollaton, in
the county of Notts.
Anne, m. to Sir Henry Lee, Knt.
He d. in IMS, and waa «. by his eldest son,
SIR HENRY PAGET, second baron, summoned
to parliament SOth September, 1608. His lordship*
m. Catherine, daughter of Sir Henry Lee, Knt., and
had an only daughter,
EiiIbabbtr, m. to Sir Henry Lee, Knt. Thia
lady left no issue t her uncle succeeded to
the barony at her decease. But in this mat-
ter there is a good detf of confusion. Col-
lins says, her ladyship d. 99th June, 1071,
but Thomas Paget, the third baron, appears
to have been summoned on the 4th of the
previous ApriL
He d. in IMl, and was «. by hia daughter,
ELIZABETH LEE, aa Banmces Paget, at whose
decease succeeded her uncle,
THOMAS PAGET, third baron, summoned to
parliament fkom 4th April, 1071 1 to 6th January,
1561. This nobleman, being a aealous Roman Ca-
tholic, waa obliged, in the reign of Eliaabeth, to
seek personal security in France, but he waa attaint-
ed in parliament with hia brother, Charles, as a weU-
wisher to the Queen of Soots; when the Bahoky
OF PaoXt became ponrxiTXD, and his lands being
confiscated, the Earl of Leicester got a grant of
Paoxt Houas. Hia lordship m. Naaaret, daughter
irf Sir Henry Newton, Knt, and left at hia deceaae
(anno 1189, at Brussels,) an only eon,
WILLIAM PAGET, who waa with the Earl of
Essex in the memorable attack upon Cadia, 39th
Eliaabeth, and being restored to the lands and
honours fbrfdted by his Csther, was summoned to
parliament aa Baxon Paokt ftom 6th November,
* William, Lord Paget, of Beaudesert, waa seised
in fee of the Baroniea of Loogden and Haywood,
and of, and In the manors of Beaudesert, Lcnigden,
Ac and being so seised, by fine, 1st Mary, entailed
the manors and baronies aforesaid, to him and the
heirs male of his body issuing; and anno, Ath of
Elisabeth, died, leaving Henry, his son and next
heir male, which Henry entered into the baronies
and lands aforesaid, by virtue of the aforesaid fine,
and died theieof seised, 11th Eliaabeth, leavfaig
Elisabeth, his only daughter and heir; after whose
death, Thomas Paget, brother and heir male of
the said Henry, entered Into the baroniea and
manors aforesaid, and waa summoned tothepaiv
liament by Virtue of the aforesaid fina^CoLLiira'
Pabliambntaxv PnscsDSNTa.
407
PAG
PAR
leOft, to7th Marefa»lffi8. His lordihip m. Lettice,
daughter and oo-heir of Henry KnoUes, Esq., a
younger ton of Sir Henry KnoUfi» K.O.» by whom
he had iMue,
WiUiiAMy hie flucoeMor.
Tto^, JbothAiminanied.
EUaabeth, m. to Sir WiDiam Hidu, Batt., ot
Buckholt* Emmx.
Dorothy, d. unmarried.
Catherine, m. to Sir Anthony Iihy, Knt., of
Boatoo, in the county of Llnorin, aaoeitor
of the preient Lokd Bobtoit.
Anne, m. flrtt, to Sir Simon HarDOurt, Knt.,
of Stanton Hareourt, in the county of Ox-
ford, and secondly, to Sir WilBam Waller,
Knt., of Osterley Park, Middlesex, the cele-
brated parliamentary gcoeraL
He d. in 1699, and was «. by his eldest sob,
WILLIAM PAGET, fifth baron, summoned to
parliament from 13th April, 1839, to 8th May, 1661.
His lordship was made a Knight of the Bath at the
coronation of King Charles L He in. Lady Frances
Rich, daughter of Henry, EazI of HoUand, and had
issue,
William, his suoeessor.
Henry, who settled in Ireland, m. Miss Sand-
ford, daughter of •— ~. Sandford, Esq., of
Sandfbrd, in the county of Salop, and had
(with a daughter, Dorothy, who m. Sir Ed-
ward Irby, Bart.) a son,
■ Thomas, a brigadier general in the army,
who m. Mary, daughter and co-heir of
Peter Whitcombe, Esq., of Great
Btaxted, in Essex, by whom he had an
only daughter and heiress,
CAROLiKn Paobt, who m. Six
Nidiolas Baylay, Bart., and had m
son,
HnifRY Batlbt, who Inhe-
rited as ninth Bahoit Paobt.
His lordship assumed the
surname and arms of Paobt,
and was created Earl of
UxBRiDos. He was father
ci B»MnhWUHm», present
MARguaaB or Aholbbby.
Themas, d. nnaaartied.
Isabd, d. unmarried.
Lettice, m. to Richard Hampden, Esq., of
Great Hampden, Bucks.
Eliaabetb, d. unmarried.
Frances, m. to Roiriand Hunt, Esq., of Bor-
eaton, in the county of Salop.
Penekipe, m. to Philip Foley, Esq., of Prast-
wood. Stailbrdduraw
Diana, m. to Sir Henry Asharst, Bart.
Anne, d. unmarried.
His lordship d. in 1078, and was «. by his eldest son,
WILLIAM PAGET, sUth baron, summoned to
parliament 6th March, 16791 This nobleman m.
first, Frances, daughter of Francis Pierpoint, and
grand-daughter of Robert, Earl of Kingston, by
whom he had two sons,
WtUiam, who d. unmarried in his father's hid-
time.
408
Hbitbt, sueoessor to the titto.
His lordship espoused, secondly^ IsabeUa, daughter-
of Sir Anthony Irby, KnL, <tf Bocton, by whom he
had another son, William, who d. young. This
nobleman, <* the leputatioB of whose great abilities
(says Banks) « wiU last as long as themenMny of
that oeiebrnted peace of Carlowita, condnded in
1696, shall remain in history," d. at an adTanoed
age, S5th February, 1713* and was s. by his son,
HENRY PAGET, Boron Burton, (a dignity to
which he had been raised in the Uib-time of hU
father, by letters patent, dated Slst December,
1711,) aa seventh Baron Paget His lovdihip waa
adranoed to the Eablbom of Uxbriogx on 19tb
October, 1714. He filled many high and important
offices, but reiigned aU his employments in 171A.
His lordship m, first, Mary, daughter and coheir of
Thomas Catesby, Esq., of Whiston, in Northamp-
tonshire, and had a son,
Tbomab-Catbsbt, Lord PagvL This iiobi»>
man, who was cofamel of a regiment of Coot,
d. in the lif e-dme of his &ther, anno 1749,
leaving by his wifle Lady Elisabeth Bgerton,
daugfatsr of J<dm, Earl of Bridgewater,
Hbivrv, who 9, as second Earl of Ux-
bridge
The eari espoused, secondly, Elixabeth, dangfater
of Sir Walter Bagot, Knt., but had no Issue. He cf.
in 1743, and was «. by his grandson,
XHOMAS-CATESBY PAGET, second Earl of
UxbridgOi This nobleman d. unmanied in 1769»
when the Barony of Paget devolved upon Us kins-
man, Henry Bayley, Esq., as ninth baron, (rete to
issue of Henry, second son of flfUk kard,) while tha
Barokt or Burton and Earx.x>om of UsuuaiMna
became bxtihct.
ARMMr-^a. on a cross engrailed betw. four eagles
diqilayed, ar. five lions passant of the first.
PARKER— BARONS MORLEY, BA.
RONS MONTEAGLE.
Barony of^ fdatad 99th Dec 1999^
Morley, f by Writ ofj 96 Edward L
Barony of rSummons,] dated S9kd Nov., 1514»
Monteagle,i I. 6 Henry VIU.
Xfncast.
ROBERT MORLEY, Bonn JIbrlsy, (m dignity
created by writ of Edward L, dated aa above,) d.
in 1449, IcRTing a daughter and heiress*
Aliaborb Morlby, wham.
SIR WILLIAM LOVEL. second son of Wiliiam*
Lord Lovel, of TIchmendi; which WUliam ww
summoned to parliament in right of his wit^ m
Lord Morley. He d. in 1476, and was #. by his sen.
HENRY LOVEL, Lord Morley, but never sum-
moned to parliament. This nohleman d. in 1489
issueless, when his sister,
Alicb Lovbl, became his heir. Her ladyship
espoused, first,
SIR WILLIAM PARKER, standard bearer,
and privy councillor to King Richard III., and
secondly. Sir Edward Howard, second son of Tho-
mm, Duke of Norfolk: by the hitter she had no
isaoe, but by the former she had a son.
FAR
PAK
SIR HBNRY PARKBR, who WM MmunoMd
to iMrUament m Baroii 1Iorj.by from Uth April,
ms, to flSth October, IMSw This noUcnai ww
ona of the pant who licnad the latter, ttid Haw bt
VIIL, to the Pope, reguding the king't divorce
ftom Queen KAtherine. HU loitlihip m. AIke,
deaghtet of Sir John St. John, of Bletaho, In the
county of Bedford* end had an only aon,
Hbkbt, who was created a Knight of the
Bath at the ooronatlon of Queen Anne
Boleyn, and A hi the ftth Edward VL, hie
Ikther then Uving. He m. flnt, Grace,
daughter of John Newport, £iq., and had
i«u^
Hbhbt, fucoaMmr to hiM grandflrther.
. Jane, m. to George Boleyn, LovdRodlltard.
, m. to Sir John Shriton, Knt
Sir Henry Morley m. lecondly, Elisabeth,
daughter and heir of Sir Philip Cal-
thorpe, Knt., but had no imiei.
In WalpoWs Catalogue of Noble Authore, I^oid
Morley ia mentioned as a voluminous writer, and
Anthony Wood says, he was living, an ancient man,
highly esteemed by the nobiUty, in the latter end
of Henry VIIL's reign. He d. in the tfane of Philip
and Mary, anno IMS, and was ». by his grandson,
HENRY PARKER, Lord Morley, summoned
to parliament fkom 90th Janoaryi 1S58, to 8th May,
unz. ThU nobleman m. Lady Elisabeth Stanley,
daughter of Edward, Earl of Derbyi and had iiene,
EowAAD, his successor.
Alices m. to Sir Thomas BarlngtoB, Knt.
Mary, «k to Sir Edward Leventhorpe, Knt
His lordship was «. at his deoeese by his son,
EDWARD PARKER, Lord Morley, suaunoned
to parliament ftom flOth January, U01, to Ath
April, 1614. This nobieman was one of the peers
that sat in jodgnumt upon Mary, Queen of Scots i
on Philip, Earl of Arundel, and on Robert, Earl of
BsMX, all in the reign of Elisabeth t his lordship m.
Elisabeth, only daughter and heiress of WlUism*
Stanley, Baron Monteagle, and had issuer
WiUriAM, his sttoocssor.
Henry.
Chartaa.
Mary, m. to Thomas Abington, Esq., of Hin-
lip.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Alexander Barlow, of
Barlow, in Lancashire.
Frances, m. to Christopher Danby, Esq., of
Leighton, in the county of York.
Hed. in 1018, and was«. by his eldest son,
WILLIAM PARKER, who had been summoned
to parliament in the life-tfane of his father, in right
of his mother, as Baron MoirTBAOx.B, and was
summoned as Loan Mori.bt and Montbaolb
fhmk 30th January, 1081, to 4th November in the
same year. This is the nobleman to whom the
very remarkable letter was addressed, by which
the gunpowder-plot was fortunately discovered.
It is said to have been written by his sister, Mary,
wife of Thomas AUngfeon, (or Habington,) of
Hinlip, which Thomas had been cofllerer to Queen
Elisabeth. Abington was concerned in many pro-
jects for the release of Mary, Queen of Scotland, and
contrived various places of concealment in his old
mansion at Hinlip. He was oondenuiad to die for
conceeling Garnet and OMcom, the Jesuits,, but
was pardoned, at the intercession of his wife and
Lord Monteaglcb
Lord Morley and Monteagle m. BlIsalMth, daugh-
ter of Sir Tlunnas Tresham, Knt, and had iasaa*
Hbnby, his successor.
William.
Charles.
* Frances, d. a nun.
Katharine, m. to John Savage, Earl Rivers.
Elisabeth, m. to Edward Cranflrid, Esq.
His lordship d. in 1899, and was «. by his eldest son,
SIR HENRY PARKER. K.B.. summoned to
parliament as Babok Moblbt and Montbaolb
ftom 19th February, 10B4, to 3rd November, 1690.
His lordship m. Philippe, daughter and co-heir of
Sir Philip Carrel, of Shipley, in Survey, and dying
in 1655, was «. by his only child,
THOMAS PARKER, snmmonrd to parliament
a* Babon Moblby and Montbaoub ftom 8th
May, lOSl, to 19th May, 168S. His lordship m.
Mary, daughter ot Henry Martin, Esq., (tf Land*,
worth, in the county (tf Berks, but d. without issue,
about the year 1686, when the BABONiaa or Moa-
LBY AND Montbaolb f^ into abbyancb be-
tween the issue of his two aunts, and so continue
with their representatives. Those aunts were
1. Katubbinb, who m. John Savage, Earl of
Rivers, and had Issue,
Thomas, who «. to the Earldom of
Rivers, and was #. by his son,
RiCHABD, Earl of Rivers, who d,
in 1719, and was #. by his cousin»
John Sataob, Earl of Rivera*
with whose son,
John, the earldom ex-
pired.
John, died s, p»
Richard.
Elisabeth, m. to William, Lord Petre,
but had no issue.
Jane, m. first, to George, Lord Chsndos»
secondly, to Sir William Sidley, Bart.,
and thirdly, to Obobob Pitt, Eag.,
q^Slrel^elifMif, <« Me muniif ^ Hantt,
Her ladyship's great grandson by her
last husband, Obobob Ptrr, Esq.,
of Strathfleldsay, was created, in 1776,
Babon Ritbbs, q^Sfra<i^/leMMV, and
in 1809, Babon Rivaaa, ^ Sudieif
Ossde, with a special remainder. His
lordship d. in 1803, and was a. by hie
son,
GaoBOB Pitt, second baion, at
whose decease, in 1898, the first
barony expired, but the second
devolved, according to the limita-
tion, upon his nephew,
HoRACB - William Bbck-
voBO, Esq., as thibd ba-
ron I he d. in 1831, and was
«. by his son,
Gbobob, present lord.
Catherine, m. to Charles, brother of Sir
WiUiam Sidley.
3 O 400
PAR
PAR
04^
I
M«ry. M.to WUliam Kilfigmr, Eaq.
« Pmioei* dL joimg.
8. Eliiabeth, m. to Edward Cnmfldd, Eaq.
Arms.— Ai. betw. two ban, la. charged with thrae
baiants, a Uon paMaat gulet, tn diief three budu'
PARR— BARON PARR, OF KENDAL,
,, ^ EARL OF ESSEX, MAR-
" "^ QUESS OF NORTHAAIPTON.
J<v /' ^^^
Barony,
Earldom,
Marquisate,
} by Letters r
Patent. I
1538.
83rd December, 1543i
16th February, 1587.
Marquisate rerlved, 13th January, I5SB.
ICintaftc.
The family of Park, although of knightly degree,
q»pear» not to have attained much cdeinrity until
the reign of Richaiid II., when
SIR WILLIAM PARR m. Elisabeth de Rooe,
grand-daughter and heir of Sin Thomas Rooa, i^
Kmtdal,* and had livery of her inheritance. Upon
* The old fieudal BARONa or Krh oal deioended,
as set Ibrth in the register of Cockemnd Abbey,
flrom Ito TAiLBora, brother ai Fulke, Earl of
Ai^ou. The fourth in deMxnt trom whom,
WiLiiiAM DB Lawcabtbr, is presumed to have
adopted that surname ftom bring governor of Lan-
caster Castle. He m. Gundred, daughter of Wil-
Uam, second Earl of Warren, and widow of Roger,
Earl of Warwick, and was #. by his son,
W11.X.IAM DB Lancastbr, (csUed the tecond,)
who was steward to King Hbnry II. He m. Hele-
wise de Stutevffle, and left an only daughter and
heir,
HBI.BW18B DB Laitcastbr, who espoussd Gil-
bert, son of Roger Fltx-Reinfred, and had (with
three daughters) an only son, who adopting his
mothei's surname, «. to her estates as
William db Lawcastbr (called the third).
This feudal lord d. without issue, when the lands
devolved upon his three listen, as co-heirs, vis.
Alice, (the second,) tn, to William de Lindsey,
and her descendant,
CBRTa:riAir db LuroaBT, m. Ingelram
de Ghisnes, Lord of Courcy, in France,
whose grandson,
IKOBLRAM DB GHiaNBB, EARL OP
Bbdpord, left an only daughter
and heir,
Philippa, who died s. p.
Scrota (the Aird,) m. — Mutton, and died
».p.
Hblbwibb, (the eldest,) m. Peter de Brus, of
Skdton, and had issue, Peter, who d. issue-
less, and four daughters, of whom the
eldest,
Maroarbt, m. Robert de Roos, and her
great grandson.
Sir Thomas db Rooa, was «. in
Kendal, and his other estates, by
his grand-daughter,
Blizabbth db Rooa, who m,
as in the text. Sib William
Parr.
410
the acwBrion of the Dnkeof Lancaster, aa HnirfeY
IV., Sir William Pair stood so high in theestima-
tion of the new monarch, that he was deputed, with
the Bishop of St. Asaph, to announce the revolutkm
to the court of Spain. He d. In a few years afler-
waxds, (6th Edward IV.,) being then seised of the
fourth part of the manor of Rirby, in Kendal, In
right of the heiress of Roos, and was «. by his ddest
son, r* 4fMMA C^^M <: %W9f^^
JOHN PARR, who d. within three yean of his
father, and was «. by liis son, -^ Al>ju J^tU^'W/
SIR THOMAS PARR, who, taking part with
Richard, Duke of York, was attainted in the par-
liament held at Coventry, 38th Henry VI. t he d. in
the 4th Edward IV., and was s. by his son,
SIR WILLIAM PARR. This feudal k>rd ap-
pean to have enjoyed the fiivour of King Edward
IV., and to have repaid it with great fidelity. In
the 10th of that princess reign Sir William was one of
the omimissioners appointed to adjust with Jambb
III., of Scotland, some alleged violations of the
truce then subsisting between the two kingdoms ;
and upon the return of King Edward, again to
contest his right to the crown with Maroarbt or
Ahjou, supported by the king^maker. Earl or
Warwick, Sir WiQiam Parr met him at Nor-
thampton with a considerable force, and thence
marched to Barhbt Fibld, where the contest was
decided in favour of his royal master. He waa
afterwards a knight banneret, and a Kkioht of the
Oartbr. In the SESnd of the same reign he was
constituted chief commissioner for exercising the
offlse of cjowstablb op Eholan d, and the same
year he served in the left wing of the army, then
sent into Scotland, under the command of Richard,
Duke of Gloucester. Sir William m. Elisabeth,
daughter of Henry, fifth Baron Fits-Hugh, by
whom (who m. secondly, Nicholas, Ixmi Vauz,) he
had issue,
Thomas, his successor.
William, created Lord Parr, t^Hofton,
He was s. by his dder son,
SIR THOMAS PARR, who, upon the decease
of his fint cousin, George, seventh Baron Fits-
HuoR, in 1512, was found to be joint heir, with his
aunt, Miet, (Fits-Hugh) Lady Fibbbb, to that
nobleman's banmy and lands. He m. Maud, daugh-
ter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Green, Knt., and
had issue,
William, his successor.
Anne, m. to William Herbert, Earl op Pbm-
BROKB, and her male descendant continues
* -..''' to the present time to inherit that earldom ;
" . • but Philip, eighth Earl of Pembroke, leav-
ing at his decease an only daughter.
Lady Charlottb Hbrbbrt, who «m.
fint, John, Lord JeflHcs, and secondly,
Thomas, Viscount Windsor, the co-
heinMp to the Barony of Fits-Hu^,
was thus severed from the Earldom of
Pembroke. The representatives of her
ladyship's two marriages are the pre-
sent Earl of PomAret, and the Marquese
ofButft
Kathbrimb, m, fint, to Edward BoKmgh.
secondly, to John Neville, Lord Latimer.
PAR
PAS
thirdly, to Kktg Hwry VIII., and fourthly,
to Thomas, Lord Sayioour, of Sudley, but
diadv.ji.
The ion,.
WILLIAll PARR, wat brought to court by his
tkfeat, and roae rapidly hito royal favour. H« waa
lint mada.one of the etquJrea of King Henry VIIl/s
body, and he attended hia royal nuwter in the
celebrated Interview with FnAxrcia, King i^Frane«,
where he took part in the Jutting and feata of arms,
being amongst the challengers on the English side.
In the 30th of the same reign, he was advanced to
the dignity of Ba&oit Pakr, of Kendal; but upon
what day or month, the enrolment of his patent
mentions not. He was summoned in the next year,
and took his seat in parliament on the 88th April
(Ut89). His lordship m. first, Lady Anne Bour-
chier, only daughter and helxess of Henry Bour-
diler, second Earl of Essex, (which marriage wae
diaeolved by act of parliament, and the issue bos-
tardiaed,) andsoon after the eievatiOB of his sister,
Katherine, to the dignity of Qunnir Covaonr, he
was craatad, being then a Knight of the Garter,
by letters patent, dated SSd December, IMS, Earl
OP Baaax, with the precedency which the late
Henry Bowdiier, Earl of Essex, had enjoyed. His
lordship was constituted by King Henry VIII., one
of his executors, and upon the accession ot his
nephew, EowAno VL, he was advanced to the
MABOUiaATx OP NoRTBAMpTOM, by letters patent,
dated 16th February, 1A47. In four years after-
wards, he was made Lord Grxat Chambbrlain
OP Enolano, for life, and having about this time
married, for his second wife, Elisabeth, daughter
of George, Lord Cobham, he obtained in the 5th
Edward VI., an especial act of parliament for
annulling his marriage with the Lady Anne Bour-
diler, as also for ratuying his marriage with the
said Elisabeth, and legitimating the children that
might be bom of that lady. Shortly after this his
' lordship was sent ambassador extraordinary to the
King of Prance, to present to his mi^l^ty the order
of the Garter, and to treat with him touching cer-
tain private alBdrs, being accompanied by the
Blahop of Ely, and other distinguished personages.
Before the dose of this year he was one of the peers
who sate upon the trial of the protector, Somerset
Espousing the cause of Lad^ Janb Grby, and
Joining the Dukb op Northumbbrland, in pro-
claiming her QuxBN op Emolaitd, upon ttie de-
mise of Khtg Edward, the marquess, on the
total fkilure of the project, was committed to the
Tower, and being afterwards arraigned, had sen-
tence oi death passed upon him, and all his
RoifovRB became porpbitbd. Notwithstanding
which, execution was forborne, and before the close
of the year, he was restored in blood by parliament,
but not to his honours, m that he had no other
title than William Psrr, Esq., late Marquess of
Northampton, and stood in no higher degree, until
Queen EUxabeth ascended the throne, when her
majesty waa graciously pleaaed to create him, by
letters patent, dated 13th January, l&SO, MARQUBea
OP NoRTHAMPToif , to restOTO him to his lands, to
make him one of her privy ooundl, and to reinvest
him with tb«onler of th« oabtbb. HJa lordship
outliving his second wifo, m. thirdly, Hciea, daugh-
ter of WoUkngus Suavenburgh, but had no issuei.
The delight of this nobleman is said to have been
music and poetry, and his exerdee, war i though
his skill In the fleU answered not his industry,
nor his success, his skiU. Yet Khig Edwardcalled
him, ** his honest undei" and King Henry, *• hia
integrity." HU lordship d. hi U71> and waa buried
in the collegiate church at Warwick, where, about
half a century before Sir William Dugdale wrote, his
body, being dug up, was found perfoct, the skin
entire, dried to the honest and the raaemary and
bag lying in the coffin, fresh and green. His diil-
dren by his first lady, having been illegitimated,
^pd having none by his other wives, all nxa ho-
Nouna, at his decease, became bztibct.
Arms.— Ar. two bars, aa. a bordef Ingnlled la.
PARR -- BARON PARR, OF HOR-
TON.
By Letters Patent, dated S3 December, 1543.
Xiniagc.
SIR WILLIAM PARR, of Horton. hi the county
of Northampton, uncle of William, Marquess of
Northampton, and of Qubbn Kathbrimb, last
wife of King Henry VIII., having been constituted
chamberlain to her mi^esiy, was advanced to the
peerage, by letters patent, dated 23d December,
1543, in the dignity of Baron Park, of Hbrfon.
His lordship m. Mary, daughter of Shr William
Salisbury, Knt., and had issue,
Maud, m, to Sir Ralph Lane.
Anne, m. to Sir John Digby, of Ketilby, In
the county of Leicester.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Nichohw Woodhall, Knt.
Mary, m. to Sir Thomas Tresham, Knt.
He d. in 1540, when the Baroht op Pabb, of
Horton, became bxtinct.
Arms.— Same aa Parr of KendaL
PASTON— VISCOUNTS YARMOUTH,
EARLS OF YARMOUTH.
Viscounty, 1 by Letters/ 19th August, 1673^
1, J P
Earldom,
Patent, \ 30th July, 1079.
Xincasc.
SIR ROBERT PASTON, Bart, of an andent
and " worshipful'* family, in the county of Nor-
folk, having devoted his fortune and energies to
the royal cause, during the civil wars, was elevated
to the peerage by King Charles IL, on 19th Au-
gust, 1673, as BsTDM Pttston, ^ Ptuton^ and Vta-
coiTKT Yarmoutb, both in the county of Norfolk.
His lordship m. Rebecca, daughter of Sir Jasper
Clayton, Knt., of London, and had issue,
William, his successor.
Robert, m. Anne, daughter and co-heir ot
PhiUp Harbord, Esq.
Jasper, m. Lady Falrbom, widow of Sir Pal-
mer Fairbom.
Thomas, a colonel In the army, drowned in
16B8, leaving by his wife, Dorothy, daugh-
ter of Edward Darcy, Esq.
Robert* Captain, R.N.
411
PAT
PAU
RclMOOi* m. to Admtnl Sir Sttftitd
Fafarbon.
MMfaret, m. to HtafODlmo AIk«to di Contl,
mO«niuB.
TlieoQBt was advmoed to tte Eabldom ov
Yabmoutb, aoth Joly, 1079i Ho ww itiiml m
■MS of ntetd tMto and lBwmliig» «id dylag te
MM, WW «. by hit aktet lOB.
WILLIAM PA8TON. aaoond
ThkBobknan aqKNuad, flnt,
Maria, natual dao^ter of JCIm^ Chamubb II.»
hf tha ViaooQBtaH SImbbod, wiftof Fianda Boyl«,
ViaeaoDt ShanBon, aBd daughtat of Sir WlUiam
KiUgicw, BBd had iantOf
Ckablbb, Laid PaaUm, m brigadier la tha
army* who pradaonaad IiIbi.
William, CkpddB, ILN., dlad bafon hU fiMher.
Charlotte, m. fint, to ThomarHenM, Ew|.»
of HarcriBgiaBd. ia Noxfolfc« aBd laooBdly*
Mi^Wakiroo.
IMwoca, m. to Sir Joha Holland, of Quidcn-
ham, Bart.
Hia lordihip m. taooodlj, EHoabath, daugfatar of
Lord North, and widow of Sir Robert Wiaemao,
but had DO larae He d. In 173S, when leaTlng no
male l«u«, and the male line of hit brothers hBTlng
previously ceased, the babony, TiaooimTT, and
BABLDOM, became bztikct.
Abm a.— Ar. six fleur-de-lis (three, two, and one)
and a chief indented or.
PATESHULL- BAAON PATESHULL.
By Writ of SmnmoBS, dated flSth February, U49,
16 Edward UL
Xincagc.
ta tha time of King Hxitby IIL,
SIMON DE PATESHULL hdd the manor of
Bletsho, In the county of Bedford, of the Barony of
Bedford, by the senrice of one knl^t's fee; In
the 17th of the eame reign,
HUGH DE PATESHULL, aade to Mand, wifo
of Nigel de Mowbray, gave to Hubort da Burgh,
three hundred marks line on behalf of tha said
Maud, that she might marry whom she thought
fit, and eq)oy her dowry.
To either of the aboYO SlnoB* or Hugh* aac-
▼ayad lo him the
BaBtSBO, irtdch
of
toy
hetress of the Beaudiamps, to her husband.
Sir OUrer St Joha.
Alioa, m. to Thoaaaa Waka,
Mabel, M. to Walter da Fau
Kathariaa^ Mk to Sir Robert da
Knt.
m
PAULET— DUKES OF BOLTON.
By Lettan Patent, dated 9th April, 10891
XbttSjJC.
SIMON DE PATESHULL. who Nk IsabaU,
daughter and hair of John de Staingrave, and waa
«> by
SIR JOHN DE PATESHULL, who had snmr
raoBs to pBrllammt as a babon , oa 25th February,
131S, but not afterwards. He d. la 1949, and waa s.
by his SCO,
SIR WILLIAM DE PATESHULL, aerar sum-
monad to parliament, nor can he have been eeteem-
ed abaron, for his father had but one writ of sum-
mons, and there is no proof ai sitting. The Ba-
BOWT OP PATsaHVLL must therefore be considsnd
as BZTiMCT, at the decease of John, Lord PatasfaulL
William d. in ISBB, when his estates devolved upon
his sisters as co-heirs, via.
Sybyl, m. to Roger de Beauchamp, and oon-
41S
JOHN PAULBT, fifth Mai^i
In tha civil wars, <i
pf tkt Fttrag9 and Banmetag9,) left by his
first wifo, Jaae^ dau^rtar of Thomas, Vkcoont
SBvaga* aa oaly son,
CHARLES PAULBT, sixth Masquass of Wfat.
chasler, who, for his aaal in ptOBiotiqg the revo>
Intion, was created Ddkb ov Bolvon, by letters
patent, dated 9th April, iaB9L His grace m. first,
Chrlatiaaa, daughter of Joha, Lord Freshville, by
whom he had one son, Joha, who d. m iafoacy.
Tha duke espouaed, saoondly, Mary, one of the
iUegitiBiate daughters of Bnunuel Scroop, Earl of
Snaderlaad, by whom he aoqnirad that consider-
able estate at Boltflii, in Yorkshire, whonoe he
derived the tltla of hb dukedom; and had issue,
CBABuaa, Marquess of Wincfaestsr.
WlUiam, who okarried twice, and left isaoe by
bothoMiiiagafc
Jane, m. to Joha, Earl of Bridgewater.
Mary, d. UHWianled.
EllMbath, m, to Toby Jenklaa, Esq.
His giaea d: 99th February, iaB9<«, and waa a. by hb
CHARLES PAITLBT. second Dakd, K.O., Lord
Llautcnaat of Irdand la 1777- His gnwe
first, Maiiwat, daaghler of George, Lord C<
try, by whom he had ao IseueL He «. secoadly.
Fraaoes, daughter of William Ramsdm, Esq., of
Byrom, In tha oounty of York, and had
?"^**'**» iiurcessively Dmcma ow Boltoh.
HavBT, j
Mary, m, first, to Charlas 07f eal, Esq., aad
saoondly, to Arthur Moore, Esq.
Fraaoea, sk to J<Ab, Lord Mordanat.
The duke wadded, thirdly, Hannetu Crofta* aata-
ral daughter of Jaaies Soot, Duke of MoaoMmtb,
by Eleanor, younger daughter of Sir Robert Need-
ham, Knt., and had one eon,
Nassau, who m. Tsabnila. dinghtnf of Thmnas,
Earl of Thanet. Los4 Nassau Paulet d.
ia 1741, leavlqg aa only daaghtar,
Isabella, «k to Joha^ames, third Earl of
Hisgiaea d: 91st January, 1791-9, Md was e. by his
CHARLES PAULET, third Duke, LG- Con-
•table of the Tower of Loadna. His grace mu first,
Abbp, only daughiar aad heir of Joha, Earl of Car-
PAY
P£C
baity, in Irthmd, by wham he had no imie; He
•tponnd, eBoandlyf Lavlnia Fenton, well known ee
aa actreai, in the diancter of PoUy Peechum, by
whom he had no imie afkor manlike* but had three
•ons preriouily. He d. in 17M» when the hoooun
devfdved upon his brother, .
HARRY PAULET, firarth duke, an oiBcer in
the army, and aid-de-camp to Lord Galway, In Por-
tugaL Hi* grace m. Catherine, daughtor of Charles
Parry, Esq., of Oakfield, in Berluhire, and had
Dukes.
CBABLxa, |,uceBisiTely
Henrietta, m. to Sir Robert Colebrook, Bart.
Catherine, m. first, to William Ashe, Esq., and
seeoodly, to Adam Drummond, Esq.
The duke d. in 1708, and was «. by his dder son,
CHARLES PAULET, fifth duke.* at whose
decease, unmarried, in 1765, ' the homcwrs devolved
upon his brother,
HARRY PAULET, sixth duke; This noble-
man being bred to the sea service, attained tlie rank
of admiral of the white. His grace m. first, in 1758,
Henrietta, daughter of ^^ Nunn, Esq., of Eltham,
by whom he had a daughter,
Mary-Uenrietta, m. to John, fifth Sail of
Sandwich.
Theduka espoused, seoondly, Catherine, daughter
ef Robert Lowther, Esq., and sister of James, Earl
of Lonsdale, by whom he had two daughtcn,
Katharine, «•• to Henry, Earl of Darlington,
now Marquess of Cleveland, and d. in 1807«
Amelia.
His giaee d. S4th Deoember, 17M« and after a oon-
•iderable time consumed In establishing his right,
the Marquisate of Winchester passed to Oooige
Paulet, Esq., of Amport, while the Duksaom ov
BoutoM became sxtikct.
AnMB^<— Sfc three swords in pile, points in base
m, ponels Mid hilts or.
PAYNEL— BARON PAYNELL.
By Writ of Summons, dated S9th December, U89,
88 Edward I.
SIR JOHN PAYNELL, of Diax. to the county
ef York, was summdned to parliament as a BAnoH,
ftom »th Deoember, U80, to SSCh August,
1318L This nobleman is supposed to have died
befcie U98. No account b given of his iesue, nor
• This nobleman entailed the mi\ior pert of his
fMatestates, should the male issue of his brothers
lyi, upon his natural daughter,
jAifB-llABY PowLBTT, fud that ovent taking
placa, the buiy inherited. She m. in 1778,
Thomas Orde, Esq., who assnmert the name
of PowLBTT, and was created, in 1797* Loan
BoLTOH, tf BotUm Cattle, in Me eeimly
or Yor*. Ho d. in ia07> and was «. by his
does Dugdale In his Baronetage, take any notice
of him ; but in hie Writs of Summons to Parlia-
ment, the name of «* Jcrtiannes Paynell de Drax*
occurs amongst the barons summoned to partly
ment, the 88th and 30th of Edward I., and the 11th
and 18th of Edward IL The same name also occurs
in the aM, 33d, 34th, and 3Sth of Edward L, and
in the 1st and 3d of Edward IL, which is presumed,
by Nlcobs, to be the same penmn.
AnMa.^Two bars with an urle of martleta.
PEGHE —
By Writ of Si
BARON PEGHE, OF
BRUNNE.
YfiLLi/LUi prM9Ui Jdtrd BoIIsm,
dated 8»th Deoember, 1880,
88 Edward L
RAMON PECHE was sherliTof the county of Cam-
bridge, ftom the Sd to the 18th year of King Henry
II. He m. Alice, daughter of William PevereU,
and one of the co-heus of Pain PevereU, her bro-
ther, as part of the honour of BauKNs, in the same
shire. To this Hamon «. his son and heir,
GILBERT PECHE, who, in the 6th of Richard
L, upon the collection of the scutage, then assessed
fi>r the king's redemption, paid £89. U. 9d., for the
knights* fees of his parental inheritance, and two
marks and a half for those of the honour of Brunne,
which descended to him through his mother. He
d. before the year 1817, and was «. by his son,
HAMON PECHE, who d. in 1941, in hU pilgrim-
age to the Holy Land, and was «. by his eldest
son,
GILBERT PECHE. This feudal lord d. in 1891,
and was «. by his son,
GILBERT PECHE, who, having served in the
wars of Gasoony, 88d Edward I., was summoned to
parliament as a baiiok, ftom 99th December, 1899,
to 3d November, 1308, and again 14th March, 1388.
His lordship m. first, Maude de Hastings, by whom
lie had two sons, Johm and Bonund, neither of
whom, however, were summoned to parliament,
nor is any account given of their descendauta
Lord Peche m. secondly, Joene, daughter of Simon
de Grey, and to his children, by that hidy, he left
the greater part of his property, making King Ed-
ward L heir to the rest of the barony. He d. fat
Anii8.^Ar. a ftsse betw. two Aevroneb, guka.
PECHE-BARON P£GUE, OF WORM-
LEIOHTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated Uth May, UBI,
14 Edward IL
Xincagc,
This branch of the house of PaoHa is said, by
Dugdale, to have sprung ftom
ROBERT PECHE, Bishop of Coventry, in King
Stephen's time^-^ho is represented as having two
OsrrRBT.
Richard, Archdeacon of Coventry.
413
F£R
P£R
TteeklCT,
GEOFFREY PECHE, m. PeCronite, <Uu|^t«r,
and «ventually heir, of Richard Walsh» of Wonn-
WghtoD* in Um county of Wanrick* and had a
RICHARD PECHE« who suooeeded to the pro-
pvtics of hit grandfather, the biahop, and his
unde the dean, a* likewiae to the manor of Worm-
LKiOHTOH, through his mother, and was #. by his
■on,
SIR JOHN PECHE, of Wormleighton, who sided
with King Hbwby III. apdnst the barons, and was
summoned to parliament as Baxoit Pschx, from
19th May, 13S1, to 22d January, 1330. HU lordship
was in the wars of Scotland, and was goveniar of
Warwick Castle, in the 16th Edward II. i he was
afterwards governor of Dover Castle, and warden
of the Cinque Ports. He d. about the year 1S39,
leaving liis grandson,
SIR JOHN PECHE, Knt, his heir. This feu-
dal lord was never summoned to parliament, nor
esteemed a baron, for we find him serving as one
of the knights for the county of Warwick, in the
parliament held at Westminster, in the 88th Ed-
ward III., and again in the 47th of the same reign.
He d. in two years after, and was «. by hb son,
SIR JOHN PECHE, (never siunmcmed to par-
liament, nor esteemed a baron,) who attended, 9th
Richard II., John, Duke of Lancaster, then bear-
ing the title of King of Castile and Leon, into Spain,
and is supposed to have died there in the same
year, leaving two daughters, via.
Joan B, who died «. "p.
Maboabbt, m. to Sir William de Montfort.
Arms.— Gules a fesse betw. six cross crosslets ar.
with a label of three points in chief.
PELHAM-HOLLES— DUKE OF NEW-
CASTLE.
•
See Hollbb-Pblham, Barons Pelham, Earls of
Clare, and Duke of Newcastle.
Nof«.— Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcas-
tle, died in 1768, not, as erroneously printed, 1761,
in the article to which we refer.
PERCY— BARON EOREMONT.
By Letters Patent, dated SOth December, 144ft.
Xineagt.
SIR THOMAS PERCY, Knt., third son of
Henry, second Earl of Northumberland, was created
by King Edward VL, in consideration of his good
services, Barom Eorbmont, ^ Egremmt Cattle,
in Cumberland. His lordship fell at the battle of
Northampton, in 1400, when the king was taken
prisoner. He died, according to Dugdale, •• with-
out issue," when the Barony or Eorbmont be-
came BXTiNCT. Other authorities state, however,
that he left a son. Sir John Percy, but who never
assumed the title.
Arms.— Same as Percy, Barons Percy, and Earls
of Northumberland.
414
PERCY — BARONS PERCY, EARLS
OF NORTHUMBERLAND,
BARONS POYNINOS, BA-
RONS PERCY, OF COCKER-
MOUTH, EARLS OF NORTH-
UMBERLAND.
Banny of Percy, by Writ of Summons, dated
6th February, 1299, 8 Edward II.
Earldom of Northumberland, by Charter of Crei^
tion, 16th July, 1377*
Restored, 11th November, 1414
Again restored, 1470.
Barony of Poynfatigs, by Writ of Summons*
23rd April, 1337f 11 Edward IIL
Barony of Percy, of Cockermouth, dec., by Creation^
30th AprU, 1667.
Earldom of Northumberland, (New Creation,)
1st May, 1657.
Xfniagc.
The illustrious Hunlly of Psrcy is descended ttom
one of the Norman chieftains (William de Percy)
who accompanied William the Conqueror into
England in 10GB; and it derives its name fttun th«
village of Percy, near Villedieu. The Ikmlly of
Percy, of Normandy, deduced its pedigree fkom
GecrfRrey, (son of Mainfred, a Danish chieftain,)
who assisted RoUo, in 912, in sut^ugath^ that
principality, and acquired coosidBrable |iossfisiiuua
thercL
WILLIAM DE PERCY, being high in Ikvour
with the victorious duke, obtained, according to
Madox, in his *« Baronia Ani^lca," a barony of
thirty knights' fees tram that monssdi, in his new
dominions, and thus became a fiBudal lord of the
realm from the Conquest. This Lord William de
Percy, who waa distinguished amongst hia contem-
poraries by the addition of Alsgemons, (William
with the whiskers,) whence his posterity have con-
stantly borne the name of Algernon, restored, or
rather reftmnded, the famous Abbey of St. Hilda,
in Yorkshire* of which his brother, Serlo de Percy,
became first prior. Accompanying, however, Duke
Robert, in the first crusade, 1098, he died at Mount-
joy, near Jerusalem, the cdetarated eminence^
whence the pilgrims of the cross first viewed the
Holy City, leaving fdur sons and two danghtexs^
by his wite, Emma de Port, a lady of Saxon de-
scent, whose lands wen amongst those bestowed
upon him by the Conqueror, and, acooiding to
an ancient writer, "he wedded hyr that was very
heire to them, in discharging of his ooascience.**
His lordship was «. in his feudal rights and poa-
sessicms by his eldest son,
ALAN DE PERCY, second bnron, somamed
the OnmAT Ai.Air, who m. Emma, daughter of
Gilbert de Gaunt; which Gilbert waa son of Bald-
win, Earl of Flanders, and nephew of Queen Maud,
wife of William the Conqueror, and was «. by his
eldest son,
WILLIAM DE PERCY, third baron { at whose
decease, the eldest branch of the first raoeof Percys,
from Normandy, became extinct In the male Une^
and their great inharltjnoe devolved upon his locd-
PER
FEB
ddp*! two dMgbtm, (tuf AUoe de Tunbrtdfle,
davghler of Richard, Earl of Clare, who was
luually styled De Tunbridge, ftom Ms castle ot that
name,) the Ladies Maud and Agnes de Percy, suc-
eessively. •
MAUDE DE PERCY, the senior, was second
wife of WiUlam de Plesset, Earl of Warwick, by
whom (who d. in the Holy Land, A. D. 1184) she
had no iMue. Her ladyship d. in 1204 or 6, and
then the whole possessions of the Percys desosoded
to the family of her sister,
AGNES DE PERCY, who m. JosoeUne, of
Lorain, brother of Queen Addicia, second wife of
Henry L, and son of Godfirey Barbatus, Duke of
Lower Lonrain, and Count of Brabant, who was
descended from the emperor Charlemagnei Her
ladyship, however, would only consent to this
great alliance, upon condition that Josceline should
adopt either the surname or arms of Percy ; the
former of which he accordingly assumed, and re-
tained his own paternal coat, in order to perpetuate
his daim to the principality of his father, should
the dder Une of the reigning duke at any period
become extinct. The matter is thus stated in the
great old pedigree at Sion House: *<The ancient
arms of Hainault this Lord Joceline retained, and
gave his children the surname of Perde." Of this
illustrious alliance there were sereral children, of
whom,
HnKsv Ds PsRCY, the eldest son, who ap-
pears to have died before his mother, m.
Isabel, dau^ter of Adam de Brus, Lord of
Skelton, with whom he had the manor of
Lerington, for which he and his heirs wen
to repair to Skelton Castle every Christmas-
day, and to lead the lady of the castle from
her chamber to the chapel to mass, and
thence to her cluaabac again, and after
dining with her, to depart. This Henry
left two sons,
WiLLTAM, of whom presently.
Henry, ancestor of the Percys, of Hesset,
Sussex.
Richard on Pxrct, theyoungest son of Agnes
and JosoeUne, got possession of the entire
property of his aunt, Maud, Countess of
Warwick, and evsn of a great proportion of
that of his mother, and retained the same
during the principal part of his life: at
length, subsequently to infinite litigation,
it was settled between him and his nepliew,
William de Percy, to whom the inheritance
belonged, after a sotemn hearing before the
king in person, on the 0th July, 1S34, (18th
Henry III.) that the esutes should be
divided into equal portions between the
parties during Richard's life ; and that after
his death, all the ancient patrimony of the
Percy family should devolve upon liis ne-
phew, aforesaid ; a small reservation having
been made for Richard's son and heir, Henry
de Percy. This Ridurd de Percy continued
liiMr the whole of his hte at the head of the
family, and enjoyed all its baronial rights.
. He was one ot those powerful feudal lords
who took up arms, in lilft, against John,
and having a prindpal hand in extorting
the Oubat CBABTsna of English flreedom,
was chosen one of the twenty-five guardians
to see the Magna Charta duly observed.
He d. about 1M4, and Uien his nephew,
WILLIAM DE PERCY, came into Aill posses-
sion of all those rights and properties which had
been usurped at the decease of his mother; but
did not live long to enjoy them, for he d. in 184A,
and was «. by his son, (by his second wife, Elena,
daughter of Ingelram de Balliol, by whom he
obtained in dower, Dalton, afterwards called Dalton
Percy, in the bishopric of Durham,)
HENRY DE PERCY, whom. Eleanor, daughter
of John Plantagenet, Earl of Warren and Surrey;
and dying in 1278, was #. by his only surviving son,
HENRY DE PERCY, ninth feudal lord, who
was summoned to parliament firom the 6th of
February, 1299, (27th Edward I.) to 29th July,
1316, (8th Edward IL) This nobleman obtained, on
the 19th November, 1309, from Anthony Beck,
Bishop of Durham, by purchase, a grant of the
Barony of Alnwick, in the county of Northumber-
land. His lordship was one of the great barons
who subscribed, in 1301, the celebrated letter to
Pope B(miface VIII., upon the attempt of his
holiness to interpose in the aiSUrs of the kingdom,
intimating, *' That their lUng was not to answer
in judgment, for any rights of the crown of Eng-
land, before any tribunal under heaven, &c., and
that, by the help of God, they would resolutely,
and with all thdr force, mamtain against all men."
He d. in 131A, and was «. by his ddest son,
HENRY DE PERCY, second Lord Percy, of
Alnwick. This nobleman had a grant ftom the
crown in the 2nd Edward III., of the reversion of
the barony and castle of Warkworth, Ac. He
had summons to parliament ftom 1382 to the time
of his death, the 26th February, 1351-2, when he
was ». by his ddest son, (by Idonia, daughter of
Robert, Lord Clifibrd,)
HENRY DE PERCY, third Lord Percy, of
Alnwick; who, in the life-time of his father, had
partidpated in the glories of Cressy, (26th August,
1346.) His lordship m. first, in her ladyship's four-
teenth year. Lady Mary Plantagenet, daughter of
Henry, Earl of Lancaster, which Henry was son of
Edmund, E^l of Lancaster, Leicester, &c., second
son of King Henry III. ; I>y this alliance his lord-
ship had two sons,
HsHRT, his successor.
Thomas, created in 1397> Earl ^ WoreMter;
K.G., a very eminent warrior and statesman
in the reigns of Edward III., Richard IL, and
Henry IV.
His lordship m. secondly, Joan, daughter and hdr-
ess of John de Orbey, of Lincolnshire, one of the
barons in the reign of Edward III., by whom he left
one daughter,
Mary, who m. John, Lord Roe, of Hamdake,
but died *. p. in 1396.
He d. 17th June, 1368, and was «. by his dder son,
HENRY DE PERCY, fourth Lord Percy, of
Alnwick, a distinguislied military commander in
the rdgn of Edward III., who, assisting as marshal
of England at the coronation of King Richard II«»
416
PER
PER
t advniced, an the fame day, 10th July, 1877f to
the BaHdam ^ Northttmberkmd, with ramaioder to
his hein generally, and» like a barony in fee* trant-
' RiiMlble* it would appear, to Dnoale aa wdlas male
heirs. His lordship m. first, Margaret, daughter of
Ralph, Loitl Nevlll, of Raby, and had issue,
HniTBy (Sir), the renowned Hotspur, so cele-
brated in all our histories. He fought the
fkmous battle of Omasovitir, near the
Cheviot Hills, in Northumberland, <Chevy
Chace,) when James, Earl of Douglas, waa
•lain, and himself and his brother. Sir Ralph
Perqr, made prisoners. Hem. Philippe, da1^fl-
tar ot Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, by
Philippe, daughter and heir of Lionel Planta-
genet, Duke of Clarence, and falling at the
battle of Shrewsbury lu 1408, left issue,
Hbniit, who «^ as seoond Earl of Northum-
berland.
Bliaabeth, m. first, to John, Lord Cliflbvd,
and secondly, to Ralph, Earl of Weetmor-
land.
Thomas (Sir), m. EUaabeth, elder daughter
and co-heir of Darid Strabolgi, Earl of Athol,
by whom (who m. secondly. Sir Henry
Scrope,) he had Issuer
Henry Percy, who left two daughters, ria.
Elisabeth, m. first, to Thomas, Lord
Burgh, and secondly, to Sir William
Lucy.
Margwet, m. first, to Henry, Lord Orey,
of Codnor, and secondly, to Richard,
Earl of Oxford.
Ralph (Sir), wu Philippe, the other daughter
and oo-heif ot David Strabolgi, Earl of Athol,
but died «^pw
Alan.
Margaret
The earl m. secondly, Maud, sister and heir of
Anthony, Lord Lucy, which Anthony settled upon
his lordship and his heirs the honour and castle of
Cockermouth, with other great estates, on con-
dition that her arms should be tat ever quartered
with those of the Percys. In the 7th year of
Richerd IL the earl having been elected one of the
Kni^ts of the Garter, the king bestowed upon him
the robes of the order out of the royal wardrobe.
In some years afterwards, however, being proclaim-
ed a traitor, and his lands declared . forfeited by
King Riduurd, his lordship, in conjunction with hii
•on. Sir Henry Percy, eumamed Hotspur, and
Henry, Duke of Lancaster, accomplished the de-
thronement of that monardi, and placed the crown
upon the head of Honry, Duke of Lancaster, under
the title of Henry IV. Again dissatisfled with the
government, the duke is diaiged with concerting
the rebelUon, in which his son. Hotspur, and his
brother, the Earl of Worcester, o^aged, in 14(0,
for transferring the sceptre to Mortimer, Earl of
March, then a boy. Of these two eminent penons.
Sir Henry Percy, the renowned Hotspur, fell, per-
forming prodigies of valour, at Battlfr-fldd, near
Shrewsbury, fllst July, 14108 \ and Thomas Percy,
Earl of Woreaster, was beheaded, after the battle,
at Shrewsbury. The Eerl of Northumberland fell
subsequently, (S9th February, 1407-8,) in arms
410
•(
agalBBt the king, at Bramhtm Moor^
wood, when his honoun becaane fotfieittd
, but were nstovad. in 1414, to Uei
(Hotspur's only son,)
HENRY DE PERCY, seoond Earl of Nor-
thnmberiand, who m. Lady Eleanor NevU, iteigh-
ter of Ralph, first Earl of Westaorlsod, and Jom
de Beaufbrt, daui^ter of Joan or Gavvt, and
aunt of King Henry V. Of this noUeBsan and fain
oounteis, and their issue, the following aoeount ia
given in a very curious MS. preserved in thn
British Museum* and there said to be
'< Bm Rsgittro M9ma*t9riS 4a irMffl^w.**
Percy, the aon of Sir Henry Percy, that
at Shrewsbury, and of Elisabeth, the daughterof
the Erie of Marcfae, after the death H>f his father
and grauntsyre. waa exiled into Scotland, in th«
tlmeof King Henry v.: by the labour of Johannes
the Countess of Westmerland, (whose daughlor.
Alienor, he had wedded in coming Into EnglaMi,)
he recovered the king's grace, and the county of
Northumberland, so was the second Earl of Nor-
tfaumberhmd. And of this Alienor his wilb^ he
begat IX sonnes and III dauf^ters, whose names be
Johanna, that is buried at Whitbye \ Thomes (cre-
ated) Lord Egramont ; KaUieyne Gray, of Ruthyn,
(wife of Edmund, Lord Grey, aftorwarda Earl of
Kent) t Sir Raflli Percy } William Percy, abyshopp ;
Richard Percy { John, that dyed without iaeuet
another John, (celled by Vincent, in Ma MS. bero-
nage in the bccald's ofllce, John Percy, senior, of
Werkworth;) George Percy, derkj Henry, that
dyed without issuet besides the eldest sonne end
successor, Henry, third Erie of Northamberlend."
His hirdship, who was at the battle of AeiHoounr,
was made lord high constable by Kii« Henry VL,
and fell at St Albans, 83rd May, 14S5, fighting
under the banner of that monarch, and was «. by
his eldest surviving son,
HENRY PERCY,third eerl, who had m.Bleenor,
daughter and sole heireas of Richard Poyninfi,
who d. in the life-time of hb fltther. Lord poynings I
by which marriage, the baronies of Poynings,
Fitapayne, and Bryan, came into the fsmily of
Percy; end Sir Henry Percy waa summoned to
parliament, while his firther, the Earl of Northum-
berland, yet lived, (S9th Henry VL,) es Baron Poyn-
ings. His lordship fell leading the ven of the Lencae-
trians, sword in hand, at the battle of Towton, on the
29th March, 1401, and hto honours became subee-
quently forfeited, by en act of attainder, taut warn
restored to his only son,
HENRY PERCY, fourth earl, K.G., who was
confined in the Tower of London, from the death
of his father until thefl7th of October, 1409* when,
being brought before Edward IV., at his palace of
Westminster, he subscribed an oath of allegiance, ,
and was resttyred to his freedom and dignity, al-
tliou^ the reversal of his father's attainder docs
not appear upon the rolls of parliament The king
had previously created John, Lord Montague, Earl
of Northumberiand, but, upon the re-establish-
ment of the rightful earl. Lord Montegue was
Greeted Marquess of Montague. This Henry,
fourth earl, fell a victim, in 1480, to the avarice of
King Henry VII. In that year, parliament having
PES
FER
th« ktaic ft MlaUly ftir eut^iag ok Hm ihv
in BmtagM^ the Barl of Norttnimlnrliiad, m lord-
MmtoMBt of hit eomty, «m ompowerod to onftnce
tbo MUM I bat th« tax catulag • goenl comiBO-
tion, his lorddiip wrote to bOavm the king of the
diaeonteBt, end praying en aiwteincnf* to whidi
Henry peiemplmlly lepUed, "that not a penny
•hould be Abated c" which nMiage betaig dettvered
hMBtttiouily by the carl to the popuhux» who had
aaMmUed to complain of their grievaneei, they
broke into his lioiiae» (suppoiing Um to be the pro-
noter at tlidr raflbrtegi,) Coddodge, in Yorkshire,
and murdered his lordship and some of liis attend-
anl% on the flSth April, 1480. The earl was <. by
his eldest son,
HBNRY-ALGERNON PERCY, fifth earl, K.O.,
ho m. Catherine, danghter and oo-heircss of Sir
Robert Spcnesr, Knt.. of Spenoer-Combe, Devon,
by Bleenor, his wife, daughter, and at length co>
heir, of Edmond Beaufort, Duke of Sonunet, by
whom he had issue,
HniTBT, Ids sueeeisor.
Thomas (Sir), eseented for Ask's consplraqr,
99th Henry VIII., learing two sons,
TnoxAa, \8uccsasively Earls of Nortb-
HnvRY, j umberlandi
(Sir).*
a. to Henry CHibid, fim Earl of
Cumbarlaid.
Hand, m. to Lord Conien.
His hadihip d. in 1M7> and wm s. by his
HENRY-ALGERNON PERCY, sixth carl,
K.O. TUs nobknan m. Mary, danghter of Oeoige
TalMit, Barl of Shrewsbury; bat dying without
issue, in 1037, and his brother. Sir Thomas Percy,
halving been preriousiy attainted and executed, all
the honours of the femily became forfeited, and
the Dukedom of Northumherlaid was oanlierred,
by King Edward YL, upon John Dudley, Earl of
Warwick ; but that noUcmaa havfasg ferioited his
life and honoun, by treason against Queen Mary, in
1AS8» her nu^esty was pleased to adnme^ by letters
patent, dated SOth April, 18B7,
THOMAS PERCY, son of the attainted Sir
Thomas Percy, to the degree of a baron* by the
titles of Baron Parey, qf Codltet memft ; Boron Pqf-
ningB, Lueif Bryant and Fitit-Pt^fne : and on the
day following, his lordship was created JEBoW 9f
Northutuberkmd, with remainder to Henry Percy,
his brother, &c This nobleman, having conspired
against Queen Elisabeth, was beheaded at Vork, on
the 99d August, 1079, (avowing the Pope's supre-
macy, affirming the realm to be in a state of schism,
and those obedient to Elisabeth no better than
heretics,) when his honoun wonld have fellen under
the attainder, but for the vevenrionary dense in
fevour of his brother,
* Sir Ingeham Percy. From this gentlenuDi,
jAirsa Pnacv, known as the trunlumaker, who,
so pertinaciously dahned the honouis of the house
of Percy, about one hundred and fllty years ago,
deduced his deecent, (see his casein the Fourth EA-
tion of BurWi DUttMmnt of th9 V^ermgtmnd Ba»
rMMtafe).
HENRY PERCY, who sueotaAM es eighth eari.
Hie kapdriilp «. Catherine, eldest daughter «id co-
heisess of John Neville, Lord Latimer, by whom he
had dght sons and three daughters. The earl
having been onnmitted to the Tower, for partici-
pating in a suppoeed plot in fevour of Mary, Queen
of Scote» was found deed in his bed there, wounded
by these buUeto fkom a pistol, on the Slst of June,
1M5, when he was «. by his ddeet son,
HENRY PERCY, ninth carl, K.O. This noble-
man, after every eflbrt to invcAve him in the gunp
powder plot proved in vela, was ** cast" (says Os-
i) " into the ster chamber," by which he was
to a fine of iC30,000, with imprisonment
in the Tower during his nuOesty's pleesure, and
ictnaUy sn fibred several yeaisf incarcsrarton. Hla
lovikhlp «k Dorothy, sister of Queen BHaheth's
favourite, Essex, and widow of Sir Thomas Perrot*
Knt., end dying fith November, I89i, was * by his
ddeet surviving son,
ALGERNON PERCY, tenth eari, K.O., who
had been suaomoned to parliament in the lifetime
of his father, as Aarm Perttf, This nobleman took
an active part during the dvil wars, against Ring
Charlm I., but wsa entirely feee of any partidp^
tion in hie murder. He subsequently promoted the
restoration. His lordship d. on the 13th October.
MSB, and wu ». by his only son (by Lady Elisa>
bath Howard, secoml daughter 'of Theophilitti
second Earl of Suflblk),
JOCELINE PERCY, eleventh cerL This no*
bleman m. Elisabeth, youngest daughter of Thomas
Wriothesly, Earl of Southampton. Lord High
Tieaaorer of Enghmd, by whom he left, at hie da>
cease, Slet of May, 1070, an only daughter,
Ladt Ei.isAB>Tn Pnncv, who SMCceedsd tm
the baronial honours of her anoestora, and
was. In her own right, Beiwiess J^sfcy, Ay-
ningm, FMs-Aqnie. Ar|i«fSf and LoMffMr.
Her ladyship m. first, when only fonrteM
years of i^, (ie7»») Henry Cavendish, Bart
of Ogle, (son and heir of Henry, Duke of
Newcastle,) who assumed the name of
Percy t but his hndship died without issue*
on the let November, IflBO^ and her lady«
ship ei. in 1682, (thirdly, it Is stoted, but
she appears to have been only contracted to
Thoma Thynne, Esq., of Longlete, who
wes Msasstaiated, 12th Februery, MBl^,)
Charles Seymour, Duke of SoBBMnet^ who
also assumed, by preUmhiary engagement,
the surname and arms of Percy, but tram
that stipulation he wee releesed, when her
grace attained ma|ority. By this marriagek
the duchess had thirteen ohildien, the ekket
surviving of whom,
AuasKMON SxYMOun, was eummoned to
parliament, in I7S8, on the death of hie
mother,, as fionm Percy. His kndship
«. to the Dukedom of Somerset, in
1748, and was created Beron Work-
worth, €f Warkfwtnh C4fi*l«, in tk€
eountif <^f NortfimUiertand, and Earl </
NerthWHberlattd, on the Sad October,
1749, with remainder to
Sin ikvon SwtHsoir, Bert., who
3 H *I7 .
PER
PHI
lad maniad hit gno^ ■■■■i^im ,
the Lady Elinteth Seymoar,
whd wicceedad to tha
apoa the demise of the duke, in
17A0» ohteinhig, in the Hoae year,
•a act of pariiamcBt, to allow
hiaaadf aad his oouatsss to se-
same the somame and anas of
Pll^cy. HislotdsiiipwasiaBtalled
a Kaigfat of the Garter, in 17fi7s
and cuaud MBart Pwrtg, and Dotm
or NoaTHuifBBai.Ajrn, on tbm
18th October, 17C6L His grace
was grandflrther to tlie prssant
Dake of Northumberland.
Upon thedeeaaaeof his kxdship. (Jooaline, eleventh
earl,) atl tbb aoaooaa of the Pereya» save the
haionies, became axriacr.
AaM8»— 4}uarterly, ftmr grand quartan: iist and
fourth, or, a lion rampant, as. (being the ancient
arms of the Dtma or Bbabamt avd Lotaiit;)
aaeond and third, gu. three Indss, or pikes, ban-
rlent, ar. fior Locy % second gnmd quarter, as. five
Aisils, in tase, or. for Pxacv ; third, gu. on a sal-
tier ar. a rose of the field, barbed and seeded ppr.
for NBTfi.i.B : fourth, quarterly, gu, and or. in the
fibst quarter a mullet ar. for Vaaa.
- Neto.-'NiooLAa, in his very devar Sviroma,
after lecapitulating tha descant of the Bauoitt or
PaacY, which has besn the sut^ect of coosidera-
hie controversy, cornea to the fJoUowing oondu-
1st. That according to the Csir deduction fhim
ttodem decisions, the ancient BAnoav or Pxncv,
created by the writ of summoas of 8th February,
87th Edward I., 1888, became bxtinct on the death
of Henry-Algemon, sixth earl, in 1A87.
- 8nd. That the Baaony of Percy, of Cockermouth
and Petworth, with the Baronies of Poyidngs, Lucy,
Bryan, and Fitapayne* created by the patent of 30th
Apiril, 1587* became axriacr on the death of
Joceiine, eleventh earl, in 107<K
3nL That Algernon Seymour, afterwards Duke
of Somenet, and first Earl of Northumberland,
was erroneously placed in the precedency of the
ancient barony on being summonrd to parliament
In 17881
- 4th. That Hugh Percy, grandson of the said
Duke and Baron Petty, Jwv mtatritt and Hugh, the
present Duke of Northumberland, were likewise
enoneoualy placed In the precedency of the original
barony.
8th. That the only Barony of Percy now vested
la his Graoa, Hugh, present Duke of Northumber-
land, is the barony in fee, created by the writ of
summons, to his great grandfather, Algernon Sey-
mour, in 1788.
PERCY- EARL OF WORCESTER.
Created 88th September, 13B7.
ICincagc.
SIR THOMAS PERCY, a yooi^er brother of
'Henry, flist Earl of Northumberland, haviQg distia-
4m
Edward IIL,
In tfaeeoandlandthei
1 Ricknd IL, was created by tha
Eaai. ov WoncBaraa.
the end of Edward lIL's idgn. Sir
the oompenlon Inarmsof the hcsoie Biadr PaiNCB I
and he had a giant ef one hundred nurks per
annum fnr ttf^ out of the exchequer, for his good
with a similar annuity for his fsperisi
icM to the Black Prince, In the 1st of Richard
II., he Bssii>fd at the coronation of that king,
his brother, Henry, being then manhal of Ba|p-
Tbe next yeer, as admiral of the north
he was msoristed with Sir Hugh Calvdey.
KnL, and meeting with sevea ships, aad one man
of war, laden with wine, brought them all into
BristoL He was subsequently employed with the
Earl of Buckingham, to suppress Jttdt Straw's
insurrection : and in the lOtfi of the same rsign,
be WM made admiral of the fleet, for the great
army of twenty thousand men then sent into
Spain, with Jobn or Gaunt, to fsfsbiish that
princess ri^t to the throne of CAeriLB aad Lbomt.
In three years afterwards he was constituted Justice
of South Wales, and subsequently Vicb Chambbr-
LAiif to the king. In the 18th, he was seat am-
bassador to France, bong then steward of the
king's housdiold, and in a few years aftarwaida
appointed admiral of the king's fleet for Ireland.
Notwithstanding his lordship's high position in
the mtimation of King Richard, upon the de-
podticm of that monarch, he seems to have made
his ground good with the new king, for we find
him deputed with the Bishop of Durham, to
announce to the court of France, the revolution
that placed the sceptre in the hand of Henry IV.,
and reconstituted soon afker, steward of the houae-
hoUL Subsequently, however. Joining his brother,
the Earl of Northumberland, and his
Hotspur, in an eflbrt to restore the
monarch, he was asade prisoner at the battle of
Shrewsbury, where his gallant nephew feli, and
was beheaded immediately after, anno 1408. His
lordship was a Knight of the Garter: he died
without issue, when the Earldom of Worcester,
became bxtinct.
ARMa.— Same as Percy, Barla of Northiunber-
PHIPPS— BARON MULORAVE.
By Letters Patent, dated Mth June, ITM.
Mintage.
CONSTANTINE JOHN PHIPPS, secon
Mulgrave, of New Ross, in the peerage of Ireland,
an enterprising naval officer, who made an eflbrt
to discover a north-west passage, was created a
peer of Great Britain/ by letters patent, dated 16th
June, 1790, in the dignity of Babon Mulobavb,
of MulgvoM, <n th« cownly q^ ir«r*. His lordship
fa. in 1787, Anne>Elisabeth, yoongest daughter of
Nathaniel Chobnocdelcy, Esq., and had an only
dau^ter,
AVMB-El.IZABBTH-CHOLilON]>BLBV, WhO m.
LieutenanuGeneral Sir John Mutray, BarW
PIE
PIE
Xord Mttlfrsye d. In 1790« tad was «. In the Itlih
Peerage by hit brothert HnirRY» while the Bi&BONV
OP Mni^BATB, of Mulgrmve, In the peerage of
Greet Britain, became xxtih ct.
Abmb.— Quarterljr, flttt and fourth, la. a trefbil,
flipped, between eight mulleta ar. for Pripp8s
■eoond and third, paly of six ar. and aa. over aU
a bend gu. for ANOLxaBY.
PIERREPOINT— VISCOUNTS NEW-
ARK, EARLS OF
KINGSTON UPON
HULL, MARQUESS
OF DORCHESTER,
DUKES OF KINGS-
TON UPON HULL.
Vlaeounly, "i fSKMx June, ldS7«
Earldom, f by LettenJ S6th July, 1688.
MazqulMte, f Patent, ] Mth March, 164ii
Dukedom, J (.Mth July, I7IA,
Xfncase.
Although the family of Pibbbxpoiht did not
attain the honours of the peerage until a period
of eomparatively recent date, yet were they per-
sons of distinction erer since the conquest. In
which erentftil era,
ROBERT DE PIERREPOINT was of the
retinue of William, Earl of Warren, and at the
time of the general survey, held lands in Suflblk
and Sussex, amounting to ten knights' fees, under
that nobleman. The great grandson of this Ro-
bert, another
ROBERT DE PIERREPOINT, was a person
of -such extensive property, that being made pri-
soner flghting on the side of King Henry III., at
the battle of Lewes, he was forced to give security
for the payment of the then great sum of seven
hondred marks for his ransom. He was, however,
relieved flrom the obligation by the subsequent
victory of the royalists at Evesham. He was «. by
his SOB,
SIR HENRY DE PIERREPOINT, a perwrn
of great note at the period in which he lived.
In the 8th of Edward L, Sir Henry having lost
his seal, came into the Court of Chancery, then
at Lincoln, upon Monday, the morrow of the
Octaves of St Michael, and made publication
thereof; protesting that if any one should And it,
and seal therewith, alter that day, that the instru-
ment sealed, ought not to be of any validity. He
M. Annora, daughter of Michael, and sister and
hdr of Lionel de Manvers, whereby he acquired
an extensive land property in the county of
Nottingham, with the Lordship of Hofane, now
called HoLMB-PrBBBBpoiBT. Sir Henry d.
about the 90th Edward I., and was #. by bis dder
son,
SIMON DE PIERREPOINT, who, in theSSd
Edward I., was one of those that by special writ,
bearing date upon the 8th day of June, had sum-
BMoe amongst the barons of the realm, to repair
with all speed to the king, wheresoever he should
then be in England, to treat of certain weighty
aflhira, rdating to his and their honour; the
sheriflh of every county having also command to
cause two knii^ts for each shire; as also two
citiaens, and two burgesses for each >city and bo-
rough, to attend the king at the same time, " to
advise and consent for themselves and the com-
monalty of their respective shires, clUes, and
boroughs, unto what the Earls, barodDs, and nobles,
should at that time ordain." This Simon leaving
a daughter (only), Sibilla, who m. Edmund UflRnd.
was s. by his brother,
ROBERT DE PIERREPOINT, a very emi-
nent pefBon in the reigns of Edward I. and Edward
II., and distinguished in the wars of Scotland.
He m. Sarah, daughter, and eventually heir, of
Sir John Heria, and was », by his son,
SIR EDMUND DE PIERRBPONT, ftom
whom we pese to his lineal descendant,
SIR OBOR6B PIERREPOINT, who, at the
dissolution of the monasteries. In the reign of
Henry VIII., pnrdiased large manors In the county
of Nottingham, part of the possessions of the
Abbot and Convent of Wribedc; and others in
Derbyshire, which had belonged to the Monastery
of Newsted. He d. in the 6th EBsabeth, and waa
#. by his son,
SIR HENRY PIERREPOINT, who m, Franoaa,
elder daughter of Sir William Cavendish, of Chats-
worth, and sister of WilUam, Earl of Devonshirei
and was «. by his son,
ROBERT PIERREPOINT, who was advanced
to the peerage by King Charles I., as Baboh
PiBBBBPOiBT, qf Holm0 Pierrepolmt, in the county
of Nottingham, and ViacovBT Nbwabx, by let-
ters patent, dated 99th June, 1687, and the next
year was created Eabl op KiNoeTOiv-uPOV-VIutffM
At the breaking out of the civil war, his lordship
was one of the Ifarst and most asalous to- espouse
the royal cause, and he Is said to have brou^t no
leas than four thousand men tanmediatriy to the
standard of the king. He was soon after consti-
tuted Ueutenant-gcneral of all his majesty^ forces*
in the counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Huntingdon,
Cambridge, and Norfolk i and was amongst the
most pc^ular of the cavalier commanders. His
lordship became, tiierefore, an object of more than
ordinary watchfulness to the paiiiamentarians, and
was at length surprised and made prisoner, by
Lord WiBoughby, of Parham, at Oalnaborongfai
whence he was despatched in an open boat towards
Hull. But Sir Charles Cavendish, pursuing the
boat and overtaking k, demanded the release of
the earl, which being reftised, his men fired, and;
unhappily, killed Lord Kingston, end his servant,
though they captured the boat and put the crew to
the sword. This mdancholy event occurred on
the 90th July, 164S. His tordship bore so high a
character for benevolence, hospitality, and liber-
ality, that he was usually styled by the common
people, "the good Earl of Kingston.'* He m.
Gertrude, daughter and oo-helr of Henry Talbot,
third son of George, Earl of Shrewsbury, and had
issue,
Hbb by* -Viaoount Newarlu
419
PIE
PUS
WUiiaiD, of TbottMbr, m, ESsAtlh, daugh-
ter and ooJicir of Sir TlionM Hmis, of
Tang CMCle. ia ShiopBhiie, and had
BmuuBT, who m. , daufhtar and
oo4ialr of Sir Jolui ETdyOt and hni
RoBBET, 1 third and fourth
William, J of KiagMoo.
Btblth. flfkheail Md tnt duke
Oartzttda, m. to Chartaa, Viaooant
NewhaTan.
Gbbtabb, ocatBd Banm Pieiiapuint, of
Haaalope.
Fnooes, m. to HenrTi Earl of Ogle.
GracB, m. to Gilbert, Earl of Clare.
Gertrude, m. to Geoige, Harqunw of
Halifio.
This William was one of the leading mcm-
Imh of the Comnuina, during the dvil wars,
he died after the rsMnation, in U9a
Frances, m. Bliaabeth, daughter end co-heir
of Thomas Bray, Eaq., of Eyaan, in the
cooaty of Derby, and dL in 1H7, leering,
RoCbrt, who m. Anne, daughter of Robert
Murray, Esq., and left.
Frauds, Ijj^,^
George, j
Willlero, whose sons died $. p,
Jane, m. to Reverend Bonard Gil-
pin.
Annet m, to Thomas Newport, Lord
Torrington.
WUliam.
Henry.
Franoes, m. to William, son and heir of
LordPi^et
Robert, tf. unmarried.
Qerraee, d. unmerried, in Holland, anno IdTB*
bequeathing £lO,O0e to' the flret member of
his ISunily who diould obtain the honour
andtitleofadulu.
George, of Old Cotes, in Derbyshire, m. lliae
Jones, sister of Sir Semuel Jones, of Cor-
then Hall, Notts, by whom he had two
"•^ I both d. unmarried.
Smuei, J
Frances, m. Philip Roileston, Esq.
His locdsbip was «. by his eUest son,
HENRY PIERREPOINT, second Earl of King-
fton. This noUcman remaining, like his Ikther,
most fiithftilly attached to the fortunes of King
Cherles L, was swum of the privy council to that
monarch, and created, 85th llardi, 1644* Mau-
Qvnee of DoncHnsnn. His lordship m. first,
Cecilia, daughter of Peul, Viscount Bayning, end
had surviving issue,
Anne, m. to John, Lord Roe, afterwards Earl
of Rutland, firom whmn she wm divorced.
Grace. dL unmerried.
The earl espoused secondly. Lady Katheriae Stan-
ley, daughter of Jemes, Eari of Derby, but had no
surviving issue. His lordship, who wns a man of
learning, particularly in law and physic, died in
lOBQ, when the MAnguisATs or DoncnasTBR
became sxtimct, but his other honours devolved
4M
npott his gnpid nephew, (vcfor to deBeemhnis at
WiBiam PieRepoiat, ef Thoicdiy, second eon of
the first eerU)
ROBERT PIERREPOINT, third Berl of King-
ston. ThM nobtanuB d. unmarried, white on his
tnvels. in France, anno IfiU; and wm «. by his
WILLIAM PIERREPOINT, fourth eari. wfa9
m. Anne, daughter of Robert. Lord Brooke, but
dying without Issue, in 1680, the honours devolved
upon his brother,
EVELYN PIERREPOINT, fifth eerl, whoww
advanced, on the ad December, 1706, to the Mau-
goxaATn ov DomcHnaraB, with remainder to hie
ttnde, Gervaee, Lord Pienrepoint, of Henslope, and
was creeled, on the S9th July, 1715, Duca op
Kiweeroiv-cpon-HuLi.. His grace was subse-
quently made a Kniort op tbb GAaraa, and
he was constituted, four diflbrent times, one of the
lords Justices, daring his miyesty*s abeence in his
Hanoverien dominions. His grace m. first. Lady
Mary Fidding, daughter of Wllliem, Eeri of Den-
bigh, end had issue.
William, Marquess of Dorchester, who d. la
the dukeTs lifo4ime, leaving
EvaLYv, who inherited m second duke.
Freacm, m, to Sydney, son of Sir
PhiUp Meadows, KnL, and had, with
other issue,
CBAaLBB MBABOwe, Eeq., who
succeeding to the estatm of hie
undo, Evelyn, Duke of Kingston^
in 1773* aseiuned the surname of
PiBBBBPoiirr, end wes elevated to
the peerage as Baron Pierrepotat,
Viscount Newark, and Earl Men-
vers. He d. in 1816, and was «. by
his son,
CHABLsa, present Eari
Mary, wu to Edward Wortky-Montagu, Esq..
and became celebrated as Lady Mary Wert-
ley-Montegu.
Frances, m. to John, Earl of Mar.
Evdya, m. to J<rfm, Lord Oower.
The duke espoused, secondly. Lady Isabella Ben^
tinck, daughtv of William, Earl of Portland, by
whom he had,
Carolina, m. to Thomas Bread, Esq.
Anne, d. unmairied.
His graced. In 1796, end was «. by his grandson,
EVELYN PIERREPOINT, aeoond duke. Thie
nobleman eqKMised Miss Chudldgh, one of the
maids of honour to the Dowager, Princess of Wslea.
but the lady, ao notorious as Dudiem of Kingston,
was afterwards convicted by her peers of bigamy.
The trial took place in 1776, the Lord Chancellor
Apsley (^Bclating as high steward. His giace d.
ia 1773* when, leaviag no Issue, all ma HOBoona
became bxthtct, while his mtates devolved wgtm.
his nephew, (refor to issue of William, Marquees af
DordieBter, eon of the first duke,) Charles
dows. Esq., who assumed the name of Pibi
POivT, and was created Babl MAlTvBBa.
AaM8.<~Ar. semde of dnquifoUs, gu. a lion
pant, sa.
PIN
PliA
PIERREPONT ~ BARON PI£RRE.
PONT, OF HANSLOPE.
By L«tten Patent, dated 19th October, 1714.
GSRVASE PIERREPONT. Mcond wa of tht
Hon. WinUm Plenepoint, Moond Km of Robert,
exit Eail of Kiagttoo, was created a peer of Ire-
Sand as Bacon Pienepont, of Ardglaas, and of Great
Britain, (19th October, 17U>) at Bakom Pianan-
TornXf 4tf Hmmslopt, in !*« cew^y qf Bucks, His
lordihip eepoiued Lucy, daughter of Sir John
Pelham, Bart., of Loughton, in Siusex, but d.
ifleuelew in 1715, when ail aia noMocaB became mx-
TIMCT.
ASM0«— Same ae the Earle and Dukes of King-
PINKNEV— BARON PINKNEY.
By Writ ot Summons, dated 6th February, IS99,
97 Edward I.
1CinCB0C.
In the time of King Henry I.,
GILO DE PINCHENI gave certain hmds lying
at Wedon, in Northamptonshire, to the monks of
St* Lucian, in France, wlio tliereapon transplanted
part of their convent to that place, and made it a
cell to their monastery. To this Gik> succeeded his
RAX.PH DE PINCHENI, who was «. by his son,
GILBERT DE PINCHENI, who, in the Srd,
5th, and 0th Henry II., was sheriiTof the county of
Berks; and upon the assessment in aid for marry-
ing that king's daughter tan six yeem subsequently,
ccrtifled his knights' fees at fourteen and a half.
He was •. by his son,
HENRY DE PINCHENI, who was «. by his
son,
ROBERT DE PINCHENI, one of the barons
who took up arms against King John, in conea-
qiienoe of which hie lands ware seiaed upon by the
crown, and given to Waleran Tyes. But mi^Ung
hie peam. they ware restored to him, in the 1st year
ofHaHyUI. He was •. by his son,
HENRY DE PINCHENI, who m. Alice, sister
and heir of Gerard de Liadesey, and dying in 1954,
aetoed of the Baxony of Wedon* tan the county of
Nortlmmptoo, which he held of the king in cqpite
by faarany, besides lands in Buclcs and Essex, wase.
by hie son,
HENRY DE PINCHENY. This baran had a
military surnmims to attend the king against the
Walsh, hi the 49nd Henry III. He was «u at his
deceasa by his son,
ROBERT DE PINCHENY, who, in the 10th
Edward. 1., baing in the king's senrioe hi Wales,
had acatafle of aU his tsnanU by mitttary senrioe, hi
the ooontiee ef Northampton, Bucks, BedfSord,
Essex. Herts, Warwick, Oxford, Berks, Suflblk,
Norfolk, awl Somenet. He was afterwards in the
wars of Qmoonn 9bA dying about the year 1S97,
was «. by his brother,
HENRY DE PINKNEY, who was in the wars
of Scotlaad, hi the tfth Edwttd L, Md wmi
flMMd to parliamant as a babon, in the 9Sth, S7th,
and seth of the same reign. His lordship haviiv
BO issue, made a surrender of his lands in 1301 to
the king, and his heirs for erer. At his deoeese the
Babowv or PrnKicBY became bxtihct.
ABMa.-Or. four f^iails 1b fesse, go.
PIPARIV-BARON PIPARD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, 1889,
97 Edward I.
Xintagc.
RALPH PIPARD, said to be a younger son of
Ralph Fits-Nicholas, steward of the household to
King Henry III., having distinguished himself in
the Welsh and Soottish wan, temp. Edward I., was
siimawmwi to parliament as a babob fkom 6th Fe-
bruary, 1990, to 94th July, 1902. In the 30th Ed-
ward I. his lordship was made goTemor for life of
Bolesorer and Hareston Castles, in the county of
Derby. Lord Pipard d. hi 13Q9, leaving Johb, his
son and heir, Imt neither he nor any of his de*
scendants were erer summoned to parliament, nor
ABJca.-— Ar. two bars gules an a canton, ai. a
dnquefbil, or.
PITT— BARONS CAMELFORD.
By Letters Patent, dated 5th January, 1784.
ICiiuage.
THOMAS PITT, Eaq., of Boooniock, eon and
heir of ThomasJ^elder son of Roliert Pitt, brother
of WiUlam, llrtt Earl of Chatlum,)was eleTated-
to the peerage, 5th January, 1784, as Babob
Camblfobd, tf Boeonnodr, <n fke eoimfy q^Opm-
aoeff. His lordship at. Anne, daughter and oo-
hehess of Pinkney Wilkineon, Esq., of Bumham,
in Norftilk, and had issuer
TBOMxa, his BuooesBor.
Aane, at. to William, Lord Granville, unde of
the present Duke of Buckingham.
He d. in 1793, and was «. by his son,
THOMAS PITT, second baron, a post captain
R.N. This nobleman ftU In a duel with a gentle-
man of the name of Best, in 1804, and dying un*
married, the Babovt of Camblfobd became bx-
TiBCT, while his estates derolTed upon his sister,
Anne, Lady GrenviUe.
ABna.— Sa. Kssse cheque, or. and ai., beti
three beaants of the i
PLANTAGENET^EARLS OF CORN.
WALL.
Creation, 30th May, 1996.
JOHN PLANTAOENET, youngest son of X<ng-
Hbbbt II., bore the title of Eabz. ow Cobnwai.1.,
(adignity which had reverted to the crown upon the
decease of Reginald de Donstanvlll, Earl of Corn-
wall, in 1175,) hi the life-time of his elder toother,
491
VLA
PLA
■King Rich A ED I.» but on nieoeediiig that moiisr^,
in 1199* at King John, the Earldom or Conir-
WALL merged in the crown, and to remuned until
it was oonfterred upon the lame monairch's- younger
•on,
RICHARD PLANTAOENET, who was made
Earl of Poictou aitd Cork wall by his brother.
King Henry III., on the aoth May, 1298. This
prinoe acquired high reputation in the council and
the field, and during the reign of his brother was
oae- of the leading characters of Europe. In 1941
he was in the Holy Land, and then entered into a
truce with the Soldan of Babylon, upon condition
that the French prisoners there should be released;
that Jerusalem, with all the parts a4}aoent, should
be firee from all molestation, and that other immu-
nities should be granted to the christians. In ISHS
the earl, journeying through France with a pompous
retinue, via., forty knights, all in rich liveries, five
waggons, and fifty sumpter horses, (his lady and his
son Henry being also with him,) the pope being
then at Lyons, sent all his cardinab except one,
besides a number of clerks, to meet the earl, and
conduct him thither. And receiving the prinoe with
great respect, feasted him at his own table. In ISU,
upon a full meeting of the nobles In parliament
assembled at Westminster, the king especially ap-
plied himself to the Earl of Cornwall in a formal
speech for a large supply of money, via., forty
thousand pounds, the pope having also written to
him letters for that purpose ; but the prince ap-
pears not to have complied with the request. In
about two years afterwards certain nobles of Al-
MAiNs, having arrived in England, stated to the
whole banmage, then met in full parliament, that,
by the imanimous consent of the princes of the em-
pire, the Earl of Cornwall was elected Kino or
THB Romans; and those ambassadors were fol-
lowed by the Archbishop of Cologne, and a numer-
ous train of nobility, who came for the purpose of
doing homage to the new monarch. Whereupon
he gave them five hundred marks towards their
travelling expenses, and presented the prelate with
a rich mitre, adorned with precious stones. Soon
after this the eari repaired to his new dominions,
and was solemnly crowned king on ascension-day.
In the contest which subsequently took place
between the barons and King Hskry, he adhered
with great fidelity to the latter, and commanded the
main body of the royal army at the unfortunate
battle of Lewes, where he was made prisoner. But
he lived to see the terminati<m of those troubles,
and departing this life in 1S78, at his manor of
Berkhamstead, was buried in the abbey of Hales,
which he had founded. The prinoe had nxarried,
first, the Lady Isabel ManOwll, third daughter and
co-hrir of William, E^l of Pembroke, by whom
he had four sons and a daughter, who all died
young, except
HsNRY, who was taken prisoner with his
father at the battle of Lewes, in which he
had a principal command. Subsequently
having embarked in the Crusade, and being
at Viterbuin, in Italy, on his return he
was barbarously murdered there in the
church of St. Lawrence^ at high mass, by
4a
Guy, son of Simon Montibttt EaxI of Le£>
oester, the general of the banaial anny» in
revenge of his father's death, who had hem
slain at the battle of Evesham.
The King of Almainc espoused, secondly, Sanrhia.
third daughter and co-hkr* of Raymond, Earl of
Provence, by whom he had one surviving son,
Edmund, his successor.
He married thirdly, Beatrix, nieoeof Connd, Arcfa-
bishop of Cokyne, but had no diild by that lady.
The prinoe was «. as Earl of Cornwall, by his eon,
EDMUND PLANTAOENET, who accompllah-
ing his lUll age. In the A&th Henry IIL, received the
honour of knighthood, upon St. Edward's day, and
was invested, soon after, with the title of EarIp ov
Cornwall, by dncture, with the sword. In thm
16th Edward I., he was made warden of England,
during the king's absence in the wan of ScoUaad*
and then mardiing into Wales, besi^ed Drosdaa
Castle, and demolished iu walls. The nest year,
he was constituted sheriff for the county of C<NtiiF<
wall, in tee. His lordship m. Margaret, daughter
of Richard de Clare< Earl ot Gloucester, but dying
without issue, his great inheritance devolved upon
the king, as his next of kin and heir-at-law, while
the Earldom or Cornwall became sxtinct.
Armb.— ^ame as the other Plantagenets.
PLANTAOENET— EARLS OF CHES-
TER, EARLS OF LEICES-
TER, EARL OF DERBY,
EARL OF LINCOLN, DUKE
OF LANCASTER,
Earldom of Cheater, anno 1203.
Earldom of Leicester, SSth October, U64.
Earldom of Derby, 16th March, 1387.
Earldom of Lincoln, 90th August, 1349.
Dukedom of Lancaster, 6th March, 19S1.
EDMUND f LANTAGBNET, sunamed Crmuh-
back, younger son of King Hrnry III., was bom
at London, in February IMS, and whan he had
attained his eighth year was solemnly invested by
the pope, in the kingdom of Sidly and Apulia.
About this time too, he was made Earl or Casa.
TSR. But neither of these honours turned out
eventually of much value, for the real Ung of
Sicily, OBiirflMi, was then living; and the Earldom of
Chester is said to have been transianred to the
princess eider brother, Edward, afterwards Eowar»
I. He soon obtained, however, both posscssiooaattd
dignities, for upon the forfeiture of Simon de Mont-
fort, Earl of Leicester, the king, by letters patent,
granted him the inheritance of the Earldom or
LaicssTRR, as also the hcmour and stewardship of
England; with the lands Ukewise of Nicolas de Sa-
grave, an associate in the treason of Montlbrt. And
the next ensuing year he had another grant from
the crown ot all the goods and chattels, whereof
• The other dsughiers and coheirs were,
Margaret, m. to Lswia IX., of Franosii
Eleanor, m. to Hsnry IIL, of England.
Beatrix, m. to Cuamlub, Kiqg of Skily. •
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Robort de FemiB, Earl of Deriyy,
vpoii tlM» day of th« sUnniah at Cheitecfleld. He
anlwaiimnHy IDkI grants of tbe honour of Derby,
with the cfMtlM» manon, and lands, of the laid
Robert de Ferreiai and, the honour of Leioeater,
with aU the lands of Sfanon da Montfort, late Earl
of Leicester: toholdtohiniaetf andthe heirs of his
body. About the 54th Henry III., the carl went
into the Holy Land, and returned within two yean.
In the reign of Edward l„ he was in the Scottish
wars and had the grants which be had reoeired
from his Usthar conflnaed, with additional castles,
oaanora, and lands of great extant. In the 81st of
that ra^pi, he procured Ucenoe from the crown to
make a castle of his house, in the parish of St.
Clement's Danes, in the county of Middlesex, called
tbe Satoy. And founded the nunnery, called the
JfJtiereaMff, without Aldgate, in the suburbs of
London. He was afterwards In the Welsh wars;
and then proceeded to France, being sent with the
Earlof Lincofaif and twenty-six bannereta, into Gas-
oony. He eventually iitvested Bordeaux, but not
ittooeeding in its reduction, the disappointment
aflbrted him so severely, that it brought on a
diaessn which terminated his life in the year
li90. The princess remains were brought over
to England, and honourably interred in Westmins-
ter Abbey. Upon hla death-bed, he directed "that
his body should not be buried 'tiU his debto
were paid." This earl espoused first, AvaLiitB,
(daughter of William de Fortibos, Earl of Albe-
marie,) CouivTBsa or HoxtOBiiNBss, heir to her
fiither, and by her mother. Countess of Devon and
the Isle of Wight, but this great heiress died the
following year, without iMucu The prince m, ie>
oondly, Blanche, daughter of Robert, Earl of Artois,
(third son of Lewis VIIL, King of France,) and
widow of H0nnf> Kixo or Navabbb, by whom he
had surviving issue,
Thom ab, his successor.
Hbb BY, of whom hereafter, as restored Earl
of Lancaster.
His highness was«. by his elder son,
THOMAS PLANTAGENET. Earl of Lancaster,
who, in the 96th Edward I., doing his homage,
being then esteemed of ftdl age by the king, had
livery of his lands, except the dowry ot Blanche,
his mother; and thereupon marched into Scotland,
the king himsdf being in the expedition. The
earl, who was hereditary sherilT ot Lancashire, sub-
stituted JUdbord da HoghUm, his deputy in that
oflloib For tlie remainder of this reign, the Earl
of Lancaster was constantly employed in the wars
of Scotland. In the 4th Edward II.. having es-
poused Alice, only daughter and heiress of Henry
de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, he had livery of the
Castle of Denbii^, and other lands of her inheri-
tance; his homage tat them being performed the
ensuing year, in the presence of divers bishops,
earb, and barons, and other of the king's council.
In a certain chamber within the house of the Friars
Preachers, in London. The earl is said to have
home the title of Eabz. op Lincoln, in right of
this lady ; after his deoeese, she married Eubold le
jStrange, who died #. p., and thirdly, Hugh le
francs i the which Bubold and Hugh, are deemed.
by many writers, to have been Earls of Lincoln.
The said Alice styled herself Countess of Lincoln
and Salisbury, and died issueless in 1348. In the 6th
Edward II., the Earl of Lancaster Jotaied the con-
federation against Piers Gav«»tan, and was made
their general by those nobles and great personages,
who had united tot a redress of grievances. It is
said, that his father-in-law, Henry de Lacy, Earl
of Linoohi, had charged him upon his death-bed, to
maintain the quarrd againat Oaveaton, and that
thereupon he joined with the Earl of Warwick, and
cauaed the vavoubitb to be put to death. From
thia period, he waa never fiiUy reatored to the con-
fidence of the king, but waa eateemed the great
chamidon of the popular party, in whose cause he
eventually laid down hia life ; for taking up arma
againat the Spenoera, he waa made prisoner in a
akirmish at Boroughlnidge, and being thence con-
veyed to Pontefiract, was beheaded on a plain with-
out the town, (where a beautiful church was after-
wards erected, in honour of his memory,) in April,
laai. Dugdale details the eventa that immediately
preceded the earl'a untimely death, thua— *'That
being come to Boroughbridge, he there found Sir
Andrew de Harda, Warden of Carlisle, and the
Marches, and Sir Simon Ward, Sheriff of York-
shire, ready to encounter him. Where relating to
Harda his Just quarrel to the Spencers, he (the
earl) promised him, if he would favour his cause,
to give him one of those five earldoms which he had
in possession ; and that Harda refusing, he told
him that he would soon repent it, and that he
should di« a shameful death (as it afterwards hap-
pened). Also, that Harcla, then causing hia archers
to ahoot, the fight began, in which many of thia
earl'a party being alain, he betook himadf to cha-
pel, reAiaing to yield to Harda, and looking to the
crucifix, aaid, < Good Lord, I render mffteHf to thee,
anil put mtfte^ into thp merep* Alao, that they
then took off hia coat armor, and putting upon
him one of hia men's liveriea, carried him by water
to York, where they threw balla of dirt at him.
Moreover, that firom thence, they brought him
back to the king at Pobtxpbact Cabtlb, and there
put him in a tower, towarda the abby, which he
had newly made. Likewiae, that aoon after, being
brought into the hall, he had aentence of death, by
these justices, via:— jljrmer, Eabx. op Pbmbbokb,
Edmu$td, Eabx. op Kbnt, John de Bretaigne, and
Sbr Robert Malmetherpe, who pronounced the judg-
ment. Whereupon, saying, *«fta// I die witkmtt
answer f* A certain Gaseoigne took him away, and
put a pill'd broken hood <m hia head, and set
him on a lean white jade, without a bridle; and
that then he added, * King of Hemeen, have mercy
en me, for the king ^f earth neus ad gitertM.* And
that thus he waa carried, aome throwing pellota ot
dirt at him, (having a Frper-Preacher for hia con-
fessor.) to an hill without the town, where he
kneeled down towards the east, until one Hugin de
Muston caused him to turn his (kce towards Soot-
land, and then a villain of London, cut off his
head. After which, the prior and monks obtaining
his body from the king, buried it on the right hand
of the high altar. The day of his death was cer-
tainly Hpon the Monday next* preceding the ^n-
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ntifMtotiM <tf a« Bteatei Virgin. ToadUnf hit
meritt," ooathni«s the mum aathority, '« tlMivliBp-
poMd afterwutU Tciy gmt dkpateit mum tbtek-
taf It fit th«t heshovld teaooountad • nlat, btcauw
hm wM so diaiiublti and to much an taoaonr of the
Mllgloaa; at alio that he dtad in a just eanse;
hut chiefly because his penecuton came wlfhin a
short period to untimely ends. On the othsr sid^
many there were who taxed him for adultery, in
keeping of sundry women, notwithstanding he had
a wife. Aspersing him lllcewlse tor cruelty, in
putting to death some persons for small ^Anoesi
and protecttaig some tor punishment who were
transgressors of the laws; aOsging also» that he was
chiefly swayed by one of his secretaries; and that
he did not flght stoutly for Justice, but ied,aud
WM taken unarmed. Neverthsless many mhrades
were reported to have been afterwards wrought in
the place where his corps was hurled ; much con-
fluence of people coming tiiereto, in honour thereof,
till the ktaig, through the Indlation of the Spe»-
eers, set guards to restrain them. Whereupon they
flocked to the place where he suflhied death t and
so much the more eagerly, as endeaTOurs had been
used to restrain them, until a cfaurdi was emeted
on 'the place where he suflbred." All nn no-
irouna of this prince became FORFStrnn under Ms
attainder ; .yet his brother and heir, (having himself
no issue,)
HENRY PLANTAOENBT, being a distin-
guished soldier in the Scottish wars, had liTery of
his lands in the I7th Edward II., and was restored
to the dignity of Eabl ov LntCBsran. This
prince was subsequently one of the leaderi In the
great confederacy which overturned the power of
the Spencers, and deposed King Edwabo II.
Upon the acesssloB of Edwaro III., the earl had
the honour of girding him with the sword of knight-
hood, and as soon as the new monarch was crowned,
he was apptrinted, the king bring a minor, his
guardian. After which. In the parliament begun
at Westminster, the attainder against his brother
being rerersed, he wm restored to sll the lands of
his father and brother, with the BAn|.noM8 op
LAiTGAaTBB AND LaioaTBB, and the same year
<lst Edward III.,) he was constituted captatw-
OBMBBAL of an the king's fmrees in the marches of
Scotland. The earl m. Maud, daughter and heiress
of Sir Patrick Chaworth, Knt., and had imue,
Hbitbt, Earl of Derby, his successor.
Maud, m. first, to William de Burgh, Eari of
Ulster, by whom she had an only daughter
andheirear,
Elibabbth db Buboh, m. to Liond,
Duke of Clarence.
The Lady Maud espoused, secondly, Ralph
de Uflbrd, Justice of Irriand, temp. Edward
III., and brother of Robert, Earl of Suflblk,
by whom she had an only daughter,
Maud, m. to Thomas, son of John de
Vere, Earl of Oxitord.
BlandL m. to Thomas, Lord Wake, of Lyddl,
and <f. issueless.
Eleanor, m. first, to John, son and hrirof
Henry, Earl of Budian ; and secondly, to
Richard Fita- Akn* Earl of AruadeL
', m* to Join, Lend Howteny.
HisiordsUpd. In IMS, and was «. by his*«.,
HENRy PLANTAGEMET, who, having die-
tinguished himself in the UfS'timeof hirfether ia
the Scottish wars, was made captatn-gaMral of all
the king'e forces there, had consMerBble ganta
fRmi the crown, and was created Eabl op Dbsbv*
(11th Edward IIL) The next year he was with tho
king in the wars of Fhmders, as hewas in two yean
afteiwaids in the great naval engagement with the
French, off Slvobsl In the 15th Edward IIL w«
find the prince ageln in thewaraof Scotlnd.bclnff
then the king's nentenant for the northern partsof
Enghnid, and general of his army against the Scots s
in whidi capacity he was authorised to treat of
peace. After this, as Eabl op Dbbbv, (Us fether
still aUve,> he became one of the first and moat
snneessftil captains of the age, reducing no less thasi
fifty'Six Frsnch cities and piaoes of note to tfm
donsinion of the king of England, and taking ln»-
mense treesure in gold. In the year of those great
exploito his father ilied, so that he'wi
aedstlng the deceased earl's ftmeraL He had
a chief command at the bibob or Calais.
then the title of Eabl op LAircAaTsm,
Dbbbt, and LBiGBersB, and SrawAmn op Bb«-
LAWD ; at which time he had, of his own retlnun,
eight hundred men at arms, and two thoosaMl
archers, with thirty banners, whidi cost him, te
hospitality, a daily disbursement of one hundred
pounds. In the 9Snd Edward 111., after havii^ had
previously for his brilliant services extenrive granta
ftom the crown, he was made the king's Heatenant
in Flanders and France, and the next yeai
created, by letten patent, Eabl op LtivooLir,
after wUch he was constituted the king's Ueutsnant
and captain-general In Poicrov, made a KwroHT
OP TBB Gabtbb, and created Dokb op Lawcab-
TBB. To the latter high dignity he wee raised
In ftill parliamCDt, and invested with power to
havea CHABCBBY in the county of Lancaster, and
to enjoy all other liberties and royaMm appertain-
ing to a county palatine, in as ample a manner as
the Earb of Chester did, in the county palattoe
of Chester. About this time, too, he was
stituted admiral ot the king's whole fleet
ward. The same year, having obtained licence to
go ainoad to fl^t against the infldds, he was
surprised in his Journey, and Ibrced to pay n
large ransom for his liberty; whidi suipileel
having occurred through the Duke of Brunawtek'a
means, the English prhice expressed his resent-
ment in language so unmeasured, that the duke
sent him a challenge t whidi being accepted,
a day wm appointed for the combat t but when It
arrived, the Duke of Brunswick was so panic-
struck, that he could not widd his shield, eword,
or lance; while tiie Duke of Lancaster, with the
moet undaunted flmmcas, in vain awaited his
attack. They were, however, aftei wards leoon-
dled, by the interference of the French meuMch :
and thus the Ei^{lidi prince acquired great renonn
ftir persond vakmr, while his adversary was covered
with disgrace. The close of this heroic nuhlemaBl
mnrtlal career, was quite as splendid m Its opening.
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and alter a moat Mniantoouneof achtofaoMBts* ha
d. in 1300« daeply lamantwl by all claaies of hli
oountrynun, indudlng his gallant oompanioiis in
anna. He lived in one of the most glorious periods
of English history, and he was himself the pmar
actor in that splendid era. Tha prince aspoused
Isahel, daoghter of Henry, Lord~ Beaumont, and
left two daughters his co-hrtrs : via.
Maud, m. first, to Ralph, soD'and heir of
Ralph, Lord Stafltord, and secondly, to
Willlaro, Duke of Zealandt and died •. p,
Blahch, m. to JoBW of Oetcnf, Earl of Rich-
mond, ftmrth SOB of King Edwakd III.,
Which
JOHN (PLANTAOBNET).styiad of Oemtf, fkom
tbm place of his birth, who had basn created Eari.
or RicBMOND, in 1342, was advanced to the Dckjb-
IM»H o* LAMCAaraa, by his fkther, King EnwAmn
IIL, in the 36th year of his reign. After the de-
cease of his first wife, Blakch, the great heiress of
the Dnke of Lancaster, he espoused Constance,
eider daughter and co>heiress of Peitr, Kino or
CAariLS, and in her right assumed Uie title of
King of Castile and Leon t in whidi regal dignity,
as wdl as in those of Duke of Lancaster, Earl of
Ricfam<md, Derby, Lincoln, and Leicester, he had
summons to parliament : he was likewise Duke of
Aquitaine, and a Knight of the Garter. On the
decease of Edward IIL, this prince was Joined in
the administratidh of aihlrs during the minority
of his nephew, Richard II. He subsequently at-
tempted the conquest of Spain, at the head of a
fine army t and landing at the Groyne, advanced to
Compostella, where he was met by John, King of
Portugal, between whom and his eldest daughter,
the Lady Philippe, a marriage was conduded.
Thence he marched into Castile, and there ratified
a treaty of peace, by which he abandoned his claim
to the throne ct Castile and Leon, in consideration
of a large sum of money, and the marriage of
Hsmy, Prikcb o9 Abturias, with his only daugb-
by his second wllb, the Lady Katharine Phm-
In the latter part of his life he dwelt in
retirement, having incurred the displeasure of
King Richard, by a motion which he had made in
parliament, that his son, Hbicbv of BoHngbn^«,
should be dedared heir to the crown. He d, at
Ely House, Holbom, in 13Q0.
JoBB of Gaunt espoused, first, as already stated.
Lady Blanch Plantagenet, the evptual heiress of
the Duke of Lancaster, and had by her,
Hbbbv, sumamed of Boi.inobbokx, who,
having m. Mary, daughter and co-heir d
Humphrey de B<Aun, last Earl <tf Hereford,
was created Earl of Hereftird, 29th Septem-
ber, 1307.
Philippe, m. to John, King of Portugal
Eliaalieth, m. first, to John Holand, Earl of
Huntingdon, and secondly, to Sir Joihn
CocnwalL
Hem. secondly, CoBstaaoe, dder daughter and co-
heir of Peter of Castile, and by her had an only
daughter,
Katharine, m, to Hairy, Prince of Asturlas,
afterwards, Hbnbt, the third King of Cas-
tile and LaoB.
The duke m, thirdly, Catherine, daoghtar of Sir
Payn Root, alias Guen, King at Arms, and widow
of Sir Otho de Swynford, Knt, by whom, H/brs
marriage, hehadisnM,
JoHiv oB Bbaupobt, Earl oC Somerset, flrom
whom the present ducal fiuBily of Beaufort
derives.
Hbnby ]>b Bbaufobt, Cardinal pf St. Euaa-
beus, and Bishop at Wiachestar.
Thomab ox Bbaufobt, Barl of Donat, and
Duke of Exeter.
JoAw Dx BBAuroBT, m. first, to Robert* Lord
Ferrers, of Wemme, and secondly, to Ralph
Neville, first Earl of Westmorland.
These children were legitimated by act of parUx-
ment, ftir all purposes, save succession to the throne,
in the 20th of Richard II., and derived their sur-
name ftom the castle of Bbaufobt, the place of
thdr birth. Jobb of Gaunt was «. by his eldest
SOB,
HENRY PLANTAGENET, sumamed of Bq-
LiBOBBOBB, Earl of Hereford, who, upon the
deposition of Richard II., was called to the throne
as JCia^ Hbwby IV., whea his great iBheritanceb
with the Ddkboomop LANCAarxB, and theEAXi.-
BOMB or HxBBroBB, DxBBY, LiBCOLir, aad
Lbioxbtbb, merged Ib the crowa.
ABM8.— Gules, three Uobs passant, guardant or.
a hkbel of five points, with fieur^de-lis gules.
PLANTAGENET, Bumamed DE BRO-
THERTON — EARL OP
NORFOLK and EARL
MARSHAL.
By Special Charter, dated lOth December, 131i»
Xfneagc.
THOMAS PLANTAGENET, eldest son of Kisg
Edward I., by his second wife, Margaret, daugh-
ter of Philip IIL, or tito Hor^r, of France, was born
at Brothcrton, in Yorkshire, anno 1301, whence the
surname, •• db Bbotsbbtob ," and before he had
attained his thirteenth year, was advanced, by ap^
del charter of his half brother, Ktaig Edward IL, (at
the dying request of his predeoenor,) dated 18th
-December, 1312, to all the honours which Roger le
Bigod, some time Earl of Norfolk, and Marshal of
England, dd enjoy by thenameof Earl, in thecounty
of Norfolk, with all the castles, manors and lands,
which the said Roger possessed In England, Ire-
land, and Wales, which had become vested in the
crown, by the surrender of the said Roger. But in
some years afterwards, the king seised upon the
marshalship in the Court of King's Bench, because
the Earl of Norfolk had fsiled to substitute some
person on his behalf, to attend the Justices of that
court, upon their Journey into Lancashire s he had,
however, restitution of the high office, upon paying
a fine of £lW. This prince was repeatedly in the
wars of Scotland, temp. Edward II. and Edward
III., in the latter of which reigns he had a confir-
mation of the Earldom of Norfolk, and the office
of earl marshal. He espoused first, Alice, daugh-
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t^ of Sir Roger H«ly«, Knt, of Htrwkh, by wliom
be hadiwue,
Maroabbt, of whom heraaiter.
Alice, m. to Edward de Montacute* and had a
daughter,
JoAH» who IN. William Ufibrd, Earl of
Suffblk, and d. without xnale iwue.
The prince espouMd, secondly. Mary, daughter of
WUliam, Lord Rooe, and widow of WUliam le
Brus, and had a wo*
John, who became a monk at the Abbey of
Ely.
Thomas of Broihertoa d. in 1338, when the Earl-
dom OP Norfolk became sxtimct. But his
elder daughter and oo-heir, who eventually became
^le heiress.
The LADY MARGARET PLANTAGENET,
was created DucHxas op Norfolk for life, by
King Richard II., on the 89th September, 1307.
Her grace, at the time styled Countess of Nor-
folk, claimed the office of earl marshal, at the coro-
nation of that monarch, and prayed that she might
execute the same by her deputy ; but her claim was
pot allowed, owing to the want of sufficient time to
inyestigate its merits, and the prior' appointment
for the occasion, of Henry, XA>rd Percy. This illus-
trious lady espoused, first, John, Lord Scigrave* and
had issue,
Anne, Abbess of Barking.
Elisabeth, m. John, Lord Mowbray (see Mow-
bray, Earl of Nottingham, and Duke of
Norfolk).
The duchess m, secondly. Sir William Manny, K.O.,
and had an only surviving daughter,
Anne, m. to John Hastingf, Earl <tf Pem-
broke.
Her grace d. in 136^ when the dignity became
SXTINCT.
Akm8..-Gu. three Vum» passant quardant or. a
labdi for diflbrence.
PLANTAGENET — DUCHESS OF
NORFOLK.
<Refi*r to Pjlawtaokwbt, sumamed <* De Brother-
ton,** Earl of Norfolk).
PLANTAGENET — BARONS OF
WOODSTOCK, EARLS OF KENT.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 5th Aug., 1320,
14 Edward II.
Earldom, by Charter, dated in 1321.
EDMUND PLANTAGENET, sumamed of
Woodttoekt from the p^ace of his birth, second son of
King Edward I., was summoned to parliament, as
«• Edmundo de Wodestok,*' on the 5th August, 1320,
about two years beifore he attained minority. He
had previously been in the wars of Scotland, and
had obtained considerable territorial grants from
the crown. In the next year he was created Earl
496
OP Kbnt, and had a grant of the Caatle of Okham.
in the county of Rutland, and shrievalty of the
ootmty. About the same time he was constituted
governor of the Castle of Tunbridge, in Kent; and
upon the breaking out of the insurrection, under
Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster, he waa
omnmiasioned by the king, to pursue that rebel-
lious prince, and to lay siege to the castle of Ponti-
fract. The Earl of Lancaster was subsequently
made prisoner at Boroughbridge, and the Earl of
Kent was one of those who condemned him to
death. From this period, during the remainder of
the reign of his brother, Edmund, of Woodstock,
was constantly employed in the cabinet or the field.
He was frequently accredited on embassies to the
Court of France, and was in all the vrars in Gaa-
cony and Scotland. But after the accession of his
nephew. King Edward III., he was arrested and
sentenced to death, for having conspired, with other
nobles, to deliver his brother, the deposed Edward
II., out of prison. Whereupon, by the manage-
ment of Queen Isabel, and her paramour, Morti-
mer, he was beheaded at Winchester, (1380,) after
he had remained upon the scaffold, from noon until
five o'clock in the evening, waiting for an execu-
tioner ; no one being willing to undertake the horrid
office, till a malefactor tnxa. the Marshalsea waa
procured to perform it The earl m, Margaret,
daughtw of John, Lord Wake, and sister and
heiress of Thomas, Lord Wake, by whom he had
issue,
Edmuvo, \ roceessively Earls of Kent
John, j
Margaret, m. to Amaneus, eldest son of Ber-
nard, Lord de la Brette, and died 9.p,
JoAMKt from her extraordinary beauty, styled
" the Fair Maid of Kent," m. first, William
Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, fhnn whom
she was divorced i* secondly. Sir Thomas
Holland, K.G., and thirdly, the renowned
hero, Edward, the Black Prince, by whom
she was the mother of King Richard IL
The unfortunate earl's eldest son,
EDMUND PLANTAGENET WM restored in
blood and honours by parliament, the year in
which his &ther suffered, and thus became BeroM
Woodstock and Eari. op KxwT^-but d. soon after
in minority, unmarried, and was «. by his brother,
JOHN PLANTAGENET, third Earl of Kent,
who m. Elisabeth, daughter of the Duke of Juliers,
but died «. p. in 13as, when the Earldom op Kxmt,
and Baronies op Woodstock and Wars, de-
volved upon his only surviving sister,
Joans, the Fair Maid of Kent, who m. Sir
Thomas Holland, Lord Holland, K.G. (ace
Holland, Earl of Kent).
• Collins, in explanation of the divoree, states,
that the Earl of Salisbury had intended to have
married her, had she not been previously contracted
to Sir Thomas Holland ; yet, during the absence of
Sir Thomas, the E^arl made a subsequent contract,
and withheld the lady, until the Pope decided
against him— whan acquiescing, it was said* the was
divorced.
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PLA
PLANTAOENET— EARL OF CORN-
WALL.
By Patent, aano 1388.
XCn<a0c.
JOHN PLANTAOENET, second mo of King
Edward II., commonly called "John of Eltham,"
fkom the place of his birth, was created by patent,
dated in 1387, Babl or Cornwall. This prince
died unmarried in 1S36, when the Easldom op
CoRif WALL became kxtinct.
Arms. — Same as the other braDches of the House
of PlantageneL
PLANTAGENET—DUKE OF CORN-
WALL.
By Patent, dated in 1337.
Xiiuagc.
EDWARD PLANT AG ENET, the gallant Blaek
Prince, eldest son of King Edward III., was ad-
vanced by patent, in 1337, to the dignity of Duks
OP Cornwall, with the following limitetion: —
" Habcnd. et tenend. sibi et hcred. ac hseredii :
Buor. regum Anglise flUis primogenitis, et i^usdem
loci dudbus in regno Anglise banreditario ut pre-
dicitur succcssoris." He was subsequently created
Princk op Walbb, and the dukedom merged in
the principality. Since the dignity was so conferred
upon Prince Edward, it has been vested in the hbib
APPARKifT to the throne of England, who at his
birth, or at the decease of an dder brother, be-
comes Dukb op Cornwall, and he is always
created Prince of Wales. The Black Prince es-
poused his cousin, JoANB, commonly called the
Fair Maid cf Kent, daughter of Edmund, Earl of
Kent, and wido# of Sir Thomas Holland, by whom
he left, at his decease, 8th July, 1376, his father.
King Edward still living, an only surviving son,
Richard, afterwards the unhappy Kino
' Richard II.
PLANTAGENET _ DUKE OF CLA-
RENCE.
Created, lAth September, 1308.
1Cinca0<.
GILBERT DE CLARE, Earl of Hertford and
Gloucester, who fell at the battle of Bannockbum
in 1313. leaving no issue, his titles became extinct,
while his estates devolved upon his sisters, as co-
heirs, of whom
Elicabbtr db Clarb, the youngest sister,
had married John db Buroh, son of
Richard, Earl of Ulster, and through this
alliance the honour op Clarb came into
the possession of the De Burghs. The
hdreas of Clare left a son,
William db Buroh, Emrl of Uhter,
who m. Maud, sister of Henry Planta-
genet, Duke of Lancaster, and left an
only child and heircts,
ElrlBABHTH t>B BU^H, whO
espoused
LIONEL PLANTAGENET, third son of King
Edward II L, who became, Jure tutorie. Earl of
Ulster, and was created, Iftth September, 1308,
DuKB OP Clabbncb.* The prince was likewise
a Knioht of the Oartbb. He had an only child
by the heiress of Ulster^
Philippa Plantaobnbt, who m, Edmund
Mortimer, Earl of March, and had, with
other issue.
RooBB MoRiTMBB, Earl of March, who,
in the parliament held Mh Richard II.,
was declared nbzt hbir to the
THRONB. This nobleman had, with
other issue,
Edmund, his successor.
Anne, whom. RiOtard nmiagenet.
Earl op Cambbidob. younger
son of Edmund, Duke of York,
fifth son of Edward IIL, and had
a sou,
Richard, Duke of York, who
fell at Wakefield in 1400^
leaving
Edward, Duke of York,
who ascended the
throne as Edward IV.
George, Duke of Clar
renoe.
Richard, Duke of Glou-
ceiter, who ascended
the throne as Richard
in.
LiatuA, Duke of Clarence, m. secondly, Yiolante,
daughter of the Duke of Milan, but had no issue.
He d, in 1368, when the Dukboom op Clabbncb
became bxtinct.
Aemb.— Chi. Three lions passant guardant or.
PLANTAGENET — EARL OF CAM-
BRIDGE, DUKES OF
YORK, DUKE OF ALBE.
MARLE.
Earldom, ISth November, 1308.
Dukedom, 0th August, 1385.
Dukedom of Albemarle, 99th September, 1087.
Xlncasc.
EDMUND PLANTAGENET, sumamed Lang-
ley, from the place of his birth, fifth son of King
Edward III., was created by his father, on the 13th
November, 136S, Karl op Cambbidob, and by his
nephew, King Richard II., 6th August, 1386, Dukb
OP York. This prince espoused, first, Isabel,
daughter and co-heir of Peter, King of Castile and
Leon, and sbter of Constance, the wife of John of
Gaunt, by whom he had issue,
Edward, his successor in the Dukedom of
York.
Richard, of Conisbui^h, who succeeded to
the Earldom op Cambridob. Thta prince
• The title of Clabbncb was derived flrom the
honour of Clare.
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Hmuj lY. in 1415. whcD the Earl-
4om of Cambridgs became fiorfcftted. He
had IN. Anne,* aetar and co^Mir of Edward
Mdrtimcr, Earl of Maich, mb of Philippa.
omif dangfater and hetreM of Lionel, Duke
of Clarenoe^ eeoond aoB of King Edward in^
1»7 whom he left an only eon and a daufhto'*
▼ia.
RiCHABn, who iBCceeded hia nnde at
Dokeof York.
Iiabel* at. to Henrr Bomdiler, Earl of
Edmond, Duke of York, m. Meondly. J<
daughter of Thomae Holland, Eari of Kent, end
sieter and eo-hdr of Edmund, Earl of Kent, but
had no ianm. The Duke of YoriL attained the
higheat reputatianin the caMnK and the 6eld, and
after Tainlj endeaTonring to lustain hit imbedle
nephew, Richard, upon the throne, he retired to
his teat at Lan^ejr, upon llieaM'failon of Henry IV.,
and died there in 1408. The prince, who wm a
Kaiear of thb Gabtbr, wai «. hy his ddert
EDWARD PLANTAOENET. as second Duke
of Yok, wlw had bean mated Duke of Albemarle,
S9lh September, 1397, and was restored to the Duke-
dom of York in 1406, which he bad been preriously
rendered incapable of inheriting— he wm also in-
vested with the Garter. This gallant prince, who
had become eminent in arms, fdl at Asikcourt in
1415, and his brother having been previously put to
death, the Dukedom of York (the prince leaving no
issue) devolved upon his nephew,
RICHARD PLANTAOENET, who was restored
to the Earldom of Cambridge, and aOowed to inherit
as third Duke of York. This prince becoming
afterwards one of the most powerftil sultfects of the
period in which he lived, laid daim to the throne as
the descendant of Liond, Duke of Clarence, second
SOB of Edward HI., wherees the reigning monarch,
Henry VL, sprang from John of Gaunt, Duke of
Lancaster, third son of the same king, and thus ori-
ginated the devastating war of the Roses. In his
pretensions the duke was supported by the Nevils
and other great funilies, but his ambitious projects
aU closed at the battle of Wakefield in 1400, where
his party sustained a signal defeat, and he was him-
self slain. The prince had espoused Cidly, daugh-
ter of Ralph Neril, Earl of Westmorknd, and left
AjniB St. Lbabb, who ak Sir Georf*
of the present ducal
of Rutland.
EUaabeth, m. to John de la Pole, Duke of
Edwabd, his successor.
Edmund, said to have borne the title of Earl
of Rutland. This prince at the age of
twelve was barbarously murdered by Lord
CUflbrd, after the battle of Wakefield.
George, Duke of Clarence, (see Plantagenet,
Duke of Clarence.)
Richard, Duke of Gl^ucetter, (afterwards
King Richard III.)
Anne, m. first to Henry Holland, Duke of
Exeter, and secondly, to Sir Thomas St.
Leger, Knt, by whom she had a daughter,
« Through this alliance the house of York de-
rived Its right to the crown.
Ml. to Chat]e^ Duke of Burgundy,
bnthadnoisBtte This was the Duchess of
Burgundy, so penevering in her hostility to
Heny TIL, and her aeal in the caose of
York, who set up the pretended Plsntage.
nets, Waibeek and SymneL
Ursnto.
Richard, Duke of YaA, was «. by his son,
EDWARD PLANTAGENET, fourth Duke of
York, who» after varioos Ibrtunes at the head of
the YorkJala, finally established himself upon the
throne as Ebward IY., when the Ducboom ov
York merged in the crown.
PLANTAGENET— EARLS OF BUCK-
INGHAM, DUKE OF
GLOUCESTER.
Earldom, anno 1377>
Dukedom, ISth Novwnber, lS85i.
THOMAS PLANTAGENET, bom at Wood-
stock, 7th January, 1385, and thence sumamed
** TaoBf Aa or Woodstocr," youngest son of King
Edward III., espoused the Lady Alianorede Bohun,
one of the daughters and co-heirs of Humphrey, last
Earl of Hereford. Essex, and Northampton ; and in
consideration of that alliance was shortly afterwards
made constablb or England (a dignity eqjoyed
for nearly two centuries by the Bohuns). At the
coronation of his nephew. King Richard II., the
prince was advanced to the Earldom op Bockino-
RAM, with a grant of a thousand marks per annum,
to be paid out of the exchequer, until provision of
so much value should be made otherwise for him*
and twenty pounds a year out of the issues of the
county, whence he derived his title. From this
period, he was constantly employed as a com-
mander in foreign wars, until the 9th of the same
rdgn, when, for his eminent services, he was created
by patent, dated ISth November, 1385, Ddkb ov
Gloucbbtrb. In that interim, he had been like-
wise sent into Essex, at the head of a large force,
to suppress the insurrection of Jack Straw. The
ceremony of his crcatloB, as Duke of Gloucester,
was peitoimed at Hobblow Lodob, in Tivzdalb,
by girding with a sword, and putting a cap with a
drcle of gold, upon the princess head ; the parlia-
ment being then sitting at London, and assenting
thereto. In two yean afterwards, he was consti-
tuted JuBTiCB or Chbbtbr, but he subsequently
forfeited the favour of the king, by his oppositioa
to Robert de Vere, Ditkb or Irblabd, and Ma
coalition with the lords who assembled in arms, at
Haringey Park, to put an end to the power ct that
celebrated mlnicm. After the disgrace and banirh>
mcnt of De Vefe, the Duke of Gloucester obtained
some immunities ftom the crown, but the king
never pardoned the course he had pursued in that
afflur, and eventually it coat the duke bis life. The
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•tflvy of hb dMtnictkm U thus told by FrolMird—
•'Th« klnf rode to Havering, in the oounty of
iSMex, at it were on a hunting party, and came to
Pleify, where the duke then resided, about Are
o^clock, the duke having just newly supped, who
heeling of his coming (with the dudiess and hii
diildren* met him in the court). The king here-
upon being brought in, a table was spread tot his
•upper. Whereat being set, he told the duke, that
he would have him ride to London with him that
night { laying, that the Londoners were to be before
him on the morrow, as also his uncles of Lancab-
TSR and YoAK, with divers others of the nobles;
and that he would be guided by their counsels,
wishing him to command his steward to follow
with his train. Hereupon the duke suspecting no
hurt* so soon as the king had supp't, got on horse-
back, accompanied with no more than seven ser-
vants, (three eiquires and four yeomen,) taking the
way of Bondelay, to shun the common road to Lon-
don ; and riding fast, approached near Stratford, on
the river Thames. Being got thus far, and coming
near to the ambuscado* which was laid, the king
rode away a great pace, and left him somewhat behind.
Whereupon the earl marshal with his band, came
galloping after, and overtaking him, said : / arrett
jwtt in the king's name. The duke therefore dis-
cerning that he was betrayed, call'd out aloud to the
king, but to no purpose, for the king rode on, and
took no notice of it. This was done about ten or
eleven o'clock in the night ; whence he was forth-
with c^rrjed into a barge, and so into a ship, which
lay in^he^Thames, wherein they conveyed him, the
next day, to Calais. Being thus broii^t thither,
heaskt thMarl marshal the cause thereof, saying:
Metkinkspou hold me here a* a prisoners let me go
iAroadp mnd let me see the fortress; but the earl
marshal refused." Froisard concludes by stating:
" That the duke hereupon fearing his liiie, desired
to have a priest, who sang mass before him, that he
might be oonfeised ; and lo he had. When, soon
after dinner, having washed his hands, there came
into the chamber four men, who suddenly casting a
towel about his neck, strangled him." After this
violent death, the body of the prince was laid naked
in his bed, and it was rumoured that he died of a
palsy; the earl marshal going into deep mourning
for his lamented cousin. This account of the
duke's death is, however, according to Dugdale,
erroneous, ** As appcareth" (saith that celebrated
antiquary) « by the deposition of John Hall, a ser-
vant to the earl marshal, then present, and in some
sort sisiiiting in that most barbarous murder, vis.
• That in the month of September, 2lst Richard
II., Thomas, Earl Marshal and Nottingham,
whom the deposition calls Duke of Norfolk,' (by
reason he was soon afterwards advanced to that
honour, as a reward for this bloody tact,) ' and one
John Colfox, his esquire, came in the night-time
to the chamber of the said Hall, in Calais; and that
Colfox calling him out of bis bed, commanded him
* This plot to take away the life of the Duke of
Gloucester, was previously concerted with Thomas
Mowbray, Earl Marshal, and Earl of Nottingham,
Richard's great confidant
to come forthwith to his lord. Also, that when be
came, the Duke of Norfolk asked him, <If be
heard nothing of the Duke of Gloucester;' and
that he answered, * He supposed him to be deqd,*
Whereupon the Duke of Norfolk replied* * No, he
isnoti hut ^e king hath given charge that he than
be murthered t* and fiuther said, 'that he himsdf,
with the Earl of Rutland,' (afterwards made Duke
of Aumarle,) ' had lent certain of their eiquires and
yeomen, to be then there:' and likewise told him,
the said Hall, * that he shouM also be present, in
his (Norfolk's) name;' but that Hall laid, 'No/
desiring that he might rather lose all he had, and
depart, rather than be present thereat; and that
the duke then replied, * He should do so, or die for
it ;' giving him a great knock on the pate.
*« * Moreover, that the said duke, with Colfox and
Hall, went to the church of Nostre Dame, in Calais,
where they found William Hampsterley and
Bradeston,. (two esquires of the Duke of Norfolk,)
as also one William Serle, a yeoman of the cham-
ber to the king; .... Faunceys, a yeoman of the
chamber to the Earl of Rutland ; William Rogers
and William Dennys, yeomen of the said Duke of
Norfolk, and another yeonum of the Earl of Rut-
land's, called Cock of the Chamber, and that there it
was told to this Hall, that all the rest had made
oath, that they should not discover anything of
their purpose, causing him in like manner, to swear
uppn the sacrament, in the presence of one Sir
William, a chaplain of St George, in the church
of Nostie Dame, that he should keep counsel
therein. Furthermore, that after the oath thus
made, they went along with the Duke of Norfolk,
to a certain hostel, called Prince's Inn ; and being
come thither, that the said duke sent Colfox,
Hampsterley, Bradeston, Serle, Fraunceys, William
Roger, William Dennys,. Cock of the Chamber,
and Hall, into a house within that inn, and
then departed from them, with some unknown
persons. Likewise, that so soon as they were come
into that house, there entered one John Lovetoft,
with divers other esquires, unknown, who brought
with him the Duke of Gloucester, and delivered
him to Serle and Fraunceys, in an inner room of
the house, and said, ' Here are Serle and Fraun-
ceys;' and that they, thereupon, taking the duke
from Lovetoft, brought him to a chamber, and
said, * They would speak with him ;* adding, « it
was the king's pleasure that he must suflbr death.'
Whereunto he answered, * If it be so, it is welcome,*
Also, that Serle and Fraunceys, forthwith ap-
pointed a priest to confess him; and that being
done, made him lie down upon a bed, and lajring a
feather-bed upon bun, hdd it about his mouth till
he died, William Roger, William Dennys, and
Cock of the Chamber, holding down the sides of
it ; and Colfox, Hampsterly and Bradeston, upon
their knees all the while, weeping and praying far
his soul. Hall himself keeping the door. Which
being done, he was attainted in the parliament,
held on Monday next, ensuing the feast of the Ex-
altation of the Holy Cross, of the same year.'" Of
those assassins. Hall, in the 1st of Henry IV.. had
Judgment in parliament, to be drawn from Tower
Hill to Tyburn, and there hanged and quartered i
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and Strle being Ukcn in SootUmd, in thB yttr 1404,
had a gimilar santancok The othfgrt, it Is pretumed,
naver raturned into England. The Duke of Nor>
folk ended his day*, and died of grief, in exile t
and Edward Plantaganet, Earl ot Rutland, after-
warda Duke of York, waa tlain at the battle of
Asincourt. Thui the principal inttigators and per-
petrator! of this ftral deed, ail met their deserts.
The fiite of the unhappy Richabd, himself, is too
well known, to require particularising here. The
death of the Duke of Oloueester occurred in 1997'
He left issue,
HcMPHftBY PlAWTAOBHBT.
Anne Plantagenec, m. first, to Thomas, Earl
of Stafford, by whom she had no isaue t and
secondly, by virtue of the Kii^s especial
licence, <99d Richard II.,) to the said
Thomas's brother, Edmund, Earl of Staf-
ford, by whom she had a son,
Humphrey, created Duke of Bucking-
Her ladyship espoused, thirdly, William
Bourchler* Earl of Eu, in Normandy.
Joane, was designed to be the wife of Gilbert,
Lord Talbot, but died unmarried.
Isabel, a nun.
The duke*fl son,
HUMPHREY PLANTAGENET, who was
styled Earl of Buckingham, after the murder of his
fkther, was oonyeyed to Irdand, by King Richard,
and imprisoned in the Castle of Trim, where he
remained until the accession of Henry IV., who
purposed restoring him to all the honours, but he
died upon his return to England, at Chester, in
190a.
Arms.— 42uanerly, France and England, a bor-
dure ar.
Note,-^Th<mut» cf Woodatodk, Dukb ovGlou-
casTKR, was summoned to parliament in 1385, as
Duke of Aumarle, but never afterwards by that
title, nor did his above son, Humphrey, ever as-
sume the dignity.
PLANTAGENET - EARL OP ALBE-
MARLE, DUKE OF CLARENCE.
Crested, 9th July, 1411.
THOMAS PLANTAGENET, K.O., son of King
Hbniiv IV., was created by his father, 9th July,
1411. Bariqf AOtemarle and Dvkb op Clarbncb.
This martial and valiant prince being engaged in
the wars of Henry V., fell at the battle of Bauoy
in 1421, and dying without legitimate issue,* his
HONOuna became bztinct.
* He had a natural son, Sia John Clarbncb,
adlcd the ** Bastard of Clarence." who accom-
panied the remains of his gallant father ttpom Baugy
to Canterbury for their interment. This Sir John
Clarence had a grant of lands in Ireland from King
Henry VI., and according to Camden, he bore for
arms. ** Party per chevron g. and as. two Uons.
adverse salient and gaidant or. in the chief, and a
fleur-de-lis, or. in base.
4sn
PLANTAGENET — EARL OF KEN-
DALL, DUKE OF BEDFORD. .
By Letten Patent, dated Oth May. 1414.
JOHN PLANTAGENET, third son of King
Heury IV., by his first consort, the Lady Mary de
Bohun, daughter and co-heir of Humphrey, Earl
of Hereford, was created by his hroCher, Kin^
Hbnry v., by letter patent, dated Oth May, 1414.
Earl op Kbitdall and Duicb op Bbdpobd,
befng designated previously, *< John de Lancaster."
The achievements of this eminent person, form so
prominent an era in the annals of the Plantagenets,
and have been detailed so mudi at length by all our
great historians, thatJt were Idle to attempt more
than a mere sketch of his most conspicuous actions,
in a work of this description. His first public em-
ployment in the reign of his father, was that of
coNBTABLB op Enoland, and governor of the
town and castle of Berwick-upon Tweed. In the
3rd of Henry V.. he was constituted lieutenant of
the whole realm of England, the king himself
bdng then in the wan of France, and the next
year he was retained by Indenture, to serve in
those wan, being appointed general of tlie king's
whole army, both by sea and land : whereupon he
set sail, and encountering the Frendi near South-
ampton, achieved a great naval victory over
them. In the year ensuing, the king making an-
other expedition into France, the duke was again
constituted lieutenant of the kingdom during his
absence In the 7th Henry V., he sailed with large
reinforcements to the king in Nonnandy ; and the
next year, assisted at the siege of Melon, which
hdd out fourteen weeks and four days, before it
surrendered. Upon the accession of Hbnmy VI.,
the duke was constituted dilef counsellor and pro-
tector to the king, then an infimt, and appointed
at the same time Rbobxt op Fraitcb. But all
his splendid achievements In •< the land of the Gaul,*
great, glorious, and gallant as they were, lie for ever
obscured, beneath one dark deed of inhumanity, his
crud, vindictive, and savage treatment, of the most
undaunted of hin foes->the enthusiastic Maid of
Orleans, the renowned Joaw op Arc
The prince, who. with his other honoun, had been
invested with the Garter, espoused first, Anne,
daughter of John, Duke of Burgundy, and se-
condly, Jacqudine, daughter of Peter, of Luzem-
buq^h, Eari of St. Paul, but having no Issue, the
Earldom op Kbndall and Doxbdom op Bbd-
pobd became bztinct, at his decease in 1435.
The duke's remahis were Interred in tiie Cathe-
dral of Notre Dame, at Roan, under a plain
tomb of black marble. He was deeply lamented
by the English people. He had ever borne the
character (tf one of the Ant captains of his age,
and the greatest general of his line His widow
Jacqueline of Luxemburgh, espoused, secondly.
Sir Richard WideviUe,* and had, with other issue.
Elisabeth WideviUe, who espoused, fint. Sir
Jolm Grey, of Oroby, and after his decease In the
second battle of St. Albans, became QuBBir Cow-
SORT of King Edward IV. - *
PLA
PLA
Lewi^ XI. of France, sayv Banks, being eoun-
lelled to deface the Duke of Bedford's tomb, is said
to have used the following generous expression : —
" What honour shall it be, either to us or you, to
break this monument, and to rake out of the earth
the bones of one, who, in his life-time, neither my
father, nor any of your progenitors, with aU their
puissance, were erer once able to make fly one foot
backwards; that by his strength or policy, k^t
them all out of the principal domini(ms of France,
and out of this noble Duchy of Normandy. Where-
fore I say, first, God save his soul, and let his body
rest in quiet; which, when he was living, would
have disquieted the proudest of us all; and as for
his tomb» which, I assure you, is not so wtnrthy as
his acts deserve, I account it an honour to have him
remain in my dominions."
Arms. — France and England, a label per pale of
five points, the first two erm. the other three ai.
charged with nine fleur-de-lis* or.
PLANTAGENET— DUKE OF GLOU-
CESTER.
Created, 96th September, 1414.
ICincafie. x
HUMPHREY PLANTAGENET, fourth ion of
King Hbhry IV., by his first wife, the Lady Mary
de Bohun, daughter and co-heiress of Humphrey,
Earl of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton, Con-
stable of England, was made a Knight of the Bath,
at his fother's coronation, along with his brothers,
Thomas, afterwards Duke of Clarence, and John,
Duke of Bedford. In the 1st of Henry V., he ob-
tained with other grants, the Castls and Lord-
ship of Pbmbrokk ; shortly after which, being
made Dukb of Gloucebtxh, in the parliament'
held at Leicester, he had summons by that title, as
well as by the title of Earl or Psmbrokb, 26th
September, 1414. In the 3rd of the same reign, the
prince assisted at the siege of Harfieur, and he re-
ceived soon after a dangeroiu wound, in the cele-
brated battle of AziNcou rt. During the remainder
of the reign of his martial brother, the Duke of
Gloucester was almost wholly engaged In the wars
of France; and upon the accession of Hkh rv VI.,
he was constituted, as he had been twice before,
upon temporary absences of the king, lieutenant of
the realm. In this year it was, that he was involved
in a serious dispute with William, Duke of Bra-
bant, by reason of marrying that prince's wife, Ja-
^eline. Duchess of Hainault, who had come to
England, upon some disagreement with her hus-
band. The matter led to open hostilities, and a
challenge to single combat passed between the two
dukes, and was accepted ; but that mode of deciding
the affair was prevented by the Duke of Bedford, and
the contest was finally terminated, by the Duke of
Gloucester's bowing to the decision of the Pope,
and withdrawing from the lady. He then espoused
his concubine, Eleanor, daughter of Reginald, Lord
Cobham; and in a few years afterwards, a com-
plaint was made to parliament* against him, by one
'* Mistress Stokes and other bold woomd,"' because
be sullh«d Jaquaine* his wife, to be prisons to the
Duke of Burgundy, and for living himself with an
adultreas. In the 14th of Henry VL, he obtained
a grant for life, of the Earldom of Flanders, which
was held of the king in capite, in right o£ his crown
of France ; and he had numerous and most valuable
grants of manors and lordships in England ; he had
also, an annuity of two thousand marks, out of the
exchequer, during the king's pleasure. The duke
incurring, however, the Jealousy of Maroarst of
Anjou, fell, at length, a victim to her machinations.
Attending a parliament which had been called at
St. Edmundsbury, he was arrested upon the second
day of the session, by the Viscount Beaumont, Con*
stable of England, accompanied by the Duke of
Buckingham, and som^ others, and put in ward ;
all his servants being taken from him, and thirty-
two of the chief of them sent to different prisons.
The following night, the prince was found dead in
his bed, supposed to have been either strangled or
smothered; and his body was exhibited to the
lords, as though he had died of apoplexy.
The duke, who received from the people the
title of Good, and was called «<the Father of hb
country," had, with his other honours, been invested
with the Garter. He was a proficient in learning ;
wrote some tracts; laid the foundation of the
Bodleian library, and built the divinity schools in
the University of Oxford. The death of the prince
happened in 1446, and as he left no issue, his ho-'
ifouRa became bxtinct.
ARH8.~>Quarterly, France and England, a bor-
der, ar.
PLANTAGENET— DUKE OF GLOU-
CESTER.
Created In parliament, 1461.
ICincagt.
RICHARD PLANTAGENET, brother of King
Edward IV., was created, according to Dugdale,
anno 1461, Dtncs or Gloucrsthr, but he was not
summoned to parliament until the 10th August,
1469. He usurped the throne, upon the >murder of
his nephews, Edward V. and the Duke of York, in
the Tower, under the title of Richard III. ; he
had previously governed the realm as Protector.
Richard Ml at Boswokth Fislp, find August,
1485, and his rival Henry, Earl of Ridimond,
succeeded him, as Henry VII. When the Duke of
Gloucester assumed the reins of government as
king, the dukedom merged in the crown.
No«».— The body of King Richard was burled in
the chapel of the monastery at Leicester, at Uie
dissolution whereof, the place of his burial hap-
pened to fall into the bounds of a citisen's garden ;
which being afterwards purchased by Mr. Robert
Kerrick, (some time Mayor of Leicester,) was by
him covered with a handsome stone pillar, three
feet high, with this hi»cription : '< Here Ilea the
body of Rkfaard II L, some time King of England."
This he shewed me walking in his garden, 161ff.
(see Peels'* CotteetUm qf Curieue HMoriool Pieeoe,
p. 85.HBAiixa.
431
PLA
PLA
PLANTAOENET — DUKE OF CLA-
RENCE, EARL8 OF WAR.
WICK, AND SALISBURY.
Dukedom o# Clamce, f S ^ 1
Ktfldom o# Warwick, f j ^ V
and SaUabury. J ^£
146L
ISCh IUrIi, 1479.
Xintagc.
GEORGE PLANTAOENET, K. G., aon of
Riduud, Duka of York, and brother of King E]>-
WAKO IV., was created Dukjb ov Cijlbskcs in
1481, and having married the Lady Itabd Neril,
daughter and co-heir of Ridiard Nerill, Earl of
Salisbury, and Earl of Warwick, was advanced to
those dignities by letters patent, dated SSCh March,
1479L This unhappy prince was attainted of high
treason, and sullhred death, by being drowned In a
butt of Malmsey, in the Tower, anno 1477» when
all his honours became FonrsiTSO. King Eo-
wAno IV., assantfd of course to the execution, but
he b said subsequently to hare most deeply lament-
ed having done so, and upon all occasions when the
lilb of a condemned person was solicited, be used
openly to czdaim, ** Oh, unhappy brother, for
whose life no man would make suit.** The Duke
of Clarence left issue,
Edward, who, after his father's death, was
entilled Bam. of Warwick. This un-
happy prince was bom the child of adver-
sity, and spent almost the whole of his
mdancholy life in prison. After the de-
cease of his uncle. King Edward IV., bis
other unde, the Duke of Gloucester, had
bins ■■neinil to the Castle of SheriiT-Hut-
ton, in Yorkshire, where he remained until
the defeat of the Yorkisu at Bosworth,
placed him in the bands of Henry VII., by
whose otder he was transfierred to the Tower
•TLondon, and there more closely confined
than before, soMy because he was the last
male PLANTAOsirsT living. He was not
allowed, however, a protracted existence, for
being arraigned for high treason, and be-
trayed under a promise of pardon, into an
acknowledgment of guilt, he was condemn-
ed, and executed upon Tower Hill, In 1480l
Maroarrt. This lady upon the atrocious
murder of her brother, became the last
member of the royal and illustrious house
of PL.AWTAORNBT (See Plantagcnet, Coun-
tess of Salisbury).
ARMa.— Ou. three lions passant, guardant. or.
IfaU, — From the period that George Plantagenet,
DvKS ow Clarsrcr, lost his life in 1477, the
DuKRDOM or CL.ARRifcn lay dormant, until re-
vived in the penon of His Royal Highness Prince
Williah-Hrnrv (Ouelph), third ttm of his Ua-
juty King Groror III., who was created Dukr or
Clarriccr and St. AwDRswa, in the peerage of
Great Britain, and Earl or MuwarsR, in that of
Ireland, on the 19th of May, 1789, az.l which
HowouRa merged in the crown, upon the accession
of the duke in 1830, as
IRing railliom ti^ §vox^.
4»
PLANTAOENET — COUNTESS OF
SALISBURY.
By Letters Patent, dated 14th October, VSiX
MARGARET PLANTAGENET, daughter of
George, Duke of Clarence, and the Lady Isabd
Nevil, eldest daughter, and eventually sole hrir, of
Richard, Earl of WarwidE and Salisbury, son and
heir of Alice, daughter and heir of Thomas Monte-
cut^ Earl of Salisbury, became the LAar or thh
PiJUTTAORif RTa, u pou the exocution of bcT brother,
Edward PuwHTAOxifrr, called Earl of Warwick,
by Henry VII. tai 1409. and petitioned perliament,
in the ftth of King Hrhrv VIIL, to be restored
to the honours of her mateinal Cumly. Whereupon
she was advanced to the dignity of Couimaa or
SAj.zaRURY on the 14th October, 1513; end obtained
at the same time letters patent, establishing her in
the castles, manors, and lands of Richard, late Earl
of Salisbury, her grandfather, which had fsllen to
the crown 1^ the attainder of her brother, Edward,
called Earl of Warwick. Notwithstanding theee
substantial marks of royal fbvour, an opportunity
in several years after was selxed upon to destroy the
only remaining brandi <tf the PUntagcnets in this
iUustidotts lady; and at a period of life too, when,
in the natural progress of events, her course was
nearly dosed. At the advanced age of seventy
years, 31st Henry VIIL, her ladyship was con-
demned to death, unheard by parliament, and be-
headed on Tower HiU In two years afterwards,
anno 1541, when her dignity* as CouirTRaa or Sa-
LI8RCRY, fell under the attaimdrr. Her ladyship
had espoused Sir Ridiaxtl Pole, K.G., and had
issue,
Hrh RY, summoned to parliament as Baron
MowTAov (see Pole, Baron Montagu).
Geifery (Sir), upon whose testimony his dder
brother. Lord Montagu, was convicted of,
and executed for, high treason. He received
sentence of death himself, but did not
sttflbr.
Arthur, was charged, in the reign of Elisa-
beth, with projecting a scheme for the re-
lease of the Queen of Scots, and had
Judgment of death ; but by reason of his
near alliance to the crown no execution fol-
lowed.
Rroinald, in holy orden, was educated at
Oxford, and Obtained the Deanery of Exe-
ter by the gift of King Henry VIIL He
was abroad at the period that king abo-
lished the papal authority in England, and
not attending, when summoned to return,
he was proclaimed a traitor, and divested of
his deanery. He was afterwards, anno 1536,
made a cardinal, and, as Cardinal Polr,
presided (one of three presidents) at the
celebrated Council of Trent. When Queen
Mary ascended the throne his eminence re-
turned to England as legate fkom Fops
JcLrua IIL, and had his attainder reversed
by special act of parliament. He was made.
PLA
PLA
at tht samB time, Abcbbibhop or Can-
TBABURY, in which high episoopal dignity
heoontinued until his death, which occurred
on 17th NoTember* 1AS6; being the very
day upon which Queen Mary hetidf died:
the tidings of that event are said to have
broken the cardinaTs heart, being at tlie
time much weakened by a quartan ague.
Whereupon his remains were interred in the
cathedral at Canterbury. Few churchmen
luiTe borne so unblemished a reputation as
this eminent prelate, and few have carried
themselves with so much moderation and
meekness. The friendship of such a man
refutes in itwlf much of the obloquy which
has been cast upon Mary by tlie eulogists
of ElisasbtA, and goes far in the redemp-
tion of her duuracter.
Ursula, m. to Henry, Lord Staflbrd.
With this noble lady expired the rovai. and ili«u8-
TBions aovsn of Plaktaqbmxt.
PLANTAGENET-VISCOUNT L'ISLE.
By Letters Patent, dated Mth April, 1A33.
Xincagc.
ARTHUR PLANTAOENET, natural son of
King Edward IV., by the Lady Elisabeth Lucy,
having espoused Elisabeth, daughter of Edward
Grey, first Viscount L'Isle of that fiunily; sole
heir of her niece, Elisabeth, Countess of Devon ;
and widow of Edmund Dudley, (see Grey, Viscounts
L'lale,) was created Viscount L'Isle, with limitation
to his heirs male, by the said Elisabeth, by letters
patent, dated 26th April, 1533, upon the surrender
of that dignity by Charles Brandon,* afterwards
Duke of Suffolk. His lordship had issue by the
heiress of Grey,
Bridget, m. to Sir William Garden, Knt.
Frances, m. first, to John Basset, Esq., of
Umberleigh, in the county of Devon, and
secondly, to Thomas Monk, of Potheridge,
in the same shire, from whom the cele-
brated General Monk is said to have de-
scended.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Francis Jobson, Knt,
Lieutenant of the Tower, and Master of the
Jewel Office to Queen Elisabeth.
Jn the 24th of Henry VIIL, Lord L'Isle was con-
stituted Lieutenant of Cahds, and some time after,
incurring suspicion of being privy to a plot to deliver
up the garrison to the French, he was recalled and
committed to the Tower of Lond<m 1 but his inno-
cence appearing manifest upon Investigation, the
king not only gave immediate orders for his re-
lease, but sent him a diamond ring, and a most
« Elisabeth Grey, only daughter and heireu of
John, last Viscount L'Isle, of the Grey fiunily, was
contracted to Charles Brandon, who was created in
consequence Viscount L'Isle, but the lady refusing,
when she had attained maturity, to fulfil the en-
gagement, the patent was cancelled. She after-
wards espoused Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon.
gracious message; which made such impressioa
upon the sensitive nobleman, that he died the night
following, 3d March, IMf, of excessive Joy. His
lordship was a Knight of the most noble order of
the Garter. At his decease the Viscounty of
L'IsLx became azriNCT.
Abms.— The coat of his lordship's father. King
Edward IV., quartered with Ulster and MOTtimer,
under a baton.
PLANTAOENET — EARLS OF SUR-
REY.
Refer to Warren, Earls or Subbby.
PLAYZ— BARON PLAYZ.
By Writ of Summons, dated 1297*
25 Edward I.
ICilUBSC.
In the 17th of King John,
HUGH DE PLAYZ held seven knights' feel
in the county of Sussex, and was one of the barons
who took up arms against that prince. He m. first,
Beatrix de Say, widow of Hi^ de Nevill, but
was divorced from that lady,* and m. secondly,
Philippe, one of the daughters and co-heirs of
Richard de Montfichet, by whom he had his suc-
cessor,
RICHARD DE PLAYZ, who, in the 5Sd of
Henry III., as one of the nephews and heirs of
Richard de Montfichet, paid his relief for a third
part of the said Richard's lands. To this Richard
de Plays, succeeded his son,
RALPH DE PLAYZ, who d, without issue, and
was #. by his brother,
RICHARD DE PLAYZ, to whom succeeded,
GILES DE PLAYZ. This feudal lord had
summons to attend the king on the afikirs of the
realm, in the 22d Edward I. He had afterwards a
military summons to proceed to Gascony, and
ultimately summons to parliament as a babon, in
the 2Sth of the same reign, but not alterwardiu
He d. in 1303, seised of the manor of Fulmere, In
the county of Cambridge, and was «. by his son,
RICHARD DE PLAYZ, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament from 20th November, 1317*
to 14th March, 1322. This nobleman was «. by his
RICHARD DE PLAYZ, third baron, but never
summoned to parliament. This nobleman was
found, in the 8th Edward III., heir to John de
Lancaster, of the county of Essex 1 he d. in 13flB, and
was «. by his son,
SIR JOHN DE PLAITZ, fourth baron, but
never summoned to parliament, who d. in the 3Srd
Edward IIL, leaving an only daughter and heiress,
Maboarbt, who m. Sir John Howard, (his
first wife,) by whom slie had.
Sir John Howard, whoee daughter
and heir,
Elisabbth Howabo, «. John
Vere, twelfth Earl of Oxford, in
which dignity the BaRQNy ov
.3K . 4»
PLE
PLU
Plaits contlmwMl wamg&d ttBtil
th« death of John, fooitMuth
Earl of Oxford, in ]fi86, whan it
Ml into ABjiTAifcs beCwwn his
three nsten and oo-heirt» Tis.
Dorothy, m. to John Nevil,
Lord Latimer.
EUxabeth, m. to Sir Anthony
Wingfidd.
Urnila, m. flcst, to George
Windsor, and aeeoodly, to
Sir Edward Knightly, but
dled«.iK.
The Babohy of Plays, or Plaits, Ss now in
ABBYAifCB between Francis Dillon, Baron of the
Holy Roman Empire, as representative of the said
Elisabeth, Lady Wingfield, and the descendants
and lepresenUtiyes of the abore-mcntioned Doro-
thy, Lady Latimer; of which his grace, the pre-
sent Duke <tf Northumberland, is the ddcst.
AnMs.— Party per pale, or. and gu., a lion pas-
sant, ar.
PLESSETS— EARL OF WARWICK,
BARON PLESSETS.
Earldom, ^Mre umHs, temp. Henry III.
'Bamty, by Writ of Summons, dated 6th Feb., 1S90,
S7 Edward I.
The first of this family mentioned, is
JOHN DE PLESSETS, a domestic serrant in
the court of King Henry IIL, and a Norman by
birth; who having served in the Wdsh wars, was
constitnted governor of the castle of Devises, in
Wiltshire and warden of the forest of Chippenham,
in the same shire. In the S4th of King Hbnhy'b
reign be was sheriff of Oxfordshire, and in two
years afterwards he had a ^ant of the wardship
and marriage of John Bisset; and likewise of the
hein of Nicholas Malesmalnes. Certain it is that
he eqioyed in a high degree the favour of his royal
master, for upon the death of John Mareschal, who
had married Margery, the sister and heir of Thomas
de Newbuigh, Earl of Warwick, the king sent his
mandate to the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of
Carlisle, and William de Cantilupe, requiring them
that they should earnestly persuade this opulent
widow to take John de Plessets for her second hus-
band. Nay, so much did he desire the union, that
upon Christmas day in the same year, befaig then
at Bourdeanx, he granted to John Plessets by pa-
tent, the marriage of this Margery, in case he could
procure her consent; and if not, that then he should
have the fine, which the lady would incur by marry-
ing without the king's licenoei This course of the
king's, however, preTailad, and his pavoubits
obtained the hand of Mabobbt db Nbwbvboh,
Ommlsw 4^ Warwidkf and widow of John Mareschall,
styled Earl of Warwick. De Plessets was subse-
quently constituted cokstablb op tbb Towbb
of London, but not by the title of Earl ot Warwick,
nor did he assume that dignity for some time after-
wardiu He did, however, eventually assume it, for
we find him so styled (3Ut Henry HI.) by the king
AM
in Bliocnee granted him, to cat down oak timber in
the fonat of Dene; ever allcr whidi he is called
Eabl op Wabwick. His lordship was appointed
in four years afterwards one of the|ustioes itinerant
to sit at the Tower, fSor hearing and determining
such i^eas as oonoeroed the city of London : and
at the breaking out of the contest between Henry
and the barons, he was constituted sheriff of the
counties of Warwick and Leicester ; but he lived
not to see the issue of thoee troubles. Hb lordship
d. in laftS; not having had issue by the Countess of
WarwldL, the Earldom of Warwidc passed at her
ladyship's decease to the heir at law (see Newburgh,
Earls of Warwick). But he left, by a fbrmer wife.
Christian, daughter and heir of Hu^ de Sandford,
a son and heir,
HUGH DE PLESSETS, who doing his homage,
in the April ensuing, bad livery at the manors of
Oxenardton, Kedelinton, and Stuttesdon, in the
county of Oxford, whidi were of his mother's in-
heritance; the two former bring holden of the king
by barony, for which manors in the 48th Henry III.,
he paid £100 for his relief! This feudal lord m.
Isabel, daughter of Jtrfm de Ripariis, and dying in
1991, was «. by his son,
HUGH DE PLESSETS, who being engaged in
the Scottish wars, was summoned to parliament as a
babob on the 6th February, 1990, but having had
no other writ, and none of his descendants being
esteemed barons, Dugdale gives no further account
of the family.
Abmb.— Six annulets guks, a chief cheque, or.
andsa.
MbDe.— Hutchins, in his History of Dorsetshire,
says, that Robbbt ob Plbgy, ob PLBaaxTa, son
of Sir Hugh, brother, or a near kinsman of John
de Pleaiets, Earl of Warwick, in the 19th Edward
I., held Upwibbobivb Placy, in that county,
which paused through several generations to
JoAB DB Plbgy, an heiress, who m. Sir John
Hamelyn, whose daughter, and eventual
heiress,
EoiDLA Hamblyw, ^N. for her second
husband, Robert Ashley, and conveyed
to him the manor of UpwiulMrne-
Plecy. The descendant of this mar«
riage.
Sib Awtboity Ashlby, KnL, of
Winbome, St. Giles, left an only
daughter and heiress,
Anbb Ashlby, who espoused
Sir John Cooper, Bart., ttota
which marriage the xxtant
Eabls op Shaptbsbuby
descend, and through which
they inherit the -manor of
Upwhtbobbb-Plbcy.
PLUOENET— BARONS PLtfOENET.
By Writ of Sunmions, dated 94th June, 1996,
93 Edward I.
Uncage.
In the beginning of Hbhby ll.'s reign,
HUGH DE PLUOENET had brnda given him'
POI
POL
In the county of Oxford, and in mmm ymn afttts-
wairda was owner of JLamfeurne. in Berkaliire. He
IN. Sibell* daughter and co-heir of Josceut de
Dinantrand had two wou^, AJan and Joaceus. To
one ot whom aucoeeded
SIR ALAN DE PLUGENET, who, after the
battle of ETeaham, in the 40th Henry III., waa
made governor of Dunster Caatle» in the county of
Somenet, and in three years, subtaqtiently, obtidned
a grant flrom his maternal unde, Robert Walrond,
of certain manors in the counties of Wilts, Dorset,
and Somerset, wiUi die castle of Kllpeck, Ac., in
the county of Hereford, and at the death of the
said Robert without issue, in the 1st Edward I.,
hadlireryof thesame. This Sir Alan de Plugenet,
distinguishing himself in the Welsh wars, and
being esteemed a person of wisdom, and of military
knowledge, was summoned to parliament as a babok
ftom 94th June, 1S95, to 96th January, 1297« He d.
in 1999, and was «. by his son,
SIR ALAN DE PLUGENET, second ban»,
K.B., summoned to parliament UHh December,
ISll. This noUonan was constantly engaged In
the wars of Scotland. He A , leaving his
sister,
JOAN DE BOH UN, heir to the Baboity or
Pluobji BT, at whose decease «. ^ in 1397/ that dig-
nity became bxtihct.
Abmb. — ^Ermine, a bend engrailed gu.
POINTZ— BARONS POINTZ.
By Writ of Summdtas, dated 94th June, 1995,
93 Edward I.
Xineafic.
This family, and that of Cuffobd, is said to
have sprung ftrom a common ancestor. Pons,
whose grandson, Wax.tbb, derived his surname
from the place of his abode, Clifvobd Ca8Ti.b,
in the county of Hereford, and another of whose
descendants waa fkther of
OSBERT FITZ-PONZ, from whom sprang
HUGH POINTZ, who, with his Ikther, Nicho-
las Points, taking part with the revolted barons,
had his lands, in the 17th John, in die counties of
Somerset, Dorset, and Gloucester, seised by the
crown, and given to Godftey de Crancumbe. He
was afterwards imprisoned in the castle of Bristol,
but not strictly, as his friends had permissidn to
visit him, and to supply him with necessaries. This
Hugh wedded Helewise, daughter of William, and
sister and co-heir of William Mallet, of Cory-Malet,
in the county of Suflblk, and was «. by his son,
. NICHOLAS POINTZ, who, residing in Glouces-
tershire, had military summons from the crown to
march against the Welsh, in the 41st and 49nd of
Henry III., but afterwards Joined the other barons
who took up arms against the king. He d. in the
1st Edward I., seised of the manor of Coby-IIalbt,
in the county of Somerset, and several other estates.
He was «. by his son,
HUGH POINTZ, who having been engaged in
the wars of Wales, Gascony, and Scotland, was
summoned to parliament as a babom by King En-
WABD I., on the 94th June, 1990. Hia kmlahip d.
in 1307> havtaig had regular summonses to that
year, and was «. by his son,
NICHOLAS POINTZ. 'second baron, summoned
to parliament from 4th March, 1300, to 16th June,
1311. This nobleman was in the Scottish wars
before and after his father's decease. He m. EUxa-
beth, daughter of Eudo de Zouche, by Milicent.
daughter of William Cantilupe, Lord of Berg»-
venny, and co-heir of her brother, George; by
whom he had the manor of Batecumbe, in fkee
marriage. He tf. in 1319, and was «. by his son,
HUGH POINTZ, third baron, K.B.. summoned
to parliament, flrom 90th November, 1317, to 94th
Fdmiary , 1943. This nobleman was #. by his son,
SIR NICHOLAS POINTZ, fourth baron, but
never summoned to parliament. This noUeman
m. AUanore, daughter of Sir John Erleigfa, Knt:«
and had two daughters, via.
Amicia, m. to John Barry.
Maboabbt, m. to John Newborough.
His lordship d. , when the Babont or Poimtc
fUl Into ABBYANCB, between his daughters, as it
still continues with their representatives.
ABMa.— Barry of eight or and gu.
NoTc— From John Points, the younger brother of
the last lord, descended a family of Poikts, which
resided in Gloucestershire, when Sir William Dug-
dale wrote, but is now bxtinct in the male line.
POLE — BARONS DE LA POLE,
EARLS OF SUFFOLK, MAR-
QUESS OF SUFFOLK, EARL
OF PEMBROKE, DUKES OF
SUFFOLK.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 90th Jan., 1999,
39 Edward IIL
Earldom of SuHblk, by Letters Patent, 6th August,
1385.
Earldom of Pembroke, 9lst February, 1443.
Marquess, 14th September, 1444.
Dukedom, 9nd ^une, 1448L
Xfneagc.
The founder of this family, which eventually
attained such an exalted station, was
WILLIAM DE LA POLE, an opulent merchant,
Bt Kingston-upon-Hull, who left two sons,
Wiiii<iAK, (rf whom presently.
Richard, to whom King Edward III., in the
11th year of his reign, gave, ** for his ex-
traordinary merits," £1000 sterling, out of
the exchequer. This Richard left a son and
heir, William, who m. Margaret, sister
and heiress of John Peverel, of Castle
Ashby, in the county ot Northumberland,
and had a son and heir,
JoRM, who left, by Joane, his wife, sister
and heiress of John, Lord CoUiam, aa
only daughter and heiress,
JoANB, who m. Reginald Bray-
broke, and had a daughter and
helreas,
JOAHB BbAVBBOKB, Ml. tO
Thomas Brooke, irho be-
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roh
POL
came ia her right* Lord
Cobham.
The elder aon,
WILLIAM DE LA POLE, wee. like his fotber, ■
mercheDt, aX Kingston-upoD-Hull, and Mayor of
that Borough. In the 10th year of King Edward
III., this William contracted to fktmish the army in
Scotland, with wine, salt, and other proTisioBS, but
-•losing part of the cargo, in the tiransmission to
Berwick-upon-Tweed, lie had an allowance for the
same in pawing his accounts. In three years after-
wards, being a person of great opulence, he was
enabled to advance the sum of £lOOO, in gold, to
the King, who then lay at Antwerp; for which
Important service, Edward being much in want, at
the time, of supplies, he was constituted second
baron of the exchequer, and advanced to the degree
of banneret, with a grant out of the customs at
Hull, for the better support of that rank. He was
afterwards known as Sir William de la Pole, Senior.
He m. Catherine^ daughter of Sir John Norwidi,
and dying in the 40th of Edward III., possessed of
extensive estates in the county of York, was «. by
his son,
MICHAEL DE LA POLE, who, in the Ufe-time
of his father, had a grant in reversion, of £70 a
year, to himadf and his heirs, flrom Edward III.,
in cooslderatioo of that qpulent person's services,
whom the king denominated his "Beloved Mer-
chant;" which annuity, William, his father, and
'Richard, his uncle, had previously ei^oyed. This
' Michael de la Pole, despite of Walsingham's obser-
vation, *' That as a merchant himself, and the son
of a merchant, he was better versed in merchan-
dise, than skilled in martial matters ;" was an emi-
nent soldier, and distinguished himself in the
French wars, at the close of Edward III.'s reign;
when he served immediately under the Black
Prince. In the first year of Richard II., he ac-
companied John, Duke of Lancaster, then called
King of Castile, in his voyage to sea ; and the same
year had the chief command of all the king's fleet
to the northwurd ; in which his own retinue were
one hundred and forty men-at-arms, one hundred
and forty archers, one banneret, eight knights, and
a hundred and thirty esquires. In the next year,
he was employed upon a mission to the Court of
Rome; and in four years after, constituted chan-
GXLLon, and keeper of the great seal- having had
summons to parliament as a babom, since the 39th
of King Edward III. In the 8th of Richard IL,
hb lordship procured licence to castellate his manor
houses, at Wyngfleld, Skemefleld, and Hunting-
fldd, in the county of Snflblk, and to Impark all
his woods and lands in the vicinity. And in the 9th
of the same monarch, being still rhancellor, he was
created by letters patent, dated 0th August, 1985,
Earl or SurroLK, with a grant of a thousand
marks per annum, to be received out of the king's
eschequer. In the parliament held at this period,
a dispute is recorded as haviqg taken place between
his lordship and Thomas Arundel, Bishop of Ely,
in consequence of the king's having restored, at the
earnest solicitation of that prelate, the temporali-
ties to the Bishop of Norwich. The chanodUor
opposing the restoration, thus interrogated the
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Ushop, when he moved that meaMre:— " What is
this, my k»d, that you desire? Is it a small matter
to part with thoee temporalittos which yidd the
king more than a thousand pounds per annum i
The king hath no more need of sndi advisers to his
loss." To which the bbhop answered, *« What is
that you say, Michael ? I desire nodiing of the
king which is his own; but that whIA belongs to
another, and which he ui^ustly detains, by thy
wicked council, <n such as thou art, which will
never be for his advantage ; (I think,) if thou beast
so much concerned tot the king's profit, why hast
thou covetously taken from him a thousand marks
per annum, since thou wast made an eari l"
After this, in the same year, we find the earl»
notwithstanding his being lord dumcellrar, retained
to serve the king, being a banneret, in his Soottbh
wars, for forty days, and obtaining a grant in con-
sequence, to himself and his heirs male, of £500
per annum, lands, part of the possessions of Wil-
liam de UiTord, late Earl of Suffolk, deceased, via.,
the Castle, Town, Manor, and Honour of Eye. In
this 3rear, too, he marched troops from aU quar-
ters, to London and its vicinity, in order to resist
a menaced invasion of the French. But he waa
soon afterwards impeached by the Commons for
divers misdemeanors and fhuads, particularly for
purchasing lands, while chanodlor, *'in deception
of the king," and being found guilty, was sentenced
to death and forfeiture. Upon the dissolution of
parliament, however, he seems, through the protec-
tion of the king, to have set his foes for the mo-
ment at defiance, and to have rdinquished the
chancellorship only. But subsequently, the storm
again gathering, he fied the kingdom with Robert
de Vere, Duke of Ireland, and repairing to Calais,
approached the castle, of whidi his brother, Ed-
mund de la Pole, was captaki, in the disgniseof a
Fleimsh poulterer, havingshaved his headend beard;
but it is said, that Edmund refused him admissioB
without the previous permisai<m of William de
Beauchamp, the governor. '* Brother," said the
captain of the castle, ** you must know that I dare
not be false to the king of En^bmd for the sakeof
any kindred whatsoever ; nor admit you in without
the privity of WiUiam de Beauchamp, governor of
this town." Whether this be true or false, certain
it is that the earl never afterwards came bndi to
England, but died at Paris, an outlaw, in 1388, his
dignities having previously feUen under the out-
lawry* His lordship, who, amongst his other ho-
nours, had the Garter, was, like all the great nobles
of the period, a benefactor to the church, having
founded a Cmrthnsian monastery, without the north
gate, at Kingston-upon-HnlU and endowed it with
lands of great value. He m. Kathcrinew daughter
and heiress of Sir John Wingfleld, KnL, and hnd
MicRAXi. (Sir).
Richard, died «. p,
Anne, m. to Gerard, son of Wariae^ Lord
L'Isle.
Wfaidi
SIR MICHAEL DE LA POLE, in the fllst of
Richard IL, obtataed the aanuhnent of the inig-
me^ agaiSBt his father; and upon the acceseiiin of
POL
POL
King Henry IV. wm fatty rattoMd to the caitte,
manor*' and honour of Eye. with the other hmdt
of the late lord, at abo to the EAni.noM of Svv-
T01.K, with a reTeraionary pioriso, that those lands
and honoars ihould, in dcdEsult of his male issue,
devolve npon the male heir of his deceased fiither.
This nobleman, who spent his time chiefly in the
French wars, d. on the 14th September, 1419, at the
siege of Harfleur. His lordship m. Lady Catherine
de Staflbrd, daughter of Hugh, Earl of Staflbrd,
and was «. by his eldest son,
MICHAEL DE LA POLE, as third Ear| of Suf-
folk, but this gallant nobleman lost his life within a
month of his accession to the title, at the celebrated
battle of AeivcouAT, on the 9Bth October, 1415,
leaving three daughters,
Katherine, a nun.
Elisabeth, m. to John de Foix, Earl of Kendal,
and died juj).
Isabel, fii. to Lord M orley, and died «. p.
At the decease of his lordship the Barony of De la
Pole ftU into AB>YAHG> between those ladies,
while the earldom devolved upon his brother,
WILLIAM DE LA POLE, fourth Earl of Suf-
folk, who, in the 6th of King Henry V.. making
proof of his age. had livery of his inheritance, his
homage being respited. This nobleman was actively
engaged in the glorious wars of that martial mo-
narch, and attained, the Oaktbr by his eminent
services. Upon the death of King Henry his lord-
ship was left in France with the Earl of Salisbury,
to defend the castles and towns which had fallen to
the English arms— and in the 1st year of King
Henry VI.. his two nieces, Elisabeth and Isabel,
dying in minority without issue, and the other.
Katherine, having taken the veil, his lordship in-
herited the entire property of his deceased brother.
Earl MichaeL About this period his lordship, in
conjunction with the Earl of Salisbury, achieved a
great victory over the French at Vemoil. and con-
tinued for several years afterwards to sustain the
British banner upon the same soiL In the 8th of
Henry VI. his lordship, with his companion in
arms. Lord Salisbury, invested Orleans, and die
latter nobleman being sbdn. the Earl of Suflblk was
appointed captain of the siege, by the celebrated
general, John Plantagenet. Duke of Bedford. In
this aflhir he appears, however, to have been unfor-
tunate, but he afterwards retrieved his reputation at
Aumerle, which he carried, with its fortress, after
no less than twenty-four assaults. In the 9th of the
same reign he assisted at the solemn coronation of
King Henry at Paris. In four years afterwards his
lordship was deputed ambassador to Arras to treat
of peace with the French, having licence to take
wiUi him gold, silver, plate, and Jewels, to the value
of two thousand pounds t and the next year was
Jokied. in commission with the Duke of York, to
proceed in the treaty. From this period the earl
continued actively engaged as a military comman-
der, or diplomatist, in the secrice of the crown, for
which he was most amply compensated, by nume-
rous and valuable grants, (amongst which was the
Teversloa of the Earldom of Pembroke, should
Humphrey Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester and
Earl of Peaataroke, the king's uncle, die without
Issue,) until the S3rd year of Henry's reign, when
he was created Mabou>bb or SuvrotK. (14th
September, 1444,) by cincture with a sword, and
putting e coronet of gold upon his head. This
dignity was accompanied by a grant of iS36 yearly
out of the issues of the counties of Norfolk and
Suffolk. Being at this period lord steward of the
household, the marquess was sent into Sicily, to
perform the solemnity of marriage with Margaret
of Anjoo, daughter of Regnier. titular king of
Sicily, dkc. and Duke of Anjou. as proxy for King
Henry VI.. and to conduct that criebrated woman
into England. In the next year he was employed
in negotiating peace with France, and he was soon
after appointed lord chamberlain, and then lord
HIGH AnmitAi. or Enolamo. Upon the death of the
Duke of Gloucester, in 1440, his lordship succeeded
to the Earldom of Pembroke, and he was created
DcKB or SurroLK on the 9nd June, 1448. Which
Utter dignity is said to have been conferred upon him
for advising the murder of the Duke of Gloucester t
but be that as it may. his grace's prosperity en-
dured not many years longer. For aJlUn becoming
disastrous both at home and abroad, the popular
voice became loud against him. He was charged
with the loss oi Ai^ou and Normandy— 4»f causing
the murder of the good Duke of Gloucester— of
rapacity — and of the numerous other crimes which
are generally attributed to an unsuccessful minis-
ter, in a season of calamity, by a disappointed peo-
ple. Parliament soon after assembling, he was
r^iularly impeached by the Commons, of high
crimes and misdemeanors, and committed prisoner
to the Tower; but released within a month, and
restored to the king's favour. This act of royal
clemency exdting, however, universal clamour,
the king was obliged at length to banish him the
realm t with the intention of recalling him, how-
ever, so soon as the storm had abated. But the
unfortunate nobleman was doomed to immediate
destructioa. for after embarking at Ipswich tot
France, he was boarded by the captain of a ship of
war belonging to the Duke of Exeter, then Con-
stable oi the Tower of London, called the Nidkafas
<tf (fte Tower, and being twought into Dover Road,
was decapitated without further trial, on the side
of the Cock Boat. It is recorded of this gallant
personage that he served in the wars of France, full
twenty-four yean, seventeen of whidi were in unin-
terrupted suooeseion without onoe visiting his native
coimtry. He was at one time made prisoner, whilst
only a knight, and paid twenty thousand pounds
for his ranscHn. His grace was fifteen years a
member of the privy council, and thirty* one of
the Knights of the Garter.
It is said that he first espoused, privatdy, the
Countess of Hainault, and by her had a daughter,
who married Barentine, but that afterwards
taking to wife. Alice, daughter and heiress' of
Thomas Chaucer, grand-daughter of GeoAey Chau-
cer, the poet, and of Sir John Philip. Knt. that
daughter was proved a bastard.
All the Duke^s honours, including the old Ba-
BOKY or Dblapolb. which he Inherited firam his
nieces, became roBrsiTsn under the attainder,
but his eldest ton,
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POL
POL
JOHMDELAPOLB,
EHialwth PtaatafCBet, iirter oT Kii« B««avd IV.
^id KJSf Ridiad IIL. w cnatei Dtkb of Svp-
vouc, b7 letten patoa, dated 2Sd lUrch, 140.
After which, in the 11th oT the naeieigB. lievai
one or the lords then enemhtod in inriiJMait, who
neognited the title oT Priacae Edwud, ddert eon
of thet kl^, ad mode oeth oT ideUty to him.
Upon the aeoarioo of Ung Hcmy VIL, his gnee
WW mede Constable of WaDincikrd. The dnke
JoBir, who, by special charter, dated Uth
March, 14B7» vas created Eabi. or Lfir-
coLH, ad ia the sod of Ridiard IIL, was
appelated Lord Ueateaaat of Iieiaad.
After this, he was dedaied, by his ancle,
the sane mooaich, heir apparent to the
crown of Eng famd, ia the ereat of the do-
cease of his owB son. Prince Edward. His
lorddiip, in the next reign, haviqg reared
the standard of revolt, fell at the battleof
Stoke, on the 10th Jane, 1487 (see De la
Pole, Earl of Lincoln), t^^ Co^l^
Edmnnd, who socceeded his fiuher. / ^.Si
Iluai]riuesr, a priest
Edward, arcfadeaooa of Richmond.
Richard, of iriiom hereafter.
Catherine, m. to William, Lord Stourton.
Anne, a nun at Sion.
Dorothy, d. unmarried.
Elisabeth, m. Henry Lord, Lord Moriey.
His grace, who was a Knight of the Garter, d. in
1491, and was «. by his eldest sorriTfng son,
EDMUND DE LA POLE, second Doke of Sof.
folk. We find this nobleman, although one of the
last perMus of rank remaining of the house of
York, and of a Cimily previously devoted to that
cause, engaged in the beginning of Henry VIL's
rdgn, in that monarch's scrrioes and so late as the
ISth year, he was In arms with the Lords Essex and
Mountjoy, against Lord Andley and the Cornish
men, who suflSned so memorable a defeat on Black-
heath. But his grace being sul^ected to the igno-
miny of a public trial and condemnation (although
immedlatdy pardoned), for ** killing an ordinary
person in wrath,** became so indignant that he
immediately withdrew, without pennission, to the
court of his aunt, Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy,
(sister of the Kings Edward IV. and Richard IIL,)
then the asylum for all the discontented spiriu,
who retained any feeling of attachment to the
House of York, or had any cause of dissatisfaction
with the existing order of things in England. He
returned, howerer, soon after, and excusing him-
self to the king, assisted at the nuptials of Prince
Arthur, with Katherine of Arragon. But he again
departed for Flanders, acoompanled by his brother,
RIcliard, and remained In exile, until tieacher-
ously delivered up to the English monarch, by
Philip, Duke of Burgundy, upon an express stlpu-
Utioo, however, that his life should not be en-
dangered. On arriving in Eughmd, he was im-
mediately committed to the Tower, where he re-
miUned a close prisoner until the 5th of Henry
VIII., when that monarch caused the unfortunate
Duke, solely from being a Yorkist, to be deoq^-
438
mD.
AfaO, m& His
leftanealyi
In the
wiUMiBt Aldgaie, ia the sabinta
of the city of L nadna
NotwiAsuadtag the attahider of this dnke, and
the ooaseqveat forftftare of his honouis, the titles
RICHARD DA LA POLE, as third Dake of
SaflMk, thea ttviag an exile in Frsnoe. Hiia
MMuaadFmchat
Heary VIIL, ad he fieU at the battle of PaTia»
ia UM, where hie hemic ooadact extorted the
of his foes: ^id theDokeof
his lemafaM with apleadid
hi penoa, as oae of the chief
Thus tenaiaated the male Bne of this gaUaat md
highly gifted race; and the Dukedom of Snflbik
passed by a new creation to King Henry VIIL's
biother-ia-law, the oeletarated Charles Braaden.
ABM8.^Ar. a fesse betweeu three leopards^
heads, or.
POLE— EARL OF LINCOLN.
By Special Charter, dated 13th March, 1407.
Xtncasc.
JOHN DE LA POLE, eldest son of John de U
Pole, Duke of Suffolk, by the Lady Elisabeth Plan-
tagcnet, sister of Kings Edward IV. and Richard IIL,
was creiaed, in the 7th year of the fonner mooarcfa,
his £ftthcr being then living. Earl or Likoolit.
Upon the accession of his uncle, Richard, his lord-
ship obtained several important grants of land from
the crown, and was soon afterwards appointed lord*
lieutenant of Ireland. Firmly attached to the house
of York, the earl could ill brook the triumph of
King Henry VII., and accordingly, upon the acces-
sion of that prince, removed to tlie court of hie
aunt, Margaret, Duchess ot Burgundy, where he
entered sealously into the ailkir of Lambert Sim-
neU; in promotion of whose pretensions to the
crown his lordship returned at the head of four
thousand German soldier*, under the immediate
command of Martin Swart, and having first landed
in Irdand, and proclaimed the Pretender there,
made a descent upon Lancashire, whence marching
towards Newark-upon-Trent, in the county of Not-
tingham, he encountered the royal army at Stokx
on the 16th June, 1487, where 1m sustained a signal ^
defeat, and fell himself in theconflict. His lordship >*^r
died «. p., when his honours became xxtikct. >^'5
POLE— BARON MONTAGUE. Jsa. ^ tTA^ f ,
By Writ of Summons, dated 5th January, 1558>
04 Henry VIU.
The first of this fismily of whom any thing me-
morable occurs, is
SIR RICHARD POLE, Knt, (son of Sir Jef-
f^ Pole, Knt, of an ancient Welsh Cunily.) who,
bdng a valiant and expert conunabder, was fint
.^^M#*
POV
POY
ntained to Mrre Kktf Hbnht VII. in the wan of
ScoClandf and being a penon highly acoompUsbad,
was made chief gentleman of the bed-chamber to
Prince Arthur, and e Knight of tlie Garter. He m.
the Lady Margaret Plantagenet, (afterwards Coun-
tcet of SaUtbury—Me Plantagenet, Counten of
Salisbury,) and had* with Junior issue,* a son and
heir,
HENRY POLE, who, in the ffth of Henry VIII.,
had special livery of the lands of his inheritance,
and Jn eight years afterwards was restored to the
' king's fiiTour by the title of Lord Montaou. But
as to any creation, by petent or otherwise, nothing
appears until the 84th of the same reign, when his
lordship had summons to parliament as ** Henrico
Pole de Montagu.** He attended King Henry in the
oeltfnrated interview with Francis, Idng of France,
and was made a Knight of the Bath at the ooron»-
tion of Anne Boleyn. But in a few years afterwards
being charged, along with the Marquess of Exeter,
by his own brother. Sir Jeffbry Pole, with a design
to devnte his youngest brother, Rq^inald, Dean of
Exeter, to the throne, he was convicted of high
treason before the Lord Audley, (lord chancellor,)
acting as high steward of England, at Westminster,
and was beheaded on Tower HiU on the 9th January,
1539, when the Barony op Momtaou became por-
FsiTRD. His lordship left by his wife, Jane, daugb*
ter of George NeviU, Lord Abergavenny, two
daughters, his co-heirs, namely,
Katherine, m. to Francis, second Earl of
Huntingdon, represented now.|>y the Mar-
quess of Hastings.
Winiflred, m. first to Sir Thomas Hastings, a
younger brother of the Earl of Huntingdon,
and secondly, to Sir Thomas Barrington, of
Barrington Hall, in Essex, tram which
latter union the present Sir Fits-WiUiam
Barrington, of Barrington Hall, descends.
In the first year of Philip and Mary, these ladies
being restored in Mood and honours, the Barony
OP Montaou was then placed in absyancs, as it
so continues to the present period.
Arms.— Per pale or. and sa. a saltier engrailed
counter changed.
POYNINGS — BARONS POYNINOS.
By Writ of Summons, dated S3rd April, 1337j
II Edward III.
Xincasc.
In the time of King Hbnry II.,
ADAM DE POYNINGS, of Poynings, in the
county of Suisex, was a benefactor to the monks of
Lewes. This Adam left three sons, Adam, William,
and John ; from one of whom, it is presumed, de>
Boended
MICHAEL DE POYNINGS, who, in the 17th
of John, adhered to the rebellious barons, and was
«. by
THOMAS DE POYNINGS, who held ten
• For the particulars of the younger sons, amongst
whom was the cdebrated Cardinal Polb, refer to
Plantaoxhbt, Couhtus op Salisbury.
knights ibes in Poynings, and had issue, two sons,
Michael and Lucas. The elder of whom,
MICHAEL DE POYNINOS, received summons
upon the 8th June, 1S94, (9Snd Edward I.,) to
attend the king, with other great men of the time*
in order to advise touching the most important
aflkirs of the realm t and he had military summons
immediately after, to proceed in the expedition
against France, which had been the result of that
oounciL He wai likewise actively engaged in the
Scottish wars, both in the reign of Edward I. and
in that of Edward II. He was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE POYNINGS, who was sum-
moned to parliament, as a baron, on the 23nl
April, 1337. His lordship m. Agnes, one of the
co-heirs of John, son of Bartholomew de Cryol, and
was slain in the great sea fight with the French at
Sliue, in 1330. He was «. by his elder son,
MICHAEL DE POYNINOS, second baron,
summoned to parliament from 85th February, 134S,
to 84th February, 1368* Upon the decease of the
last lord, the king, by his letters patent, dated the
14th of the same month, acknowledging his great
valour and eminent merits, and that he was slain in
his service, received the homage of the present
baron though then under age; and in recompence
of those his father's sufferings, not only granted
him livery of his lands, but the fUll benefit of his
marriage, taking security for the payment of his
relief. This Michael, Lord Poynings, participated
in the glories of the martial reign of Edward III.,
and was amongst the heroes of Crbbsy. His lord-
ship IN. Joane, widow of Sir John de Molyns, Knt,
and d. in 1360; was «. by his son,
THOMAS DE POYNINOS, third baron, but
never summoned to parliament. This nobleman m.
Blanch de Mowbray, (who espoused, secondly. Sir
John de Worthe, Knt.,) but d, without issue in 1375;
was «. by his brother,
RICHARD POYNINGS, fourth baron, sum-
moned to parliament from 7th January, 1383, to 3rd
September, 1385. This nobleman m. Isabel, daugh-
ter and hnr of Robert Grey, of Charlton-Grey, in
the county of Somerset, who assumed the surname
of Fitz-Paynb, (see Fits-Payne, Barons Fits-
Payne,) by his wife, Elisabeth, daughter and co-
heir of Sir Guy de Bryan ; which Isabel inherited
eventually the estates of her maternal grandfather,
as well as those of her father. Lord Poynings ac-
companied John i^f Gaunt into Spain, and d, there
in 1387 1 was m by his son,
ROBERT DE POYNINGS. fifth baron, sum-
moned to parliament Arom 85th August, 1404, to
13th January, 144A. This nobleman, who was in
the French wars of Henry IV., Henry V., and
Henry VI., feU at the siege of Orleans in I44fi. His
lordship had two sons, via.
RiCBARO, who m. Alianore, daughter of Sir
John Berkeley, of 'Beverstone, KnL, and
dying before his father, left an only daugh-
ter and heir,
Elisabbth db PovNtNoa, who m. Sir
Henry Percy, son and heir of Henry,
second Earl op Northumbbrland.
RoBBBT, of Est HaU, Faukam-Aske, and
CheUesfield (for whom and his descendants,
430
POY
POY
■ee PoYiriiros. Boron Fawning*, by letten
patent).
Upon the deoesM of Robert, Lord Poynlngs, his
grand-daughter, Ei.iiabbtb, became heir to hii
estates and barony, and her husband,
SIR HENRY PERCY, was summoned to par-
liament as Barow PoTNiHoa, from 14th December,
1446, to flSth May, 1455, in which latter year his
lordship succeeded to the Earldom or Nobth-
UMBBRLAiTDs and the Barony or Poynimos,
thenceforward shared the fortunes of the superior
dignity. With the earldom, it was forfeited in
1406— restored In 1414— forfeited in 1461— fcstoved
1471. On the death of Henry-Algernon, sixth Earl
of Northumberland, issueless in 15S7« the Barony
of Poynings, with the Earldom, became bxtihct,
in consequence of the attainder of the Earl's bro-
ther. Sir Thomas Percy. On the 30th April, 1557,
Thomas Percy, son and heir of the attainted Sir
Thomas Percy, was created bypotmt. Baron Percy,
of Codcermouth, and Petworth, Baron Poyhhtos,
Ac. dte. with remainder, falling issue male, to his
lRt>ther, Henry Percy, and his issue male ; and he
was shortly afterwards advanced to the dignity of
Eart qf Northumberland, with the same rerersionary
grant This Henry Percy, tjM person in mnainder,
inherited the honours, and they remained vested
in his docendants, until the demise of JoceUne,
eleventh Earl or Northumbbrland, without
male issue, in 1670, when all the hraours couferred
by the patent, to Thomas Percy, including the
Barony or Poyninos, became bztinct.
Arms.— Barry of six, or. and vert, a bend gules.
POYNINGS— BARON ST. JOHN, OF
BASING.
By Writ of Summons, dated S9th December, 1290,
28 Edward I.
Xincagc.
LUCAS DE POYNINGS, younger son of Tho-
mas, first Lord Poynings, under the writ of Edward
III., having m. in the 23d Edward III., Isabel,
widow of Henry de Burghersh, daughter of Hugh
de St. John, Lord St John of Basing, (a barony
created by writ in the 28th Edward L, see St John,)
and sister and co-heir of Edmund, Lord St John,
had an assignation of all the lands of her inherit-
ance, and in some years afterwards, on the death
of Margaret, the said Isabel's mother, he had a
further assignation of the manors of Basing and
Shirebome. This Lucas was in the wars of France,
and had summons to parliament in his wife's ba-
rony (it is supposed) of St. John or Basing, from
S4th February, 1368, to 90th January, 1376. His
lordsliip d, about the year 1385, and was «. by his
son,
SIR THOMAS POYNINOS, Knt, who ob-
tained licence in the 9d of Henry IV., by the title
of Lord St. John, to go on a pilgrimage to Jeru-
salem, but was never summoned to parliament
His lordship had an only son,
HvoB, who <i. in his tether's life-time, leaving
CoNSTANCB, who m. John Paulet, and
was grandmother of
440
Sir William Paulbt, first Mar-
quess of Winchester, ancestor of
the present marquess.
Alice, m. to John OrreU.
Joane, «. to Thomas BonviUe.
Lord St John <L about the7th of Henry VL, when
his grandchildren, above>mentioned became his
heirs, and the Barony or St. John, of Ba§inf,
fell iatoARBYANCB amongst them, as it ttlll con-
tinues with their descendants.
POYNINGS — BARON POYNINGS.
By Letters Patent, dated 30th January, 154A.
Xincasc.
ROBERT DE POYNINOS, second son of Ro-
bert, fifth and last Lord Poynings, of the family,
under the writ of Edward III., (see Fo^tdngt,
Babons Poyninos, by summons,) was seised of
the manors of East Hall, Faukam-Ayske, and
Chellesfleld, and was «. at his decease, 9th Edward
IV., by his son,
SIR EDWARD POYNINGS, who, taking an
active part in the revolution which placed Hbnry
VI I. upon the throne, was sworn of the privy coun-
cil to that monardi, and during the whole of the
reign enjoyed the king's full confidence. He was
one of the chief commanders sent in the 5th Henry
VII., to the assistance of the Emperor Maximilian,
against the French ; and he was subsequently de-
spatched at the head of a large force, to put down
the supporters of Perk^n Warbeek, in Ireland;
of which realm. Sir Edward (lOth Edward VII.)
was made dbputy in the absence of Prince Hbnry,
the king's younger son, then Libutbnant thereoH
In ten years afterwards he was constituted Con-
stable of Dover Castle, and was in the same office
at Henry's decease. Sir Edward was the third of
eighteen couns^ors, bequeathed by tlie king to
his successor ; a privy council, in which it is said,
there was not one lawyer, but a complete body of
active and experienced men in their own orb. In
the Ist of Henry VI I L, being then a Knight of the
Garter, and Comptroller of the King's Household^
he was again made Constable of Dover Castle,
and Warden of the Cinque Ports. In the 5th of
the same reign, he was with the king at the siege
of Therouene, at the head of six hundred chosen
men in the body of the army, and upon the sur-
render of that place, he was 1^ its governor, with
a strong garrison. Sir Edward Poynings m. Eliaa^
beth,' daughter of Sir John Scott, but had no sur-
viving issue. He had, however, by four concubines,
three sons and four dau^ters, vis.
Thomas (Sir), of whom presently.
Adrian (Sir), Governor of Portsmouth, in
1561. Sir Adrian d, in the 13th Elisabeth,
leaving three daughters, vis.
Elisabeth, m. to Andrew Rogers, Esq.
Mary, m, to Edward Moore, Es^,
Anne, m. to George Moore, Esq.
Edward, slain at Boloin, tai the S8th of Henry
VIIL
Mary, m. to Thomas Clinton, Lord Clinton.
PUi.
PUL
Mvgiret. m. to Edmund Bany, of Sominf-
toa, in the county of Kent
m. to Sir Thomas Wilford, Knt.
Row* m. to — — Leukenore.
Sir Edward & in the 14th of Henry VIII. The
ddett of the above ill^tlmate sons,
SIR THOMAS POYNING6, Knt. was with
ChariM AraiMiMi, Duks op SvrvoLK, at the siege
of Burks, in the 36th Henry VIII., and was de-
spatched with an account of the progress of the
si^ge to the king, who was then before B0X.01N,
at the head of a powerful army. Sir Thomas was
graciously received, and, for his gallant services,
elevated to the peerage, by letters patent, dated
80th January, 1545, as Baron Poyn inob, being at
the same time app<dnted genera] of the king's
whole army at Boloin ; after which nothing further
is recorded. His lordship m. Katherine, daughter
and co-heir of John, Lord Marney, and widow of
George Ratcliffe, Esq.. but had no issue. By this
lady he acquired considerable property in the
county of Dorset, two parts of which he entailed
upon his brothers, successively, and after them
upon the children of his sisters. He d. in 1545,
when the Barony or Poynings, became bxtinct.
ARM8.~-Same as the Baronb PovMiNaa, by writ
PULTENEY— EARL OF BATH.
By Letters Patent, dated 14th July, 1742.
Xincagc.
The family of Pttltenxy was fbunded by
ADAM DE CLIPSTONE, who acquired the
manor of Pulteney, in Leicestershire, with his wife,
Maud, daughter of John de Napton, and thence
adopted the surname of Pultsnky. From this
Adam lineally descended
SIR WILLIAM PULTENEY, one of the lead-
ing members of the House of Commons, temp.
Crarlbs II., and grandfather of
WILLIAM PULTENEV, Esq., a gentleman
equally distinguished in parliament in the reigns
of the two first sovereigns of the House of Bruns-
wick. In 1714, Mr. Pulteney was appointed
secretary of state, an office which he resigned in
1717* In I7S3 he was made cofferer of the house-
hold, and sworn of the privy council; but he re-
signed again in 17S5. In the reign of Gkorox II.,
he was leader of the opposition to the administra-
tion of Sir Robert Walpole, and so keenly was his
eloquence felt by the court, that his name was
erased in 1731 from the list of privy councillors.
That proceeding having no other eflfbct, how-
ever, than rendering Pulteney more popular. Sir
Robert, at length, discovered that the only manner
in which he could hope to triumph over so gifted a
rival, was to o^ole him into the acceptance of a
peerage ; and for that purpose the following letter
was written to his royal master.
«< Most Sacred,
*< The Violence of the fit of the stone, which- has
tormented me for some days, is now so far abated,
that although it will not permit me to have the
honour to wait on your nu^esty, yet is kind enough
to enable roe so far to obey your orders, as to write
my lentimentfl ooncaming that troublesome roan,
Mr. Pulteney ; and to point out (what I conceive to
be) the most eflfectual method to make him per-
fectly quiet Your m^esty wdl knows, how, by
the dint of his eloquence, he has so captivated the
mob, and attained an unbounded popularity, that
the most manifest wrong appears to be right, when
adopted and urged by him. Hence it is, that he
has become not only troublescmie but dangerous.
The inconsiderate multitude think he has not one
object but the public good in view; although, if
they would reflect a little, they would soon per-
ceive, that spleen against those your mj^esty has
honoured with your confidence, has greater weight
with him than patriotism. Since, let any measure
be proposed, however salutary, if he thinks it comes
from me, it is sufficient for him to oppose it Thus,
Sir, yoju see the affidrs of the most momentous
concern are subject to the caprice of that popular
man; and he has nothing to do, but to call it a
ministerial project, and bellow out the word/avour>
ite, to half an hundred pens drawn against it. and a
thousand mouths open to contradict it Under
these circumstances, he bean up against the minis-
try (and, let me add, against your majesty itself) ;
and every useful scheme must be either abandoned,
or, if it is carried in either house, the public are
made to believe it is done by a corrupted majority.
Since then things are thus circumstanced, it is be-
come necessary for the public tranquillity, that he
should be made quiet; and the only method to do
that eflfectually, is to destroy his popularity, and
ruin the good bdief the people have in him.
" In order to do this, he must be invited to
court; your mi^estymust condescend to speak to
him In the most favourable and distinguished man-
ner ; you must make him believe that he is the only
person upon whose opinion you can rely, and to
whom your people look up for usefiil measures.
As he has already several times refused to take the
lead in the administration, unless it was totally
modelled to his foncy, your majesty should close in
with his advice, and give him leave to arrange the
administration as he pleases, and put whom he
chooses into office (there can be no danger in that,
as you can dismiss him when you think fit); and
when he has got thus fkr (to which his extreme
self-love, and the high opinion he entertains of his
own importance, will easily conduce), it will be ne-
cessary that your majesty should seem to have a
great regard for his health ; signifying to him, that
your affairs wiU be ruined if he should die; that
you want to have him constantly near you, to have
his sage advice ; and that, therefore, as he is much
disordered in body, and something infirm, it will
be necessary for his preservation, for him to quit
the House of Commons, where malevolent tempers
will be continually fretting him; and where, in-
deed, his presence will be needless, as no step will
be taken but according to his advice ; and that he
will let you give him a distinguished mark of your
approbation, by creating him a peer. This he may
be brought to: for, if I know any thing of man-
kind, he has a love of honour and money ; and,
notwithstanding his great haughtiness and seeming
contempt for honour, he may be won. if it be done
3 L 441
PUL
For «■ tiM
oU Chat
poM
tha
UCf,
wtkh dOLtMiity*
• Flattary is «
ftioL'
** If 7«ur BiajMtf out OHM bring him to accept
of a ooranat. all will ba over wHh him i the chMflliig
mnlciluda will oeaaa to hara aay ooDfldaaca ia him ;
and whan yon Ma that, yoor aaaiorty aaajtuni yoor
back tohlm» dimdaahim ftiom hit post, tmrn oat liia
maddWng partiani* ^id lattore tlikigt -to quiat :
for than, iflia caawplalna, it will ba of no a»ail; the
bee will hare loat hia idng. and baooma an Idle
diooa* whoaa boailng nobody heada.
" Your mi^tjr will pardon ma for thafreedom
with wUA I Im^ glt«n my mntimanti and adTica;
wiilch I shonld not have dona> had not yonr
jeaty ooaunandad It, and had I not been certain
your peace ft muc^ diaturbed by dM oontriTaaee of
that tuibulent man. I ihaU only add, that I will
diapoM Mvenl whom I know to wiih him wdl, to
tolidt for Ms eatabliahmcnt in power, that you may
seem toyirtd to their entreatiee, and the llname lie
lam liable to be diaooverad.
« I hope to have the honour to attend your ma-
jeaty in a few daya: which I will do privately, that
my public premnoe may give him no umbrage."
(Signed) " RoBxnT Walpolb.**
fl4th January. 1741.
In thlaichamethe king acquiesced, the bait took,
and the pseudo-patriot, William Pultaney, having
restored to the privy council, was c reeled by
latent, dated 14th July, 174S, Barait vfH^p-
doM, te Ma «omMv qf VsrJIr, Vlaeouni Futtmejf* <tf
Wringten, in Somarmtahirt ; and Earl or Bath.
His lordship m. Anna-Maria, daughtar of John
Oumley, Esq., of Isleworth, in the county of Mid-
dleeex, by whom he had a son, William, riseo«mf
Fuiuneif, wlio d. unmarried in the eart's lilb-time,
anno 1763; he had likewise a daughter, who d. in
1741, at the age of fourteen. The earl A in 1784,
when, feiUng male Imue, all nia noivoona be-
came BzrnrcT. His lordihip'a great eetatea de-
volved eventually upon his grand-niece, Henrietta-
Laura Johnstone, who assumed the nameof Pulte-
ney, and was created Couirraaa op Bath.
Armb.— A fiiBBa danoetto gules lit chief, three
leopards' heads, sa.
PULTBNEY — BARONESS BATH,
COUNTESS OF BATH.
Barony, 1 by Letters f SSrd July, 179S> .
Earldom, j Patent, \ 28th October, 1803.
SIR WILLIAM JOHNSTONE, Bart, of Wester-
hall, in the county of Dumfries, m. Frances, daugh-
ter and heir of Henry Pulteney, Esq., next brother
to William, Eariof Bath, (whidiladywrn eventually
heirem to his lordship^s mtates,) and had an only
daughter,
HENRIETTA - LAURA JOHNSTONE, who
suooaedlng to the great Pulteney fortune, assumed
the aumame and arms of Pultsrbt, and was
elevated to the peerage, SSrd July, 179S, as Baro-
Hsaa Batb, with limitation of the dignity of Baron
Bath to her issue malOi Her ladyship was created
44»
QUI
Commtaa ov Blatb, wKh a similar revewlon of
the Earldom of Bath, by lettan patent, dated 96th
October, IflOSL She m, Genenl Sir James Murray,
Bart., who adopted likewise thenameof PvLTRif by,
but had no issoei The ceuatem d. in 1808, when
the Barobv abd Bablooh ov Batb both be-
came BXTIBCT.
ARMa.— A fosse daBoatta guka hi dilef, Chree
leopards' heads, sa.
QUEROUALLE — DUCHESS OF
PORTSMOUTH.
By Letten Patent, dated 19th Attguat, M73L
XilMBtC.
In the retinue of Hmtrletta, DucBBsa op Ob-
LBABa, sister of King Chaklmb II., came to the
court of St. James*k, a FYendi lady,
LOUISE RENEB DE PBUENCOYET DE
QUEROUALLE, who, captivaUng the English mo-
nardi, Cbarlbs IL, was modier, by his mi^ty, of
a son, Cbarlbs Lbbitoz, Dukb op Richmond,
founder of the present noUe house of Richmond,
and WM crmted for life, by letters patent, dated 19th
August, I67S, BBytmsst PetmfiOd, Counter qf Pare-
ham, and DucHsaa op Portsmouth. Her lady-
ship being of a noble family in Britanny, Lewis XIV.
conferred upon her the Duchy op Aubiobt, a
dignity still hdd by the Dukes of Richmond. The
duchess, who ei^oyed great influence during the
life of her royal paramour, d. at an advanced age at
Paris, in the year 1734.
ARMa^— As. tiiree bars, ar.
QUINCY— EARLS OF WINCHESTER.
By Creation of King John, about the year 19ia
Xiiuagc.
In the reign of King Henry IL,
SAIER DE QUINCY had a grant fkom the
crown, of the Manor of Bushby in the county of
Northampton, formerly the property of Aaselme
de Concfais. He m. Maud de St. Lis, and had two
Robtrt, a toldier of the croa, and one of the
companions in arms of Liob-hbabt^d
Richard.
And
SAIER DE QUINCY, who was created Eabl ov
WiBCHBaTBB, by King John. This nobleman waa
one of the lords prment at Lincoln, when William,
King of Scotland, did homage to the English mon-
ardi, and he subsequently obtained large grants
and immunities firom King Johns when, how-
ever, the baronial war broke out, his lordship^
pennant waved on the side of freedom, and he
became m eminent amongst those sturdy chicA,
that he was chosen one of the celebrated twantyw
five barons, appointed to enforce the observance
of Maoba Crarta. Adhering to the same party,
after the aceemion of Henry III., the Bart of
Winchester had a principal command at the battle
of Lincoln, and there being defoated, he was takes
prisoner by the royalists. But mbnittlnff In the-
JtAI>
RAB
UOomiaig Octobor. he had iMftUutkm of aU hi*
Jandi ; and proGcedtd mod after, in oompany with
tlia Earb of Chotar and Arun<lal* and others of tha
noUUty, to tha Holy Land, whaia ha avitted at tha
liaga of Damxxta, anno 1219, and diad in tha nisa
year, in his progress towards Jerusalem. His lord-
phip m. MargBiet, younger sister and co-hair of
Robert Fita-Pamell, Earl of Leicester, by which
•ikmm^ ]i« acquired a very ooaaldend»le inheri-
tance» and had issue,
Robert, whocL in the Holy Land, leaTing issue
by his wife, Hawyse, daughter of Hugh
KcreUok, Earl of Chester, an only daugh-
ter.
ICargaieC, m. to John da Lade, Earl of
Llnodn.
Rooaa, successor to the Earldom.
Robert, m. Hekne, daughtar of Lawelyne,
Prince of North Wales, and widow of John
Scot, Earl of Huntingdon, by whom he
left.
Annexe nun.
Joane, m. to Humphrey de B<d&un« the
younger.
Margaret, m. to Baldwin Wake.
At the decease of the earl, his second son,
ROGER DE QUINCY, (his elder brother belag
still in the Holy Land,) had livery of his fbtherl
estates, and he subsequently succeeded to the Eau.-
noM OF WiNCHBaTBB. This nobleman marrying
Hden, ddest daughtar and co-heir of Alan, Lord
of Galloway, became, in her right, CoKaTABLi op
SooTLANO. By this lady he had issue,
Margaret, m. to William dls Ferrers, Earl of
Derby, and brought to her husband tha
Manor and Barony of Groby.
Elisabeth, m. U> Alexander Comyn, Earl of
Buchan, in Scotland.
EU, M. to Alan, Lord Zouch, of Ashby.
Uia lordahip espoused, secondly, Maud, daughter
of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Herelbfd, (widow
of Anarime Mareschall, Earl of Pembroke,) and
thirdly, Alianote, daughter of William de Ferrers,
Earl of Derby, and widow of William de Vaux
(this hidy survived the Earl, and married, after his
decease, Roger de Leyboume). Dugdala says, that
the Eacl had another daughter, but by which wlft
he could not discover, namdy,
Isabell, with whom a contract (rf marriage was
made, by John, son of Hugh de Nevil» for
his son, Hugh.
Hia lordship d. in 1864* when the Eabijm>m of
WxncBnaraa became bxtimct, and his great
landed poasossipns devolved upon his daughters, as
po-heirasscs.
ABMa^^Robert de Qulncy— or a fesse gu. a file of
eleven points, aa.
Roger de Quiacy^-<gu. seven masdes, or
three, three, and one.
BADCLYFFE — EARLS OF DER.
WENTWATER.
By Letters Patent, dated 7th March, leSDL
Xiiuagt.
SIR FRANCIS RADCLYFFB, Baroa ot Dil-
ston, in the county d Northombarland* waa elo'
vated to the peonage, by King JAMsa IL, aa Bamm
IVttdais, Vlseount Raddif^ mnd Lamgleif, and Eabi.
OF DaawsNTWATXiu* Hia lordship m. Catherine*
daughtar and heii of Sir William Fenwick, of MeU
don* in the county of Northumbarland, and had
issue,
FiiANoia, FlscettfX Aoddtfli, his sucoaaaor.
Edward, d. unmarried.
Thomas, a military officer.
William.
Arthur.
Anne, m. to Sir Philip Constable^ Kat., of
Flamborough, in Yorkshire.
Catharine.
KMsnbrth.
Mary.
His lordship d, in lflD6, and waa «. by Ue eldest
FRANCIS RADCLIFFE, second earl* who had
married in his father's lifb'time, Mary Tudor, na-
tural daughter of |Ung Charles IL, by Msh Davia*
and had issue,
JAMaa, Viscount RadcUft, his sacceaaor.
Franda, died «. p,
Charles, who became the second husband of
CHAai.oTTa-MARiA LiviNoaTOK, OswnMas
Hf Newbw^, in fur 9wn right, and had*
with other issue,
jAMaa-BAnTHOLOMBW, who suoceaded
his mother, and became third Earl oC
Newburgh.
Mary, whom, in VJS&t Francis Eyre,Eaq.»
of Walworth Castle, in the county of
Northampton, and had iasue,
FRAKCia Evas, who Inherited, as
sixth Earl of Newburgh* and was
Ihther of the present Eari. op
NawBuaoH.
Mary-Tudor.
Hia lordship d. fai AprU, 170S, and waa a. by his
eldest son,
JAMES RADCLIFFE. third earL This noble-
man, embarking with hia brother, Charles RadcUflb*
in the rising of 17M, to place the CnaYAiinin
• Beyond Hay Castle, in Cumberland, the river
Dbbwbitt Ihlls Into the ocean, which riaiag In
Barrodale, (a vale anrrounded with cnxAed hiBs,)
mna among the mountains called Derwent-Fellsi
wherein at Newlands, and some other plaoas, soma
rich velna of copper (not witiiout a mixture of
gold and silver) were found i about which, there
was a nemorabie trial, between Queen Ellaabetfa*
and Thomaa Percy, Earl ef Northumberland, and
Lord of the Manor; but in virtue of the royal pra-
rogative, (there being veins of gold and silver,) It
was detennlned in fkvour of the Quam. Througfa
these mountafas, the Darwent spreads itadf Into a
spacioos lake, wherein aiw three Islands : one the
seat of the fomily of Ratdiflb, Kt, temp. Henry V.,
whom. Margaret, dauf^ter and hdr of Star John de
Derwencwatar, Knt. i another inliaWted by miners,
and the tUrd sapposed to be Aat, wherehi Bede
mentkna St. Herbert to liapa lad a hermitfalliBb—
BAJfxa.
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RAM
RAT
91*. OsoROB upon the throne, waa made priaoner,
■ent to the Tower of London, and being lOon after-
ward! found guilty of high treaaon, waa beheaded
on Tower Hill, 24th February, 1719-16, when all
Hia BONOURB became porpsitkd. The earl had
married Anne-Maria, daughter of Sir John Webb,
Bart., by whom he had John, Viteaunt Raddiffif,
with another ion, and a daughter, Mary, who m.
RoBXRT-JAMxa, eighth Lord Petre. Hia lordship's
brother,
CHARLES RADCLIFFE, who had married, aa
stated above, the Countess of Newburgh, waa made
prisoner at Preston, 14th November, 1715, and
being transferred to London, waa condemned for
high treason, but eflfected hia escape from New>
gate, and retired into France^ On the death of his
nephew, Jobn, VUeount HaddHfe, in 1731, he as-
sumed the title of Earl of Dsrwrntwatxr.
Still adhering to the fortunes of the Stuarts, he
embarked with his son, to Join Charlsb-Edward,
in 1745, but bdngmade prisoner on board the Espe-
ranee privateer, by the Sheemess man-of-war, he
was immediately committed to the Tower, and
beheaded, under his former sentence, on the 8th
December, 1746. The Earldom op Drrwrkt-
WATBR fell under the attainder of Jamrb. the
third Earl; If it had been, however, reatored to the
male heir of Charles Radcliflb, Jambb-Bartho-
lomrw, third Earl of Newbttrgh, it would have
become xxtikct, upon the decease of that noble-
man's son and successor, Anthony-Jams8, fourth
Earl of Newburgh, without male issue, in 1814,
unless there remain some male descendanta of
Thomas, William, and Arthur, the younger sons
of Fraxcib. tiiefirtt Earl.
Armb.— Aa. a bend ingrailed sa.
RAMSEY ^ EARL OF HOLDER-
NESSE.
By Letters Patent, dated Stod January, 1681.
ICiiuagt.
JAMBS RAMSEY, of an ancient Soottiah family,
and one of the pages of honour to King Jambb
(VL) L, havingbeen mainly instrumental in saving
the life of that monarch tram the attempt of the
Ruthyiu, known as the "Gowby Conspiracy,**
was rewarded with knighthood, the Earldom of
Haddington in Scotland, and an augmentation to
his arms, via.: an arm holding a naked sword*
with a crown in the middle thereof, and a heart
at the point, with the motto, " H«e dsurtra iHnde*
principio et patritB," Upon the accession of his
royal master to the Thronb op thb Tudorb,
his lordship accompanied him into England, and
in some years afterwards, S9d January, 1081, was
made a peer of the king's new dominions, by the
titles of Baron Kingtton-upon-HuU, and Earl op
HoLDBRNXBBB, With this especisl addition to the
honour, that annually on the ftth of August, (the
thanksgiving day for the king's deliverai)ce ftom
the Earl of Gowry and his brother,) he and his heira
male should bear the sword of state before the
king, in the solemniaation of that day's service.
His lordship m. first. Lady Elisabeth R«tclilfe,
daughter of Robert, Earl of Suiacx, by whom ha
had no surviving issue. He espoused, aecondly«
Martha, daughter of Mr. Alderman (Sir William)
Cokain, of the city of London, but had no child.
He d. in 16B5, when all hib honours became
BXTINCT.
Arhb. — Two coats per pale first sa. an arm iaauing
out of the sinister part of the escutcheon or. hold-
ing a sword erected ar. piercing a crown gules,
and on the point a heart ppr.; seoondlyj or. an
eagle displayed sa.
RATCLIFFE— BARONS FITZ-WAL-
TER, VISCOUNTS FITZ-
WALTER, EARLS OF
SUSSEX.
\ Originally, by Writ of Summons, dated
BaMmv. S- *^** June, 1296, 23 Edward I.
^ f To the Ratdiffte, by Writ of Summona.
J dRted lAth Sept., 1485, 1 Henry VIL
Viscounty, \by Letters j dated 18th July, 1A2S.
Earldom, J Patent, t dated 88th Dec., USa.
XincaBc.
In the 7th of King Henry V.,
SIR JOHN RATCLIFFE, Knt, Governor of
Trounsak, in Aquitaine, had a thousand marka
per annum aUowed to him for the guard thereof,
and in the 1st of Henry VI., being retained to serve
the king, as seneschal of that duchy, had an
assignation of four shillings per day for his own
salary, and twenty marks a piece per annum for
two hundred archers. In the 4th year of the same
monarch. Sir John had a grant of the wardship
of Ralph, Earl of Westmorland, in conaideratioB
of two thousand marks, then due to him by the
king, for wages in his military capacity: and in
seven years afterwards, he had an assignation of
an the revenues of the crown, issuing out of the
counties of Caernarvon and Merioneth, aa also out of
the lordships of Chirk, and Chirkland, to liquidRte
another arrear of service money, to the amount
of J&7099 IS*. Id. This eminent soldier, who was
a Knight Banneret, and a Knight op thb Gar-
TBR, espoused Elizabeth Fitz-Waltbr, only
daughter and heiress of Walter Fits- Walter, laat
Baron Fitz-Waltbr of that family, (revert to
Fits-Walter, Baton Fits- Walter,) and was a. at hia
decease by his son,
SIR JOHN RATCUFFE, who, in the aOth
Henry VI., obtained a purdon of intrusion, for
entering upon the lands of hit inheritance without
livery I and in the 1st ot Henry VII., 15th Septem-
ber, 1485, was summoned to parliament, in right
of his mother, aa Baron Fitc-Waltbr. In which
year, being at that time steward of the king'a
household, he waa Joined in conunisaion with Sir
Kcglnald Bray, KnL, for exercising the office of
chief Justice of all the forests beyond Trent. And
at the coronation of King Henry's consort. Queen
Elisabeth, his lordship waa associated with Jasper
Tudor, Duke of Bedford, for performing the duties
of High Steward of Englaffd. But afterwards im-
plicated in the conspiracy in favour of Pxrkyn
Wabbxck, he waa attainted of high treaaon, and
RAT
RAT
bdng carried prisoner to Calait, wlicnce he en-
deavoured to malLe his eicape, by corrupting his
keepers, he was there beheaded in the year 1490>
when the B a bony op Fitc-1¥altxr, became pob-
FxiTBO. , Nevertheless his son and heir,
ROBERT RATCLIFFE, ftmnd much tevour
ttom King Henry VII., and was restored in blood
and honours by act of parliament, in the 1st of
Henry VIII., when he became second Lord Fitz-
Waltxr of the Ratcliife family. In the 4th of
the same reign, his lordship attended the Idng in
the great expedition then made to Therouene, and
Toumay; and in ten years afterwards, he com-
manded the van of the army sent into France,
under the Earl of Surrey : for which eminent
services he was created, by letters patent, dated
18th July, 15S5, Viscount Fits-Waltbr. His
lordship was one of those peers, who, in four years
afterwards, subscribed the articles against Cardinal
Wolsey. He was subsequently made a Knight of
the Garter, and elevated to the Earldom op Sub-
8BZ, on 28th December, 1589. The next year he
subscribed the remonstrance of the peers to Pope
Clement VII., regarding the king's divorce tram
Queen Katherine, and he was one of the nobles
who attended Hbnrv into Prance, in 1538: after
which he obtained an especial patent to himself,
and his heirs male of the office of Sxwbr, at the
time of dinner, upon the coronation-day of all
Aiture kings and queens of England, with a fee
of twenty pounds per annum out of the exchequer ;
and was constituted Lord Hior Chambbrlain
OP England for life, upon the attainder of Tho-
mas Cromwell, Earl of Essetx. Besides all those
honours, his lordship, in the spoliation of the
church, was a considerable participator, having
obtained from his royal master grants of the site
of the abbey of Cleve, in Somersetshire, with its
revenues » and of the college and chantry of Attle-
burgh, in Norfolk. The earl m. first, Eliaabeth,
daughter of Henry, Duke of Buckingham, and had
issue,
Hbnry, his successor.
George.
Humphrey (Sir), of Elnestow, in the county
of Bedford, left issue,
Edward, who inherited as fourth Earl
of Sussex.
Frances, m. to Henry Cheeke, Esq.
His lordship espoused, secondly. Lady Margaret
Stanley, daughter of Thomas, Earl of Derby, and
had,
Anne, nu to Thomas, Lord Wharton.
Jane, m. to Anthony, Viscount Montague.
He m. thirdly, Mary, daughter of Sir John
Arundel* of Lanheme, in Cornwall, and had an
only son»
John (Sir), who died without issue.
His lordship tU in 154S, and was «. by his eldest
son,
SIR HENRY RATCLIFFE, K.B., as third
Lord Fits- Walter, and second Earl of Sussex, who,
in the 1st of Edward VI., upon the expedition
then made into Scotland, had the command of
sixteen hundred demi-lances; in which service,
being unhorsed, he escaped very narrowly with his
life. At the demise of King Edward, the Earl of
Sussex was amongst the first that declared for
Queen Mary, and was in consequence constituted
by that sovereign, soon after her accession, warden '
and chief Justice itinerant of all the forests south
of Trent. He was also made a Knioht op tbb
Oartbr. His lordship m. first. Lady Elisabeth
Howard, daughter of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk,
and had issue,
Thomas. \ g„ecessive Earls of Sussex.
Hbnry, J
Francis.
He espoused secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir Philip
Calthorpe, Knt, by whom he had a son and daugh-
ter, via.
Egremond, who, bdng a principal actor in
the northern rebellion, was attainted and
forced to fly the kingdom. He was after-
wards put to death at Namurs, by Don
John of Austria, for purposing to mu^er
that prince.
Frances, m. to Sir Thomas Mildmay, Knt,
of Mulsho, in the county of Elssex, and had
issue.
Sir Thomas Mildmay, Bart., who d. in
1890.
Sir Hbnry Mildmay, Knt, who, in
1640, claimed, by petition to the Umg
parliament, in right of his mother, the
Barony op Fitc-Waltbr, but owing
to the civil wan nothing was done at
that time therein. Sir Henry m. Eli-
zabeth, daughter of John Darcy, Esq.,
of Toleshurst Darcy, in the county of
Essex, and dying in 1654, left three
sons, viz.
1. RoBBRT. m. Mary, daughter and
co-heir of Sir Thomas Edmonds,
Knt., and had issue,
Henry, died«.i>.
Bbnjamin, who was allowed
the Barony of Fitz-Wal-
TBR, in 1809 (see Mildmay,
Barons Fits-Walter).
Mary, m. to Henry Mildmay,
Esq., of Graces, and had
issue,
Mary, m. to Charles Good-
win, Esq.
Lucy, m. to Thomas
Gardener, E^.
Elizabeth, m. to Edmund
Waterson, Esq.
Frances, m. to Christo-
pher Fowler, Esq.
Catherine, m. to Colonel
Thomas Townshend. '
S. Henry, died«.p.
3. Charles, m. to Martha, daughter
and heiress of Sir Cranmer Harris,
Knt., and left an only daughter,
Mary, m. to Sir Charles Tyr-
rell, Bart., of Thornton.
The earl, being divorced from his second countess^
obtained a special act of parliament in the 2nd and
3rd Philip and Mary, to debar her ttom Jointure and
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RAT
RAV
dower. Ii« (L 17th February, 16B6, and mu «. by
hUeldCitaoa.
SIR THOMAS RATCLIFFE, fourth Lord Fits-
Walter, and third Earl of Suaaez. Thia nobleman.
In the life-time of hia father, waa deputed ambaa-
aador by Quean Mary to the Emperor Charles V. to
treat of a marriage between herself and Prince
Philip, the em^peror's eldest aon; and he proceeded
afterwarda to the court of Spato to the prince him-
self to obtain a ratification of the treaty. In the
Snd and flrd of Philip and Mary, Sir Thomaa Rat-
dillb waa constituted lord deputy of Irelandt and
soon after hia Cather's deoeaM, his lordsh^ was
made chief Justice of all the forests south of Trsnt.
In the 4th and 5th of the same reign, the earl being
then a Knight of the Garter, and captain of the
pensi<mers, had his commission as deputy of Ire-
hmd renewed; which high office waa confirmed to
him upon the accession of Queen Elixabeth, with
instructions to reduce the revenues of Ireland to
thei»tandard of England. In the 3rd of Elisabeth
he was canstituted imku LinursNANT of the same
kiagdom, and in six yean afterwards he had the
honour of bearing the order of the Garter to the
Emperor Maximilian. H« was aflcrwards engaged
in negotiating a matrimonial alliance between his
royal miatress, and the Ankduke Cuamlkb t^/Atu-
trio. In the ISthEliaabeth he was lord president of
the north, and the next year, upon an incursion of
the Scots, his lordship invaded Scotland and hdd
several of their towns and castles in ashes i amongst
which were the castles of Anand and Caerlaveroc
He sate subsequently upon the trial of the Duke
of Norfolk { and he was one of the oommissionen
(a4th EUsabeth,) to treat regarding a marriage be-
tween her miOesty and the Duke of Anjou. His
lordship m. first. Lady EUxabeth Wriothesley,
daughter of Thomaa* Earl of Southampton, by
whom he had two sons, Henry and Robert, who
both d. young. He espoused, secondly,* Frances,
daughter of Sir William Sidney, Knt, sister of Sir
Henry Sidney, Knt., but had no issue;
This Thomas, Earl of Sussex, Sir Robert Naunton,
in his Fragmenta Regalia, describes " as a goodly
gentleman! of a brave noble nature, and constant
to his friends and servants :" and goes on to state,
** that there waa such an antipathy in his nature to
that of the Earl of Leicester's, that being together
at court, and both in high employments, they grew
to direct forwardness, and were in continual oppo-
sition ; the one setting the watch and the other the
sentinel, each on the other's actiona and motions :
for this Earl of Sussex waa of great spirit, which
backed with the queen's special fkvour, and sup-
ported by a great and antient inheritance, could not
brook the other's empire : in so much as the queen,
upon sundry occasions, had somewhat to do to
appease and attain them, until death parted the
competition, and 1^ the place to Leicester."^ Upon
his death-bed his lordship ia said, by the same au-
thority, thus to have addressed his friends : *< I am
now passing into another world, and I must leave
• This lady waa foundress of Sydney
College, Cambridge, andii. IMh March, 1SB», aged
fifty-eight.
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you to your fortunes, and the queaa's grace and
goodness; but beware of tfut gipaey, (meaning
Leioester,) for he will be too hard for you all ; you
know not the beaat so well aa I do." — He d. in June,
1583, at his house of Bermondsey, in Southwark*
and was buried atBordiam, in Sussex ; but leaving
no issue surviving, waa «. by his brother,
HENR V RATCLIFFE, fifth Loid Fita-Walter,
and fourth Earl of Sussex, captain and chief gover-
nor of Portsmouth, and Knight of the Garter. Hia
lordship in. Honora, daughter of Anthony Pound*
Esq., of Hampshire, and dying 10th April, liSOS, waa
«. by hia only child,
ROBERT RATCLIFFE, sixth Lord Fiti-Wal-
ter, and fifth Earl of Sussex. This nobleman waa
with the Earl of Essex in the attack and sacking of
the city of Cadis in the 39th Elisabeth, and was in-
stalled a Knight of the Garter the 19th of the ensu-
ing reign (1621). His lordship m. first, Bridget*
daughter of Sir Charles Morison, Knt, of Cashio-
bury, in the county of Hertford, and had issue,
Henry, who m. Jane, daughter of Sir Michad
Stanhopot KnL
Thomaa.
Elixabeth, m. to Sir John Ramsey, Knt..
Viscount Hadingtom, afterwarda Earl of
Holdnnesa.
Honora.
All of whom, however, d. iMueless before himself.
The earl espoused, secondly, Frances, daughter of
Hercules Meutaa, Esq., of Uame, in the county of
Essex, but had no isaue. His lordship d. in 16B9»
when the Bahony of Fits-Wai*tsr devolved
upon the descendants of bis aunt, by the half blood.
Lady Frances Mildmay, (refer to issue of Henry»
third Lord Fita-Walter, and second Earl of Sussex*
by hia aeeond marriage ; and see Mildmay, Lorda
Fits-Walter,) and the other honours devolved upoa
(the son of Sir Humphrey Ratcliflb, of Elneatow t
revert to issue of Robert, first Earl of Sussex,) hia
cousin,
SIR EDWARD RATCLIFFE, aa sixth Viscount
Fita-Walter, and Earl of Sussex. This nobleman
d, in 1641 without issue, when those honoun became
SXTIKCT.
ARM8.— Ar. a bend ingrailed, sa.
RAYMOND — BARONS RAYMOND,
OF ABBOT'S LANOLEY,
IN THE COUNTY OF
HERTFORD.
By Lettena Patent, dated 14th January, 1731.
Xincagc.
In^he reign of JCiii^ CiiAftx.x8 IL,
SIR THOMAS RAYMOND, Knt, waa one oC
the Judges of the King's Bendi, and hia name ia
handed down to posterity by his law reports. Hia
lordship waa Ikther of
ROBERT RAYMOND, another eminent lasryer,
who became cbibv jub^icb of the Kxiro'a Bbxch*
and was elevated to the peerage by letters patent,
dated 15th January, 1731, in the dignity of Loa»
Raymonp, Barow or AaaoT'a Lavouey, te Me
comn^ tifBgnfutrd, Hia lordship m. Anna, daugh-
RIO
RIO
t&f of 9if BdwMNl NortlMy* sttoiBfly«gCMral» t6inp>
QiiMB Aanei and King G«Mf« I., and dying in
1788, was «. by his only ion,
ROBERT RAYMOND, aacond Iwron. This
noblaman espouaed ChatwyDd, daughter and co-
heir of Montagu* Vlaeount Blundell, in Irdaad,
tmt d, in ITilS'without imvM, when the Baboky of
Ravmoito became sxtiwct.
Armb.— Sa. a cherroD beCw. three eaglet dis-
played, ar. on a chief, or a roae betipei two fleura-
dahlia, go.
REDVERS— EARLS OF DEVON.
See Conrtenay* Earb of l>evoii.
RICH— BARONS RICH, OF LEGZE,
IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX,
EARLS OF WARWICK, BA-
RONS KENSINGTON. EARLS
OF HOLLAND.
Barony of Rich,
Earldom of Warwick
Barony of Kensington
Baridom of Holland
16th Feb., 1647.
«th August, 161&
8th Match, 1022.
94th Sept., 1024.
ICincBgc
The founder of this flunily,
RICHARD RICH, was an opulent mercer of
London, who served theofBoe of sheriff for that
city, in 1441. He d. in 1469, leaving a son,
JOHN RICH, whose grandson,
RICHARD RICH, having studied htw in the
Middle Temple, was appointed, in Uie 2Ist Henry
VIII., autumnal reader to that society. Shortly
after which, he advanced through several eminent
employments, to great wealth and high honours.
In the 24th of the same king, he was consti-
tuted attorney-general for Wales, and in the next
year, appointed the king's bolicitoh-obnkiial..
In the 27th, he had a grant of the office of chl-
rographer to the Common Pleas; and about that
time, visiting Sir Thomas More, Ex-Lord Chan-
cellor, then a prisoner in the Tower, used his
utmost exertions to persuade that great and emi-
nent person to acknowledge the king's supremacy in
spiritual allUrs. In this year, too, he was appointed
dumoellor of the Qturt qf AugmentatUfta, a court
fbrmed to take cognisance of the revenues of the
monasteries, which had considerably AuoMsifTSD
the flinds of the crown ; and he had a grant of the
sdte of the Priory of Leew, with the manor there-
unto appertaining, in the county of Essex. Upon
the accession of King Edward VI., being then a
knight, he was elevated to the peerage, by letters
patent, dated 18th February, 104!7, (the fourth day
before the coronation,) as Barok Rich, of Leete,
and constituted, on the 30th November following,
LORD cuancbllor OF Emoland. But witMu
five years, observing the dangers of the times, by
the Duke of Somerset's fall, and other dreum-
stances equally ominous, and having amassed a
rery large fortune, ** like a discreet pilot," says
Dugdale, '*who seeing a storm at hand, gets Ms
ship into harbour, he made ivit to the king, by
of some bodily fnHrmlties, that he mi^ be
discharged of his office, whidi bdng granted, the
great seal was ddivered to Thomas Ooodrick,
Bishop of Ely: after which, he (Lord Rich) lived
many yean, and at his own charge built the tower
steeple at Rochford, in Essex." The cause of his
lordship's resignation of the cfaancrilorship is thus,
however, more feasibly aooounted for: " The Lord
Rich being a fsst friend to the great Duke of So-
merset, than in the Tower, was endeavouring to
serve him with the king ; and for that purpose
had written him notice of somediing designed
against him by tiie coundl; and being in haste,
directed the letter only « to the duke,* bidding his
servant carry it to the Tower, without giving him
any particular direetions *tofh» Duke ^ Somertet,*
The servant not knowing that hia master was inti-
mate with Sotaerset, but knowing that he was so
wltii the Duke of Ncnrfolk, (then also in the Tower,)
gave the latter noUeman the letter by mistake.
When the diancellor found out his error at night,
foarful that Norfolk would discover him, he imme-
dlntdy repaired to the king, and desired to be dis>
charged his office, feigning illness, which was merdy
to raise pity for hims^, and prevent the malice of
his enemies." The reputation of Lord Rich suf-
fored deeply in the opinion of all honourable men,
by the beseness of his conduct to Sir Thomas More.
Upon the trial of the ex-chancdlor. Rich was a
witness against him, as to a pretended conversation
in the Tower; and when he gave his evidence. Sir
Thomas made answer : *' If I were a man, my
lord, that had no regard to my oath, I had no occa-
sion to be here a criminal ; and if this oath, Mr.
Rich, you have taken, be true, then I pray 1 may
never see God's face ; which, were it otherwise, is
an imprecation I would not be guilty of to gain
die world." Sir Thomas then proceeded to charge
him with being '*li^t of tongue, a great game-
ster, and a person of no good, in the parish where
they had lived together, or in the temple, where he
was educated." After which, he went on to shew
how unlikely it was, that he should ** impart the
secrets of his conscience to a man, of whom he
always had so mean an opinion."
His lordship m. Elinbeth, sister of William j \
Jenks, of London, grocer, and had issue, Robsrt, tif^^t^jt^
his successor, with three other sons, all of whom ^
died issueless, and nine daughters, vis.
Margery, m. to Henry Pigot, Esq., of Abing-
don.
Agnes, m. to Edmund Mordant, Esq.
Mary, m. to Sir Thomas Wrothe, Knt
Dorothy, m. to Francis Barley, Esq.
Elisabeth, m. to Robert Peyton. Esq.
Winifride, m. first, to Sir Henry Dudley,
Knt., and secondly, to Roger, Lord Noi^h.
Ethddreds, m. to Robert Drury, Esq.
Anne, m. to Thomas Pigot, Esq.
Prances, m. to John, Lord Darcy, of Chiche.
Lord Rich d. in 1MB, and was s. by his eldest son,
ROBERT RICH, second baron. This nobleman
was one of the peers upon the trial of the Duke of
Norfolk, in the reign of Elinbeth, and was after-
wards employed by her m^esty, upon a diplomattc
mIsBlon to Fraaoe, as wtil as on some oomplf cated
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RIC
RIC
•ffidn in IrduuL HIb lordship m. Elinbeth,
daughter and heir of George Baldry» Kaq„ son and
heir of Sir Thomas Baldry, Knt.» of Landon, and
hadiMue,
Richard, m. to Katherine, daughter "kad co-
heir of Sir Henry Knerit, KnL, and died
«. p.* in the life-time of his father,
RoBKRT, his successor.
Edwin (Sir), of Mulbarton, in Norfolk, m.
Honora, dau^ter of Charles Worlick, Esq.,
and had issue,
Robert, who died «. jr.
Edwin (Sir), of Lincoln's Inn, died «. p.,
in 1675.
Richard, died «. p.
Charles, created a baronet, by King
Charles II., a dignity whidi expired
with Lieutenant-General Sir Robert
Rich, whose only daughter and heiress,
MARY-FRANCsa RiGH, m. the Re-
verend Charles Bostick, L.L.D.,
of Shirley House, Hants, who
assumed the surname and arms
of Rich, and was created a ba-
ROifBT, in 1791. He d. in 1824,
and was «. by his eldest son.
Sir Charlkb Rich, present
Banmet.
Frances, m. to Nathaniel Acton, Esq.
Margaret.
Honoria.
Frances, m. to Thomas Camock, Esq.
Elizabeth, m to Castleton, Esq.
His lordship d. in 1681, and was ». by his ddest
son,
ROBERT RICH, third baron. This nobleman,
in the 40th of Elixabeth, was at the sacking of
Cadis, under the Earl of Essex, and was advanced
by King James I., on the 6th August, 1618, to the
Eabloom of Warwick. His lordship m. first.
Lady Penelope Devereux, daughter of Walter,
EUtfl of Essex, and had issue.
RoBBRT, Lord Richf his successor.
Hbnrv (Sir), K.B., Captain of the King's
Guard, who was elevated to the peenge, by
letters patent, dated 8th March, 1628, as
Baron Kensington. His lordship was
subsequently employed to n^otiate a mar-
riage between Prince Chari.B8, (afterwards
Charlxb I.,) and the Spanish Infantai and
when that treaty proved abortive, he was
sent into France to sound the French Court,
regarding a consort for the English Prince.
He was advanced, on the 94th September,
1624, to the dignity of Earl op Holland, in
the county of lAncoin, and installed shortly
after, a Kniobt of the Gartbr. His lord-
ship m. Isabel, daughter and heir of Sir
Walter Cope, of Kensington, in the county
of Middlesex, Knt., by whom he acquired
the Manor and Mansion* of Kensingtcm, and
had issue,
• This ancient and venerable pile, situated be-
yond Kensington, on the road to Hammersmith,
has since that period borne the name of Holland-
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Robbrt, aeoond Earl of Holland, wiw
aucoaeded as fifth Earl of Warwick.
Charles.
Henry.
Cope, m. — — , and had a son,
CoPB, whose son,
Edward, inherited eventually, the
Earldoms of Warwick and
Holland.
Lwd IloUand, after King Charlbb I.
became a prisoner in the Isle of Wight, took
up arms, with other loyal persons, to eS^ct
his restoration, but miscarrying at King-
ston-upon-Thames, 7th July, 1648, he was
pursued, mad^ prisoner, and committed to
the Tower, where hf remained until after
the execution of the king, when, being
brought to trial with the Duke of Hamilton,
the Earl of Norwich, Sir John Owen, ice,
he was condemned to death, and executed
by decapitation before the gates of West-
minster HaH, 9th March, 1649.
Charles (Sir), slain at the Isle of Rhee, in
the expedition under the Duke of Bucking*
ham.
Lettice, m. first, to Sir George Carey, KnL, of
Cockington, in the county of Devon, and
secondly, to Sir Arthur Lake, Knt.
Penelope, m. to Sir Gervase Clefton, Bart, of
Clef ton, in the county of Nottingham.
Essex, m. to Sir Thomaa Chedie, Knt., of
Pirgo, in Essex.
Isabel, m. to Sir John Smythe, Knt.
The earl being divorced from his first count4ss,
(who remarried Charles Blount, Earl of Devon,)
espoused, secondly, Frances, widow of Sir George
Paul, and daughter of Sir Christopher Wray, Knt.,
lord chief Justice of the court of King's Bench, but
had no otlier issue. His lordship <f. in the same
year in which he was advanced to the earldom, (anno
1618,) and was «. by his eldest son,
ROBERT RICH, second Earl of Warwick. This
nobleman was a very distinguished personage in
the time of the civil war. He was admiral for the
long parliament— and during theiisurpation enjoyed
the full confidence of CromweU. Lord Clarendon
says, ** That he was a man of a pleasant and com-
panionable wit and conversation ; of an univenal
Jolity ; and such a licence in his words, and in his
actions, that a man of less virtue could not be
found out. But with all these foults he had great
authority and credit with the people ; for by open-
ing his dooi^, and spending a good part of hia
estate, of which he was very prodigal, upon them,
and by being present with them at his devotions,
and making himself merry with them, and at them,
which they dispensed with, he became the head of
that party, and got the style of a goodly man,** His
lordship m. first, Frances, daughter of Sir William
HousB. It is now in the posseuion of the family
of Fox, Lord* Holland, • having been purchased by
Henry Fox, who thence assumed the title of Hol-
land, from William Edwardes, first Lord Ken-
sington. See Robert Rich, second Earl of Holland,
and fifth Earl of Warwick.
RIC
BOB
HattQo. wUm Newport, KoC, (toy Elisabeth, hii
wife, dinighter ead heir of Sir Fmcie Gundi, Knt,
lord chief justice of the court of Common Pleu,)
by whom he had inue,
RoBSAT, Lard iUdk, hit mccenor.
Cbauveb, who Inherited a» fovhtb mauu
^JS. } both* unmarried.
Anne, m. to Edward Montagu, teeond Earl of
Manchester, the cdebnted parliamentary
general, dlatingujahed by hia victory over
Prince Rupert, at Maraton Moor.
Lucy, M. to John Robartei, Banm Robartee,
of Truro, afterward* Earl of Radnor.
Frances, nu to Nicholas Lpoke, Earl of Scars-
The earl espoused, secondly, Eleanor, daughter of
Sir Edward Worttey, Knt., but had no other Issua
He if. in 16S6, and was «. by his eldest ion,
ROBERT RICH, third Earl of Warwick, who
was made a Knigh( of the Bath at the COTonatioo of
King CHABX.B8 II. His lordship m. flrst. Lady
Anne Cavendish, daughter of William, Earl of De-
vonshire, and had issue,
RoBBBT, who m. in the life-time of his grand-
fiUher, Frances, youngest daughter of the
Protadar Cbomwbll, and d. in about two
months after, 16th February, 16S7-&
He m. lecondly, Ajme, daughter of Sir Thomas
Cheeke, of Pargo, and had three daughters, via.
Anne, m. to Sir John Barrington. Bart., of
Barrington HaU, in the county of Essesc^ v
Mary, M. to Sir Henr^^S^g^^Ub. ^,ly6y^
Essex, M. to the Hon. Daniel Finch, son of
Hcneage, Lord Finch, fA Daventry, and
eventually sixth Eurl of Winchclsea.
The earl <f. S9th May, 1889, when, leaving no male
issue, the honours devolved upon his brother,
CHARLES RICH, fourth Earl of Warwick, who
m. Lady Mary Boyle, daughter of Richard, first
Earl of Cork, and had a son, Charlbs, Lortf Bith^
who espoused Lady Anne Cavendish, daughter of
William, third Earl of Devonshire, but died «. f>. in
his Ikther^ life-Ume. The earl d. 24th August,
1073, when his estates, except Warwick House,
in Holbom, passed to his sisters as co-heirs, and his
honours devolved upon his kinsman, (refer to
Robert, flrst Earl of Holland, second son of Robert,
second Earl of Warwick,)
ROBERT RICH, second Earl of Holland, as
fifth Earl of Warwick. This nobleman m. first,
Elisabeth, daughter of Sir Arthur Ingram, Knt., by
whom he had one surviving ion,
Hemjf, LoBD KairaiNOTON, who m. Chris>
tittia, daughter of Andrew Riccard, Esq.,
and died «. j». In the life-time of his father.
His widow m, John, Lord Berkeley, of
Stratton. .
The earl espoused, secondly, Lady Anne Montagu,
daughter of Edward, Earl of Manchester, and had
Edward, his sucoesior.
Elisabeth, m. to Francis Edwardes, Esq., of
Haverford West, whose only surviving
WiiiLiAM EowAROBi, Esq., inherited
the flunily estates upon the decease of
his cousin, Bdigard'Henjv RicA, fourth
EABI.OP Hou«AirD,and leventh Eabi.
OP Warwick, and was created a peer
of Ireland in 1778, as Barob Kbb-
aiiffOToir.
' His lordship d. in 107A, and was «. by his son,
EDWARD RICH, third Eari of Holland, and
sixth Earl of Warwick. His lordship m. Charlotte,
daughter of Sir Thomas Middleton, by whom (who
espoused, secondly, the Right Hon. Joseph Addi-
son,) he had an <nily son, his sucoenor, at his
decease in 1701,
EDWARD HENRY RICH, fourth Earl of Hoi-
land, and seventh Earl of Warwick, at whose
decease, unmarried, in 1781, hie fortune passed to
his cousin, WiiiiiAM Edwardbs, Esq., (refer to
Elisabeth, daughter of Robert, second Earl of Hol-
land, and fifth Earl of Warwick,) while the honours
reverted to his kinsman, (refer to Cope, youngest
son of Henrtf, first Earl of Hou^bd, second son
of Hobertf first Earl of Warwick,)
EDWARD RICH, Esq., fifth Earl of Holland,
and eighth Earl of Warwick. This nobleman m.
Miss Stanton, daughter of Samuel Stanton, Esq.,
of Lyme Regis, and had an only daughter, Cathe-
rine. His lordship d. in 17dO, when Ai'i* thb ho-
nours of the Rich family became bxtixct.
ARM8. — Gu. a chevron between three cross cross-
lets or.
RIPARIIS, OR RIVERS — BARON
RIPARIIS.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, 1S90,
27 Edward I.
Xincasc.
JOHN DE RIPARIIS was summoned to par-
liament, as a barob, ftom 6th February, 1299, to
26th August, 1907' His lordship signed the cele-
brated letter to the pope, fl9th Edward I., as
« Johannes de Ripariis, Domine de Angre.". He
d. in ISII, and was «. by his son,
JOHN DE RIPARIIS, second baron, summoned
to parliament from 8th June, 1313, to I6th October,
1315, but neither himself nor his descendants had
further summons, nor Is there any thing more
known about them.
ROBARTE8 — BARONS ROBARTES,
OF TRURO, EARLS OF
* RADNOR.
Barony, \by Letters f 16th January, 1625.
Earldom, j Patent, t S3rd July, 107%
Hjincasc.
RICHARD ROBARTES, Esq., of Truro, in
Cornwall, had the honour of knighthood conferred
upon him by King Jambb I., at Whitehall, in
1616, and was created a baronet in 16B1. In four
years afterwards he was advanced, through the in-
fluence of the favourite Buckinghun,* to the peer-
• For which Sir Richard is said to have paid ten
thousand pounds ; and one of the charges brought
3 M 448 '
ROB
ROL
Mgi, In the dignity of Bakoit RoBAnrns, ^Trtaro.
Hto lordship m. Fnaoet, dmigfator and on-heir of
John Hender, Esq., of Botremtx Cattle, In Corn-
wall, and had iwniep
JoRW, hii lucoeMor.
Mary, m. to William Rome, Esq., of Halton,
in ComwalL
Jane, m. to Charlei, Lord Lambert, In Ire>
hud.
His lordship d. in 16S4, and was «. by his ion,
JOHN ROBARTES, second baron. Although
this nobleman fought under the parUaroentary ban-
ner, he was favourably received by King Craiu.S8
II., after the restoration ; sworn of the privy
council, appointed lord privy seal, and afterwards
lord lieutenant of Ireland. In 1079, his lordship
was advanced to the dignities of FUeount Bodmin,
and Eakl or Radmor (he was first created Earl of
Falmouth, but the title was altered at the desire of
the king). His lordship espoused, first. Lady Lucy
Rich, daughter of Robert, Earl of Warwick, and
had issue,
RoBRRT, Vtsamnt Bodmin, a pcjpon of eminent
talents, who died about the year 1681« in his
embassy at the Court of Denmark. His lord-
ship IN. Sarah, daughter and heir of John
Bodvile, Esq., of Bodvile Castle, in Caznar-
vooshire, and left issue,
Charlbb BOOTII.R, iuooenor to the
honours.
Ruasel, one of the tellers of the exchequer,
m. Lady Mary Booth, daughter of Henry,
Earl of Warrington, and had issue,
Hrwry, who succeeded as third Earl
or Radnor.
Mary, m. to Hunt, Esq., of Chester.
Isabdla, m. to CoUmd Leigh, of Adlington,
In the county of Chester.
Sarah, d, unmarried.
Lucy, m. to the Honourable George Booth,
second son of Oeoige, first Lord Del»-
mere.
Essex, d, unmarried.
Hender, M.P. for Bodmin, temp. Charles IL
and James II., d, unmarried.
John, d, young.
The earl m. secondly, IsabdIa, daughter of Sir Jdtm
Smith, Knight of Kent, and had four other sons
and five daughten, via.
Francis, M.P. In the reigns of Charles II.
James IL, William III., and Queen Anne.
Mr. Robartes was a person f^ great leaznlng,
Bnd vice-president of the Royal Society. He
m. Anne, relict of Hugh Boscawcn, Esq., and
daughter of Wentworth, Earl of Kildaie, by
idiom he had,
JoHif, who succeeded as fourth Earl ow
Radnor.
Francii, m. to Mary, daughter of William
against the Duke of Bucldngliam in parliament,
anno 16K, was, «* that, knowing him to be rich, he
forced him to take that title of honour; and that.
In consideratian thereof, he paid ten thousand
pounds to the duke^s use."
490
Wallia, Esq., of Oraveby, in WUtahIre,
and died in 1734, leaving one eon,
John.
Mr. Robartee died at Chelsea, in Fcibniary,
1717-ia
Henry, m. Miss Prances Coryton, and died «. p,
Warwick.
Charles, d, unmarried.
Isabella, m. first, to John, Lord Moore, eon and
heir of the Earl of Drogheda, and secondly to
Daniel Wycherley, Esq., <rfShropehiK.
Diana, 4. unmarried.
Aranintha, m. to the Right Reverend (Bishop)
Hopkins.
Olimpia.
Essex, m. to John Speccot, Esq., of Penhaile,
in ComwalL
The Earl of Radnor, was •' a staunch presbyterian ;
sour and cynical; Just in his administiation, but
vicious under the semblance of virtue; Irani wl
above any of his quality; but stiff, obstinate,
proud, and Jealous, and every Way intracticable."
He d. In 1685, and was *. by his grandson,
CHARLES-BODVILE ROBARTES, second earl,
who m. Elisabeth, daughter and heir of Sir John
Cutler, Knt, of the city of London, but died issue*
lees In 17S3, when his honours devolved upon his
nephew,
HENRY aOBARTES, third earl, at whose
decease, unmarried, at Paris in 1741, the honours
pawed to his cousin (refer to Francis, ddest son of
the first RARx., by his second wife),
JOHN ROBARTES, Esq., as fourth earL This
nobleman d. in 1764, unmarried, when the Earl<-
DOM or Rasror, and minor honoun, became rz-
TiircT.
Armb.—As. three cstoiles of six points, and a
chief waved, or.
ROBSART— BARON ROBSART.
Refer to Bourcbirr, Barons BourOUer, and Bart*
qfEuiltx.
Elibarrtb Bourcrirr, Barenoot BBUrdkl^r,
m. for her second husband. Sir Lewis Robsart,
K.G., who assumed the title. Jure wcorio, of Lord
BouRCHiRR, but was summoned to parliament as
Lord Robrart.
ROLLE — BARON ROLLE, OF STE.
VENSTONE.
By Letters Patent, dated 8th January, 1748L
3Ciiuag(«
This funily was origfaially ot the county of
Dorset, and the first of its members that removed
into Devon, was
GEORGE ROLLE, a merchant of great opulence,
and high reputaticm. In the dty of London, who
became an extensive purdiaeer of abbey lands.
Besides which, he bought, tempi Henry VIIL, the
seat, manor, and large demesnes of SrRTBireroNB,
in Devonshbe, fkom the Ifeyls*, who had ■oquiied
ROL
BOM
ite praperty bf OMRtefft with tlia haivHt of the I
St0venitoiMi,Uwft)nMr lords. This George RoUo
married thrice, and bed no loa then twenty diil-
dien. By bis second wife, Bleeaor, second daugh-
ter of Henry Dacres, Esq., of London, merchant,
he bad (with two daughters) six sons, via.
JoHK, his sucosssor.
George, ot whom presently.
Christopher, d. unmarried.
Henry, whose grandson, Henry RoUe, an
eminent lawyer, beceme Lord Chief Justice,
and one of the council ci state, during tlie
Hfst yean of the commonwealth, from 1648
totSBS.
Robert.
Maurice.
The second son,
GEORGE ROLLS. Esq., m. Margaret, daughter
and heirsss of Edmund Marrais, Esq., of Marrais,
In Cornwall, and was a. by bis son,
ANDREW ROLLE, Esq., of Marrais, wbose
SIR JOHN ROLLE, inherited STSTswsTOirs,
aiad became chief of the fkmily upon the failure
of the male line of John Rolle, Esq., his great-
uade, hk 1647. This gentleman, who was aealously
attached to Kittg Charlsb II., acoompsnied that
m<marchfh>m Holland upon his restoration, and
WM made a Knight of the Bath, at the snsulng
coronation. Sir Jchn Rolle afterwards represented
Devon in parliament, and was a leading member
of the House of Commons. He «n. Fknrencs, daugb-
tor and eo>helr of Dennis RoUe, Esq., and dying
at an adTanced age, in 1706* (the wealthiest com-
moner in England,) was «. by bis grandson,
ROBERT ROLLE, Esq., M.P., whod. without
issue in 1719. and was «. by his brother,
JOHN ROLLE, Esq., M.P. for the county of
Deron. This gentlsmaa b said to have been oflbred
an Eakldom by Queen Anne's last ministry, and
to have declined IL He m. Isabella, daughter of
Sir William Walter, Bart, of Sarsden, in Oxford-
shire, and grandpdaughter (maternally) of Robert,
Earl of Ailesbury, by whom he had issue,
HavKT, his successor.
John, who assumed the surname of WAX.Taa.
upon inheriting the estates of bis nnateraal
uncle, represented the county of Devon in
parliament, and d, in 1779.
William, died t. p.
Dennis, who eventually Inherited the estates^
and was fhther of
JoBN R01.LB, in whom the title of Rolle
was revived, and who is the present
Lord RoQe.
Mr. RoUe 41. 6th May, 1730, and was #. by his ddest
HENRY ROLLE, Esq., M.P. for the county
of Devon, who was eleviuted to the peenge. 8th
January, 1747-8, by the title of BABOif Rolls, of
AfeeensleiM, in tht eeumtif tf JDesen. His lordship
d. unmarried, in 17M, when the dignity became
■XTINCT.
ARM8.~Or. on a bar danoette, between three
billets as. charoed with as many ttons rampant of
the first, three beaants.
ROMARE^EARL OF LINCOLN.
Created in 1142.
Xincagt..
The first of this name upon record,
GERALD DE ROMARE, feudal Lordof Boling-
broke, in Lincolnshire, m. Luda, daughter of
Algar, Earl of Chester, and widow of Tvo Tail-
boys: by whom (who espoused after his decease,
Ranulph, Earl of Chester,) he had a son and sue-
WILLIAM DE ROMARE. Lord of BoUngbroke,
who, in 1118, being governor of the garrison of
Newmarefa, in Normandy, stoutly resbted Hugh
deOoumay. then in rebellion there t and remafai-
ing firm in Ms allegiance to King Henry I., was
with that monarch at the battle of Brennevill,
where a glorious victory was achieved over Lewis,
King of France. But long after thb, however,
having laid claim. unsuccessAiUy, to those lands
in Engbnd, of hb mother's inheritance, which
Ranulph, Earl of Chester, her last husband, had
delivered up to the king, in exchange for the earl-
dom, he returned to Normandy in great indigna-
tion, and rearing the standard orrebellion in fiivour
ot William, son ot Robert Curthose, continued in
open hostility for two years, but the king at length
made him compensation, and restored him to the
greater pert ofhb right. Whereupon being honour-
ably reconciled, Henry gave him in marriage a
noble lady, via., Maud, daughter of Richard de
^Redvers.
Upon the decease of Henry I., and the accession
of Stephen, this eminent person espoused thei cause
of the new monarch, who appointed him one of
hb principal deiegatet to administer Justice in Nor-
mandy ; but he soon after went over to the Em-
press Maud, and Jofaied his half brother. Ranulph,
Earl of Chester, in the surprisal of the Castle of
Lincoln (anno 1141). He had subsequently a com-
mand at the battle of Lincoln, so disastrous to
the fortunes o( Stephen, and the next year (1149)
bore the title of Earl or Lincolit, in the grant
by which he founded the Cistercian monastery at
Revesby. in that county. Hb lordship had Issue.
William, who <t in hb fkther's Ufe-thne (lliS9),
leaving by Hawse, daughter of Stephctta
Earl ot Albemarle, a son,
Wimam.
Hawye, m. to Gilbert de Gant (see Oanti Barb
of Lincoln).
The earl was «. at his decesse, by hb grandson,
WILLIAM DE ROMARE. Lord of BoUngbroke^
but thb personage never assumed the title of EarL
In the 12th of Henry II., on the assessment of aid
for marriage of the king's daughter, he certified
hb knights' fees de veterl fooflbmento, to be thirty-
two, and those de novo, twenty-five, a fourth and
a third part. Thb foudal lord cL without issue,
when the male line of the family ceased, but the
earldom passed through the daughter of Earl Wil-
liam, to the house of Gant (see Gant, Earb of
Lincoln).
Arms.— Gules seven masdes an^ semte of cross-
lets or.
461
f
ROS
R08
ROS, OR ROOS— BARONS ROS, OF
HAMLAKE.
By Writ of Suminoiif».dAted Mtb December, 19S4,
49 Henry III.
The ancertor ci this fiunily, Pstsr, having in
the reign of Henry L, sMumed hit surname from
the Lordahip of Ros, in Hoktemew, where he then
redded, became
PETER DE ROS, or ROOS. Thia feodal baron
m. Adeline, one of the tiatert and co-heirs of the
famous Walter Espec, Lord of the manor of
Helmesley, called sometimes Helmesiac, but oftcner
HamUk4t in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and
was «. at his decease, by his son,
ROBERT DE ROS, who, hi the ard of Henry
II., paid a thousand marks of silver to tlie Icing for
livery of the lands inherited by his mother from her
brother, Walter Espec This Robert was a munifi<
cent benefactor to the knights templars. He m.
Sybdl de Valoines, (who, after his decease, wedded
Ralph de Albini,) and dying sometime about
the middle of the twelfth century, waa «< by his
son,
£VERARD DE ROS, a xtAaxa, and in ward to
Ranulph de GhmviL In the 19th of Henry II. this
fieudal lord held of the crown eight knights' fees,
and in two years afterwards, upon collection of the
aid for marrying the king's daughter, answered, one
hundred and twelve shillings for those which were
de v0Uri fKtgfbmenio, and thirty-one shillings and
one penny for what he had de neeo. He m. RosOi
one of the daughters and oo-heirs of William Tma-
but, ofWartre, in HoJdemess. and had twosoaa.
This Everard de Ros must have been a very consi>
derable personage at the period, in which he lived,
for we And him, in the year 1176, paying the Men
very large sum ol£8aB as a fine for his lands, and
in four years subsequently £lOO more to have pos-
session of those which the Earl of Albemarle hdd.
He d, soon after, and was«. by his elder son,
ROBERT DE ROS, of Furfhn, who, in the 1st
of Ridurd L, paid a thousand marks fine to the
crown for livery of his lands. In the 8th of the
same reign, being with the king in Nomumdy, he
was committed to the custody of Hugh de Chau-
mont, for what ofltence appears not; with espedal
chaige to the said Hugh, that he should keep him
as safo as his own life: but Chaumont trusting
William de Spiney with his prisoner, that person
being corrupted, allowed him to escape out of the
castle of BonviUe: De Ros eventually gained
nothing, however, by this escape, for Richard
caused him nevertheless to pay twdve hundred
marks for his freedom, while he had the fUse
traitor Spiney hanged for his breach of fsith. In
the next reign, however, Robert de Ros found more
fisvoyr, for upon the accession of King John, that
monarch gave him the whole barony of his great
grandmother's fiUber, Walter Espec, to ei^joy in as
large and ample a manner as he, the said Walter,
ever held IL Soop after which he was deputed,
with the Bishop of Durham, and other great men,
4tt
to escort th^hlag of SoeUand totoRnglawd, ifriiieh
monarch coming to Lfaicoln, swore foalty there to
King John, npon thecnnaof Hubert, ArdibidMp
of Canterbury, in the presence of all the people
About the 14th of Kbtg John's leign, Robert de Ros
assumed the habit of a monk, whereupon the cus-
tody of all hu hmds, via., Werlee Cattle, in the
county of NorthumberlaBd, with his whcde barony,
was committed to Philip de Ulcote, but he did not
oonttnue long a rednse, for we find him the very
next yeer executing the olBoe of sheriflT for the
oouaty of Cnmberiand. At the commencement <d
the struggle between the taarana and Jolm, this
feudal lord took part with the king, and obtained,
in consequence, some grants firom the crown; but
he subsequently espoused the baronial cauae, and
was one of the celebrated TWSNTY-riT> appcdnted
to enforce the observance of mao>a chabta. In
the reign of King Henry III. he seems, however, to
have returned to his allegiance, and to have been
in flsvour with that prince^ fin* the yvar after the
king's accession a precept was issued by the crown
to the sheriff of Cumberland, ordering the resto-
ration of certain manors gramed by King John to
DeRoa.
Robert de Ros et. babel, daughter of William the
Lion, king of Scotland, and had laauot two sosis,
William, and Robert.
This feudal kad was the founder <rf the caaTLB
or HcLMBaLBT, otherwise Hamlaeb, in York-
shire, and of the castlb ow Wsucb, in Nor-
thumberiand-^-tha former of which he bequeathed
to his elder son-^the latter to the younger, with a
barony in Scotland, to be held of the elder by
military service. In his latter days he became a
knight templar, to which order himsdf and his
predecessors had ever been munificently liberal,
and d. in that habit, anno 1287, was buried in the
Temple church. He was «. ha hie barony by liia
elder son.
WILLIAM DE ROS, of Hamlake, who, upon
giving security for the payment of £\W for his
relief, had livery of hia hmda. This Itedal k>nl. in
the lifb-time of his fisther, was en active supporter
of the baronial cause, end was made piiaoner at the
battle of Lincoln (let Henry HI.,) by the royalists,
but soon after reiniseil and delivered up to his
father upon baiL He was subsequently engaged in
the wars of Gascony, end he had two military sum-
monses in the 42ttd Henry III., to march against
the Scots and Welsh. By the deaths of his two
great aunts, the sisters of his grandmother, Roee
Trusbttt, without Isnie, he became eole hdr of the
beronial esUte of Trusbut and Watre. He m.
Lucia, daughter of Reginald Fiti-Piers, of Blew-
levcny. in Waka, and tf. in IflOe, waa a. by hia
son,
ROBERT DE ROS, who had m. in the life-
time of his father, Isabel, daughter and heiress of
William de Albini, feudal Lord of Bdvotr, by whom
he acquired BsLVom Ca8ti.s, in the eounty of
Lincofai, (see Daubeney, Barons Doobeney and Earl
of Bridgewater,) end other extensive landed poe-
seseions. This great heiress was in ward to the
king, and a mand^e upon her marriage, bearing
date at Windsor, 17th May, 1M4, was directed to
RCW
BOS
d« Ssvoijr and Hngh OifiBd, to deliT«r lur
to horhurtnDd, the nid Robart: " but not/' Myv
Dofdale, *< wkhout • nwiid oompoaitioii* for it
appean that both ha and hia wife* in the asnd
Bmaj ni., wcte debtoca to the king in no Ian than
theanmof £3,fll» Ut. 4d.,andapalfiper; of which
tmn the king waa then plaaaad to aooapt by two
himdvad nurfca a year imtil it aiiauld be all paid."
lntfae4ftidof theaame reign he had two military
aummonaaa with hia either* to march againat the
Scotch and Wekh-^but aftenrarda rearing, with the
other berana, the atandaid of rerolt. he had a chief
command at the battle of Lewei, lo disaatroua to the
ruy^Uata, and to hia ooatody. in the caatle of Here-
fbrd* waa aapedaily coanmitted the paraon of Prinoa
Edward. He waa at the mme time aummoaed* aa
a BAnoK* to the perHemant then called in the king's
name by the Tlctociona lotda. But the fortune of
war dianging at the suhMquant battle of Evediam,
hia hmda ware all laiaed by the crown* and held
until redeamed by Ua lordahip under '« the Diehtm
</ KmdkoQrthm* la two years after thia he muat*
however* have ragained somewhat a royal Cstout,
for he had then parmiaslaB to raise a new embattled
waU around the CA8Ti.n or Bbltoib. He d. in
ms» leaTlng iasoe by the '< heiress of Belvoir*'*
WixxxAM , Ua suooassor.
Roberta
Isabel* M. to Walter de FaucDnbaageu
His lordship was «. by his elder son.
WILLIAM DE ROS, second baron* summoned
to parliament as «« Baaon Roa, of Hamlake," firom
83rd June. 1295* to 6th October* 131A. Thia noble-
man was one of the competitois for the crown ot
Scotland* in the 19th Edward L* through hia grand-
mother* Isabel. daogkMr' of William the Lion,
King of Sootland. He was aubaaqnantly engaged
te the wan of Gaaoony and Scotland; and disco-
▼ering the intoitian oif his ni*— if , Robert de
Ros* then Lord of Werke. to deliver up that castle
to the Soots, be lost no time in apiniaiBg the kuig,
who thereupon deapatdied him with a thousand
man to defend that i^ace, but the Soots attaAing
this force upon its march* cut it to pieont iriien
Edward himself advancing from Newcastle-upon-
Tyne* soon obtained posscnion of the fort* and
appointed Lord Ros its governor allowing him,
during his abaance in Oasoony* to nominate his
brother, Robert, Ueutsnant. In a short time after*
he had a grant of thia cwtle, with ita appurte-
nancn* forliBited by the treason of his before men-
tioned klnamani and for several subsequent yean*
hia hnrdship was actively engaged in Scotland. In
the 1st Edward IL, he was constituted the king's
Meutenant* between Berwick and the river Forth,
and in six yean afterwards* he waa appointed war-
den of the west Marches of Scotland.
He a. Mande* one of the daughtara and oo-hdrs
of John da yeans* who brooght Um the Manor
of Farten, and lands in Boaton. in the county of
liinnolw andhad'inue^
WiuuiAMy his successor.
John* % very eminent person* temp. Edward
IL and Edward III. In the former -reign*
he took an active part against the Spen-
cers, and iqpon the aooession of the latter
king* he waa ^ipolntad etawtid of the
household, and entrusted with a command
in Scotland. He waa likewise constituted
one of the govemon of the young monarch.
In the 10th of the same rrign* he was made
admiral of the sees, ikom the riTsr Thames*
northwards; and the neat year, he was with
the king, in Gaacony— as he was again in
two yean afterwards. He waa summoned
to perliament aa Babov db Roa, fkom i7th
January, 133B, to UHh June^ 1338, but4iying
in the latter year without iasua, the babont
became bxtiitot, while hia property do>
▼olved upon his brother, William. Lord
Ros, of Hamlake.
Anne. m. to Paine^ eon of Robert de Tibetot.
Hk hmlship d. in 1316, and was a. by his
WILLIAM DE ROS, third baron, anmmoned to
parliament, fleam 90th November, 1317, to Uth
September, 134i. This nobleman, hi the Ath Ed-
ward IL, waa one of the cnmmlaalnnan appointed
to negotiate peace with Robert Bmoe, Kii^ of.
Scotland ; about which time he came to an agree-
ment with the king, regarding the Castle of Werke,
which he then CBchanged with the crown, fbr other
lands. He waa subsequently much engaged in the
wan of Gaaoony and Scotland. His lordship m.
Margery; elder sister* and co-heir of Oiks de Bad«
tesmerob of Ladn Castle* in Kent* a great feudal
baron, by whom he had issue, William* Thomas,
Margaret, and Maud. He d. (m 16th Ftfiruary.
1349, and was «. by his elder son,
WILLIAM DE ROS, fourth beron. summoned
to parliament, from 86th November, 1350, to 90th
November, 1351. This notdeman was one of the
eminent martial chaiaUns, of the glorious reign of
Edward III. He was at the memorable battle of
CBBaaT, a leader in the second brigade <rf the Eng-
liah army; he had a command at NeircastlB-upon«
Tyne, in the coniUct, where David Bruce* King of
Scotland, and aaany of hk nobles, after sustaining
a defeat, fell into the hands of the.EngHsh ; and
he waa subsequently (Slst Edward HI.) at the
siege of Cafads, with the Black Prince. Hk lord-
ship fM. Margare^, daughter of Ralph, Lord Nevill,
(who eapoused, aftar hk deoeese, Henry. Lord
Percy.) but dying in the Holy Land, in 135S, with,
out issue, he was «. by hk brother,
THOMAS DE ROS, fifth baron, summoned to
parliament, ftom 94th August, 136S, to ard March,
1384. Thk nobleman was also engaged in the
French wars, and k supposed to.have shared the
glory of Poietlers. Hk lordship «n. Beatrix, daugh-
ter of Ralph, Earl of StaAnd, and widow of Mau-
rice Fita-Morrk, Earl <rf Despiond. by whom he
had Inue. John. Wlllkm. Thomas, Robert* Eli-
aabeth, m. to Thomaa, son and heir of RAger, Lord
Cliflbrd* and Margaret. He d. in 1364, and was «.
by hk ddest son,
JOHN DE ROS, sixth baron, summoned to par-
liament from ath Auguat, 1386. to 13th November.
1398. Thk ndbleman was in the naTal expedition
in the 11th Richard IL, under Richard, Earl of
Arundd ; and the next year he was joined with
Henry, Earl oi Northumberland, and Ralph, Lord
453
ROS
R08
NcvUl, in th»gofimaunt of Carllale, and warden-
■Up of the w«it MjtfcfaM of firoHand. HU lord-
ship, who WM not IcM dbtiiigUMhad for idsty, than
yalour. died upon hie pilgrimage to Jcmmlem, at
Piq>hoe» in the Isle of Cypnu, anno 13P3^ He m.
Mary, daughter of Henry de Percy, but having no
issue, was «. by his brother,
THOMAS DE ROS, lercnth baron, summoned
to parliament, from SOth November, 1894, to t4th
December, 1413. This nobleman was appointed
LORD TUSAauRBn of England, in the 4th Henry
IV., and in thegth lie obtained, in oooslderatim of
his serrices, agrant flrom the crown, of one hundred
marks per annum, for his life, to be paid out of
the exchequer. In the 16th of the seme rdgn,
being then one of the king's council, and in such
esteem that his residence near the court was
deemed indispensable, he had the town of ChtfngU-
ford, in Essex, assigned him, for the abode of his
servants and horses. It was about this period that
his lordship prefenred a complaint in parliament,
against Robert Tlrwhit, one of the Justices of the
King's Bench, for withholding firom him, and his
tenants, of the Manor of Mdton Roos, in the
county of Lincoln, certain commonage of pasture
and turbay, and with lying in wait for him, with
five hundred men. To which charges, Mr. Justice
Tirwhit pleading guilty in the presence of the king,
and craving pardon, the case was lefetred to the
Chief Justice, Sir William Oasooine, who deter-
mined that Tirwhit, attended by all his party,
should meet Lord Ros, at the common in dispute,
and bring with him two tons of Gascony ^rine,
with two fkt oxen, and twelve tat sheep, as provi-
sion for a dinner, to be then eaten by the assem-
bled friends and adherents ot the disputants, and
that Tirwhit, in the presence of aU, should make
Lord Ros, a most sulmissive apology, tendering
him, at the same time, five hundred marks, as
a compensation. To which, it was also settled
by the arbitrator, that the baron should reply;
"At reverence of the king, who hath shewed
Mmself to be a good and righteous lordt I will
take nothing, but the oxen and sheep, for the
dinner of those here collected.** A free and open
act of forgiveness was to follow this speech to
Tirwhit and his partisans, and thus the matter ter-
minated. His lordship «n. Margaret, daughter of
Sir John Arundel, and had issue, five sons, and
three daughters. He cL at'Bdvoir, 1st Sq^tcmber,
1414, and was «. by his eldest son,
JOHN DE ROS, eighth baron, but never sum-
nfoned to parliament His lordship was retained in
the 4th Henry V., to serve the king in Prancoi
being then scarcely eighteen years of age. In two
years afterwards he was with the Dukes of Exeter
and Clarence at the siege of Roan, where he so gal-
lantly distinguished himself, that he had a grant of
the castle of BasquevlUe, in Normandy, to himsdf
and his heirs male for ever. Continuing in those
wars he fdl within two years, anno 14SI, at the flual
battle of Bauois, with his brother, William, the
Duke of Clarence, and a great many of the flower
of the English nobility. His lordship was «. by his
next brother,
SIR THOMAS DE ROS, ninth baxon, sum-
4M
monad to parllaaent lath July, and aid AugiiaC
1490. This nobleman m. Alienor, daughter of
Riduurd Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick* and
at his decease, in 1431, by his son,
THOMAS DE ROS, tenth taann, b. 9th
tember, 1487. During the mbnority of this noble-
man, his great unde. Sir Robert Ros, Knt., wna
deputed by the king to perform the office of CbaiiH
berlain to the Archbishop of Canterbury upon the
dsiy of hb installation, which ofllce beksnged to the
Lord Ros, in rightof the tenure of a certain manor*
His lOTdship, who was in ward to the crown, had*
by especial favour, the livery of his lands in the
S4th Henry VI. In the memorable contests oom-
menoed in that unhappy monardi's reign between
the Houses of Lancaster and YoA, Lord Ros en*
tared aealously into the cause of the former, and
participated in its disesters, particularly at the
battle of Towton-field: being with the king at
York, when tidings of the defeat readied the on*
fortunate monarch, he fied with his royal master to
Berwic, and was attainted in the 1st Edward IV.*
when his lands were confiscated, and BBi.Toin
Cabtlc granted to the Lord Hastings, who event-
ually dismantled the splendid structure, whidi re-
mained, from that period little better than a heap
of ruins until the reigns of Henry VIIL and Elisa-
beth, when its renovation was commenced, and
completed by Thomas and Henry Manners, first
and second Earls ot Rutland. His lorddiip m.
Philippe, daughter ot Jchn, Lord Tiploft, and
sister and co-heir of Jobn« Eatl of W<nvester» and
had issue,
Edmuhd.
John, died «. jk
Eleanor, m. to Sir Robert Manners, ancestor
of the Earls and Dukes of Rutland.
Isabd, m. to Thomas Grey, youngest son of
Sir Ralph Grey, of Werka, Imt died s, p^
Margaret, tf. unmarried.
Lord Ros was summoned to parliament flrom the
find January, 1440, to 30th July, 1400. He was
attainted 4th November, 1461, and d. in the same
year. The Babony or Roe lay under the attain-
der until the complete triumph ^ the Lancastrians,
by the accession of King Henry VIL, when the dder
son of the late knrd,
EDMUND DE ROS* obtained (1st Henry VIL)
an act of parliament, annulling and making entirely
void, the act by which his father was attainted, and
restoring to him all the estates and honours of the
fiunily. He was never, however, summoned to
parliament. His lordship d. in 1506 unmarriedf
when the BAnoifv or Ros fell into ABXYAircn
between his sisters, and was, eventually, inherited
by George Manners, the son and heir of Eleanoi^
Lady Manners, after her ladyship's deceaseL
Thus terminated the fiunily of Ds Roa, BanoNa
Ros, of Hamlake, but the barony has long tui».
vived its original poiseisors, and is now s^)oyed
by Lady Charlotte Fits-Gerald, in whose fkvour it
was called out of ABBVANca in 1806, after behig lo
situated for nearly a century and a quarter. Lady
Charlotte assumed the additional surname of Dm
Roa.
ABMa.— Ou. three water budgets, ar.
BOS
BUP
M A^ ROS— BARON R08> OF WERKE.
, ^ ISA By Writ ot Summoni, dAtad Mth June. IttS,
S3 Edwaid I.
Mintage.
ROBERT DE ROS, feudid Lord of HcmUlw,
who 4l.4ii I8S7* oonfamd tht cwtle and Barony
of WsBKSf in the county of Northvunherhnd,
which he hdd of the crown by the lerrloe ot two
knights' tern, upon his younger loa, (lee Roe, of
Hamlake.)
ROBERT DE ROS, who, in the 21tt Henry IIL,
wet oomtituted chief Justice of the forest in the
counties of Nottingham, Derby, Yorlc, Lancaster,
Northumberland, and Cumberland, which office he
held for sereral years afterwards. In the a9th of
the lamo reign he made a temporary surrender of
his CABTLV or WsEKJi to the Idng, who was then
advancing with an army upon Scotland, and deemed
it impolitic to permit so strong a fort to remain in
private hands. About this time duurges were pre-
ferred against Robert de Ros, to whose care and
guidance, with Jcbn de Baliol, the kingdom of
Scotland, as well as its King, Alexander III., and
the Queen Bfargaret, (daughter of the BngHsh mo-
narch,) were committed, for arbitrary conduct in
the discharge of his duty ; for which he was, events
ually, fined no less than one hundred thousand
marks, but his innocence appearing afterwards
mnnitet, the penalty was entirdy remitted. In the
82nd Edward I. he had summons with other of the
barons to repair to the king, to advise upon the
aflhirs of the realm s and the next year he was sum-
moned to parliament, on the 24th June, 1st Octo-
ber, and 2nd November, as *« Roberto de Roos de
Werke,"' but never aftowards. In a short time,
subsequently, however, fkUing in love with a
Scottish lady, he dcMrte^ to the Scots, having pre-
viously endeavoured to seduce from his alkgianoe,
his kinsman. Lord Ros, of Hamlake. But that no-
repairing to King Edward divulged the
and was forthwith despatched at the head
d a thousand men to take powewion of Werke,
whither he was proceeding, when Robert de Ros,
with a great body of ScoU, surprised him at the
village of Prestfen, and cut the whole English force
to pieces. King Edward very shortly, however,
most amply avenged himself .at the bettle of Dun-
bar, where no less than ten thousand and fifty-three
Scotsmen Ml : and Wsrkb coming into the pos-
sevion of the crown, was coflfeiied upon Lord Ros,
of Hamlake.
Robert, Lord Ros, of Werke, m. Margaret, one
of the four sisters and co-heirs of Peter de Brus, of
Skelton, but regarding his hdrs, the records difihr.
One inquisition says, that he had a son, William,
to whom his mother gave the castle of Kendal;
while another asserts, that he had two daughters,
heirs to their mother, vis.
Margaret, wife of Jdtm Salvain.
Isabel, m. to John de Knockther.
The BABOicY expired under the treason of the
baron*
Abms.»Ou. three water budgets^ sa.
R08, OR ROOS-BARON ROS.
By Writ of Summone, dated 27th January, 1982*
9 Edwasd IIL
See
ROS, Lord Roa, ow Hamlakb.
John de Ros, second son of William de Roe,
second Baron Roe, of Hamlake.
RUPERT — DUKE OF CUMBER-
LAND.
By Letters Patent, dated 24th June, 1644.
Xincagc.
T%t Frinceti ELIZABETH, of England, daugh-
ter of K<n^ JAMsa I., espoused Frederick V., Duke
of Bavaria, elector palatine of the Rhine, and had,
with other issue,
CBAaLSB LawiSf suooasaor to the dukedom
of Bavaria.
RvPBRT, count palatine of the Rhine, of
whom presently.
Maurice, the companion in arms during the
dvil wars of his gallant brother, Rupert,
known in English history as «« Prince Mau-
rice,** d. unmarried in 16M.
Sophia, m. to Ernest-Augustus, Duke of
Brunswick-Lunenburgh, elector of Hano-
ver, and was mother of Oaoaoa-Lnwis,
who ascended the British throne under the
act of settlement, as Gxorok I.
The second son,
IV<ne« RUPERT, coming into England in 1642,
was elected a Kwiort or trx OAarxH, and created
by his uncle. King Charlxs L, 24th June, 1644,
Baron 9f KenOaX, in the amntif <^f Wetimorland, Eari
<^f Holdammt, and Dukc or CuMBaauiND. His
highness, with his gallant brother. Prince Maubicb,
was ever found amongst the most intrepid, enter-
prising, and indefktigable of the cavalier comman-
ders; RaPBBT, as general of the luyalhoise, and
Maubicb, in command of some forces in the west.
Indeed Rupert's fiery disposition appears frequently
to have outrun his better Judgment, and he has
acquired the reputation of a bold and hi|^v«pirited
officer, rather than of a cool and able commander.
To his unbridled aeal the loss of Mabstow Moob
is to be attributed, and upon that the fate of the
unhappy Cbablbb mainly depended. In glancing
at this sad page of English history, we find much to
console us, and much to retrieve the character of
the country, in the gallant bearing assumed by the
gentlemen of England, and the thorough devotedness
of her high-minded nobility. The foes of royalty
may decry, with as much malignity as they please,
the cause in which the cavaliers so noUy fought
and bled ; but they mtut concede to those chivalrous
men, the meed at least ot loyalty, the most enthu-
siastic; fidelity, the most disinterested; and valour,
the most heroic. Prince Rupbbt retired into
France when the royal cause became hopeless, but
returned at the restoration, and subsequently filled
some high official situations. In the dUSerent naval
4M ,
RUT
SAI
flngigemcntf with tlM Dtitch, hk W|^nii
tlcularly cignaliied by hit able conduct and Ua
chancterlstic bnyery. He 4. nmnanled Ib 1(MB,
wbco the DuKXDOM or CumbbeiiAhd, and mfaior
honoun, became cxTiircT.
ARMB^-Quarterly one and four la. a lion non-
pant or. woond and third paly bendy, ar. and as.
NoTB.*— IVinev RuPBKT had by Fbahcsb, daugh-
ter and co-heir of Henry Bard, Vlacount Bellamont,
in Ireland, an Ulegitiniate ion, Dudlby Rdpsbt,
who wai slain at the ilcse of Buda, a yolunteer
in the imperial army. His higfanen had likewise,
by Mrs. Margaret Huf^es, a daughter, Rupxbta,
m. to Emanu^ Scroope Howe, brother of Scroope,
Visooont Howe, of Ireland.
RUSSELL- EARL OF ORFORD.
By Letten Patent, dated 7th May, 1QD7>
Xincasc.
EDWARD RUSSELL, second son of the Hon.
Edward Russell, fourth son of Francis, fourth Earl
Bedford, being bred a naval officer, attained, after
the rerolutloo, the rank of admiral ; and in 1602,
as commander of the fleet, achieved a splendid vic-
tory of the French under Monsieur de TourvUle,
off La Hooub, for which, and his other gallant
services, he was created, on 7th May, 1097, Baron
op Shinoay, in the eountif of Cambridge, (with re-
mainder to the issue male of Lktitia, his eldest
sister,) Vieeount Barfteur, in the Diiefty c/ Nor^
mandy, and Earl op Orporu, in the county of
Suffblk. His lordship m. his cousin, Lady Margaret
Russell, daughter of William, first Duke of Bed-
ford, but ef. issueless in 17S7, when (his sistfer
Lbtitia having deceased previously without male
issue) all HIS monovrs became bztiwct.
Arms. — Ar. a lion rampant, gu. on a chief sa.
three eschaUops of the field. A crescent for dif-
ference.
RUTHYN, OR RUTHVEN— EARL OF
BRENTFORD.
By Letters Patent, dated a7th May, 1644.
Xinea^.
PATRICK RUTHYN or RUTHVEN, Earl of
Forth, in the peerage of Scotland, an eminent
soldier in the wars of Sweden, Denmark, Russia,
Poland, Prussia, and Germany, having drawn his
sword in the cause of King Cbarlsb I., and dis-
tinguishing himself at RdghUl, BRBirrpoBn, and
Newbury, was made general of the king's army, and
created a peer of England, by letters patent, dated
S7th May, 1644, in the dignity of Earl op Brbnt-
poBD. His lordship d. at Dundee fn 16S1, leaving
an only daughter. Lady Jane Ruthyn, (who m.
James, Lord Forrester, of Scotland,) when the
Earloom op Brbntporo became bxtinct.
Armb.— Paly of six ar. and gu. a crescent for
diflbicuce.
4M
RYTHRE—BARON RYTHRE.
By Writ of Summons, dated a9th Deconber, 13S9,
S8 Edward L
In the S5th Edward I.,
WILLIAM DE RYTHRE, having taken a part
in the Scottish and French wars, was summoned
to parliament, as a baron, by King Edward !.« on
29th December, 1899, and he had writs ttaax that
period to 96th August, 1307. His lordship was a.
by his son,
JOHN DE RYTHRE, second baron, but never
summoned to parliament. In the 11th Edward II.
he was governor of Skypton Castle, and in the 17th
of the same reign, had a charter for free warren in
all his demesne lands at Haselwode, Ac, and
Adington, in Yorkshire^ Neither himsdf nor any
of his descendants having had summons to parlia-
ment, Dugdale gives no further account of the
family. Modem genealogists try, however, to con-
nect this old baronial house with the modem one
of Ryobr, but without a shadow of proofs
ABJia.— As. three crescents or.
ST. AMAND— BARONS ST. AMAKD.
By Writ of Summons, dated S9th December, 1289,
(28 Ed. I.,) and SSnd March, 1313 (6 Ed. IL).
In the 6th year of Hbnby IIL,
ALMARIC DE ST. AMAND obtained a grant
of two parts of the manor of Liakaret, fn Corn-
wall, for his support In the king's service, and in
nine years afterwards, being in the expedition
then made into Wales, deported himself so gal-
lantly, that the king remitted to him a debt, due
by Walter de Verdon, his uncle, (whose heir he was,)
which otherwise he should have paid to the exche^
quer by ten marks annually. The next jrear he had
a grant of the manor of Bloxham, in Oxfordshire,
and soon afterwards we find him governor of St.
Brlavil's Castle, in Gloucestershire, and waiden of
the forest of Dene, as also sheriff of Herefordshire^
and governor of Hereford Castlei In the 2Ist of
the same reign, he was again entrusted with the
same important foitt esses t and standing high in
fkvour at court, he was one of the sponson at the
font when Prince' Edward (son of Henry III.)
was baptiaed, by Otto, the popc^ tegate He waa
«. by his son,
RALPH DE ST. AMAND, who m. Ascdine,
daughter and co-hdr of Robort de Albini, son of
Robert de Albinl, Baron of Caynho, In the county
of Bedford, and paid in the 2ftth of Henry III.,
twenty-five pounds for his relief of one moiety of
the lands of Joane de Beauchamp, another of the
daughters and co-hefrs of the said Robert AlbinL
This Ralph ef. in five years afterwards, and wastf.
by his son,
ALMARIC DE ST. AMAND, for whose ward-
ship, and the benefit of his marriage, Panlyne
Peyvre, a great personage at that period, gave one
thousand marks. In the 40th of Henry III., Al-
maric, howersr, made proof of his agt^ and had
SAI
SAI
then Uvcryof hif lMi«a: ttid the noct yme lud a
military summon* lo mardt against the Webh.
He d, in the 14th Edward L, and was «. hy his
eldest son*
GUY DE ST. AM AND, who d. issbeiess soon
after, and was «. hy his hrother,
ALMARIC DE ST. AMAND. This feudal lord
disdnguished Himself in the wars of France and
SooUand» was summoned to parliament by King
Edwakd I., as a barov, on the 29th December,
1SB9, and he had regular writs ttonx that period
to the 10th June, 1311. His lordship was at one
time governor of Bordeaux. Hed, without issue,
in 13ia, when the Barony of St. Aiiand be-
came BXTiNCT, but his lands derolTed upon his
brother,
JOHN DE ST. AMAND, a professor of the
canon law, and at that time called " MagUter
Johanna* d« Saneto Anand,** who, doing his fealty,
had livery of the deceased lord's lands, and was
summoned to parliament as a babon, from 88d
March, 1313, to 10th October, 138& His lordship
d. in ISS6, and was «. by his son,
ALMARIC DE ST. AMAND. second baron,
summoned to parliament from 8th January, 1371,
to 82d August, 1381. This nobleman was in the
Scottish and French wars, temp. Edward II. and
Edward III. In the 31st of the hitter king he was
made Jubtick of Ibbland, and had forty men
at arms, with one hundred archers on horseback,
assigned to attend him there, over snd above the
v^^»\ number of men at. arms, which appertained
to that high office^ In the 47th Edward III., he
ms made steward of the forest of Rockingham,
and governor of the castle. He d. in 1381, and was
«. by his Mm,
ALMARIC DE ST. AMAND, third banm, sum-
moned to parliament from 9th August, 1389, to
9d December, 1401. This nobleman, by indentore
in the 8th of Richard II., was retained to serve
the king In his wars ot Scotland, and in the 1st of
HBWBV rv., WM made a Knight of the Bath, at
tlie coronation of that monartih. He m. first, Ida
, and had issue,
AiiAiroRB, who m. Sir Gerard de Bisybroke,
Knt., and was mother of
Obrabd db Bba ybbokb, who left issue,
Elixabbth, who m. Wili<iam bb
Bbaucbamf, afterwards sum-
moned toparliaaaent as Lobd St.
Amaitd.
Maud, m. to John Babington.
Alianoreb
His lordship espoused, secondly, Aliaaore, heiiess
of the St. Xten fismily, and left a daughter,
Ida, m, to Sir Thomas West, Knt., and died
#. p, before the year 149&
Lord St. Amend d. hi 1408, leaving his younger
daughter, Ida, and his grandson, Obbard db
Bba YBBOKB, (son of his deceased elder daughter,
Aliaaore,) his heirs; between whom the Babowy
or St. Amand fell into abbyawcb, and so con-
tinued wntU the year 1440, when it was called out
in fkvour of Sir William de Beauchamp, husband
of tAe deceased lord's great-gnmddaughter, Bmsa-
mnm db Bbatbbokb (refer to Bmudkamp, Ba«
Boif 8 St. Amand).
Abmb.— Or. tntlUtp sa. on a chief of the second,
three bewmtii
ST. JOHN— BARONS ST. JOHN, OP
STANTON ST. JOHN, IN
THE COUNTY OF OX-
FOKD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 94th December, 1964,
40 Henry IIL
XiacBftc.
THOMAS DB ST. JOHN, of Stanton St. Jotao,
in the county of Oxford, was father of
ROGER DE ST. JOHN, who. in the 99d Henry
IL, was amerced one hundred and thirty-three
pounds, six shillings and eightpence, for trespass-
ing in the king's ibresU, in the county of Oxford.
This Roger was «. by his son,
JOHN DE ST. JOHN, who was «. by his son,
ROGER DE ST. JOHN. This feudal lord
having taken up arms with the barons against
King Henry IIL, was summoned to parliament
after the victory of those lords at Lewes, on the
94th December, 1964, and appointed governor of
the castle of Oxford. He was slain, however, the
following year, at Evesham, where his party sus-
tained so signal a defeat. His lordship m. .
sister of Richard de Lud, by whom he acquired a
moiety of the lordship of Wolnestede, in the
county of Surrey, and had an cmly son,
John, who was never summoned to psrli»-
ment, nor were his descendants.
The Babomy or St. John, or Stanton, sxpfBBD
therefore with the first lord.
ABMB^Ar. on a chief gules, two muHete or,
and a file of three points of the field.
ST. JOHN— BARONS ST. JOHN, OP
BASING.
By Writ of Summons, dated 90th December, 1990b
98 Edward L
At the time of the Gbnbbai. Subyby,
HUGH DE PORT held five lordships of the
crown, hi Hampshire, whereof Basing was one,
and the head of the barony. He had also lands in
the counties of Dorset and Cambridge. In the
reigB of RH/W, he took the cowl at Whichester,
and was succeeded in his worldly aAdrs by his son,
HENRY DE PORT, Lord of Basing, who was
«. by his son,
JOHN DE PORT, whOi in the lOfli Of Henry IL,
contributed for his knights' flees (seven in number)
to the asseeiment for marrying the ting's daughter,
fifty-seven marks. He was «. by his son,
ADAM DE PORT, Lord of Basing. This feudal
baron was governor of the casUe of Southampton,,
in the 15th of King John ; and in the 99d Henry II.,
he was fined three hundred marks, for trespass-
ing in the kiniT* foraiti. In the 96th of the same
3N 4fi7
dAI
6AI
Nign, he gSTS » thooiand marki to the king for
livery of his wife's inheriumoe in Nonneady ; aad
that he might he restored to the kin^s &tout,
end do hto homage. He m. Mabel, daughter of
R^inald de AuTevaUe« and grandchild and heir
of Roger de St. John; and his posterity ever after-
wards bore the surname of St. Jobn. By this
lady he had two sons, William and Robert. The
elder*
WILLIAM DE ST. JOHN, assuming that sur-
name, wrote himself WUUetmu* de Saneto Johann«
fiiiu* et fugre$ Adat dt Port» and in the 15th John,
gave five hundred marks to the king for livery of
all the lands of Adamd^ Port, his father. The two
following years he executed the sheriifs office for
(he county of Southampton : but was subsequently
in arms with the other barons against the crown,
and did not return to his allegiance imtil some
time after the accession of Rknby III. He made
his peace, however, eflbctually, for we find him
in the nth of that king, appointed governor of
the islands of Guernsey and Jersey. He m. God-
child, daughter of N. Paganell, and was «. by his
son,
RORERT DE ST. JOHN, who had a military
summons, in the 4Sd Henry JII., to oppose the
incursions of the Welsh, and in three years after-
wards, obtained a licence to fix a pale upon the
bank of his moat. atBABiNo; a^ also to continue
it so fortified, during the king's pleasure. In the
fiOth of the same reign, he was constituted governor
of PoRCHSSTKR Cabtlb, and dying soon after,
was «. by his son, (by his wife Agnes, daughter of
.William de Cantilupe,)
JOHN DE ST. JOHN, Lord of Basing, who suc-
ceeded likewise to the governorship of Pordiester
Castle. This baron acquired high military repu-
tation in the wars of Edward I. } and in his capa-
city of lieutenant of Acquitaine, achieved some
important conquests. In 1296, he took the city of
Bayonne by assault, and its castle surrendered after
a siege of eight days. Thence marching to Bkllb-
OARD, at the time invested by the Earl of Arras,
he uras made prisoner, and conveyed to Paris;
being, however, redeemed, (it was said, by j^ftttuw.
King of Castile,) he was afsin in the wars of Gas-
oony, as well as in those of Scotland ; and was after-
wards deputed ambassador to France, with John,
Earl of Warren, and other persons of rank. He
m. Alice, daughter of Reginald Fits-Pi«rs. and had
issue,
John, his successor.
William, who obtained l^om his father the
castle of Beaumont, in Glamorganshire, and
is considered the anccator of the St. Johns
of Bletshoe.
The elder son,
JOHN DE ST. JOHN, had been flmnmooed to
parliament as a saiiom, in the life-time of his fkther,
from S9th December, 1S99, to 18th November, 1303,
under the designation of ** John de St. John, Ju-
nior,** but afterwards as *' SL John of Basing."
This noUeman was eminent in the wars of Seo^-
land, temp. Edward I. and Edward II. His lord-
ship espoused Isabel, daughter of Hugh de Courte-
uay. and tf. hi 1989, was s. by his son,
458
nirOH DB ST. JOHN, seoond Banm St. John*
of Baaing, who d, in 1337. leaving,
Edmuhd, his successor.
Margaret, m. to John de St. Philibert, and had
a son, John, who d. in infimcy.
ISABJii., IN. first, to Henry de Burghcnh, who
died «. p., and secondly, to Lucas de Poy«
nings, who vras summoned to parliament*
it is presumed, **Juro uxorU,^* 21th Fe-
bruary, 1368.
His lordship was «. by his elder son,
EDMUND ST. JOHN, third Baron St. John, of
Basing, who dying in minority, 21st Edward III.,
then a ward of the king, his sisters, Maroarkt
and Ibabbl, became his heirs. The elder sister,
Margaret, did not long survive, and her only issue,
John de SL Philibert, dying an infant, the whole
of the inheritance centered in the younger sister,
Isabel, then married to her seoond husband, Lucab
DB PoYNTNOs, who in her right was summoned
to parliament, and the Barony of St John, q^
Baaing, was thus conveyed to the fkmily of Poy-
nlngs (see Poynings, Barons St. John).
ST. JOHN— BARONS ST. JOHN, OF
LAGEHAM.
By Writ of Summons, dated 21st September. 1290.
27 Edward L
Xincage*
In the 4fith Hbnrv III.
ROGER DE ST. JOHN obtateed licence to
fortify his house at Lageham, In the county of Sur-
rey, and so to hold the same, whibt himself and
his heirs should continue loyal to the king ; but
within two years he joined the baronial standard,
and, after the bettle of Lewes, was one of the nine
barons chosen to form the ooundi of state. To this
turbulent feudal lord succeeded,
JOHN DE ST. JOHN, who had summons to
parliament as Baron St. John, qf lAgoham, tram
21st September. 1299, to 6th October, 131& This
nobleman was actively engaged in the Scottish
wars, temp., Edward I. and Edward II. His lord-
ship d, in 1316, and was «. by his son,
JOHN DE ST. JOHN, second baron, jnmunoned
to parliament flrom 1st August. 1317, to 18th Sqptem-
ber, 13B8. His lordship was in the expedition made
into Scotland. 11th Edward IL. and dying in USt^
was «. by his son.
JOHN DE ST. JOHN, third baron, summoned
to parliament firom 1st August, 1387, to 18th Fe>
bruary, 1331. This nobleman m. Katharine, daugh-
ter of Geffrey de Say. and d. in 1348, waa a. by hia
con,
ROGER DE ST. JOHN, fourth baron, who in
the 25th Edward III., released to Shr Nidiolas d»
Lovoyane, Knt, and Margaret, his wife, aU hie
right in the manor of Lagduon, and died shortly
after, (in 13S3,) issueless, leavtaig Pbtbr ob St.
John, hio MiMman, his next heir: but none ot the
family were subsequently summoned to parlia.-
ment.
A RU8.— Ermine, on • chief gules, two muQeU or.
SAI
SAI
AT. JOHN — EARLS OF BOLINO.
BROKE.
By Letten Patent« dated S8th December, 1G94.
Xinca^c.
SIR OLIVER ST. JOHN, of Pennuurk. in the
eounty of Glamorgan, (of the fkmily of St. John,
of Stanton St. John,) m. Margaret,* daughter of Sir
John de Bcauchamp, and sister and hdr of .John,
Lord Beaudiamp, of Bletshoe, and was fkther of
SIR JOHN ST. JOHN, K.B., of fileUhoe, whose
great grandson,
OLIVER ST. JOHN, was etorated to the peer-
age, in January, IfifiO, as Bahon St. Jobiv, itf Blti-
«Am. The grandson of this nobleman,
OLIVER ST. JOHN, fourth Lord St John, of
Bletshoe, was advanced, by letters patent, dated
88th December, 1624, to the dignity of Eabl of
BoLiMOBKOKs. His lordship m. Elisabeth, daugh-
ter and heir of William Paulet, grandson of St.
George Paulet, a younger brother of William, flist
Marquess of Winchester, and had issue,
OLivsa, Lord St. John, made Knight ot the
Bath, at the coronation of King Charles I.
This nobleman fell, fighting undsr the royal
banner, at Edgehill, S3rd October, 1894
He had *n. Lady Arabella Egerton, daugh-
ter of John, first Earl of Bridgewater, and
left four daughters, yis.
Frances, m. Sir William Beechcr, Knt,
of Howberry, in the county of Bedford.
Elisabeth, m. to George Bennett, Esq., of
Cotsback, in Leicestershire.
Arabella, m. to Sir Edward Wyse, K.B.,
of Sydenham, Devon.
Dorothy, m. to Francis Carleton, Esq.,
of Apley Castle, Salop.
Paulbt (Sir), made Knight of the Bath, at
the coronation of King CHARi.sa I.: m.
Elisabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Row-
land Vaughan, of the Spital, near Shore>
ditch, in the suburbs of London, and dying
before his fother, left,
Olivbr, 1 successively Earls ov Bo-
PAUI.ST, J LIN OBBOKS.
Francis, d, unmarried.
Anthony, m. , daughter ot Kensham, Esq.,
ofTameford.
Dorothy, *n. to John Carey, Lord Rochford,
ddest son of Henry, Earl of Dover.
His lordship d, in 1646, and was «. by his grandson,
OLIVER ST. JOHN, second Earl of BoUng-
broke, and fifth Lord St. John, of BleUhoew His
lordship m. Lady Frances Cavendish, daughter of
William, Duke of Newcastle, but dying «. p*» 18th
March, 1687-8, was «. by his brother,
PAULET ST. JOHN, third Earl of BoUngbroke,
• This lady espoused, secondly, John Beaufort,
Duke of Somerset, K.O., by whom she was mother
of Lady Maboaust Bsaufoht, who m. Edward
Tudor, Earl of Richmond, and had a son, Henrp,
Eabl of Richmond, who ascended the throne as
H K N B Y V IL The Duchess of Somerset m. thirdly,
John, ViacouNT Wbllbs> K.O.
and sixth Loid St. JohD, of Blfltdioe This nobfe-
man d, unmarried, ITth October, 1711, when the
Barony of SL John, of Bletshoe. psssed to the heir
at law. Sir Andrew St. John, of Woodford, in the
county ot Northampton, and the Kabumm or
BoLiNOBBOKB, becamo bxtiitct.
ABMa.— Ar. on a diiaf gules tiro muUaCs piflrced
or.
8T. JOHN— BARON TREG02E, OF
HIOHWORTH.
By Letters Patent, dated 21st May, 18a0w
SIR OLIVER ST. JOHN, Baronet of Lydiard
Tregoae, was created Viscount Grandison, in the
peerage of Ireland, temp. James I., first president
of Munster, and afterwards constituted lord deputy
of that kingdom. His lordship returned, in the
SOth of the same monarch, and by his nuO^ty^
successor, was made m peer of Ehigland, Slst May,
1698, in the dignity of Babon Tbbooxb, tf High*
worth, in tho eownXy qf WtttB. His lordship nu
Joan, daughter and heir of Henry Roydon. Esq.,
of Battersea, and widow of Sir William Holcroft,
but had no issue. He d, in 1699, when the Ba«
BONY ow Tbboobb bccame bxtinct.
ST. LIZ EARLS OF HUNTINGDON.
Creation oi William the Conqueror.
The county which gave designation to this earl-
dom was, according to Doctor Heylin, a thickly
wooded forest, until the reign of the second Henry,
when the timber was first cleared away t the chief
town, firom the celebrity of the forest as a chase,
was called Huntinotown, which soon became
abbreviated into Huntington, or Huntingdon. The
Earldom of Huntingdon was conferred, by William
the Conqueror, upon
WALTHEOF, (son of Syward, the Saxon Earl
of Northumberland,) who had m. the daughter of
that monarch's sister, by the mother's side, Judith.
He was also Earl of Northampton, and of Northum-
berland : but conspiring * against the Normans,
he was bdicaded, in 107S, at Winchester, leaving
issue,
Maud, m. first, to Simon de St. Lli, and
secondly, to David, brother of Alexander^
King of Scotland.
Judith, m. first, to Ralph de Toney, and after-
wards to Robert, fifth son of Richard de
Tonbridge, ancestor of the Lords Fits-
Walter.
After the execution of Waltheof, King William
oflbred Judith, his niece, the deceesed earl's widow,
in marriage to Simon St. Lis, a noble Norman,
but the lady peremptorily rejected the alliance,
owing, Dugdide says, to St. Ll^s halting in one leg t
which reftisal so dbplessed the Conqueror, that he
immediately seised upon the castle and honour of
Huntingdon, which the countess held in dower,
exposing h«rsdf and her daughters to a state of
privation and obscurity in the Isle of Ely, and
ABO
SAl
SAI
SiiiMM St. Lis tba town ot Northam rrow, and tlM
wlH^ Inindfed of Fauc>i.by, tlMD yaluad at £40
per annum, to pro9id* thoet f^r hi* horaet. St. Lis
Chiia diianiointed In oktaiateg the hand of the
CountaM of Huntingdon, made hia addreaes, with
gieater auoecaa, to bar elder danght»> the Lady
Maud, who beauna hia wife, when William oon-
Cnrred upon the said
SIMON DE ST. LIZ, the Earldoma of Hun-
tii^pdon and Northampton. This nobleman built
the caatla of Noithampton, as alio the priory of St.
Andrews there, about the 18th year of the Coo-
queror'fl reign, and was a liberal beneftctor to the
church. Hia lordship was a witness to King Henry
I.'s laws in 1100, after which he made a yoyage to
the Holy Land, and d. in his return, at the Abbey
of Charity, in France; He left issue,
Simon, who succeeded to the Earldom of
Northampton, but was excluded from that
of Huntingdon. He was, subsequently,
however, restored.
Waltheof , Abbot of Melius, in Scotland.
Maud, m. first, to Robert, son of Richard de
Tonbridge, and secondly, to William de
Albini, according to Dugdale; but Hornby,
in his remarks upon Dugdale's errors, proves
that such alliances, if not impossibte, were
▼cry improbaUe.
Upon the death of Simon, Earl of Huntingdon and
Northampton, his dder son, Simon, should haye
succeeded to both dignities, but it appears he only
inherited the former. The Earldom of Hunting-
don lieing assumed by
DAVID, son of Malcohn III., King of Scotland,
who had married the deceased eari's widow, the
Countess Maud, under the especial sanction of
'King Henry I. This nobleman succeeded to the
Scottish throne, upon the decease of Alexander,
his elder brother ; and invading England, was met
upon the border by King Stephen, when their dif-
ferences were amicably a^usted ; and
HENRY, son of the said David, King of Scot-
land, upon condition of swearing allegiance to
Stephen, had the barldom and hokour op Hun-
TiNODON, with the borough of Doncaster and Car-
lisle as an augmentation theretow Nay, he was in
such high estimation with King Stephen, tliat upon
that monarch's solemn celebration of the ftast of
Easter, he placed the Earl of Huntingdon on his
right hand; which gaye such displeasure to the
nobility then present, that William COTbois, or
Corbel, Archbishop of Canterbury, Ranulph, Earl
of Chester, and several others, withdrew firom
court He espoused Ada, sister of William, Earl of
Warren and Surrey, and had issue,
WilUam,' }'^c<='^>'^^^7 Kings of Sootlaad.
David.
Ada, m. to Floris, Earl of Holland.
Margaret, m. to Conante Petit, Earl of Bri-
tanny. 4^ ff\Mr^ fl/ ,^
The earl d. in 1159, a little before his father, and
upon his decease,
SIMON DE ST. LIZ, Earl of Northampton,
was restored to the Earldom of Huntingdon. This
400
against the Empress Maud, and continued ever op-
poaed to any amicable adjustment of the contest.
He m. Isabd, daughter of Robert, Earl of Letcaatsr,
and had issue,
Simon, who succeeded to the Fjtfldom of
Northampton, but not to Ouu of Hontiag-
don. He was, however, restored, temp.
Henry IL
Amice.
Hawyse.
His lordship* d. about the year 1154, and after his
decease, Kfaig Henry II., in the first year of his
reign, conferred in exchange for the counties of
Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmorland,
(which the Scots had subjugated,) upon
MALCOLM. King of Scotland, son of Henry, Earl
of Huntingdon, the Earldom of Huntingdon. This
monarch died in 1165, «. p., and was «. by his
brother,
WILLIAM, King of Scotland, as Earl of Hun-
tingdon. This monarch taking up arms in fsvour
of Prince Henry, so exasperated King Henry IL,
that he immediately sent an army against him, and
promised that the castle and earldom should be re-
stored to the family of St Lis, the rightful heirs ;
whereupon Simon SL Liz, Earl of Northampton,
son and heir of. Simon, last Earl of Huntingdon, of
that £unily, leyled troops, and appeared before the
castle, when William, of Scotland, finding it un-
tenable, made a surrender to St Liz of that fortress,
which the king of England ordered to be demolish-
ed, but, nevertheless,
SIMON DE ST. LIZ was restored to the Eabi.-
DOM OF HuKTiNODON, whlch he ci^oyed for the
remainder of his life. He d. in 1 184, without issue,
whereupon King Henry II. restored the earldom to
Ring William, of Scotland, and that monarch
transferred it to his younger brother, who thus be-
came
DAVID, Earl of Huntingdon. This prince ac-
companied King Richard I. to the Holy Land, with
five hundred men in his train; but upon his return,
his fieet being scattered, his lordship was made
prisoner by the Egyptians, and cventuidly redeemed
by the Venetians. He espoused Maud, daughter
of Hugh Kyyelioc, Earl of Chester, and had sur-
yiving Issue,
John, sumamed Le Soot
Margaret, m. to Alan, of Galloway (see BaUol.
feudal barons).
Isabd, m. to Robert Bruce, of Annandal&
Ada, m. to Henry de Hastings, Lord Haat-
inga.
Maud, d, unmarried.
His lordship d. in 1219, and was «. by his son,
JOHN LE SCOT, as Earl of Huntingdon*
who, in right of his mother, became likewise
Earl of Chester (see Scot, Earl of Chester). This
• This earl had a brother also called Simoo de
St. Liz, whose descendants settling at Seton, in the
county of Rutland, assumed the surname of Sbtoit.
The heir female of this family m.. In the reign o£
Henry VI., Sir William Fielding, anoestor of the
Fieldings, Earls of Denbigh.
SAI
SAX
f
vmhkmm d, in lfl7* wMuMt lamM* what the
Earldom or HuirTiiroDOM beouno >xTiifCT, but
bk peat poaeHiOM dvvolTed upon his sbtws ai ou-
Aiura^— Per pale, indnted az. and as.
ST. MAUR— BARONS ST. MAUR.
By Writ ot Summont, dated S9th July, 1814»
9 Edward II.
Ziiuagc.
The first ot this £unlly upon record,
MILO D£ ST. MAUR, was involved in the ba-
ronial war against King Johx. The next is,
GEFFREY DE ST. MAUR, who m. the daugh-
ter and heir of Wiliiam de Rughdon: and after
him
LAURENCE DE ST. MAUR, who, in the 11th
Edward I., obtained a grant for a weekly market
at his manor of Rods, in the county of Somerset,
and dying in the S4th of the same reign, was «. by
his son,
NICHOLAS DE ST. MAUR. This feudal lord
having been engaged in all the expeditions made
into Scotland from the 87th to the S4th Edward I.,
was sumnumed to parliament as a bakons in the
8th of the ensuing reign. His lordship espoused
Elena, eldest daughter and co-heir of Alan Jy
^2iQIiche( Lord Zouche, of Ashby, in the county of
. '^ Leicester^jmd dying In 1316, was «. by his elder
son, ^
THOMAS DE ST. MAUR, second baron, but
never summoned to 'parliament. This nobleman
died «. p. and was *, by his brother,
SIR NICHOLAS DE ST. MAUR, third baron>
sumnumed to parliament ftom lAth November,
13S1, to flOth November, 1300. This nobleman was
in the wars of France, temp. Edward III., first in
the retinue of Maurice de Berkley, and afterwards
in that of Thomas de Holand. Hit lordship m.
Muriel, daughter and heir of James Lovd, only
son of Sir Richard Lovel, Lord Lovel, of Kary, by
whom he acquired the estates of Winfted-Eagle,
in the county of Dorset, and of Castle Kary, in
Somersetshire, with the Barowy op Lovsl. He
d, in 1361, and was «. by his elder son,
NICHOLAS DE ST. If AUR, fourth baron, who
d. in the same year, under age, and was «. by hb
brother,
RICHARD DE ST. MAUR, fifth baron, sum-
moned to parliament from S8th August, 1380, to
3d October, 1400. This nobleman was in the wars
of France, in the 10th Richard II., in the retinue
of Richard, Earl of Arundel, admiral of England.
His lordship m. Ela, daughter and co-heir oi Sir
John Sl Lo, Knt., and had issue,
Richard, his successor.
John (Sir), m. Margaret, daughter and heir of
Jolm Erleigh, and was «. by his son,
Jobsm who m. Elisabeth, daughter of
Thomas, Lord Cobham, and left a
son,
Thomas, who d, in the banning
of Henry VII.'s reign. He m.
Philippe, daughter of Sir Edward
Hungerford, and had a son,
John, of Rode, in Somerset-
shire, who d. in his tether's
life-time, leaving
Wix<x<iAM, whose only
daughter and heiress,
JoAHB, m. Sir Ro-
bert Drury, and
dieds. p.
Anne, m, to Robert Sta-
wd, Esq., ancestor of
the Lord Stewd.-
Margaret, m. to William
Bamfyld, and had a
son.
Sir Edward Bam-
PYLD, who m. Eli-
sabeth, daughter
of Sir Michael
Wadham, and had
a daughter,
E1.IZABBTH, who
iHt George Per-
dval, Esq., an-
cestor of the
Earls of Egre-
mont.
Nicholas.
The baron d. in 1401, and was «, by his eldest son,
RICHARD DE ST. MAUR, sixth baron, sum-
moned to parliament from 21st June, 140S, to 26th
August. 1406. This nobleman went into Irdand
with Thoma*, Duks of Svrrry, in the 22nd of
Richard U., then lieutenant of that kingdom; and
in the 4th of Henry III., he was in the wars of
France. His lordship d. In 140), leaving Mary, his
wife, then eneUntt, who was afterwards delivaed of
a daughter.
Allies St. Maur, bom in the house of
Thomas Cressy, citiaen and mercer of Loo-
d(m, in the parish of St. Lawrence, Cripple-
gate, in that dty. This lady espoused
William Zoucbb, fifth Baroit Zouchr,
qf Hartntgwora, and the Baroity o#
St. Maur continued vested in the
Lords Zouche until the decease of
Edward, eleventh Boron Zouths,
in 16S0, when the Baronies of
ZoucHS qf Banrngtaorth, of St.
Maur, and of Lotbl ov Kary,
fell into ABBYAifCB between hia
lordship's two daughters and co-
heirs, viz.
Elizabbth, m. to Sir WilUam
Tate, of De la Pre, Norths
amptonshire, whose descend*
ant in the fourth generation,
Cathbrihb Tatb, m.
Charles Hedges, Esq.,
and was grandmother of
Sir Cxcil BiaaMOPP,
Bart.
Mary, m. to Thomas Leighton,
Esq.
The Baroby or Zoughb was,
401
/AOt
6AI
fcowevor* called out In fiiToor of
Sift CbcilBissbopp, 87th August,
1815, aad it now hrid by hit
daughter, HAaaiST-AHirB, Ba-
BOW BBS ZOUCHB.
The Babomibs or St. Maub, and or Lovbl of
Knrp, fell Into abbyanob, as sUted aboye, upon
the deoeaae of Edward, eleventh Babom Zouchb,
itf Hanmgworth, in 1025, between his daughters,
Elibabbtr, wife of Sir William Tate, of De U
Pre, in the oonnty of Northampton, and Maby,
wife of Thomas Leighton, Esq., as they still con-
tinue amongst the descendants of those Uulies.
Abm8.— As. two cbevnms gu. in chief a file of
three points aa.a
ST. MAUR-^BARON ST. MAUR.
By Writ of Summons, dated 90th Norcmber, 1917,
11 Edward II.
Zincasc
WILLIAM ST. MAUR, supposed to have ben
of the old baronial fiunily of St. Maur, was sum-
moned to parliament as a BABoif ftom 90th No-
Ysmber, 1317, to 14th March, 139S, but there is
nothing further known of his lordship or his de-
ST. PHILIBERT— BARONS ST. PHI-
LIBERT.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, IS99,
27 Edward I.
ICincagc.
NICHOLAS DE ST. PHILIBERT, in the 15th
of John, was In the expedition then made in Poic-
toui and in the same reign
HUGH DE ST. PHILIBERT was In arms with
the other barons against the crown, and did not
return to his allegiance before the 1st of Henry
III., when he had restitution of his lands. In the
10th of the latter king he was made goremor of
the island of Jersey. After this Hugh, came
ROGER DE ST. PHILIBERT, one of the re-
beUious barons made prisoner in 47th Henry III.,
Bt the battle of Northampton. And about the same
time,
WILLIAM DE ST. PHILIBERT was also in
the baronial ranks, and as^ted in the defence of
DoYcr Castle. But after the battle of Evesham,
making his peace, aad returning to his allegiance,
he had restitution ot his lands which had been
seised. In the county of Northampton. The next
of the family we find, is
HUGH DE ST. PHILIBERT, who, having been
engaged in the French and Scottish wars, was sum-
moned to parliament by King Edward L, as a
• The modem family of Sxvkour does not
appear to have any connectioD whatever with the
old Babobb St. Maur. They even bear totally
^liflhnnt arms.
Sir. JIfatfr.--'* Ar. two dievrons gu. in chief of
three points as.**
Sepmour.'^" Gu. two wings conjoined in lure,
or.**
408
SAI
BAROv, on the 6th Fefaniary, 1S80, but never after-
wards. His lordship was «. by his son,
JOHN DE ST. PHILIBERT, who, like his
predecessor, was in the French and Scottish wars:
aad in the 6th Edward III., was constituted Mi0or
of Bordeaux. He A in two years afterwards, and
was«. by hisioo,
JOHN DE ST. PHILIBERT, who. in the 91st
Edward III., making proof of his aga, aad doing
his homage, had livery ot his lands, and was sum-
moned to parliament 90th November, 1348, and
1st January, and IQCh March, 1340. His lordship
was in the wars of France, temp* Edward IIL, and
d, in 1300. He m. Margaret, daughter of Hugh de
St. John, and one of the co-heirs of her brother,
Edmund deSt John, by whom he left a son,
JOHN DE 3T. PHILIBERT, whod. in Infkncy,
when the Babony ow Philibbbt, became b'x-
TIMCT.
ABMa.-<-Bendy of six, ar. and as.
ST. QUINTIN — BARON ST. QUIN-
TIN.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th June, 1994»
29 Edward L
This family is said to have adopted its surname
from the town oi St. Quibtin, the capital of
Lower Picardy.
SIR HERBERT DE ST. QUINTIN came into
England with the Conqueror, and was grandfather
of
SIR ROBERT DE ST. QUINTIN, who, in the
time of Rt^/iu, was one of the twelve knights,
who divided, with Robert Fits-Hamon, certain
lands in Wales, which they had won by conquest,
and there he erected the Cabtlx or St. QaiBTZw.
The brother of this Sir Robert,
SIR HERBERT ST. QUINTIN, was father of
AMATELLUS ST. QUINTIN, who, in the reign
of Richard I., was entitled Baroh St. Qvurrijr,
and was*, by his son,
HERBERT ST. QUINTIN, also styled Baion
St. Quintin, who espoused Agnes, sister and co-heir
of Anselm de Stutevill, and had five sons, of whom
the three elder died «. p, Wili«iam, the fourth,
carried on the Une of the family, and Alexander
is said to be ancestor of the baroneu of the nam&
He had also two daughten, viz. Margery, m. to Sir
WiUiam Rochfort, Knt, and Agnei, m. to Sir
Fulke Constable, Knt., of Holmton. The fourth
son,
WILLIAM ST. QUINTIN was ancestor of
HERBERT ST. QUINTIN, who was sum-
moned to parliament, as Barob St. Quintin, by
King Edward I., on the 8th June, 19M.* This
• Nteolo* does not consider this writ a r^ular
summons to parliament, nor the person summoned
under it a baron of the realm. Because « none of
the higher temporal nobility, nor any of the spi-
ritual peers, were included in it; nor was there any
day fixed for the meeting." <* It is also to be ob-
served," continues the same authority, '* that the
SAN
BAN
noblenuux nk. Httj;«ry, daughter and' co-bdr of
Warine de Lisle, and left two davghton, yls.
EusABCTH, wife of JolUf Lord Orey^ of
Rotherfieldy and died «. ji.
LoRA, m. first, to Thomas, son of William de
Poole, secondly, to John Clinton, and
thirdly, to Sir Robert Orey, of Rotherfldd,
third brother of Lord Marmioiv— by the lat-
ter she had an only daughter and heir,
Elixabkth Grby, who m. Henry, Lord
Fitx-Hugh, and her grandson,
HSNAY, Lord FtiM-Hugh, (see Fita-
C : 2 Hugh, ) left, with other issue,
Ejlixabsth FiTs-HuoHf who
m. Sir William Parr, Knt.,
and had (with an elder son,
William, created Lord Parr,)
Sib Thomas Pabb, who
left.
William Pabb, Mar-
«wes« 0/ Northafm^
tofi»
AifNB Pabb, m. to
WVtiam Herbert,
Eabjc or PxM-
b ROKX,fh>m which
period th« titled of
St. Quintik and
Mabmiom have
been numbered
amongst the ho-
nours of the house
of Pembroke:
' Catrbbihb Pabb,
wife of Henry
VIIL
ABMft.— Or. three chevrons gu. a chief harry of
two, verry.
SANDYS — BARONS SANDYS, OF
THE VINE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 3)rd Novemberi 1589,
81 Henry VIIL
Xincagc.
Although this fiunily did not attain the rank at
•
writ in question is the earliest on record, excepting
that of 49th Henry HI. i that the majority of the
persons summoned in the SSnd Edward I. werenever
again summoned, excepting in the 25th of the same
king ; that several of the persons were not consi-
dered barons by tenure ; and that of those who were
barons by tenure, and summoned on those occa-
sions, many were never included in any subsequent
summons to parliament. The writ of the 2Snd
Edward I. has, however, on one oocasion* (in the
case of the barony of Ros,) been admitted as a writ
of siunmons to parliament at the bar of the House
of Lords { but the last « General Report of the
Lord's Committee, appointed to search for Matters
touching the Dignity of a Peer of the Realm,' ap-
pears to confirm the oblcctions here expreued."
Yet under this, at least, doubtful writ, the ejrtant
Eabls op Pbmbbokb assume the dignity of Ba-
BOMB OF St. QunrTiN 1
noMllty until the time of HbwbV VIIL, yu we
find it amongst the leading gentry of Hampshire
at a much earlier period. In the 6th year of
RiCHABD II.,
SIR JQHN DE SANDYS, Knt, was sheriff of
that county, and governor of Winchester Castle.
And in the 12th Hbnby IV. and 1st Henry VI.,
SIR WALTER SANDYS filled the same im-
portant offices. But the person who raised the
fismily to the first grade in sodety, was
SIR WILLIAM SANDYS, an eminent Soldier
in the reigns of Hbbbv VII. and Hbnby VIIL
In the 7th of the former king he was in the expo,
dition sent into Flanders, under the Earls of Derby,
Shrewsbury, and other English noUemen, to aid
the JBfi4)«ror Maximilian against the French t and
in five years afterwards he shared in the victory
over the Comishmen at Blackheath. In the 4th
Henry VIIL he was sent, with other gallant persons
fhmi England, to assist Fxbdinand, efArragoti,
against the French ; and he was subsequently, being
at the ame a Knight of thb Gabtbb, one of the
commissioners deputed to make a paiaoe befbre the
castle gate at Quienee, preparatory to the celebrated
interview between Hsmbv VIIL and Fbancis I.
Upcm the attainder of the Duke of Buckingham
Sir William Sandys obtained a grant of the manors
of Willesford and Stratton, in the county of Wilts,
and in the 14th Henry VIIL he was treasurer of
Calais : in which latter he led, in ooi^unction With
Sir Richard Wingfidd, the rear of the army sent
under the command of the EUtrl of Surrey into
France; and for his good services was summoned
to parliament, as Babon Sandys, firom 3rd No-
vember, 1089, to 10th January, IMS. (Dugdale
states flrom Stow, that six years previously he had
be^ advanced to the degree of a baron of the realm
at the king's royal palace of Bridewell, but that nd
patent of the.creatlon is upon record.) He oertidnly
bore the title of Lord Sandys long before the first of
these summonses, and so designated, led the van of
the army sent, under the Duke of Suflblk, into
France, in the 15th Henry VUL» and hi two y«an
afterwards, as Lord Sandys, had a reversionary
grant of the office ot lobd ghambbbi«a.ih, after
the death of Charlee, Eabi. of Wobcbstbb. His
lordship was in the train of Wolbby, when the
rardinal was deputed to cmnplain to the king of
France, of the sacking of Rome by the Duke of
Bourbon. He subsequently subscribed the articlcB
of impeachment against that celebrated prelate, and
he signed the letter to Pope Cz.bmbnt regarding
Henry's divorce ftom ^aen Kathbbinb.
The principal seat of the Sandys family, anciently
at the ViNB, near Basingstoke, in Hampshire, had
been alienated by an heiress to the fiunily of Bbo*
CAB, but was recovered by this Lord Sandys, who
rebuilt the manor-house there. His lordship m.
Margery, only daughter and heir of John Bray,
Esq., by whom he eventually acquired a considera-
ble property, and dying in 1M2, was «. by his only
son,
THOMAS SANDYS, second baron, summoned
to parliament flrom 14th June, 1543, to 5th No-
vember, 1558. This nobleman m. Elisabeth, daugh-
ter of George Mmumts, Lord Kos, and had issue,
463
:<j
SAN, , ^
HjufRT, who m. EUabeth, daugliter of ?ni*
Uam Windior, wcand Baron Windtor. and
dylM in the Mto-tima of Ma g^«. toft
YfihhiAU, tucooMor to Um title.
Thomai.
Margery, m. to Henry C^rey, Eiq., of
Hamworthy« in the county <k DoneC
Walter (Sir).
His lordahip was #. at hte decease by fais grandson,
WILLIAM SANDYS, third baron, summoned to
parliament from 8th May, 157S> to 14th Norember,
IttL This noMemaa was one of the peers who sate
upon the trial oi the Duke of NottcXk, and upon
that of the unhappy Mary of Scotland, both in the
reign of Elisabeth. Afterwards taking part, 43rd
EUaabeth, with the Earl of Essex, in that noble-
man's insurrection, he suAred imprisonment. His
lordship m. first. Christian, daughter of •— — —
Anslow, Est}., and had a son, William, his snc>
osssor. He espoused, secondly, Catherine, called
«« the Fair Bridges," daughter oT Edmund, Lord
Chandos, by whom he had an only daughter,
Blisabjbth, who m. Sir Edwin Sandys, Knt,
and had issue,
HsHRv Sakoyb, a cokmei in the royal
anny during the ciTil wars— of whom
hereafter, as suocess<»r to the fourth
His lordship d. is IdS8, and was #. by his son,
WILLIAM SANDYS, fourth baron, but nerer
sumnumed to parliament. His lordship m. Ala-
thea, ridest daughter and co-heir of John Panton,
Esq., of Brinneskfd, in the county of Denl^h, but
d. without issue in 1<B9, when the barony derolTed
upon his nephew of the half blood,
COLONEL HENRY SANDYS, filth baron,
but owing to the dvil wars nerer summoned to
parliament. This nobleman, who was a brave and
actire cavalier oflloer, reoriTed a mortal wound in
the fight at Bramdene, near Alresford, in Hants,
S9th March. 1644, and tL the 8th April ensuing.
His lordship m. Jane, daughter of Sir Williara
Sandys, Knt, of Muserden, In the county of Okra-
eester, and had issue,
H bw"t,"' } ^^ "^ leventh baioos.
Miles, died A p.
EDwnr, eighth baron,
y- Hester, m. to Humphrey Noy, Esq., son of
/ WIBhun, Noy, Esq., attorney-general to
> King CHARX.X8 I.
Alathea, m. to Francis Ooston, Esq., of
Alderidge. in the county of Southampton.
Mary, m. to Dr. Henry Savage* principal of
BaHol College^ Oxford.
Jane, m. to John Harris, Esq., of Old Wood-
stock, In the county of Oxford.
Ma^aret. m. to Sir John MHI. Bart, ancestor
of the present Sir Charles Mill, Bart
Margery, m. to Sir Edmund Portcscue, Bart,
of FaUowfleld, in the county of Devon.
Lord Sandys was «. by his ddest son,
WILLIAM SANDYS, sfacth baron, summoned
to parliament on 8th May, 1881. This nobleman m.
Lady Mary Cecil, daughter of WIRtam, fnd Earl of
464
SAN
SalisbHry, but dled«.^ In 1608; During the time
of thb lord, about the year 1864» the ancient fiunily
mansion of the Yihs, erected by the first baron, in
the reign of HmrnT YIIL, was either sold, or it
passed by focfeitnze or eompositian, to Chdloner
Chute, Esq., M. P. for Middlesex, in 1606. Lord
Sandys was «. by his brother,
HENRY SANDYS, seventh baion, summoned
to parliament Arom 6th March, 1679, to 21st March,
1680; at whose decease «. jp. the title devolved upon
hisbrother»
EDWYN SANDYS, eighth banm, but never
sumoMmed to parliament. This nobleman d. with-
out issue about the year ITOOr when his estates de-
v<rived upon his sisters, as co-heirs, (refer to issue of
the fifth lord,) and the Babowy or SAWDYa, iifihe
Fine, feU into abkyawcb amongst those ladies, as
it still continues with their representatives.
Anna.-- Ar. a cross zagulya sa.
SANDYS -^ BARONS SANDYS, OF
• OMBERSLEY.
By Letters Patent, dated Wth December, 1743.
Xincage.
This fismily of Sawdyb, which does not appear
any branch of the Lords Sandys, of the Vinc.
was originally seated at St Bees, in Cumberland.
"ne Right Ravereitd
EDWIN SANDYS. Archbishop of York, d. in
1A08, leaving, with other issue,
SAMUEL SANDYS, Esq., hU grace^s eldest son.
who inherited the manor of Ombersley, in Worces-
tershire, and served the office of ahaift for that
county, temp. James I. From this gentleman
lineally descended
SAMUEL SANDYS, Esq., who was elevated to
the peerage by King Oborob II.« 90th December,
1743, as Baroit Sawdyb. op Ombbb8LBY, having
previously filled the office of chancrilor of the ex-
chequer, and held other high and important situ-
ations. His lordship, after his elevation to the
peerage, was made speaker of theHouse of Lords.
He «N. Letitia, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping.
Bart, of Wheatfldd, tai the county of Oxford, (by
Anne, his wilie, daughter, and eventually heir of
Thomas Cheek, Esq.. of Pyrgo^ in Essex, by
Letitia, daughter and heir of th4 Hon. Edward
Russell, brother to William, first DUkeof Bedford,)
and had issue, , 1 ;
EowiB, his tueoanor. a ^ ^1
5;^} both* young. ; .
Martin, a colonel in the army, m. Maryr
daughter of William TrumbuU, Esq., son
of Sir William Trumbull, secretary of stnte,
temp. William III., by Mary, one of tho
daughters and co-heirs of Montagu. Via-
count BlundeO, in Ireland. Colond Saadya
had issue,
WUliaaB.
Edward.
Mary, who m. in 1786, Arthur Hill,
Marquess of Downshire, in Irdand*
and was created in 1802, BARoirBss
SAU
SAV
byth*
SA»ttT«» ^Omftorifay. with
lo hit moandaodjonagt
Cokmel Sandyi d. in 1760.
WilHam. dL in 1740.
John, d. in 176&
Hairy, d. in 1737*
Letitia.
Anask m. to Chilstophtt Betbd!, Eiq.
Cmtherine, d. young;
Hii loidahip d. in 1770V and wm c. by his tldat
EDWIN SANDYS, iecood httOQ, who m. in
ITflB, AnBA^Maria, diughter of Jamei Colebrooiu,
Biq., and widow of Paine King, Esq., of lindiainp-
■t«i>Abbey, in Northamptonshira, but died «. jk in
1797, whan hie eitatei devolyed upon his stoter,
Jfory, MABOHJoxaaa or DowwaBiRC, and tlie
Baaony or SAifOva, ^ Omberde^, became bx-
TiircT.
AaM8.^-Or. a fane danoetta betw. thzee cioiB
crosilets fltchte, gules.
SAUNDERSON— BARON SAUNDER-
SON, OF SAXEBY,
VISCOUNT CASTLE-
TON, EARL OF CAS.
TLETON.
Barony,
Viscoantyi
Barldoni;
Patent, J^ jy^
Xincaiif.
NICHOLAS SAUNDERSON, ESQ., was Sh».
riff of Linoolnahire, in the 34th Elisabeth, and he
was afterwards created Viscount Cabtlbtow, in
the peerage of Irdaod. He m. Winifred, daughter
and heir of John HuUof, Esq., of Boetoo, in the
county of Lincoln, and luki issua>
NiCBoi.Aa, his suoccsMW.
William <Slr), who wrote the History of
Mary, QuasB of Soots* King James* and
Charles L
His lordship was suoeeeded by his secoiid son,
NICHOLAS SAUNDERSON, Viscount Castle-
ton, in Ireland. This nobleman m. Frances,
daughter of Sir Oeotge Manners, of Haddon* and his
grandson,
JAMBS SAUNDERSON, Viscount Caatleton,
in Ireland, was created a peer of England, in 1714,
af Babob Saobobbsob, ^f BaHg, in the county
of Lincoln. In 1716, he was made Vucoubt Cab-
Tj.jiToif , <t^ Sandtedk, in the county ol York, and
in 1780, Eabi. or Cabtx«btob. His lordship d.
without Buda issue, in 17S3» when ai^i* bis bo-
KODBa became bxtibot, and his great estate de-
volved, by will, upon Thoaias Lumley« third Earl
of Scarborou^, (grandtethcr of the present earl,)
who thenupon assumed, by act of parliament, the
additional surname of *< Saundanon."
Abmb.— Paley of Six ar. and ai. over aU a bend
SAVAGE — VISCOUNTS SAVAGE,
VISCOUNTS COLCHES.
TER, EARL RIVERS.
Viscounty of
Savage,
Viscounty of
Colcheiter*
Earldom,
by Letters
Patent,
•
6th November, 16S6.
AthJuly, 1621.
4th Nov«nbar,
Of this family, whose cbiai teat, for many gtot%
rations, had been at t^ Castlb or Fboi>8haii,
in Cheshire, and partly at another house, more
recently erected, at Clutob, on the opposite side
of the xivcr. caUed Rock Savaob, was
SIR JOHN SAVAGE, one of the mlhssimli of
Henry, Earl of Richmond, who» by the victory of
BoswoRTB, placed the crown on that nobleman's
head, as Hbbby VII. Sir John Savage was after-
wards in the wars of France, and Call at the siege of
B01.01NB. He was «. by his son,
SIR JOHN SAVAGE. Knt., who fa. Elisabeth,
daughter of Charles Somerset, the flist Earl of
Worcester, and was «. by another
SIR JOHN SAVAGE, Knt, who m. Lady Elisa-
beth Manners, daughter of Thomas, first Earl of
Rutland, and had two sons, JohA and Thomas.
The younger,
SIR THOMAS SAVAGE, Knt, was the nine-
teenth advai\ced to the rank of baronet, upon the
institution of that order. He m. Elisabeth, eldest
daughter, and eventually co-heir of TAoaaes, Loan
Dabcy, <(f CMcAs/ whkh Lord Darcy was cr«ated,
on the 5th July, 16il, Viscount Colchbstbb,
and devated, on the 4th November, 1626, tp the
^gnityof Eabi. RivBBa, both honours to revert,^
In default of male issue, to his son-in-law. Sir
Thomas Savage, and. his heirs mal^ who was him-
self created, in two days afterwards, Viscoukt
Savaob, </ Hoc* Satagt, in the county of Chester^
Lord Savage had issue by the Lady EUsabeU^
Darcy, seven sons and six dau^ters, via. :
JoBB, his succwsor.
Thomas, m. Elisabeth, danghtsr and co-heir
of William Whitmore, Esq., of Lsighton»
In Chediire, and hadisnie*
Daivy, who succeeded at LcAghton* and
left a daughter,
Bbidobt Savaob, who nu Sir Tho-
mas Mostyn.
Elisabeth, m. to Mazmaduke, Lord Lang-
Francis.
William.
James.
Richard,
Charles, left a da«|ghter,
Mary Savage, who m. Jeremy Thocesby,
•f Leeds, and left two daughterst
Elisabeth.
Mary.
Jane, m. to John, Marquem of Winchester. - <
Dorothy, m. to Charles, Viscount Andover.
EUsabeth, m, to Sir John ThimUeby, Knt, of
Imham, in Lincolnshire. ^
30 '46ft
SAV
SAV
Aiiiie> m. to Robert, kmi and hdr of Thonutt*
Lord BrudeoeU, aftenrarda Earl of Car-
digan.
Catherine, a nun at Dunkirk.
Henrietta-Maria, m. to Ralph Sheldon, Eiq.,
of Beoley.
His lordship d. in 1035, and waa «. by hit eldest son,
JOHN SAVAGE, second Viscount Savage, who
•ucoeeded his maternal grandfather in 1630, as
ViacouMT C0LCHB8TBR, and Earl Rivsrb. His
lordship IN. first, Catherine, daughter of William
Parker, Lord Horley and Honteagle, and had Issue,
T BOM Aft, his successor.
John, died «. p,
Ricbaxd, who m. , daughter and heir of
— — Bridget Esq., of Traford, and left a
JoHir, who inherited as fifth carl.
Sriiiabeth, m. to WilUan, Lord Petre.
Jane, m. first, to George, Lord Chandos, se-
condly, to Sir William Sidley, Bart., and
thirdly, to George Pitt, Esq., of Strathfleld-
aaye, in Hampshire. By her last husband
faer ladyship left a son,
GxoROB Pitt, Esq., of Strathfieldsaye.
If .P. for the county of Hants, whoae
grandson,
Gborob Pitt, Esq., was created, in
1770, Baron Rivbrs, of Strath-
JleUsttite (see Burke^s Peerage and
Baronetage).
Catherine, m. to Charles Sidley, Esq., brother
ofSirWiUlam.
Mary, m. to Henry KlUegrew, Esq., groom of
the bed-chamber to James, Duke of York.
Frances, d. young.
The earl espoused, secondly, Mary, daughter of
Thomas Ogle, Esq., of South Dlssington, in Nor-
thumberland, and lu|d one son,
Peter.
His knrdihip d, 10th October, 10M, and was «. by his
eldest son,
THOMAS SAVAGE, third Earl Rivers, who be-
came, in 1888, in right of his mother, heir of one
moiety of the Baronies of Morley, Mounteagle, and
MarahaL His lordship m. first, Elisabeth, natural
daughter of Emanuel Scroope, East of Sunderland,
(which lady, with her sisters, Mary, MarchUmeM 0/
WinOietter, and Arabblla, wife of John Grub-
ham Howe, Esq., eventually succeeded to the an-
cient inheritance of the Scroopes,) by whom he had
latoe,
Thomab, Lord CakhMUr, who m. Lady Char-
lotte Stanley, daughter of Charles, Earl of
Derby, and dying before his father, left an
only daughter,
Chailotte, who d, anmairied*
RiCBARp, hM saooeasor.
BHsabeth.
Annabella, m. to Sir Erasmus Norwich, of
Brampton, in the county of Nortbampton,
and died «. ji.
The eart espoused, secondly. Lady AnAcMa Lind-
sey, daughter of Robert Bertie, Barl of LIndsey,
but had no iasuA He A in 1604, and was e. by his
only surviving son,
488
RICHARD SAVAGE, fourth Barl Riven. This
nobleman espoused Pendkipe, daughter of John
Downes, Esq., of Wardley, in Lancashire, by whom
he had surviving issue,
Besscy, m. first, to the Earl of Rochford, and
secondly, to the Rev. Mr. Carter.
■ m. to James, Earl of Barrymore', in
Ireland, and left an only daughter,
Penelope, who fN. Mi^or-General James
Cholmondeley.
His lordship, who was an eminent soldier snd
statesman In the reigns of William III. and Queen
Anne, d. In 1719, when his honours passed to his
kinsman, (revert to Richard, third son of John,
second Viscount Savage,)
JOHN SAVAGE, Esq., as fifth Earl Rivers, at
whoae decease unmarried, the Vibcounty of Sa-
VAOR, the Viscounty of Colchrbtbr, and the
Earldom of Rivbrb, became bxtinct.
Arms.— Ar. Six lions rampant (three, two and
one)sa.
SAVAGE — COUNTESS OF RIVERS.
By Letters Patent, dated 81st April, 1641.
Xincase.
LADV ELIZABETH SAVAGE, daughter of
Thomas Darcy, Lord Darcy, of Chiche, and Earl
R1VBR8, and widow of Thomas Savage, first Via-
couNT Savaob, qfRoek Savage, wascrcaied on Slst
April, 1641, C0UNTB88 OF Rivbrb, fbr H/Ib, Her
ladyship d, in 1600, when the title became of coune,
BXTINCT.
SAVILE-.BARONS SAVILE> EARLS
OF SUSSEX.
Barony,
Earldom
./ P
Letters r Slst July, 168&
Patent, 1 25th May, 1644.
ICittcagt. '
The family ot Satilb is of great antiquity hi
the north of England.
In the reign of Edward III.,
SIR JOHN SAVILEr Knt., of Eland, in York-
shire, was constituted escheativ for the counties of
Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmorland :
and in the next reign was sheriff of Yorkshire, and
governor of the castle of York.
In the Snd Hbnrt V.,
THOMAS SAVILE, of Thonihm, fai the county
of York, being at that time one of the esquires to
Edward, Duke of York, was, in eonsldcntion of
his good services, made forester of that prlncafa
chase and pailc at Aryngden, In the same shlteb
From this Thomas, descended
SIR HENRY SAVILE, of ThomhiU, K.B.,
temp. KUt§r Hbwry VIII., who by , daughter
and co-heir of Thomaa Southell, Eaq., of Southeil,
had a son and heir, Edward, an idloc He had
also, by a concubtaie, named Barkaton, another aon,
SIR ROBERT SAVILE, atUu BARK6TON,
KnL, who, in the 15th Bliaabeth, aerved tbeoflk*
ofsherifffnr the county of Lineoln. Heia. »
sister of John, Lord Huasey* and widow of Sir
Richard Thlmdby ; and was «. by hia son,
8AV
BAV
SIR JOHN SAVILB, Knt, of Howtoy, in York
■hire, stamiiT f6r Lincolnshire, in the 3ind EUsar
beth« and member of parliament for the county of
York, temp. KUtf Jambs I. and King Chablbb
I. He waa Mkewiie high-ateward for the honour
of Pootefract; and waa elevated to the peerage,
hy lettera patent, dated 21st July, 16B8, as Baron
Savilb, <(f Pont^fract. His lordship was, subae^
quently, sworn of the privy council, and appointed
comptroller of the houaehold. Lord S«vile m. first,
Catherine, daughter of Lord Willoughby, of Par-
ham, but had no issue. He espoused, secondly,
Elisabeth, daughter of Sir Edward Carey, Knt.,
and had issue,
Henry, who m. Hden, daughter and co-heir
of William Ogelthorpe, Esq.. and d. before
his father, leaving a son,
JoBN, who d. also before Lord Savile.
Edward, m. Anne, daughter and heir of
Richard Tolson, Esq., of Cumberland, but
died«.|».
Thomas (Sir), who «. to the peanga.
?J**^' "Id. unmarried.
Edmund, J
Catherine, m. to Sir Thomas Bland, of Kip|wx
Park, in Yorlcshire.
Anne^ fN. to Piers Leigh, son and heir of Sir
Piers Leigh, of Lime.
EliaabeCh, m. first, to Alveray Cooper, Esq.,
of Batley, in Yorkshire, and secondly, to
Richard Banks, Esq.
Frances, m. to the Rev. Thomas Bradley,
D.D., rector of Castelford, in the county of
York.
His lordship d. in 1680, and was 9. by hia eldest sur-
viving son,
SIR THOMAS S A VILE. Knt., second Banm
Savile. This noUoman was created Viscount Savile,
of Castlebar, in the peerage of Ireland. His lord-
ship was comptroller of the household, and attend-
ing King Charlbs I. at Oxford, was advanced,
by letters patent, dated 85th Hay, 1644, to the dig-
nity of Eari. or EssBX. During the whole of the
civil wars he remained faithfuUy attached to the
Ibrtunes of his royal master, and his services
merited fully the honours he received. His lord-
ship m. first, Frances, daughter of Sir Michael
Sondes, Knt., of Throwley, in Kent, and widow
of Sir John Leveson, but had no issue. He es-
poused, secondly. Lady Anne VilUers, daughter of
Christopher. Earl of Anglesey, and eventually sole
hair of her brother, Charles, last Earl of Anglesey,
at the famUy of VilUers. By this huiy he had
iseue^
Jambs, Lord Savile, his successor.
Frances, m. to Francis, Lord Brudenel, son
and heir of Robert, Earl of Cardigan, by
whom she had issue,
Gborob, third Earl of Cardigan.
James.
Mary, m. to Richard, Visoount Molineuz,
ancestor of the Earls of Seflon.
Anne, m. first, to Sir Henry Belasyse, and
secondly, to Charles Lenox, Duke of
Richmond.
Frances, m, first, to Chades Levingston,
second Earl of Newbuigli, and
condly, to Richard, Lord Bellew.
His lordship d. in 1646, and was s. by his son,
JAMES SAVILE. second Earl of Sussex. This
nobleman m. Anne, daughter of Robert Wake, a
merchant at Antwerp, but dying without iaaue in
1671, the Earldom op Sussbx, and the minor
honours, became bxtinct, while his lordship's
estates devolved upon his only sister, Franeet, Lady
Brudbmbl.
Arms.— Ar. on a bend, sa. three owls of the first,
a crescent for dlfRsreooe.
SAVILE — VISCOUNTS HALIFAX,
EARLS OF HALIFAX,
MARQUESSES OF HALI-
FAX.
Viscounty, 1 . - f I3th January. 1688L
Marquisate,) '^«™'» (aSnd August, 1688.
Xtntagc.
The prindpal legitimatv branch of the Sayilb
family was lepiniwitol by
SIR GEORGE SAVILE. Bart, of Thonhill, in
the county of York, who m. Lady Mary Talbot,
daughter of George, Earl of Shrewsbury, and waa
iktherof
SIR GEORGE SAVILE. Bart* who eapoosed
Anne, daughter of Thomas, Lord Coventry, and
was «. by his son,
SIR GEORGE SAVILE, Bart, of Thomhill,
who, in consideration of his own and his father's
eminent services during the civil wars, was elevated
to the peerage by King Charles II., on 13th January,
1668, as Baron Saville, of Efayid, in tho county qf
York, and Viscoukt Halifax. In 1679, his lord-
ship waa crested Earl or Halifax, and MARQUBaa
OF Halifax, in 1688. He m. first. Lady Dorothy
Spencer, daughter of Henry, Earl of Sunderland,
and had issue,
Hbnry, who m. Esther, daughter and co-heir
of Charles de la Tour, Marquess of Gouver-
net, in France, and died «. p., in the time of
his father.
William, his successor.
George, fell at the siege of Buda, in 1688, and
di unmarried.
Anne, m. to John, Lord Vaughan.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Gertrude* daugb.
ter of Williami Pierrspoint, of Thoresby, second son
of Robert, first Earl of Kingston, by -whom he had
an only daughter,
Elieabbth, who m. Philip, eldest son of
Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield.
The Marquess of Halifax was lord privy seal, and
some time president of the ooimcil, temp. Charles
II. He was esteemed a statesman of the first grade.
Burnet characteriaes him "as a man of great and
ready wit ; full of life, and very pleasant, bat much
turned to satire : his imagination w^ too hard for
hia judgment: and a severe Jest took more with
him than all arguments whatenrer. He let his wit
run much on matters of religion, which got him the
reputation of a confirmed atheist & but he denied
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«AY
UkoocIi 1ie«oaldBot, n kc Mi4. d^ffMT
fc«i»MMiMftnlc*,«r mke tela his baU^ tkUtgt that
wmmU bmrtt Mm. Friflodthip ad nonttty wci«
topia with him; and ptmctiulHy and Jnatlee
rkjMeia hit private daaliiici. In rda-
tkm to tba public, ha «cntbacfcwaida and fcnvarda,
matA f|i^iij»ii adaa §o oltfli» thatt fca tha pfmrlmiwi,
■o ride would trart him.**
His kmiihip 4. in IflPS^ nd wat «w by hit aldert
wurrirragwoa,
WILLIAM SAVILE, aaoond Manpiaik This
nohlanan m, first, Eliaabath, dau^ter of Sir
Samuel Grimston, Bart., of Goramby, in tha eonnty
of Herts, and iist« and heir of Sir Haibottle Grim-
aton, by whoai he had to surriTe^ an only daugh-
tar,
Axwa, m. to Charlsr, third Eabl or AiLsa-
XURY.
Hia lordship espooiad, aaoondly. Lady Mary Ffawh,
daoffhter of Daniai, Earl of Kottii^ham, by Lndy
Essex Ridi. daughter and co-heir of RIchavd, Earl
of Warwick and Holland, and had, with two aons,
who both died young, three daughters, vis.
Dorothy, m. to Richard, Earl of BnrUvgtoa.
Mary, m, to SacfcTlle, Earl of ThanaL
Tha Marqneai 4. in 1700, when hia estates daroired
■pOD hto dangfatan, as oo4Mlrs» and all ma no>
jroiTBa beaame sxtiwct.
a bend sa, three owls of the first.
SAY— BAKONS SAY.
By Writ ot Summons, dated S6th July, 1S13»
7 Edward H.
Xfiu89t*
The first member of the ftaaily «r Sat
tloned by Sir WlUtam Dugdale, is
PICOT DE SAY, who, in the time of the Cow-
gunaoR, was one of the principal penona in the
eounty of Salop, under Roger da Montgomery,
Earl of Shrewsbury. Thenextis
INGELRAM DE SAY, one of the staonchest
adherenu of King Stxfhcw in his eontest with
the Bmpre$9 Maud, and made prisoner with that
monarch at the battle of Lincoln. Alter this gallant
and faithftil soldier, we come to
WILLIAM DE SAY, who mu Beatrix, the di-
vorced wife of Hogh Tklbot, and daughter of
CSeoflbry de MaDdeviUa^ Earl of Essex, by whom
hehadtasue,
William, who d. hi the life-time of his ftther,
tearing two daughters, tIx.
Beatrix, who fN. GeoAey Fita-Piari, and
ftom whom descended the Fita-Pler^s,
who subsequently suceeeded to the
Earldom of Essex.
Maud, «u to William deBodand.
GaOVVBBT.
The second son,
GEOFFREY DE SAY, was one of the baraaa
chosen to proceed with WUUam de Longchamp,
Bidiop of Ely, Chancallor of Enghmd, with the
covenanted ransom of seventy thousand marks of
of MdniL
... at length heir, of Walkdiae Maminoti
and dymg in U14, was «. by his son,
GEOFFREY DE SAY, who, in the Ifith John,
paid fimr hundred marks to the king Ite livery of the
lands of hb faiherltMca both by ftther and moth*.
In the next ycv this GeoAey was in emu with tha
other baraaa a^sinst tha king, and was one of the
TwairTT*rnni appointed to enfianoe theobeervanea
of Maova Chabta. Hialandsintheooimtimof
Northampton, Cembri4ge, Eescx, Herts, Nornlkf
Suflblk, and Lincoln, were in consequence sciaad*
and given to Peter deCioUm; but rctnmiBg to hit
allegiance in the next reign he had fuH lestiiytioau
and on levying the scutago of Monpanary, 8th
Henry IIL, answered for forty-two knights' ftes.
He m. Alice, daughter and co-hair of John de Chey«
ney, and d. hi U30 was «. by hisaon,
WILLIAM DE SAY, who, in the 44th Henry
IIL, was constituted goiesnot of tha castle at
r, but being afterwards at tha battle of
on the side of the kiag, he fiedfkom the
fidd on the defimt of the royalists. He A in IS72,
and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE SAY. This feudal lord had
summons, with other great men, in the 9Snd Ed-
werd II., to adviae with the kiag upon the most
important aflUrs of the realm t and he had subse-
quently a military eunanone to match Into Gaa>
cony. He A in im^ and wass. by his son,
GEOFFREY DE SAY, then only Ibarteen years
of age, whoae wardahip was given to William de
Leybume, in order that he mi^ marry Idonea,
daughter of the said William. In theMth Edward
III. he had Uvery of hia hmds upon doii« Ma
homage; and was in tha expedition made at that
period teto Scotland. In the 7th of Edward IL he
waa snnunoned to parliament as a aABon, and
thenceforward to the 14th of the same reign. Hia
lordship m, Idonaede Leybume, and d. in UH^
«. by his son,
GEOFFREY DE SAY, seoond baron,
making pcoof of his age, 19th Edward IL,
Uvcry of his lands, and was suBononed to
Ikom 85th February, ia4S, to 10th July, ISBSL
In the (tth of Edward IIL he <Atained the kl^a
charter for free warren te ail his demesne hmda
within his kmtahips of Greenwich, Deptlbrd, &c.»
and in two yean aftcrwarda he was constituted
adndrsl of the Ung^s fleet, from the aaouth of the
Thamea weatwards, in which aerviceb bealdm him-
eeif then a banneret, he had of his retinae, Ibuv
knights, twenty men at anas* and three ardien.
From this period Lord Say was constantly employed
in the wars of France and Flanders, and deported
himself with great gaUantry. His tardsiilp m.
Maud, daughter of Guy de Bean^hamp, Earl of
Warwick, and had issue,
Wiu.rAa, hiaancceaeor.
Idooea, who m. Sir John CUnton, Knt., d
Mantoeh, in tha county of Warwick, third
Babow CuaTow, and to this
•' RoBanr, peeaent LerdCHwlsw, Is
heir.
Elisabeth, m. to Thomas de Aldone.
Joane^ mu first* toSIr WtUiam Fianai, and her
SCA
9CA
gtaanOMu, JAkBfl Fntlwt, wu nitunoiied
to parliament liy King Han by VI., aa Ba-
BOM Sav and Smh^, a dignity still extant.
Joane Say etpoiuedy aeeondly* Stephen de
ValoiQflB.
Lord Say 4. in 1809, and waa «. by hU soii>
. WILLIAM DE SAY, thixd baron, enmniOBed
to parliament Crom 14th Auguetr 136B, to 4th Octo-
ber, 1973. This nobleman «w *, by fab fon,
JOHN DE SAY, fourth baran, who d. in mi-
nority, a waird to the king, in UHB, leavteg his
. ELIZABETH DB SAY, Us befar. This hMly
espooaed, first. Sir John de Falyesley, who was
euflUDoned to parUamoBt as ft sABoit, (see Fahres-
ley,) and secondly. Sir William Heron, also sum-
moned to parliament^ ae a baron, (see Heron,) but d.
without Issue in 1309, leaying the descendants of
her auBte, InonsA, Lad^ CHnion, and Joahx,
Lad^ Fienet, {retm to issue of aeeond baron,) her
h^rs, amongst whose representatiyes the Barony
or Say has continued flrom that period to the pio-
sent in absyawcb.
ABM8.— <2uarterly dr, and gu.
SCALES— BARONS SCALES.
By Wilt of Summons, dated 6th Pebnury, 1189,
S7 Edward I.
Of this name and fianity, /andently written 1S»-
atefars and Sestev,) the first Aoorded ie
HUGH DE SCALERS, who, in the time of King
Stephen, was Lord of Berkfaeinsted, in the ooonty
of Eases. This feodal lord gave to the monks of
Lewes, tlM chuiches of WitUaD, Wadoaok Rutho-
naUe, and Berkhamated, by a deed sealed with the
luiptession of an armed man, standing on his left
foot, and putting hie right on the step of a ladder,
with his hands on the aame, aa if he were dimbing
->«round which waa the inscription- " Slgillnm
Hugonia de Scaiefils.'* This Hi«h waa «. by hia
HENRY DB SCALERS, who, in the ISth Henry
IL, upon theasesssment in aid, than lOyied Itor the
marriage portion of the King's danghter, certified
his knighto' fees to be fifteao, for which he paid
tfaesumof jBiaacSri. Henry wae a, by his son,
HUGH DB SCALERS, who wae «r byhia son,
another
HENRY DE SCALERS. This feudal lord,
making a jouney to Jemaalem, died there, and
waa «> by his brother,
OEFFERY DE SCALERS, who d. in the 51st
Henry III., aiid of thia brandi of the ftmily, no-
thing ftnther ia known we theniore torn to
another: that founded by
STEPHEN DE SCALERS, nephew of Hugh,
first Lord of Berkhamsied. To this Stephen,
11L, itpoa thetioBectkai of the idtatage of Mont-
gomerie, this Richard wae acquitted Sat bia fifteen
knights' fees, haying been, aa it seems, in that ser-
Yice. He died In seyen years afterwards, leaving
an only daughter and heiress,
Luda, who mairiod Baidwim Fiayill, yfiaek
Baldwin had obtained the lady in ward, ia
consideration of two Inmdred marks paid to
the crown.
Thus terminated anotiier branch of ttMt fiBBiily»
Of thaeaasohouaeywaa *
JOHN DE SCALES, SherifT of CambrldgeAix«
end Huntii^donahire, In 1948 and ISODi but we
proceed with the pikicipai wimaining brasich,
ROBERT DE SCALES, who, in the 96th
Henry IIL, paid a fine of £10 to the king, to be
eaempted from aerving in tiie ware of Gaacony, at
that time. He tf. in 1966, leaving twoaona,
William, who became a caoanac BlKkbaigb*
in the eounty of Nociolib
Andhtohdr,
ROBERT DE SCALES. Tbia fimdal Idtd,
having dlettaiguished hhnaelf in aims, troth hi 9oot»
land and Fiance, In the reign of Edward L was sum^
moned to parUament aa Baboh Scalbb, by that
monarch, from 6th February, 1999, to 99tad Jenu-
ary, 13O0!« and dying in the latter y«ar, wae «. by hie
ROBERT DB SCALES, aeoond
moned to parljamsnt, ftou 3rd November, 1906, to
14th March, 1989. Thia nofeAaman, in the 34th
Edward I., being made a Knlgbtof the Bath, with
Frince Edward and aeveral others, attonded him
in the expedition made, at that time, into Scot-
land. Hislordship m. Bgelina, dangfatat of Hu^
deCourlanay, and sister of Hu^ Eail of Devon,
andd. in 1389, wass. by his son,
ROBERT DE SCALES, third baroil, then ia
minority, for whose guardianship. Ids molber paid
a fine of two hundred marka to the Idng. Hlskm]^
aidp attaAned hie minority in the7th of Edward III.,
and la two years aflerwaids, we find him in the
expedition made into ScoUaad, in tile letimie of
William de Ullbid. He wm again in Scethuid the
enening year, and in the 19th of the same reign,
lie attended the king into Fhmdan. Fiom this
period, until the 30th of Bdwisd, he was atanoet
unremittiagly engaged in FranoOi His tordsliip Mb
Catherine^ sister and co-heir of William de Uflbrd*
Barl of Snflbik, and had issno,
Roonn, his succeaeor.
Margaret, m. to Sir Robert Howard, aad had
WILLIAM DE SCALERS, who d. hi the 9th of
King John, and wasc. by his son,
. RICHARD DB SCALERS, la the fth of Henry
Sir John Howard, who had a sob.
Sir Jolm Howard, who dying in the
liiB-timo of his father, left a dangh-
tor,
EUaateth, sole helieas of her
grandistheri tlds ladym. John
de Vere, Earl of Oxlbrd.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Roger de Fclbrigg, and
had issue.
Sir Simon de FeHir^, who m. BUigaret,
daughter and heireaa of the Duke of
Silesia, end left an ealy daughter aad
SCA
SCH
Aliiu. m. Sir William Tyndtl, of
Dean* in the county <k North-
ampton { grandfather of Sir Wil-
liam Tyndal, K.B.f temp. Henry
VII.
Lord Scalei* who had lummona to parliament,
fkom Sftth February. 134S, to 6th April, ias&» died
in the latter year, and was «. by hli ton,
ROGER DE SCALES, fourth baron, summoned to'
parUament, fhmi S8th December, ia7A» to ard Sep-
tember, 138Sw This nobleman was in the expedition
made into Praaoe, in the 46th of Edward III. ; and
npon the lireaking out of the Insurrection under
Jack Straw, temp. Richard II., his lordship was
one of those eminent persons whom the Insurgents
eeiaed, and compelled to march along with them.
In the 5th of the same rrign. Lord Scales, by an
inquisition, was found to be one of the oo>heirs to
WillUm de U flbrd. Earl of Suflblk. His lordship
m, Joane, daughter and heiress of Sir John de
Northwode, and dying in 1386, was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE SCALES, fifth baron, summoned
to parliament, tmtu SOth Norember, U06, to 9nl
October, 1400. His lordship, at his accession to the
dignity, was in his fimrteenth year. In the first
year of Henry lY., Lord Scales was one of the lords
in parliament, that voted for the sate custody of
the late King Ricbaxd II., and he embarked soon
•fterwards, in the expedition made into Aquitaine.
His lordship m. Eliabeth, daughter of William,
I<ord Bardolf, by whom, (who m., after his
Sir Henry Perde, of Athol,) he had isfue,
RoBBBT, Iguccessire Lords.
Thomas, }
He d. in 1409, and was «. by his eider son«
ROBERT DE SCALES, 6th baron, but
summoned to parliament. This nobleman dying
onmarrled, m I4I8, was «. by his brother,
THOMAS DE SCALES, seventh baron, sum-
moned to parliament, from ISth January, 1445, to
9th October, 1409. This nobleman attained high
military renown, in the reign of Henry V. and
Henry VL In 1436, upon the death of John Plan-
tagenet, Duke of Bedford, the Normans rebdling,
this Lord Scales was sent out with othev* against
them; when slaying many of the rebels, and de-
stroying some of the towns and Tillages, the coun-
try was reduced to obedience. For this especial
•errice, he obtained from the crown, a grant of
£100 per annum, for life. In the 81st of Henry VI.,
his lordship was constituted one of the ambassadors
then deputed to France, for the purpose of nego-
tiating a peace. In the 88th of the same reign, we
find Lord Scales in arms against Jack Cade ; and
in the subsequent conflicts between the Houses of
York and Lancaster, he remained erer fkithful to
King Henry VI. His lordship m. Emma, daughter
of John Whalesborough, and had issue,
Thomas, whotf. in his father's life-time.
Elisabeth, m. flrst, to Henry Bourchier, second
son of Henry, Earl of Essex, who died «. p,,
and secondly, to Anthony, son and heir of
Richard Wldvile, Earl of Rivers, who was
summoned to parliament in her right, as
Lord Scales, but afterwards succeeded to
the Earldom of Rivers- and was beheaded
470
In 14e3-Lady Scales died pnvkwsly, with.
out issue.
Lord Scales, is said by Story, to have been mur-
dered, on the 85th July, 1400, but Dugdale merrty
says, that he departed this Ufa After his lordship'^
decease, the second husband of Elisabeth, his only
daughter and heiress, Anthony Widvile, was sum-
moned to parliament, as Lord Scales, and upon the
death of the said Elisabeth, without issue, the Ba»
BONY OP ScALxa fsU loto ABBTARCB, betwesn the
desoendanU of Margaret, Lady Howard, and Elisa*
both. Lady Felbrigg, (refer to issue of Robert, third
baron,) as it stiU continues with thdr representa-
tives.
The noMe fkmily of Scales resided for many geno'
rations, ia great splendour and power, at the castle
of Middleton, near Lyntkt lA itm county of Nor-
folk.
Abms.— 4}u. six escallop shells ar, threes tuot
SCHOMBERO — DUKES OF SCOltf.
BERG.
By Letters Patent, dated 10th April, 1688.
Xiiuagc.
JOHN MEINHARDT SCONBERG, or SCOM-
BERG, of an andent and noble family in Germany,
m. Anne, daughter of JSdward Sutton, Lord Dudley,
and was father of
FREDERICK SCOMBERG, a military ofllcer
of high reputation. This eminent person com-
menced his gallant career in the service of the
States General { he was afterwards in Portugal,
where he commanded the Portuguese army against
the Spaniards, and in 1668, achieved by arms, the
full recognition of the right of the House of Bra-
ganaa to the crown of PortugaL We next find
him in the service of France, and raised to the high
military rank of marshal in that kingdom. In 16H8,
he accompanied the Prince of Orange into Eng-
land, and when His Highness obtained the soeptre
as William III., was elevated to the peerage, by let-
ters patent, dated 10th April, 1689, as Baron TVyer,
and Sari of Bren^fitrd, in the county of Middlesex,
Marqu4$9 qf Hartpieh, and Dukb or Scombbbo,
all in remainder to his second surviving son,
Charles, and his issue male; failure ot whidi, to
his ddest surviving son, Meinhardt, and his male
descendants. His grace espoused, first, Johanna-
Elisabetha, the daughter of his paternal unde, and
had issue*
Frederick, who resided in Germany.
Mbinbabot, who was created in the peengia
of Ireland, in 1690-1, Baron qf Tarragh,
Earl qf Bangor, and Dukb op Lbinstbb.
Otto, who feU at the siege of Valendennes.
Henry, d. at Brussels^
Chablbs, successor to the honoun, under the
patent.
The duke m. secondly, Susanna, daughter of Count
Anmale de Harcourt, in France, but had no issue.
His grace, who, with his other honours, was a
Knight of the Garter, fell at the Boyhb» In IdOO,
8CB
SCO
ngti M. ttid WW baiied at St Patrick's, DubUn,
with the following iiueriptioih—
*< Undemeath, lies the body of Frederick, Duke
oi Schomberg, slaiii at the battle of the Boyne, in
the year leOO. The dean and cliaptcr of thii church,
again and again besought the heirs of the duke,
to cause some monument to be here erected to his
memory. But when after many entreaties by let-
ters and friends, they found they could not obtain
their request, they themselves placed this stone;
only that the indignant reader may know where
die ashes of Schomberg are deposited.
" Thus did the fiune only of his virtue obtain
more for him from strangers, than nearness of blood
flrom his own family.**
His grace was «. according to the limitation by
his son,
CHARLES SCOHBERO, second duke, whodyhig,
unmarried, of a wound, received at the battle of
Marsaglia, in Piedmont, anno laKS, was «. by his
elder brother,
liEINHARDT SCOMBERO. Duke of Leinster,
in Ireland, as third Duke of Scomberg. This no-
bleman m. Charlotte, daughter of Charles-Lewis,
Elector Palatine, and had issue,
Charles, Marquess of Harwich, Colonel of
Horse, who d. in his father's life-timej anno
1713, ». p.
Mary, m. to Cotut Dagenfieldt
Caroline, d. unmarried.
Frederica, m. first, to Robert Darcy, Earl of
Holdemcss i and secondly, to Benjamin
Mildmay. Earl Fits-Walter, and d. in I7fil.
His grace, who like his fsther was a military man
of high reputation, died in 1719, when, for want of
an heir male, all mis honours became bxtinct.
Arms.— Ar. an inescutcheon, s. surmounted by
an escarbunde of eight rays, or.
6CHULENBERO — DUCHESS OF
KENDAL.
By Letters Patent, dated 30th April, 1719.
ERANOARD MELOSINE SCHULENBERO,
a German lady, mistress to King George I., was cre-
ated, in 1716, a peeress of Ireland, as Baroness of
Dundalk, Countess and Marchioness of Dungan-
non, and Duchess of Munster. In 1719, her lady--
ship was enrolled amongst the nobility of Great
Britain, in the dignities of Baroness Glastonbury,
in the county of Somerset, Countess of Feversham,
and DucHsaa or Ksitdal, fktr li/^. She was after-
wards advanced to the rank of Piinoen of Eber-
atein, in the Germanic empira
Her grace died in 1743, when all umn HovoinM
became bxtihct.
Abmb.— Quarterly t first and fourth or. a lamb
passant in fiesse quartered gu. and ar. easlgned on
its head with three standards of the second ; second
and third, ar. three eagles' legs couped at the thigh
gu. And as a princess of the empire, in a shield
surtont Jupiter, a lion rampant^ lund« imperially
crowned ppr.
SCHULENBERO — COUNTESS OP
WAIiSINGHAM.
By Letters Patent, dated 7th April, 1722.
ICiiuagt.
MELESINA DE SCHULENBERG, natural
daughter of King Gkorob I., was derated to the
peerage of England, by letters patent, dated 7th
April, 1722, as Baroness qf Aldborough,in the county
of SH/folk, and Count Bsa or Wai.sinoham, both
dignities /br Hfe only. Her ladyship m. Philip Stan-
hope, the celebrated Eari. or Chb8txrpzbi.d, but
died in 1776, without issue, when her honours be-
came bztinct.
Arms.— In a losenge to coats quarterly ; first and
fourth, or. a lamb passant in fesse, quartered,
gules and ar. ensigned on the head with three stan-
dards of the second ; second and third quarter, arg.
three eagles' l^s couped at the thigh, gules.
SCOT— EARL OF CHESTER.
By Inheritance, anno 1231.
ICincagt.
T7te Ijady
MAUD DE MESCHINES, eldest daughter of
Hugh, (sumamed Keveliok,) third Earl of Chester,
espoused David, Earl of Huntingdon, brother of
William the Litm, King of Scotland, and had with
four daughters, (see Meschines, Earls of Chester,)
an only son,
JOHN LE SCOT, who, upon the demise of his
uncle, in 1231, (his mother halving died previously,)
Ranulph de Meschines, (sumamed Blundevil,)
fourth Earl op CHxarxm, without issue, sue*
ceeded to the whole Palatine of Chbstxr, and
became* in consequence, barl of that county*
This nobleman carried the sword, called Curtemat
at the marriage of King Henry III., anno 1236 1
and Seldon, in hia Titles of Honour, says, that hia
lordship then bore the express designation of
** Earl Palatinb ;" observing, that until the time
of the second Henry he had never found " paj^«
tins" so applied. In the same year his lordship
assumed the crow, but it is doubtlUl whether he
ever set out for the Holy Land or not. He d. in
UM4, by poiaon, suspected to have been adminis*
tared by his wife, Helen, daughter of Llewellin,
Prince of North Wales; and leaving no issue, the
Earlooh op CHBaTBR waa annexed to the crown
for ever (in 1246) t *' Ne tarn frtedara dominoHc
inter coioe fmnkmarum dMdi contingeret /~— <« Lest
so fair a dominion should be divided amongst wo-
men:" the khag bestowing upon the deceaaed
lord's sisters other tands insteadi
ARxa.— Or. three piles gu.
SCOTLAND, KINGS OF— EARLS OP
HUNTINGDON.
See St. Lis, Earls of Huntingdon.
471
8CR
KR
SCROPE — BARONS 6CROPE, OP
BOLTON, BARIi OF SUN-
DERLAND.
Banmy» by Writ of Summons, datad 8th January,
1371. 44 Edward III.
Saildom, by Uttan Patant. dated 19th Juaa^ l(tt7.
Xincagir.
In tha 12th of Hanry IL, upon tha aid laviad for
marrying tha king's daughter,
ROBGRT DE SCRUPE was one of the feudal
barops required to make a return of his knights'
fees, and he oertifled aooordingly that he held three,
de p«tmi ftqffitmento in the county of Glouoester.
He was «. by liis son and heir,
HENRY DES SCRUPES, (as the surname was
than written,) who, in the 7th of King John, paid
sixty marks for his relief ; and in the Snd of Henry
HI., upon the collection of the scutage of that
king's reign, paid six marks for those three knights*
fees which he had by inharitanee. He was «. by his
WILLIAM LE SCROPE, who. in the Mth
Edward I., obtained a royal charter for ftee warren
in all his demeene lands at East Bolton, Little
Bolton, Fenootes, and Pamswike, in the county of
York. This WiUiam was «; by his son,
HENRY LE SCROPE, who waa constituted
ene of the Justices of the Common Pleas in the ted
Edward II., and was summoned to parliament, e»
«0lde, from the 8th to the 19th of the same reign ;
between which periods he was advanced to tha chief
Justiceship of the King's Bench. In the reign of
Edward IIL he was a second time placed on the
bench of the Common Pleas, and he subsequently
became chief of that court. His lordship 4. about
the year 1336, possessed of large estates in the coun-
ties of York and Hertford, and was «. by his eldaet
SIR WILLIAM LE SCROPE, who was hi the
wars of Flandets and ScoUand, temp. Edward III.,
and dying iseudess In 1340, was s. by his brother,
SIR RICHARD LE SCROPE. This feudal
lord was in the wars of France in the Sard and 40th
Edward IIL, and waa constituted, in five years
afterwards, treasurer of tha exchequer i having
been summoned to parliament the year preceding,
as a BAKOir, and from that period to the SrA of
Henry IV. In the 1st of Richard IL his lordship
was asade steward of the housdK>M, and the next
year constituted the king's cHAjrcnLLon. Soon
after this he had licence to encasteQate his manor
house at Bolton. In the Ath of the same reign he
was a aeoond time appointed caAVcaixoB, and
UkewlaeKnBVBR ov ran orbat bbai.. In parlia-
ment: "haTing,** according to WaUngham, <'not
his fellow (of his degree,) In the whole realm, for
prudence and integrity." His lordship was fire-
quently included in commissioos to treat of peace
with the French and the Scotch ; and he deputed
himself with such integrity as chancellor, that he
peremptorily refused to affix the great seal to a
grant made by King Richard to one of his
favourites; telling the person, that the duty of his
479
oflica would not permit him to aat tlte seal*
mitted to his keeping by the parUamant, to all the
king's indiscrete granu, until he had acquired a
little more experience. In the eanaa monardi'e
reign Lord Scrope had a memorable dispute with
Sir Robert Groevenor, Knt^ ti»^KMng the bearing
of " as. a bend or." fbr his arm*— which ww tried,
and eventually decided before Thomu, Dqkb or
GxAUGBaTBR, then constable of England, when
sentiBiff was given in favour of his lordship, and «
former Judgment in favour of Oroevenor, tit bear-
ing the same aims, with a ** bordure or." dedarad
void ; by reeaon that such diflbrences between
strangon, and of one realm, were not deeoMd euf-
fldent; but intended merely for euch as are of
near allianoe by oonsanguinity. Hia lordship had
issue,
RooRR, his succaMor.
Richard, Archbishop of York, V»»«taAH for
conspiriqg against Henry IV.
Stephen, Lord of Bentley, who m. Milicent,
daughter and hair of Robert Tibetot, and
left,
Stephen.
Margaret.
Lord Scrope, who was a noUe benefhctor to the
church, d. in 1403» and was «. by his eldest son,
ROGER LE SCROPE, second Bazon Scrope, of
Bolton, summoned to parliament 20ih October,
and 93rd November, 140X His lordship m. Mar-
garet, one of the daughters and co-heirs of Robert,
Lord Tiptoft, with whom he acquired the manor of
Langor, Notts, and A in 1404* was «. by his son,
RICHARD LE SCROPE, third baron, but
never summoned to parliament. This nobleman,
in the 7th Hbnbt V., attended the king ia the
expedition then made into Franca, but d. soon after,
anno 1490, never haying had summons to parlia-
ment. His lordAiip m. Lady Margaret Nevil,
daughter of Ralph, Earl of Wwtmorland, and d. in
1490, was «. by his sod,
SIR HENRY LE SCROPE, fourth baxon, sum-
moned to parliament from 3rd December, 1441, to
96th May, 14U, as Lord Scropb, <tf Bolton. This
nobleman, during his minority, accompanied John,
Lord Scrope, of Upsal, in his embassy to the great
master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalams and
in the 18th Henry VL, making proof of his age, had
livery of his tends. His lordship m. Elisabeth,
daughter of John, Lord Scrope, of Masham and
Upsal, by whom he had three sons, and was a., at hia
decease in 1409, by the eldest,
JOHN LE SCROPE. flflh banm, summoned to
parliament from 30th July, 14110, to 16th January*
1497. This nobleman espoused the cause of York»
and during the reign of Edward IV. was a person oT
great influence and power* His lordship waa a
Kalght of the Garter, and fought agalnat the Lan-
castrians, as well as the Sooto, particularly at Noa-
HAM CABTLa, when that fbrtrces was relieved by
the Earl of Surrey, and the beeiegers driven beyond
the Scottish border. He m.'Joane, daughter of
WiUiam, Lord Fita-Hogh, and was «. at his deoeaaa
by his son, I
SIR HEIfRY LE SCROPB, sixth barvm, but
never summoned to parliament. Thisaol^taaaan ntr
SCR
SCR
am. Sliai1wt]i» dMi^htar of Hrnrj* Barf of Noi^
thumtterland, by whom he had iMue,
HsiTBYy his tuocMior. y. f
John, whoM daughter, ^*' '^'1
Ifatgaret, m, Chriitopher WyrUl, Esq.
)Hia hmlahip etpooaed, Moondly, Mkm, only daugh-
tar and halt of Thomaa, Lord Scropa, ot Upcal,
and had an only daughter,
EUsabeth, m. to Sir Gilbert Talbot, Knt.
He d. in lfi06, and waa «. by his elder aon,
HENRY LB 8CROPB, icventh baron, aum-
moned to parliament from SSd Norember, 1A14, to
9th Augusts IMS. Thla nobleman waa at the battle
of Flodden-fleU in the 5th of Henry VIIL, and he
was one of the peers, who. In the same reign,
dgned the celebrated letter to the pope regarding
the diTorce of Queen Katherine. His lordship m. -
Margaret, daughter of Thomas, Lord Dacre, and
had issue,
JoHw, his successor.
■, of Hamildon, in the county of Bucks.
\ Anne, m. to John Vavasour, Esq., of Hasle-
wood, in the county vi York, fkom whom
\ descended the RsHnct Banmef Vayasour,
of the same place, now represented by the
Hon. Sir Edward Mannaduke Vavasour,
^ who was created a baronet in 1888.
Joane, m. to John, Lord Lumley.
Elisabeth, m, to Sir Bryan Stapleton, Knt., of
Carleton, in the county of York.
Anne, m. to Thomas Hither, Esq., of Hither,
<V in Yorkshire.
He dl about the year 1082, and was «. by his elder
son,
JOHN LE SCROPE, dghth baron, summoned
to parliament ttom Ath January, 1533, to 5th Jan-
uary, 156a His lordship had livery of his lands in
the a5th of Henry VIIL, but in three yean after-
wards was involved in the conspiracy occasioned
by the dissolution of the monasteries, called the
PIX.OUMAOS or Obacs. He m. Cathnine, eldest
daughter of Henry, Earl of Cumberland, and had
issue,
HxNBT, his suooetaor.
Oeorg&
Edward.
Thomas.
Margaret, m. to Sir John Constable, Knt.,
of Burton Constable, in the county of
York.
Elisabeth, m. to Thomas Pndsey, Esq., of
Bolton, in Craven.
Alianore, m. to Richard Tempest, Esq., of
BraswelL
Catherine.
His lordship d, about the year 1554, and waia. by
his eldest son,
HENRY LE SCROPE, ninth baron, summoned
to parliament from 91st October, 1555, to 4th Feb-
ruary, 1589. This nobleman, in the 5th Elisabeth,
was constituted governor of the castle of Carlisle,
and warden of the west marches towards Scotland.
He was subsequently in arms against the insur-
gents under the Earls of Northumberland and West*
morland, and was made a Kniout or tbc Gaktbr.
Hia k>rdship m. first, Margaret, daughter of Henry
Howard, Earl of SuAey, and sister of Tf^noMt
Duke of Iforlblk, by whom he had Issue,
TnoxAa, his sucodSnor.
Henry.
He espoused, secondly, Alianore, daughter of Ed-
ward. Lord North, and had an only daughter,
Mary, au to l^illiam Bowes, Esq., of Street-
lam Castle, in the county of Durham, from
OnoBon Bovrsa, of Streathm Castle,
whoae only daughter and hsiress, .
Mary-Elbabob Bowaa, eq>oused
John, ninth Bari ttf Stntkmore,
and was mother of
JoBB, tenth Earl of Strath*
more, and
Thomas, present EarL
From this aUianee the Earls of
Strathmore have assumed the
additional surname of Bowna.
His lordship d. in 1599, and was «. by his dder son,
THOMAS LE SCROPE, tenth beam, summoned
to parliament Ikom 19th February, 1588, to eth
October, 1810, who m. Philadelphia, daughter of
Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon, and dying about the
year 1619, was «. by hia only child,
EMANUEL LE SCROPE, eleventh beron, sum-
moned to parliament from 5th April, 1614, to 17lh
May, IflSSb This nobleman, in the reign ot Jambs
I., was president of the king's council in the north,
and was created by King Chablbs L, 19th June,
1697, Earl or Suwdbblawd. His lordship m.
Lady Elisabeth Manners, daughter of John, Earl
of Rutland, but had no issue.* He d. in 1697,
when the Earldom or Sundbrlabd became bx-
tinct; and " the Babony or Scropb or Boltob
devolved <says Nldiolas) on Maby, only daughter
of Hbkrv, ninth Lord, who im. William Bowes,
Esq., and it continued vested in her descendauta
until 1815, when the issue of all the other co-heirs
having fkllad, the Baroby passed to Charles Jones,
Esq., he being heir general of the body of Henry,
the ninth banm, althou^ he has never urged his
claim to the dignity." Mr. Jones is likewise eldest
co-heir of the Barony of Tiptoft, created by writ
of Edward II., dated lOth March, 1308} and co«
heir of one moiety of the Barony of Badleemere.
Abmb.— Aa. a bend, or.
• Emabvbl, Earl ow Sdndbbland, and last
Lord Scrope of Bolton, left three natural daugh-
ters, amongst whom the estates of the Scropes were
divided, via.
Maby, m. first, to the Hon. Henry Carey,
second son of Henry, Earl of Monmouth;
and secondly, to Charles, Marquess of Win-
chester; which nobleman acquired the estata
at Bolton, in the county of York, and waa
afterwards created Duke of Bolton.
Annabella, m. to John Orubham Howe, Esq.,
ancestor of the Earls and Viscounts Howe.
Mr. Howe obtained the manor of Langar,
in Nottinghamshire, which came to the
Scropes with the heiress of the Tiptofts.
EUsabeth, m. to Thomal Savage, Earl Rivera.
8 P 473
SCR
SCB
SCROPS ^ BARONS SCROPB, OF
MA8HAM, AND UPSAL.
By Writ of Sammoiis, dated 29th Febraary, 1349,
16 Edwvd III.
ICiitcsst.
Of the famil J of ScTope of BottoB, WW
OSFFREY LB fiCROPE, (broClMr, it it pro-
turned* of the Chief Juttioe Scrape* temp. Edward
III.) a gnat landed piopiielor in the reign of En-
WAno II.« wlio ohtalned iSom that monarch licence
to make a cattle of hit houae at Clifton-opon-Yore,
In theca%uity of York* and had, at the tame time,
free warren in all hit demetne landt at Clifton, and
Panewidi, in Yorkahire, and at Whalton, in Nor-
thuttbwlaad. In the 17th of the tame monardi
he wat conttituted Chief Juttke of the Court of
King*! Bench, at he wat again in the 4th and 6th
of Edward IIL, hut heing tlie next year tent abroad
npon the king't allkbt, he reaigned hit Judidal
offlca He wat afterwardt in the wan of Fhoidert,
and attained the rank of hannavet. He im. iTotta,
daughter of William Roaie, of Igmantliorpek and
hadiatne.
Haw ET, hit euooeaor.
? Johh, IM. Bliaabeth, one of the daoghteie and
, . * oo-hehrt of David de Stiaholgi, Earl of
cry » ic^i * ^^ Athol, and widow of Sir Thoraaa Percy,
Knt.
Thit learned and gallant pcnon d. about the year
1340, and wat «. by hit elder ton,
HENRY LE SCROPE, who, in the 0th Edward
III., wat in the wan of Scotland, and wat tum-
moned to parUaanent the next year at a barom,
and from that period to 16th Richard II. In the
19th of Edward lU., fait loidthip wat in the wan
of .Fmnce, and the next year he fbught at the battle
of Durham, where Datid, Kitig- <^f Seattand, aut-
tained to tignal a defeat. He wat afterwardt one of
the commitrimifii for arraying the county of York
upon a nifnaoed invaaion by the French, and during
the remainder of Edward Ill.'t reign, he wat either
actiydy engaged in the wan, <» at a diplomatitt.
In the 2d of Richard II., being then a banncKt,
hit lovdahip wat tent ambaaaador, with othen, to
treat with Charlet, Kiifo op NATARRn, regarding
a league between that prince and the King of Eng>
land. He m. , and had iamie,
Stbphsv, hit tucceaaor.
*4¥ii.i.iAjc, created Earl of Wiltahire.
Hto lordthip d. in 1991, and wat a. by hit rider aoo,
SIR STEPHEN LE SCROPE, second barnn,
tummoned to parliament flrom S3rd NoTember,
130S, to lat January, 1406. Thit nobleman received
the honour of knighthood for his martial aervicea
In the lif»>time of hia father, and diatinguiahed
hiroaelf lioth by sea and Und. His lordship m.
Margery, widow oi John, aon of Sir William de
Unntiagfleld, Knt., and ha^ iaaoe,
HcNRV, his anocesaor.
John, of whom preaently.
Stephen, Archdeacon of Richmond.
William.
Hed. in 1406, poMcned of large eatatea in the coun-
47i
tiee of Bhr, IfottSt StsflRd* Lteoolii* fend YOik*
and waa «. by h|a cUeat aon,
SIR HENRY LE SCROPE, third tamon, tum-
moned to parliament fkom i6th Augutt, 1466, to
flOth Sepeemher, 1414, aa Lord Scropr, ^Maakmm,
Hia kndaUp, in the 7th Henry IV., waa empk»yed
in the nmlieaai to laabel, Quean of Deanaarfc, and
Eric, King of Denmark, to treat conoeming tibo
dowry pt PfaUfppa, the daughter of King Henry,
then conaort of the king of Dtnmarki and fbr a
league batweeu the two crowna. In four yean after
he waa made treaaurer of the king'a exchequer, and
the next year the kii« cooahlering hia great abillUeB,
aa alao the neceaaity of hia presence in pariiament
and council, asaignied him, durtaig hit aUy at West-
minatcr, ov London, the towna of Hamatede and
Hendon, in the county of If iddleaex, Ibr lodghig
and entertainment of hia aenranta and horaaa. Itt
the reign of Henry V. Lord Scrope waa appointed
ambassador to treat of peace with the French.
" But thia great truat," aaya Dugdale, <* he ahame-
ftilly abuaedt tor being a peieon ia whom the kmg
had ao great a confldenre, that nothing of private
or public concamment waa done without himi hia
gravity of countenance* modeaty in hia deportment,
and rdigloua dlaoouiae, being alwaya audi, that
whataoever he advised waa held aa aa orade; upon
thia hia aolemn embaaay into Fiance, (which none
waa thought so fit to numage aa himaelf,) he treated
privily with the king'a enemlea, (being in hit heart
totally thein,) and conapired the king'a deatmctioB,
upon promise of reward from the French : his oon-
federatea In thia deaign being mdmrd, Eari. of
Cambrioor, (brother of the Duke of York,)
Sir Thomaa Orey, a northen knight But
thia miachievoua plot could be effected, (which waa
to have killed the king and all hia brethren ere he
went to aeai Ave ehipa beiog reedy at Southamp-
ton to waft the king over into France,) it waa dia-
oovered. Whereupon he had a apeedy trial before
Thonutt, Duke of Clarence, end other peen, at
Southampton, and being found guilty there loet
his head, in August, 1415." His lordahip had mu
flnt, Philippe, daughter of Sir Guy de Brien, and
secondly, Joane, Ducheu of York, aiater end co-
heir of Edmund Hohmd, Earl of Kent, but had no
issue. Upon his lordship's attazni>rr. the Ba>
RON Y op ScROPR, ofiHuKam, beceme porpbitxd ;
and hia landa were seiaed, part of whi<A, including
Maaham, the king conferred upon Henry, Lord
Fita-Hngh, for lifie. He waa a. by his brother,
SIR JOHN LE SCROPE, who. upon the death
Of hia brother, Stephen, erchdeacon of Ridimond,
%id Heniy VI., on doing his homage, had livery of
his landa; and immediatdiy, thereupon, by the
onnaent of the lorda in parliament, obtained a grant
ftom the king, of the farms and rents of all thoee
lordshipa which came to the crown by the attainder
of Henry, Lord Scrope, his brother, to hold for
four years. Thia Sir John Scrope wrote himaelf of
Maaham and Upaal, and waa aununoaed to par-
liament aa Lord Scropr, <^ Maaham attd Vpmi,
from 7th Jaauary, 1496, to 96th May, 14fift, having
previoualy, according to Nicolaa, (in 1491',) ob-
tained a reatoration of hia brother'a honounand.
inheritance. Hia lordahip wat afterwardt in high
SCR
aso
at omit, nd eooatititted msAftviiKB or
THB Kiira'a bzcbbovbb. He m. Bliiatoth, ,
and liad iaroe,
JoliB, who A in the llli».tiBW of bia talthm,
Thomas* hiinu
Eliaabeth, m. to Henry, Lord Soope, of Bol-
ton.
HiikMdriiipii.iBl4S8pMidwas«;byhlf eldatt flur<
Tiviag Mm,
THOMAS LB SCROPB, tfth bwoa, fammontd
to pcritanunt fttnn 9th October, 1400^ to 19Ch Au-
glut, 1471.* This nObknum m. ••, and had
THOKAa, bit tui
Hairy, "^
Ralph, VgupcawiTdy barona.
Oeflnry, ^
Alice, m. to James Strangwayt, Baq.
Mary, m. to Sir Cbriitopher Danby, Knt.
Ellaabetb, in. to Sbr Ralph Fita-Randolpb,
Knt
Hia bMdahip A fa 1498, and was «. by his eldest son,
THOMAS LE SCROPE, sixth baron, summoned
to parliament fMnn lAth November, 148S, to ISth
Auguat, I4M. His lordship m. Elisabeth, daughter
and co-heir of John NmHl, MABovsaa or Monta'
cvTB, by whom (who m. secondly. Sir Henry Went-
' worth) he had an only daughter, Alice, who m.
Hmrw/LoRD ScROpa, op Boltoit, by whom she
'[ hadaddughtcr,Bliaabeth,«ktoSiraiIbertTalbot,
Knt. His lordship d. in 1404, and the baiony ap-
pears then to haye devolyed upon his daughter,
AxicB, wife of Lord Scrope, of Bolton, but at her
decease, in IWl, it reverted,* aecoidtaig to Nicolaa,
to her ladyship'B imdi^
SIR HENRY LE SCROPE, aeventh baron,
aunimoned to parUementttth November, Ull, and
dying iesueless, was «. by hto brotner,
RALPH LB SCROPE, eighth heron, bat never
summoned to parliament. This nobleman died in
101A, «. p,, when the baiony devolved upon his
brother,
GEFPBRY LE SCROPE, nbirth baron, but
never summoned to pariiament. This nobleman
dying like his two preceding brothers, issueless, (In
IU7») the Bjuuwy or Schofs, op Masram ajtd
UpaAL, fell into AnnvAitcn betwesn his three
sisters, (refer to daughters of Thomas, fifth baron,)
as it still continues with their represenutives.
Akmb.— Aa. a bend or. in chief, a file of three
polntSy ar.
SCROP£ — £ARL OF WILTSHIRE.
By Letters Patent, dated asnh September, 1997.
son of
SIR WILLIAM LB SCROPB,
Henry, Beron Scrope, of Mastaam,
chal of Aquitaioe in the 0th Richard IL, and after-
• Why it should so revert, while Lady Scrope, of
Bolton's, dauglfter. Lady Talbot, and
ante csistad, ia Mt nplalBad.
^titulad goveanoff of the town and caatla
ofShlrbttigh. In the 10th of the same reign he waa
appointed vice-chamberlain of the household, and
he purrhasnrt about that time ftom William de
MontacutCb Eariof SaUsbury, the Isle of Man, with
the crown thereof i it being then a right belonging
to the lord of that ialand, to be crowned with aragal
crown, and to bear the title of king. He was sub*
sequently constituted lord chambariahi of tha
houadraU, end was one of the ambaisadnrs deputed
to France to contract a marriage for King Riduud*
with Isabel, eklest daughter of Charles the Sixth,
king of France. After this having large grants ef
confiscated landa from the crown, he was tiealed,
by lettere patent, dated S9th September, U07, EAai.
OP WiLTaaina i and constituted Justice of Chester,
North Wales, and Flint, with a grant of -the ofltoa
of surveyor of all the foresH within the principality
of Chester. He was also made a Kadght of the
Garter. But as hie rise to wealth, and advancement
to honoun were rapid and IQ««dvised, ao his Ml
waa sudden, althou^ not unexpected; for on the
acceeslon of Henry, of Lancaster, to the thtone,
within little more than a,twel vamonth, he waa made
prisoner in the ceatle of Bristol, and immedietely
beheaded, anno 19B0, when the Earldom ov
WiLTaninn became pompnirnn. Hia locdahip d.
Aiuta.-»Aai a bend, or.
SEEZ-EARL OF DORSET.
Creation of William, the OMmuarpr.
Xincagf.
OSMUND DB SEBZ, a noble Norman,
made Bianop ov SAuaBUny, by King William, the
Conquetor, and afterwards created Eakii of the
county of DorseL TMs eminent prelate, whofilled
the high office of Loan Chancbixor of England,
d. in 1000, and was buried at Old Serum. In nearly
three centuries and a half (1407) subsequently, he
was canoniaed by Pope Calixtns, for the purity of
hto lift* and the great scrvtoas he had rendered to
rdigion.
SEORAVE— BARONS SEGRAVE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 94th December, 1964,
48 Henry IIL
Xintagc.
In the 19th ycv of Henry IL,
GILBERT DB SEGRAVE, Lord of S^grave, ta
the ooonty of Leiceeter (whence he essumed hto
surname) held the fourth part of one knight* s fee
of William de Newbuigh,- Earl of Warwick, and
in the 4th of Richard I., he was Joint sherior with
Reginald Basset, Ibr the counties of Werwick and
Leicester, under Hugh de Novant, Bishop of Co-
ventry t in whidi office he continued two whole
years. He subsequently. 10th Ridutfd f ., gave ftnu
hundred marks to the king .towards the support
ofhtowara. Thto Gilbert was «. by hto son,
STEPHEN DE SEGRAVE, who. In the 5th of
King John* wia Conatahka of the T^cmtt at London,
47*
SB0
SEO
end femi^inif Ikithf al to that montreh in hit eon*
fiict* with the barons, obtained a grant (17th John)
Of the lands of St^hen de Oaat, lying In the eoun«
ties of Lincoln and Leicester; with the manor of
Klntone, in the county of Warwick. In the 4tii
Henry II I., he was made goremor of Saubey Castle,
Ldoestershire, and the next year oonstituted sherlif
of the counties of Essex and Hertford* and after-
wards of LeioBstershire. In the 8th of the same
reign» he was goremor of the castle at Hertford,
and In two yeAn after, erne of the justices itinerant
in the counties of Nottingham and Derby. About
this period we And this sucoessfni person, whom
Matthew Paris says, in his young days <'ftom «
•lerk was made a krUght,** acquiring laige landed
property by purchase^ In the 13th of Henry TIL,
he bought the manor of Cotes, in the county of
Derby, from the daughters and heirs of Stephen
de Beauchamp, and he afterwards purchased from
RjBuIph, Earl of Chester and Lincoln, all the lands
which that noUeman possessed at Mount Sordl, in
the county of Leicester, without the castle ; as also
two carucates and a half lying at Segraye, which
himself and his ancestors had previously held at the
rant of fourteen shillings per annxuu. In the 16th
Henry IIL, he obtained agrant of the custody of the
castle and county of Northampton, as also of the
counties of Bedford, Buckingham, Warwick* and
Leicester, for the term of his life ; taking the whole
profit of all those shires for his support in that
service; excepting the ancient farms, which had
usually been paid into the exchequer. And, having
been of the king's council for several years, as also
chief Justice of the Common Pleas, he succeeded
in the 10th of Henry TIL, Hubert de Buxgh in the
great oi&ce of JuaTiciABT of Swolano, being at
the same time constituted governor of Dover,
Canterbury, Rochester, Jfec, and Constabla of the
Tower of London. After this we find him, how-
ever, opposed by the bishops and baront, and his
manor-house at Sagrave burnt to the ground by
the populace, as well as another mansion in the
county of Huntingdon. The king too, in this
perilous crisis, deserted him, and dted him, along
with Peter de Rupibut, Bishop of Winchester,
and others who had been in power, to appear forth-
with at court in order to answer any charge re-
garding the wasting of the public treasure, which
might be preferred against them. Some of those
persons, conscious of guilt, fled to sanctuary, and
Stephen de Segrave sought an asylum in the abbey
of L^cester, where he openly declared that he was
and ,had been a priest, and that he resolved to
shave his crown again to be a canon of that house.
Nevertheless upon second thoughts, he braved the
storm, and appeared at court, under the ardi-
bishop's protection ; where the king called him a
wicked traitor, and told him that it was under his
advice he had displaced Hubert de Burgh from
the <^ce of Justiciary, and cast that eminent person
into prison ; nay, that had begone the fuU length of
his council, Hubert would have been hanged, and
divers of the nobility banished. In twelve months
subsequently, however, Stephen de Segrave made his
peace by paying a thousand marks to the king, and he
afttrvrards grew again into such ftvour, that in the
479
9ltt Of Henry III., he was Um maani otrttontXaag
the khag with some of his roost hostile baiims.
Subsequently he was made Justice of Cheater, and
the king's chief ooundUor, and <« being now,t says
Dugdale, <* advanced in years, deported himsdf by
experience of former times, with much more tem-
per and modcimflon, than heretofore." This ami-
noit peraon married two wives— fiiat* Roheae,
daughter of Thomas le Despenser, and secondly,
Ida, sister of Henry de Hastings, with whom he had
in fnmk-manriage, the manor of Bmneswaver, in
the county of Warwick. Of Stephen de Scgrvve,
so distinguished in the reign of Henrf.IIL, Mat-
thew Paris, thus speaks— '• This Stephen, though
come of no high parentage, was in his youtili, of a
dark made a knight ; and in his latter days, through
his prudence and valour, so exalted, ths^ he had
the reputation of one <^ the chief men of the reafan,
managing the greatest allUrs as he pleased. In
doing whereof, he more minded his own profit,
than the common good; yet fbr some good deeds,
and making a discreet testament, he died with
much honour." He departed this ]ifi», in 1941, and
was «. by his son,
GILBERT DB SEGRAVE. This feudal lord
having married Annabil, daughter and co-heir of
Robert de Chaucumbe, obtained a giant. In the
15th Henry IIL, flnom Simon de Montfort, Lord of
Ldcester, of the whole town of K^worth, In the
county of Ldoest^, and in two years after, had a
grant from the crown, of the manor of Newcastle-
under-Lime, in the county of Staflbrd; being the
same year constituted governor of Bolesover Castle.
In the 96th Henry IIL, he was made Justice of aU
the royal forests, south of Trent, and governor of
Kenilworth Castle; In the 38>th of the same reign*
he WW oonstituted <me of the Justices of Qyer and
TsmriMsr, in the city of London, to hear and deter*
mine all such causes, as had usually been tried
before the Justice Itinerant, at the Tower of Lon-
don. But in three years aftarwards, being deputed,
with Roger Bigod, Earl Marshal, on an embassy,
was treadierously seiaed, (akmg with John de Plas-
sets. Earl of Warwidc, and divers othen of the
English nobility,) by the French, as he was return-
ing, and died within a short period, of the severe
treatment he had received in prison. His decease
occurred somewhat about the year 19M» when he
was •. by his son,
NICHOLAS DE SEGRAVE, who, in tho 43rd
Henry IIL, attended that monarch into Fmnce,
but soon flufter espoused the cause of the bnrasia,
and became one of the most active leaders. In the
ranks of those turbulent men. In the 47th of
Henry's reign, he was amongst those who appeared
openly in arms, and fortified Northampton ; tor
which proceeding, his lands were selaed by the
crown. Upon the subsequent fall of Northamptan
to the royalists, Nidiolas de Segrave fled to Lon-
don, where thedtiaens having raised a la^aanny
for the barons, made him their goieral. At th»
head of this force, he marched with Gilbert de
Clare, and Henry de Hastings, to the selge of Ro-
chester, and thence to Lewes, at which plaoe^ tho
celefarated battle, so disastrous to the king, oom-
menced, by a chaigemade by Scgiave, at the head of
SSG
SEQ
nrino* Edward* nhth flmhad with nieoMt* puniMd
•liis AdvMrtMpB too fittf Slid ttwM nudDly coptfilwtwl
to tho dtltet wbich the royal anna luttaiiMd.
The imie of this battle U well kaowiu The king,
prinoe Edwaid* aad the diief of their adheronta
hecanoe priionert to the rehab, who foUowed up
th^ triumph, by immediately lummoaing a par-
UameiU in the king's name; to which Nicholas
de Segmye was summoned as Baroh SaoRAVs,
OB Mth Deombor, 1964. But the tide soon
^Ungf he was amoDgst the dsAated at Evesham«
where he was wounded and made prisootf. He
was* however* edmifted to the beoeflt of the
Dictum de Kenilworth* aad obtained a Aill pardmi,
with restnatlon of his lands, which had been
aciaecL In four years afterwards, he attended
Prince Edward to the Holy Land ; aad when that
prince ascended the throne, he appears to have
ci^oyed a large share of royal fkvour. In the 4th
year of Edward's reign, he was with the king in a
campaign against the Wdsh I and was subsequently
employed in Scotland and Irdand; having had a
second summons to parliament, on the Mth June,
UB& His lordship im. Maud de Lucy, by whom he
hediasue,
JoHii, his sucoassor*
Nicholas, of Barton, summoned to parliament
as "Nicholas de Segrave, jun.," flromi4th
June, li95, to 20th January, U07» tnd as
*< Nicholas de Segrave," firom thenoe to Sftth
May, lai. His lordship left an only daugh>
ter and heireBs,
Maud, who «•• Edmund de Bohun, in
whose desosndants aad repressntatives
this Baboky or Sbobatb is now
vested (see ScgsaTe, of Barton Se-
grave).
Oeflbry, sheriff of the county of Leicester^ let
Edward IL
Oilbert, Bishop of London.
Annabil, fN. to John de Pleiseto, son of Sir
Hugh de Plessets, Knt.
His lordship A in 1295, and ww «. by his eldest
JOHN DE SEORAVE, second beron, summoned
to parliament from 86th August, 1896, to 6th May,
lasft. This nobleman, in the life-time of his father,
having been taken prisoner in the wars of Scotland,
(9lh Edward I.,) obtained ftom the king, in omsi-
deration of his services there, the grant of one
hundred pounds towards the liquidation of his ran-
som. He was subsequently much engaged in the
Scottish wars, aad in the 24th of tlie same reign was
constaMe^of the English srmy in that country.
The next year lie was by indenture retained to
serve Roger le Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, with six
knights, himself accounted, as well in time of peace
aa in war, t<n the term of his whole life, in Eng-
land, Wales, and Scotland; via., in time of peace
-with six hones, so long as the earl should think fit,
taking Bouche of Court for himself aad his knighu,
and for his esquires, hay and onto ; as also livery
for six more horses, and wages fiir six^grooms and
their hoi;pes; likewise for himsetftwo robes yearly.
aawdt In time of peace as war, aa fiir a hamKutt
aad finr his five knights, as for his other bachelors*
via., two yearly. Moreover, in time of war he was
bound to lariiig with him his five knights witili
twenty horses; aad in consideration thereof, to rar
celve fbr hims^ and his company, with all those
horses, focty shillings per day, but if he should
bring no more than six horses, then thirty-two
shillings: it being likewise egreed that the horses
should be valued, to the and that a Csir allowanoe
might be made for any whidi should be lost in the
servlosL For the performaaoe of this covenant he
had a grant of the manor of Loden^ in the county
of Norfolk.
In the 26th of Edward I. his lordship was again in
Scotland^ aad had a principal command at the
battle of Ffukirk. In three years after he obtained
licence to make a castle at his manor house, of
Bmtteby, in the county of Derby, and he was
next constituted govermr of Berwick*upon-Tweed
as also wardon of Scotland. Subsequently we find
him with King Edward at the celebmted siege of
Caerlaverok. After the arcesslon of Edward IL,
he was «gain made warden of Scotland, and within
a short time, ettending the king into that usual
theatreof war, was amongst the worsted in the great
defbatsustained by the English armsat Bannockbum,
and was made prisoner by the Scots, who detained
him for a year, until he was exchanged for Thomes
de Moram, and other prisoners of that realm, who
were incarcerated in London. His lordship even-
tually lost his life in Gascony, whither he was sent
by the king, who had conceived some displeasure
against him, for the escape of Roger Mortimer out
of the Tower of London, under pretence of defend-
ing those parts, with Edmund, Earl of Kent, and
others; where, being a. great mortality, he d. anno
UB& His knrdshipm., in the life-time of his father,
Christlen, daughter of Sir Hugh de PlesseU, Knt.,
by whom be had issue,
STaPBBX, the companion in arms of his gal-
lant father in the Scottish wars, but in the
18th of Edward IL one of the partisans of
TlMnnas, Earl of Lancaster ; yet submitting
himadf, he obtained his pardon, and, 16th
Edward 11., was made constable of the Tower
of London. In the 18th of Edward he at-
tsnded his fkther into Oasoony, and there d.
before him. He m. Alice de Arundel, and
left issuer
John, successor to his grandfiither,
Stephen.
John m. Julian, daughter and heir of John de
Saadwic. and d. 83rd Edward III., left a
daughter and heiress,
Mary.
Eleanor.
Margaret.
Alice. 1 . h),\,^
Christian. *= -'"^ ''
The baron was «. by his grandson,
JOHN DE SEGRAVE, third baron, summoned
to parliament ftom 29th November, 1336, to lAth
November, 1361. This nobleman appears, like his
predecessors, a distinguished personage in the Add,
during his oomperativdy short career t for he did
477
8BO
6SO
notHrmhtfeiadlM^tgBotaaxpf-^iif^ In die wan
of Fiance and Scotland, temp. Edward III., he took
an active pert» and waa more than ooce retuned to
atrwe the king by indenture. His kmlehip made an
illiutriouA aUiance, in marrying the Lady Maroa-
nnr PunrrAonvnT, dau^ter^ and erentually lole
heiivM of Thomai de Brotherton, Earl of NorHolk,
ilarvhal of England, younger son of King Edward
I. : by thii lady he left, at his decesse in 1963, an
only daughter and heiress,
Bliaabetii, who espoused, John de Mowbray,
fourth-Baron Mowbray, and had issue,
JoHw, fifth Lord Mowbray, who was
created Earl of Nottingham, but 4.
soon after in the flower of his youth,
unmarried.
Thomab, dxth Lord Mowfari^y, created
after the decease of his brother. Earl
of Nottingham, and Duke of Norfolk,
Earl Marshal, and ILG^ His grace m*
twice> but had issue by his second
wiCs, Elisabeth, daughter of John,
Lord Strange, of Blackmere, only, yia.
Thomab, who never bore the title
of Duke of Norfolk, but was do-
nominated simply. Earl Marshal}
beheaded, Oth Henry IV., and 4*
without issue.
Thomas, restored to the Dulsedom
of Norfolk, succeeded in 1482 by
his son,
John, third Duke of Norfiolk,
li. in the 1st Henry IV., and
was «. by his son,
JoHW, fburth Duke of
Norfolk, left, at his do-
cease, an only dau^ter,
AiTHC, at whose de-
cease, without
issue, the Barcmies
of Mowbray and
Sflgrave reverted
to the descendants
of the daughters
of Thomas, first
duke.
Margaret, m. to Sir Robert Howard,
from whom the Howards, Dukes
of Norfolk, derive.
Isabel, m. first, to Sir Henry Fenren,
Kat., by whom she had an only
child, Elisabeth, m. to Edward
Orey, second son of Reginald,
Lord Ovcy, of Ruthyn. Her
ladydiip m. secondly, James, fiftli
Lord Berkeley, f^rom whom the
extant Earls of Berkdey derive;
Upon the decease, issueless, of Lady Anne Mow-
bray, only daughter and heiress of his Grace, John
Mowbray, fourth and last Duke of Norfolk, of that
fiunily, the Barony of S«gnve reverted to the de-
scendants of the two daughters of Thomas Mow-
bray, first Duke of Norfolk, namely. Lady Mar-
garet Howard, and Lady Isabel Berkeley, and fell
into ABSTANcn amongst thoi^ as it still continues.
The repreicntotives of Lady NaigueC Howard
478
are theprasent Lonna Pbtrb Am 8revB-
TOH, the representation having devolved, at
the ileceMB of Edward Howard, ninth Duke
of Norfolk, upon his nieces, (the daughters
and co-heiresses of Philip Howard, Eaq., of
Buckingham, in the county of Norfolk, hi*
grace's brother,) namely,
Winifred, wifb of WiUiam, fifteenth Lord
Stourton, grandCather of the present
Loiu> Stovrtok.
Anne, wifo of Robert-Edward, ninth
Lord Petre, grandfather of the pressnl
Lonn Pbteji.
The representetive of Lady Isabella Berkeley
is the preeent Eau. BnuKBLST.
Anxa.*— Sa. three garbs, ar. tied, gu.
SEORA VE — BARON SEORAVE, OP
BARTON SEGRAVE, IN
THE COUNTY OF NOR-
THAMPTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated Mth June, U9B»
98 Edward L
XIncagc.
NICHOLAS DE SEGRAVE, second son of
NidudaB, Lord Segrave, being in the king's service
in Gasoony, was summoned to parliament as a ba-
BOH on the Mth June, U06. His lordship was soon
after in the wars of Scotland, and shared in the vic-
tory of Faukirk. In the 33rd Edward I. Lord
Segmve, whom Matthew Paris calls " one of the
most worthy knights In this realm," being accused
of treason by Sir John de Crombwell, Knight,
challenged, in defence of his innocence, his accuser
to single combat, aoooiding to the custom of the
period ; but the king not giving his consent to the
duel, his lordship crossed the sea, fimr the purpoee
of meeting his antagonist without the realm.
Having done so, however, unlicensed, he was taken
into custody upon hb return, and Immediately
brought to triaL The aAir punled the Judges,
who i^ere at a loss to come to a dedsian i however,
after three, days' consultation they declared that his
lordship dmerved death, and that all his goods
should be confiscated: yet added, that in rsgard
he departed not fk-om England in any afiBmnt to the
king, but to avenge his own quarrel, the king would
do wdl to pardon him. Edward was much die-
pleased at the boldness of the Judges, who seemed
to set bounds to his prerogative, and gave them a
severe reprimand. But he, neverthelesi,
Segrave, and restored him to his possessions {
ral of the nobility having interceded for him, and
entered into security for his ftiture good condnet.
In the 1st Edward II. his hndship was oonetltated
governor of the castle at Northampton, and nutfshal
of Bn^and, and in four years after he oibtained
licsnce to make e castle of his manor hoaae^ at
Barton Segrave.
Upon the grant of the marahaUiip to Lord
Segrave, much enimosity arose between him and
William le MasescfaaU; which ww aUeyed, how-
ever, by the king's tntarferencek His lordship d. In
13ttr leeviag an only daughter i
BEY
8IY
llAVi> 8m«av«» wte Mk ntawddtBohwi,
and Ib tterapnMDtctivet of thto macriagt,
<if any csUt.) the Baikonv or Sb«bats«
of B»taa-&tttm, to now ▼«it«d.
Abmc.— ^ ttarw garbs, ar. ttad. fib
SEYMOUR — VISCOUNTS BEAU-
CHAMP, OF HACHE,
EARLS OF HERTFORD,
DUKES OF SOMERSET,
MARQUESSES OF HERT-
FORD, BARONS SEY-
MOUR, OF TROW*
BRIDGE.
Viacouoty* ^
Earldom,
Dukedom,
Marquiiate,
Barony,
l»yL«tttn
Pataiit,
r 5tb June, 1590.
18th October, 1537.
16th February, 1547.
3rd June, 1640.
^ 19th February* 1641.
Xiiuagt.
Of thia iuaSkf, whkfa dttivadlta daaocnt ftmn Sir
Roger Seymour, of Eyenswhiden, in the eonaty of
WilCa, Kat., who ta. Cecilia, one of the akten and
oo-hebt of John, Lord Beauchamp, of Hadie, waa
SIR JOHN SEYMOUR, of Wolf Hell, WUti,
Who. in the 9th Henry VIIL, being thn one of die
kni^taof tibe body to the Ung. obtalaed a grant
of the oonatablewlck of Briatol Caatle. to hlmaelf ,
and Bdwwrd. his son, in aa am^lk manner aa Oilea,
Lord D* Aubeney, held the ame. Sir John m. EU-
aabeth, danghter of Sir Hairy Waatwortfa, of Net-
tlaated. In the county of Suflblk, and had laaoe,
EoWABO, of whom praaently.
Henry (Sir), K.B., wiioae line ia extinct.
TRO1IA0, ofeated Beron Seymour, of Sudley.
JAirji, who became QmiMf Contort of Kimg
HairnT ¥IIL, and waa mothn of Bowakd
VL
BUaibeth. m, Snt, to Sir Anthony Ougfatied,
Knt.. and aeoottdly, to Qiegoi|, Lord Cioni.
weiL
Dovothy, iM. flrat, to Sir Clement Smith, Knt,
and aeoondly, to Thomaa LaTenthorpe, Baq.
Theeldeitaon.
SIR EDWARD SEYMOUR, waa one of the
eiO*w» of the body to King Henry VIIL, and
iriien hia slater, Jane, (who had been maid of
howMir to the unhappy Qvaaa Anne Boleyne,) be>
eaaaethe wilb of hia royal maater, hia adTanoameat
to rank and Influence waa rapid and unltatrlcted.
At thennptialB, (ttth Haary VIIL,) he was elevated
to the peeaage^ by the title of Vracooirr BaAU-
OMAMV, qfHmOte, and appointed in two days altar-
wardi captain of the Isle of Jersey. Hia fkther, Sir
J<4m Seymour, died the neat year, when hia lordship
had liycry of his laadst and he was created, by
latteaa patent, dated 18th October, 1537, EAax. of
HaaTPoan, with remainder to hia isaue male ^utO'
^flor to be begotten. He waa next conatltated lord
aaaAi* ckambbblaik of BaeLAin> /br l</b, and
the same yeer he aooompanied the Dnke of Nor-
folk. Ueuteoant.general'af the BngHah army, con-
Hating of twenty thoaaaadnMB, Into ScoUaad. Hia
lOffMdp* dvriiv the raaalnderaf thaiMga of Ua
biother-i»-law. waa ooastaatly at^agad in the wan
ef France; and upon the dsnfeaa of that monarch,
he waa dioaen uaanimoualy by the coiuidl, Pao.
TBCToa to the yoang king, hte nephew. BnwAas
VL, and withfca a month constltated I4»an raaA*
auaaa of Bwolaitd. Not pievioaaly being a
baron of the realm. Mar dignity, under thetitieof
Barow SaYMOUR, waa confened upon Urn oa the
15th Febmury, 1547, end he waa creatad the next
day DoxB of SoMaaaar. both honoun In veaaain-
der to the helra male of hia body, by Anne, Ua
second wiib; failing which to *< Sir Edward Sey-
mour, son oi the Earl of Hertftird, by Katherine.
his first wife, and the heirs male of Sir Edward
Seymoi^ the son."* His grace was immediately
after constitttted barl marbhal of Emoi.a«d /br
Uf»i and in the ensuing March he obtained a
pateat for the great ofllce of Protbctor, and oo-
▼BRKOR of the king and rsahna. On the Sid No-
▼ember fbllowing his grace had aapedal grant that
he should sit alone, and be placed at all timea (as
well In the king^ pnaance in padiamcBt, aa in hia
absence) apon the middle of the bench or stool,
standing next on the right hand of the klng^ seat
loyal. In hia parliament chamber. In the flrst year
of the duke^s administration he concluded a peace
with France^ directing then all hia attention to
brb^lng about a marriage between Mary, only
dau^ter and heir of JAikna V., of Scotfamd, end
his nephew, the En^ish king. But thenegotiatioa
proving abortive^ he subsequently inyaded Scot-
land with a large army, and Ibught and won the
e This singular limitatloo ia copied ftmn the
atatement ia page49, of the Third General Report
of the Lords Committee to seaidi tor Documents
rdatlTe to the Dignity of a Peer of the Realm, to
whidi is added, the following remark on the effect
of the attainder of the said duke on the desoend-
ents of Sir Edward Seymour, hia soBf— *'The
attainder of the Duke of Somerset, his fbther, and
farfeltuxe of his dignities, by act of pariiament, of
the 5th and 6th Edward VL, did not aflbct the dig-
nity of the Duke of Somerset granted to Sir Ed-
ward Seymour, and the hdra^male of hia body. By
the terma of the grant, that dignity had Tested, im-
mediately alter the patent pasaed the great seal, in
Sir Edward^Seymonr, with limitation to the heirs
male of Ma* body, though the actoal enjoyment of
it by Sir Edward, and the heirs male of his body,
was made to depend on the fhUure of hein male of
the body ofhisfbthcr by his second wifb; and it ia
confldflDtly affirmed, that on the extinction €it the
hdxa male of the Duke of Somerset by his second
wife, that dukedom would haTe devolved on the
heirs male of Sir Edward Seymour, above-men-
tioned, even had not the act of restotatlon, in 166D,
taken place. " because, so fir aa the said limitation
was In question, it wanted no such act for its pre-
servation.'* As the Barony of Seymour was granted
with the same limitation, the preceding observa-
tions prove that it would have descended in a
shnilar manner to the Dukedom of SomerseL'*—
NIOOLA8*
SEY
S£V
cefebrmtod teCtle of UvsBWLwnoa, chiefly by Mt
own courage and conduct. Thus having traced the
rise of this eminent penon, it now temaina for ua
briefly to narrate hia ML Exciting by hia extra-
ordinary proaperity the envy of hia contemporariea«
and incurring by hia barbaroua treatment of his
brother* Lord Seymour, of Sudley, the hoatility of
the people, it required no great eflbrt to hurl liim
turn hia giddy pre-eminence; and when he did fall
the recoUeetiou of hia having aigned the death-
warrant of hia own brother, deprived him ot much
public aympathy. The moment he affixed his sig-
nature to tliat deed of ftatricide liis own do<Hn waa
aigned t and it was generally observed, that with
his left hand he iiad cut off hia right. Persons of
his own rank designated him a blood-sucker and
murderer, and dedaced aloud, tliat it waa unfit that
the king should remain under the protection of so
rsvenous a wolf. " Besides," (Sir William Dug-
dale writes,) ■< many well disposed minds con-
ceived a very hard opinion of him, for causing a
church near Strand bridge, and two bishop's houses,
to be pulled down, to make a rite for his new build-
ing, called SoMxmarr Housx, in digging the foun-
dation whereof the Ixmes of many, who had been
there buried, were cast up, and carried into the
fldda. And because the stones of that church and
thoae houses were not sufficient for tluit work, the
steeple, and moat part of the church of ST. John of
Hierusalem, near Smithfield, were mined and over-
thrown with powder, and the stones carried thereto.
So likewise the chaster on the north side of St.
Paul's Cathedralt and the chamel house on the
south side thereofj with the chapd, the tombes and
monuments therein being all beaten down, the
bones of the dead carried into Flnsbury fields, and
the stones converted to this building: and it was
confidently affirmed, that for the same purpose he
intended to have puUed down St, Margarets ehurch,
at Westminster, but thM the standing thereof was
preserved by his fall.'* The duke^s great rival and
most bitter foe was John Dudley, Viscount L'Isle,
afterwards Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northum-
berland. This nobleman, obaerving the gathering
storm around the Pbotbctor, availed himadf of
it, and retired from court, accompanied by dghteen
other influential members of the privy coundL A
course of proceedings ensued whidi compelled
Somerset to remove the king from Hampton Court
to Windsor, and finally terminated In placing the
Protcotoh himself at the mercy of his enemiei.
His grace was brought from Windsor, a prisoner,
to London, and conducted on horseback through
Hollxnn, between the Earls of Southampton and
Huntingdon, followed by lords and gentlemen to
the number of three hundred, all on horseback, to
the Tower ; where he was afterwards waited upon
by certain lords of the coundl, who laid before him
a list of twenty-eight articles of impeachment, to
which they required hia immediate answer. To
these Somerset waa induced to subscribe with his
own hand an acknowledgment of guilt, and to ofller
at the same time to sue, upon his knees, to the lUng
for pardon. This humble bearing saved his life;
but he was stripped of his great offices of protbc^
TOB, TRXA8UBCB, BUd MARSHAL, lOSt all hiS g00ds»
48Q
8&d neaily two thousand pounds to tands.- Subse-
quently working by the most ti^eet submission
upon the fMiugs of the king, he was releaaed tnm.
his imprisonment, his fines remitted, and his lands,
save those which had been given away, restored.
Within a short interval, too, he was feasted by
the king, with a great shew of favour, and resworn
of the privy council. A recondliation was likewise
eilbcted between him and Dudley, who had become
Earl of Warwick, and his grace's daughter was mar-
ried to the earl's son and heir, Lord L'Isle. But this
alliance was found to be no cement to the new-born
friendship, nor was it suffldently strong' to preserve
even the semUanoe of good fMing between the
rival noblemen. Somerset waa aoon after accused
of meditating the aasaaslnatlon of Warwick, who
waa then Duke of Northumberland, and being com-
mitted, with his duchess, to tiie Tower, waa
arraigned at Westminster Hall on the 1st December,
1551, before the Marquess of Winchester, then lord
treasurer, as high steward for the occasion, and
twenty-seven other peers, on five distinct chargea,
vis.
1. Of raising men in the northern parts of the
realm.
2, Of assembling men to kill the Duke of Nor-
thumberland.
& Of resisting his attadmient.
4. Of killing thegvfwd'armM, and raising London.
& Of assaiilring the lords, and devisiBg their
deatha.
To which he pleaded not guilty, and was eventually
acquitted of high treeeon, but convicted of felony,
whereupon he had Judgment to be hanged: »
sentence, whidi most of our historians say, he
might have avoided by praying the benefit of hia
clergy, but upon a doser inquiry it will be found,
that he waa thus condemned under a spedfic statute
then in force, which made the conspiring the death
of a privy councillor felony, without the benefit of
clergy. After conviction he was detained nearly two
montiis in prison, when he was at length brought to
the Bcaflbld on Tower Hill, 82nd January, 1508, and
bdng attainted his honoubs weresupposed to have
become forvritsd. Amongst his grace's other
dignities jre had neglected to state that he was a
Khioht of thr Oabtrr« The duk^s diaracter
difhted entirely from that of his brother, Thomaa,
Lord Seymour, of Sudley. Dugdale says, ** that
Thomas was a person of great courage, courtly in
faahion, in personage stately, In voice magnificent,
but wNnewhat empty in matter. The duke greatest
in favour with the pec^le; Sudley moat respected
by the nobility ; both highly esteemed by the king ;
both fortunate alike in their advancements; both
ruined alike l>y their own vanity and folly. Both so
well affected to the king, that the one might wdl be
termed his sword, the other his target.** His grace
m. first, Katherine» daughter and oo-hev of Sir
William FiUol, of Woodlands, In the county of
Dorset, and had issue,
Edward (Sir), of Berry Pomeroy, firom whom
descended Francis Seymour, created Lord .
Conway, ancestor of the extant Marquesses
of Hertford; and Sir Edward Seymour,
Baru. who suooeeded §» eighth Duke o£
SSY
8BY
John (Sir).
The duke espouied. secondly, Anne, daughter and
heir of Six Edward Stanhope* Knt, of SheUbrd, in
Che county ot Notts, (by EUaabeth, hie wife, great
grand-daughter ot WilUwn Bourchtar, Earl of Ewe,
in Nonnandy, by Anne, his wife, daughter* nd at
length sole heir, of Thomae, of Woodstock, Duke
of Gloucester, youngest son of Edward IIL) By
this lady he had
EnwABDj created Baron Beanchainp* of
Hache» and Earl of Hertford.
Anne, at, first, to John Dudley, commonly
called Earl of Warwick, eldeet son of John,
Dokeof Northumbedand, and seoondly, to
Sir Edward Umpton, ILB.
JJ^**"** J A unmarried.
Mary, m. first, to Andrew Rogers, Esq., ddest
son of Sir Richard Rogers, Knt., of Brian-
ston, in the county of Dorset, and secondly,
to Sir Henry Pay ton, Knt.
Katberin^ d. unmarried.
Elisabeth, au to Sir Richard Knlghtley, KnL
The only son of the attainted duke, by his second
wife,
SIR EDWARD SEYMOUR, upon whom the
chief honours of his father were eepedaUy en-
tailed, was created, by Queen Elisabeth, by letters
patent, dated ISth January, Ufi0, Baron Beou-
cAomp, qf Hodbe, and Eabi« or UanTroao.
This nobleman incurred subsequently the displea-
sure of the queen, by marrying without her con-
sent the Lady Catherine Grey, daughter of Henry,
Duke of Suflblk, for which oflfence he had to pay
a fine of five thousand pounds, and to endure
nine years' incarceration; while the unhappy lady,
being also committed to the Tower, wee only re-
leased by death. The validity of this marriage
was finally established at common law, by the
Tcrdict of a Jury, of which J(dm Digby, Esq., of
ColeshiU, was foreman. By this lady his lordship
had three sons and one daughter, vis.
h EnwARD, Xomt Beawdk«Mf», who* in the 6th
of James L, obtained letters patent, that
himself and the heirs male of his body,
after the deoeme of his Csther, should be
herons of parliament, and have place and
voice therein. And also letters patent for the
e^)oymentof the Earldom of Hertford after
hU said father's deceeseu His tordship died
however before that nobleman. He m. Ho-
nora* daughter ^of Sir Richard Rogan, of
Bryanston, in the county of Dorset, and had
issue,
Edward, who m. Anne, daughter of Ro-
bert, Earl of Dorset, and d. before his
grsndHsther.
WiLifiAJt (Sir), sncoassor to his grand-
Csther.
FmAKcia (Sir), created 19th February,
1641, Babok Sbymoub, qf TrowMdge,
in the county of WUts. Hie lordship
m. first* Frances, daughter and heir
of BIr Gilbert ftlnne. Of AlUagtoo,
WUti, and had iasue,
FbahciA, his successor.
Frances, fn. to Sir William Ducieu
Lord Seymour of Tiowbridgeespdused,
seoondly, Catharine, daughter of Sir
JUibert Lee, but had no ies)^ He <(.
in 1684, and was «. by his son,
CBABLsa, second Lord Seymour,
of Taowbridge, who M. first,
Mary, daughter and sole heir of
Thomas Smith, Esq., of Foley,
by iHiom he had surviving
Catherine, d. unmarried.
Fianoes, ek to Sir George Hun*
garford, Bart*
His lordship espoused, secondly,
Elisabeth, daughter of William,
Lord Allington, and had
He d. in 1665, and ww e. by his
elder son,
FBAircia, third Lord Trowbridge,
who inherited as fifth Dmu o9
SojtBdaBT.
& Thomas, m. to Isabel, daughter ot Edward
Onley, Esq., of Catesby, in the county of
Northampton, and died «. p.
3. Edward.
1. Catherine, who d. young.
The eerl espoused, secondly, Frances, sister to
Charles, Earl of Nottingham, and thirdly. Prances,
daughter of Thomas, Viscount Howard of Bindcm,
but had issue by neither. He d. at an advanced
age in 16B1, end was«. by his grandson,
SIR WILLIAM SEYMOUR, second Earl of
Hertford, who wes cnated 3d Junok 1640, Mab-
guBae or Hbrttobo. He had previously incurred
the displeasure of King Jambb I., by marrying
without his mi^asty's consent, Arabella Stewart, for
which himself and his wife were committed to the
Tower { whence his lordship found meens to escspe,
end pessed beyond sea. But the unhappy lady
remained a prisoner until her dwieeset The mar«
qness, during the dvil wars, continued faithAilly
attached to the royal cause, and upon the restom-
tion ot the monarchy was made a Kwiobt or tbb
Gabtbb, and restored in 1680, by special act of
parliament, to the Dukbdom or Sombbbbt, with
aU the privi^ges ss fully and amply, as though
the attainder of the Protector Sombbbbt had never
occurred. The duke m. seoondly. Lady Frances
Devereux, daughter of Robert, Earl of Essex, and
hadlwue,
WiUlMtt, "I ^y^ ,^,j ^ unmanled.
Robert, j
Henry, who m. Mary, daughter of Arthur,
Lord Capen, and dying in his father's lifo-
time, left
William, successor to his grandfather.
Elisabeth, who had a warrant flrom King
Charles U., conferring upon her the
rank and precedency of a dukcTs daugh-
ter. Her ladyship ai. Thomas, Lord
3Q 4ai
8EY
SEY
Bnice» afterwardt Earl of AiUlmry. to
whom, as hnr of her brothor, the Duke
of Somenetf alie bnmght • omsider-
able estate.
JoRif » who 9. his nephew as Duke of Somerset.
Arabella* d. unmarried.
Franca, m. first, to Richard, Viscount
Molyneaux; secondly, to Thomas, Earl of
Southampton, Lord Treasurer; and thirdly,
to Conyers Darcy, son and heir of Conyers,
LmdDarcy.
Mary, m. to Heneage, Earl of Wincfaelsea.
Jane, fM. to Charles, Lord Clilford, of Lanes-
borough, son of Richard, Earl of Burling-
ton.
His grace d, in 1660, and was «. by his grandson,
WILLIAM SEYMOUR, third Duke of Somerset
This nobleman d. in minority, unmarried, in 1671«
when his estates devolved upon his sister. Lady
Elisabeth Seymour, whofn. Thomas, second Earl
of Ailsbury, and his -honours reverted to his uncle,
JOHN SEYMOUR, as fourth Duke of SomerBet.
His grace fii. Sarah, daughter of Sir Edward Alston,
Knt., but died «. p. in 1675, when the MABguiaATi
or HcRTFoan became kxtinct, but the other
honours devolved upon his cousin (refer to Francis,
third son of Edward, Lord Beaudiamp, eldest aon
of Sir Edward Seymour, son and successor of the
Protxctor).
FRANCIS SEYMOUR, third Lord Seymour,
of Trowbridge, aa fifth Duke of Somerset. This
nobleman did not, however, long eqjoy his eleva-
tion. In his travds in Italy visiting the church of
the Augustinians, at Lerioe, with some French
gentlemen, his grace or one of his party was said to
have insulted in the church tome ladies of the
fSimily of Bottl, for which supposed aflOront he
was shot dead tyy Horatio Botti, husband to one
of the ladies, at his inn door, (April, 1678,) when,
dying unmarried, his honours devolved upon his
brother,
CHARLES SEYMOUR, sixth Duke of Somerset.
This nobleman was made a Knight of the Garter
by King Charles II., and was of the privy council
to King James XL He was subsequently, however,
a promoter of the revolution, and in the reign of
William, was constituted president of the coundL
His grace was one of the commissioners for the
union with Scotland, temp. Queen Anne, and upon
the accession of King George I., he was sworn of
the privy council, and appointed master of the
horse^ His grace espoused, first, Laify Joc>i.inx
Pbrcy, only daughter of Josceline, eleventh Earl
of Northumberland, K.G., and the orxat hxirxss
of the illustrious house of Fxbcy, by whom he
had issue,
Alobrnom, his successor*
l?f^» l<f. unmarried.
Charles, j
Elisabeth, m. to Henry O'Brien, Earl of Tho-
mond, and died «. p.
Catherine, m. to Sir William Wyndham, and
hm eldest son. Sir Charles Wyndham, suc-
ceeded his uncle, the Duke of Somerset, as
Earl of Egremont.
Frances, tf. unmanried.
4A>
Anne, m. to Peregrine Oaboni, Vatqueaa of
Carmarthen, and afterwarda Duke of Leeds.
The duke m. secondly, Charlotte, daughter of
Daniel, Earl of Winchelsca, and had two drnagh-
ters,
Frances, m. to John Manitbrs, the esleftra#ad
Marquess of Granby, and was mother of
Charhs, fourth Dnkc ot Rutland.
Charlotte, m. to Heneage Finch, Earl of Aylea-
fbrd.
His grace dL in 1748, and was s. by his eldest son,
ALGERNON SEYMOUR, seventh Duke of
Somerset, commonly called the Proud Duke of
Somerset. This nobleman m, Frapces, daughter of
Henry, son of Thomas Thynne, Viscount Wey-
mouUi, by whom he had a son, Gborob, who died
in the life>time of his grandlkther and llsther, and a
daughter,
Elicabbth, who m. Sir Hugh Smitheon,
Baronet, afterwards Duke of Northumber-
land.
Upon the decease of his mother, in 1792, his grace
was summoned no parliament, as Barow Psrct s
and he was created, 9nd October, 1749, Baron Wark-
worth,.of Wark worth Caatle, and Earl of North-
umberland, with remainder, fidling his own male
issue, to his son-in-law. Sir Hugh Smithson, Ba-
ronet, and his male heirs, by the Lady Elisabeth,
his wife) in deCault of which, the dignities of Ba-
roness Warkworth and Countess of Northumber-
land, to the sidd Lady Elisabeth and her heirs male.
He was further created the next day, Baron Cock-
ermouth, and Earl of Egremont, both in the
county of Cumberland, with remainder, fidling his
issue male, to his nephew. Sir Chvles Wyndham,
Banmet, by Katharine, his sister, and his issue
male; failure of which, to Percy Wyndham, (who
assumed the name of O'Brjren, and was created
Earl of Thomond, in Irdand,) brother of the said
Sir Willism, Wyndham, and his issue male. CAnr/^
The duke died in 1790, when the DmcxiMU Or-
SonBRSXT devolved on Sir Edward Seymour, Ba-
ronet, (the descendant of Sir Edward Seymour, of
Berry Pomeroy, elder son of the Protbctor So-
merset, by his first wife,) as btohth duxb, the
grsndfSsther of Edward-Adolphua, present Dtdceof
SomerBec The Earldoms of Northumberland andl
Egremont passed according to the patents, while
the Earldom of Hbrbford, Viac^uirrT ow
Bbavcham p, and Baroky op SBTJtotm, «if Tbco-
bridge, became Extikct.
Arms.— Quarterly, first and fourth or. on a pile
gules between six fleur-de-lis, as. three lions of
England, (being the coat of augmentation, granted
by Henry VIIL, on his mluriage with Jane Sey-
mour,) second and third gu. two wings conjoined in
lure, tips downwards, or.
SEYMOUR— BARONS SEYMOUR, OF
TROWBRIDGE.
By Letters Patent, idated 19th r^bmary, 1641.
Refer to Sbtmour, VUeounu Beemtkampt/Ikuket
SHE
SHE
SEYMOUR^BARON SEYMOUR, OF
SUDLEY.
By Letten Patent, dated 16th Fetoiuxy* 1M7.
SIR THOMAS SEYMOUR, brother of the cele-
brated PaoTBGTOB Somenet. and of Jane Sey-
mour, Queen Coneortof Henry VHI.. wae elevated
to the peerage by King Edward VI.. 16th February.
1M7. aa B^moK Sbymoub. ^ SudUv, in Me eountif
<^ GUmeetter, His Ixirdahip wae lord high admiral
of England, and a privy ooundllor. He eepouied
the QucBN Dowagtr, Katherine (Parr), who d, in
child-bed, in Snd of Edward VI. Hte lordship, in
the reign of his brother-in-law. had distinguished
himself in anna, and was esteemed a penon of lofty
bearing, but turbulent, fleroe, and ambitious.
Conspiring egainst the power of his brother the
paoTCCTOB, and paying court to the Ladtt Ejuisa-
BXTH. daughter of King Hbkby VIIL. with whom
he was upon the point of contracting a private mar-
riage, he was committed to the Tower by parlia-
ment, and condemned without any form of triaL
The parliament was soon after dissolved, and his
lordship was bdieaded on the 6th day succeeding,
under the warrant of his brother, the Duke of
Somerset. Dying without issue, the Babony of
Sbymoub. <^ 8udle^, would have become bxtiitct.
had it not lUlen under the attainsbb.
Abmb.— Same aa Seymour^ Viscounts Beauchamp
of Hacheb Ac.
SHAUNDE— EARL OF BATH.
By Letters Patent, dated 6th January, 1485.
Xintagc.
PHILIBERT DE 8HAUNDE. a native of Brl-
tanny, having promoted the cause of the Earl of
Richmond, was raised to the peerage of England,
by that personage, after he had ascended the throne
aa Henry Vll.. In the dignity of Eabl of Bath.
by letters patent, dated 6th Jannary. 1486. but of
hk lordship or fiunlly nothing ftirther is known.
Anna.— Ar. on a croes sa. a leopard's head or.
SHEFFIELD— BARONS SHEFFIELD,
OF BUTTERWICKE, IN
THE COUNTY OF LIN-
COLN, EARLS OF MUL-
GRAVE, MARQUESSES
OF NORMANBY, DUKES
OF NORMANBY, DUKES
OF BUCKINGHAM.
Barony.
Earldom.
Marquisate,
Dukedom of
Normanby.
Dukedom of
Buckingham. ^
. by Letters
Patent.
' 16th February. 1647.
7th February, 1698.
10th May. 16M.
9th March. 1703.
83rd March. 1709L
ICincasc.
The family of Sheffield atUined importance so
early as the reign of Henry IIL. when
SIR ROBERT SHEFFIELD. Knt. flourished.
He was «. by his son.
ROBERT SHEFFIELD, who m. Anne, daughter
and co-beirees of Sir Simon Goure, and was s. by
hisson.
SIR ROBERT SHEFFIELD, who m. Genette.
eldest daughter and co-heir of Alexander Lownde.
of Butterwike. in the county of Lincoln, and thus
became poesessed of that lordship. From this Sir
Robert descended
SIR ROBERT SHEFFIELD, who. hi the 9nd
of Henry VII.. was one of the commanders in the
royal army, against John. Earl of Lincoln, and his
adherents, at the battle of Stokei Sir Robert was
afterwards speaker of the House of Commons, and
recorder of London. He m. Helen, daughter and
heiress .of Sir John Delves. KnL. and was s. by his
son.
SIR ROBERT SHEFFIELD, of Butterwike,
who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir John Zouche. of
Codnor. and left a son.
EDMUND SHEFFIELD, who was advanced to
the peerage, on the 16th February. 1M7, (two days
before the coronation of King Edward Vlth.) in the
dignity of Baron Shifpibld, cf Butterwike, in
Me cotm<|f <tr L^neoin. The next year, his lordship
having accompanied the Marquess of Northampton,
to suppress the rebdlion of Ket, in N<»foIk, lost
his life in the conflict. He had m. the lady Anne
Vere. daughter of John. Earl of Oxfbrd. and left
issue.
John, his successor.
Frances, m. to Metham, Esq.
Eleanor, m, to Densd Holies. Esq.. second
son of Sir William Holies. Knt. of Hough-
ton, in the county of Notts.
Elisabeth.
His lordkhip was «. by his son.
JOHN SHEFFIELD, second Baron Sheffield
This nobleman m. Douglas, daughter of William.
Lord Howard, of Effingham, by whom (who es-
poused, secondly. Dudley. Earl of Leicester) he
had issue,
Edmukd. his successor.
Elisabeth, m. to Thomas. Earl of Ormonde.
His lordship d. in 1560, and was «. by his son.
EDMUND SHEFFIELD, third baron. This
nobleman distinguished himself in arms, in the
reign of Queen Elisabeth, particularly in the cde*
brated defeat of the formidable armada. He was
subsequently made govonor of the Brill, and in
the same reign, a Knight of the Garter. By King
James I., his lordship was constituted president of
the council, for the northern parts of the realm ;
and created by the succeeding monarch, on 7th
February, 1696, Eari. op Muloravb. He m. first.
UrsuU, daughter of Sir Robert Tirwhit. of KetUby.
in the county of Lincoln, and had no less than flif-
teen children, of whom. Charles, d. unmarried, in
the life-time of his father.
JoBN (Sir), m. Griseld, daughter of Sir Ed-
mimd Anderson, Chief Justice of the Court
of Common Pleas, and dying in the Ufa*
time of his Csther. left a son.
EoMVND. who «. his grandfather.
Margaret, m. to Walter Walsh, Esq., of Cas-
463
SHE
SHE
tie Hoel, la Irtiaiid, uid her metmd dragh-
ter and co-hMreis,
UA8VLA WAI.IH, Cipouaed John Bryan,
Esq.p of Bawnmore, in Um county of
Kilkenny (hU second wife). The
only survlTing child and hrtreii of this
nianiage»
Elisabbth Bryan, marrying Oli-
ver Grace, Esq., M.P. of Shan-
gansh, in the Queen's county, a
portion of the Sheflirid property
came, erentually, into the Grace
fkmily, and is at presant cq)oyed
sir WilHam Grace, BarooeL
Ellabeth, IN. first, to Sir Edward Swift, Knt.,
and secondly, to Sir John Bourchicr.
Mary, m. to Sir Ferdinand Fairfax.
Fiances, m. to Sir Philip Fairlkx.
Tripheoa, m. to George Vemey, Esq.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Mariana, daughter
of Sir William Urwyn, Knt, by whom he had
three other sons and two daughters. He d, at
eighty years ottge, in 1646, and was «. hy his grand-
eon,
EDMUND SHEFFIELD, second Earl of Mul-
grave, who m. Lady Elisabeth Cranfleld, daughter
of Lionel, Earl of Middleaex, and dying in 1568,
was 9. by his only son,
JOHN SHEFFIELD, third Earl of Mulgrmve.
This nobleman, who became one of the most eminent
personages of the period in which he lived, first
attained distinction in arms t being in the great sea
fight at Spld-Bay, and afterwards captain of the
Royal Catherine. In 1074, he was installed a
Knight of the Garter, and soon after made gentle-
man of the bed-chamber to King Charles II. He
was at the same time appointed colonel of the old
Holland regiment, governor of Hull, and entrusted
with the command of the forces sent to Tangier.
In the 1st James 11., his lordship was sworn of the
privy council, and constituted IiOBD chambcr-
LAiN or THB ROUBBHOLD. After the revolution,
he was sworn of the new privy council, and created
by King William, lOth May, 10M, Mabodbbb or
NoRMANBY," in the county <^ Uncoin. His lord-
ship was further advanced, 2nd Queen Anne, 9th
March, 1703, to the Dukbdom op Nobmtanby, and
created in a fortnight afterwards, Dukb op Buck-
1N«HAM. The duke aspired to the fame of a man
of letters, as well as a soldier and a statesman ; and
his literary productions have attained some popu-
huritywi-lMt his abilities as a writer have been, of
course, dlflterently estimated.
Dryden (no great authority to be sure, when a
nobleman is in question) says : « His thoughts are
always just, his numbers harmonious, his words
chosen, his expressions strong and aaanly, his verse
flowing, and his turns as happy as they are easy."
Walpole on the contrary thus cfaaracteriaes the
noble scribe.
" The life of this peer takes up fbortesn pages
and a half, in folio, in the General Dictionary,
where it has little pretensions to occupy a couple.
But his pious relict was always purduslng places
for him herself, and tbdr son, in every fubiirb of
484
Hie temple of fkme: • tmiM, afalaet tiliidi, above
all others, quo wananto^s are sure to take place.
The author of the article in the Dictionary, cbUs
the duke one of the most beautiflil prose writers,
and greatest poeto of this age; which is also, he ssys,
proved by the finest writers his contemporaries ; cer-
tificates that have little weight, where the merit is
not proved by the author's own works. It Is oer-
tain, that his graced compositions in prose have
nothing extraordinary in them; his poetry Is most
indifferent; and the greatest part of both is already
fUlen into total n^lect. It is said, that he wrote.
In hopes of being confounded with his predecessor
in the title ; but he would moi:e eesily have been
mistaken with the other Buckingham, if he had
never written at alL He had a great deal of bravery,
and understood a court. Queen Anne, who un-
doubtedly had no turn to gallantry, yet so fkr re-
sembled her predecessor, Elisabeth, as not to dislike
a little homage to her person. This duke was
immediately rewarded, on her accession, fbr having
made love to her before her marriage. Though at-
tached to the house of Stewart and their principles,
he maintained a dignity of honour in some points,
independent of all connections ; for he ridiculed
King James's religion, though he attended him to
his chapel ; and warmly took the part of the Catn-
lans against the Tory ministry, whom he had
helped to introduce to the queen.**
His grace m. first, Ursula, daughter of Cokmd
Stawel, and widow of the Earl of Conway, by
whom he had no issue. He espoused, secondly,
Catherine, daughter of Fulke Grevile, Lord Brooke,
and widow of Baptist, Earl of Gainsborough, who
also died lasueieBS, fai 1708-4t nd the duke m.
thirdly, Catherine, natural daughter of King
James IL, (by Catherine, daughter of Sir Charlea
Sidley, Baronet,) and widow ef James, Earl of
Anglesey, by whom he had three sons and a daugh-
ter, one of which, EnMtmn, elone survived in-
fluicy.
His grace* died in ITSl, and was «. by his son,
EDMUND SHEFFIELD, second Duke of Buck-
Ingham. This young nobleman served In 1794, m
• His grace left an ill^timate son, by a Mrs.
Lambert, called,
Charles Hxrbbrt, who, at the decease of Ed-
mund, the last duke, succeeded to a great part of
the estates, Induding Normanby, in the county of
Lincoln, and assumed by the will of his fkther, the
surname of Sbsppibld ; he was created a baronet,
in 1750, and the present Sir Robert Sheflleld is his
grandson and successor.
The fkmily of Phlpps, existing Earls of Mul-
grave, were connected with the Shefllelds, by Wil-
liam Phipps, Esq., grandfltther of the present Earl
Mulgiave, marrying Lady Catherine Annesley,
only daughter and heiress of James, ftourth Earl of
Anglesey, by Catherine, natural daughter of King
James IL, which Catherine espoused, seoondly,
Jomr Shbppibud, Duke of BucliUi^iem, end toy
him was mother of
Bdmund, the last Duke of Buckingham, which
Edmund was thus half brother to the said Lady
Catherine Anneeley, wUb of Willtem.Phipps.
8II>
SBII
a voliiirtttBy, widflr tlw ooamnnd of hts uncle, the
Duke of JBenriok, in Gemuuayi and was an aid-de-
camp at the siege of Fort Kid and PhiUpsburgh,
arhere that emliieDt geieral loet his life. His giace
died, howerer* the following year at Rome» of a
lapid ooasumption, not having attained nu^Jority,
and with him, the honours and male line of the
»ucAii house of SHBrFiBLD, sxriaxD.
AMUM.—AX, a chevron between three garbs gules.
SHERARD — VISCOUNT SHERARD.
By Letters Patent, dated Slst October, 171&
XCncasc*
The Right Honourable
BENNET SHERARD, thbd Baron Harborottgh,
in the peerage of Ireland, and first Lord Sherard in
England, was created by letters patent, dated Slst
October, 17M, Vibcoukt Shsrard, f^f Skvleiflird,
in the eountif of Loieeeter, with remainder to his
Issue male, and advanced subsequently to the earl-
dom ot Harborough, with a special limitation.
His lordship m. Mary, daughter of Sir Henry Cal-
verley, Knt., of Ayerholme, in the bidkoprick of
Durham, but dying without surviving issue in
1738, when the BngUsh iMUony, and the earldom,
and the Irish barony, devolved, according to the
patent, upon PhiUp Sherard, Esq., ancestor of the
present Earl of Harborough, but the Viboountv
or Shsrars became kxtikct.
Aams.— ^Ar. a dievron, gu. between three tor-
SIDLEY — COUNTESS OF DOR-
CHESTER.
By Letters Patent, dated and January, 1686.
CATHERINE SIDLEY, (only daughter of Sir
Charles Sidley. Bart., of Southfield, in the county
of Kent,) mistracs of Kin^r JAMxa II., was created
by that monarch, fnd January, 1688, Dafwtesa t^f
DarUngton, in the ooim^y ^ DwrAom, and CouK-
Tcae OF DoacHBBTaa, for tift. By his majesty,
her ladyship had an only surviving daughter,
Ledtf CaraaBiKK Dabblby, who fii. first,
James Annesley, third Earl of Anglesey, by
whom she had an only dau^ter.
Lady CATHaaiNB Abnx8I.by, who m.
William Phipps, Esq., son of Sir Con-
stantino Pbippe, Knt, Loan Chab-
CXL1.0B or IBBLAND, and had a son,
COBSTABTIBB PHTPPS, who WSS
created Babob Mulobatb, in
the peerage of Ireland : a dignity
inherited by tlie present Eabi.
MULORATB.
Her ladyship being divorced from Lord
An^tesey, Ibr cruelty and causeless ill-
treatment on her husband's part, espoused
secondly, John Sheflteld, Duke of Bucking-
ham, by whom she was mother of Edmund,
second dukeu
The countess, alter the dissoltttion oC her connec-
tion wUh the king, married Sir David Colyear,
subsequently Eabl or Portmobb, by whom she
left one only surviving son, Crarlbs, second Barl
^fPertmore, (the grandfather of the present earl).
The conduct of this lady made so strong an im->
preseion upon the honourable mind of her Hthet,
Sir Charles Sidley, that he conceived ever after a
rooted hatred to her royal paramour, and was a
aeakras promoter of the revolution. Being asked
one day, why he appeared so warm against the
king, who had created his daughter a countess, he
replied, '< it was fhmi gratitude : for as his miO^ty
had made his daughter a oMiMiess, it was but fit he
should do all he could to make his daughter «
queen/*
Her ladyship tU in 16P8, when lu bbr hoboubb
became as a matter of course xxtibct.
SMITH-BARONS CARRINGTON.
By Letters Patent, dated Slst October, 1643.
ICintage.
This flnnily deduoed its line f^om
SIR MICHAEL CARINGTON, Knt, Standard
bearer to King Rxcbabp L in the Holy Land, fhMn
whom descended
JOHN CARINGTON, who, in the beginning of
Hbbby IV.Is reign, having stoutly adhered to the
deposed monardi, Richabd II., was obliged to ex*
patriate himadf , and after residing some time abroad
to assume tor security the very general surname of
Smith. From this gentleman lineally sprang
JOHN SMITH, Esq., who being the lord trea*
* sorer's remembrancer in the eadiequer, was oo»>
stituted, in the 38th Henry VI IL, second baron of
that court. This learned penon m. Anne, daughter
and heir of John Hareweil, Esq., of Wotton, in
the county of Warvrick, and flrom that union de-
SIR CHARLES SMITH, Knt, who, for hii
fidelity to King Charlbb L, was devated to the
peerage Slst October, 1043, as Lord Carribotob,
Baron of fVotton Waven, in the county of Warwick,
and was advanced on the 4th November following,
to the dignity of Viscount Carrington, in the peerage
of Ireland. His kmlship m. Elisabeth, daughter of
Sir John Carrill, Knt, of South Harting, In Sussex,
and had issue,
Frabcib, hiasnooeesor.
CarrilL
John, who fdl fighting under the royal banner
atAilesfordinl644.
Mary, m. to Sir George Wintour, Knt, of Hud-
dington.
Lucy. \^ unmarried.
Anne, J
Margaret, m. to Sir Francis Hungate, Barto of
Hnddleston, in Yorkshire.
Mary, d. unmarried.
Lord Carrington having occasion to visit France,
and lodging at Pontoiee, was there barbarously mur-
dered by one of his own servants, on the 81st F»>
bruary, 1064, tat the sake of his money and jewels ;
and his remains lieth InleRedin the church at that
48B
SOM
SOM
pfaM30, midff • maitile tomb crectad to bb
Hto lonkhip WM «. by hU ddMt wm.
FRANCIS SMITH, Momd Banm Ca..»v.M.,
and Moond vMoount. Tbb doUoiub m. Iliat;,
Juliana, dau^tcr of Sir Thonoas Watanaday, of
Piinkanhaigh, in I.mrathir^ by whom ha had an
only ion,
CnABbsa, who d. in Infimcy.
Hia hmbhip eqMMuad, ■eoondly. Lady Aaam Har-
bart, daughtarof William, lfaiq«a»of Powis, but
had no ifMia. Ha d. bi 17€ft, whan all nia HONOuaa
bacama bxtiiict.
Aniia^— Ar. a ciom, ^u. bctpem four paaoocka,
ar.
60MERS-BAR0N 80MERS.
By Lettan Patont, dated 8nd December, 16P7.
Xincage.
JOHN SOMERS, the ion of an eminent attorney
in the city of Worcester, (John Smners, Esq., of
CllftoD-upon-SeTem, in Woroetterthire, by Cathe-
rine Seveme, hia wife,) having been brought up to
the hlglier grade in the l«gal prolSBnion, acquired
•uch reputation at an advocate, tbat he was engaged
in the important case of the seven bishops, temp.
Jamks II., and his speech upon that occasion will
ever be regarded as <Ae of the boldest, most im-
pressive^ and constitutional, delivered at the bar.
After the revolution, Mr. Somers was appointed
•ucoessively solicitor and attorney-general, and he
received the usual honour of knighthood. In 16B7
be was conetituted lord cHANCBLiiOn of Eko-
ijilnd, and elevated to the peerage as Lou> Somaa,
Banm f^fEne^tam, in the county of Worcester. Of
this great and learned personage, Walpole, in his
Catalogue of NoUe Authors, observes, « That all
the traditional accounts of him, the historians of
the last age, and its best authors, rq»reicnt him as
the most uncorrupt lawyer, and the honestest
statesman : a master orator i a genius of the finest
taste I and as a patriot of the noblest and most ex-
tensive views; as a man who dispensed blessings
by his lift, and planned them for posterity: at
once the model of Addiaon, and the touchatone of
Swift"
His lordship survived, however, his great mental
powers, and d. in dotage, unmarried, anno 1716,
when the Baront op SoMBna became sxtinct,
and his estates devolved upon his dsters as coheirs,
of whom,
Mary Somrrb, fa. Charles Cocks, Esq., M.P.
in 1092 for the city of Worceater, and had,
with other issue,
Margaret Cocks, who m. Philip Yarke,
afterwards lord CRAireBi.i<OR, and
Earl or Hardwtckb.
And
JoHH CocK9» Esq., (successor to his
father,) of Bruckmans, in tbe county
of Hertford, M.P., who waa «. by bis
son,
John CoCKa, Esq., at whose de-
cease, unmarried, the estates re-
verted to his uncle,
486
Jon* Cocna, Baq., of Caatle-
ditcli, wboaeddtat aon <
Chablbb CocKa, Eaq.,
of CMtleditcli, M.P.,
waa created a baronet
in 1778* and devated
to the peerage aa
Lord Somaa, B«-
ron qf Eveihmm, In
1784. HU lordship d:
In 1809, and waa «. by
hiaddeatson,
John Sombrs
CocKa, present
dancette* erm*
SOMERIE— BABON DUDLEY.
By Writ of Summona, dated 10th Maicb, 1J08,
I Edward II.
Xuicagc.
In the reign of Hrnrv II.,
JOHN DE SOMERIE acquired the barony of
DcDLBY, in Staflbrdshire, by marrying Hawya*,
sister and heir of Gervase Pagandl,* Its former
feudal lord, and was «. by his aon,
RALPH DE SOMERIE, feudal lord of Dvdlbt,
who in the sixth of John, obtained from the crown,
in exchange for the manor of WolverhamptBi^
(whicb was then granted to Hubert, Arohbidiop of
Canterbury,) the manor of Swinford, and two other
manors, whidi were thenceforth to be bdd by him
and his heLcs in fee { paying yearly to the exdiequer
by the hands of the sheriff of Stallbcdshire, the sum
• At the time of the Obnbral Svrtbt,
Ralph Paoanbll possessed tai lordahips in
Devon, five in Somerset, fifteen In Linoc^, and
the same number in Yorkahire. He waa s. by hia
Folk Paoanbll, who m. Beatrix, daughter
and beir of William Fiti-Asculph, and thereby ae^
quired the Castlb op Duolby, and other large
estates in the county of Staflbrd. He was «. by his
son and heir,
Ralph Paoanbll, Lord </ DuOeif, who was
«. by his eldest son,
Obrvasb Paoanbll, who adhering to the Em-
press Maud in 1138, against Stephen, held the castle
of Dudley for that princess and her son. In the
12th Henry II., on the assessment in aid for marrying
the king's daughter, he certified his knights* fees to
be altogether fifty-six, and one third. In the 1st of
Richard I., he was one of the barons who assisted at
the coronation of that monarch. He fa. Isabdl,
daughter of Robert, Earl of Leiceater, widow of
Simon St. Liz, Earl of N<»thampton, by whom he
hadisaue,
Robert, who, it is presumed, died young.
Hawysb, who became eventually soJe heiress
of the Paganella, and conveyed Dudlby
Caatle and their other estatea to her firat
husband, John db Sombrib, as in the text,
She espoused, aecondly, Roger de Bcrkday.
SOM
6TA
of £aa> which mM the andAtfann; and £5. more
of incrmcnty by equal payments at Mlchaelmai
and Eaater; performing to the king and hla heiia
the service of one knight's fee. He d. in ISIO, and
waa «. by his son*
WILLIAM PERCEVAL DE SOMERIE, who
by reason of his minority at his fother's death, was
in ward for his barony* which then consisted often
knights' fees* and three parts. He d. in 18S1, and
was *. by his son,
NICHOLAS DE SOMERIE, at whose deceese hi
1SS8 issueless, the barony and lands reverted to his
unde,
ROGER DE SOMERIE, who perftmning his
homage in the same year had livery thereof, but in
finir yean afterwards those lands were seised by the
crown, in consequence of their lord naglecting when
summoned, to receive the honour of knighthood.
This Roger de Somerie m. Nicola, daughter of
William de Albini, second Earl of Amndel, and
sister and co-heir of Hugh, fourth earl, hy whom
he acquired the manor of Babwb, in the county of
Leicester. In the 37th HniritY III., he attended
the king in an expedition into Gascony, and in the
41st and 4and of the same reign, he had military
summonses to march agahut the Welsh: after
which, he began to make a castle of his manor
house at Dcdlby, but was prohibited by the king
to proceed therein, without his special hcence;
subsequently, however, adhering to the crown in the
baronial war, he obtained the said licence, and he
was afterwards made prisoner at the battle of
LswBS, fighting under the royal banner. By his
first wifck the co-heir of Albini, he had four daugh-
tefSyVla.
JoANB, IN. to John le Strange, -^ J
Mabbl, mi. to Walter de Sulcy,
Ma ud, m. to Henry de Erdington,
Mabobby, m. first, to Ralph
Cromwell, of Tatshal, and se*
oondly, to William Bifleld.
Roger de Somerie espoused, secondly, Amabel,
daughter and heir of Sir Robert de Chaucombe,
Knt., and widow of Gilbert de Scgrave, by whom
he had issue,
RooBB, his suooessor.
John.
Margaret, m. to Ralph Basset, of Drayton.
He rf. in ISTSt and was «. by his dder son,
. ROGER DE SOMERIE, who d. in U90, and
was «. by his son,
ROGER DE SOMERIE. This feudal lord died
s. p., and was «. by his brother,
SIR JOHN DE SOMERIE, K.B., who, for his
services in the Scottish wars, temp. Edward I. and
Edward II., was summoned to parliament as a
BABoir* from 10th March, 130Q, to 14th March,
• Although this barony is unifbrmly considered
to be that of «< Dcdlby," it appears very question-
able if such is the proper designation. That ante-
cedent to the latter part of the reign of Edwabd I.,
the tenure of the castle of Dudley constituted the
liunily of SoMBBiB, barons by tenure, can scarcely
be doubted i but that sudi tenure did not esUbUsh
a right in the poeaaieer of the caatle to demand a
laa. His loidriilp d. in the btter year, without
issue, wh^ his babowy became bztiiict, and hla
castles and lands devolved upon his slaters, as co-
beiis, thus,
Maboabst, flk to John de Sutton, had the
Cabtlb of Dudlbv, with the manor of
Leggesley, chase of Pensnet, and manor of
New Synford-Regis, in the county of Staf-
fbrd ( as also the town of Dudley (see Sut-
ton, Barons Dudley).
JoAHB, m, to Thomas Botetourt, ddest son and
heir of John, Lord Botetourt, had the manors
of Bradfleld, Soleham, and Bastendan, in
the county of Berks ; with Rowley-Somery,
and other lands in Staflbrdshlre (see Bote-
tourt, Barons Botetourt).
Abmb.— <Or. two lioncels passant aa.
STAFFORD — BARONS STAFFORD,
EARLS OF STAFFORD,
DUKES OF BUCKING-
HAM, BARONS STAF.
FORD.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 6th Febb, 1S99,
87 Edward I.
Earldom, ffth March, 1361.
Dukedom, 14th September, 1444.
Barony, , liS47.
The first that assumed this surname,
ROBERT DE STAFFORD, possessed, at the
time of the general survey, lordships in Suflbik,
Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire, Warwickshire, and
Staifordshire, in all one hundred and thlrty'<m^~
and Dugdale surmises, that the assumption of
the surname of Staflbrd aroee tnm his being
governor of Staflbrd Castle, which had been erected
by the Conqueror t for his name originally waa Db
ToBNBi, and he is said to have been a younger
son of Roger de Toenei, standard beerer of Nor-
mandy. Of this Robert de Stafford, who lived till
Henry L's time, nothing ftirther is known than
his ftmndhig an AvouariivB pbtoby, at Stone, in
Staflbrdshlre, upon the spot where Bnysan de Wal-
tone, one of the companions of the Conqueror, had
kUled two nuns and a priesL He «•. Avice de Clare,
and was #. by his son,
NICHOLAS DE STAFFORD, who was sheriff
of Staflbrdshlre, temp. King Henry I. Thislbudal
lord was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE STAFFORD, who was sheriff of
Staflbrdshlre from the second to the end of the
sixth year, inclusive, of King Henry II.'s reign,
and in six years afterwards paid towards the mar-
riage portion of the king's daughter sixty marka
writ of summons to parliament, may be inlbrred
from this Csct, that John de Smnerie, who was first
summoned In 1306 (1st Edward II.) and who con-
tinued to be regularly summoned to 1389 (Uth
Edward II.) is never once designated as *' Db Dud-
lby,** but is merely described as **Johanni d4
SofiMry."— Nicolas.
«7
8TA
ftTA
a
117S»
hsMiiptde-
fot tUtf ^ai^M tm, Tliii
was «. by hit um»
ROBERT DE STAFFORD,
wtthoatliMiai tha feadal
Tolvad upoB his only tlita
MILISBNT DE STAFFORD, who au in the
Mh Richard I. a StaOlMtiihln gaatkmaa of andcnt
CmiUy, nimati Haayav Ba«ot. Tliii Hcnrey pay-
ing a fina of three hundjadmaikf to the crown, had
Uvary of Mb wlfa^ inharitanoew hat in oailer to taiae
that earn ha was oMifad to saO tha lonUiip of
Dnytan to the oaaons of SL Tliaaaas. near Staflbrd.
Tha SOB and hair of this Harray^and MUiaant.
his ii**"'*' tnffiMmfh »«*»»—**** tha
HERVEV DE STAFFORD. This flwdal lord
with King Henry III. at tha siege of Bitham
Caatla, in LfaicoiaaUiat In tha 6th of that mooardi's
Ha m. Patronill, sbtar of William de
*, Earl of Derhy, and rf. fai U37> waa «. by
his son,
HERYEY DE jSTAFFORD, who d, without
Issue in 1S4I, and was «. 1>yhis brother,
ROBERT DE STAFFORD, who, in tha SSth
Henry III., npon doing homage, and paying one
hundred pounds for his rdief, had liToy of his
lands. This feudal lord was in tha wars of Gas-
oony, SSth Henry IIL, and in four years afterwards
ha had a military summons to march against the
Wdsh. He fii. Alice, one of tha daughters and co-
heirs of Thomas Corbet, of Cans, in tha county of
Salop, and d. In 1968, was «. by his son,
NICHOLAS DE STAFFORD. This feudal
lord, who was actively engaged against tiie Wdsh,
in tha reign of King Edward I., was killed befoca
Dvosaian Castle anno 1887, and waa a. by his son,
EDMUND DE STAFFORD, who, having dla-
tingulshad hhnsalf in tha Scottish wars, was aum-
aaonad to parliament, as a BAnoN, by King Ed-
ward I., on tiie 0th Fabmary, 1808 asid ha had
ummaoses ftom that period until his de-
Ha m. Mafgaiat, daughter of Ralph, Lord
k, of Drayton, and had issuer
Raub, his successor.
Rldiard, m. Maud, daughter and har of
RIduud da CamviUa, <^ Clifton, and was
called " Sir Richard Staflbrd, of Clifton,
KnL" (see Staftirda, of Clifton).
His lordship d, in 1308, and was*, by his elder son,
RALPH DE STAFFORD, second baron. This
BoWeman attaining mi^arity in the 17th Edward II.,
and than doing his homage, had livery of his fathei's
landa} and the next ensuing year, being made a
knight by bathing, and other sacred ceremonies,
had robes, &c, as a banneret, allowed him out of
tha king's wardrabalbr tha solemnity; after whkh
ha soon became a personage of celebrity In the wars
of King Edward IIL His lorddiip waa first engaged
in Scotland fbr some years, and ha then embarked
for Britanny, where he was made prisoner at tha
siege of Nantes. In the 19th Edward III. be was
sent intoCascony, with Henry of Lancaster, Earl
of Darby, and while that nohlaman aasanltad Ban-
annATB by land. Lord Staflbrd commanded the
force which attacked it by sea. Tha next yaar ha
and hair of Phiilp, kiay of Franca, oomlng to
AgnaUon, where hia hirdrikip than rw-
I Btontly defended that placa agalnat tha
whole power of the French, until King Edward
came to his relief, and forced tha enemy to raise
tha slaga. After this, jolnfaig IAb troops wiiih tha
army of King Edward, he had a principal cooft-
mand fai the van of tha English at tha glorloaa
battle of Canaav. Upon the termination of thia
graateonfllct, his hndriilp being eent with Sir Re-
gfamld CoMaun, and three heraUa, to view tha
slain, reported the number to be eleven great
prtnoes, eighty bannerets, twdve hundred knights,
and more than thirty thousand common sulilitna
Ha was afterwards, when Calais surrendered, one of
Umse appointed to take possession of that place tot
the king ; and subsequently, his lordship was one of
tha ambassadota deputed to tha Cardinals of Naples
and Ckrcniont, to treat of peace between King Ed-
ward and'PhiUp da Valoia, then assuming the title
of King of France. Tha next year he had licence
to make caetles of his manor houses, at Staflbrd
and Nadelay ; as also a grant ftom tha Ung of
£973, for Ids cjipenses in foreign service. About
this time, his lordship waa elected a Kir ioht of the
Gabtkb, being one of the original members of that
noble order. In the Mth Edward III., he waa fai
commissian with the Bialiop of Durham, and the
Lorda Percy and Nevill, to treat with the noMes
of Scotland, at York, for a firm and final peace
between the two realms; tor all which eminent
services, he waa created, on 5th March, 1361, Earz.
ow STArroRO, and constituted lieutenant «mI cap-
tain-general of the Duchy of Aquitaine. His lord-
ship m. Margaret, only daughter and heiress of
Hugh de Audiey, Baron Audley, and in right of his
wif(^ Earl op Gix»UGBaTBap— by whidi allianra
he acquired a conaiderable inheritance and the
Barohy or AVDLBY b presumed to have merged
in that of Stavpobd. He had issue,
Ralph, who m. Maud, daughter of Henry,
Earl of Derby, but died in the life-time of
his father.
HnoR, Ills successor.
Beatrice, m. first, Maurice, son and heir of
Maunoe Fits-Thomas, Earl of Desmond ;
secondly, Thomas, Lord Ros, of Haa»dake ;
and thirdly. Sir Ridiard Burley, Knt.
Joene, m. to John, son and heir Ot John Cherl-
ton. Lord Powis.
EHaabeth, m. to Fouke, son of Roger le
Strange, of Whitdmrch, In the county of
Salop.
Margaret, m. to Sir John Staflbrd, Knt.
His lordship d. in 1379, and waa «. by his only sur- .
vivingson,
HUGH DE STAFFORD, third Baron and second
Earl of Staflbrd, who, following the steps of his
noUe fethar in those martial times, came vary early
into action, for at the age of seventeen he was in the
wars of France, and again when he attained majo-
rity, being then in the retinue of the Bfaidi Prince.
At the period he aucoeeded to the honours of hia
femHy, he was twenty-eight years of age, and ha
waa •ahaeqaently, dtatiagulshed in all tha waca of
STA
STA
fidtrwd IIL, and in thoM at tlM hugltmtng of
King Richard II/« tim& In the 9th of the latter
monarch, his lordahip having obtained licence to
travel, undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Sepul-
chre, and in his return* died at Rhodee, in 1386»
having had issue by his wifc^ the Lady PhUippa
Beauchamp, daughter of Thomas. Earl of War-
wtck«
Ralph, who was murdered by John HoUand,
half-brother to King Richard IL
Thomas. 1 ,uco,„o„ alternately, to the ho-
WILLIAM, >-no,j„ jrf ^^ flunily.
Edmund, }
Hugh (Sir), «•. Elisabeth Bourchier, only
daughter and heiress of Bartholomewj Lord
Bourchier, and was summoned to parliament
asBAKOMBouBCiiiBiu His lordship died*, p.
Margaret, m. to Ralph, first Earl of West-
moriand.
Kathflrine, m. to Midiael, son of Michael de
la Pole.
Joane^ m. to Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent.
Elisabeth, m. to John, Lord Ferrers, of Chartr
ley.
The earl, who was a Knight of the Garter, was «.
by his eldest surviving son,
THOMAS DE STAFFORD, fourth banm, and
third Earl of Stafford, who in the 14th Richard II.,
making proof of his age, and doing his homage^
had livery of his lands t and about the same time,
upon the decease of Ralph, the last Lord Bssset,
of Drayton, was found to be one of his co-heirs.*
His lordship was in the wars of France, in the 15th
of Richard II., under the conduct of Thomas of
Woodstock, Duke of Glouosster, whose daughter,
the Lady Anne Plantagenet, he had married, but
died without issue, when he waa #. by his bro-
ther,
WILLIAM DE STAFFORD, fifth Baron, and
iburth Eail of Staflbrd. This nobleman was but
fourteen yea(^ of age when he came to the title,
and in ward to the Duke of Gloucester. He died
in three years after, and the honours devolved upon
his next brother,
EDMUND DE STAFFORD, sixth Baron, and
4Uth Earl of Stafford, who, in the SSd of Richard
II., by virtue of the king's special licence, married
Anne, Countess of Staflbrd, widow of Thomas,
third earl, his eldest brother (which marriage of
the said Thomas and Anne had never been con-
summated, owing to the tender years of the earl).
At the coronation of King Henry lY.. this Ed-
mund, Earl of Stafford, was made a Knight of
the Bath, ss was also Hugh, his younger brother.
He was subsequently made a Knight of the Garter,
but he was killed soon af^, at the battle of
Shrewsbury, fighting on the part of the king, anno
1403» His lordship left Issue,
HuMPHBKY, his successor.
Philippe, d. young.
• Thus, Margaret Basset, great aunt of the abov»-
mentioned Ralph, Lord Basset, was the wife of
Edmund, first Lord Stafford, the earl's great-grand-
father. For this inheritance he had a contest with
theShirleys,
Anne.' m. first, to Edmund Mortimer, Earl
of March, and seeondly, to John Holland*
Earl of Huntingdon*
The earl was s. by his son,
HUMPHREY DE STAFFORD, seventh Baron,
and sixth Earl of Staflbrd, who, in the 8d of Henry
Yi., making proof of his age. had livery of his
lands; as also ot thoee which had desffnded to
him by the death, without issue, of his uncle. Sir
Hugh Staflbrd, Lord Bourchier* In the 6th of
the same reign, his lordship obtained licsnoe fiom
the king to be absent flrom the realm of Ireland
for ten years, but nevertheless to receive tbB
revenue of all his castles, lordships, and lands
there. From this period he served for several
years in France, and was constituted, I9th of Henry
YL, captain of the town of Calais, and tower of
Risbanke; as also of the marches of Calais: in
consequence of which services, and his near alliance
in blood to the royal fkmily, he was created, on
the I4th September, 1444, Dtntn op Buckutobam,
with preradence before all dukes whatsoever, next
to those of the blood royal t but a gieat dispute
regarding this matter immediately arose between
his grace, and Henry Beanchamp, Duke of Warwicki
whidi required a special abt of parliament to acUust.
giving to the rival dukes precedency alternately,
year aboutn-the question was. however, finally set
at rest by the death of the Duke of Warwick,
issueless, in about two years after. In the SSth of
Henry YI., the Duke of Buckingham was made
constable of Dover Castle, and warden of the cinque
ports; and in the 34th of the same reign, afkor
the fatal battle of St. Albans, where the Duke of
York being victorious, Humphrey, Earl of Staf-
ford, his eldest son. lost his life: seeing what spe-
cious pretences were made by the Yorkists, to
obtain the favour of the people, his graoot with
the Duke of Somerset, made his way privately to
Queen Margaret, and apprised her of the danger
that impended. Continuing fUthfUlly attached to
the Lancastrian interest, the duke fdl gallantly
fighting under that banner at the battle of Norths
ampton. on the 87th July, 1400. His graoe. along
with his other honours, was a Knight of the Garter.
His wife was the Lady Anne Nevill, daughter of
Ralph, first Earl of Westmorland, by whom he
bad, with other lHue»
Humph asv. Earl of Staflbrd. slain in the
battle of St Albans { leavmg by Margaret,
daughter and co-heir of Edmund, Duke of
Somerset.
Hkhrv, who s. his grandfatha.
Henry (Sir), mu Margaret. Countess of Rlcb-
mooid, mother of King Henry YIL
John, created Earl of Wiltshire (see Stafford*
Earls of WUts).
Anne, m. first, to Aubrey de Yerob and se-
condly, to Sir Thomas Cobham. son of
Reginald, Lord Cobham, of Sterborough.
Joane. m. first, to William, Yisoount Beau-
mont, and secondly, to Sir William KneveU
of Buckingham, in the county of Norfolk.
Catherine, m. to John Talbot, Earl of Shrewa*
bury.
The duke was s. by his gTandsoD»
3 R 409
STA
STA
HENRY Dfi STAFTORD, leooBd Diike of
BucklnghaBi, who« bdng in ward to King Edward
IV., was committed wUh Humphrey, hU brother,
to the tuition of Anne, Ducheta of Bxetar, the
king's lister, with an aaslgnatloii oi five hundred
narlu per annum, tot their mafaitananoei This
nobleman was little heard of during the remainder
of the reign of Edward IV.» but bsing a main
instnuMnt in elevating Richard III. to the throne,
he was made a Kni^t of the Garter, and Coir-
•TABLB or Kmoland by that monarch} besides
bitng promised the possession of the great Inherit-
ftnoe of the Bohuns, Earl of Hereford, to which he
pretended a right. But whether through- disap-
pointment at this promise not being afterwards
AilHUad, or tmn a conscientious ftellng, certain
It la that h« soon afterwards entered into a con-
spiracy to place the Earl of Richmond upon the
throne, and actually took up arms for th« purpose;
but the Courtcnays and his other associates, not
being able to second his movements, he found
himself deserted, and was forced to seek an asylum
M the house of an old servant, Humphrey Banaster,
near Shrewsbury: by this servant he was, how-
ever, betrayed and deUvered up to his enemies,
but the king rsAised to reward the betrayer, ob-
aervittg <« that he who could be untrue to so
good a master, would be Iklse to all other.** The
duke was beheaded lOon after, in the market-place
at Salisbury, anno 1483, without any arraignment,
or legal proceeding. His grace had married Ca-
therine^ daughter of Richard Widville, Earl of
Rivers, and left issue,
EnwAiis, his suooessor.
Henry, created Earl of Wiltshire.
Elisabeth, m. to Robert RatdUb, Lord Fits-
Walter.
Attne. m, first, to Sir Waller Herbert, Knt.,
and secondly, to Geoige, Earl of Hunting-
The earl wass^ by his elder son,
EDWARD DB STAFFORD, who was reelor«d,
by Kibg Henry Vlt., to the Dukedom of Buckfaag-
Jbam, Earldom and Barony of Staflbrd, and all the
ether honours of his ftither. This nobleman was
In aims against the Coraish-tten, who rebelled in
fkvour of Perkin Warbeek % and in the t4th Henry
VII. he obtained several considerable grants. He
was likewise made a knight of the Garter, and
ftonn nioR coif8TABi.a or Bwoland* In the 2nd
«f Henry VIII. he had Ikenoe to Impark a thousand
acres of land at his lordship off Thombury, in
Glouoestetshire, and was then In high Ikrour with
tfM king. But in some years afterwards, exciting
the enmity of Wolsey, that ambitious prelate
l^lanned, and finally succeeded, In accomplishing
his grace's ruin. It is suted that the olihnce given
by tha duke to the cardinal arose thus :•— His grace
«pon some oocaslan holding a bason to the king, so
soon as his niiO«*ty had washed Wolsey dipped his
liands In the water, whkh appeared so derogatory
to the rank of Buckingham, that he flung the con-
tentt of the ewer Into the churchman*s shoes ; who,
•being highly Inoaised, menaced that he would stick
upon the duke's skirts : a threat which hU grace
met by coming te court soon after richly dressed,
400 . -
but without any ikhla and the king
the cause of so strange a fsshlon* the duke replied,
that It was Intended toprsesn« Me eordteers dttign.
The duke, like his father, was doomed, however, to
lUl by domestic treason, for having discharged ooo
Knevet, a steward, for oppressing his tenantry, that
individual beoone a fit instrument in the haiMis of
Wolsey to effect theobilect he had so much at heart*
Knevet declared that the duke had contemplated
the assatsinatlon of the king, in order that he might
ascend the throne himself as next heir, if his m»>
jesty died without issue; and upon this ftivolous
information one of the most iUustrioua noblemen
in England was arraigned at Westminster, before
Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, then sitting as Loao
HtoH vtnwAKD OF Emoland for the occasion.
The duke pleaded his own cause, and sustained
the character of an able and aooomplished advocate,
but to no purpose; he was found guilty, and sen-
tenced to death. Upon which he addressed the
high steward thus:— *< My Lord of Norfolk, you
have said as a traitor should be said to ; but I was
never any. I nothing malign you, for what yon
have done to me; but the eternal God forgive you
my death* I shall never sue to the king fbr lifb,
though he be a gradous prlaee; and more grace
may oome firom him than I desire; and so I desire you
and all my fellows to pray for mt,** The duke was
executed by decapitation in pursuance of the Judg-
ment passed upon him, on Tower Hill, 17th May,
Uah When the emperor, Charles V., heard of the
event, he is said to have exdalmed, " A bntchei's
dog has killed the finest buck in Bngbmd.'*
His grace had married the Lady Allanore Percy,
daughter of Henry, Eart of Northumberland, and
left Issue,
HaNAY, of whom presently*
Elisabeth, m. to Thomas Howard, Duka of
Norfolk.
Ratherlne, «. to Ralph Navill, Earl of Weel^
morland.
Mary, m. to George Nevlll, LordBargavenny.
A bill of attainder IbUowed the Judgment and
execution of the duke, and under tkmi all hla
honours became roarKirnn. The fiite of thia
illustrious bouse was marked by a mora than oadi-
nary degree of miafortamek
Edmund, Earl of Staflbrd,
and his son,
Humphrey, Duke of Buck-
ingham, and his son,
Humphrey, Earl of Staf-
fordt
both
and sacrlficad
to the fenda
of party, and
to private ma-
lignity.
With the but duke sunk fiar ever the splendour,
princely honours, and great wealth, of the andent
and renowned Aunily of STArronn. Upon passing
the bill of attainder against the duke, the pevlfas-
ment enacted also a bill to restore an blood, but not
In honours and lands, his giaoa^s only son,
HENRY STAFFORD, to whom, hoir«v«r, thn
aUlieU in the de-
solating war
of theRosee.
Henry, second Duke of
Buckingham»^ and his
Rdward, third
Duke of Buckingham,
»TA
8TA
Mng mad* fanmMiate gmtt of mmwiri in the
county of Staflbrd and dwwhere^ which had be-
longed to hit father, and he obtained tram the
crown» hi fome yean after, the casti«b avd mawor
or Stapfobd, with other of the estates of the de-
ceased duke; but altogether producing only the
annual income of £317* 13». Id. In the 1st of
jBdward VI., anno 1547» an act of parliament passed,*
again restoring him in blood, and declaring, «* that
the Said Henry, Lord Staflbrd, and the heirs male
of his body coming, may be taken, and reputed as
Lord Staflbrd, with a seat and voice in parliament
at a baron; and farther, that the sidd Henry be
restored in blood as son and heir of Edward, late
4>uke of Buckingham, Ac." His Itndship m< Ursula,
daughter of Sir Richard Pole, K.G., and Margaret
plantagenet. Countess of Salisbury, daughter of
George, Duke of Clarence, and niece of Kings
Edward IV. and Richard III., by whom he had
issue,
Edward, his successor.
RichaM, m. Mary» dtui^tar of John Corbet,
and had issue.
Room, who claimed the barony upon
the decease of Henry, fourth lord, in
10^, but was denied It on account of
his poverty. He d, unmarried in
164a
•lane, who m. a Joiner, and had a son a
coBBLm, living at Newport, in Shrop-
ihire, in 1637-- thus the great^great-
grandaon of Margaret Plantagenet,
daughter and heiress of George, Duke
of Clarence, sunk to the grade of a
mender of old shoee.
Walter.
Dorothy, m. to Sir WUUam Stsflbrd, of
Grafton, and from this lady, Mr. Richard
Staflbrd Cooke^ who claimed the ancient
Barony of Staflbrd, derived descent. *■ But
admitting this descent, (says Nicolas,) it is
difficult to And any real claim which it
aflbrds to the Barony of Staflbrd. The an-
cient barony undoubtedly became voa-
FBiTBD on the attainder ot Edward, Duke
of Buckingham, in 1581, -and which at-
tainder has never been reversed. Henry
Staflbrd, his son and heir, was created Baron
Staflbrd de Novo, with an express limita-
tion, to « Me keirt mate qfhU bodg aming,"
by act of parliament, let Edward VL, IM7,
and which dignity became ejrtUut on the
termination of the male descendants of the
•aid Henry, about the year l(Ma"
Elisabeth, m. to Sir William Nevil, Knt., of
Chefaeey.
• Dugdale states, that he was restored in blood in
IflSt but on a reference to the authorlaed collection
of the statutes it appears, that, in the 14th and lAth
Henry VIIL, the act in quesUon was passed, and
which merely enabled the sfid Henry, and Ursula,
his wife^ and their heirs, to hold and tnjaj certain
estates, granted.them by letters patent, dated SOth
December, 152S.— Nicov>4A
ThittibbleiHHU vhowaaaeteMieil fbr his learning
and piety, d. in 1568, and was «. by his son,
EDWARD STAFFORD, second Baron Staflbrd,
of the new creation, summoned to parliament in
the SSd Elizabeth. His lordship m. Mary, daugh-
ter of Edward, Earl of Derby, and had isaiieb
Edwabd, his successor.
Uimila, m. to Walter Erdeswiek, Esq.
Dorothy, m. to -~-Gerveis of Chadwln.
Hed. In 1008, and was #. by his son,
EDWARD STAFFORD, third baron. ThU
nobleman m. Isabd, daughter of Thomas Forster,
of Tonge, in Shropshire, whom Banks surmises to
have been a chambermaid, fhmi a paragraph in a
letter of Rowland White, to Sir Robert Sydney,
dated 89d November, 1506 (Sidney Papen>: "My
Lorde Stafltard's soane is basely married to his mo-
ther's chambamaid.** His lordship had isane,
Edward, ft. in 1000, m. Anne, daughter Of
Jamas Wllftird, Esq., of Newnham-HalU
in the county of Essex, and d. in the lilb>
time of his f^her, leaving issue,
Hbkbt, who «. his grandftther.
Mary, m. to Sir William Howard, K.B.,
younger son of Thomas, Earl of
Arundel (see HowAfto, Baton and
Viscount Staflbrd).
The baron d. S5th September, 1185, and was «. by hia
gijsndson,
EDWARD STAFFORD, fourth baron, who d.
unmarried in 1037, when the barony devolved upon
his kinsman (revert to children of Henry Staflbrd,
the restored baron in 1547).
RoocB STArronn, b. at Malpas, in Cheshire,
about the year 157S. '• This unfortunate
man (says Banks) In lus youth went by the
name of Fludd, or Floy de ; tot what reesoi^
has not yet been explained : perhaps with
the indignant pride, that the very name of
Staflbrd should not be aisoriated with the
obscurity of such a lot I However, one
Floyde, a servant of Mr. George Cothett^
of Cowlesmore, near Lee, in Shropshtaat
his mother's brother, is recorded in a manu-
script which was once part of the eolleo-
tions of the Staflbrd family: and it to
not improbably that this was some falthAil
servant, under whose roof he might have
been reered, or found a shelter from mla-
fortuneB, when aU his great alliances, with
a cowardly and detestable selflahness might
|iave fiHsakeu himi and that he mi(^t have
preferred the generous, thouf^ humble
name of Floyde, to one that had brought
him nothing but a keener memorial of his
misfortunes." At the age of sixty-flve he
became, by the early death of Henry, Wad
Staflbrd, (the great grandson of his Ihther's
elder brother,) in 1037* heir male of the £a*
milyt and petitioned parliament aecMd-
ingly, but eventually submitted his daim
to the decision of lUng Charies, who de-
cided "that tht mtid Ragw atqfford,hmHtHr
no part q^ tha inh»Uane» ^ tft« mid hard
Sttifotd, nor antf other lande or moame wh^-
eoeper, should nake a resignstion of aH
8TA
STA
tlBinu and title to the takl Bvony of Staf-
fofil* for his waaimtj to difpote of as he
should see fit. In obedience, end perform-
ance of whidi arid order, the said Roger
Staflbrd, who was never married, did by
his deed enrolled, dated 7th December,
1030, grant and sanendar unto his mi^ty
tiM said Barony of Staflbrd, and the honour,
. name, and difpiity of Lord Staflbrd. After
which sumnder, the king, by patent dated
ISth September, 1640, created Sir William
Howard, and Mary Staflbrd, his wife, Baron
and Baroness Staflbrd, wltii remainder to
the heirs imils of their bodies, fisilure of
which, to tlie heirs of their bodies, with
sudi place or precedence, as Henry, Lord
Staflbrd, brother of the said Mary, ought
to ham had as Baron Staflbrd.
"^Ith this unlbrtunale Rooan STArrono, who d,
in 1640, the male line of the Staflbrds became
-■xTiifCT, as did theBABomr or Stafvord, created
in 1M7.
AaMa^x-Or. a dievron gules.
STAFFORD — BARON STAFFORD,
OF CLIFTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th January, IJI71«
44 Edward IIL
Xincage.
SIR RICHARD DB STAFFORD, younger son
of Edmund, first Lord Staflbrd, (see Staflbrd, Ba-
rons and Earls Staflbrd,) having m, Maud, daughter
and heiress of Ridiard de Camvile, of Clifton, in
the county of Staflbrd, acquired that lordship, and
was thence designated. Sir Richard Staflbrd dis-
tinguished himsdf in the French wars of King
Edward HI., and was seneschal of Gasoony in that
monarch's reign. He was «. at his decease by his
RICHARD DB STAFFORD, who, haTing been
engaged in the French wars, was summoned to
parliament, by King Edward IIL, as Barok Staf-
ford, of Clifton, on the 8th January, 1371, and he
had regular summons from that period to SOth
October, 1379 1 hi d. In 1381, leaving his son and
heir,
EDMUND DE STAFFORD, In holy orders,
wlio was afterwards Bishop of Exeter, and Lord
KSBPIR OF THB ORCAT ScAIm
And another son,
SIR THOMAS STAFFORD, who came to pos-
sess the estate, and was «. by his son,
THOMAS STAFFORD, who d. issueless, leaylng
an only sister and heiress,
KATHERINB STAFFORD, who m. Sir John
Arden, KnL, and left an only chlM,
MAUD ARDEN. This lady espoused Sir Tho-
mas Stanley, and although none of the Staflbrds
were summoned but Richard, the first lord, yet
the BARoiVY still existed, and was conyeyed to the
family of her husband by this Maud, and continues
Tested in the reprctentatlTes of that lady.
ARV8.-«ame as Slafltafd, B«lsStaftMd» a aft.
scent fbr difltaence.
STAFFORD — BARON STAFFORD,
OF SUTHWYCK, EARL
OF DEVON.
Barony, first by Writ of Summons, dated 96th July,
1461, and aitenrards by Patent, dated 84th Apxi]«
1464.
Earldom, created 7th May, 14901
Xiiuagc.
This branch of the andent bouse of Staflbrd
sprang fkom
SIR JOHN STAFFORD, son of William Staf-
fiDTd, of Bromshttll, in the county of Staflbrd, and
deeoended tram Henrey Bagot and Milisent Staflbrd
(see Staflbrd, Lords Staflbrd, Dukes of Buckings
ham, &C.) ; which Sir John m. Margaret, youngest
daughter of Ralph Staflbrd, first Earl of Stafford^
and was «. by his son,
SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD, a distinguished
soldier in the martial reign of Ring Edward III.,
and one of the retinue of the Bjlack Princb. He
m. , daughter and heir of Grelnvll, and
was «. by his son,
SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD, called " Hum-
phrey with the silver hand,** who m. Elisabeth,
widow of Sir John Maltravers, of Hooke, in the
county of Dorset, and daughter and helx of — ^-
Dynham, by whom he had two sons,
Humfrrbt, Ills successor.
John, Bishop of Bath and WcDs, and after-
wards Archbishop of Canterbury, d. about
the SOth Henry VL
This Sir Humphrey was sheriff of the counties of
Somerset and Dorset, in the reign of Henry IV.»
and dying in 1413, was s. by his elder son,
SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD, whom. ElisR-
beth, daughter, and eventuaUy sole heiress, of Sir
Jdhn Maltravers, Knt., of Hooke, and had livery of
the lands of her inheritance in the 8th Henry IT.
By this lady he had Issue,
John (Sir), m. Anne, daughter of William*
Lord Botreaux, and dying in the life-time of
his father, left a son,
HuMPRRBY, who «. bis giandfiither.
William, m. to Katherlne, daughter of SSr
John Chidiock, and had a son,
HUHPBRBT, of whom hereafter, as Lord
Staflbrd, and Earl of Devon.
Alice, m. first, to Sir Edmund Cheney, of
Brooke, in the county of Wilts, and had
issue,
Elisabeth Cheney, m. Sir John Coleshill,
Knt, and died s. p,» 1st Richard IH.
Anne Cheney, m. Sir J<dm Wllloughby,
and had issue.
Sir Robert Wllloughby, summoned
to parliament as Lord Wllloughby
de BrookCi
Alice, Lady Cheney, espoused, secondly,
Walter Talboys, by whom she had an
only daughter.
STA
STA
ElMnor, who m. Thomat StiaBge-
wftyt, Esq., of Mdbury, in the
county of Donet.
Sir Humphiey StaAxnl was «. at hi» deeeaM by his
giandsoD,
SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD, who was slain,
30th Henry VI., in rencontre with tlie rsbds under
Jack Cads, at Seven Oaks^ in the county of Kent,
and was «. by his son,
HUMPHREY STAFFORD, appointed steward
of the Duchy of ComwaU, In the Ist Henry lY.,
but d. the same year without issue, when the estates
derohred upon his cousfai, (rete to issue of Wil*
liam, son of Sir Humphrey StaHbrd, and EUiabethf
heiress of Maltravers,)
HUMPHREY STAFFORD, of Suthwyck, who
was summoned to parliament as a bason fhmi
^th July, 1461, to fiSth February, 1463. His lord,
ship was created, by patent, dated 84th April, 1464,
Lord Stapfo&d, qf Suthwyck, and advanced to
the Ba BLOOM or Dbyob, 7th May, 1460; after the
execution and attainder of Thomas Courtenay,
Earl of Devon, who had been made prisoner at
Towton Field. But this hitter dignity he eqjoyed
only a few months : for being sent with eight hun-
dred archers to assist the Earl of Pembroke in sup-
prwsing the northern rebellion under Sir J<4m
Conyers, he deserted the earl's banner owing to
some penonal slight, and caused the total defeat of
that nobleman and his army; which conduct so
irriuted King Edward IV. that he hnmediately
despatched letters to the sheriflk of Somerwt and
Devon, commanding them to seixe Staflbrd where-
soever they should find him, and to put him to
Immediate death. His lordship was, in consequence,
taken at a village called Brentmarsh, and thence
conveyed to Bbidobwatbb. where his head was cut
off on the 17th August. 1469. He had fN. Isabel,
daughter of Sir John Baire, KnL, but had no issue.
AH his honours fdl, however, under the attaib-
DBBs but his estates, comprising divers manors in
the county of Dorset, by a fiooAnent made to J<4m
Staflbrd, Archbishop of Canterbury* Sir William
Bonvill, and others, by Sir Humphrey Staflbrd
with the silver hand, (which feofftrs passed them
to Katherlne, late wife of William Staflbrd, Esq.,
to hold for UilB, with remainder to Sir Humphrey,
son of the said William, and his hiwfUl heirs; and
in defliult of such issue, to the right heirs of Sir
Humphrey with the silver hand,) descended to
Elisabeth, wife of Sir John Colshill, hk the county
of Devon; Sir Robert Willoughby, son and heir
of Anne Cheney, otherwise WiUoughby, and Elea-
nor Strangeways, as heirt of Sir Humphrey Staf-
ford with the silver hand (revert to issue of Alice,
only daughter of Sir Humphrey Staflbrd, and Eliaa-
beth, heiress of Sir John Maltraven).
Sir John CoIshiU dying without issue, 1st Richard
L, the estates were then divided between the Wil-
loughbys and Strangeways. From the WUIoughbys,
their dividend passed to the Paulets and the
Blounts, and at length centred entirely in the
former, who thereby became possessors of tiie
manor of Hooke, in the county of Dorset.
Abms.— Or. a chevron gu. within a bordnre en-
grailed, sa.
STAFFORD _ EARLS OF WILT-
SHIRE.
Crsated 5th January, 1470L
Revived In 15QSL
Xincagc.
LORD JOHN STAFFORD, youngeat eon of
Humphrey, first Dukeof Buckinghian, was elevated
to the peerage by King Edward IV., aa Eabl ov
WxLTBBZBB, and in three years afterwards was
Joined in commission with the Earl of Northumber*
land* and others, to treat with the ambassadors of
James III., King of Scothmd, Ibr the a4|ustment
of grievances complained of by both realms. His
lordship m. Constance* dani^ter and heiress of Sir
Henry Green, of Drayton, in the county of Nor*
thamptoa. The earl, who was remaricable Ibr little
more than his devotton to the House of York, by
which he acquired the peerage and the garter, d. in
1473* and was «. by his only child,
EDWARD STAFFORD, second Earl of WUt-
shire. This nobleman m. Margaret, one of the
daughters and co-heirs of John Grey, second Vis-
count L'Isle, but d, without iseue 94th March, 1409,
when the earldom became bztibct. Ib some yean
afterwards the deceased lord's first cousin,
LORD HENRY STAFFORD, younger son of
Henry, second Duke of Buckinghnn, was created
by King Henry VIIL, (te the first year of his reign
1M9,) Eabi. OF WiLTasiBB. His lordship im. first,
Margaret, Countess of Wilts, widow of the deceased
lord, and secondly, Cecily, daughter and heiress of
William Bonvliek Lord Hailngton, and widow of
Thomas Grey, Marquees of Dorset, but d. without
Issue in IttS, when the Eabumm or Wxi.tshibb
became again bztibct*
ABMfc See those of Staflbrd.
STAFFORD — BARON STAFFORD,
OR BOURCHIER.
See BourtMw, Babohs Boubchxbb aitd EABLa
OF EaSBB.
Sir Hugh Staflbrd, Knt, married Elisabeth Bour-
chier. Baroness Bourchier, and in her right waa
summoned to parliament aa a babok. He d. how«
ever without Issue.
STANHOPE—BARONS STANHOPE,
OF HARRINGTON.
By Letters Patent, dated 4th May, I6(tti
The femily of Stabbopb was of great antiquity
in the county of Nottingham, although It did not
attain the digftity of the peerage, until compara-
tively modem times.
In the 48th Edward IIL,
JOHN STANHOPE, of Rampton, served the
oflloe of escheator for Nottin^iamshlre, and tfio
county of Derby, a public situatlan at that time
UttleJnfeilovtothatofsherlft From him descended
STA
STA
JOHN STANHOPE, who m. KUsalMth, dMigh-
ter and hdr of Sterol MauloTeli (couiin and heir
of Sir Jirfin LoDgrilUen, grandioii to Thomas
LongvilUen, Baron Loogvillian, Mni|^ Edward
IHo) and wai #. by his um,
SIR RICHARD STANHOPE, KnL, who. in
the Gth of Henry I Y.'. was sheriff of the oountiei of
Nottfagham and Derby. Fnm thia Sir RSlBhard
SIR EDWARD STANHOPE, Knt., Coostatale
of Sandak Oaatlo. tamp. Henry VII., whose aeoond
SIR MICHAEL STANHOPE. Knt., obtahied
s grant, tamp. Hanry VIII., of the manor of
Shelfoffd. In the county of Nottingham, with its
membcBB. perod of the pomassions of the than dis-
aolved monaatary there, aa alao grants of hmds in
the counties of Lkrarin and Darby. Sir Michael
had a numaraus family, of which the eidast son,
Su TuoMAa Stahvopc, inhorlted Shellbnl.
and was gxandfluhar of Philip* fltat Eabi.
of CHS8T>Mrni.D.
And the third aon.
SIR JOHN STANHOPE. Knt.. of HanlngteB,
in the county of Nottingiiam, having enjoyed high
fevour at the courts of Elisabbth and JAMxa I.,
was derated to the peerage by the hHtar monardi,
to whom he was Tiee^diamberlain, as Baeow Stajt-
0OPn, qf HarrtHgton, His lordsiiip m. Mai^aret,
daughtar and oo-holr of Henry M'WilUamB. Esq..
of Stanbome, in Essex, by whom Iw had issue.
CaABAao, his sucosssor.
EUaaheth, ak to Sir LIOBel ToHemacfae, Be*
nmet. of Hdndngham, ancestor of the pre*
sant Countess of Dyoart
Catherine^ «k to Robart, Viscount Cbofanlay,
of Kells, in Irdand, aftorwarda Earl of
Ldnster.
Lord Stanhope d, in 1680, and was «. by his son.
CHARLES STANHOPE, second baron. This
nobleman lived abroad during the civU wan, temp.
Charles I. He fa. Dorothy LlvlngBton, sister of
James, Earl of Newbuigh, but d. without issue, in
1077. when the Baromij^of STANHOPa, </ Harring-
ton, became azTiircr.
- AtMa.^-^uarterty, ewn. and gules.
WILLIAM DC STANLBIOH, from whom de-
STANLEY— BARONS STANLEY.
By Writ of Summons, tested 15th January, 1406,
34 Hanry VL
Xincsst.
This fsmily, according to Dugdale, is " a hranch
of that, whose chief seat hath been for many ages
at HowTON, in Cheshire;* and it originally as-
sumed its surname fkom the kicdship of Stawd-
lAioH. in Stalbsdshire t iriiich kMrdship was ao
called Ikom the nature of the soli. M being ron^
and stoney, with divers crsggy rocks around it.
Standldgh was formerly pnsinsnml by the lords
AUelcyh, or Andley, of Aldetagh. and was ex-
changed by Adaas. the son of Lldul]A de Aldelegh,
with his cousin. William, sen of Ms unds, Adam
do Aldekghp which WUEm becmne hi
quence.
SIR JOHN STANLEY, K.O., who m. Isabel,
daughter and hebess of Sir Thomas Latbom, and
acquired thereby the estates of Lathom and
Knowerieya. in the county of Lancaster. Sir John
subeoquently, one of the most powarftd peiw
in the kingdom. In the r^gnof Honry
IV., he obtained, Jfeing than steward of the house-
hold, liosnce to fortify a house near Liverpool,
which he had newly buiU, with ambettlad walla.
He was afterwards lord deputy of Irehmd. In
he was lord justice and lord lieutenant of the
kingdom. In the first year of Henry V., bataig
then consUble of Windsor Castlo, he wai
a Knight of the Oarter. and ww a second tii
stituted lord lieutenant of Ireland, Cor «ls yeaiai
In which government he died, on the 6th Janumya
1414. By the heiress of Lathom he Ml two Bona,
JoRir, his successor.
Thomes, whom. Maud, daughter and heir of
Sir John Ardeme, of Uford, In the county
of Stallbrd, and so long as his male line con*
tinued, Blfoid wm their chief ssat.
The elder son,
JOHN STANLEY, Esq., was made gofvainor of
Carnarvon Castle, and marrying Isabel, ^stsr of
Sir William Harrington. Knt., had a son,
SIR THOMAS STANLEY, Knt., who, la thO
0th of Hanry VL, waa constituted Uentenant of
IreUnd, as his grandlkther had been for sbi yeata»
and he wm subsequently made bono OBAMBan*
i.Aiir TO mn KXiro. With King Henry, Sir Tli»-
mas was In high fkvour, and having been commis-
akmed by that monardi, upon several oeeaslODa.
to negotiate peace with his enemtos, he wm nmde
a Knight of the Ctarter, and had summons to perUn*
mentas Babok Stan lbv, by special writ, teated I0th
January, 14M, hot never afterwards. Hfa lordship
fa. Joan, daughter and heir of Mr Rohait Oevshlil,
Knt., aad had Issoo,
Tbom AS, his suceOBBor.
William.
John.
Margaret, m. to Sir William Troubeck, Knt.
EHsaboth, IN. to Sir Richard MoUneux, Knt.
Hk kndship d. ta l4t»S, and wm #. by Ws eldeot
THOMAS STANLEY, seaond baron,
moned to parliament, from 30th July, 1469, to Mil
December, 1489L This noMeman, who waa steward
of the household to King Bdwmrd IV., stood Isith-
Ad to the Intetests of his son, Edward V., and
incumed. In oonsequenee; the jealousy of the Pno-
TBCTOR GLovcnantn, from the meinent theft
daring penonage contemplated seMag upon the
government. Lord Stanley was at the obunefl.
when Lord Hsetlngs wm anested by ovdsr of the
PnoracTOB, and then very nanowly sarnpait with
his lift, having received a \^olent blow on the head
from a halhert. He ww afterwards eommittad to
prison, when the protector threw off the i
usurped the crown m Rkherd III., but
lest his son, Ononos. Lsm( Hfrwuge, should atlr up
the people to revolt. To ensum his enpport. the
new monarch loaded his lordship then with Iwowrai
ATA
8TA
amtltiiliiig hlBi InrA itoiiwA of tlit homAcId,
^NITABLS 09 KKaLAMO F0» I(irB> iDTWttag
him with the Garter. Aec.; but hii httviag manicd
Iter hit Meond wil^ MA»aAm«T Tudor, Coonieu
of Richmond, and mother of Ridutfd*s rival,
HBJiav, mmritftUdtmumd, made him ttill an tib^titt
of diatruat to the uaurper. So loon, thwetere, aa
Richard waa appriaed of the Earl of Richmond's
arrival in Brltanny, and hia praj)ecta regarding the
Sngliah loeptrek Lord Stanley waa commanded to
discharge all his servants, and strictly prohibited
holding any communication with his step-son. Sub-
sequMtly he obtained permiBslon to lettee in|o the
country, but was obliged to leave his son and heir,
OcoBon, Lord Strange* as an hostaga This young
BoUeman, Riohaab afleiwaida threatened to put
to death, should hla fisther appear in anna on the
part of RiCHMOiTD, but the menace fidled in keep
ing Lotd Stanley ftom the field, who dIatinguisliBd
himself aa one of the moat active eommandepi at
BoewoBTH, and when victory at length doclaved
§9t Lakcaotsb, had the high honour of crawn-
ing ttpon the field of battle, his soo^n-law and
OBinr, and proclaiming him Kiiro om SwoiiAiin,
under the title of Hxnby VIL Hia kwdship
waa soon afterwards created IlABit ov Dsbby,
and sworn of the privy oouncU. He m. first. Lady
Eliaabeth Neville, daughter of Richaid, Karl of
Salisbury, and had issu9,
GaoBttB, who m. Joane, daughter and hair
of John, Loan Stbahob, t^f Xnefcym and
In her right was suaunoned to perliament,
aa Lord Strange. He died before his fsthw,
Tbomab, who «• aa seooDd Sabi* or
Dbbby.
Edwabs, afterwards Lord Monteagl*
Jawiae, Wshop of Ely.
Margaret, m. to Sir John Onbaldesfon,
Hla loidahip espoused* secondly* aa ataeady atated,
Marguet, Countess of Richmond, mother of the
new klQg, but had no Issuer He died in UM, and
from tha't period the Baboby ob Stablby
merged in the Earldom of Derby, until the decease
of
FERIMNANDO STANLEY, fifth Earl Of
Derby, and sixth Babob Stablby, in IfiOB, when
tt feu into abbyabob, with the Babomt ob
Sbbabob, 9f Kmicwn, amongst that noUeaaon's
three dniightars and eo-balia, vi&
Abb B» m. flxat, to On^ Brugea, Lord Chaa-
doe* and eeeondly, to Mer^n* Earl of Cae-
tlehavetti
Fbabobb, «. to Sit John Egerton, afterwatda
Eailof BiidgewateB.
Elisabbtb, m. to Henry, Earl of HuntingdiBk
Both stiU ooBtinue with thofar representatives.
ABjia.^Ar. on • iMnd iBi thiee Imcka'
STANLEY--BARONS MONTEAOLfi.
By Writ of Sammons, dated nrd November, in4,
« Henry VIII.
SIR EDWABD STANLEY*. MCOivl iOn of
TttoMit, fint lari of Deir^, httli^r eommanded,
in the 6th Henry VIII., the rear gnaid of the Eng-
lish army, at the battle of FirfiBBBB Fiblb, and
contributed, by entnordiaary vakmr, at the heed
of a body of archers, to the total overthrow of the
Scottiah army, waa the next year proclaimed Lobo
MoBTBAOLB, by Klttg Ubbbv, then holding hla
court at Eltham, hi consliiwatiuu of hlsgaUanteoB-
doct, and In ooauneaiorBtlon of having won aa
elovated position ftom die Seotsf hi which dignity
he was anaunoned to parliament, ftom asrd ]f o-
▼ember, 1A14, to 12th November, lAlA. He was
also made a Kaioav of the Oabvbb.
«' This noblemen's Mrth," eeya Banks, '* hie
actiTe childhood, and martial spirit, had brought
him ettly to Henry Vlll.'s notice and o(napeay»
and his aspiring manhood to his service. The camp
waa his school, and his hwming was a pike and
sword. Whoever hia m^lesty met him, hia greet-
ing was « Ho, my soldier.' Twice did he end Sir
John Wallop land, with only eight hundred men«
in the heart of Franoei and four times did he and
Sir Thomas Lovel saTO Calais ; the first time by
inteiligenoe, tiiesecond by strategem, the third by
valour and resohition, the fourth by hardship,
patience, and industry." His lordship m. Anne,«
dau^ter and co-heir ot Sir John Harrington, KnL,
Tbomab* hla snooeeBOr.
Eliaabeth, m. to Star Thomaa Langton, Kttt.,of
Newton, in Lanoaahire,
He d. in IfldD, and waa«. by his son,
XHOMAS- STANLEY, seooad beion, sum-
moned to parliament from 3rd November, 189, to
nrd January, la60i This nobleman waa made a
Kaight of the Bath at the ooroaatioa of Abbb
BoiiBYir. Hia lordship m. Lady Mary Brandon,
danghter of Charles, Duke of Snflblk, by whom he
had issue,
WHiLiAM (Sir), his iucetaiDr.
Francis, 1
Charles f ^^ ^'^ yo^uig and issuelesSi
EliaBbeth* m. to Richard Zouche, of 8ta^
tordel, in the county of Somerset.
m. first, to William Suttoa, and
idly, to John Tallard.
Aane» m. to Sir John CliAon, Knt*, of Bar-
rington, in Someraetshira.
Lord Monteegla espoused, aaoondly, Helen, daugh-
ter of Thomas Preston, Esq., of Levena, in
aunland, bat had no lisuob Hed. In IMO, and
9, by his sou,
SIR WILLIAM STANLEY, third baron, sum-
monad to parliament from 11th January, IBn, to
0th January, lOSl. Hia lordship m. first, Anne^
dau^tsr of Sir James Leyboume^ Knt., by whom
ha had an only child,
B&isABBni, who Ml. Edward Parker, Loan
MoaitBT, and her son,
WUliem Fartur, wea summoned to pa»>
Uament aa Loan Moblbt and MoBt<-
a Edmondson says he had a former wife, Elisa-
beth, daughter and hdr of Thomas Vaaghaa, Esq.*
bttthad.]M»iaMM^
4S^
8TA
8TA
AAOLB (Me Pvkcr, Barattf Moriqr
and MontMgte).
He weddad, Moondly. Anne, dau^ter of Sir John
Spencer, of Altborpe, in tha county of Northamp-
ton, l>y whom (who aipouiad, aftar hit lordahif^t
daoeaw. Hairy* Lord Compton» and aftarwarda,
Robort, Lord Buckhunt,) ha had no iMua. His
lordahip d. in IMl, when the Baboitv or Moht>
flAoi.B devolvad upon hia only dau^^ter and hairaM,
Ei«izABSTH Stamlbt* who oonveyad it to the
family of her husband* Edward Parker, Lono
MORLST.
ABM8.— ^r. on a bend as. three bodes' heads ca-
boahador.i a crescent fi» diflteenoeu
STANLEY—BARONS STRANGE^ OF
KNOKYN.
Refer to Strange Barons Strange* of Knokyn.
STAPLETON — BARONS STAPLE-
TON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th January, 1313>
6 Edward IL.
Of this funny, which sssumfd its surname ftom
the lordship of STAPLaroif , upon the river Teys,
In the Bishoprick of Durham, was,
NICHOLAS DE STAPLETON, who .in the 17th
oi King John, was constituted goremor of Middle-
ham Castle^ in the county of York* and flrom him
MILES DB STAPLETON, who, having dis-
tinguished himself, temp. Edward L and Edward IL,
in the wan of Gascony and Scotland, was sum-
moned to pariiamcnt as a BAnoir, by the latter
monarch, on the 8th January, Und May, and 8th
July, 1313. His lordship m. Siblll, daughter and
oo-heir of John da Bell»-Aqua, or Beilew, (by Lad-
erina. Us wife, fourth sister and oo-h^ of Peter, last
Lord Brace, of Skalton,) and was «. at his decease,
in 1314, by his son,
NICHOLAS DE STAPLETON, second baron,
summoned to parbamant SSth February, 134S.
.This nobleman, in tiie time of Edward IL, was
inTOtved in the inaurrection of Thomas, Earl of
Xancaatcr, and lined two thousand marks for saving
his life ; but the line was remitted in 1st of Edward
lU. His kvdship A in 1S4S, and wm «. by his
. MILES STAPLETON, third baron, summoned
to parliament in the aftid Edward IIL This noUe-
jnan was a person of great note at the period in
in which be lived. He participated in many of the
French campaigns of Edward IIL, and he marrhfd
under the iNumer of Philip of Navarre, to within
nine leagues of Paris, when the Frendi were obliged
.to enter into a truce. He was subsequently made
a Kn lOBT of the Gabtbb. His lordship m. Joene,
daughter and heir of Oliver de Inghzam, Baron
Inghram, and widow of Roger la Strange, of
Knokyn, and was «., at his decease, 47th Edward
III., by his son,
THOMAS DE STAPLETON, fourth baran,
408
bat never suiftiawied to partiament. TUs ttoUe*
man died the same jrear he inherited, and leavii^
no issue, his sister,
Elisabbth db STAP1.BT01I, wifo of Thomas
Mbtham,
became his heir, and the Babobt op Stapubtoh
has since been vested in her descendants.
Aaiuk— Aa. a lion rampant sa.
STAWEL-^ARONS STAWEL, OF
SOMERTON.
By Letters Patsnt, dated 16th January, 1883.
Xineasc.
This ftoiUy is said to have been of antiquity, but
it arrived at no distinction untU a period of com-
parativdy modem datOp
SIR JOHN STAWEL. K. B., m. BUsabeth.
daughter of Gemge Touchet, Lord Audley, and left
a son,
SIR JOHN STAWEL, of Somerton, in the
county of Somerset, who distinguished hims^ by
his aeal in the royal cause during the civil wars.
He was «. by his son,
RALPH STAWEL, Esq., who, in coosiden-
tlon of the suflbrings of his fsther, and his own
eminent servicss in the same cause, was elevated to
the peerage by King CHABLBa IL. on the 15th
January, 1883, as Babomt Stawbl, tif Somerton, in
the county of Somerset. His lordship in. first,
Anne, daughter of John Ryves, Esq., of Ranston,
in the county of Dorset, and had an only son,
JoHW, his successor. He m. secondly, Abigail,
daughter of William Pitt, Esq., of Hartley
Wespal, in the county of Staflbid, by whom he
had issue,
William, 1 who succeeded successively to tha
Edwabd, j title.
Elisabeth, m. to William Bromley, Esq., of
Bagmton.
Catherine, m. to the Rev. William Hlg^
den, D.D.
Lucy.
Diana.
His lordship d. in 1888, and was «. by his ddest
JOHN STAWEL, saoond Baron SUwti, of
Somerton. This nobleman m. Lady Margaret
Cedl, daughter of James, Earl of SaUsbury, by '
whom he left an only daughter, » who m.
first, James Darcy, grandson of Conyers, Earl of
HoiderneMO, and secondly, John Barber, Esq., at
Sunning HiU. His lordship d. at the eerly age
oi twenty-fbur, in 1888, and was «. by his half
brother,
WILLIAM STAWBL, third barai, who m,
Elisabeth, daughter of William Port, Esq., (by
Elinbeth, his wife, daughter of William Fontar,
Esq., and sister of Sir Humphrey Forster, Bart.)
By this alliance his lordship acquired the mansion
and estate of Aldermaston, in Bericshire, (which
had come to the Fonteis by the heirtts of Dda-
mere, and to the Delameres through the heifass of
Achard, which Utter family obtained it by grant of
HbxbyL) Lord SUwel had isiue^
<
dfR
WflUm, irtw €, Mnunl«t In tin IUI»4lnie of
his &tlMr, In FMvuary, ITSMH
Charlotte, m. flnt, to RuIm Ha«il, Biq., and
Moobdly, to Ralph Congnrro, Baq.. «f Al-
dermastonu
Hli lordahip d. in 1749, oad wai «. by fab bratlar.
EDWARD 8TAWBL, fovrth barooi Thlt
nobleman m. Mary, davghtar and co>faeir of Sir
Hogh Stewliley, of Hlnton Ampner* in tiM anDity
of Hante. by whom ho had liaue,
Stoirkley, who A at WertuiDaltr ichool ia the
Hte-tfano of hia flMheK.
MiiBTf m. to Henry BUson Legge* Siq. Thia
hMly having taharlted the eetalee of her
Cnnilyt as sole heiress of her lhther» was
kisd, tn 1700k BARoivasa SvAwai» nf
i» with wmalnder to lier heirs male
by Mr. Legge (see Legge, Bvoness Stawel).
Her ladyship esponsed, secondly, the Kari of
HiHsboiooglk
Hislocdshipd. in 17», when the Baiiowv ov Sta-
wsLLy «f9omarton, l»came axTiiroT.
AuraLr-Qosfterly first and ftmrth golBS» a oross
of loaenges, ar. for Stawbi.; seooad and third m,
f esse* ehehy ar. and m, belipesu thne beaaiits ftir
Pitt.
STRABOLei-^ARONS STRABOLOI.
By Writ of Summons, dated 14th Match, UB3»
U Edward IL
ICIiuagc.
M
OftUsiraily/
Sk WlHIaa Dogdale^ " the
ItediMMlmhis
DAVID DB STRABOLOI, Eatl of Athol, fat
S€otland, who, by Isabel, one of the o»*]nIib of
Richard de Chilham, of ChSlhmn Castle^ ia Kent,
and Roese do Dover, his wiCs^ had iseoo^
JOHir DB 9TRAB0L01, Eail of Athol, who.
In the atad Bdward I., upon the death of Joane,
widow of Rkfaaid de Dover, had Hvery of the
laaine of Lnanne, in Kent, which descended to
htak timn^ Us mother. It is reported, (con>
ttatues the same anthorlty,) that, in 1186, King Ed-
WMMo L, being Tlelotlonaia Sootiaad^ tiddng much
to heait tho shMghtcr of /eftis Osailfi, and the
of BRteri <le Brwv, Ung of that reahn,
a shaip rtvengo upon all whom he oould
discover to havo had a hand thssaln i and that
theoaupoB this A*» de Mttlm (fteae ho is odled,)
fled the country; but bolag driven bock from sea
by muttaiy winds, was taken, eanied to Loadoa,
and senfteaced t» dsath fas Wsstadaetae RalL In
laspect, howavor, ofhiadoeosat fhns royal Mood,
ho was not drawn, as tsaitorsuoaaUy an, batssC
ea faeeeebach, and hanged apon agilibotftfty Ibet
high, hb head fixed on Loadoa bridge, and his
body baiat to ashas." Betaig thu* eaacated for
trsesoa, ail his lands in Scotland wereeoninniod lny
IhaeiDwn apon Ralfh MonthtrmtP, EABft o9 Oloo-
CBSTBB ; but those lands were soon alia
by puKhase, and die recovery raosived tho
flimatioa of the king, by the dscsBisfl nobleman's
ton and heir,
DAVID DB STRABOLOI* who, puMulag a
9TR
tothatof hiaflMher, aidMklBgan
active' part ia fhvonr of the BngUrii inteiests,
i^alnst Arwetf , had a gfaat, ftom the crown, of tho
Bwnor and hoooavof CariiaAii,aBd was snmmoaed
to parliamcaft, as a babow, by King Edward IL,
la the same year, laas, aad from that period
to 3rd DeeenrtMr# IMB, Hie lorMdp m. Joane^
eUest sister aad eotelr of John Comyn, of Bado*
aagh, oonsia, and one of the eo^heirs of Adoaaae
de Vdenoe, Bart of P«nbit)k% aad dying in ia97»
was«. by Usson,
DAVID DE STRABOLOf, (Earl of Athol.)
seeend beraa, snamMned to peiUameal from S6th
Jaauavy, 1390, to Mth Jaly, 13M. This aobleman.
at tho deeeaseof hie father, was but nineteen years
of age, when Henry do Beamnont paid a thousand
marks for his wardship aad marriage; notwith-
slemilBg which, ho stood in such Mr esteem with
the king, that hi the 1st Edwanl III., although he
had not then attained mafority, he wm allowed to
do homaga, and had livery of his leads. He sub-
sequently inherited estalsa flami hie uncle, John
Comyni and lands also as one of the co-heiTs of
Adoaatt% Barl of Pembroke^ His lorMiip, in the
Scottish wars, was at one time engaged against the
English ■Mmnch, snd at another in his favour : he
eveatnally, however, fell fif^ting under King Ed-
wanl'k<liL) banner. He m. Katherlno Beaumont,
and wao* in IJBft by his only soa,
DAVID DB STRABOLGI, (Berl of Athol,)
third beioa, snmaMmed to parliament from 20th
January, 1306, to 6th April, 1300. This noblemen,
at the deesase of hisfotlier,waa but threeyeen of
age. Ho was aftetaaids in the wars of Fiance
under the Black Prince. Hie lordship espoused
ElisMMtb, doaghter of Henry, Lord Fecrera, of
Oioby, andhnd ieeucb
BLisABaTH, M. first, to Sir Thomas Percy,
Knt.r soa of Heary, Lord Percy, by whom
she had issue,
Hsavy Perey, who left two-dau^^iters, his
BUasbelht, m. first, to Thomas, Lord
Baigh^and seeondly, to Sir Wil-
liam Lucy.
Matgarely m. fint, to Henry, Lord
Gary, of Codnor, and secondly,
to Richard, Earl of Oxfordr
Her ladyship espoused, seeondly, Shr John
PBn.iVPA, m. fin^ to Sir Rjdph Percy,
brother of Sir Thomas, and secondly, to
John HaMuBB, Esq.
Hio kadshlp d. tai 1300^ when tho Babowt o»
STBABotiei fell into abbvaitcb betwesa his daugh-
ters, as it still ooetknies with their lepressatativek
ABMa«»Paley of riz, or. and ea.
8TRANGIU3ARONS STRANGE, OP
?J?OKYN,
By Writ of Summons, dated SOth December, liOO,
86 Edward L
Xiiuagc.
It is stated, that at Jobts, held in the Pekc of
3 S 497
STR
8TR
DetbythiM, atCAini Pavsm^LL, ithtn, tmongit
other penooft of note, wen praunt (ka«ifn» Pbikcs
OP WAX.BB, and a ion of the kfaig at Scots, there
were ako two kxM of the Duke of Bietaigne; the
yoanger of them being Buned 0«|r» wts called
GUY LE STRANGE, and ftom him that the
Mveral fSunUiesof Stbako x cubiaqiiently descended.
Taking that ■tatamant tot granted, then we And
that thia Guy had three sana, all of whom poaaeMed
lands in Shropshire^ temp. HsirmT IL Those
And
1. Ginr Lk STBAiroB, who had a grant from
JlCifv HnirnT II. to hold by the serrioe ot
one knightfs fee of the manors of Weston
and AlTithele, in the covnty of Salop, and
was sherllTof that shire from the Oth to the
11th of the same reign, and ftom the 17th to
the 85th. He d. before the aeoassion of
King John, leaving
Ralph x.k Stbanos, his suooaasor, who
d. isBueleH, when his lands devolved
upon his sisters as co-heirs.
Margaret le Strange, m. to Thomas Noell.
Joane le Strange, m. to Riduurd de Wapcn-
buri.
, m. to Oriflln Fita-Jervord.
2. Hamov lb STSAivoa, Lord of Wrockwur-
dine, of whom nothing more can be said
than that he gave his whole part of the com-
mon woods at Wombrugge, Salop, to the
canons of that house* and died s* p.
of
JoHMT LB Stbahox, who, in the 11th
Kinf John, possesied the lordships of Nomo
and Chegewardine, in the county of Salop,
which he held by grant of HairaT II. In
the 18th of John be was iheriir of the coun-
ties of Salop and Staflbrd, and in the 3rd
Henry III. he obtained the king's precept to
the sheriff of Shropshire, for aid to relwild
part of his castle at Khokyn, and to re-
pair the rest of it. And, having been a
liberal benefactor to the canons of Wom-
brugge, departed this life shortly after, when
he was«. by his son,
JOHN LB STRANGE, a person of great note in
his time. In the 10th John, his fkther then living,
he was in the wars of Poictou ; and in the 15th
Henry IlL he obtained a grant of the inheritance
of the manor of Wrockwordinb, for the yearly
rent of £6, to be paid -to the king, and his hein and
succesaora. In the 81st of the same reign he was
appointed sheriff of the conntiea of Sak^ and Staf-
ford; and conatituted governor of the castle of
Salop and Bruges. He was afterwards one of the
barons marchers, and had command as such to
reside in the marches, in order to resist the incur-
sions of the Wdsh. In the contest between Hxb rv
III. and the barons, his lordship adhered with great
lid^ty to the king, and obtained for his loyalty a
grant of the lands of Walter de Muoegros, which
had been forfeited in that rebdlion. He m. Amice
, and had issue,
JoHV, his succenor.
Hamon, of EUcamere, which manor he gave
to his brother, Roger.
4D8
Robbbt, fipom whom deaeanded the StMngea,
of Blackmere (see Strtmgt, Babows
Stbajtob, o/JMsofefasre).
Roger, who obtained EUesmeie from his
brother, Hamon.
Avioe, m. to GrifBn de la Pole.
He tf. in 1809, and waa s. by Us eldest son,
JOHN LE STRANGE, Lord of Knokyn. This
feudal baron, in the time of his fether, waa deputy
governor of Wincheater Caatle; and in the 4Bth
Hbnbv IIL he was constituted governor of the
castle of Montgomery. He subsequently espoused
the banmial cauae, and after the triumph Of tbe
barons at Lewes, was rdnatated in the goveniordUp
oi Montgomery Castle. In the ard Edward I. he
surrendered to his Inother, Robert, his entire right
in the manor of Wrockwurdina His lordship m.
Joane, one of the daughtera and heirs of Roger de
Someri, Banm of Dudley, end d. in 1876, when all
his lands wen leiaed upon by the crown, but in
two yean afterwards they were restored to his aon
and heir,
JOHN LE STRANGE, who, upon paying hia
relief, had livery thereof. This fieudal lord, in the
14th Edward I., answered for three hundred marks
to the king t whidti sums John, his grandfather, had
borrowed from the Cheshire men, to maintain the
wan of Wales. He was, subsequently, engaged in
the wan of Gascony and Scotland, and, for his good
services, waa summoned to parliament as Barob
Strabob, <tf Knokpn, from 89th December, 1809*
to 18th December, 1309, and likewise made a Knight
of the Bath. His lordship m. Maud, daughter and
heir of Roger D'Eiville, of Walttm-D'EyviU, in the
county of Warwick, by whom he acquired that and
other properties in the oountiea of Oxford and
Cambridge, and had issue,
JoHB, liis successor.
Eobolo, who m. Alice de LacI, daughter and
aole heir of Henry de Laci, Earl of Lincoln,
and widow of Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of
Lancaster. In right of this lady, Eubolo le
Strange bore Uie tide of Earl op Linooi.»»
but he died «. p., and Alicb, his countai^
surviving, espoused, thirdly, Hdoo nm
Frbbbs, who was also styled Earl of
coin, but he likewise died «. p. This
heiress d. in the asnd Edward III., and
buried at Berling Abbey, with her seoood
husband, Eubolo le Strange.
Hamon, ancestor of the Le Stxanges of Hmt*
Stanton, in the county of Norfolk.
His lordship d, in 1310, and was «. by his eldest son«
JOHN LE STRANGE, second beron, sum-
moned to parliament, 13th June, 1311. Thia no-
bleman before and after his accession to the title,
was in the Scottish wan. Hed. the year after hia
fether, and was «. by his elder 8on«
JOHN LE STRANGE, third baron, summoned
to parliament 8th January and 86th July, 1313b
His lordship d. in 1384, without isauOt and waa «•
by his brother,
ROGER LE STRANGE, tou^ baron« sum^
moied to parliament from 85th February, 1342»
to 10th March, 1349. This nobleman waa made
a Knight of the Bath, in the 80th Edward Il.« and
STR
STR
in tb* naga of Mwwd III., wm In Uw wan of
Scotland and France. Hto lordihip m. iint.
Joane, daughter and co-heir of Oliver da Ingham,
hf whom he had Roean, hte tttoceMor. He e>-
pooMd, leoondly, Maud » , In whoie right he
held the manor of Mlddleton, In Cambridgeihire.
HU lordship d. In 1S49, and was «. by his son,
ROOER LE STRANGE, fifth baron, summonad
to parliament from 90th September, 13S5, to 9th
August, lass. This nobleman was constantly en-
gaged In the wars of Oasoony and Brltanny, temp.
Edward III. and Richard II. His loidshlp m. Lady
AUva Ptt»>Alan, daughter of Edmund, Earl of
Arundd, and dying in 1988, was a. by his son,
JOHN LE STRANGE, sixth baron, summoned
to parnamant tntm aoth August, 1983, to 18th July,
U07. This nobleman, in the 10th of Richard IL,
mM in the garrison of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and
the nest year In the Soottiah wars. He m. Maud,
daughter, and erentually avhcir of Sir John de
Mohun, of Dunster, and dying about the year
13B8, was j^ by his son,
RICHARD LE STRANGE, seventh baron, sum-
moned to parliament from Sftth August, 1404, to
ftid January, 1440. This nobleman making proof
of his age in the 5th of Henry IV., had livery of
all his landsi Maud, his mother, being then dead.
He was likewise, maternally, nephew and heir of
Philippa, Duchess of York. His lordship m. first,
Constance, daughter of , by whom he had
no issue, and secondly, Elisabeth, daughter of
Reginald, Lord Cobham, and dying in 1440, wm *,
by his (mly son,
JOHN LE STRANGE, eighth banm, summoned
to parliament from SBtlt February, 1406, to UMh
August, 147>. This nobleman espoused Jaquetta,
daughter of Richard WydeviUe, Earl Rivers, and
sister-in-law of King Eowakd IV., by whom he
left at his decease, in 1477, en only daughter and
heiress,
JOHANNA LE STRANGE, who espoused
SIR GEORGE STANLEY, K.B. and K.Gt,
eldest son of Sir Thomaa Stsmley, first Earl of
Derby, and conveyed the Baboity op Strakos,
of Knokyn, to the Ikmily oi her husband. Sir
George being summoned to parliament in that
dignity, iure umtU, fnm 15th November, 1489, to
18th January, 1407. This nobleman was sworn of
the privy council, upon the accession of HsKav
VI I., and the next year he was one of the principal
commanders who defeated John, Earl of Lincoln,
and his adherents at Stoks. His loirdship d. in
14971 his father, the Earl of Derby, then living,
leaving issue,
Thomas, his successor.
James.
Jane, m. to Robert Sheffield, Esq.
Elisabeth.
Lord Strange was «. by his eldest son,
THOMAS STANLEY, as tenth Baron Strange,
who succeeded his grandlkther as second Eabl or
DaasY, in 1004 1 and the Baeony or Stranok,
or- KwoKYN, merged in the superior dignity,
until the decease of
FERDINANDO STANLEY, fifth Earl of Derby,
and thirteenth Babom Stbamoi, In U04i This
nobleman ei. Alice, daughter of Sir John Speocer,
of Althorpe, in the county of Northampton, and
left three daughters, vis.
Anns, m. first, to Grey Bruges, fifth Lord
. Chandos, and secondly, to Mervin, Earl of
Castldiaven.
FRAircaa, m. to Sir John Egerton, KnL, after-
wards Earl of Bridgewater.
Elizabsth, m. to Henry Hastings, after-
wards Earl of Huntingdon.
Amongst whom the Babony or Stbawob, or
Knokyn, with that of Stanlby, fUl into abxy-
ANCB, as both still continue with their represen-
tatives.
ABM8.— Gu. two lions ar. within a boarder In-
grailedor.
STRANGE — BARON STRANGE, OP
ELLESMERE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 94th June, 1995,
83EdwaniL
ICincagc.
HAMON LB STRANGE, a younger son of the
first Jcbn le Strange, of Knokyn, having stood
firmly by King Hbnby IIL, in his contest with
Montfort, Earl of Leicester, was rewarded by A
grant fkom the crown of the manors cf EUesmere
and Stretton. The former oi which he conferred
upon his brother, (he died himsdf «. p.)
SIR ROGER LE STRANGE, who thus became
of Ex.i»BeMBBB, and served the office of sherifi'for
the county of York, in the 5ad Henry III., and
i^in in the SOth of the same numardi. In the
4th of Edward 1., be obtained a confirmation of
the grant made to him by his brother Hamon, of
the castle and hundred of EUesmeret and in some
years afterwards he was made Justice of all the
forests south of Trent In the 99d of the same
reign, he had a military summons to march against
the French, and be was summoned to parliament
as a BABON from 94th June, 1S95, to 96th August,
1298. His lordship m. Maud, widow of Roger de
Mowbray, and one of the daughters and co-heirs
of William Beauchamp, of BedfimL Dugdale
states that he was living in 1308, but «< that fttr-
ther he cannot say oi him.** It is presumed that
he dled«. p., when the babony became bxtihct.
Abmb.— Same as Strange, of Knokyn.
STRANGE— BARONS STRANGE, OF
BLACKMERE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 18th January, 130^
9 Edward II.
XCnea0c.
This branch of the Stbanobb sprang firom
ROBERT LE STRANGE, brother of John le
Strange, and uncle of JoAn, Babon Stbanob, of
Knokjfn, who obtained from his said brother, all
that feudal lord's right in the manor of Wroek-
wurdlne, and marrying Alianore, sister and co-heir
of William de Blancminster, alias Whitechurch,
480
6TR
«TU
Mqulrad the vamot c^Whitadraidi, in filnopdilfa
He d. in the 4th of Edward I., and waa $, by hia
elder son,
JOHN LB STRANGE, deaignat^ of BukCK-
iinna» hy reason that hia manor home of White-
church was situated close to a Msrv, ao called from
the iMxk otdour of its watacs. This John d, un-
married soon after attaining nu^avityy and was 9.
by his hrothar,
FULK LS STRANOB, who, havhif been en-
ga^ in the wars of Scotland and France, temp.
Edward I. and Edward II., waa aummoned to par-
liament as Babom STnAiroB, ftom Utth January,
laoe, to 13th September, I3M. In the lith of
Bdward II., his kndahip obtained pardon for ad-
hering to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and in four
yean afterwards he waa constituted aeneschal of
the Duchy of Acquitalne. He m. AUanore, daugh^
ter and co-heir of John Oillkrd, of Brunsfield, and
in her right acquired one third part of the manor
of Thomfaagh, in Notthighamabim Hia hvrdahip
4, in 1384, and waa «. by hia son.
JOHN LE STRANGE, second baron, aummoned
to parliament as Babow Sr&Airoa, nf Wadcmere,
flrom 6th September, 1330, to 90th April, 1343.
Thta nobleman, in the 4th Edward III., was made
governor of Conway Castle; be waa afterwards in
die wars of Seotland and France, and attained the
Idgh military rank of nAirirnnnT. His lordship Mk
Ankaret, danghtar of WllUam Botelar* of Wemme,
and siaiar and 00-hefar of Bdwaad Botaiar, CUrk,
and dying in 1340, waa«. by hiaelder aon,
FULK LE STRANGE, third banm, who dying
in minority iseiielesi, waa a. by Ua baotha«>
JOHN LE STRANGB, fourth baron, awBBMiBed
to parliament 3d April, 1300. Hia lordship m.
Lady Mary Fits-Alan, daughter of RIahaid* Earl
of Arundel, and had iasue«
JoBK, hia successor.
AwKABBT, m. to Sir Richard Talbot.
He d. in 1381, and was «. by his son,
JOHN LE STRANGE, fifth baron. TUanobl»>
man m. Lady Isabel Beauchamp, daughter of Tho*
mas. Earl of Warwick, and dying 4n mlaority,
anno 1376, left an only daughter and heiraia,
Bliiabbth hM Stbanob, who esponaad
Thomas Mowbray, Barl of Nottingham,
but d, isaueleas, S8d August, 1388.
Upon the decease of her ladyship, the estates and
Babovy or Stbaxob, «if Blaekmtr0, reverted to
her aunt, AarsARBT, Xodv Talbot, whose hnaband.
Sir Ridiard Talbot, waa summoned to parliament
as LoBD Talbot, qf Blaekmen, and upon the
death of his father, iMcame fourth Baron Talbot
(see Talbot, Babons Talbot).
Absi8<— Same as Strange, of Knokyn. .
STRYVELIN— BARON 8TRYVEL1N.
By Writ of Summons, dated 25th February, 134S,
16 Edward IlL
Xi]ua§c.
Id the 9th Edward III.,
SIR JOHN DE STRYVELIN was in the garri-
son of Edinburgh Castle, and in the I6th of the
fame monarch be waa constituted one of the oom-
500
miiikiMii, with the Bishap of Dwrkam, Ralph*
Lord Nevill, andothara, to treat of pence with the
Seota. He waaaummoned toparliamcnt aa a BAnoir
from S5th Febniary, IStt, to 8th January. 1371 ;
and he waa in the fiunous eapedition made into
France In the Wtb Edward UI. Hit kMrdahip «•
Barbara, aiateF end 00-hair of Adam de Swlidnim*
and left an only daa^ter and heir,
CHBiariAB OB STBYTBLiir, wlio M. Sir John
Middleten. Knt., of Belsay Castle, in the
county of Northumberlandt and firom thie
uaioB lineally deaoflndad*
RoBBBT MiDOLaroir, Eaq., of Belsay
Caatla, who waa created a baronet m.
in 1688, and waa great-great-gmnd-
father, and jwwtoeeMer <a «*« iMf to
the present
SiB CaABLBa - MiLB* - 1>A«BBB«
MovK i9Hm MUHgtm), Baronet,
of fiebay Caat]4k
The tiaif of Lord StryveUo's decease Is not exaotty
ascertained, but the babory moat then have veated
in hia daaghter, aa it naitiayea of coiuae in her
ABMa.^Ar. oiia chief gu. three round buckka or.
STUART— DUKE OF YORK.
By Letters Fetent, dated 6th Jwuary, lOM.
Kingr JAMB8 I. eapoused Ahmb, daughter «f Fas-
naaicK IL, lOmg of Dbitxabk, and had surrlvlns
HBJIHY-FBBI>aBIO«, PHM$1lfWMl99,
Robert, who d. young.
Charlea, of whom preeently.
Bliaabeth, b. in 1596, m. In UO^ to fVvderidir.
CouMT Falatzii a or thb Rhirb, and ha*
daughtsr,
SopKiA espouaed EBBaar Auooarva.
Elbctob of Habotbb. By the act
of aattlement thi* princess beeame heir
tp the crown of Bngland* and haa
eldest son,
OaoBOB-LBWia, la her right a^
oendad the throna aa Oaoaaa L
The fcin^a third son,
IVtaes CHARLES STUART, waa created, hf
letten patent dated eth January, 16M, Pukb ov
YoBK. Upon the decease of his elder brother.
HaBBY-FBBoaaics, Prinet tfW^im, in iei9, hia
Royal Highness inherited the Dukedom of Corn-
wall, and was created Pbihcb 09 Walbs, Ho
succeeded his father on 87th March, 169&, aa King
Cbablbb I., when the Ddkbpom op Yoaamoged
in the crown.
ABMa.— Royal arma of England^
STUART— DUKE OF YORK.
By Letters Patent, dated 87tk January, 1C4S.
Xineagc
JAMB6 STUART, second ann of Kimt C&iusa
8TO
8TU
all of whom d,
in infancy or
childhood.
f ., wM dadarad Dtncs ov Vokk «t Ma Mrth, and
ao craated by ktteia patent, datad 27th Janiuory,
1643. His royal hlghneis espoused, flzst, Ladif
ANNS Htdb, eldest daughter of Edward, Earl of
Clanndon, lo»d bioh cKAjrcBi.i.om of England,
and had issue,
Charles, \ Dukes of Cam<
Jamca* j teidga,
Charles, Duke of Kendal
Edgar, Duke of Cambridge,
Makv, espoused Wiu.iam-Hbi«by, Prince ^
Orange, and aaeendad the British throne
with her husband, at the leivoltttion. Her
m^esty died *,p.in laM.
AirvB, m. Prince Obobob, t^ Denmark, and
ascended the throne as ijueen Annb ; d. in
1714 without sunri^ing isaue.
The Duchess of York <L in lifJU and the duke
wedded, secondly. In 1673. Maby Elbanor
D'EsTB, daughter of AnoLmiB III., Duke cf
■Modena. She was slater at Francis, Duke of Bf o-
dena, and of Isabdla, Prfaioess of Parma and PlB-
oantea. Her mother was Laura Maitinoaxi, niece
to Cardtaud Haaarin, bafaig daughter of Count
Jbbomb Mabtinosbi, by that celebrated states-
man's eldest slater, Margaret Maaarin. By this
illustrious lady his royal highness had issue,
Charles, Duke oi Cambridge, who d. an
InftnL
jAMBa^FnAVCia-EnwARD, b. 10th June, 1688;
Ilia father being then king, he was declared
PmiircB OB Walbb, and was baptlaed 15th
October in the same year. The pope^s
nuado held the prince at the ba|riiamal
font, in HIS hoi.ibb88*8 name, who was
godflither, and the quean dowager god-
mother. Thia prinoe, upon the decease of
his fkther in 170I, was proclaimed, by
Lovia XI v., at Paris, King of Obbat Bbi-
TAiir, &C., and he endaaToured in ITU, to
establish his right by aims. He was after-
wards known as the Chbyalibb St.
Obobob. He m. in 1719» dsmentina So-
bleski, daughterof iV<MesJAiiB8SoBiB8Ki,
son of the King of Poland ; by whom he
had two suiriYing sons,
Charlbb-Edwabd, Duke of Albany, b.
£Oth Deoambcr, 1790. the celetanted
chbyalibb who made so bold an
attempt, in 1745, to regain the crown.
He m. LudoTica, Princess of Stolberg,
but died «. p.
HamtY-BBMBDicT, 6. at Rome 85th Feb*
ruary, 17S5. This prince became a
churdmum, and having obtained a
cardinal's hat, bore the designation of
Cabdikaxi York. His eminence d,
in I807, and with him expired the
male line of the Royal Hovaa or
Stuabt.
The prince ascended the throne, as King J AMm% II.,
on the 6th February, 1685, when the Dukxdom of
YoBK merged in the crown.
ARMS.— Royal anna of England.
8TUART— EARL OF GAMBRIDGBi
DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
By Letters Patent, dated ISth May* 1650,
Xincagc.
HieMajettw,
King CHARLES L, (called the Martt/r,) espoused
Hbmbxbtta-Mabia db BotTBBOB, daughter of
Hbkbv IV., of France^ and hadaunrlYing ianie,
CHARiiBa, Frtaos ef Waiee, who ascended the
throne as Chablbs II.
JAKB8, Duke ef Yertt and Mbamtf, who as-
cended the throne as Jambb IL
HainkY, of whom presently.
Mary, m. to WUUmu of Naaaan« Prince of
Orange, and was mother of WiiiLIAM IIL, ef
England. Her higfaneiad. at London, of the
small pox. In 1661.
EUaBbeth, d. In priaon, of grief, in 1660L
Anne, d. at three years of age. In 1617«
Henrietta-Anna-Maria, m, to Philip, Dnkeof
Orleans, in 1661, and d. In leSWk
The third son,
PHNce HENRY STUART, ft. at Oatlands 6th
July, 1640, and tihanoe denominated, *' HsafBY of
OaOande,'* wm created, by letters patent, dated
13th May, 1660, Eabl or CAmninoB amo Dukb
or OLOucsencB. He waa also elected a KaAght
of the Garter. His royal highness was In exile with
his brother, Cbablbb, during the uauipatlon, and
returned to England when that prince was restored
to the crown, but d. hi 1660 unmanded, whan ama
Bia HOBovBa became bxtibgt.
AnMa.p— Royal anna of England.
STUART-DUKES OF CAMBRIDGE.
By
Patent,
rdatedij
ICintss^*
dated in 1661.
1663.
1667.
1677.
ThefuUowing dilldren of James, Dukb op York,
afterwards ICin^ Jambs IL, were created Duxaa of
Cakbrioob, via.
Charlbb Stuabt, created in 1661, d. the
same year, an iniEuit, when the nannoM
BZrZBXD.
^AMBB Stuart, created in 1663, 4, in 1667*
an infant, when the bitkboom became bx-
TIWCT.
Edoar Stuart, created in 1667, d. in 1671, an
infSmt, when tiie dignity bxpirbd.
CBARLB8 Stuabt, cxeated in 1677* d. the
same year, an Infimt, when the hoxoub
became bxtinct.
Arms.— Royal arms of England.
STUART— DUKE OF KENDAL.
By Letters Patent, dated 16661
Xtneagt.
CHARLES STUART, third son of Jamee,
Dukb op York, (afterwards Jambs 1 1.,) was
601
STU
STU
treated Dukb or Ksndax. in lOBSL He d. the
next yeer, an lnfiuit« whan the dignity became
XXTINCV.
ARM8.— Royal anus of England.
STUART— EARL OF RICHMOND,
DUKE OF RICHMOND.
Earldom,
Dukedom,
\by Letten f 6th October, 161&
I, j Patent, \ 17th May, 16831
Xincagc.
LODOVICK STUART, son of Esme, Dnke of
Lenox, in Scotland, was after hit Cathar's death
brought firom France, by Kk^ Jamhs VL, and
put into pomeHlon of the aatatea and honours
which had belonged to that noMemaa. He had
the lordship of Methven and Balquhidder. He was
both high chamberlain and admiral of Scotland,
and was sent, in 1601, ambassador to Franosk Upon
King Jameses acoesslon to the crown of England,
his lordship wm created, by letters patent, dated
6th October, 1613, Bonn Setringtom, i^ SetringUm,
in the oountif i^ Yvrk, and Eakl op Richmond.
He was constituted master of the household, and
first gentleman of the beddiambert Invested with
the Garter, and ^»pointed commissioner to the par-
liament in 1607* and advanced in 1628, to the dig-
nities of Emri </ Veioeattie, and Dukb ow Rich-
MOHD. His grace m. first, Sophia, daughter of
William, Earl of Cowrie, in Scotland, secondly,
Jean, daughter of Sir Matthew Campbell, of Lon-
don, and thirdly, Frances, daughter of Thomas
Howard, Yisoount Bindon, and widow of Edward,
Earl of Hertfont but d. without legittanate issue,
in February, lOM, when his Enolibh HOKOvitB
became axTiircT, while those of Scotland, devolved
upon his brother, Esma Stiiart, Lord D'Aubigny.
ABji8.-<Quarterly, first and fourth, France, on
a border gules, lemte de tormaulx, or. \ the sesond
and third, or. a fease diequy ar. and a border tn-
nrailed gules, an Inescutcheon, ar. a Salter ingrailed,
between four cinqucfoilst gu.
STUART — EARLS OF MARCH,
DUKES OF RICHMOND,
£AR£. OF LITCHFIELD.
Earldom of -^
Bfarch,
Dukedom,
Earldom of
Litchfield, J
by Letters
Patent,
7th June, 1619l
8th August, I6il.
10th December, 1645.
Xineagc.
LODOVICK STUART, Duke of Lennox, in
Scotland, and Duke of Richmond, in England,
died «. ]»., in 1484, when his English honours ex-
pired, while those of Scotland devolved upon his
brother,
ESME STUART, Lord D'Aubigny, as third
Duke of Lenox. This nobleman had been created
by King Jambb L, on the 7th June, 1619, Boron
(^ifUm, of L0<^ftloyi BmnmoolA, in the antntjf i^f
lAneotn, and Eaal or March. His lordship m.
Katharine, only daughter and heir of Sir Oervase
608
CitftoD, Lord Clifton, of Leighton BramtfwcM, by
writ of summons, dated 9th July, 1608, and had
surviving issue.
Jam HB, his successor.
George, Lord D'Aubigny, who fdl in the
King's service, at the batUe of Edgehill.
83id October, 1648, leaving issuet by Fran-
ces, his wlfe^ daughter of Theophilus, Earl
of Suflblk,
CBAnLaa, created Earl of Litdifldd, and
e. as sixth Duke of Lenox, and third
Duke of Ridimond.
Catherine, who m. Henry O'Brien, Lord
Ibrickan, son and heir apparent of
Henry, seventh Earl of Thomond, and
had an only dau^^ter,
KATRaaiwa O'BRiair, who mi. Ed-
ward Hyde, third Eari of Clarco-
don, and dying in the life-time of
her mother, left
Edward, who «. his grand-
mother.
Thboikmia, who m. Thomaa
Bligh, Esq., afterwards cre-
ated Earl of Damley. Her
ladyship eventually inherited
the Baront 09 Clittow,
whidi had been oonftrred,
by writ, upon her ancestor^
Sir Oervase Clifton, and that
dignity is now enjoyed by
her descendants, the Bligfaa,
Earls of Damley.
Lodovick, canon of the cathedral of Notre
Dame.
Bernard, commander of the king's troop of
guards, in the dvil wars, killed at Chester,
in 164&
John, general of horse, on the royal side, fell
"at the battle of Bramdene, in 1644.
EUaabeth, m. to Henry-Frederidc Howard,
Earlof Arundd.
Anne, m. to Archibald Douglas, Lord Angus,
son and heir of WiUiam, first Marquess of
Douglas.
Frances, m. to James Weston, Earl of Port-
hmd.
His grace d. in July. 16M» and was «. by his ddcat
son,
JAMES STUART, (fburth Duke of Lenox, la
Scotland,) as second Earl of March. This noble-
man was advanced, by letters patent, dated 8th
August, 1641, to the Ddksdom or Ricbmond,
with remdnder in defimlt of hdrs male of his own
body, to his brothers and thdr hdis mde primogeni-
tivdy. His grace was lord great diamberlain, and
admiral of Scotland, lord steward of the household,
warden of the daque p<»rts, gentleman of the bed-
diamber, and a Knight of the Garter. His grace
m. Lady Mary VlDiers, only daughter of George,
Duke of Buckingham, and luul iasue,
EaiiR, his successor.
Mary, m, to Richard Butler, Earl of Arran.
The Duke of Richmond and Lenox adhered with
unshaken fiddity to the king during the dvil wars,
and when money was nised upon loans to support
8TU
«UB
tlM loyal cauM, ha mlMcrlbfld ^640^000^ «« although
there was not a man In England,** lays Duncan
Stewart, "that offered more than £10^000, except
Strallbrd, Lord Lieutenant of Irdand, who offered
jSaOfOOO; and yet at the lame time the duke had
not the moat coniiderable or profitable poata about
the Ung, nor waa hia estate the greataat either;
and when he was taken notice of by Sir Philip
Warwick for his ofller, he smilingly replied, • I will
aerre the king in hia penon, though I carry but
his cloak, as well and as cheerfully, as any in the
greatest trust :' reflecting upon Hamilton. He paid
his last duty to his master, K1t*g Cuari^mb, by
putting him in his grave at Windsor.** His grace
d, in 1000, and was«. by his son,
ESME STUART, (fifth Duke of Lenox, in
Scotland,) as third Earl of March, and second Duke
of Richmond. This nobleman d. in his minority
unmarried, anno 1600, and was «. by his first
cousin,
CHARLES STUART, (sixth Duke of Lennox,
in Scotland,) as ftmrth Earl of March, and third
Duke of Richmond. This nobleman, in considera-
tion of his father, Geerg», Lono D'Aubiont'b, and
hii uncle, Bernard Stuart's, gallant services in the
royal cause, had been created, by KingCnAKLKB I.,
by letters patent, dated 10th December, 1645,
Baron Stuart, of Newberry, in the county of Berks,
and Earl of LiTCHriBJU>. His grace eq»oused,
first, Elisabeth, daughter of Richard Rogers, Esq.,
of Bryanaton, in the county of Dorset He «m.
secondly, Margaret, daughter of Lawrence, son and
heir of Sir Robert Banaater, BarL, of Papenham, in
Buckinghamshire; and thirdly, Frances, daughter
of Walter Stuart, son of Walter, Lord Blantyre,
but d. without issue at Elsenure, where he resided
as ambassador-extraordinary from Kin^ Chari.B8
II. to the court of Denmark. Upon hia lordship's
decease the Babom y op Clifton (that created by
writ,) devolved upon his only sister, Cathxbimx,
La1^^ Ibtieken, whose grand-daughter, and eventual
repreMntative, Lady Thbdosxa Hydb, espoused
Thomas Bligh, Esq., afterwards Earl of Damley,
and conveyed the barony to the Bligh family.
While AI.1. HiaoTHBR RowouRa became BXTiircT,
those of England certainly, but it ^»pears that the
extinction of the Dukedom of Lennox* is ques--
tioned, and the matter remains as yet undecided.
Armb.— Same aa Lodowick Stuart» Duke of
Richmond.
• In 1880, John ^igh. Earl of Darhlby, pre-
sented a petition to the king, claiming the Duke»
dam of Lennox in the peerage of Scotland, as heir
of line of Charles, sixth Duke of Lennox, and
fourth Duke of Richmond, at whose death, in 187S,
King Charles II. was served his grace^s heir. As his
mi^esty's (legitimate) issue became extinct tai 1807
with the Cardinal York, and as that personage was
the last heir male of the Stuarts, the Earl of Danh-
ley put forward his claim as heir general, being
descended from Catherine, sister of the duke men-
tioned above. The petition was leferred to the
House of Lords, and their lordships have not
hitherto decided upon it.
8UDLBY— BARONS 8UDLEY.
By Writ of Summons, dated S9th December, 1S99,
28 Edward I.
By Letters Patent, dated 10th September, 1441.
3CCnC80C.
HAROLD, according to Dugdale, the son of
Ralph, Earl of Hereford, but. by other authoritiea,
an illegitimate son of Kin^^ Harold, posseMed, at
the time of the general survey, numerous lordships
in England, anurngst which was Sudlby, in Olou-
cestecshire, the chief place of his residence. He
had two sons,
JoHir, hJa auooessor.
Robert, who obtained of his Other's lands
EwYAa, in Herefordshire, and residing at
the castle of Ewyas, assumed that surname.
The elder son succeeding to the frmily seat, adopted
his designation theiefromt and became
JOHN DE SUDLBY. This feudal lord m.
Grace, daughter of — - Tracy, Baron of Bam.
ataple, and had issue,
Ralph, his successor.
William, who adopted his mother's name of
Tracy.
He was «. by his elder son, •
RALPH DE SUDLEY, who, in the 19th Henry
II., certified his knights' fees to be in number, fi>ur.
He m. Emme, daughter of William de Beau^uunp,
of Elmley, and was «. by his son,
OT WELL DE SUDLEY. Thisfeudal baron died
«. jK, about theyeer lUNS, and was «. by his brother,
RALPH DE SUDLEY, whopin thelOth Rlchanl
L, gave three hundred marks to the king for livery
of his lands } in which sum sixty marks were in-
cluded, which had been imposed upon his deceased
brother, as a fine for the defect of a scridier, whom
he.ou^t to have maintained in Nonnandy. This
Ralph was «. by his son, another
RALPH DE SUDLEY, who was «. by his son,
BARTHOLOMEW DE SUDLEY. This feudal
lord was sheriir of Herefordshire, and governor of
the castle of Hereford, in the latter end of the reign
of Hbitr Y III. He m. Joane, daughter of William
de Beauchamp, of Elmley, and sister of William,
first Earl of Warwick, and dying in 1874, was «. by
his son,
JOHN DE SUDLEY, an emhuent soldier in the
reign of Edward I., and Lord Chambbrlain to
that king. He was in the French and Scottish wars,
and had summons to parliament as a Babon, from.
89th December, 1899, to 16th May, laei. Hem. a
daughter of Lord Say, but died without issue in
1386, when another
JOHN DE SUDLEY was found to be bis next
heir. This John m. Eleanor, daughter of Robert,
Lord Scales, and dying in 14th Edward IIL, left
issue,
John, who d. young.
Joane, m, to William Boteier, of Wemme, and
had a son Tromab, who obtained Sudley
Cabtlb.
Margery, m. to Sir Robert Massey, Knt.
RALPH BOTELER, of Sudley Castle, descended
from the above-mehtioned Thomas Botblbr, be-
M9
«UT
gUT
ft.f f
oominK ft pmoo of wMmw^t tflBp* lukfy vi>«
ftdvftnced to the dignity of Baboit SudlsYi on the
MKh September, 1441. This noblemaii, befng ft
■tienuo<is JjancattrkM, excoKdhimadf from coming
to pariiftment ftlter the ■fctwlon of Edward IV., by
reftton of his ftdvaaced ftge, and bedao mudi fkvouT
shewn him, thftt he obtained letters patent of
'exemption fkon the duty duiing HA. He was after-
warda, however, ftttaohed and bnraght prisoner to
Loadont when it Is stfttad, that as he waa deputing
Aom Ms seat, hecastft Mageilag look upon Sudley
Castle, and exclaimed. «« amUeif CiutU, «Aew mrt the
trmiftur,mtV Thk eaatla he is said to hare buiR
out of the spoils lie had obtained in the wars of
France; he sold it erentnaOyto the king. Hem.
Alice, daughter and heir of Sir WilDam Deincourt,
but leartag no iarae, at Ms deoeaae in 1473, the
Baboitt became bxtinct, and his estates devolved
■poB his sisten as eo-hefrs* namdy,
^ Elikabbtii , m. to Sir Henry Norbory.
^ JoAWB, m. te HamoB Bdknap, Esq.
ABMBir-8vDi.Br, OT. two bcodletB, glK. ^
BoTBLBR, gu. a fesse dieque* wt, and as.
betw. six creasiecs or. "^i ,
SUTTON— BARONS DXn>LBT. ^i.-'J^
;<<^*7«"wvf ByWiilof
SBClL February, IMS,
MEdwaKdIII.
Xiuagc.
Sfar WiBlam Dngdale coanmancas his aeeouot of
the SviTOfli flunMy by Oe foUowteg obaervadaas :
«< In the tlmeof Qveea EliaabeHi, whea Ambvose
Dndley, Eaal of Wamicfc, andjtobirt, his bRiAer,
Barl of Laloaatar« (sens to John DuAeyr some time
VIseouit Llsle^ Earl of Warwick, and laaklyr Duke
af yoriMmsbailaiiii,) powvcfU man In their days,
did Hottiidi* the most Isaiaad and expert genealo-
gists af that age, spared not their sndeawoon t»
magntfa tMs fsnilyr wheBce tfioae fteat man did,
by ft yottBger son, derive their deaeant: some de-
dndag It firaaa Smttm, ef Jwcfws, Ib HoiderBesse;
aooM from tlM auMane, ^9tMm. Maiot, fas SiHop.
nearWaspm*/ wheaoe the Sbmmu, of Aram, (
at hand,) ve descended. Of which opinioB
right learned and Judicious B»h«rt Glover,
9mmm'nt Htaaiklt and Bmnr Fmrtre, of
CUatOB^ im thaeoBBty of Warwick, Esq., (
likawiaeBBMh vmaad In thoae studiaa,) aU of
giving pralMible laaaona for timaa their vasiona
Btttpthat tkeae SoTT<wia» ^Diidfty» did
Hi«k da SattflB» meat of thsaa do
the
TUa
HUGH DE SUTTON m.
and heir of William iPattkk* loid of the aaoleCy of
tlm Barony of Malpas, in the county ci Chestei^ and
was «; by his son,
RICliARD DC SUTTON, who espauaed habd,
only daughter and hair of Eotterte^ the son of Grif-
fin, and was «. by liis son,
SIR JOHN DE SUTTON. KBt.r who m. Mab-
«ABBT, abfetr and avheir of JMm ds SemmHe, Lobo
OooLBT. by whom Cbt Sntton tenlly ao^uiiedthe
CABTKVor DVBfurr, and Other J
(refer to Somerie, Baron Dudley). TMs Sir Joldi
Sutton passed awaiy by deed^beniag dale at West-
mlurter, I9th October, in the 19th Edward II.. all
his right and title to thacaatle and manor of Dndley.
with other lands, to Hugh la Dfapwnsar, son of
Hugh. Barl of WIndiester. But the grant than
made being extorted inm him while in priaoa, and
in fear of balag put to death. It was caneeilad npea
the arfasskm of Bowabd IlL. and the pmputy
restored. Sir John was «. by his son.
JOHN DB SUTTON, who wm summoned tm
parliament aa Babom Svttob. or Dct]>i.by» on the
iSth February. ia4t. Hiskw^Mp
tar of JoHW OB Cbabltdb. Lard tf
dying in ISSk. was a. by his only son.
JOHN DE SUTTON, second banm, bat
summoned to parliament. The wardahip of thia
I. he beta« in minority at Ms fbther'ad*-
r, was granted to RSdkard, Eabl or Abobbbi.*
and aoM by him to Sir PUIip Ir Despcnser, Ib the
Ath RIchacd IL, fbr three hundred and fifty marka.
His laniaMp m. EUaabeth, daughter of Bdwaid,
Lord Stafford, and dying in 1S76, waa a. by hie
a. by
JOHN DE SUTTON, tUrd banm. bnt
/f aummonad to parliament; d.in 1406. and wa
Msaon.
JOHN DE SUTTON, fourth banm. TManoUn.
man carried 0ie atandard at the aiAema ofaaaqnies of
the vftctorioaa Hbmby V. ; and. bebigalsoft knlglit
hi theSnd Hbwbv VI., bore the title of Babob ov
DuMbBY. at wMch time he waa in thagarriaon of
the cAftTiiB or Ohibbbb. under ita govenor.
HumpAreTf DUKB or Ou>ucBaTBB, and eontlBuad
there for aoaaa time. IntheSthof theaanaaraign
ha waa oonadCutad Heotanant of Ireland ftr the
term of two years; and fbr his good
iiiiamaniid to the parliament, than held at '
on the Iflth February. 1440 : tai wfald& year he wns
lUtawiaa appointed oiw of the oommiBrfonen to
negotlBba a tmoe urith tfia Duka of Burgundy, or
Maamkaimderi; and In the S7th of the same reign,
being than oneof the lerda of the kta^a enundi,
he was employed aa ambaasadnr to the i
to treat with Mm. and osrtalB i
the FlamlngB. touching mft mjmn ^ trade
EngtandandtheLowCouBtrtaa. Hia toHUdp being
astanneh Lancastrian, waa made priaoner In two
yeaxs after at Gloucester, by Richard. Duka of
York, and sent to the castle oi Ludlow. He waa»
subsequently, wounded at Bx.oxbbatb, and ol>.
tainedfirom Ua^HaarBV VL, to whom ha waa trea-
anrer, varioue gmnta of divers lorddilpe. aa also of
the stewasdahip of Montgomery, CJiiibmy, te. tm
liisb to be eascnted eidier pesBimally or by daputp.
Bat. notwithstanding Ma fidelity to his royal nm^
ter. ha BO fiv aoquiaaoed in the rule of Edwabo I¥^
thathehadadiadaq|efiN»n that prince of ail tlM
debta he owed the crown, and he aftarwaids
othsr immunitks from the same king,
the Iftttar end of Henry TL's reign, he wm iniieind
with die Oabtbb. and he had aummena to pariin.
mant reguhnly from 18th of that king to the Sind
Edward EV. His lordahip m. EUaabeth, daughter
of Sir John Berkeley, of Bevortpn^ end widow of
SUT
SUT
^r Cdirard OmAtoa, Knt,, Lord Powii, by whom
ho hod iame,
' E9inniD (Sir), who m. Hat, Joioe, tlster and
, co-heir of John Tl|>taift, Earl of Worcctter,
' and had, with oChor iasue^
' John, who auccoaded hia grandfiuher.
' Aliaaore, nu to Charlea Someraet, Earl of
Woiccatar.
He m. Moondly, Maud, daughter of Thomai,
Lord Cliflbrd, by whom he had,
Thomas, who m. , daughter
and co-heir of Lancelot Threlkdd,
of YMworth, Esq.
Richard, in holy orden.
Joice, m. to William Middleton, Esq.,
of Stokride, in the county of York.
' Margaret, m. to Edward, Lord Powts.
Alice, m. to Sir Jotin RatdiA, of Ord-
sale, Lancashire.
! Dorothy, m. to Sir John Mufgrave,
Knt.
Sir Edward Sutton d. in the Uli»-time of his
fkther.
I John, who assumed the surname of Dudlst,
and became ancestor of the Dudleys, Earls
of Warwick. He m. Elisabeth, one of the
dau^ters and co-heirs of John Bramdiot,
Esq., of Bnmshot, and was father of
EnMviro Ditdlsv, the notorious mlnle-
ter of Henry VIL (see Dudley, Earls of
Warwick).
WllUnm, Bishop of Dnriuun.
Margaret, m. to George Longrllle, Esq.,
of Little Billl&g, in the county of Nor-
thumberland.
His lordship d. In 148S, and was a. by his gnmdson,
JOHN SUTTON, fifth baron, summoned to
parliament ftom 9th Deoanbar, 1483, to 1st Sep-
tember, 1487, who m. CedUe. daughter of Sir WU-
Uam WiOoughby, Knt., and dying in 1487, was «. by
his son,
EDWARD SUTTON, sixth baron, summoned
to parliament from ISth August, 140S, to 3rd No-
vember, IAS9. This nobleman was elected a Khioht
of the Oabtbb in the begbming of Himbt YIII.'s
reign. He im. , and had issue,
JoHK, his successor.
Jane, m. to Thomas, Lord Dacre. -
Elaanor, m. to Charles Somatset* Earl of Wov-
cestor, ancestor of the present Dukes of
Beaufort.
Catherine, m. to George Oresley.
Eliaabeth, «. to Sir Jrim Huddleston, Knt.
Joyces
His lordship d. in 1530, and was «. by his son,
JOHN SUTTON, seventh boron, but never
summoned to parUament. " 1 1 Is reported,** writes
Dugdale, " by credible tradition, of this John. Lord
Dudley, that, bdng a weak man of understanding,
whereby he had exposed himself to some wants, and
so becnne entangled in the usurer's bonds; John
Dudley, then Yiscount L'Isle, and Earl of War-
wick, (afterwards Duke of Northumberland,)
thirsting after Dudlby Castlb, (the chief seat of
the fiunUy,) made ttiose money merchants his in-
struments to work him out of it i^ whlch» by some
mortga^ being at length eibcted, thia poor lord
became exposed to the charity of his fHends fot
subsistence; and spending the remainder of his life
in visits amongst them, was commonly called LM-d
QMMKtem." His kwdship espoused Lady Ckely
Grey, daughter of Thomaa, Marquess of Dorset, /i
and had issue,
Bdwabd, his successor.
George. >-%« < » <^'
Dorothy. '^ /
Elisabeth.
He was «. at his deeeaae by his eldest son*
SIR EDWARD SUTTON, eighth baron, sum-
moned to parliament from 18th November, 1AM, to
IMh October, IBOS. This nobleman, when Sir Ed-
ward Sutton, was in the expedition made into Scot*
kmd in the 1st Edward YL, and was appointed
governor of Hume Castle upon the surrender of
that fiMTtress to the English. His lordship after-
wards enjoyed so mudi flavour ftom Qwam Maby,
that her m^esty restored to him, by letters patent,
Dudlby Casixb, and other lands of great value,
which had vested in the crown, by the attainder of
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland- She con-
stituted him likewise lieutenant of the castle of
Hampncs, in Plcardy, for life. Lord Dudley m.
first, Catherine,, daughter of John Brydges, Lord
Chandos, of Sudley, by whom he had an only
daughter,
AJrvB, nu to Thomaa Wyhner, Esq., barrister
at law.
He wedded, secondly. Lady Jane Stanley, daughter
of Edward, Earl of Derby, by whom he had two
sons,
El>WAB]>. his suooassoc
John, who m. , and left two daughters.
His lordship espoused, thirdly, Mary, daughter of
William* Lord Howard, of ESngham, but had no
issuer He d. in 1M6, and was «. by his son,
EDWARD SUTTON, ninth baron, summoned
to parliament ftom .19th February, 1A03, to 3rd
November, 1630. This nOUeman m. Thoodosia,
daughter of Sir James Harrington, Knt., and had
Issue,
FAHDixAirDO (Sir). This gentleman was
made a Knight of the Bath at the creation
of Hraty* Pbibcb or Walbs, In 16ia
He m. Honora, daughter of Edward, Lord
Beauchamp, eldest son of Edwasd, Earl of
Hertlbrd. Of this marriage, Mr. Porry
writes, hi a letter to Sir Ralf^ Winwoo^
dated London, 17th July, l«10k «' Sir Fcr*
«fit*i>A> Dudley, heir to the Lord Dudley.
was yesterday married to my Lord Beasfr-
champ^s only daughter, who hath £flOOOin
present to her marriage, and shall have
£5000.** ^ Sir Ferdlnando died before hia
father, leaving an only daughter and heir,
FBAHCB8, irbo aucceeded her grand-
father.
Mary, m. to James, Earl Hume, In Scotland.
Anne, m. to Memhardt, Count Schomberg,
and was mother of the celebrated
General Fbbobbick, Dvke i^f Seftombsr^,
who fUi at the Boyne in IflSa
3 T SK»
SUT
SUT
llngarct, m. to Sir Mlks Hobut, K.li.
Lord Dudley luTing laviilied much of his property
upon a coDcnUDe, and hit childm by her, and
thn« involTed hinu^aad the ettatei of the family
•o much in debt* trae obliged, according to Dug-
dale, fai order to extricate them, to bestow the hand
of hi« grand-daughter and heirev, FmANcae Sut-
ton, upon HuMBLfe Ward, the only ton of Wil-
liam Ward, an opulent goldsmith in London, and
Jeweller to the queen.
His lordship d. in 1649, and was «. by his grand-
daughter,
FRANCES WARD, (wife of the abovfr-men-
tioned Sir Humble Ward, Knt, who waa created
by Ring Chaklks I., 83rd March, 1644, Lord Ward,
of Birmingham,) as BAnoNsaa Dudley. This
lady had issue,
Edward, who succeeded his fiither as Lord
Ward, in 1670.
William, who m. Anne, daughter and sole
heir of Thomas Parkes, Esq., of Willings-
worth, in the county of Staiford, by whom
he acquired that and other estates, and had
issue,
William, his successor.
Fiances, m. to Robert Plgot. Esq., of
Chetwynd, Salop.
Jane, m. to Danid Jeron, Esq.
Rebecca, d. unmarried.
Mr. Ward was ». by his son,
William Ward, Esq., M.P. for the
county of Staflbrd, temp. QwasM Amtr
and JKInir Ororor L He m. Mary,
daughter of the Hon. John Orey, of
Bnileld Hall, and had issue,
John, of Sedgley Park, in the
county of Staflbrd, who inherited
the Barony of Ward at the de-
cease of William, fifth baion, in
1740, and was grandfather of the
present J4ihn WUUam Wmrd, Earl
09 DVDLRT.
Humble, d. young.
Theodosia, m. to Sir Thomas Brcretoo, and
secondly, to Charles Brereton.
Honoris, m. to WilUam Dilke, Esq., of
Mant'MTK.
Fiauoes, m. to Sir William Nod, Bart, of
KirUey-MaUory, in the county of Leicester.
Her ladyship d. in 16B7, and was s, by her ddest son,
EDWARD WARD, second Lord Ward, of
Birmingham, as (eleventh succeasor to the Barony
of Dudley, and) tenth Baron Dudlry. His lord-
ship m. Frances, daughter of Sir William Brereton,
Bart., of Handford, in Cheshire, and sister and sole
hrir of Sir Thomas Branton, by whom he had
issue,
John, who d. yoaag.
William, m. Frances, dan^ter of Thomas
Dilke, Esq., of Maxtock Castle, in the
county of Warwick, and had issue,
Edward, who s. his grandfather.
William, successor to his brother.
Francrs, m. to William Lea, Esq., of
Hales-Oww-Onmge, in the county of
Salop, and bad issue^
FrRDINANDO • DUDLST Lra, of
whom hereafter, as fourteenth
Baron Dudlry, upon the de-
cease of William, thirteenth ba-
ron, in 174&
William Lea* d. unmarried.
Annr, m. to William^ Bt
Smith, Esq., of Ridge- |
acre. In the county of
Salop.
Frances, m. to Walter
Woodcock.
Mary, m, to — Her-
Yey, M.D., of Stour-
bridge.
Catherine, m. to Thomas
Jardin, of Birming-
ham.
Elisabeth, m. to the Rer.
Bei^famin Briscoe.
Ferdinando, d. unmarried.
Catherine, in. to the Hon. John 'Orey, of En-
field Hall, and was mother of
Harry Grey, third Earl of Stamlbrd.
Humbletta, m. to Thomas Porter, Esq.
His lordship d. in 1701, and was «. by his grandson,
EDWARD WARD, eleventh Baron Dudley, and
third Lord Ward. This nobleman m. Diana, daugh-
ter of Thomas Howard, Esq., of Ashford, in the
county of Surrey, and dying in 1704, was s. by his
posthumous son,
EDWARD WARD, twelfth Baron Dudley, and
fourth Lord Ward i at whose decease unmarried in
1731, the honours reverted to his unde^
WILLIAM WARD, thirteenth Baran Dudley,
and fifth Lord Ward. This nobleman died,
unmarried, when the Barony or Ward, tf
nUngham, paswd to his kinsman, John Ward,
Esq., of Sedgdey Park, (refer to William, sectaid
son. of Frances Ward, Baroness Dudley,) and the
Barony or Dudlry devolved upon his nephew
(revert to Francrb, daughter of William Ward,
eldest surviving ion, of Edward, second Lord Ward,
and tenth Baron Dudley),
FERDINANDO-DUDLEY LEA, Esq., as four*
teenth Baron Dudlry {15th in sucoesrion, one
of the inheritors being a baroness). This noble-
man died unmarried, in 1707* and his broitor
having prekieceased him, also unmarried, the
Barony or Dudlry fell into arryancb aaaongst
his lordship's sisters, as it sUll continues with their
descendants.
Aitua.r~Ot the Suttonr— Ar. a cross patoaoe
as. or. a lion rampant double quev^e.
▼ert.
Of the Wardb— Quarterly ; first and
Iburth or. two lionoels passant as. fsr
SoMRRiRi two and three diequy or.
and as. for Ward.
SUTTON-^BARONS LEXINTON, OF
ARAM.
By Letters Patent, dated 81st November, 164S.
HUncagc.
I ROBERT SUTTON> Esq., of Aiam, in the
SUT
tmrnty of Nottiaghanif deioended from a com-
mon memtm, with the fkmily of Sutton* fiaroni
Dudley, wm, in conridwation of the eminent ler-
▼loet ha had rendered to the royal cauae* during
the civil war* derated to the peerage, by letters
patent, dated flit November, 1640, as Baron Lxx-
iiTTON,* </ Armm. His lordship m. first, Eliia-
betli, daughter of Sir George Manners, of Haddon,
in the county oi Derby; secondly, ^ daugh-
ter of Sir Ouy Pafanes, of Ashwell, in the county
of Rutland, and widow of Sir Thomas Browne,
and thirdly, Mary, daughter of Sir Anthony St.
Lcger, Knt., by the latter of whom alone he had
issue, via.,
RonaBT, his sncceseor.
Bridget, m. to John, eldest son of Conyers
Darcy, son and helTi^iiparent of Conyers,
Lord Darcy.
His lordship d. in 1088; and was a. by his son,
ROBERT SUTTON, second baron, who m.
Margaret, dau^ter and heir of Sir OHes Hunger-
ftucd, of Colstan, in the county of Wilts, by whom
hehadissu^
Wii.LiAM-6noB«n, who died in his tether's
Ulb-time, anno 17I&
Bridget, m. to John Maunen, third Duke of
Rutland, and had issuer
John, MarqtteuqfOnmbif.
Robert, who assumed the surname of
Sdttov, upon inheriting the Lbzin-
TOM estates. His lordship died «. p., in
1778, when those estates devolved upon
his next brother,
Oborob, who then assumed the addi-
tional surname of Sutton. Lord
George Manners-Sutton in. first, in
1740, Diana, daughter of Thomas
Chaplin, Esq., and had with other
issue,
John, who d. in 18W, leaving
tWOSOOSt
1. CHARLB8, Archbishop of Can-
terbury, m. Mary, daughter
of Thomas Thoroton, Esq.,
and left at his decease, in
law, with other issue.
• Lbxinton.
This name is taiun flrom Lexington, now called
Laxton, in the county of Nottingham, which lord-
ship
Richard Lbxinton held, in the reign of King
John, and was «. by
RoBBRT Lbxinton, a learned }udge, temp.
Henry III., and justice itinerant fbr several norfhem
counties. He was #. by his brother.
John Lb'xinton, who, in the reign of Henry
III., was chief justice of all the forests north of
Trent, and dying a. p., in the 41st of the same reign,
was «. by another brother,
Hbnrt Lbxinton, Bishop of Lincoln, who d.
the next year, leaving Richard Markham, and
William db Sutton, tnm whom the Lord Lex-
inton, of Aiam» derived his heivk
SWY
Charlib Mahkbiui-SuTo
TON, ^emker qf lAe
2, Thomas, Ute Lord Chancellor
of Ireland, created Loan
M ANNS BR.
Lord George espoused, secondly, Mary*
daughter of Joshua Peart. ^ki., and
had a daughter,
Mary, m. to the Reverend Ricbard
Lockwood, Prebendary of Peterv
borough.
Lord Lexinton, who had been envoy-extraordinary
to the Court of Vienna, and was appointed ambas-
sador-extraordinary to that of Spain, and for the
treaty of Ryswick, d. in 17S3, when the Babont
or Lbxinton, </ Aram, became bxtinct, and the
Sutton estates passed eventually to his nephew*
lard Gbobob Mannsbb.
ABMa.— At. a canton ea.
8WILLINGTON — BAKON SWIL-
lilNOTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 3rd December, 1398.
80 Edward IL
Xhuage.
Of this fkmily, which assumed its surname from a
lordship in the west riding of Yorkshire, was
ADAM DE SWILLINGTON. who, in the Umes
of Edward I. and Edward IL, was in the Scottish
wars, and In the latter reign obtained charter for
free warren, in all his demesne lands at Sitillino-
TOM, Thorpb-Pybon, and Thorpb e' the HiO, in
the county of York, and was summoned to parlia-
ment ae a babon, 3rd December, 1386* but afterwards
siding with the Earl of Lancaster against the
Spencen, he wae fined a thousand marks. On the
accession of Edward I., however, matters being
changed, that judgment was reversed by parlia-
ment, and his lordship marched again into Scot-
land. Moreover the next year he had another
charter for firee warren in his demesne lands, and
had summons to parliament, to fith March, 1388,
but never afterwards; and nothing further is known
of his lordship or his descendants.
ABMBir- Ax. a chevron aa.
SWYNNERTON — BARON SWYN-
NERTON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8Srd April, 1337*
11 Edward IIL
Xintafif.
Of this tenily> (one of great antiquity In the
county of StaftNrd,) wliich derived its surname
from the lordship of Swynnbbton, many were
knights, amongst whom was
SIR ROGER DB SWYNNERTON, who. In the
34th Edward J.« had a charter for fjnee warren in
SWY
SYD
All bisdoBMiM laadf, at his manor of Swynnerton,
and fin- hoMiiig a market them In the 4th Ed-
ward II. he waa in the wan of Scotland, and in
Bome years afterwards, he was eonstituted oonsta-
Ue of the Tower of London. In the beginning of
Sdward IIL's reign, he had tlie rank of banneret,
iras again in the wars of ScotUtad; wlicn he
summoned to parliament as a BAaoir, on the
S3rd April, 1337, but never afterwards, nor had any
of his descendants a similar honour. His lordship
left a son,
SIR THOMAS SWYNNERTON, Knt., who
M. Matilda, daughter of Shr Robert HoUand» and
was«. by hisson,
SIR ROBERT SWYNNERTON, Knt., who
Ml. Eliaabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas
Beke, Knt., by whom ho left an only daughter and
hefar,
MAun SwrmraiiTON, who m. fint, WUUam
Ipetone, by whom she had issue,
William, who died «. p.
Christiana, aged six, \ ^ <«
AUda, aged thxee, }
She espoused, secondly, Humphrey Pe*
shall, and thirdly. Sir John Savage> of Clif-
laoo.
The last male heir of this flunily,
HUMPHREY SWINNERTON, of SwimiCTtoo,
left two daughters, his co-heirs, vis.,
Margaret, m. to Henry Vemon, Esq., of Sud-
bury, In Defbyshire.
EHsabeth, m. in 156S, to William, fourth son of
Sir Anthony Fits-Herbert, of Norbury, the
celebrated Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, temp. Henry VIII., and oouTeyed
the manor of Swfamerton to her huilMiid.
The descendant of this lady,
WlX<LIAM FlTS-HSBBSmT, of SwittncT-
ton, upon the death of Sir John Fits-
Herbert, Knt, a distinguished caTalier
eommander, in M49, became chief of
the CMnily. and inherited the ptfndpal
seat, NonBunY,* tnm which time the
estates of Swinaerton and Norbury
have nerer been separated. Fromthis
WnUam, we pass to his lineal descend-
■nt,
Tbomab FiTS-HxftBBBT, Beq.,
I weBty*-feurth Lord of Noibury,
and eighth of Swlnnerton, 5. in
1746, m. in 1778, to MABV-AirirB,
youngest daughter of Walter
Smythe, Esq., of Bambridge, in
the county oi Hants, and widow
of Edward Weld, Esq., of Lul-
worth Castle* in the county of
Donet. (This lady, the eele-
ttrated Maa. Fitx-Hbbbbbt, is
stiU living, 1831). Mr. Fiti-Her-
bert died «. p., in 1781, and was
«. by his brother,
Basil Fiti-Hbubbbt,, Esq., t
« NoBBunr came to the Fiti-HerberU, by grant
of William, Prior of Tutbury, In lUflw
BM
ty^Mt Loid of Ndilhnry,
ninth Lord of Swhweilon,
m. EUariMth, youngest daughter
and coJieir of James Windsor
Hemsage, Esq., of Cadeby, tai
Am county of Llneoin, and 0«U
combe. Isle of Wl^t, and dying
In 1797* was «. by his
TfloitAB Fiti-Hmuibbt, Esq.,
twenty-rixth Lovd of Nov-
Imry , and tenth Load of 8 win-
nertont m. hi 1808, Marian,
daughter of John Palmer
Chichester, Esq., of Arlln^
ton, in the county of Deronj
and has a son and heir,
Chablbb Fitb-Hbi^
bbbt, b. Slat Jannnry,
i8ia
AmicB.**As. a croes florae sa.
Noltf.— Of this Cunily wm Sir Thoosas Swln*
nerton. Lord Mayor of London, whose third
Thomas Swuthbaton, Esq., of Stanway
Hall, in Essex, left an only dau^ter and
Thomabivb SwiMMBBTOir, ffi. William
Dyer, Esq., who was created a ba-
BowBT, in 1478, and was greatfreat-
grandflither, of the praeent
SiB TnoMAs RicHABn Swxirirnn*
TOH DvBB, Baronet.
SYDNEY — BARONS SYDNEY, OF
PENSHURST, VISCOUNTS
L*ISL£, EARLS LEICES-
TER.
Barony,
Viscounty
Earldom
IbyLettanf
y»j" Patnt, 1
13th May, 1603.
4th May, 1805.
Snd August, 1618L
XfaUB|l.
This fiunily, andcntly seated at Crankigh, in
Surrey, and at Kyngeshamy In Sussex, deriTed its
descent from
SIR WILLIAM SYDNEY, chamberlain to Kb^
HniTBy II., with uMcfa monacdi he came Into
England firom Ai^ou. From this Sir WUUam lineally
SIR WILLIAM SYDNEY, whn. in the 8MI
Henry VIIL, being thcnoneof the esquires of the
king's house, aooompenled ThooMs, Lord Daicy,
into Spain, for the aaristanee of the Spaniard gainst
the Moots t and when other persona of rank le-
oelved the dignity of knighthood at tbe hands of
Kktg FsBniif AWD, excused himself from partakfa^
thereof. The next year he was captain of one of
the ships of war employed against the Franeh* and
cameintoactionolf the coast of Brest. In the Sth
of the samenign Shr WiUliam (then a kni^t) waa
a chief commander at the batde of F&oponr
SYB
6YB
^iBLDi and tlw not omlng yttg he toeom-
pMkled til* Duke of Suflblk, fche Man|ueM of Donet,
and other penone of dietlHction, to Perls, there to
aake proof of their dcUl in erms, ngaiast the
DAvmnr of Frenoe> end nine other lelect perMms,
whom he had choeen for his aadfttante et those
solemn |ttets» there held in the month at Norember
for ell comers, being gentlemen of name and arms.
The Bnglish noblemen and genUemsn landed at
Calais, arrayed in green coats and hoods, that they
might not be known. Sir William was subsequently
one In the second band of the English at the Justs
hM before the courts of Hsnry VIII. and Fbaitcis
I., on the flsM of the Cloth of Gold. He was also
duunberlein and steward to King Henry, end in the
IMh of that monarch, accompanying the Duke of
Suflblk into Fkanee, he diaied in the glory then
acquired by the English arms. After this, on the
■ttalndsr of Sir VWkp Vane, he had a giant of the
honour of Psnshurst, and manor of Enfldd, with
the park of Penshuiet, and other manors and lands
in Kent Sir WilUam m, Anne, daughter of Hugh
Pagenham, Esq., and had issue,
Hnrnv <Sir), his successor.
Frances, m. to Thomas Ratdilfe, Earl of
Susses, whom she sdrvived, and founded
STnnsT-Suaasx Collxob, at Cambridge.
, M. to Sir William Fita-Williams,
Mary, m. to Sir WilUam Donner, Xnt
iMCf, m. to Sir James Harington, Knt
Had. in tberthof Edward VL, and was «. by his
SIR HBKRV SYDNEY, who had been
bassador to France four yeeis beforei and the next
year was oonatituted cup-bearer to the king fior
Hfb^ In the Ind and 3Ed Philip and Mary he was
made Tice-treasurer, and general govenyr of all the
rersnues of the crown in Irdand, and he was soon
afterwards invested with the temporary government
of that kingdom as lord Justice, during the absence
of the lord deputy, the Eail of Sussex. In the Snd
ElisaiMth he wm appoinledkxd president of Waiss,
and in the Mh sent upon a oonfldendal mission into
Franca in UM («tfa Elisabeth), he was made a
Kwioar of the Oaktsb, snd in some years after-
wards was tiuica constituted by her mi^eity Lono
nmrvTv or InnuiNn. This emlasnt psrson
espoused Lady Mary Dudley, daughter of John,
Eaii of Northumberland, and sistsr of Robert, Earl
of Leicestsr, by whom he bed Issneb
Phiup (Sir), a gentleman univenaUy and
almoctenthttslaetioally admired for his great
worth and extraordinary aooompUshments.
He was a soldier and a scholar, lllustrioas in
letters and In arras, but more lllustrione
by his deeds of benerolence and hnmi^
nky. He was mortally wounded In Septem-
ber, U88, at the battle of Zutphen, in
Guilderkad, and d. on the Idth October
CsUowing. Sir PhUip Sydney m. Frances,
daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham, and
left an only daughter,
Elisabeth, m. to Roger, Earl of Rut-
land.
RoBBRT (Sir), of whom presently.
(Sir).
Mary, m. to Henry, Earl of Pembroke
The second son,
SIR ROBERT SYDNEY succeeded m next heir
male upon the death of his elder brother. Sir Philip.
This gallant person, like his predecessors, acquired
renown in arms, first under Us unde, Robert Dud-
ley, Earl of Leicester, in the Netherlands, and
afterwards with Sir Frances Vere^ when he shared
in the victory aciiievfed at Tumholt, in Brabant*
anno U07. For these, upon the accession of King
Jambs L, Sir Robert was devated to the peerage
as Babok Stdnxt, tf Pen^urte, in the county qf
Kent, by letters patent, dated I3th May, 1608, and
upon the 94th July, in the same year, (it being the
day of the king and queen's coronAtian,) he was
appointed lord chambbrlain to the queen. The
aau year he was created Yuoouitt L'Iax.n. Di
1616 he was installed a Knight of the Garter, and
raised on Snd Angust, 1618, to the Eabuwm or
LmcnernR, the ceremony of creation being per-
formed in the hall of the bishop's palace at Salis-
bury. His lordship m. first, Barbara, daughtsi and
heir of Jdback Gammsge, Esq., of Glamoqgandiir^
Old had issue>
WiUiam (Sir), who d. unmarried befove hte
RoBnnT (Sir), made Knight of the Bath at
the creation of Henry, Prince of Wak^t
^fffif^^^ hia fisthcr.
Mary, m. to Sir Robert Wroth, Knt.
Catherine^ m. to Sir Lewis Mansei, Knt.
Philippe, m. to Sir John Hobart, Knt, eldest
son of Sir Henry Hobert, Knt., Loid Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas, ftrom whom
the Earls of Buckinghainshire descend.
Berbers, m. to Sir Thomas Smith, afterwards
made ^^soount Strangfogrd, In Ireland, an-
cestor of the present viscount.
His lordship espoused, sebondly. Lady Smith*
widow of Sir Thomas Smith, Knt. ; he d. in 1696,
and was «. by his eldest surviving son,
SIR ROBERT SYDNEY, K.B., second Earl of
Leicester. This noUsnum, who Uved to the age of
ei^tty years and eleven numths, was esteemed of
great leeming, observation, snd veradty. He m.
Lady Dorothy Percy, daughter of Henry, Earl of
Northumberland, and had Issue,
Phiup, Viscount L'Isle, his successor.
Ajmbrmoh. The cslefarated petriot, Aloxr-
vo» Sydvbt, who suAred death by de-
capitation on Tower Hill, 7th December,
1683, as a participator In the Rye House
Plot : but his name will live so kmg ss " the
CAusx for which Hampden bled in the field,
and Sydney on the scafibid,'* shall be
dierfshed by the f^ee-bom men oi England.
Of this eminent persim BunMt writes, '< he
was too rough and boisterous in his temper
to beer contradiction i he sesmed to be a
christian, but in a particular form of his
owns for Christianity he tlsouc^t wss to be
like a divine philoeophy of the mind, with-
out all pid>Uc worship, or any sign of a
visibledmrdi. StilThe was in all republican
prindples, and such an enemy toevery thing
008
SYD
SYD
that looked liked monardiy, that heoppoied
Cromwdl after be wu made Protsctoii:
but be bad studied tbe hijitOTy of govern-
ment in all its brancbee; had a knowledge
of mankind, and oi their tempen; and
oould Insinuate bimielf into people that
would hearken to his notians with a wondar-
^ ful dexterity.**
Robert, «. in 107i>
HxNRT* created Earl of Romney.
Dorothy, m. first, to Henry, Earl of Sunder-
land, and aeoondly, to Robert Smyth,
Esq.
Lucy, m. to Sir John Pdbam, Bart.
Anne, m. to the Rev. Joseph Cart
Elisabeth, m. to Philip, Viseount Strang-
ford*
His lordship <L in 1677* and was s. by Us eldest
PHILIP SYDNEY, third Earl of Leiooster.
■This nobleman, in the life-time of his fktber, was
•a aealous republican, and during the usurpation,
was all along of the protector's council, with a
aahuy of ^1000 a year. He had been ftom his
youth, trained up a diplomatist* attending on his
■AUher to the states geoaral, and the courts of Doi-
mark and Francesi His lordship espoused Lady
i;athcilne Cedl, daughter of William, Earl of Salis-
Jniry, and had issue,
RoBSRT, Viscount L'Isle, summoned to par-
liamoit In his father's life-time, as Babon
SYDirav, ow PsNaHuiiST, anno 1680.
Dorothy, m. to Thomas Cheeke, Esq.
The Earl d, in March, 16B7-6, and was «. by his
ROBERT SYDNEY, ftmrth Earl of Leicester.
His lordAip espoused Lady Elisabeth Egerton,
•daughter of John, Earl of Bridgewater, and bad
issue,
Philip, VUeount L*Me,
JOHK, who succeeded as sixth earL
Robert, who m. Mary, daughter of Sir Robert
Reeve, Bart, and dying in 16W-0, left two
daughters co-heirs, via.
Mart, m. to Sir Brownlow Sheiard,
Bart.
Blisabbtb, m. to William Perry, Esq.,
of Wonnington, in the county of Glou-
cester. This lady succeeded eventually
as sole heiress to PxMaHURaT, and
the other estates of the Sydneys. She
claimed, in 1782, theBAROiTYOP Syd-
Mav, ow PairaBURaT, under the pre-
sumption that Robert, Earl of Leloes-
ter,her grandfather, having been sum-
moned in 1680, in the Ufi»4ime of his
Ikther, in that nobleman*s barony, a
BABOWY IN WKM had been created, but
the claim was dismissed by the House
of Lords. Mrs. Perry left an only
daughter and heiress,
Ex.isABBTB-JAira-SYDirBY Pbbry,
who became the second wife of
Sir Bysche Shelley, Bart., of
Castle Gcringf and luid« with Junior
610
JoBir Sbbiabt, wIm
the additioBal surname of
Syditby, and having inb^
rited the Sydney estates, and
being created a baianet, la
the present
Sib John Shsjllby Syd*
■Kmr,
JocBLiiTB* who succeeded as seventh earL
EUxabeth, m. to Sir Hanxmrt Masteia.
Catherine, m. to William Parker, Esq.
His lordship d. in 1708, and was «. by his eldeat
PHILIP SYDNEY, filth earl, who m. Anne,
daughter and co-heir of Sir Robert Reeves, of
Thwaltes, la Suflblk, but dying without surviving
issue, in 1705, the honours devolved upon hia
biother,
JOHN SYDNEY, sixth EarL This noblsmaii
was oaastitttted in 1717, warden of the dnqua
ports, and governor of Dover Castle; and upon
the revival of tbe order of the Bath, he waa
elected one of the knights. His lordship d. un-
married, in 1737* and was «. by his only surviving
brother,
JOCBLYNE SYDNEY, seventh earL This no-
bleman m. Elisabeth, daughter and heiress of —
Thomas, Esq., of Olamoigsnshire^ with which lady
his lordship bad long p^ndi^g disputes regarding
misconduct, but he never obtained a divosea He
d. in 1743, when the estates devolved upon (the
daughter of hte teother, CoL Robert Sydney) hIa
niece, Elisabbth, who had married Robert Perry,
Esq., and aU the estates were conveyed by her
daughter and heiress, ELXSABBTB-JANB-SYnNcy
Pbbry to the SHBLz.BYa : while all the honouia
of the house of Sydnby became BZTurcft hIa
lordship having deceased issudess.*
ABMa^--Or. a pheon aa.
« By a trial at bar on a writ of right, at Weiu
minster, 11th February, 1789, for Penshuxit Plao^
park, and premises, in the county of Kent, it ap-
peared that this Jooelyne, Earl of Leicester, never
was divorced fkom his wifis, the said Eliaabath
Thomasi and that she had a diild, a son, John
Sydney, the demandant at the trial aftansaidi
whidi John, therefore, in the «y« ^f Me Isw, -waa
to be considered as a legitimate penon, and aa
such, weU entitled to tbe inheritance of the honoun
of the family. But with respect to the Inheritp
ance of tha estates demanded by him, he failed to
establish a better right than the Isnant in poa-
session. This (aooording to the statement at tiw
trial) aroee from his averment, that hia fbther.
Earl Jooelyne^ was possessed thereof to ybt, and not
as tentuu J^ iiflt, which was the fiict, as opened
by the tenant! and further contended, that even
had he been posseased thereof in fee» then by his
will the earl bad givoi them away to a third party.
The event of this trial going to admit the legiti-
macy of the demandant, embcaces an important
question, as to the absohita «Ktinction of tha
TAL
TAL
SYDNEY — VISCOUNT SYDNEY,
EAEL OF ROMNEY.
VUoounty, 1 by Letten f 9th Aprils 1680.
Earldom, j Pfttent, \ SSth April, IflOk
Xiiuagc.
HENRY SYDNEY, yoongeit ion of Robert,
•eoond Earl of Leicester, baving contributed seal-
ouily to effect the Rbtolutioit, was created, in
the 1st of WiUiam and Mary, by letten patent,
dated 9th April, 1680, Boron 3lydfMy, of MUton,
and Viscount Sydnby, tf Sheppew* &o<A in the
county of Kent, and advanced 2ftth April, 1694, to
the EABI.DOM OF RoMifSY. Hit lordship held
many lucrative employments under the crown,
but dying unmarried, in 1704, A.vh htb bonouba
became bztiitct.
Abms.— Or. a pheon as. a crescent for difibrence.
TALBOT—BARONS TALBOT.
By Writ of Summons, dated flth June, 1331*
4 Edward III.
The first mention of this fiunily oocun in the
Hmt oi the Conoubbob, when we find Richabd
Talbot witnessing a grant made by Walter Gif-
flud. Earl of Buckingham, to certain monks in
Normandy. The next of the name, is
GEOFFREY TALBOT, who, in the reign of
Hbmby I., held twoity kidghtsf fees of the king :
and was subsequoitly an active partisan of the
EmpTMi Maud, against King Stephen. After this
Oeofflrey comes his (presumed) brother,
HUGH TALBOT, who, in the deeUne of life,
assumed the cowl in the monastery of Bcauveck,
in Normandy, to which he had been a liberal
benefactor, and was t, upon his retirement, by his
eldest son,
RICHARD TALBOT* who, in the beginning
of Hbnby II.'s reign, obtained from the crown a
grant of the lordship of LiMToirB, in the county
of Hereford, which Richard L afterwards con-
firmed for two hundred marks* This Richard Tal-
bot was 9. by his son,
GILBERT TALBOT, who was «. by his son,
RICHARD TALBOT. This feudal lord m.
AMva, daughter of Alan Basset, of Wlckombe, in
the county of Buckingham, sister of Philip Basset,
Justice of England, and widow of Dm Montacute.
He was «. by his son,
GILBERT TALBOT, iHio, in the 4ftth Henry
IIL, was constituted one of the justices itinerant
for the county ai Hereford, and in two years after-
wards, upon the disturbance made by the Welsh,
was ordered by the king to fortify Monmoutb
CABT2.B, and other castles, of which he was then
governor. He m. GuenUan, daughter, and at
length hdrees of Rhese ap Grifllths, Prince of
Wales. In consequence of wliich alliance, the Ta]>
BOT8, instead of their own arms, "a bend^ften piece*,
or. and gu,/* adopted those of the Princes of Wales,
via. "a lion rmmpant or, ina field gu,, with a border
engraUed of the Jiretr He d. in 1274, seised of the
mmon ol Lonohopb and Rbolby« in the county
of Glondester, and the manors of Kcclxswbll and
LiNTOwB, In Herefordshire ; and was «. by his son,
RICHARD TALBOT. It was this lieudal lord
that adopted the arms of the Princes of Wales, which
his descendants have since borne. In the 10th Ed-
ward L, he was in the expedition made into Wales,
and in the 24th and 15th of the same reign, he was
in the wars of Gasoonyi in which latter year, he
was constituted governor of the castle oi Cardiff.
He had afterwards a military summons to pre-
vent an invasion of the Scots, and he was a member
of the great council or parliament, held at Llncohir
in the 89th Edward I., when with the other barons,
he subscribed the lG;tter to the pope, in which was
asserted the King of England's right to the realm
of Scotland. He m. the Lady Sarah Beauchamp,
daughter of WiUiam, Earl of Warwick, and had
issue,
OiLBBBT, his successor.
Richard, who nu Joane, daughter and co-
hdr of Hugh de Mortimer, of RichabbV
CA8TI.B, in the county of Hertfbrd, and
obtaining that seat, this branch of the Tal-
bote was afterwards designated at '• Rich«
ABD'a Cabtlb." He was «. by his son.
Sir John Talbot, of Richard's Castle^
who was «. by his son,
John Talbot, of Richard's Castle,
who d. in the ISth Richard IL»
issueless, leaving his sisters hie
heixB, via.
Elisabbth, m. to Sir Warlne Ardi*
dekne, Knt. <r^'
Philippa, m. to Sir Matthew Gour*
nay. Knt.
EX.BANOB, unmarried.
Am<mgst whom the estates were
divided.
Lord Talbot d. in 1306, and was «. by his elder son,
GILBERT TALBOT, who was In the expedition
made into Scotland, in the 96th Edward I.; and
having been implicated in the murder of Piers
Gaveston, obtained a pardon, in the 7th Ed-
ward II. In the 16th of the same rdgn, he was
constituted governor <rfthe town and castle of Gloa»
cester, but being afterwards engaged in the insur-
rection at Tholbas, Earl of Lancaster, against the
power of the Spencers, he was compdled, in order
to save his life and preserve his estates, to enter
into a recognisance to pay £200, and also £2000
more, with one tun of wine. Upon the accession
of Edwabd III., however, that obligation was
cancelled. Moreover, being then a banneret, he
became so active Ibr the Ung in all his mUitary
aflkirs, that there was due to him, £116. So. 8d.,
tot the service of himself and his men-at-arms.
In the 4th Edward III, he was constituted Justice
of South Wales, and he was summoned to parlia-
as a BABOir, in the same year, and from that period
to the 17th (1343). His lordship m. Anne, daugh-
ter of William Botelere, of Wemmet and dying in
U46, was fc Jby his son,
RICHARD TALBOT, second baron, summoned
to parliament fkom 5th June, 1331, to 22nd October,
13U, as Lobs Talbot, <tf Qod«ri«h Cattle, fai the
county of Hereford^ the chief place of his abode.
511
tj/:"/ /
TAL
TAL
Thii
of Jolm ComyB, of Baitonagh, hj Joaa,
avhefar of Ay mar do Vslenco, Earl of Pembrokei and
in bar rights riahnlng (aano U81) eartain landi in
Sootlandt and adhering to Edward fialiol, who then
fwaiiwiad pretanaioaa to the cnmn, would have
antaiad that Mngdnm bj land, hot was ytatantad
hy King BowAmD IIL, whom titibu, Joane, had
haai manied to David Bruoa, the ion of Robert,
King of Sootland. He iuTaded it* iiowover, by seat
at the head of three hundiad annad men, and soon
after adilaved a great victory over the Soots at
OLaonaaifonK t but ha was sabsequently made
inisaner* and had to pay two thousand marks for
his radamption. In the 1 1th Edward IIL, his lord,
ship was appointed governor of Berwlcli-upon-
Twaad, as also justice there, and of all other the
king's lands in Scotland. Tiie same year being a
nAWHsnnT, he had an ■sslgnaHnii of £900 of the
tenth, then glvoi In parHament, out of the dty of
Bristol, for his better support in the governorship
of Berwick. In four years afterwards, he was again
in the wars of Scotland, and subsequoitly (90th
Edward III.) in the expedition made into France ;
at which Latter period he laid the foundation of the
priory of Flanesford, within his lordship of Gode-
rich Castle; and at this time too, he obtained from
the king a grant for a prikoh at GoDnaicH Cab-
TLs, for pnnishing malefactors. His lordship d.
In 1386, and was «. by his elder son,
GILBERT TALBOT, third baron, summoned
to parliameot, fh>m Uth August, 19G2, to 8th Au-
gust, 138Si This nobleman served under the
Bi^CK Pniircn, in the wars of France t and in the
1st Richard II., he was in the king's fleet at sea,
with Michael de la Pole, admiral for the north.
His lordship m. flrst, Petrooille, daughter of James,
Earl of Ormonde, by whom he had,
RicsAmD, who having m. Ankaret, dstar and
eventually sole heir of John, Baron Strange,
of Blackmere, was summoned to parHament
in the lifMlme of his fiuher, from Sid
March, 1384, to I7th December, 1»7* as
Lonn TAX.BOT, <t^ AioefeiMreL
Lord Talbot espoused, secondly, Joane, danghter
of Ralph, Earl of Staflbrd. Had. In U87* ami was
a> by his son,
SIR RICHARD TALBOT, Lord Talbot, of
Blackmere^ as fourth Baron Talbot, summoned to
parliament. In 1387* (the same wilt In which he
was also designated of '• Blackmere,") as BAnow
Talbot, i^ Godsridk GsfCir, and from that period
^ to 13891 His lordship was in the wars of Sootland,
and attained the rank of banneret. In the Uth
Richard IL, he succeeded to the lands of theflunily
of Haetinge, Earls of Pembroke, derived through
his great grandmother, Joane de Valence, sbter and
oo>heir of Aymer, Earl of Pembroke, and wife of
John Corayn, of Badenagh. By the helreas of
Bladunere, he had four sons-*
OiLsnuT, his successor.
JoHW, of whom hereafter, as sueeessor to the
barony.
Richard, Archbishop of Dublin.
Thomas, <tf Wrockwardln% in the county of
Salop.
Ml
Hb kt«hlp d. fai 13BS. and WIS A by hit dte «ni.
SIR GILBERT TALBOT, flfCh baron, sum-
monad to parliament, from 85th August, 14M, to
October, U17. This notdeman, as heir to the Earls
of Pfembroke, claimed to cany the great spurs at
the coronation of HnHnr V.; soon after whioha
he was constituted Justice of Cheeter, and he icaa
subsequently engaged in the Frendi wa^ In the
4th of the same rdgn» his lordship was appointed
guardian and captain-general of the Marches of Nor-
mandy; and he was likewise a Kitioht of Che
Oartxb. He m. first, Joan, daughter of Thomaa,
of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, by whom he
had no issue. His lordship espoused, seoondly.
Beatrix, illegitimate daughter of John I., King of
Portugal, and widow of Thomas, Earl of Arundd.
by whom he had a daughter, ANKAnnr. He d. ,in
141d, and was «. in the BAnoNiva ow Tai3ot, and
Strakox, ow Black vnnn, by his daughter,
ANKARET TALBOT, at whoae decease. In w^
nority, anno 1431, these hononxs rcTerted to her
uncles
SIR JOHN TALBOT, as sixth Banm Talbot*
who having m. Maud de NeviU, ddest daughter and
co-heir of Thomas, fifth Lord Fumival, had
sumuMtoed to parliament as Lomn Taiaot, «^J
nivat, from 98th October, 1408, to 98th November,
1491. This is the renowned Sin Jomr Talbot,
one of the most lUuatxious chaiacters in the whole
range of English History. In 1419, he was ap«
pointed chief Justice of Ireland, and in two
yeers afterwards, constituted Lonn LuorxirAirT
of the same kingdom. He aubsaquently (tfstfa»*
gulshed himself in the wars of HnnnT V., bat Us
splendid reputation was acquired under the RagmH,
(John Plant^enat, Duke of) Bnopomo,
HsMRT VI., when his name alone bacan
to the soldiers of France^ owing to the
victories he had achieved. Hia lordship
attacked, however, by the Maid or Oi
near Patat, In 1498, and his army being enttanaly
routed, he became a prisoner to that enterprleiqg
and entfausiastie heroine. This defeat of Lord
Talbot was followed by the loss of dlvf
of importance to the Bngilaik His lordship
detained in c^itivity, for no less than foor
but obtained at length hia freedons, by the I
(if a large sum of money, and the cnfanvament of
AinbfOM ds Lon» an eminent captain of the :
Again taking the field, and agate beroming
nowned for Us triumph^ he was uealed, te <
deration of those eminent services, on the 98th May,
1449, Eabl op SnnBwasomT. After this, we find
him reconstituted lobd LinimirAXT or Immjuto,
and made a peer of tHat kingdom (anno 1440), as Eari
of Waterford and Wexford I having atthei
the dty of Watarford, with the caatlas, honour, I
and Barony of Dun^wan granted to him, and the
heirs male of his body, ami that he and they ahoQld
thenceforth be stewards of Ireland, in a fow wmkM
afterwards, his eon. Sir John Talbot, was appotetad
LOnn CBAirCBLLOB OB TBAT KIBOBOM. HlS loid-
ship was now for advanced in liH, bnt the EpgUril
Interesti declining in France, he was once morn
Induced to place himself at the head of the anny
there, and hia oomage and coadnct testoiad fior
TAli
TAh
KNM time, at IfBUt, Iti glory. H« wm appoHitad
UBOTSnAHT of tilM DOCBT OF AOQUITAIltBy
taAving under him, at nptafais of hii man at armi
and archen, his Mm, J<4m Talbot, Viscount L'Ula,
, Sir Jolm Hungerford, Lord MoUnM, Sir Roftr
Camoys, Sir John L'lale, and John Beaufort, the
BASTAmn .OP SoMBRBBT. HarcUng Immediately
to the place of hit government, he took the dty of
BoRDBAUz, and placed a garrison in its whence
proceeding to the relief of CHABTix^ioif, an en-
gagemoit with the French army ensued, whidi
terminated in the total defeat of the English, and
the defcth of their gallant general, who was killed
by a cannon baU. ThuslUl, sword in hand, the im-
Bunrtal John Tatbot, Babl ow SHRBwaBUBY, at the
gnat age of «<fMr» on Mth July, 1403, after haTing
fion no less than forty pitched battles, or important
ssneounters. His remains were conveyed to Eng-
land, and intemd at Whitediurdi, in the county
of Salopt where a noble monument was erected
in the south wall of the dianosl, with this epitaph :
" Orate pro anima prmobilis domini, dominl
'f Johannls Talbot quondam Comitis Salopis,
domini
*' FumivaU, domiiii Verdon, domini Strange de
" Blackmere, et MareschaDi Frandc, qui obiit In
<' Bello apud Burdews, ri^ JuliJ, mcccci.iii.'*
By the heirsss of Fnnivall, his lordship had
issue,
Thomas, who d> in Fianoe, In the life-time of
hisflrther.
JOBK, his successor.
Christopher (Sir).
The earl espoused, secondly, the Lady Margaret
Beanchamp, daughter and oo>heir of Ridiard, Earl
of Warwick, and had,
JoBN, created Banm and Viscount L'lsle^ see
that dignity.
Humphrey (Sir), Marshal of Cahds, died ».p»
in 1409.
Lewis (Sir), of Penyard, Herts.
Joene, m. to James, flfst Lord Berkdcy.
At the period of his lordship's advancement to the
Earldom ow Sbrbwsbury, the Barony of Tal-
bot, with those of Strakob, 9f Btaekmttt, and
FoRNiTALL, merged in that diipity, and so coof-
tinued until the deceese of
GILBERT TALBOT, seventh Eerl of Shrews-
bury, and twelfth Barob Talbot, in IdM, when
all three fdl into abbyabcb amongst his daughtars
and co-heirs, via,
Mary, m. to William, third Earl of Pembroke,
and died #. p,
Elisabeth, m. to Henry Grey, eighth Eerl of
Kent, and died «. jd.
Alathba, m. to Thomas Howard, who had
been restored in 10(B to the Earldoms of
Arvndbl and Surrbv, crested earl mar-
shal in 1091.
Upon the decease of Mary and Elisabeth, the two
tider co^ieirs, as stated above, iMiMless, the abby-
ABCB of the Barowibb of Talbot, Strabob,
and FuRBivALL, terminated; and those dignities
then vested in the third co-heir, Alatbba, widow
of Thoimu HiHtmnr, Earl of Aritrdbl, and
thanoelbrward they merged la the Baridon of Aran,
del, and Dukedom of Norfolk, until the rtfrnssi of
EDWARD HOWARD, ninth Duke of Norfolk,
in 1777* without issue, when the Barowibb of
Talbot, Strabob, ^f Blaekmen,KDd Furmitall,
fell again into arbyakcb between his grace's nieces,
the two daughters and co-heirs of his brother,
Philip Howard, Esq., namely,
WiNiFRBDB Howard, who m. WUUam,
Lord Stovrtob, and was grandmother of
WUUam, present Cord Stourton.
Abnb Howard, who m. Robert-Edward,
Lord Petre, and was grandmother of
FFWiam-^WMcif, preeent Lord Pbtrb.
These babonibs remafai stiU in abeyance between
the Lords Stourtob and Pbtrb.
Arms^xOu. a lion rampant, or. with a border
ingrailed of the second.
TALBOT — BARON L'ISLE, OF
KINGSTON L'ISLE, IN
THE COUNTY OF BERKS.
VISCOUNT L'ISLE.
Barony, \ by Letters / SSth July, 1443.
Viscounty,/ Patent, i aoth October, 140,
Xincagc.
The Honourable
JOHN TALBOT, eldest son of John Talbot, the
first and great Earl of Shrewsbury, by his second
wife, the Lady Margaret Beaucharop, eldesf daugh-
ter and co-heir of Richard, twelfth Earl of War-
wick, and great grand-daughter of Warine^ second
Banm L'Isle, (see L'Isle> Barans L*Isle,) was oreated
Barob L'Islb. of Kingston L'lsla, in the county of
Berks, by patent,* dated 2eth July, 1443, limiting
a This, Nicolas, in his Synopsis, terms one of
the most extraordinary patents on record snd be
proceeds. "The patent recites as r tut, that
« Warine de L'Isle, and his ancestors, by reason of
the lordship and manor of Kingston L'Isle, had,
Ikom time whereof the memory of man was not to
the contrary, the name and diipiity of Baron and
Lord L'Isle, and by that name had seat in parlia*
mcnt, Ac as other barons of the realm had;' an
assertion eatisfectorily proved by the lords' com*
mittee on the dignity of a peer of the realm, in
their third report, to have been entirely without
foundationi for not only had the said manor never
been held in capita by the crown, but a period of
above sixty years had elapeed, via; from Srd- Ed>
ward I. to 31st Edward III., after writs of summons
were generally iesued, before the family of Lisle,
tenants (tf the manor of L'Isle, were ever summoned
to perliamenL Many argumento might be adduced
to support the conclusion stated in the text relative
to this dignity, but they are rendered usdess, by the
statement of the case in the report of the lords'
committee Just cited, pege 191, et seq., and by the
opinions of the great legal authorities. Coke and
Blackstone. It is thftefbre sufllcient to remark,
that this singubff creatian probably arose tram th«
powerful influence possessed by the Earl of Shrews,
3U «19
TAL
TAL
the dijpilty to the iiid Jolm, nd fate twin, md
■Hl^ns for erer, beiiig taumtf of the manor of
KiB0Mon L'liiek and wm advaneed to the dignity
of ViaoouiffT L'leta on the 90th October, 1452.
This noUemaa, who lerred under his gaUant fkther
in Ffance^ was ilain with that heroic perM»age at
Chaatillioa, anno 1453L Hte lordsMp fa. Joan,
daughter and co-heir of Sir Tlkomas Chedder, of
Chedder, in the county of SomerMt, and widow of
Ridund Staflbrd. Baq., and had issue,
TnoMAB, his suocessor.
EUaabeth; m. to Sir Edward Grey, (second son
of Edward, Lord Ferren, of Groby,) who
was created Viscount L*Isle (see Grey, Vis-
count L'Isle).
Margaret, m. to Sir George Vere, Knt, and d.
without issue.
The Tiscount was t, by his son,
THOMAS TALBOT, second Baion and Vis-
count L'Isle. This nobleman having a great con-
test with William, Lord Berkeley, of Berkdey
Castle, concerning certain lands which he claimed
In right of his grandmother, Margaret Beauchamp,
Countea of Shrewsbury, lost his life by an arrow
shot through the mouth, in a skirmish bet
the parties, at Wotton-under-Edge, in GIou
terdUre, on the 20th March. liOB. HU lordship
•a. Lady Margaret Herbert, daughter of William,
Earl of Pembroke, but leaving no issue, his sisters
became his co-heirs. The ViacomrTT op L'laLB
BzpTRaD at his lordship's decease. '* But,** (says
Nicolas,) " it is a very doubtful point into what
state the baroity then felL In the third report of
the knda' committee on the dignity of a peer of the
Matan, the case Is most aUy sUted, and to it he
(Nicolas) refers in support of the following con-
clusions: first, that the patent to John Talbot, in
1443, did not (though evidently intended so to do)
aflbct the barony created by the writ to Gerard
X'Isleb in 3tst Edward III., and which, consequently,
etiU remained in abeyance, but created a new ba-
xony, descendible according to the provisions of the
patent ; and secondly, with respect to the extremely
diflcult question, ' in whom is Obai barony now
reeled ?' it is to be observed that, according to the
high authority of Lord Chief Justice Coke and of
Justice BbMlcstone, John Talbot, and his heirs,
under the patent, had only a base or qualified fee
In tiut dignity, and ' that the Instant he or his hrtrs
quitted the seigniory of this manor the dignity
was at an end.' On the death of Thomas, second
▼isoount, (continues Nicolas,) in 1469, without
Issue, his two sisters became his heirs, vis. Marga-
tet, the wife of Sir George Vere, Knt., and Elisa-
beth,* Lady Grey, when it is presumed the Barokt
OP I/ISLS became suspencted, for although the
said Elisabeth was possased of the manor, she was
not mU heir of John Talbot, her fetfaer, and con-
sequently had not the two constituent qualifications
to entitle her to the dignity. On the
bury, in a reign, when more anomalies connected
with dignities are to be found than under any pre-
ceding or subsequent monarch."— Nicolas* Sy-
wopeis.
• See Grey, Lord L'Isle.
614
death of her lister. Lady Vere, however, «. ^» ska
appears tohave beoonte legally seised of the barony*
as is redted in the patent granted to her hnsbaBd.'*
AaMS.— Gules, a lion rampant, within abordure
Ingrailed, or.
TALBOT— BARONS FURNIYAJL.
See FnmMiTAi. ; and Tajlbot, Barons Talbot.
TALBOT-DUKE OF SHREWSBURY.
By Letters Patent, dated 30th AptU, lOM.
ICincagc.
CHARLES TALBOT, Lord Talbot, b, Mth
July, laSO, «. his fether as twelfth Earl of Shrawa-
bury, on the 16th March, 1<K7* In 1681, his lord-
ship was constituted Lord Lieutenant and Cuatoa
Rotttlonim of the county of Staflbrd i and be re-
nounced the tenets of the church of Rome at the
time that prosecutions were in sudi Tlgorous pro-
gress under the auspices of the immaeulate OAna,
against the unh^py persons charged with the
fictitious popish plot. At the coronation of King
JAXBa II., the eerl bore the Cwrtance or point-
less sword; and the same year he was appointed
colonel of the 6th regiment of horse: but disgusted
with the proceedings of the court, he resigned soon
after his military rank, and went over to the Prince
of Orange, to whom he tendered his purse and
swordt and Burnet states that Lord Shrewsbury
was one of the nobles in whom the prince placed
the most confidence, and by whose advice he wee
upon all occasions principally guided. Thus pro-
moting the RsvoLUTioir, when that measure was
aocompUshed by the devatlon of William and
Mary to the throne, his lordship was imociedlatdy
sworn of the privy coundl, and made principal
secretary of sute. In March, MM, he was elected
a Kbioht op tbb Gabtbr, and the nest month,
created Mmrqueu ^f Alton, and Dvkb op Sbbbwb*
BURY. In 1696 and 1697, his grace was one of the
Lords Justices during the temporary absences of
theUng: and in 16B9, he resigned the seals as secre-
tary of state, but was constituted soon after, Lob»
Chambbblaiit of the household an oflloe which
he subsequently hdd In the reign of Qumn awkb s
and was afterwards (anno 1713) constituted by bar
HtU^jeSty, LOBO LlBUTBITANT OP iRBLANOb UpOB
the acceseion of King Oborob L, the diike waa
made groom of the stole, and privy pune; and
sworn a member of the new privy oounciL Ho
was subsequently dedered Lord Chamberlain eC
his majesty's housdiold, while his ducheis waa
appointed one of the ladies of the bedchamber to
Caroline, Princess of Wales. His grace m. Adel-
hida, daughter ai the Marquess of PaliotU, la
Italy, descended maternally from Sir Robert Dud-
ley, son of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, the
celebrated fevourite of Queen Elisabeth, but d:
without issue on the 1st of February, 1717-1^ qm
atil», when the honours he had inherited passed to
the heir at law, and the Morquitmio qf Altm, and
DuKBooM OP Srrbwbbury, became bztiivct.
ARMa.— Ou. a lion rampant, within s
ingrailed, or.
TAL
TAL
TALBOT-^BARL TALBOT.
By LettflM Ptmu dated lOth March, 1761.
SIR OILBSRT TALBOT, of Onfton, tai Um
county of Worcotw, K.G., third too of John,
Mcond Earl of Shrewsbury, m. first. Elisabeth,
daughter of Henry, Lord Scrope, of Bolton, and
had, with two daughters,
G11.BXRT (Sir), who left at hit decease, in
IMS, three daughters, his coheirs, viz.
Margarxt, m. to Sir Robert Newport,
of Rushock, in WorcestecshireL
Emsabbth, m. to Sir John Lytteiton, of
Franldey, ancestor to the Lords Lyttei-
ton.
Maby, m. to Sir Thomaa Aafcley, of
Pateshtill, in Staflbrdshirei.
Uumphiey (Sir), died «. p.
Sir Oilbert espoused, leoondly, Ethelxeda, daughter
of Sir Jchn Colton,. of Landwade, in the county
of Camtarldge, and suoceasively the wkkm of Tho-
mas Barton, Esq., and of Sir Richard Gardiner,
Lord Mayor of London, by whldi lady lie had an
only Mm,
SIR JOHN TALBOT, of AlbrightOD, In Shrop-
shire, who eroituaUy inherited the estates at Graf-
ten. This gmtleman m, first, Margaret, daughter
and heir of Adam Troutbeck, Esq., of Mobberley,
hi Cheihire, a^ d heir of her unde. Sir William
Troutlwck, by whom he had a son,
JoBw (Sir), his successor, whose grandson,
OaoRoa Talbot, succeeded as seventh
Earx. or SBftawsBUBT.
Sir John Talbot espoused, seoandly, Elisabeth,
daughter of Walter Wrotesiey, Esq., of Wrotesley,
la Staflbrdshire, and was iiMlier of
JOHN TALBOT, Esq., of Sahvarp, in StafRMtdp
shire, who m. Oliya, daughter and co-heir of Sir
William Sberiagton, of Lcycock, in Wilts, and
was «. by his eldeit son,
SHERINGTON TALBOT, Esq., of Salwarp and
Layoock. This gentleman m. first, Eliaabeth,
daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Le^ton, Knt.,
of Fackenluun, lu the county of Worcester (by
Mary, his wif!^ daughter and co-heir of Edward,
Lord Zottch, of Haringworth) by whom he had
rtx sons, fkom none of which is there now any
male issue. He m. leoondly, Mary, daughter of
John Washbom, Esq., of Wicheoford, in Woroea-
•tershire, by whom he had three sons,
GmonQM, of Rudge, whose only daughter and
heir, Catherine, m. Sir Clement Clarke^
Bart, of Lawnde Abbey, LeiccsMrshira
WlBiam.
Francis, d. unmarried.
The second son,
WILLIAM TALBOT, Biq., of Stnrton Castle,
in the county of Stallbrd, m. Mary, daughter of
Thomas D6ughty, Esq., of Whittingtan, and had
issue,
William.
Catherine* m. first, to Walter Littleton, Esq.
of Lichfield, and eecoadly, to the Right
Rev. Lancelot Blaokbimv
York.
Frances, m. to Samuel Jewkee, Esq., of Wo^
▼erley.
Mr. Talbot's only son,
WILLIAM TALBOT, having taken holy orders,'
was consecrated Biihop of Oxford, in 1639, trans-
lated to Salisbury, fai 1715, and to the Ssa or.
Durham, in 17S2. His lordship d. in 1730, leaving,
by his second wife, Catherine, daughter of Mr.
Aldennan King, of the city of London,
Charlbb, of wliom preuntly. •
Edward, Archdeacon of Berkshire.
Sherington, m^Jor-general in the army.
Henry, a ocHnndisioner of the revenuei
Henrietta-Maria, m. to Dr. Charles Trinunel;
BiM^cp of Winchester.
Catherine, m. to Exton Sayer, L.L.D.
The eldest son,
CHARLES TALBOT, having been brad to the
bar, attained the highest honoun of that learned
profiHsion. In 1717, he was appofatted lolicitor.
general to George, Prince of Wales, and in 1728,
he held the same office to King Gnonea L In
1739, he vras constituted LoAd Hiob Cbaitcsllob
0^ Great BH«sfn, sworn ot the privy council, and
elevated to the peerage* by letters patent, dated
Ath December, in that year, as Babon Talbot,
9fHen»ol, in Me county qf Giamorgan. His lord*
ship. m. Cedl, daughter and heir of Charles Mat-
thews, Esq., of Castle Menicb^ in Glamorganshire^
and had surviving issue,
William, his sucoesior.
John, M.P. m. first, Henrietta-Maria, daugh-
ter and co-heir of Sir Matthew Decker,
Bart., by whom he had no issue. He es-
poused, secondly, Catherine, eldest daugh-
ter of John, ViMoantChetwynd, in Irdand,
by whom he had, with other issuer
JoHH Cbbtwynd, who «. his unde in
the Barony of Talbot, and was mth*
of the present Earl Talbot.
George, in holy orders, D.D. and Vicar of
Gulting, in Gkmcestenhire^ m. Anne, eldest
daughter of Jacob, Viscount Folkstoaa.
His lordship d, in 1797, and was s. by his eldest son^
WILLIAM TALBOT, leoond Baron Talbot, of
HensoL TUs nobleman, upcni the accession of
King Oborob III., w^s constituted Lord Steward
of the hcraseh<dd, sworn of the privy council, and
created, by letters patent, dated 10th March, 1761,
Eabl Talbot. His lordship officiated as Lord
Steward at the conmatian of his majesty. Hem.
Mary, only daughter and heir of Adam de Cav-
donnel, Esq., of fiedduunpttm Park, in the county
of Southampton, secretary at war, temp. Queen
Anne, and M.P. for Southampton, in the same
reign, by whom he had one only surviving chUd,
JLod^ Cbcil Talbot, who m. George Rioa^
Esq., of Newton, M.P. for Carmarthen.
The eerl having thus no male issue, was creator
17th October, 1780, Baron Dynevor, of Dynevor,
in the county of Carmarthen, with remainder to
his daughter and the heirs male of her body. His
lordship d. in 1788, when the Barowy or Talbot
passed tohUBephew^ John Chatwynd Talbot, Esq. t
TAL
TAT
lift RAmmrt or IHnrKVOB. dtfOiwJ mmw^lmg \ lU
to the limitation, and tho Eabi«dom or Tai.bot j of
tocmio BXTiifor* ***
Abms.— Gti. a Hon nmpiaC, vfthlB a
enilad cc a craeiDt ftar
Babobtof
TALBOYS— BARON TALBOYS.
By WtH of SoBUBOiw, dated fia 1599*
21 Henry VIIL
Kyme^ d. in
iadudinf
dOTohrcd
GUbot I calk
WILLIAM DB KYME, Banm
13B8, wlthoat taue, whan liia
tbo lordriilp of Kyino» in
npoo hisfistar*
LUCIE DE KVME, wbo had
da Umftanvill* Earl of Angna, and had
QihBmuT, Earl of Angua» whom only fon*
RoBBBT, diad «.^ In his ftthar's ttDMfane.
EUaiwth, who m. Oilbat Bardan, and had a
daa^ter and hair,
Elisahtb Bvboow.
ELIZABETH BURDON, inherited Kyma and
the other lands through her mother, and capouaed,
HENRY TALBOYS. fton whom Bneally de-
oftheae-
TATSHALL-BARONS TATSHAIiL.
By Wnt of Summons, dated Mlh Jua^ UKto
ASdwaidL
mncatc.
the
of the Cob-
sir GEORGE TALBOYS. who m.
daughter of Sir William Gasooigne. and had with
other iMua.
OsoBOB. of whom pramntly.
William, a priert.
EUaabeth. Nk to Sir Cfarletoplaer Willougfahy.
Cecilia, m. flrrt, to William Ingleby. Esq.. of
Ripley, la the county of York, and se>
oondly, to Jcrtm Tomey, Esq.
Ann^ m. lint, to Sir Edward Dymoke. Knt..
and secondly, to Sir Robert Carr.
Sir George was «. by bis son.
GILBERT TALBOYS. of Kyme, who was sum-
moned to parllameDt as Babob Talbotb, ^Kym»,
\j King Hbnby VIIL. hi U36b His lordship m.
Elisabeth.* daughter of Sir John Blount, by whom
(who IN. saoondly. Edward Clinton, first Earl of
Linorfn), he had two sons. George and Robert,
who both died in his llf»-time, (snietaM.andaa only
daughter,
Blisabbth Talbots. who m. first. Thomas
WimUsh, Esq., and secondly. Ambrose
Dudley, Earl of Warwick, but had no iasiie.
At the flanmiB of his lordship, the barony derolyed
npon his daughter,
ELIZABETH WIMBISH. and her husbend,
Mr. WimUsh, ctaime4 the dignity Airs ummtU, when
it was scriemnly decided, in the presence of King
Hbbby Vlll., «'That no man, husband of a ba-
roness, should use the title of her dignity, until he
had a child by her, whereby he should become
tenant by theoourtesieof her barony.** Her huty-
a This huly, after the death of her first husband,
had an lUsgltlmate child by King Hbnby VIIL.
Hbbry riTSBOY. cretted J}v%m or Richmobd.
■.bat not
in requital of
queror.
lem. swuui OBOUMBB m
allied.
EUDO and PINCO, npon
their gallant serrioss. the royal Nc
laige giants of land, wtaevaof Tatshall. with the
hamlet of Thorpe, and town of Kirkiby. in the
county of Lincoln, wae a part. Eado to hold his
proportion of the Uag, and Ftnoo^ Ua of SL Coth-
bert. of Durham. Thefiinner,
EUDO. seated himself at Tataftall. andfrooi him
llmnllj lUamuiliiil,
ROBERT DE TATSHALL. who. in the IMh
of Henry IIL, had custody of BolesoYer Cestle. and
the next year, wasgoYemor of thatjof liinrohi la
Ibur years afterwards, he had licsnse to build a caa-
da, at his manor of TatshalL This fiMMlal h«d
mnried first. Amabill, daughter and co-heir of
WilUam da Albini. Earl of Arundel and Sussex,
with whom he aoqulied the castle and manor of
Bucfccnham. in die county of NorfMk. He at.
secondly, » daughter of John de Grey, and
had with her the manor of Sconddbury. in the
county of Berks, held of the king by serjeiinty. Yis :
thescrrloe of lUoonry. Hed. in IStfi, and wase.
by his son.
ROBERT DE TATSHALL. who. In the 98A
Henry IIL. upon lerying the aid fbr "*f^*«^ the
kln^s eldest son knight, paid £aO for the twenty-
fiYe knightsT fees, which he held, and in tiie4atod
of the same reign. receiYad mmmand to attend the
Uag at Chester, well fitted with horse and arm^
to oppose the incuxsions of the Welsh. In tiw
course which this Robert adopted, betwem the ba-
rons and Kiag Henry, he appears to haYO beoi
particularly ii^udicious— Cor we find him at the
battle of Lewes, defeated, under the royal bauuM>—
and the subsequent battle of Evesham, in a ainular
situation, under the baronialt the Just reeompense
of deserting his colours. In the leign of Edward L.
he became. howeYcr. eminently ^'■**'^girtthrl in
the Weldi, Scotch, and French Wan, and wassnm-
moned to parliament as Babom Tatbhali.. from
Mth June. ISB6» to 90th August. 128& Hie hMd-
ship IN. Joan, daughter and oo-Jieir of Ralph Flta-
Ralph, fsudal Lord of MIddlduun. in the county
of York, by whom he acquired <
of property, and had isiuib
RoBBBT. his succoHor.
THQ
THW
BmiiM> m. to Sir Otbert Gayly* and bad Imiw,
Sir ThonuM Cayly, Baron of Biickeoham*
in right of his mother. ■
Joan, m. to SirRobflrt Driby, and left a dangle
ter and fajeiren»
Alice, m. to Sir William Bemake. whose
daughter, and the ercntnal heiress of
her brother,
Maud Bemake, m. Sir Ralph de
CromwdL
Isebel. m. to Sir John Onreby.
Thebaxon d. in 1S61, and was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE TATSHALL, second baron, sum-
mooed to parliament, from 6th February, 1290, to
13th September, 1308. This nobleman senred in
the Scotdi and Frendi wan, and dying in 1303* was
SI. by his son,
ROBERT DE TATSHALL, third baron, at
•whoae deceese, in minority, the oiABOifY fsU into
▲BSYAirca, between
Sir Thomas Cayly, eon of Emme Tatahall, by
Sir Osbert Cayly.
Joan de TatshaU, wife of Sir Robert Driby.
Isabel de Tatshall, wife of Sir John Onreby.
As it stiU continues with their descendants, wliile
the estates passed thus :
To Sir Thomas Cayly, the castle of Bucken-
iiam, with a fourth part of that manor,
and half the parks thereunto belonging, and
other lands in the county of Norfolk t ftom
this Sir Thomas Cayly, descends the exist-
ing Baronets Cayly, of Brompton, in the
county of York.
To Lady Driby, thecaetle and manor of Tats-
haU, and other estates in the county of
Lincoln.
To Lady Oneby, the manor of Tybenham,
and a part of the manor of Buckenham,
with other lands in the county of Norfolk.
Abms.— Cheoqute or and gu. a chief ermiiM.
THOMPSON-BARON HAVERSHAM.
By Letters Patent, dated 4th May, 1096.
Xiiuage.
SIR JOHN THOMPSON, Bart, a leading mem-
ber of the House of Commons, and a aealous pro-
•moter of the revolution, was elevated to the peer-
age, on the 4th May, 1666, as Babon HATxnaHAx,
tf HoMTitem, in the county of Bucks. His Idrd-
ship m, fbrst, Lady Frances Wyndham, widow of
JPrands Wyndham, Esq., and daughter of Arthur
Annedey, flrit Earl of Anglesey, by whom he had
issu^
MAunicn, his sucoesior.
George, whod. issueless.
Helen, m. to the Reverend Mr. Gregory, Rector
of Tuddlngton, in the county of Bedfiord.
Elisabeth, m. to Joseph Grange, Esq.
Mary, m. to Arthur Annealey, fifth Earl of
Anglesey.
Frances m. to Thomas Armstrong, Esq.
Martha, m. to Sir John Every, Bart.
Catherine, m. to -^ White, General Attorney
at J<aw.
Dorothy, m. to Captain Btekfotd, of theEaat
India service^
Alchamla, m. to Mr. Priauz, of BristoL
Lord Havenham espoused, secondly, Mertha,
widow of Mr. Grahme, but had no other issue. He
d, in 1708, and was*, by his elder ion,
MAURICE THOMPSON, second banin. This
nobleman, in the lifo-time of his fiither, served in
the French war, and obtained distinction at the
siege of Namur, wheio he'was dangatoosly wounded.
He vras subsequently a colond in the guards, and
before his acoesiion to the title, a member of the
House of Commons. His lordship m. first, Elixa.
beth, daughter of John Smith, E^., of Hertford-
shire, by whom he had two daughters,
EuxABSTB, IN. to Johu Carter, Esq.
Anne^ m. to Reynolds, Esq., son of Rich.
ard. Bishop of London.
He n. secondly, Elisabeth, widow of William
Green, Esq., and sister of Ridiard, Earl of Angle,
sey. His k>rdship d, in 1745, when the Baboky of
HATBBaHABt bocame bxtixtct.
ABiu.~Or.ona fone dancette as. three stats ar.
onacanton of the second, the.eun in glory ppr.
THORPE— BARON THORPE.
By Writ of Summons, dated Igth July, 1381,
6 Richard IL
WILLIAM DE THORPE was summoned to
parliament as a babom, ftrom 16th July, 1381, to
ISth September, 139a Nothing farther, with any
degree of accuracy, is known of this nobleman or
his descendants. He is not mentltmed at all by
Dugdale.
THWENG— BARONS THWENO.
By Writ of Summons, dated SSnd February, 1307,
35 Edward L
Xincage.
Of this fiunlly, andcntly Lords of Kittoh
Castlb, in Yorkshire, was
SIR ROBERT DE THWENO, who, in the
SSd of HBifBY III., was deputed by the other baxone
to repair to Rome, and to lay at the foot of the
pontifical throne, a complaint of the nobles ot
En^and, regarding some encroachment upon their
ecclesiastical rights, by the holy see. He was «.
by his son,
MARMADUKE DE THWENG. This foudal
lord had a military summons to march into Scot<
land, 4and Henry III., when the Scots had risen
in rebellion against their king, the son-in-law of
the English monarch. He m. one of the sisters
and oo-hetrs of Duncan Dardl, and left a son,
ROBERT DE THWENO, who was a. by hie
son,
MARMADUKE DE THWENO, who m. Luci%
one of the sisters and co-hetrs of Peter de Bnu»
ot Skelton (see Brice of Anandale), and acquired
thereby oooeidenadscetstes in the ocnmty of York.
517
THW
THW
In tlw fltad of Epwau> L. this MmBaduto had
lummoot amongst the other great meD of that
tfine» to lepalr with all epead to the Ung, and to
allbnl him hii advice touching the moat import-
ant alBdxf of the realm. He had tubiequflntly a
military eammoDf Co march against the FreDch.
He was «. at his decease, by his elder sod,
ROBERT DB THWISNG. This fmdal lord
left an only daughter,
■Lucv, who «•. lltst, WII.X.IAM Da Lattmsk,
Junr., but being divorced Ikom him by sen-
tence Arom the court of Romeb pronounead
in the eodeslaatical consiatary at York, she
m. seoondly, Nicholab db MaiNii.i.;
thirdly, Babtholombw db Favcobt, «id
fourthly, ROBBBY DB EVBBXlfOBAlS.
He was «. at his decease, by his brother, aa next
heir male,
MARHADUKE DE THWENO. one of the
■Met emiacBt soidien of the period la which he
lived* and being highly distinguished in the wars
of Scotland, was sunmoned to parliament as a
BABOH Atom S9nd February, 1907* to 18th Septem-
ber, latt. His lordship m. Isabel, daughter of
William de Ros, of Igmanlhorpe, In the county
of York, and had issue,
Wix«LiAii, his tuocanor.
5?»**» Ibothpriesta.
ThonuM, j
Luda, m. to Sir Robert de Lumlay, and her
TiirBMa ftn Into abbyabcb
as it still conttaues with their
Sib Mabmabukb ob Lumjubt, assumed
the arms of Thwenc. His son.
Sib Rai.pA db Lcmlby, was sum-
moned to parliament as Babon
LUMLBY, by RiCBABD II., but
Joining in the insurrection of
Thomas Holand, Earl of Kent,
temp. Henry IV., he fdl in action :
and being attainted, his honours
expired. The attainder was, how-
ever, repealed in the reign of Ed-
ward lY. (seeLumley).
Margaret, ak to Sir Robert de Hilton, KnL
Katharine, m. to Sir Ralph D'Aubenie.
Hii kxdship d. hi 1818, and was #. by his ddest
WILLIAM DB THWENO, second baron, sum-
monad to parliament on the SOth December, laM,
but never afterwarda. He m. Katharine, daughter
of Thomas, Lord Fumival, of HaUamshlre^ but
dying without Issue in 1341, wasa. by his brother,
ROBERT DE THWENG, who, doing homage
In the same year, had Uveiy of his lands. Tliis
baton was In holy orders, and d. oC course, issue-
lass (anno 1344), when he was «. by his brother,
THOMAS DB THWENO, also a dergyman.
This baron lieing rector of the cfaurdi at Lythum,
founded a chantry of twelve priests and four clerks,
in the parochial church there, to pray for the good
estate of himself, and Henry, Lord Perd, and for
the souls of their ancestors. Likewise for the souls
ci Robert de Thweng, and Maud, his wife; Mar-
maduke de Thwang, and Lucy, his wUb, &c ice,
Hii lordship 0, In 1374, when hto estates devolved
upon his Rlilan as o^-hakn, and the Bab«kv or
ffM
ABMa.— Or, a Aseegulsa.
TIfi£TOT— BARONS TIBETOT.
By Writ of Summons, dated 10th March, 1308;
1 Edward IL
In the 1st year of Hbbbt IIL,
HENRY DE TIBETOT, beiag in arms for fhfe
king, had a grant In* conjunction with Thotnaa
Botterd, of the possessions lying in the oountiaa of
York and Lincoln, of Adam Paind, who foyglit
on the other dde; and dying in the 34th of tl»e
same rdgn, was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE TIBETOT, who, hi the fiOth
of Hbhby IIL, was made gotemor of the eaatia
of PordMster, and having attended Prinee Si^
WABB to the Holy Land, was high in Ihvour,
after he had ascended the throne, as Eowabd I.,
being then constituted governor of Notdn^um
Castle, justice of South Wales, and governor
of the castles of Carmarthen and Cardigan. Sa
the I3th of the same rdgn, he had a grant finom
J<4m, the son of Gerard de Rodes, to hlmsri^
his Wilis, and his son, In Ae, of the manon of
Langar and Bemeston, in Nottinghamshire. In
the aoth, bdng then the king's lieutenant for Walea,
he fought and defeated RgM ap MtndtOk, In b
great battle, wherdn four thousand Wddunen were
slain, and Reca himself having been made prisoner,
was conveyed to York, and there executed. Ro-
bert de Tibeiot was subsequently in the wars of
Oaacony and Scotland. He m. Eve, daughter of
Pain de Chaworth, and had Issue,
Paiw, his sucoeesor.
Hawyse, m. to John, eon of Robert Pita-
Roger.
Eve, iM. to Robert, SOB of R^rtMTt de TatdialL
Had. In the 90th Edward I., and was*, by hie son,
PAIN DE TIBETOT, who, serving in the Scot-
tish wars, during the latter part of the rdgn of
EnwABD I., was, summoned to parliament as a
BARow, upon theaooesdoB of Edwabo IL He was
subsequently justice of the forests beyond Trent,
end governor of the castle of Northampton. HIa
lordship, who had made several rampalgns into
Scotland, fell eventually at the battle of Stbit».
LIB, anno 1314. He m. Agnes, daughter of William
de Roe, of Hamlake, and was «. by his son,
SIR JOHN H^ TIBETOT, second baron,
summoned to parliament from 1st A|iril, IS3B,
to SOth January, 1308. This nobleman was in the
wars of France and Scotland, and was oonatltuted
governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in the 90th of
Edward III. His lordship m. ^Margaret, daaghter
of Bartholomew, Lord Badlesmere, and co-heir of
her brother, Giles, Lord Badlesmere, by whom he
eoquired a great accesdon of landed piupeity^ and
had issue, ^ 2,i''^j U
ROBBBT, his sucoeesor. -«**' V "^ ♦^
Payi (Sir), ftrom whom the Eabu ovlfoB-
cBaTBB of this family descended.
He d. in ]387» and was «. by his dder son.
TIB
TIB
• ROBBRT DB TIBKTOT, third Iwmb. nan-
moned to i»rliamant from S4iih Pebniary, laOB, to
8th January, 1S71. Hb tordddp m. Margant,
daughter of William Dalaoourt, Lord Deinooort,
and had iaiue,
Maboarst, m. to Roger, leeond Lord Scropoy
OfBoltOQ.
MiLicBNT, m. to Stephen le Scropei brother
of the abore Roger.
EiisABCTH, m. to Philip le DcBpettMft the
younger.
HU lordtbip d. in 1S72» wlien liii lands derolved
upon hit daughtan aa oo-heirs, and in the divisioD
thereof Lakoab fell to the eldest, and was con-
veyed by her to the Scnopsa, whence It passed
through an illegitimate daughter of Emanuel
Scrope, Earl of Sunderland, to the family of Hown.
The Raroity op Tibbtot, or Tiptott. fell into
ABBYABCB amongst those ladies, as it still oontlnues
with their repreMntatives.*
Abmb.— Ar. B saltier ingrailed, gules.
TIBETOT, OR TIPTOFT— BARONS
TIBETOT, OR TIPTOFT,
EARLS OF WORCESTER.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 7th Jan., 1480^
4 Henry VI.
Earldom, by Letters Patent, 16th July^ 1449i
WnaB..-^^**^"
SIR PAIN DE TIBETOf, younger son of John,
leoond Lord Tibetotz-in. Agnes, sister of Sir John
Wrothe, Knt., and wm «. by his son,
SIR JOHN DE TIPTOFT, who. In the lat
Henry IV., being retafaaed in the service of that
king, during his life, had, in consideratfon thereof,
a grant of one hundred marks per annum, peynble
out of the issues of the county of Cambridge! and
in six years altsrwards, upon the attainder of
Thomas Mowbray, Earl Marshal and Nottingham,
had, in ooqjunction with Ralph de Rodifort, a
grant from the king, of aU the apparel pettalning
to the body of that earl, and ail his hamem, tor
paaoe and war, as well fbr great horses called
coursers, as saddles for tilts and toomamenta. In
the 8th of the same reign, upon the rebellion and
ftirfelture of Owen Olsndower, he obtained all the
lands of Rhase ap Oriftth, (an adherent to Owen,)
lying within the principality of South Wales, and
the ssme year he was constituted chief butler of
England. He was, subsequently, made treasurer of
the housdiold, and in the reign of Henry V. he was
Seneschal of Aoquitalne, president ai the king's
eatchequer in Normandy, and treasurer of that
duchy. In the 3rd Henry VL he was aj^iointed
diief steward of the kln^s castles and lordships
throughout Wales and the Maidies, and the next
year he had summons to parliament as a babob.
His lordship m. Joyce, second daughter and oo-
e Margaret, Lady Scrope, ii now lepiesented by
Cbablbb Jonbb, Esq., the heir-general of her
ladyahipt and her husband, Roger, Lord Scropei
heir oi Bdwwd- caMrlton, Lord Pmrys* <D«gdale
saye he bore the titieof Lord Tiptnft and Powys,
but he was never summoned by any other designB.
tlon than that of «< Johsnni Tiptoft, ChPr.") By
this lady he acquired a consMeraUe inheritance^
and had issue,
JoBw, his suoooseor.
Philippa, m. to Tbomaa, Lord Roe.
Joene, m. to Sir Edmund Inglethorp&
Joyce, IN. to Edmund, son and heir of John,
Lord Dudley.
Lord Tiptoft d, in 1443, and was a. by his eon,
JOHN DE TIPTOFT, second banm, who was
created Jiut as he had attained mBjority, lOth July,
1448, Babl op Wobcbstbb. In 1407 his lordship
was lord deputy of Irdand, and in the 1st Edward
IV. he was constituted Justice of North Wales fbr
llfe^ He was soon after made constable of the
Tower of Limdoo, and the next year, being then
treasurer of the exchequer, he assisted the king at
the siege of Bamburg^ Castle^ held st the time by
the Duke of Someiset» and other Lencastrians.
His next great appointment was that of crakcbz-
iiOB OP Ibblabd, and in the 7th of the same reign
being deputy of that kingdom to George, Duke of
Clarence, he resided there for the protMtlon of the
realm. In threeyears afterwards he was constituted
lieutenant of Ireland t as also constable of En^and,
and again treasurer of the exchequer. At this time
coming to Southampton, the king caused him to
sit in Judgment upon sereral of the Lancastrian
party, who had then been mode prisoners at sea,
and the execution of twenty of those penons fbl-
lowed. Besides all *CUs,lt is fttrther memorable of
this nobleman, that having been bred a student at
Baliol College, Oxford, and attained to an eminent
degree In learning, he went to Jerusalem, and
Mdoumed there for some time, whence he travelled
into other countries, and returning through Italy,
proceeded to Rome, for the expreis purpose of
visiting the library at the Vatican. Here he made,
it is said, lo eloquent an oration to Popb PIim II.,
that it drew tears ttam the eyei of his Holiness.
His lordship trsnshited into English PmMIim Ck»rtMw
Hm», and OsiiM Vhuidniu»; and wrote several learned
Tracts, of which Bale makes mention. In Wat-
pole's Royal and Noble Authon he Is also noticed
with high commendation. Being a staunch Yorkist,
the earl, upon the temporary restoration of Henry
VL, was placed in. Jeopardy, and forced to conceal
himself from his enemies, but being at length
found in the upper brandies of a high tree, he was
conveyed to London, and being adjudged to suflbr
death, was beheaded on Tower Hill, anno 147Q,
when ALL BIB Bonovna became fiorfUted. HIa
lordship m. first, Cecily, daughter of Ridiard,
Earl of Salisbury, and widow of Henry Beanchamp,
Duke of Warwidt, but had no taeue^ He espoused,
secondly, Elisabeth, dBughter of Robert Oreyn-
dour, by whom he had a eon, John, whotf. in In-
fancy. He wedded thirdly, Ettaabeth, daughter of
Thomas Hopton, Eiq., and widow- of Sir Roger
Corbet, Knt., of Morton Corbet, in the county of
Salop, by whom he had fn only eon,
EDWARD DE TIPTOFT, who was restoied
In blood and hoaoms by King Ebwabo IV. when
619
TON
TOW
he Kgained Um cvoinif but djiag immiRlad In
14W, the Earldom of WoBcxeraB became az-
TiiTCT, while the Barowv or TirtOFT Ml into
ABaTAFCs Bmongst hie auate, (lee childran of the
flnt lord,) ae it etill coottnaee with their lepre-
lentativei.
Abm8.^A<. a Mltier4ogiai]ecl, gu.
TONI-BARON TONI.
By Writ of Summons, dated 10th April, 1S90,
S7 Edward I.
ICiiicagc.
The fint of this CiuiiUy that came into England,
was
RALPH DB TONI, ton of Roger, itendard
beerer of Normandy, by Alice* daughter of William
Fits-Otborne. Thii Ralph wa« at the battle of
Haitingi, and he obtained from hit micoenfiil diief ,
William the Conqueror, large grants of lands in
difltarent shires, of which Flamstead, in the county
of Hertford, was the head of his barony. He in-
herited, at the flsneaiB of his father, the office of
standard bearer, which was hereditary in the fiunily.
He m. Isabel, daughter of Simon de Montfort, and
had issue,
Ralph, his sucoeisor.
Godechild, m. first, to Robert, Earl of MsUcnt,
and secondly, to Baldwin, son of Eustace,
Earl of Bolein.
Ralph de Toni d, in I14S, and was «. by his son,
RALPH DE TONI, who m. Judith, daughter of
Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumber-
land, and from this feudal lord, we peas to his
descendant,
ROBERT DE TONI, who distinguished himself,
temp. Edward I., in the were of Scotland and Gas-
cony, and had summons to parliament as Babok
Toni, ftom lOth April, 1»0, to 16th June, 1311. His
lordship died Issudess, about the latter year, when
the Babont became bxtiitct. His estates de-
volved upon his sister, Alice de Toni, who m. first,
Thomas Leybourae; secondly, Ouy de Beauchamp,
Earl of Warwick, and thirdly, William Le Zoucfae,
of Ashby, in the county of Leicester.
ABMS^-Ar. a maunch gu.
TOUCHET— BARONS AUDLEY, OF
HELEIOH.
By Writ of Summons, dated 8th January, 1313,
U Edward IL
XincBgc.
The Baboity or Avdlbt, was conferred, 8th
January, 1S18, by writ, upon
NICHOLAS DE ALDITHELBY or AUDLEY,
and, at the Jecfase of that nobleman's grandson,
NICHOLAS AUDLEY, the third baron, without
issue* in 1308, it passed into theflunily of Touchbt ;
the last lord's elder sbter and co-heir,
Joamb Audlbt, having married Sib Jobk
ToucrbT) Hiit.» and her graadfon,
590
JOHN TOUCHET, havlog. in '
summoned to parliament. In the Baboxt, on the
81st December, 140Bw So flv regarding this dignity,
but although twice POBvaiTBD, in 13B7, end in
1631, as it was fuUy restored by act of parliament*
in 1678, and is at present enjoyed, it belongB to the
BZTAirr, more than the bxtiitct
TOUCHET— BARON TOUCHET.
By Writ of Summons, dated 80th December, 1290^
88 Edward L
XCncagif.
WILLIAM TOUCHET, supposed to have been
a kinsman of the Lords Audley, was summoned to
parliament as a baron, from 89th December, 1898,
to 3rd November, 1306, but of his lordship, nothing
father is recorded.
TOWNSHEND — BARONESS OF
GREENWICH.
By Letters Patent, dated 88th August, 1767.
ICincagc.
JOHN CAMPBELL, second Dnkeof ArgyO, &
10th October, 1680, having, as i«obd hioh com-
MiaaroirBB, given the royal assent, in the parlia-
ment of Scotland, to the introduction of the act of
Union with England, on the 81st September, 1706,
was created by Qwam Anira, on the a6th Novem-
ber, following. Boron Chatham, and Earz. op
Gkbxwwich, in the peerage of Eni^and. In the
next year, his grace made the campaign under the
Duke of Mariborough, and distinguished himesif
at IU.MBLx.ixa, at the siege of Ostend, and in
the attack of Menint but his highest military repu-
tation was acquired in 1706, at the battle of Ov-
DBXABO, where he commanded a division of the
army, comprising twenty batellions, which was
the first brought into action, and whidi maintained
its ground, against a great disparity of nnmbeiSt
Upon his return to England, he was swora of tiie
privy council, and he subeequcntly commanded-in*
chief, as lieutenant-general, the En^ish forces,
under General Schuylembeiv, at the attack of the
dty and citadel of Toumay. In 1710, the duke
was installed a Kmioht of the Gabtbx. In 1718,
he was constituted commander-in-chief of all the
land forces in Scotland, and captain of the compeny
of foot, in Edinburgh Castle. Upon the death of
Queen Amitb, his grace was one of the seven lords
Justices, in whom the govcmment was vested, under
the act of parliament, until the arrival of Ktag
GaoBOB I., tnm Hanover. After which he was
again appointed general and commander-in-chief
of the forces in Scotland, and in that capacity,
suppressed the rebellion of 1715, by his victory of
DuMBLAiif, and his subsequent procedings. For
all thcM eminent services, he was advanced to a
British dukedom, on the 30th April, 1718, as Dcfkb
or Gbbbwwich, and declared lord stewan| of the
TOW
TBE
hoiudwU. H« WM MibMquaady* mattir-gaMnl
of the ordnance, field manbel* Aic Ac.
His grace eapouMd, fint, Mary, daughter of John
JBfown, Esq., and nleoe of Sir John Dunoomb,
Knt., (Lord Mayor of iKsndon, in 1706,) but had
no iuue He m. aeoondiy, Jane, daughter of Thomaa
Warburton, Esq., of WinningUm, in Gheihire, and
had five daughters, via.
Caroliwb, m. first, to Frands, Earl of Dal-
keith, eldest son of Frands, Duke of Buc-
cleugh, and secondly, to the Right Honoura-
ble Charles Townshend.
Anne, m. to William Woitworth, Earl of
Slaflbrd, but died «. jk
Jane, d. young.
Elisabeth, m. to the Right Honourable James
Stewart Mackensle, brother of John, Earl
of ButOi
Mary, m. to Eiward, Viacomrr Cokx, heir
apparent of Thomas, Earl of Leicester, but
d. without issue.
This illustrious nobleman, commonly called '* Trs
OBBAT DuKJB ow Arovll," who was M conspi-
cuous for patriotism and eloquence in t»arliament,
as he had been for valour and conduct in the
field, d. 4th October, 1743,* when his Scottish ho-
nours devolved upon his brother, and thosk or
ENOLAif D became bxtiitct.
His eldest daughter,
LADY CAROLINE, (Countess of Dalkeith,)
then the wife of the Ri^ Honourable John
TowNSRBifD, first Lord of the Treasury, and
Chancellor of the Exchequer, was created, on the
S8th August, 1767, a British peeress, as Babonbss
Grbbnwich, with the de^ee of baron, in re-
mainder to the heirs male of her body, by the said
John Townshend. Her ladyship by her first hus-
band. Lord Dalkeith, had no issue, but by the
second had two sons and a daughter, vis.
Thomas-Charles, \ both predeceased thdr mo-
'William-John, j ther, issueless.
Anne, m. in 1779. to Richard Wilson, Esq., of
Tyrone, in Irdand, and left a son.
The Countess of Dalkeith d. in 1794, when the
Baron V or Grbbnwich became bztinct.
Arms.— Quarterly, first and fourth, girony of
dght pieces, or. and sa. for CAitrBBLLt second and
third, ar. a galley with her sails ftiried close, flag
and pendants flying, and oars in action, all sa.
* To John, DuKB OP Argyll and Grbbnwich,
there is a fine monument in Westminster Abbey,
by Roulnliac, on which is chisdled, the personi-
fication of History, employed in writing the fol-
lowing lines t
Britons, behold I if patriot worth be dear,
A shrine that claims thy tributary tear.
Silent that tongue— «dmiring senates heard |
Nerveless that arm— opposing legions fear'd.
Nor less, O Campbell, thine the power to please.
And give to grandeur all the grace of ease.
Long from thy life, let kindred heroes trace
Arts, which ennoble still the noldest race.
Others may owe thdr ftiture fame to me,
I borrow immortality from thee.
TRCOOZ—BARON TREOOZ.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, ISOO*
97 Edward I,
ICineagc
In the 5th year otKing Stbprbn,
WILLIAM DB TREGOZ 'had theUnds of Wil-
liam Peverel, of London, in farm ; and was «. by
GEOFFREY DE TREGOZ, who m. Annabil,
daughter of Robert Gresley, by whom he had four
daughters, and one son, his successor,
WILLIAM DE TREGOZ, Who wedded
daughter of Robert de Lud, (his guardian,) and
dying in 1206, was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE TREGOZ. This feudal lord waa
sheriff of Wiltshire, in the 3rd of Richard I., and in
three years afterwards, he was in an expedition then
made into Normandy. He m. Sibd, daughter of
Robert de Ewyas, and in the 7th of John, upon
collecting the scutage of that king's rdgn, answered
thirty-eight marks for nineteen knights' fees, be-
longhig to the honour of the said Robert de Ewyaa*
He was «. by his sou,
ROBERT DE TREGOZ, who had a military
summons to march against the Welsh, in the 48nd
Hknry III., but joining the baronial banner in the
same reign, he fell at the battle (tf Evesham, leaving
a son,
JOHN TREGOZ, who doing his homage in the
52nd HxNRY III., had livery of his lands; and bad
such favour from the king, notwithstanding his
father's treason, that he was acquitted of fifty
marks of the hundred pounds then due for his re*
lief. After which, 10th Edward I., he attended the
king in an expedition then made into Wales, and
in the 22nd of the same reign, bdng in the cam*
paign of Gascony, he had permission for his wife
and flunily to reside in the castle of Devises, and to
have fuel for thdr fires there. He was subsequently
in the Scottish wars, and was summoned tp parlia-
ment as a BAROif on the 6th February and 10th
April, 1299. His lordship m. — and had issue,
Claricb, m, to Roger de la Wane, and )e|t •
son,
John db la Warrb,
Sybil, m. to Sir William de Orandison, KnL
He died in 1300, seised of the castle of Ewyao-
Harolo, with its members In the marches of
Wales, which he held by barony : the manor of
Eton-Tr^pM, in the county of Hereford, and estatea
in the counties of Wilts, Salop, and Northampton,
Upon his lordship's decease the Barony ow Trb-
eoz fell into abxyanob, between his grandson
John de la Warre, and his second daughter, Sybil
de Grandison, as it still continues with thdr repre-
sentatives.
Arms.— Gules, two bars gemels, and in a chief,
a liou jMSsant, guardant, or.,
TREGOZ— BARON TREOOZ.
By Writ of Summons, dated 89nd January, 1905,
38 Edward I.
ICiiuagc*
HENRY TREOOZ, a disUngnlshed soldier la
3X 581
TJtE
TnM
tlM Scottish wm, tonp. Bdwirl I. and Bdwvrd IL,
WM lummoned to parlUuncnt m a Babow, from
SSnd January, \X», to 14th March, 1388, but of thia
nobleman nothing more Is known*
TREGOZ— BARON TREGOZ.
By Writ of Snmmona, datad 4th Januvy, WM,
11 Bdwirl IL
Xineagc.
THOMAS DE TREGOZ ww mmnKmad to paiw
liamant as a Bakok. 4th January, 1319> and from
90th Odoiwr, 1338, to 9th Apri^ UMk but naOtiag
further is known of him.
TREVOR — (HAMPDEN) BARONS
TREVOR, VISCOUNTS
HAMPDEN.
Barony, 1 by Letters fSIst December, I7II.
Viscounty, / Patent, \ 14th June, 177B.
Xincage.
RICHARD TREVOR, the reyiesentattTe of an
andent Wdsh flunily, fa. Matilda, daughter and
hdr of David ap Gruff, of Allington, by whom ha
had,
JOHN TRBVOH, of AflingtoB, who was «. by
hiseldertsoa,
JOHN TREVOR, of Allington, who m. Anne,
daughter of Randal Broughton, Esq., of Broughton,
In the county of Lananter, and had four sons,
John, Randal, Darld, and Edward. The eldest
■» ta the county af
and dying the year before hia father*
JOHN TREVOR, was seated at TrevaUin, in
Denbighshire, and marrying Mary, daughter of Sir
Otorge Bruges, Knt., of London, had issue,
RicaABD (Sir), of Allington, m. Catherine,
daughter of Roger Puleston, Esq., of Em-
rail, and left four daughters, his co-heirs,
▼la.
Magdalen, m. first, to Arthur Bagnall,
bq., of Stallbrdshire, and secondly, to
*— - Tyrlngham, Esq., ot Tyrlngham,
In the county of Bucks.
Mary, m. to Jever Lloyd, Esq., of Yale.
Dorothy, m. to Sir John Hanmer, Bart.,
of Hanmer, in the county of Flint
Margaret, fa. to John Orifflth, Esq., of
Lynn, in Camarronshira.
John (Sir) , of whom presently.
Randulph, d. unmarried.
SadiTlUe (Sir), a naval ofllcer of high reputa-
tion, temp. James I.
ThoDUM (Sir), chief baron of the exchequer,
temp. Charlbb L
Winifred, m. to Edmund Puleston, Esq., of
ADIngtODk
The second son,
SIR JOHN TREVOR, Knt, of TrevalUn, m.
in 19J3, Margaret, daughter of Hugh Trerannion,
Esq.* of Cornwall, and had issue,
JOHW (Sir), one of the principal secretaries
of state, and a >aember of tlie privy council,
in the reign of Chcrles II., m. Ruth, daugh-
ter of John Hampden, Esq., of Great
saa
Johh, who «. his grandfather at Tx«>
Tallin, m. Elijabeth, daughter ot —
Clarke, Esq., and widow of John Moiw
ley, Eaq., of Glynd, in the cooaty at
Sussex, by whom he had issue,
John Merley, of GlyBd-5tanertan«
who d. 19th April, 171A.
Thomas, d, unmarried.
Elisabeth, m. to David Polhill, Esq.,
o^Oxford, Kent
Arabella, m, first, to Robert Heath,
Esq., of Lewes, and secondly, to
Brigadier-General Edward Mon-
tagu, only brother of George^
Earl of Halifax.
TiroMAa, of whom presently.
Richard.
Edward.
WilUam.
Richard, M.D,
Anne, m. to Robert Wddon, Esq., of hauAoa.
Jane, m. to the Hon. Sir Francis Compton.
fifth son of Spencer, Earl of Northampton.
EUaabeth, m. to WiBlam Masham, Esq., eldast
son of Sir WiUiam Masham, Bart
Sir John Trevor d. in 1073, and his eldest grandaon,
John Trevor, Esq., inherited TrevaUin, while the
next
THOMAS TREVOR, was brought up to the
profession of the law, and having attained reput»>
tion at the bar, was made solicitor-general in UBB,
when he recrived the honour of knighthood. la
10W, he became attorney-general, and on the ac-
cession of Queen Anne, was constituted Lord
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, when he^
elevated to the pesrage, 31st December, 1711, am
Baron Tnsvoa, ^ Brwmham, in the county of
Bedford. In 1796, he was ^tpointed lord privy
seal, and the next year he was dedared one of the
lords Justices. On the aecssslon of QKOttou IL,
he was again sworn lord privy seal, and in tharee
years afterwards constituted president of the ooun-
dL His k>rdBhip m. first, Elisabeth, danghtav and
co-heir of John Searle, Esq,, of Finchley, la the
county of Mlddlssex, by whom he had issuer
TuoMxa, \iuoceadvely Lotds Trevor.
JoBir, j
Anne.
LsBtltIa, m. to Peter Gock« Esq., of
welL
Eliiabeth.
Lord Trevor espoused, secondly, Aanei
of Robert Weldon, Esq., and widow of Sir Robert
Bernard, Bart, of Brampton, in the ooooty ot
Huntingdon, and had,
RoBSRT, who succeeded as fourth lord.
Richard, in holy orders, caoseenOed BWMip
of St David's in 1744, trsnstated to theaee
of Durham la 17d9« aad d. uaaoanisd. Mi
Junst, 1771.
Edward d. young.
His tordshipd. IMh June^ 1790^ aad waa a. byliia
ddest son.
TRU
TRU
THOMAS TREVOR, mboM boon. Thh bo-
ttauan m. BUnbedi, dmigliter of Timothy Bund,
Bh|., of Cudifleld, in the oovoty of Sumox, bn^
riiter at l«w { by whom he had an only daughter,
Elieaxbtb, m. to Cbazlee, eeeond Duke of
Maiiborough.
Hed. 29d March, 17fiS» and was «. by hia brotlier,
JOHN TREVOR, third baran, who had pre-
▼iondy terved In parUamcnt Ibr Woodetodc, wae
a king's counnri, and one of the Welsh Judges.
His lordship m. Elisabeth, daughter of the etle-
hrmttd Sin Richabd Stubl, and left an only
daughter, Diana, b. 10th June, 1744. He d. In
1764, and was «. by his half brother,
ROBERT TREVOR, fourth baron. This no-
bleman, in compliance with the testamentary in
junction of John Hampden, Esq., of Oreat Hamp-
den, assumed the surname and arms of HAMpnnir.
His lordship was several years envoy'«xtraordinary
to the States-general, and was constituted in 1740,
one of the commissioners of the revenue In Irdand.
In 178t^ lie was made Joint poet-mastcr-general
with the Earl ot Bcsborough, which ofllee he held
until the year 1769, and was created, on the 14th
June, 1776, Viscount HAXpnnif. His lordship m.
in 1743, Constantla, daughter of Peter Anthony de
Huybert, Lord of Van Kruningen, of Holland, and
had issue,
Thomas, his successor.
John, who was appointed, 8th April, 1780,
minister-plenipotentiary to the diet at Rales-
ston, and, Sad February, 1783, to the court
of Sardinia. He succeeded to the honours,
as third viscount.
Maria Constantla, m. BSthMay, 1764, to Henry
Howard, twdfth Earl of Suflblk, and fifth
Earl of Berkshire, by whom die had no
tunriving issua Her hulyship d. In 1707>
Anne, d. unmarried in 1760.
His lordship d. In 1783, and was «. by his dder son,
THOMAS TREVOR-HAMPDEN, eeeond Vis-
eount This nobleman m. ' in 1788, Catherine,
daughter of Ocnerd David OTSBme,"but d. without
issue* In 1884, when the honours de<irblv«d upon his
brother,
JOHN TREVOR-HAMPDEN, as third vle-
eeunt, ft. 94th February, 1748A His loidship m.
in 1773, Harriett, only dau^ter of the Rev. >——
Burton, D.D, canon of Chrlst-diurdi, but had no
Hsue. He d. in thesame year that he had Inherited
die honours, when all moan ROMOuna became
aXTINCT.
Arms.— Quarttely, flnt and fourth ar. a aaltier,
gules, between four eagles disphiyed, as. for Hamp-
nBW t second and third, party p. boid, sinister, ermine
and erminois, a Hon rampant, or. for Tbbtob.
TRUSSEL— BARON TRUSSEL.
By Writ of Summons, dated 29th February, 1342,
16 Edward III.
ICiitcagf.
Of this very andent Warwickshire family, was
RICHARD TRUSSEL, who fdl at the battle of
Evesham, 4th Hnif by III.
As also
WILLIAM TRUSSEL, of Cubleidon, in the
eoimty of Stsflbrd (which naaor the Tmisds ao*
quired by Roese* daughter and hdr of William
Pandolf, who had married Into the fismily). This
Wittiam was Usther of another
WILLIAM TRUSSEL, who m. Maud, dmghter
and heir of Warine Mainwaitag, and fhnn Um
SIR WILLIAM TRUSSEL, who m. Bridget,
daughter of William Kene (by EUasbeOi, daughter
of Wimam Chlode, and niece of Henry Chicde,
ArdiMdiop of C^ledmry, temp. Henry VL) and
was fotherof
SIR EDWARD TRUSSEL, whose daughter and
hair,
Elisabbth TBuaaBL, espoused, in the time
of Henry Vlf L, John Vere, Earl of Oxford.
But the prindpal branch of the fomily remaining,
according to Dugdale, was that sometime resident
at Cublcsdon; of which was
WILLIAM TRUSSEL, who, In the ttd of Ed.
ward I., recdved command to repair to the Idng,
to consult upon the important aflUrs of the realm ;
and had subsequently a military summons to march
faito Oascony. He was «. by (his supposed nephew)
another
WILLIAM TRUSSEL, who. In the 15th of Ed-
ward n., being one of die adherents of Thomas,
Earl of Lancaster, was exiled In consequence; but
returned in five yean afterwards with Queen Isabd
<nd Prince Edward, at the head of a condderable
force, against the power of the Spencers 1 one of
whom bdng brought afterwards to trial, had Judg-
ment passed upon him by this WUUam, who vras at
that time in such catimation with the commons in
convention assembled, as to be chosen their organ to
pronounce tlie deposition of the unfortunate Ex>-
WABn IL, which duty he executed in the following
" Ego Win. Trusdl, vice omnium de Terri
Anglic et totius parUamenti procurator,
dbi Edwardo reddo homagium priut tlbi
factum et extunc diffldo te, et privo omne
potestate regie et dignitate, nequaquam
dbl decsBtero tanquam r^ periturus.*
Upon the accession of Edward IIL, he was eonsti-
tnted escheatoi -geueid on the south of Trent t
but soon after, being opposed as strongly to the in-
fluence of Mortimer as he had previoudy been to
that of the Spencers, lie was again obliged to fly
the kingdom, and to remain fat exile until the
fovonrite^B foil { when, returning, he was refaivested
with the escheatOTShip. In the 19th of Edward III.,
he was admiral of the royal navy, flrom the mouth
of the Thames westward ; and in two years after-
wards, bdng then a knight, he was in theexpedi-
thm made into Flanders, and the same year in die
Scottish campaign. In tbe Iflth, being in thegreat
expedition made into France, he was summoned to
parliament as a babob, and constituted admiral
of all tlM fleet, from the month of the Thames
to Berwick-upon-Tweed, his lordship's residence
being then at CuUesdon. For the two following
3rears he continued employed in the French cam-
paigns, and two years afterwards he sate in Judg-
ment wMi Sir WllUam Thorpe, diief Justice ot
theCourtof King's Bench, at the Tower of Lou-
TUD
TUD
don, upon th« Earla of Fife and Mootelth, when
the latter nobleman was hanged, drawn, and quar-
tered, but the former ipared. His lordship appears
to have had but one summons to parliament, and
the BAKONY at his decease, became extinct.
Arms. — Ar. ft-ettte gules on the Joints baiimtM
N<o<«.— Besides the above, there was another
WILLIAM TRUSSEL, who, in the 37th Ed-
ward III., was at the battle of PoicTiaaa, in the
immediate retinue of the Black Paiwca, and for
his services, obtained from that gallant personage,
a grant of forty pounds per annum for life, to be
paid out of the exchequer at Chester. This Wil-
liam m. Idonea, sister of Edward de Boteler, and
left an only daughter,
MAnoABXT TauBssL, who IN. Fulk de Pem-
bnige, and died «. p.
TUDOR— EARLS OF RICHMOND.
By Letters Patent, dated 23rd November, 14A9.
ICineasc.
SIR OWEN TUDOR descended from the
PaiKcxaa or Walks, espoused Kathsrins, widow
of King HsMRY v., and daughter of Charlbs VI.,
of France, by whom he had issue,
Edmund, sumamed of Hadham, having beoi
bom at that place, in the county of Bedford.
Jabpbr, created Earl of Pembroke.
Tadna, m. to Sir R^inald Grey, Lord Grey
of Wilton.
The eldest son,
EDMUND TUDOR (of Hadham), was created
by his half brother. King Hxnry VL, on the 83rd
November, 14fiS, Earl op Richmond, with pre-
cedency of all other earls; and the same year he
had a grant tram the king, in fee, of the mansion-
house of Baynardrt CaHie, in the dty of London.
He m. the Lady Margaret Beaufort,* daughter and
heiress of John, Duke of Somerset, and great-grand-
daughter of John, of Gaunt,f by his last wife,
Catherine Swineford, and had an only child,
• This illustrious lady outliving the Earl of Rich-
mond, m, secondly, Henry, a younger son of Hum-
phrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, and thirdly,
Thomas, Lord Stanley, afterwards Earl of Derby :
but had issue by neither. Her ladyship provided
in her last will, dated 6th January, 1506, for two
perpetual readerships in divinity, one at each of
the universities! and she founded the school at
Cambridge, called Christ's Collxob : she also
left provision for " a perpetual preacher of the
word of God,** in the same university. She lived
to witness the coronation of her grandson. King
Hbnry VI I L, and died on the S9th June, in the
first year of that monarch's reign.
t It has recently been discovered, that in the
original patent of Intimacy to the Beai^/brU, the
diildren of this prince, bom before wedlock, of his
last wife, Catherine Swineford, (which, as it was
zatifled by parliament, parliament alone could alter,)
the exception of inheritance to the crown does not
occurs the words *' excepta dignitate regali," being
inserted only by the caution of Henry IV., in his
cooflrmation ten years after. ** Eseerpta HktwieaJ'
Hbnry, his iuooeisor.
Hed. in 1466, and his remains were interred in the'
cathedral of St. David's, in Wales, with the follow-
ing epitaph :
*« Under this marble stone here inclosed, resteth
the bones of the noble Lord, Edmund, Earl of
Richmond, father and brother to kings; the whidi
departed out of this world in the year of our Lord,
1406, the 3d of the month of November: on whose
soul, almighty Jesus have mercy. Amen.**
The earl was «. by his son,
HENRY TUDOR, second Earl of Richmond,
then but fifteen wedcs old. This noble infiant bfr>
ing removed by his unde, Jatper, Earl op Pxm-
BROKB, into Britanny, remained there during the
whole of Edward IV.'s reign, under the protec-
tion of Franeit, Dukb or Provbncb, notwith-
standing various eflbrts made by the English mO'
narch to obtain possession of his person. At one
time, Polydore Virgil relates, the duke confiding
in the pledge of Edward, to marry the young earl
to his daughter, Elisabeth, and th\u unite forever
the red and white roses, had actually driivered
him up to the English ambassadors, and that they
had conveyed him to St Malo's, on his way to
England, but were detained by the earl's ftlUng
ill of a dangerous fever. In the interim, one Joftis
CKmtett who had great influence in the ducal court,
flew to the presence of the duke, and feelingly d»>
picted the perils in which he had placed this last
sdcm of Lancaster. To which his highness replied,
** Hold thy peace, John, there is no such danger
at all: for King Edward resolves to make him
his son-in-law." But to this Choilet instantly
returned : '< Bdieve me, most illustrious duke,
he is already very near death ; and if you permit
him to be carried one step out of your domi-
nions, no mortal man can preserve him from it**
At which the duke, being not a little trouble,
immediately despatdied Peter Landoae, his thted
treasxirer, to St. Malo's, with orders to bring tiie
earl back. Peter, on hastening thither, is said to
have detained the ambassadoiB with a long speedi,
while his servants conveyed the object of his care to
a sanctuary in the dty, whence he was soon after
conducted in safety to his former residence. The
subsequent contest between the EIarl op Rich-
mond, and Crooked Backed Richard, our histo-
rians and our poets have so minutely detailed that
it were idle to pursue the subject here: further
than the simple fact, that the former having on the
plains of Bobworth wrested the diadem from th*
brow of York, placed it on his own, and thus ter-
minated the carnage of the Rosbs. Upon the earl
ascending the throne as Hbnry YII., the Earldok
OP Richmond merged in the crown.
Arms. — Quarterly, France and England, in a
border, as. eight martlets, or.
TUDOR — EARL OF PEMBROKE,
DUKE OF BEDFORD.
Earldom, anno 1458.
Dukedom, 27th October. 148S.
ICincagc.
JASPER TUDORi sumamed of HatJMd, the
TUD
TVB
place of hit birth, ion of Sir Owen TucUw, by
Kathxsihb, Queen Dowager, of King Hsnry V.,
WM advanced by hU half-brother, Hknhy VI., in
the parliament held at Reading, anno 1452, to the
EARLnoai OF Pkhbrokk, at the lame time that
hif brother, Edmund, t^f Hadham, was made Earl
of Richmond. Thi> nobleman being afterwards
one of the main pillars ot the cause of Lancaster,
was attainted, and forced to fly when EowAno IV.
obtauJto the crown, and the Earldom of Pembroke
was then conferred upon William Herbert, Lord
Herbert, of Chepstow. Joining, subsequently,
with the Earl of Warwick, he had a principal part
in the temporary restoration of Hanry VL, and
at -that period he had the good fortune to find his
nephew, Urnry, Earl of RfcAmond, in the custody
of William Herbert's (Earl of Pembroke) widow,,
and presenting the boy to King Hrnry, that mo-
narch is said prophetically to have exclaimed—
** This is he who shall quietly possess, what we and
our adversaries do now contend for." The total
overthrow of the Lancastrians at Bamet Field, and
the re-establishment of Edward upon the throne
again, however, broke down the fortunes of Jasper
Tudor, and forced him, after some hair-breadth
escapes, to seek an asylum for himself and his
nephew, at the court of Britanny. Here, during the
remainder of the reign of Edward IV., protection
was afforded them, and here, in the reign of
Richard IIL, they again unfurled the red banner,
which soon afterwards waved in triumph on the
field of BoawoR'^H. Upon the accession of his
nephew, as Hjcnry VII., Jasper Tudor was created
nvrz or Bbdpord at the Tower of London, on
i.ne 27th October, I48S. He was nekt sworn amongst
the chief of the privy council, and constituted one
of the commissioners to execute the duties of hiou
BTRWARD or ENGLAND at the king's coronation.
His grace was afterwards appointed Justice of South
Wales, and i^ord lirutrnant of Irrland for
ti^ years : he likewise obtained considerable grants
from the crown : and was invested with the Garter.
Upon the insurrection of the Earl of Lincoln in
bcAialf of the Pretender Simnrli., the Duke of Bed-
ford was nominated joint commander with the
Earl of Oxford, of the forces sent to oppose the
Simnellites, and he ever en}oyed the entire confi-
dence of the king. He m. Catherine, sixth and
youngest daughter of Richard WydeviUe, Earl
Rivers, and widow of Henry, Duke of Buckingham,
by whom (who m. after his decease Sir Richard
Wingfield, K.G.) he had no issue.* Hetf. in 1405,
when the Dukrdom of Brdford became rxtinct.
Armb. — Quarterly, France and England in a bor-
der, as. eight martlets, or.
TUDOR— DUKE OF YORK.
By Letters Patent, dated 1st November, 1481.
Xincagc.
HEXRY TUDOR, second son of ir<n«' Hrnrt VIL
• He left an illegitimate daughter,
Helen, who m. William Gardiner, dtixen of
London, and was mother of the
StrphrnGardinrr, Bishop qfWinehee'
ter, so notorious in the reign of Mary.
was created on the 1st November, 1491^ Duk4
OP York, but upon the death of his elder brother,
Arthur, he succeeded to the Dukedom of Cornwall,
and was created Prince of Wales. His royal high-
ness, subsequently, ascended the throne as Hknry
VIIL, when all his honours mrrord inthe crown.
TUDOR— DUKE OF SOMERSET.
By Letters Patent, anno 1406.
XinCB^C.
EDMUND TUDOR, third son of King Hrnry
VII., was created, ha 1496, Dukr op Somrrbrt.
He d., however, under five years of age, in 1489»
when the dukrdom became sktinct.
TYES— BARON TYES.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February 1899/
27 Edward I.
ICincagc.
In the time ot King Hrnry IIL,
HENRY DE TYES held Shirebume, in Ox-
fordshire, by the grant of Richard, Earl of Com-
waU, and was summoned to parliament as a raron
from 6th February, 1299, to 26th August, 1307,
In the 28th Edward I., his lordship had fnt warren
in all his demesne lands at Shirebume and Allerton*
both in the county of Oxford. He d. in 1300, and
was «. by his son,
HENRY DE TYES, second baron, summoned
to parliament f^om 8th January, 1313, to 15th May,
1321. This noblenum was in the wars of Scotland,
and for several years adhered faithfully to King
Edward II., but aftet:wards Joining in the insur-
rection of Thonuw, Earl of Lancaster, he was taken
prisoner at Boroughbridge, and being conveyed to
London, was there beheaded for high treason, in
1321. His lordship d. without issue, leaving his
sister,
Aitica DR Tyrb, who m. Warine de L'Isle,
his heir, in whose descendants the Barony
of Tyrb is now vested.
Armb. — Ar. a chevron, gu.
TYES -BARON TYES.
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, U99,
27 Edward I.
In the 25th Edward I.,
WALTER DE TYES, in coi\Junction with
Isabel, his wife, obtained numerous grants from
the crown, lands in the counties of Bedford, York*
Essex, and Bucks, and having served in the Scottish
wars, had summons to parliament as a baron f^om
6th February, 1299, to 26th August, 1307. In the
11th Edward II. hb lordship was Joint governor of
the city of York, with Robert de Hasting. He nu
Isabel de Steingrene, daughter of John de Stein-
UFF
UFF
i\>i
ipraw, but died«.p., inlSM* letTlaf Makoarst
DC Tvcfl, d&ughter of his brother, Roger, hU heir,
when the Baroxy or Tvxs became xxtinct.
Armb.— Ar. a chevron, gu.
UFFORD— BARONS UFFORD, EARLS
OF SUFFOLK.
Barony, by Writ of Summon*, dated 13th January,
1306, 2 Edward II.
Earldom, by Creation in Parliament, 16th March,
' -^ ,^ . 1337.
Of this fkmlly, iay« Sir William Dugdale, which
afterwards arrived to great honour, I have not seen
any thing memorable, until the 53rd Henry III.,
when Robert, a younger son of John de Peyton, of
Peyton, in the county at Suflblk, assuming his
surname from the lordship of Ufford, in that shire,
became
ROBERT DE UFFORD. This Robert was
Jdbticb or Irsland in the reign of Henry III.,
and again in the reign of Edward I. He m. Mary,
widow of William de Say, and dying in the 96th of
the latter king, was «. by his son,
SIR ROBERT DE UFFORD, Knt, who was
iummoned to parliament as a baroi? from the 13th
January, 1306, to 19th December, 1311. His lord-
ship was in the expedition made into Scotland, in
the 34th Edward I. He m. Cecily, one of the
daughters and co-heirs of Sir Robert de Valoines,
Knt., Lord of Walsham, and had issue,
RoBBRT, his successor.
Ralph, Justice at Ireland in the reign of Ed-
ward III. (see Uflfbrd, Barons Uflbrd).
Edmund (Sir), who, assuming the surname of
Walsham, from his mother's lordship, be-
came Sir Edmund WalbhaH, and f^om
him lineally descended
John^amrs-Garbbtt Walsham, Esq.,
of Knlll Court, In the county 6f Here-
ford, who was created a baronet on the
15th September, 1831 (tee Burke'e Dte-
Honary <^the IVerogv and Baronetage).
He d. In 1316, and was e. by his eldest son,
ROBERT DE UFFORD, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament fhim STth January, 1332, to
14th January, 1337. This nobleman was in the
wars of Gascony in the reign of Edward II., and he
obtBined, in the beginning of Edward IIL's reign, in
raquital of his eminent services, a grant for life of
the town and casUe of Orford, in the county of
Sttffolli, and soon after, further considerable terri-
torial possessions, also by grant ftom the crown, in
oonuderation of the personal danger he had incurred
In arresting, by the king's command, Mortimbr,
and some of his adherents, in the castle of Not-
tingham. In the 11th year of the same reign his
lordship was solemnly advanced in the parliament
then held, to the dignity of Earl ow SurroLK.
Whereupon he. was associated with William de
Bohun, Earl of Northampton, and John Darcy,
Steward of the King's Household, to treat with
David Brus, of Scotland, touching a league of peace
and amity. And the same year going beyond sea
326
on the klng^ lerrioe. had in aalgiHitloii of £9»
out of the exchequer, towards his expenses In that
employment, which was in the wars of Franoe:
tat it appears that he then accompanied the Eail
of Derby, being with him at the battle of CagRiit.
After which time he was seldom out of some dia-
tlnguished action. In the 12th Edward III., being
In the expedition made Into Flanders, he was the
next year one of the marshals when King Edward
besieged Cambray : and his lordship, within a ftm
years, subsequently, was actively engaged in the
wars of Britanny. In the 17th of this reign the
Earl of Suflblk was deputed to the court of Rome,
there to treat in the presence of his RoUness,
touching an amicable peace and accord between the
English monarch and Philip de Valols, and he
marched the same year with Henry of Lancaster,
Earl of Derby, to the relief of Loughmaban Castle,
then besi^ed by the Scots. Soon after this he wbb
made admiral of the king's whole fleet northward.
For several years, subsequently, his lordship waa
with King Edward In France, and he was one of the
persons presented by that monarch with hamesa
and other accoutrements fbr the tournament at
Canterbury, in the twenty-second year of his reign.
In seven years afterwards we find the earl again In
France, with the Black Princb : and at the ode-
brated battlb or PorcriRRs, fought and so gIo>
riously won in the following year, his Icmlshlp
achieved the highest military renown by his skill as
a leader, and his personal courage at the head of hia
troops. He was, subsequently, elected a Knioht
of the Gartbr. His lordship m. Margaret, daugh>
ter of Sir John Norwich, and had issue,
Robrrt, summoned to parliament 29th Feb-
ruary, 1342, d, in the life-time of his fkther,
William, his successor.
Cecilie, m. to William, Lord WUloughby de
Eresby.
Catherine, m. to Robert, Lord Scales.
Margaret, m. to William, Lord Fenen, of
Groby.
The earl's last testament bears date in 136B, and he
d. in the following year. Amongst other bequests,
he leaves to his son, William, " the sword, where-
with the king girt him, when he created him earl ;
as also his bed, with the eagle entire; and his sum-
mer vestment, powdered with leopards.** His lord-
ship was «. by his only surviving son,
WILLIAM DE UFFORD, second Earl of Suf-
fblk, who had been summoned to parliament as r
baron, in the life-time of his fkther, on the 4th De-
cember, 1364, and 20th January, 1366. This noble-
man was in the French wars at the close of Edward
IIL's reign, and in the beginning of that -of Richard
II. In the fiOth of Edward he was constituted
admiral of the king's whole fleet northward. At
the breaking out of Jack Straw's insurrection, 4tli
Richard II., his lordship understanding that the
common people contemplated fbrcing hfan into
their ranks, and thus to represent him as one of
their leaders, hastily arose ttam supper, and
pursuing an unfirequented route, reached the kin^
at St Alban's, with a wallet over his shoulder, under
the assumed character of servant to Sir Roger dm
Bois; but alter wards, bdng choeen by the Com-
vrr
USIF
moM In ptfliMMOt aiMmblid, to upwiBnt to tte
lofito certain vaattBn of importaBoe to th« public
w«lfjure, the earl, while ascending the eteps to their
tedifalpiP houae, fuddenly fUl down dead, to the
Mnaiament and mmtow of all peiaoas, rich and
poor, on the Iftth February, 1383. Hi* lordship m.
iitt, Joane, daughter of Edward da Montacuta,
and grand-daughter, maternally, of Thomaa, of
Bxotharton, Earl of Norfolk, and secondly, Isabel,
daughter of Tbomaa de Beauchamp, Earl of War-
wick, and widow of John le Strange, of Blackmere,
but having no issue, the Earlook of Suffolk
became kktimct, whUB the original Babony of
UFFonn Ml into AsaTANCX, between his sisters
and heiia, (refer to children of Robert, first earl,)
aa it stOI eontlnuea amongst their lepresentHtivcs.
Ailus.'^-Sm. a cross ingrailed or.
UFPORD— BARON UFFORD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 3rd April, 1300,
34 Edward IIL
Xinuigc.
RALPH DE UFFORD, brother d Robert, flnt
Earl of Suffolk, having served in the wars of France
and Flanders, in Uie martial reign of Edward III.,
obtained large grants of land Oom that monarch,
in the counties of Berks and Dorset Subsequently,
(90th Edward III.,) being justice of Ireland, we are
told, *' he landed in that realm, with a great num-
ber of mcn-at«rms and archers.** This distin-
guished person m. first, Maud, widow of William,
Earl of Ulster, and sister of Henry Plantagenet,
Earl of Lancaster, by whom he had an only daugh-
ter,
Maud, who m. Thomas de Yere, son of John
de Vere, Earl of Oxford.
He m. secondly. Eve, daughter and heiress of John
de Clavertng, and widow of Thomas de Audeley,
by whom he had tasue,
JoHH, of whom presently.
Edmund (Sir), who inherited the estates of
the family, upon the decease of his brother.
Sir Edmund m. Sybil, daughter of Sir
Robert Pierpont, and had issue.
Robert (Sir), who m. Eleanor, daughter
of Sir Thomas Pdton, Knt., and left
issue, three daughters, his oo-hehs,
▼li.
Ella, m. to Richard Bowes, Esq.
Sybil, a nun at Barking.
Joan, m. to William Bowes, Esq.,
brother of Richard, and left one
daughter and heiress,
Ehaabeth, m. to Sir Thomas,
son (^ Wimam, Lord Dacres.
Ralph de Uflbrd d, in 1948, and was «. by his eldest
ton,
JOHN DE UFFORD, who was summoned to
parliament as Bakon Uffoho, on the 3rd April,
1380, but dying the following year, issueicas, the
Agnity became nxTiircT, while his estates passed
to his brother. Sir Edmund Uilbrd, Knt.
AftKB.— Sa. a cross ingrailed or.
UOHTRED— BARON UGHTRBD.
By Writ of Summons, dated 30th April, 1349a
17 Edward III.
Of this fiunily, which waa of gre|t antiquity in
the county of York, was
ROBERT UGHTRED. who, in the Wth. Edward
I., obtained a charter for free warren, in all his
demeane landa in that shire. He died in the 3rd of
Edward IL, and was «. by his son,
THOMAS UOHTRED, who became a person
of great note in his thna, and waa celebrated In the
Sootdah wars, temp. Edward II. and Edward IIL
In the 10th of the latter reign, he was made admiral
of the king's whole fleet to the northward, and for
some years afterwards, he was again in the Scottish
wars, when he attained the rank of banneret, and
waa conatituted ootsmvor of Pbrtb. He waa
subsequently in the wars of Flanders, and had sum*
mona to parliament aa a EAnoir, from flOth April,
1343. to 4th December, 1384. Hia k»rdihlp d, in
1986, leaving a son and heir,
SIR THOMAS UGHTRED, who was never
summoned to parliament aa a baron, nor were any
of hia descendants. Sir Thomas, Kke his Ikthar,
was a military man, and became eminent likewise
hi the wars of Scotlasid. In the Wth Edward III.,
he was made constable and chamberlain of Louor-
MARAV Cabtlb, and he was afterwards engaged in
the wan of France^ HptL in 3rd of Hxitry IV.,
and was «. by his grandson,
THOMAS UGHTRED, who had married Mar-
garet, daughter of Sir John Godard* Knt., Imt
nothtag ftnrther appears known of the family.
Arms.— Ou. on a eraas pantonceb or. five mnUeti
of the field:
UMFRAVILL — • BARONS UMFRA-
yiI4i, EARLS OF ANGUS.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 94th June, 199A.
Earldom, by Writ of Sdlmmona, dated 98th January,
1997, 93 and 96 Edward L
Xiiuagc.
In the 10th year of his reign, William the Con-
queror granted the forest, valley, and lordship
of RiddoMlale, In the county of Northumberland,
to his kinsman,
SIR ROBERT DE UMFRAVILL, Knt., other-
wise, Robert toMi the Beard, Lord of Tours and
Vian, to hold, by the service oi defending that part
of the country for ever, from enemies and wolves,
with the sword which King WiUlam had by his side
when he entered Northumberland. By this grant
he had Ukewiee, andiority for holding, governing,
exercising, hearing, and judging, te all the pleaa
of the crown, as well as others occurring within the
precincts of Rlddesdalei The next of this ISunlly
mentioned Is,
GILBERT DE UMFRAVILL, and after him,
ROBERT DE UMFRAVILL, who Hved In
the time of King Stephen. Next to him, but hi
I what degree of xalationsUp Is unknown, came
m
UMF
UMF
ODONELL DE UMFRAVILI.» of Whom a monk
of Tynemouth, in the reign of Henry III., grievoiuly
complained for his exactions upon his neighbours,
towards repairing the roof of his castle at Prudhoe,
of which he was feudal lord. This Odonell d. in
1182, and was 9. by his son and heir,
ROBERT Q^ UMFRAVILL, who was «. by his
son,
RICHARD DB UMFRAVILL. This feudal
lord appears, in the 7th of Richard II., to haye
pledged his lands-of Tumey, to Aaron, a Jew, for
the sum of £92. df., which he then owed the Israel-
ite. In the 6th of King John, his lordship obtained
the right of preventing all persons from grasing,
hunting, or cutting down timber, in the forest of
Riddesdale; and in nine yean afterwards, the times
bdng then turbulent, he delivered up his four sons
in hostage, with his castle of Prudhoe, as guarantee
for his loyalty, upon the condition, that if he trans-
gressed, the said castle became forfeited, and that
he should himself be dealt with as a traitor ; not-
withstanding which, no sooner did the barons take
up arms, than he appeared amongst them, when his .
lands were seized and granted to Hugh de BalioL
In the reign of King Henry III., however, he made
his peace, and had restitution of the castle of Prud-
hoe, Ac, but he was nevertheless fSsr from enjoy-
ing the confidence of that monarch, as we find the
king soon after issuing a precept to the sheriiT of
Northumberland, directing a Jury of twelve knights
to be empanneled, to inspect certain buildings at
the casUe of Herbdtil, which this Richard de Um-
flravill was then erecting, and to demolish all that
bore the appearance of fortifications. He d, in the
fi9th year of Henry III., according to Matthew
Paris, '* a famous banm, guardian and chief flower
of the north, leaving his heir of tender years,"
which heir,
GILBERT DE UMFRAVILL, was committed
•to the guardianship of Simon de Montfort, Earl of
Leicester, in consideration of ten thousand marks,
paid by that nobleman to the king. This Gilbert
attained majority, in the 43rd Henry III., and in
six years subsequently, we find him in arms with
the baron^, but he mode his peace prior to the bat-
tle of Evesham, and obtained then some immuni-
ties from the crown. In the 20th of Edward I., he
was governor of the castle of Forfar, and the whole
territory of Angus, in Scotland, and appears to
have borne the title of Earl of Angus, according to
Camden, in right of his wifeu He was summoned
to parliament, however, in throe years afterwards,
as Baron Umvravill only, but in the 2ftth of the
aame reign, and from that period to the 1st Edward
J I., he had summons, as "Gilberto de UmfraviU,
Comiti de Anggos.** But this dignity the English
lawyers refused to acknowledge, (Angus not being
within the kingdom of England,) until he had
openly produced the king's writ in public court,
by which he. was called to parliament, under the
title of Earl or Angus. In the S7th Edward I.,
his lordship was constituted one of the king's com-
miisioners for manning and fortifying the castles
-within the realm of Scotland, and to appoint war-
dens of the Marches. The next year he founded
a chantry for two priests, to celebnte divine aervioe
daily, in the chapd of our lady, within the' castle
of Prudhoe. The earl d, in 1306, and was #. by his
eldest surviving son,
ROBERT DE UMFRAVILL, summoned to
parliament, aa secopd Earl of Angus, from 4th
March, 1300, to 30th December, 1324. This noiiie-
man distinguished himself in the life-time of his
fatherf in the Scottish wa»{ and aoon after hia
accession to the title, he was Joined in oommisakm
with William, Lord Ros, of Haiplake, and Henry*
Lord Beaumont, in the lieutenancy of Scotland.
In the 11th Edward II., his lordship was appointed
one of the commissioners, to treat with Robert de
Brus and his partisans, tor a truce between both
realms. The earl m. first, Lucie, daughter of Philip*
and eventually heiress of her brother, William de
Kyme, by whom he had issue,
GiLBKHT, his sucoessOT.
Elisabeth, m. Gilbert Burdon, and had an
only daughter and heiress,
Alianork, heiress to her uncle, £arl
Gilbert, m. to Henry Tolboys, from
which marriage the Lord Talboys de-
s^nded.
His lordship's second wife was named AUanore,
but of what family is not mentioned; by this lady
he had iasue,
Robert (Sir), who d. issueless.
Thomas, m. Joane Rodam, and had»
Thomas, who was father of
Gilbert, died «. p,, 9th Henry V.
Elisabeth.
Joane, m. to Sir Thomas Lambert.
Margaret, m. to William Lodingtoo.
Agnes, m. to Thomas Hagerston, from
which marriage the existing BaroneCs -
Hagerston, derive.
Robert, K.O., temp. Henry IV!» died «. j>.
I5th Henry VI.
Annore, m. to Stephen Waleys, son and hdr
of Sir Richard Waleys.
The earl d. in 1325, and was «. by his eldest son*
GILBERT DE UMFRAVILL, summoned to par-
liament as third Earl of Angus, from 87th January,
1332, to 26th August, 138U. This nobleman oc-
qtdred great reputation in the Scottish wars, and
was a chief commander at the battle of Durham,
20th Edward III., where David Brus, the Scottish
monarch was totally defeated and made prisoner by
the English. In the 2&th Edward IIL, his lordship
had permission, upon petition to the king and par-
liament, to transfer the prisoners, made within the
liberty of Redesdale, whom he had the privilege
of detaining, from his prison of Herbotil Castle,
(then in a state of dilapidation,) to Prudhoe Cas-
tle, for the ensuing ten years. His lordship m.
Maudi sister of Anthony de Lucy, and next heir
of Joane, daughter and heir of the said Anthony,
by whom he had an only son,
RoBBRT (Sir), who m, Margaret, daughter fit
Henry, Lord Percy, and died in the llfis
time of his father, «. p.
The Earl d. in 1381, leaving Alianore, his nieoek
wife of Henry Talboys, his heir of the whole blood*
and Thomas Umfrmvill, his brother of the half
blood, his next mate hdr, but none of the fiunily
VAL
VAL
were erer fubeiqiieBtly trnnmoned to perlicment
The Barowy of UMntAviLX.* created by the writ
of SSrd Edward I., it» however, vested in the de-
Boendanta and repreaentatives of the aaid Thomas
de Umflravill, of which the present Sir Cameby
Haggerston, Baronet, Is one— (see children of Ro-
bert, second Earl of Angus, by his second wife).
ABJCfl.>-Gtt. a cinque-foil within an orle of cross
crosslets, or.
UVEDALE— BARON UVEDALE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 87ih January, 13S^
6 Edward III.
Xincagc.
PETER DE UVEDALE was summoned to par-
liament as a BAROK, from 87th January, 1532, to
SSnd January, 1396; but Diigdale gives uo account
whatever of such a nobleman. He appears to have
died issueless, when the Baroht or Uvbdalx
became bxtinct.
VALENCE— EARLS OF PEMBROKE,
Created, anno 1247.
ICincagc.
WILLIAM- DE VALENCE, son of Hugh de
Brun, Earl of March, (on the confines of France
and Poictou,) by Isabel, his wife, widow of King
John, derived his surname from the place of his
birth, as the rest of his brothers did firom theirs,
an4 being so nearly allied to King Hkjtry III.,
(half brother, by the mother,) was brought into
England, in 1847, with Guy de Laiinian, his elder
brother, and Alice, his sister, in consequence of
being oppressed by the liing of France. Not many
months after his arrival, he was made governor of
Godcrich Castle, and through the influence of the
king, obtained the hand of Joanc, daughter and
eventually heir of Warine de Moncbensy, by Joane,
his wife, second sister, and co-heir of Anselme
Marshal, Earl of Pembroke. " Moreover," says
Sir William Dugdale, <« shortly after this, the
king solemnising the festival of St. Edwards trans-
lation, in the church of Westminster, with great
state, sitting on the royal throne, in a rich robe of
Baudekyn, and the crown on his head, caused this
Wiiyam (with divers other young noblemen,) to be
brought before him, and girt him with the sword of
knighthood, and whilst he thus sate in his royal
seat, casting his eye upon him, who penned down
all particulars of the great solemnity, he called
him nearer, and commanded him to sit upon the
middle step, betwixt his chair and the floor, and
said to him ; ' Hast thou taken notice of all these
things, and perfectly committed them to memory ?'
* He answered, * Sir, I have so, deeming this fiupous
ceremonial worthy to be recorded.' Whereupon the
king replied i < I am ftilly satisfled that God Al-
mighty, as a pledge of his further fevours and
benefits, hath vouchsafed to work one glorious
miracle this morning, for wh)ch I give him thanks.
I therefore intreat thee, and intreating require,
that thou record these things exactly and fully,
and write them M> t book, lest that the memory of
them should in time be lost,' And having «p said
invited him With whom he bad this diaeouiee, to
dinner tliat day, with three of his feUowst com*
mending likewise, that all other monks, who then
came thither, with the whole convent of West-
minster, should at this diarge, be that day feasted
at the public refectory there."
William de Valence had, subsequently, a grant
firom the crown, of the castle and honour of Hert*>
ford, as also another grant to himself and his lady,
and to their issue, of all those debts which William
de Lancaster did then owe to the Jews throughout
the whole realm. " About this time," (writes Dug-
dale,) '• this William de Valence, residing at Hert-
ford Castle, rode to the Park at HaeOifiU belonging
to the Bishop of Ely, and there hunting without
any leave, went to the Ushop's manor house, and
readily finding nothing to drink but ordinary beei^
broke open the buttery doors, and swearing and
cursing the drink, and those who made it \ .after
all his company had dnmk their fills, pulled the .
spigots out of the vessds, and let out the rest on
the floor t and that a servant of the house hearing
the noise, and coming to see what the matter was,
they laughed him to scorn, and so departed.**
In the 34th HsNav IIL, William de Valence was
in the Holy Land, and in the 42tad had a military
summons to march against the Wdsh t but he was
soon afterwards obliged to fiy the kingdom, when
the barons took up arms against the infiuence of
himself and other foreigners; he came back, how-
ever, after an exile of only two years, under the
protection of the king, but was not sufltared to land
by the barons, until he had sworn to observe the
ordinances of Oxfbrd. Nevertheless, the contest
again breaking out, he had a chief command in
the royal army, and with the prince, assaulted suc«
cessftilly the town ot Northampton, when the
whole baronial force was put to the rout, but soon
rallying, owing to the junction of the Londoners,
the battle of lawe* ensued, and victory deserted
the regal banner. In this action, the king and his
son became prisoners; but Valence, who then bore
the title of Eabx. of Psmbrokx, with the Earl of
Warren, and others, escaped by fiight, first, to
Pevensey, and thenoe into France His lands were,
however, seised by the triimiphant barons, and
his lady, who was residing at Windsor Castle,
ordered to retire immediately into some religious
housew The battle of Evxsham again, however,
changing the fortune of war, and the power of the
KiMO bring re-estoblished, the Earl of Pembroke,
with the other staunch adherents of royalty, were
restored to their possessions } and his lordship had,
subsequently, Isige grants from the crown. In the
18th Edward I., the earl, with Joane, his wife,
presented a petition to parliament, setting forth,
"that, whereas, upon the 4Mth of WUliam de
Monchensi, (brother to her, the said Joane,) they
had obtained a bull from the pope directed to
the Archbishop of Canterbury, touching the in-
herltanee of the lands of the said William de
Monchensi, thereby deriring, that the king would
please to commit the tuition of Dionysia, the
daughter of the said William, unto some person
who might appear before the said archbishop,
9nd such other Judges as w«r» named in the bulU"
8 Y
VAL
VAU
But It wm MMvarad, that the Umimkm of that
bull would toid to the diminution of the king's
authority and power* by reaaon that fudi caaei of
hereditary sucwarioa ought not to be determined
but in his own eouxti. Wherefore* in as much, as it
did appear, that the ofe^ect of the earl was to invali-
date the iitence of the Bidiop of Worcester, which
had dedared the said Dlonyaia to be legitimate, and
hia design to make her a bastard, in order that he
might ei^Joy her estate, his lordship and his lady
were prohibited to prosecute their appeal any farther.
His lordship was afterwards engagod in the wars of
rrance, and waa sfaUn there in 1396, when his re-
mains were conveyed to England, and interred In
Westminater Abb^, under a splendid monument
The earl had issue by the heiress of Mhicheasi,
three sons and three daughters, vis.
Jirim, who d. young.
William, killed by the Welsh in his fttther's
lilb-time.
AvLMSR, his successor.
Anne, «■. llrst, to Biaurice Fits-Gerald, se>
oondly, to Hugh de Baliol, and thirdly, to
John de Avenues, but had no issue.
Isabel, m. to John de Hastings.
Joane, m. to John Comjrn, foudal Lord of
Badenagh, (son of John Comyn, and Mary,
hia wHt, daughter of John Baliol,) and had
issue,
J<rim Comyn, slain at Strivding in 1S14«
William Comyn, made prisoner In the
same action, dUed «. p.
Joane Comyn, m. to David de Strabolgi,
Earlof AthoL
Elisabeth Comyn, m. to Richard, Lord
Talbot.
His lordship was «. by his only surviving son,
AYLMER DE VALENCE, second Earl of Pem-
broke. This nobleman was in the wars of Scotland,
temp. Edward L, and obtained considerable grants
firom the crown, in that kingdom. His lordship
being with Kiitf Epwaro at Burgh upon the Sand^
immediately before the monarch's death, was one of
those to whom the king reoommandod hlsson, and cn-
joyned him not to su Ar Piers de Gaveston to come
into England again. For which he was ever after much
hated by Piers, '« being called by him Joteph tktJmv,
In regard he was tall and pale of countenance."
His lordship subsequently Joined the coalition
against the power of Gaveston, and assisted at the
riege of Scarborough Castle, In which, upon its
surrender, the pavouhits was made prisoner, and
waa soon afterwards bdieaded, by orders ot the
Earl of Warwick, at Blackton Hill, near Warwick*
In the 8th of Edward II., his lordship was consti-
tuted general of all the king's forces, fkom the
liver Trent, northwards, to Roxborough, and he
obtained license to make a castle of hia house at
Bampton, in Oxfordshire. In two years afterwards
he waa again in the Scottish wars i but before the
end of this year, being made prisoner in his jour-
ney towards the court of Rome, by John Moilley,
a Buigundian, and sent to the emperor, he was
constrained to give twenty thousand pounds of
silver, for his ransom i by rsa«» MoiUey alleged,
A30
that heUmeilf havtaig isived the
had not been paid his wi«es. After obtaining hii
liberty his lordship returned to the wars of SooU
land, and for several subsequent yaais waa en-
gaged in that kingdom. In the I6th of Edward IL»
he was one of the lords who sate in judgment upon
Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster, and
demned that prince to death{ "but this
nary and timeserving act of infamy,'! it is
was speedily atoned for by his own death, which
occurred In two years after in France, where, at-
tending Quean Issbd, he waa murdered 27th Jun^
13S3L His lordship ei. first, Beatrix, daughter oi
Ralph de Nele, Constable of France; secondly*
, daughter of the Earl of Barre ; and thirdly,
Mary,* daughter of Guy de CheatiUkm, Earl of
St. Paul, but had no issue. His remains wc
wyed into England, and buried in W<
Abbey. Upon his lordship's decease, his eatatea
passed to his sisters as co-hairs, and the Esni.Pftte
or PsMBROKB became bxtiwct.
Ahms.— Barry ar. and as. an orle of mart lets
gules.
VAITGHAN— BARONS VAUOHAN.
By Letters Patent, dated Sftth October. 1S«&
lUncagc.
SIR JOHN VAUGHAN, KnL, son of Walter
Vau^ian, Esq., of Golden Grove, in Carmartheo-
shire, was created a peer of Irdand, in the 18th of
Jambs L, and the next reign advanced to the digw
nity of Earl of Carberry, also in Irebmd. His lord-
ship «n. first, Margaret, daughter of Sir Gilly Mey-
rick, Knt., by whom he had one surviving son.
RicBABD, his successor, and a daughter, Mary, ■■.
to Sir Francis Lloyd. He espoused, secondly, Jane,
danghter of Sir Thomas Palmer, Knt., but had no
issue. His lordship was «. at his decease by hia son,
RICHARD VAUGHAN, second Earl ot Cte-
berry, who was made a Knight of the Bath, at the
coronation of King Chablbs I., and was after-
wards distinguished in the civil wars as a cavalier
leader, being Ucutenant-generml for the counties of
Carmarthen, Pembroke, and Cardigan t in which
command, acting with great aaal and gallantry, he
was rewarded with a peerage of England, on the
asth October, 1643, asBABON Vauoham, q/'An^,
In the county of Carmarthen i and he was consti-
tuted, after the restoration, lord president of the
principality of Waks^ His lordship m. first, Bridget,
daughter and heir of Thomas Lloyd, Esq., of
Llanleer, In the county ot Cardigan, by whom he
had no surviving issuer He espoused, secondly,
Frances, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Althara,
Knt., of Oxby, In Hertfordshire, by whom he had
issue,
Francis, who m. Lady Rachel Wrlothedey,
daufhter of Thomas, Earl of Southampton,
and died «. p. In the life-time of his father.
• This hidy, who wes greaUgranddaughter,
teraally, of King Hbhby III., founded, by grant
fkom her cousin, Edward IIL, the college of Mary
de Valence, In Cambridge, now called Pbkbboks
Halim
VAU
VAU
Joun,
Ahham
Althomte.
He wadded, thirdly. Lady Alice Egerton, daughter
of J(rtni, Earl of Brldgevatar, but had no issue
His lortbhip d, in 1687> and was «. by hia elder sur-
viving son*
JOHN VAUOHAN, (third Earl of Carhenry,)
fiooBd £ord Yaugliao. This noUeDian was for
•aine time gorecnor of Jamaica. His lordship m.
fliat, Mary, daughter of George Brown, Esq., of
Oraan CaaUe» in the ooonty of Carmarthen, but had
BO Inna. He espoused, secondly. Lady Anne Mon-
t4g«, daughter of George^ Marquess of Halilkx, and
had an only daughter and heir,
Ledy Amns Vavghan, whom. Charles Paulet,
Marquess of Winchester, afterwards Duke
of Bolton.
The earl dL In 17]3> when (with his Irish honours)
the Baaowy or VAU«BAjr, </ JSnddm, became
umrtct,
ABM8«--0qN a UoB Rampant, go,
VAUX — BARONS VAUX OF HAR-
ROWDEN.
By Letters Patent, dated S7t]i April, 1588.
Xittfagc.
The finnlly of Vavx derived its sunanfe fhnn
a district in Normandy, where it was originally
seated. So early as the year 794 of the Christian
era* a branch of the Vauxes is foimd in Provence,
and then allied, by marriage, to most of the
sovereign princes of Europe. They are mentioned
in the records of that and subsequent periods, ifj
the patronimic of Beaux, Baux, or Vaux, (B and V
being used indiscriminately in the south of France)
and the andent possessions of the Princes of Baux
in that country, are still called, " Lcs Terres Baus-
senques,'* comprising Aix, MarseiUes, &c
In the year 1140, the Vauxes disputed the sove-
leignty of Provence with the house of Barce-
lona; and in 1173, they acquired the principality
of Orange, by marriage with Tiburge, heiress
of Orsngeu In 1S14, WiUiam, Pbincs of Baux
AND OsLAirox, assumed the title of King of Aries
and Vienne, whidi dignity waa acknowledged, and
conflrmed to him by Frcosrick II.
In 1393, Raynnrnd, King of Aries, Prince of Baux
and Orange, left, by his first wife, Joane, Countess
ot Geneva, an only daughter, who married Johk
ns Chaloks, great chamberlain of Franoeb and
conveyed the titles and possessions of the house
of Baux into that family, from which, by marriage
with the heiress of Chalons, they came to the
house of Nassau in IBaOi and fhnn this alliance
the members of that houae have since borne the
title of PaiircBa of Oranox.
* Bertram, second son of William, third Prince of
Baux and Orange went with Philip of Ai^ou,
into Italy, when that prince ascended the throne
of Naples. The son of this Bertram, another Ber-
tram de Vaux, was Count o£ MoatMcaaioei, die.
and uanied Beatrbi, daughter of Charles II., King
of Naples and Sicily. His son, Francis de Vaux,
espoused Margaret of Aqjou, widow of Edward
Ballol, King of Scotland, and grand-daughter of
Philip of Anjou, Emperor of Constantinople, &c,
in right of his wif^, the daughter of Baldwin, Earl
of Flanders, and Emperor of Constantinople. Upon
thb marriage, Francis de Vaux waa created Duke
of Andrea, in the kingdom of Naples, Sec, and
his descendants eqjoyed the highest offices in the
state, as the following inscription, translated Arom
a monument erected in the year 1615, in the church
of St Clair, at Naples, fuUy attests.
'* This monument is dedicated to the most illus-
trious family of Vaux, a potent race, decorated
with the royal insignia, in the kingdom of Vienne
and Aries, Princes of Orange, Coimta of Geneva,
and great rulers within the iovereignty of Provence,
whidi they firequently subjugated to th^ domi-
nion by force of arms. They were Emperors of
Greece, Despots of Romania, Princes of Achaia,
Premier Dukes of the kingdom of Naples, Princea
of Tarento and Altamaro, Dukes of Andea, Ursino
and Naro, Counts of MonteBcaaiosi, Avellino, S»-
leto, Castro-Ugsnto, Nola, Alexana, and Acerraro,
Great Constables, Justiciaries, High Chamberlains,
and Stewards of that realm> imder the kings of
the house of Ai^ou, and Generals of the Papal
armies. Hieronymus de Vaux has here deposited
the bones of as many of his name and lineage as
he has been able to collect, and out of piety to
them t>^ erected this monument to their memory.
Viddicet to the memories of
Antonia de Vaux, Queen of Sicily.
Isabella de Vaux, Queen of Naples.
Cecilia de Vaux, Countess of Savoy.
Sibella de Vaux, Princess of Piedmont.
Maria de Vaux, Dauphiness of Vienna.
Isabella de Vaux, Despotisses of Servia."
The Prince of Joinville derived ftom SCefdien
de Vaux, who married the heiress of the Count
de Jcdgny, in Champa^n^, and assumed the name
of J(^ville, or Joignyville. His successors bore
for arms, ** or. a bend gttlet** (nearly the same coat
as the English Vauxes of Tryermayne, vie. ar. §r
bend chequy, or. and gu.) Of the house of Vaux,
of Champaigne, was that cdebrated Prince of Join-
ville, seneschal, or high steward of Champaigne*
the companion and friend of Louis IX. of France,
and author of a curious hlsUMry of that monarch,
translated by Colonel Johns : he tf. in 131&
The earliest account we have of the founders of the
English branches of the Vauxes, is, that BaRTitAM]>
OS Vaux attended a tournament in the year 9S9,
and was a favourite of Robsrt I., Duke of Nor-
mandy, grandfather of WiLi.iAJi <Jk« Conqueror,
The names of the descendants of this Bertram
are traced through the Holies Normand, written
Baux, Vaux. Vaulx, and de Vallibua. At the time
of the Norman conquest,
HAROLD DE VAUX, Lord of Vaux, in Nor-
mandy, having for religious purposes, conferred his
seignory upon the abbey of the Holy Trinity, at
Caen, (founded by Matilda, wife of William Me
Omffierer,) came into England, accompanied by his
three Bons^ via*
531
VAU
VAU
1. HuBBRT, who acquired the Barony of Oil-
I.S8LAHD, by granU of Ranulph de Mea-
chlnes, upon whom the TiCTOBioua Nob-
man had conferred the whole county of
Cumberland. This Hubert wai «. by hit
aoUf
RoBSBT Ds VauX( ot Vallibcb, who
was founder of the prior of Pentney*
In Normandy, and of the abbey of
Lancrcoat, in Cumberland. He waa
iheriff of that shire, in tha 81«t of
HsHRT II., during whidi year the
county, owing to the war, yielded no
bancfit to the king. He m. Ada,
daughter and heir of William Engaine,
and widow of Simon de M orville, and
had two fooa,
ROBBltT DB Vauz, wlio died «. p.,
and was «. by his brother,
Rawulpr dm Vavz, who was «. by
his son,
RoBBRT DB Vauz, OoTemor
of the castle of Carlisle, and
of the county of Cumber-
land, temp. John, and after-
wards one ot the barons in
arms against that monarch.
He was «. at his decease, by
his son,
Hdbbbt DB Vaux, who
left an only dBughter
and heiress,
Maud db Yaux,
who M. Thomas de
Multon, and con-
▼eyed the berony
of OiDesbuid to
that family. (See
Multon.)
t. Ranulph, Lord TryenoByne, whoee line ter-
minated in an hdress,
Mabbl db Vaux, who m. William Yaux,
of Catterlen, a member of the branch
founded by the youngest son.
3. Robert*
The youngest son,
ROBERT DE YAUX, seated himself in Nor-
mandy, and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE YAUX, who had three sons,
RoBBRT, Adam, and Oliver, Prior «/ Pettihity,
He was «. by the eldest,
ROBERT DE YAUX, who had sereial sons, of
whom,
RoBxBT, (the eldest,) died «. p.
John (Sir), the second, was of Catterlen. Sir
John Vaux's great-grandson and lineal de-
scendant,
William Yaux, or Cattbblbn, m.
Mabbl Yaux, heiress ot Tryermayne,
and thus united two branches of the
Dunlly. From this marriage descended,
/oRN Yaux, only son of John Yaux,
of Catterlen and Tryermayne,
whose daughter and heir,
Janb Yaux, m. in liMO,
THOMAi Bbovoham, Loftf
632
, the Uaaal
of the piMiBil
HsNRT Bbovokak, Lertf
Brougham amd F«ttf,e
LOBD HlOH CHAXrCBLLOB
OF OBBAT BBITAIir.
Philip, third eon.
Oliver, fourth son.
The ftmrth son,
OLIYER DE YAUX, was one of the bBranalB
arms against King John. In the ISth of Chat
monarch's reign, he paid five hundred marka, and
five palfteys, for Ucense to marry Petronill, widow
of William de Longchamp, and daughter and heir
of Guy de Crottn,t ftodal lord of Croon, by
he had issue,
wmSi, }''***> *»*^ **^ •• *•
John, who succeeded to the estates, waa
ard of Aoqultaine, In U83, and had an
allowance of £800 per annum, for his
support in that office. He d. in 1988* Ibbt-
ing his two daughters, his heirs, via.
PatroniUa, f*. to William de Ncrfoid,
who, in the dlvidon of the eatataSf
had Thcrston and Shotestram, in the
county of Norfolk; Wysete, in SuHblk,
the moiety of a messuage In London,
called Blaundi - Apleton, and other
lands, amounting in all to twenty-fiTe
knights' fees.
Maud, m. to William de Roe, who bad
the manor of AifoM, and other lands
in Linoolnshirek with the moiety of
the messuage In London, amountlii^ to
nineteen knight* s fees.
Roger.
The youngest son,
ROGER DE YAUX, was grand&therof
ROBERT YAUX, of Bodenham, in Cambridge-
shire, whose son,
• Besides this, there is another and later allianoe,
between the Yaux and the Bbouorak fSuniUea.
Pbtkb Brougham, about the beginning of
the rtghteenth century, married Elisabeth,
daughter and heixeas of Christopher Rich-
mond, Esq., of HIghhead Castle, in the
county of Cumberland; which Chiflstopfaer
was grandson and heir of John Yaux, of <
Catterlen, through his mother, Mabbl
Yaux.
t Guy db Cbbon, or Cbouk, came in with tihe
Conquerwrt and hdld sixty-one lordshipe, all, or
most of them in the county of Lincoln ; PBiaron*
in the district of HoUand, being the head of hia
barony. He was «. by
Alan db Cboun, who was Ikther of
Maubicb db CiiouN, living in 1181, and ane-
ceeded at his decease by his son,
Guy db Cboun, who accompanied Richabd L
to the Holy Land. This feudal lord Mt at hiade-
cease an only deughter and heiress,
Patbonilla db Cboun, who m. first, Wil-
liam Longchamp, and aeoondly, (as in the
teit,) Oliver de Yaux.
VAU
VAU
BLIAS VAUX. m. EUntoth. drnghUr of RolMrt
de Hastinfi, and itm «w by hU too,
WILLIAM VAUX, whOM ton,
' WILLIAM VAUX,ofH«nredoB,(MrHanowdeii»
in the couaty of Northampton* m. Alianon* daugh-
ter of Sir Thomas Draketon, KnL, of Wdby, and
waa «. by hit wm,
SIR WILLIAM VAUX, of Hammdan, who fN.
MatUda, daughter of Sir Walter Lucy, Knt., and
was «. toy his son»
WILLIAM VAUX, of Hariowden, who. In the
conflicts between York and Lancaster, fell under
the banner of Hnwnv YI. at Tewkesbury, and his
estates were alienated until the accession of Ki$tg
Uurnv Yll, when they were restored to his son
and heir,
NICHOLAS YAUX. who, Ibr his subMquent
gallantry at the battle of Aoks, reoelTed the honour
of knighthood. It U recorded of this Sfar Nicholas
Yaux, that at the marriage of Prinea Arthub,
17th Henry YIL, he wore a gown of purple velTet,
adomed with pieces of gold, so thick and massiTe,
that besides the silk and furs, it Was valued at
£1000; as alsoaooUar of SS. weighing eight hun-
dred pounds in nobles. Upon the accession of
HswiiY YIII. Sir Nicholas was made lieutenant of
the castle at Ouianes, in Picardy, and in the 5th of
the same reign he was at the siege of THnaovxNn.
He was, sulaequently, one of the smbMsadors to
ratify die articles of peace with France, and growing
so mndi in Ikyour at court, he was advanced to the
dignity of Babon Yaux, t^f Harrowden, on the
97th April, UB3k the solemnity of his creation
taking place at the royal palace of Bridewdl, in
the suburbs of London. His lordship m. first,
Elisabeth, daughter and h^r of Henry, Lord Fits-
Hugh, and widow of Sir William Parr, Knt., by
whom he had three daughters,
Catherine, m, to Sir John Throckmorton,
Knt., of Coughton, in the county of War-
wick.
Anne, m. to Sir Thomas Strange, of Hunston,
in Norfolk.
Alice, m. to Edward Sapcoate, of Elton.
Lord Yaux espoused, secondly, Anne, daughter of
Thorns Green, Esq., of Green's Norton, in the
county of Northampton, and had issue,
Thomas, his successor.
William.
Margaret, m. to Francis Pulteney, Esq., of
Misterton, Lelcestershira
Maud, m. to Sir Jolm Fermor, of Eston, in
the county of Northampton.
Bridget, m. to Maurice Welsh, Esq., of Sud-
bury, in Gloucestershire.
His lordship d. in 15S3, and was «. by his dder
son,
THOMAS YAUX, second baron. This noble,
man was one of those who attended Cardinal Wol-
sey in his splendid embassy to make peace between
Hbitby YIIL, Fbabcis I., and the Empbbobi
and he was made a Knight of the Bath at the coro-
nation of Anne Boleyne. He m. Elisabeth, daugh-
ter and heir of Sir Thomas Cheney, of IrtUngburgh,
in Northamptonshire, and had ismie,
William, his sucoeesor.
Nichoias.
Anne, m. to Reginald Bray, of Stene, nephew
of Edmund, Lord Bray.
His lordship d. in 1502, and was «. by his elder son,
WILLIAM VaUX, third baron. This nobleman
m. first, Elisabeth, daughter of John Beaumont,
Esq., of Grace Dieu, in the county of Leicester,
and had issue,
Henry, who d. in the life-time of his father.
Aleanor, m. to Edward Brokesby, Esq., of
Sholdby, in the county of Leicester.
Elisabeth, a nun, at Caen, in Normandy.
Anne.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Mary, daughter of
John Tresham, Esq., of Rushton, in the county of
Northampton, and had issue,
Gbobok, who m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
John Roper, Knt, of Welle Place, in Kent,
afterwards created Lord Teynham, and
dying in his father's Uf»-time, left
Edwabd, successor to his grandfiuher.
William.
Henry.
Katherine, m. to Sir Henry Nerill, Knt,
afterwards Lord Abergavenny, and had
issue,
John, 1 successively barons of
George, j Abeigavenny.
Catherine, m. first, to Sir Robert
Howard, Knt, son of Theophilus,
Earl of Sullblk, snd secondly, to
Robert Berry, Esq., of Ludlow, in
the county of Salop.
Frances, d, unmarried.
Elisabeth, m. to Thomas Stonor,
Esq., of Oxfordshira
Mary, im. to Sir George Simeon, Knt
Joice.
Edward.
Ambroie (Sir).
Muriel, m. to Geoige Foulshurst
Catherine.
Lord Yaux, d. In 1505, and was «. by his grandson,
EDWARD YAUX, fourth baron. This noble-
man m. Elisabeth, daughter of Thomas Howard,
Earl ef Suflblk, and widow of William, Earl of
Banbury, by whom he had no legitimate issue. But
two sons, bom in the life-time of the lady's first
husband, named Edward and Nicolas, were pre-
sumed to have been the issue of his lordship, and to
those he devised his estates. Edward, the elder,
died in minority, snd through Nicholas and his
descendants arose the cdetrnted contest for the
Banbury peerage (see KnoUys, Barons KnoUys, and
Earls of Banbury). Charles, the son of Nidiolas,
sold in 1694, the seat of Harrowden, which had been
so numy centuries in the Yaux fkmily, to the
Honourable Thomas Wentworth. Lord Yaux dying
thus without issue in 1061, the Babont of Yaux,
or Habbowdkn, was supposed to have expired ;
but Banks, in his Stemmata AngUcana, dtes the
fi^owing monumental inscription, in the Church ot
Eye, Sullblk, to prove, that on the death of Edward,
Baron Yaux, in 1081, the title devolved upon his
brother, Henry, who, he coi^ectures to have been
poor, and theiefoie, that he did not claim the
533
J
VAV
dignity s* " Kxit uldmiu Barona* im Sttrovdcn,
licnziciu VanXi 8€ptml». SO Aano DnL kdcuctii.
ABus.^~Cbequ«, or. nd gu. on a dievroo, ai.
TKA
VAVASOUIU-BAKON VAVASOUR.
By Writ of Stunmons, dated 8th Februaiy, U99*
S7 Bdward L
Xiitcsgt.
of thia Ikmily, which dariTOd Iti ■unamaftom
the high office of "King's Valvaaour," (a dignity
little inteior to the barania],) and floiuiahed foi
naoy ages in Yorluhtre, was,
ROBERT LE VAVASOUR, who, hi the 9th
of King JoBir, paid a Una of a thousand and two
hundred marlu, and two palfireys, that Maud, his
daughter, widow of Theobald Walter, might be
married to Fulfce Fita-Warine, an eminent baron,
in those days. In the 31st of Henry III. he was
sheriff of the counties of Nottingham and Derby,
and so continued untif the 3Dth of the same reign,
haTing in the interim had the custody of the
honour of Pererell committed to his cfaargai He
fa. Juliana, daughter of Gilbert de Ros» of Steeton,
in Yarkshbe, and was a, by his son,
SIR JOHN LE VAVASOUR, who was «. by his
WILLIAU LE VAVA^UR, who, in the 18th
iBdward I., obtidned license to make a eastle of his
manor house at Haslewood, in the county of York,
and in three yean afterwards was in an expedition
made into Oascony. He was subsequently in the
wars of Scotland, and had summons to parliament
as a BARON, from 6th February, 1S99, to 7th
January, 1313. His lordship left three sons, Ro-
BxaT, Henry, and WlUiam, but none of these had
cummons to parUamenL The youngest,
Hnway lb Vatasour, was the direct ances-
tor of Thomas Vayasour, Esq., of Hasle-
wood, who was created a baboitbt in 1688,
which dignity aaviRBn with Sir Thomas
Vavasour in 18i8. The esUtes of the ba-
ronets devolved by will upon
The HOHOUBABIfB
EnwABO Mabxadukb Stocbtow,
who, changing his name to Vava^
aovB, and lielng created a babonbt,
is the present
Sib Edward Mabmadukb Va-
TABODB, ot Haslewood, in the
county of York.
ABK8.— Or on a fesse dancettte, sa.
Notei— Of this fismily it was remarked, that in
twenty-one descents from Sir Mauger le Vavasour,
temp. William ths Conqueror, not one of them
had ever maniad an heir, or ever buried his wifle.^—
Bajtkb.
VAVASOUIU-BARON VAVASOUR.
By Writ of Sommons, dated 88th July, 1SI&
7Kdwaid IL
Xintagc.
WALTER L£ VAVASOUR* « dfart^iisiwd
hi &• BeottisB wan, taaipb Bdwird 1^, vna
Bumaoned to parlianMot, by King Mwwaud IL,
on 96th July, 1313^ but not afterward^
any of his telly. His tadsk^ls only
and heir,
EI.ISABVTB X.B VATAaOttB, RK. Sir
StreUy, of Nottlnghamshira.
Upon the iliium of Lmd Vavasour, H iai
that the Babohy ow VAVAaooB
his daughter, and that it still esials la her d»*
eesndantsu «< If, howwer,* saya NIooIm, "Walter
le Vavasonr was not iBBsnedatdy 8escanded ham
Wflfiam le Vavaaoor, the flnt baran of that tanlly,
and summoned in conaaqoenoa of deecent,
statement is probably ineomct, aa it has hmm
that a stagte writ of summons, unaccompanied by •
dtttawtn parlianMnt, does not ooostitata a Imtomj
im tm."
VERDON— BARONS VERDON.
By Writ of Summons, dated 84th June, 1998,
93 Edward L
At the Oantral Survey,
BERTRAM DE VERDON (of
tkm} possseied Fencham, in
since called Fameham-Royal, holdiag thasame by
giaud RM^Ieanty t vIl by the service of providing n
glove npon the day of the king's ooaonatlon far hia
right hand t and of supporting the monarch's ri^tt
asm during the saaae cereasony, so leng aa he ban
the royal seeptro. To this Cradal lord i
NORMAN DE VERDON, who «•.
daughter of Geoflkey de Clinton, lord cbamberlahi
and treasurer to King Henry L, and waa «. by kin
BERTRAM DE VERDON. This Urndal lord
sheriff of Ldcestershire, flrom the 16th to the
30th of King Henry II.'s reign, inclusive. Ha sub-
sequently attended the Uon-hmritd Richabo to
the Holy Land, and waa at die stege of Acont
which place upon its surrender was committed ttr
his custody. Thia Bertram founded the abbey ot
Crozden, in the connCy of Staibrd, anno 1178, and.
was otherwise a liberal, benefcclor to the dinrch.
He m. first, Maud, daughter of Robert de
Eerl of Derby, by whom he had no
secondly, Rohese, but of what IhmUy is unknown.
He dL at Joppa, in 1198, and waa e. by his son,
THOMAS DE VERDON, who in. Bnstacia,
daughter of GUbert BaMt, and died hi Irehmd,
anno 1199» without iasue, whan he waa a. by hia
brother,
NICHOLAS DE VeRDON, who in the 6th oT
John, paid to the king one hundind pomida, as
atao a courser and palftny, for livery of those laada
in Ireland, whereof his ftuher died possessed. Bnt
in twelve years afterwards, taking part with the m>
beUlous berons, all his lands were sdaed by. qtedal .
precepts fhmi the crown, to the shetiflb of War-
wick, Leicester, Staflbrd, Llnoohi, Bocks, and Osi*
ford, and pkced In thacnatody of WUIIam de (
tUupe, during the ki«^a
fUf^U-
-1
Pi.tTTLt-^ i
^
M.A.
7
VER
however,, ta Rfaiff Haory m** thoM
rettored to him in the flnt yenr of that taauaech,
and he eppeera ■Herwaids to have flojojred the
favour of the king. He died in U31, leaving an
only daughter and helieM,
ROHESE DE. VERDON, who maniad Theo-
bald de Butler, (a branch of the noble fSunily of
Butler* of Irelmd,) but being to great an hdreH*
retained her nudden name after maniage» which
her huaband adopted. At the time of her fhther^
decieaer, she appean to have been a widow. This
lady, who founded the abbey of Oiace Dieu, fbr
Ciatertian Monks, atBeldon, in Leloettaniiice^ died
In 1947* leaving imie.
Job IT, her heir.
NldM^aa, who had the manor Of Clumor*, In
Ireland, died «. p.
Maud, m. to John Fits-Alan, Earl of Arundri.
She was nioceeded by her dder ton,
JOHN DE VBRDON (aUaa Butler). This
great feudal lord, being one of the barans marchen,
had onton, in the 44th Henry III., upon the incur-
siooB of the Welsh, to keep his residence upon the
borders. After which he was one of the barons
who adhered to the king, in the conflict between
thecMwn and the nobles; and upon the triumph
of the royal cause at Evesham, he was commis-
sioned to raise forces in Worcestershire, fbr the
purpose of attacking the only remaining hold of
the barons, at Kenilworth. But these troubles
being at length ended, John de Terdon was signed
with the cross,* and accompanied Prince Edward
to the Holy Land.
John de Verdon m. first, Margaret, daughter of
Gilbert de LdMrie, and heir to her graadftther, Wal-
^ ter de Lade, by which alliance, the eastle of W^b-
beley. In tbe county of Herefbrd, came into the
Verdon flunily. He espoused, secondly, Alianore,
whose surname is imknown, and dying in 1274, was
«. by his son,
THEOBALD DE VERDON, who, in the 8rd
Edward I., upon doing homage, had livery of his
lands, paying £100 Ibr his relief. At this period,
he held the office of GoiraTABLx of Irblano.
For some years subsequently, this eminent person
seems to have enjoyed the fkvour ot the crown, and
to have received several immunities} but in the
- 19th of Edward's reign, we find him arraigned fbr
treason, and divers other misdemeanours, before
the king and council, at Bergavennny, and con-
demned to imprisonment and confiscation; the
king, however, taking into consideration the good
services of his ancestors, and his own submission,
fteed him for a fine of five hundred marks; and
he waa soon after summoned to parliament as
Bahoit Vkrdow. In the 90th of the same rsAgn,
(Edward I.,) his lordship waa one of the barons in
the perliament of Lincoln, who, by a public instru-
' ment, under their seals, sent to Pope Bonlfkce
VIII., asserted the right of King Edward, as supe*
xlor lord of tiie whole fealm oT Smtlan*. Lord
Verdon having had summons to parliament, to 3rd
November, 1306, d. in 1309, and was «. by his only
surviving son,
SIR THEOBALD DE VBRDON, second barony
who, in the lifMime of his &ther, had summons
to perliament, aa ** Theobald de Verdon, Junior,"
flrom 99th December, 1999, to 9ind February, 1307»
and afterwards, without the word <« Junior," fh»i
4th March, 1309, to 94th October, 1314. This no*
bleman, in the 0th Edward II., was constituted
Jvaricn of InaLAiro, having likewise the lieu-
tenancy of that realm, and the fise of £500 per
annum, then granted to him. His lordship m. first,
Maud* daughter of Edward Mortimer, Lord of
Wigmore, by whom he had issue,
Joane, m. to Thomas de Fumlval, second Lord
Fumival, and d. in 1334.
Elisabeth, m. to Bartholomew de Burghersh.
Margery, m. first, William le Bhint, secondly,
Marcus Husse, and thirdly, John CrophuU,
by whom die had a son,
Thomaa CropfanU, whose dani^ter and
hdrem.
• Signed with the cross. Those persons who
eontemplated a voyage to the Holy Land, painted
a croes upon their shoulders, as indicative of their
:frU
Id
{-t" ' Agnes, m. to Sir Walter Devereux«,J7
Knt. >f' licM/^^ Yi^c'.
He espoused, secondly, EUnbet^ widow of John
de Burgh, and daughter and eventually oo-heir of
Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Jane Plan*
tagenet, daughter of King Edward I,, by whom he
had an only daughter,
liabd, m. to Henry Ferrers, Lord Ferrers, of
Groby, which Henry d. 17th Edward III.«
leaving by the seid Isabel,
William, Lord Ferrers.
PhiUppa, m. to Guy de Beandiamp.
Elisabeth, m. to de Assells.
Theobald, Lord Verdon, d. in 1316, when the Ba«
noKY OF VxRnov fell into ABSYAircn amongst
his daughters, and so continues with their npn*
sentatives. /
AnMa.--Or. a fist gules, y ^ ^ '<j ']
VERDON— BARON VERDON.
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I
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By Writ of Summons, dated 97th January, 1S39«
6 Edward II L
ICincagc.
JOHN DB VERDON was summoned to parlia-
ment aa a Baeoit, flrom 97th January, 1339, to flOnd
January, 1336, and again on the 9&th February*
1349» but never afterwards, and of his lordship
nothing further is recorded.
VERB— EARLS OF OXFORD, MAR-
QUESS OF DUBLIN, DUKB
OF IRELAND.
Earldom, Creation of the Empress Maud, \ anno
and confirmed by Henry IL j 113S.
Marquisate, 1 Creations of f 1386.
Dukedom, j Richard IL \ U87*
XilUBgC.
The fliitmcntioiiof thlsnoUe and andcnt fkmily*
9»
^
VER
.V£R
(whiMe pcdigBM Ldaod deductt from Noah ! !) !•
in the ftnaral aiirrey of England, made by WillUm
the Conqueror, wherein,
ALBERIC DE VER, U stoted to have potMned
Dumerous lordshipa In the different shiret, of which
Chenititon, (now Kenitngton,) in the county ot
Middieeez, wm one, and Hedingham, in the county
of Eiaex, where hit castle wai situated, and wherehe
chiefly resided, another. This Alberic, m. Beatrix,
daughter of Henry Castellan of Bourbourg, and
niece maternally, (through SibiUa, his daughter and
heiress,) of Manasses, Count of Ohisnes, by whom
he had five sons, Alberic, GeofRrey, Roger, Robert,
and William, and a daughter, Rohesla, m. first, to
Pagan Beaudiamp, and secondly, to Oeoflbry de
Mandeville, Earl of Essex. Alberic de Ver, in the
latter end ot his days assumed the cowl, and died a
monk s he was buried in the church oi Colne
Priory, which he founded, and was «. by his son,
ALBERIC DE VERE, who being in high favour
with King Henry I., was constituted by that mon-
arch Lomo HIGH cBAMBsmLAiN of England, to
hold the same in fee, to himself and his heirs, with
all dignities and liberties thereunto appertaining,
as fully and honourably as Robert Malet, Lord of
the honour of Eye, in Suflblk, who had then been
banished and disinherited, had holden the said
'office. His lordship m. Adelisa, daughter of Gil-
bert de Clare, and had issue,
Aberic or Aubrey, his successor.
, Canon of St. Osyth's, in Essex.
Robert, Lord of Twlwell, in the county of
Northampton.
Adelisa, m. to Henry de Essex.
Juliana, m. to Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk.
In theftth year of King Stephen, when Joint sheriff
(with Richard Basset, then Justice of England,) of
Surrey, Cambridge, Essex, and several other coun-
ties, his lordship was slain in a popular tumult
at London, and was «. by his eldest son,
AUBREY DE VERE, who, for his fideUty to
the Empress Maud, was confirmed by that prin-
cess in the i.oiu> cRAMBnRLAiwsHip, and all his
father's great territorial possessions. He had like-
wise, other important grants with the Earldom of
Cambridge, provided that dignity were not vested
In the King of Scots, but if it were, then his lord-
ship was to have his choice of the Earldoms of
Oxford, Berkshire, Wiltshire, or Dorsetshire ; all
which grants being ratifled by King Henry II., his
lordship was created Earl op Oxrono, with thk
usual grant to earls, of the third penny of the pleas
of the county. In the 12th King Henry II., upon
levying the aid for portioning the king's daughter,
the Earl of Oxford certified his knights' fees to be
in number twenty-eight, for ifhich he paid £20 s
and in the 9nd year of King Richard I., he paid a
fine of five hundred marks to the king, **for the
suter of Walter de Bolebec to make a wife for his
son." In four years afterwards, his lordship con-
tributed £30. 2v. fid., for the knights' fees he then
held, towards the sum, at that time levied, for the
ransom of the king. The earl m. first, Eufamia,
daughter of Sir William de Cantilupe, by whom he
had no issue, and secondly, Lucia, daughter and
heiress of William de Abrinds, by whom he had.
Robbbt' f"«coessively Earls of Oxford-
William, Bishop of Horefordt anno 1186* d. In
1190.
Henry.
Adeliaa.
Sarah.
His lordship <L in 1194, and was #. by hisdder son,
AUBREY DE VERB, second Earl of Oxfoord,
and Lord Great Chamberlain. This nobteman vas
sheriff of Essex and Herefordshire, from the lOlfa
to the 16th o£ King John, inclusive—and was ie>
puted one of the evil councillors ot that monarrK
His lordship d. in 1S14, and having no issue, waa a.
by his brother,
ROBERT DE VERB, third Earl of Oxford, and
Lord Great Chamberlain. This nobleman puxsu-
ing a diflhrent course ttam that of his deceased
biother, was one of the celebrated twenty-flve ba-
rons appointed to enforce the observance of Maoxa
Cbabta. In the beginning of the reign of Henxy
III., having made his peac^ his lordship appcaxs,
ftom a fine levied before him and others, to have
been one of the Judges in the Court of Rfaa^s
Bench. He m. Isabel, daughter of Hugh, and aie-
ter and heir of Walter de Bolebec, by whom ha had
issue,
Hugh, his successor.
Henry (Sir), of Great Addington, in the county
of Northampton, whose grandson,
Ridurd Vere, m. Isabel, daughter of
John Green, Esq., of Drayton, and
hdress of her brother, whereby the
manor of Drayton, in the county of
Northampton, came Into this bnndi
of the Vere family, the male line of
-which terminated with
Sir Henry Vere, of Great Adding-
ton, Drayton, &c., who left by
his wife, Isabel, daughter of Sir
Thomas Tresham, four dangh>
ten, his co-heirs, via.
Elisabeth, m. to John, Lord
Mordaunt.
Anne, m. to Sir Humphrey
Brown, Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas, 34th Henry
VIIL
Constance, m, to John Parr,
Esq.
Etheldred, m. to John Brown*
Esq.
Isabel, m. to Sir John Courtenay.
The earl d. in 18S1, and was «. by his dder son,
HUGH DE VERE, fourth Earl of Oxford, and
fifth Lord Great Chamberlain. In the 17th Hcsuy
IIL, this nobleman waa s<ribBmnly knighted at Gkm-
cester, the king at that time solemnising the Ceast
of Pentecost there. In 1245 his lordship's mothar
died, and he then, upon giving security for piqr-
ment of his reUef, namely, the sum of £100, and
doing homage, had livery of the lands of her inhe-
ritsaoe. In the 30th Henry III. he was one of
the subscribing barons to the letter transmitted to
the Pope, complaining of the exactions of his holi-
ness upon this realm; and he sate in the pariia.
VER
VER
jiMBt* and Hairy III.* wbania Hm king wm up-
braided with his prodigal expenditttre, and lo-
fonned, that naitlMr Ms treasurer nor dianceUor,
bad the ooofidsnoe of their lordships. The earl m.
Hawise, daughter of Layer de Quincy* Earl of
Wiucliester, and had aa only son« his succossor, at
his <L in is63,
ROBERT DE VERE» fifth Earl of Oxfiord. and
sixth Lord Great Chamberlain. This nobleman
having arrayed himself under the banner of Mont-
lbrt> Earl of Leicester, was amongst those who
were surprised with young Hugh de Montfort* at
Kenilworth* a few days before the battle of £▼»-
sham, and taken prisoner; but he made his peace
■oon after, under the ** Dictum qf KenUwar^," and
we find him employed by King Edward I., against
the Welsh, in cbs Uth of that monarch's reign. His
tordship iM. Alice, daughter and heiress of Gilbert,
Lord Saundford,* Chamberlain in Fee, to Eleanor,
Queen of Henry IIL, and had, with other issue,
RoBXRT, his successor.
Alphonsus, m. Jane, daughter of Sir Richard
Foliot, Knt., and had a son,
John, who «. as serenth Earl of Oxford.
Hugh, m. Dionysia de Monchcnsi, by wh<Mn he
had no issue.
Joane, m. to William de Warren,
Lora, m. to Reginald de Argentein.
The earl d, in 1996, and was s. by his eldest son,
ROBERT DE VERE, sixth Earl of Oxford, and
peycnth Lord Great Chamberlain. This noUeman
took part in the wars of Scotland, in the Mth and
S7th of Edward L His lordship m. Margaret,
daughter of Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, but
dying in 1331, without issue, his honours devolved
upon his nephew,
JOHN DE VERE, as seventh Earl of Oxford,
and eighth Lord Great Chamberlain. This noblo-
man who was a military personage of great renown,
shared In aH the glories of Edward lIL's martial
reign. When he succeeded to tiie earldom, he had
but Just attained his eighteenth year and very
■oon afterwards, we find him with the army in Soot-
land, where he H»pears to have been engaged for
some years. In the 14th Edward IIL, he attended
the idag into Flanders. The next year he assisted
"at the great feast and Justing in London^ which
King Edward HI. caused to be made, as it was said,
for the love of the Countess of Salisbury. In the
16th year,' he was again In the wars ot France; to
which service he brought forty men-at enns, (him-
• This Gilbert inherited the manor of Hormede
Magna, in the county of Herts, and hdd it by ser-
Jeanty of service, in the queen's chamber ^ which
manor was conveyed by his heiress, Alice, to her
husband, the Earl of Oxford— and sold by his suc-
cessor, Edward Earl of Oxford, temp< Elisabeth,
to Anthony Cage, dtiscn of London, whose repre-
sentative, Daniel Cage, at the coronation of King
James I., claimed the office of chamberlain to the
queen; but the court for determining claims, came
to no decision upon the case, because the Earl of
Oxford held three manors by this office, and there
was no proof that Oiuges, was yet aevend fkom the
aarldom.
lalf iacinded,)ano banneret, nine knlghu, twenty*
nine esquires, and thirty archers on horseback,
.and had an allowanoe of lUty-eix sacks of wool, for
the wages of himself and his retinue. The next year
he aocoropanled Henry de Lancaster, Earl of
Derby, end divers othor great petsonagas, into
Scotland, for raising the siege of Loughmaban Cas-
tle. And in the 18th, he was In Oaaeony, at the
surrender of Bergerath ; after which, proceeding to
assault the castle of Peili^grue, he was taken pri-
soner in his tent, but soon after exchanged for the
Viscount de Bonqucntyne— when he mardied
with the Earl of Derby, to Attveroche, then be-
sieged by the French, and relieved it. «* But about
the flMst of the Blesaed Virgin," (writes Dugdale.)
'* returning out of Britanny, he was by tempest
cast upon the coast of Connaught, In Irdand,
where he and all his company suflbred much mi-
sery from those barbarous people there, who pil-
leged them of all they had."
His lordship returned to France^ soon after this
event, and continued with little interruption, du-
ring the remainder of his life, actively and gallantly
engaged in the wars in that country. He was one
ot the heroes of CRsasv. and he had a com-
mand upon the glorious field of PoicriBna. He
eventually lost his life from fatigue, in the English
army, encamped before the walls of Rheims, on the
14th January, UOfi. The earl m. Maud, sister and
heiress of Giles, Lord Badlssmere, and widow of
Robert Pita-Payn, by whom he had issue,
TBOKaa, his successor.
AUBBXY, who, upon the reversal of the at-
tainder of his nephew, Robert, Duke of
Ireland, succeeded as tenth Eari of Oxford
(of this nobleman presently).
John, died 9, pw
Margaret, m. first, to Henry, Lord Beaumont,
and secondly, to Sir John Devereux, Knt.
Isabel, m. first, to Sir John CourtiMy, Knt.,
and secondly, to Sir Oliver Denham.
His lordship, who left immense landed posscaiiosi
in the counties of Hereford, Bedford, Leicester,
Essex, Buckingham, Hertford, Dorset, Wilts, Su^
folk, and Cambridge, was s. by his eldest son,
SIR THOMAS DE VERE, Knt, eighth Earl of
Oxford, and ninth Lord Chamberlain. Of this
nobleman little more is mentioned, than his being
engaged in foreign warfare like his fkther, but imt
with the same renown. His lordship m. in the Ufe-
ti'me of the late earl, Maud, daughter of Sir Ralph
de Uflbrd, and was «. at his decease, in l3Th by his
only SOD,
ROBERT DE VERE, ninth Eari of Oxford,
and tenth Lord Chamberlain. This nobleman
doing homage, and making proof of his age, in
the 6th of Richard IL, had livery of his lands.
His lordship beceming subsequently, the favourite
of that weak and unfortunate prince, obtained
large territorial grants flrom the crown, amongst
which was the castle of Okcham, in Rutland, and
was advanced to a new dignity in the peer^e, by
the title of MABOuxaa ov Dualiw, in which he
had summons to parliament on the 8th Auguet,
UB6. Upon his deration to the marquisate, hi*
lordship obtained a grant of the land and doml-
3 Z 637
VER
VER
•nkm of iTdnd, with all imiAtt, NYoiuei, and
legalities, as amply at the king himielf ought to
ei^oy the Bame* to bold by homage and aUcgiaaoe.
And in the next year» within a few montha, he
was created Duks of lasLAirD. Tbote high bo-
noun and inununitiaB exciting the Jealousy of the
nobles, and the IkTOurite bearing his fortune im-
periously, several of the great lords assembled at
Harlnghay House, near Highgate, in the county
of Middlesez, and evinced (^pen hostility to the
royal minion. From thenoe, at the derire of the
king, who became alarmed, they transferred their
deliberatians to Westminster, and in reply to an
interrogatory put to them by the Bishop of Ely,
then Lord Chaacdlor, they demanded that the
king should dismiss the traiton that surrounded
him, amongst whom they particularised *« Robtrt
Vere, Dukk of iBaLAKo.** For the moment, how-
ever, Richard allayed this tumult by Adr promises,
but De Vere not considering himself safe, soon
after effected his escape, in disguise, to the con-
tinent, accompanied by Michad de la Pole, Earl
of Suffolk. He subsequently returned tq England,
at the head of four or Ave thousand men, and
marching into Oxfordshire^ was met at Radcote
Bridge, on the river Isis, by the Earl of Derby
and Duke of Gloucester, where his troops bdng
•unrounded, he ouuld secure persooal safety only
by abandoning his sword, gauntlets, and armour,
and thus swimming down the stream. In the pur^
suit, his graoe^s chariot having fallen into the hands
of his foes, it is said that they discovered there
letters firom the king, calling upon him to hasten
to London, and that the monarch would be ready
to live or die for him. In a parliament soon after
convened, through the influence of the nobles,
the duke not appearing to a citation, was senten-
ced to banishment, and at the same time outlawed
and attainted. He effected, however, again his
escape tP the continent, where, being wounded l)y
a wild boar, while hunting, he died of the hurt,
at Lovaine, anno 1908, In great distress and po-
verty; his Englidi property behig all confiscated,
jdmI hishonooxexxTiNoviaHaD, by the attauvdbii.
His grace m. first. Lady Phllippa De Courcy,
daughter and co-heiress of Ingeiram, Earl of Bed-
Hord, by his wife, the Princess Isabel, daughter
of King Edward III., which noUe lady, in the
aenith of his prosperity, he repudiated, and m. se-
condly, one Lanoerona, a Joiner's daughter, who
came out of Bohemia, with Anne, Queen consort
of King Richard. He had issue, however, by nei-
ther; and upon his decease, the representation of
the funily reverted to his uncle,
AUBREY DE VERE, who, in the 16th Richard
II., was, by consent of parlisonent, restored to all
those lands which had been, by fine, entailed pre-
vkrasiy to the attainder of the deceased duke;
having the Earldom of Oxford likewise restored to
himself, and the heirs male of his body. His lord-
ship in consequence, took his seat in the house of
Peees* as tenth earl : but the office of Lord High
Chamberlain, so long in the Vere femily, was be-
atowed by the king, owing to the restored lord
being inibm, upon John Holland, Earl of Hun-
tendon, for life. The intrmitice of Ms lordehlp
continuing, he had cspedal ttcense to Aeent hlm^
self fkom the parliament hdd at Shrewsbury, taa
the 21st of Richard II.; in whidi the Judgment
passed ten years previously against his nephew,
the Duke of Ireland, was revoked and annulled.
The earl m. Alice, daughter of John, Lord Fitn-
Walter, and had issue,
Richard, his successor.
John, d. unmarried.
AUce, m. to Sir John Fita-Lewes, Knt
His lordship rf. in 1400, and was «. by his dder
son,
RICHARD DE VERE, eleventh Earl of Oxford.
This nobleman was fourteen years of age, at the
decease of his fether, and had a grant of one hun-
dred pounds a year out of his own lands for hSa
maintenance during his minority. His lordship
inherited very extensive estates in the counties of
Essex, Kent, Cambridge, &c., and in the 8th of
Henry IV., being then of full age, having assented,
that Philippe, Duchess of Irdand, relict of the
attidnted duke, should ei^oy her dower out of the
entailed lands, $he king, in oompUanoe with an
act of parliament, granted to his lordship and his
heirs, all those lands and tenements, which, by
the forfeiture of Duke Robert, came to the crown ;
excepting such as had been disposed of by himsdf.
or King Richard IL
" About this time,** says Dugdale, "or not long
before, Maude, Countess of Oxford, widow of l^ol
Thomas, and mother of Robert, Duke of Ireland*
sail surviving, caused it to be divulged, that King
Richard IL was alive ; anil that he would forth-
with lay claim to his ancient honour ; and procured
HarU to be made of silver and gilt, (which wen
badges that king gave to his friends, souldien»
and servants) to be in the king's name distributed
In the oountrey, whereby the people might be the
sooner aHured to rise on his bdialft giving it fhr>
ttaer out, that he was privately kept in Scotland,
till he could have a fit opportunity to come fan
with an army of French and Scots. Whereupon
she was committed to prison, and her goods con-
fiacated." This lady A in 14SS, leaving her cousin,
Robert de Willoughby, her next heir. Th^Eail
of Oxford m. Alice, daughter of Sir John Sctfeant,
Knt, of Cornwall, and had lssue>
JoHK, his successor.
Robert, m. Joane, daughter of Sir Hugh Coiir-
tenay, and had issue,
JoRK Ds Vans, who m. Alice, dan^
ter of Walter Kelrington, and left a
eon, JoHH, who #. as fifteenth Earl of
Oxford.
His lordship, who had been in the French
and was honoured with the garter, d. in 14I7« '
was «. by his elder son,
JOHN DE VERE, twdfth Earl of Oxford, dien
in his ninth year. In the 4th of Henry VL. Us
lordship had the honour of knighthood ccnfhired
upon him by that monarch, at Leicestsr, when
the king himsdf received a similar honour at tte
hands of his unde, the Duke of Bedford. In the
7th of the same reign, being still in ward, the
earl had to pay a fine of £9000 fev mairytag KIS-
daughter of Sir John Howard, Knt, the
V£R
VER
ycMiBftr, without lioaoM : tni befon th« dote of
that yeur* having attained ia«iocity» and dona ho-
mage, he had livery of his huide. In the 13th,
his lordship obtained lioeue to travel towards the
Holy Land, with twelve perscmsof his company}
and to take with him an hundred pounds in money,
and to receive five hundred marks more by way
of exchange, in the next year he went into Pi-
cardy for the relief of CalaL, and the same year
perlbrming his homage, had livery of all those lands,
which, by the death of Margaret, the wife of Sir
John Howard, Knt, descended to her daughter,
EUaabeth, Countess of Oxford, his lordship's con-
sort. Aftor this we find the earl Joined in com-
mission with John, Duke of Norfolk, and others,
to treat with Charles de Valoys, or his smTwusap
don, touching a peace with France: and during
the whole reign of Henry VI., being a staunch Lan-
castrian, always enjoying the confidence of the
crowu; but upon the accession of Edward IV.,
sharing the late of his party, he was attainted in
the first parliament of that monarch, with his
eldest son, Auhrey, and beheaded on Tower Hill,
anno 1461.
His lordship m. as already stated, Elisabeth, only
daughter and heiress of Sir John Howard (unde
by the half blood of John Howard, first Duke of
Norfolk) and heiress through her grandmother,
Margaret, daughter of Sir John de Plata, to the
Barony of Plata, by whom he had issu^
Aubrey, beheaded with his father, 1st' of Ed-
ward IV.
JoHir, restored as thirteenth earL
George (Sir), tn. Margaret, daughter and
heiress of William Staflbrd, Esq., of Frome,
and had issue,
George, who d. In his Ikther's life-time.
John, who inherited aa fourteenth Kta\
ctf Oxford.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Anthony WIngfleld.
Margaret.
Dorothy, m. to John Nevill, Lord Lati-
Ursula, m. first, to George Windsor* Esq.,
and secondly, to Sir Edmund Knightly.
^Richard (Sir).
Thomas (Sir), died «. j>. in 1480.
Mary, a nun at Barking.
Joane, m. to Sir William Norrfs, Knt., of
Yatenden.
Elisabeth, m. to WUliam Bourdiier, son and
heir of Henry, Earl of Essex.
Upon the attainder and execution of John, twdfth
Elarl of Oxford, all the honours of the fiunily
fKpired, but hia lordship's second* and dldest sur-
viving son,
JOHN DE VERB, was restored aa thirteenth
Earl <tf Oxford, during the temporary triumph
of the House of Lancaster, in the 10th of Edward
l^f»P when he sate as Lord High Steward at the
trial of John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester, who was
condemned and beheaded on Tower HilL But }^
lordship, with Richard Nevill, the stout Earl of
Warwick, being soon after toully rooted by the
Yorkists, at Bamet, and King Edward re-csta-
hUshodnpoo tbtthnin^ himailf and. hit twotao-
thiit. Sir GeorfB, and Sir Thomas Verew
attainted, but pardoned aa to their lives. Sub-
sequently escaping lh»i prison, and ardently em-
barking in the cause of Henry, Earl of Bidunond,
he «x>mmanded the archers of the vanguard, at
Bosworth field, and there mainly contributed, by
his valour and skill, to the victory which taimi*
nated the bloody and procrastinated contest b^
tween the Houses of York and Lancaster. Upon
the accession of this chief to the crown of England
aa Henry VII., hb lordship was immediately re-
stored to all hia possessions, and sworn of the privj
coundl: and at the coronation of the king, he
was constituted one of the commissioners for ene*
cuting the office of Loan Hion SrswAnn of Sn^*
land.- The carl had besides large grants of confie-
cated property, and was made CoK8TABX.n of the
Tower of London, and Lord Hioh Admihai. of
England, Irdand, and the Duchy of Aquitain^
At the coronation of the Queen Consort, 3d Henry
VII., his lordship was ag^n one of the commis-
sioners for executing the office of Lord Hi^ Ste-
ward, and he had subsequently a chief command
in suppressing the rebellion of Lambert Simnell,
and his partisans : aa he had a few years afterwards
in opposing Lord Audley, and the Cornish men,
at BhKkheath. Upon the accession of King Henry
VIIL, the Earl of Oxlbrd was restored to the ofllce
of Lonn Obbat CHAMBBni«AiM of England, ori-
ginally granted to his ancsstcnr, Auteey de Vere,
by King Henry I., in which year he had the Con-
sUbleship of the castle of Clare, in the county of
Suflblk, confirmed to him for lifet as also a grant
and confirmation of the castle of Colchester, which
Maud, the Emprees, conferred upon hb family.
Of thb distinguished penonage, who was celebrated
for hb splendid hospitality, and was esteemed a
gallant, learned, and religious man, and King Henry
VIII., the following story b told.
The monarch visiting the earl's rastlyf Hed-
ingham, was there sumptuously entertained by the
princely noble} and at hb departure hblordshipPs
livery servants, ranged on both sides, made an
avenue for the king : which attracting hb Ugh-
ness's attention, he called out to the eari, and said,
'* My lord, I have heard mudi of your hospitality :
but I aee It b greater than the speech. These
handsome gentlemen and yeomen, which I see on
both sides of me, are suidy your menial servants ?**
The earl smiled, and said, *' It may please your
grace, they were not ftnr mine ease: thiey are moat
of them my retainers, that are come to do me
service at such a time aa thb} and diiefly to see
your grace" The king started a little, and re-
joined, " By my faith, my k>rd, I thank you for
my good «dieer, but I may not endure to have my
laws broken in my sight } my attorney must speak
with you." It b added, that thb affldr coat hb
kndahip eventually, no less than fifteen thousand
marks, in the shape of compromise.
The earl m. first, Ledy Margaret Nevill, daugh-
ter of RiduBd, Earl of Salbbury, by whom he liad
a son, John, who dUed young in the Tower of Lon-
don, during hb fluher's exiles Hb lordship es-
poused secondly, Elisabeth, daughter of Sir Rkfaerd
Scroope, Knt.> and widow of William, Vbcount
VSR
VSR
B«iamoDt» but had no i«u». The earit who, with
hie other honoun, was a Knight of fha Oartar, d.
in 1613, and was «. by (tha aldait iurTiThig ion
of hif deowtad brother. Sir Gaorga Vara) hit »••
phew,
JOHN DE VERB» aa fbarteenth Earl of Oxford,
coBunonly callad* <* Little John of Caaapaa," froaa
hia dimiaitive etature, and realdenoa at Caatla
Campes, hi Cambridgeshire. Hia loidship m. Lady
Anna Howard, daughter of Thomai, Duke of Not-
foUi, but had no laadab He d. in IMS, when hia
aiatert (refar to children of Sir Goorge Vore> eon of
John, twelfth earl) baoame hrin to the ancient Iw-
loniea* of the family, and thoee Ml into abbtawci
between them, aa they itill continue with their de-
■cendanlii while the Earldom of Oxford panad to
hie coutin and heir-at-law (refer to deieendante of
the Hon. Robert Vere, leoond eon of Richard,
deventh earl),
JOHN DE VERE, aa fifteenth Earl of Oxford,
and lord great chamberlain. Thia nobleman waa
a privy councillor in the reign of Henry VIII., and
aupported the meaaures of the court. Hia lordahip
•igned the articles exhibited by the king against
Cardinal Wobey, and hia name waa to the letter
addressed to the Pope (Clem«it VII.) by several of
the noUUty and divers diurchmen, declaring that
unless his Htriinesa sanctioned the king's divorce
ttom Queen Katharine, the supremacy of the holy
see within this realm would tennfawtek
The earl m. Elisabeth, daughter and heiress of
Sir Edward Trussel, Knt, of Cubleadon, in the
county of Stallbrd, by whom he had issue*
John, his successor,
Aubrey, m. Margaret, daui^terof John Sprtag,
Eeq., of Lanham, in the county of Suflblk,
and had, with other Iseue,
Hugh, m. Eleanor, daughter of -^-— —
Walsh, Esq., and left a son,
_ RoBBBT, who a. as nineteenth Earl
of Oxford.
Oelftry, who m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
John Hardkyn, of Cokhester, and had, with
other Lseue,
Francis (Sir), some time Oovemor of
Briil, in the Netherlands.
HoBATio, the celebrated Lord Veie, of
Tilbury (see that dignity).
Frances, m. to Sir Robert Harconrt, Knt»,
anoeetor of the extinct Earls of Har-
conrt.
Elisabeth, m. to Thomas, Lord Darcy, of
Chiche.
Anne, m. to Edmund Sheffield, Lord Shef-
field.
Frances, m. to Henry, Earl oi Surrey.
His lordship, who waa a Knight of the Garter, d. in
IfiaO, and was *. by his ddest son,
JOHN DE VERB, sixteenth Earl of Oxford,
and lord great chamberlain, who, in the aSnd Henry
VIIL, had livery bf those lands which descended to
him from Elisabeth, hia mother, skter and heir of
John Trussel, Esq. i and in the aoth of the same
monarch was in the expedition Into France, when
* Bolebc^ BadlemMM!, and Plaiia.
&¥)
BulloigBewaebemgad and taken. Hia knrdshtp m.
fliat. Lady Dorothy NevlU, daughter of Ralph,
Earl of Weetmorland, by whom he had an OMif
daughter,
Katharine, m. to Edward, Lord Wlndaor.
The earl espooaad, aeeondly, Margaret, daughter
of John Golding, Eeq«, by whom he had Issue,
Edward, his surceseor.
Mary, m. to Peregrine Bertie, tenth Lord
WUloughby de Eresby, by whom she had,
I ROBBRT, eleventh Lord WlUougfaby de
Eresby, who claimed the Earldom d
Oxford, and great cfaamberlainahip, in
right of his mother I but sueoeeded In
tte latter only. He was, howcw,
created Eabi. or LtwDaAT. In this
earldom, and the sobeaqnent Dokedom
of Ancaster, the Barony of WiDougb-
by, and the dttmberlalnsfaip oositlnned
until their extinction, in 1809, ot thoee
dignities, when the chamberlainaMp
devolved Jointly upon the fast Duke of
Ancaater's ststers and heirs,
Prisdlla, Lady Gwydyr.
Georglana, Marchkniesa Chotanon-
deieyt and it la now vested in
this lady, and her nephew. Peter,
present Lord Wiiloughby de
Eresby.
The earl d, in 1562, and was «. by hia dder son,
EDWARD DE VERE, seventsenth Earl of Ox-
ford, and lord great chamberlam. This noUemaa
was one of the peers appointed, 99th Elixabedi, to
ait in Judgment upon the unlMq>py Mary, Qneeo of
Scotland, and hia lordship had a commuid in the
fleet equipped to oppose the Armada, in 1588. Hia
lordsMp was one of the wits of the period in whidi
he fived, and distinguished alike by his patrlotiani
and chivalrous spiriL In the tournaments of Elian-
betfaHs reign the Earl of Oxford was preeminently
conspicuous, and upon two oceaakms he waa ho-
nonied with a priae firom her mejesty's own hand,
being conducted, armed by two ladies, into the
presence chamber for the purpoaeof reeeiring the
high reward. Walpole says, that he attained repa>
tatlon as a poet, and was esteemed the first writer
of comedy in hia time. Hb lordship m. first, Anaew
daughter of William Cecil, the celehiated Lord
(Treaeurer) Burghley, and had iasae,
Elisabeth, m. to WilUam, Earl of Derby.
Bridget, m. to Pranda, Lord Ncnris, of Ry^
cote.
Susan, m. to Philip Hethert, Sail of Mont-
gomery.
The earl m. seeendly, KHariieth, daughter of
Thomas Trentham, Esq., of Roucestcr, in the
county of Stafford, by whom he had an only ddH,
Henry, his successor.
This Lord Oxfbid was the flnt person wholntio-
duced perfumes and embroidered gloves into Bag-
lend, and presenting a pair of the latter to Quei
Elisabeth, her vaa^eUf waa so pleased wRh them,
that she had her picture painted with those gloves
on. His hMPdrtilp lived to an advaaead ag^, and
dying in 1004, was*, by hie son,
HENRY DE VERB, etghteMlh BttI of Ox-
V£R
VER
fiird, and lord grwt dumtwririn, who «. Udy
DianA C«eU, Mcond daughter of William, Barl of
EMtar, one of the givatait fortuMa, and most cdo-
tantad beantiat of the period, but had no i»ae»
His lordship d. et the liiBeof Breda, in the Nether-
lands, where he hed the eominand of a legtanent, hi
ieS0» wfam his hoaovn devolved upon hia cousin
(refer to descendants of Aulirey» second son of John,
llftesnthearl),
ROBBRT DE VERS, as ninelenth Earl of Ox-
ford. In the 9nd Chaxles L there was great oon-
troveny between this Robert* and Robert Bertie,
then Lord WiUoughby de Bresby, in consequence
of the latter claiming in ri^t of his mothec, Ifary,
daughter of John, sixteenth Eaxl of Oxford, and
lister and heiress of Edward, seventeenth earl, the
Earldom of Oxford, with the baionieB In fee be-
longing to the fomUy, and the great chamberlain-
ship of England. The judges gave their opinion,
however. In parliament, •• that the earldom was
well descended upon the heir male{ but that the
baronies having devolved upon heirs fomale, the
three sisters of John, fourteenth earl, (refer to
children of Sir George Vera, third son of the twelfth
earl,) were then in abxyancx. As to the office of
great chamberlain, it was also referred to the Judges,
then attending in parliament, to report, whether
<* that Robert, Earl of Oxford, who made the entail
thereof, temp. Richard II., on the heir male, was
at that time seised thereof or not, and admittfaig
that he was, then whetlier such an offlee might be
conveyed by way of limiting of uses." Upon this re-
ference three* of the Judges decided for the heir
general, and twof for the heir male; Ave of their
lordships only attendhng. Whereupon the Lord
Willoughby was admitted on the ISth April, lath
Charles I., Into the house, with his staff of office;
and took his place above all the barons, according
to the statute of 81st Henry VIII., and the next
day, Robert de Vera took Ms seat as Barl of Ox-
ford, next to the Bail of ArundeL Hb loidship m.
a Dutch lady, Beatrix Van Hcmmena, by whom he
left at his decease, hi 16», (falling at the siege of
Maestiicht, where he commanded a regiment,) an
only surviving child, his suoeassor,
AUBREY DE VERB, twentieth Bad ot Ox-
ford. This nobleman, at the deeeais of his father,
was but six years of age, and in ward to King
Charles I. In 1618 he had command of a regiment
of Engttsb infantry in the service of the states gene-
laL During the dvU wars he espoused the royal
cause, and suflkred mndi in consequence, but after
the restoration, he was sworn of the privy council,
made a Knight of the Garter, and appointed lord
lieutenant of the county of Eesen.
His lordship m. ftnt, Anne, daughter and oo-heir
of Paul, Viscount Bayning, by whom he had no
imue. He espoused, secondly, Diana, daughter of
George Klrke, Esq., one of the grooms of the bed-
chamber to King Charles L, by whom he had,
' ■ ■ I I ■ ■ I. ■■ ■ J
• Mr. Justice Doderidgeb
Mr. Justice Ydlverton.
Mr. Baron Trevor.
t The Lord Chief Justice Crew.
The Lord Chief Bkob, Sir John Walter*
SJ"l!!i ) both d. young.
Charlotu, / ' »-
Dlana,m.to Charles Beaucierk,(tIlegittaBatesoB
of King Charles IL,) Duui op St. AiAAiva.
This lady became, eventually, sole heiress
of her father, and rapreMntative of the
noble fomlly of De Vera, Earls of Oxford.
^■^' I both d. unmarried.
Henrietta, j
The earl d. in 1708> (having acquiesced In the «»>
pulsion of the royal house, which he had previoudy
so seahjuily uphdd,) and leaving no male iesuew
the very ancient EAnx.noif or Oxvonnr vhich
had passed through twenty genertlons, became
■ZTXirOT.
AmM8<-rQ«Brtcrly, gnlee nd or. In the flzst •
mu]leCt,ar.
VERB— BARON VEEB.
By Writ of Summons, dated Slst September, 1280»
87 Edward I.
HUGH DE VERB, one of the younger eons of
Robert, fifth Earl of Oxford, a military personage
of high reputation, was eummoned to parliament
as a BAMMT ftom fi7th September, 1898, to ard
March, Uia In the SBth Edward L he ws
In an embassy to Francewith the Bishop of Glouc
ter, for nqpotlating peace between the two crowns :
and the next year he was deputed to the court of
Rome upon a mission of great importance. He
was, subsequently, employed upon other ^lomatlc
oeeasions, and was actively en^iged in the Scottish
wars. Hb lordship m. Dyonisia, daughter ssid
heiress of William, son of Wartne de Monchensy,
which lady d. without issue, in 1313, when Adomare
de Valence, son of the Lady Joane de Valence, wae
found to be her next heir. Lord Ver% doee not
appear to have married a second time, and the
sanoirr became, therefore, at hb decease xxtinct.
VERB — BARON VERB, OF TIL-
BURY, IN THE COUNTY
OF ESSEX.
By Letters Patent, dated 86th July, l<l8Sb
ICillta^C.
GEOPFRBV DE VERB, third son of John,
fifteenth Earl of Oxford, and brother of John,
sixteenth earl, m. EUsabeth, daughter of Sir John
Hardkyn, Knt., of Ccddiester, and had issue,
John, of Kisby Hall, in the county of Essex,
m. Thomaslne, daughter of ■ Porter,.
Esq., and had two sons,
^^'^ 1 who both died #. p.
Robert, )
Francis (Sir). Of the exploiu of this gaUant
person, an account appeared in 1087, under
the title of " The Commentaries d Sir
Frauds Vere, being divers pieces of service,
wherein he had command, written by him-
self," published by William DeBlngham,
D.D. Sir FhmcbmrBUttbeth Dent, daugb-
541
VSR
VSS
tor and co-btir of a dtlaaa oC London, by
whom ho bad Mveral children* all of whom,
r howevor* pradeoaaaed bimielf nnmatriad.
Hetf. in 1008> and was intcrtad at Wattmin-
stcr under a aplandid monumant.
GaoflVoy* d. unmarriad.
HoBATio* of whom praaantly.
Frances, m. to Sir Robert Hareourt, aacaitor
of tba JCarla of Haroourt.
The youngeit eon.
SIR HORATIO VERB, Knt,, becoming one of
the nxMt eminent penona of tba period in which be
Uved, waa aleTated to the peerage for bis distin-
guishad anryicas, by Kbag Charles I., In tba dignity
of Babon \M^m» if TUbvtv. The exploits of this
gallant pcnooaga form a brilliant page in British
History, and It would be in vain to attempt eren to
epitODiiae them here. He was so great a military
officer tliat the first generals were proud of having
served under himt and Clarendon, in mentioning
Bklward, Lord Conway, sa3rs, '* be was brad up a
soldier, in several commands under the particular
care of Lord Vera" He also observes, that " Monk,
Duke of Aibemarle, had the reputation of a good
Coot officer, when be was in the Lord Yore's r^i*
mint, in Holland." Fuller in his ** Worthies" thus
charactariaes his lordship : «* Horace, Lord Vere,
bad more meekness and as much valour as bis
brother { of an excellent temper : It being true of
him wlut is said of the Caspian Sea, that it doth
never ebb, nor flow, observing a constant tenor,
neither eleted or depressed with success. Both
lived .in war much honoured, end died in peace
much lamented."
Lord Vera m. Mary, daughter of Sir John Tracy,
KnL, of Tuddiogton, In the county of Gloucester,
and had five daughters, his oo-heln, via.
JBliaabeth, m. to John Holies, seomd Earl of
Clare, and bad Issue,
GiLBBEz, third Earl of Clare, whose
son,
JoHW, fourth Earl of Clare, was
created Dukb or Nswcabtlb,
K.G , and d. In 1711, leaving an
only daughter and heiress.
Lady Henriatu Cavendisb
Holies, who m. Edward Har-
ley, second Earl of Oxford,
whose only daughter and
heiress.
Lady Margaret Cavendish,
m. William, second
Duke of Portland.
Upon the demise of
John Holies. Duke of
Newcastle, the honours
of the Holies family ex-
pired, but they were
revived in bis grace's
nephew, Thomas, Lord
Pelbam, Crom whom the
utant Dukes of New-
castle derive.
Mary, m« to Sir Roger Townshend, Bart, of
Raynbam, in the county of Norfolk, Arom
which marriage the 4Ktani Marqu
the
Her kdyaldp wu
ot Sir Roger, MUdBoay
Earl of Westmorland, and bad faaaew
Vbbb, who «. bis half-brother, ChaniaB^
as ftmrtb Earl of Westmorland.
Catberino, m. first, Oliver, son and heir oT Sir
John St. John, of Lydiard Trcgoae^ and
aecondly, John, Lord Paulet.
Anne, m. to the odefarated pariianieotarir
general. Sir Thomas Fairlbx, Lord Fairlbx,
by whom she bad an only daugbter and
Mary, m. to Ctoorge Viliien, aeoond Dabn
of BttdUngham.
Dorothy, m. to John Wolstenbolm, Eaq.*
.ddest son of Sir John Wolatenbobn, Bmrt^
of Noaid, in the county of York, by vlMm
ebe bad no issue. Mr. Wolstenbolm piv-
deoeased bis father.
His lordship d. Sud May, 1635, when the BABOirr
or Vbbb, if TUbmw, became BmircT. Homiiok
Lord Vere, was interred near his brotber. Sir
Frands, in Westminster Abbey.
Abm a.— See those of Vere, farls of Oxibrd.
VESCI— BARONS VESCI. *
By Writ of Summons, dated S9tb December, 1364.
Amongst the most valiant of the Notman nobi-
lity in the train of the Conqubbob, were
ROBERT DE VESCI, who poasessed at the
General Survey, the kn-dsbip of Baobbbock, in
Northamptonahire, with divers other estates in the
counties of Warwick, Lincoln, and Leicester.
And
YVO DE VESCI, upon whom Kit»g Wiu.ia«
bestowed In marriage, Ada, only daughter and.
heiress of William Tyson, Lord of Ai.KincK, in
Northumberland, and Maltob, in Yoriuhiviw
(which William's Ikther. Gilbert Tyson, feU nt
Hastings, fighting under the Anglo-Saxon banaar.)
By this great belrees, Yvo bad an oaly daocbter
and heir,
BbATBICB OB VbBOI, who Ok EoaTACB FfTB«
JoAH,* Lord of Knaresborougb» in York*
shire, and had two \
• EuaTACB FiTS-JoBM, nephew and'heir of Serl(»
de Burgh, (of the great funily of Bubab,) Uib
founder of Knaresborougb Castle^ in Yorkabirab
and son of John, called Jfoasenlii*, from having
but one eye, is said by an historian of the period In
which he lived, to have been '* one of the iliiiifiiat
peers of Engbmd," and of intimate familiarity with
Ki$tg Hbbbv I., as also a person of great wiadom
and singular Judgment in oonndls. He bad
mense granu firom the cirown, and wa
governor of tba caatle of Bambuigb, in Nortbuaa.
berland, tenip» Henry L, of which govemoiBbip
however, be was deprived by King STnraBir ; but
be subsequently ei^oyecl the favour of that moaaicli.
He f(dl the ensuing reign, anno 11A7, in •
ment with the Welsh, •« a gmt and aged :
of the diiefsst English peers, most eanlnent fbr hia
wealth and wisdom." By bis flnt wifi^, the beima
YES
V£S
William* of whom pretently.
OcoAoy*
The elder mo of Beotrioeb boTlng Inherited the
gmt poMBirioM of hto mothM's finnily, aMamed
it! •uniame, and beoune
WILLIAM DB VBSCL Thli Itadel loid was
iberiir of Northumberland* from the ftd to the
15th of Hbnbv II. induaWe, and he was sutae-
quently sharilf of Lancaahire. In the ISth of the
lame reigBi upon lerylng the aid for manylng the
Uns'a daughter, he oartUled hia knights' feas IM
Veteri F&^mento, to be in number twenty, for
whidi he paid seventeen poonda thirteen, and for
hit knlghu' fees, D« novo FsQ^hiMnCv, one pound
ei^t and sixpence^ In 1174, he Joined Ranuiph de
ObmTil, Bernard Ballol, and Robert de Stnteril, In
rapdling an invadon of the Soots, and fought and
won the great battle of Alhwtck, wherdn the
KiMo or ScoTLAifo himself was made prlaooer,
after Ida whole army had been routed. This Wil-
liam de Veed espoused, Burga, slater of Robert de
Stuteril, Lord of Knaresborough, by whom he ao-
quixed the town of Langton, and had two soni»
BoaTAce, his successor.
Warlne, Xord of Knapton* whose only daugh-
ter and heiress,
Mabobbib db Vboci, espoused Gilbert
de Aton, and his great grandson,
OiLBBBT DB Aton, Inherited eren-
tually, all the lands of the Veeds
(see Aton, Barons Aton).
He was «; at hla decease in 1184, by the elder.
EUSTACE DE VBSCI, who attaining minority
In the 9nd Ricrabd I., gave two thousand three
hundred marks liar livery of his lands, with liberty
to marry whom he pleased. In the I4th King Johw,
when the first eommotlon arose amongA the barons,
the Kxire haatening to London, summoned aU the
suspected lords thither, and forced each to give
hostages for his peaceable demeenour. But this
Eustace, one of the most suspected, refused to
attend the summons, and fled into Scotland, when
all his possessions in England were leised upon by
the crown, and a spedal command issued to de>
molish hisxastle at Alnwick. But a reconciliation
between the king and his turbulent nobles soon
afterwards taking place throu^ the Influence of
the Legnte Pamoulpr, Eustace had restitution
of his estates. But this was a deceitful cabu— the
winds were only stilled, to rage with greater vlo-
of Vesd, he had two sons, as In the text, and by
Agnes, Us second wifis, daughter of William Fits-
Nigel, Baron of Helton, and constable of Chester,
he left another son, called
Richard PiTs-EnsTACB, Baron of Helton, and
constable of Chester, who m. Albreda Llaours,
half sister of Robert de Lacy, and had issue,
JoRN , who becoming heir to hb unde the
said Robert de Lacy, assumed the sur-
name of Lacy, and was ancestor of the
Eablb or Lincoln, of that fiunily (see
Lacy, Earls of Lincoln).
RooBB, sumamed Fits-Riduvd, progenitor
of the great funilies of Ctovering (see
Ctovering).
teBce <he baronial conflict ere long Tmrst forfh
more Airiously, and was only allayed by those
coneesdons on the part of the crown, which have
immortaUaed the plains of RunyroedOi The cause
of this cdebrated quarrd, in wMdi, by the way ii
the people had little or no <fiMiMdlaes Interest, was,
doubtless, of long standing, and was based in
the encroachment of the despot king upon the
privileges of the despot noblet but the spark
that ignited the flame, as is genenlly the case
when oppresdon reaches Its boundary, was per-
sonal iRjuryt an alRront inflicted by the tyrant
John upon this Eustace de Vesd. '< Hearing,'*
writes Sir WIlHam Dugdale, «« that Eustace de
Vesd bad a very beautiful wifb, but flur distant
twm court, and studying how to accomplish his
licentious desiies towards her, dtting at table with
her hudiend, and sedng a ring on his finger, he
laid hold on It, and told hhn, that he had such
another stone, whldi he resolved to set In gold, in
that very ftnm. And having thus got the ring,
presently sent it to her. In her husband's namei
by that token ooi^uilng her. If ever she expected
to see him 'aUve, to come speedily to him. She,
therelbre, upon right of the ring, gave credit to
the messenger, and came with all expedition. But
so It happened, that her htisbend casuaOy riding
out, met her on the road, and marveAng much
to see her there, asked what the matter was! and
when he understood how they were both deluded,
resolved to flnd a common woman, and put her
In appard to personate his lady." The king after-
wards boasting of the favours he had recdved to
the liOured husbend himself, Eustace had the
pleasure of undecdving him, " whereat the king
grew so enraged, that he threatened to kin him t
Eustace, therefore, apprdiending danger, hastened
Into the north, and in his passagOi wasted some
of the king's houses ; divers of the nobles, whose
wives the king had vitiated, accompanying him.
And being grown strong by the confluence of their
friends, and others, sdsed his csstles, the Lon-
doners adhering to them." When the tyrant was,
subsequently, brought to submisdon, Eustacb db
Vbsci was one of the twenty-flve cdebrated barons
appointed to enlbrce the observance of Magna
Charta, but he was slain soon after, about 1210,
by an arrow from the ramparts of Barnard Cas-
TLB. (belonging to Hugh de BaUol,) which he had
commenced, or was about, bedeging. He had m.
the Scottidi Princess, Margaret, daughter of Wil-
liam, and sister of Alxxandbb, kings of Scot-
land, and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DE VESCI, who, bdng in minority,
was pkoed under the guardianship of William de
Lon^Bspe, Eart of Salisbury. In the 10th Henry
III. he obtafaied livery of dl his bmds, as weU as
of the castle of Alnwick (but the castle of Knares-
borough had been dienated previoudy to the Stute-
vlfs, Dugdale surmises, in the time of John).
After this we flnd no more of him until the flSth of
the same rdgn, when he had a grant of five bucks
and ten does, to be taken out of the king's forests
at Northumberlend, to stock his park at Alnwick,
and he then pdd to the king, upon coUectioB of the
dd for marrylRg his daughter, £IS, tot hb twdve
vn
to tiM
te Ft
Dorbr, by whom he h^ two lom** .
Urn* oMl 4yiBf m UBS, wM A by th«
JOHN DB VESCl, ttea ia
nlttad is wwi, with Atewick Caitl* Co Fmm 4e
S«vor. Thfe iBuial kvd wmobaoT Xiiv Hb»t
IlL'i drtcf cnwrwHlwm ia th> mm at Omnmj, hut
aAswantejoiMW with Moalftnt. Eul oT LoicMtv,
and tht ochar baraoit who had takes mp araa to
eoaapal tha Ung to obaarva the nwMoMrai of Ox-
fold* ha was aimi«iona»l lo iiailiiMwt as a baboit
bj thope lordi, when their poe
after the battle of Le««i» bnt he
BMde piiioner at Eymham» and ftatead to avail
himiaif rf the protection of the DmAm de JKentf-
Hie lorMiip. rabMnmenay, aMuned the
apUgiimace into the Holy
Upon hie letara. fai the ftid Bdwanl L« he wa
stltuted fovanor of Scavboroogh Castlew and in the
10th of the MOM leisB was ia the wanof Walab
This wai the Sir Joim Veid, who itiinriag finaa
tlie loBC oi Anafon, biou^t over a gieat nombar
of GaiooigBie to KUtg Epwabo to eerre fafan in his
Watab wan. His kadship ak Mary, sister of Hngh
de Leatnfen, Earl of Maich aad Enfolenes aad
•aooadly. Isabel de Beamaont, sister of Heary de
Heanmnnt, and kiaswooian of Q[
d. ia UW, without issue, whea the gieat
of tha Csaiily derolved upon his brother (then forty
yeanofeigs),
WILLIAM DE VESCI, who was a peraon ia
gnat estesm with Edwakd L, aad oonatitutod by
that monardi, in the 13th year of his raign« Jostioe
of the royal fotests beyond Trent, aad the neat
year one of thejustioeB itinerant touchii^ theplees
of the forests. After sucoaediiig his brother he was
nuMie governor of Scarborough Castie» and the year
ensuing, doiag his homage^ liad livery of all thoae
lands ia Ireland, which were of the inheritanoa of
Agnes, his mother, end he was awde at the saaae
time Justice of that kingdom. But during his
ta^oam there, he was accused ia open court, in the
dty of DubUn, in the praisnca of GUbert de Clare,
Earl of Glouoester, and others, of felony, aad chal^
linged to the combat by John Fits-Thomas s for
which he, subsequently, instituted a suit before the
chief justice at DubUn against the said Fitx-Thomes
on acluurge of defamation, in saying, that he the
•eid William de Vesd, bad solicited him to a con-
federacy against the king: wliich charge being
denied by Fiti-ThoBua, and a schedule by him
deliverod Into court, containiag the words which
be acknowledged* he was, theraupon, challenged
• KiMBaa, la hie peerage of InJand* says, that
William had two other sons.
Thom Aa, ancsetor of the Lords Knapton. (now
VIecounUde Vesd,) in Ireland.
Rkhaid, from whom the VsKys, or Veseys. of
Cblmley, ia Oxfordshire, descend.
But how caaw tlis Aroaa to inherit the estates of
the Vasds as hein geoenl. if theie two male
buaches of th« ftnUy w«e ip wlstfpce r
Hi
the
to appeal bafoee hfan at Wi
place William de Vesd
npoa his gtaat horse covered, ea j
. with lence, degger, coat of i
thei^i
to
altbmgh called. aip>
allty. It waa flaaily aabasittad to the award of the
ktag. bat dm nlteriar prooeediags are ao
la the gatod Edward L William de Vesd
in the waas of Oaaeony, and he was anBunaned to
parMaMaBf as a babob ob theMth Jn^a, let October.
aadftidNovembsr. UMb Hie hwdAtp was one of
the competitors for thecrowa cf Scotland, tlnoagh
his graadasother, tim Scottish IVtocssr, Maboa-
r.* Meek leahel,daBgh*sr of Adam dePsiiton.
d widow of Robert deWelte, bywhaaa ha had
only eon.
JoBir. who waajnatica of theforasia aoitth of
Trent, and was in the wanof Oaaoosiy. He
a. ClemsatlMW akinswonumof ^^leaa Elea-
r, but d. fai the lifo-time of hie father,
of hie son. his kadship cnfooflbd
, BuaoF or DimaAM, in the Cabtlb
or AI.VW1CK, end divers other lands, in trust I6r
William, Us bmtard son, who inherited ell his
other estates. This trust die prelate ia aaid t/t
have baedy betiayad. and to have aHenatod the
laheritaacsb by disposliv of it for ready BMamy to
William Percy; siace whidi time the Cabtlb ov
A1.WWIGK. end dmse lands, have been held by the
Percys and their representatives. His kvddiip d,
in 1187* when aU his great inhecitwoe ptoeed to his
bastard son, William, ds KUian, save tha estates
abovomeotknMd, ia Northumbsriaad ; and tim Ba-
BovT or Vaaci. became Bxrurcr.
r. a cross, ar.
Upon the
VESCI— BARON VESCI.
By Writ of Summons, dated Sth Jeauary, 13U.
6 Edward IL
WILLIAM DE VESCI, of KiUara, natural
of WUUmm, LoBO Vaaci. who d. in U97. havii^
inherited all the Veid esUtas, except the Cmtla of
Alnwick, end the bmds in Northumberleud. of
which he is said to have been defrauded by the
celdirated Prslete, AirrHONV Baxa, wmsummoaad
to parliament as a babow from the 8th January*
1313, to 98th July. 1314. His lordship died a. js. in
the foUowiag yeer. when his estatm reverted to the
« The legitimacy of this lady and hsc siatoia.
daughters of William, tht Lfoa. flrooi whom other
deimeaU aroae, has been doubled by historians,
Ikom the fact of their daim beiog at once dismissed.
Whereas had there been no flaw of this deacription,
their pretiosiOBe were prior to those of eitiicr Baliol
or Bruce, who had sprung from David, Earl of
Huntingdon, brother of King WUtiaai.
VIL
vHi
hflfngnflfal of hb fiither, fte Mid Wtntm, Lord
Vflwi, the twnXkf of Avon (Mt Aton, Bfoona de
AtOD) md the Baroitt or V«80i beome sxtinct.
Arms.— Gil. « crm ar. with the mark of Illegiti-
macy.
VILLIERS — BARONS WHADDON,
VISCOUNTS VILLIERS,
EARLS OF BVCKING.
HAM, MARQUESSES OF
BUCKINGHAM, DUKES
OP BUCKINGHAM.
Viscounty, 'i /'August, 1616.
Earldom, f by LettersJ 5th Jasuary, 1617.
Marquisate, t Patent, j 1st January, 1618.
Dukedom, J Vl^th May, 1623.
Xintagt.
This fismlly, which is still CKtant, In the noble
houtas of Jersey and Clarendon, deduced its descent
tnm the Vlllien*s Seignlonts of LUe Adam, in
Normandy ; and the flrst of its members who came
into England was amongst the companions in arms
of the Conqueror.
SIR OBOROE VILLIERS, Knt, of Biokesby,
In the county of Leicester, a person of eminent note,
m. first, Auitaey, daughter of William Sanden, Esq.,
of Harrington, In the county of Northampton, and
had issue,
William, created a banmet in 1619, a dignity
which aspired with his grandson. Sir Wil-
liam Villlars in 1711.
Edward, fkom whom the present Earls of Jer-
sey and Clarendon descend.
Bllaabethy m. to John, Lord Bntler, of Bnun-
Amie, IN. to Sir William Washington, Kot,
of PaUngton, in the county of Lincoln.
Prancee^
Sir Gemge ViHien m. secondly, Mary, daughter of
Anthony Beaumont, Esq., of Glsnflaid, in the
county of Leicester, which lady survived her hue-
band, and was created Coontees of Buckingham for
lUb : by her he had issue,
JoHw (Sir), created ViacooirT Pvbbsck (see
YiDieis, Viscounts Purbeck).
OnoBOB, of whom presently.
CBRieroPBcn, created Earl of Anglesey (see
ViUiers, Earls of Anglesey).
Susan, ai. to William Fielding, Earl of DenU^
Sir George, who was sheriff of the county of Lei-
cseter, in UBl, d. on the 4th of Jannary, 1609. His
second son by his last wife,
GEORGE VILLIERS, ». at Brokesby, 98th of
August, 1089, recslved the flrst rudiments of his
education at BiUcsden school, in Leicestershire,
whence being removed at the age of thirteen, by
his mother, he was sent into France, and there
socm Bttained perfection in all polite accompUah-
meuta. Upon his return home, he came first to
London as e suitor to the daughter of Sir Roger
Ashtoo, one of the gentlemen of the bedchamber,
and master of the robes to King James 1., but was
dissuaded from the connection by another courtier.
Sir John Graham, one of the gcntkmen of the privy
chamber, who encouraged him to <'»om ffrtww in
Soon after tMs heattiaotedtheitteB-
tlon of King James, and suooeaded the Dirourlte
Carr, Earl of Somerset, as cup-bearer to his ma-
jesty (being, says Dugdale, of stature tall and
comely, his comportment graoeftil, and of a most
sweet disposition). From this period he roee rapidly
in royal estimation, and the queen, through the
influence of Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, an
enemy of Somerset's, being induced also to protect
him, his fivtune was at once established. The first
honour he received was that of knighthood, whidi
was conftried in her mi^ty's bedchamber with
the prlnceTs rapier : he was then sworn a gentleman
of the bedrhamber (8Sd April, 1615) with an annual
pension of ^000 payable out of the Court of Wards.
The ensuing January he turaeeded the Earl of Wor-
cester, as master of the horse, and In a few months
after waa installed a Knioht or trb Gabtbb.
Before the dose of the year (S7th August, 1616) he
was advanced to the peerage, by the title of Baroit
WnADoow , In the county of Bucks, the ceremony
of creation being performed at Woodstock, the
Lords Compton and Norris introdudug the new
peer, and Lord Carew carrying his robes and he
was very soon after created Visoodivt Villibbs.
On the ffth of January, 1617, his lordship was created
Eabl or BnoKiwoBAM, with a special ramainder,
default of male issue, to his brothers, John and
Christopher, and their male issue, and on the 1st of
the same month, in the ensuing year, MABgvBaa
ow BucBiBOHAic This last dignity was succeeded
by his appointment to the great oflice of Lobd
HiOB Admibal, and his being sworn of the privy
council t and about this time his lordship was con-
stituted Chief Justice in Eyre ; master of the King's
Bendi oflice} High Steward of Westminster; Con-
stable of Windsor Castlei and Clumcellor of the
University of Cambridge,
In 16B3, the marquess was sent into Spain with
Prince Charles, to accelerate the marriage then in
contemplation between his royal highness and a
Spanish princess. The Journey, a very singular one*
commenced on the I8th Febrtury, when the prince
and marquess putting on fSdse beards assumed the
names of Thomas and John Smith, their sole attend-
ant bdng Sir Riduurd Graham, master of the hone.
Riding post to Canterbury, where they took ftesh
horses, they were stopped by the mayor, as suspi-
cious persons, whereupon the marquess was con-
strained to take off his beard, and to satisfy Mr.
Mayor, by stating that he was going in that
private mannar to survey the fleet, as Lord High
AdmiraL At Dover they found the prince's pri-
vate secretary. Sir Frauds <!ottington, and Mr.
Endymion Porter, who had provided a vend for
their nset on which they embarked, and land-
ing at Boulogne, proceeded to Paris, and thence
travelled through France to Madrid. During their
sojourn in Paris, the marquess is said to have fdJen
in love with the Queen of France (Anne, of Austriar
consort of Lonb ZIII.) Certain It is, that upon
his return, Ricbblibv refkued him permiasion
to land in a French port. At Madrid, Buckingham
was involved in a dispute with the Comte dfOti vares,
and rsodved some aflVonts for his haughty bear-'
ing, FSrendk gnHf, and great familiarity with the
4 A Mfi
VIL
VJL
priBOt. Elto roytl maiter cmttBulBg, htrnttm, lo
Uvish fiivoun upon him. Mnt out letten patent,
dated the 18th of May, USas, creating him Drca
or BucKiiioHAii. The prinoe and duke, failing in
the ob^eet of their Journey, departed from Mikdrid
on the 12th September, and arrived at Portsmouth
in October, when his grace was made lord wardetf
of the Cinque Ports, and steward of the manor of
Hampton Court. The death of King James fol-
lowed in about a year and half, but the influence of
Buckingham experienced nodiminution. His grace
officiated as lord high steward at the coronation of
the new king ; and was soon after sent upon an
embassy into Holland, where he purchased a rare
collection of Arabic manuscripto, procured in remote
countries by the industry and diligence of Erpinius,
a famous linguist. Those valuable pqpers were
presented to the University of Cambridge, for
which he intended them, after the dukeTs death.
His grace continued to bask in the same sunshine
of royal Ikvour, under King Charles, that he had so
benefidally enjoyed in the last reign, but with the
pecq;»le he had become an oltJect of great detestation.
His influence was paramount, and to that influence
was attributed all the grievances of the nation.
The fSulure, too, of an expedition to the Isle of
Rhee, for the relief of the Rochdlers, completed
his unpopuboity. To recover the ground he had
lost by this untoward enterprise his grace projected
another expedition, and had repaired to Ports-
mouth in order to forward its sailing. Hera, while
passing through a lobby, after breakfasting with
Sir Thomas Fryer, and other persons of distinction,
he was stebbed to the heart with a pen-knife by
one John Fdton, a heutenant In Sir John Ramsey's
regiment, and died instantaneously. The assassina-
tion of the duke* took place on the 83rd August,
168n, when he had Just completed his thirty-sixth
year. His duchess was in the house, in an upper
room, hardly out of bed, and the king and court at
Sir Daniel Norton's, at Southwick, not much mora
than six miles ofll
His grace had m. the Lady Katherine Mannen,
only daughter and helreas of Francis, sixth Earl of
Rutland, and Baron De Ros, (which latter dignity
she inherited at the decease d her father in 1638,)
and had issue, '
OnonojB, his su<
• It is sead, on the rdation of Bishop Bumct,
that the apparition of Sir Geoige Villiers, his
Ikther, appeared to a man who had been formerly
an old servant of the fimily, entreating him to go
to the duke, and warn him, that some sad IktaUty
would certainly happen to him, unkas he did some-
thing to please the people, and remove their
grievances. The old man, surprised at such a
vision, was terrifled i but on the same appearing a
second, and a third time, he at last resolved to see
the duke; and havtaig obtained an interview,
acquainted him with what had passed, and by a
communication of certain events, touching a pecu-
liar circumstance in the duke^s life, convinced his
grace so perfectly of what he had seen, that the
duke exclaimed. «« It nmtt Cw true,** tot, exccptlBg
to himself and one peaon mora, (who waa not
546
(poitlwnnowa), kUed im a
with the parUamcBtariana in 1649,
llary, who, by letters patent, dated 31«t Am-
gust, 1(98, had the title of DudMea af
Budungham limited to her in caee of the
failura oi the male issue of her
flrst. In 1634, Sir Charles Hi
Lorii Herbert, son of Philip, fourth KmA ol
Pembroke, who 4. in afow weeks afterwasds
ci the small pox, without oo-hahitinc wiA
his bride. Her ladyship <
Esme Stuart, Duke of
nox, and had an only
Duke of Ridunond and Lenox, wIk> died
«. p. Her grace m. thirdly, Thomas Howard^
brother of Charles, Earl of Carlisle^ ImC had
no issue. She d. in 168fi.
The duke was s. by his ddest son,
GEORGE VILLIERS, seooad Duke of ]
ham, and in right of his mother, Beioa de
This nobleman was very young at the time a
fistheir's murder, and spent soi
that event, traveling. He returned to
during the civil war, and had a command in the
royal army at the battle of Worcester, did i
ber, 1661— 4nm which unfortunate Add, i
escape with difficulty, he readied London, and was
thence enabled to make good his retreat to HoUasid.
At the restoration of the monarchy his graces
Oeaeral Monk, rode uncovered befora the
upon his public entry into London, and he
after made a Knight of the Garter. The Dlikeof
Buckingham formed one of the unpopular admini-
stration of King Charles IL, whidi was deal^natfd
tbe Cabal, from the initial letters of the miniBteKS'
names. «« But towards the latter end of that
nardi's reign,** says Banks, '< by his strange
duct and unsteady temper, he sunk very low in the
opinion of most people. He flrst seduced tha mitt
ci Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and tfasa
killed the earl in a dud."
Walpole, in his Catalogue of NoUe Authoia, ob-
serves, •• when this extraordfasary man, with tha
flgure and genius of Aldbiades, could equally chasm
the Presbiterian Fatffn, and the dissolute Charles t
when he alike ridiculed the witty king, and hie
solemn diancdior ; whan he platted the ruin ot Ua
Hkdy to disclose it,). the same was not known to any
one living. It is also rdated, that, the day after the
dukefs death, John Budcridge, Bishop of Ely, wm
pitdied upon m the properest person to make
known to the Countess of Denbigh the mdaacholy
tidings of her brother's death, whom she tcnderty
loved ; that hearing, when he came to wait opov
her, she was at rest, he attended till shoshouU
awake of herself, whidi she did with the aftfght-
ment of a dream; her brother wwiiilug to pom
through a Add with her in her coach, where heer-
ing a sudden shoot of the people, and asktaig the
reason of it, was answered, "thatit wasfor joy tha
Duke of Buddngham wm dead.** This dream she
had scarce told her gentlewoman when the bishop
entered the room to acquaint her with the monmAil
new8.->BA]rKB.
VIL
VIL
comtry wltli • calMi of bad mlntetan, or equally
UBprindptod, raiiportod Its cauw with bod patriott i
one lamoiti that lach parti •bonld ba dtvoid of
•vary Tlrtua. But whan AldMadat tania chambt,
whan ha it a raai bubUa, and a TWonary miser,
whan ambition to but a ftoUc, whan the worst do*
signs are for the foolishast ands, oontampt extin-
guishes all reflections on his character."
> Thll nobleman, profligate as he was, hdd an
elevated plaea amongst the great minds of hte day,
and as a wit was hardly equalled by any of his oon-
tempoiaries. Of satirical quickness, hte calebiated
play upon Drydsn's bombast to an estnordlnary
instance. Being at the first representation of one
of the poet's tragedies, wherein a lover is made to
say to hte mistrcaa,
'< My wound is great, because it to so email,**
Buckingham cried out,
•« Then 'twould be greater were It none at aU."
The piece was instantly '*—*«*^
Hte grace was author of the «< Rehearsal," a cele-
brated oomedy, and of other plays, and of many
distinguished works.
" He began life (says Banks), with all the advan-
tages of fortune and person which a nobleman
could covet ; and afterwards, by favour of the king,
had great opportunities of making himself as oonsl-
darable as hte fkther had been. But be miserably
wasted hte estete, forfeited hte honour, damned hte
reputation, and, at the time of his death, te said to
have wanted even the neoeeearies of Ufo, and not to
have had one firiend in the world."
Pope* describes him as more famous for hte vices
than hte misfortunes { that having bean possessed
of about £W,000 a year, and passed through many
of the highest posts in the kingdom, he d. in 1(07,
at a remote inn in Yorkshire, reduced to the utmoet
misery.
Hte grace m. Mary, only daughter and heiress of
Thomas, Lord Fairfkx, the parliamentary general,
and grand-daughter maternally of Horatio, Lord
Vere, of Tilbury, bat had no teeue. He tf. on the
16th April, 1(07, and hte sister Mabt, to whom the
dukedom of Buckingham was in remainder, pro>
vided she had outlived the male descendants of her
father, having predeceaeed him, all the honourst
e (• Behold what blesshigs, wealth to life can lend I
And see what comfort it aflbrds our end-
In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung.
The floor of plaater, and the waUs of dungt
On once a flock-bed, but repeired with straw i
With tape-tyed curtains never meant to draw ;
The George and Garter dangling Arom that bed.
When tawdry yeUow etrove with dirty red.
Great Villiers lies I 'alas, how changed fktmi Mm,
That Hfa of pleasura and that soul of whkn !
Gallant and gay, in CMvedon's proud alcove.
The bow*r of wanton Shrewsbury and love t
Or Just as gay at council. In a ring
Of mimick'd statesmen, and their merry king.
No wit to flatter, left of aU hte stores
No fool to laugh at, which he valued mor^-
Thera victor of hte health, of fortune, firiends,
Andfiune; thte lord of usdeas thousands ends."
t The Earldom of Buckingham waa subsequently.
which he had Inherited ftrom hte flither became
■ZTiircT, while the Bahom t or Roa, derived tnm
hte mother, ^ into AnnvAirca between the heirs
general of the eleters and heiis of Geoife Menners,
seventh Earl of Rutland.
Anna*— As. on a croee gules, flve eschallope or. a
teartlet for diflhrence.
VIIilJERS — COUNTESS OF BUCK*
INGHAM.
By Letters Patent, dated 1st July, 1618.
Xincasc.
MARY YILLIERS, daughter of Anthony Beau-
mont, Esq., of Glenfldd, in the county of Leicester,
widow of Sir Geoige Yilliers, of Brokesby, and
mother of Sir George Yilliers, Duke of Bucking-
ham, was created Couirraaa or Bockinoham, for
Hfi, by letters patent, dated 1st July, 16ia Her
ladyship d. in 1638, when the dignity bxpibso, as
a matter of oourM.
VILUERS- BARON VILLIERS, OF
STOKE, IN THE COUNTY
OF BUCKS, VISCOUNT
PURBECK.
By Letten Patent, dated UHh June, 1CL9.
Xlntagc.
SIR JOHN YILLIERS, Knt., elder brother of
King James's celebrated Ikvourite, George, Duke
of Buckingham, (see Yilliers, Dukes of Bucking-
ham,) was elevated to the peerage, on 19th June,
1619, as Bmvn VUUeM» of Stoke, in the county of
Bucks, and Yiacomrr Purbbcx, in the county of
Dorset Hte lordship m, first, Franoee, daughter
of the emhient Chief Justice (Sir Edward) Coke^
a lady who eloped flrom him, in 16il, wkh Sir
Robert Howard, and was subsequently sentenced,
by the High Commission Court, to do penance in
a white sheet, at the Savoy Church, in the Strand.
After her misconduct. Lady Purbcck assumed the
name of Wright, and gave birth, privatdy, to a son,
who also bora that surname. She died In the king's
garrison, at Oxford, in 1645, and was buried in St.
Mary's Church.e Hte lordship espcmsed, secondly,
Elisabeth, daughter of Sir William Slingsby, of
Kippaoc, in the county of York, but had no issuer
The visoount d. in 1607, when the Boywny i^f Fil-
/<er«, nf SMt; and the YiacouMTY or Pubbbck,
became BXTnt ct.
ABMaw— -Aig. on St. George^s croee flve eschallope,
or. a mullet for diflbrcncek
^•lei— The son of Lord Purbeck's fUthless wife,
ROBERT WRIGHT, having married Elisabeth,
daughter and heiress of Sir John Danvers, one of
the rsglcide judges i Obtained a patent fhna Crom-
well, to assume the surname of hte wife, in prefer-
ance to that of YiUiers, the latter name and fsmily
being so dtetlngutehed by hostility to the oommon-
but fruitlessly claimed, by the alleged descendant
of hte grace's uncle, Sir John Yilliers— (see ViUieis,
Yisoount Purbeck).
• Lyson's Magna Britannia.
547
Vlli
WAH
fFwkbi In laaoit he levtod a Am of hit honoiiit*
and he !• Mid to have deetxoyed the eoioUoaflnt of
the patent of paarage^ diaovmiag each an arltto-
CMtioal appendage, m looorapatlhle with p**
triotism. He eventually fled to Fraaoe from hie
orediton, end d. there* In 1915, toaving ieeue,
RoBSBT, of whom praiently*
Edwardf a captain in the army. m. Joan, daugh-
ter of — — Heming, and d. in 169l# leaving
a ton.
The RXVIBBND GXOBOB VlLLIKBB, of
Chi^grove, in the county of Oxford,
who claimed the Karldom of Busing-
ham, but no proceedings were adopted.
He had issuer
Oborox, who died. e. p. S9th June,
1774, when the male line of the
fiunily ceased.
/yVfTt . ,^.<, < Keth, m. to John Lewis, Dean of
Ossory, and had issue,
V1L1.IBBB William Lbwib,
who assumed the name of
ViLLiBBs, in 1790» and m.
Matilda* daughter of Lord
St John, of Bletsha
The elder son,
ROBERT VILLIERS, daimed, fai 1678, the dig-
nities of Boron PUNars, VUemnU Purboek, and
Earl of Buckingham, as heir male of Sir John
VilUers, Viscount Purbeck, and through him, heir
to the Earldom of Buckingham, conferred upon
Sir George ViUien, in 1617, which, upon the fsiluxe
of that nobleman's male line, with his son, George^
Duke of Buckingham, devolved, by special limi-
tation, upon the male represantative of his brother,
the said John, Viscount Purbeckt but the Houae
of Lords decided against him, upon the ground of
his tether's illegitimacy. Upon this occasion it was,
that the house came to the ceMnafeed resolution*
** that no fine now levied, nor at any time hereaf-
ter to be levied to the king, can bar soch title of
honour, or the right of any penon flaiming such
title under bim that levied, or shall levy such flnei"
thus confirming a similar decision in the case of the
daim to the Barony of Grey de Ruthyn, 1st Fe»
bmary, 1646. This Robert continued, however,
to style himself Earl of Burlctnghank He m. Mar-
* garet, daughter of Ulick de Buigh, Earl of St.
Albans, and widow of Lord Muskerry, (who es-
poused, after his decease, Mr. Fielding commonly
called Beau Fielding,) and lefl a son,
JOHN VILLIERS, who Ukewise assumed the
dignities of Visoonnt Purbeck, and Eari of Buck-
ingham. This person became die associate of
gamesters— and he cohabited, early in life, with the
widow of Heneage, Esq., whom he efterwaxds
married, and by whom he had two daughters. In
1790. he petitioned the king to be confirmed in the
honours of his family, but died in three years after-
wards. His unhappy daughters puisoing tlie course
of their mother, sunk to tiie lowest stafte of dis-
honour. Upon the decease of this John Vtllien,
the representation of the family devolved upon
TiM RBTBEsirn GaoaoB Villibbb, of Char-
grove, In the county of Oxibrdv <revert to
Issue of Robert Wright* aliaa Denvers,)
MS
who datoMd th« BnUNft of
but adopted no proonaiMngi in
thereof and with his eon andai.>n.iwM.,
OnoBOB ViLLtBBB, irtio d. In 1774*
out ieaua, the male lino of tibis
bmndi of fha ence great
VILLIERS-..EARLS OF ANOI«£SEY.
By Letters Patent, dated 18th April, 1601
CHRISTOPHER VILLIERS,
of George, flrrt Duke of Buckingham, (1
Dukes of Buckingham,) was derated to Urn
age, on 18th April, 1623, as
Davenirp, In the county of N«
Earl op Aivolbsby. His lordship m.
daughter of Thomas SheMon, IStq., of Hovby, fa
the county of Leicester, and had
CHABLse, his suooessor.
Aane, m. first, to Thomas,
afterwards Earl of Sussex, and ha^«
jAMBe, second Earl of Suasex, who died
«. p.. In 1761, vrtian hie
pired.
Fianoea, m. Prancis, Lofd
and heir of Robert, Earl of Cardigan.
Her ladyship espoused, seeosidly, — — Daidis
Esq., of Weston.
The eerl, who was gentleman of the horea to King
James I., d, in 1624, and was «. by his son,
CHARLES VILLIERS, second Karl of Ang^eaey,
who IN. Mary, daoi^ter of Paul, Vlsooont Hannlng,
and widow of WilHem, Viscount Grendiean, but
dying without issue, in 1689, all hb honours
BXTixrcTt while his slater, Anne, Couiiteaa ot \
sex, succeeded to the estates of the fkmily.
terminated another branch of the great hooe of
vnuen.
ABMB.—On a cross gules five wediaBepe or. a mm^
let fbr dIArcnoa
VILLIERS — DUCHESS OF CLBVE-
LAND.
See Fits-Roy, Duke of Cleveland, and Southaaap-^
ton.
WAHULL-JBAROKS DE WAHULL.
By Writ of SuBsmena, dMed 90th Jawnj, U87«
98Edw«dL
WALTER DE FLANDERS mme info ITi^linJ
with the CowfiOBnoA, and held* as a Ibndal kw^ at
the time of the general survey* < wisldseabia estttas
in the counties of Bedlbsd and NoxthanqpteB* of
which Wabull, (bow WodhuUor Odinill,) htthe
former shire, was the head of hia barnny. To this
Walter succeeded
WALTER DE WAHULL, whose ao^
SIMON DE WAHULU in the tiaae of ESmg
Hbnbv L, or SvBrBBN, with SIbylU Ue wli^ gave
thechurch of Ut^fiord to thelMghla
He was s. by
WAH
WAH
WALTER DE WAHULL« who* ia Ow IMh
Hmay IL, upoa tli> Bwawmait of tha aid for many-
Sng the kiuff't daught«, castifled Ida kalghto* feet,
da veteri/hqglfammt; to be twanty-aarcn, and those
da noaa* three. He was mtaiequantly oonceraed in
the insunactkm of Robert, Earl of JLeioaateri and
wea made prlaoner in e battle naac St. Edmunde-
bury. He m. flrat. Albreda, widow of Guy de St.
Walery» bMt had no iaauai By Ro>ia» hia leoond
wife* he had, however, two daughters and two sons,
Simon and John, and was s. by the elder,
SIMON DE WAHULL, who was fined, fai the
SSnd Hanry IL, ten nmika for trespassing in the
king's forests ; and in the find of Richard I., upon
levying the scutage of Wales, paid £13. 10s. for his
knigtits' fees: in theiith of the same reign he paid
j£S7 towards the aum levied for the Ung's redemp-
tion. This Simon gave to the nuns et Oodston,
into which convent his daughters, Mary and Cicely,
had entered, a moiety of the church of Pateshill, in
Northamptonshirep He d. in two years afterwaida,
when Hbhbt, AmcHBisHOP or Cantbrbuky paid
£333. 6i. 8d. for the wardship of his heir, and bene-
fit of his marriagab which heir waa
JOHN DB WAHULL. This feudal lord d. fai
1216, leaving his sisters his heirs, but the honouh or
W ARUX.X. devolved upon the heir male of the fkmily,
SAIHER DE WAHULL, who d. in 1200, and was
«. by his son,
WALTER DE WAHULL, who, upon doiqg his
homage, and giving security to pay £100 for his
relief, had livery of the honour ci Wahull, and the
other lands of his inheritancew He m. Helewyse,
daitghter of Hugh de Ylvon, and dying in 1209, waa
«. by his son,
JOHN DE WAHULL, who, attaining m^ority
in the next year, and doing his homage, had livery
of his lands. In the 22nd Edward L he bed a miH<
tary summona to march into Oasoony, and had snb-
sequently a similar summona to proceed against the
Welsh, but d. In two years afterwaida, seised of
the manor ci Wahull, or WodhoU, which he hdd
hy the service of two knif^ktir fees. He was «. by
his son,
THOMAS DE WAHULL. This feudal lord was
summoned to parliament, as n bakow,* on tlieS6th
e Nioouka doubts H this wmiT constituted n
parliamsBtary babout, becanae it was only directed
to the -temposaKty. " The writ,** he observes,
M commands the persons to whom it is addreaaad to
attend et Salisbury, on Sunday the feast of St.
Matthew the Apostle next ensuing, via., 81st Sep-
tember, ' noblacum anper dictis negotiis coUoquimn
et tractatmn qpedalitar haUtuzi, vestrumqoe con-
silium impenaurti et hoc, sicat nos et hcnciem
Boatrum ac salvationem ragni* noetri ac inoohsum
diligitis, nuUatenus omittntia;' and it was directed
to six earia and eeventy-flve baions, and to the
judges ; bnt not opie of the bishops or abbots
included.'* He admits, however, that two anl
quent writs in the same yser sapplled this omission,
and he afeates, that the validity of the writ had never
bcfeie been questioned, and that, in a special case
bronf^ before perliament, (that of FteKheville,)
the slightest olfectioa waaiwt
He
January, liB7>8Bth Edward L He d. in 1304, aeiaed
of the Barony of WahuU, aa alioof.the m^iorof
Wahull, in the county of Bedfiord, and Pateshill,
in Northampcmahire, leaving by his wife^ H*»
wise, daughter of Henry Praars, an iaflmt eon and
heir,
JOHN DE WAHULL, who, alClio«g|i
ing the honour of WahuU, had no sisBilai i
to parliament, nor had any of hIa deaeeDdanI
d. in the 10th Edward III., leaving two sons,
Joaw (Sir>t whoae line terminated In !
Eliaabeth. >
Eleanor, ) who both died a. p.
NicoLAa.
The second son, (or his son,) upon the termination
of the liiM of the elder Sir John de Wefaull, suc-
ceeded to the estetes, and became
NICHOLAS DE WAHULL, of WehuU. He
flk Margaret, dan^ter and hair of John fteoot^
Eaq.f and had iasu^
Thom Aa, hia i
Richard.
Edith, m. to-
Margaret, in. to Stanon Brown.
He d. in the 12th HxNaT IV., and was «. by hia
elder son,
THOMAS DE WAHULL, who «k EHaabeth,
slater and hair of Sir Thomaa Chatwodeb Knt., and
had two eona, Tboanaa and WilUam. He d. in the
9th of Henry v., and waa a. hy the sMer,
THOMAS DB WAHULL, who ek Isabel, eUast
daughter of Sir WilUant Tinsad, of Elmesthorp,
andhadisBuab
Jonir.
Thomaa.
Isabel, ek to — Bowdso.
He waa «. by his eldaat eon,
JOHN DE WAHULL, or WOODHULL. Thb
gentleman m. Jean, daugliter ef Hanry BtweQ, of
Itondon, and had 0oor eons, Fui.k, Thomas, WiU
liam, and Jolmt and three danghftsis. Eliaabeth,
Anne, end Mary. Hewaaa. by his eldaat son^
FULK WOODHULL, who espoused Aaae,
daughter and heir of William Newman, of Shen-
ford, (by Margaret, Uawife, one of the daughtara
and oo-hairB of Thomaa Lamport,) said had lasn^
NicnoLAa, hia i
Lawreooe, of MoUngton, in the county of
Mary, mu to Bdwaad Cope, Eaq., of Tossaa, In
the county of Lincoln.
Jane, m. to William BelUngham, Eaq.
Anne, m, to Richard Tresham, Esq., of New-
ton, in NorthamptoDshirei
Mr.Woodhttad.intheMth Henry TIL, end waa a.
by his dldaat een,
SIR NICHOLAS WOODHULL, Knt. Thie
gentleman wedded, first, Mary, danghtv of Rkkaid
RaMgb, Esq., of Famboiough, In the county of
Warwl^, and had iamm, AurrmomY and Jolosk He
flk secondly, BUaabeth, daughter and oo-heir of Sir
William Parr, Lead Parr, of Hortan, and had,
Fulk, who m. Alice, daughter of WUUam Colea,
of Leigh, end was anoastor «f the Wedhulls,
M»
WAH
WAK
' Aunt. m. to David S«MB«r, Baq.
Mary, m. to Ridutfd Bwmabf, Eiq., of Wat-
ford, NorthamptonahiM.
Sir NIdiolas d. in the «rd Hihey VIIL, and vaa «.
by iiis ddeat mm,
ANTHONY WODEHULL, who, coming of ago
In tha Slit of Haaiy VIIL, had IWary of his bmd* i
but dying in two years after, left by Anne, his wife,
daughter of Six John Smith, an oaly daughter and
heireis,
. AONES WODEHULL, who aqpouaed, flxst,
Richard Chetwode, Esq., and had a ion and heir,
RicBAaD Chbtwodb, of whom presently.
She m. secondly. Sir George Calverley, Knt., and
had two sons, who both predeceased her. Lady
Calverley was «. at her decease, 18th Elisabeth, by
her only son,
SIR RICHARD CHETWODE. This gentle-
man, in the time of Jamss I., piefeiied a dalm to
the Barony or Wabull, or Woohvx.l, as poa-
sessot of the manor and castle of Odell (Wahull,)
and his petition being referred to the Duke of
Lenox, the Lord Howard, and the Earl of Notting-
ham, these noUemen returned the following certl-
«« According to your miO^ty's direction, we have
met and considered the petition of Sir Richard
Chetwode, and find that the petition is true : and
that before any usual calling of barons by writs,
his ancestors were barons in their own right, and
were summoned to serve the kings in their wars,
with other barons { and were also summoned to
parliament. And we conceive the discontinuance
to have arisen from the lords of the honour dying
at one year of age, and the troubles of the time
ensuing : but still the title of baron was allowed in
all the reigns by conveyances of their estates, and
by pardon of alienation firom the crown by the
king's own oflleers, and £9 per annum, being the
ancient fee for the castle guard of Rockingham, was
constantly paid, and is paid to this day : so that,
though there has been a disuse, yet the right so
Itelly appeering, whldi cannot die, we have not seen
or heard of any one so mudi to be regarded in
grace, and in consideration of so many knights^
fees, hdd flrom the very time of the Conquest, and
by him hdd at this day i and a pedigree both on
the father and mother's side, proved by authentic
records from the time of the Conqueror, (which
in such cases are very rare,) we hold him worthy
the honour of a baron, if your m^lesty thinks
leaving isMie by h(s wUb Amm^
and helMBs of Sir Valentine Kni^htley,
Valbhtinb Cbbtwood, who M.
danghter of Pnnds Shute, Eeq
Upton, In
"Signed.
Howard*
Notttngham.**
It appears, however, that notwithstanding so
fkvourable a report, the king did not think lit to
summon the petltianer in the ancient barony, but
he oAbred to make him Babob op Wodboll, by
patent. This Six Richard thought derogatory,
and deriined. Sir Richard Chetwode married
twie^ but had Issue only by his first wife, Jane,
daughter and co4ieir of Sir William Drury, Knt.,
vis.
William, who 4. in the life-ttane of his Ikther.
RicBABo, d. also in the Ufe-tioM of his flrther,
«0
JoBB Cbbtwood, in holy
and D.D., whose son,
Kbiobtlbt Cbbtwood, mt.
Hester, daughter and heir of
Richard BfooUng, Esq., of
Totness, In the comity of
Devon, and wasfitUier 6(
Valbntibb Kbiobtlbt
Cbbtwood, who «.
tar of Sir
Copes, of Oxftjtdshive,
and left the present
JOBATBAB CSBT-
wooD, Eeq., <rf
WoodbnM»k,ln lie-
land, who M. Mar-
garet, daughter and
co-heir of Laurence
Clutterbuck, Eeq.,
of Derryluskon, in
the county of Tip-
Aem a.— Or. three crescents guks.
WAKE-3ARONS WAKE.
By Writ of Summons, dated 1st October, liSfi^
83 Edward L
In the time of Henry I.,
HUGH WAC m. Emma, daughter and event-
ually heiress of Baldwin Fita-Oilbert, by AdheUdls,
daughter of Ridhard de Rullos, which Baldwin waa
unde of Gilbert de Gent, first Earl of Llncotai of.
that family. This Hugh Wac gave the kndshlp'
of Wilesftml, in the county of Lincoln, to the
monks of Bee, In Normandy, when it became a odl
to that great abbey. He was «. by his son,
BALDWIN WAKE, who, in the IMi of Henry
II., upon the asMesment in aid of marrying the
king's danghter, certified his knights' Ibei to be
in number ten { and that they were bestowed upon
his ancestor by King Henry I. This Baldwin waa
one of the barons who assisted at the coronation
of King Richard I., upon the accession of that
monarch. He d. in 1901, and was «. by his son,
BALDWIN WAKE, who m. Agnes, daughter of
William de Humet, Constable of Nomandy, by
whom he acquired the manor of Wichendon. He
d. in 1908, and was «. by his son,
BALDWIN WAKE. This Ibudal k»d «k Isabel,
daughter of William de Biiwere, and dying about
the year IS13, was «. by his son,
HUGH WAKE, who «k Joane. daughter and
heiress of Nicholas de Stutevil, and upon the deaili
of his unde, William de Briwere, without ieeoo.
In 17th of Henry III., succeeded to his pni^ertsr.
This Hugh d. in 1S41, and was «. by his son.
WAK
WAL
BALDWIN WAKE. • Thto hndtl lord, who took
up anna with the twrona In the reign of Henry III.«
waa made priaoner at the stonning of the caatle of
Northamptoni in the 48th of that monardi's reign :
hut afterwards participated in the snccoM of hia
party at Lewes. He wai again, however, takao pri<
■oner with young Simon de Montfort, at Kenil-
worth, but by some means or other eflbcted his
escape, and made head once more after the defeat
of Evesham, with Robert. Ferrers, Earl of Derby,
under whom he fought at the battle of Chester-
field, but had the good fortune to escape with his
life. He subsequently submitted to the king, and
received a pardcm, with restitution of his lands.
He m. Hawise, daughter and co-heir ci Robert de
Quind, and dying In U82, was «. by his son,
JOHN WAKE, who was summoned to parlia*
ment as a bakom, on the 1st October, 1S&5, and
fh>m that period to the 99th December, 1290. This
noUeman was engaged in the French and Scottish
wars of King Edward I., and in the 27th of that
monarch, his lordship was one of the commissioners
assigned (with the Archbbhopof York and others)
to see to the fortification of the castles of Scotland,
and guarding the mardies. He d. in 130O, and was
«. by his son,
JOHN WAKE, second baron, but never sum-
moned to parliamsot. This nobleman survived his
father but a short period, when dying issudlesB,
he was «. by his brother,
THOMAS WAKE, third baron, summoned to
parliament tnan SOth November, 1317, to SOth No*
vember, 1348. This nobleman taking part with
Queen Isabel against the unfortunate Edward II.,
was appointed by that princess, acting in the name
of the king. Justice of all the forests south of Trent,
and Constable of the Tower of London. Upon the
accession of Edward III., his lordship was consti-
tuted governor of the Castle of Hertford, and he
obtained license to make a castle of his manor-
house of Cotingham, in the county of York. He
was subsequmtly a leading personage for seventeen
years of the reign of King Edward; during which
period he was constantly in the wan ci Scotland,
and once in those of France. He was also governor
of Jersey and Guernsey, and constable of the Tower
of London. His lordship m. Blanch, daughter of
Henry Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster,' but d. in
1349, without issue, leaving his sister, Margaret,
Countess of Kent, widow of Edmund of Woodstock,
Earl of Kent, his heir, who carried the Basont
ov Wak> into the ftmily of Plantagenet, whence
it was conveyed by
JoAM B PLANTAoairsT, the Fair Maid of Kent,
the Countess's eventual heiress, into the
family of her first husband. Sir Thomas
Holland, Lord Holland, K.O.
(See Plantagenet, Barons of Woodstock, and
Earls of Kent.
See likewise, Holland, Barons Holland, Earls
of Kent, and Duke of Surrey.)
A]kM8.-~Or. two ban, gules ; in chief thi^ee tor-
teauxes.
Note, — From this old baronial flonily, the Wakes,
Baronets of Clevedon* in the county of Somerset,
claim descent.
WALCHER— EARL OF NORTHUM-
BERLAND, BISHOP OF
DURHAM.
Upon the execution and attatndn of Walthbop,
Eabl op Northvmbsrland, in 1075, (he was be-
headed at Winchester, and the flnt so put to death
after the Norman Conquest)
WALCHER DE LORRAINE, Bishop of Dur-
ham, was entrusted with the government or earl-
dom of the county of Northumberland. This pro.
late, by birth a LcnVainer, was a person of excdlent
endowments, greatly esteemed for his piety, inte-
grity, and benevolence, but unhappily of so gentle
a disposition, that he was unable to repress the
arbitrary proceedings of his servanU and soldien :
whereupon loud murmun arose amongst the peo-
ple, and a day was at length appointed for an
amiable adjustment, when oppresson and oppressed
assembled at a place called Gateshead, near New-
castle-upon-Tyne; But instead of acting peaceably,
a violent turmoil commenced, in which t^e dkurch,
where the bishop sought safety, was set on flre,
and the venerable prelate himself barbarously mur-
dered, anno 1080.
ARM8.— As. a cross between fbur lions rampant or.
Which still continue the arms of the Bidiops of
Durham.
WALEYS— BARON WALEYS.
By Writ of Summons, dated 15th May, 1321,
14 Edward IL
RICHARD WALEYS had summons to peril*,
ment as a baron on the I5th May, 1321, but never
afterwards. Of this noUeman, Dugdale givas no
account, nor are there any particulan recorded of
him. On his death it is presumed that the Barory
OP WAI.XV0 became bxtinct.
WALMODEN— COUNTESS OF YAR-
MOUTH.
By Letten Patent, dated 4th April, 174a
Xincagt.
AMELIA SOPHIA DE WALMODEN, the pre-
sumed mlitiess of King George II., was elevated to
the peerage by that monarch, by letten patent,
dated 4th April, 1740, and conferring the dignity
fbr life, under the titles of BAROirxsa akd Count-
B88 OP Yarmouth.
The field-marshal Count Walmoden (of Hanover)
was generally deemed her ladyship's representa-
tive.
The countess d. in 1766, when her honoun bx-
PIRBD.
Arms. — Or. three morions per pale, ar. and as.
551
WAL
WAL
WALPOLE— EARLS OF ORFORD.
By Letters Patent. d*ted 6tfa Fdmiary, 1742.
This famUy to Mid to ha^e been eet^bliehed in
EngUmd before the Nonoan Conquert, and to
have derived their euniame fram Walpols, in
Norfolk* where they wen cnliioflbd of lands be-
longing to the see of Ely. The learned Camden
states* <'that the owner of Walpole gave both
that, and Wtobish in the Isle of Ely, to the mo-
nastery of Ely, at the same time that he made his
younger son, Alum, a monk there."
The first of the Walpoles upon record, to
RICHARD DE WALPOL, ftom whom de-
HENRY DE WALPOL, who. In the beronial
war, in the time of John, taking part againatthe
crown, was made prisoner, and forced to pay an
hundred pounds for hto delivereucek In the last
year of Henry III.'s rdgn, that monarch com-
mands the sherfir of Linotdn to restore to him
aU those lands in the county, whereof he had been
possessed when he fell fkom hto allegiance to Khtf
JoHH. This letter was dated at Ozibrd, the »th
of June, U17> and sealed with the seal of William,
Earl Marshal, styled the king's Justice, because
(as the record says) the king had yet no seaL He
was «. by
SIR JOHN DE WALPOL, who had been also
involved in the baronial contest, and likewise
returned to his allegiance in the reign of Hbnry
III. He had by Isabd, hto wifo, several sons, of
whom
HBirnv, was hto successor.
Ralfb was in holy orders, and became Bishop
of Norwich, and subsequently of Ely ; he
obtained the archdeaconry of the latter place
in 1271, and was elected Btohop of Norwich,
11th November, 1288 : on hto confirmation,
John Peckham, Archbishop of Canterbury,
addressed him in these memorable words :~
*< My lord dect, there has an evil custom
prevailed in the diocese of Norwich, of re-
ceiving the first fhiits of tlie livings in your
diocese, which proceeds from a spirit of
eovetousness, and to displeasing both to God
and man. Let me therslbre persuade you,
if you have any concern for your soul's
health, to lay aside thto evil custom, which
wlU thus tend to the public advantage :" to
whldi he made reply, •* I shall freely consent
to what you have desired of me, and pro-
mise to do an, tliat to in my power, to pre-
vent it" This took place at South-Malling,
In Kent, alter hto return to England from
waiting upon the king on the frontiers of
Arrsgon, where he obtained the royal assent ;
and by patent, dated 7th February, the icing
recites, that the church t^ Nortvich, having
0l0et9d HtU Mtentt man, Mr. Ralph de Wal-
pol, ArchdtaooH qf IBif, to the Biehoprle <^
Norwich, he confirms the said election, and
commands John Peckham, ArchUshop of
CaBterlmry, wniiam de Redham, and l^elet
de Leyceeter, to ddlver to him the tempo-
ralities, iec Whereupon he was conaecmted
in the church of Canterbury on the SOch
March ensuing. He sale In thto see about
ten years, and then upon the death of Wil-
liam de Luda, Bishop of Ely, wa
by the pope to that btohoprtelE. The
vent of Ely had obtained the king's
to proceed to an dection, but eould
agree emongst themsdvesi one part (tlw
minority) made dioice of Jobm 8ju.afoir,
their prior t tlte other selected JoBir ob
Laboton, (then king's chanedlor,)
wards Bishop of Chidiester t and, the
tion being thus in dispute, the merits
submitted to Robert Windielsea, Aichtaiahop
of Canterbury, who, keeping the cause do-
pending, an appeal was made to tlie pope^
and both parties repaired to Rome, when hie
H<dineBs unwilling to set eslde Salmeo, eeat
the monks to a new riecUon; but that
proving equally unsatisfactory, the Pope^
then to terminate the contest, tnnslatod
Walpol to Ely, by a bull, bearing date 15th
July, 1299, and made Salmon Bishop of
Norwich. Hto kndship d. 9Mh March,
ladl-SL
Sir John Walpol was «. by hto eldest son,
SIR HENRY DE WALPOL, In the manora of
Walpole and Houghton, who, in the 5th Eowabo
I., to mentioned in a certain deed made by the prior
end chapter of Ely, as having a mansion house in
Ely. In the same reign he had military summooees
to march into Flanders, and into Scotland. He «.
Isabel, daughter of Sir Peter Fits-Osbert, and hdr
to her brother. Sir Roger Fits-Osbert (whldi lady,
after hto decease, eqMWsed Sir Walter Jemegan, of
Stonetam Jemcgan, ancestor of the Jendn^iana,
Lords Stallbrd, and brought the lordship of Sonoer-
ley-Town, and other lands. Into that ftmily). Sir
Henry Walpol was «. by hto son, another
SIR HENRY DE WALPOL, who, with Robert
Baynard, was chosen knight of the shire for the
county of Norfolk, in the parliament that met at
Lincoln, in 9th Edward IL, wherein it was ordered,
that none should depert without the kii^s especial
licence. In the 17th of the same rsign he was re-
turned into diancery amongst the knights, who
(with other persons criT note) were certified to hear
mneient arme/rom <ft«<r tmcoetore, Thto Sir Henry
Walpol purchased divers hmds In Walpole and
Houghton, and dying soon after the 9th Edward
III., was e, by hto son,
HENRY DE WALPOL, who was returned one
of the knights of the shire for the county ot Nor-
folk, to the parliament summoned to meet at York,
in the 7th Edward III., and was«.at htodeceaseby
hto son,
HBNRY WALPOL, Esq., a person of great note
in the county of Norfolk, temp. Hbbby VI. He
IN. Margaret, daughter of Sir Oliver le Orosse, KnL,
of Costwick, in the county of Norfolk, and was «.
by hto eldest son,
HENRY WALPOLE, Esq., of Walpole and
Houghton, who m. Margery, daughter of Sir John
WAL
WAL
Handck, of SotttbAcn* in NokMk, and was «. Iiy
hUsoD,
JOHN WALPOLE, Eiq., of Houghton. This
gentlanum m. Blinbeth, daughter of Robert Shawe,
Eiq., of Darby, and was «. by his son,
THOMAS WALPOLE, Esq., who had a grant
from William Fawkes, and others, of lands in
Houghton, in the 1st Hanry YII., and ha had sub-
sequently furthar grants ot lands in the same ntign.
He m. first, Joane, daughter of William Cobb, Esq.,
of Sandixngham, and secondly, Alice , but
had issue by his first wife only, via.
John, who t^redeceased his fiither, leavhig a
widow, Anne Walpole, but no cUld,
Edward, successor to his father.
Henry, who m. Margaret, daughter and co-heir
of — X- Hoitoft^ of Whaplode, in Lincoin-
shirer Gent., and had Issue,
TeoMAa, of Whaplode, ancestor of the
Walpoles, of Lincolnshire. '
JoBH, an eminent lawyer, temp. Edward
VI., M.P. for Lynn, in lASS; and called
to the degree of seijeant at law, with
seven others, in the following yeart
the feast upon which occasion was
kept with the greatest splendour, in
the Inner Temple Hall, 10th October,
UM, several ofllcers being appolntad
tot the management thereof; and eadi
seijeant presented to the king and queen
rings of the finest gold, of the value, be>
sides the fiuhion, of £& fit. ftf. Seijeant
Walpole m. Katherin^ daughter (^ Ed-
mund Knivet, Esq., of Ashwelworth,
(by his wife, Jane, daughter, and
eventually sole heir of Sir John Bour-
chier. Lord Bemets,) by whom he left,
at hte decease, in 15B7,
Wii«LiAM, who d. issuelees.
Mary. ^
Jane, f co-heirs to their bro-
Katherine, Tther.
Anne, J
Francis.
Christopher, of Docking, iQ the county
of Norfolk.
Agnes, m. to William Russd.
Mr. Walpole d, 14th January, 151S-14, and was «. by
his eldest surviving son,
EDWARD WALPOLE, Esq., who m. Lucy,
daughter of Sir Terry Robeart, and heirees of her
grandfather, the cdetarated Sir John Robeart, K.B.
and K.G., (in consequence of the decease of her
brother. Sir John Robeart, and his daughter, Amie
Robsart, wife of Sir Robert Dudley, afterwards
Earl of Leicester, without issue,) byVhom he had
issue,
JoBir, his successor.
Ridiard, of Brakenash, In the county of Nor-
folk, who, by his wife, dated aoth March,
1568, left his Whole estate to his younger
brother,
Terry, who d. in 1582, leaving issue by two
wives.
Elisabeth, m. to Martin Cobb, Esq., of Snetis-
ham, in Norfolk.
Mr. Walpole d. in 2MM, and was #. "by hk eldest
son,
JOHN WALPOLE, Esq., who inherited the
manor of Sidestem, in the county of Norfolk, and
other lands, as heir of Amie Dudley (Robsart) the
first wife of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Mr.
Walpole fa. Catherine, daughter and co-heir of Wil-
liam Calybut, Esq., of Coxibrth, in the county of
Norlblk, and had issue*
' Edward, who d. upon his travels in 1560.
CALiBur, successor to his fltther.
Thomas.
Catherine, m, to Philip Russel, Esq., of Burur
hapthorp, in the county of Norfolk.
Bona, m. to John Amyas, Esq., of Delpham,
tn the same county.
Elisabeth, m. to Richard Bunting, Esq., of
Soulbcreak, also in Norfolk.
Bridget, nu to Henry Payndl, Esq., of Bel-
laugh, in the same shire.
Mr. Walpole d, in 1588, and was «. by his son,
CALIBUT WALPOLE, Esq. This gentleman
m. Elisabeth, daughter of Edmund Bacon, Esq., of
Hesset, in Suffolk, and had issue,
RoBBRT, his successor.
John, of Southcreeke, m. Abigail, daughter
and sole heir of Froxhner Crocket, Esq., of
Bromesthorpe, in Norfolk, and acquired
thereby that estate. He left three daughters,
his co-hrirs, vis.
Elisabeth, pu to Edward Pepys, Esq.,
barristeNrtrlaw, and conveyed to him
a pwtion of Bromesthorp.
Bridget, m. to Francis Thoresby, Esq., of
Gaywood, Norfolk.
Susan, m. to John Hare, Esq., of Snitter-
' ton, and conveyed to him a portion of
Bromesthorp.
CaUbut, 1 ,„th 4 unmarried.
Bacon, /
~ Elisabeth, m.in 1612, to Thomas Clifton, Esq.,
of Toftrees, in Norfolk.
Ann^ m. first, in 1614, to Thomas Pettus,
Esq., son and heir of Sir Augustus Pettus,
Knt, and brother of Sir Thomas Pettus,
Bart., of Rackheath, and secondly, in 1619,
to Sir Henry Himgate, Knt, of Bradenharo,
hi Norfolk.
Mr. Walpole d. 4th May, 1646, and was «. by his
eldest son,
ROBERT WALPOLE, Esq., who m. Susan,
daughter of Sir Edward Barkham, Knt, Lord
Mayor of London, 19th James I., and had issue*
Edward, his successor.
Elisabeth.
He d. In 1663, and was «. by his son,
SIR EDWARD WALPOLE, K.B., an ek>quent
and leading member of the parliament, which voted
the restoration of KSftg CHARi.a8 II., and also of tiie
long parliament, in both representing the borough of
King's-Lymu Sir Edward m. in 1649, Susan, second
daughter and co-heir of Sir Robert Crane, Bart, of
Chilton, in the county of Suflblk, and had surviving
issue,
RoBBRT, his successor.
Horatio, who m. JLadp Aw nr Obboritb, daugh-
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WAL
tor of Thomwy Duke of Leeds, end widow
of Robert Coke, Esq., of HoIUuun, in Nor-
folk, but died «. ]». in 1717.
Edward, Fellow of Trinity CoUege, CemMdge,
died in 1688, unmarried.
Anne, m. to Montfort Spelman, Esq., of Nar-
borough, Norfolk, and died «. j». in 1091,
Dorothy, d. unnuutried in 169i.
Mary, m, to John Wilaon, Eaq., of Leicester-
■hire, and died e. p,
EUxabeth, m. in 108S, to Jamei Froet, Eiq., of
Sandringham, Norfolk.
He d. in 1087, and was «. by his eldest son,
ROBERT WALPOLE, Esq., M.P. for CasUe
Rising, in the county of York, from the 1st William
and Mary until his deceases deputy-lieutenant of
the county of Norfolk, and colonel of its militia.
He m. Mary, only daughter and heir of Sir Jeflfery
BuTwell, KnL, of Rougham, in the county of Suf-
folk, and had surviving issue>
RoBSRT, his successor.
Houatio, b. in 1678L This gentleman, who
was a diplomatist of the first grade, during
the administration of his brother, was ele>
vated to the peerage on the 4th June, 1756,
as Baron WAXiPOLS, t^f Waltertont in the
county of Norfolk. His lordship m. in 17S0,
Mary-Magdalen} daughter and co-heir of
Peter Lombard, Esq., and dying in 17^7, was
«. by his eldest son,
HoBATio, second Baron Walpole, of Wal-
terton, who succeeded his cousin, the
celebrated Horace WalpoiCt fourth
Earl or OnroRD, in the Barony of
Walpole; of Walpole, and was grand-
father of the present Earl or ORroRD.
Oalfridus, a naval officer, and member of par-
liament, temp. GsoROR I. This gentleman
was treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, and
* afterwards (1711) Joint post-master generaL
He m. Cornelia, daughter Of Mr. Hays, of
London, but died *, p. in 17S6. His widow
m. Kyrwood, Esq., of Herefordshire.
Mary, m. to Sir Charles Turner, of Wareham,
Norfolk.
Dorothy, m. to Charles, Viscount Townshend
(his lordship's lecond wife).
Susan, m. to Anthony Hammond, Esq., of
Wotton, in Norfolk.
Colonel Walpole d. in 1700, and was «. by his eldest
son,
ROBERT WALPOLE, b. 26th August, 1674.
This gentleman, who attained so much celebrity u
MINI8TRR, temp. King Gkorob L and King George
IL, was first returned to parliament by the borough
of King's-Lynn, in 1700, and so long as he remained
m commoner he sate for the same place, excepting
one session : that In which he was a prisooer in the
Tower, ttom 4th January, 1711-lJS, to the prorogation
of the parliament on the 21st June fbllowing.
-In June, 1705* Mr. Walpole was commissioned as
Mie of the council kn the aflkirs of the admiralty to
the irORo HtoH ADMIRAL, PHiMtf GsoROc or DCN-
MARK } and he was appointed secretary of war in
two years afterwards. In January, 1708-10, he was
■made treasurer of the navy^ but upon the change of
M4
theminlsb7tooii after he waa lemoived flrom aD bit
employments. Upon theacceidonof Kln«rGBonoB
I. his eminent abilitleB were again enlisted on the
side of the government. In 1714, five days after the
new king's landing, he was made paymaater of the
guards and garrisons at home, and of the fbroes
abroed t and in the same year he was sworn of the
privy ooundL In 1715 he was constituted rmsr
LORD coMM leaiONBR of the treasury, amdchancwUnr
of the exchequer; and the same year waa dboscn
chairman of the committee of secrecy, appointed
by the House of Commons, to inquire into the
conduct of those evil ministers '* that brought a
reproach on the nation, by the unsuitable condusian
of a war, whidi was carried on at so vaat sat ex-
pense, and was attended with su«A unperalleled
successes." The result of this impeachment of the
Tory ministers of Anne, was the flight of Ormand
and Bolingbroke, and the condemnation of H«rlsr»
Earl or Oxtord, Prior, and some others, but the
whole in the end escaped with impunity. In 1717
Mr. Walpole again withdrew with his friends fgom
office, but in 1780 he returned, and was appointed
paymaster-generaL The next year he was placed
in hia former situation of first lord of the treasury,
and chancellor of the exchequer : he was conali-
tuted one of the lords Justices in 1723, and swocn
sole secretary of state during the king's absence in
Hanover, attended by the Lords Townshend and
Carteret. In 1725 his majesty conferred upon bftna
the honour of the Knighthood of the Bath, and he
was in the same year again constituted one of the
lords Justices during another visit of the king to
Hanover. In 1726 he was made a Kniort of the
Gartbr, and upon the acceision of King Gborab
II., he was resworn of the privy council, and con-
tinued in his official employments of first lord of
the treasury, and chancdlor of the exdwquer. At
the coronation of the new monarch Sir Robert
assisted as a privy counsellor, and as a Knight of
the Garter, in the full habit and collar of the order.
In 1740 he was again one of the lords Justices, and
the next year upon retiring from office he waa
elevated to the peerage by letters patent, dated «th
February, 1748. as Baron t^f Houghton, VUvoumt
Walpole, in Norfolk, and Earl or OnroRO, in the
county of Suflblk. Thus have we simply enu*
merated the high offices and the high honours of
this celebrated statesman. He ruled in what may
be truly termed the ^cTsn age of govemnMnts—
when the meshes of corruption had supeneded
the bonds of despotism ; and Walpole's (kvourite
maxim, that " every man had his price.** was sel-
dom found, we apprehend, d^usive. Hto kMcdahip
rebuilt the ancient family seat at Houghton,
adorned it with a noble collection of pictures
statues. He m, first, Catherine, daughter of John
Shorter, Esq., of Bybrook, in Kent, and had issue,
RoBBRT, his successor, who was created on
the 10th June, 1723, Lord Walpolb, ^f
Walpole, in the county of Norfolk, with
remainder to Edward and Horatio, his
brothers, and in default of their heirs male,
to his father. Sir Robert Walpole, and
after him to the hrirs male of Robert Wal-
pole, Esq., Sir Robert's father.
WAL
WAR
Edirard (Sir)« tniUUed a Kalghl of tike Bath
In 1753* M.P. for LotwithM. and altarwards
for Great Yamioath. On the appointment
of the Duke of Devonshire to the lord Ueu-
tenantqr o£ Irdand, Sir Edward Walpole
was made chief lecretaryi and twom of the
privy eouncil of that kingdom. He was
afterwards Joint secretary of the treasury,
and derk of the pells. He 4, namarried.*
Horatio* who inherited as fourth Earl of
Orford,
Katherine» d^munanried.
Mary, m. to George, Earl of Chotanonddey.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Maria, daughter
tad sole heir of Thomas Skenet, Esq., but by her
had no issuer He d. in 1749, and was s; by his eldest
Ion,
ROBERT WALPOLE, Lord Walpole, second
Earl of Oifotd. This nobleman m. in 17^4, Mar-
garet, daughtsr and sole heir of Samuel RoUe, Esq.,
of Hayntoo, in the county of Devon, (which lady
m, secondly, the Hon. SewaUis Shirley, and sue*
oaeded to the Barony of CDnton,) and dying in 1761 •
was s; by his only son, .
GEORGE WALPOLE, third Earl of Orfurd.
This nobleman disposed of the splendid collection
of pictures made by his graodfitther. Sir Robert
Walpole, to the Empress of Russia. His lordship
d> unmarried in 1791, when the honours reverted to
his unde, the cdebrated
HORACE WALPOLE, as fourth Earl of Orford,
^ in 1717* Fop this his youngest child, the Minister
Walpole procured the places of usher of the re-
ceipt of the exchequer, comptroller of the great
roll, and keeper of the foreign receipts. His lord-
ship had for several yean a seat in the House of
Commons, but he was distinguished more in the
literary than the political arena. Soon after re-
turning ftom his travels, he purdiased a villa at
Twickenham, which he changed into a Gothic man-
sion, and there (the celebrated «« Strawberry Hill,")
he continued ever afterwards prindpally to rcsida
At that fiiyourite retirement he established a private
press, where he not only printed his own works, but
many other curious compositions. From this press
• Sir Edward Walpole left three illegitimate
daughten, vis. ^
Laura, in. to the Hon. and Right Rev. Frede-
rick Keppel, son of WiUiam-Anne, second
Earl of Albemarle.
Maria, m, first, James, second Earl WaMO'
grave, by whom she had issue,
EUiabeth-Laura, m. to her cousin, George*
fourth Earl of Waldegrave.
Charlotte-Maria.
Anna- Horatio.
The countess espoused, secondly, H. R. H.
WiLLiAM-HsNBY, Duke qf OfoKcartsr,
and was mother of their royal highnesses,
WIZ.I.IAM-FRBDSRICK, prsssnt Duke
of Gloucester.
Prineett Sophia-Matilda, of Glou-
cester.
. Chark>tte» m. to Liond, fourth Earl of Dysart.
first Issued, '* The Catalogue of Royal and Nobto
AuVuns," 1768, 9 vols, ISmo | '• Aneedotes of
Painting," 17es I '« Historic DoubU,** 1768 1 "Mys-
terious Mother," 1788; *« Miscellaneous Antiqui-
ties," 1772, 4to. His kirdship d. unmarried 9nd
March, 1797, whan the Baboht or Wakpolc. ^
Waipol9, passed, according to the limitation, to his
cousin, MMtKfo, second Bahoh Walpoi.s, qf Wai-
l0rt»n, (refer to second son of Robert Wdpole, Esq.,
fsther of the first earl,) and the Earldom op
Orforo, with the minor dignities, became bx-
TIXCT.
Armb —Or. on a fesse between two dievroos, sa.
three cross croBslets of the flnt.
WARD— BARONS DUDLEY.
Refer to Sutton, Barons Duolby.
SIR HUMBLE WARD espoused FRAwcRa
Sutton, Baroness Dudley, and the Wards thus
acquired that barony*
wArde-barons de la warde.
By Writ of Summons, dated 99th December, 199i^
98 Edward L
Xincagc.
In the Slst year of King Edward f .
ROBERT DE LA WARDE was in the wars of
Scotland, and again in the 34th, at which time he
was steward of the king's household. He had been
previously summoned to parliament as a baron.
His lordship was «. by his son,
SIMON DE LA WARDE, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament ttom 30th December, 1324, to
94th July, 1334. This nobleman, who was governor
of York, upon the insurrection of Thomas, Earl of
Lancaster, in the 16th of Edward II., brought con-
siderable forces to Boroughbridge in aid of the
royal cause, where the earl received so signal a defeat,
and being taken prisoner, was conveyed to Ponte-
fract, and there beheaded. Lord De la Warde was
subsequently constituted governor of Pontefract
Castle, but of his lordship, or his posterity, nothing
further is known.
Arms.— Vairte ar. and sa.
WARREN— EARLS OF SURREY.
Creation of William Rt^ftu.
Xineagt.
WILLIAM DE WARREN, Earl of Warren, in
Normandy, a near relation of the CoNQirRROR'a»
came into England with that prince, and having
distinguished himself at the battie of Hastings, ob-
tained an ;iwwi«iwo portion of the public spoliation.
He had large grants of lands in several counties*
amongst which were the Barony of Lewes, in
Sussex, and the manors of Carletune and Bening*
tun, in Lincolnshire^ So extensive indeed were
those grants, that his possessions resemUed more
the dominiODB of a sovereign prinoej than the
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citatfliofafubjcct. He bd^^A too, la tbmhigbmt
degree, the confidence of the Ung» and was ap-
pointed jolnt-juetice^r^nenl,. with Richard de
Benefactit* for adminitterlng Justice throughout
the whole i«abn. Whan citiog Mmie great dia-
tvrben of the public peace to m»pear before Um
and his ooUeague. and thoee ref^tsing to attend, he
took up amu. and deteting thexebda in abattle at
FAOAj»mf a, he is said, for the purpose of striking
terror, to hare cut off the right foot of eadi of his
prisoners. Of those rebds* Ralph Waher or Onadar,
Earl of Norfolk, and Roger, Earl of Hercfiird,
were the rlaglaadeis. His lordahlp was Ukewiae
highly esteemed by JiCifv Wi]*i.iak lUtftu, and
was created by that numarch, Eam. or Subut.
He m, Oundredf dawghtifr of the CoHQUsnon. and
had Issue, *
William, his suocessor.
Raynald* one of the adherents of Roanr
Curtho$e,
Edith, m, first, to Girard de Gomay, and
secondly, to Drew de Monoeuz.
— — • m. to Emise de Colungis.
This potent noble built the castle of Holt; and
founded the priory of Lewes, in Sussex. Here-
aided principally at the castle of Lewes, and had
besides Castle-Acre» In Norfolk, and noble castles
at Coningsburg and SandaL He died in July, 1009 :
and Dugdale gives the following curious account of
his parting hour. " It is reported that this Earl
William did violently detain certain lands from the
monks of Ely ; for which, being often admonished
by the abbot, and not making restitution, he died
miserably. And, though his death happened very
far off the isle of Ely, the tame night he died, the
abbot lying quietly in his bed, and meditating on
heavenly things, heard the soul of this earl, in its
carriage away by the devil, cry out loudly, and
with a known and distinct voice. Lord hav« mtr<^
en nu: JLord have mercy on me. And moreover,
that the next day after, the abbot acquainted all
the monks in chapter therewith. And likewise,
that about four days after, there came a messenger
to them from the wife of this earl, with one hun-
dred shillings for the good of his soul, who told
them, that he died the very hour that the abbot
had heard the outcry. But that neither the abbot,
nor any of the monks would receive it t not think-
ing it safe for them to take the money of a damned
person." '* If this part of the story, adds Dugdale,
as to the abbot's hearing the n<rfse, be no truer than
the last, vis.— that his lady sent them one hundred
shillings, I shall deem it to be a mere fiction, in re-
gard the lady was certainly dead about three years
before." The earl was «. by his elder son,
■ WILLIAM DE .WARREN, (Earl of Warren,)
second Earl of Surrey. This nobleman Joined
Robert de fielesme. Earl of Arundd and Shrews-
bury, in favour of Robbrt Curtho$«, against
Hxif BY L, and in consequence forfMted his English
earldom and estates ; but those were subsequently
restored to him, and he was ever afterwards a good
and fUthAiI subiJect to King H airR v. His lordship
m. Elisabeth, daughter of Huou the Great, Earl
of Vermandois, and widow of Robert, Earl of Mel-
lant, by whom he had issue.
WiU.iaM»faiBBn(
Reginald* who marrying Alice, daughter
heir of William da Whrmgay.
of Wirmgay, in NodBoUu He founded the
pritty of Wlnn^iy* and left two danghtrrs,
via.
L Bbatbix db WABmnr* wlw as. flnt.
Dodo Baidolf, Banm of Shattord* and
left a son,
William Babimlf (see Bardolf).
She espoused, secondly, Hubert da
Burgh, Earl of Kent.
& ItabeL
Ralph.
Gundrad, m. to Rogsr da Nevboxglif EaxI <ir
Warwick.
Adeline, m. to Henry# aon of David« Kingnf
Scots*
The eari A hi USB, and vaa «. by his eMeat SOB,
WILLIAM DE WARREN, (Ead of Wanen,)
third Earl of Surrey, who aeakmsly espouaed the
cause of King Stephen, and had a cliief cnmmand
in the army of that monatdw hi the battle fbuglit
at Lincoln, between him, and the adbercnia of
the Empreee Madd. His lordship jn. Ala» deng^ter
of William Talvace, son of Robert de nnlfmii.
Eari of Shrewsbury, and had an only daughter
and heir,
IBABBL, who m. flxat, WfLLIAX BB BlX»iar
natural sen of King SnraMm, and seoosMUy*
Hamblixb Plaitcaobxxt, natural aosi of
Oeoff^, Earl of Ai^ou, father of King
HBlfRY II.
In the year 1I47> the Earl of Warvan and Survey
assumed the cross, and afooampanied Lnvna, Kbig
ef inranee, in an espeditian against the SaBaoena:
'* an expedition," says Banks, *' whenin the <
secreted banner of the Christians fellinto the
of inflddity, and orthodox blood xaAxA in
sanctity on the Saraoen'a sword." From this vn-
fortunate enterprise the earl never recnmed, bnt
whether he Ml in battle, or diad in captivity* haa
not been ascertained. His only dauc^ter» as atatad
above,
ISABEL DE WARREN, eapOBsed^tot,
WILLIAM DE BLOIS, Earl of Moretoa, to
Normandy, natural son of Kiikg Stsprbit. and
this nobleman became, in conaequence, Eabi. or
SuBBBY* having, by the giant of -Henry, Duke
of Normandy, upon Uie accord made between him
and King Stephen, all those lands which Stephen
held before he was king of England, as wril in Nor-
mandy as in England, or elsewhersr Amongst these
were the castle and town of Norwich, with tha
whole county of Norfolk, excepting what bdosiged
to the churdies, rel%ious houses, and other earls,
and, especially, excepting the Tfrfltim DeneHwai*
by reason whereof Hugh Bigot was Barl of Norfblk.
He had also all the honour of nsvenaey. Thia
nobleman, who was of an unaaUtiaaa disposition,
and eqjoyed the fkvour of Hbwbt II., accompanied
that monardi to the siege of Thonlouse, and died
there without issue in 1168. His widow, laABBL,
heiress of the Wanens, married, subsequently,
HAM ELI NE PLANTAGENBT. natural brother
to King Hbmbt II., who llkawiaeobtaiiwdf jnrv
WAR
WAR
wnri», the Earldom op Sdbb«y« a&4 aamned
tlie nuname and anna of Warbbn. This noble-
man bore one of the three aworcto at the second
coronation of Ricoaiu) I^ and in the 9th of the
same reign be eras with that king in. hia army In
Normandy. Hed. in May* 1908» four years after
the countess* and was 0* by his son*
WILLIAM WARR£N» (Plantiignt«tJ Earl of
Warren and Surrey. In the contest between King
JoBir and the baroBl* this nobleman, sided at the
oommenoement* and for a long time afterwards*
with his royal kinsman* but eventually joined the
banner of Lewis of Franca On the death ci King
JoBir, however* he returned to his allegiance* and
swore fealty to King HnKBY III.; at the solemn
tiuptiala of which monarch he had the honoiir of
serving the king, at the benquet* with hia royal
cup in the Eail of Arundel's stead* who* being in
minority* could not peifutm that office* as he had
not been girt with the sword of kni^thood. Hia
lordship m. first* Lady Maud de AlUni* daughter
of the Earl of Arundel* but by her ladydiip had no
issue. He espoused* secondly* Maud* daughter oi
William Menhal,.Earl of Pembroke* and widow of
Hugh Bigot, Earl of Norfolk* by whom he had
JoHM^, his successor.
Isabel* m. to Hugh de AlUni* Earl of Arundd
He d. in 1304* and was «. by his son*
■ JOHN, WARREN* (Plantagmet,) Earl of Warren
and Surrey. This nobleman waa but five years of age
at the time of hia ISsther's decease* and was placed
in ward with Peter de Savoy* the queen's brother.
When he attained .minority he attached himself
leaknisly to Hbxht III. in his confiicts with the
barons* and maintained the cause of the king with
his sword at the battle of Lswaa. His lordship was
a person of violent and imperious temper* and was
often betrayed into acta of great intemperance ; as
in the'inatance of assaulting Sir Alan Zouch* and
Roger* his aon* in Westminster Hall* when he
almost killed the one and wounded the other. And
again* when Edwabo I. issued the first 'writs of
Quo Warranto* hia lordship being questioned as to
the title of his possessions, exhilnted to the justices
an old sword» and juisheathlng it* said* «* Behold,
my lords* here is my warranty* my ancestors com-
ing into this land with Wiixiam the BcMlnrd, did
obtain their lands by the sword ; and I am resolved
with the sword to defend them, against whomaoever
shall endeavour to dispossess me. For that king did
not himself conquer the land* and subdue it* but
our progenitors were sharers and assistants therein."
The earl waa oonstituted* by King En ward, general
of all his forces on the north of Trent* for the better
restraining the insolence of the Scots; whereupon
he marched into Scotland, andeo terrified the inha-
bitants that they immediatdy sued for peace* and
gave hostages for their future good conduct. But
the' wax soon after breaking out afresh* his lordship
sustained a signal defeat at STBirxXfin* when his
troops fled first to Berwick* and thence into Eng-
land. The earl m. Alice* daughter of Hugh le
Brun* Earl of March* and half sister by the mother
of King Hbnby IIL* and had inue,
William, who m, Joane, daughter of Robert
de Yere* Earl of Osiftird* and Ailing in a
tournament «t Creydon* bk Ua fkChet's life*
time* left issue*
JoHir* who «. hia grandfather.
Alicb* m. to Edmund FUai-Alan* Earl of
ArundeL This lady* upon the decease
of her lm>thcr a. pi* inherited the great
. . estates of the Wabbbmb* and conveyed
them to the Pita-Alans* and her mh*
Ricaann* Earl of Arundel* succeeded
.■ to their honours.
AUanore* m. fine* to Henry* Lord Percy, and
secondly, to the son of a Scottish earL
Isabd* m. to John de Baliol*. afterwards king
of Scotland.
His lordship d. in 1304* and was a. by his grand*
son*
JOHN WARREN* (PlantagenetJ Eacl of Warren
and Surrey. Thia noblenum had the honour of
knighihood conferred upon him* with two hundred
other persons of distinction* in the 34th Edward I.,
when Prince Edwabo waa also knighted with great
solemnity. In the last year of King Eowaro hia
lordship was in the expedition made into Scotland*
wherein that victorious prince died. In the 4th of
the next reign he was again in Scotland* and so
much in favour with the king, that he obtained a
firee grant of the castle and honour of Pbkb, in
Derbyshire, with the whole forest of High Pbkb*
to hold during his life, in as fuU and ample manner
as WiUiam Peterel anciently enjoyed the same*
before it came to the kings of England by escheat.
In the ensuing year we find his lordship* along with
the Earl of Pembroke, besieging the minion, Pien
Gaveston, in Scarborou^ CastW and forcing him
to surrender. He was» some years afterwards, one
of those who invested the castle of Pontefiract* at
that tim« held by Thomas* Earl of Lanaater, and
his adherents; and he subsequeBtly sate in judg-
ment upon, and condemned to death* that eminent
Plantagenet. In the rdgn of Edward III. tlie earl
appears constantly engaged in the wars of Scotland.
His lordship m. first* Joane* daughter oi the Earl of
Baire;* by whom he had no issue. In the life-time
of thU lady he cohabited publicly with Mauo ob
Nbrbvobd,* a person of good fiunily in Norf<rik*
but was at length, obliged* by the Archbishop of
Canterbury* to break off the connection. He ob-
tained a divorce* however, from his countess, on
the ground of a precontract with this Maud, yet he
does not appear subsequently to have married her.
His second wife wa^ laabd de Houland. He died in
1347* when* leaving no legitimate ftwue, his sister,
Alicb* wifeof EoMUND Fitb-Alam, cdghth Earl
tfArtfhdei, became his heir* and conveyed the great
estates of the Wabbbhs* (Plantagenets,) into the
Fita-Alan family. Her bRtyship's son, Richard
Fits-Alan* ninth Earl of Arundel* is considered to
have succeeded to the Eablook of Subrby* and
* By Maud de Nereford he had two sons*
John ob Warrbn.
William db Warrbn.
Upon whom he settled large estates. From
John, the Warrens* of PoynUm, in Cheshire, are
said to have descended.
afi7.
WAT
WAT
•o styled liimadf, fral It U doubtftil If ha
formally invetted with the dignity. He died In
1375» and we* «. by his scm and heir, Richard
Fis-AiiAH, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, who was
beheaded in 1397* when all his honours became vor-
VBiTso (see Fits-Alan, Earls of Arundel).
Abjcs. — Of the Warretu, — Cheque, or an ax.
Of Blai»,-^vu three pallets varry, on a
chief, or. an eagle displayed
gules, membered, a&
Of PlttnUigtnet^-'Smnie of France, «nd a
border of England. This
coat was abandoned for
thatofWanen.
WATSON— BARONS ROCKINGHAM,
EARLS OF ROCKINGHAM,
BARONS OF MALTON,
EARLS OF MALTON,
MARQUESSES OF ROCK-
INGHAM.
Barony, 1 by Letters f 89th January, 164&
Earldom, J Patent, \ 19th October, 1714.
Barony of Malton, S8th May, 1788.
Earldom of Malton, 19th November, 1734.
Marquisate, 19th April, 1748.
ICincagc.
of the ancient family of Watsoit, which flou-
rished for sereral ages in the counties of Rutland,
Northampton, and Cambridge, was
EDWARD WATSON, of Lydington, In Rut-
landshire, who lived in 146D, and had fifteen chil-
dren. The eldest of whom, his son and heir,
EDWARD WATSON, d. in 1590, leaving by hb
wife, Emma, daughter and co-heir of Anthony
JSmith, Esq., an only son,
EDWARD WATSON, Esq., of Rockingham
Castle, in the county of Northampton, who m.
Dorothy, eldest daughter of Sir Edward Montague,
Knt., Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, and
was «. by his son,
SIR EDWARD WATSON, who served the
office of sheriflT for Northamptonshire, in the 34th
Elisabeth, and was knighted at the Charter House,
in London, in May, 1603. He m. Anne, daughter of
Kenelm Digby, Esq., of Stoke, in the county of
Rutland, by whom he had issue*
Lkwis, his successor.
Edward, d. in 1658.
Anne, m. to Sir Charles Norwich, of Bramp-
ton, in the county of Northampton.
Emma, m. to John Grant, Esq.
Mary, m. to Sir Anthony Mayney, Knt., of
Linton, in Kent.
Elisabeth, m. first, to Sir John Needham, of
Litchborough, in Northamptonshire, and
secondly, to Sir Edward Tyrell, Bart, of
Tho—ton, in Buckinghamshire.
Sir JBdfward d. in 1616, and was «. by his eldir son,
SIR LEWIS WATSON, KnL, who was created
m BAaoNST on 83rd June, 1681. He was sheriff ot
Northamptonshire in the 9th Charles h, md in con-
slderatlon of bis kiyalty to that piinesi. Car whoin he
garrisoned the castle of Rockingham, was adTanoad
on 89th January, 1646, to the dignity of Babov
RocKiwoBAM, qf SUfdfingham, in tfc« eesfMly qf
Norffiimmpton. His locdship m. first, CacbcaiBe^
daughter of Peregrine Bertie, Lord Willou^ hlqr* of
Eresby, but by that lady had no surviving iaoM.
He espoused, secondly, Eleanor, daughter of Sir
George Manners, of Haddon, in the ootuty of
Derby, Knt., and sister ot Jolm, Earl of Rutlaad,
by wlMm he had one eon and three daughteiay
via.
Edwabd, his successor.
Grace, m. to Sir Edward Barkham, Bart., of
Southouse, in Norfblk.
Frances, m. to Edward Dingileyt Eaq., ot
Charlton, in Worossterslure.
Eleanor, m. to Sir Charles Dyxnoke^ Knt., oT
Scrivelby, in Lincolnshire^ hereditary cluui»-
pion of England.
His lordship d. in 1658, and was «. by his son,
EDWARD WATSON, second Baron Rocking-
ham, who espoused Lad^ Annb Wbittwobtb,
daughter of the eOebraied Earl or STBArroan*
by whom he had surviving issue*
Lbwis, his successor.
Thomas, who succeeded* upon the death of
his unde, William Wentworth, Earl of
Straflbrd, in 1606, to the great balk of that
nobleman's estates, and assumed the addi-
tional surname of Wbittwortbu He was
member of parliament for Higham Fencn,
and afterwards for Bialton, in the reign of
Queen Ann& He m. Alice, only daughter
of Sir Thomas Proby, Bart., of Elton, in
the county of Huntingdon, and, dying ia
1783, left an only child,
TBOMA8 Watson - WBNTWOB.TB. who
was created 88th May, 1788, Babost
or Malton, and advanced 19th No>
vember, 1734, to the dignities of Baron
qf Waffk and Harrowden, Fitamnt H^
ham, t^fHiifliam Ftamn, and Ea&l or
Malton. His lordship inherited the
Barony of Rockingham at the di^rease
of his cousin, in 1746.
Eleanor, m. to Thomas, Lord Leig^, of Stone.
Ieigh,andd.inl706.
Arabrtla, m. to Sir James Oxcnden, Bart., of
Dene, in KenL
Anne, \ both d. unmarried.
Margaret, )
His tordship d. in 1691, and was «. by Us ridvC
LEWIS WATSON, third baian. This i
in his father's life-time, sate for Higham Fenctsw
in the convention parliament, and was lord UettCa-
nant and custos rot. for the county of Kcsit, taasfk
Queen Anne and George I. His lordship m. Cathe-
rine^ younger da\ighter and ccvhelr of Sir George
Sondes, of Lees Court, in the county of Kcsit, K.B..
(afterwards created Earl or FBVBBSHAJf,) 'and
eventually heiress to her elder sister, Mary, wifb of
Lewis, Lord Duras. In consequence of this aBiance
Lord Rockingham, upon being advanced In the
peerage by letters pa«eBt» dated 19th October, 1714«
WAT
WAY
asfumed tw& of the tltlei bome tyjr hf» fltceneJ
ftther-fai-law, namely. Baron Thnwleg, and Fto.
count 9ondo§t tf Ltoo Court, both in the county of
Kent. He was alio created by the tame patent,
Eam. or RocKiNOHAM. Hit lordship had issue,
Edwaud/ VUeount Sondoo, M.P. for New
Romney, m. in 1700, Lady Catherine Tuf-
ton, eldest daughter and co-heir of Thomas,
Earl of Thanet, and dying 91st March,
17S1-S, left issue,
Lawia, who succeeded his grandflither as
Earl of Rockingham.
Tbomab, who inherited the honoun on
the decease ofhis brother «. j».
Edward, cC unmarried.
Catherine, m. to Edward Southwell, Esq.,
of King's Weston, tn the county of
• Ohnioester, and had a son, -
Edward South wbli.. who suc-
ceeded, in 1776, to the Barony of
Da CLirroBD.
George, d. in 173S.
Mary, m. - to Wray Saunderson, Esq., of
Olentworth, in the county of Lincoln.
Anne, d. young.
Arabdla, m, to Henry Fumese, Esq., son and
heir of Sir Robert Fumese, Bart., of Wal<
dershare, in KenL
Margaret, m, to Sir John Monson, Bart, of
Burton, in the county of Lincoln, who was
created, in 17S8, Baroit Monsom, and had,
John, who «. to the Barony or Mon-
son* and was grandlkther of
Froderi^ John, present Lord Mon-
BON.
Lbwis, who assumed the surname of
Watson, and was created, in 1760,
Baron Sondbs, qf Loom Court, His
lordship was grandftither of the present
Lord Sokdbs.
George, a brigadier general, died in 1777*
o.p.
The earl d, in 1784, and was «. by his grand-
son,
LEWIS WATSON, second Earl of Rockingham.
This nobleman espoused, Anne, daughter of Sir
Henry Fumeie, Bart., of Waldershare, but dying
issuekss in 1745, the honours devolved upon his
only surviving brother,
THOMAS WATSON, third Earl of Rockingham,
who d. in a few months afterwards, anno 1740, un-
married, and devised his estates to his couidn, the
Hon. Lewis Monson, (refer to children ot his aunt,
Margaret,) upon condition, tharhe assume the sur-
nanoe and arms of Watson. At the decease, thus,
of this nobleman, ai.l his honours became bx-
rnrcT, except the Barony ov Rockinoham,
which passed to his kinsman, and next heir male
(refer to Thomas, second son of Edward, second
Baron Rockingham),
THOMAS WATSON-WENTWORTH, Xarit^f
Malton, X.&, as fifth Baron Rockingham. His
lordship was created on the 19th April, 1746, Mar-
guBsa or Rocbtnoham. He m. Lady Mary Finch,
fourth daui^ter of Daniri, Earl of Winchdaea and
Nottingham, and had surviving issue.
CRARI.B8, who was Created, vltA patA, 17tK
. September, 1750, Earl or Malton, in the
Peerage of Ireland.
Anne, m. in 1744, to WilUam, Earl Ftts-Wil-
liam, and was mother of
Wittiam, present Earl FiTx-WiLLiAir.
Mary, m. in 1764, to John Mllbanke, Esq., son
of Sir Ralph MUbanke, Bart., of Halnaby
Hall, and grand-uncle of the present Sir
John Penlston MUbanke, Bart.
Henrietta-Alicia, m. to Mr. Sturgeon.
This nobleman rebuilt the ancient family seat,
Wbntwortr Housb, in a very splendid manner*
and dying In 1750, was «. by his son.
CHARLES WATSON-WENTWORTH, Earl
of Malton, as second Marquess of Rockingham.
This nobleman, at the coronation of King Gborob
III., as deputy to the Duke of Norfolk, in his
grace's capacity of lord of the manor of Worksop^
presented to his miO^sty a right hand glove, before
receiving the sceptre with the cross ttoax the Arch*
bishop of Canterbury, and after the king was
enthroned, and whilst he recdved the homage of
the peers spiritual and temporal, his lordship held
the said sceptre, with the cross. He was deeted.
Knioht of the Oabtbr in February, 1760, and
installed in the May following. In 1765 he waa
appointed first lord of the treasury in the room of
the Hon. George GrenviUe, and sworn of the privy
council; but he held the reins of government then
only a single year, and from that period was leader
of a strong party opposed to the measures of ad-
ministration, until restored in 1762, amidst almost
the acclamations of the people. The marquess came
again into oflSce in his former post of riRST lord
or THB TREASURY, and chief of a government*
which has since borne In history the title of
** the Rockingham Administration," and ot which
Cbarlrs Jambs Fox and Edmund Burkb formed
a part. Under his lordship's auspices a pacific nego-
tiation with the revolted states of America com-
menced, but he lived not to complete his patriotic
projects. He was snatched from the hopes of a con-
fiding people in the same year that he had returned
to power, at the moment that he had reached the
very summit of popularity. The marquess was
esteemed for his purity, his principle, and his
patriotism, but he was considered a man of no more
than ordinary abilities, nor were his intdlectual
powers formed for any thing beyond the range of
common conceptions. He m. Mary, daughter and
heir of Thomas Bright, Esq., of Badsworth, in the
county of York, but having no issue all his
HONOURS at his decease became bxtinct. His
remains were interred in the Earl of Strafford's
vault, in York Mtaister, about the SOth July, 1782,
and the principal part of the Wbntwobth bstatbs,
including Wentworth House and Malton, in the
county of York, devolved upon his lordship's
nephew, William, present Earl Pits-WUliam; who
assumed the additional surname of ** Wentworth.**
Abms. — Quarterly, first and fourth, ar. on a chev-
ron ingrailed, as. between three martlets, sa. as
many crescents, or. for Watson. On a wreath, a
Griffin passant, ar. beak, ducal ooUar, and fore legs,
gules, for Wbmtwortb,
609
WBB
WEL
WAYER, OR OUADER— BARIi OF
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK.
CrMtion of William Out Qmqueror,
XCncagc.
RALPH DE WAYER, wat conatititted by Wil-
liam the Conqueror, Earl or Norfolk amd Sor-
FOLK. Some of otir historiaiu sfflim, that this
nobleman was aa Englishman by Urth, bom at
Norfolk; but others, that he was a native of
Britanny, which is the more probable, as he was
owner of the castle of Guaobr, in that province.
Of this earl there is nothing memorable beyond his
treachery to his royal master, whom he sought to
destroy or expel; and to that end drew into his
plans, RooxR or Bhitolio, Eari of Her^fitrd,
WALTHKor, the great Earl o/Northwmbertand, and
other persons of distinction. He espoused Emma,
sister of the Earl of Hereford, and he took the
opportimity of his wedding day to disclose to the
conspirators, when they were elated with wine, the
whole of his projects. As soon, however, as they
had recovered the elftct of inebriation, the greater
number refused to participate, and the Earl of
Hereford alone JoAned him in openly resorting to
arms. The rebellion was quickly, however, sup-
pressed by those stout and warlike prelates, Odo,
BUhop of Bayewft and Orppsry, BUhop qf Wor-
cester. The Earl of Norfolk privately deserted his
followers and fled into Britanny, leaving them to
their fate in their encanlpment at Cambridge : of
those, many were put to the sword, and more taken
prisoners. The castle of Norwich was subsequently
besieged, and his countess obliged to surrender, but
she was suffered to go beyond sea. In the end, this
turbulent person assumed the cross, and Joined an
expedition under Robkrt Curthoee, to Jerusalem*
against the Turks t where he afterwards became a
pilgrim, and died a great penitent.
He left issue, two sons and a daughter, via.
Ralph.
Alan.
Amicia, m. to Robert, Earl of Leicester, son
of Robert, Earl of Mellant, and brought to
him most part of the lauds, which William
Fitz-Osbome, her grandfather, held in Nor-
mandy.
By the treason of Ralph de Wayer his xarlimm
became forfbitbd.
Arms.— Per pale, or. and sa. a bend varry.
WEDDERBURN — RARON LOUOH-
BOROUGH, OF LOUGH.
BOROUGH, IN THE
COUNTY OF LETGES-
TER.
By Letters Patent, dated 14th June, 1780.
ALEXANDER WEDDERBURN, eldest son of
Peter Wedderbura, of Chertarhall, North Britain,
(a k>rd of session, under th^ titulary designation of
Lord ChrMrrIiall,*) hattag bien Inoimlit up
to the English bar, and attaming high rBpotatinR
as a lawyer, was appointed weXuAtan^neiimni in 1771,
attomey-genecal in 1778, and conatitatRd lord dirf
Justice of the oourt of Comaon Pleas In 17BD, v^m
he was dtovated to the peerage as Barow LionoB-
BOROUOR, Iff Loughberought to the eeuntif qf L^-
eeeter. In 1783 his loordahip was appointed flnt
commissioner for keeping the great seal; and he
was constituted, 27th January, 1793» lori> bioh
CBANORLLOR OW GrBAT B RITA IV. in 1796 Loid
Loughborough, having no iatuie of his own, ob*
tabled a new patent, creating him Banm Lough-
borough, of Loughborough, in tfasooonty of Surrey,
with remainder to.<his sister J\nkte*r sons, fay her
husband, Sir James Ersklne, Bart.,) his nephews.
Sir James St. Chiir Erskine, Bart, and John Ers-
kine, Esq.; and he ^ras advanced, in 1801, to the
Earldom of Rosslyn with a similar ranalndcnhfp.
His lordship m. Urst, Betty-Anne, daughter and heir
of John Dawson, Esq., of Morby, in Yorkshire,
and secondly, Charlotte, daughter of William, ¥is-
oount Courtenay, but had no iasue. The earl d.
3rd January, 18U5, when the honours, ereatod by the
patents of 1796 and 1801, devolved, ateording- to the
limitation, upon his nephew. Sir Jamm St. Clair
Erskine, Bart., and the Barony or Loicobro-
RODOH, in the eotmtif of Leieeater, became rx-
Tiwcr.
ARxa.'-^Ar. on a cherron betwem three roses
gules, barbed and seeded ppr. a flear-d&4ifl^ ar.
WELLES— BARONS WELLE&
By Writ of Summons, dated 6th February, 1SB0,
87 Edward L
The first of this family mentioned by Sir William
Dugdale is
ADAM DE WELLES, who, in the 0th of
Ricliard I.,t paid ten marks for adhering to John,
Earl of Moteton, who at that time asvomed mane
authority, during his brotlier's captivity, than he
was afterwards able to justify. After this
came
* In Scotland the judorb assume, upoa being
raised to the bench, the designation of nobility, but
they are merely Mmter lords. In England a pme-
tice somewhat slmitanr anciently prevailed, the
jcTDoaa being usually summoned to parUaBaent
amongst the barons, to give their Bdeiee,' but they
were not regarded as peers of the realm, nor did
the writ of summons ooDstitote an hereditary peer-
age in the flunily of the parson summoned A
recurrence to this old custom at a period when
the peerage has become so overstocked with law
lords, might be Arand now a salutary tM^i^nrt to
reform.
t In Camden, Richard na Wrllrr Is stated to
have held the manor of WeUes ever since tiie Cost-
quest, by the lerrlce of being baker to the ki^g.
WEL
WBL
WILLIAM DE WELLES, who, in tlM 9Ch of
Mhnt gave fifty morlu for 0110 knlf hf s foe in
GiemMby, in the county of Lincoln, end wee «. by
another
WILLIAM DE WELLES, who, In the 11th
Edward I., obtained Uoenie for a weekly market
and a yearly foir at hie manor of Alfourd, in Lin-
oolneUre. He m. babel de Veici, and wee «. by
his Mm,
ADAM DE WELLES, who, in the ttnd En-
WAKD I., wee in the wan of Gaicony, and wae
•onunoned to parliament, as a babom, on the 6th
February, UB9, in which year he wae made con-
etable of Rockingham Caetle, and warden of the
forest. The next year he was in the wars of Sco^
land, and again in 1301 andiaOS; and had regutar
summonses to perliement to the year of his deoiase,
1311, when he was «. by his son,
ROBERT DE WELLES, second baron, but
never summoned to parliament. This nobleman d,
in two years after he luul attained nuOority, anno
1380, and leering no issue, was «. by his broUier,
ADAM DE WELLES, third baroo, summoned
to parliament ftom flOth July, 1339, to JOth April,
1343L This nobleman, at the period of his brother's
death, was only sixteen years of age s he attained
his miOority in the flOth Edward II., and doing his
homage had livery of his lands. In the 7th Ed-
WAnn III. his lordship was in the wars of Scotland*
and again in two years afterwards, at which latter
period he was a ki^i^t. In the 16th of the same
reign he was diarged with ten men at arms, and tsn
archers for the king's service in France, and the like
number in the next year. His lordship d. in 1345,
and was «. by his son,
JOHN DE WELLES, fourth baron, summoned
to parliament on the lAth December, 1357, and
90th November, 1360i The wardship of this no-
bleman, who was a minor at his father's deoeese,
was granted to Margaret, widow of William, Lord
Ros, of Hamlake. In the SSnd of Edward III.,
although still in minority, be caused his tether's
executors to purchase a rent of ten pounds per
annum, frgm the monks of Bardney, for the be>
hoof of the abbess and nuns of GreneOdd, which
monastery was founded by his ancestors ; in con-
sideration whereof they obliged themselves, and
their successors, to find two fitting priests, to oel»<
brate mas§m, mattetu, plaeabo, dirge, and eommend-
ation, every day in the chapel of our lady, within
that their monastery of Orenefield, for tlie health
of the souls of his lordship's predenssors. His
lordship had livery of his lands in the 89th of
Edward IIL, and in four years afterwards he was
in the wars of Oascony. He d. in 1361, and was «.
by his son,
JOHN DE WELLES, fifth baron, summoned
to parliament ttmn flOth January, 1376, to 86th
February, 1491. This nobleman served in tlie ex-
pedition made into Flanders, in tlie retinue of
John, Duke of Lancaster, in the 97th of Edward
HI., and in the 1st of Richard II., was in the
wars of France^ The next year he was in the gar-
rison of Berwick, under Henry Percy, Earl of
Northumberland, its governor. His lordship sub-
sequently obtained license to travel beyond sea.
and retuning In the 8th of RicBAmn 11.^ had
leave to go abroad again tot the vindication of his
honour, having received some afftont from a
knight in France. He seems to have come home
solely to procure letters testimonial vouching for
his credit and reputation. After this we find him
in the Scottish wan; and hi the liRh of the same
reign, he was ambassador to Scotland, where during
his sojourn, being at a banquet, where deeds of
arms becoming the subject of conversation, his lord-
ship exdaimed, «' Let tocrda have no ptaee; if ye
know not the ^ioalr^ €uid vaHunt doede tif Engiish-
men / appoint nte a dot «nd place when ye Uet, and
pe ehdii have eitperienee.** Thle challenge was im-
mediatdy accepted by David, Earl of Crawford,
and London Bridge appointed as the place of com*
bat. The battle was fought on St. George's day,
and the Scottish earl was declared victor. Indeed
he displayed such an extraordinary degree of prow-
ess, that notwithstanding the spear was broken
upon his helmet and visage, he remained so ita*
movably fixed in his saddle, that the spectaton
cried out that in defiance of the laws of arms, he
was bound thereto. Whereupon he dismounted,-
and got up again, and ran a second course; but
in the third. Lord Welles was unhorsed and flung
to the ground; on which Crawford dismounting,
embraced him, that the people might imdentand
that be had no animosity, and the earl subse-
quently visited his lordship with great courtesy
until his recovery. Of this Lord WeUes nothing
fkirther Is known, than the period of his decease,
anno 1491; although for dght yean afterwards,
summonses appear to have been regularly issued
to his lordship. But there are other Instances upon
record, of summonses having been directed to ba-
rons after their deaths, probably fh>m ignorance
that the decease occurred. The cese of Maurice,
the fourth Lord Berkeley, is a remarkable instance ;
he d. in 1388, and summonses were addressed to
him until 1380. Lord WeUes was «. by (the son of
his decsased ddest son, Eudo, by his wife, Maude,
daughter oi Ralph, Lord Oreystock) his grand-
SIR LEO DE WELLES, as sixth baron, sum-
moned to parliament from 95th February, 1439, to
30th July, 1400. This nobleman reorived the ho>
nour of knighthood, in the 4th of Henry VI., firom
the Duke of Bedford at Leicester, with the young
king himsdf, and diven other persons of rank*
His lordship for several yean after served with
great honour in France, and was made Lisvtb-
JKAMT OP IsBLANo for scveu yean, in the 16th
of the same reign. When the fatal finid between
the Houses of York and Lancaster broke out.
Lord WeUes arrayed himself under the banner of
the latter, and adhering to his coloun with un-
bendfaig fidelity, foil at the battle of Towtow
FiBLD, on Palm Sunday, 1461. His lordship m.
flnt, Joane, daughter and heir of Sir Robert Water*
ton, Rnt., and had issue,
RiCHABD (Sir), who m. Joane, daughter and
heir of Robert, Lord Wllloughby de Eresby,
and was summoned to pariiament in her
ri^t, as LoBD- Wix«LOUORBT, from 96th
May» 145^» to 98th February, 1460.
4 C 561
WEL
WEL
Ahanoftwu toThoiiiM» Locd HooMdHM^
tags (a0e that dignity).
Margaret, m. to Sir Thomat DyiDoke, Kiit.
€«dl7. fik to Sir Robert Wilkmghbr, mh of
Sir ThonuM WiUoughby, of Pariiain.
Catharine* ak to Sir ThomM da Laimde, Knt.,
and had imie, tiro daughtara, Uaeo4ieixB,
▼li.
JoAMS, m. to William Denton, Baq., and
liadaeon,
JoRir DcMTOir. -
Maigvet, tm. to Thomaa Bcricriay* Eaq.,
Mid had two
WiUiam.
Loid WdUea capouaed, laoondly, Mifgaret, lifter
and heir of Sir Jcrtm Beauchamp, of Bktdioe, and
widow of John Beanlhrt, Earl of Sometwt (by
whom aha was mother of Margaret. Counteia of
Rldimond, mother of King Henry VII.)» and had
J0HX4 rraatad ViacouNT Waxxaa (lee that
dignity).
Ab attainder fbDowed his lotdahip^ rieccaee, under
which the Bakoiit ov WxLura beaune fforMted :
hut his 100,
SIR RICHARD WKLLES, Lord WiDoughby,
bad a grant in the 4th of Edward IV., through
the king's especial fitYOur, of all thegoods, chat-
tels, and moveables, whereof his flither died pas-
seswd t and the next wisuing year had restitution
of the manors of Welles, and other estates in the
county of Lincoln, with lands in Northnmber-
land. In three years afterwards (1468) his lordship
obtained a full restitutian in blood and hooouFi.
But this good fortune had a brief endurance,
for the next year, Richard Nevlll, the stout Eam,
or Wakwick, taking up arms for the restoration
of Hbmky VI., made Sir Robert WeBcs, son and
heir of Lord WiUoughby and Walks, a brave and
able commander, general of the Lancastrian forces.
Whereupon Sir Robert drove Sir ThomaB Burgh,
a knight of the king's houa^ out of Lincolnshire,
pulled down his dwelling, leised upon all hb goods
and chattels, and at the head of thirty thousnd
of the people, raised the standard of Lancaster,
and cried Kittg Hbitkt. Of this insurrection
■o soon as King^ EnwABO had intdligcnce, he sum-
moned the Lord WiUoughby and Welles to his
prsBsnoe, but that nobleman on arriving In Lon-
don, with his brother-in-law. Sir John Dymoke,
and leaming that the king was highly incensed, fled
to sanctuary at Weetminster, and there deter-
mined to remain untU his wrath was assuaged.
The king hoping, however, to terminate the dis.
turbanoe in Linoofaishire, without being obliged to
take the ileld, sent for his lordship, and induced
him to leave his asylum, upon a loleaBB promise of
sefety. He then required of Lord Welles, to com-
mand his son to lay down his arms, and in the
interim marched at the bead of what forces he
could ooUectinto Lincolnshire, taking Lord Welles,
and Sir John Dymoke, with him. But when be
arrived within two days* jonmay of Stamford, where
Us advenaries were auttonad, he leaned that Sir
Robert Welles had refused to obey the fa^unctioos
(Ml
of Ua Ihtfeer, whidi had been cobvcjfMI to ImIib by
letter, and hemming enraged at the xefttsal he
cansed, in violation of his royal proaoise, the heads
of Lord Welles and Sir John Dymoke, to be foctb-
with cut oA In revo^ of this act of treachery.
Sir Robert Welles, without awaiting the oowiing
up of WarwidL, attacked the royal army, although
superior in number to that which he commanded*
but after a most gallant and obstinate struggle* his
men at length desertfaig him, sustahmd a defeat,
and being made prisoner, was iiniwediafrty be-
headed. The death of the fsthcr and his heroic
son, took place almost at the same time In 1409, and
they were both ATTAixTBD after the reatontion oC
Edward IV., in 1474. Lord WiUoughby and WeUea
had iasue, by the heiress of Willoegliliy,
RoBBRT (Sir), the gallant soldier whoee fate
we have just ramrdad. He died without
iasue, leaving a widow, Elisabeth, dau^ler
of John Bourchier, Lord Bemara. Her lady-
ahip survived her husband but one year,
when she bequeathed her body to be intened
with his, in the diurcfa of the ftlars, at
JoANB, ak to Ridiard Hastings, Esq., iMttthar
of WUUam, Lord HMtings, chsBaberlnlB t»
Kingr Edwau> IV.
To Sir Robert WeUes, succeeded his only sister, the
above mentioned
JOANB HASTINGS, wlmse husband,
SIR RICHARD HASTINGS, had so moch
favour from King Eovabd, that he ohtuaed a
apecfad Uvary of all the caatka, manors, lordahipa»
and hmds, whereof Richard, Lord Wcilea and WU-
loughby, and his aon. Sir Robert Wdles, died poa-
sessed,* and was summoned to peTtianwnt, as
" RichandoBmttimgmde ITsUs*. aU'r,'*oo the 15Cfa
Novenaber, 1488, and 9th December, 1403. His
lonbhip had an only son, Amtrovt, who peede-
oaaaed Um. He died himself in U08, when, if hia
summons to parliament be deemed a cootinvation
or ran old BAaomr of WBi.x.Ba, (bnt it most be
recollected that the attainder was never reveiaad,)
that barqay faU into abbyahcb, aaymgat the
deacwidanta of the daughters of Lbo, the sixth Lord
WeUest but if the sunmaons be
creetian,the barony at his kirdahip'ai
then BKTiKCT.
AiuBe.-^r. a lion rampant, doable quevee, aa.
WELLES— VISCOUNT WELLES.
By Letters Patent, temp. Hxkry VIL
ICIncage.
JOHN WELLES, only child of Mm, eixth Lobd
WBI.I.BB, by hia aecond wife, Margaret, Cunnteas
Dowager of Somereet, having taken up arms in
• In the act of attainder, epedal proviaion ia-
made, that Richard HaaCinga, ahouldc^foy oertaha
manova that bdonged to the aald basons, in oonsl-
deration of his heving married Joan% siatar and
heir of Robert de Weiiee, and also of hb loyalty
WEN
WEN
behalf of Mt kSmmtti, Hbhvt* (/JUdhmoMtf,* was
made ooostable of tlie caitla of Rocfclagbam* and
steward of Rodtingtaam Foreat, after the acccarion
of that peiaoMage to die throne aa Hbitbt VIL
He waa ako elevated to the peerage by letten
patent, (but the date ia not known,) aa ViaooDKT
WBI.LB8, and was summoned to parliament hi that
dignity, on the Ist Septembeti 1487. He waa«fter-
wards made a Knight of the Garter. His lordship
m. the Lady Cicily Plantagenet, daughter of King^
BovrABD IV., and sister-in-law to Kimg Hxnby
VIL, by whom he had two daughters,
="'^«"' Uho both ffled #. j».
Ahkb, J
He died in 1489, whan the Viacowrv ov Wbllbb
became XXTINCT. His lordship's widow espoused
Sir John Kyme, of Lincolnshire.
Arms. — Or. a lion rampant, double querte, sa.
armed and langued, gu.
WENLOCK— BARON WENLOCK.
Created in 1461.
Xincagc.
In the 17th Hbnby VI.
JOHN WENLOK, or WENLOCK, was consti-
tuted escheator for theoountias of Buckingham and
Bedford} shortly after whidi, coming to court, he
was made uaher of the chamber to Qmmh Mar-
OARBT, when he had the title of esquirst He was
next knighted, and appointed governor of Bam-
burgh Castle, in Northumberland. In the 88th of
the same reign he was constituted chambbblaih
to the queen, and he fought on the side of Lan-
caster at th« first battle of St. Albans, when he was
severely wounded. After this we find him ad-
vancing a sum of money, as a loan, to King
HxNRY VL, and subsequenUy chosen a Knioht
OF THB Gabtbb. Notwithstanding these high
honours. Sir John Wenlock Joined, soon after, the
standard of York, and fought under that baxmer
at the battle of Towton-fldd, for which deMrtion
be waa rewarded, by King Edwabd IV., with a
grant of the oflices of chief butler of England, and
steward of Um castle and lardaUp of Berkhampsted,
in Hertfordshixek He waa also raised to the degree
of a baron, as Lord Wbjtlock, ef JKenioek, in the
county of Salop, and sworn of the privy counciL
In the first pfviod ot King Edward's reign his
lordship was employed upon confidential embassies
to the courts of Burgundy and France, and he was
constituted Ueutenant-^vemor of Calais, and the
marches adiaoent. But afterwards joining the Earl
of Warwick, in the attempt to restore Hbwrt VL,
he had a command at the battle of Tewkesbury,
where he is said to have been slain by the Duke of
Sometaet, who furiously deft his head with his
iMttie-axe* for neglecting to come up in time,
whoveby the battle was lost, and the fate oi the
unhappy Hbitbt YL decided for ever. His lord-
• He was uncle by the half blood to Henry, Earl
of Richmond, afUrwards Hjiiiby VIL
ship m. BUaabeth, dangfater and co-heir of Sir John
Drayton, but had no iasua HeA in 1471, when the
Babqiiy of Wbitlock became bxtiitct.
AAMBe— Ar. a chevron between time Uackamoonf
JVM8.--<The Banmy of Wenlock haa Juat now
been conferred upon Sir Robbbt Lawlby, Bart.*
whose ancestor, Thomas Lawley, inherited as next
heir the estates of Lord Wodock, at Ida lordship's
In 1471.
WENTWORTH — BARONS WENT-
WORTH, OF WENTWORTH-
WOODHOUSE, VISCOUNT
WENTWORTH, BARONS
RABY, EARLS OF STRAF.
FORD.
Barony,
Viscounty,
Earldom, and
Barony of
Raby,
Earldom,
by Letters
Patent,
SOthJuIy, 14B8.
10th Dec., 1098;
I2th January, 1640L
4th September, 171L
ICintagc.
The surname of Wbntworth ia said by genealo*
gists to have been derived in Saxon times, from
the lordship of Wcntworth, in the wapentake of
Stbapvord, in Yorkshire, wliere, at the time of
the Conquest, lived
REGINALD DE WINTERWADE, (as the name
was written in Domesday Book«) whoae lineal de>
scendant,
WILLIAM DE WYNTWORD, of Wyntword»
ei. in the time of Hxhby IlL, Emma, daughter
and heir of William Wodjrtious, of Wodehons, by
wluMn he acquired that estate, and taking up his
abode there, the Aunily have since been designated
the " Wentworths of Wcntworth-Woodhouse."
He was #. by his son,
WILLIAM DE WENTWORTH, of Wentworth-
Woodhoose, who m. Beatrix, dau^ter of Gilbert
Thakd, and had two sons,
Wii*LiAM, his successor.
Richard, Bishop of London, and CbakcbXi*
iiOB or EireZiAHD, in 1338.
The elder son,
WILLIAM DE WENTWORTH, m. DyonisU,
daughter of Peter de Rotherfldd, and had two sons,
William, his successor.
John, «. -^, daughter and heir of — — Elm-
sail, of ElmsaU, in Yorkshire^ by whom he
acquired that estate, and dying «« p* left it
to his nephew, Jobk.
The elder son,
WILLIAM DE WENTWORTH, succeeded bis
father in 1996, and m, Isabel, daughter and co-heir
of William Pollington, of PoUlngton, In the county
of York, and had issuer
William (Sir), his heir.
John, who inhCTited Em%^ll, from his uncle»
and marrying Joan, daughtsr of Richard de
Toys, of Buigh^Walleys, in Yorkshire, waa
patoiarch of the Banna and Viaoounts Went-
«3
WEN
WBK
worth t tbe Kali^tlT Ikmlly, taittd «t Bnt-
too, with diTen other bnmdMi.
William de Wontworth was «. hy hit elder eon,
• SIR WILLIAM WENTWORTH, who m. Iiabel
(or Lucf), daughter and heir of Robert Hooten*
of HooCen-Roberta, te Yorkahin» and was «. by his
SIR WILLIAM WENTWORTH, who esponsed
I^ucy* daughter and oo>hetr of Walter, son end beiT
of Henry de Tynneslow. of TymMdow, aleo in
Yorkshire, and was «. by his son,
. THOMAS WENTWORTH, who wedded Isabd,
.daughter of Sir William Ftamiag, Knt., of Waith.
His grandson,
SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH, fought va-
liantly on the side of King HsNav VI., at thebat-
Uebf HcxHAM, Sd April, 1483, when he was made
prisoner with tlie Duke of Somerset and others.
He m. Joen, daughter of Sir Rldwrd Redman,
Knt., of Harwood Tower, and was «. by his elder
son,'
WILLIAM WENTWORTH, Esq., who m. in
the 30th of Hbnby VI., isabella, daughter of Sir
Richard Fits-Williams, of Aldwark, in Yorkshire^
and sister of William, Earl of Southampton, by
whom he had four sons, Tbomab, his successor,
Ralph, George, end William, and a daughter, Eli-
Mibeth, who m. first, Thomas Lea, Esq., oi Mid-
dleton, and secondly, Henry Arthington, Esq. Mr.
Wentworth d, in 1477» and was «. by his eldest
son,
SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH, who reoelred
the honour of knighthood for his bravery in the
•battle of Spurs. This gentleman, being a person of
great opulence, went by the name of OoUen Thomas.
Ke paid a fine to be excused ttma. being created a
Knight of the Bath; and in 1008, he obtained a
license ftom Hnxnv VIII., to wear his bonnet,
and be covered in the roysi presence, because he
was infirm. He m, Beatrix, daughter of Sir Ridi-
ard Woodnnre, of Walley, Knt., and widow of
John Drax, Esq., of Woodhall, and had issue,
William, his suooessor.
Michad, of Mendham, in Suilblk, comptroller
to the quean, m, Isabel, daughter and heir
of Perdval Whitley, Esq., of Whitley, in
the county of York, and wis progenitor of
the Wcntworths of Wooley.
Thomas, of Scorby, m. Grace, daughter of
John Oaecoigne, Esq., of Ladngcrofk.
Bryan.
Elisabeth, m. to Ralph Durham, Esq.
Isabd, m. to Nicholas Wombwell* Esq., of
Thwmerdiflb, Yorkshire.
Beatrice, m. to James Wonrall, Esq., of Lower-
slate, also in Yorkshirsk
Sir Thomas d. in 1048, and was «. by his eldest
WILLIAM WENTWORTH, Esq., who m.
Catherine, daughter of Ralph Beeston, Esq., oi
Beaston, and dying in 1540, was «. by his eldest
son,
THOMAS WENTWORTH, Esq., High Sheriff
•of the county of York, In the SSth Elisabeth; m.
•Margaret, daughter and heir of Sir WlWam Gas-
M4
ooignlbf* Knt., of Gawthorpe, by which alBaBce bo
acquired the manor and seat of Gawthorpe, C«»-
worthr ^Ec, and his dasoendants became co-hetei
to the Baronies of Ferrers of Wemme, and Boteler
of Wemme, then (and still) in absyahcb. He
had issue,
William (Sir), his successor.
Elisabeth, wu to Tbomes Denby, Esq.* of
Femley.
BerbarBf d. unmartied»
Margaret, m. first, to Mlchad, son and heir
of John, Lord Darcy, and secondly, to
Jasper Blythman, Esq., of New Luthes.
Catherine, m. to Thomas Gargravet Esq.* of
Nestd-Priory, in Yorkshire.
Mr. Wentworth d. 14th February, 1006-7* possessed
of lands in the county of York, to the amount of
i£6000 a-year, and was «. by his son,
SIR WILLIAM WENTWORTH, of Went-
worth Woodhouse, Gawthorpe, Stc This gentle-
man was High Sheriir of Yorkshire, in the iMt
year of Queen Elisabeth, and was created a ba-
BOMBT on the S9th of June, 1611. He m. Ame,
daughter and heir of Sir Robert Atkins, Knt.* of
Stowell, in the county of Gloucester, by whom he
had three sunrlTing sons, and three daughters, via.
1. TBOMA8, his successor.
8. William (Sir), of Ashby-Poeroram, in Ldn-
oolndilre. This gentleman was knighted
by King Charles L, and fsD at MABBxtat-
MooB, fighting under the royal baoner.
Sir William Wentworth m. EHnbeth, daugh-
ter and co-heir of Thomas Savile, of Ilassul
don Hall, in the county of York, and had
with a daughter Anne, who ak Edward
Skinner, Esq., of Thornton College, Lin-
colnshire, one snrriTii^ son,
William (Sir), High Sheriff of Yotfc>
shire^ in the 94th of Cbablbb II.; m.
Isabella, daughter of Sir Allan Appaley.
KnL, treasurer of the hmisehold to
James, Duke of York, and had iaaoOb
L William, a military oAoer, <!. ub-
married, in 1669, while eerviag es
captain of hone in Flanders.
II. Thomab, who sucoeeded Us
cousin, the Earl of Stxaflbid* in
the Babowv or Rabt.
IIL Peter, of Henbury, in Donet-
shire, m. JuHana* only daughter of
Thomas Hordi^ Esq., of Cotes, in
* Mabt FBBBBBa, younger danghtsr and
heir of Sir Robert Feners, Lord Ferrers, of
Wemme, espoused
Ralph Nbtil, a younger son of RaJ^, Eail
of Westmorland, and had a sob,
John Nxttl, who m. EliaabeCh, dangjb-
ter and heir of Robert Nowmaicb, and
left en only daughter and hiJiesi,
JoAHB Nbtil, who m. Sib Wiif
LTAM Gasooiowb, and her daagh-
ter end heiress,
Maroabxt OAaeoioiiB, es-
poused Thomas Wcntwarth,
asbithetazc
WEN
"WEN
the oounty of Oxford* uul had
•orriTing Iwac^
William* lite raooeiiorf who
m. Siuamuif daughter of — —
Slaughtor, Biq.> ot Upper
Shiui^ter Hall, in the county
of Gloueester, and had two
lODs and three danghten,
FaBDBaiCK-THOMABvWho
succeeded to the Eakl-
DOK or STBArroRD, at
the death of his cousin,
Thomas, second Earl of
the second creation.
CaroUna.
Augusta.
Annei m. to Jidin Hatfleld
Kaye, Esq., of Hatfield
Hall, Yorkshires
Harriet, m. to Thomas, son and
heir of Francis Arundel,
Esq., of StolM-Bruers Park,
Northamptonshire
IV. Paul, fUl at the siege of Namur,
in 16B0, unmarried.
V. Allan, hilled hi storming the
citadel at Liege, in 1708, and d.
unmarried.
VI. Frances-Arabella, m. to Walter,
Lord BeDew, of Ireland.
VII. Anne, m. to James Donolan, Esq.,
of Irdand.
VIII. Isabella, m. to Francis Arundel,
Esq., of StiAe-Bruen Park.
UL Elisabeth, m. to John, Lord
Arundel, of Trerise.
3. George <Sir), of Wooley, M.P. for Pon-
tefract, in 1640, but disabled Arom sit-
ting on account of his loyalty to Kinir
Charlbs I., received the honour of knight-
hood, made general of the fdrces in Irdand,
and sworn of the privy council of that king-
dom. Sir George m. — — » daughter of Sir
Francis Ruishe, Knt, of Sam, In the Isle
of Thanet, and Icfta son,
RuiBBs WniTTWOBTH, of Sarre, who m,
Susanna, sister of James Adye, Esq.,
ci Barham, in Kent, and dying in
1686, left an only child and heir,
Maby, m. to Thomas, Lord How-
ard, of EflBngham,
1. Mary, m. to Sir Richard HooCnn, Knt., of
Goldesburgh, in Yorkshires
2. Anne, m. to Sir Crerrase Sarile, Bart., of
ThornhiU, also in the oounty oi York.
S. Blisaheth, m. to James Dillon, Earl of Roe-
oommon, the celebrated poet.
Sir William Wentworth d. in 1614, and was s. by
his eldest son,
SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH, second baronet
{b, 13th April, inS), who became afterwards so
conspicuous in the troubled times of Uia virbt
CHABLBa. In the reign of Jambs I., Sic Tho-
mas was member of parliament for the^ county of
York» and also in the btyinning of that of his sue-
oassori but the latter monardi, soon after Ms
alon, eierated Mm to the peerage, by letters patent,
dated SM July, 16B8, as Babom WamniroBTB, of
Wentworth- Woodhouse, and he was advanced on
the 10th of the ensuing December, to the degree of
ViacovMT Wbbtwobtb. The nest year his kwd-
ship was sworn of the privy council, made Lord
Lieutenant of the oounty of York, and president
of the north. In February, 1638-3, he was nomi-
nated Lord Deputy of Irdand ; £rom which govern-
ment he was recsUed to command as lieutenant-
general in the army then raised against the Scots.
In 1640, he was created Babon Rabv, ^ Ra6r
Qutle, in the bishopric of Durham, (with remainder,
ddhult his own male issue, to his younger brothers,
and their issue male*) and Eabl or STBAProBO.
Soon after which he was madeaKiriOBT or tbb
Gabtbb, and constituted Lord Libutbhant or
IbblJlnd. About this period the republican and
puritanical parties prevdiling in parliament, Stiaf-
ford became an object of their greatest distrust,
and the destruction of his lordship was deemed
IndiiqpensaMe to the acoomplidunent of their
ulterior prGjects. An impeachment against him
was therefore immediatdy voted by the commons,
and Pym deputed to carry it up to the House of
Lords. The earl was Just entering to take his
seat, when he was apprised of the prosecution,
and ordered into custody. He was subsequently
brought to trial on the S2d March, 1640-1, but
his prosecutors were unable to ertablish their
diarges according to the laws of the land, and
were therefore, after an investigation which lasted
eighteen days, in which StralRird deported himself
with a degree of firmness, moderation, and wisdom,
that extorted admiration fkom his bitterest foes,
obliged to resort to the very unusual and uncon-
stittttiooal mode of proceeding by bill of attainder.
So determined, however, were the , commons to
condemn him, that the bill was brought in and
passed on the same day. It was read twice In
the morning, and the third time In the afternoon ;
and carried by 804 voices, against 68. But in the
lords, its progress was not so triumphant t and
when it finally passed, forty-five peers only were
present, of whom tweuty-eiz voted in the aflBrma-
tiveb In the end, the unhappy nobleman was sacri-
ficed to the damour of the mob, and his own
magnanimous consideration for the precarious posi-
tion of his royal master. The populace goaded to
ftensy, flocked around Whitehall, where the king
resided, calling aloud for Justice, and accompsny-
ing thdr savage vodfiwations with open and fiuious
menaces. The queen and conndl were appalled: they
advised Cbabi*bb to sign the doom of the most fidth-
folof his servants. Juson, Bishop of London, alone
had the fmtitude to counsd the king not to act
contrary to his consdenca. But the earl hearing of
his maiesty's irresolution and anxiety, immediatdy
addressed him, and with a devotion almost onpand-
Ided, besought him for the seke of puUlc peao^
to put an end to his unfortunate however blame-
less, lifo, and to quiet the tumultuous populace, by
conceding the request for which they were so im-
portunate (see note at /hot). The king gave
at last a most rdtictaot assent; and Thomtug
805
WEN
W£H
yiOp of tlM
teUMd. He iuflhMd
Xaai. of 0rBArvo»D» tlM
moMRlij. «ai tinw, in
hta ttgt, cnwigmwl to the
death with his cfaandHtotte
HiU,oathelSthMsy.lMI. Hto lonMrip It aBoMd
to hsTe poMMMd mfliiy i
hem fudowed with gvMt netunl
had • cttltlTated iiaderftandiQg,<
noble bearlBf; bat hs is eeeoaed of pridOi— .«,«»«,
and ambition and the epitaph. wMch Plntaich
sayithat Sjlla wrote for hhnMif, ieqiiotcd
appropriate to hit tomb, '«That no nm did
exceed him In doinf good to his friends, or in doing
mischief to his enenriest for his acts of bothidnds
wew most notorious." As rakr of Ireland, he to desig-
nated, we imr too justly, by the title of a crmI, rape-
cious and Tindlctive tyrant Amongst Ms Utterest
foes was Sir Harry Vtee^ sod he to said to have
incurred the enmity of that osMarated person, by
taking the title of Raby. from Raby Castle, then hi
possession of the knight. The eari m. first. Cady
Margaret CUAitd, danghter of Prancto, Earl of
Cumberkmd, which lady died «. p. He espoused,
secondly. Lady Arabelto HoUes, danghter of John,
Earl of Claro. by whom he hadissne,
William, hto succesiur.
Anne. m. to Edward Watson, Earl of Rock-
Ingham, and had isBttOk
Lnwia WATaow, third Eari of Rocking-
hauL
Thomas Watsok, who aasumed the name
of WmmronrH npon inheriting the
estates of hto maternal uncle.
Arabella, m. to John McCarthy, son of the Earl
of Glancarty, In Ireland.
The earl wedded. tUrdly, EUaabeth, daughter of
Sir OodArey Rhodes, Hnt., of Great Honghton, fai
Yorkshire, by whom he had a son, Thomas, and a
daughter, Mary, both of whom d, unmarried. Hto
aider son,
WILLIAM WENTWORTH. wee lestored by
patent, after the re-estabiiahment of the monarchy,
to all hto foCher^ honours, and was ti****!!^'* a
Knight of the Garter. Hto hirdsfalp wu llrat. Lady
Henrietta^Maria Stanley, danghter of James, Eari
of Derby, and eeeondly, Henrietta, danghter of
Frederick Charles de Roy de U Rochefoucauld,
generalissimo of the foicee of the king of Den-
mark, but d. without iesne fat UBff, when the
greater pert of hto estates derolred upon hto
nephew* the Hononiable Thomas Watson, son of
Edward, Earl of Rockingham, and all aia no-
Kouna beeaoae nzTiwcT, aave the Babovy or
Rabt, which peeeed, eoeordii^ to the special limi-
tation in the patent, to hto kinenuBi (revert to tosne
of Sir William Wentworth, of Aahby Pneronim,
eecnnd son of the fost beronet),
THOMAS WENTWORTH, Eeq., w third Ba-
Bon Rabt. Thto nobleman had in early lifo
adopted the pmfessloii of arms, end serred under
William IIL in Flandemi whero he eequirod
high reputation, partieularly at the bottles of Stein-
kirk and Landen. In the Mign of Queen Anne he
shared in eereral of the glorious <«Mwp««gi>« of
Marlborough, and was repeatedly ambimador lo the
courts of BerUn, Vienna* and the Slatm General.
Hto locfoMf «w adranced hi eoBsidantSaa of Ms
eminent eerrleas, tay letMn paiantp dated dth
tnsiber, 1711. to thedigmttoaof FUevmtU I
^ ITentiMH* nVadtonss, and V AMnAw.'^vi..
Eaml of Stbawomp. with special remainder to Ids
hncher Peter. Hto leidehip «. Anne, daugfateraond
hair of Sir Henry Johnson, Knt..^ Bradenham in /I
theconntyof Bncks^bywhomhthadiasuew MurlX^'
William, hto surnasmt. 4 ^ ^^^ c ^, -
Anne, m. to the Right Honourable Willinm^H.
OonoUy, eneof hto waa^mtft priry oouadi ^
inlrsland. *
Lucy, m. to Oolonei Sir Geome Howard.
Henrietta, m. to Henry Temen. Eeq.
Hto lordship, who was a Knight of the most nofate
order of the Gartsr. d. hi 179^ and was «. by his
WILLIAM WENTWORTH. seceeid fieri of
Strallbtd. of the new creation. Thto nobicm^
espoused Lady Anna Campbell, daughter of John.
Dukeof ArgyU, but dyhig «. ji. in X7»l. the honours
passed, noodeding to the Umitation, to hto oousin
(rerert to tosueof Sir William Wentworth. eecood
son of Sir William, the Brat beronet),
FREDERICK - THOMAS WENTWORTH.
Esq., as third Earl of StraAnd. Thto wrtdemnn
d. at hto seat, Henbury, in Doiseldiire, without
issue, in 1^, when the BAnoBT op Raby, the
Viscounty or WsNTwonTn, and Eabldom of
SnAFFOBo, became azTiircr.
ABM8^«-8a. a dkerron between three leoparde*
heads, or.
Not9.^LaMt letter from Thomas, Earl of Straf-
ford, to King Charles I.
** May it plaaee your Sacred M^^tye,
"It hath bin my greatest griefs in aU these
troubles, to be taken as a person which should
endeevour to repreeent and sat things amiesc be>
twesn your uM^leBty and your peoplet end to give
counseUstandlng to the disquiet of the three
Meet true it is, that thto mine owne priYate
since through your gnrious foYOur I
provided, as not to e^MCt In eny kind ro mend my
fortune, or pieeie my mind. inor% then by restii^
whero your bounteous hands had plaoed me.
" Nay, It to most mightily mietekcn, for unto
your nujeety it to well knowne^ my pooro end
humble advlsSB onnrlndeil still in thto, that your
miOoBty and your people could never bee happy,
till thero wero a right uadeist ending betwixt yon
and them : no other meanas to eihct and eattle tide
happinene, but by the oouaoeil. and eaMnt of par-
Uamenti or to prevent the gnmingevib upon thto
state, but by entirely puttlof your eelfoin the toat
resort, upon the loyalty and good ailbrtfame of your
Engltoh suttJecth
*« Yet, such to my misfortune, thto troth fonloth
little crsdit, the contrary sesmeth generally to be
bdieved, and myeeifo reputed, aa aometliing of
you and your peoplet nndera
which I
gentle
«« Now, I nndewtand the minds of
M
C7k
^.
V (f V
WElf
WEN
balkdwiandl* ttet in yow vrlaotly opiaten;.! am
not guilty of traaion, nor an yon Mtiifyed in your
oooacionce to pane the MIL
" This bringeth ma into a very groat straight,
thara i« bcfoia ma the mine of my children and
family, hitherto nntondiad, in all the hrandiet of it
with any ftmle Crimea. Hera is before ma the many
ills, which may b^Ul your sacred parson, and the
whole kingdome, should yourselfa and parliament
part less satisfied one with the other, then is necea-
cary for the preMrradon both af king and peopla
Hera are before ma the things most valuad, most
feared, by mortal man, li/b or death,
«« To say. Sir, that there hath not bane a strife
in ma, ware to make ma laisa man, than Ood
knowath my infirmities give me^ And to call a de-
struction upon mysdfe and young children, (where
the intentions of my heart, at least have beene
innocent of this great oflteoe,) may be beliered,
will find no easie consent fkom flesh and bloud.
** But with mudi sadnene, I am come to a reso-
lution, of that which I take to be most becoming in
me, to looke upon that which is most prindpall in
itself; which doubtlem is the proeperity of your
sacred person and the common-wealth, inflnitdy
before any private man's interest.
*' And theiellwe, in few words, as I put myselfe
wholly upon the honour and Justice of my peers,
BO clsarly, as to beieedi your nu^mtf might have
spared that dedaratlon of yours on Saturday last,
and entirely to have left ma to their lordships : so
now, to set your nu^estiaB conscience at liberty, I
doe most humbly beseech your majesty, in preven-
tion of mistakes which may happen by your refu-
sal!, to passe this bUlt and by this meanes remove,
(praysed be God,) I cannot say, this accursed, (but
I cwnftisse,) this unfortunate thing forth of the way,
towards that Messed agreoment, which Ood* 1 trust,
shall ever establish betwaena you and your sub*
Jacta^
*' Sir, my consent shall more acquit you herein
to God, than all the world can doe besides. To a
willing man there is no injury daaa. And as by
God's grace I forgive all the world with a calmnessa
and meeknesse of infinite contentment to my dis-
lodging soule, so. Sir, to you can I give the life of
this worU, with all the cheerfulnesse imaginable ;
in the Just acknowledgment of your exceeding
Ikvoun. And only begge that In your goodnessa, you
would vouchsafo to cost your gradous regard upon
my pooiw Sonne, and his tluee sbters, laise or more,
and no otherwise, then as their (In present) vmfor-
tunata fotber, may hereafter appear more or lesse
guilty of thto death.
«* God long preserve your M^iestye,
" Your Majesties most faithf^ and
« humble Subject and Servant,
" STRAFPonn."
" Tower, 4th Ma^, Ifitt.**
WENTWORTH — MARQUESSES OF
ROCKINGHAM.
Refer to Watsoii, Barwu Ro€kimghamf 4F'
The Bonmtratle
THOMAS WATSON, Mcond son of Sdwfd
Wmuem, aecond Ler4 I1ockin0ham, by Ladp An irn r>^ ^
, Inherltad the Wentworth estates
^ i
upon the demise of his uncle, William, Earl of
Straiford, In 1696, and assumed the additional tur-^^ w
name of Wnn rvonra i tnai this gentleman da- rjf
scendad the Marquesses of Rockingham. "^^^S.
WENTWORTH — BARONS WENT- Jt
WORTH, EARL OF ,^ •
CLEVELAND, VISCOUNT M^
WENTM'ORTH, OF WEL.
LESBOROUOH.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 2nd Dec, IfiS9, ^ ' "^
21 Henry VI 11. *A*^
Sarldom, \ by Letters J Ath February, 1096. ^^^ ^
Viscounty, > Patent. \ 4th May, 1762. y^ -C^
THs fhmily, although of grsat antiqnity fai the ^ ^
county of York, did not attain the honour of thw
peerage until the time of HnwRT VIIL, when
THOMAS WENTWORTH, Esq., son^Sir
Ridiard Wentworth, Knt, of NettlesCed,<^ the
county of SuflbDc, was summoned to porllnment, -?• /^ ff^^
by writ, aa Barov WnnrwonTn. His lordship m.
Margaret, daughter of Sir iodxow Forteeene. Knt.,
by Anne, dani^tter and heir of .Sir William Stonor,
Knt, (by Anne, daughter and co-heir of John Nevil,
Marquess of Montacnte,) and had issue,
TnoicAa, his siiccsesor.
Henry (Sir), m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir
Christopher Olenham.
Richard, m. to Margsrat Roydon.
Anna, m. to Sir John Foley, of Bradley, in the
county of SuA>lk, Knt.
Cidly, M. to Sir Robert Wingfleld, Knt.
Mary, m. to William Cavendish.
Margaret, wu first, to John, Lord Williams,
secondly, to Sir WUUam Parcy, and thirdly, djf'u / </
toSirJohnCrofls. ^ .. l • ^n /
Joan, m, to Henry, Lord Cheney. / Jni)^ ^ * i- ^oM .X
Ddfothy, m. to Paul Wethypoole, Esq.
His lordaUp, who was lord dunnberiain of the
household, d. in IBSl, and was «. by his eldest
son,
THOMAS WENTWORTH, second baron, sum-
monad to parttament fhnn 23fed January, 1U8, to
4th Februjuy, IfiSO. This nobleman, upon the de-
mise of EnvAnn VL, wes one of Uie first who
appeared for Qoena Mary, and upon her mi^esty's
Bcressinn his lordship was sworn of the privy coun-
cil, and ranstituted deputy of Cabals, and the
mardies theteolL In which high trust he continued
until thasotrendar of that place, in the Sth of Mary,
to the overwhelming foeee of the Duke cf Guise,
after being held by the BugUsb for upwards of
two centurieSk Lord Wentworth was subsequently
tried by. his peers on suspicion of cowardice or
traadMry, bnt honourably acquitted* In the reign
of EUsabeth his lordship was one of the noblemen
who sate in Judgment upon the Duke of Norfolk, and
upon Msry, Qcann op Scotland. He m. Anne,
daughter of Sir John Wentworth, Knt, of GosOeld,
in the county of Essex* aad had iasaob
WEN
WEN
' Thonust who m. EUnteCh, dauffMcr of Wil-
liam, Lord Buffhley, but d» without imw in
the liliB-time of hi* ftthar.
HswaT* hk •ucccmot.
Elisabeth, m. to William Hynde, Esq., MB and
heir of Sir Franda Hynde, KnL
Hia lordahip d. in UOO, and was «. by hi* ton,
HENRY WENTWORTH, third baron, aun-
moned to parliament I9th February, U03L His
lordship m. Anne, daughter of Sir Owen Hopton,
Knt., and widow of Sir William Pope, Knt, by
whom he had issue,
Thomas, his suoesMor.
Henry, nu^or-general in the scnrioe of Kin^r
Chablbs I., d. in 1644
Jane, m. to Sir John Finet, Knt., of West
Keele, in the county of Linootai.
His Umbhip d. in lAM, and was «. by his elder
THOMAS WENTWORTH, fourth baron, who
was created, Ath February, 1686, Beron Wemhtmtk,
V NeitUtted, and Eabl or Clbtblavo. This
Boblsman was one of the most sealous supporters
of the royal cause during the unhappy times of
Charles I., and sullteed much, induding imprison-
ment in the Towsr of London. He had the satis-
faction, however, of witnessing the restoration of
the monarchy, and headed a body of three hundred
noblsmen and gentlemen in the triumphal proces-
sion of CBABi.B8 IL into London. His lordship
m, first, Anne, daughter of Sir John Crofts, of
Saxham, in the county of Sullblk, Knt, and had
sunriving issue,
Thomas, who was summoned to parliament
as Lord Wentworth, of Nettlested. His
kirdship m. Philaddphia, dau^ter of Sir
Ferdinando Carey, Knt., and dying in his
fitther's Ufe-time Wt an only daughter,
Hbmbxbtta Wbntwobth, who suc-
ceeded her grandlkthsr in the Barony
of Wentworth.
Annb, m. to John, Lord Lorelaoe, and suc-
ceeded her niece in the Barony of Went-
worth.
The earl espoused, secondly, Catherine* daughter of
Sir John Wentworth, Knt., of Gosfleld Hall, in the
county of Essex, and had an only child,
Catherine^ who m. William Spencer, Esq., of
Cople, in the county of Bedford, and d.
His lordship d. in 1607* when the Eabldom or
Clbtsland became bxtibct, and the old Barony
of Wentworth deroWed upon his grand-daughter,
HENRIETTA WENTWORTH, as Baroness
Wentworth. This huly resided at Toddington, in
the county of Bedford, with the unfortunate Duke
of Monmouth, whose attachment to her ladyship
continued until his decessft Lady Wentworth sur-
vived his grace^s execution but a few months, and
her xcDudns were interred under a costly monument
at Toddington. Her ladyship d. in 1686, when the
barony reverted to her aunt (rate to Issue of the
Earl of Cleveland),
Ladr ANNE WENTWORTH, as BaioneM
Wentworth. This lady (as stated above,) m. John,
Lord Lovelace, and had Issue,
JoKH, who siK«eedeil to the Baboht of htrra*
liACB on the death of his fhther, and dying
in the lili»>time of his mother, left, by his
wife Maifery, dau^tcr and co-heir of Sir
Edmund Pye, Bart., of Bradenhsm, in the
county oi Bucks, an only surviving child*
Mabtha LoTBiiACB, who succeeded her
grandmother in the teony of Went-
worth. s. S^y ^ Irt^v^^;. —
Anne, A unmarried.
Margaret, m. to Sir WUIiam Noel, Bart , of
KIrby-Malory, in the county of Leicneter,
and had issue,
SiB Thomas Nosl, BaK., who «f. in
1688, «.jk, and was «. by his brother, *
Sib Johh Nobl, BaK., who m. Mtty,
daughter and co-heir of Sir John Ch>-
berry, of Wincherter, Knt., and had
two sons and a daughter, via.
1. Sib C&obbbbt Nobi., Bort., who
M. Eliabeth, daughter of
Thomas Rowney, Esq., of Ox-
ford, and had a son.
Sib EnwABn Nobx,, who
inherited the BABoirr or
Wbntwobth on the de-
oeese of JferChe Lsestece,
Ladt WBirrwOBTH. in
174S.
8. WilUem Nod, one of the Judges
of thecourt of Common Pleae«
m. Susanna, daughter of Sir
Thomas TroUope, BBrt., of
Casewick, in the county of
Lincoln, agd had four daugh-
ters, his co-heirs, vis.
Susenna-Maria, m, to Thoooaa
HiU, Esq., and was mother
of
NoBL Hill, created. In
1764, Babon Hill.
Anne, d. unmarried.
Frances, m. to Bennet, third
Earl of Harboroogh.
Elisabeth.
S. Anne Nod, who wedded Fnncia
Mundy, Esq., of Marfceaton, in
the county of Derby, M.P. Itar
Leicestershire, and had, witfi
younger children,
WBioBTaoN MmiDT, Eat^»
ot Markeaton, M.P. for
Lekeitershire s m. Mist
Anne Burdett. and was «k
by his SOB,
FBAHcia Nobl Clabkb
MuwDT, Esq., of Marfc-
eaton HalL TMa gentle-
man was the author of ifae
Deicriptive Poeuis, Nod-
wood Forest, and the ran
of Nudwood. At his do.
cease, hi 1816, his bust,
by Chantry, was placed in
the county hall of Derby,
by the magistnttes of that
.WBN
WES
thire. He wu «. by hit
THB PSBSBNT
Fjunrcis Mviidy> Esq., of
If arkeaton HaU, M.P. for
the county of Derby, who
m. in 1800, Sarah, daugh-
ter of Jolm L. Newton,
Esq., Mickleover, in Der-
bydiize, and has iMue,
Williim, k in 1801.
Marian.
Ixmiaa.
Emely.
Constance.
Anne, Lady Wentworth, d, in 1607, uid was s, by
her grand-daughter, (the barony bring a4)udged to
her in parliament by desocnt, and amfixmed in
17W,>
MARTHA LOVELACE, M Baroness Went-
worth. Tliis buly assisted at the coronation of
Queen Anne, and walked in the procession, in her
place, as a peeress. She m. Sir Henry Jolmson,
Knt, but d. without issue in 1745, when the Ba-
■OHY OP Wxif TWOBTB became vested in the family
of Nod, and her ladyship's cousin, (refer to issue
of Margaret, daughter of Lady Anne Wentworth»
Baroness Wentworth,)
SIR EDWARD NOEL, BarL, of Kirby Malory,
became Babok Wbmtwobth. His lordship m.
Judeth, daughter and heir of William Lamb, Esq.,
of Famdish, in the county of Northampton, and
had issue,
Tbomab, his successor.
Judeth, m. to Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bart.
This lady and her husband assumed the
additional surname of «*Nobl" upon the
decease of her brother, Thomas, Viscount
Wentworth. She d, in 1822, leaving an
only daughter and heiress, (Sir Ralph d. in
18M,)
AnirA-lBABBLi.A, ft. 17th May, ITM, m.
Snd Janiury, 1815, to the cdebrated
poet, Oeorg9, Lord Bybom, and has
an only child,
Ada Bybob.
EHnbeth, m. in 1777* to James-Bland Bur-
gess, Esq., (afterwards Sir James Lamb,
Bart.,) but died «. p, in 1779-
Sophia-Susanna, m. in 1777, to Nathaniel, Lord
Scarsdale, and dying 1782, left issue,
Natranibl Cubzoh, heir apparent to
the Barony of Scarsdale.
William Cunon, Idlled at Waterloo.
Sophia-Caroline Cunon, m. in 1800, to
Robert, Viscount Tamworth, whod. in
1884, issueless.
His lordship was advanced, by letters patent, dated
4th May, 1782, to the dignity oi Viscount Wbnt-
woBTB, tffWOieaborough, in Me county <ifLeiee*t«r,
ant! dying in 1774, was «. by his son,
THOMAS NOEL, second Viscount Wentworth,
and ninth successor to the Barony of Wentworth.
His lordship died «. p. in 1815, when the Visoountt
became bztinct, but the Baboby op Wbxt-
woBTH Ml into ABBYANCB between bis lordship's
sister, Jvdbtb, Lad^ Milbanke, and his nephew,
the H<moumbl« Natbamibl Cubbon, as it still
continueslwtwecn Lady Milbanke^sonly child,
ANNA-I8ABBLI.A, Dowager Lady Bybon,
and
Mr. Cunon.
Abmb of the Wentwcvths. Sa. a chevron between
three leopards' heads or. a orescent for diflbrence.
WESTON— BARONS WESTON, OF
NEYLAND, EARLS OF
PORTLAND.
Barony, 1 by Letters f 13th April, 1688.
Earldom, j Patent, \ 17th February, 1633.
ICineagc.
RICHARD WESTON, one of the Judges of the
court of Common Pleas, temp. Eliiabbtb, was
fktherof
SIR HIEROME WESTON, Knt, of BoxweO,
in Essex, whose son,
SIR RICHARD WESTON, Knt., was employed
in the reign of Jambs I. as ambassador to Bohemia
and subsequently to Brussels, to treat with the
ambassadors of the emperor and king of Spain,
regarding the restitution of the palatine. Soon
after which he was constituted chancellor of the
exchequer, and elevated to the peerage, on 13th
April, 1088, as Babon Wbston, cfNe^land, in th«
wuntp af Essar. His lordship was subsequently
made lobd tbbabubbb op England, invested
with the Oabtbb, and created, 17th February,
1633, Eabl op POBTI.AND. He m. first, Elisabeth,
daughter tA William Pincheon, Esq., of WTittle, in
the county of Essex, by whom he had issue,
Richard, who d. unmarried in the earl's life-
time.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir John NetterviUe, Knt,
son and heir of Viscount NetterviUe.
Mary, m. to Sir Walter Aston, Knt, son and
heir of Lord Aston.
The earl espoused, secondly, Frances, daughter and
co-heir of Nicholas Walgrave, Esq., of Boreley,
in Essex, and had four sons and four daughters,
▼is.,
Jbbomb, his successor.
Tbomas, who succeeded his nephew as Earl of
Portland.
Nicholas, died «. p.
Benjamin, who m. Elixabeth, daughter of
Thomas Shddon, Esq., of Hawley, in Lei-
oestershire, and widow of Charles Villiers,
Earl of Anglesey.
Anne, m. to Basil Fielding, son and heir ot
WilUam, Earl of Denbigh.
Mary-Frances, m. to Philip Drayoote, Esq., of
Paynsty, in the county of Stafford.
Catherine, m. to Richard White, Esq., of Hair
ton, in Essex.
His lordship d. in 1634, and was «. by his ddest
son,
JEROME WESTON, second Earl of Porthmd,
who fN. Lady Frances Stuart, daughter of Esme,
Duke of Lennox, and had Chablbb, with three
4D 609
WHA
WHA
duigfaten, HcnrletU, Mary, «m1 FianoH. Hte
lordship d, 16th May. 1069, and wai «. by his mb,
CHARLES WESTON, thlfd Earl of Portlaiid.
Thii nobleman, falling in tho great nayal angage-
ment with tho Dutch, ard June, 165A, and dying
«. p., waa «. by his uncle,
THOMAS WESTON, ftnirth Earl of Portland,
who m. Anne, daughter of John, Lord Butler, of
Bnunlield, and widow of Mounjoy Biodnt, Earl
of Newport, but dying without issue about the
year 1688, his estates passed to his nieces, (the
children of the second ear!,) as co-heirs, while the
BOKocaa Iwcame bxtikct.
Ann a.— Or. an eagle regardant and displayed, sa.
WHARTON-BARONS WHARTON,
EARLS WHARTON,
MARQUESSES OF
MALMESBURY, AND
OF WHARTON, DUKE
OF WHARTON.
Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 30th 4an., 1545,
86 Henry VI IL
Earldom, '\ ^ Letten ( ^^ December, 1706.
Marquisate, r p-mt i ^*^ January, 1715«
Dukedom, J ' (iOth January, 1718.
Xincssc.
Of this fiunily, which derlTed its nimame fhnn
*' a fair lordship" situated upon the river Eoair,
and was of great antiquity in the county of West-
morland, was
SIR THOMAS WHARTON, Knt, governor of
the town and castle of Carlisle, who, in the 34th of
Hbnry VIIL, assisted by Sir William Musgrave,
at the head of only three hundred men, gallantly
resisted an incursion of the Scots, put them to the
rout, and made prisoners of the Earls of Cassilis
and Glencaim, with several other personages of
note. In two years after he marched into Scotland
with the Lord Dacre, and was at the taking of
DumfHes ; for which, and other eminent services,
he was summoned to parliament as Babon Whak-
TON, on the 30th January, 1545. In the Ist of
Philip and Mary, his lordship was constituted
warden of the middle marches, and the next year
he was made general warden of all the marches
towards Scotland, and governor of Berwick. His
lordship m. first, EleanOT, daughter of Bryan Staple-
ton, Esq., of WighiU, in the county of York, and
had issue,
Thom Aa, his successor.
Henry.
Joane, m. to William Penington, Esq., of
Moncaster, in the county of Cumberland.
Anne, m. to Sir Riduurd Musgrave, Knt., of
Harcla Castle, in Westmorland.
He wedded, secondly. Lady Anne Talbot, daughter
of George, Eai\ of Shrewsbury, but had no other
children. He <L in 1568, and was «. by his elder
son,
THOMAS WHARTON, second baron, sum-
moned to parliament ftom 9d April, 1571, to 8th
570
May.intbaiMKtyasr. His lordship
Anne Devereux, daughter of Robert, Earl of :
and had issue,
Phixjp, his wat
Mary, nu to Oower, Esq., of Stittflohaaa,
in Yorkshirtti
Anne, m. to William Woohidi, Eaq., of
Sussex.
His lordship d. in 157S, and was «; by his son* then
seventeen years of affe^
PHILIP WHARTON, third baron, summoafod
to parliament, from 6th January, 1561, to I7th
May, 1685. This nobleman m. Lady Frances Clif-
ford, daughter of Uxirav, Earl of Cumberiaad.
and had issue,
George (Sir), who m. Lady Anne Manneva,
daughter of John, Earl of Rutland. Sir
George Wharton fcU in a duel with hia
ftiend. Sir James Stuart, son of Lord
Blantyr. In this unfortunate conflict bolh
combatants were slain, and both intamd
in one grave at Islington, by the kia^a
command, 10th November, I6OA1 SirGeorB^
d. witlKmt iasua
Thomas (Sir), m. Lady Philadalpfaia Carey.
daughter of Robert, Earl of MonraouUi,
and dying before his ftther, left two soen,
Philip, succeieor to his grandfirthar.
Thomas.
Margaret, m. to Edward Wotton, Bazon Woi-
ton, of Maherlcy, in Kent.
Eleanor, m. to William Thwaytee, Eaq., oC
Long Marston, in the county of Yoifc.
Frances, m. to Sir Richard Musgrave, K.B.,
and Baronet, of Edenhall, in Cumbetlami,
ancestor of the present Sir Christopher
Musgrave, Bart.
His lordship d, in 1625. and wast. by his grandson,
PHILIP WHARTON, fourth baron, summooed
to parliament from 3d November, 1638, to 19th
May, 1685. This nobleman, who attained m^}oilty
in 1634, m. first, Elisabeth, daughter of Sir Row-
land Wandesford, Knt., of Pickhay, in the county
of York, and had an only daughter,
Elisabeth, who m. Robert Bertie^ then Lord
Willoughby de Eresby, afterwards third
Earl of Lindsay, and is now lepteaentad by
Peter-Robert Drummond-Burrell, Lo&d
WiLix>uoHBY DB ERxaBY, eou and
heir of
Lady Priscilla Bertie, Lady Wil-
loughby de Eresby, daugfatar of
Peregrine, third Duke of Ancaster.
Georgiana - Cliarlotte, widow of George
James, first Marquess of ClKdmondeley,
and second daughter of Peregrin^ third
Duke of Ancaster.
His lordship espoused, secondly, Jane, daughter of
Arthur Goodwin, Esq., of Upper Wlnchcndon, in
the county of Bucks, and had two soas and four
daughters, vis.
1. Thomas, his successor.
9. Goodwin.
1. Anne, m. to William, only son of wmiam
Carr, Groom of the Bed-chaaber to Uag
James I.
WHA
WHA
S. Vti^mt, m. to lli0or DuBch, of Puwy, in
Berkshire,
a. Mary, m. Unt, to WUlim, son and heir of
Edmnnd Thooua, Esq., of Wcraioe, In the
county of Olaraoigant and aecondly, to Sir
Charles Kafloeya, BarL, of Kerinmably, in
the same fhire^ M.P. for the county. Her
ladyship*! ckkat dau^Mer by her second
husband,
jAifB KaMSTa* espoused Sir John Tynte,
Bart., M.P. ftv Bridgwater, and was
mother of
S» HAI.8KWBX.I.B Tymts, third
barooet, who d. in 1730, «. p*
SaJobw Ttwtb, ftwrth baronet,
in holy orders, d. umnairied in
174a
Sfa CHABMa Kbmsts - Trwrn,
ftwrth baronet, who, on the de-
cease of his unde. Sir Charles
Kemeys, Bart., «. p., became re-
piesentatiTe of that ancient flunily ,
and inherited its great estates. Sir
Charles Tynte i«|weseiileil the
county of Somerset in parliament.
He d. without issue, when the
baronetcy expired, and his estates
devolved upon his only sister's
daughter, as under,
Janb Tyntb, m. to If^or Hassel,
and left a daughter,
Janb Hassbi^ who inherited
the estotes of the Kemeys
and Tynte families upon the
death of her unde. Sir
Charles Kemeys Tynta She
tn. Colonel Johnstone, of the
Foot Guards, Groom of the
Bed-chamber fo George,
PanvcB of Wales, after-
wards Obohob IV., who
assumed, by sign manual,
the surnames of Kbmbtb-
Trims. Colonel Tynte d.
in I8O7* md was «. by his
only son, die prsMnf
Cbarlbb Kbmbtb Kb-
MBT8 Tyhtb, Esq.,
lf.P. for Bridgwater,
colonel of the Somerset
Cavalry, who m. Anne,
rdict of Thomas Lewis,
Esq., of St. Plene,
in the county of
Monmoath, and had
issue,
1. Chablbb - John,
A. in 1800, m. Elisa-
beth, third daugh-
ter of Tliomas
Swinnerton, Esq.,
and has issue.
2. Anne, m. to William
Henry Cooper,
Esq., only son of
the Rev. Sir Wtt-
Ham Orey Cooper,
Bart.
3L Jane.
4. Louisa.
B, Henrietta.
6, Amiei
4. Philadelphia, «. first, to Sir Geosge Lock-
hart, Knt.. of Camwath, and secondly, to
Captain John Ramsay.
Lord Wharton wedded, thirdly, Philadelphia, dangfa-
ter of William Carr, already mentioned as groom of
the bed-chamber to King Jambs I., and widow of
Edward Popbam, Esq., by whom he had a son,
William, who dL unmanied. His lordship, who was
a violent puritan, and an active parliamentary
partisan, temp. Charias L, A in ms, and was 9, by
faisddestson,
THOMAS WHARTON, llllh baion. This
nobleman, who was esteemed a profsund and do-
qucnt statesman, having devoted himself aealously
to accomplish the revolution, was cieated by Quam
Ahmb, by letters patent, dated Mth December,
17O6, VUeount Wbtdkemden, in the county of Bucks,
and EARt. Wharton, in Westmorlaad. His knd-
ship was advanced, in 1715, to the dignities of
MARQUBsa or MALMRasuRT, in Wiltshire, and
MARQDBaa or Wharton { and he was at the same
time made a peer of Ireland, as Baron Trim, Earl
of Rathflurnhnn, and Marquess of Catherlo^ Hie
lordsliip m. first, Anne, one of the two daughters
and co-heirs of Sir Henry Lee, of Ditchley, in the
county of Oxford, but by that lady had no issucL
H« espoused, secondly, Lucy, daughter of Adam
Loftus, Lord Lisbum, in Ireland, and had,
Philip, his successor.
J"*^ lbothdied«.^
Lucy, J '^
The marquess d, in VflS, and was «. by his only
PHILIP WHARTON, sixth baron, and second
marquess, who was created Dukb or Wharton
on the SOth January, 171& Of this, the eccentric,
witty, and gifted Lord Wharton, Walpole thus
spe^! "With attachment to no party, though
with talents to govern any, this Uvdy man changed
the free air of Westminster for the gloom of the
escurlal ; the prospect €f King Oeotge^s garter for
the Pretender's; and with indiflfcrence to all rdi-
gion, the frolic lord, who had written the ballad on
the Ardibishop of Canterbury, died In the habit of
a capuchin." After he had reodved a dukedom
ftom Gborob I. he became a strenuous opponent
of the king's government, eventually espoused the
tenets of the ancient church, and adopted tiie cause
of the banished dynasty. In parliament his grace
attained the reputation of an able and doquent
speaker; and his speeches against the ministers
were delivered with mudi eflbct : in the instance of
the South Sea afiUr Lord Stanhope wassoexdted by
one of those tirades, that, in replying with extreme
warmth, he burst a blood-vessd axid died. Upon the
bill of Pains and Penalties against Bishop Atter-
bury, his grace is accused of having deddved the
minister by pretending to take part i^iainst the
bishop, and having thus extorted from him, imme-
diatdy prior to the third reading of the biU, the
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WID
WID
whole of Ms afgument, aanb down to tht Hoow of
Lcnrda the next day, after a night of dehauch
without going to bed, and made one of the most
masterly speeches in fisTour of the prdate, antici-
pating and answering all the argnmenta which
could be adduced against him. His grace subse-
quently retired into Spain, openly adopted the
colours of the chevalier, was a Tolunteer in the
Spanish army before Oitaraltar in 1787* end was
attainted by parliament in the fiHlowing year. The
duke m. first. Miss Hofancs, daughter of Major
Qetural Holmss, and secondly, Mias O'Bieni, maid
of honour to the Queen of Spain, and dau^ter
of Colonel O'Biem, an Irish <^Bieer, in the Spanish
senrice, but had no issua He letired at last
into a Spanish monastery, and died there in 1731,
when ALZi HIS HOKODita, save the Babomt or
- WHARToir, ifadependenUy of the attainder, became
■ZTiNCT { but were that act repealed the barohy
would then be vested in the present Marchioness
■Dowager Cholmondeiey, Lord Willoughby de
Bresby, and Charles Kemeys-Tynte, Esq., M.P.,
of Halsewdl House, in Somersetshire (refer to issue
of the fourth baron).
Arm B.— 5a. a manch ar. within a border, or. an
orle of lions gambs erased in salUer, gu. The
border, dec., being an augmentation granted by
Edward VI.
WIDDRINGTON — BARONS WID-
DRINGTON.
By Letters Patent, dated 10th November, 1643.
SIR WILLIAM WIDDRINGTON, Bart, de-
scended from a very ancient Northumbrian fkmily,
having raised a considerable force for the royal
cause, and participated in the victories of the Duke
of Newcastle, under whom he fought, was ele-
vated to the peerage by King Cbarlbb I., Iiy let-
ters patent, dated 10th November, 1643, as Barok
WiDDBiNOTON, o/BlafOtMif, in thawunt^cfUn'
coin. His lordship eventually fell, in the fight at
Wigan Lane, when the Earl of Derby was defeated
by Colonel Libume, in August, 166L Of this no-
bleman. Lord Clarendon observes, that **he was
one of the most goodly persons of that age, being
near the head higher than most tall men, of a
very fair fortune i and one of the four of which
King Charles made choice to be about the person
of the prhice, his son, as gentleman of the privy
chamber. He was a man of great courage, but of
some passion; by which he incurred the ill-will of
many, who imputed it to an insolence o€ nature,
which no one was farther from in reaUty." Hte
lordship IN. Mary, daughter and sole heir of An-
thony Thorold, R^t., of Blankney, in tiie county
of Lincoln, and had surviving issue,
William, his successor.
Edward, Captain of Dragoons, who fiall at the
battle of the Boyne. He m. Mass Horsley,
diughter and co-heir of Sir John Horsley,
Knt., and had issue,
Edward-Horsley (Sir), of Horsley, in
Northumberland.
572
m. to Sir WOBam
BarL,andwi
<rf the present Sib Tbbtob Whmbi.i
Ralph was engaged in the Dntdi
and loat his eyes tliereiB.
Anthony, d, unmanled.
Roger, feU at the sj^ge of Maeali h liL
Mary, m. to Fiands Cran^ B*^> ^
Woodrising, in Norfolk.
Jane, am. to Sir Charles Stanley, K.B.,
grandaon (thron^i one of hia
sons) of William, Earl of Dcrivy.
Hte lordship was «. by hte eldest san»
WILLIAM WIDDRINGTON,
Thte noUeinan ib. EUaabeth, daughter of Sir
grine Bertie, Knt., of Evedon, in the oooaty of
Lincoln, and grand-daughter of Robert, Ksol of
Lindsey, by whom he had ftmr aosis, Wuxiam.
hte successor, Henry, Roger, and Edwards and^
daoghters, via.
Mary. )
Elisabeth, Vtheee ladies wen aU Numb.
DoQ»thy, }
Anne, m. in 1659, to John Claveriag, Esq., of
Callaly, in the county of NorthiudberlaBd*
(a descendant of the Barons Clavcita^f, see
Clatbbino,) and of thte marrii^ die |v«-
•ent Edward Clsvedng, Esq., of Callaly,
is the representative;
Catherine, m. to -^ Southoote^ Esq.
Hte lordship d. in 1676, and was «. by hte eideat i
WILLIAM WIDDRINGTON, third
espoused Alathea, daughter and heir of Charles,
Viscount Fairfax, and had issue, William, hte
successor, Charles, and Peregrine, with two d«ag^
ten, vis.
Mary.
Elisabeth, m. Mannaduke, fourth Lord haa^
dale.
Hte lordahip d. in 16B6, and was «. by hte eldeet i
WILLIAM WIDDRINGTON, fourth
Thte nobleman, with hte brothers, engaging In the
rebellion of 1715, for the restomtion of the Stuana.
they were all three made prisoners at Preston ; and
subsequently tried and convicted of high treasoa,
7th July, 1716. But in the next year, hte losdshipk
with the Messrs. Widdrington, and several man,
received a royal pardon, while hte hoboubs became
forfeited under the attaindbb. He m. first, Jane,
daughter of Sir Thomas Tempest, of StsAla, Ib
the bishopric of Durham, and secondly, Mrs. Gra-
ham. He d. in 1743, leaving a son, Henry Wid-
drington, Esq., and two daughters, Alathea and
AnncL
ABMa«--Quarterty, ar. and gu. a bend. sa.
WIDVILE OR WYDEVILE-BARONS
RIVERS, EARLS RIVERS.
Barony, 1 by Letters r»th May, 144BL
Earldom,/ Intent, i S4th May, 14a&
In the 37th of Edward IIL,
RICHARD DE WYDVILL was oonatitutvd
sbcriiTof Northamptonshire, and govaiior of the
WID
WW
eaatle there; and egeln in two yeezt alter. In the
43d of the Mme fdgn, he was made CMheator for
the countiei of Northampton and Rutland t and
the year enauiog he was once more sheriff of North-
amptonshire* and governor of Northampton Castlew
To this Richard, succeeded
JOHN DE WYDSVILE, who, in the time cf
RicHAJM> II., flUed the same offices in the oountfes
of Northampton and Ruthmd. He was «. by
RICHARD DB WYDEVILE, who, in the 7th
of Hbhry IV., was likewise sheriff of Northamp-
tonsliire, and goTcnKnr of its castle. In the 8th
of Hsury v., being then one of the esquires of
the body to that heroic prince, he was eonstitated
seneschal of the Duchy of Normandy, and of the
other parts of France under the dominion of the
BngUsh monarch. In the ad of Henry VI., he was
goremor of the Tower of London, and tlie next
year he reoelTed the honour of knighthood ftom
the king at Leicester. Soon after this, we find him
lieutenant of Calais, under the Duke of Bedford,
and residing thereu From that period for sereral
succeeding years. Sir Richard Wyderile was con-
stantly engaged in the wars of France. In the in-
terval he married, without licence, Jacqueline of
Luxembuxgh, dau^ter of Peter, Earl of St. Paul,
and widow of his late commander, the king's uncle,
John, Duke of Bedford} for which transgression,
and for the livery of the castles, manors, and lands,
constituting her grace^s dower, he paid a fine of
a thousand pounds. He served afterwards under
Richard, Duke of York, and was elevated to the
penage, by letters patent, dated 99th May, 1448,
as BAROir Rivaaa. His lordship was Airther re-
warded by grants ftom the crown, amongst which
was the manor of Westhall, in the county of Essex.
He was made likewise a Knight of the Garter,
and appointed leneschal of Acqultaine. In the con-
test between the Houses of York and Lancaster,
Lord Rivers was a staunch supporter of the latter,
until his daughter became Quxxn Conbort of
Edward IV., and then of course he veered to the
new order of ailUrs. His Lancastrian predilections
were forgotten by his royal son-in-law, and he was
raised to high honours, and entrusted with high
offices. His lordship was first made treasurer of
the exdiequer, and afterwards Cohstablr of
Emolavd, for life, with remainder to his son,
Anthony, Lord Scales, also for lifSL He was like-
wise advanced In the peerage to the dignity of
Earl Rivnaa, by letters patent, dated 94th May,
14861 but the neat year he was taken out of his
manor-house of Grafton, by RoUn of Ridsdale,
at the head of the revolted Lancastrians, and car-
ried to Northampton, where his head was cut off.
Stow gives a different vosion of the manner
of his lordship's death. He states that being
defeated in a battle by Robin of Ridsdale, near
Banbury, the eari flying ftom the field, was made
prisoner in the forest of Dene, and conveyed
to Northampton, where he was beheaded by order
of the Duke of Clarence, and the Earl of Warwick,
then in hostility to King Edward. By the Duchess
Dowager of Bedford, hb lordship had issue,
Amthokv, his successor, who m. Ex.izabxtb,
widow of Henry Bourchier, and only daugh-
ter and heiress of Thomas, Lord Scales, tai
whose right he was summoned to parlia-
ment as Barok Scalbb, from 99d Deoem-
ber, 1468, to the 93d of the ensuing Feb-
ruary.
John, put to death with his lather.
Lionel, Bishop of Salisbury.
Edward.
Richard, who succeeded his eldest bfother
in the honours of the flunily.
Elisabrth, m. first. Sir John Grey, Lord
Grey, of Groby, by whom she bad issue.
Sir Thomab Grby, created MARguBaa
or DoRaBT.
Sir Richard Grey, beheaded in the 1st
year of Richard IIL
Lord Grey f eU in the second batUe of St AV-
bans, fighting under the Lancastrian banner,
and her ladyship espoused, secondly, Kimg
Edward IV., by whom she was mother of
The unhappy chil-
Edward, Prince
of Wales.
Richard, Duke
of York.
dren, supposed to
have been murdered
' in the Tower, by the
command of Richard
IIL
Elisabeth, m. to Kng Hbbrv VII.
Cedly, m. first, to John, Viscount Wellas,
and secondly, to Sir John Kyme.
Anne, m. to Thomas Howard, Duke of
Norfolk.
Katharine, m. to William Courtenay,
Earl of Devon.
Margaret, m. to Thomas Fita-Alan, Earl of
Arundd.
Anne, ai. first, to William, Lord Bonrdder,
el<test son of Henry, Earl of Essex, secondly,
to George Grey, Earl of Kent, and thirdly,
to Sir Anthony Wingfield, Knt.
Jacquet, m. to John, Lord Strange, of Knok3rn.
Mary, m. to William Herbert, Eari of Hun-
tingdon. • • V
Katharine, m. flxst, to Henry Staflbrd, Duke
of Buckingham ; secondly, to Jasper Tudor,
Duke of Bedford} and thirdly, to Sir
Richard Wingfield, K.G.
■■ , m. to Sir John Bromley, Knt, son
of the renowned Sir John Bromley, who
recovered the standard of Ghiyen, in the
memorable battle of Corby, agidnst the
French.
The melancholy death of Lord Rivers occurred in
1488, and he was «. by his eldest son,
ANTHONY WIDVILE, Lord Scales, as second
Earl Risers. This nobleman, when Lord Scales, in
the beginning of the reign of Edward IV., mardied
with the king into the north against the Iisncaa
trians, and was one of the principal commanden at
the siege of Alnwick Castle. He was soon aftsr-
wards made a Kni^t of the Garter, and he obtained
a grant in tail of the Isle of Wight; his lordship
about this period acquired great £sme in a tourn-
ament at L<mdon, wherein he contested suooessftilly
with Anthomv, the Battard tff Burg%u¥^f, brother
of Charles, Duke of Burgundy. Dugdale thus d^
tails the combat: " Upon Thursday next after
873
WID
WIL
they
togethm wiA^kmpwpmni and parted with equal
honour. LikewiM* the next dej ea taotMbecki at
vMch tlnw this Lotd ScataefB bona haTi^ alonf
sharp pikeof tted on hia diafttm, upon their coping
tofether, it lao tote the noea of the baatar Ja horM.
Whidi making hiB to aMiunt, he fW euhteaide.
with Ua rider. Whereupon the Lord Scalaa rode
about hiaa, wtth Ua Bwoid dmwB, till the king com-
manded the maiahal to hdp hiB up: BO more being
dene that daj . But the next day oooaiqg into the
bau on fbot, with pole aiea» tiwy fou^ valiantly,
till the point of thblenra weapon cnlared the aight
of the beatard'a halm. Which being diaenmed by
tlM king, he caat down hia warder, to the end the
maiahal should aever thaaa. Hateupon thebeatard
luquiriag, that he might go on, to the peafermance
or Ida enterpiiae, and oonanltation being had with
the Duke of Claraace, tbea eonatable, and the Duke
of Noifblk, maniial, whether it might be aUowed
or not, they aatarmined that if so, then by the law
of aama, the bastard ouglit to be delivered to hia
adTersary, to the same condition aa he atood, when
the king cauaed them to be aevared, which, when
thebeatard undaratood, he reitoquiahed hia fUither
challenge.** During die temporary reatoration of
HaMRV VL Lord Scalea fled with hia brother-to-law,
Kimg Edwabd, toto Holland, and returned with
him before the doae of the year, bearing the title
of Babi. RiTsna, Ua ihther and brother haTing
been put to death to the interraL After the re-
eatabUdnnent of the power of Edward, hia lordahip
waa conatituted goremor of the town and castle of
Cahrfa, of die tower of Ryaebaaks aa alao of the
caatle of Guyanea, and the marrhea adjacent fiir
aeren yeaiik He waa nkewiae appotated captato
general of tiie king's army , and of aU Ida foccea, both
by aaa and land. In the 13th Edward IV., upon
the creation of IVtoes Edwakd to be Prince of
Welea, end Earl of Cheater, Lord RiTers, being
made goveraor to him, obtained the offlce of chief
butler €ti England. The fate of this aooompliahed
and gallant ndUeman, after the deoeeae of EnwAaD
IV., marka the cOBunenoement of an era to our hia-
tary. He wea one of the flrat Tictima to the ambi-
tion of the Crook-Bme/ud Ricbabo; an ambition
widch not long after doaed the dyneaty of the
PLANTAeBBBTe. HJa lordahip, with hia aephew.
Sir Richard Orey, waa treacherously aelaed by the
Duke of Olouoeater and hia partisans, at Northamp-
ton, and some time afterwards beheaded to front of
Pontef ract Caatieb wh«e he had been conflned, by
order of the goreraor. Sir Richard Ratcliflb, witli-
out any inm of trial, or being allowed to qieak one
word to hia own Tindication. Walpole aaaigna Lord
Rivera a place to Ida nobia anthora, and observes
" that though Caacton Imew ' imim lite «p (k« Brie
^ PTaraasafr,' and thought that all learning to the
noblttty periahed with Tiptoft, yet there flouriahed
about the aame period, a aoble person, (Anthony,
Earl Rivers,) by no meaaa inisrior to him in learn-
ing end pottteneaa; to birth hia equal, by alUanoe
hia aupertor, greater to ftata of arma, and to pil-
grimageaaaeieebundant.'' After the deoeaae of hia
flbat wife, the nainnea or ScALae, his lordahip
eapouaod, Mary, daughter and heir of Henry Fits-
*74
Inanhk
IiMrta,bnttednoligiliaMtetamn.« Rte
to 140; whan he waa «.
but theBaraayof Srrtw,byhfa
vfving brother,
RICHARD WIDVILK, third Bari
nobiemaa d. **'""*"**'* to 14M* By liia
bearfav data^ SOth Febanaay, 14W, hia
directed iriia body to be bniled to ttM
Jemes*a, to Northampton. He
paeiah church of Orafton all
had at Ofaffeon, via. two oacan, Ave kina,
buDodu, to tlie intent that they ahouhl
^a oon sor me aoni, eno ne apposBcea nsa
XhoiBaa, MarqoaM of Donet, hia hair, to
daviaedaDhiahBBdawhataoevart deaiiil«
might be aa mndk underwood aold, to the
Grafton, aa would purcfaaae a bell, to be a
the bcHi akeady there, «Dr a TCBeaabmno
taatof Ueblead. Upon the itotiaaea of Me
the Babobt Airo BaaMHWi or Rimna
BBTIBCT.
ABiia.F<-Ar. a flMae^ and canton guka.
WILINTON'BABONS WIMNTON.
By Writ of Sonmona. dated 14th June, 139,
8 Edward IIL
In the 8th of Hbbt IIL
RALPH DE WILINTON
Briatol Caatle^ and had a grant of the
the foreat, with that of the chase at
the 17th of the aeme ralgn he
Deviaes Caatle, to Wiltahira^ and to the 38th he wae
aherliTof Devonahisek and governor of the
Exeter. After thia we find him to the
rabrilious beitau. He waa sw by hia aon,
JOHN DE WILINTON, who, in the vei^a of
EnwABD I., had aeveral giants ftom the cmwn,
but to that of Edward IL, being tovolved to the
Eariof Lanoaatei'a inaurractlon, eU hia landb were
seiaed by the crown. They were reatorad, however,
by Kimg Edwabd III., and by that monarch ha
waa aumatoned to parliament aa a babon, firom
14th June. 1388, to 13th November, 13M. Hiahwd-
ahip waa «. by hia eon,
SIR RALPH DE WILINTON, aeoond beran.
aummoned to parliament on the 99th February.
1348, but never afterwaida. Thia Boblemaa wm to
the wars of Scotland and France, end attained the
high military rank of benncret. He 4, without
iaaue to 1348, when hia uncH RnniRAi.D nn
Wyumtoit, became hia heiri but of the taailf
nothing further la known.
Abmb.— Gulea a aaltire vBri4e ar. and aa.
WILLIAMS — BARON WILLIAMS,
OF THAME.
By Writ of Summona, dated and April, 1884,
1 PhiUp end Mary.
ICIncage.
Thia nobleman dtecanded Ikmn a
of
In
• Theeerl had an illegitimate da^^ltcr, Marga-
ret, ak to Sir Robert Poynes, ILnt.
WIL
WIL
gtniUMT frith Uk» Sir Robert WOUaaa. Kat, who
aasumed the name of Cbomwsu« and wm aaoMtor
of the Protbctor.
The flnt peraon ot thla branch of th» funily.
JOHN WILLIAMS. MOODd ■(» of Sir John
WiUUmfl, of Burfield, in BerkahiM, (by hk wife,
Elisabeth, daughter and co-heir of Ridiard More,
Esq., of Buiflelii,) was a servant to King Hbkrt
VIIL, and had in the 18th of that nwnaich £10 per
annum, granted to him, by patent, for the keeping
of a greyhound. In some yean afterwards he was
clerk of the king's Jewd oAoe: and had taitenst
enough to procure a patent tot the oflBce of mas-
ter or treasurer of the lame office^ This, however,
he was obliged to surrender, and to accept of a
9«w patent Jointly with Thomas CromweU, then
■ecretary of statew Having by theie luciative em-
ployments amnifd considerable wealth, he pur-
chased, in the aoth Hbmbt VIIL, from Gil«
Heron, Eat^, of ShakeweU, in the county of Mid-
dlewz, the manors of Great and Little Rioott,
in . Oxfovdshira In the nut year, being then a
knight, he had a grant ftom the crown of the
chief stewardship of the manors of Grafton and
HertweU, in the county of Northampton, with the
keepenhip of the parks there: as also of the manors
of Wytham, Weston on the Green, and Botley.
And he was soon after constituted chief supervisor
of aU the ewans within the river Thames, and all
other waten in Engbmd, excepting those of the
Dudiy of Lancaster. Moreover, about this time he
had a spedal patent for retaining ten persons, gentle-
men and yeomen, in his housdiold, snd to give
livery badges to them} snd he had another grant of
the oOce of treasurer of the court of augmentation.
Upon the demise of Eowaro VI., Sir John Wil-
liams was one of the flxst who appeared in behalf of
QuMm Mary, and upon the accession of her majeity
to the crown, was solemnly created Loan Wil*
LiAMS, «f T^ame, at the palace of St. James's. He
was summoned the next year in that dignity to
parliament, but no patent of creation was ever en-
rolled. After which, upcm surrendering his office of
treasurer of the court of augmentations, he had in
lieu thereof a grant of £3S0 per annum from the
crown : and was constituted, on the marriage of the
queen, lord chamberlain of the household to King
Philip. Nor did his lordship enjoy less favour
from Qu99n Euxabbth, being, in the first year of
her nuOesty's reign, appointed lord president of
Wales. He subsequentljTresided as lord president
in the CBStls of Ludlow. His lordship m. first, Eli-
sabeth, widow of Andrew Edmonds, of Gressing
Temple, in Essex, and daughter and co-heir of
Thomas Bledlow. Esq. (son and heir of Thomas
Bledlow, sheriff of the dty of London, in 1479,) by
whom he had issue,
Henry, who ta. Anne, daughter of Henry,
Lord Staffbrdf and died issuelass before
his fiuher.
Francis, also predeceased his father. «. p,
Isabd, m. to Sir Richard Wenman. Rnt.
Margery, m. to Sir Henry Norris, Knt. to
whom she conveyed the manor of Ricott, or
Rycote. in Oxfordshire, and Sir Henry was
summoned to paxliamant from 8th May.
U09, to Mth October, IW7* at Baioh Nor-
RiB, ^ Aj^eocs : their grandaon.
Fraxcis NoRRia. Lord Norris, of Ry-
cote. was created, in leao^ Vlscoaurt
Thami^ and Earl of Berkshire^
He Ml. secondly, Margery, daughter of Tfeomas,
Lord Wentworth. but had no issue. His lordship
died in lAfie. when his esUtes devolved upon his
daughters, as co-heiis, and the Barowy ojr Wu.-
LiAMs, €f Thame, fell into abbyawcr. between the
same ladies, as it stiU continues with their repre-
sentatives. Of Margery, the younger eialei, the
Earl of Abhigdon is now heir generaL
Arms.— Aa. an organ pipe in bend sinister Saltier*
wise, surmounted of another dexter, between two
palter ar.
WILLOUGHBY — BARONS WIL,
LOUGHBY, OF PARHAM.
By Letters Patent, dated 10th February, 1M7.
The family of WiUoughby. by a pedigree drawn
up in the time of Elisabrth. appears to be do-
soended from Sir John or Willooohry, a Nor-
man knight, who had the lordahip of WiUoughby.
in Lincolnshire, by gift of the Conqorror. From
thissuccessAil ipldier we pass to
SIR WILLIAM OE WILLOUGHBY. who, in
the Mth of Hrnry III., waa signed with the cross.
and accompanied Prince Edward into the Holy
Land. He m. Alice, daughter of John. Lord Beke.
of Ereaby, and eldest co-heir of her brother Walter,
Lord of Eresby, and bad issue.
RoBRRT (Sir), his sucoeesoc.
Thomas, m. Margaret, sister and co-heir ot
Alun de Munby. and had a son. who.
assuming the surname of his mother.
WUliam Munby. He died e, p., and
his estates were divided amongst his
sisters.
Margaret, m. to Walter, son of Sir Walter
Hamby. Knt.
Sir William was «. by his dder son.
SIR ROBERT DB WILLOUGHBY. who in-
herited, in the 4th Edward IL. as next heir, the
estates of Anthony Bee, Bishop of Durham, and
was summoned to parliament in three years after-
wards as BAROif WiLi«ovoHBY RR Errbby. From
this nobleman we pass to his great-great.grBRdson
and lineal descendant.
WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY. fifth Baton WU-
loughby de Eresby, who m. first. Lucy, daughter of
Roger. Lord Strange, of Knokyn. and had issue.
RoBRRT. his successor, and sixth Baron Wu-
LOUOHRY RR ERRBBY.
Thomas (Sir), of whose descendanta we are
about to treat
His lordship m. secondly, JoanOb widow of Edward
Plantagenet. Duke of York, and daughter of
Thomas Holland, second Earl of Kent. He 4. in
1400. and was succeeded in his title by his tider
mm, RoBRRT I but we proceed with the younger.
WIL
WIL
SIR THOMAS WILLOUOHBY. ofParluan* in
the ouunty of Suffolk ; a gallant •oldler, and one of
the heroei of Aoimcourt. He m. Joane, daughter
and heir of Sir Richard Fiti-Alan, Knt., (son of
John Fita«Alan, Lord Maltraren, aecond son of Sir
Ridiard Flti-Alan, third Earl of Arundel») and wai
e. by his son,
SIR ROBERT WILLOUOHBY, who m. Cedlla,
daughter of Leo, Lord Wdles, and had issue,
Christopher. I »»*^>«*«^»^
Margaret, m. to Thomas SUpwith, Esq., of
Linoohishirei
Sir Robert d. aoth May, 1405, and was «. by his elder
SIR ROBERT WILLOUOHBY, who died in
minority, and was «. by his brother,
SIR CHRISTOPHER WILLOUOHBY, who
was made a Knight of the Bath, 6th July, 1483, at
the coronation of Ricbako IIL tt the next reign
he raised forces to assist the king against the E^arl
of Lincoln, Lambert Simnel, and their adherents,
aad was afterwards at the battle of Stokb. He m.
Margaret, daughter of Sir William Jenney, of Knot-
•hali, in SuSblk, and had issue,
William, who inherited the Baboity or
WiLLoooBBT de EtmI^ at the decease of
JoABB Wbllbb in 1506, after the dignity
had be«i out of the Willoughby family for
half a century. His lordship became pos-
sessed also cf the manors of Oflmsby and
Grimesthorp, with the greater part of the
estates of the Lords Welles.
Cbribtopbbb, of whom presently.
George.
Thomas,ftom whom the ecMml Willouohbyb,
Larda IfMtUMon, deriveL
John,
Dorothy.
Catherine, m. to Sir John Heydon, Knt., of
BaooDsthorp, in the county of Norfolk.
Elisabeth, tn. to William, Lord Eure.
The second son,
SIR CHRISTOPHER WILLOUGHBY, re<
eelyed the honour of knighthood for his Taliant
conduct at the siege of Toumay, temp. Henry YIII.
He m. Elisabeth, daughter of Sir George Talboys,
and sister of Gilbert, Lord Talboys, of Kyme, by
whom he had issue,
William, his successor.
Dorothy, m. to Ralph Hopton, Esq., of Wy-
tham. In the county of Somerset.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir John Breuse, of Wenham,
in Suffolk.
Anne, m. to Robert Hall, Esq., of Gretford, in
Lincoln.
Sir Christopher was «. by his eldest son,
SIR WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, Knt, who
WM elevated to the peerage, by letters patent, dated
16th February, 1547« in the dignity of Lord Wil-
LOVOBBY, tf Parham, His lorddiip having dis-
tinguished himself in the wars of Hbnby YIIL, was
made lieutenant of Calato, and thea4)aoeBt marches,
in the 4ih of Edward VI., and he resided there
during the remainder of that king's reign. He m.
flnt, EUaabeth, daughter and belt of Sir Thomas
576
Heneage, Knt., by whom he aequlied cowideiaMe
estates, and had issue,
Cbablbb, his successor.
Mary, m. to William Metham, Esq., of Boling-
ton, in the county of Ltncotai.
He wedded, secondly, Margaret, daxighter at Robert
Garnish, Esq.. of Kentoo, In Suflblk, and widow of
Walter, first Viscount Hereford. His lordahip d. m
1A74, and was «. by his son,
CHARLES WILLOUGHBY, seeond Bana
Willoughby, of Parham, who espoused Lady Mar-
garet Clinton, daughter of Edward, lint Eari of
Lincoln, and had issue,
1. William, who nu EBsabeth, daughter and
heir of Sir Christopher HilUard, KnC, of
Wynstead, in Yorkshire, and, dying bcfoc
his fisther, left, with other issue,
William, successor to his grandfistiier.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir William Hickman, of
Gainsborough, in Linoohishlreb
Catherine, m. to Joseph Godlkey, Esq., of
Thorock, in the same shire:
Mary, tn. to Sir WUliam Booth, of KH-
lingholm, also in Lincolnshire,
S. Ambrose (Sir), of Matson, in the oaaatf of
Gloucester, m. Susan, daughter of ■
Brooke, and left an only son,
Edwarb, who IN. Rebecca, daughter of
Henry Dnqper, Esq., and had sarvivtng
issue,
Hbbry, who emigrated to Yirginiav
and died there in 16B5, leaving
Hbnry, who m. Kliaabeth,
daughter of William Pidgeon,
Esq., of Stepney, in
county of Mlddkees,
had, with other imae, / Ctt
Hbbry, who a. as r^
lord.
William, who m.
daughter of—-
ton, and left a u«,
WUliam, who dted
FoRTDBB, who m. Han-
nah, daughter of Tho-
mas Barrow, and widow
of Cook PoUet* Esq., of
^ Swansoomb, in Kent,
and left a son,
Oborob, who a. aa
/^hftttecnth babob.
Richard, whoee line ceased with his
sons,
Sandi, tn. to -~— Birt
Rebecca, m. to Ridiard HulL
& Edward, m. Elisabeth, daughter of Francis
Manby, Esq., of BUuun, and widow of John
Presoot, and had a son,
Edward, who d. young.
4. Charles, died «. p.
A. Thomas (Sir), m. Mary, dau^ter of ^
Thomey, Esq., and had issue,
TaoMAB, who succeeded as xlbvbxtb
lord, under the suppoeltlon that the
line of Sir Ambrose was extinct.
WIL
Wlh
WiUUun. in holy onloi in the choidi of
Rome.
Mary, m. flrat. to Augiutine Wingfleld,
and McoDdly, to SauL
6b Catharine, m. to Sir John Savile, of Howley,
in the county of Yorlc
7* Maigaiet, m. to ^— Erie, Eaq., of Corpsey.
9, Anne* m, to' Sir William Pelham, Knt, of
Brokebby, in Lincolmhira
Charles, Moond Lord Willoughby, d. in 1003, and
wai «. by hia grandion,
WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, third Lord Wll-
loughby, of Parham. Thia nobleman m. Lady
Franoet Manneri, daughter of John, fourth Earl of
Rutiand, and had iaaue,
Hbitry, "^
Frakgib, VsucceadTely Lords Willoughby.
William, )
Frances, m. to Sir Bulstrode Whitlock, KnL,
of Chilton, in the county of Wilts.
Elisabeth, <L unmarried.
His lordship dU in 1617* and was «. by his eldest
son,
HENRY WILLOUGHBY, fourth lord, at whose
decease, in inCsncy, the title deroWed upon his
brother,
FRANCIS WILLOUGHBY, fifth lord, who m.
Elisabeth, second daughter and co-heir of Edward
Cecil, Viscount Wimfiledon, and had surviving
issue,
Diana, m. to Heneage, second Earl of Winchel-
Flancei, m. to William, Lord Brereton, of the
kingdom of Ireland.
EUaabeth, m. to Roger Jones, Viscount Rane-
lagh.
This nobleman was drowned at Barbadoes, in 16G0,
and was «. by his brother,
WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, sixth Baton Wil-
hmghby, of Parham. His lordship was governor of
the Caribbee Islands, and d. at Barbadoes 10th April,
1673. He m. Anne, daughter of Sir Philip Carey,
KnL, of Stanwell, in the county of Middlesex, and
had, with other issue,
Gsoaox, his successor.
JoHir, 1 who became successively Lords
CHARLsa, j Willoughby.
Frances, m. first, to Sir John Harpur, Knt, of
Swarkeston, in the county of Derby ; se-
condly, to Charles Henry Kirkhoven, Baron
Wotton, in England, and E^arl of Bellamont,
in Ireland ; and thirdly, to Henry Heven-
ingham, Esq., of Heveningham, in Suf-
folk.
Anne, m. to Sir John Harpur, Bart, of Calke,
in the county of Derby.
Catherine, m. to Charles Cockaln, third Vis-
count Cullen, in Ireland.
Lord Willoughby was «. by his eldest son,
GEORGE WILLOUGHBY, seventh baron, who
m. Elisabeth, daughter and co-heir of Henry Fiencs,
otherwise Clinton, Esq., by whom he had iasue,
John, his successor.
Anne, d, young.
Elisabeth, m. to the Hon. James Bertie, second
son of James, first Earl of AMngdon, and
was mother of Willoughby, third Earl of
Abingdon.
His lordship d. in 1674, and was «. by his son,
JOHN WILLOUGHBY, eighth baron, who d. in
1678 unmarried, when the barony reverted to his
uncle,
JOHN WILLOUGHBY, ninth baron. This
nobleman died «. ^ In 1678, and was «. by his
brother,
CHARLES WILLOUGHBY, tenth baron, who
m. Mary, daughter of Sir Beaumont Dixie, Bart.,
of Bosworth, in the county of Leicester, but died
without issue in 1679, devising his estate to his
niece, Elisabeth, wife of the Hon. James Bertiet
Upcm the decease of hb lordship, the bakont, ty
r^f, should have devolved upon the descendant of
Sir Ambrose Willoughby, second son of Charles,
the second lord; but that gentleman's grandson,
Henry WiUoughby, having emigrated to America,
the second branch remained, in ignorance of the
fUlure of the dder, and putting in no daim to the
title, it was presumed to have become likewise ex-
tinct : the Baromt or Willoughby, of Parham,
under these circumstances, was adjudged errofMouci!if
to the son and heir of Sir Thomas Willoughby,
youngest son of the second lord, (refer to issue of
Charles, second baron,) and he was summoned to
parliament accordingly, Idth May, 1685, as
SIR THOMAS WILLOUGHBY, eleventh Baron
Willoughby, of Parham. Hb lordship m. Eleanor,
daughter of Hugh Whittle, Esq., of Horwath, in
Lancashire, and had, with other issue,
HvoH, his successor.
Francis, m. to Eleanor, daughter of — — Roth-
well, of Hay, in the county of Lancaster,
and had iasue,
Thomas, d. unmarried.
Edward, who «. Ills uncle as Lord Wit
loughby.
Crarlbs, who «. his brother.
His lordship d. in 16W, and was «. by his eldest son.
HUGH WILLOUGHBY, twelfth baron. This
nobleman m. first, Anne, daughter of Lawrence
HalliweUf Esq., of Tockholes, in Lancashire, and
had a son,
Thomaa, who d. young.
His lordship espoused, secondly, in 1602, Honora,
widow of Sir William Egerton, and daughter of Sir
Thomas Leigh, son and heir of Thomas, first Lord
Leigh, but died «. p,, in August, 171S, when he waa
«. by his nephew,
EDWARD WILLOUGHBY, thirteenth baron,
who, when the honour devolved upon him, was
abroad as a private aoldier in the confederate army,
under John, Duke of Marlborough. His lordahip
did not, however, ei\}oy the peerage long, for he d,
in the next year, and was «. by his brother,
CHARLES WILLOUGHBY, fourteenth baron.
This nobleman m. Hester, daughter of Henry
Davenport, Esq., of Darcy Lever, in Lincolnshire,
by whom he had, Huob, his successor, and EUen.
He d. 12th July, 17U, and was #. by hb son,
HUGH WILLOUGHBY. fifteenth baron. This
nobleman waa dected vice-president of the Royal
Sodety in 1702, and president of the Sodety of Anti-
quaries in two years afterwards. Hie lordship was
4 E 677
WIL
WIN
«tmaedaiiiaaorabiHttoi.1mt aceoidi«g to CoVt
MS& In the BritUh Mnaeum. he wu a prediyterlan
of the mcwt rigid daiL " I hare heard,'* (isyi Cole)
«* Mr. Covcntrj, of Magdalen College, Cambridge,
dedaie that his oonsdcDoe was M nice, that he could
not bcfaig hiandf to recetTe the sacrament in the
ciiurdi at Kngland on his knees, without scrapie,
and thought it idolatry. HehadaTerysmallestatek
and when he came to it, with the title, was in a very
hnmUe capadty in the army." He d. unmarried in
17K, when tiie BABomr was rtaimfri by
HENRY WILLOUGHBY, TepicsentatiTeofthe
eider bmch, (refler to Sir Ambrose Willoughby,
second son of the second lord,) and the house of
Lords aiUudged, in 1787, '* That he had a right to
the title, dignity, and peerage of WUloughby. of
Parham ; which was enjoyed, from the year 1680 to
17S5, by the male Hne (now extinct.) of Si; Thomas
Willoughby. youngest son of Charles, Lord Wil-
loughby, of Parham, who were suoccasively sum-
moned to parliament by descent, in Tirtue of letters
patent, bearing date 10th Felmiary, in the 1st year
of Edward VI., and sat as heirs male of the body
of Sir WiUiam, created Lord Willonghby, of Par-
ham. by the said letters patent, contrary to the
right and truth of the case { it now appearing, that
Sir Ambrose Willoughby, the second son of the said
Charles, (and elder brother of the said Thomas,)
who was aTerred to have died without issue, left a
son; and that Henry Willoughby. Esq.. the claim-
ant, is great-grandson and heir male of the body of
such son, and consequently heir male of the said Sir
WiUiam, who was created Lord Willoughby, of
Parham, the male line of the elder son, Charles,
Lord Willoughby. of Parham, having failed In or
before the year 1680.** Mr. Willoughby became,
therefore, sixTBSirrH Baeon Wii.louohbt, <^f
ParftofN, and took his seat in the House of Peers
SSth April, 1787* His lordship m. Susannah, daugh-
ter c»f Robert Gtesswell, Esq., of the county of
Middlesex, by whom he had onesunrivtng daughter,
Elisabeth, who m. first, Jcrfm Halsey, Esq., of
Tower Hill, and secondly, Edward Ar^^, Esq.
He d, a9th January, 177^, and was «, by his
nephew,
GEORGE WILLOUGHBY, seventeenth baron,
who d, issttdess in 1779* when the Baroitt or Wii<-
LouoBBV, or Parham, became bxtinct.
ARMa.— First and fourth or, frette as. second and
third, sa. a cross engrailed or.
WILMOT — BARONS WILMOT,
EARLS OF ROCHESTER.
Barony
Earldom
n,/ P
. Letten f S9th June, 1643. •
Patent, \ 13th December* 1601.
ICiiuagc.
Tht Ktmourable
HENRY WILMOT, only son of Charles, Vis-
connt Wilmot, of Athlone, in the peerage of Ire-
land, was created a baron of England, by letters
patent, of King Cb ARLna I., dated 89th June, 1643,
as Loan Wilmot, <^ AddeHmry, in the county^
OJ^^rd, He was at that time lieutenant of the
578
hone, hi bis tt^otylB
and Wales, and attained high reputatian.
lariy at the battle of Roviidwat Docsrn. Hk
lordship afterwards remained fidthAiBy artnrhed fis
King Chablbb II., during his exile, and
instrumental in enabttng his m^lesty to
esospe after the fistal battle of Worcester. In
deration of these eminent sendees he
by letters patent, dated at Paris, 13tli
1658, to the Earldom or RocbbbtbA. Hie i
ship m. Anne, daughter of Sir John St. John,
of Lyddiard Tr^goa, in the county of WUta. and
dying at Dunkirk, in 1639, was «. by his only sar<-
▼iring child,
JOHN WILMOT. second Earl of Rodhmec
This is the nobleman who became so odctanted in
the reign of Charles II., as the gifted, witty, bat
licentious companion of that merry monarch. His
lordship, Walpole diaracteriaes as a poet,
the muses inspired, but were ashamed to
who practised, without the least
the
which can make verses more read for tfietr defccCt
than for their merits. Lord Rodiester^ poems are
truly described by the ssme author, as baring raoie
Obscenity than wit, more wit than poetry, and more
poetry than pbliteneu. His lordship m. g«— 'frffc^
daughter and hdr c»f John Mallet. Esq., at bonoreb
in the county of Somerset, and had iasoe,
Charlbb, his sacceisolt
Anne, m. first, to Henry Benton, Esq., and
secondly, to Francis, son of Fulk GicHBek
Ixnd BrokSL
Elixabeth, m. to Edward Montagu* Sari eC
SandwidL
Mallet, tn. to John Vaughan, first YlaoouBt
Lisbume, in Ireland, ancestor of the Earis
of Lisbume.
The earl d. In 1080, and was «. by his son.
CHARLES WILMOT, third Eari of Roc^cater.
who died unmarried, and in minority, the year
after his father, when all his Hoirovna
BXTIBCT.
ARMa.->Arg. or a fesse, gu. betwea
heads erased, sa. as many eschallops, or.
WINDSORS— BARON WINDSORJB.
By Writ of Summons, dated 89nd August^ lan,
5 Richard IL
mintage.
At the time of the general surrey
WALTER FITZ-OTHER possessed three knd-
ships in Surrey, two in Hampshire, three In Bucks,
and four in Middlesex; of which Stahwbll, In
the latter county, was the chief place of abode of
himself and his descendants fbr sereral succeeding
ages. Those lordships, manors, and lands, more-
over, were held by his father. Sir Other, In the
reign of Edward M«QM^/feMor. Walter Fits-Other
was warden of all the forests In Berkshire, aad
cAaTBLLAN ov WiifDsoRB In the time (tf William
f Ae Conqueror, The name and fkmily of his wllte
WIN
WIN
axe in doubt* m likewise the eaiioriCy of hie three
sons.*
William, hit lucccnor.
Robert, Lord of Efton, afterwanb called
Estaina, in Eaaez, in which he waa «. by an
only son,
William, who left a daughter, his heir,
Delida* m. to Robert de Hastinga.
Gerald^ who bore the surname of Fite-
Waltbk, and being siwoessfully employed
by King Hbnry II., against the Webh, waa
constituted governor of Pembroke Castle,
and afterwards made president of the county
ci Pembroke. He m. Nesta* daughter of
Rhese, Prince of Wales, and from their
union sprang the Fita-Geralds, Dukbb of
LsiNSTBR, and other eminent families.
The ddest son,
WILLIAM, bore the surname of WiiiDSoas,
and succeeded his father in his offices of wardoi of
the forests of B«kshire, and castsllam of Wind-
BORB. The Empreu Maud confirmed to him, at
Oxford, all the grants made to his ancestors of the
custody of Windsore Castle, and of all lands, tn
as full a manner as they had enjoyed them in the
time of her father, Hbnrv L He aasumed the
designation of Windsore from hJa office, and left
two sons,
William, hia successor.
Hugh de Windsore, lord of the manor of
West Horsley, in the. county of Surrey,
which, by heirs female, devolved upcm the
Barons de Bemers.
The elder son and heir, ^
SIR WILLIAM DE WINDSORE, was also a
powerftil baron in the reign of Hsnrt IL, and in
116S, upon the assessment tot a marriage portion for
that monarch's daughter, he certified that he held
sixteen knights* fees and a half de veterifaqgnmetUo,
and three and a half dt novo, for which he after-
wards paid £ia as. 6d. In 1194 he attended the
* Orrald, who, in the Duke of Leinster's pedi-
gree, is called the eUett, being placed tfoungett on
the pedigree of the Earb of Kerry, and that dispo*
sition is supported by Segar, Dugdale, and Anstes,
aU eminent members of the Herald's College. These
heralds maintain, that the appellation of FUn-WoUer
was given to Gerald because he was the youngest
aon. LoDOR, however, protests against such a con-
duaion, and sayr, ** It deserves an inquiry, how the
conaequeuces of his being a younger son can be
drawn from his having the appdlatiun of Fita-
Walter ? The custom of that age," he continues,
«< warranta the affirmation of the contrary ; and that
the ddeat son, especially, aasumed for his surname
the christian name ct his father, with the addition
of fit%, &C. And this continued in use until sur-
names came to be fixed about the time of Edward I.,
and among many families until long aft^ that
time, younger sons bring not so frequently known,
or called by their fisthers' christian name, aa by that
of his office or employment. For which reason the
two brothers of Gerald are not called Fita-Walter,
but Windaora."
king in his expedition into Nkmnaady, when he
raised the sicige of Verauel, and beat the French in
several skirmishes^ Sir William de Windsore, it ia
supposed, eventually fUl in that campaign. He left
two sons, Waltrr and William, and wm «. By the
elder,
WALTER DE WINDSORE. who had accom-
panied his father in the expedition into JF'rance
This baron having no male issue, divided, by virtue
of a fine levied in the 9th Richard I., the whole
barony of hia Cather, with his brother, William de
Windsore. He d, about the year ISOff, leavhig two
daughters, his co-heirs, via.
Christian, m. to Duncan Lascellea.
Gunnora, m. to Ralph de Hodaeng.
In the division ot the estates, as mentioned above,
the deceased tofd's brother, and the nuOe represen-
UUveoftheAunily,
WILLIAM DE WINDSORE, had the lordships
QfStanweUandHakebum, with other lands, &c,
of considerable value : and in 1212 he paid into the
exchequer one hundred pounda for livery <^ some
part of the estates which was possessed by his nieces.
He waa «. by his son and heir,
WILLIAM DE WINDSORE, who died about
the year 1275, and was «. by his elder son,
WILLIAM DE WINDSORE, of Stanwdl, who
m. Margaret, daughter of John Drokenaford, and
slater of Sir John Drokensford, Knt., and had issue,
Richard, his successor, Walter, and a daughter,
Margaret, who took the veil, and was a nun at
Ankerwyke Monastery, near Staines. He was «.
by his elder son,
SIR RICHARD DE WINDSORE* who, attain-
ing miOority in the 13th Edward I., had Uvery of
the manor of Stanwell, hi Middlesex, and of Weat
Hakebume, in Berkshire. In the 23rd and 20th of
the same reign he waa returned one of the knighta
for the county of Berks. In 1297 he had a military
summons to march under Edmund, Earl of Lan-
caster, into Gascony, and he subsequently sate in
parliament as one of the knights for the county of
Middlesex. In the 17th Edward II., upon an Inqui-
sition in every county, returned into chancery, of
such aa inherited arma from their ancestors. Sir
Richard de Windsore waa named amongst those of
the counties of Middlesex and Berks. He died in
two years afterwards, seised of the manors of Stan-
well, m Middlesex, and West Hakebum, in Berk-
shire; aa also the ward of the castle of Windsore.
He left issue by his wife, Julian, daughter of Sir
Nicholaa Stapleton, of Hachilsay, in the county of
York, William, rector of the church of Stanwett.
and an dder son, his successor,
RICHARD DE WINDSORE, who served in
parliament, temp. Edward III., tat the counties «f
Middlesex and Berka. He m. first, Joane , by
whom he had a daughter of the same name. He
espoused, secondly, Julian, daughter and co-heir of
James Mulynes, of the county of Southampton, and
had two sons.
Jambs (Sir), his successor, ancestor of the
Lords Mon^oy, Earls of Plymouth, &c
William (Sir), of whom presently.
Richard de Windsore wedded, thirdly, Clarida,
daughter of John Drokenaford, and widow of John
WIF
WIN
Voilu Me4iedi»ia87,awlwai «.tehit
hb elder too, but we pa« to the yottnco',
SIR WILLIAM DE WINDSORE/a
wsrrior and sutcman, in thereigntof Bdwabd 111.
and Richard II. : by the former moDarcb he was
constituted juisirrsirAirr or laBJUAND, and by the
latter summoned to parliament as ■ babon, ftom
SSndAugost, 1301, to 3rd March, UB4. Hwlonlslrip
m, about the year 1378, the fiunous and besntiful
Alicb Pbbbbbb,* but appean to have died without
issoeinlSM, ashy the poat-mortcm inquisitioB taken
before Niciiolas Brembre, mayor of LonAon, after
enumerating his estates, it is staled, •* that he died
September Iflth, 8th Richard IL, leaTing his three
ristexs his heirs, Ti&
«' Isabel, thirty-eight years of age, nnmarrled.
*« Christian, thirty-four years of age, m. to Sir
William Morteanx, Knt.
"Margery* aged thiity-tw<^ m. to John
Dufcet."
Upon his lordship's decease the Babokt or Wivd-
aoBB became bxtinct. Sir William Dugdale says,
that Lord Windsore left daughters, but Cirilins con-
siders those the iasue of his wife, Alice, by another
husband, and he quotes, in corroboration, a paasage
from her will; wherein styling herself widow of
Sir William Windsore, she bequeaths to John, her
younger son, her manor of Gaynes ; and the residue
of her goods, cbattds, Ac., to John and Joane, her
children. This Joane married Robert Skeme, of
- Kingston-upon-Thames.
Abm8.~Gu. a saltier ar. between twelve crosslets
or. with proper difference.
« Of this celebrated woman, Babbbb, in his his-
tory of the reign of King Edwabd III., states,
** That being a person of extraordinary beauty, she
was (48th Edward III.,) made Lady of the Sun, and
rode from the Tower of London tlm>ugh Cheapside,
accompanied with many lords, knights, and ladies ;
every lady leading a lord or knight, by his horse^s
bridle, till they came into West Smithfield; where
presently began solemn Justs, which hdd for seven
days together. That she had been conatantly mis-
represented by moet of our writers, <oae taking it
from another,) as being King EowABO'a ccflicublBe>
but that it was improbable, from the reputation she
had of being tidien in marriage by so considomble a
person as the Lord William Whidsore; and that
King Edwabd, who never dse is said to have gone
astray, even in the flower of his age, should, within
five years of the queen's death, when he was very
infirm, bum in fiames. That the records wherein
she is mentioned are not severe ob her reputation,
as appears from the charge against her, brought
into parliament in the 1st Richard IL, in these
words: —
*' Dame Alice Ferrers was introduced before the
lords, and by Sir Richard le Scrope, Knt., steward
of the icing's housdiold, charged for pursuing of
matters, contrary to orders taken two years before;
namely, that no woman should, for any advantage,
preMnt any cause in the King's Court, on pain of
losing all they had, and being banished the realm
tox ever. That, particularly, she had procured
980
WINDSOR—BARONS MONTJOY.
By Letters Patent, dated Ist January* 17U-
Xincasc '
WALTER BLOUNT, flxxt
Thurveeton, in the county at Derby,
TBBAaoBXB OT Emouuid, had, with other
JoBK Bi<ovBT, his eldest
him, leaving
Edwabd Bitomrr, aecood Lovd
which dignity beeaoM Bxrurcr,
the Eabuwm ob Dmvoirsnaai,
the deceaee* without JegirtmBte
of Charles Blount, eighth Bmob
Joy, and flnt Eail of
ieO(L
Elixaheth, «. to Aicdbbws W
of theoid baroniai ivmily of Wi
who was summoned to
Babob WiNDeoB, in UBI.
From the above Eliaabeth Blount, and her
Andrews, Lord Windsor, lineaUy dtaiidej
THOMAS WINDSOR, sixth Baron
sor, K.B., who died without teoue in 1M8»
the Babobt or Wihdoob ftll into
between his two sisters, vis.
Elisabeth, sen., m. to Dixie Hldanam, I
and had issue,
Thomab HicKMAir, ^rbo inhefited
unde^s estates.
Elinbeth, jun., m. first, Androw Wln^ar,
secondly. Sir James Wara
.fa
his
Sir Nicholas Dagworth to be called from
whether he was sent; and that she also peoouBed*
firom the king, restitution of lands aiMl gooda^ to
Richard Lyon, merdumt of London, wiieraa
same lands, having been forfeited by him, fand
given to the king's own sons. To aU whidi the
Dame Alice replied, that she had not pursued
such thing for any advantage of her
upon divers oflicers, counsdloia* and
King Edwabd III., being examined, proved
she made such pursuit: and that, in their
for her own private gain. Then judgment
given by the lords agaiiut the said daoM,
according to the order aforesaid, she should
banished, and forfeit all her goods and lands
Sir Robert Cotton, in his Abiidgmcat of
cords, makes this remark on the above
" To say truth of the devil is counted
aUe, and therefore surely the record
said lady, being very long, proves no sudi
matter against her; only it sheweth, that the
dame was in such credit with Edwabd liL, as
sat at his bed's head, whan all of thecounciU
the privy cbamber, stood waiting without
and that she moved those suite that they dared
and these two suite, whereof she wai
seemed very honest; her noishap waa» that she
friendly to many, but all were not eo to ber."
The eflbct of this conviction wa«» however*
sequently removed.
iiih-
WOT
WOT
And it to TonAiaed tmtil odled out by tha erown,
16th June, 1600, in faTonf of the abore named
THOMAS HICKMAN, aa aeventh Banm Wind-
sor, whothereupcm anumed the additional •umame
of WiNDBOB, and was created, 0th December, 1689,
Sari of Plymouth. His lordship m. flitt, Anne,
daughter of Sir William Sarile, Bart, of Thom-
hiU, in the county of York, by whom he had a son,
OTaan* who predeceased the earl, leaving a son,
Othbb, who inherited the honocurs. The earl
espooaed, secondly, Ursula, daughter and co-heir of
Sir Thomas Widdrington, of Shirbotn Grange, in
the county of Northumberland, and had fbur sons
•nd flve dimeters, the elder of whom*
THOMAS WINDSOR, having distinguished
himself in the wars of Ftamden, was created, by
King Wix.uAif III., a peer of Ireland, in the
diffdty of Viseoant Windsor, and made a baron of
the realm by Quern Aitrb, on the 1st January,
17llf as LoBD MoHTjOY, ^tke Isle ^ Wight. His
lordship m. Charlotte^ widow of John JeflHes,
second Baron JefMes, of Wem, and only dau^ter
and heir of PhiUp Herbert, Earl of Pembroke by
whom he had surviving issue, (
Hbbbbbt, his successor.
Ursula, m. to John Wsdman, Esq., of Imbs,
in the county of Wilts.
Charlotte, m. to John Kent, Esq., of 8ali»>
bury.
Catherine.
Elisabeth.
He d. in 1738, and was «. by his son,
HERBERT WINDSOR, second Baron MontJoy,
(and second Viscount Windsor). This nobleman m.
Alice, sister and co-heir of Sir James Clavering,
Bart., and left two daughters, his coJiciTS, via.
Chark>tt»Jane, m. to John, llrst Marquess of
Bute, and was grandmother of the piesent
marqueis. Her ladyship d, in ISOOi
Aiice-Eliaabeth.
His lordship d: in 1706* when all his honodbs, in
default of male issuer became bxtibct.
Ab^h Gu. a saldre, ar. between twelve cross
crasslets or.* a crescent tot difhrcnceu
W0TTON-BARON8 WOTTON.
By Letters Patent, dated 13th May, 16091
Xincsge.
ROBERT WOTTON, of Bocton Valheilie, m.
Anne, daughter and oO'heir of Henry Belknap, and
had two sons, via.
Edwabb (Sir).
Nicholas, doctor of laws, who was of the privy
council, and one of fht executors to the
wiU of King HBifBT VIII., and wm fre>
quently accredited on diplomatic missions
to theoourts of France, Spain, and Germany.
In the reign of Edwabd VI. he was one of
the prlndpai secretaries of state, aa he was
afterwards in the reigns of Mary and EUaa-
betlu He was a perMm of' great learning,
being verMd in the Latin, French, Italian,
and German languagei. He d. 8Gth January,
1566, and was buried in theathadcal chnrdi
at CsBterbury, where a splendid monument
was erected to his memory by his nephew,
Thomas Wotton, Esq.
The dder son,
SIR EDWARD WOTTON, was a member of
the privy council temp. Hbwby VIII., and tre».
surer of the town and marrhes of Calais. He was
likewise one of the exeentors to Kimg Hbb by, and
named by that prince of the council to his eon,
Frine§ Edwabo: "being,* says Dugdale, ''or
such great abilities, that he might have been lord
chancellor of Engbud, but that he modestly de-
clined it." Sir Edward was a. by his son,
THOMAS WOTTON, Esq., who m. first, Elia».
both, daughter of John Rndstone, Esq., of Bocton
Monchensy, and had issue,
EowABD, his snocessor.
James, who received the honour of knighthood
for his gallantry in the expedition to Cadis,
temp. Elisabeth.
John.
He espoused, secondly, , daughter of Sir
WHUam Finch, of Eaitwdl, in Kent, and widow of
— - Morton, and had another son,
■ Henry, who was knighted by King Jamxb L,
and sent thrice ambassador to Vbhicb ; once
to the States General, twice to the court of
Savoy, and upon several other equaOy im-
portant diplomatic missions. Sir Henry waa
subsequently app<dBted pxovost of Eton
CoUega
The eldest son,
SIR EDWARD WOTTON. Knt, having been
accredited as ambassador to the court of Portugal,
was elevated to the peerage by Kin^ Jambb L« hy
letters patent, dated 13th May, 1608, as Babom
WoTTOif , qf JiB*«rl|f, or Mmrinf, In Me «otm<y qf
Kent, His lordship, like the other members of hia
fiunily, was distinguished by great mental powcia
and superior attalnmmta. He m. Hesther, daughter
end oo-hehrof Sir William Puckaring, Knt., of Os-
wald Kirk, in the county of York, and waa 4w at hie
decease by his son,
THOMAS WOTTON, second beion. This noble-
man m. Mary, dattghtar ind coJieir of Sir Arthur
Throckmorton, of Panlesa Perry, in Northampton-
shire, and had issue,
Katherineb who m. first, Henry, Lord Stan-
hope^ by whom, who predeceased Us ftthar,
she was mother of
Philip, Earl of Chesterfield.
Mary, d. unmarried.
Katharine, m. to uniBam, Lord AlBng-
Her ladyship erponaed, secondly, Jorx
PoLiAKBBB KiBUiOTJuf, Locd of Hsm-
fieet, in HoUend, and had a son,
Chablbb-Hbii BY KiBXROTBif, iHio was
created Babob Wottoii , ef Wemtu
She wedded, thirdly. Colonel Deniel O'Nelle^
one of the grooms of the bed-rhamber to
Charles II. Her ladyship waa governess to
the Princess of Orange^ daughter of King
CnABifSa L, and attending her Ugfanese Into
Holland^ sent otw wmmf, arms, andanmra-
ITRI
WRI
attlon, to lite nu^^Mty^ald, Ibr uliidi wrviM
she WM crwtBd, by Chahlbs IL, Couktku
or CBBSTBRriSLO for life.
Hathcr, m, to Baptist, Vteoouut rarndfii.
Margaret, m. to Sir John Tufton, Kat.
Aimei m. to Sir Bdward Halat, Knt, of Tun-
tut. Kent.
His kmtehip d, in 1890, when the Baroky or Wor«
VON, In dtfkult of male iMue, became sztinct.
Akms.— Ar. a laltler, sa.
WOTTON — COUNTESS OF CHES-
TERFIELD.
By Letten Patent, dated flKh May, IGBOi
mncasc.
KATHERINB WOTTON, ddeit daughter and
co-brir of Thomas Wotton, second Lord Wotton,
of Marley, was creeled, by King CHAax.Ba II.,
CovnrmaM or CHasTKariaLD for life. Her lady-
ahip cl. in 1667* when the title became extinct (see
Wotton, Barooa Wottoo).
WRIOTHB8LEY — BARONS WRIO-
THESLEY, EARLS OF
SOUTHAMPTON, EARLS
OF CHICHESTER.
Barony, ^1 Tlst January, 1544.
Earldom^ I by LettenJ 16th February, 1647.
Earldom of f Patent, j
Chidiestar,^ C
3rd June, 1644.
Of this fkmily the flrst mentioned,
JOHpf WRYOTHSLEY, (commonly called
JTryMe,) was fttueon heraU in the reign of Ed-
VTAED IV., and had letters patent for the olBce of
Garter King at Arms, in the 1st of Richard III.
ile had two sons,
TaoMAB, who was first a herald by the title
of fFtMngfordf and in the 90th Hbnby VII.
was constituted Garter King at Arms.
William, was also in the College of Arms u
York Herald.
The younger son,
WILLIAM WRIOTHESLEY, York Herald,
left a son,
THOMAS WRIOTHESLEY, who, in the 87th
HsKny VIII., was made coroner and attorney in
the court of Common Pleas t' and in three years
afterwards, being then one of the principal secre-
tatles of state, was sent ambassador to treat of a
marriage between his royal master and Cliristiana,
second daughter of the King of Denmark. In the
99nd of the same reign, subsequently to hte having
had the honour of knighthood, he was made con-
stable of the castle of Southampton. He was soon
afterwards accredited one oi the commissioners to
treat with the JBiNpsror, CRAitLaa V., and he wm
iterated to the peerage^ by letten patent, dated
1st January, 1544, in the dignity
WaioTHsaLBT, of Titdifield, in the
Hants ; which TUe^fitld being one of the
teries then dissolved, he obt^ned by grant frosn Ae
crown. Soon after this, upon the dfceae^ of Lord
Audley, his lordship was constituted loud cbas*
CBLLOB or Enolamd, and the saaae jeax be was
made a Kkiobt or thb Gabtbb. He waa sub>
sequently appointed, by Khtg Hbbbt, one of hia
executors, and named of the oooncil to bis cod
Edward VI. Three days before whose coronatieB
he was created, by letten patent, dated 16ih Feb-
ruary, 1547, Earju or SouTBAMrrox. His lord-
ship did not long, however, maintain his inflneace
in this reign. Prior to the accession of the kii^ he
was opposed to the Duke of Somenet, and he had
little chance, under the new order of aflhin, of na-
tainlng himself against so powerful a ri%'aL The
earl, in order that he mJ|^t have the greater leisum
to attend to public business, had, of his own autho-
rity, put the great seal into ccwnmiaaion, and had
empowered ftwr lawyers, two of whom upcre
canonists, to execute, in his absence, the duties of
his high office. Complaints were made of this
irregiUarity to the council, which, inlinennul by the
Protbctob, readily seised the opportunity to d»-
prees his lordship. Tliejudgei wereconsulted upon
the occasion, and gave it as their opinion, that the
commission was iltegal, and that the clianceikv, by
his presumption in granting it, liad Justly forfeited
the great seal, and had even subjected himself to
punishment. His lordship was immediately dted
before the council, and. notwithstanding a most
able defence, it was declared that he had forfeited
the chanceUonhip, that a fine sliould be imposed
upon him, and that he be oonfined to his own
house during the king's pleasure. This eminent
person was esteemed a man of learning, a good
lawyer, and a most excellent chancellor. He was
accustomed to observe, that '* Force awtd, Imt
Justice governed the world/* and that " he loved a
bisliop to satisfy his conscience, a lawyer to guide
his judgment, a good fiunily to keep up his intenat*
and an university to preserve his name^**
He m. Jane, daughter and heir of William Che-
ney, Esq., and had iasu^
Hbnrt, his successor.
Mary, m. flnt to William Shelly, Esq., of
Michelgrove, Sussex, and secondly, to
Lyster, son and heir of Sir Michael Lyatcr,
Knt
Elisabeth, m. to Thomas RatcUflb. Earl oC
Sussex.
Katherine, m. to Thomas CanwaUis, Esq.
Mabel, tn. to Sir Walter Sands, Knt
Anne, m. to Sir Oliver Lawrence, Knt.
His lordship d. in lUO, and was «. by Us son,
HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, second Earl of
Southampton. This nobleman was a friend of
. Thomas, Duke of Ncvfolk, and involved himself In
trouble by promoting the contemplated marriage of
that nobleman with Mary, Queen of Scots, «« to
whom and her religion (says Dugdale), he stood not
a little affected." He m. Mary, daughter of Anthony
Brown, Viscount Montagu, and had issue,
Hbkrt, Lord Wriothesley.
WRI
YEI4
Mary. m. to Thomas, Lord Anuktet, Of War^
dour.
His lordship tf. in 1581, and was «. by his son,
HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, third Ear! of
Southampton. This nobleman was the companion
In arms of the Earl of Essex, and a participator in
the treason by which that unhappy nobleman for-
feited his Bfe in the reign . of Elisabeth. Lord
Southampton was also tried, condemned, and at-
tainted, but his life was spared ; and upon the ac-
cession of King JAMsa 1., he was released from
prison, restored in blood by act of parliament, and
created by a new patent, date 21 July, 1603, Earl of
Southampton, with the same rights, precedency
and privih^es that he had formerly ei^oyed. He
was also made a Knight of the Garter, and consti-
tuted captidn of the Isle of Wight, and castle of
Caresbroke. His lordship m. Elisabeth, daughter
of John Vernon, Esq., of Hodnet, in the county of
Derby, and dying in 1GS4, left issue,
Thomas, Lord Wriothesley.
Penelope, m. to William, Lord Spencer, of
Wormleighton.
Anne, m. to Robert Wallop, Esq., of Furley,
in the county of Southampton.
Elisabeth, m. to Sir Thomas Estcourt, Knt,
one of the Masters in Chancery.
The earl was «. by his son,
THOMAS WRIOTHESLEY, fourth Earl of
Southampton. This nobleman who was a staunch
supporter of King Char lbs L, was Installed a
Knight of the Garter at the restoration, and consti-
tuted Lord Trsasurbr or England. His lord-
ship m. first, Rachel, daughter of Daniel de Massey,
Baron de Rouvigny, in France, by whom he had
two sons, who both died young, and three daugh-
ters, vis.
Elisabeth, m. to Edward Noel, eldest son of
Baptist, Viscount Campden.
Rachael, m. first, to Frauds, son and heir of
Richard, Earl of Carberry, in Ireland, and
secondly, to the celebrated patriot, WUliam$
Lord Russblzi, so ui\}ustly beheaded in
1683, son of William, fifth Earl of Bedford.
Magdalen, who tL young.
He wedded, secondly, Frances, daughter of Francis
Leigh, Baron Dunsmore, which nobleman was
created 3rd June, 1644, Eaaz. of CRicHxaTBR,
with remainder, failing his own male issue, to his
son-in-law, the Earl of Southampttm and the heirs
male of his body by his lordshlp*s daughter, the
said Frances Leigh. He died in 1663, and the
honours of Lord Southampton, were then aug-
mented by the Earldom of Chichester. By this
lady, his lordship had four daughters,
Audrey, whodL unmarried.
Penelope, d. young.
Elisabeth, m. first, Joceline, BUul of Northum-
berland, and secondly, to Ralph, Lord Mon-
tagu, of Boughton.
Penelope, d. in inXimcy.
The earl espoused, thirdly, Frances, daughter of
William, Duke of Somerset, and widow of Richard,
Viscount Molineux, but had no iasucL He died
at Southampton House, *' near Holbume, In the
suburbs of JL.ond<»,'* 16tb May, 1667* when all Hia
HONomts, including the Earldom of Chichester,
became bxtinct.
Arms.— As. a cross or. betw. four falcons closed,
ar.
YELVERTON — VISCOUNTS LON-
GUEVILLB, EARLS OF
SUSSEX.
Viscounty, 1 by Letters/ Slst April, 1090.
Earldom, j Patent, \ 96th September, 1717-
ICCntagc.
of this family, one of great antiquity ia the county
of Norfolk, was
ANDREW YELVERTON, Hving in the reign
of Edward II., who was father of
ROBERT YELVERTON, who was seated,
temp. Edward III., at Rackheath, in the vicinity
of Norwich, and marrying Cyoaly, daughter of Sir
Thomas Bardolfe, left a son and heir,
JOHN YELVERTON, of Rackheath, who had,
by his first wife, , a son and sucoeisor,
RoBXRT, who died about the year 1420, leaT*
ing a son,
Thomas, of Rackheath, who died a. p»
John Ydverton m. secondly, Elisabeth, daughter of
John Read, of Rougham, in the county of Norfolk,
and bad a son,
SIR WILLIAM YELVERTON, a bwyer of
great eminence, who was constituted one of the
Judges of the court of King's Bench in the 28nd
Hbnry VI. This learned person appears to hsTe
stood equally well with the monarchs of both the
RoseSf^Bs we find him not only continued in bis
Judicial office by King Edward IV., but made a
Knight of the Bath, In order to grace that prince's
coronation; and upon the temporary restoration of
King Hbnry, appointed by patent, dated 9th Octo-
ber, 1470, one of the Judges of the court of C6mmon
Pleas. He m. Agnes, daughter of Sir Oliver le
Gross, of Crostwick, in the county of Norfolk, Knt.,
and was «. by his son,
JOHN YELVERTON, Esq., of Rackheath, who
m. Maigery, daughter of William Morley, Esq., and
hadiflsue,
William (Sir), his succeasor.
Anne, m. to Thomas Parmey, Esq., of Hel«
mingham.
He was «. by his son,
SIR WILLIAM YELVERTON, Knt., who was
retained by indenture, anno 1474, to serve the king
(Edward IV.) in person in his wars in France, with
two men at arms, and four archers. He m. first,
Anne, daughter of John Paston, Esq., of Paston
Hall, in the county of Norfolk, by whom he had
issue,
William, who died, in his fkther's lili»-time*
«. p.
Anne, m. to Thomas Jermy, Esq., son of Sir
John Jermy, Knt
Margaret^ m. to John Palgrave, Esq., of
NOTwood Barmingham, in the county of
Norfolk.
58S
VEL
VEL
r» IN* to John Conywf » KtQo fon md
hdr of Sir Robert Conyert.
Sir William wpoiiMd, iecoodiy, ElenMr, daughter
of Sir ThonuM Breww, Knt.» and had a toa, hia
MioecNor,
WILLIAM YBLVBRTON. Esq., of Rougham
and RadUieath. Thii gentlMnaa m. Catherine,
daughter of John Rarea, Baq.. of the eoitnty oi
Bnex, and had five ions, Tis., William, hisiuc^
oaMor, John, Nicholas, Edward, and Adam, and a
daughter, Anne, m. to Matthew Canne, Esq., of
Wessenham, In Norfolk. He was «. at his decease
hy his eldest son,
WILLIAM YELVBRTON, Esq., of Rougham,
who m. Margaret, daughter of — — — Gamond, of
London, geDtleman, and had two sons, William
and John, and three daughters, tIs.
Mary, m. first, to William Baker, Esq., and
secondly, to Henry Wayte, Esq.
Snsan, m, first, to Edward Bstoo, Esq., of
Reinham, In Norfolk, and secondly, to
Edward Hanrey, Esq.
Eleanor, m. to Ridiard Draper, Esq., of Mar-
ham, in the same county.
William Yelverton tf . in the year 1541, and was a.
by his elder sod,
WILLIAM YELVERTON, Esq., of Rougham.
This gentleman espoused, first, Anne, daughter and
heir of Sir Henry Fermor, Knt, of East Barsham,
la Norfolk, by whom he acquired a great increase to
his landed possessions, and had issue,
Hbnrt, who inherited Rooobam, and the
other estates of his fhther, as son and heir.
He Nk Bridget, daughter of Sir William
Drury, of Hawited, in Suifolk, Knt, and
had issue,
William, his successor, created a baronet
In 1680. He m. Dionesse, daughter of
Richard Stubbs, Esq., of Sedgeford, In
Norfolk, and left
William (Sir), second baronet, who
m. Ursula, daughter of Sir Thomas
Richardson, Knt., Speaker of the
House of Commons, and after-
wards Lord Chief Justice of the
Kingfs Bench, by whom he had,
William, and two daughters,
Elisabeth and UrsuUu He d.
In 1648, and was «. by his
William (Sir), third baronet,
who died «. ;». in 1640, when
the baronetcy expired.
Henry (Sir), m. Alice, daughter and
co-heir of the Right Rev. William
Barlow, Bishop of Lincoln.
Maigaret, m. to Thomas Tyrrell,
Esq., of Oippiiige« in tha county
ofSuflblk.
William.
CBniaTOPMBB, of whom presently.
Humphrey*
LaunceloL
Winifred, m. to Owen Duckett, Esq., of
Worthing. In Norfolk.
Anne, am. first, to Thomas Reade, Esq., of
of
ta
', im 11*1 iwwiy » to
kins, Esq., of
Martha, «. first, to
of Pyndiam, in the county of Noritalk. mat
secondly, to John HIgham, Esq., of^flbs^
In Sussex.
Mr. Yelverton m. seoondly, Jane, doaghtsr of
Edward Cocket, Esq., of Ampton. in SidMk, by
whom he had
Edward.
Charles.
William, m. to Grace, daughter of
port, Esq., of Buddngham.
Jane, m. first, to Edmund Lommcr,
Manington, In Norfolk, and
John Dodge, Esq., of Wrotham, in Koat.
Chrysold, m. first, to Thomas le Strange,
and heir of Sir Nicholas le Strange, and
secondly, to Sir Philip Woodhonaa.
The third son of William Ydverton, by his first
wife, Anne Fermor,
CHRISTOPHER YELVERTON, being bKd to
the bar, and called to the degree of secjennt nt law,
was constituted queen's se^eant In the 31st of Eliaa.
beth. In some years afterwards ha waa chosen
speaker of the House of Commons, and in the
44th of the same reign he was constituted ooe o£
the Judges of the court of King's Bench. On the
accession of King Jambs his patent, as a Judge,
was renewed, and he was then made a knight. Sir
Christopher m. Mary, daughter of Thomas Cateaby,
Esq., of Whiston, in the county of Northampton,
and had issue,
Hbbby, his successor.
Christopher (Sir).
Isabel, m. to Sir Edward Cope, of CaunoB**
Asby, in the county of Northampton.
Anne, m. first, to Thomas Sherland, Esq., of
the county of Suffblk, and seoondly. to Sir
Edward Cocket. Knt, of Ampton, In the
sameshifb
Mary, m. to Sir William Gardiner, of Lagbam.
in Surrey.
Judith, m. to Edmund Abdy, Esq., of Lin-
coin's Inn.
His lordship d. in 1607, at Easton-Maaduit. b seat
which he had purchased In Northamptoodiixe, and
was «. by his elder son,
HENRY YELVERTON, Esq., of Eaaton-Man-
duit This gentleman having, like his father,
adopted the profession of the law, waa appointed
aoLiciTOB-OBNBBAL 1b 1613, Bud knighted about
the same period. In 1617 Sir Henry Ydverton waa
made attobnbt-obnbbal ; previously, however,
he is said to have displeased the' king by refkislBg to
appear against the Earl of S<mienMt, at his trial for
the murder of Sir Thomas Ovcrbury, and in the
October of the year in which he was advanced to the
attorney-generalship we find him writing a letter to
his royal master, complaining " of his unhapptneea
to fall under his mi^esty's displeasure, who had
made him almost the wonder of his fisvour } thnthe
conceived it to arise ftom some accident* belcl In
the late business of the marriage of Sir John Vil-
lien I a* also twm a report, as if he had uttered
to the dishonour of the Baxi of
YSL
y«i-
He pMM Ui CUM wormBnemmfuXtf,
howerer. that he ▼•ry lOon veooreited any ground
whkh bB might hmf lost In Jamss'b optnlon, ImtL
he was not lo fortunate with the Duke of Bucldng-
haaif who ■eMni» for a loog time afterwards, to
have regarded him with an evil eye. In 1680» prin-
cipally tluovgh the marhtnatione of that faTOUied
nohUwianj he was involved* with the kxrd mayor of
Loodoo, and Others, in a star-chamber prosecution,
fegarding the pssring of certain clsuwe in a char-
ter to the dty of Londoo, not authorised by the
king's warrant ; for this oAnce^ although he made
every submission, and that the diartsr was given
up, he was a4)udged to pay a fine of £4000, to be
deprived of the office of attorney-general, and to be
committed to the tower. He was subsequently pro-
secuted before parliament upon another account,
and the House of Ix>rds, 16th May, 1681, proceeded
to sentence, and declare^ '* that the said Sir Henry
Yelverton for his speeches, uttered here in court,
which do touch the king's m^esty's honour, shall
be fined to the king in ten thousand marks, be Im-
priioned during pleasure, and make submission to
the king: and for those which touched the Mar-
quen of Buckingham, he should be fined five
thousand marks, &c«" Upon which Buckingham
stood up, and did freely remit his portion of the
fine} and the prince and the House agreed to move
his majesty to mitigate the other part of the Judg-
ment. What proportion of the fine was ultimatdy
forgiven is no where mentioned, but his misfortunes
very soon afterwards terminated. The Duke of
Buckingham visited him ifwognUo in the Tower,
and Sir Henry making a suffldsnt apology to his
grace, he was presently set at liberty, and became
i^gain a practising barrister, untU April, 1625, when
a gentleman Itom the duke brought him i warrant
trom the king, appointing him one of the Judges of
the court of Common Pleas. In this situation he
remained untU his decease, on the 84th January,
16S^^ when his remains were interred in the
parish church of Baston-Maudult. Of this eminent
person the following character is given by one of his
own profession:
*< Memorandum, That upon Sunday morning,
being the Mth of January, 1699^90, died Sir Henry
Yelverton, puisne Judge of the Common Pleas, who
before had been attorney-general to King James,
and afterwards incurring his displeasure, was dis-
pleased and censured in the star-diamber. He th«i
became a practiser again at the bar, fkom which he
was advanced, by King Chabjuss, to be a Judga
He was a man of profound knowledge in the com-
mon laws, and ingenious and eloquent in expres-
sion I and for his life, of great integrity and piety,
and his death univenally bewttted.** His lordship
M. Margaret, daughter of Robert Beale, Esq., derk
of the council to Queen Elisabeth, and was «. by hii
eldest son,
SIR CHRISTOPHER YELVERTON, Knt, of
EastOD-Mauduit, who was created a baronet on the
aoth June, 1641. He m. in 1630, Anne, youngest
daughter of Sir William Twisden, Bart., of Roydon
Hall, Kent, by whom he had Issue,
HsNHY, his aneeesior.
Anne, m. fliat, to Robert, Earl of Man*
lo Chaitas. Bvl of
Hallfiuu
Sir Christopher d. 4th December, 16M, andwwsw
by his son,
SIR HENRY YELVERTON, second baronet,
member for Northamptonshire, in the parliament
that voted the restoration of King Chabi.sb IL
Hem. Susan, BanoNBae Gbby db Ruthyv, daugh*
ter and heirees of Charles Longuevilk^ Lord Grey
de Ruthyn^ and great grand-daughter of Charles
Grey, Earl of Kent (see Grey, Earl of Kent), by
wl)om he had issue,
CBABX.BB, his successor.
Henry, heir to his brother.
Christopher.
Frances, m. to Francis, Viscount Hatton.
Sir Henry d. 88th January, 1676, and was «. by his
eldest son,
SIR CHARLES YELVERTON, second ba-
ronet, who, upon the decease of his mother, 98th
January, 1676^ became Babok Gbby db Rvtrtn.
His lordship d. unmarried, of the small^pov, 17th
May, 1679, and was «. by his brother,
SIR HENRY YELVERTON, as third baronet,
end as Lord Grey de Ruthyn. This nobleman
claimed, by inheritance Arom the Hastings, Earls of
Pembroke, the right of carrying the golden spurs at
the coronation of King Jabcbb II.» and his claim
being admitted, he bore them accordingly. Hb
lordship m. Barbara, daughter of John Talbot, Esq.,
of Layoock, In the county of Wilto, and had, with
other Issue,
Talbot, his successor.
Henry, m. , daughter of M^Jor Carle,
and had an only daughter, Barbara, who d;
young.
Barbara, m. to Reynolds CaHhorpe, Esq., of
Elvesham, in the county of Northampton.
His lordship was advanced to the dignity of Via-
couMT L0NOYTBVIL1.B on 81st April, 160Oi He d. in
1704, end was s. by his elder son,
TALBOT YELVERTON, second Viscount
LoaguevUle, who was created, 86th September, 1717,
Eabl of Suaasx, with remainder, in defiault of
his own nude issue, to his brother, the Hon. Henry
Ydverton, and the hdrs male of his body. His
lordship was appointed deputy earl-marshal of Eng-
land in 1785, and he ofiiciated as such at the corona-
tion of King Obobob II. He was made a Knight of
the Bath upon the revival of that order, and subse-
quently sworn of the privy coundL His lordship
m. Lucy, daughter of Henry Pelham, Esq., of
Lewes, in Sussex, clerk of the pells, and unde of
Thomas, Duke of Newcastle, by whom he had two
sons,
GBOBOB-AuoUBTva, \ successlvely inheriUm
Hbnby, j of the honours.
The earl, who carried the golden spurs at the ooro«
nationof Obobob L, died 87th October, 173D« and
was «. by his elder son,
GEORGE-AUGUSTUS YELVERTON, second
Earl of Sussex. T)^ nobleman was one of the
lords of the bed-chamber to Frederick, Pbincb of
Walbs, and afterwards to his Majeatjft King
Gbobgb III. He d. unmarried 8th January, 17M,
and was «. by his brother^
4r 689
YOll
mmRY YSLVERTON, thM Cvl tff
This DoUeman m. lint, HcMcr, dcu^ter of Jolin
HbH, Kmio ot MmAdd WoodfaouMk Notti» od
had an only ranrlTteg daughter,
Imdp Babbaba YBLTBBToir, whoM. Edward
ThoroCoB GookU Eiq., of WoodhaiB-Maaa^
Add, iB tha tiouBty of Notts, and dying in
thellfiMimaof harftth«, 9th April, 1781,
laft iMaa,
Hbbbt-Bdwabd CtoVLD, whOb upon
ttaadairth of hia giandfathar, the Eari
of SiMMX, becuna Lobo Gbbt »b
RoTBvir, aBdeMomad the nuBaaM of
YBLTBBToir. Ha at. ht IMS, Abbb-
llaria, daughter of WUUam KeUam,
Esq., and dytag the Best year, left an
oiily daughter BBd helfCM,
Babbaba Ybltbbtoit, BBTMav
Orer * JtuMyn, who m. 18lh
Augost, lan, OBOBaB,
BathaiB Oottld, A uBBUvried.
Mary Ckmld, «k to the HoD. aad Rev.
Frederic Powye, toD of Lord LU-
fioid*
Tha ear! ctpoosed, eeeondly, Mary, daughter of
ieltm Vanghaa, Beq!, of Drletol, but had no leene.
He died in 17D9, when tha Darany of Orey de
Ruthyn derolved upon his grandson, Hbbbt-
Bdwabb Oould, Esq., who assumed the surname
of Ybltbbtob, as stated abore, and the Via-
oouNTY or LoirovBTfx.i.B, with the Eabldoii op
SuasBz, became bxtibct.
Abhb^— Ar. thxee Uott lampiBt, and a chief
gBles.
NMe.— The fiunily of Ybltbbtob, Fiteounta
Amnmore, in Irdand, is a bnoich of this family.
YORKE-BARON DOVER.
By Letfeem Patent, dated llth September, ITIB.
Ximage.
PHILIP YORKB, theffist and eminent Earl of
Hardwicke, lobd bioh cbancblm>r or Gbbat
Bbitain, m. Margaret, daughter of Cluffles Cocks,
Esq., of the city of Woroeiter, aad had five sons
and two daughten (refer to BmrMt TM/etkmmrp ^f
M« Pwrag9 «nd Baronektgt), of whom the third
won,
SIR JOSEPH YORKE, K.B., having serred as
aid-de-camp to the Duke of Cumberland at the
battle of Fontenoy, and subsequently attained the
rank of a general officer, was elevated to the peerage
on llth September, 1700, as Baboh Dovbb, of
Dover, in the county of Kent. His lordship m. the
dowager Baronen do Boctsolier, a lady of Holland,
but had no ivua Lord Dover was for many years
ambassador at the Hague. ^ He d. in 1792, when the
barony becsma bbtiitct.
ABua.— Ar. on a saltier aa. a besant *. with the
necesHury diflbrenoeaa a junior brSBch of the house
of Yorke. »
968
zov
ZOUCHS — BARON ZOmTHB. OF
ASHBY, IN THE OCHJNTY
OF LEICESTER.
By Writ of SumnioBs, dated 9Mh Jtabati
99 Edward L
XiiuasK-
That the ZoveRBs btaachad turn tlw
Britsnay Is admitted byaO
do not ooiBdda tai the exBct Hbo of 1
WILLIAM LE ZUSCHE, Ib
of Swavesey, Ib
by his aaeastois to tha abbey St. Sc«lna
Badraa, IB Ab)ov, (to wliidi the priory of I
was a odi.) calls Roger la Znedie, lila
Alaa la Zusdie, Eari of Britaany, his
This WUBamd. tai tha let of JoBV, and waa «. by
his brother,
ROGER LE ZUSCHE, wtes tar bie flMiCyen
KhtgJoKH, had a giBBt, Ihmt that i
maaors of Petersfleld aad Haplft Darhaoi, in
oouBty of SoothamptoB, part of tha!
ft«y de Maadevllie, one of the
then In aiBM. la tha aext reiga he *
Devonshire, aad had ftarthar gnats fhHB tha <
Haat.Margttet » aad had Issaeb
Ai.Air, his sneoeBBor.
William, who left aa only daaghtv.
^oioe, whoMi. Robot Mofthnar, of]
Castle, and had Issueb
Hugh Mobtimbb,
llament as Lord Moittancr, of
Richard's Castia
William Mobtimbb, who
the surname of Zoucbb,
Bummaned to parttameat as Lokb
ZoocRB, nfMtrHmer,
Ha waas. by his elder son,
SIR ALAN LE ZOUCHB, who, fa tha fltth of
Hbbbt III., had a military summoas to attend the
king into France, and fa ten yean aftarwar
the whole county of Chester, and all North
placed under his government* In tha 4Bth of the
same reign he obttined a charter fbr a waekly
market at Ashby la Zouche, fa LeieestanhliB, and
for two ikirs in the year, at Swavesey^ About the
same time he was ennstituied wardea of aU tbm
king's forests south of Trent, as also sheriff of
Northamptonshirsb In the 46th he was aaade
Justice itfaerant for the oountleB of Southampton.
Buckingham, and NorUiamptoa t aad upoa tha
arbitration made by Lewis, Klngof Ftance, Ufmi
HaiTBY III. aad the barons, he was ooa of the
sureties on bdudf of the king. In three years after-
wards he was ooostituted constaMe of the Towar of
London, aad governor of the castle at Northamp-
ton. Sir Alan Zouche was violoitly astanhed iv
Wertminster Hall, in UGB, by John. Eari of Wt
and Surrey, upon occasion of a dispute
them regarding some landed property, aad with Ids
son, Roger, who happened to be with him, aeiesei|
wounded. He m. Blene, daughter and heir cif
Roger de Qufad, Earl of Wfaton, and had
RoOBB, his succeisor.
UwjG%. Ih^,
zou
Kydo, from whom the Zonchet, Barom Zoudi*
or Harynworth (kxtaott) dariTO.
Alan la Zouoba 4, in UV. and was «. by his eldar
■on,
ROGER LE ZOUCHE, who m. Ela. dau^ter
and oo-halr of Staphcn da LongaqMe, aeaond ion of
William, Earl of Sallibury, and dying in 1986, wai
«. by hit ■on, /i >
ALAN LE ZOUCHB. Thia ISsudal lord having
distingttiahad himaelf in tha wata of Oaicony and
Scotland, tamp. Editabo L, waa aummoned to
parliaoMBt by diat monarch, as • baboh , on fldth
January, U97, and he had rqfular ■nmwonaai fkom
that pariod, untU 7th Edward IL, 98th Noramber,
laia; in tha Ml Edward ILhiakmlahip waa ooMti-
tutadgoramor of Rockingham Caatla^ in Northamp-
toDthlxe, and steward of Rockingham Ibrait. Had.
b 1814. landing thraa daughtefs, hiaeo-Mrs, tIb.
Sianaw m. flxrt, to NidMdas St. Maur, and
secondly, to Alan de Charlton.
Maud, IN. to Robert de Holland.
Xllaabetfi, a nun, at Brawode, in Staft>nl-
ahira^
Amongst thoaa Udies a partition waa made, in the
aihof Edwaad III, of thair tether's tends, excepting
the wannr of Abhbt bb i^ Zouobb, wfal^ the
daeaaaed le«A gave to iris kinsman, Wii.x.iam bb
Mobtimbb, whouthaseapen ssibmiiI Che anmame of
ZoucBB. Upon the riapamo of Lord Zoudie the
OB Zouobb, tf AOibif, Ml into abbt-
Ua daughtan, as U stiU
with their rupimenisl I wsi.
ABaiai»4litfas tan baaanta, or.
ZOUCHE — BARON ZOUCHE, OF
MORTIMEH.
By Writ of Bummons, dated flSth December, 1383»
17 Edward IL
Xincogc.
WILUAtf DE MORTIMER, younger son of
ZOU
Robert Mortimer, of Richard's Castle, by Jolce,
daughter and heir d William Zouche, having ob-
tained the lordship of Ashby de la Zouch, ftom his
kinsman Alan, Lord Zouche, of Ashby, assumed the
surname of Zouchb i and was summoned to parlla*
mant as Babon Zouchb, <^f MorHmor,Srom 96th
December, 1883, to 14th January. 1337. In the
reign of .Edward IIL, his lordship was made justice
of all the forests, louth of Trent, and ooostable of
the Tower of London. He in. first, Alice de Tony,
widow of Guy de Peaufhamp, Earl of Warwick, and
had a son, Alab, his sucoenor. He wedded,
secondly, Alianore^ daughter and heir of Gilbert de
Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by whom he had a ion,
Hugh. His lordship d. and was «. by hisson,
ALAN LE ZOUCH, one of the eminent warrioft
of the reign of Edward IIL> but nerer summoned
to parliament. He was constantly engaged in the
French and Soottish war*, and was in the celrtinited
battle of CBBaav, shortly after which he died, and
was «. by his son,
HUGH LE ZOUCHE, who left issne,
Hugh, who died t. p,
JoicB, who, upon thedepeese of her brother.
Inherited the eatatm. She in. Sir John
Botetourt, of Weoly-Castto, and had a son,
JoRjr BovBVOOBT, who left a daughter
and heir,
JOIOB BOTBTOUBT, wbO ■•. SIT
Hugh Burnet, Knt., who died
asised of the manor of Ashby de
te Zoudi, without isaua The
Bumor came allerwarda Into the
the poBMirioB of the Earia of
Ormonde, and upon the attainder
of John Butler, fifth Earl of
Ormonde, end Earl of Wiltshlve,
Ml to the crown. It was subse-
quently granted to WiUiam de
Heathy, ancestor of the lamily
of Hastings, Earls of Hunting-
Abms^-^Gh. ten hwaiHi, or.
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PEERAGES
OMITTED^ IN THEIR PROPER PLACES.
BACON — BARON VERULAM, VIS.
COUNT ST. ALBANS.
Barooy,
Viiooiuity
.}
by Letteri f Ilth July, 161&
PatflBt, X 27U1 January, len.
Mintage
FRANCIS BACON, leoond Mm of Sir Nicholas
DaooD* Lord Keeper in therdgn of EliiabeUi, having
been brought up to the bar, was appointed queen's
counsel in lfiS8; and soon after the accession of
King James L, honoured with knighthood. In I613»
he was made attorney-general, and subsequently
sworn of the privy oounciL In 1617> Sir Francis
was constituted Ijonn Kbcpkb or tbb Obbat
Sbal, and the next year he was entitled Loan
HioB Chabcbllor of England. Within a few
months afterwards, he was derated to the peerage,
^ 1th of July, 1618, in the dignity of Babon Vbbu-
JUAM, and created 27th January, UBl, ViaoouNr
St. Albam'8. His lordship was subsequently oon-
Ticted of corruption In the exerdse of his Judicial
fimctions, upon his own confrsilcwi, and sentenced
to pay a flue of £40,000, to be imprisoned during
the king's pleasure, and to be ever afterwards in-
capacitated from holding ofBce under the crown.
Having in pursuance of this Judgment, suiliBned a
brief inoarceratioB, and the fine being eventually
remitted, his lordship withdrew into retirement,
and devoted the remainder of his life to the most
qplendld literary labours. He m. Alice, daughter
and co-heir of Benedict Bamham, Esq., an alder-
man of London, but died without issue, 9th April,
1QS6, when his honours became bxtinot. The
learned Bayle calls Lord St. Alban's one of the
greatest geniuses of his age : Voltaire styles him the
father of experimental philosophy, and Walpole
terms him the prophet of arts, which Newton was
sent afterwards to reveaL The latter author adds :
*« It would be impertinent to the reader to enter
into any account of this anuudng genius or his
works ; both will be universally admired as long as
science exists. As long as ingratitude and adula-
tion are despicable, so long shall we lament the
depravity of this great man's heart I alas I that he,
who could command immortal fame^ should have
stooped to the little ambition of power."
Aaacs.— Gu. on a chief ar. two mullets sa. a cre-
scent for dil&renoe.
M9
BRAOSE — BARON BRAOSfi, OF
QOWER.
By Writ of Summons, dated 99th
S8 Edward L
XinCBSC.
WILLIAM DE BRAOSE came into
with the CoHQUBBOB, and held at the
vey considerable estates Ib the roiiBtke oi
Wilts, Suney, Dorset, and Sbmbs. Ha was* by
his SOB,
FHILIP DE BRAOSE, who m. Berta, ^aa§^tm
of Milo de Ohnmster. Earl of HeseAnd, aaid co-
heir of her brother, William, Earl of Hereiord, by
whom he acquired Brecknock, with other ealeuslfe
territorial possessjona. He had two eons, WiUiMa
and Philip, and was t. by the dder,
WILLIAM DE BRAOSE, who likewise iaheritad
the huge estates of his mother. This itedal ted
was a personage of great power and iBflnsneB
during the relgne of Hbbbt II. and Rickabb L,
from the former of whom he obtained a grant of
the "whole kingdom of Limerl^ in Irdaad," fbr
the service of sixty knighta' feest to be held of the
king and his younger son, Jomm. AAer tha aaeee*
sion of the latter prince to the thraoeb as JCbv
JoBB, upon levying the snuageeisessed sabai
to his coronation, De Braoeeaooounted thirty 1
for the scutage of John de Monmonth,
five nuurks and a half Ibr that of Adam de Poet^
In the next year he had a spedal charter Iktim the
king, dated at Faleise, granting to him and his
heirs the privilege that no sheriff or other oOcer
of the crown, should for the execution of their
offices, lodge within the lands of his Honour of
Braose, in Noimandyi but that his own oAe«t
should give summons fbr aU the pleas thcreb be-
longing to the king: as also that the king^ Justices
itinerant, whensoever they were to oome into the
bailiwick of Falelae, should sit at Braose, and thsre
hold plea of aU matters helnnging to the ktag, ra*
ceiving entertainment for one day at the fbudal
lord's chargOi His tenentry were also relievad by
this charter from aU ** carriages and aid to the
sheriff, or constables of Faleise}* and firom ail
custom of victual whatsoever, which should be
brought to or sold at that plaoa. For seveml yaare
after this period he eppeaa to have eqfoyed (ha
FEERAOES OMITTED.
favour of Sffi^ JoBir, and Us power tnd i\mmm\mn
w«re BUgmenttd by diven gnuutt ftom the crown.
But in the lOCh ot the king's reign, when the king-
dom leboured under an interdiction, and JoBir
deemed it expedient to demand hoitsfes ftom his
barons to insure their aUeglenoe, ihoiUd the pope
proceed to the length of absolving them tnm obe-
dience to the crown, his oflosfs mho came upon
the mission to the Baron de Brsoee, were met by
Maod, his wife^ and peremptoiUy Informed that
she would not intrust any of her children to the
king, who had so basdy murdered his own nephew,
IVinee Anra vn» De Braoee rebuked her, howerer,
for speaking thus, and said that if he had in sny
thing oflbnded the king, he was ready tomake satis-
tictlon, according to the Judgment of the court, and
the barons his peers, upon an appointed day, and
at any fbced place, without however giving hoeugcs.
This answer being communicated to the king, an
order was immedlatdy transmitted to seiae upon
ttie bann's person, but his kwdshlp having notice
thereof fled with hie fiunily into Irekand. This
quarrel between De Braose and King Joum, Is, how-
ever, dlflkrently related by other authorities. The
aaonk of Lanthony states, that King Jonit dUn-
herited and banished him Ibr his cruelty to the
Welsh, hi hie war wlthOic»eMA«NMt0yi», and that his
wllb Maud, and WHIiam, his son and heir, died
prisoners in Corfo Castle. While another writer
relates, *« that this WlUiamde Braose, son of Philip
de Branse^ Lord of Buelt, held the lands of Bredt-
nock and Went, for the whole time of King Hbitrt
XI., Richaud I., and KingJoun, without any dis-
turbance, until he took to wift the Lady Maud de
St. Waleric; who» In revenge of Henry de Here-
ford, caused divers Welshmen to be murthered in
the castle d Bergavenny, as they sate at meat :
and that for this, and for some other pickt quarrd.
King John banished him and all his out of Eng-
hmd. Likewise, that in his exile, JfaiMl, his wtfo,
with William, called Gem, his son, were taken and
put in prisoni where she died, the tenth year after
her husband fought with Wenhunwyn, and slew
three thoussnd Wdsh.** From these various re-
lations, says Dugdale, it is no easy matter to dla-
cover what h^^ demerits weret but what usage he
had at last, take here flrom the credit of these two
historians, who lived near that timsb " This year,
vis. anno 1340," quoth Matthew of WnaTMiNBTsa,
" the noUe lady Mamd, wife oi WUltam d» Btaate,
with FFUNam, their son and heir, were miserably
fiwn1t»*f^ at Windsors, by the command of King
JoHM 1 and William, her husband, escH>hig ftom
Seorham, put himself Into the haUt of a beggar,
and privately getting beyond sea, died soon after
at Paris, where he had burial hi the Ab^ of St.
Victor." And Matthew Paris, putting his death
in enno 1S18, (which dillbrs a little in time,) says,
" That he fled from Irdand to France, end dying
at Ebula, his body was carried to Parle, and there
honourably burled in the Abbey of St. Victor."
«* But after these great troubles in his later days,"
continues Dugdale, " I shall now say something of
his pious works. Being by inheritance ftom his mo-
ther, Lord of Bergavenny, he gave to the monks ot
that priory, aU the tithci of his castle there, vii. of
bread, wfaie^ bear, elder i all nunuMr of flesh, flih,
salt, honey, wax, tallow i and in general, of what-
soever should be brought thither, and spent there :
and moreover two marks of silver out of his lord-
ship ot Eqpinesi and two marks of silver yearly
out of hie Imde in England, as soon as God should
enlarge them to forty pounds per annnm : as also
the toll on the market day, withfai the gates of that
hlseastle. Which gift he so made to those monks
of Bergarenny, conditionally, that the abbot and
oooTent of Sf. Uttemti, in Maxxa, (to which this
priory of Bergavenny was a cdl) should daily pray
for the aoul of him, the said William^ and the eoiit
of Maud, his wife."
This ^eat, but unfortunate personage^ had Isiut
by his wifo, Maud de St. Waleric*
WUUam, who perished by starvation with his
mother, at Windsor. He m. — — daughter
of the Barl of Clare, with whom he had the
town of Buckingham* la firank marrlagat
and left a son,
Joaa, sumamed Tadedg, of whom here-
after.
Giles, bishop of Hereford.
Reginald, who succeeded his brother, the
Ushop, In the representation of the fomily.
John (Sir), who had ftom his father the manor
of Knylle or KnUl, in the mardies of Wale^
and thence adopted the surname of Knill.
The lineal descendant of this Sir John de
Knlll, in the sixth degree.
Sia Joaa na Kmill, of KnlO, was
grandfather of
Wix«LiAif KwuXr, XSiq., of KniH, who
was «. by his son,
JawKia KxiLx., Esq., of KnUl, who m,
Anne, daughter and oo-helresB of Sir
Richard Derereuz, second son of Wil-
liam, Lord Ferrers, K.O., and dying in
1508, was a. by his eldest son,
JoBN Kwiix, Esq., of Knill, sheriiTof
the county of Radnor, in 1561. He nu
Margery, dauf^ter of Sir John Whit-
tington, Knt. (who served the ofllce
of sherilf for Gloucestershire, temp.
HawRY VIL) and was «. by his son,
FaANCiB Knix.1i, Esq., of Knill, a Jus*
tice of the Peace for Herefordshire^
temp. Elisabeth, m, Joane, daughter
of Thomas Lewis, Esq., of Harpton
Court, in Radnordilre, and dying in
1590, was «. by his only son,
Joan KaiLL, Esq., of Knill, who d.
unmarried. In 1009, when his estates
devolved upon his sister and heiress,
Bahbara Knill, who conveyed them to
her husbend, John Walsham, Esq., of
Piestalgyne, by whoeeUneel deseendentt
Sia JoBN WAL88AM, Bart, they
are still possessed.
Joane, m. to Richard, Lord Percy.
Loretta, m. to Robert Fita-Paxndl, Earl of
Ldcester.
Margaret, m. to Welter de Lacy.
Maud, IN. to Orifllth, Prince ot South Wales.
Rcgardhig his lands* it appears that in the nth of
MB
P£BltA<IE8 OmrtED.
iOMti, tiMdNriff of Devon iflcoiMtad Ibr thOM la
that Mi9, MidChaitoGkorcattteuponwMMoU^.
was Mid for ttao kiaCt iMot for in tba ntst y«r,
William da NaviU aooooatcd for alfhty^lBur pounda
aod Ato iliiUtags, for tima hvadtod aod thiitf-
lavoB Irtnaii which oama fton thoia land!* oach
oowthepntadatlTaihUliafk Whao tha ooatait
hatvoai John and tba bareaa biokaouC.Gii.aaDB
BaAOoa, BUktp tf fiir^^brtf. anayiag hbaarif
aadar tha hanailal haaaar* waa put ia iinaiwiion bjr
thapaoplakof BaiSRT«uiy« aod tha other caatlaiof
tha UumU had t and ovaatiiaUy, JCbir Joaa,
la thabMtfaar of hliiilfn, hlamathhaiag than
ainiaged, giantad part of thota laada to tha Idihop^a
REGINALD DE BRAOSE, which grant WM
coollnaad toy KUtg Hairar III.* aadha had Uvery of
tha OBitlaaBd honour of Totaaia. with the honour
of BawHtapia, hoTlaf had prevkau ponanfoa of
other artatak He nkGntde, daughtarof Williaai
de Bruara, and dying in U21« vaa «. by hii ion,
WILLIAM DE BRAOfiE. This foudal lord
fdl a Tictim to the jaalouay of Lawaftixa, IVtoe*
^ Wal0t, who* tuipactlng aa latfaaacy betweea
Um aad the piiaMi, hU wife« King HaaaT'a sis-
tir, InTitadhIm to aa Saater feaat. and treadier^
ouily eait him iato pilaon at Ibaeoncluaiflnor the
heaqoet He waa aoon allarwarda pat to death
with the aatetuaata piineaii. He had married
BTOb dai^tar of Waiter MaieMhaL and sitter of
Richard, Earl of P«Bhroke« by whom he had four
daaghim* Ida cc^haiM* via. :
laAaaL, m. flrrt, to Oavid» aoa of Lewdiae,
Frtnoa of Walai* aad aeoandly* to Peter
Fiti-Herbert
Uav», m, to Roger* Lord MortiaMr* of Wig-
Era, m. CO William de Cantilapab
Eleaaor, nu to Hvmpiuey de B^ud.
The Una of thte hiaach that tarmiaating in hdr-
iBHa. we piooaed with that fouaded bythe Biatep
of BerefonTft aephew,
JOHN DE BRAOSE, aoraamed TMM^, who
privately anned hy a Wdch woman, at
Thia Joha had gnata of laada Atom King
HaaaT IU.,aad was also powaaad of the Barony
of Biembyei ia Suases, wfaare he died in U31, by
a follftom Ida horaib hia foot aticUag In the ttir-
liip. He M. Maigarat* daughtir of Lewdine,
Priaoe of Wales, by whom (who afterwards es-
poused Waller de Clillbrd) he had a aoo, hia suo-
WILLIAM DE BRAOSE, who in the 41at
Uavav UL, whea Leweliae ap Griffin menaced
the Man^tasW Wales with a great army, was com-
manded by the Uag to defend hia own Marches
about Goieer, aad the aext year he had a military
■wmmoae to attend the kii^ et Cheater. Ia two
years aftenoida, he was agaia in arms, under
Roger de Mortiaeer, agaiaat the Welch i and he
was subsequently one of the barona who became
pledged for £jtav tUaar, itUdlag the award of
Lewis, King of France. He d. in IttO, and waa «.
by Ills son,
WILLUM DE BRAOSE, who, in the ttnd of
JBdward Ls hML aiiauB9Ba to ettand the kiag with
900
■, toadTlaei
^ffti^n og |||0 lealm.
the anaidng Seplsmber, was one of
embarked at .Portmaontfi, with hotaoj
the Mag's esrriob for Qaspony. ia
aeth of tfaemnw reign, he was ia tiw ware of
land, aad In the tetter year he hed, avauaons ts
parliaaisnt as a a^ao v. Ia the <
la the Sfffttith wenb end tten
fowur, that the kiag net only
aad his hates, the graatof Qower laad, aania hy
Kiag John to his ancestor, hut fiaaead tbat he
end they dMNild thaneaforth en)oy aD regal Jurist
diction, liberties, ead prtvUi«m ther^ In as amph
a mannar aa Gilbert de Clare, sob of Richaad di
Clares aomethne Ead of Gloi^ascar, had in aU
lends of Qkunoigan. For several yean i
Us lordship appeals to have bee
0iged upon the aaaae thaatae of wv, and ali
emiiMinfly diatlaguiihed. lathe Mth Edward IL*
beiag, eewadiag to Thoeusb of WaWnghnss* ^'a
parson who had a laigr pairtmeay* hot a
uathrtft," hb hNdahftp put up fiar aato Ue
leriiuay of Ooiraa LAaa, and ahsolaialy i
under the kiag's Ucsmc, to the Emlof
hut its contiguity, to tlM famds of tha
Sraaoaa, <who waa than high ia loyid foi
the khmTt chambarkda,) attractiag the
of thet ailaion, he forcibly pnanaoiri
tha estate, end thua gave rise to the
headed by Thonaa Plaati^pMt, Eerl of
Lord Broaea eiponied ABv^ daaght» of
de Moulton* end had iasaeb
Aliva, m, to John de Mouhiay.
JoAira, ei. to John de Bohua* ef Mldhwat.
Hisleedahlp, who had ncalar emnmonf to
nent. to 16th September, Utt. died la thnt year,
when the Raaoav of BaAoaa* of Gowma, foB
iaio ABaTAiroB bataaen hie i
ead It eo continues with 1
Aaem^Aa. eensde of
alaaguadga.
BRAOS£— BARONS BRA06£.
By Writ of Sununons, dated Sftth FobruarF» 13ttj
16 Edward UL
XiQC«0C.
SIR THOMAS DE BRAOSE, Knt, taather of
WilUem, Lord Bmose, of Gower. havhw
guished hiaaealf in the French aad Scottish Wi
King EowAao IIL, waa aiimmnned to
by that aionarch aa a aAaoa, ikom 9tth
IMS, to lith July, Ufa His kmliUp nu Baatitx,
daughter, of Rogait de Mortimer, ead
Edward, eon of Thoama, of Brathertoa,
Norfolk, aod Eail Menhal of Ei^leBd, hy
hehadieaue,
Joaur,hiei
Thomes(8ir).
Joane.
He d. hi 1S81, end was «. by his %... .u.,
JOHN DE BRAOSE. second bnnn.
Ellaahath,daa^hlar of Edward de
dying without iasue, was c by his brother.
FfiERAOES OHITTEn.
SIR THOMAS DS fiRAOSE, tUlid bvoa,
died tti hifl mliMNlty, uiiiniRtod» wIub Um
devolved upon hit riitery
JOANE DE BRAOSE, who died kiQileM, when
the BABomr or BnAoni becune rnxmur, and
the cetstei piMed to her emtUB, Elteheth, irllb of
Sir WUUem Heron, KDt» the nleo«, threogh hit
iltter, Beetrtx, of the ftitt bwon.
ArmSip-^Ai. Minte of croM eronleti, ga. • lion
nuiipeaty or armed and lengued gu.
DEVEREUX— EARLS OF ESSEX.
By Letters Patent, dated 4th Hay, 1573L
ICincagt.
WALTER DEVEREUX, aeeond Vl«3onnt »
fterd. waa ciaated on the 4th May* 1078* Eam. ov
Eeasst In conalderation of hit daicent ftom the
flnnlly of Boubchur, iriikb had prertonaly hdd
that earldom His lordship being a military man
of Ugh repntatlon, was appointed* In the Uth
EUaahethv llehl maiahal of the forees sent to snp-
therebeUtanof the Earisof Nortfavmberlaad
reatmorsiand t and he waa afterwarda cm-
plofyed In the wan of Ireland* with the title of
Earl Marshal of that kingdom i he was also •
Knight of the Garter. His kwdahlp nu Lettloe^
danghtar of Sir Franda KMiUas, K.O.* and had
lasue»
RoBBRT, Ida sBccasaor.
Walter, killed before Roan.
Penelope, in. first, to R<>bert» Lord Rich, and
aecondly, to Charles Blount. Earl of Deron.
Dorothy, m. first, to Sir Thomea Pecrot, KnL,
and seeondly, to Henry, E«rl ef Northum-
bsriand.
The earl A at DnbBn, on the 99nd September,
1076, but not without saspidon of having bean
poisoned, through the instigation of thelnflunous
Robert Dudley, Earl oit Leiceater, who soon after
repudiated his wife. Lady Douglas Howard, and
espoused the widow of his lovdahip. Lord Essaea
was «. by his dder son,
ROBERT DEVEREUX, second Earl of Essex,
the celebrated but unlbrtnnate Csvourite of Qmem
ELiaABBTH. His kmUhip was Srst brought to
court, in 1565, by his step-lirther, the Earl of Lei-
cester, and he eubsequcntly attained the hightest
honours fate aovcreign could bestow. He waa a
privy councillor, a Knight ot the Garter, maater of
the hoiae, eari manhal of En^and, and lord deputy
of Ireland t he was likewise chancellor of the Uni-
versity of Cambridge Hto ultimate fkte is so con-
spicuous an event in history, that it would be
impertinent to dwell at any length upon it here.
His lordship having conspired against his royal
mistress, and made a fhiltkss eHbrt at insurrecUon,
was taken prisoner, committed to the Tower, and
thence, after being convicted by his peers of high
treason, led to the scaflUd, on the Sfith February,
1600. The earl left issue by his wife, Frances,
daughter and heir of Sir Francis Walsingham, and
widow of Sir Philip Sidney, one son and two daugh-
ters, vis.:
Roamv.
Fianeea, m. to William Seymottr, Duke of
Dorothy, m. first, to Sir Henry Shirley, BarL*
of Stanton-Haroid, aadaaeondly, to William
Staflbrd, Esq., of BUrfherwick, in tbt
County of Notthamptca].
HtelortaMpfs honours expired under the attaindaiv
but hte dhUdra being reafeored in blood, in IfiUb
his son,
ROBERT DBTBREUZ, sueoeeded to the Eavl<.
dom of Essex, and hte kite fkthei's other dignities;
ThtenObicman,whowaainatalled a iLnightof the
Oartar, in 1698, attadied htanaalf to the loytf
caaseuntil 1649, when he accepted a conmiBaion la
the parliament army, and afterwards distinguiahed.
himself aa a parliamentary generaL He d. on tho
14fth September, UM6, and waa Interred with nn>
tlonal obsecfuies in Westminster Abbey, the two
housM of parliament attending the fnneraL Hte
kNrdship eapoused first. Lady Fraacm Howard^
dao^tar of Thomas, Eail of SuAdk, firam
he waa divorced, and that Infiunoua woman ai.
wards. Sir Robert Carr, K.O., Bari of Scmerset.
Theearl wedded secondly, EUaabeth, danghtar of
Sir WUllam Paulet, of Eddlogton, is the county of
Wilta, one of the natural sons of William, third
Marqueas of Winchester, and had a son, Robert,
who died in Inteney. Hte lordship leaving no lasne^
the EARi.noM or Eaaax, at hte
■zniroT, while hte other honours
itig to their rsapective Umltetiona. (See VIeoount
Hercinrd, BwMt Peuroff amd BanmttagB,)
Arm8«— A teste gtttes, in dtlef three tortesmzas.
DUDLEY— BARON DENBIGH, EARL
OF LEICESTER.
Barony
Earldom
, "I by Letters/ 88th September, 1 iggg^
m, / Patent, \ SMh September, j
Xiiuagt.
SIR ROBERT DUDLEY, a younger aon of
John, Duke of Northumberland, and brother of
Lord Guilftnd Dudley, the unhappy husband of
Lady Jane Grey, wm appointed according to hte bio-
graphtet. Sir John Hayward, in the 5th of En*
WARD VI., one of the six gentlemen In ordinary
of the privy-chamber to that klhgt and Hayward
adds, <* that he was the true hetar, -both of hte
tether^ hate against penona of nobility, and cun-
ning to dissemble the same t and afterwarda Air
lust and cruelty, a monster of the couft. And, aa
apt to hate, so a true executioner of his hatei
yet rather by practice than by open dealing, aa
wanting rather courage than wit : and, that, after
hte entertafaiment into a pteoe of m near service
the king enjoyed hte heelth not long.** Upon the
accession of Makv, Dudley was sent to the Tower
with hte fsther, and attatetedt tut, escaping the
fkte of that ambitious nobleman, he waa soon af>
terwards restored, and made maater of the ord-
nances By Qvnair ELitABsra he wa* at once
taken into favour, raised to high rank, and In-
vested with wealth and power. In the first year
of her mi^esty's reign, he was made master of
C91
PEERAOEfi OMITTED.
Um hont. with • A* of OM hoBdnd
iMim* and dacMd ft KirioBT of tiM
ortteOASTBiu Hewn too
CoMtebto of WladMr CMOe ftw liftb atA tiM qaan
•ubfequantly propoMi tiMl ho ihould boeomo Um
Iraataad of tho iMntifal l»at unftntOBSlo Mabt
Stuabt, promlftaig, in tbo wnat of tho princoM'i
•liBnt, tliot liie ivould* hf •ntliotitjr of piiliMB«it,
tfadaov hor ImIt to tho crown of Bngiondt in com
dio diod hencif wltlMMit iorao. Tlio oUianoo wu
nmtod, howOvttv through tho iiilimoMw of Fiance,
although tho FATooaira had boai adTaneed tlio
■amo yoar* tiiat Iko might bo deemed the mon
wovtii70fhiero9alhrido*to thedignitioiof BarMt
DtnMgh and Eabl or Latcaaraa. But tills pro-
ceeding of Elxzabbtb hae been coneideied at a
mero eKporiment to enalilo hencif to oqioaee
Dadley with leee dishonour* If he liad iMsn ac-
cepted by tlie Queen of Scota. In 107S his lordship
was one of tlie peen who sate npoo the trial oi tb»
Duke of Norfolk, and lie was appointed some yeers
afterwards captain-general of an expedition sent into
the Low Countries for the sarvioe of the United Pro*
▼Inces against tho Spaniards; but in this entepriso.
Incurring, by his insolence, incapacity, and caprice,
the displeaaore of the Dutch, ho was racaUod, and
constrained upon his retain to humble hlawelf to
tbe queen, and with tears to beg of her nu^esty,
'« that, haTing sent him thither with hoaottr,
she would not receive him back with disgrace;
and that whom she had raised fhan the dust,
she would not bury alive I** He intended after-
wards to retire to his Castle of Kenilworth, and
.commenced his Journey Uiither, but died on the
way at Cornbury Park, in Oxfordshire, on the 4th
September, IMB. His lordship was a Knight of the
Garter, and A Knight of St. Miduid, a privy-
counsdlor, master of the hone, steward of the
queenra household, constable of Windsor Castle,
chancellor of the Univenity of Oxibrd, justice in
Eyre of all the forests south of Trent, and lieute-
nant and captain-general of the English forces
in the Netherlands. « His death," says Rapin,
** drew tean fh>m the qneent who, nevertheless,
ordered his goods to be sold at public sale for
payment of the sums she had lent him. This in-
Ibmous nobleman m. flnt the beautlfUl Amy Rob-
OAar, daughter of Sir John Robsart* Knt. ; and
that unhappy lady he is accused but too Justly of
having murdered In the house of Fonter, one of
his tenants, at Cwiaiior, near Oxford. To this lone
habitation she was removed, and there, after poison
had proved Inelllcadous, she was strangled, and her
corpse flung fkom a high staircase, that her death
might appear to have been occasioned by the fkll.
He espoused, secondly* Douglas, daughter of Wil-
liam, Lord Howard, of Efllngham, and widow of
John, Lord SheflBeld, by whom he had a son*
RoaaaT (Sir).
Fearing that this latter alliance would cause a dimi-
nution of his Influence with the queen, he tried by
every means to repudiate hor lad^diip, and he sub-
sequently attempted her lilb by poison, but unsue-
cessfUlly. His child by her. Sir Robert Dudley, he
terms, In his will, his base son, but leavce him
the principal part of his fortune. His third wife
of Sir
Bariof Essex; but by
no surrivlag Issue. lU the year 18^, Qmmm Eii*
sAaaTH paid the emrla vMt at KenHwurth, andasi
there magnifleaatly entertained by hie lotdalil|i for 17
days, at the enormous expense of i58Q,000L Abeeft
this period apiieared, apomphlet, writfesn vlth muA
fbrca, entitled a Dialogue betweeu a SHsnlw, a
Gentleman, and a Lawyer, wherctai the whole of
Leicester's conduct was rawvaas^il with
The quean hemelf eauaed letten to bo writ
tbe privy-coundl, denying the chaigea.
eating the character of the FATOcmxra t bat the
book waa not the less read nor eraditod.
Upon tbm decease of the eari, his BOiroima b^
came bxtikct. His seo« Sir Robert Dudley,
lag to estabUah his legitimacy, retired to Italy in
gust, and lived there the remainder of his ttfh.
Dudley, Duchess Of Dudley.) Of Dudley, Walpakw
In his Royal and Noble Authon, thus speaks:
«< Robert Dudley* called the natural son, piobaUi
the legitimate son of the great Earl of
having bean deprived of his birthright* and :
admowledged as a peer of England, could
propiiety be rlemwl among that order: y«
too great an honour to his country to be
and it is the duty of the meeneet histnrlau, aail
f<diclty to have It in his power, to do Juatieaae
memory of the deserving, wfaidi IhOs
the compess of psrtkulars to procoie to the IMngb
The author of those curious Lives of the Dadlapa
in the Blographla has already tealefved i
this extraordhuvy person tnia Oblivlan i
fore I shaU toudi vary few particulan of his i
He was educated under Sir Thomee- CI
acoompliehed governor of IVtoce Hawar*
tiagttlshed his youth by martial acfaiavemeBts* aaid
by uaelVil discoveries In the West Indies: bat it
the houseof Medid, those patnau of
talent, who foststed this enterprUm
and who were amply rewarded for their aauaift*
canoe by his prodecting the fkee port of
He flourished in their court* and In that of the<
peror, who declared him Duke of Northnml
land* a dukedom remarkably conflnned to
widow* whom Charlbs I. created Duchasa of
Dudley. Anthony Wood aays* * the duke waa a
complete gentleman In all suitable employeaena^
an exact seaman* an excellent ardiltect*
tidan, physidan* chymlst* and what not. He
a handsome personable man* tall of atatuie^
haired, end of admirable comport, and, above
noted for riding the great horae, for tiltiav,
for his bebig the flnt of aU that taught a
to sit in order to catch partridges.' *
Aaxa,— Or. a lion rampant* doable qoevde
FITZ-ROY — EARL OF NORTH CJM-
BERLAND, DURE OF
NORTHUMBERLAND.
Earldom, / by Letters 1 Ut October. 1G74»
Dukedom*! Patent. JdthApril«1fl89L
Xincagc.
GEORGE • FITZ-ROY, natural eon of .Kiwa
PEERAGES OMITTED.
CBAtLLn IL by Birbtiif DvicImm of Ctovcind,
WM crtKted on th« lit October, 1674, Banm ^ J^n-
UMei, r<«eoiM#FalnMNKft,aiid JSmrl i^Vwrm^vAer.
tvtdj and iM was Advanoed, OB UM0di April, 1683,
to ttafS DUKXBOM OP NQETHPM»JHLAMP. HO WBM
abo invested with the Garter. His grace m. Km-
tlieiine, daughter of Thomas WheaUey, Esq., of
Brecknock, in the county of Berks, and widow of
Thomas Lucy Esq., of Chaxleoote; but died «.#.
in 1710, when all ld% honoun became sxtivct.
AnMa.^£Dg]andf with a border compon^, erm.
FORTIBU8 -^ EARLS OF ALBE-
MARLE.
Creation of the CongusBom
ODO, Earl of Champaigne, baring married
ADBI.IEA, sister of the Conguxaon, obtained from
that monarch the Isle (at he calls it) of Holdemesa,
and he had fkom the ArdiUshop of Roan, the dty
of Albemarle, upon the condition, that in all expe-
di tions where that prelate went in person, h^ should
be bis standard-bearer with twdve knights. Hol-
dsmess, at this period being a banen country, pro*
dudng nooght but oat^ so soon as his wife brought
him a son, Ono entreated the king to give him some
land which would bear wheat» «' whereby he might
better noorish his nephew,** the king granted him
therefore the lordship of Bytlym, in Linoolnshire.
Others mentioniiig this gift to Ono, call it CenHto-
turn UoldmrnetB, the county or Earldom of Holder-
ness, which Induded a large portion of Yorkslxire,
upon the nortli liiaslwn sidoi Of this JBer< Ono
nothing ftirther is known, than his joining Robert
da Mowbray, Earl of Nmthamberland, and others,
anno 1€66, in a conspiracy to depoee William
JtM/W, and to place SmraaK (afterwards king)
upon the throne ; for which conduct he suAred
imprisonment. He d. in 1006, leavlBg a daughter,
Judith, m. to Waltheof, Earl of Northumberland
and Huntingdon, and ason, his suoosssor,
STEPHEN, Earl of Albemarle, who, in the con-
test between William At^^, end his brother,
RosanT Cvftlbess, remained faithful to the former 1
but that diflerence being adjusted, he embarked
with OMrMoM for the Holy Land, and in the great
victory adiieved orer the inildd near Antioch, had
a principal command in the Christian army. He
subsequently joined Hugh de Oomay in an unsuo*
Bsssftil attsmpt to depoee HnirnT h in favour of
RoBBBT CurChoM, and he made a similar effort
aflai wards ibr OurAose't son, Frfoce William.
In the last attempt some lost their lives, others
were disinherited or imprisoned, but of the fiite of
the Earl of Albemarle nothing certain Is known.
He m. Hawise, daagbter of Ralph de Mortimer, end
had three sons and four daughters, via.,
William, sumamed Le Qroitt, his successor.
Stephen.
Ingeirws.
M. to the VIdam of
the VIdam of
to'Bertran de
Brikebet.
■' , •■• first,
All French
end Nor-
to William de Romare,
and secondly, to Peter de Bros.
His
WILUAM, Le Ot«sie, third Earl of Albeaaarlei
was a peiBon of great note at the period in which ho
lived. In lias he was chief of these great noblee
that gave bottle to, end deftated, the Soots at
NonvB ALLnsTOK, when Davu>, KUtgt^faeotkmd,
had invaded the north with a mighty army, claim<.
lag Northumberland for his son Hmurtf, in right of
Maudt^daughter and heir of Earl Waltheo£ Upon
this menMvrable oocaaion Thurston, ArchMshop
of York, caused a Dsmoos standard to be erected
in the English camp, displaying the banners of
SL Peter, St. John, of Beverley, and St. Wilfrid.
of Rippin, with the sacred boat. From which
circumstance the ground whereon the battle was
fought has ever since been termed Stanoabo Hill.
The Earl of Albemarle wes rewarded for his gal-
lantry with the Earldom of Yorluhire, and Robert
de Ferrers with that of the county of Derby. Hie
lordship, under the title of Earl of York, was sub*
sequently with King Stbpbbn at the battle of
Lincoln, where that monarch sustained so signal a
defeat He m. Cidly, daughter of WiUiam Fits.
Duncan, (nephew of Malcolm, king of Sootland,)
by Alice, daughter of Robert de Romely, Lord of
the Honour of Sklpton, in Craven, &c, by which
marriage be enjoyed, as her inheritance, all that
part of Yorkshire called Craven. By this hidy ho
had two daui^ters,
HAwvan, who m, first* William de Mandeville,
Earl of Essex, and secondly, William de
Fortibus.
Amida, m. to — — — Eston, by whom she had
aiOB,
RAinTLPH, whose son,
JoHH, was father of
JoBK on Eeron, or AaTow, who,
as light heir after Avbliitb db
FoBTiBVB, claimed, in tiie 6th of
EnwABB L, Hie Babloom ob
Albbmablb, and had certain
lands in Thornton to the value of
jSlOO per annum, asaigned to him
to reieeee his right therein.
William, Le Oroase, died in 1199, and waa sue*
ceeded in the Earldom of Albemarle by his son-in-law,
WILLIAM DE MANDEVILLE, Earl of Essex,
who died «.p. in 1190; and HAWvan, his widow*
marrying
WILLIAM DE FORTIBUS, he became, in her
right, Eabl op Albbmablb, and Lord t^OMtr^
iMM. This William was constituted, by Riobabo I.,
one of the admirab of the fleet, in which that mo-
narch soon afterwards sailed towards Jerusalem,
His lordship died in IIM, leaving a son and heir,
William db Fobtibcb, but in ragard that Ha-
wvaa, tile deceased Irad's widow, was heir to the
Earldom, and that she manrled
40
PEERAGES OMITTEP.
BALDWINIB DB BERTUNE, Earl of the Itleof
Wight, that William was postponed to Baldwine
in the enjoyment of the Earldom of Albemarle, but
Baldwine dyfaig «. p. in U12, the dignity then
devolved upon the laid
WILLIAM DE FORTIBUS» to whom King
JoBir, in the sixteenth year of hii rdgn* confirmed
all the land* whidi accrued to him by inheritance
tiom hie mother. The next year the earl, arraying
hlmeelf on the tide of the baroos, was one of the
ealebmted twsittt-fitb chosen to enforce the
observance of Maoka Cbaeta { but he subse-
quently deserted his party, and was. with Ki»tg
John in his expedition into the north, so marked
by spoil and rapine. He was then constituted
governor of the castles of Rockingham, in Nor-
thamptonshire, Saubey, In Leicestershire, and
Bithson, in the county of Lincoln, with strict com->
mend to destroy all the houses, parks, and posses-
sions of those barons who were in arms against the
king. In the reign of HnKav III. his lordship
fought at the battle of Linccdn under the royal
banner, and shared la^gdy in the spoils of victory.
He was subsequently for and against the king by
turns, and eventually died at sea, in his progress to
the Holy Land. He m. Avdine, daughter and co-
heir of Richard de Munflchet, a gnat baron in
Essex, and was «. by his son,
WILLIAM DB FORTIBUS, Bail of Albemarle.
This nobleman eqjoyed the sheriflUty of Cumber-
land flrom the 4lst of Hbhry III. until the time
of his decesse. His lordship m. first. Christian,
daughter and co-heir of Alan, of Galoway, but that
lady died without issue. He espoused, seomdly,
Ibabbi., daughter of Baldmne, Earl op Dbvom,
by whom he had three sons, John, Thomas, and
William, and one surviving daughter, Avblikb.
The earl, Journeying into France, died at Amiens
in 1259, when the tuition of his two surviving sons,
Thomas and WiUiam, was committed to their
mother, Isabel, but these children appear to have
lived only a short time, when the whole inheritance
passed to the earl's daughter,
AVBI.INB DE FoBTiBug, whose Wardship was
granted by the king to Richard de Clare,
Eari of Gloucester, for the whole term of
fifteen yean of hw minority. This grant
was, however, shortly after surrendered,
and the king conferred the guardianship of
the heiress to his eldest son. Prince Ei>-
WARD, who assigned the Castle and Barony
of Skipton, in Craven, to Alexander, King
of Scotland, during her minority, in con-
sideration of the sum of £1600. This lady,
independently of the great inheritance of
the FoRTiBDs family, became also heiress to
her mother, Isabel, (who, upon the death of
her brother Baldwine, ilfth Earl oi Devon,
styled herself Countess of Albemarle and
Devon) and thus with both inheritances, she
Was heir to the Eablooms op Ai.dbicabi«b
AUD DbTOB, to TRB BARONT OP SkXPTON
and THB SOTBRBIOITTV OP THB ISLB 0»
WiOBT. Her ladyship espoused Eomuwd
Plabtaoxhbt, sumamedOi»Mcfttedfc,alter-
wards Duke of Lancattcr; the king and
SOi
queen and ataudtt all the nolblfity of Em-
land attending at the wedding. She disd,
however, within a short time without issa^
and bar honoun paiied into other fiunifiak
ARMs.*-Ar. a chief, gulet.
ORENVILLE — BARON OLASTON.
BURY.
By Letteta Patnt, dated «Mh October, 1717.
JAMES GRENVILLE, Esq. (son of the Ri^
Honourable James GrenviUe, undo to George, int
Marquess of Buckingham, by Mary, danghfrr sal
heiresB of James Smyth, Esq., of Harden, in the
county ot Herts), having been sworn of his majmtft
most honourable privy council, and conallmted
one of the Lords of the treasury, in ITBS, vnas da*
vated to the peerage on the 90th of October, ITW,
as Baron Glastonbury, of Butley, in the couiCy ef
Somerset, with remainder to his brother,
OrenTitte, who predeceased him in IfliS,
His lordship d. without issue, in 1890^
Barony of Glastonbury became BzmrcT.
Arm 8.-^Vert, on a cross arg. five torteaoxBa.
IPRE— EARL OF KENT.
Creation of King Stephca, anno 1141.
WILLIAM DE IPRE, said to be an iDegitfanata
son of Philip, Eari of Ipce, in Flandegra, haviaig
distinguished himself previously in arms, joiDed la
1U7, the banner of King Stqphen, than reared i3a
Normandy against the Empress Maud, and
tinning actively engaged in that prince^ cauae,
created by him in 1141, Eari. op Kairr : fan whidi
year he commanded one of the divisions of Kfe^
Stephen's army at tfie battle of Lincoln* where tba
king's forces experienced a slpud defeat, and the
monarch himsdf became a priaoDsr. Tha earl,
however, allbcted his retreat, and recruiting Ua
army, encountered, subsequently, the empi
Windiester, where he retrieved the
his royal master, and restored him to
and a crown. In the heat of these feuds hia lovd-
shlp is accused of burning the Abbey of Wher*
well, in the county of Southampton, beraMaa the
nuns had harboured some of the perHsana of tte
empress, but after peace was restored, he made
restitution by founding the Cistertian Abbey, aft
Borley, in Kent, anno 114^ Upon the death ot
King Stephen, the Eerl of Kent, then a widow«r>
departed firom England, and asaumiog the oowl im
the Abbey of Leon, in Flanders* died there about
the year lies. The eari m. —^ and had a i
>
who is said to have been cruelly murdered by the
ministers of Theodoric, Eari of Flanders : in cnai
sequence of whidi, upon the decease of his tordahip
his Earldom op Kbnt became BxriitcT; while
his estates pessed to his only sister, MatUdn,*
• Hasted's lltotory of Kent
P£ERAO£S OMITTED.
oT Noraian Flts-Deriag, aiicMtor of the Barantto
leering, of Sunenden Dering, in Um oonnty of
KtnU
ARMg.— Oirony of ten or. and ai. an etcutdnaon
gttka. a Baton Slniatcr humettee ar.
LANE-FOX— BARON BINOLEY.
By Utttn Pat«kt, dalad Uth May. 1708.
GEORGE FOX, Eaq., who aMumed the addi-
tional niraame of I^j^ifB, M.P. for thf city ot
York* having m. Harriot, only daughter and brtrew
of Rohert Benson, Lord Bingley (lee that title,)
was advanced to the peerage, in the dignity of liit
deocaaed CMfaer-in-law, on the 13th May, ITflB, wbm
be was created R&boh Binolby, ^Blngl«^, in the
eoonty of York. By thia lady, with whom he
aequlxed £100,000, and £7>000 a year, he had an
only ton, Robbbt, who m. in 1761, Bridget,
dwighriir of the Earl of Northington, but died in
bis lordship's life>time without issue. Lord Blngley
4, In 1769» whan the barony became Ba-TiiiCT.
AiuiB.»—FirBt and fourth ar. a lion rampant gu.
within a border sa. : on a canton of the flrst, a luvp
and otDwn, or. for Lanb, second and Uiird, a
chevron between three foxes' heads erased gules,
for Fox.
NORRIS— VISCOUNT THAME, EARL
OF BERKSHIRE.
By Letters Patent, dated 98th January, 16901
ICineagt.
This fomily waa one of oonsldeiatlon In KiHg
EowABO IIL's time, and then of knightly degree.
In the reign of Hnirav VL,
JOHN NORRIS was flrst, usher of the cfaember,
next, esquire of the body, and afterwerds master of
the wardrobe to that monarch. He was subse-
quently sheriff of the counties of Devon and Berks,
and in the next reign (Edward lY.) he waa con-
tinued in the post of esquire of the body to the
king. He resided at Patcnden, in Beriishire, and
dying in the 6th of Edwabd IY., was interred at
Bbay, in an aisle of that church, built at his own
expense. He was «. by his son and hdr,
SIR WILLIAM NORRIS, of Patendcn, one of
the knights of the body to King Edward IY. In
the 9d of Hbvbt YIL, this gentleman had a com-
mand in the royal army at the battle of Stokb ;
and in the UMh of the same reign he obtained a
grant flrom the king ot the custody of the manor of
Langley, which manor was tiien in the crown by
reason of the minority of Edwabd, son and heir <k
Isabel, late wifb of George, Duke of Clarence; and
he had the stewardship of several other manors in
the county of Oxford, part of the property of the
said Edwaju), and situated similarly during his
minority. Sir William m, flrst, Isabel, daughter
and heir of Edmund IngaUesthorp, and widow of
John Nevii, Marquess of Montague, by whom he
bed three sous, who all died young, and three
daughters, via.
—^ m. to Sir John Langford, of Bradfldd.
Joane, m. to John Cheney, Esq., of Wodhey,
in the county ot Berks.
Elisabeth, m. to William Parmer, Esq., of
Somerton, in the county of Oxford.
He wedded secondly, the Lady Jane de Yere,
daughter of John, Earl of Oxford, and had a
son,
SIR EDWARD NORRIS, Knt, who m. Pridis*
wide, daughter and co-heir of Francis, Viscount
Lovel, by whom he had two sons,
John, one of the esquires of the body to King
Hbkby YIIL, in. Elisabeth, sister of Ed-
mund, Lord Bray, but d. without legiti-
mate issue, in the 6th of Eliaabeth.
Henry.
The younger son,
HENRY NORRIS, who succeeded eventually to
the estates and representation of the fomily. was
made usher of the black rod, upon the resignation
of Sir William Compton, Knt., in the 18th of
Hbwby VIII. He was also esquire of the body to
the king, and one of the gentlemen of his privy
chamber : but being afterwards involved in the fUl
of Ankb Bolbyh, he was committed to the Tower
as one of her paramoun. It is said, however, that
the brutal Hsitnv felt some compunction in put-
ting him to death, and oAred him a pardon condi-
tionally, that he would confess his guilt; but Norris
resolutdy replied, «• That in his conscience, he
thought the queen guiltless of the objected crime ;
but whether she were or not, he coVild not accuse
her ot any thing; and that he had rather undergo
a thousand deaths, than betray the innocent."
Upon the report of which declaration, the king
cried ont, **' Hang him up, hang him up." He suf-
fered deeth accordingly, and was attainted in par-
liament the same year. He had m. Mary, daughter
of Thomas, Lord Dacre of the south, end left a
daughter, Mary, m. first to Sir George Carew, Knt.,
and secondly, to Sir Arthur Champcmon, Knt.,
and a son,
HENRY NORRIS, Esq., who resided at Wy-
them, in Berks, and received, in I50S, the honour
<ff knighthood. In the 14th of Elisabeth, Sir
Henry was sent ambassador Into Prance, and In
consideration of his good services upon that occa-
sion, as well as the suflhrings of his fether, he waa
summoned to parliament, on the 8th May, 1079,
as Baron Norbib, qf Ajwote. His lordship es-
poused Margery, younger daughter and co-heir of
John, Baron WiI'LIANB, of Thtumet (and one ot
the co-heirs of the said Barony of Williams,) by
whom he acquired the lordship of Rycote, and had
issue,
Wix«LiAM, Marshal of Berwick, who m. Eli-
aabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Morrison,
Knt., and dying In the Iifi»-time of his
father, left an only son,
Francis, who «. his grandlkther.
John (Sir), a very eminent and gallant soldier,
temp. Eliaabeth, distinguished in the wars
095
PfiERA0SS OMITTfiDL
of dMLowCouBtrtfl, ndiB thoieoTIw.
knd* la which Uuiw kingdom ha flllM |ba
oAn of prMldant of ChtCouDcU of Mua^
•tar, and diad thara, immanrlad.
Edward, Ooyanor of Oitand, dlad a. ]k
Hanfy, diad of a woood raotlTad in
Thomas, Piaildeiit of Munttar, and soma tlma
Juiticaoflialaiid.
M axlmiUaa, slain In Biltanay*
His lordship 4, In 1600/ and was a^ bjr his
OF
Hk
FRANCIS NORRIS, saoond Baron Norria of
Rycota, summonad to parliamant, fkon 17th Oo-
toimr, 1601, to Ath April, 1614. His lordahip. at tha
creation of King JAflna'a son, fViiMa CnABLna,
Duka of York, was mada a Knight of tha Bath,
and soma yasis altarwards, SSth Jannarf , ISM),
adyanoad to tha dignities of FiaeMifK Tteaw, and
Eabx. or BsnKBHinn. Hb lordship mu Lady
Bridget da Vara, daughter of Edwaid* Karl of Ox-
ford, and had an only daughter and hairsss,
ELtBABara, who m. Sir William Wrmy, of
Glentworth, in the covnty of Linooln, one
of the Oiooms of tha Bedchamber to King
Charles I., and left an only daughter,
Bbidobt Wbay, who m. Edward, son of
Edward,. Earl of Doraat, and hacama,
after his decease, second wife of Jfan-
tagu B&rtU, EAMi OF Liifnaav, Lord
Great Chamberlain of England: by
tha latter she had a son,
Jawm BaBTin, who in her ri|^t,
inherited tha Babowt of Non-
ma, of Ryoote. Ha was aftar-
waids created Eabl or Aanro-
DON •— honours ei^oyad by his
dcBcaudent,- Montagu, present
Eabl or Abihodoiv.
His lordship, who was a parKm of impetuous tem-
perament, was at one time oonunHtad to tha Fleet
Prison, for a rude aasault upon tha Lord Scroop,
in the House of Lords, while the peers were actu-
ally ritting, and the prince present. ' He diad in
16B0, iVom tha eflbcts of a wound which he had
Inflicted upon himself, with a croes-bow. The
Babont or NoBBia, i^f R^eote, passed erentually,
with his giand-danghtar. Into tha Ihmlly of Bbb-
TiB, and has sinoa merged in the Earldom of Abing-
don, while the ViaoomrTv or Thamx and Eabju-
BOK or Bbbksbxbb, became bxtibct.
ABica.— Quarterly— ar and gu. a fosse ax., in tha
second and third quartss, afoat or.
SCOTT (FITZ.ROY)-DUKEOF MON-
MOUTH.
By Letters Patent, dated 14th Peteuary, 16631
JAMES FITZ-ROY, natural son of King
CHABLBa II., by Mrs. Lucy Walters, daughter of
Richard Walters, Esq., of Haverford West, in
the county of Pembroke, was derated to tha peer-
age, on tha 14th February, 1663, in tha dignities of
r, *n ATi
DOKB
andafterwardatevastad with thai
was bom at Rotterdam, and bora die
Orn/1», vntU his mmilaga with tbit
heiress, La4g Anvb Scott, daughter and eols hsir
of Franeit, second Eabl of Boocabvcb, when he
asBumad that of SOOTT. By thto lady ha left two
the
, Bart Of Dalkailh,
prseent Duka of Bncdswch,
Henry, created Earl of Ddocaina, a tilletiaft
became extinct in 1867.
Tha fota of tha Duka of Monmoath, Is an Usteri-
eel event, so waU known, that it would be idk l»
enlarge upon it hera--enfflee it to aleta, that hii
grace, soon after tha aeeessloii of KMmg Jamu
IL, took up arma to depoee that monarch, m<
to establish his own right to tha thronak as tks
legitimata son of King Chablbb IL, (undsr the
allegation, that tha king had marrlad his mothei)-
that he came to a pitched battle widi the Toyd
army, at Ssoobmobb, on the 0th July, MM* a^
sustained a deddve orerthzow— that he wai kmb
afterwards made prisoner, and brought to tke
block, on the 15th of the sama month, whrn tte
Dvkboom or MoHMOUTB, and the minor hoooan
became bxtihct, under the attainder. Bviaet
chanctariaes his grace, <* as poasessed of atfay
good qualities, and of some that ware bad; thst be
was soft and gentle, even to exceeaj and too atf
to those who had credit with him; sincere and good-
natured, and understood war wdl i but too mwh
given to pleasure and to fovouritas." The duke
had separated trom bis duchess, and lived with
Henrietta, Lady Wentworth. Immediately pri««o
his execution, Rapln states, that Dr. Jennison wi
Dr. Hooper, the divines in attendance upon hfa^
" tried, but in vain, to obtain satisfbctlon, rqgBdiV
his connection withthto lady, though hahad adachw
of Us own, and his pretending to be lawfUiy lUf*
ried to her before God t alleging that his fostnv*
riage was null, as being too young when hs gare
his coiMent AU the pains taken by the two <•»
ton to convince him of tha fidsehood oftUsaptalaa
were firuitless, nay, he dMiee rather to deprive
self of the oommunion, than own Ids
with that hidy to be unlawAiL"
ABBca.— Tha royal arms of JTIng- Cbablcs ILt
vis : quarterly, first and fourth, Fnmet mt
lamdt quarterly t second, Asotiand third
bruised, with a baton sinister, ar.
SONDES— EARL OF FEVERSHAH.
By Letters Patent, dated 8th April, 167&
Xincafit.
SIR OBOROE SONDES, Bart, ofLeslOeart.
in the county of Kent, was elevated to the pecr^
in consideration of the services he had rendcnd is
Kino Chablbb I., by letters patant, deted M*
AprU 1676j in tha digniUas of AarM Thnwkr, ^
J
PEERAGES OMITTED.
«Mmt Butiit, tfL$t» Cmtrt, tad Bakl or Pbtb»-
BMAU, with TCnalnder, fJiiUng bif own mala imam,
to Lewk> Lord IHuas. ths haslMiul ot his elder
dnightar. Hit lordihlp m. lint. Jaw, dauglitar and
hdz of Sir Ralph FReman, Knt* tojr wImmb ha bad
thnaions.
FneoMBf who died young.
Gaoige, Inhumanly murdared in Ua had hy
hif younger broUicr.
Ftrntaan, who sufilBred death Ihr tha atrodotta
deedoffhktridde.
The earl eqpouiedy leooodly, Mary, dani^ter of Sir
William Villien, of Biokesby, in the county of
Leicester, Bart., and had twodau^teKSf
Mary, ai. to Lewie, Lord Durae, (lae that dig-
■ nity,) and died «.^
Catherine la. to Lewie Wataon, Lord Rocking-
ham. IWa lady succeeded, on the deoeaee of
. her lister iisudeM, to the entire fortune of
her fiither.
His kudahip d. in 1637* when his honours derolred,
according to the limitation, upon his soo-in-law.
Lord Durae.
Amjis.— Ar. three blaclanooi's heeda cooped
ppr. between two chenonds, ea.
WHITWORTH— VISCOUNT WHIT.
WORTH, EARL WHIT-
WORTH.
Viscounty, \ By Letters f 14th June, 1813.
I, J Patent, \ flSth Nov., ISlfi.
Earldom,
XIncBge.
Tha WHiTWOBTKa, an . andent Staflbrdshire
funily, produced a nobleman of tha kingdom of
Irdand in tha beginning of the last century, Whit-
woutb, BeroA WhUw&rtk, t^f Gahoatf, between
whom and the eminent person of whom we are
about to treat there are many points of singular
almilarity. Like his noble kinsman, (our English
lord,) he was celebrated for the number and im-
portance of his embassies, like him created Baron
Whitwohtb, of Oalway, and as if to complete the
resemblance, died in the year 17S5, (the httt lord it
win be seen died in 1825,) leaving no heir to his
tiUfr Tha brother of this Lord Whitwosth, of
Oalway,
WHITWORTH, Esq., who was M.P. for
Minebsad, surveyor-general of woods and forests,
and secretary of B«rbadoes, settled at Leyboume, in
Kent His son,
SIR CHARLES WHITWORTH, Knt, M.P.
for Minehead, m. in 1740, Miss Shelley, ddest
daughter of Richard Shdley, Esq., commissioner of
the Stamp Office, and had three sons and four
daughters, the ddest of whom,
CHARLES WHITWORTH, Esq., was k in
17M, and educated at Tunbrid^ sdMol under the
poet Cswthome. Soon after he had completed his
studies, Mr. Whitworth obtained a commission in
In 1978 ha remoTed with his Cither to
Stahmobb, havtof Joined that gentleman in ob-
tainlBg an act of parliameBt to authorise the sale of
Leyboume to James Hawley, Esq., BLD. and F.R.S.,
which seat ia now the residence of Dr. Hawley^
great grandson. Sir Joseph-Henry Hawlay, Bart.
Mr. Whitwocth's first diplomatic employment
was at the court of Poland in 17B& Warsaw wae
than the centre of intdgnesk A new partition of
Poland happened to be in contemphrtion, and the
generous eflbrt for national independence, sealed
then, as recently, the doom of this valiant and
noble peoples Mr. Whitworth was recalled ftom
Poland in 1788, and acoedited envoy extraordinary
and plenipotentiary to th^ court of Russia. In
17BS, when the Bng^h cabinet haderaberked in the
confoderacy against France, it was deemed prcqper
to invest the ambassador at St. Petersburgh with the
Order of the Bath, to add to the dignity of his mis-
sion; and Sir Charles Whitworth from that moment
assumed a conqiicuous podtion in the Add of
European pdBtics. Upon his return fkom this em-
bassy he was created, 81st Mardi, 180O, a peer of
Irekmd, by the title of Baron Whitworth, of New-
port Pratt, in the county of Gdway i and his lord-
ship repaired soon after as plenipotentiary extraor-
dinary, to Copenhagen. His next mission, having
been previously sworn of the privy coundl, was in
1808, to the consular court of France, where his
sqjoum was but of brief duration. After numerous
prdiminary conferences with Talleyrand on the
sttl^oct of the retention of Malta by the British
government. Napoleon sent at length for the Ei»>
glidi ambassador, and a long and important inter-
view ensued, unsatisfoctory to both parties. A
subsequent conference took place, when the fibst
OOB8VL instead of healing, ^ipears to have widened
the breach, and his lorddiip's j^nnnpt and dignified
repression of Napoleon's intemperate address be-
fore a fon court, and all the foreign ambaesadon,
has bean cdebrated throughout Europe. He soon
afterwards left Paris, and for the succeeding ten years
remained in retirement. On the 9d Mardi, 1813,
Lord Whitworth was made a lord of tiie bed-
diamber, and created on the 14th June following,
a peer of the united kingdom, as ViacouirT Wbit-
woBTH, ufAibtuttm: within two months after, he
succeeded the Duke of Ridmiond, as Viczbot or
iBBiJkHO, and he was advanced on the Sftth No-
vember, 1816, to the dignities of BABowADBAeroif,
and Eabl Whitwobtb. He continued in tiie
government ai Irdand untU 1817> His lordship m.
7th Apri^ 1801, .UmbdlapDiana, ddest daughter and
co-heir ai Sir Charles Cope, Bart., of Brewem, in
Oxfordshire, and widow of John-Frederick, third
Duke of Dorset, but had no issue. He dL ISth
May, 1885, when all his honours became bxtinct,
andhiseetatesdevolvedupan his widow, the Duchess
of Dorset, at whoee rinniasn in the August ftdlow-
ing, they passed to her two daughters and oo>hebrs,
Mabt, Countess of Plymouth, and
Elisabbtb, Counteea of Ddawara.
187
PEERAGES,
EXTINCT, DORMANT, AND IN ABEYANCE,
ALPHABETICALLY. ACCORDING TO THE TITLE OF EACH DIGNITY.
D. Dukedom. M. Marqubate. E. Earldom. Y. Yiicounty. .B. Baroqy.
TUlM.
in the Tamils <^
Period €fPot96»riont
AnttoDomini,
Eventual Destination,
.. Fortibus
• •from ma to
ExUnct
Albemarle, D.
Plantagenet
13B7 13BB
Forfeited
Albemarle, E.
• • Plantagenet
1411 1421
Extinct
Albemarle, D.
Monk
1660 1666
Extinct
Aldeburgh, B.
• • Aldebuzgh
1371
Abeyance
Allington, B. - •
Allington
1682 1691
Extinct
Ancaater and Kesteven, D. Bertie • •
1715 1802
Extinct
Anglesey, E.
• • Villiers • •
1623 1668
Extinct •
Angleiey, E. • •
Annesley
1661 1761
Extinct
Anion, B.
• • Anson • •
1747 1762
Extinct
Ap-Adam, B.
Ap-Adam
1280
Extinct
Archddine, B.
• • Archdflime
1321
Abeyance
Archer, B.
Archer
1747 1778
Extinct
Argentine, B.
• • Argentine
1207
Extinct -
Arundel, E.
Albini • •
USD 1243
f Passed with Arundel Cast!*
X to the Pits-Alans
Arundel, E.
.. Fits-Alan
1243 1670
/ Conveyed by an heiress to
X the Howards
Arundel, B
Arundel ••
1664 I76B
ExUnct
Aahburton, B.
.. Dunning
1782 1883
Extinct
Astley, B
Astley
1205 1A54
Forfeited
Aatley, of Reading, B.
Astley ••
1644 16RR
Extinct
Aton, B*
• • Aton
1384
Audley, B
Aldithley or Audley
1313 1302
f Conveyed by an heiress to
X the fsmiiy of Touchet
Audley, B.
• • Touchet
1406 1631
Forfeited
Audley, B.
Audley • •
1321 1521
ForMted
Audley, of Walden, B.
Audley
1538 1544
Extinct -
Aylesbury, E.
• Bruce
1664 1747
B.
130O 1338
Extinct
Badlesmere, B.
Badlesmere
• ' *
Abeyance
Baliol, B.
• • Baliol
1300
Extinct
Baliol,B. (Feudal) ••
Baliol • •
• •
.
Banbury, E. • •
• • Knollys • •
16W 1632
Dormant
Bardolf, B.
Bardolf
1290 1404
Forfeited
Basset, of Drayton, B.
Basset
1264 .1380
Abeyance
Basset, of Sapcoate, B.
Basset ••
1264 1378
Abeyance
Basset, of Welden, B.
Basset
1298
Extinct-
Bath, E.
Bourchier
. 1536 1604
Extinct
Bath, E.
• • GranTiUe ••
1661 1711
Extinct
Bath. E.
Pulteney • •
1742 1764
Extinct
Bath, Bss.
• - Pulteney
1782 1606
Extinct
Bath, Css. • •
Pulteney
1803 1806
Extinct
Bavent, B.
• • Bavent
1313 1370
Abeyance
Bayning, V.
Bayning
1627 1638
Bxtinet
580
PEERAGES, Ac
TUlM.
tmthsFkmll^^r
PtrM^fl
u E^inmer Oiirtwnrti
BAynliif • Via.
> Bayning
./VomM74leien
Exdnet
Beauchamp
USO
1300
Extinct
Beanchamp, of Bletsho* B.
U89
Beauchamp, of Haccbeb B.
Beanrhamp
UB9
—
Abeyance
Beauchampf V
1536
1558
ForMtMt
Baauduunp* of Hadie, B.
SeynKNif
15SQ
1750
Extinct
Beauchamp, of Kyder- 1
minster, B. •• J
Beauchamp • •
U87
1480
Extinct
Beauchamp, of Powyk, B.
Beauchamp • •
1417
1486
Extinct
Beaumont, B. • •
Beaumont ••
1300
1507
Abeyance
Beaumont, V. • >
Beaumont
1440
1507
Extinct
BeauUeu, B.
Huaaey Montagu •• •
im
1808 .
Extinct
Beaultett, E. • •
Huaaey Montagu • •
1784
1808
Extinct
Beilemont *•
II30
Extinct
Bedlbid, B.
Courcy • • • •
1MB
1387
Extinct
BedfonI* D« • •
Plantaganet
1414
143S
Extinct
Bedford, D. • '
Nerill
14fl»
1477
f G.NeviU,D«keor
i degraded by pari
«
Bedford, D*
Tudor
148S
1409
Extinct
Beke, of Eieaby, B.
Bdie
U85
Abeyance
BelaajTM, B. • •
Belatyw
1644
1€B8
Extinct
BelaajTM, of Oifodby, Baa.
Belaayae
1674
1713
Extinct
Benhale, B.
Benhale
lam
Extinct
Berkeley. V.
Berkeley
1481
1408
Extinct
Berkeley, M.
Berkley
1488
1408
Extinct
Berkeley, of Stntton. B.
Berkeley ••
168S
1773
Extinct
Berkahlze,
Norria
1680
1680
Extinct
Bemer, B.
Bourchier ••
14M
1748
Abeyance
Bertram
1864
-^
Abeyance
Berwick, D.
Flts-Jamet • •
1687
1098
ForMted
Blndon. V.
Howard (Blndon) • •
15B»
1681
Extinct
BIndon, E. • •
Howard
1706
1788
Extinct
Binf ley, B.
Benion
1713
1930
Extinct
Blnflcy, B.
Lane-Fox
1788
1773
Extinct
Blounti B.
Blount
13i6
Extinict
Blount, B. • •
Blount
1330
1337
Extinct
Bohun, of Midhuctt, B.
Bohun
136S
Extinct
BoUngbroke, E.
St John
1684
1711
Extinct
Bolton, D
Paulet
1688
1794
Extinct
Bonyile, B.
Bonvile
1448
1594
Forfeited
Botelar. of Ovanly and \
Wemme •• J
Botdef
1886
Abeyance
Boteler.ofWeiington ..
Botder
1896
..i..
Extinct
BotetourtfB. ••
Botetourt • •
1308
1406
Abeyance
BourchiMr, B«
Bourchier ••
1948
1646
Abeyanee
Brackley, V
1616
180
Extinct
Bnwkley, M
1780
1803
Extinct
Biadmton. B.
Bradeiton
1348
Extinct
Bradibrd, E. • •
1684
1788
Extinct
BraoaOfB.
Braoae ••
1888
1388
Abeyance
Braoae, B.
Braoae
1S4S
^—
Extfaict
Bray, B*
Bray
1M7
15B7
Abeyance
Brecknock, B. • •
Butler
1000
1715
Forfeited
Brentford, E.
Ruthven, or Ruthyn •
1644
1691
Extinct
Brldport, B.
1796
1814
Extinct
Brldport. V.
Hood
1801
1814
Extinct
Br1i%ewater. E.
D'Aubeney
1538
1548
Extinct
Bridgewater, E. • •
Egerton
1780
1803
Extinct
Brtdgewmtcr, D.
Egerton
1617
180
Extinct
BrUtol, E.
Digby
1688
1688
Extinct
Bruce, of Annandale, B.
Bruce
1896
1304
Extinct
Bmoe. of Whortton, B.
Bruce
1640
1747
Extinct
Bryan. B.
Bryan
13S0
1456
Extinct
Buckingham. B«
Giinrd
1066
1166
Extinct
Buckingham, B
0»
Plantaganet ••
i3n
1400
Extinct
PRERAOES, &c
nam.
InDkelRMillir^
Evetttwa Dutinatkn*
BttcUngluun, E.
Staflbrd
from 1400 le lai
Forfeited
BucUngluuii, D.
1441
U01
Forfeited
Buckingham, M.
YUliere . .
1018
1087
Eztfaict
Buckingham, D. • •
• • Villien
1683
1087
Extinct
Buckingham, Cii.
▼iUiere
ins
1039
Extinct
Buckingham, D. • >
• • She^Beid
1703
1738
Extinct
Bulkaley, B.
Bulkdey • •
1784
1899
Extfaict
Bulmor, B. • •
.. Buhner
1848
Extinct
Burgh, or Borough, B.
Buxgh
1487
— —
Abeyance
f Conveyed by an heirees to
Buighcnh, B«
Burghhereh ••
1308
1309
2 the famUy of Le Deepen-
\
Burlington, E.
>• Boyle
1084
17S8
^ cer*
Bxtmct
BumeU, B.
BumeU
1311
1318
Extfaact
BumeU, B.
*• BumeU
1350
1480
Abeyance
Burton, B*
Paget
1711
1709
Extinct
Butler, of Bmnfleld, B.
• • Butler
low
1047
Extfaict
Butkr, of Lanthony, B.
Butler
lOBO
1715
Forfeited
Butler, of Lanthony, B.
.. Butler
1801
1890
Extinct
Butler, of More Park, B.
Butler
1078
17lff
Forfeited
Butler, of Weeton, B.
• • Butler
1073
1085
Extinct
Butler, of Weeton, B. •
Butler
1099
C.
1716
1750
ExUnct.
CTadogan, of Reading, B.
.. Cadogan ••
1790
Extinct
Cadogan, E
Cadogan
1718
1790
Extfaict
Callli, &
.. CaiUi •*
1300
1311
Extfaict
Cambridge, E
Aveenee
1340
—^
Extfaict
Cambridge, E.
.. Plantagcnet
130
1401
Merged in the crown
Cambridge, E.
Hamilton ••
1019
1651
Extfaict
Cambridge, E.
• • Stuart
10SO
1080
Extfaict
Cambridge, D. • •
Stuart
ion
1061
Extinct
Cambridge, D.
• • Stuart
1063
1063
Extfaict
Cambridge, D. • •
Stuart
1007
1071
Extinct
CambridgCi D.
• • Stuart
1077
1077
Extinct
Cambridge, D.
Oudph
1700
1797
Merged in the crown
CamelfindtB.
.. Pitt
1784
1804
Extfaict
CamoJa, B.
Camoie
1904
1335
Extinct
Camoie, B.
■ • Camoie
1383
Abeyance
Campden, V
Noel
low
1796
Extinct
CamTille, B.
.. CamTille ••
1996
^^^^ •
Abeyance
Cantihipe, B.
Cantilupe
1990
>—
Extinct
Cftpel, Ba
.. Cepel
10B9
lOBO
ExUnct
Carew, B.
Carew
IO05
low
Extinct
Carey, B.
• • Carey ••
low
1081
Extinct
Carleton, B. • •
Boyle
1714
1795
Extinct
Carliale, E.
• • Harda ••
13S8
13W
Forfeited
Carlton, B.
Carlton
low
1031
Extfaict
Camanron, E.
• • Dormer
low
1709
ExUnct
Camanron, E. • •
Brydgee
1714
1789
Extinct
Carnarvon, M.
•• Brydgee
1719
1789
Extinct
Cnrrington, B. • •
Smith • •
1043
1705
Extinct
Carteret, B.
• • Carteret ••
1081
1778
Extfaict
Carteret, V.
Carteret
1714
1776
Extfaict
CaeUeton, V.
• • Saundereon ••
1710
1793
Extinct
Caatleton, E
iSanndereon
1790
1783
Extfaict
CATerebam, V. • •
•• Cadogan
1718
1796
Extfaict
Cedl, of Putney, B. • •
Cedl
loss
lOW
Extfau^t
Cbandoe, B.
• • Chandoe
1337
Extfaict
Chandoe, B
Brydgee • •
IfiM
1789
Dormant
Chandoe, D.
•• Brydgee
1799
1789
Extfaict
Chaworth, B. • •
Chaworth
1999
.->^
ExUnct
Chedworth, a
• • Howe
1741
1804
Extinct
Cheney, B.
Cheney ••
1487
1490
ExUnct
Cheney, of Todington, B
Chmey
1379
1587
ExUnct
4 H
801
PEERAGES^ &c
TM§§.
Ch«rletoBp of Powyi, B.
ChMtcr* £•
ClMster, E.
ChMtcr, E.
ClMBteri E.
drntCFf E<
Chnter* E.
Chetterfield, Cm. •
Chichester, E.
Chichester. E.
Cholmonddey, B.
Clare. B.
Clere. E*
Clare, E.
Clare, of B.
Clarence. D. • •
Clarence. D.
Clarence. D. • •
Clarence, D.
Clarendon, E.
Clavering, B.
Cleveland. E.
Clereland. Dii.
Clifford, B
CUflbrd, of Laneebo-
rough. B.
Cliltcm, B.
Clinton, B. • •
Cobham, of Kent, B. • •
Cobham, B
Coke, V.
Colepeper, B.
Colchester, V • •
Collingwood. B.
Columbers. B
ColviU, B
Conyers. B.
Couyugsby. B. • •
Conyngsby. E.
Conyngsby. Bn.
Conway. B. • •
Conway, V. • •
Conway. E
Corbet. B*
Corbet, Vsa. • •
Cornwall, E.
Cornwall, E. • •
Cornwall. E
Cornwall. E
Cornwall. E. • •
Cornwall, D
Comwallls, M. • •
Cottington, B.
Coventry, E«
Coventry. B.
Cranfleld. B.
Craven. B.
Craven. V«
Craven. E*
CherletoB
Geoffbodufl
• ' Abrincit
• . Meschines
Le Scot • • • •
Plantagenet
De Moatfoid
Wotton
WriotlMilcy
Fits-Roy • •
Cholmonddey '
Clare
Hollee
Holies (Pelham) ••
Clare
Plantagenet
Plantagenet
Plantagenet
Onelph (see Plantfegenet)
Hyde
Clavering
Wentworth
Villlert (Piti-Roy)
Clifford
Period^
yV«mlS13lel4»
lOOS
1070 1119
1119
1831 1846
1863
JEvettftial Beifli
tlw iamHj ef
{
1S64
1000
1044
1074
1045
1008
10B4
1714
1300
1309
1411
1401
1780
1061
1895
1096
1070
1990
1805
10B7
1067
1774
1009
1313
1711
1708
1368
1491
1477
1830
1753
1339
1007
1774
1461
}
Boyle
Clifton
Clinton
Cobham
Brooke ••
Coke
Colepeper
Savage
Collingwood
Columben •
ColevUl
D'Arcy
Conyngsby
Conyngsby
Conyngsby • '
Conway • •
Conway
Conway • •
Corbet
Corbet
Moretoo
Dunstanvill
Plantagenet
Gaveston
Plantagenet
Plantagenet
Comwallis
Cottington
ViUien
Coventry
Cranlleid
Craven
Craven
Craven
1^ 1735
1376
1330 1354
1313
1045
1744
1644
lOil
1005
1314
1864
1500
1715
1719
1710
1624
1096
1079
1995
107»
1008
1140
1996
1300
1388
1337
1709
1631
1693
1688
1091
lOBG
1083
1083
1051
1789
1785
1790
1010
1349
1778
1761
1761
1761
1683
1088
1883
1883
1175
1300
1314
1336
1883
1853
1087
1719
1074
1007
1097
1087
Abeyanoe
/passed to
i Abrinda
Passed to thn fiunOj
rhinfe
/ Conveyed bf an
i thelkmilyofLeSent
Annexed to the crawB
/ Suppoeed to luiv«b«an
J ferredtothe
I brothcTr Edvaerd.
1^ wards Edward I.
Forfeited
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
ForfWted
Merged in tlM crowB
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Forfeited
Extinct
Abeyance
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
ExUnct
Extinct
Abeyance
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Forfeited
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
to
PEERAGES, &e.
TtOm.
Cnir«i, ofRytoHf B.
Cttxtogt B«
CraWf 0«
Crofts, B.
Cromwell, B. • •
Cromwdl, of WimUsdon
Cioinwll, B«
Cumbtrland, E.
Cumbtrland, D. • •
Cumberland, D.
Cumberland, D. ••
Cumberland, D. »..
Inth9
CrsTen •
Credng
Crew ••
Crofti
CromweU
«B. CromweU
Cromwell
Cliflbrd .
Ruport
Denmark,
Guelpb
Ouelph •
0/
Period of
Bomhtal Dtttlnmtiom,
• • .
Dacre, of GlUaaland, B.
Dagworth, B* • •
D'Amorie
Danby, E.
DanTen, B.
Daicy, B«
Dercy, B.
Dercy, B«, of Dercy
DeMy, of Aaton, B« • •
Darqr, of Cbidie, B. • •
Darcy, B.
DerU^gton, B«.
DarlSngfton, Caa. • •
Daubcney
Daubency
Dauney, B. • •
De Orey, M.
Delncourt, B
Deincourt, of Suttoo, B.
D'Errill, B.
De la Pole, B. • •
De la Mere
Delaval, B. • •
Denbigh, B.
Denney, B* • •
Derby, B«
Derby, E>
Derwentwater, B>
Deapanoar, B«
Devereux, B<
Deron, E« • •
•Devon, E.
Deron, £•
Deron, E*
Digby, B.
Dinan, B.
Doneatter, V. • •
Dorchester, B.
Dordieiter, M. • •
Dorchester, Css. • •
Dorchester, M.
Dorchester, E.
Dorset, E.
Dorset, E.
Dorset, M«
Dorset, M.
of
D.
Dacre <•
DagwQVth
D'Amoiie
DanTsn • •
Danvan
D'Arqr
D'Arcy
Darcy
D'Arcy
Darcy
Darcy
Sidley
KUmanrqgg
Daubtnay
Daubency
Dauney
Grey ••
DefaioDurt
Leke
DewiU
Pole (de la)
Booth
Delaval
Dudley
Denney
Ferren
PlantaganeC
RadcHft .
• • • •
• «
• « • •
Derereux ••
Courtcnay
Courtenay
Steflbrd
Blount
Dlgby
Dinan
Hay
Carlton
Pierrqiont
Sidley
Pieicepont
Damer
Beaufbrt
Beanlbrt
Beaultart • •
Grey
• • • I
> • • •
from I9ta to 1999
Extinct .
1339
—^
Extinct
leSL
1791
Extinct
165B
1677
Extinct
1306
1471
Abeyance
load
1540
Forfeited
1S40
Extinct
USft
1643
Extinct
1644
1689
Extinct
1699
1708
Extinct
1706
1765
Extinct
170S
1790.
Extinct
e
Ufa
1509
Abeyance
1347
Extinct
1317
1404
Forfeited
1696
1648
Extinct
1603
1643
Extinct
1989
Abeyance
1339
1418
Abeyance
1M8
1538
Forfeited
1048
1635
Extinct
1551
1638
Extinct
1641
1778
Extinct
1686
1717
Extinct
1799
1230
Extinct
1989
1486
1548
Abeyance
1397
Extinct
1740
1770
Extinct
1998
1487
Forfeited
1694
1786
Extinct
1964
.....
Extinct
1366
1450
Forfeited
1661
1770
Extinct
1786
1808
Extinct
1563
1588
Extinct
1604
1660
• Extinct
f Robert de Ferrers, eight
1137
U65
•i Earl, dispossessed ot the
(, Earldom
1387
1388
Merged in the crown
1688
1716
Attainted
1964
1440
Attainted
1384
1307
f United with the Barony of
i Fit».Walter
1335
1461
Forfeited
1485
Dormant
1460
1468
Extinct
1608
1606
Extinct
1618
1688
Extinct
1985
1500
Extinct
1618
1680
Extinct
1698
1631
Extinct
1644
1680
Extinct
1686
1609
Extinct
1706
1773
Extinct
1789
1806
Extinct
1411
1496
Exttaict
1441
1471
Forfeited
1449
1471
Forfeited
1475
1554
Forfeited
• The Earldom of Devon has lecentiy been reatorsd to the ftinily of Ceujrtenny.
603
PEERAGES, &C.
TUlm,
Doiif]M,B.
Dover, E.
Dover D.
DoTer« B>
DubUn, M.
Dudley, B.
Dudley, B.
Dudley, B.
Dudley, Dm.
Dununore, B.
Dunt»B.
Erhlngham, B.
EAngluBn, B*
SgVBBBont, B«
EI]eniMre,B.
Bngaine, B.
Edrington, B.
liiMeMM4J^</
Enez, E.
Enez, E.
EtMs, E. ••
EtMS, E.
ElMK, E. ••
ETeringhem, B.
Eure, B.
Exeter, D.
Ex0ter, D«
Exeter, D.
Exeter, M.
Felmouth, E
Falmouth, V.
Falvenley, B. • •
Faabope, B.
Feuoonberg, B*
FaucoDberg, B.\
Fsuconberg, of Yanun, B.
Fauoonberg, V. • •
Fauoonberg, E.
Felton, B.
Ferren, ofChartley, B.
Fccren, of Cbaitley, B.
Ferrers, of Oroby, B«
Ferren, of Wenune, B«
FevershaiD, E.
Feveriham, Cts.
FeTerduun, B. • •
Fife, B*
Finch, B^ • •
Fita-Alan,B.
Fita-Herbert, B. • •
Fita-Hugh, B
Fita-John, B. • •
Fita-Payne, B.
Flu-Reginald, B.
Fitc-Walter, B
OM
Carey
Dooglae
Yorke
Vera
Sutton
Ward
Leigh
Leigh
Duias
Efhlngham
Howard
Percy
Engaine
Edrington
MaadeviUe
Fita-Pien
BohuB
Bottrchiar •
Bromwell
Parr
Derereux
ETeringham
Euie
Holland ••
Bteufort
Holland ..
Courtenay
Berkeley ••
Fita-Roy
Falvenky
Cornwall
Fauoonberg
Nerill
Bdaeyie ••
Belaeyae
Bdaiyie ••
Fdton
Ferren
Devereux
Ferren
Ferren
Sondes
Schulembuxgh
Dunoombe
Duflr
Finch
Fita-Alan
Pits-Herbert
Fita-Hugh
Fitx^ohn
Fits-Payne ••
Fits-Rcglnald
Fita-Walt^ •
AMnl7B6MinO
UBS 1677
1706 1776
1788 1788
1306 K
1848 .1607
1687 17«0
1644 1780
16» 16S3
1673 1708
1311 —
1781 1816
1448 1460
1608 18»
1898 1367
1398
temp. SepL
1199 18S7
18S7
1461
1638
1543
1578
1308
1M4
1387
1416
140
1379
1338
IMO
16B8
1646
1371
1400
1486
1461
F.
1664
1674
1383
1438
1896
1488
1627
1643
1688
1313
1898
1461
1897
1376
1676
1718
1747
1790
1640
189S
1894
1321
1864
1898
12M
188S
1666
1716
1443
1376
1408
1816
1816
1700
1448
1600
1410
1709
1743
1763
1808
1660
IMS
1896
1364
1438
ExtiBCt
ForMted
f Cazriedby
\ Warte
Extinct
Extinct
ExtincL
Mihi
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
f Conveyed bfy
\ theBolniaa
Extinct
Extinct
1-.,. futa , 1
ForMted
Abeyi
Extinct
ForfUted
Extinct
ForMted
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
f Conveyed by an
\ the Neville
Abeyance
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
f Conveyed by an
\ theflunUy of
Forfeited
f Passed by marriage
Greys
Abeyance
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Abeyance
Extinct
Abeyance
Extinct
Abeyance
Extmct
Extinct
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to
{
U» tba
P££BAOE8> &c
TUht,
InlhtWumU^^
Fit»>Waltcr, & • .
Fitx-Walt«r. V
RatcUilb
Fiti- Walter, B. • *
. Mildmay
Fit».WaU«r, B.
Mildmay
Flto-WariiM, B, • .
• Flta-Warlne
Flts-Warine, B.
Bourchler
FolloC. B. • •
• Foliot
FrcKfaTille, B.
FreKhTllle
FreyiDe, B.
• Frevilto ..
FumlTal, B.
FuxnlTal
FomiTal, B.
. Nerlll ..
Fumival, B.
Talbot
Fumival, B.
• Howard ••
Qtigfit B«
0»g9
Gainiborough, E. • •
. Noel ••
Gant, B. • •
Gant
Generill, B. • •
. OeDerUl ••
Ganvd, B«
Gerard
C3eraidf of Bnndonf B«
> Genn^ ••
Ghimfli, B
Ghlinei
Giflhid, B.
. GiAcd
GHastonbury, B.
GranTiUe ••
Glouoettar, E. • •
• Clara
GloucMtcr, B.
Audley ••
Olouoeitar, D. > •
• Plantagenat
Okraoeatcr, B.
Deepaaoer ••
Glouoeitcr, D. • •
> Plantageuet
Glouoeater, D.
Plantagenat
Godolphin, B. • •
• Godolphin
Godolphin, E. • •
Godolphtn
Godolphin, B. • •
• Godolphin
Goodrich* V.
Grey
OorgWf B«
• Gorgea ••
Goring, B.
Goring
Gnuiaiflon* B« *
• Grandiaon
Grandiaon, B.
Giandiiao ••
. Namu
OrauTiUe. B. • •
GranTllle ••
Granyille* B.
• Cartcrat
Greenwich, B.
Campbell
Greenwich, D. • •
• Campbell ••
Greenwich, Bai.
Towmhend ••
Grendon, B. • •
• Grendon ••
Greeley, B*
Greeley
Grey, of Wilton, B.
• Grey
Grey, of Wiltoa, B. • •
Grey
Grey, of Rotherlleld, B. •
• Grey ••
Grey, Of Codnor, B.
Grey
Grey, ofGroby, B.
• Grey •
Grey, of Powya, B.
Grey
Grey, ofWerke, B.
• Grey
Grey, of RoUeston
North
Greyttock, B. • •
• Greyetock • •
Grifiln
Guildford. Cm. • •
• Boyle
Guildford, B. • •
Maltland
Hacche, B. • •
. Haoche ••
Halifax, y
Savila
G.
H
JPeiwfMflf Dmttntttlon.
/VomltfSto
U8B
1041
Bztlnct
low
1753
Abeyance
1730
1753
Bxtlnct
1348
Bxtinct
IflSB
1036
Abeyance
IS96
Bxtinct
10B4
1089
Extinct
1327
.i..^
Extinct
UQ9
1383
/ Conireyed by an hdraM to
i theNerOb
1388
i Conveyed by an hdraM to
i theTalbota
1400
1666
Abeyance
^■^
1777
Abeyance.
•
1780
1781
Extinct
1689
1786
Extinct
U96
1987
Extinct
U»
—
Abeyance
1008
1711
Extinct
1645
1708
Bxtinct
U95
.mm^
Extinct
U96
IStt
Abeyance
1787
1886
Extinct
1313
1337
1347
Extinct
UBS
1338
Bxtinct
1387
1400
Attainder
1404
1440
Extinct
1461
1483
Merged in the crown
1084
1706
Bxtinct
1706
1706
Extinct
173S
1785
Bxtinct
1706
1741
Extinct
1308
— .
Bxtinct
1044
1079
Extinct
1288
— .
ExttaKt
1288
— — .
10B6
1754
Extinct
1708
1707
Exttaict
1714
1706
Extinct
1705
1743
Extinct
1718
1743
Extinct
1767
1784
Extinct
1888
—.I.
Extinct
1307
1347
Extinct
1885
1004
Attainted
1784
1814
Bxtinct
1887
1487
Attainted
1888
1486
Abeyance
1390
1554
ForfMted
1488
1558
r Suppoaed to havefUlen into
\ Abeyance
1694
1706
Bxtinct
1673
1734
Extinct
1985
1M8
Abeyance
1688
1749
Bxtinct
1600
1673
Bxtinct
1674
r
1689
Extinct.
1988
1300
Dormant
1068
1700
ExttaKt
605
PSERAOES, Ajc
nito.
IntkeF^mU^tf
PtfHotfctrF
tmmhm.
JBMRlvar DeKtei
Halite, B
Savile
/rom 1079 <• 1700
Extinct
Halifax,]!
SavUe
16tt
1700
Extinct
HaUfu,B.
Montagu • ■
1700
1771
Extinct
Halifu, E. • •
Montagu
. 1714
1715
Extinct
HaliCuL. E.
Montagu •••
1710
1771
Extinct
Hampden, B.
Treror (Hampden)
1770
1884
Extiaot
Handlo, B.
Handlo
IMS
1310
Extinct
Harcla. B
Harcla * •
IMl
1383
Forfeited
Haroourt, B.
Haroourt
1711
1830
Extinct
Haroourt* V.
Haroourt • •
17«l
1830
Extinct
Harcourt, E.
Haroourt
l7to
1890
Extinct
Harawood, B«
tilBTtfltft
17B0
1795
Extinct
HaringtOD, B.
Harington ••
' 13M
1554
Forfeited
HariDgtmi of Enton, B.
lOOS
1014
Extinct
Haiold, E.
Orey
1700
1741
Extinct
Hastanf , B
Haitang
1311
1348
AbeyanoB
Hastingt, B.
Hastings
iao4
Dormant
Hiatiiigi, of B. ••
Hastings • •
U9B
Extinct
Haitlnga, of Oreitiiig \
Hall, B. f
Hastings
1342
Extinct
Haatingi, of Looghbo- 1
rough, B« • • J
Hastings • ■
15B»
1588
Extinct
Haadngt, of Lougfabo- \
rough, B. J
Hastings
1043
1096
Extinct
Hatton • •
•MMfl
1788
Extinct
Hatton
10U
1788
Extinct
Hauatad, B. • •
Hausted ■ •
13S2
Extinct
HaTenham, B.
Thompson
1090
1745
Extinct
Hay, ofSalvlay, B. ••
Hay
10U
1089
Extinct
Heathflald, B.
EUiot
1707
1813
Extinct
Henley, B«
Henley
1700
1706
Extinct
Herbeft, of Chepetoif, B.
Herbert
H61
— -
Extinct
Herbert, of Chirbury, B.
Herbert • •
1089
1091
Extinct
Herbert, of Chirbury, B.
Herbert
lOM
1738
Extinct
Herbert, of Chirbury, B.
Herbert
1743
1801
Extinct
Hereford, E*
Bohun
IttO
1378
Extinct
Heron, B<
Heroo
1371
Extinct
Heroo, B>
Heron •
1300
1404
Extinct
Hertford, E» • •
Clare
temp. Sept., 1313
Extinct
Hertibrd, E*
Seymour
1537
1558
Forfeited
Hertford, E.
Seymour
15fi0
1750
Extinct
Heryey, B.
Hervey
1098
1048
Extinct
Hilton, B.
Hilton . .
1805
Abeyanoe
Hilton, of B
Hilton
1338
...^
Extinct
Hoeie, B*
Hoese ••
1895
Extinct
C Conveyed by n
Holland, B
Holland
1314
1373
J the tenUy o^
( Ticfamersh
Holland, B
Holland ••
1363
1407
Abeyance
Holland, B.
Rich
1084
1750
Extinct
Holdemene, E.
Ramsay • •
1881
1885
Extinct
Holdemene, E«
Darcy
1088
1778
Extinct
Ho]let,ofIfleld,B. ••
Holies
1081
1894
Extinct
Hoo, B«
Hoo
. ' 1447
1453
Extinct
Hopton, B
Hopton • •
1043
1658
Extinct
Houghton, B.
Holies
1010
1711
Extinct
Houston, B« • •
Walpole
1748
1797
Extinct
Howard. B«
Howard
1470-
1777
Abeyanoe
Howard, of Bindon, Y. • •
Howard
1550
1019
Extinct
Howard, of Eicrldi, B.
Howard
1088
1714
Extinct
Howard, of Castle Riling, 1
B> ■ ■ J
Howard
1099
1777
Extinct
Howe, V.
Howe
1788
1790
Extinct
Howe, E<
Howe
1788
1790
Extinct
Hume, B.
Hume
1004
1011
Extinct
006
P£ERAOES» ftc
TWet, In tht FmM^ ^
Teriod^fFQ
•iMilOfk
JEvenhfoJ DarttoelifR.
Hume, B. •• Hume (CimplMll) ••
/VoM 1778 (9 1781
Extinct
H unijef fotil, B* • • Hungvftxd
1486
....
Extinct
Hungeifoid, of Heytas- 1 ^^^^^
bury, B. • • j
lft96
1641
Extinct
Hunidon, B. • • Carey
1M9
\m
Extinct
Hunteroombe, B. • • Huntcrcambe
1295
.1319
Extinct
Huntingdon, E. "St. Lis
loes-
1837
Extinct
Huntingdon, E. • • Ointon
. 1337
1364
Extinct
Huntingdon, E. • • • • Holland
ia«7
1309
Forfeited
Huntingdon, E. • • Holland
1417
J474
Extinct
Huntingdon, E. • • • • Herbert
1479
._
Extinct
Huntingfleld, B. Huntingfleld
lor
1577
f Preaumed to hAve fallen
\ into Abeyance
Huntingfield, B Huntingfleld ••
13SS
Extinct
Hufliey, B. • • Hu«ey • •
1534
1537
Extinct
Hyde, of Hindoo, B. • • Hyde
1060
1783
Extinct
Hyde, of Wotton BaueC, B. Hyde
1681
1753
Extinct
Hyde, V. ^ Hyde
1681
I
1753
Extinct.
Inghem, B. Twgiiai|w
1.
ias8
1344
Abeyance
Irdand, D Vere
1387
1388
forfeited
JeffiBryi, B« JefRnya
1683
1703
Extinct
Jermyn, B. • • Jeiuiyji
1643
1703
Extinct
Jermyn. of Dover, B. • • Jerm3ni • •
1686
1708
Extinct
Jervia, B. • ■ • • Jervia
1797
K.
18D1
1880
Extinct.
Keitb, B* • • Keitb
1883
Extinct
Keith, V. • • Keith
1814
1883
Extinct
Kendal, D. • • StuArt • •
1666
1607
Extinct
Kendal, Das. Schulemberg • •
1719
1709
Extinct
Kent, E> • • Odo
1067
1086
Extinct
Kant, E. • • Ipie
1141
lExtinct
Kent, £• Burgh
U96
1843
Extinct
Kent, B. • • Plantaganet • •
1381
1330
Forfeited
Kent, E Holland
1407
Extinct
Kent, E. • • • • Nerill
146B
1468
^tinct
Kent, E* Orey
1465
1741
Extinct
Kent, M. • • Grey
1706
1741
Extinct
Kent, D. Orey
1710
1741
Extinct
Kent, D. • • Oucdph • •
1798
1890
Extinct
Kenaington, B. • • Rich
1688
1769
Ei^t|nct
Keppel, Y. • • Keppel • •
1788
1786
Extinct
Ker, E. Ker
1788
1804
Extinct
Kerdeaton Kerdeaton
1339
Abeyance
Kingaton, E. Pierrqpont • •
1688
1680
Extinct
Kingston, D. • • Pierrqpont
1715
1773
Extinct
Kirlieton, B. Kirketon ••
1368
1367
Extinct
1603
16»
Pormaat
Knovill, B. Knovill • •
1995
Extinct .
1607
1688
Extinct
Kyme, B. Kyme
1895
L.
1899
Abeyance.
La Mare, B. • • Mare
1313
Extinct
Lancaster, B Lancaater
1999
1334
Extinct
Lancaater, E. • • Plantagenet • •
1967
1381
Forfeited
Lancaster, D. • • Plantagenet
1361
1309
Mei'ged in the crown
1668
1777
Extinct
Lansdowne, B. • • Granirille
1711
1734
Extinct
Laiceb, B. • • Lascela
1895
1297
Abeyance
Latimer, B. • • Latimer
1899
Abeyance
Latimer, of Brayteooke, B. Latimer
1999
Extinct
Latimer, B. • • Nerill
1438
1577
Abeyance
607
PEERAGES, &€.
TUUi.
IntheFkmll^^
PtrMoTB
meidm.
gginftwf Dediaeffew.
X^dnMra* B«
Lecfamara
../^omVmtolTV
Extinct
L«icMtcr, E.
• • Beeumoot
1103
19D4
Extinct
Leioettar* E • •
M ontlbrt
1S06
1964
Focfdted
LdiOMtcr, E.
• ' Plantaganet
1964
1321
Forfieited
Leloettflr, E.
Dudley
lfl63
1888
Extinct
LeloMter, E.
• < Sydney • • * •
1618
1743
Extinct
LcioMtcr, E.
Coke
1744
1759
Extinct
Leighf B.
• • Leigh
1«4S
1786
Extinct
Stttttm
1646
1793
Extinct
Ley* B*
• • Ley ••
1685
1678
Extinct
Leybfum, B
Leybum
1889
1388
Extinct
Leybum, B.
. . Leybum
1S37
1348
Extinct
Li^oniflTf B*
Ligonier
1769
1770
Extinet
Ligonier, E.
.. Ligonier
170S
1770
Extinct
f Conveyed by an hdxcB to
\ the ftmily of Gam
Lincoln* E.
1148
? Gilbert de Gant, aeoood Eari
Lincoln, E. • •
Gent
>. temp. Hen. IL» 1916
•J of Linodn, was divested
(^ ofhiihonottia
Lincoln, E.
• • Meichtnei
1916
1931
Extinct
Linc(dn« E.
Lacy
1838
1348
Extinct
Lincofait E. • •
• • Plantaganet
1348
1389
Merged in the aro>wn
Lincoln, E«
Pole
1467
1487
Extinct
Lincoln, S.
• • Brandon
IdSS
Extinct
Lindaey, M. • •
Bertie
1706
1809
Extinct
L'lile, B.
• • L'lile
1347
Abeyance
L'lile, B. . .
Talbot
1443
L*Iale» V.
.. Talbot
1458
1469
Extinct
L'lile. B
Grey
1475
L'Irie, V.
• ■ Orey
1483
1819
Extinct
L'lale, y
Brandon
1513
Surrendered
L'lale, V.
. . plantagenet
1533
1541
Extinct
L'lile, B.
Dudley
1541
1553
ForMted
L'Isle, V.
.. Dudley
1548
1563
Forfdted
L'lile, a
Dudley
1561
1589
Extinct
L'lile, V.
•• Sydney
i6r»
1743
Extinct
L'lile, of Rugemont, B.
L'lile
1311
1380
Preramed to be ExtiDct
Litchfield, E.
• • Stuart
1645
1679
Extinct
Litchfield, E
Lee
1674
1778
Extinct
Longuerille, V
• • Ydverton
1600
1799
Extinct
LongviUien, B.
LongviUien
1348
1374
Extinct
Lonidele, V.
•• Lowther
16B6
1761
Lonidale, E. • •
Lowther
1784
1809
Extinct
L'Orti, B.
.• L'OrU
1888
Abeyance
Lovel, of Kiry, B* •
Lovd
1348
1351
Abeyance
Lord, of Tichmenh, B.
• • Lovri
1890
1487
Forfdted
Lorei, V.
LoTel
1483
1487
Forfdted
LoTel, of Miniter Lord,
B. Loyel
1798
1758
Extinct
LsTdaoe, B
Lordace • •
1687
1736
Extinct
Lowlher, B*
• • Lowther
1696
1751
Extinct
Lowther, B* • •
Lowther
1784
1809
Extinct
Lowthcr, V.
• • Lowther
17B4
1809
Extinct
LucM, B*
Lucai
1644
1705
Extinct
Lucy, of Egiemont, B.
• • Lucy
1380
Extinct
Lumley, B.
Lumley
1384
>—
Extinct
Lumlcy, B.
• • Lumley
1547
1909
Extinct
Luterel, B. • •
Luterd
1985
Extinct
Lyttleton, B
• • Lyttleton
1640
1645
Extinct
L yttletoO) B«
Lyttleton
1757
M.
1786
1779
Extinct
If ecwrtney, B«
• • Macartney
1806
Extinct
M eodedleld, E.
Gerard
1679
1799
Extinct
Malum, a
• • Wataon ( Wentworth)
1798
1789
Extinct
Malton. E. « ••
Wataon (Wentworth)
1734
1789
Extinct
me
PEERAGES, Sec
TUlet.
In th€ PiamUg qf
Period ^f^tteuhfu
AwnAMi/ DaifiiMfton.
■
r Annexed by act of perlia-
MaltraTcn. B. • •
' Maltiaveit
' fnm 1390 to —
1
i Arundel
Maltrftverii B. • •
Fitialan
Manny, B.
• Manny
1347
1300
Extinct
Mansfield, V. ••
Cevendiah
1680
1601
Extinct
HUMu, B«
• Manaell
. * 1711
1750
Extinct
March, Ea
Mortimer
13»
1494
Extinct
March, E.
. Plantagenet ••
1479
1483
March, E.
Stuart
1619
1679
Extinct
Marlborough, 1& • •
. Ley
lev
1879
Extinct
Mannlon, B>
Marmion
temp* Wm« !•
Marmion, B.
1964
...
Extinct
Marmion, of Withlngton, B
, Marmion
1313
..—
Abeyance
Mamey, B«
Mamey
lfi93
1695
Extinct
Marshal, B.
> Manhal
1309
Abeyance
Maaham, B«
Maaham
1711
1776
Extinct
Mftudolt, B. • •
. Mauduit
1349
Extfaict
Mauley, B.
Mauley
1286
1410
Abeyance
Melnill, B. . .
■ MeiniU
1995
1909
Extinct
MeiniU. B.
Melnill
1313
1389
Extinct
Memlll,B.
. MeiniU
1338
1779
Extinct
Mdoombe, B.
Dodington
1761
1769
Extinct
MiddkBOD, E.
. CranfleU
16B9
1674
fixtinct
MUteoke, B. • •
1449
1443
Extinct
MllUm, B.
• Damer
1768
1808
Extinct
Milton, V«
Damer
1799
1808
Extinct
Moeb, B.
• Mods
1999
1337
Abeyance
MohuB, B*
Mohun
1909
Extinct
Mohun, of OkehamptOD, B
. Mohun
1688
1719
Extinct
Molina, B. • •
. Molinet
1347
Extinct
Monmouth, E.
Carey
1696
1600
Extinct
Monmouth, D,
. Scot (Fits Roy)
leoo
1685
Forfeited
Monmouth, E.
MordAunt
1660
1814
Extinct
Montacute, B.
. Montacute
1300
/ Conreyed by nuffriage to
i theNevilto
Montacute, B.
Nerill
...i-.
..i..
Extinct
Montacute, B.
. Pole
1«3
1538
ForfUted
Montagu, B«
NeviU
1461
1471
Forfeited
Montagu, M.
. NevitI
1470
1471
Forfeited
Montagu, V.
Brown
1M4
1797
Bxthict
Montagu, of ——, B.
• Montagu
1349
1361
Extinct
Montagu, of , B,
Montagu
1307
...
Extinct
Montagu, of Boughton, B.
Montagu
1611
1749
Extinct
Montagu, E.
• Montagu
1609
1749
Extinct
Montagu, M.
Montagu
1705
1749
Extinct
Montagu, of Boughton, B.
Montagu
1789
1779
Extinct
Montagu, D. • •
> Montagu
vm
1790
Extfaict
Montalt, B
Montalt
1996
1389
Extinct
Montea^a, B. • •
• Stanley
1514
f Passed by marriage to the
i ParkezB
Monteagle, B. • •
Parker
1605
1686
Abeyance
Montfort, B>
• Montfort
1996
1367
Abeyance
Montgomery, B« • •
Montgomery
1349
—
Extinct
Monthermer, B*
• Monthermer •
130O
1471
ForMted
Monthermer, B*
Monthermer
^aBt|
Extinct
Monljoy, B«
• Blount
1466
1606
Extinct
Mont)oy, B«
Blount
1697
1681
Extinct
Montjoy, of the Ide txf
t Wlndior
1711
1708
Extinct
Wight, Ji.
Monbnmt, V. • •
Mordaunt
1600
1814
Extinct
Morley, B* • •
> Morley
1999
1449
Conveyed by an heireas to
theLovels
Morler. B
Lorel
1400
1489
Conveyed by an heiress to
4 I
I. the Parkers;
609
PEERAGES, &&
IWet,
JntheFmmU^qf
MoAejt B*
• • Parker
llortiBier,a
Mortimer ••
Mortimer, B. of Rldittd'i
Cattle
1 Mortimer
Mortimer, B., of Chirke
MortiiMr •
Mulgrave, E.
•• Shefllekt
Mulgnve, E.
Phippe
Multon, of Oillerittid, B,
Multon
Multon, of Ei^cnumt, B.
Multon
Munchensi, B.
• • Munchenel
Matgrave, B.
Mufgnve
1S89 —
1307
1680 im
1790 179S
1307 1313
U97 1334
1964
1300 — ^
Abeyance
Merged in the
Abeyance
Abeyance
Extinct
Extinct
f Conveyed by
\ theDaoca
Extinct
PiCBvmedtobe
N.
Nanaladron, B.
N ereford, B«
NeyiU. of Raby, B. •
Nevill, of E»ex, B.
NeTill,of ^,B.
Newark, V.
Newcastle, E.
Newcastle, E.
Newcastle, M.
Newcastle, D.
Newcastle, D.
Newmardi, B.
Newport, E*
Newport, B>
Newport, V« i
Noel, of Ridlington, B.
NoeI,ofTltclifleld>B.
Norfolk, E.
Norftdk, E.
Norfolk, E.
Norfolk, Dss.
Norfolk, D.
Norfolk, D.
Nonnanby, M.
Normanby, D.
North, B*
Northampton, E.
Northampton, E.
Northampton, M.
Northampton, E»
Northington, E.
Northumberland, E.
Northumberland, E.
Northumberland, E.
Northumberland, E.
Northumberland, E. •
Northumberland, D.
Northumberland, E.
Northumberland, E.
Northumberland, D.
Northwode, B.
Norwich, B.
Norwich, E«
Norwich, E. • •
Norwich, E.
Nottingham, E.
Nottingham, E. • •
Nottingham, E.
Nottingham, E.
610
Nansladnm
Neref ord
Nevill
NenU
NeviU
PierreponC
Stuart
Cavendish
Cavendish
Cavendish
Holies (Pelham)
Newmarch
Blount
Newport
Newport
Noel
Nod
Wayher
Bigod
Plantagenet
PLmtagenet
Mowbray
Howard
Sheffield
Sheffield
North
St. Lis
Bohun
Part
Howai4
Henly
Comyn
Copsi
Cospatrlck
Percy ••
NeviU
Dudley
Percy
Fita-Roy
Pita-Roy
Northwode
Norwich
Denny
Goring
Howard
Mowbray
Berkdey
Fits-Roy
Howard
1999
Extinct
1997
Extinct
1294
1570
Forfeited
1335
13S8
Extinct
1342
Extinct
1027
1773
Extinct
16B3
1624
Extinct
1628
1691
Extinct
1643
1691
Extinct '
1664
1091
ExtiniEt
1715
1768
Extfaict
1964
Extinct
1628
lOBl
Extinct
1649
1769
Extinct
1676
1769
Extinct
1617
1706
Extinct
1681
1798
ExUnct
1066
ForfUted
1140
1307
Extinct
1319
13»
Extract
1307
1399
Extinct
1306
1475
Extinct
1483
1572
Attainted
16M
1715
Extinct
1703
1735
Exthict
1654
1809
Abeyance
1066
1184
ExUnct
1337
1379
Extinct
1557
1571
Extinct
1004
1614
Extinct
1764
1786
Extinct
1068
1069
Extinct
1068
Extinct
106B
1070
ExtUkct
1377
1461
Extinct
1464
1470
Resigned
1551
1558
ForMted
1557
im^
Exthict
1674
1716
Extuict
1683
1710
Extinct
13M
1410
Abeyance
1349
1374
Extinct
1696
1630
Extinct
1645
1079
Extinct
1679
1777
Extinct
1383
1475
Extinct
1483
1481
Extinct
1585
1536
Extinct
1597
1681
Extinct
PEERAGES, &e.
TMet,
Ogle, B.
Ogle, B.
OldcMtle, B.
Orford, E.
Orford, E.
Ormonde, D.
Orreby, B.
Oxford, E.
Oxford, B.
Oxford, E.
Parr, of Kendel, B.
Parr, of Horton, B.
Pateshull, B.
Paynell, B.
Peche, of Brunne, B.
Peche,of Wcnnnleighton, B
Pembroke, E*
Pembroke, Em • •
Pembroke, B«
Pembroke, E, • •
Pembroke, £•
Pembroke, E. • •
Pembroke, E*
Pembroke, Mai. • •
PerqTf B.
Percy, B>
Perth, B.
Peterborough, B.
Pierrepont, B>
Plnkney, B
Plpard, B.
PUyB, B.
Plessets, B.
Plugenet, B. • •
Plymouth, E.
Points, B.
Portland, £•
Portsmouth, Dm.
Powys, B.
Powys, E. • •
Powis, M. .
Powif, E«
Poynings, B.
Poynings, B. • •
Poynixigs, B.
Purbeck, V
Raby, B. • •
Raby, B.
Radnor, E.
Ravensworth, B.
Raymond, B.
Rich, B.
Richmond, E.
Richmond, E. •
Richmond, E.
Richmond, D. •
RichmoDd, E.
In th» Vmmiiif ^f
Ogle
Cavendiih
Oldcasfle
RuMeU
Walpole
Butler
Orreby
Vere
Vere
Vere
Period ^I^mtmiom. Eventual DeetinMHoh,
O.
Parr
Parr
PateshuU
Paynell
Peche
Peche
Clare
Marshal
Valence
Hastings
Pole
Tudor
Herbert
Boleyn
Percy
Percy
Drummond
Mordaimt
Pierrepont
Pinlmey
Pipard
Plays
PleasetB
Plugenet
Fits-Charles
Points
Weston
Queroualle
Herbert
Herbert
Herbert
Herbert • •
Percy
Poynings
Poynings ••
VilUers
Wentworth
Wcntworth
Robartes
LiddeU
Raymond * •
Rich
Alan or Fergaunt
DeDreoz
Tudor
Fits-Roy
Stuart
P.
R.
/h>ml461tolA»7
Abeyance
leao IflOl
Abeyance
1400
Extinct
1897 1787
Extinct
1742 1797
Extinct
1681 1710
Forfeited
130O 1317
Extinct
1155 1338
Forftited
tan 1461
Fbrfeited
1464 1708
Extinct.
»
1538 15S8
Forfeited
1543 1549
Extinct
1348 1349
Extinct
1899
Extinct
1899 1383
Extinct
1321
Abeyance
1138 .
f Conveyed by an hetreis to
\ tiie Marshals
1189 m5
Extinct
1847 1383
Extinct
1339 1389
Extinct
1446 1450
Forfeited
1459 1461
Forfeited
1468
Extinct
1538
Extinct
1899 1537
Extinct
1643 1658
Extinct
1797 1800
Extinct
1688 1814
Extinct
1687 1773
Extinct
1299
Extinct
1899 1309
Extinct
1897
Abeyance
1899
Extinct
1895 1387
Extinct
1673 ia»
Extmct
1896
Abeyance
163^ 1688
Extinct
1673 1734
Extinct
1689 1748
Extinct
1674 1748
Extinct
1687 1748
Extinct
1743 1801
Extinct
1337 1670
Extinct
1337 1070
Extinct
1545 1547
Extina
1619 1657
Extinct
•
. 1640 1641
Forfeited
loss 1799
Extinct
1679 1764
Extinct
1747 1748
Extinct
1731 1753
Extipiet
. 1547 . . 1750
Extinct
temjk Wnu L
r Passed to the £unily of De
V Dreux
, 1300
Forfeited
1458 1485
Merged in the crown
1585 1536
Extinct
1613 mi
Extinct .
611
PEERAGES, &c
Ricbmond, D.
Richmoniij D.
Ilipariii, B.
RJtcti, B.
Riv6nf £•
RiTCiVf E«
Robutet, B.
Rochester, V.
Rochester, E. • •
Rochester, E.
Rochfort, V.
Rocfaf art, V.
Rockingham, B.
Rockingham, V. •
Rockingham, M.
RoUe, B.
Ronmey, B.
Roe, of Hamlake, B.
Ros, of Wecke, B.
Ros, B*
Rythre, B*
Stuart
• StUATt
Repaiilsor Rivers
- Widvile
Wldvile
• Savage
Robartet
• Carr
Wilmot
> Hyde
Boleyn
■ Carey
Watson
• Watson
Watson
• Rolle
Sydney
> Rob
Roe
r Rob
Rythre
/H>m16B3«olSM
1641 im
U9»
1448 1491
146S 1491
1QS6 1788
16B6 1764
1611 1645
1688 1681
168S 17fi3
IfiBS ..^
1681 1677
1646 I7B8
1714 1788
1746 1788
1748 17fiO
1694 1704
1864 1006
1898
1338 1398
1890
JBsmAiof
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Extinct
Abeyaaoe
ForfUted
Extinct
8L Albans, V.
St. Albans, E. • •
St. Albans, E.
8L Amand, B, • •
St. Amand, B.
St. John, B.
St. John, B.
SL Maur, B
StMaur, ofB.
St. PhUbert> &
St. Vincent, E.
Salisbury, E. • •
Salisbury, B.
Salisbury, E
Salisbury, E.
Salisbury, E.
Salisbury, B.
Salisbury, Css. • •
Sandys, B.
Sandys, of the Vine, B.
Saunderson, B.
Savage, Viscount
SavUe, B.
Say, B* •• •
Scales, B.
Scales, B. • •
Scarsdale, E.
Schomberg, D.
Scrope, of Bolton, B.
Scrope, of Masham, B. •
Scrope, of Masham, B.
Seafoilh, B
Sflgrave, B.
Seymour, B.
Seymour, tji Sudley, B.
Seymour, of Troubridge,
Sheffield, B.
Sherard, V
Shingay, B.
618
• • Baoon
Burgh
• • Jermyn
St. Amand
• • Beauchamp
St John
■ • St. John
St Maur
• • St Maur
StPhilibert
• • Jervis
D'Evereux
• Longespee
Montacute
• • Montacute
Nevfl
• • Plantagcnet
Plantagenet
.. Sandys
• • Sandys
.. Saunderson
Savage
•• Savile
Say
• • ScaleB •
Widvile
• • Seke • •
Schomberg
• • Scrope
Scrope • •
• • Scrope
Mackenaie
• • S^grave
Seymour
•• Seymour
B. Seymour ••
•• Sheffield
Sherard
•• Russell ••
temp. Step.
temp. Rich. I.
1337 1400
1681 1686 ExthKt
16n 1659 Extinct
1660 168S Extinct
1899 1318 Extinct
1313 1508 Abeyance
1899 — Presumed to be
1864 1965 Extinct
1314 — Abeyance
1317 Extinct
1890 1350 Extinct
1797 1883 Extinct
f Conveyed by an
\ theHsmilyof
ForMted
ixna _ f Conveyed by an
t the Nevilk
1448 1471 Forfeited
1479 1477 FoxMtad
1513 1541 Forfeited
1743 1797 Extinct
1589 1700 Abeyance
1714 1783 Extinct
1686 1788 Extinct
1688 1671 Extinct
1313 Abeyance
logo ^^ f Conveyed by an
i the Widvllea
1468 1483 Abeyance
1645 1736 Extinct
1689 1719 Extinct
1371 — — Dormant
1348 1415 Foiftited
1481 1517 Abeyance
1797 1814 Extinct
1864 ^— Abeyuoe
1547 1558 Forfeited
1547 1548 Forfeited
1641 1750 Extinct
1547 1775 Extinct
1718 1738 Extfaict
1697 1787 Extinct
liciicei to
to
PEERAGES^ &€.
miM.
jHUt^FamOlUff
Son6VBf B«
Soncnctf ES*
SoinQiS0tf D«
SomCTMtt D. • • • •
Somcnct* D*
Soin6Kwt« D* • '
SomCTwtf E«
Southampton, E.
Southampton, B. ••
Southampton, Cm.
Southampton
Staflbrd, B.
Staflbrd, £■
Staflbrd B. • •
Staflbrd, V*
Staflbrd, Cm* •
Staflbrd, E.
Staflbrd, of Clifton, B.
Staflbrd, of Southwyck, B.
Stanhope, of Harrington, B.
Stanlsj, B.
Staplaton, B*
Suwell, B.
Stawell, B
Strabolgi, B.
StraAnd, E*
Straflbrd, £■
Straflbrd, B*
Strange, of Knokyn, B.
Strange, of Knokyn, B.
Strange of Elknnerab B.
Strange, of Blackman, B«
StiiTelyn, B>
Sndley, B*
Suflblk, E.
Suflblk, E.
Suflblk,]!.
Suflblk, D.
Suflblk, D.
Suflblk, D.
Sunderland, E. • •
Surrey, E. • •
Surrey, E.
Surrey, E. • •
Surrey, D ••
SuMez, B.
SuMez, B.
SuMez, E. • t
SUMCZ, E.
Swilllxigton, B.
S w y unerton, B. • •
Sydney, of Penahunt, B.
Sydney, of ShenMy, V. >
Tadcaater, D.
Talbot, B.
Talbot, E.
Talboys, B.
TankerviUe, E.
TaUhall, B.
Beaufort • •
Beanfort
Beaufort ••
Tudor
Fiti-Roy
Seymour
Carr
Fiti-WUUam
WrlotheilBy
VilUera
Fita-Roy
Staflbrd
StaiRnd
StaAurd •
Howard
Howard
Howard
Staflbrd
StaiRnrd •
Stanhope
Stanley
Stapleton
StaweD
Lcgge
Strobolgl
Wentworth
Wentworth
Wentworth
Strange
Stanley
Strange
Strange
Strlvelyn
Sudley
U fluid
Pole ••
Pole
Pole
BrandOQ
Orey .•
Scrope
Wanen
Plantagenet
Fiti-Aian ••
Holland
RatcUflb
Savlla
Lennard
YelTerton •
SwilUngton
Swynnorton
Sydney
Sydney
(yBryen
Talbot
Talbot
Talboya
Grey
TatdudI
T.
/hMi 1607 le 1716
Extinct .
13B7
1471
Forftlted
1443
1444
Extinct
1448
1471
Forlleited
1496
1400
Extinct
IttS
1536
Extinct
1M7
1558
Forfeited
1613
1645
Extinct
1537
1543
Exttau:t
1M7
1607
Extinct
• 1670
1774
Extinct
1674
1774
Extinct
1899
1581
Forftited
isn
1581
ForfUted
1«47
1640
ExUnct
1640
1678
FoElUted
16n
1603
ExthKt
16B8
1768
Extinct
1371
— .
1461
1460
Extinct
1605
1675
Extinct
1486
1504
Abeyance
1313
•—.
16B3
1755
1760
1880
Extinct
1398
1375
Abeyance
1640
1641
FoifUted
168S
1095
Extinct
1711
1790
Extinct
UOO
1477
f Conveyed by ai hetatH to
I theStanleya
1488
1504
Abeyance
1805
«i—
Bxtfaict
1308
^-m
Extinct
1371
m^^
Dormant
1990
1473
Extinct
1387
1388
Extinct
1385
1513
Forftited
1444
1513
ForMted
1448
1513
Forfeited
1514
1561
Extinct
1551
1554
Forfeited
1697
1640
Extinct
temp.W.IL^-«
Conveyed by an heircM to
the riantagoiets
116S
1347
Conveyed by an beiiew to
the Fit»-A]ana
^•^^iF
1347
1307
ForlWted
1307
1400
EiFtinct
1599
1641
Extinct
1644
1671
Extinct
1674
1715
Extinct
1717
1790
Extinct
1396
•—.
Extinct
1337
— ..
' Extinct
1609
1743
Extinct
1680
1704
Extivct.
»
1714
1741
Extinct
1331
1777
Abeyance
1761
1788
Extinct
1580
•— .
Extinct
1005
1701
Extinct
1805
mmmm
Abeyance
613
PSERAOES, &c
IWm.
InatffmtUti^
Pmiod^fF
leaaieiM
^BP^^^ew^ ^Bew •^^s^pw^^B
Thame« V. ...
• Nofiif ••
../VomIflB0^16B0
Extinct
ThooMmd, B
O'Bryett
1801
■1888
BxtiBcC •
Thorpe, B. * •
« Thorpe
.. • un
— .
Eztiwrt
Xhwing, B« • •
Tweng
4307
1374
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. Vaughan
1643
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Vauz
1583
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• Vavaaour
1313
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Verdcm
1338
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• Vere
1899
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Vere
1888
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• Bacon
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1696
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1864
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1313
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1391
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Walpole • •
1749
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Walafngham, Cai. • •
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Mowbray • •
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Beauchamp
1444
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Warwick, Cm.
. Beauchamp
1445
1449
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Nevin
1448
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• Plantagenet ••
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Wellea
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1461
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Wharton, E.
Wharton, M. • •
Wharton, D.
Whitworth, V.
Whitworth, E.
Widdrington* B. • • •
Willington, B.
WUliami, of Thame, B.
wmoughby,ofParham, B. Willoughby
Wihnington, B.
Wihnington, E.
WUmot, B.
Wiltshire, E.
Wiltshire, E.
Wiltshire, E. •
WUtshiie, E.
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Winchester, E.
Windsore, E.
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Worcester, E.
Worcester, E.
Worcester, E.
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015
CHARTERS OF FREEDOM,
EXTORTED BY THE BARONS FROM KINO JOHN.
SiOMED AT RuKTMEDE) 15Ui June, 1215.
r
There are two eopict of this celebrated charter in the Cotton Library, aa old as the time of Jobh.
One has still the broad seal* although some of the wax was melted by the flames which, consumed,
on the 89d October, 1731, part of that valuable collection, and rendered a few letters of the charter
illegible. Both charters appear to have been written by the same hand. That which is without a seal
has two slits at the bottom, ftom which, doubtless, two seals were suspended.
RvNifBMBDx, or RuNTMBDBi that is, the Head of Council, (so called from being the place
where treaties concerning the peace of the kingdom had from early times been negodated,) is situated
between Staines and Windsor. There both parties met on the Ath of June, and pitdied their tents
asunder in the meadow. On the King's side appeared the Abchbiahopb of Canterbury and DubUn,
with the B18BOP8 of London, Winchester, Lincoln, Bath, Worcester, Coventry, and Rochester ; Psn-
dulph, the Pope's Legate, and Mmarie, Master of the Knights Templars in Eni^d ; William Mares-
chall. Earl of Pembroke, the Earb of Salisbury, Warren, and Arundell ; with the Barons Alan de
Galoway, William Fita-Gerald, Peter and Matthew Fits-Herbert, Thomas and Alan Basset, Hugh de
Nevil, Hubert de Burgh, Seneschal of Poictou, Robert de Roppeley, John Marescall, and Philip de
AlbinL Upon the Baronial side there wete so many as scarcdy to be numbered. The diief was
Robert Fits- Walter, their GeneraL
*«« The paragraphs inserted between marks, thiw [ ], are such clauses as were omitted in the Magna
Charta of Henry IIL, and all the Charters that followed.
3o]ftfi> bs tit <Stftrt of tiot, King of %igl«ill> Tttnt of Itc lamli^
9ufu of ICormanl^ii m\> ftquitftine^ snll laatl of Anfoit : To the Arch-
biahops. Bishops^ Abbots, Earls, Barons, Justiciaries, Foresters, Sheriffs,
Governors, Officers, and to all Bailiffs and others, his faithful subjects,
greeting. Know ye that we, in the presence of God, and for the health of our
soul, and the souls of our ancestors and heirs, to the honour of God, and the
exaltation of holy church, and amendment of our kingdom, by the advice of our
venerable fathers, Stephen, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England,
and Cardinal of the holy Roman Chunrh ; Henry, Archbishop of Dublin : Wil-
liam, Bishop of London ; Peter of Winchester, Jocelin of Bath and Glastonbury,
Hugh of Lincoln, Walter of Worcester, William of Coventry, Benedict of Ro-
chester, Bishops ; and Master Pandulph, the Pope's Sub-Deacon and Servant,
Brother Alymeric, Master of the Temple ; and the noble persons, William Ma-
rescall, Earl of Pembroke ; William, Earl of Salisbiuy ; William, Earl of War-
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ren; William, Earl of Arundel; Alan de Galoway, Constable of Scotland;
William Fitz-Gerald, Peter Fitz-Herbert, and Hubert de Burgh, Seneschal of
Poictou, Hugo de Neville, Matthew Fitz-Herbert, Thomas Basset, Alan Basset,
Philip de Albiney, Robert de Roppele, John Marescall, John Fitz-Hugh, and
others, our liegemen, have, in the first place, granted to Gk>d, and by tliis oar
present charter confirmed for us and our heirs for ever :
I. That the Church of England shall be free,* and enjoy her whole li^kts and
liberties inviolable. [And we will have them so to be observed, which appean
from hence, that the freedom of elections, which is reckoned most necessary Ibr
the Church of England, of our own free will and pleasure we have granted and
confirmed by our charter, and obtained the confirmation thereof from Pope
Innocent the Third before the discord between us and our barons, which charter
we shall observe, and do will it to be faithiiilly observed by our heirs for ever.J
II. We have also granted to all the freemen of our kingdom, for us and our
heirs for ever, all the underwritten liberties, to have and to hold, them and
their heirs, of us and our heirs :
III. If any of our earls or barons, or others who hold of us, in chief by military
service, shall die, and at the same time of his death his heir is of full age« and
owes a relief, he shall have his inheritance by the ancient relief, that is to
say, the heir or heirs of an earl, for a whole earl's barony, by a hundred
pounds ; the heir or heirs of a baron, for a whole barony, by an hundred marks ;
the heir or heirs of a knight, for a whole knight's fee, by an hundred shillings
at the most ; and he that oweth less shall give less, according to the ancient
customs of fees.
IV. But if the heir of any such be under age, and shall be in ward when he
comes of age, he shall have his inheritance wi&out relief, or without fine.
V. The warden of the land of such heir who shall be under age, shall take of
the land of such heir, on reasonable issues, reasonable customs and reasonable ser-
vices,t and that without destruction and waste of the men or things ; and if we
commit the guardianship of those lands to the sheriff or any other who is
answerable to us for the issues of the land, and he make destruction and waste
upon the ward-lands, we will compel him to give satisfaction, and the land
shall be committed to two lawful and discreet tenants of that fee, who shall be
answerable for the issues to us, or him to whom we shall assign. And if we
give or sell the wardship of any such lands to any one, and he make destruction
or waste upon them, he shall lose the wal^dship, which shall be committed to
two lawful and discreet tenants of that fee, who shall, in like manner, be an-
swerable to us, as hath been said.
VI. But the warden, so long as he hath the wardship of the land, shall keep
up and maintain the houses, parks, warrens, ponds and mills, and other ^ings
pertaining to the land, out of the issues of die same land, and shall restore to
the heir, when he comes of full age, his whole land stocked with plough and
carriages, according as the time of wainagej shall require, and the issues of the
land can reasonably bear.
VII. Heirs shall be married without disparagement^ (so as that, befiwe
■ ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ I ■■ I ■ I !■ ■ ■
* JPVM-^FrMd ttom all unjuH exactioBtuul cqppraiiiMit.
t iMiMr-RflDts iDd pnfltaifiutaif out of tbt luids or taunentt of the ward.
Oolpmf— Thinga due by custom or preicriptk», and appendant to the landi or tenenMiita in maid s
aa advowaooa, commoos* atray, ftc : aa alao ilnaa of tenants by copy of court roU.
ail utow— The drudgery and labour due ttom copyholders to their lords.
t Waimag9 Irapiamenta of husbandry.
f ZM^iMragmiwnf— According to thdr rank.
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marriage is contracted^ tlioie who are nearest to the heir in blood be made
acqiutinted with it).
VIII. A widow, after the death of her husband, shall forthwith, and without
any difficulty, have her marriage* and inheritance ; nor shidl she give any thing for
her marriage, or her dower, or her inheritance, which her husband and she held
at the day of his death ; and she may remain in the capital messuage or mansion-
house of her husband forty days after his death, within which term her dower
shall be assigned.
IX. No widow shall be distrainedf to marry herself, so long as she has a
mind to live without a husband ; but yet she shall give security that she will
not marry without our assent, if she holds of us ; or without the consent of the
lord of whom she holds, if she holds of another.
X. Neither we nor our bailiffs]: shall seize any land$ or rent for any debt, so
long as there are chattels or debtors upon the premises sufficient to pay the debt«
Nor shall the sureties of the debtor be distrained^ so long as the principal debtor
is sufficient for the payment of the debt.
XI. And if the principal debtor fail in the payment of the debt, having where-
withal to discharge it, then the sureties shall answer the dpbt ; and if they will,
they shall have me lands and rents of the debtor until they be satisfied for the
debts which they have paid for him, unless the principal debtor can shew himself,
acquitted thereof against the said sureties.
XII. [If any one have borrowed any thin^ of the Jews, more or less, and dies
before the debt be satisfied, there shall be no mterest paid for that debt, so long as
the heir be underage, of whomsoever he may hold ; and if the debt falls into our
hands, we shall take only the chattel mentioned in the charter or uistruments.]
XIII. [And if any one die indebted to the Jews, his wife shall have her dower,
and pay nothing of that debt ; and if the deceased left children under age, they
shall have necessaries provided for them according to the tenement (or real
estate) of the deceased, and of the residue the debt shall be paid, saving, however,
the service of the lords. In like numner let it be to other persons than Jews.]
XIV. No scutage or aid shall be imposed in our kingdom, unless by the com-
mon council of our kingdom, except to redeem our person, and to make our eldest
son a knight, and once to marry our eldest daughter ; and for thb there shall only
be paid a reasonable aid.
XV. [In like manner it shall be, concerning the aids of the city of London ;
and] the city of London shall have all her ancient liberties and free customs ;
as well by land as by water.
XVI. Furthermore, we will and grant, that all other cities, and boroushs,
and towns, and ports, ahall have all their liberties and free customs ; and shall
have the common council of the kingdom concerning the assessment of their
aids, II except in the three cases aforesaid.
XVII. [And for the assessing of scutages, we shall cause to be summoned,
the archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, and great barons of the realm, singly,
by our letters.]
XVIII. [And furUiermore, we will cause to be summoned, in general, by our
* .Misrrlagtf— Liberty to many where she wilL
t X)<«fraJn«i--CompeUed by lelsiiig her goods.
i Oitff^k— In this place the sheriff and his under btiliA are meant.
i By the common hnr, the king for his debt, had execution of the body, lands and goods of the debtor;
10 that this is an act of grace, restraining the power tlie crown liad poescssed btfbre
I This is aooording to Dr. Brady's explanatiOD, fftsy *fuM ttnd tMr rtprtteHtcMna or eommittimterw
to th€ common eouneitn/the kif^pdom,
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MAGNA CHABTA«^
sheriiEi and bailil&B, all others who hold of us in chief, at a certain day, tJwt b
to say, forty days before their meeting, at least to a certain place, and in ail
letters of such summons, we will declare the cause of the summons.]
XIX. [And summons being thus made, the business shall proceed on the
day appointed, according to the advice of such as are present, althou^ adl thai
were summoned come not.]
XX. We will not for the future grant to any one, that he may take the mid of
his own free -tenants, unless to redeem his body, and to make his only son a
knight, and once to marry his eldest daughter, and for this there shall be only
paid a reasonable aid.
XXI. No man shall be distrained to perform more sendee for a knight's fee
or other free tenements, than is due from thence.
XXII. Common pleas* shall not follow our court, but be holden in some
certain place. Triab upon the writs of Novel DesMum, and of Mori dPAneoHtr,
and of jDarmne Pre9enimtiiU,\ shall be taken in their proper counties and after
this manner. We, (or if we are out of the realm,) our chief justiciary shall
send two justiciaries through erery county, four times a year : who with the
four knights chosen out of every shire, by the people, shall hold the aaid
assizes in the county, on the day, and at the place appointed.
XXIII. And if any matters cannot be determined, on the day appointed to
hold the assizes in each county, so many of the knights and freeholders, aa haire
been at the assizes aloresaid, shall be appointed to decide them as is necessary,
according as there is more or less business.
XXIV. A ireemanl shall not be amerced for a small fault, but according to
the degree of the fault ; and for a great crime, in proportion to the heinooaneaa
of it : saving to him his contenement ;§ and after the same manner, a merchant,
saving him his merchandise.
XXV. And a villain shall be amerced after the same manner, saving to him
his wainage,|| if he falls under our mercy; and none of the aforesaid amercia-
ments^ shall be assessed, but by the oath of honest men of the neighbourhood.
XXVI. Earls and barons shall not be amerced but by their peers,** and
according to the quality of their offence.
• The king's court or palace was anciently the great or principal seat of judicature t hut towaxdi tbe
close of King John's reign^ the Jurisdiction of that court came to be divided, and conunon plees leftticd
to another court then erected. This new seat of Justice was called the Ban*, from heiagjCMd at Weac-
minster, where the justiciars were to sit, and not to follow the king's court.
f A writ of iteriM qf Novel Dim0i*in lies, wherea tenant for ever, or for life, is put out or diaeiaed of
his lands or tenements, rents, common of pasture, common way, or of an office, tail, dec, tbak he noMy
recover his right. A writ of Mort iTAncettor, is that which lies, where any of a man's near relations die
sdsed of lands, rents, or tenements, and after their deaths, a stranger seises upon them. A writ of
Darreine Pre^entmeni, lies, where a man and his ancestors have presented to a diurch, and after It ia
become void, a stranger presenta thereto, whereby the person having right ts disturbed. Thb article
tended greatly to the ease of the jurors, and to the saving of chaiges to the parties conceined ; fbr*
before this statute, the writs of A$Hze qf Nova DUeeitin, drc, were returnable either befbre the king,
or in the Court of Common Plees, and to be ^ken there^
t By Freemen here, and in most places, must be underttood>WeftoMer«, that is, those that hdd tbelr
lands of the king, or some other lord, by a stipulated relief.
f Contenemenium is to be understood ci tlie means of a man's livelihood, as the srma of a eoldlcr,
the ploughs and carts of a husbandman, dec
I fPMfMV»— Carts, implements of husbandry, itc
f Amerciament is derived from the French word merei, and signifies the pecuniary punishment of
an oflteder against the king, or other lord, in his court, who is found to have oAnded, and to be at
the mercy of the king or his lord.
•• Pasrj— Thereare two ordenof sultfects, Peereond Commonere. The noblai hsrt for tbrir
all the peers of tbe realm I and tbe commoiMn art aU dMOBcd peoDi of csch othir.
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XXVII. No ecclesiastical person shall be amerced for his lay tenement, bnt
according to the proportion aforesaid, and not according to me value of his
ecclesiastical benefice.
XXVIII. Neither a town nor any person, shall be distrained to make bridges
over rivers, unless that anciently and of right they are bound to do it.
XXIX. No sheriff, constable,* coroners, or others, our bailifilB, shall hold
{Heas of the crown.
XXX. [All counties and heralds, wapentakes and trethings, shall stand at the
old ferm, without any increase, except in our demesne lands.]
XXXI . If any one that holds of us a lay fee, dies, and the sheriff or our
bailiff shew our letters patent of summons concerning the debt, due to us from
the deceased; it shall be lawful for the sheriff or our bailiff, to attach and
register the chattels of the deceased, found upon his lay fee, to the value of
the debt, by the view of lawful men, so as nothing be removed until our whole
debt be paid, and the rest shidl be left to .the executors, to fulfil the will of the
deceased ; and if there be nothing due from him to us, all the chattels shall
remain to the deceased, saving to \\a wife and children their reasonable share.
XXXII. [If any freeman die intestate, his chattels shall be distributed by the
hands of his nearest relations and friends, by view of the church, saving to
every one his debts which the deceased owed.]
XXXIII. No constable or bailiff of ours, shall take com or other chattels of
any man, unless he presently give him money for it, or hath respite of payment
from the seller.
XXXIV. No constable shall distrain any knight to give money for castle-
guard, if he himself will do it in his own person, or by any other able man,
in case he is hindered by any reasonable cause.
XXXV. And if we lead him or send him into the army, he shall be free firom
castle-guard, for the time he shall be in the army — ^by our command.
XXXVI. No sheriff or bailiff of ours or any other, shall take horses or carts
of any, for carriage.
XXXVII. Neither we nor our officers or others, shall take any man's timber,
for our castles or other uses unless by the consent of the owner of the timber.
XXXVIII. We will retain the lands of those convicted of felony, but one
year and a day, and then they shall be delivered to the lords of the fee.
XXXI^. All wears for the time to come, shall -be destroyed in the rivers of
Thames and Medway, and throughout all England, except upon the sea coast.
XL. The writ which is called Prtfct|)e,t for the future shall not be granted
to any one of any tenement, whereby a freeman may lose his cause.
XLI. There shall be one, measure of wine, and one of ale, through our whole
realm, and one measure of corn ; that is to say, the Ldmdon quarter, and one
breadth of dyed cloth, and runeit, and habetjects ;l that is to say, two ells within
the list ; and the weights shall be as measures.
• CorutaMa it here taken for oonstoble of a castle. They were men in aiident timee of influence
and authority} and for plea* of the crown* had the same power within their precincts, as the sherilT
had within his bailiwick, before this act; and they commonly sealed with their portraiture on hoTM-
back. The territories of a castle regularly comprised a manor, so that erery oonstable of a castle was
constable of a manor.
t The writ called Praeipe quod reddat, from the first words in it, had sereral uses. It signified in
general, an order fttnn the king, or some court of justice, to put into possession one that complains
of haying been unjustly ousted. Apparently there wen seveial abuses of this instnimcnt.
t Ru$$tt$ and HMsy^ecCe— Spedes of coane doth.
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MAGNA CHABTA.
XLTL From henceforward, noduBg shall be given or taken for a wit of
inquisition,* from him that desires an inquisition of life or limbs — bat shall be
granted gratis and not denied.
XLIII. If any one hold of us, by fee-fam, or socage, or borgageyi* aad holds
lands by another, of military service, we wiU not have the wardship of the heir
or land, which belongs to another man's fee, by reason of what he holds of us,
by fee-farm, socage, or burgage, unless the fee-farm is bound to perform mili-
tary service.
XLIV. We will not have the wardship of an heir, nor of any land which he
holds of another, by military service — ^by reason of any petit serjeantcy he holds
of us, as by the service of giving us daggers, arrows, or the like.
XLV. No bailiif, fbr the future, shall put any man to his law,{ upon his
single accusation, without credible witnesses produced to prove it.
XLVI. No freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, or disseised, or outlawed, or
banished, or any ways destroyed ; nor will we pass upon him, or commit him
to prison, unless by me legal judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.
XL VII. We will sell to no man, we will deny no man, or defer right nor jnstioe.
XLVIII. All merchants} shall have secure conduct, to go out of and to come
into England, and to stay there, and to pass as well by land as by water, to
buy and sell by the ancient and allowed customs, without any evil toils, except
in time of war, or when they are of any nation in war with us.
XLIX. And if there be found any such in our land in the beginning of the
war, they shall be attached, without damage to their bodies or goods, until it
may be known unto us, or our chief justiciary, how our merchants be treated in
the nation at war widi us ; and if ours be safe there, they shall be safe in our
dominions.
L. [It shall be lawful, for the time to come, for any one to go out of the king,
dom, and return safely and securely by land or by water, saving his all^ianoe
to us, unless in time of war, by some short space, for the common benefit of the
kingdom, except prisoners and outlaws, (according to the law of the land,) and
people in war with us, and merchants who shall be in such condition as is above
mentioned.]
LI. If any man holds of any escheat^ as the honour of Wallingford, Notting-
ham, Boulogne, Lancaster, or of other escheats which are in our hands, and are
baronies, and dies^ his heir shall not give any other relief, or perform any other
service to us, than he would to the baron, if the barony were in possesion of the
baron : we will hold it after the same manner the baron held it.
LII. [Those men who dwell without the forest, from henceforth shall not
come before our justiciaries of the forest, upon common summons, but such as
are impleaded or the pledges of any, for any that were attached for something
concerning the forests.]
LIII. We will not make any justiciaries, constables, sheriffs, or bailiffs, but
what are knowing in the law of tiie realm, and are disposed duly to observe it.
• IfifiiMtioM— This wM • writ directed to the theriff, to inquire whether a man amt to pxieon
on tueplclon of murder wee io oommlttMl upon n reeeonaUc grcmnd of eusplcion, or tfaroagh nnllon
end tU-wilL
f FW Farm, Saeag; and Byrgag<»^To hold in F9e Farm, ii when there ie lome rent nemtd by
the lord upon the creation of the tenancy. In Soeajv, upon condition of ploughing the lordt lands, and
doing other inHnior oflices of huabendry : and in Burgugv, when the inhabitants of a Betoogh held
their tenementstvf the king at a certain rent
t TbhU Law, meeaa to hie oath.
i By Mnne old lawi, ftwelgn mercfaante were prohibited the kingdom, except in ftir time, and their
sojourn wm then limited to forty daye.
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MAGNA CHARTA.
LIV. All barons who are founders of abbies, and bave charted of the kings
of England for the advowson, or are entitled to it by ancient tenure, may have
the custody of them when void> as they ought to have.
LV. All woods that have been taken into the forests in our own time, shall
forthwith be laid out again ; and the like shall be done with the rivers that have
been taken or fenced in by us during our reign,
LVI. All evil customs concerning forests, warrens, and forresters, warreners,
sheriffs, and their officers, rivers and their keepers, shall forthwith be inquired
into, in each county, by twelve knights of the same shire, chosen by the most
creditable persons in uie same county, and upon oath ; and vnthin forty days
after the said inquest, be utterly abolished, so as never to be restored.
LVI I. We will immediately give up all hostages and engagements delivered
unto us by our English subjects as securities for their keeping the peace and
yielding us faithful service.
LVI II. We will entirely remove from our bailiwicks the relations of Gerard
de Athyes, so as that for the future they shall have no bailiwick in England.
We will also remove Engelard de Cygony, Andrew, Peter, and Gyon de Can-
celes, Gyon de Cygony, Geoffry de Martyn, and his brothers, Phillip Mark,
and his brothers, and his nephew, Geoffirey, and their whole retinue.
LIX. And as soon as peace is restored, we will send out of the kingdom all
foreign soldiers, cross-bow-men, and stipendiaries, who are come with horses
and arms, to the injury of our people.
LX. If any one hath been dispossessed or deprived by us, without the legal
judgment of his peers« of his lands, castles, liberties, or rights, we will forthwith
restore them to him ; and if any dispute arises upon this head, let the matter be
decided by the five-and-twenty barons hereafter mentioned, for the preservation
of the peace.
LXI. As for all those things of which any person has, without the legal judg-
ment of his peers, been dispossessed or deprived, either by King Henry,
our father, or our brother King Richard, and which we have in our hands, or
are possessed by others, and we are bound to warrant and make good, we
shall have a respite till the term usually allowed the Croises, excepting those
things about which there is a suit depending, or whereof an inquest hath
been made by our order before we undertook the crusade ; but when we
return from our pilgrimage, or if we do not perform it, we will immediately
cause full justice to be adminbtered therein.
LXII. The same respite we shall have for disafforesting the forests which
Henry, our father, or our brother, Richard, have afforested, and for the
wardship of the lands which are in another's fee, in the same manner as we
have hitherto enjoyed those wardships by reason of a fee held of us by knights'
service ; and for the abbies founded in any other fee than our own, in which
the lord of the fee claims a right ; and when we return from our pilgrimage, or
if we should not perform it, we will immediately do full justice to all the com-
plainants in his behalf.
LXIII. No man shall be taken or imprisoned upon the appeal of a woman
for the death of any other man than her husband.
LXIV. All unjust and illegal fines, and all amerciaments imposed unjustly
and contrary to the law of the land, shall be entirely forgiven, or else be left
to the decision of the five-and-twenty barons, hereafter mentioned, for the
preservation of the peace, or of the major part of them, together with the afore-
said Stephen, Archbishop of Canterbury, if he can be present, and others whom
he shall think fit to take along with him ; and if he cannot be present, the business
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MAGNA CHARTA*
ahalUnotwitbateuding^goonwitiunithtm: buttothat if one or more of the albn-
said five-and-twenty barons be plaintiffs in the same canse, tfaey shall be set asadr
as to what concerns this particular affair^ and others be chosen in their room oat
of the said five-and-twenty, and sworn by the rest to decide that matter.
LXV. If we have disseised or dispossessed the Welsh of any lands, libeitias.
or other things, without the legal judgment of their peers, they shall inune-
diatelv be restored to them. And if any dispute arise upon this head, the naatter
shall be determined in the Marches by the judgment of their peers*— for tene-
ments in England, according to the law of England ; for tenements in Wales, ac
cording to the law of Wales : the same shall the Welsh do to us and our aabjecka.
LXVI. As for all those things of which any Welshman hath without the legal
judgment of his peers been disseised or deprived by King Henry, our father, or
our brother. King Richard, and which we either have in our bands, or others
are possessed of, and we are obliged to warrant, we shall have a respite till the
time generally idlowed the Croises, excepting those things about which a suit is
depending, or whereof an inquest hath been made by our order before we under-
took the crusade : but when we return, or if we stay at home, and do not per-
form our pilgrimage, we will immediately do them full justice according to the
law of the Welsh, and of the parts afore-mentioned.
LXVII. We will, without delay, dismiss the son of Lewelin, and all the
Welsh hostages, and release them from the engagements they entered into with
us for the preservation of the peace.
LXVIII. We shall treat with Alexander, King of Scots, concerning the re-
storation of his sister and hostages, and his rights and liberties, in the same
form and maimer as we shall do the rest of our barons of England, unless, by
the engagements which his father, William, late King of Scots, hath entered
into with us, it ought to be otherwise, and this shall be left to the determination
of hb peers in our court. .
LXIX. All the aforesaid customs and liberties which we have granted to be
holden in our kingdom, as much as it belongs to us towards our people, all our
subjects, as well clergy as laity, shall observe, as far as they- are concerned,
towards their dependants.
LXX. And whereas, for the honour of God and the amendment of our king-
dom, and for quieting the discord that has arisen between us and our barons, we
have granted all the things aforesaid. Willing to render them firm and lasting,
we do give and grant our subjects the following security ; namely, that the
barons may chuse five-and-twenty barons of the kingdom, whom they think
convenient, who shall take care with all their might to hold and observe, and
cause to be observed, the peace and liberties we have granted them, and by
this our present charter confirmed ; so that, if our justiciary, our bailiffs, or
any of our officers, shall in any case fail in the performance of them towards
any person, or shall break through any of these articles of peace and security,
and the offence is notified to four barons, chosen out of the five-and-twenty
aforementioned, the said four barons shall repair to us, or our justiciary, if we
are out of the realm, and, laying open the grievance, shall petition to have it
redressed without delay. And if it is not redressed by us, if we should chance
to be out of the realm, if it is not redressed by our justiciary, within forty
days, reckoning from the time it hath been notified to us, or to our justiciary,
if we should be out of the realm, the four barons aforesaid shall lay the cause
before the rest and the five-and-twenty barons ; and the said five-and-twenty
barons, together with the community of the whole kingdom, shall distrain and
distress us all the wavs possible, namely, by seizing our castles, lands, and
possessions in any other manner they can, till the grievance is redressed
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MAGNA CUARTA.
according to their pleaanre^ saving harmless our own person^ and the periona
of our queen and diildren ; and when it is redressed* they shall obey us as before.
LXXI. Any person whatsoever in the kingdom may swear that he will obey
the orders of the five-and- twenty barons, aforesaid, in the execution of the pre-
mises, and that he will distress us jointly with them to the utmost of his power;
and we give public and free liberty to any one that will swear to them, and
never shaJ^ hinder any person from taking the same oath.
LXXTI. As for all those of our subjects who will not of their own accord
swear to join the five-and-twenty barons in distraining and distressing us,
we will issue our order to make them take the same oath, as aforesaid.
LXXIII. And if any one of the five-and-twenty barons dies, or goes out
of the kingdom, or is hindered any other way from putting the things afore-
said in execution, the rest of the said five-and-twenty barons may chuse another
in his room, at their discretion, who shall be sworn in like manner as the rest.
LXXIV. In all things that are conmiitted to the charge of these five-and-
twenty barons, if, when they are all assembled together, they should happen to
disagree about any matter, or some of them, when summoned, will not or can-
not come, whatever is agreed upon or enjoined by the major part of those who
are present, shall be reputed as firm and solid as if tdl the five-and-twenty
had given their consent; and the foresaid five-and-twenty shall swear that all the
premises they shall faithfully observe and cause with all their power to be
observed.
LXXV. And we will not, by ourselves or others, procure any thing whereby .
any of their concessions and liberties be revoked or lessened ; and if any such
thing be obtained, let it be null and void ; neither shall we ever make use of it,
either by ourselves or any other.
LXXVI. And all the ill-will, anger, and malice that hath arisen between us
and our subjects, of the clerflry and laity, fVom the first breaking out of the dis-
sension between us, we do rall^ remit and forgive. Moreover, all trespasses
occasioned by the said dissension, from Easter, in the sixteenth year of our
reign, till the restoration of peace and tranquillity^ we hereby entirely remit to
all, clergy as well as laity, and, as fiir as in us, do fUly forgive*
LXXVn. We have, moreover, granted them our letters patent testimonial of
Stephen* Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry, Lord Archbishop of Dublin,
and the bishops aforesaid, as also Master Pandulph for the Pope's security and
concessions aforesaid.
LXXVIII. Wherefore, we will, and firmly enjoin, that the Church of Eng-
land be free, and that all men in our kingdom have and hold all the aforesaid
liberties, rights, and concessions, truly and peaceably, freely and quietly, fully
and wholly, to themselves and their heirs, of us and our heirs, in all things and
places, for ever, as is aforesaid.
LXXIX. It is also sworn, as well on our part as on the part of the barons,
that all things aforesaid shall faithfolly and sincerely be observed.
Given under our hand, in the presence of the witnesses above-named, and
many others, in the meadow called Runymede, between Winosor
and Stanes, in the 15th day of June, in the 17th year of our reign.
o - - - So as we are first acquainted therewith, or our justiciary if we should
not be in England.
- - - o And in the same manner about administering justice, deforesting the
forests, or letting them continue.
-T- Either in England or Wales.
. • . For ever.
4 L 625
^ffuvttt of dPote0t]E(4
The FoBasTB belonged orlgliudly to the crown* and the Uagt had at different periods granted p«tti
and pared! of them to private indiyiduali , who had grubbed them up, and made them araUe aad
patturet but yet all thoae parts retained the name of foreet. Theaeforeata beiongfaig to tfaeki^g- «•
his own demeoMi* or aa the aoveieign lord, were • eonUnual aouioe of Terariowa avAta. aa w^
againat those who held them of the king, as against the neighbouring &raeaMn« uad« pnUmom of
the rights of the crown.
Every article of this charter clearly demonstrates how much the saldcct had been nnnmisod under
pretsnce of jnwaenilug the Boyal Forests.
3o]^n, is tit <Stftet of (Soil, King of lEnglanll, tcu : Know ye, that
for the honour of Qod and the health of our soul, and the souls of our ancefltors
and successors, and for the exaltation of Holy Church, and for the reformation
of our kingdom, we have, of our free and good will, given and granted, for in
and our heirs, these liberties hereafter specified, to be and observed in oar
kingdom of England for ever*
I. Jmprtmtt. All the forests made by our grandfather. King Henry, abaU be
viewed by honest and Uw^l men ; and if he turned any other than his own
proper woods into forests, to ike damage of him whose wood it was, it shall
forUiwith be laid out again and disaforested. And if he tumcKCl his own woods
into forests, they shall remain so, saving the common of pasture to such «a
were formerly wont to have.
n. 1$ the LIJ. and LV. qf the great charter put into one chapter.
III. The archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, knights, and free
tenants, who have woods in any forests, shall have their woods as they had
them at the time of the first coronation of our grand&ther. King Henry, so as
they shall be discharged for ever of all purprestures,* wastes* and aasarts,^-
made in those woods, after that time, to the beginning of the second year oif
our coronation ; and those who for the time to come shall make waste, pur*
presture, or assart in those woods» without our licence, shall answer for
them.
IV. Our inspectors or viewers shall go through the forests to make a view,
as it was wont to be at the time of the first coronation of our said grandfather.
King Henry, and not otherwise.
* pMfpr«0t«r«»— Encroachment upon the king's lands.
t H^Mfst oiMl iiMori^— Grubbing up wood, and making it arable* without licvweL
626
CHARTER OF POREflTS*
V. The inquisitioQ^ Or view for lawing* of dogs, which are kept within the
forest, for the future shall be when the view is miule^ tiiat is, every three years,
and then shall be done by the view and testimony of lawful men, and not
otherwbe ; and he whose dogs, at such time, shall be found unlawed* shall be
fined three shillings ; and for the future no ox shall be taken for lawing, and
KUch lawing shall be according to the common assize, namely, the three claws
of the dog's fore-foot shall be cut off, or the baU of the foot taken out. And,
from henceforward, dogs shall not be lawed, unless in such places where they
were wont to be lawed in the time of King Henry, our grandfaUier.
VI. No forester or bedel,f for the future, shall make any aleshots^ or
collect sheaves of com or oats, or other grain, or lambs or pigs, nor shall inake
any gathering whatsoever, but by the view and oath of twelve inspectors } and
when they make their view, so many foresters shall be appointed to keep the
forest as they shall reasonably keep sufficient.
VII. No swainmote, for the time to come, shall be holden in our kingdom
oftener than thrice a year ; that ia to say, in the beginning of fifteen days be-
fore Michaelmas, when the agisters come to agist the demesne woods ; and about
the feast of St. Martin, when our agisters are to receive their pannage ;§ and
in these two swainmotes, the foresters, verderers» and agisters shall meet^ and
no other, by compulsion or distress ; and the third swainmote shall be holden
fifteen days before the feast of St. John the Baptist, concerning the fawning
of our does ; and at this swainmote shall meet the foresters and verderers, and
no other shall be compelled to be there.
VIII. And furthermore, every forty days throughout the year, the verderers
and foresters shall meet to view the attachments of the foresto, as well of vert
as venison^ || by presentment of the foresters themselves ; and they who com-
mitted the offences shall be forced to appear before them : but the aforesaid
swainmotes shall be holden but in such counties as they were wont to be
holden.
IX. Every fireeman shall agistf his wood in the forest at his pleasure, and
shall receive his pannage.
X. We grant, also, that every freeman may drive his hogs through our demesne
roads freely and wiUiout impediment, and may agist them in his own woods or
elsewhere, as he will ; and if the hogs of any freeman shall remain one night in
our forest, he shall not be troubled, so as to lose any thing for it.
XI. No man, for the time to come, shall lose life or limb for taking our
venison ; but if any one be seized and convicted of taking venison, he shall be
jprievously fined, if he hath wherewithal to pay ; and if he hath not, he shall lie
m our prison a year and a day ; and if after that time he can find securities, he
shall be released ; if not, he shall abjure our realm of England.
XII. It shall be lav?ful for every archbishop, bishop, earl or baron, coming to
us by our command, and passing through our forest, to take one or two deer by
view of the forester, if present : if not, he shall cause a horn to be sounded, lest
he should seem to steal them. Also, on their return it shall be lawful for them
to do the same thing.
XIII. Every freeman, for the future, may erect a mill in his own wood, or
* Lowing nf DogW'-^iJitting off their clAws, ftc.
t B0d«»— Bailiff of tbeforett
i ShtM maka anw AI9 shou -That ii, taking al»«lioti to wcecute the ofltodcr.
i FsniMg^— Money f<xr feeding hogt» with nuuu in the king's foreste.
I Fert tu Fenimfw-'ThMt ia« the oSoket* which were committed in cutting wood or killing deer.
^ AgUP-TaXe in his neighbou/s cattle to feed.
627
CHARTER OF FORESTS.
upon his own land^ which he hath in the forest, or make a warren, or pond, a
marl-pit, or ditch, or torn it into arable, without the covert in arable land, ao
as it be not to the detriment of his neighbour.
XIV. Every freeman may have in his woods, the avyries of hawks, of spar-
hawks, falcons, eagles, and herons; and they shall likewise have the honey
found in their woods,
XV. No forester, for the future, who is not a forester in fee, paying us rent for
his office, shall take cheminage ;* that is to say, for every cart two- pence, for half
a year, and for the other half year, two-pence ; and for a horse that carries bur-
den, for half a year, a half-penny, and for the other half year, a half-penny ; and
then only, of those who come as buyer, out of their buliwick, to buy under-
wood, timber, bark, or chaurcoal, to carry it to sell in other places, where they
will s and for the time to come, Uiere shall be no cheminage taken, for anf
other cart or carriage horse, imless in those places where anciently it was
wont, and ought to be taken ; but they who carry wood, bark, or coal, upoo
their backs to sell, though they get tneir livelihood by it, shall for the future
pay no cheminage for passage thnnigh the woods of other men. No cheminage
shall be given to our foresters, but only in our woods.
XVI. All persons outlawed for offences committed in our forests, from the
time of Henry, our father, until our first coronation, may reverse their out-
lawries without impediment, but shall find pledges, that for the future they will
not forfeit to us, in our forests.
XVII. No coitellan or other person, shall hold pleas of the forest, whether
concerning vert or venison ; but every forester in fee shall attach pleas of the
forest,t as well concerning vert as venison, and shall present the pleas or
offences to the verderers of the several counties; and when they shall be
enrolled and sealed under the seals of the verderers, they shall be presented to
the chief forester, when he comes into those parts, to hold pleas of the forest,
and shall be determined before him.
XVIII. And all the customs and liberties aforesaid, which we haTe granted
to be holden in the kingdom ; as much as belongs to us towards our vasseU, all
of our kingdom, as well laicks as clerks, shall observe as mudi as bdtmgs to
them, towards tiieir vassals.
Note. — ^There is no original of this charter extant^ nor any copy older than
the 1st of Henry III.
* ChmmUuigia—Tem for patiing through the forest.
t May Mixe the body or goods of the oflboders to make them appetr.
628
THE
ROLL OF BATTEL ABBEY,*
FROM HOLINOSHED.
THfl Table containing tbt ibDowing vamm, ww f anncrly fufpcndad in tba Abbey of Battel, in Sue-
•czf with this ineoiption ;
Didtur a beUo, bdlnm locue hie* quia beOo
Angligen* rlcd, sunt hie in morte relicti :
Hartyria in Chxiati fcsto oeddera Calizti:
Sezagenus erat eextui miUeHimui annua
Cum pereunt Angli, itella monetiante oometA.
The authority of this oektoated document cannot, however, be much relied upon. " These are," i«3fi
Sir William Dugdale, "great erron, or rather faleiflcatione, in moet of the copies of it t by attributing
the deriyation of many firom the Frendk, who were not all of tuch eztractiott, but merely BineiUh, For
inch hath been the lubtOty of some monka of old, that, finding it acceptable unto moet to bereputed
deMendants to thoee who were companions with Duke William in his «ipeditlon» thenlbn to gratify
thcm» they inserted their names into that andent catalpgue.**
Aumarle
Aincourt
Auddey
AngtUlam
Argentoune
Arundel
Aueoant
AbeU
Aunwers
Angers
Angenoun
Ardiera
Anuay
Asperuile
Abbevile
Anderile
Bondovlla
Breton*
Amouerduile
Brabason
Bluat and Baioua
Arcy and Akcuy
Baskenrile
Browne
Albeny
Bures
Beke
Aybeuart
Bownilaina
Bikard
Amay
Bois
Banastre
Aspermound
Botelere
Baloun
Amenoges.
Bourdier
Beanrhampe
Brabaion
Bray and Bandy
Bertrsm
Bemen
Bracy
Butteoourt
Braibttf
Boundes
Brebtts and Bysey
Brand and Brouoe
Bascoun
Baidolfe
Bur^
Brolkm
Basset and Bigot
Bushy
Broleny
Bohun
Banet
BumeO
Baillf
Blondell
Bdlet
• Battsl Abbjit. WuitiAM ordered the fiiundations of a monastery to be laid on the spot
where he gained the Tictory orer Harold ; firom whidi drcnmstanoe it was called Battbx. Abbjby. As
it was there he won the crown, hewisbed the new establishmant to et^oy ail the privileges of the royal
chapel, and having obtained the consent of the metropolitan, and of the bishop of the diocese, declared it
in a fUU assembly of prelates and barons, aiffBpt "ficom all episcopal nilo and aiactions." It
in the luiguagt of later times fivmM cNecfi<»»
■3
ROLL OF BATTEL ABBEY.
Baudawin
Chaworth
Dalawaid
Flti-Hariii
Baaumont
Claremaiif
Dal^planch
Fita-Pwaa
BurdoD
ClaraU
Damnot
Fidiat
Bartauilay
Chopia
Danway
Ffta-Rawe
Bam
Cbaunduit
IMiaufe
FIta-Fita
BuaMuUla
Chantfllow
DauUa
Fita^ohn
Blunt
Cbambfliay
Dlnrd
Flaadannp
Baupwa
Ciaiiy
DoiTilla
BerUl
Curtanay
Durand
Omnay
Baidoador
ConaiUbla
Diury
Greaay
Bietta
Cholmalay
DaMtoCt
GcMinaoa
Barratt
Cbampnay
Dunstarrila
Giaqr
Boniatt
Chawnot
DunduuBp
Gaocgaa
Balnaid
CoiniTila
DtBibaltOHi
Gowar
BainlTala
Ckampaina
G««nr
Booett ^
CanuUa
EMni^t
GotaBd
Bary
CarbonaUa
EfttttavUla
Gray
Bryan
Charlai
Bngaina
Gaunaon
Bodin
Chnabacga
Efltzieis
Golofta
Bateruila
Chawnat
Batumay.
GoUcm
Bartln
Chaumoot
Grenay
BaraneuUa
Caperoun
Panawfs
Graunt
Ballaw
Chalna
FolTila
Gieila
Bauary
Cunon
Fita-Watar
Omat
BittbaU
Couilla
Fita-llannaduke.
Gurry
Baranulla
Chalten
Fleuaa
Gurky
Cheinei
FUberd
Briauan
Cataimy
Fltt-Rogar
Oeraoun
Bttfiml
Characourt
Fauaoourt
Bonudar
Cammlla
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ROLL OF BATTEL ABBEY.
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Keine
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Moaett
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Meintenore
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Loioua
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MateUy
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Maulay
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Preudirkgaat
Sent More
Malebrauch
Maleheixe
PerdTale.
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Malemaina
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Mortimere
Melun
Quinci
Toget
Mortimaine
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Newmarch
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Valingford
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