lord mayor of London, and left at his decease, 18 August, 1740, an only son, HENRY, successor to his grandfather. Richard, M.P., m. Henrietta, dau. of Thomas Pelham, Esq., of Stanmer, in Sussex; and d. 8 August, 1749. His widow m. George Neville, 1st Earl of Abergavenny, and d. 1768. The viscount m. 2ndly, 11 May, 1738, Isabella, dau. of Sir Francis Gerard, Bart., and relict of Sir John Fryer, Bart., but by her (who d. 10 August, 1762), had no other issue. His lordship d. 10 June, 1757, and was s. by his grandson, HENRY TEMPLE, 2nd viscount, b 4 December, 1739; who m. 1st, 6 October, 1767, Frances, only dau. of Sir Francis Poole, Bart, of Poole Hall, co. Chester, but by her (who d. 2 June, 1769), had no issue. His lordship m. 2ndly, at Bath, 5 January, 1783, Mary, dau. of Benjamin Mee, Esq., and sister of Benjamin Mee, Esq., Director of the Bank, by whom (who d. 8 February, 1805) he left, HENRY-JOHN, his heir. William (Sir), K.C.B., minister plenipotentiary to the Court of Naples; b. 19 January, 1788; d. unm. 24 August, 1856. Frances, m. 9 August, 1820. to Captain (afterwards viceadmiral) William Bowles, R.N., and d. in 1838. Elizabeth, m. in 1811, Right Hon. Laurence Sulivan, of Ponsbourne Park, Herts, some time deputy secretary-atwar, and a commissioner of the royal military asylum; and d. 1837, leaving issue two sons, of whom, the elder d. at Lima in 1856, and the younger, the Rev. HENRY WILLIAM SULIVAN, M.A., is rector of Yoxall, co. Stafford; and three daus., of whom, the eldest, ELIZABETH, m. 8 May, 1851, Henry Hippisley. Esq., of Lamborne Place and Sparsholt House, Berks, and the 2nd, MARY, m. 6 July, 1865, Rev. R. G. Baker, vicar of Fulham, and prebendary of St. Paul's. The viscount, who sat in the English House of Commons for East Looe and Borobridge, d. 17 April, 1c02, and was s. by his HENRY-JOHN TEMPLE, 3rd viscount, K.G., G.C.B., PC, D.C. L.; Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, b. at Broadlands, near Romsey, Hants, 20 October, 1784, and educated at Harrow, Edinburgh, and Cambridge. In 1806, he contested, unsuccessfully with Lord Henry Petty, the representation of the University of Cambridge, and again in 1807, with a similar result, but in 1811, he was more fortunate, being then returned for that constituency, which he continued to represent up to 1831. He had meanwhile entered the House of Commons as M.P. for Helston, and had held office as a Lord of the Admiralty in 1807. From 1809 to 1828 he was secretary at war; and Fore Secretary from 1830 to 1834, from 1835 to 1841, and from 1845 to 1851. In December, 1852, he was constituted Secretary of State for the Home Department; and 8 February, 1855, FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY, which office he resigned 26 February, 1858, but resumed it 24 June, 1859, and held it up to the period of his decease. His lordship, after his retirement from the representation of the University of Cambridge, sat for Bletch ingley, 1831, for South Hants from 1832 to 1834, and for Tiverton since 1835. He m. 16 December, 1839, Emily-Mary, dau asi (by the deaths of her brothers, Viscount Melbourne, the Prime Minister, and Lord Beauvale,) sole heiress of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne, and widow of Peter-Leopold, 5th Earl Cowper, but had no issue. His lordship, a most distinguished, able, and popular statesman, d. 18 October, 185, deeply lamented by the nation at large, irrespectively of politics or party, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, in a grave closely adjoining those of Pitt and Canning. At his death the honours of his family became EXTINCT. Arms-Quarterly: 1st and 4th, or, an eagle displayed, a, 2nd and 3rd, arg., two bars, sa., each charged with three martlets, or. вод CORRIGENDA. Page 15. ATON-BARONS ATON. WILLIAM DE ATON, who was summoned to parliament, 8 January, 1371, had by Isabel, his wife, dau. of Henry, Lord Percy, a son, WILLIAM, who d. v. p.; and three daus., who became his co-heirs of these, Anastatia, m. Edward de St. John; Catharine, m. Sir Ralph de Eure; and Elizabeth, m. 1st, William Playz, 2ndly, John Coniers; the representatives of which co-heirs are SOPHIA, BARONESS DE CLIFFORD, JAMESBROWNLOW-WILLIAM GASCOYNE-CECIL, MARQUESS OF SALISBURY, and JOHN LEVESON-GOWER, Esq., of Bill-Hill, Berks, descended (through the Tuftons, Earls of Thanet) from Anastatia de Aton, eldest dau. and co-heir of William, Lord Aton, and wife of Edward St. John. Sir CHARLES-WILLIAM STRICKLAND, Bart., the heir-general of Catherine de Aton, the second co-heir, and THOMAS STONOR, LORD CAMOYS, the descendant of Elizabeth de Aton the third co-heir. Page 93. BURKE-LORD LEITRIM. JOHN BURKE, Lord Leitrim, is stated to have had two sons, JOHN, executed for treason, and Redmond, who was a fugitive in Spain, in 1615. Page 162. DE DREUX-EARLS OF RICHMOND. I have found it impossible to reconcile the conflicting accounts of the earlier generations of the ancestry of the Earls of Richmond: Dugdale's statement differs materially from the descent given in the third general Report of the Lords' Committee on the dignity of a Peer, a descent followed by Nicolas and Courthope, whereas the pedigree in the Art de Vérifier les dates is again quite dissimilar. My esteemed and accomplished friend, the present Lord Gort, has afforded me the advantage of his researches on the subject of the De Dreux pedigree, and I have rested my narrative on what appeared to me to be the most reliable sources of information. Page 208. FITZ-JAMES-DUKE OF BERWICK. The Duke of Alba, brother-in-law of Eugenie, Empress of the French, is now, by descent, DUKE OF BERWICK, and has four Spanish dukedoms, ALBA and LIRIA conferred on his great ancestor, Marshal Berwick, MONTORO and OLIVARIS. Page 218. FLEMING-EARLS OF WIGTON. The following is the earlier LINEAGE of this noble family:SIR MALCOLM FLEMING (elder son of Sir Robert Fleming, of Cumbernauld, the adherent of ROBERT BRUCE, and brother of Sir Patrick Fleming, of Biggar, jure uxoris, a dau. and co heir of Sir Simon Fraser,) fought in the second body of the Scots army, at Halidonhill, 19 July, 1333, and was one of the few who were not slain. His subsequent participation in the conveyance of King DAVID II., to France, and his many gallant services were requited on the king's return, in 1341, by a grant of a charta, dated 9 November, 1341, conferring on him the title of EARL OF WIGTON. The earl was taken prisoner at the battle of Durham, 17 October, 1346, and with his royal master, endured a long and dreary captivity in the Tower of London, but eventually he sat in the parliament of Scotland, at Edinburgh, 26 September, 1357. He is said to have had two daus., onem. to Sir John Danielston, and Marjory, m. to William de Fawsyd; he had also a son, JOHN FLEMING, one of the hostages for the ramsom of King DAVID II., under the style of "Johan Flemyng, heir au Counte de Wygeton." It is, however, probable that he was dead before 1351, and that Johan is a mistake for Thomas. His son, THOMAS FLEMING, 2nd Earl of Wigton, was, under the style of Thomas Fleming, grandson of the Earl of Wigton, one of the hostages for DAVID II., when he was permitted to visit his dominions, 4 September, 1351. By deed of sale, dated at Edinburgh, 8 February, 1371-2, this Thomas sold "pro unâ certâ et notabili summâ pecuniæ " the Earldom of Wigton to Archibald Douglas, and the sale was confirmed by the king. Henceforward, he was styled "Thomas Flemyng, dudum Comes de Wigton." He was 8. by his cousin, SIR MALCOLM FLEMING, of Biggar (son of Sir Patrick Fleming, of Biggar, by his wife, a co-heiress of Sir Simon Fraser, of Oliver Castle), who had charters from King DAVID II., of the lands of Leigne, forfeited by John Kennedy. He had two sons, I. DAVID, of whom presently. II. Patrick, ancestor of the Flemings of Bord. The elder son, SIR DAVID FLEMING, of Biggar and Cumbernauld, distinguished himself at the battle of Otterburn, in 1388, and had several charters from King ROBERT III. He m. 1st, Jean, only dau. of Sir David Barclay, of Brechin, and by her had one dau., MARION, m. to William Maule, of Panmure, who in his right, claimed the Barony of Brechin. He m. 2ndly, Isabel, heiress of Monycabon, by whom he had two sons, 1. MALCOLM (Sir). II. David, whose son, Malcolm Fleming, of Boghull, and Elizabeth de Horeston, his wife, had a charter of the lands of Boghull and Haddoliston, in the shire of Renfrew, 15 June, 1452. The elder son, SIR MALCOLM FLEMING, of Biggar and Cumbernauld, was knighted by King ROBERT III. He m. Lady Elizabeth Stewart, 3rd dau. of Robert, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland, and by her had issue, I. MALCOLM, who appears to have d. v. p., and 8. p. 1. Margaret, m. to Patrick, Master of Gray. Sir Malcolm was arrested with the Duke of Albany, in 1425, but was soon after released. Eventually, accompanying William, Earl of Douglas, to Edinburgh Castle, he was, after a hurried trial, there beheaded, 1440. His 2nd son, SIR ROBERT FLEMING, of Biggar and Cumbernauld, was created a peer of parliament as LORD FLEMING, but the date of his creation is not known. He . 1st, Lady Janet Douglas, 3rd dau. of James, 7th Earl of Douglas, and by her had issue, I. MALCOLM, his heir. 11. Robert, mentioned in the records of parliament, 12 June, 1478. 1. Elizabeth, m. to John, Lord Livingston. 11. Beatrix, m. to Sir William Stirling, of Kier. Hem. 2ndly, Margaret, dau. of John Lindsay, of Covingtoun, but by her had no issue. The elder son, MALCOLM FLEMING, of Monycabon (who d. v. p.), m. Eupheme, dau. of James, Lord Livingston, and had issue, 1. David (Sir), d. in the life-time of his grandfather. II. JOHN, 2nd Lord Fleming. 1. Elizabeth, m. to George Fleming, son and heir apparent of William Fleming, of the Bord. II. Isabel. The 2nd son, JOHN FLEMING, 2nd Lord Fleming, succeeded his grandfather, 1494, went as ambassador to France, and became Chamberlain of Scotland. He m. Eupheme, 5th dau. of David, Lord Drummond, and by her (who was poisoned with two of her sisters, in 1501), had issue, 1. MALCOLM, 3rd Lord Fleming 1. Elizabeth, m. to William, Lord Crichton, of Sanquhar. 1. Margaret, m. to John Cunningham, of Glengarnock. 1. Johanna, m. 1st, to John Sandilands, of Calder; and 2ndly, to David Crawford, of Kerse. He m. 2ndly, Lady Margaret Stewart, eldest dau. of Matthew, 2nd Earl of Lennox, which lady m. 2ndly, Alexander Douglas. of Mains. Lord Fleming m. 3rdly, Agnes Somerville, relict of the deceased John, Lord Fleming. The 2nd Lord Fleming was assassinated 1 November, 1524. His son and heir, MALCOLM FLEMING, 3rd Lord Fleming, 8. his father as Great Chamberlain of Scotland; he m. Johanna, or Janet Stewart, natural dau. of King JAMES IV., by Isabel Stewart, dau. of James, Earl of Buchan, and had issue, I. JAMES, 4th Lord Fleming. II. JOHN, 5th Lord Fleming. I_Janet m. 1st, John Livingston, eldest son of Alexander, 5th Lord Livingston. n. Agnes, m. to William, 6th Lord Livingstone. II. Margaret, m. 1st, to Robert, Master of Montrose; 2ndly, to Thomas, Master of Marr; and 3rdly, John, 4th Earl of Atholl, high chancellor of Scotland. Iv. Mary, m. 6 January, 1567, to William Maitland, of Ledington. The 3rd Lord Fleming founded the Collegiate Church of Biggar. He was slain at Pinkie, 1547, and 8. by his son, JAMES FLEMING, 4th Lord Fleming, Great Chamberlain of Scotland, m. Lady Barbara Hamilton, eldest dau. of James, Duke of Chatelherault, governor of Scotland, and by her had a dau., Jane, m. 1st, to John, Lord Thirlestane, high chancellor of Scotland. The 4th Lord Fleming, one of the eight commissioners chosen by parliament to represent the Scottish nation at the nuptial of MARY, Queen of Scots, with the Dauphin of France, d. at Paris, 15 December, 1558. He was 8. by his 1. JOHN, 6th Lord Fleming. 1. Mary, m. to James Douglas, of Drumlanrig. II. Jane, m. to William Bruce, of Airth. 11. Margaret, m. to Sir James Forrester, of Carden. The 5th Lord Fleming, a devoted adherent of Queen MARY, was accidentally wounded at Edinburgh, and d. shortly after, 6 September, 1572. The son and heir, JOHN FLEMING, 6th Lord Fleming, was created EARL OF WIGTON, Lord Fleming and Cumbernauld by patent, dated at Whitehall, 19 March, 1606. Page 228. (The continuation is at page 218.) GENEVILL-BARON GENEVILL. SIR SIMON DE GEYNVILLE, or JOINVILLE, who m. Joan, dau. and heir of Richard Fitz Leon, succeeded in her right to Culmolyn. His son, Nich las, dying v. p. without issue, his, Sir Simon's heirs, were the son of his dau., Joan, who m. John Cusa k, the son of his dau., Elizabeth, who m. William de Loundres; and Simon, Lord Slane, the son of his dau., Matilda, whom. Baldwyn, Lord Slane. Matilda appears to have been the eldest dan,, and, in her right, her son succeeded to Calmolyn, which remained in the Fleming family until the forfeiture in 1691. Page 327. LIVINGSTONE-BARONS LIVINGSTONE AND EARLS OF LINLITHGOW. In the United States of America may be found descendants of some of the ancient nobility of England, Scotland, and Ire land. The family of Livingstone, of New York (unquestionably descended in the direct male line from the old Lords Livingstone) is a memorable case in point: its immed ate ancestor was the celebrated divine, John Livingstone, & in 1603, who, from religious persecution, went or was exi ed to Holland. He was a man of talent and influence, and was sent to the Hague to solicit King CHARLES II. to resume the throne. He m. a Flemish lady, and d. in 1672, leaving issue. His diary, on parchment, as well as his portrait (by Rebrandt), is still preserved. The diary has been printed. To his son, ROBERT LIVINGSTONE, Queen ANNE, granted a v~} considerable tract of land, in the State of New York, which became the manor of Livingstone, and continues to be the scal of the family. The original grant was of vast extent, and its proprieto the Livingstones, were all called lords of the manor, until the War of Independence destroyed titles and entails. At the death of the 3rd and last lord of the manor, the manor wi divided into four portions, HENRY-WALTER LIVINGSTONE of Teviotdale, inheriting two of those portions. Beside the poe session of their landed estates, the Livingstones of Amerva have gained distinction by their conspicuous abilities and great public services. ROBERT-R LIVINGSTONE, b. at New York, 27 November, 1746 was one of the committee who drew up the Declaration of in dependence. In 1780, he was apppointed Secretary of FLA Affairs, and, on the adoption of the constitution of New York was constituted chancellor of that state. In 1801, he wEL M minister plenipotentiary to the court of France, and gained the especial favour of Napoleon, who gave Livingstone, hisportat by Isabey, surrounded by valuable diamonds. During t diplomatic residence at Paris, Livingstone accomplished, w** the aid of Mr. Munroe, the transfer of Louisiana to the RA States. His memoirs have been published as well as the e of his brother Edward Livingstone, a famous American legislator. Robert Livingstone formed the acquaintance, while a Paris, of Robert Fulton, and was associated with that exig engineer (who married his niece Harriet Livingstone) in gr steam navigation enterprises. Chancellor Livingstone, was was founder and first president of the New York Academy the Fine Arts, d. 26 March, 1813, honoured as an alle sta man, an upright and useful citizen, and "highly distinguisDPĖ public servant.' Another eminent member of the family was GovES T Livingstone (governor of the State for life), whose dan... celebrated John Jay. Some years ago, several members f American family visited Admiral Sir Thomas Livingstre a Scotland (then keeper of the Royal Palace of Linlithgow. received them with great kindness, and afterwards commap2 ded with them until his death. Page 348. MAGENNIS-VISCOUNT MAGENNIS, OF IVEAGH. The following curious documents describe the condit ed the Lords Iveagh after the Restoration The state of the Claime of the Lord of Iveaghe is w followeth: The Lord of Iveaghe had two Mannor Houses in the ex of Doune before the warres, vizt., Rathfrilan and Narrow-walk both of them are now demolished. At Rathfrilan, one Mr. Hawkins, an Adventurer, bath b a house, which, as he alleadgeth cost him £300 or the way na The lande about that Mannor for 2 miles every wa! #24 worth six pence per Acre as they stand now in Lesse fe said Adventurer, and the most parte of the land con thereto being in Mortgage with Colonell Hill for £100 as all the said inconveniences and encumbrances bet that place hath hindered the Ler of Iveagbe to sa his Election there. The Mannor of Narrow-water is, 1500 acres contiguous about Page 359. it, leased by one Mr. Barker Deane, an Adventurer, to Mr. Charles Bolton for £40 per annum for severall years to come, which lease is also given over by Mr. Bolton to the Lord of Dungannon, so as the Lord of Iveaghe could not fix on 2000 acres in that place. Wherefore he hath made his election on a place called Keilmore. On this Keilmore the late Lord of Iveaghe built a house before the warres, and was dwelling therein the summer before his death, and his Lady. It was proved by two witnesses in the Court of Claimes that the said late Lord dwelled there, and that Sir William Brownlow and Mr. Burly the then High Sheriffe of the county of Doune did dine with His Lordship at Keilmore. Wherefore the now Lord of Iveaghe made his election and claime of 2000 acres contiguous, at Keilmore, although the house built thereon be demolished as the other houses are, which election he humbly conceiveth is suitable to His Matie's intencons and Royall favours declared in the Act of Explanacon intended for him as one of the Nominees therein menconed. Notwithstanding it was objected by the Councell and the persons in possession of the premises that it was not due election, none of the said Mannor Houses being fixed upon, and it is further alledged that the most parte of the said 2000 acres was in the Dowager Lady Iveaghe's possession in Anno 1641, as parte of her joynture, given her uppon a writt of Dower sued out of the Comon place after the late Lord of Iveaghe's death, in the minority and wardshippe of the now Lord of Iveaghe. In answer to these objections the said Lord offers that his father having built and lived at Keilmore as aforesaid that it is grounds sufficient enough for him to make his election there. And as to the other parte of the objection he saith that it appeareth by a Deede of feoffment inserted in an office taken after the death of Arthure Lord Viscount of Iveaghe, the now Lord of Iveaghe's grandfather, that upon the intermarriage between the late lord of Iveaghe and the Lady Dowager now living, that other lands were made over to the said Lady in liewe of her joynture, which lands were in particular nomi. nated in the said Deede of which lands the 2000 acres of Keilmore aforesaid claimed by the now lord is noe parte; that a writt of Dower could not give her any other joynture but what was made over to her as aforesaid, that she taking then advantage of the now Lord of Iveaghe's minority, tooke out the said writt of Dower unknowne to the Master of the Wardes, and to his guardian the Lord Marquis of Antrim. That for all the reasons aforesaid hee humbly prayeth his said election may stand, and that the said 2000 acres may forthwith be assigned out, in regard he hathe not a foote of land in Conaught or elsewhere to subsist by or live uppon as the other Nominess have; and that the rather as the said Lady Dowager now living hath not a foote of land as a Dower or joynture nor provided of any wayes either by the Acte of Settlement or Explanacon. Carte MSS., Bodleian Library, Oxford, Vol. 35, p. 139. Patrick Ma Ginn to His Grace the Duke of Ormonde. Whitehall, this 9th April, 1666. My Lord,-At this very instant I received a letter from poore my Lord Iveaghe's agent acquainting me how he is hindered in order to getting his 2000 akers by the power and creditt of his adversaries. The poore man hath no body to support him there, nor I noe friend to rely upon but your Grace. Therefore I humbly begg of your Grace to shew yourselfe in this conjoincture his friend, specially seeing his right is so cleere as the Commissioners themselves tould me there, it being a generall rule that any nominee could chuse out of their estates any 2000 ackers. You know my Lord how troublesome I have been heretofore both to the King and to your Grace for this poore man, and how often your Grace gave me all the hopes I could expect to favour him: Now is the time: My Lord, one word in his behalfe to the Commissioners will do his businesse, which I dare promise myselfe your Grace will due as well for his sake as for the justness of his cause. I will trouble you noe more upon this subject but wish your Grace all happinesse and long health, fer which shall ever pray, MARTIN-BARON MARTIN. NICHOLAS MARTIN (the only son of Nicholas, the baron by tenure), who d. before his father, had a son, WILLIAM, and a dau., MARIA, who m. RICHARD FLEMING, BARON OF SLANE WILLIAM MARTIN, the son of William, was summoned to parliament after his succession, 19th EDWARD II., and d. in the next year. ELEANOR, his sister, who m. William de Columbers, d. 8. p., and the barony devolved upon James, Lord Audeley, who had livery of all the Martin estates. On the death of Nicholas, Lord Audeley, the son of James, the Barony of Martin fell into abeyance between his three sisters, and it is now in abeyance between the present Lord Audley and the co-heirs to the Barony of Fitz-Warine, Sir Bourchier Wrey, and others. Page 360. MASSUE DE RUVIGNY-EARL OF GAL- DANIEL DE MASSUE, Baron de Ruvigny, (son of Nicholas de THE MARQUESS OF RUVIGNY," says Macaulay, "had been during many years an eminently faithful and useful servant of the French government. So highly was his merit appreciated at Versailles, that he had been solicited to accept indulgencies which scarcely any other heretic could by any solicitation obtain. Had he chosen to remain in his native country, he and his household would have been permitted to worship God privately according to their own forms. But Ruvigny rejected all offers, cast in his lot with his brethren, and, at upwards of eighty years of age, quitted Versailles, where he might still have been a favourite, for a modest dwelling at Greenwich. That dwelling was, during the last months of his life, the resort of all that was most distinguished among his fellow exiles. His abilities, his experience, and his munificent kindness, made him the undisputed chief of the refugees. He was at the same time half an Englishman: for his sister had been Countess of Southampton, and he was uncle of Lady Russell. He was long past the time of action. But his two sons, both men of eminent courage, devoted their swords to the service of WILLIAM. The younger son, who bore the name of CAILLEMOT, was appointed colonel of one of the Huguenot regiments of foot. The two other regiments of foot were commanded by La Melloniere and Cambon, officers of high reputation. The regiment of horse was raised by Schomberg himself, and bore his name. Ruvigny lived just long enough to see these arrangements complete." Page 416. PALMER-EARL OF CASTLEMAINE. The baronetcy of the Palmers, Barts, of Wingham, Kent, and Dorney Court, Bucks, to which family the Earl of Castlemaine belonged, became EXTINCT at the death in 1838, of SIR CHARLESHARCOURT PALMER, the 6th baronet, there having been no legal marriage between him and his first cousin, the mother of his children, the eldest surviving of whom, John, however, took by devise, Dorney Court and the other estates of Sir Charles, and he, dying in 1852, was 8. by his brother, the late REV. HENRY PALMER, of Dorney Court, who m Sarah, dau. of George Gerrard, Esq., and has a son, Charles-James Palmer, Esq., barrister-at-law, J.P. and D.L. of Bucks. Page 445, PRESTON-VISCOUNTS TARA. In the Carte MSS., Bodleian Library, Oxford, Vol 42, p. 191, occurs the following Royal Letter with reference to Thomas, last Viscount Tara: Whitehall, August 14, 1662. My Lo. Orrery,-When I came first to Bruges in Flanders nd was far from being in a good condition, I found my Lord of aragh there, who invited me to his hous where I lodged neer a month till I could provide another place for myself; and during the whole time of my abood in those parts he gave me frequent evidences of his good affection and dutye to me, which I resolved to have requited if he had lived. And therefore since hee and his wife are dead, I must particularly recommend his children to you, and likewise their Aunt, Miss Warren, who was there likewise at Bruges, to your care, that they may be out of hand put into the possession of ye severall ୮ which belong to them, of which you are to advertise the other Lords Justices to the end that you may all give effectual orders to the Commissioners to that purpose, and let them know I expect a good account of this business. Your very affectionate friend, CHARLES R. (Endorsed) "This Ltre. all written with ye King's own hande." Page 543. UFFORD-BARON UFFORD. Gilbert, in his History of the Viceroys of Ireland, speaking of Sir Ralph de Ufford, viceroy temp. EDWARD III., relates that "the colonial chroniclers of the time, reflecting to some extent the feelings of the settlers, declared that d'Ufford's death was hailed with joy by clergy and laity, who, in consequence, celebrated their Easter with merry hearts; the tempests and floods, which had continually prevale from the day of his arrival, suddenly ceasing when he died. They denounced him as an unjust man, greedy of gain; doing everything by violence, equitable to none, a robber and oppressor of both rich and poor; adding, that he revoked and cancelled grants which he had made under the king's seal, and extorted money by indicting and imprisoning ecclesiastics as well as laymen. Much of his severity was ascribed to the counsels of his wife, of whom the colonial writers recorded, with malignant satisfaction, that she, who had for a time maintained the state of a queen, subsequently, with her people, bearing d'Ufford's remains in a leader coffin, in which her treasure was secreted, passed privately from Dublin Castle, evading her clamorous creditors, an 1 returned ingloriously to England, in horrible grief of heart, sad, and mournful, with the doleful badges of death, sorTTOW, and heaviness.' The viceroy was interred by his widow in the nunnery of St. Clare, at Cumpsey, or Camescy, near the town of Ufford, in Suffolk, the burial place of her first husband, Wiliam de Burgh, Earl of Ulster; and, through the influence of her brother, Henry, Earl of Lancaster, she obtained incense from EDWARD III. to found there a chantry of five priests, to offer up prayers perpetually for the repose of their souls.” The fact, stated by Gilbert, that Ufford's remains were interred by his widow in the nunnery of St. Clare, at Camps y, near the town of Ufford, the burial place of her first husband, William de Burgh, clearly proves that the second marriage of de Ufford mentioned by Dugdale could not have taken place and that Vincent's account of the Ufford pedigree is the more accurate. |