A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire |
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... James Altham , Knt . , of Oxey , co . Herts , one of the barons of the exchequer , by whom he had five sons and five daus . , viz . , 1. JAMES , Lord Annesley . II . ALTHAM , who was created an Irish peer , 14 February , 1680 , by the ...
... James Altham , Knt . , of Oxey , co . Herts , one of the barons of the exchequer , by whom he had five sons and five daus . , viz . , 1. JAMES , Lord Annesley . II . ALTHAM , who was created an Irish peer , 14 February , 1680 , by the ...
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... JAMES DE AUDLEY , Otho Holland , Henry Eam , His lordship made his will in the 9th of RICHARD II . , at Sanchet Dabridgecourt , and Sir Walter Paveley . Heleigh Castle , by which he bequeathed his body to be buried II . Ambrose , D.D. ...
... JAMES DE AUDLEY , Otho Holland , Henry Eam , His lordship made his will in the 9th of RICHARD II . , at Sanchet Dabridgecourt , and Sir Walter Paveley . Heleigh Castle , by which he bequeathed his body to be buried II . Ambrose , D.D. ...
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... JAMES , 2nd Lord Balfour , of Glenawley , party to a deed , 3 August , 1635 , who m . Anne Warren , widow , and d . 8. p . 26 February following , leaving by his will , dated the 15th of the same month , Anne , his wife , his executrix ...
... JAMES , 2nd Lord Balfour , of Glenawley , party to a deed , 3 August , 1635 , who m . Anne Warren , widow , and d . 8. p . 26 February following , leaving by his will , dated the 15th of the same month , Anne , his wife , his executrix ...
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... JAMES REDMOND BARRY , Esq . , who claimed the VISCOUNTY OF BUTTEVANT , in 1825 . The 2nd son , DAVID FITZ - JAMES BARRY , Viscount Buttevant and Baron of Ibawne , was one of the lords of the parliament held by Sir John Perrot , 26 April ...
... JAMES REDMOND BARRY , Esq . , who claimed the VISCOUNTY OF BUTTEVANT , in 1825 . The 2nd son , DAVID FITZ - JAMES BARRY , Viscount Buttevant and Baron of Ibawne , was one of the lords of the parliament held by Sir John Perrot , 26 April ...
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... James , m . Elizabeth , dau . and heiress of Sir John Bluet , by whom he got Ragland , and by whom ( who remarried William Thomas , a Welsh gentleman ) he left at his decease , in 1405 , son , JAMES , 6th Lord Berkeley , of whom later ...
... James , m . Elizabeth , dau . and heiress of Sir John Bluet , by whom he got Ragland , and by whom ( who remarried William Thomas , a Welsh gentleman ) he left at his decease , in 1405 , son , JAMES , 6th Lord Berkeley , of whom later ...
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Page 160 - Dugdale) so great a tempest at sea, that, despairing of life, he threw his money and rich apparel overboard. But when all hopes were passed, they discerned a mighty taper of wax, burning bright at the prow of the ship, and a beautiful woman standing by it, who preserved it from wind and rain, so that it gave a clear and brilliant lustre.
Page 235 - Cornwall ; and his temper and affections so public, that no accident which happened could make any impressions in him ; and his example kept others from taking any thing ill, or at least seeming to do so. In a word, a brighter courage, and a gentler disposition, were never married together to make the most cheerful and innocent...
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