bassador to Rome, and set out from London on his journey thither, on Tuesday, June 12th, 1689. He continued there till King James left England; when, repairing to him in France, he soon after came to London, and from thence went to Ireland, and returning to France, on King James's affairs, was shipwrecked, on November 9th, 1689. He married Elizabeth.Maria, daughter and sole heir of Sir John Savile, of Copley in com. Ebor. Bart. and by her (who died on December 10th, 1732) had issue five sons, Thomas, Henry, Edward, Richard and Philip; also a daughter, Mary, who was married to Walter Lord Aston, of Forfar, in Scotland, and died 23d May, 1723. Of the sons, Henry, the second, died unmarried, on November 22d, 1720; and Richard, the fourth, deceased also unmarried; Thomas, the eldest, was the eighth Duke of Norfolk, and Edward, the ninth Duke of Norfolk, of whom I shall further treat; Philip, the youngest son, on January 7, 1724-5, married, first, Winifrede, daughter of Thomas Stonor, of Watlington-park in the county of Oxford, Esq. by whom he had issue a son, named Thomas, who was born on February 4th, 1727-8, died on January 11th, 1763, and was buried at Arundel; and a daughter Winifrede, born on August 31st, 1726, and in October, 17-19, was married to the Hon. William Stourton, brother to Charles Lord Stourton, whom he succeeded. She died 15th July, 1753. On the decease of his first wife, February 3d, 1730-1, he, secondly, married, in 1739, Henrietta, daughter of Eward Blount, of Blagdon in com Devon, Esq. (sister to the late Dutchess of Norfolk, and widow of Peter Proli, of Antwerp, Esq.) by whom he had issue Anne, born on August 29th, 1742, and married to Robert Edward, Lord Petre, on April 19th, 1762; and Edward, born on January 228, 1743-4, who to the inexpressible grief of their Graces, and the family, departed this life on February 7th, 1767, un, married. Their father died at his house, in Upper Grosvenorstreet, on February 23d, 1749-50, and their mother died 26th March, 1782, at her house in Upper Grosvenor-street, aged seventy-three years. b

I now return to THOMAS, the eldest son, who, upon the death of his uncle Henry, April 2d, 1701, became EIGHTH DUKE OF NORFOLK. He was born on December 11th, 1683, and on May 26th, 1709, his Grace was married to Mary, daughter and sole

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heir of Sir Nicholas Shireburn, of Stonyhurst in the county palatine of Lancaster, Bart. and died without issue on December 23d, 1732, at his house in St. James's-square, leaving his Duchess surviving, who afterward married with Peregrine Widdrington, Esq. and deceased on September 24th, 1754.

His brother EDWARD, thereupon, became the NINTH DUKE OF NORFOLK, and was the eleventh in paternal descent from his great ancestor, John Howard, the first Duke. When the young chevalier was advancing, in 1745, with his followers to Derby, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk retired from their seat of Worksop in Nottinghamshire, and upon their arrival at London, on December 6th, waited upon his Majesty at St. James's, where they were most graciously received. Since the accession of the present King, their Graces were frequently at court.

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His Grace, on November 6th, 1727, married Mary, second daughter and coheir of Edward Blount, of Blagdon in the county of Devon, Esq. third son of Sir John Blount, of Sodington in Worcestershire, Bart. d lineally descended from Sir Walter Blount, who, in the reign of King Edward I. married Joan, daughter and sole heir of Sir William de Sodington in that county; of which family was Robert le Blund, as the name was wrote at the time of the general survey (made in 14th William the Conqueror) who was possessed of thirteen Lordships in Suffolk. And cotemporary with him was William le Blund (probably his brother) who likewise held (as appears by the said survey) sıx Lordships in the county of Lincoln. Her Grace died without issue 27th May, 1773, and was buried at Arundel in Sussex, and his Grace survived her till 20th September, 1777, having attained the great age of ninety-two. On October 3d, he was buried in great pomp at Arundel.

The late Mr. Gilpin, speaking of the fire at his seat at Worksop in 1761, mentions the rebuilding it, as a singular instance of the spirit, perseverance, and disinterestedness of this nobleman. "It had belonged formerly to the Earl of Shrewsbury, and was gone much into decay. But the Duke liking the situation, and conceiving it to be a good centre-house to his great estates in these parts, resolved to restore it to its ancient splendor. He was now in years, but for the advantage of his heir, the honourable Edward

< The friend and correspondent of Pope, the poet.
Ex Stemmate de Famil. Blount.
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Howard, he engaged in the work, and having fitted it up in a very noble manner, at the expence of 30,000l. he was just preparing to take possession of it, when on October 22d, 1761, a fire left carelessly in the library, caught hold of the flooring of the apartment, and communicating itself with great rapidity to the other chambers, the whole edifice and all its valuable furniture, pictures, and books, were burnt to the ground. The loss was estimated at 100,000l. Such a catastrophe one should have imagined might have checked the Duke's farther designs in building, but it only roused him. Almost before the ashes of the old house were cold, he engaged again in building a new one; and taking his young heir in his hand, he laid the foundation stone of a most magnificent pile on March 25th, 1763. It was to consist of a centre, and two wings. With this work he went on so rapidly, that the centre part as it now stands, which is itself a complete palace, extending three hundred feet, was finished in 1765. At that time, Mr. Edward Howard dying, the Duke, who built only for him, dropt all farther thoughts of completing his design."

By his Grace's deceasing without issue, the family honours devolved upon

CHARLES, the late and tenth Duke of Norfolk, &c. &c. lineally descended from Charles Howard, fourth son of Henry Frederick Earl of Arundel, Norfolk, &c. as before-mentioned (p. 130.) In 1739, he married Catherine, daughter of John Brockholes of Claughton, in the county of Lancaster, Esq. by whom he had issue, a daughter, Mary, born in June 1742, and died in November 1756, unmarried; also one son, Charles. His Grace had a literary turn, having written anecdotes of his own family, and other things. He died August 31st, 1786; and was succeeded by his only son,

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Charles, present and eleventh Duke of Norfolk, who was born March 15th, 1745, and in 1767, was married to his first wife, Mary-Anne, sole daughter and heir of John Coppinger of Ireland, Esq. which Lady dying without issue, on May 28th, 1768, was buried at Darking in Surry; and on April 2d, 1771, he was married at St. George's church, Hanover-square, to his present Lady, Frances, only child of Charles Fitz-Roy Scudamore of Home Lacy, in the county of Hereford, Esq. but has no issue. While a commoner he represented Carlisle in parliament; and has taken an active part in both houses in favour of the popular interest.

Tour to Scotland, vol. i p. 18.

A See Park's Royal and Noble Authors, vol. iv. p. 328.

His Grace hath precedence of all other Dukes, not only by his creation, but likewise in respect of his office, as hereditary Earl-Marshal of England (by grant to Henry Duke of Norfolk, 24 Charles II. as before observed) and takes place with the Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord Great Constable (but after them) and Lord High Admiral of England, Lord Steward, and Lord Chamberlain of the King's household, next after the Lord Privy Seal; and above all other personages, being of the same estate and degree. His Grace's titles are,

The most high, mighty, and most noble Prince, Charles Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, and hereditary Marshal of England, Earl of Arundel, Surry, Norfolk; Baron of Mowbray, Howard, Segrave, Brewese of Gower (in Caermarthenshire) Fitz-Alan, Warren, Clun, Oswaldestre, Maltravers, Greystock, Furnival, Verdon, Lovetot, Strange (of Blackmere); premier Duke, Earl, and Baron of England, next the blood-royal; and chief of the illustrious family of the Howards.

Creations. Baron Howard, by writ of summons to parliament, October 15th, 1470, 10 Edward IV. also August 19th, 1472, 12 Edward IV; Earl Marshal, and Duke of Norfolk, and Earl of Surry, June 28th, 1483, 1 Richard III. confirmed Earl of Surry, November 3d, 1492, 8 Henry, VII. and again May 13th, 1509, 1 Henry VIII; again Earl of Surry and Duke of Norfolk, February 1st, 1513, 5 Henry VIII; Earl of Arundel in the county of Sussex (a feudal honour, or local dignity, as adjudged in Parliament, July 8th, 1433, 11 Henry VI.) by inheritance and possession of that castle only, without any other creation; also by summons to parliament, January 16th, 1580, 23 Elizabeth. By descent originally, after the conquest, by King William I. and by Maud the Empress (temp. Steph.) confirmed by King Henry II. and also, June 27th, 1189, 1 Richard I; Earl of Norfolk, June 6th, 1644, 20 Charles I; Duke of Norfolk by act of parliament, with an entail on the heirs male, and divers limitations, May 8th, 1661, 13th Charles II; and hereditary Earl Marshal, October 19th, 1672, 24 Charles II; Baron Mowbray, by writ of summons to parliament, March 21st, 1639, 15 Charles I. By descent originally, June 8th, 1294, 22 Edward I.

Arms. Four grand quarters, viz. 1. Howard; Gules, on a bend between six cross croslets, fitchy, argent; the before mentioned augmentation in remembrance of the victory gained over the Scots at Flodden-field, viz. on an escutcheon, or, a demi lion, pierced through the mouth with an arrow, within a double

tressure flory counterflory, gules. 2. Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or, a label of three points in chief argent, for Thomas of Brotherton Earl of Norfolk. 3. Checky or and azure for Warren Earls of Surry. And 4. gules, a lion rampant, argent, for Mowbray Dukes of Norfolk. Behind the whole two marshal's staves in saltire, or, enamelled at each end sable, having the King's arms at the upper, and his own at the lower end; the badge of his Grace's hereditary office as Earl Marshal.

Crest. On a chapeau, gules, turned up ermine, a lion statant guardant, Or, (his tail extended) gorged with a ducal coronet, Argent, as descended from Margaret, daughter and heir of Thomas de Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, fifth son of King Edward I. His Grace has another crest, viz. on a wreath, a mount vert, surmounted by a horse passant, argent, holding in his mouth a slip of oak, fructed proper, as Earl of Arundel : but the original crest of the family was, upon a chapeau, as before, a pair of wings displayed, each charged with the original arms of Howard.

Supporters. On the dexter side a lion, and on the sinister a horse, both argent: the latter holding a slip of oak, fructed proper: but before the match with the heiress of Arundel, the sinister was as the dexter.

Motto. Sola virtus invicta.

Chief Seats. At Arundel-castle in the county of Sussex, repaired by the present Duke at a great expence; Worksopmanor, Nottinghamshire, which he holds by grand-serjeanty, viz. a glove to the King's right hand, and supporting his right arm, at the coronation; and Greystock, Cumberland; and Home-Lacy, Herefordshire.