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quire him." After Sir Walter had thus declared his Sentiments, he retired to his Estate; upon this the Earl did not think proper to take any Steps to his

the Ifle of Britain. Hence it came to pafs, that the Duke had alfo the Title of Duke of Buccleugh, and took the Surname of Scot, according to the Custom of Scotland, where he that marries any great Heiress, or Chief of a Family, is obliged to take upon him her Name, to preserve the Family.

This famous Duke was unfortunately cut off in the 30th Year of his Age, being beheaded on Tower-hill on the 15th of July, 1685, (but the Caufe is fo well known, we need not repeat it) who, it might have been truly faid, was once the Delight of his Father (Charles the IId) and the Darling of the People. He had by his Dutchefs four Sons and two Daugthers: Charles, his eldeft Son, died young; James, his fecond Son, was ftiled Earl of Doncafter; but, by his Father's Attainder in England, he loft that Title, and took that of Earl of Dalkeith, in Scotland : This Nobleman married a Daughter of the late Earl of Rochefer, by whom he had four Sons and two Daughters, and died in the late Queen Ann's Reign: And of his four Sons only Francis is liv ing, who fucceeded him, and, upon his Grandmother's Death,

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became Duke of Buccleugh, and hath been lately restored to the Title of Earl of Doncaster. His prefent Grace's Son, the Earl of Dalkeith, married a Daughter of the late Duke of Argyll.

Henry, third Son of the Duke of Monmouth, furvived his Father, (but Francis, his fourth Son, died in the Duke's Life-time.) As to Henry, her late Majefty Queen Ann was pleased to create him Earl of Deloraine, on the 29th of March, 1706. This noble Lord is now one of the 16 Peers for North Britain, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath, one of the Lords of the Bed-chamber, Colonel of a Regiment of Foot, and Major General of his Majefty's Forces. His Lordship's first Lady was Ann; Daughter of William Dun combe, Efq; by whom he had two Sons This Lady died in 1720, and in the Year 1725 his Lordship married Mary, Daughter of Colonel Philip Howard, (who was one of the Maids of Honour to the late Queen Carolina, when Princess of Wales and by his prefent Countess (allowed by all to be a Lady of diftinguished Merit) he has one Daughter, born in February, 1727.

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Prejudice, though he pursued others who perfifted in their Designs.

This Earl's Sifter, the Lady Jane Douglas, intermarried with John Lord Glames.*

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Coner O Brien was the laft of 12 Princes Affairs of of the O Brien Family, after the Landing of King Henry the IId in Ireland, who reigned fucceffively in Thomond, and were stiled either Kings of Limerick or Thomond, instead of being Sovereign Monarchs of Ireland, as their Ancestors defervedly were.

Teige and Donogh, who were the next Brothers to Conor, died without Iffue; but Murrough, the younger, married Eleanor, Daughter of Thomas Fitzgerald, called Knight of the Valley; and by her he had Dernwid O Brien, who was the first Baron of Inchiquin :+ And the faid Conor, the laft King of Thomond, having a Son who was a Minor, to whom the Principality of Right belonged, but the Uncle had poffeffed himself of it by Violence.

This Murrough refigned the Title and Principality to the King, who was pleafed to create him Earl of Thomond during Life. Mean time Donogh, the Son of Coner, was made Baron of Ibrican, and, after his Uncle's Deceafe, Edward the VIth was pleased to create him Earl of Thomond, and limited the fame to him and his Heirs Male.

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This Year the King was pleased to create Vlick def Burgh* Earl of Clanrickard, and to make his Son, the Duke of Richmond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; and Richard Nugent, Lord Baron of Delvin,† Lord Deputy, who could the easier keep the Kingdom quiet, because the two great Enemies and Competitors, the Earls of Kildare and Ormond, were both in England. About this time the Title of Ormond was taken from Sir Pierce Butler, who was with great Pomp, in lieu thereof created Earl of Offory, at Windfor, on the 23d of February; and whoever is curious enough to fee a Copy of the Patent, and a full Account of the whole Solemnity, may find it Lib. G. 121. in the Library at Lambeth.

But it is to be observed, that among other Noblemen and Gentlemen, who contributed greatly towards the Peace of this Country, was Luke Dillon, Efq; ‡ who had confiderable Eftates in the Counties of Meath, Rofcomon, and Longford.

Now we are speaking of the Affairs of Ireland,

of Thomond enjoyed the Title, being lineally defcended from the faid Donogh; alfo to that of Viscount of Tadcaster, in the County of York, his Brother being created fo by the late King George the Ift, October the 5th, 1714; and, this laft Earl dying without Iffue-male, the Title is extinct, tho' a confiderable Part of the Eftate goes to one of the Sons of the Right Hon. the Earl of Inchiquin.

One of the Ancestors of the prefent Rt. Hon. Thomas Fitz-Morris, Earl of Kerry, married a Daughter of O Brien, Prince of Thomond: And of this Family is also the present Rt. Hon. Daniel O Brien, Ld. Viscount Clare.

* This Peer was defcended from a very antient Family, one

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of whom had been Earl of Ulfter, who married Maud, 2d Daughter to Henry Earl of Lancaster, fecond Son to Edmund Earl of Lancaster, fecond Son of King Henry the IIId; and from this great Family the present Earl of Clanrickard is defcended.

From this noble Lord the prefent Right Hon. Thomas Nugent, Earl of Westmeath, and Baron of Delvin, is defcended.

This Gentleman's Son, Luke Dillon, Efq; was Chief Baron of the Exchequer in the Year 1570; and, in the Reign of King James the Ift, Sir Robert Dillon, Knt. was created Earl of Rofcomon; and from this Peer the prefent Right Hon. James Dillon. Earl of Rofcomon, is defcended.

we fhall here take notice, that we omitted to mention, under the Head of the Affairs of Ireland, in the Year 1494, that the Order of the Garter was established in Ireland, and among others Sir Nicholas Taaf, and Sir Robert Prefton,t were two of the first Members, it confifting only of 13, which was fet afide by Act of Parliament the fame Year.—And,

In the Year 1499, that Thomas Lord Barrymore was flain by his Brother David, who was Archdeacon of Cork, but upon what Occafion, or whether he was punished for it, our Hiftorian does not tell us, only faying, "That David, Lord Barrymore, I was one of the Lords of Parliament in 66 1579.

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Whilft Turky, Hungary, Italy, France, Spain, Scotland and Ireland were thus employed,"Henry, as Rapin admits, peaceably enjoyed his Kingdom: " And then That, ever fince the Publishing of the

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*This Knight was of an antient Family, fome of whom were very inftrumental, in the Keign of Queen Elizabeth, in reducing the Irish to her Majelly's Obedience; and from him the Rt. Hon. Theobald Taaf, Earl of Carlingford, is defcended.

+ From this Gentleman the prefent Right Hon. Jenico Prefton, Lord Viscount Gormanston, is de

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fcended; one of whose Ancestors was Lord Deputy of Ireland in Henry the VIIIth's Time.

This Nobleman had a confiderable Eftate in the County of Cork; from whom is defcended the Right Hon. James Earl of Barrymore; and by his present Countefs, Sifter to Arthur Chichefter, Earl of Donegal, has feveral Children living.

We think it beft here to introduce not only_Translations of feveral Letters from the Doge of Venice, and the Duke of Milan, to the King, Queen, and Cardinal Wolfey, after the Battle of Pavia, but also King Francis's Oath, to confirm the Treaties concluded between England and France during his Captivity, (which we have from Rymer's Fadera, Vol. XIV) in Support of what we have related touching the different Negotiations carried on from that Period down to this Year.

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