tuted fenefchal of Aquitain, and fent ambassador to Philip V. king of France, with full powers to treat with him concerning that dutchy. In 1318, he was again nominated fenefchal of Aquitain, and at the fame time appointed governor of the inle of Oleron, with an allowance of 5000l. He died about two years after he had been vested with thefe offices, leaving three fons and fix daughters, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Peter de Montfort of Beaudefert, in Warwickshire. William, the eldest fon, fucceeded his father, and was afterwards created earl of Salifbury. Simon, the fecond fon, was promoted to the bishopric of Worcester, from whence he was tranflated to that of Ely. Sir Edward Montagu, the third fon, fignalized himself very early in a military capacity, by defending the caftle of Werk again an army of Scots, in 1342, and afterwards by his other exploits in the fervice of Edward III. He married Alice, daughter and co-heir of Thomas of Brotherton, earl of Norfolk, fecond fon of Edward I. and by her had a daughter named Joan, married to William de Ufford, earl of Suffolk. The daughters of William lord Montagu, were, Alice, the wife of Auberie; Mary, wedded to Sir

Cogan; Elizabeth, priorefs of Halliwell; Hawife, married to Sir---- Bavent; Maud, abbefs of Barking, and Isabel, a nun there.

William, third lord Montagu, and first earl of Salisbury, in the year 1327 accompanied Edward III. in an expedition against the Scots, wherein his majesty narrowly escaped being taken in his camp near Stanhope-park, by lord Douglas. He was also, two years after, in the retinue of that prince, when he went to do homage to the king of France at Amiens. In 1330, he was one of the principal perfons concerned in feizing Roger Mortimer, earl of March, at Notingham, and for his zeal in that business, obtained a great part of that nobleman's vast estate. So well qualified was his lordship for the offices of the cabinet and field, that there was scarce an embaffy or negotiation, but what he was employed in, nor an action where he had not a confiderable command. Neither were his fervices unrewarded; for befides grants of divers lands and castles, with particular privileges, military governments, and pecuniary gifts or annuities, he enjoyed the lucrative November, 1761.

and honourable commiffion of admiral of the navy in the cinque-ports, and all other ports and places from the mouth of the river Thames weftward; was promoted to the dignity of earl of Salisbury; was honoured with the office of earl-mar fhal of England; and acknowledged and crowned king of Man, by his fovereign Edward III. in confideration of his grandmother's defcent above-fpecified. He died in the forty-third year of his age, on January 30, 1344, of a fever, occafioned by exerting himself too much at a tournament held at Windsor, to celebrate the institution of the garter, the origin of which noble order is afcribed by fome authors, to an incident which happened at a vifit king Edward III. made to the countess of Salisbury, after the defence of the caftle of Werk before-mentioned, to which her lady fhip's refolution and bounty had much contributed. By his faid countefs, who was Catharine, daughter to lord Grandifon, and who furvived her husband about fix years, his lordship had two fons, viz. William, his heir in the earldom, and John, whofe fon fucceeded to that honour, and four daughters. The latter were, Sibyll, the wife of Edmund, fon of Edmund Fitz-Alan, earl of Arundel; Philippa, of Roger Mortimer, earl of March; Elizabeth, of Giles, lord Badlefmere; and Agnes, affianced to John, fon and heir of John lord Grey of Deffrencloyt.

William, earl of Salisbury, the eldest son, was born on the 25th of June, 1329, and having fhared in the glories and dangers of the wars carried on by Edward III, and Richard II. both by fea and land, died without furviving iffue in June 1397, leaving his eftate and titles to the eldest fon of his deceased younger brother Sir John.

This John Montagu diftinguished himfelf as a statesman and foldier, in the reigns of Edward III. and Richard II. He married Margaret, daughter and heir of Thomas lord Monthermer, the eldest son of Ralph, earl of Gloucester and Hereford, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I. By that lady, in whofe right he became lord Monthermer, he had three fons, viz. Sir John, who fucceeded his uncle the earl of Salisbury; Thomas, dean of Sarum; Richard; and Simon, the progenitor of the dukes of Montagu and Manchester. had alfo three daughters, who took the veil.

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Salisbury by the death of his uncle ear William, difplayed his talents in feveral political and military capacities, in the reigns of Edward III. and Richard II. and in 1400, was beheaded at Cirencester, without form of trial, for a confpiracy against Henry IV. in favour of the depofed king Richard. By his wife Maud, daughter of Sir Adam Francis, he had two fons, Thomas, afterwards earl of Salisbury, and Richard, who died without iffue. His lady likewife bore him three daughters, viz. Anne, first married to Sir Richard Hankford, by whom he had a daughter, the wife of Thomas Butler, earl of Ormond; 2dly, to Sir John Fitz-Lewes, by whom he had Elizabeth, efpoufed to Sir John Wingfield, by whom he had thirteen children, eight of whom were knights; and 3dly, to John Holland duke of Exeter, to whom the bore a fon: Mary, wife of William, lord Feriers of Groby: and Elizabeth, married to Robert lord Willoughby of Eresby.

Thomas, earl of Salisbury, performed fuch exploits in the wars of Henry V. and Henry VI. that he is celebrated in the English annals, as one of the most renowned heroes of his time. He was killed at the famous fiege of Orleans, in 1428, about the fortieth year of his age. By Eleanor his wife, fifter and co-heir of Edmund Holland, earl of Kent, he left an only daughter, Alice, who carried the earldom of Salisbury to her husband Richard Nevil, eldest son of Ralph, earl of Westmoreland.

The principal male branch of this family being extinct by the death of the above-mentioned earl Thomas, we now return to Simon, younger fon of Sir John Montagu, by Margaret Monthermer, and, as above-related, brother to Sir John Montagu, who fucceeded his uncle William in the earldom. The faid Simon, by Elizabeth, daughter of William Houghton, Efq; had Thomas his fon and heir, who by Chriftian, daughter of Thomas Baffet, Efq; left a fon, John, who by Alice, daughter of William Holcot, Efq; had William his heir, who by Margaret, daughter of Chriftopher Bouling, Efq; was father of Richard Montagu.

The faid Richard, who refided at Hemington, in Northamptonshire, by Agnes, daughter of William Snelling, Efq; left ifue, Thomas his fon and heir, who leavng two fons John and William, by Agnes,

daughter of William Dudley, Efq; died September 5, 1517.

His eldeft fon, John, dying without issue, was fucceeded by his brother Sir Edward Montagu, alternately chief-juftice of the King's-Bench and Common-Pleas, in the reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI. who both appointed him of their privycouncil. Having affifted in drawing up the act transferring the crown to lady Jane Grey, he was, at the acceffion of queen Mary, removed from his public employments, and confined a short time in the Tower, and after his releasement from thence lived unmolested until his death, which happened on February 10, 1556. By his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Lane, Efq; he had three fons, who died young, and three daughters, viz. Dowfe, the wife of Sir Edward Watson, anceftor of the marquis of Rockingham; Anne, married to John Roufe, Efq; and Amy, to George Lynce, Efq. His fecond wife was daughter of George Kirkham, Efq; but brought him no children. By his third lady, Hellen, daughter of John Roper, Efq; he had five fons, viz. Sir Edward; Roger of Brigstock, who died without iffue; Simon, who married Chriftian, daughter of Waftlin, Efq; Thomas

of Stivecley, in Huntingdonshire; and William of Oakley, whe died a batchelor, aged 73. By the fame lady he had fix daughters, viz. Elizabeth, first married to Richard Cave, Efq; fon and heir of Sir Thomas Cave of Stanford, and afterwards to William Markham, Efq; Eleanor, the wife of George Tirrel, Efq; Ifabel, married to Bryan Lafcelles, Efq; Mary, wedded to William Watts, Efq; Margaret, the wife of Robert Wood, Efq; and Aguss, the wife of John Lane, Efq.

Sir Edward, the eldest fon, was elected one of the knights for Northamptonshire, in the first parliament called by queen Elizabeth, and was high-fheriff for that County in 1569, He died on the 26th of January, 1602, leaving fix fons by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Harrington of Exton, in Rutland shire.

Sir Edward, the eldest fon, was, in June 1620, created lord Montagu of Boughton, and from him defcended the late duke of Montagu.

Sir Walter, the fecond fon, died without iffue.

Sir Henry, the third fon, was the first earl of Manchester, of whom more fully,

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after giving fome account of his other brothers.

Sir Charles Montagu, the fourth fon, was feated in the parish of Barking, in Effex, and by his wife Mary, daughter of Sir William Whitmore, had three daughters and co-heirs, married to lord Hatton, lord North, and Sir Edward Bythe.

James Montagu, the fifth son, from the maftership of Sidney-college, in Cambridge, was, by king James I. promoted to be dean of the royal chapel, and afterwards dean of Worcester. In 1608, he was preferred to the fee of Bath and Wells, and in 1617, tranflated to that of Winchester, keeping the place of dean of the royal chapel, after his fucceffive preferments to his bishoprics. He died on July 20, 1618, with the character of a pious divine, and an upright privy-counfellor.

Sidney Montagu, the youngest son, was the ancestor of the earl of Sandwich.

Sir Henry Montagu, the first earl of Manchester, and before-mentioned third fon of Sir Edward Montagu, studied the law in the Middle-temple, and was one of the reprefentatives for Higham-Ferrers, in the forty-third of queen Elizabeth. In the first year of James I. he received the honour of knighthood, and was elected recorder of London, and one of its reprefentatives in the parliament convened in 1604. He was appointed lord-chiefjuftice of the King's-Bench in 1616, got the lord-treafurer's staff, and was created lord Montagu of Kimbolton, and viscount Mandeville, in 1620. When he refigned the office of lord-treafurer, he was conftituted lord-prefident of the council, in which place he was continued by Charles I. who created him earl of Manchester. In 1627 he was appointed lord-privy-feal, and kept that poft till his death, November 7, 1642. His lordship married three wives, by the first of whom, Catharine, daughter of William Spencer, Efq; a defcendant of one of the dukes of Marlborough's ancestors, he had four fons, viz. Edward his fucceffor; Walter, who became a famous clergyman in the church of Rome; James, progenitor of a family in Wiltshire; and Henry, master of Saint Catharine's near the Tower, who died without iffue. By the fame lady his lordhip had alfo two daughters, whereof Elizabeth, the eldeft, was first married to

Sir Lewis Manfel of Margam; and 2dly, to Sir Edward Seabright of Besford; and Lucy was the wife of Hugh Hare, lord Colrain. By his wife Anne, daughter and co-heir of William Wincot, Efq; and widow of Sir Edward Holiday, alderman of London, he had no iffue. His third wife, Margaret, daughter of John Crouch, Efq; bore him two fons, viz. George, anceftor of the earl of Halifax, and Sidney, who died unmarried; befides a daughter, Sufan, wedded to George lord Chandos.

Edward, fecond earl of Manchester, in his youth waited on Charles, prince of Wales, in Spain, and was one of the knights created at his coronation. He was foon afterwards elected one of the members for Huntingdonshire, which county he alfo reprefented in three other parliaments, till his majefty called him by writ to the houfe of peers, by the title of baron Kimbolton, in his father's Jife-time. As he had been drawn into the rebellion againft king Charles I. he no fooner perceived the fatal effects of the measures he had concurred in, than he expreffed a real concern for the parts he had acted; embracing every opportu nity to facilitate the grand project, expected from the conduct of general Monk, which his excellency had refolved on in Scotland, and communicated in that kingdom to Sir John Granville, afterwards earl of Bath, and Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel: and when his excellency accomplished it in the restoration of king Charles II. his lordfhip congratulated his majefty, in the name of the peers, on his aufpicious return to his native kingdom. He was appointed a privy-counfellor, a lord of the bedchamber, and lord-chamberlain of the boufhold.

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was was alfo honoured with the garter; reftored to the chancellorship of the univerfity of Cambridge, from which he had been ejected by Cromwell's influence in 1651; and received occafional marks of royal favour, until he died on May 5, 1671, aged 69. His lordship married five wives, but had iffue orly by two, viz. Anne, his fecond wife, daughter of Robert Rich. earl of Warwick; and Effex, his third wife, daughter of Sir Thomas Cheek. By the first of thefe ladies, he had Robert, his heir, Frances, the wife of Henry, fon of the celebrated Dr. Robert Saunderfon, bishop of Lin4 Da

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coln; and Anne, married to Robert Rich, earl of Warwick and Holland. The iffue of the third marriage were fix fons, who died young; and two daughters, Effex, married to Henry Ingram, viscount Irvin; and Lucy.

Robert, third earl of Manchester, when a commoner, was returned one of the knights for the county of Huntingdon, to the parliament, which voted the return of Charles II. and was one of the members deputed to wait on his majefty at the Hague, with their dutiful invitation. At that king's coronation, he was one of the supporters of his majesty's train. He likewife ferved for Huntingdonshire, in the parliament which met in May, 1661, and, at his acceffion to the peerage, was gentleman of his majefty's bedchamber. His lordship died at Montpelier, in March, 1682; and by his lady, who was Anne, daughter of Sir Chriftopher Yelverton, ancestor of the earl of Suffex, he left iffue three fons, viz. Charles, his heir; Robert and Heneage, who died unmarried: and four daughters, viz. Anne, married to James Howard, earl of Suffolk; Elizabeth, the wife of Sir James Montagu, chief-baron of the Exchequer; Catharine, wedded to Samuel Edwin, fon and heir of Sir Humphry Edwin, alderman of London; and Eleanor, who died unmarried.

Charles, fourth earl, and first duke of Manchester, at king James II.'s coronation, had the honour to ferve the queen as carver. He entered early into the fchemes of the prince of Orange, and was one of the few Englishmen, who were acquainted with his real views concerning the projected expedition into England. When his highness landed, the earl of Manchester raised fome horse in Huntingdonshire; and, in the convention, voted for the vacancy of the throne, and the filling it with the prince and princefs of Orange, at whofe coronation he carried St. Edward's ftaff. In 1690, he was prefent with his mafter at the battle of Boyne, and his mifcarriage at Limerick. In 1693, he was conftituted captain of the yeomen of the guard; and in 1697, was fent ambaffador extraordinary to Venice. Upon his return from that republick, next year, he was admitted of king William's privy-council. In 1699, he was declared ambaffador extraordinary to the court of France, where he refided

until September, 1701, when that court countenanced the followers of king James proclaiming his fon, and treating him as king of England. Upon that occafion, his lordship had orders to return without taking leave; and, in January, 1702, king William granted him the secretary of ftate's feals, of which he was deprived on queen Anne's acceffion. In 1707, he went, in quality of ambassador extraordinary, to the courts of Vienna, Turin, and the republic of Venice, into which latter city he made a fplendid entry. After his return to England in 1708, he led a retired life until the acceffion of George I. who constituted him lord lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of Huntingdonshire (as he had been in the reigns of king William and queen Anne) a member of the privy-council, one of the gentlemen of his bedchamber, and on April 30, 1719, created him duke of Manchester, which preferment his grace did not long enjoy, being deprived thereof by death, on January 20, 1722. By his dutchefs, Dodington, one of the two co-heireffes of Robert Grevile, late lord Brook, he had two fons, William, late duke of Manchester, and Robert, now duke of Manchester ; and four daughters, lady Anne, who died unmarried; ladies Dodington and Elizabeth, unmarried; and lady Charlotte, married to Pattee Byng, late viscount Torrington.

William, duke of Manchester, was lord lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of Huntingdonshire, a lord of the bed-chamber, captain of the yeomen of the guard, and knight of the garter. At the coronation of George II. he bore the golden fpurs for the earl of Suffex, between the dukes of Montagu and Kent. He wedded, in April, 1723, lady Isabella, the eldest of the two daughters, and fince coheirs, of John duke of Montagu: but died, in 1739, aged 39, without iffue; and her grace was afterwards married to Edward Huffey, of the kingdom of Ireland, Efq; now Sir Edward Huffey, knight of the Bath.

Robert, duke of Manchefter, the twen ty-third in paternal descent from Drogo the founder of his family, when a commoner, 'was, in 1734, elected one of the knights for Huntingdonshire, being then vice-chamberlain to queen Caroline. On his acceffion to the peerage, he was conftituted lord-lieutenant and cuftos rotu