I Sir Viscount. Sir John, Sir John Tracy, who fucceeded, was knighted by K. James I. ferved the office of sheriff for the county of GlouViscount. cefter in 1609; and for his great merits and accomplishments, was advanced by letters patent, dated 12 January 1642, to the dignity of Viscount Tracy of Rathcoole. His Lordship married Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Shirley of Isfield in Suffex, Knt. by whom he left. Robert, Sir Robert, the second Viscount, who was knighted by K. Charles I. reprefented the county of Gloucester in feveral parliaments; and married to his first wife Bridget, third daughter of John Lyttleton of Frankley-court in Worcestershire, Efq. who died 25 July 1601, by his wife Meriel, daughter of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor of England, by whom he had John, his fucceffor in the honour; and Anne, married to William Somerville of Edston in Warwickshire, Efq. and by him, who died 13 December 1676, had eleven fons and five daughters.-His Lordship's fecond wife was Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Cox of Castleditch in the county of Hereford, Efq. and by her he had Robert Tracy, Efq. who being bred to the law, went out ferjeant in that profeffion 6 November 1700, having been 3 Ó0ber 1699 by K. William deservedly made one of the juftices of the King's Bench, which he furrendered 13 November 1700, and was advanced to the fame ftation in the court of Common Pleas; being alfo by Q. Anne, 25 September 1710 appointed, with Sir Thomas Trevor, and Baron Scrope, commiffioners of the great feal of England, until it was delivered (17 October) to Sir Simon Harcourt; and again 15 April 1718, with Sir John Pratt,' and Sir James Montague, Baron of the Exchequer, upon the refignation of the Lord Chancellor Cowper.-His ill state of health obliging him to quit his employment 26 October 1726, his Majefty, in recompence of his fervices, fettled on him 1000l. a year for life.--He married Anne, eldest daughter of William Dowdeswell of Pool-court in Worcefterfhire, Efq., and had two daughters, and three fons, Robert; Richard; and William, the eldest of whom left a fon Thomas Tracy, Efq. of Severn-Hampton in the county of Gloucefter, who in April 1746 married the daughter tharine, first to Oliver, fon and heir to Sir John St. John of Lydiard in Wilts, Bart. and fecondly to John, Lord Paulet; Anne, tổ Thomas, Lord Fairfax (which title is extinct); and Dorothy, to Jolin, fon and heir to Sir John Wolftenholme, Bart. Ulfter's Office, daughter and heir to Dowdeswell, Efq. who brought him an estate of 4000l. per ann. and had iffue Dowdefwell his heir, born 19 March 1746-7 who also became heir to his grandfather; the daughters were, Anne, first married to Charles Dowdeswell of Forthampton-court in Gloucestershire, Efq. and fecondly to Thomas Wylde, Efq. commiffioner of excise, and member in feveral parliaments for the city of Worcester, who died 12 April 1740; and Dorothy, married 10 April 1725 to John Pratt, Efq. eldest fon of Sir John Pratt, chief juftice of the King's Bench, and died 23 March 1726 in child-birth. The Judge lies buried under a neat monument in the parish church of Dodbrooke, with this memorial; "Near this Place Lies interred the Body Of the Honble. Robert Tracy Efq; Of his Prince, And the universal Satisfaction Obiit 11 Sept. Anno 1735 Benefacere magis quam Confpici. 3 Viscount. John, the third Viscount Tracy, married Elizabeth, John, eldeft furviving daughter of Thomas, the firft Lord Leigh of Stoneley, by whom he had two fons, William his heir; and Ferdinando Tracy, Efq. who being (as before obferved) left by Sir John Tracy, Bart. heir to his eftate, became feated at Stanway; and marrying the daughter of Sir Anthony Keck commiffioner of the great feal, was there fucceeded by John his only fon poffeffor of a large eftate, who married Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Atkyns of Saper 1 Ulfter's Office, ton William, I ton in the county of Gloucefter, made in 1689 chief Baron of the exchequer (who died in 1710, by his fecond wife Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Dacres of Hertfordfhire) and deceafing 19 April 1735, had several children; of whom Robert 2, the eldest fon, (was chofen to parliament in April 1734 for Tewksbury, and in 1747 for Worcefter; 7 Auguft 1735 he married the eldest daughter of Sir Roger Hudson, Knt.); John Tracy Keck of Lincoln'sInn, Efq. (counsellor at law, the second son was Curfitor Baron of the Exchequer, and in 1770 fucceeded his youngeft brother Thomas, in his eftate of Great-Tew, in the county of Oxford 3, 8 October 1735 he married the daughter of Mr. Lindsey 4); Anthony 5, married in Auguft 1736 the Lady Sufan Hamilton, fifter of James, Duke of Hamilton); and Thomas (who 26 January 1737 entered into his Majefty's army as an enfign of foot; in April 1746 he married the daughter and heir to - Dodwell, Efq. and had a fon, born in March 1746-7, who died young; he was a member of parliament for the county of Gloucester, and dying 24 June 1770 was interred at Stanway, leaving his elder brother John his heir ". William, the fourth Viscount Tracy, married to his 4 first wife Frances, daughter of Leicester Devereux, VisViscount. count Hereford, by whom he had an only daughter Eliza beth, married firft to Robert, fon and heir apparent to Sir Robert Burdet of Bramcote in Warwickshire, Bart. who dying 7 January 1715, a fortnight before his father, left her with child of Sir Robert Burdet, Bart. born 28 May 1716, (who in November 1739 married the only daughter of the late Sir Charles Sedley of Nuthall in Nottinghamfhire, Bart. and was chofen to parliament in 1748 for the borough of Tamworth; fhe married fecondly Ralph Holden of Afton in the county of Derby, Efq. 10). His Lordship's fecond wife was Jane ", third and youngest daughter of Sir Thomas Leigh, who died before his father Thomas, the fecond Lord Leigh, by his fecond wife Jane, daughter of Patrick, the nineteenth Lord of Kerry, and by her he had iffue, Thomas-Charles his fucceffor 12, and Anne, 13 married 23 November 1710 to Sir William Keyt of Old-Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire, Bart. member ber of parliament for Warwick (whose ancestor Sir John Keyt of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, was advanced to that dignity 22 December 1660) and was mother of Sir Thomas-Charles Keyt, Bart. born in 1712; John; William, who died an infant; Robert; Agnes; Anne, who died an infant; and Elizabeth '. Thomas-Charles, the fifth Viscount Tracy, was Lord of Thomasthe manors of Todington and Hales, and poffeffed a large Charles, eftate; the latter of which came into the family in the 5 reign of James I. and was an abbey, founded in 1246 by Viscount. Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans, youngest fon of K. John: And the former hath continued in the name of Tracy, from the beginning of the reign of Edward I. His Lordship rebuilt and decently adorned the old building of the vicarage of Todington at his own expence.-On 27 December 1712 he married first Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Keyt, Efq. who died before his father Sir William Keyt of Ebrington in the county of Gloucester, Bart. and by her, who was born II September 1689, and died in 1720, he had iffue William, who was educated in the Univerfity of Oxford, and died without iffue in 17402; Thomas-Charles, who fucceeded to the honour; and Jane, married 7 October 1743 to Capel Hanbury of Ponty-pool in the county of Monmouth, Efq. representative in the British parliament for that county, he died 13 August 1744 having had one fon.-His Lordship married fecondly Frances, eldest daughter of Sir John Packington of Westwood in the county of Worcester, Bart. by his wife Frances, eldest daughter of Sir Henry Parker of Honington in the county of Warwick, Bart. and he deceased 4 June 1756 3 leaving iffue by his faid wife, who died 23 April 1751, four fons and four daughters, viz. John, made warden of All-Souls College in Oxford; Robert; and Packington, died young; Henry, (in the army, and married 12 December 1767 to a daughter of Weaver, Efq.); daughter Frances, bed-chamber woman to the Queen ; Anne, (married 23 June 1757 to John Smith of Comb-hay in Somerset, Efq. member of parliament for Bath, and by him who died in 1763 had iffue one fon); Dorothy, and Elizabeth, died young ". 6 Thomas- Thomas-Charles, the fixth and prefent Viscount Tracy, Charles, married 10 February 1755 Harriet, daughter of Peter Bathurst of Clarendon-Park in the county of Wilts, Efq. Viscount. by his fecond wife Lady Selina Shirley, daughter of Robert, Earl Ferrers '. cy TITLE.] Thomas-Charles Tracy, Lord Viscount Traof Rathcoole in the county of Dublin. CREATION.] So created 12 January 1642, 18 Car. I. ARMS.] Topaz, an escallop in the chief point, diamond, between two bends, ruby. CREST.] On a cap of maintenance ruby, turned up, ermine, an escallop, diamond, between two wings erect, topaz. SUPPORTERS.] Two falcons, proper, their beaks and bells, gold. MOTTO.] MEMORIA PII ETERNA. SEATS Todington in the county of Gloucefter, 80 miles from London; Hales-abbey near Winchcomb in the fame county, a very large house, heretofore the habitation of the abbots, as appears by many religious figures and inscriptions in the rooms. BULKELEY, VISCOUNT BULKELEY. 16 THIS ancient and noble family is defcended from Robert Robert. Bulkeley, Lord of the Manor of Bulkeley in the county palatine of Chefter, in the reign of K. John, and was fucWilliam. ceeded by his fon William, who had five fons, viz. Robert; Willcock, of Petty-hall in that county (whofe fon Richard Lodge, married |