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Algernon accordingly succeeded, and has since been created Earl of Beverley.

His Grace died June 6th, 1786, and was succeeded by his eldest son Hugh, Earl Percy.

Hugh, SECOND DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, was born in the parish of St. George Hanover-square, August 14th, 1742, who, early devoting himself to a military life, was in the war in Germany, and then gave presages of that skill and courage which were afterwards so nobly displayed in the service of his country in the war in America, and which in the important action of Lexington, and the reduction of Fort Washington, &c. have consecrated his Grace's name to posterity.

Having been chosen member for Westminster in several parliaments, his Grace succeeded, on the death of his mother, to the Baronies of PERCY, LUCY, POYNINGS, FITZ-PAYNE, BRYAN, and LATIMER; but being at that time abroad on the public service in America, he did not take his seat in the House of Peers till November 20th, 1777.

Earl Percy first married on July 2d, 1764, Lady ANNE STUART, third daughter of the Right Honourable John Earl of Bute, by whom he had no issue; and from whom he was divorced by act of parliament in 1779. His Lordship, secondly, married Miss FRANCES JULIA BURRELL, third daughter of the late Peter Burrell of Beckenham in Kent, Esq. and sister to Lord Gwydir, by special licence, in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, May 25th, 1779, by whom he has bad issue,

First, Charlotte, born July 3d, 1780, died May 3d, 1781.
Second, Elizabeth, born December 23d, 1781.

Third, Julia, born May 2d, 1783.

Fourth, Hugh, Earl Percy, born April 20th, 1785, elected in 1806 for the city of Westminster, and now representative of the county of Northumberland.

Fifth, Agnes, twin with Earl Percy.

Sixth, Henry, born June 24th, 1787, since deceased.

Seventh, Amelia, born January 16th, 1789.

Eighth, Frances, born Sept 13th, 1791, died Aug. 28th, 1803.
Ninth, Algernon, born December 15th, 1792.

His Grace is a general in the army, and colonel of the royal horse guards, Lord Lieutenant and Vice Admiral of Northumberland and Newcastle upon Tyne, one of the Council of State of the Prince of Wales in Cornwall, Constable of Launceston Castle, and High Steward of Launceston, K. G. and F, R. S.

Titles.

The most noble and puissant Prince, HUGH, Duke and Earl of Northumberland, Earl Percy, Lord Percy, Lucy, Poynings, Fitz-Payne, Bryan, and Latimer, and Baron Warkworth of Warkworth Castle.

Creations. Baronet, August 2d, 1660, 12 Car. II. Baron Warkworth, of Warkworth Castle in the county of Northumberland, and Earl of Northumberland, October 2d, 1749, 23 Geo. II. Earl Percy, and Duke of Northumberland, October 18th, 1766, 16 Geo. III. Lord Percy, &c. by descent from his mother.

Arms. Quarterly the first and fourth quarterly, first and fourth, Or, a lion rampant, Azure, being the armorial bearing of the ancient Dukes of Brabant, and second and third, Gules, three Lucies, or Pykes, for Lucy: the second and third, Azure, five fusils in fess, or, for Percy.

Crest. On a chapeau, Gules, turned up ermine, a lion passant, Azure, his tail extended.

Supporters. On the dexter side, a lion, Azure: on the sinister, an unicorn, Argent, collared gobonè, Or and Azure, with a chain appendant and reflecting over his back, Or.

Motto. Esperance en Dieu.

Chief Seats. Sion House, in the county of Middlesex; Alnwick Castle, Warkworth Castle, and Prudhoe Castle, in the county of Northumberland; Stanwick, and Armine, in Yorkshire; Werrington, in Cornwall; and Northumberland House, in Westminster.

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• An estate bought by the late Duke from the family of Morrice, including the borough of Launceston.

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THIS is a local name derived from the Lordship of PAWLET, five miles north-east of Bridgwater in Somersetshire; where this family held property very early after the Conquest, and had their most ancient habitation. Leland says, "The eldest manor place of the Paulettes in Somersetshire is now clene doune. But yet it berith the name of Paulette, and is a three miles from Bridgewater." It has been said by Collins, that Hercules, Lord of Tournon, in Picardy, who came into England with Geffery Plantagenet Earl of Anjou, third son of Henry II. was Lord of this manor, and having thence assumed his surname, was ancestor of this family. But it appears from Collinson's History of this County, that Walter de Dowai owned this Lordship in the time of the Conqueror; and that from him it descended to the Paganels, Fitzhardings, Gaunts, and Gournays. But it is certain that

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b Collins gives for his authorities, " Ex Collect. T. Miller and Stebbing, Somers. Fecial."

Vol. iii. p. 100.

the Pawlets possessed, from a very early period, a manor in this parish; and from hence, no doubt, assumed their name.

Sir WILLIAM de Paulet, residing at Leigh in Devonshire, d gave it the denomination of Leigh Paulet, and dying in 1242, was succeeded by Sir WILLIAM his son and heir, who was also wrote of Leigh Paulet, and died in 1281, leaving issue Sir WILLIAM Paulet, who died in 1314, and was succeeded by

Sir WALTER Paulet, of Rode in com. Somerset, who departed this life 1322.

The next mentioned in the succession, is Sir WILLIAM Paulet of Rode (but omitted by some genealogists) whose suc

cessor was

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John Paulet, of Paulet, and Gotehurst in Somersetshire. Which JOHN had the honour of Knighthood conferred on him, and died in 1356, having made an addition to his estate by marriage with Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Reyney, of Rowd, and Shyrston in Somersetshire. She was such a considerable heiress, that Sir John Paulet, her son, sealed with the arms of Reyney in 15 Rich. II. viz. Gules, a pair of Wings conjoined in Lure, Argent. In 4 Rich. II. this Sir JOHN Paulet was in that expedition under Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Buckingham, and Duke of Gloucester, in aid of the Duke of Brittany against the French, and had the honour of Knighthood conferred on him in the camp before St. Omer's; and afterwards the same honour was conferred on his son, Sir Thomas Paulet, h when the army the same year came before Trois.

This Sir John Paulet married Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir John Creedy, of Creedy in com. Devon, Knight, and dying in 1378, left issue two sons, Sir Thomas Paulet, from whom the present Earl Paulet, is descended; and William: also a daughter, Dionysia, wife of John Popham, of Hintworth, Esq.

Which WILLIAM Paulet, second son to Sir John Paulet, being called to the degree of sergeant at law in 3 Henry V. was wrote of Melcomb Paulet in Somersetshire. And departing this life on August 8th, 1435, had sepulture by Eleanor his wife, who died in 1413, and was buried at Melcomb Paulet. She was eldest

d MS. de Famil. Nob. in Bibl. Lambeth.

• See Collinson, vol. iii. p. 74. Melcombe-Paulet, Rowd, and Sherston, are all in the large parish of North Petherton.

f MS. in Bibl. Lamb. præd. 8 Hollinshed, Chron. vol. ii. p. 426.

Ibid.

MS per Glover Somerset penes meips.

daughter of Philip de la Mere, of Noney Castle in Somersetshire, and Fisherton de la Mere in Wilts, by the daughter and heir of Reginald Hussey, and sister and heir to Sir Elias de la Mere of the same places.

Leland records this place in his Itinerary, vol. vii. part 2, f. 73, b. "From Frome onto Nunney Delamare a good village a 2 myles, al by champayne grounde fertile of corne. There is a praty castle at the weste ende of the paroche churche, havynge at cche ende by northe and southe 2 praty round Towres gatheryd by cumpace to joyne &c. &c. Delamare and his wyfe, makers of the castle, ly buryed in the Northe syde of the Paroche churche at Nunney. This Castell longed to Delamare, syns to Powllet Lord St. John."

Sir JOHN Paulet, their son and heir, added greatly to his estate by marriage with Constance, second daughter and coheir of Hugh, only son and heir of Sir Thomas Poynings, Lord St. John of Basing, who died in the life-time of his father, in 5 Henry VI. And Sir Thomas Poynings, Lord St. John, dying' on March 7, 1428-9, the said Constance was found to be one of his coheirs, and then of the age of twenty years. And in 8 Hen. VI. Sir John Paulet had livery of that purparty (or share) of those lands which were of the inheritance of the said Constance his wife, and by her left issue,

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JOHN, who likewise did not a little augment his estate, by his marriage with Eleanor, daughter and coheir to Robert Roos, of Gedney, Skelton, and Irby in com. Linc. Esq.; and by his last will and testament, bearing date December 1st, 1470, ordered his body to be buried in the church of the monastery of Boxholme." He had issue a daughter, Margaret, wife of Sir Amias Paulet, of Hinton St. George in com. Somerset, and a son of his own name, who was knighted. Which

Sir JOHN Paulet was one of the commanders of the army," that subdued the Cornish men at Blackheath, on June 22d, 1497, under the conduct of James Lord Audley; and was created one of the Knights of the Bath, at the marriage of Prince Arthur, on November 14th, 1501.P By his wife Alice, daughter to Sir

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" There seems however to be a monument for him in Basing Church, by which he appears to have died in 1488. See Gent. Mag. vol. dvii. p.1057.

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For him also there appears to be a monument at Basing. See Ibid. VOL. II.

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