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 1EV of a lieutenant-general, and then to that of fselti-nsarshal of his 1665. Nag. Sig r., ixi., No. 23. See Morisou’s Decisions, aenties. In 1620, when tise town of Stratsoud was besieged by a victorious army, under the eonsneand of Count Vaisiest, suet reduced aintost to the last extremity, the idiag of .Ssvesieu sent hcirs usalo of the body af this 2nd Earl of Loven are extinct. General Losta’ to take upon hint lice cossttsiastd of toe trovrlsou, 2. The 2nsl Earl’s dstoghters ,t. 0. p. 3. The scoond son of John, nod he tlsere tselosl witle Steele singular resolitti’sit anti Earl of ilotiees, 1. o. p. 4. The second suit of Lord 3leiviille and condseet, heal Ito ot diced the eetmt to raise the ssego. the Ccstharinee Leslie, was David, 2esti Earl of Melville and 3rd Earl burglecrs were so sensible of the great service Lesty hasi done tiseot, heat they struck several oseetats itt lees hs,n sLtr, 00010 of isluels leave l,eese isreseroest in the fondly. 1st 1 e20, Lesly J,cvrn, dying witlsool male issue ice i6f 3, was o. by his older dan., strove lice I at1seriatists esetirely ocet s,f Bacon, ace’t eoatissstect ice use Sseestisle service wills ieigts siistiuehiote eseetit else ts’sssistcs in S,ssitatsst lsrostg’iet Iciest leosese. lie seas ice 1 f3o, invited by evas .5. icy leer sister, tite s’evestanters t lalee sffOtC lose lice oosttttsansl of tleeie army, EArcsnnsar, Countess of Leves, wIse dying ccitt,,. tlce hononm wltiois he aeecptcsi, and seas secaite gsss eruor ssf lien castle (sf devolved upon leer eousin-gcrssean Daven, 2nd Earl of Stelvitln Eslisthttrgls tie isfareic, I 630. in 1640 he invadest Ettglastst at lot e sccps’u sisal title), sits ef leer tsunt Catherine, nteoe of Alex— lte lcead of lice Seotelt arccsy, ansi slefealesi a party of else isitsg’s antler, 2nd Earl of Levou, us slated above. For the sabsegnent I coops sccoier lice saseesuacest of Lord Ceuseoy, at Nowbtten. acstl took saseoiost of Newcastle. Al lice troaty evitte else king at Itiie’sc. electoral Leslcy teas one of lice parliantettl’s comccsis— Creoliona—Pcarnn Melville, 30 April, 1616; extended limilaties, stonees,cstci lice king was so scott pieased seitls lice geccorat’s 1641. Earl of Melville, to., S April, 1650. bolcaeiocse, shccl ho created bins Loon htas.nursy, ansi Lan or Acctes—Qoarlcriyc 1st, as., a thitile, slipped, ppr., onsignod Lnvex, by patent dated 1641. After goiscg lie 1642 ie Ireland ss’ith an ccseiceriut cc’s,es’n, tsr, a real of usegneoselatiose to the arens to sccisisress lice iscscsrrooliosc there, Leoiy, Earl of Levett, had 51 Lrss.sn; 2nd, org., on a bend, no., throc bookies, or, for again icc I I l3 lice eocecucansl cf lice Scolds arsccy heat seas seed to Lnsose; 3rd, as’g., a loose, go.; 4th, gu-, Ileree crescents within lice aseistascee of the 1sariiomecct’s forces against the king; anti a icordssro, arg., charged wilic eigiet roses of the first, boIls for lice yin, try at Marstt’sc Sloor in 1014 was cisiocly aseritsesl to Itim. MeLVILLE. lie seas apissisctest in 164t iord—gcuorai of Scotland. Notsoithslausting f’resl—The heced of a ruleis-leocend, erased, ppr., cellared, gn. lets support of cite parhamesclarians, testy slsoss’ecl ,Sccatasserlert—.Dexter, a ratrlc-lsossscd, ppr., collared, go.; sinister, himself ccfterseards store loyal titan olicerwise, oseictg to his an ragir, ppr. Mofla—iseseis;oe ecelnus. chsapprovctl of lice kings mtcrcier. After neat evesel, lotte Creel—A dcnei-ehevahrr in reneplele armoser. Icolding in his appeared sccore ft rsrard lican the Ectrl of Leven in rcsising ccn sight hand a daggs’r, croci, 11cr., the ponecnoi and hilt, or. Sappsriere—Two artesy, sued restoring 11 iscg CesoaLes ii. Ho serveet as a voluacleer against ftLsvEn Cnoeswes.s at lice buttle of Dosebar, ieand the tcaener of Seoltansb. MoRe—Pro rego et patrile. acid iceaelst joined anti et sttourre,l with lice rtsyahsts in every Sccsl—hioehanapton House, Surrey. meastero for lice reslscratiocs ictst solcen Ice, with others of the royal parly lead a neeetictg in Angtss, to concert clatters for ticeir faturo ee,nsicscl, General Monk, wits’ then besieged Dundee, having gte intelligence of their meeting, soul a strong party in lice uigtct, scerprisod oust ioolc litesct prisoners at Alyth in Angus, anti transferred the veteran Earl of Leven, with several otlsers, prisoners to t.on,tos. st’here Ihey score cauficted in Use Tower. Tue earl recnained incarcerated there, and suffered eeqscestratiou anti many olicer harttships, till by tite needialioct of ilee Queen of Ssswnes tee obtained his liberty, and cs-as so tcusiltic cf the service her majesty had done Icisu, that he scent over Icc Sweden ia person 10 mako his acknowledgments, and was lisere seeeived and entertained witle great respect, in hoceotsr of lets forocer services. tie at last retaruesi to his oevu country. rottred to isis seal, ilatgony, in Fife, and sb. there at a very advanred ago in td62. The Earl cc. Agnes, dau. of Ueutou of Dilly, by whocu he had Isco sons and five daus., s. Gustavas, who tI. boforr his father, svitlcout issue. is. Jawes, Lord Baigouy, who cs. Margaret, dau. of John, w’eo a captain in the artosy, and is hoot. -col. of the Earl of Itethes, csnd ci. s’. p. 1642, teaviog a son, Aiexandor, Westmonth militia, has written nse interesting work, 2nd Earl of Loves; anti a dats., C.svueasten, wtso ccc. George, 5t Historical Rocorele of the Forty-third Regiment;’ 1st Earl of Meiviile, and eohose sos, DAVID, o.to the Earidom pobliohnd in 1868. of Leven. 5. Asac, cc. 1st In tOugh, matter of Loyal, and heir of hugh, Lord Locat; and 2ndly, to Ralph do Ia Vail, anti had issae. is. Margaret, sss. to Jonces Crieietou, Viscount Frondraught. living in 3474, was grocst-great-granctfaflccr of 155. liary, it. to Wiltiasec, Lord Cranston. Is’. Earicars, ccc. en Sir ,lolcn Ruttsven ccf Deengiass. v. Christian, ccc. to Waltor Dandas, junior, of that ills. 71cc Earl of Leven u-as I icy his grandson, Arnxatcnne, 2ud Earl of Loven, who oct. Margaret, dau. of dase. of Georgo Pcsrk-cr, Esq. of Park Hili, co. Stafford, Sir Wilhanc tleward, sister of Charles, Earl of Carlisle, by acccet of Thomas, Earl of 3larclesfield, lord-eieaeeesttnc of whom he had Iwo dons., Maatnaer.v and CAvnnecae. This Ran Ecegiancl, and was father of caused the follessiug alicration itt ice neado itt lice tiescout of his I. Toe Bettor Itoas. Sin Dscoaao Lnvexoe, Lot. of ParwIck, tctle and iauds. ile by ltond of laiiaie of latlc February, 1663, obligetl hinsseif to make a resignation of his estates and ap1coiotecl, in 1100. solicitor-goncc’al tee Irehaced, and speaker Isoustors is favotu’ of lsicctoeif otol 1/cc let ioo tote of’ itto of the itoooe ef Comsaeoscs, was created a Eanoner of that fool0, wistrlc failing, to lice olttest Isoir fosesale pcs’ct’ealest, cv kingdom 26 Get. 0704. to 0111, Sir Richard was appointed to be ltroreated, of tiec hotly of lion saitl Earl, or of lice attncrcaey-gocaerat arni Ice 3720, tord-cleicf-jostiee of the cecsnt bodies ssf isis Iceirs mate, wielsoot divisiost, the said leeir feccecslo of Cnnemon Pleas. Ito see. 1st, in lfSO, hclat’y, dao. nod coheir mac’ryiae2 a gesettesnau of the sus’oaeet of Lesho, etc wlto shall assssncr sisal n.tssee, wlsich fatlIng, ttt tite seeontl situ of John, Earl of lit uses, centi tice heirs stectle ssf Ins isudy, svhicis failisa, to the te000tl s,tn proercaled or to he l000realed betwixt the turd Melville and Catiesricee Lcsttc lets spouse, acs’i lice St iso cit ssto of Cisartes Cscbbe, archbishop of Itublict; the 3rd, Grane, ci. the ott ii a rots-h coc’o Ic-ce, wields fctf ing, Its the see’ act sost pro— Edwccnd Kennedy, Esq. of Mohow, co. Losegford. Sir treated or to tie proercate,i hseles’ixt lice Earl of W’csn ss cscc’l Richard sss. Seedy, Mary, duo. of the lion. Ilt,bnrt Johosecs, Nargarol leslie Icis wife, ass,l tiso iceirs neale of lice scsitt scooted one of the baroces of the Exchequer in Ireland, and by her ton’s lsody, wielcie fatting, It lice tseirs necsle, wlcalcver, of liso lead osac sose, saul Earl sf Loves ss’lstch all f.siling, to Isis leeirscensi assignees P.icieard, of Catversloeess, cc. lfildnne, wlcn scs Alice, dan. of whulsarver. Ttee Kicscr icy his sigseatesre stf I 311e ltebrssary, 1664, oseterosi a eiearirr ta I ital effect to lie eapedihs”l stndcr tleo groat sc.tl, and lice endue ceac. .accordingly done, ills Selttesnber, Sir Richard ci. lee i7i4, and was e. by his oldest ann, 688 1EV 14380. It sltotsld lie fnrulscr remarked thcst lice following events see respect Oe this bond and rhartor have icapponed; 1. The of Leven, and tithe heir nsale of the said 2nd snu’s body” is John Tlcstrnlcon, present Earl of Melville. Alexander, 2nd Earl of Stano,oenT. Cocenleso of 1.rven, n’ho its. Francis, seernd son of hugh, Burt of Egituton; hut dying svithnect issue in 1074, deseesef, set tupc-o, 2OrLvsLLe, EARL. tO Aug. 1627. 1.erd ltolgusiccsnst Earl of Loves, Ii Oct. or sbrLvsLLe. OF LESLIE. elees’uhors itt as’sseoor, ench hoideng in his exlcrior LEVESON, LORD, see (7EAEI’ILLE, EARL. I E V IN GE. LEa’tNilE, SIR RICMARD-GEOROEJ 4i’% AUG0S’eucs, of High POlk (now Koockdrio Cuatle), no. Wustmonth, foroeorly M.P. for tleat en.’ ii. 1 Nov. 1811 e. his father, no 7th laart., 12 Snpt. 1848; no. 20 March, — 1849, Carolion-Jusen, nidnot dao. of a Col. RoHnstoo, SIP., of Wntnnll Hall, Nottingham, which lady d. 5 May, 1858. Sir Richard, who - ILntcztgc. TuoaeAa Lr.vsxoo, Tsq. of Daddosloy Ensore, en. Waswink, THOMAS Leysnun, Esq.. who purchased the manor of Par- wick, en. Derby, in 1061. The ge’andnno of thIs gentleman, Rscaann Leysceao, Esq. of Pcsrwiek, m. in 1001, Aune, roeue’der of, csnd mosobor for, Ctseetcr; who, being of Sir Gawno Corbyn, Lot, of London, by whom ho hal thnec sons, and thewo dases. : the eldeet of the tatter, 3ias’y, see. Waslcisegten, 2scd Earl Ferc’ers ; tier 2nd, Dortctheca, ss. lot, Sir John Rawden, of Moira, and tndly, Chief-Justice 3ias-iay, end had an only dan. and heir, litany, cc. to Jaseees Cud’c, Lord ‘ryrasvlcy, and ,l a. p. in 1117.