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 S 0 N Crealicae—Daronet, 19 Sept. 1772. Baron, 17 May, 1784. The younger son, Earl, Br., 17 July, 1821. Arias—So., a chevron, between three stags’ attires, arg. Cost—On a mount, ppr., a stag, lodged, regardant, org., “married one of the heiresses of the illustrious John attired, so. Sopporlere—On each dde a lion, cnn., gorged with a collar, I from Sibyl, site of the co-heiresses of that most puissant indented, vert. Mstts—Prodesse quam conspici. Earl Somers is entitled to quarter the anus of SortERs, men of eminent worth in their times.” This lady survived viz., “Vert, a fesse tndented, erm,” but not as a paternal coat. her hssshassd, and dying in 1403, was a. by (the son of Sir .Seate—Easlnor Castle, Hereferdshire; and Priory, Reigate, WGliam Seymour, by Margaret, dan. and heir of Simon de Surrey. Pawn Heuec—33, Princee Gate. SO N ER SET. SOMERSET, DUKE OF (Sir Edward - Arlolphna St. fonr dans. He sa. Snslly, a dan. of Robert Hardon, and had Maur, K.G., P.C.), and Baron Seytnour, of 1-lache, on. Sia Jona Stvatoca, Kttt., one of the commanders who Someraet, in the poerage of England, and Earl St. anppresaed the insurrection of Lord Andley and the Cornish Manr, in that of the United Kingdom. and a Baronet, rebola in 1497 and snhseqssenlly participating in the lord-lienteisant of Devonehire, 6. 20 Dec. 1804 French ware of King HENRY VIII., was made a knighthauneret tsr. 10 Jnne, 1830, Jane-Ororgiana, youngest days. of sheriff successively of the couttlies of Dt,rset, Somerset, and the late Thomas Sheridan, Esq., and granddau. of Wilts. Sir John was in the irain of King Ileaav in his the Right Hon. Rirhard-Brinsley Sheridan, and hao, interviesv with the French monarch, FRaNcis I., in 1520; 1. Enwann-Aooyrnua-FaentNawn, Rail SI. Moor, 8. and when the Emperor Caaacoa 5’. came into England in 17 Jnly, 1531. Ilis lordship svas sommened July, 1522, he waa appointed Ic attend hie royal master at Canterbnry, 1Sf 2, to the Iteiase of Lords in Inc father’s barony of Seymonr. it. Edward-I’crcy, 1. 19 Ang. If 41, attarhd to the British Seyntonr at. Ilargory, 2nd dati. of Sir Henry Wentworth, embassy ai Vienna, and ss,beeqnenily to those at RB. of Nettlested, in Suffolk, by whom he had six eons Madrid and Paris ; resigned 29 April, aced; d. at and four dans, of whom lived to maturity, Tellapoor. India, 20 Lice. 1862, frons the effects of an Ilonry (Sir), RB., ft-oat whom claim to be descended the encounter with a tiger, dnring which he fell down a Savatocas of Caoltrtoe’o, in the Queen’s Co., nose represented precipice. t. Jane-Ilermione, ?a. 26 Oct. 1832, to Sir FrederickDine (cc- llraaa’s Loaded &3ssI,-y), and Sm Joas Hoaa.sx ScvMetS, Gushain, Bart. it. Ulrica-Frederira-Jane, at. 1 June. 1838, to Lord henryEredesick Thontas, created Int-d Seymonr of Sndcley, who m. Qnrrn Tisynna, Ml’. for Sonth Wilts. sit. hIelen-Gwendolio, so. 2 Aug. 1063, to Sir John-William Ramsden, fart, His grace a. his father, as 12th dstke, 15 Aug. 1855; JANE, as. to King HEaay VIII., by whent she was moUser ci be was appointed first lord of the Admiralty 27 Elizabeth. si. 1st, to Sir Anthony Onghtred, Knt., and afterwards done, 1559, and retired in 1866; and he wao made Dorothy, is. to Sir Clentent Smith, and afterwards to Thomas lord-lient. of Somercetslsire in Out, 1861, and a K.G. 21 May, 1862. Jttnragc. This family deduces its descent from a diethsgsushod Sts Eowaan SEYMOUR, KB., who had been elevated ta hostse of Normandy. and derires its ss,rname from St. Massr, the peerage as I’iocsaal Eeaachsssap, S Jnne, 1136, and was the place of its abode its that principality. camden, in his created, 15 Oct. 1527, Earl of Hect.fss’d. In the 22nd year of .ltriisasie, says: “Not far fr,sm Calderot sre Woondy and tIeNar VIII., his lordship was sent over to France to Racer‘lain Penhow, the seats formerly of the illnstrious family of St. Maim, now con-uptly callod Seysnoor. For we find tisat n-as honoured with the garter. In two years aftenvarda,he abosit the year 1240 (in order t0 wrest Wonndy ont of the was appointed lcrd-grcatchasnhes-Iaht of England for life, hands sf the Wrish), Gilbert Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, and constitnied one of the council to the Qneen Regent was obliged to aodst William St. llanr; from whom was (Cathenitse), on the kitig’s expeditittn into France, in 1144. descended Roger of St. Slaur, Rut., srho ci. one of the Alter the decease of King HENRY VtlI., whe bequeathed heiresses of the ilinstriasse John Beassehamp, the noble hitn £700, and appointed hitts sue of his execsttars, and Baron of Ilacha,” Be. Sta Rteaassu Sr. Mona, tint., breemhrg possessed of treasurer of England; and not being previously a baron, ha Wesindy, Pesshiiw, Be, en. Slonmooth. fixed his residence was created, 15 Feb. 1549-7, Baraa Seywaor af Earle, and at Penhow, and was e. by his oldest son, Sin Rooca SIR Sv. Mauao, who rt in the 20th year of the next day advanced to the DUEmsoM or SOM000ET, with Kiog EowAan I., and was e. by his son, Sta Boora no ST. MAcRo, living hi the SIb year of King the 17 Feb. in the sansa year, he had a grant of the office Eowxan 11., who 55. Joan, dan. and heir of Damareh of of eart-ntsrsh.aI for lii e ; and on the 12 llareb following was ]Jevonehire, and had two sons, m. John, who ri. 32nd EowAse III., leaving a son and heir, Rooea. whose dan. and heir conveyed tt,e inheritance to the be should exercise that high office. lie at. 1st, Catherine, family of Bowe,aye ‘f Prssissse, in Monmonthslsise, who dan. and co-heir of Sir William Fillol, of Fillol Hall, to. born the Seymour amss, and ternsiaaled in a Baa. and heir, Essex, and had two sons, of whom, who so. Sir George Somerset, 3rd son of Charles, Itt Earl of Worceeler, ii. Reoea. S I) N Sin Roooa LiE ST. MAr00, in the words of Camden, Beanehamp, the noble Bat-on of Roche, who was descended William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, and from William Ferras, Earl of Derby, Hugh do Vivon, and WGhiam Malet, ldroekbuns, of Bmrkhnrn, cc. tiertford) her grandson, BonER Srvasooa, who so. ,staud, dan. and co-heir of Sir William Esturmi, of Chasiham, WGts, Lord of Wolf Hall, in that county, and was a. by his son, JOHN SEErsoca, high-sheriff of ro. Senthsmpton in the 9th year of HENRY Vl.,and of Wills in the following year. In the 12th of the same reign, when the title of the house of Tot-k was set on foot, and all persons of note in the counties wore summoned to take the oaths, this John Seymour appeared in Wiltshire, and is the first mes,tionsd in the list after the knights in Ihat costnty. He m. toabet, dan. and heir of William Mac Williams, Esq., ca. Glonoesler, and was a. by Ithe san of John Seymont-, by Elizabeth, dan. and heir of Sir Robert Coher, Rut, of Lawrence Lydiard5 Somneroetshire, his grattdsoss, JOHN SEYMOUR, who at. 1st, Elizabeth, dan. of Sir George Darrell, of Littlerote, Wilts, by whom he had four sons and another son, Roger. ate ss-as a. by his eldest son, by that monarch in 1513. He was aflerwatvis for the purpose of receiving the prince. Sir John Enwaan. by A000N CaossLev Sarstora, Esq. of Caetlelosvn Bart. CavitoasNe (PatTi, widosr of King Iteasy VIII., and wae cooelitntod Iord-adtttit-al of England. Convicted of high— lreaoan, he was beheaded, 10 March, 1548-9. (Sec BURKE’s Retioci rio,? Dansao I Fo ‘ago.l King Enwaan VI. to Lord Cromwell. Larenthorpe, Esq. Sir John 5. 21 Dee. lRt6, in seven months after his doughtar’s elevation to the throne, and was a. by his eldest son, the limits of ths English borders, and upon his return one of the eonsicil to his sian, the earl was cottstituted lord- remainder of boib bonsuns to his issste by his 2nd wife, and sfler those to Isle male descettdants by his 1st wife. On appointed by patent PROTEUTttR attd Governor of the King at,d his realms, with ass income of 2800 sstarka, so long as t. Edward (Sin n-as mated at Berry I’omeroy, cc. Deven, a-here be was o. by his ton, 1031