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 M A R te” use—IS July, 16cc. A ,o,o—Arg. or, a chief, ga. a cushion, between two spurroweD din, of Sir John Drake, Rut., of Asho, in Deronshire, and of the field. t’nef—A lion’s gaaib, erect and crazed, grasping a lance doter sf Sir Jshn Drake, of the same place, Bart., and in bend, bath ppr. ,1I,,;s,s—,t,lrae,,e with courage. Sc’ u—uloisaehaa, lleauly. cc. Inverness. Tew,, bow—I, Grafton Street, llond Street. MARLBOROUGH. Mxnonoaouots, DUKE OF (Sir John-Winston Spencer-Churchill, KG., P.C.), Marquess of Blandford, Earl of Siinderlansl. Earl of Marlborough, Baron Spencer of Wonnleighton, and Baron Claurehill, of Sandridgo was appointed lord prosidout if the council in 1867 ; late lord steward of Her Majesty’s household; lord -lient. of Oxfordohiro, high-steward of Woodstook 6. 2 June, 1822; s. his The eldest surviving eon, father as 6th duke, 1 July, 1857 ; m. 12 July, 1848, Pranees-Ansue-Emily, dan. of Charles-William, 3rd poriod in which he lived, wee 5. at Ashe, in Devonshire, Marquess of Londonderry, and has had boise, I. GeaaoE-C5eARLE0, Marquees of Bia.sslfercf, linnt. royal Janses, Duke of York, through whose favour ho obtained horse-guards ; lient. Qneso’s Own Oxfordshiro ysonsanry an ensigiocy in the guards. In 1671, ho served at Tangier cavalry, 5. 13 May, 1844. ci. Frederick-John-Winston, 1.2 Feb. 1816; ci. TAng. 1050. year under the Duke ef 3lonmonth, to the assistance of irs. Lands Iph-lienry, 5. lii Feb. 1849. iv. Charles-Ashley, 5. 1858. ‘1.11 March, 1858. V. Anguoins-Ilehri’i, 5. 4 doily, 1853; ef. 12 May, 1858. a Cornclia-Tlcnrietta-Maria, os. 25 May, 188$, to Sir JverBertie Ho was also with the duke in 1082, when the ‘‘Gloucester”Guest, Start. ii. Ri-sam- nd-Jane-Trances. III. Fanny-Olivia-Louisa. and Oar sand. and was osae of tlinse persons for whose iv. Anne-Emily. V. Goorgiana-Elizabeth. prescrratien his royal highness was hsas-ticsslarly aslicitons. vi. Sao,h-lsahslls--tngnsta. His grace is a Prince of tlse Ruby Roman Enapire, by he was dignified with the title of Loesi Chnrchill, of Egernseefls, tluo title of Prince of Slindelhoiin, isa Suabia, by being then a general officer, he got the command of the let patent dated 1703. Ho was made a KG. in 186$. lit iiragc. The patriarch of the CHURCH5LL5 was Gino ow LeoN, of a noble fanuly in Normandy, who Ciuretill, of .Saecleiilgs, cs. lierbfss’cl. Notwithstanding, however, lived in the year 1010, and whose 2nd eon, Waynoji- on Leoc, was Lord of Conreil. This Wandril svho had aeoiste,1 in defeating the unfortunate Duke of sa. Isabella Is Tnya, and his oldest eon, Rorsen ye COURCIL, coming into England with the himself to the fortunes of the l’rince of Orange, in 1681, Coxqueuou, was rewarded for his sorviess, as appears by and to vote in the Coovasstion Pas-liamont for the vacancy Domes lay-Book. with divers grante of land in ibo counties of the throne, aud for filling it witla the Prince and Princess of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon. The grandson of this Roger, of Orange. Fortheee goodeervicoehe wassu’orn of the ps-ivy Sic BARTHOLOMEW OC CasooniL, a great warrior, and council to the new sovereigsa, and created, 9 April, 1009, Earl eelebs’atod in old balla’ls, held the castle of Bristol for King sf Jlarlbsroesgli; in which year he was sent to, nomsnand the STEeReR, and el. fighting in his canoe. From Sir Bartholomew Enghieh forces in the Netherlands, under Prince Waldeck, we pace to Cusne,ea CIsnanasLL, who was engaged by Thomas general of the Dutch troops. Ho subsequently fell under Courtenay, Earl of Devon, in the cause of Enwaso lv.; short time in the Towor. Upon the accession of Queen and aillacring to that naenareh, when the earl deoertod ANNE, her mojesty appointed th, Earl of Marlborough his party, obtained in maiviago, by the king’s interest, captain-general of all her forces in England, and of those Margaret, dan. and heir of Sir William Widville, a lady employed in conjunction with her allies; and then began nearly allied to the queen. Charles C’lsnrchili’s grsat-ge-eat_ that naGitary career which is cisc of the most brilliant grandseia abs1 rr-prrsent:divr - Msnnsiv I ‘oencse.r‘,sf lhrail8ssol, a. Alice, dan. of in English history. His first ge-cat campaign was in 1702, Jamos td,sehsl, ltsq.,sf 1),e’elsreler, and hail loose. JASPER CHURCHILL, of Bradford, also m, Elizabeth, dan. created, 14 Dcc. 1702, Marqseesa sf Blarseiferd, and DUKE OF of John Chaplet, Esq. of Herringoton, in Doroetehire, and MsnLnonouon. Within two years afteroarde, 13 (2nd, 0.5.) o by his older spn, JouN CHURCUILL, Esq. of Minions, in Davonshire, an Aug. 1704 his graeewon thegs-eatvictory of hlleinheim, which eminent lawyer, who so. Sarah, don. ansi ce-heir of Sir has immortalized his name, arid far which ho obtained a grant henry Winohni, of Stanshislon.iu Lincolneidre; and by that his heirs, of the royal manor of Wsodoteck and hundred alliance, as wall as his practice at the bar, eoueiderably of Wooton, in Orefordolairs. Here a oplendid palace, bearing angmsuted Isis estate. lIe was father of 74 ft M A R Sin WINsToN CHURCnILL, 5. in 1620; who sa, Elizabeth, I (ss’itls three other sons, lvheoton, llonntjsy, and Jasper, who ci. young), had issue, i. JOHN, af whom pressntsy. ii. George. 5. in IS’S; a naval officer of ennnenee in the reign of King WsLLiAau, Admiral of the lime, ME. for Si. Albn,s, and mis of the council in uaval affairs to the Los-d-High-Admtral, Ps-inca GEOROE of Denmark, assay. Queen ANNE. He ,l. usasc. S Slay, 1710, and was buried in Weetminoter Abbey. iii. Charles, 5. 2 Fob 1650; a military officer, who served with distinction at the battles of Steinkhk and Landen, where he t,o’k the Duke if lierwiek prisoner: he was made a liont.-gonsral, and G,svernor of Kingoalo, in Ireland, by King WILLIAM. He was Iubseqnontly, nurhrr Queen Anne, govorisor of the Tower, and participated in the glory of Blenheim; after which he was Governor of Br,seecls, col. of the Coidsiream Gnarls, and Governor of Guernsey. Ms so. 1702, Mary, dan. and cole heir of James Gonid, Esq. of Dorchester, lint ci. o.p 1714. ISis widow was o,. 13 Feb. 1717, to Mentagn, 2nd Earl of Abingdon. 5, Arabolla, who was misn-oos to JAMES 11., when Duke of York, and had Issue by the king, 1 James Fitz-Jamaes, the celolirated DUKE OF DERWScE. (Sc’s BuRKE’s lilian l’ecragc.) 2 Henry Fita-Jamos, ronimenly called The Grand Prior, ci-oated by hie father BUMS or AL5EMARLE. 1 Henrietta, us. to henry, Lord Waldegrave. 2 A davy. a nun. Arabolla Churchill so. afterwards Cal. Charles Godfrey, master of the Jewel-office; aisd ,l. 1714, leaving by him, I Charlotte-Godfrey, as, to Hugh Deecawen, Viscount Falmonth. 2 Elizabeth-Godfrey, so. to Edmund Bunch, Keg. of Wittenham, in Berkshire, maoter of ths household to Queen ANNE. JouR CnURCHSLL, the meet celebrated captain of the 24 May, 1650, and in his youth was page of honour to against the Moore ; and being in the army sent next Louis XIV., against the Dutch, eigssalized himself at thu siege of Maeata-icht. In lei9, he attended the Duke of York into Flandero, and the following year into Scotland. frigate, in her voyage to Scotland, stntck on the Lemon In thee December following, by Ihe influence of the dnke, ca. Derccici’, in the peerage of Scotland; and the next year, regiment of dragoons, at that time newly raised. Thu Duke of York asceodtng the throno, aa JAMES II., Lord Churchill was accredited anah,aeoadoe to the court of France and was created a peer of Enllassd, 14 May, 1685, as Bore-a these des-hug marks of royal favour, Lord Churchill, Menmouth at Sedgomoor. was snaongot the first to attach the displeasure of King WsLLsaai, and was cosofined for a when lie accomplished tho seduction of S’enloo, Stevenswaert, Ilnremonde, and Liege, and, in reward, he wan from the crown, at the desire of parliament, to himself and the proud name of BLENnEIM, woe erected at the national