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482 beloved for his benevolence, affability, and sweetness of temper. His sister, Mary Coghill, erected the church of Drumcoudra, near Dublin, as a monument of respect and affection to his memory, and orhamented it with a tomb, sculptured by Scheemaker.

descended from the ancient family of the Coles of Devonshire, and was the second son of Sir William Cole, who was the first of the family settled in Ireland.

The year of Sir John's birth has not been recorded. During the unhappy dissensions, he was very active under his father, particularly in the relief of Enniskillen, which having been besieged nine weeks by fifteen hundred men, under Philip MHugh O'Reily, they were surprised in a sally by Walter Johnson, an officer under Sir Wiliam, who being seconded by Sir John, with his foot-company, and some volunteers, they raised the siege, and led the pursuit of the enemy for seven miles, as far as Maguire's bridge.

After the reduction of Ireland by the parliament, he was appointed, with others, on the 91st November, 1653, com- missioners for the precinet of Belturbet, to consider how the titles of the Irish and others to an estate in Ireland, and also their delinquency according to their respective qualifications, might be put into the most speedy and exact way of adjustment.

On the 27th of February following, he had the pay of 181. 4s, allowed him by the month, as governor of Ennis- killin, and being very instrumental in promoting the res- toration of King Charles II. his majesty by privy seal, dated at Whitehall, 4th August, and by patent, 23rd Janu- ary, 1660, created him a baronet, in consideration of his very many good services performed to him; and on the 13th of December gave him a colonel's commission in a regiment of foot, to which he was appointed on the 22nd of March following; having on the 19th been constituted