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NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s. n. SEPT. 2, wie.

1851.

Vaillant, Jean Baptist* Philibert, 1790-

1872.

CusU'llane, Victor, comtc dc. 1788-1862. Saint- Arnaud, Jacques Achillc Leroy de,

1798-1851.

Magnan, Bernard Pierre, 1791-1865. Baraguay d'Hilliers, Achille Catulle, 1795-

1878. 1855 Pelissier, Aniable Jean Jacques, due de

Malakoff, 1794-1864. Bosquet, Pierre Francois, 1810-61. Canrobert, Francois Certain, 1807-95.

1852. 1852.

1852. 1854.

1855. 1856.

1856. Randon, Jacques Alexamlre, comte, 170.5-

L871. 1859. iMaoMahon, Marie Edm< ; Patrice Maurice

de, due de Matrenta. 1808-93. 1859. Xiel, Adolphe, 1802-69. 1859. Regnaud de Saint Jean d'Angely, Etienne,

1794-187H. 1861. Ornano, Comte Antoine d', 1784-1863.

1863. Forey, Elie Fr6de>ic, 1804-72.

1864. Bazaine, Francois Achille, 1821-88. 1870. Lebreuf, Edmond, 1809-88.

F. H. CHEETHAM.

MANSELL OF MUDDLESCOMB.

THE will of Sir Francis Mansell of Muddles- comb, 3rd Bt., who died in 1654, has been " lost " for so long that it was not known until just recently to be in existence. It is to be found, however, among the P.C.C. wills at Somerset House. The reason for its having remained so long in obscurity was the 'fact that it had been carelessly indexed as that of " Francis Mandell, Carmarthen." Those who may be interested will find it at " 229 Alchin." Made Oct. 23, 1654, it was proved the following Nov. 14 by the testa- tor's only sister, Elizabeth Mansell, and one of her co-executors (and the successor to the baronetcy), Edward Mansell of Briton Ferry, their co-executor, Walter Mansell of Iscoed, T Jaot acting.

Sir Francis, 1st Bt

The will enables me, with some other matter, to solve that " obscurity in the succession to this baronetcy " which G. E. C. found to exist from c. 1651 to 1691, and which, I am afraid I must say, his account of the family tended to make worse.

Sir Walter Mansell, 2nd Bart., died " suddenly " in April, 1639, when his only son, Sir Francis, the subject of this note, wa's a child of 2. Until the discovery of his will, the only facts known to me as to the period of his life were that he was still alive in 1651 and was dead before 1660.

The following abbreviated pedigree will, I hope, explain the descent of the title to 1691 :

(cr. 1622) t!629.

1. Sir Walter, 2nd Bt., tl639.

2. Sir Anthony, Kt, tl644.

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3. Dr. Francis, D.D., t!665.

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4. Richard of Iscoed, fl635.

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Sir Francis, only son, 3rd Bt., 11654.

1. Sir Edward, 2. Francis, 3. Arthur, 1. Anthony of Iscoed,

4th Bt., tv./., s.p. +v.f., s.p. fbefore 1690/1.

tFeb. 1690/1, s.p.s. I

1. Anthony, f!679. 2. Edward, t!678.

1. Sir Richard of Iscoed, 5th Bt., fAug., 1691.

1. Sir Richard of Iscoed, 6th Bt., t (?) 1699.

2. Sir William of Iscoed, 7th Bt.

In his account of the baronetcy, G. E. C. f;\lls Anthony (f!679)the son (and h. app.) of Anthony of Iscoed, and elder brother, de- ceased, of Sir Richard of Iscoed (whom he queries as 5th Bt.). In my little pedigree I show Anthony as the elder (I believe) son of Sir Edward of Muddlescomb, the 4th Bt. That this Anthony was the son of Sir Edward, -and not the so-called " eldest " son of Anthony of Iscoed, may be inferred from two things : (a) an undated letter in the

Penrice and Margam MSS. (No. 760), written by this Anthony to his father, Sir Edward, then living at Margam (the seat of another Sir Edward Mansell of Margam, 4th Bt.) ; (6) that in the pedigrees of the family Richard is stated to be the first son of Anthony of Iscoed, and Anthony is called the second son.

Sir Richard of Iscoed, the 6th Bt., had an unfortunate altercation in Gray's Inn Walks, London, with an apothecary, one