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 A. D. 1706. Anno quinto ANNiE Reginas. C. 4. 219 and Aeth ; moft of which Places had heretofore employed the greateft Generals whole Campaigns in their Sieges : And thus almoft the entire Spanijh Netherlands, which had been contended for fo many j Anna, c 3, Ages, were conquered in one Summer: Ana whereas by an A<£t pafTed in this prefent Seffion of Parlia- ment, intituled, An A£l for the fettling of the Honours and Dignities of }o . Duke »/" Marlborough ;//io;2 his Pqjieriiyj and annexing the Honour and Manor »/"Woodftock, and Houfe a/Bleinheim, to go along ivith thefaid Honours, it was for perpetuating the Memory of the feveral great Actions performed by the faid Duke, and for fettling and continuing the above mentioned feveral Titles and Honours, and the Right- of Precedence, in his Pofterity, amongfl: divers other Things therein contained, enacted. That in De- Entai! of the fault of Heirs Males of the Body of the faid Duke of Marlborough iiTuing, the States, Degree, Stiles, Duke of Marl- Titles, Dignities, and Honours aforefaid, fliould continue, remain, be vefted in, and fliould be held °°"6h s Hu- and enjoyed by the Lady Harriott, eldeft Daughter of the faid Duke oi Marlborough, and Wife of Francis '^°'^"' Godolphin Efquire, Son and Heir Apparent of Sidney Lord Godolphin, Lord High Treafurer of England, and the Heirs Males of her Body begotten; and for Default of fuch Iffue, fhould continue, remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by Anne Countefs of Sunderland, fecond Daughter of the faid Duke of Marlborough, and Wife of Charles Earl of Sunderland, and the Heirs Males of her Body begotten ; and for Default of fuch IlTue, fliould continue, remain, be vefi:ed in, and held and enjoyed hy Elizabeth Countefs of Bridgiuater, third Daughter of the faid Duke of Marlborough, and Wife of Scroope Earl of Bridgzvater, and the Heirs Males of her Body begotten ; and for Default of fuch IfTue, fhould continue, remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by the Lady Mary, youngeft Daughter of the faid Duke of Marlborough, and Wife of John Montagu, Efq; called Marquifs of Monthermcr, Son and Heir Apparent of Ralph Duke of Montagu, and the Heirs Males of her Body begotten ; and for Default of fuch Iffue, then to continue, remain, and be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by all and every other the Daughter and Daughters of the faid Duke of Marlborough to be begotten, feverally and fucceiTively one after the other, as they fhall be in Priority of Birth, and the Heirs Males of dieir refpeftive Bodies iffuing; the elder of fuCh Daughters and the Heirs Males of her Body, to be preferred, and take before the younger of fuch Daughters, and the Heirs Males of her Body ; and for Default of fuch Iffue, then to continue, remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by the firft Daughter of the Body of the faid Lady Harriott Godolphin begotten, and the Heirs Males of the Body of fuch firft Daughter begotten; and for Default of ' fuch Iffue, then to continue, remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by all and every other the Daughter and Daughters of the Body of the faid Lady Harriott Godolphin, feverally and fucceftively one after the other, as they fhall be in Priority of Birth, and the Heirs Males of their refpedtive Bodies if- fuing ; the elder of fuch Daughters and the Heirs Males of her Body, to be preferred and take before the younger of fuch Daughters, and the Heirs Males of her Body ; and for Default of fuch Iffue, then to continue, remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by the firft: Daughter of the Body of the faid Anne Countefs of Sunderland begotten, and the Heirs Males of the Body of fuch firft Daughter begotten; and for want of fuch Iffue, then to continue, remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by all and every other the Daughter and Daughters of the Body of the faid Anne Countefs of Sunderland begotten, feve- rally and fucceilively one after the other, as they fhall be in Priority of Birth, and the Heirs Males of their refpe<Slive Bodies iffuing ; the elder of fuch Daughters, and the Heirs Males of her Body, to be pi'e- ferred, and take before the younger of fuch Daughters, and the Heirs Males of her Body; and for De- fault of fuch lilue, then to continue, remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by the firft Daughter of the Body of the faiJ Elizabeth Countefs of Bridgivater begotten, and the Heirs Males of the Body of fuch firft Daughter begotten: and for want of fuch Iflue, then to continue, remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by all and every other the Daughter and Daughters of the Body of the faid Elizabeth Countefs of Bridgwater begotten, feverally and fucceffivcly one after the other, as they fhall be in Pri- ority of Birth, and the Heirs Males of their refpe(ft:ive Bodies iffuing ; the elder of fuch Daughters, and the Heirs Males of her Body, to be preferred and take before the younger of fuch Daughters, and the Heirs Males of her Body; and for Default of fuch Ifl'ue, theii to continue, remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by the firft Daughter of the Body of the faid Lady Mary Montagu begotten, and the Heirs Males of the Body of fuch firft Daughter begotten ; and for want of fuch IlFue, then to continue^ remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by all and every other the Daughter and Daughters of the Body of the faid Lady Mary Montagu begotten, leverally and fucceffively one after the other, as they fliall be in Priority of Birth ; the elder of fuch Daughters, and the Heirs Males of her Body, to prefer- red, and take before the younger of iuch Daugtiters, and the Heirs Males of her Body ; and for Default of fuch Ifi'ue, then to continue, remain, be vefted in, and held and enjoyed by all and every Daughter and Daughters of every other Daughter of the faid Duke of Marlborough to be begotten, feverally and fucceffively, as they fhall be in Priority of Birth, and the Heirs Males of their refpeiSive Bodies iffuing ; the elder Daughter of every fuch Daughter, and the Heirs Males of her Body, to be preferred and take before the younger of fuch Daughters, and the Heirs Males of her Body ; the Daughter and Daughters of the elder of fuch then after to be born Daughters, and the Heirs Males of her and their refpeftive Bo- dies ifluing, to be preferred and take in Manner aforefaid, before the Daughter and Daughters of the younger of fuch after born Daughters ; and for Default of fuch Iflue, to all and every other the Iffue Male and Female lineally defcending of or from the faid Duke of Marlborough, in fuch Manner, and for fuch Eftate, as the fame are by the faid Act limited to the before mentioned Iflue of the faid Duke; it being intended, and thereby enafled, That the faid Honours fhould continue, remain, and be vefted in all the Iffue of the faid Duke, fo long as any iuch Iffue Male or Female fhall continue, and be held and enjoyed by them feverally and fucceffively, in iVianner and Fo*m aforeiaid ; the elder arid the De- F f z ' fcendants.