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[29] Sir Griffith died without issue at Ormond Street, 22nd December, 1730, and was buried at Burton Agnes, 6th January, 1731. "Vir pius et egenis benignus hanc ecclesiam sumpti proprio magnificæ (?) ornavit."

Sir Griffith, in a codicil to his will, leaves to his wife, Lady Rebecca, his coach and any two horses of his six she may choose, with harness. The furniture in the house at Great Ormond Street, with so much of his personal estate in that house as consists in plate, silver, jewels, rings, gold, precious stones, watches, chinaware and the like, and three cabinets, one black cabinet upon a black frame with painting on the inside of the folding doors and on the inside of the top and on the drawers, one cabinet japanned or painted, less than the first, on a japanned or painted frame, one cabinet or box, less than the last, being of stone inlaid with the figure of birds, etc., for her natural life, then to go to her executor. He left his pictures to his wife except one of King William on horseback which was to go to his executor if he cared to have it. On 10th December, 1730, Sir Griffith makes all these things absolute to his wife.

SIR FRANCIS BOYNTON, 4th BART., son of the Rev. Henry Boynton (Rector of Barmston), was baptised at Barmston, 17th November, 1677, was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, and was a barrister-at-law of Gray's Inn. He became recorder of Beverley in the room of Sir Charles Hotham, Bart., deceased, and succeeded Mr. Poulteney as M.P. for Hedon, 1734–9. In April, 1756, he was one of the members appointed by the House of Commons to congratulate Queen Caroline on the Prince of Wales's marriage, and also their Royal Highnesses on the birth of Prince Edward.