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 526 OORRIOBNDA, ^TO., TO VOL. VIIL 6QDDezion 6f the Duke with this town tinoe 1818, bot it throws no light on the reason which led him, in 1809, to select Wellington for his title ' [A. L. Hum- phreys's Hitiory of WeUingioUt eo. Somtnet, 1889]. The fsmily of Wellesle^, however, from whom the Duke descended in the female linCi is traditionally said ' to derire their existing name from a locality called Welesley, in Somersetshire ' [Liower's Pairon, BrU.^ and it appears that ttmn. Hen. I., one *A?enant de Wellesley was King's Serjeant of all the country lying Bast of the river Peret, in Somersetshire ' [Lynch*s Feudal Baronia [I.], pp. 95-103, where is a good acoouut of the Irish family]. In that county also [see Oollinsou's SomartdX, the name occurs in the hundred of Wells, aud one Philip de Wellesleigh, who d, s.p.m. between 1850 and 1395, was Lord of the Manors of Mettlecombe, Wheathill and Itadstock. As early, however, as 8 Nov. 1230, Walleran de Wellesley appears in Ireland, aud was Uie lineal ancestor of Qarret Wellesley, of Danffau and Momington, who d, s.p. 1728. He, being maternal grandson of Dudley Colley {d, 1674), left his esUtes to his first cousin, Itichard Colley (after, wards 1st Baron Mornington [1 1), another grandson, and then heir male of the said Dudley. This Richard Colley had, however, a remote descent from Welles- ley or Wesley. See vol. v, p. 875, note (') "; line 28, for '' s,*' read " s.(»)." p. 84 ; line 14, for " 1820," read "at Yester '*; line 15, afier *<68," add «in tvyo sdminUtraUons "; line 16, /or " 1897," read " 1898." p. 85 ; last line but one, for " 1685," read ** 1684 (before 5 Aug.)." p. 86 ; line 2, eonelude " aged 46." p. 89; line 16, eonelada "Will resealed in London, 25 Mardi 1897, at £3,845 personalty." p. 91 ; Une 6, for " 1897," read " 1898." p. 92 ; line 26, for " Leiglin," read " Leighlin." p. 93; line 23, ofler " Westm.," add "ed. (1732), at Abingdon grammar school" Note (*), conclude *' There is, however, a marr. lie. at the Fac. office of ' Richard, Viscount Wenman, and Margaret Pakington,' 27 April 1708." p. 95 ; line 10, afier " extinct," add " and wsa Imr. 29 at Ampthill" Top note, line 38, after " to," add " the." p. C9 ; line 14, after " She," add " who was bap. at Toddington, 29 July 1628." p. 101; line 18, ili^" Noil." p. 105 ; line 8, far <« 1897," read " 1898." p. 106 ; Une 1, after " pr.," add '< 1648 "; Une 42, eondude " Will, 1753, m Prerog. Ct. [L]." p. 107 ; note (•), line 1, after " 1796," add '* in London." p. 108 ; Une 87, for ** 1897," read " 1898 "; between lines 45 and 46, ineerl as under-^ WESTMINSTER. The Hon. Albzandbr Murrat, 4th a. of Alexander, 4th Lord Elibamk [S.1, was cr, an Earl in 1759, by the titular King James III. ss 6ARL OF WESTMINSTER. See fuller particulars in vol. v, p. 424, and in the eorr^sncfa thereta Note (b), for ** ub," read " sub. f> p. 109; line 81, tffter " 1881-45," add ** was page to his grandfather at the Corona- tion hi 1888.'^ p. 110 S Une 17, condmU " Both Uving 189&"