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 BERKSHIRE. 343 BERKSHIRE Earldom. f. Francis (Xomiis), Lord Korbis de Rycote, who had sue. his Grandfather in that dignity in 1G00 and hcen sum. to Pari, t lt>21, therein from 17 Oct. 1801 to 6 April 1614, was, on 23 Jany 1020/1 to er. VISCOUNT THAME and KARL OK BBBK8HiaE,t>) both «/ 1623. K*fcft Wfe* became «ifrtri 29 Jany. 1023 on his death, s.p.m. legit. See fuller aeeount under " Nonius de Rvcote," Barony by Writ, er. 1572. H 102B. i. Tlie Hon. Thomas Howard of Charlton, Wilts, 3nd S. of Thomas, 1st K.UU. OF SUFFOLK, by (his 2nd wife) Catharine, 1st da. and coheir of Sir Heniy Kxvvitt of Charlton, afsd., was b. about 1590, ed. at Cambridge : K.B. 0 Jany. 1604/9 ; Master of the Horse to Charles, l'riuce of Wales, 1014. On 22 .lany. 1021/2 (being designed to be the heir to his mother in her Wiltshire estates) he wan er. BARON HOWARD OF CHAULTOX, co. Wilts, and VISCOUNT AN DOVER, co. Southampton. El. K.G. ISMay and hist. IS Dec. 1625. On 7 Feb. 1 025/0 he was ,r. EARL OP BE RKSHIRE^ 6 ) all these honours being con- ferred in the lifetime of his Father, lie was High Steward of Oxford and was it. Jl.A. by that Univ. :>1 Aug. 1030. About 103S he sue. on his Mother's death to her estate at Charlton, fax P.O. 10:39. One of the Commissioners to treat with the Scots 1010. He was imprisoned in the Tower by the I'arl. party, but was released in 104:3. He was Governor to the Trinee of Wales 1043 to 1640, but did not accompany him to France. Gent, of the Bedchamber and l'.C. 1060. He m. 26 May 1014 Elizabeth, 1st da. and coheir of William (Cecil), 2nd Eaul or Exeter by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, da. of Si,- William DnURY. He d. 16 July 1669, and was bur. the 20th at West))). Abbey. His widow was bin: there 24 Aug. 1072. III. lo'tj'j. Cuaulks (Howaro), Eakl OP Bbrkshiiib, &e., s. and h. I>. about 1015, KB. at the Coronation of Charles I, 1 Feb., 1025/0. M.l'. for Oxford, 1C JO. On IS Nov., 1040 he Was sum. to Pari. v.p. in his Father's Baruujr, as Lord Howard sk Charlton, taking his seat Best day. Gent, of the Bed- chamber, 1058 and 1000. He in. 10 April 10:37, Dorothy, da. of Elizabeth, suv jure COUHTKSS Uivehs by Thomas (Savaue), ViscoC.nt Sayauk. He d. s.p.m. at the Hospital called "The Charity'' at Paris, April 1079, and was bur. in the cloisters thereof. Will dat. 0 Sep. 1673; signed 24 Oct. 1678, nr. 4 Juno 1679. His widow (/. 6 Dec. 1091, aged SO and was bur. the 10th at Ewelme, Oxon. Her will dat. 1 Dec. 1(388, pr. 9 Dec. 1691. IV. 1679. o. Thomas (Howard), Earl of Berkshire, br. and h. male, baji. 14 Nov. 1619 at St. Martin's in the Fields, M.P. for Wallingford 164 1-1644 till " disabled " as a Royalist. Col. of a Keg. of Horse (c.t parte Regit) Sep. 1643. He jr. firstly Frances, da. of Sir Richard Harrison of Hurst, Berks, by Frances, da. and coheir of George Garrard, 2nd s. of Sir William G. some- time Lord MayOI of London. She, who was sometime maid of Honour to Queen Henrietta Maria, d. s.p.m. at Prior, Berks, 8 May 1658. He »». secondly, Mary, da. of Sir Thomas Parker of Kattou, Sussex, by Philadelphia, da, of Henry (Lknnard) Lord Dacuk. She was bap. 15 May 1637 at Williugdon, Sussex. He il. at a great age, 12 April 1700 and was bur. at Charlton afsd. Will dat. 24 Sep. 1705, pr. 21 June 1700. V. 170G. .'/. Henry Bowes(Howard), Eabl of Berkshire, &c, cousin and h. male, being only s. and h. of Craven Howard, the only s. ami ii. of William Howard, 4th S. of Thomas, 1st Earl of Berkshire abovenamed. On 22 April 1745 he sue. his cousin as E.H1. of SUFFOLK, with which title the Earldom of Berkshire, &c, has since been united. See " Suffolk," Earldom of, cr. 1603. ( a ) In the patent of 1621 it is " Comes Berkshire ;" while iu that of 1626 it is " Comes Ber'k " or " Burke " = Berkcs. ( b ) See note "d" ante.