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 COLONSAY — COLVILL, 333 Gen. [S.] from Nov. 1834 to Apr. 183'., and again from Sep. 1S41 to Oct. 1842 ; M.P. fur Argyllshire, 1843-31 ; Dean of the Faculty [S.], 1843-51 ; a Lord of Session (under the designation of Lord Cnlnnmi/), May 1851 to May 1852 ; Lord Justice Gen. and President of the Court of Session [S.], May 1852 to 1867 ; when, on his retirement, he was cr. a Peer, as abovementinncd, by the Derby ministry, having previously pur- chased the estates of Colousay and Orousay from his eldest brother. He d. unin. 31 Jan. 1S74, aged 84, at Pan, in the south of France, when his peerage became extinct. OOLOONY. See "Coote of Colooxy. eo. SHgO," Barony [I.] (Coote), cr. 16G0; ex. 1800. OOLUMBEKS, or DE 00LUMBEK8. Barony by Piiiur DE Oli-miieus, of Stowoy, co. Somerset, &c, s. Wl'lt. . m( | J, q| ,|,,|„, ,1,, (J. ; of the same (who was sum. by vrit,(") S June (1294) 22 Kd. I to Pari., but never afterwards), by Alice, da. and coheir of Stephen UK Pexcesthe, of co. Kent, sac. his Father in 1300, being then aged 24, and was sum. to Pari, as a Baron (LOUD COLUMBERS) by writs, 29 July (1314) 8 Ed. II to 3 March (1340/1) 15 Kd. III. lie ;a. Joaue, willow of William (Mautin), Loud Mahtin, by Eleanor, da. of William de Mohi'N, she being sister and coheir (1326) to William, Loir> Mantis. He i(. s.p. 1842, when the Boron]) became cxlincl.{ h ) He was bar. at the Priory of Barnstaple. His widow, who was aged 40 in 1325, cl. (also) s.p. 1. 1814, to 1342. COLVILL or DE COLVILL. 1. Walter de Colvill,( c ) of Bytham Castle, co. Lin- coln, s. and h. of llobei*t C. of the same, was one of the Karons who were sum. 21 Dec. (1264) 46 Hen. III( d ) to Pari, as a Baron (LOUD COLVILL by Simon, Earl of Leicester, in the name of King. He was taken prisoner at Kenihvorth in 1264, by Prince Edward, aud his lands forfeited, lint they were redeemed, and he rf. possessed of them in 1276. He d. 1276. Etch. 5 Ed. I. Barony by writ. I. 12G4.( J ) II. 127('>. J. Eogeh (i)K Coi/vnj,), Lobs Colvill, s. and h., aged 26 at his father's death. He was never sum. to Pali. Hei/i. Margaret, da. of Sir Richard de 15uao.se or ISuews, of Stinton, co. Norfolk. He d. April 12SS. Etch. 16 Ed. I. His widow (/. 1335. Esck. 9 Ed. I. III. 1288. ,J. Edmond (de Colvill), Lord Colvill, s. and h., only 3 mouths old at his father's dealh, being A. 25 Jan. 12S7/S, at Bytham Castle, and dap. at St. James' Church there. Formal proof of his full ago was made at Corby, 14 Feb. 1308/9, but at his age of 4 years Royal ;issent was given, 10 Feb. 1291/2, to his marriago with Margaret, da. of Robert dh UFFOBD, who brought him the manor of Weston, co. Cambridge. He, too, was never sum. to Pari., but d. 1316, aged 28. /nj. puxt. mart. 9 Ed. II. ( a ) As to this writ of 1 299 not constituting an hereditary peerage dignity, see Vol. i, p. 259, note " c," sub. " Basset de Sapcote." ('') Stephen de Columbers, Parson of Shirewell, was his br. and h., and then aged 40. His sister Juan, m. Gelf'rey Sta-sel, to whose descendants the family estates passed. ( c ) For a full account of this family and of the honour of Bytham, as also of the family of Gernon (one of the coheirs thereof), see " Chester of Ohichdey," by I{. E. Chester Waters, Vol. i, pp 19S-19S, of which the Editor has made free use. (d) "The first writ extant is that of the 49 Hen. HI [24 Dee. 1264], but very little can be gathered from it as it does not contain the names of one-third part of the Baronial body, anil though issued in the King's name, the King was himself a prisoner to [Simon dc MontfordJ the Earl of Leicester, the leader of the rebellious Barons who, it may fairly be inferred, summoned only those Barons who took part with him ayainst the Royal cause." See " Courthope," p. xxv.