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 BURREN. 89 BUKKEN. i.e. "Baron Burkex, en. Clare" [1.] (U'Brim) see " Inciiiquin " Earldom <jf [I.], cr. 1654 ; esc, 1S55. 7. Warwick, Robert (Rich), Haul of. He sue. to the Peerage, 161!). Ho bore " the award of the Commonwealth " at the investiture of '27 June 1657. Ho, bow- ever, refused to sit in Oliver's " House of Lords with Pride and HeWBon, one of whom bad been a drayman and the other n colder." He d. IS April 16'5S. See under that title. 42. Wiiai.i.kv, Edward, " l.ieut.-Gen. of the Horse," and one of the "Major Generals " for the counties. He was 2nd s. of Richard W. of Sereveton, Notts, by Fiances, da. of Sir Henry C'romwell, and aunt of the Protector. Originally a merchant, he distinguished himself as a Soldier in behalf of the Pari. He was one of the King's Judges and signed the death warrant ; M.P. for Notts, 1054 and 1656. He escaped to America after the Restoration, with his son-in-law Col. Ooffe, and d. in concealment st Hadley, near Nun-haven, shortly before 1071), leaving issue. 17. Wham-on, Philip (Wharton) Bakon. He sue. to the Peerage 26 March 1625; d. 6 Pel,. 1696. See under that titK 2], WarrttOCKB [Sir] Bubtrode, who had been knighted, at least as early as 1655, by the Protector. He was Commissioner of the Treasury and sometime one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal. In Aug. 1658 he was promised a Viseomilcy by the Protector. (See, ante, p. 84, note " k," circa, initium) He is the well-known author of " Whitelocke'n Memorials." He d. 2S Jany. 1676 aged 71. 29. Wolski.ky, Sir Charles, Bart. He sue his Pather in that dignity 21 Sep. 1646. Was M.P. for Stafford 1654 and 1656 ; and one of the "Major Generals "Jor the Bounties ; P.C. to the Protector and to his sun. He d. 2 Oct. 1711 in his 85th year and was bur. at Colwich, Co. Stafford, leaving issue. Of the above " Lords " as to those numbered 1 to 63 some account will be found in Noble's " House of Cromwell," where there is this note, " Besides the above 61 Lords [ending with Lord Cooper] of the other House, we have 2 more gentlemen given as called to sit in this assembly [vis Sir V. Roberts and J. Clarke] but if so, it must be after the year 1657." To the above (63) must be added Edmund Dunch whose patent, as Baron Burnell, 26 April 1658, would, presumably, entitle him to a place therein. Out of these Lords, seven ( Bure, Fauconberg, Manchester, Mulgrave, Saye and Sele, Warwick, and Wharton": were actual Peers [E.] and, as such, entitled to a seat in the (regularly constituted) House of Lords [E.] Two more were Peers not so entitled, viz. Cassillis [S.] and Broghill [I.] With a few exceptions (notably Hewson, Pride and Berry) most of the others were persons of good position, many having the advantage of being connected with the dominant House of Cromwell. Of the 13 "Governors or MAJOR-GENERALS of the Commonwealth" for tho inspection of every county, Jfce. (many having several counties allotted to them) no less than 9 (of these most important officers) are among these Lords, the other 4 being, hi the alphabetical list of them hereunder given, marked with an asterisk *. "Barkstead, Colonel" [The l*ml Barkstead] for Midx. and city of Westminster. " Berry (or Bury), Colonel " [Tfic Lord Berry], for Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and North Wales. " Desborongh, Colonel" [The Lord Ihsborough] for Wilts. Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. "Fleetwood, Lieut-General [The Lord Charles Fleetwood] with his deputy Major Haynes," for Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Huntingdonshire. "Fleetwood, Lieut.-Geueral "[The Lord George Fleetwood] for Oxon, Bucks, and Herts. "Goffe, Colonel" [The Lord Gojfe] for Sussex, Hants, and Berks. "Kelaey, Colonel," for Kent and Surrey. and Northumberland. " Skippon.'Mnjor General " [The Lord Skippoti} for tho city of London. "Whalley, Commissary General" [The Lord Whaltcy] for Lincolnshire, Notts, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, and Leicestershire. 1 Wolseley, Colonel " [The Lord Wolselcy] for Cheshire, Lancashire and Staffordshire-
 * " Butler, Major ' for Northamptonshire, Beds, and Rutland.
 * " Harrison, Major General " for South Wales.
 * " Lambert, Major General " for Yorkshire, Durham, Cumberland, Westmorland,