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 122 GUILFORD. IT. 1674, JonN (Mahxand), Duke of Lauderdale IS.], was to cr., 25 June 107). BARON PETERSHAM and EARL OF 1682. GUILKOKU, both to. .Surrey. He d. s.p.m., 21 Aug. 1882, aged 00, when these titles (together with his Scotch Dukedom and Mar. juessate) beeaine extinct, while the Earldom of Lauderdale [S.] devolved on the heir male of that dignity. Barony. J, The Hon. Francis North. 2d s. (one of the U 1 1683 children) of Francis, 1th Lonn NoHTH he Kiktmnu, by Ann, da. and coheir of Sir Charles Montagu, b. 22 Oct. 1037; ed. first at a (Presbyterian) school at Isleworth and then at a (cavalier) school at limy St. Edmunds ; matric. at Cambridge (St. John's Coll.), June 165:J ; Barrister (Mid. Temple), 1001 ; King's Counsel, 1008 ; Solicitor Gen.. 1071, being knighted at Whitehall, 23 May 1071. KeaderO 1 ) of the Middle Temple, 1071 ; M.P. for King's Lynn, 1672-75, retaining his seat tho' accepting office as Attorney Uen. in Nov. 1073 ; Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 1075-52; Sneaker of the House of Lords, April 1678. P.O. in April 1679. being one of the newly formed Council of 30, on the dissolution of which in the same year he was made Cabinet Minister. Finally on 20 Dee. 10S2. he was made LnnD KhEi'EH, retaining that office during seven months in the next reign (that of James II.) till his own death. He was cr., 27 Sep. 16S3, BARON OF GUILFORD, co. Surrey, taking his seat 10 May 1035. lie m., 5 March 1671/2, at Wroxtou, co. Oxford, Frances, sister and coheir of Thomas (Port), 1th Kahl ok Down! [I.], da. of Thomas, 3d Karl, by lieata, d.i. of Henry Poole, of SnpertoD. co. Gloucester. By her he acquired the estate of Vro.ton Abbey, Oxou. She, who was bap. 7 May 10-17, at Wroxtou, </. 15 Nov. 107S, aged 31, and was bur. 17th at Wroxtou. He d. 5 Sep. 16S5, at Wroxtou, aged 47, and was our. there OB the 9th. (') Will pr. 30 Sep. 1085. II. 1685. 2. Francis (North), Baron Guilford, 1st s. and h., b. 14 and bap. 21 Dec. 1073, at St. Dunstaus in the West, Loudon ; ed. at Winchester ; sue. to the peerage 1085, taking his seat 30 Nov. 1091 ; mat. at Oxford (Trin. Coll.), 20 Feb. 16SS/9 ; cr. M.A., 11 Dec. 1690 ; Lord Lieut, of Essex, 1703-05 ; P.O. and a Lord of Trade, 17V2 ; President of the Board of Trade, July to Sep. 1714. He m. firstly, 25 Feb. 1095/6, at St. Martins in the fields (Lie. Fae. off.), Elizabeth (then aged 20) 3d da. of Fulke (Gheville), 5th Bauon Bkooke OF Beauchamps Couht, by Sarah, da. of Francis Dashwood, Alderman of London. She d. in London a.p.s. in clvildbed 4 and was bur. 18 Nov. 1699, at Wroxton. He m. secondly Alice, da. and coheir of Sir John Brownlow, 3d Bart-, of lluinby, co. Lincoln, by Alice, da. of Hichard Sherabd. She d. in London, 22 Aug. ] 727, and was bur. 6 Sep. at Wroxton. Will dat. 25 July 1725, pr. 14 Sep. 1727. He d. in London 17 Oct. 1729,( c ) aged 55, and was bur. 31st at Wroxton. (°) His expense as Reader in giving of feasts, &c, was at least £1,000, "the extravagance of which and of some other recent ones deterred others from contiuuing the practise an 1 from that time Public Readings ceased." See Foss's " Judycs." ( b ) The interesting account of him by hia brother Koger North in the well known " Lives of the North is perhaps too partial ; but he was doubtless a steady adherent of the Crown and ''an able and honest administrator of justice" indeed "the only exception that can be suggested is his conduct on the trial of Stephen Colledge when he refused to restore the papers provided for the prisoner's defence which had been forcibly taken from him." (Foss's " Judges.") On the other hand Lord Campbell, iu his " Chancellors," speaks of him most unfavourably, while Macaulay writes that " he was party to some of the foulest judicial murders recorded iu history " and that " his life was sullied by cowardice, selfishiiess, and servility." Iu Boscoe's "Eminent Lau-ijers " a fair summary is given of his character. ( c ) Bishop Burnet's character of him when past 30, with Dean Swift's remarks thereon in italics, is as under — " Is sou to the Lord Keeper North ; has been abroad ; does not want sense nor application to business and liis genius leads him that way ; fat, fair, and of middle stature— a miyhty silly fellow."