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 238 HOLDERNESSE. Earldom. Sir John Ramsay, yr. br. of George Ramsay, afterwards T. 1621 lst LoilD RAMBA' OF DALHOB&ffl [SJ, being 2d and yst. b. of James t ~ Ramsay, of Palhousie in Lothian, was J. about 1580 ; Page of honour to King James VI. [SJ ; was one of the chief rescuers of the King 1, '- j0 - from the "Cowrie Conspiracy" 5 Aug. lfiOO, for which he was Knighted 12 Nov. 1600; (a j admitted to the Inner Temple, 1604; obtained the Barony of Kaatbarns, in co. Haddington, and was rr. 11 June 1606, VISCOUNT OF HADDINGTON and LORD RAMSAY OF BARNS [S]. He had, 2S Aug. 1609, grant of the lands late belonging to the dissolved Abbey of Melrose and was, 25 Aug. 1615, c>: LORD RAMSAY OF MELROSE [S] " :ohim, his heirs male and assigns whatever." This last named peerage he resigned in favour of his brother, George Ramsay, abovenamcd. who was accordingly, on 25 Aug. 1618. er. Lord liamsav of Melrose [S].* He was subsequently, 22 Jan. 1620 1, rr. an Emrlish peer as BARON OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMKS, co. Surrey, and KARL OF HOLDERNESSE. He nr. firstly, 20 Feb. 1607/8. at the Chapel Koy.il, White- hall, Elizabeth, da. of Robert (Ratcufvr), 6th Eabi, of Sdssbx, by his first wife. Bridget, da. of Sir Charles MORRISON. She d. 6 Dec. 1618. He m. secondly, about July, 1621. Martha, sister of Charles, 1st Viscount Cru.KN [I] da. of Sir William Cokayne, of Boshtou, eo. Northampton, sometime (1619), Lord Mayor of London, by Mary, da. of Richard Morris, of London, sometime Master of the Ironmongers' Company. He d. s.p.s., and was bur. 2S Feb. 1625/6, at Westminster Abbey, when all hit honours became extinct. Will dat. C Jan. 1625/6, pr. (after contest). 16 Feb. 1626/7. His widow, who was /'tip. 26 May 160o, at St. Peter-le-poor, London, w/. there 18 April 1627, Montagu Bertie, tbea >Ujltd Lord WllXOOOHBT DK Eresry, after- wards (1642). 2nd EaRL of Linpsey, who <l. 25 July 1666. She d. July 1641, and was bur. at Edenhani, co. Lincoln, M I. [Charli.s Ramsay, styled "Baron of Kingston" ( c ),2d but only butt. s. and h. ftp, by first wife ; bap. 17 May 1618, at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall", Charles. Prince: of Wales, being oue of his sponsors. He d. v.p. an infant, anil was fair. 25 March, 1621, at Westminster Abbey]. IT. 1644, " Prince Rupert [Duke of Uavaria], Count Palatine to or the Rhine," was n: 21 Jan. 1043/4, EARL OF HOLDERNESSE, 1682. Co. York, and DI KK OF CUMBERLAND. Ho d. unm., 29 Nov. 1682, in his 65th year, when nil his honour* became extinct. See "CUMBERLAND Dukedom," er. 1614 ; ex. 1682. III. 1CS2. J. Conyers (Darcy), Lori. Conyers [1509], and. Baron Darcy ano Conyers 1 1641], 8. and h. of Conyers (Darcy), Lord Convers, &c., by Dorothy, (ta. of Sir Henry P.f.i.asvse, 1st Bait., was bap. 24 Jan. 1598/9, at Kirkby Fleethani, co, York ; sue. to the peerage 3 March 1653/4 ; Constable of Middleham Castle, 1660-71 ; was sum. v.p. to the House of Lords as LORD DARCY in his father's Barony of Darcy by writs 8 May 1661, to 1 March 1679/80, directed Conyers Durcic de Varcitp) " with, in (he last two writs (7 Oct. 1678, and 1 March 1679/80), the addition of the words " et MtynilV'l*) He was dr., (*) In allusion to this service and to the slaughter of the Earl of Gowrie with his brother Alexander Ruthvtn, he received, as an augmentation, the following coat of arms, to be born impaled with that of his paternal family, viz., AzURE, a dexter hand and arm, ppr., vested or, holding, in pale, a sword art/., hilted or, piercing a heart gules, and s up por tin g, on its point, the crown of Scotland. ( b ) This title he subsequently exchanged for that of Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie [S.J by letters under the Great Seal. 5 Jan. 1519. ( c ) See Colonel Chester's notes to the registers of Westminster Abbey, where, also, was bur. his elder br., " James Ramsay, son to the Lord Viscount Hadding- ton," 28 Feb. 1617/8. (") See vol. ii, p. 349, note " b," sub " Conyers,'' as to this writ. (•) See vol. ii, p. 349, note " c," sub " Coiiyers," as to these words.