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 158 SLAKE. VII. 1470. 7. James (Fleming), Baron Slake [I.], tm»h m> h. malo,( b ) being s. and h. of William F., of Newcastle, co. Meath (by Jauet Rochfort, liis wife), who was 2(1 s. uf Thomas, great-grandfather of the hits Lord, by his second wife. He is styled in an act of Pari. (A~2) ' Jamtt Fiemitig, £.*</., Huron of blttht? 1 and " un seigneur ct linron del l'lirliament."^) and was declared next year to be entitled to the Lordships of Slane, Newcastle, to., held by the late Lord in fee tail. He was appointed Sheriff of Meath by statute. 11" is said iu 1180 to have been made one of the Knights of fit. George for Irelund{ b ) anil he in 1439 attended Hen. VII. at Greenwich with other Irish Peers. He m. about M70 Eliza- beth, Uow. Baroness Killekn [1.]. da. and coheir of Sir William Wkllks, Lord Chancellor [I.], by (— }, da. of (— ) Bahnewall, of Crickstown. He d. (1491-92), 7 Hen. VII. VIII. 1492. S. Christopher (Fleming), Baron Slane [T. I, p. and h., aged 18 in 1492, but sat in the Pai l, of 1403-84. He made a settlement of hie estate, 1505, entailing it on heirs male. From 1514 to 151C he was Loud High Treasurer [I.] He in. firstly Ellis, da of Gerald (Fitz Gerald), Sth K,hl of Kildark [I.], by his 1st wife, Alison, da. of Sir Rowland Eustace. This marriage was, however, set aside, and he m. secondly Elizabeth, da. of Nicholas Stukelet, of Affeton, Devon. He d. 9 Aug. (1517), 9 Hen. VII I. IX. 1517, 9. James (Fleming), Baron Slane [I.], only 8. and h. by 2d. wife, aged 9 in 1517. On 30 Sep. 1540, he was made Lord Justice [I.] He sat in the Pari, of 1541 wherein lien. VIII. was made King of Ireland, (being ranked therein next after the Premier Baron Lord Athenry [I.]', sitting also in tile Pari, of 1559. He served with credit under the Karl uf Essex, who states iu 1573 that he was the only nobleman who would go with him against O'Neale. He M. firstly Alice, da. of Gerald (FitzueraLD), 9th KARL OF KlLIURK [I.], by Elisabeth, da. of John (ZOOCH), Lord ZOUCB of Cod.Noii. He m. secondly, before 2 April, 1668, KHis, da. of Christopher (PlOBKSTT), Lord Kii.leen [IA by Janet, da. of Sir Lucas Dillon. He d. s.p. (1577-78), 20 Eliz.( c ) His widow m. Walter HviiW, of Moyhussey. She IB. for her 3d. husband, (— ) WooaN, of Hatchcoffey. X. 1578. 10. Thomas (Fleming), Baron Slane [I.], cousin and It. male, being s. and h. of James Flemish, of Stephenstown, by Ismay, da. of Sir Bartholomew Dillon, which James was s. anil h. of Sir George Fleming of Stephenstown, who was 2d. s. of James, Baron Slane [I.], grandfather of the late Lord. He was sum. 26 April 1585, and sat in the Pari, of that year, being the third Baron in the list. He distinguished himself in the Queen's service in Ireland. Hem. Catharine, da. of Jenico (Preston) 3d. Viscount Gormanston [[.], by his first wife, Katharine, da. of Gerald (Fitz Gerald), 9th Karl of Kildare [I.] He I s.p.m. 9 Nov. 1597, and was bin: at Slane. I>-q. pout mortem. 9 Feb. 1598, taken at Batoath,f<l) Co. .Meath. Margaret, aged 15, and (3) Elizabeth, aged 14, in 1463, which Elizabeth m. John Darcy, of Platten. Among them anil their descendants any Barony in fee possessed hy their father would be in abeyance and such, according to Mr. Bryan's claim, is actually the case as to what he styles " THE SECOND PEERAGE OF SLANE hy the title of Lord Fleming of Slane and Baron of Pail, by writ and sitting, temp. Ed. IV." See p. 157, note " c," circa jincnt. ( a ) See case of James Fleming. These words shew that he (tho' only heir male and not heir general of the late Lord) was a Peer of Pari, before any summons or sitting therein. ( b ) According to Ware, but the fact is somewhat doubtful. See vol. iv, p. 5G, note '' a," sub " Gormanston," for a list of these Knights, and an account of the Order. ("■) On his death his two sisterB became his coheirs, nr., (lj Catharine, who HI. Sir Christopher linrnewall, of Crickstown, and had issue ; and (2) Eleanor. Between them and their descendants, any Barony in fee possessed by their father would be in abeyance, and such, according to Mr. Bryan's claim, is actually the case as to what he styles " THE THIKD PEERAGE OF SLANE by the title of the Lord Baiios OF Slane." See p. 157, note " c," circa finem. (*) At his death his two daughters were his coheirs, viz., (I) Catharine »'. before