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 134 COMPLETE PEERAGE Anglesey was one of the Commissioners to manage the Irish affairs under the Pari., but, after the murder of the King, took part with the Royalists. In 1658 he was empowered to treat at Brussels with the King's rebellious subjects. Early in 1660 he was President of the Council of State. Was sworn P.C. 1661, and was Vice Treasurer of Ireland, 1660-67. Treasurer of the Navy 1667-68. On 22 Nov. 1660, he sue. to his father's Irish Peerage (talcing his seat by proxy 25 June 1661), and on 20 Apr. 1661, was cr. a Peer [E.] as above, and took his seat accordingly 11 May 1661. On 8 Mar. 1665 he received a pension of ;^6oo a year, and on 22 Apr. 1673 ^^^ made Lord Privy Seal, but was dismissed 9 Aug. 1682, from which time he lived chiefly at Blechington, Oxon. (*) He m., 24 Apr. 1638, at Acton, Midx., Eliza- beth, da. of Sir James Altham, of Oxhey, Herts, by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Sir Richard Sutton, of Acton afsd. He d. 6 Apr. 1686, at his house in Drury Lane, Midx., of quinsy, and was bur. at Farnborough, Hants. (*') Will dat. 23 Feb. 1685/6, pr. 18 June 1686, and again 3 July 1699. His widow was /^. 9 Jan. 1620, and by Iftq.y 2 Nov. 1630, was found the elder of the two sisters and coheirs {") of Sutton Altham of Acton. She was Ifur. 26 Jan. 1697/8, C) at St. Anne's, Soho, Midx. Will dat. 18 May 1686, pr. 22 Mar. 1697/8. IV. 1686. 2. James (Annesley), Earl of Anglesey, 6fc., [E.], also Viscount Valentia, ^c. [I.], s. and h. Matric. Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 4 Dec. 1661, aged 16. M.P. (Whig) for co. Waterford 1666, and for Winchester, 1679-81. On 10 May 1686 he took his seat in the English House of Lords, and on 17 Nov. 1688, joined the Bishops in their celebrated petition to James II. He m. (settl. dat. 17 Sep. 1669) Elizabeth, 4th da. of John (Manners), 8th Earl of Rutland, by Frances, da. of Edward (Montagu), Lord Montagu of Boughton. He d. i Apr. 1690. Admon. 6 June 1690 to his widow. She J., of cancer in the (*) He had a most indifferent reputation. " Sir H. Cholmeley is confident my Lord A. is one of the greatest knaves in the world. " (Pepys' Diary, 26 June 1667.) On 21 May 1669 he was soundly cudgelled by a Major Scott with whom he had declined a duel. " Arlington had a cruel dispute with Anglesey yesterday, and told him that he is a knave, which is too true. " (VV. Harbord to Earl of Essex, 28 Mar. 1674.) The great Duke of Ormonde also had a mean opinion of him, and writes, in i68o/i of him as " a man I have seen detected in public of misinformation and mean artifices, for sordid sums, and yet never blush at the matter. " Bp. Burnet describes him as " a man of grave deportment. " V.G. The more interesting portions of his Diary, in which, among other things, he notes his wife's " Bedlam railing humour," are printed in the Hist. MSS. Com., 13th Rep., pt. vi, p. 261 et seq. V.G. C") See a curious anecdote about him in the Memoirs of Edward (Harley), Earl of Oxford, wherein it is stated that he was " buttler " to Sir Arthur Chichester, the Lord Lieut, of Ireland. (A'^. y Q., 2nd Series, vol. i, p. 325.) His splendid library, of which the sale catalogue (4to.) contained pp. 286, was sold by auction, in London, 25 Oct. 1686. See N. is* Q., ist Series, vol. x, pp. 286, 375, and 2nd Series, vol. xi, p. 443. C) The other coh. was the Countess of Carbery [I.]. C) See note " b " on previous page.