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 AYLMER COMPLETE PEERAGE 369 II. 1720. 2. Henry (Aylmer), Lord Aylmer &'c. [I.], only s. and h. Equerry to George 1. M.P. (Whig) for Rye 1722-27. Comptroller of the Mint, July 1727 till his death. Hew. (sett- lement 27 June 17 16) Elizabeth, da. of William Priestman, of WestclifFe, near Dover, Kent, and St. Paul's, Covent Garden, Midx., by Mary, his wife. She J. at Greenwich, 12, and was iur. there 20 Jan. 1749/50, aged 60. He d. 26 June, and was iur. 4 July 1754, at Greenwich. Will dat. 17 Sep. 1751. pr- 15 J^y 1754- III. 1754. 3. Henry (Aylmer), Lord Aylmer, &c. [I.], 2nd, (") but 1st surv. s. and h., l>af>. 21 May 171 8, at St. Paul's, Covent Garden. Capt. R.N. He m. Anne, da. of William Pierce, of Virginia, in North America. She d. at the Hotwells, Bristol, 21, and was iur. 28 Sep. 1756, at Greenwich. He <^. at Ickleford, Herts, 7, and was iur. 16 Oct. 1766, at Greenwich, aged 48. Will (no date) pr. 6 Dec. 1766. IV. 1766. 4. Henry (Aylmer), Lord Aylmer, 6yc. [I.], 2nd, but only surv. s. and h., b. about 1750, a minor at his father's death. C") On 1 1 May 1766, on the death of his cousin. Sir Matt- hew Aylmer, of Balrath, co. Meath, 6th Bart. [I.], he sue. to that Baronetcy, cr. in 1662. He took his seat in the House of Lords [I.], 16 Feb. 1778, and on his petition that he was "totally unable to support the dignity of the Peerage, " was recommended by that House, 25 July 1782, " as an object of His Majesty's bounty. " He m., 23 Feb. 1774, at Didbrook, co. Gloucester, Catharine, divorced wife of Philip Cade, of the Exchequer Office, (") sister of Charles, Earl Whitworth, 2nd da. of Sir Charles Whitworth, of Leybourne, Kent, by Martha, ist da. of Richard Shelley. He d. 22 Oct. 1785, aged 43. ('^) M.I. Killarney Church. Admon. Feb. 1805. His widow m., 3rdly, 22 Sep. 1787, at Loughurn, co. Armagh, Howell Price, and 4thly ( — ) Bowles. She ^. 9 Jan. 1805, at Middle Hill, near Box, Somerset. V. 1785. 5. Matthew (Aylmer, afterwards Whitworth-Ayl- mer). Lord Aylmer, ^c. [I.], s. and h., b. 24 May 1775. On I Aug. 1800 he obtained an annuity of ;^6oo for life. Ent. the Army 1787, where he saw much service. He was in a French prison for 6 months with Dean Swift's remarks thereon in italics. " He has a very good head ; indefatig- able and designing ; is very zealous for the liberties of the People ; makes a good figure in the Pari, as well as the Fleet ; is handsome in his person. " J virulent man, born in Ireland. (*) His 1st br., Matthew A., d. v.p., 2 Sep. 1748. V.G. ('') His elder Ijr., Henry, bap. 18 Apr. 1742, at St. Paul's, Covent Garden, d. an infant. See Lords' Entries in Ulster's Office, vol. i, p. 267. {ex inform. G.D.Burtchaell). V.G. C^) She m. him 17 Feb. 1761, and the Libel for her crim. ctn. with Lord Aylmer was exhibited, 5 Dec. 1772, at Doctors Commons. C*) The beautiful verses of Walter Savage Landor on his da. Rose Whitworth Aylmer, beginning " Ah 1 what avails the sceptred race, " are well known. V.G. 48