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 454 BYRON BYRON OF ROCHDALE BARONY. I. John Byron, s. and h. of Sir John B.,(^) of New- stead Abbey, Notts, Clayton, co. Lancaster, tPc. I. 1643. (who d. 28 Sep. 1625), by Anne, da. of Sir Richard MoLYNEUx, I St Bart., of Sefton, was aged 15 in 16 14; was M.P. for Nottingham, 1624-25, and 1626; and for Notts i628-29;was K.B. at the coronation of Charles I, Feb. 1625/6; High Sheriff of Notts, 1634-35; Gent, of the Bedchamber; Lieut, of the Tower of London, Dec. 1641, which appointment giving offence to the Pari, party, he surrendered it in Feb. 1 641/2. He was of the greatest service to the Royal cause during the rebellion, commanding the reserve at the battle of Edgehill, fsPc. D.C.L. of Oxford I Nov. 1642. On 24 Oct. 1643, he was cr. BARON BYRON OF ROCHDALE, co. LancasterjC") with a spec.('') rem., failing heirs male of his body, to Sir Richard Byron, William Byron, Thomas Byron,('^) Robert Byron, Gilbert Byron, and Philip Byron, his six surv. brothers, in like manner, all of whom had distinguished themselves as Loyalists.(') Field Marshal Gen. of the King's forces in the counties of Worcester, Salop, Chester, and in North Wales. Gov. of Chester, where he endured a long siege till Feb. 1645/6. He surrendered Carnarvon Castle on honourable terms in June 1646. Governor to James, Duke of York, 1646-52. He was imprisoned in 1655.Q He w., istly, Cecilia, widow of Sir Francis Byndlose, of Barwick Hall, da. of Thomas (West), Lord De la Warr, by (^) This Sir John was s. of another Sir John, and grandson of John Byron of Newstead, Notts, one of the children, born before marriage, of Sir John Byron, of Clayton, co. Lancaster. (^) The only authority extant for this and indeed for 36 out of the 45 creations which took place in the troublous time between 28 June 1643 and I Sep. 1646 is Black's Docqueti of Letters Patent, edited from the original crown office Docquet Book. There are no enrolled Patents, Privy Seals, nor signed Bills relating to Peerages between these dates ; the Long Parliament having passed an act 4 Feb. 1 65 1 /a making void all Titles of Honour, Dignities and Precedencies, conferred by the King after 4 Jan. 1641 [? 164 1/2], and commissioners being authorised to cause to be cancelled and defaced the said Patents. See App. to 47th Rep. of D.K. of Pub. Records, Creations, p. 122. V.G. if) This is an early, if not the earliest case of a rem. to collaterals, and for a similar case, though with less reason, in 1 892, where 5 brothers were included in the rem., see note sub Blythswood. For a list of spec. rem. granted to Commoners, see vol. iii, Appendix F. V.G. {^) Sir Thomas Byron, severely wounded at the battle of Hopton Heath, was bur. 9 Feb. 1643/4, at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Neither he nor any of his brothers, excepting Richard, left male issue that endured beyond the first generation. (') "Being seven brothers [they] faithfully served King Charles the First in the Civil War." See M.L to the second Lord in 1679. (') Lords Coventry, Lucas, Maynard, Petre, St. John, and Sir Frederick (after- wards Lord) Cornwallis, were also imprisoned at this date. Some rather witty verse were written upon them. See N. i^ Q., 7th Ser., vol. x, p. 41.