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 CARBERY 7 CAREER Y (co. Cork) EARLDOM [I.] I. John Vaughan,s. and h.ofWalter v., of Golden y ^ „ Grove,(^) co. Carmarthen, by his ist wife, Mary, da. of Griffith Rys, of Newton (or Dynevor), in that co., matric. at Oxford (Jesus Coll.) 4 Feb. 1 591/2, aged 17. He was knighted by the Lord Deputy Essex, in Ireland, 30 July 1599, but the honour was afterwards disallowed by Elizabeth. M.P. for co. Car- marthen 1601, and 1620-22. He was again knighted by James I, 2 Feb. 1 616/7. On 13 July 1 62 1, he was cr. BARON VAUGHAN OF MULLENGAR, co. Westmeath [I.]. He was sometime Comptroller of the Household to Charles, Prince of Wales, whom he accompanied in 1623 to Spain. On 5 Aug. 1628, he was cr. EARL OF CARBERY, CO. Cork [LJ-C") He m., istly, Margaret, da. of Sir Gilly Meyrick., by Margaret, da. of Jevan Lewys. She was living in 1628. He w., 2ndly, Jane, widow of Sir "William Meredith, of Leeds, Kent, da. of Sir Thomas Palmer, of Wingham, in that co., by Margaret, da. of John Pooley, of Badley, Suffolk. She appears also to have d. before him. He d. 6 May 1634, at Golden Grove afsd., and was hir. at Llandeilovawr. Nuncupa- tive will, dat. 29 Apr. 1634, pr. 23 May 1639. n. 1634. 2. Richard (Vaughan), Earl of Carbery, &c. [I.], only s. and h. by ist wife. M.P. for co. Carmarthen 1624-26, and 1628-29. He was made K.B., at the Coronation, Feb. 1625/6. His proxy, directed to Viscount Loftus of Ely, Lord Chancellor [L], was ordered by the House of Lords [I.] to be entered and allowed, 30 July 1634. Admitted Gray's Inn 15 Feb. 1637/8. He distinguished himself on the Royalist side in the Civil wars, being Lieut. Gen. for the counties of Carmarthen, Pembroke and Cardigan. On 25 Oct. 1643 he obtained an English Peerage, being cr. BARON VAUGHAN OF EMLYN, co. Carmarthen.^) Lord President of Wales 1660-72. P.C. 13 Sep. 1661 till 21 Apr. 1679. Hew., istly, Bridget, da. and h. of Thomas Lloyd, of Llanllyr, co. Cardigan, by his 2nd wife, Lettice, da. of Sir Richard Prys, but had by her no surv. issue. He m., 2ndly, 8 Aug. 1637, at Acton, Midx., Frances, da. of Sir James Altham, of Oxhey, in Watford, Herts, by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Sir Richard Sutton, of Acton afsd. She was aged 9 in 1630, when she was found 2nd and yst. sister and coh.('') of Sutton Altham. She d. 9 Oct. 1650. He m., 3rdly, a few days before 20 July 1652, Alice,(°) nth da. of John (Egerton), Earl of Bridgwater, by Frances, da. and (») There is a pedigree of Vaughan of Golden Grove in Meyrick's edit. (1846) of Dwnn's Fisitations of Wales, vol. i, p. 214. (•>) A docquet to cr. him Earl of Galway is dat. 28 July 1628. For a list of creations and promotions in the Irish Peerage see Appendix H to this volume. V.G. {'■) As to the only record of this creation see vol. ii, p. 454, note " b," sub Byron. ("^) The other coh. was the Countess of Anglesey. See vol. i, p. 1 34. («) She acted " the Lady " in Milton's Comus.