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 558 CROMWELL Edward VI, who granted him the manor of Liddington, Rutland. He m., before 1538, Elizabeth, widow of Sir Anthony Oughtred, sister of Edward, Duke of Somerset, and da. of Sir John Seymour, of Wolfhall, Wilts, by- Margery, da. of Sir Henry Wentworth, K.B. He d. at Launde, co. Leicester, 4, and was ^«r. 7 July 1551, in the Abbey there. (*) Inq. p. m. 25 Sep. 1 55 1. His widow m., as his 2nd wife, John (Paulet or Powlett), 2nd Marquess of Winchester, who d. 4 Nov. 1576. She, who was living 25 Oct. 1552, at Launde, was bur. in Basing Church. in. 1 55 1. 2. Henry (Cromwell), Baron Cromwell, s. and h., b. before 1538, but a minor at his father's death. He was first sum. to Pari. (1563) 5 Eliz. He m., before 1560, Mary, da. of John (Paulet or Powlett), 2nd Marquess of Winchester, by his ist wife, Elizabeth, da. of Robert (Willoughby), 2nd Lord Willoughby of Broke. She d. at North Elmham, 10, and was bur. 23 Oct. 1592, at Launde Abbey. He d. 20 Nov. following, and was bur. there 4 Dec. 1592. Will dat. 15 Nov., pr. 16 Dec. 1592. IV. 1592. 3. Edward (Cromwell), Baron Cromwell, s. and h., aged 33 in 1593. Ed. at Jesus Coll. Cambridge, M.A. 1592/3. He served in the expedition against Spain with the Earl of Essex, by whom he was knighted, in Dublin, 12 July 1599, and joined in his rebellion, for which he was fined ;/^3,ooo, and imprisoned for some months, but received a special pardon 2 July 1601. Having alienated all his English estates,('') he purchased, in 1606, the Barony of Lecale, co. Down, in Ireland. He m., istly, 158 i, EHzabeth, da. of William Upton, of Puslinch, Devon, Serjeant at Arms, by Mary, da. of Thomas Kirkham, of Blakedon, in that co. She d. s.p.m. in London, 5, and was bur. 1 5 Jan. 1592/3, at Launde Abbey. He m., 2ndly, about 1593, Frances, ist da. of W^illiam Rugge, otherwise Repps, of Felmingham, Norfolk, by Thomasine, da. of Sir Robert Townshend, Justice of Chester. He ^.27 Apr. 1607, and was bur. in the Chancel of the Abbey Church at Down Patrick. His widow m. Richard (Wingfield), ist Viscount Powerscourt [I.], who d. s.p., 9 Sep. 1634. She d. before 30 Nov. 1631. V. 1607. 4. Thomas (Cromwell), Baron Cromwell, s. and h., by 2nd wife, b. 11 June 1594. He was, on 22 Nov. 1624, cr. VISCOUNT LECALE [I.], and, on 7 Jan. 1644/5, EARL OF (*) In Diet. Nat. Biog. it is wrongly stated that he died in 1557. V.G. The estate of Oakham was sold in 1596 to Sir John Harington; that of Launde, co. Leicester, was in possession of Sir William Smith in, or before, 1603.