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 564 CULLEN IV. 1688. 4. Charles (Cokayne), Viscount and Baron Cullen [I.], only surv. s. and h., b. at Swarkeston, co. Derby, 4, and bap. ij Jan. 1686/7 (from Elmesthorpe manor-house) at Barwell, CO. Leicester. (^) In 1710, having obtained a private Act of Pari, for that purpose, he sold the estate of Elmesthorpe to Dame Mary Noel. He m., II July 1706, at Melbourne, co. Derby, Anne, ist da. of Arthur Warren, of Stapleford Hall, Notts, by Anne, da. of Sir John Borlase, Bart., sister and coh. of the 2nd and last Bart. She, who was bap. 2 Nov. 1684, at Stapleford, was bur. there 17 Jan. 17 13/4. He d. 6, and was bur. 8 Apr. 1 71 6, at St. Peter's, Rushton, aged 29. Will dat. 2 Apr., pr. 12 June 17 16. V. 1716. 5. Charles (CoKAYNEj'otherwise Cockayne), Viscount and Baron Cullen [I.], only surv. s. and h., b. 1 Sep. 1710; ed. at Eton; inherited, in 1714, the manor of Grindlow, in Hope, co. Derby, from his great-aunt the Countess of Bellomont [I.] abovenamed.C") He w., istly, 18 Apr. 1732, at Stapleford, Notts, Anne,('=) ist surv. da. of his maternal uncle, Borlase Warren, of Stapleford Hall, by Anne, da. of Sir John Harpur, 3rd Bart., of Calke, co. Derby. She, who was bap. 16 May 1703, at Stratton Audley, Oxon, d. 28 June, and was bur. i July 1754, at St. Peter's, Rushton. He m., 2ndly, 16 Dec. 1754, at Uppingham, Rutland, Sophia, 2nd and yst. da. and coh. of John Baxter, Storekeeper of the Ordnance at Gibraltar, by Sophia, da. of Edmund Woodward, of Stratton Audley, Oxon, and sister and coh. of George W., of Stoke Lyne, in that county. Envoy to Poland 1728-35. He d. at Rushton Hall, 7, and was bur. 13 June 1802, at All SaintSjC^) Rushton, in his 92nd year.(*) M.I. Will dat. 10 June 1771, pr. 28 June 1802. His widow, who was b. 26 Dec. 1737, at Upnor Castle, and bap. at Frindsbury, Kent, survived (*) His name occurs as one of the absentees from the Pari. [I.] of James II, 7 May 1689, for a list of whom, as well as of the peers present, see Appendix D to this volume. V.G. ('') He was a keen sportsman, and well known on the turf. One of the two, now extremely rare, engravings, of his famous stallion called " The Cullen Arabian," was re-issued in Taunton's Race Horses, 1887, vol. i, p. 5. (■=) " A beautiful young lady." {Gent. Mag.). V.G. C^) The Church of St. Peter, which formed one side or the outer quadrangle of Rushton Hall, had (together with the buildings forming the opposite side) been pulled down about 1780, a serpentine drive being made over its site, with a view to render the place less "gothic"! A scarce engraving (W. Winstanley del. 1741) was pub. by Toms in 1750, giving a bird's-eye view of the park and of the fine old mansion in its pristine state. (') He had then been in possession of his peerage and estates above 86 years, a longer period, apparently, than has been attained by any other nobleman. Charles (St. Clair), Lord Sinclair [S.], h. 30 July 1768, d. 30 Sep. 1863, was in possession of the family estates 87 years, since his father's death 24 Dec. 1776, but his claim to the peerage not having been allowed till 25 Apr. 1782, he must be considered as having been in possession of his peerage for only 81 years.