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 568 CUMBERLAND da. of George (Talbot), 4th Earl of Shrewsbury. He d. 2 Jan. 1569/70, at Brougham Castle, and was bur. at Skipton, aged about 72. (^) His widow d. at Skipton Castle and was bur. 31 July 158 1, at Skipton. III. 1570. 3. George (Clifford), Earl of Cumberland, Lord Clifford, and Hereditary Sheriff of Westmorland, s. and h. by 2nd wife, b. 8 Aug. 1558, at Brougham Castle; ed. at Peter House, and Trinity Coll. Cambridge, 1571-74, M.A., 1576. He was Councillor of the North, 1582, and in Feb. 1587, was on the Commission for the execution of Mary Queen of Scots;('') knighted 1588; nom. K.G. 23 Apr., and inst. 19 June 1592; Hon. M.A. Oxford, 27 Sep. 1592; Constable and Steward of Knaresborough, 1597; Admiral of a Fleet, 1598; Lieut. Gen. in London, 1599 and 1601; Col. of the London Trained Bands, 1599; High Steward of the Honour of Grafton and Ranger of Salcey Forest, 1602; P.C. 10 Apr. 1603; Warden of the West and Middle Marches, Gov. of Carlisle and Harbottle Castle, Custos Rot. of Cumber- land (probably a re-appointment on the accession of James I) i6o3.("^) He »?., 24 June 1577, at St. Mary's Overy, Southwark, Margaret, 3rd and yst. da. of Francis (Russell), 2nd Earl of Bedford, by Margaret, sister of Oliver, ist Baron Saint John of Bletso, da. of Sir John St. John. He d. s.p.m.s., of the bloody flux, aged 47, at the Duchy House, Midx., 29 Oct., and was bur. 29 Dec. 1605, at Skipton, being ;/^ 1,000 in debt.('^) By his will, dat. 19 Oct. 1605, he left his lands to his br. in tail male, with a final rem. to his da. Inq. p. m. 24 Apr. 7 Jac. . His widow, who was b. 7 or 8 July 1560, at her father's house in Exeter, d. at Brougham Castle (in the chamber where her husband was born), 22 May, and was bur. 7 July 16 16, at St. Laurence, Appleby.(^) M.L Will dat. 19 Oct. 1605, (*) His granddaughter states that he was " studious of all manner of learning and much given to alchemy." V.G. (•>) For a list of these see note mb Henry, Earl of Derby [1572]. (•=) Diet. Nat. Biog. states that he had been Lord Lieut, of this County 10 years before his death, but the Editor has been unable to find any official confirmation; probably he was appointed both Lord Lieut, and Custos Rot. in 1590 or 1 59 1 in succession to Shrewsbury. V.G. {^) He was a great mathematician and navigator, performing nine voyages as commander or captain, mostly to the West Indies, taking " the strong town of Fiall in the Zorrous [Azores] islands in 1589, and in his last viage (1598) the strong forte of Pontereco [Puertorico]." See the memoirs of his celebrated daughter Anne, Countess of Pembroke, ^c. {iuo jure Baroness Clifford), who mentions how her father " fell to love a lady of quality," whereby his " affections from his well- deserving wife " were alienated. Dr. Whitaker mentions that " there are families in Craven who are said to derive their origin from the low amours of the 3rd Earl." (') She distinguished herself by her resolute efforts to obtain for her daughter the family estates, which had been much wasted by her husband. The great lawsuit concerning them was compromised 10 months after her death. She is described as " happier in the filial affections of her daughter than the conjugal tenderness of her husband." G.E.C. and V.G.