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 6i4 APPENDIX G Hampden, Bucks, by his ist wife, Elizabeth, only da. and h. of Edmund Symeon, of Pyrton, co. Oxford. He d. 22, and was bur. 30 Aug. 1683, at Blickling afsd. Will dat. 18 Feb. 1662/3, P^"- -° Sep. 1683. His widow, who was bap. i May 1630, at Great Hampden, d. 1689. Will dat. 7 Jan. 1686/7, Pi"- 2 May 1689. HONYWOOD [47] Thomas Honywood,(*) of Markshall, Essex, eld. s. of Robert H., of Charing, Kent, by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Browne, of Betchworth Castle, Surrey, by his ist wife, Mabel, da. and h. of Sir William FitzWilliam. He was b. 15 Jan. 1586/7, at Betchworth; knighted at Hampton Court, 22 Nov. 1632; Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 9 Sep. 1 65 1. During the Civil War he was actively engaged in raising troops for the Pari, army; member of the Essex Committee in the Eastern Associa- tion, 20 Sep. 1643; commanded the Essex militia at siege and capture of Colchester, Aug. 1648; Col. of the East Essex regt. of Foot, 21 Jan. 1649/50, at the head of which he fought at the battle of Worcester, 3 Sep. 1651. M. P. for Essex 1654 and 1656-57. He was sum. to the " Other House," 10 Dec. 1657, and took his seat, as " Thomas Lord Honywood," 20 Jan. 1657/8; he also sat in Richard Cromwell's House of Lords. (*") He was not molested at the Restoration. He w., 10 May 1634, Hester, widow of John Manning, of Hackney, Midx., merchant, da. and coh. of John La Mott,('') Alderman of London, by Anne, da. of ( — ) Tivelyn, of Canterbury. He d. at Cotton House, Westminster (the residence of his son-in-law. Sir John Cotton), 26 May, and was bur. i June 1666, in the chancel of Markshall Church, aged 79. M.L Will dat. 24 May, pr. 7 Aug. 1666. His widow d. 19, and was i-wr. with him, 26 Oct. 1681, aged 74. HOWARD [13] Charles Howard, 2nd but ist surv. s. of Sir William H. He received one of the two hereditary Peerages conferred by the Lord (^) He bore for arms: Silver a cheveron Azure between three hawks' heads Azure razed. Quartering Caseborne, Hodlowe, and Waters. {Fisitation of Essex, 1634). Noble relates that "Mary, the grandmother of Sir Thomas Honey wood, at her death had 367 persons descended from her," and adds, "She was a most amiable person"! C") " Knight of the old stamp, a gentleman of Essex, of a considerable revenue; he was . . . rather soft in his spirit, and too easy, like a nose of wax, to be turned on that side where the greatest strength is; being therefore of so hopeful principles for the new court interest, and so likely to comply with their will and pleasure, no doubt need be made of his fitness to be a lord." {Second Narrative of the late Parliament). (') He was s. of " Francis La Mott, of Ipre in Flanders," who " came into England a"* 4 Elizabeth, made his residence at Colchester, died at London." [Visita- tion of London, 1633).