196 JAMES SMITHSON AND HIS BEQUEST. 



descent from the daughter of Joscelin the last Earl of Northumberland. 

 The Percy estate also settled in her, together with several baronies, 

 such as Percy, Lucy, Poynings, Fitz-Payne, Bryan, &c. The Duke of 

 Somerset dying in 1750 Sir Hugh Smithson immediately took his seat 

 in the House of Lords as Earl of Northumberland. In 1752 he was 

 appointed one of the Lords of the Bed chamber to the late King. In 

 1757 he was installed Knight ot the Garter at Windsor. In 1702 he 

 was appointed Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, and a Privy Counsellor; 

 also Lord Lieutenant of the couuties of Middlesex and Northumberland. 

 In 1703 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1700 he was 

 created Duke of Northumberland. In 1778 his Grace was appointed 

 Master of the Horse, which he resigned in 1781. On Dec. 5th, 177(!, 

 which was her birthday, his Duchess died, when she had completed her 

 sixtieth year. She was interred in her family vault in St. Nicholas 

 chapel, Westminster Abbey. They had two sons and one daughter."* 

 The funeral of the Duke of Northumberland, whose death occurred ten 

 years later, was celebrated with great pomp on the 21st of June, 178(5, 

 and his remains were also interred in Westminster Abbey with the fol- 

 lowing imposing list of titles and dignities inscribed on his coffin. 



COFFIN-PLATE INSCRIPTION OF HUGH SMITHSON. 

 I (Father of James Smithson.) 



"The most high puissant & most noble Prince 



Hugh Percy, Duke & Earle of Northumberland 



Earl Percy Baron Warkworth & Lovaine & Bar* 



Lord Lieutenant & Custos Rotulorum of the 



Counties of Middlesex & Northumberland, of 



the City & Liberty of Westminster & of the 



Town & County of the Town of Newcastle 



upon Tyne, Vice Admiral of the County of 



Northumberland & of all America, one of 



the Lords of his Majesty's most Hon bU " 



Privy Council, & Knight of the most noble 



Order of the Garter. 



Died on the th Day of June 1780, 



In the 74 tb Year of his Age." t 



NOTE 3, 



ACCOUNT OF EARL PERCY, SECOND DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, 



(Half brothel- of James Smithsou.) 



The first Duke of Northumberland had one daughter, who died un- 

 married, and two sons — Hugh and Algernon (half brothers of James 

 Smithson) — of whom the elder succeeded his lather as the second Duke 



* Uaitlrmanx Ma<ju:ine, l?Sfi, vol. lvi, pp. 529, 530. 



t Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, Londou, ltilid, p. 271. 



