1635.] OF THE MARQUIS OF WORCESTER, 23 



decease of Lady Herbert, renders it tlie more important 

 to refer to the following certificate obtained from the 

 Heralds Office : 



44 The right honourable Lady the Lady Elizabeth, late 

 wife of the right honourable Edward Somerset Lord 

 Herbert, son and heir to the right honourable Henry 

 Earl of Worcester, and daughter of Sir William 

 Dormer, Knight, eldest son of Eobert Lord Dormer, of 

 Wing, (which Sir William died in the lifetime of his 

 father) and sister to the now Earl of Carnarvon, 

 departed this mortal life at Worcester House in the 

 Strand, near London, on Sunday the last of May, 1635, 

 leaving issue, Mr. Henry Somerset, only son, about six 

 years of age, Mrs. Anne eldest and Mrs. Elizabeth 

 youngest daughter. Her body was honourably con 

 veyed to Eagland, in the County of Morimouth in 

 Wales, there to be interred. This Certificate was taken 

 by George Owen Yorke, herald, the 1st day of June, 

 1635, to be registered in the Office of Arms, and testi 

 fied by the right honourable Lord, 



44 EDWARD HERBERT.&quot; 



Among the family papers is a letter bearing date this 

 year, alluding to Lord Herbert, but addressed by Se 

 cretary Coke to his Lordship s father : 



44 EIGHT HONOURABLE, 



44 Upon a letter received from your noble son, the Lord 

 Herbert, whereby he signifieth, that the Deputation is 

 now come from the Lord President of Wales, I have 

 according to his Lordship s desire represented his thank 

 fulness to his Majesty, and have order from his Majesty 

 to signify to your Lordship that it is not only in this 

 particular case 5 But hereafter also he will be graciously 



