BUNCOMBE PARK. 419 



Exeter, and sister to Edward IV. He died 5 of 

 Henry VIII , 1513, and was buried near the high 

 altar of the priory of Haliwell, within the suburbs 

 of London. Thomas lord Roos, his son, was crea- 

 ted earl of Rutland, by Henry VIII., 1-525, and 

 died 1543 ; a descendant of whom, Francis, sixth 

 carl of Rutland, had an only daughter, .Catherine, 

 who married George Villiefs, 1 duke of Bucking- 

 ham, to whom the Helmsley estate passed. Dug- 

 dale, vol. ii. p. 296. 



The second duke of Buckingham wasted it by pro- 

 fligacy, and his estate was purchased of his trustees 

 by Sir Charles Duncombe in 1695, from whom it 

 descended to Thomas Duncombe, Esq., and from 

 him to the present proprietor his nephew. 



The family of the Duncombes, were originally of 

 Barlcyend in Buckinghamshire, and were in the 

 reign of Henry VIII. and Edward VI. divided into 

 several branches, from one of which descended 

 Anthony Dunconibe, lord Feversham. His imme- 

 diate ancestor was William Duncombe, who in 

 1634, was married to Mary, daughter of John Theed 

 Gent., by whom he had issue three sons, whereof 

 Anthony the second married Mary daughter of 

 Paulye, lord of the manor of Whitchurch, and had 

 several sons, the eldest of which was Charles, who 

 was in the year 1700 sheriff of London, in which 

 year he was knighted, and in 1709 was lord mayor 

 of London. He died unmarried, possessed of a very 

 great fortune, which he left to his two nephews, 

 Anthony, son of his brother Anthony Duncombe^ 

 omas Brown, Esq., son and heir of Thomas 



