IO2 Heredity. 



and sold again horses and mules, and hence his nickname, 

 " the Jockey." ' 



Fox, Charles James, Pitt's rival ; 

 His grandfather, a statesman ; 

 His father, Lord Holland, Secretary at War ; 

 His brother, Stephen, statesman, and leader of the House of 



Commons ; 



Several nephews, statesmen, authors, and generals. 

 GRENVILLE, George, Premier in 1763. Galton reckons twelve 



notable members in this family. 

 GUISE, Francois, Due de ; 



His brother, Charles, Cardinal de Lorraine ; 

 His son, Henri, assassinated at the assembly of the States at 

 Blois ; 



His son. the Cardinal, killed at the same time ; 



His grandson, Charles, who, with his Uncle, the Due de Mayenne, 



fought against Henri IV. ; 



His great-grandson conspired against Cardinal Richelieu. 

 LAMOiGNOisf, a celebrated family of magistrates, 'one of those 

 families whose members seem born only to practise justice 

 and charity, wherein virtue is transmitted with the blood, is 

 upheld by good counsels, and is exalted by great examples.' 

 (Flechier.) Charles de Lamoignon, born 1514, was about to 

 succeed to the chancellorship when he died, in 1572. He 

 had twenty children, among whom were Pierre, a wonderful 

 child, who died prematurely, and Chretien, who was President 

 a mortier. Chretien had a son, Guillaume de Lamoignon, 

 First President of the Parliament, and the most celebrated of 

 his family ; Flechier preached his funeral sermon. His son, 

 Chretien-Frangois, President a mortier, was an associate of 

 Boileau, Racine, etc. His brother, Nicolas, was Intendant 

 at Montauban, Pau, Poitiers, and Montpellier; he was 

 implicated in the Dragonnades, but displayed great ability. 

 Guillaume, son of Chretien-Francois, First President, exiled 

 by Maupeou. Chretien-Francois II., great grandson of 

 Boileau's friend, Chancellor in 1787. Malesherbes was of 

 this family. 

 MEDICI. The following is their genealogy, abridged. The family 



