ANTIQXJITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



of Thomas Mont acute, Earl of Sail/bury, flain at the fiege of Orleans 

 in France, 7 K. Henry VI. 1428; lamented throughout England, the 

 glory of its arms declining in France from that period ; favour- 

 ing the prediction of K. Henry V, in the pth year of his reign, at 

 the fiege of St. Maur in France, That Henry of Windfor fhould lofe 

 all that Henry of Monmouth had won, alluding to his own, and his 

 fon's, nativity. This Richard, whofe feat was at the caftle of 

 Middleham, in YorkJIj'ire, was created Earl of Salt/bury, in right of 

 his lady, by whom he had three fons, Richard, John, and George. 

 Richard married Ann, fitter and heir of Henry Beauchamp, Earl, and 

 afterwards Duke, of liertvick, in whofe right he was created Earl 

 of Warwick. John was the famous Marquis of Mont acute, who 

 commanded the forces of the houfe of York at the battle of Hex- 

 ham, before mentioned. George was Archbiftiop of York, famous 

 for his inftallation-feaft. 



The old Eirl of Wefimorland, their grandfather, was living in 

 the glorious reign of K. Henry V, and was then high warden of 

 the marches towards Scotland, and eminently difi.inguifh.ed by his 

 eloquence in the BritiJJj fenatc (f). He had his education in Italy. 

 His lYicccflbrs, Earls of Wejimorland, were all named Ralph, in 

 honour of him, till the time of Henry, Earl of Wejlmorland, fum- 

 moned to parliament, i Q^Mary, 1553; and r (^Elizabeth, 1558 j 

 one of the lords who, 2 Q._Mary, carried before her, and her con- 

 fort, Philip of Spain, one of the f words of Mate to the parliament, 

 in their robes of Hate, on horfeback. 



Henry was fuccccdcd by Charles, Earl of Wejlmorland, one of the 

 eleven lords who protefted againft the act declaring the validity 



(f) Sec his fpeech in the 'Parliamentary IJiftory of EngLmd^ vol. xi;. 



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