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or taken prifoners. Among the former was Lord Widdrington, who 

 difdained to take quarter. 



" His Lordfhip," fays niy Lord Clarendon, " was one of the goocl- 

 *' lieftperfons of that age, being near the head higher than moft 

 " tall men, and a gentleman of the heft and moft antient cxtrac- 

 " tion of the county of Northumberland^ and of a very fair for- 

 " tune, and one of the four which the king made choice of to 

 " be about the perfon of his fon the prince, as gentleman of his 

 " privy chamber, when he firft fettled his family. His affection 

 <c to the king was always moft remarkable. Aflbon as the war 

 " broke out, he was of the firft who raifed both horfe and foot 

 " at his own charge, and ferved eminently with them under the 

 " marquis of Neivcaftle ; with whom he had a particular and cn- 

 tc tire friendship. He was very nearly allied to the marquis, and 

 " by his tcftimony that he had performed many fignal fcrvices, 

 " he was about the middle of the war made a peer of the king- 

 " dom (;A" 



His lordfhip married Mary, the daughter and folc heir of Sir 

 Anthony Thorald, of Blankney, in Lincolnjljirc, Knt. by whom he had 



William Lord Widdrington, who was one of the council of ftatc 

 upon the reftoration of the parliament by General Monk (n). He 

 was fuccceded by his fon, 



William Lord Widdrington^ who by marriage acquired an addi- 

 tional eftate of upwards of 1200 /. per annum. His lordfliip's real 



(m) Clarend. Hift. vol. iii. part 2. 8vo, p. 404. 

 (n) Bp. Kcnnefs Hift. Regift. p* 66. 



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