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1626, Carey was, by letters patent, elevated to the peerage as 

 Baron Carey, of Leppington, county York, and Earl of Mon- 

 mouth. By Elizabeth, his wife before mentioned, he had four 

 sons and one daughter. He died in 1639. 



^ Sir Alan Percy, sixth son of Henry Percy, the 8th 

 Earl of Northumberland, and Katherine, eldest daughter and 

 co-heir of John Nevill, Lord Latimer. Sir Alan was made a 

 Knight of the Bath with Prince Charles, and ten others, in 

 January 1604-5. He married, in May, 1608, Mary, daughter 

 and heir of Sir John Fitz, of Fitzford, Devonshire, but died 

 s. p. in 1613. His widow married 2ndly, the Hon. Thomas 

 Darcy ; 3rdly, Sir Charles Howard ; and 4thly, General Sir 

 Richard Granville. 



^^ Sir Dudley Carleton, Knight, son of Anthony Carle- 

 ton, of Baldwin Brightwell, county Oxford, born March 10, 1573, 

 having been employed, for a series of years, as Ambassador 

 to Venice, Savoy, and Holland, was elevated to the peerage, 

 May 21, 1626, as Baron Carleton, of Imbercourt, county Surrey, 

 and in two years afterwards created Viscount Dorchester, in 

 which year he was constituted one of the principal Secretaries 

 of State to Charles L Though twice married he left no 

 surviving issue, and his honours, in default, became extinct, 

 but his estates devolved on his nephew. Sir John Carleton, of 

 Brightwell. Dudley Carleton, Lord Dorchester, had the 

 reputation of being an able diplomatist and a polished states- 

 man. He was master of different languages, and a good 

 ancient and modern historian. He composed some pieces, 

 which are noted by Walpole, and was esteemed a graceful 

 and eloquent speaker. The familiar letters which so frequently 

 passed between him and his friends contain occasional allusions 

 to passing events in connection with the Turf during the 

 period he flourished. He died February 15, 163 1. 



It seems the king did not pay another visit to 

 Newmarket until November, 1607. Writing from 



