1616.] BARON BRABAZON. 187 



of Antrim. The Earl of Rutland married, secondly, Cecily, 

 daughter of Sir James Tufton, of Hothfield, and widow of Sir 

 Edward Hungerford. He died December, 1632, and thus 

 leaving no male issue, the old Barony of Ros devolved upon 

 his daughter, the Barony of Ros of Hamlake (created for and 

 held by him) expired, and the other honours passed to his 

 brother George, 7th Earl of Rutland. It may be here observed 

 that 134 years after Francis, 6th Earl of Rutland, was nomi- 

 nated a Knight of the Garter at Newmarket, his descendant, 

 John Manners, Marquis of Granby, by his marriage with Lady 

 Frances Seymour, became Lord of the Manor of Newmarket, 

 and that this property has been successively held by the 

 Dukes of Rutland ever since. Francis, the 6th Earl, travelled 

 much on the Continent in his youth. He was made Lord- 

 Lieutenant of Lincolnshire and Justice of Eyre of all the 

 king's forests and chases north of Trent, in 16 12, and in the 

 execution of that important post he acquired much obloquy, 

 in consequence of the severity with which he administered the 

 forest laws. In 1617 he was one of the lords who attended 

 the king in his progress to Scotland by special appointment ; 

 and in 1623 he commanded the expedition despatched to 

 bring the Prince of Wales home from Spain. 



^'^ Sir Edward Brabazon — eldest son and heir of Sir William 

 Brabazon, Knight, Vice-Treasurer and Receiver-General of 

 Ireland, and Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Nicholas 

 Clifford, Esq. — was little more than three years old at his 

 father's death, and, when in England, resided at Nether-Whit- 

 acre, county Warwick. In 1 571, having attained his majorit)% 

 he had a special livery of his estate ; was sworn of the Privy 

 Council in 1584, and in the Irish Parliament of 1585 he was 

 one of the members for the county Wicklow. In 1590 he 

 contributed towards the foundation of Trinity College, near 

 Dublin, and filled, from time to time, several minor posts in 

 Ireland. " And being a person highly considered by the 

 Crown," says Lodge, " for his great and manifold services, 

 was advanced to the dignity of a Baron, by the title of Baron 

 Brabazon, of Ardee, with limitations to his issue-male, by 



