1632.] THE DUKE OE HAMILTON. 2i 



with the Constitution of the Solar System ; and Harvey 

 third, as above mentioned. 



^^^ James, 3rd MARQUIS OF Hamilton — eldest surviving 

 son of James, 2nd Marquis of Hamilton, K.G., and Lady Anne 

 Cunningham, daughter of James, yth Earl of Glencairn — 

 succeeded his father March 2, 1625. He was created, April 

 12, 1643, Duke of Hamilton, Marquis of Clydesdale, Earl of 

 Arran and Cambridge, Lord Avon and Liverdale, to him and 

 the heirs male of his body ; and in default thereof, to his 

 brother, William, Earl of Lanark, and his male issue ; and in 

 default of such issue, to the eldest daughter of the said James, 

 Duke of Hamilton, and her male issue ; and in default of 

 such issue, to the heirs whatsoever of the said James's body. 

 He espoused the cause of Charles L, and was defeated and 

 taken prisoner by the Parliamentarians at the battle of Preston, 

 and suffered decapitation in Old Palace Yard, Westminster, 

 March 9, 1649. He was Master of the Horse to Charles L, 

 and some of his accounts in that employment are still pre- 

 served in the Public Record Office, Fetter Lane, London. He 

 married Mary, daughter of William, first Earl of Denbigh, by 

 whom he had four sons, all of whom died in infancy, and two 

 daughters, of whom the eldest, Anne, Duchess of Hamilton, 

 married Lord William Douglas. From this alliance descends 

 the present Duke of Hamilton. 



1^9 Sir Robert Mansel — third son of Sir Edward Mansel, 

 of Margam, Glamorganshire, and Lady Jane Somerset, 

 youngest daughter of Henry, Earl of Worcester — was knighted 

 by the Earl of Essex for his valour in the capture of Calais 

 in 1596, and having signalized himself in several encounters, 

 was made vice-admiral of the fleet by James L, in which 

 station he was continued by Charles I., and lived to a very 

 old age, much esteemed for his great integrity, personal 

 courage, and experience in maritime affairs. 



"^^ Sir Sackville Trevor— third son of John Trevor, Esq., 

 of Trevall}^, Denbighshire, and Mary, daughter of Sir George 



