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was succeeded by Thomas Grey, 3nd Earl of Stamford, who 

 died in 1720 without male heirs, when all the family honours 

 reverted to his cousin. 



^^^SlR Arthur Haselrigg, Bart, eldest son of Sir Thomas 

 Haselrigg, Knight, created a Baronet July 21, 1622, and Frances, 

 daughter and heir of Sir William Gorges, of Alderston, North- 

 amptonshire, married, ist, Frances, daughter of Thomas Elmes, 

 Esq., and 2ndly, Dorothy, sister of Robert Grenville, Lord 

 Brooke. Sir Arthur, being a Presbyterian, espoused the 

 Parliamentary cause with great warmth and energy. He soon 

 distinguished himself, after the meeting of the Long Parlia- 

 ment, in opposing the king's lofty pretensions to prerogrative* 

 Lord Clarendon in his " History of the Rebellion," introduces 

 him as "an absurd, bold man," and the tool of Mr. Pym, at whose 

 instigation he preferred a Bill in the House of Commons for 

 the attainder of the Earl of Strafford for high treason. How- 

 ever, Sir Arthur Haselrigg, notwithstanding this insinuation, 

 had sufficient influence to direct the action of others ; for Sir 

 Edward Deering presented a Bill for " the utter eradication of 

 bishops, deans, and chapters," under his direction. Sir Arthur 

 also brought in a Bill for settling the militia, which, at the 

 time, was considered an exceedingly bold measure. He was 

 one of the five members whom the king's attorney general 

 accused of high treason, which event fully establislied his 

 popularity. During the Civil War, he joined Sir William 

 Waller at the head of 500 cuirassiers, which, on account of 

 their bright armour, were called the " Lobster Regiment." 

 They were the first troops so armed on either side, and the 

 king's horse was found totally unable to withstand their 

 charge. Nevertheless, this fine regiment was routed, and Sir 

 Asthur Haselrigg wounded, at the battle of Roundway Down, 

 in consequence of the imprudence of the Parliamentary general 

 who commanded. For these services Sir Arthur was, in 1647, 

 appointed Governor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which was then 

 considered an office of great trust. In the same year the 

 common council presented him with a silver bason and ewer, 

 of the value of ^30, for his services in obtaining a grant from 



