304 Great Bedwyn. 



AD. 



1694. Francis Stonehouse loco Viscount Falkland deceased. 



Anthony 4th Viscount Falkland was sworn of His Majesty's Privy 

 ; Council 17 March 1691, and died in the yeai 1694. He was 



grandson of Lucius the distinguished Lord Falkland, who fell in 

 the Royal cause at Newbury, 20 Sept. 1643. 



1695. 7 Gul. III. Sir Ralph Delaval, Knt. Francis Stonehouse. 



Presumed of Seaton Delaval, co, Northumberland, who became 

 the second Baronet of that House on the death of his grandfather 

 Sir Ralph Delaval. He married Diana 4th daughter of Greorge, 

 first Baron Delamere, and died young in 1696, leaving an only 

 daughter. 



1698. 10 Gul. III. Charles Davenant, D.C.L. Francis Stone- 

 house. 



Petition: 12 December 1698, of Patrick Bird and John 

 Morgan, inhabitants of this Borough against Dr. Charles 

 Davenant. — Withdrawn. Petition of Thomas Neal, Esq. 

 to a similar effect. Mr. Neal died and thereupon, 



Ordered that the Committee be discharged from pro- 

 ceeding in the said Petition. 



Dr. Davenant eldest son of the celebrated poet, Sir William Da- 

 venant, was born in 1650 and died in 1714. He was appointed 

 joint inspector of Plays, about the year 1685, and subsequently a 

 commissioner of the Excise, in which post he did himself much 

 credit in detecting abuses and improving the method of keeping 

 accounts. He was also eminent as a statistical writer. 



Mr. Neal had sat in the House for Ludgershall for the last 20 

 years, and had been elected to represent that Borough in this 

 Parliament. 



1700. 12 Gul. III. Charles Davenant, Doctor of Laws. Francis 



Stonehouse. 



1701. 13 Gul. III. Michael Mitford, merchant. Francis Stone- 



house. 



1702. 1 Annje. Hon. James Bruce. Francis Stonehouse. 



The Hon. James Bruce was youngest son of Robert, Ear] of Ailes- 

 bury and Elgin. 



1705. 4 Annje. Nicholas Pollexfen. Sir George Byng, Knt., 



Vice Admiral of the Blue. 

 1705. Rt. Hon. Charles, Lord Bruce, loco Vice Admiral Sir 



