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king's LIBRARY. 
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216. Elizabeth, Countess of Essex. 
Second daughter of Sir William Paulet, of Eddington, in Wilt- 
shire ; married to Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex; died 1656. 
217. Frances, Countess of Hertford. 
218. Sir Horace Yere, Lord Tilbury. 
A skilful General; born at Kerby Hall, Essex, 1565 ; died May 
2, 1635. 
219. Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, K.G. 
(See No. 207.) 
220. James Ley, Earl of Marlborough, 
In 1625 he was raised to the office of Lord High Treasurer- 
died in 1628. 
221. Francis Lord Bacon. 
Born in London, 1561; Lord Keeper in 1617; made Lord 
Chancellor 1618; died 1626. 
222. Henry Cary, Viscount Falkland. 
About 1622 appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland ; died in 1633, 
223. Sir Horace Yere, Lord Tilbury. (See No, 218.) 
224. George Yilliers, Duke of Buckingham. 
Born at Brookesby, Leicestershire, August 28, 1592; created 
Duke of Buckingham 1623 ; assassinated by John Felton, August 
23, 1628. 
225. Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st of 
Montgomery. 
Lord Chamberlain; Chancellor of Oxford University; died 
1650. 
226. Robert Rich, Earl of Warwick. 
Lord High Admiral; died 1658, aged 71. 
227. Henry Rich, Earl of Holland. 
Negotiated the treaty of marriage between Charles and Henrietta 
Maria. Appeared in arms for the King ; taken prisoner 1648 : be- 
headed March 9, 1649. 
22S. John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol. 
Born at Coleshill, in Warwick, February 15 SO ; Ambassador to. 
Spain ; retired to France; died at Paris, January, 21 1653. 
229. Edward Sackville, Earl of Dorset. 
Ambassador to France ; Lord Chamberlain to Charles I. Com- 
manded at Edgehill, and recovered the royal standard ; died July, 
1652. 
2.30. William Alexander, Earl of Sterling. 
Poet and Statesman ; projector of the settlement of Nova Scotia. 
Born in Scotland 1580 ; died 1640. 
