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MEMOIR OF PENNANT. 
tlerable rank in the ai'my, fought in foreign and civil 
wars, and in the latter had sometimes the misfortune 
to he opposed to each other. His great-great-grand- 
father was an officer in the garrison of Denbigh when 
it was besieged and taken by General Mytton (the 
same relation on his motlier’s side), and suffered a long 
imprisonment. His granduncle, Major Hugh Pen- 
nant, was a faithful officer in the royal army, served 
in North Wales, and particularly distinguished him- 
self in the Isle of Anglesea. His grandfather served 
with renown at the siege of Brussels ; and his fa- 
ther, a plain and worthy man, lived and dressed af- 
ter the true manner of the old English gentleman — 
was brave, courteous, hospitable, and honourable. 
He married the third daughter of Richard Mytton, 
Esq. of Halston, the representative of an ancient 
family. 
The ancient seat of the family was Bychton, a 
house built before 1572. Before the death of his 
father. Pennant resided at this mansion ; hut he af- 
terwards removed to Downing, which, as we have 
previously mentioned, was bequeathed to the family, 
and, being a better house, was afterwards retained 
as the principal residence. Downing was built in 
1600, and in form had a receding fi'ont, the two sides 
advancing in the form of wings. On the front is 
the motto, “ Heb Ddim, heb ddhn, a Diitv a digon." 
(Without God there is nothing, with God enough). 
Being in a state of disrepair, many alterations were 
made upon it; but it contained several rooms accoi'd- 
