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meet him, and, to cover his own crimes, complained of 
her loofenefs with others, which fo enraged her hufband, 
that when, (Tie approached to receive him with joyful 
embraces, he mortally (tabbed her. The family had 
large poileflions in Warwickfhire and other counties for 
many generations. One of them was Thomas Burdett, 
efq. who from the 7th to the 14th of F.dward IV. was 
in commiflion for conferving the peace: but in 1477 he 
incurred the king’s difpleafure for his aft'edtion to the 
duke of Clarence. So drift were the-eyes and ears of 
Itis enemies, that an advantage was foon taken to deprive 
him of his life; for, hearing that the king had killed a 
white buck in his park at Airow, which he fet much 
(Tore by, he paffionately wi filed the horns in the belly of 
him who moved the king fo to do ; for which words he 
was arraigned and convidled of high treafon, upon in¬ 
ference of a ntifchievous meaning to the king himfelf, 
and was beheaded in 1477. Thomas, the eighteenth in 
defcent from de Burdett, was firft advanced to the dig¬ 
nity of a baronet. He married Jane, daughter and heir 
of William Frauncys, of Foremark, efquire; which feat 
has, fince that time, been the chief rcfidence of the fa¬ 
mily.. He was elTeemed a charitable good man, and af¬ 
forded to. the famous archbilhop Sheldon an agreeable 
fanftuary at Bramcote, during the exile of Charles II. 
Sedley Burdett, brother to the prefent baronet, was un¬ 
fortunately drowned in the Rhine, with George-Samuel 
the laft vifcount Montague. They were anxious to pafs 
the famous water-falls of Schaffhaufen, which had been 
hitherto unattempted. The magiflrates of the diftridtf 
having heard of their refolution,' and knowing that ine¬ 
vitable de(tru6tion would be the confequence of fuc-li an 
attempt, had ordered guards to be placed for the piir- 
pofe of preventing the execution of it. Such however 
was the force of their curiofity, that they found means 
fo elude every precaution. Having provided themfelves 
With a fmall flat-bottomed punt, as they were about to 
Itep into it, lord Montague’s fervant (topped (hort, and 
as it were inftindtively I'eized Ills matter by the collar, 
declaring that for the moment he (hould forget the re- 
fp ect of the fervant in the duty of the man. His lord- 
Ihip however extricated himfelf at the expence of part 
of his collar and neckcloth, and puttied oft' immediately, 
with his companion. They got over the firft fall in 
fafety; and began to ftiout, and wave their handkerchiefs, 
in token of good fuccefs. They then puttied down the 
fecond fall) by far more dangerous than the firft ; from 
which time they were never heard of. It is fuppofed 
that the boat, hurried by the violence of the cataradt, 
jammed them between two rocks.—Family Seats, Fore¬ 
mark, in Derbylhire; and Ramftmry, Wilts. 
MACKWORTH, of Normanton, Rutlandlhire ; cre¬ 
ated June 4, 1619.—Sir Henry Mackworth, the fe¬ 
venth baronet, fucceeded his father, fir Henry, 061. 23, 
1773.—Mackworth, in Derbylhire, gave name to this 
ancient family, feated there for many generations ; one 
of whom was of the retinue to the famous James lord 
Audley, %vho was very inftrumental in obtaining the 
glorious vidtory at Poidtiers, under the Black Prince.— 
Family Seat, Garnet, Norfolk. 
HICKS, of Beverfton, Gloucefterlhire; created July 
21, 1619. — Sir William Hicks, the feventh baro¬ 
net, fucceeded his father, fir Howe Hicks, Aug. 1801 ; 
married, in Auguft 1793, the daughter of the late Tho- 
mas-Lobb Chute, of the Vine? in Hampttiire; and has 
iflue one daughter.—The family of Hicks has been an¬ 
ciently feated in Gloueefterfhire. John Hicks, of Tort- 
worth, in Gloucefterlhire, died 2 Henry VII. Robert 
Hicks, Ion and heir of the Paid John, was a citizen of 
London, and raifed a very great eftate. He had iflue 
two Ions, Michael and Baptift. Baptift, the youngett, 
taking to a mercantile life, acquired a large fortune, and 
came afterwards to great honours: he was knighted by 
James I. and was created a peer, 4 Charles I. by the 
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title of baron Hicks, and vifcount Campden, which ho¬ 
nours were afterwards enjoyed by the earls of Gainlho- 
rough, until 1799, when the title became extindL—Fa¬ 
mily Seat, Witcombe Park, near Gloucefter. 
MILL, of Camois Court, SufTex ; created Dec. 31, 
1619.—Sir Charles Mill, the tenth baronet, fuc¬ 
ceeded the rev. fir Charles,. July 19, 1792 ; and mar¬ 
ried, Jan. 1800, Selina, eldeft daughter of fir John 
Morfhead, of Trenant Park, in Cornwall, baronet.—• 
The family of Mill is of confiderable antiquity, and has 
flouriflied for many generations in Suftex. John Atte 
Mille, was lord of Gretham, in Suftex, 39 Edw. III.—• 
Motto, Aides Dieu, Help, O God.—Family Seats, Mot- 
tisfont-houfe, and Newton Berry, both in Hampfhire. 
FOULIS, of Ingleby, Yorkfliire; ’.created Feb. 6, 
1619.—Sir William Foulis, the eighth baronet, 
fucceeded his father, fir William, in 1801.—This 
furname is of French extradlion, and is derived from 
the word ftuilles , which fignifies leaves, to which 
their arms allude, being, three bay-leaves, See. — 
Taylor, in his Hiftory of Gavelkind, dates, that one 
of this name was a confiderable man in Kent before the 
Norman invafion, and that, being treated with great fe- 
verity by William I. he fled into Scotland. The family 
appears to have been numerous, and confiderable pro¬ 
prietors of land there in very early times; for there are 
feveral baronies.and fine feats in the counties of Perth, 
Angus, Rots, &c. which bear, the name of Foulis, and 
probably have been the property of people of that fur- 
name. Reginaldus de Foulis is witnefs in the firft. 
charter to the lord high Iteward of Scotland, in the' 
reign of Alexander II. but the immediate anceftor of 
the family was William de Foulis, who-lived in the 
reigns of Robert II. and 111. David, third foil of James 
Foulis., being in great favour with James VI. accompa¬ 
nied him into England, and was knighted, May 13, 
1603, and had afterwards the dignity of baronet con¬ 
ferred upon him; he was cofferer to prince Henry, 
eldeft fon of king James, and'after his deceafe he bore 
the fame office under prince Charles,"afterwards Charles 
I. He was made one of his majefty’s council for the nor¬ 
thern parts, and cuftos rotulorum and deputy lieutenant' 
for the north riding of Yorkfhire; but as he appeared 
with fome zeal, in 1632, againft the commiffion which 
was iflued to compel gentlemen to compound for not- 
having taken the honour of knighthood, to which they 
were obliged by an obfolete law ; he and his eldeft foil, 
Henry, were cenfured for it in the court of Star-cham¬ 
ber, in 1633; fir David was declared incapable of all 
the offices and places which he held, was committed 
prifoner to the Fleet during his majefty’s pleafure, fined 
5000I. to the king, and 3000I. to lord Wentworth ; for 
the payment of which fines, he was forced to fell part 
of his eftate. His fon and heir, Henry, was alfo com¬ 
mitted prifoner to the Fleet during his majefty’s plea¬ 
fure, and fined 500I.—Family Seat, Ingleby Manor, 
near Stokefley, in Cleaveland, in the north riding of 
York (hire. 
BERNEY, of Parkhal'l, in Reedham, Norfolk; cre¬ 
ated May 5, 1620.—Sir John Berney, the feventh ba¬ 
ronet ; fucceeded his father, fir Hanfon, in 1778 ; mar¬ 
ried, Sept. 9, 1779, Henrietta, daughter of George earl 
of Abergavenny; by whom he has iflue, Hanfon, born 
Dec. 1780, a captain in the Weft Norfolk militia; John, 
born 1782, a lieutenant in the royal navy ; Henry, bom 
1785; George; Elizabeth; Mary-Anne.—This family 
took their name from the town of Berney, near Walfing- 
ham in Norfolk, where they were feated at the time of 
the conqueft.—Motto, Nil temere ntque timore. Neither 
raffi nor fearful.—Family Seat, Kirby Bedon, in Norfolk. 
PAKINGTGN, of Weftwood Park, Wortefterfliire j 
created June 22, 1620.—Sir John Pakington, the 
eighth baronet, LL. D, fucceeded fir Herbert-Perrot, 
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