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to hold an eminent place in fhe nobleffe of Normandy, 
till the late revolution,) acquired vaft poffeflions in 
England, infomuch that, in confideration of the fervices 
and celebrity of the family, it was, at the general furvey, 
offeffed of thirty-two . lordfhips in York Hi ire, three in 
(Tex, one hi Hampfliire, twelve in Nottingham (hire, 
eight in Lincolnfhire, and 221 in Suffolk, of which Eye 
■was the chief. The fortunes of fo great a family were 
neceffarily involved in the fubfequent viciflitudes of the 
crown and monarchy, and we find it elevated and de- 
preffed accordingly. To its above-mentioned great pof- 
fefiions were early added others in Somerfetffiire, where 
it held twelve knights’ fees, with barohial rank; in 
which character William lord Malett’s (grandfon of the 
firlt William) figriature and arms are annexed to Magna 
Charta. In fucceeding ages flu6luatrons enfued in the 
property and dignity of the family ; the baronial rank 
and territory devolved by females to the families of 
Pointz, and Vivian, or Vivonia. Two branches, how¬ 
ever, retained great property and refpedt'ability in the 
county of Somerfet, viz. of St. Audries,‘And of Enmore ; 
the latter was alienated by the marriage of Elizabeth 
Malet, to Wilmot, the celebrated earl of Rochefter, in 
the reign of. Charles 11. from the three daughters of 
which marriage, defcended the Litburn, Sandwich, 
Bayntun, and Greviile, families. Another Elizabeth 
carried the eftate of Woolley, in Devonfhire, to fir Ar¬ 
thur Acland, whence the prefent Aclands of Devon. 
Sir Thomas.Malet, of St. Audries, was knighted, and 
made a judge, by Charles I. in whofe fervice he loft a 
fon, was himfelf impri.foned two years in the Tower, and 
fuftained great injury to his property. After the reflo- 
ration he fat as a judge on the trial of the regicides, and 
in confideration of his inflexible loyalty, and fevere fuf- 
ferings, was difiinguifhed by Charles II. with the grant 
of a penfion of ioool. per annum; and a patent of baro¬ 
netage, dated 1663, under the royal fign manual, now 
in fir Charles’s poffeflion ; but dying foon after, at the 
great age of 83, it remained dormant in the family, 
through three generations, (John, Baldwin, and Alex¬ 
ander,) to the prefent time, when the fame dignity has 
been conferred on his great great grandfon, Charles- 
Warre, the prefent baronet, by his prefent majefty, for 
meritorious fervices in the Eaft Indies. This gentle¬ 
man, on his return from Lidia, brought the firft teftimo- 
jiials of perfonal attachment and refpett, that had ever 
been tranfmitted diredt from the pelhwa, to the king and 
the Eaft-India company, confiding of jewels and rich 
cloths, the produce and manufacture of that country, 
which, were .gracioufly received by his maiefty. On his 
return to England, in 1798, fir Charles-Warre Mallet 
endeavoured to re-eftablifh himfelf in-fome of the an¬ 
cient poffeilions" of his family in Somerfetlhire, the prin¬ 
cipal feat of his family ever fince the Norman conqueft ; 
but, failing in that objedt, he has"chofen Wilbury-houfe, 
with the parifh and manor of Newton Toney, in the 
county of Wills, for the future refidence of himfelf and 
family. Sir-Charles-Warre Malet, F.R.S. and F.A.S. 
is the nineteenth in lineal defcent from lord William 
Malet, who firft fettled in England with William the 
Conqueror.—The prefent arms are three efcallops, 
which,feem to have been affumed by a cm fader of the 
family (of one of whom there is a monument in the 
church of Shipton Mallett) fubfequent to the fettle- 
ment in England ; but prior to the reign of king John, 
as the arms borne by the companion of William the 
Conqueror are faid to have been three buckles, which 
are ltill retained by the family of Greviile in Normandy. 
Amongft the great poffeilions of the family in Somer- 
fetfhire, were Enmore Caftle, St. Audries, Sutton Mal¬ 
let, Curry Mallet, Shipton Mallet, Poynington, Oak, 
Compton, Conqueft, &c. all of which are now alienated. 
—Motto, Ma force d'enkaut, My ftrength from above. 
KENNAWAY, of Efcot, Devonfhjre; created Feb. 
* 9 > 179!.—Sir JotiN Kennavvay entered into the fer. 
vice of the Eaft India company, in 1772, as a cadet* 
' being then in his thirteenth year; and, after ferving 
through the whole war againft Hyder Ali, in, the 
years, 1781, 82, and 83, was appointed aid-d;u-camp to 
marquis Cornwallis. In 1788, he was appointed refident 
at rhe court of the Nizam, with whom, on the breaking 
out oP'the war with Tippoo Sultaun, in 1790, he con¬ 
cluded a treaty of alliance, for which fervice he was ad¬ 
vanced to the dignity, of the baronetage. Under the 
aufpices of marquis Cornwallis, he conduced, in 1792, 
the negoeiauons for, and concluded the. preliminary and 
definitive treaties of, peace between the allied powers 
and Tippoo, by which half the dominions of the latter 
were ceded, and 3,300,0001. paidno the allies ; in 1796, 
the Eaft India company fettl§d on him an annuity of 
500I. He returned to England in 1794, and in Feb. 
1797 y married Charlotte, fecond daughter of James 
Amyatt, efq. by whom he has iffue, John, Charles-Ed- 
ward, Charlotte-Eliza, and Maria-Lawrence. — Refi¬ 
dence, Efcott, near Ottery St. Mary, Devonfhire. 
- LUSHINGTON, of South Hill Park, Berk (hire ; cre¬ 
ated April 26, 1791.—Sir Henry Lushington, the 
fecond baronet, born 061. 27, 1775, fucceeded his father, 
fir Stephen, Jan. 12, 1807.—The late baronet, fir Ste¬ 
phen, was born June 17, 1744; was many years a direftor 
of the Eaft India company, and more than once filled the 
chair with the higheft credit.—Family Seat, South Hill 
Park, Be^kfhire. 
JAMES, of Langley Hall, Berkfhire ; create^ June 
31, 1791.—Sir Walter James (formerly Head) was 
created a baronet as above ; warden of the mint. He 
married, April 25, 1780, Jane, daughter of Charles 
Pratt, earl Camden, by whom he had feven children: 
Walter; Frances; Jane, married, in June 1803, John 
Trower, efq. Mary-Anne; Frances; Charlotte; and 
Elizabeth.-—Motto, J’ayme a jamais, I love always.— 
Family Seat, Langley, Berkfhire. 
ERSKINE, of Torry, Fifefhire ; created June 21, 
1791..—Sir William Erskine, the fecond baronet, 
fucceeded his father, fir William, April 1795.—This 
family is a branch of the noble family of Buchan, being 
defcended from William, fecond fon of David, fecond 
lord ■ Cardrofs, and firft earl of Buchan. Lieutenant- 
general William Erfkine, colonel of the twenty-fixth re¬ 
giment, who was created a baronet as above, had re¬ 
ceived his majefty’s commifliori to;goto Ireland, to take 
upon himfelf the command of the troops in that king¬ 
dom, and was preparing for his departure, when he was 
feized with a fpafm, and died, April 1795. He lrad 
been in the fervice of his country near fifty years, during 
which he,was engaged in fifty compaigns. He will be 
long remembered and regretted, by the whole army, 
being as much beloved for his focial qualities, as efteem- 
ed for his perfonal bravery and extenfive milftary ta¬ 
lents. He has left three fons, one of whom, John-Drum- 
mond, is colle6tor of Bundlecund in Bengal; and four 
daughters.—Family Seat, Torry, near Alloa, in Fife¬ 
fhire. 
MARTIN, of Lockynge, Berkfhire ; created June 21, 
1791.—Sir Henry-William Martin, the fecond 'ba¬ 
ronet, born Dec. 20, 1768, fucceeded his father, fir 
Henry, Aug. i, 1794; married, June 23, 1792, Catha¬ 
rine, daughter of Thomas Powell, of the Chef'ants, Tot¬ 
tenham, in Middlefex, by whom he.has had iffue, Hen. 
ry, who died young ; and another Henry, born 061. 3j 
1801.—Martin of Tours was a general in the' army of 
William the Conqueror; and, in 1077, conquered the 
cantred of Camoys and Dirlington, in Pembrokefhire, 
the barony of which was afterwards given him. Robert 
Fitz-Martin founded the abbey of St. Dogmael, within 
the barony of Kemoys, iri the reign of Henry I. Wil¬ 
liam,Owen, and Martin, of Seaford,were his defendants. 
William, his eldeft fon, married Joan, daughter of Rees, 
ap Griffith, prince of Wales. From them defcended, in 
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