H E R ALDE Y. 
ren, Greyftock, Furneval Verdori, Lovetot, and Strange 
of Blackihere;. Lord Lieutenant and Cuftos Ro'tulorurii 
of the county of Suffex, Recorder of Gloucefter, High 
Steward of Hereford, F.R. and A.S. born March 1 5, 
1746; fucceeded his father, the late duke, Aug. 31, 
1786; married, firft, Auguft 1767, Marian, heirefs of 
John Coppinger, efq. of Ballyvolane in Ireland, who 
died in childbed, May 28, 1768; fecondly, April 2, 
1771, Frances, only daughter and heirefs of Charles- 
Fitzroy Scudamore, efq. of Home Lacy in Hereford fhire, 
by whom he lias no iffu’e. 
The dukes of Norfolk, chiefs of the illuftrious family 
of the Howards, were defcended from the earls of Palfy, 
in Normandy. Sir William Howard, from whom they 
are lineally derived, was lord chief juftice of the com¬ 
mon pleas in the reign of Edward I. Sir Robert, the 
fifth indefcent from fir William Howard, married Mar¬ 
garet, eldeft daughter of Thomas and coufin and co¬ 
heir to John Mowbray dukes of Norfolk, and the fur- 
viving reprefentative of Thomas of Brotherton eaii of 
Norfolk, fecond foil of Edward I. Sir John Howard, 
the iffue of this marriage, fcrved in the battle of Cha- 
tillon, July 20, 1453, where John, firft earl of Shrewf- 
bury, was (lain. In 1462, he was joint commander of a 
fleet that captured the town of Conqttet in Brittany, 
and made themfelves mafters of the Ifle pf Rhee. By 
Edward IV. he was created lord Howard, and conftituted 
captain general of the fleet fitted out to oppofe the 
invafion of Nevile earl of Warwick. By Richard III. 
he was appointed earl marftial of England, and advanced 
to the dignity of duke of Norfolk. He was conftituted 
lord higii admiral of England, Ireland, and Aquitaine, 
for life, July 25, 1483. He was Haiti in the lervice of 
this prince at the battle of Bofworth, and attainted in 
the firft parliament of Henry VI I. 
Thomas, fecond duke of Norfolk, his foil, was created 
earl of Surrey by Richard III. and-was attainted with 
his father. He was afterwards reftored in blood, and’ 
appointed lord high treasurer of England by patent 
June 25,, 1501. His patent was renewed by Henry VIII. 
and the office of earl marlhal conferred upon him. ‘ 
This nobleman was advanced to the dignity of duke of 
Norfolk, and died May 21, 1524. He was grandfather 
of Catharine, fifth confort to Henry VIII. and of Anne 
Boleyhe, fecond confort of that prince, and mother of 
Queen Elizabeth. From him were alfo defcended the 
extindt earls of Nottingham, and the Howards earls of 
Effingham. Edward, his fecond fon, was a diftinguiftied 
naval commander, and was appointed March 19, 1513, 
lord high admiral of England, Ireland, and Aquitaine. 
After having performed feveral magnanimous exploits, 
he was induced, April 25, 1514, in a defperate manner, 
to board the galley of Prejeant the French commander, 
and, the grapplings being' looted, he was left almoft 
alone on board the enemy’s veffel, and tlaruft into the 
fea. 
Thomas, third duke of Norfolk, his fon, was created 
earl of Surrey, and conftituted lord admiral of England, 
in 1513. He was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland 
in 1520, where he acquired great reputation, and, upon 
the reiignation of his father, December 4, 1522, lord 
high treafurer of England. This nobleman was diftin- 
guifhed by 'his oppofition to the afpiring ambition of 
cardinal Wolfey ; and, a few years after the difgrace of 
that minitter, was appointed to the office of earl marlhal. 
He poffelfed a confiderable command in Henry’s expe¬ 
dition againft France ; but, becoming fufpe&ed through 
the unaccountable jealoufy of that prince, he was 
attainted, together with his eldeft fon ; and his life was 
laved by the deceafe of that prince. He remained in 
prifon till the aCceftion of queen Mary, when he was 
reftored in blood, and Tent to quell the infurredtion of 
fir Thomas Wyat; he died Auguft 25, 1554. His 
lecond fon Thomas was created by Queen Elizabeth, 
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January 13, 1559, vifcount Bindon of Bindon in the 
county of Dorfet,. which'title became extinft in the 
year 1619. Henry, earl of Surrey, his fon, who had been 
attainted together with his father, and was' beheaded 
January 19, 1547, was one of the mod accomplifhed 
fcholars of his time. His fonnets in praife of the fair 
.Geraldine, the firft objetl of his attachment, exhibit an 
elegance of compofition till that time unknown in 
Englifti poetry. While on his travels at Florence, he 
pnblifhed a general challenge in honour of her beauty, 
and came off victorious. His fecond fon Henry was, 
by James I. March 13, 1603, created baron Howard of 
Marnhill in the county of Dorfet, and earl of Nor¬ 
thampton. He was farther conftituted, April 29, 1608, 
lord keeper of the privy feal 4 and upon his death, June 
15, 1614, his titles became extinth 
His eldeft fon Thomas, fourth duke of Norfolk, was 
in confiderable favour with queen Elizabeth. Entering 
however into the cabals of Mary queen of Scots, and 
Betrayed by the perfons in whom he confided, he was 
attainted in parliament, and fuftered on the fcaffold. 
His younger fons were Thomas, created earl of Suffolk, 
and anceltor to the'extinft barons Howard of Efcricke, 
and in the female line to the prefent lord Howarjl of 
Walden; and William, anceftor to the earl of Carlifie. 
Philip, earl of Arundel, hjs fon, was reftored in blood 
fome years after; but was through the turbulence of 
tlie times imprifoned in the Tower, and died in con¬ 
finement November 19, 1595. 
Thomas, his fon, next earl of Arundel, was in confi¬ 
derable favour with James I. and Charles I. By the 
former he was raifed to the office of earl marfhal for 
life. By the latter he was fent to the Tower in 1626, 
on account of the marriage of his eldeft fon without the 
knowledge of the king; but, being reftored to favour, 
he was declared ambaffador extraordinary to the emperor 
of Germany in 1636, to negociate the affairs of the 
Eledtor.Palatine ; and appointed in 1638, to the principal 
command againft the Scots. He was conftituted in 1640 
lord fteward of the houfhold ; and prefided as lord high 
fteward of England at the trial of the earl of Strafford. 
In confequence of his faithful fervices he was created 
earl of Norfolk ; but, having refigned his office of lord 
fteward in 1644, and taking no part in the fubfequent 
calamities, he paffed over to Italy, and died at his 
favourite refidence at Padua Oflober 4, 1646. He was 
father of William vifcount Stafford, who was beheaded 
in the eightieth year of his age, in confequence of the 
infamous perjuries of Titus Oates. Henry, fecond 
vifcount Stafford, was created by James II. October 5, 
1688, earl of Stafford, which title became extinct April 
2, 1762. It is to this Thomas, earl of Arundel, that 
the learned world is indebted for the celebrated Marmora 
Arundeliana, 
Henry Frederic, earl of Arundel, his eldeft fon, was 
father of Thomas, fifth duke of Norfolk, who was 
railed to that dignity by Charles II. of Henry, fixth 
duke of Norfolk, to whom the office of earl marlhal was 
firft made hereditary in his family ; of Philip, cardinal 
Howard ; of Charles, anceftor of the prefent duke of 
Norfolk; and of Bernard. 
Henry, feventh duke of Norfolk, fon of Henry, was a 
zealous fupporter of the caufe of the revolution, and 
raifed a regiment for the fer'vice of king William. He-’- 
died April 2, 1701. 
Thomas, the eighth, and Edward, the ninth, dukes 
of Norfolk, were fons of Thomas, brother to this 
Henry ; and upon the deceafe of the latter, the honours 
and eftate devolved upon Charles, tenth duke of Nor¬ 
folk, and grandfon to Charles, fon of Henry Frederic 
earl of Arundel in the reign of Charles I. His grace 
married Catharine, fecond daughter and co-heir of John 
Brockhol-e, of Claughton in the county of Lancalter, 
efquire ; by which lady, who died March 25, 1782, he 
