462 HERA 
had i(T\ie Charles the eleventh and prefent duke of 
Norfolk, who is the mod ancient duke and peer now 
exifting by patent in the male line in Europe. 
Heir prefumptive■ —Bernard-Edward Howard, efq. de- 
fcended from Bernard Howard, efq. brother of Thomas,- 
and Henry, dukes of Norfolk, and Charles Howard, 
great-grandfather of Charles, prefent duke of Nor¬ 
folk. 
Creations. —Baron Fitzalan,Clun, and Ofwaldeftre, 
and earl of Arundel, by defcent from John Fitzalan, 
created earl of Arundel 1243. Baron Mowbray, Se- 
grave, Braofeof Gower, Warren, Maltravers, Greyftoc, 
Furnival, Verdon, Lovetot, and Strange of Blackmere, 
refpefti.ve'y, by defcent from the families of thofe 
names. Baron Howard, Oftober 15, 1470. Earl’of 
Surrey, and duke of Norfolk, June 28, 1483. Earl of 
Norfolk, June 6, 1544. Baron Howard of Caftierifing, 
March-27, 1669. Earl of Norwich, Oftober 19, 1672. 
Residences.— Arundel Caftle in the county of Suf- 
fex ; Workfop Abbey, in the county of Nottingham; 
Home-Lacey, in the county of Hereford ; and Greyftock 
Caftle, in the county of Cumberland.—•Town-houfe, St. 
James’s-fquare. 
Armorial Bearings. —The arms of this noble 
family are particularly illuftrative of the.heraldic fci- 
ence, and exhibit the additional bearing of an augmen¬ 
tation of honour, given as the reward of great and fignal 
valour. As often as any fuch remarkable inftances occur 
in the boats of arms adapted to this work, we fhall con- 
fider it of advantage to explain the blazon; not only 
becaufe it will tend to familiarize a learner to the 
language of heraldry ; but becaufe it will ft ore the 
memory with a feries of authentic fafts, which intereft 
and adorn the page of our national hiftory. At the top 
of our Heraldry Plate' XVII. thefe arms are corredtly 
emblazoned, thus: Quarterly, firft on a bend between 
lix crofs croftets fitchy argent, an efcutcheon or, charged 
with a demi-lion rampant, pierced through the mouth 
with an arrow, within a double treffiire flory counter- 
flory gules, for Howard. Second, gules, three lions 
paflant guardant in pale or, in chief a label-of three 
points argent, for Brotherton. Third, cheque or and 
•azure, for Warren. Fourth, gules a lion rampant 
argent, armed and langued azure, for Mowbray. Be¬ 
hind the Ihield, two truncheons or marfhal’s ftaves, in 
faltier or, enamelled towards each end fable, being 
the infignia of the earl marfhal of England. 
Crest. —On a chapeau gules turned up ermine, a 
lion ftatant guardant his tail extended or, gorged with 
a ducal coronet argent. 
Supporters. —On the dexterTide, a lion; on the 
finifter, a horfe, both argent; the latter holding in his 
mouth a flip of oak vert, frufted proper. 
Motto.— Sola virtus inviEla. —“ Virtue alone is invin¬ 
cible.” 
While Henry VIII. was purfuing his wars in France, 
James IV. king of the.Scots, broke into England at.the 
head of 50,000 men, and ravaged a part of Northum¬ 
berland. Henry earl of Surrey, having aflembled an 
army of 26,000 men, met tjie-invaders in Floddon-field, 
September 9, 1513, and gave them a fignal overthrow, 
in which the Scottilh king was killed. For this loy.d 
and heroic aft, the earl of Surrey received from' Henry 
VIII. the above-mentioned augmentation to his arms : 
yet it is mortifying to reflect that this noble earl, whofe 
whole life, with that of his father, was a feries of fervices 
to the crown and ftate, falling under the jeqloufy of the 
king, was attainted of treafori on falfe fuggeftions, and 
Sacrificed in the (hameful manner we have already ftated 
in p. 417, of this Treatife. 
SEYMOUR, DUKE OF SOMERSET. 
EDWARD-ADOLPHUS SEYMOUR, Duke of 
SOMERSET, Baron Seymour, and a Baronet ; Preii- 
dent of the Literary Fund, and of the Inftitution for the 
L D R Y. 
Prevention of Fevers, LL. D. Born February 24, 1775, 
and fucceeded his father, Webb Seymour, the late duke, 
December 15, 1793. Married June 24, 1800, lady Char¬ 
lotte Hamilton, fecond daughter of the duke of Hamil¬ 
ton ; and has ilfue a daughter, born Oftober 21', 1803 ; 
and a fon and heir apparent, born December 20, 1804. 
The noble progenitor of the .family of Seymour is dif- 
tinguilhed among thofe ancient chiefs who came over 
to England with William the Conqueror. Their name 
was originally written Saint Maur. Sir John Seymour, 
knight, in the reign of Richard III. had ilfue Jane, 
who was third confort to Henry VIII. and mother to 
Edward VI. His fon, fir Thomas Seymour, was created 
February 16, 1547, baron Seymour of Sudley, and the 
next day conftituted lord high admiral of England. This 
nobleman made his addrefles to the princefs Elizabeth, 
and finally married Catharine Parr, furviving confort of 
Plenty VIII. Entering into fome intrigues tor the de- 
ftrudtion of his brother, and the fubverfion of the-exift- 
ing government, he was attainted-in parliament, and 
beheaded March 20, 1549. 
Sir Edward Seymour, knight, eldeft fon of fir John 
Seymour, was created vifcount Beauchamp'and earl of 
Hertford. He was one of the executors of Henry VIII. 
and, three days after the death of that prince, was 
elefted protedlor of the realm, and governor of the per- 
fon of the young king, till he fliould complete the eigh¬ 
teenth year of his age. He was afterwards, February 10, 
1547, conftituted lord high trea furer of England; and 
in the courfe of a few days created baron Seymour and 
duke of Somerfet. The lord protector diftinguiflied • 
himfelf on various occalions in the field, and gave a me¬ 
morable' defeat to the Scots at the battle of Pinkey, 
September 10, 1547. He had an ambitious and intrepid 
rival in John Dudley, afterwards duke of Northumber¬ 
land ; by whofe intrigues he was deprived of all his 
offices, and committed to the Tower, Oftober 14, 1549. 
He was afterwards liberated; but, being charged with 
an attempt to aflaflinate the duke of Northumberland, 
he was brought to his trial in 1551, and beheaded. He 
was twice married : by his firft marriage he hadjlfue fir 
Edward Seymour, baronet, from whom the prefent duke 
of Somerfet and the prefent earl of Hertford are de¬ 
fended : and by the fecond Anne, married to the earl 
of Warwick, eldeft fon of the duke of Northumberland ; 
and Edward, his fuccelfor in his honours, but who was 
deprived of that fucceftion by the attainder of his father, 
and reftored, in the firft year of the reign of queen Eli¬ 
zabeth, to the titles of vifcount Beauchamp and earl of 
Hertford. This nobleman incurred the difpleafure of 
the court by his marriage to lady Catharine Grey, grand¬ 
daughter of Mary, daughter to Henry VII. 
William, the grandfon of this marriage, was created 
marquis of Hertford June 3, 1640, conftituted governor 
of the prince of Wales, and foon after elected chancellor 
of the univerfity of Oxford. He attached himfelf to' 
theroygl party; and, upon, the reftoration ofCharlesII. 
was reftored by aft of parliament to the title of duke of 
Somerfet. 1 Francis, the brother of this nobleman,, was,. 
February 19, 1641, advanced to the dignity of a baron,, 
-by the title of lord Seymour of Trowbridge. Upon the 
failure of ilfue in the line of William, fecond duke of 
Somerfet, the title defcended to Francis, fifth duke of 
Somerfet, and third lord Seymour of Trowbridge. 
Charles, fixth duke of Somerfet, joined the party of 
king William in 1688, and was lord prefident of the 
council in the laft year of the reign of that monarch. 
Upon the acceflion of queen Anne, he was conftituted 
mailer of the horfe, and retained that appointment till 
1715. He was fucceeded in his titles by Algernon, his 
fon, feventh duke of Somerfet, who, at the death of his 
mother Elizabeth, only child of Jolceliue Percy earl of 
Northumberland, fucceeded to the baronies of Percy, 
Lucy, Poynings, Fitzpayne, Bryan, and Latimer. This 
duke was, October 2, 174.9, created baron Warkworth 
