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Henry; foh of John younger fon of Thomas fecond 
marquis of Dorfet, was now become the reprefentative 
of the family, having by defcent the titles of Bonville ( 
and Harrington. By James I. therefore, he was farther 
created baron Grey of-Groby. Henry, fecond lord 
Grey of Groby, his grand fon ’ was by Charles I. created 
earl of Stamford, and had iflue, i. Thomas, father of 
Thomas fecond earl of Stamford. 2. John, father of 
Harry third earl of Stamford. Thomas, fecond earl of 
Stamford, was appointed April 28, 1697, chancellor of 
the duchy and county palatine of Lancafler, which office 
he refigned 1702, and died January 13, 1720. 
Harry, fourth earl" of Stamford, fon of Harry, third 
earl of Stamford, married Mary, daughter and heir 
of George Booth, lad earl of Warrington; by which 
lady, who died December 10, 1772, he had iflue, 
1. George-Harry, the prefent earl. 2. Booth, born 
Augud 15, 1740, married May 10, 1782, Elizabeth, 
daughter of Charles Maitnvaring, of Rroinborough in 
the county of Chefler, efquire ; by which lady he has 
ilfue. a fon and a daughter. 3. John, born May 22, 
1743, who married June 22, 1773, Sufannab, daughter of 
Ralph Leycefler, efquire. His lordlhip, dying May 30, 
1768, was fucceeded by his fon, the prefent and fifth earl. 
Creations.— Baron Herrington in the county of 
Cumberland, 1320. Baron Bonville of Chewton in the 
county of Somerfet, 1449. Baron Grey of Groby in 
the county of Leicefler, July 21, 1603. Earl of Stam¬ 
ford, March 2 6, 1628. 
Residences. —Enville Hall, in the county of Staf¬ 
ford ; and Dunham Park, in the county of Chefleri 
—Town-houfe, Charles-dreet, Berkeley-fquare. 
Armorial Bearin g s.—S ee the annexed Engraving. 
Motto. —A mapuiflance .—“According to my power.” 
FINCH, EARL OF WINCHILSEA. 
GEORGE FINCH, Earl of WINCHILSEA and 
NOTTINGHAM, Vifconnt Maiddone, Baron Finch 
of Daventry, and a Baronet; Knight of the Garter, 
Groom of the Stole to the King, Lord Lieutenant and 
Cudos Rotulorumof the county of Rutland, and F.S.A. 
born November 4, 1752; and fucceeded to the titie 
upon the death of his uncle, Augud 2, 1769. 
The family of Finch is defeended from Henry Fitz- 
herbert, lord chamberlain of the houdiold to Henry I. 
and the reputed ancedorof the earl of Pembroke. Her¬ 
bert, his fon, had iflue Peter, progenitor of the earls of 
Pembroke ; and Matthew, a confiderable baron in the 
reign of king John, whofe grandfon, Herbert, took the 
name of-Finch ;n the reign of Edward I. Sir Thomas 
Finch'* was fent by queen Elizabeth in 1564, to the 
relief of lNewhaven, then befieged by the French, where 
he was Ihipwrecked, and peri.fhed with all his retinue. 
He married Catharine, elded daughter of fir Thomas 
Moyle, of Eadwel in the county of Kent; by which 
lady he haditfug', 1. Moyle. 2. Henry, whofe ion John 
was elected fpeaker of the houfe of commons in 1628, 
and condituted lord chief juftice of the court of common 
pleas Jantlary. 21, 1635. Having Tefigned this office, he 
was, January 23, 1639, appointed lord keeper of the 
great leal, and was created baron Finch of Fordvvich in 
the county of Kent. Upon his death in 1660 the title 
became extinffi. 
Moyle, elded fon of fir Thomas Finch, married Eli¬ 
zabeth, daughter and heir of fir Thomas Hencage, 
of Copt Hall in the county of Elfex, treafurer of the 
chamber to queen Elizabeth ; by which lady, who was 
created by Janies I. vifeountefs Maiddone, and by 
Charles I. countefs of Winchilfea, he had iffue, 1. 
Thomas, who fucceeded to the titles of his mother. 
2. Heneage, elected fpeaker of the houfe of commons 
in 1626. Moyle, the father, was created a baronet by 
James I. June 29, 1611. 
Heneage fecond earl of Winchilfea, was one of the 
perfons principally connected with general Monk in 
LDRY, 
the redoration of Charles IT. By that’monarch he was 
created lord Fitzherbert of Eadwel, and appointed 
ambaffador extraordinary to the court of Condantinople. 
He was fent for by James IT. at the time when that 
monarch was- interrupted at Feverlham in his defign of 
leaving the kingdom, and prevailed upon the king to 
return to London. Soon-after he voted for fupplying 
the vacancy of the throne with the prince and princefs 
of Orange, and died in 1689, having had iflue, 1. William, 
lord vifconnt Maiddone, who was killed in the great 
fea-fight.againd the Dutch, May 28, 1672. 2. Heneage, 
fourth earl of Winchilfea. 3. John, fifth earl of Win¬ 
chilfea. 
Charles third earl of Winchilfea, fon of William lord 
vifeount Maiddone, was June 14, 1711, appointed fird 
lord -commidioner of trade and plantations; and died 
Augud 14, 1712. 
Heneage, fon of Heneage, younger fon of fir Moyle 
Finch, baronet, was June 6, 1660, condituted his ma- 
.jedy’s folicitor general, and the day following raifed to 
the dignity of a baronet. He was farther promoted, 
May 10, 1670, to the office of attorney general ; and, 
November 9, 1673, declared lord keeper of the great 
feal. In .the following year he was created baron Finch 
of Daventry, and December 19, 1673, condituted lord 
high chancellor of England. In the midd of the 
fickienefs and profligacy of the court of Charles II. he 
preferved that even tenour and dignity of charasfter 
which prevented him, though a tory, from becoming, 
as the king’s other miniders were, an object of the cla¬ 
mour and perfection of the wljigs. The lad honour 
conferred upon him was that of being created earl of 
Nottingham ; and he died December 18, 1682, leaving 
iiFue, 1. Daniel, fecond earl of Nottingham. 2. Hene¬ 
age, created earl of Aylesford. 
Daniel, fecond earl of Nottingham, was condituted 
February 19, 1680, fird lord commidioner of the admi¬ 
ralty, and refigned May 22, 1684. He was in the 
counfels of thofe who invited over the prince of Orange; 
and, though he could not join with them in that mea- 
fure, he was however faithful to their fecret. He was 
fent by king James, together with the marquis of Ha¬ 
lifax and lord Godolphin, to treat with the prince upon 
his landing; but, upon his return to London, he found 
that the king had hadily withdrawn himfelf. He was 
appointed, February 13, 1689, one of his majedy’s prin¬ 
cipal fecretaries of date, and refigned in March 1694. 
His conduct was fuch, that king James thought proper 
to except him out of his intended general pardon; and 
to his honour he was proved to have refufed a confide¬ 
rable bribe in the corrupt trarfa&ion refpeCting the 
charter of the Ead-India company. Upon the acceffion 
of queen Anne he was again condituted one of the 
principal'fecretaries of date, and refigned April 17, 
1704. Though he had always been regarded as a leader 
in the high church party, he went over to the whigs at 
the time that the duke of Marlborough and the earl of 
Godolphin were difmilTed from their employments; 
and, upon the acceffion of George I. he was appointed 
lord prefident of the council. He received in 1721, the 
unanimous thanks of the univerfity of Oxford, and of 
the clergy of the diocefe of London, for his anfwer to 
Mr. Whidon concerning the eternity of the fecond and 
third perfons in the Holy Trinity. Upon the failure 
of the elder branch of the family, September 9, 1729, 
he became fix til earl of Winchilfea, and died January 1, 
1730. He had ilfue, 1. Daniel, feventh eari of Win¬ 
chilfea. 2. William, who was employed as hisi ma¬ 
jedy’s envoy extraordinary, fird, to the court of Sweden, 
and afterwards to the republic of the United provinces. 
He married Charlotte, daughter of Thomas fird earl of 
Pomfret, by the honorable Henrietta-Louifa Jeffreys 
his wife; by which lady he had’iffue, George, the 
prefent earl of Winchilfea; Charlotte, who died in 
4767; Sophia, born October a8, 1748, and married, 
