,:«:6 HERALDRY. 
which for many years had been under no government, 
hyo very good' order; by-which his majefty, in the 
pinching ftreights of his condition, enjoyed very much 
eafe from the time he left Paris.” The royal fugitive, 
ienfibie of'his fidelity and loyal attachment, upon his 
reftoration, commanded fir 1 'Edward Walker, garter, to 
aflign him an honourable augmentation to Jiis arms, out 
of the royal efifigns and devices, viz. on a canton azure, 
a fleur-de-lis or; as appears by a fpecial inftruroent un¬ 
der the hand and leal of his majefty, dated Npv'ember 
■ 23, ,16,5s. ' 
' WEST, EARL DELAWAR. 
GEORGE-JOHN WEST, Earl DELAWAR, Vif¬ 
count Cantelupe, Baron Deiawar, and Baron Weft; born 
October 26, 1791; fucceeded his father,, the late earl, 
July 2S, ,1795. 
The family ofWe-ft isdefcended fromThomasdeWeft, 
who ferved in the wars of Edward III. in France ; and 
received fummons.to’parlianrent as one of the barons of 
the realm. Thomas, third lord Weft, his grandfon, 
-married Joan, daughter and heir of Roger Deiawar, who 
principally aflifted in the capture of John king of France 
at tlie battle of Poidtiers, and was the perfon who finally 
difcomfited that monarch, and received, his fword, in 
company with John de Pelham, September 19; 1356. 
By the above marriage the title of Deiawar was intro¬ 
duced into the family of Weft. Reginald, fifth lord 
Weft, the iffiue of this marriage, obtained precedence 
among the barons of the realm by the title of lord De¬ 
iawar, in the reign of Henry VI. July 5, 1427. 
Richard, fecondTord Deiawar of the family of Weft, 
diftin'guiftied himfelf on the fide of the houfe of Lan- 
cafter; and retired for a few years to the continent upon 
the accefiion of Edward IV. Thomas, third lord Dcla- 
war, his fon, was one of the principal commanders of 
the army feat into Flanders, by Henry VII. to the af- 
fiftanceofthe emperor Maximilian ; and alfo in the army 
that gained the battle of Blackheath, June 22, 1497. 
William, fifth lord Deiawar, his grandfon, was difinhe- 
rited by parliament, in 1548, upon an unfounded charge 
of having attempted to poifon his uncle, Thomas, fourth 
lord Deiawar; and was therefore reftored in blood in 
-the reign of queen Elizabeth, March 12, 1568. Thomas, 
feventh lord Deiawar, his grandfon, was conftituted, in 
1609, captain-general of the colonies in Virginia, and 
gave his own name to one of the ftates of North Ame¬ 
rica. Charles, ninth lord Deiawar, his grandfon, was 
ieized by Oliver Cromwell, Auguft 13, 1659, upon fuf- 
picion of favouring the infurredtion of fir George Booth, 
for the purpofe of reftoring Charles II. 
John, eleventh lord Deiawar, his grandfon, was by 
George III. created vifcount Cantelupe and earl Deia¬ 
war. He married Charlotte Macartney, daughter of 
Donagh earl of Clancarty in Ireland; by which lady, 
who died February 7, 1735, he had iflue John, fecond 
earl. Henrietta-Cecilia, married to general Johnfon. 
Charlotte, died young. Diana, married to general John 
Clavering, and diedin May 1766, leaving iffue. George- 
Auguftus, married, February 24, 1764, lady Mary Grey, 
daughter of Harry fourth earl of Stamford, and died in 
1776, without iffue. His lordfliip married, fecondly, in 
June 1744, Anne, widow of George, twelfth lord Aber¬ 
gavenny, who died in July 1748, without iffue; and his 
lordfhip, dying March 16, 1776, was fucceeded by John, 
fecond earl, born in 1729, a general in the army, and 
mafter of the liorfe to the queen; married, Auguft 8, 
1756, Mary, daughter of lieutenant-general John Wyn- 
yard, by whom he had ilfue, William-Auguftus, third 
earl. John.Richard, the fourth earl. Francis, died un¬ 
married, Thomas-Holles, died in September, 1777. 
Charlotte, died unmarried. George, died in 1772. A.11- 
guftus, died young. Septimus-Henry, died October 20, 
1793. Amelia, died in March 1770. Georgiana, mar¬ 
ried to Edward-Pery Buckley', efq. and has iffue. Fre¬ 
deric, married, firft, to Charlotte,, daughter and co-heir 
of Richard Mitchell, efq. of Culham Court, Berk/hire, 
who died in 1795, leaving one fon ;. he married, lecond- 
ly, Maria, daughter and co-heir of Richard Myddieton, 
of Chirk Caftle, in Denbighfni're, efquire. Matilda, mar¬ 
ried to major-general Henry Wynyard. His lordfliip died 
November 32, 1777, and was fucceeded by WillianvAu- 
guftus, the third earl, born April 24, 1757, who died, 
unmarried,.in January 1783 ; when John-RichardJ' his 
next brother, and fourth earl, fucceeded; born July 
28, I 758 > married, April 22, 1783, Catharine, daughter 
of Henry Lyell, efq. of Bourn, in Cambridgqfliire, by 
whom he had iffue, Catharine-Gebfgiana^boin Auguft 
29, 1781 ; Chaylotte, born Qdtober 20,-1790, died an 
infant ; George-John, the prefent earl. His lordfhin 
died July 28, 1795, and was fucceeded by George-John, 
l'event'eenth lord, and fifth and prefent earl. The pre- 
fumptive heir is the earl’s uncle. 
Creations. —Baron Deiawar, June 8, 1294; Baron 
Weft, February 25, 1342 ; Vifcount Cantelupe, and 
Earl Deiawar, March 18, 1761. 
Residences. —Bolderwood Lodge, in the New Fo- 
reft ; and Wherwell, in the county of Southampton.— 
Town-houfe, Upper Gtofvenor-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving! 
Motto. — Jour de ma vie. —“ The brilliancy of my 
life:” alluding to the day of taking the French king 
John prifoner. 
PLEYDEL-BOUVERIE, EARL OF RADNOR. 
JACOB PLEYDEL-BOUVERIE, Earl of RAD¬ 
NOR, Vifcount Folkeftone, Baron of Longford, and. 
Baron Pleydel-Bouverie, of Colefliill, in Berkfh'ire, and 
a Baronet; Lord Lieutenant, and Cuftos Rotulorum of 
the county of Berks, Recorder of New Sarum, M. A. 
F.R. and A.S. born March 4, 1750; fucceeded his fa¬ 
ther, the late earl, January 28, 1776 ; married, January 
23, i777> Anne, daughter and co-heir of Anthony Dun- 
combe, lord Feverftiam; by whom he has iffue, Wil¬ 
liam, vifcount Folkeftone, heir apparent, born May 11, 
1779; married October 2, 1800, to lady Catharine-Pel. 
ham Clinton, only daughter of Henry earl of Lincoln, 
el deft fon of the duke of NCwcaftle; and by her, who 
died May 17,' 1804, had iflue a daughter, born May 2, 
1804. Duncombe, born June 28, 1780, in the royal 
navy; Laurence, born Auguft 6, 1781; Harriet, who 
died December 31, 1794; Barbara, died June 26, 1798; 
Frederic, born November 16, 1785; Philip, born Octo¬ 
ber 21, 1788. 
The family.of Bouverie is originally of the Low Coun¬ 
tries, and has been traced back to the year 1396. John 
de la Bouverie was Iblicitor-general to Charles duke of 
Burgundy, in 1469, and chief of the council to Mary his 
daughter. Laurence des Bouveries, about the middle 
of the fixteenth century, fled from the refidence of his 
anceftors on account of his religion; and after an abode 
of fome years at Frankfort upon the Maine, took refuge 
in England, Tinder the protedtion of queen Elizabeth. 
Edward, his foil, married Mary, grand-daughter of the 
famous Tiberkin, who fuffered martyrdom in Germany 
for the proteftant religion. Edward, his fon, afterwards 
accumulated a confiderable fortune; and William, his 
grfndfon, was created a baronet, February 19, 1714'. 
Jacob, third baronet, his fon, was by George II. cre¬ 
ated baron Longford, and vifcount Folkeftone. Fie was 
a great friend to literature, and a principal promoter of 
the Society for the encouragement of arts, manufadtures, 
and commerce, and was cbofen prefident at its firft infti- 
111'f ion in 1753, in which office he continued till his death. 
He married, firft, Mary, daughter and heir of Bartholo¬ 
mew Clarke, of Hardingftone, ,in the county of North¬ 
ampton, efquire; by which lady, who died November 
16, 1739; he had iffue, William, the firft earl; Mary, 
who died im.1729; Jacob, died March 15, 1731; Bartho¬ 
lomew, died March 6,-1741; Anne, married the honour- 
