HERA 
Residences.'—O akley GrovC, in the county of Glou- 
oefter ; and Apfley, in the county of Sufl'ex. 
Armorial Bearings. —See theannexed Engraving. 
Motxo.—T ien ta foy.—“ Keep the faith.” 
HILL, EARL OF HILLSBOROUGH. 
ARTHUR-BLUNDELL-S ANDYS-TRUMBULL 
HILL, Earl of HILLSBOROUGH, Vifcount Fair- 
ford, Baron Harwich, in England; Marquis of Down- 
fhire, Earl and.yifcount Hillfborough, Vifcount Kil- 
varlin, and Baron Hill, in Ireland.—See Marquis of 
DowNSHiREj^among the Irish Peers. 
BRUCE BRUDENEL, EARL OF AYLESBURY. 
THOMAS BRUCE BRUDENEL, Earl of AY¬ 
LESBURY, Baron Bruce, Knight of the-Thiftle, and 
Lord Chamberlain of the Houfehold to the Queen ; born 
in 1730;' married, .firft, February 17, 1761, Sufanna, 
daughter of Henry Hoare, efq. and widow of Charles 
Bo'yfe, vifcount Dungarvon,by which lady, who died Fe¬ 
bruary 4, 1783; he had iflue, George, who died in 1783. 
( r.-roline-Anne, born May 1,-1763. Frances-Elizabeth,'. 
married to hr Henry Wilfon, of Chelfea Park, in Mid- 
rilelex. Charles, died January. 22, 1768. Charles, lord 
Bruce, heir apparent, born February 14, 1773; mar¬ 
ried, April ro, 1793, Hcnrietta-Maria Hill, daughter of 
Noel, firft lord Berwick, by whom he has iflue four 
daughters. The earf married, fecondly, February 14, of 
178S,'Anne Rawdon, eldeft daughter of John, firft earl 
Moira, by-Elizabeth Haftings,lbaronefs of HungerfOrd.' 
The family, of Bruce is defeended from Robert le 
Brtiis, who caniq over.to England with the Conqueror ; 
and by tiiat monarch he was cOmmiflioned to bring the 
■northern parts of England itnder fubjeflion, which un¬ 
dertaking • he ; fucce'fsfully performed, and was created 
baron of Skelton in the county of York. Robert, fecond 
lord of Skelton', his fon, contracted an intimate friend-- 
Ihip with David I. king of Scotland, during his refi- 
dence in England, previous to his acceflion to the Scot- 
tilh throne, and received the lordftiip of Annandale from 
that monarch. He fought on theEnglilh fide at the bat-s 
tie of the Standard in the reign of king Stephen 1138, 
and took prifoner his own fon Robert. He had ifl'ue, 
1. Adam, third lord of Skelton, which title became ex- 
tindt about th? year 1300. 2. William, who fucceeded 
him in the lordftiip of Annandale in Scotland. 3. Ro¬ 
bert, taken priloner in the battle of the Standard. 
Robert, -fourth lord of Annandale, grandfon of Wil¬ 
liam fecond lord, married Ifabel, daughter of David 
earlof Huntingdon, grandfon of David I. king of Scot¬ 
land. In confequence of this marriage, Robert, fifth 
lord of Annandale, his fon, who in Iris youth had been 
tone of the juftices of the court of common pleas to Hen¬ 
ry III. and had taken part with that monarch againft 
ihe,barons, at length became, together with John Baliol, 
in 1290, one of the principal claimants of the crown of 
Scotland ; but his claim was fet afide by Edward I. king 
*>f England. He had iflite, 1. Robert, fixth lord of 
Annandale, who by marriage inherited the earldom of 
Garrick, and was father of Robert, who was crowned 
king of Scotland, March 27, 1306, and from whom the 
royal houfe of Stuart defeended ; of Edward, created 
earl of Carrick, upon whole death in the. wars of Ireland, 
in 1318, that title became extiftft; and of three Tons, 
who were put to death by command of our Edward 1. 
2, John, father of James, elected in 1441 lord biftiop of 
Dunkeld, conftituted in 1444, lord'high chancellor of 
the kingdom of Scotland, and tranftated in 1447, to ,the 
archiepifcopal fee of Glafgow, and died in the fame year. 
;. Edward, fixth in defeent from Robert the original 
competitor for.tlie crown of Scotland, had iflue, Ed¬ 
ward, wiio was a principal i'n.ftrument in the ..correfpon- 
dence of James VI. with the Englilh adminiftration, and 
by that monarch was created, February 22, 1603, baron 
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Bruce of Kinlofs,with remainder to his male heirs; and 
conftituted, July 8, 1604, matter of the rolls of the king¬ 
dom of England for life. He died January 14, 1610. 
2. George, grandfather of Edward firft earl of Kincardin 
of the kingdom of Scotland. Edward, fecond lord 
Bruce, fon of Edward firft lord Bruce, was killed in the 
famous duel with fir Edward .Sackville, afterwards 
fourth, earl of Dorfet, in 161-5. Thomas, third lord 
Bruce, his-brother, was by Charles I. June 21, 16.33, 
created earlof Elgin of the kingdom of Scotland, with 
remainder to his male Heirs. He was alfo created,: Au- 
guft r 1641, baron Bruce of Whorlton in the county of 
York. 
Robert, fecond earl of Elgin, his fon, gave proofs of 
his loyalty.-to Charles I. in the civil war; and was 
highly inftrument.al'to the reftoration of.Charle's II. In 
reward of thefe fervices he was created, in 1664, baron 
Bruce of Skelton in the county of York, vifcount Bruce 
of Ampthil in the county of Bedford, and earl of Aylef- 
bury in the county of Buckingham. He was conftitu¬ 
ted by James II. July 30, 1685, lord chamberlain of the 
houfehold, and died October 20, in the fame year. Tho¬ 
mas, fecond earl of Aylefbury, his fon, retired to Bruf- 
fels, and died there in November 1741, leaving ifl'ue, 1. 
Charles, third earl of-Aylelbury. 2. Elizabeth, married 
to.George third earl of Cardigan : Ihe died in Decern- 
her,''174,5. 
Charles, third earl of Aylefbury, was by George IT. 
created baron Bruce of Tottenham, with remainder to 
Thomas, the prefent earl; and dying without iflue male, 
February 10, ,1747, was fucceeded in that title by the 
prefent earl, his nephew, who took the name and arms 
of Bruce. The late earl of Aylefbury married Anne- 
Saville, daughter and co-heir to William marquis of 
Halifax, by whom he had two fons and two daughters; 
George, born in 1707, died young. Robert, who mar¬ 
ried, in 1729, Frances, daughter of fir William Blackett, 
of'Newcaftle-upon-Tyne, bart. and died without iflue. 
Mary, his eldeft daughter, married to Henry, duke of 
Chandos, and died in Align ft, 1738, leaving iflifie, James, 
the late duke. Elizabeth, married to the honourable 
Benjamin Bathurft, eldeft brother to the firft earl Bat- 
hurft, and died without ifl’ue in 1771. The faid earl, 
Charles, married, to his fecond wife, Juliana Boyle,, 
daughter of Charles, fecond earl of Bui lington, who died 
without, iflue in 1738. He married, thirdly, Caroline,.;; 
daughter of John, fourth duke of Argyle, and, dying 
February 10, 1747, left iflue Mary, married in 1,757, to 
Charles, third duke of Richmond; the countels mar¬ 
ried, fecondly, December 19, 1747, Henry Seymoiny 
a. general in the army, brother to the firft marquis of 
Hertford, and died January 17, 1803, leaving ifl'ue Anne,, 
who married, in 1764, John Darner, eldeft fon of the 
earl of Dorchefter. 
Creations.— Ba'ron Bruce of Tottenham, hi the 
county of Wilts, April 17, 1746. Earl of Aylefbury in 
the county of Buckingham, June 8, 1776. 
Residences. —Tottenham Park, in the county of 
Wilts.—-Town-houfe, in Seymour-place, Mav-fair. 
Armorial Bearings. —Seethe annexed Engraving. 
Motto. —Think and thank. 
VILLIERS HYDE, EARL OF CLARENDON. 
THOMAS VILLIERS, Earl of CLARENDON,, 
Baron Hyde of Hindon, and Count ot the kingdom of. 
Pruflia; born September 26, 1753; and fucceeded to-the-, 
title upon the death of his father, December in, 1786. 
Thomas, younger.fon of William fec.ond. earl of Jev- 
fey, married, March 30, 1752, Charlotte, daughter of 
William third carl of Eflex and of Jane daughter of 
Henry Hyde, laft earl of Clarendon and Rocheller. Lady: 
Charlotte became entitled, upon the death of the earl 
of Clarendon her grandfather, in the year 1753, to ufe, 
the arms and fnrname of Hyde; and her contort- was 
