HERALDRY. 
by the title of lord Arundel of Wardour, and died No¬ 
vember 7, 1639. Thomas, fecond lord Arundel, his 
Ton, diftinguifhed himfelfon the (ideof Charles I. in the 
civil wars. His confort heroically defended the cattle 
of Wardour againft the parliamentary forces for feveral 
days ; and tl'.ey being-driven off by the return of lord 
Arundel, he Caufed thecaftle to be blown up. He was 
killed in the battle of Lanfdown, July 5, 1643. 
Henryj third lord Arundel, his fon, was committed to 
the Tower in 1678, and impeached of high treafon upon 
the depofition of the infamous Titus Oates. He was en¬ 
larged in 1683; and was conftituted, by James 11. March 
11, 1686, lord keeper of the privy feal. He died Decem¬ 
ber 28, 1694. Thomas, fourth lord Arundel, his,fon, 
had iffue, 1. Henry, fifth lord Arundel. 2. Thomas, 
who was killed at the battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690. 
Henry, fixth lord Arundel, married, firft, Eleanor- 
.Elizabeth, daughter of baron Everard, of Liege, by 
whom he,had iffue, Henry, the feventh lord. Thomas, 
who’married, May 19, 1760, Mary, eldeft daughter of 
John Porter, efq. and died May 11, 1768. James-Eve- 
.rard-Arundel, died March 20, 1803, having married 
Anne, daughter of John Windham, efq. of Aflicombe, 
in the county of Wilts;. by which lady, who died April 
.10, 1796, he had iffue, 1. James-Everard, who died 
young, a. Eleanor-Anne, born November a, 1752, 3. 
.Mary-Windham, born December 2, 1757 ; married to 
Bartholomew Bouverie, third fon of William earl of 
Radnor. 4. Catharine-Elizabeth, born January 2, 1759; 
imar.ried to George-Frederic Ryves, in the royal navy. 
5. James-Everard, born March 4, 1763; and married 
his coufin, Mary-Chrifiiana, daughter of the prefent 
lord. 6. Thom.is-Raymond, born March 9, 1765 ; mar¬ 
ried Mil’s Smythe, daughter of the late fir Edward 
Smythe, bart. His lordfhip married, fecondly., Anne 
Herbert, daughter of William, the laft marquis ofPowis; 
but by her, who died Odtober 2, 1757, he had no iffue ; 
and his lordfhip, dying in July 1746, was fucceeded by 
his eldeft fon,. Henry, the feventh lord, who married, 
January 27, 1739, Mary, daughter of Richard-Arundel 
Healing, efq. and by which lady, who died in 1769, he 
re-united the -two chief branches of this family, which 
had been feparated two hundred years; by her he had 
iffue, Henry, the prefent lord; and Thomas, who died 
in 1781. His. lordfhip, dying September 12, 1756, was 
iiicceeded by his eldeft fon, the prefent and eighth lord. 
The heir prefumptive is James-Everard Arundel, his 
.lordfhip’s fon-in-law. 
Creation. —Baron Arundel of Wardour, May 4, 
.1605. 
Residences. —Wardour, near Shaftefbnry, in the 
,C«unty of Wilts.—Town-houfe, in Chandos-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Deo data. —“ Devoted to God.” 
BLIGH, BARON CLIFTON. 
JOHN BLIGH, Lord CLIFTON, Baron CLIF¬ 
TON, of Leighton Bromfvvold, in England, and Heredi¬ 
tary High Steward-of Gravefend and Milton, in Kent; 
Earl and Vifcount Darnley, and Baron Clifton, of Rath- 
more, in Ireland.—See Irish Earls. 
DORMER, BARON DORMER. 
CHARLES DORMER, Baron DORMER, of 
Wenge j. born January to, 1753 ; fucceeded his father, 
the late lord, March 29, 1304. 
The family of Dormer has pedigree as far back as the 
reign of Henry VI. Geoffrey Dormer, in the reign of 
Henry VIII. had iffue, 1. William. 2. Michael, who 
was lord-mayor of London in 1541. 3. Peter, anceftor 
of John, who was created a baronet, which title is now 
extindf. Robert, third in defcent from William, was 
created.a baronet by James I. June 10, 1615, and imme¬ 
diately after baron Dormer, of Wenge. He had iffue, 
u. William, father of Robert fecond lord Dormer, a, 
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Anthony, grandfather of Rowland fourth lord Dormer. 
3. Robert, grandfather of Charles fifth lord Dormer, 
Robert, fecond lord Dormer, was .created by CharlcsL 
in 1628, vifcount Afcot in the county of Hertford, and 
earl ot Carnarvon. He embraced the party of that mo¬ 
narch in the civil wars; and evinced himfelf to be a no¬ 
bleman of great honour and integrity. He was killed at 
the battle of Newbury, Sept. *o, 1.643. Upon the death 
of Charles fecond earl of Carnarvon, his fon, Nov. 29, 
1709, the titles ef vifcount Afcot and earl of Carnarvon 
became extindt. Charles, fifth lord Dormer, died July 
2, 1728, leaving iffue, 1. Charles, fixth lord Dormer, who 
died Maich 7, 1761. 2. John, feventh lord Dormer. 
John, feventh lord Dormer, born June 2, 1691; mar- 
riediMary, daughter of fir Cecil Bifiiopp, of Parham, in 
the county of Suffex, baronet; by whom he had iffue, 
Charles, eighth lord Dormer. Robert, who died in June 
1729. John, born February i3, 1730. James, born May 
27, 1735; married Mary, daughter of Patrick Purcell, 
efq. of Cadiz, in Spain, by whom he had iffue, James, 
born February.16, 1765; John, who died young; Eliza¬ 
beth, died an infant; and Anne, born January 22, 1767. 
Elizabeth, born May 15, 1724; married, November-21, 
1753, George, fifteenth earl of .Shrewlbury. Catharine, 
born July 16, 1727. Barbara, died unmarried. llislord- 
ftiip died October 7, 178.5, and was fucceeded by his fon, 
Charles, eighth lord, born in, 1723; married, firft, Au- 
guft 9, 1749, Mary, fifter to George, fifteenth earl of 
Shrewftmry; by which lady, who died May 18, 1753, 
lie had iflue, j. Mary, .who died young. 2. Charles, 
his fucceffor. His lordfhip married, fecondly, Mrs. 
Mordaunt, reli&of general Mordaunt, by whom he had 
iffue, 3. Anne, born in 1769; married Edward Gould, 
of Woodhoufe, in Nottinghamfhire, efquire; and has 
iffue two fons, Charles and Frederic; and two daugh-' 
ters, twins, Evelyn and Lucy, born March 1771. 4. 
Robert-Evelyn Pierrepont, married, November 6, 1795, 
lady Elizabeth Ker, daughter of William-John, firth 
marquis of Lothian. 5. Elizabeth-Lucy, married Henry- 
Berkeley Portman, of Bryanftone, in Dorfetfhire, efquire, 
and has a fon, born June 4, 1804. 6. John-Stanlvope, 
born in 1772. 7. Frances, born 1111776; married Robert 
Knight, of Barrels, in.Warwickfiiire, efquire, and has had 
iffue a fon, deceafed, and two daughters. His lordfhip died 
March 29, 1804, and was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, 
Charles, the ninth and prefent lord. The heir prefump¬ 
tive is Robert-Evelyn, brother to his lordfhip. 
Creation. —Bafon Dormer of Wenge, June 30,1615. 
Residences. — Peterley Lodge, in the county of 
Bucks; and Grove Park, near Warwick. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto. — Cio eke Dio vuole io voglio. —“ What God 
wills. I will.” 
ROPER, BARON TEYNHAM. 
JOHN ROPER, Baron TEYNHAM; born in 1767; 
fucceeded his brother Henry, January 10, 1800. 
The family of R.oper was of confiderable eminence in 
the reign of Henry II. and their name, which was ori¬ 
ginally Mufard, has been varioufly written, de Rubra 
Spatha, Roufpee, Rofpere, Ropere, and-Rooper. John 
Roper, in the reign of Henry VIII. was attorney-general 
to that monarch, and died April 7, 1524; leaving iffue, 
1. William, who married Margaret, daughter of fir Tho¬ 
mas More, lord high chancellor of England. 2. Chrif- 
topher, father of John, who was created by James I. 
baron Teynham of Teynhani. 
Henry, eighth lord Teynham,-fifth in defcent from 
John, 'had iffue, j. Philip, ninth lord Teynham. 3. 
Henry, tenth lord Teynham. His lordfhip married, fe¬ 
condly, Anne, baronefs Dacre; but by her had no iffue. 
Henry, tenth lord Teynham, married, firft, Catharine., 
daughter of Edmund Powel,.of Sandford, in the county 
of Oxford, efquire ; by which lady, who died Augufira6, 
1765, he had iffue feven fons and two daughters : 1, 
