636 HERA 
was killed at the battle of Lifcarrol, in the Irifli rebel¬ 
lion, September 3, 1642; and his titles became extinfl. 
3- Roger. 4. Francis, who was created by Charles II. 
in 1660, lord vifcountShannon of the kingdom of Ire¬ 
land. Richard, fecond lord vifcount Shannon, his 
grand foil, greatly diftinguilhed himfelf in the wars of 
William ill. and queen Anne ; and was conftituted by 
George II. in 1720, commander in chief of the forces in 
the kingdom of Ireland. Upon his death, December 20, 
3740, the title became extindt. 5. Robert, who became 
one of*the moft celebrated philofophers that this coun¬ 
try has produced ; and was the founder of the feries of 
ledtures commonly called “ Boyle’s Ledtures,” which 
exhibit the ftrongeft arguments in favour of natural and 
revealed religion, that have hitherto appeared : For his 
portrait, and a biographical fketch of his life, and of 
other branches of this illuftrious family, fee the article 
Boyle, vol. iii. p. 330—336. He died December 30, 
3691 ; and the earl of Cork, his father, September 15, 
J643. 
Richard, fecond earl of Cork, had a principal com¬ 
mand at the battle of Lifcarrol, September 3, 164s. 
He married Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Henry fix th 
earl of Cumberland; and was created by Charles I. 
November 4, 1644, baron Clifford, of Lanefborough, in 
the county of York; and by Charles II. March 20, 
1664, earl of Burlington, in the fame county. He was 
conftituted, November 16, 1660, lord high treafurer of 
the kingdom of Ireland ; and was attainted by the Irifh 
parliament afTembled by James II. in 1689. He had 
ifi'ue, 1. Charles lord Clifford, father of Charles fecond 
earl of Burlington ; and of Henry, who was conftituted 
by queen Anne, May 8, 1702, chancellor and under 
treafurer of the exchequer ; which office he exchanged 
in 1707, for that of one of her niajefty’s principal fecre- 
faries of ftate, and refigned upon the difmiffion of the 
whig adminiftration in 1710. By George I. he was ere. 
ated, Odtober 26, 1714, baron Carleton, of Carleton, in 
the county of York ; and conftituted, June 25, 1721, 
lord prefident of the council. Upon his death, March 
14, 1725, this title became extindt. 2. Richard, who 
was killed in the battle of Solebay, June 3, 1665. 
Richard, third earl of Burlington, fon of Charles fe¬ 
cond earl of Burlington, was conftituted, June 21, 1731, 
captain of the band of gentlemen penfioners; which 
office he refigned in 1733. He was the intimate friend 
of Mr. Pope, and patron of the celebrated wits of his 
age ; and obtained confiderable fame for his munificent 
cultivation and encouragement of the noble fcience ot 
architecture. Upon his death, December 3, 1753, his 
Englifh honours became extindt; and his Irilh titles 
defeended to John, fifth earl of Orrery. 
Roger, third fon of Richard, firft earl of Cork, was 
one of the moft accompliftied* characters of the age in 
which he lived. He was created by Charles I. baron 
Broghill of Broghill; and he greatly contributed to the 
vidtory of Lifcarrol, September 3, 1642. After the 
death of king Charles, he formed the projedt of a de- 
feent into Ireland in favour of his fon and fucceflbr; but, 
being difeovered by Cromwell, was compelled to en¬ 
gage in the oppofite party. But when the crown of 
thefe realms was offered to Cromwell, lord Broghill, 
who fat in the Englifh parliament as one of the repre- 
fentatives of the kingdom of Ireland, made two fpeeches 
in favour of a monarchical regal government. After the 
death of the uftyrper, he again entered into projedts for 
the reftoration of Charles II. and prepared matters for 
the reception of that monarch in Ireland, at the fame 
time that a fimilar fervice was performed in England by 
general Monk. Soon after the reftoration he was cre¬ 
ated earl of Orrery of the kingdom of Ireland, and con¬ 
ftituted prefident of the province of Munfler; which of¬ 
fice he refigned in 1672. He had the reputation of being 
an author jiimlelf; and was the munificent patron of 
literary men. He had iffue. 1. Roger, fecond earl of 
L D R Y. 
Orrery. Henry, father of Henry, firft earl of Shannon, 
of the kingdom of Ireland. The earl died October 16, 
1679. 
Charles, fourth earl of Orrery, fon of Roger fecond 
earl of Orrery, is juftly confidered as one of the literary 
ornaments of the reign of queen Anne. He was alfo the 
inventor of that moft ingenious aftronomical inftrument 
called the Orrery. As a foldier, he ferved with diftin- 
guiffied ability in the wars of the duke of Marlborough. 
By queen Anne he was created baron Boyle of Marfton, 
in the county of Somerfet; notwithftanding which he 
was in the reign of George I. committed on falfe grounds 
to the Tower. See his life, in the article Boyle, above 
referred to. He died Auguft28, 1737. 
John, fifth earl of Orrery, his fon, was alfo the author 
of feveral celebrated works; as fet forth in the article 
above-mentioned. Upon the death of Richard, third 
earl of Burlington, he fucceeded to the Irifli honours of 
the elder branch of his family. He married firft, Hen¬ 
rietta, daughter of George Hamilton, firft earl of Orkney 5, 
by which lady he had ilfue, 1. Charles, lord vifcount 
Dungarvon, who married, May n, 1753, Sufannah, 
daughter of Henry Hoare, of Stourhead, in the county 
of Wilts, efquire; by which lady, (who married, fe- 
condly, Thomas Bruce earl of Aylelbury, and died Fe¬ 
bruary 4, 1783,) he had iffue Henrietta, married, in 
1777, to the right honourable John O’Neil, of Skaines, 
in the kingdom of Ireland. Lord Dungarvon died Sep¬ 
tember 16, 1759. 2. Hamilton, fixth earl of Cork. 3. 
Elizabeth, born May 7, 1731, married Thomas Worfley, 
efq. fon of lir James Worfley, of Appuldurcombe Park, 
in the Ifle of Wight, baronet. His lordfliip married, 
fecondly, Margaret, daughter and heir of John,Hamil¬ 
ton, of Caledon, in the kingdom of Ireland, eifquire ; 
by which lady, who died November 24, 1762, lie had 
iflue, 1. Edmund, the feventh earl. 2. Lucy, born May 
27, 1744, and married to George, lord vifcount Tor- 
rington. John, fifth earl of Cork, died November 22, 
1762; when he was fucceeded by his.fecond fon Hamil¬ 
ton, the lixth earl, who died unmarried, January 17, 
1764. 
Edmund, the feventh earl, his brother, married Anne, 
daughter of Kelland Courtenay, efq. niece to John, 
fourth earl of Sandwich, from whom he was feparated 
in 1782, having had iflue, Richard, vifcount Dungar- 
von, born in 1765, died young. Lucy-Ifabella, born 
Auguft 10, 1766, died September 7, 1801, having mar¬ 
ried the honourable and reverend George Bridgeman, 
brother to Orlando, fecond lord Bradford ; and by her 
had iffue, Edmund, the prefent earl. Courtenay, born 
September 3, 1769, married Caroline-Amelia Poyntz, 
daughter of William Poyntz, efq. of Midgham Houfe, 
in Berklhire, and has iffue. Charles, died unmarried in 
November 1800. The countefs died December 10, 1785 ; 
and hislordlhip re-married, June 17, 1786, the honour¬ 
able Mary Moncktoh, youngeft daughter of Jolin r fii'ft 
vifcount Galway ; and died in October 1798, when he 
was fucceeded by his fon, Edmund, the-eighth and pre¬ 
fent earl. 
Creations. —Baron, September 16, x6i6 ; Vifcount 
and Earl, October 16, 1620 ; Baron, February 28,1628; 
Earl, September 5, 1660; Baron Boyle, in England,, 
September 10,1711. 
Residences. —Marfton Hall, in the county of Somer¬ 
fet.—Town-houfe, Park-ftreet. 
Motto .— Honor virtutis premium. —“ Honour is the re¬ 
ward of virtue.” 
NUGENT (GEORGE-FREDERIC), Earl of 
WESTMEATH, Baron Delvin, Governor and Cuftos 
Rotulorum of the County of Weftmeath, and a Privy 
Counfellor in Ireland ; born November 18, 1760; fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, the late earl, September 7, 1792 
married, firft, April 27, 1784, Marianne, eldeft daugh¬ 
ter of St. John Jefferyes, of Blarney Caftle, in the coun- 
