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HERALDRY. 
both died young ; Edward ; Olivia, married, March 14, 
1797, Robert Bernard Sparrow, efq. of Brampton Park, 
Northamptonfhire; Mary, married, February 19, 1803, 
lord William Bentinck, fecond fon of William duke ot 
Portland ; an^Millicent. The earl, dying January 14, 
1807, was fucceeded by his elded fon, Archibald, the 
prei'ent and fecond earl. 
Creations. —Baronet, September 1628; Baron Gos- 
ford, July 20, 1776; Vifcount, June 20, 1785; Earl, 
February 1806. 
Residence. —Gosford Caftle, in the county of Ar¬ 
magh. 
Motto. — Vigilantibus.—“ Be watchful.” 
PARSONS (LAURENCE), EarloLROSSE, Ba¬ 
ron Oxmantoun, and a Baronet.; a Privy Counfellor in 
irelknd, and Governor of King’s County ; born May 21, 
1758; fucceeded his uncle, the late earl, April 20, 1807; 
married, April 5, 1797, Alice., elded daughter of John 
Lloyd, efq. of Gloder,'in King’s County; by which lady 
he has ifTue, William lord Oxmantoun, heir apparent, 
born June 17, 1.800 ; John-Clere, born Augud 17, 1802; 
and Laurence, born iNovember 2, 1805 
his fider, the honourable Jane Moore ; and he was, by 
George III. created baron Tuilamore, vifcount, and 
earl, of Cbarleville. 
Cr-eations. —Baron, November 7, 1797 ; Vifcount, 
December 29, 1800; and Earl, February 1806. 
Residence. —Charleville Foreft, in King’s County. 
Motto. — Virtus fub cruce crefcit ad celhera tendens .— 
“ Virtue increafeth under the crofs,and looks to heaven.” 
IRISH V 1 SCO U NT S. 
PRESTON (JENICO), Viscount GORMAN- 
STON, a Trudee of the Royal College of St. Patrick’s 
in Maynooth; born January 4, 1777; fucceeded his 
father, the late vifcount, December 15, 1786 ; married,. 
December 19, 1794, Margaret, elded daughter of Tho¬ 
mas vifcount Southwell; by which lady, he has ilfae, 
Edward-Anthony-John, heir apparent, born June 3, 
1.796; Artlnir-Anthony, born June 9, 1798; jenico-- 
CharlesJ born September 24, 1800 ; Robert, born Janu¬ 
ary 23, 1802 ; Charles, born April 28, 1803 ; and a 
daughter, Harriet-Sopbia. 
His lordfhip is defcended in a direft line from fir Ro¬ 
bert Predon, created vifcount Gormandon in 1478. 
Sir Laurence Parfons, baron Oxmantoun, and fird vif- sir Robert de Predon, of Gormandon in Ireland, and 
count, and earl of Rode, married, in 1772, Jane, daugh- 
1- of Edward earl of Kingdon ; by which lady he had 
lord of Predon in Lancalhire, was knighted 
field in 1361, by Lionel duke of Clarence ; in 1365, he 
idue an only child, Frances, born in 1775, and married was chief baron of the exchequer; in 138S, keeper of 
.a Robert vifcount Lorton. The earl; dying without 
idue male, April 20, 1807, was fucceeded by his ne¬ 
phew, Laurence, in the titles.of earl of Rode, and baion 
of Oxmantoun, but the vifcounty became extindl. 
Creations. —Baron, 1791; Earl, February 1806; 
Residence. —New Cadle, in the county of Longford. 
Motto .—Pro Deo, et rege.—' “ God, and the king.” 
the feals ; and in 1391, lord high chancellor of Ire¬ 
land. He married Margaret, heir of Walter de Bir¬ 
mingham, lord of Carberry ; and was ancedor of fir Ro¬ 
bert Predon, deputy in the government of Ireland, for 
Richard duke of York ; and created, in 1478, vifcount 
Gormandon, as dated above. 
Jenico, the feventh vifcount Gormandon; married, 
fird, Frances, fifth daughter of Francis ear) of Scarf- 
AGAR (CHARLES), Earl of NORMANTON, dale, by Anne, fider of Henry vifcount Falkland, who 
Vifcount Somerton, Baron of Somerton, in ^Kilkenny, died without idue, July 29, 1682; and his lordfliio 
Archbifhop of Dublin, Bifhop of Glandeleagh, and Pri¬ 
mate of Ireland; a Privy Counfellor, Lruftee of the 
Linen Manufaaure, a Member of the Dublin.Society, 
Governor of the Lying-in Hofpital, a Member of the 
Royal Irifh Academy, and Viee-Prefident of the Chari- 
married, fecondly,.November 1683, Margaret, daughter 
of Caryl, third vifcount Molyneux ; and, dying without 
idue male, was fucceeded by his nephew, Jenico, the 
eighth vifcount; who was fucceeded by his brother, 
Anthony, the ninth lord, who married Mary Predon, 
table Mufical Society; D. D. and M. R.I.A. born t [ ie only cliild of his uncle, the feventh vifcount, and 
December 22, 1736; married; November 22, 1776, Jane, <3ied. September 25, 1716, leaving idue an only fon, 
elded daughter of William Benfon, efq. ot the county Jenico, the tenth vifcount, born in 1707, married, Fe- 
ot Down ; by which lady he has idue, Welbore-Ellis bruary 9, 1729, Thomafine, elded daughter of John, 
vifcount Somerton, heir apparent, born November x2, eleventh lord Trimledown ; by which lady, who died 
1778 ; George-Chdrles, born Augud 1, 1780, in the 3d January 16, 1788, he had idue, Anthony, his fuccedor ; 
regiment'of guards; James, born July 10, 1781, in holy James, married Purefoy, fecond daughter of fir Wil- 
orders ; Henry-William, born July 5, 1784, died an in- Joughby Adon, bart. of Afton, in Chefhire ; Jenico; 
fant; Frances-Anne, married, December 14, 1798, Tho- John; Catharine; Frances Bridget; Elizabeth; 
mas-Ralph Maude vifcount Hawarden.—His lordlhip is Margaret. The vifcount died October 31, 1757, and 
third brother of James, fird vifcount Clifden, and Lon of was fucceeded by his elded foil, Anthony, the eleventh 
Henry Agar, efq. of Gowran, by Anne, daughter of vifcount, who married Henrietta, daughter of John Ro- 
Welbore Ellis, bifhop of Meath. binfon, efq. of Denden Hall, in Suffolk ; and, dying De- 
Creations. —Baron, June 12, 1795; Vifcount, De- cember 15, 1786,'was fucceeded by jenico, the twelfth 
cepiber 21, 1800; Earl, in February 1806. and prefent vifcount. 
Residences— Tallagh Cadle, Dublin ; and Somer- Creation, 
ton, in the county of Kilkenny. 
Motto. — Via trita via tuta, 
path.” 
‘ Prefer the beaten 
Motto.— Sanstafche. —“ Without dam.’ 
VILLIERS (GEORGE); Viscount GRANDI- 
SON, in Ireland; alfo Earl of Jerf'ey, Vifcount Villiers, 
BURY (CHARLES-WILLIAM), Earl^oI CHAR- 0 f Dartford, and Baron of H00-, in England.—See Earl 
LEVILLE, Vifcount- Charleville, Baron Tuilamore, of Tersey, amoiig the Peers of England, p. 508. 
F.R.S. M.R.I.A. born June 30, 1764; married, Ju~~ 
4 , 1^98, Catharine-Mafia, daughter and heir of-Thoi 
Townley Daw fon, efquire; by which lady he has idue, 
Charles-William lord Tuilamore, heir apparent, born 
April 28, 1801. 
Charles, the fecond lard Tuilamore, born April 12, 
I7 i2, and fucceeded his father, Septembers, 1725, was . „ , 
the' firft earl of Charleville. ' He married Hefier, daiigh- ta-Maria, daughter ot Condantine lord Mmgrave; by 
ter and heir of James Coghill, efq. but died without which lady, who died December 1, 1782, he has idue, 
ilfue February 17, 1764, when the earldom became ex- Henry-Auguihis, heir apparent, born October 28, 1777, 
n:i6t’ but the .dates devolved to John, the elded fon of a colonel in the army; Frances-Charlotte, born Febru- 
• *■' ' z ary 
DILLON-LEE (CHARLES), Viscount DILLON, 
of Coffello Gallen, Knight of St. Patrick, Conftable of 
Athlone, Governor of the Counties of Mayo and Rof- 
common, and a Privy Counfellor in Ireland ; born No-, 
vember 6, 1745 ; fucceeded his father, the late vifcount, 
November 3, 1787; married, Augud 19, 1776, Henriet- 
