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Anna.

Grace.

Venicia, m. to J. Carpenter, esq. The eldest son,

GEORGE SCOTT, m. Dorothea, daughter of William Thrill, of Foxwood, in the county of Essex, and by her (who d. and was buried at Hawkhurst, 21st Sept. 1607,) had issue, WILLIAM, his heir.

Thomas, of Delmynden, in Hawkhurst, Kent, bapt. 31st Nov. 1561, who m. in 1593, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Peirse, of Westfield, in Sussex, and by her, (who survived him and was buried near her dau. Mrs. Frewen, in St. John the Baptist's Church, London, 11th March, 1634,) he had issue, Dorothea, d. an infant, buried at Northiam, 20th March, 1601. Dorothea, bapt. 20th February, 1603, m. 15th April, 1623, John Frewen, rector of Northiam, and died there 1st January, 1658, leaving issue by him.

Katharine, bapt. 29th May, 1608, m. 9th April, 1629, Stephen Frewen, and dying in child-birth, was buried in St. John the Baptist's Church, London, 1st December, 1630, leaving one son,

Thomas Frewen.

Thomas Scott was buried at Northiam, 13th July, 1617, leaving his two daughters his co-heirs, who inherited from their mother's family the estate of Goateley, in Northiam. George, rector of Balcombe, in Sussex, who left three sons. Elizabeth, bapt. Dec. 1555, m. first,

Odiarn, of Oxney; secondly, William Farmer, of Rotherfield, in Sussex. Anna, bapt. April, 1571, m. Joseph

* There are two monuments to this lady in Sevenoaks Church, the older one, which is of oak wainscot, has the following curious epitaph :

Here lies her dust whom second love
Never could to marriage move
But did so long a widow tarry
Till that Christ her soul did marry
Thus I cannot say she's dead
But to a heavenly husband wed
There blest her soul lies in eternity
Lives in the love of her posterity.
Transmigravit A.D. 1618.

ætat suæ 82.

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Boys, brother of Samuel Boys, of
Hawkhurst.

The eldest son and heir,

WILLIAM SCOTT, esq. of Conghurst, bapt. 29th June, 1555, married Alice, daughter of John Selwyn, of Frissen, in the county of Sussex, and by her (who d. and was buried at Hawkhurst, 5th Dec. 1625,) had issue, GEORGE, his heir.

Thomas, bapt. November, 1592, buried 3rd January, 1632.

Grace, m. Nicolas Mathew, of North-
amptonshire.

Margery, m. George Barnardiston, of
Bedfordshire.

William Scott was buried at Hawkhurst, 12th December, 1610, and was s. by his eldest son,

GEORGE SCOTT, esq. of Conghurst, bapt. 19th January, 1590, married Dorothy, dau. of Sir Humfrey Winch, knt. a justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and by her, who survived him, had issue,

HUMFREY, his heir. William, b. 1615.

George, bapt. 24th April, 1624, was living in 1679.

Cecilia, bapt. 3rd May, 1618. Elizabeth, bapt. 20th April, 1620. George Scott died and was buried at Hawkhurst, 7th July, 1626. He was s. by his eldest son,

HUMFREY SCOTT, esq. bapt. 25th July, 1614, m. in 1641, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Matthew Howland, knt. by whom, who survived him, he had issue,

MATTHEW, his heir.

Frances, m. first, - Marshall; secondly, Samuel Stevenson, of Sutton Coldfield, in the county of Warwick. She had no issue by either husband. She was eventually sole heir to her brother Matthew, and at her death, bequeathed the estate at Conghurst to Samuel Stevenson Alleyne, son of John Alleyne, and grandson to her second husband, Samuel Stevenson. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Wall, of Mickle

ham, in Surrey, but d. s. p. during her brother's life. Humfrey Scott was s. by his son,

MATTHEW SCOтt, esq. m. in 1667, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Watts, by whom (who survived him and was a lunatic for many years) he had no issue. He died 5th May, 1679, and left his property to his only surviving sister, Frances.

Arms-Quarterly; 1st and 4th argent, a cross crosslet fitchee sable, for Scott. 2nd and 3rd azure, three congor heads erased or; for Congerhust or Conghurst.

+ The family of Scott, of Conghurst, are supposed to be extinct in the male line.

SHUTTLEWORTH, OF GREAT BOWDEN.

SHUTTLEWORTH, HENRY, esq. of Market Harborough and Great Bowden, Lei

cestershire, of Easton Hall and Cotton House, both in the

county of Northampton, and of the Priory, Woodchester,
Gloucestershire, m. 15th May, 1821, Eliza, only child and
heiress of George Shuttleworth, esq. and has issue,

HENRY-CHARLES, b. 16th March, 1823.
Edward-Bletsoe, b. 11th July, 1824.

Robert, b. 2nd October, 1827.

Nathaniel-Edmond, b. 21st November, 1834.

Georgina.

Frances.

Catherine-Digby.

Augusta.

Mr. Shuttleworth succeeded his father 10th August, 1833.

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The Shuttleworths are mentioned in the records of Lancashire as resident in that county temp. RICHARD II. and at a very early period became seated at Gawthorp, by the marriage of Henry Shuttleworth with Agnes, daughter and heir of William de Hacking. The Gawthorp family was the parent stock whence diverged the many branches of the name seated in the counties of Lancaster, Derby, York, Durham, and Leicester. For fuller particulars of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorp, refer to vol. iii. p. 518; and to Nichols' Leicestershire, vol. ii. p. 474, for details of the Shuttleworths of Great Bowden.

HENRY SHUTTLEWORTH, esq. of Ribbleton, in Lancashire, and afterwards of Glentworth, Lincolnshire, only son of Edmond Shuttleworth, esq. and descended from a scion of the Gawthorp family, was nominated high sheriff of the county of Leicester in 1755. He m. 22nd January, 1753, CATHERINE, only child and heiress of Charles Bletsoe, esq. of Easton Hall, Northamptonshire, by Catherine, his wife, daughter of Simon Digby, esq. of Digby House, North Luffenham, a branch of the great family of

Digby, of which Sir Kenelm DigBY was so bright an ornament (for ample details of the Digbys refer to p. 464). By the heiress of Bletsoe, who died in 1786, Mr. Shuttleworth had issue,

1. HENRY, of Great Bowden, b. 10th
February, 1755; m. Miss Anne Ashe-
ton; and died leaving surviving issue
one son and one daughter, viz.

CHARLES,* of the Grange, Great
Bowden, m. Miss Gomm, and
died in 1838, leaving issue.
Anne, m. to John Gregson, esq. of
East Dulwich.

11. Charles, d. s. p.

III. Bletsoe, d. s. p. in April, 1817.
IV. NATHANIEL, of whom presently.
v. George, b. 10th June, 1763, who m.
Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Hale,
esq. of Alderley, in Gloucestershire,
a lineal descendant of SIR MATTHEW
HALE, the famous lawyer, and left at
his decease an only child,

ELIZA, m. 15th May, 1821, to Henry
Shuttleworth, esq. of Market
Harborough, Easton Hall, and
Cotton House.

* From the Northampton Herald County Newspaper. benevolence, and so enthusiastic in all his undertakings, that he overcame difficulties which to "It is with the sincerest regret that we an- other people would have been insurmountable. nounce the death of Charles Shuttleworth, esq. He was a good husband, an affectionate father, a of the Grange, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, kind master, a liberal landlord, a staunch and unwho expired on Monday evening last, at his house compromising friend; he had some of the bluntin London, after a very short illness. His loss ness, and all the hospitality of the good old English will be severely felt in the parish of Great Bow-country squire, and he dies regretted by all who den, in the welfare of which he much interested himself. He was a man estimable in all the relations of life, possessing much active charity and

ever knew him. He had nearly completed the establishment of a national school in Great Bowden."

vi. John, d. s. p. VII. Joseph, d. s. p.

VIII. Frederick, d. s. p. in January, 1823.

IX. Cornelius, who m. Elizabeth, only daughter of William Smith, esq. and d. in September, 1821, leaving issue, Frederick-Joseph-Smith, who died

a minor in 1827.

Market Harborough, and of Easton Hall, and Cotton House.

Arms—Arg. three shuttles sa. stringed and headed or.

Crest-A hand in armour az. holding a shuttle or. Motto-Equanimiter.

Estates — Market Harborough, Great

Charlotte-Hannah, d. unm. in July, Bowden, Leicestershire; Cotton House

1823.

1. Catherine, d. in 1822.

II. Dorothy-Hill, d. in 1832.

Manor and Royalty, Woodford, Ringstead, Sutton, Weston, and Little Bowden, Northamptonshire, and the Priory, Woodches

Mr. Shuttleworth d. in October, 1800. His ter, Gloucestershire. fourth son,

NATHANIEL Shuttleworth, esq. b. 10th February, 1762, possessed considerable property in Market Harborough, and Great Bowden, Leicestershire, and was proprietor of the family estates of Cotton House, with lands in Ringstead, Woodford, Sutton, Weston, and Little Bowden, Northamptonshire. He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Wartnaby, esq. and dying 10th August, 1833,* left an only child, his successor, the present HENRY SHUTTLEWORTH, esq. of

Residence-Market Harborough.
Seats-Easton Hall, and Cotton House,
Northamptonshire, and the Priory, Wood-
chester, Gloucestershire.

"Nathaniel Shuttleworth, esq. a gentleman most highly respected for his integrity and general urbanity, died 10th August, 1833. His remains were interred in the family vault in Great Bowden Church, attended by his surviving relatives and many of the neighbouring gentry and clergy.” Gentleman's Magazine.

ROKEBY, OF ARTHINGWORTH.

ROKEBY, LANGHAM, esq. of Arthingworth House, in Northamptonshire, b. 6th March, 1784, lieutenant-colonel of the militia, a magistrate for the counties of Northampton and Leicester, and a deputy lieutenant of the former. Colonel Rokeby succeeded his father 16th December, 1826.

Lineage.

"A celebrity has recently been given (we quote the learned historian of Yorkshire, the Rev. Joseph Hunter,) to the romantic beauties of Rokeby,' by Sir Walter Scott. Few persons visit the neighbourhood without ob

serving with what extreme accuracy of ob-
servation and felicity of expression the bard
has described the passage through the glen:
A stern and lone, yet lovely road,
As e'er the foot of minstrel trode ;
or view Egliston's grey ruins,' or Roke-
by's turrets high,' without feeling that the
charm of poetry is thrown over them."

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The poet has touched upon the historical interest which belongs to Rokeby and Mortham, and has given what professes to be a pedigree of their ancient lords, but it was no part of his plan to enter critically into their history. We shall endeavour to do so more minutely, and present the reader with more definite information on the antiquity, the character, and eminent services of the family who held for many centuries this now classic spot.

At the period of the Conquest, all the territory abutting on the Tees, at their northern border, was granted to Alan, Earl of Bre

tague, and formed his English Earldom of
Richmond. These broad lands were par-
tioned among the junior members of his fa-
mily and his followers, and in the distribu-
tion, Rokeby became part of the possessions
of the Fitz Alans, a northern baronial house,
whose chief seat was at Bedale. But their
interest at Rokeby was scarcely more than
nominal, for beneath them was a subinfeu-
dation, in favour of a family which, residing
on the lands of Rokeby, was usually de-
scribed as
"De Rokeby," and eventually
assumed that name as a personal appella-
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riff of Yorkshire, and became (12 and 13 EDWARD III.) governor of the castles of Berwick, Edinburgh, and Stirling. In 1346, he-pre-eminently distinguished himself at the battle of Nevile's Cross, and was one of the few magnates present at that engagement to whom the letter of thanks was addressed, of which a copy is to be found in the Foedera. In 1349, he went to Ireland as lord justice, and held that appointment until 1355, when Maurice Fitz Thomas Earl of Desmond, succeeded him. The administration of Sir Thomas Rokeby, in Ireland, is famous for the attempt he made to abolish the custom of coigne and livery, a species of arbitrary purveyance for the persons in authority there, and a tradition has been handed down attested by Hollinshead, that being once censured for using wooden dishes and cups, as not benefitting his degree, Sir Thomas replied, that he would rather drink out of such cups and pay gold and silver, than drink out of gold and silver and make wooden payments. In the latter transactions of his life, Sir Thomas appears with the addition, the Uncle," to his name; and another Sir Thomas Rokeby occurs, styled "the Nephew." He seems to have participated in the triumph of Neville's Cross, and to have accompanied the elder Rokeby to Ireland. A third SIR THOMAS ROKEBY Was high sheriff of Yorkshire, 8th HENRY IV. and during the year of his shrievalty, the Earl of Northumberland made his last at

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Tradition asserts that the family had been seated on these lands in Saxon times, but it first appeared prominent in public affairs in the person of THOMAS DE ROKEBY, whose rise in royal favour is circumstantially related by Froissart. "In the 1st year of the reign of EDWARD III." says the old Chronicler, "the Scots, under the command of the Earl of Moray and Sir James Douglas, ravaged the country as far as Newcastle. Edward was in those parts with a more powerful army, and an engagement was expected and wished for, when the Scotch army suddenly disappeared, and no information could be gained respecting the route they had taken. The young king caused it to be proclaimed throughout the host, that whoever should bring certain intelligence where the Scotch army were, should have one hundred pounds a year in land, and be made a knight by the king himself: imme-tempt to dethrone King HENRY, Sir Thomas diately fifteen or sixteen knights and esquires passed the river with much danger, ascended the mountains, and then separated, each taking different routes. On the fourth day, Rokeby, who was one of them, gave the king an exact information where the Scotch army lay." 'This," continues Hunter, "is not a legendary story invented by some family annalist or doating chronicler of public affairs, the veracity of the narrative being here supported by the most authentic records of the realm; aud it is a gratifying fact that we are so often enabled to prove circumstances in our old Chronicles, (which on a first view have an air of romance and fable,) by fiscal documents, where least of all anything imaginatory is to be found. In the Patent Rolls, 1 EDWARD III. m. 7, is a grant to Thomas de Rokeby of £100 to be taken annually from the Exchequer 'till £100 lands shall be provided for him, in which the service is described nearly as it is related by Froissart, and in the same rolls, 5 EDWARD III. m. 7. is a grant to him in fee of the manor of Paulinesgray, in Kent, with lands in the North which had lately belonged to Michael and Andrew de Harcle, forfeited in release of his £100 annuity from the Exchequer. Sir Thomas Rokeby subsequently held commands against the Scots, was twice high she

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collecting the posse comitatus, met the earl at Bramham Moore, and a conflict ensued, in which Northumberland, and the Lord Bardolph were slain. The next Rokebys, distinguished in state affairs were WILLIAM ROKEBY, lord chancellor of Ireland and Archbishop of Dublin, who died in 1521, and Sir Richard Rokeby, his younger brother, comptroller to Cardinal Wolsey. The archbishop was interred in a sepulchral chapel built by himself at Sandal Parva, in Yorkshire, and his tomb still remains. While this eminent churchman was running the race of high preferment, the eldest branch of the family remained quietly on the hereditary patrimony of Rokeby and Mortham. In the reign of HENRY VII. the head of the house was another

SIR THOMAS ROKEBY, who had three sons; the two younger were the ancestors of families of the name resident at Marske and Staningford. The eldest son,

RALPH ROKEBY, esq. of Mortham, who succeeded to the paternal inheritance, was living in the reigns of HENRY VII. and HENRY VIII. The era of the “jargon" of the Felon Sow of Rokeby, which may be seen in the notes to the poem of Rokeby, refers to the time of this Ralph, and the Mrs. Rokeby mentioned in it, is supposed

to be his wife, Margaret, eldest daughter and co-heir of Robert Danby, esq. of Yafforth, and also cousin and co-heir of Sir Richard Conyers, knt. By this lady he had issue,

THOMAS, his heir.

John, D.C.L. a learned divine and civilian.

Richard, a soldier under Lord Scroop, of Bolton, whose standard he is said to have borne at Flodden. He m. a daughter of Ellerker, of Risby, and had a son Thomas, a military officer, who d. s. p.

Ralph, of Skiers, an eminent lawyer,
made serjeant-at-law 6 EDWARD VI.
He m. Dorothy, daughter of Thomas
Danby, esq. and had issue,

1. William, of Skiers, in York-
shire, in the commission of the
peace, m. Mary, daughter and
heir of John Rokeby, esq. of
Kirk Sandal, and had issue,
Thomas, whose only daughter
and heir Grace, m. Conyers,
Lord Darcy and Earl of
Holdernesse.
William, a soldier in the
French wars.
Ralph, who left two daughters,
Mabel, wife of Colonel Ga-
briel Savile; and Priscilla,
of Captain Musgrave.
Robert, slain in France.
Dorothy, m. to William
Rokeby, esq. of Hotham.
2. Ralph, who left behind him a
MS. history of the ancient fa-
mily of which he was a member.
He m. first, Douglas, daughter
of William Ferne, esq. of Don-
caster, by whom he had no child,
and secondly, Joan, daughter of
John Portington, esq. of Port-
ington, by whom he had a daugh-
ter,

ANN, m. to Sir John Hotham,
of Scarborough.

3. George, who m. first, Joan, second daughter and co-heir of Henry Rokeby, esq. of Kirk Sandall, and secondly, Elizabeth Ferne, widow of Anthony Rothwood, by both of whom be had issue.

4. John, who m. Margery, daughter of Thomas Westby, esq. of Ranfield, and had, with two daughters, Margaret and Faith,

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1. Grace, m. to George Mackworth, esq. of Empringham, and d. s. p.

2. Frances, m. to the Rev. John Latham.

3. Jane, m. to Robert Byard, gent. 4. Mary, m. to William Puleston, esq.

5. Margery, m. to William Headley. The eldest son,

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THOMAS ROKEBY, esq. of Mortham is described by Ralph Rokeby, the historian of the family, as a plain man as might be, whose words came always from his heart without faining, a trusty friend, a forward gentleman in the field, and a great housekeeper, whereby he reigned so in the heart and good will of his countrymen, that his son and heir, Christopher Rokeby, being assaulted at a quarterly race by Christopher Neville, (brother to the mighty Earl of Westmoreland,) whom the earl had sent thither with two men to kill him, was both defended and guarded from the violence of adversaries, and was able so to have rebounded the blows given him by them, that should have spilt the best blood in their bodies, of his part had been willing, for then not a gentleman in the field but cried a ' Rokeby :' but the good old Thomas, being then in the commission of the peace, commanded and entreated peace, (as he said,) it grieves me to see him bleed that bleeds, yet keep the peace." Thomas Rokeby, m. a daughter of Robert Constable, of Cliff, in Yorkshire, and had, with a daughter m. to Wycliff, of Wycliffe, four sons,

1. CHRISTOPHER, of Mortham, who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Roger Lascellas, of Brackenburgh, and had, with daughters, two sous. The younger, Roger, d. s. p. the elder, JOHN, of Mortham, appears by the visitation of Yorkshire, 1584, to have been then in prison in the Fleet, religionis causâ." He m. a daughter of the ancient family of Thweng, and was succeeded by his son, who bore the favourite family name of

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THOMAS, and was knighted. Of his descendants little more than their names are recorded. It would, otherwise have been gratifying to have known something of the personal habits and actions of those in whose timethe chief line of the ancient family of Rokeby fell to decay, and especially of Sir Thomas Rokeby himself, whose necessities must have been great, (it may be pre

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