HUN HUN in a tournament by Sir John St. John, at Woodstsek. nanco, fell prostrate before her, theas rising, with his face This terminated the elder branch of the noble house of still towards her (the lady with the rest admiring at hastings; bnt a younger, deriving from his strange salutation), ho said, lay his interpreter, it THOMAS HE Hasranne, great-grandson of Walter do Hast- sufficed him to behold the angelic presence of her who, he inge, steward to HENRY I. and elder son of William do hoped, would be his master’s spouse and empress.’” The hastings, by his 2nd wife, Ida, dan. of Honry, Earl of alliance did not, howeves-, take alace, and the lady if. canes. Ewe, laid the fonodation of the present Earldoau of Hun- of the earl’s eons, tiogdon. From this Thomas lineally dcocendod Henov, SIR VILLIAM Un Hasviaoo, Hut., who waa nominated 000Rnr,f became successive earle. by Enwacu IV. master of the hints at hondon and Calats, William, cl.. e. p. steward of the honour of Leicester, and of t be manors sod Edward (Sir), of the Ahboy of Leiceeter, as. Barbara, eldest castles of Donnington, Iligham Ferrors, and Davontry; aod dan. and ca-heir of Sir William Decereux. Hut, of Mire- created by the same monarch, 20 July, 1401, Barso Jiastiopa vale Abhoy, eo. Warwick, 3rd onn of Walter, Viscount Hereford, and widow of Edward Cave, Esq. of Iagarsby, sf Aahtp-da-laZssirh. when his lordship was installed a co. Leicoster, by whom he had two eons (the younger, knight of the Mast Noble Order of the Garter. Ills lord- Waiter, a’. .1. p.), and waco. in 1603, by the cider, ship se. Catharine, relict of William, Lord Bonvile and HcNaiv (Sir), sheriff of Leicester in 1633, who ci. Mabel, Hsringtcn, and dan. of Ilichard NerO, Earl of Salisbury, dan. of Antony Fount, Esq. of Fasaston, hy whom he by whom he had four cons and two dane. In 1462, we had four eons and twa dana. Tbs 2nd and 3rd sons find this noblemasa enteriog into an agreement with Dame 1. without issue; tho 4th settled ia Ireland, and left Elizabeth Grey, late wife of Sir John Grey, Hut., and heir of descendants there. Sir henry Hastings ii. isa 1620, and Edward Grey, late Lord }‘errers, that he should have the was a. by his eldest son, wardship of her son, Thomas, afterwards Marquees of Hc.aav ffiAsvsaeos, Esq. of Hnmhorston, who as. Jane, don. of Goodhall of Eelgrave, co. Leicealer, bywhosn Dorset, ass whose part it was stipulated that he should, lie had five sons and five daua. ; of lEe sons, the within five or aix years afterwards, marry the eldest dau. of eldest so., bait at a. p. ; the 2nd, Walter, ci. Anne Lard Hastings that might then he living. His lordship Cradack, and left twa daaaa , one if wiaom, lane, so. abaut thie time undertook, in his capacity of master of the Eilward llaalme, Esq. of Upholland, and ssssc. Henry, Idiot, a new coinage of gold, consisting cf Ideces of eight of Castle Donasington, wha ii. asia. ; the 4th and 5th shillings and fosarpeisce sterling cools, called ssstlee other ml. iio,,i. ; while the line of the family was continued pieces of one-hall; asad a third, of one-fourth that value, by the 3rd son, For several years afterwards Lord liastiugs was one of Ttsonxon HA5casus, Esq. of Welford, Nottingham- shire, whose only eon, HeNRY Hxsasaoe, svas left the moot powerfnl persona in the kingdona. In 1474, he ass orphan at the age of f,,nrteen, in 1701, amid the obtained a license from EnsrAan IV. to inapark three trustees appasuted by his father dissipated a large thousand aca’as of land and wood in Ashby-dc-la-Eauch, propoa’tion of his properly. Ho ci. Elizabeth lludand he accsrdingly built, at Ashby, a magnificent castle for son, and baa three sons, TnropeaLue-lIsNnv, the the residence of his faTofly, which it continued to he 6cr eldest, in holy orders, is, twice, and if. in 3004,8.1). two hundred years. This castle was aftersvardsronsarkabte This s’overend gentleman, for some lime after the 10th earl’s death, assumed the dignity of Earl of as the tensparary prison of 3iAnr, Queen of Seats. 01 his Hnntingdou (to whicb he was entitled); Ferdilprdship FULLER says “ The reader sacedeth not my dim nando, the 3rd san, 4. in his fourteosath year; and candle to direct him to this illissiriosia person, whsin King Gr.ooon llAsrneoe, the 2nd seas, was taken, with EnwAon TV., or rather Edward Plantageset (taecaisse ma,re his brothes’, Theoplailus, ussiler the praatectioss of isa bunaass than in his royal capacity), so delighted in tbsst Theophilno, 0th Earl of Itasntingdon, asad educated he made him his lord-ehamberlaisa, Daren Hastings of with that noblomaa’e son, Frauds, Lord hastings. He subsequently sistered tho asriasy, and attained Aehby-dehe-Zsueb,” iso. Lord hastings fell a victim, the rank of hieaat.-csl. ha the 3rd rogh of foot-guards. eventually, to the Prsteotor Glouceeter (Rannean IH), tlol. Hastings is. in 1760, Sanah, dan. of Cal Thiomse and was beheaded in the Tower, 13 June, 1403, when his Hodges, by whom he had, with two elder soass who estates were confiscated, but soon afterwards restored, ci. suass., a 3rd seas, hiens-Foxsacss, 11th Eas’l of partly by Hatnaon and the remainder by HsNnv VII., to Huntingdon. Col, Hastings at. iu 1002. his son, Frauscis, 2nd Earl of hiusstingdon, was e. by isis eldest son, EDWARD, LB., 2nd baron; who having as. Mary, dan. Hevnv, the 3rd earl, K G. His lordship ci. Catherine, and sole heir of Thomas, Barsn Hunges-ford, Bstroaux, do’s, of Jaba, Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, but ,l. 3ionlhae, and Heels, had been summoned to parliament, without iasne, 14 Dec. 1303, when the h000uL’a devolved 13 Nov. 1403, as Lord hlussgerford. By this aassioss his load- upon his brother, .nhfp had a dau , Anne, who became the wife of Thomas Gcoonc, 4th eaa-l. This nobleman as. Dorothy, 2nd daua. Stanley, Earl of Derby, assd after his decease, of Johas i4ad- amid coheir of Sir John Port, Hub, of Etwal, co. Derby, by cliffs, Lord Fitz-Walter; and a eon, his successor, at his svhom (who brooghst bEn Dale Abbey, in the same shire) bs demise, 0 Nov. 1107, had three sone and two daus., Geooos, lrdbaron. Thisnsbleman attended HENov VIII., s. Fnncss, Lea-il IIoo/i,iga, who ci. before his fatberin 1302, in 1013, at the taking of Teroussasas said Tonrnay, said was leaving, by Naval, his wife, dais, of Sir James hlarisagtoaa, crested by that monarch, 3 Nov. 1323, EARL OS’ Huvvaaoo- and sister of Lord Horington, of Exton, three sons and DON. His lordsbip iii. Anise, don. sf Henry Stafford, laid two daus, viz., Deake of Baiektngham, and widow of Sir Walter Iles’bert, I Ilnraov, sssccessor to his grsndfather. Knt. ; and dying 11 Jnly, 1344, was a. by his eldest 3 George (Sir, Knt.), who as. Seymour, dan. and co-heir ssn, of Sir Gilbert Fryn, Hut , and bod issue.5 FRANcIs, 2nd Earl, K. G. ; who ci. Katberine, dau. and cc- 3 Edsvard, capt EN. c1, nRa. in 1017. I Catluerine, so. las Phhip, Earl of Claosterfleld. heir of Henry Pole, Lord Msntsgas, and ga’enddou. of 2 Tlseodosia, us, to Sir Francis Dodenham, Hut. of E7eI, H argsrct, Countess of Salisbury (which Margaret was dasa, in Rntlandshtre. sssd sole heir of Geea’ge I’lantagcsset, Duke of Clarence, as. Henry, of Woodland, Dorsebslsire, whose singular cbs- brother of EnwAnD IV.). On New Year’s day, 1331, see fissd racier, airawsa by the celeba’ated Lcrd Sbssftcsbasry, may this noblemas, prosesaling to EowAoD VI., isa o puree of red be fo,ssad i’s the Biopraipktc Brilaiaa,iaa. silk, flea aeserctgna soul cighf helf-assea’atgeu; and receiving in sat. Edward (Sir, Ksat. (, at. ucaaa. at Viessua. return a gilt cup and cover, weighing twenty oncees. His s. Catherine, cm. lst, to Sir Edavord Untaus, Hut, of Wsdley saul Oasdly, to Sir Walter Chetwyssd, Knt. of lasgestrie. lordship at. 20 Jone, 1301, baying bad six eons and five , Dorothy, an. let, to Sir James Stuart, M.D.,’ and hndly, dons.; of the yonasgest don., the heautifusi Lady Mary to Robert, Earl of Hoseammosa. Hastings, the followisag circumstance is related : “J,,hss Vaseihivicb, Grand Duke and Emporor of Eeassia, havisag , Ills lordship ml. 10 1603, and sass a. by his grandson, desire to marry an Enghisb lady, wee told of tbe Lady Mary ltnanv, who became 0th earl, and marrying (in his lttb Hsstings, who being of the blood royal, he began to affect; year) Elizabeth, youngest don, and co-heir of Ferdbaondo, wbereaapon making his desires kuown to Quean Es.szo.saern, Earl of Derby, had lassie, who did well approve thereof, he sent over Theodore Pissemskoie, s nol,lemsn of greet account, his ambassador, e It sppears, by a c’arions fnnerol achievement ins the wlao, in the name of his master, offered great advantages to cbvssvh of St. Darth,,lomew-the-Greet, Saaaithfleld, Loudest, the queen in the event of the maerhege. The qsseen here- that he if. 3 July, 1641; that be heal four sons, vie., George, aspon canoed the lady to beettesaded with divers ladies sod Ia. 32 Apail, 1031, sud sO. 3 Jnue, 1037; Charles, 0. 23 Nov. young noblemen, that so the ambassador might have a I 1623, livhsg in 1633; t’srdinsasds, Os. 19 Jan. 1636, at. on the sight of her, which was accomplished in York House ] day of the Conception, 1614 ; cud Franscis, t. 2 Dee. 1618, ii. in 1013. The douse, were, Cathsrine, hivnag sae,as. in 1655; Garden, near Chsring Cross, London. There was the envoy I SlerGas, as. in 1651, to Gwen Gaveon, Eoq.; snd Maa’garet, brcngbt into her presence, and costing dawas his esunte- I whoa’. isa 1634, aged 19. 607
