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LET LET brother of the royal favorite, Villiere. A etory is told that, I WEaasAm ROBERTS, of whom presently, as eventual inhowhile in disgrace, Coke, heartog that a noble lord had I ritor of the estates of the Cokes. solicited from the crown a p ‘rtion of the lands belong- Mr. Coke d. 13 April, 1707, and was s, by his eldest son, tog to the church at Nbrwtch, which he had recovered, Sim Tmoasrs Coae, KB. of Holkham, who was elevated and settled thereon, he cautioned the peer to desist, to ths peerage, 20 May, 1720, as Boron Lord, of MtasIr Lord, or that he would resume his gown and cap, and come ee. Oxford. In 1733, hts lordship was eoSstttutcd joint post- into Westminster Hall once again, to plead the cause master-general; and created, 9 May, 1744, Vtcrruol Oske, of of the ebnreh. Sir Edward’s place of Cbief-Juotiea was Uslktasa, and EARL OF LeIoco’coR. Ha so in 1710, Lady given to John Ley, 29 Jan. 1620. Sir Edward, afterwards, Mary Tufton, 4th dau. and co-heir of Thomas, tth Earl of supporting energetically the privileges of the Commons, [ Thanet, and had an only son, was committed to the tower in 1621, and dismissed the I EOwARD. Viseosat Coke, whom, in 1747, Lady Mary Camp- privy council. On the secession of CHARLES I., he was hell, dau. and os-heir of John, Duke of Argyll and made sheriff of Bucks, to prevent his representing that 00. I Gmsnsvieh; but d. v.p. in 1752. in parliament; but he was elected its SIP. in 1620, and he I then was distinguished for his strong and eloquent adhesion His lordship d. 20 April, 1729, when the Random of Leieesto the side of the Commons. His last public act was his ter and minor honours became extinct; while the entire of proposing and framing the famous Petition of Right. his extensive estates devolved on (the son of his sister Anus) Between his paternal property, the great marriage portion his nephew, he had with his wife, and his valisablo offices and lucrative WENMAa1 ROBERTS, who assumsd, in conseqnenco, the practice at the bar, Sir Edward Coke realised an estate snrname and arms of COKE, lie Ia. Elizabeth, dan. of ample, that each of hts sons possessed a fortune equal to George Chamberloyne (aftorwarda Denton), Eaq. of HOles- don, Bucks, and by her (who d. to 1610) ho had issue, that of an elder brother. Camden in his Brifanaie, says, “that he was a parson of admirable parts, than whom, as 1. TROMAO-WILLIAM, his hair. none ever applied Inneself closer to the stndy of the law, is. Edward of Longford, co. Derby, so. in 1792, Grace, so never did any one nuderstatid it better. Of which, ho dan. of William Colhonn, Esq. of Wrotham, eo. Norfolk, and had issue, fuliy convineod England, by his excellent administration 1 Thomas-Wenman, 1. in 1711. for many yoars together, whilst attorney-genend, and by 2 Edward-Ralph, ii. 57 Dec. 1152. oxeenting the office of lord chief-justice of ths Common I F.lioa-Graee, ma. 29 Aug. 1021, to the SOon. Henry- Pleas with the greatest aviodem and prudenre; nor did be Venables Vernon, who it. 12 Deo. 1.’45. — give lass proof of his abiltties in his exealleot reports, and j Margaret, ni. in 1769, to Sir H. Hunloks, Bert.; and it. commentarieo upon onr laws (especially his Commentary 25 Jan. 1021. on Ike Toam’reo sf Litlblsu), whereby he has highly obliged is. Mary, Ca. to James Button, lot Lord Sherborne, and & both his own age and posterity.” Sir Edward Coke it. at 17 Dcc. 1824. his house at Stoke-Pogis, Bucks, 3 Sept. 1933, at the Sir. Coks it. in 1776, and was a. by his elder son, advanced ago of eighty-three, and a lofty pillar near com- TROOSA5-WILLIAM Coser, Esq., I. 1752, many years H.P. for memerates hio residence there. A noble snonnmont, with co. Norfolk, the well knots-ms snd popnlar “Mr. Coke, of inscriptions, was alao erected to his nsemory at his bnrial Helkham,”who was created EARL OF LE.OE5TER, of Ifalkhom, place, Tittlenhall church, Norfolk, with his effigies habtted osad Viaroent Cske, 12 Aug. 1017 ; he ‘a. 1st, 2 Oct. 1775, in judge’s robes, lying at full length, under a canopy snp- Jane, dan, of James Button, Esq. (father of tho 1st Lord ported by two marble pillars. Sir Edward Coke’s dans. by Sherborne), and by her (who it. 2 June, 1006) had issue, hio last wife, were, Jane-Elizabeth, m. 1st, in 1795, to Charlee-Nevinson, Via- Elizabeth, who it. uam. count Andarar, who was killed bytho accidamatal bnrstiag Frances, ni. to John Viliiers, Viscount Pnrheek, son and of his fowling-paeoe, in 1600. 11cr ladyship os. Sndly, heir of Sir George Villiers, by SIary, Duchaoo of Ducking- 17 April, 1006, Admtrsl Sir Hanry Dighy, K.C.B., who ham, and eldeot brotherof George, Duke ofBnckingham, it. in 1842. She it. 20 April, lstl. it Aune-Margaret, m. 15 Sept. 1794, to Thomas, Viscount Annan; and ii. 21 May, 1843. Elioabeth.Wilhelmina, os. 5 Dee. 1822, to John SpenesrStanlsope, By his firstwife he had (with two other acne end two daus.), Eeq. of Cannon Mali, Yorkshire, He m. Sndly, 26 Fob. 1022, Lady Anne-Amelia Keppcl, dan. Mend, dan. and heiress of Anthony Wlaeatley, Faq. (son of William-Charles, 4th Earl of Albesnanle, and had by her of William Wheatley, Prethonetary of the Court of Common (who so. 2ndly, 25 Oct. 1943, the Right Hen. Edward Elllee, Pleas), by whom he had seven sons and seven H.P. • and 0. 22 July, 1044), dans., but his inheritaneo devolved, eoentually, upon bis yommgeot son, Jonx, who dying aiim., the estate of T001IAO-WILLIAM, present oerl. Edward-Keppel, 5. 20 Aug. 1124 ; late capt. Sects fneilier. guards; m. 5 Aug. 1851, lion. Diana Agar-Ellis, oioter of Margaret, dan. and heireos of Richard Lovelace, Esq. of Kingsdown, in the county of Kent, and was o. by his Benry, 2nd Viscount Clifdon, bedehamher woman to tbs Priooess of Wales. Henry-John, RIO’., 9. 3 Jan. 1927; is. 22 July, 1961, Lady eldeot son, RIOIOARn, who m. 56 ary, dan. of Sir Jalsms Katharine-Grey Egerton. lnd dan. of Earl of Wilton, and has a san, 6. 10 July, 1564, and a dan. and left an only son, Ronour, of whom hereafter, ao inberito-r Wenman - Clarence- Walpole, lieut.-eol. in the army, and of the principal part of Sir Edward Coke’s fortune, late capt. Seats fusiter-guards, late SIP., 1. 11 July, 1950. Margaret-Sophia, m. 7 Slay, 1049, to Sir Archibald-Keppel Reddish, Eaq. of Reddish, cc. Louoastcr, (by a dan. and Macdonald, Tlsrt., and 2. 4 Nov. 1861. His lordship it. 20 Juns, 1942. biro), by whona lie acquired the estate of Longford, in John, of Holkham, in the county of Norfolk, who m. flotxnxas, canto to the heiro nf HENRy CORE, of Thorington, fifth son of Sir Edward Coko (next mentioned). Henry, of Thorington. in the county of Suffolk, who sit. Eons, Dart, of Heulaam Hall, in the connty of Suffolk, and grandfather of the first peer. Clement, who m. Sarah, dan. and cc-hoiress of Aloxander co-heiress of Sir Robert Langley, of Agecroft, in the same Derbyshire, and was a. in Slay, 1619, by his elder sou, EnwAan Coae, who was created a baronet, 19 Dec. 1641, Crest ion—i2 Aug. 1837. whtch baronetcy became extinct with Sir Edward’s younger son Sir Edward Coke, the 3rd hart., in 1727. We now return to the grandson of the chief-justice’s eons arg. Hzaav, ROBERT Coses, Esq. of Thovington, in Suffolk, who, npon holding in its month a horseshoe, or. the decease of his cousin (the son of his great-uncle, John), John Coke, Enq. of Holkliam, usia., inherited that estate, and thus became poonessed of the chief part of the property a liko coronet, pen pale, so. and gu., and line nadexed oven of his great-grandfather, Sir Edward Coke. He ot. Lady tbs back, so. tune Osborne, dan. of Thomas, first Duke of Leeds, lord .Ifotis—Prudens qni patiens. treasurer of England, and was o. at his decease, 16 Jan. 1679, by his only scat, EnwAon CORE, Esq. of Hmalkbam, who m. Carey, dsn, of Sir John Newton, Hart. of Barr’s Court, in Gloncestorohiro, minsted hy the crown in this lady’s favour in 1734, and oho and had, with otboa- issue, TmoamAs, his successor. Anne, who m. Philip Rohonts, Faq. a major in the 2nd i child, Edward, Viscount Coke, the digmty fell again juts troop of honso-guards, and had, with five younger sons and mao dan., slioyancs at hen ladyship’s demise in 1779. The absyanco 675 Ansto—Party per palo, gu. and aa., three eagles, displayed, Ui-cal—On a chspsau, ar. turned up, erm., an ostrich, erg., Sispperlero—On either side an ostrich, avg.; the dexter gorged with a dncal coronet, per pale, gn. end so., line roilexod over the back, of the foot; the sinister gorged with .5eaf—llolkham Roll, Norfolk. The. abeyance of the barony of Do Clifford was ten. became BARoroeoa Tie CLsreton, but outliotng her only is now terminated in favonn of Sophia Russell, who is the present BAunorsa He Cuvroon (see that tills, asic). 2x2