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424 KNUTSFOUD — KYME. Sec. to the Treasury, June to Sep. 1S85 ; P.O., 188.") ; Vice President of ti e Council of Education, Sep."lS8. r . to Feb. 1886 and Aug. 1SS6 to 1887. G.C.M.G.. 1886. Sec. of State for the Colonies, 1887. He was CT„ 23 Feb. lSbS, BARON KNUTS- FORD, of Knutsford, eo. Chester. Be *.'18 Aug. 1S52, at Aldenham, Herts, Elizabeth Margaret, 2d and yst. da. of Nathaniel Hibukiit, of Mnnden House, in Aldenham, by Emily, da. of the Rev. Sydney Smith, Canon of St. Paul's, London. She d. 12 April 1855, and was bur. at Aldenham. He m, secondly, 25 Nov. 1S58, at St. Michael's, Chester square, Margaret Jean, 1st da. of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Edward Tukvei.yan, 1st Bart, by Hannah More, sister of Thomas Babingten, Babok Macaui.ay or Rothi.ky, da. of Zachary Macavlay. She was b. 14 Oct, 1S35, at Calcutta, and bap. at the Cathedral there. KNYVET DE ESCRICK. Barony by Sir THOMAS Knyyet, of Escrick, co. York, 2< 1 and yst. s. Writ. °f Si* Henry KNYVET, by Ann, da. and h. of Sir Christopher PicKKWNci, of Escrick, was Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Qtteen I. 1G07, Elizabeth and to James [., and having, as a Justice of the Peace for to Westminster, headed the search ill the vaults of the House of Lords IG'^'2 for the conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot, was (probably in reward thereof) sum. to Pari, as LORD KNYVET DE ESCRICK, 4 July (5 J.ic.l 1607,(") and subsequently (but without the words •' de Ktn-iek") from !> Feb. (1009/10;, 7 Jac. I, to 14 Nov. (1821), 19 Jac. I. Ha was subsequent!; PC. to Anne, the Queen Consort. He m. Elizabeth, widow of Richard Waimien. of Essex (living 1592) one of the 10 children of Sir Rowland Haywahd, sometime (1570-71) Lord Mayer of London, being his 1st da. by his first wife, Joan. da. and h of William Tilleswohth, Citizen ai d Goldsmith of London. He d. s.p. 27 April 1122, at his house iu King street. Westminster, when the peerage became extinct. He was faff. 1 Aug, at Stanwell, Midi. M.I. Funeral cert if. at Coll. of Arms. Will pr. 1622.( b ) His wife, who was Governess to the Princesses Mary and Sophia, </. s.p. 3 Sep. follow- ing and was bur. at Stanwell. Funeral certificate. Her will dat. 4 was pr. 27 Sep. 1622, at the court of the D. and C. of Westminster. KYEEEMIA'STEK, se<; Kidded minster. KYME. Barony by 1. Philip de Kyjie, of Kvmo in KfSVeveu, co. Lin- Writ, coin, s. and h. of William DK Kyme, of the sume,(°) (who d. 1258-53), bv Lucv, da. of ( — ) w. Roos was in ward to Hugh Bicon E 1295. during his minority ; served in the French and Scotch wais from 1294, and was sum. to Pari as a Baron (LORD KYME). f r< m 23 June (1295) 23 Ed. 1. to 26 Nov. (1313) 7 Ed. 11. C 1 ) He was one of the Batons whose signature (as J'/iilippvs, JJominus de Jit/me") is annexed to the famous letter to the Pope iu 1301. |") He was sum. to the Coronation of Ed. II. in 1308. He in., about 1280, (— ), da. of Hugh BlQOO, his abovenamed guardian. He tl. (1322-23), 1(1 Ed. 11. Inq.po$t. mortem, 16 Ed. II. (•") "The Journals of the House of Lords thus making mention of trim, viz., " Thomas, Lord Knimt of JCserick was introduced, btitiy called by writ July 1007." See Banks's Bar. Anyl. tone. This was the last day of that Session. ( b ) The estate of Escrick devolved on his niece, Catharine, 1st da. and coheir of Sir Henry Knyvet, of Charlton, Wilts, which lady by Thomas (Howard), 1st. Earl of Suffolk, was ancestor of the Barons Howard of Escrick. I") " Ego Philippus de Kj me, fil. Willh-hm de Kyine " &e. Sec Deed, 3 Ed. II., quoted in Voll. Top. et Gen., vol. viii., p. 147. (•') There is proof in the Rolls of Pari, of his sitting. («) See "Nicolas," p.p. 761—809, for a full account of this letter and the signatories thereto.