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BERKELEY. 335 the East Indian Company, by Cecilia, da. of Thomas Peli.it, of London, Merchant He (I, li Oct. 1098, in 71st year, and was bur. at Cranford, M.I. Will dat. 21 Sep, andpr. 1!) Dec. 1G98.(») His widow was bur. 10 Dec. 1703, at Cranford Her will dat' 20 Aug. 1700, pr. 20 Dec. 170S. Barony. X. [or VI]. Earldom. II. of Clone. 1( 1GS9. 1G98. 10 [f>] or 20. CnAnr.ES (Berkeley), Earl or Berkeley, &e. s.and h., b. 8 April 1049. K.B.,at the coronation of Charles II, April, 22 1001 ; matrie. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 3 May 1002, <-iM.A.2SSep.lOG3. M.P. for Gloucester,1079-Sl. Envoy to Madrid, 10S9. On 11 July 1089, he was sum. to the House of Lords, v.p. in his Father's Barony, as LORD DE BERKELEY. Envoy to the States of Holland, 10S9-1G95. P.C. to Will. Ill, and to Anne. Lord Lieut, of co. Clone. 1094, High Steward of the Lords Justices and Governors of Ireland, 1699.( b ) Con- stable of St. Briavel's Castle and Warden of the Forest of Dean, 1097 and 1702. He m. Elizabeth, sister of Edward, 1st E.utL OF GaINSBOHOUOH, da. of Baptist (Noel) 3rd ViscofXT Camtden, by his 3rd wife Hester, cla. and coheir of Thomas (Wotton), Loud Wotton. Lie. at Vic. Gen. office, 10 Aug. 1077 to marry at Exton, co. Rut- land, she about 22 and a spinster. He rf. at Berkeley Castle, 24 Sep. 1710, and was bur. at Berkeley. Will dat. 9 March 1708, pr. 25 Nov. 1710. His widow d. 30 July 1719 and was bur. at Berkeley. Her will dat. 17 June andpr. 20 Aug. 1719. [CHARLES BERKELEY, stilled VISCOUNT DURSLEY, s. and h. ap. b. 17 June 1679, and bap. at Cranford, (/. unm. v.p. of the small pox, at Cranford and was bur. there 1 June 1099]. Barony. XI. [or VIIJ. 1704. Earldom. III. 1710. ■) 11 [~] or 11. James (Berkeley), Earl op Berkeley, &c. 2nd but 1st surv. s. and h. Capt. R.N. I 1 701. M.P. for Glouc. 1701-1702. Was sum. 5 March y 1701, to the House of Lords, v.p., in his father's Barony as LORD DE BERKELEY. He distinguished himself as commander of " the Boyne," in Rooke's engagement oil' J Malaga, 13 Aug. 1704, &e. Vice-Admiral of the Red, 1709 ; Lord Lieut, of co. Glouc., High Steward of Gloucester anil Warden of the Forest of Dean, 1710-12, and 1714-30; Lord of the Bedchamber to George I; P.C. 1717; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1717-27. Vice-Admiral of Great Britain, 1728. He was four times (1719, 1720, 1720 and 1727) one of the Loud Justices Regent when the King went to Hanover ; el. K.G., 31 March and but, 30 April 1718 ; Lord Lieut, of co. Lincoln, and of Surrey, and Constable of St. Briavel's Castle, 1727. He »(. Louisa, 1st da. of Charles (Lennox) 1st Duke of RICHMOND, by Anne, da. of Frances Brudenell, ttijled Lord Bri'denell, s. and h. ap. of Robert, E.uil of Cardigan. She, who was b. 24 Dec. 1094, and who, on 30 Oct. 1714, was appointed a Lady of the Bedchamber to Caroline, Princess of Wales, d. of the small pox, 15 Jan. 1710/7, in her 23rd year and was bur. 24 at Berkeley. Admon. 19 Dec. 1719. He d. at the Castle of Aubigny, near Rochelle in France, Aug. 1730, and was bur. 31 Oct. at Berkeley. Will dat. 23 May, 1735, pr. Sep. 1736. Earldom. IT. Barony. XII [or VIII] 1 12 [S] or 2.2. Augustus (Berkeley), Earl of Berkeley, &e. only s. and h. b. 18 Feb. 1715/0. Ensign 1st reg. of Foot Guards, Nov. 1734, Lieut. Col. 2nd >1730. re{f . f 00 t Guards, 1737, Col. of a reg. sent against the insurgents of 1745, Lord Lieut, of co. Glouc. and Constable of St, Briavel's Castle,1737. K.T., 9 June 1739. He m. at Oron- J ford afsd. 7 May 1741, Elizabeth, 1st da. of Henry Dhax of (") He was "a man of strict virtue and piety, of considerable literature, and author of a religious tract" on which Waller wrote some verses. See "Collins" Vol. iii, p. G19. in a note by Sir E. Brydges. He gave to Sion College, London, the valuable library of Sir Robert Coke (s. and h. of the Lord Chief Justice), who m. Thcophila Berkeley, sister of his father. W Dean Swift, (who accompanied him to Ireland) got his first preferment thro' his means. The Dean's comments, in Wdies, on Bp. Burnet's character of him, are as follows, "A gentleman of learning, parts, and a lover of the constitution of his coun- try. A short, fat man." 2 A'