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28 ABERNETHY — ABINGDON. Patrick Abernethy, who was s. and h. of the above Laurence. He swore fealty to Edward I, on 10 July 1292. and again on 25 July 1296. Adhering to the English interest, he was appointed, by Edward II, warden of the country between the Forth and the mountains of Scotland 1310. In 1312 he was one of the English Commissioners to treat with Robert I [S.], by whom, it appears, his .Scotch lands had been forfeited. He d. s.p.ra. [query, about 1325 ?J, leaving three daughters and coheirs. ABERNETHY. i.e. "LORD ABERNETHY AND JEDBURGH FOREST " fSl See " DOUGLAS," Marquess of [S.], cr. 1 633. U "ANGUS AND ABERNETHY," Marquess of [&]. See " DOUGLAS," Duke of [S.], cr. 1703, ex. 1761. ABERNETHY OF SALTOUN. See "SALTOUN," Baron fS.] cr. 1445. ABERUTHYEN. tm LORD ABERUTHVEN, co. Perth [S.]. See " MONTROSE," Duke of IS,], 1707. ABINGDON. Earls. t James (Bertie) LORD NORREYS OF RYCOTE, I 1682 younger s. of Montagu, 2nd Earl of Llyusey, being his first s. by his second wife, Bridget (suo jure), Baroness Norrkys, only da. and h. of Edward What, Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles I. He was b. 1654, and sue. to the Barony, vested in his mother, 24 March 1656-7. He first sat in Pari. " as a Peer by descent," under the style of " James Norris de Rycot," 13 April 1675 (Journal*, xii, 653), and was again sum. 17 Oct. 1679 and 1 March 1679-80. On 30 Nov. 1682 he was cr. EARL OK ABINGDON, co. Berks. He was Lord Lieut, of Oxon. 167 1 to 1687, (") and was one of the most active of the Peers who in 1688 (>>) (") He was one of the numerous " Lords Lieuteuants " who were dismissed by James II, in 1687, for notsupporting his policy. See Macaulay's " History of England." Alphabetically arranged tbey are as under. Abingdon, Earl of. Oxon. James (Bertie), the 1st Earl. Bridokwateh, Earl of. Bucks. John (Egerton), the 3rd Earl, Derby, Earl of. Lancashire. William George Richard (Stanley), grandson of the Royalist Earl who was beheaded in 1651. Dorset, Earl of. Sussex. Charles (Saekville), the " Charles I," of Nell Gwynne. Fauconbeug, Viscount. North Ridiwj of Yorkshire. Thomas (Belasyse), cr. Earl 16S9. Gainsborough, Earl of. Hants. Edward (Noel), the 1st Earl. Newport, Viscount. Shropshire. Francis (Newport), cr. Earl of Bradford in 1694. NORTHAMPTON, Earl of. Warwickshire. George (C'omptou), nephew of the energetic Bishop of London. Oxford, Earl of. Essex. Aubrey (de Vere), CoL of the Blues, of which command also he was deprived. Pe.ubkokk, Earl of. Wilts. Thomas (Herbert), who had recently served against the Duke of Monmouth. Rutland, Earl of. Leicestershire. John (Manners), afterwards Duke. Scaiisdale, Earl of. Derbyshire. Robert (Lekn), the 3rd Earl. Shrewsbury, Earl of. Staffordshire. Charles (Talbot), afterwards "Duke, Col. of a Regiment of Horse (raised against the Western insurrection), of which com- mand also he was deprived. Somerset, Duke of. East Riding of Yorkshire. Charles (Seymour), " The Proud Duke." He had been dismissed from his posts as a Lord of the Bedchamber, and Colonel of a Regiment (raised against the Western insurrection), Bhortly before. Thanet, Earl of. Cumberland. Thomas (Tufton), the 6th Earl. (t>) He was among the earliest of those who were in favour of a Revolution. Sea