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80 BURGHLEY — BURLINGTON. Common Pleas, and Sec. of State. In 1549, on the Protector's fall, he was deprived of his offices and imprisoned, but was restored in 1551 ; Knighted 11 Oct. 1551, and made P.C. ; Chancellor of the Order of the Garter, 1552. On the accession of Queen Elizabeth, he was, for the 3d time, made See. of State, and for 40 years (during which period took place the trial of the Duke of Norfolk in 1572, of Mary, Queen of Scots, 15^7, the invasion of the Spanish Armada, <fee. ), was the leading Minister of the Crown ; Master of the Wards, 1561. In Jan. 1571 he was raised lo the Peerage as above-mentioned ; El. K.G. '13 April and mat. 17 June 1572 ; Loud Treasurer, 15 Sep. 1572 till his death ; Chancellor of the Univ. of Cambridge. He m. firstly in 1511 Mary, sister of the well-known Sir John Cheke, da. of Peter Cheke, of Pirgo, Essex, by Agnes, da. of ( — ) DwTiRLD, of Cambridge. She d. 1512. He m. secondly (mar. lie. 21 Nov. 1545 at Fac. office), Mildred, da. of Sir Anthony Cooke, of Gidea Hall, Essex, in Romford, Essex by Ann, da. of Sir William Fitzwilliam, of Milton, co. Northampton. She, who was b. at Romford, and was a Greek scholar, d. at Uurghiey House, Strand, Midx., in her 63d year, and was bur. at Westm. Abbey, M.I.(») He d. at Burghley House afsd. 4 Aug' 1598, and was bur. at St. Martin's, Stamford. M.I. Will dat. 1 March 1597/8, pr. 159S. II. 1598. 2. TnoxAS (Cecil), I3.ro Uurghlev, a and ]]., by 1st wife, b. 5 May 1512. On 1 May 1605 he was o Earl of Exeter, with which title this Barouy continues united. See " Exeter," Earldom of cr. 1005. BURKE, SCO BoURKE. BURLEIGH. See " BuRGnxEY " Barony of, cr. 1571, page 79, note "k" See "Balfour of Burleigh," Barony [8.], cr. 1G07. BURLINGTON, alias BRIDLINGTON. Earldom. 2. Richard (Boyle), Earl of Cork, Viscount Dun- T 16(U GARVAN, &c. [I.], also BAJIO.Y CLIFFORD OF LaXE.SBOHOIGH, CO. York, ' * " was on 20 March 1664 cr. EARL OF BURLINGTON, alias BRID- LINGTON, co. York. He was 2nd but 1st Surv. s. and h. (eldest of the 5 distinguished sons( b ) of Richard (Boyle), 1st Earl of Cork, &c. [I.], the Great Earl," by his 2nd wife. He was 4. 20 Oct. 1612 at the College of Youghall. co. Cork, was Knighted there 20 Oct. 1612 by the Lord Deputy Falkland, went on foreign travel 1622 to 1634 with an allowance of £1000, (afterwards £1500) a year. Raised a troop of horse (being then styled Viscount Dunhaiivan) for the King in 1639, for whose cause he valiantly fought, defeating the Irish near Liscarrol, in 1642, &c. Was M.P. for Appleby, 1640-44 ; Gov. of Youghal, 1641 ; sue. his Father as Earl op Cons, &c. [I.J in Sep. 1643, and, having m. 5 July 1035, at the chape! in Skip- ton Castle, in Craven co. York, Elizabeth, suo jure Baroness Clifford (1628) da. anil h. of Henry (Clifford), 6th and last Earl of Cumberland, and 1st Lord CLIFFORD (under the writ of 1623), by Frances, da. of Robert (Cecil), Earl Of Salisuer y, lie, on the death of his wife's father, the aaid Earl, on 11 Dec. 1643, sue. to the vast estates of the Clifford family in Yorkshire and elsewhere. Ho was consequently on 4 Nov. 1644 cr. BARON CLIFFORD OF LANESBORO UGH co. York. He was a com- pounder to Pari, in the amount of £1631, retiring for some years to the continent. Lord Treasurer [I.], 16 Nov. 1660 to 1695 when he resigned it to his grandson. P.C. [I.], 1661, In 1661 he was a: Earl of Burlinuton as abovenamed. Lord Lieut, of W. Riding co. York, 1667 and again 1679-88 ; Recorder of York 1686-88. He joined in the petition, 17 Nov. 1688, to James II to call an Irish Pari, and was sub- sequently attainted by the Pari. [I.] of 1687, hut restored in 1690. His wife d. 6 Jan. 1698 in her 77th year. Will pr. March 1691. He himself d. 15 Jan. and was bur. 3 Feb. 1697/6 at Londesborough, co. York. Will pr. 1698. (a) One of the longest and most elaborate inscriptions in that place. See Dart's " Westm. Abbey." ( h ) See vol. i, page 400, note "a," under " Boyle of Kinalmeaky " this Richard being styled " Rkhurdtht Rich."