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304 EYE — EYTHIN. EYE. See " Couxwalus of Eve, co. Suffolk," Barony (Cornwall!*), cn 1GG1 ; ex. ISA 2. EYEMOUTH. See " Churchill of Eyemouth, co. Lerwick," Barony [S.] (Churchill) ■ a: 1082; ex. (on the death of the grantee, the famous Duke of Marlborough) 1722. EYRE OF EYRECOUET. Barony [I.] John EvnE, of Eyiecourt Caslle, co. Gahvay, s. and 1). r 17GS V er y Bcv. Giles Eyre, Dean of Killaloc, by Mary, da. of ' Uirhard Cox, 1st a. of Richard Cox, Lord Chancellor [I.], b. al t 1r r^, 1725; sue. big father 1717 and was, 1<> July 176S, cr. BABOK Ubl. kYBE 01-' EYRECOUltT, co. Gahvay [I.] Be m. in 174ft, Eleanor, da. of James Staunton, o£ co. Gahvay. He il. s.n.m.^) 20 Sen. 17S1, when the llarony became extinct. EYRECOUET. See "Eyre of EvriECOUflT, co. Gahvay," Earony [I.] {Eyre) cr. 1768; . 1781. EYTH1N. Barony [S.] « Lieut.-General Siu James Kino, of Earracht " was by I. 1612 l lateilfc at Ymk, 28 March 1612, cr. LORD EVTHIN( 1 ') [S.] to lQ him and the heirs male of his body.(°) He was s. and h. of James 1 /> = .■> King, of Barraeht afad. 1584-87 j served under Gustavui Adolphus, J 00-,. ujjjg o£ g wt . ( i elli j„ w hose army lie was Lieut.-General, which rank was allowed him by King Charles I, on the breaking out of the civil war. He was of great service to that King, having the chief direction of the forces of the Earl of Newcastle. A "decreet of forfault " was passed 25 July Kil l, by the Pari. [S.J against "Lord Ythaii" ; ( b ) but was rescinded 11 Jan. 1847, and on 19 Feb. following an uct was passed in favour of Lieut-Gen. King, Lord Ythan."{^) Ho is said to have been created a Swedish Baron. Ho m. twice but d. s.p. at Stockholm in Sweden in, or shortly before, 1052, when the Durony became extinct' His admon. as ' Rt. Hon. Edward King, Lord oi Eythen and Kerrey in the nation of Scotland" was granted, 28 Oct. 1C52, to the principal creditor. (") His only da. and h., Mary, m. Hon. Francis Canlfeild and had issue, but the Eyrecourt estate descended to his nephew and h. male, Giles. Eyre, who d. 1829, leaving issue. ( b ) The title probably was assumed from the river Ythatt, co. Aberdeen. («) " Mag. Sig. L. Ivii, No. 91," as quoted in Wood's " Douglas " (vol, ii, p. 984), where (vol. i, p. 558) the recital to the patent is quoted.