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172 LUCAS. the reigu of William III., but not subsequently ;(') Col. of a Reg. of foot. Ho c/. num. 31 Jan. 1704,5, aged about 55, when tlie Peerage became extinct. Will dat. 30 Nov. 1704/5 to 31 Jan. 1704,5, p. 12 March 1704/;'.. LUCAS OF CKUDWELL. Barony. 1. Mary, wife of Anthony (Grey), 11th Karl of T 1G63 Kk.nt (whom she bad IB, 2 March 1662/3) only snrv. child of John (Lucas), 1st Baron Lucas ok Shknfiklp, by Anne, his * wife, both above named, was at her father's request tf. (v.p.), 3l 7 May 1668, BARONESS LUCAS OP CRUDWELJj, co. Wilts, with remainder of that peerage to her heirs male by the said Karl of Kent, and with a special and singular proviso (one that is probably unique) " that if at any time or times after the death of the said Mary, Countess of Kent, and in default of issue male of her body by the said Karl begotten, there shall be more persons than one who shall be coheirs of her body by the said Karl, so that the King or his heirs might declare which of them should have the dignity, or otherwise the dignity should be suspended or extinguished, then, nevertheless, the dignity should not be suspended or extinguished, but should go and be held and enjoyed from time to time by such of the said coheirs as by course of descent and the common law of the realm should be inheritable in other entire and indivisible inheiitanev, as namely, — an offioe of honour and public trust, or a castle for the necessary defence of the realm, and the like, in case such inheritance had been given and limited to the said Countess and the heirs of her body by the said Karl begotten." The Karl d. 10 Aug. 1702 aged 57. His widow, the sua jure Baroness, d. (three months later) 1 Nov 1702. II. 1702-18, 2. Henry (Grey), Earl of Kent and Haron and Lucas ok Crvdwf.ll, only s. and h., bap. 28 Sep. 1651 ; 5 27^3-40 s! ""- '° the. Barhtam, 19 Aug.. and to the Barony, 1 Nov. 1702 ; cr. on 14 Nov. 1706, MARQUESS OF KENT, &c, on 28 April 1710, DUKE OF KKNT, and on 19 May 1740, MARQUKSS GREY, the said Marqneesate of Grey being with a spec, rem. in favour of his grandaughter below mentioned. He d. H.p.m.s., 5 June 1740, aged 68. III. 1718-23. Anttiony Grey, styled (sinco 170G) Earl of Harold, 1st s. aud h. ap., was by writ 8 Nov. 1713 sum., v.p., in his father's Barony as Loud Lucas of Crudwell. He el. s.p. aud v.p. 21 July, 1723, aged 27, when that Barony (so evoked) reverted to his father. IV. 174.0. 4- Jemima, mo j%m Marchioness Grey and Baroness Lucas of G'RUDWKi.r, niece to Anthony, and grandaughter and eldest coheir of Henry, both next abovenamed ; t¥C to the peerage, on the death of her said grandfather, 5 June 1740, under the spec, reins, in the creations of the abovenamed dignities. She was 1st da. of John (CaKPBBLL) 3rd Earl of Breadauiane [S.], and only snrv. child of bis first wife, Aiuabella, eldest of the four daughters and coheirs of Henry (Ghet), Duke, Marquess, and Eahi, of Kent, Sc., Marquess Grey and Babon Lucas of Crudwfli. abovementioned. She was b. S> Oct. 1722 ; m. 22 May 1740, Philip (Vohke), 2d Earl or Harwickk, who sue. to that Earldom in May 1764, and who d. 16 May 1790, in his 70th year. See fuller particulars under " Hardwicke " Earldom, sr. 1754, sub the 2d Karl. The sua jure Marchioness and whether he would or not. He made his court very assiduously to the King and by this means he got his Majesty to excuse Beveral slips that happened in his Government." (J) Bishop Burnet's character of him, when aged 50 and upwards, with Dean Swift's additions thereto, placed in italics, is as under. " Ho is every way a plain man, yet took a great deal of pains to seem knowing and wise ; everybody pitied him, when the Queen turned him out, for his seeming good nature and real poverty. He is very fat, very expensive, and very poor. — A good plain humdrum."