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MOUNT BDGCUMBE — MOUNTS ARRET. 395 [PlKKS-Al.KXANDKR-IfAMII.TON EdGCUMBE, sfffted Vl.SCOCNT VaLI.ETURT, only s. ;i»d b. ftp. ; t, J July 1865]. Kimilff Ettatts. — These, in 1SS3, consisted of 13,288 acres in Cornwall, and 4,935 in Devon, Tntiil l*, - -23 aces worth .£24,181 a year. Trincipai raiicnee. Mount Edgcumbo, near Devouport, Devon. MOUNTFLORENCE, OF FLORENCE COURT. Baiouy [I.], /. John Coi.e, of Florence Court, cn. Fetmanagh, ?. r t -.>r "'id li. of John Coi.e, of the same, many years M.P. for Bonis- ■ 1<0U - killen, by hi* first wife, Florence, da. i.f Sir Bourchier Wbet, ad B«rt of Treoitch, co. Cornwall, was i. 13 Oct. 1709; int. his father July 1 7— <• ; was sheriff of co. Fermanagh, 1732. being M.P. for Enniskillen from 1730 till he was (T. s Sep. 1760, BAKON MwUNTFLORKNCE OF FLORENCE COURT, eo. Fermanagh [I.], being introduced 22 Oct, 1761, Ho i». in Oct. 172$, Elizabeth, 1st da. of Hugh Willoughby MoNTQOMKKY, of Carrow, co. Fermanagh. He il. in Ireland 30 Nov. 17t>7. His widow d. at Bath, April 1771. II. 17G7. 2. William Villoughby (Cole), Baron Mooht- vuoRSnct ok Fi.ohence Court (I.), s. and h. : b. 1736. He was cc. •JO.Iulv 177ti.VISCl.iUNT ENNISKILLEN, co. Fermanagh [I.J, and subsequently, is Aug. 17^:<. EARL OF ENNISKILLEN [I.]; see (hat title. MOUKTFORT, sco MONTFORT. MOUNTGARRET.( a ) Viscountcy [I ] J. Tin: Hon. Sir Riciiaud Butler, 2d ?. of I'ieice I 1550 (Bl'TLKli), EaM. ok ORMONDE AND OsSOKY [1.], by Margaret, da. of Geiiai.d (Fitz Gehalu), 8th EaBI ok Kildahe [[.]. having been inighttil, was, for his "many great services to the crown of England," tT.() by King Edward VI., 23 Oct. 1560, VISCOUNT MOUNTGARRBT,^) co. Wexford 11.], and (according to some) UAliON UK KELLS [1] He WW Keeper of Ferns Castle, and was present in Purl. [I.], 12 Jan. 1559/60. Hew. firstly, Eleanor, da. of Theobald Hiti.kk, of Nechuin, co. Kilkenny. He in. secondly, Cat ha line, da. and b. of Peter Hahnkwai.e, of Stackallan. co. Meath. He in. thirdly, in 1541, Anne, da. of John (Pl.t'NKhTT), 5th LOHD Kili.kkn by his first wife Margaret, da. of William (Preston), 2d Viscount GormansTon [I.] She, however, was divorced that same year.(°) He d. 20 Dec. 1571, anil was bur. at St. Cauice, Kilkenny. M.t. II. 1571. Edmund (Butler), Yiscotjst? Mountgarret [L], 1st 8. and h., by first wife. He was M.P. for co. Callow, 1559 ; SMC. to the peerage [I.]. -JO Dec. 1571, aud sat in (he Pari. [1], of 1585. He distinguished himself agaiust the rebel Irish of the Pale. He in. Grany, da. of Uarunhy (Ittzpatrick), 1st Baron ok Ul'l'EH Ossohy [I.], by his first wife, Margaret, da. of Pierce (Di'tlkk), EaBL ok Uiimonde and Ossury [1.] He d. 24 Nov. 1688, and was bur. at St. Canice afsd. ( a ) " In the records this name is variously written, as Movkcyarrit. MoitttyarnU; and in the pateut of creation Meniegarret * [Lodge, vol. iv, p. 28} It is possible that the name alludes to the grantee's maternal descent from the noble family of Fitz Gerald, Garret and Gerald being syuouonious. () The preamble is given in " Lodge," vol. iv, p. 23, in it he is described as " Ricbardua Butler, Miles, HIius set-undo gcuitus Petri Butler, Militis, nuper Coniilis Ormond et Ossory defunc.ti." [») She hi. ^ HIk.iu Fleming.