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BURDETT-COUTTS 421 partner In the house of "Coutts is' Co.," Bankers, J. of bronchitis, at I Stratton Str., Piccadilly, 30 Dec. 1906, aged 92, and after lying in state, was l>ur. 5 Jan. 1907, in Westm. Abbey.(^) Will dat. 7 Aug. 1881, pr, over ^78,000 gross and over j^63,ooo net. BURDOCK See "Hannen of Burdock., Sussex," Barony [Hannen), cr. 1891 ; extinct 1894. BURFORD The family of Cornwall possessed, from the time of Edward II, the manor of Burford, Salop, held of the King in chief by barony. They were never sum. to Pari. But in M.I.'s, Church Registers, CiPc, of a late date, down to the close of the 1 7th century, they are frequently styled BARONS OF BURFORD. The reason for this appellation is un- known, unless it was to indicate their (illegitimate) descent from Richard, Earl of Cornwall, br. of Henry III. BURFORD [i.e. Barresore) in Connaught See "Carrington of Burford, in Connaught," Viscountcy [I.], cr. 1643; extinct 1706. i.e., "Burford, co. Oxford," Earldom [Beauderk), cr. 1673; see Saint Albans, Dukedom, cr. 1684. BURGH, see BOURKE OF BOPHIN BURGH BARONY BY i. William de Burgh, Earl of Ulster [I.], was ^„ ^ sum. to Pari, from 10 Dec. (1327) i Edw. Ill to 15 June (1328) 2 Edw. Ill, by writs directed Willelmo de Burgh, J ^ ^ whereby he is held to have become LORD BURGH. (") ■^ '■ Together with four other Irish masfnates he was sum. 5 Nov. (133 1) 5 Edw. Ill, as Comes Ulton , concernmg Irish affairs. He i/. 6 June 1333. For fuller particulars see "Ulster" Earldom of. (^) "If her complexion were good she would have a pleasing face. Her figure, though not sufficiently full, is good. Her voice is melodious, her expression sweet and enga2:in?." (Lord Brou^hton, RecolUctiom of a long Life, vol. vi, p. 149, 9 June 1845)! ^VrO. C') As to how far these early writs of summons did in fact create any peerage title, see Appendix A in the last volume. V.G.