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4o6 CONYERS IV. 1 64 1. 4. Con VERS Darcy, s. and h. of Thomas Darcy, of Hornby Castle, co. York (Jure uxoris), Lieut, of the Tower of London, J. 6 Nov. 1605), by his ist wife, Elizabeth (c/. 6 June 1572), 2nd da. and coh. of John (Conyers), Lord Conyers, last abovenamed, was ^. in York, and I?ap. at St. Michael le Belfry, 27 Aug. 1570; admitted Fellow Commoner at Caius Coll. Cambridge, 10 Dec. 1588, and then said to be aged 17. He was knighted 23 July 1603, and resided at Hornby Castle, co. York, the inheritance of his maternal ancestors. In the Pari, which first met at Westminster 3 Nov. 1640, he petitioned the King for the restoration to him of the dignity of Baron Darcy.^) On 2 Aug. 1641 a Royal Warrant directed the preparation of two bills to restore to him the ancient liberties, places, and states of John, Lord Darcy, and of John, Lord Conyers, and accordingly two signed bills issued on 10 Aug. and 12 Aug. 1641 respectively, the former stating that Conyers Darcy Knight is to be Lord Darcy, and the latter that Conyers Darcy Knight, Lord Darcy, is to be Lord Conyers, with in both cases Declaration and Confirmation of the said dignities to him and t/ie heirs male of his body.(^) He was sum. to Pari. 28 Oct. 1 64 1, taking his seat 20 Jan. 16^1/2, as "Lord Darcy and Conyers " under " his Patent of restitution and creation and his Writ of summons," when he was placed next below Lord Dacre [i32i].('=) On 13 July 1644, by the extinction of the issue of the other coheirs, he became the representative of his maternal grandfather, and consequently, according to modern doctrine, became i^e jure Lord Conyers [1509]. Previous to the determination of the abeyance of the Barony of Darcy in 1903, the Committee for Privileges decided that the eiFect of the signed bills referred to above was to terminate the abeyance of the ancient Barony of Darcy [and by inference that of Conyers]. It is held therefore that he became BARON DARCY (of Knayth) [1344] O and BARON CONYERS [1509], both baronies being held in fee. He m. (lie. 1594) Dorothy, da. of Sir Henry Bellasis, ist Bart., of Newborough, co. York, by Ursula, da. of and Conyers ' under ' his Patent of restitution and creation and his Writ of summons.' The evidence of the Warrants, cited in the text, that the limitation was to heirs male of the body appears to have been known but ignored, and the Patent treated as a determination of the abeyance without argument as to its terms. "It seems a very singular fact that the barony was not then claimed de jure by the determination of the abeyance on the death of Dame Pennyman in 1644, which would have obviated any risk of discussion as to the Patent of 1641, though the fact of such determination was asserted by the Petitioner. But when that determination took place, in 1644, the doctrine had not been settled, nor indeed was it established till nearly half a century later." V.G. (^) Dugdale's Baronage, vol. i, p. 375. V.G. C") Chanc. Warrants Privy Seal, File 2207, 17 Car. I, 10 Aug. and 12 Aug. The patents cannot be found. V.G. (') Lords' Journals. V.G. ("^) This, which was held by the Committee to be the date of John, Lord Darcy's first sitting in Pari., was the precedence assigned to the Barony. For further particulars see note sub Darcy (of Knayth). V.G.