FLEMING — FLORENCE. V. 155S. ft. John (Fleming), Lord Fleming [S.],br. and h. male, who by charter, 15 Jan. 1557/8, sue, as such heir, to the estate. Chamberlain [S.], 30 June 1565, for life. He subscribed the association at Hamilton, 8 May 1563, on behalf of Mary, Queen of Scots, for whom he held Donbarton Castle till 2 April 1571, having been "ftrfcital" by the. Pari. [S.], 17 Nov. 1569. He 7». Elizabeth, only child of Kobert Ross, 1st llaster of Ross, s. and h. ap. of Ninian, 3rd Lord Boss ok H.u.khkad [S.], which Robert d. v.p., in 3547. He d. atBiggar, 6 Sep. 1572, of wounds accidentally received, at Edinburgh, 5 July previous. VI. 1572. G. Jonx (Fleming), Lord Fleming [S.], only s. and h. He was cr. 19 March 1605/G, EARL OF W1GTOUN, LORD FLEMING AND CUMBERNAULD [S]. See " Wigtoux," Earldom [S ], er. 1600, " FLEMING AND CUMBERNAULD " Baronj .) (Fleming), cr. 1606, with the Eakldom of Wigtodn [S.], which see. FLINT. (») "The county of Flint has always been considered as an appendant to that of Chester; it is said 'ad Gladium Ceslricc pcrtincre,' and it has Consequently formed part of the Earldom of Chester. Hevlvu states that Edward, s. and h. ap. of Edward II., was sum. to Tail, as EAKL OP CHESTER AND FLINT, but tho latter name does not occur in any writ of summons on record, and the statement is founded on his having received from the King, his father, a grant of loth the counties, Chester and Flint. Sandford states that ho finds Arthur, Prince of Wales, styled ' Comes Cestrkc ct de Flint ' in 1489, but he was not so created by his patent dated 1 Dec. 14S9 ; he was merely invested with the counties of Chester and Flint, as other Princes of Wales had been from the time of Henry of Monmouth, s. of King Henry IV. ; it [i.e., the Earldom of Flint] was never held as a distinct Earldom from that of Chester." [Nicolas, with a few additions by Court/tope].
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See " Hanmer op IIanmer and Flint, Loth co. Flint " Barony (Hanmer), ct: 1872 ; ex. 1SS1. FLORENCE COURT. See "Mount-Florence of Florence Court, co. Fermanagh," Barony [I.] (Cole), cr. 1760. ( a ) " The titles of Earl of Flint and Viscount Wickham wore sarcastically applied to [George (Jeffreys), Baron Jeffreys of Wem (Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor to James II.) whom Sir Harris Nicola3 styles] this notorious personage. Granger, vol. iv. p. 272, says, there ia a print of Judge Jeffreys as Earl of Flint, Viscount Wickham, Baron of Wem;' and adds, ' I was once inclined to think it a sarcasm, until a curious gentleman shewed me the following book : ' Dissertatio Lithologica,' &c, dedicated to ' Uonoratisaimo Domino Georgio, Comiti Flintensi, Vicecomiti de Weicklmm Baroui de Weini, supremo Augliaj Cancellario, et serenissimo Jacobo Secundo regi Anglias a seeietioribus consiliis.' The proof, which convinced Granger, is, however, evidently a satirical dedication to him [i.e., the Chancellor] as the Flinlij Jefferys." [Nicolas.]. See, also, Scicard's Anecdotes, vol. i. p. 322. Can it be possible that this L 8u PP°8 e( l ? ] Litholoijicul dissertation has a punning reference to the Rint-stone ?
