290 HUNTINGDON. XXII. 1604. 5. Henry (Hastings), Earl of Huntingdon, &r, grandson and h., being s. anil h. of Henry Hastings, styled Lord Hastings, and Sarah, his wife, both abovenamed ; 6. 24 April and bap. 17 May 15^6, at Extern afsd.; suited Lord Hastings, 1605—1604 ; admitted to Gray's Inn, 17 March 1597.8 ; sue. to A* Enrldum, 31 DtC. 1601; Lord Lieut, of Leices'.ershire, 1607-42, entertaining the King in 1614 (during the royal progress) at Ashby de hi Zouch. Lord Lieut, of Rutland, 1614-4?. lie was one of the Peers on the trial of the Earl and Countess of Somerset in 1616. He m., 15 Jan. 1601, Elizabeth, 3d and yst. da. and coheir;'"'; of Ferdiuando (Stanley), 6th Eaiu. of DkhBT, by Alice, da. of Sir John Spenceh. She, who was seven years and eight months old in April 1594, tl. 20 Jan. 1633. at Whitefriars, London, and was bur. at Ashby afsd. He </. 14 Nov. 1643, at Ashby de la Zouch, and was bur. there 16 Dec. XXIII. 1643, 6. Ferdinando (Hastings), Earl of Huntingdon, &c, 1st s. and h., 4. 18 Jan. and bap. 8 July 1608, at Ashby afsd., being then styled Lord Hastings; ed. at Eman. Coll., Cambridge; ALT. for Leicestershire, 1625 and 1628; sum. to Pari. v.p. in his father's Barony, as LOUD HASTINGS, 3, and took his seat, 21 Nov. lu'40. He appears to have been one of the Commanders in the armies of the Commonwealth,^) but apparently took no active part either way. He sue. to the Earldom, 14 Nov. 1645. The King was twice a guest at Ashby Castle( c ) both before and after the battle i»f Nas -liy th it castle being held for him by Henry Hastings,( J ) br. to the Earl. He m., 7 Aug. 1623, Lucy. da. and h. of Sir John DaVies, of Englefield, Berks, Premier Serjen.t at Law, by Eleanor, da. of George (Tuchet), 1st Eaui, ok Castlehaven [L] He d. 13 Ib. 1655,6, at Donuington Park, co. Leicester, ami was bur, 2 March at A.hby afsd. His widow d. 14 Nov. 1679, and was bur. at Ashby. [Henry Hastings, styled Lord Hastings, 1st s. and h, ap., who rf. v.p. and unm. ("f the small pox) in his 20th year(°) 21 June 1649, and was bur. 7 July at Ashby afsd.] XXIV. 1656. 7. Tiieoi'iiilijs (Hastings), Earl of Huntingdon, &c, 4th and yst. but only surv. s. and h., b. 10 Dec. 1650, at Donnington Park, being staled Loan Hastings till 13 Feb. 1655/6, when he sue. to the Earldom; was sum. to Pari, li April lfi/2, taking his seat (by proxy) 13 Feb. 1672/3; P.O. to Charles II. and James II. : Capt. "f the Gent. Pensioners, 1073-8*. He signed the order, 6 Feb. 1684/5, for proclaiming James II. ; Col. of the 13th Foot, 1685-S8 ; Ch. Justice in Eyre, south of Trent, 16S6-SS ; Lord Lieut, of (») See vol. iii. p. 72, note " f," sub " Derby," as to these coheirs. (b) See vol. i, p. 299, note *' d," swi " Bedford," for a list of these. (c) This place after nine months siege was surrendered to Pari. 28 Feb. 1645, by whose order it was demolished. The Earls henceforth made their abode at Donnington Park. ( d ) This Henry Hastings, a distinguished Loyalist, was cr. in 1643 Baron Lough- borough, which title became extinct at his death in .666. ( e ) On his premature and much lamented death nearly 100 poems were written, pub. in 1649 "by R.B.," as the " Luchri/mic Musarum." Among the contributors are Drydeu, Herrick, Marvel, Denham, &0. Dryden's poem commencing — " Must noble Hastings immaturely die The honour of his ancient family ?" contains among its 108 lines the following— " Was there no milder way but the small pox The very tilthiness of Pandora's box f* He alludes also to the deceased's " virgin widow left alone " (her "heaven-ravished spouse being gone ") concluding w ith — " Erect no mausoleums ; for his best Monument is his Spouse's marble breast." The name, however, of the owner of this marble breast is unfortunately not given and it does not appear who the " spouse " (who probably was only affianced) was,
