48 GODERICH — GODOLPHIN. GODERICH OF NOCTON. i.e., " GoDERicir of Nocton, co. Lincoln," Viscountcy (V.obhison), cr. 1 S27 with the Earldom op Riros, which see. GODOLPHIN, GODOLPHIN OF RIALTON, and GODOLPIIIN OF HELSTON. Barony. jf, Sidney Godolphin, 8d surv. s. of Sir Francis G., of I 168-1 Godolphin, ( a ) in Breage, co. Cornwall K.B., by Dorothy, da. of Sir Henry Berkeley, of Yurlington, co. Somerset ; was b. at Godolphin Earldom. and bap., 15 June 1645, at Breage ; Page of Honour, 1662-72 ; t irrnf Groom of the Chamber, 1672-7S, and Master of the Robes, 1078, to I. 1 1 WO. King chsalen It ;( b ) was cr. M.A. of Oxford, 28 Sep. 1603 ; M .P. for Helston, 1608-79 ; for St. Mawes, 1679, and for Helston again, 1079- 81 ; Envoy to Brussels, 1677, and to the Hague, 1678 ; a Lord of the Treasury, 1679-84 ; P.O., 16S0 ; Sec. of State for the South, 1081 ; First Lord of the Treasury, 1681-85, being cr., 28 Sep. 1684, BAliON GODOLPHIN OF HI ALTON, co. Corn- wall, At the accession of James II. he was made Lord Chamberlain and Councillor to the Queen Consort, 1685-88, and in 1 6S7 Councillor to the Queen Dowager. By William III. and Queen Anne (to both of whom he was PC.) he was (again) made First Lord of the Treasury, 1690-96 and 1700-1701, was one of the Lord Justices of the Realm (during the King's absence) in 1095, 1096, and 1701, ( c ) and Loud High Treasurer, 1702 to 1710, when he was dismissed from office with a pension of £-1,000 a year ; el. and inv. K.G., 0 Julv, and inst. 13 Dec. 1701 ; Lord Lieut, of Cornwall, 1705-10, &c. He was, on 26 Dec. 1700, cr. VISCOUNT RIALTON and EAKL OF GODOLPIIIN, co. Cornwall, in reward for his exertions in promoting tho unicn with Scotland. He m., 16 May 1675, at the Temple church, London, Margaret, 4th da. and coheir of Col, Thomas BLAGOE,( a ) of Horningsheatb, Suffolk, by Mary, da. of Sir Roger Kokth, of Mildenhall, co. Suffolk. She who was b. 2 Aug. 1652, was sometime Maid of Honour to the Queen Consort of Charles XL, d. (shortly after the birth of her son) at Whitehall 9 Sep. 1678, and was iiir. the 16th [or 27th] at Breage afscl.^) He d. at the Duke of Marlborough's house at St. Albans, Herts, 15 Sep. 1712, aged 67, and was bur. 8 Oct, in YVcsttn. Abbey. Will pr. Nov. 1712 (0 II. 1712, 2. and 1. Francis (Godolpiiin), Earl op Godolpuin, to &c, only s. and h., b. at Whitehall. 3 Sep. 1678, and bap. the same 17G6. day ; ed. at Eton and at King's Coll., Cambridge ; M.A., 1705. He was M.P. for Helston, 1701-08, for Oxon, 1708-10, and for Tregony, Barony. 1710-12, being styled, from 1706 to 1712, VlBOOUHT Rialton. He I 1735 Wi>3 J oint Btgwrar of Chancery, 1098—1727 ; a Teller of the Exchequer, 1699—1704 ; Cofferer of the Household, 170-1-11, and again, 1714-23; Warden of the Stannaries, 1705-0S ; sue. to the peerage, 15 Sep. 1712; Lord Lieut of Oxon, 1715-35; Lord of the Bedchamber, ( n ) " A manor in the parish of Breage, near Helston. anciently written Godoh/han a word which is said to mean in the Coinish tongue the White Euyle" [which accordingly is the arms of the Godolphin family.] See Lower's " Family namts." ( b ) Charles II. said of him that " Godolphin was never in the way and never out of the Kay " a very true summary of his courteous but somewhat time-serving character. ( u ) See vol. iii, p. 115, note "c," sub "Devonshire," for a list of these "Lords Justices " during the reign of William III. ( d ) See Col. Chester's " Westm. Abbey Registers" for a full account of this Col. Blaggeunder the date of Ids burial there (as " Thomas Jllakc, Esq."), Nov. 1660 aged 47. (°) Her memoirs by (her friend) the celebrated Evelyn were edited in 1847- O Macky in his "Characters" speaks of him ( : 'when towards 60") with great respect, as one that had " so improved tho revenue and put it into bo good a method that money is lent to the public at five per cent," adding that " He hath an admirable clear understanding, of slow speech with an awful serious deportment, does more than he promises, an enemy to show and violence, of very hard access, but that being equally denied to all degrees of peoplo makes it supportable ; thin, with a very black and stern countenance."
