MARTIN — MASHAM. 267 II. 1325, 2. William (Mabtis), Loud Martin, 1st surv. s. and t.. h.,(») then aged 30. He was sum. to Purl, 10 Out. (1325) 19 Ed. II. 1326. '1° & ttMSi. 1326, when the Batouy t'ell into <ibei/aiue.{ b ) MARYBOROUGH. See "MolynecxofMabtbobouoh, iii the Queen's count v," Viscoontcy [I.] (Moh/neux), cr. 10-28. i.e., " Maryborough of Maryborough, iii the Queen's county," Barony (Wesley-Polk, formerly Wesley), or. 1821; see " Mornixotojj " Earldom [1.1, cr. 1760, under the 3d, 4th aud 5th Kuril ; ex. 1803. MASHAM. i.e., " Scropk de Ma.su am," see "Sgrofb" Barony {Scrope), cr. 1850 and (iu 1108) as " Scuoi-e db Masham ; " in abeyance since 1517. MASHAM OF OTES. Barony. J, Samcel Masham, Cofferer of the Household, 8th but j 17X2 1st surv. s. and li. (if Sir Francis Masham, 3d Bart., of Otes in High Laver, eo. Essex, by his first wife, Mary, da. of Sir William Siott, Bart., of Konen, Marquis de la Mezansene iu France, was Page of Honour to the Princess Anne, and, after her accession to the Throne, was Gent, of the Chamber to her Consort, Prince George of Denmark, aud having "'■ hi 1707 a lady whose influence over the Queen was at that time paramount, obtained a Keg. of Foot (with the rank of Brig. General) ; was Cofferer OI the Household (1 711-11) and was (/■., 1 Jan. 1711;2,( c ) BARON MASHAM OF OTES, co. Essex : Keuiembraucer of the Exchequer, 171b' ; sue. to t/ie Baronetcy (fir. 'JO Occ. 1621), on the death of his father, 7 Feb. 1723. He m. privately, iu or shortly before Juue 1707, iu Dr. Arbuth- not's apaitmeuts (the Queen, however, being present) the lady above alluded to (one of the Queen's " dtessers "), Abigail, da. of Francis Hill, of London, Turkey merchant, by ( — ), one of the '23 children of Sir John Jensvngs, K.B., sister of Richard Jennings, father of Sarah, the celebrated Dichess os MaHluorocgh, to whose influence, over Queen Auue, the said Abigail succeeded. She rf. 6 Dec. 1734.( d ) He rf. 16 Oct. 1758. Both were tttr. at High Laver. His will pr. 1758. (■ l ) He appears to have had an elder br. Edward, for whom (as "s. and h. of William Marshal, Lord of Kemeys ") was made (1296-97), 25 Ed. 1., a treaty for marriage, with Jauetta, (la. of John, Lord Hastings ; another treaty being also made at the same time for the marriage of William, s. and h. of the said Lord Hastings with Alianore, da. of the said William, Lord Marshall. (See pat. roll, 25 Ed. I., m. i., part 2, as quoted in Banks's "Bur. Any!.") C") The coheirs were bis two sisters or their issue ii:. (1) Eleanor, aged -40, relict of William Hastings, but then (1326) wife of Philip (Columbers), Lord Columbers, who d. 1342. She if. s.p. ; and (2) James. Lord Audley, then aged 14, s. and Ii. of Joaue, Dow. Couutessof Lincoln (the other sister) by Nicholas (Audley) Lord Audley, her second husband. This James, Lord Audley, appears to have been entitled to the Barouy of Martin on the death s.p. of his maternal aunt, Eleanor Columbers. So also would have been his s. and h , Nicholas, Lord Audley, on whose death s.p. in 1391, his Baronies fell into abeyauce between his three sisters (Joaue Tuchet, Margaret Hilary aud Margaret Fitzwaviue) or their descendants, iu which state the Barouy of Martin still continues, tlio' the abeyance of the Barouy of Audley was terminated iu 1405, iu favour of the Touchet family. (") " MorA secandd jiont meridiem." He wbb one of the 12 Peers cr. in live days to secure a majority for the Tory administration. See a list of them iu vol. i, p. 209, note " d," sub " Bathurst." ( d ) Her character is given (1) by Lord Dartmouth, who says "she was exceedingly mean and vulgar iu her manners ; of a very unequal temper ; childishly exceptions aud passionate," while (2) Swift says, " she was of a plain sound understanding, of great
