MOUNTRATH. 407 MOUNTRATH. Earldom [I.] /. Sir Charles Coote, Bart. [I.], of Caslle Coolc, co. I. 1 CCO. 5 0| W9WWW»i & and lj. r>f the Kt. Hon. Sir Charles Coote, 1st Bart. [I.] (a dignity cr. 2 April 1621), by Dorothea, jr. da. aud culieir of Hugh CvvvE, <il C'tthVs wood, co. Coik, was about 1610 ; was 31. P. for en. Leitrim, 1039 ; sue his father, 7 May 1642. in llic Barontlcy [I.], and also its Provost Marsha] of Connaught ; was very diligent in suppressing the Irish rebellion of that period; was made Lord President of Connaught, 12 May 1615, which post he held (later on) for the Pari., being appointed 17 Dee. 1652, first Commissioner in that province, and being, in Jan. 1059, a Commissioner of the Government. About this time he took active measures in favour of the restoration of the King, by whom, 30 July lo'fiO, he was made President of Connaught anil Keeper of the Castle of Athlone ; was one of the Lords Justices (Regents) of Ireland (1660-61) and was rr., G Sep. ISiiO. BARON COOTE OF CASTLE GUFFE in Kings county, VISCOUNT COOTE OF CASTLE COOTE, co. lloscommon, and EARL OF MdONTRATH(*) in Queens county [1.] He m. lirstly Mary, 2.1 da. and coheir of the Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Ruish.( , >) of Castle Jordan ami of Ruisb Hall, in Queens county, lie Mi secondly, before 3Iay 1645, Jane, da. of Sir Robert Hansay.^') Bart. [S.1 of Mochrum Kirkcudbright. He d. (of the small pojs), IS Dee. 1661, and was 4«r. 0 Feb. IB61/2, at Christ Church Cathedral. Dublin. Will dat. '1 Feb. 1658, pr. in Dublin. His widow, who IB, Sir Robert READ1SO, 1st Bart. [I.], of Dublin (who was bur. 25 3Iarch 16S9, at Newark, Notts! was bur. IS Nov. 1684, at Westrn. Abbey.('l) II. 1CG1. & Charles (Coote), Eaul of Mouxtrath, &c. [I.], s. and b., by first wife was b. about 1630 ; styled Viscount Ca&ti.ecoiite 16(10-61 ; sue. to the peerage [L], IS Dec. 1661 , and had a general pardon, 30 June 1662, of all offences committed during the rebellion. He m. (articles "23 June 1653), Alice, da. of Sir Robert MEREDYTH, of Greenhills, co Kildare, Chancellor of the Exchequer by Anne, Cth da of Sir William Usher, Clerk of the. Council [I.] He </. 30 Aug. 1672, at Dublin, and was bur. in Christ Church Cathedral ah-d. Will dat. '23 Aug. 1672, pr. 10 April 1673, at Dublin. His widow was attainted in 10S9, by King James' Pari., when her jointure (of £950 a year) was sequestrated. III. 1672. o. Charles (Coote), Earl of Moustrath, &c„ s. and h., b. about 1655; sti/kd Viscol'ST CaSTLECOOTB till he sue. to the peerage [1.], 30 Aug. 1672. His estate of £2,250 a year was sequestrated by King Janus' Pari, in 16S9. He was P.C. to King William III. and Queen Anne ; took his seat in the House of Lords [I.], 10 Oct. 1692; carried the banner of Ireland at the funeral of Queen Mary II., 5 March 1694; one of the Lords Justices (Regents) of Ireland, 1696-97- He M, about 1675, Isabella, 2d da. (whose issue on 29 Nov. 1709, became coheir) to Charles (Dorjikk), 3d Earl ok Carnarvon, by his lir.-t wife, Elizabeth, da. of Arthur (CaI'ELL), 1st Baron C.M'HX 0? HaDHAH. She (/. before Oct. 1705. Adiuon. 13 Jan. 1709/10. He d. Jlay 1709. Will dat. 11 Oct. 1705, pr. 12 Sep. 1709. ( il ) " The surprising passage thro' JK.untrath woods" effected bj the grantees father (who continued almost 18 hours on horseback) in April 1612, for the relief of Birr "justly occasioned the entailing the title of Karl of ttountrath on his posterity." [Lodj/e, vol. ii, p. 66 ] The preamble of the patent, is given in " Lodge." ( b ) He d. IS Jan. or 17 June 1623, leaving issue Thomas who d. num. IS Nov. 16-29, :vt. 20, and was far. at St. Andrew's, Dublin aud(l) Eleanor, m. Sir Robert Loftus, 1st s. of Adam, Viscount Ely [I.] ; (2) 3Iary, Lady Coote above named and (3) Anne. ( c ) He was bur. in St. Michan's church, Dublin, 30 April 16S9. (•') It is stated in Lodge that shed. IS, and was bur. 22 Nov. J6S1, at St. Miohan's, Dublin, but it can hardly bo supposed that her remains were removed there two days after her burial in Loudon. See Col. Chester's note on the entry in the '• Wtstm. Abbey Registers."
