BOURCHIER 251 BOURCHIER (or BOURGHCHIER) OF BERNERS See"BERNERs" Barony, fr. 1455. John Bourchier, who m. Margery, da. and h. of Richard Berners, was sum. to Pari. 26 May 1455, by writ directed Johanni Bourgchier de Berners. The Barony is, however, generally held to be that oC Berners." BOURCHIER OF CROMWELL [1461] See "Cromwell" Barony, cr. 1375. Humphrey Bourchier, 3rd s. of Henry, Earl of Essex, having m. Joan, da. and coh. of Sir Richard Stanhope (by Maud, da. of Ralph (Cromwell), Lord Cromwell, and sister and h. of Ralph, Lord Cromwell), was sum. to Pari, from 25 July 1461 to 15 Oct. 1470, by writs directed Humfndo Bourchier de Cromwell^ Humfrido Domino Cromwell, or Humfrido Cromwell ChPr. If these sum- monses cr. anew Barony, it became extinct at his death s.p., 14 Apr. 147 1. The Barony, however, is presumed to be that of Cromwell. BOURCHIER (or BOURGHCHIER) OF FITZ- WARYN [1472] See "Fitz-Warin" sum. by writ 1295. Fulk Bourchier, s. and h. of William, Lord Fitz-Waryn, was sum. to Pari. 19 Aug. 1472, by writ directed Fulconi Bourghchier de Fitzwaryn. The Barony is, however, held to be that ofFiiz-Pf^arin." BOURGH, BURGH, or BOROUGH (of Gainsborough) See "Burgh" Barony (by writ), cr. 1487. The writ, however, issued 26 Apr. (1539) 31 Hen. Vlll, to the 3rd Lord, was directed T/iome Bourgh ChTr:' BOURKE or BURGH Ulick Bourke or de Burg HjJ/jA'.s' Viscount Tunrridge, s.and h.ap. of Richard, 4th Earl of Clanricarde [I. 1 543], i st Earl of St. Albans [E. 1628], is stated in Dugdale's Summonses to have been sum. v.p. to the House of Lords 7 Mar. 1627/8 and 20 Jan. 1628/9, by writs directed Ulick Burch [i.e. Burgh] C/;/V primogenito Ricardi Comitis S. Albani. There appears, however, to be no foundation for this statement; indeed, on 7 Mar. 1627/8 his father had not been cr. Earl of St. Albans. See Clan- ricarde, Earldom of [I.], cr. 1543, under the 5th Earl and ist Marquess; and see vol. i. Appendix G. he is by "unaccountable negligence or ignorance" called in that Patent "Baron de Ferrers of Chartley, Baron Bourchier, Lovaine, Baaet, and Compton," of which Baronies the three marked in italics never vested in him. See««/r, p. 3, note "f," mb Basset (of Drayton).
