272 BRACKLEY some four months afterwards, when on his death bed, is said to have been promised an Earldom. (^) He w., istly, before 1576, Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Ravenscroft, of Bretton, co. Flint, by Catharine, da. of Richard Grosvenor, of Eaton, co. Chester. She d. 1588, and was bur. at Doddle- ston, CO. Chester. M.I. He w., 2ndly, in or after 1596, Elizabeth, widow of Sir John Wolley, and before that of Richard Polsted, da. of Sir William More, of Loseley, Surrey, by Margaret, da. of Ralph Daniell, of Swaffham, Norfolk. She was bur. 21 Jan. 1 599/1 600, at St. Paul's. Burial regd. at St. Gregory's, London. Admon. 4 Mar. 1 600/1 and 9 Nov. 1609. He m., 3rdly, 20 Oct. 1600, Alice, widow of Ferdinando (Stanley), Earl OF Derby, da. of Sir John Spencer, of Althorpe, Northants, by Katharine, da. of Sir Thomas Kitson, of Hengrave, Suffolk. He d. at York House, Whitehall, 15 Mar. 16 16/7, and was bur. 10 Apr. 1617, inhis 77th year, at Doddleston afsd. M. !.() Willpr. 1617. Fun. certif at Coll. of Arms. His widow d. 23, and was bur. 28 Jan. 1636/7, at Harefield,(') Midx., aged 81. Will pr. 1637. II. 1617. 2. John (Egerton), Viscount Brackley and Baron Ellesmere, 2nd, but only surv. s. and h.() by ist wife, b. 1579. He was, on 27 May 1617, cr. EARL OF BRIDGWATER. See "BRiDGWATER,"Earldom of, a. 1617, extinct 1829. i.e. " Marquess of Brackley, co. Northampton," and Duke of Bridgwater; see "Bridgwater," Dukedom of, cr. 1720, extinct 1803. i.e. "Viscount Brackley of Brackley, co. Northampton, and Earl of Ellesmere;" see "Ellesmere," Earldom of, cr. 1846. BRACO OF KILBRYDE BARONY [I.] I. William Duff, of Braco, in Grange, co. Banff, was, on 28 July 1735, ^^- BARON BRACO OF I. 1735. KILBRYDE, co. Cavan [I.]. On 26 Apr. 1759, he was cr. VISCOUNT MACDUFF AND EARL FIFE [I.]. See "Fife," Earldom [I.], cr. 1759. (^) The fact of his s. and h. having been cr. an Earl within two months of his death confirms this supposition. The motive for choosing the title of '■'■Bridgwater" is not apparent. C") His reputation as a lawyer was great among his contemporaries, and the freedom of the Court of Chancery from the jurisdiction of the Common Law (as claimed by Chief Justice Coke) was largely his work. (') At Harefield the Lord Keeper had entertained Queen Elizabeth for three days within eight months of her death. ('^) Sir Thomas Egerton, his elder br., was knighted at Calais 1597,^. %.p.m. and v.p.^ in Ireland, Aug., and was hur. 27 Sep. 1599, at Doddleston.
