BYRON 455 Cicely,da. of Sir Thomas Shirley, of Wiston, Sussex. Shed'. Feb. 1638. He w., 2ndly, in 1644, Eleanor, widow of Peter Warburton, of Arley, co. Chester, da. of Robert (Needham), Viscount Kilmorey [I.], by his 2nd wife, Eleanor, da. of Thomas Button. He d. s.p., Aug. 1652, before the 13th (23rd), in Paris. His widow, who was aged 11 in 1638 (the date of her 1st marriage), d. 26 Jan. 1663/4, at Chester, and was bur. at Trinity Church there.(') Will dat. 23 Jan., pr. 29 ]^n. 1663/4, at Chester. II. 1652. 2. Richard (Byron), Baron Byron OF Rochdale, br. and h., according to the spec. lim. in the patent which cr. that peerage. Like his brethren C") he was an earnest Loyalist, being one of" the Valiant Colonels" who fought at Edgehill; knighted at Shrewsbury i Oct. 1 642 ; M.A. of Oxford, i Nov. 1 642 ; Gov. of Appleby Castle, as also of Newark, where he greatly distinguished himself. He m., istly, Elizabeth, widow of Nicholas Strelley, da. of Gervase Rossell, of Ratcliff-on-Trent, Notts, by Margaret, da. of Walter W^halley, of Cotgrave. She was bur. at Hucknall, Notts, in 1651. He ;«., 2ndly, Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Booth, Bart., of Dunham Massey, by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Edmund Anderson, Ch. Justice of Common Pleas. He d. 4 Oct. 1679, in his 74th year, and was bur. at Hucknall, M.I. Admon. 30 Apr. 1680, to his son. III. 1679. 3. William (Byron), Baron Byron of Rochdale, s. and h. by ist wife. He m., istly (lie. Vic. Gen. 5 Oct. 1660, to marry at Brooke, Rutland, he aged 24, bachelor, she aged 26, spinster), Penelope, da. of John (Chaworth), 2nd Viscount Chaworth [I.], by Elizabeth, da. of Edward (Noel), Viscount Campden. She, who was bap. 19 Dec. 1632, at Southwell, Notts, was bur. 12 Dec. 1682, in Dublin. He m., 2ndly, 25 June 1685, (lie. at Fac. off.) at Westm. Abbey, Elizabeth, widow of ( — ) Stydolph, da. of Sir George Stonhouse, 3rd Bart., of Radley, by Margaret, da. of Richard (Lovelace), ist Baron Lovelace of Hurley. He d. 13 Nov. 1695, and was bur. at Hucknall. Admon. 12 Dec. 1696 to his son. His widow c?'. 28 Dec. 1703, in her 77th year, in London, and was bur. at Mickleham, Surrey, with her 1st husband. Will dat. 5 Jan. 1702/3, pr. 7 Jan. 1703/4. IV. 1695. 4. William (Byron), Baron Byron OF Rochdale, 4th but onlysurv. s.and h.,by istwife,^. 4 Jan. 1669/70. Hewas aTory, andGent.of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Denmark till 1708. He»2., istly, Feb. 1702/3, Mary, da. of John (EGERTON),3rd Earl ofBridg- (^) She, according to Pepys [Diary, 26 Apr. 1667), was "the King's 17th mistress abroad," and "did not leave him till she had got him to give her an order for ;^4,000 of plate, but by delays, thanks be to God, she died before she had it." She had already contrived to extort as much as ;^i 5,000 during his exile. The picture of Lady Bellasis among the Court Beauties is sometimes attributed to her. See note to that lady in Jameson's Court Beauties of Charles II. G.E.C. and V.G. (•>) See note "e" on previous page.
