DACRE 13 His widow ffi.y 28 Oct. 1650, at Chevening, Challoncr Chute, afterwards (1653) of the Vine, Hants, Speaker of the House of Commons (1658), who ^. 15 Apr. 1659, at Sutton Court, Chiswick. She was held, by the House of Lords in 1 661, to have forfeited, and lost in law, her privilege of Peerage, by marrying a Commoner. She was i>ur. 2 i Apr. 1 698, at Cheven- ing, aged 93. Will dat. July 1691 to Mar. 1694, pr. 1698. XIV. 1630. 14. Francis (Lennard), Lord Dacre, s. and h. by 1st wife, i>. II IVIay 16 19, and bap. 20 Jan. 1619/20, at Paulerspury afsd.; matric. at Oxford (Merton Coll.) 15 Oct. 1634. On the death of his grandfather. Sir A. Throckmorton, 21 June 1626, he inherited a fourth of his estates in cos. Northants, Worcester, Bucks and Oxon. On the death of Randolf Dacre, in 1634 (the last h. male of the Dacre family), he claimed the estate of Gilsland, t^c, under the award of 1473 (see anu), but was forced to compromise matters with the Howard family (who then held it), receiving however the Manor of Dacre and other considerable lands In Cumberland, iffc. In the civil war he sided mostly with the Pari., which in 1 64 1 recommended him to be made Lord Lieut, of co. Hereford. He served on the Committee of both Houses for Irish Affairs in 1646. He, however, was one of 12 peers who had the courage to protest against the King's trial. In 1654 (though a Peer) he sat as M.P. for Sussex, during the 8 months this sitting lasted. On 1 3 Dec. 1 66 1 he obtained a general pardon under the Great Seal. He w., in 1641 (cont. 16 Apr. 1 641), Elizabeth, then aged 16 (portion;^20,ooo), da. and eventually coh.ofPaul(BAYNiNG), ist Vis- count Bayning of Sudbury, by Anne, da. of Sir Henry Glemham. He d'. 12 May 1662, after a short illness, in his lodgings in St. Martin's Lane, and was l>ur. at Chevening, aged 43. Will, in which he makes no mention of his wife,(^) dat. Sep. 1655, pr. May 1662, personalty ^/^S, 449. His widow m., before Easter 1664, David Walter, of Godstow, in Wolver- cote, Oxon, a Groom of the Bedchamber 1661 till his death, and Lieut. Gen. of the Ordnance 1670-72, who J. s.p., 22 Apr. 1679, "'^ London, aged 68, and was i>ur. at Wolvercote. M.I. She was, on 6 Sep. 1680, cr. COUNTESS OF SHEPEY, for life.C) She, who was k shortly before July 1624, d. in the parish of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, July 1686, and was lur. at Chevening, when her life Peerage became extinct. Will dat. 1 9 June 1684 to 7 July 1686, pr. 19 July 1686. XV. 1662 15. Thomas (Lennard), Lord Dacre, s. and h., 1^. 13, to and bap. 18 May 1654, at St. Paul's, Covent Garden. He 1 715. matric. at Oxford (Magd. Coll.) 23 Nov. 1667, M.A. 23 Jan. 1668/9. On 5 Oct. 1674, he was cr. EARL OF (^) There had been serious " discontents" between them about this time. V.G. Q") Probably through the influence of her son's mother-in-law, the notorious Duchess of Cleveland. V.G.
