Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical . s-Charles, who both diedyoung. His Lordship is joint postmaster general, and recorder of Hunt-ingdon and Godmanchester. Titles. John Montisgu, Earl of Sandwich in Kent; ViscountHinchingbroke, and Baron Montagu of St. Neots, in com, Hunt-ingdon. Creations. Baron Montagu of St, Neots, Viscount Hinch-ingbroke (both in com. Huntingdon) and Earl of Sanviich inKent, July 12th, loOO, 12 Car. H. Arms. Quarttily, first and fourth. Argent, three lozengesconjoined in f ;;s, Gules, within a border Sable, for Montagu:second and thir
Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical . s-Charles, who both diedyoung. His Lordship is joint postmaster general, and recorder of Hunt-ingdon and Godmanchester. Titles. John Montisgu, Earl of Sandwich in Kent; ViscountHinchingbroke, and Baron Montagu of St. Neots, in com, Hunt-ingdon. Creations. Baron Montagu of St, Neots, Viscount Hinch-ingbroke (both in com. Huntingdon) and Earl of Sanviich inKent, July 12th, loOO, 12 Car. H. Arms. Quarttily, first and fourth. Argent, three lozengesconjoined in f ;;s, Gules, within a border Sable, for Montagu:second and third, Or, an eagle, displayed. Vert, beaked and mem-rleered. Gules, for Monlhermcr. EARL OF SANDWICH. 473 Crest. On a wreath, a gryphons head, couped Or, its beakand wings. Sable. Supporters. On the. dexter side a triton, holding over hisright shoulder a trident, all proper, his Eastern crown. Or: onthe sinister a parrot, with wings disclosed, Vert. Motto. Post tot naufragia portum. Chief Seat. At Hinchingbroke castle, in the county of Hunt-ingdon. 47-i PEERAGE OF CAPEL, EARL OF ESSEX. TilE first who laid the foundation of supporting the honour whichafterwards his descendants obtained, was Sir William Capel,Knight;* Lord Mayor of London, A. D. 1503, second sort ofJohn Capel, of StolvC Neyland, in com, Suif, Esq. descendedirom an ancient family, who were lords of the manor of Capelin that county for several ages. *^ The said John Capel, of Stoke-Neyiand, Esq. made his will onApril 1449, and died the same year (the probate bearing dateJune 14th) leaving, by Joan his wife, three sons and a daughter,all in their minority. John, the eldest, had the estate in Suffolk. Of his second son. Sir William, it is recorded, that SirRichard Empson and Sir Edmund Dudley, emissaries of HenryVII. did, under colour of justice, draw and extort from him thesum of 1600/. to enrich the treasury in the Exchequer, and de-manded a like sum some years after, under pretence that in hismayoralty he d
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