Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical . ain Hallo well. 5. Harriet, born February, 179^, died in the following month. 6. Georglaua-Charlotte, born August 13th, 1794. 7. Frederick, born April, 1798, 8. A son, born December 21st, 1799- Titles. John Spencer, Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorpe, Vis-count Spencer, and Baron Spencer, of Althorpe. Creations. As above-mentioned. Arms. Quarterly, Argent, and Gules, in the second and thirdquarters, a fret. Or; over all, on a bend. Sable, three escallopshells of the first; a crescent for difference. Crest. In a ducal coron
Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical . ain Hallo well. 5. Harriet, born February, 179^, died in the following month. 6. Georglaua-Charlotte, born August 13th, 1794. 7. Frederick, born April, 1798, 8. A son, born December 21st, 1799- Titles. John Spencer, Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorpe, Vis-count Spencer, and Baron Spencer, of Althorpe. Creations. As above-mentioned. Arms. Quarterly, Argent, and Gules, in the second and thirdquarters, a fret. Or; over all, on a bend. Sable, three escallopshells of the first; a crescent for difference. Crest. In a ducal coronet, Or 5 a griffins Jbead, Argent, col-lared, with a bar gemell, Gules, between two wings erect of thesecond. Supporters. On the dexter side, a griffin, per Fess, ermine anderminois : on the sinister, a wyvern, ermine: each gorged witha collar, fleury, counter fleury, and chained. Sable; the collarscharged vvilh three escallop shells, Or. Motto. DiEU DEFEND LE DrOIT. Chief Seats. At Althorpe, in Northamptonshire; and at Wim-bledon, in Surrev, PITT EARL OF CHATHAM. 4if. PITT EARL OF CHATHAM. Of this family, which has been long seated at Blandford, in thecounty of Dorset, as will appear under the title of Lord Rivers,was Thomas Pitt, Esq. born in that town, son of the Rev. JohnPitt, Rector of Blandford, co. Dorset, who died 16/2, He was by Queen Anne appointed governor of Fort St. George,in the East Indies, where he many years resided, and there pur-chased, for the sum of 48,000 pagodas (20,400l. sterling), thatextraordinarily fine diamond, weighing 12/ carats, which he soldto the King of France for 135,0001. sterling, and which to thisday is styled PitCs diamond.^ In 171>^ he was appointed a Com-missioner for building fifty new churches, and on July 6th, 1716,constituted governor of Jamaica j whereupon his seat in parlia-ment for Old Sarum being vacated, he was elected for Thirsk, inYorkshire. He repaired and beautified the church of BlandfordSt. Mary, in Dorsetshire (as appe
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