. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. Newdigate. Gules three lions* fatvs ra%ed argent. executrix. Jane had married, as her second husband. Sir Urian Brereton of Handforth, Cheshire, but she did not survive her son long, as she died in 1558.** According to a settlement made by Edmund Lord Bray in 1538," the manor, on the death of John, passed to this Edmund's brother. Sir Edward Bray, but he also dying in 15 5 8 it was inherited by his son Sir ; The latter in 1564 conveyed it to Robert Newdigate," but the total alienation of the manor could not
. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. Newdigate. Gules three lions* fatvs ra%ed argent. executrix. Jane had married, as her second husband. Sir Urian Brereton of Handforth, Cheshire, but she did not survive her son long, as she died in 1558.** According to a settlement made by Edmund Lord Bray in 1538," the manor, on the death of John, passed to this Edmund's brother. Sir Edward Bray, but he also dying in 15 5 8 it was inherited by his son Sir ; The latter in 1564 conveyed it to Robert Newdigate," but the total alienation of the manor could not take place until Sir Edward's son and heir Reginald was of full age. The completion of the purchase was, therefore, not effected until 1580, when Sir Edward Bray and Mary his fourth wife, with Reginald his son and heir by his second wife Elizabeth, sold the manor to Robert ; The manor of Haynes remained in the possession of the Newdi- gate family for nearly half a century. The original pur- chaser Robert died seised of it in 1584, when it was worth £,^o, Robert having acquired, shortly before his death, a third of the manor, which was held as dower by Lady Anne Wharton, who died in 1585, the widow of John Lord ; He was succeeded by his son Robert, afterwards Sir Robert Newdigate, kt., who died in 1613, leaving a son Robert, the third of that ; The latter in 1622 sold the manor to Sir Oliver Luke of Wood End, in the parish of Cople," the father of Samuel Luke, knighted in ; Both father and son were zealous Parliamentarians and strong Presbyterians and both sat in the Short Parlia- ment of 1640, and in the Long Parliament, Sir Samuel Luke as member for Bedford Borough, and his father representing the county. At the Restoration Sir Samuel Luke also sat in the Convention Parliament as member for Bedford Borough. He took an active part in the Civil Wars and was several times wounded and taken prisoner. His personal appearance and s
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