. Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical. 30th, 1788. Sixth, Harriet-Mary-Frances, born June 5th, 1790. Seventh, William, born February 6th, 1792, Eighth, Catherine, born July 2d, 1797. Titles. Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bart. Baron of Minto in the countyof Roxburgh. Creations. Lord Minto by patent, October 26th, 1797; alsoa Baronet of Nova Scotia, 1700. Arms. First and fourth quarterly, first and fourth, argent, abugle horn, sable, stringed and horned, gules; on a chief, azure,three stars of the first, for Murray: second and third, azure, achevron, argent, between t
. Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical. 30th, 1788. Sixth, Harriet-Mary-Frances, born June 5th, 1790. Seventh, William, born February 6th, 1792, Eighth, Catherine, born July 2d, 1797. Titles. Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bart. Baron of Minto in the countyof Roxburgh. Creations. Lord Minto by patent, October 26th, 1797; alsoa Baronet of Nova Scotia, 1700. Arms. First and fourth quarterly, first and fourth, argent, abugle horn, sable, stringed and horned, gules; on a chief, azure,three stars of the first, for Murray: second and third, azure, achevron, argent, between three fleurs-de-lis, or, for Kynynmoundjsecond and third, gules, on a bend engrailed, or, a batton, azure,with a bordure, vaire, for Elliot; on a chief, argent, a Moorshead, couped in profile, proper, the arms of Corsica. Crest. A dexter hand, issuing from clouds, throwing a dart,all proper. Supporters. On the dexter, an Indian sheep; on the sinister,a fawn, both proper. Motto. SUAVITER ET FORTITER. Chief Seat. Minto, Roxburghshire, VOL. vin. » o 562 PEERAGE OF WODEHOUSE, LORD WODEHOUSE. There have been several families of ancient extraction of thissurname, that have been denominated, according to the custom offormer ages, from their jiosscssions ; the pedigrees of this familydeduce them from Bertram, of Wodehouse-Toxver in Yorkshire;but hardly any accounts are to be depended on. Mr. Wotton, however, is of opinion, that they were surnamedWoDEHOUSE, from a tenement and lands now in Windham,called JFocUhouse, lying in Siljield, Norfolk. That they weregentlemen of good rank in the time of King John, Peacham in-forms us, which appeared to him by many ancient grants and evi-dences of the family, which he had seen, and from which thepedigree was collected 5 but the following account of this an-cient family is the only one which stands supported on sufficientauthority. First, Sir CoNSTANTiNE UE WoDEHousE, who married Isabel, daughter and heir of Botetort, in the beginning of
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