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Title: A series of picturesque views of seats of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. With descriptive and historical letterpress
Year: 1840 (1840s)
Authors: Morris, F. O. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893
Subjects: Historic buildings Historic buildings
Publisher: London (etc.) W. Mackenzie
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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n Stewart, who married, October 17th,, 1396, Sir John Stewart, fromwhom came Sir William Stewart. Sir William Stewart. IV. w 36 GALLOWAY HOUSE. Sir Alexander Stewart. Alexander Stewart. Sir Alexander Stewart. Sir Alexander Stewart. Sir Alexander Stewart. Sir Alexander Stewart, a devoted adherent of King Charles the First, elevatedto the peerage July 19th., 1607, as Baron of Garlies, and advanced to the EarldomOP Galloway, September 9th., 1623. Sir James Stewart, second Earl of Galloway, and a Baronet, (so created in 1627.) Sir Alexander Stewart, third Earl. Sir Alexander Stewart, fourth Earl. Sir James Stewart, fifth Earl. Sir Alexander Stewart, sixth Earl. Sir John Stewart, seventh Earl. Sir George Stewart, eighth Earl. Sir Eandolph Stewart, ninth Earl, born September 16th., 1800, married August9th., 1833, Lady Harriet Blanche Somerset, seventh daughter of Henry CharlesSomerset, sixth Duke of Beaufort, and had, with other children, Alan Plantagenet Stewart, Lord Garlies, vita patris.
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DEENE PARK, NEAR KOCKINGHAM, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. COUNTESS OP CARDIGAN. Deene Park, the beautiful seat of the Countess of Cardigan and de Lancastre, wasformerly a Priory, belonging to the Abbey of Westminster at the time of theConquerors Survey. The Abbot of Westminster was Lord of the Manor, andoccasionally resorted thither for his pleasure. In the reign of Henry the Second the lands were in the possession of RalphFitz-Nigel, who held them of the See of Westminster. In the sixteenth year of King John, (1214), Ivo de Deene levied a fine on thismanor, to be held of the Abbot of Westminster, by certain services and an annualpayment of £18; and in the ninth year of King Edward the Second, (1315), Henryde Deene was lord of the manor. From this family it passed to the Tyndales; itsubsequently came into the possession of the Littons, from whom it went, in thesixth year of Henry the Eighth, (1514), to the Brudenells. We read that Edmund Brudenell, by will dated 21st. June, 1425, gave to St.Joh

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