This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...up from the lower House, ordaining that "a high court of justice for the trial of the king be erected," Lord Dacre was in his place to give his voice against it, forming one of the small but noble band of peers who had the courage to come forward in that emergency in defence of their sovereign; an act of loyalty which ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...up from the lower House, ordaining that "a high court of justice for the trial of the king be erected," Lord Dacre was in his place to give his voice against it, forming one of the small but noble band of peers who had the courage to come forward in that emergency in defence of their sovereign; an act of loyalty which was so much resented, that Sir James Harrington and others were most vehement in their demand that the twelve lords should be impeached " as favourers of the grand delinquent of England, and enemies to public justice and the liberty of the people."131 He lived to see the restoration of Charles II, and on the failure of the male line of the Lord Dacres of the North, obtained possession of several lordships of great value in Cumberland and Westmoreland. He died in 1662, and was buried at Chevening; his wife, the daughter and co-heir of Paul, Lord Bayning, survived him, and in 1680 was created countess of Sheppey. His son Thomas, Lord Dacre, was the last descendant of the ancient families of Herst and Monceux who possessed the castle and manor which still bears their name. The cause of the alienation of this ancient property were his own extravagance and heavy losses at play, which rendered it necessary for him to part with some of his estates, to retrieve his broken fortunes. He had the misfortune to come very young to the dissipated court of Charles II, with whom he was brought into familiar intercourse by his appointment as lord of the bed-chamber, and received the very questionable honour of king's son-in-law, through his marriage with the Lady Ann Palmer, alias Pitzroy, daughter of the duchess of Cleveland. With her he obtained a dowry of 20,000, and in 1674, was created earl of Sussex, a title which died with him. ...
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