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LONDON MAGAZINE,

For JUNE, 1768.

MEMOIRS of the BALTIMORE FAMILY. With a Head of the prefent Lord finely engraved.

HE original defcent of this family of Calvert, is from an ancient and noble house of that furname in the earldom of Flanders, whence they were tranfplanted into the northern parts of England; of whom Leonard Calvert, Efq; was feated at Danbywifke in the county of York, and by Alicia, daughter to John Crossland of Crossland in that County, Efq; was father of Sir George Calvert, who became an eminent perfon in the reign of King James I. and raised his family to the honour it now enjoys.

for feveral years after, when Sir Robert was advanced to the office of Lord High Treasurer, he retained him, and made ufe of his prudence and fidelity in many weighty matters, procuring for him afterwards the post of one of the clerks of the privy-council.

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On the 29th of September, 1617, he received the honour of knighthood from the king at Hampton-Court, and on the 15th of February, 1618, was appointed (and fworn the 17th) Sir Thomas Lake's fucceffor, in the office of fecretary of state to his majesty ; who, having before ufed his help in many matters of moment, did oftener afterwards, to his great benefit and advantage, as he was better acquainted with itate affairs, and more diligent in difpatching bufinefs, than his fellow-fecretary, Sir Robert Naunton fo that his majefty, 2 May, 1610, granted him 1000l. a year, to be received from the customs, in addition to his falary, but he voluntarily refigned the office in 1624 on this occafion. Having changed his religion, he freely confeffed to the king, that he was then become a Roman Catholick, fo that he muft either be wanting to his truft, or violate his confcience in difcharging his office; which ingenuity of his to highly affected the king, that he continued him of the privy council all his reign, having in 1621 made him a large grant of lands in Ireland, and by letters patent, bearing date at Weltm. 16 Feb. 1624, advanced him to the peerage, by the title of baron Baltimore, being then member of parliament for the university of Oxford, foon after which he repaired into Ireland, to refide there for fome time.

He was born at Kiplin, near Richmond, in the North Riding of Yorkhire (at which place he expended much money in building) and after an education in grammar learning, became a commoner of Trinity college, Oxford, in Lent term 1593, being then in his 15th year, and 23d of February 1596, took the degree of A.B. as he did that of A. M. 30 Augutt, 1605, the king being then entertained at Oxford; and afterwards leaving the college, he travelled beyond the feas for a time.---On his return, he was appointed 3 September, 1606, prothonotary and keeper of the writs, bills, files, records, and rolls, with in the province of Connaught and county of Thomond, alfo clerk of the crown and peace, and clerk of the affizes and nifi prius throughout the fame, for life; but he furrendered this office 1 April, 1626, to King Charles. And being esteemed a perfon of great knowledge and penetration in ftate affairs, his abilities remmended him to be chief clerk to Sir Robert Cecil, fecretary of state; all which time, and, June, 1-68.

By his will, dated 14 April 1632, he left all his eftates in England, Ireland, or elsewhere, to his fon Cecil, whom he appointed executor, and defires his noble and ancient friends, the lord vifcount Wentworth and the Lord Cottington, to be overfeers, whom he Nn 2 humbly

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humbly requests to have a care of his
poor family, and to patronize and love
it, as they had been pleafed to do un-
to him, ever fince their first acquain-
tance in court and elsewhere. He
gives among his kindred at Kiplie in
the north, the fum of 201. to be dif-
pofed at the difcretion of his executor,
because he knew the parties.

He married Anne, daughter to George Mynne of Hertingfordbury in the county of Hertford, Efq; (who died 20 May, 1581, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter to Sir Thomas Wroth of Durance in Enfield, Mid, diefex, knt. who died 14 August 1613) and departing this life in London 15 April, 1632, in the 53d year of his age, was buried in the chancel of St. Dunstan's church in the Weft, in Fleetstreet, having iffue fix fons and five daughters; viz. Cecil, his fuccefior; Leonard, appointed 10 February, 1621, Prothonotary and keeper of the writs, &c. in Conaught and Thomond, in reverfion, after his father's death, with the fee of 261. 135. 4d. Irith, to be received out of the cafualties of that province; but 1 April, 1626, he furrendered this office to the crown, and in 1633 was by his brother conftituted the first governor of Maryland, jointly with Jeremy Hawley and Thomas Corn wallis, Efqrs. George; Francis, who died before his father; Henry; John, who died young; Anne, married to William Peafeley, Efq; Dorothy and Elizabeth, both died unmarried; Grace, married to Sir Robert Talbot of Cartown in the county of Kildare, Bart. and Hellen.

Lady Calvert, their mother, lies buri under a monument, on the north fie of the chancel of Hertingfordbury church.

Cecil, the fecond Lord Baltimore, was prefent in the parliament, 4 November, 1634, and married Anne, third daughter to Thomas, Lord Arundel of Wardour, by his fecond wife A ne, daughter to Miles Philipfon of Crooke in Weftmoreland, Eq which Lady dying in 1649, was buried in the chancel of Tilbury church, Wilts,

John, the third Lord Baltimore, fucceeded his father, and was prefent in King James's Irith parliament of 1629,

but dying foon after, he left the honour to his fon Charles, the fourth lord, who was outlawed for high treafon in Ireland, notwithstanding he never was in the kingdom; which his lordship reprefenting to King William, his majefty, by privy feal from Kenfington, 25 January, 1691, ordered the outlawry to be reverfed; and in the act, (to hinder the reverfal of feveral outlawries and attainders, paffed 9 Will.) it was provided, that nothing therein fhould extend to confirm his outlawry, for any crime committed by him since 5 November, 1688. His lordship was thrice married, and deceafing 21 February, 1714, aged eighty-five years, was buried the 26th in St. Pancras church, Middlefex, and fucceeded by his only fon.

Benedi&t-Leonard, the fifth Lord, who being in danger of losing his property in Maryland by the act, which requires all Roman-catholick heirs to profefs the proteftant religion, on forfeiture of their estates, did, 3 January, 1713, publickly renounce the errors of the church of Rome, and was admitted into the communion of the church of England, by the bishop of Hereford; after which he was chofen in the firft parliament of King George I. member for Harwich in Effex....On 2 January, 1698, he married the Lady Charlotte Lee, eldest daughter to Edward Henry, the first earl of Litchfield, by the Lady Charlotte Fitz Roy his wife, natural daughter of King Charles II. by Barbara, duchefs of Cleveland, and dying 16 April, 1715, was buried z May at Epfom in Surry, having iffue by her, who died in London 20 July, 1731, four fons and three daughters.

Benedict-Leonard, born 20 September, 1700, was F. R. S. member of parliament for Harwich, and in December, 1726, conftituted governor of Maryland, but finding himfelf in an ill ftate of health, he refigned that poft to Samuel Ogle, Efq; and em. barking for England, 18 May, 1752, died in the paffage June, and was buried in the fea.

Edward-Henry, born 31 Auguft, 1701, was appointed, 11 February, 1728, commiffary-general, and prefident of the council in Maryland, but

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is dead, leaving a widow, who, 15
October 1741, was married to James
Fitz-Gerald of the Middle-Temple,
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Cecil, born in November 1702.

Daughter Charlotte, a twin with her brother Cecil, was married to Thomas Breerwood, and died in December,

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Jane, born in November 1703. Barbara, born 5 October, 1704, died an infant.

Charles, the fixth Lord Baltimore, was born 29 September, 1699, and 27 June, 1731, was appointed a gentleman of the bedchamber to his royal highness Frederick, prince of Wales, in which year, 10 December, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society; and returned to parliament in May, 1734, for St. Germains in Corwall. In April, 1736, he was conftituted warden of the Stannaries; in September, 1740, steward of the prince of Wales's manor of Kennington in Surry, belonging to the dukedom of Cornwall, and in October that year chofen a member of the fociety for propagating the gospel in foreign parts.- -In May 1741 and 1747 he was elected reprefentative of the county of Surry in parliament; and 13 March, 1741, appointed one of the commiffioners of the admiralty, which he refigned in April, 1745; and was made cofferer of the prince of Wales's houthold, and furveyor-general of the Duchy lands in Cornwall.

On 20 July, 1730, he married Mary, youngest daughter to Sir Theodore Janffen, of Wimbleton in Surry, bart. merchant of London, director of the Eaft-India and South-fea companies, and member of parliament 1 Geo. I. for Yarmouth (who died 22 September, 1748, by his wife Williamza, daughter to Sir Robert Henley of the Grange in Hampshire) by whom he had two fons, Frederick his heir; and born 21 January, 1737, who died young and three daughters, of whom Frances-Dorothy died 5 March, 1736. And his lordship departing this life, 24 April, 1751, at his houfe near Erith in Kent, was fucceeded by his only fon,

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Frederick, the feventh and prefent Lord Baltimore, proprietor and governor of Maryland, who was born 6 February, 1731, and after his return

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from his travels, married 9 March, 1753, the lady Diana Egerton, youngeft daughter of Scrope, duke of Bridgewater, by his fecond wife the Lady Rachael Ruffel, fister to John duke of Bedford.

Title. Frederick Calvert, Baron Baltimore of Baltimore in the county of Longford; fo created 16 February, 1624, 22 Jac. I.

The HISTORY of Sir WILBRAHAM
WENTWORTH, concluded from our
Magazine of laft Month.

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HE good natured family which took fo kind a notice of Mr. Harrington, for that was the name affumed by Mr. Wentworth, was Colonel Mortimer's.-It confifted of the colonel, his lady, Mifs Mortimer their daughter, and Mifs Dashwood a diftant relation the colonel and his lady were people of the first breeding, and, if any thing could equal the politenefs of their behaviour, it was thre benevolence of their hearts.-Mifs Mortimer, though the apparent heirefs of a large fortune, and extremely amiable in her person, was affable and condefcendingthat opulence gave her any claim to -fhe did not imagine extraordinary refpect, nor did the believe that a fine face could furnish her with a juft title to be arrogant-on the contrary, the confidered sweetness of temper to be one of the most essential ingredients in the compofition of the female character, and ftrove rather to merit the good opinion of her friends, than to obtain their admiration-the charms of her perfon however, and the gentleness of her manners, were not the only accomplishments which diftinguished her; she had a fine understanding admirably cultivated, and was mistress of a sprightliness fo captivating, that, to make use of a quaintance up to an actual pain of ftrong metaphor, the pleafed her acvivacity.

tainment in the company of this amiaMr. Harrington found great enterble young lady, but the juft fenfibility which he felt for her merit could by no means render him unmindful to the attractions of Mifs Dashwood. This young lady was no lels formed for general efteem than her beautiful relation, and yet fhe was diftinguifhed by very different accomplishments.

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