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Memoirs of the Norths of Glemham.

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He married Anne, the daughter of Sir Robert Cann, of the city of Bristol, Bart. and the widow of Sir Robert Gunning, of Cold Ashton, near that city, by whom he had issue two sons; viz. Dudley and Roger.

II. Dudley, the eldest son, was born in 1684. He represented the borough of Orford in 1722, and dying on the 4th of Feb. 1729, was interred in the chancel of the church of Glemhain, where, on a mural tablet, is this inscription to his memory:

"M. S. Near here lyeth interred the body of DUDLEY NORTH, Esq. who was the eldest son and heir of Sir Dudley North, late Sheriff of London and Middlesex, and Commissioner of the Customes and Treasury under his Majestie King Charles the II. At London he departed this life the 4 Feb, 1729, E. 45. He married Catherine, the eldest daughter of Elihu Yale, Esq. late Governor of Fort St. George. He had divers children, whereof some dyed infants, and only son, Dudley North, of Glemham, Esq. and two daughters, Ann and Mary, are yet surviving. CATHERINE, the mother of these children, dyed in the life of her

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husband, and both lye interred heer near together to whose memory Dudley, their son and heir, hath the mournful office of placing this monument 30 Nov.

By his wife Catherine, the daughter and co-heir of Elihu Yale, Esq. he had issue several children who died in their infancy, and one son, Dudley, and two daughters, Ann and Mary, who survived him.

III. The son, Dudley, was born in 1706; and Oct. 3, 1730, married Lady Barbara, the only daughter of Thomas Herbert, the eighth Earl of Pembroke and fifth Earl of Montgomery, by his second wife Barbara, the daughter of Sir Thomas Slingsby, of Scriven, in Yorkshire, Bart. and the widow of John, Lord Arundel, of Trevise, and before of Sir Richard Mauleverer, of Allerton Mauleverer, in the same county, Bart.

She died without issue on the 31st of Dec. 1755, and was interred in the chancel of the church of Glemham. Her husband deceased on the 6th of June, 1764, and was buried in the same place, where, on a mural tablet, is this inscription to their memory:

This gentleman was a native of America, who went out as an adventurer to the East Indies, and found his speculation, if not auswer his most sanguine wishes, far exceed the probabilities of advancement in his favour. He obtained the Presidency of Madras, and appears to have ruled the colony with most oppressive authority. An anecdote, illustrative of his arbitrary disposition, is recorded in a way arising from that authenticity which gives it irrefragable proof. His groom, having rode out a favourite horse two or three days for the purposes of airing and exercise, without first obtaining leave to authorise his so doing, the Governor caused him peremptorily to be hanged up, for daring to use such a supposed discretionary power. For this murder he was ordered to return to Eugland; and, having been tried for the crime, by some undetected oeillet of the law he escaped the punishment of death, and only suffered a heavy pecuniary fine. He was also remarkable for his auctions. The first of these was about the year 1700. He had brought such quantities of goods from India, that, finding no one house large enough to stow them in, be had a public sale of the overplus; and that was the first auction of the kind in England. He lies buried in the churchyard of Wrexham, in Denbighshire, and on his tomb is the following inscription, which, while it describes an uncommon diversity of fortune attending an individual, contains a modest confession, and breathes the proper moral sentiment of a memento mori.

"Under this tomb lyes interred ELIHU YALE, of Place Gronow, Esq. born 5th April, 1648, and dyed the 8th of July, 1721, aged 75 years.

Born in America, in Europe bred,

In Affric travell'd, and in Asia wed,

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Where long he liv'd and thriv'd, at London dead.
Much good, some ill he did, so hopes all's even,
And that his soul, through mercy's gone to Heav'n.
You that survive and read this tale, take care
For this most certain exit to prepare,

Where, blest in peace, the actions of the just,
Shall sweet and blossom in the silent dust."

The altar-piece of Wrexham was brought from Rome and given to the church by Mr. Yale. It is a fine painting, representing the Institution of the Sacrament. There is a portrait of this gentleman at Glemham-hall.

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Memoirs of the North and Long Families.

"In the family vault near this place lieth the body of DUDLEY NORTH, Esq. as doth the body of Barbara his wife, daughter of Thomas Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, by his second wife. She died the 31st Dec. 1755, aged 44. He died the 6th June, 1764, aged 58; but having no children, he bequeathed, by his last will, after his legacies and donations to charitable uses (which were very considerable) were discharged, the remainder of his fortune, real and personal, to his two sisters, Anne and Mary; Aune, married to Nicholas Herbert, Esq. youngest son of Thomas, Earl of Pembroke; Mary, married to Charles Long, Esq. of Saxmundham, in this county. To perpetuate a grateful remembrance of their beloved brother they caused to be erected this monument."

By his last will and testament he bequeathed to the "Charity for the relief of the poor widows and orphans of deceased Clergymen in Suffolk," the sum of 500l. He likewise erected, and gave for the use of the poor of Glemham, a brick house, situated near the Woodbridge Road, together with a piece of ground of about an acre and

a half.

IV. Anne, the eldest sister, married on the 19th of July, 1737, the Honourable Nicholas Herbert, the seventh son of Thomas, the eighth Earl of Pembroke and fifth Earl of Montgomery, by his first wife Margaret, the sole daughter and heir of Sir Robert Sawyer, of High Clere, in the county of Southampton, Bart. and Attorney General in the reign of King Charles the Second.

Mr. Herbert was born in 1708, and elected a burgess in Parliament for the borough of Newport in 1739, and again in 1747. In 17 he was chosen for Wilton, which borough he continued to represent to his death, which took place on the 1st of Feb. 1775. He was also Secretary of the Island of Jamaica. His remains were interred in the church of Glemham, where, on a mural tablet, is this inscription to his memory:

"Sacred to the memory of the Hon. Nicholas Herbert, Esq. youngest son of Thomas, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, who departed this life the 1st day of February, 1775, aged 67 years. He represented Newport and Wilton in many Parliaments, and was a Member for the last at

the time of his death. He was Secretary of the Island of Jamaica. He was possessed of many amiable qualities, and married Ann, eldest sister and co-heiress of Dudley North, of Glemham-hall, in this county, Esq. by

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whom he left one only-surviving child, Barbara, married to Edward, Earl of Aldborough. This monument was erected by the Hon. Ann Herbert, his relict, anno Domini 1779."

His wife deceased on the 22d of January, 1779, and was buried in the same place, with this inscription:

"Sacred to the memory of ANN, relict of the Hon. Nicholas Herbert, who departed this life the 22d of January, 1789, aged 80 years. She bequeathed this estate to her nephew, Dudley Long, requesting him to

take and use the surname and arms of North. This tablet further serves to record his gratitude to so worthy and affectionate a relation."

Mrs. Ann Herbert had issue one son, Elihu, who died in his infancy, and two daughters; viz. Ann, who was born in 1738, and who died on the 25th of Dec. 1751; and Barbara, who was born in 1739, and who, in 1765, married Edward Stratford, the second Earl of Aldborough, by whom she left no issue. The Countess deceased before her mother on the 11th of April, 1785, and was interred in the church of Glemham, where this inscription records her memory:

"Sacred to the memory of BARBARA, Countess of ALDBOROUGH, daughter of the Hon. Nicholas and Ann Herbert, who departed this life the 11 of April, 1785, aged 46 years, leaving no issue."

V. Mary North, the second daughter and co-heiress of Dudley North, Esq. was born in 1715, and married Charles Long, of Hurts Hall, in Saxmundham, Esq.

The family of LONG was seated by purchase at Hurts Hall, in Saxmundham, about the commencement of the last century.

I. The first of whom I have any notice is Samuel Long, Esq. who, having accompanied the expedition under Penn and Venables, which conquered Jamaica in 1665, as secretary to Cromwell's commissioners, settled there; became colonel of horse, Chief Justice, Speaker of the House of Assembly, and one of the Council of the Island. He died in 1683, and was succeeded by his only son,

II. Charles Long, of Longville, a member of the Council and a colonel of horse in the Island. This gentleman, coming to England, settled at Saxmundham, and was chosen a burgess in Parliament for Dunwich in 1714. He married, first!

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Memoirs of the Family of Long.

Amy, the eldest daughter of Sir Nicholas Lawes, Knt. Governor of Jamaica, by whom he had issue one son and one daughter; and, secondly, Jane, the only daughter and heiress of Sir William Beeston, Knt. the Governor of Jamaica, and relict of Sir James Molyford, Bart. by whom he had issue three sons and five daughters. Colonel Long deceased in 1723, and was succeeded by the eldest son of his second marriage. Of two of the daughters: Susanna was born on the 22d of July, 1717, and dying unmarried on the 16th of April, 1820, at the advanced age of 102 years, was interred in the church of Tunstall; and on the north side of the chancel of the church of Sternfield is a very elegant mural tablet erected to her memory, with the following inscription on a sarcophagus, supported by cockleshells:

"To the memory of SUSANNA LONG, daughter of Charles Long, Esq. of Hurts Hall. She lived to the age of 102 years, blessed by the Almighty with the full possession of her faculties until the day of her death; born July 22d, 1717; died April 16th, 1820. This tablet is inscribed by her affectionate nephew, the Rev. William Long, M.A. Rector of this parish."

There is an engraved portrait of this venerable lady when in her 102d year; it is a Private Plate, and considered a very striking likeness.

And Ann Long, who married the Rev. Philip Carter.

III. Charles, the eldest son by the second marriage, of Colonel Long, and Jane his wife, was born in 1705, and married Mary, the second daughter and co-heiress of Dudley North, of Glemham, Esq. by Catherine, his wife. She deceased on the 10th of May, 1770, and her husband on the 16th of Oct. 1778, and were both interred in the south aisle of the church of Saxmundham, where, on a mural tablet, is this inscription to their memories :

"CHARLES LONG, Esq. husband of Mary Long, departed this life the 16th of Oct. 1778, aged 73. MARY LONG, sister and co-heiress of Dudley North, Esq. of Little Glemham, wife of Charles Long, Esq. departed this life the 10th of May, 1770, aged 55."

By his wife Mr. Long had issue two sons, Charles and Dudley.

IV. Charles, the eldest, was born

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in 1747, and married on the 26th of Dec. 1786, his first cousin, Jane, the daughter of Beeston Long, of London, Esq. and by her had issue two sons, Charles and Dudley, who both died in their infancy. Mr. Long deceased on the 25th of Dec. 1812, and was interred in the chancel of the church of Saxmundham, where, on a mural tablet against the north side, is an inscription to his memory. This beautiful monument is from the chisel of Nollekins, and consists of a sarcophagus, over which is the figure of an angel seated on a rock, his right hand covering his eye, and his left hand holding an inverted torch; at the bottom of the sarcophagus are two escallop shells. The inscription is as follows:

"In memory of CHARLES LONG, Esq. who died the 25th of December, 1812, aged 64 years. He married Jane, daughter of Beeston Long, Esq. by whom he had two sons, Charles and Dudley, who died in their infancy, and are also buried here."

V. The second son, Dudley North, was baptized on the 14th of March, 1748. He was educated at the school of Bury St. Edmund, from whence he was removed to Emanuel College, Cambridge, where he proceeded to the degree of B. A. in 1771, and to that of A. M. in 1774. He represented the borough of Banbury in 1796, 1802, and 1806. In 1812 he was returned for Richmond, in Yorkshire. On the decease of his aunt in 1789, and in pursuance of her last will and testament, he assumed the name and arms of North; and, in 1812, on the death of his elder brother, Charles Long, of Hurts Hall, Esq. he took the name and arms of Long, in addition to those of North. He married on the 5th of Nov. 1802, Sophia, the eldest daughter of Charles Anderson Pelham, the first Lord Yarborough, by Sophia, the only daughter of George Aufrere, of Chelsea, Esq.

Mr. Dudley Long North died without issue, at Brompton, near London, at the age of 80, February 21, 1829. He was a gentleman of distinguished and accomplished manners, and a consistent Whig of the old school: he associated, likewise, with literary and political men of a different character, among whom was Dr. Samuel Johnson.

(To be concluded next Month.)

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