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Page 178:-
[Cum]berland, both under the Saxons and Danes. But when
England submitted to the Normans, this part of it also came
into their power, and fell to the share of Radulph de
Meschines, whose eldest son Ranulph was lord of
Cumberland, and in right of his mother and by favour of the
king earl of Chester. King Stephen to gratify the Scots
restored it to them to be holden of him and the kings of
England. But his successor Henry II. finding this liberality
of Stephen likely to prove prejudicial to himself and
kingdom, demanded Northumberland, Cumberland, and
Westmorland, of the Scots. "The Scottish king, as
Neubrigensis [b] relates, wisely considering that the king
of England had the advantage in this demand both by strength
of arms and justice of claim, though he might have alledged
the oath which he was said to have taken to his grandfather
David when he received knighthood from him, honestly
restored the borders aforesaid upon demand, and in return
received from him the county of Huntingdon, to which he had
an antient right."
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Earls of
Cumberland.
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Cumberland, Earl of
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Before the time of Henry VIII. there were no earls of
Cumberland. He created [c] Henry Clifford, descended
from the lords Vipont, first earl of Cumberland, who
by Margaret daughter of Henry Percy earl of
Northumberland, had Henry [d] 2d earl, who by his first wife
daughter of Charles Brandon duke of Suffolk, had
Margaret countess of Derby, by his 2d wife daughter of lord
Dacre of Gillesland, two sons George and
Francis. George, the 3d earl, distinguished himself in the
sea-service, indefatigable and brave, and died 1605 [e],
leaving an only daughter Anne [f]. He was succeeded by his
brother Francis 4th earl, who discovers an ambition to equal
the virtues of such ancestors [g].
This county contains 58 parish churches besides chapels.
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[b]
II. 4.
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[c]
1523. 15 H.VIII. He died 34 H.VIII. buried at Appleby or
Skipton. Dugd. Bar. I. 344.
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[d]
died 1569, 12 Eliz. buried at Skipton. Ib. 345. See before,
p.41,42.
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[e]
buried at Skipton. Ib.
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[f]
now countess of Dorset. H.
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[g]
As for the Wardens of the West Marches against Scotland in
this county, which were noblemen of special trust, I need to
say nothing, when as by the Union of both kingdoms under one
head that ofice is now determined. Id.
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