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they stayed another winter. Their Providence decrees to man under wealth, though of great value, was eafily flowed, and a profperous navigation foon carried them to the Canaries. As the weather ftill continued fine, Den Eftevan propofed to his brother to fettle their accounts; but, when the whole debt due to the former was fully perufed, Don Gregorio changed colour, and, letting the papers fall, O Eftevan, cried he, I am a bankrupt-I am padone! But my brother has gotten what I have loft, and that is fufficient!

You are only mistaken, my dear brother, faid Ettevan coolly, but not undone. You wanted to acquire that wealth inftantaneously, which

the condition of earning it by little and little, with long perfeverance and moderate defires! To gain riches in a moment is not industry, but gaming.-You acknowledge the error, and it is my bufinefs to repair your lofs. One third therefore of our acquifitions is for ever yours; a fecond part fhall be referved for myfelf; and the refidue diftributed to the fhip's company. It is likewife but a proper acknowledgement to the bounty of Providence, that the flaves fhould have their liberty, and end their days in quiet with you and me, as they were always our fellow-creatures, and at prefent our fellow-chriftians.

Genealogical Account of NOEL, Earl of GAINSBOROUGH.

THIS

HIS noble family is defcended from Noel, who came into England with William the Conqueror; and, in confideration of his fervices, obtained a grant of the manors of Elenhall, Wiverftone, Podmore, Milnefe, and other lands of very great value, from that monarch.

Robert, the fon and heir of this Noel, ftiled Robert Fitz-Noel, in the reign of Henry 1. obtained a grant of the greateft part of Granborough in Warwickshire, from Lawrence, then prior of Coventry, and the monks of that houfe; and in the reign of Henry II. he founded the priory of Raunton in Staffordshire. He left iffue by Alice, his wife, five fons, Thomas, Philip, Robert, Richard, and John.

Thomas, his eldeft fon, confirmed the grant of his father, Robert, to the priory of Raunton; and was alfo a benefactor to the hofpital of September, 1764.

the knights templars. In the twentyfixth year of the reign of Henry II. he was appointed sheriff of Staffordfhire; and was continued in that poft, which in thofe times was an office of great truft and power, for feven years fucceffively; he was alfo invefted with the fame honour in the first year of Richard I. Henry II. likewife confirmed to him the grant which his father Robert had obtained of the lands of Granborough from the prior of Coventry, By his wife Margaret he had two daughters, who fhared his inheritance.

But it is from Philip, the fecond fon of Robert Fitz-Noel, that the prefent noble family are more immediately defcended. Robert, his fon and heir, lord of Hilcot in Staffordshire, and Seftford, left iffue a fon named Philip, who lived in the fifty- fecond year of Henry III. and was fucceeded by his fon Philip, lord of Hilcot, Seftford, and Newbold, in Derby

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fhire, whofe eldeft fon, named Philip alfo, died in his father's life time; but, by Cecily his wife, he left a fon, Thomas, who fucceeded his grandfather.

This Thomas Noel married Alice, daughter and heiress of Henry de Wyverfton, by whom he had iffue William Noel, who refided at Newbold, and was father of Richard Noel, Efq; whofe fon Thomas Noel, of Newbold, Efq; married firft Jane, daughter of Sonde, by whom he had a daughter, Ifabel, married to Thomas Chetwode, of Chetwode in Buckinghamshire, Efq; and by his fecond wife Jane, daughter to Roger Draycot, of Pannefley in Staffordshire, Efq; left iffue

Robert Noel, Efq; who refided at Hilcot (the antient inheritance of his family) in the reign of Edward IV. and, by Maud his wife, had iffue James Noel, of Hilcot, John, rector of Swinerton, and Richard, who died without iffue.

James Noel, the eldeft fon, was nominated in the reign of Henry VIII. by act of parliament, "as one of the most difcreet perfons, juftices of the peace, (as the words of the act are) for affeffing and collecting a fubfidy of 163,000 pounds by a poll. tax, &c." He married a daughter of Pool, Efq; of Langley, in Derbyshire, by whom he had four fons; Robert Noel of Hilcot, of whom are defcended the Noels of Hilcot; Arthur, who died without iffue; Andrew; and Thomas, who is ancestor to that branch of the family feated at Perfhall in Staffordfhire.

Andrew Noel, Efq; the third fon, obtained feveral beneficial grants from Henry VIII. who vefted him alfo with fome confiderable employments. In the thirty-fifth year of

the reign of that monarch, he had a grant of the manor and fcite of the late precepterie of Dalbie upon the Wolde, in Leicestershire, late in the poffeffion of the knights of St. John of Jerufalem. He was alfo nominated fheriff of the county of Rutland in the reign of that king, as well as afterwards in the reigns of Edward VI. and queen Mary. He was twice married. By his fecond wife Dorothy, daughter of Richard Conyers, of Wakerly in Northamptonfhire, Efq; and widow of Roger Flower, Efq; be had issue John Noel, Efq; who was feated at Wellefborough in Leicestershire in right of his wife Anne, daughter and heir of John Fowler, of Wellesborough, by whom he had iffue William Noel, Efq; who by Frances, eldeft daughter and coheir of John Fulwood, of Fordhall in the county of Warwick, Efq; had iffue Sir Verney Noel of Kirkby-Mallory in Leicestershire, who was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, July 6, 1660; from whom defcended Sir Clobery Noel, bart, father to the now Edward lord Wentworth.

By his first wife Elizabeth, daughter and heir of John Hopton, of Hopton in Shropshire, Efq; and widow of Sir John Perient, knt. he had four fons and two daughters; Andrew, Henry, George, William ; Elizabeth, married to Anthony Faunt of Fofton, in Leicestershire, Efq; and Judith, who died unmarried.

Andrew Noel, the eldest fon, fucceeded his father in his eftates, and was greatly esteemed by queen Elizabeth, who knighted him at Greenwich, March 2, 1585, and honoured him with feveral other marks of her approbation and favour. But being of a generous fpirit, his continual attendance upon the court drew him

into fuch great expences as com-
pelled him to fell his feat and lands
at Dalby. Queen Elizabeth is faid
to have made this diftich on him:

The word of denial, and letter of fifty,
Is that gentleman's name who will never
be thrifty.

He was thrice sheriff of Rutland;
and was chofen one of the knights
for that county, in feveral parlia-
ments in the reign of queen Eliza-
beth. His death, which happened
October 9, 1607, is faid to have
been occafioned by the violent exer-
cife he used at the Baloune (a kind
of play with a great ball, toffed with
wooden braces upon the arm) which
threw him into a violent fever, of
which he fhortly after died. He
married Mabel, fixth daughter of
Sir James Harrington, knt. and fifter
and co-heiress of John lord Harring-
ton, by whom he left at his decease,
four fons and three daughters.

He was fucceeded by his eldeft fon Sir Edward Noel, who was knighted by king James on his acceffion to the crown, and afterwards created a baronet, on the first erection of that dignity, June 29, 1611. In the fourteenth year of the fame monarch's reign, he was created a baron of this realm, by the title of lord Noel of Ridlington in the county of Rutland, by letters patent, dated March 23, 14 Jac. I. Having married Julian, eldest daughter and co-heirefs of Sir Baptift Hicks, knt. and bart. created lord Hicks of limington in Warwickshire, and viscount Campden, of Campden in Gloucestershire, in the reign of Charles I. he obtained the reverfion of thofe honours to himself and his heirs male, on failure of iffue male of the faid Baptift, lord viscount Campden; and he accordingly inherited thofe titles on the deceafe of

the faid Sir Baptift Hicks, who died October 18, 1629.

On the breaking out of the civil wars between king Charles I. and his parliament, his lordship efpoufed the cause of his majefty, and raised fome forces for his fervice. He departed this life in his garrifon at Oxford, on March 10, 1643, leaving iffue Baptift, his fucceffor, and Henry Noel; and two daughters.

Baptift, lord viscount Campden, adopted his father's principles, and proved as unfhaken in his loyalty to Charles I. He raifed and maintained at his own expence, a troop of horfe, and a company of foot in that unfortunate prince's fervice; but was afterwards obliged to pay to the fequeftrators nine thousand pounds. compofition for his eftate, befides one hundred and fifty pounds per annum, fettled on the teachers of the times. After the restoration of Charles II. he was conftituted lordlieutenant of the county of Rutland; and died in October 29, 1683, in the feventy first year of his age. His first wife was Anne Fielding, fecond daughter to William, earl of Denbigh, by whom he had three children, who died in their infancy. By his fecond, Anne, countefs of Bath he had one fon, ftill-born. By his third, Hefter, one of the four daughters and co heireffes of Thomas lord Wotton, he had two fons, Edward and Henry; and four daughters; and by his fourth wife, Elizabeth Bertie, eldest daughter of Montagu, earl of Lindfey, he had four fons, Lindley, Baptift, John, and James; and three daughters.

He was fucceeded in his honours and eftates by Edward his eldest fon, who having with great integrity performed feveral eminent fervices to Charles II. and having alfo married 3 P2

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the lady Elizabeth, eldest daughter Effex, by whom alfo he had two daughters. This noble lord married Dorothy, fecond daughter of John duke of Rutland, and died of the final pox on April 17, 1714, in the 29th year of his age, leaving iffue three fons and three daughters, viz. Baptift, who fucceeded him; John, who died Dec. 26, 1718; James; lady Catharine; and lady Sufannah, married to Anthony Ashley Cooper, earl of Shaftesbury.

and co heiress of Thomas Wrothefley, earl of Southampton, lordhigh-treasurer of England, with whom he had the lordship of Tich field, in the county of Southan pron; that monarch advanced him, by letters patent, dated February 3, in the 33d year of his reign, to the degree and dignity of a baron of this realm, by the title of lord Noel of Tichfield, with limitation, for want of male-iflue of his body, to the younger fons of his father Baptift, viscount Campden. His majefty alfo conftituted his lordship, lord lieutenant of the county of Southampton, warden of New-foreft, and governor of Portf mouth. After he fucceeded his father in October 1680, he was likewife appointed lord-lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the county of Rutland; and, on the first of De cember following, he was, for his eminent fervices and abilities, created earl of Gainsboro gh, with limitation of that honour to his younger brothers. He died in the year 1689, leaving iffe only one fon, Wriothe fley Baptift, his fucceffor, and four daughters.

Wriothefley Baptift, earl of Gainf borough, married Catherine, eldcft daughter of Fulk Grevile, earl of Brooke; and died, Sept. 21, 1690, leaving iffue only two daughters, lady Elizabeth, and lady Rachel. Dying without male-iffus, his honours defcended to

Baptiftcarl of Gainsborough, only fon of the hon. B.ptift Noel, (fecond fon to Baptift vifcout Campden by his fourth wite, Elizabeth daughter of Montague earl of Lindley) by his wife Sulammab, danghics and heir of fir Thomas Fanthaw of Jenkins in the parish of Barking in

Baptift, his eldeft fon and fucceffor, father of the late and prefent earls, had ifue by Elizabeth Chapman his wife, who married fecondly in Nov. 1756, Thomas Noel, Efq; three fons, Baptift, the late earl; Thomas, the prefent earl; and Charles, who died young: and nine daughters. His lordship dying on March 21, 1750-1, was fucceeded in his honours and estate by his eldeft fon

Baptift, the late earl, born June 8, 1740, who alfo dying in May 1759 upon his travels at Geneva, the titles and inheritance devolved on his brother Thomas, the prefent earl of Gainsborough, who was born in

1743.

His lordship's titles are, earl of Gainsborough, vifcount Campden of Campden, baron Noel of Ridlington, baron Hicks of Ilmington, baron Nol of Tichfeld, and baronet.

Arms.] Or, fretty of ten pieces, gules, a canton, ermine.

Cret.] On a wreath, a buck at gaze, argent; attired, or.

Supporters.] Two bulls, argent; armed and unguled, proper. Metro] Tout bien cu rien; All good, or nothing.

Chief Seats.] At Extonbrook in the county of Rutland; and Cavendith-fquare, London.

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The AFFECTIONATE DAUGHTER; or the HISTORY of MARIA,

A Novel.

To the Authors of the BRITISH MAGAZINE.

GENTLEMEN,

Fil piety is

flower of fo delicate a nature, that we meet but very few places which can produce it in fo rough a climate as this; and tho' we frequently hear of parents who ruin themselves for the fake of their children, yet, we seldom or ever hear of children who do any extraordinary acts of kindness to their parents.-Perhaps nature has formed the parental fenfibility infinitely more exquifite than the filial, and, for fome wife purpose, implanted a much greater fondness on our minds for thofe we beget and educate, than for those by whom we are begotten and educated ourfelves; at least custom has firmly established fuch different fentiments relative to the behaviour of parent and child, that it is thought a matter of the highest praise in a wealthy fon to fettle a paltry fifty pound for fifty pound for life on a diftreffed and worthy father; but an action of little or no merit in a father to fettly twenty times the fum upon an indigent fon. I was led into this train of reflection by the following history, which is an exception to the foregoing propofition, and which I flatter myfeif will prove no difagreeable relation to your readers.

An eminent merchant, whofe name I think neceffary to conceal under that of Webley, married a moft amiable woman, with whom he received a considerable fortune, and by whom he was bleft in the fift year with a daughter, called Maria: Ms. Webley, however, unhappily catching a cold during the time of her lying-in, did not long furvive the birth of her child, but died in 5

about three months after; with her laft breath conjuring her husband to be particularly attentive to the welfare of the unfortunate little Maria.

Mr. Webley for two years before his marriage had been connected with a fubtle defigning woman, by whom he alfo had a daughter; nor did his having a wife put an end to the guilty intercourse: under the pretence of important bufinefs, he frequently ftaid in town with her a night or two in the week, while Mrs. Webley was down at the country-houfe in Hertfordshire; and as frequently carried her into the country with him, whenever he knew his lady could not conveniently leave. town his marriage, in fact, was rather an engagement of intereft, than a union of inclination; and Mrs. Webley's fortune enabling him to live up to the fummit of his wishes, the moment the was interred, he thought there was no farther neceffity for reftraint or difguife.- In fhort, fix weeks had fcarce elapfed, when he married the abandoned woman we have been speaking of, and pitched upon the moft profigate of her fex to fupply the place of the very best.

We fhall pass over the time of Maria's infancy, when the experienced little more than the dimi nutive cruelty of a narrow-minded mother-in-law, and come at once to that period, which may be justly reckoned the most important of her life. She had juft entered on her eighteenth year, and was blooming into all the perfections of her fex, when Mrs. Webley began to

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