AND PEDIGREES OF FOUNDERS' KIN. BY SIR BERNARD BURKE, LL.D., Ulster King of Arms, AUTHOR OF "THE PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE," "VICISSITUDES OF FAMILIES," &c. Atavis edite regibus." HORACE. LONDON: 1864. ΤΟ HIS EXCELLENCY George William Frederick, Earl of Carlisle, K.G. MY DEAR LORD, RECORD TOWER, DUBLIN CASTLE, 11 Jan., 1864. In dedicating to you my "Royal Descents," I am glad to have the privilege of being permitted to associate with a Work of mine the honoured name of one, whose talent and worth add lustre even to the ancestral brilliancy of a race, round which the light of genius has shone so long-a race in whose history the Poet Surrey, the Scholar Cavendish, and the Statesman Boyle, adorn the roll of hereditary ability. To your Lordship-the representative of that branch of the illustrious House of Howard, with whose stem are interwoven the distinguished lines of Mowbray and Dacre, Greystock and Clifford, and in whose veins flow the best streams of Royal Blood-this book is most appropriately inscribed. Affectionate esteem enhances the charm of such a dedication. I am, Dear LORD CARLISLE, (With sentiments ever of respect and regard,) Your Excellency's faithful and obliged servant, |