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provision that if his wife marries, the property is to go to his daughters Frances and Elizabeth.

Ursula Latham, daughter of John Latham, Jr.

m.‑-- William Carter, Gentleman, baptized July 10, 1578, (12) son of William Cartel, of Kempston, Bedfordshire, Esq.

Elizabeth Latham, daughter of John Latham, Jr.

m.‑--Thomas (?)                

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Lewis Latham, son of John Latham, Jr.

Lewis Latham, Gentleman, son of John Latham, Jr., b. circa 1584, buried May 15, 1655 (12)

m.‑First circa 1608, Elizabeth (?), buried at Elstow, Bedforsdhire, in 1620; surname not ascertained. She was the mother of his children.

m.‑secondly circa 1622, Winifred Downes (widow ?)

A Winifred Downes is mentioned in Lewis Latham's will, supposed to be her daughter.

Lewis Latham, Gentleman, as has been previously stated, was probably a son of John Latham, Jr., and a nephew of Rev. Nicholas Latham.

In 1612, he was a member of the household and Falconer to Prince Henry, who deceased this year. In 1625, he held the same position with King Charles I. Aug. 18, 1627, he was advanced to the position of Sergeant of the Hawks, and his place of Under Falconer given to Richard Berrick.

After the Restoration in June 1661, his widow Winifred, having applied for arrears of salary due her late husband Lewis Latham, an inquiry was made by Sit Robert Pye, from which it appeared, he had received his fee as Falconer of £40 pet annum until 1640, and his fee as Sergeant of the Hawks of £65 per annum until the same date, but no further payments were made.

May 9, 1662, Winifred Latham made another attempt to secure the arrears of salary through the instrumentality of Sir Lewis Dive, which the Lord Treasurer Thomas, Earl of Southampton, would not allow, as it would have established a precedent by which large demands could have been made on an exhausted treasury.

King Charles II, however, set aside a sum of £10,000, which the Lord Treasurer was authorized to distribute upon his discretion and the King's orders, and as appears from the treasury papers, she was the recipient of about £40 per annum until May 22, 1664, as no further payments were made her subsequent to this date, ii may be assumed she died about this time.

A portrait of Lewis Latham, painted according to experts by Sir Peter Lely, was until recently in possession of F. A. Holder, of Hyattsville, Md. It was brought to New England by Frances Clarke and was purchased from Mr. Holder by the late William L. Elkins, and is now in the collection of his son, the late George W. Elkins, Esq., a descendant of Lewis Latham.

The coat of arms which is in the upper corner, is a part of the original painting and is the same as was used by (5) Philip de Latham and the Rev. Nicholas Latham and the crest clearly indicates his descent from the Lathams of Lancashire, (Astbury branch) whose heiress, Isabel Latham, daughter of Sir Thomas and Johanna (Venables) Latham, married Sir John Stanley, K. G., from whom are the Earls of Derby. The inscription on the portrait "The effigy of the Honorable Lewis Latham, falconer to His Majesty King Charles 1, who died at the age of 100 years," is said by the same experts, to have been put there by later hands. The painting shows him to have advanced in years, but it is unlikely that he was a centenarian; this is deemed im­probable by the known dates of the baptisms of his children, 1609 to 1619.

The following records taken from original sources, as will appear, are conclusive evidence of his services as Falconer and that he was a member of the King's house hold.