Vol 3 - Lackham Countryside Centre
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The Manor of <strong>Lackham</strong> <strong>Vol</strong> 3 : The Montagu family<br />
made a will when she died 234<br />
Fig. 18 Arms of Montagu and Hungerford 235 **<br />
Little of known of James II, but there may be a portrait of him in<br />
Salisbury Museum, see Appendix 2 . He was educated at Eton and<br />
admitted to his father’s old College, Sidney, in 1652 236<br />
During his lifetime the country was, again, in religious turmoil, and the<br />
non-conformist movement was strong in northern Wiltshire. There was so<br />
much dissatisfaction and trouble that Sharrington-Talbot of Lacock<br />
Abbey, wrote to Joseph Williamson 237 ,<br />
234 W&SHC 212B /3676<br />
Administration Agreement for the estate of Diana Hungerford dated 8 th July 1735 for<br />
“Diana Montague of Lacock widow of James Montague of <strong>Lackham</strong> d1676“<br />
235 Brocklebank, Rev GR (1968) The Heraldry of the Church of St. Cyriac in Lacock The<br />
Uffington Press p22<br />
236 Venn, J & Venn JA (1924) Alumni Cantagrienses part 1 <strong>Vol</strong> III p201<br />
237 Joseph Williamson (1633-1701) In 1660 he entered the service of the then<br />
Secretary of State, Sir Edward Nicholas, retaining his position under the succeeding<br />
secretary, Sir Henry Bennet, Lord Arlington. He was involved with the foundation of<br />
the London Gazette in 1665 before entering parliament in 1669. He was knighted in<br />
1672. In 1674 he was made Secretary of State, having practically purchased this<br />
position from Arlington for £6,000, a sum that he required from his successor when he<br />
left office in He was removed from office in 1679 after being arrested after being<br />
implicated in the popish plots, but he had been released by order of Charles II. He was<br />
an Irish MP between 1692 and 1699, He died at Cobham, Kent, on 3 October 1701. He<br />
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