The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15

T have to announce your succession to the Earidom de Lannoy!"
 z stephen sat quite still.
 After long pause she said quietly:
 'Now. won't you tell us all about it2 I am in absolute ignorance; and don't be-"
 Mir. Copleston began at once.
 T had better not burden you, at first, with too many details, which can come later; but give you a rough survey of the situation. A great-aunt of yours" Here stephen interrupted him:
 "A great-auntt why, my dear Aunt Laetitia is thatl May I ask what year or time you are referring tor
 ITO the last year of the reign of his late Majesty. King Henry VIII"
 "Oh!' she said as she wheeled her chair next to her aunt's. and bending over held her hand. MT. copleston went on:
 T am speaking of your great-aunt Eleanor. the eldest of the three daugh- ters of the sixth Earl de Lannoy who married the third Baron Vermeil. The
 Earl had no male issue and at his de- cease the Earldom fell into abeyance. The abeyance was determined by Let ters Patent tn favor of his eldest daughter Eleanor. This lady had by her marriage with Baron vermeil, is- HaN OA5 aSylf WuVa mus l0HGTlLeQ D0Ln the Barony and the Earldom. For the Earldom of Lannoy being to Heirs General females inherit in default of male issue in the direct line; whereas the .verneil Barony goes only In male taille. This inheritor. the eighth Earl and. fourth. Baron. married in due course and had male issue. In the course of the centuries which have elapsed there have always been male
 inheritors, of the vermeil direct line up to the time of the death of the last Lord de Lannoy. With his. demise. however. the direct line from the is- sue 1of the third Baron vermeil and of Eleanor, Seventh Countess de Lannoy. became extinct. The separate peer ages revert therefore tosother branches.
 They have been so long associated, | that the necessary divergence of titles held under different patents has been ! lost sight. of It was only when the | solieitors to the Vermeil family were ! pr9 paring. theirsscase to submit to the House of Lords for the issue of the
 new Writ of Summons that they be-
 came aware of the Earldom de Lan- noy lapsing from the line of vermeil. The Barony of Vermeil accrues to the | issue of Edward. second son of the sec l ond Baron Vermeil. This has been 1 carefully traced, and the present claim I ant Of the title will be acknowledged | without trouble. Your own title of | Countess de Lannoy comes to you | through your ancestor Isobel. third and l youngest daughter of the sixth Earl; 1 the line descended from Philippa the l second daughter having become ex- l tinct In the time of Charles II. There l Is absolutely no doubt whatever of your | claim; and no question ever cam pos | sibly be raised. You will petition the | Crown. and on reference to the House l of Lords the Committee for Privileges | will without doubt admit your right. l May offer my congratulations. Lady de Lanfaoy. my very true and sincere l cognratula on your new acquisi- ] tion? Blythe way. may say that all
 the estates. of the Earldom which have | heep- from the first kept in strict ezl | tail, go with the title de Lannoy' l During the recital Stephen, though | following ,.Mr.s Copleston's speech and ] expression with all attention, was con
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