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http://209.85.165.104/search?qÊche:n_ynAPzBxVcJ:www.yarbro.org/YNGHA/YFQ/Vol%252016/YFQv16n3.pdf+%22snaith%22+%22james+yarburgh%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4Yarbrough Family QuarterlyVolume 16, Nbr. 3, Page 15Family Backgrounds - the BlaggesBetween 1662 and 1663, Sir Thomas Yarburgh married (1662-3)Henrietta Blagge, the daughter of Colonel Blagge.The good colonel had been a courtier in the court of Charles theFirst, where he had the wonderful title of 'Groom of theBedchamber' As such he organised the royal levees and arrangedthe night security. He must have been 'in' on many royalsecrets!During the English Civil War Colonel Blagge defended the castleof Waltingford, in Oxfordshire, for sixteen weeks against thebesieging anti-royalists. This was at a time when the royalistcause was lost. The Colonel insisted that he would not surrenderunless he had the permission of the King and that his men couldleave the town in honour. This was granted and in July 1646Blagge led his gallant men out of the castle with horses andarms intact. Terms were allowed for 'flying colours, trumpetssounding, drums beating, matches lighted at both ends, andbullets in their mouths.'After the Restoration of Charles the Second (1660) to thethrone, Colonel Blagge was appointed Governor of Portsmouth.Thomas V is knightedThe marriage of Thomas Yarburgh to Henretta Blagge, being thedaughter of such a famous royalist commander, would have beenwell know in the royal court and it is not surprising that aknighthood was soon conferred on Thomas Yarburgh by the KingCharles the Second, "The Merry Monarch".The Yarburghs named their first (and only) son as James. Thiswas in honour of the King's brother, the future James 11 who, atthat time, was His Highness, the Duke of York. It must have beena great joy to the family that the Duke consented to be agodparent to their son.The baby was baptised at Snaith in March 1664. The 'new'Anglican Book of Common Prayer (1662) would have been used almost for the first time:Then shall the Priest demand the name of this child; which beingby the Godfathers and Godmothers pronounced, the Minister shallsay, Dost thou, in the name of this child, renounce the deviland all his works, the vain pomp and glory of this world, withall covetous desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow,nor be led by them?Answer by the godparents: I renounce them all.Three historic events took place near this date. First, 100,000died in the Great Plague, which broke out in London thefollowing year. Secondly, in 1665, the Duke of York was madeLord High Admiral to direct the war against the Dutch. Thirdly,the Great Fire of London destroyed the heart of London inSeptember 2nd -5th 1666.In imagination, one would like to think that the Duke of Yorkwas present at James Yarburgh's baptism. Indeed, if the Duke hadbeen coming from London by the most direct route, he would havepassed through Snaith, which was only twenty miles from York. Ifhe did not attend personally, he would have had a proxy toanswer the clergyman's questions.The child, James Yarburgh, became a Royal Page. This must havebeen when he was about eight.When he grew up, James Yarburgh became a soldier. He was asupporter of James II, who succeeded to the throne in 1685.I wrote an article (YFQ Vol.8, No.4, pL34-35) about JamesYarburgh's arrest by King William Ill's soldiers in 1690 when hewas a Captain. At that time King William (Protestant) wasfighting against King James II (Catholic). Like many at thattime, the Yarburghs were to change sides and become supportersof William III. This was due to King James's 'pro catholic'religious policy. The Yarburghs were Church of England andJames's Act of Indulgence in 1688 might have been the breakingpoint.Because the Captain Yarburgh changed sides, he was able tocontinue his career in the army under William Ill.As an officer he had to have his senior commanding officer'spermission to marry. This licence was granted to him in 1592 andhe married Ann Hesketh of Heslington. After Ann's father died in1708, James and Ann Yarburgh moved her family mansion just outside York - Heslington Hall. James rose to be a Lieutenant-Colonel of Horse and had the honour to be an Aide de Camp tothe famous Duke of Marlborough. I wonder if he was at thedecisive battle of Blenheim in 1704? James Yarburgh would havebeen forty then.James probably retired from the army about the time of the deathof his father (Sir Thomas Yarburgh) in 1717.Colonel James Yarburgh himself died in 1730 at the age of 65. Hehad been lord of the manors of Yarburgh, Snaith, Cowick and partof Heslington.http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/40thanniversary/heshall.htmSocially, the Yarburghs achieved their most distinguished matchduring the early years of their ownership of the Hall when, in1719, Henrietta Maria, daughter of Anne (Hesketh) and JamesYarburgh, married Sir John Vanbrugh who, at the time, wasinvolved in the design of Castle Howard. He does not appear,however, to have had any architectural influence on HeslingtonHall.
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