aussi distingue par ses vertus que par sa naissance, fut la derniere
victime du tribunal revolutionnaire d'Orange, qui fut suspendu le
lendemain de sa mort."

The only particulars of Iovanni Volpe furnished by the Gwerclas MSS. are
given in the annexed pedigree. The marriage of his daughter Frances with my
ancestor, Richard Hughes of Gwerclas, arose from the latter (before his
accession to the family estates and representation, consequent on the
decease without issue--February 6, 18 James I., 1620-1--of his elder
brother, Humffrey Hughes, Esq., of Gwerclas, Baron of Cymmer-yn-Edeirnion,
High Sheriff of Merionethshire in 1618) having been secretary of the
princely Cliffords, Earls of Cumberland, to whom Iovanni Volpe had been
physician. There can be little doubt that Iovanni was descended from a
branch of the Italian Volpes which had retained the ancient name; a
supposition confirmed by the tradition of my family, and by the fact of the
fox being assigned to his daughter Frances as her arms, in an emblazoned
genealogy of the house of Gwerclas compiled in 1650 by the most accurate
and eminent of Welsh antiquaries, Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, Esq.

I may add, that among the Gwerclas pictures are portraits of Richard Hughes
and Frances; the latter exhibiting in features an complexion the
unmistakeable impress of Italian lineage.

WILLIAM HUGHES.

Twyford, Hants, March 18. 1851.

WILLIAM WOLPE. ===
Arms, Vert a fox |
courant, proper. |
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JOHN WOLPE, _aliter_ VULP, "An Italian === ---- ----, "Descended
doctor; was ffamous in Queene Eliza- | of the ffamily of the
beth's tyme, went with George Erle | Monntaynes in Yorkshire,
of Cumberland most of his sea | who keepe the name this
voyages, and was with him at the | daye [1622.]."
takeing of Portorico, in the Indies." |
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RICHARD EVERS (1st) === FRANCES, "Sole === (2nd) RICHARD HUGHES, Esq.,
"Of the ffamily of | daughter." Died | of Gwerclas, co. Merioneth,
Evers of Coventry." | 29 June, 1636, | Baron of Cymmer-yn-Edeirnion.
| circa aet. 50. | Married 2 Nov. 160