Anglorum speculum, or The worthies of England, in church and state Alphabetically digested into the several shires and counties therein contained; wherein are illustrated the lives and characters of the most eminent persons since the conquest to this present age. Also an account of the commodities and trade of each respective county, and the most flourishing cities and towns therein.

Anglorum speculum, or The worthies of England, in church and state Alphabetically digested into the several shires and counties therein contained; wherein are illustrated the lives and characters of the most eminent persons since the conquest to this present age. Also an account of the commodities and trade of each respective county, and the most flourishing cities and towns therein.

Table of contents

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Title page

THE PREFACE TO THE READER.

An Abſtract OF THE WORTHIES OF ENGLAND.

CHAP. I. The Deſign of the Work.

CHAP. II. The Real Topicks inſiſted on, in the Reſpective Counties.

CHAP. III. Of the firſt Quaternion of Perſons.

CHAP. IV. Of Popes, Cardinals and Prelates, before the Reformation.

CHAP. V. Since the Reformation.

CHAP. VI. Of States-men.

CHAP. VII. Of Judges and Writers on the Common Law.

CHAP. VIII. Of Souldiers and Seamen.

CHAP. IX. Of Writers on the Canon and Civil Law, Phyſick, Chymiſtry and Chyrurgery.

CHAP. X. Writers.

CHAP. XI. Of Publick Benefactors.

Of the Stating of the Word Reformation.

CHAP. XII. Memorable Perſons.

CHAP. XIII. Of Lord Mayors of London.

CHAP. XIV. Why a Catalogue of the Engliſh Gentry in the Reign of H. 6. is inſerted in this Book.

CHAP. XV. Of Sheriffs.

CHAP. XVI. Of the Coats of Arms of Sheriffs.

CHAP. XVII. Of the Alterations and Variations of Surnames.

CHAP. XVIII. Of Modern Battels.

CHAP. XIX. Of the number of Counties in England, and why the Worthies are digeſted County-wiſe.

CHAP. XX. Of the Clergy.

CHAP. XXI. General Rules for the Author, and Readers eaſe.

CHAP. XXII. Of Precedency.

CHAP. XXIII. Of borrow'd Authorities in this Work.

CHAP. XXIV. Of a Two-fold Engliſh Gentry, viz. by Nation and Profeſſion.

Barkſhire.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Confeſſors.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

States-men.

Souldiers.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Battles.

Bedfordſhire.

Natural Commodities are,

Buildings.

Wonders.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Buckinghamſhire.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Writers on the Law.

Souldiers.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Cambridgeſhire.

Wonders.

Proverbs.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Souldiers.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Cheſhire.

Proverbs.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges.

Souldiers.

Phyſicians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Battles.

Cheſter.

Proverbs.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Sea-men.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors.

Cornwal.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Prelates.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Souldiers.

Souldiers.

Civilians.

Phyſicians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

The Battles.

Cumberland.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Civilians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Derbyſhire.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Sea-Men.

Phyſicians.

Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick ſince the Reformation.

Noted Sheriffs.

Devonſhire.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Confeſſors.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges.

Souldiers.

Seamen.

Civilians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors:

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Exeter.

Princes.

Prelates.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors.

Dorſetſhire.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Souldiers.

Sea-men.

Civilians.

Benefactors to the Publick ſince the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Durham.

Princes.

Saints.

Confeſſors.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Civilians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Eſſex.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Confeſſors.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges.

Souldiers.

Phyſicians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

The Battles.

Glouceſterſhire.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

States-men.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Souldiers.

Seamen.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Noted Sheriffs.

Hantſhire.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

States-men.

Souldiers.

Sea-men.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors ſince the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Hertford-ſhire.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Popes.

Prelates.

Stateſmen.

Souldiers.

Phyſicians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors.

Since the Reformation.

Noted Sheriffs.

Hereford-ſhire.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Cardinals.

Since the Reformation.

Souldiers.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors.

Memorable Perſons.

Huntington-ſhire.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Exile Romiſh Writers.

Benefactors.

Memorable Perſons.

Kent.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Confeſſors.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Souldiers.

Seamen.

Civilians.

Phyſicians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Canterbury.

Proverbs.

Prelates.

Souldiers.

Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Lancaſhire.

Proverbs.

Martyrs.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Souldiers.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

The Battels.

Leiceſter-ſhire.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges.

Writers.

Since the Refomation.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Lincoln-ſhire.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges.

Souldiers.

Seamen.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick, ſince the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Middleſex.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Souldiers.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Antient Gentry ſince the time of H. 6.

The Battels.

London.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Writers on the Law.

Souldiers.

Civilians.

Phyſicians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Noted Sheriffs.

Weſtminſter.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Prelates Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Maſters of Muſick.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Memorable Perſons.

Norfolk.

Proverbs.

Prelates

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Souldiers.

Seamen.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Norwich.

Phyſicians.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Northamptonſhire.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Cardinal.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Northumberland.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Prelates ſince the Reformation.

Souldiers.

Phyſicians.

Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Nottingham-ſhire.

Proverbs.

Martyr.

Prelate ſince the Reformation.

Capital Judges.

Seamen.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Oxford-ſhire.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Souldiers.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Rutland-ſhire.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Shrop-ſhire.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Confeſſors

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Souldiers

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

SOMMERSET-SHIRE.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges.

Souldiers.

Seamen.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Modern Battles.

BRISTOL.

Martyrs.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Seamen.

VVriters.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

STAFFORD-SHIRE.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Lawyers.

Souldiers.

Seamen.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Battles.

SUFFOLK.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges.

Souldiers.

Seamen.

Phyſicians.

VVriters.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

SURREY.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Confeſſors.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Seamen.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

SUSSEX.

Proverbs.

Martyrs.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges.

Souldiers.

Phyſicians.

Writers

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exil'd Writers.

Benefactors to the •ublick ſ••ce the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

WARWICK-SHIRE.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Confeſſors.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Writers

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

The Battle on October 3. 1642.

WESTMORLAND.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Memorable Perſons.

WILT-SHIRE.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Confeſſors.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Capital Judges.

Souldiers.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Maſters of Muſick.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

Battles.

WORCESTER-SHIRE.

Saints.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Writers on the Law.

Souldiers.

Phyſicians and Chymiſts.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Maſters of Muſick.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

The Battles. Worceſter Fight, September the 3d. 1651.

YORK-SHIRE.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Capital Judges.

Stateſmen.

Seamen.

Phyſicians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

Noted Sheriffs.

The Battles.

YORK.

Proverbs.

Saints.

Martyrs.

Confeſſors.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Writers

Since the Reformation.

THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES. Nec Perfecte nec Perfunctorie.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Confeſſors.

Cardinals.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Phyſicians.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

ANGLESEY.

Proverbs.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Seamen.

BRECKNOCK-SHIRE.

Saints.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Stateſmen.

Memorable Perſons.

CARDIGAN-SHIRE.

Proverbs.

CARMARTHEN-SHIRE.

Martyrs.

Souldiers.

Writers.

CARNARVON-SHIRE.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Stateſmen.

Prelates ſince the Reforma•ion.

DENBIGH-SHIRE.

Prelates.

Since the Reformation.

Writers ſince the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick ſince the Reformation.

FLINT-SHIRE.

Proverbs.

Princes.

Saints.

Prelates ſince the Reformation.

Souldiers.

Writers.

Since the Reformation.

Benefactors to the Publick ſince the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

GLAMORGAN-SHIRE.

Civilians.

MERIONETH-SHIRE.

Saints.

MONTGOMERY-SHIRE.

Proverbs.

Writers.

Memorable Perſons.

MONMOUTH-SHIRE.

Princes.

Saints.

Cardinals.

Souldiers.

Writers.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Since the Reformation.

Memorable Perſons.

PEMBROKE-SHIRE.

Princes.

Saints.

Writers.

RADNOR-SHIRE.

Prelates.

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A TABLE of the moſt remarkable perſons and things contained in this work.

FINIS.

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ENGLISH WORTHIES, IN CHURCH AND STATE.

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Anglorum Speculum, OR THE WORTHIES OF ENGLAND, In Church and State. Alphabetically digeſted into the ſeveral SHIRES and COUNTIES therein contained; WHEREIN Are Illuſtrated the Lives and Characters of the moſt Eminent Perſons ſince the Conqueſt to this preſent Age. ALSO An account of the Commodities and Trade of each Reſpective County, and the moſt flouriſhing Cities and Towns therein.

LONDON, Printed for Thomas Paſſinger at the three Bibles on London-Bridge, William Thackary at the Angel in Duck-lane, and John Wright at the Crown on Ludgate-Hill. 1684.

THE PREFACE TO THE READER.

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Courteous Reader,

I Here preſent you with an abſtract of the Lives and Memoir's of the moſt famous and Illuſtrious Perſonages of this Realm, ſince the Conqueſt to this preſent time; for order ſake I have digeſted it Alphabetically into the ſeveral Shires and Counties contained in this Kingdom; which I [Page] hope will find a kind acceptance, there being nothing of the ſame method now Extant.

Dr. Fuller in his large Hiſtory in Folio, did go a great way in this matter, but here is included the Lives of many more eminent Heroes and generous Patrons, (which I hope their memory may ſurvive in ſucceeding Ages) this being done with that brevity, which may be more beneficial to the Reader.

Here you have the Original or riſe of moſt of the Eminent Families in this Kingdom.

Alſo, an Epitome of the moſt material matters in Church and State, containing the Lives of the moſt Eminent [Page] Fathers in the Engliſh Church, and the moſt Flouriſhing Stateſmen in the latter times; Alſo the moſt famous Authors, as well Divine as Hiſtorical; together with the Lives of the moſt Memorable Perſons in the Law, Mathematicks, Geographers, Aſtronomers, Poets, &c. which have made this Kingdom known throughout the World.

I need not inlarge, or give any further Incomium upon this ſubject, but referr you to the Table firſt, and then to the Book it ſelf, which I hope will find that kind acceptance, that may ingage me in ſome further procedure that may pleaſe my Countrymen, which I ſhall alwayes endeavour to [Page] do in plainneſs and brevity to the Readers ſatisfaction, and in the mean time, am

Yours to command G. S.

An Abſtract OF THE WORTHIES OF ENGLAND.

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CHAP. I. The Deſign of the Work.

THE Rooms of the Houſe being deſcribed by others, 'tis my intention to deſcribe the Furniture, viz. the Commodities, with the Perſons of Quality, &c. of the ſeveral Shires of England. But it may be asked Cui bono? To what good end? I Anſwer. 1. To gain ſome Glory to God. 2. To preſerve the Memories of the Dead. 3. To preſent Examples to the Living. 4. To entertain the Reader with Delight. 5. To procure ſome honeſt profit to my ſelf.

The matter is either Real, viz. The Commodities and Obſervables of every County, or Perſonal, [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] the Characters of thoſe worthy Men, who were Natives thereof.

CHAP. II. The Real Topicks inſiſted on, in the Reſpective Counties.

1. THE Native Commodities; Of which, if any be general to all England, it is entered in that County where there was the firſt, or elſe the moſt and beſt of that kind. 2 The Manufactures, Admirable for Rarity and Variety; Of which, ſuch as are not properly Natural, but Mixed, are promiſcuouſly placed. 3 Medicinal Waters, Wonderful for Colour, Taſt, Odour, Sound, Heat, Weight, Motion and Effects. The laſt is proper for my Pen. 4. The Wonders, or Rarities, which are Tranſient or Permanent. The Wonders of England are as conſiderable for kind as thoſe of other Countries. 5. The Buildings; of which the Churches are moſt admirable. 6. Local Proverbs, and there are Six eſſentials of a Proverb, that it be Short, Plain, Common, Figurative, Ancient and True. I have only inſiſted upon the moſt conſiderable Local Proverbs, that ſuggeſt to us ſome Hiſtorical Hint, and have declined all ſuch as are Narrow, Frivolous, Scurrillou [...] and Scandalous. 7. Medicinal herbs, which if rare and very uſeful are placed next the Medicinal Waters, in the reſpective Counties.

CHAP. III. Of the firſt Quaternion of Perſons.

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1. Princes ſince the Conqueſt.

2. Saints, who generally may be divided into thoſe of Fiction, Faction, Superſtition, or Real exiſtence.

3. Martyrs.

4. Confeſſors.

FOr the Firſt, I take notice of the Legitimate Iſſue; as to Saints, I am ſorry that the Lives of ſome of them, are ſo darkened with Needleſs, if not Falſe Illuſtrations, to their Diſhonour, and the Detriment of Church Hiſtory, which has ariſen from the Ignorance or Diſingenuity of the Writers of their Lives, or for want of true matter, or for hope of gain, or laſtly for this, that they ſaw it pleaſed the People. Whence it is true, what Melchior Canus ſays,Lib. 11. c. 6. I ſpeak it to my grief that the Lives of the Philoſophers are more gravely Written by Laertius, than Saints are by Chriſtians. Our Catalogue contains only Engliſh Saints, wherefore Anſelm is left out as being a French-Man, ſince whom the Pope has been very ſparing to confer the Honour of Saintſhip; becauſe, the multitude of Saints, abates Veneration, and would overcharge the Calender, that already labours with the Sacred burden; beſides the charge of Canonization is great, and his Holineſs unwilling to beſtow it gratis; and laſtly, Proteſtants ſhrewdly ſuſpect that ſome unworthy Perſons have been ſerved with the Dignity by that Servant of the Servants of God, therefore none are Canonized while their Memories are [Page]on the Muſt, immediately after their Deaths, before the ſame be fined in the Caſk, with ſome competent time. As to the third, viz. Martyrs, who have loſt their Lives for the Teſtimony of a fundamental Truth; thoſe our Land hath produced, are either Brittains, who ſuffered under Diocleſian, or Saxons Maſſacred by the Danes, or laſtly Engliſh Martyred by the Papiſts, ſince the year 1400. I ſhall treat of the laſt, the two former being done already. For the laſt, viz. Confeſſors, they are ſuch who have loſt all but Life, for the truth, and eſcaped Martyrdom very narrowly; who were as Wax, ready for the Signature of Death; But, Threatned folks Live long, yea threatned Elijah by Gods Miraculous Providence, never died.

CHAP. IV. Of Popes, Cardinals and Prelates, before the Reformation.

THere have been four Popes Engliſhmen, and but ſix Germans, tho Germany be five times bigger then England, which boaſts of the Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, formerly accounted Pope of England. As for Cardinals, they were anciently no more then Curats, made by Biſhops, as well as by the Pope. For, there were founded, anciently, in the Church of St. Pauls, two Cardinals choſen by Dean and Chapter, out of the twelve petty Cannons, whoſe Office was to look to thoſe of the Quire, to give the Euchariſt, to the Miniſter of that Church and his Servants, to hear Confeſſions, appoint Penance, and to commit the Dead to convenient Sepulture, and two of them lie buried in the Church of St. Faiths.

[Page]This Cuſtom of Cardinal-making was in many other Countries, but afterwards, was appropriated to Rome, where they are divided into Biſhops, who are Aſſeſſors with the Popes Prieſts, who are Aſſiſtants, and Deacons, Qui ſerviunt Servo Servorum Dei, who are Attendants on his Holineſs. The Biſhops are ſeven, viz. Biſhop of 1 Hoſtia, 2 Sabine, 3 Porto, 4 Alba, 5 Preneſte, in which three laſt places, theſe Engliſhmen reſpectively have been Biſhops, viz. R. Kilwardby, Nic. Breakſpeare, Bernar. Anglicus, and Sim. Langham. 6 Rufine, 7 Tuſculane. Cardinal Prieſts are accounted twenty eight, amongſt whom Steph. Langhton was Card. of St. Chryſogon, An. 1212. Tho. Woolſey of St. Cecily, 1515. John Morton, of St. Anaſtaſia, 1493. Will. Alan of St. Martin in the Mount, 1587. Ancherus, 1261, and Chr. Bambridge, 1511, of St. Praxis Boſo, of St. Croſſes Jeruſalem, 1156. Rob. Curſon, 1211, and Rob. Summercote, 1234, of St. Steph. in Mount Celius. Th. Bourchier, of St. Cyriacus in the Baths. Rob. Pullen, of St. Euſebius, 1144. Boſo, of St. Puntiana, 1160. John Fiſher, of St. Vitalis, 1535. Of Cardinal Deacons, there are ſixteen, whereof Boſo was the only Engliſhman, and Card. of St. Coſmus and Damian. Their habit is Scarlet.

Pope Paul II. made it Penal, for any beneath their Order, in Rome, to wear a Red hat. The Cardinal-Biſhops took place of the Emperour before his Coronation, and of other Kings. The Popes were to be choſen by, and out of that Order. The Cardinal-Deacons were oftentimes elected to the Popedom before the Cardinal-Prieſts. There is at this day, a Brother of the late Duke of Norfolk enjoys the Title and Dignity of Cardinal. 'Tis alledged by ſome that Engliſhmen being of a different Religion from his Holineſs, and in a manner, exiles abroad, [Page] and not furniſhed with ſufficient Eſtates, are therefore ſeldom honoured with that Dignity, which has been fatal to ſeveral Engliſhmen; for Card. Mackelsfield was buried four Months before his Cap was brought him; Card. Sertor died in Italy in the juncture of time, inter pileum Datum & Suſceptum. Card. Fiſher, when his Cap was come to Calis, had his head ſtrucK off at Tower-Hill. Card. Somercot was Poyſoned, in the Conclave, to prevent his Election to the Popedom. Card. Evosham was ſent the ſame way, on the ſame occaſion. Card. Bambridge was Poiſoned at Rome, by one of his Servants, being an Italian.

As for Prelates, the Catalogue ſhall begin about the time of King H. 3. And continue to the 1. El.

CHAP. V. Since the Reformation.

SUch Prelates are the ſame with the laſt mentioned in Title, but not in Tenure; in Dignity, tho not in Doctrine, holding their Places of the King, and profeſſing the Proteſtant Religion, theſe Hundred and thirty years. Amongſt theſe many are allowed, even by Malice it ſelf, for their Living, Preaching and Writing, to have been the Champions of Truth, and Ʋnity, verifying the Obſervation of Forreigners, That the Clergy of Brittain is the Glory of the World. Theſe Prelats we digeſt in five Companies, under their reſpective Arch-Biſhops. 1 Arch-Biſhop Cranmer's. 2 Arch-Biſhop Parker's. 3 Arch-Biſhop Whitgift's. 4. Arch-Biſhop Abbot's 5. Arch-Biſhop Juxton's, whoſe Chairs were ſhaken, in the late Troubles. [Page] I know the Man, to whom Mr. Charles Herle, (Preſident of the Aſſembly,) ſaid, ſomewhat inſultingly, I tell you news, laſt Night I buried a Biſhop (daſhing more at his Profeſſion then Perſon) in Weſtminſter Abby, to whom the other replyed, Sure you buried him in hope of Reſurrection.

CHAP. VI. Of States-men.

UNder this head I intend to Write of thoſe who have been, by their Princes Favor preferred to the Offices and Dignities of Lord Chancellor, Lord Treaſurer of England, Lord Admiral of England, Secretary of State, to whom ſome Lord Deputies of Ireland are added. The word Chancellour is derived by ſome, à Cancellendo, from Cancelling things amiſs, and mitigating the rigour of the Common Law by the Rules of Equity. The Chancellour is the higheſt Officer of the Land, and his Juriſdiction is either ordinary in the exerciſe of which he is to proceed, according to the Laws and Cuſtoms of the Realm; or Extraordinay, and as to this he proceeds Secundùm Aequum & Bonum, in the Court of Conſcience, where three things are to be judged, Covin, Accident, and Breach of Confidence, Cook, Jurisd. of Courts. He alſo keeps the Great Seal. As for the Antiquity of the Office, King Ethelred appointed the Abbot of Elye, Quatenus Eccleſiam de Elye, extunc et ſemper, in Regis Curia Cancellarii ageret Dignitatem, which albeit it was void in Law to grant the Chancellourſhip in Succeſſion, yet it proveth that then, there was a Court of Chancery. The Lord Keeper is in effect the ſame with the Lord Chancellour: ſave that [Page] ſome will have the Lord Chancellors Place, ad terminum Vitae, and the Lord Keepers, ad placitum Regis. Sure it is, that becauſe Nicholas Heath, late Arch-Biſhop of York, and Chancellour of England, was ſtill alive, tho outed of his Office, Sir Nich. Bacon was made Lord Keeper, and in his time, the Power of the Keeper was made equal with the Authority of the Chancellour, by Act of Parliament. The Catalogue begins with Sir Tho. Moor, before whom Clergy-Men were Chancellours, and theſe are entered, under the Title of Eminent Prelats. As for the Lord Treaſurer, His Office was ever beheld as a Place of great Charge and Profit. One well skill'd in the Perquiſits thereof, ſaid, The value of the place was worth ſome thouſands of Pounds, to him, who (after Death) would go inſtantly to Heaven, twice as much to him who would go to Purgatory, and a Nemo ſcit, to him who would adventure to go to a worſe place. The Catalogue begins at Will. Lord Paulet Marqueſs of Wincheſter, becauſe, before him, Clergy-Men generally enjoyed the Dignity. As to Secretaries of State, there are two of them, Principal Secretary, and the Secretary of State, the firſt for Forraign, the other for Domeſtick buſineſs, as ſome would have it; their Salaries were in the late Kings time, ſome two hundred Pounds a Piece, and five hundred Pounds apiece, for Intelligence and ſecret Service; the Catalogue begins with Th. Cromwel, in the reign of H. 8. Lord Admiral follows, the Original of which word is Amir, in Arabick, a Prince and [...], in the Greek, belonging to the Sea; the Occaſion of the compoſition of the two Languages ſeems to be the extent of the Sultans Dominions in the time of the Holy War from Sinus Arabicus, to the North Eaſtern part of the Midland-Sea, where a Barbarous kind of Greek was ſpoken, and we do not mend the matter in pronouncing [Page] Admiral for Amiral. There was a Triumvirate of Admirals, for the North, South, and Weſt; The Juriſdiction of the firſt reached from the Mouth of the Thames, to the outmoſt Orcades, and had Yarmouth for his prime reſidence. The ſecond, from the Thames Mouth, to the Lands end, his ſtation at Portſmouth. The third, from the Lands end, to the Hebrides, his ſtation Milford Haven. Rich. Fitz Allen, Earl of Arundel was made the firſt Admiral of all England, John Vere Earl of Oxford was 1. H. 7 Admiral of England, and kept it during his Life, afterwards, according to the pleaſure of the Prince, Men took their turns in that Office; becauſe of this uncertainty there are ſome Admirals inſerted under the Title of States-Men, and Vice-Admirals, under the Topic of Seamen. As for Lord-Deputies of Ireland, they were conſtituted, upon the Conqueſt of that place, by H. 2. and have there continued the ſame Power under that and the other titles of Lord Liuetenants, and Lord Chief Juſtices, with this difference, that a Lord Lieutenant might have made a Deputy; and as to the laſt, there was ſometimes one, and at other times two Lord Chief Juſtices of all Ireland. The Word Lieutenant denotes the largeneſs of his Power, which repreſents the Kings. Ireland was divided in former times into many petty Kingdoms, yet, before H. 8. the Kings of England were content with the Title of Lords of Ireland. King Henry aſſumed that of King, for Quod efficit tale, eſt magis tale, and the Commiſſion whereby King H. 2. made Will. Fitz Adelm his Lieutenant of Ireland, hath this Direction, To the Arch-Biſhops, Biſhops, Kings, &c.

CHAP. VII. Of Judges and Writers on the Common Law.

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CApital Judges are 1. The Chief Juſtice, of the Kings Bench. 2 Of the Common-Pleas. 3. The Chief Baron of the Exchequer. The firſt is called the Lord Chief Juſtice of England, to whom the Chief Juſtice of the Com. Pleas is inferiour in Place, tho in Profit he be above him, ſo that ſome have, out of deſign, quitted that, to accept this; Amongſt whom was Sr. Ed. Montague, in the reign of H. 8, who, in defence of his Choice, ſaid, I am now an old Man, and love the Kitchin above the Hall. The Chief Baron is employed in the Exchequer, about the Kings Revenue. The Catalogue begins about the time of E. 1. As for Writers of the Common Law, I have placed them with the Judges.

CHAP. VIII. Of Souldiers and Seamen.

I Begin with the firſt at E. 3. As for Seamen, 'tis agreed there are the beſt of that Profeſſion in England. The four firſt Circum-Navigators of the World were, 1. Magellanus a Spaniard. 2. Sir Francis Drake, an Engliſh Man. 3. Sir Th. Candiſh an Engl. 4. Oliver Noort, an Hollander. This laſt had an Engliſhman, one Capt. Mellis Pilot. The Catalogue begins in the time of E. 3.

CHAP. IX. Of Writers on the Canon and Civil Law, Phyſick, Chymiſtry and Chyrurgery.

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IN the days of Queen Eliz. ſome able Civilian was wont to be joyned in Commiſſion with the Ambaſſador, then they were deſervedly dignified, tho in the late times diſgraced by thoſe who aimed at no leſs then Univerſal Confuſion. I have given a Liſt of ſome eminent Civilians and Canoniſts; as alſo of Phyſicians, and of the moſt noted Chymiſts and Chyrurgions that occurr.

CHAP. X. Writers.

OF whom Gildas leads the Army, and they are either ſuch as wrote before or ſince the Reformation, the former being either Hiſtorians, Philologiſts, or Divines. The two laſt are hinted at by Dr. Collins, as compriſed under the words of the Rom. 16.11. Apoſtle, Salute Philologus and Olympas. As for Hiſtory, both Eccleſiaſtical and Civil, it has been Written by many, tho farced by the Monks before the Reformation, with Fictions. To theſe we have added Poets, which Profeſſion was not a little honoured by King James, who waved his Crown, in the two and twenty ſhilling Pieces, and wore the Laurel in his new twenty ſhilling pieces. Tho Poets being always poor, Bays were rather the Emblem of Wit then Wealth, ſince King James no ſooner began to wear [Page] them, but he preſently fell two ſhillings in the Pound in publick Valuation. Some are of Opinion that there is always one Laureal Poet in England. And there is at this time Mr. Dreyden. one of a profound knowledge and moſt ſolid Judgment, whoſe Memory, in ſpite of the teeth of Time, will always laſt to all ſucceeding ages.

Muſick is nothing elſe but Wild Sounds civilized into Time and Tune; ſo extenſive that it ſtoopeth to Beasts and mounteth as high as Angels, for Horſes will do more for a Whiſtle then for a whip. And

We know no more what Angels do above,

Save only that they Sing and that they Love,

Muſick was taught, with other Learning by the Bards, and long after 'twas no ſmall honour to the profeſſion, that King Hen. 8. could ſing his part and uſed to compoſe ſervices for his own Chappel, which you may imagine were in b acre, ſince he was naturally well vers'd in that Key. Since the Reformation were ſome Romiſh Writers, who were baniſhed, with whom I knock off.

CHAP. XI. Of Publick Benefactors.

BUilders of Churches lead the Van. The Proverb is, Pater Noſter built Churches, and Our Father plucks them down; to confute this, ſome have endeavoured to pluck down both Churches and Our Father. And as this is Sacrilegious and Irreligious, ſo it is no [Page] leſs unjuſt to Violate the Monuments of thoſe who were the Founders and Benefactors, which was very much practiſed in the late times, when the bones of Henry Keble, Ld. Major of London 1511, who rebuilded Aldermary Church, were, ſixty years after, inhumanely caſt out of the Vault wherein they were Buried. Free Schools and Colledges come in the next place, from which I paſs to Bridges which keep our Iſland a Continent to it ſelf. There is a Memorable paſſage in Hiſtory of Q. Maud, for being to paſs the River Ley about Stratford, ſhe was almoſt drowned in the riding over it, but this proved the bad cauſe of a good effect, for hereupon ſhe built the beautiful Bridge there for the benefit of Travellers. I will, in the next place viſit Almshouſes, which ought not to be aboliſhed, tho ſome corruptions ſhould continue in their foundations. Let the Charitably minded do what, when, where, how, to whom and how much God and their own Goodneſs ſhall direct them. Schoolmen reduce corporal Charity to ſeven Heads, ‘Viſito, Poto, Cibo, Redimo, Tego, Colligo, Condo.’ That is, Viſit men in Miſery, give Drink to the thirſty, Meat to the hungry, Reſcue the Captive, cover the Naked, dreſs the Wounded, bury the Dead. Which works are placed like the ſeven Planets, whilſt to Redeem Captives, ſtands like the Sun in the midſt of all the reſt. I could wiſh, that there were in London a Corporation of able and honeſt Merchants impowred to receive and imploy the charity of well affected People for a General Goal-delivery of all Engliſh Captives in Tunis, Tripoli, Algier, Sally, &c. For why ſhould the Romaniſts be more charitable then we? When their Religion was publickly currant in England, the Order of the Holy Trinity was inſtituted for The Redemption of Captives. I have [Page] diſtinguiſhed the Benefactors ſince, from them, before the Reformation.

Of the Stating of the Word Reformation.

We may take notice of three diſtinct Dates and different degrees of our Engliſh Reformation. 1 The Civil part thereof, when the Popes Supremacy was Baniſhed in the Reign of K. Hen. VIII. 2. When the Church-ſervice was reformed, as far as that age would admit, An 1. Ed. 6. 3. When the ſame (after the Marian interruption) was reſumed and more refined, in the Reign of Q. El. The firſt of theſe I may call the Morning Star. The Second, the Dawning of the Day. The third, the riſing of the Sun. As to the Prelats and Writers, in Q. Maries days, their inclinations are diſcovered in their Writings and by their Actions.

CHAP. XII. Memorable Perſons.

THE former Heads were like Private Houſes, but this Topick is like a publick Inn, admitting all Comers and Goers, having any extraordinary (not vicious) Remark upon them. Such therefore, who are over, under, or beſide the Standard of Common Perſons, for ſtrength, ſtature, fruitfulneſs, vivacity, &c. are lodged under this Head; under which I alſo repoſe ſuch Mechanicks, who have reached a clear note above others in their Vocation, and Eminent improvers of Arts, being Founders of that Acceſſion, which they add thereunto.

CHAP. XIII. Of Lord Mayors of London.

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AFter the Death of the King, the Lord Majors Office and Authority continues a whole year, whereas moſt other Offices determine with the Kings Death. Younger Sons are raiſed to this Dignity by their own Vertue, which affords an Illustrious Example, and gives the greateſt Encouragement to all well-diſpoſed Youth. Some Shires are deſtitute of this Honourable Office, tho 'tis probable they may come to arrive at the Priviledge of Majorality; for Sir Richard Chiverton, Skinner, deſcended of a right Ancient and Worſhipful Family, having been lately the firſt in Cornwal, has opened the door there, for others to follow after him. Some, in London, have refuſed the Office, and Fined, and thereby have Charitably increaſed the Stock of the City.

CHAP. XIV. Why a Catalogue of the Engliſh Gentry in the Reign of H. 6. is inſerted in this Book.

IN the days of H. 6, under pretence of routing out Felons, Outlaws, &c. Oppoſition was made to the Houſe of York; which was the Occaſion that a Liſt of Gentry was made. As to the Method of the Catalogue, among the Commiſſioners, the Biſhop of the Dioceſs is firſt put, after whom follow Earls, Barons, Knights of the Shire. Note here, that in the time of H. 6, de ſuch a place, was left off, and the addition of Knight or Squire was aſſumed, tho not generally in all places.

CHAP. XV. Of Sheriffs.

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SHeriff is a Reeve or Overſeer of a Shire, in Latin Vicecomes, or Deputy of an Earl or Count, who anciently preſiding over a County, gave names both to the Place, and deputed Juriſdiction. In the year 888. K. Alfred firſt divided England into Shires. The Clerk of the Peace for each County in Mich. Term, preſents to the Lord Chief Juſtice, ſix or more names of able Perſons for the Office of Sheriff, of whom three are preſented to the King, who pricks one to ſtand Sheriff, for the County. His Power is to ſuppreſs Riots, ſecure Priſoners, diſtrain for Debts, execute Writs, return Knights and Burgeſſes for Parliament, empannel Juries, attend the Judge, ſee the Execution of Malefactors, &c. By 4. H. 4, 5. Sheriffs are to abide within their Counties. 'Tis obſerved by ſome, that anciently the Office of Sheriff was Honos ſine onere, in middle times Honos cum onere, and in our days Onus ſine Honore, a burden without honour.

CHAP. XVI. Of the Coats of Arms of Sheriffs.

ARms ſeem to have been Jure Divino, to the Jews, and their uſe is great both in War and Peace; without them an Army neither has Method, nor ſtrikes terror, and in peace Arms diſtinguiſh one Man from another. Arms aſſumed according to one's [Page] fancy are but perſonal, but Arms aſſigned by Princes are Hereditary. The plainer the Coat is, the more Ancient and Honourable; two Colours are neceſſary and moſt highly honourable, tho both may be blazoned with one word, as Varrey, (formerly born by the Beauchamps of Hatch in Wiltſhire, and ſtill quartered by the Duke of Somerſet) three are very honourable, four Commendable▪ five Excuſeable, more diſgraceful. One ſaid of a Coat, that it was ſo well Victualled that it might endure a Siege, ſuch was the Plenty and Variety of Fowl, Fleſh and Fiſh therein. Or and Azure are the richeſt, Argent and Sable the faireſt Coats. The Lion and Eagle are the moſt Honourable, the Croſs the moſt Religious bearing; a Bend the beſt Ordinarie, being a Belt athwart, as a Feſs is the ſame about the middle. Herbs Vert (being natural) are better then Or. There are Reaſons rendred for ſome bearings. Thus whereas the Earls of Oxford anciently gave their Coat plain, quarterly Gules and Or, they took afterwards in the firſt a Mallet or Star Argent, becauſe the Chief of the Houſe had a Falling-Star, (as is ſaid) alighting on his Shield as he was fighting in the Holy-land. Now for the Arms of Sheriffs, we have added them, ever ſince the firſt of King Richard 2. I will conclude this Diſcourſe with a Memorable Record.

Clauſ. 5 H. 5. Membr. 15 in the Tower. ‘The King to the Sheriff Health▪ &c. becauſe there are divers Men, as we are informed, which before theſe times in the Voyages made by us have aſſumed to themſelves Arms and Coat-Armours, where neither they, nor their Anceſtors in times paſt uſed ſuch Arms, &c. and Propound with themſelves to uſe and exerciſe the ſame in this preſent Voyage, [Page] which God willing we intend to make. And altho the Omnipotent diſpoſeth his favours in things Natural, as he pleaſeth, equally to the Rich and Poor; yet We willing, that every one of our Liege Subjects ſhould be Eſteemed and Treated in due manner, according to the Exigency of his State and Condition: We Command thee, that in every place within thy Bailiwick, where by our Writ we have lately ſhewn, you cauſe to be Proclaimed, that no Man, of what State, Degree or Condition ſoever he be, ſhall take upon him ſuch Arms or Coats of Arms, ſave he alone, who doth poſſeſs, or ought to poſſeſs the ſame, by the right of his Anceſtors, or by Donation and grant of ſome, who had ſufficient power to aſſign him the ſame; and that he that uſeth ſuch Arms or Coats of Arms, ſhall, on the day of his Muſter, manifeſtly ſhew to ſuch Perſons aſſigned, or to be aſſigned by us, for that purpoſe, by vertue of whoſe gift he enjoyeth the ſame, thoſe only excepted who carried Arms with us at the Battle of Agincourt; under the penalties not to be admitted to go with us, in our aforeſaid Voyages, under his Command, by whom he is for the preſent retained, and of the loſs of his wages, as alſo of the raſing out and breaking off the ſaid Arms called Coat-Armours, at the time of his Muſter aforeſaid, if they ſhall be ſhewn upon him or found about him. And this you ſhall in no caſe omit. Witneſs the King, at the City of New Sarum, June the S [...] cond.’

CHAP. XVII. Of the Alterations and Variations of Surnames.

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SUrnames of Families, have been altered, and new Names aſſumed, chiefly for Concealment in time of Civil Wars, or Advancement, when any were adopted into an Eſtate; beſides, the ſame Surname is found diverſly written, becauſe Time teacheth new Orthography, and Writers have not been very Critical in ſpelling them. Laſtly, ancient Families have been removed into ſeveral Counties, where ſeveral Writings follow the ſeveral Pronunciations. So the Names of Villiers and Roper are variouſly Written, as Villars, Rooper, &c.

CHAP. XVIII. Of Modern Battels.

SUch have been ſince the beginning of the Civil Wars in England. I have endeavoured to preſent theſe Battels, according to plain Hiſtorical truth, without any partial Reflections, and in deſcribing of them, I uſe the Word Parliament according to the abuſive acceptation.

CHAP. XIX. Of the number of Counties in England, and why the Worthies are digeſted County-wiſe.

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OF Engliſh Shires or Counties, there are nine and thirty, at this day, which by the thirteen in Wales, are made up fifty two; among which Barkſhire, from the Conqueſt, till the year 1607 had no Count or Earl thereof, tho in the times of the Saxons, it had an Officiary Count.

The Worthies in this Work are digeſted County-wiſe, becauſe, Firſt, the Method being new, may be acceptable for its Novelty. Secondly, it is as informative to our Judgments to order them by Counties as Centuries. Here you may behold how each County is innated with a particular Genius, inclining the Natives thereof to be dextrous, ſome in one profeſſion▪ ſome in another; and how the ſame County was not always equally fruitful in the production of worthy Perſons, but, as trees are obſerved to have their bearing and barren years, ſo Shires have their riſe and fall, in affording Famous Perſons.

CHAP. XX. Of the Clergy.

IT was faſhionable for the Clergy, (eſpecially Regular) to have their Surnames, from the places of their Nativity; As Richard Biſhop of London, quitted Angervill, tho his Father Sir Richard Angervill was a Knight of Worth and Worſhip, to be called [Page] of Bury, where he was born, and William Biſhop of Winchester waved Pattin, to wear Waynfleet, tho he was eldeſt Son to Richard Pattin, an Eſquire of great Ancientry.

Sometimes the place of one's birth is rendred uncertain, when ſeveral places have the ſame name. One inſtance of many, William of Wickham was the famous Founder of New Colledge in Oxford: But how can his Cradle be certainly fixed in any place, when it is equally rock't betwixt twenty Villages of the ſame Denomination? In inquiries of this Nature and Difficulty, 'tis beſt to have recourſe to the Circumſtances in the Hiſtory of ſuch a controverted Perſon. Where two or more places claim the birth of the ſame Perſon, my uſual expedient is to inſert the Character at large, of the controverted Perſon in that County, which produceth the beſt Evidence for him, yet ſo, that I alſo enter his name with a reference in the other reſpective places, which with probability pretend unto him. But many multiply differences in the places of Mens birth by miſtake. The Papiſts can tell you a Tale how the Men of two Towns in Germany fell out and fought together, whilſt one of them was for Martin, the other for Luther, being but the ſeveral Names of the ſame Perſon. If one Author affirms Biſhop Jewel born at Buden, another at Berinerber, let none make ſtrife betwixt theſe two Writers, the former naming the Houſe and Village, the later the Pariſh wherein he was born.

As for the Sons of Miniſters, tho ſome uncharitably think them generally unfortunate, by the ſequel of this Treatiſe it will plainly appear that they have by Gods Bleſſing, proved as eminent as any who have raiſed themſelves by their own endeavours. For Stateſmen, George Carew, Privy Councellor of [Page] England, Scotland, and Ireland, and as able a Man, as the Age he lived in, produced, was Earl of Totnes, the ſame place whereof his Father was Arch-Deacon. Sir Edwin Sandys, Son to Arch-Bſhiop Sandys, was a Man of ſuch Merit, that England could not afford an Office which he could not manage. For Lawyers, Sir Th. Richardſon, lately, and the never ſufficiently to be commended Sir Orlando Bridgeman, now Lord Chief Juſtice, with many others. For Seamen, Sir Francis Drake, that great Scourge and Terrour to the Spaniſh Pride. But the Sons of Miniſters have never been more Succeſsfull, then when bred in the Profeſſions of their Fathers. Thus of the Prelatical Clergy we have Francis Godwin a Biſhop, the Son of a Biſhop, and Dr. John King, Son to the Reverend Biſhop of London. And of others, we have three Generations of the Wards, in Suffolk. As many of the Shutes, in York-ſhire, no leſs painfull then Pious and able in their Profeſſions. Let me add, that there were at one time three Fellows of Kings Colledge, Sons of eminent Divines, and afterwards Doctors of Divinity, viz. Sam. Collins, Th. Goad, and Will. Sclater. And I believe there were not ſeverally in their Generations, Men more Signal, in their different Eminencies.

CHAP. XXI. General Rules for the Author, and Readers eaſe.

I Have ranked all Perſons under their reſpective Titles, according to their Seniority of the Ages they lived in. I have endeavored to Time Eminent Perſons by one of theſe Notations, Firſt, that of their Morning or Nativity, the ſecond, that of their [Page] Noon or Flouriſhing, the laſt, that of their Night or Death.

By AMP. (i. e. Ampliandum.) prefixed to the Names of ſome Perſons, I underſtood a further Enquiry to be made about the places of their Birth. AMP. alſo is uſed in the Arms of Sheriffs, where there are different Coats of very Ancient Families, and largely diffuſed, as Nevil, Ferrers, Baſſet, &c.

S. N. (i. e. Second Nativity) is likewiſe to denote the place of Advancement of ſome Eminent Perſons, where the place of their Birth is not known.

REM. (i. e. Remove) for the like Reaſon, when I place any Perſon of Worth in a County, where he was not Born, but was a Sojourner only. Where the ſame Perſons may be ranked under divers Topics, I bring them under that, which is the moſt Eminent.

CHAP. XXII. Of Precedency.

I Place 1. Princes, Good manners obliging all other Perſons to follow them, as Religion obliges me to follow Gods Example, by a Loyal Recognition of that Original Precedency, which he has granted to his Vice-gerents. 2. Saints, 3. 4. Martyrs and Confeſſors. 5. Eminent Prelats, 6. Statesmen. 7. Capital Judges. In the next four, I have not uſed ſo ſtrict a Method, reckoning Soldiers, Seamen, Civilians, Phyſicians, ſometimes one firſt, ſometimes another. 'Tis a Politick and Peaceable Cuſtom of the Skinners and Merchant-Taylors of London, to take place alternately, to prevent ſuits [Page] and quarrels, betwixt their Companies, about precedency. 12 learned Writers. 13 Benefactors to the Publick. Laſtly Memorable Perſons.

CHAP. XXIII. Of borrow'd Authorities in this Work.

I Tell you my Tale and Tale-Maſter, Firſt to vindicate the Writer, ſecondly the better to inform the Reader. The Authors I uſe may be reduced to three Heads. 1. Printed Books. 2. Records in publick Offices. 3. Manuſcripts, in the poſſeſſion of private Gentlemen. 4. Inſtructions received from the neareſt Relations to thoſe perſons whoſe Lives we have preſented. The printed Books are cited in the Margin. As for Records, Mr. William Riley Maſter of thoſe in the Tower had great care in ſecuring, dexterity in finding, diligence in peruſing them, and courteſie in Communicating ſuch Copies of them as my occaſions required. For the Records of the Exchequer, I was aſſiſted by Mr. High-more of the Pipe-Office, Mr. John Wit, and Mr. Francis Boyton, & the learned Knight Sir Winkfield Bodenham. Beſides, I repaired to the Originals in the Exchequer, for better information. I have added Church Regiſters, tho no Records in Law, yet of great force in Hiſtory; but the Civil Wars have occaſioned great loſs of theſe. Laſtly the Inſtructions of the neareſt Relations. I have met with many who could not, never with any who would not further me with Information. 'Tis obſervable, that Men an hundred years ſince and upwards, have their Nativities fixed with more aſſurance then thoſe born ſome eighty years ſince.

To conclude, my Pains, Brains and Books are no [Page] more mine then theirs to command who Courteouſly have conduced to my inſtruction.

CHAP. XXIV. Of a Two-fold Engliſh Gentry, viz. by Nation and Profeſſion.

I Begin with the Ancient Britains who Inhabited the South, and were ſucceeded by the Saxons in the Weſt. As for the more Ancient Romans, their Deſcendants are not by any Character diſcernable from the Britiſh. The Off-ſpring of the Saxons are the main bulk and body, not of the Gentry but of the Engliſh Nation. Theſe, tho pitifully diſperſed by the Conqueror, yet by God's Goodneſs, King Henry I. his favour, their own patience and diligence, put together the Planks of their Ship-wrackt Eſtates and afterwards recovered a Competent condition. The Danes were rather Inroders here then Inhabitants, of whoſe Extraction there are therefore few in our Age, among whom the Denizes (often Sheriffs in Devon and Gloceſterſhire) appear the principal. As for Fitz-Harding, the younger Son of the King of Denmark, and direct Anceſtor of the truly Honourable George Lord Berkley, he came long ſince, when he accompanied the Conquerour. They ſeem to err who are of Opinion, that thoſe Names which end in ſon, as Johnſon, Thomſon, &c. are of Daniſh Origination, ſince the Danes had no ſuch Names in uſe among them as John or Thomas, &c. The Normans, after the Conqueſt became the only viſible Gentry of this Nation, and ſtill continue more then a moiety thereof. There are ſome Surnames of the good Families in England now extant, which tho [Page] French, are not to be recovered in the Liſts of ſuch as came over with the Conqueror, and therefore we ſuppoſe them to have remained of thoſe Gentlemen which from Hanault attended Queen Iſabel, Wife to King Edward II. Of this ſort was Deureux, Mollineux, Darcy, Coniers, Longchamp, Henage, Savage, Danvers, &c. Of the Britiſh or Welſh, after their Expulſion hence by the Saxons, ſome ſignal perſons have returned again, and by the Kings Grant, Matches, Purchaſes, &c. have fixed themſelves in fair Poſſeſſions in England, eſpecially ſince the beginning of the Reign of their Countrey-man King Henry 7th. rewarding the Valour of many Contributing to his Victory at the Battle of Boſworth. Of the Welſh now re-eſtated in England and often Sheriffs therein, ſome retain their old Surnames, as the Griffins in Northamptonſhire, the Griffiths and Vaughans in Yorkſhire; ſome have aſſumed New ones, as the Caradocks, now known by the Name of Newtons in Somerſetſhire.

Many Scotch, long before the Union of the Two Kingdoms under King James, ſeated themſelves in this Land, reſorting hither for Succour from their Civil Wars. Diſtreſs at Sea hath driven others in, as the Stewards, High-Sheriffs in Cambridgeſhire. As other Accidents have occaſioned the coming in of the Scrimpſhires, an hundred years ſince High Sheriffs in Staffordſhire, more lately the Napers in Bedfordſhire, and before both the Scots-Hall in Kent.

As for the Iriſh of any Eminency, their Religion and Inclination have drawn them to other Countries rather then England.

Of the Italian Nation, very few have founded Families in England, yet have we a Sprinkling of Italian Proteſtants, Caſtilian, a Valiant Gentleman of Barkſhire, the Baſſanoes, Excellent Painters and Muſicians [Page] in Eſſex, which came into England under King Henry 8; and ſince, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, Sir Horatio Palavicine (Receiver of the Popes Revenues) Landed in Cambridgeſhire. And the Caeſars, (al. Dalmarii) ſtill flouriſhing in Hartfordſhire in Worſhipful Eſtates.

The High dutch of the Hans Towns, anciently much converſed in our Land, known by the Name of Eaſterlings, invited hither by the large Priviledges our Kings conferred upon them, ſo that the Steel-Yard was the Gold-yard unto them; But theſe Merchants moved round in their own Sphere, matching among themſelves, without mingling with our Nation. Only we may preſume that the Eaſterlings, commonly called the Stradlings, formerly Sheriffs in Wiltſhire, and ſtill famous in Glamorganſhire, with the Neſtphalings, lately Sheriffs of Oxfordſhire, were originally of German Extraction.

The Low Countrey-men frighted by Duke of Alva's long-Noſe and longer Sword, flocked hither, under King Edward the VI. fixing themſelves in London, Norwich, Canterbury and Sandwich. But theſe confined themſelves to their own Church-diſcipline, and advanced not forward by Eminent Matches into our Nation. Yet I behold the worthy Family of de la Fountain in Leiceſterſhire, as of Belgian original, and have read how the Anceſtors of Sir Simond D'us in Suffolk, came hither under King Henry VIII. from the Dunaſti or D'us in Gelderland.

As for the Spaniards, tho their King Philip matched with our Queen Mary, yet few of any Eminence now extant (if I well remember) derive their Pedigrees from them; by reaſon of their ſhort Reign and the enſuing Change of Religions. Probable it is we might have had more Natives of that Kingdom to have ſetled and flouriſhed in our Nation, had he [Page] obtained a Marriage with Queen Elizabeth, as he deſired.

Of the Portugueſe, few have fixed their Habitations here, yet is the want of the Number of theſe abundantly ſupplyed with the Tranſcendent Quality and moſt Noble Vertues of our gracious Queen, who as Cynthia, diſpenſes her Royal Influence to the leſſer Stars, and Strikes with Love and Veneration the Hearts of all. The May's (who have been Sheriffs in Suſſex,) are of the Portugal Race.

Come we now to the ſecond Diviſion of our Gentry, according to the Profeſſions whereby they have been advanced. And, Note, ſuch Profeſſions found moſt of them Gentlemen, being the (younger) Sons of Wealthy Fathers, able to give them liberal Education. Their Blood lighted them, and their Profeſſion ſet them up in a higher Candleſtick, making a Conſpicuous Acceſſion of Wealth and Dignity. Thus all behold Iſis encreaſed in Name and Water, after it's Conjunction with Thame at Dorceſter, whilſt few take notice of the firſt Fountain thereof many Miles more Weſtward in Glouceſterſhire. The Study of the Common-Law hath advanced very Ancient Families in England. It ſeems they purchaſed good Titles, made ſure Settlements, and entail'd Thrift with their Lands, on their Poſterity. Sir Edward Coke hath prevented my Pains, and given in a Liſt of ſuch Principal Families. 'Tis admirable, that there is not a great and Numerous Houſe in England, wherein there is not one, Anciently or at this day Living, thriving and flouriſhing, by the Study of the Law. Eſpecially if to them be added thoſe who have raiſed themſelves in Courts of Judicature.

The City hath produced more then the Law in Number, and ſome as broad in Wealth, but not ſo high in Honour nor long laſting in time, who like [Page] Landfloods, ſoon come, and ſoon gone, have been dryed up before this Generation. Yet many of theſe have continued in a certain Channel, and carried a conſtant Stream.

The Church before the Reformation, advanced many Families. For tho Biſhops might not marry, they preferred their Brothers Sons to great Eſtates, as the Kemps in Kent, Peckhams in Suſſex, Wickhams in Hampſhire, Meltons in Yorkſhire.

Since the Reformation, ſome have raiſed their Families to a Knightly and Worſhipful Eſtate, as Hutton, Bilſon, Dove, Neil, &c. For Sheriffs, Sandys in Worceſter & Cambridgeſhire, Westphaling in Herefordſhire, Elmar in Suffolk, Rud in Carmarthenſhire.

Of the inferiour Clergy, Robert Johnſon attain'd ſuch an Eſtate, that his Grandſon was Pricked Sheriff of a County, but declined the place as being a Deacon.

The Civil Law hath preferred few. The moſt Eminent in that Faculty before the Reformation being Perſons in Orders abſtained from Marriage; ſince the Reformation, there are Worſhipful Families raiſed thereby. The profeſſors of Civil Law were equally Contemned with Gods Miniſters, during the Civil Wars, the Promoters whereof having a conſtant Pique at all Civility and Order. But by the Return of our Brittiſh Sun, thoſe Clouds of Barbarity are diſpelled, and Regularity of Motion and good Order is introduced into the vaſt Sphere of his Dominion, and the joyful Seaſons of Peace and Plenty are by his kindly Influences reſtored.

Phyſick hath promoted more, and that ſince the Reign of King Henry 8. Before whoſe time, there was one a Doctor of Phyſick, Father to Reginald, firſt and laſt Lord Bray. This Faculty hath much flouriſhed the three laſt fifty years, Sir William Buts, [Page] Doctor Wendy, and Doctor Hatcher have raiſed Worſhipful Families thereby.

Some have rais'd themſelves by Sea-ſervice and Letters of Mart. Amongſt thoſe, moſt remarkable the Baronets Family of Drakes in Devonſhire, ſometimes Sheriffs there.

Some have raiſed themſelves by their Attendance at Court, here younger Brothers have found their Birth-right.

Many have advanced themſelves by their Valour in Forraign Wars, eſpecially in France, as the Knolls, a Noble Family, and the Caveleys often Sheriffs in Cheſhire.

Clothing as it affords Coats to moſt People, ſo it has given Arms and Gentility to many Families in this Land. As on the Springs of High-Sheriffs in Suffolk.

The Countrey with her two full Breaſts of Graſing and Tillage, hath raiſed many Families.

Some have had two Strings to their Bow. As the Chichlies in Cambridgeſhire, are Deſcendants from a Lord Major; allied alſo Collaterally to an Arch-biſhop of Canterbury.

We may obſerve how happy a Liberal Vocation has proved to Younger Brethren; with which agree the School-Boys Expoſition of theſe Verſes.

Dat Galenus opes, dat Juſtinianus Honores,

Cum Genus & Species cogitur ire pedes.

The Study of Phyſick giveth Wealth,

The Study of Law giveth Honour.

When High-birth and Beauty, having no other

Calling is compelled to go on Foot.

Barkſhire.

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BARKSHIRE hath Wiltſhire on the weſt, Hampſhire on the South, Surrey on the Eaſt, Oxford and Buckinghamſhire on the North. 'Tis in Form of a Lute, the Belly towards the Weſt, the Neck extending to the Eaſt. In length about forty Miles, viz. from Coleſhul to Windfor, and about twenty Miles in the broadeſt part. Very plentiful of Graſs, Grain, Fiſh, Fowl, Wool and Wood, &c.

The Natural Commodities are firſt, Oakes; of Trees, Barkſhire hath abundance in all kinds. The Oaks in Windſor-Forreſt, (as all other Engliſh Oak) are the beſt, 1. for firmneſs, for, when entred with Bullet, it remaineth firm round about it, whilſt all the Oak does cowardly ſplit about the paſſage. 2. For convenience of Portage, our four principal Forreſts lying either on the Sea or Navigable Rivers, viz. New-Forreſt on the Sea, Shire-wood on the Trent, Dean on the Severn, Windſor-Forreſt on the Thames.

Secondly, Bark. Whence the Name of this County, It is eſſential for making of good Leather; for, he that ſtays for Leather-ſhooes made without Bark, may long time go Bare-foot.

Thirdly, Trouts. A dainty Fiſh, being found in the ſwifteſt Streams and on the hardeſt Gravel. Of this kind there are Great and Good in the River of Kennet nigh Hungerford. They are beſt in May and decline [Page] with the Buck. After their full growth, they decay in goodneſs, tho their Head ſtill thrive. Note, a Hog-back and little Head is a ſign any Fiſh is in ſeaſon.

As for Manufactures, the chief is Clothing: For the Antiquity of it. 1. Cloth, is of the ſame date with the Civility of our Land; indeed the Britains went naked, which Cuſtom a Beggar continuing, gave a reaſon thereof, by ſaying, All my Body is Face. 2. Fine (narrow) Cloth, begun about, 1. E. III. 3. Broad-cloth (wherein the Wealth of England is folded up) began in the Reign of Henry 8. Jack of Newbury, ('tis ſaid) was the firſt that introduced it. Minerva was held the Foundreſs of Weaving, ſo great is the ingenuity thereof.

For Buildings, Windſor-Caſtle, a Royal Seat ever ſince the Conqueſt, brought to modern Beauty, chiefly at the coſt of E. 3. It is a Caſtle for Strength, and a Palace for State, and hath a Colledge, Chappel, and Alms-Houſe. In this Palace is moſt remarkable, the Hall for Greatneſs, Wincheſter-Tower for height, and the Terrace on the North-ſide for Pleaſure. Nor boaſteth it ſo much that it conſiſteth of two Great Courts, as that it contained two Great Kings, John of France, and David of Scotland Priſoners therein together, as alſo that it was the Seat of the Honourable Order of the Garter.

Many pleaſant Seats are in this County, on the Kennet and Thames, which ſeem dutifully to attend at diſtance on Windſor-Caſtle, as Alder-maſton, Ingle-field, &c.

For Proverbs. One is peculiar to this County, viz. The Vicar of Bray, will be Vicar of Bray ſtill▪ Bray is a Village here, named from the Bibroges, ancient Britiſh Inhabitants. The Vivacious Vicar living under Henry 8. Edward 6. Queen Mary and Queen [Page] Elizabeth was a Papiſt then Proteſtant, then Papiſt then Proteſtant again. He found the Martyrs fire (near Windſor) too hot for his Temper, and being Taxed for a Turn-coat, Not ſo, ſaid he, for I always kept my Principle, to live and dye the Vicar of Bray. General Proverb.

I. When our Lady falls into our Lords lap:

Then let England beware of a ſad Miſhap;

Al. Let the Clergy-man look to his Cap.

This Prophecy about 130 years old implies that the Bleſſed Virgin offended with the Engliſh, for aboliſhing her Adoration, watcheth an Oppertunity of Revenge on this Nation: And when her day (25th. of March) chanceth to fall on the day of Chriſt's Reſurrection, ſome ſignal Judgment is intended to our State and Chuch-men eſpecially. Such co-incidence has hap'ned juſt fifteen times ſince the Conqueſt. An. 1095. when King Rufus made a fruitleſs Invaſion of Wales. 1106. King Henry 1. ſubdueth Normandy, and D. Robert his Brother. 1117. the ſame King Henry forbideth the Popes Legate to enter England. 1190. and King Richard 1. Conquereth Cyprus, in his way to Paleſtine 1201. in King John's days, The French invade Normandy 1212. King John reſigneth his Kingdom to the Pope. 1285. Nothing remarkable but Peace and Plenty. 1296. in the Reign of Edward 1. War begun with Scotland which ended in Victory. 1380. The Scots do much harm to us at Peryth Fair. 1459. Lancaſtrians worſted by the Yorkiſts, in fight. 1543. King Henry 8. entred Scotland, and burnt Edenburgh. Hitherto this Proverb has had but intermitting Truth at the moſt, ſeeing no Conſtancy in Caſualties. But the ſting (will ſome ſay) is in the taile thereof, And I behold this Proverb born An. [Page] 1554. For then Queen Mary ſetteth up Popery and Martyreth Proteſtants. 1627. 3. Car. 1. The unproſperous Voyage to the Iſle of Rees. 1638. 14. Car. 1. The firſt Cloud of Trouble in Scotland. 1649. The firſt compleat Year of the Engliſh Common-Wealth (or Tyranny rather) which ſince, bleſſed be God, is returned to a Monarchy. The next Concurrence will be in the Year 1722. But it matters not tho our Lady falls in our Lords lap, whilſt our Lord ſits at his Fathers right hand, if to him we make our Addreſſes by ſerious Repentance. II. When Hemp is ſpun, England is done. I look upon both this and the former to be coyned by a Roman Mint-Maſter, and even of the ſame Age. It is faced with a Literal, but would be faced with a Mystical ſenſe. When Hemp is ſpun, when that Commodity is ſpent, and none left for Sails, Cordage, &c. England (whoſe ſtrength conſiſts in Ships) would be reduced to a doleful Condition. But know, under HEMPE are couched the Initial Letters of Henry 8. Edward 6. Mary, Philip, and Elizabeth, as if with the Life of the laſt, the Happineſs of England ſhould expire, which Time hath confuted. Yet to keep this Proverb in Countenance, it may pretend to ſome Truth, becauſe then England with the Addition of Scotland, loſt its Name in Great Britain by Royal Proclamation.

III. When the Black Fleet of Norway is come and gone,

England build Houſes of Lime and Stone,

For after Wars you ſhall have none.

Some make it fulfill'd in 88, when the Spaniſh Fleet was beaten,Lord Bac. Eſſ. p. 215. the Surname of whoſe King was Norway. 'Tis true the Engliſh afterwards built handſome Houſes of Lime and Stone. But the remainder, After, Wars [Page]you ſhall have none, was proved falſe by the Civil Wars. IV. England is the Ringing Iſland. So called by reaſon of the moſt tuneable Bells which it affords.

V. When the Sand feeds the Clay,

England crys Well-a-day.

But when the Clay feed the Sand,

It is merry with England.

That is when the Seaſon is very wet, the Sandy Ground amounting to about a fifth part only of the Engliſh Soil, is rendred fruitful, yet cannot make any Compenſation to the damage received in the Claiy ground, being about four fifth parts of the whole; and on the other ſide, by reaſon of this Diſproportion a drought never cauſeth a dearth in England. VI. England were but a fling (i. e. a ſlight thing) Save for the crooked Stick, and the grey Gooſe-wing: That is, the uſe of Archery. On which they deſervedly put a great Value, becauſe they were therein ſo much skill'd. VII. England is the Paradiſe of Women, Hell of Horſes, Purgatory of Servants: Law and Cuſtom allows the Women deſirable Advantages, allowing the third of their Husbands Eſtates with the faireſt reſpect and kindeſt uſage: As to Horſes, beſides overviolent Riding, Racing and Hunting, they are Tormented in Carts and Waggons. For Servants, whether Apprentices or Covenant Servants we conceive the Proverb to be Erroneous; ſince Apprentices are well uſed for their Money, and other Servants for their Fidelity. VII. A Famine in England begins firſt at the Horſe-Manger: That is, if Peaſeor Oats, Horſe-Grain be dear, it will not be long ere Wheat and Rye be ſo too. VIII. The King of England is the King of Devils: That is, the Mobile has as great an Ambition to be Worſhipped by Chriſt's Vice-gerant, as ever [Page] the Devil had to have our Saviour fall down before him: But this is only a Conjecture, and ſuch a one as probably has need of a Fuller to reduce to a genuin Colour; but I am told, he is reſolved not to meddle with it. The German Emperour is termed, King of Kings (or free Princes) the King of Spain, King of Men; becauſe they willingly yield their Soveraign rational Obedience. The King of France, King of Aſſes: And here 'tis very likely the Devil has made the Aſs, two Appellations grating on, not gratifying a well diſciplin'd Ear. As to the firſt, S. Gregory gave the Engliſh better Language, when he ſaid Angli ve [...]ut Angeli, Engliſh men were as Angels. IX. The Engliſh are the French mens Apes: This is charged upon the Engliſh with ſome Truth. Since they imitate the French in two particulars, 1. In their Language (Which if Jack could ſpeak, he would be a Gentleman) 2. In their Habits, accounting all fineneſs in Conformity to the French Faſhion. They learn their Faſhions from them, to whom by their Conqueſts, they taught Obedience. X. The Engliſh Glutton: This Vice has been charged on the Engliſh, which we are more willing to excuſe than confeſs, more willingly to confeſs than amend; true it is England is, as it were a large Cook-ſhop, and it is no reaſon any ſhould ſtarve therein, which juſtifies Moderation, but does not excuſe Exceſs. XI. Long-beards, Heartleſs, painted Hoods, Witleſs, Gay-coats, Graceleſs, make England Thriftleſs. This tho falſe acquaints us with the Engliſh Habit in former Times. The Engliſh were wont to nouriſh their Hair, conceiving it more amiable to their Friends, and terrible to their Foes. Their Hoods, were Colour'd or ſtain'd: And Gallantry began to creep in with their Gay-coats. This Proverb was made by the Scots, when they obtain'd a Victory over the Engliſh in the Reign of Edward 2.

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XII. He that England would win,

Muſt with Ireland firſt begin.

'Tis obſerved that Subjects at a great diſtance from their Prince, are moſt apt to ſwerve from their Allegience, being not ſo nearly influenced by the Beams of Majeſty, as others, who beſides the Senſe of their Duty that inwardly perſwades them to Obedience, have Royal Terror without, encamping as it were round about them to reſtrain them from Violence.

XIII. In England a Buſhel of March-duſt is worth a Kings Ranſome. A dry March being Beneficial to Clay-ground, of which England does moſt conſiſt.

XIV. England a good Land and a bad People. A French Proverb, 'tis well they being ſuch Admirers of their own, will allow any goodneſs to another Country.

XV. The High Dutch Pilgrims when they beg, they ſing, the French whine and cry; the Spaniards curſe, ſwear and blaſpheme; the Iriſh and Engliſh ſteal. This is Spaniſh. The Italians are not mentioned, becauſe they ſeldom go out of their Country. There was occaſion to make Felony highly Penal, in England; to reſtrain the Pezantry ſomewhat addicted thereunto; but may Honeſty in themſelves, and Charity in others hinder the Progreſs and prevent the Conſequences of that Sneaking Trade.

Princes. John Eldeſt Son of King E. 1. and Queen Eleanor born at Windſor, dyed in his Infancy, 1273. an. ult. H. 3. and was buried Auguſt 8. in Weſtminſter, under a Marble Tomb, inlaid with his Picture, in an Arch over it.

Eleanor Eldeſt Daughter to King Ed. 1. and Queen Eleanor. born at Windſor, An. Dom. 1266. Afterwards was Married by Proxy (a Naked Sword interpoſed [Page] between her and his Body) to Alphons King of Arragon, who dyed An. 1292, before the Conſummation of Marriage. This Princeſs was afterwards Married to Hen. 3. Earl of Berry in France, from whom the Dukes of Anjou and Kings of Sicil are deſcended. She died in 27th. year of her Fathers Reign, Anno Dom. 1298.

Margaret third Daughter of E. 1. and Queen Eleanor, born at Windſor, An. 3. E. 1. 1275. At fifteen ſhe was Marryed at Weſtminſter, July 9. 1290. to John II. Duke of Brabant, by whom ſhe had John Iſſue III. Duke of Brabant, from whom the Dukes of Burgundy are deſcended.

Mary, ſixth Daughter of King Ed. and Queen El. born at Windſor, April. 12. 1279. at 10 years of Age was made a Nun at Amesbury in Wiltſhire, meerly to gratifie Queen Eleanor her Grand-mother. The other Children of this King, probably born in this Caſtle, viz. Henry, Alphonſe, Blanche, dyed in their Infancy, who

Cleanſed at Font did draw untainted Breath,

Not yet made bad by Life, made good by Death.

The two former were buried with their Brother John, at Weſtminſter, in the ſame Tomb, but where Blanche was interr'd is unknown.

Edward III, Son to E. 2. and Queen Iſab. born at Windſor Oct. 13. 1312. a Pious and Fortunate Prince, was Paſſive in the depoſing of his Father, Practiſed on in his Minority by his Mother and Mortimer. His French Victories ſpeak both of his Wiſdom and Valour. And tho the Conqueſts by H. 5. were thicker, his were broader (in France and Scotland) tho both in length alike, as loſt by their immediate Succeſſors. He was the firſt Engliſh King which Coyned [Page] Gold. He firſt ſtamped the Rorſe-Nobles, having on one ſide, Ieſus autem tranſiens per medium illorum ibat, Cambd. Rem. tit. Moneyar▪ and on the Reverſe, his own Image, with a Sword and Shield ſiting in a Ship Waving on the Sea. Hereupon was made the Engliſh Rhym, in the Reign of H. 6.

For four things our Noble ſheweth to me,

King, Ship and Swerd and Power of the Sea.

He had a Numerous and Happy Iſſue by Phillippa his Queen, after whoſe Death, being almoſt 70 years old, he caſt his Affection on Alice Pierce his Paramour to his Diſhonour, it being true what Epictetus returned to Adrian, the Emperour, asking of him what Love was. In Puero, Pudor; in Virgine, Rubor; in faeminâ, Furor; in juvene, Ardor; in Sene, Riſus. In a Boy, baſhfulneſs; in a Maid, bluſhing; in a Woman, fury; in a young-Man, fire; in an old Man, folly. However this King had few Equals, none Superiors for Wiſdom, Clemency and Courage. He died An. Dom. 1378.

William, Sixth Son to E. 1. and Queen Phil. born at Windſor. He had a Brother, born at Hatfield, of the ſame Name, who died in his Infancy, as this William alſo did. As for King Edwards Female Children, Iſabel, Joan, Blanch, Mary ▪ and Margaret, 'tis believed they were born in France.

Henry VI, Son to H. 5. born at Windſor, was fitter for a Coul than Crown, of ſo eaſie a Nature that he might well have Exchanged a pound of Patience for an ounce of Valour. He Marryed Margaret Daughter of Reinier King of Jeruſalem, Sicily and Arragon; Puiſſant only in Titles. Through Home-bred Diſſentions he not only loſt the Forreign Acquiſitions [Page] of the Father in France, but alſo his own Inheritance in England, to the Houſe of York. Her Death or Murder rather happened 1471. This Henry was twice Crowned, twice Depoſed, and twice Buried (firſt at Cheſtry, then at Windſor) and once half Sainted. Our Hen. VII. cheapned the price of his Canonization, but would not come up to the Sum demanded. However this Henry was a Saint with the People, repairing to his Monument from the fartheſt part of the Land. He was the laſt Prince whom I find expreſly born at Windſor. It ſeems that afterwards our Engliſh Queens grew out of Conceit with that place, as unfortunate for Royal Nativities.

Saints.

Eng. Mart.

Margaret

Alice

Rich, born at Abbington, in this County, and were ſucceſſively Prioreſs of Catesby in Northamptonſhire. They were Siſters to St. Edmund. The former dying An. 1257. the latter. 1270. Both were Honoured for Saints, and many Miracles were reported done at their Shrine.Math. par. Ma [...]jor. An. Dom. 1217.

St. Edmund Son to Edw. Rich and Mabel his Wife, born at Abbington and bred in Oxford. Edmunds-Hall, in that Univerſity which probably, was not built by, but Named in Memory of him. He was Canon of Salisbury and afterwards Arch-biſhop of Canterbury, but after 10 years, deſerted this Function, being offended at the Ambition and Extortion of the Popes Legate in England; he therefore, going into France ſighed out the Remainder of his Life at Pontiniack, (ſome ſay, at Soiſſons) where he dyed An. 1240. Pope Innocent IV Canonized him 6 years after his Death, that [Page] (as ſome affirm) he might not be tormented with his Ghoſt. Lewis King of France, a year after, tranſlated his Corps, and three years after that, beſtowed a moſt Sumptuous Shrine of Gold, Silver and Chryſtal upon it. And the 16 of Nov. is the Feſtival appointed for his Memorial.

Martyrs.

At Newbury, in this County,Fox. Act. & Mon. p. 817. there were 6 or 7 ſcore Perſons, (being betrayed by a Lewd Perſon whom they admitted into their Society) Abjured, and beſides there were three or four burnt, whoſe Names, tho not known are no doubt written in the Book of Life. The day of the Goſpel dawned as ſoon in this County as in any place of England. The Honour of the Seniority, in this kind belongs to Newbury; the Motive uſed by Doctor Will. Twit to quicken the pace of his Pariſhoners there, that Town (as he ſaid) being the firſt Fruits of the Goſpel in England.

At Windſor, of a Company of Godly Perſons there, four were Arraigned and Condemned by Commiſſioners, whereof three were put to Death, viz. Anth. Parſons Prieſt, being faſt'ned to the Stake, he laid a good deal of Straw on his Head, ſaying, This is God's Hat, Fox. Act. & mon. p. 1211. I am now Arm'd like a Souldier of Chriſt. Rob. Teſtwood, a Singer in Windſor-Quire. There hap'ned a Conteſt betwixt him and another of that Society, Singing an Anthem together to the Virgin Mary. Rob. Philips, on the one ſide of the Quire. O Redemtrix & Salvatrix. Rob. Teſtwood, on the other ſide, Non Redemtrix nec Salvatrix. Whoever had the better then, God be thanked the Nons have got now the better of the Os in England. He was [Page] alſo accuſed for diſwading the People from Pilgrimages, and for ſtriking off the Noſe of the Image of our Lady. Hen. Palmer Church-Warden of Windſor who had Articled againſt their Superſtitious Vicar for Heretical Doctrine. When an account was given of the patient Death of theſe three to King Hen. VIII▪ he was pleaſed to ſay, Alaſs poor Innocents! This was Pity, but could be no Protection, yet, by this Occaſion others were preſerved. This ſtorm blown over, Barkſhire enjoyed peace for twelve years, viz. from An. Dom. 1544. till 1556, when Doctor Jeffrey the Cruel Chancellour of Sarisbury renewed the Troubles of Nembury, and cauſed the Death of Julins Palmer. See his Character, (being born in Coventry,) in Warwickſhire. John Gwin. Th. Askin. All three Burnt July 16. 1556. in the Sandpits near Newbury, enduring the Fire with ſuch incredible Conſtancy,Fox. Act. & Mon. p. 1934. that it confounded their Foes and confirmed their Friends in the Truth.

Confeſſors.

John Marbeck, a skilful Organiſt in Windſor-Quire, who not perfectly underſtanding the Latin Tongue, did out of the Latin with the help of the Engliſh Bible make an Engliſh Concordance, commended highly by Biſhop Gardiner, yea by King Hen. VIII. ſaying, He was better employed than thoſe Prieſts who accuſed him. Marbick was a very Zealous Proteſtant, of ſo ſweet a Nature, all good Men did love, and few bad Men did hate him. Yet he was Condemned An. 1544. on the Stat. of the ſix Articles to be Burnt at Windſor, but was pardoned, ſome ſay for the Love Gardiner bore to him, ſome, that his Accuſers, out [Page] of Remorſe of Conſcience procured his Pardon, others that they intended to reſerve him for a diſcovery of others. 'Twas a pardonable miſtake of Mr. Fox in affirming this Marbeck was burnt, which he afterwards amended. Some Cavil, and tell us, That, Many who were burnt in Fox's time, in the Reign of Queen Mary, drank Sack in the days of Queen Elizabeth; but Humanum eſt errare, Proteſtants diſclaim infallibility, and will reclaim their Errors when known.

Robert Bennet Lawyer, in Windſor, a zealous Profeſſor of the true Religion, when Mr. Teſtwood was Condemned, was ſick of the Plague in the Priſon of the Biſhop of London, and by that means preſerved, receiving a Pardon after his recovery.

Cardinals.

This County affordeth one who might have been a Cardinal, but would not, viz. William Laud, who at the proffer ſaid, That the Church of Rome muſt be firſt mended before he would accept any ſuch Dignity.

Prelates.

Will. Reading, a learned Benedictine, employed by King Henry II. in many Embaſſies,Math. Weſt. Flor. Hiſt. and by him promoted to the Arch-Biſhoprick of Bourdeaux, where he died in the Reign of King Richard I.

John de Bradfield, or De Lato Campo, born (likely) at Bradfield in Berks. AMP. He was Chanter and Biſhop of Rocheſter. He had another Sur-name, viz. De Hoe, but the ſame Character, viz. A man of honeſt Converſation, good Learning, and Moderation in all things.

Richard Beauchamp, Brother to William Beauchamp, [Page] Bar. of St. Amaud of Widehay in this County, was bred Doctor in the Laws, and became Biſhop firſt of Hereford, then of Salisbury. He was Chancellour of the Garter; which Office deſcended to his Succeſſours, Windſor-Caſtle the Seat of that Order, being in the Dioceſs of Salisbury. He built a beautiful Chappel, (on the South-ſide of St. Marries Chappel) in his own Cathedral, where he lyeth buried. His death hap'ned, An. Domini, 1482.

Since the Reformation.

Tho. Godwin, born at Oakingham in this County,Godwin Catalogue of Biſhops of Bath, &c. was of Magdalen-Colledge in Oxford, maintained there for a time by the Bounty of Doctor Layton Dean of York, till at laſt he was choſen Fellow of the Colledge. Afterwards he was School-Maſter of Barkley in Glouceſterſhire, then he ſtudied Phyſick, which proved Beneficial to him, when forbidden to teach School in the Raign of Queen Mary. Bonner threatning him with Fire and Faggot, cauſed him often to obſcure himſelf. He was an Eloquent Preacher, Tall and Comely in perſon, which much indeared him to Queen Elizabeth. For eighteen years together he was one of the Select Chaplains, which Preached in Lent before her Majeſty. He was firſt Dean of Chirſt-Church in Oxford, then Dean of Canterbury, and at laſt Biſhop of Bath and Wells. Being Aged and Diſeaſed, he was neceſſitated for a Nurſe to marry a ſecond Wife, which was repreſented to the Queen, to his diſgrace, as if he had married a Girl of Twenty. But the Earl of Bedford intervening, Madam (ſaid he to her Majeſty) I know not how much the Woman is above Twenty, but I know a Son of hers is but little under Forty. He died at Oakingham, of a [Page] Quartane Feaver, Nov. 19. 1590. And lyeth buried under a Monument in the South-ſide of the Chancel.

Th. Ramme born at Windſor, was admitted in Kings Colledge in Cambridge, An. Dom. 1588. whence he was Chaplain firſt to Robert Earl of Eſſex; then to Charles Lord Mountjoy, both Lord Lieutenants in Ireland, afterwards he was made Biſhop of Fernos, and Laghlin in that Kingdom, both peaceably enjoyed, An. 1628.

Will. Lawd born at Reading in this County, of honeſt Parents, bred in S. John's Colledge in Oxford, whereof he became Preſident: Succeſſively Biſhop of S. David's, Bath and Wells, London, and at laſt Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury. One of low Stature, but high parts; piercing Eyes, chearful Countenance, wherein Gravity and Pleaſantneſs were well compounded, admirable in his Naturals, unblameable in his Morals, being very ſtrict in his Converſation. Impartial poſterity will allow his Name to be repoſed among the Heroes of England, ſeeing ſuch as behold his expence on S. Paul's, as but a Cypher, will aſſign his other Benefactions, a very valuable Signification, viz. His erecting and endowing an Alms-houſe in Reading, his encreaſing of Oxford Library with Books, and S. John's Colledge with beautiful Buildings. He was beheaded, Jan. 10. 1644.

States-men.

Sir John Maſon Knight born at Abbington, (where he was Benefactor to a beautiful Alms-houſe) bred in All-Souls in Oxford. King Henry VIII. coming hither was ſo highly pleaſed with an Oration Mr. Maſon made unto him, that he inſtantly gave Order for his Education beyond the Seas, as confident he would prove an able Miniſter of State.Sir Jo. Hayward E. [...]. He was Privy-Councellour to Henry 8. and Edward 6. One maketh [Page] him Secretary of State: Another, but Maſter of the Requeſts: He continued Councellor to Queen Mary, Stow, E. 6. p. 612▪ and Queen Elizabeth, to whom he was Treaſurer of the Houſhold, and Chancellor of the Univerſity of Oxford. He having no Child adopted his Nephew.Cambd. Eliz. He was a Man of Gravity, and great Learning. He died, 1566, and lyeth buried in the Quire of S. Paul's, a part of whoſe Epitaph, (in Engliſh) is thus;

He ſaw five Princes which the Scepter bore,

Of them was Privy-Councellor to four.

Sir Th. Smith Knight born in Abbington, bred in the Univerſity of Oxf. God and himſelf raiſed him to the Eminency he attained unto, unbefriended with any Extraction. Emulating Sir Th. Smith Senior Secretary of State, he had equalled him in Preferment, if not prevented by Death. This Sir Thomas was Maſter of the Requeſts, and Secretary to King James. He died, Nov. 28. 1609. and was buried in the Church of Fulham in Middleſex, under a Monument erected by his Lady, Frances Daughter to William Lord Chandes, and ſince the Counteſs of Exeter.

Souldiers.

Henry Ʋmpton, Knight, born at Wadley in this County, was Son to Sir Edward Ʋmpton, by Anne (the Relick of Jo. Dudley Earl of Warwick, and) eldeſt Daughter of Edward Seymor D. of Somerſet. He was employed by Queen Elizabeth Ambaſſadour into France, where in the Month of May, An. 1592. being ſenſible of ſome injury offered by the D. of Guiſe to the Honour of the Queen of England he [Page]ſent him this Challenge. Foraſmuch as lately in the Lodging of my Lord Du Mayne, and in Publick elſewhere, impudently, indiſcreetly, and over boldly, you ſpoke boldly of my Soveraign, whoſe ſacred Perſon, here in this County, I repreſent. To maintain both by Word and Weapon her Honour, (which never was called in Queſtion by people of Honeſty and Vertue) I ſay, you have wickedly lyed, by ſpeaking ſo baſely of my Soveraign, and you ſhall do nothing elſe but lye, whenſoever you ſhall dare to tax her Honour. Moreover that her Sacred Perſon (being one of the moſt Complete and Vertuous Princeſs that lives in this World) ought not to be evil ſpoken of, by the Tongue of ſuch a perfidious Traitor to her Law and Country, as you are: And hereupon I defie you and Challenge your Perſon to mine, with ſuch manner of Arms as you ſhall like or chooſe, be it either on Horſe-back or on Foot. Nor would I have you to think any inequality of Perſon between us, I being iſſued of as great a Race and Noble Houſe (everyway) as your ſelf. So aſſigning me an indifferent place, I will there maintain my Words, and the Lie which I gave you, and which you ſhould not endure, if you have any Courage at all in you. If you conſent not to meet me hereupon, I will hold you, and cauſe you to be generally held for the arranteſt Coward, and moſt ſlanderous Slave that lives in all France. I expect your Anſwer. I find not what Anſwer was returned: This Sir Henry dying in the French Kings Camp before Lofear, and his Corps brought over, was buried in Farrington Church, July 8. 1596. He had allowed him a Barrons Heirs, becauſe dying Ambaſſadour Leigier.

Writers.

Hugh of Reading, quitted his Expectances of a fair Eſtate,S. N. and embraced a Monaſtical life, till at laſt he became [Page] Abbot of Reading: He is highly commended by the Learned, and writ a Book of Queſtions fetcht from the Scripture.

Roger of Windſor, Chanter of the Convent of S. Albans, was the Kings Hiſtorian: He flouriſhed, An. Dom. 1235.

Robert Rich Son to Edward, and Mabel his Wife, Brother of S. Edmund Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, was born at Abbington in this County. He wrote a Book of the Life, Death and Miracles of his Brother; and died about the year of our Lord, 1250.

Richard of Wallingford, a Black-Smith's Son was bred at Merton-Colledge in Oxford a Monk, at laſt Abbot of S. Albans, where being a good Mathematician eſpecially, as to the Mechanick part thereof, he made a Clock with much Pain, more Coſt, and moſt Art:Bale, Scrip. Brit. cent. 5. Numb. 19. Being a Calender as well as Clock, ſhewing the Fixed Stars and Planets, the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, &c. but my Author did not inform me, if the Canonical hours were mark't on the Clock: He died An. Dom. 1326.

Since the Reformation.

Henry Bullock, probably born in this County,AMP. where his Name appears in a Worſhipful Eſtate. He was bred a Fellow and Doctor of Divinity in Queens-Colledge in Cambridge, a general Scholar, familiar with Eraſmus, calling him Bovillum in his Epiſtles to him. At Cardinal Wolſey's inſtance, he wrote againſt Luther, tho otherwiſe his Affections were biaſed to the Proteſtant Party. When he died is unknown.

Will. Twis born at Spene, an ancient Roman City, bred at New-Colledge in Oxford, and there became a [Page] General Scholar. Good at plain Preaching, better at Diſputing, and beſt in Living. He became Preacher in Spinhamlands. Towards his Death he was ſlighted by Sectaries, it being uſual for New-lights to neglect thoſe who have born the heat of the Day. His Latin Works ſpeak him able in Controverſie. He was Moderate Prolocutor in the Aſſembly of Divines. And dying in Holborn, he was buried at Weſtminſter, An. Dom. 164-

Will. Lyford born at Peyſmer and bred at Magdalen-Coll. in Oxf. Proceeded there Batchelour of Divinity 1631. He was alſo Fellow of that Foundation. He was troubled in Conſcience for having Reſigned his place for Money to his Succeſſour, but before his Death he made Reſtitution. He had a comely Countenance and modeſt Mind, a Courteous Carriage and meek Spirit. He was afterwards Preacher at Shirburn in Dorſetſhire, and tho both Pious and Painful, he had his ſhare of Obloquie from ſuch factious Perſons as could not abide the wholſome Words of ſound Doctrine. He dyed about 1652 tho his Memory lives in his Learned Works.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Th. Hyde born at Newbury, bred Maſter of Art in New-Coll. in Oxf. was made Canon of Wincheſter and chief Maſter of the School there. He with Jo. Martial, about the beginning of the Reign of Queen Eliz. went beyond the Seas. This Hyde is Charactered by one of his own profeſſion, to be A Man of upright Life, of great Gravity and Severity He wrote a Book of Conſolation to his Fellow Exile, and dyed An. Dom. 1597.

Benefactors to the Publick.

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Alfrede, the fourth Son to King Athelwolf, born at Wantage. An excellent Scholar, tho he was paſt 12 years of Age before he knew one Letter. He was a Curious Poet, an Excellent Muſician, a valiant and ſucceſsful Souldier, fighting ſeven Battles againſt the Danes in one year, at laſt Conquered them and reduced them to the Profeſſion of Chriſtianity. He gave the firſt Inſtitution or (according to others) the beſt Inſtauration to the Univerſity of Oxford. A Prince who cannot be Painted to the Life without his Loſs, no Words reaching his Worth. He divided 1. every natural day (as to himſelf) into 3 parts, viz. 8 hours for his Devotion, and 8 for Buſineſs, and the remainder for Sleep and Refection. 2. His Revenues into 3 parts, one for War, a ſecond for his Court, and the third for Pious uſes. 3. His Land into 32 Shires. 4. His Subjects into Hundreds and Tithings, conſiſting of 10 Perſons mutually Pledges for their Good Behaviour. He left Learning where he found Ignorance, Juſtice where he found Oppreſſion, and Peace where he found Deſtraction. And having Reigned 34 years, he dyed and was buried at Wincheſter An. 901. He loved Religion more then Superſtition, favoured Learned Men more then Lazie Manks, which may be the cauſe he was not ſolemnly Sainted with other Saxon Kings, who did not ſo much deſerve.

Since the Reformation.

Pet. Chapman born at Cokeham, bred an Iron-monger in Lond. at his Death bequeathed five pounds a year to two Scholars in Oxford; as much to two in Camb. [Page] and five Pounds a year to the poor of the Town of his Nativity, beſides ſixty Pounds to the Priſons of Lond. &c. The time of his Death is unknown.

Jo. Kendrick born at Reading, bred a Draper in Lond. His State may be compared to the Muſtard-ſeed, from a ſmall,Math. 13.32. encreaſing to a prodigious bigneſs. If Benefactors were digeſted as David's Worthies,2 Sam. 23.19 Mr. Kendrick would be (if not the laſt of the firſt) the firſt of the ſecond three. His Charity began at his Kindred, proceeded to his Friends and Servants (to whom he left large Legacies) concluded with the Poor, on whom he beſtowed above 20000 Pounds, Reading and Newbury ſharing the deepeſt therein; as appears by his Printed Will. He dyed 30 Sept. 1624. and is buried in St. Chriſtophers, Lond. to the Curate of which Pariſh he gave 20 Pounds a year for ever.

Rich. Wightwick Batchellor of Divinity, was Rector of Eaſt-Iſley in this County. His Benefice not very great may appear a Biſhoprick by his Bounty to Pembroke-Coll. in Oxf. to which he gave 100 Pounds a year for 3 Fellows and 4 Scholars. When he dyed is unknown.S. N.

Memorable Perſons.

Tho. Cole commonly called the Rich Clothier of Reading. He is reported a Man of vaſt Wealth, maintaining 140 Menial Servants, beſides 300 poor People, whom he ſet on Work, inſomuch that his Wains with Cloth filled the High-way from Reading to Lond. to the ſtopping of King H. I. in his Progreſs, which King gratified Cole with a Standard-yard, the length of his Royal-Arm; but the Truth is, was the Arm of E. I. which was the Adequation [Page] of a Yard. This whole ſtory is uncertain, yet Cole may be accounted Eminent in this kind.

Jo. Winſcombe commonly called Jack of Newbury was indeed the moſt conſiderable Clothier England ever beheld. He kept 100 Looms in his Houſe, each of them managed by a Man and a Boy. In the Expedition to Flodden-field, againſt Ja. King of Scotland, he marched with 100 of his own Men well Mounted, to ſhew that the Painful in Peace, could be Valiant in War. He Feaſted King Hen. 8 and his firſt Queen Kath. at his own Houſe, yet extant at Newbury, the Church of which he built from the Pulpit to the Tower Incluſively. He dyed about 1520, ſome of his Name and Kindred of great Wealth in this County.

As to the Gentry in this County, Will. Fachel or Vachel was right Ancient, having an Eſtate in and about Reading. And the Family of the Puſays is ſo Ancient, that they were Lords of Puſay (a Village near Faringdon) long before the Conqueſt in the time of King Canutus, holding their Lands by the Tenure of Cornage, viz. by Winding of a Horn, (when the Enemies made their Approach) which that King gave their Family, and which their Poſterity ſtill Extant at this day do produce. But generally the Liſt of Sheriffs is the moſt Comprehenſive Catalogue of the Engliſh Gentry.

Noted Sheriffs.

monarch R. I. Will. Briewere of mean Extraction, yet he was ſuch a Minion to King Rich. I. that he created him Baron of Odcomb in Somerſetſhire. One Fulk-paynel gave this William the Town of Bridgwater, that he might procure for him the King's favour which he had loſt. Seeing he left no Son, partition [Page] was made of his Inheritance amongſt his Daughters, married into the Honourable Families of Breos, Wake, Mohun, La-fert and Percy.

Phillip Son of Rob. and Alan de Marton, joynt Sheriffs in this County.

Rog. Biſhop of Covent. & Lich. Sher. in this County. He was Surnamed de Molend, monarch H. 3: aliàs Longeſpee, and was Nephew to King Hen. III.

Phil. de la Beach. The Seat of this Family was at Aldworth, monarch E. 2. where their Statues on their Tombs are yet extant. They were moſt Valiant Men, & their Male iſſue was extinct in the next Kings Reign, whoſe Heir General was marryed to the Ancient Family of Whitlock.

Th. Chaucer ſole Son to Geffery Chaucer the Famous Poet,monarch H. 4. from whom he inherited fair Lands at Dunning-Caſtle in this County, and at Ewelme in Oxf. He married Maud Daughter and Coheir of Sir. Jo. Burwaſh, by whom he had Alice married to Will. de la Pole D. of Suffolk. He lyeth buried under a fair Tomb in Ewelme Church with this Inſcription. Hic jacet Th. Chaucer, Armiger, quondam Dominus iſtius villae, & patronus iſtius Eccleſiae, qui ob. 13. Nov. An. Dom. 1434. & Matilda uxor ejus, quae ob. 28. Apr. 1436.

Th. Wickham, Kinſman and next heir to Will. VVickham that famous Biſhop of VVincheſter, monarch H. 5. who (notwithſtanding above 6000 pounds bequeath'd in Legacies) left to Thomas 600 pound Lands a year. As for his Arms, viz. Arg. 2 Cheverons, S. between 3 Roſes G. The moſt ingenious Sir Iſaac VVake conceiveth thoſe Cheverons (or Couples in Architecture) given him in Relation to the two Colledges he built in Oxford and VVincheſter.

Jo. Gowfere, or Golofre, monarch H. 6. the firſt who is Styled Eſquire as he was Sheriff. [Page] This Addition grew afterwards more faſhionable, for after that Jack Straw (one of the Grandfounders of the Levellers) was defeated, the Engliſh Gentry, to appear above the Mobile, did in all publick Inſtruments inſert their Native or acquired Qualifications.

Sir. Jo. Howard, Knight, Son to Sir Rob. Howard, monarch E. 4. ſoon after was Created a Baron by Edw. IV. and Duke of Norfolk by King Rich. III. as Kinſman and one of the Heirs of Anne Dutcheſs of York and Norfolk, whoſe Mother was one of the Daughters of Th. Mowbray Duke of Norfolk. Soon after he loſt his Life in Boſworth-field, in the Quarrel of him who had given him his Honour. From him deſcended the Noble and Numerous Family of the Howards, of whom four Earls, viz. Arundel, Notingham, Suffolk and Barkſhire, and two Barons, viz. Mowbray and Eſtrick ſat in the laſt Parliament of King Ch. I. Verstegan the great Antiquary will have their Name to be Holdward, that is, Keeper of a Caſtle (or Truſt) and they have well anſwered unto their Name. Did not Th. Howard Earl of Surrey well Hold his ward by Land, when in the Reign of King H. 8. he Conquered the Scots in Floddon-field, and took James IV, their King, Priſoner? And did not Charles Howard (afterward Earl of Nottingham) hold his ward by Sea in 88. when the Armado was defeated?

Humph. Foster. Ar. Afterward Knighted, lies Buried in St. Martins in the Fields, Lond. with this Inſcription.

Of your Charity pray for the Soul of Sir Humphrey Foſter Knight, whoſe body lies buried here in Earth, under this Marble Stone, who deceaſed 18 Sept. 1500.

On whoſe Soul Jeſu have mercy, Amen.

[Page] Robert Harecourt, Knight, right Ancient is this Family in France, monarch H. 7. which is ſaid to have flouriſhed there 800 years. Of this Family (whoſe Arms is G. two Bars, O.) a younger Branch coming over at the Conqueſt, fixed it ſelf at Staunton Harecourt in Oxford-ſhire: In the Reign of King Jo. Richard Harecourt of Staunton, marrying Orabella, Daughter of Saer de Quincy Earl of Wincheſter, had the Mannor of Boſworth in Leiceſter-ſhire, for his Wives Portion. Robert Harecourt was made Knight of the Garter by E. 4. From him Lineally deſcended the Valiant Sir Simon Harecourt, lately ſlain in the Wars againſt the Rebels in Ireland, whoſe Son a hopeful Gentleman enjoys the Mannor of Staunton to this day.

Jo. Basket, an Eſquire of Remark and Martial Activity in his younger days, and after, removed to Devniſh in Dorſetſhire, to whom he going into France, committed the Care of that Country.

Will. Eſſex, Ar. a worthy Man, of great Command in this County,monarch H. 6. (whereof he was four times Sheriff) and the firſt of his Family who fixed in Lambourn therein; for he married Elizabeth, Daughter and ſole Heir of Tho. Rogers of Benham, whoſe Grand-father Jo. Rogers had married Elizabeth, Daughter and Heir of Jo. Shotesbroke of Bercole in this County (whoſe Anceſtors had been Sheriffs in Bark-ſhire, An. 4.5. and 6. E. 3.) by whom he received a large Inheritance. This Will. (afterwards Sir Will.) was Son to Th. Eſſex, Eſquire, Remembrancer and Vice-Treaſurer to E. 4. who died Nov. 1. 1500, and lyeth buried in the Church of Kenſington, Middleſex: He derived himſelf from Henry de Eſſex, Bar. of Rawley, and Standard-bearer of England, and his Poſterity have lately aſſumed his Coat, viz. Arg. an Orle G. There [Page] was lately a Baron of this Family, with Revenues of a Baron.

Humph. Foſter, Knight, a Lover of Proteſtants in the moſt dangerous times, and ſpake to the Queſt, in the behalf of Mr. Marbeck, that good Confeſſor. Yea, he Confeſſed to Henry 8. that never any thing went ſo much againſt his Conſcience, as his attending (by Command) the Execution of three poor Men Martyred at Windſor.

Francis Inglefield Knight, afterwards Privy-Councellour to Queen Mary, monarch E. 6. and ſo zealous a Romaniſt, that after her Death he left the Land with a moſt large Inheritance, and lived for the moſt part in Spain. He was a moſt induſtrious Agent to ſolicite the Cauſe of the Queen of Scots: He was a great Promoter of, and Benefactor to the Engliſh Colledge at Valladolid in Spain, where he lyeth interred. A Family of his Alliance is ſtill Worſhipful, extant in this County.

Jo. Williams, Knight, was before the Expiration of the year of his Sherivalty made by Queen Mary, monarch Queen Mary. Lord Williams of Tame in Oxford: In which Town he built a ſmall Hoſpital, and a very fair School. He with Sir Henry Bennyfield were Joynt-keepers of the Lady Elizabeth, whilſt under Reſtraint, being as Civil as the other was cruel to her. Biſhop Ridley when Martyred, requeſted this Lord to ſtand his Friend to the Queen, that thoſe Leaſes might be confirmed, which he had made to poor Tenants; which he promiſed and performed accordingly.

Henry Norrice, Son-in-Law to the Lord Williams aforeſaid,monarch Queen Elizab. was by Queen Elizabeth created Bar. of Norrice in Ricot, in Oxford. He was Son to Sir Henry Norrice, who ſuffered in the Cauſe of Queen Anne Bullen, [Page] Grand-Child to Sir Edward Norrice; who married Friſwide Siſter and co-heir to the laſt Lord Lovell. He was Father to the Martial Blood of the Norrices, Elizabeth his Grand-Child, ſole Daughter and Heir unto Francis Norrice Earl of Bark-ſhire, and Baroneſs Norrice, was married to Edward Wray Eſquire, whoſe only Daughter Elizabeth Wray, Baroneſs Norrice lately deceaſed, was married unto Montague Bartue Earl of Lindſey, whoſe Son a Minor is Lord Norrice, at this day.

Edward Ʋmpton Knight, this ancient Name was extinct in the days of our Fathers, for want of iſſue Male, and a great part of their Lands devolved by an Heir general to G. Puffen of Wadley Eſquire, whoſe Care is commendable in preſerving the Monuments of the Ʋmptons in Farrington Church, and reſtoring ſuch as were defaced in the Civil War.

Beſilius Fetiplace: The Seat of the Family was at Lee, thence called Beſiles Lee in this County, until Elizabeth Daughter and Heir of Will. Beſ. laſt of the Name was married to Richard Fetiplace, whoſe Great-grand-Child was named Beſile, to continue the Remembrance of their Anceſtors.

Richard Lovelace Knight, a brisk Gentleman in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, making uſe of Letters of Mart,monarch King James. had the Succeſs to ſeize on a large Remnant of the King of Spains Fleet charged with Silver. King Charles created him Lord Lovelace of Hurley.

Sir Jo. Darell, Baronet: Of which Order, Note the Qualifications,monarch King Charles. Service and Dignity: For the firſt. 1. They were to be Men of honeſt Reputation. 2. Deſcended at leaſt of a Grand-father that bare Arms. 3. Having Eſtate of 1000 pounds a year, two Thirds thereof at leaſt in Poſſeſſion, the reſt in Reverſion expectant, on [Page] one Life only, holding in Dower or Joynture. As to the Second, 1. Each of them was to advance towards the planting of the Province of Ʋlſter in Ireland, with Money enough to maintain 30 Foot for three years, after the Rate of eight pence a day for each Man. 2. The firſt years Wages was to be paid down on the paſſing of their Patent, the Remainder as they contracted with the Kings Commiſſioners, Authorized to treat of, and conclude the ſame. For the laſt, viz. their Dignity. 1. They were to take place, with their Wives and Children reſpectively, immediately after the Sons of Barons, and before all Knights-Batchelors of the Bath and Banneret; ſave ſuch Solemn ones as afterwards ſhould be created in the Field, by the King there Preſent, under the Standard Royal diſplayed. 2. The Addition of Sir was to be prefixed before their Names. 3. The Honour was to be Hereditary, and Knight-hood not to be denied to their eldeſt Sons, of full Age, if deſiring it. 4. There was added to their Arms a Bloody hand in a Canton, or Eſcutcheon at their Pleaſure. The King did undertake, that they ſhould never exceed 200, and none were to be ſubſtituted upon a Vacancy. And that no other new Order ſhould be ſuperinduced.

Battles.

Newbury, I. 1643. Sept. 20. Earl of Eſſex having raiſed the Siege of Gloceſter, and returning towards London was followed by the Kings Army; both ſides might be traced by a Tract of bloody Foot-ſteps, eſpecially at Auborn in Wilts, where they had a ſmart Encounter. At Newbury the Earl made a ſtand: Here hap'ned a fierce Fight on the Eaſt ſide of the Town. The Parliament was conceived to loſe the moſt, the King the moſt [Page] conſiderable Perſons, amongſt whom the Earl of Carnarvon and Sunderland, the Viſcount Faulkland, Collonel Morgan: Victory and Loſs was equally ſhared on both ſides, which were ſo filled with their Supper, that the next day they had no Stomach for Breakfaſt, but keeping their Stations were rather contented to Face then Fight one another.

Newbury, II. Eſſex recruited from London, gave the King Battle. The Fight was as long and fierce as the former, but the Victory more clear on the Parliaments ſide. The Royaliſts at Night hung lighted Matches on the Hedges (ſo to ſimulate their aboad thereabouts) whilſt they drew off, ſecuring their Cannon in Dunnington-Caſtle (the Governour whereof, Sir Jo. Bois, did the King Knights Service) and returned in as good Order as their Condition was capable of. Many here loſt their lives, as if Newbury were ſo named by a ſad Prolepſis, fore-ſignifying, that that Town ſhould afford a New-burying-place to many ſlain in two Bloody Battles.

Bedfordſhire.

BEdfordſhire hath Northamptonſhire on the North, Huntington and Cambridgeſhire on the Eaſt, Hartfordſhire on the South Bucking. on the Weſt. Of an Oval Form, from North to South, about 22 Miles in length, & 15 in breadth. The Soyl conſiſteth of a deep Clay, and ſome Sand (between Woburn and Potton) affording [Page] Fair and Pleaſant, as the other part both of fruitful and profitable Places for Habitation.

Natural Commodities are,

Grain as Wheat and Barley. Where Note that much of that which Originally grows here is carried to Hartfordſhire, and from thence to London, where it carries credit for Hartfordſhire Wheat, &c. Fullers-Earth, at Woburn, (whence 'tis called Woburn's-earth) of great uſe in Drapery, wherefore the Tranſportation thereof is prohibited by Stat. Larks, the moſt and beſt about Dunſtable. As for Manufactures the Inhabitants take a Writ of eaſe.

Buildings.

A Fair Chappel and Monument at Maldon, erected by Th. E. of Elgin, to the Memory of his Lady Diana Cecil. Taddington, Amphtil and Woburn carry away the credit amongſt the Houſes of Nobility in this County.

Wonders.

At Harold (or Hareles-wood) the River of Ouſe An. 1399. parted aſunder, and became paſſible on foot for three Miles. A ſad Omen of the Wars bebetween the two Houſes of York and Lancaſhire. Alſo there's a Rivolet near Aſp [...]lly that is of a Petrefying Nature, converting Wood to Stone.

Proverbs.

I. As plain as Dunſtable Road; this Road being broad and beaten. II. As Crooked as Crawley Brook; [Page] being Meandrous. III. The Baylif of Bedford is coming. The River of Ouſe running by is called Baylif of Bedford, which ſwelling in the Winter, and coming down on a ſuddain, arreſteth the Iſle of Ely with an Inundation.

Princes.

Marg. Beaufort, Counteſs of Richmond and Darby, Great-great Grand-child to E. 3. and Mother to H. 7. and Allied to many Forrain Princes. She may be Rank'd alſo under the Topic of Benefactors. There is an Expreſſion of her Humility and Charity. That if the Chriſtian Princes would agree to March with an Army for the Recovery of Paleſtine, ſhe would be their Laundreſs. She founded the two fair Colledges of Chriſt and St. Johns in Camb. beſides a Profeſſor of Divinities Place. This Lady too High for a mean Man to Commend, is long ſince gone to the Great God to reward.

Saints.

Ainulph of Royal Britiſh Blood, a Holy Hermit. Ainulphs-bury (a Town in the Confines of this and Huntingtonſhire) was erected in his Memory, part whereof (corruptly called Ainſbury) is now extant under the Name St. Neots.

Martyrs.

Th. Chaſe an Ancient and Faithful Miniſter, Hang'd at the Biſhops Priſon in Woburn. His Executioners, to palliate their Murder, and aſperſe his Memory, gave it out that he deſtroy'd himſelf. A loud Lie, ſeeing he was ſo loaden with Chains that he could [Page] not lift up his own Body. His Death hap'ned in the Reign of King Hen. 7. An. Dom. 1506.

Prelates.

Silveſter Everton, (al. Everſden or Everſeen.) From Everton a Village in this County. Memorable for his preferment, and very able to diſcharge the Laypart thereof, receiving the great Seal An. 29. H. 3. Was well verſed in the Cuſtoms of Chancery. The ſame year he was choſen Biſhop of Carlile, and conſecrated the year following. He, with other Biſhops made an Addreſs to H. 3. boldly requiring that all Forreigners and Ʋnſufficient Perſons might be put out of their Biſhopricks, to whom the King replyed. And thou Sylveſter of Carlile, who ſo long Licking the Chancery, was the little Clark of my Clergy-men, it is ſufficiently known unto all, how I advanced thee to be a Biſhop, before many Reverend Perſons and able Divines. I find no Biſhop born here ſince the Reformation.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Sir Jo. Cokeyn Knight, Chief Bar. of the Exchequer, in the Reign of H. 4. founded a Worſhipful Family at, and imparted his Surname to Cokeyn-Hatley in this County, tho he was born in Derbyſhire. q. v.

Edw. Wingate, Eſquire, born here, where his Family flouriſhed at Hartington. He was bred at Greys-Inn, in the Study of the Common-Law, whereof he wrote, beſides others, a Book [...]ntitled, The Reaſon of the Common-Law, and is lately deceaſed.

Writers.

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Jo. Dunſtable, My Pen now fears Surfeiting; (for he was John of all Arts,) and therefore I refer you to his 2 Epitaphs on his Tomb in St. Stephen's Walbrook Lond. He dyed An. 1455.

Since the Reformation.

Geo. Joy born in this County. A great Friend to Mr. Tindal, and therefore hated by Woolſey, Fiſher and Sir Th. Moor. The particulars of his Suffering, if known, would juſtly advance him into the reputation of a Confeſſor. He Tranſlated part of the Bible, and wrote ſeveral Books. He dyed and was buried in his Native Country An. ult. E. 6. 1553.

Fr. Dillingham, bred a Fellow in Chriſts-Coll. Camb. An Excellent Divine and Subtile Diſputant; was choſen to be one of the Tranſlators of the Bible, and being richly Beneficed at Wilden in this County, dyed a ſingle Man, leaving a fair Eſtate to his Brother Mr. Th. Dill. choſen a Member of the Aſſembly, tho he appeared not, but remained Paſtor of Dean the place of his Nativity.

Will. Sclater born at Layton-Buzard was Son to Anth. Sclater Miniſter thereof for 50 years together, who lyed near 100 years of Age. Will. was bred in Eaton, then in Kings Coll. of Camb. where he became after ſome years Doctor of Divinity. Being afterwards Preacher in the Weſt he incurred great Vex [...]tion and Danger, but came off by God's goodneſs. He was reconciled to the Ceremonies of the Church (after he had Studied the Point with all Imaginable Exactneſs,) and drew others over by his Example. [Page] He was Subject to the Stone, which he called Flagellum Studioſorum. Jo. Lord Pawlet preferred him to Limpſam living in Som. from thence, for his Health, he returned to Pitmiſter, (where he had formerly been Miniſter,) and there dyed An. Dom. 1627. and 50th. of his Age, leaving behind him his Comment on the Rom. & Theſſ. a Treatiſe of Tithes or the Miniſters Portion, &c.

Benefactors.

Sir Will. Son to Will. Harper, was born in Bedford, but bred a Merchant-Taylor in London, where he was choſen Lord Mayor. He erected and endowed a Free-School in Bedford, where he lyeth buried.

Hen. Grey, Son to H. Grey, was born at Wreſt. Rich. Grey 3d. Earl of Kent of that Family waſted moſt of his Eſtate, and gave the King and others what remained thereof, not regarding Sir H. Grey his Brother (by a 2d. Venter) of Wreſt, in this County, who therefore declined the Honour. Thus the Earldom of Kent lay aſleep in the Family of the Greys almoſt 50 years, viz. from 15. H. 8 till 13 of Queen Eliz. when ſhe advanced Reginald Grey, Grandfather to Sir H. Grey aforeſaid (who had Recruited himſelf with Revenues) to be Earl of Kent, An. 1571. Reginald dying Childleſs within the year, Hen. his Brother (the Subject of our preſent deſcription) ſucceeded to this Honour. A Perſon truly Noble, expending the Income of his own Eſtate and his Ladies Joynture (Mary the Relict of Edw. E. of Darby) in Hoſpitality. He was a Cordial Proteſtant, on the ſame Token that being preſent at the Execution of Queen of Scots, when ſhe requeſted the Nobility there, to ſtand by and ſee her Death, he (fearing ſomething of Superſtition) hardly aſſented thereunto.

[Page]On the other ſide he was as far removed from Faction, deſerving the Character given him by Mr. Cambd. Brit. Kent. A Perſon highly Honoured with all the Ornaments of true Nobility. He left no Iſſue, except ſome will behold him, in ſome ſort Parent of Sidney-Coll. in Camb. as one of the Executors to the Foundreſs thereof, who both proved and improved her Will, beſides her Perſonal Benefaction thereunto. And being the Surviving Executor, he did Perpetuate the Fellowſhips (formerly) Temporary, according to his Truſt. He dyed An. 1613.

Fr. Cleark, Knight, born at Eaton-ſoton, in the Lordſhip called the Paerſonage. A Noble Benefactor to Sidney-Coll. augmenting all the Scholarſhips of the Foundation, and erecting a fair Range of Buildings. So skilful he was that he computed to a Brick what was neceſſary for the finiſhing thereof. He founded four new Fellowſhips. The Gift was felt before the Giver (a meer Stranger) was ſeen. He dyed An. Dom. 163.

Memorable Perſons.

A Woman lived, dyed and is buried at Dunſtable, (where is her Epitaph) who had 19 Children at 5 Births, viz. 3.3.3.5 and 5.

Noted Sheriffs.

The Family of the Blundells, whereof Sir Edw. Blundel behaved himſelf right Valiantly in the Expedition to the Iſle of Ree.

Rich. Baſſet and Albericus de Veer. The laſt of whom was made,monarch M. 2. by Maud the Emp. E. of Oxford. And the firſt was his under-Sheriff in this County.

[Page] Hen. de Eſſex. Bar. de Raleigh in Eſſ. and Hereditary Standard-bearer of England. He in the Battle at Coleſhul in Flintſh. between the Engliſh and the Welſh caſting away his Courage and Banner together, occaſioned a great overthrow of the Engliſh, and was therefore challenged in Combat by Rob. de Momford Knight, and by him overcome in Duel. His Inheritance was forfeited to the King, and he himſelf made a Honourable Retreat into a Convent, and under a Coul betwixt Shame and Sanctity bluſhed out the Remainder of his Life.

Dav. Archdeacon, whoſe Anceſtors probably having been Eccleſiaſticks left him that Surname.

Rob. Braybrook and Hen. Fil.

Hen. Br. and Rob. Pater.monarch K. Jo.

A loving Reciprocation of Sheriff and under-Sheriff, betwixt Father and Son. Under-Sheriff to his Father, that was his Duty. Under-Sheriff to his Son, that was his Courteſie. Indeed I can Name one under-Sheriff to his own Father, being a Gent. of right Worthy Extraction and Eſtate, which Son afterwards became, Lord Ch. Juſtice and Treaſurer of England.

Edward Eldeſt Son to the King. A great Honour to this Shire and Buck. where he was Sheriff for five years together.monarch H. 3. Yea the Imperial Crown found him in that Office when it fell unto him, Barthol. de Fowen being under-Sheriff.

Th. Hoo. A famous Man, whom King Hen. 6 made Knight of the Garter and Lord Hoo and Haſtings. monarch H. 6. He left four Daughters thus Married. 1. Anne to Sir Jeffrey Bullen. 2. Eleanor to Sir Rich. Carew. 3. Jane to Rob. Cople Eſquire. 4. Eliz. to Sir Jo. Deveniſh. From the firſt of theſe was Queen Eliz. deſcended. Some [Page] of the iſſue Male were lately extant in Hartfordſhire.

Jo. Wenlock, was returned Knight of the Town of his Principal Reſidence, to the Parl. 12. H. 6. and afterwards created Bar. of Wenlock and Knight of the Garter, fought Valiantly and loſt his Life in the Battle of Teuxbury. He dyed without Iſſue, and his Eſtate came to E. 4. From his Couſin and Heir-general the Lauleys in Shropſhire are deſcended.

Sir Jo. St. John, Knight, Father, Son and Grandſon were of the ſame Name and Dignity. The Father,monarch H. 7. Sheriff in the time of H. 7. was Son to Sir Oliver St. John by Marg. Daughter and Sole Heir to Sir Jo. Beauchamp. She was afterwards Married to Jo. D. of Somerſet, to whom ſhe bare Margaret Mother to King Hen. 7.

Will. Gaſcoine was a younger Brother of Ganthorp-houſe in Yorkſhire, and was ſetled at Cardington in this County, by marrying the Inheretrix thereof. He was afterwards twice Sheriff, under H. 8. Knighted and Comptroller of the Houſe of Cardinal Woolſey. A rough-Man, preferring rather to profit than pleaſe his Maſter. The Prelates Wiſdom knowing Thrift to be the Fuell of Magnificence often adviſed with this his Servant. His Name and Eſtate are Extinct in this County.

Jo. Mordant, Ar. of Ancient Extraction,monarch H. 8. married one of the Daughters and Heirs of Hen. Vere of Addington in Northamptonſhire. By Aged Perſons he was remembred by the Name of John of the Woods (I was born under the ſhadow and felt the warmth of them) So great a Maſter was he of Timber in that County, beſides large Poſſeſſions in Eſſex and elſewhere. King Hen. 8. owning him deſervedly for a Wiſe Man created him Bar. Mordant of Turvey.

[Page] Will. Windſor, Knight, deſcended from Walt. Fitz Otho, Caſtle keeper of Windſor in the time of Will. the Conquerour, and was by King H. 8. created Bar. Windſor of Bradenham in Buckinghamſhire. Anceſtor to the preſent Lord Windſor, deſcended from him by an Heir general, ſo that Hickman is his Surname.

Fr. Ruſſel, Knight, Son to Jo. Lord Ruſſel afterwards Earl of Bedford. monarch E, 6. Succeeding his Father in his Honour, ſo great was his Hoſpitality, that Queen Eliz. was wont to ſay of him, That he made all the Beggars. He founded a ſmall School at Wobourn, and dying in great Age and Honour, was buried at Cheneys, 1585.

Oliver St. John, Ar. By Queen Eliz. made Lord St. John of Bletſo in this County, and left two Sons who ſucceeded him to this Honour. Firſt John whoſe only Daughter Anne was married to Will. Lord Eſfingham, & was Mother to Eliz. now Count. Dowager of Peterborough, his Second Son Oliver, bleſſed with a Numerous Iſſue and Anceſtor to the preſent Earl of Bullingbrook.

Will. Dormer, Knight, was Son to Rob. by Jane Newdigate his Wife.monarch Q, Ma. He had by Mary Sidney his Wife, a Daughter married to the Count of Feria, when he came over hither with King Phil. This Count, under pretence to viſit his Sick Lady remaining here, did very earneſtly move a Match betwixt King Philip his Maſter and Queen Eliz. which took no effect. He then alſo mediated for Jane Dormer his Grand-mother and other Fugitives, that they might live beyond the Seas, and receive their Revenues out of England, which the Queen refuſing, the Count moved Pope Pius IV to Excommunicate her tho his Wife oppoſed it,

Buckinghamſhire.

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BƲckinghamſhire is 44 Miles in length, from North to South, in breadth 15 Miles. Fruitful, eſpecially in the Vale of Alesbury, the County is named from the chief Town, both from Buccen a Saxon word ſignifying Beeches, here abounding. The beſt and biggeſt Sheep are in the Vale aforeſaid, and at Wicombe there is kept abundance of Tame Pheaſants. As for Manufactures, this County liveth more by its Lands then Hands.

Proverbs.

I. Buckinghamſhire Bread and Beef. The firſt Fine, the latter Fat. II. Here if you beat a Buſh, 'tis odds youl'd ſtart a Thief. In former times Trees and Buſhes abounding yielded the Rogues Shelter.

Saints.

St. Edburg Daughter to Redwald, King of the E. Angles, embraced a Monaſtical life at Alesbury, where her Body being buried was afterwards removed to Edburgton (now Edburton) in Suff. her Native County.

[Page]St. Rumald, Rumbald or Grumbald. The Name's enough, in alluſion to theſe Variations of his Name, let me tell ye, 'tis ſaid, that aſſoon as Born he cryed out three times I am a Chriſtian.

Martyrs.

Jo. Scrivener, Martyred at Amerſham, An. Dom. 1521. His own Children were forced to ſet the firſt Fire upon him. For which was pretended the Law Deut. 13.6. Thine Hand ſhall be firſt upon him.

Prelates.

Rich. Wendover, Rector of Bromley in Kent, where the Biſhop of Rocheſter hath a Palace, which See being Vacant, he was choſen Biſhop thereof; but Edmund Arch-biſhop of Cant. refuſed to give him Conſecration, becauſe he was Unlearned. Wendover appealed to the Pope, and procured Conſecration by his Authority, and ſupplyed by Publick goodneſs what he wanted in Literature, wherefore, after his Death, he was by expreſs Mandat of H. 3. Buried in the Church of Weſtminſter as another Jehoiadah.

Jo. Buckingham bred at Oxford. A great Diſputant and good Scholar, as his Works do declare, Preferred Biſhop of Lincoln, but after removed by the Pope to Litchfield, a place of leſs credit. Buckingham being for the beſt or none, reſigned An. 1397. and dyed a private Monk at Cant. where he lies buried in Christ-Church. He indented with the Prior and Convent at Canterbury to build him a Chantry-Chappel near his Sepulcher, which I find not performed.

Jo. Young born at Newton-longvile, and bred at [Page] New-Coll. in Oxf. where, in the Regiſter, there are 10 Youngs reckoned Fellows of that Foundation, of which one ſaid, that ſeeing the Colledge was always New, well may many Fellows be Young therein. This John became Warden thereof, and afterwards was made Biſhop of the fair City Callipolis in Greece, by vertue of which Titular Dignity he had a Vote in General Councils. He was made Maſter of the Rolls An. 1. H. 8. and dyed or reſigned his Place eight Years after. He lies buried in New-Coll-Chappel.

Jo. Holyman born in Codington, bred in New-Coll. Oxf. Afterwards Benedictine in Reading was by 1. Queen Mary made Biſhop of Briſtol upon the Deprivation of Paul Buſh. He lived peaceably and dyed ſeaſonably before the end of Queen Maries Reign. 1558.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Harley born in the Pariſh of Newport-Paganel, bred Fellow, then School-Maſter in Magd. Coll. Oxf. in the days of H. 8. A hearty (becauſe concealed) Proteſtant. For in the firſt week of the Reign of Edw. 6. he Publickly Preached Anti-papal Doctrine, whereupon the Vice-Chancellour hurried him up to Lond. for an Heretick, there to Anſwer for his contempt. But the caſe was altered, and Harley preferred to be Tutor to the Sons of John E. of Warwick, and thence he was made Biſhop of Hereford. He dyed about the 50th. year of his Age, before the then future troubles, An. Dom. 1554. Of whom a Scholar of his

Flos Domui Harlaeus, Socius Ludique Magiſter,

Celſus deinde Throno, celſior inde Polo.

[Page] Rob. Aldrich born at Burnham, and bred in Kings Coll. in Camb. and Proctor there, An. 1525. Eraſmus ſtileth him Blandae eloquentiae juvenem. He was afterward School-Maſter, then Fellow and Provoſter of Eaton, and at laſt Biſhop of Carlile, An. 1537. by King H. 8. He was never a through paced▪ Papiſt, (much leſs a Perſecuter of Proteſtants) tho a complyer with ſome ſuperſtitions. He dyed at Horn-Caſtle in Lincolnſhire An. 1555.

Will. Alley born at Wickham, bred firſt at Eaton then in Kings Coll. where he was admitted An. Dom. 1528 Being firſt Batchelor of Arts he became Lecturer in St. Pauls, whoſe Lectures are extant in Print. He was conſecrated Biſhop of Exeter July 14. 1560. and dying 1576 lyeth buried under a fair Marble in his own Cathedral.

Rich. Cox. born at Whaddon, and bred for ſome years in Kings Coll. in Camb. when Card. Woolſey had erected Chriſt-Church in Oxf. he removed hither the moſt hopeful Plants of Cambridge, and this Rich. Cox. amongſt the reſt. He became afterwards School-maſter of Eaton, where he had Haddon for his Scholar. Hence he was ſent to be inſtructor to Prince Edw. At laſt, he was preferred Biſhop of Ely 1559. continuing 21 years he dyed An. Dom. 1580.

Th. Bickley born at Stow, bred firſt Choriſter, then Scholar, then Fellow in Magd. Coll. Oxf. He brake the conſecrated Hoſt with his hands, and ſtamp'd it under his feet in the Colledge-Chappel. Afterwards he fled over into France, and there lived all the Reign of Queen Mary. Returning into England, he became Chaplain to Arch-biſhop Parker, who preferred him Warden of Merton-Coll. wherein he continued 20 years. When he was above 80 years of Age he was made Biſhop of Colcheſter and lived 11 years in that See. He dyed 1596. He led a ſingle life and [Page] left an 100 Pounds to Merton-Coll. and other Monies to Pious uſes.

Jo. King born at Warnhall, Rob. King the laſt Abbot of Oſney and firſt Biſhop of Oxford being his great Uncle, was Dean of Chriſt-Church, then Biſhop of London being full fraught with all Epiſcopal Qualities. He dyed An. Dom. 1618. being buried in the Quire of St. Pauls, with this Epitaph, RESƲRGAM. His Faith ſtanding over him for an Hearſe, as is expreſſed in an Elegy made upon him.

Rich Montague born at Dorney, bred at Eaton, thence ſucceſſively, he was choſen Fell. of Kings Coll. in Camb. of Eaton, Parſon of Standford Rivers in Eſſex, Canon of Windſor, Parſon of Petworth, elected Biſhop of Chicheſter, and at laſt of Norwich. He ſpent much on Reparations. He was exact in Latin and Greek, and in Vindication of Tithes wreſtled with the great Antiquary of England. Of Books, he wrote a Treatiſe called Appello Caeſarem, which (without his intent) occaſioned much trouble in this Land; and began an Eccleſiaſtical Hiſtory, and ſet forth an Apparatus, which (if finiſhed) might be put in the Ballance with Baronius his Church Annals; they would have ſwayed with them for Learning and weighed them down for Truth.

Hen. King. D. D. Son to the forementioned Jo. King Biſhop of Lond. and his Wife (of the ancient Family of the Conqueſts) born where his Father was, And as was the Father, ſo was the Son Pious and proſperous, till the Calamities of the time involved him. In order to the cure of the ſeeming Conſumption of Epiſcopacy (An. 41.) Men of unblamable Life and Eminent Learning were Elected Biſhops, amongſt whom King Ch. advanced this our Doctor, Biſhop of Chicheſter, yet was not the Mouth of Malice ſtopp'd, which having a Damnable Appetite was ready to ſwallow [Page] them down at a Morſel. Since, God hath rewarded his Patience, giving him to live to ſee the Reſtitution of his Order. In his Youth he delighted in Muſick and Poetry, when elder he applyed himſelf to Oratory and Philoſophy, and in his reduced Age fixed on Divinity, and his Printed Sermons on the Lords Prayer, &c. will report him a Man that brought forth his Fruit in due Seaſon.

Writers on the Law.

Sir Geo. Crook, Knight, Son to Sir Jo. and Eliz. Ʋmpton his Wife, was born at Chilton An. 2. Eliz. bred firſt in Oxford, then a double Reader in the Inner Temple, and the Kings Serjeant, Justice of the Com. Pleas 22. Jac. then Chief Juſtice of England. 4. Car. His Ability is ſufficiently atteſted by his Reports. His judgment was againſt Ship-money. The Country-man ſaid That Ship-money may be gotten by Hook but not by Crook. His Piety is evidenced by his Charity, building a Chappel at Beachley in Buck. and a Hoſpital in the ſame Pariſh with a liberal Revenue. When old, he ſued out a Writ of Eaſe, and afterward dyed at Waterſtock in Oxford-ſhire. 82. Aet. An. Dom. 1641.

Edw. Bultſtrode, Eſquire; bred in the Study of the Municipal Laws, in the Inner Temple and Juſtice in North-wales hath written a Book of Reports of Judgments given in the Kings Bench, in the Reigns of King Ja. and King Ch. and is lately deceaſed.

Souldiers.

Sir Will. Windſor, Knight, Anceſtor to the right honourable Th. Windſor Hickman Lord Windſor and fixed at Bradenham. He was deputed by E. 3. (in [Page] his 47 year) Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, when in Broyls; the Iriſh Tyrannizing, and the Engliſh degenerating into their Manners. He contracted with the King for 11213 pounds, 6 ſhillings 8d. a year, to defray the whole charge of that Kingdom, and undertook the Cuſtody of the Land in a defenſive War, and uſed diſcretion with his Lance, in abating the Iriſh Feaver. Yet the Scabs of their Boggs and Hair of their Woods, that gave the Natives Shelter afforded him no acceſs. He reſigned his Office 1. R. 2.

Arth. Gray Bar. of Wilton, (whoſe Father had his Habitation at Waddon near Buck.) had but a ſmall Eſtate left him by his Father Will. Lord Gray, who had ſpent the beſt part of his Patrimony, to redeem himſelf being Priſoner in France. Our Arth. intending to advance his Fortune by his Valour, followed the War under his Father and was preſent at the Siege of Lieth, 1560, where being ſhot in the Shoulder, he was inſpirited with an Antipathy againſt the Scots. Being Lord Liuetenant of Ireland An. 1580. before he had received the Sword or any Emblems of Command, he unfortunately fought the Rebels at Glandilough to the great loſs of Engliſh Blood. Yet recovering his Credit he finally ſuppreſſed the Rebellion of Deſmond. Returning into England, the Queen relyed chiefly on his Counſel for ordering our Land-forces againſt the Spaniards in 88. (a year Critical for Church-differences, which this Lord would have been glad to have ſeen decided in favour of the Anti-prelatical party.) He was the only Man defended Secret. Daviſon cenſured in the Starr-Chamb. about the buſineſs of the Queen of Scots; in which defence he ſhewed both great Courage and Eloquence. And was always ingenuous, accounting Candour an Eſſential of true Nobility. An. Dom. 1593.

Writers.

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Roger de Wendover, Benedictine of St. Albans, and the Kings Hiſtorian. It having been a Cuſtom that a Monk of St. Albans ſhould be called to that Service. The Chronicles being finiſhed, were lockt up in the days of the King and his Son. This Rog. began his Chron. at the Conqueſt, continuing it till the Year 1235. and 19 H. 3. tho it is now Father'd upon Math. Paris who made ſome Addition to the ſame.

Jo. Amerſham, Monk in St. Alb. ſo intimate with Jo. Wheathamſted Abbot thereof, that they two were as One; juſtifying againſt Priſcian, the ſaying, Duo Amici Vixit in eodem Conventu. Amerſham careſſed his Friend, whilſt living, and Shielded Wheathamſted, Shield of Wheath. a Treatiſe. when dead againſt the Darts of his inveterate Enemies the Monks. He flouriſhed An. Dom. 1450▪

Math Stokes, born in the Town, and bred in the School of Eaton, until he was admitted into Kings Coll. in Camb. An. Dom. 1531. He afterwards was Fellow there, and at laſt Eſq. Bedle and Regiſter of the Ʋniverſity. He collected a Catalogue of the Chancellours, Vice-ch. and Proctors, with great Induſtry and Fidelity. A Zealous Papiſt, tho he lived many years in the Reign of Queen Eliz.

Since the Reformation.

Walt. Haddon born of a Knightly Family in this County, bred at Eaton, afterwards Fell. of K. Coll. where he proceeded Doctor of Law, and was the Kings Profeſſor in that Faculty, choſen Vice-Chancellour of Camb. 1550. then Preſident of Magd. Coll. in Oxf. which place he waved in the days of Queen Ma. [Page] and ſheltered himſelf in obſcurity. Queen Eliz. made him one of her Maſters of Requeſts, and employed him in ſeveral Embaſſies beyond the Seas. Her Majeſty being demanded whether ſhe preferred him or Buchanan for Learning, returned, Buchananum omnibus antepono, Haddonum nemini poſtpono. Indeed he was a moſt Eloquent Man and a pure Ciceronian in his Stile, as appears by his Writings. He lies buried in Chriſt-Church Lond.

Lawrence Humphred bred in Magd. Coll. in Oxf. a General Scholar, able Linguiſt, deep Divine, pious to God, humble in himſelf, Charitable to others. In the Reign of Queen Ma. he fled into Germ. where he was Fellow-Commoner with Mr. Jewel (whoſe Life he wrote) in all his Sufferings. Here he Tranſlated Origen de Rectâ Fide and Philo de Nobilitate out of Greek. Returning into England, in the Reign of Queen Eliz. he was made Preſident of Magd. Coll. in Oxf. and Dean of Wincheſter. Tho he ſcrupled ſome Ceremonies, yet he was much moleſted in his Colledge with a Party of Fierce Non-Conformiſts. He dyed Anno Dom. 1589.

Roger Goad born at Houton, admitted Scholar in Kings Coll. in Camb. 1555. Afterwards was School-maſter in Surrey, but being made rather to Govern Men then Boys, he was thence Elected into the Provoſt-ſhip of Kings Coll. wherein he remained 40 years. He was thrice Vice-Chancellour of Camb. a Grave, Sage and Learned Man. By his Teſtament he gave the Rectory of Milton to the Colledge, and dying on St. Marks day An. 1610. he lyeth buried in a Veſtry on the North-ſide of the Chappel.

Jo. Gregory born Nov. 10. 1607. at Amerſham of Mean and Honeſt Parents, and bred in Christ-Church in Oxf. where he Studied 16 hours a day for many years together. A general Scholar and Exquiſite [Page] Linguiſt, his Modeſty ſetting the greater Luſtre o [...] his Learning. His Notes on Doctor Redleys Book of Civil-Law gave the firſt Teſtimony of the Pregnancy of his Parts. He was firſt Chapl. of Chriſt-Church, then Prebendary of Chicheſter and Sarum. He dyed 1646. and was buried at Chriſt-Church in Oxf. His Poſthume Works are ſet out by Jo. Gurgam. dedicated to Edw. Biſhop Eſquire, who relieved Gregory in his greateſt Diſtreſs.

Sam. Collins Son to Baldwin (Preacher, Prodigiouſly Bountiful to the Poor, whom Queen Eliz. called conſtantly Father Collins.) born and bred at Eaton. Hence ſucceſſively choſen Fellow, Provoſt and Regius Profeſſor of K. Coll. in Camb. Of admirable Wit and Memory, and a moſt fluent Latiniſt. Of his Lectures (which he conſtantly read twice a Week for 40 years together) there were not two, which did not Critically differ. He uſed all his Friends to decline his Election to the Biſhoprick of Briſtol, as being in profit inferiour to the place he enjoyed. In theſe troubleſome times he loſt his Church but kept his Choir, wherein he dyed about 1651.

Will. Oughtred, branch'd from a right Ancient Family in the North, born and bred in Eaton, becam [...] Fell. of K. Coll. and at laſt Beneficed by Th. Earl Arundel at Albury in Surrey. Prince of Mathematicians in our Age and Nation. This Aged Simeon had a ſtrong Perſuaſion that he ſhould behold Chriſts anointed reſtored to his Throne, which he did to his incredible Joy, and then had his Dimittis out of this mortal life, June 10. 1660.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Th. Dorman born at Amerſham, Nephew to Th. Dorman, a Confeſſor in the Reign of H. 8. and Cordial [Page] Proteſtant, tho through weakneſs he did abjure the Realm. This Th. junior was bred at Barkhamſted-School (founded by Doctor Incent) in Hartfordſhire under Mr. Reeve a Prot. School-maſter, but this Dorman turn'd tail,2. and becoming a great Romaniſt fled beyond the Seas, where he wrote Againſt Alex. Nowel the Engliſh Calvaniſt. He flouriſhed An. 1560.

Memorable Perſons.

Jo. Mathew, Mercer, Son to Th. Mathew, was born at Sherington, Lord Mayor of London An. Dom. 1490. the firſt Batchelor that ever was choſen into that Office, a ſingular Example for above 120 years, when Sir Jo. Leman (alſo Batchelor) enjoyed the ſame Dignity, 1616.

Dame Heſter Temple, Daughter to Miles Sands Eſq. was born at Latmos, and Married to Sir Th. Temple of Stow, Baronet. She had four Sons and nine Daughters, who Married and Multiplyed exceedingly, inſomuch that ſhe ſaw 700 Extracted from her Body. Which Off-ſpring if contracted into one place had been enough to have peopled a City of Competent Proportion.

Noted Sheriffs.

Jo. Croke Ar. afterwards Knighted,monarch Q. Eliz. Son of Sir Jo. Croke, one of the ſix Clerks in Chanc. The Name was aſſumed by their Anceſtors for that of Le Blount, which they concealed in the Civil Wars between York and Lanc. As for this Sir John Sher. of Buck. he was fortunate in an Iſſue, happy in the knowledge of our Municipal-Law. Of whom Sir Jo. Croke his eldeſt Son, Speaker of [Page] the Houſe of Commons in the Parl. 43. Eliz. received this Elogium from her Majeſty. That he had proceeded therein with ſuch Wiſdom and Diſcretion that none before him had deſerved better.

Rob. Dormer Ar. Jun. 10. 1615. made Baronet by King Ja. and 30 of the ſame Month, Baron Dormer of Wing in this County. His Grand-child Robert was An. 4. King Ch. I. created Viſcount Aſcot and Earl of Carnarvan, and loſt his Life fighting for him who gave him his Honour, in the firſt Battle of Newbury. Being a little before his Death deſired to make a Suit to the King, he replyed I will not dye with a Suit in my Mouth to any King, ſave to the King of Heaven. By Anne Daughter to Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, he had Charles now Earl of Canarvan.

Edw. Bulſtrod Ar. Whoſe Arms are Ancient, viz. S. a Buckhead, Ar. attired O. ſhot the Noſe with an Arrow of the 3. headed and featherd of the 2. a Croſs patee fitchee betwixt the attire O.

Hen. Longvile Ar. Had to his 4th. Son Sir Mich. Longvile who Married Suſan ſole Daughter to H. Earl of Kent. Now when the Iſſue in a direct line of that Earldom failed in our memory, Mr. Selden proved that the Barony of Ruthyn parcel of the Earldom, ought to deſcend to the Son of the ſaid Sir Michael, and thereupon he ſat as Baron Ruthyn in the late long Parl. His ſole Daughter and Heir was Married to Sir Henry Yelverton of Earton in the County of Northampton Baronet, a worthy Gent. of fair Eſtate.

Benedict Winchcombe, whoſe Arms I repreſent in gratitude to the Memory of his Anceſtor ſo well deſerving of Newbury, monarch K Ja. viz. Az. on a Chev. engrail'd between 3 Birds O. as many Cinqfoiles of the 1. on a chief of the 2. a fl. de luce between 2. Spears-heads of the 1.

[Page] Edward Coke, Knight, the Engliſh Trebonianus, monarch K. Ch. famous for his Comments on the Common-Law. The Court-party to prevent his Election as a Member of Parliament got him prickt Sheriff, whoſe Oath he ſcrupled to take, becauſe (amongſt other things) the Sheriff is bound thereby to proſecute the Lollards, wherein the beſt Chriſtians may be included, but no excuſe could ſerve, ſo that his Friends muſt behold him who had been Lord Chief Justice attend on the Judges of the Aſſiſes.

Francis Cheney, Knight. A noble Ancient Name. There was a Family of the Cheneys flouriſhing in Kent, giving for their Arms Az. 6. Lyons Ramp. Arg. a Canton Ermin. Of this Houſe was Hen. Cheney High-Sheriff of this County and Bedf. An. 7. Eliz. and not long after, created by her Baron of Tuddington in Bedf. tho in his Youth wild and venturous, witneſs his playing at Dice with Hen. 2. King of France, from whom he won a Diamond of great worth at a caſt, and being demanded what ſhift he would have made to repair himſelf, in caſe he had loſt the caſt; I have (ſaid the young Cheney in an Hyperbolical Brave) Sheeps-tails enough in Kent, with their Wool, to buy a better Diamond then this. His reduced Age afforded the befitting fruits of Gravity and Wiſdom. And this Lord deceaſed without Iſſue. As for Sir Fr. Cheney, Sher. he was Father to Charles Cheney, Eſquire, who by his Exquiſite Travelling hath Naturalized Forreign Perfection to himſelf, and is Exemplarily happy in a Vertuous Lady, Jane, Daughter to the truly Noble Will. Marqueſs of New-Caſtle, and by her of hopeful Poſterity.

Cambridgeſhire.

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CAmbridgeſhire hath Lincolnſhire on the North, and Suffolk on the Eaſt, Eſſex and Hartfordſhire on the South, Huntington and Bedfordſhire on the Weſt, in length 35, in breadth not full 20 Miles. Plentiful in Proviſion, the South part of Bread and Beer, and the North of Cattle. The Grain here is ſo good that it outſelleth others in 6 pence in the Buſhel. The late draining of the North part of the County was not very grateful to the poor, knowing that it is Felony to take another Mans Bullock from his Paſture, but a Treſpaſs of an inferiour Nature to take a Pike out of his Fiſh-pond. An. 1659. the Country ſuffered a great loſs by an Inundation, upon the diſſolution of a great Snow, yet their Induſtry prevented a Relapſe into their former Condition. The Northern-part is called the Iſle of Ely or Eely from the abundance and goodneſs of Eeles there, with which the Courts of the Kings of England were Anciently ſupplyed. Of other Natural Commodities, there are a great many Hares, and lately there was a Hare-park nigh New-Market preſerved for the Kings Game. There is alſo plenty of Saffron which was at firſt planted in Eſſex. Willows abound in the [Page] Iſle of Ely, affording Fuel for their Fire; of which Tree it is a by-word in this County, that the profit of Willows will buy the Owner a Horſe before that by other Trees he can pay for his Saddle. Manufactures here are Paper and Baſkets. Of Buildings Cambridge is the chief credit of this County, as the Univerſity is of Cambridge, which may be ſaid a Town in an Univerſity, as Oxford is an Univerſity in a Town, in Camb. the Colledges being more ſeparated from the Town have the better Conveniency of Walks and Gardens. Ely-Minſter in this Town a great Beauty, has a Lanthorn which is a Maſter-piece of Architecture, wherein the labour of 20 years and 52094 Pounds 18 Shillings 10 Pence [...]/2 2/4 was expended. When the Bells ring the Wood-work thereof openeth (the perfection of ſtructure) and exactly chocketh into the Joynts again. Rare alſo is the Art in the Chappel of St. Maries, the Pattern of that in Kings Coll. in Camb. And in Biſhop Weſts Chappel the Maſter-Maſons of King Ja. upon narrow inſpection, found finer work therein than in King Hen. 7 his Chappel at Weſtminſter.

Wonders.

The Devils-ditch an Artificial Wonder, conceited by the Country People to be made by the Devil, tho it be the Work of ſome of the Kings of the Eaſt-Angles, probably made to divide and defend their Dominions from the Kingdom of Mercia, or poſſibly to employ the People, and to divert them from inſurrections.

Proverbs.

I Cambridge requires all to be equal. The ſame degree [Page] levelling all Scholars, ſo that the Seniority of years ought not to make any difference. II. Cambridgeſhire Camels. Probably the Fen-men ſtalking on Stilts may be ſo called from their apparent big Stature. III. A Boiſten Horſe and a Cambridge Maſter of Art, are a couple of Creatures that will give way to no body. It ſhews ſtore of Spirit when a Man will not be put out of his way, for every Swelling emptineſs that meets him therein. IV. A Henry-Sophiſter. So they are called who after 4 years ſtanding, ſtay themſelves from Commencing Bachelors of Art, to render themſelves (in ſome Colledges) more capable of Preferment. For after the Suppreſſion of Monaſteries by King Hen. 8. Learning was at a loſs, and the Univerſity ſtood at a gaze what would become of her. Hereupon many Students ſtayed themſelves ſome 2, 3, ſome 4 years, as who would ſee, how their Degrees (before they took them) ſhould be rewarded and maintained.

Martyrs.

Will. Flower, born at Snow-hill, bred firſt a Monk [...] Ely, became afterwards a Secular Prieſt and Proteſtant, and after many Removals, fixed at laſt [...] Lambeth. He then contracted the Guilt of an abo [...]minable Act, by wounding a Popiſh Prieſt dangerouſly with a Wood-knife, ſo that his Blood ſpirted i [...] to the Chalice. Of this having ſolemnly repente [...] he was put to Death for the Teſtimony of the Truth His right hand, before he went to the Stake, was cut off, by order of the Judges for his Barbarous fact Yet tho his right hand ſuffered as a Malefactor, then wanted not thoſe who maintained that Martyr be longs to the reſt of his Body.

Prelates.

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Steph. de Fulborn was made Biſhop of Waterford, and Lord Treaſurer of Ireland; and after, Arch-biſhop of Tuam, and (twice) Lord Chief Juſtice of that Kingdom. He dyed 1288. and was buried in Trinity-Church in Dublin.

Nich. of Ely, obtruded by the bold Barons as Chancellour on H. 3. but by him diſplaced, yet appearing a Man of Merit was by him advanced into the Office of Lord Treaſurer, and made Biſhop of Worceſter, then of Wincheſter. Here he ſate 12 years, and that Cathedral may challenge his Interment, having his Heart incloſed in a Wall, tho his Body be buried at B [...]averly in Surry, 1280.

Will. of Bottleſham (Contract Botſam) of the Town ſo called, the Nurſery of refined, Wits affording a Triumvirate of Learned Men born there, viz. this Will. Jo. and Nich. Bottleſham. Will. was by the Pope made Biſhop of Bethlehem in Syria, then 1385 of Landaff, thence removed to Rocheſter. A famous Preacher, Confeſſor to R. 2. and a learned Writer. Once a Fellow of Pemb [...]hall, he dyed 1399. Jo. bred in Peter-houſe in Camb. to which (and to the whole Univerſity) he was Benefactor, Chaplain to Th. Arundel Arch-biſhop of Cant. by whoſe means he had been preferred to the See of Rocheſter, if Johns Death had not prevented the ſame 1401. Nicholas, a Carmelite bred in Camb. afterward removed to Paris, where in Sorbon he commenced Dr. of Divinity. Returning to Camb. he became Prior of the Carmelties (ſince Queen Colledge) whereby he wrote many Books. Buried in his own Covent 1435. Theſe three were Contemporaries.

Th. of New-Market, (or Th. Merks) of this County, [Page] bred in Camb. An Excellent Humaniſt and Divine (having left ſome learned Books to Poſterity) advanced to be Biſhop of Carlile. Famous for his Loyalty to R. 2. was at laſt confined to a Titular Grecian Biſhoprick by H. 4. He dyed about 1405.

Th. Thirlby Doctor of Laws, born in the Town and bred in the Univerſity of Camb. Very able in his Faculty and more than once employed in Embaſſies by H. 8. (who preferred him Biſhop of Wincheſter, the Land of which See he waſted) with this ſucceſs, that his Name and Alliance is Extinct. From Wincheſter he was removed to Norwich, from thence to Ely. His Vice was rather Prodigality than Cruelty, for he wept at Arch-biſhop Cranmer's Degradation. After the Death of Queen Ma. he was as Violent in his Opinions, but not ſo Violent in his Expreſſions; always devoted to Queen Ma. but never invective againſt Queen Eliz. He lived in free Cuſtody, dyed and is buried at Lambeth, 1570.

Since the Reformation.

Godfrey Goldsborough born in Camb. bred in Trinity-Coll. and afterwards Fellow thereof. At laſt was Conſecrated Biſhop of Glouceſter 1598. One of the ſecond ſet of Prot. Biſhops, after thoſe in the Marian Days, and before thoſe who come within our memory. He gave 100 Marks to Trinity-Coll. and dyed An. 1604.

Rob. Townſon, D. D. born in Camb. and bred a Fellow in Queens Coll. being admitted at 12 years of Age. Of ſo happy a memory that when D. D. he could ſay by Heart the ſecond Book of the Aeneads, which he learnt at School, without miſſing a Verſe. He was an excellent Preacher. He attended King Ja. his Chaplain into Scotland, and after his return, [Page] was preferred Dean of Weſtminſter, then Biſhop of Salisbury. He was Hoſpital and Generous. He dyed and was buried An. Dom. 1622.

Th. (Son to Will.) Weſtfield, D. D. born An. Dom. 1573. in Ely, bred at Jeſ. Coll. in Camb. where he was Fellow. He was Aſſiſtant to Biſhop Felton, whilſt Miniſter of St. Mary-le-Bow in Cheapſide, after Rector of Horſney and great St. Barth. Lond. where in his Preaching he went through the 4 Evangeliſts. He was afterward made Arch-Deacon of St. Albans, and at laſt Biſhop of Briſtol. The Parl. had a good Opinion of him, as appears by this Order, 13. May 1643. From the Committee of Lords and Com. for Sequeſtration of Delinquents Eſtates. Ʋpon information in the behalf of the B. of Briſtol, That his Tenants refuſe to pay him his Rents, it is ordered by this Committee, that all profits of his Biſhoprick be reſtored, and a ſafe Conduct be granted him, to paſs with his Family to Briſtol, being himſelf of great Age and a Perſon of great Learning and Merit. Jo. Wylde.

By his Will he deſired to be buried in the Cathedral-Church, near the Tomb of Paul Buſh the firſt Biſhop. And as for my Worldly Goods (the words of his Will) which (as the times now are) I know not well where they be, nor what they are, I give, &c. to my Wife Eliz. He dyed June. 28. 1644. and lyeth buried according to his own deſire. An Anagram made on him by his Daughter was.

Thomas Weſtfield. I dwell the moſt ſafe.

Stateſmen.

Jo. Tiptoft, Son and Heir of Jo. Lord Tiptoft, and Joyce his Wife, Daughter and Coheir of Edw. Charlton Lord Powis, by his Wife Eleanor, Siſter and Coheir of Edmund Holland Earl of Kent) was born at Everton [Page] in this County. He was bred at Baliol-Coll. in Oxf. where he attained to great Learning, and by H. 6. was afterwards created firſt Viſcount, then Earl of Worceſter, and Lord High Conſtable of England, and by E. 4. Knight of the Garter. The Skies began to Lowre and Threaten Civil Wars and the Houſe of York fell ſick of a Relapſe. Mean time this Earl could not be diſcourteous to Hen. 6. who had ſo much advanced him, nor diſloyal to Edw. 4. in whom the Right of the Crown lay. For an Expedient he quitted his own, and viſited the Holy-Land. At Rome (in his paſſage,) by an Elegant Latin Speech he drew the Admiration of all the Auditors, and Tears from the Eyes of the Pope Pius II. He returned from Chriſts-Sepulchre, to his own in England, in an unhappy time, if ſooner or later, he had found Edward on that Throne to which now H. 6 was reſtored, and whoſe Reſtitution was only remarkable for the Death of this Worthy Lord. Treaſon was charged on him for ſecretly ſiding with King Edw. On this account he loſt his life. The Ax then did at one blow cut off more Learning in England then was left in the Heads of all the Surviving Nobility. His Death hap'ned on St. Lukes day, 1470. Edw. Lord, Tiptoft his Son was reſtored (by Edw. 4.) Earl of Worceſter, but dying without Iſſue, his Inheritance fell to his three Aunts, Siſters to the Learned Lord aforeſaid, viz. 1. Philip married to Th. Lord Roſs of Hamlake. 2. Joan, Wife of Sir Edm. Ingleſthrop of Borough-green in this County. 3. Joyce married to Sir Edw. Sutton, Son and Heir of John Lord Dudley, from whom came Edw. Sutton Lord Dudley and Knight of the Garter.

Jo. Cheeke, Knight, Tutor to Ed. 6. and Secretary of State, born in Camb. Of him ſee our Church-Hiſtory.

Souldiers.

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When the reſt of the Eaſt-Angles cowardly fled away in the Field from the Daniſh Army, the Men of the County of Camb. did manfully reſiſt; whence it was, Bromp. Chron. p. 887. that whilſt the Engliſh did rule, the praiſe of the People of Cambridgeſhire did moſt eminently flouriſh. At the coming of the Normans, they made ſo ſtout a Reſiſtance, that the Conqueror who did fly into England, was glad to creep into Ely. Cambridgeſhiremen commonly paſſed for a Proverb, tho now like old Coyn, almoſt grown out of requeſt. Indeed the Common-people have Robuſt bodies able to carry 8 Buſhels of Barley on their Backs, whereas 4 are found a ſufficient Load for Men of other Counties, and I doubt not but if there were occaſion their Arms and Hands would appear to be as good as their Backs and Shoulders.

Writers.

Math. Paris, probably born in this,AMP. and bred-in the next County, where the Name is right Ancient, long before they were ſetled at Hilderſham, which accrued to them by their Marriage with the Daughter and Heir of the Buſlers. He was a Monk at St. Albans, skilled in Poetry, Oratory and Divinity, as alſo in Painting, Graving, &c. But his Genius chiefly diſpoſed him to the Writing of Hiſtories, wherein he wrote a large Chronicle from the Conqueſt unto the year of our Lord 1250. where he concludes with this Diſtich:

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Siſte tui metas ſtudii, M [...]aee, quietas,

Nec ventura petas, quae poſtera proferat aetas.

Matthew here ceaſe thy Pen in peace, and ſtudy on no more,

Nor do thou aim at things to come, which next Age hath in ſtore.

Yet reſuming the Work he continued it to 1259. A catching diſeaſe with Authors (my ſelf being concerned) to obey the importunity of others, contrary to their own inclination. His Hiſtory is impartially and judiciouſly (ſave whereby he indulgeth too much Monkiſh Miracles) and no Writer ſo plainly diſcovereth the Pride, Avarice and Rapine of the Court of Rome, ſo that he ſeldom kiſſeth the Popes toe without Biting it. The Papiſts inſinuate a ſuſpicion that ſuch Reflections are forged, but all the Candour imaginable has been uſed in the Editions of that Author, firſt by Math. Parker and then (and eſpecially) by Doctor Will. Wats. This Matthew left off living and writing, An. 1259. Tho he had ſharp Nailes, he had clean Hands, ſtrict in his own and ſtriking at the looſe Converſation of others, and for his Eminent Auſterity was not only employed by Pope Innocent 4. to viſit the Monks in the Dioceſs of Norwich, but alſo was ſent unto Norway to reform the Diſcipline in Holni a fair Covent.

Helias Rubeus (in Engl. Rous or Red,) bred D. D. in Camb. A great Courtier and Gracious with the King, Wrote a Book contra Nobilitatem inanem. 'Tis thought he flouriſhed about the year 1266.

Jo. Everſden, was bred a Monk in Bury-Abby, whereof he was Cellerer or Caterer, but his mounting [Page] above this mean Employ, he buried himſelf in P [...]try, Law and Hiſtory, whereof he wrote a fair Volume from the beginning of the World. Being a Monk he was not fond of Fryars. And obſerveth, that when the Franciſcans firſt entred Bury, An. 1336. there hap'ned a hideous Hericano, levelling Trees, Towers, &c. Yet went they out with a Calm, at the time of the Diſſolution. This John flouriſhed under King E. 3. and dyed about the year 1338.

Rich. Wetherſet commonly called of Cambridge, where he was Chancellour. A great Scholar and deep Divine, it being ſaid, That he conformed his Divinity to Scripture, and not to the Rules of Philoſophy. He flouriſhed under E. 3. An. 1350.

Will. Caxton of Caxton, a diligent and learned Man, bred beyond the Seas, and lived 30 years in the Court of Marg. Dutcheſs of Burgundy, Siſter to King E. 4. whence I conclude an Anti-Lancaſtrian. He continued Polychronicon unto the end of that King, with good judgment and fidelity. He Collected and Printed all Chaucer's Works, and on many Accounts deſerved well of Poſterity, and dyed about 1488.

Since the Reformation.

Rich. Huloet, born at Wiſhich and brought up in good learning. He dedicated to Th. Goowrich a Book called The Engliſh and Latine A. B. C. a Book which (probably) related to the Elemental Grounds of Religion. He flouriſhed An. Dom. 1552.

Jo Richardſon, born of Honeſt Parents at Linton, bred firſt Fell. of Emanuel, then Maſter of St. Peters, and at laſt of Trinity-Coll. in Camb. where he was Regius Profeſſor. No dull Man as ſome ſuppoſed. For at an Extraordinary Act of Divinity at Camb. before [Page] King Ja. ſtrongly alledged in oppoſition to Doctor Davenant then Anſwerer, vigorouſly preſſed the practice of St. Ambroſe Excommunicating of Theodoſius the Emperor, inſomuch that the King, in ſome Paſſion returned, profectò fuit hoc ab Ambroſio inſolentiſſimè factum. To whom Doctor Richardſon rejoyned, Reſponſum verè Regium & Alexandro dignum, hoc non eſt Argumenta diſſolvere ſed diſſecare. And ſo ſitting down he deſiſted from diſpute. He was employed one of the Tranſlators of the Bible, being a moſt excellent Linguiſt. He dyed An. 1621.

Andr. Willet, D. D. born at Ely, bred Fellow of Christs-Coll. in Camb. ſucceeded his Father in the Parſonage of Barley in Hartfordſhire, and became Prebendary of Ely, Bountiful above his Nobility, notwithſtanding his numerous Iſſue. Admirable his Induſtry in his Synopſis, Comments, &c. His Death haſt'ned by a fall (by which his Neck was broken) hapned 1621.

Sir Th. Ridley, Knight, Doctor of the Laws, born at Ely, bred at Eaton, was Fellow of Kings-Coll. in Camb. A general Scholar. He was afterwards Chancellour of Wincheſter and Vicar General to the Archbiſhop of Cant. His Book called the view of Eccleſiaſtical Laws has embalm'd his Memory to Poſterity. He dyed Jan. 22. 1629.

Arth. Hilderſham, born at Strechworth, deſcended by his Mothers-ſide from the Blood-Royal, being great-great-Grand-child to Geo. Duke Clarence, Brother to E. 4. Yet being bred in Chriſts-Coll. he entred into the Miniſtry. He dyed An. Dom. 163. Vid. Eccl. Hiſt.

R. Parker born in Ely, (Son to Mr. Parker Arch-Deacon there, who refuſed the Biſhoprick) was bred in and became Fellow of Caius-Coll. an excellent Herauld, Hiſtorian and Antiquary, Author of [Page] the Manuſcript called Scletos Cantabrigienſis, which is fleſhed with much Matter, and hath furniſhed me with the Nativities of ſeveral Biſhops who were Maſters of Colledges. Which Book I heartily wiſh Printed for the good of Poſterity, I diſclaim Pol. Virgils who burnt rare Engliſh Manuſcripts of Hiſtory, after he had ſerved his own turn with them.

Mich. Dalton, Eſquire, bred in the Study of the Municipal-Law in Lincolns-Inn. His Gravity graced the Benches of Juſtice in this County, where his Judgement deſervedly paſſed for an Oracle in the Law, having enriched the World with two excellent Treatiſes called the Office of Sheriffs, and the Juſtices of Peace. Here note that King Ja. firſt made ſuch Juſtices in Scotland. He dyed before the Civil Wars in England.

Th. Goad, D. D. Son to Rog. Goad (for above 40 years Provoſt in Kings-Coll.) bred a Fellow under his Father, then Chaplain to Arch-biſhop Abbot; Rector of Hadley in Suff. Prebendary of Cant. A great and General Scholar, exact Critick, Hiſtorian, Poet, Schoolman and Divine. Of a commanding preſence, an uncontroulable ſpirit, impatient of oppoſition; loving to ſteer the Diſcourſe (being a good Pilot to that purpoſe) of all the Company he came in. He dyed about 1635.

Andr. Marvail born at Mildred, and bred Maſter of Arts in Trinity Coll. in Camb. was afterwards Miniſter of Hull, Facetious in diſcourſe, Grave in his Carriage, an excellent Preacher, uſing all due Study before-hand; he was wont to ſay, he would croſs the Proverb which called Saturday the working-day and Monday the holy-day of Preachers. He was drown'd in Humber 1640. His Excellent Comment on St. Peter is deſired.

Benefactors to the Publick.

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Hugo de Balſham, Founder of Peter-houſe in Camb. (the firſt built Colledge in England) and finiſhed it 1284. and beſtowed much Land upon it. He ſat 28 years in the Biſhoprick of Ely, and dyed the 6 of June, 1286.

Sir Will. Horn, Salter, Son to Th. born at Snail-well, Knighted by King Hen. 7. 1487. was Lord Mayor of London. He gave bountifully to the Preachers of St. Pauls-croſs, and beſtowed 500 Marks to the mending of the High-ways between Camb. and London.

Sir Will. (Son to Jo.) Purcaſe, born at Gamlingay, bred Mercer in London, and Lord Mayor thereof 1497. cauſed Morefieds under the Walls to be made plain ground, to the great pleaſure, ſince to the great profit of the City.

Sir Th. (Son of Jo.) Kneſworth, a Fiſhmonger in London (whereof he was Lord Mayor) 1505. appointed the Water-Conduit at Biſhop-gate to be built. Note Cambridgeſhire, in the compaſs of 18. years, affordeth 3 Lord Mayors and Benefactors which no other Shire ever produced.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Creane, born at Wisbeech, bred an Apothecary in Camb. very diligent in his Youth. He lived and dyed in Doctor Butler's Family, to whom he left the main Body of his Eſtate. Having a large heart he annually very Nobly treated all the Oxford-men at the Commencement. At his Death he gave 3000 Pounds to Charitable uſes, beſtowing the houſe he lived in, after his Wifes death on the publick Profeſſor [Page] of Phyſick. To Wisbeech he gave 100 pound to build a Town-hall, beſides what he gave to Cambridge, Lin, Ipſwich. He left 100 pound to be lent Gratis to an honeſt man, the better to enable him to buy good Fiſh and Fowl to the Univerſity. He bequeathed to Doctor Wren B. of Ely and Doctor Brownrigg B. of Exeter, 100 pounds a piece by his Will, and as much by the Codicil annexed thereunto. Beſides his concealed Charities, his hands were always open to all the deſtreſſed Royaliſts. He dyed in May, 1650.

Memorable Perſons.

Will. Collet born at Over, bred a Clerk in London, was made Keeper of the Records in the Tower, of unparalelled Dexterity in that Office; he abominated their Courſe, who by a Water would refreſh a Record to make it uſeful for the preſent and uſeleſs ever after, nor would he practiſe with a Pen on any old Writing, under pretence of mending it. He may be called Caterer to Selden and other Antiquaries. He dyed 1644.

Edward Norgate (Son to Rob. D. D. of Bennet-Coll. and bred by Nich. Felton B. of Ely, his Father in Law) was a Limner, the beſt of our Age, employed into Italy to purchaſe Pictures for E. of Arundel. Returning by Marſeilles, and his money failing him, he uſed to walk a long time with a ſwift pace on the Exchange there every Morning and Evening. A civil Monſieur obſerving him told him, That if Will. would convert his Reciprocal into a Progreſſive Motion directed to his own Country, he would provide him a light Habit and competent Money for a Footman. To which Propoſal conſenting he footed it through France, (being more than 500 Engliſh Miles) and returned [Page] ſafely into England. Where he was generally employed to make the Initial Letters in the Patents of Peers, &c. He was an Excellent Herauld by the Title of and which was the Crown of all a very Honeſt Man. Exemplary his Patience in Sickneſs, tho a Complication of Diſeaſes ſeized on him. He dyed at the Herauld Office. 1649.

Noted Sheriffs.

monarch H. 8. Th. Eliot, Mil. born ſome ſay in Suff. had his Habitation in this County, being well skilled in Greek and Latine, he was the Author (among other excellent Books) of Defenſorium Bonarum Mulierum, or the defence of good Women, an excellent Latine and Engliſh Dictionary, the Stock on which B. Cooper grafted his Dictionary. He dyed 1546. and was buried at Carlton in this County.

Th. Cromwel, Ar. made Baron of Okeham, was Chancellour of the Univerſity.

Edward North, Mil. skilled in the Law, and an able Manager of Publick Affairs, was employed in the Court of Augmentation. Made by Queen Ma. Baron of Catlidge in this County. A conſiderable Benefactor to Peter-houſe in Camb. where under his Picture there is this Diſtich:

Nobilis hic vere fuerat ſi Nobilis ullus,

Qui ſibi principium Nobilitatis erat.

He was Father to Roger Lord North, and Great-Grand-Father to Dudley Lord North now ſurviving.

monarch E. 6. Jo. Huddleſton, Mil. To whom Queen Mary came privately (when Jane Grey [Page] was proclaimed Queen) to Saltſton, and rid thence behind his Servant (the better to diſguiſe her ſelf) to Framlingham-Castle. She afterwards made him her Privy-Councellor and among other Great Boones, beſtowed the bigger part of Cambridge-Caſtle (then much ruined) upon him, with the Stones whereof he built a fair Houſe in this County. I behold his Family as Branched from the Huddleſtons in Cumb.

Jo. Cuts Mil. A moſt Bountiful Houſe-Keeper,monarch Q. El. to whoſe Houſe Queen Eliz. (whilſt there was Peace with Spain) conſigned the Spaniſh Ambaſſador in the Sickneſs at London. This Spaniard being firſt Scandalized at the Knights ſhort Surname, was afterwards very well ſatisfyed with his large Entertainment. Where note that the Spaniſh Gentlemen have generally long names tho ſhort Commons.

Hen, Cromwell Mil. Son to Rich. Cromwell Eſquire Sher. 32 H. 8. to whom his Valour and Activity ſo endeared him as he beſtowed on him ſo much Abbey-land in this County, as at this day is worth 20000 Pounds a year. He was not allied (tho acquainted) with Th. Lord Cromwell the Mauler of Monaſteries; Cromwell the pretended protected Grand-Child to this Sheriff having on a certain occaſion owned, that, that Lord was not related to his Family in the leaſt degree.

Jervaſe Clifton Knight (By King Ja. created Baron of Leighton) had a fair Eſtate at Barrington in Som. whence he removed to Huntingtonſhire on his match with the Sole Daughter and Heir of Sir Hen. Darcy of Leighton-bromſwold. Kath. ſole Daughter to Jervaſe was married to Eſme Steward D. of Lennox, to whom ſhe bare the truly Illuſtrious James D. of Richmond.

[Page] monarch K. Ja. Sim. Steward Knight, lived, after he was knighted, a Fellow-Commoner in Trinity-hall. The ſixth in lineal deſcent from John Steward who married Talmach a Maid of Honour to Queen Joan and Swore allegience to H. 4.

Cheſhire.

CHeſhire lyeth in form of an Axe, having Lanc. on the North, Darby and Staff. on the Eaſt, Shropſhire on the South, Denbigh, Flintſhire and the Iriſh Sea on the Weſt, the longeſt part 44, and the broadeſt 25 Miles. The County was reputed a Palatinate before the Conqueſt, and it is much to Lanc. in that honour, being related to Che. as the copy to the original being Palatinated but by E. 3 Granting that the D. of Lanc. ſhould have Regal Juriſdiction So fully and freely as the Earl of Chester. And whereas Records are written in the Comon Law. Contra Coronam & Dignitatem Regis, [...]n this County they run thus, Contra Dignitatem gladii Ceſtriae. It aboundeth with all Neceſſaries for Mars life. All the Rivers here either riſe or through ſome Pool. And of Lakes of this Cheſhire abounds, and therefore has great plenty of Carps, Tenches, Trouts, Eels.

[Page]The Gentry are Remarable for their Numerouſneſs Antiquity (many of their Anceſtors being fixed here before the Conqueſt) their Loyalty and Hoſpitality. One ſaid pleaſantly that it appears they are good Houſe-keepers by the Wheaton-ſheaves ſo frequently given in their Coats of Arms; The Original whereof was in Conformity to Hugh Kivelios the fifth Earl, who gave Az. 6. Garbs (or Sheaves) O. Natural Commodities are Salt, Cheeſe (whence, ſome ſay, is the Word Cheſhire 9. Chees-ſhire.) Whereof the beſt of England is made here, yet are not their Cows Houſed in the Winter. Milſtones, great and good in Mowcop-hill. For Buildings, Beeſtones-Caſtle ſituated on a ſteep Hill, carried away the credit, Erected by Raynulf the third Earl of Chester, a beautiful ſtructure; levelled to the ground ſince the late Wars, of which Leland Propheſies a Reſtauration. As for Wonders, it is ſaid there is a Pool adjoyning to Brereton, wherein great Logs of Timber are ſeen to ſwim for certain days together before the Death of any Heir of that Houſe, but I have heard this contradicted by the Right Honourable Lord Brereton, now living, who told me that lately ſome Perſons concerned in the Event, upon obſervation of the Critical time, could not behold the prodigy, and that the time of the motion of thoſe Logs is as uncertain, as the Original cauſe of looſneſs is.

Proverbs.

I. Cheſhire chief of Men; which Challenge the Men of Cornwall or Kent are ready to Anſwer. But, rather than any difference ſhall ariſe Wiſe-men will allow of many Chiefs. Indeed the Ceſtrians have in all their Undertakings demeaned themſelves Valiantly. King Rich. II, in dangerous times, ſent for 2000 of [Page] them, to attend him, and in time a ſuſpicious Parl. the Number was doubled. Pity it was their Valour was once waſted againſt themſelves in the Terrible Battle beteen H. 4. and H. Piercy, Sirnamed Hotſpur. Of which Drayton, There Dutton Dutton kills, Polyal. a Done doth kill a Done. One ſide fought for Mortimer, who ſhould be King by Right, the other for H. 4. who was Actually ſo. The Loyalty of the firſt ſide is not ſo much impeached by the Voice of Fame, as it is diſproved by Voice of the Law which Suppoſes Treaſon may be committed againſt one that is only a King de facto; which Limitation was more Applicable to R. 3. than it was to H. 4.

II. Better Wed over the Mixon than over the Moor. Over the Mixon, that is at home, Mixon being the Compoſt, in the Yards of good Husbands. The meaning is, the Gentry in Cheſhire find it more profitable to Match within their County, than to bring a Bride out of other Shires, being more eaſily acquainted and put to leſs Charge at home.

Cardinals.

Will. Makilsfield, probably born in this County, tho reputed a Conventrian, becauſe then Cheſhire was in the Dioceſs of Coventry and Liech. See his Character in Warwickſhire.

Prelates.

Will. Booth firſt bred in Greys-Inn in London in the Study of Com. Law, till, upon proffer of a Chancellours place in St. Pauls, he took orders. Afterwards conſecrated Biſhop of Liechfield, and ſix years after Tranſlated to York, and after twelve years [Page] dyed and was buried in St. Maries Chappel in Southwell 1464.

Lawr. Booth half Brother to Will. was bred and became Maſter of Pemb. Hall in Camb. and was Chancellour of that Univerſity. He made the Compoſition between the Univerſity and the K. Coll. and was an Eminent Benefactor to his own, beſtowing thereon all the Tenements (ſince Alienated) betwixt it and St. Botolphs Church, amongſt which was St. Thomas Hoſtle. He Exonerated the Colledge of a Penſion of five Pounds, which he redeemed, and conferred thereon the mannor and Patronage of Overton Waterfield in Hunt. He was preferred Chancellor to Marg. Queen to H. 6. and An. 13 E. 4. made Lord High Chancellor (it ſeems his Publick Spirit was neither for York nor Lanc. but England) having firſt been Biſhop of Durham, afterwards Arch-biſhop of York, and built in the firſt the Gate of Aukland-Colledge, and bought for the latter the Mannor Baterfed nigh London. He kept the Maſter-ſhip of Pemb. Hall till the day of his Death that place being Ambitious of his Patronage.

Jo. Booth Brother to Lawr. aforeſaid, Batchelor of Laws, was conſecrated Biſhop of Exeter, An. 6. E. 4. 1466. He built the Biſhops Chair, or Seat in his Cathedral, which hath not its equal in England, but the ſofteſt Cuſhion belonging to it was taken away, when Biſhop Veſcy Alienated the Lands thereof. When the Biſhop had finiſhed this Chair, he could not quietly ſit down therein, ſuch were the troubles ariſing from the Wars between York and Lanc. Therefore retiring to his Private Habitation at Horſley in Hampſhire, he dyed 1478. and was buried in St. Clem. Danes in London. Theſe three Brothers had an eldeſt Brother Sir Roger Booth Knight of Barton in Lanc. Father of Margaret Wife of Ralph Nevil third Earl of Weſtmerland.

[Page] Th. Savage, born at Maklefield. His Father (a Knight) bred a Doctor of Law in Camb. Hence he was preferred Biſhop of Rocheſter and at laſt Arch-biſhop of York. A greater Courtier than Clerk, dextrous in managing ſecular Affairs, a mighty Huntſman. He was the firſt who was privately inſtalled by his Vicar. He maintained a Numerous Family, and built much at Scroby and Cawood. He dyed 1508. his Body being buried at York, his heart at Maklefield, in a Chappel of his own Erection.

Since the Reformation.

Will. Chaderton D. D. of worthy Extraction, in this County, bred a Fellow and Mr. of Queens Coll. in Camb. and choſen firſt the Lady Margarets, then the Kings profeſſor in Divinity, to whom Doctor Whitaker ſucceeded. Made Biſhop of Cheſter An. 1579. then of Lincoln. 1594. He dyed 1608. His Virtuous Grand-Daughter married to Mr. Jocelin Eſquire, writ The Mothers Legacy to her unborn Infant, and dyed in Travel.

Will. James D. D. born in this County, and bred in Chriſts-Church in Oxf. was Preſident of the Univerſity Colledge, and Dean and Biſhop of Durham. He had been Chaplain to Rob. Dudley Earl of Leiceſter, and Miniſtred Comfort to him near the hour of Death. He was a Principal means of recovering Durham-houſe to his See, which Houſe was granted by E. 6. to the Lady (afterwards Queen) Eliz. for Term of Life, and lay neglected till Biſhop James regained it and repaired the Chappel to his great coſt. He once entertained Queen Eliz. very much to her Satisfaction. Otherwiſe it was with a following Biſhop of that See, being reproved by King Ja. for ſome neglect of his Officers, he Survived that reproof not a full Twelve-month.

[Page] Jo. Richardſon, born in this County of a moſt Worſhipful and Ancient Family, bred in the Univerſity of Dublin, where he was Graduated Doctor in Divinity, and afterwards was made Biſhop of Ardagh in Ireland, in the late Rebellion he came over into England. A Grave Man and good Divine, verifying the Rule, Bonus Texturius bonus Theologus, for he carried a Concordance in his Memory. The Larger Annotations, eſpecially on Ezekiel an Elaborate Work Challenge him, in a great meaſure for the Author. Our Biſhop, who had been relieved had his bounty to beſtow on others, and by his Will bequeathed a conſiderable Legacy to the Colledge of Dublin. He dyed An. 1658. Aet. 74.

Stateſmen.

Sir Thomas Egerton Knight, extracted from an Ancient Family in this County, ſo Eminent a Lawyer, that Queen Eliz. made him her Solicitor, then Maſter of the Rolls, then Keeper of the Great Seal An. 38 of of her Reign. A man of great Wiſdom and Gravity, quick Wit, ſolid Judgment, ready Ʋtterance, and great integrity. An. 1. Jac. he was made Lord Chancellor (the ſame in effect with Lord Keeper) and of Lord Eliſmer, he was created Viſcount Brackley 1616. Great was the Contention for many years together betwixt this Lord of Equity and Sir Edw. Coke the Oracle of Juſtice at Weſtminſter-Hall. His civil Death (by Reſignation) hap'ned a few days before his Natural Death, after which his Body was buried in Duddleston in this County. He left a fair Eſtate to his Son, who was afterwards Created Earl of Bridgewater. When he obſerved King James to be profuſe to the Scots he adviſed him to preſerve his Crown-lands, ſeeing he or h [...]s Succeſſors might meet with Parliaments which [Page] would not ſupply his occaſions, but on ſuch Conditions as would not be very acceptable. It was an ordinary Speech with him Froſt and Fraud end in Foul. He dyed 1616.

Capital Judges.

AMP.Sir Humph Starkey, probably born in this County, ſo skilled in the Law, that he was preferred Bar. of the Exchequer about [...] H [...]e. 7. Whereas that Age was juſtly complaining of the Extortions of the Kings Officers (as Empſon and Dudley, &c.) nothing of that nature is laid to his charge. He dyed An. ult. H. 7. was buried in Leonard Shore-ditch. Where his Epitaph begins, Orate.

Sir Hen. Bradſhaw Knight, ſo noted a Lawyer that An. 6. E. 6. he was Ch. Bar. of the Exchequer demeaning himſelf therein to his great Commendation. I have cauſe to conceive that this Judge was outed of his place 1. Ma. finding no more mention of him.

Sir Randel Crew, ſo great a Lawyer that 22 Jac. was made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench. and therein ſerved two Kings, (tho ſcarce two years in his Office) with great Integrity. He declared his Judgment againſt the project of the LOAN, and thereupon he was by Writ diſcharged from his place, after which he lived long at Weſtm. much praiſed for his Hoſpitality. The Gown being put off, he had a warm Suit remaining, I mean a fair Eſtate, particularly Crew-Hall in Cheſhire. He it was that brought the Model of excellent Building into theſe Remoter parts. He had a Vertuous Lady, very Eſſential to the Integrity of a Married Judge, leſt what Weſtminſter-Hall doth conclude Weſtminſter-Bed-chamber do [Page] revoke. He had a Brother Sir Th. Crew a Learned Serjeant in the ſame Profeſſion, whoſe Son Geo. Crew, inſtrumental in the Kings Reſtauration is deſigned for ſome Title of Honour.

Sir Humph. Davenport, bred in the Temple, a Studyed Lawyer and upright Perſon, Qualities which commended him to be choſen Baron of the Exchequer.Q.

Souldiers.

Sir Hugh Calvely, born at Calvely, of whom 'tis ſaid that he could feed as much as two, and fight as much as ten men, his quick and ſtrong Appetite could digeſt anything but an injury, ſo that killing a Man is reported the Cauſe of his quitting this Country and going for France, where he became ſuch an excellent Souldier, that he converted the moſt difficult Atchievments into eaſie performances by his Martial Valour. He was one of 30 Engliſh in France, who, in a Duel, encountred as many Britains. He revenged the Blood of the Engliſh, who whilſt his Hands were tied behind him, were ſlain before his Face. An. ult. E. 3. 'Twas he that, after an unfortunate Voyage of the Engliſh Nobility An. 1. R. 2. took Barkbulloign and 25 other French Ships, beſides the Caſtle of Mark, lately loſt and by him recovered; And in the next year, he ſpoiled Eſtaples, with the plunder of which he enriched the Calicians for many years after. He Married the Queen of Arragon, whoſe Arms are quartered on his Tomb. His Death may be Collected about 1388. After which time no mention of him, and it was impoſſible for ſuch a Spirit to be, and not to be Active.

Sir Rob. Knowles, Knight, born of mean Parents in this County; yet did not the Weight of his low [Page] Extraction depreſs the Wings of his Martial mind, who by his Valour wrought his own Advancement. He was another of the 30 Engliſh ſpoken of immediately before. Afterwards he was a Commander in the French War, under King E. 3. where behaving himſelf like a true Son of Mars, he drove his Enemies before him, like Sheep, overturning like another deluge, Cities, Towns, &c. ſo that many years after, the Sharp points and Gableends of overthrown houſes were commonly called KNOWLES MITRES. His laſt Service was the ſuppreſſing of Wat Tiler and his Rebels. The Citizens of Lond. in expreſſion of their Gratitude, Enfranchiſed him a Member thereof. His Charity was as great as his Valour, and he rendred himſelf no leſs loved by the Engliſh than feared by the French. He gave bountifully to the Building of Rocheſter-Bridge, founding a Chappel and a Chantry at the Eaſt end thereof, with a Colledge at Pontfract in Yorkſhire, where Conſtance his Lady was born, endowing with it 180 pounds a year. He dyed at his Mannor of Scone-Thorp in Norf. in Peace and Honour, being about 90 years of Age, and is buried in White Friers in London.

Jo. Smith, Captain born in this County, ſpent the moſt part of his life in Foreign parts. Firſt in Hungary, under the Emperor, fighting againſt the Turks, three of which he himſelf killed in ſingle Duels, and therefore was Authorized by Sigiſmund King of Hung. to bear three Turks heads as an Augmentation of his Arms. Here he gave intelligence to a beſieged City, in the Night, by Significant Fire-Works formed in the Air, in Legible Characters. Thence he went into America about the end of the Reign of Queen Eliz. ſuch his Perils and Preſervations, they ſeem to moſt Men above belief. They are mentioned in a Treatiſe done by himſelf. He was very Inſtrumental in ſetling [Page] the Plantation of Virginia, whereof he was Governour, as alſo Admiral of New-England. When old, he lived in London where being High-minded and Poor, he was expoſed to the contempt of diſingenuous perſons. Yet he efforted his Spirits with a Commemoration of the Days of Old. He was buried in Sepulcher-Church-Quire. A Line of his Rauting Epitaph follows.

Here lies one Conquer'd that hath Conquered Kings.

Phyſicians.

If this County bred no Writers in that Faculty, the Wonder is the leſs, if it be true what I read, that if any here be Sick They make him a Poſſet and tye a Kerchief about his head, and if that will not mend him, then God be merciful to him. This may be true of the Common People, the Gentry having the help (no doubt) of the learned in that Profeſſion.

Writers.

Th. Ecleſton, bred a Franciſcan in Oxf. wrote a Book of the Succeſſion of his Order in England, &c. and another de Impugnatione Ordinis ſui per Dominicanos, theſe two ſort of Friers Whipping one another with their Cords to the mutual wounding of their Reputations. He dyed An. 1340.

Since the Reformation.

Ralph Radcliffe who converted a Demoliſhed Houſe of the Carmelites into a Grammer-School, wrote a Treatiſe of the Burning of Sodome, another of the Afflictions of Job, and a third de Triplici Memoriâ, Of [Page] the Threefold Memory, denoting probably ſuch a difference, as there is between Wax, Water and Iron, in receiving an impreſſion. He flouriſhed under E. 6. 1552. and 'tis likely he dyed before the Reign of Queen Mary.

Jo. Speed, born at Farington, firſt a Taylor did no more than cut his Coat according to his Cloath, when, being obedient to the Impulſes of a Vigorous mind, and aſſiſted by Sir Fulk Grevil, a great Favourer of Learning, he deſigned the Maps and Compoſed the Hiſtory of England and made the uſual Geneaologies, formerly prefixed to all Engliſh Bibles, having a patent granted to him by King Ja. in reward of his great Labours. Thus he Exchanged a Manual for a Manly Trade and made no greater haſt than good Speed. He dyed in London An. 1629, and was buried in St. Giles without Criple-Gate.

Jo. Dodd, born at Shotliedge, bred in Jeſus-Coll. A witty, Learned and Godly Divine. Miniſter ſucceſſively of Hanwell in Oxf. Fenny Compton in Warw. Canons Aſhby and Fauſly in Northam. tho for a time ſilenced in each of them; yet even then he did inſtruct by his holy Demeanor and Pious Diſcourſe. A good Chymiſt to extract Gold out of other Mens Lead, and how looſe ſoever the Premiſſes of other Mens diſcourſe, Piety was always his unforced concluſion thereupon. When others meditated miſchief in the Civil-Wars, he confined himſelf to the Meditations of Sanctity and Innocency. V. Clarks Lives.

Benefactors.

Sir Rich. Sutton, born at Presbury, of a Plentiful Eſtate and bountiful Hand. It hap'ned that Will. Smith Biſhop of Lincoln began Braſon-Noſe-Coll. but dyed before the finiſhing of one Noſtril thereof. Sutton [Page] being his Executor Compleated the Foundation, with his own Liberal Additions thereunto. He dyed about the middle of the Reign of H. 8.

Since the Reformation.

Rob. Braſſy, born at Bunbury (i. e. Boniface-bury) bred D. D. in Kings Coll. in Camb. whereof he was Provoſt. Being Learned and Stout he Publickly proteſted againſt the Viſitors of the Univerſity in the Reign of Queen Ma. as to his own Colledge, thereby taking off the Edge of theſe Perſecuting Commiſſioners. When many Doctors of Camb. were reſolved to ſell their Right in St [...]rbridge-fair, for a Trifle to the Townſ-men, he daſhed their deſigns, which Manly Oppoſition prevented the Vice-Chancellours holding the Stirrup to the Mayor. He dyed An. Dom. 1558. and lies buried on the South-ſide of the Chapple.

Geo. Palin, born at Wrenbury, was bred a Merchant in London, free of the Company of Girdlers. We may call his Benefactions the Golden-gridle of Charity, for with our Saviour he went about doing good. To Wrenbury he gave 200 pounds to purchaſe Lands for the relief of the poor. For building an Almſhouſe in and about London 900 pounds. To St. Johns Coll. in Camb. 300 l. To the Hoſpital of St. Th. in Southwark, 50 l. To the Preachers at Pauls-Croſs, 200 l. Toward a Chime in Bow-Church. 100 l. To ſix Priſons in and about London 60 l. To Braſon noſe-Coll. in Oxf. two Scholarſhips, to each yearly 4 l. To the Coll. of St. Jo. Bap. in Oxf. 2 Scholarſhips of the ſame value. To Chriſt-Church-Hoſpital, 300 l. To the Church and Poor of Wrenbury, to buy them Gowns, 70 l. &c. He dyed about the beginning of the Reign of King Ja.

[Page] Jo. Brereton, Knight, a Branch of that well ſpred-tree in this County, one of the firſt Scholars of the Foundation of Sidney-Coll. then having ſtudied the Law, went into Ireland and was at laſt made the Kings Serjeant therein. Having got a good Eſtate, he gave well nigh 3000 l. to Sidney-Coll. after 40 years abſence. A pure Gift becauſe 'twas loaded with no Detrimental Conditions in the acceptance. He dyed about the year 1633.

Jo. Barnſton D. D. born of an Ancient Family, a Fellow of Braſon-noſe Coll. in Oxf. and Chapl. to Chanc. Egerton Being Judge of the Conſiſtory, when a Church-Warden was Sued for a Chalice ſtoln out of (his Houſe not the proper place of) Cuſtody, Well (ſaid the Doctor) I am ſorry the Cup of Ʋnion ſhould be the cauſe of difference among you, I doubt not but either the Thief will out of Remorſe reſtore it, or ſome other as good will be ſent unto you, and according by his ſecret Charity the Doctor provided another. He founded an Hebrew Lecture in Braſen-noſe-Coll. and dyed An. 1642.

Memorable Perſons.

Will. Smith, an Ancient Surname in this County, was made Purſuivant of Arms by the Name of Raugaragon. He wrote a Geographical and Hiſtorical Deſcription of this County ſet forth by Mr. Crew.

Will. Web. M. A. was Clerk of the Mayors Court in Cheſter, and under-Sheriff in this County 13. Jac. He compiled a Deſcripton of Cheſhire and Cheſtern.

Randel Crew Eſquire, ſecond Son to Sir Clisby who was Son to Judge Crew, drew an exact Map of Cheſhire with his Pen, which the Gravers skill could but little improve. He went beyond the Seas, where he was Aſſaſſinated by ſome French-men and honourably [Page] buried with general Lamentation of the Engliſh at Paris, 1656.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 56. Hugh de Hatton, monarch H. 3. whoſe Anceſtors had Lands at Hatton in this County, by the Grant of Will. the Conq. From him is Lineally deſcended the Learned and Religious Sir Chriſt. Hatton, Knight of the Bath, (who ſet forth Pious Meditations on the Pſalms) created by King Ch. I. Bar. of Hatton in Kerby, in Northamp. The Original of the Conquerors Grant is in this Lords Poſſeſſion, and was preſerved in the Civil-Wars, tho his Library was then Plundred.

3. Sr. Hugh Cholmly (or Cholmondesly) bought his Knighthood in the Field at Leigh in Scotland. monarch Q. Ma. He was five times High-Sheriff of this County, (and ſometimes of Flint-ſh.) and for many years one of the two Dep. Lieutenants thereof. He was Preſident of the Marches of Wales, under the Right honourable Sir Hen. Sidney Knight. He was eſteemed (for 50 years) a Father of his Country and dying An. 157- was buried in the Church of Malpaſs, under a Tomb of Alabaster, leaving a Son Heir to his Vertues and Eſtate.

Jo. Savage direct Ancheſtor to Sir Th. Savage Knight and Bar. created by King Ch. I. Baron Savage of Rock Savage in this County. This Lord. (a great Stateſman) married Eliz. Eldeſt Daughter and Coheir of Th. Lord Darcy of Chich. Viſcount Colcheſter, and E. of Rivers, Honours entailed on his Poſterity, and now enjoyed by the Right Honourable Th. Savage E. of Rivers.

Battles.

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Rowton-heath 1645. Sep. 24. His Majeſty being informed that Col. Jones had ſeized the Suburbs and ſtrong Church of St. Johns in Cheſter, Marched Northward for the relief thereof. Poins a Parliament-General purſued his Majeſty. At Rowton-heath within three Miles of Chester, the Kings Army made a halt, whilſt his Majeſty with ſome Prime Perſons marched into the City. Next day a fierce Fight hapned on the Heath, betwixt the Kings and Poins's Forces, the latter going off with the greater loſs. 'Twas conceived that had the Royaliſts purſued the Single Enemy, before they were recruited, they had finally worſted him, which Fatal Omiſſion (oppertunities omitting of no after-games) proved their overthrow. For next day Col. Jones drew out his Men into the Field, ſo that the Royaliſts being charged on the Heath, in Front and Rear, and having no Foot, were defeated before a conſiderable party of Horſe (deſigned for their Relief) were ſent from Cheſter, who came too ſoon to engage themſelves, as they came too late to Succour their Friends. Here fell the youngeſt of the three Noble Brethren, who loſt their Lives in the King's Service, Bernard Steward Earl of Liechfield.

Cheſter.

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CHeſter is a fair City on the North-ſide of the River Dee, ſo Ancient, that the firſt Founder thereof is forgotten, much beholden to the Earls of Cheſter for Encreaſe and Ornaments. The Walls thereof were lately in good repair, eſpecially betwixt the New-Tower and the Water-gate. For An. 1569. a Perſonal Fight hap'ning betwixt the two Sheriffs thereof, Rich. Maſſey, and Pet. Lycherband, they were fined to mend that part of the Wall. The Eaſt-gate was committed formerly to the Cuſtody of the Earl of Oxford; Bride-gate to the Earl of Shrewsbury; Water-gate to the Earl of Darby; and North-gate to the Mayor of the City; which is built in form of a Quadrant, having four Streets that meet in the middle thereof, affording a Pleaſant Proſpect. Here, under the Rows (or Galleries, a kind of Building peculiar to this City) the Paſſengers may walk dry, in wet Weather, without coming into the Streets. As for Buildings, St. Werburges Church is a fair Structure, (whereof the Tower begun 1508. is unfiniſhed) built long before the Conqueſt, and being ruined was repaired by Hugh Lupus firſt Earl. It was afterwards made by King Hen. 8. one of his five Royal Biſhopricks, Oxf. Glouc. Briſt. and Peterbur. [Page] being the other 4. whoſe Eccleſiaſtical Juriſdiction were not confirmed by the Pope, nor Baronies by the Parliament. Theſe owed their being ſolely to the Kings Prerogative. And therefore when ſome Anti-Prelatists, in the late long Parl. 1641. endeavoured to overthrow their Baronies for want of Confirmation in Parl. upon better Conſideration they deſiſted from that deſign as unfeſible.

Proverbs.

I. When the Daughter is ſtoln, ſhut Pepper-gate. The Mayor of Cheſter had his Daughter ſtoln through that Gate, whereupon he cauſed that ſhut, with all other Gates in the City.

Martyrs.

Geo. Marſh, condemned by Biſhop Coats, burnt without this City, near to Spittle Boughton. See his Charact. in Lanc.

Prelates.

Geo. Dounham, D. D. Son to Jo. Dounham, Biſhop of Cheſter, was born in this City, and bred in Chriſts-Coll. in Camb. made Fellow thereof 1585. and choſen Logick Profeſſor of the Univerſity. Was as well skilled in Rhetorick as Logick, tho 'tis ſeldom ſeen that the Clunch-fiſt of this Art (good to knock a Man down at a blow) can ſo open it ſelf as to Smooth and Stroak one with the Palm thereof. That the Doctor could do both, his Oration prefixed to his Treatiſe of Logick, does ſufficiently Witneſs. He Preached the Sermon Apr. 17. 1608. at the Conſecration of Ja. Montague Biſhop of Bath and Wells, [Page] irrefragably proving therein Epiſcopacy jure divino. After which he was made Biſhop of Derry of Ireland, to which London-Derry had been added a little before. He endeavoured by his Gentleneſs to Civilize the Wild Iriſh, and proved very ſucceſsful therein.

Sea-men.

Dav. Middleton one of thoſe who effectually contributed his Aſſiſtance to the making of Through-lights in the World, I mean New-diſcoveries in the Eaſt and Weſt Indies, v. his Printed Relation. His dangers were great and many among Canibals and Portugals, Crocodiles and Hollanders, yet at laſt he did ſettle the Engliſh Trade at Bantam, about 1610.

Sir Hen. Middleton, Knight, younger brother (as I take it) to the former under-went great Pains and Perils, in advancing the Engliſh Trade. Remarkable his Voyage into the Red-Sea, which had like to have proved the Dead-Sea unto him. Here he was tolled to Land at Moha, by the Treacherous Aga, and had eight of his Men Barbarouſly Slain, himſelf and ſeven more Chained up by the Necks. The pretence was, becauſe that Port was the Door of the Holy-City, and it is Capital for any Chriſtian to come ſo near thereunto. Then was he ſent above 160 Miles to the Baſha, at Zenan in Arab. Jan. 1611. in which City, tho but 15 deg. N. Lat. from the Equator, there was Ice, at that time, of a Fingers thickneſs, in one Night, as the ſaid Sir Hen. did relate. At laſt the Baſha giving him leave, he ſailed Eaſt-ward and repaired himſelf by a gainful Compoſition with the Indians, for the loſſes he had ſuſtained by the Turks. His Ship called the Trades encreaſe, well anſwered the Name thereof until it pleaſed God to viſit his [Page] Men with a ſtrange diſeaſe, whereof 100 Engliſh deceaſed, the grief whereat was conceived the cauſe of this Worthy Knights Death, May 24. 1613. whoſe Name will ever ſurvive, whilſt Middletons-Bay (from him ſo called) appeareth in the Dutch Cards.

Writers.

Roger of Cheſter, a Benedictine Monk in St. Werburges, wrote a Britiſh Chron. from the beginning of the World, which (after an addition of 25 years) he Entitled Polycratica Temporum; the Stile pure Latine. He dyed about 1339. and was buried in Cheſter.

Randal (or Ranulph) Higden (commonly called Ran▪ of Cheſter) bred a Benedictine in St. Werb, not only vamp'd the Hiſtory of Rog. aforeſaid, but compoſed One of his own, Commendable for his Method and Modeſty therein. He continued 46 years a Monk and dyed 1363 and was buried in Cheſter.

Hen. Bradſhaw, a Benedictine in this City, and diligent Hiſtorian, wrote a Chronicle, and the Life of St. Werburge in Verſe. A pious Man for the Age he lived in. He flouriſhed about 151 [...].

Since the Reformation.

Edward Brierwood, bred in Braſon-noſe-Coll. in Oxf. Being Candidate of a Fellowſhip and looſing it, he afterwards applyed himſelf ſo ſeriouſly, to his Studies, that he became a moſt accompliſhed Scholar in Logick (Witneſs his Treatiſe thereof) Mathematicks, being afterwards Lecturer thereof in Greſham-Coll. and Langu [...]ges of which he wrote his Enquiries. He maintained againſt Mr. Byfield, That we are not bound to a Jewiſh exactneſs, in the obſervatiobſervation [Page] of the Sabbath. He dyed about 1633.

Jo. Downham, younger Son of Will. Biſhop of Cheſter, bred in Camb. B. D. became a profitable Preacher in London, and was the firſt who commendably diſcharged the Eminent Lecture behind the Exchange, plentifully endowed by Mr. Jones of Monmouth. He is Memorable to Poſterity for his worthy work of the Chriſtian Warfare. He dyed about 1644.

Benefactors.

Will. Alderſea, a Pious Man, was Mayor of the City, 1560. and compleated the Lame Liſt of Mayors out of the Records. He dyed Oct. 12. An. 1577. and lies buried in the Chancel of St. Oſwals.

Sir Th. Offley, bred a Merch. Taylor in London whereof he became Lord Mayor An. 1556. in his Mayoralty began the Cuſtom of the Night-Bell-man. He was the Zaccheus of London for his high Charity, bequeathing the half of his Eſtate (being 5000 pound) to the Poor, tho he had Children of his own; yea he appointed that 200 pound (left to his Son Hen.) ſhould be taken out of the other half, and employed to Charitable uſes. He dyed 1560 and was buried in the Church of St. Andr. Ʋnderſhaft. Mr. Hugh Offley Leather-Seller, Sheriff of London An. 1588. (buried in the ſame Church) gave 600 pound to the City to put forth young Men. Mr. Rob. brother to Hugh, gave 600 pound for 24 young Men in Cheſter, whereof 12 were Apprentices. On the firſt of theſe I ſuppoſe theſe Rhythms were made.

Offley three Diſhes had of daily Roaſt,

An Egg, an Apple, and the third a Toaſt.

Feaſting himſelf moderately, that he might feed others by his Bounty.

[Page] Jo. Terer, Gent. Erected a ſeemly Water-work, built Steple-wiſe at the Bridge-gate, which ſerves to convey the River-water through Pipes, to the Citizens Houſes in Cheſter. His Son endeavoured, and I believe effected the like, for the Conveniency of the middle part of that City.

Cornwal.

COrnwall hath its Name from the Form and Inhabitants thereof. Cornu ſignifying a Horn, and Wale, Strangers, for ſuch were the Inhabitants of this County reputed by their Neighbours. It hath Devonſhire on the Weſt, divided from it by the River Tamer, encompaſſed with the Sea on all other ſides, affording plenty of Harbours, where Forreigners touch, in their paſſage to or from Spain, Ireland, the Levant, the E. or W. Indies. The Language hath ſome Affinity with the Welſh, and is Copious to expreſs the Conceits of a good Wit, tho (as 'tis ſaid) affording but two Natural Oaths or three at the moſt. The Natural Commodities are Diamonds, which well cut, and ſet off with a good Foyl may at the firſt ſight deceive no unskilful Lapidary. Ambergreeſe, not engroſſed here, but caſually found by ſmall parcels, of which the beſt, greatest and laſt quantity that ever this Age did behold, was found on the Coaſts of this County An. 3. Cor. I. in the Mannor of Anthony, belonging to Sir Rich. Carew. [Page] The Name is as much as Grey-Amber. A rare Cordial for refreſhing the Spirits and Sovereign for Strengthening the Head, beſides the Fragrant Scent, eſpecially when Compounded with other Ingredients. Apothecaries hold it at five Pounds an ounce. Garlick, good Sauce to ſome, and good Phyſick to many. The beſt grows at Stratton in this County. Pilchards are taken in great plenty in theſe parts, driven to the Shore by the Tunne and Hake. A ſmall Fiſh, tho 'tis ſaid there have been ſeen many Pilchards an Ell long; their Numbers are incredible, employing very many People to dreſs and dry them, and then (by the Name of Fumadoes) with Oyland Lemon, &c. they are Meet for the Mightieſt Don in Spain. It is ſuſpected they daily decay, their Shoals uſually ſhifting Coaſts & Verging more Weſtward to Ireland. Other Fiſh here be which turn to good account, ſave the Star Fiſh eſteemed contagious. Blew-Slate, which is thin, clear, light and laſting, is commonly found under the Walling-Slate, when the depth hath brought the Work-men to the Water. Great ſtore of them are Tranſported into France and the Low-Countries. TINNE. Whereof the moſt and beſt in Chriſtendom is produced in this County. Yea, it was the only Tinne in Europe, until a Fugitive Miner, running hence, diſcovered Tinne in Voi [...]eland, in the Confines of Bohemia. Vaſt their expences in making their Addits or Acceſſes to the Mine with Dreſſing, Breaking, Stamping, Drying, Crazing, Waſhing, and Melting. As for Buildings, Mount-Eedgecombe was Built by Sir Rich. Edgecombe, Knight, who in the Reign of Queen Ma. (about 1555) gave Entertainment at one time forſome good ſpace to the Engliſh, Spaniſh and Dutch Admirals, and many other Nobles, at Mount Edgecombe, a Square-ſtructure, having a ſtately Hall, affording a [Page] delicate ſound as one entreth it, a Parlour and Dineing-room, giving a large Proſpect both of Sea and Land. The high Situation giveth Health, as the Neighbour-River Wealth; two Blockhouſes great ſafety, and the Town of Pilmouth good company unto it. The ground about ſtored with Wood, Timber, Fruit, Deer and Conies, ſufficient Paſture, Meadow and Arable Land, Marl, Stone, Lime, &c. 'Tis ſaid the D. of Medina Sidonia, Admiral of the Sp. Fleet, An. 88. beholding this Houſe at a diſtance, was reſolved to have it for his own Poſſeſſion in the Partage of this Kingdom. For Waters, I know none Medicinal, tho Dr. Hall, Biſhop of Norw. affirms St. Maderus Well to have Miraculouſly cured a Criple waſhing therein.

As for Wonders, the firſt is big with a Fiction, viz. the Hurlers which are Stones, whom Tradition reporteth to have been men judicially hard'ned for Hurling on the Lords-Day. We may believe them to have been ſet for Bounds, or a Monument, in memory of ſome Victory. The next Main Amber, that is, in Corniſh, a Stone ſet up (as ſome think) by Ambroſe that Valiant Britain. It was a Maſter-piece of the Mathematicks and Critical Proportions, being a great Stone of ſo exact poſition on the top of a Rock, that any weakneſs, by touching it, might move, and yet no force remove it. Yet I am informed that ſome Souldiers of late have utterly deſtroyed it. In Turkey, there was a Tomb erected near the High-way, on ſome Perſon of Quality, on the Chapiter of which was written in the Turkiſh Language, the Brains are in the Head, which in proceſs of time, a cunning Fellow unriddleing broke the Globe or Chapiter, and found it full of Gold. But the pretence for demoliſhing Main Amber was Reformation, and that ever this ſhould be advanced [Page] by Devaſtation and Deformity is indeed a Wonder.

Proverbs.

I. By Tre, Poland Pen, you ſhall know the Corniſhmen. Theſe Conſtituting their Ancient Surnames, as Tre-lawney, Pol-wheel, Pen-tire, &c. II. To give one a Corniſh-hugg. The Corniſh are Maſters of Wreſtling, ſo that if the Olympian Games were in faſhion, they would come away with the Victory. Their Hugg is a cunning Cloſe with their Fellow Combatant. Figuratively applyed to deceitful dealing. III. Hengſten-down well ywrought, is worth London-Town dear ybought: Denoting the vaſt Treaſure of Tinn, that formerly was, or the Diamonds that now are found in this Down. IV. Tru-ru Triveth-eu Omdina giveth Try-ru, that is, Truru conſiſteth of three Streets, and it ſhall in time be ſaid, Here Truru ſtood. V. He doth Sail into Cornwall without a Bark. Italian. The Periphraſis of a Cuckold, and 'tis a bare alluſion to the Name, and not any reflection on the County of Cornwall. VI. He is to be ſummoned before the Mayor of Halgaver. An imaginary Officer, before whom Slovens are Arraigned, Tryed, Condemned and Executed more to their Scorn then Hurt. VII. When Dudman and Ramehead meet. Two Forelands 20 Miles aſunder, the Periphr. of an impoſſibility. Yet have theſe two Points met (tho not in Poſition) in Poſſeſſion of Sir Pierce Edgecombe.

Saints.

St. Kiby, Son to Solom. D. of Cornwall, Travelled into France to ſee and converſe with St. Hilary of Poictiers, and was by him made Biſhop (as Leland affirms of the Iſle of Angleſey) after which he co [...] verted [Page] the Northern parts of Wales, and confirmed the reſt in Chriſtianity. Of whom, in that Iſle there is a threefold Memorial, 1. Point-Hilary, 2. Caer-Guiby. 3. Holy-Head.

Ʋrſula, Daughter to Dinoth D. of Cornw. is ſaid to have carried over out of Britain 11000 Maids of prime Quality, beſides 60000 of meaner Rank, to be married to ſo many in Little-Britain in France; but they were partly Drowned, and partly ſlain by the Huns of Colen (where there is a Church dedicated to their Memories) An. 383.

St. Meliorus Son to D. Melianus, beheaded by Rinald his Pagan Brother in Law, An. 411. at whoſe Tomb Miracles were reported to have been done.

Prelates.

Will. de Greenvil, born of a Worſhipful Family, became Can. of York, Dean of Chicheſter, Chancellor of England (under King E. 1.) and Arch-biſhop of York; but not confirmed till he had paid 9500 Marks, Then was he confirmed by the very hands of Pope Clem. V. By this payment being reduced to Poverty, and relieved once by the Clergy of his Province, he craved another help of their Hand under the new Name of a Subſidy. He was a great favourer of the Templars. At the Council of Vienna, he took place next the Arch-biſhop of Triers. He dyed at Cawood. 1315. and was buried in the Chappel of St. Nicholas, leaving the Reputation of an able Stateſ-man and no ill Scholar.

Mich. Tregury, bred in Oxf. where he was ſo eminent, that he was commended to H. 5. fit to be a Forreign Profeſſor. And accordingly was made (the firſt) Profeſſor in the Colledge of that Kings Erection in Cane in Normandy, 1418. Hence H. 6. preferred him B. of Dublin in Ireland.

[Page] Jo. Arundel, of Ancient Parentage, of Lanhearn, bred in Oxf. was by H. 7. preferred Biſhop of Coventry and Lich. An. 1496, thence Tranſlated to his native Dioceſs of Exeter. He dyed at Lond. An. 1503 and lieth buried in St. Clem. Danes.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

There is a Tradition, that a Giant with a Blackbill in his Hand ſtandeth at Polſton-bridge, ready to knock down all the Lawyers that ſhould offer to plant themſelves in Cornwall. The truth is, there have been but few here Eminent in that Faculty. Yet have we,

Will. Noy born in this County, bred in Lincolns-Inn, a moſt ſedulous Student, conſtantly converſant with Ancient Records, verifying his Anagram. W. Noy. I Moyl in Law. He was for many years the ſtouteſt Champion for the Subjects Liberty, until King Ch. entertained him to be his Attorney. 'Twas an ingenuous Expreſſion he uſed, when the Goldſmiths of Lond. at the Pixe or Weighing Gold in the Star-Chamb. pretended the Scales exact to the two hundreth part of a Grain, I ſhould be loath (ſaid he) that all my Actions ſhould be weighed in thoſe Scales.

Souldiers.

King Arthur, Son to Ʋther Pendragon, was born at Tintagel in this County, and proved afterwards Monarch of the Britains. He may be termed the Britiſh Hercules. Q 1. For his Illegetimate Birth. 2. His painful life; one painful for his 12 Labours, the other for his 12. Victories againſt the Saxons. 3. His Violent death, [Page] as Lamentable tho more Honourable, being Murdred by Mordred. As for his Round-Table there is very little of Probability in it. The Corniſh men having always eſteemed Men of Valour, ever made up that Martial Kings Van-guard; but afterwards in the time of Canutus, they were appointed to make up the Rear of our Armies. But it is to be pityed that theſe People, miſguided by their Leaders, have ſo often abuſed their Valour in Rebellions, and particularly in the Reign of H. 7. at Black-Heath, where they did the greateſt Execution with their Arrows, reported to be the length of a Taylors-yard. However they have ſince plentifully repaired their Credit, by their Exemplary Valour and Loyalty in the late Civil-Wars.

Souldiers.

Jo. Arundel of Trerice, Eſquire, 14. H. 8. took Priſoner Duncan Camble a Scot (accounted their Admiral by his Country-men, a Pirat by the Engliſh, and a Valiant man by all) in a Sea-fight. This Valiant Enterprize, repreſented with Advantage, by the D. of Norfolk, to the King, was by him highly praiſed and rewarded.

Civilians.

Jo. Tregonnel, born in this County, and bred in Oxf. where he proceeded Dr. of the Laws. He was employed to be Proctor for King H. 8. in the Cauſe of his Divorce from Queen Kath. Dowager, and being Dextrous and Diligent in that Service, he was rewarded by Knight-hood and a Penſion of 40 Pound a year. And afterwards reſigning that, and paying down 1000 pounds, he got a Grant of the Demeſne [Page] and Site of Middleton a Mitred Abby in Dorſ. poſſeſſed at this day by his Poſterity. He dyed about the year 1540, and is buried under a fair Monument in Middleton-Church.

Phyſicians.

Atwell, Parſon of St. Tue, well ſeen in the Theorie, and happy in the Practice of Phyſick. He moſtly for all Diſeaſes Preſcribed Milk, and often Milk and Apples. He beſtowed his pains gratis on the Poor, and taking moderately from the Rich, left one half of what he received, in the Houſes he viſited. As for the profits of his Benefice, he poured it out with both hands, in Pious Uſes. He lived about the year 1602.

Writers.

Hucarius the Levite lived at St. Germans in this County, a Pious and Learned Man, Eminent in his Function of Divine Service, and wrote 110 Homilies, beſides other Books. He flouriſhed 1040.

Jo. Cornwall Studied at Rome, and was Familiar with Pope Alex. 3. He wrote againſt Pet. Lumbard that Maſter of Sentences, a Book called De homine Aſſumpto. He alſo wrote a Book of Philoſophy and Hereſies. He flouriſhed under King Hen. 2. An. 1170.

Sim. Thurway, firſt bred in the Engliſh Univerſities, then in Paris, admired for his Logick, firm Memory and Fluent Expreſſion; yet moſt Profanely he advanced Ariſtotle above Moſes and himſelf above both. He loſt at one inſtant both Reaſon, and Speech, (a judgment adequate to his Crime) 1201.

Mich. Blannpayn was bred in Oxf. and Paris. A [Page] good Rhyming Poet as any of that Age. In defence of Cornwall, againſt Hen. of Normandy, he has this Verſe. ‘Piſcibus & Stanno nuſquam tam fertilis Ora.’ But his Vein lying more in Satyr, he gives this Character of his foreſaid Antagoniſt.

Eſt tibi Gamba Capri, crus Paſſeris & latus Apri,

Os Leporis, catuli Naſus, dens & gena Muli;

Frons Vetulae, tauri Caput, & color undique Mauri,

His Argumentis quibus eſt Argutia Mentis,

Quod non à Monstro differs, ſatis hìc tibi monſtro.

He flouriſhed An. 1350.

Godfrey of Cornwall, bred a Doctor in Paris and Oxf. and afterwards a Carmelite of no mean eſteem. He wrote a Book againſt the Conſtituting of two Provincials of that Order in England. This Solemn Doctor flouriſhed An. 1310.

Jo. Treviſa, born at Caradock, bred in Oxf. was Vicar of Berkley in Glouc. and Chaplain to Thomas Lord Berkley, at whoſe inſtance he Tranſlated the Bible into Engliſh, without leave of his Holineſs or Authority from a Publick Council; whoſe Tranſlation is as much better than Wicklifs as worſe than Tyndals. He dyed about the year 1400.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Sk [...]iſh, Secretary to Card. Woolſey, wrote a Chronicle out of many ſeveral Authors. He flouriſhed An. 1530.

Bartholomew Traheron, well deſcended and bred in Oxf. and beyond Seas. After which he became Library-Keeper [Page] to E. 6. and Dean of Chicheſter. In the 1. of Queen Mary he paſſed unto Germany, and there lived by his Pen, 1556.

Rich. Carew, Eſquire, Son to Th. Carew and Eliz. Edgecombe, was born at Anthony, of right Worſhipful Parentage, and honoured his Extraction with his Learning. He was bred a Gentleman-Commoner of Oxf. where being but 14 years old and yet three years ſtanding, he diſputed Extempore before the Earls of Leiceſter and Warw. with the matchleſs Sir Ph. Sidney. He is celebrated by Cambden for his judicious Deſcription of Cornwall, ſet forth 1602. He dyed about the middle of the Reign of King James. He or his Son is ſaid to have introduced the uſe of Gambadoes in the Weſt, which ſerve both for Boots and Stirrups.

Ch. Herle, deſcended of a Worſhipful Family, and bred in Exeter-Coll. was at laſt Richly Beneficed in Lanc. A good Scholar and eſteemed by his Party a deep Divine, and (after the Death of D. Twis) Preſident of the Aſſembly. He dyed about 1655.

Memorable Perſons.

Jo. Bray, Tenant to Mr. Rich. Carew, carried upon his Back, An. 1608. at one time, by the ſpace well near of a Butt-length, ſix Buſhels of Wheaten-meal, and upon them all the Miller, a Lubber of 24 years of Age.

Jo. Roman, the Corniſh Milo, ſo uſed to Burdens in his Child-hood, that when a Man, he would bear the whole Carcaſe of an Ox, and yet never tugged thereat.

Veal, Q. an old Man of Bodmin was in the Mechanical Arts what Georgias of Leontium vaunted of the Liberal Sciences, ignorant in none.

[Page] Edw. Bone of Ladock, Servant to Mr. Courtney, tho Deaf and Dumb from his Cradle, could learn and expreſs to his Maſter any News that was ſtirring in the Country. Remarkable his attention at Sermon, looking the Miniſter ſtedfaſtly in the Face whilſt it laſted, to which his Zeal, his honeſt life was anſwerable.

Noted Sheriffs.

monarch E. 3. Roger de Prideaux, an Ancient Name and Eminently flouriſhing in this Age.

monarch E. 4. Jo. Arundel, Knight, was forewarned Car. Surw. of Cornw. That he ſhould be ſlain on the Sands. This made him ſhun his Houſe at Efford, as too near the Sea, and remove himſelf to Trerice; But fata viam invenient, for being this year Sheriff, and the Earl of Oxf. Surpriſing Mount Michael (for the Houſe of Lanc.) he was concerned by his Office to endeavour the reducing thereof, and loſt his Life in a skirmiſh on the Sands thereabouts.

Thom. Gr [...]nvil, whoſe Coat of Arms differs ſomewhat from that of the Greenvils. The Merits of this Ancient Family are ſo many and great that ingroſſed they would make one County proud, which divided would make two happy. I will therefore part what I have to ſay thereof, betwixt Cornwall and Devonſhire.

Note Rich. D. of Cornwall was High-Sheriff of this County,monarch R. 3. for term of his Life, a ſtrange Precedent, ſeeing for the laſt two years he was King of England and Sher. of Cornwall. We account therefore the following Perſons unto H. 7. to be his Deputies.

Ja. Tirrel, Knight, born in Eſſ. Active in the Murder [Page] of the Sons of E. 4. keeping the Keys of the Tower, and ſtanding himſelf at the Foot of the Stairs, whilſt Mr. Forreſt and J. Dighton ſtifled them in their Beds. King Rich. accounting Cornwall the Backdoor of Rebellion, made this Knight the Porter thereof. He was executed for Treaſon in the beg. of H. 7.

12. Jo. Baſſet, in whoſe time was the Commotion at Bodmin, monarch H. 7. headed by Flamock a Lawyer and Mich. Joſeph a Blackſmith, and it was not the Work of Poſſe Comitatûs, but of Poſſe Regni to encounter them. Yet marching to Kent, they were at laſt ſuppreſſed at Blackheath.

4. Rich. Chamond, Eſquire, a Juſtice of Peace almoſt 60 years,monarch Q. Eli. ſaw above 50 ſeveral Judges of the Weſtern circuit, was Uncle and Great-Uncle to at leaſt 300, and ſaw his Youngeſt-Child above 40 years of Age.

19. Will. Mohun, deſcended from the Ancient Lords of Dunſter and Earls of Som. was Grand-father to Jo. Lord Mohun of Oakehampton, (deſcended by a Coheir from the Courtneys Earls of Dev.) and Great-Grand-Father to the Right Honourable Warwick Lord Muhun.

2. Fr. Godolphin, monarch Q Ja. practiſed a ſaving way of making Tinn of what was rejected for refuſe before. He furniſhed Mr. Carew with his Survey of Corn. His Abilities were intailed on Sidney Godolphin, Slain in at— Dev. valiantly Fighting for his Maſter.

10. Will. Wrey direct Anceſtor to Sir Chicheſter Wrey, who tho ſcarce a Youth in Age, was more than a Man in Valour, in his Loyal Service. He Married Ann Daughter of Bourchier Earl of Bath.

12. Richard Roberts was afterwardsQ. [Page] created Baron, and was Father unto the Right Honourable the Lord Robertes Earl of Radnor and Baron of T [...]uro, Preſident of his Majeſties moſt Honourable Privy Council, and lately Deputy of Ireland, a Perſon of great Learning, ſingular Ability and Integrity.

The Battles.

The Battle of Liskerd (or Bradock-down) where on the Kings ſide, Sir Ralph Hopton commanded in Chief, was fought to the great loſs of the Parliament-Party, their whole Army being Routed. The Kings Forces had the Execution of them which they performed very ſparingly. They took 1250. Priſoners, moſt of their Colours and all their Cannon, Ammunition, and moſt of their Arms.

Stratton-Fight ſucceeds Tueſd. 16 May 1643. The Kings Forces were in want of Ammunition, and were to hew out their Way up a Steep Hill, and were expoſed to all diſadvantages, their Horſe and Dragoons about 500 and Foot about 2400. The Parl. ſide had plenty of all Proviſion, and were advantagiouſly Brocadoed, on the Top of the Hill. Their Horſe indeed not many (having lately ſent 1200 to ſurpriſe the Sheriffs and Commiſſioners at Bodmin.) but their Foot 5400. Yet notwithſtanding the great inequality, the Kings Forces by ſeveral Avenues forcing their Paſſage, after a doubtful Fight (wherein Sir Jo. Berkeley relieving Sir Bevil Greenfield's Party, took Maj. G. Chudleigh Priſoner) gained the Top of the Hill, which the routed Enemy confuſedly forſook. The Aſſailants looſing but few Men and no conſiderable Officer, killed of the Enemy about 300, taking 1700 Priſoners, all their Cannon and Ammunition. Sir Ralph Hopton, for this good Service, was [Page] afterwards, at Oxf. created Baron of Stratton, by Letters Patent. But he dying Iſſuleſs in Flanders, the Honour has been conferred by King Ch. II. on Sir Jo. Berkeley, younger Son of Sir Maurice Berkeley of Bruiton in Som. He had been one of the four Tetrachs or joynt-Managers in Chief of Martial Matters in Cornwall, and was highly Inſtrumental in reducing of Exeter.

Afterwards An. 1644. Eſſex with all his Forces, followed the King into this County, till he pen'd himſelf in a narrow place (or rather large Pound) ſo that being ſurrounded on all ſides with the Sea and the Kings Souldiers, he (with ſome Private Commanders) Shipped himſelf for Plimouth, thence for Lond. whither alſo their Horſe forced their paſſage under the Conduct of Sir Will. Belfore. The Foot left behind ſubmitted to the King.

Cumberland.

CƲmberland hath Scotland on the North, Northum. and Weſtm. on the Eaſt, Lanc. on the South, and the Iriſh Sea on the Weſt, in Form, not unlike a half-Moon, which from its Tips may be about 40 Miles, and not above 26 Miles in breadth. A hard but pleaſant Soyl producing theſe Natural Commodities, Pearls, found by the River Irt, where Muſſels, Oyſters, &c. gaping for the Dew are in a manner impregnated [Page] therewith; ſo that ſome think, that as Dew is a Liquid Pearl; ſo a Pearl is Dew Conſolidated in theſe Fiſhes. Black-lead, digged up about Keſwick, the only place, (as I am informed) where it is found in Europe. Copper, the Mines were renewed about the beginning of Queen Eliz. in whoſe time Lapis Calaminaris, the other ingredient of Braſs was found in England. Hence it is that She left more Braſs, than She found Iron-Ordnance in England. In this County the Copper Mines, after a long neglect, were refound by Th. Shurland and Dan. Hotchſtabter of Auſpurg in Germ. but they are ſince diſcontinued, and probably the burying of ſo much Steel in the Bowels of Men, during the late Civil-Wars, hath hindred the digging of Copper out of the Entrails of the Earth. As for the Buildings in this County, they are rather for Strength than State, by Reaſon of the Vicinity of the Scots. The Cathedral of Carlile may paſs for the Emblem of the Militant Church, being Black but Comely; ſtill bearing the Signs of its former Burning. And of Roſe-Caſtle the B. Seat, the Prickles, in the Ruins thereof, only remain. The Houſes of the Nobility and Gentry are built Caſtle-wiſe, and in the time of the Romans, this County being a Limitary, abounded▪ with Fortifications. Of ſtrict Wonders this County affordeth none; yet the Moſs-Troopers are worth the noting, as ſtrange in their way of living. They were Borderers, who before the Reign of King Ja. lived by Hoſtile incurſions upon their Neighbours. A Neſt of Hornets, ſtrike one, and ſtir all of them about your Ears. Yet if they promiſed a ſafe Conduct to a Traveller, they would perform it with the Fidelity of a Turkiſh Janizary. When it was in their Power, they would out of their common Stock purchaſe the Pardon of any of their Complices who was Condemned. At their greateſt [Page] height, they had two great Enemies, the Laws of the Land, and the Lord Will. Howard of Naworth. They were at laſt ſuppreſſed by the Wiſdom, Valour and Diligence of the Right Honourable Ch. Lord Howard E. of Carliſle, who look'd upon them as Traytors and Out-Laws, which were ſuppoſed by the Ancient Law to bear Wolves-Heads, which any one might have cut off. And Merito ſine Lege pereunt, Bract. l. 3. Tract. 2. qui ſecundum Legem vivere recuſârunt.

Proverbs.

I. If Skiddaw hath a Cap,

Scruffell wots full well of that.

Theſe being two Neighbouring Hills, if the former be Cap'd with Clouds, 'twill not be long [...] Rain falls on the other. Spoken of Sympathy in [...] fering by Reaſon of Vicinity. II. Tum tua res agit [...] ▪ &c.

When thy Neighbours Houſe doth Burn,

Take heed the next be not thy Turn.

Whereof Cumberland had ſad Experience, in the Civil-Wars, paying dear for their Neighbourhood with Scotland. III. Ingleborrow, ‘Pendle and Penigent are the higheſt Hills between Scotland and Trent.’ Yet is Plynillimon-hill in Wales the Monarch of all Mountains South of Scotland.

Saints.

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St. Herebert Prieſt and Confeſſor, lived a Hermite near Keſwick, and by the Prayers of St. Cuthbert obtained a joynt Death with that Saint. An. Dom. 688.

St. Alkike, a Hermite near Carlile, whoſe Soul St. Goderic ſaid he ſaw aſcending into Heaven in a ſpherical Form.

Martyrs.

In the Days of Queen Ma. the People here, being partly nuzelled in Ignorance, and partly favoured by the B. of Carlile (who Crowned Queen Elizabeth) I find only

Eliz. (Married to Jo.) Foſter who Travelled to, and Married in Lond. when being Examined and moved to Deſert her Anſwers, I will not (ſaid ſhe) by Gods Grace. She was Burnt in Smithfield, Jan. 27. 1556.

Prelates.

Rog. Whelpdale, bred in Oxf. and Prov. of Queens Coll. there. Was a good Divine, Mathematician, and Logician, as appears by his three Reſpective Treatiſes 1. De Deo invocando, 2. De Quanto & Continuo. 3. Summulae Logicales. By King Hen. 5. he was preferred B. of Carlile. 1414. and dyed at Lond. 1422. being buried in St. Pauls.

Rog. Layburn, deſcended of a Noble Family, near Carlile, expiring when Eliz. ſole Daughter and Heir of Sir Fr. Leyburn was Married to Sir Th. Dacre laſt Baron of Gilſland and Grayſtock, This Roger [Page] was bred Fell. in Pemb. Hall, and D. D. and at laſt B. of Cartile, 1503. After which he accepted of the Maſter-Ship of Pemb. Hall, which is called Epiſcopale Collegium. He dyed An. 1509.

Since the Reformation.

Edmund Grindall. born at St. Bees, bred Schol. Fell. and Mr. of Pemb. Hall. in Camb. and Procter of the Univerſity. In the Reign of Queen Ma. he fled beyond the Seas, and when in Frankford, he endeavoured to Compoſe the differences there. Returning home he was ſucceſſively B. of Lond. A. B. of York and Cant. by Queen Elizabeth; yet by the miſchievous Practiſes of his Enemies he loſt that Queens Favour. 1. Becauſe he would not let the Lord of Leiceſter have Lambeth-houſe. 2. becauſe he would not permit Julio the Earls Italian Phyſician Marry another Man's Wife. It was objected againſt him that he was a fierce Defender of Factious Propheſying. Being Blind, and therefore willing to Reſign his place to Dr. Whitgift (who refuſed it) the Queen was pleaſed to ſay, that, As She made him, ſo he ſhould die an Arch-biſhop. He left what he had to Pious Uſes in both Univerſities, and the Foundation of a fair Free-School in St. Bees.

Hen Robinſon, D. D. born in Carlile, Fellow, then Prov. of Queens Coll. in Oxf. was at laſt B. of Carlile 1598. being eſteemed by Queen Eliz. a Man of great Learning, Integrity and Sufficiency for that See, which (as ſhe told himſelf when he did Fealty to her) She was reſolved to furniſh with a Worthy Man for his ſake who firſt ſet the Crown on her Head. He dyed An. 16-

Rich. Senhouſe D. D. born of Worſhipful Parentage at Netherhall, a Valiant Man in his Youth, bred [Page] a Fellow of St. Johns-Coll. in Camb. became an excellent Preacher. He was Chaplain to King Ch. I. whilſt Prince, and Preached his Sermon at his Coronation. He was preferred Biſhop of Carlile, and dyed An. 1626.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Sir Rich. Hutton, born at Perith of a Worſhipful Family, and bred in Jeſ. Coll. in Camb. diverted from Divinity by the importunity (chiefly of Geo. E. of Cumb.) became Barriſter in Greys-Inn, and 'twas obſerved he ſeldom or never took Fee of a Clergy-man. Afterwards being Recorder of York, he was Knighted and made Judge of the Com. Pleas, and continued, tho his opinion was againſt Ship-money, the King uſing to call him the Honeſt-Judge. He dyed about the beginning of the Civil-Wars, and was buried at Dunſtans in the Weſt, An. Dom. 1638.

Sir Jo. Banks, born at Keſwick, and bred in Greys-Inn, was Knighted by King Ch. I. and made his Attorney and then Chief J. of the Com. Pleas, and dyed in the heat of the Civil-War. He ordered by his Will that his Body ſhould be buried under a Plain-Monument, with the Motto, Non nobis Domine, &c. He gave thirty Pounds a Year with other Emoluments in Pious uſes, and chiefly to ſet up a Manufacture of Courſe Cottons in Keſwick.

Civilians.

Geo. Porter born at Weery-hall, of gentile Extraction, was Fellow of Queens Coll. in Camb. Dr. and Prof. of Civil-Law therein for above thirty years, ſo that according to a Conſtitution of Theodoſius. He might have been made one of the Principal Counts [Page]of the Empire. He was called the Patron of Infirmities, becauſe of his Charity in excuſing Mens failings. He wanted not for Valour, for being aſſaulted by three Rogues, he drove them away with his Stern looks and long Sword. He dyed An. 16.

Writers.

Jo. Canon, (probably was born at Canonsby in this County, of whom Bale, He turned a Minotaure, I ſhould ſay Minorite, &c. yet he was, famous in the Univerſity of Paris for his Learning. He flouriſhed under King E. 2. 1320.

Will. Egremont, fixed himſelf at Stamford, became an Auguſtinian Eremite, and proceeded D. D. Beyond the Seas he was made Epiſcopus Piſſinenſis, and with that (poor) Biſhoprick held the Suffragans-Ship under Hen. Beaufort B. of Lincoln. He left behind him many Learned Books. He flouriſhed under King R. 2. An. 1390.

Jo. Skelton, See his Character in Norf.

Since the Reformation.

Rich. Crakenthorpe, D. D. deſcended of an Ancient Family, bred Fell. in Queens Coll. in Oxf. An. 1. Jac. went over Chaplain to the Lord Evers, ſent Ambaſſadour to the King of Denmark. Here he attained to a great eaſineſs in the Latine Tongue, and kept Correſpondency with Perſons of Eminent Learning. He was an excellent Logician (witneſs his Work in that kind) and became Chaplain in Ord. to King Ja. and Rector in Black-Notley in Eſſ. His Poſthume Works, viz. Vigilius dormitans, in defence of Juſtinian the Emp. and the Anſwer to the Manifeſto of the Arch-biſhop of Spalato find an Univerſal and Grateful Reception.

[Page] Salkeld, a Branch of a Worſhipful Family, bred beyond the Seas either Jeſuit or ſecular Prieſt. Coming over into England to angle for Proſelites, his Line broke and he was caſt in Priſon. Whence, being brought to King Ja. by his Arguments (with a Benefice beſtowed on him in Som.) he became a Proteſtant. He was not a little proud, that that King was pleaſed to Stile him the Learned Salkeld. See his true Character in the Book he wrote of Angels. He dyed 1638.

Gerard Langbain D. D. born at Kirk-Banton, bred firſt Fellow, then Provoſt of Queens Coll. in Oxf. A Skilful Antiquary and ingenious in his Writings. In his Works concerning the Diſſent of the Gallican Churches from the Council of Trent, he makes it appear that the Hiſtory of that Council is not ſo compleat as is generally believed. He dyed young An. 1657.

Benefactors.

Rob. Eaglesfield, Pious and Learned in that Age, Chapl. and Confeſſor to Philippa Queen to King E. 3. founded Queens Coll. in Oxf. for a Provoſt and 12 Fellows, appointing that thoſe of Cumberland and Weſtm. ſhould be proper for Preferment in his Foundation, Alledging that thoſe Counties were Deſert Places, and the Minds of the Inhabitants uncultivated. But prevented by Death, he only left to this Colledge the Mannor of Renwick in this County with the impropriation of Burgh under Stanmore. He ordered that in the Hall they ſhould ſpeak either Latin or French. He bequeathed his Colledge to the Honorary Patronage of the Queens of England. He dyed about the year 1370.

Memorable Perſons.

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Maud, Daughter of Th. Lord Lucy, and Heir of Anth. Lord Lucy, and Bar. of Cokermouth, the Widow of Gilb. Humphrevile Earl of Angus was the ſecond Wife of Hen. Piercy E. of Northum. Who, when ſhe ſaw that ſhe ſhould die without Iſſue, gave to E. Hen. her Husband the Caſtle and Honour of Cokerworth, &c. upon Condition that his Iſſue ſhould bear the Arms of the Lucies, (viz. G. 3. Lucies (or Pikes Hauriant Arg.) quartered with their own Arms of the Percies, and incorporated into one Coat in effect; and for it levyed a fine in the Court of R. 2. This promiſe the Piercies have bonâ fide performed. She dyed about 1382.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 21. Rob. de Vaus. al. de Vaux or de Vallibus, a right Ancient Family,monarch K. Hen. 2. ſtill extant in this County, Beu-Caſtle Church is thought to have been of their erection. This Rob. was Father to Jo. de Vallibus, on whoſe Loyalty and Valour K. Hen. 3. relied. The Lord Vaux of Harrowd of Northamton-ſh. doth hence fetch his Extraction.

An. 8. Walt Epis. Carliel no great Clerk.monarch H. 3. Being made Lord Treaſurer of England, he avowed his Accounts even, when juſtly charged with 100 pound debt to the Exchequer; upon which he reſigned his Biſhoprick and became a Fryar at Oxf. where he dyed 1248.

An. 2. Andr. de Harcla, monarch E. 2. behaved himſelf right handſomely in the Service of King E. 2. eſpecially at the Battle of Boroughbridge, [Page] where he killed Humph. Bohun Earl of Heref. and took Th. Plantagenet Earl of Lanc. &c. Priſoners. In reward whereof he was created Earl of Carlile, and had the Iſle of Man beſtowed upon him. But he turned Apoſtate from his Allegiance, and leſt the Nobility ſhould by ſecret Sympathy ſuffer in his diſgraceful Death, the Earl was firſt parted from the Man, and his Honour ſevered from his Perſon, by a ſolemn Degradation, having his Knightly Spurs hew'd off, which done, he was hang'd, drawn and quartered.

16. Rich. Duke of Glouc. had a Labell for the difference of his Arms,monarch E. 4. tho he was but third Son to the King, for in his own Ambition he was not only the Eldeſt but the only Child of his Father, as it appeareth by his project, not long after, to Bastardize both his Brethern. And now did he begin to take this County in his way, to the Crown, by ſecuring it in the time of his Shirivalty, in order to his higher Advancement.

21. Th. Wharton by H. 8. Created firſt Lord Wharton of Wharton in Weſtmerl. gave the Scots ſuch a Blow at Solemn Moſs that K. Ja. 5. ſoon after dyed for Sorrow thereof.monarch H. 8. The Scots then preferred rather to be taken Priſoners, than to fight under their diſtaſted Genera, Ol. Saint-clere, a Man of Low-birth and Highpride.

Derbyſhire.

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DErbyſhire hath Yorkſhire on the North, Notinghamſh. on the Eaſt, Leic. on the South, and Staff. and Cheſhire on the Weſt. The River South Darwent falling into Trent, runneth through the middle thereof. It is in length 38 Miles, and 29 Miles in the broadeſt part thereof. The South and Eaſt thereof are very Fruitful, whilſt the North part (called the Peak) is Poor above and Rich beneath the Ground. Yet is the fair Paſture near Haddon, (belonging to the Earl of Rutland) ſo Rich▪ that one proferred to ſurround it with Shillings to purchaſe it, which becauſe to be ſet Side-ways (not Edgeways) was refuſed. Of Natural Commodities, there is in this County the beſt Lead in England. The Miners as a particular Common-wealth are Governed with Laws peculiar to themſelves, often confirmed by Act of Parl. Of which Laws one is this, 16 E. 1. c. 2. That whoſoever Stealeth Oar twice ſhall be fined, and the third time ſtruck through hit Hand with a Knife unto the haft into the Stow, and ſhall there ſtand untill Death, or looſe himſelf by cutting off his Hand. As for Buildings, there is Chatſworth, erected by the Magnificent Lady Eliz. Cavendiſh Counteſs of Shrewsbury: A Stately Structure upon the Bank of Darwent; [Page] The Garden on the backſide, with an Artificial Rock compleateth the place with all Pleaſure. Of Wonders, the Chief is Maim or Mam Tor, that is the Mother-Hill, from which incredible heaps of Sandy Earth fall, yet it is not viſibly diminiſhed; And Buxtom Well dedicated to St. Anne, ſending forth both cold and warm Water, by which Queen Mary Queen of Scots received much refreſhing,De Mir. pecci. of which Mr. Hobbs,

Huc Mater fieri cupiens accedit inanis,

Plenaque diſcedit puto nec veniente Marito.

Where Wives may breed tho deſperately Barren,

Sans Husbands help, as Conies in a Warren.

Saints.

St. Alkmund, Son to Alred King of Northum. ſlain in Battle, occaſioned by the Vice-Roy of Worceſter, in purſuing of his Title to ſome Lands, was notwithſtanding reputed a Martyr. However it was believed Miracles were done at St. Alkmunds Church, where his Body was interred, whither the Northern People made Pilgrimages, till diſcompoſed by the Reformation.

Martyrs.

Joan Waſt, a blind Woman in Derby, and an Innocent tho no Fool, was burnt for the Teſtimony of the truth, by the Command of B. Bains.

Cardinals.

Rog. Curſon, of Worſhipful Extraction, bred in [Page] Oxf. was afterwards Doctor in Paris, and laſtly a Cardinal in Rome, by the Title of St. Steph. in Mount Celius, He Accompanied Pelagius when the City Damiata in Egypt was taken under Jo. Brenn King of Jeruſalem. He wrote many Books, and came over into England as the Popes Legate, in the Reign of H. 3.

Phil. de Repingdon (or Repton) became D. D. in Oxf. A great Aſſertor of the Doctrine of Jo. Wickliff. but he recanted An. 1483. and became a Perſecuter, wherefore he was termed (by thoſe he moleſted) Rampington. He was made Abbot of Leiceſter An. 1400. Chancellor of Oxf. 1405. Biſhop of Lincoln 1408. and was created by Pope Greg. 12. Card. of St. Nerius, &c. tho he had ſolemnly ſworn he would make no more Cardinals till the Schiſme in Rome were ended. He reſigned his Biſhoprick An. 1420.

Prelates.

Will. Gray, Son to the Lord Gray of Codnor, was as Honourable. He firſt ſtudied in Baliol-Coll. in Oxf. then at Ferrara in Italy, where he was an Auditor of Guarinus of Verona. He was made by King H. 6. Procurator in the Court of Rome, and was freely Elected to the Biſhoprick of Ely. An. 9. E. 4. 1469. he was Lord Treaſurer, the laſt Clergy-man that ever was preferred to that Office, until Biſhop Juxton in our daies, enjoyed it. He dyed 1478 and lies buried in the Church of Ely.

Since the Reformation.

Geo. Cooke. D. D. Brother to Sir Jo. Cooke Secr. of State; was born at Truſley and bred in Pemb. Hall in [Page] Camb. and then Miniſter of Bigrave in Hertf. Hence ſucceſſively made Biſhop of Briſtol and Hereford, a Grave, Meek man and much beloved. He was in the ſame Condemnation with the reſt of his Brethren, for ſubſcribing the Proteſt in Parl. in defence of their Priviledges; ſo that to prevent his want, he was relieved by his Rich Relations. He dyed about the year 1650.

Stateſmen.

Sir Jo. Cook, younger Brother to Sir Francis, was born at Truſley of Ancient and Worſhipful Parentage. He was bred Fell. of Trin. Coll. in Camb. and there became an Eminent Rhetorick Lecture. And having Travelled beyond the Seas, he returned Rich in foreign Language, Obſervations and Experience. Being related to Sir Fulk Grevil Lord Brook, he was made Secretary of the Navy, then Maſter of the Requeſts, and at laſt Secr. of State. He was a good Proteſtant, and dyed 1644.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Jo. Stathom, born in the Reign of King H. 6. wrote an Abridgement of the Laws, much eſteemed for its Antiquity, tho (as I heard) not much follow'd, at this day; in which Book I found a paſſage, viz. that the Miller of Matlock took Toll twice, becauſe he heard the Rector of the Pariſh Read— Tolle, Tolle, that is, Crucifie him, &c. A Felonius Fruit of Latine Service.

Sir Anth. Fitz, Herbert, Son of Ralph H. Eſquire, was born at Norbury. He was firſt the King Serj. at Law, and then 14. H. 8. One of the Juſtices of the Com. Pleas. He wrote that Treaſure of the Common-Law, [Page] de Naturâ Brevium and a choice Abridgement of the Laws, &c, And 'tis Pity that there is not due and ſpeedy care taken for the ſetting forth a new and more Correct Edition of the latter. He lies interred in Norbury-Church.

Sea-Men.

Sir Hugh Willoughby, Extracted from a Right worthy and Ancient Stock at Riſeley in this County, was An. ult. E. 6. Employed for the North-Eaſt Paſſage, and made Captain Gen. of a Fleet for Diſcovery of unknown Countries. Their Commiſſion bore date from the year of the World 55 [...]5. becauſe they might have occaſion to preſent it to Pagan Princes, They departed from Debtford May 10. 1553. & ſteering N. N.E. by a Tempeſt Aug. 2, they loſt the Bonaventure, the two other Ships, viz. the Bona Eſperanza, Admiral, and the Good Confidence (which were all that were left) being Shattered. Sir Hugh, holding on his Courſe, deſcried a Land 160 Leagues from Synam (an Iſle belonging to the King of Denmark) in lat. 72. deg. Which therefore was then called Willoughby-land; But in Jan. 1554. He with moſt of his Company was Frozen to Death in the River or Haven called Arzina in Lapland. And the Bonaventure returning ſafe performed afterwards Great Service in opening the Trade to Moſcovy. And now for your Diverſion. Note that in Lapland it is Death to Marry a Maid without her Parents or Friends Conſent, wherefore, the Rights of all being ſaved. The Maid muſt run with her Sweet-heart (not for Tryal of Skill, but of her Will) and having the Advantage of a conſiderable part of the Race, has it meerly in her own choice, to ſignifie her diſlike of his Perſon by out-running him, or her conſent to Matrimony [Page] by a Voluntary Hault (under pretence of tying her Garter) before ſhe comes to the end of the Race. All Parties being hereby concluded, it is Penal for the Man to renew the motion of Marriage, after a Repulſe in the manner aforeſaid.

Phyſicians.

Th. Linacer, born in Derby, bred in Oxf. and beyond the Seas, was the firſt Reſtorer of Learning in our Nation; a Man of an honeſt Converſation. His Tranſlation of Galen is not inferior to the Original, in Purity of Style. King Hen. 7. and 8. were both his Patrons; He founded two Publick Lectures in Oxf. and one in Camb. for Phyſick. 'Tis ſaid that a little before his Death he turned Prieſt, and began to Study the Scripture, with which formerly he was unacquainted, inſomuch that, reading the 5, 6 and 7 Chapters of St. Math. he vowed that either this was not the Goſpel or we were not Chriſtians. He dyed An. Dom. 1524. and lieth buried at St. Pauls under a ſtately Monument built by Dr. John Caius another Phoenix of the ſame Profeſſion, ſpringing from Linacer's Aſhes, and coming into general Credit after his Death.

Writers.

Th. Asburn, D. D. was one of the Synod which Condemned Wickliff for Hereſie. Yet he aſſwaged the fury of the enraged People, when they threatned to burn the Convent about the Auguſtinian Fryers Ears, becauſe Pateſhul one of their Order, in a Sermon Preached by him, had ſome paſſages in Wickliff's Favour.

Benefactors to the Publick ſince the Reformation.

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Eliz. Hardwick, (whoſe third Husband was Geo. Earl of Shrewsbury) a Lady of undaunted Spirit founded a ſtately Alms-houſe for 12 poor People in Derby. The Queen of Scots having been committed to her Husband the aforeſaid Earl, Queen Eliz. asking the Counteſs (at Court) how that Queen did, Madam (ſaid ſhe) ſhe cannot do ill while ſhe is with my Husband, and I begin to grow Jealous, they are ſo great together. Upon which the Queen gave Order that the Queen of Scots ſhould be removed into the Cuſtody of others; and 'tis probable the Earl thought himſelf well rid of her, whoſe Cuſtody was both Chargeable and Dangerous to him.

There is a Free-School in Derby built by that Corporation, endowed with 60 pounds a year, in which I believe Mr. Fletcher, (thrice Bayliff of that Town) was very Inſtrumental. 'Tis a noted Priviledge of that Town, that none of the Townſmen pay Toll at Lond. tho in ſome caſes the Londoners pay Toll at Derby.

Stow relates that divers well diſpoſed Citizens of Lond. deſirous (as yet) not to be named, Surv. Lond. being born in or near to Aſhburn in the Peak in the County of Derby, combining their loving Benevolence together, have Builded there a Free-School-houſe, with convenient Lodgings for a Maſter, and Liberal Maintenance allowed thereto.

Noted Sheriffs.

Jo. Vernon, monarch H. 8. Arm. related poſſibly to Sir Geo. Vernon, who in the beginning [Page] of Queen Eliz. for his vaſt Revenues and Retinue, was called King of the Peak, and left two Daughters Coheirs, Eliz. married to Sir Jo. Manners, Anceſtor to the preſent Earl of Rutland, and Marg. to Th. Stanley, a younger Son of the Houſe of Darby. Yet the Alliance of this John (in this and the Neighbouring Counties) will remember their Motto Ver non ſemper floret.

Devonſhire.

DEvonſhire hath the Narrow-Sea on the South, the Severn on the North, Cornwall on the Weſt, Dorſet and Som. on the Eaſt. The ſecond County in England for greatneſs, and bears a Square of fifty Miles. And generally anſwers in Fruitfulneſs, to the Spur of Induſtry. The Natives are generally Dexterous in any Employment; and Queen Eliz. was wont to ſay of their Gentry. They were all born Courtiers with a becoming Confidence. The Natural Commodities are Silver, formerly found, in great plenty in the Pariſh of Comb-Martin in the Reign of E. 1. but the Mines lay long neglected; and were re-entred upon (in the Reign of Queen Eliz.) by an Artiſt who preſented a Silver Cup made thereof to the Earl of Bath. The next is Tinn in great plenty. I wiſh there were an Artifice to Sever the Gold and Silver from the Tinn without waſting: Till this be done, I deſire ſome Invention might prepare Sea-coals [Page] for the melting thereof, for the ſaving of Wood, and of the Tinn it ſelf. Herrings were formerly taken in great plenty at Limmouth. The Manufactures are Bone-lace, made at Honyton and weekly returned to Lond. As for Buildings, there is Bediford-Bridge a ſtately Structure, far from the Road, conſiſting of 24 Pears, is ſaid to have been finiſhed by Sir Theobald Greenvil the Goldneyes and Oketenets. As for Houſes of the Gentry, Wenbury-houſe is almoſt Corrival with Greenwich it ſelf for the pleaſant Proſpect thereof. For Wonders, there is in the Pariſh of North-Taunton, a Pit, but in the Winter a Pool, maintained commonly by the fall of Rain-Water, which yet before the Death of a Prince or other Accident of great importance as an Inſurrection, &c. has been obſerved to overflow its Banks, even in a dry Seaſon. The next is the Hanging-ſtone, upon which a Thief reſting, with a Sheep tyed about his Neck, was Strangled, the Sheep ſtrugling and getting over the Stone on the further ſide. The Gubbings, are a kind of Scythians within England, Exempt from Eccleſiaſtical Juriſdiction and Civil Order, who have all things in common, and multiply without Marriage, living by Stealth, and ſecuring themſelves by their ſwiftneſs.

Proverbs.

I. To Devonſhire Ground, that is, to improve Ground by paring off the Top-Turf and burning it. II. A Plimouth Cloak, i. e. a Staff. For Gentlemen Landing there, if unprovided, have leiſure to repair to the next Wood to cut a Staff, when they are unable to recruit themſelves with Cloths. III. He may remove Mort-Stone, which is a Huge Rock in Mortbay, which the people merrily ſay none can remove, [Page] ſave ſuch who are Maſters of their Wives. IV. Firſt hang and draw, then hear the Cauſe by Lidford Law. There was a Court of Stanneries formerly kept at Lidford which I believe to be traduced by the Proverb.

Saints.

Wenefride Boniface, born at Kirton, was employed by Pope Greg. 2. to convert the Germans, of whom he Baptiſed 100000. He was killed at Borne in Frieſland An. 755. Whoſe Nephew.

Willibald deſcended of high Parentage, was alſo profitable in the German Converſion. He was made Biſhop of Eyſtet in Germany, and dyed in Peace An. 781.

Martyrs.

Agnes Preſt, lived at Northcot in Cornwall, and was indicted before W. Stanford Judge of the Aſſiſe An. 2. and 3. P. and M. Her own Husband and Children being her greateſt Perſecuters, from whom ſhe fled becauſe they would force her to go to Maſs. But being preſented to the Biſhop of Exeter, ſhe was by him Condemned for denying the Sacrament of the Altar, after which ſhe refuſed Money from well affected People, ſaying; She was to go to that City where Money had no Maſtery. She was burnt without the Walls of Exeter in So [...]henhay, Nov. 1558. Aet. 54.

Confeſſors.

Jo. Molle, born in or near South-Molton, bred in France, where he became perfect in the Language, ſpent his Youth in Military Employments, and in [Page] his reduced Age was made an Examiner in the Court of Th. Lord Burgley and Preſident of the North. Afterward being Governour to the Lord Roſs, he went to Rome with him, where that Lord was Courted and Mr. Molle impriſoned in the Inquiſition, the Prieſts in vain hacking at the Root of his Conſtancy. He continued 30 years in Priſon, and dyed 1638. Aet. 81.

Cardinals.

Will. Courtney, born (probably) at Okehampton, Son to Hugh Courtney Earl of Devonſhire, was ſucceſſively Biſhop of Heref. Winch. and Cant. and at laſt made Cardinal by the Pope. A great Oppoſer of John of Gaunt, Wickliffs Patron.

Prelates.

Rob. Chichester, deſcended from a Noble Family ſtill flouriſhing at Rawleigh, was firſt Dean of Sarisbury, then Biſhop of Exeter. He beſtowed much Money in Building and Adorning his Cathedral. He dyed and was buried 1150 on the South ſide of the High Altar.

Gilb. Foliot, born at Tamerton-Foliot, Abbot of Glouc. then Biſhop of Heref and Lond. He was obſerved when a Common-Brother to inveigh againſt the Prior; when Prior, againſt the Abbot; when Abbot, againſt the Pride and Lazineſs of Biſhops; but when he himſelf was Biſhop all was well; However the leſs he then had in Satyrs, the more he had in Elegies afterwards bemoaning the badneſs of the Age he lived in. He is ſaid to this Challenge of Satan, O Gilberte Foliot, dum revolvis tot & tot, Deus tuus eſt Aſhtarot, to have returned this Anſwer, Mentiris Daemon, qui eſt Deus Sabaoth, eſt ille meus. He was a Loyal [Page] Man and a great Enemy to Becket's pride. He dyed 1187. Whoſe Couſin was,

Rob. Foliot, Arch-deacon of Oxf. was firſt Tutor to Becket. And afterwards promoted to the See of Hereford. He wrote amongſt others, a Book of the Sacrament of the Old Law. There was alſo one Hugh Foliot, Arch-Deacon of Shrewsbury and Biſhop of Hereford.

Will. Brewer, born in this County or in Som. made Biſhop of Exeter 1224. was ſent to conduct Iſabel Siſter to King Hen. 3. to be Married to Fred. the Emp. whom he afterwards attended to the Holy-Land. In his See, he founded a Dean. and 24 Prebendaries allowing the latter four Pounds a year. He dyed An. 1244.

Will. de Ralegh, Canon of St. Pauls, then ſucceſſively Biſhop of Norwich and Winch. tho King Hen. 3. oppoſed his Election to the laſt; but the Pope preſented by Raleigh with 600 Marks, did the Work. This great Expence made him run in Debt. When the Prieſt brought the Euchariſt to him, lying on his Death-Bed he would riſe out of his Bed to meet him, ſaying, I have need to come to thee, and cometh thou to me?Matth. 3. He dyed An. 2249.

Rich. Courtney, allied to the Earl of Devonſhire. A Man of great Learning, and skilled in the knowledge of both Laws. Was at the inſtance of King H. 5. preferred Biſhop of Norwich An. 1413. being highly favoured by the Prince and beloved of the People. He dyed of a Flux at the Siege of Harflew in Normandy in the ſecond year of his Conſecration, and was buried in Weſtminſter.

Ja. Cary, was at Rome made Biſhop of Lichfield, and afterwards (at Florence) of Exeter, being then as good a See as Lichfield. He dyed at Florence 1419 having enjoyed neither.

[Page] Jo. Stanbury, born in the Farm of Church-hill in the Pariſh of Bratton, bred a Carmelite in Oxf. was a Man of great Learning. King Hen. 6. made him the firſt Provoſt of Eaton, being much ruled by him in ordering that his new Foundation. Being kept from the Biſhoprick of Norwich by Will. de la Pool D. of Suffolk, he was made Biſhop of Bangor An. 1453. and afterwards Biſhop Hereford. He very Loyally adhered to King H. 6. in all his Adverſity, and was taken Priſoner in the Battle of Northampton, being the Kings Confeſſor, and Conſequently tyed to Perſonal Attendance. He dyed An. 1474. and was buried at Ludlow.

Pet. Courtney, Son to Sir Ph. Courtney, was born at Powderham. He was firſt Arch-Deacon, then Biſhop of Exeter, where he finiſhed the North-Tower, and gave Peter Bell thereunto. He was Tranſlated to Wincheſter An. 1486.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Jewel, born at Buden a Farm poſſeſſed above 200 years by his Anceſtors. Was admitted into Merton-Coll. at 15 years of Age, and having touched at all Humane Arts, he Landed at Divinity. He was after his return into England from Germany preferred Biſhop of Salisbury. Of him may be ſaid Nomen Omen, Jewel was his Name, and Precious his Vertues. V. Eccl. Hiſt.

Jo. Prideaux, born at Hartford, and bred Scholar and Fell. of Exeter-Coll. in Oxf. Canon of Chriſt-Church, and above 30 years Profeſſor in that Univerſity. An excellent Linguist, and of a becoming Feſtivity, of ſo admirable a Memory, that he retained what ever he Read. The Welſh have a Proverb, He that hath a good Memory giveth f [...]w Alms, remembring [Page] what and to whom he had given before, but this Doctor Croſſed this Proverb with his conſtant Charity to all in want. His Learning was admired by Forreigners. He would forgive the greateſt Injury upon the leaſt ſhew of the Parties Sorrow. Epiſcopacy in England being grievouſly wounded by Malevolent Perſons, King Ch. I. conceived that the beſt Wine and Oyl that could be poured into thoſe Wounds, was to ſelect Perſons of known Learning & unblameable lives, to ſupply the vacant Biſhopricks, amongſt whom Dr. Prideaux was made Biſhop of Worceſter. But alas, all in vain, ſuch the Fury of the times, He dyed 1650. Of whom, amongſt others theſe Verſes were made,

Deſine [...] mirari caecos▪ erraſſe tot Ignes,

In Promptu cauſa eſt, Lux Prideauxus obit.

He was Honourably interred at Bredon in Worc.

Stateſmen.

Sir. Arth. Chicheſter, Knight, deſcended of an Ancient Family dwelling at Rawley, ſpent his Youth firſt in the Univerſity, then in the French and Iriſh Wars, where by his Valour he was effectually aſſiſtant firſt to Plough that Barbarous Nation by Conqueſt, and then to Sow it with Seeds of Civility, when by King Ja. made Lord Deputy of Ireland; where in his firſt year he Eſtabliſhed two new Circuits for Juſtices of Aſſize, viz. in Connaught and Munſter. He reduced the Mountains on the South of Dublin into the County, of Wicklow. So obſervant his Eye over the Actions of ſuſpected Perſons, that Tyrone was heard to complain that he could not drinks a full Carouſe of Sack, but the State was within few Hours Advertiſed [Page]thereof. Being made a Lord and called home, he was ſent Ambaſſadour to the Emperor. When he was beſieged in the City of Manichine (which he Seaſonably Victualled) by Count Tilley; he ſent him word that it was againſt the Law of Nations to beſiege an Ambaſſadour; Tilley returned, That he took no notice of that; the Lord Chicheſter replyed to the Meſſenger, Had my Maſter ſent me with as many hundred men, as he has ſent me on fruitleſs Meſſages, your General ſhould have known that I had been a Souldier as well as an Ambaſſadour. He dyed An. 162-

Capital Judges.

Sir Will. Herle, Knight,Q. was made An. 1. of King E. 3. Chief-Juſtice of the Kings-Bench, in Hill. Term, and Chief-Juſtice of the Com. Pleas Jan. 29. before the end of the ſaid Term. He dyed about 9 of E. 3. He was owner of Illfracombe in this County, the Mannor whereof was held by his Iſſue till the Reign of King Hen. 7. A Family of his Name, and I believe of his Linage hath a Worſhipful Exiſtence in Cornwall.

Sir John Cary, Knight, born at Cockington, was made Chief Bar. of the Exchequer An. 10. R. 2. For his Loyalty to his Maſter, he loſt his Office, Goods and Lands An. 1. H. 4. Yet afterwards, King H. 5. reſtored all his Eſtate to his Son Sir Rob. Cary, upon his vanquiſhing a certain vain Glorious Champion of Arragon. This Judge dyed An. 1404.

Sir Will. Hankford, born at Amerie, was made Chief-Juſtice of the Kings Bench An. 1. H. 5. which place he adorned with great Learning and Integrity. Afterwards being diſcontented, he charged the Keeper of his Deer-Park to ſhoot any Man he ſhould find there, [Page] and ſtood not being ſpoken unto. The next night, being dark, he preſents himſelf, and refuſing to ſtand, the Keeper accordlingly Shot him dead. This hapned An. 1422.

Sir Jo. Forteſcue born of a right Ancient Family (whoſe Motto is, Forte Scutum ſalus Ducum) was Lord Chief Juſtice and Chancellor of England, whoſe Learned Commentaries on the Law make him Famous to all Poſterity.

Another Sir Jo. Forteſcue was Privy Councellor, Overſeer of Queen Eliz. her Liberal Studies, and Chancellour of the Exchequer and Dutchy of Lanc. Sir Hen. Forteſcue was a Valiant Commander under H. 5. in the French Wars, by whom he was made Governour of Meux in Berry. Sir Adrian Forteſcue, Porter of Calice, came over with Hen, 7. by whom he was Created Knight Banneret. Sir Hen, Forteſcue was Lord Chief Juſtice of Ireland, highly eſteemed for his many Vertues, eſpecially for his Sincerity in ſo tempting a place.

Sir Lewis Pollard of Kings Nimet Serj. of Law and one of the Judges of the Kings Bench in the time of H. 8. was a Man of ſingular Knowledge and worth. He had by his Lady Eliz. 11. Sons, whereof four were Knighted, viz. Sir John of Ford, Sir Richard and Sir George. All the reſt eſpecially John Arch-Deacon of Sarum, were well Advanced, and 11. Daughters Married to the moſt Potent Families in this County, ſo that by this Match, almoſt all the Ancient Gentry in this County are allied. This Memorable Knight dyed An. 1540.

Sir Jo. Doderidge, bred in Oxf. a General Scholar, was ſecond Juſtice of the Kings Bench. His Soul conſiſted of two Eſſentials, Ability and Integrity, holding the Scale of Juſtice with a ſteady Hand. He is Famous for the Expreſſion, That as Old and infirm as he was, [Page]he would go to Tyburn on Foot, to ſee ſuch a Man hang'd, that ſhould proffer Money for a place of Judicature; it being neceſſary that thoſe who buy ſuch Offices by whole Sale, ſhould ſell Juſtice by Retail, to make themſelves Savers. He was commonly called The Sleeping Judge, becauſe he would ſit on the Bench with his Eyes ſhut; a Poſture of attention. He dyed, leaving no iſſue, 1628. and was interred in our Lady's Chappel in Exeter.

This County, for Lawyers is next to Norfolk. Three Serjeants were made at one time, Serj. Glanvil Sen. Dew and Harris, of whom it was ſaid, One gained, One ſpent, and One gave as much as the other Two. The Town Taviſtock furniſheth the Bar at this time, with a Conſtellation of Pleaders, wherein the biggeſt Stars are Serj. Glanvil, and Serjeant Maynard.

Souldiers.

Sir Rich. Greenvil, Knight, lived and was Richly Landed at Bediford. He was one of the 12 Peers who Accompanied Rob. Fitz-Haimon in his Famous Expedition againſt the Welſh, and received in his Partage, (when the Conquered Country was divided) good Land at Neath in Glamorganſhire. But he beſtowed all his Military Acqueſts in Founding and Endowing a Monaſtery dedicated to the Virgin Mary, at Neath, for Ciſtertians. He afterwards lived at Bediford under the Reign of W. Rufus. 1100. and may ſeem to have Entailed Valour on his Name and ſtill Flouriſhing Poſterity.

Ja. Lord Audley had his principal Manſion at Barſtable. Famous for his Valour at the Battle of Poictiers in Fr. where the Black Prince rewarded him with a yearly Penſion of 500 Marks, which he gave to [Page] his four Eſquires, having (as he ſaid) received this Honour by their means. For which he begged the Prince's Pardon, becauſe he gave it away without his Licenſe, and withal repreſented to him the Merit of his Eſquires, and his Reſolutions to ſpend his own Eſtate in the Prince's Service. The Prince Extolling his Bounty as well as Valour raiſed his former Penſion into 1000 Marks. This Noble Lord dyed about the beginning of King Rich. 2.

Th. Stuckley was a younger Brother of an Ancient and Worſhipful Family near Illfracombe. One of good parts but great Ambition. Having ſpent his Patrimony, and undertaking the Plantation of Florida, he bluſhed not to tell Queen Eliz. That he preferred rather to be Soveraign of a Mole-hill, then the higheſt Subject to the greateſt King in Chriſtendom, and that he was aſſured he ſhould be a Prince before his Death. I hope (ſaid the Queen) I ſhall hear from you when you are Stated in your Principality; I will Write unto you (quoth Stuckley.) In what Language? (ſaid the Queen) He returned, In the Stile of Princes, To our dear Siſter. His fair Project of Florida being blaſted for lack of Money, he went into Ireland, where miſſing the Preferment he expected, he went over with a Treacherous Intent into Italy. There he wrought himſelf with incredible Dexterity into the very Boſom of Pope Pius 5. Vaunting that with 3000 Souldiers he could beat all the Engliſh out of Ireland. The Pope loading him with the Titles of Bar. of Roſs, Viſc. Murrough, Earl of Wexford, Marq. of Lemſter, furniſhed him with 800 Souldiers paid by the King of Spain for the Iriſh Expedition; but Stuckley choſe rather to Accompany Sebaſtian King of Portugal with two Mooriſh Kings into Africa, where, behaving himſelf valiantly with his 800 Men in the Battle of Alcaſer, he was ſlain An. 1578. In vain he had given good Counſel [Page] to theſe Furious Kings to refreſh their faint Souldiers before the Fight; for ruſhing on after their firſt Landing, they buried themſelves together in the ſame Ruin.

A fatal Fight, wherein one Day was ſlain,

Three Kings that were, and One that would be fain.

Geo. Monk highly deſcended, Commenced Captain in the Martial Ʋniverſity in the Low Countries, no [...] per Sal [...]um but from a private Souldier. Being Governour of Scotland, no Power or Policy of O. C. could fright him thence; from which as a Caſtle he took the Proſpect of our Engliſh Affairs. He perceived that ſince the Martyrdom of King Charles, ſeveral ſorts of Government (like the Sons of Jeſſe before Samuel) paſſed before the Engliſh People, but neither God nor our Nation had choſen them. He reſolved therefore to ſend for the Heroick David out of a Forraign Field; as well aſſured that the Engliſh Loyalty would never be at reſt, till fixed in the Center thereof. He ſecured Scotland in faithful Hands, to have all his Foes before his Face, and entreth England with a ſtrong Army (in Reputation) conſiſting of excellent Foot but Lean tired Horſe; compleated by the Wiſe Conduct of their General. The Loyal Engliſh did rather Gaze on, then pray for him, as ignorant of his intentions; the private Man, as the Apoſtle obſerves, not knowing how to ſay Amen to what is ſpoken in an unknown Language. Now began the Engliſh to be ſenſible that they were deluded with the Pretences of Religion and Liberty into Atheiſme and Vaſſalage, and therefore Remonſtrating their Grievances they refuſed farther payment of Taxes. Lambert cometh forth of Lond. abounding more with outward Advantages then General Monk wanted; Dragon-like [Page] he breathed out nought but Fire and Fury, chiefly againſt the Church and Clergy. But he met with a St. George, who ſtruck him neither with Sword nor Spear; but gave his Army a mortal wound without wounding it; his Souldiers dwindled away, and Lambert was too Weak to ſtop them. The Hinderpart of the Parl. plyed the General with many Addreſſes. He returned an Anſwer neither granting nor denying their deſires; giving them hope too little to truſt, yet too much to diſtruſt him. He was an abſolute Riddle and no Ploughing with his Heifer to Expound him. Indeed had he appeared what he was, he had never been what he is, a Deliverer of his Country. But ſuch muſt be as Dark as Midnight, who mean to Atchieve Actions as bright as Noon-day. After he had pulled down the Gates of Lond. he ſided effectually with the City which was then able to make us a happy or unhappy Nation. Immediately followed that Turn of our Times which all the World doth behold with Wonder. And may the ſame Divine Power, which reſtored▪ our Gracious King, reſtore the Underſtandings of thoſe who Split their Allegiance and ſet Religion and Loyalty by the Ears, and are well verſed in moſt Diſtinctions but that between themſelves and their Ignorance.

Our Noble General was made D. of Albemarl and Maſter of his Majesties Horſe, &c. And carried the Scepter with the Dove thereupon, (the Emblem of Peace) at the Kings Coronation.

Seamen.

Will. Wilford, born nigh Plymouth, was a valiant and ſucceſsful Sea-man. After the French in the Raign of H. 4. had by a ſuddain invaſion burnt ſeveral Hundreds of Houſes in Plymouth, on that ſide of the [Page] Town called ſince Britain ſide. He took 40 Ships on the Coaſt of the Britains and burnt as many at Penarch, repaying the Monſieurs in their own Coyn. He dyed about the beginning of the Raign of Hen. 8.

Sir Humph. Gilbert, born at Green-way, the Seat of his Family for a long time An. 1569. Valiantly and Fortunatly ſerved in Ireland, and afterwards led nine Companies to the Aſſiſtance of the Hollanders. An. 1583 he ſet forth with five Ships, to make Diſcoveries in the North of America, where he took Livery and Seiſin in due manner and form, for the Crown of England. In his Return to England he met a great Sea-Lyon which paſſed the Ship making a horrible roaring. (Such a one (we read) was taken at Sea, An. 1282. and preſented to Pope Martin the fourth) inſtantly a terrible Tempeſt ariſing, Sir Humphrey ſaid Cheerfully to his Companions, We are as near Heaven here at Sea as at Land. And a little after his Ship with all therein Sunk, tho the other that was in their Company recovered home. This hap'ned An. 158.

—Cock. was in 88. a Cock of the Game being the only Man of Note amongſt the Engliſh, who fighting a Volunteer in his own Ship, loſt his Life to ſave his Queen and Country.

Sir Fr. Drake. Of him ſee the Holy-State, only take theſe Verſes on his Corps.

Tho Rome's Religion ſhould in time return,

Drake none thy Body will ungrave again;

There is no fear Poſterity ſhould burn,

Thoſe Bones which free from fire in Sea remain.

Sir Walt. Raleigh, born at Budeley of an Ancient Family, but decayed in Eſtate, and he the youngeſt [Page] Brother thereof, was bred in Oriel-Coll. in Oxf. and thence coming to Court found ſome hopes of the Queens favour; this made him Write in a Glaſs-Window, obvious to the Queens Eye. Fain would I Climb, yet fear I to fall; under which her Majeſty perceiving it, did Write, if thy Heart fails thee Climb not at all. But his Introduction into Court is ſaid to have Born an elder date, from the time he ſpred his Pluſh-Cloak for her Majeſty to ſtep upon over a Wet-Place. Yet the Wiſe Queen in rewarding him made him to purchaſe by Pain and Peril as well as Complement, what Places were beſtowed upon him. He ſeem'd to be born to that only which he went about, ſo Dexterous he was in all his Undertakings, in Court, in Camp, by Sea, by Land, by Sword, by Pen; witneſs in the laſt, his Hiſtory of the World. Of his Detractors he was wont to ſay, If any Man accuſeth me to my Face, I will anſwer him with my Mouth, but my Tail is good enough to anſwer to ſuch who traduce me behind my Back.

Civilians.

Jo. Cowel, born at Yarnesborow, after various Preferments was Vicar Gen. to Arch-biſhop Bancroft; Skilled in the Common as well as Civil-Law; he was a great Champion of the later, to the diſpleaſure of a Great Oracle of the former, ſo that in Deriſion he was by him called Dr. Cow-heel. Yet that well dreſſed is ſo good Meat, that a Cook may lick his Fingers after it. He wrote Inſtit. juris Angl. and an Intepreter of the hard words of the Com. Law. His Book was Condemned, upon Complaint in Parl. becauſe he aſſerted a double Prerogative in the King, whereof one was unlimited. He dyed An. 1611.

Arth. Duck, born at Heavy-tree, was Chancellor [Page] of Wells and Lond. and Mr. of the Requeſts. His diſcourſe as to the Matter had a Maſculine ſtrength. He dyed about 1648. and left a great Eſtate to two Daughters.

Writers.

Rog. the Cistertian lived at Ford-Abbey, and wrote many fond Falſiries of St. Ʋrſula; but he lived moſtly in the Low-Countires. He flouriſhed An. 1180. under H. 2.

Jo. de Ford, Abbot of Ford, after Travelling returned ſtored with good manners and ſtock'd with good Learning. He was Confeſſor to King John, and wrote many Pious Works. He dyed about 1215.

Rich. Fiſhaker, a Dominican Fryer, was for his Learning and Preaching as highly eſteemed as any of that Age. He dyed 1248. and was buried at Oxf.

Jo. Cut-clif, born at the Mannor of Gammage, being a very ſincere Man, oppoſed himſelf againſt the Manners of the Clergy, and wrote againſt the Pope himſelf.

Rich. Chicheſter, deſcended of an Ancient Family at Raleigh, being a Monk in Weſtminſter, ſpent his time in Reading Scripture and good Hiſtory. He wrote a Chron. from Hegist the Sax. to 1348. He dyed about 1355.

Nich. Ʋpton, of an Ancient Family, Canon of Salisbury, writ a Treatiſe of Heraldry, which he preſented to Humph. D. of Glouc. He flouriſhed under H. 6. 1440.

Since the Reformation.

Rich. Hooker, born at Heavy-tree, and bred in Oxf. [Page] was Mr. of the Temple, when Travers was Lecturer. Here the Pulpit ſpake pure Canterbury in the Mornning and Geneva in the Afternoon, until Travers was ſilenced. His Book of Eccleſiaſtical Polity is prized by all Generally, ſave ſuch who out of Ignorance cannot, or Envy will not underſtand it. But ſome quarel with the Title, and alledge that the Diſcipline jure divino ought not to bow to Humane inventions. He dyed at his Benefice in Kent, 1599. leaving the Memory of an Humble, Holy and Learned Divine. Sir Will. Cooper erected his Monument.

Nath. Carpenter, Chaplain to Arch-biſhop Ʋſher wrote of Logick, Mathematicks and Divinity and dyed about 1636. His Funeral Sermon was made upon that Text, Behold a true Iſraelite, &c.

Benefactors:

Pet. Blundel of Tiverton, Clothier; erected a fair free School in that Town, and allowed it a Competent Maintenance and Lodgings for a Maſter & Uſher. He beſtowed two Scholarſhips and two Fellowſhips on Sidney-Coll. in Camb. providing Tiverton Scholars ſhould be elected therein. 'Tis thought he dyed about 1596.

Memorable Perſons.

Hen. de la Pomeray, Lord of Pomeray, when Rich. I. was impriſoned by Leopold D. of Auſtria, expel'd the Monks out of Michaels-Mount in Cornwal, that there he might be a Petty Prince by himſelf. But after he heard that King was enlarged, he laid Violent Hands on himſelf; as Howeden affirms. But others ſay, that having killed the Kings Serjeant who had arreſted him and deſpairing of pardon, cauſed himſelf to be let Blood to Death.

[Page] Jo. de Beigny, Knight, Lord of Edge-Lifford long'd earneſtly for his youngeſt Son, employed in the Wars againſt the Saracens in Spain, and uſed to ſay, Oh that I might but once Embrace my Son, I would be content to dye preſently. And afterwards, his Son returning unexpectedly, he expired with an Extaſie of Joy. He flouriſhed under King E. 3.

—Child, of Ancient Extraction at Plimſtock, hunting at Dart-More, loſt his Company and Way in a bitter Snow, and having killed his Horſe, he crept into his hot Bowels for warmth, and wrote this with his Blood.

He that finds and brings me to my Tomb,

The Land of Pemſtock ſhall be his Doom.

The Monks of Taviſtock finding him Frozen to Death, and being too Nimble for the Men of Plimſtock, buried him and the Abbot accordingly, got that Rich Mannor into his Poſſeſſion. The Bridge built in the place where the Monks paſſed over the River, is called Guils-Bridge to this day.

Nich. and Andr. Tremane, were Twins alike in all Lineaments, and felt like pain tho at a diſtance, and without any intelligence given, they equally deſired to Walk, Travel, Sit, Sleep, Eat and Drink together. In this they differed, that at New Haven in France, the one was a Captain of a Troop, the other but a private Souldier. There they were both ſlain together 1564.

Noted Sheriffs.

2. Rich. Comes, that is Earl,monarch H. 2. viz. of Devonſhire, who Married Avis Daughter and Heir of Reginald E. of Cornwal the baſe Son of Hen. 1

[Page]27. Will. Brewer, whoſe Mother unable to maintain him, caſt him into the Brakes in New-Forreſt where Hen. 2. found him. He was made by Rich. 1. Baron of Odcomb, and his Inheritance was by his Daughters and Heirs derived to Breos, Wake, la Fort and Percy.

Will. Yoo, His Worſhipful Family, (in this County) give for their Arms Ar. a Cheveron, monarch E. 3. S. between 3 Turky-Cocks in their pride proper.

Jo. Damerel; Throwely in Dartmore his Chief Mannor came to his Family by Match with the Eldeſt Daughter and Coheir of Moeles (who Married Avis ſole Heir to Sir Will. le Prouze in the Reign of E. 2.monarch R. 2.) her two younger Siſters being Married to North-coat and Wibery, amongſt whom a great Inheritance was divided, and by a Writ of Partition (An. 14. E. 3.) Throwely fell to the ſhare of Damerel.

Rich. Edgecombe, Knight, being Zealous in the Cauſe of the Earl of Richmond (afterwards King H. 7.monarch H. 7.) was too cunning for thoſe whom King Rich. ſent to apprehend him; for upon their approach, he tumbled his Cap with a Stone in it, into the Water, which, by the noiſe it made, and the Swimming of the Cap induced them to believe he had drowned himſelf. He built a Chappel in the place where he had lurk'd. King Hen. 7. rewarded his Loyalty by beſtowing the Caſtle of Totnes upon him.

Pet. Carew, Knight, had much ado to ſave his Life,monarch E. 6. when Impriſoned for his Complyance with Sir Tho. Wyate. Afterwards he did ſignal Service in the Iriſh Wars. He dyed 1575.

monarch Q. Eliz. Rob. Dennis, Knight, erected An. 1592. [Page] a fair Almſhouſe in the Suburbs of Exeter, for 12 poor Aged Men allowing to each an Herber, and 12 pence weekly. The Family (deſcended from the Danes) is now extinct, the Heir General being Married into the Houſe of the Rolles.

Amias Bampfield, of Ancient and Worthy Extraction, one of whoſe Anceſtors Married to a Daughter and Coheir of the Lord Semaur, whereby a fair Inheritance at South-Molton in this County accrued to this Family, i [...] which Church this Amias with his Father lyeth. P [...]ttimore near Exeter, hath been their prime Habitation ever ſince the time of King E. 1.

Exeter.

Exeter is of a Circular Form, Situated on the Top of a Hill, and ſince Nature is the Scavenger thereof, is a very cleanly City. As for Manufactures, Cloathing is plyed in this City with great Induſtry and Judgment, the return of Serges alone in this City amounting weekly (tho Trading be now Sick) to 3000 Pounds. This City was highly Commendable for its Loyalty when beſieged by Perkin Werbeck in the Reign of H. 7. and by the Weſtern Rebels in the Reign of E. 6. and in our time by the Parl. Forces in the Reign of King Ch. I. Their Valour was invincible in the two first, and their Loyalty unſtained in the laſt; rewarded by their Enemies with the beſt made and beſt kept Articles. Of Buildings, the Cathedral is a moſt Beautiful Structure. Here alſo is that Caſtle which (when R. 3. ask'd its Name) was called Rugement to the great aſtoniſhment of that Uſurper, who had heard he ſhould never proſper [Page] after he had met Rugemont or rather Richmond (in K. 7.) In this City 13 Churches were expoſed to ſale by the Publick Cryer, and bought by well affected Perſons who preſerved them from Deſtruction. For Wonders, take this one, when Exeter was beſieged by the Parl. Forces, ſo that only the South ſide towards the Sea was open unto it, an incredible Number of Larks were found in that open quarter, which were ſold for two pence the dozen, and tho it may be alledged that they were [...]ighted thither by the ſhooting, or that (being Winter) they ſhelrted themſelves in the Southern parts, or laſtly that they were invited thither by ſome ſort of Seeds that had been there lately ſown, yet the Cauſe of Cauſes was Divine Providence providing a feaſt for many poor People.

Princes.

Henrietta youngeſt Child of King Charles and Queen Mary, was born at Bedford-houſe in this City, An. 1644. June 16. After her long and ſad Night of Affliction, the Day dawn'd with her in her Brothers happy return. Since ſhe is Married to the D. of Orleans. I had the Honour to be once Chaplain to that Princeſs.

Prelates.

Bartholm. Iſcanus, the Oracle of Learning and Religion in his time, was Biſhop of Exeter and oppoſed [Page] Beckets inſolence. He dyed An. 1185. Having been intimate with

Baldvinus Devonius of poor Parentage, a Man of great Learning and Merit made Biſhop of Worceſter, then Arch-biſhop of Canterbury. An Eloquent Man and Pious Preacher. He attended King Rich. 1. into Paleſtine, and dyed there 1190.

Walt. Bronſcombe, of mean deſcent, by his own Induſtry raiſed himſelf to be Biſhop of Exeter, where he built and endowed a Hoſpital. He alſo founded a fair Colledge at Perin in Cornwall. He inſtituted an Annual Feſtival to the Angel Gabriel, and left Land to defray the coſt of the Solemnity, tho I believe it was only obſerved in his own Dioceſs. Yet he is ſaid to have compaſſed the Mannor of Biſhops-Clift to his Church by indirect means.

Writers.

Joſeph Iſcanus was a Golden Poet in a leaden Age. This our Engliſh Maro had for his Mecenas, Baldwin Arch-biſhop of Cant. The Dutch-men Printed a poem of this Joſeph, under the Name of Cornelius Nepos, who lived in the Days of Tully.

Will. of Exeter D. D. in Oxf. and afterward Canon of the Cathedral in Exeter being back'd with Pope John 23 he was able to undertake Will. of Ockam (a much more Learned Man than himſelf) who cryed up Poverty in oppoſition to the Papal Pomp. He flouriſhed An. 1330. under the Raign of E. 3.

Since the Reformation.

Rich. Martyn, bred in the Court and in the Inns of Court was accounted one of the greateſt Wits of that Age, King Ja. being much delighted with his [Page] Facetiouſneſs, a quality which (with his other Abilities) commended him to be choſen Recorder of Lond. He is Eminent for the Speech he made in Parl. An. 10. Jac. when account was taken of 40 Gentlemen in the Houſe of Commons, which were not 20 and ſome of them not 16 years of Age. Formely (ſaid the Recorder Martyn) it was the Custom of Old Men to make Laws for young ones; but now Nature is invaded and inverted, ſeeing young Men Enact Laws to govern their Fathers. He dyed 1616. Whoſe Kinſman

Will. Martyn, bred a Student in the Laws, wrote a Treatiſe Of the Kings of England ſince the Conqueſt. By a Paſſage in which reflecting on the Royal Family or the Scotch Nation, he irrecoverably loſt King Ja. his Favour. He dyed 1616.

Will. Tucker, D. D. Dean of Lichfield, wrote a Book de Chariſmate, Of the Kings of England their Gracious healing of the Evil; dedicating the ſame to Queen Eliz. in which he vindicated ſuch Cures from Impoſture and the Uſurpation of the French; &c. His Congee d'elire was ſigned to Elect him Biſhop of Gloceſter, but it was revoked by King James; ſo that the Doctor may be ſaid to have worn half a Mitre.

Jo. Berkham, ſet forth Doctor Crackenthorp his Poſthume Works, and was helpful to Jo. Speed in Compoſing his Engliſh Hiſtory, yea he wrote the whole Life and Reign of King John, which of all in that Book is the moſt profoundly Pen'd. Mr. Guillim in his Heraldry was much beholden to this Doctor's Emendations. He was a greater Lover of Coyns than Money. That excellent Collection in Oxf. Library was his Gift to the Arch-biſhop, before the Arch-biſhop gave it to the Univerſity. He dyed 1641.

Benefactors.

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Joan Tuckvile, Widow, procured the Poſſeſſion and Conſecration of a Parcil of Ground for the interment of ſuch as were Executed at Heavy-tree, allowing Land to buy a Shroud for every one of them. She dyed about the beginning of the Reign of Queen Eliz.

Dorſetſhire.

DOrſetſhire, hath Devonſhire on the Weſt, Som. and Wiltſhire on the North, Hampſhire on the Eaſt, and the Narrow-Sea on the South, in length 40 and in the broadeſt part 26 Miles. It aboundeth with all the neceſſaries for Man's Life, & has plenty of Sheep, Timber, Freeſtone, nor wanteth it Veins of Marble in the Iſles of Purbeck. There is alſo Salt made in this County, and it can cloth it ſelf with its own Wool, of which Broad-Cloth is here made. And to all this, an excellent Air and the Conveniency of Navigation. The Natural Commodities are Tenches abounding in the River Stowre; Tobacco-Pipe-Clay, carried to Lond. from Poole and the Iſle of Wight, and at Lond. it is worth 30 Shillings the Tun. H [...]mp betwixt Bemiſter and Byrd-port. Wild-Madder, at Hod-Hill, &c. For Buildings Lulworth-Caſtle [Page] and Sherburn-Lodge are moſt Eminent. Indeed the Rhyme holds true Generally of Engliſh Structures.

The North for Greatneſs, the Eaſt for Health,

The South for Neatneſs, the Weſt for Wealth.

Proverbs.

I. As much a Kin as Lenſon-hill to Pilſen-pen. Spoken of thoſe who are Neigbours and no Relations. The firſt of theſe two Hills is wholly, the other partly in the Pariſh of Broad-Windſor, (whereof once I was Miniſter;) yet Sea-men make a Relation betwixt them calling the one the Cow, and the other the Calf, as being Eminent Sea-marks. II. Stab'd with a Byrdport Dagger. That is Hang'd; the beſt Hemp growing about Byrdport. III. Dorſetſhire Dorſers, i. e. Panniers.

Saints.

Edward Son to Edgar King of England, was in his Infancy whipt by Elfrida his Mother-in-law with Wax-Candles, ſo that afterwards he could never endure the ſight of any ſuch Candles. When he was King, Elfrida managed for the moſt part all the Affairs of State, and afterwards cauſed this Edward to be Stab'd at Corfe-Caſtle, whither he had come to viſit her. An. 978. Intending by that Murder to make way for her Son Ethelred to the Kingdom. He was buried at Shaftsbury, which formerly was called St. Edwards.

Cardinals.

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Jo. Morton, born at St. Andrews Milborne, of a Worſhipful Family ſtill Extent, was made Biſhop of Ely, 1578. He propoſed the Marriage of Eliz. Eldeſt Daughter to E. 4. of the Houſe of York to Hen. Earl of Richmond (H. 7.) of the Houſe of Lanc. which Alliance this Earl did account his ſureſt Title to the Crown. The Biſhop was made by that King, Chancellour of England and afterwards Arch-biſhop of Cant. He was a great Inſtrument in advancing a Voluntary Contribution to the King through the Lands, perſuading Prodigals to part with their Money, becauſe they did ſpend it moſt; and the Covetous, becauſe they might ſpare it beſt. This Biſhop with vaſt coſt cut a new Channel in the Fennes. He enjoyned his Executors to maintain 20 poor Scholars in Oxf. and 10 in Camb. 20 years after his Death, which hap'ned 1500.

Prelates.

Jo. Stafford, Son to Humph. 6th. Earl of Staff. was born at Hooke, made Biſhop of Wells, and was 18 years Chancellour of England, and at laſt Arch-biſhop of Cant. He dyed at Maidſtone, 1452.

Rob. Morton, Brother to Card. Morton, was made by his Means Biſhop of Worceſter 1486. He dyed 1497. and lyeth buried in St. Pauls in Lond.

Ja. Turbevil, of a Worſhipful Family in this County, was made Biſhop of Exeter 1556. at which time it was ſaid he was a Baron, but a Bare one, ſo miſerably had that Cathedral been Polled. Yet he obtained (amongſt other Lands) the Reſtitution of the fair Mannor of Crediton (or Kiron) from [Page] Queen Mary, which was again alienated in the Reign of Queen Eliz. This Biſhop ſtaved off Perſecution from thoſe of his Juriſdiction. He was deprived in the beginning of Queen Eliz.

Since the Reformation.

Th. Winniffe, born at Sherborne D. D. & Chapl. to Prince Henry, for a paſſage in his Sermon about Gondomer, was committed cloſe Priſoner to the Tower, and during his impriſonment a Great Lord begg'd his Church-preferment; No (ſaid King Ja.) I mean not thus to part with the Man. At which the Lord ſaid he intended only to try the Kings Reſolution; and that he knew the Doctor to be a Man of great Merit. He was choſen Biſhop of Lincoln, 1642. He dyed An. 1654. and was buried at Lamburn in Eſſ. the Concluſion of his Epitaph being Anima haec recepta in Coelos non Laudationem quaerit ſed Imitationem. In the ſame place had his Father been buried.

Souldiers.

Th. Basket, Eſquire, of Diveliſh, much confided in, for his Wiſdom and Valour by King Hen. 8. He was commonly called Little Mr. Basket the Great Souldier. He dyed about 1530.

Jo. Ruſſel, born at Kingſton-Ruſſel, bred beyond the Sea, was a Man of great Accompliſhment, and was recommended by Phil. King of Caſtile (Father to Ch. 5. Emp.) to Hen. 7. as a Perſon of Great Abilities; he could ſee more with his one Eye than many others could do with two. King Hen. 8. made him Comptroller of the Houſhold and Privy Councellor, and An. 1538. erected him Lord Ruſſel, and made Keeper of the Privy Seal. A good ſhare [Page] of the Golden Showre of Abbey-Lands fell into his Lap. King E. 6. (who made him Earl of Bedford) ſent him down to ſuppreſs the Weſtern Commotion and relieve Exter, which he performed with great Wiſdom, Valour and Succeſs. He dyed 1554, and was buried at Cheineys in Buck.

Sir Rich. Bingham, born at Bingham's Melcom, deſcended from Will. de Bingham, who held Lands in this County in the days of H. 3. was at the Siege of St. Quintin in Fr. the ſacking of Lieth in Scotland, ſerved in Candy under the Venetians againſt the Turks, then returned into the Netherlands. His Judgment was much relied upon in 88, about ordering the Land-Army in Tilbery-Camp. He was a Man of great Valour and Succeſs in all his Undertakings. Being afterwards preſident of Connaugh in Ireland, he drove away O-Rork that dangerous Rebel. But his Actions there, being repreſented to Queen Eliz. as cruel, he was outed of his Offices, and kept in Reſtraint, till Tyrone troubled Munſter; then he was ſent Marſhal of Ireland, and General of Leinſter, and had in all Probability ſuppreſſed that Rebel, if he had not been prevented by Death at Dublin. His Monument is at Weſtminſter Abbey.

Sea-men.

Rich. Clerk of Weymouth, Maſter of the Delight, An. 1583. went with Sir Humph. Gilbert for the diſcovery of Noremberg, but his Ship was caſt away 70 Leagues from Land. The Company got into the Ship-boat having but one Oar, and continued there four days without eating any thing ſave the Weeds they found in the Sea. After five Days Rowing, a Spaniſh Ship meeting them brought them to Biſcay. The Viſitors of the Inquiſition were diverted by the [Page] Maſters favour; after which Rich. and his Company came by France into England.

Geo. Summers, Knight, born in or near Lyme, firſt diſcovered the Bermuda's nam'd the Summer Iſlands. He was a Lamb on Land, and a Lyon at Sea. He dyed about 1610.

Note, that amongſt 12 of Th. Cavendiſhes Men who were killed by the Spaniards at Cape Quinterno; four of them belonged to this County, viz. Will. Kingman in the Admiral, Will. Biet of Weymouth in the Vice-Ad. Hen. Blacknals of Weym. and Will. Pit of Sherburn in the Hugh-Gallant. The Survivours being 15 in Number revenged their Death upon 25 Spaniards, and in ſpite of above a 100 remaining Spaniniards, watered at the aforeſaid Cope.

Civilians.

Sir To. Ryves Dr. of the Laws, was born at Little Langton; a General Scholar and pure Latiniſt, Witneſs his Book of Sea-Battles. Afterwards he was made the Kings Advocate, and indeed he had been formerly Advocate to the King of Heaven in his Book entitled the Vicars Plea, a Treatiſe of much Law, Learning, Reaſon and Equity. We have good proof of his Valour in the late Wars. He dyed about 1652.

Benefactors to the Publick ſince the Reformation.

Rob. Rogers born at Poole, was Leather-Seller in Lond. dying a Batchelor bequeathed 333 l. for building of Alms-houſes in Pool, 150 l. for Priſoners (neither Athiſts nor Papiſts) 20 Nobles a Man. 100 l. for poor Preachers, to each Man 10 pound. 100 l. to decay'd Artificers, charged with Wife and Children. [Page] 400 l. to the Merchant Adventurers, for the relief of old and ſupport of young Free-men. 500 l. to Chriſts-Hoſpital 600 l. to Erect Alms-houſes in and about Lond. 200 l. for a weekly Dole of Bread to the Poor. 400 l. to the Leather-Sellers in truſt for maintaining of two Scholars in each Univerſity, &c. He dyed An. 1601. and lies buried in Chriſt-Church in Lond.

Memorable Perſons.

Th. de la Lynd Gent. kill'd a White Hart in Blackmore-Forreſt, which King Hen. 3. had reſerved for his own Chaſe. Hereupon he and the whole County (for not oppoſing him) was fined, and the fine is paid into the Exchequer at this day, by the Name of White-Hart-Silver.

Arth. Gregory, of Lyme, could force the Seal of a Letter with admirable Art. Secr. Walſingham made great uſe of him about the Pacquets ſent to Queen Mary of Scotland, for his Service therein had he a Penſion paid him. He dyed at Lyme about the beginning of the Raign of King Ja.

Will. Englebert, born at Sherborne was an incomparable Ingineer much uſed in 88, and had 100 Marks Penſion paid him yearly, which he proffer'd to wave for a Licenſe to ſerve Forraign Princes, but was denied. He dyed at Weſtminster about 1634.

Noted Sheriffs.

8. Jo. Newburgh. monarch H. 5. The Family of the Newburgs derive their Pedigree from a younger Son of H. the firſt Earl of Warwick, of the Norman-line, and 'tis ſaid they held Winfret with the whole Hundred (by the Gift of Hen. 1.) by [Page] the Service of Chamberlain in Chief, of the King, and under the Reign of Edw. 1. by Grand-Searjeanty, viz. by holding the Laver for the King to waſh in, upon his Coronation day.

4. Egidius Strangways. Thomas was the firſt Advancer of this Family in this County,monarch H. 8. whoſe Heirs built a fair Seat at Milbery.

Th. More, Knight, dwelt at Melplaſh, having in a Frolick let looſe many Malefactors, was glad to procure a Pardon by the Mediation of Will. Pawlet, Lord Treaſurer, afterwards Marq. of Winch. to whoſe Son, (Sir Thomas) he gave his Daughter in Marriage.

Durham.

DƲrham, (a Biſhoprick) hath Northumb. on the North, Yorkſhire on the South, the Germ. Sea on the Eaſt, and Cumberl. and Weſtm. on the Weſt, in form Triangular. After the Biſhop had been deprived of his Vote in the Houſe of Lords, the People, for ſome years had no Repreſentatives in Parliament.

Princes.

Cicely Nevil, youngeſt Daughter and Child to Ralph Earl of Weſtmerland (who had 21) was married [Page] to Rich. D. of York, and beheld her Eldeſt Son Edward King of England and enriched with a Numerous Poſtery. Yet were her Afflictions great; for ſhe ſaw her Husband kill'd in Battle, her ſecond Son Geo. D. of Clarence cruelly Murdred. Edward her Eldeſt Son cut off by his intemperance in his Prime: His two Sons Butcherd by their Uncle Richard who was killed at the Battle of Boſworth. Under all ſhe carried a Steady Soul, and lived to ſee Eliz. her Grand-Child Married to Hen. 7. She lived 35 years a Widow and dyed An. 10 of that King, and was buried with her Husband in the Quire Fortheringhay-Church in Northam. Which Quire being demoliſhed in the days of King Hen. 8. their Bodies lay in the Church-Yard, without any Monument, until Queen Eliz. coming thither in Progreſs gave order that they ſhould be interred in the Church and two Tombs to be Erected over them. The Dutcheſs Cicely had a Pardon from Rome, hanging about her Neck, plainly Legible. She was a bountiful Benefactreſs to the Queens Coll. in Camb.

Saints.

—Venerable Bede, born at, and a Monk in Girway, now Yarrow, the moſt General Scholar of that Age, expounded almoſt all the Bible, Tranſlated the Pſalms and New-Teſtament into Engliſh, and lived a Comment upon thoſe Words, Shining as a Light in the World, &c. Phil. 2.15. Credible Authors report he never went out of his Coll. tho both Cambridge and Rome pretend to his Habitation. He dyed An. 734. and his Corps was removed to Durham.

Confeſſors.

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Jo. Wickliffe, publiſhed Opinions diſtaſteful to the Church of Rome, and wrote 200 Volumns, beſides his Tranſlation of the Bible into Engliſh. Having ſuffered much Perſecution from the Popiſh Clergy, after a long Exile he return'd in ſafety, and dyed at his Living at Lutterworth in Leiceſterſhier An. 1387. His Bones were taken up and burnt 42 years after his Death.

Prelates.

—I ſhall begin with four Nevils of Honourable Extraction. 1. Ralph Nevil, born at Raby, Lord Chanc. under King Hen. 3. and Biſhop of Chicheſter. 1223. built a fair Houſe for himſelf and his Succeſſors in Chancery-lane in Lond. which Houſe is ſince called from the Earl of Lincoln (once poſſeſſor therereof,) Lincolns-Inn. He was choſen afterwards Arch-biſhop of Cant. but the Pope ſtopped his Conſecration, as being apt to diſſuade King Hen. from paying the Penſion granted to his Holineſs by King John. Then being elected Biſhop of Winch. he was obſtructed by the King. He built St. Michaels Chapple without the Eaſt-gate of Chicheſter. and dyed at Lond. 1244. 2. Alex Nevil 3d. Son of Ralph Lord Nevil, born at Raby was Arch-biſhop of York, where he beautified Cawood Caſtle. Being Loyal to R. 2. he was forced for Protection to flee to Pope Ʋrban, who Tranſlated him to St. Andrews in Scotland. But this Nevil choſe rather to be Miniſter at Lovaine, where he dyed. 3. Rob. Nevil, ſixth Son of Ralph firſt Earl of Weſtmerland, by Joan his Wife, Daughter of Jo. of Gaunt, was Biſhop of Sarisbury An. 6. Hen. 6. 1427. [Page] He founded a Convent at Sunning in Barkſhire. From Sarisbury he was Tranſlated to Durham, where he built the Exchequer at the Caſtle-gate, and added, (in alluſion to his 2 Biſhopricks) 2 Annulets to his Arms. He dyed An. 1457. 4. Geo. Nevil, fourth Son to Rich. Earl of Salisbury was born at Middleham, and conſecrated Biſhop of Exeter, when he was not as yet 20 years of Age, and five years after was made Lord Chancellor of England, and aftewards Arch-biſhop of York, making a prodigious Feaſt at his Inſtalling; yet at laſt falling into the diſpleaſure of E. 4. he was ſlenderly dieted, not to ſay Famiſhed, in the Caſtle of Calis; for after his enlargement he dyed Heart-broken at Blyth, and was buried in the Cathedral of York. 476. There was another Nevil Brother to Alexander, who was choſen Biſhop of Ely, but dyed before Conſecration.

Since the Reformation.

Rob. Horn, bred in St. Johns- [...] E. 6. made Dean of Durham. [...] he became head of the Epiſcopal [...] in Germ. Returning into England [...] of Winch. 1560. A worthy Man, [...] Papiſts and Sectaries, who ſported [...] and twitted his Perſon as Dwarf [...], [...] Caſe, when they were not able to find [...] Jewel. Whatever his Mould might [...] of good Metal, as being of a Spright [...]u [...] [...] Wit. He dyed 1589.

Jo. Coſen, was born in Norwich, one [...] are ſufficiently made known in his [...] Great his Conſtancy in Religion, th [...] he was [...] der'd by ſome ſilly people as declining [...] Religion. As for his urging of ſome [...] [Page] made his Purgation effectually, clearing himſelf from the leaſt Imputation of any Fault; yea whilſt in France, he was the Atlas of the Prot. Religion, ſupporting the ſame with his Piety and Learning, and daily adding Proſelytes (not of the meaneſt Rank) thereunto. Since the Kings Reſtauration he was preferred Biſhop of Durham. When ſome Propoſitions of the Pope in favour of Proteſtants were made mention of, by one in his preſence; he ſaid, We thank him not at all for which God hath always allowed us in his Word; for he would grant it ſo long as it ſtood with his Policy, and take it away ſo ſoon as it ſtood with his Power.

Civilians.

Rob. Coſen, Dr. of Law, was born at Hartly Poole. His Father a Perſon of Quality, a valiant Captain in Muſſ [...]lborough field, was drowned in the River Tweed. Richard, at 12 years of Age was admitted into T [...]n. Coll. in Camb. He became a General Scholar, Geometrician, Muſitian, Phyſician, Divine, but chiefly Civil and Canon Lawyer. He was Chancellor of Worceſter, then Dean of the Arches. He defended the High Commiſſion and Oath ex Officio, againſt a Book called the Abſtract, which one obſerved was abſtracted from all Wit, Learning and Charity. Some laid to his Charge that he gave many Blank Licences for Marriage, whereas there was but one which a Fugitive Servant ſtole from the Regiſter. He had (according to his Wiſh) a ſweet and quiet departure, and his la [...] Words (to his Friends) were, Remember your Mortality and eternal Life. He gave 40 l. to the building of a Chamber in Trin. Coll. and 15 l. a year for the maintainance of two Scholarſhips therein. On him theſe Verſes were made by the Univerſity of Camb.

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Magna deos inter lis eſt exorta, creatas,

Horum qui lites Dirimit, ille deeſt.

Coſinum petiere Dii Componere tantus,

Lites, quod vere jure peritus erat.

Writers.

Jo. of Darlington, Confeſſor to Hen. 3. and Archbiſhop of Dublin; and Collector of the Pope's Peterpence through Ireland, wrote many Books and dyed in Lond. 1284.

Will. Siveyar (in lat. Severus) born at Shinkley, was Son to a Sive-maker, was Biſhop of Carlile 1496. and Tranſlated to Durham. He dyed An. 1505. Note Sir Empſon was alſo the Son of a Sive-maker and his Contemporary.

Since the Reformation.

Th. Jackſon, bred in Oxf. where falling into the River he was taken up for dead by ſome Fiſher-men, who were rewarded with a Revenue during his life. He was choſen Preſident of Corp. Chriſti-Coll. where he dyed 1640. He was a Pious Man, profound Writer and painful Preacher.

Sam. Ward, born at Biſhops-Middleham, Mr. of Sidney-Coll. in Camb. was impriſoned in the late times, before which he was counted a Puritan, and Popiſh whilſt thoſe days laſted; yet was he a true Proteſtant at all times. He dyed An. 1643.

Memorable Perſons.

Anth. Lord Gray, (Earl of Kent) Son of Geo. Gray Eſquire, was born at Branſpath. He ſtudied Divinity [Page] and became Rector of Burbach in Leiceſterſhire. And upon the Death of Hen. Earl of Kent, his Kinſman, the Inheritance and Honour deſcended upon him. Yet after that he abated nothing in the conſtancy of his Preaching, but improved that acceſſion of Greatneſs to make his Goodneſs the more Illuſtrious. When Summoned as a Peer to Parl. he excuſed himſelf by reaſon the indiſpoſition of his Age. By Magdal. Pureſoy his Wife he had Hen. the 9th. Earl of Kent. He dyed An. 164-

In this County the Biſhop is Sheriff Paramount, whoſe Deputy never accounts in the Exchequer, but makes up his Audit to the Biſhop.

Eſſex.

ESſex hath Kent on the South, Suffolk on the North, Cambr. Hartf. and Middleſex on the Weſt. A fair County 35 Miles Square, affording all things neceſſary for Mans Subſiſtence, ſave that the Eastern part thereof is not very healthful in the Air thereof. The parts adjoyning to the Sea are called the Hundreds of Eſſex, and Vulgar Wits, will tell you, that the Stock of poor people in theſe parts is Five Hundred Cows, which is no more than five. The Natural Commodities are Saffron about Walden. Oyſters, the beſt in England, bred near Colcheſter. King Ja. was wont to ſay he was a Valiant [Page] Man that firſt adventured on the Eating of them. Hops, which are ſaid to grow beſt where Vines will not grow, and are wholeſome, if unmixed, &c. according to Stat. 1. Jac. c. 18. Puits, in the Puit-Iſland near Harwick; a kind of Birds which are delicate Food when fatted. As for Manufactures, Bays, Says and Serges are made in Colcheſter, Coxal, &c. And there is Gun-powder made in Mills erected on the River Ley, between Waltham and Lond. Of Buildings, 1. Audley-End built by Th. Howard Earl of Suff is the beſt Subjects Houſe in this Iſland. 2. New-hall, built by the Ratcliffs Earls of Suff. bought by Geo. Villiers D. of Buck. ſurpaſſes for the pleaſant approach thereunto and the adjoyning Parks. 3. Copt-Hall, (or Coppice-Hall) ſeated on a Hill in the midſt of a Park, was built by the Abbot of Waltham and enlarged by Sir Th. Heneage. In which there is the moſt Proportionable Gallery in England. An. 1639. a Hericano forced the Stones of the great Eaſt-Window, like Pellets, quite through this Gallery in length 56 Yards. Dr. Jackſon about the ſame time obſerved the like Wind as Ominous and Preſaging our Civil Diſſentions. To proceed to more Wonders, the huge Bones which were digged out at the Neſs near Harwich, were generally thought to be Bones of Men; tho it be more probable they were Bones of Elephants brought over by the Emperor Claudius. The Story of the Anatomy of Bones in the Abbey of Waltham-Croſs, which being touched, in one part fell all into Powder, is confirmed by Publick Fame, with ſeveral inſtances of the like Nature.

Proverbs.

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I. Eſſex miles, that is very long Miles, Comparatively to thoſe of Middleſex II. Eſſex Calves, the fatteſt, faireſt and fineſt in Engl. III. The Weavers Beef of Colcheſter, That is Sprats the Weavers Food, ſuch Beef-eaters and ſuch Beef being numerous in, and about that City. IV. Jeering-Coxhall, it was true by way of Catachreſis in Queen Maries daies, for then the Inhabitants of that Town were very ſerious, ſome in ſuffering and others in ſhifting Martyrdom. V. He may fetch a flitch of Bacon from Dunmoe. It was a Cuſtom formerly, that whoever did ſwear before the Prior of the Convent at Dunmoe, That they never made any Nuptial Tranſgreſſion, might demand a Gammon of Bacon.

Princes.

Hen. Fitz. Roy, (Natural) Son to H. 8. and the Lady Talbois, was born at Black-more Mannor, An. 1519. He was created Earl of Nottingham and D. of Richmond. Baſtard in him was not Boes art, i. e. an abject Nature, but Beſteaerd the beſt diſpoſition; ſince he purchaſed a Reputation by his Martial Activity and Learning. He Married Mary Daughter to Th. D. of N [...]rf. and dyed An. 1536. and was buried in Framlingham in Suff.

Saints.

St. Helen was born at, (and Daughter to Coel King of) Colcheſter. She was Mother of Conſtantine the firſt Chriſtian Emperor, and is famous to all Poſterity for finding out Chriſts-Croſs on Mount Calvary. [Page] Hence the Arms of Colcheſter, a Croſs enragled between four Crowns. By the Pagans ſhe was Nick-named Stabularia, ſhe having found the Stable of Chriſts-Nativity. Whoſe Son

St. Conſtantine was born at Colcheſter. V. Eccl. Hiſt.

St. Ethelburgh, Siſter to Erkenwald, Biſhop of Lond. was Abbeſs of the Nunery of Barking, where ſhe led an Auſtere Life, and dyed 676. Whoſe Siſter, Hildetha ſucceeded her and dyed 700. Theorithoid a Holy Nun of the ſame place, dyed 678. Edilburge (Wife to Ina King of the Weſt Saxons) a Nun at Barking, was reputed a Saint after here Death, An. 740. Wolfhild a Barking Nun dyed An. 989. This Nunery was valued at 1000 l. yearly rent at the Diſſolution.

St. Ofith, Daughter to the King of the E. Angles, was abbeſs of a Monaſtery of her own founding at Chich. She was beheaded by the Danes, about 870. after which ſhe was able to carry her own head no further than 3. furlongs; and if St. Deni's carried his head further, you may imagine his was the lighter Head of the tw [...].

St. Neots, firſt an Eremite (in Cornw.) then a profitable Preacher of the Goſpel; a Zaccheus for Stature and Piety. He moved King Alfred to found (or reſtore) the Univerſity of Oxf. for which his Memory is ſacred to all Poſterity. He dyed An. 883. and was buried at Eynsbury ſince St. Neots in Hunt.

Martyrs.

Jo. Lawrence, being very feeble had a Chair at the Stake, the little Children crying God ſtrengthen you.

[Page] Th. Hawkes Gent. having promiſed to give his Friends a Token of the comfort of his Conſcience; whilſt burning, raiſed himſelf up and clapped his Hands over his Head to the Admiration of all the beholders.

Roſe Allin a Virgin endured the Burning of her Wriſts with incredible Patience, as afterwards the burning of her Body with a Chriſtian Conſtancy. Theſe are the moſt Noted of 44 Martyrs in this Shire.

Confeſſors.

Rich. George, Labourer of Weſt-Barfold. Of three ſeveral Wives he had, two of them were Burnt, and himſelf the third impriſoned for Religion. His Burning was prevented by Queen Maries Death.

Cardinals.

Th. Bourcher, Brother to Hen. firſt Earl of Eſſ. was ſucceſſively Biſhop of Worc. Ely, Arch-biſhop of Cant. (for 51 years) by the Title of St. Cyriacus in the Baths, He married H. 7. to the Daughter of E. 4. and applyed himſelf Politickly to the Power of that Prince. Yet 'tis ſaid ‘Praeſtitit hic praeſul nil tanto ſanguine dignum.’ What was 100 pounds and a Cheſt given by him to Camb.? He ſaw the Civil Wars between York and Lanc. begun, continued and concluded. Many Noble Prelates were his Contemporaries, and after his deceaſe, Cardinal Pole, a Man of Noble Extraction.

Prelates.

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Rich. de Barking, became Abbot of Weſtminſter, and Councellor to Hen. 3. Ch. Baron of the Exchequer, and Lord Treaſurer of England. He dyed An. 1246. and was buried in Weſtm. Church.

Jo. de Cheſill, was Biſhop of Lond. and twice Chancellour, and afterwards Lord Treaſurer of England.

Jo. Waltham, Mr. of the Rolls, Keeper of the Pr. Seal and Biſhop of Salisbury, was Excommunicated by Courtney Arch-biſhop of Cant. for refuſing to be viſited by him after the Popes death. Yet he dyed Lord Treaſurer and was by R. 2. his Order buried amongſt the Kings in Weſtm. 1395.

Roger Walden, a poor Mans Son, was Dean of York, and at laſt Treaſurer of England, during the Exile of Th. Arundel Arch-biſhop of Cant. he called Synods, &c. in that See, till the Arch-biſhops Reſtoration; then being poor he was made by Arundels means Biſhop of Lond. and dyed 1404.

Since the Reformation.

Rich. Howland, born at Newport-Ponds, conſecrated Biſhop of Peterborough, dyed June 1600.

Jo. Jegon, born at Coxhall Mr. of Bennet-Coll. and thrice Vice-Chancellour of the Univerſity of Camb. He was both Grave and Facetius. The Mulcts of the Undergraduats were by him one time expended in new whiting the Hall of the Coll. Whereupon a Scholar hung up theſe Verſes on the Skreen

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Dr. Jegon, Bennet-Colledge Maſter,

Brake the Scholars-head and gave the Walls a Plaiſter.

To which the Doctor Annexed,

Knew I but the Wagg that writ theſe Verſes in a Bravery.

I would commend him for his Wit, but whip him for his Knavery.

He was made Biſhop of Norwich (by King Ja.) as being mighty Zealous for the Church of England. He dyed An. 1618.

Sam. Hareſnet, born at Colcheſter, was Biſhop of Chich. then of Norw. and at laſt Arch-biſhop of York and Privy Councellor to King Ch. II. He founded and endowed a fair Grammer-School at Chigwell. He bequeathed his Library to Colcheſter, provided they were kept in a decent Room, for the uſe of the Clergy of that Town. He dyed An. 1631.

Auguſtine Linſel, D. D. born at Bumſted, was exact in Greek, Hebrew, and all Antiquity. [...] was Biſhop of Peterborough, and thence removed to Hereford, where he dyed 163-

Stateſmen.

Sir Th. Audley, Keeper of the Great Seal 1532. was An 24. H. 8. made Knight of the Garter, Lord Chancellour of England and Baron Audley of Audley End, in this County. He got a Grant of the Priory of the Trinity, (now Dukes Place) in Ealdgate Ward Lond. the firſt that was diſſolved; He had one only Daughter, who was Married to Th. laſt D. of Norfolk. [Page] He dyed 1544. and was buried in the Church of Saffron Walden. He founded and endowed Magd. Coll. in Camb. for the maintenance of able Poets.

Sir Rich. Moriſon, Knight, skilled in Languages and in the Laws,A. M. P. was frequently employed Ambaſſadour by H. 8. and E. 6. unto Ch. 5. Emp. &c. He began a Beautiful Houſe a Caſhobery, but before he had finiſhed it, and after he had fled beyond the Seas, he dyed in Strasburgh An. 1556.

Sir Anth. Cook, Knight, Great-Grand-child to Sir Th. Lord Mayor of Lond. was born at Giddy-Hall. He was one of the Governours to Ed. 6. whilſt Prince. His Daughters were Learned in Greek and Latine, and Poetry; of whom Mildred was Married to Will. Cecil Lord Treaſurer, and Ann to Nich. Bacon Lord Chanc. of England; and Katherine, to Hen. Killigrew. This Kath. being unwilling, her Husband Sir Hen. ſhould be ſent Ambaſſadour to France, wrote to her Siſter Mildred theſe Verſes.

Si mihi quem cupio cures Mildreda remitti,

Tu bona, tu melior, tu mihi ſola [...]oror,

Sin male cunctando retines, vel tran [...] Mare mittes,

Tu Mala, tu pejor, tu mihi nulla ſoror.

It ſi Connubiam, tibi pax ſit & omnia loeta,

Sin mare Cecili, nuntio bella, Vale.

This Sir Anth. dyed An. 1576. leaving a fair Eſtate to his Son.

Sir Th. Smith, Knight, born at Saffron-Walden, was by order of King Hen. 8. brought up beyond the Seas. He was afterwards Secr. of State to Queen Eliz. and a great Benefactor to both Univerſities. He dyed An. 1577.

Th. Howard, S. N▪ ſecond Son to Th. laſt [Page] D. of Norf. by Marg. Heir to Th. Lord Audle, was by Queen Eliz. made Baron of Audley, and Knight of the Garter, and King Ja. who beheld his Father a State Martyr for the Queen of Scots (An. 1. Regni,) advanced him Lord Chamberlain and Earl of Suff. any (An. 12) Lord Treaſurer of England. When made Chancellour of the Univerſity of Camb. he anſwered the Orators Speech, by telling him, Tho he knew no Latine, he knew the Sence, (to make him wellcome) and that he would ſerve the Ʋniverſity faithfully, &c. Upon which the Vice-Chanc. Haſnet requeſted him to entertain King Ja. at Camb. which accordingly he did, in a very Magnificent Manner, at the expence of above 5000 l. Hence, after his Death, Th. his ſecond Son, Earl of Barkſhire ſucceeded him in the Place. He dyed at Audley-End, An. 1626. being Grandfather to the Right Honourable Ja. Earl of Suff.

Rich. Weſtory, probably Son to Sir Jerom, A. M. P. Sher. in this County, An. 21. Eliz. impaired his Eſtate to improve himſelf with Publick Accompliſhments, and was no looſer when made Chancellour of the Exchequer, and An. 4. Car. I. Lord Treaſurer of England. He was created Earl of Portland An. 18. Car. I. and dyed An. 163-

Capital Judges.

Sir Jo. Bramſtone, born at Maldon and bred in the Middle-Temple, was by King Ch. I. made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench. One accompliſhed with all Qualities requiſite for a Perſon of his place. Having Married Serj. Bruertons Widow he paid near 3000 l. to Sidney-Coll. which that Serjeant bequeathed by his Will imperfect in it ſelf and invalid in the [Page] Rigour of the Law. His opinion was for Ship-money, which coſt him much trouble. He dyed about 1646.

Souldiers.

Rob. Fitz. Walter, born at Woodham-Walters, highly beloved by Rich. 1. and King Jo. until the latter baniſhed him, becauſe he would not Proſtitute his Daughter to his Pleaſure. The French entertain'd him joyfully, till upon a Truce betwixt France and England, an Engliſh Man Challenged any of the French, and was anſwer'd and unhorſed by this Fitz-Walter. Hereupon King Jo. ſent for him, and reſtored his Lands to him, with Licenſe to repair his Caſtles, and particularly Bainards-Caſtle in Lond. He was Vulgarly Stiled, The Marſhal of Gods Army and Holy-Church. He dyed An. Dom. 1234. and lyeth buried in the Priory of Little-Dunmow.

Sir Jo. Haukewood, Son to Gilbert a Tanner, was born at Sible Heningham, and bound an apprentice to a Taylor in Lond. Afterwards he ſerved King E. 3. in the French Wars, and was Knighted for his Valour. Then he ſerved the City and (then) Free-State, of Florence, which rewarded his Gallant Service with a Rich Statue, and Sumptuous Monument wherein his Aſhes remain honoured at this day. He had a Son born in Italy, Naturalized An. 7. H. 4. He dyed very Aged. An. 1394. 18. R. 2.

Th. Ratcliffe Lord Fitz-Walter and Earl of Suſſ. was twice Deputy of Ireland. A moſt Valiant Man, by whoſe Diligence and Prudence the threatning Clouds of Rebellion were diſperſed in his time. Afterwards, at the Court of England, he oppoſed Rob. Earl of Leiceſter. He dyed An. Dom.— and was buried in the Church of St. Olives Hartfleet, in London.

[Page]Sir Fr. Vere, rigid in Nature, and undaunted in dangers, ſerved on the Scene of all Chriſtendom where War was acted. One Maſter-piece of his Valour was at the Battle of New-port, where he was attended by the Ragged Regiment. Another was when for three years he defended Oſtend againſt a ſtrong Army. He dyed in the beginning of the Reign of King Ja. His younger Brother Sir Horace had as much Courage, and more Meekneſs; ſo Pious that he firſt made his Peace with God, before he went out to War with Man. He always tun'd his Temper to a Tenor-pitch. He was the firſt Baron of King Ch. I. his Creation. Some years after coming to Court he fell ſuddenly ſick and ſpeechleſs, ſo that he dyed before Night, An. Dom. 163- Both lived in War much honoured; dyed in Peace much Lamented.

Hen. Vere was Son of Edw. Earl of Oxf. (whoſe Habitation was at Heningham-Caſtle,) a Stout and Reſolute Man, and the laſt Lord Chamb. of England of this Family: Who ſaid to a certain Lord who Commended his White Feather, It is a fair one, and if you mark it, there is nere a Saint in it. Indeed his Family was ever Loyal to the Crown, deſerving their Motto VERO NIL VERIUS. This Hen. being a Colonel at the Siege of Breda did overheat his Blood, and a few days after, dyed 16—

Phyſicians.

Will. Gilbert, born in Colcheſter, was Phyſician to Queen Eliz. He was a great Chymiſt and Loyal Subject. He dyed 1603. and lyeth buried in Trin. Church in Colch. His Memory will never fall to the Ground, being ſupported to Eternity by his incomparable Book de Magnete.

Writers.

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Gervaſe of Tilbury, is reported Nephew to King Hen. 2. He was a Favourite to his Kinſman Otho the 4th. Emp. who made him Marſhal of the Arch-biſhoprick of Arles. He wrote a Chron. of England, and added illuſtrations to Geffrey Monmouth. He flouriſhed An. 1210. under King Jo.

Ralph of Cogſhall Abbot wrote Chronicles and Additions to Radulphus Niger. He reſigned, and dyed about 1230.

Rog. of Waltham, (within 12 Miles of Lond.) was Canon of St. Pauls, wrote many worthy Books flouriſhing under H. 3. An. 1250.

Jo. Godard, a Ciſter. Monk, and great Mathematician, wrote ſome Treatiſes which proved his skill and improved the Age he lived in. He flouriſhed An. 1250.

Aubrey de Very, deſcended from the Earls of Oxf. Born at Great Bentley, wrote a Learned Book of the Euchariſt, and was an Auguſtinian of St. Oſiths. He flouriſhed An. 1250.

Th. Maldon, D. D. one of great Reputation for Learning, was Prior of the Monaſtery at Maldon; He dyed 1404.

Th. Waldenſis Son of Jo. Netter was a moſt profeſſed Enemy to the Wicklifites, and Champion of the Pope. Under King Hen. 4. he was ſent Ambaſſadour for advancing an Union in the Church 1410. He was Confeſſor and Privy Councellor to H. 5. whom he Taxed of too much Lenity to the Wicklifites, and was the occaſion of Burning thoſe poor Chriſtians (under H. 6.) againſt them he wrote much. He dyed in his journey to Rome. An. 1430 [Page] and was buried at Roan, leaving behind an Opinion of a Zealous Sanctity.

Since the Reformation.

Th. Tuſſer, born at Riven-hall, was ſucceſſively a Muſician, School-maſter, Serving-man and a Speculative Husbandman; but a Practical Loyterer in Agriculture. He dyed about 1580.

Fr. Quarles, Eſquire, born at Stewards, was Secr. to Biſhop Ʋſher and a very good Poet, who ſeems to have Drank of Jordan in ſtead of Helicon, and ſlept on Mount Olivet for his Parnaſſus; uſing no leſs Devotion then Invention. He dyed about 1643.

Joſeph Mede, born near Biſhop Stratford, wrote de Sanctitate relativâ; he was a Learned man, good Preacher and Charitable to the Poor. From that place of Scripture, Judg. 3.30, And the Land had [...]eſt 80 Years, he obſerved, that that was the longeſt Term of Peace that ever the Church of God did enjoy. And ſeeing the ſame Leaſe of Halcyon-days was expired in England ſince 1. Eliz. he grievouſly ſuſpected ſome ſtrange Concuſſion in Church and State; which came to paſs accordingly. He was a Millenary, and was as much diſhonoured by ſome Furious Followers, as ever Ariſtotle was by Ignorant Pretenders to his Philoſophy. He dyed An. 1638, leaving near 3000 l. to Chriſts-Coll in Camb. where he was bred.

Benefactors.

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Rich. Badew, choſen Chanc. of Camb. An. 1326. erected Ʋniverſity-Hall in Milne-Street, which afterwards was burnt, and Mr. Badews intereſt therein was reſigned to Eliz. Counteſs of Clare.

Since the Reformation.

Walt. Mildmey, Knight, born at Chelmſford, under H. 8. and E. 6. had an Office in the Court of Augmentations, and having abſconded in Queen Maries days, was afterward in Queen Eliz. Reign made Chanc. of the Exchequer. He founded Emmanuel Coll. in Oxf. He was Obnoxious to the Queens diſpleaſure upon a Suggeſtion that he was over Popular, yet upon his Death (1589) the Queen profeſſed her grief for the loſs of a Grave Councellor.

Dorothy Petre, Daughter to Sir Will. Secr. of State, and Siſter to Jo. Lord Petre. Her Husband Nich. Wadham founded, ſhe finiſhed, both richly endowed Wadham-Coll. in Oxf.

Th. Eden, D. L. born in Sudbery, beſtowed 1000 l. on Trin. Hall in Camb. He dyed An. 164.

Memorable Perſons.

Matilda Fitz-Walter (Surnamed by ſome, The Fair, by others, The Chaſt,) Daughter to Sir Rob. of Woodham, is ſaid to have been the occaſion of the [...] War in the Reign of King John, who aſſaul [...] [...] Chaſtity, and Baniſhed her Father, the mo [...] [...] [Page] to obtain her Conſent, yet ſtill found her the Tal Maid (her Anagram) both in Stature and Stoutneſs of her Vertuous Reſolution. That King being ſo Baffled procured one to Poyſon her in a Poached Egg, 1213. and was buried in Little Dunmow-Church. Note, that he who procured her Poyſoning in her Meat, was Poyſoned in his own Drink afterwards.

Sim. Lynch, Gent. born at Groves, was 64 years Miniſter at North-weal, and 61 Husband to his Wife Eliz. He dyed 1656.

Rob. Darcy, in the Reign of H. 6. of an Ancient Family, left by his Will 40 Marks to be diſpoſed for 2000 Maſſes for his Soul, &c. and a Butt of Malmſy to the Earl of Eſſex and Lord Dinham, and a Pipe of Red-wine to Sir Th. Montgomery and Sir Th. Tirrel, for their pains in Superviſing his Will.

Noted Sheriffs.

monarch R. 1. An. 7. Will. de Longo Campo, Biſhop of Ely, was Lord Chancellor of England, tho a Norman by Birth, and utterly ignorant of the Engliſh Tongue. It ſeems Chancery Suits in thoſe days were Penned and Pleaded in French.

1. Hugo de Nevil and Johan. de Nevil. monarch K. Jo. Hugh attended King Rich. 1. and ſlew a Lyon in the Holy-Land, a great Benefactor to Waltham-Abbey, where he was buried. John his Son Inherited his Fathers Vertues. Their Iſſue Male is long ſince Extinct.

Walt. de Baud an Ancient Name which hath flouriſhed 12 Generations,monarch E. 2. from the year 1174. until 1550. The Bauds held Land in this County, of St. Pauls, by paying a Fee Buck and Doe in their Seaſons. They [Page] were paid alive at the High-Altar with great Ceremony, the Keeper and Horners in Lond. then blowing their Deaths.

29. Phil. Son to Sir Phil. Bottiller who lies buried in Walton-Church in Hartf. monarch H. 6. Theſe Butlers are branched from Sir Ralph Butler Bar. of Wem in Shrop. ſoon after the Norman Conqueſts, and ſtill flouriſh at Wood-hall in Hartf.

2. Hen. Marny, Ar. was ('tis ſuppoſed) Servant,monarch H 7. afterwards Executor to the Kings Mother Marg. Counteſs of Richmond. He was Knighted, made Chanc. of the Dutchy, and Created Lord Marny by H. 8. His Daughter and Heir was Married to Th. Howard Viſc. Bindon.

6. Will. Fitz Williams Ar. (afterwards Knight) bequeathed 100 l. to poor Maids Marriages,monarch H. 8. 40 pounds to the Univerſity, 50 l. to mending of the High-ways betwixt Chigwell and Coperſ-hall.

25. Brian Tuke, Knight, was Treaſurer of the Chamber to H. 8. He lies buried in St. Marg. in Lothbury Lond. Lealand ſays he was a very Eloquent Man and Bale affirms he wrote Obſervations on Chaucer, &c.

3. Sir Jo. Gates, monarch E. 6. deſcended from Sir Geffrey Marſhal of Calis, and Capt. of the Iſle of Wight. (who dyed An. 1477.) is charged with Sacrilege, and engaging in the Title of Queen Jane, for which he was beheaded An. 1. Ma. 1553.

1. Ralph Rowlet, Knight,monarch Q. Eliz. Married one of the Daughters of Sir Anth. Cook. His Family is extinct, his Daughter Marrying into the Honourable Family of the Maynards.

[Page]12. Ja. Altham, Eſquire (whoſe Arms were Pally of 6. Erm. and Az. on a Chief G. a Lyon Ramp. O.) was Anceſtor to —now living at Mark-hall, made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Ch. II. whoſe Accompliſhed Civility addeth much to the Honour of his Family.

Hen. Maynard, Knight, Father to Will. who was bred in St. Jo. Coll. in Camb. (where he founded a Logick Profeſſor) and Created Bar. of Wicklow in Irel. and Eaſton in this County,monarch K. Ja. whoſe Son Will. Lord Maynard hath been ſo Noble an Encourager of my Studies, that my Hand deſerveth to wither, when my Heart paſſeth him by without a Prayer for his good ſucceſs.

15. Paul Banning, Knight and Bar. afterwards Viſc. Banning of Sudbury, left a large Eſtate now diſcendible to the Wives of the Marq. of Dorcheſter, Viſc. Grandiſon, the Lord Dacres of the South, and Hen. Murry, Eſquire of the Bed-Chamber to King Ch. I.

Jo. Lucas, Eſquire, equalling his Extraction with his Vertues,monarch K. Ch. was at Oxf. made Baron by King Ch. I.

The Battles.

Tho now in this County, yet the Siege of Colcheſter muſt not be forgotten. Know then that the Remnant of the Royalists routed in Kent, with much difficulty recovered this County, and not being able to march farther, or bid Battle to their Numerous Enemies ſheltered themſelves in Colcheſter, which in few days they fortifyed above imigination, tho the [Page] Stone outſide of the Wall remained ruinous. Nor was it General Fairfax they feared ſo much as General Famine, having too much of the beſt Sauce, and too little of the worſt meat; inſomuch that they were forced to make Mutton of thoſe Creatures which kill Sheep, and Beef of Cattle which never wore Horns; till they were forced to ſubmit to the worſt of Conditions. Here thoſe two worthy Knights, Sir Ch. Lucas and Sir Geo. Liſle (the one eminently a whole Troop of Horſe, the other a Company of Foot) were cruelly Sentenced and ſhot to Death, whoſe Bodies have ſince had a Civil Reſurrection, reſtored to all poſſible outward honour by Publick Funeral Solemnities.

Note, that An. 1581. in the Hundred of Dengy, and An. 1648. in the Hund. of Rochford, an Army of Mice ſhaved off the Graſs at the bare Roots, which withered to dung, was infectious to Cattle. The March following numberleſs Flocks of Owls from all parts flew thither and deſtroyed them.

Glouceſterſhire.

GLouceſterſhire hath Worc. & Warw. on the North, and Wilt. on the Eaſt, Som. on the South, Heref. with the River Wye on the Weſt, and is in length 48 miles & in the broadeſt part 28. The Severn runneth through it. 'Tis ſaid this County was much more fruitful in former times than it is now. Tho [Page] it affords not the beſt Tillage, yet for Paſturage there is Land near Slimbridge, where in the Spring time, let it be bit to the Roots (as is reported) a Wand laid along therein over-night will be covered with new grown Graſs by the next Morning. Which being repreſented to King Ja. in other Terms, viz. that the Wand could not be ſeen next morning, he replyed, I know a place in Scotland where if a Horſe be left over Night, he cannot be ſeen in the Morning. But the difference is Palpable, between long Graſs and long Fingers, or betwixt the Graſs ſtealing out of the Earth without, and a Mans ſtealing of a Horſe with a Felonious intent. The Natural Commodities in this County are, Tabacco which grew formerly about Winchcomb, but is ſince prohibited by Act of Parliament, Oak, the beſt in England is in Dean-Forreſt in this County. In the Reign of Queen Eliz. the Spaniard ſent an Ambaſſadour over purpoſely to get Oak deſtroyed (privately) in Engl. The next is Steel which was made in abundance by Sir Baſil Brooke, who had a Patent prohibiting the importation of Forraign Steel, but it was afterwards revoked. The Manufactures are Cloathing as good as any in England; the beſt Wool growing on Cots-wood-Hills in this County. Muſtard, the beſt in Engl. at Tewksbury. Then Wine formerly growing here, witneſs the places called the Vineyards; and in this Shire there were Rent-wines paid in great Proportions. Sider a Liquor more proper for the Engliſh Climat. Of Buildings. The Abbey (ſince Cathedral) Church of Glouceſter, is a Beautiful Fabrick conſiſting of a continued Window-work; where, if you ſpeak againſt a Wall ſoftly, another ſhall hear your Voice better a good way off then near hand, occaſioned probably by ſome hollow, behind the Wall. The City is bound by Act of Parl. to maintain and [Page] repair this Church. As for Civil Structures, our late Wars laid a Finger on Barkeley; their Arms on Sudeley Caſtle, but their Loynes on Cambden-houſe (one of the neweſt and neateſt in Engl. built by Baptiſt Hicks, Viſc. Cambden) preſſed down to the Foundation. As for Wonders, there are frequently found at Alderſey Oyſters, Cockles, &c. of Stone which are Luſus Naturae, and cannot in reaſon be ſuppoſed to have been real Fiſh. The Higre, that is, the confluence of freſh and Salt Water in the Severn, which is attended with terrible Flaſhings and Noiſe, ſo that that River may ſeem to be troubled with a Fit of the Mother. The laſt is a kind of devouring Bird coming in the Harveſt-time, (tho ſeldom) into this County, which can cut an Apple at one Snap with its long Bill, which Rapacious Creature drinks up Hogſheads of Sider at the firſt hand.

Proverbs.

I. As ſure as God's in Glouceſterſhire. This probably was ſuperſtitiouſly inferred from the Multitude of Abbeys formerly Extant in this County. II. You are a Man of Dureſley. This is taken for one who breaks his word, I hope the Inhabitants of Dureſley will reſolve to confute this Proverb by their Practice, whatſoever was the firſt occaſion thereof. III. It is long in coming as Cotſwold Barley. It is applyed to ſuch things as are ſlow but ſure; The Corn on the Wowlds being expoſed to the Winds is backward at firſt, but afterwards overtakes the forwardeſt in this County. IV. He looks as if he had lived on Tewksbury Muſtard. It is ſpoken of ſuch who have a ſevere or ſad Countenance.

[Page]V. The Tracies have always wind in their Faces. Founded on a falſe Tradition, ſince Sir Will. Tracy was moſt active againſt four Knights, who killed Th. Becket; it is impoſed on Tracies for Miraculous Penance, that whither they go by Land or Water, the Wind is ever on their Faces.

Saints.

Kenelme Son of Kenwolfe, King of Mercia, at 7 years of Age ſucceeded his Father, but was ſhortly after killed by Quenrid his Siſter, and that Murder was wonderfully diſcovered (if the Legend be true) by a Dove that carried in Parchment notice thereof to Rome. As for Quenrid, when her Eyes fell out they Bloodied her Primer, whilſt her Brothers Corps was Solemnly buried at Winchcomb, and had in holy Veneration.

Martyrs.

Jo. Baynham Eſquire, a Lawyer and a true Lover of the Goſpel, was by Sir Th. Moores Order whipt at a Tree in Chelſey, then cruelly Rackt in the Tower in his ſight, after which he abjured. But Recanting his Recantation, he was after much cruel uſage Burnt in Smithfield.

Prelates.

Tideman de Winchcomb, was made by R. 2. Abbot of Benle, Biſhop of Landaff, then of Worceſter. He was alſo the Kings Phyſician; having a Plurality of Cures both in Number and Kind.

[Page] Jo. Chedworth, Biſhop of Lincoln was joyned in Commiſſion by King Hen. 6. with the Biſhop of Winch. to Regulate the Statutes of Eaton and Kings Colledges in Camb. He dyed An. 1471.

Jo. Carpenter, born at Weſtbury was Biſhop of Worceſter. He could not procure to himſelf the Title of Biſhop of Worceſter and Weſtbury. He dyed 1475.

Th. Ruthal, born in Chicheſter was made by King Hen. 7. Biſhop of Durham, and by H. 8. Privy Councellour. He was groſsly miſtaken when in ſtead of a Breviate of the State of England, which he had drawn up, he preſented H. 8. with his own Eſtate amounting to an invidious Sum, viz. of 100000 l. his Enemy Card. Woolſey glad at the miſtake, told the King, he knew now where a Maſs of Money was, in caſe he needed it. This broke Ruthal's Heart, who had paid the third part of the coſt of making the Bridge of New-Caſtle over Tyne, and intended many more Benefactions, had not Death (1523) on this occaſion ſurpriſed him.

Since the Reformation.

Edw. Fox. born in Dureſley, was Almoner to King Hen. 8. He firſt brought Dr. Cranmer to the knowledge of the King. He was afterwards Biſhop of Hereford, and was the Principal Pillar of the Reformation, as to the Managery of the Politick part thereof. Of the many Books he wrote, that De differentiâ utriuſque Poteſtatis was his Maſter-piece. He was employed on ſeveral Embaſſies into France and Germany and dyed An. 1538.

States-men.

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Sir Ralph Butler, Knight of the Garter, and Lord Sudeley in this County, was Lord Treaſurer of Engl. He built Sudley-Caſtle the ſtrongeſt and beſt Habitation of a Subject in Engl. Being Summoned by E. 4. and ſuſpecting impriſonment, he ſaid, It is thou Sudeley and not I that am a Traytor. And ſo reſigned the ſame into the Kings hands to procure his Liberty.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Anth. Fitz Herbert, Juſtice of the Com. Pleas, V. Derb.

Edw. Trotman, born at Cam. wrote an Abridgement of Sir Edw. Coke's Reports, his Endeavours being well eſteemed by the Learned in that Profeſſion. He was buried in the Temple-Church 1643.

Souldiers.

Sir Will. Tracy, of Todington, a Gent. of high Birth, State and Stomach, much in favour with King Hen. 2. was the forwardeſt of the four Knights who killed Thomas Becket. He had large Poſſeſſions in Dev. His intended Pilgrimages to Jerus. for Penance were ever croſſed with advers Winds. He dyed An. 1180.

Seamen.

Will. Winter, Knight and Vice-Adm. of Engl. aſſaulted the Fort of French in the Iſland of Inchkeith in Edenburgh Frith An. 1559. He (with Sir Th. Smith) demanded the Reſtitution of Calis, 1567. He conducted [Page] a great Treaſurer of the Genoa Merchants ſafely into the Netherlands, in deſpite of the French oppoſing him, 1568. He (with Rob. Beale) was ſent into Zealand to demand the Reſtitution of ſome Engliſh Ships, 1576. He did ſignal Service, when the Sp. Fleet was fallen towards the Coaſt of Zealand, 1588. Lidney-houſe, the Seat of the Family, had produced many more Mariners happy in Sea-Voyages.

Writers.

Osbern Claudian of Glouc. where he was a Benedictine Monk, a Learned and Facetious Man, wrote a Comment on the Pentateuch, and on the Incarnation, Nativity, &c. of Chriſt, beſides his Pan-Ormia and others.

Rob. of Glou. where he was a Monk, was a Rhymer but good Hiſtorian, flouriſhing under Hen. 2. and King Jo. 1200.

Alan (Abbot) of Teuxbury, was intimate with Th. Becket, after whoſe deceaſe, he, with three other of Becket's Evangeliſts, wrote the Hiſtory of his Mock-paſſion and Miracles. He flouriſhed under King Jo. An. 1200.

Alex. of Hales as he followed Pet. Lombard ſo he did lead Th. Aquinas and other Schoolmen. He was the firſt that wrote a Comment on the Sentences, called the Sum of Divinity, at the Inſtance of Pope Innoc. 4. For his Services he had the Title of Doctor Irrefragabilis. He dyed An. Dom. 1245. and was buried in Paris.

Th. de la More, well deſcended, was famous in Peace and War, and brought honour out of Scotland on his Swords point being Knighted by E. 4 for his Valiant and Fortunate Service therein. He wrote the Manner of Depoſition of E. 2. to whom he bore a [Page] moſt Loyal Affection, and did the beſt Service he could on that Fatal occaſion. He flouriſhed An. 1326.

Th. of Hales a Minorite, promoted the Fabulous point of Purgatory, with other Popiſh Poſitions under E. 3. 1340.

Th. Neale, born at Yate, and bred in Oxf. (where he was Prof. of Hebrew) dedicated his Tranſlation of ſome Rabbins to Card. Pole. He was a Man of fearful Nature, yet conſtant to the Rom. Perſuaſion, being Chaplain to Biſhop Bonner. Papiſts admire him for his rare Judgment, and Proteſtants for his ſtrange Invention in firſt [...]eigning Math. Parkers Conſecration at the Nags-head in Cheapſide. He lived in Oxf. 1576.

Since the Reformation.

Rich. Tracy, Eſquire born at Todington was Son to Sir Will. the Confeſſor, to whoſe Zeal he ſucceeded, and wrote in the defence thereof ſeveral Treatiſes in Engliſh, amongſt which was Preparations to the Croſs. He wrote Prophetically before the Reign of Queen Mary. Note, that An. 1626. there was (amongſt others) a Treatiſe called A Preparation to the Croſs found in the Belly of a Cod, which was ſold at Camb. Of which theſe Verſes were written.

If Fiſhes thus do bring us Books, then we

May hope to equal Bodleys Library.

Yet after that, ſome found the Croſs in Camb.

Sir Th. Overbury, Knight, born at Borton on the Hill, and bred in Oxf. hath given a Proof of his Accompliſhments, in Poetry and Proſe. He was the firſt Writer of Characters in Engl. ſo far as I have obſerved. He loſt the favour of the Earl of Som. [Page] by diſſuading him from keeping Company with a Lady, Wife of another Perſon of Honour. He was committed to the Tower for refuſing to be imployed Ambaſſadour to Ruſſia. His ſtrict Reſtraint encouraged his Enemies to Practiſe his Death, which was by Poyſon effected, 1615. For which the Earl was baniſhed the Court, and others were executed.

Jo. Sprint, bred in Oxf. and Miniſter of Thornbury, became a Conformiſt of a great Diſſenter, and wrote his Caſſander Anglicanus (a Perſuaſive to Conformity) dedicated to Arch-Deac. Burton, whoſe Arguments had prevailed much with him in the Laudable Change of his opinion. He dyed about 30 years ago.

Jo. Workman, born about Lasbury and bred in Oxf. and Preacher at Glouc. made a Counter-change to the former, renouncing all Conformity by reaſon of ſome Super-Canonical Ceremonies that were preſſed by ſome. He was outed of his School for ſaying, That the Papiſts painted the Bleſſed Virgin more like a Curteſan than a modeſt Maid; and afterwards turn'd Phyſician. He dyed 1636.

Rich. Capel, born in Glouc. and bred in Oxf. wrote a Pious Book of Temptations, aſſerting all Temptations to be injected ſolely by our own Corruption. Upon his refuſing his aſſent to the Book of Sports on the Lords-day, he reſigned his Benefice. He dyed An. Dom. 165-

Benefactors to the Publick.

Kath. Clyvedon, (or Dame K. Berkley) founded the fair School of Wootton-under-edge, which remains after the extinguiſhment of the vaſt Donations of the Berkleys to Monaſteries.

[Page]Sir Will. Hampton, born at Minchen-Hampton, was a Fiſh-monger and afterwards Lord Mayor of Lond. 1472. He was the firſt that ſet up Stocks in every Ward, for the puniſhment of Vagabonds, &c.

Since the Reformation.

Th. Bell, twice Mayor of Glouc. was one of the firſt that brought the Trade of Capping into the City, and was Knighted by H. 8. He bought from the Crown, Blackfryers by the South-gate, where he built his Houſe, and hard by it an Alms-houſe, endowing it with Competent Revenues. His Daughter and Heir brought a fair Eſtate into the Families of the Dennis. He dyed in the beg. of the Reign of Queen Eliz.

Edw. Palmer, Eſquire, (Uncle to Sir Th. Overbury) born at Limington, in this County, where his Anceſtry have continued ever ſince the Conqueſt, was a curious and diligent Antiquary. He ſpent vaſt Sums of Money in purſuance of a deſign to erect an Academy in Palmers-Iſland in Virginia; but before it was finiſhed, he was Tranſplanted to another World, 1625.

Hugh Pirry, born in Wootton-under-edge, Merchant and Sher. in Lond. 1632. derived Water to the Town of Wootton at his own coſt; and bequeathed 1000 l. for the building of an Alms-houſe there. Of 4 Daughters, the Eldeſt was Married to the Lord Fitz-Williams of Northam. He dyed An. 163—

Noted Sheriffs.

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An. 9. Walt. de Stucheſly, monarch E. 1: received the Kings Letters, enjoyning him to take an account of the Number and Names of all Villages, &c. (with the preſent Poſſeſſors) of the County. The Return whereof began thus, Nulla eſt Civitas in Comitat. Glouc. &c. There is no City in the County of Glouceſter; Glouceſter having been ſince made an Epiſcopal See (and City) by H. 8. The like Returns were made through England.

5. Th. Berkeley de Cobberley uſed E. 2. very civilly,monarch E. 3. when Priſoner at Berkeley Caſtle, one of the Seats of that Right Ancient Family, who are deſcended from Rob. Fitz-Harding derived from the Kings of Denmark. The Croſſes in their Arms, denote their Services in the Holy-war, as the Mitre ſignifies their Benefactions. Of this Family was deſcended Will. Lord Berkeley, by King Hen. 4. made Viſc. Berkeley and (by R. 2.) Earl of Nott. and (in the Right of his Wife Daughter of Th. Mowbray) D. of Norf. Hen. 7. made him Marq. Berkeley and Marſhal of Engl. He dyed without Iſſue. At this Day there flouriſheth many Noble Stems ſprung thereof, tho Geo. Lord Berkeley, Bar. Berkeley, Lord Mowbray, Segrave, Bruce be the Top Branch. One who hath been ſo ſignally Bountiful in promoting theſe (and all other) my weak endeavours, that I deſerve to be Dumb if ever I forget to return him Publick thanks for the ſame.

43. Jo. Points, whoſe Anceſtors are mentioned in Dooms-day-book, and were Seated at Acton in the days [Page] of E. 2. when Sir Nich. Points Married the Daughter and Heir of Acton.

monarch H. 8. 6. Will Kingſton, Knight, Lieutenant of the Tower and Captain of the Guard to King Hen. 8. being perſuaded by Card. Woolſey to beware of Kingſton he declined the Town Kingſton in his way, but he dyed within a few days after he had been brought out of the North by

4. Anth. Kingſton, the terrible Provoſt Marſhal of the Kings Army in the Execution of the Weſtern Rebels, who alſo dyed (as ſome ſay) for fear of Death in his way to Lond. having been apprehended for a Conſpiracy againſt Queen Mary and the Government.

Hantſhire.

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HAntſhire hath Berkſhire on the North, Surrey and Suſſ. on the Eaſt, the Sea on the South, Dorcet and Wiltſhire on the Weſt, in length 54, and in breadth 30 Miles. It affords the beſt Wood for Fuel, the cleareſt Rivolets and a fair and fruitful Soyl, tho Stony in ſome places. The South-Weſt of the County is called the New Forreſt, made by Will. the Conqueror, where are Red Deer, for the maintaining of which Towns were laid waſt. This County affords the beſt Honey in England on the Champain and the worſt on the Heath. The Hoggs here make the beſt Bacon, being our Engliſh Weſtphalian. As for Cloth there is much made in this County. Of Buildings, the Cathedral of Wincheſter yieldeth to none in England for Venerable Magnificence. The Tombs made by Biſhop Fox, for the Duſt of the Saxon Kings and Biſhops of that See, were Barbarouſly thrown down in the beginning of the Civil Wars. As for Civil Structures, Baſing built by the Marq. of Winch. was the greateſt of any Subjects Houſe in England. The Motto Love Loyalty written in the Windows, was much practiſed in it, when for Reſiſtance on that account, it was lately levelled to the Ground. There [Page] is a wonderful Oak ſaid to be in this County, that puts forth green Leaves yearly on, or about Chriſtmas-day. It groweth nigh Lidhurſt in the New-Forreſt.

Proverbs.

I. Manners make a Man, quoth Will. Wickham. II. Canterbury is the higher Rack, but Wincheſter is the better Manger. W. Edington Biſhop of Winch. (the Author) gave this for a reaſon of his refuſal of the See of Cant. III. The Iſle of Wight hath no Monks, Lawyers nor Foxes, viz. in Proportion to places of the like extent.

Princes.

Hen. Eldeſt Son of King Jo. born at Winchester An. 1208. was a Pious but Poor King. He was at firſt poſtponed to King Lewis of Fr. and afterwards embroyled with the Barons Wars and impriſoned; yet at laſt he attained a comfortable old Age by the means of his Son Prince Edward. He would be governed by thoſe he knew to be wiſer than himſelf, the main cauſe of his Peaceable Death and Pompous Burial in the Abbey of Weſtminſter of his own Foundation An. Dom. 1273.

Eleanor Daughter to E. 1. was born at Winch. An. 1306. and dyed in her Infancy, and lyeth buried in St. Pet. Weſtm.

Arth. Eldeſt Son to King Hen. 7. and Queen Eliz. [Page] was born at Winch: An. 1486. being Partus Octomeſtris yet vigorous; He is more known to Peſterity by the Widow he left the Lady Kath. Dowager, than by any of his own Perſonal Performances. He dyed An. 1502. and lies buried in the Cathedral of Worc.

Saints.

Edburgh Daughter to King E. the Elder, at three years of Age took (you may believe it if you will) the N. Teſtament, leaving Jewels, preſented joyntly by her Father: a great Argument of Radical Piety! afterwards ſhe would ſteal the Nuns Socks, and reſtore them waſhed and anointed. She dyed 920. ſome of her Bones lying at Wincheſter (or Wilton) were Tranſlated to Pilſhore in Worc.

Martyrs.

Jo. Philpot, well deſcended, was Arch-Deac. of Lincoln and a Zealous Promoter of the Prot. Religion. For ſome Words he uſed in the Convocation, he was Martyred An. 1555.

Kath. Gowches and her two Daughters Guillemine Gilbert and Perotine Maſſey, for abſenting from the Church and denying the Real preſence, were burnt for Hereticks, An. 1556. Add to theſe the Infant that by the force of the Fire burſt of of his Mothers Belly, Perotine aforeſaid, whoſe Husband was a Miniſter of Gods Word. The Babe being taken out of the Fire, was thrown in again by the command of Eliez Goſſelin Bailiff of the Iſle of Guerſney, where this hapned.

Prelates.

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Will. Wickham, (the Long) Son to Sir Jo. Perrot; Long his Name and Long laſting his Memory, while the World endures for his 2 Foundations at Oxf. and Wincheſter in the firſt founding St. Maries Coll. He dyed An. 5. Hen. 4.

Jo. Ruſſel born at Wincheſter, was Chanc. of Oxf. for Term of his Life. By E. 4. he was made Biſhop of Lincoln, and by R. 3. Lord Chanc. of England, but oppoſing the Lord Haſtings Death he was impriſoned. He dyed An. 1490. leaving behind him the Reputation of a Pious, Prudent and Learned Man.

Will. Warham, born at Ockley of Worſhipful Parentage, was employed by H. 7. to Marg. Dutcheſs of Burgundy, and by him advanced Biſhop of Lond. then Arch-biſhop of Cant. but was Eclipſed by Woolſey, who had more Honour and more Envy. Being Prime Advocate for Queen Kath. (in the matter of her Divorce) he carried it ſo prudently, that he neither betrayed the cauſe of his Client, nor incurred the Kings diſpleaſure. He fell into a Praemunire with the reſt of the Clergy, and is ſaid to have ſpent 3000 l. in repair of his Places. He dyed. An. 1533.

Rob. Sherborn, was employed Ambaſſadour by H. 7. and by him made Biſhop of St. Dav. then Chich. which Church he adorned. When 90 years of Age he reſigned, and dyed An. 1536.

Jo. White, was Biſhop of Lincoln, then of Winch. upon which Biſhoprick he entered upon condition to pay Card. Pole a yearly Penſion of 1000 l. He wrote an Elegy on the Euchariſt to prove the Corporal [Page]preſence, and Preached the Funeral Sermon of Queen Mary, wherein reflecting on Queen Eliz. he incurred her juſt diſpleaſure. Whereupon he was impriſoned till his Death, An. 1560.

Since the Reformation.

Th. Bilſon, born in Winch. was Biſhop of Worc. then of Winch. As Reverend and Learned a Prelate as England ever afforded, Witneſs his Works, Of the Perpetual Government of Chriſts Church, and of Chriſts deſcent into Hell. The new Tranſlation of the Bible was by King Ja. command, ultimately committed to his and Dr. Smith's (Biſhop of Glouc.) peruſal. He dyed 1618.

Hen. Cotton, born at Warblington, was Pr. Counſellor to E. 6. and God-ſon to Queen Eliz. who preferred him Biſhop of Salisbury, and pleaſantly ſaid, that formerly ſhe had bleſſed many of her God-ſons, but now her God-ſon ſhould bleſs her. Another Cotton, about the ſame time, being Conſecrated Biſhop of Exeter, the Queen added that ſhe hoped ſhe had well Cottoned the Weſt. By Patience his Wife he had 19 Children, and dyed 1615.

Arth. Lakes, born in Southampton, was Dean of Worc. and Biſhop of Bath and VVells. He anſwered St. Pauls Character of a Biſhop, only he had no Wife. When Mr. of St. Croſſes, he encreaſed the Diet, &c. of the poor Brethren. When Biſhop, he kept 50 Servants in Charity. He was, in fine, a Pattern of Piety. He dyed An. 1602.

States-men.

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Richard Rich, Knight, well deſcended, was Sollicitor to H. 8. Upon his depoſition chiefly, Sir Th. More was beheaded. Under Cromwell, he was a leſſer Hammer to knock down Abbeys, ſome of which ſtuck (juſtly) to his Fingers. By E. 6. he was made Lord Chanc. of Engl. Being an oppoſer of D. Dudley he reſigned his Office by Prevention, having got a fair Eſtate at Lees-Abbey in Eſſ. whereof he was Baron. He dyed in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Eliz. being direct Anceſtor to the Right Honourable Ch. Rich now Earl of Warwick:

Will. Pawlet was Bar. of Baſing and Marq. of Winch. in this County,S. N. deſcended from the Powlets in Som. 'Tis ſaid that coming to Court upon truſt, he proſper'd more than any Subject ſince the Conqueſt; living in the Harveſt of Eſtates, viz. the time of the Diſſolution of the Abbeys. He was Servant to H. 7. and for 30 years Treaſurer to H. 8. E. 6. Queen Ma. and Queen Eliz. The latter in ſome ſort owed their Crown to his Counſel, his Policy being the Principal Defeater of D. Dudley's deſign to Diſinherit them. Having ſeen 103 of his Deſcendants, he dyed An. Dom. 1572. Aet. 97.

Sir Th. Lakes, born in Southampton, was Secr. of Eſtate to King Ja. He could Endite, Write and Diſcourſe at the ſame time. He was reſembled to the Ship Swift-ſure, and was withal one of great Secrecy, & a learned and good Man. He was one of the three Noble Hands who firſt led Mr. Geo. Villers into the [Page] favour of King Ja. Yet he incurred the Kings Diſpleaſure for the Offences of his Relations, tho the King even then gave him this Publick Eulogie in open Court, That he was a Miniſter of State fit to ſerve the greateſt Prince in Europe.

Souldiers.

Beavois Earl of Southampton, in the time of W. Conqueror, was vanquiſhed (with his Engliſh and Welſh Army) by the Normans, near to Carcliſ's, from whence he fled to Carlile. Note Beavoiſſes Sword (in Arundel Caſtle) is leſs than that of E. 3. in Weſtminſter-Church.

Sea-men.

Sir Jo. Wallop, well deſcended, provoked with Prior Johns Piracy, Landed in Normandy with 800 Men, Burnt 21 Towns with Divers Ships. Wherefore his Arms may appear prophetical, viz. Arg. a Bend-unde (i. e. Wave) S.

Rob. Tomſon, Merch. born in Andover, made a Voyage for the Diſcovery of Nova Hiſpania, of which (with the City Mexico) he wrote a Deſcription. He was impriſoned in Mex. then in Spain for ſpeaking againſt Saint-worſhip. And after his Enlargement he was confined to Donna Maria de la Barrera, a Spaniſh Lady, with whom he had in Marriage 2500 l. beſides Jewels.

Writers.

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Lamfrid of Winch. a Famous Doctor, flouriſhed 980.

Wolſton of Winch. a Learned, good and Eloquent Man, tho his Eloquence was confined to Poetry, flouriſhed An. 1000.

Jo. of Raſingstoak, Arch-Deac. of Leic. went to Athens, where he heard the Lectures of Conſtantine a Noble Woman (not 20 years old) of the Myſteries of Nature. He was the firſt Reſtorer of Greek in Engl. He was the Author of many Works and dyed 1252.

Jo. of Hide, wrote Of the patience of Job, and of his own Convent, beſides Homilies. He flouriſhed An. 1284.

Will. Lillie, born at Odiam, Mr. of St. Pauls School, wrote a Lat. Grammer reviſed by Eraſmus. He flouriſhed An. 1522.

Will. Alton, a Dominican, in his Sermons avouched the Bleſſed Virgin tainted with Original Sin. He flouriſhed An. 1330.

Since the Reformation.

Mich. Reneger, bred in Oxf. wrote a Book in defence of Miniſters Marriage.

Th. Sternhold, was Servant to H. 8. and a Legatee in his Will, by which 100 Marks were left to him as Groom of the Robes. He was alſo one of the [Page] Bed-Chamber to E. 6. He Tranſlated 37 Pſalms into Engliſh Meeter, which with the reſt, have been called by ſome Geneva Giggs; and 'tis no wonder Libellous Verſes or Songs were made on the Tranſlaters of the Pſalms, ſeeing Drunkards made them on David the Author thereof. He dyed An. 1549, before the Reign of Queen Ma.

Dav. Whitehead, bred in Oxf. fled in the days of Queen Ma. into Frankford, where he was in great eſteem. In the Reign of Queen Eliz. he refuſed the Arch-biſhoprick of Cant. out of a deſire of Privacy, and the Maſter-Ship of Hoſpital of the Savoy, which (had he been diſaffected to the Government) he might have accepted without Subſcription, but would not, affirming he could live plentifully on the Preaching of the Goſpel. Being a great Divine, he was choſen 1. Eliz. one of the Diſputants againſt the Popiſh Biſhops. His many Books extant teſtify his Learning and Religion. When the Queen told him, She loved him the better becauſe he was unmarried, In truth Madam, (ſaid he with a Conſcientious Bluntneſs) I love you the worſe becauſe you are unmarried. He dyed An. Dom. 1571.

Nich. Fuller, Miniſter of Allington, was an Excellent Linguiſt, and his Books found good regard beyond the Seas, where they were reprinted. Druſius charged him for being his Plagiary, tho Mr. Fuller, had never ſeen any of his Works. He was Eminent for his Humility, and dyed 1626.

Th. James, born in the Iſle of Wight, D. D. and Keeper of the Library in Oxf. was a Member of the Convocation held with the Parl. of Oxf. 1 Car. where he made a Motion that ſome might be Commiſſioned to peruſe the Manuſcript Fathers in all Engliſh Libraries [Page] for detecting Popiſh Editions. He was Sub-Dean of Wells, and dyed 1628.

Ch. Butler, wrote a Book of Muſick, an Engliſh Grammer and a Treatiſe of Bees, whence were made theſe Lines

Aut a Conſiliis Apibus, Butlere, fuiſti

Aut a Conſiliis eſt Apis ipſa tuis.

He was a Pious Man, painful Preacher, and ſolid Divine, Witneſs his Book of the Marriage of Couſen Germans approved by Dr. Prideaux. He dyed about 1640.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Rich. White, born at Baſingſtoak, proceeded Dr. of the Laws in Padua, were he was afterwards Regius Profeſſor. He wrote, amongſt other Books a Britiſh and Engliſh History. He was made Prieſt, and was alive at Doway, 1611.

Jo. Pits, D. D. born near Alton, after much Writing and Travelling was Confeſſor to the Dutcheſs of Cleve. One Book of his, de Illuſtribus Angliae Scriptoribus ſurvived him, having cauſed all the reſt to be Buried with himſelf. And becauſe that ſingle Book Treated of a Subject handled by many, he with his Baſe ſets off this Treble, viz. Pits the Drone, Leland the Bee, and Bale the Waſp make up [Page] Three. He was at firſt Nephew to Sanders, and at laſt Dean of Liverdun [...] in Lorrain where he dyed 1616.

Benefactors ſince the Reformation.

Sir Will. Doddington, Sher. of this County An. 3. Jac. reſtored to the Church the Impropriations which be held. The Almighty God Poliſhed him with the ſharp Inſtruments of Affliction. He dyed about 1638.

Joſ. Diggons, a Dutch-man, S. N. lived at Whetham, became Barreſter, and by his Will bequeathed to Clare-hall in Camb. (where he had been bred) his Real Eſtate to the value of 130 l. per An. for the founding of Fellowſhips, &c. He dyed 1658.

Memorable Perſons.

One at Stockbridge made a Plough, which drawn by Dogs, and managed by one Man, could Till in one Day nigh an Acre of Light-ground in this County. But theſe were brought up to their Trade; I have heard of a Race of Beagles about Portsmouth that were Artiſts in hunting of Moles, tho they had never ſerved an Apprentiſhip.

[Page]Note, that H. Ep. Winton, Cardinalis Angliae, An. 1445. was Son of Jo. of Gaunt, and the Popes Legate or General, who led an Army into Bohemia.

Hertford-ſhire.

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HErtford-Shire, is ſo called from Hertford, the chief City therein, which gives a Hart, &c. for its Arms it hath Eſſex on the E. Middleſex; on the S. Buckingham on the W. Bedford and Cambridge on the N. and is almoſt a Square of 20 Miles. The Garden of England for Delight. The Soyle tho fitteſt for a crop of Wood, bears good Grain. Of Buildings, 1. Theobalds, once in greateſt Credit, was built by Sir William Cecil, Lord Treaſurer of England, and by his Son exchanged with K. James for 2. Hatfield-houſe, which was at firſt the Biſhops of Ely, then the Kings, afterwards the Earls of Salisbury, and is inferior to none in England, being proud of the adjoyning Vineyard, the Engliſh Tempe. Of Medicinal Waters, there is one Well near Barnet, that ſprings from Allomveins. The Water coagulateth Milk, and the Curd thereof, is an excellent Plaiſter for green Wounds.

Proverbs.

1. Hertford-ſhire-clubs and clouted Shoon. 2. Hertford Hedge-hogs, Whereof there is plenty in this County, whoſe nudling on the Earth, may ſerve as a Metaphor for Covetouſneſs. 3. Hertford-ſhire kindneſs. [Page] This is taken for a mutual return of Favours.

Princes.

William Second Son of K. E. 3. was born at Hatfield, An. 9. E. 3. 1335. and died within a few days after.

Edmund of Langley, Fifth Son to E. 3. was created Earl of Cambridge, An 36. E. 3. and Duke of York, An. 9. R. 2. He married Iſabel, Daughter and Coheir of Peter K. of Caſtile, and they lye buried at Langley, together. He had Richard, Duke of York to his eldeſt, and died, An. 1402.

Edmund of Haddam Son to Q. Katherine by Owen Theodor, half-brother to H. 6. and Father to H. 7. was ſolemnly created Earl of Richmond, at Reading, An. 31. H. 6. He died 1456. 'Tis ſaid, the fair Cathedral of St Davids, was ſpared in the days of H. 8. for the Monument of this Prince, which was in the Quire, as the Church of Peterborough was ſaved by the Corps of Q. Katherine Dowager. Others ſay the Earl was buried at Carmarthen.

Saints.

St. Alban, born in Verulam, was Martyred under Diocleſian, An. 303. Note that there grows good Liquoras, on the ruinous Walls of that City.

Popes.

Nicholas, Son to Rob. Breakſpear, born at Abbots-Langley, was Lay-brother in the Abbey of St. Albans. He was afterwards Pope of Rome, by the Name of Adrian 4. having recommended himſelf [Page] to the Chair, by his converting the Norwegians. He was Choakt with a Fly 1158. Whoſe Nephew Boſo was made Cardinal. 1155.

Prelates.

Richard de Ware, (al. Warren, was made Abbot of Weſtminster, 1260, and afterwards Treaſurer of England, to E. 1. He made that Pavement at Weſtminſter, which is a Maſter-piece of Art. He died 1283.

Ralph Baldock, wrote a Hiſtory of England, and was made B. of London, by E. 1. He gave above 200l to repair the Eaſt part of St. Pauls, where, upon clearing the Foundation, there were a great number of Heads of Oxen found, which probably had been ſacrificed to Diana. He died 1313.

Jo. Barnet, was made B. of Worc. then tranſlated to Bath and Wells, hence to Ely, and was Lord Treaſurer of England. He died 1373.

Th. Rudburn, was Chancellour of the Univerſity of Oxf. 1420. A great Scholar and Mathematician. His mildneſs procured him the Love of perſons of Honour. He built a Tower over the Gate of Merton Coll. He wrote a Chron. of England, and was B. of St. Dav. He flouriſhed 1419.

Stateſmen.

Sir Edw. Waterhouſe, Knight, born at Helmſtedbury of an ancient Family, ſince the time of H. 3. His Father was Auditor to H. 8. who foretold that this Edward, (when but a Child,) would be the Crown of all his Fathers Children, and a Man of great Honour and Wiſdom, fit for the Service of Princes. [Page] And accordingly he grew in the Favour of great Perſons, and Knowledge of the Affairs of State. Walt. Devereux E. of Eſſex lying on his death-Bed, ſaid to him, Oh my Ned farewell, thou art the faithfulleſt and friendlieſt Gentleman that ever I knew. Sir Jo. Perrot Dep. of Ireland, would do nothing in State-Affairs without him. He was afterwards in the Reign of Q. Elizabeth Knighted, then made Privy-Councellor for Ireland, and Chancellor of the Exchequer therein; Where he was highly inſtrumental, in modelling the Shires as they now are. He boldly ſigned the Inſtrument wherein the Earl of Deſmond was proclaimed Traitor, when other Privy-Councellours, dreading the Earls greatneſs, durſt not do the ſame. He died at Wood-Church, 1591. leaving no Iſſue.

Henry Cary, Viſc. of Faulkland, in Scotland, was born at Aldnam. A moſt accompliſhed Gentleman, and compleat Courtier. He was made by K. James Dep. of Ireland. He married the Daughter and Heir, of Sir Lawrence Tanfield, Chief Bar. of the Exchequer, by whom he had a fair Eſtate in Oxf. He died, 1620.

Souldiers.

Sir Henry Cary, was made by Q. Elizabeth, Lord Chamb. Baron of Hunſden. He ſaid to his Servants, when they had drawn their Swords in his Quarrel, againſt one Mr. Colt, You Rogues, may not I and my Neighbour change a Blow, but you muſt interpoſe? His cuſtom in Swearing and Obſcenity in Speech, tho it may induce ſome of the Modern improvers of ſuch Liberal Arts, to Swear: He was a fine Gentleman, yet it made him ſeem a worſe Chriſtian, than he was, and a better Knight of the Carpet [Page] then he could be. He might have been with the Queen whatſoever he would himſelf, but would be no more then what he was, preferring enough above a Feaſt in that Nature. He was a Man of great Candour, Loyalty and Courage; The firſt Northern Commotion was ſuppreſſed by him, after which the Queen ſent him a Congratulatory Letter, in which ſhe highly commended his Wiſdom, Valour and Fidelity. When he lay on his death-Bed, the Queen was pleaſed to give him a Viſit, and cauſed a Patent for the Earldom of Wiltſhire be drawn up, and the Robes to be made, and both to be laid upon his Bed. But this Lord (whoſe Diſſimulation was as his Latine) Madam (ſaid he) ſeeing you counted me not worthy of this Honour, whilſt I was living, I count my ſelf unworthy of it, now I am dying. He deceaſed 1596. and lyeth buried in Weſtminſter-Abbey, being the direct Anceſtor to the Earls of Dover and Monmouth.

Phyſicians.

Jo. Giles, born at St. Albans, was Phyſician to Philip K. of France, then D. D. and the firſt Engliſh Dominican. Rob. Groſthead B. of Linc. lying on his death-Bed, ſent for him, and expected double comfort from him. He died 1253.

Writers.

Alex. Nequam was born in St. Albans, to the Abbot of which he wrote (for Admiſſion) Si vis veniam, Sin autem, tu autem. To whom the Abbot return'd Si vis venias, Si Nequam, nequaquam.

[Page]One Philip accoſts Nequam thus,

Et niger & nequam cum ſis cognomine Nequam,

Nigrior eſſe potes, Nequior eſſe nequis:

To whom Nequam rejoyn'd,

Phi nota faetoris, lippus malus omnibus horis,

Phi malus & Lippus, totus malus ergò Philippus.

Yet Nequam was Miraculum ingenii. He was Canon of Exeter, and lyes buried at Worceſter.

William of Ware, was Inſtructor to Jo. Duns Scotus. He flouriſhed under H. 3. 1270.

Jo. Mandevile Knight, born at St. Albans wrote his own (Wonderful) Itinerary through Afric, &c. He was wont to ſay of that Age, Virtue is gone, the Church is deſpiſed, the Clergy doe err, the Devil reigns, and Simon is his Deputy. He died 1370.

Nicholas Gorham, a Dominican bred in Merton Colledge, in Oxford, ſpent his life in France: He commented almoſt on all the Scriptures. He died at Paris, 1400.

Jo. Whethamſtead, was Abbot of St. Albans, in the adorning of which Church he ſpent above 6000 pounds. On the North ſide of the Church he ſet up the Statues of thoſe Heathen Philoſophers, who had teſtified of the Incarnation of Chriſt. Having written above 80 Treatiſes, he died 1440.

Jo. Bourchier, Baron Berners, of an Honourable Family, whoſe ancient Seat was Tharfield in this County. For his good Service in mauling Michael Joſeph the Black-ſmith, leader of the Corniſh Rebells againſt K. Henry 7. 1496, he was made Chief Governour of Calis. He tranſlated many [Page] and wrote ſome Books. He was the ſecond Author (the Lord Tiptoft being the firſt) ſince the decay of Learning. He died 1532. 'Tis ſaid the Berners Eſtate, is deſcended to the Knyvets in Norf.

Since the Reformation.

Th. Cartwright, of St. Jo. Coll. in Cambridge, (whence he fled in Q. Maries time,) was Marg. Profeſſor in the Reign of Q. Elizabeth. He was the Champion of the Presbyterian Party. He died An. 1603.

Arthur Capel, Eſquire of Hadham, was by Charles 1. created Baron 1641. After the ſurrender of Oxford, he retired to his Houſe from whence he went to Colcheſter. His Loyalty to his Maſter was proof againſt all Batteries and Sollicitations of his Enemies. He was beheaded 1648. Undaunted on the Scaffold. Hence one alluding to his Arms (a Lyon Ramp. in a field G. betwixt 3 Croſſes) made theſe following Lines.

Thus Lyon-like Capel undaunted ſtood

Beſet with Croſſes in a field of blood.

He wrote a Book of Meditation, wherein Judicious Piety is diſcovered.

Edward Symonds, born at Cottered, bred in Cambridge, wrote a Book in Vindication of K. Charles, and was Inſtrumental in ſetting forth his Majeſties Book called [...]. He died 1649.

Benefactors.

Nicholas Dixon, Parſon and Clerk of the Pipe-Office, [Page] Under-Treaſurer and at laſt Baron of the Exchequer, contributed to the building of Cheſnet-Church. He died 1448.

Sir Ralph Joſceline, born at Sabridgeworth, Draper and twice Mayor in London, was made Knight of the Bath, by E. 4. He repaired the Walls of the City. He died 1478.

Jo. Incent, Dr. of Law was born at Berkhamſted founded a fair School there, confirmed by Act of Parliament, allowing the Maſter 20, l. the Uſher 10 l. per An. He died in the Reign of E. 6.

Sir Th. White, born at Rixmanſworth, was Merchant Taylor in London, where he was Lord Mayor, An. 1553. He built Gloucester-hall, and endowed St. Jo. Coll. in Oxford. He beſtowed great ſums of Money on ſeveral Corporations, for poor Freemen.

Since the Reformation.

Richard Hale, Eſquire, born at Cudicot, was Grocer in London. He founded a fair School, allowing 40 l. a year to the Maſter at Hartford. He died An. 16 [...]0. Whoſe Family doth flouriſh with Worſhip at Kings-Walden.

Edward Baſh, Knight, was born at Aldnam, gave 20l. per An. for the maintenance of a School-Maſter at Stanſted, beſides his benefaction to Pet. Houſe in Cambridge. He died 1605.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 16. Henry Cock, Knight, was Cofferer to Q. Elizabeth and K. James, monarch Q. Eliz. who lay in his Houſe at his firſt coming out of Scotland to London. His Daughter was married to the Lord Delaware.

[Page]44. Edward Denny, Knight, preſented K. James at his firſt coming out of Scotland, with a gallant Horſe, rich Saddle and Furniture. He was created Baron Denny of Waltham.

Th. Connisby, Ar. being told that his potent Adverſary had prevailed to make him Sheriff, ſaid, I will not keep a Man the more, monarch K. James. or a Dog the fewer on that account.

Hereford-ſhire.

HEreford-ſhire, hath Worc. and Shrop. on the N. Glouc. on the E. Mounm. on the S. Brecknock and Radnorſh. on the W. in Form almoſt a circle of about 35 miles Diameter. The great Age of the Inhabitants is a ſign of the goodneſs of the Air, Serj. Hoskin entertain'd K. James with a Moriſh Dance of 10 aged people, all of them making up more then 1000 years. This County exceeds in 4 W's. Wood, Wheat, Wooll and Water. Much Syder is made here, ſo that the County deſerves the Name of Pomerania. Cambden ſays, This County is not content to be accounted the ſecond in England. Salmons are here in ſeaſon all the Year long, and are found in the River Wy. As for Wonders, Bone-Well, near Richard's Caſtle, is always full of Bones of little Fiſhes of which it can never be emptied, but that they return again. An. 1461 three Suns appeared at the Battel fought betwixt E. 4. and Ja. Butler [Page] Earl of Ormond, &c. An. 1575 Marcley-Hill ſhaked and roared for 3 days together, and raiſed it ſelf into an higher Place.

Proverbs.

1. Bleſſed is the Eye, that is betwixt Severn and Wye. It is intended to ſignifie either the bleſſedneſs of Pleaſure or Safety. 2. Lemſter bread and Weably Ale, viz. the beſt.

Saints.

Ethelbert K. of the E. Angles was murdered at Sutton-Wallis, by Quendred Wife to Offa K. of Mercia, An. 793. and was buried at Hereford.

Th. Cantilupe, well deſcended, Chanc. of Oxford and B. of Hereford. He died about 1282 in Tuſcany, whence his Bones were immediately ſent into England. He was Canonized by Pope Jo. 22. Note, his Father poſſeſſed Abergavenny Caſtle. He was ſo highly honoured by the Biſhops of Hereford that (waving their ancient Arms) they aſſumed thoſe of Cantilupe) viz. G. 3 Leopards Heads inverted, each with a Flower de Luce in his Mouth. He was the laſt Engliſh Man who was canoniz'd.

Martyrs.

Sir Jo. Oldcaſtle, Sheriff of Hereford. An. 7 H. 4. was Lord Cobham in Right of his Wife. A valiant Man but a Wicklevite, ſo that he loſt his Life on that account. v. Eccl. Hiſt.

Cardinals.

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Adam de Eaſton (or Eaton) firſt very Poor and mean, was D. D. in Oxford. Afterward he was made Cardinal at Rome by the Title of St. Cicilie. Pope Ʋrban who created, did likewiſe annihilate him, confining him for 25 Years to an empty and dark Abyſs (or Dungeon) for ſuſpicion of ſome Treachery, as for the like reaſon he cauſed five other Cardinals to be put in a Sack and caſt into the Sea, in that manner ſending them as joynt Ambaſſadours to Neptune. According to the ancient Roman Law De Sicariis, a Cock, &c. ought to have been put in the Sack with the Cardinals, and 'tis very ſtrange that The Pope aſſumes to himſelf his Name and Authority. Peter (underſtanding the uſefulneſs of that Creature) ſhould have been ſo ill-natur'd as to withhold that Herauld of Repentance from his devoted Servants. By Pope Boniface Succeſſor to Ʋrban, our Cardinal was reſtored to all his Dignities, and ſent over into England to R. 2. with ample commendation. He died 1397. and was buried in the Church of St. Cicilie.

Jo. Breton, S. N. Dr. of the Laws was Famous in that Profeſſion, and lived in the Reign of E. 1. by whoſe Authority he wrote a Treatiſe of the Laws of England, the Tenor whereof runneth in the Kings Name, thus, We will, &c. His Work, after great variation of the Laws, is ſtill in great and general repute. He was made B. of Hereford, by H. 3. He died about 1275.

Adam de Orlton, D. L. born in Hereford, where he was Biſhop. He Murdered E. 2. being moved thereunto by this Riddle. Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum eſt.

[Page] Jo. Grandeſſon, born at Aſhperton, of high Extraction, and B. of Exeter, would not ſuffer the Arch-biſhop of Cant. to viſit his Dioceſs. He arched the Roof of his Cathedral, builded and endowed a rich Colledge of St. Mary Ottery, to which Benefactions he was enabled by perſwading all the Secular Clergy to make him ſole Heir to their eſtates. He died 1369.

Since the Reformation.

Miles Smith, D. D. born in Hereford, was the Son of a Fletcher, and bred in Oxford. The laſt Tranſlation of the Bible was referred to the review of B. Bilſon, and this Doctor, who made the Preface to it. He was preferred B. of Glouc. by K. James. He was a Man of great meekneſs. He died 1624.

Souldiers.

Rob. Devereux, Son to Walt. E. of Eſſex, was born at Nethwood. He was a Maſter-piece of Court and Camp. He entered the Court with the Advantages of Pity (for his Fathers ſake) Kindred (by his Mothers ſide) Favour (as being Son in Law to Leiceſter) Merit, being a Beautifull, Courteous and Noble Perſon. The Queen afterwards made him the wanton to her fond Affection. When the Earl privately left the Court, to ſee ſome Military Service in France, the Queen paſſionately in Love with his Perſon grievouſly complained of his abſence, and often ſaid, We ſhall have this young Fellow knockt on the head, as fooliſh Sidney was by his own forwardneſs, and was reſtleſs till his return. He was then in the Zenith of Reputation, when he return'd [Page] Victorious from Cadiz, tho he very quickly awakened the Queens jealouſie by his Popularity. His declination commenced upon his unfortunate Expedition into Ireland, which with his abſence from the Queen, and his enſuing return to Court, without leave, were without any difficulty by his Enemies laid hold upon as a ſure Foundation, on which they might build the Earls Ruin; and he himſelf did not a little contribute thereunto, when he headed a Company of diſaffected Perſons, who with their Swords in their Hands, required that Evil Councellors might be removed from the Queen, under that Pretence affording their zealous, tho too weak aſſiſtance, to the diſtreſſed Eſſex; But the Gun-powder of their zeal did no other Execution than blow their own Heads up into a vain expectation of the Conqueſt of Terra incognita, their Deſigns into a final diſappointment, and the once beloved Earl into the final diſpleaſure of the Queen, 1600. He was valiant, liberal to Scholars and Souldiers, nothing diſtruſtful, if not too confident of Fidelity in others. Revengefulneſs was not bred, but put into his Diſpoſition. When one flattered him to his Face for Valour, No, ſaid he, my Sins ever made me a Coward. In a Word, his failings were neither ſo foul nor ſo many, but that the Character of a right worthy Man belongs to his Memory.

Writers.

Roger of Hereford, bred in Camb. wrote a Book of Judicial Aſtrology, and was skilful in Metalls, &c. by which he was acceptible to the Nobility. He Flouriſhed 1170. under H. 2.

William Lemſter, D. D. in Oxford, was a Franciſcan. [Page] He wrote Collations on the Master of Sentences, and Queſtions in Divinity.

Since the Reformation.

Richard Hackluit, of Ancient Extract, bred in Oxford, was Prebend of Weſtminſter. He ſet forth a Collection of the Engliſh Sea Voyages; a work of great Honour in England. He died in the beginning of King James, leaving a fair Eſtate to his Son a Spend-thrift, who ſaid, he had cheated the covetous Ʋſurer, who had given him ſpick and ſpannew Money for the old Land of his Great Grand-Father.

Jo. Guillim, of Welſh Extraction, Born in this County, was Purſuivant of Arms, by the name of Portſmouth, then Rou [...]e [...]roix. He wrote that Learned Treatiſe, called the Diſplay of Heraldry, of which one Writes.

But let me tell you, this will be the harm,

In Arming others you your ſelf diſarm.

— Sic vos non vobis, &c.

He died about the end of King James.

Jo. Davies of Hereford, was the great Maſter of the Pen in England, for faſt, fair, cloſe, and various Writing, and could Flouriſh with his Fancy (in Poetry,) as well as with his Pen. He died in the midſt of the Reign of King James.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Humphrey Ely, Bred in Oxford, was Profeſſor of the Canon and Civil Laws at Pont-muſs in Lorain. [Page] He Died and was Buried there 1604. with two Epitaphs, viz. He eaſed others of Poverty, being himſelf almoſt pinched therewith, and Wonder not that England is clouded with Hereſies, — here her Son lies.

Benefactors.

Jo. Walter, Born in Hereford, Bred in London, was Clerk of Drapers-Hall. Having vowed he would give the ſurpluſage of his Eſtate to Pious uſes; Accordingly he built and endowed a fair Alms-houſe in Southwark, another at Newington, (both in Surrey) on which and other Pious Uſes he expended well nigh 10000 l. whereof 20 l. per an. he gave to Hereford, he died and was Buried at London. 1656.

Memorable Perſons.

Roſamund, Daughter of Walter Lord Clifford, was a Miſtreſs-piece of Beauty, (and therefore Concubine to H. 2.) and Mother to William Longeſpee Earl of Salisbury. King Henry is ſaid to have Built a Labyrinth at Woodſtock, to hide this his Miſtreſs from Jealous Juno, (Queen Eleanor) who (yet) getting acceſs to her, cauſed her death. She was Buried at Godſtow-Nunnery near Oxford, with this Epitaph,

Hîc jacet in Tumbâ Roſa Mundi non Roſa munda,

Non redolet ſed olet, quae redolere ſolet.

Hugh Biſhop of Lincoln cauſed her Bones to be ſcattered, which afterwards were gathered by the Nuns, and put into a perfumed Bag, where they continued till the Reign of H. 8.

[Page]An. 8. Rich. de Baskevil, from a Town in Normandy ſo named.monarch E. 2. Whoſe Anceſtors, immediately after the Conqueſt, were Benefactors to the Abbey of Saint Peters in Glouc. Note, This County had Sheriffs long before H. 2.

26. Walter Devereux. Probably the ſame who Married Anne Daughter and Heir to William Lord Ferrers of Chartley, monarch H. 6. and in her right was Created Lord Ferrers. He was Father to John Lord Ferrers of Chartley, who Married Cecily Siſter to Henry Bourchier Earl of Eſſex, and was Father to Walter Devereux Lord Ferrers, Created Viſcount Hereford by King Ed. 6. and was Father to Sir Richard Devereux Knight; Father to Walter Devereux firſt Earl of Eſſex of that Family.

14 Ja. Baskevile. 18 Jo. Mortimer, 19 Richiard de la Bere. a Leaſh of Valiant Knight Batchelors) were by H. 7. (an. 1.) made Knights Bannerets.monarch E. 4

11. Richard Cornwall, Knight, attended the Duke of Suffolk into France An. 15. H. 8. at what time they took the Town of Roy, monarch H. 8. of which Sir Richard took poſſeſſion.

Sir James Crofts was priviledged from being Sheriff,monarch Q. Eliz. by his attendance on the Court and Camp. For his ſuppoſed complyance with Wyate, he was convicted of High-Treaſon under Queen Mary; but was reſtored by Queen Elizabeth, and made Governor of the Town and Caſtle of Barwick. He behaved himſelf Valiantly at the Siege of Lieth, yet in the Second aſſault, when the Engliſh were worſted, the blame fell on him (as if he favoured the French, and maligned the Lord Grey then General) ſo that he was outed of his Government of Barwick, yet he continued Privy-Councellor and Controller of the Houſhold to the Queen. [Page] He was one of the Commiſſioners in 88 to Treat with the Spaniard in Flanders. His inheritance is lately devolved to Hen. Crofts D. D. and Dean of Hereford.

40 Thomas Conisby Founded a place in Hereford for poor People.

43 Jacob Scudamore, was Father to Sir. Jo. Created by King Charles Viſcount Slego in Ireland. This Lord was employed Leiger Ambaſſadour in France, and during the Tyranny of the Protectorian times, kept his ſecret Loyalty to his Soveraign, Hoſpitality to his Family, and Charity to the diſtreſſed Clergy.

Huntington-ſhire.

HƲntington-ſhire, is ſurrounded with Nothampton, Bedford, and Cambridge-ſhires, and is hardly 20 miles in length. The goodneſs of the Land may be collected from the plenty of Convents erected therein, the fourth part of the whole having been Abbey-Land. All England can hardly ſhew, in ſo ſhort a diſtance, ſo pleaſant a Park as Waybridge, ſo fair a Meadow as Portſholme, and ſo fruitful a Town for Tillage as Godmancheſter, all three ſituated within 3 miles. Of Buildings, Kimbolton-Caſtle was the Joynture of Q. Katherine Dowager, where ſhe wept out the remainder of her Widowhood. It came afterwards, by Gift, to the Wingfields, from them by Sale to the Montagues; Henry [Page] late E. of Mancheſter, who ſpared no coſt which might add to the Beauty thereof. Hincing-Brooke, once a Nunnery, and which I am confident, will ever be a Religious Houſe, whilſt it relateth to the truly Noble Edward Montague Earl of Sandwich, the owner thereof. It ſheweth one of the Magnificent Rooms which is to be beheld in our Nation. The Houſe and Chappel in Little-Goddin the inheritance of Mr. Ferrer, where three In the beginning of the long Parliament. numerous female Families lived (all from one Grandmother) in a ſtrict diſcipline of Devotion, riſing at midnight to Prayers, and employing their needles to bind Bibles, &c. whereof one moſt exactly done was preſented to K. Charles. The Marriage of all the younger of thoſe Virgins confuted the Cavill, that their Society was an Embrio Nunnery, and that there was a Pope Joan therein. For Medicinal Waters, there are Hail-Weſton, near St. Neots. 2 Fountain-lets, one ſweet, conceived good to help the dimneſs of the Eyes, the other ſomewhat Salt, eſteemed Soveraign againſt Scabs and Leproſies.

Proverbs.

1. This is the Way to Beggars Buſh. Spoken of Spend-Thrifts. Beggars Buſh is a Tree growing between Huntington and Caxton. 'Tis ſaid that K. James being in Progreſs in theſe Parts, with Sir Fr. Bacon, the Lord Chancellor, and having heard that Morning how Sir Francis had prodigiouſly rewarded a mean Man for a ſmall Preſent, Sir Francis (ſaid he) you will quickly come to Beggars Buſh, and I may even go along with you, if both be ſo bountiful. 2. Ramſey the Rich. 'Twas a rich [Page] Abbey once of 7000 l. yearly Revenue, the only 1983 l. at the Diſſolution.

Saints.

St. Elſled, Daughter of Ethelwold, E. of the E. Angles, (Founder of the Monaſtery of Ramſey) was Abbeſs of Ramſey. When her Steward complained to her that ſhe had exhauſted her Coffers with her profuſe Charity, ſhe with her Prayers preſently recruited them to their former fulneſs. (But I doubt the Reader has not ſo much Faith as ſhe had Charity.) When her Candle caſually went out as ſhe read the Leſſon, there came ſuch a brightneſs from the fingers of her right Hand, that it enlightned the whole Quire, which is as true as the New-lights to which our Modern Sectaries do pretend, having Revelations at their finger ends. She died An. 992, being buried in Lady-Church at Ramſey, with high Veneration.

Prelates.

Will. de Whitleſey, is ſaid to have been 3d. Maſter of Pet. Houſe in Cambridge. He freed Oxford from the Juriſd [...]ction of the B. of Lincoln, allowing the Schollars leave to chooſe their own Chancellour. He was ſucceſſively B. of Rocheſter, Worc. Lond. and Arch-biſhop of Canterbury. An excellent Scholar, an Eloquent Preacher, and his laſt Sermon moſt remarkable to the Convocation on this Text, And the Truth ſhall make you free, Jo. 8.2. Whence ('tis ſaid) he inferred the exemption of the Clergy from payment of Taxes, ſave with their own free conſent: But that Sermon de privilegio, non ducebatur ad conſequentiam, the Clergy in the contemporary [Page] Parliament paying a yearly Tenth to E. 3. He died 1375.

Since the Reformation.

Fran. White, born at St. Neots, was ſucceſſively B. of Carlile, Norw. and Ely. He encouraged the Students of Caius Coll. (where he was bred) to ply their Books, by his own Example, telling them that from a poor Scholar, in that Houſe, by Gods Bleſſing on his Induſtry, he was brought to that Preferment. He reduced many Romaniſts to our Church. This our Jonathan with his Armour-Bearer, Dan. Featly, D. D. were in their diſputes, joyntly Victorious over the Romiſh Philiſtines. He died 163. leaving ſome Learned Works to Poſterity.

Writers.

Hen. Saltry, a Ciſtertiar, wrote a Book in maintenance of Purgatory. He flouriſhed, 1140.

Geo. of Huntington, a Bendictine Monk in Ramſey, where he became Prior, was one of the moſt Learned Men in that Age, being through-paced in 3 Tongues, Latin, Greek and Hebrew. When the Jewes were baniſhed England, he purchaſed many of their Rarities, for the uſe of his Convent. He flouriſhed under H. 3. and died in the Reign of E. 1. 1280.

Hugh of St. Neots, was a Carmelite in Hitching in Hartford-ſhire, and D. D. in Camb. Of whom Bale (tho none of the beſt Bail,) affirms, That living in the Egyptian Darkneſs, he ſought after the light of Truth. He wrote a Comment on St. Luke, and died, 1340. and was buried at Hitching.

[Page] William Ramſey, Abbot of Crowland, wrote the Life of St. Guthlake, St. Neots, St. Edmund the K. all in Verſe, wherein he did trip now and then, as being through-paced in Poetry, born with a Poetical Licence in his Belly, and conſequently a Parce precor Lector— in his Mouth. 'Tis ſaid he paid 40000 Marks for the engagment of his Convent and all within the compaſs of 18 Months, but he was aſſiſted therein by H. 2. who to expiate the Blood of Becket, was contented to be melted into Coyne, and was prodigiouſly bountiful to ſome Churches. Will. died 1180.

Hen. of Huntington, (where he was Arch-deacon) wrote an Excellent Hiſtory of the Sax. Kings, therein ſhewing more Modeſty and leſs Superſtition then moſt of his Contemporaries. He flouriſhed under K. Stephen, 1248. and died about 1260.

Rog. of St. Ives, was active againſt the Lollards and Sir John Old-Caſtle, againſt whom he wrote, flouriſhing in 1420.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Young, a Monk in Ramſey, at the Diſſolution ſaved many Hebrew Books of the noble Library of Ramſey. He flouriſhed, 1520.

Jo. White, Brother to Fr. B. of Ely, was bred in Camb. and made aftewards Vicar of Eccles in Lanc. then Chaplain in Ordinary to K. James, and ſhortly after died at London, and was buried in St. Maries Church Woolnoth, 1615, leaving Learned Works to Poſterity.

Sir Robert Cotton, Knight and Baronet, born at Cunnington, deſcended by the Bruces from the Blood-Royal of Scotland, was bred in Trin. Coll. in Camb. [Page] and became a moſt Eminent Antiquary, whoſe Memory is Famous to this and Forreign Nations for his Collection of his Library at Weſtminſter, containing Original Manuſcripts, wonderful for their Rarity, Variety and Method. And what addeth a Luſtre to all the reſt, is the favourable acceſs thereunto for ſuch as bring any Competency of Skill with them, and leave Thankfulneſs behind them. Here I Regiſter my ſelf amongſt the meaneſt of thoſe who through the favour of Sir Th. Cotton, (inheriting as well the Courteſie as Eſtate of Sir Robert) have had admittance into that worthy Treaſury, from which the grandeſt Antiquaries have fetched their Materials. Cambden to him, to him doth Selden owe,— their Glory— No Wonder, there was a Deſign driven on in the Popes Conclave, after the Death of Sir Robert, to compaſs this Library to be added to the Vatican. Fine Sharpers! with their Solemn Hue, and Cry, Have you any Knives to Grind? Whereas they only intended to blunt their Edge by their Index Expurgatorius. Their Project having miſcarried to the Honour of the Nation, and advantage of the Proteſtant Religion. Thoſe Ʋſeful Inſtruments, remaining in ſafer Cuſtody, will ſerve upon occaſion, to pair the Nails, (if not to cut the Fingers) of Sanctified Ambition. From this Library, Secretaries of State, &c. have recovered loſt Originals. This Sir Robert was a Man of publick Spirit, it being his principal endeavour in all Parliaments (wherein he ſerved ſo often) that the Prerogative and Priviledge might run in their due Channel, and in truth he did cleave the Pin betwixt the Soveraign and the Subject. He was wont to ſay that He had the leaſt ſhare in himſelf, whilſt his Country and Friends had the greateſt Intereſt in him. He died [Page] at his Houſe in Weſtminſter, May, 6. An. 1631. & Aet. 61. Tho one may truly ſay, his Age was adequate to the continuance of the Creation, Such was his exact Skill in all Antiquity. By Eliz. Daughter and Coheir of William Brocas Eſquire he had only one Son, Sir Th. now living, who by Margaret Daughter to the Lord Will. Howard (Grand-child to Th. D. of Norf.) hath one Son, Ja. Cotton Eſquire, and 2 Daughters, Lucie, and Frances. The Poſthume Works of this Worthy Knight, are lately ſet forth, to the great profit of Poſterity.

Steph. Marſhall born at God-Mancheſter, and bred in Eman. Coll. in Camb. was Miniſter at Finchfield, in Eſs. and after long diſcontinuance, B. D. in Camb. To the long Parliament, he was, in their Faſts and Preaching, their Trumpet; in their Sickneſs, their Confeſſor; in their Aſſembly, their Councellour; in their Treaties, their Chaplain; and in their Diſputations, their Champion. He was of ſo ſupple a Soul, that he brake not a joynt, yea ſprained not a Sinew, in all the alteration of Times; and his Friends put all on the account, not of his unconſtancy, but Prudence, who in his own Practice (as they conceive,) reconciled the various Lections of St. Pauls Precept, Rom. 12.11. [...], Serving the Lord and the times. He is ſaid on his death Bed to have given full ſatisfaction to ſuch who formerly ſuſpected his ſincerity to the Presbyterian Diſcipline, dying An. 1655. He was buried in the Abbey of Weſtm.

Exile Romiſh Writers.

Rich. Broughton, born at Great Steuckley, bred and made Prieſt at Rhemes in Fr. was afterward in England [Page] made Aſſiſtant to the Engliſh Arch-Prieſt, in propagation of the Roman Catholick Cauſe. He wrote an Engliſh Eccleſiaſtical Hiſt. from the firſt planting of the Goſpel to the coming in of the Saxons. He was living in the latter end of K. James.

Benefactors.

Ambroſe Nicholas, born at Needenworth, Salter, then Lord Mayor in London 1576. founded 12 Alm-houſes in Mungwel-Street, with competent maintenance.

Sir Wolſtan Dixie, born at Catworth, Skinner, then Lord Mayor in London 1585. gave 600 l. to Eman. Coll. in Camb. to the founding of a Fellowſhip, erected a Free-School at Boſworth in Leic. and endowed it, where his Family flouriſh at this day in worſhipfull Eſtate.

Rich. Fiſhbourn, Gent. born in Hunt. gave 2000 l. for the buying of Impropriations in the North, and ſetling a preaching Miniſtery, where moſt want thereof; he bequeathed as much to the Company of Mercers, and the ſame ſum to Huntington, with 1000 Marks to Chriſt-Church Hoſp. He profeſſed on his death-Bed, that to his Knowledge, he had got no part of his goods unjuſtly, having got it in the Service of Sir Baptiſt Hicks, after Viſc. Cambden.

Memorable Perſons.

Sir Oliver Cromwell, Knight, Son to Sir Hen. Knight of Hinching Brooke, gave K. James, and his Court a prodigious entertainment. He was an upright dealer; Sir Jo. Leamon (Lord Mayor of London, [Page] having bought the fair Mannor of Warboiſe of him, affirmed that it was the cheapeſt Land that ever he bought, and yet the deareſt that ever Sir Oliver ſold. None that bought of him was ever put to a three pence Charge to make good his Title. He was very Loyal, always beholding the Ʋſurpation and Tyranny of Nephew and Name-ſake, with Hatred and Contempt. He died 1654.

Kent.

KEnt, a Kingdom in the Sax. Heptarchie, hath the Thames on the N. the Sea on the E. and S. Surrey and Suſſex on the W. in length 53 Miles, and in breadth 26. A conſiderable part of the County is called Weald, that is Wood-land Ground, the Inhabitants whereof are called Wealdiſh Men. The general goodneſs of the Soyl may be gathered from the greatneſs of the Kentiſh breed of Cattle. The natural Commodities are Cherries firſt planted here by K. Hen. 8. Saintfoine, or Holy Hay, a great Fertilizer of Barren Ground. Trouts at Forditch. Weld or Wold, a Seed ſown with Barley, and peeping out of the Earth, when this is cut; The uſe of it is to dy the beſt Yellow. Then Madder for making Reds and Violets, whereof there are Crop-Madder, betwixt 4 and 5 l. the Hundred, Ʋmber owe between 3 and 4 l. and Pipe or fat-Madder about 1 l. 10 s. It was ſome 2 years ſince ſown by Sir Nich. Criſp. at Deb [...]ford. The [Page] next is Flax, the beſt in England. The Manufactures are Cloth in great credit. Thread at Maidſton. As for Buildings, the Cathedral of Rocheſter hath a venerable aſpect of Antiquity. The Kings Palaces here are 3. viz. 1. Greenwich, affording a moſt pleaſant Proſpect. 2. Eltham, not altogether ſo wholſome, and 3 Otford, which Arch-biſhop Warham did ſo enlarge and adorn, that Cranmer his Succeſſor was in ſome ſort forced to exchange it with H. 8. on no gainful Conditions. Cobham, the Houſe of the late D. of Richmond and—the fair Manſion Houſe of Sir Edward Hales Baronet, when finiſhed will carry away the credit from all the Buildings in this County. A Wonderful Accident hapned Aug. 4. 1585 in the Hamlet of Mottingham in a Field belonging to Sir Percival Hart. Betimes in the Morning the Ground began to ſink, 3 great Elm Trees were ſuddenly ſwallowed into the Pit, and before 10 of the clock, no part of them could be diſcerned, the Concave being ſuddenly filled with Water. The Hole was above 50 Fathoms deep. Ten yards diſtance from that place, there was another piece of ground ſunk in like manner. Of Ships the moſt, beſt, and biggeſt, are built at Woolwich and Winter near Chattam. The great SOVERAIGN, built at Dulwich, a Lieger Ship for State is the greateſt Ship our Iſland ever ſaw. I am informed that the Myſtery of Shipwrights for ſome diſcents hath been preſerved ſucceſſively in Families, of whom the Pets about Chattam, are of ſingular regard. Queen Eliz. erected a Navy-Royal (continued and encreaſed by her Succeſſors) of the beſt Ships ever Europe beheld, whereas before her time our Kings hired Veſſels from Hamburgh, Lubeck, and Genoa. The Model of our great Ships primitively were our own, and we have improved [Page] the Patterns of thoſe Frigots that were taken from the Dunkerkers, in the daies of the D. of Buck. Lord Admiral, 2 of which ſtill ſurvive in his Majeſties Navy by the Name of Providence and Expedition. The Navy-Royal exceeds all other Kingdomes, and States, in Europe for 1. Swiftneſs, 2. Strength, 3. Beauty, 4. Seamen, 5. Advantagious Weapons, 6. Proviſion, 7. Contrivance, laſtly, Government. Of Medicinal Waters, Tunbridge-Wells, are ſaid to be diſcovered by a Footman to a Dutch Lord, obſerving the Water to be in taſt like to the Spaw in Germany.

Proverbs.

1. A Kentiſh Yeoman. That is, a Plain Man of Plentiful Eſtate. 2. A Knight of Cales, a Genentleman of Wales, and a Laird of the North-Country; a Yeoman of Kent with his yearly Rent will buy them out all three. Knights of Cales were made by Rob. E. of Eſſex, An. 1596. to the number of 60, ſome whereof were Men of mean Fortunes. 3. A Man of Kent. This relates to the Liberty or Courage of the Kentiſh Men. As for the firſt, they know not the Tenure of Villanage; as to the latter, ever ſince the time of Canutus, till H. 2. they had the Precedency of marching in our Engliſh Armies, to lead the Van. 4. Neither in Kent nor Chriſtendom. 'Tis ſaid, that H. 4. of Fr. Muſtering his Souldiers at the Siege of a City found more Kentiſh Men therein then Forreigners of all Chriſtendom beſides, which (being but 70 years ſince) cannot be the Original of this Prov. more ancient in uſe. Of England (or Engliſh Chriſtendom,) Kent was firſt converted to the Faith. This ſeems to be the true Original of the [...]overb. According to ſome, [Page] it is the Periphraſis of no where, Kent being the beſt place of England, Chriſtendom of the World. 5. Kentiſh Long-Tailes. There's a Fable of the Pagans tying Fiſh-tails to St. Auſtins backſide, whilſt he was preaching, in revenge whereof, real tails grew to the hinder-parts of the offenders. Some would found the Prov. on this Miracle, but the Scene of that Lying Wonder was pretended many Miles off, near Cerne in Dorſ. But I conceive it a Note of Diſgrace which by Forreigners was firſt caſt upon the Engliſh in general; For when there hapned a difference in Paleſtine, betwixt Rob. Brother of Lewis K. of Fr. and Will. Longeſpee E. of Salisbury, hear how the French-men inſulted, O the Cowardlineſs of theſe fatal Long-tails! How happy, how clean would this our Army be, were it but purged from Tails and Long-tails. Math. Par. p. 790. That the Engliſh were hereby nicked appears by the Reply of the Earl, The Son of my Father ſhall preſs thither to day, whither you ſhall not dare to approach his Horſe-tail. Some will have the Engliſh ſo called, from the Bag they wore behind their Backs, whiſt the Monſieurs had their Lacqueys to carry their Baggage; The Proverb continues ſtill in Kent, (likely,) becauſe it lyes neareſt to France. Others will have the Kentiſh ſo called, from dragging Bows of Trees behind them, which afterwards they advanced above their Heads, and ſo partly Cozened, partly Threatned K. Will. the Conq. to continue their ancient Cuſtoms. 6 Kentiſh Gavel-kind. A Cuſtom whereby Lands are equally divided among all the Sons, and in default of ſuch, among the Daughters, that is, Give all Kind, Kind ſignifying a Child in the Low-Dutch. This practice was derived to our Saxons from the ancient Germans. An. 18. H. 6. there was not [Page] above 40 Perſons in Kent, but all their Land was held by this Tenure; But on the Petition of divers Gentlemen, this Cuſtom was altered by Act of Parl. 31. H. 8. and the Kentiſh Lands for the moſt part reduced to an Uniformity with the reſt of England. 7. Dover Court, all Speakers and no Hearers. Expreſſing a tumultuous Court once kept at Dover, and implying all irregular Conferences, &c. 8. The Father to the Bough, The Son to the Plough. That is, tho the Father be Executed for his Offence, the Son ſhall nevertheleſs ſucceed to his Inheritance, and hold it by the ſame Services by which his Father did hold the ſame, tho the Goods and Chattels be forfeited. But this holds only in Felony and Murder, and not in the Caſe of Treaſon, nor peradventure in Piracy, which belongs to the Juriſdiction of the Court of Admiralty; Neither doth it hold where the Offendor will not abide his lawful Tryal, For in theſe Caſes the real Eſtate of the Offendor ſhall be forfeited. 9. Tenterdens Steeple is the Cauſe of the Breach in Goodwyn Sands. It is uſed in deriſion, when one aſſigns for the Cauſe of any Acccident, that which is ridiculous and impertinent. This Proverb was at firſt a ſerious aſſertion of an old Man of Kent, for ſaid he, thoſe Sands were firm Lands before that Steeple was built, which ever ſince were overflown with Sea Water. And ſome affirm that the Money which was collected for the Fencing of Eaſt Banks againſt the Eruptions of the Sea, was commuted by the B. of Roch. to the Building of Tenterden Steeple; By which diverſion of the collection, the Sea afterwards brake in upon Goodwyn Sands. 10. A Jack of Dover, that is, Food that is unſavoury by reaſon of frequent dreſſing, Crambe bi [...]cocta; and is appliable to ſuch who uſe Tautologies.

Princes.

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Jo. Eltham, 2 Son to K. Ed. 2. by Iſab. his Queen, was born at Eltham, and afterwards created E. of Cornwall. A Spritely Gentleman. He died in the prime of his Age, in Scotland, An. 10. E. 3. After him all the Younger Sons of Kings were created Dukes, except exſpiring in their Infancy.

Bridget of Eltham, 4th. Daugh. of K. Ed. 4. and Eliz. his Q. was a Nun at Dartford, in this County, founded by K. E. 3.

Edmund youngeſt Son to K. Hen. 7. and Eliz. his Q. was born at Greenwich 1495. He was created D. of Som. and died in his Infancy An. 15. H. 7. 1500 at Biſh. Hatfield in Hartf. which then was the Nurſery for the Kings Children.

Henry VIII. Son of K. H. 7. born at Greenwich, was a Prince in whom great Vertues and no leſs Vices, were in a manner equally contemperated. Pol. Virg. He was a Man of an Uncomptrolable Spirit, carrying a Mandamus in his Mouth, ſufficiently ſealed when he put his Hand to his Hilt. He awed all into Obedience, which was Great in a King and Neceſſary in a Father of his Countrey. In a Play of K. Hen. VIII. there was a Weak whining Boy that perſonated that King; One of his Fellow Actors perceiving him to Act rather like a Mouſe then a Man told him, if you ſpeak not HOH with a better Spirit, your Parliament will not grant you a penny of Money. He died Jan. 28. 1546. v. Lord Herbert's Hiſt.

Q. Mary, Eldeſt Daughter to K. Hen. 8. and Q. Kath. of Sp. was born at Greenwich, Feb. 18. 1518. She derived a Great Spirit from her Father, and her [Page]Devotion from her Mother. She attained to the Crown, by complying with the Gentry of Norf. and Suff. promiſing them to continue Religion, as Eſtabliſhed by K. Ed. 6. after the breach of which Promiſe ſhe never proſpered, loſing ſucceſſively the Hearts of her Subjects, the hopes of a Child, the Company (not to ſay Affection) of her Husband, the City of Calais, her Mirth, her Health and her Life, which ended, Nov. 17. 1558.

Q. Elizabeth, 2d. Daughter to K. Hen. 8. was born at Greenwich, Sep. 7. 1533. She was Heir to the Learning, Bounty, Courage and Succeſs of her Father; Beſides Goodneſs, wherein ſhe was Daughter to her Mother. Her Learning appears in her 2 Lat. Speeches to the Univerſity, and a third little better then Ex tempore to the Poland Amb. Her Bounty was founded on Merit, and ordered with Moderation, ſeeing that is the beſt Liberality that ſo enricheth the Receiver that it doth not impoveriſh the Giver. Her Courage was undaunted, never making her ſelf ſo cheap to her Favourites, but that ſhe ſtill valued her own Authority. A prime Officer (with a White Staff) was commanded by the Q. to conferr a Place then void on one of her Servants whom ſhe commended unto him; Pleaſeth your Highneſs, Madam, (ſaith the Lord) the diſpoſal thereof pertaineth to me by vertue of this White Staff conferred upon me. True ſaid the Queen; yet I never gave you your Office ſo abſolutely, but I ſtill reſerved my ſelf of the Quorum: But of the Quarum, Madam, (returned the Lord) preſuming on the favour of her Highneſs. Hereat the Q. in ſome Paſſion ſnatching the Staff out of his Hand; you ſhall acknowledge me, ſaid ſhe, of the Quorum Quarum Quorum, before you have it again. The Lord waited Stafleſs almoſt [Page] a day (which ſeemed ſo long to him as if the Sun ſtood ſtill) before the ſame was re-conferred upon him. Her Succeſs was admirable, keeping the K. of Sp. at Armes-end all her Reign. She was well skilled in the Queen-craft, and by her Policy and Proſperity ſhe was much beloved by her People; inſomuch that ſince it hath been ſaid, That Q. Eliz. might Lawfully do that which K. James might not. Her Popularity having ſugared many things, her Subjects thanking her for taking thoſe Taxes which they refuſed to pay to her Succeſſor. She died at Richmond, March, 24. 1602.

Mary Daughter to K. James, and Anne of Denm. his Q. was born at Greenwich Apr. 8. K. James was wont pleaſantly to ſay, He would not pray to the Virgin Mary, but he would pray for the Virgin Mary; viz. his own Daughter. She died in her Infancy, and was buried at Weſtm.

Sophia, Youngeſt Daughter to K. James and Q. Anne, was born at Greenwich, June, 22. 1606. and died 3 days after. She was buried nigh Q. Eliz. and is repreſented ſleeping in her Cradle.

Charles, Eldeſt Son of K. Charles and Q. Mary, was born at Greenwich. An. 1629. A fright of his Mother is generally reported to have antedated his Nativity. The Popiſh Prieſts belonging to the Queen ſtood ready, watching to ſnatch the ROYAL BABE to their Superſtitious Baptiſme; But the tender Care of K. Charles did out-vigil their watchfulneſs, commanding Dr. Web, (his next Chaplain in attendance) to Chriſten the Child according to the Church of England. This done, within few hours he expired, and lyes buried at Weſtm.

Saints.

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St. Elphage, well deſcended, bred at Glouc. became a Monk at Glaſtenbury, whence he removed and built himſelf a Hut at Bath, which ſmall Cell, in proceſs of time, proved the beautiful Priory of that Place. Hence he was preferred B. of Winch. and at laſt of Canterbury, which City was in his time Decimated by the Danes, under pretence of Tribute detained. They ſaved the 10 th part of the Citizens alive, amounting to 804. Deſtroying 9 parts, no fewer than 7236. Elphage, unable to pay the Sum by them demanded, was after 7 Months Impriſonment, barbarouſly murdered near Greenwich, about 1013. His Corps firſt buried in St. Pauls, was removed to Cant. by the Command of K. Canutus.

St. Agelnoth the Good, Arch-biſh of Cant. is ſaid to have given at Rome 100 Talents of Silver and one Talent of Gold, for the Arm of St. Auguſtine, B. of Hippo. He expended much in repairing his Cathedral lately deſtroyed by the Danes, aſſiſted therein by the Bounty of K. Canutus. He died 1038.

Martyrs.

Will. White, a Wicklevite, and the firſt married Prieſt, ſince the Popes ſolemn prohibition thereof, was conſtant to his Calling, and was as a Partridge daily on the Wing, removing from place to place. He was ſeized, condemned and burnt at Norwich, 1428. As for Marian Martyrs, thoſe in this Shire ſuffered either by the Cruelty of Griffin, [Page] Biſhop of Rocheſter ▪ or Thorton Suffragan of Dover.

Confeſſors.

Sim. Fiſh, Eſq. a Lawyer, was forced to fly beyond the Seas for perſonating Proud Woolſey in a Tragedy. His Book called the Supplication of Beggars approved by Hen. 8. was the occaſion of his Return to England after 2 years abſence. He eſcaped the Hands of Men, (viz. Sir Th. More, and more Papiſts) and fell into the Hands of God, dying of the Plague. 1531.

Sir Ja. Hales, J. of the Com. Pleas, a Man of ſignal Integrity, when the reſt of the Judges (frighted with the Frowns of the D. of North.) ſubſcribed the diſinheriting of the Lady Mary and Lady Eliz. he only refuſed, as againſt both Law and Conſcience. Yet An. 1. Q. Mary, by urging ſome Laws of E. 6. he fell into the Diſpleaſure of B. Gardiner, was impriſoned and ſo threatned by his Keeper that he endeavoured to have killed himſelf, which being ſet at liberty he afterwards effected, Drowning himſelf in a ſmall Water near his Houſe. He had led a Godly Life, and ſuffered much for his Conſcience.

Cardinals.

Jo. Kemp, born at Wye (where he built a fair Colledge for ſeculars) and bred in Oxf. was ſucceſſively B. of Roch. Chich. and Lond. afterwards Arch-biſh. of York and Cant. Cardinal firſt by the Title of St. Balbine, then of St. Rufine in Rome; He was alſo twice Lord Chan. of Engl. according to theſe Verſes.

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Bis Primas, ter Praeſul erat, bis Cardine functus.

Et dixit Legem bis Cancellarius Anglis.

Being of a Knightly Family he left it much improved by his bounty, and ſome of his Name and Blood flouriſh in Kent at this day. He died An. 1453.

Rich. Clifford, born (probably) at Babbing was made B. of Lond. 1407. and ſent by K. Hen. 4. as his Ambaſſadour to the Council of Conſtance, where he preached a Lat. Sermon before the Emperour and Pope. He acted as a Cardinal among the reſt, in the Election of a Pope. He was a Pious Man, and much eſteemed. He died 1421 being buried nigh Sir Chriſtopher Hatton.

Prelates.

Ralph of Maydenſtan, (Maidſton) a very Learned Man and great Divine, was preferred, B. of H [...]reford, in the Reign of H. 3. 1234. He bought of one Mount-hault a Noble-man, a fair Houſe and the Patronage of St. Ma. Mont-hauly, in Lond. leaving both to his Succeſſors in the See of Heref. He turn'd his Mitre into a Coule, becoming a Franciſcan firſt in Oxf. then in Glouc. where he died about 1244.

Henry de Wingham, was made by H. 3. Chancellour both of England and Gaſcony, Dean both of Totten-hall and St. Martins, and twice Ambaſſadour into France. Being choſen B. of Wincheſter he refuſed that See, becauſe he would not eject Ethelmar (Womb-Brother to K. Hen. 3.) he was therefore preferred B. of Lond. 1259. He died 1261 and was buried in his own Cathedral.

[Page] Hen. of Sandwich, Arch-Deac. of Oxf. was Conſecrated B. of Lond. 1263. Ho joyn'd with the Barons againſt H. 3. for which he was Excommunicated by Othobon the Pope's Legate, He danced attendance at Rome almoſt 7 years before he could procure his Abſolution. He died 1273. and was buried in St. Pauls.

Rich. of Graves-End, made B. of London, An. 1282. firſt founded a Convent of Carmelits at Malden in Eſs. He died at Fulham 1303.

Sim. Mepham, bred in Oxf. was Arch-biſh. of Cant. in the Reign of E. 3. He ſued the Monks of Cant. in the Court of Rome, which Suit coſt him 700 l. He made a magnificent Viſitation of the Dioceſs South of Thames till he was reſiſted by Grandiſon B. of Exeter with whom the Pope ſided. This broke Mepham's he [...]rt, 1333.

Haymo of Hithe. B. of Roch. An. 12. E. 2. (to whom he was Confeſſor) erected the great Hall at his Palace in Halling, and erected and endowed the Hoſp. of St. Barth. in Hithe. He reſigned his Biſhoprick before his death, which happened 1355. Whoſe Succeſſor

Jo. of Shepey, was Treaſurer of England, and died 1360.

Will. Read, built and furniſhed a Library in Mert. coll. He was by E. 3. preferred B. of Chich. He erected a Famous Caſtle at Amberley in Suſs. He died 1385.

Th. Kemp, B. of Lond. ſaw the wars between York and Lanc. begun, continued and ended. He curiouſly arched and leaded the Divinity Schools in Oxford, and built the Croſs nigh the Church of St. Pauls. He died 1489.

Ja. Goldwell, born at Great Chart, was Dean of Salisbury, Secr. to E. 4 and at laſt B. of Norwich. [Page] He repaired the Church of Great Chart, and founded a Chappel on the South ſide thereof. He died 1498.

Th. Goldwell, was by Q. Ma. prefer [...]ed B. of St. Dav. and in the Reign of Q. Eliz. he went to Rome, where he procured Indulgences to ſuch as ſhould go in Pilgrimage to St Winifrid's Well in his Dioceſs.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Poynet, was an exact Grecian and expert Mathematician. He preſented H. 8. with a curious Dial, ſhewing with the Hours of the Day, the Change of the Moon, the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, &c. He was made B. of Roch. then of Winch. but was forced to fly into high Germ. An. 1. Ma. Where before he had finiſhed his Book begun againſt Th. Martin in defence of Miniſters Marriage, he died 1556.

Rich. Fletcher Dean and B. of Peterborough, and at laſt B. of Lond. made a Speech to Q. Mary of Scots, before her death. He was a Man of Graceful Countenance, and therefore favoured by Q. Eliz. tho he fell into her diſpleaſure for entering into a ſecond Marriage, and that with a Lady of none of the beſt reputation. He died with Grief 1596.

Brian Duppa, D. D. the Worthy B. of Winch. was born at Lewſham.

Stateſmen.

Sir Edward. Poynings, a Brave Souldier, ferreted Perkin Warbeck out of Ireland, monarch H. 7. and being a great Politician, he paſſed an Act [Page] of Parl. in that Kingdom, whereby All the Statutes made in England before that time, were made of Force in Ireland; and that no Act ſhould be propounded in any Parl. in Ireland, till firſt it be tranſmitted to England, approved there by the King, and returned thence under the broad Seal. After his Return into Engl. he was created Baron, and died in the beginning of H. 8.

Sir Anth. St. Leger, was properly the firſt Vice-Roy in Ireland, ſeeing, during, his Deputy-ſhip, H. 8. (An. 33.) aſſumed the Title of King of Ireland. To him all the Iriſh made their Solemn Submiſſion, yet they obtained from him ſome relaxation of the Laws of England. He ſeiſed all the Abbey-Lands in Ireland for the King's uſe. He made a Law that no Children ſhould be admitted to Church-Livings. He Perſwaded O Neil and O Brian to come over to England and do Homage to the King, and procure the Title of Earls. He died in the Reign of E. 6.

Sir Hen. Sidney Son to Sir Will. of Penherſt, was by Q. Eliz. made Knight of the Garter, Lord Preſ. of Wales and Dep. of Ireland, where he made Annaly a Shire by the Name of the County of Longford. In a Parl. 11 Eliz. he aboliſhed the Uſurped Captain-ſhips, &c. He cauſed an Act to paſs, whereby the Lord Deputy was authorized to accept the ſurrenders of the Iriſh Seigniories, with power of regranting the ſame, &c. He provided that 5 of the beſt perſons of every Sept ſhould bring in all the perſons of their ſurname to be juſtified by Law. A Law was made that there ſhould be a Free-School in every Dioceſs. He veſted in the Crown more then half of the Province of Ʋlſter, upon the Attainder of Shane O Nale. [Page] He raiſed Cuſtoms upon the principal Commodities, and reformed the Abuſes of the Exchequer in that Kingdom. He alſo eſtabliſhed the Compoſition of the Pale in lieu of Purveyance and ſeſse of Souldiery, and cauſed the Statutes in his own time to be printed. He died at Worceſter 1586. Having ſought the Weal-Public more then his own private Advantage. Whoſe Son

Sir Phil. Sidney, born at Penſherſt, Siſters Son to Rob. E. of Leiceſter, bred in Chriſt-Church in Oxf. was a Gentleman of great Accompliſhments and a ſweet Nature. Being in Election to be K. of Poland, he choſe rather to be a Subject to Q. Eliz. than a Soveraign beyond the Seas. He was ſo eſſential to the Engliſh Court, that it ſeemed maimed without his Company, being a compleat Maſter of Matter and Language, as his Arcadia doth evidence. At laſt leaving the Court he followed the Camp, being made Governour of Fluſhing, under the E. of Leic. But the Walls of that City could not confine the Activity of his Mind, which muſt into the Field, where, (before Zutphen) he was ſlain with a Shot, in a ſmall Skirmiſh, which we may ſadly term a Great-Battel, conſidering our heavy loſs therein. His Corps being brought over into Engl. was buried in the Quire of St. Pauls.

Sir Fr. Walſingham, Knight, originally deſcended from the Walſinghams in Norf. was bred in K. Coll. in Camb. and gave the K. of Spain's Bible to the Library thereof; after he had attained to great Experience by many Years travel beyond the Seas, he was made Secretary of State; Marvellous his Sagacity in examining ſuſpected perſons, either to make them confeſs the Truth, or confound them by denying it to their detection; Cunning his Hands, who could unpick the Cabinets in the [Page] Popes Conclave; quick his Ears who could hear at London what was whiſpered at Rome. And numerous the Spies and Eyes of this Argus, diſperſed into all places. The Jeſuites being out-ſhot in their own Bow, complained that he out-equivocated their Equivocation having a mental Reſervation deeper than theirs. They tax him for making Heaven bow too much to Earth, oftentimes borrowing a point of Conſcience with full intent never to pay it again; whom others excuſed by Reaſons of State and dangers of the Times. He thought that Intelligence could not be bought too dear, the Cauſe that ſo great a Stateſman left ſo ſmall an Eſtate, and that ſo Publick a Perſon was ſo privately buried in St. Pauls, An. 1590. His only Daughter Frances was ſucceſſively matched to three matchleſs Men, Sir Philip Sidney, Rob. E. of Eſſex, and Richard Earl of Clanricard.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Sir Jo. Fineux, born (probably) at Swinkfield, (beſtowed on him by Th. Criol a Lord in the Reign of E. 2.) was for 24 years L. Ch. J. of the K. Bench. viz. from 11 H. 7. to 17. H. 8. He was a great Benefactor to St. Auguſtines in Cant. and was of great Prudence, Juſtice, Piety and Humanity. He died about 1526. and lyes buried in Chriſt-Church in Cant.

Sir Rog. Manwood, born at Sandwich, was by Q. Eliz. preferred ſecond Juſtice of the Com. Pleas, and afterwards Chief Bar. of the Exchequer. He was one of the Commiſſioners who ſate on the Trial of the Q. of Scots. He wrote a Learned Book of the Forreſt Laws. He erected and endowed a Free-School at Sandwich, and died An. 35 Eliz. 1593.

[Page]Sir Hen. Finch, Knight, of Right Worſhipful Extraction (the ancient Surname being Herbert) was Serj. at Law to K. James, and wrote a Book of the Law which is much eſteemed. He wrote alſo another learned Book of the Calling of the Jews, by which he was brought into ſome trouble, K. James, conceiving that Sir Hen. advanced the Common-Wealth of the Jews to the depreſſing Chriſtian Monarchies. He was Father unto Sir Jo. Finch. L. Ch. J. and for a time Lord Keeper and Baron of Fore-ditch.

Souldiers.

In former times the leading of the Front in Armies abſolutely belonged to the Men of Kent. When the Corniſh had that priviledge in the time of K. Arthur, it was only Temporary; and when the Men of Archenfeld in Her [...]ford-ſh. preſcribed to have it, that was only local, as being confined to the Welſh Warrs.

Seamen.

Will. Adams, born at Gillingham, ſerved the Engliſh Company of Barbary Merchants 10 years, and was for 14 years Employed by the Dutch in India. Being Pilot to their Fleet of 5 Sail he conducted them to Japan, (being the firſt Engliſh-man who effectually diſcovered that Iſland) and in order to the ſettlement of Trade, endured many Miſeries. He died at Firando in Japan, 1612.

Civilians.

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Nich. Wotton, Son to Sir Rob. was born at Bockton-Malherb. He was the firſt Dean of 2 Metrapol. Churches, of Cant and York, and of thoſe Cathedrals. Alſo Privy Councellour to 4. Succeſſive Soveraigns, K. Hen. 8. E. 6. Q. Ma. Q. Eliz. was Employed 13 ſeveral times in Embaſſies to Forreign Princes. He refuſed the Arch-Biſhoprick of Cant. He died An. 1566. and was buried in Cant.

Giles Fletcher D. L. and Brother to Rich. B. of Lond. was a moſt Excellent Poet, Commiſſioner into Scotl. Germ. and the Low Countrys, for Q. Eliz. and her Ambaſſador into Ruſſia, Secretary of Lond. and Maſter of the Court of Requeſts. His Ruſſian Embaſſy to ſettle the Engliſh Merchandiſe was his Maſter-piece; to Theodore Juanowich D. of Muſcovia. He came thither in 88. when ſome Hollanders envying the free Trade of the Engliſh, had done them bad Offices, and when a falſe report was generally believed that the Spaniſh Armado had worſted the Engliſh Fleet. Yet our Doctor demeaned himſelf with ſuch Cautiouſneſs, that he procured many priviledges for the Engliſh Merchants, exemplified in Mr. Hackluit. Having returned home he gave God hearty Thanks for being rid out of the power of that Barbarous Prince, and wrote a Book called, The Ruſſian Common-wealth, the printing whereof was not permitted by Q. Eliz.

Phyſicians.

Rob. Floyd, of a Knightly Family, was bred in Oxf. [Page] and beyond the Seas. A great Philoſopher and Phyſician. He was of the Order of the Roſa-Crucians. His Books are Myſtical, as his Diſcourſes were. He died An. 1637.

Will. Harvey, born at Folkſton, and bred in Caius-Coll. in Camb. where he proceeded Dr. of Phyſick, 5 years alſo he ſtudied at Padua. He was afterwards Phyſician to Ch. 1. and was not only Dr. Medicinae but Dr. Medicorum. For this was he who firſt found out the Circulation of the Blood. Tho he lived a Batchelor, he may be ſaid to have left three hopefull Sons to Poſterity; his Books 1. De Circulatione Sanguinis, 2. De Generatione, 3. De Ovo. This Dr. had made a good progreſs in laying down a Practice of Phyſick, conformable to his Theſis, of the Circulation of blood; but was plundred of his Papers in the Civil War. Yet Poſterity will acknowledge the improvements of this opinion as Superſtructures on his Foundations, and thankfully pay the fruit to his Memory. He hath ſince been a ſecond Linacre and great Benefactor to the Colledge of Phyſicians at Lond. He died An. Dom. 1657.

Writers.

Jo. of Kent, was ſent Legate by Pope Innoc. 4. into Engl. He flouriſhed 1248. Haimo of Feverſham, went to Paris, where he was inter Ariſtotelicos Ariſtoteliſſimus. He was Provincial, then General of the Franciſcan Order in Engl. when on his death-Bed he received a Viſit from the Pope. He died 1260. Having firſt corrected the Roman Breviary.

Sim. Stock, lived an Hermite in a hollow Tree, (whence his name) tho B. D. of Oxf. He left behind [Page] him many ſuperſtitious Books. Being 80 years of Age, he had a Revelation that before his Death he ſhould behold a Holy Order of Carmelites come out of Syria, which fell out accordingly, Simon coming out of his Oak to meet them, which is as true as that he was fed 7 years with Manna in Mount Carmel.

Th. Haſlewood, an Auguſtinian Frier in Leeds, a good Scholar and fruitful Hiſtorian. He flouriſhed under E. 2. 1321. in a Manuſcript (in Librar. Cotton.) he mentions how Edw. the Black Prince took. K. Jo. of Fr. Captive, vanquiſhed Hen. an Uſurper in Spain, and reſtored Peter K. of Spain.

Since the Reformation.

Sir Th. Wiat, (Senior) Knight, was born at Allington-Caſtle. Being Servant to H. 8. he fell into his disfavour about the buſineſs of Q. Anne Bullen, till by his Innocence, Induſtry and Diſcretion he extricated himſelf. He was one of great Learning, admirable Ingenuity, and anſwered his Anagram Wiat a Wit. He tranſlated David Pſalms into Engliſh Metre. Of him Leland

Let Florence fair her Dantes juſtly boaſt,

And Royal Rome her Petrarchs numbred feet,

In Engliſh, Wiat both of them doth Coaſt,

In whom all graceful Eloquence doth meet.

Being ſent Ambaſſador by Hen. 8. to Ch. 5. Emp. before he took ſhipping, he died of the Peſtilence, An. 1541.

Leonard Diggs, Eſq. one of excellent Learning and [Page] deep Judgment, was very skilful in Architecture and Fortification. He printed his Tectonicon, Prognoſtick general, Stratiotick, &c. He flouriſhed 1556, and died I think about the beginning of Q. Eliz. His Learning ſeems to run in the Blood of his Family, Witneſs Sir Dudley Diggs of Chilham-Caſtle, made Mr. of the Rolls 1636. whoſe Abilities will be in perpetual remembrance. And the Son of this Knight wrote a Solid Treatiſe of the difference between King and Parliament.

Th. Charnock, born in the Iſle of Thanet, writes of his own Book of the Philoſophers Stone.

For ſatisfying the Minds of the Students in this Art

Then thou art worth as many Books as will lie in a Cart.

An. 1555. all his Work (carried on in purſuit of that Stone) fell on fire, and he himſelf, 3 years after, was (by a Gentleman that owed him a grudge) preſt a Souldier for the relieving of Calice, and this unluckily fell out when he was within a Month (of his Reckoning) to be delivered, by the acqueſt of that immortal Elixir, from Poverty and Contempt, thoſe unſupportable Appurtenances of Mortality. He ſaved nothing but the CAPUT MORTUUM, and now his own projecting Head is dead.

Fr. Thinne, was a Herauld, by the Title of Lancaſter, about the end of Q. Eliz. afforded great aſſiſtance to Holinſhed in his Works.

Rob. Glover, born at Aſhford, was Purſuivant Procullis, and then Som. Herauld. He attended the E. of Derby, when he carried the Garter into France to K. Hen. 3. He began a Catalogue of the Engliſh Nobility with their Arms, &c. He died [Page] 1583. and was buried in St Giles Lond. Whoſe Siſter's Son

Th. Miles, born at Aſhford, ſet forth his Uncles Catalogue of Honour. He was Employed from Q. Eliz. to H. 4. K. of France, and diſcharged his Truſt with ſo great Fidelity and incredible celerity, that in memory of his Service, he had given him for the Creſt of his Arms a Chappeau with Wings, to denote the Mercuriouſneſs of this Meſſage. He died An. 16—

Jo. Philpot, born at Faulkſton, was firſt Purſuivant Extraord. by the Title of Blanch Lion, then in Ordinary by name of Rouge Dragon, and afterwards Somerſet Herauld. He made Additions to the ſecond Edition of Mr Cambden's Remains, and deſerved highly well of the City of Lond. proving in a Learned Book, that Gentry doth not abate with Apprentiſhip, but only ſleepeth, during the time of their Indentures, and awaketh again when they are expired. He contributed to the ſetting forth the aforeſaid Catalogue. He died 1645. and was buried in Bennet Pauls-Wharf.

Th. Playford, was choſen Marg. Profeſſor in Camb. 1597. 'Tis ſaid, Self-conceit, (a Chronical Diſeaſe in others) was in him, an Acute Diſtemper that violently ſeiſed his intellectuals. He died 160 [...] and lyeth buried in St. Botolphs in Camb.

Jo. Bois, D. D. (deſcended from Jo. de Boſco who entred England with Will. the Conq.) was Dean of Cant. Famous to Poſterity for his Poſtils in defence of our Liturgy. So pious his Life, that his Adverſaries were offended that they could not be offended therwith. A great Prelate in the Church did bear him no good Will, for mutual Animoſities betwixt them, whilſt Gremials in the Univerſity, the reaſon perchance that he got [Page] no higher Preferment. He died about the year 1625.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Sir Jo. Philpot, (whoſe Family hath long reſided at Ʋpton Court) was bred a Grocer in Lond. whereof he was Mayor, 1378. He ſet forth a Fleet An. 2. R. 2 at his own coſt to repreſs the Inſolence of one John Mercer a Sco [...], who was taken with all his Ships arid rich Plunder therein. Two years after he conveyed an Engliſh Army into Britain, in Ships of his own hiring, and with his own Money releaſed more then 1000 Arms there, which the Souldiers had formerly engaged for their Victuals. The Nobility accuſed him for acting without a Commiſſion; Yea Pro tantorum ſumptuum praemio v [...]niam vix obtinuit.

Will. Sevenock, born in Sevenock, gave 7 Acorns for his Arms, which if they grow as faſt in the Field of Herauldry, as in the Common Field, may be preſumed to be Oaks at this day. He was Grocer in, and (An. 1419) Lord Mayor of Lond. He founded at Sevenoc a fair Free-School for poor peoples Children, and an Alms-houſe or 20 men and women, which at this day is well maintained.

Since the Reformation.

Sir Andr. Jud. born at Tunbridge and bred Skinner in Lond. whereof he was Lord Mayor An. 1551. He built an Alms-Houſe nigh Sr Helens in Lond. and a ſtately Free-School at Tunbridge, ſubmitting it to the care of the Company of Skinners who have expended of their own money 4000l. in maintainance of it, &c.

[Page] Will. Lamb, Eſq. a Gent. of the Chappel to K. Hen. 8. was born at Sutton Valens, where he erected an Almſ-Houſe and a well endowed School. An. 1557 he began, and within 5 months finiſhed the fair Conduit at Holburn Bridge, and carried the water in Pipes of Lead more than 2000 yards, at his own coſt, amounting to 1500 l. The total ſum of his ſeveral gifts moderately eſtimated exceed 6000 l, He died about 1580. and lyes buried in St Faiths Church under St Pauls.

Frances Sidney, Aunt to the Renowned Sir Philip, was born (probably) at Penherſt. She beſtowed on the Abbey-Church of Weſtminſter a Salary of 20l. per An. for a Divinity Lecture, and Founded Sidney Suſſex Coll. in Camb. She was Relict of Tho. Ratcliffe E. of Suſſex. She died childleſs An. 1588.

Sir Fr. Netherſole Orator of the Univerſity of Camb. was preferred to be Ambaſſadour to the Princes of the Ʋnion, and Secretary to the Lady Eliz. Q. of Bohemia; it is hard to ſay whether he was more remarkable for his doings or ſufferings in her behalf. He married Lucy eldeſt Daughter of Sir Hen. Goodyear of Poleſworth in Warw. by whoſe encouragement he hath founded and endowed a very fair School at Poleſworth aforeſaid, and is ſtill living.

Memorable Perſons.

Simon Linch Gent. born at Groves, V. Eſſex.

Mary Waters, born at Lenham had at her deceaſe, lawfully Deſcended from her, 367 Children, 16 of her own body, 114 Grand-children, 228 in the 3 d. Generation, and nine in the fourth. She died 1620.

[Page]A Gentlewoman now alive being in extream Agony of Soul, held a Venice-glaſs in her hand, and ſaid, I am as ſurely Damned, as this glaſs is broken, which ſhe immediately threw with violence to the ground, yet was it taken up again ſound and entire. The Gentlewoman took no comfort thereat, but afterwards it pleaſed God ſhe recovered from her ſad condition. This ſhe her ſelf told to Th. Morton Biſhop of Durham, from whoſe Mouth I have received this Relation. In the days of Q. Mary ſhe uſed to viſit the Priſons,and comfort and relieve the Confeſſors therein. She was preſent at the Burning of Mr. Bradford. She died 1620.

Nicholas Wood, born at Halingborne, had the Caninus Appetitus and could eat a whole Hog at a ſitting, at another time 30 dozen of Pigeons. He died 1630.

An ingenious Yeoman in this County, uſed to Plough two Furrows at once, with two Ploughs curiouſly joyned.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 1. Hubert de Burgo late Lord Lieutenant to K. Jo. and L. Ch. J. of England. monarch H. 3. In this Year of his Sherivalty he not only valiantly defended the Caſtle of Dover againſt Lewis the French Kings Son, but alſo in a Naval conflict overthrew a new ſupply of Souldiers ſent to him for Aſſiſtants. Hubert de Burozo ſucceeded the former in his Office. No leſs a Couragious Judge, having adviſed K. Hen. 3. to cancell the Great Charter, alledging that ſince it had been granted by that King, during his Minority, it was of no Force in Law—

[Page] An. 20. Johan. de Northwood, of a right Ancient Family before the Conqueſt.monarch E. 1. Their chief Reſidence was Northwood in the Pariſh of Milto Church. One of their Heirs was married into the Family of the Nortons.

16. Rich. Waller, in the time of H. 5. took Charles, monarch H. 4. D. of Orleans, Priſoner, at the battel of Agin-Court, and brought him over to England where he held him in honourable reſtraint at Grome-Bridge. He was a Benefactor to the repair of Spelherſt Church. The Prince aſſigned to him and his Heirs an Additional Creſt, viz. the Arms of France hanging by a Label on an Oak, with the Motto, Hic fructus Virtutis. From this Richard, Sir William Waller is lineally deſcended.

23. Will. Crowmer, was taken by Jack Cade, the Rebel, and committed by his Worſhip to the Fleet in London, becauſe, (as Jack ſaid,) he was guilty of Extortion in his Office, Jack having catch'd him would not leave him ſo, but being attended with other venturous Lads, brought him to Mile-End, and there reformed the Gentleman by cutting off his Head, which they ſet upon a long Pole on London Bridge.

John Scot, Arm. was Knighted and was much truſted and employed by E. 4. who made him one of his Privy Council and Knight Marſhal of Callis; and ſent him (with others) Ambaſſadour to the Dukes of Burgundy and Brittain to bring back the Earls of Pembrook and Richmond. He lyeth buried in the Church of Braborne.

An. 3. Rich. Blakenbury, was nearly allied to Sir Rob. Conſtable of the Tower,monarch R. 3. who dipped his fingers ſo deep in the Blood of King Ed. 5. and his Brother.

[Page] An. 5. William Boleyn, Mil. was made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of R. 3.monarch H. 7. He married a Daughter and Coheir of Th. Butler E. of Ormond, by whom he had (among others) Sir Th. Boleyn E. of Wiltſhire.

10 Jo. Peach (with the Kentiſh Gentry) made Perkin who landed then in Sandwich, ſhrink his Horns back again into the ſhell of their Ships, and brought 150 of Perkin's men up to London. He was Knighted for his good ſervice.

An. 5. Jo. Norton, monarch H. 8. Mil. went over a Captain with the 1500 Archers under the Conduct of Sir Ed. Poynings to aſſiſt Marg. Dutcheſs of Savoy againſt the D. of Guelders; where this Sir Jo. was Knighted by Charles, Young Prince of Caſtile and afterwards Emperour. He lyeth buried in Milton Church.

7. Th. Cheyney, Arm. Knighted by H. 8. was a Spritely Gentleman, living and dying in great Honour; a Favourite and Privy-Councellor to four ſucceſſive Kings and Queens, viz. H. 8. E. 6. Q Mary and Q. Elizabeth.

11 Jo. Wiltſhire Mil. was Comptroller of Calis An. 21. H. 7. He founded a Chappel in the Pariſh of Stove.

An. 3. Moile Finch, Mil. married Elizabeth Daughter and Heir to Sir Th. Heneage, Vice-Chamb. to Q. Elizabeth, monarch K. James and Chancellour of the Duchy of Lancaſter. She in her Widowhood, by the Special favour of K. James was honoured Viſcounteſs Maidſton, and afterwards by the great grace of K. Charles 1. created Counteſs of Winchelſey, both Honours being Entailed on the Iſſue Male of her Body; To which her Grandchild, the right Honourable Heneage (lately gone Ambaſſadour to Conſtantinople) doth ſucceed.

Canterbury.

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CAnterbury an ancient City, during the Saxon Heptarchie was the chief Seat of the Kings of Kent. Here Becket had his death, here Edward the Black Prince and K. Hen. 4. had their Interment. The Metropolitan Dignity firſt conferred by Gregory the Great on Lond. was for the Honour of Auguſtine afterwards beſtowed on this City. It is pleaſantly Situated, being ſurrounded with a fertile Soil, well Wooded and commodiouſly Watered by the River Stoure, (called Durrwhen in Brit. i. e.) a ſwift River, tho it needs ſcouring. Of Buildings, Chriſt-Church firſt dedicated, and (after 300 years Intermiſſion to Th. Becket) reſtored to the Honour of our Saviour, is a Stately Structure, being the performance of ſeveral ſucceſſive Arch-Biſhops; it is much adorned with Glaſs Windows, painted with excellent Colours tho none of the beſt Figures. Yet 'tis ſaid a Forraign Ambaſſadour proffered a vaſt price to tranſport the Eaſt Window of the Quire beyond the Seas. As Pictures are the Books, painted Windows were in time of Popery the Library of Laymen. V. Somners Antiquities.

Proverbs.

1. Canterbury Tales, a Book of Chaucer ſo called; [Page] it is applied to all Feigned and Pleaſant Stories, &c. ſuch as the Miracles of Becket; ſome helpfull, as when perceiving his old Palace at Otford to want water, he ſtruck his ſtaff into the dry ground (ſtill called St. Thomas his Well) whence Water runneth plentifully to ſerve that Houſe. Others ſpitefull: as when (becauſe a Smith dwelling in that Town had clogged his Horſe) he ordered that no Smith afterwards ſhould thrive in that Pariſh.

Prelates.

Steph. Langton, born in England, bred in Paris, S. N. was one of the greateſt Scholars of the Chriſtian World in his Age. He was conſecrated Cardinal of St. Chryſogone, and then by the Pope intruded Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, in defiance of King John. He wrote Comments on all the Old, and ſome on the New Teſtament. He firſt divided the Bible into Chapters, which Robert Stephens a Frenchman ſubdivided into Verſes. Others attribute the Diviſion into Chapters to that able Antiquary Sir Henry Spelman, who was the Improver but not the Inventor. Langton divided alſo the Kingdom of England, reducing King John to ſad extremities. He died and was buried at Canterbury 1228.

Souldiers.

William Prude, Eſq. Lieutenant Collonel in the Low Countreys was ſlain July 12, 1632 at the Siege of Maſtricht. His body was brought into England and buried in the Cathedral of Canterbury, part of his Epitaph being

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Stand Souldiers; ere you march by way of Charge,

Take an Example here, that may inlarge

Your Minds to noble Action—

He fear'd not Death midst all Harms

He bare as much of Piety as Arms.

Now Souldiers on, and fear not to intrude

The Gates of Death by th' Example of this Prude.

He married Mary Daughter of Sir Adam Sprackling, Knight, and had Iſſue by her four Sons and three Daughters, his ſurviving Son Searles Prude having erected his Monument.

Writers.

Osbern of Canterbury, an admirable Muſician, and therefore a great Favourite to Lanfrank the Arch-Biſhop. He was the Engliſh Gen. 4.22. jubal as to the curioſity of Muſick in our Churches; An Art which never any ſpake againſt who underſtood it, otherwiſe Apollo is in a ſad caſe, if Midas his Ears muſt be the Judges. He wrote the Life of St. Dunſtan in Latine, flouriſhed under William the Conqueror An. 1070.

Simon Langton, Brother to Stephen Arch-Biſhop was, Arch-Deacon of Canterbury; who Carne & Sanguine revelante encreaſed both the Revenues and Juriſdiction of that Place to him and his Succeſſors. A troubleſome Man he was, and a great Adverſary to King Joh. and would not be reconciled to that King tho he was urged both by the Command (under the pain of Excommunication) and Example of his Holineſs. This cauſed him to trudge to the Court of Rome where he found little favour; For ſuch who will be the Popes White Boys muſt watchfully [Page] obſerve his ſignals, and charge when he chargeth, and retreat when he retreateth. He wrote (beſides other) a Book of the Penitence of M. Magdalene, in relation (it ſeems) to himſelf, tho ſhe found more favor in the Court of Heaven then he at Rome. He died 12—

Benefactors to the Publick.

Jo. Eaſday, of moſt honourable Extraction, bred in Cambridge, was Dean of Canterbury. He was the firſt Clergy-man who carried tidings of the Engliſh Crown to King Ja. He reduced the Court of Trinity Colledge to a ſpacious and beautiful Quadrangle, and added a ſtately new Court at his own expence of above 300 l. He died 161—

Lancaſhire.

LAncaſhire hath the Iriſh Sea on the W. York-ſh. on the E. Cheſhire on the S. Cumberland and Weſt. on the N. Being in length 50 and in the broadeſt part 31 Miles; Of a piercing Air which produceth fair Complexions and firm Conſtitutions in the Natives. Tolerably Fruitful. There are in this Countrey 36 Pariſhes, few, in ſo great a compaſs. But as Sir Tho. More, when Lord Chanc. every Morning in Term-Time, ask'd Bleſſing in Weſtm. Hall of his Father Sir Jo. More, then a puiſne Judge So in this Shire ſome Chappels exceeding [Page] their Mother Churches in Fairneſs of Structure and numerouſneſs of people, owe their filial Relation, and ſtill continue their dutiful dependance on their Parents. The Church of Mancheſter has 9 Chappels, which before the Civil-Wars were reputed to have had 500 Communicants a piece; a Lincoln-ſhire Church is beſt built, a Lancaſh. Church is largeſt bounded, and a London Audience conſiſts of moſt intelligent people. The people generally devout are (as I am informed) Northward and by the Weſt Popiſhly affected, which in other parts (intended by Antiperiſtaſis) are Zealous Proteſtants. Hence it is that many Subtil Papiſts and Jeſuits have been born and bred in this County, which have met with their Matches in the Natives of the ſame County. Of Natural Commodities, there are the moſt and beſt Oates. Allom found at Houghton. Oxen the faireſt in Engl. with goodly Heads, the tips of whoſe Horns are ſometimes diſtanced 5 Foot aſunder. The Manufactures are Fuſtians Jen. Auſburgh and Millain. The Cottons of Mancheſter carry away the credit in Engl. Other ſmall Wares of that Town may be wrapt up in Mancheſter. Tickin, tyed with the Tape and bound about with the Poynts and Laces of the ſame place. Of Buildings Mancheſter (a College.) Church a great Ornament to this County, hath a Quire exceeding beaut [...]ful, and for Wood-work an Excellent Piece of Artifice. The wonder of this County, is, that about Wiggin, Men go a Fiſhing with Spades and Mattocks, and find ſmall Fiſhes in deadiſh water un [...]er the turſie ground.

Proverbs.

I. Lancaſhire for Women. II. It is written upon a [Page] Wall in Rome, Richeſter was as Rich as any Town in Chriſtendom. Probably Richeſter was anciently an Eminent Roman Colony; tho now it is not ſo much as a Mereate Town.

Martyrs.

Jo. Rogers, bred in Camb. an able Linguiſt and General Scholar, Converted from the Popiſh Religion, tranſlated the whole Bible, and dedicated it to H. 8. Subſcribing himſelf Th. Matthews. He fled beyond the Seas for fear of the 6 Articles, and returning in the Reign of E. 6. became a Preacher in Lond. and a great Stickler againſt Ceremonies. He was the firſt Martyr in Q. Maries days, he led all the reſt, who if they had not been Fleſh and Blood they could not have been burnt: and if they had been no more then Fleſh and Blood they would not have been burnt. He was Martyred Feb. 4. 1555.

Jo Bradford, born at Mancheſter, Lawyer and good Scholar, Commenced Mr. of Arts in Camb. by favour; He had been always a hard Student from his Youth. A moſt Holy Man, who ſecretly in his Cloſet would ſo weep for his Sins, one would have thought he would never have ſmiled again, and then appearing in Publick, he would be ſo harmleſly pleaſant, one would think he had never wept before (V. Fox Mart.) He ſuffered 1555.

Geo. Marſh, born at Dean, firſt Farmer, then (after the death of his wife) Student in Camb. became Curate to Mr. Lawr. Sanders the Martyr. If he made doubtful and fearful anſwers at his Examination, he made amends with his final Conſtancy, being Burnt and Scalded to Death (having a Barrel of Pitch placed over his head, an Accent of Cruelty peculiar [Page] to him alone) when he was Martyred at Wincheſter Apr. 24. 1555.

Cardinals.

Will. Alan, of Gentile parentage, bred in Oriel-Coll. in Oxford, became Head of St. Maries-Hall. therein. Then beyond the Sea, he became K. Profeſſor at Doway, Can. of Cambray, and Rhemes, and at laſt by Pope Sixtus 5tus made Card. Prieſt of Martins in Rome. He troubled the Church of Engl. lining his Red Hat with the Black Offices he did againſt his Native Countrey. He Collected the Engliſh Exiles into a Body, and united them in a Colledge, firſt at Doway, then at Rhemes, ſo great an Advancer, that we may behold him as a Founder of that Seminary. He died at Rome an. 1594. and was buried in the Engliſh School.

Prelates.

Hugh Oldham, bred in Camb. a Pious Man and no ill Scholar, was B. of Exeter. A Foe to Monkiſh Superſtition, and a Friend to Univerſity Learning, Bountiful to Braz. Noſe, and Corp. Chr. Coll. in Camb. He founded and endowed a School in Mancheſter, with a large Revenue. Dying Excommunicate 1520. (for not ſtanding to the deciſion of Rome in a conteſt with the Ab. of Taveſtock) he was buried in the Wall of the Chappel he had built by his own Cathedral.

Ja. Stanley, D. D. Brother of Th. E. of Darby, was by K. Hen. 7. his Kinſman by Marriage, preferred B. of Ely. 1506. He lived at a diſtance from his Cathedral, with his Brother all the Summer, and in the Winter time at Somersham in Hunt. with one [Page] who was not his Siſter and wanted nothing to make her his wife ſave marriage. He died. 1515.

Hen. Standiſh, a Franciſcan, and D. D. in Camb. and afterwards made B. of St. Aſaph, entered the Liſts with Eraſmus as a Dwarf with a Gyant, and petitioned H. 8. to continue the Religion of his Anceſtors; and entring into Matters of Divinity cited the Coloſſians in ſtead of the Corinthians. He died 1535.

Jo. Chriſtopherſon, Mr. of Trin. Coll. in Camb. an excellent Scholar, made and wrote a Greek Tragedy (ſo curiouſly that it ſeem'd printed) and preſented it to H. 8. He tranſlated Philo and Euſeb. into Lat. Beſides his own Benefactions to the Maſters Lodgings and Library, he was highly inſtrumental in moving Q. Ma. to her magnificent Bounty to Trin. Coll. In the viſitation of Camb. he was very active in burning the bones of Bucer, being then Elect B. of Chicheſter. He no ſooner put on his Epiſcopal Ring, but preſently began to waſh his hands in the blood of poor Martyrs, An. 1. Eliz. he was deprived. He dyed in Reſtraint 1560.

Since the Reformation.

Ja. Pilkinton, D. D. of ancient Family before the Conqueſt, (when the chief of them then ſought for, diſguiſed himſelf a Threſher) has for his Motto, Now thus, now thus, in alluſion to the head of the Flail, or to himſelf embracing the ſafeſt condition for the preſent. He was bred in Camb. and fled an. 1. Mar. into Germ. where he wrote a Comment on Eccleſiaſtes, and both the Epiſtles of St. Peter. After his return he was preferred an. 1. Eliz. B. of Durham. And 9 years after, the Northern Rebels came to Durham, and tore the Engliſh Liturgy. The Biſhop [Page] had fared no better, if they had found him. When the Rebellion was ſuppreſſed, the Biſhop commenced a Suit againſt Q. Eliz. for the Lands and Goods of the Rebels attainted in the Biſhoprick as due to him. But the Parliament interpoſing, on ſpecial conſideration, pro hoc tempore, Adjudged them to the Queen He died. 1576.

Edwin Sandys, was born at Coniſby. v. Eccl. Hiſt.

Rich. Barnes, born at Bolde and bred in Oxf. was Suffr. B. of Nott. then B. of Carlile 1570, and at laſt of Durham. A Man of good Nature, but abuſed by his Credulity and Affection to his Brother Jo. Chancellor of his Dioceſs, who (permitting baſe and diſhoneſt perſons to eſcape Scot-free for a piece of Money) was the cauſe of good Mr. Gilpins's ſuſpenſion, yet the Bp. reſtored him afterwards and thus accoſted him, Father Gilpin, I acknowledge you are fitter to be B. of Dur. then my ſelf to be Parſon of this Church of yours, I ask forgiveneſs for my errors paſſed; Forgive me Father, I know you have hatched up ſome Chickens that now ſeek to pick out your eyes, but ſo long as I ſhall live Bp. of Dur. be ſecure no man ſhall injure you. He died in 88.

Jo. Woolton, born at Wiggin, fled in Q. Maries daies, and after his Return was made Biſhop of. Exeter, 1579. He endited Letters full of Wiſdom and Piety not 2 hours before his death An. 1593. His daughter was married to Fr. Godwin Biſhop of Hereford.

Mathew Hutton, Marg. Profeſſor and B. D. 1561 was choſen Biſhop of Durham 1589. Tranſlated to York 1594. He died 1605. V. Eccl. Hiſt. He gave 100 marks to Trinity College, in Cambridge, and Founded a Hoſpital at Wareton in this County. A learned and Pious Prelate. Martin Heton, Canon of Chriſt Church, was made Biſhop of Ely, by Q. Elizabeth ('tis ſupected he uſed Simoniacal compliance.) [Page] He was the beſt Houſe-keeper in that See within Mans remembrance. He died 1609. leaving two Daughters married in thoſe Knightly Families of Fiſh and Filmer.

Rich. Bancroft, bred in Camb. was made by Q. Elizabeth B. of Lond. by K. James Arch-biſhop of Cant. A great Statſeman and grand Champion of Church Diſcipline. He was ſo habituated to the Poiſons of malicious Tongues, that they became Food unto him. Once a Gentleman preſented to him a Libel which he found paſted on his Door, Who nothing moved thereat, Caſt it (ſaid he) to 100 more which lye here on a heap in my Chamber. Many a Lye-bel or loud Lye was made upon him. He cancelled his firſt Will, wherein he left much to the Church, whereof a Scurrillous Pen,

He who never repented of doing Ill

Repented that once he had made a God Will.

Whereas indeed ſuſpecting a popular violence on Cathedrals, and fearing an Alienation of what was bequeathed unto them, he thought fit to cancell his own, to prevent others cancelling his Teſtament. For by his ſecond Will, he gave the Library at Lambeth to the Univerſity of Cambridge in caſe the Archiepiſcopal See ſhould be extinct. Which Clauſe ſecured that Library in the late Wars. He died An. 1610. and lyeth buried at Lambeth.

Th. Jones, bred in Cambridge, commenced D. D. in Dublin, and was made B. of Meath 1584. and one of the Privy Council to Q. Elizabeth in Ireland. He was tranſlated to be Arch-biſhop of Dublin. 1605. and by K. James made Chanc. of Ireland. Sir Roger his Son was by K. Charles created Viſcount Renelaugh,

[Page] Rich. Parr, bred in Oxford, was preferred B. of Man by the E. of Darby, Lord thereof. He died 16—

Souldiers.

Sir Will. Molineux, Knight of Sefton, was at the Battel of Navarret in Spain, made Knight Banneret by Ed. the Black Prince, An. 1367. He died at Cant. 1372. Whoſe deſcendant

Sir Will. Molineux, Junior, flouriſhing under H. 8. brought the ſtrength of this County to the Succour of the D. of Norfolk, with whom he performed ſignal ſervice in Flodden-field.

Writers.

Hugh of Mancheſter, firſt a Dominican, then a Franciſcan, having diſcovered an Impoſtor, wrote a Book de Fanaticorum deliriis, dedicating the ſame to E. 1. who ſent him Ambaſſador to Philip K. of France to demand Lands which were detained from him in Aquitain. He died 1294.

Rich. Ʋlverſton, a great Antiquary, bred at Oxford, wrote a Book entituled the Articles of Faith. He died (probably) about 1434.

Th. Penketh, D. D. in Oxford, ſo deep a Scotiſt, and of ſo great a Memory, that had all the Books of Scotus been loſt, he was reported by Forraigners, able to reſtore them every word. He was Profeſſor at Padua, and after his return, Provincial of the Auguſtinians in England. He died and was buried in London, 1487.

Jo. Standiſh, wrote a Book againſt the Tranſlation of the Bible into Engliſh, and preſented it to the [Page] Parliament. He died 1556 near the end of Q. Mary.

Since the Reformation.

Th. Leaver, B. D. in Cambridge, fled in the Marian days and became Paſtor of the Engliſh Exiles at Arrow in Switz. He wrote a Book entitled The right path way to Chriſt. He died after his return into England, 1558.

Will. Whitaker, born at Holme, died 1596. V. Eccl. Hiſt.

Alexander Nowell, born at Read. of a Knightly Family, and bred in Oxford, narrowly eſcaped being catched by Baner, whilſt he himſelf was catching of Fiſh; being conveyed beyond the Seas by one Fr. Biwyer Merch. and leaving behind him a Bottle of Ale on the Graſs, which afterwards was found no Bottle but a gun, ſuch the ſound at the opening thereof; which is believed the Original of Bottle-Ale in Engl. Returning An. 1 Elizabeth he was made Dean of St Pauls, and for his Meekneſs, Learning, Prudence and Piety, the then Parliament enioyned him to make a Catechiſme for publick uſe. He was Confeſſor to Q. Elizabeth. He gave 200 l per An. to maintain 13 Scholars in Brazen-noſe College. He died at 90 years of age, not decayed in ſight, 1601.

Joh. Dee, Dr. in Oxford, was an excellent Mathematician and well skilled in natural Magick,S. N. and therefore by ignorant people ſuſpected to be a Conjurer, which occaſioned the ſeiſing of his Library, and his leaving of the Land. After his return he was again haunted at Mortlack with the ſame ſcandal, but he gave ſuch ſatisfaction of the lawfulneſs and uſefulneſs of his Studies, that the Queen (beſides many New-years gifts (preſented [Page] him Warden of Mancheſter. All his Books ſpeak him a Learned Man. He died about 1 year of King James.

Roger Fenton, D. D. in Camb. was a Pious Miniſter in St. Steph. Walbrook London. He wrote a Treatiſe againſt Uſury. He had ſet about ſtudying Dr. Felton's Funeral Sermon (who lay at the point of Death) Yet it pleaſed God this Dr. recovered, and preached Dr. Fenton's according to a former mutual agreement betwixt them, that the Surviver ſhould Preach the others Funeral Sermon. He died 1615.

Robert Balton, born at Blackborne, had the 6 Properties of a good Scholar, viz. good natural parts, a Faithful Memory, Curioſity, (uſing withal) Study, Labour and Attention. He could ſpeak the Greek and Lattin as well as Engliſh, and that Stilo imperatorio. He was choſen a Diſputant before King James, and acquitted himſelf with great applauſe. He was afterwards Rector of Broughton. He died 1631.

Jo Weaver, bred in Cambridge an Antiquary, compoſed a Book of Funeral Monuments in the Dioceſs of Canterbury, Roch, Lond. and Norwich. He died about 1634.

Ja Cudworth, D. D. and an excellent Preacher, finiſhed ſome of Mr Perkins's Works.

Lawr. Chaderton, Lawyer, was a Convert from the Romiſh Religion, which when his father (a rich Gentleman) heard, he ſent him a groat in a poak to go a begging therewith. He was one of the four Repreſentatives of the Nonconformiſts in Hampton Court Conference, and afterwards a Tranſlator of the Bible; having preached one time for two hours ſpace, he concluded That he would no longer treſpaſs upon their patience, at which the hungry people cryed [Page] out For Gods ſake go on, which obliged him to an Extempore-continuance. After he had commenced D. D. he died 1640.

Geo. Walker, born at Hauxhead, having the ſmall-Pox in his childhood, (the ſtanders by expecting his diſſolution) ſtarted up out of a Trance with this ejaculation, Lord take me not away till I have ſhewed forth thy Praiſes, which made his parents devote him to the Miniſtery after his recovery. His Sermon, printed againſt the profanation of the Sabbath, &c. procured him much trouble and 2 years Impriſonment. He died 1651.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Edw. Riſhton, M. A. in Doway, and prieſt in Rome 1580. at his return to England was three years Priſoner. He died of the Plague at St. Manhow, 1585.

Th. Worthington, well deſcended, was bred at Doway, B. D. and ſent into England, in 88. where he was impriſoned in the Tower of London. He commenced D. D. at Triers. He wrote Notes on the Old Teſtament which came out in Engliſh at Rhemes.

—Anderton, a Learned Popiſh Prieſt ſcurvily diſappointed Mr. Bolton, his Proſylite who was to go over with him to the Engliſh Seminary.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Will. Smith, born at Farmeworth preferred by H. 8 B. of Lich. & Cov. & preſident of the Marches, Founded a Hoſp. and School at Lich. and a School at Farmeworth, allowing 10 l. per An. Salary for the [Page] Maſter. He founded Brazen-noſe Colledge in Oxford, before the finiſhing of which he died 1513.

Molineux a preacher, about the time of H. 8. deſcended of the Houſe of Softon built the Church there, and Houſes for Schools about the Church Yard, and made the great Wall about Mag. Colledge in Oxford.

Edw. Halſall, Eſquire, Chamberlain of the Exchequer at Cheſter, founded a Free School in Halſtall.

Th. Weſt, younger Brother to the Lord de la Ware, and Parſon of Mancheſter became Heir to that Barony. For a Marriage-Licenſe from the Pope he built a Colledge for Prieſts in Mancheſter.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Smith, finding Magd. Coll. in Cambridge, poor and empty, left it rich and full of Scholars, having ſerved it all his life and bequeathed to it 600 l. at his Death.

Geo. Clarke, Haberdaſher, a devout Man, dying Iſſueleſs before the late Civil Wars, left to the Poor 100 l. per An. in Lands lying in Crompſal.

Humph. Chetham, a Pious and proſperous Man, was High Sheriff of this County 1635. He gave by his Will 7000 l. to buy a Fee-ſimple Eſtate of 420 l. per an. for the Education of 40 poor Children in Mancheſter at School, from about 6 till 14 years of Age. He gave 1000 l. for Books to a Library and 100l. to prepare a place for them. He bequeathed 200l. to buy Books for the Churches of Mancheſter, Bolton, &c. He gave the remainder of his Eſtate above 2000l. Debts, &c. being paid to the encreaſe of the Books in the Library.

Memorable Perſons.

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Sir Edm. de Trafford and Th. de Aſhton Knights deſcended, of great Wealth and Reputation were Famous Chymiſts. They procured a Patent from K. Henry 6. for trying their (pretended) Skill in turning baſe Metalls into Gold.

Rich. Rothwell, is ſaid to have diſpoſſeſſed Jo. Fox near Nott. of the Divel, there paſſing betwixt them a large Dialogue. He died 1627.

The Battels.

At Preſton in Anderneſs, Aug. 7. 1648. D. Hamilton entered England with an Army. Moſt beheld him as one rather cunning than Wiſe, yet rather Wiſe than Valiant. However he had Officers what did Ken the geat of feighting as weel as ony of oor Age. He would accept of no Engliſh aſſiſtance. Their Van and Rear were many Miles aſunder, and they met the reſiſtance of Maj. Gen. Lambert before they expected it. He at Preſton gave the Scotch Army ſuch a blow as ſtunn'd, it, tho it reeled, on ſome Miles more Southward into Stafford-ſhire, where at Ʋlceſter, the Duke was taken priſoner and utterly defeated. As for the defeat of Ja. E. of Derby, ult. Aug. 1651. it amounted to no Battel by reaſon of the Vigilancy of Coll. Lilburn and others.

This County may be called the Cock-pit of Conſcience, by reaſon of the conſtant Combats therein betwixt Religion and Superſtition. A certain Impoſtor had almoſt made Eleanor Q. Mother mad, by reporting the Poſthume Miracles done by her Husband H. 3. till Hugh of Mancheſter (of whom before) ſettled her judgment aright.

Leiceſter-ſhire.

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LEiceſter-ſhire, is almoſt circular in form, the Town of Leic. being the Center, and the River Soare the Diameter thereof. Having Linc. and Rut. on the E. Darby and Nott. on the N. Warw. on the W. and Northam. on the S. in length 33 and in breadth 27 miles. The South W. parts abound in Corn, the North. W. in Wood. The reſt of the County having ſufficiency of both. The natural Commodities are Beans, about Barton in the Beans, where they appear like a Forreſt in the time of Harveſt. Cole digged up at Cole-Orton which warms Cold-Orton (another Village) together with the whole County. Of Buildings, the Pariſh Church of Bottsford is very fair and large, with a high Spire Steeple. At the ſuppreſſion of the Abbeys, many ancient Monuments of the Albanies and Roſes were removed hither out of the Priory of Beaver, by the Command of Th. E. of Rutland. Then the Stone Tower built by William Lord Haſtings at Aſhby de la Zouch hath ſomething Monarchical, in Height, Strength and Workmanſhip above the ordinary Ariſtocracy of Fabricks. Alſo the Fair Palace built at Broadgate by Th. Grey, Marq. of Dorſet challengeth the preheminence above the reſt. As for Wonders, There is a Village in this [Page] County called Charleton Curly, and all that are born therein have an harſh and ratling kind of Speech, and cannot well pronounce the Letter R. Which in all probability proceeds from a peculiar Intemperature of the Elements in that place. There was a Fellow of Trin. Coll. (likely a Native of Charleton) compoſed a Speech of competent length, without any R therein, which he could not pronounce, his Speech having no Room for ERROURS ſeeing there was an errour in his Speech.

Proverbs.

1. Bean-belly Leiceſter-ſhire; for Plenty. 'Tis a merry ſaying, Shake a Leiceſter-ſhire Yeoman by the Collar, and you ſhall hear the Beans rattle in his Belly, tho at the ſame time they may have good Silver ringing in their Pockets. 2. If Bever have a Cap, You Churles of the Vale look to that. That is when Clouds hang over Bever-Caſtle it is a ſigne of much Rain, &c.

Princes.

Jane Grey, eldeſt Daughter of Hen. D. of Suff. by Fr. Bandon eldeſt Daughter to Mary, ſecond Siſter to K. Hen. 8. was born at Broadgate, near Leiceſter. She lived many pious, but few pleaſant days, whoſe Soul was never out of the Non-age of Afflictions, till death made her of full years to inherit Happineſs. Whilſt a Child, her Father's was to her an Houſe of Correction, nor did ſhe write Woman ſooner than ſhe did ſubſcribe Wife, and in obedience to her Parents, was unfortunately matched to the Lord Guilford Dudley, (a pious Gentleman,) but Son to an Ambitious Father. She was Proclaimed, [Page] but never Crowned Queen, living in the Tower longer a Captive than a Queen. Her Family, by ſnatching at a Crown which [...]as not, loſt a Coronet which was their own. She ſuffered on Tower-hill 1554/5 Feb. 12.

Kath. Grey, 2d. Daughter to Henry D. of Suffolk was married to the Lord Herbert Son to the Earl of Pembroke, who knowing the Caſe altered with that Family, brake the Marriage quite off. Thus ſhe became a Heraclita or Lady of Lamentation. The Roſes of whoſe cheeks looked very wan and pale tho they wanted not for watering. Afterward Ed. Seymour E. of Hertford married her privately without the Queens Licence, and concealed it till her pregnancy diſcovered it. The Engliſh Proverb, It is good to be near a Kin to land, holdeth in private Patrimonies, not Titles to Crowns. Q. Elizabeth beheld her with a jealous eye, unwilling ſhe ſhould match either Forreign Prince, Engliſh Peer, or any perſon whatſoever. The E. of Hartford being fined 15000l. was impriſoned with his Lady in the Tower, and ſeverely forbidden her company. By bribing the Keeper he bought (what was his own) his Wives Embraces, and had by her a ſurviving Son Edw. Anceſtor to the Right Honorable the D. of Som. She died Jan. 26. a Priſoner in the Tower, 1567, after 9 years Durance therein. Whoſe Siſter

Mary Grey the Youngeſt, Frighted with the infelicity of her two elder Siſters, forgot her Honour to remember her Safety, and married one whom She could love, and none need fear, Martin Kayes of Kent, Eſq. Serjeant Porter and died without Iſſue 20 Ap. 1578.

Martyrs.

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Hugh Latimer, born at Thurcaſton, in his firſt Sermon, before King Ed. 6. declared his own Pedigree to this effect. My Father was a Yeoman who had a Farm of 3 or 4l. a year, kept 100 Sheep and ſix Servants, and my Mother milked 30 Kine. He did find the King an HARNESS which I remember I buckled on, with himſelf and his Horſe, when he went to Black-heath field. He kept me to School, or elſe I had not been able to Preach before the King's Majeſty now. He married my Siſters with 5l. a piece, ſo that he brought them up in Godlineſs and the fear of God. He kept Hoſpitality for poor Neighbours and ſome alms, and all this did he of the ſame Farm, where he that now hath it payeth 16l p. an. and more, and is not able to do any thing for his Prince, for himſelf, nor for his Children, or give a cup of Drink to the Poor. He was bred in Cambridg, and converted under God, by Mr. Bliney from a violent Papiſt to a zealous Proteſtant. He was afterwards made Biſhop of Worc. and 4 years after outed, for refuſing to ſubſcribe the 6. Art. He onely (of the Biſhops of the new Learning in the time of H. 8.) urged that two Abbeys at the leaſt, in every Dioceſs, of conſiderable Revenues, might be preſerved for the maintenance of Learned Men therein, And ſwiming a good while againſt the ſtream, he was at laſt carried away with the Current. He was Martyred at Oxford, 1555.

Prelates.

Gilb. Segrave, born at Segrave, and bred in Oxford ſucceeded a Kinſman (who on his death-Bed recommended him) in the Provoſt's place of St. Sepul [...]hers[Page]in York; and afterwards was Biſhop of Londdon He died 1317.

Walt. de Langton, born at Weſt-Langton made by E. 1. Biſhop of Coventry and Lichfield and Treaſ. of Engliſh. He loſt the Favor of E. 2. for reproving him when as yet but Prince for his debauchery; and tho he never wholly regained that Princes good Will, 'tis ſaid the ſurpluſage of the People's affection to him did fill up that blank. Prodigious his bounty in building and endowing his Cathedral. He died 1321, and was buried in the Chappel of St. Ma. of his own erection.

Rog. de Martival, Son of Sir Aukitell Mar. (whoſe Arms were Ar. a cinque-foil S.) was born at Nowſley. He was Firſt Arch-Deacon of Leic. then Dean of Linc. and at laſt Biſhop of Saliſbury in the Reign of E. 2. 1315. He was the laſt heir male of his Race, and Founded a Colledge at Nowſley, for a Warden and certain Brethren. His Eſtate deſcended to Joyce-de-Mart. his Siſter married to Sir Ralph Haſtings, lineal Anceſtor to the now Earl of Hunt. and the Hazleriggs are at this day Poſſeſſors of the Mannor of Newſley. He died 1329.

Rob. Wivil well deſcended, born at Stanton Wivil, was made Biſhop of Salisbury 1329. tho both a Dunce and a Dwarfe. He impleaded William Montague E. of Salisbury in a Writ of Right for the Caſtle of Salisbury, and it had been tried by a Combat of their two Champions, had not the King interpoſed and ordered that the Biſhop ſhould pay 2500 marks for the quiet Poſſeſſion of the Caſtle.

Since the Reformation.

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Joſeph Hall, born at Aſhby de la Zouch, and bred in Em. Colledg in Cambridg, maintained there (with a Flouriſhing wit) That the World groweth Old. He was Miniſter at Halſted in Suffolk, where his Little Catechiſme did much good. He became D. D. and was at the Synod of Dort, and was preferred firſt Dean of Worc. then Biſhop of Ex. then of Norwich, then of no place; ſurviving to ſee his Sacred Function buried before his eyes. He may be ſaid to have died with the pen in his hand He was commonly called our Engliſh Seneca. For his pure, plain and full ſtile. Not ill at Controverſies, more happy at Comments, very good in his Characters, better in his Sermons, beſt of all in his Meditations. In his Will he affirms that he does not hold Gods Houſe a meer Repoſitory for the dead bodies of the greateſt Saints. He died 1656.

Stateſmen.

Geo. Villiers born at Brooksby, fourth Son to Sir Geo, being debarred (by his late Nativity) from his Fathers Lands, was maintain'd in France by his Mother, till he returned one of the compleateſt Courtiers in Chriſtendom. Sir Th. Lake Uſhered him into the Court, whilſt the Lady Lucy Counteſs of Bedford led him by the one hand, and William E. of Pembrook, by the other, about the ſame time that Somerſet began to decline. Soon after he was Knighted, created ſucceſſively Bar. Viſc. Villiers, E. Marq. D. of Buckingham. and Knight of the Garter, and had the Offices of Maſter of the Horſe and Admiral conferred upon him. He married his Neeces [Page] to Honourable Perſons, thereby both gratifying his Kindred, and fortifying himſelf with noble alliance. King Charles had as high a kindneſs for the Duke as King James. had. Thenceforward he became Plenipotentiary in the Engliſh Court, ſome of the Scotch Nobility making room for him by their ſeaſonable departure out of this Life. The Earl of Briſtol was juſtled out, the Biſhop of Linc. caſt flat on the floor; the Earls of Pembrook and Carlile content to ſhine beneath him, Holland, behind him. But tho he was the little God at Court, he was the Great Divel in the Countrey; being perfectly hated by the Commonalty, and charged by them with all Miſcarriages in Church and State. John Felton, apprehending himſelf injured, ſtabbed the Duke to the heart at Portſmouth 1620. His perſon could not be charged with any blemiſh, ſave that ſome Criticks conceived his brows ſomewhat over pendulous, a cloud which in the Judgment of others, was by the beams of his eyes ſufficiently dispelled. V. his Monument in the Chappel. H 7

Capital Judges.

Sir Roh. Belknap, Chief J. of the Common Pleas An. 48. E. 3, was diſplaced An. 11 R. 2. For this King intending to make away certain Lords, viz. his Uncle the Duke of Glouc. the Earls of Arund. Warw. Darby, Not. demanded of his Judges whether he might by his Regal power revoke what was acted in Parliament. To this all the Judges anſwered affirmatively (Sir William Skipwith onely excepted) and ſubſcribed it. Belknap to that his ſubſcription added theſe words, There wants nothing but an hurdle, an horſe and an halter, to carry me where I may ſuffer the death I deſerve, for if I had not done this,[Page]I ſhould have died for it, and becauſe I have done it I deſerve death for betraying the Lords. In the next Parlament all the Judges were arreſted, Sir Rob. Treſilian, Chief J. of the Kings Bench executed, and Belknap with others baniſhed.

Sir Robert Catelin deſcended of the ancient Family of the Catelins in Northam. was born at Biby An. 1. Eliz. he was made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench. He had aprejudice at all thoſe who writ their Names with an alias, which made a certain perſon ask him what exceptions his Lordſhip could take at Jeſus Chriſt alias Jeſus of Nazareth. He died An. 16. Eliz.

His Arms were Party par Cheveron Az. and O. which are quartered by the Right Honourable the Lord Spencer Earl of Sunderland, this Judges Daughter and ſole Heir being married to his Anceſtor. Some 40 years ſince a Gent. of his Name and Kindred had a Cauſe in Kings Bench, to whom the Chief Juſtice therein ſaid, Your Kinſman my Predeceſſor—was a great Lawyer. My Lord (replied the Gent.) he was a very Honeſt man, for he left a ſmall Eſtate.

Writers.

William Leiceſter (or De Montibus) D. and Pr. D. in Oxford, Eminent in Learning, and beloved by the Nobility, was known by the Name of Mr. William, an Evidence ſufficient to avouch his Magiſteriality in all Learning. He was Chanc. of Lincoln Church. He flouriſhed under King Jo.

Rich. Belgrave, wrote a Deſcription of this County, Theolog. Determinations and Ordinary Queſtions. He was a Carmelite in Cambridge. He flouriſhed under E. 2. 1220.

[Page] Rob. de. Leic. a Fran. in Oxford, was one that brought Preaching into Faſhion in that age. He wrote of the Hebrew and Rom. Chronological Computation. He died at Lichfield 1348.

Th. Ratcliffe, an Auguſtinian in Leic. a Man of great parts, wrote divers Books, and flouriſhed 1360.

Barth. Culie wrote of Generation and Corruption, flouriſhed under E. 3.

William De. Lubbenham, bred in Oxford, Provincial of the Carmelites in Coventry, wrote upon Ariſtotles Poſteriors. He died 1361.

Jeffrey De Harby, Provincial of the Auguſtines in Oxford, and Confeſſor, Privy Councellor to E. 3. wrote a Book in Praiſe of Poverty. He died 1361.

William De Folvill, a Fran. in Cambridge, maintani'd that Children (under 18) might be admitted into Monaſtical Orders. He died 1384.

Hen. de. Knighton, Abb. of Leic. wrote his Hiſtory from William the Conqeuror to R. 2. in whoſe time he died.

William Woodford, a Fran. of profound Learning, was depeuted by Th. Arundel Arch-biſhop of Canterbury to confute Wickliffe's Opinions.

Th. Langton a Carmelite in London wrote Of their Ordinary Acts, and Of the Trial of H. Crump. D. D. &c. He flouriſhed under H. 4. 1400.

Rob. de Harby, a Carmelite in Linc. wrote Sermons of the Feſtivities of the Bleſſed Virgin. He flouriſhed 1450.

Rich. Turpin, born at Knaptoft, was one of the Gentlemen in the Engliſh Garriſon in Calais in Fr. in the Reign of H. 4. He wrote a Chronicle of his time, and died 1541.

Since the Refomation.

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Hen. Smith, (called Silver-tongued) was Preacher at St Clement Danes. V. his Life writ by me.

Jo. Duport, D. D. born at Shepſhed, thrice Vice-Chanc. of the Univerſity of Cambridge, was one of the Tranſlators of the Bible. He beſtowed the perpetual Advowſon of the Rectory of Harſton on Je. Colledge. He was happy in a Son Ja. Duport, D. D. and Greek Prof. in Trinity Colledge. He died 1617.

William Burton, Eſq. born at Lindley, 1575, wrote an Alphabetical Deſcription of the Towns and Villages in this County. &c. whoſe Younger Brother Robert Burton, B. D. in Chriſt Church Oxford, wrote the excellent Book (called Democritus Junior) of the Anatomy of Melancholy. He died Rector of Segrave 1636. and had this Epitaph,

Paucis notus, Paucioribus ignotus;

Hic jacet Democritus Junior

Cui vitam pariter & mortem

Dedit Melancholia.

Rich. Vines, M. A. born at Blazon, and bred in Magd. Colledg in Cambridg, was Schoolmaſter of Hinckley, then Miniſter of St Lawrence Jury in London. Being the Champion he was called the Luther of his Party, Employed by the Aſſembly in their Treaties at Ʋxbridg, &c. He forſook the Maſterſhip of Pemb. Hall for refuſing the Engagement. Not a week before his Death, Preaching at St. Gregories, a rude Fellow cried out unto him, Lift up your Voice, For I cannot hear you, To whom Mr. Vines returturned, [Page] Lift up your ears, for I can ſpeak no louder. He died 1655. Mr. Jacome Preached his Funeral Sermon.

Jo. Cleaveland, Born at Hinckley (where his Father was Vicar) was Fellow of St John's in Cambridge, and Advocate General in the Garriſon of Newark A General Artiſt, Pure Latiniſt, Exquiſite Orator, and Eminent Poet. His lofty Fancy may ſeem to ſtride from the top of one Mountain to the top of another, ſo making to it ſelf a conſtant Champain and Level of continued Elevations. He died 1658. and was buried at Colledge-hill Church. Mr Parſon in his Funeral Sermon forbore his Praiſes, ſeeing ſuch who knew him not would ſuſpect them far above, whilſt ſuch who were acquainted with him, did know them much beneath his true Deſert.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Sir Jo. Poultney, Knight 4 times Lord Mayor of London, built a Colledge to the Honour of Jeſus & Corpus Chriſti, for a Mr. and 7 Chaplains, in St Lawr. Church in Candle-wicke ſtreet in London An. 20 E. 3. which Church was named of him St Lawr. Poultney. He built the Church of Allhallows the leſs, in Thames-ſtreet, and the Monaſtery of White Friers in Coventry, and a Fair Chappel on the Northſide of St. Pauls in London where he lyeth buried, having died 1349. He was a great Benefactor to the Hoſpital of St Giles's in Holborn, and gave many great Legacies to the Relief of Priſoners and the Poor.

Since the Reformation.

Robert Smith, born at Mercate Harborough, Merchant Taylor in London, Comptroller of the Chamber [Page] there, and one of the 4 Attorneys in the Mayors Court, gave 750l. to purchace Lands for the Maintenance of a Lecturer in the Town of his Nativity, &c. as appears by the Settlement. He died about 1618.

Memorable Perſons.

Edm. Applebie, Knight, ſerved at the Battel of Creſſy An. 2. E. 3. where he took Monſieur Rob. du Mailart a Nobleman of Fr. Priſoner. An. 8. R. 2. he went into France with Jo. Gaunt D. of Lancaſter to treat a Peace betwixt both Kingdom, and 9. R. 2 he accompanied the ſaid Duke into Caſtile, who went over to inveſt himſelf in the ſaid Kingdome in Right of his Lady Conſtance, Daughter and Coheir of Pet. K. of Caſtile.

Jo. Herdwick Eſq. born at Lindley, was the Man by whoſe Conduct Hen. E. of Richmond (afterwards H. 7.) in the Battel of Boſworth, got the Advantage of Ground, Wind and Sun. He died 1511.

Jo. Poultney, born in Little Shepey, uſed (in his ſleep) to riſe, walk, fight, &c. He was frozen to death with Sir Hugh Willoughby and the Fleet about Nova Zembla.

Hen. Noel, Eſq. Younger Son to Sr Ande. of Dalby, was for his Excellent Accompliſhments, of the firſt Rank in Court, and being Gentleman to Queen Elizabeth did equalize the Barons of great worth in Magnificence and Expences. Being challenged by an Italian Gentelman to play at Bal oun he ſo heat his blood, that falling into a fever he died thereof, and by her Majeſties appointment was buried in the Abbey of Weſtminſter. An, 1596.

Noted Sheriffs.

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An. 16. Th. de Woodford was Coheir (with other 4 Brothers) to his Grandfather.monarch R. 2. The Family is decayed, no part of the Lands is now in the Tenure of the Name, and ſome of the Male Iſſue deſcended from the 5 Brethren are now living in a low Condition, and no wonder they ſoon made a Hand of all where the Thumb was weakned to ſtrengthen the 4 fingers.

An. 3. Th. Burdet, Mil. whoſe Grandchild Th. was accuſed of Treaſon,monarch H. 5. attainted and beheaded 18. E. 4. for wiſhing the Horns of his (White) Buck in the Belly of him who adviſed K. Ed. 4 to kill him. But the true Cauſe of his Death ſeems to have been the bad opinion the K. had of him, for that he had ever been a faithful Friend to Geo. D. of Clarence the K [...]ngs Brother and Enemy. He took Death patiently and Cheerfully, affirming he had a Bird in his Breſt. (viz. innocency) that ſung comfort to him.

An. 2. Humph. Stafford, (afterwards Knight,monarch H. 6. Governour of Callais, coming over to England was ſlain by Jack Cade. Sir Humph. his Grand-child fixed himſelf at Blatherwick in Northam. where his Poſterity doth flouriſh to this day.

34. Will. Haſtings, Son to Sir Leonard, was made by K. E. 3. Lord Chamb. Baron Haſtings of Aſhby de la Zouch. An illuſtrious Perſon and Loyal to, and highly beloved by his Maſter. Rich. D. of Gloc. perceiving him to obſtruct the Way to his Ambitious deſigns cauſed him to be beheaded. 1. E. 5. He was buried in Windſor Chappel. He was [Page] Grand-father to Geo. Haſtings firſt E. of Huntington.

Edw. Haſtings Mil. created by Q. Mary (for his Devotion) Baron of Loughborough, monarch E. 6. founded and endowed a Hoſp. at Stoke Pogeis in Buck. He died without Iſſue, that Title afterwards deſcending to a younger Branch of the ſame Honourable Family Hen. Haſtings, 2 d. Son to Hen. E. of Huntington, who by his Virtues doth add to the Dignity of his Extraction.

An. 5. Jo. Fiſher, Arm. whoſe Father Th. a Valiant Coll. in Muſſle-borough Field, monarch Q. Eliz. having taken a Scotch-man priſoner, who gave a Griffin for his Arms, received of the D. of Som. his General, the Arms of his Captive, to be born within a Border Varrey.

14. Fr. Haſtings (probably the ſame perſon with Sir Fr. 4th. Son to Fr. ſecond E. of Huntington, whoſe Children agreed together in Brotherly Love tho not in Religion.) wrote a Learned Book in defence of our Religion, and was a great Benefactor to Eman. Coll.

28. Anth. Faunt, ſerved the P. of Orange, and afterwards was choſen Lieutenant Gen. of all the Forces in this Shire to reſiſt the Spaniſh Invaſion. But his Election being croſſed by Hen. E. of Hunt. (Lord Lieutenant of the County) he died of Melancholy ſoon after.

39. Will. Skipwith, Eſq. afterwards Knighted was a perſon of much Valour, Judgment, Learning and Wiſdom, Dexterous at making Epigrams, Poeſies, Mottoes, Deviſes, but chiefly Impreſſes.

Lincoln-ſhire.

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LIncoln-ſhire in Faſhion reſembles a Bended Bow, the Sea making the Back, the Rivers Welland and Humber the two Horns thereof. It is in length 60 and in the broadeſt part 40 miles, divided into 3 parts, viz. Holland (or Hay-land) on the S. E. Keſteven on the S. W. and Lindley on the N. to them both. The Natural Commodities are Pikes in that River near Lincoln, whence the Prov. Witham Pike England hath n [...]ne like. For Wild-Fowl this County may be termed the Aviary of England, for Variety, Deliciouſneſs and Plenty, 3000 Mallards with other Birds having been caught ſometimes in Aug. at one Draught. Here is a Bird called the Kings-Bird, namely Knut [...], ſent for hither out of Denmark for the uſe of Knut or Kanutus, K of Engl. Then Dotterels, Birds that are ridiculouſly mimical; as the Fowler ſtretcheth forth his Arms and Legs, going towards the Bird, the Bird extendeth his Legs and Wings, going towards the Fowler, till ſurpriſed in the Net. But it is obſerved, that the Fooliſher the Fowl or Fiſh, the finer the Fleſh thereof. Pippins, very good about Kirton in Holland. Note, when they are graffed on a Pippin Stock, they are called Renates. There are very good [Page] Doggs in this County as Fleet-Hounds, Grey-Hounds originally employed in the Hunting of Grays, that is Brocks and Badgers, Maſtiffs for Bull and Bear, the Sport being much affected therein, eſpecially near Stamford. As for Buildings, no County affords worſe Houſes or better Churches; and theſe are made of Poliſhed Stone, imported from other Parts, ſo that what might ſeem a Parodox, is true here, The further from Stone, the better the Churches. The Cathedral of Lincoln, whoſe Floor is higher than the Roof of many Churches, is a Magnificent Structure. Three other Biſhopricks, viz. Ely, Peterborough and Oxford were carved out of this Dioceſs. Of the Houſes of the Nobility, Tatterſhall (belonging to the Right Honorable the E. of Lincoln) has been advanced by degrees to the modern Magnificence thereof. Grimſthorp built by Ch. D. of Suff. to entertain H. 8. in his Progreſs into theſe Parts, is now in the Poſſeſſion of the Right Honorable E. of Lindſey. For Wonders, At Fiſhtoft no Mice or Rats are found, inſomuch, that Barns built party per pale, in this and the next Pariſh, on one ſide are annoyed, on the other ſide (being Fiſhtoft Moiety) are ſecured from this Vermin. Some 140 years ſince at Harlaxton, there was found (turn'd up by one Ploughing the Ground) a Golden Helmet of Antick-faſhion, ſtudded with precious Stones, (probably of ſome prime Roman Commander. It was preſented to Q. Kath. Wife to H. 8.

Proverbs.

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1. Lincoln-ſhire Bag-pipes, which inſpire the heavy Heels of Country Clowns, overgrown with Hair and Rudeneſs, probably the Ground work of the Poetical Fiction of Dancing Satyrs. 2. As loud as Tom of Lincoln. This Shire carries THE BELL from all other places in England. 3. All the Carts that come to Crowland are ſhod with Silver. Crowland being a Moſſy Ground, ſo that a Horſe can hardly come to it. 4. 'Tis height makes Grantham Steeple ſtand awry. This Steeple ſeems crooked to the beholders and Eminency expoſeth the uprighteſt Perſons to exception. 5. As mad as the Baiting Bull at Stamford. Will. E. Warren Lord of this Town, in the time of K. Jo. ſtanding upon the Caſtle Walls of Stamf. ſaw two Bulls fighting for a Cow in the Meadow, till the Butchers Doggs purſued one of the Bulls (running Mad) clean through the Town. The Earl being mightily pleaſed with the ſight, gave all thoſe Meadows (called the Caſtle Meadows) where firſt the Bull Duel began, for a Common to the Butchers of the Town (after the firſt Graſs was eaten) on Condition that they find a Mad Bull, the day ſix Weeks before Chriſtmaſs, for the continuance of that ſport every year: But as for the Sober Bull of Stamford, he was not ſo freakiſh as to leave his Cow, after ſuch a fair riddance of his Horn-mad Corrival. 6. He looks as the Devil over Lincoln. Lincoln Minſter being one of the Statelieſt Structures in Chriſtendom, 'tis ſuppoſed that the Devil (of Malice if you pleaſe) overlook'd this Church when firſt finiſhed with a tetric Countenance, as maligning Mens coſtly Devotion. 7. He was born at Little Wittham. [Page] A Charitable Periphraſis of a Fool; tho probably the firſt Inventor of this Proverb was born near the ſame Village. 8 Grantham Gruel, 9 Grits and a Gallon of Water. Appliable to thoſe who multiply what is ſuperfluous and omit what is neceſſary in their Diſcourſe or Actions. 9. They held together as the Men Marham when they loſt their Common. Ironicall, that is, they were divided, &c. Others take it to be an Expreſſion of ill ſucceſs.

Note, This County is Famous for theſe here Natives, Contemporaries in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Edward Clinton Lord Admiral, William Cecil Lord Treaſurer, Jo Whitgift Arch-biſhop of Canterbury and Peregrine Bartu Lord General in Fr. Sir Edmond Anderſon Lord Chief Juſtice Th. Wilſon D. L. and Secretary of State.

Princes.

Henry eldeſt (ſurviving) Son of Jo. of Gaunt D. of Lancaſter was born in the Caſtle of Bullinbrook. He was Couragious, Choleric and Ambitious, cunning to catch, careful to keep, and induſtrious to improve all advantages. Being diſobliged by R. 2. he complotted with a good part of the Nobility to depoſe him, whoſe Miſcarriages, ill ſucceſs and Debauchery expoſed him to their Fury. After the Murder of King Richard, Henry reigned with much oppoſition. He perſecuted the Wickliffites (who had been patronized by his Father) thereby to be ingratiated with the Clergy. When Duke, he wore on his head an Antick hood. On his death-bed he complained of his Sufferings in Keeping, nothing bewayling his ſin in getting the Crown. Fire and Faggot was kindled in his Reign in England to burn (Pardon the Prolepſis) poor Proteſtants, and [Page] happy had it been, had they been quenched at his death, which hapned 1413.

Saints.

St. Botolph (probably of Engliſh Nativity) lived at and gave Name to Botolphs Town (corruptly Boſton) in this County.

Gilb. de Sempringham, of Noble Extraction, deformed in Body, but of Subtil Wit and great Courage, obtained Licence of the Pope to found thoſe Hermophradite Convents of Monks, and Nuns under one roof, with no impregnable partitions. 'Tis ſaid, he ſaw 13 Convents, 700 Monks, 1100 Nuns of his Order, of which the Convent Sempringham was the Prince reſidence. He died 1189.

Hugh born in Lincoln was ſtoln and crucified, when 9 years of Age, by the Jews in deriſion of Chriſt 1255.

Martyrs.

Anne A [...]kewe, Daughter of Sr. William Knight, was born at Kelſey in this County. She went to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire July 16. 1546. V. Eccl. Hiſtory.

Cardinals.

Rob. Somercot, a diſcreet and Learned man,AMP. was made Cardinal of St. Stephens, by Pope Greg. 9. An. 1231. He was a true Lover of his Countreymen, the Cauſe that his Choler was twice raiſed, when the Pope ſaid in his preſence, that there was not a faithfull Man in England, tho wiſely he repreſſed his Paſſion. After [Page] this Pope's death, he was the foremoſt of the 3 Elects for the Papacy, But the Italians were too hard for the Honeſt Engliſhman, being made away by Poiſon in the Holy Conclave, 1241.

Prelates.

William of Ganeſborough, a Franciſcan in Oxford was ſent over by King E. 1. with Hugh of Mancheſter to Phil. King of France to demand reparation for ſome Dammages in Aquitain. He was a mighty Champion of the Popes Infallibility. And for his good ſervice Pope Boniface 8. preferred him Biſhop of Worceſter. 'Twas a wag who ſaid upon a Report of the cloſe Impriſonment of Pope Urbane 8. Now it is true, Papa non Poteſt errare, that is, the Pope cannot ſtraggle. This William died 1308.

William Ayrmin, deſcended of ancient Family ſtill extant at Oſgodby, was Keeper of the Seal and Vice-Chancellor to King E. 2. 1319. and was about that time taken Priſoner by the Scots who ſlew 4000 Men of the Engliſh Army (being 8000 in all) near the River Swale. Afterward having recovered his Liberty, he was made Chancellor of England and Biſhop of Norwich An. 18. E. 2. He gave 200l. to buy Lands to maintain Prieſts to ſay Maſs for his Soul, and died 1337. at Charing Croſs nigh London 'Tis he beſtowed the Mannor of Silk Willoughby in this County, on his Family, which with other fair Lands is poſſeſſed by them at this day.

William Waynflet, (ſurnamed of the Town of his birth) Son to Richard Pattin an ancient Eſq. (whoſe Poſterity remain at Barſloe in Darbyſhire) Founded Magd. College in Oxf. V. Eccl. Hiſt.

[Page] William Lynwood, (probably) D. L. in Oxford, was Chanc. to the Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury and Keeper of the Pr. Seal to H. 6. and was Employed on ſeveral Embaſſies to Sp. and Portug. He wrote a Comment on the Engliſh Provincial Constitutions, for which he was made Biſhop of St. Dav. He died 1446.

Will. Aſcough, D. L. deſcended of a worſhipfull and ancient Family now living at Kelſey, became Biſhop of Sarum, Confeſſor to H. 6. Jack Cade and his Crew (many of them being his Tenants) fell foul on this Biſhop, being a learned, Pious and rich Man, three Capital Crimes in a Clergy man. They firſt plundred his Carriages of 10000 marks, and then dragged himſelf from the high Altar to a hill hard by the Church, and there barbarouſly murdered him, tearing his bloody ſhirt in Pieces and leaving his ſtripped body ſtark naked the Place. 1450

Sic concuſſa cadit Populari Mitra tumultu

Protegat optamus nunce DIADEMA, deus.

Richard Fox, born at Grantham, for the Publick good was very inſtrumental in bringing H. 7 to the Crown, who made him Biſhop of Wincheſter. He was bred in Cambridge and afterwards in Oxford where he founded the Fair Colledg of Corp. Chriſti, allowing to it 401l. 18s. 11d. per An. He beautified his Cathedral, and made decent Tombs for the Bodies of the Sax. Kings and Biſhops there, which were ſince barbarouſly demoliſhed, when, blind with Age, he felt Woolſey's puls beat violently, through the extream deſire he had of his civil or natural death, and having defeated that Cardinals deſign to effect the firſt (by rendring him [Page] obnoxious to the Kings diſpleaſure, and outing him of his See) he yielded to the latter An. 1528.

Since the Reformation.

Th. Goodrick (of Kirby) D. L. in Cambridg was employed in many Embaſſies and at laſt made Biſhop of Ely by King Henry 8. and Lord Chancellor of England by King E. 6. Having reſigned the place of Chancellour to Stephen Gardiner, his Death was very ſeaſonable for his own ſafety. 1554. An. 1. Ma.

Jo Whitgift, born at Grimſby and bred in Cambridg was Biſhop of Worceſter, then Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury (See my Eccl. Hiſtory) I meet with this Anagram. Joannes Whitegifteus, Non vi egit, favet Jeſus. Indeed his politick patience was Bleſſed in a high Proportion.

Jo. Still D. D. born at Grantham, was bred in Cambridg, for which he was choſen, to oppoſe all Comers for defence of the Engliſh Church, when towards the end of Queen Elizabeth there was an (unſucceeding) motion of a Diet which ſhould have been in Germany, for compoſing Matters of Religion. Then An. 1592 being the 2d time Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge, he was made Biſhop of Bath and Wells, where he raiſed a great Eſtate from the Lead Mines (in his time) found in Mendip Hills; and laid the Foundation of three Families, leaving to each of them a conſiderable Revenue in a worſhipfull Condition. He gave 500l. for the building of an Alms-houſs in the City of Wells, and dying 1607 he lyes buried in his own Cathedral.

Mart. Fotherby, D. D. born at Great Grimsby, of a good Family, and bred in Cambridg was Preband of Canterbury, then preferred by King Ja. Biſhop of Salisbury. Having begun a Treatiſe againſt Atheiſts, he died 1619▪

Stateſmen.

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Edw. Fines, Lord Clinton, Knight of the Garter, was Lord Adm. of England for above 30 years, a Wiſe, Valiant and Fortunate Gentleman. The Maſterpiece of his ſervice was in Muſſleborough Field, where the Victory over the Scots was from the Sea, and an execution on the Land. Queen Elizabeth created him Earl of Lincoln May 4. 1574. and indeed he had breadth to his heighth, a ſufficient Eſtate to ſupport his Dignity. He died 1585. and lyeth bur [...]d at Windſor.

Th. Wilſon, D L [...]bred in Cambridg was Tutor to H. and Ch. Brandons ſucceſſively Dukes of Suff. He was made (in the Raign of Q. Elizabeth) Mr. of the Hoſpital of St Kath. the Quire which he took down as being (probably) paſt repairing. He at laſt became Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth. He died 15-

Th. Lord Bury (or Borough (Grandſon to Th. created Baron by King Henry 8) was born at Gainſborough. He was ſent Ambaſſador into Scotland 1593. to excuſe Bothwel's lurking in England to adviſe the ſpeedy ſuppreſſing of the Sp. Faction and to advance an effectual Aſſociation of the Proteſtants in that Kingdom, for their Kings defence, which was done accordingly. He was made Deputy of Ireland An. 1597▪ Where, after the expiration of a Months Truce with Tyrone,) he beſieged the Fort of Black Water (the Key of the County of Tyrone) and took it by Force, and preſently followed a bloody Battel, wherein the Engliſh paid dear for their Victory, loſing many worthy Men, and amongſt the two that were Foſter brothers (the ſtrongeſt Iriſh Relation) to the E [...]rl of Kildary who ſo layd this [Page] [...]oſs to heart, that he died ſoon after. Tyrone rebe [...]eged Blackwater, and the Lord Deputy endeavou [...]ing to relive it, was ſtruck with an untimely Death. [...]ote, That it brake the Heart of the Valiant Sir [...]o. Norris (who had promiſed the Deputies Place [...]o himſelf, as due to his Deſerts) when this Lord Burgh was ſuperinduced to that Office.

William Cecil, our Engliſh Neſtor (for Wiſdom and Vivacity) born at Burn, was Secretary and Trea [...]urer for above 30 years together. He ſteer'd the Court at his Pleaſure, and whilſt the Earl of Leice [...]ter would endure no Equal, and Suſſex no Superior [...]herein, he by ſiding with neither, ſerved himſelf with both. You may eaſily imagine how highly the Wiſe Queen Elizabeth valued ſo great a Miniſter of [...]tate. Coming once to viſit him when ſick, and be [...]ng much heightned with her Head Attire (then [...]n Faſhion) the Lord's Servant who conducted [...]er throw the door, May your Highneſs (ſaid he) [...]e pleaſed to ſtoop; The Queen returned, For your Maſter's ſake I will ſtoop, but not for the King of Spains. All England in that Age was beholding to his Bounty (as well as the Poor in Standford, for whom [...]e erected a fair Bead-houſe, acknowledging under God and the Queen, their Proſperity the Fruit of [...]is Prudence. This Worthy Patriot died in 77 [...]ear of his Age, Aug. 4. 1598. V. my Holy State.

Capital Judges.

Sir Will. de Skipwith, made Chief Bar. of the Exchequer An. 35. E. 3. condemned Will. Wickham, B. of Winchester, REM. at [...]he importunity of Jo. Gaunt D. of Lanc. whereupon the Biſhops Temporals were ſeiſed, and he denied acceſs within 20 miles of the K. Court.

[Page]Sir Will. Skipwith, Junior a Puiſne Judge,AMP. would not comply for the importunity of R. 2. nor the Example of his Fellow Judges (An. 10 Regn.) to allow, That the King by his own Power might reſcind an Act of Parliament. May I move that every 4th. Link of the Collar of S S S Eſſes, (from St. Sim. Simplicius an uncorrupted Judge in the primitive times) may mind the Judges of this Skipwith. His Name hath flouriſhed at Ormeſby, ever ſince his time, in a very worſhipful Condition.

Sir Will. Huſee, Knight of a worſhipful Family in this County,AMP. was made Lord Chief Juſtice of the K. Bench An. 21. E. 4. Afterwards, upon a Queſtion of great importance, he, with all the reſt of the Judges, unanimouſly reſolved, That the Knights and Burgeſſes (formerly of the K. party) attainted by due Courſe of Law, ſhould forbear to come into the Houſe, till a Law were paſſed for the Reverſal of their Attainders, but (as to K. Hen. 7. who had been alſo Attainted) That the Crown takes away all defects, and Stops in Blood, and that by the Aſſumption thereof, the Fountain was cleared from all Attainders and Corruptions. He died An. 10. H. 7.

Sir Edm. Anderſon Knight, a younger Brother of a Gentile Extract at Flixborough was made Chief Juſtice of the Common Pleas, An. 24. Eliz. He cenſured Secr. Daviſon (about the buſineſs of Q. of Scots) for indiſcretion; telling him, that he had done Juſtum non juſté. He checked Sir Edw. Coke, the Q. Solicitor, and H. Cuff (who was arraigned about the riſing of the E. of Eſſex) for their Fooliſh Syllogiſmes uſed in Court. He was a great Promoter of the Eſtabliſhed Church Diſcipline, and ſevere againſt Browniſts. He died An. 3. Jac.

Souldiers.

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Sir Fred. Tilney, Knight reſided at Boston. A Man of mighty Stature and Strength. He attended K. R. 1. An. 119 to the Siege of Acon in the Holy-Land. 16 Knights are deſcended from in a direct Line ſucceſſively, till at laſt their Heir General being married to the D. of Norfolk put a period to the Luſtre of that ancient Family.

Peregrine Berty, L. Willoughby, Son of Rich. and Kath. Dutcheſs of Suff. was born near Hidleberg in the Palatinate.S. N. He gave good proofs of his Valour in France and the Low-Countreys, and was at laſt made Governour of Barwick. Not brooking the Obſequiouſneſs of the Court, he was wont to Say That he was none of the Reptilia, which could creep on the Ground. The Camp was his proper Element, being a Gallant Souldier. When one ſent him a Challenge, whilſt he lay ſick of the Gout, he returned this Anſwer, that altho he was lame of his hands and feet, yet he would meet him with a piece of Rapier in his teeth. Once he took a Genet mannaged for the War, which was intended for a preſent to the King of Spain and was deſired by a Trumpeter from the General, to reſtore it, offering this Lord 1000l down for him, or a 100l. per An. during his Life, at his own choice. This Lord returned, That if it had been any COMMANDER, he freely would have ſent him back, but being an HORSE, he loved him as well as the King of Spain himſelf, and would keep him. When he was at the Spaw in Lukeland for the Recovery of his health, The Queen wrote to him a very kind Letter, [Page] wherein ſhe enjoyns him to an eſpecial care to encreaſe and continue his Health, and not to affect the ſatisfaction of his own private contentation, beyond the attending on that which Nature and Duty challenge [...] from all Perſons of his Quality and profeſſion. Inviting him (in moſt gracious and obliging Terms) as one of her Beſt and Noble Subjects, to the Acceptance of ſome Employment at Home, tending to his own Honour, her Majeſties Intreſt and Security, and the general Peace of the Kingdom, at that time when a Second Spaniſh Invaſion was expected. His Parents fled in the Reign of Queen Mary beyond the Seas. His Anceſtors have flouriſhed many years in this County, where he was Baron of Willoughby in Right of his Mother. He died 1601.

Sir Edw. Harwood, born nigh Burn, was a Valiant Souldier and a Pious Man. His having killed a Man in a private Quarel put a period to all his carnal Mirth. No poſſible provocations could afterward tempt him to a Duell; He refuſed all Challenges with more Honour than others accepted them, it being well known that he would ſet his Foot as far in the Face of his Enemy, as any Man alive. He was one of the 4 ſtanding Colonels in the Low Countreys, and was ſhot at the Siege of Maſtricht 1632.

Seamen.

Job Haertop, born at Bourn went An. 1568 with Sir Jo. Hawkins his General, to make Diſcoveries in New Spain. He was chief Gunner in the Ship called Jeſus of Lubeck. 8 of his Men were killed at Cope-verd, and the General wounded with poiſoned Arrows, but was cured by a Negro drawing out the poiſon with a Clove of Garlick. He wrote a Treatiſe [Page] of his Voyage, wherein he makes mention of a Tree that affords a Liquor which is both meat and drink, yields both Needles and thred and Tiles for Houſes; which may therefore be called the Tree of Food, Raiment and Harbour. Being with ſome other left on Land after many Miſeries, he came to Mexico, and he continued a Priſoner 23 years, of which time he was 12 years in the Gallies, and 3 years a drudge to Hernando de Soria, who then ſent him to Sea in a Flemiſh, which was afterwards taken by an Engliſh ſhip called the Galeon-Dudley, that ſafely landed him at Portſmouth December 2. 1590.

Sir William Mounſon, Knight of an ancient Family was made Vice-Admiral An. 1602. (Sir Richard Leveſon Ad. (by whoſe Diligence and Valour Trading was Killed on the Coaſts of Portugal, and a Caract of 1600 Tun taken (which had in her 300 Sp. Gentelmen, and amounted to the Value of 1000000 Crowns of Portugall Account) tho the Marquis de Sanctâ Cruce lay hard by with 13 Ships, and all were ſecured under the Command of a ſtrong Caſtle. In the Diſpute, the Syllogiſmes of Fire and Sword which were uſed by the Engliſh, (tho the Premiſſes were oppoſed with the beſt Spaniſh Logic) were [...]nſwered by the Opponent, with a fair conceſſio [...] [...] the Concluſion. The Goods gotten in the Cara [...]ight be valued, but the Good gained thereby was [...]eſtimable, for henceforward the Spaniſh beheld the Engliſh with Admiration, and quitted their thoughts of Invaſion. This Worthy Knight died about the midſt of the Reign of King James.

Writers.

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Gilb. of Holland, Preacher went to Clarvaulx in Burgundy where he was St. Bernard's Scholar. He was a Judicious, Learned and Eloquent man, and one who ſtudied much the Holy Scriptures. Trithem. He continued St. Bernard's Sermons. He flouriſhed An. 1200. and was buried in Giſtreaux in France.

Rog. of Crowland, a Benedictine, then Ab. of Friſkney, wrote the Life of Th. Becket. He flouriſhed 1214.

Elias de Trekingham, a Monk of Peterb [...]oough, D. D. in Oxford a learned Man and a Lover of Hiſtory, wrote a Chronicle from 626 till 1270.

Hugh Kirkſted, a Bernardine Monk (with one Serlo (made a Chronicle of the Ciſternians from their firſt coming into England ▪ when Walter, d'Eſpeke firſt founded their Abbey at Rivaux York-ſh. He flouriſhed 1220.

Will. Lidlington, a Carmelite and Provincial of his Order in England refuſing to ſubſcribe to the deciſions of the Synode at Narbone, was excommunicated and baniſhed from his Native Country. Then he lived at Paris and at laſt was preferred Prov. of the Carmelites in Paleſtine. Yet he died in England and was buried at Stamford. 1390.

Nich. Stanford, a Bernardine a ſmart, ſolid and judicious Writer in that Age flouriſhed 1310.

Jo. Bloxham, had great Employment under E. 2. in Embaſſies; an acute Man, tho the Country Folk in this County, when they intend to Character a Dull Perſon, uſe to ſay of him That he was born at Bloxham, the Town of his Nativity. He flouriſhed 1331.

[Page] Jo. Hornby, a Carmelite D. D. in Cambridg, vindicated the Seniority of his Order againſt the Dominicans and carried away the Conqueſt. He flouriſhed 1374.

Jo. Boſton of Bury, named from Boſton and a Monk in Bury, wrote a Catalogue of Eccleſiaſtical Writers a Manuſcript, whereof Biſhop Ʋſher boaſted he had the beſt Copy. He flouriſhed 1410.

Lawr. Holebeck, a Monk in Ramſey, wrote an Hebrew Dictionary very exact, according to thoſe dayes, wherein what ever was not underſtood was generally accounted Hebrew. He died 1410.

Bertram Fitzalin, B. D. in Oxford, then Carm. in Linc. where he built and furniſhed a fair Library, at his own and his friends coſt; adding ſome Books of his own writing thereunto. He died 1424.

Since the Reformation.

Edmond Sheffeild, (deſcended from Rob. Recorder of London, Knighted by H. 7. for his good ſervice at Black-Heath) was born in the Iſle of Axholm and by E. 6. created Baron thereof. Being a great Muſitian he wrote a Book of Sonnets according to the Ital. faſhion. He was ſlain at a Skirmiſh in Norwich. 1449. He was direct Anceſtor to the Hopeful E. of Moulgrave.

Pet. Morwing, bred in Oxford fled into Germany in the Reign of Queen Mary and Preached to the Engliſh Exiles. He was a pure Latiniſt, in diſcours, and writing.

Anthony Gilby, bred in Cambridg, much skilled in the 3 Learned Languages, was an Exile at Geneva, in the Reign of Queen Mary. Returning into England he became a Furious oppoſer of Church [Page]Diſcipline Eſtabliſhed in England.

Jo. Fox, born at Boſton, and bred in Oxford, fled beyond the Seas in the Reign of Queen Mary, where he ſet forth the Book of Martyrs in Latin, and after his return into England enlarged and twice reviſed the ſame in our Language. He was of prodigious Charity to the Poor. V. my Eccl. Hiſt.

Th. Sparks, D. D. born at South Sommercot, bred in Oxford, was Miniſter of Bleachley in Buck. (an Impropriation reſtored to the Church by the Lord Gray of Wilton,) a Solid Divine and a Learned man, as by his Works doth appear. Being Champion for the Non-Conformiſts in the Conference at Hampton-Court, he was there Convinced of the Lawfulneſs of Ceremonies, ſo that ſome accounted him K. James's Convert. He afterwards ſet forth a Book of Ʋnity and Ʋniformity, and died about 1610.

Dr. Tigh [...], born at Deeping and bred in Oxford, was Arch-Deacon of Middl. and Miniſter of Alhollows Barking London. An excellent Textuary and profound Linguiſt, therefore employed by King Ja. in tranſlating the Bible. He died about 1610 leaving to his Son Jo. of Carby, Eſquire, 1000 l. per An.

Fines Moriſon, Brother to Sir Rich. Lord Preſ. of Munſter, of worſhipful Extraction, was bred in Cambridge. Having travelled to Jeruſalem he printed his Obſervations in a large Book, which contains no ſtretched Reports. At laſt he was Secr. to Char. Blunt, Dep. of Ireland, ſaw and wrote the Conflicts with, and Conqueſt of Tyrone. He died about 1614.

Benefactors to the Publick, ſince the Reformation.

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William Ratcliffe, Eſq. 4 times Alderman of Stamford, dying An. 1539. gave all his Lands in the Town (now worth 30l per An.) to the Maintenance of a Free-School therein.

Jane Cecil, Wife to Sir Rich. Eſq. and Coheir to the Worſhipfull Families of Ekington and Walcot, ſaw (being near 100 years of Age) the preferment of her Son Sir William Lord Treaſurer of Engl. She Leaded and paved the Friday Market-Croſs at Stamford, beſides 50l. given to the Poor, &c. Her Will was made 1588, and dying ſhe was buried in St. Martins in Stamford.

Geo. Trigg, Gent. gave (An. 1586) 400l. to be lent out for ever, upon good ſecurity, without Intereſt to Poor young Tradſemen and Artificers in Stamford, and beſtowed a Tenement upon the Parſon and Poor of St Jo. in the ſame Town.

Rich. Sutton, Eſq. born at Knaith, a Souldier (Paymaſter by Place) afterwards Merchant in London, had Company with another Merchant in Common that (in travelling with him) uſed to ſpend double to Mr Sutton, the one calling for half a pint, the other for a Gill of wine, &c. At laſt Mr Sutton hearing of his Death, and that he left but 50000l Eſtate, I thought (ſaid he) he would dye no Rich man, who made ſuch needleſs Expences. He beſtowed all he had on the Charter-houſe or Sutton's Hoſpital, a Maſterpiece of Proteſtant Engliſh Charity, wherein he appears Peerleſs in all Chriſtendom. He died 1611.

Rob. Johnſon, born at Stamford, was Miniſter of Luffenham in Rutland. He could by his Argument ſurpriſe a Miſer into Charity. He effectually moved [Page] thoſe of Vicinage, to contribute to the building and endowing of Schools, Whereof (finding none) he left as many in Rutland, as there are Market Towns therein. He was a conſiderable Benefactor to Em. and Sidney Coll. in Camb. and tho never digni [...]ed higher than Arch-Deacon of Leic. he left an Eſtate of 1000 l. per An. to his Poſterity. He died about 1616.

Frances Wray, Daughter to Sir Chicheſter Wray, Lord Chief Juſtice, was born at Glentworth, and married firſt to Sir Geo. St. Paul, and afterward to Rob. Rich. E. of Warw. She was a great Benefactreſs to Magd. Coll. in Camb. She died in the beginning of K. Charles.

Memorable Perſons.

Ja. York a Blackſmith of Linc. ſet forth a Book of Heraldry, called the Ʋnion of Honour, An. 1640, &c. Lincoln-ſh. of ſingular uſe, tho he has not hit the Nail on the Head in every particular therein contained.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 17. Jo. Walch, of Grimesby fought a Combat with Mortileto de Vilenos of Navar, monarch R. 2. who had accuſed him of Treaſon, in which Combat the Navarois, was overcome and afterwards hang'd for his falſe accuſation.

An. 2. Jo. Rochford, Mil. whoſe Arms are quartered by the E. of Moulgrave, monarch H. 4. Famous for his high Birth, Learning, long Travel through Fr. and Italy and his Tranſlation of Joſephus his Antiquities, Polychronicon, &c.

[Page] An. 2. Rob. Dimock, Mil. at the Coronation of H. 7. came on Horſe-back into Weſtm. Hall, where the K. dined,monarch R. 2. and caſting his Gauntlet on the ground, challenged any who durſt queſtion the Kings Right to the Crown.

An. 9. [...]0. Huſee, created by H. 8. the firſt and laſt Baron of Huſee in Sheford engaging with the Rebellious Commons An. 1537. was beheaded.monarch H. 7

An. 16. Th. Burge, Mil. deſcended from the Heir Gen. of the Lord Cobham of Sterbury in Surry, monarch H. 8. afterwards created Baron Burge or Burough by H. 8. His Grand-child Th. Lord Burge Dep. of Ir. and Knight of the Garter left no Iſſue Male nor plentiful Eſtate, only 4 Daughters, Eliz. married to Sir Geo. Brook. Frances to the ancient Family of Coppinger in Suff. Anne Wife to Sir Drue Drury and Kath. married to —Knivet of Norf. Mother to Sir Jo. Knivet Knight of the Bath.

An. 9. Jervaſe Scroop, Mil. engaged with his Majeſty in Edge-hill-fight where he received 26 Wounds and was left among the Dead.monarch K. Char. Next day his Son Adrian obtained leave to bury his Corps, which when he found, he perceived ſome heat therein, and by Gods Mercy he recovered and lived 10 years after.

Middleſex.

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IT is in Effect but the Suburbs at large of London, repleniſhed with the retiring Houſes of the Gentry and Citizens thereof, Palaces of Noblemen and 3 (lately) Royal Manſions. It is about 18 miles in length and 12 in breadth. It hath Hartford on the N. Buck on the W. Eſs. on the E. Kent and Surrey on the S. The Air generally is moſt healthful, eſpecially about High-Gate. The Natural Commodities are Wheat, the beſt in Engl. growing in the Vale lying South of Harrow-the-hill nigh Heſſen. Q. Eliz. received no Compoſition-Money from the Villages thereabouts, but took her Wheat in kind; one of thoſe Villages being called Perivale (or Purevale) from the cleerneſs of the Corn therein. Tamarisk, firſt brought over by B. Grindal out of Switz, and planted in his Garden and Fulham. The Manufactures are Leather, in the true Tanning of which the Lord Burleigh was indoctrinated by a Cobler, exemplifying the ſame in toaſted Bread (called by him a tanned Toaſt) which if artificially done, will laſt (ſaid the Cobler) many Mornings Draughts. Of Buildings, HAMPTON-COURT, built by Card. Woolſey who beſtowed it on H. 8. by him erected into an Honour, & mightily encreaſed, and now continues, tho the other Royal [Page] Palaces, (Holdenby, Oatlands, Richmond, Theobalds) have found their fatal Period. H. 8. enforreſted the Grounds hereabouts. OSTERLY-HOUSE (now Sir Will. Waller's) was built in a Park, by Sir Th. Greſham, who here magnificently entertained and lodged Q. Eliz. who found fault with the Court of this Houſe as too great, affirming, that it would appear more handſome, if divided with a Wall in the middle. Sir Thomas being very obſervant, had the Court made double againſt the next Morning, of which a Courtier then ſaid, It was no wonder he could ſo ſoon change a Building, who could build a Change. Another (reflecting on ſome known differences in this Knights Family) affirmed, That any Houſe is eaſier divided than united.

Proverbs.

1. A Middleſex Clown. Clown, i. e. Colonus one that Plougheth the Ground, of which Middleſex hath many of great Eſtates; and there are ſome of the Yeomantry in this County, as compleatly civil as any in England. 2. He that is a low Ebbe at Newgate, may ſoon be a float at Tiburn. This is too Satyrical. Some will have Tiburn, ſo called from Tie and Burn, the poor Lollards having been the firſt who were tied up and burnt in that place. 3. When Tottenham-Wood is all on fire, Then Tottenham-ſtreet is nought but mire. That is, when that Wood of many 100 Acres on the top of a Hill hath a Miſt like Smoak over it, generally foul weather followeth. 4. Tottenham is turned French. About the beginning of H. 8. French Mechanicks ſwarm'd in England to the great prejudice of Engliſh Artiſans, which cauſed the Inſurrection in London on ill-Mayday [Page] 1517. The City and Country Villages were filled with French Faſhions and Infections. The Proverb is applied to ſuch who contemning the Cuſtom of their Country, make themſelves more ridiculous by affecting forreign Humours and Habits.

Princes.

Edward, Sole ſurviving Son of H. 8. and Jane his Wife, was born at Hampton-Court, An. 1537. He ſucceeded his Father in the Kingdom and was moſt Eminent in his Generation, Whoſe Virtues were ſo reſplendent, no faults (humane frailties excepted) appeared in him. He died July 5th. 1553. and pity it is that deſerved the beſt, ſhould have no Monument, indeed a braſs Altar of excellent Workmanſhip under which he was buried (I will not ſay ſacrificed with an untimely Death by treachery of others) did formerly ſupply the place of his Tombe, which ſince is aboliſhed under the notion of Superſtition. Being a Child he had more of Man in him than any of his Age; And his Goodneſs was no leſs conſpicuous. In a Letter he wrote to Mr. Barnaby Fitz-Patrick, Gentleman of his Bed-Chamber, he charges him to regard the Scripture or ſome good Book, and to give no reverence to the Maſs. (at which that Gentleman ſhould chance to be preſent in his Attendance on the French K.) To avoid the Company of Women as far forth as he might: Beſides other Advertiſments relating to the Publick, which are very judiciouſly penned. In another Letter to him, he congratulates his Conſtancy— and ſends him an Account of the Great Tide which drowned the Iſle of Doggs, Plumſted Marſh, Shippey and Foulneſs in Eſs. as alſo Towns and Cities in Zealand, &c.

Martyrs.

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At Barnet, Iſlington and Stratford Bow there were more than 20 perſons Martyred. Mr. Jo. Dendley burnt at Ʋxbridge began to ſing a Pſalm at the Stake, and Dr. Story (there preſent) cauſed a prickley Faggot to be hurled in his Face. Now the ſinging Nightingale needed, no Thorn, but only the ſleeping one to awake it. We may believe that this Martyrs Prick-ſong indeed made good Melody in the Ears of the God of Heaven. Smithfield near London being Bonners Shambles, and the Bone-fire General of England, no wonder if ſome ſparks thereof were driven thence into the vicinage.

Prelates.

Richard Northall, a Carmelite and Chaplain to R. 2. was made B. of Oſſory and Chancellour of Ireland, and at laſt Arch-Biſhop of Dublin. He wrote a Set of Sermons for the whole year he died, 1397.

Since the Reformation.

William Wickham, (junior) born at Enfield, bred in K. Coll. Biſhop firſt of Lincoln, then of Wincheſter, died of the Strangury 1596. having not made water for 14 days together. 'Tis no ill Cuſtom among the Modern Jews that they Praiſe God ſolemnly for their vents of ejection, as well as Mouths for the admiſſion of nouriſhment.

Souldiers.

Falcatius, or Fulke de Brent, was Minion to King Jo. who gave him in marriage Marg. the Daughter of Warrin Fitz-Gerald his Chamberlain. He was [Page] highly in favour with King Henry 3. who by the Valour of this General obtained the great Victory at Lincoln. Being afterwards ſlighted in time of Peace he embroyled the Nation, committing many Outrages and Felonies, for which he was condemned to perpetual Baniſhment. He went to Rome, where he lived obſcurely, died miſerably 1226.

Sir Ralph Sadlier, born at Hackney, (where he was heir to a fair Inheritance) being ſervant to the Lord Cromwell was by him advanced into the ſervice of H. 8. who made him Secretary of State, and employed him in the Scotch Affairs. The Pen and Sword met eminently in him: For in the Battle of Muſſleborough, he ordered and brought up our ſcattered Troops, inviting them to fight by his own Example, and ſo for his Valour was made a Knight Banneret. Queen Eliz. made him Chancellour of the Dutchy. During his laſt Embaſſy into Scotland, his houſe at Standon in Hartfordſhire was built by his Steward in his abſence, far greater than himſelf deſired, ſo that he never joyed therein and died ſoon after 1587. When this Knight attended the Lord Cromwell (before the Reformation) a Pardon was granted for the Sins of that Family, for 3 immediate Generations expiring in R. Sadlier lately dead.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Sir Th. Frowick, Knight, born at Elinge, was made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Common Pleas 18 H. 7. and was accounted the Oracle of Law in his Age, tho one of the youngeſt Men that ever enjoyed that Office. He died 1506 and lyeth buried in Finchley Church. Elah his eldeſt Daughter was married to Sir Jo. Spelman (one of the Juſtices of the Kings [Page] Bench) Grand-father to Sir Henry that Renowned Knight.

Sir William Stamford, Knight, (born at Hadley) Son to Will. Merchant in London, was one of the Judges of the Com. Pleas; Famous for his Book of Pleas of the Crown. He died An. ult. Ma. 1558.

Writers.

Jo. Acton, D.L. in Oxford, became Canon of Lincoln. He wrote a Commentary on the Eccleſiaſtical Conſtitutions of Otho, &c. and flouriſhed under E 1. 1290.

Ralph Acton, D. D. in Oxford, Preached the Goſpel of the Kingdom of God in the midſt of the darkneſs of Roman Superſtitions. He flouriſhed under E. 2. An. 1320.

Roger Twiford, D.D. an Itinerant Preacher through the Dioceſs of Norwich, AMP. was commonly called GOOD LUCK. He flouriſhed 1390.

Rob. Hownſlow, a Frier, then Provincial of the Order of the H. Trinity, inſtituted for the Redemption of Captives. By this Robert's diligence many were ſet free. He wrote many Synodal Sermons and Epiſtles to excite the Charity of Perſons of Quality and others. He flouriſhed 1430.

Since the Reformation.

William Gouge, born at Stratford Bow, and bred in Cambridge, read 15 Chapters of the Bible every day, and was afterwards Miniſter of Black-friers London. He died 1653 leaving the Examples of Humility, Faith and Patience to Poſterity.

Benefactors to the Publick.

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A Hermite near the Hermitage, on his own coſt, cauſed Gravel to be digged in the top of Highgate-hill (whence there is now a fair Pond of Water in that place) and therewith made a Cauſway from High-gate to Iſlington.

Since the Reformation.

Alice Daughter of Rob. Wilkes, was a poor Maid in Iſlington, where her Cap was caſually ſhot through with an arrow without any hurt to her head. She was married to J. Owen (her 3d. wealthy Husband) and built at Iſlington near to the place of her deliverance an Alms-houſe by her well endowed. She expended to charitable uſes 2300 l. and lyeth buried at Iſlington.

Sir Jul. Ceſar Knight, deſcended from the Dalmarii in Italy, bred in Oxf. was Chancellour of the Dutchy of Lancaſter and ſworn Privy Councellour July, 6th. 1607. then preferred Maſter of the Rolls. A perſon of ſuch prodigious Bounty that he might ſeem to be Almoner General of the Nation. A Gentleman having borrowed his Coach, was ſo Rendevouzed about with Beggars in London, that it coſt him all the Money in his Purſe to ſatisfie their Importunity. 'Twas not without a good Omen that his chief Houſe in Hartford was called Benington, the Bountiful Village. His Arms (G. 3 Roſes Ar. on a Chief of the firſt, ſo many Roſes of the Second) do Emblem the Fragrancy of the Memory he hath left behind him. He died 1636 and was buried in St. Helens London.

Memorable Perſons.

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Pet. Fabel, a conceited perſon is ſaid to have deceived the Devil (at the Funeral) of K. James) with his merry deviſes. But as a Biſhop in his Sermon ſpeaking of Brute his coming into this Land, ſaid, it was but a Bruit; in like manner the beſt Comment upon this Peter is his own Surname.

—Treſtram, a Gardener at Branford, aged about 76 years, being ſeiſed with an extreme Fever and violent Inflammation of the Lungs, recovered after the loſs of above 60 ounces of Blood in 3 days, let by Dr. Theod. Deodate Phyſician to P. Henry, and Lady Eliz.

Antient Gentry ſince the time of H. 6.

Will. Wroth, was Anceſtor to Sir Hen. ſtill living at Durance. His Grandfather Sir Th. fled for his Religion into Germany in the Reign of Q. Mary, and hath alone his Name remaining in this County.

Jo. Shordyche, ſo called from Shorditch in London, whereof he was owner. His Progeny hath a conſiderable Eſtate at Icknam, in this County. Note. The Gentry in Middleſex have a Priviledge above any County in England, that they are not Eligible (except alſo they be Freemen in London,) to be Sheriffs of this Shire.

The Battels.

Branford-Fight, 1642. Nov. 12 began on the South-Weſt-ſide of the Town, near Zion-houſe; ſome Execution being done by great Guns, and a Boat [Page] on the Thames with many therein ſunk, and Captain Quarles (an active Citizen on the Parliament ſide) drowned. Then the Scene being ſhifted to the North-ſide of the Town, near Acton, the Kings Forces fell fiercely on the Regiment of Col. Denzil Hollis, then preſent in Parliament, and put them to the worſt. Here the Welſh under — Salisbury their Leader, made true the Gr. Proverb. [...], he that flyeth will fight again. Theſe who ſhewed ſwift heels at Edge-hill, uſed as ſtout Arms (as any) in this Fight; For formerly they were little better than Naked, whereas ſince they have recovered Armour to fence their Bodies, and Reſolution to arm their Minds. Next day (being Sunday,) marched out the Militia of London. It is incredible how many Cart-loads of Victuals were carried out from London. In the Evening the Kings Forces drew off towards Kingſton. The Number of the Slain on both ſides amounted not to 1000, and the Reputation of the Victory on the Kings ſide was more than the Effect thereof, for then the Royaliſts did Noſe and Beard the Populous City of London. Indeed the Acceſſion of Citizens to the King anſwered not rational expectation, Many ſcores of Priſoners taken by the K. were by him freely diſmiſſed without other Ranſom, than a ſtrict Oath to ſerve no more againſt him. Now what Oath-Office is kept in London I know not, nor what Pope therein had power to diſpenſe with ſo ſacred an Obligation. But theſe ſome Weeks after, appeared on the ſame ſide as fierce as before.

This County is infeſted with Mildew when Corn is almoſt ripe for the Sicle, which a good Rain or ſtrong Wind doth remove.

London.

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LOndon is the Second City in Chriſtendom for greatneſs, and the Firſt for good Government; but of ſo large a Reputation, that Some Strangers have conceived London to be the Country and England the City. The River Thames may in ſome ſence be called the Foundation of this vaſt and ſolide Structure; which River could not be removed by King Ja. (as the Lord Mayor told his Majeſty) when he threatned to remove his Court from the City: and no wonder, ſeeing Thunder can make no impreſſion upon it, and by Gods ſpecial Providence it can waſh off the blackeſt marks and ſaddeſt effects of the Moſt dreadfull Fire. In reference to this River London may uſe the Millers Riddle, If I have Water I will drink Wine, but if I have no Water I muſt drink Water. This City is the Field of Art and Shop General of England, and Cheap-ſide, the beſt Garden, &c. the whole & every Part containing the greateſt Variety of Adventitious and no Natural Commodities. Of Manufactures the greateſt is the Engine (for quenching of Scare-fires) the form whereof was firſt brought from Norenberg by one Mr. Jones a Merchant living in Auſtin Friers, who obtained a Patent of King Ja. that none ſhould be made without [Page] his approbation. William Burroughs City-Founder, living in Lothbury hath ſo compleated this Inſtrument, that his additions amount to a new Invention, having made it ſtronger and eaſie to be cleanſed; ſo that with the ſtriking out of a wedge, it will cleanſe it ſelf in 4 minutes. As for Buildings, St. Paul's the Mother Church (having a Babe, viz. Saint Faiths in her Body) was lately ſtruck with the Palſie or rather Death, as the Way to a Noble Reſurrection; which is now ſo far accompliſhed, that it ſtands already on its Feet, or rather it is ariſing with its Feet foremoſt, the Foundation being laid anew, and a conſiderable progreſs made in the rebuilding thereof. The Mony for defraying the Charges, is raiſed on Coals. The former Reparation of this Church was a worthy Monument of the Piety and Charity of Arch-Biſhop Laud. May they who have Plundered the Cloak and Cover of Saint Pauls be compelled to make him a new one of their own coſt, at leaſt to contribute more than ordinary Proportions thereunto. As for other Churches, Saint Clement's Eaſt-Cheap, the Monument of the Bounty of Baldwin Hamey Dr. in Phyſick, with other Parochial Churches which have at leaſt their Fronts beautified, if not their Bodies rebuilt, may all of them have this Inſcription, Heus Viator! Anne bonis operibus effaetum eſt hoc ſeculum, which is written upon the Entry of Saint Gile's Church in the Fields. As for other Structures, The Bridge was made with great Coſt, and is maintained with daily Charge. Some 20 years ago a Lamentable fire hap'ning there, could not be quenched, becauſe of the great ſtore of water which hindred all acceſs thereunto. The Exchange was built by Sir Th. Greſham Knight An. 1571. In imitation of that at Antwerp, but ſo that the Copy exceedeth the Original. [Page] The Tower was firſt founded by William the Conqueror, finiſhed by William Rufus, encompaſſed with a Ditch by William Longchamp Biſhop of Ely, enlarged by H. 3. fortified by E. 4. beautified by R. 3. repaired by H. 8. In which there is an Armory a Mine and a Ward-robe, for the keeping of Veſts and Robes of State, &c. There is an Ʋnicorns Horn to be ſhewn amongſt the Rarities of the Tower, and tho ſome are apt to believe that there never was any ſuch creature as an Ʋnicorn, and others, that it is the ſame with a Rhinoceros; Yet (for the firſt,) the Indian Ox is famous for carrying one horn, and for the latter, the Ʋnicorn carries his Horn on his Forehead, and not on his Noſe, as the Rhinoceros doth. The horn is an Antidote againſt poyſon.

Proverbs.

1. A London Jury, hang half and ſave half. This is ſuch a Libell as comprehends in a few words, a large volume of Calumny. As if London Juries were for diſpatching their buſineſs without any regard to Juſtice. 2. A Fool will not part with his Bawble for the Tower of London. 3. London Lick penny. The Countryman will tell you 'tis very true, and the Citizen on the other hand does know, that there is no leſs Truth in this, London Get penny. 4. London Cockneys. That is, ſuch who are born within the ſound of Bow-Bell, are tender enough and ſufficiently ignorant of Country buſineſſes. One merrily perſwaded a She-Citizen, that ſeeing Malt did not grow, the good Houſe-wives in the Country did ſpin it. I knew as much ſaid the Cockney, for one may ſee the threds hang out at the ends thereof. 5. An ill word meets another, and it were at the Bridge of London. This is Scottiſh. The meaning ſeems to be, that on that Bridge, as being a narrow [Page] Paſſage, Quarrels are apt to ariſe. 6. Billingsgate Language. Many rude Perſons, eſpecially Scolds, repair to that Place, and ſometimes improve their ſmart Words into ſmarter Blows. 7. Kirbies Caſtle and Megſes Glory, Spinola's Pleaſure and Fiſhers Folly. Theſe were 4 Houſes about the City, whereof the 2 firſt are forgotten. Spinola a Genoan was infected with the Italian Plague of Building. As for the laſt, it was built by Jaſp. Fiſher, free of the Goldſmiths, one of the 6 Clerks in Chanc. and J. of Peace, who was much in Debt; and it is called Devonſhire Houſe at this day. 8. He will follow him like a St. Anthonies Pig. St. Anth. is the Patron of Hogs, and therefore very well known by them; Beſides the Protectors of Hoſp. in Bennets-Fink in this City built to the Honour of St. Anthony, uſed to garble the Live pigs in the Markets of the City, and ſuch as they found ſtarved or unwholſome, they would ſlit in the ear, tie a Bell about their necks, and let them looſe about the City, through which they followed their feeders, that is, their Leaders. The Proverb is applied to ſervile Souls, &c. 9. He was born within the ſound of Bow-Bell. This is the Periphraſis of a Londoner at large, born within the Suburbs thereof. Jo. Dun, Mercer, (1472) gave 2 Tenements to maintain the ringing of this Bell nightly at 9 a clock, which ſounded to Servants a Retreat from their Work. William Copland the King's Merchant about 1520. gave a bigger Bell for the ſame purpoſe, and had the Hanſel thereof himſelf, being firſt rang as a Knell at his Burial. 10. —St. Peters in the Poor, Where no Tavern, Alehouſe or Sign at the Door. I conceive it is called in the Poor, becauſe the Auguſtinian Friers profeſſors of Poverty, poſſeſſed one moiety thereof; Their Signleſs Houſes are a Sign of Rich and EEminent [Page] inhabitants. 11. To dine with Duke Humphrey. This at firſt ſignified to dine well, viz. With that Hoſpital D. of Glocester, but ſince his death, it imports to be dinnerleſs, to walk in St. Pauls whilſt others dine, it having been ſuppoſed that D. Humphrey was buried there, tho he was indeed buried in St. Alb. 12. I will uſe you as bad as a Jew. This had its Original at the Old-Jury in London, where the Jews were intollerably abuſed by the Engliſh, eſpecially on Shrove-Tueſday. 13. Good Manners to except my Lord Mayor of Lond. 14. I have dined as well as my Lord Mayor of London. That is, as contentedly. 15. A [...] old as Pauls Steeple, That is, only about 1040 years of Age. 16. He is only fit for Ruffians-Hall. Well-Smithfield (now the Horſe-Market) was formerly ſo called; There the Hectors did meet for Trial of Skill at Sword and; Buckler; but ſince that deſperate Traitor Rowland York, firſt uſed thruſting with Rapiers, that Sport is diſuſed; and the Prov. only appliable to quarrelſom people. 17. A Loyal heart may be landed under Traitors-Bridge. Q. Eliz. was compelled to go under that Bridge, when ſhe was ſent Priſoner to the Tower. 18. To caſt Water into the Thames. 19. He muſt take him a Houſe in Turn-again Lane. This in old Records is called Wind-again-Lane, and lyeth in the Pariſh of St. Sepulchres, and in it there is no through-paſſage. It is applied to thoſe who take ſiniſter Courſes. 20. He may whet his Knife on the Threſhold of the Fleet. It is applied to thoſe who being out of Debt may defie Arreſts, and are in no danger of Impriſonment in the Fleet or elſewhere. 21. All goeth down Gutter-lane, (A ſmall Lane in the City otherwiſe Guthurum-lane.) Appliable to great Gluttons and Drunkards. 22. As Lame as St. Giles Cripple-gate. [Page] St. Giles, a Noble Athenian, being Lame, waved all cure for his greater Mortification. It is ſpoken of ſuch who for ſome light hurt, or out of Lazineſs lagg behind. 23. You are all for the Huſtings. The Huſtings is the higheſt Court in London, ſo called from the French word Haulſer to lift up. The Proverb is ſpoken of thoſe who are lifted up with the Wings of Pride and Ambition above the Level of their Birth and Eſtate.

Princes.

Kath. 3d. Daughter to K. Hen. 3d. and Q. Eleanor, was born at London, 1252. on St. Kath. Day. She dyed in her very infancy:

Wak't from the Womb, ſhe on this World did peep,

Diſlik't it, clos'd her eyes, fell faſt aſleep.

She lyeth buried at Weſtminſter.

Joan Eldeſt Daughter of King Edward 2. and Queen Elizabeth, was born in the Tower of London about 1316, and was married to Dav. 2. King of Scotland. She did good offices betwixt the 2 Kingdoms, and was therefore called Joan Make-Peace. Dying without Iſſue at London. ſhe was buried in G [...]ey-Friers. Kath. Youngeſt Daughter to King Henry. 7. and Elizabeth his Queen was born in the Tower of London Feb. 2. 1503. dying few days after. On whoſe Innocence and ſhort life this Epitaph might be written:

Here l [...]eth SHE was born and cry'd,

Liv'd a few days, fell ſick and dy'd.

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Here lyes the Man was born and cry'd,

Liv'd 60 years, fell ſick and dy'd.

Anne Bollen, Daughter of the Lord Th. Bollen, Earl of Wilt-ſhire, AMP. was (Probably) born in London and became 2d Wife to H. 8. after he had made her Marchioneſs of Pembroke. She was accompliſhed in Body, Vertuous in Mind, and a great Promoter of the Goſpel. The Inconſtancy of her Husband's Affection, is conceived by moſt moderate Men her chiefeſt Crime and cauſe of her death 1536.

Kath. Howard, Daughter to the Lord Edm. Howard, Son to Th. D. of Norfolk, was (probably) born in London, AMP. and became 5th. Wife to Henry 8. Whom you may imagine thus ſpeaking on his Death-bed:

Three Kates 2 Nans and one dear Jane I Wedded

One Spaniſh, one Dutch and 4 Engliſh Wives,

From 2 I was Divorced, 2 I beheaded

One Died in Childbirth and one me ſurvived.

'Tis ſaid the Incontinency of this Kath. coſt her her Life. The greateſt good the Land got by this Match, was general leave to marry Couſin-Germans. She was beheaded 1540.

Saints.

St. Sedd. born in London, was very inſtrumental in the Converſion of the Mircians.

St. Wulſine, a Benedictine Monk, was Ab. of Weſtminſter, then tranſlated to be Biſhop of Sherburne [Page] in Dorſet-ſhire whence he drove all the ſecular Prieſts, as became a Champion for Monaſtical life. He is ſaid to have ſeen Heaven open in the inſtant of his departure out of this Life, 985.

Th. Becket a Merchants Son was born in London, in the place where now Mercers-Chappel is erected. He was ſlain on Innocents-day in his own Church of Canterbury, 1170. many Vows were made by ſuperſtitious Pilgrims to his Shrine. The Papiſts, in favour of Vows of that Nature, tamper to corrupt Holy Writ, as in the Vulgar Lat. Prov. 20.25. Ruina eſt homini Devorare Sancta, &c. Which they read, Ruina eſt homini Devorare Sanctos, It is a ſnare to a man who often maketh Vows to Saints, and after Vows retracteth them. See my Ecc. Hiſt.

Martyrs.

William Sautre, (al. Chatris) Pariſh-prieſt of St. Oſiths, London, was the firſt Engliſh Wickliffite who waſt put to Death for his Opinion. He was charged with a relapſe into Hereſie after Abjuration. He was convicted in a Provincial Councel of the Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, and burnt in Smith-field about Feb. 28. 1400. The cloſe of the Arch-Biſhops Sentence of Degradation, when Sautre was committed over to the Secular Court, endeth with this expreſſion, Beſeeching the Court aforeſaid, that they will receive favourably the ſaid William, &c. which was nothing but Cruelty in Maſquerade.

Jo Badby, an Artificer in Black Friers, London, was burnt about 1401. Hen. Prince of Wales (afterwards King Henry 5) being preſent at his execution promiſed him a Pardon and a Penſion, on his Recantation, all which Badby refuſed. He was put in an empty Tun and the fire put there in; at the firſt feeling [Page] whereof he cryed Mercy, Mercy (of God) which Prince Henry miſtaking for a kind of Revocation of his Opinions, profered him the ſame Condition, a ſecond time, which Badby again refuſed, and was Martyred.

Prelates.

Sim. of Gaunt, born in London was preferred B. of Salisbury by Edward 1. 1298. He gave the firſt leave to the Citizens thereof to fortifie that place with a Ditch and Walls, and no leſs was his care of the Church than of the City, making good Statutes, whereby it was ordered even unto our Age. He died about 1315.

Jo. Kite, born in London, bred in Oxford, ſent Ambaſſador into Spain, made a Titulary Arch-Biſhop, and at laſt Biſhop of Carliſle. He lyeth in the Church of Stepney.

William Knight, bred in Oxford, was Secretary to Henry 8. and firſt employed to the Pope to mention the Matter of his Divorce. After his Return he was made Biſhop of Bath and Wells. In Wells he built a ſtately Croſs to ſecure poor people from the Weather. He died 1547.

Nic. Heath, one of St. Anthonies Piggs (i.e. Scholar of that School in London) then bred in Cambridge, was Almoner to Henry 8. and by him preferred Biſhop, firſt of Roch. then of Worc. deprived by Edward 6. reſtored by Queen Mary who advanced him Arch-Biſhop of York and Lord Chancellor of England. A moderate Man yet infected with the Popiſh Biſhops, he refuſed the Oath of Supremacy in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, for which he was deprived. He led a pious Life on his own Lands at Cobham in Surry, whither Queen Elizabeth came often to viſit him. He died about 1566.

Since the Reformation.

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Jo. Young, D. D. was born in Cheapſide and bred in Cambridge, was Biſhop of Rocheſter, and refuſed the See of Norwich, ſaying — It was not ſo eaſie for an old man, ſince the Cuſhion was taken away from it. Meaning ſince Dr. Scambler had ſcambled away the Revenues thereof. He died An. 1605, and lyeth buried at Bromly Church in Kent.

Will. Cotton, D. D. born in London, bred in Cambrigde, was made B. of Exeter Nov. 12. 1598. during his ſitting there, Mr. Snape came out of Gerſey, and plentifully ſowed the ſeeds of Non-conformity in his Dioceſs, which the Vigilancy of this Prelate ſeaſonably plucked up. Being enfeebled with the Apoplexy which deprived him of his Speech ſome days before his death, ſo that he could only ſay, Amen, Amen, he was rendred obnoxious to this malicious cavil, That he lived like a Biſhop and dyed like a Clark, He died 1621. and was buried in the Quire of Exeter.

Lancelot Andrews, D D. bred in Cambridge, was an unimitable Preacher, of whom Biſhop Felton ſaid, I had almoſt marr'd my own natural Trot by endeavouring to imitate his artificial Amble. See my Eccl. Hiſt. He died, 1626.

Th. Dove, D. D. was made by Q. Eliz. Dean of Norwich An. 1589, then Biſhop of Peterborough 1101. He died 1630 having raiſed his Family to a Knightly degree.

Jo. Howſon, bred in Oxf. was made B. of Oxford 1619. His Book of Divorce with his Sermons agaiſt Popery, and his Stating of the Popes Supremacy in 4 Sermons to clear himſelf from the Imputation of Popery have made him Famous to all [Page] Poſterity. Being tranſlated to Durham, he died 1631, and was buried in St. Paul's London.

Jo. Davenant, D. D. Son to Jo. of Davenant Lands in Eſſex was Maſter of Q. Colledge in Cambridge. He gave his Negative voice at an Election againſt a Mr. Jo. Gore. Kinſman, Coſen (ſaid he) I will ſatisfie your Father, that you have Worth, but not Want enough to be one of our Society. Returning from the Synod of Dort, he was elected B. of Sarum 1621. Praefuit qui Profuit was the Motto written in moſt of his Books. He was humble in himſelf and charitable to others. Being invited by B. Field, and not pleaſed with ſome roiſting Company, he embraced the next opportunity of departure. When B. Field proffered to light him with a Candle down Stairs, My Lord (ſaid he) let us lighten others by our unblameable Converſation. He was a Man of great Candour, and Sincerity, who hated Flattery from his Child-hood. He dyed 1641 and was buried in his own Cathedral.

Math. Wren, was bred in Cambridge, where at an Extraord. Philof. Act. before K. Ja. he noted the Prerogative of the King's Hounds, by vertue whereof they could lawfully do that for which other Dogs were beaten. He preached a Sermon on Amoz 5.24. let Judgment run down like Waters, a little before the Draining of the Fens, ſuſpected detrimentalto the Univerſity. He was B. of Norwich and Ely. He was impriſoned by the Long Parliament almoſt 15 years and his Cauſe never heard. He died 1661.

Stateſmen.

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Sir Th. More, Son to Sir Jo. one of the Juſtices of the K. Bench, was bred in Oxford. He became Barriſter and Judge in the Sheriff of London's Court, and never took a Fee from the Poor or Widow, &c. Being Member of the Houſe of Commons, he obſtructed H. 7. about Money for the Marriage of his Daughter Marg. a Courtier telling the K. that a Beardleſs Boy had obstructed his deſires. K. Hen. 8. coming to the Crown, Knighted him and made him Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaſter, then Lord Chancellor of England. He demeaned himſelf with great Integrity. Refuſing a complyance about the Queens Divorce, he reſigned his Place. It was againſt his Mind that any ſhould ſuffer for their Conſciences; He rather ſoiled his Fingers than dirted his Hands, in the matter of the Holy Maid of Kent. He uſed to ſay, that his Natural Temper was ſo tender that he could not endure a Philip; yet he ſuffered 16 Months Impriſonment for refuſing the Oath of Supremacy. When the Lieutenant of the Tower told him he was ſorry his Commons were no better, I like (ſaid Sir Th.) your diet very well, and if I diſlike it, I pray turn me out of Doors. He was beheaded 153. He left but 100 l. per An. Eſtate, having perfectly hated Covetouſneſs, as appears by his refuſing of 4 or 5000 l. offered him by the Clergy. Of his Latine Books, Ʋtopia is the moſt conſiderable. His Daugh. Marg. for all Learning and Languagues the Miracle of her Age, was for her ſecreſie entruſted by her Father with his moſt important Affairs. Eraſmus hath dedicated ſome Epiſtles to her. Being well red in the Fathers, ſhe mended a depraved Place in St. Cyprian [Page](niſi vos ſinceritatis) making it Nervos Sinceritatis. She tranſlated Euſebius out of Greek, which (becauſe done before) was not Printed. She bought her Fathers Head and kept it for a Relique till ſhe was Queſtioned before the Council for the ſame.

Th. Wriotheſley, Knight of the Garter, was bred in Cambridge. He became an Eminent Lawyer. He was by Henry 8. created Baron of Tichborne 1543, and a year after Chancellor of England. From which Place being afterwards removed by Edward 6. he was created Earl of Southampton. He died 1550, and lyes buried at St. Andrews in Holbourn.

William Paget, Knight, Privy Councellor to 4 ſucceſſive Princes. King Henry 8. made him Secretary, and employed him Ambaſſador to Ch. 5. Emperor and the King of France. King Edward 6. made him Chancellor of the Dutchy, Comptroller of his Houſe and created him Baron of Beaudeſert. Queen Mary made him Keeper of the Privy-Seal. Queen Elizabeth diſpenced with his attendance at Court, in favour to his great age and highly reſpected him. Duke Dudley in the daies of King Edward, ignominiouſly took from him the Garter of the Order, quarrelling that by Extraction he was not qualified for the ſame, no wonder if his Pride wrongfully ſnatched a Garter from a Subject, whoſe Ambition endeavoured to deprive 2 Princes of a Crown. This was reſtored to him by Queen Mary, as to a perſon who by his Prudence, had merited much of the Nation. He died 1563. and was buried in Lichfield.

Th. Went [...]orth (of York-ſhire parentage) was bred in Cambridge, became a Champion Patriot on all occaſions, and ſeemed to have a caſting voice in the Houſe of Commons. He was created Bar. and [Page] Viſc. Wentworth, Earl of Strafford and Lord Dep. of Ireland; where he vigorouſly endeavored the reduction of the Iriſh to Obedience to the King and profit to the Exchequer, but ſome believe the means he uſed for that good end were not Legal. Being charged in Parliament with many Crimes, he pleaded, that they amounted not to Treaſon. But the Parliament found an Almighty expedient of giving the Name and ſtamping the ſignature of Accumulative Treaſon on that Brave Gentleman's paſt Actions. By a Clauſe in the 25 of Edward 3. after an enumeration of many particular Treaſons, it is in general Enacted, that whatſoever the Parliament ſhould (hereafter) declare to be Treaſon ſhould be accounted ſo, by Vertue of that Statute. It ſeems the Parliament did only purſue their power given them by that Act. But there are two things worth the conſideration in this Caſe, firſt, According to the aforeſaid Statute, Such Crimes as were afterwards to be declared Treaſonable, ought to be of like Nature with thoſe Treaſons which are ſpecified in the ſaid Act. Secondly, If the Parliament had made thoſe Miſdemeanors Conſtructive Treaſon before that my Lord Strafford had committed them, he could have had no colour for the Plea he made; But ſeeing where there is no Law, there is no Tranſgreſſion; my Lord of Strafford at the time of his Miſdemeanours committed was guilty of no Treaſon; and if it was poſſible for him to become guilty of the ſame, ex poſt facto, I leave to the Learned to determine. The Parliament provided his Condemnation ſhould not paſs into Precedent. Some hours before his ſuffering he fell faſt aſleep, alledged by his Friends as an Evidence of the clearneſs of his Conſcience. He was beheaded 1641. He hath an everlaſting Monument in the great [Page] Character given him, [...], Med. 2. p. 6. I looked upon my Lord of Strafford as a Gentelman whoſe Abilities might make a Prince rather affraid than aſhamed in the greateſt Affairs of State, &c. King Charles II. hath made his Son a Knight of the Garter.

Lyonel Cranfield, Merchant, Man of a great Senſe, was made by King James Lord Treaſurer, Baron of Cranfield and Earl of Middleſex. Having loſt the Treaſurers Place by the means of the D. of Buckingham, into whoſe diſpleaſure he had fallen, he was wont to ſay that the way to preſerve Life was to get to be Lord Treaſurer of England, for they never dye in their Place, which was true for 4 Succeſſions. He was a Wiſe and Good Man. He dyed about 1644.

Writers on the Law.

Fleta, who being in the Fleet wrote an Excellent Treatiſe of the Common Law before the 14. R. 3. He lived about the end of E. 2. and beginning of E. 3.

Chriſtopher St. German, of an ancient Family, read conſtantly a Chapter in the Bible every night to his Family, lived and dyed unmarried without the leaſt ſpot on his Reputation, gave Counſel and Help to all his People gratis. He was excellently skilled in the Civil, Canon and Common Law and Scripture, Witneſs his Book of Doctor and Student. In his ſeveral Works he plainly appeareth a Champion for the Reformation. He lived to be above 80 years Old, dying 1593. and was buri [...]d at St Alphage, London.

William Raſtal, one of the Juſtices of the Kings Bench, wrote the Life, &c. of his Uncle More and [Page] made a Comment on the Statutes of England. Being a zealous Papiſt, he fled (in the Raign of Edward 6.) into Flanders, where he wrote againſt Biſhop Jewel. He died 1565.

Souldiers.

Sir Th. Roper, (the Surname formerly Furneaux) Son to Th. Servant to Queen Elizabeth, was Page to Sir Jo. Norrice, and was Captain of a Foot Company at 16 years of Age. Being Privy Councellour and having acquired the Reputation of a Valiant Souldier by his Services in Connaught, Ʋlſter in Ireland, and Breſt in France, in his Voyage to Portugal, at Bergen in the Netherlands, &c. he was An. 3. Car. created Baron of Bauntree and Viſc. Baltinglaſſe, in Ireland. When in Ireland he put himſelf in Iriſh Trouzes and was imitated by other Engliſh-men, which eaſie Habit tended [...] the more effectual execution on their Enemies. He died at Ropers Reſt 164. and was buried in St. Jo. Church in Dublin.

Civilians.

Sir Hen. Martin, Knight, bred in Oxford, a great Civilian and an Eminent Advocate in the High Court of Commiſſion, and afterwards Judge of the Prerogative Court, and alſo of the Admiralty, ſo that as King James ſaid pleaſantly, He was a mighty Monarch in his Juriſdiction over Sea and Land. He died 1642.

Phyſicians.

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Richardus Anglicus, bred firſt in Oxford, became afterwards in Paris one of the moſt Eminent Writers in the Profeſſion of Phyſick.REM. He Flouriſhed, 1230.

Jo. Phreas, bred in Oxford, was afterward an Auditor of Guarinus in Ferrara. He read Phyſick ſucceſſively at Ferrara, Florence, Padua and Rome. Pope Paul 2. made him Biſhop of Bath and Wells, but he died (of Poiſon as is thought) before his Conſecration, 1465.

Andr. Borde, bred (I think) in Oxford, was Phyſician to Henry 8. His Book (the firſt written of that Faculty in Engliſh) was dedicated to the Colledg of Phyſicians in London. He died in the Reign of Queen Mary.

Writers.

Nothelmus of London Biſhop of London, then Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, wrote the Geſts of Greg. the Great, &c. which are inſerted in Bede's Church-Hiſtory. He died 736.

William Fitz-Stephen, deſcended of Norman Nobility, was a Monk in Canterbury. He wrote (amongſt others) a Latin Book of the Deſcription of London. He flouriſhed, 1190.

Albricius of London, wrote a work of the Original of Heathen Gods. He flouriſhed 1217.

William Sengham, (poor but Witty) wrote de Fide and Legibus, REM. affirming the Goſpel of Chriſt to be the onely Law for the Salvation of men, about the time that a Book called The Eternal Goſpel (or rather the Infernal Goſpel) [Page] was obtruded on the World by the Friers. He flouriſhed 1260.

Laurentius Anglicus, bred in Paris, oppoſed the Mock-Goſpel of the Friers and wrote againſt Falſe Preachers, REM. but afterwards being frightned with the Popes Thunderbolts, he cowardly recanted. He flouriſhed An. 1260.

Nich. Lyra, a Jew by Nation, and born (probably) in the Old Jury, was converted by ſome Franciſcans. He vigorouſly confuted the Jews. He wrote Commentaries on all the Old and New Teſtament keeping cloſe to the Text, therefore uncharitable the Cenſure Lyra delirat, tho ſometimes he may be wide of the mark ▪ He dyed in Paris 1340.

Bankinus of London, an Auguſtinian Frier, a Violent Oppoſer of the Wicklevites, was ſtopped (ſome think Killed) by the Violence of an Earthquake, when ready to diſpute againſt them in a publick Council. He flouriſhed, 1382.

Robert Ivory, D. D. in Cambridge, and Preſident Gen. of the Carmelites, adorned the Library of White Friers with his own and other Books, and dyed 1392.

Juliana Barnes, of an ancient and Illuſtrious Family,REM. the Diana of her Age for Hunting, &c. of which (with Hawking and Fiſhing) ſhe wrote 3 Treatiſes. She wrote alſo a Book of Heraldry. She flouriſhed 1460 under H. 6.

Robert Fabian, Sheriff of London, 1493. wrote 2 Chronicles. 1. From Brutus to the death of Henry 2. another, from the 1. of King Richard to the death of King Henry 7. He was an Excellent Poet. A modern Maſter-wit, in the conteſt betwixt [Page] the Poets of our Age, maketh Apollo to adjudge the Laurell to an Alderman of London, becauſe to have moſt wealth was a ſign of moſt wit. But had the Scene of this Competition been laid 140 years ſince, &c. Apollo would have given the Laurel to this our Alderman. He died 1512, and was buried at the Church of Alhallows. After his death Cardinal Woolſey, cauſed them to burn all the Copies of his Book which he could come by; becauſe therein he had made too clear Diſcovery of the Revenues of the Clergy.

Th. Lupſet, Greek Prof. at Oxford, was known unto Eraſmus. He was diverted from Divinity by Woolſey. He was in favour with Hen. 8. and died of a Conſumption 1532. in Lond. and buried at St. Alphage.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Raſtal, Printer, undertook to prove Purgatory by Reaſon. He was a Good Mathematician, and made a Comedy of Europe, Aſia and Africa. He wrote a Book againſt Jo. Frith, (which he afterwards recanted) and a Book of the Terms of the Law, and an Index to J. Fitz-Herbert. He was Father to Raſtal the Famous Lawyer. He died and was buried at London 1536.

Edw. Hall, bred in K. College, became a Judge in the Sheriffs Court. He wrote an elegant Hiſt. of the Warrs of York and Lanc. He died 1547, and was buried in St. Sithes Church.

Will. Fulke, D. D. and Marg. Profeſſor in Camb. when Young wrote a Book of Meteors. Being a ſolid Divine he confuted the Rhemiſh Tranſlation of the Bible. He died 1589.

Edm. Spencer, bred in Camb. A great Poet who imitated Chaucer, 'Tis ſaid that he preſented [Page] Q. Eliz. with a Poem, with which ſhe was ſo well pleaſed, that ſhe commanded the Lord Treaſurer Cecil to give him 100 l. and when he alledged that Sum was too much, then give him, (Quoth the Q.) what is Reaſon, but being delayed he preſented theſe Lines to the Queen:

I was promiſed on a time

To have Reaſon for my Rhyme;

From that time unto this Seaſon,

I receiv'd nor Rhyme nor Reaſon.

Hereupon the Q. gave ſtrict Order for the preſent payment of 100l. He was afterwards Secretary to the Lord Gray, Deputy of Ireland. He was an Excellent Linguiſt, Antiquary, Philoſopher, Mathematician, yet ſo poor (as being a Poet) that he was thought Fami non Famae ſcribere. Returning into England, he was robb'd by the Rebels of that little he had, and dying for Grief in great Want 1598, was honourably buried nigh Chaucer in Weſtminſter. The expence of his Funeral and Monument was defrayed at the ſole charge of Rob. firſt of that Name, E. of Eſſex.

Jo. Stow, bred at learning no higher then a good Grammar-Scholar, became an uſeful Hiſtorian; and very accurate in the Notation of Time. Beſides his Chron. of England, he hath written a large Survey of London. He died 1605, and lyeth buried in the Quire of St. Andr. Ʋnderſhaft. There was another of his Name, a Monk of Norwich, 1440.

Giles Fletcher, equally loved of the Muſes and Graces, wrote a Poem entitled Chriſts Victory. Having commenced D. D. he became Preacher firſt in St. Maries, then in Suff. where being ſlighted by his clowniſh Pariſhioners he fell into Melancholy [Page] and died (in a ſhort time) 162— His Brother Phineas of Cambridge wrote an excellent Poem called The Purple Iſland, &c.

Jo. Donne, a Man of excellent Wit, large Travail and choice Experience, in his reduced Age became D. D. and Dean of St. Pauls. He died 1631. and lyeth buried in St. Pauls. His Life is written by Mr. Iſaac Walton.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Jo. Heiwood, writes of himſelf, that he applied Mirth, more then Thrift, many mad Plays, and did few good Works. His Jeſts were biting. He printed Engliſh Proverbial Epigrams and his pleaſant Monumenta Literaria. After the Death of Q. Mary, (who highly favoured him) he fled for Religion. He died 156. Whoſe Son Jaſper a Jeſuit was executed in the Reign of Q. Eliz.

Maurice Chamnee, bred a Frier in the Charterhouſe. He only eſcaped when 18 of his Order loſt their lives (by him written) for refuſing the Oath of Supremacy. 'Tis ſaid he warped to the Will of H. 8. to preſerve his Convent from Deſtruction. He dyed beyond the Seas 1581.

Edm. Campian, bred in Oxf. being Deacon of the Proteſtant Church, he renounced that Order and fled beyond the Seas. A Man of great Parts and no leſs Oſtentation. Coming over into England with Father Parſons to reduce it to the Church of Rome, he fetched over many (Neuters before) to his perſwaſion by his Ten Reaſons in pure Latine and pithily penned. He was quickly caught by the Setters of Secretary Walſingham, impriſoned, examined on Matters of State, and ſaw rather than felt the Rack; but a while after he was engaged [Page] in 4 ſolemn Diſputations (in the Chappel in the Tower) to make good a bold Challenge he had made againſt all Proteſtants, concerning Scripture, the Church, the Sacrament and Juſtification; and 'tis ſaid, whatever Queſtions he there anſwered, that he anſwered not the general expectation of his own Party. He was executed 1581.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Th. Pope, Knight, Architect (under God) of his own Fortune, employed (under the Lord Cromwell) an Inſtrument of the ſecond magnitude, got his ſhare at the diſſolution of the Abbeys, and refunded a conſiderable proportion for what he received for the Building & endowing of Trin. Coll. in Oxf. He died about the beginning of the Reign of Q. Eliz. There are in Oxford-ſhire, many deſcendants from him continuing in a worſhipful Eſtate (the Chief of the Family being the E. of Down in Ireland,) on the ſame token that K. James came in Progreſs to the Houſe of Sir— Pope, Knight, when his Lady was lately delivered of a Daughter, who was preſented to K. James with this Paper of Verſes.

See this little Miſtreſs here,

Did never ſit in Peter's Chair;

Or a Tripple Crown did wear,

And yet ſhe is a Pope.

No Benefice ſhe ever ſold

Nor did diſpence with Sins for Gold,

She hardly is a Sevenight Old

And yet ſhe is a Pope.

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No King her Feet did ever kiſs

Or had from her worſe Look then this,

Nor did ſhe ever hope

To Saint one with a Rope

And yet ſhe is a Pope.

A Female Pope you'l ſay, A Second JOAN

No ſure ſhe is Pope Innocent or none.

Th. Curſon, Armorour, being much afflicted with a ſad Accident (one having ſhot another in his Shop, tho during his abſence) reſolved to give all his Eſtate to pious uſes, and accordingly diſpoſed of ſome hundreds of pounds for the uſe of the poor in Alhallows Lumbard-Street (where he was born) and other Pariſhes. He died, 16—

Edw. Allin, a Stage-Player and Roſcius of our Age, built a fair Colledge at Dulwich in Kent, for the relief of poor people. The Poor of his native Pariſh of St. Botolph-Biſhopſgate have a priviledge to be provided for therein before others. Thus he who out-acted others in his Life, out-did himſelf before his death, which hapned An. 16—

Will. Plat, Son to Sir Hugh, Grandſon to Sir Rich. Alderman of London, was bred in St. Jo. Coll. in Camb. He bequeathed thereunto Lands to maintain Fellows at 30 l. and Scholars at 10 l. per An. ſo many as the Eſtate would extend to. Between the ſaid Collonel and Jo. Plat, Clerk (Heir to Will.) there was a Compoſition made of 4 Scholars at 10 l. and 2 Fellows at 50 l. per An. William alſo gave 30 l. yearly to the Poor of Hornſey and High-gate, with a Lecture founded therein. He died 1637.

Alex. Strange, B. D. of Pet. Houſe in Camb. was Preb. of St. Pauls, and 46 years Vicar of Layſton, the Church whereof ſtood alone in the Fields, [Page] For remedy of which he built at Buttingford (a thorough road Market, moſtly in his Pariſh) a ſtrong and neat Chappel from the Bounty others gave and he gather'd. And having laid the Foundation, he gave for his Motto Beg hard or Beggar'd. He alſo purchaſed Land out of his own Purſe to pay for the reparation thereof: and promoted the building of a Free-School in the ſaid Place, founded by ſome Siſters worſhipfully born. Having lived a Peace-maker, he died 1650.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 18. Philip Malpas, gave by his Will 125 l. for relief of poor Priſoners,monarch H. 6. and every year for 5 years 400 Shirts and Smocks, 40 pair of Sheets, 150 Freez-Gowns to the Poor. To 500 poor people in London every one 6ſh. 8d. To poor Maids Marriages 100 Marks; to High-ways 100 Marks; 20 Marks the year to a Graduate to preach; 20 l. to the Preachers at the Spittle on the 3 Eaſter. Holy-days, &c.

20. Richard Rich, Mercer, founded Alms-Houſes at Hodſden in Hartf.

An. 17. Rich. [...]awſon bequeathed large Legacies to the Priſoners,monarch E. 4. Hoſpitals, to High-ways, &c. beſides to Poor Maids Marriages 340 l. and his Executors to build a large Houſe in the Church Yard of St. Maries Spittle, wherein the Lord Mayor and his Brethren do uſe to ſit and hear Sermons on Eaſter Holy-days.

20. Th. Ilam new builded the great Conduit in the Cheap, at his own Charges, to the great conveniency of the City.

An. 18. Henry Keble, gave to Highways 200 l. to Poor Maids marriages 100 Marks,monarch Hen. &c. to 7 Almſmen in London 6 [Page] Pence the Week for ever. He was when living a great Benefactor to the building of Aldermary-Church, and by his Will gave 1000l. towards the finiſhing thereof. He was barbarouſly after requited, his body being thrown out of his Grave, &c.

Geo. Monox, reedified the Pariſh of Walthamſtow in Eſs. monarch H. 6. He founded there a Free-School and Alms-Houſes for 13 poor people, he made alſo a Cawſey of Timber over the Marſhes from Walthamstow to Lock-bridg.

Note Mr. Camdens Verſe in commendation of this City, Ʋrbs Pietate potens, numeroſo cive ſuperba, had the forepaſt thereof concerning their Piety expunged by the Index Expurgatorius printed at Madrid, 1612. the latter Moiety of their Pride remaining a piece of harmleſs Romiſh Spite.

Weſtminſter.

WEſtminſter the greateſt City in England next to London. It was anciently called Thorney, afterwards Weſtminſter, for diſtinction from Saint Pauls formerly called Eaſtminſter. As for Buildings, the Abbey Church is a ſtately Structure, built by Henry 3 and afterwards enlarged and beautified by the Abbots thereof. Adjoyning to it is the Chappel of King Henry 7. which Leland calls the Miracle of the World. A moſt Noble Pattern of curious[Page]Architecture. In this Chappel the Founder thereof, with his Queen lyeth interred under a Monument of ſolid Braſs moſt richly gilded and artificially carved, which coſt but 1000l. pounds in the making, an argument of the great Value of Money at that time, and an inſtance of the thrift of Henry. 7. who would make a little Mony go far. Amongſt the civil Structures, Weſtminſter Hall is Eminent, erected by King William Rufus For the Hall to his own Court, built with Cobwebleſs Beams conceived to be of Iriſh Wood. The next is White-Hall the Palace of our Engliſh Kings which is all Glorious within.

Proverbs.

1. As ſure as Exchequer pay, This being moſt true in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth began to be croſt about the end of the Reign of King James, the Revenues of the Crown being then much abated. 2. There is no Redemption from Hell. There is a place by the Exchequer Court ſo called, formerly a Priſon for the Kings Debtors, who never were freed thence until they had ſatisfied and paid all their debts. 3. As long as Meg of Weſtminſter. In the Tower there is a great Gun called long Meg which in the days of Henry 8. lay a long time in Weſtminſter. To this the Proverb ſeems to relate, and not to a Giant Woman whom ſome believe to be buried on the South ſide of the Cloiſters, under a very long Marble. For it is more probable that many Monks were buried (in an infectious year which hapned) under that Stone.

Princes.

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Edward 1. ſurnamed Longſhanks, was a Wiſe, Valiant and Succeſsfull Prince. He was ſo fortunate with his Sword in the beginning of his Reign, that he awed all Enemies with the ſcabbar [...]d before the end thereof.

Edward ſole Son to H. 6. and Marg. his Queen was born 13. October 1453. After the defeat of his Fathers Party at Tuksbury he told E. 4. that he came over into England to recover the Crown which his Anceſtors for 3 Deſcents had no leſs righftully then peaceably poſſeſſed. Upon which King Edward preſently daſhed him on the mouth with his Gauntlet, and his Brother Richard Crook-back ſtab'd him to the heart with his Dagger.

Edward V. Eldeſt Son of Edward 4. and Elizabeth his Queen was born November 4. 1471. He was murdered in the Tower by the procurement of his Ʋncle Protector.

Elizabeth Eldeſt Daughter of Edward 4. and Elizabeth his Queen was born 11 February 1466. afterwards married to King Henry 7. Whereby the 2 Houſes of York and Lancaſter were united. She died in Child-bed after her ſafe delivery of the Lady Katharine. She lyeth buried with her Huſband Henry 7. in his Chappel.

Cecily Second Daughter to Edward 4. by Elizabeth his Queen,AMP. led a ſingle life for a long time, then wedded her ſelf to a Lincoln-ſhire Lord, Jo. Baron (afterwards Viſc.) Wells. She was little reſpected of King Henry 7 her Brother in Law, who knew if he had no iſſue by his Queen, then the Right of the Crown reſted in her. She died without Iſſue.

[Page]CHARLES II. (Son to King Charles I. of Bleſſed Memory, and Mary Youngeſt Daughter to Henry 4. King of France) was born at St. James's, May 29. 1630. His birth was accompanied with two notable Accidents in the Heavens. The Star Venus was viſible all the day long, and 2 days after there was an Eclipſe of the Sun.

Who ſeeing a Greater Sun appear

In the Engliſh Hemiſphear

In Humble duty wav'd all Quarles,

And reſign'd the day to Charles.

The Occurrences in the Life of this Pious Prince are full of Miracle and Amazement. He was 1. Jan. 1650, at Seoon Crowned King of Scotland, being before invaded by an Army under the Conduct of O. C. Soon after quitting that Kingdom he marched for England, and 3. Sepember 1651 nigh Worceſter was fought, and loſt the day, tho he acted beyond the expectation of his friends, and to the great applauſe of his very Enemies. Narrow ſearch was made after his Perſon, yea 1000 pounds promiſed to ſuch who ſhould betray him. Yet God (whoſe Angels were his Life-guard) miraculouſly preſerving him out of the Hands of his Enemies, he ſafely paſſed over into France to the Queen his Mother. During his continuance beyond the Seas, great were the proffers tendered unto him if forſaking the Proteſtant Religion; but as ſoon might the impotent Waves remove the moſt Sturdy Rocks, as they once unfix him; ſuch his Conſtancy, whom neither the Frowns of his Afflictions, nor Smiles of Secular Advantages could make to warp from his firſt Principles. At laſt his Piety and Patience were rewarded by God with a Happy Reſtitution to [Page] his Undoubted Dominions, and He after a long and tedious Exile, landed at Dover, May 25. 1660. to the great Joy of this Three Kingdoms. A Prince whoſe Vertues I ſhould injure, if endeavouring their contraction within ſo narrow a Scantling. The great and various Dimenſions of his Profound Wiſdom, Solid Judgement and all other Royal Endowments and Heroick Vertues can never be projected on a Plain nor delineated on Paper. And yet I cannot paſs over that wherein he ſo reſembleth the King of Heaven (whoſe Vice-gerent he is) I mean His Merciful Diſpoſition, doing Good unto thoſe who ſpightfully uſed and perſecuted him. And now it is my hearty Prayer, That God who appeared ſo wonderfull in his Reſtauration, would continue ſtill Gracious to us in his Preſervation, confounding the PLOTS of his Adverſaries, that upon him and his Poſterity the Crown may flouriſh for ever.

Mary Eldeſt Daughter of King Charles I. and Queen Mary, was born at St. James's, November 4. 1631. She was Married to Count William of Naſſaw Eldeſt Son to Henry Prince of Orange, May 2. 1641. She endured her heavy Afflictions cauſed by the Murder of her Royal Father, and loſs of her Huſband, with a courage far ſurpaſſing the weakneſs of her Sex; and a little after had a Son November 1650. The complexion of the Times being altered in England She came over to congratulate the Happineſs of her Brother's Miraculous Reſtitution, and died 31 December following 1660, and was buried in the Chappel of H. 7.

James 3d Son of King Charles and Queen Mary, was born at St James's, October 13. 1633. He was commonly ſtiled Duke of York, tho not ſolemnly created until January 27. 1643. At the rendition [Page] of Oxford he was taken Priſoner, and ſome 2 years after through the aſſiſtance of one Coll. Bamfield, made his eſcape, landing ſafe in Holland. Hence he went for France where he gained the Eſteem of the whole Court, and before he arrived at the Age of 21 years, he was made Lieutenant General of the Forces of the King of France. This Truſt he diſcharged to the Admiration of all, atchieving ſo many Noble and Heroick Exploits which rendred him renowned through the Chriſtian World. Yet ſuch was the Ingratitude of the French that concluding Peace with O. C. the Uſurper they wholly forgot his former ſervices, and conſented to the expulſion of this Prince and his Royal Brothers out of that Kingdom. Soon was he Courted by Don Jo. D. of Auſtria into Flanders, where in the Action at Dunkirk, he far ſurpaſſed his former deeds, often forgetting that he was a Prince, to ſhew himſelf a true Souldier, (ſuch his hazarding his perſon really worth 10000 of them) to the great Moleſtation of his true Friends. Since God out of his infinite Love to the Engliſh, hath ſafely returned this Duke to his Native Country, I pray God he may long live to be the Joy and Delight of the whole Nation.

Elizabeth, 2d. Daughter of King Charles I. and Queen Mary, was born at St. James's, December 28. 1635. A Lady of a ſtrong Judgment but weak Body, being of a melancholy temper (as affected, above her Age, with the ſad Condition of her Family) fell ſick at Cariſbroke-Caſtle in the Iſle of Wight. After many rare ejaculatory expreſſions, abundantly demonſtrating her unparalelled Piety, to the eternal honour of her own Memory, and the Aſtoniſhment of thoſe who waited on her, ſhe died December 8. 1650. and was interred in St Th. Chappel in Newport.

[Page] Anne 3d. Daughter to King Charles I. and Queen Mary, was born at St. Jame's March 17. 1637. She was a very Pregnant Lady above her Age, and died in her Infancy when not full 4 years old. Being minded by thoſe about her to call upon God even when the Pangs of Death were upon her, I am not able, ſaith ſhe, to ſay my long Prayer (meaning the Lords Prayer) but I will ſay my ſhort one, Lighten mine Eyes O Lord, leſt I ſleep the ſleep of Death. This done the Little Lamb gave up the Ghoſt.

Katharine 4th Daughter to King Charles I. and Queen Mary, was born at White-Hall, and ſurvived not above half an hour after her Baptizing. Note that none of this Kings Children but P. Charles, were entered into the Regiſter of St. Martin's in the Fields, tho I am credibly informed that at the Birth of every Child born at White-hall or St. James's, there were 5 l. paid for that purpoſe.

Charles, Son to the Illuſtrious James D. of York, by Anne Daughter to the Right Honorable Edward Hide, E. of Clarendon and Lord Chanc. of England and Frances his Lady, was born at Worceſter-Houſe October 22. 1660. He was declared Duke of Cambridge, a Title which hath been only conferred either on Forreign Princes or Perſons of the Royal Blood. This Princely Infant died May 5. 1661.

Saints.

St. Wulſey, of great Reputation for Vertue and Innocency, was by St. Dunſtan created firſt Abbot of Weſtminſter. He died 960 and was buried in the ſame Monaſtery, and the 26 of September was kept by the Citizens of London with great Veneration of his Miracle-working Memory.

[Page]Note that Jo. Fecknam Abbot of Weſtm. in the daies of Q. Mary, was cruel to none, but Courteou [...] and Charitable to all who needed his Help or Liberality, which is the Cauſe I meet with no Martyrs in this City.

Prelates Since the Reformation.

Rich. Neile, bred in Cambridge, was Vicar of Cheſthunt in Hartf. then Dean of Weſtm. Through many Biſhopricks of Coventry and Lichfield, Durham and Wincheſter, he was at laſt preferred Arch-Biſhop of York, being alſo Privy-Councellor to K. James, and K. Charles. He died 16—▪

Jo. Warner, D. D. bred in Oxford, was preferred B. of Rocheſter. He beſtowed an excellent Font upon the Cathedral Church of Cant. Keeping good Hoſpitality in the Chriſtmaſs at Brumley; as he fed many Poor, ſo he freed himſelf from much trouble, being abſent when the reſt of the Biſhops ſubſcribed their Proteſtations in Parliaments. He was an able Advocate for Epiſcopacy, in the Houſe of Lords, ſpeaking for them as long as he had any voice left him. He hath ſince ſeen the happy Reſtitution of his Order, enjoying again his former Dignity An. 1661.

Stateſmen.

Sir Fr. Bacon, Knight, Youngeſt Son to Sir Nich. Lord Keeper, was born in York-Houſe 1560. He was bred in Trin. Colledge in Camb. and there firſt fell into a diſlike of Ariſtotles Philoſophy. Having afterwards attained to great perfection in the Study of the Common Law, he got no Preferment therein during the Reign of Q. Eliz. imputable to the Envy of a Great Perſon.

[Page]He was Favourite to the Earl of Eſſex, and more true to him then the Earl was to himſelf; for finding him chooſe rather deſtructive then diſpleaſing Councils, he forſook not his Perſon, but his practices, & herein he was not the worſe Friend for being the better Subject. By King James he was made his Solicitor, then his Attorney (then priviledged to ſit in the Houſe of Commons) and at laſt Lord Chancellor of England. He was a rich Cabinet filled with Judgment, Wit, Fancy and Memory, and had the golden Key, Elocution, to open it. He was ſingular in ſingulis, in every Science and Art, and being In-at-all came off with Credit. He was too Bountifull to his Servants, and either too confident of their Honesty, or too conniving at their Falſhood. 'Tis ſaid he had 2 Servants, one in all Cauſes Patron to the Plaintiff, the other to the Defendant, but takeing bribes of both, with this Condition, to reſtore the Mony received, if the Cauſe went againſt them. Such practices, tho unknown to their Maſter, coſt him the loſs of his Office. During his Solitude, he made many Excellent Diſcoveries in Nature. His vaſt Bounty to ſuch who brought him Preſents from great Perſons, occaſioned his want afterwards. He was the firſt and laſt Lord Verulam, as if it had been reſerved for that ancient Roman Colony (of Verulam) to be buried in its reverend Ruins, and in this Peerleſs Lords everlaſting Memory, much admired by Engliſh, more by out-landiſh Men. He died 1626, and was buried in St. Michael's Church of St. Albans. His Skull being afterwards found was by one King Doctor of Phyſick, made the Object of Scorn, but he who then derided the Dead, is ſince become the Laughing-ſtock of the living.

Writers.

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Sulcard of Westminſter, a Benedictine Monk, one of great Wit, Meekneſs and Candour, was much eſteemed by King Edward the Confeſſor. He Flouriſhed An. 1070 under King William the Conq.

Gilb. of Weſtminſter firſt Monk then Abbot, publiſhed a Dialogue he had with a Jew in his return from France, and dedicated it to Anſelm Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury. He died 1117. and was buried in Weſtminſter.

Math. of Weſtminſter, a Monk and an accompliſhed Scholar. He rectified our Engliſh Hiſtory, writing one Hiſtory from the beginning of the World to Chriſt, a 2d from Chriſt's Nativity to the Norman Conqueſt, a 3d from thence to the beginning of King Edward 2. adding afterwards to it his Life and that of E. 3. He named his Book Flores Hiſtoriarum, and died about 1368.

Since the Reformation.

Ben. Johnſon, (whoſe Mother married a Bricklayer for her 2d Husband) was bred in Weſtminſter School, then in St. John's Colledg in Cambridge (being alſo honorary Member of Chriſt-Church in Oxford) where he continued but few weeks for want of further maintenance, being fain to return to the trade of his Father in Law. He help'd at the new Structure of Lincolns-Inn, when having a Trowel in his Hand, he had a Book in his Pocket. Some Gentlemen afterwards manumiſed him freely to follow his own ingenuous Inclinations. His Wit was Elaborate, wrought out by his own Induſtry. He would ſit ſilent in learned Company, [Page] and ſuck in (beſides Wine) their ſeveral Humors into his Obſervation. He was Paramount in the Dramatique part of Poetry, and taught the Stage and exact Conformity to the Laws of Comedians. His Comedies were above the Vulgar, (which are only tickled with downright obſcent [...]y) and took not ſo well at the firſt ſtroke as at the rebound, when beheld the ſecond time; yea they will endure reading, and that with due commendation, ſo long as either Ingenuity or Learning are faſhionable in our Nation. He died 1638, and was buried in the Abbey-Church of Weſtm.

Maſters of Muſick.

Chriſtopher Tye, Doctor of Muſick in the Reign of H. 8. and E. 6. to whom he was one of the Gentlemen of their Chappel and probably the Organiſt.S. N. Muſick which received a grievous Wound in England at the diſſolution of Abbeys, was much beholden to him for her recovery; ſuch his excellent Skill and Piety, that he kept it up in credit in Court and in all Cathedrals during his life. He tranſlated the Acts of the Apoſtles into Verſe, and ſet an excellent Compoſition of Muſick of 4 parts to the ſeveral Chapters, dedicated to E. 6. and printed 1553. Beſides many Services and Anthems.

Jo. Douland, was Servant in the Chappel to Q. Eliz. and K. James. He was the rareſt Muſician that his Age did behold, having improved his Skill by his Travels. A cheerful perſon truly anſwering his Anagram. Johannes Doulandus, Annos ludendo hauſi. Chriſtian K. of Denmark having obtained him of K. James, took him along with himſelf into Denmark. He died about 1615.

Benefactors to the Publick.

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Ja. Palmer, B. D. bred in Cambridge and maintained there by the Company of Carpenters in London who were ſince bountifully repaid, was Preacher of St. Bridgets in Fleet-ſtreet, tho ſequeſtred in thoſe times; what he had formerly gained in that place, he hath ſince beſtowed in buildings and endowing, over againſt the New Chappel in Weſtminſter a fair Alms-Houſe for 12 poor People, beſides many and great gifts to Miniſters poor Widows. To the Poor in his Alms-Houſe he preached conſtantly twice a Week. He died 1659.

Memorable Perſons.

Edm. Doubleday, Eſquire, a Man of great Stature,S. N. Valour, Gravity and Activity, attended Sir Th. Knevet, November 4. 1605. when he ſearched the Cellar beneath the Parliament-Houſe, where they found Guy Faux with his dark Lanthorn in the dead of the Night providing for the Death of many next Morning. He was newly come out of the Devils Cloſet (the inner Room where the Powder lay) Faux beginning-to buſtle, Mr. Doubleday ordered him at his pleaſure, up with his Heels, and there with the Traitor lay the Treaſon flat along the Floor by Gods Goodneſs detected and defeated. Faux vowed that had he been taken in the inner Room, he had blown up himſelf and all the Company therein▪ Mr. Doubleday died 1618.

Norfolk.

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NOrfolk hath the German Ocean on the N. E. Suffolk on the S. Cambridg and a part of Lincoln-ſhire on the W. 50 miles in length and 30 in breadth. The Soile is various, comprehending all Kinds and Degrees, ſo that Norfolk collectively taken hath a ſufficient reſult of pleaſure and profit. This County hath the moſt Churches of any in England (viz. 660) and tho the pooreſt Livings, yet the richeſt Clergy-men. Nor can there be given a greater demonſtration of the Wealth and Populouſneſs of this County, than that in the late Act for an Aſſeſſment upon England, at the Rate of 60000l. by the Month, for 3 Months; Norfolk with the City of Norwich is rated at 3266l. 13s. 4d. the higheſt Proportion of any Shire in England. The Natural Commodities are chiefly Rabbits, and Herrings caught nigh Yarmouth, beſides the County ſhareth plentifully in all other Engliſh Commodities. 'Tis reported of a Gentleman in Norfolk that he made above 10000l ſter. of a Piece of ground (not 40 yards ſquare) which contained a ſort of Clay for the making a choice ſort of earthen ware. The Manufactures are Worſteds, (ſo called from Worſted a Village in this County) which firſt found a general repute in England [Page] towards the end of King Henry 6. Worſted Stockins were firſt made in England An. 1564. by William Rider Apprentice in London, who made a pair by an Italian Pattern and preſented them to William Earl of Pembrook.

Proverbs.

I. Norfolk Dumplings. The fare they generally feed on. II. Norf. Wiles. Such the Skill of the Common People in the Common Law, who are ſaid to ſtudy Law as following the Plough tail; and ſome would perſwade us that they will enter an action for their neighbours horſe but looking over their hedge. III. A Yarmouth Capon, That is a Red Herring. IV. He is arreſted by the Baily of Marſhland. That is, an Ague cauſed by the unwholſomneſs of the Air in the Marſhes.

Prelates

Gilb. Berkeley, deſcended from the ancient Barons of that Name (as appeareth by his Arms) was made Biſhop of Bath and Wells An. 1 Eliz. He died 1581. and was buried in his own Cathedral.

Jo. Aylmer, (brother to Sir Rob.) was born at Aylmer-hall, and bred in Cambridg. He became Chaplain to H. Gray D. of Suffolk, and had the tuition of his Daughter the Lady Jane Gray. Flying in the Reign of Queen Mary he was wonderfully ſaved from the Searchers of the Ship, by a Merchant who put him in a great Wine-But which had a Partition in the middle, ſo that Mr. Aylmer ſat in the hinder part, whilſt the Searchers drank Wine which they ſaw drawn out of the head or other end [Page] thereof. In the Reign of Queen Elizabeth he was made Arch-deacon of Linclon and at laſt Biſhop of London. He had a Son called Tob-el (i. e. God is Good) in memorial of a great deliverance beſtowed on his mother, when being big with child of him, ſhe was thrown out of a coach. This Biſhop was a great Scholar and Divine. He was choſen a Diſputant at Weſtminſter againſt the Popiſh Biſhops An. 1. Elizabeth. He ſtoutly oppoſed the Non-conformiſts, and was fouly be-libelled by them. He died 1594. He left the main of his great Eſtate to Sam. his eldeſt Son (High-Sheriff of Suff. in the Reign of King Ch.) of his youngeſt Sons, Dr. Aylmer Rector of Haddam in Hartford, was a very Learned Man and great Divine.

Jo. Towers bred in Cambridge, became Chaplain to William Earl of Northampton, who beſtowed on him the Benefice of Caſtle-Aſhby in Northampton. He was preferred Dean, and at laſt B. of Peterborough. He was a good Actor when he was young, and a great Sufferer when he was Old, (dying about 1650) rich only in Children and Patience.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Ralph de Hengham, was made Lord Chief Juſtice of the K. Bench, An. 2 E. 1▪ and fined in 7000 Marks for bribery, and ejected out of his place 18 E. 1. He was afterwards made Chief Juſtice of the Common Pleas, under the confidence generally conceived of his Amendment. He died An. 19 E. 1. and lyes buried in the Church of St. Paul's.

William Paſton, Eſquire, born at Paſton, was Serj. to H. 6. and was by him preferred ſecond Judge of the Common Pleas. The King allowed him, beſides the ordinary Salary, 110 Marks, with 2 [Page] Gowns yearly out of the Exchequer. He had been alſo in Grace with two former Kings, H. 4. & H. 5. This William married Agnes Daughter and Heir of Sir Edmund Berrey, by which Marriage the Paſtons Quarter at this day, the ſeveral Coats of Hethereſt, Wacheſham, Craven, Gebredge, Hemgrave and Kerdeſton. He died at London 1444, and lyes buried in Norwich▪ Wolſtan de Paſton, his Anceſtor, came into England 3 years after the Conqueſt, from whom all the deſcendants except this Will. were buried at Paſton. Jo. eldect Son to Will. married Marg. the Daughter of Jo. Mautby, and William his ſecond Surviving Son married Anne Daughter to Edm. D. of Somerſet.

Sir Ed. Coke, Knight, Son of Rob. Eſquire, and of Winefred his Wife, was born at Mileham, and bred in Trinity Colledge in Cambridge, and in Cliffords-Inn London. Afterwards in the Inner-Temple. After 6 years he was called to the Barr, and for 3 years he was Reader in Lyons-Inn. He had 30000l. with his incomparable Wife, Bridget, Daughter and Coheir of Jo. Paſton, Eſquire. By her he had 10 Children. Then began Preferment to preſs upon him, being made Recorder of the City of Norwich, Knight of the Shire for the County of Norfolk, Speaker in the Houſe of Commons, and ſucceſſively the Queens Solicitor and Attorney. King James honoured him with Knighthood, and made him Chief Juſtice firſt of the Common Pleas, then of the K. Bench. Thus beginning on a good Bottom left him by his Father, Marrying a Wife of Extraordinary Wealth, having at the firſt great and gainful Practice, afterwards many and profitable Offices, being provident to chooſe good Penny-worths in purchaſes, leading a thrifty life, living to a great Age, during flouriſhing and peaceable times, no wonder [Page] [...] he advanced a fair Eſtate. Some falſly Character him a back-friend to the Church and Clergy, being a Grand Benefactor to the Church of Norwich, which he vigorouſly defended (and that gratis) againſt a Frye of buſie Informers and Devourers of Churches who intended to ſwallow down the Church Lands of Norwich under the obſcure Title of Concealments. He freely gave the Benefices in his own Patronage to worthy Men, and uſed to ſay, That he would have Church-Livings paſs by Livery and Seiſin and not Bargain and Sale. Five ſorts of people he uſed to fore-deſign to Miſery. viz. Chymiſts, Monopolizers, Concealers, Promoters and Rhyming Poets. For three things he would give God ſolemn thanks, that he never gave his Body to Phyſick, nor his Heart to Cruelty, nor his Hand to Corruption. In three things he did much applaud his own ſucceſs; in his fair fortune with his Wife, in his happy ſtudy of the Laws, and in his free coming by all his Offices, nec Prece nec Pretio, neither begging nor bribing for preferment. His parts were admirable, he had a deep Judgment, faithful Memory, active Fancy; and the Jewel of his Mind was put into a fair caſe, a beautiful Body with a comly Countenance. Being always neat he was wont to ſay That the out-ward neatneſs of our Bodies might be a Monitor of purity to our Souls. He always declined Circumlocutions. He commended Moderation, ſaying, if a River ſwell beyond its Banks it loſeth its own Channel. If any adverſe party croſſed him, he would patiently reply, If another Puniſh me, I will not Puniſh my ſelf. He would never privately retract what he had publickly adjudged, profeſſing, that he was Judge in a Court and not in a Chamber. He was wont to ſay, No Wiſe Man would do that in Proſperity, whereof he ſhould Repent in Adverſity. [Page] He gave for his Motto, Prudens qui Patiens, and his practice was accordingly, eſpecially after he fell into the disfavour of K. James. (See the Engl. Chron.) In his private Life he triumphed in his own Innocency, that he had done nothing illegally, calling to mind the Motto which he gave in his Rings, when made Searj. Lex eſt tutiſſima Caſſis, The Law is the ſafeſt Helmet. And now he had leiſure to peruſe 30 Books written with his own hand, moſt pleaſing himſelf with a Manual, which he called his Vade Mecum containing the Remarkables of his life. His moſt Learned and Laborious Works on the Laws, will laſt [...] be Admired by the Judicious Poſterity, whilſt Fame hath a Trumpet left her, and any breath to blow therein. His Judgment lately paſſed for an Oracle in Law, and if ſince the Credit thereof hath cauſleſly been queſtioned, the wonder is not great. If the Prophet himſelf living in an incredulous Age, found cauſe to complain Is. 51.1. Who had believed our Report? It needs not ſeem ſtrange that our licentious times have afforded ſome to ſhake the Authenticallneſs of the Reports of any earthly Judge. He conſtantly had Prayers in his own Houſe, and relieved the Poor with his conſtant Alms. The Foundation of the Charter-Houſe had been ruined before it was raiſed, & cruſhed by ſome Courtiers in the hatching thereof, had not his great care preſerved the ſame. The Free-School at The [...]ford was ſupported in its being, by his aſſiſtance, and he founded a School at his own coſt at Godwick in this County. Dr. Whitgift (afterwards Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury) was his Tutor, who ſent unto his Pupil, when the Queens Attorney, a fair New Teſtament, with this Meſſage; He had now ſtudied Common Lawenough, [Page] let him hereafter ſtudy the Law of God. When he was under a Cloud at Court, and outed of his Judges Place, the Lands belonging to the Church of Norwich were again called into Queſtion being begged by a Peer: Sr Edw. deſired him to deſiſt, telling him, that otherwiſe he would put on his Gown and Cap, and come into Weſtminſter-Hall once again, and plead there in any Court in Juſtification of what he had done. He died at Stoke Poges in Buck. on Wedn. 3. September, being the 83 year of his Age; Whoſe laſt Words were, Thy Kingdome come, Thy Will be done.

Sir Th. Richardſon, Knight, born at Mulberton, (his Father being Miniſter thereof) was the Kings Serj. afterwards ſworn Chief Juſtice of the Common-Pleas 1626. Speaker of the Houſe of Commons 21 and 22 Jac. He married for his ſecond Lady Eliz. Beaumont, the Siſter (as I take it) of Mary Counteſs of Buck and the Relict of —Aſhburnham, Knight She was by King Charles created Baroneſs of Craumont in Scotland, and (tho iſſuleſs by the Judge) the Honours deſcended to his Grandchild.

Souldiers.

Rob. Vinile, when about to fight Tournboll the Champion of the Scoth Army, is ſaid to have made his Way through a Maſtiff, (the Champions attendant) by cutting him off at the Loyns, and then cutt Tournboll's head from off his ſhoulders.

Sir Oliver Hingham, was born, richly landed and buried in Hingham. A Valiant Man, whom King Edward 3 left Governour of Aquitain in France. He gave the French (who had been drawn into Bourdeaux) ſuch entertainment, that they drank [Page] not ſo much Claret-wine in the City, as they left blood behind them, An. 13. & 3. He was afterwards made Knight of the Garter. His Monument has his Reſemblance in Coat Armor, lively ſet forth in Metal with 24 Mourners about his Monument.

Jo. Faſtolf, Baron of Sineginle in France, was a Ward to Jo. D. of Bedford, ſufficient to prove him an Engliſhman. Tho he was truly Valiant, the ſtage hath made him a Thraſonica Puff and Emblem of Mock-valour. He was made Knight of the Garter by Henry 6. and died about the ſecond year of his Reign.

Sir Clem. Paſton, Knight, Grandſon to Sir Jo. a favourite to Edward 4. was born at Paſton. He was at the burning of the Conqueſt in France, and afterwards by Henry 8. was made Captain of one of his ſhips of war, and in a ſea fight took a French gally and therein the Admiral of France Priſoner, called the Baron of Blancard, whom he brought into England and kept at Caſter nigh Yarmouth, till he had paid 7000 Crowns for his Ranſom, beſides a Cup and 2 Snakes of Gold (of the Spoil of the Gally) bequeathed by Sir Clem to his Family. He received many wounds, and was left for dead in Muſleborough Field in Scotland. He was the Gentleman to whom Sir Wiat (when worſted at Ludgate) did willingly ſubmit. He had the Command of ſome Ships of Queen Elizabeth at New-Haven and was Penſioner to 2 Kings and 2 Queens ſucceſſively. At Oxnit he built a goodly houſe for Hoſpitality, and a Hoſpital hard by for 6 poor ſerving-men. He died 15—

Seamen.

No County in England doth carry a Top and Top [Page]Gallant more high in Maritine performances than Norfolk. Witneſs Yarmouth's proportion in the Navy uſed by Edward 3. againſt—of about 700 Ships and 14500 Men. 43 ſhips with 1950 belonging to Yarmouth; well nigh double to what London did afford, Yarmouth was very Populous in that Age, and (tho but one Pariſh) a lamentable Plague in one year did ſweep thence 7000 men.

Nich. of Lynne, bred in Oxford, accounted a Franciſcan Frier, an Excellent Muſician, Mathemation and Aſtrologer, is reported to have ſailed to the Northern Iſlands in the World An. 30 E. 31, 330, and to have gone ſo far as the Pole Arctick, where he diſcovered 4 In-draughts of the Ocean from the 4 Quarters of the World. 'Tis ſaid he wrote a Book of diſcoveries, called Inventio Fortunata. Chaucer makes an Honourable mention of him. He died 1360. and was buried in Lynne.

Pet. Read, Eſq. worthily ſerved his Prince and Country, as alſo Ch. 5. Emp. who gave him the Order of Barbary, for his valiant deeds there and at Tunis. He died 1569.

Writers.

Jo. Baconthorpe, born at Baconthorpe, bred a Carmelite in Blackney. made more Books for weight & number then his Body could bear. His Soul had but a ſmall Dioceſs (of a Body) to viſit, & therefore might the better attend the effectual informing thereof. 'Tis ſaid that the Heart of the D. of Hamilton was the largeſt, and that of the Lord Capel was the leaſt that the Anatomiſt ever beheld, whence 'its inferred, That contracted Spirits act with the greateſt vigorouſneſs. This Jo. was termed the Reſolute Dr. He equally diſliked Scepticks of none; and unconſtant people; [Page] (ſucceſſively) of all Opinions. He groped after more light than he ſaw, ſaw more than he durſt ſpeak of, ſpake of more than he was thank'd for by thoſe of his ſuperſtitious Order. He died 1346.

Jo. Colton, born at Tirington, was Chaplain to W. Bateman Biſhop of Norwich, and firſt Maſter of Gonvil-Hall in Cambridge. For his Learning and Piety, he was by Henry 4 preferred Arch. Biſhop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland. He was employed to Rome in the Schiſme between Pope Ʋrb. 6. and Clem. 7. which occaſioned his writing a Learned Treatiſe De Cauſâ Schiſmatis, and another De Remedio ejuſd. It ſeems he reſigned his Arch-Biſhoprick before his death, which hapned 1404.

Alan of Lynne, in Cambridge, then a Carmelite in Lynne, made Indexes of 33 Writers he peruſed, among which were Auguſtin, Anſelm and Aquinas. He Flouriſhed. 1420.

William Wells, born (probably) at Wells in this County, Provincial of the Auguſtinian Order in Lynne, D. D. in Cambridge, was an induſtrious Man and good Writer. He died and was buried at Lynne, 1421.

Jo. Thorpe, born in Thorpe, was a Carmelite at Norwich and Dr. at Cambridge. Being a great Logician, he wrote a Book entitled the Labyrinth of Sophiſmes, and another called the Rule of Conſequences, for which he got the Title of Doctor Ingenioſus, not Ingenuus; having a pound of Wit for a Drachm of good nature, and being a Violent Perſecutor of W. White and other Wicklevites. He died 1440. and lyeth buried at Norwich.

Jo. Skelton, (Miniſter at Dis in Norf.) ſtiled himſelf the Kings Orator and Poet Laureat. AMP. Eraſmus in a Letter to Henry 8. ſtileth him Britannicarum Literarum Lumen & [Page]Decus. Beſides a Satyrical Wit, (uſing biting diſcourſe, ſcornfull laughter, and bitter Jeſts) which was unhappy to light on three Noli me tangere's, viz. the Rod of a School-Maſter, the Couls of Friers, and the Cap of a Cardinal; The firſt gave him a laſh, the ſecond deprived him of his livelyhood, the third almoſt outed him out his life. W. Lilly, with whom he fell foul, paid him ſufficiently, when he told him, That whilſt he was Ambitious of the Reputation of a Learned Poet, he was neither Learned nor a Poet. The Friers inſtigated Nix Biſh. of Norwich to ſuſpend this Skelton from his Benefice, for keeping a Concubine. And Cardinal Woolſey, his too Potent Enemy, being charged by him with too much truth, ſo perſecuted him, that he was forced to take Sanctuary at Weſtminſter. In his Reſtraint he died 1529. and was buried in St. Marg. Chap. with this Epitaph. Jo. Sceltonus, Vates Pierius, hîc ſitus eſt. On his death bed he declared he had kept the aforeſaid ſuppoſed Concubine in notion of a Wife.

Since the Reformation.

Jo Barret, born at Lynne, bred a Carmelite in Cambridg in an ignorant and ambitious Age, was ſtoped by Arch-Biſhop Cranmer, for Inſufficiency. Afterwards having plyed his Book hard he became an admirable Scholar, and having Commenced Dr. was Preacher in Norwich, always making honourable mention of Dr. Cranmer. 'Tis charitably believed, that tho complying in the times of Perſecution, he returned to the truth in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.

Edm. Gourney, bred B. D. in Cambridge, was Preacher in this Shire. An excellent Scholar, and innocently [Page] humorous. When I was collecting the Witneſſes of the Truth in all Ages, even in the times of Popery, It is needleſs (ſaith he) for I know that I am deſended from Adam, tho I cannot prove my Pedigree from him. Yet he was born of as good a Family as any in Norf. He wrote 2 learned Treatiſes againſt Tranſubſtantiation, and of the 2d. Commandment. He died in the beginning of the Civil Wars.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Godfrey Bollen, Knight, Son to Jeffrey, born at Sale, was Lord Mayor of London An. 1457. By his Will he bequeathed liberally to Priſons and Hoſpitals, &c. Beſides he gave 1000l. to poor Houſholders in London, and 200 l. to thoſe in Norfolk. He was Great-Grandfather, by the Mothers ſide to Q. Eliz.

Ja. Hobart, Attorney Gen. and of the Privy Council to, and Knighted by H. 7. beſides his many Benefactions to his Pariſh-Church in London, built a fair Bridge over the River Wareney betwixt this County and Suffolk, and a firm Cauſey there by, &c. There are 3 Houſes of his Iſſue in this County.

Andr. Perne, born at Bilney, Mr. of Pet. Houſe, Protector and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge, and Dean of Ely, founded a Fellowſhip and Scholarſhips in his Colledge, and encreaſed the Library with many rare Manuſcripts. In the daies of Queen Mary he was the Skreen to keep off the Fire of Perſecution, from many poor Proteſtants; ſo that by his Means, no Gremial of the Univerſity was Martyred therein. Indeed he altered his Religion 4 times in 12 years (from the laſt of H. [Page] 8. to 1. Elizabeth) a Pap. a Prot. a Pap. a Prot. and was a bending tho no ſmarting Willow, guilty of Compliance not Cruelty. Being very Facetious he called a Clergy-man Fool (who indeed was little better) who returned that he would complain thereof to the Biſhop of Ely. Do (ſayes the Dean) when you pleaſe, and my Lord Biſhop will Confirm you. Yet at laſt, he himſelf ('tis ſaid) was Heart-broken with a Jeſt of the Queens Jeſter, who (Arch-Biſhop Whitgift and Dr. Pern being preſent) diſſuaded her Majeſty from going abroad in a wet day. Heaven (ſays he) Madam, diſſuades you, it is cold and wet; And Earth diſſuades you, it is moiſt and dirty; Heaven diſſuades you, this heavenly Man Arch-Biſhop Whitgift; and Earth diſſuades you, your Fool Clod, ſuch a Lump of Clay as my ſelf. And if neither will prevail with You, here is one that is neither Heaven nor Earth, but hangs betwixt both, Dr. Perne, and he alſo diſſuades you. He died ſoon after at Lambeth.

Since the Reformation.

Sir Th. Greſham, bred a Mercer and Merchant in London, the Wealthieſt Citizen in England of his Age, Founded 2 ſtately Fabricks, the Old Exchange, a kind of Colledge for Merchants, and Greſham College a kind of Exchange for Scholars. As Veſſels of Maſſy Gold need no burniſhing, whilſt Veſſels that are only gilded are ſet off therewith: So let leſſer Donations be ſet off with Rhetorical Praiſes, whilſt thoſe of this Knight are reſplendent without any adventitious Luſtre. He died 21 Nov. 1579.

Sir William Paſton, Knight (whoſe Anceſtors were bountifull to the Abbeys of Saint Bennet in Holme and Bromholme in this County) erected a fair School with 30l. per An. at Northwalſham in [Page] this County. He married Frances the daughter of Sir Th. Clear of Stokeſby, and was great-grandfather to Sir William, the bountiful Promoter of all my weak endeavors.

Henry Howard, Youngeſt Son of Henry Earl of Surrey, and Brother to Th. laſt D. of Norfolk, was born at Shoteſham, bred in King's Colledg in Cambridge, then in Trin. Hall, being afterwards Chancellor of the Univerſity. A great Scholar, Witneſs his Learned Diſpenſative againſt the Poiſon of ſuppoſed Propheſies, dedicated to Sir Fr. Walſingham. He lived privately in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth till King James advanced him in Honour and Wealth, creating him Baron of Marnehill in Dorſ. Earl of Northampton, Lord Privy Seal, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Knight of the Garter. He founded and endowed an Hoſpital for 12 poor Women and a Governour at Riſing in this County: Another for 12 poor Men, and a Governour at Clun in Shrop. another at Greenwich in Kent, for a Governour and 20 poor men, of which 8 are to be choſen out of Shoteſham. He died 15 June 1614. and was buried in the ancient Chappel of the Caſtle of Dover.

Memorable Perſons.

—Sharnborn, born at, and Lord of Sharnbourn a Mannor in this County; which Mannor William the Conquerour conferred on Warren a Norman Souldier Sharborn traverſed his Title, and (being a Norfolk-man) durſt go to Law with the Conqueror and queſtion the Validity of his Donations. Yea he got the better of the Suit, and the Kings Grant was adjudged void. This is preſſed by many to prove that King William (tho in name) [Page] was in deed no Conqueror, but came in by Compoſition to keep the Laws of England. Sharborn was lately aliened (the Heirs Males being extinct) to a worthy Perſon Fr. Aſh. Eſquire who hath ſetled it on Emanuel College.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 14. Philip Calthrope, a Facetious Gentleman,monarch H. 7. when he underſtood that Jo. Drakes, a Shoe-maker had bought ſome of the ſame French Tawney that himſelf had provided for a Gown, commanded his Taylor to cut his Gown full of Holes, which purged Drakes of his Proud Humour, that he wou'd never be of the Gentlemans Faſhion again.

An. 29. Edm. Windham (whoſe Grandmother was Daughter to Jo. Howard D. of Norf.) ſtruck Mr. Clere, monarch H. 8. a Gentleman of his own Country in the Kings Tennis Court, For this he was arraigned in the great Hall at Greenwich, and had Judgment to loſe his righthand. He deſired that the King of Mercy would be pleaſed to take his left-hand, and ſpare his right; for therewith (ſaid he) I may be hereafter able to do his Grace Service. The King being informed hereof, granted his full Pardon. He made his promiſe good (to E 6. by whom he was Knighted) endeavouring to ſuppreſs Kets Rebellion in this County, till at laſt it proved a Task above his Strength to perform.

Th. Woodhouſe, Mil. deſcended from Honourable Anceſtors,monarch Q. Mary. many of whom were employed in State Affairs, viz. Rob. (Treaſurer) was ſummoned to Parliament, by E. 3▪ Jo. was Servant and Executor to Hen. 5. Sir Will. was Vice Ad. of the Engliſh Fleet in Maſleborough [Page]Field. Philip active at the taking of Cadiz and Knighted there by the Earl of Eſſex. And ever ſince there hath been a Military inclination in this Family which hath manifeſted it ſelf on ſeveral occaſions.

An. 18. Drugo Drury, Arm. afterwards Knighted,monarch Q. Eliz. was joyned in Commiſſion with Sir Amias Paulet, to keep Ma. Q. of Scots. Both were nicknamed Puritans by the ill-natur'd Roman Catholicks.

An. 5. Roger Townſend, Baronet, a Religious Gentleman expending his Soul in Piety and Charity,monarch K. Charles a Lover of God, his Service a [...]d Servants, reſtored Impropriations to the Chur [...]h to ſome Hundreds per An. He married Mary, Daughter and Coheir of Horatio Lord Vere of Tilbury, by whom he had Sir Horace, created Baon at the Coronation of K. Ch. II.

Norwich.

NOrwich is a Pleaſant and Populous City, the firſt with the Inhabitation of Trees, the latter with the Plantation of People. The pleaſantneſs of the City was not a little advanced by the Dutchmen who firſt garniſhed it with curious Flowers. As for Manufactures, Stuffs were firſt brought hither by the Dutch who were expelled their Country by the Cruelty of the D. of Alva. Of theſe [Page] Stuffs there was one formerly called Stand-far-off, which diſcovered its courſneſs when near to the Eye, another called Perpetuano from the laſting thereof. Satiniſco, Bombicino, Italiano, &c. Norwich hath beaten Sudbury out of diſtance, in the Race of trading. Of the Buildings, the Cathedral is ſpacious, tho the Roof in the Cioyſters be moſt commended. Amongſt private Houſes, the D. of Norfolk's Palace is the greateſt I ever ſaw in any City out of London. Here is a covered Bowling-Alley, The Biſhops Palace, formerly a fair Structure was lately unleaded, and new covered with Tyle. Whereon a Wagg,

Thus Palaces are altered, we ſaw

John

Leaden.

Leyden, now Wat Tyler, next Jack Straw.

Phyſicians.

Jo. Goſlin, Maſter of Caius Colledge in Camb. Proctor of the Univerſity and twice Vice-Chancellour thereof, a greet Scholar and Reg. Prof. of Phyſick, was ſtrict in preſſing the Statutes of the Univerſity; and it being then highly penal for a Scholar to wear Boots in the Univerſity, there was a Student undertook for a Wager to addreſs himſelf booted to the Vice-Chancellor, craving his advice for a Numneſs in his Leggs, the Vice-Chancellor preſcribed him a Receit and diſmiſſed him very civilly. This Youth a cunning Gibeonite, covering at the ſame Inſtant his Leggs with his Boots, and his Boots with his Leggs; eſcaped the puniſhment that was due in that caſe. Dr. Goſlin was a Worthy Benefactor to Kath. Hall, beſtowing thereon the fair Bull-Inn of conſiderable value. He died 1625.

[Page] Jo. Caius, Fellow in Gonvil-Hall in Camb. travelled into Italy and wrote ſeveral Trea. there. After his Return he was Phyſician to Q. Mary and improved Gonvil-Hall into a College. He wrote an Excellent Book of the Antiquity of Cambridge and another De Canibus. His Epitaph is FUI CAIUS.

Since the Reformation.

Rob. Watſon was Skilled in the Laws, and Steward of the Houſe to Arch-Biſhop Cranmer. Having frequently diſputed with Papiſts, during his Impriſonment for Religion, he wrote, after his enlargement, an Elegant Latin Treatiſe, wherein he relateth the Accidents of his Life.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Will. Baitman, bred in Cambridge, Arch-Deacon, then B. of Norwich in the Reign of E. 3. enjoyned Penance to Rob. Lord Morley for ſtealing of his Deer, and made him perform the ſame in the Cathedral of Norwich, notwithſtanding the Kings threatning Letters to the contrary. He erected Trinity-Hall Colledge, in Cambridge, for the Study of the Canon and Civil Laws. He removed Gonvil-Hall, to a more convenient place, building and ſetling the Revenues thereof according to the Will of the Founder. King Ed. 3. reſolving to follow his Title to the Crown of France ſent this Biſhop to the Pope, to acquaint him with his Intentions; In which Embaſſy he died at Avignon 1354.

Since the Reformation.

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Th. Legg, Maſter of Gonvil-Hall, in Cambridge, was Doctor of Law and Arches, one of the Maſters in the Chancery, twice Vice-Chancellor of the Univerſity. He was well skilled in Antiquity. He wrote a Tragedy of the Deſtruction of Jerus; which was filched from him, by a Plagiary, before it was acted. In the acting of a Tragedy, he had formerly written of R. 3. Jo. Palmer (afterward Dean of Peterborough) who perſonated K. Rich. therein had his head ſo poſſeſſed with a Prince-like Humor, that ever after he did what he then acted, in his pr [...]digal Expences. Dr. Legg bequeathed 600 l. for the building of the Eaſt-Part of his College. He died An. 1607.

Northamptonſhire.

NOrthampton-ſhire, a long narrow Inland County ſtretched from the N. E. to S. W. bordereth on 9 ſeveral Counties. viz. on the E. Camb. Hunt. on the W. Warwick-ſhire, on the N. Linc. Rutl. and Leic. on the S. Bedford, Buckingham ▪ and Oxford. It is a fruitful and populous County as any in England. Here there is very little Waſt [Page] Ground; ſo that this Shire is an Apple without Core or Rind. All the Rivers therein, are bred there, which argues the elevation of the Ground. The Language of the Inhabitants is very proper. There is a Heath in this County, nigh to Stamford, which hath variety of very rare Plants growing upon it. The Natural Commodities beſides Graſs, Corn, &c. are Salt-Peter, moſt whereof is found in Dove-Houſes, and moſt Dove-houſes in this great Corn-County. Then Pigeons, in Hebrew Jonah which comes from a Root which ſignifies to ſpoil and deſtroy. They are thought to be the Cauſers of Dearth, and are indeed devouring Innocents. This Shire needs no Manufactures, yet the Town of Northampton may be ſaid to ſtand chiefly on other Mens Leggs, where (if not the beſt) the moſt and cheapeſt Boots and Stockins are bought in England. Upon Trial of the Cloth Manufacture in this County, their Cloth ran very courſe, tho their Wool be fine. Among Buildings, the Cathedral of St. Peter challengeth the precedency of all in England for a Majeſtick Weſtern Front of Columel-work. The Cloyſters of this Cathedral were lately pulled down to repair the Body thereof. As for civil Structures Holdenby-Houſe, built by Sir Chriſtopher Hatton, once a ſtately Structure, is now demoliſhed. Next Burleigh-Houſe nigh Stamford, built by W. Lord Cecil, is a Houſe of great State and Magnificence. Withorpe, built by Th. Cecil E. of Exeter, to retire to, (as he pleaſantly ſaid) out of the Duſt, whilſt his great Houſe of Burleigh was a ſweeping. Caſtle-Aſhbey, the Noble Manſion of the E. of Northampton, was moſt beautiful before a caſual Fire deformed part thereof. Beſides theſe, there be many others, no County in England yielding more Noblemen, no Noblemen in England having fairer [Page] Habitations. The Wonder of this Shire is, that within the Demeſnes of Baughton (the Barony of the Right Honorable Edward Lord Montague) there is a Spring which is conceived to turn Wood into Stone. As for Medicinal Waters, Wellinborough-Well was very famous in the daies of Queen Mary who lay many weeks thereat.

Proverbs.

I. The Mayor of Northampton opens Oyſters with his Dagger. This Town being 80 miles from the Sa, Sea-Fiſh may be preſumed ſtale therein. II. He that muſt eat a buttered Faggot, let him go to Northampton. Becauſe it is the deareſt Town in England for fuel.

Princes.

Elizabeth Daughter of Sir Richard Woodvill, by the Lady Jaquet his Wife, (formerly the Relict of Jo. D. of Bedford) was born at Grafton-Honour. She was Widow to Sir. Jo. Grey, who loſt his life for the Houſe of Lancaſter; and petitioned King Edward to take off the ſequeſtration from her Joynture. She afterwards became the Royal conſort of that King, tho it was not long before the Tempeſt of his luſt drove him to another Shore, which had a greater ſhare in his Affections. This Lady lived to ſee the Death of her Husband, Murder of her 2 Sons, and the reſt of her Children and tho her Daugh. was afterwards married to H. 7. that King, was not over dutiful to her, nor over-loving to her Daughter. She died An. 14—She finiſhed Queens College in Cambridge (where I had my firſt breeding) begun by Queen Marg. Wife to Henry 6 an implacable Enemy to her Husband, ſo that the 2 Houſes of York and Lancaſter had their firſt Amity in that Foundation.

[Page] Rich. Plantagenet, (Crook-back) Son to Rich. D. of York, was born at Fothinghay Caſtle. Valour and Eloquence met in his Perſon. He compaſſed the Crown by Cruelty, and the Killing of his Nephews, the 2 Sons of Edward 4. When King he made good Laws. He loſt the Crown and his life in the Battle of Boſworth, An. 1435. having performed in the Fight, all the Offices of a Wiſe General and Valiant Souldier. He knew it was all one for him to die as to ſurvive ſucceſs.

Kath. D. to Sir Th. Par, and laſt Wife to Henry 8. was probably born in this County See Weſtmerland.

Saints.

Werburgh, D. to Wolpher Prince of Merica, was a Nun at Ely, whence returning to Wedon (formerly her Father's Palace) ſhe turn'd that place into a Monaſtery. She had alſo Juridiction over the Monaſtery of Trekinghan in Linc. (where ſhe was buried) the Gates of which place are fabulouſly reported to have open'd of themſelves, when the Men of Hamburge (which was alſo within her Juriſdiction) came for her Corps, to bury it according to the direction given in her Will. 'Twas preſumed that Werburgh (al. Wardburgh) would prove a Tutelary Patroneſs of the Town or place which poſſeſſed her body. Some have reported, that ſhe hath driven awry all Geeſe from Weden, that they ſhall deſtroy no Grain thereabout. She died An. 675. her body was afterward tranſlated to Cheſter, where H. Lupus built the Monaſtery of St. Werburghs, converted into a Cathedral by Henry 8.

Martyrs.

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Jo. Curd a Shoemaker, burnt in Northampton An. 1557. whoſe Blood was not chargeable on the Biſhop, but his bloody Arch-Deacons account.

Cardinal.

Henry Chichley, born at Higham-Ferrers, is ſaid to have been made Cardinal by the Title of St. Euſebius.

Prelates.

Rich. and Adam of Northampton were both Biſhops in Ireland, the former Conſecrated Biſhop of Fernoſe 1282. died 1304. The later Conſecrated 1322. died 1346. having firſt ſeen his Cathedral burnt by the Rebels.

W. le Zouch, Son to —Lord Zouch, was born at Haringwort, from Dean he became Arch-Biſhop of York, to whoſe care Edward 3. going into France committed the care of the North. This Arch-Biſhop (ſoon after,) bid Battle to David King of Scots, at Durham, on St. Luke's Eve, whereon the Scotch King found ſuch a Faſt, that he had little liſt to feaſt the day following, being routed and taken Priſoner. Hence a Poet of that Age, Eſt Pater invictus, ſicco de Stipite dictus, Zouch in French ſignifying the dry ſtump of a ſtick. However his Family flouriſhed as a Green-tree, till withered in our memory, when Edward the laſt Lord Zouch died without Iſſue male in the beg. of King Charles. This Prelate began a beautiful Chappel on the South-ſide of [Page] his Cathedrial. He died and was buried before the Altar of St. Edmond. 1352.

Rob. Braybrooke was made Biſhop of London 1381. and afterward Chancellour of England. He died 1404. and was buried in the Chappel of St. Mary.

Lionell Woodvill (or Wydevill) born at Grafton, bred in, then Chanc. of Oxford, was made B. of Saliſbury 1482. His Memory is ſupported rather by the Buttreſſes of his great Relations, than the Foundation of his own Deſerts. For he was Son to Jaquet Dutcheſs of Bedford and Rich. Wydevill Earl of Rivers, Brother to Elizabeth Queen of England and Brother in Law to Edward 4. Heart-broken with grief with the Tragedies he beheld in his own Family, cauſed by the Cruelty of King Richard 3. he died about 1484.

Since the Reformation.

Ja. Montague, Son to Sir Rich. Knight, was born at Boughton, bred in Chriſt-college in Cambridge, was after Mr. of Sidney-college, which he freed from a debt of 20l. yearly payable to Trin. College. He expended 100 Marks to bring running water into the Kings-ditch in Cambridge. He was afterwards Biſhop of Bath and Wells, then of Wincheſter being highly in favour with King James whoſe Works he tranſlated into Latin. He died 1618, and lyeth buried in the Church of Bath.

Fr. Godwin, Son to Th. Biſhop of Bath and Wells, was born at Hanningham 1561. and became D. D. in Chriſts-Church in Oxford, Sub-Dean of Exeter and afterwards Biſhop of Landaffe An. 40 Eliz. 1601. He was a good Man, grave Divine, skilfull Mathematician, pure Latiniſt and incomparable [Page] Hiſtorian, to whoſe painful Endeavors the whole Church Militant is much beholding. He was tranſlated by King James to Hereford, and died in the Reign of King Charles, An. 162—

Jo. Owen, born at Burton Latimers (where his Father was Miniſter) was bred in Jeſus-College in Cambridg, where he commenced D. D. and was Chaplain to King Charles whilſt he was a Prince. King Charles being troubled with 2 Competitors, advanced this modeſt Doctor to the Biſhoprick of St. Aſaph, to end the conteſt. He outlived his Vote in Parliament, and ſurvived to ſee all Contempt caſt on his Order, which he bare with Moderation, and died 164...

Rob. Skinner, D. D. born at Piſford and bred in Oxford, became a Preacher in London and Dean of —Hence he was preferred Biſhop of Briſt. then of Oxford, and is ſtill and long may he be living.

Stateſmen.

Sir Chriſtopher Hatton, born at Holdenby, of an ancient Family, was beloved of the Queen for his handſom Dancing, better for his Proper Perſon, and beſt of all for his Abilities. The Queen at laſt preferred him Lord Chancellor of England. He by his Power and Prudence convinced ſome ſullen Serjeants (who thought him not throughly learned in the Laws) of their Errours and his own Abilities. His Zeal for the Diſcipline of the Church of England gave the firſt being to a ſcandalous report, that he was Popiſhly affected. It brake his heart that the Queen rigorouſly demanded the preſent Payment of ſome Arrears, and falling into a mortal Diſeaſe, he could not be recovered [Page] by the Queens broth's, which (ſome affirm) her Majeſty brought to him with her own hands. He died 1591. and was buried in the Quire of St. Paules.

Sir W. Fitz-Williams, born at Milton, married the Siſter of Sir Henry Sidney Lord Dep. of Ireland, where himſelf was 5 times Dep. and when Walt. Earl of Eſſex was ſent over Governour of Ʋlſter, he took his Commiſſion from this Sir W. then Lord Dep. He was Serviceable towards the reduction of that Kingdom, in raiſing a Compoſition in Munſter, and in ſetling the Poſſeſſions of the Lords and Tenants in Monohan. His Vigilancy was moſt conſpicuous in 88. when the routed Armado in its return dared not to land in Ireland, except againſt their Wills, when driven by tempeſt, when they found the Shore worſe than the Sea unto them. Some impute the Iriſh Rebellion, which afterwards brake out, to this Deputies Severity, in impriſoning ſuſpected Perſons for concealed Spaniſh Goods, tho, this gave only the Iriſh a Mantle for their intended Wickedneſs. He died An. 15. . .

Sir Iſaack Wake, honorably deſcended, was bred in Oxford, where he was Orator of the Univ. He was afterwards Secretary to Sir Dudley Charleton, Secretary of State, and from his, was advanced into the Kings ſervice and employed Ambaſſadour to Venice, where he neglected his own Commodity to attend his Majeſties Imployment; the reaſon that he died only rich to his own Conſcience. He was afterwards appointed Leiger for France, and deſigned Secretary of State, had not Death prevented him at Paris. He was accompliſhed with all Qualifications requiſite for publick Employment. King Charles allowed the Expences for [Page] his Funeral, and at his Majeſties Command his Corps was brought over to England and buried in the Caſtle of Dover An. 16—

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Martin de Pateſhull, was made Juſtice of the Common Pleas An. 1. H. 3.AMP. He was 4th Dean of St. Pauls.

Sir Tho. Billing, dwelt at Aſhwell, was made Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench An. 6. E 4. Whoſe Lands have ſince by the Lovils deſcended to the Shirlies. He married for his 2d Wife, Mary, Daughter and Heir of Robert Noſenham of Conington in Hunt. the Relict of W. Cotten, (whoſe Iſſue poſſeſs her Inheritance at this day) and ſhe lyeth entombed in Weſtminſter.

Sir W. Cateſbye, (whoſe Family flouriſhed at Aſhby St. Leger) was advanced by W. Lord Haſtings into the Notice and Favour of Richard 3. tho ill requiting it, when betraying him who cauſed his Preferment. He was a man well Learned in the Laws of the Land, and ſure great pity it was that he had not had more Truth or leſs Wit. He was eminently all Officers in every Court of Judicature. Witneſs the Libell which Collingborn made, and which coſt him his Life for the ſame.

The Rat and the Cat, and Lovel the Dog,

Do Govern all England under the Hog.

He died (probably) before the end of R. 3.

Sir Richard Empſon, (another Catesbye,) was eminent for having, odious for abuſing his skill in the Law, active for his Prince, injurious to [Page] the People. He was Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaſter and from a Sieve-maker's Son (at Towceter in this County where he was born) came to ſift the Eſtates of the wealthieſt Men in England. For Henry 7. vexed that he had refuſed Columbus his proffer (whereby the Weſt Indies fortunately diſcovered, fell to Ferd. King of Spain) reſolved to diſcover Indies in England, and to this purpoſe made Empſon Promoter General to preſs the Penal Statutes all over the Land. Impowred hereby, this prolling Knight did grind the faces of the Rich and Poor, bringing the griſt thereof to the K. and keeping the Toll thereof to himſelf, whereby he advanced a vaſt Eſtate, which now with himſelf is reduced to nothing. He united the Houſes of York and Lanc. in the Kings Coffers, taking notice of no perſon for his good ſervice, but making all equally obnoxious to Forfeitures. This Empſon ſcoffingly demanding of a Judicial Aſtrologer in Warw. When the Sun would change? Even then (ſaid the Aſtrologer) when ſuch a wicked Lawyer as you go to Heaven. In the beginning of H. 8. he was beheaded, 1510.

Edw. Mountague, born at Brigſtock, was made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench, An. 30. H. 8. His Motto was, Equitas Justitiae Norma. In his time, tho the Golden Showers of Abby-Lands rained amongſt great Men, it was long before he would open his lap (ſcrupling the acception of ſuch Gifts) and at laſt received but little in proportion to others. An. 37. H. 7. he was made Chief Juſtice of the Common Pleas, a deſcent in Honour, but aſcent in profit. In drawing up the Will of E. 6. and ſetling the Crown on Lady Jane, for a time, he ſwam againſt the Tide and Stream of D. Dudley, till at laſt he was carried away with the [Page] Stream. Outed of his Office, An. 1. Mary he found that Contentment in his Hoſpital-Hall in Northampton-ſhire which he could not find in Weſtm. Hall. He died An. 1556. and lyeth buried in the Church of Weekley.

Sir Auguſtine Nicolls, born at Eckton, was freely made by K. James one of the Judges of the Com. Pleas. That K. commonly called him the Judge that would give no money. He was renowned for his Patience to hear both Parties all they could ſay, a happy Memory and ſingular Sagacity to ſearch into the material circumſtances, and exemplary Integrity, even to the rejection of Gratuities after Judgment given. He forbearing to Travel on the Lords Day, wrote a Reformation on ſome of his own Order. He loved Plain and profitable preaching, being wont to ſay, I know not what you call Puritanical Sermons, but they come neareſt to my Conſcience. He died as he went the Northern Circuit, and lyeth buried in Kendall-Church in Weſtmorland.

Sir Robert Dallington, born at Geddington, bred a Bible-Clerk in Bennet-Colledg. He was afterwards a School-Maſter in Norf. and (after having travelled) Secretary to Francis Earl of Rutland. His accurate Aphoriſms on Tacitus, witneſs his Excellent Wit and Judgment. At laſt he was Knighted and preferred Mr. of the Charter-Houſe. At the end of a Latin Speech (ſpoken by a School-Boy with which he was welcomed to that Hoſpital, there was a Diſtick to this effect

Do not the leaſt part of your truſt diſdain,

Nor grudge of Boyes to take the Care again.

He died An. 162.

[Page] Jo. Fletcher, Son of Rich. D. D. had an excellent Wit. He with Fr. Beaumont, Eſq. like Caſtor and Pollux (moſt happy when in conjunction) raiſed the Engliſh to equal the Athenian and the Roman Theatre. Beaumont being the Ballaſt of Judgment, Fletcher the Sail of Phantaſie, both compounding a Poet to Admiration. Meeting once in a Tavern, to contrive the rude draught of a Tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the King therein, his words being overheard by a Liſtner, he was accuſed of High Treaſon, till the miſtake ſoon appearing that the Plot was only againſt a Dramatick and Scenical King, all wound off in Merriment, Fletcher ſurviving his Partner, wrote good Comedies himſelf, tho inferiour to the former; and no wonder if a ſingle thred was not ſo ſtrong as a twiſted one. He died (as I am informed) of the Plague An. 1. Car I. 1625.

Sir Hen. Montague, (Grandſon to Sir Edward, Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench) was born at Boughton. He raiſed himſelf (as was foretold in his Childhood) above the reſt of his Family, by the pregnancy of his parts. He was bred in Chriſt's Colledge in Cambridge, then in the Middle Temple. He became Serjant at Law, was Knighted by King James 1602. and was Recorder of London, made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench 1616. Lord Treaſurer of England 1620. created Baron of Kimbolton and Viſc. Mandevile (afterwards Earl of Mancheſter,) made Preſident of the privy Councel, then Lord Privy Seal; at which time he brought the Court of Requeſts into ſuch repute that what was formerly called the Almes-Baſket of the Chancery, had in his time, well nigh as many Suits and Clients as the Chancery it ſelf. His Motto was Movendo non mutando me. His Meditations [Page] on Life and death, written in time of his health, may be preſumed to have left good impreſſions on him, preparatory for his death which hapned 164. . .

Writers.

Jo. of Northampton, (in lat. Jo. Avonius) a Carmelite, an Eminent Mathematician, wrote a Book entitled The Philoſophers Ring, a Perpetual Almanack; a Maſterpiece of that Age. He flouriſhed. 1340.

Robert Holcot, born in Holcot, and bred in Oxford, became a Dominican in Northam. A learned and prudent Man. He wrote many famous Treatiſes. He died of the plague 1349 at Northam. before he had finiſhed his Lectures on Eccleſiaſtes. Note, The Plague about that time, ſo raged in England that our Stow, p. 245. Chroniclers affirm, ſcarce a tenth perſon of all ſorts was left alive.

Robert Dodford, born at Dodford, was a Benedictine Monk in Ramſey. He wrote Poſtills on the Proverbs, which the envy of time hath intercepted from us. He flouriſhed about 1370.

Pet. Peteſhull, an Auguſtinian, in Oxford diſliking his Order, procured a diſpenſation to relinquiſh it, and became Honorary Chaplain to Pope Ʋrbain 6. He afterwards promoted the Doctrine of Wickliffe, and in his Expoſition of the Propheſie of Hildegardes, ſo taxed the pride and lazineſs of all Friers, that his Book was burnt, and himſelf fled to eſcape the ſame Fate. He flouriſhed. 1390.

Since the Reformation.

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Robert Crowley, bred in Oxford, confuted Miles Hogheard, who wrote againſt the poor Proteſtants. He fled to Frankford in the Reign of Queen Mary and in the Reign of Q. Eliz. was made Vicar of St. Giles without Cripple-gate, London, where he lyes buried, having died 1588.

Euſebius Paget, born at Cranford, and bred in Oxford, was commonly called the Golden Sophiſter. He was Miniſter in London, and wrote an excellent book called the Hiſtory of the Bible and Catechiſm of the 40 ſhort Queſtions.

Ja. Preſton, D. D. born in Heyford, and bred in Cambridge, was ſo far from Eminency (before he commenced Maſter of Arts) that he was but a little above Contempt. Soon after, his skill in Philoſophy rendred him to the general reſpect of the Univerſity. He was the greateſt Pupil-manager in England. The Duke uſed him to work the Puritan Party (then moſt active in Parliament) to his compliance. And tho this Dr. was moſt powerfull with them, he was at laſt found uſeleſs to the intended Purpoſe. He was therefore called by one, the Court Comet, blazing for a time and fading ſoon afterwards. He was a perfect Politician, and uſed (Lapwing-like) to flutter moſt on that place which was furtheſt from his eggs. He had perfect command of his Paſſion with the Caſpian Sea never ebbing nor ſlowing, and would not alter his compoſed Pace for all the whipping which Satyrical Wits beſtowed on him. He never had Wife or Cure of Souls, and leaving a plentiful, no invidious eſtate, died 1628.

[Page] Th. Randolph, born at Hougton, was bred Fell. in Trinity College in Cambridg. The Muſes may ſeem not only to have Smiled but to have been tickled at his Nativity, ſuch the Feſtivity of his Pomes of all ſorts. He died 163—

Nick. Eſtwick, B. D. born at Harowden, and bred in Cambridg, was (40 years) Parſon of Warton, then of Botſworth a pious and judicious Divine. His Works witneſs his great Worth. He died 1657.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Math. Kelliſon, born at Harowden, was Kings Profeſſor and Rector of the Univerſity in Rhemes. He wrote a Book to King James, another againſt Sutliff, with many more, and was living 1611.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Hen. Chichley, born at Higham Ferrers, and bred in Oxford, was ſent by Henry 4. to the Council of Piſa 1409, and by the Popes own hand was conſecrated Biſhop of St. Davids at Vienna, and thence was advanced Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury by Henry 5. Which Wiſe King having a ſhrewd deſign againſt the Abbeys, was diverted with vaſt ſums of Mony paid by the Clergy, to maintain his Wars in France. He refuſed a Cardinals Cap (proffered to him in the Reign of Henry 6.) being loath (as ſome think) to be junior to Cardinal Beaufort of Wincheſter who had often diſobliged him. He was cruel againſt the Wicklevites, but was a Zealous Aſſerter of the Engliſh Liberties in oppoſition to the Popes Ʋſurped Supremacy. Great his Zeal to promote Learning, as appears by 3 Coll [...]ges [Page] erected and endowed at his expence and procurement. One with an Hoſpital at Higham-Ferrers St. Bernards in Oxford, afterwards bettered by Sir Th. White into St. John's Colledg and All-Souls in Oxford. Having continued in his See 29 years, He died 1443.

William Laxton, (of Oundle) was bred a Grocer in London, whereof he was Lord Mayor 1544. He founded and endowed a fair School and Almshouſe at Oundle in this County, well maintained at this day by the Company of Grocers. He died 1556.

Since the Reformation.

Nic. Latham, born at Bridgſtock was Miniſter at Barn-Wells. He founded ſeveral ſmall Schools with Salaries, in Country Villages, and founded a moſt beautifull Almſhouſe at Oundle. He died 1620.

Edward Montague Baron of Baughton, a pious, peacable and hoſpitable Patriot, was a Bountiful Benefactor to Sidney-Colledg, and built and endowed an Alms-houſe at Weekley in this County. He was Honourable at Court and beloved in the Country, tho he never affected popularity, being wont to ſay, Do the common ſort of people 19 Courteſies together, and yet you may loſe their love, if you do but go over the ſtile before them. He died in reſtraint in the Savoy on the account of his Loyalty to his Soveraign. 164...

Memorable Perſons.

A Sexton of the Cathedral of Peterborough interred 2 Queens (Kath. Dowager and Mary of [Page] Scotland) more than 50 years interceding betwixt their 2 ſepultures. He buried alſo 2 generations of people that lived in the place.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 16. Rich. Widevil al. Woodvil, married Jaquet Dutcheſs of Bedford, monarch H. 6. of moſt ancient extraction, malicious therefore the Cavil of Rich. Duke of York That the Family was made Noble which was not worth a Noble. Yea 'tis very probable that all the ancient Nobility of England are derived from his Daughters.

23. Hen. Green, (of another Family than thoſe of Green Norton) built Draiton Houſe in this County. He had one Daughter and Heir, Conſtance married to Jo. Stafford, E. of Wilt. to whom ſhe bare Edward who died without Iſſue, ſo that her Inheritance devolved unto the Family of the Veres.

An. 1. Hen. Vere, Arm. a jolly Gentleman both for Court and Camp,monarch H. 7. a great Reveller, good as well at a March as Maſques being Governour of Guines in Picardie, was created by H. 8. Baron of Harouden, Anceſtor to Edw. Lord Vau. now living. He was a great Courtier, and appeared in coſtly Equipage, wearing on the Marriage day of P. Arthur, a Gown worth above 1000 l. and the day following, a Collar of S S worth 800l. The ſolemn occaſion of this Gallantry was that which hindred Empſon from taking this Gentleman by the Collar and picking a Hole in his Gown, upon the breach of ſome ruſty penal Sumptuary Statute.

An. Th. Par. removed from Kendal-Caſtle in Westmerland into this County monarch H. 8. upon his marrying Maud Daughter of Sir [Page] Th. Green of Green-Norton. He was Father to Q. Kath. Par, and to W. Marquiſs of Northam.

15. W. Fitz-Williams Sen. Mil. firſt a Merchant-Taylor and Servant to Cardinal Woolſey, was Alderman in London 1506. Afterwards upon his entertainment of his Mr. Woolſey at Milton in Northamptonſhire, the King being diſpleaſed therewith, demanded how he durſt harbour ſo great an Enemy to the State; his Anſwer was, That he had done it becauſe he had been his Maſter, and partly the means of his greateſt Fortunes. The K. was ſo well pleaſed with his Anſwer that ſaying, himſelf had few ſuch Servants, immediately Knighted him and afterwards made him a privy Councellor.

17. W. Par, Uncle to Queen Kath. Par, was by H. 8. created Baron Par of Horton.

21. Jo. Clarke, Mil. A [...]. 5. H. 8. at the Siege of Terrowane, took Priſoner Lewis de Orleans D. of Longevile, for which ſervice he got the Arms of that Duke, viz. a Canton ſiniſter Az. and thereupon a Demi-Ram mounting Ar. armed O. betwixt 2 Flower de Luces in Chief of the laſt, over all, a Batune dexterways Ar.

24. Dav. Cecil, was Grandfather to W. Cecil, Baron of Burleigh, and Lord Treaſurer of England.

25. W. Par, Mil. brother to Q. Kath. Par, was made Lord Par of Kend [...]l and E. of Eſſex in the right of Anne Bourcher his Wife, King Ed. 6. created him Marq. of Northampton, under Queen Mary he was condemned for ſiding with Queen Jane, but pardoned and reſtored by Q. Eliz. He was skilled in Muſick and wanted not for Valour, tho unſucceſsful in his employment againſt Ket. He died 1571 without iſſue.

[Page] An. 1. Th. Treſſam Mil. for his activity in bringing Q. Mary to the Crown,monarch Q. Mary. was by her made Prior of St. Jo. in Jeruſalem.

An. 6. Edm. Brudenell, Arm. afterwards Knighted, was a great Antiquary,monarch Q. Eliz. and ſeems to have entailed his Abilities on Th. Lord Brud. of Stoughton.

15. Th. Treſſam, Arm. Knighted 18 Eliz. built the Market-Houſe at Rothwell. For his Zeal to the Popiſh Religion he was confined to Wiſbich Caſtle.

20. Th. Cecil, Mil. Son to Sir Will. Bar. of Burleigh, was created E. of Exeter and married Dorothy Daughter to the Lord Latimer. Theſe joyntly beſtowed 108 l. per An. on Clare-hall in Cambridge.

34. Anth. Milemay, Eſq. was Knighted by Q. Eliz. and ſent Ambaſſador into France.

43. Rob. Spencer, Knight, deſcended from the Spencers Earls of Gloceſter and Wincheſter, was An. 1. Jac. created Baron Spencer of Wormleiton in Warw. ſpeaking in Parliament of the Valour of their Engliſh Anceſtors in defending the Liberties of the Nation, your Anceſtors (ſaid the Earl of Arundel (were keeping of Sheep when thoſe Liberties were defended. The other returned.—And yours were then in plotting of Treaſon. He was ſent by K. James to Frederick Duke of Wirtenberge, to preſent him with the Garter.

An. 2. Arth. Throgmorton, Knight, (whoſe Siſter was married to Sir Walt. Raleigh) an ingenious Gentleman,monarch K. James. left his Eſtate to his 4 Daughters married to the Lord Dacres, Lord Wotton, Sir Peter Temple of Stow Barronet, and Sir Ed. Partridge.

3. Jo. Freeman was a moſt bountiful Benefactor to Clare-Hall in Cambridge giving 2000l. to the [Page] founding of Fellowſhips and Scholar-ſhips therein. He died without Iſſue.

12. W. Wilmer, Arm. the firſt Penſioner in Sidney-Colledge to which he was a Benefactor.

An. 7. Jo. Hewet, Baronet, tho he had no Land in this County; monarch K. Charles. the Shrivalty was impoſed upon him becauſe he had offended a great Courtier.

Northumberland.

NOrthumberland hath Durham on the S. Cumberland on the S. W. the German Ocean on the E. and Scotland on the N. and W. parted with the River Tweed and Cheviot Hills. It is ſomewhat of a Pyramidal Form whoſe Baſe extendeth to above 40. and Shaft. aſcendeth to 50 miles. The Soyl is not very fruitful but is improved more and more daily. An 4. Jac. many Gentlemen in this County challenged their hereditary right in the Bounds betwixt the two Kingdoms, which had been formerly neglected. The Buildings in this County are either Caſtles or Caſtle-like able to reſiſt a tumultuary incurſion.

Proverbs.

I. To carry Coals to Newcaſtle. That is, to buſy ones ſelf in a needleſs employment. II. From Berwick to Dover 300 miles over. That is from one [Page] end of the Land to the other. III To take Hectors Cloak. That is to deceivce a friend who confideth in his faithfulneſs. 'Tis ſaid that one Hector Armſtrong of Harlaw betrayed his friend Th. Piercy, Earl of Northumberland for mony, and afterwards fell into ſo great poverty and contempt that he durſt not go abroad. IV. We will not loſe a Scot [...] That is, We will loſe nothing how inconſiderable ſoever. The Proverb began during the Enmity betwixt the 2 Kingdoms. V. A Scotiſh Miſt may wet an Engliſhman to the ſkin. That is, ſmall miſchiefs in the beginning, if not ſeaſonably prevented, may prove very dangerous. VI. A Scotiſh-man and a Newcaſtle grindſtone travil all the World over. Occaſioned by the curioſity of the one and the goodneſs of the other. VII. If they come, they come not, and if they come not they come, That is, if the Borderers came, the Cattle of the Vicinage came not home from their Paſture, but were by them intercepted, &c. The 4 following Proverbs are Scotiſh. VIII. Lang or ye cut Faulkland-Wood with a penknife. It is ſpoken of ſuch means which are inſufficient for the effecting of any end or deſign. IX. He is an Aberdeen's man taking his word again. Aberdeen is a Town in the County of Mar in Scotland. X. He was born in Auguſt. This is ſaid to be meant as a Periphraſis of a liquoriſh perſon. A Yule Feaſt may be quat at Paſche. That is, Chriſtmaſs-cheer may be digeſted, and the Party hungry again at Eaſter.

Saints.

St. Ebba, Daughter to Edilfrid King of Northum. was Prioreſs of Coldingham in Scotland. She with others cut off their Noſes, that their Beauty might be no bait to the luſtfull Danes. She flouriſhed 630.

Prelates ſince the Reformation.

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Geo. Carleton, born at Norham, bred in Oxford, was one of the 4 Divines ſent by King James to the Synod of Dort. He was Biſhop of Landaff, afterwards of Chicheſter. A man of good affections, ſolid Judgment and clear Invention. He wrote (amongſt others) 2 Treatiſes called A Thankfull Remembrance of Gods mercy and a Confutation of Judicial Aſtrology. When Young, he was grave in his manners, ſo when old, he was youthful in his parts even to his death, which hapned An. 1. Ch.

Valentine Cary, born at Barwick, extracted from the Cary's Barons of Hunſdon, was bred in Cambridg, where he was Vice-Chancellor An. 1612. He was preferred Dean of St Pauls, and at laſt Biſhop of Exeter. A compleat Gentleman and excellent ſcholar. Tho ſome Conteſt hapned betwixt him and the City of Exeter, yet he was bountiful above expectation in relieving the poor thereof, when it was viſited with the Sickneſs. He died 1626. and lyes buried in St Pauls London.

Rich. Holeworth, D. D. born at Newcaſtle, bred in Cambridg. Rector of St Peter in the Poor in London, Arch-deacon of Huntington at laſt Mr. of Emanuel Colledg, incurred the Cenſures of Factious Innovators in London at the beginning of the Civil wars. Moſt candid his diſpoſition, being wont to check himſelf when in Paſſion. He was impriſoned for a Sermon he preached in Cambridg. After he had procured his Liberty, he waited on his Majeſty in the Iſle of Wight. He was Proffered the Biſhoprick of Briſtol, but refuſed it. Some ſhoot by the aim of their own fancies [Page] who report him to have ſaid, He would not wear a Briſtol-ſtone. Tho he was a zealous aſſertor of Epiſcopacy, he eſteemed the acceptance of that Biſhopprick unſafe and unſeaſonable. He afterwards took the Deanry of Worceſter. The Treatiſe called the Valley of Viſion is in all probability none of his. Dying about 1650 he was buried in St. Pet. Broadſtreet.

Souldiers.

This County breedeth moſt hardy Men. The Borderers have been embroyled in ſeveral Battles againſt the Scotch, Witneſs the Battel of Chevy chaſe, An. 29 Henry 8. about which time Henry Earl of Northumberland died peaceably at Hackney near London, tho reported to be ſlain in that battle.

Phyſicians.

W. Turner, born at Morpeth, bred in Cambridge, was a general Scholar and very zealous in the Proteſtant Religion, writing much in the defence thereof, and much moleſted for the ſame by Biſhop Gardner and others. After long impriſonment he eſcaped and fled beyond the Seas. At Ferrara in Italy he commenced Dr. in Phyſick He wrote a great Herbal and a Book of Phyſick. for the Engliſh Gentry, beſides ſeveral other Treatiſes. He died in Germany, as I conjecture, in the Reign of Queen Mary. Whoſe Contemporary and fellow Confeſſor,

Th. Gibſon, born at Morpeth, wrote a Book of Herbs, as alſo a Treatiſe entitled The Treaſons of the Prelates ſince the Conqueſt. He was alive in the laſt of Queen Mary.

Writers.

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Ralph Frechbourne, bred a Souldier, Scholar, Traveller, became at laſt a Frier. He attended Rich. Earl of Cornwall, and King of the Romans, into the Holy land; whence he brought the Carmelites into England, and built for them a Houſe at Holme in Northumberland. He wrote Books of pious Exhortations and Epiſtles, and after he had been 14 years Provincial of his Order, died and was buried at Holme, 1274.

Johannes Scotus, born at Dunſton, a Franciſcan Frier, got the Title of Doctor Subtilis. He maintained againſt the Thomiſts that the Bleſſed Virgin was conceived with ſin. He died of a ſit of an Apoplexy, at Colen.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Stephen Brown, Grocer, was born at Newcaſtle, afterwards Knighted and made Lord Mayor of London 1438. In which year happened a Great Famin, cauſed much by unſeaſonableneſs of weather, but more by ſome Huckſtring husbandmen) who properly may be termed Knaves in Grain, Sir Stephen ſent ſome ſhips to Dantz, whoſe ſeaſonable return with Rye, ſuddainly ſunk grain to reaſonable rates, whereby many a languiſhing life was preſerved. He was one of the firſt Merchants who in want of Corn ſhewed the Londoners the way to the Barn-dore. I mean into Spruſeland.

Rob. Woodlark, Provoſt of King's Colledge in Cambridge in the Raign of Edward 4. bought 3 Tenements in Milne ſtreet and erected them [Page] a ſmall Colledge by the Name of St. Katharine's Hall.

Memorable Perſons.

Machell Vivan, a Scoth-man (born near Abberdeen) beneficed in this County within 3 miles of Alnwick. An Old Man (of 110 years of Age) was famous for a new growth of his hair, breeding of three teeth in the ſpace of 2 years, and reading of ſmall Print without ſpectacles, whereas 40 years before that time, he had uſed them for the biggeſt Print. He had 5 Children after he was 80 years of Age. Note, The Counteſs of Deſmond (alive 1589) is ſaid to have recovered her teeth, after ſhe had caſt them 3 ſeverall times, and to have lived 140 years.

—Anderſon, Merchant in Newcaſtle, loſt a Ring in the River, which being afterwards found in the Belly of a Fiſh was again reſtored to him.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 25. Jo. Coupeland, (An. 20 E 3) took Dav. Bruce King of Scotland priſoner,monarch E. 3. in the Battle at Nevils-Croſs, for which he was rewarded with Knighthood and 500l. per An. Note the Sheriffs of this County never accounted in the Exchequer untill 3. E. 6.

An. 19. Fr. Ruſſell, Knight, (Son to Fr. and Father to Edward Earl of Bedford) married Julian Daughter to Sir Jo. Foſter. monarch Q. Eliz. He loſt his life in a Tumult raiſed by the Scots (on a Truce-day) June 27, 1585.

Nottingham-ſhire.

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NOttingham-ſhire hath York-ſhire on the N. Linc. on the E. Leic. on the S. and Derby-ſhire on the W. The pleaſantneſs thereof may be collected from the plenty of Noblemen, many having their Baronies, and more their Reſidence therein. This County affords the firſt and beſt Liquoriſh in England. There were 2 Ayries of Lannards lately found in Sherwood Forreſt. Theſe Hawks are the Natives of Saxony, which coming hither and breeding with Lanerets, proved as excellent in their Kind, when managed, as any which were brought out of Germany.

Proverbs.

I. Many talk of Robin Hood who never ſhot in his Bow. That is, many prate of Matters wherein they have no ſkill. Robin Hood an excellent Archer and Arch-robber did chiefly reſide in Sherwood Forreſt in this County. II. To ſell Robin Hoods penny-worths. That is, ſtoln goods under half their value. III. As wiſe as a man of Gotham. The uſual Periphraſis of a Fool; yet Gotham (a Village in this County) breeds as wiſe people as any which cauſleſsly laugh at their ſimplicity. IV. [Page] The little Smith of Nottingham, who doth the work that no man can. This ſeems to be intended (by circumlocution) for no body, and by way of Sarcaſm is applied to ſuch who being conceited of their own skill, pretend to the atchieving of Impoſſibilities.

Martyr.

Th. Cranmer, born at Arſe-lackton in this County, and bred in Jeſus Colledg in Cambridge, became Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, and at laſt (after ſome intermediate failings) valiantly ſuffered for the Truth at Oxford, March 22. An. 1556. After his whole body was reduced into Aſhes, his heart was found intire and untouched, which is juſtly alleadged as an Argument of his cordial Integrity to the Truth, ſee Fox and my Eccl. Hiſtory. Note that none ſuffered within this County in the Marian days, which was imputed to the mild-temper of Nich. Heath, Arch-Biſhop of York and Dioceſan thereof.

Prelate ſince the Reformation.

W. Chapell, born at Lexington, and bred in Chr. Colledge in Cambridge, was a Man of ſtrict Conſervation, an Excellent Tutor and a moſt ſubtil Diſputant. He was choſen Provoſt of Trin. Colledge in Dublin, and afterwards B. of Cork and Roſſe, frighted with the Rebellion in Ireland he came over into England, where he rather exchanged then eaſed his Condition, ſuch the wofulneſs of our Civil Wars. He died 1649, and parted his Eſtate almoſt equally betwixt his own Kindred and diſtreſſed Miniſters.

Capital Judges.

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Sir Jo. Markham, deſcended of an ancient Family, was born at Markham. He was Knighted by E. 4. and was made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench, in the place of Sir Jo. Forteſcue, of theſe one favoured the houſe of Lancaſter, the other of York, both, the Houſe of Juſtice betwixt party and party being Men of ſignal Integrity. I. Markham, at the Triall of Sir Th. Cook, (late Lord Mayor of London) for lending Money to Marg. Wife to Henry 6. directed the Jury to find it only Miſpriſion of Treaſon, tho Sir Th. had been caſt at Court before. The King highly diſpleaſed thereat, vowed that Sir Jo. ſhould never ſit on the Bench any more, and accordingly being outed of his Place, he lived privately but plentifully, the remainder of his Life, having fair Lands by Marg. his Wife (Daughter of Sir Sim. Leke of Cotham in this County) beſides his own Eſtate.

Seamen.

Edw. Fenton, Brother to Sir Jeffery, was Servant to Queen Elizabeth and a Valiant Commander in Ireland, when O Neal and the Earl of Deſmond troubled that Kingdom. He was Ambitious to diſcover the Northen unknown Paſſages, and after a long and dangerous Voyage, he returned to England, and being made Captain of one of her Majeſties Men of War, he ſignalized his Valour in his Sea-Service againſt the Spaniards in 88. He died An. 1603.

Writers.

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W. Manſfield, a Dominican in Manſfield, was a great Philoſopher, and defended Aquinas againſt H. Gandavenſis. He flouriſhed. 1320.

William Nottingham, Provincial of the Auguſtinian Order, wrote a Concordance on the Evangeliſts with other Books. He died 1336.

Rob. Worſop, born at Worſop, was an Auguſtinian at Tickhill. He wrote amongſt others a Book entitled the Entrance of the Sentences. Bale ſays he was a Biſhop. He died 1360.

Since the Reformation.

Sir Jeffrey Fenton, Knight (for 20 years Privy Counſeller in Ireland to Queen Elizabeth and King James) tranſlated the Hiſtory of Guicciardine into Engliſh, dedicating it to Queen Elizabeth. He died at Dublin 1680.

Jo. Plough, a pious Miniſter, fled to Baſil in the Reign of Queen Mary. He anſwered a Book againſt the Marriage of Miniſters, written by one Hoggard, a ſilly Hoſier. He died ih the beginning of Queen Elizabeth.

W. Brightman, born in Nott. bred in Cambridge, and beneficed at Haunes in Bedfordſhire a, Char [...]table Nonconformiſt, wrote a Commentary on the Revelation. He died dayly and died ſuddenly An. 16—.

Memorable Perſons.

Rob. Hood, a Gentle Thief, robbed Peter to pay Paul plundring Clergymen, but relieving the [Page] poor and diſtreſſed. His principal reſidence was in Shirewood Forreſt in this County, tho his Bay is ſtill remembred in York-ſhire. He complemented Paſſengers out of their Purſes, tho he never aſked the Keeper's leave for Killing of Deer, and diſpoſing of the Veniſon amongſt the Vicinage. He played his pranks in the Reign of R. 1. about 1100. So much for Robin Hood.

Th. Magnus, an expoſed child, left by his Mother in the Pariſh of Newark, was found and educated by a Company of York-ſhire Clothiers, who gave him the name of Amang-us i. e. Amongſt-us. But he growing afterwards a famous Scholar and Stateſman took upon him the Name of Dr. Magnus, and was famous thereby both at home and abroad. He was a great benefactor to the Town of his Nativity, and founded a fa [...]r School there. He flouriſhed (as I take it) under Henry. 8.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 15 W. Hollis Knight, (called the Good Sir W. for his Hoſpitality and other Virtues) was Son to Sir W. Lord Mayor of London, monarch Q. Eliz. father to Jo. Hollis Lord Houghton of Houghton, created Earl of Clare An. 22 Charles I, and Grandfather to the Right Honourable Jo. the preſent Earl of Clare.

Rob. Pierpoint, Arm. was afterwards created Baron Pierpoint and Earl of Kingſton upon Hull, monarch James. An. 4 Car I. His Anceſtors, coming over with the Conquerour, firſt fixed at Hurſt Pierpoint in Suſſex, and thence removed into this County. There was another Rob. who lived in great dignity under E. 3.

Oxford-ſhire.

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OXford-ſhire hath Bark-ſhire on the S. Gloceſter-ſhire on the W. Buckingham-ſhire on the E. Warwick-ſhire and Northampton-ſhire on the N. A plentifull County, whereof the Chief City Oxford was lately, for ſome years together a Court, a Garriſon and an Univerſity. The Natural Commodities are Fallow Deer, the moſt ancient Park is ſaid to have been at Woodſtock in this County. Wood now in decay is relieved by Coals. For preſervation of Shot-over-woods it was alleadged by the Univerſity, That Oxford being one of the eyes of the Land, and Shot-over-woods the Hair of the eye lids, the loſs thereof muſt needs prejudice the ſight, with too much moiſture flowing therein. As for Buildings, the Colleges in Oxford exceed the moſt in Chriſtendome for the generality of their Structure, and equal any for the largeneſs of their Endowments. A moiety of their Founders were Prelates, who provided them the Patronages of many good Benefices. Of theſe Colleges Ʋniverſity is the Oldeſt, Pemb. the youngeſt, Chriſt-Church the greateſt, Lincon. the leaſt, Magdalen the neateſt, Wadham the moſt uniform, New-College the ſtrongeſt, and Jeſus-College the pooreſt. New-College for the Southern, Exeter for Weſtern, [Page] Queens for Northern, Brazon-noſe for North-Weſtern men, St. John's for Londoners, Jeſus for Welſhmen; and at other Colleges almoſt indifferently for men of all Countries. Merton Famous for Schoolmen, Corpus-Chriſti for Linguiſts, Chriſts-Church for Poets, All-Souls for Orators, New-College for Civilians, Brazen-noſe for Diſputants, Queens College for Metaphyſicians, Exeter for a late Series of Regius Profeſſors, Magdalen for ancient, St. Johns for modern Prelates. Corpus-Chriſti-College was formerly called the College of Bees, which induſtrious creatures were, as it ſeems, Aborigines from the firſt building of the College, and An. 1630 there was an incredible maſs of Honey found over the Study of Ludovicus Vives that Mellifluous Doctor. The Library in ſome reſpects equals any in Europe, and in moſt kinds exceeds all in England, ſtanding as Diana amongſt the Nymphs. In the infancy of Chriſtianity, the Library of York bare away the Bell, founded by Arch-Biſhop Egbert. Before the Diſſolution of the Abbeys, that at Ramſey was the greateſt Rabbin, abounding chiefly with Jewiſh Books. Guildhall Library, founded by Richard Whittington, was deprived of 3 Cart loads of choice Manuſcripts in the days of Edward 6. Since the Reformation that of Benet in Cambridge founded by Math. Parker, exceed any Collegiate Library in England. And of late the Library of that Univerſity, augmented with the Archi-epiſcopal Library of Lambeth, is grown the Second in the Land. Of Private Libraries that of Treaſ. Burleigh's was the beſt for the uſe of Stateſmen, the Lord Lumlie's for an Hiſtorian, the Earl of Arundel's for a Herauld, Sir Rob. Cottens for an Antiquary, and Arch-Biſhop-Uſher's for a Divine, with many others as Lord [Page] Brudnel's, Lord Hatton's &c. which were, routed in our Civil wars or tranſported into forreign parts. Oxford Library was founded by Humphry D. of Gloceſter, confounded in the Reign of Edward 6. and refounded by Sir Th. Bodley and the bounty of daily benefactors.

As for the Kings Houſes in this County. Woodſtock is Juſtly to be preferred, where the Wood and Water-Nymphs might equally be Pleaſed in its Situation. Here Queen Elizabeth was Priſoner in the Reign of Queen Mary. Here ſhe eſcaped a dangerous fire. Here hearing a Milkmaid merrily ſinging in the Park ſhe wiſhed for an exchange of her Condition with the Maid's. Here Henry 2. built a Labyrinth which is now vaniſhed. Enſton made by Th. Buſhel Eſq. ſometime Servant to Fr. Bacon Lord Verulam, is a Place by Nature pleaſant and adorned with Art.

Proverbs.

I. You were born at Hogs-Norton. This is a Village properly call Hoch-Norton, whoſe Inhabitants (it ſeems formerly) were ſo ruſtical in their behaviour, that clowniſh people are ſaid to be born at Hogs-Norton. II. To take a Burford bait. That is, to be drunk. III. Banbury Zeal, Cheeſe and Cakes. Some would have Veal put for Zeal. IIII. He looks as the Devil over Lincoln. The Devil's picture did over-look Lincoln-College. It is appliable to envious perſons. V. Lincoln-ſhire Teſtons are gon to Oxford to ſtudy in Brazen-Noſe. That is, Teſtons (now corruptly called Teſters worth 6d.) were in the Reign of Henry 8. debaſed and ſo mixed with copper and braſs that they [Page] were not above 3s. 4d. the ounce, looking ſo red with the allay, that they bluſhed for ſhame, as conſcious of their own corruption. VI. Send Verdingales to Broad Gates in Oxford. Verdingales formerly worn by women, pent-houſed theirs Gowns far beyond their bodies, and were (as ſome ſay) a barricado againſt the aſſaults of Wantons, but (as others affirm) a convenient cover of the fruits of wantonneſs, the firſt Inventreſs thereof being known for a light hous-wife. Theſe grew ſo great that their Wearers were to enter ordinary Doors ſide-ways, as the Scotch Pedlars do with their Packs on their backs.

VII. Chronica ſipenſes, cum pugnent Oxonienſes,

Poſt aliquot menſes volat ira per Anglinienſes.

Mark the Chronicles aright,

When Oxford Scholars fall to fight

Before many months expired

England will with war be fired.

By this are properly intended the Conteſts betwixt Scholars and Scholars, which were obſerved predictional, as if their Animoſities were the Index of the Volume of the Land. There were ſhrewd Bickerings betwixt the Southern and Northern Men in the Univerſity, not long before the bloody War of the Barons did begin. The like hapned twice under R. 2. before the fatal Fights betwixt Lancaſter and York, tho there were no Broyls in Oxford before the late Civil Wars.

Princes.

Richard, Son to H. 2. and Queen Eleanor (was [Page] the 6th. King ſince the Conqueſt) born in Oxford, 1157. Whilſt a Prince he was undutiful to his Father, or to qualifie the Matter, over-dutiful to his Mother, whoſe Domeſtick Quarrels he always eſpouſed. To expiate his offence, when King, he with Philip King of France undertook a Voyage to the Holy-Land, where through the Treachery of Templary Cowardiſe of the Greeks, diverſity of the Climate and differences betwixt Chriſtian Princes, much time was ſpent, a Maſs of Money expended, many lives loſt, ſome Honour atchieved but little Profit produced. Going to Palestine, he ſuffered Shipwrack and many Miſchiefs on the coaſts of Cyprus; coming for England through Germany, he was toſſed with a worſe Land-Tempeſt, being (in purſuance of an old grudge betwixt them) taken Priſoner by Leopold, D. of Auſtria; yet this Caeur de Lion, or Lion-Hearted King (for ſo was he commonly called) was no leſs Lion (tho now in a Grate) then when at Liberty, abating nothing of his high Spirit in his Behaviour. The Duke did not undervalue his Royal Priſoner, prizing his Perſon at 10 years purchaſe, according to the (then) yearly Revenue of the Engliſh) Crown. This Ranſom of 100000 pounds being paid, he came home; firſt reformed himſelf, and then mended many abuſes in the Land. He was afterwards ſhot with an Arrow in France, 1199.

Edmund, Youngeſt Son to King Edward 1. by Queen Marg. was born at Woodſtock, Aug. 5. 1301. He was afterwards created E. of Kent, and was Tutor to his Nephew King Edward 3. In whoſe Reign he was beheaded at Wincheſter, March 19. for that he never diſſembled his Brotherly affection towards his Brother depoſed, and went about when he was murdered before, (not knowing ſo much) [Page] to enlarge him out of Priſon, perſwaded thereunto by ſuch as covertly practiſed his Deſtruction.

Edward, Eldeſt Son of King Edward 3. was born at Woodſtock and bred under his Father in Martial Diſcipline. He was afterwards called the Black Prince, from his Atchievements diſmal and black, as they appeared to the eyes of his Enemies whom he conſtantly overcame. He married Joan Counteſs of Salisbury and Kent, whoſe Garter (which now flouriſheth again) hath laſted longer than all the Wardrobes of the Kings and Queens of England, ſince the Conqueſt, continued in the Knighthood of that Order. This Prince died before his Father at Cant. An. 46. Aet. An. Dom. 1376. whoſe Maiden ſucceſs attended him to the Grave, as never ſoiled in any undertakings. He left 2 Sons Edward and Richard afterward King, both born in France.

Th. of Woodſtock, Youngeſt Son of E. 3. and Queen Philippa, was Earl of Buck. and Duke of Gloc. created by his Nephew King Rich. who ſummoned him to Parliament. He married Iſabel Daughter of Humphrey Bohun E. of Eſſex, in whoſe Right he became Conſtable of England. He obſerved the King too nearly and checked him too ſharply; whereupon he was conveyed to Calis and there Strangled. By whoſe Death King Richard being freed from the cauſleſs fear of an Unkle, became expoſed to the cunning Plots of his Coſen German, Henry Duke of Lancaſter, who at laſt depoſed him. This Th. founded a fair Colledge at Playſie in Eſſex, where he was afterwards buried, his Body having been ſince tranſlated to Weſtminſter.

Anne Beauchamp, born at Caveſham, was Daughter to Rich. Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, and married to Rich. Nevil, Earl of Sarisbury and Warwick, commonly called the Make-King. In his own and [Page] her Husband's right ſhe was poſſeſſed of 114. Manners. Iſa. her eldeſt Daughter was married to Geo. Duke of Clarence, and Anne her younger to Edward Prince of Wales, Son of H. 6. and afterwards to King Richard 3. Her Husband being killed at Barnet fight, all her Land by Act of Parliament was ſetled on her 2 Daughters. Being attainted on the account of her Husband, ſhe was forced to flye to the Sanctuary at Beauly in Hant-ſhire, and thence to the North, where ſhe lived privately and in a mean condition.

Saints.

St. Frideſwide, was born in Oxford, being Daughter to Didan the Duke thereof. 'Tis ſaid that one Algarius a young Noble man was ſtruck blind upon his attempting her Chaſtity. She was afterwards Abbeſs of a Monaſtery erected by her Father in the ſame City, which ſince is become part of Chriſts Church, where her body lyeth buried. An. 1. Eliz. the Scholars of Oxford took up the body of the Wife of Pet. Martyr, who formerly had been diſgracefully buried in a dung-hill, and interred it in the Tomb with the duſt of this Saint, with this Inſcription (as Saunders affirms) Here lyes Religion with Superſtition: and there was more than 800 years betwixt their ſeveral deaths. St. Frideſwide dying 739 and is remembred in the Romiſh Calender on 19 Oct.

St. Edwold, Younger brother to St Edmond King of the E. Angles, ſo cruelly Martyred by the Danes, and after his death, Edwold being his right Heir, declined the Crown and retired to Cornhouſe-Monaſtery at Dorcheſter, where he was [Page] interred and had in great veneration for his reputed Miracles after his death, which happened 871.

St. Edward the Confeſſor was born at Iſlip. He was afterwards King of England, whoſe Reign was attended with Peace and Proſperity. Famous for the firſt founding of Weſtminſter-Abbey, and for many other worthy Atchievements. He lived and dyed Single, never carnally converſing with St. Edith his Queen, which opened a Door for forreign Competitors, and occaſioned the Conqueſt of this Nation. He died 1065. and lyeth buried in Weſtminſter-Abbey.

Cardinals.

Robert Pullen, (or Bullen) came over from Paris in the Reign of Henry 1. when Learning ran low in Oxford. S. N. He improved his utmoſt power with the King and Prelates for the reſtoring thereof. He is ſaid to have begun to read the Scriptures at Oxford which were grown out of faſhion in England. Afterwards Pope Innocent courteouſly ſent for him to Rome. Celeſtine created him Cardinal of St. Euſebius, 1144. Lucius 2. made him Chancellor of the Church of Rome. He died about 1150.

Th. Joyce, or Jorce, a Dominican and D. D. in Oxford, S. N. became Provincial of his Order. Afterwardes Pope Clement 5. created him Cardinal of St. Sabine. He had 6 Brethren Dominicans, who altogether were by one uncharitably reſembled to the 7. Sons of Seeva which were Exorciſts; however they may be termed a Week of Brethren, whereof this Rubricated Cardinal was the Dominical Letter. [Page] There want not thoſe who conceive great Vertue in the youngeſt Son of theſe ſeven, and that his touch was able to cure the Popes Evill. Th. flouriſhed 1310. and he lyes buried in his Convent in Oxford.

Prelates.

Herbert Loſing, born in Oxford, Son of an Abbot, gave 1900l. to King William Rufus for the Biſhoprick of Thetford, having alſo purchaſed his Fathers preferment. Hence the Verſe Filius eſt Praeſul, Pater Abbas, Simon uterque, both being guilty of Simony. Herbert afterwards went to Rome (no ſuch clean waſhing as in the water of Tyber) and returned thence as free from fault as when firſt born. Thus cleanſed from the Leproſie of Simony, he removed his Biſhoprick from Thetford to Norwich, laid the firſt Stone and in effect finiſhed the fair Cathedral therein, and built 5 beautifull Pariſh Churches. He died 1119. See Suff.

Owen Oglethorp, Preſ. of Magdalen Colledg. AMP. Dean of Windſor, and Biſhop of Carlile (in the Reign of Queen Mary) crowned Queen Elizabeth which the reſt of his Order refuſed to do, and by her deprived for his enſuing Stubbornneſs diſtilled in him by other Popiſh Biſhops, who abuſed his good Nature. He died of an Apoplexy 1559.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Ʋnderhill, born in Oxford and bred in New Colledg, was Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth, and by her made Biſhop of Oxford after that See had [Page] been Vacant 22 years. He died 1592. and lyeth buried in Chriſt Church.

Jo. Bancroft, born at Aſcot, was Mr. of Ʋniverſity College in Oxford and ſetled the ancient Lands of that Foudation. Being afterward Biſhop of Oxford, he renewed no Leaſes, but let them run out for the Benefit of his Succeſſor. He obtained the Royalty of Shot-over for, and annexed the Vicaridge of Cudſen to his Biſhoprick; where he built a fair Palace and a Chappel at the coſt of 3500l. But that Palace was reduced to its firſt Principles, being burnt in the late Civil Wars. He died 1640.

Stateſmen.

Sir Dudley Carleton, Knight, bred in Oxford, was Secretary to Sir Ralph Winwood Ambaſſador in the Low Countries when King James reſigned the Cautionary Towns to the States. Here he added ſo great experience to his learning, that afterwards King Charles I. employed him for 20 years together Ambaſſador in Venice, Savoy and the Low-Countries; And created him Baron of Imbercourt in Surrey, then Viſc. Dorcheſter. He married for his 2d Wife, the Daughter of Sir Hen. Glenham, the Relict of Paul Viſc. Banning. He ſucceeded the Lord Conway in the Office of Secretary of State. He died 163..

Souldiers.

Sir Jo. Norris, a moſt accompliſhed General, had 3 Horſes is one day killed under him in a Battle againſt the Scots, when in France he brought off a ſmall handful of Engliſh from a great armful [Page] of Enemies, fighting as he retreated, ſo that always his Rear affronted the Enemies. Having afterwards a great Command in Ireland he found it far harder to find out, than fight his Enemies. At laſt a great Lord of an oppoſite Party to Sir Jo. being made Lieuetenant of Ireland, 'tis conceived his working Soul broke the caſk of his body, as wanting a vent for his Grief and Anger; for going up into his Chamber, at the firſt hearing of the News, he ſuddenly died 1597. His ancient Father dying ſoon after. Upon the News of his death, Queen Elizabeth wrote a Conſolatory Letter to the Lady Marg. his Mother, whom her Majeſty uſed to call Her own Crow; in which▪ was this Endearing Expreſſion, If it be true that Society in Sorrow works diminution, We do aſſure you by this true Meſſenger of our Mind, that Nature can have ſtirred no more dolorous Affection in you as a Mother for a dear Son, than Gratefulneſs of Memory of his Service paſt hath wrought in us his Soveraign an apprehenſion of Our miſs for ſo Worthy a Servant. His Father Hen. Lord Norris was deſcended from the Viſcount Lovels, and his Grandfather died in a manner Martyr for the Queens Mother Margaret aforeſaid; his Mother was Daughter to Jo. Lord Williams of Tame, Keeper of Queen Elizabeth whilſt in Reſtraint under her Siſter, and civil to Her in thoſe dangerous days. His eldeſt Brother William was Marſhall of Barwick, and Father to Francis, afterwards Earl of Bark-ſhire. He had 4 Brothers more, viz. Sir Th. Preſident of Munſter, who died of a ſmall wound which being neglected turned to a Gangrene. Sir Hen. who died about the ſame time, in the ſame manner, Maximilian, who was ſlain in the War of Britain. Then Sir Edw. who led [Page] the Front at the taking of the Groyn, fought ſo valianly at the ſiege of Oſtend, and of all the 6 only ſurvived his Parents.

Sir Fra. Knowlls, Treaſurer to the Queens Houſhold, and Knight of the Garter, was deſcended from Sir Robert that Conquering Commander in France. He was an Exile in the dayes of Queen Mary. He married—Cary Siſter to Henry Lord Hunſdon and Coſen German to Queen Elizabeth, having Mary Bullen for her Mother. Thus the Husband was allied to the Queen in Conſcience (Fellow-ſufferers for the Proteſtant cauſe) the Wife in Kindred. Their chief dwelling was Grays in this County. Their Iſſue was Sir Hen. whoſe Daughter and Heir was married to the Lord Paget. Sir W. Treaſurer of the Houſhold to King James, by whom he was created Baron Knowlls 1603. Viſc. Wallingford 1616. and by Charles I. (An. 1 regn.) Earl of Banbury. Sir R. father to Sir Rob. of Greys now living. Sir Fr. a Member of the late long Parliament, ſince dead, aged 99. Sir Th. a Commander in the Low Countries. Lettice ſecond Wife to R. Dudley Earl of Leiceſter, and (by a former Huſband) mother to R. Devereux Earl of Eſſex.

Theſe 2 laſt mentioned Families being Contemporaries, and High in State and Stomack, often Juſtled together, and no wonder if Oxford-ſhire wanted room for them, when all England could not hold them together. The Norrices were Sons of Mars, and never out of military Employment. The Knowlls were Mercurial, converſing conſtantly at Court, and were rather Valient men, then any great Souldiers. The Norrices got more Honour abroad, the Knowlls more Profit at Home. There was once a challenge paſſed betwixt them [Page] at certain exerciſes, to be tried between the 2 Fraternities, the Queen and their Aged Fathers being to be the Spectators and Judges, till quickly it became a flat quarrel betwixt them, which laſted for many years, and the Knowlls are ſuſpected to have done the Norrices bad offices, which at laſt did tend to their mutual hurt.

Writers.

Jo Hanvile, proceeded M. A. in Oxford, then ſtudied in Paris, AMP. and travelled over moſt parts in Chriſtendom. He is commonly called Archithrenius, or Prince of Lamentation. He wrote a Book wherein he bemoaned the Vices of his Age. He flouriſhed under King Jo. 1200, and died as ſome conceive a Benedictine of St. Albans.

Jo. of Oxford, ſurnamed by Boethius, à Vado Boum, was owned by him as the next Hiſtorian to Jeffrey Monmouth, in Age and Induſtry. He was a great Anti-Becketiſt, being Dean of old Sarum and Chaplin to H. 2. and was by him employed among others, to give an account to the Pope of the Kings carriage in the buſineſs of Becket. He was preferred An. 1175 Biſhop of Norwich, where he repaired his Cathedral lately defaced with fire, and built a fair Alms-houſe. He built alſo Trinity Church in Ipſwich. He died about 1200.

Rob Bacon, D. D in Oxford became a Dominican Frier, was for his Sermons highly eſteemed by Henry 3. He was Lepidus & Cynicus, and a moſt profeſſed Enemy to Pet. Roach Biſhop of Wincheſter. He was a great Divine. I behold him as the Senior of all the Bacons, which like Tributary Streams diſembogued themſelves with all [Page] the credit of their actions, into Roger Bacon, who in proceſs of time hath monopolized the Honour of all his ſirname-ſakes in Oxford. This Rob. died 1248.

Rob. of Oxford an Adorer of Aquinas his contemporary, wrote againſt the College of Sorbonne. He flouriſhed under Henry 3. 1270.

Jeffrey Chaucer born (probably) at Woodſtock ▪ was a terſe and elegant Poet, the Homer of his Age, and refined the Engiſh Tongue. A great Mathematician, Witneſs his Book de Sphaerâ. He was living 1402. being Contemporary with Gower.

Since the Reformation.

Th. Lydgate, born at Alkerton and bred in Oxford, was Eminent for his Learning and Obſcure for his Living. An admirable Mathematician, witneſs his Learned Treatiſes De Naturâ Coeli, and de variis Annorum Formis, &c. He oppoſed the opinion of Scaliger, and was by him jeered for a Prophet, having ſomewhat traded in the Apocalyptical Divinity; yet 'tis ſaid Lydgate had the beſt in the Conteſt. He was Rector of Alkerton. His low Condition may be imputed to theſe Cauſes. 1. The Barrenneſs of his ſpeculative Studies. 2. His own Nature, being inclined to Solitude. 3. The death of P. Henry, whoſe Library-Keeper he was. 4. His Diſaffection to Church Diſcipline and Ceremonies, tho ſuch wrong his Memory who repreſent him an Anabaptiſt. His Modeſty was as great as his want, which he would not make known to any. Sir W. Boſwell, and B. Williams were great Friends to him. He died about 1644▪

[Page]Sir Richard Baker, Knight, was High Sheriff of this County An. 18. Jac. 1621. his Eſtate being encumbered, he fled in his old Age for ſhelter to his ſtudies and devotions. He wrote an Expoſition on the Lords Prayer, and a Chronicle of our Engliſh Kings. He died about the beginning of the Civil Wars.

W. Whateley, born in (afterwards Miniſter of) Banbury, and bred in Cambridge, was a good Linguiſt, Philoſopher, Mathematician, and Divine. He wrote a Book entitled the Bride-buſh, which is variouſly conſtrued. He died 1639.

Jo. Balle, born at Caſfigton, bred B. D. in Oxford, was Preacher at Whitmore in Stafford-ſhire. His Treatiſe of Faith cannot ſufficiently be commended. He was a Humble, Pious and good Natured Chriſtian. When his friend having had a fall from a Horſe, ſaid that he never had the like deliverance, Yea (ſaid Mr. Balle) and a hundred times when you never fell. He hated all New Lights. Living comfortably he relieved others charitably, left his children competently and died piouſly 1640.

W. Chillingworth, born in Oxford, and bred in Trinity College, was a ſubtil Diſputant. Going beyond the Seas, he was in ſome ſort reconciled to the Church of Rome, but returning afterwards into England, in teſtimony of his true Converſion, he wrote a Book entitled The Religion of Proteſtants a ſafe way to Salvation. He was taken Priſoner by the Parliaments Forces at Arundel-Caſtle and ſafely conducted to Chicheſter, where hard uſage haſtned his death.

Dan. Featly, D. D. born in or near to Oxford, made the Speech in Corpus-Chriſti-College at the Funeral of Dr. Reynalds. He was good in the [Page] Schools and in the Pulpit, and a happy diſputant againſt Papiſts. In the conference with F. Fiſher who was caught in a Net caſt by Dr. White, Dr. Featly did help ſtrongly to draw that Net to the ſhore. He was in, but (it ſeems) not of the late Aſſembley, his body being with them but his heart at Oxford. Being diſcovered he was impriſoned in the College at Chelſey where he died 1643.

Jo. White, (originally from Hant-ſhire) born at Staunton-St John and bred in Oxford, was Miniſter at Dorcheſter for about 40 years, in which time he expounded the whole Scripture once over and half over again. That Town was enriched by his Wiſdom; Knowledge cauſing Piety, Piety breeding Induſtry, and Induſtry Plenty unto it. A beggar then was not to be ſeen in the Town. He abſolutely commanded his own Paſſions and the Purſes of the Pariſhoners, and was free from Covetouſneſs. He had a Patriarchal influence both in Old and New-England. Yet towards the end of his days Factions grew in his ſtock, then diſloyal perſons would not pay the due reſpect to the Crown of his old Age. He was choſen one of the Aſſembly of Divines. He married the ſiſter of Dr. Burges, by whom he left 4 Sons, and died quietly at Dorcheſter 163..

Benefactors to the Publick.

Th. Tiſdall, of Glimpton Eſq. dying 1610. bequeathed 5000l. to Geo. Abbot then Biſhop of London and others to purchaſe Lands for the maintainance of 7 Fellows and 6 Scholars. which Money was expended for the purchaſe of 250 l. per An. and a new College was erected therewith by the Name of Pembroke College. Th. gave many [Page] other charitable Legacies, and deſerved well of Abbington School, founding an Uſher therein.

Memorable Perſons.

Anne Green, a perſon unmarried having been executed at Oxford 1650. for killing her Child, recovered perfect health. Charitable people interpret her ſo miraculous preſervation a Compurgator of her Innocence.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 11. W. Taverner, Arm. in the year of his Sherivalty came to Oxford, monarch Q. Eliz. went up into the pulpit at St. Maries with a ſword by his ſide, and a gold chain about his neck, where he made a Sermon to the Univerſity.

18 Rob. Doyle Knight, in whoſe year the Black Aſſizes were at Oxford, wherein the Priſoners cauſed the death of the Judge (Chief Baron Bell) the Sheriff, ſome of the Lawyers, many of the Juſtices, and moſt of the Jury, beſides other perſons of Quality there preſent. It was generally imputed to the ſtench of the Priſoners cloathes and bodies.

31 W. Clarke, Arm. Son to W. Sher. 10 Jac. and grandchild to Sir Jo. of Northam. 21. Henry 8.

36. Rich. Fenys, bred in Oxford was lineally deſended from Ja. Lord Say and Seal Treaſurer of England in the days of Henry 6. was created An. 1 Ja. Lord Say and Seal. He died 1612. W. Fenys his eldeſt Son was ſince created Viſc. Say and Seal and is ſtill alive.

[Page] An. 3. Rich. Wenmam was by King Charles I. created,monarch K. Ch. I. firſt Baron of Wenman of Chilmaynam in the County of Dublin, and then Viſc. Wenman of Tuant in the County of Galloway, both in the Kingdom of Ireland.

Rutland-ſhire.

RƲtland-ſhire the leaſt County in England, is both pleaſant and fruitful, and in Form almoſt Orbicular. The name is q. Redland from the colour of the Soyl. As for Buildings, Burgley on the Hill belonged formerly to the Lords Harringtons, but ſince ſo beautified by the D. of Buckingham, that it was inferiour to few for the Houſe, ſuperiour to all for the Stable. It was demoliſhed in the Civil War. Of Wonders, this is one, that this County had never an abſolute or entire Abby therein, producing only Okeham and Brook, two ſmall Appurtenances to Convents in other Counties. The cauſe whereof ſeems to have been, Ed. the Confeſſor's giving all Rutland to Weſtminſter Church, which tho reſcinded by William the Conqueror, yet other Convents perchance might be ſcrupulous to accept what once belonged to another Foundation.

Proverbs.

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I. Rutland Raddleman, A poor ſort of Trader, that ſells red ſtones or Oker for the marking of ſheep.

Saints.

St. Tibba (a Saxon) was in the times of Superſtition reputed the Patroneſs of Hawking, and worſhipped as a ſecond Diana; ſhe lived a Virgin and Anchoreſs at Dormundcaſter, and died with the reputation of holineſs about 660.

Benefactors to the Publick.

W. Brown Eſq. twice Alderman of Stamford, was deſcended from the ancient Family of the Browns of Toll-Thorp in this County. He built the beautiful Steeple, with a great Part of the Church in Stamford, (where he lyeth buried). He erected An. 1493. the Old Bead-houſe in that Town, to which he gave the Mannor of Swayfeld worth 400 l. per An. &c.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Harington, Senior, ſon to Sir Ja. was born at Exton, the reſidence of that ancient Family. He divided his eminent Hoſpitality betwixt Rutland and Warwick-ſhire. He was a grand benefactor to Sidney-College, King Ja. created him Baron of Exton, & his Lady was Governeſs to Princeſs Elizabeth whom this Lord afterwards attended when ſhe went over to be married to Frederick Prince [Page]Palatine; after which he died at Wormes in Germany 1613. The Lord Jo. his Son did not ſurvive him a year; both of them ſignally eminent, the one a Pattern for all good Fathers, the other for all gracious Sons. Thus the Male iſſue of that Honorable Family expired.

Memorable Perſons.

—Jeffrey, born in Okeham, never arrived at a full ell in ſtature, tho his Father was a proper man, and was preſented to the Dutcheſs of Buckingham, as a very great Rarity, being then but a foot and a half in height, and a very well proportioned dwarf about 9 years of Age. The Dutcheſs raiſed him to a conſiderable degree of Eminency, when after many ſpecial marks of her Favour, ſhe cauſed him to be preſented in a cold baked pye to King Charles and Queen Mary at an Entertainment. Hence living at Court, he grew ſo high that he lookt not down upon his Father, until by a ſound correction (at the Kings command) his Mind was reduced into ſomewhat nearer proportion with his Body. He was a Captain in the Army in the late civil Wars, and afterwards went over to wait on the Queen in France. He ſhot one Mr. Crofts who had prvoked and accounted him the object rather of his contempt than Anger: whereupon he was impriſoned. And ſo I take my leave of Jeffery the leaſt Man of the leaſt County in England.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 16. Chriſtopher Brown Arm. came with King Henry 7.monarch Q. Eliz. and aſſiſted him againſt King Richard 3. for which good [Page] Service King Henry 8. by Letters Patents Granted to Francis Brown Son of this Sheriff, That he ſhould not be impanelled on any Jury nor ſerve in Office of Sheriff or Eſcheator in any County, and alſo that he ſhould be covered in the Kings preſence. Tolethorpe (the chief place of reſidence at this day of Chriſtopher Brown Eſq. who bore the Office of Sheriff in this County 1647) was by Deed conveyed to Jo. Brown by Th. Burton Knight An. 15. Edward 3. There was Brown Lord Mayor of London 1479. the Son of Jo. Brown of Oakham.

Shrop-ſhire.

SHrop-ſhire hath Cheſhire on the North. Stafford-ſhire on the Eaſt Worceſter, Hereford and Radnor-ſhire. on the South. Montgomery and Denby-ſhire on the Weſt. It is in length 34 and in breadth 26 miles. A large and lovely County, generally fair and fruitful, plentifully producing all things neceſſary for mans ſuſtenance, but chiefly abounding with Iron and Coale at Mendip Bedworth, &c. As for Manufactures, the County has none her Original, but is ſupplied with Welſh-Freeſes brought to Oſwaſtre the Staple of that commodity. For Buildings, Shrop-ſhire may ſeem on the Weſt divided from Wales with a Wall of continued Caſtles. Mr. Speed who alloweth 186 Caſtles in England, accounteth 32 in this County, which having [Page] been formerly ſerviceable whilſt Shrop-ſhire was the Verge of Engliſh Dominions, are now neglected, this Shire being almoſt in the midſt of England ſince Wales was annexed thereunto. Of the Houſes of the Gentry, many are Fair and handſome, none amount to an extraordinary Eminency. In this Shire there is a Spring at Pitchford which hath an oyly matter upon the Water thereof, which being Bituminous is a great comfort to the Nerves.

Proverbs.

I. He that fetcheth a Wife from Shrewsbury, muſt carry her into Stafford-ſhire, or elſe muſt live in Cumberland. That is a Shrew muſt be beaten with a Staff, &c. II. The Caſe is altered quoth Plowden. 'Tis ſaid that Plowden a great Lawyer of this County, being of the Romiſh Perſwaſion, ſome Setters trapanned him (pardon the Prolepſis) to hear Maſs, but afterwards Plowden underſtanding that the Pretender to Officiate was no Prieſt, but a Lay-man (on deſign to make a Diſcovery) O! the Caſe is altered quoth Plowden, No Prieſt no Maſs.

Princes.

Richard Plantagenet, Second Son to King Ed. 4. and Eliz. his Queen, was born at Shrewsbury, 1472. He was created Duke of York and affianced to Anne Daughter and Heir to Jo. Mowbray D. of Norfolk, but before the Nuptials were Solemnized his cruel Uncle the Duke of Gloceſter married him to a Grave in the Tower of London. The obſcurity of his Burial gave the advantage to the report that he lived in Perkin Warbeck, one of the Idols [Page] which put Henry 7. to ſome Danger and more Trouble before he could finally ſuppreſs him.

Geo. Plantag. Youngeſt Son to E. 4. and Eliz. his Queen, was born at Shrewsbury, and lived but a very ſhort time, being like Plautus his Solſtitial Flower Qui repentinò ortus repentinò occidit.

Saints.

St. Milburgh, Daughter to Meroaldus Prince of Mercia, gave the fair Mannor of Wenlock in this County, (which was aſſigned to her for his Portion) to the Poor, and living a Virgin, ſhe built a Monaſtery in the ſame place, anſwering her Name, which being interpreted is Good to Burgh or Town. She died about 664. Some 400 years after in the Reign of W. the Conqueror, her Corps (diſcovered by Miracles wrought thereby) is ſaid to have been taken up ſound and uncorrupted.

St. Oſwald King of Northumberland was ſlain by Penda the Pagan King of the Mercians, at a place called after his name, Oſwaldſtre in this County 635. He had been always Pious and exceeding charitable to the Poor. His Arm cut off, it ſeems, from the reſt of his Body remained, ſaid Bede, whole and incorrupted, kept in a Silver Caſe in St. Pet. Church at Bamborough, whilſt his Corps was firſt buried at Peterborough, and afterwards (in the Daniſh Perſecution) tranſlated to Bergen in Flanders, where it ſtill remaineth. The 5th. of Auguſt in our Calender was conſecrated to his Memory, ſave that the Thanksgiving for Gowrie's Conſpiracy made bold to juſtle him out all the Reign of King James.

Confeſſors

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Th. Gataker, (a Branch of an ancient Family at Gataker-Hall, in this County, from the time of King Edward the Confeſſor,) was bred in the Temple, and afterwards preſent at the Examination of perſecuted People in the Reign of Queen Mary. Their hard uſage made him pity their perſons, and admirable Patience to approve their Opinions. His Parents perceiving his inclination, uſed all poſſible means to divert the ſame by ſending him beyond the Seas, and providing liberally for him; then (theſe proving ineffectual) by recalling his Perſon, and reducing his Allowance, all which would not do. He afterwards ſtudied Divinity and became Paſtor of St. Edmunds in Lumbard-ſtreet London where he died An.—leaving Th. his learned Son (of whom formerly among the Writers in London) heir to his Pains and Piety.

Prelates.

Rob. of Shrewsbury preferred B. of Bangor, in the Reign of K. Jo. 1197. was afterward taken Priſoner in his own Cathedral Church, by the King, waging War againſt Leoline P. of Wales, and enjoyned to pay 300 Hawks for his Ranſom, which was more conſiderable than a Brace of Grey-Hounds, the late Ranſom of an Engliſh Noble-man (in the Reign of King Ch. I.) About that time the Men of Norway, poſſeſſed the Iſle of Angleſea, could beſt provide him the beſt and the moſt. Beſides in Pembrook-ſhire there were Aryes of Peregrines which bred in great plenty. This Biſhop ordered by his Will that he ſhould be buried in the middle of the Market place of Shrewsbury. This may be imputed either to his Humility, or fear of future Sacriledge, during the Wars betwixt the Engliſh and Welſh. He died 1215.

[Page] Rob. Burnel, Son to Rob. and Brother to Hugh Lord Burnel, whoſe prime Seat was at Acton-Burnel-Caſtle in this County, was by E. 1. preferred B. of Bath and Wells, and firſt Treaſurer, then Chancellor of England. He cauſed the Court of Chancery to be kept at Briſtol for the more convenient management of the Welſh affairs. Having acquired great Riches, he is ſuppoſed to have rebuilt (for his Heirs) the Caſtle of Acton Burnel on his own expence, as he built for his Succeſſors, the beautiful Hall at Wells, the biggeſt Room of any Biſhops Palace in England, pluckt down by Sir Jo. Gabos (afterwards executed for Treaſon) in the Reign of E. 6. after a good ſettlement of the Engliſh and Welſh affairs, this Biſhop was employed in ſome buſineſs about Scotland; in the Marches whereof he died, 1292. and was buried in his own Cathedral.

Walter de Wenlock Abbot of Weſtminſter was Treaſurer of England to E. 1. He died at Periford in Gloc. 1307 and was buried in his Church at Weſtminſter, where Abbas Walterus non fuit Auſterus is part of his Epitaph.

Rob. of Shrewſbury was An. 3. E. 3. preferred Biſhop of Bath and Wells. Being conſecrated without the Popes privity, he paid a large ſum to expiate his preſumption. He beſtowed on his Cathedral a Cheſt Port-cullis-like barred with iron, able to hold out a ſiege in the view of ſuch as beheld it, which notwithſtanding was forced open by ſome Thieves in the Raign of Queen Elizabeth. He erected and endowed a ſpacious Structure for the Vicars-Choral of his Cathedral, to inhabit together. Having made ſuch a Palace for his Vicars, he was neceſſitated in ſome ſort to enlarge the Biſhops Seat, which he beautified and fortified Caſtle-wiſe. [Page] He diſafforreſted Mendip, and died 1363 being buried in his Cathedral, where his Statute is done to the life.

Rob. Maſcal, born (probably) and a Carmelite in Ludlow, was bred in Oxford and became for his Piety and Learning, Confeſſor to King Henry 4. and Councellour to Henry 5. He was one of the 3 Engliſh Prelates which went to (and one of the 2 which returned alive from) the Council of Conſtance. He died 1416. being buried in the Church of White-friers London, to which he had been a great Benefactor.

Rich. Talbot, of honourable Parentage, was brother to Jo. firſt Earl of Shrewsbury. He was conſecrated Arch-Biſhop of Dublin in Irland 1417. and was Privy Councellour to Henry 5 and 6. twice Chief Juſtice and once Chancellour of Ireland. He founded 6 Petty Canons and 6 Choriſters in his Church, and wrote a Book againſt Ja. Earl of Ormond, wherein he detected his abuſes during his Lieutenancy in Ireland. He died 1449. and lyeth buried in St Patricks in Dublin. He had refuſed the Arch-Biſhoprick of Armagh tho a higher place.

Geo. Day, Provoſt of King's College in Cambridge, was preferred Biſhop of Chicheſter 1543. A pertinacious Papiſt, who tho he made ſome kind of recantation (which is entered in the Diary of E. 6.) yet either the ſame was not ſatiſfactory, or elſe he relapſed into his errours again, for which he was deprived, but reſtored again by Queen Mary. He died 1556. Whoſe Brother

Since the Reformation.

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W. Day, a Zealous Proteſtant (bred in Cambridge) requeſted of his Brother ſome Mony to buy books &c. therewith, and was anſwered with this denial, That he thought it not fit to ſpend the Goods of the Church on him who was an Enemy of the Church. Yet he found a Friend nearer than a Brother. He was Proctor of Cambridge 1558. and afterwards was made by Queen Elizabeth Prov. of Eaton, Dean of Windſor, and Biſhop of Wincheſter, and having enjoyed that See ſcarcely a whole year, he died 1596.

Stateſmen.

Sir Th. Bromley, born at Bromley, of a right ancient Family, was Solicitor Gen. to Queen Elizabeth before he was 40 and afterwards Lord Chancellour of England 1579. before he was 50 years old; of great Learning and Integrity. He died 1587. Learning in Law may ſeem to run in the Veins of that name, which ſince hath had a Baron of the Exchequer of his Alliance.

Sir Clem. Edmunds, born at Shrawardine and bred in Oxford, generally skilled in all Arts and Sciences, (Witneſs his Tranſlation of, and Illuſtrations on Caeſar's Commentaries) was Clerk of the Council to King James, Knighted by him, and at laſt preferred Secretary of State, tho he acted not therein, being prevented by death happening 16.. He lyes buried at Preſton in Northam. were he purchaſed a fair eſtate which his Grandchild doth poſſeſs at this day.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

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Edmond Plowden Arm. born at Plowden, wrote learnedly on the Common Law. He was a man of eminent Integrity. He was Treaſurer for the Honerable Company of the Middle Temple An. 1572. when their Magnificent Hall was built: He being a good advancer thereof. He died 1584. and lyes buried in the Quire of Temple Church in London.

Sir Jo. Walter, Son to Edm. Chief Juſtice of S. Wales, was born at Ludlow. An eminent Lawyer and Judge. When a Pleader, he ſuffered not good men to be born down by ſlanderers, poor men by more Potent, Learned men by the ignorant. Sir Jo was paſſionate, Judge Walter was moſt Patient and grave; and mery enough for a Judge as he told Judge Denham. He was outed of his place, when Chief Baron of the Exchequer about the illegality of the Loan as I take it. He was a great Benefactor to Jeſus College in Oxford and died 1630. in the Pariſh of Savoy, bequeathing 20l. to the poor thereof.

Edward Litleton, born at Mounſlow was Eldeſt Son to Sir Edward one of the Juſtices of the Marches, and Chief Juſtice of N. Wales. He was bred in Chriſt Church in Oxford, where he proceeded Batchelor of Arts. He was preferred one of the Juſtices of N. Wales, Recorder of London and Sollicitor to King Charles I. and afterwards Chief Juſtice of the Common Pleas, Privy Councellour, thence advanced to be Lord Keeper and Baron of Mounſlow. He died in Oxford and was buried in Chriſts-Church, 1645.

Souldiers

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Sir Jo. Talbot born at Blackmore, was Lord Talbot and Strange, from his paternal Extraction, Lord Furnival and Verdon (by Marriage with Joan Daughter of Th. de Nevil) and E. of Shrewſbury in England and Weisford in Ireland, by creation of King Henry 6. This is that Talbot, ſo famous for his Sword, or rather whoſe Sword was ſo famous for his Arm that uſed it. A Sword with bad Latin upon it, viz. Sum Talboti pro vincere inimicos meos, but good ſteel within it, which conſtantly conquered where it came, inſomuch that the bare Fame of his approach frighted the French from the Siege of Burdeaux. Being victorious for 24 years together; ſucceſs failed him at laſt, charging the Enemy near Caſtilion, on unequal termes, where he was ſlain with a Shot July, 17. 1453. The Victories of the Engliſh in France were buried with the Body of this Earl, which lyes at White-Church in this County. Whoſe Son

Sir Jo. Talbot, (Viſc. Liſle in right of his Mother) was ſlain with his Father, who had adviſed him by an eſcape to reſerve himſelf for future fortune, but he craved to be excuſed, and would not on any termes be perſwaded to forſake his Father. He ſurpaſſed Emilius the Roman General (who being preſſed with Hanibal's Forces, was reſolved to die, and not come again under the Judgment of the People of Rome) in that Sir Jo. was young, unhurt and able to eſcape, and in no wiſe anſwerable for the daies miſfortune, Aemilius, old, grievouſly wounded and accountable for the overthrow received.

Writers.

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Rob. of Shrewsbury, wrote the Life and Miracles of St. Winfride. He flouriſhed 1148.

Dav. of Chirbury, born in Chirbury, a Carmelite, and (according to Leland) a Famous Divine, was made B. of Drummore in Ireland. His Writings were either few or obſcure. He died and was buried at Ludlow, 1420.

Since the Reformation.

Rob. Langeland, a Proteſtant in Judgment (tho he lived 150 years before the general Reformation) was born at Mortimer's Clibery, bred a Prieſt, and one of the firſt followers of Wickliffe, wanting neither Wit nor Learning, Witneſs his Book entituled The Viſion of Pierce Plough-man, highly commended by Mr. Selden. He flouriſhed under Edward 3. An. 1369.

Th. Churchyard, born in Shrewsbury, about the beginning of Queen Elizabeth, wrote a Book in Verſe, of the Worthineſs of Wales, taking in Shrop-ſhire. He died about 11 Elizabeth 1570. His Epitaph being

Come Alecto lend me thy Torch,

To find a Church-Yard in a Church-Porch:

Poverty and Poetry his Tomb doth encloſe,

Wherefore good Neighbours be merry in Proſe.

Th. Holland, D. D. born in the Marches of Wales, bred in, and Rector of Exeter Colledge, in Cambridge, was ſo much addicted to Study, that the Scholar in him almoſt devoured all other Relations, [Page] and being well acquainted with the Fathers, ſucceeded Dr. Lawr. Humphride in the place of Regius Profeſſor. His ſolemn Valediction of the Fellows (when occaſion) was, I commend you to the Love of God and to the hatred of Popery and Superſtition. His Extemporaries were often better than his premeditations. He died 1612. and was buried in Oxford.

Abraham Whelock, born in White-Church Pariſh, Arabick Profeſſor and Miniſter of St. Sepulchres in Cambridge, admirable his knowledge in the Oriental Tongues; amongſt the Weſtern, he was well verſed in the Saxon. Witneſs his Edition of Bede ▪ He tranſlated the New Teſtament into Perſian, and printed it, hoping that it might tend to the Converſion of that Country. He died 1654.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Sir Roger Achley, born at Stanwardine was Mayor of London 1511. Obſerving that poor People, who never have more than they need will ſometimes need more than they have, pepared Leaden-Hall, (the Common-Garner and ſtored up much Corn therein, collecting from the preſent Plenty, a relief againſt an enſuing Famine.

Since the Reformation.

Sir Rowland Hill, born at Hodnet, was a Mercer in London, whereof he was Lord Mayor 1549. He gave maintainance to a fair ſchool at Drayton in th [...]s County, which he built and endowed, beſides 600l. to Chriſts-Church Hoſpital &c. He forgave at his death all his Tenants in his mannors of Alderſey and Sponely a years Rent, and enjoyned his Heirs to make them new Leaſes of 21 years for 2 years Rent. He built two Bridges of ſtone, containing 18 Arches in both, beſides [Page] Cawſeys &c He died 15—

Sir Th. Adams Knight, born at Wem, bred a Draper in, became Lord Mayor of London 164— A man who drank of the bitter waters of Meribah, without making a bad face thereat. He gave the Houſe of his Nativity to be a Free-School, with liberal endowment.

W. Adams. Eſq. born at Newport, bred a Haberdaſher in London (where he fined for Alderman.) founded a School-houſe in Newport, with a Library and Lodgings for a Maſter and Uſher, (the one having 60l. the other 30l. ſalary per An. with a Tarras on the top. 2 Almſhouſes near to the School with competent maintainance. On which School the following Verſes were made

Some Cottage-Schools are built ſo low,

The Muſes there muſt groveling goe;

Here whilſt Apollo's harp doth ſound,

The ſiſters Nine may dance around;

And Architects may take from hence

The Pattern of Magnificence.

Long may this Worthy perſon live to ſee his Intentions compleated.

Memorable Perſons.

Th. Parre, born at Alberbury, lived above 150 years, (verifying his Anagram. Th. Parre, Moſt rare hap.) being born in the Reign of E. 4. 1483. he was 2 months before his death brought up by Th. Earl of Arundel (a great Lover of Antiquities) to Weſtminſter. He ſlept away moſt of his time, and is thus Charactred by an eye witneſs of him

From head to heel his body had all over

A Quick-ſet thick-ſet nat [...]ral hairy cover.

Change of Air and Diet (tho to the better) with the trouble of many Viſitants are conceived to [Page] have accelerated his death, which happened Weſtminſter November 15. 1634. and was buried in the Abbey-Church, all preſent at his burial doing homage to this our aged Th. de Temporibus.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 9. Nich de Sandford. This ancient Name is ſtill extant in this County; monarch R. 2- amongſt thoſe who compounded for their reputed delinquency in our late Civil Wars, Fr. Sandford Eſq. paid 459. a Gentleman excellently skilled in Fortification.

Jo. Cornwall Mil. deſcended from Rich. Earl of Cornwall and King of the Almains, monarch H. 4. was a man of proſperous Valour under Henry 5. in France. He built a Fair Houſe at Amp-hil in Bedford-ſhire. He was created by King Henry 6. Baron of Fanhop and Knight of the Garter, and faithfully adhered to that King, after the Crown forſook him. Continuing till the Raign of E. 4. he was by him diſpoſſeſſed of his lands in Bedford of which he ſaid pleaſantly, That not he but his fine Houſe at Amp-hill was guilty of High Treaſon.

An. 1. Th. Mitton, in obedience to the Kings Command,monarch R. 3. apprehended the D. of Buckingham the (grand Engineer to promote that Uſurper) in that Houſe of Humphrey Banaſter, who for 1000 l. betrayed the Duke to the Sheriff.

3. Gilb. Talbot, Mil. Son to Jo. 2d. Earl of Shrewsbury of that name, aſſiſted Hen. of Richmond (afterwards K. Hen. 7.) with 2000 men well appointed (moſt of them Tennants and Retainers to his Nephew Geo. E. of Shrewsbury at the Battle of Boſworth-Field. For his good Service K. Hen. rewarded [Page] him with fair Lands at Grafton, in Worc. made him Governour of Calis in France and Knight of the Garter; and from him the preſent E. of Shrewsbury is deſcended. I conceive it was his Son to whom K. Hen. 8. (fearing a ſurpriſe) wrote briefly and peremptorily, that he ſhould inſtantly fortifie the Caſtle of Calis. To whom Governor Talbot as briefly replied, That he could neither fortifie nor fiftifie without Money.

An. 45. Roger Owen, Mil. was a Worthy Son to a Worthy Father Sir Th. Chief J. of the Com. Pleas. monarch Q Eliz. He was a Member of Parl. 11 Jac. when a great Man there caſt a grievous and general Aſperſion on an Engliſh Clergy, (uſing this Expreſſion) Quo genere hominum nihil eſt putidius. This Sir Rog. appeared a Zelot in their defence, and not only removed the Bastard (calumny) from their dores, but alſo carried the Falſhood home to the true Father, and urged it ſhrewdly againſt the Perſon, who in that place firſt revived the Aſperſion.

An. 14. Rowl. Cotton, Mil. was a valiant and active Gent. ſo ſtrong as if he had been nothing but Bones:monarch K. James. ſo nimble, as if he had been nothing but Sinews.

An. 2. Rich. Newport, Mil being Faithful to the King in his loweſt Condition,monarch K. Ch. I. was rewarded with the Title of Baron of High-Arc [...]l in this County, 1642. His Son Fr. Lord Newport adorneth his Honour with Learning and other natural Accompliſhments.

Note, This County was viſited with the Sweating Sickneſs which firſt began and twice raged in the Town of Shrewsbury, the Cure was found to be the keeping the Patient in the ſame poſture wherein he was ſeiſed without Food or Phyſick, and ſuch who weathered out the Diſeaſe for 24 hours did certainly eſcape.

SOMMERSET-SHIRE.

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SOmmerſet-ſhire hath the Severn Sea on the North, Gloceſter-ſhire on the North Eaſt, Wilt-ſhire on the Eaſt, Dorſet-ſhire on the South, and Devonſhire on the Weſt; It is named from Sommerton the moſt ancient Town in the County. It reacheth from Eaſt to Weſt 55, and from North to South 42 Miles. It is generally Fruitful. 'Tis ſaid there are ſeveral ſingle Acres in this Shire, which may ſerve a good round Family with Bread for a Year, as affording a Buſhel of Wheat for every Week therein. There is plenty of the beſt Lead, (for Shot) digged out of Myndyp-Hills, by the benefit whereof vaſt ſums of Money were advanced to the Biſhops of Bath and Wells, ſince the latter end of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth; Biſhop Still having had the Harveſt, Biſhop Montague the Gleanings, and Biſhop Lake the Stubble thereof, and yet conſiderable was the profit of Lead to him and his Succeſſors. In Myndip-Hills there is alſo found plenty of Lapis Calaminaris, (good for clearing of the ſight) which mixed with Copper, doth make Braſs, and yet is not worth above ſix pence in the pound. It was diſcovered about the time when Copper-Mines were rediſcovered in Cumberland. The beſt and biggeſt Cheeſe in England, are made at Chedder in this County. The Rich and Poor of a Pariſh joyn their Milk, for the making of Corporation Cheeſes, of which the Proprietors are Tennants in Common. Woad groweth naturally in this County, eſpecially about Glaſſenbury; The uſe thereof was either ancient, (among the Britains, for a black waſh to render their Faces terrible to their [Page] Enemies) or modern, as a ground-colour for dying. It greatly impaireth the ground it groweth on. The Gentry and Commonalty of thi [...] County are much affected with Bull-baiting, for which purpoſe there are very good Maſtiffs, though chiefly uſeful for neceſſary defence, as being good Porters. Note, Prince Henry An. 1602. allowd a penſion for the maintenance of a Maſtiff which had worſted a Lyon, and gave Order, That he that had fought with the King of Beaſts, ſhould never after encounter any inferiour Creatures. When 100 Maſtiffs were ſent from England to the Pope, a Cardinal hearing the Letter read, miſtook the Latin Moloſſos for ſo many Mules; yet ſince that word does almoſt ſound Mule-aſſes, you may imagine the Cardinal had neither good Lati [...] nor Engliſh, in not laying his Bull equally on both the kinds of theſe Beaſts of burden. The Manufactures here are Taunton Serges, which were much ſent into Spain before the Civil War. As for Buildings, the Churches of Bath and Wells are moſt eminent, and conſtitute one See. The Church of Bath was begun by Oliver King, Biſhop of this Dioceſs in the Reign of Hen. 7. and the Weſt end moſt curiouſly Cut, and Carved with Angels on Jacob's Ladder. After his deceaſe it ſtood a long time neglected, whence theſe Verſes were written on the Church-wall with a Charcoal,

O Church I wail thy woful plight

Whom King, nor Cardinal, Clark or Knight

Have yet reſtored to ancient right.

Alluding to the aforeſaid Biſhop King, and his 4 Succeſſors in 35 years, viz. Card. Woolſey, Card. Adrian, Biſhop Clark and Biſhop Knight. It felt the Hammers which knocked down the Abbeys. The Townſmen were not willing to buy the Church ſo cheap as 500 [Page] Marks (as it was proffered by the Commiſſioners) fearing to be thought to couzen the King, ſo that the purchaſe might come under the compaſs of concealed Lands. Hereupon the Glaſs, Iron, Bells and Lead, (which laſt amounted to 480 Tun) provided for the finiſhing thereof, were ſold and ſent beyond the Sea, and (as ſome ſay) loſt by ſhipwrack. In the Reign of Q. Elizabeth, Collections were made all over the Land, for the repairing thereof, though they proved inconſiderable: Only Mr. Billet, who was (I think) Executor to W. Cecil Lord Burleigh, disburſed good ſums to that end. A Stranger wrote on this Structure,

Be blith fair Kirck, when Hempe is paſt

Thine Olive, that all winds did blaſt,

Shall flouriſh green for Age to laſt.

The parcel Popiſh Author (who ſubſcribed himſelf Caſſadore) expected the finiſhing of this Church at the return of their Religion, and lookt for this after the Reigns of Hen. 8. Edw. 6. Q. Mary, K. Philip, and Q. Eliz. This Church was finiſhed by James Montague, Biſhop of this See, who removed the Lead from the Bowels of the Earth to the Roof of the Church, which is both ſpacious and ſpecious, the moſt lightſome as ever I beheld. The parable of Jotham, (the name of the firſt Founder,) Judg. 9.8. is moſt curiouſly wrought in this Church. When Oliver the Uſurper was Commander in chief in this Land, ſome beheld him as the Olive, (mentioned in the Parable) till he was once blaſted Root and Branches. The Cathedral of Wells is greater, and darker then the other, ſo that Bath may ſeem to draw Devotion with the pleaſantneſs, Wells to drive it with the ſolemnity thereof. The Weſt Front of Wells is a Maſter-piece of Art made of well proportioned imagery, Vera & Spirantia Signa.

[Page]As for the Civil Habitations in this County, to paſs by Dunſtar Caſtle, (which hath a high Aſcent, and a goodly Proſpect by Sea and Land) Montague built by Sir Edward Philips, Maſter of the Rolles, is a moſt Magnificent Fabrick. Hinton St. George, the Houſe of the Lord Paulet, has every Stone in the Front ſhaped Doule-wayes, in form of a Cart-nail, and 'tis ſaid the owner thereof built it in a dear year, on purpoſe to employ the more poor people thereupon.

The Wonder of this County is Wockey-hole in Mendip-Hills, near Wells, a Subterranean Concavity, having ſpatious Vaults, ſtony Walls, creeping Labyrinths. The water which inceſſantly dropped down from the Vault of the Rock, was ſeen by ſome to turn to the Rock it ſelf. And the like tranſmutation is thought to be the Original of many Rocks.

As for Medicinal Waters, Bath is well known, the Waters whereof have much Bitumen, ſoveraign againſt Obſtructions, Niter, which ſtrengthneth the operation of the former, and Purgeth the Body of groſs Humours, and Sulphur which dries, and is good for uterine effects. Amongſt the various Opinions concerning the heat of theſe Waters; ſome do with great probability impute the ſame to the fermentation of ſeveral Minerals, through which the Waters run The practice of taking the Waters inwardly (in Broths, &c.) beginneth to prevail. The Right Honourable James Earl of Marleborough undertook to cover the Croſs-Bath at his own coſt, and would others follow his Reſolution, it would effectually conduce to publick benefit, and raiſe the credit of the place.

Proverbs.

I. Where ſhould I be bore elſe then in Tanton deane. A Peaſant's bragg; that place is indeed populous, pleaſant, [Page] and ſo fruitful with the zun and zoil alone, that it needs no manuring. II. The Beggers of Bath.

Saints.

St. Dunſtan, born in, and Abbot of Glaſſenbury, was Biſhop of London and Worceſter, Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, and at laſt, for his promoting of Monkery reputed a Saint: He dyed 988. His skill in Smithery was ſo great, that the Goldſmiths in London are Incorporated by the name of the Company of St. Dunſtans. See my Eccl. Hiſt.

Martyrs.

Jo. Hooper, born in this County, and bred in Oxford, then beyond the Seas, a great Scholar and Linguiſt, was in the Reign of Edw. 6. Elected Biſhop of Gloceſter, but for a time ſcrupled the acceptance thereof, as refuſing the Oath of Supremacy, which then enjoyned the receivers to a Conformity to the Kings Commands, in what alterations ſoever he ſhould afterwards make in Religion, and alſo concluded with ſo help me God, and all his Angels and Saints; This was the occaſion of the enſuing reforming of that Oath, whilſt the King diſpenſed with his preſent taking thereof. He alſo ſcrupled the wearing of ſome Epiſcopal Habiliments, but at laſt conſented thereunto. He held afterwards Worceſter in Commendam with Gloceſter, and having a double Dignity, gave treble Diligence by Preaching Gods Word, living piouſly, and dying patiently, being Martyred, An. 1555. The only Native in this Shire, who ſuffered for the Teſtimony of the Goſpel, Biſhop Burn, Biſhop of Bath and Wells in the Reign of Q. Mary, having perſecuted no Proteſtants in his Dioceſs, to death.

Prelates.

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Joceline of Wells, whereof he was Biſhop. He firſt changed the Stile of Biſhop of Glaſton (uſed by his Predeceſſors) into that of Biſhop of Bath and Wells. The Monks of Glaſſenbury purchaſed their exemption from his Eccleſiaſtical Juriſdiction, by parting with 4 fair Mannors to the See of Wells. After his return from Exile (for his obſtinacy againſt King John) he Beautified and Enriched the Cathedral, Erected ſome new Prebends, and to the uſe of the Chapter appropriated many Churches, and gave 3 Mannors of great value to the Epiſcopal See. He with Hugo Biſhop of London, was the joynt Founder of St. Jo. in Wells and on his own coſt, built two fair Chappels, one at Wokey, the other at Wells. The Church of Wells was rather rebuilt then repaired by him. He was Biſhop 37 Years, and Dyed 1242. His Effigies in Braſs which was on his Tomb, is ſince defaced.

Fulk of Samford, was Treaſurer of St. Pauls, London, and then by Papal-Bull declared Arch-Biſhop of Dublin 1256. He dyed in his Mannor of Finglas 1271. and was Buried in the Church of St. Pat. whoſe Brother

Jo. of Samford Dean of St. Pat. in Dublin, and for a time Eſcheator of all Ireland, was afterward choſen, and by Edw. the 1ſt. Confirm'd Arch-Biſhop of Dublin 1284. For a time he was Chief Juſtice of Ireland, and thence was ſent (with Anth. Biſhop of Durham) Ambaſſador to the Emperour, whence returning, he dyed in London 1294. his Body being carried over into Ireland, was buried in St. Pat.

Thomas Beckington, born at Beckington, bred in New-Colledge, Dr. of the Laws, and Dean of the Arches, till by King Hen. 6. he was advanced Biſhop of Bath [Page] and Wells. He gave for his Rebus (in alluſion to his Name) a burning Beacon, to which he anſwered in his Nature, being a burning and ſhining light. He wrote a Book to prove the K. of England's Title to the Crown of France; He ſpent 6000 Marks in repairing and adorning of his Palaces; He was a Loyal Subject, kind Kinſman, and a good Maſter, bequeathing 5 pound a piece to his Chief, and 5 Marks a piece to his meaner Servants, and 40 Shillings a piece to his Boys. He was a Benefactor to Wells Church, Winch. New, Merton, but chiefly Lincoln-Colledge in Oxford, being little leſs than a ſecond Founder thereof. His Will was Confirmed under the Broad Seal of England: He dyed 1464.

Richard Fitz-James Dr. of Law, was born at Redlinch, of Ancient and Worſhipful Extraction, and bred at Mert. Coll. in Oxford, where he built moſt Beautiful Lodgings, repairing alſo St. Ma. in Oxford. He was preferred ſucceſſively Biſhop of Rocheſter, Chicheſter, and London: An excellent Scholar, and Author of ſome Books not now Extant. He was over buſie with Fire and Faggot, perſecuting the poor ſervants of God in his Dioceſs. He dyed 1512, and was buried in his Cathedral, (having contributed to the adorning thereof) in a Chappel like Tomb of Timber, ſince burnt down, 1561: He was Brother to Fitz-James Lord Chief Juſtice.

Stateſmen.

Sir Amias Poulet, (whoſe Grandfather put Cardinal Woolſey, then but a School-Maſter, in the Stocks) was born at Hinton St. George: He was Chancellour of the Garter, Governour of Jerſey and Gerſney, and Privy-Councellour to Q. Elizabeth, who chiefly committed the keeping of Mary Q. of Scots to his fidelity. He [Page] would not yield to Secretary Walſingham, who moved him to ſuffer one of his ſervants to be bribed by the Agents of the Queen of Scots, ſo to compaſs the better Intelligence: He dyed 15. and was Buried in St. Martins in the Fields, in London: His Motto was Gardez la Foy, keep your Faith, or Allegiance.

Capital Judges.

Jo. Fitz-James, born at Redclinch, of an Ancient Family; was by Hen. 8. made Chief Juſtice of the Kings-Bench: He ſate one of the Aſſiſtants, when Sir Thomas More was Arraigned for refuſing the Oath of Supremacy, and was ſhrewdly put to it to ſave his own Conſcience, and not incurr the Kings diſpleaſure, declaring himſelf (upon demand) in theſe words, My Lords all, by St. Gillian, I muſt needs confeſs, that if the Act of Parliament be not unlawful, then the Indictment is not in my Conſcience inſufficient: He dyed An. 30. Hen. 8. and his Family doth ſtill flouriſh at Lewſon in Dorſetſhire. Sir Jo. deſcended from his Brother Alured, has ſtrongly encouraged my weak Endeavours.

Jo. Portman Knight, of Worſhipful Extraction at Portmans-Orchard, was An. 2. Mary, made Chief Juſtice of the Kings-Bench, in which Office it ſeems he dyed. A Baron of his Name and Lineage, flouriſheth at this day with a plentiful Eſtate.

Dav. Brook Knight, born at Glaſſenbury, Son to Jo. Brook Eſq Serjeant at Law to Hen. 8. was an. 1. Mary made Chief Bar. of the Exchequer: He Married Katharine Daughter of Jo. Lord Chandois, but dyed without Iſſue.

James Dier Knight, born at Roundhill, an. 1. Elizabeth, was made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Common-Pleas, continuing therein 24 years. At the Tryal of [Page] the Duke of Norfolk, an. 1572. This Judge declared that Duke could have no Councill aſſigned him for matter of Fact, and that the Council of Humphry Stafford, in the Reign of Hen. 7. (which was pleaded by the Duke) had been granted only as to point of Law: His Reports evidence his great Abilities: He dyed an. 25. Eliz. (though Married) without Iſſue. There is a houſe of a Baronet, deſcended from his Elder Brother, at great Stoughton in Hunt.

Sir Jo. Popham, of moſt ancient deſcent, was born at Huntworth; when a Youth he was ſtout, and well skilled at Sword and Buckler, and wild enough in his Recreations. Afterwards he applyed himſelf to a more profitable Fencing, the Study of the Common Laws, wherein he became Eminent. He was preferred the Queens Attorney, and afterwards Lord Chief Juſtice of England: He depoſed upon his Oath in open Court, at the Tryal of the Earl of Eſſex, an. 1600. that he had been violently detained at the Earls houſe, by his Military men there Aſſembled, which ſome conceived tantamount to an Impriſonment. Note the rarity of the Precedent. He cut aſunder the Knot of Northern Robbers (and others) with the Sword of Juſtice. He repreſented effectually to King James, the inconvenience of frequent Pardons. He uſed exemplary ſeverity againſt Male-Factors, (ſhunning the dangerous Rock of Cruel Mercy) whereby the Lives of many Thouſands were preſerved; He dyed 16.

Souldiers.

Jo. Courcy, Baron of Stoke-Courcy, was the firſt Engliſhman who invaded and ſubdued Ʋlſter in Ireland, therefore Created Earl thereof. He was afterwards ſurprized by Hugh Lacy, (corrival for his Title) ſent over into England, and impriſoned by King John, in the [Page] Tower of London. Sometime after he was commanded by the King to fight a French man, in deciſion of a Controverſie about the Title of a French Caſtle, (the King of France being Preſent) but the Monſieur being informed that Courcy was a monſtrous Eater, and concluding his Courage to be proportionable to his Stomach, wiſely declined the Combat. The Engliſh Champion was fain to give proof of his ſtrength another way, in the preſence of the two Kings, ſundring a Steel Helmet at one blow, into two pieces, and ſtriking the Sword ſo deep into the Block (whereon the Helmet lay) that none but himſelf could pull it out again, being obſerved to look ſternly before, and in the giving of the blow, he was demanded why he looked ſo exceeding fierce, Had I (ſaid he) miſſed my blow, I would have killed the Kings, and all in the place. This was in no wiſe diſpleaſing to the Kings, (being highly in good humour) both becauſe they were confident Courcy (now) was not ſo ill natur'd as his words did import, and alſo becauſe the words appeared to be ſome neceſſary Evaporations of that violent Ferment of his Blood, which had produced in him a propenſity to give an Ʋniverſal demonſtration of his Strength, by making the deepeſt Impreſſion on the ſtrongeſt Mettal, (or otherwiſe,) leaving no reſerve of Spirits to actuate the Organs of his Speech for any Expreſſion of his Allegiance at that time; yet by that great Action he ſeems to have declared himſelf in a moſt eminent manner the Kings Man, and to have antedated the performance of that Homage which the Lord Courcy, Baron of Ringrom, (the ſecond of Ireland) was of courſe bound to do. Hence it is that theſe Barons claimed a priviledge, after their firſt Obeiſance, to be covered in the Kings Preſence. His Devotion was equal to his Valour, being a great Founder, and endower of Religious houſes; yet he turn'd the Church of the Holy Trinity in Down into [Page] the Church of St. Pat. for which ('tis ſaid) he was condemned never to return into Ireland, though attempting it 15 ſeveral times, but repelled with ſoul weather. He dyed in France about 1210.

Math. Gournay, was born at Stoke under Hambden, where his Family hath flouriſhed ſince the Conqueſt, and there built both a Caſtle and a Colledge. He was the Honour of his houſe. In the Reign of Edw. 3. he fought at the Siege of Algier and Benemazin againſt the Saracens, at Ingen, Poictiers, Sluce and Creſſy, againſt the French, and at Nazaran under the Black Prince in Spain. His Armour was beheld by Martial men with much civil veneration, with whom his faithful Buckler was a Relique of eſteem. He dyed in Peace, Aged 96 years, about the beginning of Rich. 2. and was buried in the Church of Stoke.

Seamen.

Sir Amias Preſton, of an Ancient Family at Cricket, an. 88. ſeized on the Admiral of the Galiaſſes, wherein the Governour, with moſt of his Men, were burnt or killed. An. 1595 he took the Iſle of Puerto Santo, and the Iſle of Cochi, ſurprized the Fort and Town of Coro, ſack'd the City of St. Jago, put to ranſom the Town of Cumana, and entred Jamaica, (all in the Weſt-Indies) and returned home ſafely. He ſent a Challenge to Sir Walter Raleigh then Privy Councellor, which was by him refuſed, Sir Walter having a Wife and Children, and a fair Eſtate, and Sir Amias being a private and ſingle Perſon, though of good Quality; Beſides Sir Walter condemned thoſe for ill Honours, where the Hangman gives the Garland. Theſe two Knights were afterwards reconciled, and Sir Amias dyed about the beginning of the Reign of King James

Writers.

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Gildas (the Wiſe) was born in Bath. He was alſo ſirnamed the Querulous, becauſe the little we have of his Writing is only an Hiſtorical Complaint, againſt the ſins (and ſufferings) of the Age he lived in, calling the Clergy, Mountains of Malice, the Britans generally, the Ink (or ſtain) of the Age. Dr. Gerard Voſſius does by a miſtake, attribute the Comedy of Aulularia in Plautus to this Gildas. He dyed about 570.

Maurice Somerſet, born in Sommerſet-ſhire, a Ciſtertian in Ford Abbey, and bred in Oxford, was Abbot of Wells, Some Books he Dedicated to Reginald Biſhop of Bath, and flouriſhed 1193.

Alexander of Eſſebie, the Prince of Engliſh Poets in his Age, put our Engliſh Feſtivals into Verſe, and wrote the Hiſtory of the Bible, with the Lives of ſome Saints, in an Heroick Poem. He became Prior of Eſſeby-Abbey, and flouriſhed under Hen. 3. 1220.

Adam of Marſh born (probably) at Brent-marſh, was D. D. in Oxford; Robert Groſthead and he joyntly compared the Scripture; being afterwards Franciſcan Frier in Worceſter, he furniſhed the Library thereof with excellent Manuſcripts: He flouriſhed 1257. Hugo de Belſham his Corrival, got the Biſhoprick of Ely from him.

Since the Reformation.

H. Cuffe, born at St. George Hinton, was Fellow of Merton-Colledge in Oxford, and Secretary to Robert Earl of Eſſex, with whom he engaged in his Riſing, an. 1600. being Arraigned at Weſtminſter, he was caſt, [...] being proved againſt him, that whilſt Eſſex was in Conſultation with his Complices, this Cuffe had, [Page] for promoting that Plot, alleadged this Verſe out of Lucan,

Viribus utendum eſt quas fecimus, Arma ferenti

Omnia dat, qui juſta negat.

For which he ſuffered.S. N He wrote an excellent Book of the difference of the Ages of Man.

Jo. Harrington Knight, had a fair Eſtate at Kelſton near Bath, was Maſter of St. John's Colledge, and afterwards one of the moſt ingenious Poets of the Engliſh Nation, witneſs his Tranſlation of Orlando Furioſo out of Italian, &c. Being at an Ordinary in Bath, (with ſome Gentlemen of greater Eſtates than himſelf) the Maid that waited at Table, attended him with a particular obſervance, and being demanded the reaſon, I underſtand, ſaid ſhe, you are a very witty man, and if I ſhould diſpleaſe you in any thing, I fear you would make an Epigram of me. He made an Addition to Biſhop Godwins Catalogue of Biſhops. He left a fair Eſtate to a Learned and Religious Son, and dyed about the middle of the Reign of K. James. His Father ſuffered Impriſonment, and loſt One Thouſand Pound for carrying a Letter to the Lady (afterward Queen) Eliz. from whom his Mother was ſequeſtred, as an Heretick, and all by Gardiner's means.

Samuel Daniel, born near Taunton, was an exquiſite Poet, and a Judicious Hiſtorian, witneſs his Lives of the Engliſh Kings, ſince the Conqueror untill Edw. 3. He was ſervant in Ordinary to Q. Anne, In his old Age, he rented a Farm in VVilt-ſhire, and dyed about the end of K. James.

Humphrey Sidenham, born at Dalverton, of an Ancient and Worſhipful Family, was bred a Fellow in Wadham Colledge; So eminent a Preacher, that he was commonly called Silver-tongued Sidenham. He wrote [Page] learned Sermons, of which that called the Athenian Babler was moſt remarkable. He dyed 1650.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Jo. Gibbon, leaving the Land, was by Pope Greg. 13. made Canon, in the Church of Bonn, he was afterwards Rector of the Jeſuits-Colledge in Triers. He wrote a Book, in which he endeavoured to prove that the Pope was not Antichriſt. He dyed 1589.

Rob. Perſon, bred in Oxford, (whence he was expelled for his Viciouſneſs) went to Rome, whence he returned with Campian, to preſerve this Nation, 1589. Some of his own party (offended with his ill-nature) intended to reſign him to the Queens Officers. He was Satyrical, and ſo much of a Politician, as to provide for his own ſaftety; who would look on, direct, give ground, abet on other Mens hands, but never plaid ſo as to adventure himſelf into England. He wrote a ſhrewd Book of the Succeſſion to the Engliſh Crown, ſetting it forth under the Name of Dolman. He had an Authoritative influence on all the Engliſh Catholicks. He was 23 years Rector of the Colledge at Rome, where he dyed 1610.

Jo. Fen, born at Montacute, and Batchelour of the Laws in Oxford, fled into Flanders, thence into Italy, whence returning, he fixed at Lovain: He wrote many, and Tranſlated more books, and dyed 1613. Note, there lived a rigid Non-Conformiſt of his Sirname about Coventry, who in his latter Will and Teſtament rail'd againſt the Hierarchy.

Jo. Collington, bred in Oxford, was taken with Campian, and Condemned, but being Reprieved; after ſome Travel, he advanced his Religion in England for 30 years together. He was alive 161 [...].

Benefactors to the Publick.

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The Lady Mohun, obtained from her Husband, Jo. Lord Mohun of Dunſtor, ſo much ground for the Commons of the Town of Dunſtor, as ſhe could in one day compaſs about, going on her naked Feet. She dyed (as is conjectured) in the Reign of Hen. 5.

Since the Reformation.

Nich. Wadham of Merrifieild, Eſq having great length in his Extraction, breadth in his Eſtate, and depth in his Liberality, Marryed Dorothy, Daughter to the Secretary, Siſter to the firſt Lord Peters. His Hoſpital houſe was an Inn at all times, a Court at Chriſtmas. This worthy Pair, being Iſſuleſs, Erected the Colledge of VVadham in Oxford. His Eſtate (after his Death) deſcended to Strangwayes, Windham, VVhite, &c. He was buried in the Church of Ilminſter.

Phil. Biſs. of a worthy Family at Spargrave, Commenced D. D. in Magdalens-Colledge in Oxford, and was Arch-Deacon of Taunton. He bequeathed his Library (conſiſting of ſo many Folio's as were valued at One Thouſand Pound) to VVadham-Colledge, then newly Founded. One Epitaph made on him begins, Bis fuit hic natus, &c. in alluſion to his Name. He dyed about 1614.

Memorable Perſons.

Sir Jo. Champneis, born at Chew, bred Skinner in London, (and Lord Mayor thereof, 1535.) was the firſt private Man, who in his houſe next Cloth-VVorkers-Hall, built a Turret to overſee his Neighbours in the City, which delight in his Eye was puniſhed with blindneſs ſome years before his Death.

[Page] Tho. Coriat, born at Odcombe, and bred in Oxford. A great Grecian, carried Folly (which the Charitable call Merriment) in his Face, and had a Head in form like an inverted Sugar-loaf. He lay alwayes in his Cloaths, to ſave both labour and charge in ſhifting. Prince Henry allowed him a Penſion, and kept him for his Servant; Sweet-meats and Coriat made up the laſt courſe at all Entertainments; being the Courtiers Anvil to try their Wits upon, ſometimes he returned the Hammers as hard knocks as he received. His Book called Coriat's Crudities is not altogether uſeleſs. Being hardy he undertook to travel on foot to the Eaſt-Indies, and dyed in the midſt of his Journey.

Noted Sheriffs.

An. 14. Jo. Paulet Arm. an Accompliſht Gentleman,monarch K. James. and bountiful Houſe-keeper, was by King Charles I. Created Baron Paulet of Hinton St. George in this County, whoſe Right Honourable Son and Heir Jo. Lord Paulet, now ſucceedeth in that Barony.

Modern Battles.

The Skirmiſh at Martials-Elm, 1642. made much noiſe in Mens Ears, (a Musket gave a greater report then a Canon ſince) and is conceived to have firſt broken the Peace of the Nation. As for the Encounter at Lang-Port, where the Kings Forces under the Lord Goring were defeated, July 12, 1645, it was rather a Flight than a Fight; And hence forward the Sun of the Kings Cauſe declined, verſing more and more VVeſtward, till at laſt it ſet in Cornwal, and ſince (after a long and dark night) roſe again by Gods goodneſs in the Eaſt, when our Gracious Sovereign arrived at Dover.

[Page]Note that an. 1607, there happened an Inundation, by the irruption of the Severn-Sea, which over-flowed this County, almoſt 20 Miles in length, and four in breadth, though by Gods ſpecial Providence, it drowned no more then 80 Perſons.

BRISTOL.

BRiſtol (or Bright-ſtow, i. e. Illuſtrious Dwelling) is divided by the River Avon, and pleaſantly Scituated on the Riſing of a Hill. The Buildings are fair and firm, the Streets cleanly kept. The City anſwereth its Name, chiefly for having bred many Eminent Perſons. It is a Liberty of it ſelf, though it ſtandeth both in Sommerſet-ſhire and Gloceſter-ſhire. There are Diamonds (though ſomewhat dim) produced at St. Vincents Rock near to this City. Of Manufactures; Gray Sope was anciently made only in this City. As for Buildings, Ratcliff-Church is the beſt Pariſh Church in England It was firſt Founded by Cannings, firſt a Merchant, then a Prieſt. St. Auguſtines Church, is better accommodated with publick Buildings about it, for the See of the Biſhop. Under St. Vincents Rock, on the VVeſt of the City, there is St. Vincents Well, the waters whereof run through ſome Mineral of Iron, and are ſovereign for ſores and ſickneſſes, being waſht in, or taken inwardly. The Beer brewed thereof is wholſome againſt the Spleen, If it ſhould chance that the Crudity of the Waters trouble the Stomach, there is a remedy in this City, and that is Briſtol Milk, (a Prov.) or Sherry-Sack, which the Courteous Inhabitants preſent to all Strangers, when firſt viſiting their City.

Martyrs.

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Richard Sharp, Th. Benion, and Th. Hale, were Martyred in this City in the dayes of Q. Mary, whoſe Blood will be viſited on account of Dalbye, the Chancellour of this Dioceſs, Jo. Holyman, then Biſhop of this City, not having Perſecuted any therein.

Prelates.

Ralph of Briſtol, born there, and bred (belike) in the Covent of Glaſſenbury, became Treaſurer of St Pat. in Dublin, then Biſhop of Kildare. He wrote the Life of Lawrance Arch-Biſhop of Dublin, and granted certain Indulgences to the Covent aforeſaid. He dyed 1232.

Since the Reformation.

Tobias Matthew, D. D. bred in Oxford, became Biſhop of Durham, and at laſt of York. He dyed 1628. See my Eccleſ. Hiſt.

Seamen.

Hugh Eliot, Merchant of this City, the prime Pilot of our Nation, in his Age, firſt (with the Aſſiſtance of Mr Thorn his Fellow Citizen) found out New-found-Land; though an. 1527. before Virginia, or any other Engliſh Plantation was conceived. And note that no City in England (London alone excepted) hath in ſo ſhort a time, bred more brave and bold Seamen. As for Eliot's diſcovery, had it been as fortunate in publick Encouragement as private Induſtry, probably before this time we had enjoyed the kernel of thoſe Countries, whoſe ſhell only we now poſſeſs.

VVriters.

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Th. Norton, a great Profeſſor of Chymiſtry in the 7 Chap. of his Ordinal, wrote the two following Lines of himſelf,

Thomas Norton of Briſeto

A perfect Maſter you may him trow,

The firſt Line whereof he modeſtly parted into the initial Syllables of ſeveral other Lines, thereby obliging his Reader to become a perfect Maſter in Nominal Chymiſtry, before he can extract the Golden Name of Norton. He affirms of himſelf, that being ſcarce 28 years of Age, he learned the perfection of Chymiſtry in 40 dayes. The ſpight is, he complaineth, that a Merchants Wife of Briſtol, ſtole from him the Elixir of Life. Some ſuſpect her to have been the Wife of VV. Cannings (of whom before) contemporary with Norton, who ſtarted up to ſo great and ſudden Wealth. He is ſaid to have undone himſelf, and thoſe who truſted him. He dyed 1477.

Jo. Spine, D. D. in Oxford, living under Edw. 4. left ſome Books to Poſterity. His ſirname ſeems to be Latine, which Engliſhed is Thorn, an ancient name in this City. He was Provincial (and Champion) of the Carmelites through England, Scotland and Ireland. He laboured to make all believe that Chriſt was a Carmelite, and Profeſſor of wilfull Poverty, by which he tacitly condemned the pomp of the Prelates. Hereupon the Biſhop of London (his Dioceſan) caſt him into Priſon, from whom he appealed to Paul II, and went to Rome, where he remained three years in cloſe Priſon, then he was enlarged by 7 Cardinals, to whom the buſineſs was referred. Returning into London, he was nominated Biſhop of St. Dav. but never ſat in that See. He dyed 1 [...]86.

[Page] W. Grocine, an excellent Poet, became publick Profeſſor of the Greek Tongue in Oxford. Eraſmus owns him in his Epiſtles for his Patron and Maſter. His Miſtriſs (it ſeems) having in a frolick pelted him with a Snow-ball, he declared in a Poetical Rapture, that that cold Meteor, had made ſo great an addition to his Flame, that it could not be quenched otherwiſe then by a reciprocal Affection,

Sola potes noſtras extinguere Julia flammas

Non nive, non glacie ſed potes igne pari.

He dyed, an. 1520.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Jo. Flower, Printer, skilful in Latine and Greek, and a good Poet, Orator and Divine, wrote an Abridgment of Thomas his Summes, the Tranſlation of Oſorius into Engliſh. Having fled for his Religion he ſet up at Antwerp, where he was ſerviceable to the Catholick Cauſe. He dyed 1579.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Robert Thorn, a Merchant-Taylor in London, gave more then 4445 pound to pious uſes, and to his Kindred 5142 pound. He dyed a Batchelor 1532, and was buried in St. Chriſtophers, London.

Since the Reformation.

Mary Dale (or Ramſey) Daughter of William Dale, became ſecond Wife to Sir Thomas Ramſey, Grocer, and Lord Mayor of London, 1577. She founded two Fellowſhips, and two Scholarſhips in Peter-Houſe in Cambridge, on which ſhe would have have ſetled 500 [Page] pounds per Annum, on condition that it ſhould be called the Colledge of Peter and Mary. Dr. Soams then Maſter of the Houſe, refuſed, affirming, that Peter, who ſo long lived ſingle, was now too old to have a Feminine Partner. She dyed 1596, and lyeth buried in Chriſts-Church, in London.

Thomas White, D. D. was bred in Oxford, and a Preacher in the Reign of Q. Eliz. He had one Cure of Souls, but ſeveral dignities. Falſe was the Aſperſion of his being an Uſurer. Beſides Benefactions to Chriſts-Church, and a Lecture in St. Pauls, London, he left 3000 pounds for the building of Sion-Colledge. He built there alſo an Almſhouſe for twenty poor Folk, allowing them yearly 6 pounds a piece, and another at Briſtol, which is better endowed. He dyed 1623.

Mr. Jo. Simſon, Miniſter of St. Olaves Hart-ſtreet, London, perfected the aforeſaid Colledge of Sion, building the Gate-houſe, with a fair Caſe for the Library, and endowing it with 60 pounds per Annum.

Mr. Richard Grigſon, expended a great ſum of Money in new caſting of the Bells of Chriſts-Church, in Briſtol. He paid 105 pounds for his reputed delinquency in our Civil Wars.

STAFFORD-SHIRE.

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STafford-ſhire hath Cheſhire on the North-Weſt, Darby-ſhire on the Eaſt, and North-Eaſt Warwick-ſhire, and Worceſter-ſhire on the South, and Shrop-ſhire on the Weſt. It lyeth from North to South in form of a Lozenge, in length 40, and in breadth 26 Miles. A moſt pleaſant and fruitful County, wherein Beau-deſert is the beautiful Barony of the Lord Paget. The beſt Alabaſter in England is found about Caſtle-Hay in this County. The great Manufacture here is Nails. As for Buildings, the neat Church of Lichfield was ruined in the Civil Wars. 'Tis ſaid of the Cloſe of Lichfield, that the Plague (which long had raged therein) did abate, at the firſt ſhooting of a Cannon at the ſiege thereof. Of Civil Buildings, Tutbury-Caſtle is a ſtately Structure, affording a large and brave Proſpect. It was formerly the Seat of the Lord Ferrars Earl of Derby, and was forfeited to Hen. 3. by Robert de Ferrars Earl of Darby (who had ſided with Simon Mumford againſt that King) becauſe he did not advance a Fine of 5000 pounds at the time appointed. The Engliſh Clergy willing to relieve Jo. the Son of this Earl Robert, were commanded to the contrary, under the pa [...]n of the Popes Curſe. Tutbury was annexed to the Dutchy of Lancaſter, and ſome ſmall matter was reſtored to John. Dudley Caſtle high and pleaſantly ſeated, and in the Reign of King Edw. 6. well built, was adorned by John Dudley Duke of Northumberland, who claiming the Title thereof, had thruſt out John Sutton Lord Dudley (a weak man and entangled with Debts) who therefore got the Name of Lord Quondam ▪ But after the Execution of that Duke, Queen [Page] Mary reſtored Edward the Son of the aforeſaid poor Lord.

Proverbs.

I. In April Doves Flood is worth a Kings good. Dove is a River parting this and Derby-ſhire, much batling the Meadows thereof, II. Wotton under Weaver, where God came never. Though it is probable that Wotton is a diſmal place, covered with Hills from the light of the Sun, yet this Proverb, ſet off with ſuch a dark ground, does the more plainly diſcover its own profane Complexion.

Saints.

There was a Grand Maſſacre committed by the Pagans under Diocleſian, on the Chriſtians in Britain, (and elſewhere) particularly in the place where Lichfield now ſtandeth, whoſe names and numbers are utterly unknown.

St. Bertelin, a Brittan of Noble Birth, lived an Eremite in the Woods near Stafford, anciently called Bithiney.

Wolfadus and Ruffinus, loving in their Lives, in their Death they were not divided. They were Murdered by their Bloody Father the Pagan, King of Mercia. There is the Chappel of Burnweſton built in a Woody place, whither Ruffinus had fled for a while from his Fathers fury.

Cardinals.

Reginald Pole, born at Stoverton-Caſtle, 1500, was ſecond Son to Sir Richard, Knight of the Garter, and nearly related to King Henry 7. His Mother Margaret, Counteſs of Saliſbury, was Neice to King Edw. 4. [Page] and Daughter to George Duke of Clarence. He was bred in Corpus-Chriſti Colledge in Oxford, preferred afterwards Dean of Exeter. King Henry 8. allowing him a Penſion, ſent him beyond the Seas. He ſtudied at Padua, converſed much with the Patricians of Venice, and in fine became a perfect Italian and could not be prevailed upon by the King or his Friends to return to England, whereupon his Penſion was withdrawn. Living afterwards in a Venetian Monaſtery, he attain'd great Credit for his Eloquence, Learning and good Life. It was not long before he was made Deacon Cardinal, by the Title of St. Mary in Coſmedin, by Pope Paul 3. who ſent him Ambaſſadour to the Emperour, and the French King, to incite them to War againſt K. Hen. 8. Afterwards he retired to Viterbo in Italy, where his Houſe was the Sanctuary of Lutherans, and he himſelf became a Racking, but no through paced Proteſtant: Inſomuch, that being appointed one of the three Preſidents of the Council of Trent, he endeavoured to have Juſtification determined by Faith alone. During his living at Viterbo, he was taxed for begetting a Baſtard, which Paſquil Publiſhed in Verſes affixed to his Pillar. That Blade being made all of Tongue and Teeth, would not ſtick to tell where the Pope trod his Holy Sandals awry: Yet he had ſome Relation to the Beaſt in the Apocalyps, in that under the Name of Paſquil, there has been a ſucceſſive Corporation of Satyriſts. After the death of Paul 3. Pole was at midnight in the Conclave choſen to ſucceed him, the refuſal whereof under the notion of a deed of darkneſs, was by the Italians, lookt upon as a piece of dulneſs in our Cardinal. Next day expecting a re-Election, he ſaw Julius 3. his profeſſed Enemy choſen in his place: Yet afterwards he became Alterius Orbis Papa, when made Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury by Queen Mary. He was a Perſon free from Paſſion. His Youthful Books are full of the Flowers of Rhetorick; whilſt thoſe of his old Age [Page] are dry and dull. He dyed few hours after Q. Mary, November 17. 1558.

Prelates.

Edmund Stafford, Brother to Ralph, firſt Earl of Stafford, and Son to Edmund Baron of Stafford, was by King Rich. 2. preferred Biſhop of Exeter, and under King Henry 4. was Chancellor of England. He added two Fellowſhips to Stapletons-Inn in Oxford, (firſt named by him Exeter-Colledge) and ſetled Lands for the maintenance, and made good Statutes for the good order of the ſame. He dyed 1419, and was buried in his own Cathedral.

W. Dudley, Son of John Baron Dudley of Dudley-Caſtle in this County, and bred in Ʋniver. Colledge in Oxford, became Dean of Windſor, and afterwards Biſhop of Durham. He dyed at London 1483, and was buried in VVeſtminſter.

Edmund Audley, Son to the Lord Audley of Heyley in this County, (whoſe Sirname was Touchet) was bred in Oxford, where he built the Quire of St. Maries, adorning it with a Muſical Organ. He was preferred Biſhop of Rochester, then of Hereford, and at laſt of Saliſbury. He dyed at Ramſbury 1624, and was buried in his own Cathedral, in a Chappel of excellent Artifice, of his own Erection▪

Lawyers.

Sir Thomas Littleton Knight, was Son to Thomas VVeſtcote Eſq and Elizabeth Littleton his Wife. He was bred in the Study of the Laws, in the Inner Temple, and became Serjeant and Steward of the Court of the Marſhal-ſea of the Kings Houſhold, to Henry 6. By Edw. 4. (an. 6 reg.) he was made one of the Judges of the Common-Pleas, and an. 15. reg. Created Kt. [Page] of the Bath. He deſerved as well of our Common, as Juſtinian of the Civil Law; whoſe Book of Tenures is counted Oraculous in that kind, Commented upon by the Learned Sir Edward Coke. He Married Joan Daughter and Coheir of W. Boerly of Bromſecraft Caſtle in Salop, by whom he had three Sons, Founders of three Families ſtill flouriſhing. 1. William, fixed at Frankley in this County, where his Poſterity is eminently extant. 2. Richard, whoſe Iſſue remain at Pillerton-Hall in Shropſhire. 3. Thomas, whoſe Linage continues in Worceſterſhire, This Reverend Judge dyed an. 21. of King Edw. 4. and lyeth buried under a fair Monument in the Cathedral of VVorceſter.

Edmund Dudley Eſq was Son to John Dudley Eſq ſecond Son to John Sutton firſt Baron of Dudley, though he was ſlandered by ſome as being the Son of a Carpenter. He Married the Daughter and Heir of the Viſc. Liſle. Being bred in the Study of the Laws, he was made one of Puiſne Judges, and wrote an excellent book, Entitled the Tree of the Common VVealth. He was employed by K. Henry 7. to put his Penal Statutes in Execution, which he did with ſeverity, cruelty and extortion: K. Henry 8. reſigned this Dudley, and Sir Richard Empſon his Partner to Juſtice, ſo that they were made a Peace-Offering to popular anger 1510, being Executed at Tower-Hill.

Sir Thomas Bromley Knight, was an. 1. Mary made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench, holding his place hardly a year.

Souldiers.

Jo. Bromley Eſq branched from the Bromleys in Shropſhire, was born at Bromley. He recovered the Engliſh Standard, which was taken by the French at the battle near Corby in France: In reward of his Valour, King Henry 5. (whoſe Arms he had followed in France) [Page] made him a Knight Batchelor, Captain of Dampfront, and great Conſtable of Boſſevile le Roſs in France, and granted by Letters Patent 40 pounds in Land a year, to him and his Heirs. Hugh Stafford Lord Bourchier, having on the ſame account, conferred on him a yearly Penſion of 40 pound during his life. Sir John dyed about the middle of the Reign of Hen. 6.

John Dudley Duke of Northumberland, Son to Edward Dudley Eſq and would willingly be reputed of this County, a deſcendant from the Lord Dudley therein. He was a proper, wiſe and valiant Man, and generally (till his laſt project) proſperous: But he was alſo notoriouſly wanton, intolerably ambitious, a conſtant diſſembler, prodigiouſly profuſe, ſo that he had ſunk his Eſtate, had he not met with a ſeaſonable ſupport of Abbey-Land. King Henry 8. firſt Knighted him, then Created him Viſc. Liſle, Earl of Warwick, and Duke of Northumberland. Under Queen Mary, he contrived the ſetling of the Crown on Queen Jane, his Daughter in Law, for which Treaſon he was Executed, an. 1. Mary, much bemoaned by Martial Men, whom he had formerly endeared in his good ſervice in the French and Scotiſh Wars. He left two Sons who ſurvived to great Honour, Ambroſe Earl of Warwick Heir to all that was good, and Robert Earl of Leiceſter, Heir to all that was great in his Father.

The Bagnols (or Bagenhalts) were formerly a Family of ſuch remark in this County, that before the Reign of Hen. 8. there ſcarce paſſed an ancient Evidence, which is not atteſted by one of that Name; And having for a time ſunk into a low condition, was afterwards reſtored to their genuine Luſtre, when Ralph and Nicholas, Sons to John Bagnol of Newcaſtle in this County, were both Knighted for their good ſervice, the one in Muſſleborough Field, the other in Ireland. Their Sons Samuel and Henry, were for their Martial merit advanced to the ſame degree.

Seamen.

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William Minors, Son to Richard Gent. of Hallenbury-Hall, was born at Ʋttoxater, who afterwards coming to London, became ſo proſperous a Mariner, that he hath ſafely returned eleven times from the Eaſt-Indies, and now peaceably enjoyeth what he painfully hath gotten, living in or near Hartford, at this preſent year 1660.

Writers.

John Stafford a Franciſcan, born in Stafford, wrote a Latine Hiſtory of England, about 1380.

W. de Lichfield, D. D. and Rector of All-hallowes the Great in Thames-ſtreet, London, a Learned and Godly Man, wrote many Books, one Entituled The complaint of God unto ſinful men. There were found in his Study, after his death 3083 Sermons of his own Writing. He dyed an. 1447. and was buried in the Quire of his own Church.

Robert Whittington, born at Lichfield, was an indifferent, but conceited Grammarian. He coped with W. Lillie, (and others) in compariſon of whom he was but a crackling Thorn.

Since the Reformation.

Henry Stafford, Baron of Stafford, was Son to Edw. Duke of Buckingham, beheaded under K. Hen. 8. The Barony deſcended unforfeited to this Henry, placed here not as a trans, but a Cis-Reformation-man for tranſlating the Book of Dr. Fox, Biſhop of Hereford, (a favourer of Luther) into Engliſh, Of the difference of the Power Eccleſiaſtical and Secular. He dyed 1558, ſome Months before the beginning of Q. Elizabeth.

[Page] Sampſon Erderſwik, Eſq born at Sandon, of Ancient and Worſhipful Extraction, was a Gentleman, accompliſhed with all Noble Qualities, Affability, Devotion and Learning. Being a great Antiquary, he began a deſcription, E [...]tituled a View of Stafford-ſhire, an. 1 [...]93. which hath directed me in matters of difficulty relating to [...] County. He repaired, and new glazed the Church of Sandon, wherein he Erected a Monument for himſelf, with his Statue in Stone, and lyeth now Interred, dying April 11, 1603. Of him Mr. Cambden ſayes, Venerandae Antiquitatis fuit Cultor Maximus.

Thomas Allen, deſcended from Allanus de Buckenhole Lord of Buckenhole, in the Reign of Edw. 2. was bred in Gloceſter-Hall in Oxford, a moſt excellent Mathematician, where he ſucceeded to the skill and ſcandal of Frier Bacon, as accounted a Conjurer. He was much in favour with Robert Earl of Leiceſter. His Writings are detained in ſome private hands. He dyed towards the end of K. James.

Edward Leigh of Ruſhwel-Hall, Eſq (alive) wrote Critica Sac [...]a, with many other worthy Works, which will make his judicious Induſtry known to Poſterity.

Elias Aſhmole, Eſq (alive) born in Litchfield, a great Antiquary, Chymiſt, Herauld, Mathematician.

John Lightfoot, D. D. (alive) hath deſerved well of the Churches of England, for his exact inſight in Hebrew and Rabbinical Learning.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

W. Gifford, an extract of the Family of Chillington, was a man of much motion. Being bred in Oxford he went over to Lovain, where he became B. D. whence going to Paris, he was highly prized by H. Duke of Guiſe, (who made him Arch-Biſhop of Rhemes) and the Cardinal his Brother, who gave him a Penſion of [Page] 200 Crowns a year. He became afterwards Dean of St. Pet. the Iſle in Rome, then Rector of the Univerſity of Rhemes, and at laſt a Benedictine at Delaware in Lorain. He founded a Convent for Engliſh Monks at St. Mallower in France, and another at Paris, for thoſe of the ſame Profeſſion. He was alive 1611.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Sir Stephen Jennings Lord Mayor of London, built a fair School at Wolver-Hampton. Another being erected by Mr. Tho. Allen at Ʋtceter.

Martin Noel, Eſq born in Stafford, bred Scrivener in London, built, and largely endowed an Hoſpital in the Town of his Nativity; the firſt conſiderable Fabrick of that kind in this County.

Memorable Perſons.

Tho. Tarlton. born at Condover in Shropſhire:REM Here he was in the Field, keeping his Fathers Swine, when a Servant of Robert Earl of Leiceſter, (paſſing this way) was ſo highly pleaſed with his odd Anſwers, that he brought him to Court, where he became the moſt famous Jeſter to Q. Eliz. When the Queen was out of humour, he could undumpiſh her at his pleaſure. He prepared in ſome caſes for the higheſt Favourits, an advantagious acceſs to her Majeſty. In a word, he told the Queen more of her Faults, then moſt of her Chaplains, and cured her Melancholly better than all her Phyſicians. Much of his Merriment lay in his Looks and Actions, according to his Epitaph,

Hic ſitus eſt cujus poterat vox, actio, vultus,

Ex Heraclito reddere democritum.

[Page] His Jeſts never were prophane, ſcurrilous nor ſatyrical, as in which, plurimum Salis nihil veneni. He dyed about the end of Q. Eliz.

James Sands of Horborn, lived 140, and his Wife 120 years. He outlived 5 Leaſes of 21 years, which were made to him after his Marriage.

Walt. Parſons, firſt an Apprentice to a Smith, grew ſo tall, that a hole was made for him in the Ground to ſtand therein, to make him adequate with his Fellow-Workmen. He afterwards was Porter to K. James, a proper place, ſeeing he might ſerve both for Tower and Spy, to give notice (upon occaſion) of the approach of the Kings Enemies. He would make nothing to take two of the talleſt Yeomen of the Guard (like the Gizard and Liver) under his Arms at once, and order them as he pleaſed. And his Valour was equal to his Strength. He was proportionable in all parts, and was of a good temper, diſdaining to do an injury to any ſingle perſon.

Noted Sheriffs.

Hen. 6. An. 1. Ranul. Com. Ceſtr. and Henry de Aldicheleia. This Henry was the firſt Lord Audley in this County, and Founder of that Noble Family, ſo long Famous for Martial Atchievments. K. Henry 3. confirmed to him many Lands of his own Grant, and the donation of others. Of the latter kind were theſe following (the moſt of them) great Mannors. Aldithlege, Coulton, Cold Norton, Betleigh, Shagbourn, Stanweare, Tunſtal, Chaderley, Chell. Normancot, Nerle, Brudnap, Weſton, Hauskley, Bagley, Morton and Heleigh, afterwards the prime Seat of the Lord Audley, who alſo had great Lands in Devon-ſhire. Their Heir Males ſailing about the Reign of K. Henry 6. Joan one of their Heirs was Married to Sir John Touchet, whoſe Son was Baron Audley, Anceſtor to the preſent Lord [Page] Audley, Earl of Caſtle-Haven in Ireland.

Edw. 3. An. 18. John de Aſton. I have not met with a more Noble Family, meaſuring on the Level of flat and un-advantaged Antiquity. They have ever born a good reſpect to the Church and Learned Men, ever ſince Roger de Molend Biſhop of Litchfield, in the Reign of Henry 3. gave Haywood in this County, to Roger de Aſton his Servant, Son to Ralph, and Father to Sir John aforenamed, from whom are deſcended in a Lineal Succeſſion. Sir Thomas, Sir Roger, Sir Robert, John Aſton Eſq Sir John, Knight Banneret, Sir Edward, Sir Walter, Sir Edward, Sir Walter, employed by K. James Ambaſſadour into Spain.

Hen. 6. An. 12. Thomas Stanley, his true name was Audley, for after that Adam youngeſt Brother to James Lord Audley, had married the Daughter and Heir of Henry de Stanley, William their Son, aſſumed the Sirname of Stanley. This Thomas ſeems to have been the ſame perſon whom K. Henry 6. made Lord Stanley, Knight of the Garter, Lord Deputy of Ireland, and Lord Chamberlain of the Houſhold; and who was Father to Thomas, whom K. Henry 7. Created the firſt Earl of Derby.

34. John Delves Eſq (afterwards Knighted) was the laſt of his Ancient Family, who were fixed in this County, in the Reign of Edward 3. Helene his ſole Daughter and Heir, Married to Robert Sheffield Knight, and Recorder of London, Anceſtor to the preſent Lord of Moulgrave

Edw. 4. an. 1. Walter Wroteſley was lineally deſcended from Sir Hugh, one of the firſt Founders of the Noble Order of the Garter.

Hen 8. an. 28. John Dudley, was afterwards by Hen. 8. Created Duke of Northumberland.

K. Charles I. W. Bowyer, lineally deſcended from Thomas, who in the Reign of Richard 2. Married Katharine, Daughter and Heir to Robert Kniperſley. The [Page] Bowyers of Suſſex (invited thither ſome 200 years ſince by an Earl of Northumberland) are a younger of theſe in Stafford.

Battles.

At Hopton-Heath, March, 1643. a fierce Fight happened betwixt the Kings and the Parliaments Forces, on a ground full of Cony-borroughs, affording bad footing for the Horſe. The Royaliſts may be ſaid to have got the day, and loſt the Sun which made it, I mean the truly Loyal and Valiant Spencer Earl of Northampton, leaving a grateful Memory, and a Noble and Numerous Iſſue.

SUFFOLK.

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SƲffolk hath Norfolk on the North, Cambridgeſhire on the Weſt, the German Ocean on the Eaſt, and Eſſex on the South. It ſtretcheth from Eaſt to Weſt 45 Miles, though the general breadth be but 20, ſaving that is ſomewhat towards the Sea. The Air thereof is eſteem'd the beſt in England, a ſmall parcel near the Sea-ſide only excepted. There is very good Cheeſe made in this County, (whereof the fineſt are very thin) though yielding to the Butter made here, which excells both in Quantity and Quality. The Manufacture of Cloathing in this County hath been much greater, and Clothiers richer heretofore then in theſe times; Many ſtately Monuments having been formerly erected to their Memories, and not one in thoſe latter Seaſons. The County hath no Cathedral, though generally fair Pariſh Churches. It had formerly a moſt magnificent Abbey-Church in Bury, with three leſſer Churches waiting thereon in the ſame Church-yard; of theſe, but two are extant at this day, being ſtately Structures. It is generally avouched by all Authors, that Mary youngeſt Siſter to King Henry 8. Relict to Lewis 12. King of France, afterwards Married to Ch. Brandon D. of Suffolk, was buried in the Abbey-Church in Bury, 1533. Yet her Corps could not protect that Church, which was in few years after levelled to the ground. I read not that her Body was removed, nor doth any Monument remain here to her Memory. The Town of Bu [...]y is ſweetly ſeated, and fairly built, eſpecially ſince 1608. about which time it was defaced with a caſual Fire. The School, a great Ornament to the Town, [Page] was founded by K. Edw. 6. and is it ſelf a Corporation now (as well as ever) flouriſhing under Mr. Stephens, the able Maſter thereof. Amongſt the Houſes of the Gentry, long Melford, late the Houſe of the Counteſs of Rivers, was the firſt Fruits of the plundering in England. Then Sommerley-Hall nigh Yarmouth, belonging to the Lady Wentworth, is Beautified with pleaſant Walks, ſet with Firr-Trees, verdant all the year. As for others, there are many handſome Houſes in the Town of Ipſwich, which belong to Merchants.

Proverbs.

I. Suffolk Milk. No County in England affords better. II. Suffolk fair Maids. III. Suffolk-ſtiles. This belongeth both to Suffolk and Eſſex, where there are troubleſome Stiles to be clambred over. IV. You are in the right way to Needham; ſpoken of thoſe who haſten to Poverty. Needham is a Market Town in this County, ſtocked (as it happens) with poor people.

Princes.

Edmund Mortimer, Son to Roger Earl of March, AMP. was born (probably) in Clare. After the death of Richard 2. he was the next Heir to the Crown; but was willing to yield the ſame to K. Henry 4. ſo he might receive and enjoy his private Patrimony, kept from him by the ſaid Henry, but he could obtain neither. Being afterwards employed by this King in a War againſt Owen Glendor, the Welſh Rebel, he was taken Priſoner, and neglected by the King, (who had only expoſed him to danger under pretence of Honour) he made a ſhift to ranſom himſelf. Yet did he but exchange a Welſh for an Iriſh Priſon, kept 20 years in reſtraint in his own Caſtle of Trim, in the end of the Reign of Henry 4. all the Reign of [Page] Henry 5. and the beginning of Henry 6. He dyed an. 1454. without iſſue, leaving Anne his Siſter his Heir, and was buried in Clare.

Saints.

St. Edmund, K. of the E. Angles, was cruelly tortured to death at Hoxton in this County, by the Pagan Danes, an. 870. His Body was placed in a goodly Shrine, richly adorned with Jewels, at Bury in this County. Of him a Popiſh Author; When the Chriſtians, ſeeking his Corps, were loſt in a Wood, did call to one another, where art? where art? where art? The Martyred head anſwered, here, here, here. Here is a threefold cord artificially twiſted, the full length of which I leave to the learned Author, and will only add, that if thoſe Chriſtians could not hear a Treble voice, they were as deaf, as the Forger was impudent, who firſt hammered out ſuch a baſe lye. The Glorious Memory of this Martyr-King, needs not the rotten Varniſh of ſuch Falſities. The Town of Bury bears his Name.

Robert Groſthead, bred in Oxford, was eminent for Religion and Learning. He became Biſhop of Lincoln, 1235. He wrote 300 Treatiſes, whereof moſt are extant in Manuſcript in Weſtminſter Library. He was a ſtout Oppoſer of Popiſh Oppreſſion. Such his Piety, that though loaded with Curſes from the Pope, he generally obtained the reputation of a Saint. He dyed 1254.

Martyrs.

Rowland Taylor was bred in Cambridge, became Dr. of Lawes, and Rector of Hadley in this County. He was a proper and comely perſon, a great Scholar, painful Preacher, charitable to the Poor, and cheerful in his Behaviour. The ſame Devotion had different looks [Page] in ſeveral Martyrs, frowning in ſtern Hooper, weeping in meek Bradford, and ſmiling conſtantly in pleaſant Taylor. Indeed ſome have cenſured his merry conceits as treſpaſſing on the gravity of his calling, eſpecially when juſt before death. But ſure ſuch Romaniſts who admire the temper of Sir Thomas More, jeſting with the Axe of the Executioner will excuſe our Taylor, for making himſelf merry with the Stake. But though it be ill jeſting with edged Tools (whereof death is the ſharpeſt) yet ſince our Saviour hath blunted it, his Servants may rather be delighted then diſmayed with it. Not long after, Dr. Taylor ſet Arch-Biſhop Cranmer (his Patron) a Copy of Patience, who indeed wrote after it, but not with ſo ſteady a hand, and ſo even a Character of Conſtancy. Taylor was Martyred at Hadley, Feb. 9. 1555.

Rob. Samuel, Miniſter of Barfold in this County, was tortured in Priſon by the cruelty of Hopton Biſhop of Norwich, and Downing his Chancellour, who allowed him every day but three Mouthfuls of Bread, and three Spoonfuls of Water. Fain would he have drunk his own Urine, but his Thirſt-parched Body afforded none. I read how he ſaw a Viſion of one all in White, comforting and telling him, that after that day, he never ſhould be hungry or thirſty, which came to paſs accordingly, being within few hours after Martyred at Ipſwich, Auguſt 31. 1555. There was a Report that his Body when burnt, did ſhine as bright as burniſhed Silver. Some may poſſibly impute his Viſion, and this Appearance, the firſt to his own, and the latter to the Beholders Imaginations, or both to the forgery of thoſe who were more remote and unconcerned. If to Imagination; it is a plain Conceſſion of the matter of Fact in both, and conſequently, a granting of all ſuch things which can be reaſonably proved therein. The Argument I ſhall uſe to prove that his Viſion was ſupernatural, ſhall be drawn from the Abſurdity of the contrary [Page] Opinion; For ſince Samuel was reduced (as aforeſaid) to extream weakneſs, his Body being parched, his Humours fixed, and his Spirits exhauſted, it is impoſſible that his languiſhing Phantaſie ſhould either produce or receive ſo bright an Idaea, without the ſupernatural Aſſiſtance of Divine Power. As for the appearance of his Body when burnt; I will ſuppoſe, (ſalvo jure Omnipotentiae,) that ſome good Chriſtians who beheld his laſt Suffering, did by an Heroick act of Faith, antedate the glorious State of a Future Reſurrection: And as Seaware or mud is ſometimes found in the Net, or on the Line, after the Fiſh is catch'd, ſo they, having ſtretched out the hand of Faith for apprehending of a Chriſtian verity, might together with the ſame, receive an erroneous imagination, upon the (then) preſent occaſion. After all, if both inſtances be charged with ſubſequent Forgery, as to the matter of Fact, I ſhall not inſiſt any longer on them, as not being ſo proveable by others as they are probable in themſelves.

Cardinals.

Tho. Woolſey, Son to an honeſt Butcher, was born in Ipſwich; one of ſo vaſt undertakings, that our whole Book will not afford room enough for his Character, the writing whereof I commend to ſome Eminent perſon of his Foundation of Chriſts-Church in Oxford. He was Cardinal of St. Cecily, and dyed Heart-broken with grief at Leiceſter, 1530. without any Monument, of which Dr. Corbet, (one of his Colledge) thus complains,

If Thou art thus neglected, what ſhall we

Hope after death that are but Shreds of Thee.

He was not guilty of miſchievous Pride, and was generally [Page] commanded for doing Juſtice, when Chancellor of England.

Prelates.

Herb. Loſing, was deeply guilty of Simony in his Youth, otherwiſe when he was Old, being then wont to ſay, When Young we went aſtray, when Old we will amend. He dyed 1119. and was buried in the Cathedral Church of Norwich.

Richard Angervile, Son to Sir Richard, was born at Bury, and bred in Oxford. He was Governour to King Edw. 3. whilſt Prince, and ſucceſſively his Cofferer, Treaſurer of his Wardrobe, Dean of Wells, Biſhop of Durham, Chancellour, and laſtly Treaſurer of England. He beſtowed on the Poor every Week 8 Quarters of Wheat baked in Bread. When he removed from Durham to Newcaſtle, (12 Miles) he uſed to give 8 pounds to the poor, and ſo proportionably in other places betwixt his Palaces. He bequeathed his ſtately Library to the Univerſity of Oxford. He dyed 1345.

Jo. Paſchal, well deſcended, bred a Carthuſian, and D. D. in Cambridge, was Biſhop firſt of Scutary, then of Landaff under Edw. 3. He dyed 1361.

Simon Sudbury, (alias Tibald) was born at Sudbury. He was made Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury. He began two Synods with Latine Sermons, portending ill ſucceſs to Wickliffe and his followers, but over-awed by God and John Duke of Lancaſter, he could do him no harm. He was killed in the Rebellion of J. Straw and Wat Tyler, 1381. being buried in St. Gregories Church in Sudbury,

Tho. Edwardſton, born in Edwardſton, bred in Oxford, then Auguſtinian in Clare, attended Lionel Duke of Clarence in Italy, when he Married the Daughter of the Duke of Milan. He wrote ſome Learned [Page] Works, and undertook care of ſome Arch-Biſhoprick (probably) during the vacancy thereof. He dyed at Clare 1396.

Tho. Peverel, well deſcended, a Carmelite, and D. D. in Oxford, was by Rich. 2. made Biſhop of Oſſory in Ireland, whence he was removed to Landaff in Wales, then to Worceſter in England, being much eſteemed for his Learning, as his Books do declare. He dyed 1417. and lyeth buried in his own Cathedral.

Stephen Gardiner, was born in Bury St. Edmunds, and (by ſome) reported to be Baſe-Son to Lionel Woodvile, Biſhop of Salisbury, though this Biſhop was by others, more truly conceived to be younger then he. He was a Man of admirable natural parts, and Memory eſpecially, and was bred Dr. of Laws, in Trinity-Hall in Cambridge. After many great Employments, he was made Biſhop of Wincheſter. Being Secret in all his own Acts of Cruelty; he often chid Bonner, calling him Aſs, though not ſo much for killing poor people, as for not doing it more cunningly. He (chiefly) contrived the ſix Articles, (Gardiner's Creed) which cauſed the death of many, and trouble of more Proteſtants. He had almoſt cut off Queen Kath. Par, and prevented Queen Elizabeth, from being Queen, had not Divine Providence preſerved them. He throughly complyed with Henry 8. oppoſed K. Edw. 6. by whom he was impriſoned and deprived, acted all under Q. Mary, by whom he was reſtored, and made Lord Chancellour of England. He is reported to have avowed (at his death) Juſtification by the Merits of Chriſt only. He dyed at Whitehall, of the Gout, Nov. 12. 1555, and was buried in the Quire, leaving (as is ſaid) 4000 Marks in ready Money behind him. He improved his power with Queen Mary, to reſtore ſome Noble Families formerly depreſſed, viz. Some deſcendant from the Duke of Norfolk, the Arundels of Warder-Caſtle, and the Hungerfords.

Since the Reformation.

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John Bale, born at Covie, and bred in Jeſus-Colledge in Oxford, was a Carmelite in Norwich. He was converted to be a Proteſtant, by the means of Thomas Lord Wentworth. He wrote a Book de Scriptoribus Britannicis. He was Biſhop of Oſſory in Ireland, an. 1552. whence on the death of Edw. 6. he fled, (ſome of his ſervants being ſlain before his eyes) and in his paſſage over the Seas, was taken Priſoner, ranſom'd, and ſafely arrived in Switzerland. Under Q. Eliz: he was made only Prebendary of the Church of Canterbury, being (probably) a p [...]ſon more learned then diſcreet, fitter to write then govern, as unable to command his own Paſſion, and Bilioſus Balaeus paſſeth for his true Character. He dyed at Canterbury, 1563. and was buried in the Cathedral Church therein.

John May, bred in Cambridge, was Conſecrated Biſhop of Carlile, September 27. 1577. and dyed in April 1598.

John Overal, D. D. born at Hadley, was Regius Profeſſor in Cambridge, and Maſter of Kath. Hall, afterwards Dean of St. Pauls. He was by King Jam [...] employed in the New Tranſlation of the Bible, and made Biſhop of Norwich, where he was a diſcreet preſſer of Conformity. He dyed 1618.

Leonard Maw, born at Rendleſham (antiently the Reſidence of the Kings of the E. Angles, where K. Redwald kept at the ſame time a Communion Table, and Altars for Idols) was Maſter of Peter Houſe, then of Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge, and in 5 years diſengaged that Foundation from a great debt. He was Chaplain to King Charles whilſt he was a Prince, and waited on him in Spain, by whom he was made Biſhop of Bath and Wells. A good Scholar, grave Preacher, [Page] mild man, and gentile in his deportment. He dyed 163.

Ralph Brownrig, D. D. born in Ipſwich, was the Son of a Merchant. He was Fellow of Pembrook Hall in Cambridge, where he to the wonder of the hearers, performed the Joco-ſerious part of a Philoſophy Act, before King James; no man had more ability, or leſs inclination to be Satyrical. His Wit was Page, and not Privy Councellor to his Judgment. He had a Loyal Memory, quick Fancy, ſolid Judgment, and fluid Utterance, being not only flumen, but fulmen Eloquentiae. When Commencing B. D. he choſe for his Text, Phil. 1. 29. To you it is given, not only to believe but ſuffer, ſomewhat Prop [...]etical to him, being afterwards affronted and defied by ſome, who almoſt Deified him before, in whoſe Eyes he ſeemed the blacker, for wearing white Sleeves, when 1641. made Biſhop of Exeter; Dr. Young Preaching his Conſecration Sermon on this Text, The Waters are riſen, &c. complained of the many invaſions which Popular Violence had made on the Rights and Priviledges of Church and State. This Biſhop himſelf was ſoon ſadly ſenſible of ſuch Inundations, and yet by the procerity of his parts and pi [...]ty, he not only ſafely waded through them himſelf, but alſo (when Vice-Chancellour of Cambridge) by his Prudence raiſed ſuch Banks, that thoſe overflowings were not ſo deſtructive, as otherwiſe they would have been to the Univerſity. He continued conſtant to the Church of England, a Champion of the needful uſe of the Liturgy, and for the priviledges of Ordination to belong to Biſhops alone. Being unmoveable in his Principles of Loyalty, he told Oliver the Uſurper, (demanding his Advice in a matter of great difficulty) My Lord, the beſt Counſel I can give you is, give unto Caeſar the things that are Caeſars, and unto God the things that are Gods, with which free Anſwer, O. C. was rather ſilenced then ſatisfied. A little before his death he was [Page] Miniſter of both Temples. He dyed December 7. 1659. Aet. 67. The deſerved Opinion of his goodneſs had peaceable poſſeſſion in the hearts of the Preſbyterian-Party, and at his Burial, the prime perſons of all perſwaſions were preſent. Dr. Jo. Gauden wrote the Memorials of his Life, and hath ſince ſucceeded him in the Temple and Biſhoprick of Exeter.

Stateſmen.

Sir Nich. Bacon, Knight, born not far from St. Edmund Bury, of a very ancient Family, and bred in Ben. Colledge in Cambridge, (in which he built a beautiful Chappel) after he had ſtudied the Common Law, was made Atturney to the Court of Wards, whence he was preferred Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, an. 1. Eliz. 1558. He Married Anne, ſecond Daughter to Sir Anth. Cook of Giddy-Hall in Eſſex, Governour to King Edw. 6. Queen Elizabeth relyed upon him as her Oracle in Law, who, that he might clear the Point of her Succeſſion, derived her Right from a Statute which allowed the ſame, though there was a Statute, whereby the Queen was made illegitimate, in the days of her Father remained unrepealed, the rather, becauſe Lawyers maintain, that a Crown once worn cleareth all defects of the wearer thereof. He was a Man of rare Wit and deep Experience, though of a corpulent Body, eſpecially in his old Age, ſo that he would be not only out of breath, but alſo almoſt out of life, with going to Weſtminſter-Hall to the Star-Chamber; According to his Motto, Mediocria Firma, he never attained, becauſe he never affected any great Eſtate. He was not for invidious Structures, but delighted in Domo Domino Pari, ſuch as was his houſe at Gorhambury in Hartford. And therefore, when Q. Elizabeth coming thither in Progreſs, told him, My Lord, your houſe is too little for you, no Madam (ſaid he) But it is [Page]your Highneſs hath made me too great for my houſe. He left rather a good then a great Eſtate to his Poſterity, whoſe eldeſt Son Sir Edward was the firſt Baronet of England. He dyed Feb. 20. 1578. and lyeth buried in the Quire of St. Pauls. In a Word, he was a good man, a grave Stateſman, a Father to his Country, and a Father to Sir Francis Bacon.

Sir W. Drury, deſcended of a Worſhipful Family long flouriſhing at Haulſted, anſwered his name (Drury in Sax. Pearle) in the pretiouſneſs of his diſpoſition, clear and hard, innocent and valiant. His Youth he ſpent in the French Wars, his middle in Scotland, and his Old Age in Ireland. He was Knight Marſhal of Barwick, at what time the French had poſſeſſed themſelves of the Caſtle of Edenburgh, in the Minority of King James. Queen Elizabeth employed this Sir Will. with 1500 to beſiege the Caſtle, which ſervice he right worthily performed, reducing it within few dayes to the true Owner thereof. He was appointed Lord Preſident of Munſter, 1575. where he executed impartial juſtice in ſpight of the Oppoſers thereof; entring Kerry with a competent Train, (of 140 Men) with which he forced his Return through 700 Men, belonging to the Earl of Deſmond, who claimed Kerry as a Palatinate peculiarly belonging to himſelf. In the laſt year of his Life, he was made Lord Deputy of Ireland, dying at Waterford, 1598.

Sir Robert Naunton, was deſcended from an ancient Family, extant at (or before) the time of the Conquerour, who rewarded the Chief of that Name for his Service, with a great Inheritrix given him in Marriage, whoſe Lands were then eſtimated at 700 pounds a year. For a long time they were Patrons of Alderton in this County. Sir Robert was bred in Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge, and Proctor of the Univerſity, 1600. He wrote (in his Youth I conjecture) an excellent piece called Fragmenta Regalia. He was afterwards ſworn [Page] Secretary of State to King James, Jan. 8. 1617. which place he diſcharged with great ability and dexterity; during which, one Wiemark was called to an Account for ſaying, the Head of Sir Waltar Raleigh (beheaded that day) would do very well on the Shoulders of Sir Robert Naunton, and having alleadged in his own Juſtification, that two heads were better than one, he was for the preſent diſmiſſed. Afterwards Wiewark, being with other wealthy perſons called on for a Contribution to St. Pauls, firſt ſubſcribed 100 pounds at the Council Table, but was glad to double it, after Mr. Secretary had told him, two hundred were better then one: Sir Robert dyed 163.. leaving one Daughter, who firſt was Married to Paul Viſc. Banning, and after to the Lord Herbert, eldeſt Son to Philip Earl of Pembroke.

Capital Judges.

Jo. de Metingham, Lord Chief Juſtice of the Common-Pleas, in the Reign of Edw. 3. When all the reſt of the Judges (an. 18. Edw. 3.) were fined and outed for Corruption, this Jo. and Elias de Beckingham continued in their places, whoſe innocence was of proof againſt all Accuſations. King Edw. 3. (an. 20. reg.) directed a Writ to him, about the ſtinting of the number of the Apprentices, and Atturneys at Law, to 140, (or thereabouts) according to the diſcretion of this Judge, and his Aſſiſtants, whereof a certain number were to be provided out of every County,—what may better avail for their Court, and the good of the people of the Land.

Sir Jo. Cavendiſh Knight, born at Cavendiſh in this County, (where his Name continued untill the Reign of King Henry 8.) was made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench, an. 46. Edw. 3. He dyed a violent death, an. 5. Rich. 2. on this occaſion. J. Raw, a Prieſt, contemporary with J. Straw and Wat Tyler, [Page] advanced Robert Weſtbroom a Clown, to be King of the Commons in this County, having 50000 followers. Theſe for eight dayes together, in ſavage ſport, cauſed the Heads of great perſons to be cut off, and ſet on Poles, to kiſs and whiſper in one anothers ears. Chief Juſtice Cavendiſh chanced to be then in the Country, to whom they bare a double pique, for his Honeſty and Learning. Beſides, they had lately heard that Jo. Cavendiſh his Kinſman, had killed their Idol Wat Tyler in Smithfield: Whereupon they drag'd the Reverend Judge, with Sir Jo. of Camb. Prior of Bury, into the Market place there, and beheaded them; whoſe innocent blood remained not long unrevenged by Spencer, the Warlike Biſhop of Norwich, by whom this Raſcal Rabble of Rebels was routed and ruined 1381.

Sir Robert Broke, a great Lawyer, and Lord Chief Juſtice of the Common Pleas, in the Reign of Q. Mary, wrote an excellent Abridgement of the Law. His Poſterity ſtill flouriſh in a Worſhipful Equipage at Nacton, nigh Ipſwich in this County.

Souldiers.

Sir Th. Wentworth, of Nettleſted, deſcended from the Wentworths in York-ſhire, was Created Baron Wentw. by King Henry 8. He was a Valiant Gentleman, a Cordial Proteſtant, and his Family a Sanctuary of ſuch Profeſſors. By his means Jo. Bale was converted from a Carmelite. The Memory of this Lord is much (but unjuſtly) blemiſhed, becauſe Calis was loſt the laſt of Q. Mary, under his Government, the manner thus; The Engliſh being ſecure by reaſon of their late Conqueſt at St. Quintin, and the Duke of Guiſe having notice thereof, ſat down before the Town on New-years day. Next day he took the Forts of Riſe-bank and Newnam-Bridge, which ('tis ſuſpected) were betrayed. Within three dayes, the Caſtle of Calis, which [Page] commanded the City, and was under the command of Sir Ralph Chamberlain, was taken, the French being firſt repulſed back by Sir Anth. Ager, (the only Man of note who was killed in the Fight) entred the City the next day, being Twelfth day. Then reſiſtance being in vain, the Lord Wentworth Deputy thereof, was forced to take what terms he could get, that the Townſmen ſhould depart (though plundered to a groat) with their Lives, and himſelf, with 49 more ſhould remain Priſoners to be put to ranſom. Queen Mary might thank her ſelf for loſing this Key of France, becauſe hanging it at her ſide with ſo ſlender a ſtring, there being but 500 Souldiers effectually in the Garriſon. The Lord Wentworth was condemned for High-Treaſon, during his abſence, but Queen Mary, ſoon after dying, he was tryed and acquitted by his Peers, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, though Sir Jo. Harlſton Governour of Riſe-bank, and Sir Ralph Chamberlain Governour of Calis-Caſtle were both condemned, but their Judgment was remitted. This Lord played in a manner Rubbers, when his Head lay at Stake, and having loſt the fore, recovered the after-game. He dyed very Aged, 1590.

Seamen.

Th. Cavendiſh, of Trimley, Eſq intending forreign diſcoveries, on his own coſt Victualled and Furniſhed three Ships (the leaſt of Fleets) viz. the Deſire, Admiral, 120 Tuns, the Content, Vice-Admiral, 40, and the Hugh-Gallant, Rere-Admiral, 40 Tuns; all three man'd with 123, and ſetting to Sea from Plymouth, July 21. 1586. Entring the mouth of the Magellan Straits, 7 Jan. following, where they ſuffered great hunger; Mr. Cavendiſh named a Town there Port-Famine. The Spaniards intending to fortifie the Straits, and engroſs the paſſage, were ſmitten with ſuch a [Page] Mortality, that ſcarce 5 of 500 did ſurvive. On Feb. 24. they entred the South Sea, and frequently landed, as they ſaw occaſion. Many their Conflicts with the Natives, more with the Spaniards, coming off gainers in moſt, and ſavers in all encounters, that at Quinterno excepted, April 1. 1587. when they loſt 12 men of a [...]ount, the cauſe that they afterwards ſunk the Rere-Admiral, for want of Men to manage her. Of the many prizes he took, the St. Anne was the moſt conſiderable, being the Spaniſh Admiral of the S. Sea, of 700 Tuns, and 190 Men. There were 122000 Pezos (each worth 8 ſhillings) of Gold, with other Rich Lading, as Silks and Musk. Mr. Cavendiſh landed the Spaniards, and left them plentiful Proviſions. Surrounding the Eaſt-Indies, and returning for England, the Content (whoſe Men were mutinous) ſtayed behind. Mr. Cavendiſh ſafely landing at Plymouth, Sept. 9. 1588. Amongſt his Men, three moſt remarkable, Mr. John Way, their Preacher, Mr. Th▪ Fuller of Ipſwich, their Pilote, and Mr. Fr. Pretty of Eyke, in this County, who wrote the Hiſtory of their Voyage. Thus having circumnavigated the whole Earth, let his Ship be no longer termed the Deſire, but the Performance. He was the third Man, and ſecond Engliſhman of ſuch univerſal undertakings. In his next Voyage, begun 26 Auguſt 1591. he was ſevered from his Company the November following, near Port-deſire (by him formerly ſo named,) in the Megellan-Straits, and never ſeen or heard of afterwards.

Phyſicians.

W. Butler, born at Ipſwich, was Fellow of Clare-Hall in Cambridge, where he became the Aeſculapius of our Age. He was the firſt Engliſh [...]man who quickned Galenical Phyſick with a touch of Paracelſus; Being excellent at the inſtant diſcovery of a cadaverous [Page] face, at the firſt ſight of ſick Prince Henry, he got himſelf out of the way; knowing himſelf to be Prince of Phyſicians, he would be obſerved accordingly: Complements would prevail nothing with him, intreaties but little, ſurely threatnings would do much, and a witty jeer would do any thing. Neatneſs he neglected into ſlovenlineſs, and accounted cuffs to be manacles. He made his humourſomneſs to become him, wherein ſome of his Profeſſion have rather aped then imitated him, who kept the tenour of the ſame ſurlineſs to all perſons. He was a good Benefactor to Clare-Hall, and dyed 1621, he was buried in the Chancel of St. Maries in Cambridge, leaving nothing to his only Brother, becauſe he had turned Papiſt beyond the Seas.

VVriters.

Humphrey Necton, a Carmelite in Norw. and the firſt D. D. of his Order in Cambridge, flouriſhed under Hen. 3. and Edw. 1. and dyed, 1303.

Jo. Horminger, Travelling in Italy, where he heard ſome Italians villifie England, as being only fruitful of a barbarous people, wrote in her defence, an Epitome of the Commodities thereof, and (after his return) Of the Profit and Pleaſure of England, He flouriſhed 1310.

Th. of Ely, born in Monks-Ely, was a Carmelite, the ſecond D. D. of his Order in Cambridge. He travelled over the Seas, and kept Lectures at Bruges in Flanders till his death, about 1320.

Rich. Lanham, a Carm. in Ipſwich, and D. D. in Oxford, was a great Adverſary to the Wicklevites. His Learning is atteſted by the Books he left to Poſterity. Some ſay he was beheaded by the Rebellious Crew of Wat Tyler, others, that he dyed a natural death at Briſtol, 1381.

[Page] Jo. Kinyngham, a Carm. in Ipſwich, then bred in Oxford, was prefect of his Order in England and Ireland, Confeſſor to Jo of Gaunt and his Lady. He was the firſt who encountred Wickliffe in the Schools of Oxford, and diſputed with great ingenuity and modeſty, whereupon his good Antagoniſt pra [...]ed heartily, that his Judgment might be convinced. He dyed 1399. and was buried at York ▪

Jo. Lydgate, born at Lydgate, was a Benedictine in St. Edmund Bury; the beſt Author of his Age in Poetry and Proſe. He wrote of himſelf as follows,

I wear a habite of Perfection,

Although my Life agrees not with the ſame, &c.

He dyed about 1444. and was buried in his own Convent.

Jo. Barningham, born at Barningham, was a Carm. in Ipſwich, and D. D. in Oxford, and in Sorbon the Cock-pit of Controverſies. He had a ſubtile Wit, and was a great Maſter of Defence in Schools, both to guard and hit. He wrote 4 fair Volumes. He dyed 1448.

Jo. of Bury, an Auguſtinian in Clare, and D. D. in Cambridge, was Prov. of his Order, through England and Ireland, and a great Oppoſer of Wicklevites, flouriſhing 1460.

Th. Scroope, born at Bradley, but deſcended from the Lord Scroope in Yorkſhire, was a Benedictine, a Carmelite in Norwich, then an Anchorite 20 years, afterwards (by papal diſpenſation) Biſhop of Drummore in Ireland, and at laſt an Anchorite again, yet uſing once a Week to walk on his bare Feet, and Preach the Decalogue, in the Villages round about. About 1425. being cloathed with Sackcloth, and girt about with an Iron Chain, he cry'd out in the Streets, That new Jeruſalem was ſhortly to come down, &c. Rev. 21. and [Page]that with great Joy he ſaw the ſame in the Spirit, Th. Waldenſis the great Anti-VVicklivite, offended thereat, proteſted it was a great ſcandal to the Church. Scroop lived very nigh 100 years, being accounted a Holy man. He was buried at Le [...]offe, 1491.

Since the Reformation.

Rich. Sibs born nigh Sudbury, was Fellow in St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge, afterwards Preacher to the Honourable Society of Grays-Inn, whence he was choſen Maſter of St. Kath. Hall in Cambridge which he found in a low condition, but left repleniſhed with Scholars, beautified, and better endowed. He was moſt eminent for Chriſtian humility. Of all points of Divinity, he moſt preſſed that of Chriſts Incarnation or Humility, the true Original whence he copied his own. He dyed 1631.

W. Alabaſter, born at Hadley, was Fellow in Trin. Colledge in Cambridge; a moſt rare Poet, witneſs his Tragedy of Roxana, ſo admireably Acted in that Colledge, and ſo pathetically, that a Gentlewoman preſent thereat, at the hearing of the laſt words thereof, Sequar, Sequar, ſo hideouſly pronounced, fell diſtracted, and never after recovered her Senſes. He was Chaplain to Robert Earl of Eſſex in Calis Voyage, where he ſtaggered in his Religion, and afterwards turned Papiſt; though he returned both to his Religion and Country, where he was made Preb. of St. Pauls, and Rector of Tharfield in Hartford. He was an excellent Hebrician. He dyed 163..

Samuel Ward, was born at Haveril, where his Father had been a Famous Miniſter, according to his Epitaph,

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Quo ſi quis ſcivit ſcitius

Aut ſi quis docuit doctius

At rarus vixit ſanctius

Et nullus tonuit fortius.

Grant ſome of knowledge greater ſtore,

More Learned ſome in teaching,

Yet few in Life did Lighten more,

None thundered more in Preaching.

Sam. was bred in Sidn. Colledge in Cambridge, and became a great Scholar, and excellent Preacher. Being Miniſter in Ipſwich, he gained the Affections of the people, by the tender care he had of them, yet he had his Foes as well as Friends, who complained of him to the High Com. where he met with ſome moleſtation. He had three Brethren, and it was ſaid, that theſe four put together would not make up the abilities of their Father; nor were they offended with this Hyperbole: One of them (lately dead) followed the Counſel of the Poet, ‘Ridentem dicere verum, Quis vetat?’ having in a jeſting way delivered much ſmart truth of the times. Sam. dyed 163..

Jo. Boiſe, born at Elmeſeth, bred in Cambridge, was of the Quorum in Tranſlating the Bible, and whilſt Chyſoſtome lives, Mr. Boiſe ſhall not dye, ſuch his learned pains on him in the Edition of Sir H. Savil. He dyed about the beginning of the Civil Wars.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Robert Southwell, wrote many Books? and was reputed [Page] a dangerous Enemy to the State, for which he was Impriſoned, and Executed, March 3. 1595.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Elizabeth, third Daughter of Gilb. Earl of Clare, and Wife to Jo. Burgh Earl of Ʋlſter in Ireland, had her greateſt Honour from Clare in this County. She Founded Clare-Hall in Cambridge, an. 1343.

Sir Simon Eyre, born at Brandon, firſt an Ʋpholſter, then a Draper in London, whereof he was Lord Mayor 1445, on his own coſt built Leaden-Hall, for a common Garner of Corn to the City. He left 5000 Marks to charitable uſes. He dyed Sept. 18. an. 1459. and is buried in the Church of St. Mary Woolnoth in Lumbard-Street, London.

Th. Spring, the rich Clothier, was born (I believe) at Laveham. He built the Carved Chappel of Wainſcot, on the North ſide of the Chancel, as alſo the Chappel at the South ſide of the Church. He dyed 1510, and lyeth buried in his own Chappel.

Since the Reformation.

W. Coppinger was born at Bucks-hall, in this County, where his Family flouriſheth in good eſteem. He was bred a Fiſhmonger in London, whereof he became Lord Mayor 1512. He gave the half of his (great) Eſtate to pious uſes. I am ſorry to ſee this Gentleman's ancient Arms ſubſtracted (in point of honour) by the addition of a ſuperfluous Bordure.

Sir W. Cordal Knight,S. N. had a fair Eſtate in Long-Melford, and was well deſcended. He became a Barriſter, Speaker of the Parliament, and Privy Counſellour, and Maſter of the Rolls, to Queen Mary. He founded a fair Almſhouſe at Melford, and [Page] left a large allowance to the poor, for Diet and Cloaths, He continued Maſter of the Rolls till the day of his death, 23 Eliz.

Sir Robert Hicham Knight, and Serjeant at Law, born at or near Nacton, purchaſed the Mannor of Framlingham from the Earl of Suffolk, and entered into the ſame, after great and many intervening Obſtacles. He left a great part of his Eſtate to pious uſes, and principally to Pembrook-Hall in Cambridge. He dyed a little before the beginning of the Civil Wars.

Memorable Perſons.

Jo. Cavendiſh Eſq born at Cavendiſh, was ſervant to Richard 2. when Wat Tyler played Rex in London, whom he, in aſſiſtance of Sir W. Walworth Lord Mayor of London, diſpatched by giving two or three mortal wounds. The beginning of the buſtle, was that Wat took it mightily in dudgeon that Sir Jo. Newton did not make a mannerly approach to him, upon which the ſaid Lord arreſted Wat, and wounded him with his Dagger. Hence the Arms of London were augmented with a Dagger. King Richards diſcretion appeared very much in appeaſing the tumult, which happened 1381.

Sir Th. Cook Knight, and Sir W. Capel Knight, born, the firſt at Lavenham, the later at Stoke-Neyland, were bred Drapers in London, and were Lord Mayors of the City. Sir Will. is reported, after a large entertainment for King Henry 7. to have burnt many Bonds, in which the King ſtood obliged to him, and at another time to have drank a diſſolved Pearl (which coſt him many hundreds) in an Health to the King. Sir Th. was in danger of his Life, for lending Money in the Reign of K. Edw. 4 Both dyed in Age, Honour and Riches, theſe tranſmitted to their Poſterity: [Page] The Cooks flouriſhing at Giddy-hall, and the Capels at Hadham in Hartford. Note Elizabeth, Daughter of Sir Will. Capel, was Married to Sir W. Pawlet Marqueſs of VVincheſter and Mildred, deſcended from Sir Th. Cook, to VV. Cecil Lord Burleigh, both their Husbands being Lord Treaſurers of England. Sir Tho. lyeth buried in the Church of Auguſtine Friars in London; Sir VV. Capel in St. Bartholomews behind the Exchange.

Noted Sheriffs.

Q. Eliz. An. 18. Jo. Higham, Arm. (the ancient Sirname of the Lords Montaign in France) was deſcended from Sir Clem. a Potent Knight.

20. Robert Jermin, a pious Man, and a great Benefactor to Emanuel Colledge, and a potent man, was Father to Sir Th. (Privy Councellor and Lord Chamberlain to King Charles I.) Grandfather to Tho. and Hen. Eſq the younger of theſe being Lord Chamberlain to our preſent Queen Mary, and ſharing in her Majeſties ſufferings, was by King Charles II. made Baron and Earl of St. Albans.

23. Nich. Bacon, Mil. was the firſt Baronet in England.

36. Tho. Crofts, Arm. was Grandfather to — Crofts, who was created Baron Crofts, by K. Cha. II.

Sir Simond Dewes was Grandfather to Adrian, deſcended from the Lords of Keſſel in Gelderland, who came thence in the time of their Civil Wars, in the Reign of Henry 8. He was bred in Cambridge, and became a great Antiquary. He obſerved that the Ordinances of the late long Parliament, did in Bulk and Number exceed all the Statutes made ſince the Conqueſt. He dyed about 1653.

SURREY.

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SƲrrey hath Middleſex on the North, Kent on the Eaſt, Suſſex on the South, Hant and Bark-ſhire on the Weſt. It is (very near) a Square of 22 Miles, the Skirts whereof are fruitful, and the inward parts barren, though generally the Air be clear, and the ways clean. Here is the moſt and beſt Fullers Earth, digged up near Rygate. It is worth four pence a Buſhel at the Pit, and the Tranſportation thereof is prohibited. The County likewiſe affords good Trouts and VVall-nuts, and the beſt Box growing about Darking. In this Shire there is the beſt Gardening for Profit; King James about the end of his Reign, gave 2000 pounds to Sir Francis Crane, to build a Houſe at Morelack, for ſetting up a Manufacture of Tapeſtry, and one Francis Klein a German, was the deſigner thereof, and united the Italian and Dutch perfections in that Myſ [...]y. This Klein afterwards ſetled in London, where he had a gratuity of 100 pounds per An. until the beginning of the late Civil Wars. The chief Buildings are Richmond, built by King Henry 7. and moſt pleaſantly ſeated on the Thames; Non-ſuch built by King Henry 8. anſwereth its Name for compleat Architecture, though exceeded by Wimbleton in point of a neat Scituation. This was built by Sir Th. Cecil in 88. Of Medicinal Waters, thoſe at Ebſham, (found out 1618, in a dry ſeaſon, the Water being firſt obſerved in a Horſe or Neats-footing) run through ſome Veins of Alume, and are abſterſive and ſanative, being outwardly and inwardly taken. The wonder in this County is, that there is a River (termed Mole) at a [Page] place called the Swallow, that ſinketh into the Earth, and ſurgeth again, ſome two miles off nigh Letherhead, and 'tis ſaid, a Gooſe was put in, and came out again with Life; if ſo, there was a wonderful preſervation of the Gooſe! There is alſo a Vault nigh Rygate, capable to receive 500 Men, which was anciently the Receptacle of ſome great perſon, a proper place it ſeems, for the exerciſe of Valour, (if the old ſaying in arenam deſcendere be capable of a litteral ſenſe) affording the fineſt Sand, and having ſeveral Rooms therein.

Proverbs.

I. The Vale of Holms-dale, never won, ne never ſhall. Holms-dale, (partly in this County, and partly in Kent) when in the hands of the Saxon Kings was generally victorious; yet VVilliam the Conqueror having vanquiſhed Harold, paſſed through the middle of it, in his way to London.

Princes.

Henry, eldeſt Son of King Henry 8. and Queen Katharine Dowager, was born at Richmond, an. 1509. Jan. 1. and lived but about two Months. K. Hen. 8. alleadged his untimely death, with that of another Son by the ſame Queen, as a puniſhment, for begetting them on the Body of his Brothers Wife. This Prince was buried in VVeſtminster.

Henry of Oatlands, 4th, and youngeſt Son of King Charles I. and Queen Mary was born at Oatlands, 1640. He was commonly called Duke of Gloceſter, though not ſolemnly Created. In the year 1654, almoſt as ſoon as his two Elder Brethren had removed themſelves into Flanders, he found a ſtrong practice in ſome of the [Page] Queens Court, to ſeduce him to the Court of Rome, whoſe temptations he reſiſted beyond his years, and thereupon was ſent by them into Flanders. He had a great Appetite to Learning, and a quick Digeſtion, able to take as much as his Tutors could teach him. He fluently could ſpeak many, underſtood more Modern Tongues. He was able to expreſs himſelf in matters of importance preſently, properly, ſolidly, to the Admiration of ſuch who trebled his Age Judicious his Curioſity to enquire into Navigation, and other Mathematical Myſteries. His Courteſie ſet a luſtre on all, and commanded mens Affections to love him. He dyed at VVhitehall, Sept. 13. 1660. and was buried in the Chappel of King Henry 7.

Confeſſors.

Eleanor Cobham, Daughter to the Lord Cobham of Sterborough Caſtle in this County, was afterwards Married to Humphrey Plantag. Duke of Gloceſter. She was perſecuted for being a VVicklevite, and for other hainous crimes, under Hen. 6. an. 14.

Prelates.

Nich. of Fernham, (or de Fileceta) was born at Fernham, and bred a Phyſician in Oxford. After he had travelled, he became Phyſician to King Henry 3. by whom he was made Biſhop of Cheſter, afterwards of Durham. Having written many Books, he dyed 1257.

VValt. de Merton, was thrice Chancellor under K. Hen. 3. and Biſhop of Rocheſter. He founded Merton-Colledge in Oxford, and dyed 1277.

Th. Cranley, born (probably) at Cranley, was the firſt Warden of New-Colledge in Oxford, thence preferred [Page] Arch-Biſhop of Dublin in Ireland, where he was made Chancellor by King Henry 4. and Chief Juſtice thereof by King Henry 5. He wrote a terſe Poem to the King, of the Rebellious humour of the Iriſh. He was a great Scholar, Divine, and an excellent Preacher; Tho. of Marleborough thus (blaſphemouſly) beſpeaks him, Thou art fairer then the Children of Men, full of Grace are thy Lips. He dyed at Faringdon, and lyeth buried in New-Colledge Chappel.

Nich. Weſt, born at Putney, and bred in Cambridge, was in his youth a Rakel in grain, for ſomething croſſing him in the Kings-Colledge, he in revenge, ſecretly ſet the Maſters Lodgings on fire; but naughty Boys ſometimes make good Men. He reformed himſelf, and in proceſs of time was transformed into a great Scholar and Stateſman, being preferred Biſhop of Ely, and employed in many Forreign Embaſſies. He rebuilt the Maſters Lodgings (part of which he had burnt) firm and fair from the ground. He lived in great State, and kept a bountiful houſe, dying 1533.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Parkhurſt, born at Gilford, and bred in Oxford, was Tutor, yea Mecenas to Jo. Jewel: He was Beneficed at Clere in Gloceſter-ſhire. He laid himſelf out in the Works of Charity and Hoſpitality. He uſed to examine the pockets of ſuch Oxford Scholars as repaired to him, and alwayes recruited them with neceſſaries. Yet after the death of King Edward 6. he had not a houſe to hide himſelf in, flying beyond the Seas (in the Reign of Queen Mary) and being robbed before his return of that little he had, by ſome Searchers appointed for that purpoſe. Being returned into England, he was by Queen Elizabeth made Biſhop of Norwich, 1560. His Epigrams declare his excellency in Poetry. He dyed 1574.

[Page] Tho. Ravis, born at Maulden, of worthy Parentage, was Dean of Chriſts Church in Oxford, of which Univerſity he was twice Vice-Chancellour. He was made Biſhop of Gloceſter, whence he was removed to London, where he dyed 1609. and lyeth buried in his Cathedral.

Rob. Abbot, D. D. born at Guilford, principal of Bal. Colledge, and Kings Profeſſor of Divinity in Oxford, was a man whom every liberal Employment did beſeem. He routed the Reaſons of Biſhop, the Romiſh Champion, that he never could rally them again. His preferment to the Biſhoprick of Salisbury was late, and his continuance therein but ſhort, being hardly warm in his See, before cold in his Coffin. He was one of 5 Biſhops whom Saliſbury ſaw in 6 years; yet whilſt-Biſhop, he ſaw his Brother George at the ſame time Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury. The delay of his Advancement is imputed to his Humility, to his Foes (who traduced him for a Puritan) and to his Friends, who were loath to adorn the Church with the ſpoil of the Univerſity, and marr a Profeſſor to make a Biſhop.

George Abbot born at Guilford, (one of that happy Ternion of Brothers, whereof two eminent Prelates, the third Lord Mayor of London) was bred in Oxford. A pious Man, and excellent Preacher, as his Lectures on Jonah do declare. He was mounted from a Lecturer to a Dignitary, and was never incumbent on any Living with Cure of Souls, nor acquainted with the trouble of taking Tithes; which is aſſigned by ſome as the cauſe of his ſeverity to Miniſters when brought before him. Being Chaplain to the Earl of Dunbar, then Omni-prevalent with King James, he was unexpectedly preferred Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury. Two things are charged on his Memory, firſt, that he reſpected his Secretary above his Chaplains, ſecondly, [Page] that he connived at the ſpreading of Non-Conformity. He was much humbled with a caſual homicide of a Keeper of the Lord Zouch's in Bramzel-Park, though he was ſoon after ſolemnly acquitted from any irregularity therein. In the Reign of King Charles I. he was Sequeſtred, ſay ſome, on the old account of that Homicide, though others ſay, for refuſing to Licence a Sermon of Dr. Sibthorps. Probably his former obnoxiouſneſs for that caſualty was renewed on the occaſion of ſuch refuſal. He dyed 1633, having Erected a large Hoſpital with liberal maintenance at Guilford.

Rich. Corbet, D. D. born at Ewel, became Dean of Chriſts Church, then Biſhop of Oxford; an high Wit, and moſt excellent Poet, and of a courteous Carriage. He was afterwards advanced Biſhop of Norwich, where he dyed 1635.

Stateſmen.

Tho. Cromwel, born at Putney: Of whom at large in my Church Hiſt.

William Howard, Son to Thomas Duke of Howard, was by Queen Mary created Baron of Effingham, and made Lord Admiral of England. He was one of the firſt Favourers and Furtherers of the diſcovery of Ruſſia. He died 154.. Whoſe Son

Ch. Howard ſucceeded his Father in the Admiralty, an hearty Gentleman, and cordial to his Soveraign, of a moſt proper perſon, one reaſon why Q. Elizabeth reflected ſo much upon him. The firſt Evidence he gave of his Proweſs was, when the Emperours Siſter the Spouſe of Spain, with a Fleet of 130 Sails, paſſed the narrow Seas, his Lordſhip accompanied with 10 Ships only environed their Fleet, and enforced them to ſtoop gallant, and ſtrike Sail. In 88. at the firſt News of the Spaniards approach, he towed at a Cable with [Page] his own hands, to draw out the Harbour bound Ships into the Sea. He was Commander of the Sea Forces, at the taking of Cadiz, and for his good Service there, he was made Earl of Nottingham. Having been a Gueſt at the Conſecration of Matthew Parker at Lambeth, many years after, he confuted thoſe Lies which the Papiſts tell of the Nags Head in Cheapſide. He reſigned his Admiralty in the Reign of King James to the Duke of Buckingham, and dyed about the end of that Kings Reign.

Seamen.

Sir Robert Dudley, Son to Robert Earl of Leiceſter, was born at Shene, became a moſt compleat Gentleman, and endeavoured in the Reign of King James, to prove his legitimacy (his Mother being Douglas Shefeld) and meeting with much oppoſition from the Court, in diſtaſte left the Land, and went over into Italy, where he became a Favourite to the Duke of Florence, who uſed his directions in all his Buildings. Legorn was much beholding to him for its fairneſs and firmneſs, as chief Contriver of both. Upon his refuſal to come home into England, all his Lands there were ſiezed on by the King. Theſe his loſſes doubled the Dukes love to him, as being a much meriting Perſon, an excellent Mathematician, Phyſician and Navigator. In Queen Elizabeths dayes he had ſail'd with three ſmall Ships to the Iſle of Trinidad, in which Voyage he ſunk and took nine Spaniſh Ships, whereof one an Armada of 600 Tun. Ferd. 2. Emperour of Germany, conferred on him and his Heirs the Title of a Duke of the Sacred Empire.

Writers.

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Nich. Ockham, a Franciſcan in Oxford, where he was the 18th. publick Lecturer of his Convent, flouriſhed 1320.

W. Ockham, born in Ockham, was bred under J. Scotus, whoſe Principles he afterwards diſproved, heading the Nominals againſt the Reals, followers of Scotus. This Will. undertook Pope Jo. 23. and gave a Mortal wound to his Temporal Power over Princes. The Court of Lewis of Bavaria, the Emperour being then the Sanctuary of this Will; yet he was Excommunicated by the Pope, and condemned for an Heretick by the Maſters of Paris, who burnt his Books, which were much eſteemed by Luther; yet the Pope taking Wit in his Anger, Will. was afterwards reſtored to his State, and the Reputation of an acute Schoolman, his Epitaph reflects on his Spirit of Contradiction;

Sed jam mortuus eſt ut apparet

Quod ſi viveret, id negaret.

But now he's dead as plainly doth appear,

Yet would deny it, were he living here.

He flouriſhed under K. Edw. 3. and dying 1330, was buried at Monchen in Bavaria.

Jo. Holbrook, a profound Philoſopher and Mathematician, was much eſteemed of the Engliſh Nobility. He is conjectured to have flouriſhed in the 14th. Century.

George Ripley, ſee York-ſhire.

Since the Reformation.

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H. Hammond, D. D. born at Chertſey, was Fellow of Magdalen-Colledge in Oxford, till preferred Canon of Chriſts Church, and Orator of the Univerſity. He may be called an Angelical Doctor, for his Countenance, Sanctity, Meekneſs, Charity, (this demonſtrated by his keeping many a poor Royaliſt from famiſhing, beſtowing yearly (as was believed) 200 pounds for their relief,) and his Knowledge, being general in Antiquity, Controverſie, &c. His excellent Controverſial Treatiſes, Comments, and Practical Catechiſm, do abundantly declare the accompliſhments of his Mind, and the ſtability of his great Soul. He dyed of the Stone, at Weſt wood in Worceſterſhire. By his Will he impowred Dr. Humphrey Henchman (ſince Biſhop of Sarum) his ſole Executor, to expend, according to his diſcretion, in relief of poor people, not exceeding 200 pounds.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Nich. Sanders, born at Charlewood in this County (where his Family ſtill continueth Worſhipful) was bred Batchelour of the Laws in New-Colledge. Going to Rome, he was there made D. D. and Kings Profeſſor thereof at Lovain. He was Learned and Malicious, and preſumed to write Paſſages without Truth, becauſe on a ſubject beyond Memory. His Libellous Treatiſe has been ſufficiently anſwered by that Learned Baronet, Sir Roger Twiſden, a great Champion in a good Cauſe, in the defence of which, and in the confounding of malicious falſhoods, he was protected by the Kings ancient Prerogative, juſtified by the Laws of the Land, and directed by the plaineſt Rules of right [Page] Reaſon. It is obſervable that Sanders, who ſurfeited with Falſhoods, was famiſhed for lack of food in Ireland, 1520.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Henry Smith Eſq born at VVandſworth, was Alderman of London; He gave 6000 pounds to buy Lands for a perpetuity, for the relief and ſetting of the poor to work, in Croidon, Kingſton, Guilford, Darking, Fernham, Rigate, 1000 pounds for each place. Beſides many other liberal Legacies bequeathed to pious uſes. He dyed Jan. 13. 1627. 79 Aet. and lyeth buried in the Chancel of VVandſworth.

Memorable Perſons.

Elizabeth VVeſton, a Virgin of gentile Extraction, was a great Scholar, flouriſhing about 1600, of whom Janus Douſa,

Angla vel Angelica es, vel prorſus es Angelus; immo,

Si Sexus vetat hoc, Angelus eſt Animus.

Joſeph Scaliger praiſeth her no leſs in Proſe. There is an Ancient and Worſhipful Family of her Name flouriſhing at Sutton in this County. The Birth and Quality of this Virgin, had ſhe lived in the dayes of King James, and been preſented to him as another Maid was, would have left no room for that Kings inquiſitiveneſs, in asking if ſhe could ſpin, as he did in the caſe of the other, who could Speak and Write pure Latine, Greek and Hebrew.

Noted Sheriffs.

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Edw. 3. An. 1. Andrew Sackvil; The Family of the Sackvils is as ancient as any in England, taking their Name from Sackvil, a Town of their Poſſeſſion in Normandy. Before this time Sir Robert Sackvil, Knight, younger Son of Herbran, was fixed in England, and gave the Mannor of Wickham in Suffolk, to the Abbey of St. John de Bap. in Colcheſter, about the Reign of Will. Rufus. Sir Jo. his Son, was one of the Aſſiſtance to 25 Peers, appointed to ſee the Liberties of Magna Charta performed; whoſe Son Richard was a principal Baron, (of whoſe houſe Hubert de Aveſty held ſome Lands) whoſe Granchild Sir. Jordan was taken Priſoner at the Battle of Emeſham, in the Reign of Henry 3. for ſiding with the Barons againſt him, whoſe Son Andrew (the Kings Ward) was impriſoned in Dover, an. 3. Edw. 1. and afterwards, by the Kings command Married Ermyntide, a Lady of the Houſhold of Queen Eleanor, whereby he regained a great part of his Inheritance, which had been formerly forfeited; whoſe Son Andrew (firſt above mentioned) was Anceſtor to the truly Honourable Rich. now E. of Dorſet.

Note Surrey and Suſſex generally had diſtinct Sheriffs until the Reign of Edw. 2. when they were united; then again divided an. 9, Eliz. united an. 13. divided agin an. 12. K. Charles I.

Rich 2. An. 19. Jo. Aſhburnham, was Anceſter to Sir Jo. who Married Elizabeth, Daughter of Sir Tho. Beaumont (afterwards Created Viſcounteſs Cramond in Scotland) and had by her 2 Sons, John of the Bed Chamber to K. Charles I. and II. and William Cofferer to his Majeſty, who will build their Name a ſtory higher to Poſterity. And note this Family is of ſtupendious Antiquity, the chief whereof was Sheriffs of Suſſex and [Page] Surrey 1066; when VV. Duke of Normandy invaded England, to whom K. Harauld wrote to aſſemble Poſſe [...]omitatuum to make reſiſtance againſt that Duke. And the eminency hath equalled the Antiquity thereof, having been Barons of England, in the Reign of King Henry 3.

Hen. 6. An. 29. Jo. Lewkenor, (afterwards Knight) (with 3000 others) were ſlain in the Battle of Teuksbury, valiantly fighting under P. Edward, Son to K. Hen. 6.

Hen. 7. An. 12. Math. Brown, Arm. was Anceſtor (though not in the direct Line) to Sir Anthony Standard-bearer of England, ſecond Husband of Lucy, fourth Daughter to Jo. Nevel Marqueſs Montacute, and Grand-father to Sir Anthony, (whom Q. Mary created Viſc. Montacute, and whom Q. Eliz. much eſteemed) direct Anceſtor to the right Honourable the preſent Viſc. Montacute, who has a place, and Vote in Parliament, by an expreſs clauſe in his Patent, but otherwiſe no particular Title of a Baron.

Hen. 8. An. 10. Nich. Carew, Mil. a jolly Gentleman, was made Knight of the Garter by, and Maſter of the Horſe to Hen. 8. He built the fair houſe at Beddington in this County, which by the advantage of the water is a Paradiſe of Pleaſure. 'Tis ſaid K. Hen. 8. being then at Bowls, gave this Knight opprobrious Language, betwixt jeſt and earneſt, to whom the other returned a ſtout Anſwer, that was inconſiſtent with his Allegiance, which coſt him his Life. The laſt of this Sirname adopted a Throgmorton, on condition to aſſume the Name and Arms of Carew. From him is Lineally deſcended Sir Nich. Carew Knight, who I confidently hope, will continue and encreaſe the Honour of his ancient Family.

Edw. 6. An. 1. Tho. Carden, Mil. was 5 years before Endited for Hereſie, but K. Henry preſerved him with ſome others of his Privy Chamber, being in the ſame circumſtances.

[Page]Q. Eliz. An. 20. George Goring; whoſe names ſake Sir George Goring, was by Charles I. created Baron of Hurſt Per-point in Suſſex, and afterwards Earl of Norwich. He was the only inſtance of a Perſon of Honour, who found Pardon for his Loyalty to his Sovereign: Afterwards going beyond the Seas, he was happily inſtrumental in advancing the Peace betwixt Spain and Holland, and ſince the Reſtauration of K. Charles II. he was made Captain of his Majeſties Guard.

Note that about 140 years ago, one Mr. Clark hearing that the Market-houſe of Farnham in this County, (begun by him) was not generally approved of, but liked by ſome, and diſliked by others, who found fault with the Model thereof, and diſcouraged the Workmen, cauſed this Diſtich to be writ in that Houſe;

You who do like me, give Money to end me,

You who diſlike me give Money to mend me.

I wiſh the Advice may be practiſed all overt his County.

SUSSEX.

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SƲſſex hath Surrey on the North, Kent on the Eaſt, the Sea on the South, and Hantſhire on the Weſt. It extendeth along the Sea 60 miles in length, though not exceeding 20 in breadth. A fruitful County, though very dirty for Travellers. All the Rivers in this County have their Fountains and Falls therein. It is ſufficient Evidence of the plenty of this County, that the Toll of the Wheat, Corn and Malt, growing or made about, and ſold in the City of Chicheſter, doth amount yearly at a half-penny a Quarter, to 60 pounds and upwards. Of Commodities, Iron is plentiful in this County. It is to be hoped that for the preſervation of Woods, a way may be found out to Chark Sea-coal in ſuch manner as to render it uſeful for the making of Iron. Then Talk, produced in great abundance in this County, is an excellent white Waſh, and a great aſtringent. There is a Bird called Wheat-Ears (ſo named, becauſe fatteſt when Wheat is ripe) which is peculiar to this County; a fine Bird, though in ſeaſon only in the heat of Summer. A certain Gentleman concluded a great Lord, a man of very weak parts, becauſe once he ſaw him at a Feaſt, feed on Chickens, when there were Wheat-Ears on the Table. This County aboundeth with more Carpes, then any other in England, and is eminent for an Arundel Mullet, a Chicheſter Lobſter, a Shelſey Cockle, and an Amerly Trout. The Manufactures are great Guns, made of the Iron in this County. A Monk in Mentz (ſome 300 years ſince) is generally reputed the firſt Founder of them, when about the ſame time a Souldier found out Printing. Jo. Oaven. [Page] was the firſt Engliſhman who in England caſt Braſs Ordnance, an. 1535, Peter Baud a Frenchman, an. 1. Edw. 6. was the firſt who in England caſt Iron Ordnance. Tho. Johnſon ſervant to Peter, improved his Maſters Art. He dyed about 1600. There is alſo plenty of Glaſs made in this County, and the Workmen thereof are much encreaſed ſince 1557 A certain Lord living near Cambridge, (upon his Petition) got from Queen Elizabeth, a grant of all the Plate in that Univerſity, upon condition to find Glaſſes for the Scholars, the performance of which condition at firſt, and at all times after, upon the caſual or wilful breaking of the Glaſſes, would have been the moſt effectual way of ruining the Lord abſolutely and infallibly. The firſt making of Venice Glaſſes in England, began at the Crochet Friers in London, about the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, by one Jacob Venaline an Italian. As for the Buildings in this County, Chicheſter Cathedral is a fine Fabrick built (after it had been twice burnt) by Biſhop Seffride 2. an. 1193. The Country Folk ſay, the Maſter Workman built Sariſbury, and his Man the Church of Chicheſter, but this is a miſtake, ſince Seffride lived under King John, and Biſhop Poor who founded Sariſbury, lived much later under Hen. 3. This Church was Beautified by Biſhop Sherborn, in the Reign of Henry 7. Lately a great part thereof hath fallen to the ground. Arundel Caſtle is of great eſteem, the rather becauſe a Local Earldome is cemented to the Walls thereof. Some will have it named from Arundel, the Horſe of Beavois the great Champion, though this Caſtle was ſo called long before that imaginary Horſe was Foaled, (that is long before the Conqueſt) from the River Arund, running hard by it. Petworth, the Houſe of the Earls of Northumberland, is moſt famous for a ſtately Stable, which affordeth ſtanding in State for 60 Horſes, with all neceſſary accommodations.

Proverbs.

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I. He is none of the Haſtings; That is, he is ſlow and dull, the Proverb bearing only a nominal counter-relation to the Noble and ancient Family of the Haſtings, formerly Earls of Pembroke, and ſtill of Huntington. There is alſo a Haven of that name, in this County, which is ſaid to have been built in all haſt by William the Conquerour.

Martyrs.

Grievous the perſecution in this County, under Jo. Chriſtopherſon the Biſhop thereof: Such his havock in burning poor Proteſtants in one year, that had he ſat long in that See, and continued after that Rate, there needed no Iron Mills to rarifie the Woods of this County. The Papiſts admire him as a great Divine, which I will not oppoſe, but only ſay as the Man ſaid of his ſurly Miſtriſs,

She hath too much Divinity for me,

Oh! that She had ſome more Humanity.

Cardinals.

Herbert de Boſham was a Manubus unto Tho. Becket, at whoſe Murder-Martyring, he was preſent, and had the diſcretion to make no reſiſtance. He wrote the ſtory of his Maſters death. Going over into Italy, he was by Pope Alex. 3. made Arch-Biſhop of Beneventum, and in Dec. 1178. created Cardinal.

Prelates.

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Jo. Peckham, born of obſcure Parents, bred in Oxford, and beyond the Seas, became Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, by the Popes favour, for which he afterwards paid 4000 Marks. He neither feared the Layty, nor flattered the Clergy; and was a great puniſher of Pluraliſts. He tranſmitted the Canons place at Lyons (which he held for life) to his Succeſſors, who held the ſame in Commendam ſome hundred years after. He built and endowed a Colledge at Wingham, yet left a great Eſtate to his Kindred, whoſe deſcendants are poſſeſſed of the ſame at this day, in this and the next County. He dyed 1294.

Robert Winchelſey, bred in Merton-Colledge in Oxford where (after having travelled) he proceeded D. D. and became Chancellour of the Univerſity; ſucceſſively Can. of Pauls, Arch-Deacon of Eſſex, and Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury. He went to Rome, and obtained his Pall of Pope Celeſtine, refuſing a Cardinals Cap offered unto him. After his return, confiding in the Canon of the Councel of Lions, which forbad the Clergy to pay Taxes to Princes, without conſent of the Pope, he created much moleſtation to himſelf, King Edw. 1. uſing him firſt very harſhly, till at laſt he overcame all with his Patience: A worthy Prelate, excellent Preacher. Being Learned himſelf, he loved and preferred Learned Men. Prodigious his Hoſpitality, being reported, that Sundays and Fridays he fed no fewer then 4000 Men, when Corn was cheap, and 5000 when it was dear. After his death, (1313) poor men uſed to repair to his Tomb, and preſent their Petitions to him.

Tho. Bradwardine, deſcended of an ancient Family at Bra [...]w. in Hereford, (whence they removed and ſetled [Page] in this County, for three Generations.) was born in or near Chicheſter, and bred in Merton-Colledge in Oxford, where for his skill in the Mathematicks and Divinity, he was called Dr. Profundus. He was Confeſſor to Edw. 3. To his Prayers the Conqueſt of France was (by ſome) imputed. He Preached Piety to the Army. He was Conſecrated at Avignon Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, at which time he was accounted ſomewhat Clowniſh, both becauſe he could not mode it with the Italians, but chiefly becauſe he was advanced for his Merit, and not for his Money. In his excellent Book De Cauſâ Dei, he complaineth grievouſly of the prevalent Errours of Pelagius. He dyed 1349.

Tho. Arundel, Son to Robert, and Brother to Richard Fitz-Allen, both Earls of Arundel, was Arch-Biſhop of York, the fourth Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, having been Biſhop of Ely at 22 years of Age. He was thrice Lord Chancellour of England, viz. an. 10. and 15. Rich. 2. and 11 Hen. 4. He was by Rich. 2. baniſhed the Land, after his Brother was beheaded; Reſtored by Hen. 4. to his Arch-Biſhoprick. In Parliament he was the Churches Champion for preſervation of her Revenues. He was the firſt who perſecuted the Wicklevites with Fire and Faggot. This Noble Perſon, who had ſtop'd the Mouths of many Servants of God, from Preaching his Word, was himſelf famiſhed to death by a ſwelling in his Throat, Feb. 20. 1413. and lyeth Buried in the Cathedral of Canterbury.

H. Burwaſh, of Noble Alliance, a Covetous, Ambitious, Rebellious and Injurious Perſon, was recommended by Barth. de Badiliſmer (Bar. of Leeds in Kent) to Edw. 2. who preferred him Biſhop of Lincoln. Having fallen into the Kings diſpleaſure, and forfeited his Temporalities (though afterwards reſtored) he was moſt forward to aſſiſt the Queen in the depoſing [Page] of her Husband: He was twice Lord Treaſurer, once Chancellour, and once Ambaſſadour to the Duke of Bavaria. He dyed 1340.. There's a merry Story, that he was condemned after his death to be a Green Forreſter, becauſe in his life time he had violently encloſed other Mens Grounds into his own Park.

Since the Reformation.

W. Barlow, D. D. was Canon of St. Oſiths, then Prior of Biſham in Bark-ſhire, afterwards preferred by Hen. 8. Biſhop of St. Aſaph, whence he was Tranſlated to St. Davids, thence an. 3. Edw. 6. to Bath and Wells. Having fled in the dayes of Queen Mary, he was ſuperintendent of the Engliſh Congregation at Embden. Returning afterwards into England, he was made by Queen Elizabeth Biſhop of Chicheſter. He had a numerous and proſperous Female Iſſue, He dyed December 10, 1569.

W. Juxton, born at Chicheſter, was bred at St. Johns Colledge in Oxford, where he commenced Doctor of Law, and became Preſ. of the Colledge. He was admirably Maſter of his Pen and Paſſion. By K. Charles I. he was preferred Biſhop firſt of Hereford, then of London, and for ſome years Lord Treaſurer of England, in the legal and prudent management of which Office, Jo. 3.12. He was well reported of all Men, and of the Truth it ſelf. He beheld (with much Chriſtian Patience) thoſe of his Order loſe their Votes in Parliament, much contempt poured on his Function, whilſt their Enemies hence concluded, their final Extirpation would follow. This Biſhop was amongſt others ſelected as Confeſſor to King Charles I. at his Martyrdom. He formerly had had experience (in the caſe of the Earl of Strafford) that this Biſhops Conſcience was bottom'd on Piety, the Reaſon that [Page] from him he received the Sacrament, good Comfort and Counſel, juſt before the perpetration of that horrid Murder; a Fact ſo foule, that it alone may confute the Errour of the Pelagians, maintaining that all ſin cometh by imitation, the Ʋniverſe not formerly affording ſuch a precedent, as if thoſe Regicides had purpoſely deſigned to diſprove the obſervation of Solomon, that there is no new thing under the Sun. King Charles II. an. 1660 preferred him Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, which place he worthily graceth at the Writing hereof.

Acceptus Fruin, D. D. Preſident of Magdalen-Colledge in Oxford, was by K. Charles I. advanced Biſhop of Coventry and Lichfield, and ſince by K. Charles II. made Arch-Biſhop of York, and is now alive. This County hath bred 5 Arch-Biſhops of Canterbury, at this inſtant claiming for her Natives, the two Metropolitans of our Nation.

Stateſmen.

Tho. Sackvil, Son and Heir to Sir Richard (Chancellour, Sub-Treaſurer of the Exchequer, and Privy-Councellour to Queen Elizabeth) by Winifred his Wife, Daughter to Sir Jo. Bruges, was bred in Oxford, where he became an excellent Poet, leaving both Latine and Engliſh Poems of his Compoſing to Poſterity. Then he became Barriſter, and afterwards in his Travels, was for ſome time Priſoner at Rome, whence returning to the poſſeſſion of a fair Eſtate, he waſted the greateſt part thereof, and afterwards being made (as is reported) to dance attendance on an Alderman of London, who had gained great penny-worths by his former purchaſes of him, he was ſenſible of the incivility, and reſolving to be no more beholding to Wealthy Pride, he turned a thrifty improver of the Remainder of his Eſtate. Others affirm that Queen [Page] Elizabeth (his Coſin Germ. once removed) diverted the torrent of his profuſion by her frequent admonitions; after which ſhe made him Baron of Buckhurſt in this County, an. 1566. Sent him Ambaſſadour into France, 1571, into the Low Countries, 1586. made him Knight of the Garter, 1589. and Treaſurer of England, 1599. He was Chancellour of the Univerſity, where he entertained Queen Elizabeth, with a ſumptuous Feaſt. He was a perſon of ſo quick diſpatch, that his Secretaries ſeldom pleaſed him. Thus having made amends to his houſe for his miſpent time▪ both in encreaſe of Eſtate and Honour, being created Earl of Dorſet by King James. He dyed April 19. 1608.

Capital Judges.

Sir Jo. Jeffrey Knight, was preferred Secondary Judge of the Common Pleas, thence advanced an. 19. Elizabeth, to be Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. He left one only Daughter and Heir, Married to Sir Edward Montague, (ſince Baron of Boughton) by whom he had but one Daughter Elizabeth, Married to Robert Berty Earl of Linſey, Mother to the truly Honourable Montague Earl of Linſey; and Lord great Chamberlain of England. This worthy Judge dyed an. 21. Elizabeth.

Souldiers.

The Abbot of Battle, after the French had invaded this County, during the Non-age of King Richard 2. (and the Dotage of his Council) and taken the Prior of Lewis Priſoner, Fortified Winchelſey effectually againſt the Enemy, who in vain had attempted to ſtorm the place, and feared to venture a fair ſiege, ſuſpecting that they ſhould be ſurrounded on all ſides. The Monſieurs [Page] therefore bid adieu to England, and made for France as faſt as they could, An. Dom. 13...

Sir W. Pelham Knight, of an ancient and wealthy Family at Laughton, was by Queen Elizabeth made Lord Chief Juſtice of Ireland, betwixt the death of Sir W. Drury, and the coming in of Arthur Gray Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In this juncture of time Deſmond began his Rebellion 1579. inviting Sir W. Pelham to ſide with him, who though he could not cure the wound for want of Force, yet he kept it clean, reſigning the ſame in a recovering condition to the Lord Gray his Succeſſor. Afterwards he was Commander of the Engliſh Horſe in the Low-Countries, where he ſurpriſed Brabant.

Sir Anth. Shirley, ſecond Son to Sir Thomas, ſet forth from Plimouth, May 21. 1596. in a Ship called the Bevis of Southampton, attended with ſix leſſer Veſſels: His deſign for St. Thome was diverted by a Contagion, occaſioned by ſtinking Rain, which within ſix hours after it fell, turned to Maggots. Turning therefore his courſe to America, he took, and kept the City of St, Jago, two dayes and nights, with 280 Men (wherein 80 were wounded in the ſervice) againſt 3000 Portugals. Hence he made for the Iſle of Fuego, in the midſt whereof was a Mountain Aetna-like always burning, and the Wind did drive ſuch a ſhower of Aſhes upon them, that one might have wrote his name with his Finger, on the upper Deck. Whence paſſing by the Iſland of Margarita, he took St. Martha, the Chief Town of Jamaica; After much diſtreſs and deſertion, (by the other Ships) he returned into England; Whoſe youngeſt Brother,

Sir Robert Shirley, was entred by his Brother Anth. in the Perſian Court. Here he performed ſo great ſervice againſt the Turks, that it drew the envy of the Perſian Lords, and love of the Ladies, among whom [Page] one (reputed a Kinſwoman to the great Sophy) was afterwards Married unto him, and came over with him into England. He much affected to appear in the Perſian habit. At laſt, having (as 'tis ſaid) given the Perſian Ambaſſadour a box on the ear, upon ſome conteſt betwixt them, they were ſent both together into Perſia, to impeach one another, Dr. Gough being joyned in Commiſſion with Sir Robert, but Neptune decided the Controverſie before they came thither, both of them dying on the Seas (as I have been informed) about the beginning of King Charles I whoſe eldeſt Brother,

Sir Tho. Shirley, excited by the Atchievments of his two younger Brethren, undertook Sea Voyages into Forreign parts, to the great honour of his Nation, but ſmall enriching of himſelf. As to the general performances of theſe three Brethren, when Abatement is made for Poetical Embelliſhments (contained in the Comedy made upon them, &c.) the Remainder will ſpeak them Worthies in their Generations.

Phyſicians.

Nich. Hoſtreſham, (it ſeems from Horſham in this County) a famous Phyſician,REM. wrote many Books, amongſt which, one Contra dolorem Renum, thus beginning, A Stone is ſometimes bred in the Kidneys, &c. Note this was long before Hops and Beer made therewith, (accounted by ſome the Original of the Stone in this Land) were commonly uſed in England, 1516. He having flouriſhed 1443.

Writers

Lawrence Somercote, was Can. of Chicheſter. He ſtudied the Law,S. N. and went to Rome, where through the favour of his Brother (or Kinſman) [Page] Robert Somercote Cardinal, he was made Subdeacon under the Pope. He wrote ſome Books, and flouriſhed 1240.

Jo. Driton, (alias Sicca Villa or Sackvil) bred in Fr. became the Chief Moderator of the Colledge of Paris, and together with W de Sancto Amore, vigorouſly oppoſed the Helliſh impoſture of the Monks Eternal Goſpel, though it was much countenanced by his Holineſs. He flouriſhed 1260.

Jo. Winchelſey, bred in Oxford, turn'd a Franciſcan in his old dayes, and when grey, became a green Novice of the Order at Sariſbury. He dyed before the year of his probation was ended, 1326.

Since the Reformation.

W. Pemble, maintained in a great proportion by Jo. Barker of Mayfield in this Shire, Eſquire, was bred in (or if you will, he bred) Magdalens-Hall in Oxford, that houſe owing its late Luſtre to his Learned Lectures. An excellent Oratour, and a better Chriſtian. He dyed in the Flower of his Age.

Tho. Chune Eſq living at Alfriſton, ſet forth a Manual, Entituled, Collectiones Theologicarum Concluſionum, which poſitions are brief and clear; ſet forth 1635.

Tho. May, of a worſhipful but decayed Family, was bred Fellow Commoner in Sidney-Colledge in Cambridge, and afterwards lived about the Court. Being an Elegant Poet, he Tranſlated Lucan into Engliſh; ſome affirm that he took ſome diſguſt at Court, becauſe his Bays were not gilded enough, nor his Verſes rewarded by King Charles I. according to his Expectation. He afterwards wrote an Hiſtory of this State in the beginning of the Civil Wars. He died ſuddenly in the night, 1652.

[Page] Jo. Selden, born at Salvington, within the Pariſh of Eaſt Terring, was Son to Jo. by his Wife Margaret, Daughter and Heir of Tho. Barker of Ruſhington, deſcended from a Knightly Family in Kent. He was bred in Hart-hall in Oxford, then in the Inner Temple in London; where he attained great skill in the Law, and all Antiquity. He traced all the dimenſions of Arts and Languages, as appear by the many and various Works which he hath written, whereof Lay-Gentlemen prefer his Titles of Honour, Lawyers his Mare Clauſum, Antiquaries his Spicilegium ad Eadmerum, Clergy-men like beſt his Book de Diis Syris, and worſt his Hiſtory of Tithes; For which Book, having been called to an account before the High Commiſſion, 'tis ſaid that afterwards he was no Friend to Biſhops, never affecting the Men, nor cordially approving their Calling. But it is certain Mr. Selden did in a Letter to Arch-Biſhop Laud, expreſs his unfeigned contrition for ſetting forth of the ſaid Book of Tithes. That which afterwards Entituled him to a general popularity, was his pleading with Mr. Noy, for an Habeas Corpus, for ſuch Gentlemen who were impriſoned for refuſal of the Loan. He had very many Ancient and Modern Coyns, and dyed exceeding Wealthy. His large and excellent Library is now repoſited (Bodly within a Bodly) in the matchleſs Library of Oxford.

Romiſh Exil'd Writers.

George Martin, born at Macfield, bred in Oxford, was Tutor to Phil. Earl of Arundel, Son to Tho. Duke of Norfolk. After he had Travelled to Rome, he became Profeſſor of Divinity in the Engliſh Colledge of Rhemes. He wrote much in defence of the Romiſh Faith; one of his Books being Entituled, A Detection of Corruptions in the Engliſh Bible. He dyed [Page] 1582. and was buried in St. Stephens Church in Rhemes.

Tho. Stapleton, born at Henfield, (of a very good Family) was obſerved by thoſe of his own Perſwaſion, to have been born in the ſame Year and Month, wherein Sir Thomas More was beheaded, as if Divine Providence, had purpoſely drop'd from Heaven an Ac [...]n. in place of the Oak that was fell'd. He was bred in New-Colleage in Oxford, and became Canon of Chicheſter, which place he quitted, an. 1. Eliz. and having fled beyond the Seas, he became Catechiſt at Doway, which Office, he having diſcharged to his commendation▪ he was preferred Kings Profeſſor of Divinity in Lovain, and was [...] y [...]ars together▪ undertaker General againſt all [...] Dr Whitaker Profeſſor in Cambridge, [...] profeſſed, that Bellarmine was the fairer, and [...]ap e [...]on the ſhrewde [...] Adverſary. He dyed, and was buried in [...] in Lovain, 1598.

Benefactors to the [...]ublick ſ [...]ce the Reformation.

Richard Sackvil, Eldeſt Son of Thomas Earl of Dorſet, had his barony, if not his Birth at Buckhurſt: A Learned Gentleman, to whom the Greek and Latine, were as familiar as his own Native Tongue. Succeeding his Father in that Earldom, he enjoyed his Dignity not a full ear. He erect [...]d a Colledge at Eaſt Greenſted in this County, for 3 p [...]o [...] p [...]ple to ſerve Almighty [...] therein, endowing the ſame with 330 pounds a year out of all his Lands [...]n England. By Margaret ſole Daughter to Tho. Duke of Norfolk, he left two ſurviving Sons, Richard and Edward, of admirable parts, ſ [...]cceſſively Earl [...] after him; and dying, was buried in With [...]ham in this County.

Memorable Perſons.

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John, Henry and Thomas Palmer, were Sons to Edward Palmer Eſquire, of Angmarine, by his Wife, Daughter to one Clement of Wales, who for his effectual aſſiſting of King Henry 7. from his Landing at Milford Haven, untill the Battle of Boſworth, was brought by him into England, and rewarded with good Lands in this and the next County. It happened that their Mother, being a full fourthnight incluſively in Labour, was on Whitſunday delivered of John her eldeſt Son, on the Sunday following, of Henry her ſecond Son, and the Sunday next after, of Thomas her third Son. Theſe three were Knighted for their Valour by King Henry 8. They have a Worſhipful and numerous Poſterity in Suſſex and Kent, amongſt whom, Sir Roger Palmer, Aged 80 years, lately deceaſed, and Cofferer to the late King, averred the Truth of the aforeſaid Relation.

Leonard Maſcal, of Plumſted, was the firſt who brought over into England, from beyond the Seas, Carps and Pippins, about an. 5. Henry 8. 1514.

W. Withers, being a Child of about 11 years of Age, an. 1581. lay in a Trance 10 dayes, without any ſuſtenance, and at laſt, coming to himſelf, uttered to the ſtanders by, many ſtrange Speeches, inveighing againſt Pride, Covetouſneſs, and other outragious ſins.

Note, that an. 1378, (in the Reign of Richard 2.) the Suſſexians (of Rye and Winchelſey) embarqued for Normandy, and afterwards entered by night, into a Town called Peters Port, took all ſuch Priſoners who were able to pay ranſome, and ſafely returned home [Page] with the Spoil, amongſt which were ſome Bells, the French had formerly taken from the Towns in this County, which they lately invaded. It was a worthy advice which William Earl of Arundel gave to his Son Henry Fitz-Allen, never to truſt his Neighbours, the French, which I would recommend to the Inhabitants of this County.

WARWICK-SHIRE.

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WArwick-ſhire hath Leiceſter and Northampton-ſhire on the Eaſt, Oxford and Gloceſter-ſhire on the South, Worceſter on the Weſt, and Stafford-ſhire on the North thereof. It extends 33 Miles from North to South, and 26 from Eaſt to Weſt. This County is the Heart, but not the Core of England; The Woodland thereof may want what the Fieldon affords; As for the pleaſure thereof, an Speed of this County. Author ſaith, that from Edge hill one may behold it as the Garden of Eden. The Sheep here are very large, eſpecially about Warm-Leighton. There is a plentiful growth of Aſhes in the Woodland of this County, and much Coal digged up at Bedworth. As for Buildings, Coventry ſheweth two fair Churches, yet ſuch their vicinity that the Arch-Angel eclipſeth the Trinity. Then St. Maries in Warwick, a beautiful Structure, owes its life to the Monuments of the dead therein, moſt being Earls of Warwick. So numerous is the Church with its Appendances, that the Miniſter can accommodate one Clergyman of all dignities and degrees, to repoſe them in ſeveral Chappels and Veſtries by themſelves. Kenelworth had the ſtrength of a Caſtle, and beauty of a Princes Court; a vaſt, and withal a comely Structure, the Porch being proportionable to the reſt of the Fabrick It was demoliſhed ſinc [...] the end of the Wars. The Caſtle of Warwick overlooketh the Town, being pleaſantly Scituated on a riſing Hill, affording a very fine Proſpect, moſtly of the Lands of the preſent Owner Robert Lord Br [...]k ▪ The Croſs of Coventry (all [Page] for Ornament, nothing for Superſtition) was begun 1541, an. 33. and finiſhed 1544, 36 Henry 8. at the ſole coſt of Sir William Hollis Lord Mayor of London, great Grand-father to the Right Honourable the Earl of Clare. The wonders of this County are, that at Lemington, within two Miles of Warwick, there iſſue out (within a ſtride) of the Womb of the Earth, two Springs, the one ſalt, and the other freſh. On Friday, April 17, 1607. there happened in Coventry ſuch an inundation, (no conſiderable Rain preceding) that continued for the ſpace of three hours, wherein it overflowed more then 250 dwelling houſes, to the great dammage of the Inhabitants; vaniſhing away as quickly as it did riſe; and note, the City has no River near it, ſave a ſmall Brook, over which generally one may make a Bridge with a ſtride. As for Medicinal Waters, there is at Newenham a Spring, the water whereof drunk with Salt looſneth, with Sugar bindeth the Body. It is ſovereign againſt Ulcers and Impoſthumes, and the Stone, though Mr. Speed affirms that it turned Wood into Sto [...]e.

Proverbs.

I. He is the black Bear of Arden. By this is meant Guy Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, a grim perſon, and ſurly of Reſolution, who in ſpite of all oppoſition, cauſed the death of Pierce Gaveſton, that Minion of Edward 2. at a Hill within two Miles of Warwick. Arden is a Forreſt, anciently occupying all the Wood-land part of this County. 'Tis applyed to ſuch who (without any other Authority then that of their Countenance or Diſpoſition) ſtrike terrour into others. II. As bold as Beauchamp. Though there was a ſeries of ſucceſſive undauntedneſs in the Noble Family of the Earls of Warwick, yet I conceive that Thomas firſt of that name [Page] gave the chief occaſion to this Proverb; He being arrived with King Edward 3. at Hogges in Normandy, 1346. was the firſt man who landed, and being followed by one Eſquire, and ſix Archers, is reported to have fought againſt a 100 Armed men, and in hoſtile manner to have overthrown every one who withſtood him: having at one ſhock ſlain 60 Normans, and removed all reſiſtance, ſo that the Kings whole Army landed in ſafety. The Heirs Male of this name, are long ſince extinct, though ſome deriving themſelves from the Heirs general, are extant at this day. III. The Bear wants a Tail, and cannot be a Lion. This abated the jealouſie the Dutch had of Robert Earl of Leiceſter (deſcended from the ancient Earls of Warwick) Governour of the Low-Countries, being ſuſpected to hatch a deſign of making himſelf Sovereign Commander over the Low-Countries, whilſt he diffuſed his own Coat of the green Lion, with two Tails, and ſign'd all inſtruments with the Creſt of the Bear and Ragged Staff. Then it was that this Proverb was written under his Creſt, ſet up in publick places,

Ʋrſa caret caudâ, non queat eſſe Leo.

The Bear he never can prevail,

To Lion it, for lack of Tail.

It is applyed to ſuch who aſpire to what is above their power to atchieve. IV. He is true Coventry-blew. It ſeems the beſt Blews are dyed in Coventry. It is applyed to ſuch an one who is a faithful Friend.

Princes.

Anne Nevil, Daughter and coheir to Richard Nevil Earl of Warwick, was (probably) born in Warwick[Page]Caſtle; She was Married to Edward Prince of Wales, (ſole Son to Henry 6.) afterwards murdered by Richard Duke of Gloceſter, who took to Wife the ſame Anne. She died for grief, 1464, though others ſuſpect a Grain was given her, for the greater diſpatch to another World.

Edward Plantag. Son to George Duke of Clarence, was the laſt Male Heir of the Royal Family. His Mother was Iſabella, eldeſt Daughter to Richard Nevil, Earl of Warwick, and he was born in Warwick-Caſtle. Being kept cloſe Priſoner by Edward 4. Richard 3. and Henry 7. he was rendred weak in his Intellectuals. Upon the propoſal of Marriage for Prince Arthur, with Katharine Daughter of Ferdinand King of Spain, this Edward was taken out of the way, to the end all Titles might be cleared. The Lady Katharine Dowager was wont to acknowledge the death of her two Sons, an ill ſucceſs of her match, as Heavens judgment on her Family, for the murdering of this Earl, which happened 1499.

Saints.

St. Wolſtan, born in Long Jetington, was Biſhop of VVorceſter; a man of great Candour, and an oppoſer of the French fickleneſs, and the Italian pride, for which he was hated by VVilliam the Conqueror, and Lanfrak Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, and by them commanded to reſign his Epiſcopalibus; Upon this the Honeſt Biſhop repaired to the Monument of Edward the Confeſſor, and there offered up his Epiſcopal Habiliments. Theſe (ſaid he) from you I received, and to you I reſign them. This his plain dealing not only recovered his Biſhoprick, but alſo purchaſed to him the reputation of a Saint. He was active in promoting VVilliam Rufus to the Kingdom, in prejudice of his eldeſt Brother Robert.

Martyrs.

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Laurence Saunders, a Prieſt, was Martyred in Coventry, February 8. 1555.

Robert Glove, born at Mancetor, Gentleman, was Martyred in Coventry, September 20. 1555

Cornel Bongey, born at Coventry, a Capper, was Martyred at Coventry▪ September 20 1555.

Jo. Carles, born at Coventry, a Weaver, was Martyred at the Kings Bench, London.

Julius Palmer, born at Coventry, and bred in Magdalens-Colledge in Oxford, was burnt in Newbury.

Confeſſors.

John Glover, Brother to the aforementioned Robert, eſcaped miraculouſly, whilſt his Brother, without the intention of his enemies, fell into their hands.

Cardinals.

VVilliam Macklesfield, born ('tis ſaid) in Coventry, was made B. D. in Paris, Dr. at Oxford, and became General of the Dominican Order. He was by Pope Benedict 11. created Cardinal with the Title of St. Sabine, but dyed in London before his Cap was brought him; yet this chief part of a Cardinal (I mean the Cap) was with great ſolemnity ſet on his Tomb.

Peter Petow, of an ancient Family, flouriſhing for a long time at Cheſterton, was a Franciſcan, afterwards Cardinal, being created by Pope Paul 3. 1557. who alſo made him Legat a Latere, and Biſhop of Salisbury. Queen Mary in favour to Cardinal Pole, prohibited this Legats entrance into her Court. He dyed in France 1558.

Prelates.

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John Stratford, Son of Robert and Iſabel, was born at Stratford, and preferred by the Pope Biſhop of VVincheſter, whereupon falling into the diſpleaſure of Richard 2. for a time, he took it in ſo ill part, that he forſook that King whilſt in his extremity. This coſt him the diſpleaſure of Queen Mother, and Edward 3. till at laſt converted by his Conſtancy, they turned their frowns into ſmiles upon him. When Arch Biſhop of Canterbury, he furniſhed the King with great ſums at his firſt ſetting forth for France, but when the King afterwards ſent for another ſupply, inſtead of Coyn, the Biſhop ſent him Counſel, whereat the King returning into England, was ſo highly offended, that the Biſhop was fain to paſs his publick Purgation in Parliament, by which he was reſtored to the Reputation of his innocence. He built, and bountifully endowed a beautiful Colledge in Stratford. He dyed 1348, having been a Man of great Charity, Meekneſs and Moderation; Whoſe Kinſman

Ralph Stratford, was born in Stratford, where he built a Chappel to the Honour of St. Thomas. He was firſt Canon of St. Pauls, and afterwards Biſhop of London, 1539, about which time, there being a moſt grievous Peſtilence in London, this Biſhop bought a piece of ground nigh Smithfield for the burial of the dead, and named the ſame No-mans-land. He dyed 1355, whoſe Brother,

Robert Stratford, was in the Reign of Edward 3. made Biſhop of Chicheſter, being then Chancellour of Oxford, and of all England. He compremiſed a bloody conteſt and difference, that aroſe about that time betwixt the South and North parts of that Univerſity. He with his Brother Arch-Biſhop, being accuſed [Page] for favouring the French, were afterwards freed from that falſe aſperſion. He dyed at Allingbourn, 1362.

John Veſty, alias Harman, Dr. of Law, was born at Sutton Colefield, bred in Oxford, was a vivacious perſon. He was appointed to celebrate Divine Service at Sutton aforeſaid, an. 20. Henry 6. was Vicar of St. Michaels Church in Coventry, 23 Henry 7. Dean of the Royal Chappel, Tutor to the Lady Mary, and Preſident of VVales, under Henry 8. and being advanced to be Biſhop of Exeter, an. 11. of that King; which Biſhoprick he ſo deſtroyed, that Biſhop Hall his Succeſſor complaineth, that the following Biſhops were Barons, but Bare-ones indeed. Some affirm the word Veize (that is in the VVeſt, to drive away with a Witneſs) had its original from his profligating of the Lands of his Biſhoprick. He robbed his own Cathedral to pay a Pariſh Church, (Sutton in this County) whereon he beſtowed many Benefactions, and built 51 houſes. He intended alſo (but in vain) to fix the Cloth Manufacture of Devonſhire, in the aforeſaid Town. He quitted his Biſhoprick, (not worth the keeping) in the Reign of Edward 6. He dyed being 103 years old, in the Reign of Queen Mary, and was buried in Sutton, with his Statue Mitred and Veſtred.

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Bird, born in Coventry, and bred a Carmelite at Oxford, was the Provincial of his Order. For his ſmart Sermon againſt the Primacy of the Pope, preached before Henry 8. he was preferred Biſhop of Bangor in VVales, then of Cheſter in England. Pitz ſaith he returned to the Vomit of Popery, which I cannot believe, though he might be guilty of a paſſive compliance, as appears by his telling Mr. Haukes Proteſtant, [Page] (about the time of his Examination) I would not wiſh you to go to far. He dyed 1556.

Stateſmen.

Sir Nich. Throckmorton, Knight, fourth Son of Sir George of Coughton, was bred beyond the Seas. Under Queen Mary, he was Arraigned for Treaſon (complyance with VVyat) and hardly eſcaped. Queen Elizabeth employed him her Lieger in France and Scotland. He was of the oppoſite party to Burleigh Lord Treaſurer. He was Chamberlain of the Exchequer, and chief Butler of England, which offices yielded him no conſiderable profit. He dyed at Supper, with eating of Salades, not without ſuſpicion of poyſon, the rather, becauſe happening in the Houſe of no mean Artiſt in that Faculty, Robert Earl of Leiceſter. He dyed 1570, and lyeth buried in St. Katharine Cree-Church in London.

Edward Conway Knight, was Son to Sir Jo. Knight, Lord and Owner of Ragleigh in this County, who was made by Robert Earl of Leiceſter (Governour of the Engliſh Auxiliaries in the Ʋnited Provinces) Governour of Oſtend, being a man of great skill in Military affairs. His Son ſucceeding to his Fathers Wiſdom and Valour, was by King James made Principal Secretary of State, and by him created Lord Conway of Ragleigh in this County, and afterwards by King Charles I. Viſc. Killultagh in the County of Autrim; Laſtly, an. 30. Car. I. Viſc. Conway of Conway in Carnarvan ſhire. He dyed 1630.

Jo. Digby, Baron of Sherborn, and Earl of Briſtol, was employed by King James in ſeveral Embaſſies to Forreign Princes. But his managing the Matchleſs Match with Spain, was his Maſter-piece. After the great Conteſt betwixt him and the Duke of Buckingham, [Page] he fell into the Kings diſpleaſure, during which he was very popular with moſt of the Nation. And the King was afterwards graciouſly pleaſed to reflect upon him, at the beginning of the Long Parliament, as one beſt able to give him the ſafeſt Counſel in thoſe dangerous times; but how he incenſed the Parliament ſo far as to be excepted Pardon, I know not. After the ſurrender of Exeter, he went over into France, where he met with that due reſpect in Forreign, which he miſſed in his Native Country. He was a Cordial Champion of the Church of England. He dyed in France, 1650.

Writers

Walter of Coventry, (where he was a Benedictine) was a Man (as [...]ale affirms) worthy of immortal Memory, and excelled in two Eſſential Qualities of an Hiſtorian, Faith and Method, being only guilty of courſneſs of Style. From the beginning of the Britons, he wrote a Chron. to his own time. He flouriſhed 1217.

Vincent of Coventry, born in Warwick, was a Franciſcan in Cambridge. He was the firſt of his Order, who applyed himſelf to Academical Studies, and became publick Profeſſor in Cambridge. He ſet a Copy to the Carmelites, left ſome Books to Poſterity, and dyed 1250.

Jo. of Killingworth, was bred in Oxford, an excellent Philoſopher, Aſtronomer and Phyſician. He was Father and Founder to all the Aſtronomers in that Age, being a Star of the firſt Magnitude amongſt thoſe of that Faculty He flouriſhed 1360.

W. of Coventry, (where he was a Carmelite) being lame in his Hip, was called Claudus Converſus, Converſus being properly one who is condemned (or turned) to ſervile work in the Monaſtery. He preferred Charity [Page] to pilgrimages, and wrote ſeveral Books, flouriſhing 1360.

Jo. Rouſe ▪ born at Warwick, and deſcended from the Rouſes of [...] great [...] of Learning in Oxford, whence [...], a moſt delicious place, within a mile of Warwick; he wrote the Antiquities of Warwick, a Chronicle of the Engliſh Kings, and a Hiſtory of the two Univerſities. He was as good at his Penſil as Pen, being an excellent Limner. He dyed 1491.

Since the Reformation.

W. Perkins, born at Marſton, bred Fellow of Chriſts-Colledge, became Preacher of St. Andrew in Cambridge. (See of him in my Holy State) He dyed 1602.

Tho. Drax, D. D. born at Stonely, and bred in Chriſts-Colledge in Cambridge, was a pious Man, and an excellent Preacher. He Tranſlated all the Works of Mr. Perkins into Latine. He was beneficed nigh Harwich in Eſſex, and dyed 1616. The Family of the Drax flouriſhed a long time at Wood-hall in York-ſhire, and after various Changes, hath recovered and encreaſed its former luſtre in Sir James Drax, who hath merited much of the Engliſh Nation, in bringing the Sugars, and other Commodities of the Barbadoes to their perfection.

William Shakeſpeare, born at Stratford, was in ſome ſort a Compound of three eminent Poets, viz. Martial, Ovid, and Plautus the Comedian; The two firſt were Charactered in a Verſe made by Queen Elizabeth, coming into a Grammar School; Perſius a Crabſtaff, Bawdy Martial, Ovid a fine VVag. Though the Genius of this our Poet was jocular, he could be ſolemn and ſerious, when occaſion required, as appears by his Tragedies, ſo that He aclitus himſelf might afford [Page] to ſmile at his Comedies, and Democritus ſcarce forbear to ſigh at his Tragedies. His Learning being very little, Nature ſeems to have practiſed her beſt Rules in his production. Many were the witty Combates betwixt him and Benjamin Johnſon, who (like a Spaniſh Gallion) was built far higher in Learning; ſolid, but ſlow in his performances; whilſt Shakeſpeare (like an Engliſh Man of War, leſs in bulk, but lighter in Sailing) could turn with all Tides, tack about, and take advantage of all Winds, by the quickneſs of his wit and invention. He dyed 16.. and was buried at Stratford.

Michael Drayton, born at Athelſton, was a pious Poet, a Temperate man, and a good natured Companion. He changed his Laurel for a Crown of Glory, 1631. and was buried in Weſtminſter-Abbey.

Sir Fulke Grevil Knight, Son to Sir Fulke Senior of Becham Court, was bred in Cambridge. He came to Court back'd with a fair Eſtate, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. He was a good Scholar, and a great Friend to Learned Men, Biſhop Overal chiefly owed his preferment to him, and Mr. Cambden taſted largely of his Liberality. His Studies were moſt in Poetry and Hiſtory, as his works do witneſs. King James created him Baron Brook of Beauchamp-Court, as deſcended from the ſole Daughter and Heir of Edward VVilloughby the laſt Lord Brook. He was murdered 16.. by a diſcontented ſervant, who conceiving himſelf not ſoon or well enough rewarded, firſt wounded his Maſter mortally, and afterwards diſpatched himſelf. He lyeth buried in Warwick Church, under a fair Monument, whereon he is ſtyled Servant to Queen Elizabeth, Councellour to King James, and Friend to Sir Philip Sidney, dying unmarried, his Barony deſcended on his Kinſman, Robert Grevil Lord Brook, Father to the Right Honourable Robert Lord Brook.

[Page] Nich. Byfield, bred in Queens Colledge in Oxford, entring into the Miniſtery, was invited into Ireland; But being wind-bound at Cheſter, and having preached there, with great approbation, he was choſen Miniſter in the City, being afterwards informed that his going over to Ireland, would have been labour in vain. He maintained the ſtrict obſervation of the Lords day againſt Mr. Breerwood. He was afterwards Miniſter of Iſleworth in Middleſex, where he Preached for 15 years together, twice every Lords day, and expounded Scripture every Wedneſday and Fryday. He dyed of the Stone (in his Bladder) which being taken out after his death, was weighed and meaſured, being 33 ounces and more, in length 13 inches and above, in meaſure about the breadth, almoſt 13 inches; and about the edge 15 and ½. Being of ſolid ſubſtance, (to look upon) like Flint. He was buried at Iſleworth.

Philemon Holland, bred in Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge, a Doctor in Phyſick, and fixed himſelf in Coventry. He was the Tranſlator General of his Age, of whom one ſaith,

Holland with his Tranſlations doth ſo fill us,

He will not let Suetonius be Tranquillus.

Many of his Books he wrote with one Pen, whereon he himſelf verſifies.

With one ſole Pen I writ this Book, made of a Grey Gooſe Quill,

A Pen it was when I it took, and a Pen I leave it ſtill.

He Tranſlated Cambden's Britannia, with many excellent Additions, and was himſelf Tranſlated to a better Life 16...

[Page] Francis Holyoake, born at Whitacre, was Miniſter of Southampton. He ſet forth Rider's Dictionary, and dyed 16...

James Cranford, born at Coventry, and bred in Oxford, was beneficed in Northampton-ſhire, afterwards Miniſter of St. Chriſtophers in London; A learned and pious man, and a painful Preacher, of much Humility, Moderation and Charity. Having ſadly ſympathized with the Sufferings of Church and State, he dyed 1657.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

William Biſhop, Son (probably) to John a Proteſtant and Patron of Brails in this County, went firſt to Rhemes, then to Rome, whence being ſent back into England, he was ſiezed on, and committed by Secretary Walſingham to the Marſhalſey. After 3 years, be [...]ng baniſhed the Land, he became a Doctor of Sorbon. Afterwards he returned into England, and for nine years laboured in the Popiſh Harveſt; And after another viſit to his Holineſs, he returned to his Station, till he was impriſoned at London. At laſt being enlarged, he went to Paris. The Papiſts cry him up for a Glorious Confeſſor of the Popiſh Faith, who (if any goodneſs in him) ſhould alſo be a thankful Confeſſor of the Proteſtant Charity, permitting him twice to depart Priſon.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Hugh Clapton, born at Stratford, and bred a Mercer in London, whereof he was Lord Mayor 1491. built at Stratford a ſtately and long Stone Bridge, of many Arches, over the [...]von, many other Charities he beſtowed, and deceaſed 1496.

Since the Reformation.

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—Hales Eſquire, ſounded and endowed a fair Grammar School in Coventry, the Priory of which he had purchaſed from King Henry 8.

Jo. Lord Harrington, born at Combe-Abbey, was no leſs Pious then Noble. He began the Faſhion of a diary, wherein he regiſtred his daily failings. Being a wiſe Accomptant, he uſed that method of Christian Arithmetick, in numbering his dayes with ſuch exactneſs, that it ſeems he had but one day to account for▪ and repent of, before his death. He was a moſt bountiful Benefactor to Sidney-Colledge. He dyed in his prime, and unmarried, being the laſt Male of that Honourable Family, as one complains by way of Anagram; Johannes Dominus Harringtonius, inſignis erat (Ah!) Ʋnus Honor Domi. He left his two Siſters his Heirs, Lucy, Married to Edward Earl of Bedford, and Anne, who by Sir Robert Chicheſter, had a Daughter Anne, married to Thomas Earl of Elgin, and Mother to Robert Lord Bruce, who is at this day Heir apparent to no ſmall part of the Lands, but actually poſſeſſed of a large ſhare of the Vertues of his great Uncle.

Memorable Perſons.

Thomas Ʋnderhill Eſquire, was born at Neaher-Eatendon, lived with his Wife 65 years, (having by her 13 Sons, and 7 Daughters) in Worſhipful Equipage, which was rendred illuſtrious by their Exemplary Hoſpitality. She dyed in July, and he in October following, 1603.

Noted Sheriffs.

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Q. Eliz. An. 27. An. Shugburg Arm. The Sirname of the Family is right ancient in the place of their Name and Habitation, giving for their Arms, the Stones Aſtroites (in Herauldry reduced to Mullets, which they moſt reſemble, found within their Mannor.

K. James. An. 2. Richard Verney, Mil. hunted the Powder-Traytors (taking deſperate courſes after the diſcovery of their Plot) out of this, into the next Shire of Worceſter.

16. Francis Leigh, Mil. was Created Baron of Dunſmore, and afterwards Earl of Chicheſter by King Charles I. His eldeſt Daughter and Heir was Married to Thomas Earl of Southampton, his younger to George Villiers, Viſc. Grandiſon.

K. Charles I. An. 12. Thomas Leigh, Mil. was Created by Charles I. Baron of Stoneleigh in this County, and he is happy in his Son Sir Thomas Leigh, who undoubtedly will dignifie the Honour which deſcendeth unto him.

The Battle on October 3. 1642.

Dr. Heyl. Hiſt. of King Charles. The Fight at Edge-Hill was very terrible, no fewer then Five Thouſand Men ſlain upon the place; the Prologue to a greater Slaughter, if the dark night had not put an end to that diſpute. The Victory went on the Kings ſide, who though he loſt his General, yet he kept the Field, and poſſeſſed himſelf of the dead Bodies, and not ſo only, but he made his way open unto London, and in his way forced Banbury Caſtle, in the very ſight as it were of the Earl of Eſſex, who with his flying Army made all the haſt he could towards the [Page]City, (that he might be there before the King) to ſecure the Parliament. The King afterwards entred triumphantly into Oxford, with no fewer then 120 Colours taken in the Fight. Yet here many of the Loyal Gentry of Lincoln-ſhire, fell with the Earl of Linſey their Country-man, and had not ſome miſcarriage happened here, the Royaliſts had totally in all probability routed their Enemies.

WESTMORLAND.

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WEſtmorland hath Cumberland on the Weſt and North, Lancaſhire on the South, Durham and York-ſhire on the Eaſt thereof. I [...] is in length from North to South 30 Miles, and in breadth 24. The County is neither ſtored with Arable Grounds, nor Paſturage, the principal profit that the people of this County raiſe unto themſelves is by Cloathing. Speed mentions but one Religious Houſe in this County, though it has ſeveral Kirks. As for Manufactures, Kendal Cottons are famous all over England. Note, the Clothiers of Kendal, were the firſt Founders of Sturbridge Fair.

Proverbs.

I. Let Uter-Pendragon do what he can, the River Eden will run as it ran. Tradition reporteth, that Ʋter-Pendragon deſigning to Fortifie the Caſtle of Pendragon in this County, invited (in vain) the River Eden to forſake her old Channel. The Proverb is applyable to ſuch who offer a Rape to Nature, by endeavouring to abrogate any of her Eſtabliſhed Lawes, to divert her courſe, or invert her method.

Princes.

Katharine, Daughter of Sir Thomas Par, was born at Kendal-Caſtle, which deſcended to her Father from the Bruſſes and R [...]ſſes of Werk. She was firſt Married to John Nevil, Lord Latimer, and afterward to King [Page] Henry 8. She was a great Favourer of the Goſpel, and would earneſtly argue for it. Once politick Gardiner had almoſt got her into his Clutches, had not Divine Providence delivered her. Yet a Jeſuit (who was neither Confeſſor nor Privy-Councellour to the King) tells us, that the King intended, if longer ſurviving, to behead her for an Heretick ▪ She was afterwards Married to Sir Thomas Seymour Baron of Sudeley, and Lord Admiral, and dyed in Child-bed of a Daughter 1548.

Cardinals.

Criſtopher Bambridge, born near Appleby, was bred Doctor of Law in Queens Colledge in Oxford. He was afterwards Dean of York, Biſhop of Durham, and at laſt Arch-Biſhop of York. Being employed an Ambaſſadour to Rome, he was an active inſtrument to procure King Henry 8. to take part with the Pope againſt Lewis King of France, for which good ſervice he was created Cardinal of St. Praxis. A little after falling out with his Steward Rivaldus de Medena, an Italian, and ca [...]eing him for his faults, the Italian (in ſhort) poyſone [...] him, July 14. 1511. He was buried in the Hoſpital of the Engliſh at Rome.

Prelates.

Thomas Vipont, deſcended of thoſe ancient Barons who were Hereditary Lords of this County, was by the Canons of Carlile elected their Biſhop, though King Henry 3. with great importunity (why not Authority?) commended John Prior of Newbury to them. He enjoyed his place but one year, and dyed 1256.

John de Kirby, born at Kirkby Lanſdale (or Stephens) was firſt Canon, afterwards Biſhop of Carlile, 1332. [Page] He, with the Aſſiſtance of Thomas Lucy and Robert Ogle, (perſons of prime power in thoſe parts) fighting in an advantagious place, utterly routed and ruined the Scots, who invaded England, with an Army of 30000 Men, under the Conduct of William Douglas, and had taken, and burnt Carlile. He dyed 1353.

Thomas de Appleby was legally choſen Biſhop of Carlile, yet he durſt not own the choice, till he had obtained his Confirmation from the Court of Rome. He was conſecrated 1363, and deceaſed 1395.

Robert de Appleby went over into Ireland, and there became Prior of St. Peter near Trimme, hence he was by the Pope preferred Biſhop of Oſſory in that Kingdom. He dyed 1404.

W. of Strickland, deſcended of a right Worſhipful Family, was elected Biſhop of Carlile, yet Robert Read was by King Richard 2. and the Pope preferred to the place, which affront Strickland bore with much moderation. He was afterwards (during a vacancy) choſen again, and Conſecrated Biſhop of Carlile 1400. For the Town of Perith in Cumberland, he cut a paſſage from the Town into the River Petteril, for the conveyance of Boatage into the Iriſh Sea. He dyed 1419.

Nich. Cloſe, born at Bibreke, was one of the ſix Original Fellows, whom King Henry 6. placed in his new Colledge (Kings Colledge) in Cambridge, having committed the building of that houſe to his fidelity. He was firſt Biſhop of Carlile, then of Lichfield, where he dyed within a year after his Conſecration, viz. an. 1453.

Since the Reformation.

Hugh Coren, was made by Queen Mary, Arch-Biſhop of Dublin in Ireland, his Predeceſſor having been [Page] deprived for being married. 'Tis very obſervable, that no perſon in that Kingdom ſuffered death for their Religion in Queen Maries dayes. Indeed an. 3. Mary a Purſevant was ſent with a Commiſſion into Ireland, to impower ſome eminent perſons, to proceed with Fire and Faggot againſt poor Proteſtants; On he went to Cheſter, where his Hoſte, (a Proteſtant) having an inkling of the matter, ſtole the Commiſſion, putting the Knave of Clubs in the room thereof. Some weeks after, he appeared before the Lords of the Privy Council at Dublin, (of whom Biſhop Coren a Principal) produced a Card for his Commiſſion, and was impriſoned for the affront. After his enlargement, he was very willing to make a reparation, by getting the Commiſſion renewed in England, but was prevented by the Queens death. Biſhop Coren conformed with the firſt, to the Reformation of Queen Elizabeth, being ever ſound in his heart. He was for ſome time Chief Juſtice, and Chancellour of Ireland, till he quitted all his Dignities in Exchange for the Biſhoprick of Oxford, which being attended with more quiet, was more welcome to him in his old Age. He dyed 1567.

Barnaby Potter, was born within the Barony of Kendal, 1578. and bred in Queens Colledge in Oxford, whereof he became Provoſt. He was Chaplain in Ordinary to Prince Charles, being accounted at Court, the Penitential Preacher, and by King Charles I. was preferred Biſhop of Carlile. He was commonly called the Puritanical Biſhop, and they ſaid of him in the time of King James, that Organs would blow him out of the Church, which I do not believe, the rather, becauſe he loved Vocal Muſick, and could bear his own part therein. He was a conſtant Preacher, and performer of Family duties, of a weak Conſtitution, Melancholly, lean, and a hard Student. He dyed in Honour, being the laſt Biſhop that dyed a Member of Parliament, 1642.

Stateſmen.

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Sir Edward Bellingham Knight, of an Ancient and Warlike Family, was Servant of the Privy Chamber to King Edward 6. who ſent him over Deputy of Ireland. He firſt extended the Engliſh pale, proceeding againſt the Iriſhry in a Martial courſe, by breaking the Moors and Connors, two Rebellious Sexts; He built the Forts of Leix and Offaly, to ſecure his new Acquiſition, and had ſetled the Engliſh Plantations therein, had he not been ſuddenly revoked before two years were expired. His Souldiers never knew whither they went, till they were come whither they ſhould go; Thus he ſurprized the rude Earl of Deſmond, brought him to Dublin, reformed him in Civility, ſometimes making him to kneel an hour together, before he knew his Duty, till he became a new man in his behaviour. This Earl all his Life after, highly honoured him, and at every Meal, would pray to God for good Sir Edward Bellingham. When the Deputy returned into England, he cleared himſelf of many faults laid to his charge, recovering the King's favour, and had been ſent over Deputy again, ſave that he excuſed himſelf by indiſpoſition of Body, and dyed not long after.

Writers.

Richard Kendal, an excellent Grammarian and Schoolmaſter, extracted a Quinteſſence from a vaſt number of Latine Grammars, and boaſted (like a conceited Pedant) that Latine only to be elegant, which was made according to his Rules. He flouriſhed under Henry 6.

Since the Reformation.

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Bernard Son of Edward Gilpin, Eſquire, was born at Kentmire, 1517. and bred in Queens Colledge in Oxford. He diſputed againſt Mr. Hooper, (who was afterwards Martyred) when indeed he did follow his Argument with his Affections. He afterwards became a zealous Proteſtant. He was Rector of Houghton in the North, and boarded in his houſe 24 Scholars, the greater number poor mens Sons, upon whom he beſtowed Meat, Drink, Cloth and Education. He kept a Table for his Pariſhioners, every Sunday from Michaelmas to Eaſter. He commended a Marryed life in Clergy-men, himſelf living and dying a Batchelour. He beſtowed 500 pounds, in the building and endowing of his School. He was accounted a Saint, in the Judgments of his very Enemies, if he had any ſuch. Being full of Faith and good works, he was put in his Grave, as a heap of Wheat in due time, ſwept into the Garner; dying March 4. 1583. Aet. 66.

Richard Mulcaſter, of ancient Extraction, was born in this County (or Cumberland) and bred in Kings Colledge in Cambridge, AMP. afterwards in Oxford. He was choſen the firſt Maſter of Merchant Taylors School in London, where his Scholars profited ſo well, that the Merchant Taylors intended to fix him, as his Desk, to their School, till death ſhould remove him. This he perceived, and therefore gave for his Motto, Fidelis ſervus perpetuus Aſinus, but after 25 years, he was made Maſter of Pauls School; Such his Diſcipline, that the Indulgence of Parents rather encreaſed then mitigated his ſeverity on their offending Children. He was Plagoſus Orbilius, and (which quallified the matter) unpartial. Amongſt the many excellent Scholars which he bred, Biſhop [Page] Andrews was moſt remarkable. At laſt, quitting the place, he became Parſon of Stanford Rivers, and dyed about the middle of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.

Chriſtopher Potter, D. D. Kinſman to Biſhop Potter was bred in, and Provoſt of Queens Colledge in Oxford. He was Chaplain in Ordinary to King Charles I. and Dean of Worceſter; one of a ſweet nature, comely Preſence, courteous Carriage, devout Life, and deep Learning. He wrote an excellent Book, Entituled Charity miſtaken, anſwered by a Jeſuit, againſt whom, Mr. Chillingworth took up the Cudgels. He dyed in the beginning of the Civil War.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Robert Langton and Miles Spencer, Doctors of Law, joyntly built a fair School at Appleby; Robert was bred in, and a Benefactor to Queens Colledge in Oxford, owing the Glaſing of many Windows therein, to his Beneficence, on which Windows he cauſed his Sirname to be made in this manner,

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viz. Long (or Lang) ton.

Anne Clyfford, ſole Daughter and Heir to George Earl of Northumberland, Wife to Richard Earl of Dorſet, then to Philip Earl of Pembrock and Montgomery, had her greateſt Eſtate in the North, She built and endowed a moſt beautiful Hoſpital at Appleby in this County, and is ſtill living.

Memorable Perſons.

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Richard Gilpin, who was enfeoffed in the Lordſhip of Kent-mire-hall, by the Baron of Kendal, for his ſingular deſerts; killed the wild Bore, that raging in the Mountains adjoyning, much endammaged the Country people, whence it is that the Gilpins give the Bore in their Arms.

Note that in the Reign of King Edward 1. the Hereditary Sherivalty of this County was conferred on the Lord Clifford, who married Sibel, eldeſt Daughter to Robert de Vipont. Henry Lord Clifford was by Henry 8. an. 1525. Created Earl of Cumberland, and when Henry the 5th. Earl of that Family, dyed lately without iſſue male, the Honour of the Hereditary Sherivalty reverted unto Anne, the third Daughter of George Clifford, the third Earl of Cumberland, the Relict of Richard Earl of Dorſet, (and ſince of Philip Earl of Pembrook and Montgomery) by whom ſhe had two Daughters, the elder Married to the Earl of Thanet, and the younger Married to James Earl of Northampton.

WILT-SHIRE.

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WIlt-ſhire hath Gloceſter-ſhire on the North, Bark-ſhire and Hamp-ſhire on the Eaſt, Dorſet-ſhire on the South, and Somerſet-ſhire on the Weſt. From North to South it extendeth 39 Miles, being in bredth 29. and in circumference 139-miles. A pleaſant County, and of great variety. It is plentiful in all Engliſh Commodities, eſpecially in Wool, the Manufacture of Clothing being vigorouſly purſued, and very good Whites made here. The beſt Tobacco-Pipes (portable Chimneys) are made at Amesbury in this County. As for Buildings, the Cathedral of Salisbury (dedicated to the Bleſſed Virgin) is paramount in this kind, wherein the Doors and Chappels equal the Months, the Win [...]dows the Days, the Pillars of Marble the Hours of the year; ſo that all Europe affords not ſuch an Almanack of Architecture. A Country-man viewing this Church ſaid, I once admired that there could be a Church that ſhould have ſo many Pillars, as there be hours in the year, and now I admire more, that there ſhould be ſo many hours in the year, as I ſee Pillars in this Church. The Croſs Iſle is moſt beautiful, the Spire Steeple is of great height, and greater Workmanſhip. I have been informed that ſome Forreign Artiſts, beholding this building, brake forth into tears, which ſome imputed to their admiration, others to their envy. Of Monuments therein, that of Edward Earl of Hartford is moſt Magnificent, that of Helen Suavenburgh a Swede, (the Relict of William Marqueſs of Northampton) is moſt commended for its Artificial plainneſs. In the Nave of the Church, there is a Monument of a little Boy [Page] in Epiſcopal Habiliments, it having been faſhionable in that Church (in the depth of Popery) that the Choriſters choſe a Boy of their Society, to be a Biſhop among them, from St. Nicholas, till St. Innocents day at night, who did accordingly officiate in all things, ſaying of Maſs only excepted. Of Civil Buildings in this County, Long-leat, the houſe of Sir James Thynne was the biggeſt, and Wilton is the ſtatelieſt, and the pleaſanteſt for Gardens, Fountains, &c. As for Salisbury, the Citizens thereof have derived the River into every Street therein, ſo that the City is (like Venice) a heap of Iſlets thrown together, according to the Epitaph of Mr. Francis Hide, a Native of this City, who dyed Secretary unto the Engliſh Leiger in Venice.

Born in the Engliſh Venice, thou didſt dye,

Dear Friend in the Italian Salisbury.

The Wonders of this County are Stone-henge, a Roman work, conſiſting of four Equilateral Triangles, inſcribed within a Circle, a double Portico, and Architraves ſet without Morter. 'Tis conceived, it was a Temple dedicated to Heaven, being of a Circular form, built on a Plain, and being without a Roof. The next is Knot Graſs, growing 9 Miles from Salisbury, which is ordinarily 15 foot in length, and ſometimes 24, and being built many ſtories high, from knot to knot; it lyeth matted on the ground, whence it is cut for Provender, the knots whereof will fat Swine. The Graſs is conceived peculiar to this place.

Proverbs.

I. It is done according to the uſe of Sarum. This Proverb began on this occaſion; Oſmund Biſhop of Sarum, [Page] about 1090 made an Ordinal or Office, which was generally received all over England, all ſpeaking the ſame words in their Liturgy. It is now applyed to thoſe perſons which do, and actions which are formally and ſolemnly done, in ſo regular a way, by Authentick precedents, and patterns of unqueſtionable Authority, that no juſt exception can be taken thereat.

Princes.

Margaret Plantagenet, Daughter to George Duke of Clarence, and Elizabeth Nevil, eldeſt Daughter and co-heir of Richard Nevil, Earl of Warwick, was born Auguſt 14. 1473, at Farrley-Caſtle in this County. She was Counteſs of Salisbury, Heir to the Dutcheſs of Burgundy, and Niece to King Edward 4. and Richard 3. and Mother to Cardinal Pole. By Sir Richard a Knight of Wales, and Coſin German to King Henry 7. ſhe had (amongſt others) Henry Lord Montague, her eldeſt Son, when he was accuſed for Treaſon, ſhe was charged to be privy thereunto, in the Reign of King Henry 8. On the Scaffold as ſhe ſtood, ſhe would not gratifie the Executioner with a proſtrate poſture of her Body. The Executioner at laſt dragg'd her by the Hair, (gray with Age) and may be truly ſaid to have took off her Head, (an. 23. Henry 8.) ſeeing ſhe would neither give it him, nor forgive him the doing thereof.

Jane Seymore, Daughter to Sir Jo. Knight, (honourably deſcended from the Lords Beauchamps) was born (probably) at Wulfal, and after was Married to King Henry 8. It is ſaid, that at her firſt coming to Court, Queen Anne Bollen ſnatched at a Jewel Pendant about this Jane's Neck, and hurt her own hand, with the violence ſhe uſed, but it grieved her Heart more, when ſhe perceived it the King's Picture, who from this day [Page] forward, dated her own declining, and the others aſcending into her Husbands affection. This Queen dyed ſome days after the Birth of Prince Edward her Son, on whom this Epitaph,

Phaenix Jana jacet, nato Phaenice, dolendum

Saecula Phaenices nulla tuliſſe duas.

Soon as her Phenix Bud was blown

Root-Phenix Jane did wither,

Sad, that no Age a brace had ſhown

Of Phenixes together.

She dyed in her Husbands favour, and was buried in the Quire of Windſor Chappel, the King continuing in real mourning for her, even all the Feſtival of Chriſtmaſs.

Saints.

Adelme, Son to Kenred, Nephew to Ina, King of the Weſt Saxons, (after Forreign breeding) was Abbot of Malmeſbury 30 years. He was the firſt Engliſhman who ever wrote in Latine, the firſt that brought Poetry into England, and the firſt Biſhop of Sherburn. He wrote a Book for the reducing the Britons to obſerve Eaſter, according to the Church of Rome. The Monks (thoſe Babyloniſh Maſons) have built ſuch lying Wonders on his Memory, and have vomited out ſuch lies (to his diſhonour) that the loudneſs thereof has reached to Heaven; affirming that this Adelme, by his Prayers, ſtretched out a Beam of his Church (cut too ſhort by the Carpenter) to the full proportion, and that he, at another time hung his Veſtment on the Beams of the Sun, which miraculouſly ſupported the ſame. Coming to Rome to be Conſecrated Biſhop of [Page] Sherburn, he reproved Pope Sergius his Fatherhood, for being a Father indeed to a Baſtard, then newly born. And returning home, lived in great eſteem, till the day of his death, which happened 709. His Corps was inſhrined at Malmeſbury, and had in great Veneration.

Edith, natural Daughter of King Edgar, by the Lady Wolfhild, was a devout Abbeſs of Wilton. Being reproved by Biſhop Ethelwold for her curious Attire, ſhe told him, that God regarded the Heart more then the Garment, and that ſins might be covered as well under Rags as Robes. 'Tis ſaid, that after the ſlaughter of her Brother Edward, holy Dunſtan had a deſign to make her Queen of England, ſo to defeat Ethelred the lawful Heir, had ſhe not declined the proffer. She dyed 984, and is buried in the Church of Dioneſs at Wilton, of her own building. She was commonly called St▪ Edith the younger, to diſtinguiſh her from her Aunt, of whom before.

Martyrs.

About 1503. there was a perſecution of Proteſtants (in deed) in this County, under Edmund Audley Biſhop of Salisbury; One Richard Smart being burnt at Salisbury, for reading a Book called Wickliff's Wicket, to one Thomas Stillman, afterwards burnt in Smithfield. But under cruel Biſhop Capon, Wilt-ſhire affordeth theſe Marian Martyrs, Jo. Spicer Free-Maſon, William Coberly Taylor in Kevel, burnt in Salisbury 1556. John Maundrel Husbandman.

Confeſſors.

John Hunt and Richard White, Husbandmen at Marleborough, were perſecuted in Salisbury 1558, and [Page] being condemned to dye, were little leſs then miraculouſly preſerved, as will appear hereafter.

Alice Coberly, Wife to William Coberly forenamed, failed in her Conſtancy. The Jaylors Wife of Salisbury, heating a Key fire hot, and laying it in the Graſs, ſpake to this Allice, to bring it unto her, in doing whereof ſhe pitiouſly burnt her hand, and cryed out. O (ſaid the other) if thou canſt not abide the burning of a Key, how wilt thou endure thy whole Body to be burnt at the Stake; whereat the ſaid Alice revoked her opinion.

Cardinals.

Walter Winterburn, born at Sarisbury, and bred a Dominican Frier, was an excellent Scholar, and a skilful Caſuiſt, a quality which recommended him to be Confeſſor to King Edward 1. Pope Benedict 11. made him (being 79 years of Age) Cardinal of St. Savin, upon the news of the death of Maklesfield at London, who dyed before the Cap was ſent him; and this Walter's Cap (being not enjoyed one year) was never a whit the worſe for wearing; for having made a journey to Rome, to procure it, in his return home, he left it, and the World, and was buried at Genoa, but his Corps (afterwards brought over) was interred in London, 1305.

Robert Halam is reported to have been born of the Royal Blood of England. S. N. He was bred in, and Chancellour of Oxford, 1403. and was Arch-Deacon of Canterbury, then Biſhop of Salisbury, at laſt made Cardinal, June 6. 1411. He was one of them who repreſented the Engliſh Clergy, both in the Council of Piſa and Conſtance, in which laſt Service he dyed 1417. in Gotleby Caſtle.

Prelates.

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Johannes Sarisburieſis, a Reſtorer of Learning, in moſt kinds, whereof himſelf was moſt eminent. He was Companion to Thomas Becket, in his Exile, but not in his diſloyalty, for which he ſharply reproved him. He was highly in favour with Pope Eugen 3. and Adrian 4. and yet no Author in that Age hath ſo pungent paſſages againſt the Pride and Covetouſneſs of the Court of Rome. For in his Polycrat. he ſayes, Scribes and Phariſees ſit in the Church of Rome— His Legates do ſo ſwagge [...], as if Satan were gone forth from the Face of the Lord, to ſcourge the Church. They eat the ſins of the people, with them they are clothed, and many ways riot therein — Who diſſent from their Doctrine, are condemned for Hereticks or Schiſmaticks, &c. He was generally eſteemed a pious man, and was by King Henry 2. made Biſhop of Chartres in France, where he dyed 1182.

Richard Poor, Dean of Sariſbury, was firſt Biſhop of Cheſter, S. N. then of Sarisbury. He removed his Cathedral (moſt inconveniently ſeated for want of water, &c.) to a place called Merry field, ſince Sarisbury, where he laid the Foundation of that ſtately Structure, which he lived not to finiſh. He was afterwards removed to Durham. Pious was his life, and peaceable his end, April 2. an. 1237. His Corps was buried at Tarrent in Dorſet-ſhire, in a Nunnery of his own founding, and ſome of his Name, (and probably of his Alliance) are ſtill extant in this County.

William Edendon, born at Edendon, and bred in Oxford, was by Edward 3. made Biſhop of Wincheſter, and Lord Treaſurer of England. He then firſt cauſed [...]roats, and half Groats to be made, with ſome abatement [Page] of the weight. He was afterwards made Lord Chancellour, and erected a ſtately Convent for Bonhomes at Edendon in this County, valued at the diſſolution at 521 l. 12. s. 5 d. ½. per Annum. Some condemn him for robbing St. Peter (to whom with Swithin, Wincheſter Church was dedicated) to pay all Saints, to whom Edendon Convent was conſecrated, ſuffering his Epiſcopal Palaces to decay, whilſt he raiſed up his new Foundation. Whereupon▪ after his death, his Executors were ſued for Dilapidations by his Succeſſor William Wickham, (an excellent Architect) who recovered of them 1662 l. 10 s. beſides his Executors were forced to make good the ſtanding ſtock of the Biſhoprick, which in his time was impaired, viz. Oxen 1556, Weathers 4717, Ewes 3521, Lambs 3521, Swine 127. He dyed 1366, and lyeth buried under a fair Monument of Alabaſter, near to the Quire.

Richard Mayo, born nigh Hungerford, of good Parentage, (whoſe Sirname is ſince extinguiſhed) was bred in, and Preſident of Magdalens-Colledge in Oxford. He was ſent by King Henry 7. into Spain, an. 1501, to bring over the Lady Katharine to be Married to Prince Arthur. After his return, he was rewarded with the Biſhoprick of Hereford. He dyed 1516, and was buried under a Magnificent Monument in his Church.

Since the Reformation.

John Thornborough, B. D. born in Salisbury, and bred in Magdalens-Colledge in Oxford, was a man of goodly Preſence; By Queen Elizabeth he was made Dean of York, and Biſhop of Lymrick in Ireland, where he had a wonderful deliverance; For an upper Floor in an old Caſtle, wherein he, his Wife and Children lay, did fall down in the dead hour of the night, [Page] into his Room, and reſted on ſome Cheſts, (after it had cruſhed Cupboards and Tables, &c.) without hurting any living Creature. An. 1. Jac. he was Conſecrated Biſhop of Briſtol, holding his other places in Commendam with it, and from thence was Tranſlated to Worceſter. Being a great Chymiſt he preſented King James with an Extraction, which was reputed a preſerver of Health, and prolonger of Life, though as for the Biſhop himſelf, I conceive that his merry heart was his beſt Elixir: Dying exceeding Aged An. Dom. 164..

John Buckbridge, born at Dracot, was bred in Oxford, where he became D. D. and Preſident of St. Johns-Colledge. He was afterwards Miniſter of St. Giles Cripplegate, and on the 9th. of June 1611, he was Conſecrated Biſhop of Rocheſter. He wrote a Learned Book againſt John Fiſher, De Poteſtate Papae in Temporalibus. He was afterwards preferred Biſhop of Ely. He dyed 163. and was buried in the Church of Bromly in Kent.

Stateſmen.

Edward and Thomas Seimor, Sons of Sir John Kt. of Wolful, are here joyn'd, becauſe they were (only) then invincible, whilſt they were united in Affection. Firſt, Edward Seimor Duke of Sommerſet, Lord Protector, and Treaſurer of England, being the eldeſt Brother, ſucceeded to a fair Inheritance. He was a valiant Souldier for Land-ſervice, fortunate, and generally beloved by Martial men; a man of great Candour and Affability. He Married Anne, Daughter of Sir Edward Stanhop Knight, a Lady of an high Mind, and undaunted Spirit. His younger Brother Thomas Seimor, made Baron of Sudley, by the favours of his Nephew King Edward 6. obtained a great Eſtate; [Page] Being well experienced in Sea Affairs, he was made Lord Admiral of England. He was reſerved, and more cunning in his Carriage. He Married Queen Katharine Par, the Widow of King Henry 8. Very great the Animoſities betwixt their Wives, the Dutcheſs refuſing to bear the Queens Train, and in effect juſt [...]ed with her for precedence, ſo that, what betwixt the Train of the Queen, and long Gown of the Dutcheſs, they raiſed ſo much duſt at the Court, as at laſt put out the eyes of both th [...]ir Husbands, and occaſioned their Execution; The Lord Thomas an. 154 [...]. the Lord Edward, an. 154.. Theſe two Bullworks of the Kings ſafety being demoliſhed, D. Dudley had the advantage, the more eaſily to practice the deſtruction of King Edward 6. as is vehemently ſuſpected.

Sir Oliver St. John Knight, Lord Grandiſon, &c. was born of an Ancient and Honourable Family, whoſe prime Seat was at Lediard Tragoze in this County. Being bred in the Wars from his Youth, he was by King James appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland, and vigorouſly purſued the Principles of his Predeceſſors, for the civilizing thereof, and firſt advanced it to conſiderable profit to his Maſter; and Ireland, which was the Land of Ire or Broyles for 400 years, did now become the Land of Concord. Being recalled into England, he lived for many years in great repute, and dying without iſſue, left his Honour to his Siſters Son, by Sir Edward Villiers, but the main of his Eſtate to his Brothers Son▪ Sir Jo. St. John Knight and Barronet.

Sir James Ley, Knight and Baronet, (a younger Son of Henry Eſquire, of great Anceſtry, who ſerved King Henry 8. at the Seige of Bollen) was born at Ta [...]ant, and bred in Brazen-Noſe-College, and having ſtudied the Laws, was by King James made Lord Chief Juſtice in Ireland, and practiſed the Charge the King [Page] gave him at his departure, not to build his Eſtate on the Ruins of a miſerable Nation, making a good progreſs in civilizing that people, by the unpartial execution of Juſtice. After he was recalled, King James made him Atturney of the Court of Wards, Chief Juſtice of the Kings-Bench, an. 18. Reg. Lord Treaſurer of England; an. 22. Baron Ley of Ley in Devonſhire the ſame year. King Charles I created him Earl of Marleburg in this County an. 1. Reg. and Lord Preſident of the Council, in which place he dyed 1629. He was a perſon of great Gravity, Ability and Integrity, and as the Caſpian Sea, is obſerved neither to ebb nor flow, ſo his Mind did not riſe nor fall, but continued the ſame conſtancy in all conditions.

Sir Francis Cottington Knight, was born near Meer, and bred when a Youth under Sir — Stafford. He lived ſo long in Spain, till he made the garb and gravity of that Nation become him. He raiſed himſelf by his natural ſtrength, without any artificial advantage, having his Parts above his Learning, his Experience above his Parts, his Induſtry above his Experience, and (ſome will ſay) his ſucceſs above all, ſo that at the laſt, he became Chancellour of the Exchequer, Baron Hanworth in Middleſex, and Lord Treaſurer of England, gaining alſo a very great Eſtate; but what he got in few years, he loſt in fewer dayes, ſince the Civil Wars, when the Parliament made him one of the examples of their ſeverity, excluding him pardon, but permitting his departure beyond the Seas, where he dyed about the year 1650.

Capital Judges.

Sir Nicholas Hide Knight, was born at Warder in this County, where his Father, in right of his Wife, had a long Leaſe of that Caſtle, from the Family of the [Page] Arundels. His Father, I ſay, (deſcended from an Ancient Family in Cheſhire) a fortunate Gentleman in all his Children, (and more in his Grandchildren) his younger Children, (among whom Sir Nicholas) in Wealth and Honour exceeding the Heir of the Family. Having ſtudied the Laws, he was ſworn Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings-Bench, February the 9th, 1626. diſcharging his Office with great integrity, and dyed 1631.

Souldiers.

Henry D'anvers, ſecond Son to Sir John, and Dame Elizabeth, Daughter and Co-heir to Nevil Lord Latimer, was born at Dantſey, 1573. being bred under the Prince of Orange, he was made a Captain in the Wars of France, and there Knighted for his good ſervice, under Henry 4. the then French King. He was Lieutenant of the Horſe, and Serjeant Major of the Army in Ireland, under Robert Earl of Eſſex, and Charles Baron of Mountjoy, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth; by King James he was made Baron of Dantſey, and Peer of this Realm, as alſo Lord Preſident of Munſter, and Governour of Guernſey. By King Charles I. he was created Earl of Danby, Privy-Councellour, and Knight of the Garter. He dyed 1643. without Iſſue, leaving his Eſtate to his Nephew, Henry D'anvers.

Writers.

Oliver of Malmesbury, a Benedictine, being much addicted to Mathematicks, and to judicial Aſtrology, upon the appearing of a Comet, foretold the deſtruction of the Inhabitants of this Land, which fell out accordingly at the Norman Conqueſt. 'Tis ſaid, he eſſayed the famous experiment of flying, and taking his [Page] riſe from a Tower in Malmesbury, made his way in the Air for one Furlong, then fell down, and brake both his Thighs. Having written ſome Books of Aſtrology, he dyed 1060, five years before the Norman Invaſion.

W. (Summerſet) of Malmesbury, where he was Canter and Library Keeper, wrote a Hiſtory of the Saxon Kings and Biſhops, until his own time. He dyed 1142. and was buried in Malmesbury.

Robert Canutus, born at Cricklade, (or Greeklade, where anciently Greek was profeſſed) became Chief of the Canons of St. Fridſwith in Oxford. Having made a Garland of the Flowers of Pliny's Natural Hiſtory, he Dedicated the Book to King Henry 2. He wrote alſo Comments on the greater part of the Old and New Teſtament, and flouriſhed 1170.

Richard of the Deviſes (antiently divided between the King and Biſhop of Salisbury) was a famous Benedictine in Wincheſter. He wrote a Hiſtory of the Reign of Richard 1. under whom he flouriſhed; and an Epitome of the Britiſh affairs. He dyed about 1200.

Godwin of Salisbury, Chanter of that Church, wrote a Book of Meditations, flouriſhing about 1256.

Jo. of Wilton Senior, an Auguſtine Friar, ſtudied in Paris; A ſubtle diſputant, wrote many Sermons on ſeveral occaſions, flouriſhing under Edward 2. 1310.

Jo. of Wilton Junior, a Benedictine Monk in Weſtminſter, was an Elegant Latiniſt. He wrote Metrical Meditations, in imitation of St. Bernard, and a Book Entituled the Dial of Wiſdom. He flouriſhed under King Edward 3.

Jo. Chylmark born at Chylmark and bred in Oxford, was a great Philoſopher and Mathematician, being the Archimedes of his Age. He wrote many Mathematical Tractates, and flouriſhed under King Richard 2. 1390.

[Page] Thomas Wilton, D. D, was firſt Chancellor, then Dean of St. Pauls in London. He ſided with the Biſhops, whom the Poor Friars taxed for their pomp, for he knew well enough that the Accuſers opened the Coffers of all the Treaſure in the Land, by Feminine Confeſſions, and abuſing the Key of Abſolution. He wrote a ſmart Book on this ſubject, Whether Friars, in Health and Begging, be in the State of Perfection?

Since the Reformation.

William Horeman, bred in Kings-Colledge in Cambridge, became Vice-Provoſt of Eaton; The moſt general Scholar of his Age. Having written of Orthography, the Quantities of Syllables, a Chronicle, a Comment on Gabriel Biel, On the divorce of King Henry 8. A Comment on Cato, Varro, &c. He dyed 1535. and lyeth buried in the Chappel.

Maſters of Muſick.

William Lawes, bred in Salisbury, was of the Private Muſick to King Charles I. He made ſeveral ſorts of Muſick for Voices and Inſtruments. He diſclaimed the covert and priviledge of the Office of Commiſſary, and valiantly venturing his perſon, was caſually ſhot at the Siege of Cheſter. The King commonly called him the Father of Muſick. He, and his Brother, were the Authors of the Compoſures of the Pſalms. He dyed 164..

Benefactors to the Publick.

Thomas Stumps of Malmesbury, an Eminent Clothier, entertained (as is ſaid) King Henry 8. and his Court-train, coming unexpected with the plentiful Proviſion, [Page] which was prepared for his Workmen, who were forced to faſt in the mean time. He preſerved Malmeſbury Minſter, at the time of the general diſſolution, buying the ſame with a great ſum of Money, for the Townſmen, by whom it was converted into a Pariſh Church. He bought the Demeſnes of Malmesbury Abbey, for 1500 l. 2 s. ½. may there be many branches of ſuch Stumps!

Memorable Perſons.

— Sutton of Salisbury, a great Clothier in the time of King Henry 1. is by a miſtake, ſ [...]ppoſed to have bequeathed 100 l. to the Weavers of Salisbury, which was not built till long after that King's time.

Michael, Under-Sheriff to Sir Anthony Hungerford, 1558. in the laſt of Queen Mary, was a right Godly Man. When the Writ, de Haereticis Comburendis, for the Execution of R. White and Jo. Hunt, was brought to him, inſtead of burning them, he burnt the Writ; and before the ſame could be renewed, Dr. Geffrey (the bloody Chancellour of Salisbury who procured it) and Queen Mary, were both dead.

Sir James — Vicar Choral of the Church of Salisbury, in the time of King Edward 6. was wholly addicted to the Study of Chymiſtry, and pretended he had all his Skill by Inſpiration. He dyed about the beginning of Queen Elizabeth.

Noted Sheriffs.

Edward 3. An. 35. Henry Sturmy, Lord of Woolfhall in this County, Bailiff and Guardian of the Forreſt of Savernake, by right of Inheritance, as all his Anceſtors were, from the time of King Henry 2. Their Hunters Horn is kept by the Seymours, Dukes [Page] of Sommerſet, as a Monument of their deſcent from ſuch noble Anceſtors.

King Henry 6. An. 23. Jo. Basket Eſquire, had a diſpenſation from Pope Eugenius the 4th, to chooſe a Confeſſor in the Pariſh of Salisbury, who was impowred to commute his vowes of Pilgrimage to St. Peter, Paul and James, (if he had made any ſuch) into other works of Piety.

Q. Elizabeth. An. 11. Thomas Thin Mil. for his ſudden Wealth, was Summoned before the Councel, ſome ſuggeſting he had met with Treſor trove, or uſed ſome indirect means. He ſhewed, that he had got the ſame by Marriage, Induſtry, and Frugality, for the reſt, (ſaid he) you have a good Miſtriſs, Our Gracious Queen, and I had a good Maſter, the Duke of Sommerſet. Cambden ſaith that this Thomas was deſcended from the Ancient Family of the Bottevils.

41. Walter Vaughan had for his Arms, S. a Chev. betwixt three Childrens Heads, cooped at the Shoulders, Ar. their Peruques, O. inwraped about their Necks with as many Snakes proper; — One of the Family is reported to have been born with a Snake about his Neck. His Lands deſcended to Sir George, a worthy Gentleman, and after his iſſueleſs deceaſe, to a Brother of his who was born blind, bred in Oxford, and became Prebendary of Sarum.

K. Charles I. An. 1. Francis Seymour, Mil. Grandchild to Edward Earl of Hartford, and Brother to William Duke of Sommerſet, was by King Charles I. Created Baron of Troubridge in this County, ſince for his Loyalty made Privy Councellour to King Charles II. and Chancellour of the Dutchy of Lancaſter.

Battles.

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Lanſdoune Fight, was fought in the Confines of this County and Sommerſet, July 13. 1643. and it ſeemed not ſo much an entire Battle, as a heap of Skirmiſhes hudled together. It may be ſaid, Victus & Victor uterque fuit, The Parliaments Forces beat the Royaliſts back five times, with much diſorder; Sir Bevil Greenvil being ſlain in the Head of his Pikes, (Major Lowre in the Head of his party of Horſe) yet the Kings Forces alleadge demonſtration of Conqueſt, that Prince Maurice, and Sir Ralph Hopton remained in the Heads of their Troops all Night, and next Morning found themſelves poſſeſſed of the Field, and of the dead, as alſo of Three Hundred Armes, and Nine Barrels of Powder, the Enemy had left behind them.

Round way Fight. Five dayes after, Prince Maurice, with the Earl of Carnarvan returning, and the Lord Wilmot coming from Oxford, with a gallant ſupply of ſelect Horſe, charged the Parliaments Forces, under the Conduct of Sir William Waller; With him were the Horſe of Sir Arthur Haſlerigg, ſo well Armed, that each Souldier ſeemed an impregnable Fortification. But theſe were ſo ſmartly charged by the Prince, that they fairly forſook the Field, leaving the Foot (which in Engliſh Battles bear the heat of the day) to ſhift for themſelves. In the mean time Sir Ralph Hopton hurt lately, (with the blowing up of Powder) lay ſick and ſore in the Town of Devizes. His men wanted Match, whom Sir Ralph directed to beat and boyl their Bed-cords, and marching forth, they effectually contributed to the total routing and ruining of the Parliaments Foot which remained.

[Page]Note, King Edgar freed this Land from Wolves. May the Flocks of this County be alſo freed from two legg'd Wolves, Spaniſh Ewes, (whereof one being formerly brought over into England, brought with it the firſt general contagion of Sheep) and) Hunger-Rot, the effect of an over dry Summer.

WORCESTER-SHIRE.

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WOrceſter-ſhire hath Stafford-ſhire on the North, Warwick-ſhire on the Weſt, Gloceſter-ſhire on the South, Hereford and Shrop-ſhire on the Weſt; Being of a Triangular form, it ſtretcheth from North to South 22 Miles, from South to North-Weſt 28, and thence to her North-Eaſt point 28 Miles. The natural Commodities are Lampreys, in the River Severn; then Perry, a Wine made of Pears. There is alſo fine Salt made in this County, which is reputed the ſecond Salt Cellar in England. There are found here many Salt Fountains, but ſtopped up again for the preſervation of Woods. As for the Buildings in this County, the Cathedral of Worceſter was much defaced in the Civil Wars. The Market Towns are generally handſomely built, and no Shire in England can ſhew a brace of them, ſo neat and near together, as Beaudly and Kidderminſter in this County, being ſcarcely two Miles aſunder.

Saints.

St. Richard, born at Wich, (alias Droitwich) bred in Oxford, and beyond the Seas, became Chancellour of Oxford, then of Canterbury, till at laſt he was choſen Biſhop of Chicheſter. He was a great Becketiſt, a ſtout Oppoſer of Regal Power over Spiritual Perſons, on which and other accounts, he wrote a Book to Pope Innocent the 4th. againſt King Henry 3. Wherefore, after his death he was Canonized by Pope Ʋrban the 4th. As for their Report, that the Wiches or Salt [Page]Pits in this County were miraculouſly procured by the Prayers of this Holy Man, their unſavoury lie hath not a grain of probability to ſeaſon it, it appearing by antient Authors, that Salt-water flowed there, time out of Mind, before ſweet Milk was given by Mother or Nurſe, to this St. Richard.

Cardinals.

Jo. Cumin, bred a Monk at Everſham in this County, was by the Kings procurement, choſen Arch-Biſhop of Dublin, and afterwards by Pope Lucius created Cardinal of St. Vellit in Italy.

Hugh of Eveſham, ſo applyed himſelf to the Study of Phyſick, that he became the Phenix in that Faculty, great was his skill in the Mathematicks and Aſtrology. Having ſatisfied Pope Martin the 4th. in ſome matters of great difficulty, he was by his Holineſs made Cardinal of St. Laurence, 1280. Seven years after he was poyſoned, though Cicaonius, to palliate the buſineſs, ſaid he dyed of the Plague.

Prelates.

Wulſtan of Brandsford, was Prior of Worceſter, and built a moſt beautiful Hall in his Convent. Hence he was preferred Biſhop of Worceſter, 1338. He was Verus Pontifex in the Grammatical Notation thereof, building a fair Bridge at Brandsford, over the River Teme. He dyed 1349.

Jo. Lowe, an Auguſtine Friar in Wich, was preſented to St Aſaph, and afterwards made Biſhop of Rocheſter. He preſerved many Manuſcripts, and beſtowed them on the Magnificent Library, which he furniſhed at St. Auguſtines in London; which Library vaniſhed away, at the diſſolution, with the fine Steeple [Page] of that Church; one perſon, who ſhall be Nameleſs, imbezelling both Books and Buildings to his private profit.

Edmund Bonner, alias Savage, was Son of Jo. Savage Prieſt, Son to Sir Jo. Knight of the Garter, and Privy Councellour to King Henry 7. His Mother, Concubine to this Prieſt, was ſent out of Cheſhire to cover her ſhame, and lay down her Burden at Elmley in this County, where this bouncing Babe Bonner was born. Being Dr. of Laws, he was employed by King Henry 8. in ſeveral Embaſſies beyond the Seas, at which time he was Bonner, was not Bonner, being as yet meek, and a great Cromwelite; Not long after he was Conſecrated Biſhop of London. Under King Edward 6. being deputed to Preach publickly concerning the Reformation, his frigid and faint Expreſſions concerning the ſame, occaſioned his deprivation and Impriſonment. Then it was, when one jearingly ſaluted him, Good morrow Biſhop Quondam, that Bonner as tartly returned, Good morrow Knave ſemper. Being reſtored under Queen Mary, he cauſed the death of twice as many Martyrs, as all the Biſhops in England beſides; juſtly occaſioning theſe Verſes made upon him. No Body ſpeaking to Bonner.

All call thee Cruel, and the Spunge of Blood,

But Bonner, I ſay, thou art mild and good.

Under Queen Elizabeth he was deprived, and ſecured in his Caſtle, I mean the Marſhalſea in Southwark, for as that Priſon kept him from doing hurt to others, it kept others from doing hurt to him, being ſo Univerſally odious, he had been ſtoned in the Streets, if at Liberty. The Oath being tendred to him by Horn, then Biſhop of Wincheſter, he pleaded for himſelf, that Horn was no lawful Biſhop, which occaſioned the [Page] enſuing Parliament to confirm him, and the reſt of his Order, to all purpoſes and intents. After ten years Impriſonment, he dyed 1569. and was buried in the Church-yard of St. George in Southwark; But enough of this Heroſtratus, who burnt ſo many living Temples of the Holy Ghoſt; yet let me add one thing, that being a very Corpulent Man, (a Conſtitution that argues rather a Plethorie, then a Cacochymie, or ill humour) he ſeems by his cruelty to have done violence to his own diſpoſition, ſeeing the temper of the Mind commonly followes that of the Body; But ‘Quid non Religio potuit ſuadere Malorum?’

Since the Reformation.

Jo. Watſon, born at Bengeworth, was Prebendary, then Dean, and afterwards Biſhop of Wincheſter. 'Tis ſaid he (being 60 years of Age) proffered the Earl of Leiceſter 200 l. to be excuſed from the Biſhoprick, which the Queen underſtanding, Nay then (ſaid ſhe) Watſon ſhall have it, he being more worthy thereof, who will give 200 l. to decline, then he who will give 2000 l. to attain it. There were three Watſons Biſhops in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, Thomas of Lincoln, our Jo. of Wincheſter, and Anthony of Chicheſter. He dyed 15.. and was buried in the Church of St. Mary Overies.

Stateſmen.

Sir Thomas Coventry Knight, born at Croone, was eldeſt Son to Sir Thomas Knight, one of the Juſtices of the Common Pleas. He was bred in, and Treaſurer of the Inner Temple, 1618. Being firſt Attorney General [Page] to King James, he was afterwards made Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, November, an. 1. Car. I. by whom he was created (an. 4. Reg.) Baron Coventry, of Alesborough in this County. He enjoyed the dignity of Lord Keeper fifteen years, if it was not more proper to ſay, that dignity enjoyed him. This latter Age affording none better qualified for the place, The Patent whereby he was created Baron, makes mention of his moſt worthy Services to King James and King Charles I. his Prudence, Courage, Dexterity, Integrity and Induſtry manifeſted towards the King and his Crown. He dyed January, 1639. before the Civil Wars. Never Lord Keeper made fewer Orders, which were afterwards reverſed; His being firmly grounded on the conſent of the Parties.

Writers on the Law.

Sir Thomas Littleton Knight, born in Frankley, was Son of Thomas Weſcot Eſquire, and Elizabeth Littleton his Wife, and two great Kings had a great Sympathy to him, who had an Antipathy each to other, Henry 6. whoſe Serjeant he was, and rode Judge of the Northern Circuit, and Edward 4. who made him a Judge, and in his Reign he rode the Northampton Circuit. His Book of Tenures witneſſeth his deep skill in the Laws, and retains at this day, an Authentical Reputation; Inſomuch, that when in the Reign of King James it came in queſtion, upon a Demurrer in Law, whether a Releaſe to one Treſpaſſer, ſhould be available or no to his Companion, Sir Henry Hubbard, and Judges, Warberton, Winch and Nicols, his Companions gave judgment according to the opinion of our Littleton, and openly ſaid, That they would not have his Caſe diſputed or queſtioned. He left three Families, ſignally flouriſhing in this and the Neighbouring Counties of Stafford and [Page] Salop. This Judge, and the Judicious Lord Coke, who Commented on his Tenures, were the two great Luminaries of the Law of England. He dyed an. 21. Edward 4. and lyeth buried in the Cathedral of Worceſter. See more of him in Stafford-ſhire.

Souldiers.

Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, born at the Mannor houſe of Salwape, Jan. 28. 1381. was a perſon ſo redoubted for Martial Atchievments, that Hercules his Labours found in him a real performance. 1. Being hardly 22 years old, an. 5. Henry 4. at the Queens Coronation he Juſted and Challenged all Comers. 2. He bid Battle to Ow [...]n Glendour the Welſh Rebel, put him to flight, and took his Banner with his own hands. 3. He vanquiſhed the two Piercies at Shrewsbury. 4. Being challenged (in his Pilgrimage to the Holy-Land,) at Verona, by Sir Pandulph Malacet, an Italian, to fight with him at three Weapons, viz. with Axe, Sword and Dagger, he had ſlain his Adverſary at the ſecond Weapon, had not ſome ſeaſonably interceded. 5. Fighting at Juſts in France with Sir Collard Fines, at every ſtroke, he bare him backward to his Horſe, and when the French ſuſpected that he was tyed to his Saddle, to con [...]ute their Jealouſies, our Earl [...]ighted, and preſently remounted▪ 6. He was eminently active in the Kings Victorious Battles in France, and might truly ſay, Quorum pars ego magna ſui. 7. By King Henry 5. he was ſent to the Council of Conſtance, with a Retinue of 800 Horſe. 8. Here he killed a Dutch Duke (who challenged him) in the preſence of the Emperour. 9. The Empreſs affected with his Valour, took the Badge from one of the Earls Men (being a plain Bear of Silver) and wore it on her Shoulder. But the next day our Earl preſented [Page] her with a Bear (which was his Creſt) made of Pearls and Precious Stones. 10. Being ſent by King Henry 5. with 1000 Men in Arms, to fetch Queen Katharine, ſole Daughter to the King of France, he fought with the Earls of Vendoſme and Limoſin, killed one of them with his own hand, routed the Forces of 5000 Men, and brought the Lady, whom he ſaw ſafely Married to the King. 11. He was by the ſaid Kings Will, appointed Governour of his Son in his Minority, and made Lieutenant of all France. 12. During his Life, our ſucceſs in France was progreſſive, and retrograde after his death. Sigiſmund the Emperor, coming into England, told King Henry 5. that no Chriſtian King had ſuch another Knight, for Wiſdom, Nurture and Manhood, and by Imperial Authority (with the Kings conſent) cauſed him to be named, The Father of Courteſie. Being toſſed with a great Tempeſt in his laſt Voyage to Normandy, and deſpairing of Life, he cauſed himſelf, his Lady and infant Son, to be bound to the main Maſt, on this deſign, that being known by his Armour, and Coat of Arms upon him, he might have a Chriſtian Burial; Yet he dyed afterwards in his Bed at Roan, April 30. 14 [...]9. and lyeth buried in a Chappel of the Collegiate Church of Warwick, having a moſt ſtately Tomb. His Deeds of Charity were little inferiour to the Atchievments of his Valour.

Phyſicians and Chymiſts.

Sir Edward Kelley, alias Talbot, born at Worceſter, was reported to have joyntly found with Dr. Dee, a great quantity of Elixir, in the Ruins of Glaſſenbury Abbey That Doctor having Calculated Sir Edward's Nativity, might poſſibly by ſome Myſtical Equations, find out the place of that Elixir. They afterwards fixed at Trebona in Bohemia, where Sir Edward (being [Page] a skilful as well as fortunate Chymiſt) is ſaid to have tranſmuted a Braſs warming Pan (by warming it by the fire, and putting the Elixir thereon) into pure Silver, a piece whereof was ſent to Queen Elizabeth. Manuſcr. Libr. Cott. Theſe two, (Sir Edward and Dr. Dee) kept conſtant Intelligence with a Spirit, giving them advice how to proceed in their myſtical diſcoveries, and enjoyning them, by way of preparatory qualification for the ſame, they ſhould enjoy their Wives in common; Though bogling hereat at firſt, they reſolved to ſubmit thereunto, becauſe the Law-giver might diſpenſe with his Laws, in matters of ſo high Nature. Upon this ('tis thought) Dee left his Companion, to rant it in Germany, who truſting too much to his Treaſure, ſpent extravagantly 4000 pounds on Rings, which he gave away at the Marriage of one of his Maid-ſervants. Being highly conceited of his Skill, he gives Advice to all Lovers of Chymiſtry, in theſe words.

To you, I ſay, how Learned ſoever you be,

Go burn your Books, and come and learn of me.

According to the malignant poſition of Aquarius (which hath influence on the Legs) obſerved in the Scheme of his Nativity; Being impriſoned by Radulphus the Emperour, and endeavouring to eſcape out of an high Window, by a pair of Sheets tyed together, he fell, and brake his Leg, whereof he dyed 1595. From this Compound Chymiſt, if you ſeparate his Sublimate and Precipitate, that is his Pride and Prodigality, there will remain an experienced Philoſopher, worthy recommendation to Poſterity.

Writers.

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Florence of Worceſter, being learned and induſtrious, wrote Chronicum Chronicorum, from the Creation, till his death, happening 1119.

Jo. Wallis or Welſh, a Franciſcan in VVorceſter, was bred in Oxford, then in Paris, where he was commonly called the Tree of Life; though the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil had been more proper, he having written 20 Volumes of curious ſpeculations. He dyed, and was buried in Paris, 1216.

Elias de Eveſham a Benedictine, born of good Parentage, flouriſhed about 1270.

VV. de Packington, a Layman, was Secretary and Treaſurer to Edward the black Prince.AMP. Having lived long in France, and acquired an e [...]actneſs in the Language; he wrote in French the Story of five Engliſh Kings, John, Henry 3. Edward 1.2. and 3. and a Book of the Atchievments of the Black Prince. He flouriſhed 1380.

Since the Reformation.

Sir Edwin Sandys, Son to Edw. D. D. and Biſhop of VVorceſter, was bred in Cambridge, and attained to be a moſt accompliſhed perſon, right handed to any great Employment, and conſtant in all Parliaments, as the Speaker himſelf, being beheld by all as an excellent Patriot. He was Treaſurer to the Undertakers for the VVeſtern Plantations▪ the Bermudaes owing their happineſs to his care, and Sandys Tribe is no contemptible proportion therein. He had a Commanding Pen; Witneſs his Book of the Religion of the VVeſtern World. I have been informed that he bequeathed a conſiderable Sum to the building of a Colledge [Page] in Cambridge, but Debts not coming in according to expectation, his good intention failed in the performance thereof. He dyed 1631.

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Riehard Smith, D. D. was bred in Oxford, where he was the Kings Profeſſor, till King Edward 6. ſent for Pet. Martyr to ſupply that place; (betwixt whom and Smith, there was great conteſt.) But in the Reign of Queen Mary, Peter Martyr was glad to fly from that Univerſity, and make room for the old pretender. Thus we ſee, that in ſuch Controverſies as were betwixt them, it mattered little who were the diſputants, whilſt the prevalent power was the Moderator. Dr. Smith flying again into the Low Countries, became Dean of St. Peter in Doway, and the firſt Profeſſor in the Univerſity founded therein. He dyed 1563.

Jo. Marſhal, born at Dalisford, was bred at New-Colledge in Oxford, where he proceeded Batchelour of Laws, and was ſecond Maſter of VVincheſter School. Flying, an. 1. Elizabeth, he became Canon of Liſle in Flanders. He wrote a Book againſt Jo. Calfield, an Engliſh Proteſtant. At his death, he bequeathed a Ring with a rich Stone, to adorn a piece of the Croſs in his Cathedral, and dyed 1597.

Robert Briſtow, fled from Oxford to Lovain, whence he repaired to the Engliſh Colledge at Doway, where he was the firſt Prieſt, being the Right hand of Cardinal Allen, who made him Prefect of that Colledge. Going to Rhemes he wrote a book (ſay the Papiſts) Againſt fooliſh Fulk, who indeed was a Grave and Godly Divine. He returned for his Health into his Native Country, where having the good hap to miſs that which cureth all diſeaſes, he dyed in his bed at London, 1582.

[Page] Henry Holland, Fellow of St. Johns Colledge in Oxford, fled over to Doway, where he took the degree of Batchelour of Divinity, and Order of Prieſthood. Hence removing to Rhemes, he aſſiſted (as my Pitz de Scrip. Ang. p. 804. Author ſaith) Traductioni Bibliorum, in the (traduceing) Tranſlating of the Bible, He was living 1611.

Maſters of Muſick.

VValter of Eveſham, a Benedictine Monk, and eminent Muſitian, wrote a Learned Book in that Faculty. He flouriſhed under King Henry 3. 1240.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Richard Dugard, B. D. born at Grafton Fliford, was Fellow of Sidney-Colledge; An excellent Grecian, and general Scholar; old when young, ſuch his gravity in Behaviour, and young when old, ſuch the quickneſs of his Endowments. He beſtowed on the Colledge 120 pounds for ſome perpetual uſe, for the Maſter and Fellowes, and 10 pounds for Books for the Library. At laſt he was Rector of Fullebey in Lincoln-ſhire, where by his Piety and Diligence he procured his own ſecurity. He dyed 1653. and lyes buried in his Chancel.

Memorable Perſons.

Jo. Feckenham, born of poor Parents in Feckenham-Forreſt, being a Benedictine at Eveſham, received at the time of the diſſolution, an Annual Penſion of about 20 pounds, which maintained him in Oxford, where he attained to Eminency in Learning. He was impriſoned in the Reign of Edward 6. made Abbot of VVeſtminſter by Queen Mary, with whom he was very [Page] gracious, laying out all his Intereſt with her, to procure pardon of the faults, or mitigation of the puniſhments, for poor Proteſtants. By Queen Elizabeth he was highly honoured, and proffered (as is currantly traditioned) the See of Canterbury, which he refuſed, and was kept in eaſie reſtraint. By his bounty he gained the good will of all perſons. He dyed very Aged in VVisbich Caſtle, about 1585.

Henry Bright, born in VVorceſter, where he was for 40 years, School Maſter, excellently skilled in, and Communicative of the Latine, Greek and Hebrew Languages; and Canon of the Cathedral Church of VVorceſter. He dyed 1626, being buried in the Cathedral, I behold him placed by Divine Providence in this City, in the Marches, that he might equally Communicate the luſtre of Grammar Learning to Youth, both of England and VVales.

Noted Sheriffs.

Henry 7. An. 3. Jo. Savage, Mil. was made Kt. of the Garter, and Privy Councellour to King Henry 7. And he, or his Son, removed into Cheſhire, and Married the Heir General of the ancient Family of the Boſtocks, and was Anceſtor to the preſent Earl of Rivers.

Henry 8. An. 8. VV. Compton, Mil. was highly favoured by the King, in whoſe Court no Layman, (Charles Brandon excepted) was equal to him. His Son Peter Married into the Right Honourable Family of Shrewſbury, and his Grandſon Sir Henry Compton, was one of the three H. C. (Henry Cary, Henry Compton, and Henry Cheney) who were made Barons by Queen Elizabeth, and Anceſtor to James Earl of Northampton.

[Page]Q, Eliz. An. 19. Jo. Ruſſel, Ar. afterwards Knighted, had a great quarrel with Sir Henry Berkley, ſo that great blood-ſhed was like to have enſued, at the Seſſions of Worceſter; but Dr. Whitgift, Biſhop of Worceſter, wiſely prevented the ſame, requiring both parties, with their Friends, to come well guarded to his Palace, where diſarming them, he put a Concluſion to that Affray, having uſed perſwaſions and threatnings to good effect.

36. Jo. Packington, Mil. being a [...], but no aſſiduous Courtier, drew the Curtain between himſelf, and the light of the Queens favour, and then death overwhelmed the remnant, and utterly deprived him of recovery. And they ſay of him, that had he brought leſs to the Court then he did, he might have carried away more then he brought, for he had a time of it, but was no good husband of opportunity.

King [...]ames. An. 12. Richard Walſh, Ar. afterwards Knighted, followed the Powder-Traytors (ferreted out of Warwick-ſhire by Sir Richard Verney,) out of the bounds of this County, till they took covert in the houſe of Stephen Littleton, at Hallbach in Stafford-ſhire, and not ſtanding on the Punctilio of exceeding his Commiſſion, in a caſe wherein the Peace of the Kingdom was ſo highly concerned, proſecuted his Advantage, and beſet the houſe round about, till both the Rights were killed in the place, Catesby and Piercy ſlain with one Bullet, Rookwood and Winter wounded, and all the reſt apprehended.

The Battles. Worceſter Fight, September the 3d. 1651.

His Majeſty on the 1ſt. of Auguſt foregoing, began his March from Edenburgh into England, not meeting [Page] with any conſiderable oppoſition (thoſe at Warrington being put to flight by his preſence) until he came to Worceſter. His Army conſiſted of 12000 effectual fighting Men, (whereof 2000 Engliſh, the reſt Scotch Men) but neither excellently Armed, nor plentifully ſtored with Ammunition; whilſt the Parliaments Forces, under Cromwel, more then doubled that number, wanting nothing but a Good Cauſe, that an Army could wiſh or deſire. The Royaliſts chief Strength conſiſted in two paſſes they poſſeſſed over the River of Severn, which prove [...] not advantagious according to expectation; for the Enemy found the River fordable elſewhere, and the Bridge and Paſs at Ʋptern, though valiantly defended by Major General Maſſey (who received a ſhot in his hand) was forced by Lambert, pouring in unequal Numbers on the King's Forces; Beſides Cromwel finiſhed a Bridge of Boards and Planks, over the main River, with more Celerity and leſs Reſiſtance then could have been expected, in a matter of ſuch importance. Then began the Battle, wherein his Majeſty, to remember His Subjects good, forgot His own ſafety, and gave an incomparable Example of Valour to the reſt, by Charging in his own Perſon. This was followed by few, to the ſame degree of Courage or Danger, but imitated in the greateſt meaſure, by the Highlanders fighting with the Butt-ends of their Muskets, when their Ammunition was ſpent. But new Supplies conſtantly charging them, and the main Body of the Scotch Horſe not coming up in due time, from the City, to his Majeſties Relief his Army was forced to retreat in at Sudbury-Gate, in much diſorder. If there were (which ſome more then whiſper) falſe and foul play in ſome perſons of Principal Truſt; as they have had a great ſpace ſeaſonably, God grant them his Grace ſincerely to Repent, for their treacherous retarding the Happineſs, prolonging and encreaſing the Troubles of the [Page] Beſt of Monarchs, and Three Great Nations. Sure it is, here were ſlain the Flower of the Scotiſh Loyal Gentry, with the moſt Illuſtrious William (formerly Earl of Lannerick) Duke of Hamilton. As for Common Souldiers, ſome few who eſcaped had a longer Life, to have a ſadder Death, wandring in the Country, till other Mens Charity ▪ and their own Strength, began to fail them.

Since, how God hath conducted his Royal Majeſty through Labyrinths of many difficulties, to the Peaceable Poſſeſſion of his Throne, is notoriouſly known to the Wonder of the World.

YORK-SHIRE.

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YOrk-ſhire hath the Biſhoprick of Durham, and Weſtmorland on the North, Lancaſhire, and a ſnip of Cheſhire on the Weſt, Darby, Nottingham and Lincoln-ſhire on the South, and the German Ocean on the Eaſt thereof. It is a Square of 90 Miles each ſide, of equal dimenſions, with the Dukedom of Wirtenberg in Germany. If the Goodneſs of this County (which is not inferiour to others) be drawn into the greatneſs thereof, the product will be a denomination of the beſt Shire in England; Beſides, in reſpect of the goodneſs [...]nd plenty of ſome Commodities, it might be termed the Garden of England, ſave that it is too far from the Manſion-houſe, I mean the City of London. Dr. Tonſtal Biſhop of Durham, ſhewed King Henry 8. (in his Progreſs to York) a Valley near Doncaſter, the richeſt as he affirmed, that ever he obſerved in all his Travails through Europe, for within 10 Miles of Haſelwood, the Seat of the Vavaſors, there were 165 Mannor-houſes, 275 ſeveral Woods, ſome of them containing 500 Acres, 3 Parks and Chaſes of Deer, 120 Rivers and Brooks, whereof 5 be Navigable, 76 Water-Mills, 25 Coal Mines, 3 Forges for making of Iron. The natural Commodities of this County are Geat, found in the Clefts of the Rocks towards the Sea ſide; being naturally of a reddiſh and ruſty colour, it grows black with poliſhing. It may paſs for the Embleme of our Memories, attracting trifles, and letting paſs matters of more moment. Alume, firſt found nigh Geſburgh, ſome 60 years ſince, by Sir Thomas Chaloner, Tutor to Prince Henry; The Mine thereof being afterwards [Page] managed by three prime Workmen, brought (not to ſay ſtoln) over in Hogſheads, from Rochel in France, was adjudged a Mine Royal, who paid yearly to the King, 12500 pounds, to the Earl of Moulgrave, 1640 pounds, to Sir William Penniman, 600 pounds, and though he had in pay at one time, no fewer then 800 Men, he complained not of his Bargain; Selling the Alume (whereof he had the ſole Sale) at 26 pounds the Tun. This the late Long Parliament Voted a Monopoly, and reſtored the benefit thereof to the former Proprietaries, who now purſue the work at five ſeveral places, viz. Sands-end and Aſh-holme, belonging to the Earl of Moulgrave, Slapy-wath, Sir William (formerly Penniman's) Darcey's, Dunſley, Mr. Thomas Fairfax's, Whitlay, Sir Hugh Chomley's. The Commodity is now fallen 13 pounds the Tun▪ Lime is made near Pontfract, no leſs (as I am credibly informed) then 20000 pounds worth yearly. This County doth breed the beſt Race of Engliſh Horſes, which (generally) are not ſo ſlight as the Barbe, nor ſo ſlovenly as the Flemiſh, nor ſo Airy as the Spaniſh-Gennets, (eſpecially if as reported, they be conceived of the Wind) nor ſo Earthly as thoſe in the Low-Countries, and Germany; But being of a middle Stature and Strength, are both ſeemly and ſerviceable. Well may Philip be ſo common a Name among the Gentry of this Country, who are generally ſo delighted in Horſemanſhip. The Manufacture of Cloathing is vigorouſly followed in this County. As for edged and pointed Tools, Sheffeild is the Staple Town for Knives, and many and good Pins are made in this County. But come we now to the Medicinal Waters; about a Mile and a half from Knares-borough, Weſtward, there is a Spring of Vitrioline taſt and odour; diſcovered by one Slingsby, about 1620, and is conceived to run parallel with the Spaw Waters in Germany. Not far of [...] is a [Page] Sulphur-Well, the ſtench whereof is great, but the vertues greater. In the ſame Pariſh there is the Petrifying Well, becauſe it converteth ſpungy ſubſtances into a ſtone, or cruſteth them over round about. St. Mungus his Well is famous for the Sovereign Vertue of the Waters thereof, and for four Springs near in Scituation, and diſtant in Operation. It has its Name from St. Mungo, a Scotch Saint; See Dr. Dean's Spadſacrena Anglica. As for Buildings, the Church of Beverly is a fine Fabrick, of which more when I ſhall have occaſion to ſpeak of the Collegiate Church of Rippon. Then Wreſel-Caſtle is ſeated in the Confluence of Derwent and Owſe, built of ſquare Stone, with four fair Towers at each corner, with a Gatehouſe, wherein are Chambers five ſtories high, and Gardens without the Walls; It had a Study made with great Art, in an [...]ight ſquare Tower, called Paradiſe, all which beautiful Building (belonging to the Earl of Northumberland) is much impaired, if not wholly defaced by time.

Proverbs.

I. From Hell, Hull and Halifax, — deliver us. This is part of the Beggars or Vagrants Letany; Hull is terrible to them, as a Town of good Government. Halifax is formidable to them for the Law thereof, whereby Thieves taken in the very act of ſtealing Cloath, are inſtantly beheaded with an Engine, without any further Legal Proceedings. II. A Scarborough Warning, that is none at all, but a ſudden ſurprize, when a miſchief is felt, before it be ſuſpected. It took its Original from Thomas Stafford, who in the Reign of Queen Mary, 1557. with a ſmall Company, ſiezed on Scarborough Caſtle, before the Townſmen had the leaſt notice of his approach. However, by the induſtry of the Earl of Weſtmorland, Sir Thomas [Page]Stafford was within 6 dayes taken, brought to London, and beheaded. Others affirm this Proverb to be of more ancient Original, fetching it from the cuſtom of Scarborough Caſtle, in former times, in ſhooting of Ships which ſtrook not ſail, warning and damnifying them both together. III. As true Steel as Rippon Rowels. The beſt Spurs of England are made at Rippon, the Rowels whereof may be enforced to ſtrike through a ſhilling, and will break ſooner then bow. It is applyed to Men of Metal, faithful in their Employments. IV. An York-ſhire Wee Bit. That is an overplus, not accounted in the reckoning, which ſometimes proveth as much as all the reſt. V. Merry Wakefield. This Town is ſeated in a fruitful Soyl, and cheap Country, where there is good Chear, and good Company, and therefore, why ſhould not the Town be merry?—

Princes.

Henry, youngeſt Son to William Duke of Normandy, but eldeſt to King William the Conquerour, was born at Selby, 1070. (where his Father Founded an Abbey) and afterwards gained the Crown from D. Roberts his eldeſt Brother. He was bred in Cambridge and Paris, where he ſo profited, that he attained the Sirname of Beau-Clerke He Reigned 35 years, and upwards, remitted the Norman Rigour, and reſtored to his Engliſh, Subjects, a great part of the Engliſh Laws and Liberties. His Princely Vertues were attended with ſome Amorous Extravagancies, as appears by his numerous Natural Iſſue, no fewer then 14, all by him publickly owned; the Males highly advanced, the Females richly Married. His Sobriety otherwiſe was admirable, whoſe Temperance was of proof againſt any Meat objected to his Appetite, Lampreys [Page] only excepted, on a Surfeit whereof he dyed, 1135. He had only two Legitimate Children, William, dying before, and Maude ſurviving him, both born in Normandy.

Thomas, fifth Son of King Edward 1. and the firſt that he had by Margaret his ſecond Wife, was born at, and Sirnamed from Brotherton, a Village in this County, June the 1ſt. 1300. He was created Earl of Norfolk, and Earl Marſhal of England. He left no Male Iſſue; but from his Females, the Mowbrays, Dukes of Norfolk, and from them the Earls of Arundel, and the Lords Berkley are deſcended.

Richard Plantag. Duke of York, commonly called Richard of Connisborough, from the Caſtle in this Shire of his Nativity, was Grandchild to King Edward 3. He Married Anne, Daughter and ſole Heir to Edward Mortimer, the true Inheritrix of the Crown; But tampering too ſoon, and too openly to derive the Crown, in his Wives Right, to himſelf, by practiſing the death of the preſent King, he was taken and beheaded for Treaſon, in the Reign of King Henry 5.

Edward, ſole Son to King Richard 3, and Anne his Queen, was born in the Caſtle of Midleham, in this County, and was by his Father created Prince of Wales ▪ A Prince, who himſelf was a Child of as much Hopes, as his Father a Man of Hatred. But he conſumed away on a ſudden, dying within a Month of his Mother. A Judgment on his Father, a Mercy to the Prince, that he might not behold the miſerable end of him who begot him; and a Mercy to all England, for had he ſurvived to a Mans Eſtate, he might poſſibly have proved a Wall of Partition, to hinder the Happy Ʋnion of the two Houſes of York and Lancaſter.

Saints.

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St. Hilda, Daughter to Prince Hererick, Nephew to Edwin King of Northumberland, lived in a Convent at Strenſhalt in this County, and was the Oracle of her Age, being a kind of Moderatrix in a Sax. Synode, held about the Celebration of Eaſter. The moſt Learned Engliſh Female before the Conqueſt, the She-Gamaliel, at whoſe Feet many Learned Men had their Education. This our Engliſh Chron. 34.12. Huldah ended her holy life with a happy death, 680.

St. Benedict Biſcop, fixed himſelf in the Dominions of Oſwy, King of Northumberland, and built two Monaſteries, the one at the influx of the River Were, the other at that of the River Tine, into the Sea; and ſtockt them in his life time with 600 Benedictine Monks. He made five Voyages to Rome, and always returned full fraught with Reliques, Pictures and Ceremonies. He left Religion in England, braver, but not better then he found it, the Gawdineſs prejudicing the Gravity thereof. His Monaſtery being but the Romiſh Tranſcript, became the Engliſh Original, to which all Monaſteries in the Land were ſuddenly conformed. Being ſtruck with the dead Palſie, his Soul retired into the Ʋpper Rooms of his Clay Cottage; much employed in Meditation, until the day of his death, which happened 703.

St. John of Beverly, born at Harpham, was 33 years and upwards, Arch-Biſhop of York, being bred under Hilda aforeſaid, and after under Theodorus the Grecian, and Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury; Venerable Bede (his Scholar) wrote his Life, and ſuppoſed Miracles: Being Aged, he reſigned his Arch-Biſhoprick, and retired to Beverly, where he had Founded a Colledge, [Page] for which he procured the Freedſtool (a Sanctuary) from King Athelſtan. He dyed May 7. 722. and was buried in the Porch of his Collegiate Church. A Synode held at London, 1416. aſſigned the day of his death, an Anniverſary Solemnity to his Memory.

Thomas Plantag. was Earl of Darby, Lancaſter, Leiceſter, a popular perſon, and a great enemy to the two Spencers, Minions to King Edward 2. who being hated as Devils, for their Pride, no wonder if this Thomas was honoured as a Saint or Martyr, by the common ſort. Indeed he muſt be a good Chymiſt, who can extract Saint out of Malefactor; and our Chronicles generally behold him put to death for Treaſon againſt King Edward 2. But let him paſs for a Provincial, though no National or Loyal Saint, ſeeing he did not Travel far enough for Romiſh, and too far for Engliſh Canonization. His (beheaded) Martyrdom happened at Pontfret, 1322. Note, Lord Herb. in the Life of King Henry 8. ſpeaking of Reliques, (The Bell of St. Guthlack, and the Felt of St. Thomas of Lancaſter, both Remedies for the Head-ach.) muſt mean this St. Thomas, ſeeing there is no other Engliſh of the Name, found in any Engliſh Martyrology.

Richard Role, (alias Hampole, from the place of his Holy Life, Death and Burial) was a Hermite of ſtrict Life. He wrote many Books of Piety, which I prefer before his Prophetical Predictions, as but a degree above Almanack Prognoſtications. He threatned the ſins of the Nation with future Judgments, and his Predictions, if hitting were heeded, if miſſing not marked. Having ſpoken much againſt the Covetouſneſs of the Clergy of that Age, he dyed 1349.

Jo. Birlington, born in Birlington, and bred in Oxford, became Canon in the Convent of Birlington, where he grew Eminent for exemplary Holineſs. He refuſed at firſt the Office of Prior, counting himſelf unworthy [Page] thy thereof, but upon the ſecond proffer accepted of it. 'Tis ſaid Martha and Mary were compounded in him, being as pious, ſo provident to husband the Revenues of his houſe to the beſt advantage; A She-Ancoriſt accoſting him thus, Jeſus is my Love, and you ſo honour him in your heart, that no earthly thing can diſtract you; He replyed, I came hither to hear from you ſome ſaving and ſavoury diſcourſe, but ſeeing you begin with ſuch idle talk, farewel. He dyed 1379. being reputed, though (I think) not Canonized a Saint, whoſe Friend,

W. Slightholme, asked of his friend Jo. aforeſaid, what might be the reaſon the Devil appeared ſo ſeldom in their dayes, &c. To whom Jo. replyed, We are grown ſo remiſs in Godlineſs, that the Devil needs not put himſelf to ſuch pains, ſeeing leſs and lighter Temptations will do the deed. William is reported to have been one of ſingular Piety, and to have wrought many Miracles at his Tomb, after his death, which happened 1380.

A certain Maid, reſiſting the ſollicitations of a Bravo, was by him Murdered, her Head being ſet up on a Yew-Tree, at Horton, called now Halifax. The ſilly people conceited that the Veins, which in form of little threds, ſpread themſelves betwixt the Bark and the Body of the ſaid Tree, were the very Hairs of the Virgins Head, to whom they flocked in Pilgrimage. Note the prevalency of Opinion, Her reputation for being a Saint is tranſmitted to Poſterity, though her name be loſt.

Martyrs.

The County, and generally the Province of York, eſcaped from Popiſh Perſecution, which under Gods goodneſs, may be imputed to the tempers of their [Page] four ſucceeding Arch-Biſhops, Thomas Woolſey, who was more Proud then Cruel; Edward Lee, who perſecuted to Impriſonment, none to Death; (ſave two) Robert Holgate, who was a parcel-Proteſtant; Nicholas Heath, a meek and moderate Man. And as there were no Martyrs, ſo were there no Confeſſors, which are Martyrs in the bud.

Cardinals.

Jo. Fiſher, born in Beverly, and bred in Michael Houſe in Cambridge, whereof he was firſt Chancellour, became Biſhop of Rocheſter. He was acceſſary to the diſſembling of Elizabeth Barton, the Holy Maid of Kent. He oppoſed King Henry's Divorce, and Title of Supream Head of the Church; procured a Cardinals Cap from the Pope, and forfeited his own Head to the King, being beheaded 1535. Having been tryed by an ordinary Jury, and not by his Peers.

Prelates.

Euſtathius de Fauconbridge, was choſen Biſhop of London, an. 6. Henry 3. 1222. He was Chief Juſtice, then Chancellour of the Exchequer, and afterterwards Treaſurer of England, and twice Ambaſſadour to the King of France. He dyed October 31. 1228. and was buried in the Presbytery.

W. de Melton, Prov. of Beverly, and Canon, then Arch-Biſhop of York. Being Conſecrated at Avignon, and returning into England, he expended 700 Marks in the finiſhing of his Cathedral. His Life was free from ſcandal, ſignal for his Chaſtity, Charity, Faſting and Praying. He bought 3 Mannors from the Arch-Biſhop of Roan, with the Popes Confirmation, and ſetled them on his Brothers Son. He compaſſed about [Page] the Old Baily in York, with a great Wall. He dyed 1340. and was buried in his own Church.

Henry Wakefield, preferred Biſhop of Worcester by King Edward 3. 1375. was for one year Lord Treaſurer of England, dying March 11. 1394. he was buried in his own Church, which before his death he had enlarged.

R. Scroope, Son to the Lord Scroope, and brother to William Earl of Wilt-ſhire, was D. D. in Cambridge, a man of great Learning and unblameable life. He was preferred Biſhop of Coventry and Lichfield, then Arch-Biſhop of York. Being netled with the News of his Brothers beheading, he joyned with the Earl of Northumberland and others, againſt King Henry 4. The Earl of Weſtmorland complyed with him in appearance, till he had trepanned him. It doth not appear that he deſired to be tryed by his Peers; if he was dealt with therein but odly; the Executioner ſerved him as odly, in having 5 ſtroaks at his Neck, before he could ſunder it from his Body, an. 1405.

Stephen Patrington, born in Patrington, was a Carmelite, D. D. in Oxford, and Provincial of his Order in England, and afterwards Chaplain and Confeſſor to King Henry 5. by whom he was deputed a Commiſſioner to proceed againſt the Wicklevites, and during that ſervice, he was made Biſhop of St. Davids: Hence he was ſent over to the Council of Conſtance; returning into England, he was advanced Biſhop of Chicheſter, but dying before his Tranſlation was finiſhed, was buried in White Friers in Fleet-ſtreet.

VVilliam Peircy, Son to Henry Earl of Northumberland, and Eleanor his Wife, (whoſe principal Seat was Topliff in this County) was D. D. in and Chancellour of Cambridge, and made Biſhop of Carlile, 1452. He dyed 1462.

[Page] Cuthbert Tonſtal, born at Hatchforth in Richmond-ſhire in this County, of a Worſhipful Family at Tonſtal Thurland, was bred in Cambridge, to which he was in Books a great Benefactor. He was afterwards Biſhop of London, and at laſt of Durham; a great Linguiſt, Mathematician and Divine, and a faſt Friend to Eraſmus. In the Reign of King Henry 8. he publickly confuted the Papal Supremacy in a learned Sermon, 1539. but returned to his errour, in the Reign of Edward 6. continuing therein an. 1. Elizabeth, for which he was deprived of his Biſhoprick. He ſhewed Mercy, when in Power; and found it in his Adverſity. He dyed a Priſoner at Lambeth, 1560.

Ralph Baines, Fellow of St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge, was an excellent Linguiſt. Going over into France, he became Hebrew Profeſſor at Paris. He wrote a Comment on the Proverbs, in three Volumes, and Dedicated it to Fr. 1ſt. King of France. Returning into England, he was by Queen Mary made Biſhop of Coventry and Lichfield, in which Dioceſs he cauſed great Perſecution. He was deprived of his Biſhoprick, an. 1. Elizabeth, and dying, he was buried in St. Dunſtans, 1560.

Since the Reformation.

Thomas Bentham, Fellow of Magdalens-Colledge in Oxford, renounced Popery, an. 1. Mary. He aſſiſted Henry Bull, one of the ſame Colledge, to wreſt out of the hands of the Choriſters, the Cenſer, when about to offer their Superſtitious Incenſe. Flying into Germany he lived at Baſil, Preacher to the Engliſh Exiles. Towards the end of Queen Mary, he was ſecretly ſent over, to be Superintendent of the London Conventicle, (the only true Church in the time of Perſecution) where with all his caution he hardly eſcaped. [Page] An. 2. Elizabeth, he was Conſecrated Biſhop of Coventry and Lichfield. He dyed February the 21ſt. 1578.

Edmund Gueſt, born at Afferton, was D. D. in Kings-Colledge in Cambridge. He was Almoner to Queen Elizabeth, by whom he was preferred Biſhop of Rocheſter, then of Salisbury. Having written many Books, he dyed 1578.

Miles Coverdale, bred in Cambridge, became an Auguſtine Frier, but afterwards quitting that Profeſſion, he went into Germany; he laboured greatly in Tranſlating of the Bible, and writing other Books. He was made D. D. at Tubing, and returning into England, was made Biſhop of Exeter by King Edward 6. An. 1. Mary he was impoſed, though ſaved from Martyrdom, by the Mediation of Fred. King of Denmark. Being enlarged he went over into Germany, whence in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth he returned to England, but not to Exeter. He was one of thoſe who ſolemnly Conſecrated Matthew Parker Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, at Lambeth. He dyed 1588. and lyes buried in St. Bartholomews, behind the Exchange.

Adam Loftus, bred in Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge, where he Commenced D. D. was Chaplain to Robert Earl of Suſſex, Lord Deputy of Ireland, and was firſt made Arch-Biſhop of Armagh, an. 1562. and afterwards Arch-Biſhop of Dublin, 1567 At laſt being made Chancellour of Ire [...]and he diſcharged that place with ſingular Ability and [...]ntegrity, until the day of his death. He was a principal Procurer of, and a profitable Agent in the Foundation of the Univerſity of Dublin, being the firſt Honorary Maſter thereof, whilſt he was Arch-Biſhop, if not Chancellour of Ireland. He dyed April 5. 1605. and was buried in the Church of St. Pat. having been Arch-Biſhop almoſt 43 years.

[Page] George Mountaine, bred in Queens-Colledge in Cambridge, was Chaplain to the Earl of Eſſex, whom he attended in his Voyage to Cales, being indeed a man of great Valour. He was afterwards made Dean of Weſtminſter, then ſucceſſively Biſhop of Lincoln and London; whilſt reſiding in the latter, he would often pleaſantly ſay, that of him the Proverb would be verified, Lincoln was, and London is, and York ſhall be; which came to paſs accordingly, when he was removed to the Arch-Biſhoprick of York. He was a good Benefactor to Queens-Colledge, whereon he beſtowed a fair piece of Plate, (called Poculum Charitatis, with this Inſcription, incipio) and Founded two Scholarſhips therein.

Capital Judges.

Sir William Gaſcoine, born at Ganthorp, ſtudied in the Inner Temple, and being Knighted an. 1. Henry 4. he was made Chief Juſtice of the Kings Bench, in which Office he demeaned himſelf with great integrity. It happened that a Servant of Prince Henry (afterwards King Henry 5.) was Arraigned before this Judge for Felony, whom the Prince, then preſent, endeavoured to take away, coming up in fury, ſtriking the Judge; But he ſitting without moving, committed the Prince Priſoner to the Kings-Bench, there to remain until the Pleaſure of the King his Father were further known; who when he heard thereof, gave God thanks, who at the ſame inſtant had given him a Judge who could miniſter, and a Son who could obey Juſtice. He dyed an. 14. Henry 4.

Guido de Fairfax Knight, (whoſe Name hath continued at Walton in this County, more then 450 years) was bred in the Study of the Law, and became Serjeant thereof. He favoured the Houſe of York, in [Page] thoſe civil diſtempers; yet was he by King Henry 7. advanced Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings-Bench.

Roger Cholmley Knight, natural Son to — Lieutenant of the Tower, under King Henry 7. was an. 37. Henry 8. made Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and an. 6. Edward 6. Chief Juſtice of the Kings-Bench. An. 1. Mary he with Sir Edward Montague, Lord Chief Juſtice of the Common-Pleas, was committed to the Tower, for drawing up the Will of King Edward 6. wherein his Siſters were diſinherited; whereupon Sir Roger was deprived of his Judges place, though his Activity had amounted no higher then to a Subſcription of the ſaid Will. He built a free School of Brick at Highgate, about 1564.

Sir Chriſtopher Wray Knight, was born in the Pariſh of Bedal, the motive which made his Daughter Frances, Counteſs of Warwick, ſcatter her Benefactions the thicker in that place. His Anceſtor came out of Cornwal, where his Name is right ancient. Being bred in the Law, he was an. 16. Elizabeth, made Lord Chief Juſtice of the Kings-Bench. He was moved by no Fear, but that of the Judge of the World. He was pro tempore Lord Privy Seal, and ſate Chief in the Court, when Secretary Daviſon was Sentenced in the Star-Chamber, concurring with the reſt of the Commiſſioners to lay a fine on him. His Benefaction to Magdalens-Colledge in Cambridge, was both bountiful and ſeaſonable. We know who ſaith, The righteous man leaveth an Inheritance to his Childrens Children, and the well thriving of his third Generation may be an evidence of his well gotten Goods. This worthy Judge dyed May the 8th. an. 34. Elizabeth.

Stateſmen.

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Sir Jo. Puckering Knight, born at Flamborough-head, being a ſecond Son, applyed himſelf to the Study of the Common Law, and became the Queens Serjeant, Speaker in the Houſe of Commons, and at laſt Lord Chancellour of England. In the Houſe of Lords he made a Speech againſt thoſe that were called Puritans, wherein he charges them with the open profeſſion of diſloyal and ſeditious Principles, and affirms, that they by this Separation of themſelves from the Ʋnity of their Fellow Subjects, and by abaſing the Sacred Authority and Majeſty of their Prince, do both joyn and concurr with the Jeſuites, in opening the door, and preparing the way to the Spaniſh Invaſion, that is threatned againſt the Realm. He dyed 1596. He is Charactred by Mr. Cambden, (in Elizabeth) Vir integer. His Eſtate is ſince deſcended (his Male Iſſue failing) on Sir Henry Newton, who aſſumed the Sirname of P [...]ckering, and I can never be ſufficiently thankful to him, and his Relations

Sir George Calvert Knight, was born at Kiplin, and bred firſt in Trinity-Colledge in Oxford, then beyond the Seas. He was Secretary to Robert Cecil Earl of Sarisbury, Lord Treaſurer of England. Afterward he was made Clerk of the Councel, and at laſt Principal Secretary of State to King James, an. 1619. Conceiving the Duke of Buckingham highly inſtrumental in his preferment, he preſented him with a Jewel of great value, which the Duke returned again, not owning any activity in his advancement, whom King James, ex mero motu, reflecting on his Ability, deſigned for the place, which he reſigned 1624. confeſſing to the King he was become a Roman Catholick, ſo that he muſt either be wanting to his Truſt, or violate his Conſcience. King James continued him his Privy Councellour all his Reign, [Page] and created him Lord Baltemore of Balt. in Ireland. When Secretary, he had a Grant from King James, to him and his Heirs of a County Palatine (of Avalon) in the New-found-Land. He built a fair Houſe in Ferry Land in America, and ſpent 25000 pounds in advancing the Plantation thereof, conſulting therein the enlargement of Chriſtianity, and the Kings Dominions. After the death of King James, he went twice in perſon to New-found-Land Here, with two Ships manned at his own charge, he chaſed away Monſieur D' Arade (ſent by the King of France to annoy the Engliſh Fiſhermen) relieved the Engliſh, and took 60 of the French Priſoners. King Charles I. gave a Patent to him and his Heirs, of Mary-Land, (on the North of Virginia) with Royal Franchiſes. He dyed in London, April 15. 1632. and lyeth buried in St. Dunſtans in the Weſt, leaving his Son the Right Honourable Cecil Calvert, now Lord Baltemore, Heir to his Honour, Eſtate and Noble Diſpoſition.

Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, Son to William Wentworth of Went. Woodhouſe in this County, was born in London; which ſee.

Seamen.

Armigel Waad, born of an ancient Family in Yorkſhire, was Clerk of the Counſel to Henry 8. and Edward 6. A man of great accompliſhments, employed in ſeveral Embaſſies, and the firſt Engliſhman who diſcovered America. He had by two Wives 20 Children, whereof Sir William Waad was the eldeſt, a very able Gentleman, and Clerk of the Councel to Queen Elizabeth. This Armigel dyed June the 20th. 1568. and was buried at Hampſtead in Middleſex.

Martin Forbiſher Knight, born nigh Doncaſter, was the firſt Engliſhman who firſt diſcovered the North way [Page] to China and Cathay, whence he brought great ſtore of black ſoft Stone, ſuppoſing it to be Silver Ore, but it proved uſeleſs. He was Valiant and Violent. He was Knighted for his ſignal ſervice in 88. Having (with 10 Ships) defended Breſt-Haven in Britain, againſt a far greater power of the Spaniards, he was ſhot in the ſide. His wound not being mortal in it ſelf was rendred ſuch by the unskilfulneſs of the Chirurgeon, who having taken out the Bullet, left the bombaſt behind, wherewith the ſore feſtered, and the worthy Knight dyed 1594.

George Clifford, Lord Clifford Veſcye, &c. Earl of Cumberland, was Son to Henry, ſecond Earl of that Family, by his ſecond Lady; A perſon wholly Compoſed of true Honour and Valour. In order to the cuting off the Spaniſh Sinews of War, their Money from the Weſt-Indies, this Earl ſet forth a ſmall Fleet at his own coſt, and Adventured his own perſon therein, being the beſt born Engliſhman that ever adventured himſelf in that kind. His Fleet may be ſaid to be bound for no other Harbour but the Port of Honour, though touching at the Port of Profit in his paſſage thereunto; I ſay touching, whoſe deſign was not to enrich himſelf, but impoveriſh the Enemy. He left Impreſſions of his Valour and Mercy in all places where he came. Queen Elizabeth an. 1592. honoured him with the Dignity of the Garter. When King James came firſt out of Scotland to York he attended him with ſuch an Equipage, that he ſeemed rather a King, then Earl of Cumberland. Here happened a Conteſt between the Earl, and the Lord Preſident in the North, about carrying the Sword before the King in York; which Office was finally adjudged to the Earl, as belonging to him, and whilſt Clifford's Tower is ſtanding in York, that Family will never be forgotten. His Anagram was as really as literally true▪ Georgius Cliffordius Cumberlandius.[Page]Doridis regno clarus cum vi fulgebis. He dyed 1605. leaving one Daughter and Heir, the Lady Anne, Married to the Earl of Dorſet.

Phyſicians.

Sir George Ripley, born at Ripley, was Canon of Bridlington in this County. He went over into Italy, and there ſtudied 20 years together in purſuance of the Philoſophers Stone, and found it an. 1470. as ſome collect from his words, Cant. 3.4. Inveni quem diligit Anima mea. An Engliſh Gentleman of good credit, reported that he ſaw a Record in the Iſle of Malta, which declares, that Sir George Ripley gave yearly to thoſe Knights of Rhodes, 100000 pounds towards maintaining of the War againſt the Turks. This vaſt Donation might eaſily induce one to think that he was Eques Auratus, though indeed never more then Sir Prieſt, and Canon of Bridlington. Returning home he became a Carmelite-Anchorite at Boſton in Lincoln ſhire, where he wrote 25 Books, his Compound Alchymy carrying away the credit of all the reſt; It makes mention of the 12 Gates leading to the making of the Philoſophers Stone, viz. Calcination, Solution, Separation, Conjunction, Putrefaction, Congelation, Cibation, Sublimation, Fermentation, Exaltation, Multiplication, Projection. But all this was but a Project with a Termination; for, becauſe things did not anſwer his expectation, I underſtood by my Author's Information, that Sir George made afterwards a ſolemn Recantation. He dyed about 1492.

Thomas Johnſon born near Hull, was an Apothecary in London; the beſt Herbaliſt in his Age. He made Additions to Gerard, He was of great Modeſty, as being both more Learned and Valiant then he pretended to be. After he was made Honorary Doctor in [Page] Oxford, he performed a dangerous piece of ſervice at Baſing-houſe, at the Siege of which he afterwards loſt his Life, on the Loyal ſide, in the late Wars, 1644.

Writers.

Alphred of Beverly, bred in Cambridge, and Treaſurer of the Convent at Beverly, wrote a Chronicle from Brutus to the time of his own death, which happened 1136.

W. of Rievaulx, a Monk of Ruſhford, wrote an Hiſtory of his own Age, and dyed 1146.

St. Ealread, the Pious and Learned Abbot of Rivaulx, was intimate with Dav. King of Scotland, and many perſons of prime Quality. He had an active Soul, which he employed for the benefit of the publick. He is generally accounted the Engliſh St. Bernard, and wrote de Virginitate Mariae, de Abuſionibus Clauſtri. He refuſed ſeveral Biſhopricks, &c. proffered to him, and dyed 1166. Whoſe Deacon

Walter Daniel, trod in his Maſters foot-ſteps, and wrote on the ſame ſubject, De Virginitate Mariae. He flouriſhed under King Henry 2. and was buried in his own Abbey.

Robert the Scribe, Prefect of the Canons Regulars at Bridlington, was extolled by Eraſmus for his fair and faſt Writing. Having left many Books to Poſterity, he dyed about 1180. and was buried in his Convent.

Peter of Rippon, Canon of that Colledge, wrote a Book of the Life and Miracles of St. Wilfred the Founder thereof. There was a narrow place in his Church, through which chaſte perſons might eaſily paſs, whilſt the incontinent did ſtick therein. Many ſuſpected perſons did prick their credit, who could not thred his [Page]Needle. I confeſs there might be ſome ſuch narrow place, the occaſion as well as Touch-ſtone of incontinency, over which this Inſcription had been proper, Aut inveniam aut faciam Libidinoſas. The Steeple of this Church was blown down, the fall whereof beat down the Chancel. Peter flouriſhed 1190. under King Richard 1.

W. of Newborough, born at Bridlington, was Canon Regular of Newborough. A fierce little Man. He charged Jeffrey of Monmouth with Forgery, and denies that there ever was ſuch a Man as King A thur, &c. 'Tis ſaid, he was out of humour, becauſe Dav. Prince of Wales denied him the See of St Aſaph; So it ſeems, for William himſelf can tell an incredible ſtory, and therefore its likely, he would not have charged a Falſhood upon another for the ſake of Truth only. He affirmeth, That in the place of the ſlaughter of the Engliſh, nigh Battaile in Suſſex, if peradventure it be wet with any ſmall ſhowre, preſently the Ground thereabouts ſweateth forth very Blood, though it be the quality of the Soyl (naturally reddiſh) and nothing elſe. He flouriſhed under King John 1200.

Roger Hoveden, of an Illuſtrious Family, bred in the Study of the Civil and Canon Laws, became a moſt accompliſhed Courtier under King Henry 2. He is the chief (if not ſole) Lay-Hiſtorian of his Age, writing a Chronicle, beginning where Bede ended, continuing the ſame until the fourth of King John, by which Chronicle King Edward 1. did partly clear his Title to the Crown of Scotland. He flouriſhed 1204.

Jo. of Halifax, commonly called De Sacro Boſco, was bred in Oxford, then in Paris; the prime Mathematician of his Age. All Students of Aſtronomy enter into that Art, through the door of his book De Sphaerâ. He dyed an. 1256.

[Page] Robert the Searcher, a Dominican, great Mathematician and Philoſopher, is reported to have lighted his Candle at the Devils Torch, to ſeek after ſuch ſecrets as he did deſire; Witneſs his Book of Ceremonial Magick. He flouriſhed under King Edward 2. 1326.

Thomas Caſtleford, was a Benedictine in Pontfract, whereof he wrote an Hiſtory, from a Ask a Saxon, the firſt Proprietor, to the Lacies, from whom that Lordſhip deſcended to the Earls of Lancaſter. He flouriſhed about 1326.

Jo. Gower, born at Stitenham, of a Knightly Family; was firſt a Student in the Law, then a Poet, and was the firſt Refiner of the Engliſh Tongue; But it ſeems he was made a Judge in his old Age. He may be called the Engliſh Homer, having grown ſtark blind with Age. He wrote (amongſt other Books) Speculum Meditantis in French, Confeſſio Amantis in Engliſh, Vox Clamantis, in Latine. He dyed 1402.

Jo. Marre, born at Marre, bred in Oxford, a Carmelite of great Learning, was praiſed by Trithemius and others, chiefly for his writing againſt J. Wickliffe. He dyed 1407. and was buried in Doncaſter.

Thomas Gaſcoigne, younger Brother to Sir William, Lord Chief Juſtice, was born at Huntfleet, and bred D. D. in Bal. Colledge in Oxford. He was Commiſſioner of that Univerſity, 1434. He was a great follower of St. Hierom, whoſe Life he wrote. He Compoſed a Theological Dictionary, much eſteemed by Divines in that Age. He was 57 years old, an. 1460.

Jo. Harding, Eſquire, of ancient Parentage, was bred a Souldier, doing good ſervice at Roxborough-Caſtle againſt the Scots, and following the Standard of King Edward, adhered to him in his deepeſt diſtreſs. He adventured into Scotland, not without the manifeſt hazard of his Life, where he ſo cunningly demeaned [Page] himſelf, that he found there, and fetched thence out of their Records, many Original Letters, which he preſented to Edward 4. Out of theſe he Collected an Hiſtory of the ſeveral Solemn Submiſſions publickly made, and Oaths of Fealty, publickly taken, from the time of King Athelſtan, by the Kings of Scotland, to the Kings of England for the Crown of Scotland, though the Scots affirm that ſuch Homage was only taken for Cumberland, and ſome parcels held of England, on the South of Tweed. He wrote alſo a Chronicle of the Engliſh Kings, from Brutus to King Edward 4. He was living 1461.

Henry Parker, a Carmelite at Doncaſter, and D. D. in Cambridge, Preached a Sermon in London, in which he endeavoured to prove, that Chriſts Poverty was the Pattern of Humane Perfection, and drove the Nail ſo far, that he was impriſoned by the Biſhop of London for the ſame, and ſince his Holineſs took the Biſhops part, Parker thought to recant at Pauls Croſs, where he had Preached before. And from this time we may date the decay of the credit of the Carmelites in England, moulting their Feathers afterwards, till King Henry 8. cut off their Wings and Bodies Politick. This Parker flouriſhed under Edward 4. 1470.

Since the Reformation.

Sir Francis Bigot Knight, wrote a Book againſt the Clergy, Of Impropriations. He was ſlain 1537. among the Northern Rebels, who detained Loyal Perſons in their Camp, until the blind Sword, having Aciem but not Ocuium, killed Friend and Foe in fury, without diſtinction.

Wilfrid Holme, of gentile Parentage, lived in theſe parts, when the two Northern Rebellions happened, and when the Popiſh-party gave it out, that the Reformation [Page] would ruine Church and State. Wilfrid ſtated the Controverſie truly, clearly and wittily, confuting the Prieſts falſe Reports, and the Peoples cauſleſs Jealouſies. He dyed 1536.

Thomas Roberſon, D. D. in Oxford, was a Grammarian for Greek and Latine, and an excellent Teacher of Youth. He wrote Notes upon Lilly's Grammar. Robert, under whoſe name Quae Genus is written may be the ſame with this Thomas. He flouriſhed 1544.

William Hugh, bred in Corpus-Chriſti-Colledge in Oxford, wrote a Book, Entituled, The troubled Mans Medicine, (dedicated to Queen Katharine Par.) for the ſatisfaction of thoſe who were troubled about the final State of their Children dying unbaptized. He dyed of the breaking of a Vein, 1549.

Roger Aſcham, born at Kirby-Weik, and bred in St. Johns-Colledge in Cambridge, was Orator and Greek Profeſſor of the Univerſity, and an. 1. Mary, wrote Letters to 47 ſeveral Princes, the meaneſt whereof was a Cardinal. Travelling into Germany he was familiar with Jo. Sturmius; After his return, he was a Teacher to the Lady Elizabeth, to whom (after ſhe was Queen) he became Secretary for her Latine Letters. He was an honeſt man, a good Archer, and much delighted with Cock-fighting. His Latine Style was facile and fluent, witneſs his Letters. His [...] is a Book good for young men, his School-Maſter for old, and his Epiſtles for all Men. He dyed 1568. December 30. and was buried in St. Sepulchres in London.

Sir Henry Savil Knight, born at Bradley, and bred in Oxford, became Warden of Merton-Colledge, and Prov. of Eaton. He ſet forth an excellent Edition of Hierom, with Annotations, Copies of which were ſtoln (before the Printing thereof) by Popiſh Emiſſaries, and ſent to France, and Printed there, with a Latine Tranſlation. [Page] His only Daughter was Married to Sir William Sidley of Kent, Barronet. He dyed at Eaton, 1549. and was interred there. He was an excellent Mathematician, witneſs his Learned Lectures on Euclide. He founded Mathematick Profeſſors in Oxford, whereof one was Mr. Briggs, who had mightily pleaſed Sir Henry, with a certain curious demonſtration in that Science.

Thomas Taylor, born at Richmond, bred in Chriſts-Colledge in Cambridge; entred into the Miniſtery at 27 years of Age, continuing in the ſame at Reading and London 35 years. A pious and charitable man, and a painful Paſtor. A little before his death (1632.) he avowed, that we ſerve ſuch a Maſter, who covereth many imperfections, and giveth much wages for a little work.

Nathaniel Shute, born at Gigleſwick, and bred in Chriſts-Colledge in Cambridge, was an excellent Scholar and ſolide Preacher, (at St. Mildred Poultrey, in London) though nothing of his is extant in Print, ſave a Sermon, called Corona Charitatis. He was an uncomfortable Preacher in one ſenſe, in that he left no hope of imitation for ſuch as ſhould ſucceed him. He dyed 1638.

Joſiah Shute, Brother to Nathaniel aforeſaid, was bred in Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge, and was afterwards Miniſter of St. Mary Woolnoth in London; One of the moſt conſiderable Labourers in Gods Vineyard, that ever was beheld in Lombard ſtreet. He was good at both Poſitive and Controverſial Divinity, and had a ſtrain of Native Eloquence. Highly eſteemed of his Pariſh, till the beginning of our late Civil Wars, when ſome began to neglect him; diſtaſting wholſome Meat, becauſe their Mouths were out of taſte. He dyed 1640. and was buried in his own Church. One hour before his death, he cheerfully entertained ſome of the [Page] Pariſhioners who came to viſit him, with this expreſſion, I have taught you, my dear Flock, for above 30 years how to live, and now I will ſhew you in a very ſhort time how to dye. Note, there were three other Brothers of this Joſiah, who were Miniſters, viz. Robert in Lyn, Thomas in Cheſter, and Timothy in Exeter.

George Sandys, youngeſt Son of Sir Edwin Arch-Biſhop of York, was born at Biſhops-Thorp. A moſt accompliſhed Gentleman. He travel'd to, and wrote a deſcription of the Holy Land. He moſt elegantly Tranſlated Ovid's Metamorphoſis into Engliſh Verſe, and Compoſed ſome ſpriteful and Maſculine Poems of his own. He dyed about 1642.

Jo. Saltmarſh, of an ancient, but decayed Family, was bred (chiefly at the Charge of Sir Thomas Metham his Kinſman) in Magdalens Colledge in Cambridge. He was a Poet and good Preacher. Be it charitably imputed to his Conſcience, that of a zealous obſerver, he became a violent oppreſſer of Biſhops and Ceremonies. He wrote againſt my Sermon of Reformation, taking me for many points of Popery therein. I defended my ſelf in a Book called Truth maintained, to which he anſwered not, being informed I was dead at Exeter. He dyed (1650) in or about Windſor, (as he was riding to and fro in the Parliaments Army) of a burning Feaver, venting on his death ſtrange and extatical expreſſions,

Jer. Whitacre, born at Wakefield, was bred Maſter of Arts in Sidney-Colledge. He became School-maſter of Okeham, then Miniſter of Stretton in Rutland. Being a Member in the late Aſſembly, he behaved himſelf with much Moderation. At laſt he was Preacher at St. Magdalens Bermondſey, being a ſolid Divine, and a man made up of piety, pity and patience. He was viſited with many, and moſt acute diſeaſes, the Gout, Stone, and Ulcer in his Bladder, and another [Page] in his Kidneys. His Liberality knew no bottom, but an empty Purſe, ſo bountiful he was to all in want: He dyed 1654. and was buried in his own Pariſh. All I ſhall add is this diſtick,

Whites ambo, Whitehead, Whitgift, Whitakerus uterque,

Vulnera Romano quanta dedere Papae?

Romiſh Exile Writers.

Jo. Young, was Fellow of St. Johns-Colledge in Cambridge, at firſt a parcel-Proteſtant, Tranſlating into Engliſh, the Book of Arch-Biſhop Cranmer of the Sacrament, he became a zealous Papiſt, and great Antagoniſt of Mart. Bucer, and an able diſputant. He was Vice-Chancellour of Cambridge, 1554 Maſter of Pemb. Hall, Profeſſor of Divinity, and Rector of Landbeach nigh Cambridge, but loſt all his preferment an. 1. Elizabeth, being deprived and impriſoned. He dyed 1579.

Jo. Muſh, bred in the Engliſh-Colledge at Doway, and in Rome, whence returning into England, he fiſhed for Proſelytes for 20 years together, being for ſome conſiderable time impriſoned, at laſt he procured his Enlargement. In his time happened the Schiſme betwixt the Jeſuits and Prieſts, which threatned Ruine to the Church of Rome. Muſh went to Rome about it, and was very inſtrumental in Compoſing of thoſe differences. Returning into England he was aſſiſtant to the Engliſh Arch-Prieſt. He wrote (among other books) Vitam & Martyrium D. Margaret [...] Clithoreae, Whether D. be for Domina or Diva, Lady or Saint, I know not; I take her for ſome Gentlewoman in the North, who for ſome practices in maintenance of her [Page] Religion, became obnoxious to the ſeverity of the Engliſh Law. He lived 1612.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Thomas Scot, born at Rotheram, (which he aſſumed for his Name) was Fellow of Kings-Colledge, afterwards Maſter of Pemb. Hall, in Cambridge, and Chancellour of the Univerſity. He built on his proper coſt (ſaving ſomething helped by the Scholars) the fair Gate of the School, with fair Walks on each ſide, and a Library on the Eaſt thereof. This Thomas having felt the ſharp tusks of the Boar (when impriſoned by King Richard 3. for reſigning the Great Seal of England to Queen Elizabeth, the Relict of King Edward 4.) he advanced that Kings Creſt (being the Boar) on the aforeſaid Gate, meerly to ingratiate himſelf. He was ſucceſſively Provoſt of Beverly, Biſhop of Rocheſter, Lincoln, and laſtly Arch Biſhop of York; Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, and Chancellour of England. Many were his Benefactions to the Publick, of which none more remarkable then his founding 5 Fellowſhips in Lincoln-Colledge in Oxford. He dyed at Cawood of the Plague, 1500.

Jo. Alcocke, born at Beverly, (where he built a Chappel, and Founded a Chantry for his Parents) was D. D. in Cambridge, and became Biſhop of Ely, and was preferred Lord Chancellour of England by King Henry 7. He turned the old Nunnery of St. Radegund, (Founded by Malcolm King of Scotland) into a New Colledge, called Jeſus in Cambridge. He was a Learned and Pious Man, deceaſing 1500.

Since the Reformation.

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Mr. — Harriſon of Leeds, built a new Church in that Town, the old one being too ſmall for the numerous Pariſhoners.

Memorable Perſons.

Paulinus de Leeds, was ſo far from buying a Biſhoprick, that when a Biſhoprick bought him, he refuſed to accept it. King Henry offering him the Biſhoprick of Carlile, with an Addition of 300 Marks to the yearly Revenue, which he refuſed. He flouriſhed 1186.

W. de la Pole, born at Ravensford, for Wealth and Skill in Merchandize, inferiour to none in England, reſided at Kingſton upon Hull. He lent King Edward 3. many thouſands of pounds, in recompence whereof the King made him Valect (i. e. Gent.) of the Bed-Chamber, and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, &c. giving him the Precedency and Honour of a Knight Banneret, though he was not made in the Field with the uſual Ceremony. He dyed about 1350.

Noted Sheriffs.

Edward 2. An. 9. Simon Ward; the Male line of his ancient Family expired in Sir Chriſtopher Ward, Standard bearer to King Henry 8. at Bolleign. He lived at Grindal, leaving three Daughters Married to the Families of Strickland, Muſgrave and Oſborn.

Edward 3. An. 17. Thomas de Rokeby, was twice (1351, and 1355) Lord Juſtice of Ireland. He in part extirpated the damnable Cuſtom of Coigne and Livery in that Kingdom, whereby the Commander in Chief extorted from the people Horſe-meat, Mans [Page] meat, and Money at pleaſure, without any ſatisfaction for the ſame. This Cuſtom was begun in the time of King Edward 2. by Maurice Fitz-Thomas, Earl of Deſmond; In reference to which this Rokeby uſed to ſay, that he would eat in Wooden diſhes, but would pay for his Meat Gold and Silver.

Henry 4. An. 8. Thomas Rokeby Junior, Mil. overcame and took (by the ſole aſſiſtance of this Shire) Priſoners, Henry Piercy Earl of Northumberland, and the Lord Barldolfe, who began War againſt the King.

Henry 5. An. 8. Halvatheus Maulever, Mil. had his Sirname (in Latine Malus Leporarius) from his unskilfulneſs in hunting of the Hare.

Henry 6. An. 11. Henry Bromfleet, Mil. was ſent the year following, with other Ambaſſadours, to the Council of Baſil, and returning was created Lord Veſcy, in the right of his Mother; And though in his Patent, that Title was entailed on his Heir-Males only, yet Margaret his ſole Daughter and Heir Married to Jo. Lord Clifford, (Father to Henry, firſt Earl of Northumberland of that Sirname) derived the Barony into that Family, which at this day they enjoy.

22. Edmund Talbot Mil. (though not related to the houſe of Shrewsbury) was of a Family of ancient extraction, ever ſince King Henry 2. He was Father to Sir Thomas, one very zealous for the Houſe of York, and a ſervant to King Richard 3. who beſtowed an Annuity of 40 pounds per Annum on him. A Branch of theſe Talbots are removed into Lancaſhire, and from thoſe in York-ſhire, Col. Thomas Talbot is deſcended.

Edward 4. Henry Vavaſor Mil. It is obſerved of this Family, that they never Married an Heir, or buried their Wives. The place of their habitation is called Haſel-Wo [...]d; out of which Mannor the ſtones were taken that built St. Maries Abbey in York.

[Page] Henry 8. An. 2. Radulphus Eure, alias Evers, Mil. was created Baron and Lord Warden of the Marches towards Scotland, where he gave ſignal demonſtrations of his Fidelity and Valour, in reſiſting and oppoſing the Scots. From him the preſent Lord Evers is deſcended.

5. William Piercy, Mil. was (probably of the Family of the Piercy's-Hays) whoſe ancient poſſeſſion was Riton, hard by the River Rhidals.

23. Nicholas Fairfax Mil. (the Sirname ſignifying Fair Hair) had for his Motto Fare, Fac, Say, Doe. His Nameſake Sir Nicholas of Bullingbrook, was Knight of the Rhodes, (in the Reign of King Edward 4.) being Charactred, Cavaliero molto ſpiritoſo e Prudente.

Q. Mary. An. 3. Chriſtopher Metcalfe, Mil. attended on the Judges of York, with 300 Horſemen, all of his own Name and Kindred, well mounted, and ſuitably attired. This Family was accounted the moſt numerous of any in England, an. 1607. He ſtocked the River Yower (nigh his houſe) with Creviſhes.

Q. Eliz. An. 4. George Bowes, Mil. had a great Eſtate in this County, and greater in Durham. He was beſieged by the Northern Rebels, an. 1569. in Bernards-Caſtle, which he delivered, upon condition they might depart with their Armour. After the ſuppreſſion of the Rebels, their Execution was committed to his care, wherein he was ſevere unto Cruelty, many well meaning people having been (in their ſimplicity) drawn in, under a pretence of doing the Queen ſervice. Theſe Sir George hung up by Scores, (by the Office of his Marſhalſhip) and had hung more, if Mr. Bernard Gilpin had not interceeded for their Lives.

23. Robert Stapleton, Mil. deſcended from Sir Miles, one of the firſt Founders of the Garter, and Sheriff 29. Edward 3. met the Judges, with 140 Men in ſuitable Liveries, and was a very comely and eloquent [Page] Man, equally charming both the ſenſes of Diſcipline, the Eyes and the Ears. He married one of the Co-heirs of Sir Henry Sherington, by whom he had a numerous Poſterity.

42. Francis Clifford, Ar. ſucceeded his Brother George, in the Earldom of Cumberland, a worthy Gentleman, made up of all honourable Accompliſhments. He was Father to Henry the 5th, and laſt Earl of that Family, whoſe ſole Daughter and Heir was married to the Right Honorable the then Lord Dungarvon, ſince Earl of Cork.

45. Henry Bellaſis, Mil. was by King Charles I. created Baron Fauconbridge of Yarum, as ſince his Grandchild by his eldeſt Son is made Viſc. Fauconbridge. Jo. Bellaſis Eſquire, who in the Garriſon of Newark, and elſewhere, hath given ample teſtimony of his Valour, and all noble Qualities, is ſince advanced to the dignity of a Baron.

K. James. An. 9. Henry Slingsby, Mil. of an ancient Family, whoſe Armes are, Quarterly the firſt and the fourth G. a Chev. between two Leopards Heads, and a Hutchet or Bugle Arg. the ſecond and the third Arg. a Griffin Surgeant S. ſuppreſt by a Feſs. G.

11. George Savil, Mil. and Bar. was of a Numerous, Wealthy, and Ancient Family, of which Sir Jo. Savil was lately created Baron Savil of Pomfraict, and his Son ſince Earl of Suſſex.

K. Charles. Sir Marmaduke Langdale was Sheriff, 1641. who might have ſaid, as to the Kings ſide, of Northern Actions, Pa [...]s ego magna fui. But as for his raiſing of the Siege of Pomfraict, (felt before ſeen by the Enemy) it will appear Romance-like to Poſterity, with whom it will find Plus Famae quam Fidei. King Charles II. created him a Baron, the Temple of Honour being of due open to him, who had paſſed through the Temple of Vertue.

The Battles.

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That at Marſton-Moor, July 2. 1644▪ was our Engliſh Pharſalian Fight, to the Loyal Cavaliers. Prince Rupert having raiſed the Siege at York, drew out his Men into the Moor, with intention to fight the Enemy, though his Souldiers were weary, and the expected Recruits were not come; and beſides if the Parliaments Army had been then let alone, ſuch were their Animoſities, that they had fallen foul among themſelves, had not the Prince, preparing to fight them, cemented their differences to agree againſt a General Enemy. But the Prince was not informed of ſuch differences. But being preſſed by the Kings Command to fight the Enemy ſpeedily, and having received Intelligence that the Enemy had the day before, ſent away 7000 Men, (who yet returned before the Fight) he proceeded ſo far, that it was too late to draw off, the Parliaments Forces neceſſitating them to fight, and about four of the Clock in the Afternoon, the Battle began. Some cauſleſly complain on the Marqueſs of New-caſtle, that he drew not his Men ſoon enough (according to his Orders) out of York, to the Prince's ſuccour. Such conſider not that Souldiers newly relieved from a 9 weeks Siege, will a little indulge themſelves. The Lord General Goring ſo valiantly charged the left Wing of the Enemy, that they fairly forſook the Field. General Leſlie with his Scotiſh Army, ran away more than a York-ſhire Mile, and a Wee-Bet. Fame with her Trumpet ſounded their Flight as far as Oxford, the Royaliſts rejoycing with Bonefires for the Victory; But within few dayes, their Bayes, by a mournful Metamorphoſis, were turned into Willow; For Cromwel with his Cuiraſſires, did the work of that day. Some ſuſpected Collonel Hurry (lately converted to the [Page] Kings ſide) for foul play herein; for he divided the Kings old Horſe into ſmall Bodies, alledging this way the beſt way to break the Scotiſh Lanciers. But thoſe Horſe alwayes uſed to charge together, were much diſcompoſed with this new Mode. Beſides a right Valiant Lord, ſevered with a Ditch from the Enemy, did not attend, till the Foe forced their way unto him. The Van of the Kings Foot being led up by the truly Honourable Collonel John Ruſſel, impreſſed with unequal numbers, and diſtanced from ſeaſonable ſuccour, became a Prey to their Enemy. The Marqueſs of Newcaſtles white Coats (who were ſaid to bring their Winding ſheet about them into the Field) after thrice firing, fell to it with the But-ends of their Muskets, and were invincible, till mowed down by Cromwel's Cuiraſſiers, they were almoſt all ſlain. Great was the Execution of that day, Cromwel commanding his Men to give no Quarter. Various the numbering of the ſlain of both ſides; yet I meet with none, mounting them above 6. or ſinking them beneath 3000. I remember no Perſon of Honour ſlain on the Kings ſide, ſave the hopeful Lord Cary, eldeſt Son to the Earl of Monmouth; But on the Parliaments ſide, the Lord Didup (a lately created Baron) was ſlain, on the ſame token, that when King Charles ſaid, that he hardly remembred that he had ſuch a Lord in Scotland, one returned, that the Lord had wholly forgotten, that he had ſuch a King in England. Soon after more then 60 Royaliſts, of prime Quality, removed themſelves beyond the Seas; ſo that hence forward, the King's Affairs in the North were in a languiſhing Condition.

YORK.

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YORK is an ancient City, built on both ſides of the River Ouſe, joyned with a Bridge of one Arch the largeſt in England. Here the Roman Emperours had their Reſidence, Severus, and Valer. Conſtantius their death. What it ſacketh of London in bigneſs and beauty of Buildings, it hath in cheapneſs and plenty of Proviſions. Of Manufactures, it challengeth none peculiar to it ſelf. They ſend courſe Cloath to Hamborough, and have Iron, Flax, &c. in return. But the Trade which is indeed but driven at York ▪ runneth of it ſelf at Hull, which of a Fiſhers Town is become a City's Fellow, within 300 years, being the Key of the North. As for the Buildings of York, the Cathedral was built by Jo. Romaine, William Melton, and Jo. Thoresbury, ſucceſſive Arch-Biſhops thereof, the Family of the Piercy's contributing Timber, of the Vavaſors, Stone thereunto. It is famous all the World over for the largeneſs and workmanſhip thereof. Appending to it, is the Chapter-houſe, ſuch a Maſter-piece of Art, that this Golden Verſe is Engraved thereon, ‘Ʋt Roſa Flos Florum, ſic eſt Domus iſta Domorum.’

Proverbs.

I. Lincoln was, London is, and York ſhall be. True it is, that Lincoln is the greateſt City in the Kingdom of Mercia, that London is, we know, and if York ſhall be, God knows. It was indeed in a fair way of [Page] preferment, when England and Scotland were firſt United into Great Britain; But as for thoſe who hope it ſhall be the Engliſh Metropolis, they muſt wait, until the River of Thames run under the great Arch of Ouſe-Bridge. However, York ſhall be, that is, ſhall be York ſtill, as it was before.

Saints.

Flaccus Albinus, (alias Alcuinus) born (probably) in York, (where he was advanced) was bred under Ven. Bede, and became a man of prodigious Learning. He was Maſter to Charles I. Emperour, who owed unto him the beſt part of his Title, the Great, being made Great in Arts and Learning by his Inſtructions. He founded the Univerſity in Paris, ſo that the Learning of the French was a Taper lighted at Our Torch. His Name puts me in mind of their malitious and ſilly Anagram upon Calvin, viz. Calvinus Lucianus, who was an Atheiſt, though there were many worthy perſons of the ſame Name. The ſame Anagram is found in Alcuinus. He was firſt made Abbot of St. Auguſtines in Canterbury, and afterwards of St. Martins in the City of Tours in France, and dying 780 he was buried in a Convent appendant to his Monaſtery. Many of the Modern Saints in the Church of Rome, muſt modeſtly confeſs, that on a due and true eſtimate, Our Alcuinus was worth many ſcores of them, ſo great his Learning, and Holy his Converſation.

Sewal, bred in Oxford, was Scholar to St. Edmund, who was wont to ſay to him, Sewald, Sewald, thou wilt have many Afflictions, and dye a Martyr. Nor did he miſs much of his Mark therein, though he met with Peace and Plenty at firſt, when Arch-Biſhop of York; But afterwards oppoſing the Pope, who intruded one Jordan an Italian to be Dean of York, he was for his [Page] contempt, Excommunicated. Note, that at the ſame time, there were 300 Benefices poſſeſſed by Italians, who did not only teach in the Church, but miſ-teach by their laſcivious and debauched Converſations. Let us now return to Sewald, who never returned in the Popes favour, but dyed of grief, in the ſtate of Excommunication, 1258. Yet was he reputed a Saint in Vulgar Eſtimation.

Martyrs.

Valentine Freeſe, and his Wife, both born in this City, gave their Lives therein, at one Stake, for the Teſtimony of Jeſus Chriſt, an. 1531. probably by order from Edward Lee, the cruel Arch-Biſhop.

Confeſſors.

Edward Freeſe, Brother to Valentine aforeſaid, was Apprentice to a Painter, afterwards a Novice-Monk, and leaving his Convent, came to Colcheſter in Eſſex, where diſcovering his Heretical Inclinations, by Painting Sentences of Scriptures in the Borders of Cloaths, he was called to an account by Jo. Stoakſley Biſhop of London. Mr. Fox ſaith, he was fed with Manchet, made of ſaw-duſt, and kept ſo long in Priſon, manicled, till the Fleſh had overgrown his Irons, and he not able to Kemb his own head, became ſo diſtracted, that being brought before the Biſhop, he could ſay nothing, but my Lord is a good Man. We muſt not forget how the Wife of this Edward, being big with Child, and preſſing in to ſee her Husband, the Porter at Fulham gave her ſuch a kick on the Belly, that the Child was deſtroyed with that ſtroak immediately, and ſhe dyed afterwards of the ſame.

Prelates.

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Jo. Roman, (whoſe Father was born at Rome) was (probably) born in York, ſeeing he was very indulgent to that City: For generally Outlandiſh Mules, though lying down in Engliſh Paſture, uſed to leave no hairs behind them. But this Jo. being advanced Arch-Biſhop began to build the Church, and finiſhed the North part of the Croſs-Iſle therein. Pol. Virg. praiſeth him for a man of great Learning and Sincerity. He fell into the disfavour of King Edward 1. for Excommunicating Anthony Beck Biſhop of Durham, and it coſt him 4000 Marks to regain his Prince's good Will. He dyed 1295. and was buried in his own Church.

Robert Walbey, an Auguſtinian Friar in York, went over into France, where he was choſen Profeſſor of Divinity in the City of Tholouſe. He was Chaplain to the Black Prince, and after his death, to his Father, King Edward 3. Now as his Maſter enjoyed three Crowns, ſo under him, his Chaplain did ſucceſſively partake of three Mitres, being firſt a Biſhop in Gaſcoigne, then Arch-Biſhop of Dublin in Ireland, and afterwards Biſhop of Chicheſter in England. At laſt he was Conſecrated Arch-Biſhop of York. He dyed 1397.

Since the Reformation.

Thomas Morton, born 1564. was Son to a famous Mercer (reputed the firſt in York) and allied to Cardinal Morton, Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury. He was bred in York School (with that Arch-Traytor Guy Faux) and afterwards in St. Johns-Colledge in Cambridge, and (for his Merit) choſen Fellow thereof, before 8 Competitors. Commencing D. D. he made his Poſition on [Page] his ſecond Queſtion, contrary to the expectation of Dr. Playfere, replying upon him with ſome paſſion, Commôſti mihi Stomachum, to whom Morton returned, Gratutor tibi Reverende Profeſſor de bono tuo Stomacho, canabis apud me hâc nocte. He was ſucceſſively preferred Dean of Gloceſter, Wincheſter, Biſhop of Cheſter, Coventry and Lichfield, and Durham. The Foundation which he laid, of Forreign Correſpondency with eminent perſons, of different perſwaſions, when he attended as Chaplain to the Lord Evers, (ſent by King James Ambaſſador to the King of Denmark, &c.) he built upon unto the day of his death. In the late Long Parliament, the diſpleaſure of the Houſe of Commons fell heavy upon him, partly, for ſubſcribing the Biſhops Proteſtation for their Votes in Parliament; partly, for refuſing to reſign the Seal of his Biſhoprick, and Baptizing a Daughter of John Earl of Rutland, with the Sign of the Croſs; two faults, which compounded together, in the judgment of honeſt and wiſe men, amounted to an High Innocence. Yet the Parliament allowed him 800 pounds a year, (a proportion above his Brethren) for his Maintenance. But the Trumpet of their Charity gave an uncertain ſound, not aſſigning by whom, or whence this Sum ſhould be paid. Indeed the ſevere Votes of Parliament ever took full effect, according to his obſervation who did Anagram it, VOTED, OƲTED. But their Merciful Votes found not ſo free performance; however this good Biſhop got 1000 pounds out of Goldſmiths Hall, which afforded him ſupport in his Old Age. He wrote againſt Faction, in defence of three Innocent Ceremonies, and againſt Superſtition, in his Treatiſe called The Grand Impoſtor. He ſolemnly proffered unto me, to maintain me to live with him, which courteous proffer, as I could not conveniently accept, I did thankfully refuſe. Many of the Nobility deſervedly honoured [Page] him, but none more then John Earl of Rutland, to whoſe Kinſman Roger Earl of Rut. he had formerly been Chaplain. Sir George Savil civilly paid him his purchaſed Annuity of 200 pounds. He dyed at Eaſton Manduit, in Northampton-ſhire, the Houſe of Sir Henry Yelverton, 1659. Aet. 95.

Stateſmen.

Sir Robert Car, Son to Thomas Laird of Funihurſt in the South of Scotland, (who being active for Mary Queen of Scots, was thereupon forced to fly to York) was born in this City, and therefore he afterwards refuſed to be Naturalized by Act of Parliament, as needleſs to him, being born in the Engliſh Dominions. 'Tis reported, that his firſt making at Court, was by breaking of his Leg at Tilting in London, whereby he came firſt into the cognizance of King James, who reflected on him, whoſe Father had been a kind of Confeſſor, for the Cauſe of the Queen his Mother. Beſides the young Gentleman had a handſome Perſon, and a conveniency of deſert. Honours were crowded upon him, made Baron, Viſcount, Earl of Sommerſet, Knight of the Garter, Warden of the Cinque Ports, &c. He was a good natur'd Man, doing himſelf more hurt then any Man elſe. For abating one foul Fact, with the Conſequences thereof notoriouſly known and he will appear deſerving no foul Character to Poſterity; but for the ſame, he was baniſhed the Court, lived and dyed very privately, about 1638.

Writers

Jo. Walbye, an Auguſtinian (Provincial of his Order) and D. D. in Oxford, was a complaiſant perſon, [Page] being Ingenious, Induſtrious, Learned, Eloquent, Pious and Prudent. Though ſharp at firſt againſt the Wicklevites, he ſoon abated his own edge; and though preſent at a Council held at Stanford, by the King, againſt them, was not well pleaſed with all things tranſacted therein. He dyed in York 1393.

Jo. Erghom, an Auguſtinian, went to Oxford, and became an admirable Preacher. He renewed the cuſtom of Expounding Scripture in a Typical way, which crowded his Church with Auditors, being more pleaſed then edified therewith. He wrote many Books, and Dedicated them to the Earl of Hereford, (the ſame with Edward Duke of Buckingham) and flouriſhed under King Henry 7. 1490.

Since the Reformation.

Richard Stock, bred in St. Johns-Colledge in Cambridge, was Miniſter of All-hallowes Breadſtreet in London, by the ſpace of 32 years, till the day of his death; where (if in Health) he omitted not to Preach twice every Lords day, with the approbation of all that were Judicious and Religious. Dr. Davenant was his conſtant Auditor, whilſt lying at London. He prevailed with ſome Companies, to put off their wonted Feſtivals from Mondays to Tueſdays, that the Lords day might not be abuſed, by the preparation for ſuch Entertainments. Though he Preached often in Neighbouring Churches, he never neglected his own, being wont to proteſt, That it was more comfortable to him to win one of his own Pariſh, then twenty others. Preaching at St. Pauls Croſs, when young, it was ill taken that he reproved the inequality of Rates in the City, [Page] (burdening the Poor to eaſe the Rich) and he was called a Green-Head for his Pains. But being put up in his latter dayes, to Preach on the Lord Mayors Election, and falling on the ſame Subject, he told them, That a Gray-Head ſpake now what a Green-Head ſaid before. He dyed April 20. 1626.

THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES. Nec Perfecte nec Perfunctorie.

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THIS Principality hath the Severn-Sea on the South, Iriſh Ocean on the Weſt and North, England on the Eaſt, divided by a Ditch, drawn from the Mouth of Dee to the Mouth of Wie. From Eaſt to Weſt it is 100, and from North to South 120 Miles. The foreſaid Ditch is called Claudh-Offa, becauſe made by King Offa, who Enacted, that what Welſh-man ſoever was found on the Eaſt ſide of this Ditch, ſhould forfeit his Right Hand, a Law long ſince Cancelled. And the Loyal and Valiant Welſh have for many Ages paſt enjoyed the ſame Priviledges with other Subjects of the King of England.

It was divided into three parts by Roderick the Great, about the year 877. and allotted to his three Sons.

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1. North-Wales

2. Powis

3. South-Wales

Whoſe Princes chiefly reſided at

1. Aberfrow.

2. Mathraval.

3. Dynefar.

This Diviſion proved the Confuſion of Wales, whoſe Princes were always at War, not only againſt the Engliſh, but mutually with themſelves, to enlarge and defend their Dominions. Of theſe Three, North-Wales was the Chief, being left to Mervin eldeſt Son to Roderick aforeſaid; the Princes whereof (by way of Eminency, were ſtiled the Princes of Wales, and ſometimes Kings of Aberfrow) paid to the King of London, yearly 63 pounds, by way of Tribute, the ſame ſum being like wiſe paid to the ſaid King, by the Princes of Powis and South-Wales. However South-Wales (called by the Natives Deheubarth, i. e. the Right-ſide, becauſe nearer the Sun) was of the three, the largeſt, richeſt, and moſt fruitful; But this Country being conſtantly infeſted with the Invaſions of the Engliſh and Flemings, had North-Wales preferred before it, as more entire, and better ſecured from ſuch Annoyances. Hence it is that the Welſh-Tongue retaineth the purity thereof only in North-Wales. The Soil moſtly riſing up into Hills and Mountains, is of a lean and hungry Nature; yet is the ill quality recompenced by the good quantity thereof; Whence it was that a Worſhipful Knight in Wales, who had a fair Eſtate therein, ſaid to an Engliſh Gentleman, (who bragged that he had in England ſo much Ground, worth 40 Shillings an Acre,) You have 10 yards of Velvet, and I have 200 of Frize, I will not exchange with you. However there are in Wales moſt pleaſant Meadows along the ſides of Rivers; and as the ſweeteſt Fleſh is ſaid to be neareſt the Bones, ſo moſt delicious Vallies are interpoſed betwixt theſe Mountains. The Inhabitants are Healthful, Strong, [Page] Swift and Witty, which is imputed to the clear and wholſome Air of the Mountains, the cleanly and moderate Diet of the people, and the hardneſs whereunto they are inured from their infancy.

Of Natural Commodities, there is Silver, whereof Cardigan-ſhire yields Royal Mines; in theſe Mountains, viz. Comſomelock, Tallabant, Gadarren, Bromfloid, Geginnon, and Cummerrum. The Romans began to Mine here, (as appears by their Coynes found therein) working in Trenches, (about 24 Fathom deep) and found plenty of Lead. The Danes and Saxons wrought 100 Fathom deep, and found great plenty of the ſame, till their Works were drown'd with water. Cuſtomer Smith, about the latter end of Queen Elizabeth, diſcovered Silver in Comſomelock: After his death the deſign was proſecuted, and more perfected by Sir Hugh Middleton Knight, Coyning the Silver to his great Charge, (as his Predeceſſor had done) at the Tower; After whoſe death, Sir Francis Godolphin of Cornwal Knight, and Thomas Buſhel Eſquire, undertook the Work. King Charles I. granted to them power of Coinage at Aberrusky, in that County. Thomas Buſhel (Sir Francis dying, and Comſomelock being deſerted) adventured on the other five Mountains, and at laſt theſe Mines yielded 100 pounds a Week, (beſides Lead amounting to half as much) Coyned at Aberrusky aforeſaid. The Pence, Groats, Shillings, Half-Crowns, &c. of this Silver, had the Oſtrich Feathers (the Arms of Wales) ſtamped on them. The Civil Wars diſcompoſed all the Work. I will add no more, but only make mention of that ingenious invention, whereby the Miners are ſupplyed with freſh Air: This is done by two Mens blowing wind with a pair of Bellows, on the outſide of Adit, into a Pipe of Lead, daily lengthned as the Mine is made longer, whereby the Candle in the Mine is daily kept burning, and the diggers [Page] recruited conſtantly with a ſufficiency of breath. There is Lead found in many places of Wales, but in Carnarvan-ſhire the beſt. Plenty of Goats are bred here, eſpecially in Montgomery-ſhire. As for Manufactures, the Britiſh generally bearing themſelves high, on the account of their gentile extraction, are better pleaſed in the employment of their Valour then Labour, and therefore there are only thoſe few that follow, Frieze, of which Henry Prince of Wales, having a Suit, and being checkt by a bold Courtier for wearing the ſame many Weeks together, Would (ſaid he) that the Cloth of my Country would laſt alwayes. Then Cheeſe, very tender and palatable, the Pedigree whereof was by one, merrily derived, thus,

Adam's nawn Cuſſon was her by her Birth,

Ap Curds, ap Milk, ap Cow, ap Graſs, ap Earth.

Laſtly, Metheglen, derived by the Welſh from their nown Countryman, Matthew Glin, the firſt Inventor, though others will have this word of Greek extraction, from [...] contracted [...]. It is a Compound of Water, Honey, &c. being moſt wholſome for Mans Body. Pollio Romulus being 100 years of Age, told Caeſar, that he had preſerved his Vigour of Mind and Body, Intus Mulſo, foris Oleo, by taking Metheglen inward, and Oyl outward; It is the ſame in kind with, but much ſtronger then Mede. Queen Elizabeth, who by the Tudors was of Welſh deſcent, much loved this her Native Liquor.

As for the Buildings, generally they are like thoſe of the old Britains, neither big nor beautiful; the Italian humour of building having not affected (not to ſay infected) the Britiſh Nation. Hoelldha Prince of Wales, about the year 800. built a Houſe for his own Reſidence of White-hurdles or Watling, therefore called [Page] Ty Gwin, White-Houſe, or White-Hall, if you pleaſe. However there are brave Buildings in VVales, though not Welſh Buildings, which the Engliſh Erected therein, as Bridles to the Country.

Proverbs.

I. His VVelſh Blood is up; and 'tis no wonder that a very ancient Shentleman ſhould digeſt his loſſes with great difficulty. II. As long as a VVelſh Pedigree; nay and as high too, ſeeing commonly a VVelſh Gentleman can preſently climb up into a Princely Extraction. III. Give your Horſe a VVelſh-Bait; That is a ſtop on the top of the Mountains, where the poor Palfrey is forced to make a ſhift with Chameleon's Commons, the clear Air.

This Principality was Modelled into Shires in the Reign of King Henry 8. The General Catalogue that follows, is of thoſe who were VVelſh, though extant before ſuch Diviſion into Shires.

Princes.

They are very Ancient and Numerous, yet Cambden obſerves, they never had any Coin of their own.

Confeſſors.

Walter Brute, born in VVales, a Sinner, Layman, Husbandman, and a Chriſtian, (they are his own words in a certain Proteſtation which he made) was bred in Oxford. Being accuſed to the Biſhop of Hereford, he (by a ſolemn Subſcription) ſubmitted himſelf principally to the Evangely of Jeſus Chriſt, to the determination and general Councils of Holy Kirk, to — Auſtin, Ambroſe, Jerome and Gregory; and to his Biſhop, as a [Page]Subject ought to his Biſhop. It ſeems this Brute was one of the firſt who was vext for Wickliffiſme.

Nicholas Hereford, (probably) of Britiſh extraction, D. D. in Oxford, AMP. and a ſecular Prieſt, oppoſed Tranſubſtantiation; maintained that Clergy-men ought to be ſubject to their reſpective Princes, that Monks and Friers ought to live by their own Labour; That all ought to rule themſelves by the Word of God. He (with Philip Repington) was made to recant his Opinions at St. Pauls Croſs in London, 1382. After which Repington proving a Perſecutor of his party, was made Biſhop of Lincoln, and afterwards made a Cardinal. Hereford being not ſo forward, was impriſoned (with John Purvey his Partner) by Arch-Biſhop Arundel.

Reginald Peacock, D. D. in Kings-Colledge in Oxford, was Biſhop firſt of St. Aſaph, then of Chicheſter. For 20 years together he favoured the Opinions of Wickliffe, and wrote much in defence thereof, until in a Synode held at Lambeth by Thomas Boucher, Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, 1457. he was made to recant at Pauls Croſs, (his Books being burnt before his eyes) confuted with ſeven ſolid Arguments, thus reckoned up, Authoritate, Vi, Arte, Fraude, Metu, Terrore & Tyrannide. Some believe, that he recanted his recantation, others that he was privily made away in Priſon.

Cardinals.

Sertor of Wales, (by ſome named Fontanerius Valaſſus) was General of the Franciſcans 1339. then Biſhop of Maſſile, and afterwards Arch-Biſhop of Ravenna. He was made Cardinal by Pope Innocent 6. but dyed before he received his Cap. Among many Books, he wrote a Comment on St. Auſtin, De Civit. Dei. He dyed at Padua in Italy, and was therein buried [Page] in the Church of Saint Anthony.

Prelates.

Marbod Evanx went over into France, when the Danes were haraſſing this Land. There he became Biſhop of Renes. He wrote the Book called Carmina Sententioſa, flouriſhing 1050.

Walter de Conſtantiis, Arch-Deacon of Oxford, was preferred Biſhop of Lincoln, then Arch-Biſhop of Rohan, by King Richard 1. whom he attended into the Holy-Land, by Sea and Land; Inſomuch, that ſome will have him Sirnamed from his conſtancy to his Maſter in all conditions. He effectually ſuppreſſed the Tyranny of William Longchamp, Biſhop of Ely. He afterwards interred King Richard at Font-Everard, and inveſted King John with the Principality of Normandy, and dyed about 1206.

Caducanus Biſhop of Bangor, left his Biſhoprick, and became a Ciſtertian Monk in Monaſterio Durenſi, and being no leſs happy then induſtrious in his endeavours, wrote a Book of Sermons, and another called Speculum Chriſtianorum. He dyed under the Reign of King Henry 3. 1225.

Since the Reformation.

Hugh Johnes, Batchelour of the Laws in Oxford, was made Biſhop of Landaffe, May 5. 1566. The firſt Welſh-man, who for the laſt 300 years was Biſhop thereof. He dyed and was buried at Matherne, November 5. 1574

Dr. — Philips, bred in Oxford, was preferred Biſhop of Man. He Tranſlated the Bible into the Manks-Tongue, by the aſſiſtance of ſome of the Iſlanders, and namely, Sir Hugh Cavol, Miniſter of the Goſpel, [Page] and lately Vicar of Kirk-Michael; though that work was never put to the Preſs; the Miniſters there being forced to read the Scriptures to the people, out of the Engliſh, in the Manks-Tongue.

Phyſicians.

Robert Recorde, well deſcended, was bred in Oxford, where he proceeded Dr. of Phyſick. He wrote five famous Treatiſes, viz. of Arithmetic, Aſtrology, Geometry, Phyſick and Metals; and was well skilled in Anatomy, Coſmography and Muſick. He wrote alſo of Auricular Confeſſion, and De Negotio Euchariſtiae, with which ſubjects no Roman Catholick is to meddle. He flouriſhed under King Edward 6. about 1550.

Thomas Phacer, was bred (I believe) firſt in Oxford, then in London, a general Scholar, and well verſed in the Common Law, wherein he wrote a Book, De Naturâ Brevium. He afterwards proceeded Dr. of Phyſick He Tranſlated out of the French many uſeful Books, 1. Of the Peſtilence. 2. Of the Grief of Children. 3. Of the Nature of Simples. 4. The Regiment of Natural Life. He likewiſe Tranſlated Virgil's Eneads. He dyed and was buried in London, 1550.

Albane Hill, Dr. of Phyſick, wrote much on Galen, and was famous at home and abroad, flouriſhing (as I conjecture) about 1550.

Writers.

Petrok, bred in Ireland, fixed himſelf in Cornwal, after his return, the place of his abode being called Petrok Stow, corruptly Pad-Stow, where many eminent Scholars were brought up under him. He delighted in, and wrote a Book of Solitary Life. He was reputed a Saint, and there is a Church at Exeter, dedicated to his Memory.

[Page] Gildas the fourth, ſtudied in Ireland. He wrote of the Wonders, and firſt Inhabitants of Britain, King Arthur, &c. of Perceval and Lancelot. He flouriſhed 860.

Blegabride, Langauride, a great Scholar, and Dr. of both Laws, was Arch-Deacon of the Church of Landaffe. He to the Honour of his Country, and uſe of Poſterity, Tranſlated the Laws of Howel, the moſt modeſt King of Wales, and flouriſhed 914.

Salephilax the Barde, ſet forth a Genealogy of the Britains, and flouriſhed 920.

Gwalterus Calenius, Arch-Deacon of Oxford, highly prized for his great Learning, went over into Britain in France, and thence retrieved an ancient Manuſcript of the Britiſh Princes, from Brutus to Cadwalader, and Communicated the ſame to Jeffrey of Monmouth, to be Tranſlated by him, into Latine. He continued the ſame Chronicle for 400 years together, till his own time. He flouriſhed 1120. under King Henry 1.

Gualo Britannus, was from his youth a Servant to the Muſes, and a lover of Poetry. His Pen fell foul on the Monks, writing invectives againſt their wantonneſs, impoſtures, and covetouſneſs, with ſuch caution, that he incurred no danger thereby. He flouriſhed 1170. under King Henry 2.

William Breton, a great Scholar, and deep Divine, was (as ſome affirm) a Franciſcan at Grimsby in Lincoln-ſhire. He wrote (beſides many other Books) an Expoſition of all the hard words in the Bible, and ſuch the reputation thereof, that in the Controverſie betwixt Standiſh Biſhop of St. Aſaph, and Eraſmus, the former appeals to Breton's Book, about the interpretation of a place in Scripture. He dyed at Grimsby, an. 1356.

Ʋtred Bolton, travelled to Durham in troubleſome times, and there became a Benedictine. The promptneſs [Page] and pleaſantneſs of his parts, commended all things that he did or ſaid. Coming to Oxford in the heat of the difference betwixt Wickliffe, and his Adverſaries, he agreed in ſome things with him; Whereupon one Jordan a Dominican falling foul upon him, he expreſſed himſelf more openly for Wickliffe, eſpecially in that his ſmart Book, Pro veris Monachis; With which Jordan was ſo incenſed, that he uſed his utmoſt endeavour to get Bolton Excommunicated, who flouriſhed under King Richard 2. 1330.

Jo. Gwent, a Franciſcan in Oxford, became Provincial of his Order throughout all Britain. He wrote a Learned Comment on Lombard's Common places, and was a man of admirable prudence. He dyed at Hereford, 1348.

Jo. Ede, a Learned and Religious Man, wrote ſeveral Comments on Ariſtotle, Peter Lombard, and the Revelation. He was chief of the Franciſcans Convent in Hereford, where he was buried, in the Reign of King Henry 4. 1408.

David Boys (in Latine Boethius) ſtudied in Oxford. He procured the Writings of Jo. Barningham, and beſtowed them on the Library in Cambridge. He was befriended by Eleanor Cobham, Dutcheſs of Gloceſter, whence we collect him at leaſt a parcel-Wickliffite. He wrote (amongſt many others) a Book of double Immortality, and another about the madneſs of the Hagarens. He was Prefect of the Carmelities in Gloceſter, where he dyed 1450.

Since the Reformation.

Sir Jo. Rheſe, alias Ap Ryſe, Knight, Noble by his Lineage, but more by his Learning, was well verſed in the Britiſh Antiquities, and was a zealous Aſſertor of the credit of Welſh-Authors, againſt Pol. Virgil. He [Page] wrote a Treatiſe of the Euchariſt, and was a favourer of the Reformation, flouriſhing under King Edward. 6. 1550.

Jo. Griffin, firſt a Ciſtertian in Hales-Abbey in Gloceſter, became a Preacher after the diſſolution of his Convent, Preaching many Sermons in Engliſh, and writing them in Latine. He flouriſhed under Edward 6. an. 1550.

Hugh Broughton, of gentile, but poor Parents, was ſent by Mr. Gilpin to Christs-Colledge in Cambridge, of which he became Fellow. He was famous for his skill in the Hebrew, a great Ornament to that Univerſity. He was ſomewhat hot and peremptory in his Opinions. He wrote many Books, whereof one called the Conſent of Times, carrieth the general commendation. 'Tis reported, that he procured Mr. Gilpin his Maecenas, to be moleſted by Dr. Barnes Biſhop of Durham, in expectation of his Parſonage, as ſome ſhrewdly ſuſpect. At laſt being fixed in London, he taught many Citizens, and their Apprentices the Hebrew Tongue. His Sermons were rather curious then edifying, which was the cauſe that he had numerous Auditors. He dyed about 1600.

Hugh Holland, Fellow of Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge, was an excellent Latine Poet; Being diſaffected to the Proteſtant Religion, he Travelled into Italy, where he let fly freely againſt the credit of Queen Elizabeth. Whence he went to Rome, and in his return, he touched at Conſtantinople, where Sir Thomas Glover, Ambaſſadour for King James, called him to an account for his Scandalum Reginae, and impriſoned him for ſome time. Being enlarged he returned into England, where miſſing of preferment, he grumbled out the reſt of his Life in viſible diſcontentment. He made Verſes in deſcription of the chief Cities in [Page] Europe, wrote the Chronicle of Queen Elizabeths Reign and a Book of the Life of Mr. Cambden, which were never Printed. He had a competent Eſtate in good Candle-rents in London, and dyed about the beginning of the Reign of King Charles I.

ANGLESEY.

ANgleſey, (in Latine Mona,) that is, the Engliſh Iſland is ſurrounded on all ſides with the Iriſh Sea, ſave on the South; where a ſmall Fret (called Menai) ſundreth it from the Welſh Continent, having 20 Miles in the length, and 17 in the breadth thereof. It is ſeemingly barren, and really fruitful, affording plenty of good Wheat, and Mill-ſtones to grind it. There are ſeveral Trees digged up here, out of mariſh places, which are firm and fit for Timber. They are black within as Ebony, and are uſed by Carvers for inlaying Cupboards, &c. Yea Haſle-nuts are found under ground, with ſound Kernels in them.

Proverbs.

I. Mon Mam Cymbry, that is, Angleſey is the Mother of Wales, becauſe when other Countries fail, ſhe plentifully feedeth them with Proviſion, and is ſaid to afford Corn enough to ſuſtain all Wales. Nor is ſhe leſs happy in Cattle then Corn. II. Crogging Crogging. The Original of this by word was in dayes of King Henry 2. who had many men ſlain by the Welſh at [Page] Croggen-Caſtle. The Engliſh afterwards uſed it as a Provocative, when they had the Welſh at an advantage. It is now without cauſe, uttered in diſgrace of the Welſh ▪ though originally it was expreſſive of their Honour.

Prelates.

Guido de Mona, (that is of Angleſey) was Biſhop of St. Davids, and Lord Treaſurer of England under King Henry 4. though the Parliament moved, that no Welſhman ſhould be a State Officer in England. He dyed 1407.

Arthur Bulkley, Biſhop of Bangor, though bred Dr. of the Laws, never read, or forgot the Chapter de Sacrilegio, for he ſpoyled the Biſhoprick, and ſold the five Bells, being ſo over-officious, that he would go down to the Sea to ſee them Shipped. He was ſuddenly deprived of his ſight, and dyed 1555.

William Glyn, D. D. bred in, and Maſter of Queens-Colledge in Oxford, was an. 2. Mary, preferred Biſhop of Bangor. An excellent Scholar; being conſtant to his own, and not cruel to oppoſite judgments; he cauſed no perſecution in his Dioceſs. He dyed an. 1. Elizabeth; whoſe Brother Jeffrey, Dr. of Laws, built and endowed a Free School at Bangor.

Since the Reformation.

Rouland Merrick, Dr. of Laws, was born at Bodingan, bred at Oxford, where he became Principal of New-Inn-hall, and afterwards a Dignitary in the Church of St. Davids. He procured the impriſonment of Robert Ferrar his Dioceſan, in the dayes of King Edward 6. who was afterwards Martyred in the Reign of Queen Mary. Mr. Merrick was Conſecrated Biſhop of Bangor, an. 2. Elizabeth, 1559. He was Father [Page] to Sir Gilly Merrick Knight, who loſt his life for engaging with the Earl of Eſſex, 1600.

Lancelot Bulkley, was born of a then Right Worſhipful (ſince Honourable) Family, one of whoſe fair Habitations is near Beumaris. He was bred in Brazen-Noſe-Colledge in Oxford, and afterwards became firſt Arch-Deacon, and then Arch-Biſhop of Dublin, October 3. 1619. Soon after, he was made by King James one of his Privy Counſel in Ireland. He dyed about 16.

Seamen.

Madoc, Son to Owen Gwineth, ap Griffith, ap Conan, and Brother to Dav. Prince of North-Wales, was born probably at Aberfraw, then the principal Palace of their Royal reſidence. He (1170.) made a Voyage Weſtward, and probably thoſe names of Cape de Breton Norvinberg, and Pengwin in part of the Northern America, were Reliques of his diſcovery.

BRECKNOCK-SHIRE.

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BRecknock-ſhire hath Radnor-ſhire on the North, Cardigan and Carmarthen-ſhire on the Weſt, Glamorgan-ſhire on the South, Hereford and Monmouth-ſhire on the Eaſt. In length 28, and in breadth 20 miles. The fruitfulneſs of the Vallies in this Shire maketh amends for the barrenneſs of the Mountains. Brecknock the chief Town hereof, doth at this preſent time afford the Title of an Earl to James Duke of Ormond, the firſt that ever received that Dignity. About 400 years ſince, a Daughter of Gilb. and Maud Becket, (and Siſter to Thomas Becket) was by King Henry 2. beſtowed in Marriage on one Butler an Engliſh Gentleman. Him King Henry ſent over into Ireland, and (endeavouring to expiate Beckets blood) rewarded him with large Lands, ſo that his Poſterity were created Earls of Ormond.

In this County there is plenty of Otters in Brecknock Meer, the Wool whereof is much uſed in making of Beavers.

As for Wonders, 'tis reported by Speed, that Cloaks, Hats and Staves, caſt down from the top of an Hill, (called Mouchy Denny or Cadier Arthur) and the North-Eaſt Rocks, would never fall, but were with the air and wind ſtill returned back, and blown up again, nor would any thing deſcend, ſave a Stone or ſome metallin ſubſtance. When the Meer Lynſavathan (within two Miles of Brecknock) hath her frozen Ice firſt broken, it yields a thundering noyſe; and there is a Tradition, that where that Meer ſpreadeth its waters, ſtood a fair City, till ſwallowed up by an Earthquake, which [Page] is not improbable, firſt, becauſe all the Highways of this County do lead thither, ſecondly, Ptolemy doth place in this Tract the City Loventrium, which Mr. Cambden could not recover, and therefore likely to be drown'd in this Pool; the rather becauſe Levenny is the name of the River running by it.

Saints.

St. Canoch, Cadock, Sons, and Keyne Daughter to Braghan King, builder and namer of Brecknock (who had 24 Daughters, all Saints, though only St. Keyne ſurvived) flouriſhed about 492. of whom St. Cadock is reported a Martyr; and all had in high Veneration amongſt the people of South-Wales.

St. Clintanke was King of Brecknock. It happened that a Noble Virgin gave it out, That ſhe would never Marry any man except the ſaid King, who was ſo zealous a Chriſtian. A Pagan Souldier, purpoſely to defeat her deſire, killed this King, who left behind him the reputation of a Saint.

Prelates.

Giles de Bruſe, born at Brecknock, was Son to William de Bruſe, Baron of Brecknock, a prime Peer in his time. This Giles became Biſhop of Hereford, and in the Civil Wars, ſided with the Nobility againſt King John, on which account he was baniſhed, but at length returned, and recovered the Kings favour. His Paternal Honour and Inheritance was devolved upon him, and from him, after his death, tranſmitted to his Brother Reginald, who Married the Daughter of Leoline Prince of Wales. His Effigies on his Tomb in Hereford Church, holdeth a Steeple in his hand; whence it is concluded that he built the Belfree of that Cathedral. He dyed 1215.

Since the Reformation.

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Thomas Howel, born at Nangamarch, bred Fellow of Jeſus-Colledge in Oxford, became a moſt meek man, and excellent Preacher. His Sermons, like the waters of Siloah, did run ſoftly, gliding on with a ſmooth ſtream. King Charles I. made him Biſhop of Briſtol. He dyed 1646. leaving many Orphan Children behind him. I have been told, that the Honourable City of Briſtol hath taken care for their comfortable Education.

Stateſmen.

Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, ſet up King Richard on the Throne, endeavouring afterwards in vain to depoſe him; the King compaſſing him into his clutches, through the treachery of Humphrey Baniſter, the Dukes own Servant, the Sheriff ſiezing him in Shrop-ſhire, where he was digging of a Ditch in a diſguiſe. He was beheaded at Sariſbury, without any Legal Tryal, 1484.

Memorable Perſons.

Neſta, Daughter to Gruffin Prince of Wales, and Wife to Bernard of Newmarch, a Noble Norman, and Lord by Conqueſt of this County, was an Harlot to a young Gentleman. Mahel her Son having got this Stallion into his hands, uſed him very hardly, wherewith Neſta being madded, came into open Court, and on her Oath before King Henry 2. publickly proteſted, that Mahel was none of Newmarch his Son, but begotten on her in Adultery. This if true, ſpake her diſhoneſty, if falſe, her perjury; true or falſe, her Peerleſs [Page] impudency. Hereby ſhe diſinherited Mahel, and ſetled a vaſt Territory on Sybil her ſole Daughter, Married afterwards to Milo Earl of Hereford.

Note, that when Mr. Speed, in purſuance of his Deſcription of England, paſſed this County, 8 perſons who had been Bayliffs of Brecknock gave him courteous entertainment.

CARDIGAN-SHIRE.

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CArdigan-ſhire is waſhed on the Weſt with the Iriſh Sea, and parted from Merioneth-ſhire by the River Dovi, from Brecknock-ſhire by Tovy, and on the South, from Carmarthen and Pembroke-ſhire by Tyvy. Being in form like a Horn, wider towards the North; and has a Cornu-copia, univerſal plenty. This County though remoteſt to England, was ſooneſt reduced to the Engliſh Dominion, as being nearer to the Sea, which afforded a more convenient paſſage to the Engliſh, who were potent in Shipping, and invaded this County in the Reign of VVilliam Rufus; and Henry 1. beſtowed the ſame entirely upon VVilliam de Clare. In former times, plenty of Bevers did breed in the River Tyvy in this County.

Proverbs.

I. Talaeth, Talaeth, that is Fine, Fine: When Roderick divided Wales betwixt his three Sons, he ordered that each of them ſhould wear upon his Bonnet or Helmet, a Coronet of Gold, ſet with pretious Stones, called in Britiſh Talaeth, and they from thence, Ytri trwyſ [...]c Talaethioc, that is, three Crowned Princes. Now it is applyed to the uppermoſt part of the head attire of Children, yea the Engliſh men have that which they call the Crown of a Cap. II. B [...] Arthur and [...]; That is, Arthur was not but whilſt he was; 'Tis Honourable for old Men, if they can truly ſay, we have been brave Fellows. III. Ne Thorres Arthur Nawdd gwraig; that is, King Arthur did never violate the refuge[Page]of a woman; For that King was the Mirrour of Manhood. By the Woman's Refuge, many underſtand her Tongue, and no valiant Man will revenge her words with his blows. IV. Calen y Sais wrah Gimro; That is, the Heart of an Engliſhman towards a Welſhman. This was invented whilſt England and Wales were at deadly Feude, and is applyed to ſuch who are poſſeſſed with prejudice, or only carry an outward complyance with Cordial Affection. V. Ni Cheitw Cymbro oni Gollo; That is, the Welſhman keeps nothing until he hath loſt it: When the Britiſh recovered their loſt Caſtles from the Engliſh, they doubled their diligence and valour, keeping them more tenaciouſly then before. VI. A fo Pen, bid Bont; That is, He that will be a Head, let him be a Bridge. This is of a fictitious Original. Benigridan a Welſh General is ſaid to have carried his Army (one by one we muſt imagine) on his back, over a River in Ireland, where there was neither Bridge nor Ferry. Theſe Proverbs are generally uſed in VVales. Note that in this Principality of VVales, there was an ancient Play, wherein the ſtronger put the weaker into a ſack, whence the Engliſh By-word, He is able to put him up in a Bag. VII. Na difanco y Beriglawr; That is, Vilifie not thy Pariſh Prieſt. This may be lookt upon as a true penitential Proverb, ſince the Citizens of Llan-Badern-Vaure (that Lland-Badern the great) cruelly ſlew their Biſhop, which City and Biſhoprick afterwards dwindled into nothing.

CARMARTHEN-SHIRE.

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CArmarthen-ſhire hath Pembroke-ſhire on the Weſt, the Severn Sea on the South, Cardigan-ſhire on the North, Brecknock and Glamorgan-ſhire on the Eaſt. This County being not ſo Mountainous as others in Wales, affords plenty of Grain, Graſs, Wood and Fiſh. Here there is a place called Golden Grove, belonging to the Right Honourable Richard Vaughan, Baron of Emelor in England, and Earl of Carbery in Ireland, who plentifully relieved many eminent Divines, during the late Sequeſtration. 'Tis ſaid that in this Maritime-ſhire, there is a Fountain which ebbs and flows conformable to the Sea. There are likewiſe here ſtrange Subterranean Vaults, conceived the Caſtles of routed people in the Civil Wars.

Martyrs.

Robert Ferrar, an Engliſh man, a prime Martyr of this County, was a Man not unlearned, but ſomewhat indiſcreet, or rather uncomplying; ſo that he may be ſaid with St. Lawrence to be broyled on both ſides, being perſecuted both by Proteſtants and Papiſts. He was preferred Biſhop of St. Davids, by the Duke of Sommerſet, then Lord Protector, who was put to death not long after. Some conceived that the Patrons fall was the Chaplains greateſt guilt, and encouraged his Enemies againſt him. Of theſe, two were afterwards Biſhops in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, viz. Thomas Young Arch-Biſhop of York, and Rowland Merrick Biſhop of Banger.

Souldiers.

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Sir Rice ap Thomas, Knight, little leſs then a Prince in his Country, was called by the Author of Praelia Anglorum, the Flower of the Britains. He repaired to King Henry 7. (lately landed at Milford Haven with contemptible Forces) with a conſiderable acceſſion of choice Souldiers, marching with them to Boſworth-Field, where he right valiantly behaved himſelf. He was in reward of his good ſervice made Knight of the Garter. He rebuilt Emeline in this County, and called it New-Caſtle, being one of his Principal Seats, and one of the lateſt Caſtles in Wales. In the 4th. year of King Henry 8. he conducted 500 Horſe at the Siege of Therouene.

VValt. de Devereux, Son of — Devereux, and Cicely his VVife (ſole Siſter to Thomas Bourchier laſt Earl of Eſſex,) was born in the Town of Carmarthen, and by Queen Elizabeth Created Earl of Eſſex, in Right of his Mother. Being a Martial Man he Articled with Queen Elizabeth, to maintain ſuch a proportion of Souldiers at his own coſt, and to have the fair Territory of — Clandebuy in the Province of Ʋlſter (in Ireland) for the Conquering thereof. To maintain his Army, he ſold his fair inheritance in Eſſex. Over he goes into Ireland, with a noble Company of Kindred and Friends, ſupernumerary Volunteers, above the proportion of Souldiers agreed upon. Sir W. Fitz-Williams, Lord Deputy of Ireland, ſuſpecting to be Eclipſed by this great Earl, ſollicits the Queen to maintain him in full power of his place. Hereupon it was Ordered, that the Earl ſhould have his Commiſſion from this Lord Deputy, which with much importunity and long attendance, he hardly obtained, and that with no higher Title then Governour of Ʋlſter. After many [Page] impreſſions (not over ſucceſsfully) made in Ʋlſter, he was by the Lord Deputy remanded into the South of Ireland, where he ſpent much time to little purpoſe. From Munſter he was ſent back into Ʋlſter, where he was forbidden to follow his blow, and uſe a Victory he had gotten: Yea on a ſudden ſtript out of his Commiſſion, and reduced to be Governour of 300 Men. He embraced all theſe Changes with prodigious conſtancy Pay-days in Ireland came very thick, Moneys out of England very ſlow, his Noble Aſſociates began to withdraw, common Men to mutiny, ſo that the Earl himſelf was at the laſt recalled home. Not long after he was again ſent over, with the Title of Earl Marſhal of Ireland, where he fell into a ſtrange looſeneſs (not without ſuſpicion of Poyſon) and dyed 1576. Aet. 36. His Soul he piouſly reſigned to God, his Lands (much impaired) deſcended to his Son Robert. His Body being brought over was buried in Carmarthen. His Widow Lady was ſoon remarried to Robert Earl of Leiceſter. His Father and Grandfather dyed about the ſame time of their Age, (viz. the 36th. year) to which his Son Robert never attained.

Writers.

Ambroſe Merlin, born at Carmarthen, is reported to have had an Incubus to his Father, pretending to a pedigree older then Adam, even from the Serpent himſelf. VVe will allow the Serpent to be Father to his own Child, I mean this monſtrous Lie about Merlin's Birth. Many are his pretended Propheſies, whereof the Britiſh have a very high eſteem, though their own Proverb ſays, Namyn Dduw nid oes dewin, that beſides God there is no Diviner. Indeed Merlin's Propheſies did much miſchief, when his Interpreters put Owen Glendower on his Rebellion againſt King Henry 4. [Page] perſwading him the time was come, wherein he ſhould recover the Welſh Principality, which occaſioned the making of cruel Laws againſt the Britiſh Nation. Some maintain Merlin to have been a great Chymiſt, and that his Propheſies are to be expounded naturally, not Hiſtorically. One of his Propheſies cited by Hiſt. of Irel. Giraldus Cambrenſis, hit the mark indeed; Being this, The ſixth ſhall overturn the Walls of Ireland, and reduce their Countries into a Kingdom. Accompliſhed under King James the ſixth, when their Faſtneſſes (Iriſh Walls) were diſmantled, and Courts of Juſtice ſet up in all the Land.

CARNARVON-SHIRE.

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CArnarvon-ſhire hath the Iriſh Sea on the Weſt, Angleſey (divided by Menaifret) on the North, Denby-ſhire on the Eaſt, and Merioneth-ſhire on the South. All the Markets are Sea Towns, being five in number. The Natives hereof ſubmitted at laſt to the Engliſh, who were never more put to it then in the Invaſion thereof, which for natural ſtrength exceeds any part of the Principality. It is ſufficiently plentiful, and Snow-down-hills therein are fruitful of Wood, Cattle, Fowl, beſides Fiſh in the Pools which are interpoſed; Where there was (as Giraldus Cambrenſis affirms) a Floating Iſland, and a ſtrange kind of Fiſhes found with one eye.

Proverbs.

I. Craig Eriry or Snow-don will yield ſufficient Paſture for all the Cattle of Wales put together. This is hyperbolical, importing the extraordinary fruitfulneſs of the place. II. Di [...]nge ar Gluid a boddi ar Gonway. That is, to ſcape Clude, and be drown'd in Con [...]ay. Parallel to the Latine, Incidit in Scyllam qui vult vitare Charybdim.

Princes.

Edward the fourth, (but firſt ſurviving) Son of King Edward 1. and Queen Eleanor, was born at Carnarv [...]n, April 25. 1284. No Prince ever aſcended the Engliſh Throne with greater, or uſed it with leſs advantage [Page] to himſelf. The VVelſh generally accepted him for their Prince, as being Crowned Prince of VVales (before he was born) in their Country, the King his Father, having cauſed a Crown to be ſet on Queen Eleanor's Belly, when ſhe was big with this Prince. As this gave the Brita [...]s a full intereſt in, ſo it begat in them a particular veneration for the ſucceeding Engliſh Monarchs. This Edward (ſucceeding to a VViſe and Victorious Father) did ſtrange himſelf from his Subjects, and in effect ſubjected himſelf to Pierce Gaveſton, his French Minion, and after his Execution, to the two Spencers, Engliſhmen, yet equally odious for their inſolence. Hence it was that he firſt loſt the love of his Subjects, then of his Queen, (the vacuity of whoſe Bed was quickly filled up) then his Crown, then his Life, being Murdered at Berkley Caſtle, September 22. 1327.

Saints.

The Corps of 20000 Saints are ſaid to be interred in a ſmall Iſland called Berdſey, lying within a Mile of the South promontory of this County. It is (I confeſs) more facile to find Graves therein for ſo many Saints, then Saints for ſo many Graves.

Stateſmen.

Jo. VVilliams, born in Aber-Conwy, bred Fellow of St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge, and Proctor of that Univerſity, was preferred Dean of VVeſtminſter, Biſhop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and at laſt Arch-Biſhop of York. He dyed March 25. 1649. See my Eccl. Hiſt.

Prelates ſince the Reforma [...]ion.

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Richard Vaughan, born at Nuffrin, or elſe at Etrin, was bred in St. Johns-Colledge in Cambridge, became ſucceſſively Biſhop of Bangor, Cheſter and London, a very Corpulent Man, but Spiritually minded, an excellent Preacher, and pious Liver. A pleaſant man in diſcourſe, eſpecially at his Table; uſing frequently this expreſſion, At Meals be glad, for ſin be ſad, and indeed he was a Mortified man. Nothing could tempt him to betray the Rights of the Church to Sacrilegious hands, not ſparing ſharply to reprove ſome of his own Order on that account. He dyed March 30. 1607. I will add, (according to an Epigram which was made upon; and directed to him) — Facienda docuit, docenda fecit. Having been none of thoſe unhappy men, Qui ſciunt & non docent, or Qui docent & non vivunt.

Henry Roulands, bred in Oxford, was Conſecrated Biſhop of Bangor, November 12. 1598. He bought 4 new Bells for the Tower of St. Aſaph, whereof the biggeſt coſt 100 pounds. He alſo gave to Jeſus-Colledge in Oxford, means for the maintenance of two Fellows, He dyed 1615.

Note Speed's Maps of this County (as alſo of Denby and Flint-ſhire) are not divided with points into ſeveral Hundreds, ſeeing the Author could not procure the ſame out of the Sheriffs Books, fearing leſt the Riches of their Shire ſhould be further fought into, by revealing ſuch particulars.

DENBIGH-SHIRE.

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DEnbigh-ſhire hath Flint-ſhire, Cheſhire and Shrop-ſhire on the Eaſt, Montgomery and Merioneth-ſhire on the South, Carnarvon-ſhire on the Weſt, being from Eaſt to Weſt 31. and from North to South 20 Miles. The Eaſt part of this County is fruitful, but in the Weſt, the Husbandman may be ſaid to fetch his Bread out of the fire, fertilizing their ground with the Aſhes of burnt Turfs. There is plenty of Rye (or Amelcorn) in this County. Of Buildings, the Church of Wrexham is a fair and ſpatious Structure, having a ſtately Tower without, and Organs within it. Note that Organs were brought into general uſe in Churches about the year 828. and much improved by Bernard a Venetian, and an incomparable Muſician. But to proceed, Holt Caſtle was poſſeſſed by William Lord Stanley, whoſe ready Money and Plate therein (beſides Jewels and Rich Houſhold-ſtuff) amounted to 4000 Marks, got by the plunder of Boſworth field. Upon the Owners Attainder, it was Confiſcated into the Coffers of King Henry 7.

Prelates.

Leoline ap Llewelin ap Ywyr (or Leoline de Brontfield) was born in the Marches. Under King Edward 1. he was Conſecrated Biſhop of St. Aſaph, 1293. and afterwards appropriated ſome Churches to his Chapter. He reduced a portion of Tithes in the Pariſh of Corwen, (appropriating to the Church) to its former Eſtate. He ask [...]d leave of King Edward 1. to make his Will, [Page] whereby he bequeathed much of his Plate, rich Veſts and Books to the Canons of that Church, and his Chaplains, dying 1313.

Since the Reformation.

Godfrey Goodman, born of Wealthy Parentage, bred under his Uncle (of whom hereafter) in Weſtminſter-School, then in Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge, where he Commenced D. D. was ſucceſſively preferred Prebend. of Windſor, Dean of Rocheſter, and Biſhop of Gloceſter. He lived ſince, but was no friend to the Reformation, conſtantly complaining of the firſt Reformers, amongſt whom he noted Ridley, as a very Odd Man; One being then preſent, My Lord, (ſays he) He was an Odde Man indeed, for all the Popiſh Party in England, could not match him with his equal in Learning and Religion. He is the only inſtance (amongſt 200 Biſhops ſince Queen Elizabeth) who was Popiſhly affected. He was a harmleſs man, hurtful to none but himſelf, pitiful to the Poor, hoſpitable to his Neighbours, againſt the ruining of any of an oppoſite Judgment, and gave the moſt he left to pious uſes. He was no contemptible Hiſtorian. He was made Biſhop 1624. and dyed about 1655. in Weſtminſter.

Writers ſince the Reformation.

William Salesbury, born in this County, (where his Family flouriſheth at this day) compoſed an Engliſh and We [...]ſh Dictionary, Printed 1547. He dyed 1560.

Benefactors to the Publick ſince the Reformation.

Sir Thomas, Son of Sir Richard Exmew, was born at Rithin, and bred in London a Goldſmith, and was [Page] Lord Mayor thereof 1517. Beſides Benefactions in his own Country, and to St. Mary Magdalens in Milkſtreet, London, (where he lyes buried)▪ he made the VVater-Conduit by London VVall, at Moor-Gate.

Gabriel Goodman, Son of Edward Goodman Eſq was born at Rithin, afterwards D. D. in St. Johns-Colledge in Cambridge, and Dean of VVeſtminſter, (for forty years). The Bible was Tranſlated into VVelſh on his coſt. He founded a School-houſe in Rythin, with a competent Salary, and erected an Almſhouſe therein for 12 poor people. He repaired the Houſe for the Minſter (there called the VVarden) of Rythin, furniſhing it with Plate, &c. which were to deſcend to his Succeſſors. He purchaſed a fair Houſe thereunto, at Cheſwick in Middleſex, where with his own hands he ſet a fair row of Elmes, for a Retiring place to the Maſters and Scholars at VVeſtminſter. He was made one of the Executors of the Will of our Engliſh Neſtor, the Lord Treaſurer Cecil, for the diſpoſing of great ſums to charitable uſes. He dyed 1 [...]01. and is buried in the Collegiate Church of VVeſtminſter, whereof he ſo well deſerved, as of all England, Mr. Cambden performing his perambulation about it on his Expences.

Sir Hugh Middleton, Son of Sir Richard Middleton, was born at Denbigh, and bred in London. This is that worthy Knight, who fetcht into London, VVater on his own coſt, more then 24 Miles, encountring all the way with an Army of Oppoſitions, grapling with Hills, ſtrugling with Rocks, fighting with Foreſts, till in defiance of difficulties, he had brought his Project to Perfection. A potent perſon, and an idle Spectator ſtruck in, and by his greatneſs poſſeſſed a Moiety of the profit, whilſt the Honour thereof will remain Eternally fixed to the Memory of Sir Hugh Middleton.

Note, Robert Earl of Leiceſter by his bounty, advanced the Building of a new Church in Denbigh.

FLINT-SHIRE.

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FLint-ſhire (named from Flint, formerly an eminent place therein) hath the Sea on the North, Shrop-ſhire on the South, Cheſhire on the Eaſt, and Denbigh-ſhire on the Weſt. The ſmalleſt Shire in VVales. Flint the Shire-Town is no Market Town, no nor St. Aſaph, (a City and Biſhops See) till made ſo very late; But it is near to Cheſter, the Market General of theſe parts, and beſides, every Village hath a Market in it ſelf, as affording all neceſſary Commodities. This County was Parcel of the County Palatine, paying 2000 Marks (called a Mize) at the Change of every Earl of Cheſter, until the year 1568. For then upon the occaſion of one Thomas Radford, committed to Priſon by the Chamberlain of Cheſter, this County disjoyned it ſelf from the Earldom of Cheſter, and united it ſelf to the Principality, though I cannot ſee how the one or the other could be done, without an Act of Parliament.

Proverbs.

I. Mwy nag un bw a yro Ynghaer; That is, More then on Yugh-Bow in Cheſter. Cheſhire men have been very famous for Archery. It is applyed to ſuch who take other folks Goods for their own, being miſtaken with the ſimilitude and reſemblance.

Princes.

Elizabeth, the 7th. Daughter of King Edward 1. and Queen Lleanor, was born at Ruthland Caſtle, where [Page] antiently a Parliament was kept an. Edward 1. This Princeſs, at 14 years of Age, was Married to John, firſt of that Name, Earl of Holland, Zealand, &c. and (after his death) to Humfrey Bohun Earl of Hereford and Eſſex; High Conſtable of England, by whom he had a numerous Iſſue. She dyed 1316. and was buried in the Abby-Church of Saffron-Walden in Eſſex.

Saints.

Congellus or Comgallus is challenged by the Welſh for their Country-Man, as being firſt Abbot of Banch [...]r in this County, though Arch-Biſhop Ʋſher makes him the firſt Abbot of Bangor in the North of Ireland. He was one of a pious Life, who wrote Learned Epiſtles, and dyed an. 600. Aet. 85.

St. Beno. Inſtructor to St. Wenefride, was it ſeems a good Chirurgeon to a Miracle, who when VVenefride was beheaded by the Luſtful Caradocus, ſet her Head on again, ſhe living 15 years after!

Aſaph, born of Right Honourable Parentage, was bred at Llan-Elvy, under Mungo the Scotch Biſhop of that place, who had a Convent of 663 Monks (almoſt the number of the Beaſt) whereof 300 being more— unlearned then the reſt, were employed in Husbandry. Amongſt the reſt (who attended Divine Service) St. Aſaph was eminently conſpicuous for Piety and Learning, inſomuch that Mungo, (in Latine Quentigermu) being called into his Country, reſigned both his Convent and Cathedral to him. Here he demeaned himſelf with ſuch Sanctity, that Llan-Elvy was after his death, called from him St. Aſaph. He was an aſſiduous Preacher, having this Speech in his Mouth, Such who are againſt the Preaching of Gods word, envy Mans Salvation. He is thought by ſome to have dyed about 569. After which, his See was Vacant above 500 [Page] years, until Jeffrey of Monmouth was placed there.

Prelates ſince the Reformation.

Richard Parry, D. D. born at Ruthin, was bred in Chriſts-Church in Oxford, whence he was preferred Dean of Bangor, and at laſt Biſhop of St. Aſaph, conſecrated December 30. 1604. Biſhop Godwin being near to him in time, and in his ſtudies, deſireth to be his equal in other Epiſcopal Qualities. Biſhop Parry dyed 16..

Souldiers.

Owen Glendower, born in his ancient Patrimony of Glendower-Wye, was bred in London, a Student of the Common Law, till he became a Courtier and Servant to King Richard 2. After whoſe death, being in the wrong ſide of preferment, he retired into Wales, where there aroſe a difference between him and the Lord Gre of Ruthen, about a Common, which Owen by force recovered from Gre, whom he killed. Many ſpur'd his poſting Ambition, by telling him he was the true Heir to all North-Wales, and now or never the time to regain it; whereupon he brake into open Rebellion. Being angry with the King, his Revenge fell upon God; burning down the fair Cathedrals of Bangor, and St Aſaph. Doing miſchiefs to others, he did no good to himſelf. King Henry 4. found it more eaſie to depoſe King Richard then ſubdue this Owen, who had taken Roger Earl of March, and next Heir to the Crown, Priſoner.

Writers.

Elvodugus Probus, was Vir ſui Nominis; he lived at [Page] Bangor Monachorum, in that Age the Cambridge and Oxford of all Britain. He wrote many Books, (and particularly a Chronicle of his Nation) which the Envy of Time hath denied to Poſterity. Amongſt many eminent Men whom he had for his Scholars, there was the Learned Nennius, commonly called Nennius Elvodugi. This Elvoduge flouriſhed 950.

Since the Reformation.

Meredith Hanmer, D D. was born in this County, where a good Family of his Name flouriſh at Hanmeer, at this day. He was Treaſurer of Trin-Colledge in Dublin. He Tranſlated the Eccleſ. Hiſtories of Euſeb. Socrates, Evagrius, &c. into Engliſh, wrote an Ephemeris of the Iriſh Saints, and a Chronicle of that Country. He dyed at Dublin of the Plague, 1604.

Benefactors to the Publick ſince the Reformation.

Richard Clough, born at Denbigh, was a Choriſter in Cheſter, whence he removed to London, where he became an Apprentice to, and afterwards Partner with Sir Thomas Greſham. Having lived ſome time at Antwerp, he Travelled to Jeruſalem, where he was made Knight of the Sepulchre. Some affirm that ſome Thouſands of pounds were disburſed by him, for the building of the Royal Exchange, and that it was agreed betwixt him and Sir Thomas Greſham, that the Survivour of them ſhould be Heir to the other, on which account they ſay, that the Knight carried away the main of the Eſtate. He gave the impropriation of Killken in Flint-ſhire, worth 100 pounds per annum to the free School in Denbigh, beſides his Benefaction to the new Church there. He dyed 15▪.

Memorable Perſons.

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Thomas ap William ap Thomas ap Richard ap Howel, ap Evan Vaughan, &c. Eſq was born of an ancient worſhipful Parentage at Moſton. This Gentleman being called at the Pannel of a Jury by the aforeſaid Names, was adviſed by the Judge, in the Reign of King Henry 8. to contract his Name, who thereupon denominated himſelf Moſton. A leading caſe to the Gentry in Wales, who (leaving their Pedigrees at home) carry one Sirname only abroad with them.

Note, Superſtitious Pilgrimages do ſtill continue of fond people in this County, to the VVell of St. VVinifrede, though their Proverb tells them, Goreu Pererindod Cyrchu offeren Sull; That is, It is the beſt Pilgrimage to frequent the Divine duties of the Sabbath.

GLAMORGAN-SHIRE.

GLamorgan-ſhire hath the Severn-Sea on the South, Carmarthen on the Weſt, Brecknock on the North, Monmouth ſhire on the Eaſt. The North of this County is full of Mountains, the South is a very fruitful Valley, and the Garden of Wales. At St. Donat's (an ancient Houſe of the Right Worſhipful Family of the Stradlings) groweth a good fruit, and as ſoon ripe as any in England. Giraldus Cambrenſis reports, that in the Iſland Barrey, there is a Chink in a Rock, to which if you lay your ear, you will hear a noiſe like that of [Page] Smiths at work, one while blowing the bellows, another while ſtriking of the hammer, &c. There is alſo at Newton, on the Bank of Ogmore, a Well, the water whereof is ſo low at the flowing of the Sea in Summer, you can ſcarcely get up a diſhful of the ſame; whereas at the ebb thereof you may eaſily recover a pailful. Mr. Cambden who ſaw it, addeth, that it is the ſame in Winter.

Civilians.

Sir Edward Carne, deſcended from a good Family, flouriſhing at Wenny, was bred (I believe) in Oxford, Dr. of the Civil Law, and was Knighted by Ch. 5. Emperor. He was diſpatched to Rome by King Henry 8. for his Excuſator to his Holineſs, (upon intelligence of his intention ſhortly to cite that King to appear in Rome) to remonſtrate, that his Grace was not bound by Law ſo to appear. This he effectually performed, pleading, that the Emperor was ſo powerful at Rome, that he could not expect Juſtice; declaring that unleſs they deſiſted, he muſt appeal thence to ſome able Men in ſome indifferent Univerſities; and if this were refuſed, he proteſted a Nullity in all that they did. A behaviour which ſpake him of no leſs Valour then Ability. Queen Mary highly prized him, and no whit the leſs for his cordial appearing for King Henry, in the matter of her Mothers divorce, imputing it to the diſcharge of his Calling, in him who otherwiſe was a thorough paced Romaniſt, and whom ſhe employed Ambaſſadour to the Pope. After her death, he ſtill reſided at Rome, and by Command from Queen Elizabeth, repaired to Pope Paul the 4th, to give him an account, that his Miſtriſs was called to the Crown of England; To whom the Pope returned, That England was a Fee of the Church of Rome, and that ſhe could not ſucceed, as [Page]being illegitimate. This Pope would have no Prince as his equal, but all ſubject under his Foot Beſides, he commanded Sir Edward to lay down his Office of Ambaſſadour, and under pain of the greater Excommunication, and confiſcation of his Goods, not to go out of the City, but to take upon him the Regiment of the Engliſh Hoſpital therein, So that I ſee not how Queen Elizabeth can be taxed by the Papiſts for a Schiſmatick, being thruſt from the Church of Rome, by the Pope himſelf, ſo barbarouſly treating her Ambaſſador, whilſt as yet ſhe had made no alteration in Religion; though I confeſs ſome conceive that the crafty old Knight was well contented with his reſtraint, wherein he dyed, 1561.

MERIONETH-SHIRE.

MErioneth-ſhire hath the Sea on the Weſt, Cardigan-ſhire on the South, and Carnarvan and Denbigh-ſhire on the North. It is extream Mountainous, yea ſo high the Hills therein, that it is reported, that men may diſcourſe one with another on the tops thereof, and yet hardly meet (beneath in the Valley) in a dayes time, On theſe Mountains great numbers of Sheep are fed. Mr. Cambden takes ſpecial notice of the beauty and comlineſs of the Inhabitants of this Shire. There is a place at this day called Le Herbert upon this Account. During the differences betwixt the Houſes of York and Lancaſter, Dav ap Jenkin, ap Enion, a ſtout Gentleman on the Lancaſtrian ſide, reſolutely defended [Page] the Caſtle Arleck againſt King Edward 4. until Sir William Herbert, (afterwards Earl of Pembroke) ſo furiouſly ſtormed it, that immediately it was ſurrendred. There is a Lake in this County called Lhin-Tegid (in Engliſh Pimble-mear) through which the River running, preſerveth his Stream by himſelf) diſcernable by the diſcolouration thereof) with the Fiſhes peculiar thereunto. This ſame Mear ſwelleth not with the many waters that fall therein, whilſt a blaſt of Wind will quickly make it mount above the bounds thereof. Dogelthy a Market Town in this County, has Wells three Miles high, viz. the Mountains that ſurround it, hath a Steeple that groweth therein, the Bell on a Yeugh-Tree, and more Alehouſes, then Houſes, Barns, &c. being uſed for their Tipling Conventicles, I mean good-fellowſhip.

Saints.

AMP. St. Thelian, bred under Dubritius Biſhop of Landaff, was much envied for his Holineſs by one of the Commanders of the Picts, who haraſſed his Country; That Bravo ſent 2 lewd Strumpets, ſuppoſing by their tempting tricks to entice this Holy Man. Theſe Women counterfieting madneſs (whereby they might take the more liberty to themſelves of filthy diſcourſe) returned diſtracted indeed, not having underſtanding enough to relate the cauſe of their ſad misfortunes, which wrought ſo much on the Souldier, that he received the Faith, was Baptized, and ever after had a great veneration for this our Saint, who afterwards accompanied Sir Dav. Biſhop of Menevia to Jeruſalem, and returning into his own Country, by his fervent Prayers freed the ſame from the Plague, wherewith it was then much infeſted. He dyed February 9. about 563.

[Page]Note, that this County (abounding with Sheep) was not a little beholding to Ludwal their Prince, who (King Edgar impoſing on him a yearly Tribute, the preſenting him with 300 Wolves) did free this County from Wolves.

MONTGOMERY-SHIRE.

MOntgomery-ſhire hath Cardigan and Radnor-ſhire on the South, Shrop-ſhire on the Eaſt, Denbigh-ſhire on the North, and Merioneth-ſhire on the Weſt. in this County are many high Hills, and many delightful fruitful Vallies. Montgomery is the chief Town of the County; of which there never was any Earl, until the Reign of King James, who created Philip Herbert, ſecond Son to Henry Earl of Pembrook, Baron Herbert of Shurland, and Earl of Montgomery. There are excellent Horſes bred in this County.

Proverbs.

I. Y Tair Chiwiorydd; In Engliſh the 3 Sisters, whereby are meant the 3 Rivers, of Wye, Severn and Rhiddial, ariſing all 3 in this County. The Tradition is, that theſe 3 Siſters were to run a race, which ſhould be firſt Married to the Ocean; Severn and Wye having a great Journey to go, choſe their way through ſoft Meadows, and kept on a Travellers pace, whilſt Rhiddial (preſuming on her ſhort Journey) ſtaid before ſhe went out, and then to recover her loſt time, runs [Page] furiouſly in a diſtracted manner, with her mad ſtream, over all oppoſition. It is applyable to children of the ſame Parents, but of different diſpoſitions, and courſes of lives, ſo that their Cradles were not ſo near, but their Coffins are as far aſunder. II. Pywys Paradwys Cymry, That is, Powis is the Paradiſe of Wales. This Proverb referreth to Telieſſen the Author thereof, at what time Powis contained all that pleaſant Land lying betwixt Wye and Severn. III. Gwan di Bawlyn Hafren, Hafren fydd hifel cynt; That is, fix thy Pale (with intent to fence out his water) in Severn, Severn will be as before, applyable to ſuch who undertake projects above their power to perform.

Writers.

George Herbert, born at Montgomery-Caſtle, was bred Fellow in Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge, and Orator of the Univerſity, where he made a Speech of the return of Prince Charles out of Spain. Waving worldly preferment, he ſerved at Gods Altar. So pious his Life, that as he was a Copy of Primitive, he might be a Pattern of Sanctity to Poſterity. He never mentioned the Name of Jeſus, but with this Addition, my Maſter, next God, the Word, he loved the Word of God, being heard often to proteſt, That he would not part with one leaf thereof for the whole World. By his good Example, he gained many to the Church. He was Preacher at Bemmerton nigh Salisbury, (where he built a fair Houſe for his Succeſſor) and Prebendary at Leighton, (founded in the Cathedral of Lincoln) where he built a fair Church, with the aſſiſtance of ſome Friends free Offerings. When a Friend of his went about to comfort him with the remembrance thereof, as a good work, he returned, it is a good work, if ſprinkled with the Blood of Chriſt. He dyed 163.. Whoſe Brother,

[Page] Edward Herbert, Son to Sir Richard Herbert Eſq and Suſan Newport his Wife, was born at Montgomery-Caſtle, Knighted by King James, who ſent him over Ambaſſadour to France. Afterwards King Charles I. created him Baron of Caſtle-Iſland in Ireland, and ſome years after, Baron Cherbury in this County. He was a moſt excellent Artiſt, and rare Linguiſt, ſtudied both in Books and Men. He wrote a Treatiſe of the Truth in French, extant at this day, with great Honour in the Pope's Vatican. He Married the Daughter, and ſole Heir of Sir William Herbert, of St. Julians, in Monmouth-ſhire, with whom he had a large inheritance both in England and Ireland. He dyed in Auguſt, 1648. and was buried in St. Giles in ths Fields, London. A fair Monument (of his own invention) was begun, and almoſt finiſhed in the Church of Montgomery.

Memorable Perſons.

Hawis Gadarn, a Lady of remark, ſole Daughter and Heir to Owen ap Gruffyth, Prince of Powis Wenwinwin, was juſtly Sirnamed Gadarn, i. e. Hardy. Her 4 Uncles Lhewelyn, Jo. Griffith, Vaughan and David, detained her inheritance from her. Give (ſaid they) a Girl a little Gold, and Marry her, God and Nature made Land for men to manage. Hereupon Hawis complained to King Edward 2. who commiſerating her condition, conſigned his Servant John Charleton (born at Apple in Shropſhire) a Vigorus Knight, to Marry her, creating him in her Right, Baron of Powis. Being aſſiſted with the Kings Forces, he took three of her Uncles Priſoners, (about 1320) brought the fourth to a Compoſition; and finally recovered all his Wives Eſtate, procuring alſo the Lands of her Uncles, in default of their Iſſue Male to be ſetled on her.

Julines Herring, was born at Flambere-Mayre, 1582. [Page] His Anceſtors (for the ſpace of almoſt 200 years) had been in their courſe chief Officers of Coventry. Julines was bred in Sidney-Colledge in Cambridge, and became Preacher at Calk in Derby-ſhire, Shrewſbury, and Rendbury in Cheſhire, being one of a Pious Life, but diſaffected to Church Diſcipline, he was prohibited his Preaching here, and called over to Amſterdam, where he continued Preacher to the Engliſh Congregation, ſome years well reſpected, and dyed 1644.

MONMOUTH-SHIRE.

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MOnmouth-ſhire may be called an Engliſh-Welſh County; For whereas formerly all Welſh Counties ſent but one Knight to Parliament, this had the priviledge of two, and it is not ſubject to the Welſh Juriſdiction, but to the Governance of the itinerant Judges, who ride Oxford Circuit. As for Manufactures, the beſt Caps were formerly made at Monmouth, where the Cappers Chappel doth ſtill remain. The Statute of the 13th. of Queen Elizabeth, c. 19. (Enacting that Caps ſhould be worn by all perſons) was repealed an. 39. Eliz.

Princes.

Henry of Monmouth, Son to King Henry 4. (by Mary one of the Daughters and Heirs of Humfrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford) and whom he ſucceeded on the Throne, (being the fifth of that Name) and began his Reign March 20. an. 1413. Being extravagant in his Youth, he had been by the King his Father, expelled his Council, (ſubſtituting his younger Brother, the Duke of Clarence Preſident in his ſtead) for the ſame. No ſooner was his Father dead, but he reclaimed himſelf, and became a Glory to his Country, and a conſtant Terror to his Enemies; yea, and baniſhed all his idle Companions from Court, allowing them a competency for their ſubſiſtence. When the Lord Chief Juſtice (who had ſecured him when Prince, for ſtriking him for the Commitment of ſome of his lewd Companions) he not only forgave him, but rewarded his Juſtice. In [Page] his Reign a Supplication was preferred, that the Temporal Lands given to pious uſes, but abuſively ſpent, might be ſiezed on by the King. This was wiſely awarded by Chichley Arch-Biſhop of Canterbury, by putting the King on the deſign of recovering France. Yea, this King by his Valour, reduced Charles 6. King of France to ſuch a condition, that he reſigned his Kingdom into his hand, and our King Henry 5. was accordingly Crowned in Paris King of France. There the French found him as good (or rather worſe) as his Promiſe, which he made to the Dolphin, (who ſent him a Barrel of Paris Tennis-Balls) ſending ſuch Engliſh-Balls, that they proved fatal to them. He dyed at Boys St. Vincent, ult. Aug. 1422. and was brought over with great Solemnity, and interred in Weſtminſter-Abbey.

Saints.

St. Amphibalus, a Citizen of Carlion. See the Saints in Hereford.

St. Aaron, a wealthy Citizen of Carlion, was Martyred under Diocleſian the Emperour, 30 [...]. Note, that the three firſt Britiſh Martyrs, viz. Alban, Amphibalus and Aaron have, the firſt a Latine, the ſecond a Greek, and the third an Hebrew Name.

St. Julius of Carlion, ſuffered with Aaron aforeſaid. Note, that Carlion (now a ſmall Town) was once a great City, reaching a Mile in length, and comprehending St. Julian's, a Houſe of late Sir William Herbert's, now a Mile diſtant from the Town.

Cardinals.

Geffery of Monmouth, is avouched by ſome to have been made Cardinal, but it is improbable, that ſo much [Page] honour ſhould be done unto him whilſt living, who was ſo ſolemnly diſgraced after his death; his Books being then publickly prohibited by the Court of Rome. See Writers in this Shire.

John of Monmouth, D. D. and Canon of Lincoln, was choſen Biſhop of Landaff, 1296. after that See had been 7 years vacant. He was a Learned and Pious Divine. Beſides other Benefactions to his See, he procured the Rectory of Newland, in the Forreſt of Dean, to be appropriated thereto; But Biſhop Kitchin afterwards impoveriſhed the ſame, more then all his Predeceſſors had endowed it in 400 years. This John dyed April 8. 1322. and was buried in St Maries Chappel.

Walter Cantilupe, Son to William the elder, Lord Cuntilupe, (whoſe prime reſidence was at Abergavennie in this County) was made (by Henry 3.) Biſhop of Worceſter. He would not yield to the Popes Legate, who complained of many Clergy-men keeping their Livings againſt the Canons, intending to make room for the Popes Favourites, or force ſuch irregular incumbents to a Compoſition. He was one of a keen nature, whoſe two-edged ſpirit did cut on both ſides, againſt the King and Pope. Againſt the former, he ſided with the Barons, to whom he promiſed Heaven for the reward of their Rebellion againſt their Prince, though it coſt him an Excommunication from the Pope, who was the more forward in denouncing that fatal Sentence againſt him, becauſe he had told Ruſland his Legate, coming hither 1255. that he would preferr him to be hang'd on the Gallows, rather then ever conſent to ſuch expilation of the Church, as aforeſaid. Lying on his death [...]bed, he was touched with true remorſe for his diſloyalty, and obtained Abſolution. He dyed February, 1267. whom I behold as Uncle to Thomas, the Sainted Biſhop of Hereford.

Souldiers.

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Richard de Clare, alias Strongbow, born (probably) at Stringule Caſtle, was Earl of Stringule and Pembrook. A perſon of effectual performance. It happened that Mac Murugh, an. 1167. being expelled his Territories, for ſeveral Tyrannies, by the Lords of Meath and Conaight, repaired to King Henry 2. and invited him to Ireland. That Politick King ſent over this R. Strongbow (with 1200 Men) who poſſeſſed himſelf of the Ports of Leinſter and Mounſter, with large Lands thereunto belonging; inſomuch that the King growing jealous of his greatneſs remanded him home, and commanded him to ſurrender his Acqueſt into his hands, which done, he received them by regrant from the King, ſave that Henry reſerved the City of Dublin for himſelf. This Strongbow is commonly called Domitor Hiberniae, the Tamer of Ireland. Yet ſome of the great Lords there did ſtill retain the Power and Title of King; Witneſs the Preface in the Commiſſion, whereby King Henry 2. made William Fitz-Adelme his Lieutenant of Ireland, Archiepiſcopis, Epiſcopis, Regibus, &c. Salutem. This Earl dyed at Dublin, 1177.

Sir Roger Williams, born of an ancient Family at Penroſs, was firſt a Souldier of Fortune under the Duke of Alva, and afterwards ſerved Queen Elizabeth. A man extreamly forward to Fight. When a Spaniſh Captain challenged Sir John Norris to fight a ſingle Combat (which was beneath him to accept, being a General) this Roger undertook the Don. And after they had fought ſome time (both Armies beholding them) without any hurt, they pledged each other a deep draught of Wine, and ſo friendly departed. Another time at mid-night, he aſſaulted the Camp of the Prince of Parma, nigh Venloe, ſlew ſome of the Enemies, and [Page] pierced to the Tent of the General. He bravely defended Sluſe, whilſt any hope of help.

William Herbert, Earl of Pembrook, with Sir Richard his Brother, were both valiant Men, and as faſt Friends to King Edward 4. as profeſſed Foes to Richard Nevil Earl of Warwick. Leading the Army of the Welſh, in the Battle of Banbury, with their Poll-Axes, they twice made way through the Battle of the Northern men (which ſided with King Henry 6.) without any Mortal Wound. There paſſeth a Tradition in the Noble Family of the Herberts of Chierbury, that this Sir Richard their Anceſtor, ſlew that day 140 Men with his own hands, in paſſing and repaſſing through the Army. Guns not being then in faſhion, the Poll-Axe was the next Mortal Weapon, eſpecially in ſuch a dead Hand as this Knight had. He is reported alſo to be of a Giants Stature, the Peg being extant in Montgomery Caſtle, whereon he uſed to hang his Hat at dinner, which no Man of an ordinary height can reach with his hand at this day. However, both theſe brave Brethren, circumvented with the ſubtilty of their Foes (Odds at any time may be bet on the ſide of Treachery, againſt Valour) were brought to Banbury, beheaded and buried, the Earl at Tinterne, and Sir Richard at Abergaveny in this County.

Writers.

Jeffrey of Monmouth, (alias ap Arthur) Tranſlated and Compiled the various Britiſh Authors into one Volume. He hath many things from the Britiſh Bards, which though improbable, are not therefore ipſo facto untrue; yet Humanum eſt errare; and Tradition having run a great way from its clear Original, may ſwell into a rapide Stream, violently forcing Rubbiſh into its own Channel, which ſhall render the waters thereof [Page] impenetrable by the Eye, and ungrateful to the Palate His Book is prohibited by his Holineſs, whilſt the lying Legend is permitted to be read without controul. If Jeffrey be guilty of miſtakes, they are ſuch as make not for the Popes advantage. He was Biſhop of St. Aſaph, and flouriſhed 1152.

Thomas of Monmouth, wrote an Hiſtory of St. William, the Child that was Crucified by the Jews in Norwich, in hatred of our Saviour. He flouriſhed 1160 under King Henry 2.

Benefactors to the Publick.

AMP. Henry Plantagenet, firſt Duke of Lancaſter, was born in Monmouth Caſtle, the chief Seat of his Barony. He is commonly Sirnamed the Wryneck, and by others more rightfully the good Duke of Lancaſter. He was Head of the Guild of Corpus-Chriſti in Cambridge, and the firſt Founder of a Colledge, ſo called in that Univerſity. Indeed the Land was little he conferred thereon, but great the Countenance of ſo eminent a perſon, in procuring and ſetling their Mortmain. He dyed 1361. and was buried in the Collegiate Church at Leiceſter, which he Founded. Blanche his only Daughter, which had Iſſue, was Married to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaſter.

Since the Reformation.

W. Johnes, born in Monmouth, was forced thence for not being able to pay 3 s. and 4 d. Flying to London, he became firſt a Porter, and then a Factor, and going over into Hamborough made ſuch a Vent for Welſh Cottons, that what he found Drugs at home, he left Dainties beyond Sea. He Founded a fair School in Monmouth, allowing 50 pounds yearly for the Maſter, [Page] with 100 pounds Salary to a Lecturer, beſides a Stately Almſhouſe for 20 poor Folk, each of them having 2 Rooms and a Garden, with half a Crown a Week; All which Benefactions he ſubmitted to the overſight of the Honourable Company of Haberdaſhers in London, who at this day right worthily diſcharge their truſt herein. He dyed 16—.

Memorable Perſons.

William Evans, was two yards and an half in height, being Porter to King Charles I. He was ſomewhat lame, knocking his Knees together, and going out ſqualling with his Feet; yet made he a ſhift to Dance in an Antimask at Court, where he drew little Jeffrey the Dwarf out of his Pocket. He dyed 163—.

Note, this was made a Shire, an. 27. Henry 8. but not ſolemnly ſetled till 5 years after. An. 1607. the Moor in this County ſuſtained by the breaking in of the Severn Sea.

PEMBROKE-SHIRE.

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PEmbroke-ſhire is ſurrounded on all ſides with the Sea, ſave on the North-Eaſt, where it boundeth on Cardigan, and the Eaſt, where it butteth on Carmarthen-ſhire. 'Tis very plentiful of all things neceſſary for Man's livelyhood, and the Eaſt part thereof is the pleaſanteſt place in all Wales. It affordeth plenty of Fiſh, eſpecially about Tenby-y-Piſcoid, having its name from the abundance thereof. A part of this County is peopled by Flemings, placed there by King Henry 1. to defend the Land given them againſt the Welſh, and their Country is called Little England beyond Wales. In this County there is a Breed of very good Faulcons, called Peregrines. King Henry 2. paſſing hence into Ireland, caſt off a Norway Goſhawk at one of theſe: but the Goſhawk taken at the ſource by the Faulcon, ſoon fell down at the Kings Foot, which performance in this ramage, made him yearly ſend hither for Eyeſſes. Of Buildings, the Cathedral of St. David is moſt eminent, begun by Biſhop Peter in the Reign of King John. The Roof thereof is higher then any in England. It acknowledged ſubjection neither to Rome nor Canterbury, till the Reign of King Henry 1.

Princes.

Henry Tuthar, Son to Edmund Earl of Richmond, and Margaret his Lady, was born at Pembroke, in the Reign of King Henry 6. When a young man, he lived [Page] in Exile in France, where he contracted a permanent habit of Frugality. Having vanquiſhed King Richard 3. in Boſworth-field, and Married Elizabeth, eldeſt Daughter to King Edward 4. He Reigned King of England by the name of Henry 7. He is generally conceived a moſt politick Prince; yet many think his judgment failed him, when refuſing the proffer of Columbus, for diſcovering of America; but ſuch his warineſs, he would not tamper with coſtly Contingencies. He was the firſt King▪ who ſecretly ſought to abate the formidable greatneſs (the Parent of many former Engliſh Rebellions) in the Engliſh Peerage. Hereby he taught the Commons to claim Juriſdiction by the name of Priviledge, and made them able in time to conteſt with Sovereignty. He ſurvived his Queen, by whom he had the beſt Title to the Crown, about five years. His greateſt fault was, grinding his Subjects with grievous exactions. He was moſt Magnificent in thoſe Structures he left to Poſterity; amongſt which, his Devotion to God, is ſeen in two Chappels, the one at Cambridge, the other at Weſtminſter; His Charity to the poor in the Hoſpital of the Savoy, his Magnificence to himſelf in his own Monument of guilded Copper, and his vanity to the World, in building a Ship called the Great Harry, of equal coſt ſay ſome, with his Chappel, which ſoon after ſunk into the Sea. He much employed Biſhops in his ſervice, finding them honeſt and able. He deceaſed at Richmond, April 22. 1509. and was buried in his Magnificent Chappel at Weſtminſter, having prohibited by his Will, the Interment of any perſon or perſons whatſoever therein, ſave thoſe of the Royal Blood.

Saints.

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Juſtinian, a Noble Briton, with his own inheritance, built a Monaſtery in the Iſland of Ramſey in this County, where many Monks lived happily under his Juriſdiction, until three of them murdered him in hatred of his Sanctity, about 486. His Body was brought to Menevia, and there interred by St. David, and ſince much famed for (ſuppoſed) Miracles.

Writers.

Giraldus Cambrenſis, whoſe Sirname was Barry, (and ſome ſay Fitz-Girald) was born at Tenby, being Son to William Barry an Engliſhman by his Wife Angareth, Daughter of Neſta, Daughter of Rheſe, Prince of South-Wales. He was Nephew to David, the ſecond Biſhop of St. David, by whom he was made Arch-Deacon of Brecknock. He was wont to complain, that the Engliſh did not love him, becauſe his Mother was a Welſh-woman, and the Welſh did hate him, becauſe his Father was an Engliſhman, though by his excellent Writings, he deſerved of England well, of Wales better, and of Ireland beſt of all, making a Topographical deſcription of all three: But acting in the laſt as a Secretary under King John, with great induſtry and expence. Having Travelled to Jeruſalem, he wrote De Mirabilibus Terrae Sanctae. Having had ill ſucceſs at Court, he attained to no conſiderable Dignity. For a long time no preferment was proffered him, above a beggarly Biſhoprick in Ireland: At laſt, the See of St. David was the higheſt place he attained. Giraldus himſelf tells us the true reaſon thereof, that he was ever beheld oculo novercali, becauſe being a Welſhman by the ſurer ſide, and then ſuch the antipathy [Page] of the Engliſh, that they thought no good could come out of Wales. Being now Biſhop of St. Davids he went to Rome and there ſtickled for an exemption of that See from Canterbury, whereby he highly offended Hubert the Archbiſhop thereof. Whereupon, being rather overborn with bribes then overcome in Cauſe returned re infecta, died and was buried in his own Cathedral about 1215.

RADNOR-SHIRE.

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RAdnor-ſhire, (in Britiſh Sire Maiſeveth) in form three ſquare, is bounded on the North-Weſt with Hereford-ſhire, and on the South (ſeparated by the River Wye) with Brecknock-ſhire, and on the North with Montgomery-ſhire. Nature may ſeem to have chequered this County, the Eaſt and South parts thereof being fruitful, whilſt the North and Weſt thereof (being Mountainous) can hardly be bettered by Husbandry; Yet it is indifferently ſtored with Woods, and conveniently watered with Rivers and Meers. Mr. Cambden telleth us, that there is a place therein termed Melienith, (from the yellowiſh Mountains thereof) which ſtretcheth from Offa Dike unto the River Wye, which cutteth overthwart the Weſt corner of this Shire, where meeting with ſome ſtones which impede its motion on a ſudden, for want of ground to glide on, hath a violent downfal, which place is termed Raihader Gowy, that is the Fall of Wye. Hereupon he ſuppoſeth it not improbable, that the Engliſhmen forged that word for the name of this Shire, terming it Radnor-ſhire.

Prelates.

Elias and Guilielmus de Radnor, were both born in Old Radnor, both Biſhops of Landaff, and both eminent, being eminent for nothing, the former dying May 6. 1240. the latter, June 30. 1256.

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THE end and matter of the Work Page 1, 2

Legenda non ſemper Credenda Page 3

Canonization costly ibid.

And beſt after mature deliberation Page 4

The Office of the Ancient Cardinals of St. Pauls ibid.

The Conſtitution of Pope Paul II. concerning the Cardinals Hat Page 5

Cardinal Norfolk, a rare, if not ſingle Preſident ibid.

The Clergy of Brittain, the Glory of the World Page 6

The Antiquity of the Office of Lord Chancellour of England Page 7

The value of that great Office Page 8

The Etymology and office of Lord High Admiral of England Page 9

King Henry VIII. firſt aſſumed the Title of King of Ireland ibid.

Sir Ed. Montague's choice Page 10

The firſt Circumnavigators of the World ibid.

King Henry VIII. his great skill in Muſick Page 12

The Heads of Charity, Viſito, Poto, Cibo, &c. Page 13

A perſwaſive to Charity ibid.

The dates and degrees of the Engliſh Reformation Page 14

Younger Sons are raiſed by their Virtue to the dignity of Lord Mayors of London Page 15

The firſt division of England into Shires Page 16

The Office of Sheriff ibid.

Cauſes of the alteration of Sirnames Page 19

Bark-ſhire had no Earl till an. 1607. Page 20

Popiſh Cavil, ſome for Martin ſome for Luther Page 21

Inſtances of fortunate and eminent Sons of Clergy-men Page 22

Of the Engliſh Gentry, by Nation and Profeſſion Page 25, 26, &c.

Of the Queens Majeſty Page 28

Of the Kings Majeſty Page 29

BARK-SHIRE.

Commodities, Oaks, Bark, Trouts Page 31

The Beggars reaſon for going naked, viz. all my Body is Face Page 32

Expoſition of the Proverb, When our Lady falls into our Lord's lap, let England beware of a ſad miſhap Page 33

[Page]An obſervable Proverb relating to Ireland Page 37

The Lives of four Children of King Edward I. Page 37, 38

The life of King Edward III. King Henry VI. Page 38, 39

The life of St. Edmund Page 40

The early dawning of the Goſpel in Barkſhire Page 41

King Henry VIII. his pity towards 3 Martyrs Page 42

Humanum eſt errare, Anſwer to a great Cavil Page 43

Arch-Biſhop Laud refuſed to be made Cardinal ibid.

The life of Biſhop Godwin Page 44

The life of Arch-Biſhop Laud Page 45

The life of Sir John Maſon, who ſaw 5 Princes ibid.

Of Sir Hen. Umpton Ambaſſadour. His publick Challenge Page 46, 47.

The life of King Alfrede Page 50

Of Jo. Kendrick, who gave above 20000 l. to the poor Page 51

Of Tho. Cole the rich Clothier of Reading ibid.

The life of Sir Jo Howard Page 54

The lives of Sir Rob. Harcourt and Will. Eſſex Page 55

The lives of Sir Humphrey Foſter, Sir Francis Inglefield, Sir John Williams, and Henry Lord Norrice Page 56

The life of Richard Lord Lovelace Page 57

The Qualifications &c. of Baronets ibid.

Of the Battle of Newbury Page 58

BEDFORD-SHIRE.

Proverbs Page 60

The life of Margaret Beaufort, Counteſs of Richmond and Darby Page 61

King Henry III. his ſmart reply to Sylveſter of Carlile Page 62

The life of Henry Grey Earl of Kent Page 64

The life of John Mordant firſt Baron of Turvey Page 65

The life of Sir Francis Ruſſel, afterwards Earl of Bedford Page 68

BUCKINGHAM-SHIRE.

Proverbs Page 69

The life of St. Edburg ibid.

A great Fiction about Sir Rumbald, as I am a Chriſtian Page 70

The life of Sir George Crook, Lord Chief Juſtice of England Page 74

The lives of Sir William Windſor and Arthur Gray Bar. of Wilton ibid.

Of the Noble and Antient name of the Cheneys Page 82

CAMBRIDGE-SHIRE▪

Proverbs Page 83

The life of Thomas Weſtfield Biſhop of Briſtol Page 87

The life of Jo. Tiptoft Earl of Worceſter ibid.

The life of Matthew Paris Page 89

Will. Collet was Caterer to Selden, &c. Page 95

The life of Sir Edward North Baron of Catlidge

The life of Sir Jo. Huddleſtone

CHESHIRE.

The Antiquity of that County Palatine Page 98

The Life of W. Booth Biſhop of York, and Lawrence and John his Brothers Page 100, 101

The life of Biſhop Chader [...]on Page 102

The life of Biſhop James ibid.

The life of Sir Tho. Egerton Lord Chancellour of England Page 103

The life of the Lord Chief Juſtice Crew Page 104

The life of Sir Hugh Calveley Page 105

The life of Sir Robert Knowles ibid.

The life of John Speed, firſt Taylor then Hiſtorian Page 108

The life of Sir Jo. Brereton Page 110

The life of Sir Hugh Cholmley

The Battle of Rowton-Heath Page 112

CHESTER.

The life of Biſhop Dounham Page 114

The lives of David and Sir Henry Middleton Page 115

The life of Tho. Offley Page 117

Who three diſhes had of daily Roaſt Page 117

An Egg, an Apple, and the third a toaſt Page 117

CORNWAL.

Commodities, Diamonds, Ambergreaſe, Pilchards, Tin Page 120

The wonders ibid.

The life of Will. de Greenvil Lord Chancellour of England Page 122

The life of Jo. Arundel Biſhop of Coventry and Lichfield Page 123

The life of W. Noy ibid.

The life of King Arthur ibid.

The Enterprize of Jo. Arundel of Trerice Page 124

[Page] Richard D. of Cornwal, was High Sheriff of the County for term of his Life Page 128

The Battles of Liskerd and Stratton Page 130

CUMBERLAND.

Commodities, Pearls, black Lead, Copper Page 132

The life of Arch-Biſhop Grindal Page 135

The life of Sir Richard Hutton the honeſt Judge Page 136

The life of Sir Jo. Banks ibid.

The life of Richard Crakenthorpe, D. D. Page 136

The life of Maud Daughter to the Lord Lucy Page 139

Richard D. of Gloceſter, Sheriff of this County Page 140

DERBY-SHIRE.

Commodities. The beſt Lead Page 141

The puniſhment of ſtealing Oare twice ibid.

The life of Cardinal Curſon Page 142

The life of Phil. de Repingdon alias Rampington Page 143

The life of Biſhop Cook ibid.

The life of Sir Jo. Cook Secretary of State Page 144

The life of Sir Anthony Fitz-Herbert ibid.

The life of Sir Hugh Willoughby Page 145

The life of Thomas Linacer Page 146

The life of Elizabeth Hardwick Counteſs of Shrewsbury Page 147

DEVON-SHIRE.

The high Character of the Gentry given by Q. Eliz. Page 148

The wonders of the Pit and Hanging-Stone Page 149

The life of Cardinal Courtney Page 151

Biſhop Foliot's encounter with the Devil ibid.

The Character of Biſhop Jew [...] Page 153

The life of D. Prideaux Biſhop of Worceſter Page 153, 154

The life of Sir Arthur Chicheſter Page 154

The life of Lord Chief Juſtice Herle Page 155

The life of Sir Jo. Cary ibid.

The life of the unfortunate Judge Hankford ibid.

The life of Sir Jo. Forteſcue Page 156

The life of Sir Lewis Pollard, and Sir Jo. Doderidge ibid.

The life of Sir Richard Greenvil Page 157

The life of James Lord Audley ibid.

The life of the ambitious Tho. Stuckley, Titular Earl of Wexford Page 158

The life of the moſt Noble General Monk, Duke of Albermarl Page 159

[Page]The life of W. Wilford Page 160

The life of Sir Humphrey Gilbert Page 161

The life of Sir Walter Rawleigh, who would demonſtrate the errours of his Traducers, a poſteriori ibid,

The life of the famous Hooker Page 163

The life of the Lord Pomery Page 164

Nich. and Andr. Tremane, twins alike in all lineaments, &c. Page 165

The Stratagem of Sir Richard Edgecomb Page 166

EXETER.

The Fatal Caſtle of Rugemont Page 167

The life of Princeſs Henrietta, Dutcheſs of Orleans Page 168

The Character of the famous Iſcanus Biſhop of Exeter ibid.

DORSET-SHIRE.

Commodities, Salt, Tobacco-pipe Clay, wild madder Page 171

The Life of St. Edward Son to King Edgar ibid.

The life of Arch-Biſhop Morton Page 173

The life of Arch-Biſhop Stafford ibid.

The life of Biſhop Turbevil ibid.

The life of the valiant Sir Richard Bingham Page 175

The Original of White-Hart-Silver Page 177

The deſcent of the Newburgs ibid.

DURHAM.

The life of Cicely Nevil Daughter to the E. of Weſtmerland Page 178

The life of Venerable Bede Page 179

The life of John Wickliffe Page 180

The lives of the Nevils ibid.

The life of Biſhop Horn and Biſhop Coſen ibid.

The life of Anthony Lord Gray, and Rector of Burbach Page 183

ESSEX.

Where Vulgar wits are ſaid to multiply exceedingly Page 184

The Commodities Page 185

The life of Henry Fitz-Roy, Son to Henry VIII. Page 186

The life of St. Helen ibid.

The Miracle of St. Oſith Page 187

The life of Arch-Biſhop Bourcher Page 188

The life of the facetious Dr. Jegon Page 189

The life of the Lord Chancellour Audley Page 190

The life of Sir Anthony Cook, famous for his learned Daughters ibid.

The life of Tho. Howard, Earl of Suffolk Page 191

With his Magnificent Entertainment of King James Page 192

The life of Tho. Ratcliffe Earl of Suffolk Page 193

[Page]The life of Sir Francis Vere Page 194

The life of Tho. Waldenſis Page 195

The Character of Francis Quarles ibid.

The life of Joſeph Mede Page 196

The life of Sir Walter Mildmey Page 197

The ſuppoſed occaſion of the Barons War ibid.

The Siege of Colcheſter Page 200

GLOCESTER-SHIRE.

King James his Obſervation of fruitful Paſtures Page 202

Commodities; Tobacco, Steel, Syder ibid.

The Legend of St. Kenelme Page 204

Bi [...]hop Ru [...]hal's fatal miſtake Page 205

The li [...] of Biſhop Fox ibid.

Local Treaſon▪ or a Treaſonable Caſtle Page 206

Neal's invention of N [...]gs Head Page 208

A treatiſe found in the belly of a Cod ibid.

The life of Sir Thomas Overbury ibid.

The fatal effects of Fear Page 212

HANT-SHIRE.

Commodities [...] Honey, &c. Page 213

Th [...] life of King Henry I Page 214

The life of P. Arthur, Brother to King Henry VIII. ibid.

The life of St Edburg Page 215

The death of Katharine Gouches ibid.

The [...] Sir Richard Rich Page 218

The life of W. Pawlet, Marq [...]eſs of Wincheſter ibid.

King James his Character of Sir Thomas Lakes ibid.

Whi [...]ehead's blunt R [...]partee to Q. Elizabeth Page 221

The [...]aſe of a T [...]eble Character, viz. Pits the Drone Page 222

A Plough drawn by dogs Page 223

HERTFORD-SHIRE

Is the Garden of England

The life of Edmund Earl of Richmond Page 370

The life of Pope Nicholas ibid.

King Henry VIII his prediction concerning Sir Ed. Waterhouſe Page 371

The life of Sir Henry Cary Page 372

The life of Alexander N [...]quam Page 373

The Character of Thomas Cartwright Page 375

The life of the Loyal Lord Capel ibid.

Thomas Conisby's Reſolution Page 377

HEREFORD-SHIRE.

Of a good Al [...] Page 377

The wonder of Bon [...]-Well ibid.

Appearance of two Parelion's ibid.

Thomas Cantilupe the laſt Canonized Engliſhman Page 378

[Page]The Life of Card. de Eaſton. The ſevere puniſhment of ſeveral Cardinals Page 379

The fatal Riddle concerning King Edward ibid.

The Life of the Earl of Eſſex Page 380

The Spend-thrifts Requiem Page 382

Woodſtock Labyrinth Page 383

A Religious Preſident for Perſuming ibid.

The life of Sir James Crofts Page 384

HUNTINGTON-SHIRE.

Proteſtant Nunnery Page 386

The life of St. El [...]ed Page 387

The life of Biſhop White Page 388

A through-paced Poet Page 389

The life of Sir Robert Cotton, the great Antiquary ibid.

The life of Stephen Marſhal, B. D. Page 391

Cromwel's Ʋncle Page 392

KENT.

Of the Royal Navy and Navigation Page [...]

Proverbs Page 3 [...]

The life of King Henry VIII Page 39 [...]

The life of Q. Mary ibid▪

The life of Q. Elizabeth Page 399

King James in his Prayer reſolved to have reſpect to the Virgin Mary Page 400

The lives of Princeſs Sophia, and Prince Charles ibid.

The life of St. Elphage

The fatal death of Judge Hales Page 402

The life of Cardinal Kemp ibid.

The life of Sir Edward Poynings Page 405

The life of Sir Anth. St. Leger Page 406

The life of Sir Henry Sidney ibid.

The life of Sir Philip Sidney Page 407

The life of Sir Francis Walſingham ibid.

The life of Sir Henry Finch Page 409

W. Adams the firſt effectual diſcoverer of Japan ibid.

The life of Dr. Harvey Page 411

The Life of the Loyal Sir Thomas Wiat Page 412

Charnock's Miſcarriage Page 413

The life of Dr. Bois Page 414

Sir John Philpot's Fleet Page 415

A ſtrange account of a Woman in diſpair Page 417

Sir Tho. Cheney Privy Councellour to four Soveraign Princes Page 419

CANTERBURY.

The Life of Arch-Biſhop Langton Page 421

A vindication of Muſick in Churches Page 422

The life of Simon Langton ibid.

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LANCASHIRE

The Inhabitants generally devout Page 424

Fiſhing with Spades ibid.

The life and death of John Rogers Page 425

The life and death of John Bradford ibid.

The life of Cardinal Alan Page 426

The life of Biſhop Barnes Page 428

The life of Arch-Biſhop Bancroft Page 429

The 6 Properties of a good Scholar Page 432

The [...]rance of George Walker an infant Page 433

Mr. Chetham's Benefactions Page 434

The Battle of Preſton Page 435

LEICESTER-SHIRE.

Where the inhabitants of a certain Village have a ratling kind of ſpeech Page 437

The life of Jane, Katharine and Mary Grey ibid.

The life and death of Latimer Page 439

The life of Biſhop Langton Page 440

The life of Roger de Martival ibid.

The life of Dr. Hall Page 441

The life of the Duke of Buckingham ibid.

The life of Judge Belknap Page 442

The life of the Lord Chief Juſtice Cateline Page 443

The life of W. Burton Page 445

The life of Richard Vines ibid.

The life of John Cleaveland Page 446

Sir John Poultney's Benefactions ibid.

The Pectoral Bird of Thomas Burdet, and the occaſion of his death Page 448

LINCOLN-SHIRE.

Fooliſh Fowls have fine fleſh Page 450

The life of King Henry IV. Page 453

The Lives of Gilb. de Sempringham, and Cardinal Somercote Page 454

A Remark on the impriſonment of Pope Urb. 8 Page 455

The life and cruel death of W. Aſcough, D. L. Page 456

The life of Biſhop Fox ibid.

Arch-Biſhop Whitgifts Anagram Page 457

The life of Edward Fines Earl of Lincoln Page 458

The life of Thomas Lord Bury ibid.

The life of the Lord Treaſurer Cecil Page 459

The life of Judge Skipwith Page 460

The life of the Lord Chief Juſtice Huſee ibid.

The life of J. Anderſon ibid.

The life of Peregrine Berty Lord Willoughby Page 461

The Tree of Food, Raiment and Harbour Page 463

The life of Sir W. Mounſon ibid.

[Page]The Benefactions of R. Sutton Eſq Page 467

The Blackſmiths Book of Herauldry Page 468

MIDDLESEX.

Commodities and Manufactures Page 470

Proverbs Page 471

The life of King Edward VI. ibid.

A c [...]ſ [...]om of the Jewes Page 472

The benefactions of Alice Wilkes Page 475

The benefactions of Sir Julius Caeſar ibid.

Branford Fight Page 477

LONDON.

The Millers Riddle applyed to the Thames Page 479

The Fire that happened on the Bridg [...] ibid.

Proverb Page 481

The Life and death of W. Sautre Page 486

The life of Arch-Biſhop Heath Page 487

The life of Biſhop Cotton Page 488

The life of Dr. Davenant, Biſhop of Sarum Page 489

The life of Biſhop Wren

The life of Sir Thomas More Page 490

Sir W. Paget, Chancellour to 4 ſucceſſive Princes Page 491

The life of the Earl of Strafford ibid.

A politick Cordial Page 493

The life of Sir Thomas Roper Page 494

The life of Edmund Spencer Page 497

Campian's Life Page 499

An Innocent She-Pope Page 500

The Founder of Dulwich Colledge Page 501

WESTMINSTER.

Eaſtminſter what? Page 503

The Life of King Edward I. &c. Page 505

The Birth and Character of the King's Majeſty, Charles II. Page 506

The Birth and Character of His Royal Highneſs James Duke of York. Page 507

The life of Mary Princeſs of Orange ibid.

The life of Princeſs Elizabeth Page 508

The life of Princeſs Anne Page 509

The life of Princeſs Katharine ibid.

The life of Prince Charles ibid.

The life of Biſhop Warner Page 510

The life of Sir Francis Bacon ibid.

The life of Benjamin Johnſon Page 512

NORFOLK.

Mr. Aylmer took Sanctuary in a Wine-Butt Page 516

The life of Sir Edward Coke Page 518

[Page]The life of Sir Clement Paſton Page 522

Dr. Thorp's Life Page 524

The life of John Skelton ibid.

D. Perne a notorious Trimmer, mortally wounded with a Jeſt Page 527

The benefactions of Henry Howard Earl of Northampton Page 528

The puniſhment of ſtriking within the Verge Page 529

NORWICH.

Dr. Goſlin's Life Page 531

NORTHAMPTON-SHIRE.

The chief Town ſtands on other Mens Legs Page 534

The County abounds with Nobility ibid.

The life of Queen Elizabeth, Wife to Edward II. Page 355

The life of King Richard Crookback Page 536

The life of St. Werburgh ibid.

The life of W. le Zouch Page 537

The life of Francis Godwin, Biſhop of Hereford Page 539

The life of Sir Chriſtopher Hatton ibid.

The life of Sir W. Fitz-Williams Page 540

The life of Sir Iſaac Wake ibid.

The life of Sir W. Catesbye Page 541

The life of Sir Richard Empſon ibid.

The life of Lord Chief Juſtice Montague Page 542

The life of Sir Auguſtine Nicols Page 543

The life of Sir Robert Dallington ibid.

The life of John Fletcher Page 549

The life of Sir Henry Montague ibid.

The life of Dr. Preſton Page 546

The benefactions of Henry Chichley Page 547

The life of Ed. Montague Baron of Baughton Page 548

An inſtance of Gratitude Page 550

NORTHUMBERLAND.

Charity reverſed, inſtanced in St. Ebba: Many are chast that they may preſerve their Noſes. She parted with her Noſe that ſhe might preſerve her Chaſtity

One breeds Teeth at 110 years of Age Page 557

NOTTINGHAM-SHIRE.

Where is the beſt Liquoriſh Page 558

The life and death of Arch-Biſhop Cranmer Page 559

The life of Sir John Markham Page 560

The life of Robin Hood Page 561

OXFORD-SHIRE.

A deſcription of the Ʋniverſity Page 573

The life of King Richard, Caeur de Lion Page 576

The life of Prince Edmund Page 577

The life of Edward the Black Prince Page 578

[Page]The life of Thomas of Woodſtock, Duke of Gloceſter Page 578

The life of Anne Beauchamp Counteſs of Sarisbury ibid.

The life of St. Frideſwide Page 579

The life of St. Edwold ibid.

The life of St. Edw. the Confeſſor Page 550

The life of Cardinal Pullen ibid.

The life of Cardinal Joyce ibid.

The life of Biſhop Bancroft Page 582

The life of Sir Dudley Carleton ibid.

The life of Sir John Norris ibid.

The life of Sir Francis Knowls Page 584

The life of Thomas Lydgate Page 586

Anne Green hang'd, and recovered Page 579

RUTLAND-SHIRE.

A large deſcription of a ſmall Gentleman Page 582

SHROP-SHIRE.

The life of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York Page 584

The life of St. Oſwald Page 585

The life of Thomas Gataker Page 586

The life of Robert of Shrewsbury, Biſhop of Bangor ibid.

The life of Robert Burnel Chancellour of England Page 587

The life of Robert of Shrewsbury, Biſhop of Bath and Wells ibid.

The life of Arch-Biſhop Talbot Page 588

The life of Lord Chancellour Bromley Page 589

The life of Sir John Walter Page 590

The life of Edward Littleton Lord Keeper ibid.

The life of the Martial Talbot Page 591

The life of Old Parr Page 594

The life of Sir Roger Owen Page 596

SOMMERSET-SHIRE.

Lapis Calaminaris found here Page 797

The best Maſtiffs bred here Page 740

The Parable of Jotham miſapplyed Page 741

The properties of the waters of Bath Page 742

St. Dunſtan's Life Page 743

The life of Biſhop Hooper ibid.

The life of Joceline Biſhop of Wells Page 744

The life of Thomas Beckington, Biſhop of Bath and Wells ibid.

The life of Sir Amias Poulet Page 745

The deciſion of Lord Chief Juſtice Fitz-James Page 746

Tho life of Sir John Popham Page 747

The life of the valiant Courcy Earl of Ulſter ibid.

Sir Amias Preſton's Challenge to Sir Walter Rawleigh Page 749

Ferguſon Senior, or Henry Cuffee Page 750

The life of Sir John Harrington Page 751

[Page]Silver-tongued Sidenham Page 751

The Life of Robert Perſon Page 752

Coriat's Picture Page 754

The Skirmiſh at Martials Elm ibid.

BRISTOL.

Briſtol Milk a Remedy againſt Crudities Page 754

Hugh Eliot firſt diſcovered the New found Land Page 756

The life of Thomas Norton the Chymist. Page 757

The life of W. Grocine Page 758

Dr. White Founder of Sion-Colledge Page 759

STAFFORD-SHIRE.

Wherein is found good Alabaſter Page 760

The Life of Cardinal Pole Page 761

The life of Sir Thomas Littleton Judge Page 763

The life of Dudley Sir Richard Empſon's Partner Page 764

The life of Sir John Bromley ibid.

The life of John Dudley Duke of Northumberland Page 765

The Bagnols ibid.

SUFFOLK.

The life of Edmund Mortimer Page 773

The life of St. Edmund King of the Eaſt-Angles Page 774

The life and death of Dr. Taylor ibid.

The ſtrange circumſtances of the death of Robert Samuel Page 775

Cardinal Woolſey Founder of Chriſt-Colledge in Oxford Page 776

The life of Biſhop Gardiner Page 778

The life of Biſhop Brownrig Page 780

The life of Sir Nicholas Bacon Page 781

The life of Sir William Drury Lord Deputy of Ireland Page 782

The life of Sir Robert Naunton Secretary of State Page 783

The life and violent death of the Lord Chief Juſtice Cavendiſh ibid.

The life of Sir Thomas Wentworth Page 784

Dr. Butler's Life Page 786

Scroop the Anchorite's life Page 788

The Tragedy of Roxana Page 789

Foundreſs of Clare-Hall in Cambridge Page 791

The occaſion of the addition of the Dagger to the Arms of London Page 792

A Cordial teſtimony of Loyalty, or a coſtly Pearl diffuſed in a Royal Health Page 792

SURREY.

Wherein the best Fullers Earth Page 794

Richmond and Non-ſuch built by King Henry VII. and VIII. ibid

Vertue of Epſom Waters ibid,

The life of Prince Henry, Son to King Charles I. Page 795

The life of Arch-Biſhop Cranley Page 796

The life of Biſhop Parkhurſt Page 797

[Page]The lives of Arch-Biſhop and Biſhop Abbot's Page 798

The life of Charles Howard Earl of Nottingham Page 799

The life of Sir Robert Dudley Page 800

The life of William Ockham Page 801

The life of Dr. Hammond Page 802

The life of Dr. Sanders ibid.

Elizabeth Weſton a great Scholar Page 803

Of the Family of the Sackvills Page 805

The Family of the Aſhburnhams ibid.

The life of Sir Nicholas Carew Page 804

The life of George Goring Earl of Norwich Page 806

SUSSEX.

Plentiful in Iron, Talk Page 807

The Manufactures are great Guns ibid.

Arundel-Caſtle, a Local Earldom Page 808

The life of Arch-Biſhop Winchelſey Page 810

The life of Thomas Bradwardine Page 811

The life of the Lord Treaſurer Burwaſh ibid.

The lives of Dr. Barlow, Biſhop of St. Davids, and Dr. Juxton Biſhop of Hereford Page 812

The life of the Lord Treaſurer Sackvil Page 813

The life of Judge Jeffrey Page 814

The life of Sir William Pelham Page 815

The life of Sir Anthony Shirley, &c. ibid.

The life of Mr. Selden Page 818

The life of Dr. Stapleton Page 819

VVARWICK-SHIRE.

A ſudden inundation in Coventry Page 823

The life of Anne Nevil, Married to Edward Prince of Wales Page 825

The life of Edward Plantagenet Son to George Duke of Clarence ibid.

The life of St. VVolſtan ibid.

The life of Cardinal Macklesfield Page 826

The life of Biſhop Stratford Page 827

The ſuppoſed Original of the word Veize Page 828

The life of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton Page 829

The life of Sir Edward Conway ibid.

The life of John Digby Earl of Briſtol ibid.

The life of William Shakeſpear Page 831

The life of Sir Fulk Grevil Page 832

The life of John Lord Harrington Page 835

Edge-Hill Fight Page 836

WESTMORLAND.

The life of Queen Katharine Parr Page 838

The life of Cardinal Bambridge Page 839

A pleaſant Adventure of the Knave of Club [...] Page 841

[Page]The life of Biſhop Potter Page 841

The life of Sir Edward Bellingham Page 842

Foundreſs of Appleby Hoſpital ibid.

The Office of Sheriff made Hereditary Page 845

WILT-SHIRE.

The life of Margaret Plantagenet Counteſs of Salisbury Page 848

The life of Jane Seymore ibid.

The life of St. Adelme Page 849

The life of St. Edith Page 850

The life of Cardinal VVinterburn Page 851

The life of Johannis Sarisburienſis Page 852

The life of the Lord Chancellour Edendon ibid.

The life of Biſhop Thornborough Page 853

The life of Edward Seymor Duke of Sommerſet Page 854

The life of Sir Ol. St, John Lord Grandiſon Page 855

The life of Sir Francis Cottington Page 856

The life of Sir Nicholas Hide ibid.

Lanſdown and Round-way Fights Page 862

VVORCESTER-SHIRE.

The life of St. Richard Page 864

The life of Biſhop Bonner Page 866

The life of Sir Thomas Coventry Lord Keeper Page 867

The life of Judge Littleton Page 868

The life of Richard Beauchamp Earl of VVarwick Page 869

The life of Sir Edward Kelly, Chymiſt Page 870

The life of Sir Edwin Sandys Page 872

VVorceſter-Fight

YORK-SHIRE.

The life of King Henry I.

The life of Richard Plantagenet Duke of York Page 883

The life of St. Hilda or the Engliſh Huldah Page 884

The life of St. John of Beverly

The life of St. Thomas Plantagenet Earl of Darby Page 885

The life of Cardinal Fiſher Page 887

The life of Biſhop Melton ibid.

The life of Dr. Scroop Page 888

The life of Dr. Coverdale Page 890

The life of Arch-Biſhop Loftus ibid.

Prince Henry committed by Sir W. Gaſcoine Page 891

The life of the Lord Chief Juſtice VVray Page 892

The life of Lord Chancellour Puckering Page 893

The life of Sir George Calvert ibid.

The life of the Lord Clifford Page 895

The life of Sir George Ripley Page 896

The life of Dr. VVhitacre Page 903

[Page]The Battle of Marſton-Moor Page 910

YORK

The life of Edward Freeſe

The life of Biſhop Morton Page 915

The life of Sir Robert Car Page 917

VVALES.

The Diviſion thereof Page 921

Cardigan yields Royal Mines Page 922

Matthew Glin the ſuppoſed Author of Metheglin Page 923

The life of Cardinal Sertor

The life of Mr. Broughton Page 930

The life of Hugh Holland ibid.

ANGLESEY

The Mother of VVales Page 931

BRECNOCK-SHIRE.

The wonder of Mouchy Denny Page 934

The life of Giles de Bruſe Page 935

The life of Thomas Howel Biſhop of Briſtol Page 936

The life of Henry Stafford Duke of Buckingham ibid.

The Proteſtation of Neſta ibid.

CARDIGAN-SHIRE

Firſt reduced to the Engliſh Dominion Page 938

CARMARTHEN-SHIRE.

The Life of Biſhop Ferrar Page 940

The life of Sir Rice ap Thomas Page 941

The life of VValter Devereux Earl of Eſſex ibid.

The life of Merline

CARNARVON-SHIRE.

The life of King Edward IV. Page 944

The life of Biſhop Vaughan Page 946

DENBIGH-SHIRE.

The life of Leoline Biſhop of St. Aſaph Page 948

The life of Biſhop Goodman

The life of Sir Hugh Middleton Page 949

FLINT-SHIRE.

The ſmalleſt Shire in Wales Page 950

The life of Elizabeth, Counteſs of Holland ibid.

The life of St. Aſaph Page 951

The life of Owen Glendower Page 952

Pilgrimages to St. Winifred's Well Page 954

GLAMORGAN-SHIRE.

The life of Sir Edward Carne Page 955

MERIONETH-SHIRE.

Wherein are comely Inhabitants Page 956

The life of St. Thelian Page 957

[Page]A Tribute of 300 Wolves Page 958

MONTGOMERY-SHIRE.

Where excellent Horſes are bred ibid.

The Life of George Herbert Page 959

The life of Edward Herbert Baron Cherbury Page 960

Hawis Gadarn a Lady of Remark ibid,

MONMOUTH-SHIRE

Not ſubject to the Welſh Juriſdiction Page 962

The life of King Henry V. ibid.

The life of Cantilupe Biſhop of Worceſter Page 964

The life of Richard Strongbow Page 965

The life of Sir Roger Williams ibid.

The life of William Herbert Earl of Pembroke Page 966

The life of Jeffrey of Monmouth ibid.

The life of Henry Plantagenet firſt Duke of Lancaſter Page 967

The life of W. Johnes ibid.

W. Evans put little Jeffrey in his Pocket Page 988

PEMBROKE-SHIRE.

Peopled by Flemings Page 969

The Life of Henry Tuthar ibid.

The life of St. Juſtinian Page 971

The life of Giraldus Cambrenſis ibid.

RADNOR-SHIRE.

The rigorous Laws of King Henry IV. Enacted for the effectual ſuppreſſion of Inſurrections in Wales Page 974

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Anglorum speculum, or The worthies of England, in church and state Alphabetically digested into the several shires and counties therein contained; wherein are illustrated the lives and characters of the most eminent persons since the conquest to this present age. Also an account of the commodities and trade of each respective county, and the most flourishing cities and towns therein.

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— Anglorum speculum, or The worthies of England, in church and state Alphabetically digested into the several shires and counties therein contained; wherein are illustrated the lives and characters of the most eminent persons since the conquest to this present age. Also an account of the commodities and trade of each respective county, and the most flourishing cities and towns therein., G. S., Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661. History of the worthies of England..

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printed for Thomas Passinger at the three Bibles on London-Bridge, William Thackary at the Angel in Duck-lane, and John Wright at the Crown on Ludgate-Hill,. London :: 1684.. (A heavily edited edition of Fuller, Thomas: The worthies of England.) (With a preliminary half title reading: English worthies in church and state.) (Running title reads: England's worthies in church and state.) (Register begins with 2A1 on p. 369; catchword on P8v (p. 224) is "Hartfordshire", and first word on 2A1r (p. 369) is "Hertford-shire"; text appears to be continuous.) (Includes index.) (With two final advertisement leaves bound before index.) (Reproduction of the original in the Harvard University Library.)

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