not so well then understood) discountenanced, and drove him out of that county. Afterwards he took the ordnance from Banbury castle, and brought them to the king. As soon as an army was to be raised, he levied, with the first, upon his own charge, a troop of horse, and a regiment of foot, and (not like some other men, who warily distributed their family to both sides, one son to serve the king, whilst his father, or another son, engaged as far for the parliament) entirely dedicated all his children to the quarrel; having four sons officers under him, whereof three charged that day in the field: and from the time he submitted himself to the profession of a soldier, no man more punctual upon command, no man more diligent and vigilant in duty. All distresses he bore like a common man, and all wants and hardnesses, as if he had never known plenty or ease; most prodigal of his person to danger, and would often say, "that if he outlived these wars, he was certain never to have so noble a death." So that it is not to be wondered if, upon such a stroke, the body that felt it, thought it had lost more than a limb. II. 151.

JAMES STUART, CR. DUKE OF RICHMOND DIED

MDCLV.

AS he was of the noblest extraction, being the nearest allied to the king's person of any man who was not descended from king James, so he was very worthy of all the grace and favour the king had shewed him. He was a man of very good parts, and an excellent understanding, yet, which is no common infirmity, so diffident of himself, that he was sometimes led by men who judged much worse. He was of a great and haughty spirit; and so punctual in point of honour, that he never swerved a tittle. He had so entire a resignation of himself to the king, that he abhorred all artifices to shelter himself from the prejudice of those, who, how powerful soever, failed in their duty to his majesty; and therefore he was pursued with all imaginable malice by them, as one that would have no quarter upon so infamous terms, as but looking on whilst his master was ill used. As he had received great bounties from the king, so he sacrificed all he had to his service, as soon as his occasions stood in need of it; and lent his majesty, at one time, twenty thousand pounds

together; and, as soon as the war began, engaged his three brothers, all gallant gentlemen, in the service; in which they all lost their lives. Himself lived, with unspotted fidelity, some years after the murder of his master, and was suffered to put him into his grave; and died without the comfort of seeing the resurrection of the crown. II. 198. Life I. 185.

THOMAS WRIOTHESLEY, FOURTH EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON; LORD TREASURER AFTER THE RESTORATION*-DIED MDCLXVII.

HE was indeed a great man in all respects, and brought very much reputation to the king's cause. He had great dislike of the high courses which had been taken in the government, and a particular prejudice to the earl of Strafford, for some

*He and Lord C. Clarendon were firm friends, and had virtue and credit enough with Charles II. and at the board, to prevent, at least to defer, any very unreasonable resolution. The death of the former, opened a gap wide enough to let in all that ruin which overwhelmed the latter. Life, III. 780.

exorbitant proceedings. But as soon as he saw the ways of reverence and duty towards the king declined, and the prosecution of the earl of Strafford to exceed the limits of justice, he opposed them vigorously in all their proceedings. He was a man of great sharpness of judgment, a very quick apprehension, and that readiness of expression upon any sudden debate, that no man delivered himself more advantageously, and weightily, and more efficaciously with the hearers; so that no man gave them more trouble in his opposition, or drew so many to a concurrence with him in opinion. He had no relation to, or dependence upon the court, or purpose to have any; but wholly pursued the public interest.

He was not only an exact observer of justice, but so clear-sighted a discerner of all the circumstances which might disguise it, that no false or fraudulent colour could impose upon him; and of so sincere and impartial a judgment, that no prejudice to the person of any man made him less awake to his cause; but believed that there is aliquid et in bostem nefas, and that a very ill man might be very unjustly dealt with. On the happy return of his majesty he seemed to recover

great vigour of mind, and undertook the charge of high treasurer with much alacrity and industry, as long as he had any hope to get a revenue settled proportionable to the expence of the crown (towards which, his interest, and authority, and counsel, contributed very much), or to reduce the expence of the court within the limits of the revenue. His person was of a small stature; his courage, as all his other faculties, very great; having no sign of fear, or sense of danger, when he was in a place where he ought to be found. II. 200. Life. III. 781.

ROBERT SIDNEY, SECOND EARL OF LEICESTER-
DIED MDCLXXVII.

HE was a man of great parts, very conversant in books, and much addicted to the mathematics; and though he had been a soldier, and commanded a regiment, in the service of the states of the United Provinces, and was afterwards employed in several embassies, as in Denmark, and in France, was in truth rather a speculative, than a practical