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A30944
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Memorials examples of memorable men, to awaken this age to greater care of good learning and true religion.
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Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.
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Wing B797; ESTC R25858
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in Sir Harrie such a propensity and connaturalnesse to the Italian language and those studies whereof Gentilis was a great Master that this friendship between them did dayly increase and proved dayly advantageous to Sir Henrie for the improvement of him in several Sciences Among his other friends in Oxford I must not omit the mention of a love there begun between him and Dr Donne whom he of this nation who pretends to learning or ingenuity and is ignorant of deseâ—ves not to knoâ— This friendship was generously elemented and as it was begun in their Youth in the â—niversity and there maintained by correspondent inclination and studies so it lasted till Age and Death forced a separation 8. The year after Sir Henrie proceeded Master of Arts his Father whom he did never mention without this or some like reverential expression That good man my Father changed this for a better life leaving to Sr Henry as to his other younger sons a rent charge of an hundred Marks a year to be paid for ever out of one of his Mâ—nnors of a much greater value About two years after being about tâ—o and twenty and having to his great Wit added the ballast of Learning he laid aside his Books and betook himself to travel and a more general conversation with Mankind imploying the remaining part of his youth to purchase the rich treasure of forein knowledg Of which both for the secrets of nature the dispositions of many Nations their several Laws and Languages he became the possessor in a very large meâ—sure 9. In his Travels which was almost nine years befoâ—e his return into England he stayed but one year in France and most of that in Geneva where he became acquainted with Theodore Beza then very aged and with Isaac Casaubon that most learned man Three of the remaining eight years were spent in Germanie the other five in Italy the stage on which God appointed he should act a great part of his life where both in Rome Venice and Florence he became acquainted with the most eminent men for learning and all manner of Arts as Picture Sculpture Chymistrie Architecture and divers other manual Arts even Arts of inferiour nature of all which he was a most dear lover and a most excellent Judge 12. He returned out of Italy into England â—bout the 30 â—h year of his Age being then noted by many both for his person and comportment For indeed he was of a choice shape tall of stature and of a most pleasant behaviour which was so mixed with sweet discourse and civilities as gained him much love from all persons with whom he entred into an acquaintance And whereas he was noted in his youth to have a sharp wit and apt to jest That by time travel and conversation was so polished and made useful that his companie seemed to be one of the delights of mankind In so much as Robert Earl of Essex then one of the darlings of fortune invited him first into a friendship and after a knowledge of his great Abilities to be one of his Secretaries After the Earls Apprehension he passed into France and thence into Italy After some stay in France where he met with his old friend Vietta then Secretary to the great Duke he went the fourth time to visit Rome and injoyed the company of his friends notwithstanding his Religion in the English Colledge and satisfied himself concerning some curiosities 11. After his return to Florence the Duke having intercepted certain Letters that discovered a design to take away the life of the then King of Scots sent Sir Henrie to impart it to the King under the name of Octovio Baldi an Italian Having deliverd his Letters and Message and privately told the King that he was indeed an English-man he abode there three months with much pleasure to his Majestie and so returned to Florence with a fair account of his imployment Queen Elizabeth some few months after departed and King James was proclaimed When he was come into England he commanded the Lord Wotton to send for his Brother Henrie Being brought to the King he took him in his arms and bade him welcome by the name of Octovio Baldi saying He was the most honest and therefore the best dissembler that ever he met with adding Since I know you neither want learning travel nor experience and that I have had so real a testimonie of your faithfulness and abilities to manage an Embassage I shall make use of you in that kind hereafter And indeed the King did so moâ—â— of those 22 years of his raign but before he dismist Octavio Baldi from his present attendance upon him he restoâ—ed him to his old name of Henrie Wotton by which he then Knighted him 12. Not long after this the King having resolved according to his Motto Beati pacifici to have a friendship with his neighbour Kingdoms of France and Spain and also for divers weighty reasons to enter into an alliance with the State of Venâ—ce and to that end to send Ambassadors to these several places did propose the choice of these employments to Sir Henrie Wotton Who considering the smalnesse of his own estate which he never took care to augment and knowing the Courts of great Princes to be sumptuous and necessarily expensive inclined most to that of Venice as being a place of moâ—e retirement and best suiting with his Genius who did ever love to joyn with businesse studâ—e and a trayal of natural experience for which fruitfâ—l Italy that darling of nature and cherisher of all arts is so justly famed in all parts of the Christian World Having therefoâ—e resolved upon Venice and a large allowance being appointed by the King for his voyage thither and a settled mâ—intenance during his stay there he left England nobly accompained through France to Venice by Gentlemen of the best Families anâ— Breeding that this Nation afforded Sir Albertus Morton his Nepheâ— went his Secretarie and William Bedel a man of choice learning and sâ—nctified wisdom his Chaplain 13. An. 1605. Sir Henrie Wotton was received by the State of Venice with much honour and gladnesse both for that he deliverd his Embassage most elegantly in the Italian Language and came also in such a juncture of time as his Masters friendship seemed useful for that Republick In the contention with the Pope which lasted several years the Venetians still acquainted K. James with their proceedings by the help of Sir Henrie Wotton Mr Bedel and Padre Paulo whom the Venetians did then call to be one of their Consultors of State and with his pen to defend their cause Which was by him so performed that the Pope saw plainly he had weakned his power by exceeding it and offered the Venetians Absolution upon very easie terms which the Venetians still slighting did at last obtain by that which was scarce so much as a shew of acknowledging it These ontests were the occasion of Padre Paulo his knowledge and interest with K. James for