abolishing Kingly Government so much as to drink in her house bidding him be gone to his Masters for his wages Sir Thomas Soams and Alderman Chambers who repented heartily that ever he had any thing to do with Fowks in opposing the Kings Customs for absenting themselves and justifying their conscientious refusal of the latter Oaths from former were then degraded in the City and forced to retire out of it Alderman Culham whom I think they used to call the Queens Knight and Alderman Gibs by attending their own Affairs in the Country escaped the snares laid for their Consciences in the City Sir George Whitmore was till his death 1658. as great a support to and sufferer for his Majesties Government in his habitation at Middlesex as Sir Thomas Whitmore at Auley in Shrop-shire his Conscience having cost him who being very aged would say that he could serve his Majesty only with his Purse 15000 l. as Sir Thomas his Allegiance besides Plunders Decimations and infinite troubles did 5000 l. many Orthodox Ministers and distressed Gentlemen were his Pensioners during his life more his Legates at his death when he bestowed as much money in Charitable uses on the City as he brought to it Having been a great instrument to promote the repair of Pauls begun in his Mayrolty 1631. a great Benefactor towards the repair of other Churches Men these for shew as the Mulberry-tree the most backward of any to put forth leaves and the most forward in bringing forth fruit of good works for sincerity Sir Iohn Gair Lord Mayor of London 1646. when he lost his liberty hazarded his Estate yea and his life in the defence of the City and in it of the Kingdom A Gentleman of very discerning judgment impartial intigrity pressing the Parliament to do what they fought for that is bring home the King and though of a tender disposition yet of a resolute severely just spirit being wont to say that a foolish pity is cruelty deserving the testimony given him at his death that his place did not so much honor him as he his place Zealous was he in his attendance in the Houses of prayer in that way of Worshipping the God of his Fathers which the Faction called Popery and the Papists Heresie all his life and very bountiful towards the repair of them when he dyed singular was his Reverence in hearing Gods word and affectionate his respect to the dispensers of it and that not in Complement but relief of those whom he thought Orthodox and found necessitous to whom besides many particular and liberal Supplies by his own hand he bequeathed an 100 l. by his Executors A faithful friend and a just dealer he must needs be in his publick commerce among men being so sincere in his private Communion and secret Devotion with God to which he often retyred professing to the Right Worshipful Sir Robert Abdy his Son-in-law O how glad he was of his frequent wakings in the night since thereby he had opportunity to praise his God and pray for the settlement of this miserably distracted Church and Kingdom He dyed at his house Iuly the 20 th 1649. and was buryed at St. Katharine Creechurch August 14. following having left 500 l. for the yearly Cloathing of the poor of Plymouth where he was born 200 l. to Creechurch Parish where he lived besides various other Gifts to several Hospitals Releasing of Prisoners and the like and 500l given Christs-Hospital when he was President of it Being of opinion that he must do in his life what should comfort him at his death for when his friends that stood by him on his death-bed minded him of making his peace with God he answered That old Age and Sickness were no fit times to make peace with Heaven blessing God that his peace was not then to make Sir George Stroud of Clarkenwell a Gentleman that performed good service to his Majesty in time of Peace whereof he was one of the Conservators in Middlesex and therefore much trusted by him in the time of War when he was one of the Commissioners of Array for London by the one much restraining the lewdness of the Suburbs for the filthiness of London as of Ierusalem is in its skirts by the other endeavouring to suppress the tumults Pity it was he should suffer many thousands loss for his Loyalty besides tedious Imprisonments who gave so many hundreds away in Charity in weekly Contributions to the Parishes of St. Sepulchres St. Iames Clerken-well c. while he lived there and in yearly allowance to those Parishes in the Suburbs and to the Hospitals and Prisons in London A devout man that made Conscience of preparing himself for the highest Comfort as well as Mystery of our Religion the holy Eucharist and therefore left 6 l. a year for a monethly Sermon on the Friday before the first Sunday in the moneth at Clerken-well where he is buryed to prepare others A very great Patron to Orthodox men in the late troubles as the Heir of his Estate and Vertues is of sober men since In a word he was Sir Iulius Caesars friend and second in Piety and Charity Sir Paul Pindar first a Factor then a Merchant next a Consul and at last an Ambassador in Turky whence returning he repaired the Entry Front and Porches of St. Pauls Cathedral to the Upper Church Quire and Chancel enriching them with Marble Structures and Figures of the Apostles and with Carvings and Gildings far exceeding their former beauty to the value of 2000 l. an action so Christian that King Iames would say It was the work of a good man for which and his great skill in Trade he made him one of his great Farmers of the Custom-house and he in gratitude laid out 17000. pound more upon the South Isle of that Church in the beginning of King Charles his Reign and lent his Majesty 3000 l. besides 9000 l. he gave him to keep up the Church of England in the latter end of his Reign A Projector such necessary evils then countenanced and he a Clergy-man too informed King Iames how to get himself full Coffers by raising first Fruits and Tenths under-rated forsooth in the Kings books to a full value The King demands the Lord Treasurer Branfields judgment thereof he said Sir you are esteemed a great lover of Learning you know Clergy-mens Education is Chargeable their â—referment slow and small let it not be said that you gain by grinding them other ways less obnoxious to just censure will be found out to furnish your occasions The King commended the Treasurer as having only tryed him adding moreover I should have accounted thee a very Knave if incouraging me herein But he sends for Sir P. Pindar and tells him he must either raise the Customs or take this course Sir Paul answered him nobly That he would lay 30000 l. at his feet the morrow rather than he should be put upon such poor projects as
to the whole Nation for Integrity and Loyalty may be so to all persons of his quality in every passage of his life 1. To young Gentlemen younger Sons to considerable Families bound Apprentises in London in this careful obliging service to Mr. Coleby a Silk-man in Cheap-side who dying left him his Shop worth 6000 l. 2. To those happy men that having gained estates in their younger days to serve themselves should accomplish themselves against their riper years to serve their Country in his travels upon his enusing on the foresaid estate into France and Italy where he improved himself and by observing the Trades of the respective Marts as he passed laid the foundation of his future Traffick 3. To single Persons in his discreet Marriage into a Family Mr. Sandfords at that time commanding at once most of the money and by that most of the Nobility Gentry and great Trades-men of England 4. To Persons in Trust in the faithful discharge of a joynt power he the Earls of Dorset and Essex were invested with by a charitable person of an 100000 l. deep towards the buying of Impropriations to be Legally and bona fide laid to the Church 5. To Magistrates going through all Offices in the places he lived in a Benefactor in each place particularly to his Company the Cloath-workers whereof he was Warden to the Hospital of St. Bartholomews whereof he was Waâ—den and to the City whereof he was Alderman Sheriff and Lord Mayor promoting the Loanes the King had occasion for advancing the Commission of Array when the Kingdoms condition required it entertaining his Majesty 4000 l. deep at his own charge when he knew how much his Majesties reputation would gain in the Country by the appearance of a good correspondence between him and the City Appeasing the tumults when 63. years of age one night with 30. or 40. Lights and a few Attendants whereof his Son-in-law Sir Iohn Pettus was one rushing suddainly out of the house upon thousands with the City Sword drawn who immediately retired to their houses and gave over their design In countenancing his Majesties legal Proclamations and neglecting the Conspiracies traiterous Ordinances â—ffering the King as Sir Iohn Pettus assumed me who went many times a day in those times from Sir Richard to his Majesty and from his Majesty back again to Sir Richard to stand upon the Priviledges of the City with his Majesty against the Faction as they stood upon the Priviledges of Parliament against him refusing to appear out of the Liberties of the City before the Parliament till he was commanded to do so by the Kingâ— whom he would obey with his ruin when besides a long attendance at his own charge the City not contributing a farthing towards it not to this day in the House of Peers who sent for him every day in a whole month with his Counsel on purpose to undo him he was deprived of Maâ—oralty Honor and all capacity of bearing any Office in the Kingdom kept seven years Prisoner in the Tower refusing to pay the 5000 l. imposed upon him for his Liberty urging that by the Law of the Land he should not suffer twice for the same fault Plundered Sequestâ—ed and Troubled by several seizures of Estates and Debts not ended till 57. after it had gone through 13. Committeesâ— to him and his heirs the Right Honorable the Lord Richardson and the Right Worshipfull Sir Iohn Pettus his Lady to the loss of 40000 l. He died Oct. 6. in the year of our Lord 1647. and of his age 69. being buried at Olaves-Iury London with the Lyturgy in the very reign of the Directory His Loyal Relations so ordering it that the Coaches should stop all passages into the Church and that three Orthodox Ministers should attend at the Grave one ready upon the least disturbance to go on where the other had been interrupted that he might have the benefit of that decent Order when dead which he maintained when alive Famous Walwin added a Dagger to the City Armes for stabbing one Rebel What deserved renowned Gurney that if backed by Authority had stabbed Rebellion itâ—self Sir Nicholas Crisp a Citizen and a Citizens Son having a great Estate by his Birth and Marriage raised it by his Parts whereby besides his interest at the Custom-house he projected such a Trade to Guinia and other parts before the Wars as would have been worth to him 50000 l. a year and to Holland France Spain â—â—aly Norway Turky and Muscovy in the Wars as was worth to the King though wandring up down his Kingdom and forced away from his great Mart 100000 l. yearly Sir Nicholas keeping most Ports open for his Majesties occasions Ships ready for his service and a Correspondence between him and London Bristow c. and all other parts very useful for his Affairs neither was he less active in the Field as Colonel having trained up himself in the City Militia for the service of the Kingdom in leading armed men then at Court as Counsellor to raise and arm them commanding a Regiment of Horse he himself had raised and paid The Polypus puts not on more shapes to deceive the Fisher than Sir Nicholas did to escape those that laid snares for him one while you should meet him with thousands in Gold another while in his way to Oxford riding in a pair of Panniars like a Butter-woman going to Market at other times he was a Porter carrying on his Majesties Interest especially in the design of Mr. Challoner and Thomkins in London he was a Fisher-man in one place and a Merchant in another The King would say of him that he was a man of a clear head that by continual Agitation of thoughts went on smoothly in his business sticking not at any difficulties all the succors the King had from his Queen and others beyond Sea especially from Holland came through his hands and most of the relief he had at home was managed by his conveyance neither was he less valiant than prudent his heart being as good as his head For after he had bravely Convoyed the Train of Artillery from Oxford to Bristol and was Sept. 1643. quartered at Rouslidge near Gloucester a Person of Quality in the Country but of no Command in the Army Sir Iames Envyon not only incommoded his quarters in which particular he was very civil to him but because he would not draw up his Regiment to satisfie a friend of his about some Horses that were stollen there offering to take all other care to finde them that way for many reasons being by him proved inconvenient sent him a challenge adding that if he met him not he would Pistol him against the wall Sir Nicholas met to offer him all Christian satisfaction in the world which not being accepted many passes Sir Iames made at him he in his own defence much against his will and to his grief to his dying day happened to run him through yet making his peace
unsuitable to his honor as to his inclination Go thy way saith the King thou art a good man So that he might have said when persecuted and imprisoned as our Saviour Io. 10. 32. when reviled for which of my good deeds Sir Christopher Cletherow a great stickler for the Church and a great Benefactor to it a great honorer of Clergy-men in the best times to whom some of his nearest Relations were marryed in the worst espousing their Persons as well as their Cause He was careful by Industry in getting his Estate and forward by Charity to bestow it having learned the best derivation of dives a dividendo dividing much of his Estate among those that were indigent He was much intent upon the clearing and cleansing of the River Thames from Sholes Sands and other obstructing impeachments that might drein dry or divert it so as they might not leave it to Posterity as they found it conveyed to them by their Fathers to Ease Adore and inrich feed and fortisie the City to which we may apply the Millers Riddle If I have Water I will drink Wine But if I have no Water I must drink Water Sir Henry Garraway Sheriff of London 1628. and Lord Mayor 1639. effectually suppressed the Tumults at Lambeth when he was a Magistrate executing the Ring-leaders and imprisoning the promoters of that Sedition clearing the streets with his Presence and awing the combination with his Orders and zealously opposed the Rebellion at London when a private man For those smart words in a Speech at Guild-Hall These are strange courses my Masters they secure our Bodies to preserve our Liberty they take away our Goods to maintain Popery and what can we expect in the end but that they should hang us up to save our lives he was tossed as long as he lived from prison to prison and his Estate conveyed from one rebel to another He dying of a grievous fit of the Sone used to say I had rather have the Stone in my Bladder than where some have it in the Heart That was the case of Sir Edward Bromfield who was made a prey by the Factious after his Mayoralty 1636. for keeping a strict hand over them during it being troubled as was Alderman Abel for what he levyed of the Sope-money Ship-money and Customs in his Office immediately after it Honest Alderman Avery and the Aldermen Iohn and George Garnet men of that publick honesty that they hated Caesars temper who said Melior causa Cassii sed denegare Bruto nihil possum private respects swaying nothing with them in publick Trusts of very private Devotions knowing well the Import of the good Fathers saying Non est vera Religio cum templo relinquitur pitying the Controversies of our ages which they looked upon as Childrens falling out and fighting about the Candle till the Parents come in and take it away leaving them to decide the differences in the dark fearing that those who would not be such good Protestants now as they might be should not dare to be so good Christians the common Enemy coming in upon us through our breaches as they should Good Benefactors to Churches that we might repair at least what our Fathers built Mr. Thomas Bowyer whose Grand-father Francis Bowyer Sheriff of London 1577. obliged the Church of England much under the Romish persecution under Queen Mary in saving and conveying away one eminent servant of God Dr. Alexander Nowel as he did in the Genevian Persecution in King Charles his time in relieving many keeping above forty Orthodox Ministers Widows in constant pay all his life and leaving an 100 l. to be divided among twenty at his death besides a competent provision left by him to relieve ten Sea-men maimed in Merchants service to put ten poor but hopeful youths forth to Apprentice-ships and to maintain the poor of several Parishes besides private Charities which my hand cannot write because though both his were giâ—ving hands yet his right hand knew not what his left gave Zeaâ—lously he asserted the Doctrine and Discipline of our Church and piously did he retire by a chast coelibacy all his life and by giving over his secular affairs some years before his death to her devotion much delighting to hear honest men and more to converse with them He dyed Feb. 8. and was buryed Feb. 22. 1659. at Olaves Iury. Richard Edes and Marmaduke Roydon Esq Mr. Thomas Brown Mr. Peter Paggon Mr. Charles Iennings Mr. Edward Carleton Mr. Robert Abbot Sir Andrew King Mr. William White Mr. Stephen Baltonâ— Mr. Robert Aldem Mr. Edmund Foster Mr. Thomas Blinkhorn belonging to Sir Nicholas Crisp no other Memorial than that Commission of great importance sent them 1643. to London by the Lady D' Aubigney to their lasting honor and executed by them as far as it was possible to their great danger Mr. Iefferson Mr. Austin Mr. Bedle Mr. Batty Mr. Long Mr. Lewis all of Broadstreet Ward Mr. Blunt Mr. Wright Mr. Drake Mr. Walter c. refusing to contribute Arms towards the Rebellion and so were disarmed themselves Mr. Iohn Crane a native of Wisbich Cambridgeshire and Apothecary in Cambridge-town with whom Dr. Butler of Clare-hall lived himself and to whom he left most of his estate with which he would entertain openly all the Oxford Scholars at the Commencement and relieve privately all distressed Royalists during the Usurpation and whereof he bestowed 3000 l. to charitable uses whereof 200 l. to two Bishops Bishop Wren and Bishop Brownrigge 500 l. to forty Orthodox Ministers his fair house to the Cambridge Professor of Physick the rest equally and discreetly on Wisbich where he was born Lyn where he was well acquainted Ipswich where Dr. Butler was born Kingston where his estate lay and Cambridge where he lived where observing the bad effects of naughty fish and fowls bought for the University he gave 200 l. to be lent gratis to an honest man the better to enable him to buy good He died May 1650. Mr. William Collet the faithful and methodical keeper of the Records in the Tower which he neither washed to make them look clear nor corrected to make them speak plain Mr. Selden and others entertain us with a feast of English rarities whereof Mr. William Collet is the Caterer He was born at Over in Cambridge-shire bred a Clerk in London and died beloved and missed by all Antiquaries in the Tower 1644. Mr. Edward Norgate Son to Dr. R. Norgate Master of C. C. C. and Son-in-law to Dr. Felton Bishop of Ely encouraged in his natural inclination to Limning and Heraldry lest he might by a force upon nature be diverted to worse became the best Illuminer and Herald of his age wherefore and because he was a right honest man the Earl of Arundel employed him to Italy for some Pictures whence returning by Marseilles he missing the money he looked for and walking up and down melancholy in the walk of that City was thus accosted by a civil Monsieur
said he deserved to lose it from his Friends A kin to that Noble Family of the Villiers that had no fault but too good Natures carrying a Soul as fair as his Body and a carriage Honorable as his Extract being not carryed by the heat of the bloud he had to any thing that might be a stain to that he came from Posterity shall know him with Sir Iohn Smith the last Knight Banneret of England who relieved him being too far engaged at Edgehill as he had before rescued the Standard who being Nobly born Brother to the Lord Carrington strived to hide his Native honor suae fortunae Faber with acquired dignity desiring to be known rather to have died of his Wounds for his Soveraign at Alesford in Hampshire 1644. than that he was born of Noble Parentage in York-shire 1646. It may be said of this numerous Family after the defeat of the King as it was of the English after the Invasion of the Conqueror Some fought as the Kentish who capitulated for their Liberty some fled as those in the North of Scotland some hid themselves as many in the middle of England and Isle of Fly some as those of Norfolk traversed their Titles by Law bold Norfolk men that would go to Law with the Conqueror most betook themselves to patience which taught many a Noble hand to work foot to travel tongue to intreat even thanking them for theiâ— courtesie who were pleased to restore them a shiver of that whole Loaf which they violently took from them Which was the Case of the Honorable Family of the Caries whereof Col. Theodore Cary was the wiliest Col. Edward Cary the most experience Sir Henry Cary the steadiest and Sir Horatio Cary the wariest Commander in the Kings Army The first best read in History the second in Mathematicks and Tacticks the third Experimented Philosophy the fourth in the Chronicles of our Land Indeed the best study for a Gentleman is History and for an English Gentleman is the British History Ernestus Cary Shelford Camb. paid 229 l. at Goldsmiths-hall Iohn Cary of Milâ—on-Clevedon Som. 200 l. Iohn Cary of Marybone Park Middlesex Esq 1200 l. Charles Cary Gotsbrook North. Esq 183 l. The Right Honorable Iohn and Henry Mordant Earls of Peterborough the first of which having been a Papist was converted by a Disputation between Bishop Vsher and a Papist at his house where the Papist confessed himself silenced by the just hand of God upon him for presuming without leave from his Superiors to Dispute with so Learned a Person as Dr. Vsher the other wounded at Newberry and other places where he was a Volunteer for his late Majesty as he was often Imprisoned for his Loyal attempts 1647. 1655. 1657. 1658. 1659. in behalf of our present Soveraign the great Agent and Instrument for whose Restauration was Io. Lord Viscount Mordant of Aviland who was tryed for his life at Westminster and brought the first Letters from his Majesty to the City of London their Loyalty cost that Family 35000 l. whereof 5106 l. 15 s. composition Sir Edward Walgrave an Ancient Northern or Norfolk Gentleman never more than a Knight yet little less than a Prince in his own Country above 70 when he first buckled on his Armour for the English Wars a Brigadine in his Majesties Army one of the first and last in action and a Commander in the Isle of Ree Commanding the Post at Saltash at the Impounding of Essex where his men scattering were thrice rallied by himself though twice unhorsed and the whole Parliament Army stopped till his Majesty approached he lost two sons and 50000 l. in the Wars A Gentleman who deserved his neighbours Character of Strong Bow having brachia projestissima and Tullies commendation nihil egit levi brachio especially falling heavy upon all sacrilegious invaders of Churches who being angry with the King revenged themselves on God destructive Natures delighting to do mischief to others though they did no good to themselves 2. Sir â—ervase Scroop was not so near Sir Edward in his dwelling as in his character who being an aged man engaged with his Majesty at â—dgehill where he received 26 wounds and was left on the ground dead till his son Sir Adrian having some hint of the place where he fell lighted on the body with no higher design than to bring it off honourably and bury it decently still warm whose warmth within few minutes was improved into motion that motion within few hours into sense that sense within a day into speech that speech within certain weeks into a perfect recovery living above 10 years after with a pale look and a Scarff-tied arm a Monument of a Sons affection to a Father as of both to the Father of their Country for whose sake his purse bled there is a vein for silver as well as bloud as well as his body the War standing him and his Soh in 64000 l. whereof 120 l. per annum in Land and 3582 l. in money for Composition for which the Family there was Coll. Io. Scroopâ— is highly esteemed by his Majesty who is happy in that quod in principi rarum ac prope insolitum est ut se putet obligatum aut si putet amet Plin. Ep. ad Trajan 3. William Salisbury of Bochymbid Denb Governour of Denbigh Castle was such another plain and stout Cavalier in his True blew Stockings 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who yielded not his Castle till all was lost nor then his loyalty keeping up the Festivals Ministry and prayers of the Church by his example and charity printing Orthodox Books in Welch and buying them in English at his own charge relieving the poor Cavaliers and encouraging the rich zealously but wisely and warily his loyalty cost him and his son Charles Salisbury 781l by way of composition and 100 l. per annum in a way of charity An old Gentleman of a great spirit that would would deal faithfully with any man and spoke so plainly to his Majesty for two hours in private that the good King said nevâ—r did Prince hear so much truth at once He was sure to have his Carolon Christmass day as St. Bernard his bymn See Mr. R. Vaughans Dedic of Bishop Usher and Bishop Prideaux his works to him translated at his charge R. Vaughan whose house Caergay was burned for his loyalty to the ground a great Critick in the Welch Language and Antiquities as was Mr. Rob. Vaughan of Hengour to whom his Country is much engaged for translating the Practice of Piety and other good Books into Welch 4. Sir Thomas Salisbury of Lleweney by Denbigh a Gentleman every way especially in Loyalty and Arms recovering the honour of that ancient and noble Family by his early and effectual adhering to K. Charles I. which was tainted by his Predecessors practices against Q. Elizabeth he hazzarding as much for the established Religion against the Novelties of his time as his Ancestor did for what he thought
Person most by his Care and Discipline two things he had a special care of Pay and Law his word was Pay them well and hang them well All he had himself was bestowed on the quarrel he judging it madness to keep an Estate with the hazard of that Cause which if miscarrying all miscarried with it if succeeding all was wrapped up in it In all meetings about the King's Affairs where he met with scruples he pressed the doing and not the disputing of the King's Commands because otherwise Kings before they leavie an Army of Souldiers they must leavie an Army of Casuists and Confessors to satisfie each scrupulous Souldier in the perplexed and complicated grounds of War and that to little purpose too the men of scruples being generally the most cowardly withal This Gentleman having an excellent rule viz. That the Commands of Majesty if not immediately without any tedious inferences contrary to the Law of God and Nature were not to be disputed A Rule that quickly satisfied all honest men and as quickly silenced those that were otherwise inclined He behaved himself in the West 1. Keeping the Countrey from Free-quarter 2. Stopping the Inroads of the Parliaments Forces thither 3. Keeping open their Trade 4. Keeping a good correspondence among their Gentry that Septemb. 4. 1643. when Exeter was delivered up to Prince Maurice he was made Governour of it keeping it and the Countrey round about it in a very remarkable degree of quietness and subjection and easily advancing for three years 50000 l. a year for the King's Service until it pleased God in wrath to the King's enemies to ruine the King's Cause and leave them who had been happy if reduced to a subjection under him to be undone among themselves and Fairfax having defeated almost all the King's Army in the field Ian. 25. 1645. made his way as far as Porthrane a Fort within three miles of Exeter whence Iun. 17. he summoneth Sir Iohn Berkley with Conditions to himself his Officers Citizens and Souldiers who having maintained the Garrison so long and so well that it was looked on as the safest place for the Queen to lye in with the most Illustrious Princess Henrietta Maria now Dutchess of Orleans as the Honourablest place for that Princess to continue in during the War as she did with the Honourable the Lady Dalkeith And as the greatest refuge for distressed Cavaliers in England returns this generous Answer viz. That his Trust was delivered to him from His Majesty which he would discharge to his power That they have no reason to distrust a blessing from God in delivering that Garison who is able to deliver them and may be so pleased without a miracle the Prince having so considerable a Force at so near a distance to them That if all actions of their lives were as innocent as their hands of the blood that hath or shall be spilt in defence of their Righteous Cause they shall in all events rest in perfect peace of mind and will not despair At which brave Reply the General being rather pleased than provoked makes not an angry but a civil and ingenious though ineffectual Retortion and having raised two Bridges over the River Ex blocked up the City on all sides and drawn up within Musket-shot of it leaves the Siege to Sir Hardress Waller going in person against the Prince to the West till the third of April when being distressed beyond all relief they agreed that Commissioners should treat as they did ten days a long time to the impatient Souldiers who complained that they had to do with long-tongued Lawyers concluding upon the most honourable Tearms Fairfax and Cromwel upon some particular policy of their own never offered any other That the Princess Henrietta should depart any whither in England or Wales until His Majesty should give order for her disposal 2. Neither the Cathedral nor Churches to be defaced 3. That the Garison should march out according to the most honourable custome of War and to have free-quarter all the way and not be compelled to march above ten miles a day and with their Arms to the places agreed on The composition of persons of quality should not exceed two years purchase That all persons comprised within these Articles should quietly and peacerbly enjoy all their Goods debts and moveables during the space of four moneths next ensuing and be free from all covenants oaths and protestations and have liberty within the said four moneths in case they shall not make their compositions with the Parliament and shall be resolved to go beyond Sea for which they shall have passes to dispose their said Goods debts and moveables allowed by these Articles c. Articles and a Surrendry so honourable that they were the Rule and Copie of all the following good Articles which the Army made but their masters kept not perhaps their design in granting so good Conditions in all places surrendred to them was to raise themselves a reputation able to give Law to the Parliament that should lose its self in breaking of them I must not forget three things remarkable concerning this Siege 1. A strange providence of God For when this place was so closely besieged that onely the South-side thereof towards the Sea was open unto it incredible number of Laches were found in that open quarter for multitude saith an eye and a mouth-witness like the Quails in the Wilderness though blessed be God unlike them both in cause and effect as not desired with man's destruction nor sent with God's anger as appeared by their safe digestion into wholsome nourishment they were as fat as plentiful so that being sold for two-pence a dozen and under the poor who could have no cheaper as the rich no better meat used to make pottage of them boyling them down therein Several Natural causes were assigned hereof 1. That these Fowl frighted with much shooting on the Land retreated to the Sea-side for their refuge 2. That it is familiar with them in cold Winters such as that was to shelter themselves in the most Southern coasts 3. That some sort of seed was lately sown in those parts which invited them thither for their own repasts however saith our Author the cause of causes was Divine providence thereby providing a feast for many poor people who otherwise had been pinched for provision 2. The faithfulness of the place eminent now for a pair-Royal of extraordinary services to the Crown When besieged by Perkin Warbeck in Hen. 7. time The Western Rebels under Edw. 6. Parliament Forces in King Charles the First 's Reign Their Spirit and Conduct being admirable in the two first and their Allegiance unstained in the last 3. The peculiar Gift of the Governour 1. In Watchfulness both in looking to his own charge and in taking advantages of his enemies 2. In an obliging address going as far sometimes with fair language and good words as others did with money 3. In encouraging the Souldiers labours with his own
the way of an active conformity to the Church is to crack the sinews of Government for it weakens the hands and damps the spirit of the obedient And if only scorn and rebuke shall attend men for asserting the Churches dignity many will chuse rather to neglect their duty in the Churches service only to be rewarded with that that shall break their hearts too That very little he had got in the time of peace he lost in the time of war their practices and designs had been a long time the subject of his smart reproofs and his estate now become a prey to their revenge To see the good man escape them in his Clarks habit that had been certainly murthered in his own when it was safe to be any thing but a Minister and withal to hear the chearful man smile out his old Motto I have as much as I desire if I have as much as I want and I have as much as the most if I have as much as I desire 'T was a spectacle that had melted any spirit but that in which the custom of cruelty had taken away the conscience of it whom yet he was very tender of according to his usual Maxim Nature may induce me to shew so much care of my self as to look to my adversaries reason shall perswade me to shew so much wit as to beware of those that deceived me once but Religion hath taught me so much love as to be injurious to none For estate Abundance he thought a trouble want a misery honor a burthen business a scorn advancement dangerous disgrace odious but competency a happiness I will not climb lest I fall nor lye on the ground lest I am trod on He for carriage He did so much forâ— think what he would promise that he might promise only what he would do that he would often do a kindness and not promise it and never promise a kindness and not to do it In Religion His heart spake more devoutly than his tongue when as too many peoples tongues speak more piously than their hearts The good man hath oftentimes God in his heart when in his mouth there is no good mentioned The Hypocrite hath God often in his mouth when the fool hath said in his heart there is no God The tongue speaks loudest to men the heart truest to God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Its pity to part intimate Friends the one dying under the sense the other under the fear of this Nations Calamity THE Life and Death OF Dr. JOHN BARKHAM JOhn Barkham that said he had lived under a good Government and was afraid to live any longer lest he should see none at all was born in the City of Exeter bred in Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxford whereof he was Fellow Chaplain afterwards to Archbishop Bancroft and Parson of Bocking in Essex Much his Modesty and no less his Learning who though never the publick Parent of any was the careful Nurse of many Books who otherwise had expired in their Infancy had not his care preserved them He set forth Dr. Crackenthorp his Posthume Book against Spalato and was helpful to Iohn Speed in the composing of his English History â—ea he wrote the whole Life of the Reign of King Iohn which 〈◊〉 â—he King of all the Reigns in that Book for profound Penning discoverable from the rest of the different style and much Scripture cited therein Mr. Guillim in his Heraldry was much beholden to this Doctors Emendations He was a greater lover of Coyn than of Money rather curious in the Stamps than covetous for the Mettal thereof That excellent Collection in Oxford Library was his gift to the Arch-bishop before the Archbishop gave it to the University richer in M. SS than Printed Books and richer in the skill he had by the phrase and Character to fill up the defects and guess at the meaning of a Moth-eaten Record than in the possession of the Paper when the Factious were admitted to look upon his Rarities they did him the kindness to supect him of his Religion thinking that the rust of his old Inscriptions cankered his Soul with as old Superstition When it is in the study of Antiquity as it is in that of Phylosophy a little skill in either of them inclines men to Atheism or Heresie but a depth of either study brings them about to their Religion When both extreams as he called them to the virtue of the Church of England the Partizans of Rome and Geneva the men of the old Doctrine and the new Discipline met with any little remnant of Antiquity that made for them they ran to him with it and he would please himself infinitely with a story which hath been since his death Printed the story was this A Nobleman who had heard of the extream age of one dwelling not far off made a journey to visit him and finding an aged person in the the Chymney corner addressed himself to him with admiration of his age till his mistake was rectified so Oh Sir said the young old man I am not he whom you seek for but his Son my Father is further off in the Field They mistaking middle Antiquity for Primitive History wherein he was so versed that he had not the Fathers books only but their hearts not their History only but their Piety So strict in his life that he went among Fathers himself being observed as much a rule to others as they were to him Skilled he was in many Tongues and yet a man of a single heart When God made him rich he made not himself by coveteousness poor and if God had made him poor he could have made himself by contentment rich Bishop Vsher and he had one useful quality above many others that they understood men better than they did themselves and so employed men that could not tell what to do with themselves upon what was most suitable to them and most profitable to the publick having Dr. Iames his motion much upon their spirits that all the Manuscripts of England should be collected and compared A design that would have proved very beneficial to the Protestant considering how many M. SS England hath still notwithstanding her loss at the dissolution of Monasteries if prosecuted with as great indeavor as it was proposed with good intention You would think you were at St. Augustine and St. Cyprians House when you saw the poor at the Doctors doors the Neighbors welcome at his Table young Scholars in his Study Bibles and other godly books in each room of his house the Servants and all the Houshold so used to Psalms and Chapters that they spoke familiarly the holy Language the hours of Devotion and Instruction constantly observed the people being at all the returns of duty in Gods service to forget their own business though in their own business they never forgot Gods service When you saw a man making the errors of men the subject of his grief not of his discourse so prudently
things that as he was honoured with King Charles the first his Writ to be Baron in Parliament a favour his Ancestor Robert de Piere-point had in Edward the thirds time but did not enjoy being summoned a Baron in Parliament and dying before he Sate therein by the Title of Baron Piere-point and Viscount Newarke and afterwards 4. Caroli primi Earl of Kingston for his moderate opinions between the extreams then prevailing in Parliaments which he was able to accommodate as to State Affairs as an experienced man and as to Church Affairs as a Christian and a great Scholar Whence he would commend a general learning to young Noblemen upon this ground because the great variety of Debates that came before them wherein the unlearned Gentry either rashly offer dangerous proposals to impose on others oâ— sloathfully rest in a tame yea and nay being easily imposed on by others The effect whereof we found both in his and his hopeful Son the now Illustrious Marquess of Dorchesters learned and rational Defences of the Spiritual Function and Temporal Honors and Imployments of Bishops 1641 2. which though they could not convert any of the obstinate Anti-episcopal men not a speech to satisfie their reason but a grant to gratifie their interest must effect that yet confirmed they the wavering Episcopal party When it came to passe in the Civil Wars of England as it had done in those of Rome that the Seditious Brutus and Cassius were followed by the lower sort of the people Ex subditis Romanorum saith Dion while Caesars Army consisted Ex Romanis nobilibus sortibus This honorable Person and his Eldest Son attended his Majesty the Father with the Sword and the Son with the Pen more fatal to the Faction that the Sword and therefore the first men excepted out of Pardon were such excellent Pen-men as the Lords Viscount Newark and Faulkland Sir Edward Hide Sir Edward Nicholas and Mr. Endintion Porter the quickness of whose honorable Declarations and Replies amazed the Conspiracy as the smartnesse of them betrayed and defeated it their writings being like truth naturally clear and the Rebels like error forced and obscure He brought to his Majesty 4000 men of whose number 2000 were able and willing to serve him with their Persons and the râ—st with their Armes and Money to the value of 24000 l. and having the care of the Country with his near Relation the Duke of New-castle he vigorously opposed the legitimate Commission of Array to the by-blow of the Militia till he was surprized at Gainsborough by the Lord Willoughby of Parrham and being looked upon as a person of great concernment to the Kings affaires the Country calling him usually the good Earl of Kingston sent towards Hull in a Pinnace which Sir Charles Cavendish who knew well the value of that noble person as well as the enemy pursued demanding the Earl and when refused shooting at the Pinnace with a Drake that unfortunately killed him and his servant placed a mark to his friends shot who when they took the Vessel put all the Company to the Sword a just though not a valuable sacrifice to so noble a Ghost which King Charles the I. would have ransomed at as high a rate as his Ancestor Robert Peire-point was redeemed in Edward the III. time who cost that King when taken at Lewis 700 mark the Ransom as money went in those days of a Prince rather than a Subject Robertus Baro Peire-point Comes Kinstoniae quem amici servando occiderunt ab ubinon mors Si caecus amor ipso infestius odio sâ—miae more affectu necat amplexibus strangubat THE Life and Death OF Dr. THOMAS MORTON Bishop of Duresm HE was of the same original and stock with that Eminent Prelate and wise States-man Iohn Morton Loâ—d Chancellor and Arch-bishop of Canterbury by whose contrivance and management the Houses of York and Lancaster were united as appeareth by his Coat-Armor and Pedigree He was born in the ancient and famous City of York March 20. 1564. his Parents were of good repute Mr. Richard Morton a well known Mercer and Mrs. Elizabeth Leedale by whom the Valvasours and Langdales acknowledge themselves to be of his Kindred by whose care he was brought up in Piety and Learning first at York under Mr. Pullen and afterwards at Hallifax under Mr. Maud of whom he always spake with great reverence as a grave Man and a good Scholar and from thence 1582. went to the University of Cambridge at the eighteenth year of his age and there was admitted into St. Iohns Colledge under Dr. Whitacre wherein were so many eminent Scholars at that time as he was wont to say It seemed to be a whole University of its self His Tutor was Mr. Anthony Higgon afterwards Dean of Rippon who lest him to the care of Mr. Hen. Nelson Rector of Hougham in Lincolnshire who lived to see his Pupil pass through all the other Dignities he had in the Church till he came to be Bishop of Duresm and a good many years after Being chosen Scholar of Constables Foundation 1584. In the year 1590. he took his Degree of Master of Arts having performed all his Exercises with great approbation and applause Afterwards he continued his Studies in the Colledge at his Fathers charge for above two years March 17. 1592. he was admitted Fellow meerly for his worth against eight Competitors for the place which he was wont to recount with greater contentment to himself than his advancement to any Dignity he ever enjoyed in the Church About the same time he was chosen Logick Lecturer for the University which place he discharged with much art and diligence as appears by his Lectures found among his Papers fairly written In the same year he was admitted to the Order of Deacon and the next after of Priesthood Having received his Commission from God and the Church he was very ready to assist others in the way of charity but not too forward to take upon him the particular care of souls And accordingly we finde him for the space of five years after this continuing in the Colledge prosecuting his own private Study and reading to such Scholars as were committed to his Care and Tuition Anno 1598. He took his Degree of Bachelor of Divinity and about the same year being Presented Instituted and Inducted to the Rectory of Long-Marston four miles distant from his native City of York he betook himself wholly to the cure of Souls there committed to him which he discharged with great care and diligence and yet he did not intermit his higher studies the general good of the Church while he attended it To that end he had always kept some person to be his Assistant whom he knew to be pious and learned And this assistance was more necessary because his great parts and worth would not suffer him to enjoy his privacy in a Country cure For first he was made choice of by the
Elocution the seriousness and greatness of his Spirit admitted him with advantage upon an Act-Sunday to the Pulpit at St. Maries upon a solemn Festival to preach before his Majesty and upon a Fast before the Parliament being after his travels and relation to Sir Will. Russel to whose nearest Relations affecting his great accomplishments recommended him and after one Marriage that intervened providence made way for him and the Earl of Warwick he was setled first at Brightwell in Berk-shire 1641. secondly at Bocking in Essex 1644. thirdly at the Temple London 1659. and at the Bishoprick of Exetâ—r 1660. succeeding in both those places Bishop Brownrigge whose Life he writ and exemplified and at last Bishop of Worcester 1662. where he dyed 1663. having commanding qualities which carryed all the Country where he was to his Opinion about the Covenant 1644. and all the Kingdom to his sentiments about the King and Church the first of whom he vindicated in a pathetick Remonstrance delivered the General the second he asserted vigorously in its Doctrine and Discipline in his Hieraspistes 1653. pleaded for seriously in its Ministers in his Declaration to O. P. about the Edict Ian. 1. 1655. that turned out Orthodox Ministers out of all capacities of subsistence sollicited for effectually in its Tyths and other Priviledges 1649. 1650. c. in other Treatises mourned for pathetically in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his Sighs and Groans of the Church 1659. Preached for boldly before the City Feb. 1659. in his Slight Healers in the Temple Dec. the same in Bishop Brownriggs Funeral Sermon before the Parliament April 30. in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cleared unanswerably in his satisfactions given Sir L. Bromfield and other scrupulous but moderate Persons and adorned exemplary by his excellent advices to and conversation among his Clergy his generous and obliging behaviour towards the Gentry and gallant and healing Discourses in Parliament many young Noble-men as Mr. Richard Heir apparent to the Earldom of Warwick c. had their Education in his Family more Scholars and Clergy-men owe their parts to his direction several Citizens were inriched by his Correspondence who was as great a Merchant as a Scholar as great a Courtier and States-man as either and indeed the great Restauration was not a little furthered by his universal acquaintance and ubiquitary activity not be paralleled but by his Brother Mr. Gauden his Majesties Purveyor for the Navy an employment to be managed by no one man with such an universal satisfaction as it is now but by himself and 1668. they say Sheriff of London In fine he was born for great things having such a Copia verborum and those so full pregnant and significant joyned with such an active fancy as rarely accompanyeth so sound a Judgment and so deep an Understanding Such a publick Spirit and ready Parts that besides the many motions he made for the promoting of Commenius his way of advancing general Learning Duraeus his indeavour of procuring universal Peace the Royal Societies Noble attempts for compleating Philosophy Bishop Walsons and Dr. Castles Heroick Essayes for propagating the Eastern Learning every man that came to him went the better from him Such great prudence in the managery of Affairs like the providence that governs the world that he could quickly see into the depth and soon turn round all the sides of business so as to be full and clear in his Resolutions and Debates dexterous in his advice upon all straits his Learning being so concocted into an active wisdom that he was fit for any Imployment understanding things so well at first sight that he seldom had a second thought generally standing to the resolution and determination of his first Adde to this the integrity of heart 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dipped into Justice the stateliness of his Speech the ingenuity aptness freedom and gravity of his fansie the luxuriancy of his ready invention tempered with such solid and serious mixtures such grave Retreats and Closes that it seemed no other than beauty well dressed or goodness appearing in a fair and chearfull Summers day becoming him as smiling doth a good Man and a good Conscience or flouring a laughter as we say doth a generous pleasant and spiritful liquor the apt facetiousness of his native and fluent Wit making way in converse for his more serious and weighty Conception as did his Catholick love tender of all even as appears by his discourse of the Oaths imposed upon them of the poor Quakers themselves but fond of worthy and good men that he picked up all over the Nation in his respect to whom you might 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 running 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Historiola haec monstrat quem fama monstrat magis sed ipsa necdum fama quem monstrat satis ille totam solus Implevit tubam tot ora solus Domuit famam quoque fecit modestam Ingens Academiarum certamen quot quin ipse Academiae In quo musae omnes gratiae nullibi magis sorores sub preside religione in tenacissimum sodalitium Coaluere Peralta rerum pondera cum vaga mens indomito Cucurrit animo et natur amexhausit totam mille faeta Artibus mille Scientiis se in eruditionem varians omnigenam et toti cognata encyclopaediae Coelo satur nativo in suam evolavit originem relicto sub tantillo marmore quanto hospite Eo nimirum majore Monumento quo minore tumulo morte pariter etvita modestus Dr. Henry Ferne Fellow and Master of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge and Lord Bishop of Chester well known in the late times by his clear resolutions of the Cases in difference between the King and Parliament between our Church and Rome on the one hand and Geneva on the other in all which there were such weight of Arguments such clearness of Expression and such piety and seriousness of Spirit that two Adversaries confessed that that Cause never looked so clearly and devoutly in any writings as in Dr. Ferns and as well known by his Sermons at Oxford then pressing Humiliations holy Vows and Resolutions and at Cambridge and London pressing the keeping of those Vows He dyed within few Moneths after he was made Bishop 1661. being buryed at Westminister without any other Monument than his Name of whom I may say Adeo se occuluit ut vitam ejus pulchram dixeris R. C. et Pudicam dissimulationem I mo vero et mortem Ecce enim in ipso funere dissimulari se passus est Dr. Iohn Earls on whom Merton Colledge where he was bred and buryed bestowed this History in this Epitaph Amice sâ— quis hic sepultus est roges ille qui nec meruit unquam nec quod majus est habuit inimicum qui potuit in Aula vivere et mundum spernere Concionator educatus Inter principes et ipse facile princeps inter Concionatores evangelista Inde festus Episcopus Pientissimus
Allegiance or their little God Argyles power being now disparaged by two defeats to Peace dispersing several parties taking in several Garrisons challenging Bayly and the Covenanters whole Army maugre the treacherous revolts of his men and eminent friends every day and making a noble Retreat notwithstanding that all passes were stopped by wheeling dextrously up and down without any rest three days and nights with the most undaunted resolution in the world till being recruited he trepanned their whole Army at Alderne May 4. 1645 by some Umbrays under which he hid his men and the cunning misplacing of the Kings Standard made a defeat where he killed and took though Vrry an excellent Souldier was Commander in chief three times more men than he had himself seasonably succouring his men concealing disasters from them and keeping them from too far and rash pursuit as he did the like number under Bayly at Alsord Iuly 2. 1645. after he had tyred them with continual Alarms and possessed himself of advantagious grounds and passes making as he did always the best shew of his few men And afterwards the greatest Army he ever saw of the Covenanters together at Kilsith Septemb. 15. 1645. killing and taking above 5000 Foot and 400 Horse Coll. Iohn Ogleby an old Swedish Commander and Alexander the son of Sir Iohn Ogleby of Innar-Wharake The consequence whereof was the scattering of the Rebellion the chief flying to England and Ireland and the submission of the Kingdom which he with great courtesie and civility took after the overtures made to him of provisions for War into his protection setling all the Cities and Towns even Edenburgh it self in peace and safety without the least injury offered releasing such Prisoners as the expert old Souldiers the Earl of Crawford and Iames Lord Ogleby c. and inviting the Nobility viz. Trequair Roxborough Hume to joyn with him in the settlement of the Kingdom but the Kings friends in Scotland betraying him and the succour out of England under my Lord Digby failing him and which was worse the King being forced to throw himself upon the Scots commanding him without any security to his faithful friends to depart the Kingdom and in France wait his Majesties further pleasure that opportunity as many more of the like nature for re-establishing his Majesty was lost as he did discreetly avoiding the snares laid for him in his transportation being fair in France for the chief command of Strangers there assisting the Prince at the Hague in the debates about the expedition into England under Hamilton 1648. Thence travelling to Germany was offered by the Emperour the Command of 10000 men immediately under his Majesty against the Swedes after that procuring of the Dukes of Brandenburg and Holstein forty Vessels with men and Ammunition and 1500 compleat Horse-arms from the Queen of Sweden besides other assistances from several States and Princes which were imbezzeled before they came to his hands He threw himself away at last upon some persidious men pretending to his Majesties service in the North of Scotland where he was taken in disguise and so barbarously murthered by the Rebels of Scotland that the Rebels of England coming thither next year were ashamed of it Since very honourable buried in the Grave of his Fathers and renownedly famous both abroad and at home in the Chronicles of his Age the glory of Scotland and the grief of Europe the farthest Nations in the World admiring his worth and the greatest Kings bewailing Which happened May 21. 1650. Brave Soul whose learned Swords point could strain Rare lines upon thy murdered Soveraign Thy self hast grav'd thine Epitaph beyond The Impressions of a pointed Diamond Thy Prowess and thy Loyalty shall burn In pure bright Flames from thy renowned Vru Clear as the beams of Heaven thy cruel fate Scaffold and Gibbet shall thy fame dilate That when in after Ages Death shall bid A man go home and die upon his Bed He shall reply to Death I scorn 't be gone Meet me at the place of Execution There 's glory in the scandal of the Cross Let me be hang'd for so fell brave Montross It is fit to mention with him the two sons of Dr. Iohn Spotswood Chaplain to the Duke of Lenox in his Ambassies to France and England Minister of Calder Archbishop of Glascow Privy Counsellor of Scotland Archbishop of St. Andrews Primate and Metropolitan of all Scotland President in the several Assemblies at Aberdeen and Perth 1616. and 1618. where he was a great instrument in restoring the Liturgy and Uniformity in the Church of Scotland and at last having Crowned the King 1633. made 1635. Lord Chancellor according to a Prophetick word of one of the Gossips at his Birth That he would become the Prop and Pillar of his Church dying banished from his Country Nov. 18. Anno Dom. 1639. Aetat 74. Well known by his most faithful and impartial History of the Church of Scotland written by him upon the Command of King Iames to whom when he objected that he knew not how to behave himself when he came to speak of his Royal Mother who was sadly represented by the Historians of her times the King replied Speak the truth man and spare not 1. Sir Iohn Spotswood well satisfied that in the ruine of three Kingdoms he had lost his Estate and preserved his Conscience 2. Sir Robert Spotswood a Gentleman of great abilities both in the Art of Government and in the study of the Law by his 9 years study and experience abroad and his many years good education and practice at home Lord of the Sessions extraordinary in King Iames his time and constant President and Secretary of State in King Charles his time between whom and his friends in Scotland particularly the Marquess of Montross he kept in the most difficult times a constant correspondence for which he was beheaded at St. Andrews exhorting the people to his last to keep to their duty towards God and the King and to beware of a lying Spirit sent by the Lord in Judgment among their Ministry Res in exitu ae stimantur cum abeunt Ex oculis hinc videntur The Dukes Hamilton the former Iames after a suspition of disloyalty to the King his gracious Master that gave him very profitable Offices and conferred on him many great honours and trust 1. For posting in such haste privately into Scotland when the Parliament was discontented and the Duke of B. murthered in England 2. For employing several Scots into Germany and other parts to insinuate the grievances of the Kings Government and promote his own Interest by publishing up and down his Royal Pedigree and keeping in dependance upon him Officers enough to command a Royal Army 3. For taking the Kings Letters out of his pockets and discovering his secrets to his Enemies 4. For spending time to and fro in Messages about the Rebellion in the head of which his Mother rid with her