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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67468	The life of John Donne, Dr. in divinity, and late dean of Saint Pauls Church London	Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683.	1658 (1658)	Wing W668; ESTC R17794	42,451	172

viewing Ierusalem and the Sepulchre of our Saviour But at his being in the furthest parts of Italy the disappointment of company or of a safe Convoy or the uncertainty of returns for money into those remote parts denied him that happiness which he did often occasionally mention with a deploration Not long after his returne into England that exemplary pattern of gravity and wisdom the Lord Elsemore Keeper of the great Seal and Lord cellour of England taking notice of his Learning Languages and other abilities and much affecting his person and condition took him to be his chief Secretary supposing and intending it to be an Introduction to some more weighty employment in the State for which his Lordship did often protest he thought him very fit Nor did his Lordship in this time of Mr. Donne's attendance upon him account him to be so much his servant as to forget he was his friend and to testifie it did alwayes use him with much courtesie appointing him a place at his own table to which he esteemed his company and discourse a great ornament He continued that employment for the space of five years being daily usefull and not mercenary to his friends During which time he I dare not say unhappily fell into such a liking as with her approbation increased into a love with a young Gentlewoman that lived in that Family who was Niece to the Lady Elsemore and Daughter to Sir George Moor then Chancellour of the Garter and Lieutenant of the Tower Sir George had some intimation of it and knowing prevention to be a great part of wisdom did therefore remove her with much haste from that to his own house at Lothesley but too late by reason of some faithfull promises which were so interchangably passed as never to be violated These promises were onely known to themselves and the friends of both parties used much diligence and many arguments to kill or coole their affections to each other but in vain for love is a flattering mischief that hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the children of that blind father a passion that carries us to commit errors with as much ease as whirlwinds remove feathers and beget in us an unwearied industry to the attainment of what we desire And such an industry did notwithstanding much watchfulness against it bring them together I forbear to tell how and to a marriage too without the allowance of those friends whose approbation always was ever will be necessary to make even a vertuous love become lawful And that the knowledge of their marriage might not fall like an unexpected tempest on those that were unwilling to have it so but that preapprehensions might make it the less enormous it was purposely whispered into the ears of many that it was so yet by none that could attest it But to put a period to the jealousies of Sir George Doubt often begetting more restless thoughts then the certain knowledge of what we fear the news was in favour to Mr. Donne and with his allowance made known to Sir George by his honourable friend and neighbour Henry Earl of Northumberland but it was to Sir George so immeasurably unwelcome and so transported him that as though his passion of anger and inconsideration might exceed theirs of love and errour he presently engaged his sister the Lady Elsemore to joyn with him to procure her Lord to discharge Mr. Donne of the place he held under his Lordship This request was followed with violence and though Sir George were remembred that errors might be over-punished and desired therefore to forbear till second considerations might clear some scruples yet he became restlesse untill his suit was granted and the punishment executed The Lord Chancellour then at Mr. Donnes dismission saying he parted with a Friend and protested he thought him a Secretary fitter for a King then a Subject But this Physick of M. Donne's dismission was not strong enough to purge out all Sir George his choler who was not satisfied till Mr. Donne and his Compupill in Cambridge that married him namely Samuel Brook who was after Doctor in Divinity and Master of Trinity Colledge and his brother Mr. Christopher Brook Mr. Donne's Chamber-fellow in Lincolns Inne who gave Mr. Donne his Wife and witnessed the marriage were all committed and to three severall prisons Mr. Donne was first enlarged who neither gave rest to his body or brain nor any friend in whom he might hope to have an interest untill he had procured an enlargement for his two imprisoned friends He was now at Liberty but his dayes were still cloudy and being past these troubles others did still multiply upon him for his wife was to her extreme sorrow detained fom him and though with Iacob he endured not an hard service for her yet he lost a good one and was forced to make good his title to her and to get possession of her by a long and a restlesse suit in Law which proved troublesome and chargeable to him whose youth and travell and bounty had brought his estate into a narrow compass It is observed and most truly that silence and submission are charming qualities and work most upon passionate men and it proved so with Sir George for these and a generall report of Mr. Donne's merits together with his winning behaviour which when it would intice had a strange kind of elegant irresistible art these and time had so dispassionated Sir George that as the world had approved his daughters choice so he also could not but see a more then ordinary merit in his new son and this melted him into so much remorse for Love and Anger are so like Agues as to have hot and cold fits And love in parents though it may be quenched yet is easily re-kindled and expires not till death denies mankind a naturall heat that he laboured his sons restoration to his place using to that end both his own and his sisters power to her Lord but with no successe for his answer was That though he was unfeignedly sorry for what he had done yet it was inconsistent with his place and credit to discharge and re-admit admit servants at the request of passionate petitioners Sir George's endeavour for Mr. Donne's re-admission was by all meanes to be kept secret for men do more naturally reluct for errours than submit to put on those blemishes that attend their visible acknowledgement However it was not long before Sir George appeared to be so far reconciled as to wish their happinesse and not to deny them his paternall blessing but refused to contribute any meanes that might conduce to their livelihood Mr. Donne's estate was the greatest part spent in many and chargable Travels Books and dear-bought Experience he out of all employment that might yield a support for himself and wife who had been curiously and plentifully educated both their natures generous and accustomed to confer but not to receive