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 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 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 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 Reason It is observable that Sanders who surfeited with Falshoods was famished for lack of food in Ireland 1580. 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 Durking 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 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 Dever an 3. Edw. 1. and afterwards by the Kings command Married Ermyntide a
the Blessed Virgin offended with the English for â—…bolishing her Adoration watcheth an Oppertunity â—…f Revenge on this Nation And when her day 25th â—…f March chanceth to fall on the day of Christ's Resurrection some signal Judgment is intended to â—…ur State and Chuch-men especially Such co-inciâ—…ence has hap'ned just fifteen times since the Conâ—…uest 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. Conqueretâ—… Cyprus 〈◊〉 his way to Palestine 1201. in King John's days The French invade Normandy 1212. King John resignâ—…th 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 â—â— Victory 1380. The Scots do much harm to us at Peryth Fair. 1459. Lancastrians worsted by the Yorksts in fight 1543. King Henry 8. entred Scotland â—…nd burnt Edenburgh Hitherto this Proverb has had â—…ut intermitting Truth at the most seeing no Constanâ—…y in Casualties But the sting will some say is in â—…he taile thereof And I behold this Proverb born An. 1554. For then Queen Mary setteth up Poperty 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 ever 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 iâ—… may pretend to some Truth because then England with the Addition of Scotland lost its Name iâ—… 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 wheâ—… the Spanish Fleet was beaten the Surname of whose King was Norway ' Tiâ—… true the English afterwards built handsome Houses oâ—… Lime and Stone But the remainder After 〈◊〉 you shall have none was proved false by the Civil Wars â—…V England is the Ringing Island So called by reaâ—on 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 â—mounting to about a fifth part only of the English â—oil is rendred fruitful yet cannot make any Comâ—ensation to the damage received in the Claiy ground â—eing about four fifth parts of the whole and on â—he other side by reason of this Disproportion â— drought never causeth a dearth in England VI. England were but a sling i. e. a slight thing Save for â—he crooked Stick and the grey Goose-wing That is â—he use of Archery On which they deservedly put 〈◊〉 great Value because they were therein so much kill'd VII England is the Paradise of Women Hell â—f Horses Purgatory of Servants Law and Custom â—llows the Women desirable Advantages allowing â—he third of their Husbands Estates with the fairest â—espect and kindest usage As to Horses besides overâ—iolent Riding Racing and Hunting they are Torâ—ented in Carts and Waggons For Servants wheâ—her Apprentices or Covenant Servants we conceive â—he 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 â—t the Horse-Manger That is if Peaseor Oats Horse-Grain be dear it will not be long ere Wheat and Rye â—e so too VIII The King of England is the King â—f Devils That is the Mobile has as great an Ambiâ—ion to be Worshipped by Christ's Vice-gerant as ever the Devil had to have our Saviour fall down before him But this is only a Conjecture and such a one aâ—… probably has need of a Fuller to reduce to a genuiâ—… Colour but I am told he is resolved not to meddlâ—… with it The German Emperour is termed King oâ—… 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 't is 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 Anglâ—… velut Angeli English men were as Angels IX Thâ—… 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 sineness 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 Vicâ—… has been charged on the English which we are morâ—… willing to excuse than confess more willingly to confess than amend true it is England is as it were â—… large Cook-shop and it is no reason any should starâ—… therein which justifies Moderation but does not excuse Excess XI Long-beards Heartless painâ—â— Hoods Witless Gay-coats Graceless make England Thriftless This tho false acquaints us with the English Habit in former Times The English were woâ—… to nourish their Hair conceiving it more amiable to their Friends and terrible to their Foes Theiâ—… Hoods were Colour'd or stain'd And Gallantry begaâ—… to creep in with their Gay-coats This Proverb waâ—… made by the Scots when they obtain'd a Victory oveâ—… the English in the Reign of Edward 2. XII He that England would win Must with Ireland first begin T is observed that Subjects at a great distance from â—â—eir Prince are most apt to swerve from their Alâ—…gience being not so nearly influenced by the Beams â—â— Majesty as others who besides the Sense of their â—…uty that inwardly perswades them to Obedience â—â—ve Royal Terror without encamping as it were â—â—und about them to restrain them from Violence XIII In England a Bushel of March-dust is worth Kings Ransome A dry March being Beneficial to â—…lay-ground of which England does most
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 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 sence 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 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. 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 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 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
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 'T is 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. 'T was a rich Abbey once of 7000 l. yearly Revenue tho 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 3 d. Master of Pet. House in Cambridge He freed Oxford from the Jurisdiction 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 't is said he inferred the exemption of the Clergy from payment of Taxes save with their own free consent But that Sermon de privilegio non ducebatar ad consequentiam the Clergy in the contemporary 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 Cistertian 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 William Ramsey Abbot of Crowland wrote the Life of St. Guthlake St. Neots St. Edmand 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 'T is 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. 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 Useful 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 â—… 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 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 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 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 Usurpation 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 Umber 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 Debtford The 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 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