set foorth another part, conteininge as much as I could obtaine at the handes of my frendes 5." For lord Stafford's fautorial protection of such a work, every poetic reader will feel grateful to his memory, since, as Warton observes, although not fully completed, it is a work "which illuminates with no common lustre that interval of darkness which occupies the annals of English poetry from Surrey to Spenser "." The only shred that remains of his lordship's own poesy is not very ornate, but as a fraternal tribute of affection it is at least entitled to preservation. Aubrey describes it at the east end of the north aisle, called Howard's chapel, in Lambeth church, upon an old table in black letters: "GOOD DUTCHESSE OF NORFOLKE, THE LORD HAVE MERCY UPON THEE; WHO DYED AT LAMBETH, THE LAST OF NOVEMBER. Farewell, good ladye and sister deare, In earth we shall never meet heare; • Edit. 1575. Hist. of E. P. vol. iii. p. 209. And, to the poore, a very mother, "By thy most bounden brother, 'Aubrey s Surrey, vol. v. p. 236. FRANCIS HASTINGS, EARL OF HUNTINGDON, WAS the second earl of this illustrious blood", to which he added new dignity, not only by marrying one of the princesses of the line of Clarence, but by his own services and accomplishments. At the coronation of Anne Boleyn he was made knight of the bath, and of the garter, by Edward the sixth, from whom he obtained license to retain an hundred gentlemen and yeomen over and above those of his family 3. He was sent the same year with considerable forces to dislodge the French, who had planted themselves between Boulogne and Calais, when in the possession of the English. He sat on the trial of the protector; and in the first of queen Mary, being lord lieutenant of Leicestershire, raised forces against the insurrection of the duke of Suffolk, and brought him prisoner from Coventry to the Tower. At the request of cardinal Pole, his uncle-in-law, he translated [From whom, says Collins, the present family of Hunt ingdon are descended. Peerage, vol. v. p. 113.] Dugdale, vol. i. p. 588. "Osorius de Nobilitate;" and de Gloria"." Sir Francis, fifth son of this earl, was very learned, and author of several controversial tracts: but not coming under the description to which I have confined myself, I shall say no more of him 5. [As neither of this nobleman's translated productions have been seen by the present editor, he is obliged to content himself with a short specimen of his epistolary penmanship from the selection of Talbot papers, published by Mr. Lodge. "The earl of Huntingdon to the earl of Shrewsbury. "My very good lorde, "After my hartie comendaciones; I am right gladd to hear of your lordshippe's amendement. And, wher yow will me to come unto your lordshippe to kill a stagge or too, soo it is nowe that I have such busynessys for the kyng's majeste, uppon a sturre of dyverse confederators that hadd intendyd a rebellyon within [Neither of these productions appear to be recorded by Ames or Herbert. It is doubtful, therefore, whether they were printed.] › Vide Ant. Wood, vol. i. p. 363. [It appears that this sir Francis was the polemic opponent of Parsons the noted jesuit, and wrote the Watchword, Wastword, and Discourse of Predestination.] the counties of Rutland and Leycester; for wiche rebellyon ther have already dyverse in the countie of Rutland byn condempned, and have suffred for the same: and this next weke ther shall dyverse other in the countie of Leycester be arrayned befor me, and the kynges majestie's justices of assyse, accordyng to his majestie's lawes; after wiche matter doon, I intende, God willing, within four dayes after to come to your lordship, iff no other weightie matter for the kyng's majeste do not lett me. "And thus I hartely take my lieff of your good lordshipp, with my most hartie comendaciones to my good lady, prayying God to send your lordshipp as good helth as I wold unto myself. From Ashby, the 12th of September, 1549. "F. HUNTINGDON. "To the right honorable my verey good lorde, th' erle of Shrowesburye's good lordshipp."] |