earl of Totness, and are deposited in the Bodleian library. The earl likewise made collections for writing the history of Henry the fifth, which were incorporated into Speed's History of Great Britain; in which history, says Wood, were also remitted most, if not all, of viscount St. Albans History of Henry the Seventh. Dr. Birch, in his Historical View of Negotiations between England, France, &c. has printed "A Relation of the State of France; with the Characters of Henry IV. and the principal Persons of that Court. Drawn up by Sir George Carew, upon his Return from his Embassy there, in 1609, and addressed to King James I." The learned editor pronounces it a model for works of that kind 8. The following lines occur under an engraved portrait of lord Totness, prefixed to Pacata Hibernia, and seem to announce him as the author, though in contradiction to the preface of the book 9: Talis erat vultu, sed linguâ, mente, manuque, 7 This information appears to be derived from Athen. Oxon, vol. i. col. 530. See his Introduction, p. xvi. and Life of Prince Henry, p. 104. "Which expressly says, that the work was composed "by the direction and appoyntment of the earle of Totnes, when lord president of Mounster." ANTHONY BROWNE, VISCOUNT MONTAGUE, [GRANDSON and successor to Anthony, first lord viscount Montague", from whose good example, says Camden, he no ways degenerated 3. In 1591 he took to wife Jane, daughter of Thomas Sackville, lord Buckhurst and earl of Dorset ; and the year after succeeded both his father and grandfather in their estates and honour, being then in the twentieth year of his age. His lordship died on the 23d of October 16294; leaving issue one son and six daughters. "A Book of Orders and Rules, established for the better Direction and Government of his Household and Family; together with the several Duties and Charges appertaining to his Officers and other Servants, 1595," by this peer, is said to be still extant in manuscript. Lord Orford appears to have seen it; for he represents it as "a collection of forms and ceremonies, and a ridiculous piece of mimicry of royal grandeur 5." His lordship, however, must have known that such salutary codes of domestic regulation were by no means unusual in the mansions of our nobility, and that they extended even to the dwellings of country gentlemen. 3 • Vid. p. 40, supra. See Works, vol. i. p. 462. Hence, in the Nuge Antiquæ, we meet with "Orders for household Servantes," first devised by John Harrington, esq. in 1566, and renewed by his son in 1592, that son being then high sheriff of the county of Somerset.] 6 Vol. i. p. 105. |