whereby he entailes the Brecon estate on the issue male of his eldest son, and in defailer, to skip the 2d son (for whom he had well provided, and had married a great fortune) and to come to the third. Edward the eldest had seaven sonnes, his eldest son, Sir Will. had also seaven sonnes, and so I am heere the 18th man in remainder, wch putts me in mind of Dr. Donne,

For what doeth it availe

To be the twentieth man in an entaile?

Old Judge Atkins remembered Dr. A. when he was a boy, he lay at his father's house in Glocestershire he kept his coach, wch was rare in those dayes. The Judge told me they then (vulgarly) call'd it a Quitch. I have his originall picture. He had a delicate, quick, lively and piercing black eie, a severe eie browe, and a fresh complexion. The figure in his monument at St. Paules is not like him, it is too big. He engrossed all the witt of the family, so that none descended from him can pretend to any. 'Twas pitty that Dr. Fuller had not mentioned him amongst his Worthys in that countie.

When he lay dyeing, he desired them to send for a good man, they thought he meant Dr. Goodman, deane of St. Paules, but he meant a priest, as I have heard my cos. Jo. Madock say. Capt. Pugh was went to say, that civilians (as

most learned and gent.) naturally incline to the church of Rome; and the common lawyers, as more ignorant and clownish, to the church of Geneva.

Wilgiford, his relict, maried

Browne, of Willey, in com. Surrey.

The inscription on his monument in St. Paul's "church: Gulielmo Aubræo clara familia in Bre"conia orto, LL. in Oxonia Doctori, ac Regio "Professori, Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis causa

rum Auditori et Vicario in spiritualibus Genera"li, Exercitus Regii ad St. Quentin Supremo Ju"ridico, in Limitaneum Walliæ consilium adscito, "Cancellaria Magistro, et Reginæ Elizabethæ a

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supplicum libellis: Viro exquisita eruditione, singulari prudentia, et moribus suavissimis (qui tribus filiis, et sex filiabus e Wilgiforda "uxore susceptis), æternam in Christo vitam exis pectans, animam Deo xxiij Julii 1595, ætatis suæ 66, placidè reddidit;

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"Optimo Patri Edyardus et Thomas, milites,

"ac Johannes, armiger, filii, motissimi po"suerunt."

This Dr. W. Aubrey was related to the first W. E. of Pembroke, two wayes, (as appeares by comparing the old pedegre at Wilton with that of the Aubreys,) by Melin and Philip ap Elidex (the Welsh men are all kinne) and it is exceeding probable that the Earle was instrumentall in his rise. When the E. of Pemb. was generall at St.

Quintins in France, Dr. Aubrey was his judge advocat. In the Doctor's will is mention of a great piece of silver plate, the bequest of the Right Honble the Earle of Pembroke.

Stephens, the clarke of St. Benets, Paules Wharfe, tells me that Dr. W. Aubrey gave xxs. per annum for ever to that parish.

SIR FRANCIS BACON, KT.

BARON OF VERULAM, VISCOUNT OF ST. ALBAN's, AND LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.

In his Lordship's prosperity S: Fulke Grevil, Lord Brooke, was his great friend and acquaintance, but when he was in disgrace and want, he was so unworthy as to forbid his butler to let him have any more small beer, which he had often sent for, his stomack being nice, and the small beere of Grayes Inne not liking his pallet. This has donne his memorie more dishonour then S Ph. Sydney's friendship engraven on his monument hath donne him honour.

Richard Earle of Dorset was a great admirer and friend of the L Ch. Bacon, and was wont to have S: Tho. Billingsley* along with him, to

*He was the best horseman in England, and out of England no man exceeded him. He taught this Earle, and his 30 gentlemen to ride the great horse. He taught the

remember and to putt down in writing my Lord's sayinges at table. Mr. Ben Jonson was one of his friends and acquaintance, as doeth appeare by his excellent verses on his Lo's birth day, in bis 2d vol, and in his Vnderwoods, where he gives him a character, and concludes, That about his time, and within his view, were borne all the witts that could honour a nation or help studie. He came often to S: John Danvers at Chelsey. Sir John told me that when his Lo? had wrote the Hist. of Hen. 7, he sent the manuscript copie to him to desire his opinion of it before 'twas printed. Qd. Sir John, that I am no scholar.

Lord, I know what a

Your Lordship knowes 'Tis no matter, "Tis no matter, said my

schollar can say; I would know what you can say. Sir John read it, and gave his opinion what he misliked (wch I am sorry I have forgott) wch my L acknowledged to be true, and mended it. "Why," said he, "a schollar would never have told me this."'

Mr. Tho. Hobbes (Malmesburiensis) was beloved by his Lo? who was wont to have him walke with him in his delicate groves, when he' did meditate: and when a notion darted into his mind, Mr. Hobbes was presently to write it downe, and his Lo? was wont to say that he did

Prince Elector Palatine of the Rhine and his brothers. He ended his dayes at the Countesse of Thanet's (da. and coheire of Rich. Earl of Dorset) .... 167.. He dyed praying on his knees.

it better than any one els about him; for that many times, when he read their notes he scarce understood what they writt, because they understood it not clearly themselves./In short, all that were great and good loved & honoured him. Sir Edward Coke, Ld. Chiefe Justice, alwayes envyed him, and would be undervalueing his lawe. I knew old lawyers that remembred it.

He was Lord Protector during King James's progresse into Scotland, and gave audience in great state to Ambassadors in the banquetting house at Whitehall. His Lo? would many times have musique in the next roome where he medi̟tated. The Aviary at Yorke house was built by, his Lo; it did cost 300lib. Every meale, according to the season of the yeare, he had his table strewed with sweet herbes and flowers, which he sayd did refresh his spirits and memorie. When his Lo! was at his country house at Gorhambery, St. Alban's seemed as if the court had been there, so nobly did he live. His servants had liveries with his crest; his watermen were more imployed by gentlemen than even the kings.

King James sent a buck to him, and he gave the keeper fifty pounds.

He was wont to say to his servant, Hunt, (who was a notable thrifty man, and loved this world,

* A boare.