the Garter, Lord President of Wales, and Lord Deputie of Ireland, 1570. I suppose he was borne at Penshurst, in Kent, (neer Tunbridge).

He had the best tutors provided for him by his father that could then be had, as . . . . . . .

He travelled France, Italie, Germany; he was in the Poland warres, and at that time he had to his page (and as an excellent accomplishment) Henry Danvers (afterwards Earle of Danby), then second son of Sir John Danvers, of Dantesey, in Wilts, who accounted himselfe happy that his son was so bestowed. He makes mention in his Art of Poesie, of his being in Hungarie (I remember). He was not only of an excellent witt, but extremely beautifull; he much resembled his sister, but his haire was not red, but a little inclining; viz. a darke amber colour. If I were to find a fault in it, methinkes 'tis not masculine enough; yett he was a person of great courage. He was much at Wilton with his sister, and at Ivy church (antiently a pleasant monasterie, which adjoynes to the parke pale of Clarendon Parke), situated on a hill that overlookes all the country Westwards and North, over Sarum and the plaines, and into that delicious parke (wth was accounted the best of England) Eastwards. It was heretofore a monastery (the cloysters remaine still), 'twas called Coenobium Edrosium. great uncle, Mr. T. Browne, remembred him; and sayd that he was wont to take his table booke

My

out of his pockets, and write downe his notions as they came into his head, when he was writing his Arcadia, (wch was never finished by him) as he was hunting on our pleasant plaines. He was the reviver of Poetry in those dark times, which was then at a very low ebbe,-e g. low ebbe,-e g. "The Pleasant Comedie of Jacob and Esau," acted before K. H. VIII's grace, where, I remember, is this expression, That the Pottage was so good, that God Almighty might have putt his fingers in't.“Gammar Gurton's Needle ;" and in these playes there is not 3 lines but there is "by God," or "by God's wounds." He was of a very munificent spirit, and liberall to all lovers of learning, and to those that pretended to any acquaintance with Parnassus; in so much that he was cloyd and surfeited with the poetasters of those dayes. Among others, Mr. Edmund Spenser made his addresse to him, and brought his " Faery Queen." Sir Philip was busy at his study, and his servant delivered Mr. Spenser's booke to his master, who layd it by, thinking it might be such kind of stuffe as he was frequently troubled with; Mr. Spenser stayd so long that his patience was wearied, and went his way discontented, and never intended to come again. When Sir Philip perused it, he was so exceedingly delighted with it, that he was extremely sorry he was gonne, and where to send for him he knew not. After much enquiry he learned his lodgeing, and sent

for him, and ordered his servant to give him. pounds in gold, his servant sayd, that that was too much; "No," said Sir Philip, "he is.... and ordered an addition. From this time there was a great friendship between them, to his dyeing day.

I have heard Dr. Pell say, that he has been told by antient gentlemen of those dayes of Sir Philip, so famous for men at armes, that 'twas then held as great a disgrace for a young gentleman to be seen riding in the street in a coach, as it would now for such a one to be seen in the streets in a petticoate and waistcoate; so much is the fashion of the times now altered.

His body was putt in a leaden coffin, wch after the firing of Paule's, I myselfe sawe, and with wonderfull greate state was carried from...... to S. Paule's church, where he was buried in our Ladie's Chapell. There solempnized this funerall all the nobility and great officers of Court; all the Judges and Serjeants at Lawe; all the soldiers, and commanders, and gentry that were in London; the L Mayor, and Aldermen, and Livery-men. When I was a boy 9 years old, I was with my father at one Mr. Singleton's, an alderman and woollen-draper, in Gloucester, who had in his parlour, over the chimney, the whole description of the funerall, engraved and printed on papers pasted together, wh, at length, was, I believe, the length of the room at least; but he

had contrived it to be twined upon two pinnes, that turning one of them made the figures march all in order. It did make such a strong impression on my young tender phantasy, that I remember it as if it were but yesterday. I could never see it elsewhere. The house is in the great long street, over against the high steeple; and 'tis likely it remains there still. "Tis pitty it is not re-donne. In St Mary's church, at Warwick, is a sumptuose monument of the La Brooke, round a great altar of black marble is only this inscription:

"Here lies the body of S Fulke Greville, Knight, servant to Q. Elizabeth, counsellor to K. James, and friend to S: Philip Sydney."

He was a captaine in the Parliament army, under Col. Massey. He was a sequestrator, in Herefordshire, and had, in those times, great

power, which power he used civilly and obligeingly, that he was beloved by all the King's party. He was very musicall, and hath composed many things, and I have heard anthems of his sang before his Majestie, in his chapell, and the K. told him he liked them. He had a very fine chamber organ in those unmusicall dayes. There was a great friendship between Math. Lock, since organist of the Queene's chapell, and him.* His father left him a pretty good estate, but he bought church lands and had the moietie of the Bishop's palace, at Hereford, where he layd out much money in building and altering. Col. J. Burch had the other moiety. The times turning, he was faine to disgorge all he had gott, and was ruined, but Sir Paul Neile got for him the keeper of the King's stores at Harwich, worth about a

hundred pounds per annum. He was a great lover of antiquities, and ransackt the MSS. of the Church of Hereford (there were a great many that lay untoucht and useless). He also garbled the library of the Church of Worcester, and evidences, where he had the originall grant of King Edgar (bahaσoiaçxs), whence the Kings of England derive their right to the sovraignty of the sea. 'Tis printed in Mr. Selden's "Mare Clausum." I have seen it many times, and it is as

* Mr. Lock maryed Mr. Garnon's daughter, in Here . fordshire.