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MR. WILLIAM LEE, A.M.

Was of Oxon, (I thinke Magdalen Hall.) He was the first inventor of the weaving of stockings by an engine of his contrivance. He was a Sussex man borne, or els lived there. He was a poor curate, and, observing how much paines his wife tooke in knitting a paire of stockings, he bought a stocking and a halfe, and observed the contrivance of the stitch, which he designed in his loome, wch (though some of the instruments of the engine be altered) keepes the same to this day. He went into France, and there dyed before his loome was made there. So the art was not long since in no part of the world but England. Ol. Protector, made an act that it should be felonie to transport this engine. This information I tooke from a weaver (by this engine) in Pear-poole lane, 1656. S' J. Hoskyns, Mr. Stafford Tyndale, and I, went purposely to see it.

SR JAMES LONG, BARONET.

I should now be both orator and soldier to give this honoured friend of mine, a gentleman absolute in all numbers, his due character.

Only son of S: W. L. borne at South Wraxall,

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in Wilts. Westminster scholar; of Magd. coll. Oxon. Went to France. Maried A... most elegant beautie and witt, da. of S E. L. 25 ætat. In the civil warres, colonel of horse in S: F. Dodington's brigade. Good sword-man; admirable extempore orator; great memorie ; great historian and romanceer; great falconer and for horsemanship. For insects exceedingly curious, and searching long since in naturall things.

Oliver, Protector, hawking at Hownselo we heath, discoursing with him, fell in love with his company, and commanded him to weare his sword, and to meete him a hawkeing, wch made the strict cavaliers look on him with an evill eye.

Scripsit "History and Causes of the Civill Warre."

RICHARD LOVELACE, ESQ.

Obiit in a cellar in Long Acre, a little before the restauration of his matie. Mr. Edm. Wyld, &c. had made collections for him, and given him money. He was of . . . . . . in Kent [and had] 500lib. per an. or more. He was an extraordinary handsome man but prowd. He wrote a poem called

Lucasta, "* 8vo. 1649. He was of Gloucester

* Lucasta, Posthumous Poems of Richard Lovelace, Esq. with verses of severall of his friends on him, 8vo.

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hall, as I have been told. He had two younger brothers, viz. Col. Fr. L. and another that died at Carmarthen. Geo. Petty, haberdasher, in Fleet-street, carryed xxs. to him every Monday morning from S: . . . . Many and Charles Cotton, Esq. for ... moneths, but was never repayd.

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HENRY MARTIN, ESQ.

Son and heir of S: Henry Martin, knight, Judge of the Arches, was borne at . . . . .* He was of the university of . . . . . travelled France, but never Italie. His father found out a rich wife for him, whom he maried something unwillingly. He was a great lover of pretty girles, to whom he was so liberall that he spent the greatest part of his estate. He lived from his wife a long time. K. Ch. I. had

complaint against him for his wenching; it happened that Henry was in Hyde-parke one time when his mate was there, goeing to see a race. The king espied him, and sayd aloud, “Let that ugly rascall be gonne out of the park, that w———— master, or els I will not see the sport." So Henry

* Sir Henry, LL.D. was borne at Stoke Poges, in the countie of Bucks. His father a copy-holder there of about 60lib. per ann. He was formerly a fellow of New Colledge, Oxon. He left his sonne 3000lib. per annum.

went away patiently, sed manebat alta mente repostum. That sarcasme raysed the whole countie of Berks against him. He was as far from a Puritane as light from darknesse. About 1641 he was chosen knight of the shire of that countie, nemine contradicente, and proved a deadly enemy to ye King. He was a great and faithfull lover of his countrey, and never gott a farthing by the Parliament. He was of an incomparable witt for repartees, not at all covetous, humble, not at all arrogant, as most of them were; a great cultor of justice, and did always in the house take the part of the oppressed. A: 1660 he was obnoxious for having been one of the late king's judges, and he was in very great danger to have suffred as others did, but (as he was a witt himselfe) so the Lord Falkland saved his life by witt, saying, "Gentlemen, yee talke here of making a sacrifice; it was old lawe, all sacrifices were to be without spott or blemish; and now you are going to make an old rotten rascall a sacrifice." This witt tooke in the house, and saved his life.

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He was first a prisoner at the Tower, then at Windsore (removed from thence because he was an eie-sore to his mate &c.) from thence to Chep

He was very hospitable, and exceeding popular in Berks, through the whole countie. Becket, in the parish of Shineham, his chiefe seate, in ye vale of White Horse, now Major Wildman's.

stowe, where he is now (1680). During his imprisonment his wife relieved him out of her jointure, but she dyed. S: Edw. Bayntom

was wont to say that his company was incomparable, but that he would be drunke too soon. His speeches in the house were not long, but wondrous poynant, pertinent, and witty. He was exceeding happy in apt instances; he alone hath sometimes turned the whole house. Making an invective speech one time against old Sir Henry Vane, when he had done with him, he sayd, But for young Sir Harry Vane-and so sate him downe. Severall cryed out-" What have you to say to young S: Harry ?" He rises up: Why if young Sir Harry lives to be old, he will be old Sir Harry! and so sate downe, and set the whole house a laughing, as he oftentimes did. O. Cromwell once in the house called him, jestingly or scoffingly, Sir Harry Martin. H. M. rises and bowes, "I thanke your majestic, I alwayes thought when you were king, that I should be knighted." A godly member made a motion to have all prophane and unsanctified persons expelled the house. H. M. stood up and moved that all the fooles might be put out likewise, and then there would be a thin house. He was wont to sleep much in the house (at least dog-sleep), Ald. Atkins made a motion that such scandalous members as slept and minded not the business of the house, should be putt out.

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