tered Copies of Verfes and Tranflations extant, to which are vocal Compofitions, fet by Henry Lawes, fuch as Anacreon's Ode, called The Lute.

An Anniverfary on the Nuptial of John, Earl of Bridgwater. He has alfo wrote a Poem on his ftaying in London, after the Act of Banishment for Cavaliers, and another called the Jolt, made upon Cromwel's being thrown off the Coach-box of his own Coach, which he would drive through Hyde Park, drawn by fix German Horfes, fent him as a prefent by the Count of Oldenburgh, while his Secretary John Thurloe fat in the Coach, July 1654. Our author died within the Precincts of Whitehall, in the year 1679, and was buried in the Church-yard of St. Martin's in the Fields, leaving behind him a collection of Pamphlets, which came into the hands of his executors, Sir Richard Mason, and Sir Muddeford Bramfton.

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ROGER BOYLE, Earl of ORRERY,

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AS younger brother of Richard earl of Burlington and Cork, and fifth fon of Richard, ftiled the great earl of Cork. He was born April 25, 1621, and independent of the advantage of his birth and titles, was certainly one of the ableft politicians, as well as moft accomplished noblemen of his age. By the influence of his father with lord deputy Faulkland, he was raised to the dignity of baron Broghill, in the kingdom of Ireland in 1628, when only feven years old . He received his education at the college of Dub

Earl of Cork's True Remembrance.

lin, where he ftudied with fo much diligence as gave great hopes of his future atchievements, and the rapid progrefs he made in erudition, induced his father to fend him about 1636 to make the tour of France and Italy, under the care of one Mr. Marcomes, and in the company of lord Kynalmeaky, his elder brother; and this method the earl took to perfect all his fons, after they had gone through the courfe of a domeftic education; and it is remarkable, that all his children, tra velled under the fame gentleman's protection, who has no fmall honour reflected on him from his illuftrious pupils. Upon his return from his travels, he found a war ready to break out against the Scots, and was preffed by the earl of Northumberland, the commander in chief of the expedition, to fhare in reducing them; but this commotion fubfiding, his lordship employed himfelf another way. By his father's defire, who loved to fettle his children early in the world, he married lady Margaret Howard, daughter to the earl of Suffolk, and fetting out for Ireland, landed there the very day the rebellion broke out, viz. Oct. 23, 1641. The poft affigned him in this time of danger, was the defence of his father's caftle of Lifmore; in which he gave proofs. of the moft gallant fpirit, as well as, political conduct: The firft of which he fhewed in the vigorous fally he made to the relief of Sir Richard Osborn, who was befieged in his own house by the rebels, till relieved by lord Broghill, who raised the fiege, and faved him and all his family; and a strong proof of the latter, by advifing Sir William St. Leger, then prefident of Munfter, to act vigorously against the Irish,

* Morrice's Memoirs of E. Orrery, chap. 6.

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notwithstanding they produced the King's commiffion, which he was penetrating enough to difcern to be a forgery.

After the ceffation in Ireland, lord Broghill came to Oxford, then the refidence of King Charles I. and paid his duty to that monarch, and was honoured with many private audiences, when he reprefented to his Majefty, the temper and difpofition of the Irish Papifts, and the falfhood of the pretended Committee they had fent over to mislead his Majefty, that the King was convinced the Irish never meant to keep the ceffation, and that therefore it was not the intereft of the English fubjects to depend upon it.

Now that we have mentioned the Irish Papifts, one thing must not be omitted, as it is both curious in itself, and reflects honour on lord Broghill. Many years after the reduction of these rebels, his lordship, who was then earl of Orrery, happened to pay a vifit to the duke of Ormond at Kilkenny, where he met with lord Muskerry, who headed the infurrection, and produced a falfe commiffion for what he did. Finding Muskerry in an open good humour, he took occafion to retire with him, and to ask him in a pleasant manner, how he came by that commiffion which had fo much the appearance of being genuine : Lord Muskerry anfwered, I'll be free, and un. referved with you, my lord; it was a forged commiffion drawn up by one Walsh, a lawyer, and others; who having a writing to which • the Great Seal was affixed, one of the company very dextroufly took off the fealed wax from the label of that writing, and fixed it to the label of the forged commiffion. Whilft this was doing another accident happened, which ftartled all prefent; and almost difconcerted the scheme. The forged commiffion being fi

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nished, while the parchment was handling and turning, in order to put on the feal, a tame wolf which lay afleep by the fire, awakened at the crackling of the parchment. and running to it, feized it, and tore it to pieces, notwithstanding 'their haste and ftruggle to prevent him; fo that after all their pains, they were obliged to begin a new, and write it all over again §.' Lord Orrery ftruck with the daring wickedness of this action, could not help expreffing himself to that effect, while Muskerry replied merrily, it would have been impoffible to have kept the people together without this device.

Till the death of King Charles I. we find lord Broghill warm in the royal intereft, and that he

abhorred those measures which he forefaw would distract his country; and as foon as that melancholy event happened, he quitted his eftate as ruined past all hopes, and hid himself in the privacy of a close retirement. How he came afterwards to alter his conduct, and join with a party he before fo much abhorred, we shall endeavour to fhew.

Upon his lordship's coming from Ireland, he withdrew to Marston in Somersetshire, where he had leisure to reflect on the ruined ftate of the Kingdom ; and when he revolved in his mind its altered and defperate fituation, he was afhamed to think that he should remain an idle spectator of his country's miferies, being of a different opinion from Mr. Addifon: That when vice prevails, and wicked men bear fway, the poft of honour is a private ftation.' These reflexions roufed him to action, and produced a scheme worthy® of himself. He refolved to attempt fome

Memoirs of the Earl of Orrery. p. 36. || Carte's Life of the Duke of Ormond. † Memoirs of the Interregnum, p. 133.

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thing in favour of the King; and accordingly under the pretence of going to the Spa for his health, he determined to cross the feas, and apply to Charles II. for a commiffion to raife for. ces in Ireland, in order to restore his Majesty, and recover his own eftate. Having formed this refolution, he defired the earl of Warwick, who had an intereft with the prevailing party, to procure a licence for him to go to the Spa. He communicated his fcheme to fome confirmed royalifts, in whom he thought he could confide, and having rais'd a confiderable fum of money, he came up to London to profecute his voyage. Lord Broghil, however, was betrayed, and the committee, who then took upon them the government of the realm, threatened him with deftruction. Cromwell interceeded, and being fenfible of his lordship's great abilities, obtained a permiffion to talk privately with him before they proceeded to extremities. Cromwell waited upon Broghill, and reproached him gently for his intention, which his lordship denied; but Cromwell producing letters of his writing to feveral Royalists, in whom he confided, he found it was in vain to diffemble any longer. The General then told him, that he was no ftranger to his merit, tho' he had never before feen him; and that as the reduc>tion of Ireland was intrufted to him, he had authority from the Committee to offer his lordship a command in that war, and infifted upon his anfwer immediately, as the Committee were then fitting, and waiting his return. Lord Eroghill was infinitely furprized at fo generous and unexpected an offer from Cromwell: He thought himself at liberty, by all the rules of honour to ferve against the Irish, whofe cruelty and rebellion were equally detefted by the royal party, as by the Parliament; and his life and freedom