However, in 1641, the King found it expedient to make him his Lord Chamberlain, and Lieutenant-General of all his forces on this side Trent; but the same year removed him, because he pleaded his obligation to assist in the deliberations of the House of Peers. The year following, the Parliament declared him General of their army, besides voting their living and dying with him and the same year fought the battle of Edge-hill. In 1643, he re-took Reading, relieved Gloucester, surprised Cirencester, and the year following blocked up Oxford; but the King escaping, he marched into Dorsetshire, took Weymouth, and relieved Lyme. After various other successes, he, in 1645, resigned his commissions, and the same year parliament voted him 10,000l. a year, and to be made a Duke.

The next year, being siezed with a sudden and violent illness, not without suspicion of poison, he died greatly lamented, 1646.

ROBERT PIERREPONT, Earl of Kingston,

The son of Sir Henry Pierrepont, by Francis, eldest daughter of Sir William Cavendish, was educated at Oxford.

In 1627, he was created Lord Pierrepont and Viscount Newark, and the year following the Earl of Kingston.

At the breaking out of the civil war, the King made him his Lieutenant-General of the forces within the counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Huntington, Cambridge, and Norfolk. His power and reputation was such, that he brought his Majesty 4000 men, 2000 of whom were willing to serve him in person, the rest with arms and money, to the amount of 24,000l. At length he was surprised at Gainsborough, by the Lord Willoughby of Parham, and hurried on board a pinnace, which was ordered to convey him to the garrison of Hull, but in going, the vessel run aground, and it being pursued by Sir Charles Cavendish, the Earl was demanded, but on their refusing to give him up, they fired upon the vessel, and unfortunately killed the Earl and his servant, 1643.

ROBERT BERTIE, Earl of Lindsey,

Son of Lord Willoughby, by Mary, daughter of John Vere, Earl of Oxford, was born in London, 1582. He had the honour of Queen Elizabeth for his godmother, and naming him Robert, after her favourites the

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Earls of Leicester and Essex, who were his godfathers. After his education, having taken to a military life, he spent the youth and vigour of his age in actions abroad, to his own and his country's honour.

He succeeded his father as Lord Willoughby, 1631, and on the acces sion of James I. obtained, in right of his mother, the office of Lord High Chamberlain of England. In 1604-5, he was made a Knight of the Bath, and in the second of Charles I, 1626, he was created Earl of Lindsey, and four years after that, elected a Knight of the Garter.

In 1631 he was made Constable of England; in 1639, Governor of Berwick; and in 1642, was chosen general of the King's forces; but the same year he unfortunately received his death's wound, at the battle of Edge-hill, much regretted.

JOHN CAMPBEL, Earl of Loudon,

Son and heir of Sir James Campbel, by Margaret his wife, who was Baroness of Loudon in right of her grand-father, the first Lord Loudon, so created 1604. This John was created Earl of Loudon, 1633, by Charles I. at his coronation in Scotland.

In 1637 he was one of the leading Peers who testified his dislike at the new laws in Church and State, forced upon them in Scotland by the King's sole authority, contrary to the laws of the land. In 1639 he was one of the Commissioners on the part of the Covenanters. when peace was concluded between the Scots and the King, which being ill kept by both sides, the year following both parties prepared for war again however the Scots sent commissioners again to treat with his Majesty, among whom was the Earl of Loudon, when soon after their arrival a letter was intercepted to the French King, from the Covenanters, signed by the Earl of Loudon, &c. which occasioned his Lordship being sent to the Tower; after his release thence, and peace being again concluded, he reuewed his professions of duty to the King, and his readiness to serve him, when the year after that, 1641, he was made Chancellor of Scotland for life. He was afterwards employed by the conservators of the peace, as a mediator between the King and English parliament, but without effect.

In 1648, he prevailed with the Scots parliament, to raise an army to relieve the King, (after they had given him up) but it proved unsuccessful; after the fatal battle of Worcester, he was put out of his office of Chancellor, and obliged to fly for safety to the Highlands, where he 'continued till his hopes of serving Charles II. were over, when he capitulated to lay down his arms, and retire to his own house; which he did, living to see the restoration. He died 1663.