wards Earl Shaftsbury) and the Duke of Lauderdale, formed the notorious cabal, who advifed the fhutting up of the Exchequer, &c.

WILLIAM, Earl of Craven,

Was fon of Sir William Craven, Lord Mayor, 1610, and elder brother of John Lord Craven, of Ryton, fo created 1642. He was born 1609, and having taken to a military life, distinguished himself in the German and Netherland wars; when he returned thence, 1626, he was knighted and created Lord Craven, of Hampstead Marfhall. Afterwards he ferved under Guftavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and Henry, Prince of Orange, for the former, he took by ftorm the ftrong fortrefs of Crutzenack in Germany, accounted a very extraordinary action. He continued in the fervice of the Dutch, during the Commonwealth of England; yet, being a Royalift, his eftate was confifcated, till the Refloration of Charles II. who made him of his Privy Council, and, in 1664, Earl of Craven, in Yorkshire.

"His gallant fpirit never forfook him," he, with a few others, undertook the care of London, in the time of the plague, and, at the fire of London, he was very active in preventing of its further devaftation. In 1670 he was conftituted Colonel of the Coldstream regiment of footguards; and in the reign of James II. was also one of his Privy Council. He died 1697, in the 88th year of his age.

"He is faid to have been fecretly married to the Queen of Bohemia," Charles the Second's aunt.

THOMAS OSBORNE, Earl of Danby,

Son of Sir Edward Ofborne, of Yorkshire, Bart. by his fecond wife Anne, daughter of Thomas Walmsley, Efq. and the widow of William Middleton, Efq. was born 1631. His father was Vice President of the North, under the Earl of Strafford, and when the civil war commenced (1641), Lieutenant General of the forces, raifed for the King in that quarter.

In the time of the Commonwealth, he co-operated with his father towards the Reftoration; and after that event, he, "miffing preferment, oppofed the Court," till at length (1671) he was made Treafurer of the Navy. The year following he was fworn of the Privy Council, and the year after that, conftituted Lord High Treasurer of England, and created Baron Kiveton, and Viscount Latimer. In 1674 he was made Earl of Danby, and in 1677 a Knight of the Garter. That fame year he contrived (and in the space of two hours effected) the match between the Princess Mary and the Prince of Orange, (afterwards William III.) which," was a mafter-piece indeed; it giving fatisfaction to the whole

nation ;"

nation;" excepting the Popish and French interefts. His impeachment, 1679, and his being fent to the Tower, and not releafed till 1682, are well known.

In 1687 he joined with other Noblemen in inviting over the Prince of Orange; yet, the next year, he generously offered to "ftand by James II. if he would difmifs his Papifts," which being refufed, he fecured York on the Prince's landing, and declared for a free Parliament. When the government was fettled under William and Mary, he was made Prefident of the Council, and Marquis of Carmarthen, (1689) and Duke of Leeds 1694. Afterwards he was again impeached in the House of Commons, on a fuppofition of taking a bribe of 5000 guineas for the renewal of the East India Company's Charter, which ended in a prorogation of Parliament. In the reign of Anne he was of her Privy Council, and deceased 1612, in the Sift year of his age.

GEORGE LIVINGTSON, Earl of Linlithgow,

Was grandfon of Alexander the Firft, Earl and fon of Alexander the Second, by Anne his firft wife, daughter of the Marquis of Huntley. He fucceeded his father in 164....

Having fuffered in the Royal caufe, he was, at the refloration of Charles II. made of the Privy Council in Scotland, and Captain of the Royal Regiment of Foot-Guards.

In 1671 he was fent, by the Council of Edinburgh, against the Conventiclers, with 1000 foot, and 400 horfe: Bishop Burnet fays, "He marched till he came within ten miles of them, and then he pretended he had intelligence that they were about 8000 ftrong, fo he marched back; for he said it was the venturing the whole force the King had, upon too great an inequality: he could never prove that he had any fuch intelligence: fome imputed this to his fear: others thought that being engaged with Duke Lauderdale, he did this on purpose to give them time to encrease their numbers; and thought their madness would be the best juftification of all the violences that had been committed in Duke Lauderdale's administration.

In 1681 he was removed from his Command, and, in lieu thereof, made Justice General of Scotland, in which station he continued, till the Revolution, which he furvived but a fhort time, dying 1690.

HENRY HOWARD, Earl of Norwich,

Grandfon of Thomas, Earl of Arundel, and fecond fon of Henry, Earl of Norfolk, &c. by Elizabeth, daughter of Efme, Duke of Lenox ; was born 1628.

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