In 1664 he went to Conftantinople, on an invitation from his intimate correfpondent Count Lefley, who was Ambaffador there from the Emperor, to the Grand Signior; and returned thence the year following. In 1668 he was created Doctor of the Civil Law at Oxford, having beflowed upon that Univerfity his grandfather's curious collection of ancient Marbles, &c. In 1669 he was created Baron Howard; in 1672 Earl of Norwich, and made Earl Marshall of England. In December 1677 he fucceeded his brother in the Dukedom of Norfolk; and died in 1683-4.

Count Grammont, fpeaking of his admirable Mifs Hamilton, fays, "has fhe ever so much as vouchfafed to look at Henry Howard, who is upon the point of being the firft Duke of England, and who is already in actual poffeffion of all the eftates of the houfe of Norfolk? I confefs, that he is a clown; but what other lady, in all England, would not have difpenfed with his ftupidity, and his difagreeable perfon, to be the first Dutchefs of the Kingdom, with twenty-five thoufand a year."

Mr. Granger fays "he was a man of great good nature, and a patron of learning, and a confiderable benefactor to the Royal Society, who affembled at his house in London, after the fire in 1666."

THOMAS BUTLER, Earl of Offory,

Son of the Duke of Ormond afore-mentioned, by Elizabeth Preston, only child of the Earl of Defmond, was born in Ireland, 1634, and "educated both in England and France." He refided in London with his mother in the time of the Commonwealth, when "Cromwell, through jealoufy, fent him to the Tower;" but fickness, fix months after, occafioned his release, when he got abroad, returning thence at the Restoration.

In 1662 he was called to the House of Lords in Ireland, alfo made of the Privy Council there, and, in 1665, Lieutenant General of the Army of that Kingdom; and three years after that, Lord Deputy thereof. In 1666 he was made of the English Privy Council, and fummoned to the House of Lords in England. He was alfo Lord of the Bedchamber to the King (after his father's refignation) having been before Lord Chamberlain to the Queen.

Having likewife taken to the fea-fervice, he diftinguished himself in feveral engagements, particularly in 1672, (when he was made a Knight of the Garter) and the year following, when he was appointed Rear Admiral of the Red; and in the fame year (in the absence of Prince Rupert) Commander in Chief of the whole fleet. In 1675 he was made one of the Lords of the Admiralty. In 1677 he obtained leave to

have a campaign with the Prince of Orange, with whom he greatly fignalized himfelf, particularly in the battle of Mons. His challenging the Duke of Buckingham, and afterwards his menacing him before the King, fuppofing him at the bottom of Blood's defign upon his father, together with the vigorous defence of the latter, in anfwer to Lord Shaftsbury, are well known. He died, generally lamented, of a fever, 1680. His father faid "he would not exchange his dead fon for any living one in Christendom."

This accomplished nobleman's humanity and generosity were equal to his honour and courage.

THOMAS WRIOTHESLEY, Earl of Southampton.

This truly loyal and patriotic Nobleman was the only furviving fon of Henry, the third Earl (the friend of the favourite Effex, and patronof Shakspeare) by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Vernon, was left a minor at the decease of his father, 1624. He received his education at Eton and Oxford, and learned "the affairs of War, Trade, and Government, in France and the Low Countries."

"He had no relation to, or dependance upon, the Court, or purpose to have any; but wholly purfued the Public Intereft. It was long before he could be prevailed with to be a counsellor, and longer before he would be admitted to be of the bed-chamber." He went with the King to York and Nottingham; when, and afterwards, he was most folicitous with his Majefty, to yield more to Peace; he was alfo with him at Edge-hill, at Oxford, and to his end; being one of the four Noblemen who fo generously offered to be a facrifice for him. After the King's death, he retired, with the little of his fortune that was left him; and out of it, contrived frequently to fend Charles II. money while abroad.

At the restoration he was made a Knight of the Garter, and Lord High Treasurer of England, when, by his great capacity and application, he reduced the public accounts to regularity and order, from the ravage and confufion they had been in; but the King "was inclined to pull down much faster than he could build up;" which made him "weary of the bufinefs, and angry that his Majefty was called home without conditions." He retained the principles of liberty, and did not go into the violent measures of the Court; he would not condescend to make a vifit to any of the royal miftreffes, and difdained to fell places.

He died of the ftone, 1667, in great torment, but with the firmness and fubmiffion of a Chriftian.

ANTHONY