10 Fran. Sanders, arm.

Partie per chevron Arg. and S. three elephants' heads counterchanged.

11 Joh. Poultney, arm.

Misterton.

ut prius.

Arg. a fess indented G.; three leopards' heads in chief S. 12 Hen. Skipwith, mil. 13 Rich. Roberts, mil. 14 Joh. Whatton, arm. 15 Will. Halford, arm. 16 Johan. Pate, arm. 17 Archdale Palmer, arm. 18 Henry Hastings.

19 Peter Temple.

20 Arthur Staveley.

21 Johan. Stafford, arm.

22 Will. Hewett, arm.

S. a chevron counterbattellée betwixt three owls Arg.

QUEEN ELIZABETH.

14. FRANCIS HASTINGS. I believe him the same person with Sir Francis Hastings, fourth son of Francis, second earl of Huntingdon of that surname, to whose many children Mr. Camden giveth this commendation, " that they agreed together in brotherly love, though not in religion; "* some Protestants, others Papists, all zealous in their persuasion. Our Sir Francis wrote a learned book in the defence of our religion (rather carped at than confuted by Parsons in his "Three Conversions"); and was an eminent benefactor to Emanuel College. But, if I be mistaken in the man, and these prove two different persons, the reader will excuse me for taking occasion, by this his namesake and near kinsman, of entering here the memorial of so worthy a gentleman.

28. ANTHONY FAUNT, Esquire.-He was a gentleman of a comely person and great valour (son unto William Faunt, apprentice of the law of the Inner Temple, one of great learning and wisdom); and had in the Low Countries served under William prince of Orange, where he gained much martial experience. Returning into his country, he underwent some offices therein with good esteem, being this year chosen sheriff of the shire. In the next year (which was 1588) he was chosen lieutenant-general of all the forces of this shire, to resist the Spanish invasion. But his election being crossed by Henry earl of Huntingdon (lord lieutenant of the county) he fell into so deep a fit of melancholy, that he died soon after.t

* In his Elizabeth, anno 1560. VOL. II.

+ Burton, in Leicestershire, p. 105.

39. WILLIAM SKIPWITH, Esq.-He was afterwards de servedly knighted, being a person of much valour, judgment, learning, and wisdom, dexterous at the making fit and acute epigrams, poesies, mottoes, and devices, but chiefly at impresses, neither so apparent that every rustic might understand them, nor so obscure that they needed an Edipus to interpret them.*

THE FAREWELL.

Being now to take my leave of this county, it is needless to wish it a Friday market (the Leap-day therein, and it is strange there should be none in so spacious a shire), presuming that defect supplied in the vicinage. Rather I wish that the leprosy may never return into this county; but if it should return (we carry the seeds of all sins in our souls, sicknesses in our bodies,) I desire that the lands may also (without prejudice to any) return to the hospital of Burton Lazars in this shire, if not entire, yet in such a proportion as may comfortably maintain the lepers therein.

WORTHIES OF LEICESTERSHIRE WHO HAVE FLOURISHED SINCE THE TIME OF FULLER.

Dr. John AIKIN, surgeon and miscellaneous author; born at Kibworth 1747; died 1822.

William BEVERIDGE, bishop of St. Asaph, orientalist, and voluminous writer on theological and philological subjects; born at Barrow-upon-Soar 1638; died 1708.

F. BROKESBY, nonjuring divine, biographer of Dodwell; born at Stoke; died 1718.

William CAVE, son of John Cave, writer and preacher, author of "Historia Literaria;" born at Pickwell 1637; died 1713. William CHESELDEN, anatomist and lithotomist, and professional author; born at Burrow-on-the-Hill 1688; died 1752. Roger COTES, mathematician and astronomer, a friend of Sir Isaac Newton; born at Burbach 1682; died 1716.

Joseph CRADOCK, miscellaneous writer, and author of "Memoirs;" born at Leicester 1741-2; died 1826.

Luke CRANWELL, nonconformist divine and author; born at Loughborough; died 1683.

Richard DAWES, author of "Miscellanea Critica;" born at Stapleton 1708; died 1766.

Dr. Richard FARMER, divine, elegant scholar, author on the Learning of Shakspeare; born at Leicester 1735; died 1797.

Burton, in Leicestershire, p. 77.

WORT HIES SINCE THE TIME OF FULLER.

259

George Fox, founder of Quakerism; born at Fenny Drayton 1624; died 1690.

Robert HALL, A.M. orator and dissenting divine; born at Arnsby; died 1831.

Ralph HEATHCOTE, divine, projector of the General Biographical Dictionary; born at Barrow-upon-Soar 1721; died 1795.

John HENLEY, "Orator Henley," eccentric divine; born at Melton Mowbray 1692; died 1756.

John Howe, nonconformist divine and author; born at Loughborough 1630; died 1705.

Elizabeth JERVIS, wife of Dr. Samuel Johnson; born at Peatling; died 1753.

Dr. David JENNINGS, learned dissenting divine and author; born at Kibworth 1691; died 1762.

Daniel LAMBERT, weighed, at his death in 1809, 739lbs. ; born at Leicester 1770.

William LILLY, astrologer, the "Sydrophel" of Butler's Hudibras; born at Diseworth 1602; died 1681.

Sir John MOORE, founder of Appleby School, lord mayor of London in 1681; born at Appleby.

Christopher PACKE, lord mayor of London, republican; born at Prestwould; died 1682.

David PAPILLON, author on Fortification; born at Papillon Hall in Lubbenham.

Ambrose PHILLIPS, pastoral poet and dramatist; born 1671; died 1749.

Dr. Richard PULTENEY, eminent physician, conchologist, and botanist; born at Loughborough 1730; died 1801.

William SHERARD, founder of botanical lecture at Oxford; born at Bushby 1659; died 1728.

John SIMPSON, dissenter, biblical critic; born at Leicester 1746.

Thomas STAVELEY, lawyer, author of "History of Churches;" born at East Langton 1626; died 1683.

Styan THIRLBY, critic, editor of Justin Martyr; born at Leicester 1692; died 1753.

John THROSBY, parish clerk, tourist of Leicestershire, and historian of his native town; born at Leicester 1746; died 1803.

William WHISTON, learned and ingenious but variable divine, and clever mathematician; born at Norton-juxta-Twycross 1667; died 1752.

Hugh WORTHINGTON, eloquent dissenting divine; born at Leicester 1752.

Sir Nathan WRIGHTE, lord keeper; born at Barwell; died 1721.

This county has been fertile in historians. So early as 1622 Mr. Wm. Burton published a Description of Leicestershire; in 1777 Mr. J. Throsby brought out the Memoirs of the Town and County; and so late as 1831, a Topographical His tory of the County was published in one vol. 8vo. by the Rev. J. Curtis. There have also appeared various publications of a local nature; as Throsby's Views (1790); Macaulay's History of Claybrook (1791); Harrod's History of Market Harborough (1808); Hanbury's Account of Church Langton; Rouse's Account of the Charities at Market Harborough; Histories of Aston Flamvill, Burbach, Hinckley, &c. But the most extended history of this or of any other county, was produced by Mr. John Nichols, in four thick imperial volumes. It is a concentration (as he himself observes) of all that had been previously published; with the addition of private documents, communications, memoirs, monumental inscriptions, family anecdotes, pedgrees, &c.; in short of every thing (important or non-important) which was calculated to feed the vanity of subscribers, or gratify the family pride of personal friends. While the motto, assumed for his family arms, “Labor ipse voluptas," was here truly realized, he entirely lost sight of the valuable adage of the Roman poet, "Brevis esse laboro,"-so admirably displayed in the works of that great exemplar of topography, Dr. Whittaker.

LINCOLNSHIRE.

THIS County, in fashion, is like a bended bow, the sea making the back, the rivers Welland and Humber the two horns thereof, whilst Trent hangeth down from the latter like a broken string, as being somewhat of the shortest. Such persecute the metaphor too much, who compare the river Witham (whose current is crooked) unto the arrow crossing the middle thereof.

It extendeth 60 miles from south to north, not above 40 in the middle and broadest part thereof. Being too voluminous to be managed entire, it is divided into three parts, each of them co-rival in quantity with some smaller shires; Holland on the south-east, Kesteven on the south-west, and Lindsey on the north to them both.

Holland (that is Hoyland, or Hayland, from the plenty of hay growing therein), may seem the reflection of the opposite Holland in the Netherlands, with which it sympathized in the fruitfulness, and low and wet situation. Here the brackishness of the water, and the grossness of the air, is recompensed by the goodness of the earth, abounding with dairies and pasture. And as "God hath " (to use the Apostle's phrase) "tempered the body together," not making it all eye or all ear (nonsense that the whole should be but one sense), but assigning each member the proper office thereof; so the same Providence hath so wisely blended the benefits of this county, that take collectively Lincolnshire, and it is defective in nothing.

NATURAL COMMODITIES.

PIKES.

They are found plentifully in this shire, being the fresh-water wolves; and therefore an old pond pike is a dish of more state than profit to the owners, seeing a pike's belly is a little fishpond, where lesser of all sorts have been contained. Sir Francis Bacon + alloweth it (though tyrants generally be short-lived) the survivor of all fresh-water fish, attaining to forty years, and some beyond the seas have trebled that term. The flesh thereof must needs be fine and wholesome, if it be true what is affirmed,

* 1 Cor. xii. 24.

In his History of Life and Death.