THE SOUTH DEVON 



MONTHLY MUSEUM. 



PLYMOUTH, JUNE IST, 1834. 

 No. 18.] PRICE SIXPENCE. [VOL. III. 



AUTOGRAPHS AND NOTICES OF CELEBRATED MEN. 

 NUMBER I. 



IN our prospectus it was intimated that Auto- 

 graphs of celebrated individuals would occasionally 

 furnish subjects for the engravings : Number I. is now 

 before the reader; he will instantly recognise some of 

 the names as those of Western Worthies, the others 

 have been directly or indirectly concerned in the affairs 

 of our ancient Borough: but even were this not the 

 case, the celebrity of such men precludes the need of 

 apology for introducing their names here. 



The Signatures have been very accurately engraved 

 from the original hand writing of each individual, at- 

 tached to valuable documents, in the possession of a 

 gentleman to whose kindness we are much indebted, 

 but whose modesty prevents even a remote allusion to 

 his name. 



When we have exhausted the store of ancient " West- 

 ern Worthies/' we design to give the autographs of the 

 moderns, especially of those who are now no more. 



The names of many others shall also appear while 

 they yet live, in case they do not die in time for our 

 purpose, which Heaven forbid. 



Howard. Charles Lord Howard of Effingham, a fa- 

 ll 593. vourite of Elizabeth's and a privy counsellor. 



In 1588, being Lord High Admiral, he sailed 

 and with his fleet from Plymouth to encounter the 



Spanish Armada, on the 21st of July. 

 Nottingham. In 1597 his Lordship was created Earl 



of Nottingham which gave great displeasure to 



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