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battle of Worcester, 1 651 ; and on his release lived in retirement in London 

 and Beno;y, Herts, niainl)' occupied in literary work. His translation of 

 Guarini's " 11 Pastor Fido " appeared in 1647, and as many as fi\e editions 

 subsequently ajipeared ; in 1652 translations of Horace and X'irgil ; and in 1655 

 the folio " Lusiad of Camoens, newly put into English" — Mr. Fanshavve has 

 now in his possession a small folio MS. of this on vellum, beautifully penned 

 by himself, with exquisite drawings and portrait, evidently a labour of love — in 

 1658, '■ La Fida Pastora," a Latin translation of Fletcher's " Faithful Shepherd," 

 a rare little octavo, with engraved title and curious device of the name F'anshawe. 

 At the Restoration, he again emerged, and soon was sent as Envoy Extraordinary, 

 and subsequently as Ambassador, to Portugal, where he arranged the marriage 

 of King Cnarles II. with the Infanta Catharine of Braganza in 1662. Return- 

 ing the ne.xt year, he was made a Privy Councillor, and sent Ambassador to the 

 King of Spain.^ He died in Madrid, 1666, of a fever, in the fifty-ninth year 

 of his age ; " from which place his bodie was brought by his disconsolate Ladie," * 

 and subsequently buried at Ware. A handsome monument with Latin inscrip- 

 tion, which cost ;^200, was erected by Lady F"anshawe, who was also buried there 

 in 1679-80. They had fourteen children, but most of these died when young. 

 Their "dear and onl}' son " died unmarried in 1694, and the Baronetcy became 

 extinct. 



His wife wrote the well-known " Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe," the original 

 MS. of which, in foHo, is still in Mr. Fanshawe's possession. It is bound in old 

 red leather, and bears on either side the device of the Fanshawe arms, quartered 

 with the augmentation granted in 1649, in remembrance of the loyalty of the 

 family and the sacrifices they had sustained. The second motto, "In Cruce 

 V'ictoria," was adopted at this time, and to this a touching reference is made in 

 the MS. A large folio copy of this memoir, illustrated with engravings, prints, 

 etc., of people and places mentioned, and bound in morocco, with silver clasps 

 and designs exquisitely chased, has been made by the present owner. The 

 original MS was written in 1676 for the instruction of her only surviving 

 son, and contains description of her husband and his career, pedigrees of both 

 the families, and record of their lives and travels. It remained in MS. till 1829, 

 when it wr.s published from a very imperfect cop}', edited by Sir N. Harris 

 Xicolas. Her portrait, from the Parsloes original, was engraved as a frontispiece. 

 It was well received, and a new edition came out in 1830. She was indeed a 

 notable woman, intellectual like her husband, and for over twent}' years his true 

 " helpemeet " ; enduring with firmness privations and dangers — the lot of all 

 who espoused the Royalist cause — reminding us of the lines in his own song, 

 "The Royalist," 1646 : 



" We do not suffer here alone, 

 Though we are begg.ar'd, so's the King." 



It would take too much space to give even the tare titles of the books 

 which have been written by or on the family of Fanshawe. In the catalogue 

 of the British Museum there are about thirty-four entries. A fine engraving of 

 Sir Richard, from an unknown original, was done by Failhorne. 



It is somewhat strange to find that the knightly and lordly branches of this 

 distinguished family have all died out, their estates sold, the mansions demolished, 

 and all the portraits, MSS., and books, etc., preser\ed in the house of Parsloes, 

 the seat of a branch which never claimed or had a title. 



Unfortunately, the mansion is noi in occupation ; all the hoarded treasures 

 which have, in m}- remembrance, adorned its antique walls, have been removed. 



" And the shadows are lying grim and tall, 

 Alone in the stillness here ; 

 And the bur>-ing dust creeps over all. 

 And a hush is everjwhere." 



^ In John Evelyn's Diary, there may be found many entries referring to my " my cousin, 

 H. Fanshawe," whom he appears to have greatly esteemed. 

 4 Funeral Certificate in the Heralds' College. 



