44 Records of the Rising in the West, A.D. 1655. 



that event happened is uncertain^ but certainly not till after the 

 birth of the Archbishop in 1658. In course of time he died and 

 a monument was erected to his memory at Blandfordj bearing the 

 following inscription : — 



To the memory of 



The Truly Loyal and Worthy 



WILLIAM WAKE, 



Late of Shapwick in thia 



County, Gent ; 



And of AMY, his wife, 



The former of whom died May the xxix., • 



1705, in the 78* year of his age ; 



The latter May the xvi., A.D., 1671, 



About the 32'"^ year of her age. 



As their tempers were different, the youth who had torn the curtain endeavoured 

 to raise himself on the civil list ; and the other who bore the blame of it on the 

 military ; the first succeeded so well, that he was in a short time made a judge 

 under the Protector. The other was engaged in the unhappy enterprise of 

 Penruddock and Grove in the West. I suppose Sir, I need not acquaint you 

 ■with the event of that undertaking. Every one knows that the royal party 

 was routed, and all the heads of them, among whom was the curtain champion 



• So this statinot old Royalist died on the^anniTersary of the restoration of King Charlea II. 



' No. 313. Feb. 28th, 1712. There is no evidence so far as I know that this 

 Eustace Budgell was ever at Westminster School. ' Dean Stanley (Memorials of 

 Westminster, 2nd edition, p. 490, note) speaks of him as a Westminster scholar. 

 If the Alumni West Monesterienses be correct this is a mistake. The Eustace 

 Budgell whose name is there given was scholar in 1664, whereas the contributor 

 to the Spectator was not bomHill 1685. Possibly the " Eiistace Budgell " of 

 Westminster School was his uncle, (he certainly was not his father) and hence 

 the storv. 



