7^ NEWroWK TO MONTGORfERY. 



La Mancha, fighting with windmills, redrefllng the 

 wrongs of diftrefled damfels, and ri^riing his life, to 

 wrefl the top-knot of a girl but ten years of age, 

 from the hands of a rude defpoiler ; whilfl at other 

 times we difcern the fame man devoted to a life of 

 retirement, and with equal fpirit cultivating philo- 

 fophy, hiftory, and poetry *." — In the true fpirit 

 of knight errantry, he once perfonally challenged a 

 celebrated French cavalier, in the following form : 

 " I hear that you have a fair miftrefs ; I will main- 

 tain that I have one more worthy, and will do as 

 much for her fake as you will dare for yours." 

 The challenge was, however, too ridiculous to be 

 accepted. 



In the year 1608 he vifited France, Germany, 

 Switzerland, and Italy, and performed in thefe 

 countries many ads of extraordinary heroifm. Soon 

 after his return he was appointed ambaflador to 

 France; and, in 1621, James I. advanced him to 

 the dignity of a baron of the kingdom of Ireland. 

 Ten years fubfequent to this he was created an 

 Englifh peer, by the title of lord Herbert of Chir- 

 bury in Shropfhire. 



In the rebellious troubles of the reign of Charles L 

 he for fome time efpoufed the royal caufe, and de- 

 fended his prince on every occafion with a manly 

 fpirit, but aftei-wards, from the weaknefs and di- 

 vifion of the king's councils, he went over to the 

 popular fide, and took part with the parliament. 



* Coxe's Hlftorlcal Tour in Monmouthfhire, 109. 



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