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his IianJs and kneci? to the sailor's Wales. He obtained grants .-jIso of 

 apartiiicat, and struck him (o the lieart various forfeited manors and lucrative 

 Avilh a deadly weapon. The maid- wardsliij)S ; and, amongst other local 

 servant was tried for this murder, appointments, was steward of the ma- 

 convicted, and had ncarlj' suffered, nors in tliis county belon<{ing to the 

 when the feeling of f^ratified revenge duchy of Lancaster, master forester of 

 became too powerful for the hoary Hoekinpham, "justice" of Whittlo- 

 sinncr, and ho confessed, with delight, bury Forest, and joint constable, with 

 that he alone was the murderer. Viseunut Lovell, of Rockingham Cas- 

 sr. EVKEMONT. tie. He was well versed in the law of 

 Old age did not afflict St. Evrcmont the land, and is said to have made the 

 with any of those evils that usually judges shake at his displeasure. Ho 

 render it d'saslrous. Instead of di- followed the fortunes of his royal nias- 



minishiiig, his gaiety appeared to 

 increase with Ids years, and at limes 

 be seemed to possess all tlie forv.nrd 

 petid;uice of a seliool-boy. Being 

 one evening in a numerous circle, he 

 wished, as usual, to make the company 



ter to the fatal field of Boswortli, 

 where he was taken prisoner, ami 

 tliree days after beheaded at Leicester^ 

 On the morning of his execution ho 

 made a will, iu wliich the following; 

 are passages; — "This is the Will of 



merry with his pleasantries. A prude, William Catesby Esq. made the xxv"' 



who happened to be present, exclaim- of August 1 H. 7. to be executed by 



cd, "What! are you about to 6o»e us my dere and welbelovedwife, to whom 



again with your follies?" "Follies? I have ever be trew of my Body, put- 



(replied tlie witty old man,) unhappily ting my sole trust in her for the cxc- 



for myself, I have spent but too much cuting thereof for the helth of my soulj 



of my time in i;onnnitting tiiem: I the whicli I am lui 'jubted she will 



have, however, uttered the fewest pos- execute; and fiir my IJody, when she 



sible, but V have bien obliged to listen may, to be beryed ii>the Church of N* 



to them often; and you, madam, have Legcr, in Aisby, and to do such me-« 



just caught me in the fact." moriall for me as I have appointed by, 



THE CATESnvs. for, and to restore all land that I have 



John dc Cateshy, of Ladbroke, in wrongfully purchased, and to pay the 



Warwickshire, one of the commis- residue of sucli land as I have bought 



sioners appointed in that county for truly, and to dcmcne hit among her 



the suppression of unlawful assemblies children and myne as she thynkctli 



in the reign of Richard II. In 13 good after her discretion. I doubt 



Henry IV. (1411-12), his widow, and not the Kii'.g will be good and gracious 



.Tohn de Catesby her son, obtained a Lord to them ; for he is called a full 



grant of free warren in their demesne gracious Prince, and I never oflendcd 



lands of Rodburne, Ladhioke, and him by my good and free Will; for 



Shuckburgh, in Warwickshire, and God I take to my Juilge I have ever 



"Assheby legcr," WcUou, and Wat- loved him." — [Here he mentions tho 



ford, in this county. Sir William lands, &c. to be returned ; and, ad- 



Catcsby, grandson of Jolin, in con- dressing his wife, adds]— " my sj>eciall 



junction with Sir Richard KitcliO'e, trust i.'i in you Rlaistcres Margarete: 



aud Viscount Lovell, formed the and I heartily cry you mercy if 1 



triumvirate which gave rise to tho have delyd uncurteoiisly with you ; 



formed 

 rise to 

 memorable distich — 



The Rat, tlie Cat, and L.)vcll our clog, 

 Kulc all England under tlic liog ; 

 alluding to King Richard III. havin 

 adopted a boar for one of his su|)porters 



and ever pray ycu to live sole, all the 

 deys of yowr life, to do for my soul. 

 And I pray my Lord of Winchester, 

 my Lord of Woicctur, my Ljrd of 

 London, to help jow to execute this 



For this poetical libel, Collinsjbourn, my Will, and they will do somewhat 



tlie author, M'as "hanged, headed, and for me; and tliat Richard Freebody 



(luartercd," on Tower-hill. Catesby have his xx li. and Railhy x li. or tho 



is charged with uugraiefuily deserting landc at Evertons and the xli. and 



betraying his early patron. Lord pray you in every place see ckcrness 



Hastings, to whose friendship he owed 

 his introduction to the usurper, who in 

 the lirst year of his reign constituted 

 him esquire of the body, chancellor 

 and chamberlain ofliiu Exchetjuer for 

 life,aud cbuiicellor of the Marches ol 



in my soul, and pray fast, and I shall 

 for J ou ; and Jesu have mercy on my 

 .Soule, Amen. My Lords Staidey, 

 Strange, and idl that blood, helpe and 

 l)ray for my Soule, for ye have not for 

 my Lody as I trusted iu yow; and if 



my 



