he did became 
ACCOUNT OF BOOKS. 
HIS DESCRIPTION. 
¢¢ He was ofa middle stature, of 
aslender and exactly well-propor- 
tion’d shape in all parts, his com- 
plexion fair, his hayre ofa light 
browne, very thicksettin hisyouth, 
softer then the finest silke, curling 
into loose greate rings att the ends, 
his eies ofa lively grey, well-shaped 
and full of life and vigour, graced 
with many becoming motions, his 
visage thinne, his mouth well made, 
and his lipps very ruddy and grace- 
full, allthough the nether chap shut 
over the upper, yett it was in such 
a@manneras was not unbecoming, 
his teeth-were even and whiteas the 
purest ivory, his chin was some- 
thing long, and the mold of his face, 
his forehead was not very high, his 
nose was rays’d and sharpe, but 
withall he had a most amiable coun- 
tenance, which carried in if some- 
thing of magnanimity and maiesty 
mixt with sweetenesse, that at the 
same time bespoke love and awe in 
all that saw him; his skin was 
smooth and white, his legs and 
feete excellently well made, he 
was quick in his pace and turnes, 
nimble and active and gra¢efull in 
all his motions, he was apt for 
any bodily exercise, and any that 
him, he could 
dance admirably well, but neither 
in youth nor riper yeares made 
any practise of it, he had_ skill 
in fencing such as became a gen- 
tleman, he had a greate love to 
musick, and often diverted him- 
selfe with a violl, on which he 
play’d masterly, he had’ an exact 
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eare and judgement in. other mu- 
sick, he shott excellently in bowes 
and gunns, and much us’d them 
for his exercise, he had greate 
judgment in paintings,* graving, 
sculpture, and all liberal arts, and 
had many curiosities of vallue in all 
kinds, he tooke greate delight in 
perspective glasses, and for his 
other rarities was not so much af- 
fected with the antiquity as the 
merit of the worke—he tooke 
much pleasure in emproovement of 
grounds, in planting groves and 
walkes, and fruite-trees, in open- 
ing springs and making fish-ponds ; ¢ 
of country recreations, he lowd 
none but hawking, and in that was 
very eager and nine delighted for 
the time he us’d it, but soone left it 
of ; he was wonderful neate, clean. 
ly and gentile in his habitt, and had 
a very good fancy in it, but he left 
off very early the wearing of anie- 
thing that was costly, yett in his 
plainest negligent habitt appear’d 
very much a gentleman ; he had 
more addresse than force of body, 
yet the courage of his soule so sup- 
plied his members that he never 
wanted strength when he found 
occasion to employ it ; his conver- 
sation was very pleasant for he was 
naturally chearfull, had a ready 
witt and apprekension ; he was ea- 
ger in every thing he did, earnest in 
dispute, but withall very rationall, 
so that he was seldome overcome, 
every thing that it was necessary for 
him to doe he did with delight, free 
and unconstrein’d, he hated ceri- 
monious complement, but yett had 
a naturall civility and complaisance 
* There remained some few of these at Owthorpe unspoiled, but many were 
spoiled by neglect, at the death of the last possessor, 
+ Many traces of his taste, judgment and industry, in each of thes se, were to be 
seen at the distance of 140 years, 
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