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He is not vain-glorious to heighten or brag of his heroic 

 actions ; witness that great victory upon At her ton Moor, after 

 which he would not suffer his trumpets to sound, but came 

 quietly and silently into the city of York ; for which he would 

 certainly have been blamed by those that make a great noise 

 upon small causes, and love to be applauded, though their 

 actions little deserve it. 



His noble bounty and generosity is so manifest to all the 

 world, that I should light a candle to the sun, if I should 

 strive to illustrate it ; for he has no self-designs or self-interest, 

 but will rather wrong and injure himself than others. To 

 give you but one proof of this noble virtue, it is known, that 

 where he hath a legal right to felons' goods, as he hath in a 

 great part of his estate, yet he never took or exacted more 

 than some inconsiderable share for acknowledgement of his 

 right ; saying, that he was resolved never to grow rich by 

 other men's misfortunes. 



In short, I know him not addicted to any manner of vice 

 except that he has been a great lover and admirer of the 

 female sex ; which, whether it be so great a crime as to con- 

 demn him for it, I'll leave to the judgment of young gallants 

 and beautiful ladies. 



ii . Of his outward Shape and Behaviour 



His shape is neat, and exactly proportioned ; his stature 

 of a middle size, and his complexion sanguine. 



His behaviour is such, that it might be a pattern for all 

 gentlemen ; for it is courtly, civil, easy and free, without 

 formality or constraint ; and yet hath something in it of 

 grandeur, that causes an awful respect towards him. 



12. Of his Discourse 



His discourse is as free and unconcerned as his behaviour, 

 pleasant, witty, and instructive ; he is quick in repartees 

 or sudden answers, and hates dubious disputes, and pre- 

 meditated speeches. He loves also to intermingle his discourse 

 with some short pleasant stories, and witty sayings, and always 

 names the author from whom he hath them ; for he hates 

 to make another man's wit his own 1 . 



i Shadwell, in his dedication of The Libertine to Lord Newcastle, says : ' By the great 

 honour I had to be daily admitted unto your Grace's public and private conversation 



