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" ftiould now have leave to confecrate the remainder ro his 

 " health and quiet." 



At Wellbeck his lordfhip enjoyed the fociety and the labours of 

 the wife and the learned. Robert Sheringhanr, the famous anti- 

 quarian, infcribed his book or differtation to him De Anglo- 

 rum Gent 13 Origine (n). 



The Lord Clarendon has drawn his character in colours that call 

 a luftre on his name. 



" He was a very fine gentleman, aftive and full of courage, 

 " and moil accompliihed in thofe qualities of horfmanfhip, 

 " dancing, and fencing, which accompany a good breeding, in 

 " which his delight was. Ecfides rhat, he was amorous in poetry 

 " and mufic, to which he indulged the greateft part of his time ; 

 " and nothing could have tempted him out of thofe paths of plea- 

 " fare, which he oijoycd in a full and ample fortune, but ho- 

 " nour and ambition to fcrve the king when he faw him in dif- 

 " trefs, and abandoned by mod of thofe who were in the higheil 

 " degree obliged to him and by him. He loved monarchy, as it 

 " was the foundation of his own greamefs ; and the church, as 

 " it was well confliturcd for the fplendour and fecurity of the 

 " crown ; and religion, as it chenflied and maintained that or- 

 " der and obedience that was nccefTary to both ; without any 

 " other paffion for the particular opinions which were grown up 

 " in it, and diftmguifhed it into parties, than as he detefted what- 

 " ever was like to difturb the public peace.'' 



His lordfliip's only daughter and heir married John Holies, duke 

 of Neivcaftlc, who died by a fall from his horfe, ijth July, 1711. 



(n) Cantabr. 8vo. 11570. 



His 



