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They were his companions in his beft and worft fortunes. In 

 the latter, in his confinement in the Tower, he would never be 

 without them, had them conftantly with him, provided them a 

 table at his own charge. Sir Walter Raleigh being then likewife 

 in the Tower, joined the fett, was much delighted in their com- 

 pany, and they formed a fort of philofophical fociety. Their 

 prifon was as an academy , where their thoughts were elevated 

 above the common cares of life, explored fcience in all its pleaf- 

 ing forms, penetrated her moil intricate, recefles, furveyed the 

 whole globe, till Sir Walter's noble fabric arofe, his hiftory of 

 the world, probably by the encouragement and perfuafions of 

 thefe his learned friends. 



His lordfhip died, 8 K. Charles I, 1632 ; and was interred at 

 Pet'worth, in SuJJex. He married Dorothy, the daughter of Walter 

 D'Evereux, Earl of EJJex. His fon, 



Algernon, Lord Percy, the tenth Earl of Northumberland, was 

 fummoned by writ to the parliament, 3 Nov. 16 K. Charles I, 1640, 

 by the ftile and title of Earl of Northumberland, Lord Percy, Lucy, 

 Poinings, Fitz-Pain, Brian, and Latimer, Knight of the Garter, and 

 lord high admiral. 



His lordfhip was admiral of the Britifh navy, 12 K. Charles I, 

 1635. With fixty men of war he feized and funk many of the 

 fifhing-vefTels of the Dutch in the north feas, who fled to the 

 king, praying his majefly's leave to fim and trade with his fub- 

 jects according to treaty. He was appointed general in chief of 

 the king's army againft the parliament, 1640; but he declined 

 it, on account of his health. The next year he had orders from 

 his majefty to have the whole Briti/fj navy ready for fea, but his 

 indifpoiition flill continuing, the vice-admiral, Sir John Pennington, 



had 



