THE LIFE OF THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS 

 PRINCE, WILLIAM DUKE OF NEW- 

 CASTLE 



THE FIRST BOOK 



Since my chief intent in this present work, is to 

 describe the Hie and actions of My Noble Lord and 

 Husband, Wilham, Duke of Newcastle, I shall do it 

 with as much brevity, perspicuity and truth, as is 

 required of an impartial historian. The history of his 

 pedigree I shall refer to the heralds, and partly give 

 you an account thereof at the latter end of this work ; 

 onely thus much I shall now mention, as will be 

 requisite for the better understanding of the following 

 discourse. 



His grandfather by his father's side was Sir 

 William Cavendish, Privy Counsellour and Treasurer 

 of the Chamber to King Henry the Eighth, Edward 

 the Sixth, and Queen Mary. His grandfather by his 

 mother was Cuthbert Lord Ogle, an ancient baron. 

 His father Sir Charles Cavendish was the youngest 

 son to Sir William, and had no other children but 

 three sons, whereof My Lord was the second; but 

 his elder brother dying in his infancy, left both his 

 title and birthright to My Lord, so that My Lord had 

 then but one onely brother left, whose name was 

 Charles after his father, whereas My Lord had the 

 name of his grandfather. 



These two brothers were partly bred with Gilbert 



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