24 The Duchess of Newcastle 



Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, and restored his 

 mother Catharine, the second daughter of Cuthbert 

 Lord Ogle, to her father's dignity, after the death of 

 her onely sister Jane Countess of Shrewsbury, 

 pubHckly declaring that it was her right; which 

 title, after the death of his mother, descended also 

 upon My Lord, and his heirs general, together with a 

 large inheritance of 3000/. a year, in Northumberland. 



About the same time, after the decease of William, 

 late Earl of Devonshire, his noble cousin german, My 

 Lord was by his said Majesty made Lord Lieutenant 

 of Derbyshire ; which trust and honour, after he had 

 enjoyed for several years, and managed it, like as all 

 other offices put to his trust, with all possible care, 

 faithfulness and dexterity, during the time of the 

 said earl's son William, the now Earl of Devonshire, 

 his minority, as soon as this same earl was come to 

 age, and by law made capable of that trust, he 

 willingly and freely resigned it into his hands, he 

 having hitherto kept it onely for him, that he and no 

 body else might succeed his father in that dignity. 



In these, and all other both publick and private 

 imployments, My Lord hath ever been careful to 

 keep up the King's rights to the uttermost of his 

 power, to strengthen those mentioned counties with 

 ammunition, and to administer justice to every one; 

 for he refused no man's petition, but sent all that 

 came to him, either for relief or justice, away from 

 him fully satisfied. 



Not long after his being made Lieutenant of 

 Nottinghamshire, there was found so great a defect 

 of armes and ammunition in that county, that the 

 Lords of the Council being advertised thereof, as the 

 manner then was. His Majesty commanded a levy to 

 be made upon the whole county for the supply thereof ; 



