THE THIRD BOOK 



Thus having given you a faithful account of all My 

 Lord's actions, both before, in, and after the civil 

 warrs, and of his losses; I shall now conclude \\ath 

 some particular heads concerning the description 

 of his own person, his natural humour, disposition, 

 qualities, vertues; his pedigree, habit, diet, exercises, 

 etc., together with some other remarks and particulars 

 which I thought requisite to be inserted, both to 

 illustrate the former books, and to render the history 

 of his life more perfect and compleat. 



I. Of his Power 



After His Majesty King Charles the First, had 

 entrusted My Lord with the power of raising forces 

 for His Majesties service, he effected that which never 

 any subject did, nor was (in all probability) able to do ; 

 for though many great and noble persons did also 

 raise forces for His Majesty, yet they were Brigades, 

 rather then well-formed armies, in comparison to My 

 Lord's. The reason was, that My Lord, by his mother, 

 the daughter of Cuthbert Lord Ogle, being allyed 

 to most of the most ancient families in Northumber- 

 land, and other the northern parts, could pretend a 

 greater interest in them, then a stranger; for they 

 through a natural affection to My Lord as their own 

 kinsman, would sooner follow him, and under his 

 conduct sacrifice their lives for His Majesty's service, 

 then any body else, well knowing, that by deserting 



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