Life of the Duke i 39 



He hates pride and loves humility; is civil to 

 strangers, kind to his acquaintance, and respectful 

 to all persons, according to their quality: he never 

 regards place, except it be for ceremony: to the 

 meanest person he'll put off his hat, and suffer every 

 body to speak to him. 



He never refuses any petition, but accepts them; 

 and being informed of the business, will give a just, 

 and as much as lies in him, a favourable answer to 

 the petitioning party. 



He easily pardons, and bountifully rewards; and 

 always praises particular men's virtues, but covers 

 their faults with silence. 



He is full of charity and compassion to persons that 

 are in misery, and full of clemency and mercy; in so 

 much, that when he was general of a great army, he 

 would never sit in council himself upon causes of life 

 and death, but granted pardon to many delinquents 

 that were condemned by his council of war; so that 

 some were forced to petition him not to do it, by 

 reason it was an ill president for others. To which 

 My Lord merrily answered, that if they did hang all, 

 they would leave him none to fight. 



His courage he always shewed in action more then 

 in words, for he would fight, but not rant. 



He is not vain-glorious to heighten or brag of his 

 heroick actions; witness that great victory upon 

 Atherton-moor, after which he would not suffer his 

 trumpets to sound, but came quietly and silently into 

 the city of York, for which he would certainly have 

 been blamed by those that make a great noise upon 

 small causes ; and love to be applauded, though their 

 actions little deserve it. 



His noble bounty and generosity is so manifest to 

 all the world, that I should light a candle to the sun, 



