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301. William Evans, Jeffery Hudson, and Old Parr. 
1. William Evans, giant, succeeded Walter Parsons as porter to 
Charles I. ; born in Lancashire about 1618. 
2. Jeffery Hudson, dwarf, born at Okeham, Rutland, 1619 ; 
served up to table in a cold pie, before the King and Queen, at 
Burleigh-on-the-Hill, the seat of the Duke of Buckingham; served 
as Captain in the Boyal Navy; died 1682. 
3. Thomas Parr, born in Shropshire, 1483 ; brought to London 
by the Earl of Arundel, and presented to Charles I. in 1635 ; said 
to be then in his 153rd year, and in perfect health; died the 15th 
of November in the same year. 
302. Sir William Brereton. 
A successful Parliamentary General, commander at Hopton 
Heath, near Stafford, March 19, 1642; defeated Lord Capell in 
Cheshire, 1643 ; defeated Prince Rupert, August 18, 1645. 
303. Sir William Brog. 
Colonel of Scotch troops in Holland in 1635. ♦ 
304. Sir William Parsons. 
305. Sir James Ramsay. 
Scotch General in service of G ustavus Adolphus ; died at Dillen- 
burgh Castle, 1638. 
306. Sir William Balfour. 
Lieutenant- General of the Horse under the Earl of Essex ; com- 
manded the reserve at Edgehill ; greatly distinguished himself in 
the taking of Newbury. 
307. Sir Joseph Jordan. 
Admiral ; turned the action in Southwold Bay, May 28, 1672 ; 
but he abandoned the Earl of Sandwich to the Dutch fire-ships, in 
order to succour the Duke of York. 
308. Walter, Count Leslie. 
Native of Scotland ; Statesman in Germany and Ambassador 
thence to the Sultan Mahomet IV. ; died March 4, 1668. 
309. Sir Thomas, afterwards third Lord Fairfax. (See No. 
284.) 
With a view of " The Armies of Horse and Foot of His Majesties, 
and Sir Thomas Fairfax his Excellency, as they were drawn into 
severall bodves, at the Battle at Nasbye : the Fowerteenth day of 
June, 1645.'"' 
310. Sir James Turner. 
Colonel ; commanded the Guards in Scotland. 
311. Sir Edward Sprague. 
Admiral of the Blue Squadron ; drowned by the sinking of his 
barge in the engagement with Van Tromp, August 11, 1073. 
312. Sir John Lawson. 
Admiral of the English Fleet ; born at Hull : served under 
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