that yet doo live, make account who 
were there slaine, with the force er dent 
of arrowes. And albeit that it was so, 
that in the skirmish before the towne of 
Newhaven, that Sir Jolin Smith speaketh 
of in the 387 leafe of his discourse: it 
may be supposed, that the French having 
continued Jong in skirmishe, whereby 
their pouder aud bullets were spent : and 
besides béingneere unto the towne, and in 
danger of the great ordinance, were of 
themselves willing to retire, if the four- 
score archers had not come atall. Isee 
nO reporte in the histories made, touching 
the same, or any to any purpose of late 
time, and especially since the harque- 
buze hath béen rightly known, and the 
onger that the archers be continued, the 
woorse they will: be esteemed.” ~ 
“The Court wad Character of King James, 
‘written and taken by Sir A. W. being 
an Hye and Eare- wetness. Qui nescit 
dissimulare, nescit regnare. Published 
by authority, Lond. 1650.” 12mo. | 
True Gowry conspiracy, the ‘sup- 
posed treason ‘of Sir Walter, Ra- 
leigh, the murder of Sir Thumas Over- 
bury, Prince Henry’s death, and King 
James’s slavery to his favourites, are thé 
jeading topies of this short relation by 
Sir Anthony Weldon. Its publication in 
1650 met with both enemies and pa- 
trons; and it is not improbable that 
some allowance should be made for many 
of its statements. The following is the 
account of the plot | against Sir Thomas 
Overbury. ~’ 
“The plot then must be, he must be 
sent a Jeiager embassadour into France, 
which by ‘obeying they should be rid of 
so great an‘eye-sore; by disobeying, he 
incurred the lispleasure of his prinee; a 
© >itempt, that he could aot expect lesse 
tuen imprisonment for, and by that 
means be sequestred from his friends. ’ 
<‘ And thus farre 1 doe beleeve the 
Earl of Sommerset (for so was he now 
created) was consenting ; this stratagem 
th oke, and Over bury might truly say, 
Video meliora, deteriora sequer, for he 
indeed made the worst choyse; it could 
not be thought, but such an imployment 
was farre above his desert, and much 
hetter for him to have accepted, then to 
he confined to a loathsome prison, and 
for want of judgement, had his suffering 
been lesse then lesse of life, he had not 
been ‘worthy of pitty; but, Jupiter ques 
wuti perdere, hos dementa ib ne would to 
the Tower, from whence he never re- 
iurned, rather then accept of an honour 
x : =. 
Scarce Tracts, Kes 
Amercy is above ‘all thy workes ; » for this — 
FJ ats 1 
able imployment, from whence he might 
not only have returned, but done his ” 
friends ‘acceptable service, either in 
private or publick. 
“Tn his managing of this businesse, 
(that wisedom which formerly he had 
been esteemed for) suffered under the 
censure of wise men, as well as fooles. 
Having him now fast 1 inprison, Herodias, 
by pleasing her Herod, must also aske 
and have his life; for, per scelus ad sceler'a 
tutius est vic. ‘To that end they pre- 
ferred Emposides to be servant to Sir 
Gervase. Elwaies, then lieutenant of the 
Tower. 
wise and honest, but unfortunately.’ 
in having that place thrast upon hira 
without his thought, he wasalso so reli- | 
gious, as few in the court did equall him; | 
S0 wise, aS he obtained that character’ of 
wise Sir Gervase Elwaieés; 
could his wisdome, nor the | opinion of his 
religion and honesty, prevent that fate: | 
he’ was so ignorant af the plot, as he’ 
never drea amt of any such matter, untill | 
one day, as it shoulde seeme, Weston ° 
being tolde, Elwaies did know wherefore: 
he was preferred’ unto him, to waite on ~ 
Overbury, he asked the lientenant whe. 
ther he should now doe it: Elwaies asked 
him what? Weston at that being somes 
what abashed, Elwaies espyed” it, pre- 
sently said, No, not yet; fer he: ‘did be- 2 
leeve there was something” knowne to- 
Weston; instantly he hasfed | away (being ° 
a little before dinner) and went into his - 
study, and ‘sént for Weston to come 
unto him, examining him of the meaning 
of that question ; at last by fair meanes ° 
and threatening together, ‘got the  tetith 
then Elwaies, as he well could, aid bes ° 
fore Weston the horridnesse ae the fact, di 
the torments of hell, and the unassufance: 
of his momentary enjoying of either 
rew ard or favour after the fact’ done, but’ 
hat it must ‘follow, ‘$0 many opted: Se 
of honour, would uever cabinet such 2° 
sectet ii his breast, that- might ruine 
them ; at Jast made him ‘so’ sensibleof 
his danger i in this life, but more See 
of the torments in the other, that Weston © 
failing on’ his knées said, 
guod° “and gracious art’ thou, * and thy” 
day is salvation come to my pate and { . 
would not for all th: € world have had such | 
a sinne upon ine;” giviti@ the lieutenant 
humble thankes, that: bad been the jn=" 
strument ‘of saving “his soule, by putting’ 
him oif from so folie intentions.» 9° +» 
“The Heutenant having now thus re- 
newec grace in him, by making him, hii 
bs ey kar ne Fs ee, a } he 
This gentleman was ever held ° 
yet neither | 
“O Lord, ‘bow — Ze ; 
