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George VUIicrs, the second Duke of Buckingham, whole length by Dobson. He was made Knight of the Garter by Charles II. to whom his wit and hu- mour rendered him most acceptable, whilst his pro- fligate and licentious course of life made him des- picable in the eyes of the reflecting part of the nation. After the defeat of the King's troops at the battle of Worcester, he with difficulty escaped into Hol- land. On the restoration, he, together with Gen. Monk, rode bareheaded before the King at the public entry, and was appointed master of the horse, and one of the governing lords. His co- medy of the Rehearsal establishes his character as a wit, and the miserable state in which he is de- scribed to have closed a life of riot, dissipation, and extravagance, furnishes a solemn warning to the profligate, and a striking instance of the muta- bility of human affairs. Ob. 1687, having married

Mary ^ sole daughter and heiress of Thomas Lord Fairfax; whole length by Dobson. She is described to be low in stature, fat, and ordinary; but the imperfections of her person were disre- garded by the multitude, sensible of her great virtue and piety, and rendered a secondary con- sideration to her husband by the splendid for- tune she brought him, which he dissipated, un- controled by a partner no ways disposed to check

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