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unjudly objcfted as a reproach. The earl of SunJerland is an- ile hath riTen gradually in four other of that alliance. It feems reigns, and was more conflant to to have been this gentleman's for- his fecond malkr King jamcf, tune lo have learned his divinity than feme others who had received from his uncle, and his politics ruich greater obligations, for he Trom his tutor (Dr. Trimnel, fince attended the abdicated king to the bifliop of Winton). It may be fea-fide, and kept conflant corre- thought a blemifli in his charac- fpondence with him till the day ter, that he hath much f.iHcn from of his death. He always profefled the height of thofe republican a fort of pallJon for the queen principles v.'iih which he began ; at St. Germain's ; and his letters for, in his father's life time, while were to her in th»e flyle cf what he was a member of the houfe of the French call double entendre, commons, he would often among In a mixture of 16ve and refped, his familiar friends refufe the he ufed frequently to fend her title of Lord (as he hath done to from hence little prefents of thofe myfelf) fwear he would never thing? which areagreeable to ladies, be called otherwife than Charles for which he always afked King Spencer, and hoped to fee the William's leave, as if without her day when there fliould not be a privity; becaufe, if (be had known peer in England. His underlland- that circumrtance, it was to be fup- ing, at the bed, is of the middle pofed Hie would not accept them, fize : neither hath he much im- Phyfiognomifl'^ would haidly dif- proved it, cither in reality, or, cover, by cr^nfi Iting the afpetft of which is very unfortunate, even this lord, that his predominant in the opinion of the world, by pafisons v.'cre love and play; that an overgrown library. It is hard he could fometimes fcratch out a to decide, whether he learned that fong in praife of his miftrefs with rough way of treating his fovereigo a pencil and card; or that he hath from the lady he is allied to, or tears at command like a woman, whether it be the refult of his owa. to be ufed either in an intrigue nature. The fenfe of the inju- of gallantry or politics. Hit :!lli- ries he had done, renders him (a- ance with the Marlborough fa- it is very natural) implacable tc>- mily, and his paftion for the du- wards thofe to whom he had gi- chefs, were the cords which drag- vcn great caufe to complain ; ior pcd him into a party, whcfe which reafon he will never forgive principles he naturally difliked, eiihrr the queen, or the prelent and whofe leaders he perfcoally ireaiurer. hated, as they did him. He be- came a thorough convert, by a The Ear! of Wharton hath perftt^ trilie, taking iire at a nick- filled the provinces allotted him name (Volpone) delivered by Dr. by his colleagues, with fufficiency Sacheverclj which lie applied to equal to the ;.blell of them all. himfclf : r.nd this is ere an-ong He hath imbibed his father's [the Tnany inftances g'ven by his ene- earl, his f.aher, was a rigid Pref- »>ies, that magoaninuty is none of byteri^n] principlcsin government, his virtues, but dropt his religion, and took

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