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JAMES, marquis of Hamilton, &c. W. Faithorne. Sold by Robert Peake, &c. half sheet; rare.

JAMES, marquis of Hamilton, earl of Cambridge and Arran, &c. Sold by John Hinde; very rare.

JAMES, marquis of Hamilton, on horseback. Sold by W. Webb; fine; l. h. sh.

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JAMES, duke of Hamilton. R. White sc. h. sh. From Burnet's "Lives of the Hamiltons."

JAMES, marquis of Hamilton; in Ward's, or Clarendon's "History;" 8vo.

The Marquis of Hamilton, who was at the head of the moderate Presbyterians in Scotland, was much in the favour and confidence of Charles I. He was accused by his enemies of a design upon the king's life; but Charles gave so little credit to it, that he made no scruple of lying afterward in the same bed-chamber with him, without using any precautions for his safety. He was so dilatory in his military proceedings, that he was strongly suspected of treachery to that prince, in whose cause he afterward lost his life. In 1648 he invaded England with a numerous army, which was presently defeated by Cromwell and Lambert, the latter of whom took him prisoner. Beheaded the 9th of March, 1648-9.

His portrait is at Hampton-court. There is another, by Vansomer, at Hamilton-house, or palace, as it is called, in Scotland. At the same place, is a portrait of his brother William, who was killed at the battle of Worcester, and of the duke, who fell in the duel with Lord Mohun.

* Afterward duke.

CLASS III,

PEERS.

A DUKE.

GEORGE, (second) duke of Buckingham, with his brother Francis, in one plate; whole lengths. Vandyck p. Ja. Mo. Ardell f. mezz. sh.

The young Duke of Buckingham and his brother rose in arms for the king, near Kingston-upon-Thames, at the same time with the Earl of Holland. The earl's plan seems to have been very ill concerted; as this little body of men were instantly dispersed, and cut to pieces. Lord Francis Villiers was offered quarter, which he disdained to accept. His parts were no less promising than his brother's, and his personal beauty was still more extraordinary. This, as we are informed by Lloyd, occasioned "the enemies beastly usage of him, not fit to be mentioned."† Ob. 1648, Æt. 19. It was ordered by parliament, that Fairfax should have 4007. per annum, out of the estates of the Duke of Buckingham, and the Lord Francis his brother.t

MARQUISES.

JOHN PAWLET, marquis of Winchester. Hollar f. small oval.

* The original, which is one of the most capital performances of Vandyck, is at Buckingham-house. A certain painter who was retiring, and viewing this admirable picture with the utmost energy of attention, was bluntly asked by a person present, "Whether he had a mind to leave his eyes behind him?”

+"Memoirs," &c. fol. p. 678, 679.

Walker's "Hist. of Independency," part ii. p. 196.

JOHN PAWLET, marquis of Winchester, on horseback. Adam; large 4to.

JOHN PAWLET, marquis of Winchester; small oval. W. Richardson.

JOHN PAWLET, marquis of Winchester. R. Cooper sc. From the original of Peter Oliver, in the possession of the Most Noble the Marquis of Winchester; in Mr. Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Persons."

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The Marquis of Winchester made a garrison, for the king, of his seat at Basing, in Hampshire, which he defended with prodigious courage and resolution for two years. This stately palace, the plunder of which was valued at 200,000l. was taken and levelled with the ground by Cromwell; and the action is numbered among his greatest exploits. The journal of the siege of Basing-house,* is one of the most eventful pieces of history during the civil war. The marquis lies buried at Englefield, in Berkshire; where, on his monument, is an admirable epitaph in English verse, written by Dryden. He greatly enlarged the manor-house there, the front of which bore a beautiful resemblance to a church organ, and was lately a singularly pleasing object to all that passed the road. between Reading and Newbury; but this fine front, I speak it with concern, is now no more. Ob. 1674. See the Interregnum, Class IX.

Creat. by

Edw. VI.

WILLIAM SEYMOUR, marquis and earl of Hertford. Hollar f. small oval,

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WILLIAM SEYMOUR, &c. in Lord Clarendon's
History."

WILLIAM SEYMOUR, first marquis of Hertford. R. Cooper sc. 1815; from the original of Vandyck, in

Printed at Oxford, 16-15.

Creat.

17 Car. I.

the collection of the Right Honourable the Earl of Clarendon, in Mr. Lodge's " Illustrious Portraits."

WILLIAM SEYMOUR, &c. small oval. W. Richardson.

The Marquis of Hertford was, in the preceding reign, imprisoned in the Tower for marrying Arabella Stuart, who was nearly allied to the royal family. He was well bred, and eminently learned; and was, by the king, thought a proper person to be intrusted with the education of the heir to his crown. He had long devoted himself to retirement, which he well knew how to enjoy; and he enjoyed it the more for having formerly been at court. In the beginning of the civil war, he was torn from his beloved studies, and placed at the head of an army, where he acquitted himself with courage and conduct. He, as well as the Roman Lucullus, is an instance, that a man conversant with the Muses may know how to fight and to conquer. He, with only two troops of horse, and four thousand foot, bravely resisted the whole force of the Earl of Bedford, which consisted of above seven thousand foot, besides horse and artillery. Ob. 4 Oct. 1660; having been restored to the dukedom of Somerset, in September, the same year.†

WILLIAM CAVENDISH, marquis of Newcastle, &c. Vandyck p. 8vo.

GULIELMUS CAVENDISH, march. et com. Novi Castri, &c. Vorstermans f. 4to.

WILLIAM CAVENDISH, duke of Newcastle. E. Bocquet sc. In "Noble Authors," by Park; 1806.

WILLIAM CAVENDISH, duke of Newcastle; oval. W. Richardson.

See descriptions of other heads of him in the next division of this Class, and in the next reign.

See ARABELLA, in " Biog. Britan."

+ Introduction to Anstis's "Register of the Garter."

27 Oct.

1643.

The Marquis of Newcastle, who was also governer to the Prince Creat. of Wales, was so attached to the Muses, that he could not, like 1643. the Marquis of Hertford, leave them behind him; he must carry them to the camp, and make Davenant, the poet-laureat, his lieutenant-general of the ordnance. Upon the eruption of the civil war, he raised a very considerable army in the northern counties, with which he was successful against the parliament forces, and defeated Ferdinando, lord Fairfax, at Adderton Moor: but his sub- In June, sequent conduct has been justly censured, and seems to have contributed greatly to the ruin of the king's affairs. After the defeat of Marston Moor, he transported himself beyond the seas, and was, during the Interregnum, chiefly at Antwerp, where he amused himself with writing books. He was master of many accomplishments, and was much better qualified for a court, than a camp. He understood horsemanship, music, and poetry; but was a better horseman than musician, and a better musician than a poet. He died in December, 1676. See the reign of CHARLES II.

EARLS.

ROBERT VERE, earl of Oxford, &c. in armour. Stent; 4to. scarce.

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ROBERT VEERE, earl of Oxford, &c. W. Richardson.

1255.

Robert Vere, earl of Oxford, after the example of several of his Creat. ancestors, addicted himself to arms. He, in the Low Countries, commanded a regiment in the service of the States. Having, on several occasions, given sufficient proofs of his valour, he was killed at the siege of Maestricht, the 7th of Aug. 1632. According to the inscription on his print, he was the twenty-third earl of Oxford, of the line of Vere; but Sir William Segar and Heylin agree in his being the nineteenth. His son Aubrey, who was also of a martial spirit, was the twentieth and last earl of this illustrious family.

JAMES STANLEY, earl of Derby. See the Interregnum.

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