of Mary Queen of Scots with the Duke of Norfolk. His name afterwards appears in the commission for the trial of that unfortunate princess; and in the following year for that of Secretary Davison, accused of sending the warrant for Mary's execution, without the knowledge of Elizabeth; for which he was sentenced to imprisonment, and a fine of 10,000l. He was not less in the estimation of James I. who purchased his valuable collection of books, (after his decease) which formed the ground-work of the royal library. Ob. 1609.

Ferdinand de Toledo Duke of Alva, whose life displays as many and as great military exploits as were ever atchieved by an individual commander; but the glory of which was totally eclipsed by the rigour and cruelty which he practised upon those who were conquered by the Spanish forces. his savage temper some calculation may be formed, from his boast of having, during his command in the Low Countries, caused eighteen thousand persons to perish by the executioner. Ob.1582, æt. 74.

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Jane Fitzallan, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Henry Earl of Arundel, wife of John Lord Lumley. She is deservedly celebrated as a learned lady by Ballard and Lord Orford, having translated many Latin and Greek authors.

James Duke of Monmouth.

In the music-room, we find

Ambrose Dudley Earl of Warwick, son of John the great Duke of Northumberland; he was regarded as one of the brightest ornaments in the court of Elizabeth, by whom he was created Earl of Warwick. He signalized himself by his valour at the battle of St. Quintin, and his passive fortitude in defending Havre de Grace, of which he was governor, and wherein he received a wound in his leg, of which he died 1589.

John Lord Lumley, 1583, in splendid steel armour, studded with gold.

Thomas Ratcliff Earl of Sussex, a grand full length. He was equally a favourite with Elizabeth and Mary, and lord-deputy of Ireland in both reigns. Obiit 1583. He is represented in elegant white armour, with gold embroidered breeches; and this motto-Amando et fidendo troppo son ruinato.

Duke of Suffolk, 1598. Either the title or date on this picture must be erroneous, as the last Duke of Suffolk died 1553.-Judge Lumley, 1583. -Richard Bertie married Catherine widow of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk. Ob. 1582.Villiers Duke of Buckingham.-Killegrew and his dog.

Sir Thomas More, in a furred robe and Capuchin cap. This bright ornament of the 16th century was the first lay chancellor on record. His pro

found erudition, mild worth, and deep penetration have endeared his name to posterity; though they were not sufficient recommendations to the tyrant Henry, who acknowledged no laws above his own will and pleasure; and who having, without ceremony, placed himself at the head of the church, expected as ready sacrifices to convenience from all his subjects; but More, who could not so soon

quiet saucy conscience," resigned his situation; and still continuing to deny the king's supremacy, was doomed to experience the weight of his power, and was executed on Tower-hill, 1535. Æt. 62. In the drawing-room,

Sir Anthony Browne was master of the horse to Henry VIII. and one of the executors to his will. This is a most curious half-length.-Lord Townshend.-A singular groupe of four half-lengths, portraits of high antiquity; purporting to be Zebedee, his wife, and two sons.-Lady Sydney, daughter to Secretary Walsingham, wife to Robert Earl of Essex; by Holbein.-John Duke of Argyle; whole length.-Sir Thomas Saunderson Lumley, third Earl of Scarborough; whole length.-Thomas Windham, M.D.L. drowned on the coast of Guinea, 1550.-Sir George Saville, connected with the Lumleys by the marriage of his sister Barbara to Richard late Lord Scarborough, whose

second son inherits the estate, and bears the name of Saville. Sir John Petre; half-length. A very fine picture, but wilfully defaced by a scoundrelly broker, because it was not to be purchased.

Andrew Doria, a very fine half-length on wood; inscribed pater patria, and never was title more deservedly bestowed on any man. He was of an ancient Genoese family, and appears literally to have been a warrior by profession, having been equally engaged for and against Francis I. and Charles V. to both of whom he successively proved of service and injury. He nobly refused the sovereignty of his own country; and preferred to have his name recorded as its deliverer, by repressing the conspiracy of Lewis de Fiesco. He died at Genoa 1560, æt. 94; when his countrymen did honour to themselves, in erecting a monument to the memory of this great patriot and naval commander.

Henry Howard Earl of Surrey; half-length. He was amongst the numerous victims who yielded to the relentless temper of Henry VIII. who never spared woman in his lust, nor man in his wrath. This proud ornament of the age in which he lived fell a sacrifice to the jealousy of that monarch, who suspected that he aspired to the crown, because he had quartered the arms of Edward the Confessor on his scutcheon; he was, therefore, condemned

and beheaded, after the formality of a trial, 1546.

Pope, in his Windsor-Forest,' has paid this tri

bute to one of the first refiners of English poetry:

"Here noble Surrey felt the sacred rage,
"Surrey the Granville of a former age;

"Matchless his pen, victorious was his lance;
"Bold in the lists, and graceful in the dance."

Henry Earl of Arundel, (half-length) the last of the name of Fitzallan. He was greatly instrumental in fixing Mary on the throne, by whom he was appointed steward of the houshold, and retained his employment under Elizabeth; during whose reign he first introduced the use of coaches into England, having imported one of these vehicles from France, where he had retired, on finding that Leicester had supplanted him in the queen's favour. But, on his return home, he joined his rival and others in a plot against Cecil. Ob. 1579.

Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester; half-length; in a very fashionable dress of Elizabeth's time, crouded with point. He is reported to have introduced into England a fashion which has fortunately not continued in such high estimation or constant use as the invention of his rival, namely, "the Art of Poisoning;" having, according to 'Howel's Letters,' vol. iv. p. 451, endeavoured to