ceeding generations: his wifdom and piety ately affembled ; and being satisfied that the in things divine; his prudence in manage-lord-protector was dead, and upon sure and ment of civil affairs, and conduct of military, and admirable fucceffes in all, made him a prince indeed among the people of God; by whofe prayers being lifted up to the Supreme Dignity, he became more highly feated in their hearts, becaufe, in all his actings, it was evident that the main defign was to make his own interest one and the fame with theirs, that it might be fubfervient to the great intereft of JESUS CHRIST. "And in the promoting of this, his fpirits knew no bounds; his affection could not be confined at home, but broke forth into foreign parts, where he was univerfally admired by good men, as an extraordinary perfon raifed up of God; and by them owned as the protector and patron of the Evangelical profeffion. This being faid, and the world itself witnefs of it, we can only add that God gave him bleffings proportionable to all these virtues, and made him a bleffing to us; by his wisdom and valour, to fecure our peace and liberty, and to revive the ancient renown and reputation of our native country. "After all this, it is remarkable how it pleased, the Lord, on this day, to take him to reft, it having formerly been a day of labour to him; for which both himself and the day (September 3.) will be most renowned to pofterity; it have ing been to him a day of triumphs and thanksgiving, for the memorable victories of Dunbar and Worcester *: a day which after fo many strange revolutions of Providence, high contradictions, and wicked confpiracies of unreasonable men, he lived once again to fee; and then to die with great afferances and ferenity of mind, peaceably in his bed. "Thus, it hath proved to him to be a day of triumph, indeed; there being much of Providence in it that, after fo glorious crowns of victory,' placed on his head by God, on this day, having neglected an earthly crown, he should now go to receive the crown of everlafting life." .:Being gone to the unspeakable grief of all good men, the privy council immedi certain knowledge that his late highness did, in his life-time, according to the humble petition and advice, declare, and appoint the most noble and illuftrious lord, the lord RICHARD, eldest fon of his said highnefs, to fucceed him in the government as LORD-PROTECTOR, it was fo refolved at the council; which being made known to the officers of the army, it was pleasant to behold, with how much content and fatiffaction they received the notice of it, and unanimously concurred therewith; being refolved, to their utmost, to maintain the fucceffion according to law: which worthy refolution of theirs, as it fpeaks them men of honour, prudence, and fidelity, mindful of the merits of their late great leader, and common father, and of the grand interest of establishment after all our thakings; fo it is but answerable to the worth and nobleness of his fon, who in all refpects appears the lively image of his father, the true inheritor of all his chriftian virtues; a perfon, who by his piety, humanity, and other noble inclinations, hath obliged the hearts of all, and thereby filled this people with hopes of much felicity, through God's bleffing upon his government.' Then follows an account of the privycouncil's waiting on Richard, his fhort speech to them, and the manner of his proclamation, all which being in every respect the fame as at the acceffion of every king, is not worth transcribing, as there would be nothing new in it; more especially at this juncture, when he had a recent example. This panegyric on Oliver and his fon, is closed with the following prayer; "May all the days of his highness's life be crowned with the bleffings of the moft High God, and the highest affections of his people." Such was the language made use of by the friends and partizans of Oliver Cromwell, whofe real character, after such extravagant applauses on one fide, and detractions on the other, has been never better, or more truly prefented, than by the great earl of Clarendon, who ftiles him A GREAT WICKED MAN. On the 3d of September, 1650, Cromwell totally defeated the Scots at Dunbar, under the command of Lefley; and on the anniversary of this battle, in the fucceeding year, was fought, the great battle of Worcester; when Charles II. was totally defeated by Cromwell, with great difficulty efcaped from the field of battle, underwent the inumerable hardships which every one is acquainted with, and at last fafely arrived in Normandy. A 4 Genealogical Account of PIERREPONT, Duke of Kingston. HE ancestor of this noble fa- prince Edward, and with him when is mentioned in Doomsday-book, as poffeffed of the lordships of Henettede and Wretham, in Suffolk, and holding them of the famous William earl of Warren, one of the greatest among thofe nobles who accompanied William the Conqueror in his expedition into this kingdom. The family alfo continued poffeffors of Chatteau Pierrepont, in the fouth confines of Picardy, 35 Hen. I. 13 Hen. II. and 2 Ric. I. Befides the lordships in Suffolk, the aforefaid Robert held Hurit in Suffex, ftill retaining the name of Hurft-Pierrepont, with other lands in that county, amounting to ten knights fees. He was likewife a lieutenant-general in the Conqueror's army. A defcendant of his, Sir Henry Pierrepont, married Annora, fole daughter to Michael de Manvers (who died 39 Hen. III.) and fifter and heir to Lionel de Manvers, whereby he got feveral lordships in Nottinghamshire; particularly Holme, now called Holme-Pierrepont; his widow likewife recovered the town of Bafingfield in the fame county. They had iffue two fons, Simon and Robert; Simon, by a special writ June 8, 32 Edw. I. had fummons among others to attend the king at Portfmouth ift of September following, thence to fail with him into Gascoigne ; he Jeft only a daughter, Sibilla, married to Edm. Ufford. His brother Sir Robert, who fucceeded him, was feveral times of the retinue with Scotland. Ing Edw. II. he obtained a charter for free-warren in all his demefnes, with his lordships of Holme, Holbeck, Woodhoufes, Lanaiford, and Weston in Northamptonshire; as alfo Northanefton, Southanefton, and Treton in the county of York; in 11 Edw. II. he was made governor of Newark-castle upon Trent. And in 1 Edw. III. he had fummons to be at Newcastle to restrain the incurfions of the Scots, and was one of the chief commanders under the young king in perfon. Also, in confideration of his special fervices in thofe Scottifh wars, he obtained a general pardon for all trefpaffes in the foreft of Shirewood, having been 7 Edw. IIL with the king in the famous battle of Hallidown againft the Scots. He was fummoned by the faid king, as a baron, to parliament. He married Sarah, daughter of Sir John Heriz, knt. alfo fifter and heir to John de Heriz, by whom his posterity, namely, in Sir Henry Pierrepont, one of the knights for Nottinghamshire in parliament 5 and 9 Henry V. as alfo 2 and 3 Hen. VI. recovered against Ralph lord Crombewell, the manors of Wynfeld, Tibeschelf, Gomalfton, and Widmerpole, as coufin and heir of Sir John Heriz. His defcendant, Sir William de Pierrepont, 19 Henry VII. was made one of the knights of the sword at the creation of Henry prince of Wales. In 5 Hen. VIII. for his exemplary valour at the fieges of of Therouenne and Tournay; alfo, in the battle of the Spurs that enfued, he had the honour of knightbanneret conferred on him; and the year after a confirmation of the grant to his ancestor for free-warren in all his lordships and lands. He had two wives; first Joan, daughter of Sir Brian Stapleton, knt. by whom he had an only daughter, Elizabeth, married to John Sacheverel of Morley in Derbyshire. And by his fecond wife, daughter of Sir Richard Empfon, he was father of Sir George Pierrepont, who received the honour of knighthood 1 Edw. VI. at the king's coronation; and dying 6 Eliz. seised of feveral manors and advowfons, he left Henry his fon and heir, by his fecond wife Winifride, daughter of William Thwaites of Oulton in Effex, and heir to her brother; by whom he had also issue Gervafe and William, with two daughters, Anne and Ifabel. This Henry was knighted, and had to wife Frances, eldest daughter of Sir William Cavendish of Chattefworth, Derbyshire, by whom he had one fon, Robert, who was created earl of Kingston, and four daughters. Robert, his only fon and heir, was a lieutenant-general of the forces of king Charles I. and was by letters patent, 29 June, 3 Car. I. advanced to the dignity of a baron, by the title of lord Pierrepont of Holme-Pierrepont in Nottinghamshire, and viscount Newark; and 25 July the next year, created earl of Kingston upon Hull... At the breaking out of the grand rebellion he brought 4000 men to his majefty, and vigorously oppofed the parliament's commiffion of array. His lady, who furvived him, was Gertrude, daughter and co-heir to August 1761. Henry, third fon to George earl of Shrewsbury. Henry, his eldeft fon and fucceffor, for his great merits towards K. Charles I. by letters patent bearing date at Oxford 25 March, and twentieth of his reign, was raised to the title of marquis of Dorchester in Dorsetshire. This nobleman was a perfon of great learning, and married firft, Cecilia, daughter to Paul viscount Baining, by whom he had a fon, Robert, who died an infant, and two daughters. His fecond wife was Catharine, daughter to James earl of Derby, by whom he had one fon, Henry, who died in his infancy; fo that Robert, the grandfon of William the fecond fon of Robert earl of Kingston, fucceeded to the earldom. The faid William was in all the commiflions to treat with his majesty Charles I. being one who always preffed for an accommodation with the king. He heartily efpoufed the intereft making for the restoration of kingCharles II. and was one of the members for Nottinghamshire in that memorable convention which voted his return. In this parliament he represented many inftances of the oppreffion of the court of Wards fo effectually to the house of Commons, that he perfuaded them to redeem themfelves by an offer of the Excife, which was complied with. He died before Henry Marquis of Dorchefter in 1679, and on account of his great judgment, obtained the appellation of" Wife William." He had married Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas Harris of Tongcaftle in Shropshire, bart. ferjeant at law, by whom he had five fons and as many daughters; Robert, hereafter mentioned; Henry,, who |