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The Tra&ice os Blazonry. 221
both Learned and Courtly Perfestions. He underwood
and could diseourse competently the Latin, French.,
Italian, Spanish ; was expert in Mudck and Horsman-
ship, with all other Noble exercises ; among which,
thesolid and substantial ornaments of his soal were not
negle&ed, being able, though not bred at thelsniver-
sity,but (as the Author saith)-intro, dmesiicos p(trietes3
to give a good account of Logick, Philol'ophy, and o»
ther Academical excellencies; to which, his own love-
ly person and carriage,gave no sraall grace andluster;
sothareven then he Teemed to hand above and sur-
passe all his Companions and Rivals,
Tavquam lenta solent inter viburna cuprejp.-
But after, as he got upwards more in time and
growth,so did he in Virtue and Piety : insomuch,that
for his firm unspoted loyalty and fidelity to God and
the King, 1 know not whether any whom we have
mentioned in this Book, deserves to be celebrated
uiore than he and his immortal brother, Sir Charles
JjvCitf,whose same and glory mud live while there is
remembrance of ReligioiijVirtue, and Honour, in the
World. It is holy Jobs prayer, O earth cover thou mt Job 16. 18
my blood: and surely this pastionate and poetical ad-
dre(Te,was not due to that good man only,nor granted
to him alone, but to this brave Gentjemaii,and his fel-
low Martyr, Sir George Lijle3 whose innocent lives
were saerisiced , and their blood poured out upon
the earth together, which yet denyeth to cover it,
but indetestation ©f the horrid and barbarous fa£t,
does to this day declare and drew it at Colckejier. where
it was sr»ed,to the juft wonder and astonishment os all
that see it: insomuch, that though the infamous and
cruel! butchers have used all means to hide and bury
ir, yet there it is mirseulously vifible, no grade ever
growing there since ; so that the memory of it is re-
corded so deep,that it will never be forgotten,no more
F f 3 will
both Learned and Courtly Perfestions. He underwood
and could diseourse competently the Latin, French.,
Italian, Spanish ; was expert in Mudck and Horsman-
ship, with all other Noble exercises ; among which,
thesolid and substantial ornaments of his soal were not
negle&ed, being able, though not bred at thelsniver-
sity,but (as the Author saith)-intro, dmesiicos p(trietes3
to give a good account of Logick, Philol'ophy, and o»
ther Academical excellencies; to which, his own love-
ly person and carriage,gave no sraall grace andluster;
sothareven then he Teemed to hand above and sur-
passe all his Companions and Rivals,
Tavquam lenta solent inter viburna cuprejp.-
But after, as he got upwards more in time and
growth,so did he in Virtue and Piety : insomuch,that
for his firm unspoted loyalty and fidelity to God and
the King, 1 know not whether any whom we have
mentioned in this Book, deserves to be celebrated
uiore than he and his immortal brother, Sir Charles
JjvCitf,whose same and glory mud live while there is
remembrance of ReligioiijVirtue, and Honour, in the
World. It is holy Jobs prayer, O earth cover thou mt Job 16. 18
my blood: and surely this pastionate and poetical ad-
dre(Te,was not due to that good man only,nor granted
to him alone, but to this brave Gentjemaii,and his fel-
low Martyr, Sir George Lijle3 whose innocent lives
were saerisiced , and their blood poured out upon
the earth together, which yet denyeth to cover it,
but indetestation ©f the horrid and barbarous fa£t,
does to this day declare and drew it at Colckejier. where
it was sr»ed,to the juft wonder and astonishment os all
that see it: insomuch, that though the infamous and
cruel! butchers have used all means to hide and bury
ir, yet there it is mirseulously vifible, no grade ever
growing there since ; so that the memory of it is re-
corded so deep,that it will never be forgotten,no more
F f 3 will