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；　and　it　will　procure　envy；　and　if　needs　your　genius　must　have　it　so；　let　the　court　and　the　Queen's　presence　by　your　station；　for　your　absence　must　undo　you。〃　But；　as　I　have　said；　they　had　sucked　too　much　of　their　lord's　milk；　and　instead　of　withdrawing　they　drew　｛65｝　the　coals　of　his　ambition；　and　infused　into　him　too　much　of　the　spirit　of　glory；　yea；　and　mixed　the　goodness　of　his　nature　with　a　touch　of　revenge；　which　is　evermore　accompanied　with　a　destiny　of　the　same　fate。　　Of　this　number　there　were　some　of　insufferable　natures　about　him；　that　towards　his　last　gave　desperate　advice；　such　as　his　integrity　abhorred；　and　his　fidelity　forbade；　amongst　whom　Sir　Henry　Walton　notes；　without　injury；　his　Secretary　Cuffe；　as　a　vile　man　and　of　a　perverse　nature：　　I　could　also　name　others　that；　when　he　was　in　the　right　course　of　recovery；　settling　to　moderation；　would　not　suffer　a　recess　in　him；　but　stirred　up　the　dregs　of　those　rude　humours；　which；　by　times　and　his　affections　out　of　his　own　judgment；　he　thought　to　repose　and　give　them　a　vomit。　　And　thus　I　conclude　this　noble　lord；　as　a　mixture　between　prosperity　and　adversity；　once　a　child　of　his　great　mistress's　favour；　but　a　son　of　Bellona。


BUCKHURST。


My　lord　of　Buckhurst　was　of　the　noble　house　of　Sackvilles；　and　of　the　Queen's　consanguinity；　or　as　the　people　then　called　him　FILL…　SACKS；　by　reason　of　his　great　wealth；　and　the　vast　patrimony　left　to　his　son；　whereof　in　his　youth　he　spent　the　best　part；　until　the　Queen；　by　her　frequent　admonitions；　diverted　the　torrent　of　his　profusion；　he　was　a　very　fine　gentleman；　of　person　and　endowments；　both　of　art　and　nature；　but　without　measure　magnificent；　till　on　the　turn　of　his　honour；　and　the　alloy；　that　his　yearly　good　counsel　had　wrought　upon　those　immoderate　courses　of　his　youth；　and　that　height　of　spirit　inherent　to　his　house；　and　then　did　the　Queen；　as　a　most　judicious；　indulgent　prince；　who；　when　she　saw　the　man　grown　settled　and　staid；　gave　him　an　assistance；　and　advanced　him　to　the　treasurership；　where　he　made　amends　to　his　house　for　his　mis…spent　time；　both　in　the　increasement　of　his　estate　and　honour；　which　the　Queen　conferred　upon　him；　together　with　the　opportunity　to　remake　himself；　and　thereby　to　show　that　this　was　a　child　that　should　have　a　share　in　her　grace。

They　much　commend　his　elocution；　but　more　the　excellency　of　his　pen；　for　he　was　a　scholar；　and　a　person　of　a　quick　dispatch；　faculties　that　yet　run　in　the　blood；　and　they　say　of　him；　that　his　secretaries　did　little　for　him；　by　the　way　of　indictment；　wherein　they　could　seldom　please　him；　he　was　so　facete　and　choice　in　his　phrases　and　style；　and　for　his　dispatches；　and　for　the　content　he　gave　to　suitors；　he　had　a　decorum　seldom　put　in　practice；　for　he　had　of　his　attendance　that　took　into　a　roll　the　names　of　all　suitors；　with　the　date　of　their　first　addresses；　so　that　a　fresh　man　could　not　leap　over　his　head；　that　was　of　a　more　ancient　edition　excepting　the　urgent　affairs　of　the　State。

I　find　not　that　he　was　any　way　ensnared　in　the　factions　of　the　court；　which　were　all　his　times　strong；　and　in　every　man's　note；　the　Howards　and　the　Cecils　of　the　one　part；　and　my　Lord　of　Essex；　&c。；　on　the　other；　for　he　held　the　staff　of　the　treasury　fast　in　his　hand；　which　made　them；　once　in　a　year；　to　be　beholden　to　him；　and　the　truth　is；　as　he　was　a　wise　man　and　a　stout；　he　had　no　reason　to　be　a　partaker；　for　he　stood　sure　in　blood　and　in　grace；　and　was　wholly　intentive　to　the　Queen's　service；　and　such　were　his　abilities；　that　she　might　have　more　cunning　instruments；　but　none　of　a　more　strong　judgment　and　confidence　in　his　ways；　which　are　symptoms　of　magnanimity；　whereunto　methinks　this　motto　hath　some　kind　of　reference；　AUT　NUNQUAM　TENTES；　AUT　PERFICE。　　As　though　he　would　have　charactered；　in　a　word；　the　genius　of　his　house；　or　express　somewhat　of　a　higher　inclination；　than　lay　within　his　compass；　that　he　was　a　courtier　is　apparent；　for　he　stood　always　in　her　eye　and　in　her　favour。


MOUNTJOY。


My　Lord　Mountjoy　was　of　the　ancient　nobility；　but　utterly　decayed　in　the　support　thereof；　patrimony；　through　his　grandfather's　excess；　his　father's　vanity　in　search　of　the　philosopher's　stone；　and　his　brother's　untimely　prodigality；　all　of　which　seemed；　by　a　joint　conspiracy；　to　ruinate　the　house；　and　altogether　to　annihilate　it；　as　he　came　from　Oxford；　he　took　the　Inner　Temple　in　the　way　to　court；　whither　he　no　sooner　came；　but　he　had　a　pretty　kind　of　admission；　which　I　have　heard　from　a　discreet　man　of　his　own；　and　much　more　of　the　secrets　of　those　times；　he　was　then　much　about　twenty　years　of　age；　brown…haired；　of　a　sweet　face；　and　of　a　most　neat　composure；　tall　in　his　person。　　The　Queen　was　then　at　Whitehall；　and　at　dinner；　whither　he　came　to　see　the　fashion　of　the　court；　and　the　Queen　had　soon　found　him　out；　and；　with　a　kind　of　an　affected　favour；　asked　her　carver　who　he　was；　he　answered　he　knew　him　not；　insomuch　that　an　inquiry　was　made；　one　from　another；　who　he　might　be；　till　at　length　it　was　told　the　Queen；　he　was　brother　to　the　Lord　William　Mountjoy。　　Thus　inquiry；　with　the　eye　of　her　majesty　fixed　upon　him；　as　she　was　wont　to　do；　and　to　daunt　men　she　knew　not；　stirred　the　blood　of　the　young　gentleman；　insomuch　as　his　colour　went　and　came；　which　the　Queen　observing；　called　unto　him；　and　gave　him　her　hand　to　kiss；　encouraging　him　with　gracious　words；　and　new　looks；　and　so　diverting　her　speech　to　the　lords　and　ladies；　she　said　that　she　no　sooner　observed　him　but　she　knew　there　was　in　him　some　noble　blood；　with　some　other　expressions　of　pity　towards　his　house；　and　then；　again　demanding　his　name；　she　said；　〃Fail　you　not　to　come　to　the　court；　and　I　will　bethink　myself；　how　to　do　you　good；〃　and　this　was　his　inlet；　and　the　beginning　of　his　grace；　where　it　falls　into　consideration　that；　though　he　wanted　not　wit　nor　courage；　for　he　had　very　fine　attractives；　as　being　a　good　piece　of　a　scholar；　yet　were　those　accompanied　with　the　retractives　of　bashfulness；　and　natural　modesty；　which；　as　the　wave　of　the　house　of　his　fortune　then　stood；　might　have　hindered　his　progression；　had　they　not　been　reinforced　by　the　infusion　of　sovereign　favour；　and　the　Queen's　gracious　invitation；　and　that　it　may　appear　how　he　was；　and　how　much　that　heretic；　necessity；　will　work　in　the　directions　of　good　spirits；　I　can　deliver　it　with　assurance；　that　his　exhibition　was　very　scanty；　until　his　brother　died；　which　was　shortly　after　his　admission　to　the　court；　and　then　was　it　no　more　but　a　thousand　marks　PER　ANNUM；　wherewith　he　lived　plentifully；　and　in　a　fine　garb；　and　without　any　great　sustentation　of　the　Queen；　during　all　her　times。

And；　as　there　was　in　nature　a　kind　of　backwardness；　which　did　not　befriend　him；　nor　suit　with　the　motion　of　the　court；　so　there　was　in　him　an　inclination　to　arms；　with　a　humour　of　travelling　and　gadding　abroad；　which　had　not　some　wise　men　about　him　laboured　to　remove；　and　the　Queen　laid　in　her　command；　he　would；　out　of　his　own　native　propension；　marred　his　own　market；　for　as　he　was　grown　by　reading；　whereunto　he　was　much　addicted；　to　the　theory　of　a　soldier；　so　was　he　strongly　invited　by　his　genius；　to　the　acquaintance　of　the　practice　of　the　war；　which　were　the　causes　of　his　excursions；　for　he　had　a　company　in　the　Low　Countries；　from　whom　he　came　over　with　a　noble　acceptance　of　the　Queen；　but；　somewhat　restless　in　honourable　thoughts；　he　exposed　himself　again　and　again；　and　would　press　the　Queen　with　pretences　of　visiting　his　company　so　often；　till　at　length　he　had　a　flat　denial；　yet　he　struck　over　with　Sir　John　Norris　into　the　action　of　Britanny；　which　was　then　a　hot　and　active　war；　whom　he　would　always　call　his　father；　honouring　him　above　all　men；　and　ever　bewailing　his　end；　so　contrary　he　was　in　his　esteem　and　valuation　of　this　great　commander　to　that　of　his　friend；　my　Lord　of　Essex；　till　at　last　the　Queen　began　to　take　his　digressions　for　contempt；　and　confined　his　residence　to　the　court；　｛66｝　and　her　own　presence；　and；　upon　my　Lord　of　Essex's　fall；　so　confident　she　was　of　her　own　princely　judgment；　and　the　opinion　she　had　conceived　of　his　worth　and　conduct；　that　she　would　have　this　noble　gentleman　and　none　other　to　bring　in　the　Irish　wars　to　a　propitious　end；　for　it　was　a　prophetical　speech　of　her　own；　that　it　would　be　his　fortune　and　his　honour　to　cut　the　thread　of　that　fatal　rebellion；　and　to　bring　her　in　peace　to　the　grave；　wherein　she　was　not　deceived：　　for　he　achieved　it；　but　with　much　pains　and　carefulness；　and　not　without　the　forces　and　many　jealousies　of　the　court　and　times；　wherewith　the　Queen's　age　and　the　malignity　of　her　settling　times　were　replete。　And　so　I　come　to　his　dear　friend　in　court；　Secretary　Cecil；　whom；　in　his　long　absence；　he　adored　as　his　saint；　and　counted　him　his　only　MECENAS；　both　before　and　after　his　departure　from　court；　and　during　all　the　time　of　his　command　in　Ireland；　well　knowing　that　it　lay　in　his　power；　and　by　a　word　of　his　mouth；　to　make　or　mar　him。


ROBERT　CECIL。


Sir　Robert　Cecil；　since　Earl　of　Salisbury；　was　the　son　of　the　Lord　Burleigh；　and；　by　degrees；　successor　of　his　places　and　favours；　though　not　of　his　lands；　for　he　had　Sir　Thomas　Cecil；　his　elder　brother；　since　created　Earl　of　Exeter；　he　was　first　Secretary　of　State；　then　Master　of　the　Court　of　Wards；　and；　in　the　last　of　her　reign；　came　to　be　Lord　Treasurer：　　all　which　were　the　steps　of　his　father's　greatness；　and　of　the　honour　he　left　to　his　house。　　For　his　person；　he　was　not　much　beholden　to　Nature；　though　somewhat　for　his　face；　which　was　the　best　part　of　his　outside：　　for　his　inside；　it　may　be　said；　and　without　offence；　that　he　was　his　father's　own　son；　and　a　pregnant　precedent　in　all　his　discipline　of　state：　　he　was　a　courtier　from　his　cradle；　which　might　have　made　him　betimes；　but　he　was　at　the　age　of　twenty　and　upwards；　and　was　far　short　of　his　after…proof；　but　exposed；　and　by　change　of　climate　he　soon　made　show　what　he　was　and　would　be。

He　lived　in　those　times　wherein　the　Queen　had　most　need　and　use　of　men　of　weight；　and；　amongst　many　able　ones；　this　was　chief；　as　having　taken　his　sufficiency　from　his　instruction　who　begat　him；　the　tutorship　of　the　times　and　court；　which　were　then　academies　of　Art　and　Cunning。　　For　such　was　the　Queen's　condition；　from　the　tenth　or　twel