to the throne of thefe kingdoms, found the nation involved in a neceffary, but expensive and destructive war; and your first care hath been to ease your fubjects from this burden, and reftore to them the bleffings of peace. Your majefty's prudent and vigorous measures have compelled the enemy to accept of reasonable terms of accommodation, and happily put an end to a glorious and fuccefsful war, by a most advantageous and honourable peace. We have likewife the further fatisfaction, through your majesty's wife counfels and negociations, to fee this blefling become general; and all chriftendom, which had long groaned under the calamities. of war, enjoying the benefits of quiet and repofe. Such an event, however extenfively beneficial and univerfally interefling, is in a more particular manner favourable to nurseries of religion and learning: that religion, whole peculiar characteristic is peace and benevolence, thofe arts and fciences, which chiefly delight in peace, and always flourish moft in times of public tranquillity. Permit us, dread Sir, on this joyful occafion, to give the strongest alfurances of our inviolable attach ment to your majefty's perfon and government: and we promife ourfelves all happiness and prosperity under your majesty's mild and impartial adminiftration, by being in peace with the neighbouring kingdoms, and at unity among ourfelves. That your majefty may enjoy a long and happy reign, that the bleifings of peace may attend it, and the arts of peace adorn it, is the ardent with and earnest prayer of your ever grateful and loyal Univerfity. Given at our houfe of convoca tion this 31ft day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1763. To which Addrefs his Majesty was pleafed to return the following most gracious Anfer. IT is highly acceptable to me to receive thefe your warm congratulations on the re-establishment of the public tranquillity; an event fo interefting to humanity, fo peculiarly connected with the advancement of religion, and the improvement of letters. Your zealous and unwearied attention to thofe great and important objects of your care and duty, juftly entitle you to my countenance and conftant protection. The Address of the University of Cambridge, on the fame Occafion. May it pleafe your Majefly, W for and loyal fubjects, the 7E your majefty's moft dutichancellor, mafters, and fcholars, of your University of Cambridge, beg leave to approach your maify's throne, and to exprefs the warmest fentiments of our duty and gratitude to your majefty for your or your people, in concluding an tender regard to the true happinets expensive, though fuccefsful war, by a fafe and honourable peace. An event which, we truft, will be attended with the greatest bleflings and Mag, The Address of the University of Cambridge, &c. and advantages to us and our latest pofterity. We have had frequent occafions, in the continuance of the late juft and neceffary war, to admire the fortitude and greatnefs of mind, with which your majefty purfued every measure that could contribute either to the glory or the fecurity of your kingdoms. Permit us to declare our most affectionate fenfe of that goodness of heart, which has difpofed your majesty, even in the milft of your triumphs, to put a happy period to the manifold calamities of war, and to complete your amiable character, the friend of mankind, and the father of your people. It is with a peculiar fatisfaction that your University of Cambridge embraces every opportunity of pre-. fenting themselves before your majefty, the heir and defcendant of princes, who ftand enrolled with our moft munificent patrons and benefactors. And we shall always gratefully acknowledge, that our invariable attachment to your majefty's illuftrious house, has been diftinguished by many eminent and repeated marks of royal favour. We fhall humbly hope, that our perfeverance in the fame good principles and practices will always recommend us to the fame gracious favour and protection. It shall be our particular attention, as it is our most bounden duty, to inftil into thofe, who are committed to our care, the highest regard for our holy religion, every fen * 183 timent of loyalty and affection to May your majefty, who are for- To an which Addrefs his Majefty was pleafed to return the following most gracious Anfer. THE juft fentiments which you exprefs, in this dutiful addrefs, A Genia A Genealogical Account of Cecil, Earl of Exeter. [Concluded.] WILLIAM Wentworth made his executors, Gabriel Goodman, dean of Winchester, a very reverend worthy perfon; and Thomas Bellot, his domeftic, fteward, to whom he left a large fum to be diftributed in charitable ufes; which was very faithfully performed, as Camden obferves, page 6:0, in his Hiftory of England, vol. II. His eldeft fon, Thomas lord Burleigh and earl of Exeter, was born on the 5th of May 1542, in the 34th year of Henry VIII. and in the 5th year of Elizabeth was elected to parliament for the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, as alfo to two other parliaments in that reign. In the 16th year of Elizabeth, he went a volunteer on that expedition into Scotland, in aid of the regent of the young king of Scots, when the caftle of Edinburgh was befieged and taken. In the 17th year of Elizabeth, waiting on the queen at Kenilworth-castle, in Warwickshire, when The was entertained by the earl of Leicester with all princely pleafures, her majefty at that time conferred on him the honour of knighthood. In the 23d year of Elizabeth he was one of thofe illuftrious noblemen who entertained Francis of Valois, duke of Alanson, heir apparent of France, and brother to the French king, then in England, as fuitor to queen Elizabeth; and acquired great honour iu the jufts, barriers, and tourney performed on that occafion. He also distinguished himself during the wars in the Low Countries, and was made governor of the Brill, one of the cautionary towns which the ftates of Holland pledged to queen Elizabeth. In the 27th year of that reign, he was chofe one of the knights of the shire for the county of Lincoln, which place he alfo ferved in the fucceeding parliament; and in the 35th year of queen Elizabeth he was chofen for the county of Northampton. In the memorable year of the Spanifh invafion 1588, he, with his brother Sir Robert Cecil, ferved as volunteers on board the fleet, which, during fix days, maintained a running fight with the Spanisharmada, and, at length, forced them to fly. In the 40th year of Elizabeth, at the funeral of his father the lord Burleigh, whose body was depofited in Weftminster-abbey with great folemnity on the 29th of Auguft, he was chief mourner; and, by her majefty's order, mourned as an earl, being at that time in the 57th year of his age. The year after he was conftituted warden of Rockingham-foreft, and constable of the caftle there for life. And in the 43d year of Elizabeth, when the infurrection was made by Robert earl of Effex, he went into the city of London with Garter principal king at arms, and proclaimed him and his adherents traitors, notwithstanding the oppofition they met with from the populace. He was afterwards one of the commanders of those forces that obliged the earl and his adherents to furrender. furrender. Having thus fhewed eight scholars. And departing this himself a faithful fubject to the life on the 7th of Feb. 1621-2, queen, he was elected one of the was buried in the chapel of St. knights companions of the moft John the Baptift, in the collegiate noble order of the Garter, and in- church of St. Peter's at Weftminftalled at Windfor on the 26th of fter; where there is a ftately monuMay 1601, in the 44th year of ment erected to his memory. queen Elizabeth. On the acceffion of king James to the throne, he was fworn of his privy-council, at the Charter-houfe, the fourth day after his arrival in London, and was conftituted lordlieutenant of the county of Northampton. And his majefty, in confideration of his great merits and fervices, created him earl of Exeter, by letters patent, bearing date the 4th of May, in the third year of his reign; which was the first precedent of any being advanced to the title of earl of the principal city, when another had the dignity of earl of the fame county; Charles Blount being then earl of Devonfhire. 1. 1610 he was prefent, and a witness to the patent creating Henry, the king's eldeft fon, prince of Wales. In 1616 he was joined in commiffion with other lords of the privy-council, to treat with Sir Noel Caron, kot. ambassador from the states general, for the delivery up of the town of Ulishinge, with the caftle of Ramakin, in Zealand, and the town of Brill in Holland. About the year 1602, his lordship converted part of the old palace at Lidington, in Rutlandfhire, formerly belonging to the bishops of Lincoln, into an hofpital, for a warden, twelve poor men, and two women, allowing a competent maintenance for their fupport. He alfo gave to Clare-hall the yearly value of 1081. in lands, for the maintenance of three fellows, and His lordship, by his laft wife, had only one daughter, Sophia-Anne, buried Sept. 15, 1621; by the first, one of the coheirs of John Nevil, lord Latimer, he had five fons and eight daughters, viz. William, who fucceeded him, born anno 1566; Sir Richard Cecil, born anno 1570, ancestor to the prefent earl of Exeter ; Sir Edward Cecil, born 1571, created viscount Wimbleton; Chriftopher, drowned in Germany; and Thomas, born in 1578, who married Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Leigh of London, knt. by whom he had four children, Benjamin, Charles, Dorothy, and Anne. His daughters were thefe; Catharine, who died fingle; Lucy, married to William marquis of Winchefter, by whom the had iffue John marquis of Winchefter, father to Charles duke of Bolton; Mildred, first married to Sir Thomas Read, knt. and afterwards to Sir Edmund Trafford of Trafford, in Lancashire, knt. Mary, to Edward lord Denny, afterwards created earl of Norwich, who had an only daughter, married to James Hay viscount Doncafter, and earl of Carlifle; which title alfo foon failed; Sufan, who died fingle; Elizabeth, married first to Sir William Hatton, knt. and afterwards to Sir Edward Coke, knt. lord chief-juftice of the King'sBench, who had by her one daughter, Frances, married to Thomas Villiers viscount Purbeck, brother to the duke of Buckingham; Doro thy, to Sir Giles Allington of Horfheath, in Cambridgeshire, knt. and Frances, to Sir Nicholas Tufton of Hothfield, in Lancashire, knight, afterwards earl of Thanet. His lordship's third fon, Sir Edward Cecil before-mentioned, was one of the most famous generals of his time, having ferved in the wars in the Netherlands thirty-five years, with great applaufe; efpecially at the battle of Newport, where he commanded the English horfe. He was alfo marshal, and general of the forces fent by king James, and king Charles I. against the Spaniards and Imperialists. On Nov. 9th, in the first year of the reign of king Charles I. he was advanced to the dignity of baron Cecil of Pultney; and the year following, created vifcount Wimbleton, in Surry; after his return from the wars, was made one of his majefty's privy-council, lord-lieutenant of Surrey, and governor of Portfmouth. He married three wives, firft Theodofia, daughter of Sir Andrew Noel of Dalby, in Leicefterthire, knt. ancestor to the earl of Gainsborough, by whom he had four daughters, Dorothy, who died fingle; Albiria, married to Sir Christopher Wray of Barlings, in Lincolnshire, knt. Elizabeth, to Francis lord Willoughby of Parham; and Frances to James, fon and heir of William viscount Say and Sele. His fecond wife was Diana, daughter to Sir William Drury of Halftede, in Suffolk, knt. one of the coheirs to Sir Robert Drury of Halftede, knt. by whom he had only one daughter, Anne, who died in her infancy. And by his third wife, Sophia, daughter to Sir Edward Zouch of Woking, in Surrey, knt. he had an only font Algernon, who likewife died in his infancy. And refigning his breath at Wimbleton, Nov. 16, 1638, was buried there. His eldest brother, William, earl of Exeter, was married in his youth to Elizabeth, fole daughter and heir to Edward Manners earl of Rutland: this lady dying on the 11th of April 1591, was buried in Weftminster-abbey, leaving an only fon William, who in right of his mother, bore the title of lord Roos. His fecond wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Drury of Halftede, in Suffolk ; by whom he had only three daughters; Elizabeth, wife of Sir Thomas Howard knight of the Bath, (afterwards created lord Howard of Charleton, viscount Andover, and earl of Berkshire) Diana, first married to Henry Vere earl of Oxford; and fecondly to Thomas lord Bruce, earl of Elgin in Scotland, afterwards created earl of Alifbury; and Anne, to Henry lord Gray of Grooby, afterwards created earl of Stamford. His lordship's only fon William, lord Roos, married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Lake, knt. Principal fecretary of ftate; and was fent ambaffador into Spain to the emperor Matthias; after which, being on his travels in Italy, he died without iffue at Naples, on the 27th of June, 1618, as was fufpected by poifon. The before-mentioned William, earl of Exeter, his father, was ine ftalled one of the knights of the Garter at Windfor, on the 5th of October 1630, being then of the privy-council to king Charles 1. And dying feven years after, was buried on the 8th of July 1640, by his father, in the chapel of St. John Baptift, |