15 SIMONDS DEWES Miles.] This Sir Simonds was Grand-child unto Adrian D•…•…wes descended of the Ancient Stem of Des Ewes Dynasts or Lords of the Dition of Kessel in the Dutchy of Gelderland: who came first thence, when that Province was wasted with Civil War in the beginning of King Henry the Eighth.
He was bred in Cambridge as appeared by his printed speech (made in the long Par∣liament) wherein he indeavoured to prove it more Ancient than Oxford. His Genious addicted him to the study of Antiquity. Preferring Rust before Brightness, and more con∣forming his mind to the Garbe of the former than mode of the moderne times. He was stu∣dious in Roman Coin to discriminate true ones from such as were cast and counterfeit. He passed not for Price to procure a choice piece, and was no less careful in conserving than curious in culling many rare Records. He had plenty of pretious Medals, out of which a methodical Architect might contrive a fair Fabrick for the benefit of posterity. His Treasury afforded things as well new as old, on the token that he much admired that the Ordinances and Orders of the late Long Parliament did in Bulks and number exceed all the Sta∣tutes made since the Conquest. He was loving to Learned Men to whom he desired to do all good offices, and died about the year of our Lord 1653.