State-worthies, or, The states-men and favourites of England since the reformation their prudence and policies, successes and miscarriages, advancements and falls, during the reigns of King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, King James, King Charles I.

Observations on the Lives of Sir Thomas Mannors, and Sir Ralph Evers.

I Joyn them both in my Observations, because they agreed both in their dispositions:

• 1. Both Nobly Religious, and so blessed themselves, and being a blessing unto others; Their

• Religion was attended with Magnanimity, Constan∣cy, Wisdom, Prudence, Valour and Counsel, as the Products of it; and with Success as the Issue.
• 2. Both famous and renowned; having Honour, as the shadow doth the Sun, going before them in their younger years, to make their way to action; keeping even with them in their middle age, to countenance and credit their proceedings; and fol∣lowing them in old Age to eternize and embalm them: Both making their way to Honour as Age∣silaus in Plutarch, or Epictetus in Strabo, by saying what was well, and doing what was better; or with Socrates, by being what they appeared, and appear∣ing no more than they were: (Vertue, though ob∣scure, may satisfie me; it must be renowned, or it c••nnot serve othe••s:) But action is the life of things, and good dispo••itions are rather a mans Inclinations than his Vertue. Both therefore are in their Cou∣rage regular, in their Conduct observant, in their Ad∣dres••es obliging, in their Passions even, in their En∣joyments severe, and in their Services equal.

Sir Thomas Mannors first weakned the * 1.1 Nor∣thern Rebels, by such discree•• Propositions as met with many of their Humours and Interests, and then resolved to engage them, but that the little Brook Dua swelled miraculously to a River, b••∣tween both Armies: And at the same time Sir Ralph Evers held Scarborough•• Castle, where he had no Souldiers but his own Servants, nor any suste∣nance for twenty days, but bread and water. For this service he is made Lord Warden of the Mar∣ches, as Sir Thomas is Lord Governour of the North.

Both did his Majesty as much service in Peace for

his Revenue, as in War for his Security: Both a∣gainst the Cardinal's way of raising Money, which was but the relieving of a present need by laying the foundation of a lasting inconvenience; being ve••y careful that their Master did not lose in the presi∣dent what he gained in the money.

Notes

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  In King H. 8's time, when they rise agains•• the Refor∣mation.