Anglorum speculum, or The worthies of England, in church and state Alphabetically digested into the several shires and counties therein contained; wherein are illustrated the lives and characters of the most eminent persons since the conquest to this present age. Also an account of the commodities and trade of each respective county, and the most flourishing cities and towns therein.

Statesmen.

Edw. Fines, Lord Clinton, Knight of the Garter, was Lord Adm. of England for above 30 years, a Wise, Valiant and Fortunate Gentleman. The Master∣piece of his service was in Mussleborough Field, where the Victory over the Scots was from the Sea, and an execution on the Land. Queen Elizabeth created him Earl of Lincoln May 4. 1574. and indeed he had breadth to his heighth, a sufficient Estate to support his Dignity. He died 1585. and lyeth bur••••d at Windsor.

Th. Wilson, D L••bred in Cambridg was Tutor to H. and Ch. Brandons successively Dukes of Suff. He was made (in the Raign of Q. Elizabeth) Mr. of the Hospital of St Kath. the Quire which he took down as being (probably) past repairing. He at last be∣came Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth. He died 15-

Th. Lord Bury (or Borough (Grandson to Th. cre∣ated Baron by King Henry 8) was born at Gains∣borough. He was sent Ambassador into Scotland 1593. to excuse Bothwel's lurking in England to ad∣vise the speedy suppressing of the Sp. Faction and to advance an effectual Association of the Protestants in that Kingdom, for their Kings defence, which was done accordingly. He was made Deputy of Ireland An. 1597▪ Where, after the expiration of a Months Truce with Tyrone,) he besieged the Fort of Black Water (the Key of the County of Tyrone) and took it by Force, and presently followed a bloody Battel, wherein the English paid dear for their Vic∣tory, losing many worthy Men, and amongst the two that were Foster brothers (the strongest Irish Relation) to the E••rl of Kildary who so layd this

••oss to heart, that he died soon after. Tyrone rebe∣••eged Blackwater, and the Lord Deputy endeavou∣••ing to relive it, was struck with an untimely Death. ••ote, That it brake the Heart of the Valiant Sir ••o. Norris (who had promised the Deputies Place ••o himself, as due to his Deserts) when this Lord Burgh was superinduced to that Office.

William Cecil, our English Nestor (for Wisdom and Vivacity) born at Burn, was Secretary and Trea∣••urer for above 30 years together. He steer'd the Court at his Pleasure, and whilst the Earl of Leice∣••ter would endure no Equal, and Sussex no Superior ••herein, he by siding with neither, served himself with both. You may easily imagine how highly the Wise Queen Elizabeth valued so great a Minister of ••tate. Coming once to visit him when sick, and be∣••ng much heightned with her Head Attire (then ••n Fashion) the Lord's Servant who conducted ••er throw the door, May your Highness (said he) ••e pleased to stoop; The Queen returned, For your Master's sake I will stoop, but not for the King of Spains. All England in that Age was beholding to his Bounty (as well as the Poor in Standford, for whom ••e erected a fair Bead-house, acknowledging under God and the Queen, their Prosperity the Fruit of ••is Prudence. This Worthy Patriot died in 77 ••ear of his Age, Aug. 4. 1598. V. my Holy State.