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.

Sir Nich. Throckmorton, Knight, fourth Son of Sir George of Coughton, was bred beyond the Seas. Un∣der Queen Mary, he was Arraigned for Treason (complyance with VVyat) and hardly escaped. Queen Elizabeth employed him her Lieger in France and Scot∣land. He was of the opposite party to Burleigh Lord Treasurer. He was Chamberlain of the Exchequer, and chief Butler of England, which offices yielded him no considerable profit. He dyed at Supper, with eat∣ing of Salades, not without suspicion of poyson, the rather, because happening in the House of no mean Artist in that Faculty, Robert Earl of Leicester. He dyed 1570, and lyeth buried in St. Katharine Cree-Church in London.

Edward Conway Knight, was Son to Sir Jo. Knight, Lord and Owner of Ragleigh in this County, who was made by Robert Earl of Leicester (Governour of the English Auxiliaries in the Ʋnited Provinces) Gover∣nour of Ostend, being a man of great skill in Military affairs. His Son succeeding to his Fathers Wisdom and Valour, was by King James made Principal Secretary of State, and by him created Lord Conway of Ragleigh in this County, and afterwards by King Charles I. Visc. Killultagh in the County of Autrim; Lastly, an. 30. Car. I. Visc. Conway of Conway in Carnarvan shire. He dyed 1630.

Jo. Digby, Baron of Sherborn, and Earl of Bristol, was employed by King James in several Embassies to Forreign Princes. But his managing the Matchless Match with Spain, was his Master-piece. After the great Contest betwixt him and the Duke of Bucking∣ham,

he fell into the Kings displeasure, during which he was very popular with most of the Nation. And the King was afterwards graciously pleased to reflect upon him, at the beginning of the Long Parliament, as one best able to give him the safest Counsel in those dangerous times; but how he incensed the Parliament so far as to be excepted Pardon, I know not. After the surrender of Exeter, he went over into France, where he met with that due respect in Forreign, which he missed in his Native Country. He was a Cordial Champion of the Church of England. He dyed in France, 1650.