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.

Souldiers.

Sir Rice ap Thomas, Knight, little less then a Prince in his Country, was called by the Author of Praelia Anglorum, the Flower of the Britains. He repaired to King Henry 7. (lately landed at Milford Haven with contemptible Forces) with a considerable accession of choice Souldiers, marching with them to Bosworth-Field, where he right valiantly behaved himself. He was in reward of his good service made Knight of the Garter. He rebuilt Emeline in this County, and called it New-Castle, being one of his Principal Seats, and one of the latest Castles in Wales. In the 4th. year of King Henry 8. he conducted 500 Horse at the Siege of The∣rouene.

VValt. de Devereux, Son of — Devereux, and Cicely his VVife (sole Sister to Thomas Bourchier last Earl of Essex,) was born in the Town of Carmarthen, and by Queen Elizabeth Created Earl of Essex, in Right of his Mother. Being a Martial Man he Arti∣cled with Queen Elizabeth, to maintain such a propor∣tion of Souldiers at his own cost, and to have the fair Territory of — Clandebuy in the Province of Ʋlster (in Ireland) for the Conquering thereof. To maintain his Army, he sold his fair inheritance in Essex. Over he goes into Ireland, with a noble Company of Kin∣dred and Friends, supernumerary Volunteers, above the proportion of Souldiers agreed upon. Sir W. Fitz-Williams, Lord Deputy of Ireland, suspecting to be Eclipsed by this great Earl, sollicits the Queen to main∣tain him in full power of his place. Hereupon it was Ordered, that the Earl should have his Commission from this Lord Deputy, which with much importunity and long attendance, he hardly obtained, and that with no higher Title then Governour of Ʋlster. After many

impressions (not over successfully) made in Ʋlster, he was by the Lord Deputy remanded into the South of Ireland, where he spent much time to little purpose. From Munster he was sent back into Ʋlster, where he was forbidden to follow his blow, and use a Victory he had gotten: Yea on a sudden stript out of his Com∣mission, and reduced to be Governour of 300 Men. He embraced all these Changes with prodigious con∣stancy Pay-days in Ireland came very thick, Moneys out of England very slow, his Noble Associates began to withdraw, common Men to mutiny, so that the Earl himself was at the last recalled home. Not long after he was again sent over, with the Title of Earl Marshal of Ireland, where he fell into a strange looseness (not without suspicion of Poyson) and dyed 1576. Aet. 36. His Soul he piously resigned to God, his Lands (much impaired) descended to his Son Robert. His Body be∣ing brought over was buried in Carmarthen. His Wi∣dow Lady was soon remarried to Robert Earl of Lei∣cester. His Father and Grandfather dyed about the same time of their Age, (viz. the 36th. year) to which his Son Robert never attained.