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 Hugh Calvely, born at Calvely, of whom 'tis said that he could feed as much as two, and fight as much as ten men, his quick and strong Appetite could digest any thing but an injury, so that killing a Man •…•…is reported the Cause of his quitting this Country and going for France, where he became such an ex∣cellent Souldier, that he converted the most difficult Atchievments into easie performances by his Martial Valour. He was one of 30 English in France, who, in a Duel, encountred as many Britains. He reveng∣ed the Blood of the English, who whilst his Hands were tied behind him, were slain before his Face. An. ult. E. 3. 'Twas he that, after an unfortunate Voy∣age of the English Nobility An. 1. R. 2. took Bark∣bulloign and 25 other French Ships, besides the Castle of Mark, lately lost and by him recovered; And in the next year, he spoiled Estaples, with the plunder of which he enriched the Calicians for many years after. He Married the Queen of Arragon, whose Arms are quartered on his Tomb. His Death may be Collected about 1388. After which time no men∣tion of him, and it was impossible for such a Spirit to be, and not to be Active.

Sir Rob. Knowles, Knight, born of mean Parents in this County; yet did not the Weight of his low

Extraction depress the Wings of his Martial mind who by his Valour wrought his own Advancement. He was another of the 30 English spoken of i••••∣diately before. Afterwards he was a Command•••• in the French War, under King E. 3. where beha∣ving himself like a true Son of Mars, he drove •••• Enemies before him, like Sheep, overturning like another deluge, Cities, Towns, &c. so that ma•••• years after, the Sharp points and Gableends of over∣thrown houses were commonly called KNOWLES MITRES. His last Service was the suppressing of Wat Tiler and his Rebels. The Citizens of Land in expression of their Gratitude, Enfranchised h•••• a Member thereof. His Charity was as great at his Valour, and he rendred himself no less loved by the English than feared by the French. He gave bounti∣fully to the Building of Rochester-Bridge, founding a Chappel and a Chantry at the East end thereof, win a Colledge at Pontfract in Yorkshire, where ••••∣stance his Lady was born, endowing with it 180 pounds a year. He dyed at his Mannor of Scone-Thorp i•…•… Norf. in Peace and Honour, being about 90 years of Age, and is buried in White Friers in London.

Jo. Smith, Captain born in this County, spent the most part of his life in Foreign parts. First in Hungary under the Emperor, fighting against the Turks, three of which he himself killed in single Duels, and there∣fore was Authorized by Sigismund King of Hung to bear three Turks heads as an Augmentation of his Arms. Here he gave intelligence to a besieged City, in the Night, by Significant Fire-Works formed in the Air, in Legible Characters. Thence he went into Ame∣rica about the end of the Reign of Queen Eliz. such his Perils and Preservations, they seem to most Men above belief. They are mentioned in a Treatise done by himself. He was very Instrumental in setling

the Plantation of Virginia, whereof he was Gover∣nour, as also Admiral of New-England. When old, •…•…e lived in London where being High-minded and •…•…oor, he was exposed to the contempt of disingenu∣••••s persons. Yet he efforted his Spirits with a Com∣•…•…emoration of the Days of Old. He was buried in •…•…epulcher-Church-Quire. A Line of his Rauting Epi∣•…•…aph follows.

Here lies one Conquer'd that hath Conquered Kings.