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.

Derbyshire,

DErbyshire hath Yorkshire on the North, Noting∣hamsh. on the East, Leic. on the South, and •…•…aff. and Cheshire on the West. The River South Darwent falling into Trent, runneth through the mid∣de thereof. It is in length 38 Miles, and 29 Miles •••• the broadest part thereof. The South and East •…•…hereof are very Fruitful, whilst the North part •••• called the Peak) is Poor above and Rich beneath the •…•…round. Yet is the fair Pasture near Haddon, (be∣•…•…onging to the Earl of Rutland) so Rich, that one •…•…roferred to surround it with Shillings to purchase •…•…t, which because to be set Side-ways (not Edgeways) was refused. Of Natural Commodities, there is in •…•…his County the best Lead in England. The Mi∣•…•…ers as a particular Common-wealth are Governed with Laws peculiar to themselves, often confirmed by Act of Parl. Of which Laws one is this, 16 E. 1. •…•…. 2. That whosoever Stealeth Oar twice shall be fined, •…•…nd the third time struck through his Hand with a Knife unto the haft into the Stow, and shall there stand untill Death, or loose himself by cutting off his Hand. As for Buildings, there is Chatsworth, erected by the Mag∣nificent Lady Eliz. Cavendish Countess of Shrewsbury: A Stately Structure upon the Bank of Darwent;

The Garden on the backside, with an Artificial 〈◊〉〈◊〉 compleateth the place with all Pleasure. Of Wonder•…•… the Chief is Maim or Mam Tor, that is the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Hill, from which incredible heaps of Sandy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fall, yet it is not visibly diminished; And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Well dedicated to St. Anne, sending forth both cold 〈◊〉〈◊〉 warm Water, by which Queen Ma•••• Queen of Scots received much refreshing * 1.1 of which Mr. Hobbs,

Huc Mater fieri cupiens accedit inanis, Plenaque discedit puto nec veniente Marito.

Where Wives may breed tho desperately B••••∣ren, Sans Husbands help, as Conies in a Warren.

Saints.

St. Alkmund, Son to Alred King of Northum. slai•…•… in Battle, occasioned by the Vice-Roy of Worcester, in pursuing of his Title to some Lands, was not∣withstanding reputed a Martyr. However it wa•…•… believed Miracles were done at St. Alkmunds Church where his Body was interred, whither the Nor∣thern People made Pilgrimages, till discomposed by the Reformation.

Martyrs.

Joan Wast, a blind Woman in Derby, and an In∣nocent tho no Fool, was burnt for the Testimony of the truth, by the Command of B. Bains.

Cardinals.

Rog. Curson, of Worshipful Extraction. bred in

Oxf. was afterwards Doctor in Paris, and lastly a •…•…rdinal in Rome, by the Title of St. Steph. in Mount •…•…ins. He Accompanied Pelagius when the City •…•…miata in Egypt was taken under Jo. Brenn King of •…•…rusalem. He wrote many Books, and came over •…•…o England as the Popes Legate, in the Reign of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 3.

Phil. de Repingdon (or Repton) became D. D. in •…•…xf. A great Assertor of the Doctrine of Jo. Wickliff. •…•…t he recanted An. 1483. and became a Persecuter, •…•…herefore he was termed (by those he molested) •…•…mpington. He was made Abbot of Leicester An. •…•…00. Chancellor of Oxf. 1405. Bishop of Lincoln •…•…08. and was created by Pope Greg. 12. Card. of •…•…. Nerius, &c. tho he had solemnly sworn he would •…•…ake no more Cardinals till the Schisme in •…•…ome were ended. He resigned his Bishoprick An. •…•…420.

Prelates.

Will. Gray, Son to the Lord Gray of Codnor, was •…•… Honourable. He first studied in Baliol-Coll. in Oxf. •…•…hen at Ferrara in Italy, where he was an Auditor of Guarinus of Verona. He was made by King H. 6. Procurator in the Court of Rome, and was freely Elected to the Bishoprick of Ely. An. 9. E. 4. 1469. he was Lord Treasurer, the last Clergy-man that e∣ver was preferred to that Office, until Bishop Jux∣•…•…on in our daies, enjoyed it. He dyed 1478 and lies buried in the Church of Ely.

Since the Reformation.

Geo. Cooke. D. D. Brother to Sir Jo. Cooke Secr. of State; was born at Trusley and bred in Pemb. Hall in

Camb. and then Minister of Bigrave in Hertf. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 successively made Bishop of Bristol and Hereford, Grave, Meek man and much beloved. He was the same Condemnation with the rest of his ••••••∣thren, for subscribing the Protest in Parl. in defea•…•… of their Priviledges; so that to prevent his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he was relieved by his Rich Relations. He dyed •…•…∣bout the year 1650.

Statesmen.

Sir Jo. Cook, younger Brother to Sir Francis, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 born at Trusley of Ancient and Worshipful Parent•…•…, He was bred Fell. of Trin. Coll. in Camb. and th•••• became an Eminent Rhetorick Lecture. And hav•••••• Travelled beyond the Seas, he returned Rich 〈◊〉〈◊〉 foreign Language, Observations and Experience. ••••••∣ing related to Sir Fulk Grevil Lord Brook, he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 made Secretary of the Navy, then Master of the R•…•…∣quests, and at last Secr. of State. He was a goo•…•… Protestant, and dyed 1644.

Capital Judges and Writers on the Law.

Jo. Stathom, born in the Reign of King H. •…•… wrote an Abridgement of the Laws, much esteem•••• for its Antiquity, tho (as I heard) not much fol∣low'd, at this day; in which Book I found a passage viz. that the Miller of Matlock took Toll twice, bee•••• he heard the Rector of the Parish Read. Tolle, Tolle that is, Crucifie him, &c. A Felonius Fruit of Lati•••• Service.

Sir Auth. Fitz Herbert, Son of Ralph H. Esquire was born at Norbury. He was first the King Serj▪ at Law, and then 14. H. 8. One of the Justices of the Com. Pleas. He wrote that Treasure of the Com∣mon-Law,

de Naturâ Brevium and a choice Abridge∣•…•…ent of the Laws, &c, And 'tis Pity that there is not •…•…e and speedy care taken for the setting forth a new •…•…d more Correct Edition of the latter. He lies in∣•…•…rred in Norbury-Church.

Sea-Men.

Sir Hugh Willoughby, Extracted from a Right wor∣••••y and Ancient Stock at Riseley in this County, was •…•…n. ult. E. 6. Employed for the North-East Passage, ••••d made Captain Gen. of a Fleet for Discovery of •…•…nknown Countries. Their Commission bore date ••••om the year of the World 5515. because they might ••••ve occasion to present it to Pagan Princes, They •…•…eparted from Debtford May 10. 1553. & steering N. •…•…. E. by a Tempest Aug. 2, they lost the Bonaventure, the •…•…wo other Ships, viz. the Bona Esperanza, Admiral, ••••d the Good Confidence (which were all that were •…•…ft) being Shattered. Sir Hugh, holding on his •…•…ourse, descried a Land 160 Leagues from Synam •…•…an Isle belonging to the King of Denmark) in lat. •…•…. deg. Which therefore was then called Willough-land; But in Jan. 1554. He with most of his •…•…ompany was Frozen to Death in the River or Haven •…•…lled Arzina in Lapland. And the Bonaventure re∣•…•…rning safe performed afterwards Great Service in ••••ening the Trade to Moscovy. And now for your •…•…iversion. Note that in Lapland it is Death to Mar∣•…•… a Maid without her Parents or Friends Consent, •…•…herefore, the Rights of all being saved. The •…•…aid must run with her Sweet-heart (not for Tryal 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Skill, but of her Will) and having the Advantage 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a considerable part of the Race, has it meerly in •…•…r own choice, to signifie her dislike of his Person 〈◊〉〈◊〉 out-running him, or her consent to Matrimony,

by a Voluntary Hault (under pretence of tying her Garter) before she comes to the end of the Race. All Parties being hereby concluded, it is Penal for the Man to renew the motion of Marriage, after a Repulse in the manner aforesaid.

Physicians.

Th. Linacer, born in Derby, bred in Oxf. and be∣yond the Seas, was the first Restorer of Learning in our Nation; a Man of an honest Conversation. His Translation of Galen is not inferior to the Original, in Purity of Style. King Hen. 7. and 8. were both his Patrons; He founded two Publick Lectures in Oxf. and one in Camb. for Physick. 'Tis said that a little before his Death he turned Priest, and began to Study the Scripture, with which formerly he was unacquainted, insomuch that, reading the 5, 6 and 7 Chapters of St. Math. he vowed that either this was not the Gospel or we were not Christians. He dyed An. Dom. 1524. and lieth buried at St. Pauls under a stately Monument built by Dr. John Caius another Phoenix of the same Profession, springing from Li∣nacer's Ashes, and coming into general Credit after his Death.

Writers.

Th. Asburn, D. D. was one of the Synod which Condemned Wickliff for Heresie. Yet he asswaged the fury of the enraged People, when they threat∣ned to burn the Convent about the Augustinian Fry∣ers Ears, because Pateshul one of their Order, in a Sermon Preached by him, had some passages in Wick∣liff's Favour.

Benefactors to the Publick since the Reformation.

Eliz. Hardwick, (whose third Husband was Geo. Earl of Shrewsbury) a Lady of undaunted Spirit founded a stately Alms-house for 12 poor People in Derby. The Queen of Scots having been committed to her Husband the aforesaid Earl, Queen Eliz. ask∣ing the Countess (at Court) how that Queen did, Madam (said she) she cannot do ill while she is with my Husband, and I begin to grow Jealous, they are so great together. Upon which the Queen gave Order that the Queen of Scots should be removed into the Custody of others; and 'tis probable the Earl thought himself well rid of her, whose Custody was both Chargeable and Dangerous to him.

There is a Free-School in Derby built by that Cor∣poration, endowed with 60 pounds a year, in which I believe Mr. Fletcher, (thrice Bayliff of that Town) was very Instrumental. 'Tis a noted Priviledge of that Town, that none of the Townsmen pay Toll at Lond. tho in some cases the Londoners pay Toll at Derby.

Stow relates that divers well disposed * 1.2 Citizens of Lond. desirous (as yet) not to be named, being born in or near to Ashburn in the Peak in the County of Derby, combining their loving Bene∣volence together, have Builded there a Free-School∣house, with convenient Lodgings for a Master, and Liberal Maintenance allowed thereto.

Noted Sheriffs.

Jo. Vernon, Arm. related possibly to * 1.3 Sir Geo. Vernon, who in the beginning

of Queen Eliz. for his vast Revenues and Retinue, was called King of the Peak, and left two Daughters Coheirs, Eliz. married to Sir Jo. Manners, Ancestor to the present Earl of Rutland, and Marg. to Th. Stanley, a younger Son of the House of Darby. Yet the Alliance of this John (in this and the Neigh∣bouring Counties) will remember their Motto Ver non semper floret.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Dt Mir. pecci.
• * 1.2

  Surv. Lond.
• * 1.3

  H. 8.