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.

Th. Basket, Esquire, of Divelish, much confided i•…•…, for his Wisdom and Valour by King Hen. 8. He w•••• commonly called Little Mr. Basket the Great Souldier, He dyed about 1530.

Jo. Russel, born at Kingston-Russel, bred beyond the Sea, was a Man of great Accomplishment, and was recommended by Phil. King of Castile (Father to Ch. 5. Emp.) to Hen. 7. as a Person of Great Abilities; he could see more with his one Eye than many others could do with two. King Hen. •…•… made him Comptroller of the Houshold and Privy Councellor, and An. 1538. erected him Lord Russel and made Keeper of the Privy Seal. A good shar•…•…

of the Golden Showre of Abbey-Lands fell into his ••••ap. King E. 6. (who made him Earl of Bedford) 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him down to suppress the Western Commotion •…•…d relieve Exter, which he performed with great Wisdom, Valour and Success. He dyed 1554, and •…•…as buried at Cheineys in Buck.

Sir Rich. Bingham, born'at Bingham's Melcom, de∣••••nded from Will. de Bingham, who held Lands in his County in the days of H. 3. was at the Siege •••• St. Quintin in Fr. the sacking of Lieth in Scotland, •…•…rved in Candy under the Venetians against the Turks, •…•…en returned into the Netherlands. His Judgment as much relied upon in 88, about ordering the •…•…and-Army in Tilbery-Camp. He was a Man of great •…•…alour and Success in all his Undertakings. Being •…•…tewards president of Connaugh in Ireland, he drove way O-Rork that dangerous Rebel. But his Acti∣•…•…s there, being represented to Queen Eliz. as cruel, •••• was outed of his Offices, and kept in Restraint, ••••ll Tyrone troubled Munster; then he was sent Mar∣•…•…al of Ireland, and General of Leinser, and had in all •…•…obability suppressed that Rebel, if he had not been •…•…revented by Death at Dublin. His Monument is at Westminser Abbey.