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.

Seamen.

Sir Robert Dudley, Son to Robert Earl of Leicester, was born at Shene, became a most compleat Gentle∣man, and endeavoured in the Reign of King James, to prove his legitimacy (his Mother being Douglas She∣feld) and meeting with much opposition from the Court, in distaste left the Land, and went over into Italy, where he became a Favourite to the Duke of Florence, who used his directions in all his Buildings. Legorn was much beholding to him for its fairness and firmness, as chief Contriver of both. Upon his refusal to come home into England, all his Lands there were siezed on by the King. These his losses doubled the Dukes love to him, as being a much meriting Person, an excellent Mathematician, Physician and Navigator. In Queen Elizabeths dayes he had sail'd with three small Ships to the Isle of Trinidad, in which Voyage he sunk and took nine Spanish Ships, whereof one an Armada of 600 Tun. Ferd. 2. Emperour of Germany, confer∣red on him and his Heirs the Title of a Duke of the Sacred Empire.