Hutchinson -DA407 .H9 H7 1806

391 licftenant of the county, and complain'd of the violence of the souldiers, and my lord gave him an order to have the swords and other things back, and some pistolls which were the Lord Biron's, but Mr. Cooper contemn'd my lord's order, and would ·not obey it. The arms were worth neere lOOl. Alsoe an order came downe from the secretary, commanding certeine pictures and other things the col!onell had bought .out of the late king's collection, which had cost him in ready mony between lOOOl. and I500l. and were of more vallue, and these, notwithstanding the act of oblivion, 'vere all taken from him. After these troubles were over from without, the collonell liv'd with all imaginable retirednesse att home, and, because his active spirit could not be id le nor very sordidly employ'd, tooke up his time in opening springs, and planting trees, and dressing his plantations; and these were his recreations, wherein he reliev'd many poore labourers when they wanted worke, which 'was a very comfortable charity to them and their famelies: with these he would entertain himge.Jfe, giving them much encouragement in their honest labours, so that they delighted to be employ'd by him. His businesse was serious revolving the law of God, wherein he labour'd to instruct his children and sen•ants, and enioy'd himselfe with much patience and comfort, not envying the glories and honors of the court, nor the prosperity of the wicked; but only griev'd that the streightnesse of his owne revenues would not supplie his large heart to the poorc people in affliction. Some little troubles he had in his own house. His sonne, unknowne to him, married a very;"\vorthy person,' with the manner of which he was so discontented that he once rcsolv'd to have banisht them for ever, but his good nature was soone overcome, and he receiv'd them into his bosome, and for the short time he enioy'd her had no !esse love for her then for any of u The daughter of Sir Alexander Ratclitfe, of the royalist party. 3 G

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