among the old fathers and schoolemen, instead of diverting it, and having furnisht himselfe with the choycest library in that part of England, it drew to him all the learned and religious men thereabouts, who found better resolutions from him then fi·om any of his bookes. Living constantly in the country, he could not be exempted from administ'ring justice among them, which he did with such equitie and wisdome, and was such a defender of the countri e's int erest, tha t, without affecting it at all, he grew the most popular and most belov'd man in the country, even to the envie of those pronder greate ones that despis'd the common interest. What others sought, he could not shun, being sti ll sought by the 'rhole county, to be their. representative, to which he was several times elected; and ever faithful to his trust and his countries interest, though never approoving violence and faction. He was a man of a most moderate and wise spiritt, but still so enclin'd to favour the oppressed saints and honest people of those times, that, though he conform'd to the government, the licentious a nd profane encroachers upon common native rights branded him with the reproach of the world, though the glory of good nien, Puritanisme; yet notwithstanding he continued constant to the best interest, and died at London in the year 1643, a sitting member of that glorious Parliament that so generously attempted, and hacl almost effected, England's p erfect liberte. He was a person of greate beautie and comelinesse in all ages," of a 'bounteous and noble nature, of cleare ""He was omitted only in that parliament which was chosen at a time when he and other patriots were imprisoned to pre vent the ir being re-elec ted. See note e, page SO. a His picture remained at Owthorpe, nnd very wf'll justified this description , and is now in the Editor's possess ion in high preservation . For the bounty nnd nobl eness of his nature take thi s instance from Thoroton's history of Notts. H H enry Sat:hevere ll, Esq. being di ssat isfied with hi s only daughter for an improper maniage, 1ef't his whole es1ate at Ratcliff upon Soar to Sir Thomas Hutchinson, his siste r's son, who will ing ly divided it with the disinherited lady.'' Hi s moiety came afterwards to Aldenn<m Jre ton, being sa· crificed to him through necessity by Col. Hutcbinson, as wi ll hereafter be'shewn.
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