Chap. V. The HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS. 165 lawyers of his age; he lived to be the father of his profeffion; and when K. CharlesI. the prince of ORANGE [afterwards king WrLLIAM Ill.] compliment-~~ cd him upon his having out-lived all his brethren of the law, he made this handfome reply, that if it had not been for the wonderful REVOLUT ION that his highnefs had brought about, he lhould have outlived the law itfelf. He managed ·the firft part of the evidence March 13th, 16th, r 8th, and 28th. " This gentleman ( fays the archbilhop ) pleaded " though fl:rongly, yet fairly againft me." Serjeant Wild was the fon of ferjeant George Wild of Droitwich in Worcifterjhire; he was afterwards reader of the Inner-'Temple, a great lawyer and of unblemilhed morals. He was made lord chief-baron ac- M emorials, cording to Whitlock in t.he year 1648. and Mr. Wood obferves, that when~:. ft37V 1 1 0LIVER came to the protedorlhip, he retired and acted not; but when p." 1 s6. 0 · • the rump parliament was reflored after RICHARD's deprivation, he was reflored to the Exchequer; and after king Charles lid's return, lived about nine years in a private condition. He managed that part of the evi dence which concerned religion, May 20, 27. June 6, I r, 17, 20, and 27. July 20. and 24. but " this gentleman, fays the archbilhop, " though he had language good enough fometimes, he had little or no " fenfe. I had a charaCter given me before of him, which I forbear to '' exprefs, but by his proceedings with me I found it exactly true," Samuel Browne Efq; was an able and grave lawyer. In the reign of ·king Charles II. he was knighted and made lord chief-jullice of the common pleas ; he fummed up the whole evidence at the lords bar. " His H. trial and " behaviour towards the archbilhop was decent and civil, but his pleadings troubles, P• ·" (according to his grace) very unfair." 44 2 • Robert Nicolas E!q; prelfed the archbilhop very hard, and therefore no wonder that he was difpleafed with him. The archbi!hop allows that he had fome fenfe, but extream virulent and foul language. He <managed the fecond and fourth branches of the evidence April 1 6. May 14. July 29. This gentleman happening to call the archbiiliop pander to the whore qf Babyion ; the archbifhop bids him remember, " that one Laud's Hilt. " .of his zealous witneffes againfl: the whore of Baby/on got all his means P· 390. " by being a pander to other lewd women, and was not long fince taken '' in bed with one of his wife's maids. Good Mr. Nicolas (fays he) do " not difpence with all whores but the whore of Baby/on!" As for Mr. Hill the other manager, he is called conful Bibu!us, becaufe he faid nothing. Upon the whole the archbilhop is of opinion, that the ma?agers for the commons fought his blood, "and made falfe conflruc- lb. p. 271 , " tlons, for which (fays he) I am confident they iliall anfwer at another " bar, ,and for fomething elfe in thefe proceedings." 2 Such
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