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Show 186 ATROCIOtJS JUDGES. [A. D. 1637. Beino- returned to the Long Parliament for the county cf Cam~ri<.lge, he strenuou ly opposed the Court, and :1gned the Solemn League an<l Covenant; but, adhering to the Prc' bytcrian party, he wa turned out by Pride's p ur,qe, [tndliveu 1n ret irctnent till the Restoration. lie marrie<l Anne, one of the Jancrhter;:, a.nd coheirs of Sir Charle~ 1\Iontagu, b rother of the b I~arl of 1\Ia.nchester, by w hon1 he ha<l a very numerous fan1ily. The subject of this men1oir was their . econcl son, rmtl was born on the 22ll of October, 1 G3 7. r-rhough he lurncll out such a zealous royalist and high churchman, l1i: cnrly training began an1ong republican, antl fanatics. As ~oon as he left the nu1"ery, he wa sent to a prepara,tory school aL Isleworth, the n1a:ter of which wa a rigicl P r' byterian. Ilis wife was a furiou: Independent, and. ~·he rule<l the household. " he u eel to instruct her Labes in the gift of praying l>y the Spirit, and all the scholars were n1ade to kneel l>y a l>edsiJe and pray; but thi:· petit ·park wa.' too small for that po. turc, and was set upon a bed to kne<'1, with his f:u ce to a pt' llo w. " IIi. family becoming <li ·gusted with the exLr~tvn-gance of the rulino- l)ower" and lJerrinnino· to look to royalty a the b ' ' b b Jr • 1 \ :v a, re-only cure for the evils the nation wa. suuenng, lC ' tnove<l fron1 IsleworLh, and put to a gramtnar school at Bury St. Edmun<ls, un<ler :1 cavalier 1naster. l n 1G53 he wa aclmiLteJ a f•llow cotnn1oncr at St. John's College, C'a rnl>ridge. IIe i:; said to ha vc remained there two or three year::;, applying Jiligenlly to the studies of the p1ace; . . t tl e bass-but he seen1s to have devoteu 1nuch of lns tune o 1 viol, and he left the univer::;ity without a d gree. . lie wa then transferred to the 1\fi<ldle Temple. Ilts 1, • :vhicll be father bought hi1n a very , mall set of eha1nuer.:::, lll ' A. D. 1G53.] FH.ANCIS NORTH. 187 shut himself up, and dedicated him elf to the study of the law. lie early learned an<l often repcate<l thi · aying of the citiz~ n ' to their app rent iees, '' ICccp your sltop, and you r shop wdl keep you." lie di<l noL freqnenL ridi 11g sehoo l ~, or dancing sclwols, or playlwus )s, or gamillg house.~ - , 0 dang<' rOti:-J to youth at the I nns of Court. l~hough he <'ould '· 1nake one at gnm1non, gleek, pi<1uet, or even the n1Crry-1nain, he had ever a notable rcganl to hi' pn r~e to keep that ii·01n over~dting, like a Veti:'e} at ... Ca that hath too JUU<'h sail antJ too litt le ballast." \Vhile a student, he paid. frequent and long visits to his grandf~1ther, who seetns to have hceonH a most i-l ino·ularly t . 0 yramueal and capricions ohl nutn. Frank <'XCrle<l him~eli' t~ the .utmost to comply with all lt is humors, lwing allow ell by hun £20 a yc·1r II l· · 1 · · c. c. • e wao a ways Jill u~tnous dunn rr these • . 0 Yl'lt::;, though he could noL alto!!clhcr avoitl bowlinrr 1ishino· 1 . O ' ._ (') ' 1unLmrr vi ·it'n ·1 1 '11. ·1 1 • • t:>' " I g, anu JI taru ~ ; 1e Rpen L the gr ,ater part of ln~ tune in rcauing and COtnlllOnplacing the htw Look l>rougllt down to hitn Ly the carrier. Wl11' le I· n town, he a lways dined in the halL - twelve at n.o on be. in oo- tll c 1l our 01c. ' (1 .m ncr- and cupped th re ng<lin at SIX; after which' c as' e-pu Lt1. ng " 1u- egan 1• 11 t I1 e c1 o 1· stcr walks ; and he acquired the eharncter or a great "put-(':t.'e." lie kcl>L a co lTilllonp 1~ tee oook, wlll· ch , ee1n' to have lJccn almusL as mas i v c a · p . 1 ' " AL · . , f L • • < >1 oo ~e ' nugmen t o t be a w ." I Ie mrulu lllm elf well a . { . l . 1 r c. cq u,unt.c< '"'It 1 the 1 ear Hook, al l hough not altoorr ether 8... 0 l) .'. l , ~. 1· onat' 1y a ttached to then1 n. Scc l:J• cant 1\l~ly-nard., who ' w l1e11 l1 c' wa~ t a 1u · ng an ~u· n· ng 1·1 1 ]u ·s coae I1 , a I wnyti earned a vohnne of th n1 along witlt him, whi ·h, he said, amu..,ed hi1n 111 o1•e tl 1an a comedy. lie attended a1l i.a mou~ l(·()·al ·u . o ' gmnent , partlCula.rly those of Sir IIenearre Finch and 0 ' |