a very considerable fortune into the family. He, in the former part of his life, engaged deeply in the Turkey trade, and became an alderman of London. Afterward, upon the settlement of Ireland, in the reign of King William, he, by purchase, acquired a great and improvable property in that kingdom. When the beneficent and judicious institutions of charity and public utility were set on foot there, he gave, for these purposes, lands of great value. This donation alone would render him memorable as a benefactor. Having bought the manor of Weald, in Essex, with a good old seat upon it, he, when advanced in years, married Mary, daughter of Hugh Hare, lord Colerane, by whom, besides daughters, he had three sons; of whom the two elder dying without issue, his estate devolved to Hugh his third son, who left two daughters, his coheirs; namely, Dorothy, who married John Barry, fourth son of James, earl of Barrymore; and Lucy, who espoused James, lord Strange, eldest son of Edward, earl of Derby. These ladies, in pursuance of their father's will, have borne the name and arms of Smith and Heriz, in conjunction with their own.* Hugh, son of Erasmus Smyth, esq. married a paternal aunt of the present Lord Dacre, who, in the most obliging manner, communicated to me the above account. The Rev. Mr. Wasse informs us, that a gentleman, whom he styles Sir Erasmus Smith, of Essex, offered to adopt the famous Joshua Barnes, when a schoolboy at Christ's Hospital, and settle 2000l. a year upon him, on condition that he would change his name. His father, though in mean circumstances, resolved to be passive in this important affair, and left it entirely to his son's option, who refused the offer.† This gentleman was probably of the same family, though it does not appear that he was the same person with Erasmus Smith, esq.‡ CURWEN RAWLINSON, of Cark, esq'. son of Robert Rawlinson; Ob. 1689; Et. 48. Nutting sc. For the family of Smyth, see Burton's "Leicestershire," Guillim's "Heraldry," and Morant's "Essex." See the story at large in Mr. Wasse's letter in the "General Dictionary," article BARNES. Since the above article was written, I was informed that a gentleman of both his names, was founder of a lecture of oratory and history, in Trinity College, Dublin. In the same plate with several others of the Rawlinson family; 4to. This person was son and heir of Robert Rawlinson, of Cark, in Lancashire, esq. He married Elizabeth, second daughter and coheir of Nicholas Monck, bishop of Hereford, by whom he was father of Christopher Rawlinson, esq. of whom there is an engraved portrait. ROBERTUS STAFFORD, de Bradfield, in comitatu Berks, armiger.* Spirantes siquis tabulas animataque signa Viderit, in multa queis Myost arte labor; Quam bene Staffordium dicat? Mentitur imago; Sic oculos, sic ille manus, sic ora ferebat; This head is one of Loggan's capital performances. It appears from the above inscription, that this gentleman was remarkable for the beauty of his person; and he is, indeed, represented very handsome. He was one of the sons of Sir Edward Stafford, of Bradfield, in Berkshire, by Mary, sole daughter of Sir William Forster, of Aldermarston, in that county. Several of the family are mentioned in Mr. Ashmole's "Diary," that gentleman having married his mother. Stafford Robert.—I find a gentleman of this name mentioned as a great friend of Col. Sackville and of Mr. Dryden; and that he, with others, assisted the latter in the Æneid, for which purpose he translated the 8th and 10th eclogues, and the episode on the death of Camilla, 11th book of the Æneid. He also translated the 8th Satire of the first book of Horace.-SIR WILLIAM MUSGRAVE. + Sic Orig. This lady was married, after Sir Edward Stafford's decease, to Mr. Hamlyn; next to Sir Thomas Manwaring, knt. recorder of Reading; and lastly to Mr. Ashmole. She lived in very little harmony with her last husband, against whom she commenced a suit at law for alimony, on very frivolous pretences. When the WILLIAM BLUCK, esq. Kneller R. White sc. h.sh. p. The true and lively portraiture of MARMADUKE RAWDON, sonne of that worthy gentleman Lawrance Rawdon, late of the cittie of York, alderman; he was borne in Yorke the 17th of March, An° Dom. 160%. MARMADUKE, the youngest son of Lawrance Rawdon, was a great benefactor to the city of York; and built, at his sole expense, the cross in that city, &c. &c. R. White sc. 4to. The true and lively portraiture of MARMADUKE RAWDON, of Hodsdon, esquire; second son of that valliant collonel and worthy knight Sir Marmaduke Rawdon, of Hodsdon. He was born in London, 16 August, 1621. R. White sc. 4to. Marmaduke (Collins says, third son) was brought up at Cambridge, and was a fellow-commoner in Jesus College. His father afterward sent him unto his kinsman Mr. Marmaduke Rawdon, to the Canary Islands; where, having learnt the Spanish tongue, he returned to England, after which he returned into France. In the time of the civil wars he was in the royal interest, and did his majesty great service; after whose death he travelled into several countries, and merchandised. Mr. Thoresby and Mr. Collins mention several persons of the Rawdon family of the name of Marmaduke: namely, 1. Sir Mar cause came to a hearing, Serjeant Maynard observed to the court," that there were eight hundred sheets of depositions on his wife's part, and not one word proved against him of using her ill, or ever giving her a bad or provoking word." Ashmole's Diary," 12mo. 1717, p. 34. It appears in the same page, that she was delivered back to her husband the next day. maduke Rawdon, of whom there is an account below.* 2. Marmaduke, his third son, who was bred to merchandise. 3. Marmaduke, son of Laurence Rawdon, alderman of York, and nephew to Sir Marmaduke. This gentleman was a benefactor to that city. He gave a bowl of solid gold to the corporation; 100%. to the poor of the parish of St. Crux; and erected a cross, near the pavement, on which is his bust. He died in 1688, in the 58th or 59th year of his age. He was author of a manuscript account of the family, of which Mr. Thoresby had the perusal. One of the heads abovementioned is his portrait. 4. Marmaduke, eldest son of Col. Thomas Rawdon, who was himself the eldest son of Sir Marmaduke. See more of this family in Thoresby's "Ducatus Leodiensis," and Collins's "Baronetage." The true and lively portraiture of WILLIAM RAWDON, of Bermondsey Court, in the county of Surrey, gentleman; born in London, the 21st of April, 1619. R. White sc. 4to. JOHANNES COCKSHUTT† (COCKSHUIT), nobilis Anglus. D. Loggan f. h. sh. John Cockshuit, a gentleman of the Inner Temple, was one of the many admirers of the works of Dr. Henry More. That author's writings were much in vogue in this reign; particularly his Sir Marmaduke Rawdon, who descended from the ancient family of that name, near Leeds, in Yorkshire, was a very eminent merchant in the reigns of James and Charles I. He was at the expense of fitting out a ship for the discovery of a northwest passage, and was one of the first planters of Barbadoes. He traded to France, Spain, the Levant, Canaries, and the West Indies; was consulted as an oracle in matters of trade; and frequently pleaded for the merchants at the council-board. He was governor of Basing-house in the civil war, where he distinguished himself as a soldier; killing, in one sally, three thousand men, though he had not above five hundred fighting men in the garrison. The king conferred on him the honour of knighthood for this heroic exploit. It is remarkable, that the Marchioness of Winchester and her maids cast the lead of the turrets into bullets, to supply the men for this sally. He was relieved, at the last extremity, by the famous Colonel Gage, whose memorable story is in Lord Clarendon's "History." + So spelt by Mr. Ames. "Mystery of Godliness." He left 3001. for translating into Latin this book, his "Mystery of Iniquity," and his "Philosophical Collections." His head belongs to the translation of the last-mentioned work. Ob. 1669, Æt. 30. SLINGSBY BETHEL, esq. one of the sheriffs of London and Middlesex, in 1680; gold chain, liverygown, &c. Sherwin sc. whole length; sh. scarce. SLINGSBY BETHEL; small whole length. W. Richardson. Slingsby Bethel, an independent, and consequently a republican, was one of the most zealous and active of that party who were for excluding the Duke of York from the crown. He understood trade, and seems to have been well acquainted with those maxims by which an estate is saved as well as gotten. After riches poured in upon him, his economy was much the same as it was before. Parsimony was so habitual to him, that he knew not how to relax into generosity upon proper occasions; and he was generally censured for being too frugal in his entertainments when he was sheriff of London. "Chaste were his cellars, and his shrieval board The grossness of a city feast abhorr'd; His cooks with long disuse their trade forgot, Cool was his kitchen, though his brains were hot." He was author of a book entitled, "The Interest of the Princes and States of Europe;" 8vo. Lond. 1694. At the end is a narrative of the most material debates and passages in the parliament which sat in the protectorate of Richard Cromwell. This was first printed by itself in 1659. He was also author of "Observations on a Letter written by the D. of B." and "The World's Mistake in Oliver Cromwell." EDWARD BACKWELL (or BAKEWELL), esq.; his own hair, lace-band, flowered gown, laced ruffles, a |