ford, 17; The Way is Essex, Spencer, Rev. Jolin, obituary, ; Euez, Past and Present, 177 Charles Lamb and the Sperling, C. F. D., note by: Lloyds, 60; An Old English 47 Garden, 62; A Caveat for Starkey, H. Walton, note by, Archippus, 63; Parish Priests and their People in the Middle Ages, 120; Cecily Mordaunt, and No Surrender, 125; Frank Redland, Recruit, 125; Verney Memoirs, 126; House of Rimmm, 190; Life of William Morris, 190. Rickword, George, Members for Colchester, by, 226. Rippling Flax, 253. Ritchie, J. Ewing, Christopher Crayon's Recollections, by, 56. Roding, Roden,or Roothing:the, its Glory and its Abasement, by W. W. Glenny, 95. Rogers, Rev. Thomas, obituary, 178. Rookwood, Lady, obituary, ISO. Sard, the Parish Church of Sounend, the Real, by Mrs. 257 Stisted, Troubles at, in 1642, by Miss Bertha Porter, 28. Strype, John, by A. P. Wire, 193 Tabrum, Bennett, note by, 253. 13, 202. Tasker, G. L., note by, 257. Uphall, see Ilford. Verney Memoirs, 120. Warwick, Countess of, An Witchcraft in the 18th Century, at, 44. Wright, Frank, account of the siege of Colchester, by, 250. AMONGST the many who may be designated as "Essex Worthies," Francis Quarles ought to have a most worthy place in the Essex Review. In the East Anglian for 1867-68 there appeared several papers on the Quarles genealogy.* It is therefore not necessary to recapitulate the history of the family, as our interest lies in the man himself and not in his ancestors. It will be enough to say that Francis Quarles, in his quaint Memorials upon the death of Sir Robert Quarles, Knight, his "dearely loving and as dearely beloved brother," writes: This family, If antiquity may chalenge honour; / receiv'd it / before the Martiall Drum / of the Victorious Norman / left / to beat his conquering marches / in this glorious Island / But / birth nor blood / Nor what his Ancestors have done / can chalenge ought/in him / that might redeeme his Name / from dull oblivion had not his undegenerate actions / out-spoke his long-liv'd Genealogie /. Francis Quarles was born at Stewards, Romford, in the year 1592. His father, James Quarles, bought Stewards in 1588. He was Clerk of the Green Cloth to Queen Elizabeth, and Purveyor to the Navy. He married Joan, daughter of Edward (or Eldred) Dalton, of Mares Place, Hadham, in Hertfordshire. Francis lost his father when he was only seven years old, and *E.A. iii. 155, 170, 184, 196, 203, 225, 227, 241, 274, 282, 287, 307; iv. 137, 204, 228, 255. A his mother, when he was in his fourteenth year. At that date (1606) he was at Christ's College, Cambridge. Unfortunately all the early documents of the College are lost, so that no account of his life at the University can be given. In none of his books do the initials of any degree appear, so it is most probable that he left without taking one. After leaving Cambridge he was entered as a student at Lincoln's Inn. In an account of his life given by his widow, she says:-" His education was suitable to his birth; first, at schoole in the countrey, where his school-fellows will say he surpassed all his equals; afterward at Christ's College. in Cambridge, where, how he profited I am not able to judge, but am fully assured by men of much learning and judgement, that his works in very many places doe sufficiently testifie more then ordinary fruits of his University studies." "Last of all," she adds," he was transplanted from thence (Cambridge) to Lincoln's Inne, where for some yeares he studied the Laws of England, not so much to benefit himself thereby as his friends and neighbours (showing therein his continual inclination to peace), by composing suits and differences amongst them. After he came to maturity, he was not desirous to put himself into the world, otherwise he might have had greater preferments then he had. He was neither so unfit for court preferment, nor so ill-beloved there, but that he might have raised his fortunes thereby, if he had any inclination that way. But his mind was chiefly set upon his devotion and study, yet not altogether so much but that he faithfully discharged the place of Cup-bearer to the Queen of Bohemia." There is no record of the date when this post was given to Quarles. The Princess Elizabeth, daughter of James I., was married in 1613, but did not become Queen of Bohemia till 1619. It is most probable that the office was given at the time of her marriage. It is certain that he went to the continent with the Royal pair. Quarles himself married in 1618, and it is supposed then relinquished the post, as in 1621, he was, as his widow tells 66 us, Secretary to the Reverend and Learned Lord Prelate of Ireland." It is not known how long he remained Secretary to the Archbishop, but in 1639, at the request of the Earl of Dorset, he was admitted as the "Cities Chronologer," a post he held till his death. Very little is known of his private |