PHILIP EARL OF PEMBROKE.

JAMES HOWELL addreffed a Pamphlet to this extraordinary Nobleman under the title of "A "Sober and Seafonable Memorandum fent to "Philip Earl of Pembroke, &c. to mind him of "his particular Secret Ties, (befides the Com"mon Oath, Allegiance, and Supremacy,) "whereby he was bound to adhere to the King, "his Liege Lord and Mafter, presented unto "him in the Hottest Bruit of the Civil Wars," in which he thus addreffes him: "My Lord, I beg leave to tell your lordship, (and the Spectator commonly fees more than the Game ❝fter,) that the World extremely marvels at 66 you more than others; and it makes thofe "who wish you beft to be transformed, to "wonder that your Lordship fhould be the first "of your race who deferted the Crown, which 66 one of your predeceffors faid he would still "follow, though it were thrown upon a hedge. "Had your princely brother (William Earl of "Pembroke) been living, he would have been "fooner torn by wild horfes than have banded "against it, or abandoned the King his Master, "and fallen into fuch grofs idolatry, as to worfhip the beaft with heads."

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The two following Letters relative to the manner in which this Nobleman disposed of his proxy in the House of Peers, at the beginning of the difputes between Charles and his Parliament, were very kindly communicated to the COMPILER by the MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

MADAM,

"I have receaved two very greate bleffings "these two laft dayes, the one yesterday at Beverley, the other this day at Nottingham, by "Mr. Denham, and cannot expreffe the greate "sense I have of your Ladyfhip's favour and

good opinion in both. I am extreme glad to "heare you are upon a journey to London. If "your advice and intereft doe not prevayle with

• your father, I have no hope left; 'tis not pof"fible for me to fay more in the argument to "him than I have. Nor can I imagine what ill

fpirit can engage him thus to venture his for"tune, his fame, his honour, and the honour of "his house, in a veffel where none but defpe"rate perfons have the government. His car"riage of late hath beene fo well represented to "the King, and well receaved, for God's fake "let him not fall into a relapse; but if the pro"pofitions now fent be not accepted, perfuade "him away hither. Upon my life he will re

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pente it elfe, and it will be too late; and fure "no honeft man can thinke any unreasonable

"thing is afked. Your brother must give me "leave to wonder a little at him: 'tis long fince "I writ my humble advice to him, and cannot "poffibly understand the ground of his stay, and "I have often affured his Majesty of his refolu❝tion. I know not what argument they have "at London for the confidence, but truly they "feeme to have very few friends in these partes, " and I do not think their condition is much "better in other places. I cannot take any opportunity of mentioning your Ladyfhip to his

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Majefty, but he prevents me in all the ex"preffyones of esteeme of you that are poffible. "I affure you, he hath a very just value of your care of him. I am not yet out of hope of kiffing your Ladyfhip's hands before the Summer ends, which will be an unexpreffible hap"piness to

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"Your Ladyfhip's moft humble fervant, "EDW. HYDE *.

"Nottingham, this 22d July.

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"My Lord of Falkland is your Ladyship's "moft humble fervant."

"God himself knoweth how much I have

"loved and honoured your father more than

*Afterwards Earl of Clarendon.

any body elfe, and with how much zeale I "have endeavoured to ferve him towards the

King of late, fince that distanfe that happened "between them; and I beleeve and am confident, "that if ever there had been a revolution or change in things, it would have been both in

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my power and will to have ferved him very "confiderably towards the King, if I may be "leeve the King's profeffions to me. But I must "needs tell you, hee has done that that may "perchanfe hinder much my credit with the

King, and leffen my power both to serve him "and myself. I beleeve it to be the greatest "misfortune that ever beefell me, that have hi"therto, I thanke God, kept as faire a reputa❝tion as any man, in perfevering in my owne way constantly and refolutely without either "feare or defigne or change. I am now fuf

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pected and branded with the fufpicion of un"derhand dealing, by those who are and weere

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my chiefeft frends; and what troubles mee "moft, the King himself takes it very unkindly "from mee, till I cleared myfelf to him from "whom I came yesterday, I meane in my guiving

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my proxy to your father, whom the King "does believe to be violent against him in every "thing. My Lord himself knowes, how unwill"ing I was to leave my proxy, for I defired "leave of the Houfe that instant my Lord

"I had leave first from the King, merely because "I would leave no proxy, forefecing the incon❝veniences 'twould bring me into. You know "afterwards, how I declarde it, hoping your "father would have forgotten it. I fhould not "have left it then, neyther, but that I have oft "heard your father fay, he would ever guive the "vote he was entrusted withall according to his "fence that gave it him, not according to his owne: which if he had done, he had done "himself a grate deal of honour and right

amongst men of honour that I heare speake of "it; he had obliged the King, and not difobliged "his owne party neyther: befides the infinite

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obligeing mee but as it is, he has difobliged "mee fo much, that never anie thing went fo 66 neere me. I vow to God, I am afhamed to "fhow my head amongst thofe I efteeme moft, "for I am partly counted a turnecoate amongst "them, and have partly loft that reputation I "had, which I valued infinitely above my life, "and doe yet fo much, that to redeme myself "againe, I muft needs defier one favour from which I fhall efteeme above any, that you "would be pleased to speake to your father, "relating to him the inconveniencies I have fuf"fered, which to my fence are the greatest that "ever could have happened to mee, by bequeathing him my vote, fince he has in foe 66 many

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you,