SIR RICHARD BULKELEY, KNT., OF BEAUMARIS. AN EXTRACT FROM THE UNPUBLISHED BULKELEY MSS. ......" Sir Richard Bulkeley served in Parliament for the county of Anglesey the second and third sessions of Queen Mary, the third of Elizabeth, and first of James. "He was of goodly person, fair of complexion, and tall of stature. He was temperate in his diet -not drinking of healths. In his habit he never changed his fashion, but always wore round breeches, and thick bombast doublets, though very gallant and rich. In the last year of Queen Elizabeth, being then somewhat stricken in years, he attended the council of Marches at Ludlow, in winter time. When the Lord President Zouch went in his coach to church or elsewhere, Sir Richard used to ride on a great stone horse; and sometimes he would go from his lodging to church in frost and snow on foot, with a short cloak, silk stockings, a great rapier and dagger, tarry all prayers and sermon in very cold weather, insomuch - that Lord Zouch was wont to say he was cold to see him. He was a great reader of history and discourses of all estates and countries; of very good memory and understanding in matters belonging to housekeeping, husbandry, maritime affayres, building of ships, and maintaining them at sea. He drew his own letters with his own hand: and being complayned of at the Council of the Marches, for breach of an order of that court, he drew his own answer, that he cod not be convicted out of his own possession but by course of common law, pleaded Magna Charta, and demanded judgment, which answer being put into court, the Chief Justice, Sir Richard Shuttleworth, called for a sight thereof, and after perusal said to the counsellors of the bar, 'Look, my masters, what a bone Sir Richard Bulkeley has cast into court for you to tire upon.' And the matter being agreed, it was referred to the common law. He was a great housekeeper and entertainer of strangers, especially such as passed to and from Ireland. He nobly entertained the Earl of Essex in his way there to be Lord-Lieutenant. He made provision of all necessaries for his table beforehand. He sent yearly to Greenland for codling and other fish, which he did use to barter in Spain for Malaga and sherry wines; and always kept a good stocke of old sack in his cellar, which he called Amabile, besides other wines. He kept two parkes well stored with red and fallow deer, wch did afford such plenty of venison as furnished his table 3 or 4 times every week in the season, beside pleasuring of friends. He kept several farms, beside his demense in his hands, wch furnished his house with fat beef, mutton, lamb, &c. &c. He was an excellent horseman, and an expert tiller, keeping two great stables of horses-one in Cheshire, and another in Beaumaris-and a great stud of mares. His estate in Anglesey was 2500l., in Carnarvonshire 800%., and in Cheshire 10007., a year, having always a great stock of ready money lying in his chest. He kept many servants and attendants, tall and proper men. Two lacqueys in livery always ran by his horse. without 20 or 24 to attend him. He was a great favorite of Queen Eliz. He had powerful friends at Court, and had the gentry and commonalty of the co. of Anglesey at his service, except the Woods of Rhosmore, who were always his enemies. He had great contests with Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who obtayned the Queen's letters patents under the great seal, to be chief ranger of the Forest of Snowdon, in whch office he behaved very injuriously to the counties of Merioneth, Carnarvon, and Anglesey, attempting to bring within the bounds and limits of that forest most of the free He never went from home holders' lands in those three counties; and for that purpose the Earl procured several commissions from the Queen, to inquire of encroachments and concealments of lands. The return of the jury in Anglesey, not being agreeable to the Earl's commissioners, they went in a rage to Carnarvon, forcibly entered the exchequer there, ransacked the records, and carried away what they pleased; but the Earl after making many attempts, to the great grievance of the county, was obliged to desist, being defeated in all schemes upon Snowdon by the power, and interest, and spirit of Sir Richa Bulkeley. But manet alta mente repostum. The Earl bore a poysonous hatred to Sir Richard, yet he continued still in favour with the Queen and council, though often molested by the Earl, his agents, and creditors. "Sir Richard being one of the Deputy Lieutenants of Anglesey (upon the intelligence of the Spanish Armada threatening England,) was to cesse the country in arms; and cessing Mr. Woods, of Rhosmore, he was highly offended, and thought himself too heavily loaded, therefore went up to court to the Earl of Leicester, carrying a false tale with him, that Sir Rich Bulkeley (a little before the attainder and execution of Tho Salusbury, one of the accomplices of Anthy Babington the traytor, 1585) had been in the mountains www of Snowdon, conferring with him, and that at a farm of Sir Richard's, called Cumligie, they had lain together two or three nights. The Earl glad of this information, presently acquaints the Queen and council therewith. Sir Rich, being called before the council and examined, absolutely denied the whole matter; and when the Earl, at the time President of the Queen's Council, did severely inforce it agt him. He told the Earl to his face,— 'Your father, and the very same men as now inform against me, were like to undo my father; for upon the death of K. Edw. 6, by letters from your father, he was commanded to proclayme Queen Jane, and to muster the country, which he did accordingly; and had not my mother been one of Queen Maries maids of honor, he had come to great trouble and danger.' Hearing these words, the council hushed and rose, and Sir Richa departed. The Earl hastened to the Queen, and told her the council had been examining Sir Rich Bulkeley about matters of treason, that they found him a dangerous person, and saw cause to commit him to the Tower, and that he dwelt in a suspicious corner of the world. What! Sir Richd Bulkeley?' said the Queen. He never intended us any harm. We have brought him up from a boy, and have had special tryal of his fidelity. him.' 'We,' said the Earl, You shall not comit who have the care of |