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4. James Bowdoin, the eldest child and only son of the Governor, was born in Boston, September 22, 1752. He was graduated at Har- vard College, with the highest honors, before he was twenty years of age, and then sailing for England, spent a year at the University of Ox- ford, in the study of law. He subsequently passed some years in European travel, and was still on the Continent when the news reached him of the battle of Lexington, and he hastened home with the hope of taking an active part in the struggle of the Revolution. He was with Washington on the Heights of Dorchester, and crossed over in the same boat with him to Boston when the British evacuated the town on the 17th of March, 1776. The state of his health, however, did not permit him to join the army, and he continued for some time to reside with his father, to aid him in his important political duties. He after- wards removed to Dorchester, and occupied the beautiful site now known as MOUNT BOWDOIN.
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In 1788, he represented the town of Dorchester in the Convention of Massachusetts, and united with his father in advocating the adoption of the Federal Constitution.
He was repeatedly a member of the House of Representatives, Senate, and Executive Council, of his native State, and took an active part in the business of legislation. In 1804, Mr. Bowdoin was appointed by President Jefferson, Minister Plenipotentiary to the court of Madrid, and in 1806 he was associated with General Armstrong in a special com- mission for the settlement of all territorial and other questions with that court. He remained abroad in these capacities about four years, when continued ill health compelled him to seek a release from further public service.
On his return home, Mr. Bowdoin devoted himself to agriculture, and his farm at Dorchester, and his beautiful estate at Nashaun Island, were the scenes of his principal occupations. He was among the very earliest as well as largest importers of the pure Merino stock, and took great pains in improving his own flocks and inculcating the importance of doing so upon others. He translated and published, for this purpose, Daubenton's "Advice to Shepherds and Owners of flocks on the care and. management of Sheep;" which was then esteemed a work of great value. He had previously published, anonymously, his " Opinions respecting the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain."
Mr. Bowdoin, as well as his father, had always taken a deep interest in the cause of education, and both of them were for several years Fel- lows of the Corporation of Harvard College. Governor Bowdoin was the founder of the Bowdoin Prizes at Cambridge. His son was a large patron of the College at Brunswick, Maine, bestowing upon it valuable lands during his lifetime, and bequeathing to it, by his will, an extensive and costly collection of books, paintings, minerals, and philosophical apparatus, together with the reversion of several estates, and of which the college has recently received about thirty or forty thousand dollars. The college is known to the country as Bowdoin College.
Mr. Bowdoin died at Nashaun Island, on the 11th of October, 1811. His eulogy was pronounced before the trustees and overseers of Bowdoin
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College by the Rev. Dr. Jenks, then Secretary of the Board, who pre- sented his character as "a rare union of benevolent feelings, with ample means to indulge them."
Mr. Bowdoin married his cousin, the daughter of the Hon. William Bowdoin, the Governor's brother. They had no children. A portion of their property was left to the second son of the late Hon. Thomas L. Winthrop, who had married the eldest daughter of Sir John Temple, and whose son was, therefore, the great-nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Bowdoin. He comes next in order among the tenants of the Bowdoin Tomb. Hav- ing dropped the name of Winthrop, agreeably to his uncle's will, he was known from early youth by the name of
5. JAMES BOWDOIN. He was born in Boston on the 23d day of July, 1794, and having been prepared at Philips' Academy, Andover, was graduated at Bowdoin College in 1814. He studied law with the Hon. William Prescott, but never entered largely into the practice. His life was devoted to literary and historical pursuits. He was a member of the Legislature of Massachusetts, a very active member of the Mas- sachusetts Historical Society, and was connected for a long time with the immediate management of the Provident Institution for Savings, in Boston. His health was never strong, and he died in Havana, whither he had gone for relief from pulmonary affections, on the 6th day of March, 1833, at the age of thirty-eight years. He had accumulated stores of learning, which would have done credit to a long life; and he will be remembered by many friends as a scholar, a Christian, and a philanthropist.
This tomb is believed to contain the ashes of all the Bowdoins who have here been mentioned. The bodies of Governor Bowdoin, of his son, the Hon. James Bowdoin and his wife Sarah Bowdoin, of Lady Elizabeth Temple, and of Mr. James Bowdoin (Winthrop), are known to have been placed here ; and there is no reason to doubt that Pierre Baudouin, the humble Huguenot emigrant, with his son, the successful and eminent Boston merchant, may have found their last resting place here also. It is not often, perhaps, that a brighter succession of exam- ples is designated by a single tablet.
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HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF
MR. ANDREW CUNNINGHAM,
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 27TH, 1752, IN THE 60TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
HERE LIES BURIED
THE BODY OF
MRS. MARY CUNNINGHAM, WIDOW OF
MR. AND'W CUNNINGHAM, DEC'D JULY 14TH, 1774, AGED 85.
HERE LIES THE BODY OF MRS. SARAH EVELETH, WIFE OF MR. DANIEL EVELETH. WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 29TH, 1768, IN THE 42D YEAR OF HER AGE.
No. 112. DOCTOR WILLIAM SPOONER.
HEER LYETH THE BODY OF CAP. PEER OLIVER, AGED 52 YEARS, WHO LIVED MUCH BELOVED, AND DYED MUCH LAMENTED, ON THE 11TH DAY OF APRIL ANNO. 1670. HERE LYETH INTERRD, ALL ACTION, RESOLUCON, RELIGION, PITTY, VNDER DISSOLUCON.
No. 113. WILLIAM MUNROE AND JOSEPH BAXTER'S.
THOMAS BUMSTEAD'S TOMB, 1787
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No. 147. M. DALTON'S TOMB, 1823. 1
[Inscription on top illegible save date, Anno Dom. 1708. Under a tree.]
S. HICHBORN, SEN.'S TOMB, 1776.
HERE LYETH YE BODY OF THOMAS BUMSTED, SENYER, AGED 67 YEARS, DEPARTED THIS LIFE YE 22D DAY OF JUNE, IN YE YEAR 1677.
HERE LYETH YE BODY OF SUSANAH BUMSTED, WIFE TO THOMAS BUMSTED, SENR.,
AGED 77 YEARS. DEPARTED THIS LIFE YE 12 DAY OF JULY, 1688.
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TO THE MEMORY OF
THE HON. JOHN ERVING, ESQ., WHO DIED AUG'ST 20TH, 1786, AGED 93 YEARS. [Slate stone tablet, set in ground.]
The father, Gov. Bowdown! wife .
MR. THOMAS PARKER, HIS TOMB, NOV'R 2, 1771.
No. 3. THOMAS HANDASYD PECK, 1771.
No. 119. [Name obliterated by metal tool.]
No. 8. MELATIAH BOURN'S TOMB.
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No. 120. JEREMIAH LEE AND G. WINTHROP GRAY.
No. 5. MARY ROBERTS, 1812.
No. 7.
Belongs to EZEKIEL PRICE.
[Marble tablet, sculptured arch; within, PAYNE. in large letters, beneath a coat-of-arms.]
No. 6. MARTIN GRAY'S TOMB, 1772.
No. 9. JOSEPH LEE AND GEORGE CABOT'S TOMB.
No. 5. HERE LIES INTERRED THE BODY OF ONESIPHOUS TILESTON, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOV'R 27TH, 1771, AGED 61 YEARS.
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No. 127.
DEAC'N JOHN BARRETT'S TOMB.
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JOHN B. AND CHARLES HAMMATT.
No. 8.
ANDREW CUNNINGHAM AND URIAH COTTING'S TOMB, 1809.
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No. 3. WELLS COVERLEY'S TOMB, 1812.
No. 7. ISRAEL THORNDIKE'S TOMB, 1812.
No. 2. CAPT. JOHN GORE, 1772.
No. 6.
EDWARD BLAKE, JUNR.'S TOMB, 1815.
Original No. 5 .- No. 133.
MARTIN SMITH.
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THOMAS CUSHING, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS, DIED 19 JANUARY, 1788, AGED 63 YEARS.
HE TOOK AN ACTIVE PART IN THE REVOLUTIONARY CONFLICT, AND WAS SEVERAL YEARS
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MASS., UNTIL HE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1774 & 5.
DEBORAH FLETCHER, WIDOW OF THOMAS CUSHING, DIED IN 1790, AGED 63 YEARS.
HENRY NEWMAN, DIED NOVEMBER 28, 1811, AGED 56 YEARS.
DEBORAH, WIDOW OF HENRY NEWMAN, AND DAUGHTER OF THOMAS CUSHING, DIED MAY 9, 1845, IN HER 83D YEAR.
" Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."
NOTE .- The above inscription is on a beautiful white marble obelisk over the tomb of Lieutenant-governor Cushing. Erected in 1846 by his grandson, Henry Newman, Ashburton Place, Boston.
LIEUT .- GOVERNOR THOMAS CUSHING.
THOMAS CUSHING, LL. D., was the son of Thomas Cushing, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Mass. (who was son of Thomas C., a member of the Council, and a descendant of Matthew C., of Hingham). He was born in Boston, January 30, 1694, graduated at Harvard Col- lege in 1711, and died April 11, 1746, aged fifty-two. His wife was the daughter of Edward Bromfield. He left one son and two daughters. He was distinguished by his wealth, his abilities, his zeal for his coun- try's service, his integrity, and in a peculiar manner for his piety. Mr. Prince says of him, "I found that, in a small, relaxed, and feeble body, there dwelt a great, a lively, a strong, and well composed soul." About the age of twenty his soul was renewed by the Spirit of God. He daily read the Scriptures and prayed in his family, and he died in joyful hope. The revival of religion in Boston, a few years before his death, gave him great delight.
In regard to public men in days of difficulty, he said, " Men may be a long while great patriots from moral or political principles; or party or worldly interests; or the applause or esteem of others. But there is nothing like the special grace of God, a believing view of his present eye and future judgment, and an interest and conscience wholly subjected to Him, to keep men steady to the public interest in times of trial."- (Prince's Funeral Sermon).
Lieutenant-Governor Cushing was born in 1725, and was graduated at Harvard College in 1744. In early life he was called to respectable public offices. Having been chosen representative of Boston in the
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General Court, his patriotism and talents soon procured him the appoint- ment of Speaker. While in the chair, it was resolved, in the controversy with England, to make an appeal to arms, and he bent all his exertions to promote the cause of his country. He was a judicious and active member of the first and second Congress.
On his return to his own State, he was elected into the Council which then constituted the supreme executive. He was also appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and of Probate in Suffolk, which stations he held until the adoption of the State Constitution. Being then appointed Lieutenant-Governor, he remained in that office till his death, having had the satisfaction, a few days before, of seeing the new Federal Constitution ratified in Massachusetts.
One of his daughters married John Avery, Secretary of State, who died June, 1806. He was from youth a professor of religion; the motives of the gospel governed him through life, and at the hour of his departure from the world, its sublime doctrines and its promises gave him support. He was a man of abilities ; a distinguished patriot; a friend of learning; charitable to the poor, and amiable in all the rela- tions of life. His days were passed in constant exertion for the public good .- American Museum, VII. 163, 164; Sentinel, March 1, 1788; Prince's funeral sermon.
GOVERNOR BELLINGHAM.
GOVERNOR BELLINGHAM was a native of England, where he was bred a lawyer. He came to this country in 1634, and August 3 was received into the church, with his wife Elizabeth, and in the following year was chosen Deputy-Governor. In 1641 he was elected Governor, in opposi- tion to Mr. Winthrop, by a majority of six votes; but the election did not seem to be agreeable to the General Court. He was re-chosen to this office in 1654, and after the death of Governor Endicot, was again elected in May, 1665. He continued Chief Magistrate of Massachusetts during the remainder of his life. He was Deputy-Governor thirteen years, and Governor ten. In 1664, he was chosen Major-General. In this year the King sent four commissioners, Nicholas, Cartwright, Carr, and Maverick, to regulate the affairs of the colonies. A long account of their transactions is given by Hutchinson. Bellingham, and others obnoxious to the King, were required to go to England to answer for themselves; but the General Court, by the advice of the ministers, refused compliance, and maintained the charter rights. But they appeased his Majesty by sending him "a ship load of masts." He died December 7, 1672, aged eighty years, leaving several children. Of his singular second marriage, in 1641, the following is a brief history : a young gentlewoman was about to be contracted to a friend of his, with his consent, " when on a sudden the Governor treated with her and obtained her for himself." He failed to publish the contract where he dwelt, and he performed the marriage ceremony himself. The Great Inquest presented him for a breach of the order of Court; but at the
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appointed time of trial, not choosing to go off from the bench to answer as an offender, and but few magistrates being present, he escaped any censure.
His excuse for this marriage was, "the strength of his affection." In his last will he gave certain farms, after his wife's decease, and his whole estate at Winisimet, after the decease of his son and his son's daughter, for the annual encouragement of " godly ministers and preach- ers " attached to the principles of the first church, "a main one whereof is, that all ecclesiastical jurisdiction is committed by Christ to each particular organical church, from which there is no appeal." The Gen- eral Court, thinking the rights of his family were impaired, set aside the will. His sister, Anne Hibbins, sister of William Hibbins, an assistant, was executed as a witch in June, 1656. Hubbard speaks of Bellingham as "a very ancient gentleman, having spun a very long thread of above eighty years; he was a great justiciary, a notable hater of tribes, firm and fixed in any resolution he entertained, of larger com- prehension than expression; like a vessel whose vent holdeth no good proportion with its capacity to contain disadvantage to a public person."
He did not harmonize with the other assistants ; yet they respected his character and motives. Governor Bellingham lived to be the only surviving patentee named in the Charter. He was severe against those who were called sectaries; but he was a man of incorruptible integrity, and of acknowledged piety. In the ecclesiastical controversy, which was occasioned in Boston by the settlement of Mr. Davenport, he was an advocate of the first church .- Hutchinson, I. 41, 43, 97, 211, 269; Neal's History, I. 390; Mather's Mag. II. 18; Holmes, I. 414; Sav- age's Winthrop, II. 43; History Coll. U. S., III. 143., VI. 610.
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[Marble slab, resting on six pedestals springing from another marble slab, on which is the following inscription :]
HERE LIES
RICHARD BELLINGHAM, ESQUIRE,
LATE GOVERNOR IN THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS,
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 7 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1672. THE EIGHTY-FIRST YEARE OF HIS AGE.
VIRTUE'S FAST FRIEND WITHIN THIS TOMB DOTH LYE, A FOE TO BRIBES, BUT RICH IN CHARITY.
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THE BELLINGHAM FAMILY BEING EXTINCT, THE SELECTMEN OF BOSTON IN THE YEAR 1782, ASSIGNED THIS TOMB TO JAMES SULLIVAN, ESQ.
THE REMAINS OF GOVERNOR BELLINGHAM ARE HERE PRESERVED,
AND THE ABOVE INSCRIPTION IS RESTORED FROM THE ANCIENT MONUMENT.
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THE FAMILY TOMB OF JAMES SULLIVAN, ESQ.
LATE GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 10TH DAY OF DEC'R, A. D. 1808, AGED 64 YEARS. HIS REMAINS ARE HERE DEPOSITED.
DURING A LIFE OF REMARKABLE INDUSTRY, ACTIVITY, AND ' USEFULNESS, AMIDST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONTEMPORANEOUS AVOCATIONS, UNCOMMONLY VARIOUS, HE WAS DISTINGUISHED FOR ZEAL, INTELLIGENCE, AND FIDELITY. PUBLIC-SPIRITED, BENEVOLENT, AND SOCIAL, .
HE WAS EMINENTLY BELOVED AS A MAN, EMINENTLY ESTEEMED AS A CITIZEN, AND EMINENTLY RESPECTED AS A MAGISTRATE.
HUIC VERSATILE INGENIUM SIC PARITER AD OMNIA FUIT, UT, AD ID UNUMDICERES QUOD CUM QUE AGERET.
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No. 4. EBENEZER TORREY'S TOMB, 1815.
[Hard sand slab, and sides of same, with no insertion. At end, ARMS on blue slate.]
WILLIAM RICHARDSON'S TOMB, 1814.
No. 1.
MARTIN SMITH, 1810.
HERE LYETH ENTOMED . MRS. HANNAH ALLEN, WIFE TO MR. JAMES ALLEN,' AGED 21 YEARS. DECEASED FEBRUARY 26, 1667.
AND MRS. ELIZABETH ALLEN, WIFE TO MR. JAMES ALLEN, AGED 35 YEARS. DECEASED APRIL YE 5, 1673.
STAY ! THOU THIS TOMB THAT PASSETH BY, AND THINK HOW SOON THAT THOU MAY'ST DIE :
IF SEX, OR AGE, OR VIRTUE BRIGHT WOULD HAVE PROLONG'D TO THESE, IT MIGHT, THOUGH VIRTUE MADE NOT DEATH TO STAY : YET IT WAS TO BE THEIR WAY. AND IF WITH THEM THOU WOULDST BE BLEST, PREPARE TO DYE BEFORE THOU REST.
[In the left-hand corner of the slab :]
JAMES ALLEN,
DIED SEPT. YE 22D, 1710. AETATIS SUA 79.
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EBEN'R WELLS' FAMILY TOMB.
[On the bottom edge of the slab. ]
JAMES, THE SON OF JOHN AND ELIZABETH ALLEN, DEC'D JUNE YE 28, 1698, AGED 11 WEEKS.
HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF
MR. RICHARD SURCOMB, OB'T 21ST AUG'ST,
1773.
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ÆTATIS 57.
HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF MRS.
MEHITABEL BUTTOLPH,
WIFE TO MR. JOHN BUTTOLPH, AGED 61 YEARS.
DIED JAN. YE 22D, 1774.
[ Here is a red sandstone slab, resting on the ground, the foundation being gone. No inscription. ]
HERE LYETH INTERED THE BODY OF THE i REVEREND AND FAITHFULL MINISTER
OF THE GOSPEL IN BOSTON, MR. JOHN BAYLY, AGED 54 YEARS, WHO DECEASED THE 12 OF DECEMBER, 1697.
[On a sandstone slab, covering the tomb, with iron door at the end-very ancient, a gravestone thrown at the foot of the door. On the right-hand corner (face) of the slab, in large made characters, W * W., and something else illegible on third line.]
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WILLIAM TAYLOR, JUNE 19th, 1788. DIED APRIL 17, 1838, ÆT. 75 YEARS .. [Slab over tomb.]
THE TOMB OF JACOB TIDD, 1811.
1807, ISAAC WHITE'S TOMB. 1
1807. CHARLES GUILD, JOSEPH WILLETT, AND JABEZ BULLARD'S TOMB.
HERE LYETH BURYED YE BODY OF ANN SMITH, YE LATE WIFE OF JEREMIAH SMITH, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOVEMBER YE 29, IN YE 34 YEARE OF HER AGE, 1700, -
[On a grave-stone broken off and leaning against the Cushing tomb (all even caps), but letters are smaller than rest, because they run out under the side ornament of the stone.] .
[Hard sandstone slab on brick foundation, with a lozenge-shaped slate-stone let in on its surface, bearing the following :]
THE TOMB OF JOHN F. WILLIAMS, ROB'T WILLIAMS,
AND MARY LANE.
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[White marble stone, like gravestone.]
TOMB OF SAMUEL ELIOT.
[Slate stone, similar to above.]
MICHAEL ROULSTONE, THOS. REDMAN'S AND ASA PAGE'S
TOMB, 1807.
[Sandstone slab, nearly on the ground, bearing S. S. ANDREWS, another line, nearly obliterated and illegible. ]
[Marble, like gravestones, bearing]
FRANKLIN SMITH'S TOMB, 1807. ( [And on the other side,]
THIS TOMB FORMERLY BELONGED TO
SAMUEL LEGG, ESQ.
[Gravestone broken off, leaning against the preceding.]
HERE LYES YE BODY OF
, ELIZABETH. ** * **
AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, DIED DECR. YE 20, 1710.
DUDLEY CASTLE, Northampton, England.
GOVERNOR THOMAS DUDLEY.
GOVERNOR DUDLEY was descended from the owners of Dudley Castle, in Staffordshire, who had borne the surnames and titles of Fitz Ausculph, a General of the Norman Conqueror, in 1066; Paganel, Lord of Dudley, in 1210; and Baron of Dudley, in 1221; De Sutton, Baron of Dudley, in 1370; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the reign of Henry V .; Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, and Treasurer of the King's household, in the reign of Henry VI .; and Dudley, Baron of Dudley, which name was assumed according to the custom of those times, by several of the Suttons, out of regard for the title and castled home of their fathers. In the will of Governor Dudley, preserved in the Probate Office of Suffolk County, Mass., is his family coat of arms stamped with his seal; and his son, Governor Joseph Dudley, used the same arms to seal some of his official documents, one of which the writer has seen recently in Boston. It is the coat of arms borne by the Suttons and Dudleys of Dudley Castle, by John Dudley, Duke of Northumber- land, Robert, Earl of Leicester, and other branches of the same family.
Governor Thomas Dudley was born in the county of Northampton, England, A. D. 1576. His father was " Captain Roger Dudley, who was slain in the wars," probably in the Netherlands, about 1586, when this his only son and an only daughter were very young. The wife of Captain Roger Dudley and mother of this son and daughter, was a rela- tive to Judge Augustine Nicolls, of Faxton, Kt., whose sister Margery, wife of William Purifoy, was probably that Mrs. Purifoy, "a gentle- woman of wisdom and piety, who, with other friends, took special charge
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of him even in his childhood," and by whose care he was trained up in a Latin school where he acquired the rudiments of grammar, which he im- proved afterwards by his own industry, so that he became a good Latin scholar. His estate, which had been left in trust for him, was not large, but five hundred pounds at last came to light, having been long concealed in some unknown hand, and was duly delivered to him when he became of age.
While yet a stripling,-both his parents being dead, and his sister too for aught appears to the contrary-he was by his best friends pre- ferred to an office in the household of the Earl of Northampton,* in whose family he had opportunity to learn the manners and etiquette of high life. He lived with this nobleman till of a suitable age, and then received the appointment of clerk to Judge Nicolls, " who being his kinsman, took the more special notice of him.". Being a young gentle- man of good abilities, he soon learned much skill in the law, and could fill with honor the place of a secretary.
Though now qualified to undertake business of considerable moment, and live independently in the world, yet before any opportunity called him to put in practice what he had learned to do with his pen, he was called to attempt something by his sword. For being well known in his neighborhood, and esteemed for his courage and judgment, Queen Elizabeth sending him a captain's commission, perhaps on the suggestion of the Earl of Northampton or some of his family, presently four-score young gallants enlisted under him. These he led into Picardy to help Henry IV. at the siege of Amiens, in 1597. But when both armies were drawn up in battle array, by some good fortune a treaty prevailed, which prevented further hostilities at that time. Returning to North- amptonshire, he married " a gentlewoman of good estate and extraction," but of what family is unknown to us. Soon after he became interested
* It is so stated in Mather's Magnalia, but the author's meaning is not very clear. Sir Henry Howard was created Earl of Northampton in 1603, and died about 1614. Sir William Compton was created Earl of Northampton August 2, 1618, and died in 1630. There was no such title existing during Dudley's minority.
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in the Puritan doctrines, and attended the meetings of their Divines, Dod, Cleaver, Winston, and Hildersham. Puritanism being more free from old superstitions than the church founded by Henry VIII., and also more reasonable and consistent with nature, Mr. Dudley, became a zealous asserter thereof, and never after swerved from the course he had thus early begun. He was a reformer, but many anec- dotes might be related of him to show that he was not a fanatic. He very much disliked wild opinionists, although himself a stren- uous oppugner of conformity and the ceremonies of the Church of England.
By the Rev. Mr. Dodd, it is said, he was introduced to Lord Say and Lord Compton, and by them was recommended to the young Earl of Lincoln,* Theophilus, who appointed him steward, to manage his whole estate. Among Mr. Dudley's successful operations while in the service of the young nobleman, was that of procuring a match between him and the daughter of Lord Say; for she was so wise, virtuous, and accomplished a lady, that she proved a great blessing to the whole family. After continuing nine or ten years in the stewardship of the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Dudley, being wearied with great employments, was willing to retire into a more private capacity. Therefore he removed to Boston, and became intimately acquainted with the Rev. John Cotton, whose church he attended. But ere many years, the Earl's affairs again re- quired his oversight, for without Mr. Dudley's assistance, he could carry on no matter of moment. Returning to the Earl's manor at Sempring- ham, in Lincolnshire, he coutinued there most of the time till his removal to New England.
When the enterprise for planting a colony in the deserts of America began, he embraced that opportunity to leave England, that " he might, with other non-conformists, enjoy his liberty to the utmost of what he
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