[1] The foure and twentith of Nouember Edward earle of Darbie,Earle of Dar|bie deceased. lord Stanleie, & Strange, of Knoc|king, lord and gouernor of the Iles of Man, knight of the noble order of the garter, and one of the quéens maiesties priuie councell deceased at his house cal|led Latham in Lanca [...]hire. His life and death de|seruing commendation, and crauing memorie to be imitated,The life and death of the foresaid earle of Darbie. was such as followeth. His fidelitie vnto two kings and two queenes in dangerous times and great rebellions, in which time, and alwaies as cause serued, he was lieutenant of Lancashire and Ches|shire, and latelie offered ten thousand men vnto the quéenes maiestie of his owne charge for the suppres|sion of the last rebellion. His godlie disposition to his tenants, neuer forcing anie seruice at their hands, but due paiment of their rent. His libera|litie to strangers, and such as shewed themselues gratefull to him. His famous housekéeping, and ele|uen score in checkroll, neuer discontinuing the space of twelue yeares. His féeding especiallie of aged persons twise a daie thrée score and od; besides all commers thrise a wéeke appointed for his dealing daies; and euerie good fridaie these fiue and thirtie yeares one with another two thousand seauen hun|dred, with meat, drinke, monie, and monie worth. There was neuer gentleman or other that waited in his seruice, but had allowance from him, to haue as well wages as otherwise for horsse and man. His yeerlie portion for the expenses of his house foure thousand pounds. His cunning in setting bones dis|iointed or broken,Rare quali|ties in a noble man. his surgerie and desire to helpe the poore, his deliuerie of the George and seale to the lord Strange, with exhortation that he might kéepe it so vnspotted in fidelitie to his prince as he had, and his ioie that he died in the quéenes fauour. His ioifull parting this world, his taking leaue of all his seruants by shaking of hands, & his remem|brance to the last daie.