SELECT BIOGRAPHIES. CROMWELL AND BUNYAN. BY ROBERT SOUTHEY, Esq., LL.D. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1844. THE NEW YORK ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. 1903 LONDON: Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES and SONS, Stamford Street. Story of Sir Richard Cromwell and Henry VIII. Lands in Huntingdonshire granted to Sir Richard Cromwell Robert Cromwell, the father of the Protector Sir Oliver Cromwell Marriage of Robert Cromwell Birth of the Protector Traditions at Huntingdon Educated at the Free Grammar School of Huntingdon Story of the 'gigantic figure' Story of Cromwell and Prince Charles in 1604 Value of traditionary anecdotes Removed to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Placed at Lincoln's Inn Returns to reside on his paternal property Low course of life led by Cromwell at this period Petitions for a commission of lunacy against his maternal uncle, Sir Thomas Steward Marries Elizabeth Bourchier. Returned to King Charles's first parliament for the borough of Hun Returned a second time for Huntingdon Sells a part of his estate and stocks a grazing farm at St. Ives His sheep-irons and other memorials of him at St. Ives in 1784 Death of Sir Thomas Steward Removes to the glebe-house in the city of Ely Acquires the popular title of "Lord of the Fens" State of England at this time. Proposed colony called 'Say-brooke' Letter to Mrs. St. John A common 66 spokesman for sectaries" at this period * From the Quarterly Review, No. L. Page 1 2 5 6 6 7 7 7 88 Sir Philip Warwick's description of him at this period Speaks intemperately in opposition to Lord Kimbolton Reprehended by Hyde the chairman Remarkable speech to Lord Falkland on the subject of the Remonstrance Remarkable visit to his uncle Sir Oliver. Relief of Gainsborough "the beginning of his great fortunes" Cromwell a Republican at this time His quarrel with Lord Manchester. Meeting at Essex House to disable the designs of Cromwell |