| Show oliver cromwell from his ins youth to parliament the great grent grandfather of the protector was a person who was designated in documents as lih richard crom cromwell vell veli alias willians and the same alias continued con linued in the down to to the tili till timp limp of 01 oliver liver 1 who indr inde use of I 1 in his younger days two letters bire are extant addressed by richard cromwell to the tha thomas cromwell earl of essex the vicar general ol 01 henry VI VIII 11 and in both of them he subscribes himself your enst lynnden 1 III iu one of these epistles he lie expresses ills his deve devotion alon gion to the llie service of the as nature and also your maili malli manifold fold foid kindness kindness to account for the aliis of or richard cromwell and his relationship to his more celebrated namesake it has been asserted that his ills father was as a williams wio wio married the sister of the future vicar general and subsequently called himself after if t a prosperous house with ha had con t tice tlde cc ed an ail of tah marriage there is no trustworthy evid ence blid and when bishop goodman in h a dedication io to tila ilia protector alluded to hii hi connection with the minister of or henry VII VIII cromwell rt replied plied lly ily my family has lias no relation to hisa his hig the tile denial is by the ilia circumstance tha taSir william williams married one oue of the daughters daug liters of the lord cromwell who lived in the tiie reign of henry VI aud and was the male heir of 11 liis ilis is line the conjunction of the names of williams and cromwell would mould be thus explained by a real instead of a roar roan lage uge and the eari earl of essex whose father was ai i may have been glad to discover a kilish kinsman nan in a arie acae rae of higher hillier till lineage aage than llian ills his own his most bounden nep nephews hewa a term said not to have been strictly applied replied in those hose days to a brothers brethers or sisters bisters lers son may on oil his ills part havo have welcom welcomed td tila the claim for the sake of the insubstantial substantial benefits it was as to bring en 1 joyed in an ail unusual degree ile he was knighted by henry VII vil and on oil ilia suppression of the monasteries which was the tha reat work of ills his namesake name sile sike received enor enormous moun grants of church lands landl among other prizes which fell to his li is share ho lie obtained the estate and nunnery of near huntingdon and 11 here ere pre ills hii son sir henry heury who was li k by queen elizibeth built tile ilia th present mansion sir fir glenry called for ills ins riches richea and liberality the golden knight died dw in fit 1003 1603 and oliver the tho uncle after whom the protector wis named became lord of brook the year 5 ear in cholle cholie inherited his estate was the same in which james succeeded to the english crown and the king was bis guest for two days during the roal royal progress from scotland to london the entertainment was reported to be the most moet sumptuous which a subject iliad lud ever given riven to sove sovereign relga reiga and even ir tila ilia new monarch had been as sparing as lie was lavish of ills his honors could not have left the hospitable roof without bidding his liis host hobt rise up sir ir oliver in addition to sir oliver the golden knight left five sons and five daughters daugh teis it is a singular circum st i in e that thai from hia I 1 11 1 1 children should have havo sprung the two most roost fainglas fain cras clas leaders lit 11 the great rebellion for to ilia his second J d aughter weil well the mother of n as his second son robell was the tho father of tle protector A circumstance is 13 that clobert marrie a a ivy vve eklow ow hirs birs irs ars lyme whose maden ma den name tiamo was steward seeward aud and who cama camo of the royal race raw the facts fact is i beyond question that charles I 1 and oliver cromwell were distant cousin 1 he pi elector did not exaggerate ins his descent di spent scent when lie in said in a speech to tohei hil hll first barlum ut lit 1 I was by I 1 birth irth a gant gaut gartleman leman living neither lil ill in height nor yet io in robert cromwell settled yi in Hunting huntingdon dou ahem lle lif hod an estate md and a bre M very fry tiie tile ilist which 6 u computed by mr carl carlyle la to have been equivalent to a thousand a yer air a ua the pre present present sent day lie he firmed lini self seif and the second ii 1 reported to havo have bien men ren by his wite oliver their fifth c nid uld and the only one of their son who lived to manhood was born april 1593 HO ila was educated at the gram grammer grammar mar school of by dr beard the author of the tha theatre of gous goo Is judgie judgments ants the traditions tradition sot of his boyhood are at best befit of uncertain dain truth and of as lille importance import ince ile lie is alleged to have been forward i in a robbing orchards und dovecot egland esland to llave have loved practical jokes unless ills his character changed greatly in III after years he ile was undoubtedly ay a 1 lad iad d of or spirit and behig possessed of unbounded daring was I 1 kelv to have played what ever ver pranks prat ks are ire usual ani among ong boys oil on tile tiie of april 1616 when lie ho was seven ten years airs of ge lie was entered at sydney co lege cambria Cam cambridge brid e llis his father died in jane 1617 alid aud oliver now ills his own gnaster master rn aster left the lie university the royalists who wrote of him after utter his delith death ass ats arted that while ahil lie he remained he neglected study for football foot ball bait quarterstaff quarter staff and aud drinking Eit rit erat school however Iio lio wever or afterwards wards lip lie acquired inq anred sum lent latin to speak it during his ins prot to foreign ambassadors this he lie did burnet sas sacs very viciously ard scantily but hut to have retained regj ned the an art at all at the cose c ose of a life v li il ill been H en spent like ills he ho must kaust have hive made progress in ids youth 1113 ills letters nud speeches preclude the idea of greater ency no man who was ivas deeply versed in in any auy au description d ol 01 literature could have havo written such ar larous and inaccurate ete Eti english glish shoni itier iller he lie withdrew from I 1 went rent to doin loin to tudy tuby study law but bul cdx ida and md adissi bd d without attaching attach ilg ng too much i weight tj to 1 pir jr icolar IL lar lits ilis there is reason reeson for n tha til rai ral ml t that lie he was what darter barter cis als c ils lis am I 1 n a prod proda d i in ills his auth 1 in this una ile lie bis lis celebrated cousin hampden ivi ivl 1 0 accor accord dimy luff to clarendon llad ahad I 1 irom nom rom a lift life of gr at alees pie s ire if and license on abud dpn dmn retired to ii y sobriety tv and strict acs e s 1 bivers 0 lier iier s wild ont 0 its ira tra ere ire quickly fuwa sown if f ids idy I 1 i marria e on 01 the 23 i ct f august 1620 iao to th th t i oi 01 sr fc r james boudriau of I 1 felstead feib ids tead stead in in Es E s x apay ma be considered as an evi lence ence ot hs lis reform llon lion the wedding wearn took tooh place in Lo lon lonon nov non 0 o at st ga G 0 s chure chore nd the you g couple live lire at hunting 4 eon lon iori ion ori oil the ordin tr s of cromwell Cro were now the man m in ig lament of I 1 i i farm and brewe lie made himi fofe ich I 1 i jp ii ortance in in public at af firs that 11 li las jas lo 10 vis nien ei el eted him ta 0 o represent them in in the ignorable iri iii parliament ament of charles charies lesl leal I 1 winch which was as fu u in in laa lae the N two 0 ir pr pa which charles had bad assembled sinne since his accas uon ion to the arona throne in 1625 imd lod been hastily ivas lias tily ehred the object of t the king was w is to net git mo tey the object of tho tik commons to obtain art a rid d ess aceb aces they made campli comp ince inee with li if demands the condition of voting the supplies and 11 d charles rather than consent to these thebe terms impatiently dismissed them deprived odthe of usual ted to fill ills ins exchequer oy by forced loan ioan and met with indifferent success for the third time tune lie was compelled to have recourse to the representatives of or the tha nation who conscious of his liec necessities essil essit ies les and their own power took their thein stand upon their old erld ground thay they drew up tt the famous Pit ilion of right of which the first clause jethred 11 loan ioan saud taxes tases not sanc tinned by parliament to be contrary to law the tim king compelled to forego the promised supplies or to sanction a bil bi 1 would tie his bands hands for tile tha future an evasive reply for the ilia invariable form in which the sovereign L gives assent to acts of parliament the resolute commons were preparing a fresh remonstrance when on the ath of jacq they received a message from ills lils hi majesty that as he be intended to terminate the ilia session in a week they must hubda time and despatch old business without entertaining new 1 the commons per in the new business busin cs as the surest means of concluding the old tho the message was repeat repeated ei nett rett day da vi vin it athe tl e idu lin ain ii n th til t titita were lot to clest ost cst asit asri as jrsn us on oil ny minister mm ster of or tie vie I 1 IP st tt AA ec se I 1 in 1 ensued winch which paints vividly tile the intense excited ent eat produced by tite the contest con test teet sir robert philips rose aud and land mt wg gl d I 1 Hs is wu Is s w i h weer weep w rp lug ing FN pm uri III fallau follau a 0 fula lula u i lie tile ire tre like sir bir elward elvard cuke the ore 1 til ill law m lio iio was wms now lil ill bes life seventy severity util ola l N r i att ho is lilbur ki oli OMI to us by his niban ili ill t mi ili til his liis tenderness e en 11 dearld dear td d to delver iiii I 1 1 and land m vas a forem forced to sit bit doan b the tiie 0 0 his tears thai thel lt had barf ocer ovea ion lon to crip pose di at d le I 1 too i 1 I nt pt tb 1176 house honse resolved itself itsel fint hit ac c i lt lapana pana ahgook i yf tim tin lavva law wac vei v vel e i iid ild been cha chr achl M u ith illi i imd ind by otis nils tt a t hijii t composure to give utti utu u w e 1 to il tilo ilio tilot mas v as in ili ev av ry mans maas mans uil uti r i i id d he iio did dil not ha laott oWlie e said sold wl ier 11 r lie lle lieshout should d e t r agan spek i k DA that thay place ice ite and ano I 1 0 vl ft 0 uld now do it freely 1 I of ill ull ll 11 i r inis inia giries pries was ll 11 e duke 0 nol nul doi Igli gl iii alil tl 1 was wils tile it ed 3 n inich icci th e K g looe lode c t bored t oi i ent ont it but butt ta e iii ill aluse ausa r ct ed tt t bold a i of 0 sir bir E 11 1 coke b a boyf i und and nd ae is v vim lia one gaoa lma two tha iha rote 1 I 0 11 I 1 is alured Alu redi I 1 t c e member lor foi AW mil i fei set cf IA lit the tbt r t nine bine in in 01 vi ol ti i fall 1 i bo to VP we i A su d it 11 1 th S t F iker reiel rellen re lel iel lei v 1 att i li a z e i lyns lyus the tl 1 chir chirmaz may maj 0 the commit it v r I 1 to i the king klug tu to lii iti i lunn lonn him liun A u hi v S passi passe H f M is as abrel abiel abst i re P bours I 1 ours ani n turned at tie attoa P t eia tut it b ing nig put ti t the tir vot ot that tile u D dl ol 01 buckl bucki it i sit sli libe ilbe 11 to be nule flie ehtel d pr panl nl I 1 use ue of all nil th i s i evils HL lie iima broo t in it ori ord orl i I 1 I 1 r tiie ilia alij turn ment of li L ildo s nii 11 tile tiie fo fe rg i p dornill p N liali I 1 icci the lle ile tie cin cir C ir tved 1 ved ned ed tu bu L i tiie tile tit i d diy daiy ty lle ile lie tile houi ds WILM vot t to lone lobe be dh dil i 1 I I 1 roin the lit ind charies charles dred g iest lest I 1 liw should s bould run do d it 11 ins tits favori favorite guye guve u avorio or w 0 alit awards tik it il blat bmat to tiie ilie pe pee i oil on or of light right 11 common C r ived it li a rapture of ap ani uil nil tile tild T I 1 ich gs extel extend d through ll 11 the i lead iti ill tid til 1 the ht u ui wb s kept hept 1 ept to tio 1 ce cent lit tit ad aza tilo the houm hour ewley eu ed by ar r s i tinga roi rol t str ti cf to the lle ile lie btag g hi ili u aich 11 N charged tb th grit vances of the llie diqui upon baehni g and it ig d lis ils t is s replied bj o pa li ament aks custom bote hote i e duties glitus or da as llie tile they ellien it tage aud 1 pou j uund ti lidge dge igel igei I 1 ao ill since tile tiie time tune of 1161 lift rv ry va 1 bell beb f granted r huud to 0 o agasi r ife re TI cor Lor ninona dutli first purlin imbt 0 charles charlea I 1 hotd them thein ot ons oily ony otly ly lor for a y r abd t w f Lords wb vh iii N ii led hed to tow I 1 lwi IKI w ic to precede LI lit ile L I 1 0 olit oitt it tile llie bill th king hing abild im 1111 cli cil cl resist uce wee and ascol tsat at ald il i lo 10 levy livy them un 11 ance i cf without wi with ul ell all a t and aud ft s in in the hal li of lite usi clant that 1 i i embi embt li al in 9 tho the thitu I 1 i intent hll hil bli 1 d pronga u lil ill in tile tiie le previl previous us jum JUB tile tiie 1 lie lle knue 0 ol 01 til ill bod hod li removed oile lacause cause of orf off t bension ei en sion slon lon ion in taw til interval anti inti radl lu it arri awl t the ta uli dolt alt of bucking lim lam had b en 1 n I 1 0 id rdby by felton feil Fell n buttree but the s tiled of 0 g 1 himself w v re e at ee v ith of the tho to I 1 1 I 1 tle lite tie and the tiie mom morril nl iii ur they c tin titie title into conict cont c t ct tile tiie sull suil lidd d struggle rt mam mrm ow zered nr ch A Is s urged til tit hio nio prosecution prose nrose cution of the act of to and alid poal u le c tilo tile commons persisted stet ill iii lil lii dafa evha L the in to agn gri vances iii ili par ticul ir r t tm t Illi i ienco lenco I 1 i gid g d inqui sinon u alto i ito eccle eccie lII tit r thau tham t ii I 1 ts and tt i js a the tiie sui sul act ct 0 on i which tile me vele vole 0 ol 01 I 1 C cromwel i fi hosit heard ili iti parliament heton I 1 leton hok lot quarterly review |
