THE WORKS OF THE Right Honourable Henry late L. Delamer, AND Earl of Warrington: CONTAINING His Lordships Advice to His Children, Several Speeches in Parliament, &c. WITH MANY OTHER Occafional Difcourfes On the AFFAIRS of the Two Laft Reigns BEING Original Manufcripts Written with His Lordships own Hand. Reber befoze Peinted. LONDON, Printed for John Lawrence at the Angel, and John Dunton at the Raven in the Poultrey. 1694. EMED 11-30-49 Ince my late Lord Warrington your Father trufted me with the care of your Education, your Lordship has made fo great a Progrefs in all things which I Taught you, that I am now forced to procure you another Tutor: You are become in a little time a great Master of feveral Languages, and moft parts of Philofophy, and I may fay without flatteA 3 ry, ry, that your Lordship hath Genius, Learning and Piety enough to make one of the Beft and the moft Accomplifh't Gentleman in England: But yet your Quality requires fomething more; for it is not enough for one in your Lordships High Station to be Humanist, Geographer, Hiftorian, (and I may add) a good Man too; he must be alfo a States-man, and a Politician; but being neither, my self I must repeat the fame thing over again to my Shame,and to your Credit, that your Lordship wants a better Mafter. Amongft feveral of the moft Eminent Men which I could recommend to your Lordship, I found none fo Learned, nor indeed fo fit to make deep Impreffions upon your Mind as your Lordships Noble Father, whofe Writings belongs to you as well as his Eftate; I don't doubt but you will ftrive to get the beft best share of his Learning; nor can you fail of an Extream Delight by drawing Sciences out of the fame Spring from whence your Noble Blood did flow. His Book then being yours both by Inheritance, and by the particular gift of its Authour, it would be unjust to prefent it to any other but your Lordfhip; and needless to recommend it, or beg your acceptance for't: Therefore omitting any longer Preface, in Recommendation of thefe Golden Remains, I'll only take leave to make this Obfervation upon them, That as there is nothing wanting in them for your Lordship's Inftruction both by Humane Learning and Solid Devotion, I have fitted you with the Master that I look't for, and whom you wanted From whom having obtained all the Qualifications which your Noble Soul is capable of; A 4 you |
