EDWARD VAUX, LORD VAUX OF HARWEDEN, OR HARRODEN, [SUCCEEDED his grandfather William, lord Vaux; married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas, earl of Suffolk, and dying without heirs, in 1661, the title became extinct. He translated (says Dr. Lort), 2 "The Life of St. Paul, from the French." It was published and dedicated to his lordship by F.D. in 1653, 24to. with a print of St. Paul preaching, prefixed, etched by Hollar.3 Mr. Brand happens to possess a copy of the scarce little book pointed out by Dr. Lort, with the print and dedicacation of the latter he has favoured me with a transcript, which clearly appropriates the performance to his lordship, as the extracts underneath will show : though no specimen of the translation is likely to be required.*] 2 See Dugdale's Baronage, tom. iii. p. 505; Bolton's Extinct Peerage, p. 287; and Gent. Mag. for 1795, p 117. 3 MS. note in Mr. Gough's copy. "To the right hon. Edward lord Vaux, baron of Harroden, &c. "My lord, Having obteined, by meanes of your most noble lady, a view of this choise piece, which through your hands, presents in our idiome saint Paul's life, in whom wee Gentiles are so highly concerned my reverence to the blessed apostle, and my duty to my country, emboldened me to publish this elaborate transposition of your lordship's out of French into English, to a common perusal of all our countrey-men, &c. "That I acquainted not your lordship with the publishing, I find examples of great saints to have parralleld my adventure; as of St. Amand to St. Paulin, &c. "That your illustrious consort gave me your book to read, and if upon discussion, I should esteem it able to bear the rubbs of rigid censurers to print it, was her commendable tenderness in order to your lordship, and Christian providence in order to the publique "This work, for the subject, commandeth devotion and reverence in the reader, for the accurate delineation of his life, and learned intermixtion of other contemporary occurrences, deserve so ingenuous and pious a translator as your lordship. In lieu of translator, I might beg leave to say interpreter; for you have not only given us in English the things signified in the French, which is the duty of a translator, but you have rendered the very mentall conception of the author; which, in Aristotle's stile, is the office of an interpreter; and in this, ́much obliged all, especially him who had the priviledge to suck the first morning sap; which by all duteous expressions I must confess, who am your honours most obliged and faithfull servant, "F.D." a "Edward lord Vaux, to whom the above is inscribed, was favourite of the countess of Banbury, and the suspected father of her sons, who on that account, though certainly contrary to an admitted principle of law, have never been allowed to take their seat, since the point was first agitated, soon after the restoration: though it is memorable that the courage and integrity of the great lord chief justice Holt, called the decision of the lords in question, and absolutely admitted the plea of peerage, in defiance of their threats." Note by Sir E. Brydges. WILLIAM FIENNES, VISCOUNT SAY AND SELE, [LINEALLY descended from William, lord Say, killed in the battle at Barnet (2 Edward IV.), was born at Broughton, near Banbury, in Oxfordshire, about 1582, was trained up in grammaticals, says Wood 2, in Wykeham's school; became a fellow-commoner of New college at fourteen years of age, where spending some time in logic and philosophy, he was called home for a season. Afterwards he went abroad, and being invested at his return with a considerable estate, gave and obtained a vast sum of money towards carrying on the war in the Palatinate, which procured him the favour of king James; till exciting some displeasure by the unconstrained mode of contribution allowed to certain friends, he was put under confinement, but liberated in a few weeks, and advanced from a baron to a viscount, July 7, 1624. By king Charles he was made master of the court of wards, being the last who held that office, which was abolished in 1646 by the parliament, that granted him £10,000, and a part of the earl of Worcester's estate, as a compensation for the loss of his place. He was one of the chiefs of the independent party, and consequently a republican; and was among the first who bore arms 2 Athenæ Oxon. vol. ii. col. 272. |