. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . ALGERNON SIDNEY From the portrait by Sir Peter Leiybelonging to the Earl Spencer. JOHN WILMOT, SECOND EARL OF ROCHESTER From the portrait by Sir Peter Lely in the Victoriaand Albert Museum Til LS I i.\ 1 ISDrawn and engraved from life by R. While Face p. 206 ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL 207 a somewhat lax confinement in Edinburgh Castle until 1663, whenthe prisoner was liberated and regained his estates as ninth Earl ofArgyll. His family being almost ruined, he now devoted himself asfar as possible to the rebuilding of his fortunes, which invo
. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . ALGERNON SIDNEY From the portrait by Sir Peter Leiybelonging to the Earl Spencer. JOHN WILMOT, SECOND EARL OF ROCHESTER From the portrait by Sir Peter Lely in the Victoriaand Albert Museum Til LS I i.\ 1 ISDrawn and engraved from life by R. While Face p. 206 ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL 207 a somewhat lax confinement in Edinburgh Castle until 1663, whenthe prisoner was liberated and regained his estates as ninth Earl ofArgyll. His family being almost ruined, he now devoted himself asfar as possible to the rebuilding of his fortunes, which involved con-stant litigation with the Grahams on a monetary claim, and constantand often cruel acts of oppression against his own tenantry andthe neighbouring clans in the South-Western Highlands. In hiscapacity of justiciar}- he professed to be zealous for peace, but hehad many enemies, who frequently charged him with lukewarmnessin the Kings ser\dce. The truth is that he was the most unstableperson alive, at one time upholding and at another intriguing againstthe measures which Lauderdale was obliged to take to repress therebellious Cove
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