. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. going three severall marches everieyear to drive them back within the bounds prescribed to them by law. They frequentlyattacked the colony, butthese outbreaks wereeasily quelled. The ever-beginning, never-endingstrife was between theCavaliers and Round-heads, each party beinglargely represented bythe people. But underno circumstance did theVirginians ever losesight of their own they were forthe most part Cavaliers—stanch supporters ofchurch and king—theywere prepared to take uparms against either iftheir sense o
. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. going three severall marches everieyear to drive them back within the bounds prescribed to them by law. They frequentlyattacked the colony, butthese outbreaks wereeasily quelled. The ever-beginning, never-endingstrife was between theCavaliers and Round-heads, each party beinglargely represented bythe people. But underno circumstance did theVirginians ever losesight of their own they were forthe most part Cavaliers—stanch supporters ofchurch and king—theywere prepared to take uparms against either iftheir sense of justice tothemselves demanded of right wentbefore all, and neverslept; and from thisrooted sentiment resulted,as the years went on, thelong antagonism, the incessant protest and the steady developmentof republican ideas which culminated in the American Richard Lee was not an unmoved spectator of events inwhich he took no part, is proven by a record in a book entitled* Introductio ad Latinam Blasioniam, published in 1682 by John. ^J^L^^-^t^^.S,^ <^JLiL^- SOIvDIER, CITIZEN AND CHRISTIAN PATRIOT. 75 Gibbon, afterward an ofi&cial of the Heralds office, at page 158 he wrote: A great part of Anno 1659 till Februarythe year following, I lived in Virginia, being most hospitablyentertained by the Honourable Collonel Richard Lee, Some timeSecretary there; and who, after the Kings martyrdom, hired aDutch vessel, freighted her himself, went to Brussels, surrenderedup Sir William Barcklaiesold commission (for theGovernment of that Pro-vince) and received a newone from his present Majesty(a loyal action and deserv-ing my commemoration).Neither will I omit his arms,being Gul. a fes chequy or,Bl. between eight Billetsarg., being descended fromthe Lees of Shropshire whosometimes bore eight bil-lets, sometimes ten, andsometimes the Fesse countercompone (as I have seen byour office records). A later note by Gibbonhimself in a copy of thebook now in p
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