. Lives of the queens of Scotland : and English princesses connected with the regal succession of Great Britain . at Breda ; for without ques- ^ Like many county families, the two branches of the Stricklands hadtaken different views in politics. While the head of the fomily, Sir RobertStrickland of Sizergh Castle, AVestmorelaud, was the Kings devoted cava-lier, Knight of the Bath, aud Knight of the Shire for Westmoreland, hisson, Sir Tliomas Strickland, hud received the rare honour of Knight Ban-neret from the royal hand, uuder the victorious standard of England, atEdgehill. But their kinsmen
. Lives of the queens of Scotland : and English princesses connected with the regal succession of Great Britain . at Breda ; for without ques- ^ Like many county families, the two branches of the Stricklands hadtaken different views in politics. While the head of the fomily, Sir RobertStrickland of Sizergh Castle, AVestmorelaud, was the Kings devoted cava-lier, Knight of the Bath, aud Knight of the Shire for Westmoreland, hisson, Sir Tliomas Strickland, hud received the rare honour of Knight Ban-neret from the royal hand, uuder the victorious standard of England, atEdgehill. But their kinsmen of the Calvinist religion. Sir William and SirWalter Strickland of Boynton, Yorkshire, both members of Parliament,although not regicides, were statesmen of the Parliamentary faction, chieflyemployed in foreign affairs. This Sir Walter Strickland had been QueenHenriettas stanch opponent at the Hague in 1643, and was made a lordby Cromwell. ELIZABETH STUART. 213 tiou there is nothing that will be omitted to mine you and your friends,and so the King at last. It is so late I can say no more, only believe meever,. To the postscript of her letter is banished her usual merrymood; she says there,— I give you many thanks for your picture. I have hung it up in mycabinet, to fright away the brethren. Tell my Highlander that the breth-ren do not forget to lye, for they say his countrymen will [up raise ?] withthem, and my commendations to him. ^ After the dismal termination of the expedition of Mon-trose, the home of Elizabeth was crowded with distressedRoyalists. She was often plagued with their quarrels. In-deed, there were spies of all ranks among them, from theEnglish republican government, to foster strife. The anniversary of the death of her brother, Charles I.,was observed by Elizabeth, and all her house, as a day ofmourning and fasting. Then first began the custom in thehouse of Stuart, of setting the fiital January 30th apartfor sorrowful commemoration—an observance voluntaril
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