Warwick castle and its earls : from Saxon times to the present day . peedy repair; and by her last Willand Testament, bearing date XVI IP Dec. 1673,bequeath forty pounds per annum, issuing out of hermanor of Foxley in the county of Northampton, forthe perpetual support and preservation of these monu-ments in their proper state ; the surplusage to be forthe poor brethren of her grandfathers Hospitall inthis borough ; appointing William Dugdale, of BlytheHall, in this county, Esq. (who represented to herthe necessity of this good worke,) and his heirs,together with the Mayor of Warwick for the t
Warwick castle and its earls : from Saxon times to the present day . peedy repair; and by her last Willand Testament, bearing date XVI IP Dec. 1673,bequeath forty pounds per annum, issuing out of hermanor of Foxley in the county of Northampton, forthe perpetual support and preservation of these monu-ments in their proper state ; the surplusage to be forthe poor brethren of her grandfathers Hospitall inthis borough ; appointing William Dugdale, of BlytheHall, in this county, Esq. (who represented to herthe necessity of this good worke,) and his heirs,together with the Mayor of Warwick for the timebeing, to be her trustees therein. Dudleys Italian family was much more Southwell bore him seven sons—Cosimo,Carlo, Ambrogio, Giovanni, Antonio, Ferdinando, andEnrico ; and five daughters—Maria, Anna, Madalena,Teresa, and Maria Christina. Cosimo was a young man of great promise, cutoff in his prime. He was hardly more than a boywhen the Grand Duke made him Colonel of theGuard. He died at Piombino, of malaria, at the ageof twenty-one. 418. Warwick Castle ^ Carlo was a scapegrace. One of his scandalousexploits is set forth in the following letter from hisfather to Cioli : — I write to-day to beg your Excellency to informHis Serene Highness that Don Carlo with severalmen armed with guns entered my house, while I wasat Mass, and carried away all the silver which was notlocked up, to the value of 300 ducats. His Highnessknows that I was aware of these evil designs and ofothers even worse. I hope some serious mark of dis-pleasure from the Court will be shown for so gravea crime against his father, and defiance to the lawsof his Prince. ... He came, as far as I can gather,from Lucca, and has probably returned there withhis booty. I place myself entirely in the hands ofHis Serene Highness, etc., etc. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and heentrenched himself in a church in the middle ofFlorence. Ultimately he was caught and locked upuntil he promised to
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