to say, were he asleep seven yeares, and then awakened, he would tell where the King every day had been, and every dish he had had at his Table. Hee was not very uxorious, (though he had a very brave Queen that never crossed his designes, nor intermedled with State affaires, but ever complyed with him (even against the nature of any, but of a milde spirit) in the change of Favourites;) for he was ever best, when furthest from the Queene, and that was thought to be the first grounds of his often removes, which afterwards proved habituall. He was unfortunate in the marriage of his Daughter, and so was all Christendome besides; but sure the Daughter was more unfortunate in a Father, then he in a Daughter: He naturally loved not the sight of a Souldier, nor of any Valiant man; and it was an observation that Sir _Robert Mansell_ was the only valiant man he ever loved, and him he loved so intirely, that for all _Buckinghams_ greatnesse with the King, and his hatred of Sir _Robert Mansell_, yet could not that alienate the Kings affections from him; insomuch as when by the instigation of _Cottington_ (then Embassadour in _Spaine_) by _Buckinghams_ procurement, the _Spanish_ Embassadour came with a great complaint against _Sir Robert Mansell_, then at _Argiers_, to suppresse the Pirats, That he did support them; having never a friend there, (though many) that durst speake in his defence, the King himselfe defended him in these words: _My Lord Embassadour, I cannot beleeve this, for I made choyce my selfe of him, out of these reasons; I know him to be valiant, honest, and Nobly descended as most in my Kingdome, and will never beleeve a man thus qualified will doe so base an act_. He naturally loved honest men, that were not over active, yet never loved any man heartily untill he had bound him unto him by giving him some suite, which he thought bound the others love to him againe; but that argued a poore disposition in him, to beleeve that any thing but a Noble minde, seasoned with vertue, could make any firme love or union, for mercinary mindes are carried away with a greater prize, but Noble mindes, alienated with nothing but publick disgraces.