This worthy Gentleman was youngest Son of _Edwin Sandys_ Arch-Bishop of _York_, and born at _Bishops Throp_ in that County. He having good Education, proved a most Accomplished Gentleman, and addicting his mind to Travel, went as far as the Sepulcher at _Jerusalem_; the rarities whereof, as also those of _AEgypt_, _Greece_, and the remote parts of _Italy_: He hath given so lively a Description, as may spare others Pains in going thither to behold them; none either before or after him having more lively and truly described them. He was not like to many of our _English_ Travellers, who with their Breath Suck in the vices of other Nations, and instead of improving their Knowledge, return knowing in nothing but what they were ignorant of, or else with _Tom. Coriat_ take notice only of Trifles and Toyes, such Travellers as he in his most excellent Book takes notice of, the one sayes he Do Toyes divulge---- The other carried on in the latter part of the Distick. ----Still add to what they hear, And of a Mole-hill do a Mountain rear. But his Travels were not only painful, but profitable, living piously, and by that means having the blessing of God attending on his endeavours, making a holy use of his viewing those sacred places which he saw _Jerusalem_; Take an instance upon his sight of that place where the three wise men of the _East_ offered their Oblations to our Saviour. Three Kings to th'King of Kings three gifts did bring, Gold, Incense, Myrrh, as Man, as God, as King; Three holy gifts be likewise given by thee To _Christ_, even such as acceptable be; For Myrhah, Tears; for Frankincense impart Submissive Prayers; for pure Gold, a pure Heart. He most elegantly translated _Ovid_ his _Metamorphosis_ into English Verse, so that as the Soul of _Aristotle_ was said to have transfigured into _Thomas Aquinas_, so might _Ovid_'s Genius be said to have passed into Mr. _Sandys_, rendring it to the full heighth, line for line with the Latin, together with most excellent Annotations upon each Fable. But his Genius directed him most to divine subjects, writing a Paraphrase on the Book of _Job_, _Psalms_, _Ecclesiastes_, _Canticles_, &c. as also a divine Tragedy on _Christs Passion_. He lived to be a very aged man, having a youthful Soul in a decayed Body, and died about the year 1641. * * * * * Sir _JOHN SUCKLING_. Sir _John Suckling_, in his time, the delight of the Court and darling of the Muses, was one so filled with _Phoebean_ fire, as for excellency of his wit, was worthy to be Crowned with a Wreath of Stars, though some attribute the strength of his lines to favour more of the Grape than the Lamp; Indeed he made it his Recreation, not his Study, and did not so much seek fame as it was put upon him: In my mind he gives the best Character of himself in those Verses of his in the _Sessions of the Poets_: