CHARACTERS difpofed in different CLASSES, and INTENDED AS An ESSAY towards reducing our BIOGRAPHY to SYSTEM, Variety of ANECDOTES, and MEMOIRS of a great Number of PERSONS, With a PREFACE, fhewing the Utility of a Collection of ENGRAVED PORTRAITS By the Rev. James Vicar of Shiplake, in Oxfordshire. Printed for T. DAVIES, in Ruffel-Street, Covent-Garden. 1769. ERRATA in VOL. II. Page 13. line 1 and 2 from the bottom; read 20 March, 1676, and dele Birch in the margin. 40, line 9 from the bottom; for drum-cap, read drum-capstan; and the next line, for his fon was, read he was. 66, line 12; for Poleucte, read Polyeucte. 200, line 7 from the bottom; for Willis, read Wallis. 221, line 8, for two volumes, read twelve volumes. 224, line 3 from the bottom; for approbious, read opprobrious. 440, line 3 from the bottom; for Gescar, read Gascar. ADDEND. to the ERRATA, VOL. II. Page 417. The Arundelian collection was not fold by Jane, dutchess of Norfolk, but by Mary the divorced dutchefs, daughter and heiress of the earl of Peterborough. Though divorced, the carried out of the family of Norfolk great part of that noble collection, which, with her paternal estate, she bequeathed to her second husband, Sir John Germaine. His widow, lady Elizabeth Germaine, gave the cabinet of cameos and intaglias to his grace the present duke of Marlborough. THE HISTORY O F ENGLAND, &c. CHARLES II. began his Reign 30 Jan. 1648-9. The INTERREGNUM. CLASS I. The ROYAL FAMILY, &c. HARLES II. infcribed, "This is Charles the First's heir." Faithorne fc. CAROLUS II. Van Hoeck p. Hollar f. 1650. 4to. CHARLES II. crowned king of Scotland, Jan. 1, 1651: in armour. After the Scots had urged, or rather compelled Charles to take the Covenant, and had actually degraded him to the impotent condition of a doge, they crowned him king, at Scoon, 1 January, 1650--1. CHARLES II. now at the head of a gallant and numerous army; C. Van Dalen fc. 8vo. CHARLES II. was proclaimed king, &c. at Worcester, 23 Aug. 1651. 4to. VOL. II. B Charles, |