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Brief Lives, Vol. 1

Chapter 383: Laurence Hyde,
By John Aubrey
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A collection of concise biographical sketches compiled from the author's manuscript notes, offering anecdotal portraits of a wide range of literary, scientific, political, and social figures across several generations. Entries blend remembered quotations, learned citation, personal recollection, and occasional gossip, producing uneven but vivid character sketches. Material is presented alphabetically and supplemented by antiquarian notes, a short theatrical piece, and facsimiles of manuscript drawings and plans. An introduction outlines editorial principles and reproduces the manuscript spellings and citations where appropriate, preserving the informality and immediacy of the original notes.

Edward Hyde, earl of Clarendon (1608/9-1674).

[1764]Edward Hyde, earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor of England, was borne at Dinton in com. Wilts., anno Domini 1608, Febr. 16, as this[1765] earle thinkes. He told me he has his father's life written by himselfe, but 'tis not fitt so soon to publish it.

[1766]I thinke I told you that this earl of Clarendon told me his father was writing the history of our late times. He beginns with king Charles 1st and brought it to the restauration of king Charles II, when, as he was writing, the penne fell out of his hand: he took it up again to write: it fell out again. So then he percieved he was attacqued by death, scilicet, the dead palsey.—They say 'tis very well donne: but his sonne will not print it.

[1767]I advertised you, in my last, of a booke printed newly by ... Royston, viz. 'A vindication of Dr. Stillingfleet against Dr. Cressy, writt by a person of honour.' Mr. Royston assures me the earl of Clarendon is the author.

[1768]The place of the Lord Chancellor Hyde's birth is Dinton, four miles from Chalke.

Laurence Hyde,

  of Hatch (a hamlet), Wilts.; came out of Cheshire; the third son
      of Robert Hyde, prout per inscription at Tisbury Church.
                                  |
    +--------------+--------------+--+-------------------------+
    |              |                 |                         |
  ... Hyde,  Sir Laurence  3. Sir Nicholas   4. ... (I thinke, Robert) Hyde of
  of Hatch.  Hyde, of      Hyde, Lord Chief  Purton neer Highworth: he then    |        Hele, Wilts.  Justice of the    rented this estate at Dinton of
   ...             |       King's Bench.     his brother Sir Laurence.
    |              |                                          |
  Edward.          |                                   Lord Chancellor Hyde.
    |              |
    |      +-------+--+-------------+-------------+---------+-----------+
    |      |          |             |             |         |           |
    |  1. ...;  2. Sir Robert  3. <Alexander  4. ...,   5. ...,    6. <James
    |  sine     Hyde, Lord     Hyde>,         LL. Dr.;  consul;    Hyde>, M.D.,
    |  prole.   Chief Justice  bishop of      sine      beheaded;  principal of
    |           of the King's  Sarum.         prole.    sine       Magdalen
  No sonn:      Bench; sine         |                   prole.     Hall.
  a daughter    prole.           Robert.                                |
  and heire.                        |                               +---+---+
                             No child living.                       |       |