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f Lovelace； like the ELECTRA； PERILLA； CORINNA； &c。 of Herrick。 But at the same time an obscurity has hitherto hung over some of the persons mentioned under fictitious names in the poems of Lovelace； which a little research and trouble would have easily removed。 For instance； no one who reads 〃Amarantha； a Pastoral；〃 doubts that LUCASTA and AMARANTHA are one and the same person。 ALEXIS is Lovelace himself。 ELLINDA is a female friend of the poet； who occasionally stayed at her house； and on one occasion （p。 79） had a serious illness there。 ELLINDA marries AMYNTOR； under which disguise； I suspect； lurks the well known Maecenas of his time； Endymion Porter。 If Porter be AMYNTOR； of course ELLINDA must be the Lady Olivia Porter； his wife。 ARIGO （see the poem of AMYNTOR'S GROVE） signifies Porter's friend； Henry Jermyn。 It may be as well to add that the LETTICE mentioned at p。 121； was the Lady Lettice Goring； wife of Lovelace's friend； and third daughter of Richard Boyle； first Earl of Cork。 This lady died before her husband； to whom she brought no issue。
The following lines are prefixed to FONS LACHRYMARUM； &c。 by John Quarles； 1648； 8vo。； and are subscribed； as will be seen； R。 L。； they may be from the pen of Lovelace； but； if so； it is strange that they were not admitted； with other productions of a similar character； into the volume published by the poet himself in 1649； or into that edited by his brother in 1659。
TO MY DEAR FRIEND THE AUTHOR。
The Son begins to rise； the Father's set： Heav'n took away one light； and pleas'd to let Another rise。 Quarles； thy light's divine； And it shall teach Darkness it self to shine。 Each word revives thy Father's name； his art Is well imprinted in thy noble heart。 I've read thy pleasing lines； wherein I find The rare Endeavors of a modest mind。 Proceed as well as thou hast well begun； That we may see the Father by the Son。 R。 L。
Arms of Lovelace of Bethersden： Gules； on a chief indented argent； three martlets sable。
Pedigree of the family of Richard Lovelace； the poet。
Richard Lovelace； of Queenhithe （temp。 Hen。 VI。）。 ！ Lancelot Lovelace。 ！ … ！ ！ ！ Richard Lovelace； William Lovelace John （ancestor of the d。 s。 p。 （ob。 1501）。 Lords Lovelace； of ！ Hurley （co。 Berks）。 ！ … ！ ！ John William Lovelace。 ！ William Lovelace； Serjeant at Law； ob。 1576。 ！ ！ Sir William Lovelace； ob。1629=Elizabeth； daughter of （according to Berry）。 ！ Edward Aucher； Esq。； of ！ Bishopsbourne。 ！ … ！ Sir William Lovelace=Anne； daughter and heir of ！ Sir William Barnes； of Woolwich。 ！ … ！ ！ ！ ！ ！ ！ Richard=？ Althea。 ！ William。 ！ Dudley。=Mary Johanna=Robert Lovelace；！ ！ ！ ！ Lovelace； ！ Caesar born ！ Francis。 Thomas。 ！ （？ his ！ Esq。 1618 ！ ！ cousin）。 ！ ！ ！ ！ ！ A daughter； ！ ！ b。 1678。 ！ ！ ！ Margaret=Henry Coke； Esq。 5th … ！ son of the Chief ！ ！ ！ ！ Justice； and ancestor Anne。 Juliana。 Johanna。 ！ of the Earls of Leicester。 ！ … ！ ！ ！ ！ Richard。 Ciriac。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。
The above has been partly derived from a communication to the GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE for Dec。 1791； by Sir Egerton Brydges； who chiefly compiled it from Hasted； compared with Berry's KENT GENEALOGIES； 474； where there are a few inaccuracies。 It is； of course； a mere skeleton…tree； and furnishes no information as to the collateral branches； the connexion between the houses of Stanley and Lovelace； &c。 Sir Egerton Brydges' series of articles on Lovelace in the GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE； with the exception of that from which the foregoing table is taken； does not contain much； if anything； that is new。 On the 3rd of May； 1577； Henry Binneman paid 〃vi and a copie〃 to the Stationers' Company for the right to print 〃the Briefe Course of the Accidents of the Deathe of Mr。 Serjeant Lovelace；〃 and on the 30th of August following； Richard Jones obtained a licence to print 〃A Short Epitaphe of Serjeant Lovelace。〃 This was the same person who is described in the pedigree as dying in 1576。 His death happened； no doubt； like that of Sir Robert Bell and others； at the Oxford Summer assizes for 1576。 See Stow's ANNALES； fol。 1154。
In 1563； Barnaby Googe the poet dedicated his EGLOGS； EPITAPHES； AND SONNETTES； NEWLY WRITTEN； to 〃the Ryght Worshypfull M。 Richard Lovelace； Esquier； Reader of Grayes Inne。〃
The following is a list of the members of the Lovelace family who belonged to the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn from 1541 to 1646：
Thomas Lovelace； admitted 1541。 William Lovelace； 〃 1548。 Called to the bar in 1551。 Richard Lovelace； 〃 1557。 Reader in 1563。 Barnaby Googe's friend。 Lancelot Lovelace； 〃 1571。 William Lovelace； 〃 1580。 Laneelot Lovelace； 〃 1581。 Recorder of Canterbury； ob。 1640； aet。 78。 Francis Lovelace； 〃 1609。 Perhaps the same who was Recorder of Canterbury in 1638。 Francis Lovelace 〃 1640。 Probably the poet's younger （of Canterbury）； brother。 William Lovelace； 〃 1646。
For these names and dates I am indebted to the courtesy of the Steward of Gray's Inn。
Sir William Lovelace； the poet's grandfather who； according to Berry； died in 1629； was a correspondent of Sir Dudley Carleton （see CALENDARS OF STATE PAPERS； DOMESTIC SERIES； 1611…18； pp。 443； 521； 533； Ibid。 1618…23； p。 17）。 It appears from some Latin lines before the first portion of LUCASTA； that the poet's father served with distinction in Holland； and probably it was this circumstance which led to Lovelace himself turning his attention in a similar direction： for the latter was on service in the Low Countries； perhaps under his father （of whose death we do not know the date； though Hasted intimates that he fell at the Gryll）； when his friend Tatham； afterwards the city poet； addressed to him some verses printed in a volume entitled OSTELLA （printed in 1650）。
Mr。 A。 Keightley； Registrar of the Charterhouse； with his usual kindness； examined for me