The Life of a Conspirator

[...]cunning In Them All, That Those Who Knew Him Well, Had Rather Take His Part Than Be Against Him.he Was A Good Musician, And Kept Divers Good Musicians In His House; And Himself Also Could Play Well Of Divers Instruments. But Those Who Were Well Acquainted With Him-and No One Knew Him Better Than Father Gerard Himself-do Affirm That In Gifts Of Mind He Excelled Much More Than In His Natural Parts; Although In Those Also It Were Hard To Find So Many In One Man In Such A Measure. But Of Wisdom He Had An Extraordinary Talent, Such A Judicial Wit And So Well Able To Discern And Discourse Of Any Matter, As Truly I Have Heard Many Say They Have Not Seen The Like Of A Young Man, And That His Carriage And Manner Of Discourse Were More Like To A Grave Councillor Of State Than To A Gallant Of The Court As He Was, And A Man Of About Twenty-six Years Old (which I Think Was His Age, Or Thereabouts).in This Father Gerard Was Mistaken. Sir[...].