The Life of Philip, Earl of Hardwicke. Sir John Fortescue, chancellor to Henry the Sixth, told that prince that he thought it a peculiar blessing, that from amongst the judges and their offspring, more peers and other great men of the realm rad arisen, than from any other profession or estate of men whatsoever, who rad rendered them selves wealthy, illustrious, and noble, by their own application, parts, and industry. Introduction to the life of Lord Chief Justice Holt.