Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Roger Boyle, Baron Broghill (1621-79):
“A soldier, politician and dramatist. He was a brilliant commander of the royalist forces in Ireland… He went over to Cromwell’s side to fight against their common enemy, the Catholic interest, in Ireland… With Monck he made a remarkable success of the Cromwellian government of Scotland… and he constantly threw his weight behind attempts to produce a moderate settlement of the revolution… After Oliver’s death he abandoned support of the Commonwealth and returned to Ireland, where, like Monck in Scotland and England, he took command of the situation and invited Charles to his kingdom. His plays were popular with Pepys and his contemporaries.” —Companion
His brother, Charles Boyle
http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/648.php
Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Boyle,_1st_Earl_of_Orrery
The orrery, a clockwork device for modeling the movements of the planets around the sun, was named for Roger’s grandson Charles, the Fourth Earl.
Wikipedia: The first modern orrery was built circa 1704 by George Graham. Graham gave the first model (or its design) to the celebrated instrument maker John Rowley of London to make a copy for Prince Eugene of Savoy. Rowley was commissioned to make another copy for his patron Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, from which the device took its name. This model was presented to Charles’ son John, later the 5th Earl.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orrery