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hall of Chatsworth, where we was well received, and withal had 

 the happynes to view the house within, and without, which was 

 most amiable and famous to behould. At last, coming to 

 behould those admirable gardens and platformes, and those new- 

 invented water-vvorkes, I called to mind that I wanted my 

 Anchent and much admirable crag : but finding that to be all 

 gone and destroyed, I could forbere no longer, but immediately 

 writ its Farewell, as you may find in my book of vesses — towards 

 the later end. 



".March 7, 1685, My son Leonardus was minded to go towardes 

 Lundon againe, and then did all my children come togather 

 againe to take leave of him with severall more of our Relations 

 to all our coumfort. The next day, taking his jorney forwards, 

 we all departed to our severall places. 



"After that, John (having recovered from his sickness) and 

 1 had occasion to go to Glapuell and Boulsouer to see his 

 godfathers and godmothers, where he was borne. There we 

 were July 8, 9, 10, 1686, and on Feb. 3 John went to Lundon 

 again where he stayed. 



"And after him, David went Feb. 24, 1686, where he stayed 

 waiting on King James the 2, to be touched by him for his in- 

 firmity called the Kings Evill. There was he touched twice by 

 him, but was never the better at his retourne. 



[Note. — The ofifice used at the healing was first compiled 

 in the reign of Henry VII. The ceremonial used by Queen 

 Anne was shorter than that used by her predecessors. The 

 power of touching was also exercised by the son of James II. 

 as James III. in the hospitals at Paris, and by Prince Charles 

 Edward at Edinburgh. 



In January, 1683, a proclamation was issued by the Privy 

 Council and ordered to be published in every Parish in the 

 Kingdom enjoining that the time for presenting persons for 

 the " Public Healings " should be from the feast of All Saints 

 (Nov. i) till a week before Christmas, and after Christmas 

 till March i, and then to cease till Passion ^Veek. 



