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the Earl to repair into Wiltshire. The prayer was granted on the 
former proviso of avoiding Oxford and promising on his honour to 
return upon twenty days’ warning. Perhaps the King forcibly 
prevented his return to captivity, for about the time of the treaty 
of Truro, in 1645, his lordship again. fell into his enemies’ hands, 
who surprised him at or near Lord Hopton’s head-quarters. Two 
of his Charlton: servants, Anthony Porter and Robert Almon, made 
oath that he had quitted the said head-quarters on the day before 
the rendition of Truro, but this was all they could allege in miti- 
gation. Of course his estates were all this while under sequestration, 
nor could he get a hearing as a compounder till after the King’s 
death. His town. mansion at St. James’s meanwhile was occupied 
as barracks for Fairfax’s men. 
Lord Clarendon invariably speaks of the Earl- of Berkshire-in 
terms of contempt. Possibly the Howard may have irritated the 
Hyde by references to his own tardy conversion to royalism, for 
their mutual hostility appears to-have been nursed at the council- 
board, an arena on which Clarendon eventually showed himself to 
be facile princeps. As such he had little patience with obstructors of 
his policy. Of the Earl of Berkshire’s personal attachment to. the 
King’s cause there could be no question ; but the historian always 
labours to prove him a bungler. 
The Earl of Berkshire’s petition to. compound, dated 14th April, 
1649, set forth that he being a sworn servant in ordinary to his late 
Majesty, did upon the command of his said Majesty attend his 
_ person in the duty of his place, aceording to his oath, during the 
late troubles, both at Oxford and other places, whilst they were 
holden in garrison against the Parliament. He is comprised within 
the articles of Truro. During such attendance he did adhere unto 
and assist the King and his forces; but neither did he hold any 
command nor bear arms; nevertheless his estate being sequestered 
for his said delinquency, he humbly prays to be admitted toa 
moderate composition according to the particular hereunto annexed. 
And he shall pray, &e. His fine was at first fixed at £972 14s., to 
which £320 was afterwards added, as respecting three mortgaged 
estates whose condition conld not then be estimated, viz., Kingsbury 
