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points of history. There is an entry without a date, describing 

 the stages of a journey in England, commencing with ' London' 

 and ' Harapstead ;' it ends with ' Todington.' Todington is a 

 place remarkable in the history of the Duke. Near it was the 

 residence of Lady Henrietta Maria Wentworth, Baroness (in 

 her own right) of Nettlestead, only daughter and heir of 

 Thomas Lord Wentworth, grandchild and heir of the Earl of 

 Cleveland. Five years before the Duke's execution her mother 

 observed that she had attracted his admiration, and she hurried 

 her away from court to Todington or the neighbourhood; and 

 in 1663, when, after the failure of the Rye-house Plot, Mon- 

 mouth was banished from the royal presence, it was to Tod- 

 ington he retired. When, on retracting the confession which 

 he had made on the occasion, he was banished the kingdom, 

 the companion of his exile was Lady Henrietta Wentworth. 

 •* I dwell on this," said Dr. Anster, " because the accidental 

 mention of Todington seems to authenticate the book ; the 

 name of Lady Henrietta Wentworth does not occur in it, and 

 the persons in whose hands the book has been since it was 

 purchased in Paris do not seem to have noticed the name of 

 Todington, or to have known that it had any peculiar relation 

 to the Duke's history. It occurs twice in the book ; once in 

 the itinerary I have mentioned, and again in a song, which is 

 probably the Duke's own composition : 



' SONG . 

 ' With joy we leave thee, 

 False world, and do forgive 

 All thy false treachery, 

 For now we'll happy live. 

 We'll to our bowers, 

 And there spend our hours ; 

 Happy there we'll be ; 

 We no strifes can see, 

 No quarrelling for crowns, 

 Nor fear the great one's frowns, 



