xliv The Preface 



which I have joined a computation of my Lord's losses, which 

 he hath suffered by those unfortunate wars. In the third 

 Book I have set down some particular chapters concerning 

 the description of his person, his natural faculties, and per- 

 sonal virtues, etc. And in the last, some essays and discourses 

 of my Lord's, together with some notes and remarks of mine 

 own ; which I thought most convenient to place by them- 

 selves at the end of this work, rather than to intermingle 

 them with the body of the history. 



It might be some prejudice to my Lord's glory, and the 

 credit of this history, not to take notice of a very considerable 

 thing I have heard, which is, that when his Lordship's army 

 had got so much strength and reputation, that the rebellious 

 Parliament finding themselves overpowered with it, rather 

 than to be utterly ruined (as was unavoidable), did call the 

 Scots to their assistance, with a promise to reward so great 

 a service with the four northern counties of Northumberland, 

 Cumberland, Westmoreland, and the bishopric of Durham, 

 which I have not mentioned in the book. 



And it is most certain, that the Parliament's forces were 

 never powerful, nor their commanders or officers famous, 

 until such time as my Lord was overpowered ; neither could 

 loyalty have been overpowered by rebellion, had not treachery 

 had better fortune than prudence. 



When I speak of my Lord's pedigree, where Thomas, Earl 

 of Arundel, grandfather to the now Duke of Norfolk, is men- 

 tioned, they have left out "William, Viscount Stafford, one of 

 his sons, who did marry the heir of the last Baron Stafford, 

 descended from the Dukes of Buckingham ; which was set 

 down in my original manuscript. 



Some of those omissions, and very probably others, are 

 happened, partly for want of timely information, and chiefly 

 by the death of my secretary who did copy my writings for 

 the press, and died in London, attending that service, afore 

 the printing of the book was quite finished. And as I hope 

 of your favour to be excused for omitting those things in the 

 book ; so I^expect of your justice to be approved in putting 

 them here, though somewhat unseasonably. 



Before I end this Preface, I do beseech my readers not to 

 mistake me when I speak of^my Lord's banishment, as if I 

 would conceal that he went voluntarilv out of his native 



