48 The Life of William, Duke of Newcastle 



hold my Lord and myself ; and three waggons, besides an indif- 

 ferent number of servants on horseback. 



That day, when we left Paris, the creditors, coming to take 

 their farewell of my Lord, expressed so great a love and kind- 

 ness for him, accompanied with so many hearty prayers and 

 wishes, that he could not but prosper on his journey. 



Being come into the King of Spain's dominions, my Lord 

 found a very noble reception. At Cambray the Governor was 

 so civil that my Lord coming to that place somewhat late, and 

 when it was dark, he commanded some lights and torches 

 to meet my Lord and conduct him to his lodgings. He offered 

 my Lord the keys of the city, and desired him to give the word 

 that night, and, moreover, invited him to an entertainment 

 which he had made for him of purpose ; but it being late, my 

 Lord (tired with his journey) excused himself as civilly as he 

 could ; the Governor notwithstanding being pleased to send 

 all manner of provisions to my Lord's lodgings, and charging 

 our landlord to take no pay for anything we had : which extra- 

 ordinary civilities showed that he was a right noble Spaniard. 



The next morning early my Lord went on his journey, and 

 was very civilly used in every place of his Majesty of Spain's 

 dominions where he arrived. At last coming to Antwerp, he 

 took water to Rotterdam (which town he chose for his residing- 

 place during the time of his stay in Holland), and sent thither 

 to a friend of his 1 , a gentleman of quality, to provide him some 

 lodgings ; which he did, and procured them at the house of one 

 Mrs. Beynham, widow to an English merchant who had always 

 been very loyal to his Majesty the King of England, and ser- 

 viceable to his Majesty's faithful subjects in whatsoever lay 

 in his power 2 . 



My Lord, being come to Rotterdam, was informed that his 

 Highness the Prince (now our gracious King) was gone to sea. 

 Wherefore he resolved to follow him, and for that purpose 

 hired a boat, and victualled it ; but since nobody knew whither 

 his Highness was gone, and I being unwilling that my Lord 

 should venture upon so uncertain a voyage, and (as the proverb 

 is) seek a needle in a bottle of hay, he desisted from that design. 

 The Lord Widdrington, nevertheless, and Sir William Throck- 



1 Sir William Throckmorton, Knight. 



2 Probably the widow of Theophilus Baynham, concerning whom see the Journals 

 of the House of Lords, July 6, 1644. 



