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had acquaintance with him, did my Lord the favour, and upon 

 his request, presented him to his Highness ; which favour of 

 the said Earl my Lord highly resented K 



Dom John received my Lord with all kindness and respect ; 

 for although there were many great and noble persons that 

 waited on him in an out-room, yet so soon as his Highness 

 heard of my Lord's and the Earl of Bristol's being there, he 

 was pleased to admit them before all the rest. My Lord, after 

 he had passed his compliments, told his Highness, that he 

 found himself bound in all duty to make his humble acknow- 

 ledgments for the favour he received from his Catholic Majesty 

 for permitting and suffering him (a banished man) to live in 

 his dominions, and under the government of his Highness. 

 Whereupon Dom John asked my Lord whether he wanted 

 anything, and whether he lived peaceably without any moles- 

 tation or disturbance ? My Lord answered, that he lived as 

 much to his own content as a banished man could do ; and 

 received more respect and civility from that city than he 

 could have expected, for which he returned his most humble 

 thanks to his Catholic Majesty, and his Highness. After some 

 short discourse, my Lord took his leave of Dom John, several 

 of the Spaniards advising him to go into Spain, and assuring 

 him of his Catholic Majesty's kindness and favour ; but my 

 Lord being engaged in the city of Antwerp, and besides in 

 years, and wanting means for so long and chargeable a voyage, 

 was not able to embrace their motions. And surely he was 

 so well pleased with the great civilities he received from that 

 city, that then he was resolved to choose no other residing 

 place all the time of his banishment but that ; he being not 

 only credited there for all manner of provisions and necessaries 

 for his subsistence, but also free both from ordinary and 

 extraordinary taxes, and from paying excise, which was a 

 great favour and obligation to my Lord 2 . 



After his Highness Dom John had left the government of 

 those provinces the Marquis of Caracena succeeded in his place, 

 who having a great desire to see my Lord ride in the manage, 



1 Resented, felt. 



2 This indulgence was granted to most of the exiles. On August 7, 1656, Hyde writes 

 to Talbot : ' In consequence of being incognito, the King is the only gentleman who 

 has lived in this country without being exempt from paying excise and other similar 

 impositions ', an exemption enjoyed by Lord Newcastle at Antwerp, Hyde himself 

 while at Antwerp, and Lord Hopton and many others at Bruges. Calendar of Claren- 

 don Slate Papers, iii, 154. 



