78 The Life of William, Duke of Newcastle 



in the hundred, and use upon use for the mentioned space of 

 eighteen years, it amounts to ^733,579- 



But some perhaps will say, that if my Lord had enjoyed 

 his estate, he would have spent it, at least so much as to main- 

 tain himself according to his degree and quality. 



I answer, that it is very improbable my Lord should have 

 spent all his estate, if he had enjoyed it, he being a man of 

 great wisdom and prudence, knowing well how to spend, and 

 how to manage ; for though he lived nobly before the time of 

 the wars, yet not beyond the compass of his estate. Nay, so 

 far he would have been from spending his estate, that no 

 doubt but he would have increased it to a vast value, as he 

 did before the wars ; where, notwithstanding his hospitality 

 and noble housekeeping, his charges of building came to about 

 £l 1 ,000 ; the portion of his second daughter, which was 

 £ 1 2, 000; the noble entertainments he gave King Charles the 

 First, one whereof came to almost £ 15,000, another to above 

 ^4000, and a third to ^1700, as hereafter shall be mentioned ; 

 and his great expenses during the time of his being governor 

 to his Majesty that now is, he yet increased his estate to the 

 value of /ioo,ooo, which is ^5000 per annum, when it was by 

 so much less. 



But if any one will reckon the charges of his housekeeping 

 during the time of his exile, and when he had not the enjoy- 

 ment of his estate, he may substract x the sum accounted for 

 the payment of his debts, contracted in the time of his banish- 

 ment, which went to the maintenance of himself and his 

 family ; or in lieu thereof, considering that I do not account 

 all my Lord's losses, but only those that are certainly known, 

 he may compare it with the loss of his personal estate, whereof 

 I shall make some mention anon, and he'll find that I do not 

 heighten my Lord's losses, but rather diminish them. For 

 surely the losses of his personal estate, and those I account 

 not, will counterbalance the charges of his housekeeping, if 

 not exceed them. 



Again, others will say, that there was much land sold in the 

 time of my Lord's banishment by his sons, and feoffees in trust. 



I answer, first, that whatsoever was sold, was first bought 

 of the rebellious power : next, although they sold some lands, 

 yet my Lord knew nothing of it, neither did he receive a 



1 Substract = subtract. 



