92 The Life of William, Duke of Newcastle 



enemy three times, and my Lord's own regiment of foot 

 charged them so courageously, that they never broke, but 

 died most of them in their ranks and files ; yet the power of 

 the enemy being too strong, put them at last to a total rout 

 and confusion. Which unlucky disaster put an end to all 

 future hopes of his Majesty's party ; so that my Lord, seeing 

 he had nothing left in his power to do his Majesty any further 

 service in that kind (for had he stayed, he would have been 

 forced to surrender all those towns and garrisons in those 

 parts, that were yet in his Majesty's devotion, as afterwards 

 it also happened), resolved to quit the kingdom, as formerly 

 is mentioned. 



And these are chiefly the obstructions to the good success 

 of my Lord's designs in the late Civil Wars ; which being 

 rightly considered, will save him blameless from what other- 

 wise would be laid to his charge. For, as according to the old 

 saying, ' 'Tis easy for men to swim when they are held up by 

 the chin ' ; so, on the other side, it is very dangerous and 

 difficult for them to endeavour it, when they are pulled down 

 by the heels, and beaten upon their heads. 



3. Of his Loyalty and Sufferings 



I dare boldly and justly say, that there never was, nor is a 

 more loyal and faithful subject than my Lord, not to mention 

 the trust he discharged in all those employments, which either 

 King James, or King Charles the First, or his now gracious 

 master King Charles the Second, were pleased to bestow upon 

 him, which he performed with such care and fidelity, that he 

 never disobeyed their commands in the least ; I will only 

 note — 



1. That he was the first that appeared in arms for his 

 Majesty, and engaged himself and all his friends he could for 

 his Majesty's service ; and though he had but two sons which 

 were young, and one only brother yet they all were with him 

 in the wars. His two sons had commands, but his brother, 

 though he had no command, by reason of the weakness of his 

 body, yet he was never from my Lord when he was in action, 

 even to the last ; for he was the last with my Lord in the field 

 in that fatal battle upon Hessom Moor, near York ; and though 

 my brother, Sir Charles Lucas, desired my Lord to send his 

 sons away, when the said battle was fought, yet he would not, 



