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week. There was held a council of war, what was the 

 best way to take Brompton [Castle her residence]. 

 It was concluded to blow it up, and which counsel 

 pleased them all. The sheriff of Eadnorshire, with the 

 trained bands of that county, and some of the Hereford 

 soldiers, were to come against me. My Lord Herbert 

 had appointed a day to come to Preston, that so his 

 presence might persuade them to go out of their county. 

 He had commanded them to bring pay to victuals for 

 10 days. The soldiers came to Preston, but it pleased 

 God to call my Lord Herbert another way, for those in 

 the Forest of Dean grew so strong, that they were 

 afraid of them.&quot; 102 



We ascertain from his own later statement of expen 

 diture that from February, 1641, to October, 1642, or 

 thereabouts, he was actively engaged in dispensing his 

 father s immense loans in support of the royal cause ; 

 he says, u With as much privacy as might be, keeping 

 good correspondence with the Parliament; remaining 

 in London, to avoid suspicion, being then trusted both 

 by King and Parliament. &quot; 



Taking amounts as stated by his Lordship, the dates 

 may be pretty correctly supplied from Iter Carolinum. 



90 



Between 28th February, and 18th March, 

 1641, he sent to Theobalds for the &quot;pressing 

 necessities of his dear master,&quot; the sum of . 3,000 



About the same time to Huntingdon, after 

 the King s departure from Theobalds . 3,000 



On or after the 19th March, to York . 8,000 



On or after 21st July, 1642, to Nottingham, 

 &quot; where his Majesty set up his royal stan 

 dard.&quot; 90 . . / . 4,000 



102 Washbourn. 90 Somcrs Tracts, vol v. ed. 1811, 4to. page 263. 



