1646-7.] OF THE MARQUIS OF WORCESTER. 155 



London. Harassed, afflicted, and a prisoner, he died 

 within the space of four months, in the custody of the 

 Parliament s Black Eod, in Covent Garden, on the - 

 of December, 1646. 88 



The House of Commons, on the 20th of December, 

 proposed allowing 500 I05 for the funeral, out of the 

 Marquis s estate; the votes being 168 for, and 92 

 against so much liberality. It was resolved u That 

 the 500 be raised out of the plate and other goods, of 

 the Earl of Worcester, brought up by Mr. Thomas 

 Herbert ; and that the disposing of it be referred to his 

 care, to be accountable for it to the House ; and espe 

 cially to take care that the said Earl of Worcester may 

 be buried according to the Directory, and not other 



wise.&quot; 57 



In dedicating to the son his collection of the 

 father s &quot;Apophthegms,&quot; Dr. Bayly observes &quot;I laid 

 your noble father in his grave, with my own hands.&quot; 

 He was interred in the &quot;vault of the Chapel of our Lady, 

 now known as the Beaufort Chapel, in St. George s 

 Chapel, Windsor Castle, near his great ancestor, William 

 first Earl of Worcester. 



Among the property at Eaglan Castle, the most in 

 teresting to the biographer was that respecting which 

 an order passed the House of Commons, on the 25th of 

 August 1646, to the effect: &quot;That Mr. Thomas Her 

 bert be enjoined to deliver all the letters and papers 

 found at Eaglan Castle, and remaining in his hands, 

 to the Committee of the Army: Who have hereby 

 further power to send for all such other letters and 

 papers, found at Eaglan Castle, which they shall have 

 information of to be in the hands of any other Com- 



Saudford. 105 Wkitelock states ^ J 1000. 



57 Jo. Ho. of Comm. Vol. V p, 20. 



