1660-1.] OF THE MARQUIS OF WORCESTER. 231 



&quot; Your Petitioner, therefore, most willingly layeth all 

 these grants and promises to his father, or to your 

 Majesty s Petitioner made (as far as they concern him 

 self) at your Majesty s feet, without any the least capitu 

 lation, expecting no more in his own behalf for his 

 loyalty therein than that your Majesty will be graciously 

 pleased (in consideration of his dutiful zeal thereby 

 manifested) effectually and through your Majesty s 

 innate and transcending goodness, feelingly to recom 

 mend to your Majesty s most dutiful Houses of Parlia 

 ment the speedy re-investing of your Petitioner in his 

 due and proper estate, according unto the laws of the 

 land, and so by your Majesty s most gracious assistance, 

 this his Petition of right (as he humbly conceives) shall 

 be by your Petitioner most really acknowledged as a 

 grant of favour and remunerating grace from your 

 sacred Majesty. 



u And he shall ever pray,&quot; &c. 



The Marquis, in November, 1660, signed what appears 

 to be a circular note to certain of his creditors, of which 

 the following is one written in an official hand, but 

 concludes, &quot; Your most humble servant, Worcester,&quot; in 

 his own handwriting : 



&quot; MADAME, 



&quot; Those Commissioners whom I have appoynted 

 to take care of my affayres are now enquiringe into ye 

 state of my debts, and I have given directions to the 

 bearer to wayte upon you and receive your propositions 

 about what is due unto you from him who is, 



&quot; Madame, Your most humble servant, 



&quot; WORCESTER. 



&quot; November 22, 1660.&quot; 



Mr. Secretary Nicholas, writing to Sir Henry Bennet, 

 3rd of January, 1660, states : &quot; The King joins the Queen 



