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918,000, intended for the King s inspection, if not 

 also to form the basis of an address to the House of 

 Lords, as given in the last chapter. If this surmise 

 is correct, it would clearly establish how severely 

 pressing were his pecuniary affairs, the King having 

 then only been eleven days at Whitehall ; so early, 

 would it seem, was he a suitor for the royal favour. 



The House, on the 20th of June,* upon the reading 

 of the Marquis s Petition, &quot; That he hath been dispos 

 sessed of his estate in the late unhappy wars, and hath 

 undergone many pressures in the same,&quot; ordered, 

 &quot; That he be put into possession of his estate, which is 

 not sold ; and a stop and stay of waste, and cutting wood 

 upon his land sold ; and the rents to be stayed in the 

 tenants hands ; and to have a view of the writings and 

 evidences which concern him, which are in the custody 

 of the trustees at Drury Lane.&quot; 



And further, on the llth of September,&quot;)&quot; the said 

 order was ratified and confirmed, with the exception 

 that, it was not to &quot; extend to any manors or lands 

 sold unto or enjoyed by Henry Lord Herbert, son and 

 heir apparent of the said Marquis.&quot; 



But previously, on the 9th of July,;}: the House of 

 Lords, &quot; Upon information given, That Elizabeth Crom 

 well, widow, the relict of Oliver Cromwell; Richard 

 Cromwell, Esquire; and Henry Lord Herbert, have 

 many deeds, evidences, and writings belonging to the 

 Lord Marquis of Worcester,&quot; it was ordered that &quot; all 

 such deeds, evidences, conveyances, court-rolls, surveys, 

 patents, fines, recoveries, rentals, plates, papers, memo 

 rials, and writings, whatsoever,&quot; in their hands, should 

 be delivered up unto his Lordship. 



* Jo. II. of Lords, Vol. xi. pages 70 and 302. 

 f Ibid. Vol. xi. J Ibid. p. 85. 



