1667.] OF THE MARQUIS OF WORCESTER. 301 



&quot; Oh ! infinitry omnipotent God whose mercyes are 

 fathomlesse, and whose knowledge is immense and 

 inexhaustible next to my Creation and Kedemption I 

 render thee most humble thanks even from the very 

 bottome of my heart and bowells, for thy voutchchafe- 

 ing me (the meanest in understanding), an insight in 

 soe great a secret of nature beneficial to all mankind 

 as this my Water-commanding Engine. Suffer me not 

 to be puff d upp, Lord, by the knowing of it, and 

 many more rare and unheard off, yea unparaleled 

 Inventions, Tryals, and Experiments, but humble my 

 haughty heart, by the true knowledge of myne owne 

 ignorant, weak, and unworthy nature, proane to all 

 euill most mercifull Father my creator, most com- 

 passionatting Sonne my Eedeemer, and Holyest of 

 Spiritts, the sanctifier, three diuine persons and one 

 God ! grant me a further concurring grace with forti 

 tude to take hould of thy goodnesse, to the end that 

 whatever I doe, unanimously and courageously to serue 

 my King and Countrey, to disabuse, rectifie, and con 

 vert my vndeserved yet wilfully incredulous* enemy es, 

 to reimburse thankfully my creditors, to reimmunerate 

 my benefactors, to reinhearten my distressed family, 

 and with complacence to gratifie my suffering and 

 confiding friends may, voyde of vanity or selfe ends, 

 only be directed to thy honour and glory euerlastingly. 

 Amen.&quot; 



With Caspar Kaltoff to superintend the work at Vaux- 

 hall, the engine would no doubt be kept in operation, for 

 the benefit alike of the Dowager Marchioness and all 

 interested, most likely including Colonel C. Copley. 



* This had been written &quot; wilfully malicious&quot; but &quot; malicious&quot; has been struck 

 out, and &quot; incredulous&quot; substituted. This with other corrections are in the Marquis s 

 own handwriting. 



