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to say, no one gentleman of quality throughout the 

 whole nation, but has stuck to the cause, adventuring 

 his life, and lost his whole fortune therein ; yet give 

 me leave to aver it, boldly, that all the Catholics of 

 England assisted not my father, or me, to the value of 

 5, without real security for it, and such, indeed, as at 

 this time lieth heaviest upon me ; and this I aver as in 

 the presence of Almighty God and your Lordships. 

 In the second place, my Lords, how came the then 

 Marquis of Hertford, after his defeat in the west, with 

 recruits to his Majesty at Oxford, but by my father s 

 means and mine. The forces that I sent with him had cost 

 me 8000 ; and 2000 my father lent him, ready money. 

 How came Sir John Byron s regiment of horse to be 

 first raised, but by 5000 in gold, given him by my 

 father ? How came the Forest of Dean to be reduced ; 

 Goodrich strong castle to be taken ; Monmouth itself, 

 with its garrison, to be surprised ; Chepstow, Newport, 

 and Cardiff to be taken, and secured for his Majesty, 

 but by my forces and my father s money ? How came 

 Eaglan Castle to be first fortified and last rendered, 

 but by 50,000 disbursed therein by my father ? 



u How came his Majesty s army to be considerable 

 before Edge-hill fight, but by the men I brought, and 

 how was his Majesty recruited at Gloucester side, even 

 after the defeat given by Waller to my men ? God for 

 give those of the King s party, who were the occasion 

 that 1500 were surprised, and I not despatched from 

 Oxford until the day after; yet, my Lords, at 14 

 days warning I brought 4000 foot and 800 horse to the 

 siege of Gloucester, paying them 6000 down upon 

 the nail at Gloucester, besides my troop of Life-guard, 

 consisting of 6 score noblemen and gentlemen, whose 

 estates amounted to above 3 score thousand pounds 

 a-year, most of whom I furnished with horse and arms, 



