WITH NOTES. 537 



&quot;To THE KING S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, 

 &quot; The humble Petition of William Lambert. 



&quot; Humbly sheweth, 



&quot; That your Petitioner was founder to his late Ma 

 jesty of blessed memory in Ffoxhall under the Marquis 

 of Worcester, for gun and waterwork or any other 

 thing founded in brass ; and in the late unhappy war, 

 your Petitioner was dispossessed of his employment, 

 and left to the value of 2,000. and driven to exile by 

 that usurpers authority. 



&quot; That your Majesty was graciously pleased at 

 Brussels to grant your petitioner the place of founder 

 for your Majesty s works at Ffoxhall, upon your 

 Majesty s happy restoration, whereupon your Pet r . 

 depended ; and deserted the King of Spain s service ; 

 yet, nevertheless, the house was disposed to one Mr. 

 Calthoofe, now deceased. 



&quot; Your Petitioner most humbly prayeth, That 

 your sacred Majesty would be graciously 

 pleased to confer upon your Petitioner some 

 part of your Majesty s house at Ffoxhall, to 

 make a Founding-house for your Majesty s 

 use and service. 



&quot; And your Petitioner (as in duty bound) shall 

 pray, &c.&quot; 



The following is the grant above named : 

 &quot;CHARLES E. 



&quot; Our pleasure is, That WILLIAM LAMBERT, 

 Founder for our Works at Ffoxhall, shall and may, 

 with his family and servants, abide in and possess to 

 our use, our house at Ffoxhall aforesaid, together with 

 the outhousing and appurtenances of the same, and 

 there proceed in the work as formerly he hath done, 



