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4t foldiers for the time of his life, with the 

 " wages and fees to the fame office and 

 " captaynmip due and accuftomei and to 

 " have for every of the faid foldiers 4^. by 

 " the day."* 



The caftle was repaired and fortified for 

 Charles I. in the civil wars, by Dr. Wil- 

 liams, Archbifhop of York, at the king's 

 particular requefl. He faithfully promifed 

 the Archbifhop, upon his doing this, that it 

 mould remain in the care of himfelf, or 

 any perfon appointed by him, till the mo- 

 ney expended was repaid. After it was 

 nnimed, feveral country gentlemen requefl- 

 ed him to receive into it their writings, 

 plate, and other valuables, which he, rely- 

 ing upon the king's promife, did, giving to 

 every owner a receipt, by which he made 

 himfelf liable to the lofs. In May, 1645, 



* MS. N. 433, in Bib. Harl. quoted in Grofe ? s 

 Antiquities. 



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