332 ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



King, Lord Falconbridge, Lord Widdrington, the Earl of Cornivath, 

 the bifhop of Londonderry, Sir Edward Widdrington, Colonel Carnaby, 

 Colonel Baflct, Colonel Mazen, Sir William Vwsajour\ Sir Francis 

 Mackworth, and about eighty more royaliils, determined to go 

 beyond fca, and landed at Hamburgh. 



The eftatcs of the lord marquis were put under fequeftration r 

 and feme of them fold, among which was the manour of Flaiv- 

 borough, in Nottingham/hire > 1647. He was one of the feven per- 

 fons cxccpted from pardon. 



After the refloration, i3th K. Charles II, 1661, in May the mar- 

 quis retired in full favour from court to his feat at Wellbeck, on 

 which occafion he received the following very harulfome congra- 

 tulation, in an epiflle dedicatory to a fermon, preached at Oxford 

 on the 2yth of the fame month, by his chaplain, Mr. Clement 

 Ellis (m). 



" With much plcafure I have hearkened to you difcourfing of 

 " that iatisfaclion you reaped from that fwcet privacy and re- 

 " tirement his majefty is pleafed to grant your lordihip here ia 

 " the country, where you live free from the noife and cumbe- 

 " rancc of court and city. Indeed, the greatefl reward his ma- 

 " jefly can poffibly recompence your fervices withal, is thus 

 " to \)ft.o\v yourfelfuTponyourfelf, and I know you think it greater 

 " happinefs to enjoy my lord marquis of Neivcaftle at Wdlbeck, than 

 *' all the offices and honours which your exemplary loyalty has 

 " merited. And there is all the rcafon in the world for it, that 

 " he who hath fo nobly facrificed the fairefi of his years, and the 

 " amplcft of his fortunes, to the fcrvice of his king and country, 



(m) Pr-.ntecl at Oxford, 410. 1661. 



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