ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 



had the care of it. In the fame year he was appointed by the 

 parliament Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland, the town and 

 county of Neivcajlle upon Tyne, and the town and county of Ber- 

 ivick upon Tweed ; alfo of the county of Sujjex, and of the ifle of 

 Anglefey. On the parliament's motion to raife money by fub- 

 fcription, in June, 1642, his lordfhip fubfcribed 2000 /. and was 

 clifcharged from being lord high admiral by his majefty, in July 

 following, to which his lordihip, fays his majefty in his procla- 

 mation, paid a dutiful obedience. He was one of the four lords 

 and eight commoners appointed by the parliament in that year 

 to be commiffioners to the king at Oxford, where he lived in 

 princely fplendour and magnificence. A bill for high treafon 

 was preferred againft him, and others, at Salisbury, 1643, but the 

 jury would not find it. He was one of the five lords who afib- 

 ciatcd for the defence of the counties of Wilt/hire, Dorfetjhire, 

 Somerfetjfjire^ DevonJIoire, and Cornwall, and with the members for 

 them and the boroughs, had power, any eight of them, to raife 

 money, appoint colonels, and other officers. He was one of the 

 parliament-commiffioners at the treaty of Uxbr'ulge, January apth, 

 1644. By their order, he took the charge of the education of 

 his majefty's children. He was appointed one of the lords com- 

 miffioners of the admiralty, 1645 ; and had a grant at the fame 

 time of 3000 /. per annum, for his care of the royal offspring. 

 He was accufed to the parliament for affifting his majefty with 

 money, but there being no better evidence againft him than 

 hear-fay, he was acquitted, and at liberty to profecute the accu- 

 fer ; and was prefented with 1 0,000 /. in confideration of his lofles 

 in the north. After a vifit from his majeily to his children at 

 S/'oH-houfe, he got permiffion from the parliament to take them 

 at any time to Hampton-court to fee their father, exemplary and 

 great in his fufferings ! He was one of the commiffioners at the 

 treaty in the Ifle of Wight. After his majefty's death, he was an 



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