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pence for him. The tenant, however, appears to 

 have put obstacles in the way ; as on April 1 1 

 Conway wrote again to Lord Petre on the subject, 

 expressing the king's confidence that his lordship 

 would persuade his tenant to acquiesce with his 

 wishes ; assuring him that just recompence would be 

 given for any loss or damage he might thereby sus- 

 tain. On the 20th, Fyson, one of the gamekeepers 

 at Newmarket, wrote to Secretary Conway, that he 

 had been hindered empaling the enclosure, because 

 Lord Petre's tenant forbid the workmen to proceed 

 until he had spoken with him. The writer asserted 

 that the ground they made so much to do about was 

 only worth forty shillings a year, and asked the secre- 

 tary to furnish him with the king's warrant to proceed 

 with the work. This was apparently refused, and we 

 hear nothing further on the subject until July, 1632. 



The king arrived from Royston at Newmarket on 

 November 7. He was accompanied by the Prince of 

 Wales, the Duke of Buckino-ham, Secretary 



November. 



Conway, and a large retinue. The royal 

 sojourn lasted for about a month. During the greater 

 portion of his visit the king was seriously indisposed, 

 and he does not appear to have actively joined in the 

 sports to which he was so devotedly attached. The 

 time was passed in the performance of miscellaneous 

 affairs of state. Count Ernest de INIansfeldt was 

 entertained at the palace prior to his departure to 

 lead the expedition for the recovery of the Palatinate, 

 in the success of which the British public were 

 generally interested. James's predilection for field 



