378 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book XIIL 



relative, H.E. the Hon. Henry Sidney, tells him that she 

 dined at Cheveley on the 28th of September, and saw " the 

 race between Gee and Tucker." The same night she at- 

 tended a state ball at Newmarket Palace, given by the 

 Duchess [of York.?]. On the ist and 2nd of October, her 

 ladyship was still at Newmarket, when her lord and master 

 was engaged in play " all day and night, loosing such vast 

 sums, that it was the talk of the coffey-houses." * 



Referring to the banishment of the Duke of York, which 



was decreed by the king at Newmarket during this meeting, 



Miss Strickland tells us that his Duchess, Mary 



jgg^ ■ Beatrice, had "visited Cambridge the latter end 

 October. of September, and while there gave a ball to 

 propitiate the University. From Cambridge she 

 came to Newmarket, to join the Duke, who was there with their 

 Majesties for the October races. In the midst of those gay 

 festive scenes, Mary Beatrice and her lord bore anxious hearts, 

 for it was at that time the question of his royal highness's 

 banishment from the court was daily debated in council. 

 James was desirous of being permitted to defend himself 

 from the attack which he knew would be made upon him at 

 the approaching meeting of Parliament, and the ministers 

 were for driving him beyond the seas. Charles temporized, 

 as usual, by taking a middle course ; which was to send his 

 brother back to Scotland, but with all possible respect, as his 

 representative in the government of that realm. . . . The 

 King's pleasure was communicated to the Duke of York on 

 the 1 8th of October, with directions for him to embark for 

 Scotland on the 20th. His fair and faithful consort was, as 

 usual, ready to share his adverse fortune." j 



The sum of ^^"244 3^-. \^d. was laid out on the royal palace 



Charles II ^^ Newmarket for the year 1679- 1680. Among 



Newmarket, the materials used the cost of ironmonger's wares 



1679-1680. was ^63^-. ^\d., lead sash-weights £2 \<^s. 3^., gilt 



rings for sashes £\ \os., smith's work £<^ 19^-., 



glass and glazier's work £^6 i^s. ^d. The wages and 



* Sidney, " Diary and Correspondence," vol. ii., pp. 100-108. 

 t " History of the (Queens of England," vol. vi., p. iii. 



