TO HIS MOST SACRED MAJESTY 

 CHARLES THE SECOND 



By the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France 

 and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, Etc. 



May it please your Majesty, 



I HAVE, in confidence of your gracious acceptance, 

 taken the boldness, or rather the presumption, to 

 dedicate to your Majesty this short history (which is 

 as full of truths, as words) of the actions and suffer- 

 ings of your most loyal subject, My Lord and husband 

 (by your Majesties late favour) Duke of Newcastle; 

 who when your Majesty was Prince of Wales, was 

 your most careful governour, and honest servant. 

 Give me therefore leave to relate here, that I have 

 heard him often say, he loves your royal person 

 so dearly, that he would most willingly, upon all 

 occasions, sacrifice his life and posterity for your 

 Majesty: whom that Heaven will ever bless, is the 

 prayer of 



Your most obedient, loyal, humble 

 subject and servant, 



Margaret Newcastle, 



