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had set down, his Lordship, with but few others, 

 was excepted from it, both for life and estate, and did 

 remain thus banished till His Majesties happy 

 restauration. 



I must also acknowledge, that I have committed 

 great errors in taking no notice of times as I should 

 have done in many places of this History : I mention 

 in one place the Queen Mother's being in France, 

 when My Lord went thither, but do not say in what 

 year that was: Nor do I express when His Majesty 

 (our now Gracious Soveraign) came in, and went out 

 again several times from that kingdom, which has 

 happened, for want of memory, and I desire my readers 

 to excuse me for it. 



No body can certainly be more ready to find faults 

 in this work then I am to confess them; being very 

 conscious that I have, as I told My Lord I should, 

 committed many for want of learning, and chiefly 

 of skill in writing histories: but having, according 

 to his Lordship's commands, written his actions 

 and fortunes truly and plainly, I have reason to 

 expect, that whatsoever else shall be found amiss, 

 will be favourably pardoned by the candid readers, 

 to whom I wish all manner of happiness. 



