Life of the Duke 27 



Immediately after the return from that expedition 

 to His Majesties leaguer, the General made a com- 

 plaint thereof to His Majesty; who being trtily 

 informed of the business, commended My Lord's dis- 

 cretion for it, and from that time ordered that troop 

 to be commanded by none but himself. Thus they 

 remained upon duty, without receiving any payment 

 or allowance from His Majesty, until His Majesty had 

 reduced his rebellious subjects, and then My Lord 

 returned with honour to his charge, viz. the govern- 

 ment of the Prince. 



At last when the whole army was disbanded, then, 

 and not before, My Lord thought it a fit time to exact 

 an account from the said General for the affront he 

 passed upon him, and sent him a challenge ; the place 

 and hour being appointed by both their consents, 

 where and when to meet. My Lord appeared there 

 with his second, but found not his opposite: after 

 some while his opposite 's second came all alone, by 

 whom My Lord perceived that their design had been 

 discovered to the King by some of his opposite 's 

 friends, who presently caused them both to be con- 

 fined until he had made their peace. 



My Lord having hitherto attended the Prince, his 

 master, with all faithfulness and duty befitting so 

 great an employment, for the space of three years, in 

 the beginning of that rebellious and unhappy ParHa- 

 ment which was the cause of all the mines and mis- 

 fortunes that afterwards befell this kingdom, was 

 privately advertised, that the Parliament's design 

 was to take the government of the Prince from him, 

 which he apprehending as a disgrace to himself, 

 wisely prevented, and obtained the consent of His 

 late Majesty, with his favour, to ^deliver up the 

 charge of being governor to the Prince, and retire 



