Life of the Duke 3 1 



expression, that he Hked My Lord very well, but not 

 his company (meaning his soldiers). 



After My Lord had reduced them to their obedience 

 and duty, he took great care of the church government 

 in the said bishoprick (as he did no less in all other 

 places committed to his care and protection, well 

 knowing that schism and faction in religion is the 

 mother of all or most rebellions, wars and disturbances 

 in a state or government) and constituted that learned 

 and eminent divine the then Dean of Peterborough, 

 now Lord-bishop of Durham, to view all sermons 

 that were to be preached, and suffer nothing in them 

 that in the least reflected against His Majesties person 

 and government, but to put forth and add whatsoever 

 he thought convenient, and punish those that should 

 trespass against it. In which that worthy person used 

 so much care and industry, that never the Church 

 could be more happily governed than it was at that 

 present. 



Some short time after. My Lord received from Her 

 Majesty the Queen, out of Holland, a small supply of 

 money, viz. alittle barrel of ducatoons, which amounted 

 to about 500/. sterling; which My Lord distributed 

 amongst the officers of his new raised army, to 

 encourage them the better in their service; as also 

 some armes, the most part whereof were consigned to 

 His late Majesty; and those that were ordered to be 

 conveyed to His Majesty, were sent accordingly, con- 

 ducted by that onely troop of horse, which My Lord 

 had newly raised, with orders to return again to him ; 

 but it seems His Majesty liked the troop so well, 

 that he was pleased to command their stay to recruit 

 his own army. 



About the same time the King of -.Denmark was 

 likewise pleased to send His Majesty a ship, which 



