Life of the Duke 79 



mathematicks, that not onely his friends, but even 

 his enemies, did much lament his loss. 



After my return out of England, to My Lord, the 

 creditors supposing I had brought great store of 

 money along with me, came all to My Lord to sohcite 

 the pa5nnent of their debts ; but when My Lord had 

 informed them of the truth of the business, and 

 desired their patience somewhat longer, with assur- 

 ance that so soon as he received any money, he would 

 honestly and justly satisfie them, they were not onely 

 willing to forbear the payment of those debts he had 

 contracted hitherto, but to credit him for the future, 

 and supply him with such necessaries as he should 

 desire of them. And this was the onely happiness 

 which My Lord had in his distressed condition, and 

 the chief blessing of the eternal and merciful God, in 

 whose Power are all things, who ruled the hearts 

 and minds of men, and filled them with charity and 

 compassion; for certainly it was a work of divine 

 providence, that they shewed so much love, respect 

 and honour to My Lord, a stranger to their nation; 

 and notwithstanding his ruined condition, and the 

 small appearance of recovering his own, credited him 

 wheresoever he lived, both in France, Holland, 

 Brabant and Germany; that although My Lord was 

 banished his native countrey, and dispossessed from 

 his own estate, could nevertheless live in so much 

 splendor and grandure as he did. 



In this condition (and how little soever the appear- 

 ance was) My Lord was never without hopes of seeing 

 yet (before his death) a happy issue of all his mis- 

 fortunes and sufferings, especially of the restauration 

 of his most gracious king and master, to his throne 

 and kingly rights, whereof he always had assured 

 hopes, well knowing, that it was impossible for the 



