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all his dominions: and being then at the Hague in 

 Holland, to take shipping in those parts for England, 

 My Lord went thither to wait on His Majesty, who 

 used My Lord very graciously ; and his Highness the 

 Duke of York was pleased to offer him one of those 

 ships that were ordered to transport His Majesty; for 

 which he returned his most humble thanks to His 

 Highness, and begged leave of His Highness that he 

 might hire a vessel for himself and his company. 



In the mean time whilst My Lord was at the 

 Hague, His Majesty was pleased to tell him, that 

 General Monk, now Duke of Albemarle, had desired 

 the place of being master of the horse : to which My 

 Lord answered, that that gallant person was worthy 

 of any favour that His Majesty could confer upon 

 him: and having taken his leave of His Majesty, 

 and His Highness the Duke of York, went towards 

 the ship that was to transport him for England, (I 

 might better call it a boat, then a ship; for those 

 that were intrusted by My Lord to hire a ship for that 

 purpose, had hired an old rotten fregat, that was lost 

 the next voyage after; insomuch, that when some of 

 the company that had promised to go over with My 

 Lord saw it, they turned back, and would not en- 

 danger their lives in it, except the now Lord Widdring- 

 ton who was resolved not to forsake My Lord) . 



My Lord (who was so transported with the joy of 

 returning into his native countrey, that he regarded 

 not the vessel) having set sail from Rotterdam, was 

 so becalmed, that he was six dayes and six nights 

 upon the water, during which time he pleased himself 

 with mirth, and passed his time away as well as he 

 could; provisions he wanted not, having them in 

 great store and plenty. At last being come so far that 

 he was able to discern the smoak of London, which 



