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he had not seen in a long time, he merrily was pleased 

 to desire one that was near him, to jogg and awake 

 him out of his dream, for surely, said he, I have been 

 sixteen years asleep, and am not throughly awake 

 yet. My Lord lay that night at Greenwich, where his 

 supper seemed more savoury to him, then any meat 

 he had hitherto tasted ; and the noise of some scrap- 

 ing fidlers, he thought the pleasantest harmony that 

 ever he had heard. 



In the mean time My Lord's son, Henry Lord 

 Mansfield, now Earl of Ogle, was gone to Dover, with 

 intention to wait on His Majesty, and receive My 

 Lord his father, with all joy and duty, thinking he 

 had been with His Majesty; but when he missed of 

 his design, he was very much troubled, and more, 

 when His Majesty was pleased to tell him, that My 

 Lord had set to sea, before His Majesty himself was 

 gone out of Holland, fearing My Lord had met with 

 some misfortune in his journey, because he had not 

 heard of his landing. Wherefore he immediately 

 parted from Dover, to seek My Lord, whom at last he 

 found at Greenwich; with what joy they embraced 

 and saluted each other, my pen is too weak to express. 



But all this while, and after My Lord was gone from 

 Antwerp, I was left alone there with some of my 

 servants; for My Lord being in Holland with His 

 Majesty, declared in a letter to me his intention of 

 going for England, withal commanding me to stay 

 in that city, as a pawn for his debts, until he could 

 compass money to discharge them; and to excuse 

 him to the magistrates of the said city for not taking 

 his leave of them, and paying his due thanks for their 

 great civilities, which he desired me to do in his 

 behalf. And certainly My Lord's affection to me was 

 such, that it made him very industrious in providing 



