88 The Duchess of Newcastle 



those means ; for it being uncertain what or whether 

 he should have any thing of his estate, made it a 

 difficult business for him to borrow mony ; at last he 

 received some of one Mr. Ash, now Sir Joseph Ash, 

 a merchant of Antwerp, which he returned to me; 

 but what with the expence I had made in the mean 

 while, and what was required for my transporting 

 into England, besides the debts formerly contracted, 

 the said money fell too short by 400/. and although 

 I could have upon my own word taken up much 

 more, yet I was unwilling to leave an engagement 

 amongst strangers: wherefore I sent for one Mr. 

 Shaw, now Sir John Shaw, a near kindsman to the 

 said Mr. Ash, intreating him to lend me 400/. which he 

 did most readily, and so discharged my debts. 



My departure being now divulged in Antwerp, the 

 magistrates of the city came to take their leaves of 

 me, where I desired one Mr. Duart a very worthy 

 gentleman, and one of the chief of the city, though 

 he derives his race from the Portuguez (to whom and 

 his sisters, all very skilful in the art of musick, though 

 for their own pastime and recreation, both My Lord 

 and my self were much bound for their great civilities) 

 to be my interpreter. They were pleased to express 

 that they were sorry for our departure out of their 

 city, but withal rejoyced at our happy returning into 

 our native country, and wished me soon and well 

 to the place where I most desired to be : whereupon 

 I having excused My Lord's hasty going away without 

 taking his leave of them, returned them mine and 

 My Lord's hearty thanks for their great civilities, 

 declaring how sorry I was that it lay not in my power 

 to make an acknowledgment answerable to them. 

 But after their departure from me, they were pleased 

 to send their under officers (as the custom there is) 



