go The Duchess of Newcastle 



resolved to remove into the country, having already 

 given order for waggons to transport our goods, which 

 was no unpleasant news to me, who had a great desire 

 for a countrey-life. 



My Lord before he began his journey, went to his 

 gracious soveraign, and begged leave that he might 

 retire into the countrey, to reduce and settle, if 

 possible, his confused, entangled, and almost ruined 

 estate, Sir, said he to His Majesty, / am not ignorant, 

 that many believe I am discontented ; and His probable 

 tliey'l say, I retire through discontent : But I take God 

 to wit7iess, that I am in no kind or ways displeased; 

 for I am so joyed at your Majesties happy restauration, 

 that I cannot be sad or troubled for any concern to my own 

 particular ; but whatsoever your Majesty is pleased to 

 command me, were it to sacrifice my life, I shall most 

 obediently perform it ; for I have no other will, but your 

 Majesties pleasure. 



Thus he kissed His Majesty's hand, and went the 

 next day into Nottinghamshire, to his mannor-house 

 called Welbeck ; but when he came there, and began 

 to examine his estate, and how it had been ordered 

 in the time of his banishment, he knew not whether 

 he had left an3rthing of it for himself, or not, till by 

 his prudence and wisdom he informed himself the 

 best he could, examining those that had most know- 

 ledg(e) therein. Some lands, he found, could be re- 

 covered no further then for his life, and some not at 

 all: some had been in the rebels hands, which he 

 could not recover, but by His Highness the Duke of 

 York's favour, to whom His Majesty had given all the 

 estates of those that were condemned and executed 

 for murdering his royal father of blessed memory, 

 which by the law were forfeited to His Majesty; 

 whereof His Highness graciously restored My Lord 



