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3. My Lord's stock of corn, cattel, etc., was very- 

 great before the warrs, by reason of the largeness and 

 capacity of those grounds, and the great number of 

 granges he kept for his own use; as for example, 

 Barlow, Carkholston, Gleadthorp, Welbeck, and 

 several more, which were all well manured and stockt. 

 But all this stock was lost, besides his race of horses 

 in his grounds, grange-horses, hackny-horses, man- 

 nage-horses, coach-horses, and others he kept for 

 his use. 



To these losses I may well and justly join the charges 

 which My Lord hath been put to since his return into 

 England, by reason they were caused by the mines 

 of the said warrs ; whereof I reckon, 



1. His law-suits, which have been very chargeable 

 to him, more than advantagious. 



2. The stocking, manuring, paling, stubbing, 

 hedging, etc., of his grounds and parks; where it is 

 to be noted, that no advantage or benefit can be 

 made of grounds, under the space of three years, and 

 of cattel not under five or six. 



3. The repairing and furnishing of some of his 

 dwelling-houses . 



4. The setting up a race or breed of horses, as he 

 had before the warrs; for which purpose he hath 

 bought the best mares he could get for money. 



In short, I can reckon 12,000/. laid out barely for 

 the repair of some mines, which My Lord could not 

 be without, there being many of them to repair yet ; 

 neither is this all that is laid out, but much more 

 which I cannot well remember ; nor is there more but 

 one grange stocked, amongst several that were kept 

 for furnishing his house with provisions : as for other 

 charges and losses, which My Lord ^ hath sustained 

 since his return, I will not reckon them, because my 



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