Life of the Duke 1 1 9 



the greatest and best formed army which His Majesty 

 had, and the onely support both of His Majesties 

 person and power, and of the hopes of all his loyal 

 subjects in all his dominions. 



3. My Lord was 16 years in banishment and hath 

 lost and suffered most of any subject, that suffered 

 either by war, or otherways, except those that lost 

 their lives, and even that he valued not, but exposed 

 it to so eminent dangers that nothing but Heaven's 

 decree had ordained to save it. 



4. He never minded his own interest more then his 

 loyaltie and duty, and upon that account never 

 desired nor received any thing from the Crown to 

 enrich himself, but spent great sums in His Majesties 

 service ; so that after his long banishment and return 

 into England, I observed his ruined estate was like 

 an earthquake, and his debts Hke thunderbolts, by 

 which, he was in danger of being utterly undone, had 

 not patience and prudence, together with Heaven's 

 blessings, saved him from that threatening mine. 



5. He never repined at his losses and sufferings, 

 because he lost and suffered for his king and countrey ; 

 nay, so far was he from that, that I have heard him 

 say, if the same warrs should happen again, and he 

 was sure to lose both his life, and all he had left him, 

 yet he would most willingly sacrifice it for His 

 Majesties service. 



6. He never connived or conspired with the enemy, 

 neither directly nor indirectly; for though some 

 person of quality being sent in the late wars to him 

 into the north, from his late Majesty, who was then 

 at Oxford, with some message, did withal in private 

 acquaint him, that some of the nobility that were 

 with the King, desired him to side with them against 

 His Majesty, alledging that if Hig Majesty should 



