. Memoirs of Prince Rupert, and the cavaliers. Including their private correspondence, now first published from the original manuscripts . G51, when Lord Derby returned to England and diedheroically in the cause of Charles 11. His widow continued torule their former kingdom in dignified poverty, until it was dis-gracefully betrayed to the enemy by a man named Christian, whoowed everything to her lord. She and her children endured acruel imprisonment after this, and such extreme poverty, thatthey were driven to accept of alms from their friends. Theestates were restored to her eldest son upon K
. Memoirs of Prince Rupert, and the cavaliers. Including their private correspondence, now first published from the original manuscripts . G51, when Lord Derby returned to England and diedheroically in the cause of Charles 11. His widow continued torule their former kingdom in dignified poverty, until it was dis-gracefully betrayed to the enemy by a man named Christian, whoowed everything to her lord. She and her children endured acruel imprisonment after this, and such extreme poverty, thatthey were driven to accept of alms from their friends. Theestates were restored to her eldest son upon King Charlessaccession, and the countess ended her days at the family hall ofKnowsley in Lancashire, March, 1G63. 1 have taken this accountprincipally from Mr. Lodge. In Lord Dartmouths collection of * I find the following piece of gossip concerning this ladyin the correspondence of Father Cyprian ( Court and Timesof Charles I.). He says (writing in 1G3G), The Duchess de laTrcmaille is just come [to London] with her daughter, marriedlately to Lord Strange. She hath down upon the nail 24,000^., hemaking her but 2000^. a year • ffl,,,. 1642.] PRINCE RUPERT AND THE CAVALIERS. 3G3 Leicester, when it reached him ; it is easier to know evennow, than it was then, where the fiery young Palatine was tobe found at any given time. The Countess congratuhiteshim on having escajDed from Warwick, who was cruizingwith the Parliamentary fleet to intercept all communica-tion with the Continent. She then solicits from the Kin<rsome protection for her neighbourhood, little knomng hisinability to furnish a single company, i family papers, admirably arranged by Lord Bagot, there is a fineprint of this heroic lady. It bears that stamp of faithfulness tothe original that seldom deceives. The Countess of Derby isthere represented, not very refined and noble-looking, as we shouldexpect from her illustrious blood, but her portrait bespeaks herfar better—brave, and kind, and good. 1 It ne
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