The life of Edward Mountagu, K.G., first earl of Sandwich (1625-1672) (1912) (14781638801)

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Title: The life of Edward Mountagu, K.G., first earl of Sandwich (1625-1672)
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Harris, F. R. (Frank Reginald)
Subjects: Sandwich, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1625-1672 Great Britain -- History Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 Great Britain -- History Restoration, 1600-1688 Great Britain -- History, Naval
Publisher: London : J. Murray
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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England. Charleswalked actively about the ship, overjoyed at hisinheritance. He revelled in the contrast of it all. Herecalled the memories of his escapes ; the four days onfoot after Worcester, when he was dressed in a greencoat and a pair of country breeches, and wore shoeswhich made him so footsore he could scarce stir; ora few moments later he told the story of his beingmade to drink his own health, that his hosts mightknow him not to be a Roundhead, which they sworehe was. And amid great mirth and feasting, andreminiscences from one Royalist and another, the twodays journey quickly passed. On May 25 the company was close to the Englishshore. Charles, whose gaiety increased, would eatonly ships diet for his breakfast—pease and pork andboiled beef The men were given a present of ;^5oo,and ;^5o was handed to my Lords servants. Afterbreakfast the King and the two Dukes went ashore inMountagus barge. At Dover further scenes of joywere enacted : a crowd of people, on foot and horse-
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CHARLES II. From a portrait by Sir Peter Lelv To face p. i86 ot Vol. 1 i66o) MOUNTAGU REWARDED 187 back, welcomed their King; the Mayor presented avery rich Bible, which Charles took, and said it wasthe thing that he loved above all things in the world.He stood for a time under a canopy talking to Monckand the others, and then, in a stately coach, set out forLondon. The army continued the pageant which thenavy had begun. Mountagu felt that his work wascompleted ; he was almost transported with joy thathe had done all this without any the least blur orobstruction in the world, that could give an offence toany, and with the great honour he thought it would beto him.i The honour soon came; within twenty-four hours ofthe Kings departure, a letter was brought to Mountagufrom the Lord Chancellor announcing that the Admiralhad been created an Earl, and asking for the styleof the earldom and barony, in order that the patentmight be prepared.^ On the day following came afurther honour; for the