6. He never connived or conspired with the Ene∣my, 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 pri∣vate acquaint him, that some of the Nobility that were with the King, desired him to side with them against His Majesty, alledging that if His Majesty should be∣come an absolute Conqueror, both himself and the rest of the Nobility would lose all their Rights and Privi∣ledges; yet he was so far from consenting to it, that he returned him this answer, namely, That he entred into actions of War, for no other end, but for the service of His King and Master, and to keep up His Majesties Rights and Prerogatives, for which he was resolved to venture both his Life, Posterity and Estate; for certainly, said he, the Nobility cannot fall if the King be Victorious, nor can they keep up their Dig∣nities, if the King be overcome.This Message was delivered by word of mouth, but none of their names mentioned; so that it is not cer∣tainly known whether it was a real truth or not; more probable it was, that they intended to sound my Lord, or to make, if possible, more division; for certainly not all that pretended to be for the King, were His Friends; and I my self remember very well, when I was with Her Hajesty, the now Queen-Mother, in Oxford, (although I was too young to perceive their 0