This Ms. is in folio. The preliminary leaves have the notes marked 1, 2,
3--the second being in the handwriting of sir William Dugdale. The
narrative occupies thirty-six pages, with interlinear corrections and
additions. This Ms. does not contain the words _This brief narrative_, &c.
nor the letter dated the 3d Nov. 1681.
"THRENODIA CAROLINA."
(1) "This book contains S^r Tho. Herberts memoirs being the original in
his own hand sent to S^r W^m Dugdale in 1678."
(2) "A true and perfect narrative of the most remarkable passages
relating to king Charles the first of blessed memory, written by the
proper land of S^r Thomas Herbert baronet, who attended upon his
ma^{tie} from Newcastle upon Tine, when he was sold by the Scotts,
during the whole time of his greatest afflictions, till his death and
buriall; w^{ch} was sent to me S^r Will^m Dugdale knight, garter
principall king of armes, in Michaellmasse Terme a^o. 1678, by the said
S^r Thomas Herbert, from Yorke, where he resideth."
"VERITAS ODIUM PARIT."
(3) "Court passages in the two last yeares of the raigne of king
Charles the first, during y^e time of his affliction."