24. He remandeth it when Embassad^rs returne; & officers remove or dye. 25. He provideth a Garter & plaine George for Kn^ts of y^e Garter. 26. The total of his Retrenchm^ts w^ch will serve to justify y^e following preambe from vanity. _Note._—The above rights and perquisites were handed over by Sir H. Mildmay to Sir Gilbert Talbot in A.D. 1660. _Note._—These were the rights, privileges and emoluments of his predecessors, and Sir Gilbert Talbot goes on to relate how they had been curtailed and withdrawn. S^r Gilbert Talbot entered into the service of K. Charles y^e j^st at Venice an: 1637, and served his Ma^ty XI yeares first as Resident at 40^s. p. diem till the yeare 44, then as Envoye at 5£ per diem; besides extraordinairies in both qualityes. But by reason of the war, his Ma^ty was not able to send him any supply in soe much that he was forced to spend of his owne, and borrow of y^e English and Dutch merchants to the value of 13000£ which his then Ma^ty promised to repay with y^e interest w^ch hath since trebled y^e principall. But y^e war still growing more obstinate and S^r G. Talbot not able to continue the expence begged leave of his Ma^ty to returne into England to represent his condition w^ch was graunted him for 6 moneths; in Aug^st 44, he found the K^g at Bucannon and followed his Ma^ty in the Army; till in 45 he was sent back to Venice, upon an extraordinary occasion; with leave to returne when he should think fitt, because his Ma^ty was not yet able to maintain him abroad. At his returne into England, in 46 his Ma^ty was pleased (a little before he went to the Scottish Army thus to recommend him to the Prince (now K^g).) Son here is a gentleman who hath served me faythfully many yeares; and I have never bin able, hitherto, to doe anything for him. I therefore charge you to take notice of him & to see him well rewarded if I should not live to doe it myself. The K^g going away to the Scotts; the Prince into y^e West, and Oxford surrendered S^r G. Talbot had his liberty upon those Articles. But the Pr: being forced to fly: the K^g sold into the hands of the English: and afterwards barbarously murdered; Sir G. Talbot offered to goe over to y^e p^resent King in Paris; but was commanded to stay in London to corrispond with S^r Rob^t Long then Secretary, and to act for his Ma^tyes service on this side of y^e water. For w^ch being afterwards discovered by Tom Cooke, he was made close prisoner in Glocester; and there examined by Comis^srs upon 6 articles of high Treason (as they were pleased to terme them). But they having noe proofes to make good any one article ag^st him he had his liberty upon bayle; went over into France to his Ma^ty and followed him in all his exile, till his restauration.