He commenced a suit against them in the Star-Chamber, but here again he was baffled by the cunning and knavery of Sir Giles, and having unwittingly incurred the censure of the Court, he was cast into the Fleet Prison, where he perished miserably." "A lamentable history," exclaimed Charles.

"It is grievous to think that justice cannot be done him." "Justice may he done his son," said Buckingham, "who has been oppressed in like manner with his father.

Restitution may be made him of the estates of which he has been plundered." "It is well," said Sir Giles, glancing at Lanyere.

"You will not enjoy them." "What means he ?" inquired Charles.
"The estates were assigned to this treacherous knave, your Highness," said Sir Giles, pointing to Lanyere, "for a certain consideration, which was never performed.

But, while denying, as I do most energetically, that any underhand means whatever were used by us to obtain possession of those estates, and repeating my declaration that a most artful conspiracy has been formed against us, I assert, as will appear on investigation, that if I fail in sustaining my claim to the Mounchensey estates, they cannot go to Sir Jocelyn." "Wherefore not ?" inquired Charles.
"Because Sir Ferdinando left them to his brother Osmond.