which was the occasion of his flying into the Lowcountries, where he learned to be a soldier. At the beginning of the late civill warres, he came over to the king's side, where he had command. A.... he was prisoner in the Tower, where his semstres, Nan Cl... (a blacksmith's daughter)* I was kind to him in a double capacity; it must be remembered that he then was in want,† and she assisted him. Here she was gott with child, She was not at all handsome nor cleanly. A... her brother, T. Cl. came a ship-board to G. M. and told him his sister was brought to bed. "Of what?" sayd he. "Of a son." Why then," sayd he, "she is my wife." He had only this child. Her mother was one of the five woemen barbers. I have forgott by what means he gott his libertie, and an employment under Oliver (I thinke) at sea, against the Dutch, where he did great service; he had courage enough. But I remember the sea-men would laugh, that instead of crying, Tack about, he would say, Wheele to the right or left. A 16.. he had command in Scotland, where he was well

* The shop is still of that trade; the corner-shop, the first turning on ye right hand as you come out of the Strand, inte Drury-lane; the house is now built of brick.

He was taken prisoner by the P. forces, and kept in the Tower, and ye truth was, he was forgotten and neglected at Court, that they did not think of exchanging him, and

he was in want.

beloved by his soldiers, and I think that countrey (for an enemie). Oliver, Protector, had a great mind to have him home, and sent him a fine complimentall letter, that he desired him to come into England to advise with him; he sent his highnesse word, that if he pleased he would come and waite upon him at the head of 10000 men. So that designe was spoyled. A: 1659-60, Feb. 10th, (as I remember) he came into London with his army about one a clock P.M.* he being then sent for by the Parliament to disband Lambert's armie. Shortly after he was sent for to the P. house, where in the house a chaire was sett for him, but he would not (in modestie) sitt downe in it. The Parliament (Rumpet) made him odious to the citie purposely, by pulling down and burning their gates (wch I myselfe sawe). The Rumpe invited him to a great dinner, Febr.

* On a Saterday. On day (the next day) S Ralph Sydenham (his countryman) went and dined with him, and after dinner told him yt God had putt a good opportunity into his hands, innuend. restoring the K.; to which he gave an indefinite answer, and sayd he should doe like an honest man. We y' were S Ralph's acquaintance, were longing for his comeing home to supper for the Generall's answer, who kept him till 9 at night. He, after the K.'s restauration, made him Master of the Charter-house.

+ The Rumpe of a House, 'twas the wooden invention of Generall Browne (a woodmonger).

(shortly after) from whence it was never intended that he should have returned.* The Members stayd till 1, 2, 3, 4 a clock, but at last his Excellency sent them word he could not come. I believe he suspected some treacherie. You must now know that long before these dayes, Colonel Massey, and Tho. Mariett, of Whitchurch, in Warwickshire, Esq. held correspondence with his Majestie, who wrote them letters with his owne hand, wch I have seen. Both these were now in London privately. Tom Mariett laye with me (I was then of the M. Temple), G. M. lay at Draper's hall, in Throckmorton-street. Col. Massey (Sir Edw. afterwards), and T. Mariett every day were tampering with G. M. as also Col. Robinson (afterwards Lieutenant of the Tower) whom I remember they counted not so wise as King Solomon, and they could not find any inclination or propensity in G. M. for their purpose, sc. to be instrumental to bring in the K. Every night late, I had an account of all these transactions abed, wch like a sot, I did not, while fresh in memorie, committ to writing, as neither has T. M.† but I remember in the maine, that they were satisfied he no more intended or designed the K.'s restauration, when

* Of this I am assured by one of that Parl.

Qu. T. M. iterum de his.

he came into England, or first came to London, than his horse did; but shortly after finding himselfe at a losse, and that he was (purposely) made odious to the citie, as aforesayd, and that he was a lost man by the Parliament, and that the generalitie of the citie and country were for the restoring the King, having long groaned under the tyranny of other governments, he had no way to save himselfe, but to close with the citie, &c. again. Mem. that Thredneedle-street was all day long, and late at night, crammed with multitudes, crying out, A free Parliament, a free Parliament, that the aire rang with their noises. One day, viz. Feb. 1. he comeing out on horseback, they were so violent, that he was almost afrayd of himselfe, and so, to satisfie them (as they use to doe to importunate children), Pray be quiet, yee shall have a free Parliament. This about 7 or rather 8, as I remember, at night; immediately a loud holla and shout was given, all the bells in the city ringing, and the whole city looked as if it had been in a flame by the bonfires, wch were prodigiously great and frequent, and ran like a train over the city, and I saw some balcone's, that began to be kindled. They made little gibbets, and roasted rumpes of mutton; nay, I sawe some very good rumpes of beefe. Health to King Ch. II. was dranke in the streets by the bonfires, even on their knees; and this humour ran by the next night to Salisbury,

where was the like joy; so to Chalke, where they made a great bonfire on the top of the hill; from hence to Blandford and Shaftesbury, and so to the Land's-end and perhaps it was so over all England. So that the return of his most gracious Majestie was by the hand of GoD; but as by this person meerly accidentall, whatever the pompous History* in 8vo. sayes. (Qu. if not writt by Sir Th. Clargies, brother to her Grace, formerly an apothecary; and was physician to his army, and 1660 was created M. D: who commonly at Coffeehouses used to pretend strange things, of his contrivances, and bringing on of his brother-in-law to.. .) Well! A free Parliament was chosen, and mett y° . . . . of . . . . S: Harbottle Grimston, K and Baronet, was chosen Speaker. The first thing he put to the question was, "Whether CHARLES STEWARD should be sent for, or no?" "Yea, yea," nemine contradicente. Sir Jo. Greenvill, (now Earle of Bath) was then in towne, and posted away to Bruxells, found the King at dinner, little dreaming of so good newes, rises presently from dinner, had his coach immediately made ready, and that night gott out of the K. of Spaine's dominions into the Prince of Orange's country, I thinke, Breda.†

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Now, as the morne

* Printed at..... opposite to St. Dunstan's ch.

+ This I have heard Bp. Jo. Earle and his wife, Bridget,

then at Bruxells, say, severall times.