The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-19

| my commands upon them, and give them as strict a charge as I could not to disquiet her highness, which I did. Notwithstanding a second complaint was made.
 15. I told his majesty strlcter com mands l could not give. And the sol diers assured me they came so easily through the gallery and made so little noise that they conceived 1t was impos- l sible for the princess to hear them. However, I told his majesty if he would | be pleased to renew his engagement, l i should place the sentinels at more re- mote distance. The king answered, | "To renew his engagement was appoint | of honor: you had my engagement; l will not renew it;k eep your guards 16 And as for the manner MT. Speak CT, of the kings going away, it was thus: Mondays and Thursdays were the kings set days for his writing let ters to be sent into foreign parts. His 1 usual time for coming out of his bed chamber on those days was between ! five and six of the clock.
 Presently after he went to prayers. And about half an hour after that to supper; at which time l set guards about his bed chamber because he made no long stay after supper before he retired himself thither.
 i r. About five of the clock I came Into the room next his bed chamber, where I found the commissioners and bed chamber men. I asked them for the king. They told me he was Writing | letters in his bed chamber. I waited there without niistrust till six of the l clock l then began to doubt, and told the bed chamber men (Mr, Mawle and MT. Murray) T wondered the king was so long writing? They told me he had (they thought) some extraordinary occasion"
 IS. When within half an hour after, l went into the next room to MT. Oudart; told him I marveled the king was so long writing. He answered He wondered too" But withal said the king told him he was to write letters to the Princess of Orange. Which gave me some satisfaction for the present. 19 But my fears with the time in- creased So that when it was seven of the clock1 again told MT. Mawle T ex- ceedingly wondered the king was so long before he came out" He told me he was writing, I replied possibly he might be ill." Therefore l thought he should do well to see, and to satisey both myself and the house that were in fear of him. He replied 'the king had given strict commands not to molest him; therefore durst not: besides he had boltad the door to him.
 20 I was then extreme restless in my | T NoJ,1 APt t,, of hn Irn hole to see whether I could perceive his majesty, but could not.
 Pressed MT. Mawle to knock very oft that might know whether his majesty was there or not, but all to no purpose.
 He still plainly told me "he durst not disobey his majesty's commands.
 21 When it drew towards eight of the clock I went to MT. Smithby (keeper of the privy lodgings) desiring him to go along with me the back way, through tn garden, (where I had sentinels) and we went up the stairs, and from cham Der to chamber, till we came to the chamber next to his majesty's bed chamber, where we saw his majesty g cloak lying on the floor, which much amazed me.
 22. I went presently back to the con- missioners and bed chamber men and acquainted them with it. And there fore desired MT. Mawle again ito see whether his majesty was In his bed chamber or not?" He again told me The durst not" I replied that I would then command him, and that in the name of the parliament. And there fore desired him to go alang with me | Ja + tn missioners to go along with us. I did We all went.
 23 When we came into the room next the kings bed chamber I moved MT Mawle to go in. He said he would not except I would stand at the door promised l would and did
 "A. MT Mawle immediately came out and said 'the king was gone. We al then went in. and one of the commis. sioners said, Ut may be the king is ir his closet" MT. Mawle presently re piled and said The was gone"
 25. I then (being in passion) told MT. Mawle T thought he was accessory to his going For that afternoon ht was come from London It being [ rare thing for him to be from court; know not that he hath been two nights away since l came to wait upon his . majesty.
 26. l presently sent out parties ot horse and foot to search the lodge il . the park. I sent dispatches immedi. ately away to the general and lieuten. a.nt-general, who sent nc orders rres . ently to send out parties of horse eve. ry way, both from my guard and regi
 ment, but l had done it before. I sen to search Mir. Ashburton's house a
 Ditton Ca mile from Hampton) but my soldiers when they came thitner fount the house empty. MT. Ashburton wa. gone three or four days before. HI: household goods two days. And hi' horses the night before | set guard! around the house and searched tha which was as much as I could do. 27. And whereas, MT. Speaker, vol demand of me what that letter was
 that l showed the king that day hC went away?' The letter I shall show you. But, with your leave, shall frs
 acquaint you with the author and tn, ground of my showing it to the king. 2S. The author is Lieutenant Genera Cromwell. The ground of my showing it was this: The letter intimates som, murderous design, or at leas, som, fear of it, against his majesty 29. When received the letter I wa! 7 much astonished, abhorring that sucl