The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-25

est man. was released and came home
to his fathers house. And as soon as
ever 1t began to he u little darkish,
Mr.. WoOlfe and his son brought us
meat into the barn and then we dis
coursed with them whether we might
safely get over the Severn into Wales,
which they advised me by no means to
adventure upon.
upon this took the resolution OF
going that night the very same way
back again to Penderelrs house, where
knew should hear some news of
what was become of Lord Wilmot.
and resolved again upon going for
London.
$50 we set out as soon as It was
dark; but we came by the mill again,
we had no mind to be questioned
second time there, and therefore
asked of Richard Penderell whether
he could swim or no, and how deep
the river was. he told me 1t was
scurvy river, not easy to be passed
in all places, and that he could not
swim. So / told him that the river
being but a little one l would under
take to help him over. Upon which
We went over some weeds by the riv-
er side and 1, entering the river first
to see whether / could myself go over,
since l knew how to swim, found that
it was but little above my middle,
and thereupon taking Richard Fender
ell by the hand, / helped him over.
Seeing, but Not Being Seen.
This being done. we went our way
to one of Penderell's brothers who had
been guide to my Lord Wilmot and he
believed might by that time be coming
back again, for Wilmot intended to
go to London upon his own horse.
When ! came to his house inquired
where my Lord Wilmot vast being
now toward morning and having trav-
eled these two nights on foot. Pen
derell's brother told me that he had
conducted him to very honest gen.
tleman's house not far from Wolver-
hampton. l asked him what news. He
told me that there was one Major
Careless in the house whom l knew,
he having been a major in our army.
sent for him into the room where
was and consulted with him what we
should do the next day. He told me
that it would be very dangerous for
me either to stay in that house or to
go into the wOodS-there being
great wood hard by Boscobel; that
he knew but one way how to pass the
next day, and that was to get up into
great oak, in a pretty plain place
where we might see round about us;
for the enemy would certainly search
the wood for our people that had
made their escape from the battle. OF
which proposition of his l approving,
we Chat is to say, Careless and y went
out and carried up some victuals for
the whole day-viz., bread, cheese,
small beer and nothing else, and got
up into a great oak that had been
Topped some three or four years be-
fore, and being grown out again very
bushy and thick, could not be seen
through, and here we stayed all the
day.
"While we were in this tree we saw
soldiers going up and down the
thicket of the wood searching for
persons escaped, we seeing them
now and then peeping out Of the
wood.
''That night Richard Penderell and
I went to Mr.. Pitchcroft's, about six
or seven miles off, when 1 found the
gentleman Of the house. Here l spoke
with Lord Wilmot and sent him away
to Colonel Lanes, about five or six
miles off, to see what means could be
found for my escaping towards Lon
don; who told my lord after some
consultation thereon, that he had a
sister that had very fair chance of
going by Bristol to cousin Of hers
that was married to one Mr.. Norton
who lived two or three miles towards
Bristol on Somersetshire side, and she
might carry me thither as her serving
man; and from Bristol l might find
shipping to get out of England"
This ends the narrative as the king
himself set it down. Disguised as a
common man-servant and after many
perils he did escape across to Scot
land and return following the Res
toration and became one Of the most
picturesque, most uncertain and most
dissolute rulers Great Britain ever
had.
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