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


which was to get over the Severn into
Wales and so to get either to Swan
sea or some other of the seatowns
that l knew had commerce with
France, to the end l might cross over
to France that way as being a way
that l thought none would suspect my
taking.
$50 that night as soon as it was
dark, Richard Pendeiell and / took
out journey on foot towards the
Severn. But as we were going in the
night we came up by mill where
heard some people talking, and the
country-feilow desired me not to an
swer if anybody should ask me any
questions, because l had not the ac-
cent of the country. ...
Just as we came to the mill we
could see the miller sitting at the mill
door, he being in white clothes and it
being a very dark night. He called
out who goes there? Upon which
Richard Penderell answered Neigh
bors going home,' or some such-like
words. Whereupon the miller cried
out, IF you be neighbors, stand, or /
will knock you down. Upon which,
believing there was company In the
house, the fellow babe me follow him
close; and he ran to gate that went
up dirty lane up hill, and as he was
opening the gate, the miller cried out:
men came out Of the mill after us
which 1 believed were soldiers. So
we fell a-running both of us up the
lane as long as we could run, It being
very deep and very dirty, till at last
1 bade him leap over hedge and lie
still to hear if anybody followed us:
which we did and continued lying
down upon the ground about half an
hour when, hearing nobody come, we
continued our way on to the village
upon the Severn where the fellow told
me there was an honest gentleman,
one Mr.. Wolfe, that lived in that town,
where / might be with great safety;
for that he had hiding holes for
priests. But l would not go in till l
knew little of his mind whether he
would receive so dangerous a guest
as me; and therefore stayed in a field
under hedge by a great tree, COM
manding him not to say it was l hut
only to ask Mr.. Wolfe whether he
would receive an English gentleman,
person of quality, to hide him the
next day till we could travel again by
night-for burst not go but by
night.
Over the River.
"Mr. Wolfe, when the country-fel-
low told him it was one that had es-
capped from the battle of Worcester,
said that for his part it was so dam
gerous a thing to harbor anybody that
was known that he would not venture
his neck for any man unless it were
the king himself. Upon which Rich
ard Penderell very indiscreetly and
without my leave, told him that 1t
was l. Upon which Mr.. Woolfe re-
piled that he should be very ready to
venture all he had in the world to aid
me. Richard Penderell came and told
me what he had done. AT which
was a little troubled; but then there
was no remedy, the day being just
coming in, and l must either venture
that or some greater danger.
$50 l came into the house by q
back way, where found Mr.. Wolfe.
an old gentleman, who told me that
he was very sorry to see me there. be-
cause there were two companies of the
militia on foot at that time in arms
in the town and keeping guard at
the ferry ito examine everybody that
came that way, in expectation of
catching some that might be making
their escape; and that he burst not
put me into any of the hiding. holes
of his house, because they had been
discovered and consequently. if any
search should be made, the searchers
would certainly repair to these holes,
and that therefore l had no other way
of security but to go into his barn
and there lie behind his corn and hay.
So after he had given US some cold
meat that was ready, we, without
making any hustle in the house, went
and lay in the barn all the. next day !;
and towards evening his son. who had
been prisoner at Shrewsbury. an hon.