By C. Penruddocke. 5 
Blague, Duke, Darcey, and several others of my servants went alone 
Baker’s northward to Scotland.” Riding desperately onward 
ae through the increasing darkness the leaders, who were 
p. 627. commanded to speak French, suddenly discovered they 
had lost their way on Kinfare Heath, but Lord Derby put forward 
Harl, Miscellany, 2 Mr. Charles Gifford son of Peter Gifford, of 
vol. vi., p. 248. Chillington, and Francis Yates, his servant, who 
then acted as guides. With reduced numbers the fugitives reached 
Stourbridge, between Worcester and Wolverhampton, and fortu- 
nately did not attract the notice of some soldiers who were billetted 
Diary, there. The King had been urged to join the remains 
Boscobel. of the mutinous and inefficient Scotch cavalry under 
David Leslie,! and go into Scotland, but he thought this absolutely 
impossible, remarking “ that the country would all rise upon us, and. 
that men, who had deserted him when they were in good order; 
would never stand to him when they have been beaten.” The 
ee King’s words were prophetic. A very few of the 
Fe sainivealth. Seotch soldiers found their way back to Scotland. 
The country did indeed rise against the fugitives, and did summary 
execution amongst their scattered numbers. And what says the 
original commission, dated the 8th of September, 1651, signed by 
MSS. Trinity Oliver Cromwell, with regard to the prisoners 
Coll., Camb., ‘ ‘ 
appointment of taken : ‘Thousands of prisoners are getting ranked 
ee —penned up in the Cathedral with sad outlooks— 
Worcester. we are plucking lords, knights, and gentlemen 
from their lurking-holes into the unwelcome light.” Evidently the 
escape of the King seemed impossible to the General’s mind. He 
would “shadow” him. Was ever majesty in sueh a strait before ? 
Twenty weary miles had been ridden in the darkness of the night 
without any settled purpose. Day began to break—hunger came 
with it—a crust of bread was procured at a mean house, which the 
Parliamentary Hist. King eat inthe saddle. Charles described this 
f England, vol. xx., : : - ae : : 
3 ha a a to his mother in Paris as riding with bread in 
1“ Cavalry under the command of Leslie. From what cause it happened is: 
unknown; but that officer did not appear on the field till the battle was lost.’” 
Lingard, Hist, of England, vol. viii., p. 155. 6th Edition. 
