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safety. The Wyndhams of Trent were proverbial for their loyalty. 
Mrs. Wyndham had been his nurse, and—if we may trust Clarendon. 
and Pepys—had governed him and everybody else. Mrs. Anne 
Wyndham, in her published account called “Claustram Regale 
reseratum, or King Charles II’s concealment at Trent,” says “ the 
ladies of the family agreed to call Mrs, Lane cousin, and to entertain, 
her with the same familiarity as if she had been their near relation.” 
She dismisses our heroine in these words: ‘“ That day she stayed at 
Trent, and the next morning early Mr. Lassels and she departed.” 
But English history will preserve the memory of this loyal and 
courageous woman. Various rumours by this time had been cireu- 
lated concerning the King’s escape, and amongst others that he had 
assumed women’s apparel, and when it was reported later on that: 
he was at Charmouth the soldiers searched several gentlemen’s 
houses. That of Sir Hugh Wyndham, uncle to Colonel Francis, was 
twice rifled. The whole family had a guard set upon them, and one of 
Lady Wyndham’s lovely daughters was seized and rudely treated on 
suspicion that she was the King in disguise. It was with difficulty 
that the soldiers were convinced of their gross and rude mistake. 
Amongst the almost numberless songs and ballads sung to the 
tune “ When the King enjoys his own again,” was one made on the 
King’s escape after the Battle of Worcester. It was headed “The 
last news from France, being a true relation of the escape of the 
King of Scots from Worcester to London, and from London to 
France, who was conveyed away by a young gentleman in gentle- 
Wwoman’s apparel; the King of Scots attending upon this supposed 
gentlewoman in manner of a serving man. Printed by W. 
Thackeray, T, Passenger, and W, Whitwood.”” Roxburgh Collection, 
iii., 54. It commences thus :— 
* All vou that do desire to know 
What is become of the King of Scots, 
I unto you will truly show, 
After the flight of Northern rats: 
’Twas I did convey 
His Highness away 
And from all dangers set him free 
In woman’s attire 
As reason did require 
And the King himself did wait on me.” 
