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miles of Raglan I came (as I thought) undiscovered to 

 Colonel Eichard Herbert s, and finding the passage 

 full of dangers, by reason of Langibby Castle and many 

 soldiers quartered in the way, I sent to the Lord Charles, 

 desiring a convoy, and acquainting him with what 

 business I was in. His Lordship returned me answer 

 that by one of the clock, the next day, by a windmill 

 on Christ Church hill, a party should meet me punctually; 

 and so there did, but it was of the enemy, who having 

 foot with the horse made me distrust and betake myself 

 to a wood adjoining ; and when they were past, no con 

 voy coming, nor intended, as it appeared afterwards, I 

 returned to the Lady Mary Herbert s, who then lay 

 in, and some intelligence being given to the enemy, so 

 soon as it was dark, a party being sent to take me, 

 my Lady Mary secured the despatches in or under her 

 bed, commanded a servant of hers to go with me, called 

 my horse hers ; and [I] going on foot all night in most 

 bitter weather and bad way, full of danger, I came to 

 the Castle about the day s dawning, where I presently 

 appeared myself to my Lord Charles, made my relation, 

 and besought him for a present convoy. His answer 

 was that that house was their own, and not as other 

 garrisons, they must look on their own securities, and 

 had done more than they had thanks for, but would 

 bring me to his father, so soon as he was ready. His 

 Lordship did so, and in the first place my Lord asked 

 me whether in my despatches I had any letters from his 

 Majesty to his son Glamorgan. I answered, not that I 

 knew of, but there might be within the Lord Marquis 

 of Ormond s ; on that I delivered to his Lordship his 

 Majesty s most gracious and comfortable message con 

 cerning my Lord his son, with thanks for their former 

 loyal expressions ; unto which my Lord Marquis an 

 swered that it was the grief of his heart that, he was 



