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priest informed him that though Mr. Lane was a zealous 

 Protestant, yet he lived with so much civility and frank- 

 ness towards Eoman Catholics, that they had all the 

 greatest confidence in him, and he knew of no place where 

 his Majesty could be in more perfect security. Here the 

 king remained concealed for several days. It was now 

 time to devise some means by which he could approach 

 the coast, and make his escape to the Continent. Mr. 

 Lane had a niece married to a Mr. Norton, a gentleman 

 of 500/. per annum, who resided within four or five 

 miles of Bristol, which was at least four or five days' 

 journey from ]Mr. Lane's house. It was resolved that 

 Miss Lane should visit this relation, who was known to 

 be well affected to the royal cause, and that she should 

 ride behind the king, who was fitted with clothes and 

 boots as a servant, and a servant of her father's in his 

 livery should wait upon her. A good house was easily 

 fixed on for the first night's lodging, where Lord Wilmot 

 had notice to meet him. In this manner the king 

 began his journey, and a son of Mr. Lane, who had 

 been a colonel in the king's service, keeping him com- 

 pany at a distance, with a hawk upon his fist, and two 

 or three spaniels, which, where there were any fields at 

 hand warranted him to ride out of the way, keeping 

 his company still in his eye, and not appearing to belong 

 to the party. In this manner they came to their first 

 night's lodging, where they were joined by Lord Wilmot. 

 Here an arrangement was made for the remainder of 

 the journey, and they were rarely seen together on the 

 road, and never slept at the same house at night. In 

 this manner the colonel hawked for two or three days, 

 till he brought them within aday'sjourneyof Mr. Norton's 



