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had hired another vessel or ship; as soon 
as we cae to Fk W’s. I sent away pre- 
sently to Col. Robt Phillips’s, who then 
lived’at Salisbury, to see what he c do 
for the getting me a ship, which he un- 
dertook very willingly, and had got one 
at Southampton, but by misfortune she 
Was amongst others: prest to transport 
their. soldiers to Jersey, by which she 
failed us also; upon this I sent further 
into Sussex, where Robin Phillips knew 
one Col, Gunter, to see wether he could 
hire a ship any where upon that coast, 
and not thinking it convenient for me to 
Stay any longer at F* Ws, wher I had 
been in or about a fortnight, and was 
become known to very many. I went 
away to a widdow gentlewoman’s house, 
one Mrs. Hyde, some four or five miles 
from Salisbury, wher I came into the 
house just as it was almost dark, with 
Robin Phiilips only, not intending at first 
to make myself known, But just as 
T alighted at the door, Mrs. Hyde knew 
me, though she never had seen me bat 
once in her life before, and that was 
with the king, my father, in the army, 
when we marched by Salisbury some 
years before in the time of the war; but 
she being a discreet woman, took no 
notice at that time of me; I passing 
only for a ftiend of Robin Phillips’s, by 
whose advice I went thither. At supper 
there were with us, Frederick Hyde, 
(since a judge) and his sister-in-law, a 
widdow; Robin Phillips, myself, and 
doct’ Henshaw, since bishop of London, 
whom I had appointed to meet me there. 
While we were at supper, I observed 
Mrs. Hyde and her brother Frederick, to 
look a little earnestly at me, which led 
- me to believe they mightknow me. But 
I was not atall startled at it, it having 
been my purpose to let her know who I 
was; and accordingly immediately after 
supper, Mrs. Hyde came to me, and I 
discovered myself to her, who told me 
She had a very safe place to hide me in, 
till we knew wether our ship was ready 
or not, but she said, it was not safe to 
trust any body but herself and sister, 
and therefore advised me to take my 
“horse the next morning, ard make as if 
I quitted the house, and return again 
about night, for she would order it so that 
all her servants, and every body should 
be out of the house but herself and sister, 
whose name I remembernot. So Robin 
Phillips and I took our, horses, and went 
as far as. Stonehenge, and there we stay’d 
Jocking upon the stones some time, and 
returned back again to Heale, the place 
Scarce Tracts, &c. 
[Sept. 1, 
where Mrs. Hyde lived, about the time 
appointed, wher I went up into the 
hiding-hole, that was very convenient 
and ‘safe, and stayed there ail alone; 
Robin Phillips then going to Salisbury, 
some four or five days, somtimes Mrs. 
Hyde, and somtimes her sister, bringing 
me meat. After four or five days stay, 
Robin Phillips came to the house, and 
acquainted me that a ship was ready 
provided for me at Shoreham, by Col’ 
Gunter, upon which, at two o’clock in 
the morning, I went out of the house by 
a back way, and with Robin Phillips met 
Col. Gunter and my |* Wilmot together, 
some fourteen or. fifteen miles off, on 
our way towards Shoreham, and were to 
lodge that night at a place called Hame- 
bleton, seven miles from Portsmouth, 
because it was too long a journey to go - 
in one day to Shoreham; and here we lay 
at a house of a brother-in-laws of Col" 
Gunter, one Mr, Symonds, where I was 
not to be known, L being still in the same 
grey cloth suit as a serving 'man, tho’ the 
master of the house was a very honest 
poor man, who, while we were at supper 
came, (he having been all the day play- 
ing the good-fellow at an ale-house in 
the town), and taking a stool, sat down 
with us, where his brother-in-law, Col* 
Gunter, talking very fullingly concerning 
Cromwell and all his party, he went and 
wispered his brother-in-law in the ear, 
and asked wether I was not some round- 
headed rogue’s son, for I looked very 
suspiciously. Upon which Col" Gunter 
answering for me, that he might trust his 
life in my hands, he came and took me 
-by the hand, and drinking a good glass 
of beer to me, called me brother round- 
head. About that time, my I¢* South- 
ampton, that was then at Titchfield, sus- 
pecting (for what reason I do not know) 
that it was possible I might be in the 
country, sent either to Robin Phillips, 
or Doct. Henshaw, to offer his services, 
if he c4 assist me in my escape, but 
being then provided with a ship: 
w not put him .to the danger of having 
any thing to do withit. The next day 
we went to a place called Brighton or 
Brighthelmstone, where we were to meet 
the master of the ‘ship, as thinking it 
more convenient to meet there than just 
at Shoreham, where the ship was; so 
when we came to the inn at Brighthelm- 
stone, we met with one Mr. — 
the merchant ; who had hired the vessel, 
in conipany with her master, the mer- 
chant only knowing me, having hired ber 
only to carry over a person of quality” 
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