Boscobel: Or, The History of his Sacred Majesties most Miraculous Preservation After the Battle of Worcester, 3. Sept. 1651 — John Shaqi
Boscobel: Or, The History of his Sacred Majesties most Miraculous Preservation After the Battle of Worcester, 3. Sept. 1651Blount, Thomas
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Boscobel: Or, The History of his Sacred Majesties most Miraculous Preservation After the Battle of Worcester, 3. Sept. 1651
Blount, Thomas
Boscobel (England) -- Early works to 1800; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 -- Early works to 1800
On Tuesday night between twelve and one of the clock, the Lord Wilmot
sent Col. Lane to attend his Majesty to Bentley, Mr. Whitgreave meets
the Colonel at the place appointed, and brings him to the corner of his
orchard, where the Colonel thought fit to stay, whilst Mr. Whitgreave
goes in and acquaints the king that he was come: Whereupon his Majesty
presently took his leave of Mris. Whitgreave, saluted her and gave her
many thanks for his entertainment, but was pleas'd to be more
particular with Mr. Whitgreave and Mr. Huddleston, not onely by giving
them thanks, but by telling them, he was very sensible of the dangers
they might incur by entertaining him, if it should chance to be
discover'd; Therefore his Majesty advis'd them to be very careful of
themselves, and gave them direction to repair to a merchant in
_London_, who should have order to furnish them with moneys and means
of conveiance beyond sea, if they thought fit. However his Majesty
concluded, that if it should please God ever to restore him to the
government of his dominions, he should not be unmindful of their
civilities and fidelity to him. Thus grateful was this _excellent
King_, for even that which was every good subjects duty, and thus
sollicitous (in the midst of his own dangers), for their security.
After his Majesty had vouchsaf'd these gracious expressions to Mr.
Whitgreave and Mr. Huddleston, they told his Majesty all the service
they could now do him, was to pray heartily to Almighty God for his
safety and preservation, and then kneeling down, his Majesty gave them
his hand to kiss, and so went down stairs with them into the orchard,
where Mr. Whitgreave both humbly and faithfully deliver'd his _great
Charge_ into Col. Lanes hands, telling the Colonel who the person was
he there presented to him.
The night was both dark and cold, and his Majesties clothing thin,
therefore Mr. Huddleston humbly offer'd his Majesty a cloak, which he
was pleased to accept and wore to Bentley, from whence Mr. Huddleston
afterward received it.
As soon as Mr. Whitgreave and Mr. Huddleston heard his Majesty was not
onely got safe to Bentley, but march'd securely from thence, they began
to reflect upon his advice, and, lest any discovery should be made of
what had been acted at Mosely, they both absented themselves from home;
The one went to London, the other to a friends house in Warwickshire,
where they liv'd privately till such time as they heard his Majesty was
safely arriv'd in France, and that no part of the aforesaid
transactions at _Mosely_ had been discover'd to the rebels, and then
return'd home.
This _Mr. Whitgreave_ is descended of the ancient family of the
Whitgreaves of Burton in the county of Stafford, and was first a
_Cornet_, afterwards _Lieutenant_ to _Capt. Tho. Giffard_, in the first
war for his late Majesty.
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