10. Here I was enlisted into _Fitz-James_’s horse, and continued two months: but with an aking heart. I longed to be in _England_ again, and only waited for an opportunity. This was suspected: so that when we marched hence, I was confined every night, till we got a great way into _France_. By interceding with the quarter-master, I then got my liberty. After many removes, we marched to _Hanau_, and from thence about thirty leagues toward Muscovy. Here four of us agreed to desert the next night, and make the best of our way to the Duke of _Cumberland_’s army. At eleven we set out in thunder, lightning and rain. We took each of us a brace of pistols, with our swords, and plenty of powder and ball. With great difficulty we past the guards, and then not knowing the roads, quickly lost our way: so that at break of day, we had got but nine miles. However we were now got into the right road: but day-light approaching, we went into a wood, and stayed there till six in the evening: having been all this time without victuals, we were weak and faint; however we walk’d all night. In the morning we learn’d from a waggoner, that a party of _French_ horse were within a mile and a half of us. We ask’d what he thought they came there for? He said he knew not unless it was to look for deserters. Upon this, finding no way to get to the duke, we agreed to make for _Holland_, having changed our clothes with some of the boors, who likewise behaved kindly to us, or we must have perished. 11. Having sold our arms to buy us provisions, after many difficulties and dangers, in passing by both the _French_ and _Imperial_ troops, we at length came to _Mastricht_. Thence we went to _Middleburgh_, and afterward to _Flushing_, where we got on board an _English_ man of war, which the next morning sailed, and brought us into the _Downs_. The third day after we landed, we were apprehended as deserters, and laid in irons for six days. We were then removed to _Brumpton_ camp, near _Chatham_, where I was tried by a court martial, for deserting from the castle of St. _Philips_, which I acknowledg’d and was condemned to die.