of the renowned Family of the house of Hutton-John in the County of Cumberland and was a Gentleman volunteir in His late Majesties service first under Sir John Preston the Elder till Sir John was render'd unserviceable by the desperate wounds he received and after under Colonel Ralph Pudsey at Newark His Majesty being safely conveyd to Bentley by Col. Lane staid there but a short time took the opportunity of Mris. Janes Pass and rode before her to Bristow the Lord Wilmot attending for the most part at a distance In all which Journey Mris. Lane perform'd the part of a most faithful and prudent Servant to His Majesty shewing her observance when any opportunity would allow it and at other times acting her part in the disguise with much discretion But His Majesties particular Gists to Bristow and to the houses of several loyal subjects both in Somersetshire Wiltshire Hampshire and so to Brighempston in Sussex where He about the end of October 1651. took shipping and landed securely at Deip in France and the several accidents hardships and encounters in all that Journey can now be exactly related by none but His Majesty himself since the much lamented death of that faithful Subject and excellent Souldier the Lord Wilmot who was created Earl of Rochester as a part of that recompence His Majesty thought due to so great a fidelity The very next day after His Majesty was gone from Boscobel being Monday the 8. of September two parties of Rebels came thither the one being part of the County Troop who search'd the house with some civility The other Capt. Broadwayes men these search'd severely eat up their little Store of provision plunder'd the house of what was portable and one of them presented a pistol to William Penderel and much frighted My dame Joan yet both Parties return'd as empty as they came of that intelligence they so greedily sought after This danger being over honest William began to think of making satisfaction for the fat Mutton and accordingly tender'd Mr. Staunton its worth in money but Staunton understanding the Sheep was kil'd for the relief of some honest Cavaliers who had been shelter'd at Boscobel refus'd to take the money but wish'd much good it might doe them These Penderels were of honest Parentage but mean degree six brothers born at Hobbal Grange in the Parish of Tong and County of Salop William John Richard Humphry Thomas and George John Thomas and George were Soldiers in the first War for His late Majesty Thomas was slain at Stow fight William as you have heard was a servant at Boscobel Humphry a Miller and Richard rented part of Hobbal Grange His Majesty had not been long gone from Boscobel but Col. Carlis sent William Penderel to Mr. Humphry Ironmonger his old friend at Wolverhampton who not only procur'd him a Pass from some of the Rebel Commanders in a disguised name to goe to London but furnish'd him with money for his journey by meanes whereof he got safe thither and from thence into Holland where he brought the first happy news of His Majesties safety to His Royal sister the Princess of Orange This Col. William Carlis was born at Bromhall in Staffordshire within two miles of Boscobel of good Parentage is a Person of approved valor and was engag'd all along in the first war for His late Majesty of happy memory and since His Death has been no less active for His Majesty that now is for which and his particular service and fidelity before mentioned His Majesty has been pleased by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England to give him by the name of William CARLOS which in Spanish signifies Charls this very honorable Coat of Armes in perpepetuam rei memoriam as 't is expressed in the Letters Patents SUBDITUS FIDELIS REGIS REGNI SALUS He bears upon an Oake proper in a Feild Or a Fesse Gules charged with 3 Regal Crowns of ye second by the name of Carlos And for his Creast a Civic Crown or Oaken Garland with a Sword and Scepter crossed through it Saltierwise Henry Seile excudit Rob Vaughan sculp The Oake is now properly call'd The Royal Oake of Boscobel nor will it lose that name whilst it continues a Tree And since His Majesties happy Restauration that these mysteries have been revealed hundreds of people for many miles round have flock'd to see the famous BOSCOBEL which as you have heard had once the honour to be the Palace of His Sacred Majesty but chiefly to behold the Royal Oake which has been depriv'd of all its young Boughs by the visiters of it who keep them in memory of His Majesties happy preservation This Boscobel-house has yet been a third time fortunate for after Sir George Booths Forces were routed in Cheshire in August 1659. the Lord Bruerton who was engaged with him took sanctuary there for some time and was preserved When His Majesty was thus happily convey'd away by Col. Lane and his Sister the Rebels had an intimation that some of the brothers were instrumental in His Majesties preservation so that besides the temptations Humphry overcame at Shefnal William Penderel was twice questioned at Shrewsbury on the same account by Capt. Fox and one LLuellin a Sequestrator and Richard was much threatned by a peevish Neighbour at Whiteladies but neither threats nor temptations were able to batter the Fort of their Loyalties After the King had entred into the Kingdom and returned to his own land the 5. Brothers attended Him at White-hall on Wednesday the 13. of June 1660. when His Majesty was pleased to own their faithful service and graciously dismiss'd them with a Princely Reward And soon after Mr. Huddleston and Mr. Whitgreave made their humble Addresses to His Majesty from whom they likewise receiv'd a gracious acknowledgment of their service and fidelity to Him at Moseley and this in so high a degree of gratitude and with such a condescending frame of spirit not at all puff'd up with prosperity as cannot be parallel'd in the best of Kings Here let us all with glad and thankful hearts humbly contemplate the admirable Providence of Almighty God who contriv'd such wonderful wayes and made use of such mean Instruments for preservation of so great a Person Let us delight to reflect minutely on every particular and especially on such as most approach to Miracle let us sum up the number of those who were privy to this first part of His Majesties disguise and concealment Mr. Giffard the five Penderels their Mother and three of their Wives Col. Carlos Francis Yates and his Wife some of the Inhabitants of Whiteladies Mr. Woolf his Wife Daughter and Maid Mr. Whitgreave and his Mother Mr. Huddleston Col. Lane and his Sister and then consider whether it were not indeed a Miracle that so many men and which is far more so many women should faithfully conceal so important and unusual a Secret and this notwithstanding the temptations and promises of reward on the one hand the danger and menaces of punishment on the other To which I shall adde but this one circumstance that it was concealed by persons for the most part of that Religion which has long suffer'd under an imputation laid on them by some mistaken Zelots of disloyalty to their Soveraign And now on my bended knees let me joyfully congratulate His restored Majesty and humbly offer Him this short and hearty wish O KING LIVE FOR EVER And not content with my own inconsiderable Prayers with all my Soul I beg the universal assistance of others earnestly inviting all the Nation even all the three Nations to sing Te Deum Laudamus 2 Sam. 19. 14. And he bow'd the hearts of all the people as the heart of one man So that they sent this word unto the King Return thou and all thy Servants FINIS Dan. 11. 9. Dan. 3. 10.
Douglas also received his deaths wound and Sir Alexander Forbus was Shot through both the calves of his legs lay in the wood all night and was brought a prisoner to Worcester the next day The Rebels in this Encounter had great advantage as well in their numbers as by fighting both with horse and foot against His Majesties foot only the greatest part of His horse being wedg'd up in the Town and when the foot were defeated a part of His Majesties horse afterwards fought against both the Enemies horse and foot upon great disadvantage At Sudbury gate a Cart loaden with Ammunition was overthrown and lay cross the passage of the gate so that His Majesty could not ride into the Town but was forc'd to dismount and come in on foot In the Friers street His Majesty put off his Armor which was heavy and troublesome to him and took a fresh horse and then perceiving many of His Foot-souldiers begin to throw down their Arms and decline fighting His Majesty rod up and down among them sometimes with his hat in his hand entreating them to stand to their Arm 's and fight like Men other whiles encouraging them but seeing himself not able to prevail said I had rather you would shoot me then keep me alive to see the sad consequences of this fatal day Such was the magnaminity of this Prophetique King During this hot Engagement at Perry-wood and Red-hil the Rebels on the other side the Water possess'd themselves of S. Johns and those of His Majesties Army that were there without any great resistance laid down their Arms and submitted to mercy When some of the Enemy were entred and entring the Town both at the Key Castle hill and Sudbury gate without any Conditions Th' Earl of Cleveland Sir James Hamilton Col William Carlis then Major to the Lord Talbot Capt. Tho. Hornyold Capt. Tho. Giffard and Capt. Richard Kemble Captain Lieutenant to the Lord Talbot rallied what force they could though inconsiderable to the Rebels numbers and Charg'd the Enemy very gallantly at Sudbury gate and in the Street or that name Here Sir James and Capt. Kemble were desperately wounded and others slain yet this Action did much secure His Majesties march out at S. Martins gate who had otherwise been in danger of being taken in the Town About the same time Colonel Drummond with a Party of Scots maintain'd the Castle hill with much resolution till such time as Conditions were agreed on for Quarter So that the Rebels having at last subdued all their opponents fell to Plundring the City unmercifully few or none of the Citizens escaping but such as were Sectaries and of their party When His Majesty saw no hope of Rallying His thus discomfited foot He march'd out of Worcester at S. Martins gate about six of the Clock in the evening with his main Body of horse as then commanded by General David Lesley but were now in some confusion The Foot consisting most of Scots were almost all either slain or taken and such of them who in the Battle escaped death liv'd longer to dye for the most part more miserably many of them being afterwards knock'd o' the head by Country people some bought and sold like slaves for a small price others went begging up and down till Charity failing them their necessities brought upon them diseases and diseases death Before His Majesty was come to Barbon's bridge about half a mile out of Worcester He made several Stands faced about and desired the Duke of Buckingham Lord Wilmet and other of His Commanders that they might rally and try the fortune of War once more But at the Bridge a serious Consultation was held and then perceiving many of the Troopers to throw off their Arms and shift for themselves they were all of opinion the day was irrecoverably lost and that their only remaining work was to save His Majesty from those ravenous Wolves and Regicides Whereupon His Majesty by advise of His Council resolv'd to march for Scotland Immediately after this Result the Duke ask'd the Lord Talbot If he could direct the way Northwards His Lordship answer'd that he had one Walker in his Troop former Scout-master to Col Sands that knew the way well Who was accordingly call'd to be the Guide and perform'd that duty for some miles but being come to Kinver heath not far from Kederminster and day-light being gone Walker was at a puzzle in the way Here His Majesty made a Stand and consulted with the Duke Earl of Derby Lord Wilmot c. whether He might march at least to take some hours rest The Earl of Derby told His Majesty that in His flight from Wiggan to Worcester he had met with a perfect honest man and a great convenience of concealment at Boscobelhouse before mentioned but withall acquainted the King it was a Recusants house And it was suggested that those people being accustomed to persecution and searches were most like to have the readiest means and safest contrivances to preserve Him His Majesty therefore resolv'd to goe thither The Lord Talbot being made acquainted with His Majesties resolution and finding Walker dubious of the way called for Mr. Charles Giffard a faithful Subject and of the noble Family of Chillington to conduct His Majesty towards Boscobel which office Mr. Giffard willingly undertook having one Yates a servant with him very expert in the wayes of that Countrey and being come neer Sturbridge it was under consideration whether His Majesty should march through that Town or no and resolved in the affirmative and that all about His Person should speak French to prevent any discovery of His Majesties presence Mean time Lesley with the Scottish Horse had in the close of the Evening taken the more direct way North-ward by Newport His Majesty being left onely attended by the Duke of Buckingham Earl of Derby Earl of Lauderdail Lord Talbot Lord Wilmot Colonel Thomas Blague Colonel Edward Roscarrock Mr. Marmaduke Darcy Mr. Richard Lane Mr. William Armorer since Knighted Mr. Hugh May Mr. Charle Giffard Mr. Peter Street and some others in all about sixty Horse At a house about a mile beyond Sturbridge His Majesty drank and eat a crust of bread the house affording no better provision and as His Majesty rode on he discoursed with Col Roscarrock touching Boscobel-house and the security which the Earl of Darby and he found at that place Upon further consideration by His Majesty and Council and to the end the Company might not know whither His Majesty directly intended Mr. Giffard was required to conduct His Majesty to some house neere Boscobel the better to blind the design of going thither Mr. Giffard proposed Whiteladies another Seat of the Giffards lying about halfe a mile beyond Boscobel and 26. miles from Worcester and stil reteins its ancient name of Whiteladies from its having formerly been a Monastery of Cistertian Nuns whose habit was of that colour His Majesty and his Retinue being safely conducted to Whiteladies by Mr. Giffard alighted
but lent him ten pounds and conducted him and his company safe to Worcester The next day after His Majesty arrival at Worcester being Saturday the 23. of August He was Proclaimed King of Great Britain France and Ireland by Mr. Thomas Lisens Mayor and Mr. James Bridges Sheriff of that Loyal City with great acclamations On the same day His Majesties sent abroad a Declaration Given at His City of Worcester summoning upon their Alleageance All the neighboring Nobility Gentry and others from sixteen to sixty to appear in their persons and with Horse and Armes at Pitchcroft on the Tuesday following where His Majesty would be present Upon Sunday 24. August Mr. Crosby an eminent Divine of that City preach'd before His Majesty in the Cathedral Church And in his Prayer styled His Majesty Supreme head over all persons in his Dominions At which some of the Scots took exception and Mr. Crosby was afterwards admonish'd to forbear such expressions Tuesday the 26. of August was a Rendevouz in Pitchcroft neer the City of such Loyal Subjects of that and the adjacent Counties as would come in to His Majesties aid Here appeared Francis Lord Talbot now Earl of Shrewsbury with about sixty horse Mr. Mervin Touchet Sir John Packington Sir Walter Blount Sir Ralph Clare Mr. Ralph Sheldon of Beoly Mr. John Washburn of Witchingford with forty horse Mr. Thomas Hornyold of Blackmore park with forty horse Mr. Tho. Acton Mr. Rob. Blount of Kenswick Mr. Rob Wigmore of Lucton Mr. Francis Knotsford Mr. Peter Blount and divers others Notwithstanding which access the number of His Majesties Army both English and Scots was conceiv'd not to exceed 12000. men viz. ten thousand Scots and about 2000. English and those too not excellently Arm'd nor plentifully stored with Ammunition Mean time Cromwell that grand Patron of Sectaries had amass'd together a numerous Body of Rebels commanded by himself in cheif and by the Lord Grey of Groby Fleetwood Lambert under him consisting of above thirty thousand Men being generally the Scum and Froth of the whole Kingdome One part of which were Sectaries who through a Fanatique zeal were become Devotes to this great Idol The other part seduc'd persons who either by force or fear were unfortunately made Actors or participants in this so horrible and fatal a Tragedy Thus then began the Pickeerings to the grand Engagement Major General Massey with a commanded party being sent by His Majestie to secure the Bridge and Pass at Upton upon Severn 7. miles below Worcester On Thursday the 28. of August Lambert with a far greater number of Rebels attaq'd him and atter some dispute gain'd the Pass the river being then fordable Here the Major General behav'd himself very gallantly receiv'd a Shot in the hand from some Musketiers the Enemy had placed in the Church and retreated in good order to Worcester During this Encounter Cromwell himself whose Head-quarter was the night before at Pershore advanc'd to Stoughton within 4. miles of the City on the Southside and that Evening a Party of his horse faced it The next day August the 29. the Sultan appear'd with a great body of horse and foot on Redhil within a mile of Worcester where he made a Bonne mine but attempted nothing And that night his Head-quarters were at Judge Berkleys house at Speachley Saturday August 30. It was resolv'd by His Majesty a Council of War to give the Enemy a Camisado by beating up his Quarters that night with 1500. select horse and foot commanded by Major General Middleton and Sir William Keyth All of them wearing their Shirts over their Armor for distinction which accordingly was attempted and might in all probability have been successful had not the design been most traiterously discover'd to the Rebels by one Guyes a Tailor in the Town who was hang'd afterwards as the just reward of his treachery In this Action Major Knox was slain and some few taken Prisoners A considerable party of the Rebels commanded by Col. Lambert Col. Ingoldsby not yet a convert and Col. Gibbons being got over the Severn at Upton march'd the next day to Powick Town where they made an Halt for Powick-bridge lying upon the river Team between Powick Town Worcester was guarded by a Brigade of His Majesties horse and foot commanded by Major General Robert Montgomery and Col. George Keyth The fatal 3. of September being come His Majesty this morning holds a Council of War upon the top of the Colledge-churchsteeple the better to discover the Enemies posture Here His Majesty observ'd some firing at Powick and Cromwell making a bridge of boats over Severn under Bunshill a mile below the City towards Team mouth His Majesty presently goes down commands all to their Arms and marches in person to Powick bridge to give orders as well for maintaining that bridge as for opposing the making the other of boats and hasted back to his Army in the City Soon after His Majesty was gone from Powick bridge the Enemy assaulted it furiously which was well defended by Montgomery till himself was dangerously wounded and his Ammunition spent so that he was forced to make a disorderly retreat into Worcester And Col. Keyth was taken Prisoner at the Bridge At the same time Cromwell had with much celerity finisht his bridge of boats and plancks over the main river without any considerable opposition whereby he might communicate with those of his party at Powick bridge and was the first Man that led the rest over and then went back himself and rais'd a Battery of great guns against the Fort-royal on the South-side the City His Majesty being return'd from Poick bridge march'd with the Duke of Buckingham and some of His Cavalry through the City and out at Sudbury gate by the Fort-royal where the Rebels great shot came frequently neer His Sacred Person By this time Cromwell was got to an advantageous Post at Perry wood within a mile of the City swelling with pride and confident in the numbers of his men but Duke Hamilton formerly Lord Lanerick with his own Troop and some High-landers Sir Alexander Forbus with his Regiment of Foot and divers English Lords and Gentlemen voluntiers by His Majesties command and encouragement engaged him and did great execution upon his best men forced the great Sultan as the Rhodians in like case did the Turk to retreat with his Janizaries and were once Masters of his great Guns Here His Majesty gave an incomparable Example of valor to the rest by charging in Person which the High-landers especially imitated in a great measure fighting with the but-ends of their muskets when their Ammunition was spent but new Supplies of Rebels being continually poured upon them and the Scotch Horse not coming up in due time from the Town to His Majesties relief His Army was forced to retreat in at Sudbury gate in much disorder In this Action Duke Hamilton who fought valiantly was mortally wounded of which he dyed within few days Sir John