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A82105 A Declaration of His Highnesse the Duke of Yorke his going away from St. Jamses. [sic] And concerning the Right Honourable the Earle of Northumberland, from whom he went. April 22. 1648. Imprimatur Gil. Mabbot. 1648 (1648) Wing D611; Thomason E436_19; ESTC R21363 1,879 8

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A DECLARATION OF HIS Highnesse the DUKE OF YORKE His going away from St. JAMSES AND Concerning the Right Honourable the Earle of NORTHVMBERLAND from whom he went April 22. 1648. Imprimatur Gil. Mabbot Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield neere the Queens-head Tavern 1648. A DECLARATION OF His HIGHNESSE the DUKE OF YORKE His going away from St. Jamses ON Friday night April 21. 1648. The Right Honourable the Earl of Northumberland having been forth returned to Saint Jamses about eight a Clocke at night and found the Duke of York with his Brother in his chamber His Lordship waiting upon his Highnesse entertained some discourse with him for a time and afterwards withdrew The Duke after that went into his sisters chamber and spent some time in mirth with the young Ladies Betweene nine and ten of the clocke The Earle of Northumberland went to his highnesse Chamber to see him go to bed according as his Lordship used to doe about that time And finding the Duke not there supposing that hee might bee playing with the Gentlewomen as he used to doe His Lordship sent Mr. Sammon to see for the Duke But His Highnesse not comming The Earle sent another Messenger and a third and so more to looke in all places supposing that he might perhaps have hid himselfe somewhere as he had often done in sport to make them looke for him Yet after all this no news could be brought to certifie where the Duke was Then his Lordship made strict inquiry who had seene him last and where hee was And is was advertised that he was within little more then halfe an houre before with the Gentlewomen playing and very merry It was also further certified That a little before that time hee had gone downe the backe staires and was passing the entry towards the garden where Mr. Howard and Mr. Owen two of his Gentlemen that waited on him then were talking And that the Duke seeing of them there did presently returne up the staires againe Whereby it was after he was gone supposed that he came then downe with an intent to have gone away but finding those Gentlemen there was prevented It was also advertized that the Duke had that evening called to the Gardenner for the key of a backe door that was a private way into the Garden very seldome known to be openned whereupon it was supposed that he went away that way Hereupon search was made in the Gardens and all about the Parke but none could give any Intelligence at all concerning him But in the Garden by the said private doore There were the prints of mens feete which seemed to have lately troden there And there were some of the feete seemed very small which they supposed to bee the Dukes treading These feetings were trased through the Garden and every way over the Parke And on the other side of the parke towards the Cherry-garden And they found on the other side of the Parke against the Garden the like prints of such feetings as were at the first door which was suspected in the Garden But they could here no further which way His Highnesse should be gone Then the Earle of Northumberland sent that night to all places from whence he could suppose hee might expect assistance to the finding and bringing of the Duke back His Lordship sent a Messenger to the Speaker of the House of Commons and another Messenger to the Lord Generall He sent also to the Earle of Warwick To the Lord Mayor of the City of London And to Collonell Barkestead And Colonell Rich That so hee might have all the assistance which might bee for the looking after him His Lordship also caused a search to be made of his Servants and the Gentlemen and all persons of the house to see who were missing but found not one wanting The Groome was called and search of the Horses made and there were not one Horse missing but all safe in the Stables Also concerning the Duke It was found that Hee went away without Cloake or Coate and in His Hose and Shooes And although His Lordship had had as much strictnesse as could be to keep suspected persons from comming to the Duke yet he made inquiry what persons they could thinke of that might be suspected that had lately beene with Him some few dayes before And upon inquiry no account could be given of any that they could suspect Yet His Lordship was acquainted that there were the day before as the Duke was crossing the way two poor men that had kissed his highnes hand seeming to be very poor mean fellowes But they had not time to speak much to him only some few words the discourse being so short that it was thought they could not have time to doe any thing in relation to this design but what those men were it is not known Herein his Lordship endeavoured all that possibly he could for finding out the busines but could not be satisfied in any thing Now it is so that the Earl of Northumberland did never undertake to be answerable for the Duke And so much his Lordship did declare to the Parliament upon the former intercepted Letters which discovered his intentions to make an escape before But according to the desires of the Houses his Lordship hath used the utmost of his endeavours to prevent it FINIS