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most appearance of Peace, and Subjection, if the Soldiers ftragled in the night, or went fingle in the day, they were ufually knock'd on the head; and no Enquiry could discover the Malefactors.

MANY Expreffes were fent to the King, as well from those who were Prifoners in England, as from fome Lords who were at liberty in Scotland, "that Middleton might be "fent into the High-lands with his Majefty's Commiffion; and in the mean time the Earl of Glencarne, a gallant Gentleman, offer'd, if he were Authoriz'd by the King, to draw a Body of Horfe and Foot together in the High-lands, and infeft the Enemy, and be ready to fubmit to Middleton, affoon as he should arrive there with a fupply of Armes and AmmuThe King nition. Accordingly the King had fent a Commiffion to the fent a Com- Earl of Glencarne; who behaved himself very worthily, and miffion to the gave Monk fome trouble. But he preffing very earnestly, that Earl of Glencarne, Middleton might be fent over to compofe fome Animofities, and Emulations, which were growing up to the breaking off that Union, without which nothing could fucceed, his Majefty, about the time that the Earl of Rochester was dispatch'd for Ratisbone, fent likewife Middleton into Scotland, with fome few Officers of that Nation, and fuch a poor fupply of Armes and Ammunition, as, by the activity and induftry of Middleton, could be got upon the credit and contribution of fome Merchants and Officers in Holland of that Nation, who were willing to redeem their Country from the Slavery it was in. With this very flender Affiftance he Tranfported himself in the Winter into the High-lands; where, to welcome him, he found the few, whom he look'd to find in Armes, more broken with Faction amongst themselves than by the Enemy; nor was he able to reconcile them. But after Glencarne had deliver'd his thin unarm'd Troops to Middleton, and condefcended to Fight a Duel with an Inferior Officer, who provoked him to it after he was out of his Command, whether he was troubled to have another Command over him, who, upon the matter, had no other Men to Command but what were raised by him, though he had exceedingly preffed Middleton's being fent over to that purpose, or whether convinced with the impoffibility of the Attempt, he retired first to Glencarne his own House, and then made his Peace with Monk, that he retires to his might live quietly, and retain'd ftill his Affection and Fidelity own House; and made his to the King; which he made manifeft afterwards in a more Peace with favourable conjuncture: and at the fame time he excufed himMonk. felf to the King, for giving over an Enterprize which he was not able to profecute, though Middleton sustain’d it a full year afterwards.

THE truth is, the two Perfons who were most concern'd

in that Expedition, had no degree of hope that it would be attended with any Succefs, the King, and Middleton; who had both feen an Army of that People, well provided with all things neceffary, not able to do any thing where they fought upon terms more Advantageous. And how could thofe now, drawn together by chance, half arm'd and undifciplin'd, be able to contend with Victorious Troops, which wanted nothing, and would hardly part with what they had got? But his Majefty could not refufe to give them leave to Attempt what they believ'd they could through with; and Middleton, who had promifed them to come to them, when he was affured he should be enabled to carry over with him two thoufand Men, and good ftore of Armes, thought himself obliged to venture his Life with them who expected him, though he could carry no more with him than is mention'd; and by his behaviour there, notwithstanding all difcourage ments, he manifefted how much he would have done, if others had perform'd half their promises.

Ir will not be amifs in this place to mention an Adventure that was made during his being in the High-lands, which deferves to be recorded for the honour of the Undertakers.. There was attending upon the King a young Gentleman, one Mr Wogan, a very handfome Perfon, of the age of three or four and twenty. This Gentleman had, when he was a youth of fifteen or fixteen years, been, by the corruption of fome of his nearest Friends, engaged in the Parliament Service against the King; where the eminency of his courage made him fo much taken notice of, that he was of general eftimation, and belov'd by all; but fo much in the friendship of Ireton, under whom he had the Command of a Troop of Horfe, that no Man was fo much in credit with him. By the time of the Murther of the King he was fo much improv'd in Age and Understanding, that, by that horrible and impious Murther, and by the information and advice of fober Men in his converfation, he grew into fo great a deteftation of all that People, that he thought of nothing but to repair his own Reputation, by taking vengeance of thofe who had coufen'd and miled him and in order thereunto, affoon as the Marquis of Ormond relum'd the Government of Ireland again for the King (which was the only place then where any Armes were borne for his Majefty) Captain Wogan repaired thither to him through Scotland; and behaved himfelf with fuch fignal Valour, that the Marquis of Ormond gave him the Command of his own Guards, and every Man the Teftimony of deferving it. He came over with the Marquis into France; and being reftlefs to be in Action, no fooner heard of Middleton's being arriv'd in Scotland, than he refolv'd to find himself with him;

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and immediately asked the King's leave not only for himfelf, but for as many of the young Men about the Court as he could perfwade to go with him; declaring to his Majefty, "that he refolv'd to pafs through England. The King, who had much Grace for him, diffwaded him from the Undertaking, for the difficulty and danger of it, and denied to give him leave. But neither his Majefty, nor the Marquis of Or mond, could divert him; and his importunity contmuing, he was left to follow his Inclinations: and there was no news fo much talked of in the Court, as that Captain Wogan would go into England, and from thence march into Scotland to General Middleton; and many young Gentlemen, and others, who were in Paris, lifted themfelves with him for the Expe dition. He went then to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; who, during the time of the King's stay in France, executed the Office of Secretary of State, to defire the dispatch of fuch Paffes, Letters, and Commiffions, as were neceffary for the Affair he had in hand. The Chancellor had much kindnefs for him, and having heard of his defign by the common talk of the Court, and from the free difcourfes of fome of those who refolv'd to go with him, reprefented "the danger of the "enterprise to himself, and the difhonour that would reflect upon the King, for fuffering Men under his Pafs, and with "his Commiffion, to expose themfelves to inevitable ruin: that it was now the difcourfe of the Town, and would "without doubt be known in England and to Cromwell, be"fore he and his Friends could get thither, fo that it was "likely they would be apprehended the first minute they fet "their foot on Shore; and how much his own particular Per"fon was more liable to danger than other Mens he knew "well; and, upon the whole matter, very earnestly diffwaded him from proceeding farther.

HE antwer'd moft of the particular confiderations with contempt of the danger, and confidence of going through with it, but with no kind of reafon (a talent that did not then abound in him) to make it appear probable. Whereupon the Chancellor exprefsly refufed to make his Dispatches, till he could fpeak with the King; "with whom, he faid, be "would do the beft he could to perfwade his Majefty to "hinder his Journey; with which the Captain was provoked to fo great paffion, that he broke into tears, and befought him not to diffwade the King; and feem'd fo much transported with the refolution of the Adventure, as if he would not outlive the disappointment. This paffion fo far prevail'd with the King, that he caufed all his difpatches to be made, and deliver'd to him. And the very next day He and his Companions, being seven or eight in number, went out of Paris toge ther, and took Poft for Calais. THEY

THEY landed at Dover, continued their Journey to London, and walked the Town; ftay'd there above three Weeks, till they had bought Horfes, which they quarter'd at Com mon Inns, and lifted Men enough of their Friends and Acquaintance to prosecute their purpose. And then they appointed their Rendezvous at Barnet, marched out of London as Cromwell's Soldiers, and from Barnet were full fourscore Horse well Armed, and appointed, and Quarter'd that Night at St Albans ; and from thence, by eafy Journies, but out of the Common Roads, marched fafely into Scotland; beat up fome Quarters which lay in their way, and without any mifadventure joyn'd Middleton in the High-lands; where poor Wogan, after many brave Actions perform'd there, receiv'd upon a Party an ordinary flesh wound; which, for want of a good Surgeon proved mortal to him, to the very great grief of Middleton, and all who knew him. Many of the Troopers, when they could ftay no longer there, found their way again through England, and return'd to the King.

IN the diftrefs which the King fuffer'd during his abode in France, the Chancellor of the Exchequer's part was the most uneafy and grievous. For though all who were angry with Him, were as angry with the Marquis of Ormond, who liv'd in great Friendship with him, and was in the fame truft with the King in all his Counfels which were referv'd from others; yet the Marquifs's Quality, and the great Services he had perform'd, and the great fufferings he underwent for the Crown, made him above all their exceptions: and they believ'd his averfion from all their Devices to make marriages, and to traffick in Religion, proceeded moft from the credit the other had with him. And the Queen's difpleafure grew fo notori- The Queen's ous against the Chancellor, that after he found by degrees that displeasure The would not fpeak to him, nor take any notice of him when against the fhe faw him, he forbore at laft coming in her prefence; and the Exche for many Months did not fee her face, though he had the ho- quer n nour to lodge in the fame Houfe, the Palace Royal, where France. both their Majefties kept their Courts; which encouraged all who defired to ingratiate themselves with her Majesty, to exprefs a great prejudice to the Chancellor, at least to withdraw from his converfation: and the Queen was not referv'd in declaring, that he did exceedingly defire to remove him from the King; which nothing kept him from defiring allo, in fo uncomfortable a condition, but the confcience of his duty, and the confidence his Majefty had in his fidelity.

THIS difinclination towards him produced, at one and the fame time, a contrivance of an odd Nature, and a Union between two feemingly irreconcilable Factions, the Papifts and the Presbyterians: which was difcover'd to the King by. Vol. III. Part 2.

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a falfe brother, before the Chancellor had any intimation of A Petition it. The Lord Balcarris, with Dr Frazier, and some other intended of Scots about the Court, thought themselves enough qualified Presbyterians to undertake in the name of all the Presbyterians; and caufed by Balcarris a Petition to be prepared, in which they fer out, "that the "Presbyterian Party had great Affections to ferve his Majezier, that "fty, and much power to do it; and that they had many Prothe Chancel-cc pofitions, and Advices to offer to his Majefty, for the AdExchequer "vancement thereof: but that they were difcouraged, and might be re-hindred from offering the fame, by reason that his Majefty "entrufted his whole Affairs to the Chancellor of the Exche "quer; who was an old known and declared Enemy_ to all "their Party; in whom they could repofe no truft: and "therefore they befought his Majefty, that He might be re"mov'd from his Council, at least not be fuffer'd to be privy "to any thing that should be propofed by Them; and they "fhould then make it appear how ready, and how able they "were in a very fhort time to advance his Majefty's Affairs.

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And of the ANOTHER Petition was prepared in the name of his RoRoman Ca-man Catholick Subjects; which faid, "that all his Majefty's tholicks alfe, « Party which had adher'd to him, were now totally fupprefagainst him: "fed, and had, for the moft part, compounded with his Ene"mies, and fubmitted to their Government: that the Church "Lands were all fold, and the Bishops dead, except very few, "who durft not exercife their Function: fo that he could expect no more aid from any who were concern'd to fupport "the Government of the Church as it had been formerly efta"blished: that by the defeat of Duke Hamilton's Party firft, "and then by his Majefty's ill fuccefs at Worcester, and the to"tal reduction of the Kingdom of Scotland afterwards by Crom"well, his Majefty might conclude what greater aid he was "to expect from the Presbyterian Party. Nothing therefore "remain'd to him of hope for his Reftoration, but from the "affection of his Roman Catholick Subjects; who, as they "would never be wanting as to their Perfons,and their Eftates "which were left, fo they had hope to draw from the Catho❝lick Princes, and the Pope himself, fuch confiderable affi"ftance both in Men and Money, that his Majefty fhould "owe his Reftitution, under the Bleffing of God, to the fole

power and affiftance of the Catholicks. But they had great "reafon to fear, that all thefe hopes would be obstructed and "render'd of no use, not only by there being no Perfon about "his Majefty in whom the Catholicks could have any confi"dence, but by reason that the Perfon most trusted by him, "and through whofe hands all Letters and Difpatches muft "pals, is a known Enemy to all Catholicks; and therefore "they befought his Majefty, that that Perfon, the Chancellor