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CHAPTER IX.
ELIZABETH CROMWELL, MRS. CLAYPOLE.
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The Favourite Daughter of the Protector- Her Amiable
Disposition - Her Royalist Principles Her Marriage
- Cromwell's Buffoonery on the Occasion - Notice of
Mrs. Claypole's Husband- Mrs. Claypole Befriends the
Oppressed Royalists - Recovers the MS. of the "Oceana"
for its Author- Her Last Illness-She Reproaches Her
Father for His Crimes-Her Death, and the Grief of
the Protector- Andrew Marvell's Lament - Her Burial 126
CHAPTER X.
MARY CROMWELL, COUNTESS OF FALCONBERG.
The Protector's Third Daughter - Her Character - Her
Marriage Curious Anecdote Connected with It-
Her Personal Appearance Her Resemblance to the
Protector Her Spirited Disposition
Anecdotes
Changes Her Principles at the Restoration - Defoe Visits
Her in Her Old Age- Her Death
CHAPTER XI.
FRANCES CROMWELL, MRS. RICH.
Charles II. Her Suitor- The Protector Refuses His Con-
sent to Their Union - The Duke d'Enghien Another of
Her Suitors-Cromwell Wishes to Marry Her to the
Duke of Buckingham - Courtship of Jerry White, the
Protector's Chaplain - Her Marriage with Robert Rich
Cromwell's Practical Fooleries on the Occasion
Death of Rich - Her Second Marriage (with Sir John
Russell) Her Numerous Offspring - Her Death
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Birth of Charles -
CHAPTER XII.
CHARLES II.
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Remarkable Constellation - Ceremony
of His Christening - Anecdotes of His Childhood
Letters Juvenile - His Guardians - Charles Witnesses
from an Eminence the Battle of Edgehill-Parts with
His Father for the Last Time - Sent into the West of
England with the Title of General - Retreats before
Fairfax-Retires to Scilly-Passes over to Jersey -
Visits The Hague-Invited to Scotland after the Exe-
cution of His Father- Proceeds to Paris- Again Lands
at Jersey-Quits That Island for Breda-Arrives in the
Frith of Cromarty- Hard Conditions Imposed upon
Him by the Scots — His Misery and Privations — Crowned
at Scone Frequently Reprimanded for His Levity-
Battle of Dunbar - Charles Takes the Command of
the Scottish Army - Marches into England - Admirable
Conduct of His Soldiers
CHAPTER XIII.
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Battle of Worcester
Gallantry of Charles during the
His Flight-Halts at White Ladies - Dis-
Separates from the
Other Attendants - His
Battle- His Journey to
guises Himself as a Woodman
Duke of Buckingham and His
Adventures the Day after the
Madeley - Adventure with the Miller - Return to White
Ladies Charles Conceals Himself in the Oak - His
Hiding-place at Boscobel-He Is Conducted by the
Penderells to Moseley — Meeting with Lord Wilmot —
His Admirable Disguise
CHAPTER XIV.
Boscobel Searched by the Parliamentary Soldiers - Their
Visit to Moseley — Charles Removes to Bentley — Rides
"Double" as a Servant before Miss Lane - His Awk-
wardness in His New Character - Adventure with the
Blacksmith at Bromsgrove - Employed to Wind the
Meat-jack at Longmarston — Arrival at Abbotsleigh —
Recognised by Pope, a Butler-Journey to Trent-
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Cavalier Family of the Wyndhams- Their Affectionate
Loyalty - Rejoicings at the King's Reported Death
- Charles Listens to Them from His Hiding-place ·
Removes to Charmouth - Disappointed in His Hopes of
Escape His Narrow Escape at Lyme- Nearly Recog-
nised by a Hostler- Parliamentary Soldiers in Pursuit
of Him - Quartered with the Enemy's Troopers at Broad
Windsor Journey to Hele - Arrival at Brighthelmstone
- Charles Escapes to France
CHAPTER XV.
Munificence of Charles to Those Who Assisted Him during
His Wanderings- Notice of the Penderells-Of Jane
Lane Pensions Conferred on Colonel Wyndham and
Others Notices of the Houses Visited by Charles-
The Royal Oak - - Residence of Charles in France - At
Spa At Cologne - His Splendid Reception in the
Latter Town - Poverty of His Court — His Habits and
Amusements His Love of Pleasure, and Especially of
Dancing Pays a Visit to Frankfort Fair - His Inter-
view with the Queen of Sweden - Removes to Bruges —
Profligacy of His Court Plot against His Life - Pays
a Clandestine Visit to The Hague - His Matrimonial
Projects and Disappointments
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CHAPTER XVI.
Restoration of Charles II.-The King Sails for Eng-
land - Received on Landing by General Monk - His
Splendid Progress toward London - His Gratitude to
Heaven Singularly Exemplified - Coronation - Famil-
iarity of Charles with His Subjects - His Habit of Fast
Walking His Saying to Prince George of Denmark —
His Custom of Feeding the Fowls in St. James's Park —
Anecdotes The King's Witty Retort to the Duke of
York - The Royal Barber - Fondness of Charles for
Dogs Lampoons on the Subject - Social Qualities of
Charles-His Love of Wit-Shaftesbury's Retort to
Charles - Anecdote of Blood - The King's Quiet Repri-
mand of Penn, the Quaker — His Witty Sayings and
Love of Fun
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CHAPTER XVII.
Instances of Charles's Right Feeling and Kindness of
Heart His Good-natured Support of Lord Keeper
Guildford His Kindness to Sir John Reresby — Lib-
erality of Charles - His Excellent Natural Capacity —
His Knowledge of the Arts and Sciences - His Inter-
est in Naval Affairs- His Taste for the Sea Becomes
Fashionable at Court- His Love of Theatricals - Anec-
dotes - Verses Believed to Be the Composition of
Charles Profligacy of the Court Remarkable Pun-
ishment of Sir Peckshall Brockas - Desecration at
Court of the Sabbath Day - A Court Ball — Ancient
Palace of Whitehall - The King's Mode of Living at
Windsor His Taste for Fishing - His Manner of Liv-
ing at Newmarket - Picture of a Royal Debauch
Anecdotes - Royal Mistresses - Their Rapacity - The
King's Nickname of "Old Rowley"- His Poverty-
His Custom of Attending the Debates in the House of
Lords
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Religious Tenets of Charles- Reproves the Duke of Buck-
ingham for His Profaneness - His Ridicule of Isaac
Vossius - His Praiseworthy Conduct to Bishop Ken-
Requests the Dying Benediction of His Old Tutor,
Bishop Duppa - His Adoption of the Roman Catholic
Belief-Interest Which He Takes in Religious Matters-
His Written Argument in Favour of the Roman Catholic
Religion — Attacked by His Last Illness Declines
Receiving the Sacrament from the Bishops-Receives It
from a Catholic Priest - His Demeanour during His
Sickness - His Tenderness to the Duke of York and the
Queen
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CHAPTER XIX.
Dying Injunctions of Charles-Grief of the Queen -
Affecting Descriptions of the King's Last Moments-
His Piety and Resolution - His Death - Neglect Shown
to His Remains — His Funeral in Westminster Abbey —
Reasons for Believing Him to Have Been Poisoned-
Anecdotes Illustrating the Supposition — Extraordinary
Story Related by the Duchess of Portsmouth - Evelyn's
Reflections on the Death of Charles - Description of the
King's Person His Loss Lamented by the Lower
Orders - His Illegitimate Children
CHAPTER XX.
CATHERINE, QUEEN OF CHARLES II.
The Queen's Uncomfortable Situation at the Court of
Charles - Her Lineage Arrives at Portsmouth
Charles's Description of Her to Lord Clarendon - Her
Marriage with the King-Descriptions of Her Person
- Her Extraordinary Retinue - List of Her Household
in 1669- Anecdotes - Lady Castlemaine Attempted to
Be Forced upon Her as a Lady of the Bedchamber
Indignation of Catherine - Unfeeling Conduct of Charles
and Lord Clarendon -The Queen Consents to the
Appointment of Her Rival - Alteration in Her Con-
duct-
Fashionable
Encourages Gaiety and Frolic
Freaks of the Period-The Queen's Unhappiness
Evidences of Her Being Capable of Bearing Children
- Her Dangerous Illness, and Affliction of Charles-
Accused by Titus Oates - Her Grief at the Death of
Charles Description of Her Later in Life - Her
Death
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