Mori, oryofthePuritans, exarnin'd. 28 5 turn'd again to the King, acquainting him with what he had done, and with what eafe; and thence took the advantage again to perfuade the King's attempting to efcape who on a fudden, turning himfclf from the two Lords that were dif courfing with him at the Window, to Colonel Cooke, who flood drying himfelfby the Fire, faid, Ned Cooke, What do you advfe me in this Cafe? who humbly anfwered, he fufpe&ted hisown Judg- ment too much, to prefume to offer any Advice, ' confidering both the Greatnefs of the Danger, and the Perfon concerned in it : That his Majefty ' had his Privy-Council with him, to whom he humbly befought him to liften, obferving what they preffed him to. At which the Lords refumed their former Difcourfe of attempting an Efcape but the King turning about again, faid, Ned, I ' command you togive me your Advice. At which the Colonel beg'd leave, after he had premifed force ' Particulars, he might ask his Majefty a Queftion who permitting him, Suppofe (raid he) I fhould not only tell your Majefly, that the Army would veryfuddenly feize upon you, but by concurring Cir- ' cumßances fully convince your Majefly it would befo; alto that I have the Word, Ilcr/es ready at hand, a Vej l attending at the Come, and hourly expeaing me: That I am ready and defirus to attend you, ' and this dismal dark Night, as it werefuited to the ' Purpofe ; fo that I can ferefee no v f ble Difficulty in the-Thing, which I fuppefe to be in all Partic:a- ' lars the true fiat,' of this present Cafe the only Q e/tion now is, What will your Majefly refolve to do? Who, after a fmall Paufe, pronounced this pofitive Anfwer; They have promifed me, and I ' have pr,m%ted them, Iwill not break firft.' The Duke of Richmond urging the Colonel to ' fpeak, he craved leave to (peak, to argue the ' Point with the King; who laid, with all his heart,
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