290 \rhat he hirnselfe conceiv'd, and how much it would darken all his glories, if he should become a slave to his owne ambition, .and be guilty of what he gave the world iust cause to suspect, and therefore begg'd of him to weare his heart in his face, and to scorne to delude his enemies, but to make use of his noble courage, to maintaine what he believ'd iust, against all greate oposers. Cromwell made mighty professions of a sincere heart to him, but it is certeine that for this and such like plaine dealing with him, he dreaded the collonell, and made it his particular businesse to keep him out of the armie; but the collonell never desiring command to serve himselfe, but his country, would not use that art he detested in others, to procure himselfe any advantage. At this time Coli. Thornhagh marcht with Cromwell, and at his parting with Coil. Hutchinson, tooke such a kind leave of him, with such deare expressions of love, such brotherly embraces, and such regrett for any rash iealousies he had bene wrought into, that it tooke greate impression in the collonell's kind heart, and might have . bene a presage to him that they should meet no more, when they parted with such extraordinary melting love; but that Coil. Hutchinson's chearfull and constant spiritt never anticipated any evil! with feare. His prudence wanted not foresight that it might come, yet his faith and courage entertein'd his hope, that God would either prevent it, or helpe him Lo beare it. This summer the revolt was not greater at land then at sea. Many of the greate ships sett the ':ice-admiral on shore, and sail'd towards Holland to Prince Charles: to whom the Duke of Yorke was come, having, by his father's advice, privately stolen away fi'om London, where the parliament had receiv'd and treated him like a prince, ever since the surrender of Oxford . To reduce these revolted ships, and preserve the rest of the navie from the like, the Earle of Warwick was made lord high admirall of England. But
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