the King's _hand_; and when he was brought to Newport to be
carried off, she being acquainted with the gentleman's
housekeeper, where the King was coming to stay, till orders for
him to leave the island, she went to the housekeeper, told her
what she wanted, and they contrived for her to come the morning
he was to go away. So up she got, and dressed herself, and set
off to call her midwife, and going along, the first and second
guard stopped her and asked her where she was going; she told
them 'to call her midwife,' which she did. They went to this
lady, and she went and acquainted his Majesty with the affair;
he desired she may come up to him, and she said, when she came
into the room, his Majesty seemed to appear as if he had been at
_prayers_. He rose up and came to her, who fell on her knees
before him; he took her up by the arm himself, and put his
_cheek_ to her, and she said she gave him a good hearty smack on
his cheek. His Majesty then said, 'Pray God bless you, and that
you go withal.' She then went down stairs to wait and see the
King take coach; she got so close that she saw a gentleman in
it; and when the King stept into the coach, he said, 'Pray, Sir,
what is your name?' he replied, 'I am Col. Pride.' 'Not
miscalled,' says the King. Then Pride says, 'Drive on,
coachman.'"

E.V.

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