rejoicements should end here, and "as soon as night came," says
Dr. Bate, "an artificial day was begun again, the whole city
seeming to be one great light, as, indeed, properly it was a
luminary of loyalty, the bonfires continuing till daybreak, fed
by a constant supply of wood, and maintained with an equal excess
of gladness and fewel." Wine flowed from public fountains,
volleys of shot were discharged from houses of the nobility,
drums and other musical instruments played in the streets,
citizens danced most joyfully in open places, and the effigy of
Cromwell was burned, together with the arms of the Commonwealth
with expressions of great delight.



CHAPTER II.

The story of the king's escape.--He accepts the Covenant and
lands in Scotland.--Crowned at Scone.--Proclaimed king at
Carlisle.--The battle of Worcester.--Bravery of Charles.--
Disloyalty of the Scottish cavalry.--The Royalists defeated.
--The King's flight.--Seeks refuge in Boscobel Wood.--The
faithful Pendrells.--Striving to cross the Severn.--Hiding in an
oak tree.--Sheltered by Master Lane.--Sets out with Mistress
Lane.--Perilous escapes.--On the road.--The king is recognised.
--Strange adventures.--His last night in England.

That King Charles had been miraculously preserved, as my Lord
Manchester set forth, there can be no doubt. His courageous
efforts to regain the Crown at the battle of Worcester and his
subsequent escapes from the vigilant pursuits of the Cromwellian