entering the house of a surgeon friendly to their adventure, they
found a woman named Murray awaiting them, who immediately
provided a suit of woman's wearing apparel for the young duke, in
which she helped to attire him. Dressed in this costume he,
attended by the faithful Bamfield, hastened to Lion Quay, where
they entered a barge hired for their conveyance to a Dutch
frigate stationed beyond Gravesend.

Meanwhile, the children not being able to discover their
playfellow in the palace, their elders became suspicious of the
duke's escape, and began to aid the search. Before an hour
elapsed they were convinced he had fled, and St. James's was
thrown into a state of the utmost excitement and confusion.
Notice of his flight was at once despatched to General Fairfax at
Whitehall, who immediately gave orders have all the roads from
London guarded, especially those leading to the north; for it was
surmised he would in the first instance seek to escape into
Wales. The duke, however, had taken a safer course, but one
which was not unattended by danger. He had not sailed far in the
barge when its master became suspicious that he was aiding the
escape of some persons of consequence, and became frightened lest
he should get into trouble by rendering them his services. And
presently his surmise was converted into certainty; for looking
through a cranny of the barge-room door, he saw the young woman
fling her leg on the table and pull up her stocking in a most
unmaidenly manner. He therefore at once peremptorily declared to
Colonel Bamfield they must land at Gravesend, and procure another
boat to carry them to the ship; for it would be impossible for
the barge to pass the block-house lower down without being
observed, and consequently inspected, as was the custom at this