he and his wife went to Caen, to his brother Lord Fanshawe, who was
ill, leaving their infant at Jersey, under the care of Lady Carteret,
the wife of the Governor. From Caen, Mrs. Fanshawe was sent to
England, by her husband, to raise money: she arrived in London early
in September 1646, where she succeeded in obtaining permission for him
to compound for his estates for the sum of 300 pounds, and to return.

They continued in England until October 1647, living in great
seclusion; and in July in that year, whilst the unfortunate Charles
was at Hampton Court, Mr. Fanshawe waited upon him, and received his
instructions to proceed to Madrid. Mrs. Fanshawe states that she had
three audiences of his Majesty at Hampton Court, and her description
of the last interview with which she and her husband were honoured,
exhibits the injured monarch as a husband, a father, a master, a
sovereign, and a Christian, in the most pleasing light, and is ample
evidence of the natural goodness of his heart. "The last time I ever
saw him," she says, "was on taking my leave. I could not refrain from
weeping, and when he saluted me, I prayed to God to preserve his
Majesty with long life and happy years. He stroked me on the cheek,
and said, 'Child, if God pleaseth it shall be so; but both you and I
must submit to God's will, and you know in what hands I am.' Turning
to Mr. Fanshawe, he said, 'Be sure, Dick, [Footnote: That the Royal
family were accustomed to address Mr. Fanshawe in so familiar a
manner, appears from a letter from the Duke of York, afterwards James
the Second, dated at Paris, 18th November, 1651, to Sir Edward
Nicholas: "I have received yours of the 8th of November from the
Hague, and with it that from DICK FANSHAWE."--Evelyn's Correspondence,
vol. v. p. 188.] to tell my son all that I have said, and deliver
those letters to my wife. Pray God bless her! I hope I shall do well;'
and taking him in his arms, observed, 'Thou hast ever been an honest