man, and I hope God will bless thee, and make thee a happy servant to
my son, whom I have charged in my letter to continue his love and
trust to you;' adding, 'I do promise you, that if ever I am restored
to my dignity, I will bountifully reward you both for your services
and sufferings.'"

In the few days they passed at Portsmouth, previous to their quitting
England in October 1647, they narrowly escaped being killed by a shot
fired into the town by the Dutch fleet. From that place they embarked
for France, but returned to England, in April 1648, by Jersey, whence
they brought with them their daughter, whom they had left under the
care of Lady Carteret. In September Mr. Fanshawe attended the Prince
of Wales on board the fleet in the Downs, in which a division existed,
part being for the King and part for the Parliament. The Prince
resolved to reduce the latter to obedience by force, but a storm
separated the ships, and prevented an engagement. Three months
afterwards, Mr. Fanshawe went to Paris on the Prince's affairs,
whither he was followed by his wife; and they passed six weeks there
in the society of the Queen-Mother and the Princess Royal and their
suite, amongst whom was the poet Waller and his wife. From Paris they
went to Calais, where they met Sir Kenelm Digby, who related some of
his extraordinary stories: from that town she again went to England
with the hope of raising money for her husband's subsistence abroad
and her own at home. Mr. Fanshawe was sent to Flanders; and thence, in
the February following, into Ireland, to receive whatever money Prince
Rupert could raise by the fleet under his command, but that effort
proved unsuccessful. At her husband's desire, Mrs. Fanshawe proceeded
with her family to join him, and landed at Youghal after a hazardous
voyage. They took up their residence at Red Abbey, a house belonging
to Dean Boyle, near Cork, and passed six months in comparative