The wonderful and Miraculous escape of our Gracious King, from that dismal, black and gloomy defeat at 〈…〉 Together with a pattern to all true and faithful Subjects, by the 〈◊〉 loyal and faithful Brothers, with their care and diligence, observance and obedience 8 days in the time of his majesty's obscurity.  
The tune is, Come let's drink the time invites.  
 

COme you learned Poets let's call  
our Fathers and our Mothers,  
For we'll write historical,  
of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 faithful Brothers.  
Richard, Humphrey, John and George  
William once who had the charge  
of brave King Charles and others.   

After Wor●●ers off●… all day,  
here's a true Relation,  
How our King escaped away,  
And who was the preservation,  
Of his Sacred Majesty,  
In his great necessity,  
beyond all admiration.   

He great Kingly acts did do●  
With a brave intention.  
Ventured Crown and Kingdoms too,  
in one day for our Redemption,  
But in this I'll not insist,  
The books doth make it manifest,  
beyond my wit's indention.   

For when he perceived in fight,  
the a●●…ten ground did rout him,  
Five and twenty miles that night  
he 〈◊〉 with all his Lords about him,  
But it would have grieved your heart  
For to have seen them all depart.  
〈◊〉 sorrow was throughout them.   

Though with grief and double fear,  
they yet did hold together,  
On the confines of Staffordshire,  
but to go they knew not whether.  
The conclusion in the end,  
Earl Derby said he had a friend,  
hard by and they'd go thither.   

Then to the place they all did go,  
where the Earl intended,  
But the people did not know  
from what blood they were descended  
But they s●t them Bread and Cheese,  
And the King did highly please,  
his sorrow much amended.   

The Earl of Derby in the end,  
all his mint disbursed,  
Asked if there was any friend  
that wherein he might be trusted  
William Pendrall than came in,  
Who said he would be true to him,  
else let him b● accursed.   

Ane further said if'ft 'twas the King,  
nothing should be lacking,  
In any part that lay in him  
for the escap● which he was making.  
And like unto the Turtle-Dove,  
This honest William●ill did prove,  
in all his undertaking●.   
 

ANd George the youngest brother t●  
made haste and set his clothing,  
For his Sacred Majesty.  
cause the country should not know him  
Richard he did round his hair,  
For true royalists they were,  
all five were faithful to him.   

Humphrey fetched him Hat and Band.  
of the Country Fashion,  
Sheepskin gloves for his white hand,  
likewise John had great compassion  
Fetched him shirt and shoes the while,  
Than the King began to smile,  
at his accommodation.   

Richard fetched his coat by stealth,  
and his best arrayment,  
Than the King described himself,  
of his rich and Princely Garment.  
Nimbly he did put them on,  
And a Wood Bill in his hand,  
this was our King's preferment.   

William then went with the King.  
Richard he did leave them,  
Cause Intelligence he'd bring,  
lest the ●…ood it should decei●e them,  
George and Humph●y scenting were,  
Seei●g if the coasts were clear  
none might come aneere them,   

The tidings Humphrey had in Town,  
pu● his reins a quak●ng,  
Hearing 'twas a thousand pound  
bid for any one to take him,  
The Kin● was something then dismayed,  
To think what b●its the Jews had laid,  
and 〈◊〉 P●ots were making.   

All the day they w 〈…〉ed then,  
in great consultation,  
Like forlorn distressed 〈◊〉,  
that ne'er were in such condition.  
William to the King bespoke,  
And said he know a hollow oak,  
might be his preservation.   

Then through 〈◊〉 they did 〈◊〉,  
the trees were so 〈…〉ed,  
With brakes and briers leave & bows,  
that in number they ab●●nded,  
It was the Castle of our King,  
And his royal Court within,  
for ever is renowned,   

William he did bring him food,  
like he were a ranger,  
While he stayed within the Wood,  
though ●ood King he was a stranger:  
Hol●ow Oaks his dwelling place,  
Where he stayed for five days' space,  
in sorrow and in danger.   

At last he came to the Lady Lane,  
being all dis●●●sed,  
And to her expressed his name,  
the ●ood Lady then advised,  
And appointed out a day,  
When they both might come away,  
and never be surprised.   

then Humphrey▪ Richard, John & George  
●a●●yd to surrender,  
The King which they had in their charge  
on the eighth day of September,  
The King he leave then took of them,  
And said if e'er he came again,  
their lotes he would remember.    

Printed for F. Coles. To Vere, and W. Gilbertson, 1660.