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Cromwell is sick unto death.--Fears and suspicions.--Killing no Murder.--A memorable storm.--The end of all.--Richard Cromwell made Protector,--He refuses to shed blood. Disturbance and dissatisfaction.--Downfall of Richard.--Charles Stuart proclaimed king.--Rejoicement of the nation.--The king comes into his own.--Entry into London.--Public joy and festivity. 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. CHAPTER III. Celebration of the king's return. Those who flocked to Whitehall.--My Lord Cleveland's gentlemen.--Sir Thomas Allen's supper.--Touching for king's evil.--That none might lose their labour--The man with the fungus nose.--The memory of the regicides.--Cromwell's effigy.--Ghastly scene at Tyburn.--The king's clemency.--The Coronation procession.--Sights and scenes by the way.--His majesty is crowned CHAPTER IV. The king's character.--His proverbial grace.--He tells a story well.--"A warmth and sweetness of the blood."--Beautiful Barbara Palmer.--Her intrigue with my Lord Chesterfield.--James, Duke of York. His early days.--Escape from St. James's.--Fights in the service of France.--Marriage with Anne Hyde.--Sensation at Court.--The Duke of Gloucester's death.--The Princess of Orange.--Schemes against the Duke of York's peace.--The "lewd informer."--Anne Hyde is acknowledged Duchess of York. CHAPTER V. Morality of the restoration.--Puritan piety.--Cromwell's intrigues.--Conduct of women under the Republic.--Some notable courtiers.--The Duke of Ormond and his family.--Lord St. Albans and Henry Jermyn.--His Grace of Buckingham and Mistress Fairfax.--Lord Rochester.--Delights all hearts.--The king's projected marriage.--Catherine of Braganza.--His majesty's speech.--A royal love-letter.--The new queen sets sail. CHAPTER VI. The king's intrigue with Barbara Palmer.--The queen arrives at Portsmouth.--Visited by the Duke of York.--The king leaves town.--First interview with his bride.--His letter to t
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