King's displeasure were sent to be
kept Prisoners there, but men whom his Majesty did highly esteem,
and meant to promote to great Honour in his Service, and that they
should respect us as such, and entertain us accordingly. And if their
ability would not reach thereunto, it was the King's Order, he said,
to bid them sell their Cattel and Goods, and when that was done their
Wives and Children, rather than we should want of our due allowance:
which he ordered, should be as formerly we used to have: and if we
had not Houses thatched, and sufficient for us to dwell in, he said,
We should change, and take theirs.

[Placed there to punish the People for Crime.] This kind Order from
the King coming so suddenly, did not a little comfort and encourage
us. For then we did perceive the King's purpose and intent in placing
us in those remote Parts, was not to punish us, but them: that we
might be his Instruments to Plague and take revenge of that People;
who it seems had Plundred the King's Palace in the time of the late
Rebellion, when he left it and fled; for this Town lies near unto
the same: and their Office lying about the Court they had the fairer
opportunity of Plundering it. For the Service they are to perform to
the King, is to carry his Pallenkine when he pleaseth to ride therein,
and also to bring Milk every Morning to the Court, being Keepers of
the King's Cattel.

[Weary of this place.] In this Town we remained some three years;
by which time we were grown quite weary of the place, and the place
and People also grown weary of us, who were but troublesom Guests to
them; for having such great Authority given us over them, we would
not lose it; and being four of us in call one of another, we would not
permit or suffer them to domineer over us. Being thus tired with one
anothers Company, and the King's Order being of an old Date, we used
all means we could to clear our selves of one another: often repairing
unto the Court to seek to obtain a Licence that we might be removed
and placed any where else. But there was none that durst grant it,
because it was the King's peculiar Command, and special Appointment
that we must abide in that very Town.

During the time of our stay here, we had our Victuals brought us
in good order and due season: the Inhabitants having such a charge
given them by their Governour and he from the King, durst not do
otherwise. So that we had but little to do, only to dress and eat,
and sit down t