THE ROYAL PILGRIMAGE, OR THE PROGRESS AND TRAVELS OF King Charles The Second, Through the most and greatest Courts of EUROPE.  
By an Eye Witness.  
LONDON, Printed by John Morgan, 1660.   

The Royal PILGRIMAGE Or The PROGRESS OF King Charles the II.  
AFter the last Campagna in England at Naseby Field, and the Defeat of my Lord Goring presently after at Lamport, to which succeeded the Disbanding of my Lord Hoptons' Army in Cornwall, to whom the King had committed the Care of the Prince in that exigence and distress of Affairs; It was directed by his late Majesty of blessed Memory, that the said Prince should be transported into the Island of Scilly; accordingly he embarked himself with my Lord Hopton, and some of his principal Servants and other Gentlemen at St. Michaels-Mount, and arrived safely at that Island, where he was to attend his Father's Orders in reference to his own Person, and the concerns of the Kingdoms.  
While he was there, he took order for the Government of that Isle, and placed therein Sir John Greenvill the Son of Sir Bevill, to command in chief in his Majesty's name, who upon conditions in 1650. surrendered the same to the then called Parliament.  
Upon Avisoes from England, that there was some Loyal Endeavours on Foot to restore his Father, he Sailed into France, and was entertained there by the now French King, but with that coldness and remisseness of respect that no way suited to his Spirit, or his due greatness.  
He had not been long there, but part of the Parliaments Fleet then commanded by Colonel Ramsborough, returned to their Allegiance, and revolted from the service, whereupon the Prince presently left the French Court, and put himself on board that Fleet in the Admiral called the Reformation (which was afterwards lost about the Island Majorca, Prince Rupert being aboard her, and himself and three others hardly escaping) and lay some while in the Downs, till it was agreed that he should land some Forces, and attaque Deal and Sandwich Castles, which accordingly he mastered, with as much bravery and Gallantry of the Seamen, as ever they yet manifested.  
But notice of his formidable arrival being brought to London, the Earl of Warwick was forthwith ordered to equip all the shipping could presently be made ready to oppose him; at his appearance it was thought fit for the King's Fleet to sail for Holland, and accordingly they anchored in Goree, where the Parliament Ships attended them, and required of the States of Holland either to have them delivered, or put to Sea to fight, judging that the Mariners for want of pay had deserted their respective ships; but the hogen's durst not then venture upon such an action, while the King's interest seemed yet to be promising.  
The Prince then went to the Hague to his Brother the Prince of Orange, where indeed he was civilly and magnificently treated, with all the demonstration of kindness imaginable, which continued during that Prince's life, and his sojournment in that Country. From thence he writ that Letter to his Father which is printed at the end of the King's book. Hither came unto him my Lord Loughborough, Colonel Massey etc. presently after the King's death, about which time Dorislaus was killed there by one Major Whitford a Scotchman and his associates.  
Immediately after came unto him the Commissioners from the Kingdom of Scotland tendering unto him their Fealty with several propositions, whereupon ensued a Treaty which was the next year concluded on at Breda, a Town belonging to the Prince of Orange, and the King by the name of Charles the second, solemnly owned there by them; during which Treaty, my Lord the marquis of Montrose was defeated in Scotland, and barbarously executed, to the dishonour of that Nation, and of Argyle especially.  
He departed about June 1649. out of Holland by Brussels, where he was nobly entertained to the French Court again, where he stayed not long, being weary of Cardinal Mazarines neglects, but took shipping for the Isle of Jersey, where for a while he resided in Elizabeth's Castle, the Governor whereof was Sir George Cartret, where the Commissioners from the Kingdom of Scotland made their addresses to him, and desired that he would be pleased to repair to Breda in order to perfect the Treaty. By the way, we may not forget that gracious deliverance God gave him in his passage back again from thence, the Vessel wherein he was, being with a sudden gust of wind almost overset, had not one accidentally standing by the Sails, cut the ropes that held them.  
At his arrival in Holland, I may not omit one passage. Before his departure from thence, came unto him an Envoy or Messenger from the French King, his Errand I do not very well remember, but it was some insignificant compliment, and pressed hard for Audience, at last my Lord Chancellor Hid procured it, and when he had told his Story, he expected the King would have made him an answer, but the King dismissed him without a word; at his next Audience, he was very urgent for an answer, but no other than before, while the Monsieur was overheard to say, that the King he knew well enough could speak French, to which his Majesty was pleased to reply, that once indeed he could speak French, but had lately studied to forget it all, intimating the disrespects he had had from that Court. So much by the by.  
From Breda he went to Schiveling near the Hague, where he took shipping for Scotland, Old Martin Van Trump setting him on board, and commending the care and preservation of his person to his Son young Trump, who commanded the Fleet that transported him, which consisted of four Sail of Dutchmen Men of War, the King himself being in a light Sailing Frigate of thirty six Guns. He landed in the North of Scotland after a dangerous voyage, being cast upon the Coast of Norway, and missed the English Fleet that lay to attend his landing very narrowly, they having Sailed from thence but five hours before.  
Presently after his arrival in Scotland, he was Crowned on the first of January 1650. at Scoon, Mr. Robert Douglasse preaching his Coronation Sermon, his Affairs there are so well known to every body, that it is needless to recite them here.  
Neither is it more to our purpose to mention his expedition to Worcester, his valour and great mind manifested in the Action at that place, let us rather busy our thoughts with the admirable goodness of God in his wonderful escape from the clutches of the persecuting RUMP, and that Rebel Oliver.  
Which way soever he escaped by the conduct of Mrs. Lane, (the general received opinion) he arrived about the end of October, 1651. at Diep in Normandy, and so on to Rouen; upon the news of his arrival at Paris, all the great ones of that Court (the late Duke of Orleans himself in person) went out to meet him, and congratulate his safe return. But this fair weather lasted but a while, and the King wisely removed himself from his French unhospitable harbour, but before he went, he did as good as establish the Crown of France upon his Cousin's head, by bringing the Duke of Lorraine to a neutrality, when the Prince of Condee and the Spanish Army had advanced beyond Paris; but I think he was never yet thanked for it.  
His next stage was the Low Countries, to his Sister of Orange, for the Prince her husband was deceased, where he resided till the Peace made betwixt those States and Oliver, by which he was (as it were) banished their Dominions, as by the like compact with Mazarine, he was the French.  
He retired thence to Colen a City of Germany, upon the Rhine, to be near at hand his concernments, which were to be taken into consideration at the Diet at Franckfort upon the election of the new Emperor, whither he went privately, and walked the streets incognito, before the meeting of the States of the Empire, and Foreign Ambassadors.  
He sojourned also a while with the Duke of Newburgh, a Prince to whom the King is highly engaged for his manifold high obligements received from him during his abode there, manning's Treason was discovered, who kept correspondence with Thurloe, Nolls Secretary, and betrayed the design of Mr. Penruddock in the West.  
I may not omit that at Colen that Rogue Hannam with his complices, robbed him of all the Plate he had, which the Burghers found out, and returned him again.  
From thence he betook himself to the Court at Brussels, being thither invited by the King of Spain, who was then newly entered into a war with Oliver, and had by him a Court assigned for him at Bruges in Flanders, with a Princely maintenance to uphold it, where he remained some three years, till the late interview of the Favourites upon the Frontier, where he was in private present, and from thence passed on to Madrid the Court of Spain, and was there magnificently treated by that King.  
Thence posted he back again to St. Jean de Luz, where that impudent fellow Lockhart made oath he saw him at Mass, but had the reward of a Scot, not to be believed. In his return from thence through France, he was caressed all the way by the great ones of that Kingdom, and adored as a rising sun, and at last safely and happily returned to Brussels, where he now remains, waiting the good hour of our returning to our obedience.  
Now what obstinate perverse disobedience can object any thing against this our rightful Sovereign, whom so great experience, the knowledge of all places, men, and manners, acquired by his own view, have so fitted and accomplished to Reign and Rule well, it having been the only study in his Exile: God hath made him the better, and we the worse by his absence.  

Anglia red virum, raptatum a tempore legum  
Qui mores hominum multorum vidit & urbes.   

England Restore thy Prince, who since these times  
Of Treason, hath tired all, Men, Manners, Clines.   
FINIS.