Then with some hopes I went to London, intending to leave my little
girl Nan, the companion of my troubles, there, and so find out my
husband wheresoever he was carried. But upon my coming to London, I
met a messenger from him with a letter, which advised me of his
condition, and told me he was very civilly used, and said little more,
but that I should be in some room at Charing-cross, where he had
promise from his keeper that he should rest there in my company at
dinner-time: this was meant to him as a great favour. I expected him
with impatience, and on the day appointed provided a dinner and room,
as ordered, in which I was with my father and some of our friends,
where, about eleven of the clock, we saw hundreds of poor soldiers,
both English and Scotch, march all naked on foot, and many with your
father, who was very cheerful in appearance, who after he had spoken
and saluted me and his friends there, said, 'Pray let us not lose
time, for I know not how little I have to spare. This is the chance of
war; nothing venture, nothing have; so let us sit down and be merry
whilst we may.' Then taking my hand in his and kissing me, 'Cease
weeping, no other thing upon earth can move me: remember we are all at
God's disposal.'

Then he began to tell how kind his Captain was to him, and the people
as he passed offered him money, and brought him good things, and
particularly Lady Denham, at Borstal-house, who would have given him
all the money she had in her house, but he returned her thanks, and
told her he had so ill kept his own, that he would not tempt his
governor with more, but if she would give him a shirt or two, and some
handkerchiefs, he would keep them as long as he could for her sake.
She fetched him two smocks of her own, and some handkerchiefs, saying
she was ashamed to give him them, but, having none of her sons at
home, she desired him to wear them.