his liberty upon four thousand pounds bail, to take a course of
physic, he being dangerously ill. Many spake against it, but most Sir
Henry Vane, who said he would be as instrumental, for aught he knew,
to hang them all that sat there, if ever he had opportunity, but if he
had liberty for a time, that he might take the engagement before he
went out: upon which Cromwell said, 'I never knew that the ENGAGEMENT
[Footnote: Cromwell probably meant to pun upon this word.--In Ireland,
"engagement" means an ISSUE; "an engagement in the neck," arm, &c.,
i.e., an issue in those places.] was a medicine for the scorbutic.'
They, hearing their General say so, thought it obliged him, and so
ordered him his liberty upon bail. His eldest brother, and sister
Bedell, and self, were bound in four thousand pounds; and the latter
end of November he came to my lodgings, at my cousin Young's. He there
met many of his good friends and kindred; and my joy was
inexpressible, and so was poor Nan's, of whom your poor father was
very fond. I forgot to tell you, that when your father was taken
prisoner of war, he, before they entered the house where he was,
burned all his papers, which saved the lives and estates of many a
brave gentleman.

When he came out of Scotland, he left behind him a box of writings, in
which his patent of Baronet was, and his patent of additional arms,
[Footnote: A coat of augmentation was granted to Richard Fanshawe,
Esq., Remembrancer of the Exchequer, and to his family, by patent,
dated at Jersey, 8th of February, 2 Car. II. 1650, being "Cheeky
Argent and Azure, a Cross Gules." Grants of that kind to persons who
distinguished themselves in the service of the King were very common,
and consisted, in most cases, either of the lion of England, a fleur-
de-lis, or, as in the instance of Mr. Fanshawe, of the Cross of St.
George. Sir Richard was created a Baronet on the 2nd of September