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THE COUNTESS OF OSSORY.
to remonstrate; and to solicit liis enlargement; pleading the quiet
and inoffensive life which she led with her children in London.
Cromwell told her plainly; that he had more reason to fear her
than any body else. She replied with dignity and spirit; and in
the presence of a numerous drawing-room; that Cishe desired no
favour at his hands; but merely justice to her innocent son*” and
that a she thought it strange that she; who had never been con-
cerned in a plot in her life; nor opened her mouth against his
person and government; should be represented as so terrible a
person.”'—(( No; madam;” replied Cromwell; “that is not the case;
but your worth has gained you so great an influence over all the
commanders of our party, and we know so well your power
over your own party, that it is in your ladyship’s breast to
wife, together with the Earle of Chesterfield, Lord Ossorie, and his brother, to
Vamber, a place neere the citty famous for butter; when coining homewards,
being on foote, a quarrel arose between Lord Ossorie and a man in a garden, who
thrust Lord Ossorie from the gate with uncivil language; on which our young
gallant struck the fellow on the pate, and bid him aske pardon, which he did with
much submission, and so we parted : but we were not gon far, before we heard a
noise behind us, and saw people coming with gunns, swords, staves, and forks,
and who followed flinging stones; on which we turn’d and were forc’d to engage,
and with our swords, stones, and the help of our servants, (one of whom had a
pistol,) made our retreate for neare a quarter of a mile, when we took shelter in
a house where we were besieg’d, and at length forc’d to submit to be prisoners.
Lord Hatton, with some others, were taken prisoners in the flight, and his lord-
ship was confin’d under three locks and as many doores in this rude fellow’s
master’s house, who pretended to be steward to Mons1’. St. Germain, one of the
presidents of the Grand Chambre du Parliament, and a canon of Notre Dame.
Severall of us were much hurt. One of our lacquies escaping to Paris, caused
the bailiff of St. Germain to come with his guard and rescue us. Immediately
afterwards came Mons1’. St. Germain himselfe in greate wrath, on hearing that
his housekeeper was assaulted; but when he saw the king’s officers, the gentlemen
and noblemen, with his majesty’s resident, and understood the occasion, he was
ashamed of the accident, requesting the fellow’s pardon, and desiring the ladys to
accept their submission and a supper at his house.” “ I have often heard that
gallant gentleman my Lord Ossorie affirme solemnly, that in all the conflicts he '
ever was in, at sea or on land, (in the most desperate of both which he had often
been,) he believ’d he was never in so much danger as when these people rose
against us. He us’d to call it the battaill de Vambre, and remember it with a
greate dealc of mirth as an adventure en cavalier."—Ed.]
THE COUNTESS OF OSSORY.
to remonstrate; and to solicit liis enlargement; pleading the quiet
and inoffensive life which she led with her children in London.
Cromwell told her plainly; that he had more reason to fear her
than any body else. She replied with dignity and spirit; and in
the presence of a numerous drawing-room; that Cishe desired no
favour at his hands; but merely justice to her innocent son*” and
that a she thought it strange that she; who had never been con-
cerned in a plot in her life; nor opened her mouth against his
person and government; should be represented as so terrible a
person.”'—(( No; madam;” replied Cromwell; “that is not the case;
but your worth has gained you so great an influence over all the
commanders of our party, and we know so well your power
over your own party, that it is in your ladyship’s breast to
wife, together with the Earle of Chesterfield, Lord Ossorie, and his brother, to
Vamber, a place neere the citty famous for butter; when coining homewards,
being on foote, a quarrel arose between Lord Ossorie and a man in a garden, who
thrust Lord Ossorie from the gate with uncivil language; on which our young
gallant struck the fellow on the pate, and bid him aske pardon, which he did with
much submission, and so we parted : but we were not gon far, before we heard a
noise behind us, and saw people coming with gunns, swords, staves, and forks,
and who followed flinging stones; on which we turn’d and were forc’d to engage,
and with our swords, stones, and the help of our servants, (one of whom had a
pistol,) made our retreate for neare a quarter of a mile, when we took shelter in
a house where we were besieg’d, and at length forc’d to submit to be prisoners.
Lord Hatton, with some others, were taken prisoners in the flight, and his lord-
ship was confin’d under three locks and as many doores in this rude fellow’s
master’s house, who pretended to be steward to Mons1’. St. Germain, one of the
presidents of the Grand Chambre du Parliament, and a canon of Notre Dame.
Severall of us were much hurt. One of our lacquies escaping to Paris, caused
the bailiff of St. Germain to come with his guard and rescue us. Immediately
afterwards came Mons1’. St. Germain himselfe in greate wrath, on hearing that
his housekeeper was assaulted; but when he saw the king’s officers, the gentlemen
and noblemen, with his majesty’s resident, and understood the occasion, he was
ashamed of the accident, requesting the fellow’s pardon, and desiring the ladys to
accept their submission and a supper at his house.” “ I have often heard that
gallant gentleman my Lord Ossorie affirme solemnly, that in all the conflicts he '
ever was in, at sea or on land, (in the most desperate of both which he had often
been,) he believ’d he was never in so much danger as when these people rose
against us. He us’d to call it the battaill de Vambre, and remember it with a
greate dealc of mirth as an adventure en cavalier."—Ed.]