I. —Cecil Court 5

II. —My Adventure at Wendover 11

III. —The Lady of Wendover again 14

IV. —How Harry had come to drive a Coach all the Way to
Scotland 19

V. —I enter the Queen's Guards 24

VI. —Horses for France 27

VII. —What took place by Moonlight in Oatlands Park 31

VIII. —What a Pie contained 36

IX. —I go to Rosemary Lane, and meet with an Ugly Adventure
39

X. —A Terrible Personage 44

XI. —The Cavalier in Purple Velvet 50

XII. —The Little Queen 53

XIII. —My Traveling-Companion 57

XIV. —I make the Acquaintance of Mr. Cromwell 62

XV. —A Combat by Moonlight 65

XVI. —Sir Theodore Mayherne 70

XVII. —I visit a Gentleman afterwards famous throughout the
World 72

XVIII. —A Moonlight Colloquy, and what followed it 78

XIX. —The Sting of an Insect 83

XX. —Good-by, Sweet-heart! 90

XXI. —How I was compelled for a Time to take no further
Part in Public Affairs 95

XXII. —The Portrait of Strafford 100

XXIII. —I return to Cecil Court 105

I. —Dreams at Cecil Court 109

II. —A Friend of the King 114

III. —A Friend of the Parliament 117

IV. —A Young Gentleman without Opinions of any Consequence
122

V. —I am conducted before Prince Rupert 128

VI. —Swords and Plumes at Cecil Court 135

VII. —Brothers 141

VIII. —I visit the Hague 144

IX. —A Good Wife 147

X. —My Fate 151

I. —The Adventures of a Queen 155

II. —A Female General 160

III. —Harry and I 167

IV. —I go with Lord Falkland to his House of Great Tew 173

V. —The Last Greeting 178

VI. —Chalgrove 181

VII. —Newbury 188

VIII. —I meet with an Old Acquaintance in Disguise 194

IX. —Angel and Pigmy 199

I. —Bedford House in Exeter 204

II. —I am sent with a Flag to Lord Essex 211

III. —Lord Essex 213

IV. —The Fate of a Queen 218

V. —The Courage of a Woman 227

VI. —My Promise 232

VII. —The Last Hope of the King and of the Cecils 237

VIII. —Back to Cecil Court 242

IX. —I go to Charlecote and meet with an Adventure 244

X. —The Flight from Charlecote 249

XI. —On the Highway 256

XII. —My Parting with Frances Villiers 259

I. —On the Bridge near Holmby House 262

II. —Tailor turned Soldier 265

III. —The Escape from Hampton Court 268

IV. —Carisbrooke Castle 275

V. —Eikon Basilike 278

VI. —The Plan of Escape 281

VII. —The Hour at Last 285

VIII. —The Scene at Westminster Hall 290

IX. —The Hammering 298

X. —The Walk to Whitehall 303

XI. —The Execution 308

XII. —So went the King white to his Grave 312

XIII. —An Old Cavalier of the King 315

XIV. —The House beside the Highway 319

XV. —Home Again 322

XVI. —A Friend in Need, and Indeed 323

XVII. —Virginia 328