These two thus lodged there, yet remained
the hardest part to act to avert the dependent
Tragedy; The curious eyes of Alcade-Beigh
like those of another Argo's, still waited so
exactly upon the generous Spencer, or upon his
fair Bride, that it was impossible for them to
pass the gates together; nor could the worthy
Spencer at first perswade my lovely Mistress to
leave him to his better starrs, and go with Cap∣tain
Goodlake, Ruffman, and the rest, to secure
her own Person: But at length overpowred
with Arguments, That it must be the only way
to procure all their safeties, she vowing, that if
by the next morning he came not safe aboard∣ship,
she accounting him slain, would assuredly
follow him in death; consented to go.
Captain Goodlake having got the Kings privy
Signet, and the Military Word, for that night,
under pretence of passing up and down from
lodging to lodging for the better accomodating
of the lustful Mullisheg, with my fair Lady, we
easily with them passed the Court Gates, and
so securely to the Sea-side, where we found a
worthy Gentleman Mr. Forcet, with the Boat
well-manned and armed, ready to waft us
aboard whether being happily come, our selves
we hastned it back, in hopes it might return
laden with the generous Spencer, whose pre∣sence
we now only wanted.
But long did we in vain expect, what we so
earnestly desired, and much longer it seemed,
by how much more we did desire it; for after
our departure, the noble Spencer found himself