For the allowance which formerly we had was in this Disturbance lost, and so we remained without it for some three Months, the want of which, this Money did help to supply.

Having gotten what we could at the Court, we made way to get out of the hurly burly to our Lodgings; intending as we were Strangers and Prisoners, neither to meddle nor make on the one side or the other, being well satisfied, if God would but permit us quietly to sit, and eat such a Christmas Dinner together, as he had prepared for us.
[The day being turned, they fear the King.] For our parts we had no other dealings with the Rebels, than to desire them to permit us to go to our Native Countrey, which Liberty they promised we should not want long.

But being sent for by them to the Court, we durst not but go, and they giving us such things as we wanted, we could not refuse to take them.

But the day being turned put us into great fear, doubting how the King would take it at our hands, from whom we knew this could not be hid.
[But he justifies them.] Into our Houses we got safely.

But no sooner were we there, but immediately we were called again by a great Man, who had drawn out his Men, and stood in the Field.