Being thus tired with one anothers Company, and the King's Order being of an old Date, we used all means we could to clear our selves of one another: often repairing unto the Court to seek to obtain a Licence that we might be removed and placed any where else.

But there was none that durst grant it, because it was the King's peculiar Command, and special Appointment that we must abide in that very Town.
During the time of our stay here, we had our Victuals brought us in good order and due season: the Inhabitants having such a charge given them by their Governour and he from the King, durst not do otherwise.

So that we had but little to do, only to dress and eat, and sit down to knit.
[By a piece of Craft he gets down to his old Quarters.] I had used the utmost of my skill and endeavour to get a Licence to go down to my former Quarters, all things being now pretty well settled, hoping that I might recover some of my old Debts: but by no means could I obtain it.

The denial of so reasonable a desire, put me upon taking leave.

I was well acquainted with the way, but yet I hired a man to go with me, without which I could not get thro the Watches.