76.
** Rush.

vol.viii.p 871.
All night he travelled through the forest, and arrived next day at Tichfield, a seat of the earl of Southampton's, where the countess dowager resided, a woman of honor, to whom the king knew he might safely intrust his person.

Before he arrived at this place, he had gone to the sea-coast; and expressed great anxiety that a ship which he seemed to look for, had not arrived; and thence, Berkeley and Leg, who were not in the secret, conjectured that his intention was to transport himself beyond sea.
The king could not hope to remain long concealed at Tichfield: what measure should next be embraced, was the question.

In the neighborhood lay the Isle of Wight, of which Hammond was governor.

This man was entirely dependent on Cromwell.