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illiam J. Calvert
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#"no!ledgments
4irst and al!ays than"s to ary my !ife for her help proofing
the boo" and ptting p !ith me !hile !riting it.
- !old li"e also to than" hilip Collins& 'ire#tor of arometer
World /td& for his "indness and help on my visit to erton and
otheridge in 'evon.
7n#ompass Training W /td 9reat otheridge erton 'evon for "indly giving my !ife and - a private tor arond !hat !as left
of 9reat otheridge.
at Winterbrn& and my sister nn for their en#oragement.
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Map of Cadiz 1625
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CHAPTER 1
PALACE OF BEAULIEU 1667
The old 9eneral made his !ay over to the 4ren#h style
!indo! of his private 6arters in his magnifi#ent Tdor
ala#e of ealie& 1 7sseD. 3enry @--- had boght the lands
and the hose from Thomas oleyn.
2
3e demolished thehose and rebilt the beatifl pala#e that no! stood in its
pla#e.
-t had on#e been besto!ed on
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-n the distan#e& he #old see several men. oldiers of his
old regiment men !ho had served him !ell for many years&
throgh his military #ampaigns as an offi#er in the 7nglish
Civil War and as the 9overnor 9eneral of #otland.
ea#e had no! retrned to 7ngland& those traitor;s& the
rebel leaders of the parliamentary prising& !ho had signed
the death !arrant of Fing Charles - in 1:* had either died&
been eDe#ted or rn to grond and assassinated by agents of
his son and heir Charles --.
The rebilding of /ondon !as !ell nder !ay after t!o
great disasters. The 9reat lage 5 had ravaged the #ity. The
9eneral had been informed that one >ebe##a ndre!s !as
the first to die on 12th pril 1::5. y eptember 1:::& some
siDtyBeight thosand people had died in /ondon alone.
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manageable logs and !ere strggling& slipping on the no!
#ompa#ted sno!.
3e smiled to himself as they tried to lift the logs onto a
#art before ta"ing them a!ay to fel the fires of the ala#e.everal thoghts ran throgh the 9eneral;s mind& abot
his #hildhood years at otheridge in 'evon& his family;s
an#estral home. -t !as a rndo!n #ob and std& that#hed&
medieval manor hose. 3e #old only remember spending
little time there as a #hild& bt !hat time he did he still had
fond memories.
The previos year& he had ordered the hose to bedemolished to ma"e !ay for a ne! stone bilt mansion that he
had #ommissioned to be bilt.
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=Well& let me see& Gor 9ra#e. - mst have Ioined yo Ist
before Crom!ell #rossed the border from er!i#" into
#otland in late Jly 1:50. iver T!eed& !ith /ietenant Colonel
>oger 4en!i#";s 9 >egiment that - !as.?
ddi#o#" "nelt do!n by the hearth& #areflly pla#ing the
"indling in the grate then began to rb his flint and steel
together. 3e loo"ed p and s#rat#hed his head.
=The Colonel& Gor 9ra#e& had ordered the mster of the
regiment in mar#hing order early one morning& on a pie#e of
land sre it !as& otside the to!n !alls. The offi#ers !ent
throgh the ran"s tapping men on the sholders and telling
them to retrn to their 6arters. The morning mist had Ist
bro"en !hen those !ho !ere left sa! him standing there on
the !all !ith his offi#ers& loo"ing do!n on s they !ere.?
The "indle fli#"ered into life& the 9eneral #old see
ddi#o#";s fa#e in the glo! of the flamesE it sho!ed the tellB
tail signs of an old soldier& !eathered and po!der brnt.
=3e pro#eeded to tell the one thosand men assembled
that he had re#eived orders from Crom!ell to give p half his
regiment.
4ive #ompanies it !as& and to send them to a Colonel
on#"& one of Crom!ell;s ne!ly appointed offi#ers no! at
the to!n of orpeth.?
3e noted a slight lagh in ddi#o#";s voi#e.
=3e !asn;t too happy abot that& Gor 9ra#e.?
The 9eneral mrmred.
=-f - remember rightly& Gor 9ra#e& Colonel 4en!i#" had
#alled his offi#ers together earlier the day before& sre it !as.
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ddi#o#" #areflly pla#ed a fagot on top of the "indle
then loo"ed p at The 9eneral& !ho !as no! standing beside
him.
=ir rthr 3aselrig10
did the same yo "no!& Gor 9ra#e. When he re#eived the same orders at +e!#astle so he
did& one of his men& !ho !as billeted in my tent at the
bivoa# at orpeth had told me& so he did.?
The 9eneral strggled as he !al"ed arond the room !ith
the aid of his !al"ing sti#"s. ddi#o#" had !hittled them ot
of an old pi"e and an antler horn that he had fond in the
gronds of the estate. 3e #old hear the fire start to #ra#"le as
the flames too" hold and started to shoot p the #himney.
=The morale of >odger 4en!i#";s regiment at that time
!as forlorn so it !as yor 9ra#eE !e !ere so pleased to leave
that pla#e so !e !ere. There !as barely enogh food left in
the !arehoses and on the do#"s to feed s& there had been no
pay for !ee"s.
/ife !as hard !ith no money in or prses to be sre.
There !as nothing to entertain or minds& and there !as
nothing bt drin"ing& fighting& and forni#ation inside the to!n
!alls.
We !old !ait daily on the !aterfront for the ships to
bring food and the money o!ed to s& bt nothing arrived at
the do#"s. The Colonel #alled s a rabble of ra! border
ras#als so he did as !e mar#hed a!ay from er!i#"& the
drms beating& fifes playing. We sang along to an old battlesong to the annoyan#e of the Colonel and all those men !ho
!ere staying behind& in that #esspit of a to!n.?
The 9eneral smiled as he remembered sitting astride his
o!n horse at the side of
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Crom!ell had promised him Colonel right;s regiment&
!hen he signed the #ovenant& the oath of allegian#e to the
Common!ealth& on his release from the To!er of /ondon.
everal !ee"s earlier& before his arrival at orpeth. Themen of right;s regiment had refsed to serve nder him on
a##ont that they had foght against him. They had #aptred
him at the battle of +ant!i#h& !here many of their friends had
fallen at his hands.
The Fing had given Colonel on#" a #ommission to ta"e
over i#hael Warren;s regiment at +ant!i#h. t he had
arrived late on 25th Janary 1:& too late to ta"e it over as its
#ommander. o he Ioined the regiment as a pi"eBman and
foght !ith the rest of the men on the front line. The battle
!asn;t going !ell !hen they fond themselves #t off on the
opposite ban" of the river. There !as a sdden tha! overnight
and the river rose& #asing eam ridge and the ferry to the
north& to be s!ept a!ay by the flood!ater.
The Colonel lead from the front and set abot rallying the
men and leading the #harge before being srronded and#aptred by ir Thomas 4airfaD 11 and his men and sent to
3ll to be imprisoned.
3e loo"ed over at ddi#o#".
=- had the same thoghts that day& +athaniel. When - sa!
yo all for the first time& strggling over the hillside to yor
ne! #amp& yo !ere badly led& yor #lothes !ere in tatters
and yo !ere poorly armed.?
They both loo"ed at ea#h other and bro"e into laghter as
ddi#o#" pla#ed another log on the fire.
=Than" yo& +athaniel& !hen yo have finished !ith the
fire& !ill yo find 'r. 9mble 12 and as" him to attend me here
in my 6artersH?
=Ges& Gor 9ra#e& that - !ill& is there anything else - #an
do for yoH?
=+o& that !ill be all& +athaniel& than" yo.?
The 9eneral strggled over to the large !indo! again&
sing the edge of his des" to spport himselfE age had not
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been too "ind to him. 'amn it& he thoght as he felt the pains
in his legs& he loo"ed throgh the !indo! on#e more. -t had
started to sno! again& the estate !or"ers had already left !ith
their horses and #arts. The sno! by no! had filled the tra#"s
the #art had left leaving no sign of their toil.
The 9eneral;s mind Iorneyed ba#" again. -t !as in
Janary 1::0 deep sno! !as lying on the grond !hen his
small army set forth from his head6arters on the #ottish
border. -t !as the start of the long mar#h soth at the head of
his o!n regiments of horse and foot. +e!s had rea#hed him
!hilst at 7dinbrgh that John /ambert 13 had arrested William
/enthall& 14 the pea"er of the hose& for days previosly.
The 9eneral had !ritten and made it be "no!n to
/ambert and his spporters. That if they prevented the sitting
of the >mp arliament& or if he #reated an interim
government& then he !old have no #hoi#e bt to #ross the
border and mar#h soth on /ondon.
The 9eneral had no #hoi#e bt to #ashier all his senior
offi#ers of his army in #otland that parliament had infiltratedinto its ran"s. 3e then #alled the mster of his o!n regiment
nder the #ommand of his ne!ly promoted Colonel& 7thelbert
organ and Colonel John 3bblethorne& !ho had been given
the #ommand of Thomas Talbot;s >egiment (the la#"
Colors). They assembled in the 3igh treet at 7dinbrgh&
then he mar#hed !ith them do!n to an open spa#e near to
9rey 4riars Chr#h& !here he informed the offi#ers and menof his intent.
=9entlemen& - am resolved to ma"e the military po!er in
/ondon sbordinate to the #ivil government. - have sent ir
John /ambert and ir Charles 4leet!ood a letter& stating my
displeasre at !hat they do and !hat my intentions are in this
matter. - no! hear& gentlemen& that /ambert is mar#hing
to!ards me at this moment and he says that he !ill do battle
!ith me. - have eDpressed my thoghts to Colonel JohnWil"es& Colonel >alph Cloberry& Captain;s Jeremiah mith&
Thomas organ& and Thomas 9mble and !e are all in the
same mind.?
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great roar of approval erpted arond the #hr#h& at the
possibility of going soth to meet /ambert.
=9entlemen& - have !arrants here in my hand for the
arrests and #onfinement of the follo!ing offi#ers& here in the#astle.? The 9eneral ndid the bttons on his Ia#"et& and
!ithdre! a pie#e of paper and started to read ot a list.
=Captains ar"er& 3at#hman and tone& /ietenants Carter&
Wells& Wilson and /indon& and any other of those
meddlesome nabaptists. lso& those other bastards that
arliament sent to meddle and #ase nrest in my army.
+obody !ill es#ape my net. Warrants have also been sent to
the other garrisons nder my #ommand.?
nother great roar of approval erpted as these offi#ers
!ere arrested then tied p and gagged. The nabaptists !ere
not poplar amongst the ordinary soldiers of his army.
The 9eneral raised his hands.
=9entlemen& go and prepare yor regiments& "eep yor
po!der dry& raise yor #olors and ma"e ready to mar#h to the
to!n of Coldstream on the border.?
iver T!eed& !e #ross into 7ngland this day& and -
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pray to 9od to "eep yo and the army and the Common!ealth
safe.?
There !as a strong smell of brnt !ood from the
#ampfires of his army s#attered arond the to!n& as he !al"edover to inspe#t his regiment. The 9eneral #alled ddi#o#" to
ta"e his horse to the rear. fter the inspe#tion& he then ordered
the drmmers to beat the pa#e as he mar#hed ot of the to!n
at the head of his small army& five thosand infantrymen and
t!o thosand horse.
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CHAPTER 2
The 9eneral;s thoghts !ere interrpted as the old #arved oa"
door s6ea"ed as it s!ng open. ergeant Jennings& the ne!ly
promoted sher to 3is 9ra#e;s hosehold& prodly !al"ed
into the room.
='r. 9mble& Gor 9ra#e.?
=ho! him in& ergeant.?Thomas 9mble !al"ed into the room. 3e removed his
large& bla#" brimmed hat adorned !ith a fe! bla#" feathers.
The 9eneral;s Chaplain !as a short man& dressed all in bla#"
!ith a broad !hite la#e #ollar arond his ne#". 3e !as a
#leanBshaven man& !ith #ollarBlength bla#" hair& brshed ba#"
from his forehead& a man of the #loth.
3e loo"ed a#ross at the 9eneral& !ho !as still standing
ga,ing ot of the !indo!. 9mble al!ays thoght that he had
the loo" of a #omely person& bt no! in old age his
#ontenan#e !as very maIesti#& yo #old see that his body
!as on#e that of a robst man. 3is 9ra#e trned and !al"ed
to!ards the des" nearly tripping over the fraying edge of the
floor #overing. 9mble #old see the pain and the s!elling
arond his eyes as he trned and #aght hold of the #hair. 3is
bla#" sholder length hair and mosta#he !ere starting togrey.
3is fa#e& bro!n and !eathered by the sn and
po#"mar"ed !ith gnpo!der brns& gained in his many
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#ampaigns as a mer#enary soldier& fighting in the lo!
#ontry;s and pain. The years had not been "ind to the old
9eneral& 9mble thoght. 3e re#ognised a small boo" open
on the des"& titled 7i"om asili"e a boo" he had often seen in
the 9eneral;s hands& !ritten by Charles -.
=Go sent for me& Gor 9ra#e&? 9mble en6ired.
=h yes& Thomas&? he spo"e !ith a sigh. =- hope - haven;t
ta"en yo a!ay from anything important.?
=+o not really& Gor 9ra#e.? 3e pased a se#ond. =Well
maybe& Ist the '#hess;s daily instr#tions to the hosehold
staff.?=- hope it !asn;t too demanding& Thomas& - have al!ays
dete#ted that there is no love lost bet!een yo and my +an.? 1
=Ges& Gor 9ra#e& she still #rses the servants lodly and
very #olorflly if - may say so.?
They both loo"ed at ea#h other and smiled. 9mble;s
opinion of the '#hess !as that she had the mind of a
bla#"smith;s daghter and the moth of a fishmonger;s !ifeto mat#h. 3e "ne! not to say too m#h& after all& no matter
!hat the 9eneral says abot the '#hess& he still dotes on her.
=lease ta"e a #hair and !arm yorself by the fire&
Thomas.?
The 9eneral pointed to a #hair by the fire& he pased
a!hile to let him get #omfortable before spea"ing.
=- have a proposal to ma"e to yo& Thomas.?
9mble;s eyes follo!ed the 9eneral& as he made his !ay
over to the large oa" !aist#oat #hair by the firepla#e&
steadying himself !ith his sti#" as he !ent. 9mble loo"ed p
at the large bla#"ened firepla#e !ith the royal #oat of arms of
3enry @--- above it.
The 9eneral loo"ed over at 9mble for a moment& then he
bent for!ard to pi#" p a log from a pile& that !as sta#"ed beside the firepla#e by ddi#o#". 9mble #old see that the
9eneral !as strgglingE he rose p to help him.
=/eave me - #an manage.?
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3e remembered !hat the 9eneral;s physi#ian 'r. "inner 2 had said to him several !ee"s before& abot his #ondition.
=The dropsy& Thomas& in the 9eneral;s lo!er legs and
feet& !ill ma"e it hard for his 9ra#e to !al" !ithot the se of !al"ing sti#"sE he mst be en#oraged to ta"e it easy.?
The 9eneral thre! the log onto the fire& distrbing it.
par"s shot ot in all dire#tions. 3e then pi#"ed p an old
#ottish #laymore from the side of the hearth& one that he had
a#6ired on the battlefield at the battle of 'nbar. 3e& leading
his regiment from the front& pi"e in hand.
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sight. The eDpression on 9mble;s fa#e !as noti#ed by the
9eneral& he !as abot to spea" !hen the 9eneral raised his
hand and stopped him in his tra#"s.
='on;t loo" so srprised& Thomas& don;t yo remember !hat - sed to tell all my offi#ers. Ta"e heed;& - sed to say to
them& of those spies of yor enemy& !hi#h yo mst
presppose yo have in yor #amp.?
=Ges& - do remember& Gor 9ra#e.?
The 9eneral lifted his head and smiled.
=Thomas& - #an still remember the day yo arrived in
7dinbrgh !ith the Commission sent from /ondon& and - alsoremember !hen yo #ame to the #astle !ith letters from
Crom!ellE it !as at the end of fiftyBfive. - thoght then to
myself& !hy !old Crom!ell send a prea#her from Chipping
Wy#ombe as Chaplain to the #ottish CommissionH?
The 9eneral #oghed again& spitting the phlegm into the
fire.
=-t immediately arosed sspi#ions in my mind and it prompted me to ma"e several en6iries. - !as informed that
yo !ere on#e a oneBtime vi#ar of that pla#e. ,ealos
Common!ealth man and a friend of Thomas #ot 3 the old
spymaster. Whom - believe yo !ent to see at the To!er of
/ondon the day before the Fing had him eDe#ted& for ta"ing
part in his father;s eDe#tion& - thin" that he !as yor master.?
The alarm bells soon started to ring in 9mble;s head.The 9eneral stood& he held on to the pillar at the side of
the inglenoo" firepla#e& he plled a plg of toba##o from his
leather po#h and began to #he!.
9mble #old see the pain in the 9eneral;s !eathered
fa#e again.
=Go #ame to 7dinbrgh and to 'al"eith to treat !ith me&
and 6ite fre6ently bring ne!s from /ondonE - #onsideredthat yo had al!ays given 'r. ri#e 4 and myself& good
assistan#e& Thomas.?
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The 9eneral shoo" the po#h at 9mble offering him a
plg. 3e refsed& not having embra#ed the habit himself.
=Go #areflly gathered s#raps of information to pt in
yor reports ba#" to Crom!ell. Thomas& it;s all right& - "ne!that Crom!ell had sent yo to spy on me.?
9mble #old feel the beads of s!eat& forming on the
ba#" of his ne#"E he !ondered !here this #onversation !as
going. The 9eneral stopped at seeing the dis#omfort on
9mble;s fa#e. =Thomas& my friend& - thoght yo "ne! that -
inter#epted all yor #orresponden#e. -t !as a pleasre reading
yor papers. Go have al!ays had a good !ay !ith !ords and
eD#ellent deDterity at spiriting a good #ase.?
=s yo #an see& Gor 9ra#e& - had no idea.?
=-t !old appear that my men mst have done a better Iob
than - thoght& in #on#ealing the fa#t.?
The 9eneral pased again& spitting the bla#" tar into the
fire. -t distrbed a log that sent spar"s p the #himney. -t
reminded him of the many #ampfires that he had sat arond&!hilst on #ampaigns.
='id yo also "no! that - had yor rooms sear#hed in
7dinbrgh& ThomasH?
=+o& - didn;t& Gor 9ra#e.?
=Well - did& and on a reglar basis if - may say so.? 3e
pased again. =- see by yor demeanor& that !hat - have said
trobles yo.? The 9eneral pased then #leared his throat. =-digress too m#h& Thomas. 'eath stands "no#"ing at my door&
and is !aiting to enter. 'r. "inner says that my health is
deteriorating and that - !ill be l#"y if - srvive the neDt
!inter. - need to start ptting my hose in order. Go& above
all people& "no! more abot me than anybody else and only
yo #an s6ash any lies that my enemies !ill tell of me !hen
- am gone.? 3e pased again. =Thomas& yo have given me
good servi#e over many years. - believe yo to be an eD#ellentman of bsiness and that is !hy - trsted yo !ith many of
my deli#ate #ommissions and for that reason& - !ant yo to be
my biographer.?
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9mble tried to #hange the flo! of the #onversion.
=- have as"ed yo before& Gor 9ra#e& abot ma"ing a
!ill and abot yor plans for setting p a home for eDB
soldiers.?The 9eneral !aved his hands.
=Ges& yes& Thomas& - "no! yo have and - have negle#ted
it. 3o!ever& - no! hear that the "ing has it in his mind to do
it.? 5
The noise #oming from the anteroom& bro"e the
#onversation someone had arrived. There !as a "no#" at the
door& the door opened and Jennings the sher entered.=The Fing;s messenger is in the anteroom& Gor 9ra#e&
do yo !ant to see himH?
=Ges& send him in& Jennings& send him in.?
The yong offi#er entered the room redBfa#ed& and sno!
falling from his hat and niform as he salted. 3e plled a
sat#hel from behind his ba#" and too" from it a leather !allet.
3e handed it to the 9eneral.
=Than" yo& Captain. Wold yo por him a large
!his"y& ThomasH 3e loo"s li"e he #old do !ith one& and of
#orse por another one for me and yorself.?
The Captain too" the drin" !ith sha"ing hands.
=Go mst be #old& Captain. 9o to the "it#hen& !here yo
#an get yorself !arm& and the #oo" !ill give yo some food.
pend the night here before yo retrn to 3ampton Cort if
that pleases yo.?
9mble !at#hed the Captain as he dran" the !his"y and
pla#ed the glass ba#" on the table.
=Than" yo& Gor 9ra#e. - !ill ta"e food& bt - mst
retrn to /ondon.?
=Then before yo leave report ba#" to me& these letters
may need a reply.?
The Captain salted then he trned and left the room.