Hampton Court ... Illustrated with forty-three drawings by Herbert ...

HOSTILE AGITATIONS 73
the King in the park and other where attending
him; no offence at any time passed amongst the
soldiers of either party; there was an amnesty by consent,
pleasing, as was thought, to all parties.
" His Majesty, during these halcyon days, intimated
to the Earl of Northumberland that he desired to see
his children, who, at that time, were under the government
of that nobleman, and then in his house at
Sion, which is about seven miles from Hampton
Court, in the way to London. The relater, amongst
other the King's servants, followed his Majesty to
Sion, which is denominated from the Holy Mount
so named near Hierusalem. . . . Here the King met
the young Duke of Gloucester and Princess Elizabeth,
who, so soon as they saw their royal father, upon
their knees they begged his blesssing, who heartily
gave it, and was overjoyed to see them so well in
health and so honourably regarded. The Earl
welcomed the King with a very noble treat, and
his followers had their tables richly furnished, by
his behaviour expressing extraordinary contentment
to see the King and his children together, after such
various chances and so long a separation. Night
drawing on, his Majesty returned to Hampton Court.
" The fairest day is seldom without a cloud; for
at this time some active and malevolent persons of
the army, disguised under the specious name of
Agitators, being two selected out of every regiment
to meet and debate the concerns of the army, met
frequently at Putney and places thereabouts; whd,