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( 24 ) to the King at Stirling.-The King being informed who he was, had ſome discourse with him, and commended him to the Duke of Buckingham, then preferred him to ride in his troop, because his life-guard was full. He came into England with the ſame troop, was in the engagement at Warington, came to Worcester-fight, and ſtayed till the King was fled.-Hynd being in the city, and ſeeing the gates full of flying persons, leapt over the wall on foot, and travelled through the country alone. He lay three days under bushes and hedges, because of the ſoldiery; and afterwards he came to Sir John Pakington's woods, where he lay five days; and from thence he came on foot to London, and lodged five weeks very ſecurely: But, on November 9, 1651, a discovery was made of Captain Hynd's frequenting one Deuy's, a barber, over against St. Dunstain's church, in Fleet-ſtreet, who went by the name of Brown. From this information, the Mr. Speaker of the House of Commons got him apprehended.-He was examined concerning his late engagements with Charles Stewart, and where he had eſcaped.-Hynd deny'd having any knowledge of him, ſince the battle at Worcester. But other crimes being brought against him, he was ſentenced to be drawn, hang'd and quarter'd, on Friday Sep. 18, 1652, and ſuffered accordingly.

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