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The royal oake, or, An historical description of the royal progress, wonderful travels, miraculous, escapes, and strange accidents of his sacred Majesty Chakles [sic] the II. third monarch of Great Brittain. : wherein is observable, and worth publick view, I. His Majesties strange and wonderful escape from Worcester fight, the disrobing of himself of his princely ornaments, the casting away his chain of gold, and cutting of his precious hair and curled locks, by the Lord Wilmot for a disguise. II. The persuing of his royal person by Oliver Cromwell and his blood-hounds; and the manner how his Majesty escaped, making a hollow oake his royal pallace, within four miles of Woolverhampton. III. The memorable tragedy of Mrs. Jane Lane, and his Majesty, his riding before her to make an escape, and his going in a livery cloak by the name of William , servant to Mr. Lastel her father in law. IIII. The discourse betwixt his Majesty and the cook-maid at the three Crowns in Bristol; her several qu