A COLLECTION OF INTERESTING Anecdotes, Memoirs, &c. EXTRAORDINARY ANECDOTE OF CHARLES THE SECOND. HE King, when at Bruffels, being defirous THE and refolved to fee his fifter the Princess of Orange, but withal under a neceffity to make the journey with the utmoft fecrecy, did communicate his defign to no perfon whatsoever. He ordered Fleming, (a fervant of the Earl of Wigton) who was in his service, and of whofe fidelity he neither then nor ever after did doubt, fecretly to provide a couple of good horfes, and have them. ready at a certain place and time of the next enfuing night, by his Majefty appointed: that Fleming, with thefe horfes, fhould remain alone till he heard from the King. |