After this my Brother carryed mee to one Sir _William Howard_ a Papist Knight, living at _Arundel_ gate over _Clements_ Church, who was very familiar with Sir _Francis Windebanke_, telling him what had happened unto me, and desiring him to carry me with him in his Coach to Sir _Francis_, and to get his protection for mee. Secretary _Windebanke_ understanding who I was, told mee I should feare no Pursevant of them all, and that if I lived quietly in _England_, no body should trouble me, and that _John Gray_ was a knave, and wished me if ever he medled with me again to come unto him. Though for the present this was good and commodious for me to have such favour and protection, yet I perceived, this my Brothers power, and this conniving at Preists and Jesuites could not bee usefull for mee, if I should publish my mind and and purpose to alter my Religion. I was therefore much troubled in mind and conscience, which I found was curbed with the great power of the Papists. I resolved therefore to goe againe out of _England_, and to travell in some other Countries amongst both Papists and Protestants, and to try what better satisfaction I could find for my conscience at _Rome_ in that Religion, or in _France_ and _Germany_ amongst the Protestants. I writ therefore to the Generall of the Dominicans at _Rome_, (without whose License I could not goe thither) that hee would bee pleased to send mee his Letters Patents, to goe to conferre some points with him; which hee willingly granted unto mee. I wanted not money from my Uncle (who commended unto mee some businesse to bee dispatched for him at _Rome_) for so long a journey, other friends also helped mee; but my chief trust was upon my Brother Colonell _Gage_, then in the _Low Countries_, whom I knew not, nor had seen him from a child. I had no other passe to take shipping at _Dover_, but onely the letter of a Papist in _London_, (by meanes of one _Popham_ a Dominican Fryer) to Sir _John Manwood_ his Lady, who was then Governour of _Dover_ Castle, and with the foresaid letter suffered mee not to bee troubled, examined or searched, but gave order that I should freely and quietly passe over in the Packet boat to _Dunkerke_, wherewith in foure houres with a good wind I arrived, and from thence by _Newport_ and _Bridges_ went to _Gant_; not farre from whence my Brother with his Regiment lay in field against the _Hollander_. Hee was glad to see mee, and knowing what journey I was minded to take, furnished mee with more money, and for my Uncles businesse recommended mee to the Marques _De Serralvo_ (then at _Brussels_) and to other great men, desiring them to give mee their letters to their friends at _Rome_; from them I got a letter to _Don Francisco Barbarini_, the Popes Nephew, and one of the chief Cardinals then in _Rome_, likewise to Cardinal _Cucua_, and Cardinal _Albornos_ both _Spaniards_. With these letters I thought I should have occasion of some conversation with these pillars of the Church of _Rome_, and in discourse might pry into the hearts and wayes of them, and see whether in them were more Policy then Religion. By reason of the Warres between _France_ and the _Low Countries_, I durst not make my journey the neerest and shortest way through _France_; but though there were Wars also in _Germany_, I thought that would bee my safest way, and I desired much to looke into the Protestant, and _Lutheran_ Church in that Country. Whereupon I resolved from _Brussels_ to goe to _Namurs_, and from thence by water to _Leidge_, and from thence to _Collen_ in _Germany_. From _Leidge_ to _Collen_ though wee were twelve in company, wee were much troubled with Souldiers; yet God still delivered me and brought me safe to _Collen_; from whence by the river _Rhine_ I went in boat to _Frankefort_ in _September_ at the time of that great Fair, where I knew I should meet company of Merchants to any part of _Italy_. In all my travells I never made a more pleasant journey then that which I made by the river _Rhine_, where I had occasion to see many fair and goodly Cities. In _Frankefort_ there I began to take notice of the _Lutheran_ Church, and for the space of a fortnight that I stayed there, had many thoughts of discovering my selfe there, and disclaiming Popery, thinking that there I might be sure and safe, and lie hid and unknowne to my Brothers and kinred, who is _England_ would not suffer me to live a Protestant. Yet againe I considered how hard it would bee for mee a stranger to subsist there, and to get any livelyhood, for the which I must first get the native tongue, and though many points that were opposite to the Church of _Rome_, pleased me, yet in some points of that Religion my conscience was not satisfied.