Hamilton, a nobleman of bravery and honor, was mortally wounded; Massey wounded and taken prisoner; the king himself, having given many proofs of personal valor, was obliged to fly.

The whole Scottish army was either killed or taken prisoners.

The country people, inflamed with national antipathy, put to death the few that escaped from the field of battle.
The king left Worcester at six o'clock in the afternoon, and without halting, travelled about twenty-six miles, in company with fifty or sixty of his friends.

To provide for his safety, he thought it best to separate himself from his companions; and he left them without communicating his intentions to any of them.

By the earl of Derby's directions, he went to Boscobel, a lone house in the borders of Staffordshire, inhabited by one Penderell, a farmer.