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Watch, and his Silver hiked Sword, and fome Parcli-
nient Writings of a confiderable Value, and on his Sub- •
miffion, and having requefted his Writings, we accord-
ingly .delivered them up, and let him pafs, and helped
him to his Watch again, being in the Hands of Mr.
Cakutt, a Pawn-broker in Hounds-Ditch.
We alfo took Opportunities to rob all the Butchers
and Higlers from Epfing-Foreft to Woodford, and con-
tinu'd fo doing for feveral Times, and particularly one
•old Woman who wore a high crown'd Hat of her Mo-
ther's, as file faid, which Hat we took and fearch'd,
and out of the Lining found 3 /. and deliver'd her the
Hat again. On ASon Common we alfo met two Cha-
riots with Gentlemen and Ladies in them, and robb'd
them in Money, Watches, and other Things, to the
Value of 30/.
Soon after our laft Atchievement, my old Comrade
Dick Bird and I ftopt a Coach in the Evening on Houn-
Jla--w-Heath,m which (amongft other Paffengers) were two
precife but couragious ^takers, who had the Affurance
to call us Sons of Violence ; and refufing to comply with
jour reafonable Demands, jump'd out of the Coach to
.give us Battle, whereupon we began a ftiarp Engage-
xnent, and fhew'd them the Arm of Flejh was too ftrong
for the Spirit, which feemM to move very powerfully
within them. After a iliort Conteft, (tho' we never
cfFer'd to fire, for I ever abhorr'd Barbarity, or the more
heinous Sin of Murther) thro' the cowardly Perfua-
iions of their Fellow-Travellers they fubmitted, tho°
fore againft their Inclinations.
As they were ftout F