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tlie next Morning finding who had been there, came in
fearch after me, and finding me charg'd a Conftable
with me, who carry'd me before Sir Thomas Janes a
Juftice of the Peace living in Eofujell-Court, who threa-
t'ned to fend me to Brideivell; but however, upon my
promifing to go Home and never do the like again, my
Father let me go Home before him to make my Peace-
with my Mother-in-law, inftead whereof I went to an
Acquaintance, and told him of the Indignity which I
imagin'd was put upon me, and aik'd his Advice what f
Ihould do, he faid. His Advice to me -vjas iy all Means
to go Horns and Jiay ivith my Father.
Eut it being near the Time of B'artholome'w-Fair, I
went to one Mr. Miller who had a Booth at the S^een's-
Jrms by the Sheep-Pens, and to him I engag'd myfelf
for one of the Guards to Queen Dido during the Fair ;
when the Fair was ended I went with one D- on to
a little Market Town called Darking, v/e being about
ten Men and Women, by the Way as we went he made
us mountainous Promifes of Gain,, which wou'd accrue
to us by his being intimate with moil of the Head Peo--
pie of the Town, and when we came there we found
that they knew him, and that he had been there before,
but had behaved himfelf in fuch a, fcandalous manner,
that none of them wou'd come near us, nor encourage
us; fo that being almoft ftarv'd, we went from thence
to Horjham in Suffix, where we far'd Hill worfe, for, I
was put fo much to my Shifts, that lodging in a little
Tenement belonging to an Inn, but.a-part from the
Houfe, I got into the Kitchen Window fundry times,
and took away Viftuals and Flower to make a Pudding,-
and wanting a Pair of Shoes, I one Night took away
a new Pair belonging to the Mafterof the Houfe, which
the next Day I put on, and Very impudently wore thro*
the Town; the Man who own'd -the Shoes hearing
that one of the Players had got- a new Pair (which was
a great Wonder) he came the next Morning to my
Room and knew the Shoes; but however, knowing,
the Condition we were in, he contented hiinielf with
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