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knock'd at the Door, which was immediately open'd
by one of the Fellows within, who feiz'd the iVIan,
took and bound hitn, and fet him down in the Houfe
with Mr. Skinner. About an Hour and half after, ano-
ther Servant who had been out with the Horfes, coming
to the Door, was let in likewife by the Rogues, who
hound him alfo. Mr. Skinner's Son's Wife, who had
been cut with her Hufband a vifiting, returning Home
en Horfeback, whilft he went to the Stables to put up
his Horfe, fhe going to the Door, the fame was open'd
to her by fonie of the Rogue.% who took and bound her
alfo ; and foon afterwards her Hufband not knowing
Xvhat Vifitors they had got, coming to the Door, was
receiv'd in the like manner bound and brought in, where
fome of the Rogues kept Guard over them, whilft the
ethers plund'red the Houfe of all the Money and Plate
they could find ; and alfo took away with them a great
quantity of Linnen and Apparel, Furniture and Hou-
fliold Goods, to the Value of near 400 /. befides 120
Guineas in Money j the Goods they put into five of
Mr." Skinner % Sacks, and having loaded their Horfes
therewith, threat'ned Mr. Skinner and his Family, in
cafe they llirred for fome Time, that they would mur-
der them, and fo marched off with their Booty.
On Saturday the 21ft of Dec. Kofe, Fielder, and Wal-
ker, with the Evidence, went to Epping-Forrefi, and from
thence betwixt five and fix in the Evening, to Mr. Mz-
fins, &t the Old-Ledge, one of the Keepers, and knock-
ing at the Door, the fame was prefently open'd by Mr.
Mafon's Man, on which one of them fir'd a Gun into
the Houfe, and immediately rulh'd in, Mr. Mafen fup-
pofed them to be Deer-ilealers, and came with an In-
tent to injure him in his Perfon, endeavour'd to get hold
of a Blunderbufs, and to fire at them, but before he
could effect it they knock'd him down, cut him over
the Head, and ufed him in a barbarous manner, then
bound him, and went to rifling the Houfe, vvhere they
found to the amount of about 140 Guineas, befides a
confiderable quantity of Plate, Linnen, and Woollea
Apparel, and Furniture, to a confideritble Value, which
they