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to fpeak, whereupon Gregory knock'd at the Door, and
calling out Mr. Lawrence, the Man Servant apprehend-
ing it to be only fome of the Neighbours, opened the
Door, on which they all rulh'd in with Piftols in their
Hands, crying out, D nyour Bhods, honv hngha-ve
you Imed here ? and immediately feized Mr, Lawrence
and his Man, threw a Cloth over their Faces, then
took the Boy and led him into the next Room with his
Hands tied, and fetting him down by the Fire, began
to examine him what Fire Arms Mr. Laivrence had in
the Houfe, and being told there was none but an old
Gun, they went and fetched that, and broke in Pieces,
then took the Man Servant and bound Jiis Hands, led
him into the Room where the Boy was, and made him
fit down there, and likewife bound Mr. Lawrence ; Tur-
pin broke down his Breeches, and they fell to rifling his
Pockets, out of which they took one Guinea, one Por-
tugal Piece of 36^. about 15 s. in Silver, and his Keys;
they faid that Money was not enough, they mull have
more, and drove Mr. Lawrence up Stairs, where com-
ing to a Clofet, altho' they had taken the Key from
him before, and had it in their Cuftody, yet they broke
open the Door, and took out from thence two Guineas,
I o .f. in Silver, a Silver Cup, 13 Silver Spoons, two
Gold Rings, and what elfe they could find, and in their
Search meeting with a Bottle of Elder Wine, they took
it, and oblig'd the Servants to drink twice of it. Do-
rothy Street the Maid Servant, being in the Back Houfe
a churning, and hearing the Noife,. fufpefted they were
Rogues who were got into the Houfe; and in order to
fave herfelf fhe put out the Candle, but they rulh'd in
upon her, ty'd her Hands, and then brought her into
the Room where the other Servants were ; then they
rifled the Houfe of all they could get, as Linnen, Table
clothi. Napkins, Shirts, and tne Siieets from off the
Beds, trod the Beds under their Feet, to find if any
Money was conceal'd therein, and fulpsfting there was
more Money in the Houfe, tiiey brought Mr. LUTV-
rence down Stairs again, thret'iiing to cut his Throat,
and