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fi.'pti'g Barttr, only, who quitting their Company re-
tir'd homewards.
As they were liere amufing themfelvcs came a Con-
federate of theirs from Chirk-Lane, who ufed to affift
them in the difpofmg of their ilolen Goods, and brought
•"em Word, that fever.il Conftables had been in the
Neighbourhood upon the Search for People of their
Proteffion, and bad 'em !« cautious how they appear'd
tncreabouts.
'I'his Intimation oblig'd them to confutt their Safety,
and no Way was thought more expedient than to keep
in a Body, they having tliree or four Piilols each, and
each loaded with a Brace of Balls, befides iliort D.ig-
gers hid privately under tlieir C'oaths.
Having fpent the Afternoon, at the Duflc of the
Evening they refolv'd to venture into the Town; and
accordingly coming through Turmmll-Jfreet, they there
accidentally met the Keeper of Nenu-Prifon, from whence
about fix Weeks before Bumixorth broke out j he fee-
ing Burtmjoorth on the other Side of the Way, call'd to
him, and defired to fpeak with him ; Bumnuorth ftand-
inj; a Lttle Time in Sufpeiice, the Keeper leeing fo
many of his Companions about him, told aim he need
not be under any Apprehenfion, he only defired to
fpeak two or tliree Words, and woulJ not moleil him ;
to wh.ich Blurnijjorth rcply'd with an O.ith, he was not
afraid of him, and that 'twas not in his Power to do
J'.im any Injury ; and concealing a Pifto! in his Hind,
ftep'd crofs the Way to him, whilft his feven Compa-
nions ftood ftiU waiting for him; but being all k own,
or at baft fulpcfted by the Neighbourhood, the People
liiegan to gat'ier in Crowds about them, which they fee-
ing, called to Burnivoith to come away, who took a
fhiOrt formal Leave of his quoidam Keeper, and join'J
Ills Compani