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but defignedly miffed the Staple; the Door being thus-
upon the jar only, as flie gave the Drink to BurnvM-th,
ihe fix Perfons rufhed fuddenly into the Room, Burn-
nuarth liearing the Noife, and fearing the Surprize,
jump'd up thinking to have gained the back Door, but
not knowing the fame to be bolted they were upon hitn
before he could get it open, and holding his Arms be-
hind him, one of them ty'd them, whilft Smother to
jfltimidate him, fired a Piltel over his Head ; then thw
immediately carried him before a Juftice of the Peace,
who after a long Examination committed him to New-
gate.
While he was in Confinement, his Emiflarles, fuppo-
fing Kate Leonard to have been the chief Projeaor and
Caufer of his being apprehended, attempted to murder
her, by firing a Piftol at her one Night as Ihe was
going in at her own Door ; and feveral Attempts of
the like Nature being made, the Juftices ordered a fuf-
ficient Watch to attend the Houfe every Night, to
prevent the Execution of their Defign, and to bring the
Aftors therein to condign Punifhment.
Burn-worth being at laft got into Neiugate, he was
confined in the Cmdemned-Hok for Security : here he
continued from the Time of his Commitment to the
13 th csi March, when feven other Criminals under Sen-
tence of Death being confined along with iiim, he con-
certed an Efcape in the following manner.
Having on the Sunday in the Evening procured an
Iron Crow to be handed in unto him, thro' the little
Hole made for the admittance of Light into the Con-
domned-Hole, he fpirited the other Prifoners to attempt
an Efcape, and they began to put their Defign in exe-
cution as foon as the Gaol was locked up, and they
were under no farther Apprehenfion of being vifited
by the Keepers till the next Morning, and whilft feme
of them fung Pfalms, the others were employed iti
breaking down the Wall with the Iron Crow, and they
puU'd out Stones to the quantity of about two Curt
Loads, which they pil'd up againft the Door, fo that
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