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diverting themfelves with feeing the others ftrive for it;
and particularly Bkivit having thrown out fome Half-
pence amongft the Mob, a little Boy who was prefent,
pick'd up one of them, and calling out to Bkivit, told
him, that as fure as he (the /aid Bkivit) would be con-
demn'd at Kiwjlon, fo fure would he have his Name
engraved thereon ; whereupon Blewit took a Shilling
out of his Pocket and gave it the Boy, telling him,
there was fomething towards defraying the Charge of
engraving, and bad'him be as good as his Word, which
the Boy promifed he would.
In this manner they were condufted to Kingjion,
where they arrived about 11 or 12 o'Clock, and were
all fix confined in the Slock-Houfe.
The fame Day the Lord Chief Juftice Raymond and
Mr. Juftice Dentqn arrived in that Town to hold the
AlTizes for the County of Surry, and the next Day the
Prifoners were arraign'd, all of which pleaded not
Guilty, except Burnnvorth, who refufed to plead, un-
lefs fome EiFefts which he pretended had been taken
from him were reftored ; and he perfifting in his Re-
folution, his Thumbs wtvt ty'd and ftrained, as ufual
in fuch Cafes; and he ftill continuing obftinate, the
Court pafied the following Sentence upon him.
yO XJ Jhall go to the Place from ivhence you came,
and there being Jirif d naked, and laid flat ufon
your naked Back on the Floor, imth a Napkin about your
middle to hide your Privy Members, and a Cloth on your
Face, then the Prefs is to be laid upon you, nvith as much
Weight as, or rather more than you can hear ; you are
to haue three Morfels of Barley Bread in tiventy-four
Hours, a Draught of Water from the next Puddle near
the Goal, but not rumting Water; the fecond Day tivo
Merfels and the fame Water, luith an increafe of Weight,
and Jo to the third Day until you expire.
But he ftill continuing Contumacious, was caxricd
dowii to the Stock-Houfe, and the Prefs laid upon him,
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