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And thought to have sunke mee down into y:^e water, and so I thrust up amongst y:^m
ag:ⁿ and then they tumbled mee in a boat, and James Lancaster went w^th mee
and carryed mee over the water and when I came to y:^e town where the man had
bound himself w^th an Oath to shoot mee, all y:^e town rose upp ag.^t mee; some
w^th muck forks, and some w^th flayles and forks and cryed knocke him in y:^e head.
I should not go through y:^e town, and they called for a Cart, to carry mee
to y:^e grave yard; and cryed knock him in the head; but they did not,
but guarded mee a great way w^th their weapons but did not much abuse
mee, and after a while left mee; so when I came to some water I washed
mee; I was very dirty and much bruised; and then came to a friends
house about three miles from y:^t place; Where I washed mee; they called
the place Ramside where the friend lives; and I desired to have
a litle bear I should go to bed and when I was in bed I could turn mee no
more then a sucking child, I was so bruised; and so then they sent for mee
w^th a horse to Swarthmoore; and the stumbling of y:^e horse in giving
mee a litle shake did mee more hurt then all y:^e blowes; So I came
to Swarthmoore at Judg ffells; who was mighty serviceable to truth, & so
warrants was graunted out for mee by Sarrew when Judg ffell came home
for his Cruelty, I appeared before him and the Justices at Lancaster
where two priests and a schoolmaster had sworne falsly ag.^t mee