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LIVE S A N D DA R IN G DE E DS
THE MO S T C E LE B R A TE D
PIR ATE S AN D B U O C AN EE R S ,
O F A L L C O U N TR I E S .
m ay uum m us E ugra b iugs .
P HIL A D E L P HIA
GE O . G E V A N S , 4 3 9 C HE S TN U T S TR
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C O NTE NTS
M E W A TT I E S .
—B H E E L s .
-B A U G R IE S .
—M O G HI E S .
G W A R R IA H S .
THE U
B CCA NEER S O F
CA PTAI N T E AC H a l i a s B L AC K
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E N G L I S H R O BBER S .
RO BIN
S AW NE Y
TH O M A S W Y NNE
T HO M A S
J A ME S
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MU LL E D S A K a l i a s J OH N é O TT I N GT O N
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A PT A I N J AME S
N A N
JA CK
TH E L I FE O F O LD
C OLO NEL
W H I NE T Y
TO M
A R TH R U
R IC H A R D
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C LA D E D U
J AME S
T HE A BBE D E
C H I N E S E PI R A T E S Q O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O I O O O O .
LIVE S O F B A N DITT I, &c
ME W A TTIE S —B HE E LS —B A U GR EE S —MO GHIE S

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GWA R R IA HS —THU GS . .
TH E Pind a r r i e s wh os e m od e s
li fe and a t roc i t i e s I of
have endeavoured t o sketch m i g h t have been t h o u g h t o f

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t hem s elves a curse su ffi cient fo r any country however ,
vast seeing as we have done wi t h what rapidity and t o

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what immense distan ces they were accustomed t o extend

their incursions B u t besides these hordes Central Indi a
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was devastate d by other assoc iations o f wretches who ,
fo r the most part subsisted entirely o n plunder S ome .
o f them seem t o have struck their bane ful roots in t he
country long a g o others to have arisen under the Mahratta

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system and the times o f revolution and trouble which

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would naturally tend t o give strength to the o ld and birth

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to the new and facilities t o the execrable Operations o f
all S i r John Malcolm has d aec ri be d in a striking man ner
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the desolation which ensued fr om lett i ng loose a p O p u l a

tion com p osed o f such ini q uitous materials O nly tho s e .
who resided in walled towns were sa fe from the ravage s

and massacres o f the bandi tti The state o f the u np r o .
t e c t e d parts o f the country near the Vin d y h a moun tains

and the river N e r b u dd a where hundreds o f villages we re
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seen deserted and roo fless is d escribed by Capta in A m

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brose o ne o f S i r J ohn Malcolm s o ffi cers : in the yea r

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1 8 1 8 he ascertained the names and the names o f t h e

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vill a g es they belonged to o f eighty four in di viduals wh o

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had been killed by tigers ; these ferocious animals having

literally usurped the country and fought with the return
ing inhabitants fo r their fields A uthentic documents .
also testi fy that in the state o f Hol k a r in 1 8 1 7 six t een , ,
hundred and sixty three villages were deserted or as the

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natives emp hatically term it without a lamp a phrase ,
that denotes the extre m e o f desolation A ll this ruin h a d .

8 L IV ES O F BA N D ITTI A N D RO BBE R S
b ee n e ffected by the banditti of Central India , and t o
B rito ns is due the cessation o f such misery , a nd the resto
ration o f the country to prosperity and peace *
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To proceed with t hese other robbers , in the order I

have set them down
The Me wa tt ie s are or were ( fo r happily we can u s e
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the past tense in almost all thes e cases an ambiguous

race hal f Mahometan hal f Hindoo who were not only
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robbers and assassins but according t o S i r John Malcolm

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the most desperate rogues in India It is delight ful to .
learn from B ishop Heber that they were in a great mea ,
sure reclaimed even when he travelled through the scenes

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o f their crimes which he did with per fect sa fety ; and to

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contras t this with the former state o f the country when ,
it wa s as dangerous as the interior o f A rabia is at t hi s

moment a nd when merchants were obliged to travel in
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caravans and to pay high rates fo r protection to every

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p altry p lundering Raja This neighbourhood says
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t h e B ishop speaking o f part o f the province o f

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is still but badly cultivated ; but fi fteen years ago it was
as wild as the Terrai as full o f tigers and with no human
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inhabitants b ut banditti Cattle stealing still prevails to .

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a considerable extent but the Me wa t t ie s are now most o f

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them subject either to the B ritish G overnment or that of

B h u rt p oo r and the securi t y o f li fe and property a fforded
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them by the former has induced many o f the tribes to

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abandon their fortresses t o seat themselves in the plain , ,
and cultivate the ground like honest men and good sub
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j e ct s.
the B he el s wh o inhabit the wild and mountainous tracts

which separate Malwa from N e m a u r and Guzerat are a ,
to t ally distinct race insulated in their abodes and se p a

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r ated by their habits usages and forms o f worship from

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In 1 8 1 8 t h e n u m b er o f v i ll a g e s r e s t or e d w a s t wo h u n d re d a nd
s i xt y-n i n e ; i n 1 81 9 , t h r e e h u n d r e d a nd fo r t y -t h ree ; a nd i n 1 820 ,
five h u nd re d a nd e i g h t ; l e a v i ng onl y fiv e h und re d a nd for t y -t h r ee

d e se rt e d , o f wh i c h t h e wh ol e a re l on g er e t h i s r e peo pl e d Th i s wa s .
a ll d one u nd er t h e i n fl ue nc e o f t h e B r i t i s h , wh o s e be ne fi ts conferre d
u pon h u m a ni t y i n Ind i a , a r e a s a t h o u s a nd t o one i n t he s ca l e a g a i ns t
t he i r i nju s t i ce a nd i nj u ri e s .
T HE B H E E LS . 9
a ll other tribes o f India A ccor di ng t o B isho p Heber .

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they were unquestionably the original inhabita nts o f

R a j p o o t a na and driven t o their fastnes s es and despera t e
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and miserable way o f li fe by t h e invasion o f those tribes ,
wherever they may have come from who pro fess the re ,
l i g i on o f B rahma This the Rajpoots themsel v es virt u

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ally allow by a d m i t t i ng i n their traditional his t ory that

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most o f their principal cities and fortresses we re founded '
by such or such B h ee l chie fs and conquered from them ,

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by the ch i ldren O f the sun .
Here we have again as it w ere the Gael retrea t ing , ,
fi o m the S assenach and indemni fying and avenging him

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sel f by foray blood and plunder , ,

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Thieves and savages as they were the B ritish o fficers ,
who conversed with B ishop Heber thought them o n the ,
whole a better race than their conquerors Their word .
is said to be more to be depended o n ; they are o f a

franker and livelier character ; their women are fa r better
treated and enjoy more influence ; and though they shed
blood without scruple in cases o f feud o r in the regular ,
way o f a foray they are not vindictive o r inhospi t able

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under other circumstances and several B ritish O fli ce r s ,
have with per fect sa fety gone hunting and fishing in

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their country without escort o r guide except wha t t hese

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poo r savages themselves cheer fully furnished fo r a littl e

brandy .
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In a S anscrit vocabulary seven hundred o r more ,
years o l d the term B h ee l denotes a partic ular race o f

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barbarians living o n plunder ; and the Ma h a b h a ra t an ,
ancient Hindoo poem gives the same d escription o f them

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A t all times formidable they became the general terror ,
o f Central India under the guidance o f Nadir S ing This .
chie f committed a murder or rather caused it to be com ,
m i t t e d The English had now t h e power o f admini s tering

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justice and the following instance which occurred on

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the trial o f Nadi r S ing is strongly characteristic o f t h e

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B h e e l race .
D uring the examination into t h e guilt o f Nadir when ,
tak i ng the evidence o f some female prisoners it appea re d ,
hat the fat her and husband o f one o f them a girl abou ,
LI V E S O F B A N DITT I A N D R BBE R S
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fou r t ee n yea rs of age , had been instruments in com m i tt in g

the murder o f which Nadir was accused S h e was asked .
i f they put the decea sed to death Certainly they did ’

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wa s her firm r eply ; but they acted by o u r Dh u nnee s

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( o r Lord s order .
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That may be true it was remarked but it does , ,
not clear them ; for it was not an a fl r a y ; it was a dee d

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p erpetrated in cold blood .
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S till said the girl, they had the chie f s order ,
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The conducting the examination shook h i s

head implying it would not be received in justification
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The child for she wa s hardly more rose from the ground
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where she was sitting and pointing to two sentries who , ,
guarded them and were standing at the door o f the room

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excl a imed with all the animation o f strong feeling

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These are your soldi ers ; y ou are their Dh u nnee ; you r

words are their laws ; i f you O rder them this moment to
advance and put me my mother and cousin who are
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now be fore you to death would they hesitate in slaying

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three female B h ee l s ? If we are innocent would you be ,
guilty o f ou r blood or these faith ful men A fter this

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Observation she t e seated hersel f saying My father and

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\lu1§b a nd are N a d i r s soldiers ’

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The chie fs o f the B h ee l s indeed who were usually , ,
called B h o m e a h s exercised the most absolute power and

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their orders t o commit the most atrocious crimes were

obeyed ( as among the sectaries o f the O ld Ma n o f the
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Mountain ) by their ignorant but attached subjects with

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o u t a conception o n their part that they had an option

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B u t N adir S in g was banished fo r the murder alluded to ;

his son who had been care fully educated at S i r J oh n
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Malcolm s head quarters succeeded to his authority ; and

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there is now no part o f the country where li fe and pro

perty are sa fer than amid the late dreaded B h e e l s o f h i s
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The B h ee l s excite t h e h orror o f the higher classes o f
H indoos by eating no t only the fl esh o f bu ffaloes but
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S i r J oh n M a l col m h i m s e l f He w a s a s s i s t e d o n t h e t ri a l by C a p
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Ni l “ D S t ua rt, wh o not e d d o wn t h e g i r l s e xpr e s s i on s

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of c ows ; an abomination whi ch place s them just abo ve

t h e C h a m a r s or shoemakers who feast o n dead ca rcas e s
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and are not allowed to dwell within the precincts o f the

vill age The wild B h ee l s who keep among the hills are
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a diminutive and w r etched l ooking race but active and -

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capable o f great fatigue ; they go armed with bows a nd

arrows and are still pro fess ed robbe rs an d thieves lyin g
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in wai t for the weak and unprotected wh i le they fly fro m ,
the strong Their exce s ses however are now chiefly

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indulged in ag ainst the Hindoos A fe w months since .

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says B ishop Hebe r one o f the ba zaars o f N e e m u ch wa s

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attacked and p lundered by a b o dy o f the hill people ; ‘ -

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and there are doubtless even in the plains many who

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sti ll sigh a fter their late anarchy and exclaim amid the ,
comforts o f a peaceable government ,
G i v e u s o ur wi l d nes nd our wood s s a ,
O u r h u ts a n d ca ve ’
g ai n ! s a
The son o f Mr Palmer Chaplain o f N u s s ee r a b a d

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while travelling lately with his father and mother in their

way fro m Mhow observed some B h ee l s looking earnest
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l y at a large drove o f laden bulloc ks which were drink

i ng in a ford He asked o ne o f the B h e el s i f the bull oc k s
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belonged t o him No l was the reply but a good part

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o f them would have been ours i f it were not for you ,
E nglish who will let nobo dy thrive but yourselves

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( These were precisely the env y gi n s and lamentations
o f many among our own hi g hlandmen when their depre ,
dations were checked a n d they could no longer carry o n

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the honourable calling o f their fore fathers ) .
O n fi rst approaching the B h ee l villages the B ishop ,
observed a man run from the nearest b u t to the to p o f a

h i ll and give a shrill shout or scream which he heard
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repeated from the furthest hamlet in sight and agai n from ,
two others which the B ishop could not see I asked .

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the meaning o f this he continues , and my guards ,
i n formed me that these were the 1 r signals t o give the

alarm o f o u r coming o u r numbers and that we had , ,
horse with us B y this means they knew at once whether

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it was adv i s able to attack u s to fly or to remain quie , , t.
while , i f there were any o f their number who had p ar

12 LI V ES O F BA N D TTI I A N D R O B BE R S .
reasons fo r avoiding an interview with the troo p s

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and magistrates o f the low lands they had thus fa i r -
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warning given them to keep out o f the way This sounds .
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like a description o f Rob R oy s country but these poor ,
B h ee l s are fa r less formidable enemies than the O ld Ma c

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Gregors .
This ancient people are very expert in the use o f t h e

bo w and have a curious way o f shooting from the long
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grass where they lie concea led holding the b o w with

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their feet B esides against their prey quadru p ed biped

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and winged the B h e e l s use the b o w and arrow against

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fish which they kill in the rivers a nd p ools with great

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certainty and rapidity Their bows are o f split bamboo .

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s imple but strong and elastic

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The arrows are also o f .
bamboo with an iron head coarsely made and a long

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s ingle barb Those i ntended fo r striking fish have this

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head so contrived as to slip o ff from the sha ft where the

fi sh is struck but to remain connected with it by a long
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line on the princi p le o f the harpoon The sha ft in

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consequence rema i ns floating i n the water and not

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only contributes t o weary ou t the animal but shows i t s ,
p ursuer which way he fl ees and thus enables him t o ,
se l ze it .
They have many curious customs that date from very

remote antiquity O ne o f them was witnessed by B ishop
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Heber and described in his usual felicitous manner

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A number o f B h ee l s men and women came t o o u r , ,
camp ( near J h a l l o d a ) with bamboos in their hands a nd

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the women with their clothes so scanty and tucked u p ,
so high as t o leave the whole limb nearly bare Th ey

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had a drum a horn and some other rude minstrelsy and

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said they were come to celebrate the h ool ee They .
Th e Hool e e Is t h e Hi nd oo c a r n i v a l , d u r i n g wh i ch t h e pe o p l e o f
C ent r a l In d i a m or e p a r t i cul a r l y i nd ul g e i n a l l k i n d s o f r i ot , d r u n k .
c n ne s s , a n d fe s t i v i t Th e s a m e i n d e ce ncy o f l a n g u a g e i s p er m i t t e d
y .
a s a m on t h n c i e nt a n d m od e r n i n h a b i t a nt s o f It a l y a t v i nt a g e
g e a
Th i s i s a l s o t h e s e a s o n i n Ind i a fo r pe l t i ng e a c h ot h e r w i t h
J M
t im e .
a re d p ow d e r D u r i n g t h i s c a r n 1 va l a l co l m
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s a ys S i r oh n
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wh i c h l a s t s fo u r we e k s , m en fo r g e t b o t h t h e i r r e s t r a i nt s a nd d i s
t i n ct i on s ; t h e p oo r e s t m a y c a s t t h e r e d po w d e r u p o n h i s l o r d , t h e
wi fe 1 8 fr ee d fr om h er h a bi t u a l r e s pe ct to h a r h us b an d , a nd not i ng h
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drew up in t wo parties one men one women a n d had a , , ,
m ock fight in which at first the females h a d much t h e

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advantage having very slender poles while the men had

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only short cu dg els with which they had some di ffi cul t y ,
in guardi ng their heads A t last some o f the women be .
gan to strike a little too hard on which their antagonists

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los t tem per and closed with them so fiercely that the
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p oor females were put to the rout in real or pre t ended

terror They collected a little money in the camp and
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then went on t o another village The Hoolee according .

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to the ort hodox system was over but these games a re , ,
o ften prolonged fo r severa l days a fter its conclusion .
A s B ishop Heber advanced in the country in fested by

the B he e l s he met caravans o f B r i nj a r r e e s or carriers
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o f grain a singular wandering escorted by

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B hee l s paid by the carriers fo r the purp ose

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cee d e d by day with an advance d and rear guard o f these -
naked bowmen and a t night fo r security against the , ,
robbers the honest B r i nj a r r ee s drew their corn wagons

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i nto a circle placing their cattle in the centre and co n

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nect ing each o x with his yoke fellow and at length to -

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the wain by iron collars riveted round their necks and

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fastened to an iron chain which last is locked to the cart ,
whe el It is thus extremely di fficult to plun der without

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b u t t h e s on g a n d t h e d a n ce i s h ear d Th e fes t i a ext e n d s t o t h e . v l

l o we s t i nh a i t a nt s , e b
al , if n ot qu
g r e a t e r e n oy m e n t s t h a n t o t h e j
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h i g h er ; a n d fo r t h e a s t e i g h t d a y s t h e a o r e r c e a s e s fr om hi s l b u
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t o i , a n d t h e c t i a t or i ts h i s ul v
e d , d eem i n
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i o s t o a t t e nd fi l p u
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t o a ny t h in g b u t t h e oi ce o f j oy a n d g a d n e s s
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Vo l i i 195 . . p . . .
Th B r i nj ree se t h ei r wh l l i v
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in c a r y i ng g r i n fi o m
as s o e es r a
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o ne pa r t f t h c un tr y t o t h e th
o e o l d m n t h i wn c un t o er, s e o o e r O ac o ,
b t u a g nt s f r
as th r
e T h y t r v l i n l ar g e bo d i e w i t h t h i r
o o e s . e a e s e
wi v e c h i l dr n n d l d e d bull ck
s, e , a Th e m n oa ll m d a o s. e a re a ar e as
p r ot t i n g in t p tt y t h i v e From t h ver i g n nd ar m i
ec o a a s e e s. e so e s a es
o f Hi n d o t n t h ey h v n t h i n g t o pp h n d
s a a Th i ca ll i ng i
e o a re e . e r s
a l m os t n id ed
co scr e d E v e n con t e n d i n g
er as sa m i ll w t h m t o
. ar es a o e
n d f l ; n v t a k in t h i r d w i t h u t p u ch e s
p s
a s a r epa s e y r s sag g e e e oo o r as ,
or ve n p e v e n t i ng t h m i f t h y c h
e r f m v i t u ll i ng t h i r
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e oo s e , ro c a e
c m p : b th i d w i ly g r e i n g t pe t n d n c u g e
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en m y e s a o s es se a e o res c a e o ra
a b n ch o f in d u t y t h e i nt e r r u pt i on O f w h i c h m i g h t b e
ra s r ,
tt e n d ed a
wi t h f t a l c n q u n
a t b t h Th e p u n ct u l i ty f t h es e c r n c r
o se e ce s o o . a o o a
t ie i m v ll o us
rs s ar e .
V O L II . .
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awa k ing them ; and in places o f greater danger one of ,
the B r i nj a r r ee s always stands sentry S till farther O 1I .

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descending from the hills to the low lands the B ishop had -
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himsel f o ne o f these poor B h e el s fo r a guide who as he , ,
trotted along the rugged road be fore his horse s head ’

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with a shield and a neatly made hatchet and with a -

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blanket of red baize fl ung over his shoulder reminded ,
h i m strongly o f the pict u res o f a North A merican Indian .
The dashing appearance of this man was owing to his

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being in the Company s pay as a policeman ; but the
B h e e l s here were generally in much better plight a nd ,
less given to robbing than in the hilly country .
A ft er this a strong escort o f B h ee l s was added t o the

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B ishop s retinue They not only led him sa fely through

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a p erilous country abounding with r a vines and broken ,
land overgrown with brushwood ( the most favourable o f ,
places for the spring o f a tiger o r the arrows o f an a m ,
bushed band o f robbers where recently passengers had ,
been plundered by B h e e l s and a man carried off by a ,
tiger from a numerous convoy O f artillery on its march ,
to Ka i ra h ) but they conducted him across the rapid

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stream o f the Mh ye and on his arriv al at Wa s nu d acted

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as watchmen to his camp where t heir shrill calls fro m

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o ne to the other were heard all night ,

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We were told says the B ishop , not to be sur ,
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prised a t this choice since these poor thieves are whe n

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trusted the trustiest o f men and o f all sentries the most

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wake ful and inde fatigable They and the K h olee s a .

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race almost e q ually wild are uni formly p re ferred in ,
Guzerat for the service o f the police and as d u r wa ns t o ,

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gentlemen s houses and gardens .
When S i r J ohn Malcolm began the wor k of re form a

tion the very first step he too k was to raise a small corps
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o f B h e e l s commanded by their o wn chie fs and
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be fore , ,
says he ,
these robbers had been in the service o ne
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m o nt h I placed them as a guard ove r treasure which

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had a surprising e ffect both in elevating them in thei r ,
o wn minds a nd in those o f other parts o f the com

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munity . Nor did the judicious r e former stop here ; he
t oo k as his constant attendants s ome O f the most des p e
TH E BE BE LS .
ra te of the plunderi ng chie fs ; a nd t h e good e ffects fully

answered the expectations which he had formed by thus ,
inspiring co nfidence and exalt i ng bold and courageo us

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men in their o wn estimation .
We have only to add in honour o f this an cient robber

ra ce that the fai r S ex have gr eat i nfl uen ce in the soc iety
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a n d that in the recent re form their women a cted a p ro ,
m inent part and one worthy o f the feelin gs a nd charac

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t e r o f their s e x .
The very interesti ng wor k of Mr Charles Coleman .

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( T he M yt hology o f the Hindoos with notices o f various ,
m ountain and island Tribes & c ) r e cently publis h ed a f ,

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for d s the following additional anecdo t es relative t o the

B hee l s p revious to their re form ation
A n Engl is h ofli ce r a Captain B — d h a d by i nter
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ru p ti n g and woundi ng a B h ee l whil e labouri ng in hi s ,
voca tion ( of robbery ) been marked ou t for vengea nce

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I n c onse quence O f thi s he had a sentry to hi s house ; b u t

from the neighbo uring ban k o f the river they had work
ed a subterran eous passage for a considerable di stance ,
large enough fo r one man t o crawl along wh o had begu n ,
t o per forate the floo r O f hi s bed ch ambe r when he wa s -
discovered We had at the city where thi s too k place

.
nearly t wo thous and troops yet it was nec ess a ry for t h e

, ,
’
O fli cer s sa fety to remove him to B ombay
, A Pa rs ee .
messman wh o had re fii se d to p ay the usual tribute t o t he

,
B hee l s w a s found dead in the mo rn ing in the m es s room

,
- .
It was his custom t o put his mat on a large wine -c hes t

where he slept : in the morning he was found with hi s
head p laced on the mess ta ble the headle ss body lyi ng
-
,
”
on the ches t .
A n encam p ment o f English su r rounded by t wo h u n ,
dre d sentries was robbed by this people

,
When the mornin g broke forth every Offi ce r had ,
b ee n rob bed save one and he had a priest B hant and

, , ( )
a B h ee l gu ard N or did the poor s i p ka u ees es cape ; for
.
when they gave the alarm o f thie f thie f they were ‘
s ure to get a blow o r wound in the leg o r thi gh from a ,
Dheel lyin g on the ground or moving about on all fours

,
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,
’
wra p p ed in a bull ock s hide o r a shee p -s kin o r ca rryin
g ,
16 LIVES O F B A N D ITT I A N D R O BBER S .
a bush be fore o r over him so that the sentries were de ,
ce i ve d ; and i f they fired they were as likely to hit some ,
o f the women o r children or the followers or the o fficers , , ,
as the B h e e l himsel f ; and had they fired the B h e e l in , ,
the dar k thus placed in a po p ulo u s camp had every a d

, ,
vantage his weapon making no noise and his co m p a n

, ,
ions being ready to shoot the s i p h a u ee through the head .
“
Most o f the O ffi cers were U p during the night but ,
their presence was useless Lieutenant B did lay .
hands on a B h e el but he literally slipped through his ,
fingers being naked his body oiled all over and his head
, , ,
shaved ; and on giving the ala r m o ne o r t wo arrow s ,
we r e seen to have gone through the cloths o f the tent .
Were it p ossible to retain a hold o f a B h e el your m o ,
tions must be as quick as lightning ; for they carry t h e

blade o f a kni fe which is fastened round the neck by a
,
string and with which i f they find themselves in a di

, ,
”
lemma they will rip u p the p erson holding them
,
.
Captain Mundy in his very spirited Pen and Penci l ,

”
S ketches in India relates this personal adventure
, .
“
I retired to my tent this evening pretty well knocked
up and during the night had an adventure w h ich might ,
have terminated with more loss to mysel f had I slept ,
sounder My bed a low charpoy or four feet was i n

.
, , ,
’
o ne corner o f the tent close to a door and I wok e , ,
several times from a feverish doze fancying I heard ,
something moving in my tent b u t could not discover ,
anything though a cherang o r little Indian lamp wa s

, C , ,
burning on the t a b l e I there fore again wooed the balmy .
power and slept A t length j ust as the Iron tongue of

, .
,
’
m idnight had told twelve fo r I had looked at my watch
(
five minutes be fore and replaced it under my pillow ) l , ,
wa s awakened by a rustling sound under my head ; and ,
hal f opening my eyes without changing my position I ,

.
,
saw a hideous black face within a foot o f mine and t h e ,
owner o f this i ndex o f a cut throat o r at least cut purse -

, , ,
-
disposition kneeling o n the car p et with one hand under

, o ,
my pillow and the o t h e r grasp i n g— not a dagger l— but

,
the door -post S till without mov i ng my body and with

.
,
hal f closed eyes I gently stole my right hand to a boar

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,
TH E B H EE L S . 17
s pear which at n i ght was always placed be tween my bed

,
and the wall ; and as soo n as I had clutched it made a ,
rapid and violent movement in order t o wrench it from ,
its place and try the virtue O f its point upon the i nt ru
,
der s body b u t I wrenched in vain Fo rtunately fo r the

’
,
.
robber my bearer in placing the weapon in i ts usual

, ,
recess had forced the point into the top o f the tent and
,
the butt into the ground so firmly that I failed to extract ,
it at the first e ffort ; and my visiter alarmed by the move ,
ment started upon his feet and rushed through the door
,
.
had time to see that he was per fectly naked with t h e ,
x ce t i o n o f a black blanket twisted round h i s loins and

p ,
that he had already stowed away in his cloth my candl e

sticks and my dressing case which latter contained let -
,
ters keys money and other valuables I had also lei

, , ,
.
sure in that brie f space to judge from the size o f the

, , ,
arm extended to my bed that the bearer was more form ,
ed fo r activity than strengt h ; and by his grizzled beard , ,
that he was rather O l d than young I there fore sprang .
from my bed and darting through the p u r d a r o f the

,
inn er door seized him by the cummerbund just as he

,
“
was passing t h e outer e nt r a nce fi The cloth however , ,
being loose gave way and ere I could confirm my grasp

, , ,
he snatched it from my hand tea ring away my thumb ,
nail down t o the quick In his anxiety to escape h e .

,
stumbled through the outer p u r d a r and the much estee m ,

-
ed dressing case fell ou t o f his loosened zone I was s o

- .
clos e at his heels that he could not recover it ; and jump

,
ing over the tent ropes— which doubtless the rogue cal
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, ,
c u l a t e d would trip me u p— h e ran towards the road I .
was in such a fury that forgetti ng m y bare feet I gave , , ,
hase voci ferating lustily C h oo r ! ch oo r ( thie f ! thie f ! )

, ,
ou t was soon bro u ght u p by some sharp stones just i n ,
time t o see my r a sca l by the faint i g h t o f the moon ,
through the thick foliage overhead jump upon a hors e ,
standing unheld nea r the road and dash down the path ,
at full speed his black blanket flying in the wind What

,
.
Th e t e n t s i n In d a h a i ve d ubl fl i ;
o e es the o ut er kh a n a u t, o r w al . l
fo r m i ng a v
e ra n d a h , of s o m e f u r f et
o e i
w d e, u
r o n d t h e i nt e r or i
Da V ili on .
[8 LI V ES O F B A N D ITTI A N D RO BBER S .
wou l d I have given my double barrelled J oe at tha

fo r -
.
moment ! A s he and his steed went clattering along t h e

rocky forest road I thought o f the black huntsman o f
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,
the Hartz o r the erl king ! Returning t o my tent I

,
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,
s olaced mysel f by abusing my servants w h o were just ,
ru b bing their eyes and stirring t hemselves and by ,
t hreatening the terrified sepoy sentry with a court mar -
t ial . My trunks at night were always placed outside t h e

’
te nt under the sentry s eye ; the robber there fore mus t
, , ,
h ave made his entry on the o p posite side and he mus t ,
have been an adept in his vocation as four or fi ve ser ,
v ants were slee p ing be t ween the k h a na u t s The p oor .
d evil did no t get much booty for his trouble having only ,
s ecured a razor a p o t o f pomatum , ( which w ill serve t

, o
lubricate his person for his next and the can

d le s t ic k s which on closer inspection will prove t o h i m
,
’
t he truth o f the a xiom that all is not gold that glitters,
‘
,
4“ as
no r even silver The next morning on relating
.
,
m y adventure I was told that I was fortunate in having

,
escaped col d steel ; and many com fortable instances were

r eci ted o f the robbe d being stabbed in attem p ting t o
,
”
s ecure the robber .
O f the other pro fessed robbers and thieves in Centra l

I ndia the t wo p rincipal are the B a u g ries an d Mog h ies
, ,
b oth Hindoos o f t h e lowest caste : their re deeming q uali

t ies are bravery and expertness ; they are true t o their “
”
s alt , o r t o those wh o feed them beyond most of the ,
Hindoos ; and s o literally d o they adopt the p roverb that ,
they avoid tasting salt from the hands o f any but their
o wn brethren that they may not be fettered in their
,
darling pursuit o f plunder The G wa r r i a h s are a tribe .
who support themselves by stealing women and children

whom they sell as slaves ; but this abominable practice
has nearly been abolished wherever B ritish influence ex
t ends .The Thugs are the last and worst o f all They ,
.
are bands o f mendicants sel f called pilgrims pil ferers ,

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, ,
robbers and cowardly treacherous murderers chiefly

, , ,
B rahmins but composed o f all classes even o f Mahomet

, ,
Ind i n t h i e ves oil t h e i r n a k ed bod i es t o ren d e r t h ei r s ei zu re

a
d ifli cu l t .
20 L IV ES O F B A N D ITTI A N D R O BBER S .
discover his money In the day time these marauders.

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follow peaceable pro fessi o ns and some o f them are t h r i v ,
ing men while the whole firm is O ft en under the p ro t e c

,
t ion o f a ! emindar ( a l a ndholder o r Lor d o f t he Manor )

, , ,
w h o shares the booty and does his best to b ring o ff any

,
O f the gang who may fall into the hands O f justice by ,
s uborning witnesses to prove an alibi bribing the in feri o r ,
a gents o f police or intimidating the witnesses fo r t h e

,
p rosecution Thus many men suspected o f thes e pra e

.
,
tices cont rive to live o n from year to year in tolerably

, , ,
good esteem with their neighbours and completely b e ,
yond the reach o f a government which requires proo f ere

i t will punish The evil is supposed to have increased
.
s ince the number o f spirit shops has spread so rapidly in -
Calcutta These fountains o f mischie f are thronged both

.
b y the Hin d oo and Mussulman popula t ion especially at ,
night ; and thus dru n kenn s s o n ardent spirits and the e

,
fi erce and hate ful p a ssions they engender lead naturally ,
to those results which night favours at the same time ,
that the drinking shops furnish convenient places o f

meeting for all men who may b e banded fo r an illicit
p urpose .
A FGHA N R OB B E R S .
TH E mountain tribes o f the A fghan race who dwell 1n

C a ubul between India and Persia are nearly all robbers ;
, ,
but like the A rabs unite pilla g e with pastoral or other

,
pursuits and commit their depredations a l most exclusive

,
l y on the strangers that travel through their countries .
A Lh o u g h I am not in possession o f any striking storie s

o f their actions there are t wo o r th r ee o f these trib e s that
,
may claim attention from their peculiarities .
There is fo r example that o f the Ja d r a u ns a ra ce o f

, , ,
goat herds who wander continually with their goats

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,
t hroug h the thick pine forests that cover their mountains ,
a nd are in appearance a nd habits o f li fe more like moun
t a i n be ars than men They a re not numerou s ; thei r

.
A FG H A N R O BBER S . 21
wild country is never explored by travellers and they ,
a r e never by any chance met with ou t o f their o wn h i lls .
They are sometimes at war with their neighbours and ,
always on the look out fo r travellers o n the road from

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Caubul through B u ng u s h near the pass o f Pe i wa u r

, ,
whom they invariably plunder .
More important than these bear like rob b ers are t he -

,
Vi ze e re e s a power ful tribe occupyi ng an ex t ensive coun

, ,
t ry among the mountains which are also here covered

,
by pine forests but contain some fe w cleared and culti

,
v a t e d spots .Their habits are almost as retiring as those

o f their neighbours the J a d r a u n s
, and Mr E lphinstone , .
found it impossible to meet with a V i zee r ee o u t o f his

o wn country .Those o f the tribe who are fixed live in ,
s mall hamlets o f thatched and terraced houses ; in some
p lace s they live in caves cut ou t o f the rocks S ome o f .
t hese rise above each other in three stories and others a re ,
s o high as to admit a camel B u t most o f the tribe dwell

.
i n black tents or moveable hovels o f mats o r temporary

, ,
s traw huts ; these go u p t o the high mountains in spring ,
a n d stay there till the cold and snow drive them bac k t o
t h e low and warm hills Their principal stock is goats

.
b u t they also breed many small but serviceable horses .
T hey have no general government but are divided into

s ocieties some under power ful Khans and others under
, ,
a simple democracy ; they are all most remarkable fo r
t heir peace ful conduct among themselves ; they have no

wars between clans and private dissension is hardly ever
,
h eard o f ; and yet they are all robbers !

N ot orious plunderers h o vve v e r as they are the small
'
, , ,
e s t escort gran t ed by them secures a traveller a hos p i

,
t able reception t h rough the whole tribe .
They a re p ar t icularly remarkable for their attack s

o n the ca ravans and migratory tribe s to the west o f the
p ass o f G h ol a i re e N o escorts are ever granted o r a p
.
,
p lied fo r there ; the caravan is well guarded and able t o ,
deter attac k s or fight its way through N o q uarter is .
given t o men in th e se predatory wars ; it is said that the

Vi zee ree s wo ul d even kill a male child that fell into their
h an ds ; but they never molest wome n ; a nd i f one o f
22 LI V E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R O BBERS .
their sex wander from a c a ravan they treat her with ,
kindness and send gu i des to escort her to her tribe Eve n

,
.
a man would meet wi t h the same treatment if he could ,
once make his way i nto t h e house o f a Vi zee r ee ; the

m aster would then be obliged to treat him with all the
atten t ion and good will which is due to a guest S uch i s .
t heir veracity that i f there is a dispute about a stray

,
goat and one party will say it is his and confirm his
, ,
a ssertion by stroking his h ea r d the other instantly give s ,
it u p without suspicion o f fraud

,
.
These mountain robbers ha e really exalted notions o f "
w hat is due to t h e gentler sex S o kind to the s tra

y
.
wives o r daughters o f O the 1 s unlike sav a ges o r sem i,
barbarous men who throw O ff from their o w n shoulder s

,
nearly all drudgery and labour save that o f the chase o r ,
the care o f their flocks these Vi zee re e s d o no t require

,
a ny labour from their women B u t not only this ; a

.
m ost extraordi nary custom is said t o p revail among the m

—a female prerogative that has no parallel among any
other people upon earth and that reverses what we a re
,
i n the habit o f considering the natura l order o f things

t he women choose their husbands and not the husb a n ds ,
t heir wi ves !
“
If a woman is p leased with a man she sends t h e ,
drummer o f the camp t o pin a handkerchie f t o his ca p ,
with a pin which she has used t o fasten her hair Th e .
drummer watches h is opport unity and does this 111 public , ,
naming the woman and the man is i mmediately oblige d

,
”
t o marry her i f he can pay her price to her father
,
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The S h e e ra u nee s are a tribe more import a n t still grea t ,
p art o f whose country is Occupied by the lo ft y mountai n

o f Tu kh t i S oli m a u n a nd t h e hills which surround its
,
base Many parts o f it are nearly inaccessible ; o ne o f

.
t h e roads is in some places cut out o f the steep face o f

the mountain and in others supported by beams inserted
,
in the rock and with all this labour 1s still impracticabl e

,
fo r be asts o f burden .
The habits o f a p asto al wandering li fe dispose t o

r
, ,
robbery ; but unlike the other tribes the S h ee ra u ne e s are ,
e ssentially an agricultural p eople keepin g their valleys ,

A FG H A N R O BB E R S . 23
in a high sta t e o f cultivation by means o f damming the ,
hill streams to irrigate them ; and yet they are perhaps , ,
the greatest robbers o f all these A fghans .
They are governed by a chie f ca lled t h e N e e k a o r ,
Grand father who is superstitiously reverenced by them

, ,
and le ft in po ssession o f an extraordinary degree o f

p ower .He commands them in their predatory expedi
tions and be fore the men march they all pass under h i s
,
turban which is stretched out fo r the purpose by the

,
N ee k a and a Moolah This they think secures them

.
, ,
from wounds and death .
They respect none o f the neighbouring tribes that pass

through their country in their ann ual pastoral migra ,
t i ons ; they attack them all : they may in de e d be said , ,
to be at war with all the world sin ce they plunder every ,
traveller that comes within their reach They even a t .
tack the dead !

“
While I was in their neig hbour h ood says Mr , .
E lphi nstone they stoppe d t he body o f a Dou r a ne e o f

,
“
rank which was going through their country to be buried

,
at Candahar and detained it till a ransom had been paid

,
”
fo r it.
This is rather worse than a barbarous law that h a s

lingered on even in England t o o u r days and allows the ,
creditor to arrest the corpse o f a de bto r These S hee .
ra u nee s however enjoy the reputation o f unblemished

, ,
good faith and a traveller who trusts himsel f to them

, ,
o r hires an escort from among them may pass through ,
their co unt ry in per fect s ecurity Mr El p hinstone sa y s . .
that these curious robbers are very punctual in their

p rayers but do not appear to feel much real devotion
, .
I n confirmation o f this opinion he adds the follow ing ,
a musin g anecdote .
“
I once saw a S h ee ra u nee per forming his Namaz ,
while some people in t h e same company were talking o f

hunting ; the size o f d eer happened to be mentioned and ,
the S h ee ra u ne e in the midst O f his prostrations called

, ,
ou t that the deer in his country were as large a s little
bullocks a nd then went on with h i s devotions

,
THE B U C C AN EE R S OF AM R IC A
E .
N O cla s s o f robbers always excepting the Pi nda r r ies

,
o f India have been more conspicuous or have operated

, ,
o n a grander scale than the B uccaneers and F l i b u s t i er s

,
o f A merica I remember when a child being horri b ly

.
, ,
amused by a book that was p opular at the time as i t ,
probably still is with young people which contained t h e ,
lives o f man y o f these notorious characters with minute ,
accounts o f their cruelties and atrocities The boo k i s .
probably as fresh in the memor y o f most o f my readers .
It is not my intention to d raw from it o r t o give a ghastly ,
interest to the present work by quoting how the monster ,
Morgan tortured his captives o r made them wal k t h e ,

“
”
plank o r similar matters but to give a brie f sketch o f
, ,
’
these daring adventurers from Captain B u r ne y s volu
minous but in teresting and authentic work which in i t
, ,
sel f contains a mine o f geographical and various i nfor

mation first collected by the B uccaneers A ll the othe r
,
.
histories o f these men and they are numerous are a s

, , ,
Captain B urney remarks boast ful compositions whic h

,
“
have delighted in exaggera t ion ; and what is most mis

c h i e vo u s they have lavished commendations upon act s
,
w h 1c h demanded reprobation and have endeavoured t o ,
raise miscreants notorious fo r their want o f humanity

, ,
t o the rank o f heroes lessening thereby the stain upo n

,
robbery and the abhorrence naturally conceived agains t

,
”
cruelty .
Captain B urney thus describes the origin O f these l aw

less associations which fo r two centuries were allowe d
,
t o carry o n their depredations .
“
The men whose enterprises are t o be related wer e ,
natives o f di fferent European nations but chiefl y o f ,
Great B ritain and France and most o f them sea farin g ,

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people who being disappointed by accidents o r t h e

, ,
enmity o f the S paniards in their more sober pursuits in

,
the West Indi es and also instigated by thirst fo r plunder

, ,
as much as by desire for vengeance embodied themselve s ,

U
B CCA NEER S O F A MER ICA . 25
under different l e a d er s o f their own ch o osing 0 mak e , .
preda t ory wa r upon the S paniards These men the .
S paniards naturally trea t ed as pirates ; but some peculiar

circumstances which provoked their first enterprises and ,
a general feeling o f enmity against that nation o n s e

c ount o f her A merican conquests procured them the ,
connivance o f the rest o f the maritime S t ates o f E u rope ,
and to be distinguished first by the so ftened appellations ,
o f freebooters and adventurers and a ft erwar d s by that ,

”
o f B uccaneers .
S pain indeed considered the New World as t r easure

, ,
trove o f which she was law fully and exclusively the mis
tress The well known B ull o f Pope A lexander V I gav e
.
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.
what was then held as a sacred recognition o f these ex

e lusive rights U naccountable as such folly may no w
.
appear it is an historical fact that t he S paniards at firs t

,
fancied they could keep their discovery o f the West In

dia Islands and o f the A merica n continent a secret from
the rest o f the world and prevent the ships o f other na,
tions from findin g their way thither When in the year .

,
1 5 1 7 about twen t y fiv e years a ft er their first settlements

,
-
,
the S paniards found a large E ngli sh ship between S t .
D omingo and Port o R ico they were overcome with rage ,
and astonishment ; and when this ship came to the mouth

o f the port O f S t D omingo and the captain sent o n sho re
.
,
to request permission to sell his goods Francisco di ,
Tapia the Governor o f the S panish fort ordered the ca n

, ,
nons to be fired at her on which the English were ob l i g ,
e d to weigh anchor and shee r o ff The news of this u n .
e xpected visit when known i n S pain caused great i n

, ,
u ietude and the Governor o f the castle o f S t D omingo

q ,
.
w a s reprimanded be cause he had not instead o f forcing

, ,
t h e English s h ip to depart by firing his cannon contrived ,
t o seize her so that no one might have returned to teach

,
”
o t hers o f her na t ion the route to the S panish Indies .
In the plenit u de o f her power and pretensions however ,
neither the French nor the English though when take n ,
they were barbarously treated as pirates were to be de ,
ter red A ccording to Hakluyt one Thomas Tyson w a s

.
,
s ent to the West Indies in 1 5 2 6 as factor t o some E n

g ,
VO L II . . 3
26 LI VE S O F B A N D ITTI A N D R O BB E R S .
l ish merchants and many adventurers soon followed him

, .
The French who had made several voyages t o the B r a

,
zil s also increased in numbers in the W est Indies A l l

, .
these went with the certainty that they should mee t wit h
h ostility from the S p a niards which they resolved to r e ,
u r n with hostility That they did not always wait fo r

.
an attack appears b y an in genious phrase o f the Frenc h

,
ad venturers who if the first oppo r tunity was in their

, ,
favour termed their profiting by it s e d éd om m a g er p a r

,
”
a va nc e To repress these interlopers the jealous S p a
.
,
ni a r d s employed armed ships o r g u a r d a c os t a s t h e com ,

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,
m a nders o f which were instructed to take no prisoners !

O n the other hand the intruders joined their num b ers ,
m ade combinations and descended o n di fferent parts o f,
the coast ravaging the S panish towns a nd settlements

, .
A war fare was thus established between E uropeans in

the West Indies A ll Europeans not S paniards whether
.
,
there was war o r peace between their respective nations

in the O ld World on their meeting in the New regarded
, ,
each other as friends and allies with the S paniards fo r ,
their common enemy and called themselves B rethren ,

“
”
o f the Coast .
Their principal pursuit was not o f a nature to human

i ze these desperate adventurers fo r it was hunting o f ,
cattle the hides and suet o f which they could t u r n to

,
profitable acco unt The time when th ey began to for m

.
”
fac t ori es says Capta in B urney to hunt cattle fo r the
, ,
s k i ns and to cure t h e fl esh as an article of tra ffi c is not

, ,
certain but it may be concluded that these occupations

,
were begun by the crews o f wrec ked vessels or by sea ,
m e n who had disagreed with their commander ; and that

the ease plenty and free dom from all comm a nd and
, ,
s ubordination enjoyed i n such a li fe soon drew others t o ,
quit their ships and join in the same occupations The

, .
ships that touched o n the coast supplied the hunters with

E uropean commodities fo r which they received in return , ,
”
nid e s tallow and cured meat
, ,
.
When the S panish Co ur t complained t o the di fferent

G overnments o f E urope o f which these men were the ,
nat u ral subjects it wa s a ns wered : T hat the p eo p le

,
28 LI V E S O F B A N D ITTI A N D R O BBER S .
a nd when o ne o f the t wo died the other succeeded t o ,
whatever he possessed This however was not a c om .

, , .
u ls o r regulation fo r the B uccaneers were known at

p y ,
times to bequea t h by will to their relatives o r friends i n

Europe There was a general right o f participation i n
.
sisted upon in certain things among which was meat fo r ,
present consumption and o t her necessaries o f li fe It .
has even been said that bolts locks and every kind o f , ,
fastening were prohibited as implying a doubt o f t he “
honour o f their vocation Many o f respectable lineage

.
became B uccaneers o n which it was custo m ary fo r them

,
to drop their family name and to assume a nom d e g u er r e , .
”
S ome curious anecdotes says Captain B urney are, ,
produced to show the great respect s ome o f them enter

,
t a i ne d fo r religion and morality A certain Flibustier .
Captain named D aniel shot o ne o f his cre w in t h e

, ,
church fo r behaving irreverently during the per formanc e

,
o f mass . R a ve ne a u de Lussan took the occupation o f a

B uccaneer because he was in debt and wished as every
, , ,
honest man should do t o have wherewithal to satis fy his

,
”
creditors .
In the year 1 6 2 5 the E nglish and French togeth e r

took possession o f the island o f S t Christopher and five .
,
years later o f the small island o f Tortuga near the north ,
west end o f Hispaniola which continued to be for som e ,
years the head quarters o f the B uccaneers who when

-
, ,
e ver the countries o f which they were natives were at

war with S pain obtained commissions from Europe and
, ,
acted as regular privateers in the West Indies and on ,
th e S p anish main .
In 1 6 3 8 the S paniards in great force surprised the

,
island o f Tortuga while most o f the adventurers were

,
absent in Hispaniola engaged in the chase o f cattle and ,
barbarously massacred all who fell into their hands The .
S paniards did not garrison the island S oon a ft er their .
d eparture the B uccaneers to the number o f three hun

, ,
d red again took possession o f Tortuga and then fo r the

, ,
fi rst time elected a chie f or commander .
A s the hostility o f the B uccaneers was solely directed

a ainst the S paniards all other Europeans in th e se l a t i
g
o
,
BU CC A NEER S OF A MER CAI . 29
tudes regarded them as champions in the common cause

and the severities which had been e x ercised against them
increased the sympathy fo r them in the breasts o f others ,
and inflamed their own hearts with the thirst o f revenge .
Their numbers were speedily recruited by E nglish French , ,
a n d D utch from all parts and both the pursuits o f hunt

,
ing and cruising were followed with redoubled vigour .
A t this time the French in particular seemed to pride

,
themselves in the B uccaneers whom their write rs styled ,

”
nos b r a ves The English contented themselves with
.
”
s peaking o f their unparalleled exploits .
A bout the middle o f the seventeenth century the ,
French addicted themselves almost exclusively t o hunt

ing Hispaniola was their great resort and as the S p a
.
,
n i a r d s found they could not expel them from that island ,
they themselves destroyed the cattle and wild hogs in ,
order to render the business o f hunting unproductive .
This drove the French to o t her branches O f industry ,
equally opposed to the inclinations o f the S paniards ; fo r

finding the chase no longer profitable they be gan t o cul ,
t i va t e the soil and to cruise more than ever .
The extermination practised upon them by the S p a

ni a r d s whenever they fell into their hands seems to hav e ,
been admitted as a standing and praiseworthy law among

the latter people while it naturally produced an equally
,
sanguinary retaliation o n the part o f the adventurers .
The cruelties o f the S paniards were much circulated in

E urope in the form o f popular stories and produced a ,
great e fl e c t A Frenchman a native o f Languedoc o f

'
.
, ,
the name o f Montbars on reading one o f these stories

,
c onceived such an implacable hatred against the S p a
ni a r d s that he went to the West Indies joined the B u c

, ,
c a nee r s and pursued his vengeance with so much ardour

,
and success that he obtained the title o f The E x te r m i

,
”
nator .
Pierre a native o f D ieppe whose name was grace d

, ,
”
with the adjunct o f Le Grand was another famou s
“
,
French B uccaneer In a boat with only twenty eight

.
-
men he surprised and took the ship o f the V ice A dmiral

,
-
o f the S panish galleons as she was sailing homewar d

,
s
3
30 L I V ES O F BA N D ITTI A N D R O BBER S .
with a rich freight He did not however disgrace hi s

.
, ,
exploit by massacre fo r he set the S panish crew on shor e

,
at Cape Tiburon and carried h i s prize sa fely to F ance

,
r .
A native o f Portugal styled B artolomeo Portuguez

'
, ,
also rendered himsel f famous about this time fo r his

numerous and wonder ful escapes in battle and from t h e
gallows .
”
“
B ut continues Captain B urney
,
no one o f t h e ,
“
B ucca neers hitherto named arrived at so great a degre e ,
o f notoriety as a Frenchman C alled Fran cois L O l o nna i s

’
.
This man and Michel l e B asque at the head o f 6 5 0 m en

, , ,
took the to wns o f Maracaibo and Gibraltar in the gul f ,
o f V enezuela The booty they obtained by the plunder

.
and ransom o f these places was estimated at

crowns The barbarities practised on the prisoners could
.
not be exceeded L O l o nna i s was possessed with an

.
’
ambition to make himsel f renowned fo r being terrible .
A t one time it is said he put the whole crew o f a S panish

, ,
ship ninety men to death per forming himsel f the o ffi ce

, , ,
o f executioner by beheading them , He caused the crews .
o f four other vessels to be thrown into the sea ; and more
than once in his frenzies he tore out the hearts o f his

, ,
victims and devoured them ! Yet this m a n had his e n

,
c o m i a s t s ! so much will loose notions concerning glory ,
aided by a little partiality mislead even sensible men ,

.
P ere Charlevoix ( a French Priest ) says C e l u i d e t ea s

, , ,
d ont l e s a c t i ons i l l u s t r er ent d a va nt a g e l es p r em i er es

’
a nné es d a ou ver nem ent d e Ill

f u t l O l onna i s
’ ’
g d O r
g er on ,
. .
S es p r em i er s s a cc es f u r ent s u i vi s d e q u el qu es m a l h eu r s ,
’
r vi r ent
’
q u i n e s e q u a d onner n ou vea u l u s t r e a s a
g l oi r e .
The career o f this savage was terminated by the Indians

”
o f the coast o f D arien , on which he had landed .
The B uccaneers now became so formidable , that several

S panish towns submitted to pay them regular c ont r i b u
tions They were commanded at this time by one Mans
.
velt whose coun t ry is unknown but who was followed

, ,
with equal alacrity by both French and English an d ,
who seems to have been more provident and more a m

bitions than any chie f who had preceded him He formed .
a p lan fo r founding an independent B uccaneer esta blis h

B UCC A NEERS O F A MER ICA . 31
men t and at the head of fi ve hundred men took the island

,
o f S an t a K a t a l i na fo r that purpose from the S paniards

,
a nd garrisoned it with one hundred B uccaneers and all ,
the s lav es he had taken A Welshman ca lled Henry .
Morgan was the second in command on this expedi

,
t i on Ma ns ve l t died o f illness shortly a ft er when the

.
,
garrison he had le ft was obliged to surrender to the

S pani ards .
O n the death o f Ma ns vel t Morgan became the chie f ,
a nd the most fortunate leader o f the B ucc a neers A .
body o f several hundred men placed themselves under

his command with whom he took and plundered the
,
town o f Puerto del Principe in Cuba A t this place a .
Frenchman was foully slain by an Englishman A ll the .
French took to arms but Morgan pacified them by put ,
ting the murderer i n irons and a ft erwards hanging him ,
at J amaica Morgan however whom the old English

.
, ,
”
author o f the B uc ca neers o f A merica styles S i r Henry
“
Morgan did not respect the old proverb o f honour among

, ,
t hieves in consequence of which most o f the French ,
separated from him Yet h e was strong enough shortly

.
a ft er to attack Porto B ello one O f the best fortified places ,
be longing to the S paniards His bravery and hi s won .
d e r fu l address are overshadowed by the shockin g

cruelties he committed in this expedition In the atta ck .
o f a fort he compelled a number o f priests monks and

, , ,
n u ns his prisoners to carry and plant the scalin g lad

, ,
d ers against the walls and many o f these poor creatures ,
were killed by their countrymen who de fended the fort .
A castle that had made a bold resistance on surrender ,
i ng was set on fire and burned to the gr ound with t he

, ,
garrison within it Many prisoners died under the t or

.
tures that Morgan inflicted on them to make them dis

cover concealed treasures which frequently had no
existence save i n the cupidity o f his imagination
,
.
In the brilliancy o f this success the French forgot ,
Morgan s p eccadilloes In money matters and joined him

’
,
again i n great numbers There was o ne large French .
B ucca neer s hip the commander and crew o f which re

,
fu s ed t o act with h i m The cra ft y Welshman dissemble d

.
32 L I V ES O F B A N D ITTI A N D R O BBER S .
his rage and pressingly invited the French captain a nd

,
his O fficers to dine o n board his own ship These gues t s .
he made his prisoners and in their absence easily took ,
their ship The men he p u t in charge o f this prize g o t

.
drunk o n the occasion and the ship was suddenly blown ,
u p ; whether from the drunkenne s s and carelessness o f
the English o r the dire ful revenge o f some Frenchmen

,
remains matter o f doubt The number o f the French .
prisoners is not mentioned but it is said that three hun , , ,
dred and fi ft y Englishmen perished with this ship which ,
wa s the largest o f the fl eet .
Morgan s next operation was an at tack on Maracaibo

’
and Gibraltar which un fortunate towns were again sack

,
ed These merciless desperadoes were accustomed to

.
shut up their prisoners in churches where it was easy to ,
k eep guard over them A t Maracaibo and Gibraltar in .

,
this instance so little care was taken o f them that many

, ,
o f these un fortunate captives we r e actually starved to ,
death in the churches whilst the B uccaneers were revel ,
ling in their dwellings .
Morgan was near being destroyed on his return fro m

these places fo r the S paniard s had time to put in order
,
a castle at the entrance o f the Lagune o f Maracaibo and ,
three large men o f war had arrived and stationed them

- -
,
selves by the castle to cut o ff the pirate s retreat ’

.
B u t the Welshman fitted up o ne o f his vessels as a

fir e ship in which were stuck logs o f wood dressed wit h
-
, ,
hats on t o look like men and which in every thing was

'
made to bear the appearance o f a common fig h t i ng ship - .
Follo wing close in the rear o f this mute crew he saw ,
t wo o f the S panish men o f war blown u p and he too k - -

,
the third He then passed the castle without loss b y

.
,
means o f a stratagem by which he threw the stupid ,
garrison o ff their guard The value o f the booty obtained .
was pieces O f eight .
The year a ft er this expedition ( in J uly a solem n ,
treaty o f peace known in diplomacy under the name o f

,
the Treaty o f A merica

“
and made in the View o f , ,
t erminating the B uccaneer war fare and s ettling all dis ,
p utes between the subjects of the t wo countries in t he

R UC CA N E E R S O F AM E R CA I . 35
Western hem i sphere was concluded bet wee n Grea t

,
B r it a In and S p a in B u t the B uccan eers cared nothing

.
fo r treaties , and would not be pacifi ed O n the contrary , .
a s soo n a s the news o f the peace reached them , they r e

s olved , as o f o ne accord , to undertake some grand e x pe
dition , O f which t h e skil ful Morgan should have the com

m a nd In the beg i nning O f D ecember 1 6 7 0 , thirty -seven
.
vessels having o n board altogether more than t wo thou

,
s a nd men jo i ned the Welshman a t Cape Tiburon the

, ,
place o f general re ndezvous he had himsel f appointed .
L o ts were then ca st as to which o f the three places ,
Carthage na V era Cruz and Panama should be attacked

, , , .
The lot fell upon Pa nama which was believed t o b e t h e ,
riches t o f the three .
Pre paratory t o this arduous underta ki ng Morga n em ,
p loy ed m en to hunt cattle and cure meat and sent vessels ,
to procure maize at the settlements o n the mai n Fo r

, .
the distribution o f t he plunder th ey were to Obtain ,
speci fi c articles o f agreement were drawn up and sub

scribed t o Morgan as commander i n chi e f was to r e
.
,
- -
,
ce i ve o ne hundredth part o f the whole ; each ca ptain wa s
t o have eight shares ; those who should be m a i med and

wounded were provided for and additional rewards pro ,
m i se d fo r those who should particularly dist i ngu ish them

selves by their bravery and conduct O n the l 6 t h o f
D
.
ecembe r the fleet set sail a nd on the 2 0 t h they retoo k

, ,
the island o f S anta K a t a l i na which Morgan wh o had , ,
embraced the notion o f Ma ns ve l t to erect himsel f in t o

the head of a free state independent o f any Euro pe an ,
nation resolved should be the centre o f his establishm ent

,
and p ower The B uc caneers next took the castle of S a n

.
Lorenz o at the entrance o f the river Ch e g re o n t he

, ,
e s t India side o f the A merican isthmus losing one

-
,
hundred men in killed and having seventy wounded , .
O f three hundred and fourtee n S paniards who composed

the garrison more than two hundred were put to death
, .
Morgan had n o w a p i ed a t er r e and a good place o f - -

,
retreat on one s ide o f the wild and perilous isthmus ; he

a ccordingly set h is prisoners to work t o repair a n d
s trengthen the castle o f S a n Lore nzo where he le f t five ,
36 LI VE S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R O BBER S .
hundred men as a garrison besides one hundred and fi fty ,
men to take care o f the ships which were le ft in the

A tlantic while he sh o uld go to the shores o f the Pacific
,
.
It was o n the 1 8 t h o f J a nuary 1 6 7 1 that he set forw a rd ,
at the head o f twelve hundred men fo r Panama The .
length o f the march from ocean to ocean was not long ,
but rendered tremendous by the nature o f the intervening

country and the wildness o f its Indian inhabi t ants O ne .
party of this pirate army with artillery and stores em

-
, ,
barked i n canoes to ascend the river C h a g re the course

, ,
o f which is very serpen t ine A t the end o f the second .
day they were obliged to quit their canoes fo r a vast ,
number of fallen trees obstructed them and the river was ,
found in many places almost dry ; but the way by land

O ffered so many di fficulties to the carriage o f their stores ,
that they again resorted t o their canoes where they could ,

- makin g very little way O n the sixth day when they
.
,
had nearly exhausted their travelling store o f provision ,
a nd death by hunger in that horrid wilderness stared
them in the face they had the good fortune to discover a

,
barn full o f maize The native Indians fled at their a p

.
proach and could never be caught O n the seventh day

,
.
they reached a Village called Cruz which was set on fire ,
and abandoned by its inhabitants who fled as the B ucca ,
ne e r s approached They however found there a sack

.
, ,
o f bread and fi ft een jars o f Peruvian wine They were .
still eight leagues distant from Panama O n the ninth .
day o f the journey they saw the expanse O f the S outh

,
S e a be fore them and around them some fields with cattle

,
grazing A s evening approached they came in sight o f

.
,
the church towers o f Panama when they halted and ,
waited impatiently fo r the morrow They had lost in .
their march thus fa r by bein g fired at from concealed

,
p laces ten men ; and had ten more wounded

,
.
The city o f Panama is said to have consisted at that

t ime o f seven thousand houses many o f which were ,
edifices O f consider a ble magnificence and built with cedar °
but no regular fortifications de fended the wealth and

magnificence o f the place S ome works had been rais .
ed but in mo s t parts the city lay open and was t o b e

.
RU CCA N E E R S O F A MER I AC . 37
won and de fended by plain fighting The B uccaneers .
as s erted that the S paniards had a fo r ce amounting to two

thousand in fantry a nd four hundred horse ; but i t is sup
posed that this was i n part made u p o f i nhabitants and
slaves .
When the B uccaneers resum ed their march at an early

hour next mo r ning the S paniards came out to meet them
, ,
p receded by herds o f wild bulls which they drove upon ,
the adventurers to disorder their ranks B u t the B ucca .
neers as hunters o f these wild animals were too well

, ,
acquainted with their habits to be discomposed by them

and this attack o f t he va n does not seem to have had
much e ffect The S paniards however must have made
.
, ,
an obstinate resistance for it was night be fore they gave

,
way and the B uccaneers became masters o f the city

D
.
uring the long battle and indeed all that day and , , ,
night the B uccaneers gave no quarter S i x hundred

,
.
S paniards fell The loss o f the B uccaneers is not speci

.
fie d but it appears to have b een very considerable

, .
When mas t er o f t h e city Morgan was a fraid t hat his ,
m e n might get drunk a n d be surprised and cut O ff by the

S paniards : to prevent this he caused it to be reported ,
that all the wine in the city had been e x pressly poisoned
by the inhabitants The dread o f poison kept the fellows
.
so b er B u t Morgan had scarcely taken u p his quarters

.
i n Panama when several parts o f the ci t y burs t out into

fl ames which fe d by the cedar wood and other co m b u s
, ,
-
tible materials o f which the hou s es were chiefly built ,
spread so rapidly that in a short time a great part o f the

,
city was burnt to the ground It has been disputed .
w hether this was done by design or accident — b y the

B uccaneers or the despairing S paniards ; but it appears
that Morgan who alw a ys ch a rged it upon the S paniar d s
, ,
gave all the assistance he could to such o f the inhabitants

as endeavoured to stop t h e progress o f the fire which , ,
however wa s not quite ex t inguished fo r weeks A mon g

,
.
the buildings destroyed was a factory -house be longin g ,
to the Genoese who then carried on t h e trade o f supply

,
.
1 ng the S p a n ia f d s with slaves from A frica .
The licentiousness rapacity and cruelty o f the B a r

, ,
V O L II . . 4
38 LI V ES O F B A N D ITTI AN D RO B B E R S .
ca nee r s had no bounds They spared says E xqu e .

,
~
melin a D utchman and o ne o f the party in these thei r

, ,
“
cruelties no sex nor condition whatsoever A s to reli

, .
g i o u s persons
( monks and nuns he m eans ) and priests , ,
they granted them less quarter than others unless they ,
p rocured a C onsiderable sum o f money fo r their ransom .
D etachments scoured the country to plunder and bri n g i n

p risoners Many o f the un fortunate inhabitants escaped
.
with their e ffects by sea and reached the islands that a re ,
thickly clustered in the bay o f Panama B ut Morgan .
found a large boat lying aground in the port which he ,
launched and manned with a numerous cre w and sent ,
h e r to cruise among those islands A galleon o n board .

,
which the nuns o f a convent had taken re fuge and where ,
much money plate and other e ffects o f value had been

, ,
lodged had a very narrow escape from these despera

,
does They took several vessels i n the bay O ne o f

. .
them was large and admirably adapted fo r cruising This .
opened a new prospect that was brilliant and enticing ; ,
an une x plored ocean studded with islands was be fore

them and some o f the B uccaneers began to consult h o w
,
they might leave their chie f Morgan and try t heir fo r , ,
tunes O u the S outh S e a whence they proposed to sail , ,
with the plunder they should obtain by the East Indies ,
t o E urope This diminution o f force would have been

.
fatal to Morgan who there fore as soon a s he got a hint

, , ,
o f the design cut away the masts o f the ship and burned
, ,
every boat and vessel lying at Panama that could suit

their purpose .
A t length o n the 2 4 t h o f February 1 6 7 1 about four

, ,
weeks a fter the taking o f Panama Morgan and his men ,
departed from the still smouldering r u ins o f that u nfo r t u

nate city taking with them o ne hundred and seve nty
,
fiv e mules loaded with spoil and six hundred prisoners , ,
p art o f whom were detained to carry burdens across the

isthmus and others fo r the ransom expected for their r e
,
icase A mong the latter were many women and chil d ren
.
,
who were made to su ffer cruel fatigue hunger and thirst , , ,
a n d art f ully made to apprehend being carried to Jamaic a
a nd sold as slaves that they might the more e a r ne s t l

"
,
R U C C A N E E R S O F A MER ICA . 39
e ndeavour to procure money fo r their ransom When .
these poor creatures threw themselves o n their knees ,
and weeping and tearing their hair begge d o f Morgan to ,
let them return to their famil ies his brutal answer was , ,
that he came not there to l isten t o cries and la m enta

”
t l o n s but to seek money
, This idol O f his soul indeed
.
, ,
he sought from his comrades as well as h i s captives and ,
in such a manner that it is astonishing they did not blow

his brains out In the middle o f his march back to the
.
fort o f S a n Lorenzo he drew u p his men and caused, ,
every one o f them to take a solemn oath that he had not ,
reserved fo r himsel f or concealed any plunder but had ,
delivered all fairly into the common stock ( This cere .
mony it appears was not uncommon among the B ucca

, ,
nee r s ). B ut
“ ”
says E x q u e m el i n
,
Captain Morgan ,
“
having had experience that those loose fellows would not

much stickle to swear falsely in such a case he com ,
m a nd e d every one to be searched ; and that it might not

be tak en as an a ffront he permitted himsel f to b e first
,
searched even to the very soles o f his shoes The

, .
French B uccaneers who had engaged in this expedition

with Morgan were not well satisfied with this new cus
,
tom o f searching ; but their number being less than that

”
o f the English they were forced to submit
,
.
A s soon as the marauders arrived at S a n L orenzo a ,
division was made o f the booty according t o the propor ,
tions agreed upon be fore sailing from Hispaniola B u t .
the narrative says Every person received his portion

, ,
o r rather what part thereo f Captain Morgan was pleased
to give him For so it was that his companions even

.
, ,
those o f his own nation complained o f his proceedings ;,
fo r they judged it impossible that o f so many valuable ,
robberies no greater share should belong to them than

,
2 0 0 pieces o f eight per head B u t Captain Morgan was

.
dea f to these and to many other complaints o f the same

,
”
kind .
Morgan however having well filled h i s own purse

, , ,
determined to w i thdra w quietly from the command

”
Which he did says the narrative O f the B uccaneer
, ,
withou t ca llin g any counc i l or bidding any o ne adieu ,

40 LIVE S O F B A N D ITTI A N D R O BB E R S .
but went secretly on board his o wn ship and put o u t t o ,
sea without giving any notice being followed only b y ,
three or four vessels o f the whole fleet who it is believed ,
went shares wi t h him in the greatest part o f the spoil .
The rest o f the B uccaneer vessels le ft be fore the Castle

o f S a n Lorenzo at C h a r e
g soon separated M organ ,
.
sailed straight to Jamaica where he had begun to mak e ,
fresh levies o f m e n to accompany him to the island o f

S t K a t a l i na which he purposed to hold as his o wn inde
.
,
p endent state and to make it a common place o f re fuge

,
for pirates ; but the arrival o f a new Governor at J amaica ,
Lord J ohn V aughan with strict orders to en force the ,

‘
late treaty with S pain obliged him to abandon his p l a n fi ,
“
The B uccaneers however were not p ut down by this , ,
new Governor o f Jamaica but u nder di fferent leaders ,
continued their depredations fo r more than twenty years

longer Lord John V augha n proclaimed a pardon fo r all
.
p iratical o ffences committed to th at time and promised a ,
grant o f thirty five acres o f land to every B uccaneer who

-
should claim the benefit o f the proclamat ion and engage
Th i s a u d a ci o u s and b rb
v er w ent t o E ng l a nd wh ere h e
a a ro u s ro ,
s o i n g r t i t e d h i m e l f w i t h K i ng C h
a a s l es II or w i t h h i s M i n i t er ar s s,
t h t h e r e ce i v e d t h h on u r o f K n i g h t h ood a n d t h e a pp i nt m ent
a e o f o o
C m m i i on e r o f t h e A d m i r l ty Co u t i n J a m i c
o ss In 1 681 t h e
a r a a.
E r l f C r l i l e t h en G v er n r o f t h t i l a n d r et u rn ed t o E ng l a n d
a o a s , o o a s ,
n t h e p l ea o f b a d h e l t h n d l ft a s De p u t y G v er n or M or
a a n t h e
e o
o , g , a
B u c n r t h e p l u n d e er O f P na m
H
ca ee , b u t w h o w a s n w i n r e al i t y
r a a, o
S ir en ry M r g n In h i ne w c p ci t y h e w a s f r f om b e i ng
o a . s a a a r
f v u r bl e r l n i e n t t o hi
a o a o lde o ci t e s om e f w h om s u ffer d
s o ass a s, o e
th e ex t r m e h r d h i p of b i ng t i d n d h n g d u n d e h i a u t h or i t y
e a s e r e a a e r s .
M r g n w a s cer t i nly v i ll i n f t h e fi t w t r f r wh en a c e w
o a a a a o rs a e , o r
o f B u c c a nee m t o f wh o m w r e h i o w n c u nt y m e n f ll i nt h i s
rs , os e s o r , e o
h nd h e d l i ve r d t h e m v
a s, e ( he w e t r on g l y u p ec t d o f h a v i ng
o er as s s s e
so l d t h m ) t t h vi nd i ct v S p n i r d Hi b i f u t ho i t y onl y
e o e 1 e a a s . s r e a r
”
l t e d t i ll t h e n t y
as wh n h w ex up e d d b y t h r i v a l f a
ea r , e e as s rs e e e a r o
n e w G v e n r f m E ng l n d
o r o H ro n t i nu d h w e v er t o h l d offi c e
a . e co e ,
o , o
i n J m i a d u i ng t h e r e t f t h m r l r i g n o f C h rl
a a c r s II t h ou g h
O e o a e a es .
a cc u d b y t h e S p n i rd
se f n n i v i ng w i t h t h
a a sB u c ca ne e r
o coIn e s.
t he n t r e i g n t h S p n i h C u t h d i n fl u e n ce u ffi ci e n t t o p r o c ur e
ex e a s o r a s
h i b e i n g e n t h m e p i n r f m t h e Wes t In di e s
s s o r so He w s k pt
e ro . a e
i n p i n t h r e y e r b u t n c h r g e b e ing br ou g h t a g ai ns t h i m th e
r so e a s, o a ,
wor t hy K ni g h t w as li b er t e d a .
42 LIV ES O F BA N D ITT I A N D R O BBER S .
S outh S e a against the S paniards ; and two yea r s a ft e r ,
La S ound , a Frenchman wi t h a small body o f daring ,
a dven t urers attempted to cross the isthmus as Morgan

, ,
had done ( though not by the s ame route ) but he could

, ,
not get further than the town o f Cheapo where he was ,
driven back These events greatly increased the alarm

.
O f the S paniards who according to D ampier prophesied

, , ,
with confidence that the English privateers in the West

“
Indies would that yea r ( 1 6 7 5 ) open a doo r into the S outh

”
S e as
.
B u t it was n ot till fi ve yea r s a ft er or in 1 6 8 0 when

”
, , ,
having contracted friendship with the D arien Indians and ,
particularly with a small tribe called the Mosquitos the ,
E nglish adventurers again found their way acros s the

isthmus to those ala r med sho r e s S ome o f these Mosq u it o .
Indians who s e em to have b een a noble race o f savages

,
deserving o f better companions than the B uccaneers ,
went with this party being animated by a deadly hatred,
o f the S paniards and a fervent attachment to the E nglish .
The B uccan e ers who engaged in this expedition were

the crews o f seven ves s els amounting altogether to th r ee ,
hundred and si x ty six men o f wh o m thirty seven we r e

-
,
-
le ft to guard the ships during the ab s ence o f tho s e who

went o n the expedition which was not exp ected to be o f ,
long continuance There were seve r al m e n of s ome lite

.
rary talent a mong the maraude r s who have written s e ,
counts O f the proceeding s which have the most romantic ,
interest The s e were B asil R ingrose B arty S harp Wil

.
, ,
liam D ampier who though a com m on s ea m e n was en

, , ,
dowed with great Observation and a talent fo r description ,
and Lionel Wa fer a surgeon p r ovidentially engaged by

,
the B uccanee rs whose D escription o f the Isthmus o f

,
“
”
D arien is one o f the most instructive and decid edly the ,
most amusing book o f travels we have in o u r la n guage .
It was on the l 6 t h o f A pril that the expedition pa s sed ,
over from Golden Island and landed in D arie n each m a n , ,
r ovided with fo u r cakes o f b r ead called d ough boys wi t h

p
-
,
a fusil a pist o l and a hanger They began thei r arduous

, ,
.
march marshalled in divisions each with its commander ,
a n d distingu i s hing flag Many D arien Indian s came t o .

U
B CCA NEER S O F AMER ICA . 43
s uppl y them with provisions and to keep them company ,
a s con federates ; among these were two chie fs who wen i ,
by the names o f Captain A ndreas and Captain A ntonio .
’
The very first day s journey discouraged four o f t h e
B uccaneers who returned to their ships
,
The object o f .
the expedition was to reach and plunder the town o f S anta

Maria near the gul f o f S a n Miguel on t h e S outh S ea
, ,
side O f the i sthmus ; and on the a fternoon o f the second

day they came to a river which Captain A ndreas the , ,
Indian chie f told them crossed the isthmus and ran by

, ,
S anta Maria O n the third day they came to a house

.
belonging to a son o f Captain A ndreas wh o wore a wreath ,
o f gold about his head which m a de the B u ccaneers call ,

”
him King G olden Cap .
Wherever there were Indian habitations they were ,
most kindly and hospitably received O n the evening o f .
the fou rt h day they gained a point whence the river o f

,
S anta Maria was navigable and where canoes were pre ,
p ared for them The next morning as they were about

.
,
to depart the harmony o f the party was disturbed by t h e

,
quarrel o f two o f the B uccaneer commanders John .
Coxon fired his musket at Peter Harris which Harris ,
was going to return when t he others inter fered and e ffect

,
ed a reconciliation Here seventy o f the B uccaneers em

.
barked i n fourteen canoes in each o f which there went ,
two Indians to manage them and gui d e them down the ,
s tream . This mode of travelling owing to the scarcity ,
o f water and other impedi ments was as wearisome as ,
marching A ft er enduring tremendous fatigue the land

.
,
and water party met on the eighth day o f the journey at

a beachy point o f land where the river being join e d by , ,
another stream became broad and deep This had o ften

, .
been a rendezvous of t h e D arien Indians when they col ,
l e ct e d fo r attack or de fence against the S paniards ; and

here the whole party now made a halt to rest themselves , ,
and to clean and prepare their arms .
O n t h e ninth d a y B uccaneers and Indians in all nearly

, ,
six hundred men embarked in si x ty eight canoes got

,
-
,
together by the In dians and glided pleasantly down the ,
r iver
. A t midnight they landed within hal f a mil e of t he
44 LI V E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
town o f S anta Maria The ne xt morning at day brea k .

,
-
,
they heard t h e S panish garris o n firi ng muskets and be at

i ng the r é vei l l é e It was seven in the morni n g when they
.
came to the open ground be fore the fort when the S pan ,
i a r d s commenced firing upon them This fort was nothing .
but a stockade which the B uccaneers took without the

,
loss o f a single man— a n immunity which did not teach

them mercy, for they killed twenty six S paniards and -
,
wounded si x teen .
The Indians however were still less merci ful A ft er

, , .
the S paniards had surrendered they took many o f them ,
into the adjoining woods where they killed them with ,
their spears and i f the B uccaneers had not p revented

,
them they would not have le ft a single S paniard alive

, .
The long and bloody grie vances these savages had scored
against their conquerors was aggravated here by the cir ,
c u m s t a n ce that o ne o f their chie fs o r as the B uccaneers , ,
call him the King o f D arien found in the fort his eldest
, ,
daughter who had bee n forced from her father s habita

,
’
tion by one o f the S panish garrison and was wi t h child ,
by him .
The S paniards had by some means been warned of t h e

in tended visit to S anta Maria and had secreted or sent ,
away almost every thing that was o f value Though .
”
we examined o u r prisoners severely says a B u ccaneer , ,
“
the W hole that we could pillage both in the town and ,
fort amounted only to twenty pounds weight o f gold and

, ,
a small quantity o f silver ; whereas three days sooner we

should have found three hundred pounds weight in gold
”
in the fort It ought to be mentioned that the S paniards
.
,
were in the habit o f collecting considerable quantities o f

gold from the mountains in the neighbourhood o f S a nt a
Maria .
This disappointment was felt very severely and whe ,
ther it was pre viously decided or now entered the i r heads ,
to seek compen s ation fo r this disappointment the majority ,
o f the B uccaneers resolved to proceed to the S outh S e a .
T he boldness o f this resolution will be felt by reflecting ,
that they had only canoes to go in and that they might ,
m eet at their very outset a lo ft y S panish galleon o r shi p

B U CC A N E E R S O F AM E R IC A . 45
of wa r , that might sink hal f o f their frail boats at a broad

side S ome o f them , indeed , were deterred by thi s pros
.
pe ct John
. Co x on the commander who had fired
, his ,
musket at Peter Harris and who seems to have been a ,
contemptible bu l ly was fo r returning across the isthmus

,
to their shi p s and so were his followers To win him

,
.
over those who were fo r the S outh S ea thou gh they had

, ,
a mean opin i on o f his capability o ffered him the post o f ,
General or Commander i n chie f which Coxon accepted

,
- -
, ,
and as it was on the condition that he and his m en should

join in the scheme all the B uccaneers went together , .
The D arien chie f A ndreas with his son G olden Cap and , ,
some followers also continued with the rovers but the

, ,
greater part o f the D arien Indians le ft them at S anta Ma

ria and returned to their homes
,
.
O n the 1 7 th of A pril the expe dition embarked a n d fell , ,
down the river to the gul f of S a n Miguel which they did ,
n o t reach until the following morning owing to a fl oo d ,
tide .
They were now fairly in the S outh S e a ! The p ro

p h e c
y o f the S paniards was accomplished and the B uc ,
c a ne e r s looked across that magnificent expanse o f waters
with sanguine hope .
O n the 1 9 t h of A pril they entered the vast bay of ,
Panama and fortunately captured at one o f the islands a

, , .
S panish vessel o f thirty tons on board o f which o ne hun ,
dred and thirty o f the B uccaneers immediatel y thre w

themselves overjoyed to be relieved from the crampe d
,
state they had endured in the canoes— though o f a cer

ta inty even now so many men on board so small a ves
, ,
sel could leave small room fo r com fort

,
.
The ne x t day they took another small bark O n t h e

, .
2 2 d they rendezvoused at the isl a nd o f Chepillo near t h e

, ,
mouth o f the river Cheapo ; and in t h e a ft ernoon began

to row along shore from that island towards the city o f
Panama The S paniards there had obtained intelligence
.
’
o f the B uccaneers being in t h e b a y a n d prepared to mee t ,
them Eight vessels were l y i ng in the roa d ; three o f

.
these they hastily equipped m a nning them with the crews ,
o f all the ve s sels and with men fro m shore ; the whole
, ,
46 LIV ES or BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
h owever according to the B uccaneer accounts not ex

, ,
.
ceed i n t wo hundred and thirty men ; and o f these o ne

g ,
third only were Europeans— the rest mulattoes and ne

groes The great dis parity there fore was in the nature
.
o f the vessels We had sent away the S panish barks

.
we had taken says o ne o f the B uccaneers ,

to seek ,
“
fresh water so that we had only canoes fo r the fight and

, ,
”
i n them not two hundred men .
A s this fleet o f canoes came in sight at daybrea k o n

the 2 3 d the three armed S panish ships got under sail
, ,
and stood towards them The conflict was severe and .

,
lasted the greater part o f the day The S panish ships .
fought with great bravery but their crews were motley ,
and unskil ful whilst the B u ccaneers were expert seamen

, ,
and well trained to the u s e o f their arms Richard S a w .
k ins was the hero o f the day : a fter three repulses he ,
succeeded in boarding and capturing one o f the S panish

ships which decided the victory A nother ship was car
,
.
ried by boarding soon a ft er and the third saved hersel f ,
by flight The S panish commander fell with many o f his

.
e ople The B uccaneers had eighteen killed and above

p .
,
t hirt y wounded Peter Harris the captain who had been

.
, ,
fired at by Coxon was among the wounded and died t wo , ,
days a fter A s fo r John Coxon who was nominally

.
,
G eneral he showed great backwardness in the engage

,
ment which lost him the confidence o f the rovers Th e

D
.
,
arien chie fs were in the heat o f the battle and behaved ,
bravely .
The B uccaneers not thinking themselves strong enough ,
to land and attack Panama contented themselves with ,
capturing the vessels that were at anchor in the road b e

fore the city O ne o f these was a ship named the Trini
.
dad o f 4 0 0 tons burden a fast sailer and in goo d condi

, ,
tion S h e had o n board a cargo principally consisting o f

.
wine s u gar and sweetmeats ; a nd moreover a cons ider

, , , ,
a b le sum o f money was foun d In t h e other prizes they .
found flour a nd ammunition Two o f these with the .

,
T rinidad they fitted out fo r cruising

,
.
Thus in less t h a n a week a ft er their arrival on t h e

,
c oast o f the S outh S ea the y were in p ossession o f a fl ee , .

48 L I V ES O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
they should receive some satis faction fo r their trouble ;

and i f the Governor would S end to them 5 0 0 pieces o f
eight for each man and 1 0 0 0 fo r each commander and
, ,
would promise not a ny further to annoy the D arien In

dians their allies that then the B uccaneers would desist
, ,
”
from hostilities and go quietly about their business
,
.
T he Governor could scarcely be expected to comply with

these moderate d emands .
The G eneral S a wkins having learned from one o f the,
S paniards who traded wi t h the B uccaneers tha t the ,
B ishop o f Panama was a person whom he had formerly

taken prisoner in the West Indies sent him a small ,
present as a token o f regard and old acqu aintanceship

the B ishop in return sent S a w k i n s a gol d ring !
Having consumed all the live stock within reach and ,
tire d o f waiting fo r the rich ship from Peru the B u c ,
ca nee r s sailed on the 1 5 th o f Ma to the island o f O to

y
q ue where they found hogs and poultry and reste d a
, ,
day From O toque they departed with three ships and

“
two small barks steering ou t o f the b a y o f Panama and

, ,
then westward fo r the to wn o f Pueblo N uevo In this .
short voyage a violent storm separated from the ships

two o f the barks which never joined them again O ne
, .
o f them was taken by the S paniards who shot the men ; ,

’
and the crew o f the other contrived to reach C ox on s
p arty and to recross the isthmus with them O n reach
, .
ing Pueblo N uevo the B uccaneers instead o f meeting

, ,
with an easy prize sustained a complete d i s co m fit u re

, ,
and lost their brave commander S a w k i ns who was shot ,
dead by the S paniards as he was advancing at the head,
o f his men towards a breastwork Captain S a w ki ns .

,
says his comrade Ringrose was a valiant and generous ,
spirited man and beloved more than any other we ever

,
”
l
had among u s w h i c h he well deserved

, His loss not .
only disheartened the whole but induced between si x ty ,
a n d seventy men and all the D arien Indians to abandon

, ,
the e x peditio n and return to the Isthmus .
O nl y one hundred and forty six B uccaneers now r e -
mained with B artholome w S harp whom they had chosen ,
commander but who though clerk enough to write and

, ,
B U CC A N E E R S O F AM E R IC A . 49
p ublish on his return to England a very readable a c

, ,
coun t o f his adventures did not at first shine as a leader , .
In their retreat from Pueblo N ne w they took a S hip ,
loaded wi t h indigo butter and pitch and burned two , , ,
others They lay at anchor for some time at the island

.
o f Qu i b o where they pleasantly and profitably emplo y ed

,
their time in taking red deer turtle a n d oysters S O “

, , ,
large that they were obliged to cut them into four q uar
”
ters each quarter being a good mouth ful
,
.
O n the 6 t h O f June S harp who had boasted he would , ,

“
take them a cruise whereby he doubted not they would ,
gain a thousand pounds per man sailed with two S hips ,
fo r the coast o f Peru B u t on the 1 7 th he came to anchor .
at t h e island o f Gorgona where the B uccaneers i dled ,
away their time till near the end o f July doing nothing ,
worthy o f mention except killing a snake eleven feet ,

”
long an d fourteen inches in circum fere nce
, .
O n the 1 3 th of A ugust they got as fa r as the is l and

Plata where S harp again came to anchor From Plata
, .
they beat to the south and on the 2 5 t h when near Cape , ,
S t Elena they captured a ft er a short contest in which

.
, , ,
one B uccaneer was killed and two were wounded a ,
S panish ship bound fo r Panama In this prize they found .
3 0 0 0 dollars The ship the y sank but it is not said

.
,
what they di d with the crew ; as however Ringrose , ,
makes particular mention that they punished a friar “
and shot him upon deck casting him overboard while he ,

”
was yet alive it is to be presumed he was the only ,
su fferer and that the crew were kept to work as seamen

,
o r servants o r in hopes that they might be ransomed o r

, ,
merely until some conven i ent Op p ortunity were found fo r

dismissing them .
O ne o f the two vessels in which the B uccaneers cruised ,
was n o w found to sail so badly that she was abandoned , ,
and they all embarked together in the Trinidad .
O n the 4 t h O f S eptember they took another ship bound ,
fo r Lima It appears here to have been a custom among

.
the B uccaneers that the first who boarded should be , ,
allowed som e e x tra privilege O f plunder ; fo r R ingrose

says we cast dice for the first entr a nce and the lot fell
, ,
VO L II . . 5
50 L I V ES O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
to the l arboard watch so twenty m e n belonging to th at ,

”
watch entered her .
They took o u t o f this prize as much o f the cargo as

s uited them ; they then put some o f their prisoners in
her and dismis sed her with only o ne mast s tan d ing and
,
o ne sail .
S harp passed Callao at a distance fearing the S pan ,

.
i a r d s might have ships O f war there O n the 2 6 t h o f .
O ctober he attempted a landing at the town o f A rica

, ,
but was prevented by a heavy sur f and the armed a p ,
p e a r a nce o f the place This was the more morti fying .

,
as the stock o f fresh water was so reduced that the men ,
were only allowed hal f a pint a day each ; and it is re

lated that a pint o f water was sold in the ship fo r thirt y
,
dollar s They bore away ho wever fo r the Island o f

.
, ,
110 where they succeeded in landing and Obtained water

, , ,
wine flour fruit and o ther provisions and d i d all the

, , , ,
mischie f they could to the houses and planta t ions b e ,
cause t h e S paniards re fused t o purchase their forbearance

either with money or cattle .
From 110 keeping still southward they came o n the

, , ,
3 d o f D ecember to the town o f La S erena which they

, ,
took without opposi t ion They here Obtained besides .

,
other things five hundred po u nds weight o f s ilver but

, ,
were very near having their ship burned by a desperate

S paniard who went by night o n a float made o f a horse s
’
,
hide blown up like a bladder and crammed oakum and

, ,
brimstone and other combustible matters between the

,
rudder and the stern post to which he s e t fire by a -

,
match and then escaped

,
.
From L a S erena the B uccaneers m ade fo r J uan Fer ,
na n d e z at which interesting
, romantic island they ar , ,
rived on Christmas day and remained some time Here -

,
.
they again disagreed some o f them wishing to sail i m ,
mediately homeward by the S trait o f Ma g a l h a ne s and ,
others desiring to try their fortune longer in the S outh

S e a S harp was o f the homeward party ; b u t the majority
.
being against him deposed him from the command and , ,
elected in his stead John Watling an O l d priva t eer and ,

“
,
e s te emed a stout s e aman

”
A rticles between Watling .
B U C CAN E E R S O F AM E R I C A . 51
a nd the cre w were drawn up in writing and subsc r ibe d ,
i n due form .
O ne narrative however says , the true o ccasi on o f

, ,
“
the grudge agains t S harp was that h e had got by thes e ,
adv entures almost a thousand pounds whereas m an y o f ,
o u r men we r e g s ca r ce worth a groat ; and good rea son
there was fo r their poverty fo r at the Isle o f Plata a nd , ,
o t her places they had lost all their money to their fell ow
,
B uccaneers at di ce ; so t h at some had a great deal a nd ,
othe rs just nothing Those who were thri ft y sided with

.
,
Ca p tain S harp but the others being the greatest number

, , ,
’
turned S harp out O f his command ; and S harp s party
were persuaded to have patience S eeing they were the ,
fewest and had money to lose which the other party had
D
, ,
”
no t. B ut ampier says S harp was d ismiss e d the com
,
mand by general c onsent the B u ccaneers be ing sati sfied ,
n e ither with his courage nor his co nduct .
John Watling as Richard S a wk in s be fore him had a

, , .
glimmerin g o f devotion in his compos ition He be ga n .
hi s c ommand by i nsisting o n the Observance of the Lord s

’
day by the B ucca nee rs This day January the 9 t h

.
“
, ,
1681 , says Ringrose was the first S unday that ever

,
we kept by command sin ce the loss and death o f ou r,
val iant commander Capta in S a wk i ns who once thre w ,

”
the dice overboard finding them in u s e on the said day
,
.
O n the 1 2 t h of January they were scared away from ,
t h eir anchorage at J uan Fernandez by the appe arance ,
O f three sail and le f , t beh i nd them on shore Wil liam 3 , , .
Mu s qu i t o Indian .
The three vessels whose a pp earance had cause d the m

,
t o move in such a hurry were armed S p a ni sh ,
They remained in sight two days but showed no ,
nat i o n to fight The B uccaneers had not a single g reat

.
u n i n their shi p and must have trusted to their mu s ketry

g ,
a n d t o bo a rding ; e t it seems they must have contem

y
p lated making a n attack themselves as they remai ned so ,
long without resigning the honour o f the fiel d to the

S p aniards They then sailed eastward for the coast o f
.
t he continent , whe re they i ntende d to a tta c k the rich tow n

o f A ri c a .
52 LIV ES O F B A N D ITTI A N D R O B BE R S .
O n the J anuary they made the small island

2 6t h of ,
o f Y u e q u e about twenty fiv e leagues from A rica where -

q , ,
t hey plundered an Indian village o f provisions and made ,
p risoners O f two Old S paniards and two Indi ans Th e .
next day Watling examined one o f the Old S pa niards ,
concerning the force at A rica and taking O ffence at h i s ,
answer ordered him to be shot— which was done ! S hort

,
ly a ft er he took a small bark laden with fre s h water fo r

, ,
the little island which was destitute o f it

,
.
The next night Watling with one hundred m en le ft , ,
the ship in the boats and the small bark they had taken ,
and rowed for A rica They landed on the continent .
about five leagues to the south o f A rica be fore it wa s

light and remained there all day concealed among t h e
,
rocks When the shades o f night fell they crept along

.
,
the coast without being perceived and at the next morn ,
ing dawn Watling landed with ninety t wo men They - .
were still four miles from the town but they marched ,
boldly and rapidly forward and gained an entrance with ,
the loss o f three men killed and t wo wounded Though .
in possession o f the town Watling neglected a fort or ,
little castle and when he had lost time and was hamper
,
ed by th e number O f prisoners he had made for the sake

o f their ransom and the inhabitants had recovered from
,
their firs t panic and had thrown themselves in to the fort

, ,
he found that place too strong for him He attacked it .

,
however making u s e of the cruel expedi ent O f placing

,
his prisoners in front O f his own men ; but the de fenders

o f the fort though they might kill countrymen friends
, , ,
and relatives were not by this deterred but ke p t up a

, ,
t e a d y fire and twice repulsed the B uccaneers

,
Mean .
while the S paniards outside O f the fort made head fro m

a ll p arts and hemmed in the B uccaneers who from as
, , ,
s a i l a nt s found themselves obliged to look fo r their o wn

,
de fence and retreat Watling paid for h i s impr u dence

.
wi th his li fe and two quarter masters the boatswain and

,
-
, ,
s ome o f the best men among the rovers fell be fore the ,
fort . When the rest withdrew from the town and made ,
for their boats they were harassed the whole way by a

,
distant fi ring from the S pani a rds but they e ffected thei r ,
B UC C A N E E R S O F A M E R I CA . 53
retre at in tolerably good order The whole party how .

,
ever narrowly esca ped destruct ion ; fo r t h e S paniar d s

,
had forced from the prisoners t hey took the signals which
had been agree d upon with the men le ft four miles off in
charge O f the B uccaneer boats ; and having made these
signals the boats had quitted their post to which the
, ,
rovers were now r etreating and were setting sail to run ,
down to the town when the most swi ft o f foo t of t h e

,
band reached the sea side just in time to call them back
- .
They embarked in the greatest hurry and ran for their

s hips too much disheartened to attempt to capture three
,
vessels that lay at anchor in the roads .
In this mismanaged attack on A rica the B uccaneers ,
lost betwee n killed and taken twent y eight men besides

, ,
-
,
having eighteen wounded A mong the prisoners taken .
b y the S paniards were two surgeons t o whom had been

, ,
confi ded the care of the wounded We could have .
”
brought off ou r doctors says Ringrose but they got
, ,
to drinking while we were assaulting the fort and w hen ,
we called to them they would not come The S paniards

, .
gave quarter to the surgeons t h ey being able to do them ,
good service in that country ; b u t as to the wounded men

”
taken prisoners they were all knocked on the head !
,
The deposed chie f B arty S harp was now reinstated , ,
in the command be ing esteemed a leader o f sa fer con

,
duct than any other It w a s unanimously agreed to quit

.
the S ou t h S e a which they proposed to do not by sailing

, ,
round the A merican continent by the S trait o f Magal

hanes but by recrossing the isthmus o f D arien They
,
.
did not however immediately alter their course but stil l

, , ,
he a t in g to the S outh landed o n the l ot h O f March at

,
G u a s co wh ence they carried o ff one hundred and twenty

,
shee p e i ghty goats two hundred b u shels o f corn and a

, , ,
plenti ful supply o f fresh water They then stood to the

'
north an d on the 2 7 t h passed A rica at a respect ful dis

,
”
tance : our former entertainment says o ne o f the ,
B u ccaneers having been so very bad t hat we we re no

, ,
”
ways encouraged to stop there again .
B y the l 6 t h o f A pril however when they were near , ,
t he is land Plata where on a former occa sion many o f

,
5k
5
54 L IV E S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
them had lost their money to their fellow B ucca nee rs

”
at dice the spirits o f some O f the crew had so much
,
'
revived that they w ere again willing t o try t heir fortunes

,
longer in the S outh S e a B u t o ne party would not c on .
tin ne under S harp and others would not recognise a new

,
commander A s neither party would y ield it was de

.
,
t er m i ne d to separate a nd agreed that which party

, ,
“
soever upon p olling should be found t o have the m aj ority

” ’
should keep the ship S harp s party p roved the most
.
numerous and they kept the vessel The minority which

,
.
,
consisted o f forty four E uropeans t wo Mosquito Indians

-
, ,
and a S panish Indian took the long boat and the canoes , ,
as had been agreed and separating from their Old co m ,
rades proceeded to the gul f o f S a n Miguel where they

, ,
landed and travelled on foot over the isthmus by much

,
the same route as they had come From the A tlantic .
side o f the isthmus they found their way to the West

Indies In th i s seceding party were the t wo authors
.
,
William D ampier and Lionel Wa fer the surgeon D am , .
pier published a brie f s k etch o f this Expedition to t he

S outh S e a with an account O f his return across the
,
isthmus ; b u t o f the latter the most entertaining d e s cr i p ,
tion was written by Wa fer wh o meeting with an acci , ,
d ent O n his journey back which d i sabled him from keep ,
ing pace with his countrymen was le ft behind and

D
, ,
remained fo r some months the guest o f the arien In

dians Living among them as he did he had ample
.
,
o pportunity o f in forming himsel f O f all their manners

and customs and I know no book that gives so complete
,
and amusing a picture o f the habits o f savage li fe unles s ,
it be the volume on the New ! ealanders .
S harp with hi s dimini s h ed crew which m ust hav e

, ,
been reduced to about seventy men sailed with the S hip ,
northward t o the gul f o f N icoya Meeting no booty .
there he r eturned to the i s a nd Plata picking u p thre e

,
‘
,
p rizes in his way The fi rst was a ship called

. the S a n
Pedro with a lading o f cocoa nuts and
, pieces o f -
,
eight in chests and in bags besides plate Th e

, , .
money in bags with all the loose plunder was i m m e d i

, ,
ately divided each man receiving 2 3 4 p ieces of eight

, .
I UCC A N E E R S O F AM E R IC A . 57
The money in chests was reserved fo r a future division .
Their second prize wa s a packet from Panama bound to

Callao by which they learned that i n Panama it was b e
,
ti e ve d that all t h e B uccaneers had returned overland to

the l Ve s t Indies The third was a ship ca lled the S a n
.
R os ario which made a bo ld resistance and did not sub

, ,
mit until her captain was killed S h e came from Callao .
with a cargo O f wine brandy Oil and fruit and had i n , , , ,
her as much money as yielded ni nety four dollars to each -
B uccanee r Through their ignorance O f metals they

.
,
m issed a much greater booty There were 7 0 0 pigs o f .
plate which they mistook for tin on account o f its not ,
being re fined and fitted fo r coining They only took one .
o f the seven hundre d pigs and t wo thirds O f this they

,
-
melted down into bullets and otherwise s q uandered away .
A fter having beaten along the coast co ming at t i mes to ,
anchor making a fe w discoveries and giving names to

, ,
islands and ba ys but taking no priz es they sailed early

, ,
in November from the shores o f Patagonia Their navi .
a t i o n he nce as Captain B urney remarks was more than

g , ,
could be imagined ; it was like the journey o f travellers

by night in a stran ge country without a guide The .
w ea t her being very stormy they were a fraid to venture ,
through the S trait o f Ma g a l h a ne s but ran to the south t o ,
go round t he Tierra del Fuego S pite o f te mpests clouds .

, ,
and darkness and immense ice b ergs they doubled i n

,
-
,
sa fety the redoubta ble Cape Horn nine months a ft er their

D
,
comrades wh o went ba ck by the is thmus of arien had

, ,
le ft them
D
.
O n the 5 th O f e ce mber they made a division of such

’
O f t heir spoils as had been reserved E ach m an s share .
amounted to 3 2 8 pieces o f eight .
O n January the 2 8 t h 1 6 8 2 they made the island O f

, ,
B arbadoes where the B ritish frigate R ichmond was lying

, .
We havin g acted in all our voya ge wi t hout a commis

”
sion says R ingrose dared not be so bold as to put in
, , ,
est the said frigate should seize us fo r privateering and ,

”
s t rip u s o f all we had got in the whole voyage They .
,
there fore sailed to A ntigua People may say what they

,
.
ch oose about t he virtues o f Old times It i s a notoriou s

58 L IV E S O F B A N D I TI I A N D
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R a E R s.
fact that statesmen and the serv a nts o f government we re

i n those days corrupt , rapacious , dishonest It seems t e .
have been an es t ablished practice among the B uccaneers

to purchase impunity by bribing our governors O f the
West India islands B u t at A ntigua , S harp now found , as
.
Governor Colonel Codrington an honest man who would

, , ,
not allow hi s lady to accept o f a present o f jewels sen t

by the B uccaneers as a propitiatory offering nor give t h e ,
B uccaneers leave to enter the h a rbour The B uccaneers .
then separated S ome stole into A ntigua on board o f other

.
cra ft ; S harp and some others landed at Nevis whence ,
they procured a passage to E ngland Their ship t he .

,
Trinidad w hich they had captured in the B a y o f Pa

,
nama was le ft to s even desperadoes o f the company who

, ,
having lost every thing by gaming had no inducement t o ,
lead the m to England but remained where they were in

, ,
the hope o f picking up new associates with whom they ,
m ight again try their fortunes as free rovers .
When B artholomew S harp arrived in England he and ,
a fe w o f his men were apprehended and brought be fore a
Court O f A dmiralty where at the instance o f the S panish

, ,
amba ssador they were tried fo r piracies i n the S outh S e a

, .
O ne o f the principal char ges agai nst them was taking the
S pani sh ship Rosario and killing the Captain and one o f
,
her men ; B u t it was proved says the author of an

“
,
anonymous narrative who was one o f the B uccaneers

,
tried that the S paniards fired at us first and it was

,
“
,
”
j udged that we ought to de fend ourselves I can hardly .
u nderstand how it S hould have been so b u t it is said , ,
from the general de fectiveness o f the evidence produce d ,
they all escaped conviction .
Three o f S harp s men were also tried at Jamaica one

’
,
o f whom being wheedled into an open con fession was ,
condemned and hanged ; the other two stood it o u t and ,
escaped for want of witnesses t o p rove the fact against

”
them .
Thus terminated adds C aptain B urney what may

, ,
“
be called the First Expe dition O f the B uccaneers in the

S outh S e a ; the boat excursion by Morgan s men in the
-
’
B a y of Panama be i ng of too little conse q uence to be s o

E U C CA N E E R S C E A M E R IC A . 59
re ckoned They had now made success ful experiments

.
o f the route both by sea and land ; and the S paniards in
the S outh S ea had reason t o apprehend a speedy renewal

”
o f their visit .
A nd indeed their Vi s it was repeated the very next year .
O n A ugust the 2 3 d says William D ampier

, ,
who had not had enough o f his first expedition we ,

“
s ailed from V irginia under the co m mand o f Captain

,
Cook bound for the S outh S eas

, Their adventurous .
,
d an g erous mode o f li fe must have had strong charms fo r

them fo r besides D ampier and Cook Lionel Wa fer E d
, , ,
ward D avis and A mbrose Cowley went fo r the second

, ,
t ime and indeed nearly all o f their cre w amounting to

, ,
about seventy men were ol d B uccaneers , .
Their ship was called the R evenge and mounted eigh ,
teen guns : a n immense superiority over the cra ft with

whi ch they had already scoured those seas and which ,
had not even a single large gun on board .
Quite enough has been said to give the reader a notion

O f the mode o f proceeding and living o f these marau a
ders Without including an account o f the discoveries

.
they made i n the S outh S e a and the additions D ampier,
and Wa fer proc u red to our knowledge o f the natural his

tory o f those parts o f the globe and o f the m anners and ,
habits o f the savages who inhabited them a continuation ,
o f the narrative O f the B uccaneers would be monotonous
and to inc l ude these would occupy too much space and ,
not be germane to a work like the present I will there .

,
fore m ention only a fe w particulars and hasten to t h e

, ,
extinction o f these e x traordinary associations .
When the R evenge got into the S outh S ea they were ,
surprised to find an o ther English ship there This ship .
had been fitted out in the river Thames u nder a pretence ,
o f trading but with the intention o f making a pirat i cal

,
voyage Her commander was one John Eaton who rea

.
,
dily agreed to keep company with C o ok Cook died in .
July just as they made Cape B lanco and Edward D avis

, ,
t h e second in command was un a nimo u sly elected to suc

,
c ee d him This m a n though a B uccaneer had ma n y

.
, ,
g oo d a nd s om e gr e at q ualities Humane himsel f, b e re

.
60 LI V E S or BA N D ITT I A N D R OBB E R S .
p ressed the feroc ity o f his companions he was pru dent ,
moderate and steady ; and such was his commanding

,
character and the confidence his worth and talent i n

,
spired that no rival authority was ever set u p against

,
h i m but the lawless and capricious freebooters obeyed

,
him implicitly in all that h e ordered For a long whi l e .
he maintained his sway not only over the two ships a l ,
ready mentioned but over ano t her E nglish vessel and

, ,
over two hundred French and eighty English B uccaneers ,
that c ro ssed the isthmus o f D arien and joined him b e , ,
sides other parties that went from time to time t o try

,
their fo rtunes in the S outh S eas .
B y fa r the most interesting incident in the history o f

th ese marauders is found in this their second expedition
in t h e Pacific .
O n their first cruise when under the command o f Wat

,
ling the B uccaneers having been suddenly scared away

,
from the uninhabited island o f Juan Fernandez by the

app ea rance o f three armed S panish ships le ft behind them ,
o ne William an Indian O f the Mosquito tribe whose a t

, ,
t a c h m ent to the English adventurers has been mentioned .
The poor fellow was absent in the woods h u nting goats

fo r foo d fo r the B uccaneers at the time O f the alarm and ,
hey c ould spare no time to search a ft er him When this .
second expedition came near Juan Fernandez o n March ,
2 2 d 1 6 8 4 several o f the B uccaneers who had been with

, ,
Watl ing and were still attached to their faith ful Indian
,
comra de William were eager to discover i f any traces

,
could be found o f him on the island and accordingly ,
made fo r it in great haste in a row boat - .
In this boat was D ampier who marauder though he , ,
wa s has described the scene with exquisite simplicity a nd

,
feeling and Robin a Mosquito Indian A s they approach

, .
ed the S hore to their astonishment and delight they saw

,
William at the sea side waiting to receive them

- .
”
“
Robin his countryman says D ampier was t he
, , ,
“
fi rst who leaped a shore from the boat and running to h ,
b r other M os quito man thre w himsel f fl a t on his face at

,
hi s feet who helping him up and embracing h i m fell flat

, ,
with his face on the ground at Robin s feet and was b y ’

,
R U CCA N E E R s O F AM E R IC A . 61
hi m tak en up also We stood with pleasure to be hold

.
t h e surprise tenderness and solemnity o f this interview

, , ,
which was e x ceedi n gly affectionate on both sides ; and

when their ceremonies were over we a l so that stood , , ,
gazing at them drew near each O f us embracing him we

, ,
had found here who was overjoyed to see so many o f

,
his old friends come hither as he thought p urposely t o ,

”
fetch him .
William had by this time lived in utter solitude fo r

more than three years The S paniards knew that he had .
been le ft behind at the island and several ships o f that ,
n ation h a d stopped there and sent people in pursuit o f him ,
but he dreading they would put him to death as an ally

,
o f their persecutors the English B uccaneers had each

, ,
time fled and succeeded 1n concealing himsel f from their

search .
When his friends first sailed away and le ft him at J uan

Fernandez William had with him a musket a small horn
, ,
O f powder a fe w shot and a kni fe

, When his ammu ,
.
”
n i t i on was expended continues D ampier he contrived
, , ,
by notching his kni fe to saw the barrel o f his g u n into,
small pie ces wherewith he made harpoons lances hooks

, , , ,
a nd a long kni fe heating the pieces o f iron first in the

,
fire and t hen hammering them ou t as he pleased with

,
stones This may seem strange to those not acquainted

.
with the sagacity o f the Indians ; but it is no more than

what the Mosquito men were accustomed to in their o wn
”
country He had worn o u t the English clothes with
.
which he had landed and now had no covering save a ,
goat s kin round his waist For fi shing he made lines

- .
,
from seal skins cut into thongs

- He had built himsel f .
a hut hal f a mile from the S e a shore which b e lined with

,
-
,
goat skins and slept o n his couch or b a r b ecu o f sticks

-
,
r aised about two feet from the ground and spread with ,
’ ” ’
goats skins - He saw the B uccaneers ships the day b e
.
fore and with his quick sight perceived at a gre a t dis

,
ta nce that from their rigging and manner o f m a ncnu vr i ng

,
they must be English ; he there fore killed three g oats

which he dressed with vegetables a n d when his f1 end s ,
VO L I I . . 6
LIV E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
a nd liberators landed he had a feast ready pre p a red for

them .
A ft er having cruised fo r four years D avis and m an y ,
o f his companions returned t o the West Indies in 1 6 8 8 ,
in time to benefit by a proclamation O ffering the K ing s ’
pardon to all B u ccaneers who would claim it and quit

”
their lawless way of li fe It was not says Cap t ain
.
“
,
’
B urney the least O f fortune s favours to this crew that
,
“
,
they should find it in their power without any care or ,
forethought o f their o wn to terminate a long course o f

,
”
p iratical adventures in q uietness and security .
B y a short time a fter the return o f D avis all the B ucca ,
nee r s both French and English had quitted the S outh S e a ,

, ,
most O f them having e ffected a retreat across the isthmu s ,
in which they met with some most desperate adventures .
They continued their depredations for a fe w years lo nge r

in the West Indian seas and on the coasts of the S p anish
,
main but they neve r returned to the Pacific

,
.
O n the accession O f William III a war between Great .
B ritain and France that had been an unusually long time

,
at peace with each other seemed inevitable The French

, .
in the West Indies did not w a it fo r its declaration but ,
attacked the E nglish p ortion o f S t Christopher which .

,
islan d by joint agreement had been made the original

, ,
a nd con federated settlement o f the two nations Th e .
E nglish were forced to retire to the island o f S t Nevis . .
The war between France and England which followed , ,

’
lasted till nearly the end o f William s reign The Old .
ties o f amity were rent asunder and t he B uccaneers wh o , ,
had been so long leagued against the S paniards no w ,
carried arms against each other the French acting a s ,
auxiliaries to the regular forces o f their nation the Eng ,
lish fighting under the ro yal flag o f theirs They never .
again con federated in any B uccaneer cause Had they .
been alway s united and properly headed— had conquest

and not plunder been their Object they might g r adually ,
have Obtained possession o f a great part O f the West

Indies — they might a t once have established an inde
p endent state among the islands o f the Pacific ocean .
The tre a ty O f Ryswick which was signed in S e p tem ber

,
C A P TA IN TE A C H A LI A S , B LAC K B EAR D .
ED W AR D T E A C H alias B lac k B e a rd was a native o f

, ,
B ristol and having gone to J amaica frequently sailed

, ,
from that port as o ne o f the crew o f a privateer durin g

the French wa r In that station he gave frequent proo fs
.
O f his boldness and personal courage ; but he was not
entrusted with any command until Captain B enjamin

Ho rnl g ol d gave him the command which he had taken .
In the spring O f 1 7 1 7 Ho r ni g ol d and Teach sailed ,
from Providence fo r the continent o f A merica and in ,
their way captured a small vessel with 1 2 0 barrels o f

flour which they put on board their o w n vessels They
, .
a l so seized two other vessels ; from one they too k some

gallons o f wine and from the other plunder to a con
, ,
s i de r a b l e value A ft er cleaning upon the coast of V ir

.
ginia they made a prize O f a large French Guineaman

,
bound to Martinique and Teach obtaining the command ,
o f her went upon a cruise Hor ni g o l d with the t wo

, .
,
vessels returned to the island o f Providence and s u r

, ,
’
rendered to the king s clemency .
Teach now began to act an independent part He .
mounted his vessel with forty guns and named her The ,
“
’ ”
Queen A nne s Revenge Cruising near the island o f S t . .
V incent he took a large ship called the G reat A llan and

, ,
a ft e r p lundering her O f what he deemed proper set her o n ,
fire A fe w days a ft er Teach encountered the S ca r b o

.
,
r ough man O f war and engaged her fo r some hours ; but

- -
,
perceiving his strength and resolution she retired and , ,
le ft Teach to pursue his depredations His next a d ve n .
ture was with a sloop O f ten guns commanded by Major ,
B onnet whose actions we have already related and these

, ,
two having united their fortunes co operated fo r some ,

-
time : but Teach finding him unacquainted with naval

affairs g t ve the command o f B onnet s S hip t o Richards
,
’
,
one O f his o wn crew and entertained B onnet on board his

,
o w n vessel Watering at Tu r ni ff they discovered a sail

.
, ,
a nd Richards with the Revenge sli p ped her cable , a nd r a n

B L A CK B E A R D . 65
ou t to meet her U pon seeing the black fl a g hoisted t h e

.
,
vessel struck and came t o under the stern o f Teach t h e

,
-
commodore This was the A dventure from Jamaica

.
, .
They took the captain and his men on board the grea t
S hip and manned his S loop for their o wn S ervice
,
.
Weighing from Tu r ni ff where they remained during ,
a wee k a n d sailing to the bay they found there a shi p

, ,
and four sloops Teach hoisted his flag and began t o

.
,
fire at them upon which the capt ai n and his men le ft their
,
S hip and fled to the shore Teach burned t wo of thes e.
s loo ps and let the other t hree depart

,
.
They a ft erwards sailed to di fferent places and having ,
taken two small vessels anchored o ff the bar of Charles ,
town for a fe w days Here they captured a ship bound

.
for E ngland as she was coming ou t o f the harbour

, .
They next seized a vessel coming ou t o f Charlestown ,
a n d t wo pinks coming into the S ame harbour together ,
with a brigantine with fourteen negroes The audacity .
o f these transactions per formed in S ight o f the town

, ,
struck the inhabitants with terror as they had been lately ,
visited by some other notorious pirates Meanwhile .

,
there were eight sail in the harbour none o f which durst ,
set to sea fo r fear O f falling into the hands O f Teach The .
trade of this place was totally interrupted and the i nha ,
b i t a nt s were abandoned to despair Their calamity was .
greatly augmented from this circumstance that a long ,
and desperate war had just termin ated when they bega n ,
to be in fested by these robbers .
Teach having detained all the persons tak en in thes e

s hips as prisoners they were soo n in great want o f medi
,
cines and he had the audacity to demand a chest from

,
t h e Governor This demand was made in a manner no t

.
less d aring than insolent Teach S ent Richards the cap .

,
t ain o f the Revenge with Mr Mark s o ne o f the prisoners

,
.
, ,
and S everal others t o present th eir request Richard s

,
.
in formed the governor that unles s their demand wa s ,
granted and he and his companions re turned in sa fety

, ,
every prisoner on board the captured ships should l n

s t a n t l y be S lai n a n d the vessels consumed t o ashes
D
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,
u rin the time that M r Mark s was negotiating wit h

g .
at
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66 LI V E S O F B A N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
the governor Richards and his associates wal k ed t h e

,
s tr eets at pleasure while indignation flamed from every ,
eye against them as the robbers o f their p roperty and , ,
the terror o f their country Though the affront thu s .
O ffered to the Government was great and most audacious ,
e t t o pre erve the lives o f so many m e n they granted

s
y , ,
t heir re q uest and sent o n board a chest valu e d at three o r

,
four hundred pounds .
Teach as soon as he received the medicines and h i s

,
fellow pirates pillaged the ships o f gold and provisions

, ,
and then dismissed the prisoners with their vessels .
From the bar o f Charlestown they sailed to North C a ro ,
lina Teach now began to reflect how he could best se

.
cure the spoil along with some o f his crew who were h i s
,
fa vourites A ccordingly under pretence o f cleaning h e

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, ,
ran his vessel o n S hore and grounded ; then ordered the ,

’
men in Hand s sloop to come to his assistance which ,
t hey endeavouring to do also r a n aground and s o they , ,
were both lost Then Teach went into the tender with .
forty hands and upon a sandy island about a leagu e

, ,
from shore where there was neither bird nor beast no r

, ,
h erb fo r their subsistence he le ft sevent e en of his crew , ,
wh o must have inevitabl y p erished had not Major B on ,
net received intelligence O f their miserable situation and ,
sent a long boat fo r them A ft er this barba rous deed

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,
Teach with the remainder O f his crew went and sur

, ,
r endered to the G overnor O f North Carolina ret a i n n ,
all the property which had been acquired by his fl eet .
This temporary suspensi on O f the depredation s O f

B lack B e ard fo r s o he was now called di d not p rocee d
, ,
from a conviction o f h i s former errors or a determinatio n ,
to re form but to prepare for future and m ore extensiv e

,
e xploits A S governors are but men and not un frequent

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l y by no means possessed o f the mos t virtuous principles ,
the gold O f B lack B eard rendered him comely in the g o

’
vernor s eyes and by his influence he Obtained a leg a l
, , ,
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r ight to the great ship called The Queen A nne s R e
”
venge B y order O f the governor a court o f vice
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,
a dmira l ty was held at B ath town and that vessel wa s -

,
conde m ned a s a law ful p riz e which h e had ta k e n from

the S paniards though it was a well known fact that s h e

,
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belonged to English merchants B e fore he entered upon .
his new advent u res he married a young woman O f about

,
sixteen years o f age the governor himsel f attending t h e

,
ceremony It was reported that this was only his four

.
t ee n t h wi fe about twelve o f whom were yet alive ; and

,
though this woma n was young and amiable he behaved ,
towards her in a manner S O brutal that it was S hocking ,
t o all decency and pro p riety even among his abandoned ,
cre w o f pirates .
In his first voyage B lack B eard directed his course t o

,
t h e B ermudas and meeting with two or three English

,
vessels emptied t hem o f their stores and other ne ce s s a

,
ries and allowed them to p roceed He also met with two

, .
French vessels bound for Mar t inique the one light and ,
the other laden with sugar and c ocoa : he put the men on
board the latter i nto the former an d allowed her to de ,
part He brought the freighted vessel into North Caro

.
lina where the governor and B lack B eard S hared the

,
prizes Nor did their audacity and villany sto p here

. .
Teach and some O f his abandoned crew waited upon his

excellency and swore that they had seized the French
,
ship at sea without a soul on board ; there fore a cour t

,
was called and she was condemned the honourable g o

, ,
vernor received S i x ty hogsheads o f sugar fo r his S hare h i s ,
secretary twenty and the pirates the remainder B u t a s

,
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guilt always inspires suspicion Teach was a fraid th a t ,
some one mi ght arrive in the harbour who might detec t

the roguery : there fore upon pretence that S h e was lea ky
, ,
and might sink and so stop u p the entrance to the har

,
’
bo ur where she lay they Obtained the governor s liberty
,
to drag her into the river where she was set on fi re ,
and when burnt to the water her bottom was sunk that , ,
so S h e might never rise in judgment against the governor

a nd his con federates .
B la c k B eard now being in the province o f Friendship ,
p assed se veral months in the river giving and receiving ,
visits from the planters ; while he traded with the vessel s

which came t o that river sometimes in the way O f law ,
fu l co m merce and sometimes in h i s own way When h e

,
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L IV E S O F B A N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
c h o s e to appear the honest man he made fair purchas es ,
o n e q ual b a rter ; but when this did not suit his ne c e s s i
ties o r his humour he would rob at pleasure and leav e

, , ,
them to seek their redress from the governor ; and the

better to cover his intrigues with his excellency he would ,
s ometimes outbrave him to his fa c e a nd administer to him a ,
s h are o f that contempt and insolence which he so liberally
bestowed upon the rest o f the inhabi tants o f the provin c e .
B u t there are limits to human insolence and depravity .
I he captains o f the v essels who frequented that river

‘
and had b een S O O ft en harassed and plundered by B lack

B eard secretly consulted with some o f the planter s
,
what measures to pursue in order to banish such an in fa,
mous miscre a nt from their coasts and to bring him to ,
deserved punishment Convinced from lo ng experience .

,
that the governor himsel f to whom it belonged would , ,
give no redress they presented the matter to the GO

,
vernor O f V irginia and entreated that an armed force

,
might b e S ent from the men of war lying there either to - -

,
take or to destroy those pirates wh o in fested their coast .
Upon this representation the Governor o f V irginia ,
con s u l ted with the captains O f the two men O f war as to - -
t he best measures to be adopted He was resolved that .
the governor should hire two small vessels which could ,
pu rsu e B lack B eard into all his inlets and creeks ; that
they S hould be manned from the men O f war and the - -
,
command given to Lieutenant Maynard an experienced ,
and resolute officer When all was ready fo r his de

.
pa rture the governor called an assembly in which it

, ,
wa s resolved to issue a proclamation o ffering a great r e ,
ward to any who within a year should take or destroy

, ,
any p irate .
U pon the 1 7 th O f November 1 7 1 7 Maynard le ft ,

’
James s river in quest o f B lack B eard and on the evenin g ,
o f the 2 1 s t came in S ight o f the pirate This e x pedition .
was fitted o u t with all possible expedition and secrecy ,
no boat being permitted to pass that might convey any

i ntelligence while care was taken to di scover where the
,
p irates were lurking His excellency the G overnor o f

.
B e r muda and his secretary however having Obt a ined

, , ,
i nform ation o f the intended expedition the latter wrote ,
a letter to B lack B eard intimating that he had sent him ,
four o f his men who were all he could meet with in or ,
about t own and S 0 bade him be upon his guard These

. .
men were sent from B a t h t o wn to the place whe r e B lac k

B eard lay about the d istance O f twenty leagues
,
.
The hardened and in fatuated pirate having been o ft en ,
d eceived by false intelligence was the less at t entive to ,
this in formation nor was b e convinced o f i t s accuracy,
until he saw the sloops sent to apprehend him Though .
he had then only twenty men on board he prepared to ,
gi ve battle Lieutenant Maynard arrived wi t h his sloops

.
in the evening and anchored as he could not venture

, , ,
under cloud O f night to go into the place where B lack ,
B eard lay The latter spent the night in drinking wi t h

.
the master o f a trading vessel with t h e same indi fference -

,
as if no danger had been near Nay such w a s the des .

,
perate wickedness o f this villain that it is reported , ,
during the carousals O f that night one o f his men asked ,
him In case anything S hould happen to h i m during

,
“
the engagement with the two sloops which were waiting

to attack him in the morning whether his wi fe knew ,
”
where he had buried his money l when he impiously r e
plied That nobody but himsel f and the devil knew
,
where it was and the longest liver should take all

,
.
In the morning Maynard weighed and se nt his boat ,
to sound which coming near the pirate received her

, ,
fire Ma y nard then hoisted royal colours and made

.
,
towards B lack B eard with every sail and oar In a lit t le .
time the pirate ran aground and S O al s o did t h e king s ,

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vessels Maynard lightened his vessel o f the ballast and

.
water and made towards B lack B eard Upon this he

,
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hailed him in his own rude style D— n y ou fo r v i l ,

“
”
lains who are you and from whence come you t
,
The ,
lieutenant answered Yo u may see from our colours we ,

”
are no pirates B lack B eard bade him send his boat
.
o n board that he m ight see who he w a s B u t Ma ynard .
replied I cannot spare my boat but I will come on

,
“
,
”
board o f you as so o n as I ca n with my S loop Upon .
this B lack B eard took a glass o f liquor and drank t o him ,

70 L IVE S O F BA N D ITT I A N D R OBB E R S .
sayin g 1111 give no q uarter nor ta k e any from y ou

, .
Maynard replied He expected no quarter from him nor

, ,
”
should he give him any .
D uring this dialogue the pirate s S hip floated and the ’

,
S t oops were rowing with all expedition towards him As .
she came near the pirate fired a broadside charged with

, ,
all manner O f small shot which killed or wounded ,

’
twenty men B lack B eard s S hip in a little a ft er fell
.
broadside to the shore ; o ne o f the sloops called the

Ranger also fell astern B u t Maynard finding that his .
o wn sloop had way and would soon be o n board o f

,
Teach ordered all his men down while himsel f and the
,
man at the h elm whom he co m rria nd e d to lie concealed

,
, ,
were the only persons who remained on deck He at .
the same time desired them to take their pistols cutlasses , ,
and swords and be ready fo r act ion u pon his call and
, , ,
fo r greater expedition two ladders were placed in the ,

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hatchway When the king s sloop boarded the pirate s
.
,
case boxe s filled with powder small shot slugs a nd

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, , ,
pieces O f lead and iron with a q u i c k m a t c h in the mouth ,
O f them were thrown into Ma nard s sloop Fortunately ’

, y .
,
however the men being in the hold they did small

, ,
inj ury on the present occasion though they are usually ,
very destructive B lack B eard seeing fe w o r no hands

.
upon deck cried to his men that they were all knocked
,
”
o n the head except three o r four ; and there fore said ,
he ,
“
let u s jum p o n board and cut to p ieces those that ,
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are alive .
Upon this dur ing the smoke occasioned by one o f

,
these case boxes B lack B eard with fourteen o f his men

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, , ,
entered and were not perceived until the smoke was dis
p e l le d . The signal was given to M aynard s men who ’
,
rushed u p in an instant B lack B e ard and the lieutenant .
e x changed shots and the pirate was wounded they then

,
engaged sword in hand until the sword o f the lieutenant ,
broke but fortunately one o f his m e n at that instant gave

,
B lack B eard a terrible wound in the neck and throat .
The most des p erate and bloody c o nflict ensued — Ma y

nard with twelve m e n and B lack B e a rd with fourteen ,
The sea was dyed with blood a ll around the vessel and ,
B L A CK B E A R D . 7]
u ncommon bravery was displayed upon both sides .
Th o ugh the pirate was wounded by the first S hot from

Maynard though he had received twenty cuts and as
, ,
many shot s he fought with desperate valour ; but at

,
length wh en in the act o f coc king his pistol fell down

, ,
dead B y this time eight O f his men had fallen and the
.
,
rest being wounded cried out fo r q uarter which was

, ,
granted as the ringleader was S lain The other sloop .
also attacked the men who remained in the pirate ves

sels until they also cried o u t for quarter A nd such
,
.
was the desperation o f B lack B eard t hat having small , ,
h O p e o f escaping he had placed a negro with a m a tch at

,
the gunpowder door to blow u p the S hip the moment

-
,
’
that he S hould have been boarded by the king s men in
‘
order to involve the whole in general ruin That de .
structive broadside at the commencement of the action ,
which at first appeared S O unlucky was however , , ,
the me a ns O f their preserv ation from the intended de

struction .
Maynard severed the pirate s head from his body s u s

’
,
pended i t upon his bowsprit end a nd sailed to B a t h t o wn

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, ,
to Obtain medical aid fo r his wounded men In the pirate .
S loop S everal letters and papers were found which B lack ,
B eard would cer t ainly have destroyed previous to the

engagement had he not determined to blow her u p upon
,
his being taken which disclosed the whole villainy b e

,
tween the honourable Governor O f B ermuda and his

honest secretary on the one hand and the notorious pirate ,
o n the other who had now su ffered the just p unishment

,
o f his crimes .
S carcely was Maynard returned to B a t h t o wn when ,
he boldly went and made free with the S i x ty hogsheads

O f sugar in the possession o f the governor and the twen t y ,
in that o f his secretary .
A ft er his men had been healed at B a t h t o wn the lieu ,
tenant proceeded to V irginia with the head o f B lac k

B eard still S uspended on his bowsprit end as a troph y -
,
o f nis victory to the great joy o f all t h e inhabitants

, The .
p r i soners were tried condemned and e x ecuted ; and thus

, ,
a l t h e crew o f that in fernal miscreant B lac k B eard were

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72 LI V E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S
destroyed except two O ne o f these was taken out o f a
, .
t rading vessel - only the day be fore the engagement i n

, ,
which he received no less than seventy wounds o f all ,
which he was cure d The other was Israel Hands who .

,
’
wa s master O f the Queen A nne s R evenge ; he was take n
at B a t h t o w n bein g wounded in one o f B lack B eard s
,
'
s ava ge humours O ne night B lack B eard drinking in h is

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ca bin w i th Hands t h e pilot and another man withou t

, , ,
any pretence took a small pair o f pistols and cooke d

, ,
them und er the table ; which being perceived by the

man he went o n deck leaving the captain Hands and
, , , ,
the pilot to g ether When his pistols were prepared he

.
,
extinguished the candle crossed his arms and fired at , ,
h i s com p any The one pistol did no execu tion but the
.
,
other wounded Hands in the knee Interrogated con .
cerning the meaning o f this he answered with a n i m ,
precation That if he did not now and then kill one o f

,
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t hem they woul d for g et who he was
,
Hands was .
eventually tried and condemned but as he was about to ,
be executed a vessel arrived with a proclamation pro

,
longing the time O f his Majesty s pardon which Ha nds ’

,
p leading he was saved from a Violent and shame fu l

,
death .
In the commonwea lth of pirates he who goes the ,
great e st lengt h O f wickedness is looked upon with a kind ,
O f envy a m o ngst them as a person o f a more e x t r a o r di ,
nary g alla ntry ; he is there fore en t itled to be distinguished

by some p os t a n d if such a o ne has but courage he
, , ,
must ce r tai nl y be a great man The hero o f whom we .
are w r t i ng was thor o u ghly accomplished in this way

1
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and s o me o f his froli c s o f wickedness were as extravagant

i
as f b e aimed at making his men believe he w a s a devil
incarna t e B eing one d a y at sea and a little flushed
.
,
”
wi t h drink : Come said he let u s make a hell o f o u r , ,
“
”
own and t r y how long we can bear it
,
A ccordingly .
,
he with two or three others went down into the hold

, , ,
and closing up all the hatches filled several pots full o f

, ,
brimstone and other combu s tible matter ; they then s o:

,
it on fire and so continued till they were almost s u ffo

,
s a t e d when some o f t h e m e n cried o u t for air ; at l e n g th

,
he o pe ned the hatches not a little p leased tha t h e had ,
held ou t the longest .
Those O f his crew who were taken alive told a story ,
which may appear a little incr edible That once upon a .

,
cruise t hey found o u t that they had a man o n board more

,
than their crew ; such a one was S een several days

amongst t hem sometimes below and sometimes upon
, ,
deck yet no man in the S hip could give any account who
,
h e was or from whence he came ; but that he disap pe ared

,
a little be fore they were cast away in their great ship ,
a nd it seems they verily believed it was the devil

, , .
One would think these things should have indu ced them
to re form their lives but being so many reprobates t o
gether they encouraged and spirited o ne another up m
,
their wickedness t o which a continual course o f dri nking

,
’
did not a little contribute In B lack B eard s journal .
,
which was taken there were several memoranda o f t he

,
following nature all written with his own hand S uch

a day r u m all o u t — o u r company somewhat sober —a
.
,
, .
d — d con fusion amongst u s l— rogues a plotting ; gre a t

talk o f separati on — S o I looked sharp fo r a prize — S uch
.
a day took o ne with a great deal o f liquor on board s o

,
kept the company hot d— d hot then all things went wel l , ,
”
a g ain .
We shall close the narrative O f this extraor d inary man s ’
li fe by an account o f the cause wh y he was denominated

B lack B eard He derived this name from his long blac k
.
beard which like a fright ful meteor covered his whole

, , ,
face and terrified all A merica more than any comet that
,
had ever appeared He was accustomed to twist i t wit h

.
ribbon in small quantities and turn the m about his ears , .
In time o f action he wore a S ling over his S houlders with

three brace o f pistols He stuck lighted matches under .
his hat which appearing on both sides o f his face a nd

,
eyes naturally fierce and wild made him such a figu re

, ,
tha t the human i magi nation cannot form a co nce p t i vn o f

a fury more terrible and alarming ; and i f he had t he a p
e a r a nce and look o f a fury his actions corresponded
p ,
with that character .
V O L ; II .
E N GLIS H R OB B ERS .
R
O B IN HO O D .
W H E N tradition is resorted to in de fault of history it ,
c ommonly happens that the latter is superseded altoget h er ;
a nd indeed when we consider the times in which o u r

, ,
c elebrated outlaw Robin Hood l ived and the course o f

, , ,
adve nture which it was either his fate o r his inclination

t o pursue and the remarkable silence o r utter extinction
,
o f contemporary writers we shall not be surprised to find ,
that the fame or in famy o f ou r hero has only been pre

served i n the slender cu s tody o f an O l d ballad and com ,
~
m i t t e d to the tender mercies O f the ingenious co m m e n

tator .
Fancy however when it leans on fact is in no dange r

, , ,
O f falling and so long as the throstle S ings in merry

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w
.
S herwoo d and the sun shall kindle the sp i res o f Not

,
t i ng h a m ill the name O f Robin Hood be a hou s ehold

,
word in the mouths o f the people o f England .
Robin Hood was born at Loc i sley in the county o f ,
N ottingham a place no longer 0 existence in the year

, ,
1 1 6 0 and in the rei g n o f Kin g Henry II

,
He is com .
mo u ly reputed to have been Earl o f Huntingdon a title ,
to which it is said he had no small pretension It is

, , .
certain however that his lineage was noble and his true
, , ,
name R obert Fi t zo ot h which a pliant commentator con ,
e c t u r e s was ea s i l y corrupted by vulgar pronunciation

j
into Robin Hood A nother avers that H ood is only a
.
” — ’
O f S herwood ; while a
’
corr u p t ion o f 0 t h wood “
,
third supposes that it m a y p robably be re ferred to a , ,
particular sort o f hood worn by him either by way o f ,
distinction or with a View to disgui s e This last supposi .
l l f is favoured b y the fact that Hugh C a p et the fir s t

t l , ,
K i ng o f France obtained his surname from a similar cir

,
c u m s t a nce ; it is at the same time almost set aside by

, ,
t h e improba b ility o f the two fold designation .

was a condition solemnly imposed u p on all his a d he ent s '
when they entered his service .
In spite however O f the hatred in which he held the

, ,
priesthood o f all denominations R obi n Hood was a c , ,
cording to the convictions o f that age a man o f no com ,
mon piety and retained a chaplain Friar Tuck fo r the

, , ,
daily ministration O f divine service .
O ne day while he was a t tending the celebration o f

,
m ass which it was his devout custom to do he was per

, ,
c e i ve d and recognised by a she r i ff and his O fficers who ,
had frequently be fore inter fered with and molested him .
He was instantly apprised by ce rtain o f his men o f the

circumstance and exhorted to fly which ou t O f reverence
, , ,
fo r the sacrament which he was at that moment receiving ,
he re fused to do B u t most O f his men having betaken

.
,
them s elves to flight Robin putting his trust in Him

, ,
“
whom he worshipped assisted by a ver y few o f his sub

,
j e c t s who were present attacked his enemies whom , he ,
vanquished and enrich e d him s el f with their spoils and

,
ransom .
B u t it is high time that we should give some account

O f the adventures in which ou r hero was engaged and ,
o f the manner in which he betook himsel f and incited ,
ot hers to the commission o f practices which ho wever

, ,
inde fensible they may be considered in these tim e s when ,
the rights o f property are better understood and maintain

ed are not either so monstrous o r mani fold a s some o f
,
his enemies have delighted to describe them I t must .
be remembered that in those d ays an outlaw being de

, , ,
r i v e d o f protection owed no allegiance ; and the better

p ,
ti tle O f Richard to the throne o f England was perhaps , ,
only a better title because it was upheld by stronger

means than those wherewith Robin Hood could contrive
to invest himsel f .
It appears then that the active and promising talents

, ,
o f Robin were so S ignally e x h ibited on a visit to his ,
maternal uncle G a m we ll at Chri s tma s that the O ld man , ,
conceived a strong a ffectio n fo r him and dying soon , ,
a ft er constituted him his s o l e heir In the possession O f

,
.
some wealth R obin began to di s play both his libe ralit y

,
R O B IN H OO D . 77
to the p oor and his hospitality to his friends S O that in a ,
short time he became very popular in the neighbo u rhood .
T h e co ffers o f our adventurer were however b y these , ,
means soon emptied and his ingenuity soon suggested an

,
easy and agreeable method o f recruiting them by the

lunder o f the rich ; in no wise modi fying his benevolen t
p
views o f bestowin g upon the poor the chie f portion of h i s
comp u l s ory exact i ons .
O ne Little John ( whose surname is said to have been

N a l lor t h e son o f a servant O f his uncle and subse quent ,
l y his o wn page now became his chie f confident and

,
companion The first recorded exploit O f the se two

.
heroes assisted by fi ft een o t her associates was an attack

, ,
upon the B ishop o f Carlisle and his re t inue In formed .
t hat the prelate was o n his way to the capital Robin met ,
him on the sou t h side o f Ferrybridge Y orkshire and , , ,
though his retinue co nsisted o f fi ft y men he attacked the ,
prelate took from hi m eight hundred marks tied him t o

, ,
a t ree c ons t r a ined him to s a mass untied him placed

, y , ,
him u p on h i s hor s e wi t h h i s face to the tail and obliged ,

"im in that p o sition t o ri d e t o London .
Though the B is h made severe complaints to t he king

a
a a m s t the indi a ity which had been O ffered him

r
yet
g ,
Robin and his men were resolved to be S pectators o f a

hunting match at which the king and most o f his cour
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,
tiers were to be prese nt The royal train vied with each

.
other at the S hooting o f the bow ; until Robin stepping ,
forward engaged at the risk o f a hundred marks to

, , ,
S ingle o u t three o f his own companions who would excel
any other three who sho u ld be Opposed to them The .
king took the wager a nd the queen Eleanor admiring

, ,
he bol d ness O f t h e stranger laid one thousand gold ,
pi eces with the king u pon his s 1 de Her example was

, , .
imitated by several o f the cou rtiers .
Matters thus arranged R obin drew his bow and shot ,
almost into the centre o f t h e clout Little John vanquish .
ed his a ntagonist and struck the bl a ck mark Much the

,
.
,
miller s S on clave the p i n in the centre o f t h e black mark ;

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and the queen and all her party shouted with joy The .
king however som e ti me a fter Obtaine d intelligence that

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a :
it was Robin and his men who had conquered his a t

t en d a n t s at the bow and he accordingly sent out d e
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o
t a c h m e nt s in search o f them throughout the who re k i ng

dom Robin went from place to place to evade their
.
search and at last repaired to London until the hue and

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-
cry was over He then returned to his ol d haunt t o the

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great joy o f his companions .
Robin next resolved to undertake an excursion u n

attended by any o f his men ; and deviating into a b y ,
p ath he came to a small hut where being admitted he

, , ,
found an O l d widow weeping and lamenting her hard fate .
Robin moved with compassion inquired into the cause

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O f her di stress whereupon the O ld woman i n fo r m e d him

,
that S h e was behind in her rent and that her landlord ,
was about to take her all and turn h er out O f doors He .
desired her to be com forted and pulling ff his laced coat, e

,
put on an Old doublet given him by the widow and took ,
his seat by the fire side The hard -hear t ed landlord in a

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short time appeared and urg ed h i s d emand Rob i n

, .
began to intercede in her behal f a nd used various argu ,
ments to gain delay A ll wa s unavailing ; he was

.
answered by the landlord tha t h e m ust h a ve his rent ,
else he would seize her good s a nd turn her o u t o f his

house .
Robin then drew out h i s purse demanded the receipt , ,
and paid the rent to the unspea k able joy o f the poor
,
widow When the landlord was about to depart Robin

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,
advised him as the neighbourhood was in fested by rob

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bers to tarry all night The other obstinately re fused

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,
and added that he was not a fraid o f being robbed by any

p erson A ccordingly he set out o n his journey R obin
.
, .
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having dressed himsel f in his laced coat mounted his ,
horse and pursued him Coming u p with the landlord a t

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a place where he was certain that he was to pass he r e ,
q u ested him to deliver up his money He was instantl y .
stripped o f the rent and a great deal more whereupon

, ,
o u r generous hero returned to his q uarters with the

widow .
He was scarcely seated however when the landlord , ,
k nocked at the door ; the good woman knew his ster n

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79
v oice a nd immediately received him under her hospitable

,
roo f He in formed them that he had gone but a little

.
way when he was robbed by a man wi t h a laced coat

Robin chid him fo r neglecting to follow his friendly a d
vice a n d repeated his entreaties that he would remain in
,
the hovel for the night The obstinate man however .

, ,
re fused and again renewed his journey with an empty

,
p urse .
The ensuing adventure o f R obin was o n a somewhat

more magnificent sca le The kin g had determined to .
make a progress into the north of England and Robin ,
o n learning his intention was ambi t ious o f joining the ,
retinue o f his majesty He arrayed himsel f and about

.
sixty o f his merry men upon white horses richly har ,
ne s s e d and completely armed D uring that period the .
kings o f England were not attended by a troop o f horse

guards their retinue consisting only o f about thirty men
, .
Robin Hood who rode the foremost in his train ad d ress

, ,
e d the king i n the following manner : My liege said ,
b e , by o u r dress we might S eem to you to be persons

“
o f quality a n d fortune but I must take the liberty to

,
m for m you that we are persons o f a different character .
I wa s born O f honest parents who le ft me a small fo r ,
tune which and much m o r e I have since squandered

, , , .
I reckon m y sel f one O f your countrymen who finds him ,

”
s el f happy i n having spent his all upon good living .
”
What mean you sir replied the king
, , by this mys ,
“
t e r i ou s mode o f speech ? E x plain yoursel f fo r I am at ,

”
a loss t o understand your meaning Understand me ! .
answered R obin my actions are well known through

o u t the whole kingdom I have only to in form you
. r
majesty that having exhausted all our means these m e n

, , ,
have made me their captain and we collect tax es u pon ,
the road not to feed insolent ministers as you do b u t

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we take from the rich to give to the poor who participate ,
in o u r daily boun t y Your generosi ty I hope will deem

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, ,
me worthy of a little : it is your money that I want S ire , ,
and then you may proceed on your journey Pe rce i v .
ing from the s uper i ority o f numbers that i t was in vain

t o resist the king presented him with a p urse which fro m
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80 L I VE S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
its weight Robin deemed su ffi cient to su p ply his p resent

necessities .
R obin s adventures were sometimes o f a solitary a s

’
well as o f a social nature O ne day happening to trav e l .

,
alone he discovered a fine -looking young man S i t ting

, ,
pensively under a t ee He advanced towards him and

r .
,
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demanded the cause c f his dejection The youth replied .

,
’
that he S hould have been married to a gentleman s d a u g h
ter in the neighbourhood but that sordid motives had ln ,
d u ce d her father to bestow her o n a richer lover w h o ,
was this day to lead her to the altar R obin bade him .
be o f good cheer fo r that he should have both his lov e

,
and her fortune He immediately took the young man

.
along with h i m to his comrades with whom he hastened ,
to the church where he began to converse with the bishop

,
U pon certain points in religion .
Meanwhile entered the wealthy knight and his beauti

fu l young bride to be married Robin remarked to t h e .
bishop that it was matter O f regret to see such a youn g

,
woman married to an Old man and that she ought to ,
espouse her law ful bridegroom ; whereupon he made a

signal and the discarded lover approached followed by
, ,
twenty armed men A ft er some altercation the old

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,
suitor was dismissed and the young pair joy fully return
,
ed with the party to S herwood to spend their honey

moon .
’
Robin once disguised him s el f in a friar s habit and , ,
travelling by himsel f met two priests whom he entreated

, ,
to assist a brother o f the holy function in distress To .
this they answered tha t they would most willingly hav e

,
done so but that they had been attacked by a gang o f

,
robbers who had not le ft them a S ixpence Robin sus

, .
,
p ec t i ng their veracity was d etermined to discover

, by ,
stratagem i f t hey really had wherewithal to meet h i s

,
demand He proposed that they S hould all kneel in

.
p rayer to the V irgin Mary to send them some money .
A ft er they had all devoutly pra y ed he enquired what ,
money t h e holy Mother had sent them They replied .
that they had been unsuccess ful Upon this our a d ve n .
turer fell into a prodigious passion e xclaiming that the y , ,

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we re a ll a race o f imposing and de ce i t fii l rogues fo r that ,
it was not possible that the V i r g r would allow them t o u
r y fo r nothing He accordingly searched their pockets

p a .
and dre w from thence four hundred pieces o f gol d Th e .
b ereaved friars were no w about to depart but R obin con ,
strained them to stop and to take an oath that they ,
would not again lie to a brother friar nor intrude upon ,
t h e sacred rights o f virgins or married men .
’
A nother adventure o f R obin s was with a butcher O f ,
whom he purchased all his stock and going to the , ,
market sold them at reduced prices and also treated his

, ,
customers into the bargain The sheri ff o f the county .
hearing of this and supposing that he was some country

,
spark from whom a good bargain might be obtained

, ,
intruded himsel f into the company and entering into , ,
conversation with Robin enquired i f he had any more ,

”
cattle t o sell I have said he two or three hundred
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“
, ,
“
head at home and a hundred acres o f good land t o feed

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them on and i f you will p urchase them you may have

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”
a good penny worth The squire a greed and taking
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wi t h him four hundred pounds in gold set forward wit h ,
R o bin to complete the p urchase He led him into a soli .
t a r y road where the dread o f meeting with robbers began

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to alarm the squire He had scarcely expressed his fears

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w hen Little John and fi ft y o f his associates appeared .
Robin desired them to take the sheri ff to dinner assuring ,
them that he had plen t y o f money to pay his share .
A ccordingly a collation was prepared for the sheri ff and

, ,
a ft er dinner he was led into a thick part O f the w ood and ,
s tripped o f his gold .
A t length a ft er he had by these means established a

,
species o f independent sovereignty and held at defiance ,
k ings magistrat es and judges a proclamation was put

, , ,
fort h O ffering a considerable reward fo r bringing him m

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de ad o r alive which however was no more success ful

, , ,
than the many previous endeavours to the same end

which had be e n resorted to .
B u t Old a g e was advancing upon him and fal l ing S ick , , ,
a n d d es irous of being relieved by blood letting he betoo k -

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himsel f t o the p rioress o f Ki rk le y s nunnery in York ,
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LI E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
Shi re , his relation by whom he was cruelly and tre a cher

,
ou s l
y su ffered to bleed to death His decease took pla ce .
o n the 1 8 th November 1 2 4 7 being the 3 1 s t year o f t h e

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reign o f King Henry III If t here fore the d a te O f h i s

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, ,
birth be correct R obin Hood was in the 8 7 t h yea r O f h i s

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age when his death took place He was buried benea t h .
some trees at a S hort distance from the priory and a ,
stone was laid over his grave on which was an inscriptio n

to his memory .
S uch is the celebrity o f Robin Hood and so great is ,
the interest with which everything rela t ing to him is i n

vested that we shall probably be e x cused if we advert to
,
the many traditions respecting him which are to this day

”
ri fe and per fect in the listening ear o f the people o f
ou r o w n country There would , indeed appear to be
.
,
something in the character o f this extraor d inary man as ,
it is presented to us in the various ballads to which his

adventures have given birth so thoroughly English and
, ,
so entirely consonant to English feelings and prejudices ,
that we doubt very much whether all the attempts which

have been made to represent him as a daring and u h
principled robber have not rather tended to establish hi m
,
In the a ffections o f his admirers than to diminish or o b
scure the light o f his unquestionable virtues For when .

,
it is held in mind that the exactions o f our hero were

chiefl y en forced against the wealthy priesthood and that ,
he only did on a small scale what the Re formation car

ried out to the fullest extent we S hall not be fa r wrong
, ,
( however much the more philosophical reader may smil e
at the d e s 1 g na t i on ) i f we bestow upon him the title of

,
”
The first Church Re former Let it be remembe re d
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al so that it was from the wealthy he took the S p O l l a nd

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to the poor consigned i t — thus possibly when we con , ,
sider the means by which wealth was a massed in tho s e

days only return i ng money to the pockets from which it
,
had been originally wre s ted .
From the many ballads still e x tant relating to R obin

Hood and his merry men we find that his chie f favour
,
ites and those m whose fidelity he mostly confided w ere

, ,
Little John William S cadlock ( S ca t he l ock o r S carl et )

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S4 LI V E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
Robin wa s p r o eminent above his fellows His archery

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both for truth of aim and distance o f S hot was u np a r a l ,
leled and it is recorded O f R obin Hood and o f L1 t t l e

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John also that they have frequently S hot an arrow a mea

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sured mile o r 1 7 6 0 yards which it is supposed no one

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be fore or since was ever able to d o S ome o f the stories .
t old o f the extent o f these shots are marvellous enough ;

for instance an ancient ballad writer unwilling to be out
,
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done i n drawing the long b o w even by Robin Hoo d -

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himsel f tells us that

,
R
Th e fa t h er o f ob i n a t ore s t er wa s ,
A n d h e S h ot i n a lu s t y s t ron g b ow
Two nor t h cou nt r y m i l es a n d a n i n ch a t a s h ot ,
A S t h e Fi n d er o f W a k e fi el d d oe s kn ow
”
.
That last inch is a su fficient evidence O f the scrupulou s

a ccuracy o f the writer ! B u t the exploit most worthy o f
m ention and best s howing the fatal S kill o f Robin H oo d
.
i n arche r y is to be found in the following ballad

, .
RO B IN HOO R R
D S P O G E S S TO
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N O TT IN G H AM .
Rb Ho h e wa s a n d a t a ll y ou ng m an ,
in ood
D er r y d er r y d own
A nd fi ft e en w i nt e r s O l d ,
R
A nd ob i n Hood h e wa s a p r op er yo ung m a n,
O f co ur a g e s t o u t a n d b ol d .
Hey d own, d er r y d er ry d own .
Rb
i n h ee wou l d a n d t o fa i r N ot t i ng h a m
o
W i t h t h e g e ne r a l for t o d i ne ,
Th er e w a s h ee a wa re O f fi ft een for r e s t ers ,
A nd a d r i n k i ng beer , a l e, a nd win e .
Wh a t news ? wh a t ne ws ? ”
s a id bol d b i n R o H oo d.
Wh a t ne ws fa i n wo ul d s t ’
t ho u kn w o
O ur king ha t h p r ov i d d a h t i n g
e S oo m a t ch ,
A Im y wi t h m y b o w
’
nd r ea d .
We h ol d i t in s co r n , s a i d t h e for r es t er s ,
Th a t e ve r a b oy s o y o u ng
S h o ul d be a r a b o w b e for e t h e k i ng
Th a t s n ot a bl e t o d r a w o ne s t r i ng
’
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R O B IN H OO D .
I 11 h ol d y ou t we nt y
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m ar k s, sa i d b ol d Rb Ho in ood
B y t h e l e a v e of O u r L a d y ,
Th a t I 11 h i t a m a r k a h u n d r e d r od ,
’
A n d I ll ca us e a h ar t t o d y e
’
.
“ 1 h ol d y ou t w ent y m ar k , t h e n s ai d t h e forr e s t e rs ,
r ’
e
B y t h e l ea v e o f O ur L a d y ,
Th o u h i t s t n ot t h e m a r k a h un d r e d r od ,
’
N or ca us e s t a h a rt t o d y e .
Rb i n b e ben t u p a n obl e b o w ,
o
A n d a b r o a d a rr o w h e l et fl y e ;
He h i t t h e m ar k a h und r e d r o d ,
A n d h e c a u s e d t h e h a rt t o d y e .
S om e s a y h ee b r a k e r i b s on e or t wo,
A n d s om e s a y h ee b r a k e t h r ee ;
Th e a rr ow wi t hin t h e h a r t w o ul d n ot a bide ,
B u t i t g l a n ce d i n t wo or t h r ee .
Th e h ar t d i d s k i p a nd t h e h ar t d i d l e a p ,
R H
A n d t h e h a r t l a y on t h e g r o un d ;
Th e wa g er i s m in e , s a i d bo l d ob in ood ,
If t wer e for a t h ous a n d po un d
’
.
Th e W ag er s non e o f t hi ne , t h en s a i d t h e fat t es terl

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,
A l t h ou g h t h o u bee s t i n h as te ,
Ta k e u p t h y b ow, a n d g e t t h e e h ence,
L e s t we t h y s i d es d o h a s t e .
Rb H in o ood h e t oo k u p h i s n obl e b ow,
Rb
A n d h i s b r oa d a r r o w s a ll a m a i n ;
A n d o i n h e l a u g h t a n d b eg u n for t o sm ile,
A n d h ee went ov er t h e p l a i n
r
R
Th en ob i n h e be nt hi s n o bl e b ow,
A nd hi s b r oa d a r r ows h ee l e t fl y e ,
Ti ll fou r t e en o f t h os e fift e en forre s t ers
U pon t h e g r oun d d id l y e .
He t h a td i d t h i s q u a r r el fi r s t be g i n,
W en t t r i ppi n g ov er t h e p l ai n,
R
B u t obi n b e be n t h 1 S n obl e bo w
A n d h ee fe t ch t hi m b a c k a g a i n .
Y ou s a i d I wa s n o a r ch er , s ai d Rb H o in d
oo ,
B u t s a y S O n ow a g a i n ;
Wi t h t ha t h e s en t an ot h e r a rr o w,
Th a t s p li t h i s h ea d i n t wa i n .
VO L l l
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3 6 LI V E S O F B A N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
Y ou h a v e fo u nd m ee a n a r ch e r , s a i t h
in ood , Rb H
o
W h i ch w i ll m a k e y o u r w i v e s for t o w r i ng ,
A n d wi s h t h a t y o u h a d n ev er S p o k e t h e wor d,
Th a t I coul d n ot d r a w on e s t r i ng .
Th e p opl t h t li v d i n f i r N ott i ng h a m
e e a
’
a ,
R H
C a m e u nn i n g r t m in ou a a ,
S u pp i ng t h v t k n b l d
os o b i n ood
a e a e o o ,
Wi t h t h e f rre t e r s t h t wer e S l a i n
o s a .
S om e lo t l s e
g s, an d s om e l os t a r m s ,
Rb
A nd s o m e d id l os e t heir bl oo d ;
B ut o i n h e e t oo k up hi s no bl e b o w,
A nd i s g o ne t o t h e m e r ry g r e en - wood .
Th e y ca rr i e d t h e s e for r e s t er s i nt o fa i r N ot t i ng h a m ,
A S m a ny t h e r e d i d k n o w ,
Th ey d i g d t h e m g ra v e s i n t h e i r ch u r ch -y ar d ,
’
A n d t h ey bur i e d t h e m a ll a -r ow .
It is a corroborating circumstance in favour o f the trut h

O f this e x ploit that in the year 1 7 9 6 as some la bourers
, , ,
were digging in a garden at Fox Cave near Nottingham , ,
they d i scovered six human skeletons entire deposited i n ,
reg u lar order side by S ide supposed to be part of the

, ,
fi ft een foresters S lain by Robin Hood .
In taking our leave o f this extraordinary man we fea r ,
lest we S hould lie under the imputation o f having been

tediously prolix at the same time that we are equally in
,
doubt whether we have not b een especially brie f B u t i n .

,
a work o f this nat u re a biographer is pl a ced in a dilemm a

,
when he has to record the achievements o f such a man

as Robin Hood : b e either pre supposes on the part o f his -
,
re a der some knowledge O f so well known a character

,
-
,
and accordingly contents himsel f with giving the m ore

, ,
striking and least hackneyed o f his adventures ; o r con ,
straining himsel f to believe that his reader is pro foundly

ignorant even o f the name o f his hero he goes through
, ,
his task with the ridiculous merit and the sorry triumph
O f having recited a thrice told tale - .
We find the character O f R obin Hood summed u p in S O

dm i r a b l e a manner by the acute and sagacious Ritso n ,
R O B IN H OOD . 87
hat we c a nnot do better than close our account o f him in

hi s words
W ith respect to his personal character it is su ffi ,
c i e nt l y evident that he was active brave prudent pa t i ent

, , , ,
possessed o f uncommon bodily strength and co ns i d e i able ,
military S kill ; just generous benevolent faith ful and b e

, , , ,
loved O r revered by his followers or adherents for his ex

ce l le n t and amiable qualities Fo r d u n a priest extols .
, ,
his piety ; Major pronounces him the most humane and ,
the prince o f all robbers A s proo fs of his universal and .

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s i ngular popularity his story and exploits have been made

,
the subject as well o f various dramatic exhibitions as o f

in nu m erable poems rhymes songs and ballads ; he h a s
, , ,
give n rise to various proverbs ; and to swear b y him or

some of his companions appears to have been a usua l
p ractice ; his songs have been chanted on the most solemn
oc cas ions : he may be regarded as the patron o f archery ,
a nd though not actually canonized he obtained the pri n

, ,
c i a l distinction o f sainthood in having a festival allot t ed

p ,
t o him and solemn games instituted in honour o f his

,
memory which were celebrated till the latter end o f the

,
sixteenth century not by the populace only but by kings , ,
and princes and grave magistrates a n d that as well in

,
S cotland as in England His bow an d o ne o f his arrows .

, ,
his chair his cap and one o f his S lippers were preserved
, , ,
with peculiar venera t ion till within the last century ; and
not only the places which afforded him security o r amuse
ment but e v en the well at which he quenched his thirst
, ,
still retain his name— a name which in the middle o f the ,
last century was con ferred as a singular distinction upon

,
the prime minister to the King o f Madagascar ”

.
The company O f Robin Hood was dispersed a lt er his

death ; but history has not been particular in the relation
o f the ci rcumstances A ll that is known is that the h o nour
.
,
o f Little John s death and burial is contended fo r by rival

’
nations ; that he was really buried at Ha t h e r s a ye a small ,
villa g e near Castle t on in D erbyshire ; and that some o f

,
his descendants surnamed Naylor were in existence as

, ,
la t e as t h e las t century .
S IR GO S S E LIN DE N VILLE .
S IR LI N was descended O f very honourabl e

GO S S E
p arents at Northallerton in the North R iding o f York
,
shire His family came into England with William t h e

.
Conqueror who assigned them lands fo r their services

,
where they lived in great repute until the days o f S i r ,
Gosselin His father being o f a pious turn intended his

.
, ,
son fo r the priesthood and fo r this purpose sent him t o

,
college where he prosecuted his studies with great as

,
s id u i t and seeming warmth A S he was however the

y .
, ,
heir t o a very handsome fortune and was naturally o f a ,
vicious disposition he merely dissembled to please his

,
father until he should get possession O f his fortune

,
.
He could not long restrain his natural habits and he ,
soon displayed his propensity to a luxurious and p r ofl i g a t e

li fe S o vicious was his conduct that he broke his father s
.
,
’
heart Little good can be expected from such a beginning

.
,
and unless he had been naturally depraved this might ,
have operated somewhat to recall him to the steps O f

Virtue B u t his newly acquired weal th only gave loose
.
to the reins which he had be fore held with a careless hand ,
and with his brother Robert he soon dissipated in l i ce n

t i ou s ne s s and luxury all his fa t her had le ft him They .
now had recourse to t h e highway fo r maintenance and ,
o n this field were no less conspicuous B y their audacity .
and cruelty they became the terror of the country an d ,
the number o f their associates was so considerable as

even to alarm the state S uch was the celebrity o f S i r
.
Gosselin that S hadwell see ms to have had his character

,
in View in the plot o f the Libertine the whole o f which ,
bears a remarkable resemblance to many occurrences in

the li fe o f this knight .
The first enterprise o f note which we have recorde d

o f S i r Gosselin is one in which he was joined by Middle
t o n and S elby two robbers o f that time with a consider

, ,
able force Their design was to rob two Cardinals sent

.
,
i nto this k ingdom by the Pope in the time o f Edward II

S IR G OS S E LI N D E N V ILL E . 89
which they accomplished with great suc ce ss Not only .
travellers but monasteries churches nunneries and

, , , ,
houses were the objects o f their attack and they were

, ,
not merely contented with booty but barbarously mur ,
dered all who made the least opposition .
A D ominica n monk o f the name O f A ndrew S impson , ,
was once met by o u r knight and his associates and obliged ,
to surrender his purse ; wis h ing however to make pastim e , ,
O f him they compelled him to mount a tree an d prea ch

,
an e x tempo re S ermon .
The monk selected fo r h is text these words A cert ain “
m an went down from Jer u salem to Jericho and fell among ,
thieves who stripped hi m o f his raiment and wounded

,
”
him and d eparted leaving him hal f dead
, , He com . .
m e n ce d by explaining the context viz that a certain ,

.
lawyer came to Christ asking what he should do to in ,
herit eternal li fe He recommended to him love to hi s

.
,
neighbour ; and to en force this represented the parable , ,
o r the fact upon which the text is founded ; even that a

,
priest and a Levite had passed by this poor man without

compassion but a S amaritan had compassion and did
, ,
what he could to heal hi s wounds and t o relieve hi s ne ,
ce s s i t i e s .
The monk then proceeded to divide his text i n the fol

lowing manner ; to S how the danger o f travelling the ,
persons from whom the danger arose and the danger i t ,
s el f even the probable loss o f both goods and li fe

, .
In illustrating the first he mentioned that the number ,
o f inhabitants in a town a ffords p rotection to a str a nger ;
it is otherwise in the open country where a man may ,
only move a fe w miles from his o wn house when he may

fall among thieves The man mentioned in the text h a d
.
only to go from Jerusalem to Jericho which is S ix miles , ,
but having to g o through a desert in fested with thieves

, ,
he met with the accident related .
He in the S econd place adverted to those who exposed

, ,
honest tra vellers upon the road ; even those who abandon
themselves to indolence and follow unlaw ful pleasures , ,
s uch as drunkenness gaming and other vices a nd b e

, , ,
”
come thieves t o mainta in their extrav a gances A nd if . .
s
8
90 LI V E S O F B A N D IT r I
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A N D R OBB E R S .
he co ntinued it is evil to prevent a man from receivin g

,
“
an advantage It is more criminal to take from a m a n

,
what is his proper y ; hence bo th the law o f G od a nd

t
,
man has made this a capital o ffence There are thre e .
kinds o f stealing : the taking away what is another man s ; ’
the taking that by ra pine or force and sacrilege the taking ,
away tha t which is devoted to a holy use ; o f the last

k ind o f stealing you have now been guilty .
B u t you gentlemen are not the only thieves in t he

, ,
world Princes when they impo s e unnecessary taxes ;

.
,
s ubjects when they re fuse to pay law ful taxes ; trades

,
men who give wrong measure o r weight and who neglect

, ,
t o pay their accounts ; masters who delay to pay the ,
wages o f their servants o r servants who neglect the

work or interest O f their masters ; physicians a p ot h e ,
caries tailors butchers lawyers and a tedious catalogue

, , , , ,
are all belonging t o your fraternity Thes e are no better .
in many O f their transactions than thieves who cannot ,
inherit the kingdom o f God .
“
The in ference then follows Thou shalt not steal ,
‘
.
’
This is a positive precept delivered by God himsel f t o all ,
k inds o f thieves under whatever garb and colour They .
who leave the paths o f honesty and commence thieves ,
should they not co m e to an untimely end by the gallows ,
may fall in combat o r meet with some other signal punish

,
ment from the hand o f God ; and S O involve themselves

and their families in lasti ng d isgrace while they them ,
selves are hurried away to endless torments in another

world It m a y be that you may live long and frequently
.
,
es ca p e be fore you are apprehended ; but y ou cannot fly

from y ou r c o ns c i ence s which will continually harass tor
, ,
ment and fill you w1t h fear Ill acquired wealth is more
,
.
-
corroding than the loss of fo r tune ; the latter only troubles

the mind once the former continually Gentlemen have
,
.
,
an eye upon the end as w ll as upon the beginning of e
t hings .
Now gentlemen the beginning O f the ft is an entrance

, ,
into a prison where your comp a ni ons are hunger thirst

, , ,
shackle bolts iron and vermin and the end hanging u n

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, , , ,
less y ou meet with an adver s ary a s favourab le a s E dward

92 L IV E S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
uent not so much fo r the goodness o f the ale as t he

q ,
beauty o f the hostess The husband however sought

.
, ,
his revenge in due season and betrayed the knight a nd ,
his men o ne evening while they were carousing in his

house The sheri ff and fi ve hundred men surrounded the
.
party who fought with desperation It was not be for e

,
.
two hundred o f t h e bes iegers had fallen and they were ,
completely hemmed in that they surrendered They ,

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were escorted under a strong guard to York where with , ,
o u t the privilege o f a trial they were immediately exe ,
cu t e d to the j oy o f thousands the satis faction of the

, ,
great and the delight o f the commonalty who waited

, ,
upon them to the sca ffold trium p hing in their ignominious

,
exit .
S A WN E Y B E A N B .
TH E following narrative presents such a picture of

human barbarity that were it not attested by the most
, ,
unquestionable historical evidence it would be rejecte d ,
as altogether fabulous and incredible .
S awney B eane was born in the county o f E ast Lo

thian about eight miles east of Edinburgh in the reign
, ,
o f James I o f S cotland . His father was a hedger and

.
ditcher and brought u p his son to the same laborious em

,
p loyment Naturally idle and vicious he abandoned that

.
,
p lace in company with a young woman equally idle and
ro fl i a t e and retired to the deserts o f Galloway where

p g , ,
they took up their habitation by the sea side The place - .
which S awney and his wi fe selected fo r their dwelling ,
wa s a cave o f about a mile in length and o f considerable ,
breadth so near the sea that the tide o ften penetrated

, ,
into the cave about two hundred yards The entry had .
many intricate windings and turnings leading to the ex ,
tromity o f the subterraneous dwelling which was literally ,

”
the habitation o f horrid cruelty .
S awney and his wi fe too k shelter in this ca ve a nd ,

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co mmenced their depredations To prevent the possibility .
o f detection they murdered every person they robbed

, .
Destitute also o f the means o f obtaining any o t her food ,
t he y resolved to live upon human flesh A ccordingly .

,
when they had murdered any man woman or child they , , ,
carried them to their den quartered them salted t h e , ,
limbs and dried them for food In this manner they

,
.
lived carrying on their depredations and murder until

, ,
they had eight sons and six daughters eighteen grand ,
sons and fourteen granddaughters all the o ffspring o f ,
incest .
B u t though they soo n became numerous yet such was ,
the multitude which fell in to their hands that they had ,
o ften superabundance o f provisions and would at a dis , ,
tance from t heir o wn habitation throw legs and arms o f ,
dried hum a n bodies in to the sea by night These were .
o ften cast out by the tide and taken u p by the country

,
people to the great consternation and dismay o f all the

,
surrounding inhabitants Nor could any one discover

what had be fallen the many friends relations and neigh , ,
bours who had un fortunately fallen into the hands o f

these merciless cannibals .
’
In proportion as S awney s family increased every one ,
tha t was able acted his part in these horrid assassina

tions They would sometimes attack four or six men o n
.
foot but never more than two upon horseback

, To pre .
vent the possibility o f escape they would lie i n ambush ,
in every direction that i f they escaped those who fir st

,
attacked they might be assailed with renewed fury by

,
another party and inevitably murdered B y this means

,
.
they always secured their prey and p revented d e t e c ,
tion .
A t last however the vast number who were slain

, ,
raised the inhabitants o f the country and all the woods ,
and lurking places were care fully searched ; yet though

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,
they o ft en passed by the mouth o f the horrible den it was ,
never once suspected that any human being resided there .
In this state o f uncertainty and s u spense concerning the

authors o f such frequent massacres several innocent tra ,
ve ll er s and innkeepers were t aken u p on suspicion b e ,

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cause the persons who were missing had been seen las t
in their company o r had last resided in their houses
,
.
The e ffect o f this well meant and severe justice con -
s trained the greater part o f the innkeepers in those

Darts to abandon such employments to the great i n ,
convenience o f those who travelled thro u gh that dis
r i ct
v .
Meanwhile the country became depopulated and t he

, ,
wh ole nation was at a loss to account for the numerou s

and unheard o f villanies and cruelties that were p e rp e
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t r a t e d without the slightest clue to the discovery o f the

abominable a ctors A t length Providence interposed in
.
the following manner to terminate the horrible scene .
O ne evening a man and his wi fe were riding home upon

,
the same horse from a fair which had been held in the
neighbourhood and being attacked t h e husband made a
, ,
most vigorous resistance : his wi fe however was dragged , ,
from behind him carried to a little distance and her

, ,
entrails instantly taken out S truc k with grie f and hor .
ror the husband continued to redouble his e fforts to

,
e s c ape and even trod some o f the as s assins down under

,
’
his horse s feet Fortunately for him and fo r the i n
.
,
habitants o f that part o f the country in the meantime , ,
twenty or thirty in a company came riding home from

the fair Upon their approach S awney and his blood y
.
,
crew fl ed into a thick wood and hastened to their in fer ,
nal den .
This m a n who was the first that had ever escaped

,
ou t o f their hands related to his neighbou r s what had

,
happened and showed them the mangled body o f his wi fe

,
lying at a distance the blood thir s ty wre tches not ,

-
having time to carry it along with them They were .
all struck with astonishment and horror took him with ,
them to Glascow and reported the whole adventure to

,
the chie f magistrate o f the city who upon this in forma , ,
tion instantly wrote to the kin g in forming him o f the

, ,
matter .
In a fe w days his majesty in p erson accompanied by

, ,
four hundred men went in quest o f the perpetrators o f,
these horrible cruelties The man whose wi fe had bee n .

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96 LI V E S or BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
the number o f twenty seven men and twenty one Women

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A rrived in the capital they were all confined in the T0 1

,
booth under a strong guard and were ne x t day conduct ,
ed to the common place o f execution in Leith Walk and ,
executed without any formal trial it being deemed unne ,
to try those who were avowed enemies o f a ll

ce s s a r
y
mankind and o f all social order
,
.
The enormity o f their crimes dictated the severity o f

their death The men had their entrails thrown into the
.
fi re their hands and legs were severed from their bodies

, ,
and they were permitted to bleed to death The wretched .
mo t her o f the whole crew the daughters and g r a n d ch i l , ,
dren a ft er being spectators o f the death o f t h e men were

, ,
cast into three separate fires and consumed to ashes ,

.
N o r did they in gener a l display any signs o f repentance

, ,
o r regret but continued with their last breath to pour

, , ,
forth the most dread ful curses and imprecations upon all
around and upon those who were instrumental in con
,
signing them to the hands o f a tardy but a certain and

i nevitable j ustice .
T HO M AS WY N N E .
T HI S notorious criminal was born at Ipswich where ,
he continued till he was between fi ft een and sixteen and ,
then went to sea Nine years a ft er coming to London

.
, ,
and associating with loose company especially with wo ,
men o f the most in famous character he le ft no villany ,
undone fo r the support o f himsel f and them in their extra

v a g a nce s till at last he became so e x pert in house break
,
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i ng and all sorts o f the ft that he was esteemed the most ,
remarkable villain o f his time .
It was in the reign o f Queen Elizabeth that o u r artist

flourished : accordingly we find that he had the boldness
to rob the royal lodgings at White h all Palace o f plate t o
t h e amount o f 4 0 0 1 for which he was taken and commit
.
ted to N e wg a t e B u t fortunately for him her Majesty s

.
,
’
a ct o f grace coming out gra n ting a free pardon fo r all

,
T H OMA S W YN N E . 07
o ffences exce p t murder treason and other noto r ious , ,
crimes he was allowed the bene fit o f that act and t hus

, ,
obtained his liberty B u t neither the royal clemency .

,
nor the imminent danger to which he had been e x pos e d ,
had any e ffect upon the obdurate heart o f Wynne fo r ,
pur s uing his villanies he was soon constrained to h ire ,
himsel f as under serva n t in the kitchen to the E arl o f ,
S alisbury to avoid detection

, While he was in this post .
,
he had the audacity t o make love to the Countess s w o ’
m a n who astonished at such insolence m a fellow o f his

, ,
rank returned his addresses with the grea t est contempt

,
This exasperated Wynne so much that his pre t ended love ,
turned to hatred and he vowed revenge He embraced

,
.
an Opportunity and u s ed her in a very brutal manne

,
r
until she was under the necessity o f calli n g to the othe r

servants fo r assistance The poor woman took to h e r .
bed and remained very unwell fo r some time

, The .
m aster in formed o f this shocking piece o f cruelty order

, ,
ed Wynne to be whipped by the coachman and the same ,
to be repeated once a week during a month Though .
Wynne was happy in having satiated his vengeance u pon

the woman who had con t emptuou s ly spurned his a d
dresses yet he was not very much in love wi t h the r e
,
ward assigned him by his master ; there fore robbing the ,
coachman o f borrowing 1 5 1 o f the m aster cook car .

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’
t ying o ff a silver cup o f the master s and all the bes t ,
clothes of the woman whom he had so greatly injured he ,
Went in quest o f new adventures .
A t that time innkeepers were not so active as now

Wynne there fore o ft en dressed himsel f in the garb o f a
porter and carried off parcels consigned to carriers and
, ,
continued undetected in this practice until he had a cqu i r ,
ed about two hundred pounds for which the di fferent car ,
ri e r s had to pay through their neglect Taught by ex .
e r i e n ce however they began to look better a f

t er t h e
p , ,
goods entru sted to their care so that Wynne had to tu rn ,
t o a new employment .
O ne day hearing a man in form his wi fe as he was

, ,
going o u t t hat it would be five or six hours be fore he

,
would return he followed him until he s a w him go into a

,
V O L II . .9
98 LI V E S O F B A N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
t avern ; and a ft er getting acquainted with the name o f

,
’
the landlord he went back to the man s neighbourhood
, ,
and discovered his name al s o Having obtained this i n .
’
t e l l i g e n ce he goes to the man s wi fe and in forms her
, ,
that her husband is taken suddenly ill and wishes to s e e ,
her be fore his death Upon this the poor woman cried .
bitterly a nd a ft er giving the maid orders to take care o f

, ,
the house she ran off with this pretended messenger to

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'
the place where her husband was supposed to be in the

jaws o f death .
They had not proceeded fa r when Wynne upon pre , ,
tence o f business in a di fferent part o f the town le ft her

, ,
to prosecute her journey — returned back to the house , ,
and told the maid that her mistress had sent him to a c
,
quaint her that i f she did not come home by such an

,
hour she might go to bed fo r she would not come home

, ,
”
all night Wynne in the meantime seeming o u t o f
.
, ,
breath with haste the maid civilly re quested him to com e

,
in and rest himsel f This according with his wishes h e .

,
immediately complied and when the maid was going t o , ,
fetch him some meat he suddenly knocked her down , ,
bound her hand and foot and robbed the house o f every ,
thing he c o uld carry o ff to the amount o f 2 0 0 1 ,

.
Wynne having reigned eight years in his villanies ,
formed a strong desire to rob a linen draper who had r e -

,
tired from business and with his wi fe was living u pon ,
the fruits o f his industry He accordingly o ne evening .
broke into their house and to prevent discovery ou t , , ,
both their throats while they were asleep and rifled t h e ,
house to the amount o f 2 5 0 0 1 ; and to prevent de t e c ,
tion sailed to V irginia with his wi fe and four children

, , .
The two old people not a ppearing in the neighbourhood

next day as usual and the d oors remaining locked the , ,
neighbours were alarmed sent fo r a constable and burst , ,
o en the doors when they found them weltering in their

p ,
blood and their house pillaged

, D iligent search was .
made and a poor m a n who begged his bread was taken

, ,
up on suspicion because he had been seen about the

,
doors and sitting upon a bench belonging to the house t he

,
day be fore : and although nothing but circumstantial evi

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THO M AS WI I HE R IN
' '
GTO N .
T HI S person was the son o f a worthy gentlema n o f

Carlisle in t h e county o f Cumberland who possessed a
, ,
considerable estate and brought u p his children suitabl y

,
t o his condition Thomas the subject o f this memoir

.
, ,
received a liberal education as his father intended that h e ,
should live free from the toil and hazard o f business .
The father dying Thomas came into possession o f the

,
estate which soon procured him a rich wi fe who a ft er

, ,
w ards proved the chie f cause o f h i s ruin S h e was loose .
in her conduct and violated her matrimonial obligations

, ,
w hich drove him from his house to seek happiness in the

t avern o r in the co m pany o f abandoned women
,
These .
by degrees perverted all the good qualities he possessed ;

nor was his estate less subject to ruin and d ecay ; fo r the
m ortgages he made o n it in order to support his luxur y ,
a nd pro fusion soon reduced his circumstances to the

,
lowest ebb U ndisciplined in poverty how could a man

.
,
o f his late a ffl uent fortune and unacquainted with busi ,
ness p rocure a maintenance ?

, He was possessed o f too
in dependent a spirit to stoop either to relations or friends
fo r a precarious subsistence and to solicit the benevolence ,
o f his fellow men was what his soul abhorred

- S tarve .
he co uld not and only o ne way o f living presented itsel f

,
to his choice — levying contributions o n the road This .
he followed fo r six o r seven years wi t h tolerable success ,
and we shall now relate a fe w o f his most remarkable

d ve nt u re s .
U pon his first outset he repaired to a friend and with ,
a grave face lamented his late irregularities and declared ,
his determination to live by some honest means but for

this purpose he required a little money to assist him in
establishing himsel f and hoped his friend would find i t
,
convenient to accommodate him His friend was over .
joyed at the prospect o f his amendment and wi llingly

lent him fi ft y pounds with as many blessings and e x h or
,
t a t i o ns B u t Witherington frustrated the ex p ectations of

.
TH OMA S W ITH E R I N GTON . 1 0]
his friend and with the money bo ught himsel f a horse

,
and other necessaries fit fo r his future en t erprises .
O n e night he stopped at Keswick in Cumbe rland where ,
he met with the D ean O f Carlisle B eing equally learn

'
’
ed t hey found each other s company very agreeable and
, ,
Witheri ngton pas s ed himsel f off fo r a gentleman who

had just returned from the East Indies with a han dsome
competency and was returning to his friends at Carlisle
, ,
among whom he had a rich uncle who had lately d ied ,

”
and le ft h i m sole heir to his estate True said the “
D
.
,
ean I have o ften heard o f a relation o f Mr VVi t h e r

,
“
.
i ng t on s being in the E ast Indies ; but his famil y I can

’
,
assure y o u received repeated in formation o f his death

, .
and what prejudice this m a y have done to your a ffairs at

”
C arlisle to morrow will be the best witness The D ean
,
- .
then told him his o wn history and concluded with the s e ,
words A nd I am now in formed that to support his ,
extravagance Mr Witherington frequents the road and

,
.
,
”
takes a purse whe rever he can extort it O ur a d ve n .
’
turer seemed greatly hurt at this acc o unt o f his cousin s
conduct and thanked the D octor fo r his in form a tion
,
.
B eing both fond o f their bottle they spent the evening ,
very agreeably promising to travel together on the fo l

,
lowing day to Carlisle .
Having arrived at a wood o n the road Witherington ,
rode close up to the D ean and whispered into his ear , ,
S i r though the place at which we now are is private

,
enough yet willing that what I do should be still more

,
p rivate I take the liberty to acquaint you that you have

, ,
something about you that will do me an infinite piece O f

What s that answered the D octor ; you
’
S hall have it with all my heart I thank you fo r your “
”
civility said Witherington
, Well then to be plain .
, ,
’
the money in your breeches pocket will be very service -
”
able to me at the present moment Money l rej oined
”
.
the D octor ; S i r you cannot w a nt m one y ; yo u r g a rb

,
”
a nd person both tell me you are in no w a nt A y but .
,
I am ; fo r the ship in which I came over h appened to be

wrecked so t hat I ha t e lost all I brou g ht from India ;
,
a n d I would no t ent e r Carlisle fo r the whole world with

as
9
1 02 LIV E S or BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
”
ou t mo ney in my p oc k et Friend I may ur ge t he .
,
same plea and say I would not go into that city without
,
money fo r the world ; but what then ? If y ou a r e Mr

’
Wi t h e r i ng t on s nephew as you pretend to be you would

’
, ,
no t thus peremptorily demand money o f me fo r at Car ,
l isle your friends will supply y ou ; and i f you have none

”
no w I will bear your expenses to that place
, S ir .
,
said Witherington the question is not wh et h e r I have

,
“
money or not but concerning that which is in your

,
p ocket ; fo r as you say my cousin is obliged to take

, ,
’
p urses on the road and so am I so that i f I take your s
, ,
u may ride to Carlisle and say that Mr Witherington

y o ,
.
”
met you and demanded you r chari t y A ft er a good .
deal o f expostulation the D ean terrified at the sight o f a , ,
p istol delivered to Witherington a purse containing fi ft y

,
guineas be fore he pursued his journey to Carlisle and

, ,
o u r adventurer set o ff in search o f more prey .
Witherington being at Newcastle put u p at a n i nn ,
where some commissioners were to meet that d a y to ,
make choice o f a schoolmaster for a neighbouring parish .
The salary being very handsome many spruce young ,
clergymen and students appeared as competitors : and ,
being possessed o f su ffi cient q ualifications Witherington ,
bethought him o f standing a can d idate fo r which purpose ,
he borrowed coarse plain clothe s from the landlord to ,
make his appearance correspond with the conduct he

m eant to pursue R epairing to the kitchen and sitting
.
,
down by the fire he called fo r a mug o f ale putting on

, ,
a very dejected countenance O ne o f the freeholders .
who came to vote observing him as he stood warming ,
himsel f by the fi re was taken with his countenance and, ,
entered into conversation with him He very modestly .
let the freeholder know that he had come with the i nt e n

tion o f standing a candidate but when he saw so many ,
gay young men as competitors and fearing that every ,
thing woul d be carried by interest he resolved to retur n ,

”
home . Nay replied the honest freeholder
,
as long ,
as I have a vote j ustice shall be done ; and never fear

, ,
fo r egad I say merit shall have the place and i f thou

, , ,
be found the best schola r thou shalt cer tainly have it ,

104 LIV E S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
wh o , he discovered were come to meet thei r landlor d

,
with their rents They were all tenants o f the same

.
proprie t or and poured out many complaints against h i m

,
fo r his harshne s s and injustice in not allowing some ,
deduction from their rents or time a ft er quarter day ,

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when they met with severe losses from bad weather o r

other causes He l earned that this landlord was very
.
rich and so miserly that he denied himsel f even t h e

,
necessaries o f li fe ; our adventurer there fore determined , , ,
i f possible to rifle him be fore he parte d

,
.
The landlord soon arrived and the company wer e ,
shown into a private room Witherington upon pretence ,
o f be i ng a friend o f one o f the farmers and a lawyer , ,
accompanied them He re q uested a sight o f the las t

.
receipts and examined them with great care and the n

, ,
”
addressing the landlord S ir said he these honest , , ,
“
men my friends have been your tenants fo r a long time

, , ,
and have paid their rents very regularly ; but why they
should be so fond o f your farms at so high a rent I am
unable to comprehend when they may get other lands ,
much cheaper ; and that you should be so unreasonabl e

as not to allow a reduction in their rents in a season lik e
this when they must lose instead o f gaining by their
,
farms It is your duty S i r to encourage them and not

.
, , ,
to grind them so unmerci fully else they will soon b e ,

”
obliged t o leave your farms altogether The landlord .
endeavoured to argue the point ; and the farmers seeing

the d ri ft o f Witherington re frained from inter fering It , .
“
is unnecessary resumed Witherington to have mor e

, ,
“
p arley about it ; I i ns i s t on behal f o f my friends here , ,
that y o u remit them a hundred and fi ft y pounds o f the

three hundred you expect them to pay y o u fo r I am to l d ,
you have more than enough to support yoursel f and

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family Not a sou s replied the landlord We ll
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; r y that presently B u t pray S i r take your pen ink

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a nd paper in the mean time and write o u t the i r receipts

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and the money shall be forthcoming immediately Not .
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a letter till the money is in my hands
, It must be so .
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"
then ans wered Wi t herin g ton ; you will force a good
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na t u se d man to use extremities with you ; and so sav

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mg, he laid a brace o f loaded pistols o n the table In a .
moment the landlord was on his knees crying Oh ! , ,

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dear S i r sweet S i r kind S i r merci ful S i r fo r God o f

, , , ,
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Heaven s sake S i r don t take away the li fe o f an inno
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”
cent man S i r who never intended harm to any one S i r
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“
Why what harm do I intend you friend ? C a nnot I
, ,
lay the pistols I travel with on the table but you mus t ,
throw yoursel f into this unnecessary fear ? Pray p roceed ,
to the receipts and write them in full o f all demands to

,
this time or else , O h God S i r ! O h dear S i r ! y ou

, , , ,
have an intention — pray dear S i r have no intentio n , ,
against my li fe To the receipts then or b y J upiter ,

’ ”
A mmon ! I ll O yes I will S i r With this t h e , , .
Old lan dlord wrote full receipts and delivered them to t he ,
re s pe ctive farmers .
”
Come said Witherington
, this is honest and to ,
“
,
show you that you have to deal with honest people here ,
is the hundred and fi ft y pounds and I promise you 1n ,
the name o f these honest men that i f things succeed well , ,

”
you shall have the other hal f next quarter day The - .
farmers paid the money and departed astonished and , ,
not a little a fraid at the consequences o f this procee di n g

, .
Witheri ngton ordered his horse and enquired o f the ostle r ,
the road the Old gentleman had to travel and pres entl y ,
took his departure .
He chose the road which the O ld gentleman had t o

t ravel and soon observed him jogging away in sulle n
, ;
silence with a servant behind him When he observe d

,
.
ou r hero he would have fled but Wi t herington seized t h e

, ,
bridle o f his horse and forced him to proceed banteri n g

, ,
him upon the fol ly o f hoarding t a wealth without enjoy ,
ing it himsel f merely fo r some spendthri ft son to s qu a n

,
”
der a ft er hi s death For he continued money is a.
, ,
blessing sent u s from Heaven in order that by its cir , ,
culation it may a fl o r d nourishment to the body politic ;

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and if such wretches as you by laying up thousands in ,
your cofl e r s to no advanta g e cause a stagnation there

'
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are thous a nds in the world that must feel the conso
u e n ce s a n d I am to acq u aint you o f them ; so that a
q ,
be tter deed cannot be d o n e than to bestow what y ou hav e ,

1 06 LI V E S O F BA N D IT TI A N D R OBB E R S .
about you upon me ; fo r to be plain with you I am no t , ,
t o be re fused and h er et p o n he presented his pistol '

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The o ld gentleman in trepi d ation fo r his li fe resigned h i s

, ,
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purse containing more than three hundred and fi ft y g u

,
neas ; and Witherington unbuckling the portmantea u ,
from behind the servant placed it o n his own horse and , ,
le ft the o l d landlord with an admonition to be in future ,
a ffable and generous to his tenants for they where the ,
p ersons who supported him adding that i f he ever again , , ,
heard complaints from them he would V isit his house , ,
a nd parta k e liberally o f what he most coveted .
The county a ft er this adventure was u p in pursuit o f

, ,
W itherington and he retired to Cheshire with great e x

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p e d i t i on.The first house he p ut u

p at was an inn kept
by a young widow noted as well for her kindness t o
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travellers as her wealth and beauty S h e paid our ad

,
.
v enturer great attention and invited him to be o f a party , ,
consisting o f some friends which she was to have that ,
evening He was not blind to the charms of the widow

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,
and gladly accepted the invitation The company he .
found to consist chiefly o f ge nt l emen who he could dis , ,

’
cover were angling for the widow s r iches Withering
,
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ton gained great favour in the eyes o f the lady and she ,
asked him to favour the company with a song as she ,
was sure from his sweet clear voice he could p e r form

, ,
well Witherington wanting no farther importunity from

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a person he had fi x ed his a ffections upon complied with ,
the request and sang an amorous ditty very applicabl e

, ,
to his present situation and with the assistance o f a side , ,
g l ance and a sigh enabled the widow to draw the most

,
favourable in ferences He was completely success ful

.
and the widow evidently vanquished Witherington wa s .
now requested by the widow to relate some story con

cerning himsel f as certainly a person who could make
,
himsel f so agreeable and make others take such a n i h,
t e r e s t in his wel fare cou ld not fail to have met with

,
”
something remarkable in his li fetime Witherington .
was all compliance and begged leave to give a short,
recital o f his li fe ; and the company were a nxious that h e

l e t el ff
since he had discovered the measure o f he r
p y O
guilt and congratulated himsel f upon his escape E x

, ,
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p ressing his de t estation o f the character o f a de famer ,
and solemnly avowing the purity o f his motives he i h ,
formed Witherington that the widow was most fickle and ,
insincere in her attachment as any one might have dis ,
covered a t the supper party ; a n d in order to g r ati fy this ,
w av ering inclination she had poisoned her last husband , .
He entreated him then as he valued his o wn happiness ,
and security to desist from prosecuting his intentions

,
farther and hoped Witherington would pardon the liberty

,
he had taken ; for hearing his acquaintance was to end

,
in marriage and considering the fortunate escape he had

,
himsel f made he was bound to prevent a stranger from

,
being imposed U pon .
Witherington at once s a w the dri ft o f his rival and ,
humoured him accordi ngly He seemed shocked at t h e .
baseness o f the widow and joined the other in sel f con ,

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gratulation He thanked the gentleman fo r his kindly

.
warning and told him to leave the a ffair to his manage

,
ment and he would soon d iscover the depth o f her guilt ;

,
a n d that a s they both seemed to have o ne object in view ,
namely the possession o f her money they might then be

, ,
able to make what use o f the circumstances t hey found

convenient and proper The gentleman s eemed satisfied .
,
and t hey parted fo r the present .
O ur adventurer returning to the inn acquainted the ,
wido w with the whole conversation between him and the

gentleman S h e was greatly incensed declared the worl d
.
,
was very censori ous a nd vowed revenge at whatever ,
price Witherington judging that a rupture was about to

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take place thought it high time to take advan t age o f the

,
c r edu l ous wom a n ; so that evening taking her a side h e , , ,
observed to her that the best way o f revenging hersel f

U p on his r ival would be i f she had a ny serious intention ,
o f marrying him to S h o w her inclination by some mar k

,
O f her favour that might distin uish him above his rival
g .
Glad o f this opport unity she conveyed him into a closet , ,
where showing him all her money and plate she tol d
, ,
him that all these were at his service provided he coul d

TH O M A S W IT H E R I N GTO N . 1 09
deliver her from the importu nities o f the gentleman .
Wi t herington assured her that she migh t depend upon

hi m and taking hi s leave fo r the ni ght retired to his
, , ,
chamber Here he wrote t he following letter to the

.
widow :
MY D E A R ,
E ver mind ful o f what a woman says especially one ,
who has been p l ea s a d to set h e r a ffections on me I have ,
written this letter purely to acquaint you that be ing ,
obliged to go to London and the journey be i ng pretty ,
long I could not do better than make use o f the money

,
in the closet which you were so good as to say was at my

service I was in exceedi ng haste when I began to write
.
this so that I can spare no more time than to request you

,
to be sure o f thin king o f me till my return .
T W ITH E R I N G T O N . .
A ft er writing this he went privately into the widow s ’
closet and secured all her ready money which amounted

, ,
to above three hundr ed pounds then going into the sta ,
ble saddled his h orse mounted and rode out at the back
, , ,
d oor leaving the family fast asleep and the widow and
, ,
the gentleman lover to prosecute their amours as they

thought fit .
Witherington not yet content with the spoil obtain ed

,
from the parish and t h e widow repaired to the Londo n ,
road where he perpetrated a robbery between A cton and

,
Ux bridge ; a ft er whi ch he was detected and committed to

N e w g a t e where he led a most p r o fl i g a te li fe till the day
,
o f his execution .
He was executed with Jonathan Woodward and Jame s

Philpot two most noto r ious hou s ebreakers who had onc e
, ,
be fore received mercy from King James I u pon his a c .
c ession to the t hrone O ne o f t h e name o f Elliot the

.
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son o f a respec t able l ady t hen living w a s condemned at ,
the same time but a fterward s p a r d o n ed This individua l

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thus re s tored to society b y the royal cle m enc y a fterward s ,
b ecame a worthy ci t izen a n d a good Chri s tian O ut o f .
c o mpas s ion fo r o t her crimin a l s a nd in acknowledgment ,
o f t h e king s favour his mo t h e r upon h e 1 death b e d be

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VO L . II . 10
110 LI V E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R O BB E R S .
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u e a t hed a handsome sum to the parish o f S t S epulchre s
q
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i n London upon the condition o f finding a man w h o

,
should always between the ho u rs o f eleven and twelv e

,
o clock o f the nigh t previous to the e xecution o f a ny u n

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happy criminal go under Newgate and giving not i ce o f

, , ,
his approach by the ringing o f a bell remind the prison ,
ers o f their approaching end by re p eating religious ex ,
hortations tending to pre p are t hem fo r death Wither

,
.
i ng t o n and his companions in death were the first to whom

these exhortations were given ; and as the design is truly
b enevolent and as they are o ft en fraught with i nc a l cu l a
,
ble blessings to the guilty we will grati fy our readers by ,
the insertion o f them and with this close the li fe o f

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Witherington .
The person appointed a ft er inquiring o f the criminal s ,
i f they are awake and being answered in the a ffirmative

, ,
p roceeds thus
G entlemen I am the unwelcome messenger wh o
,
comes to in form you that to morrow you must die You r - .
time is but short the time s l ides away apace the glas s
, ,
runs fast and the last sand being now about to drop
, ,
when you must launch out into b o u nd lp s s eternity giv e ,
not yourselves to sleep but watch and pray to gain eter ,
nal li fe R epent sooner than S t Peter and repent be fore

. .
,
the coc k crows fo r now repentance is the only road t o

,
salvation ; be fervent in this great duty and without doubt ,
you may to morrow be with the penitent thie f in Par a

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dise Pray without ceasing ; quench not the S pirit ; ab

.
stain from all appearance o f evil ; as your own wicked

ness hath caused all this to fall upon you and broug h ,
the day o f tribulation near at hand so let goodness b e ,
your sole com fort that your sou ls may find perpetu a ,
rest with your blessed S aviour who died fo r the sins o f

the world ; he will wipe all tears from your eyes remov e ,
your sorrows and assua g e your grie f so that your sin

, ,
sick souls shall be healed fo r evermore I exhort y o u .
ea r nestly not to be negligent o f th e work o f your salva ~
tion which depends upon yo u r sincere d evotion betwix t

,
this and to morro w when the sword o f justice S hall send

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u out o f the land o f the living Fight the good figh t

y o .
112 LI VE S O F
"
B A N D IT I I A N D
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R OBB E R S .
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I suppose says he that according to custom t he
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reader will expect some relation o f my genealogy and as ,
I am a great admirer o f fa s h i on I S hall grati fy his c u ,
r i os i t
y M y grand
. father had the good fortune to marry
a woman well skilled in vaulting and rope dancing a n d -
,
who could act her part uncommonly well Though abov e .
fi ft y years of age and a ffected with the p h t h i s i ck she

, ,
died in the air To avoid seeing other women fly as she

.
had done her husband would not marry again ; but di

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verted himsel f with keeping a puppet show in Mo o r fie ld s -

,
deemed the most remarkable that ever had been seen in

that place My grand father was also so little that t h e
.
,
only di fference between him and his p uppets was that ,
they spoke through a trunk and he without one He , .
was however so eloquent and made such lively speeches

, , , ,
that his audience were never rendered drowsy A ll the .
apple women hawkers and fis h women were so charmed

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by his wit t hat they would r u n to hear him and leav e

, ,
their goods without any guard but their o wn straw -hats .
My father h a d two trades or two strings to his bow ; ,
he was a painter a n d a gamester and master much alike ,
at both ; fo r his painting could scarcely rise so high as a

sign post and his hand at play was o f such an ancient
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date that it could scarcely pass He had one mis fortune

,
.
,
which like original sin he entailed u pon all his children ;

, ,
and that was his being born a gentleman which is as bad ,
as being a poet fe w o f whom escape eternal poverty

, .
My mother had the mis fortune to die longing fo r

mushrooms B esides mysel f she le ft two daughters
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,
both very handsome and very young ; and though I wa s

then young mysel f yet I was much better skilled 1 11 ,
sharping than my age seemed to promise When t h e .
funeral sermon was preached the funeral rites per formed , ,
and ou r tears d ried u p my father returned to his daub ,
ing my sisters t o their stitching and I was despatched t o

, ,
school I had such an excellent memory that though

.
,
my dispositions were then w hat they have continued to

be yet I soon learned as much as might have been a p
,
plied to better purposes than I have d one My tricks .
U pon my master and my com p anions were so numerous

J AM E S BA TS O N . 113
t hat I Obta ined the honourable appellation the L ittl e of
J udas My avaricious disposition soon appeared and i f

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my covetous eyes once beheld any thing m y i nvention ,
soon put it into my possession These however I could .

, ,
not obtain gratis fo r they cost me many a box ing bout

,
every day The reports o f my conduct were conveyed

.
home and my eldest sister would frequently spend her

,
white hands upon the side of my pate ; and even some .
times carried her admonitions so fa r as politely to in form ,
me that I would prove a disgrace to the family

, .
“
It was my good fortune however not to be greatly , ,
agitated by her remonstrances which went in at the one ,
ear and ou t at the other It happened however that my .

, ,
adventures were so numerous and daily increasing i n ,
their magnitude that I was dismissed the school with as

,
much solemnity as i f it had been by h ea t o f drum A ft er .
giving me a complete drubbing my father carried me to ,
a barber in order to be bound as his apprentice I was

, .
first sent to the kitchen where my mistress soon p r O V1 de d

,
me with employment by showing me a parcel o f dirty

,
clothes in forming me that it made part O f t h e a p p r en

, ,
’
tice s work to clean them : Jemmy says she mind , ,
”’
your heels there s a good boy ! I hung down my head
, ,
tumbled all the clouts into a trough and washed them a s ,
well as I could I so managed the matter that I was

.
,
soon discarded from my office which was very fortunate ,
for me fo r it would have put an end to J emmy in less

,
than a fortnight .
The third day o f my apprenticeship my master hav ,
ing just given me a note to receive money there came ,
into the shop a r u fli a n with a pair o f whiske rs and told ,
my master he would have them turned up The journey .
man not being at hand my master began to turn them ,
up himsel f and desired me to heat the irons I complied

,
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,
and just as he had turned up one whisker there happened ,
a quarrel in the street and my master ran out to learn

,
the cause The scu ffl e lasting long and my mas t er de

. .
s i r o u s to see the end as well as the be g inning o f the bustle ,
the spark was all the time detained in the shop with the ,
o ne whisker ornamented and the other hanging down lik e,
10
an aspen lea f In a harsh tone he asked me i f I under

.
,
.
stood my trade ; and I thinking it derogatory to my u n ,
d e r s t a n d i ng to be ignorant boldly replied that I did ; , ,
Why then said he turn up this whisker fo r me o r I

, ,
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,
‘
,
shall go into the street as I am and kick your master ,
I was unwilling to be detected in a lie and deeming it no ,
diffi cult matter to turn up a whisker never showed the ,
least concern but took up o ne o f the irons that had been

,
in the fire ever since the commencement o f the street

h u s t l e and having nothing to try it o n and willing t o
, ,
appear expeditious I took a comb stuck it into his bristly , ,
b u sh and clapped the iron to it : no sooner d id they meet

, ,
than there arose a smoke as if it had been out o f a chim ,
ne y with a whizzing noise and in a moment all the hair

, ,
vanished He exclaimed fu rious l y Thou son o f a thou

.
,
sand dogs ! dost thou take me fo r S t Lawrence that thou .

,
’
b u rne s t me alive ! With that he let fly such a h a ng at
me that the comb dropped out o f my hand and I could
, ,
not avoid in the fright laying the hot iron close along
, ,
his cheek : this made him give such a shriek as shook

the whole house and he at the same time drew his sword
, , ,
to send me to the other world I however recollecting .

, ,
the proverb That one pair o f heels is worth two pair o f

,
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hands ran so nimbly into the street and fled so quickly
, ,
from that part o f the town that though I was a good ,
runner I was amazed when I found myse l f about a mile

,
from home with the iron in my hand and the remainder

, ,
o f the whisker sticking to it A s fortune would have i t .

,
I was near the d welling o f the person who was to pay

the note my master gave me : I we nt and received the
m oney but deemed it p roper to detain it in lieu o f my
,
h r e e days wa g e s
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This money was all exhausted in one month when I ,
was under the necessity o f returning to my father s house ’

.
B e fore arriving there I was in formed that he was gone , ,
to the country to receive a large S u m o f money which

was due to him and there fore went boldly in as i f the, ,
h ouse had been my own My grave sisters received me .
Very coldly and severely blamed me fo r the money wh i cl

,
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my father p aid fo r my p ranks Maintaining how ev e r .

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1 16 L IVE S O F B A N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
a ddressed me saying S h e had taken a liking to m e

, , ,
because I was a confident sharp forward youth ; and , ,
there fore i f I would serve her she would entertain me

, ,
w ith all her heart ; and that when the company were ,
s trolling I might beat the drum and stick up the bills

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eeming it an easier mode o f moving through the world ,
I re a dily consented only requesting two days to d ispos e

,
o f my stock and to settle all my accounts

, .
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In my new pro fession my empl o yments were v a
r i ou s some o f which though not very pleasant I e n
, , ,
d e a vou r e d to reconcile mysel f t o inasm uch as they ,
were comparatively better than my former In a little .
time I became more acquainted with the tempers o f my

,
m aster and mistress and became so great a favourite that , ,
fees and bribes replenished my co ffers from all e x pect

ants and authors who courted their favour U n fo r t u .
na t e l
y however , one day in their a bsence I was invited
, , ,
by some o f the party to take a walk a nd going into a , ,
tavern commenced playing at car d s till my last farthing

, ,
was lost D etermined i f possible to be r evenged o f my

.
, , ,
antagonist I requested time to run home fo r more money :

,
i t was readily granted I ran and seized an article b e .
l onging t o my mistress pawned it fo r a small s u m which , ,
soon followed my other stores B u t evils seldom come .
alone : I wa s i n this situation not only deprived of my

”
money but also obliged to decamp
,
.
The next adventure o f B atson was to enlist as a sol

dier It happened however that his captain cheating
.
, ,
h i m o u t o f his pay caused a grievous q uarrel B atson

, .
s oon found that it was d angerous to reside in Rome and
s trive with the Pope His captain upon some pretence .

,
o f I mproper conduct had him apprehended tried and , , ,
c ondemned to be hanged T he cause o f this harsh .
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treatment was a very simple one For sa y s B atson .
, ,
“
I was one day drinking with a soldier and happened ,
to fall o u t a bout a lie given My sword unluckily run .
ning into his throat he kicked up his heels through his , ,
o wn fault fo r he ran u pon my point so t hat he may

, ,
”
than k his own hastiness Upon this o u r hero says a s .
, ,
i f it had been a thing O f nothin g or a s a matt er o f p as ,

J AM E S B A TS O N . 1 17
t ime ,they gave sentence that I should be led in state

along the streets then mounted upon a ladder kick u p
, ,
my heels be fore all the people and take a swing in the ,
open air as i f I h a d another li fe in m y knapsack A

, .
notary in formed me o f this sentence who was so gene ,
rous that he requested no fee nor a ny e x p e nce s for his ,
trouble during the trial The un feeling gaoler desired .
me t o ma ke my peace with my Maker without givin g ,
me one drop to cheer my desponding heart In formed .
o f my melancholy condition a compassionate friar cam e ,
to prepare me fo r another world since the inhabitants o f ,
this were so ready to bid me farewell When he arrived .

,
he inquired fo r the condemned person I answered .
‘
Father I am the m a n though you do not know me
, , .
He said D ear child it is now time fo r y o u to think o f

, ,
another world since sentence is passed and t here fore

, , , ,
you must employ the short t ime allowed you in co n fe s

’
sing your sins and asking forgiveness o f your o ffences
, .
I answered R everend father in obedience to the com

, ,
mands o f the church I con fess but once in the year and
, ,
that is in Lent ; but i f accor di ng to the human l a ws I

, ,
must atone with my li fe fo r the crime I have committed ,
your reverence being so learned must be truly sensible

, ,
that there is no divine precept which says Thou shalt ,
no t eat o r dri nk and there fore since it is not contrary ,
t o the law o f G o d I desire that I may have meat and

,
drin k and then we will discourse O f what is best for u s

,
both ; fo r I am in a Christian country and plead the privi ,

’
lege o f sanctu a ry .
“
The good friar was much moved at fi ndi n g me s o
jocular when I ought to be so serious and began t o ,
p reach to me a loud and long sermon upon the parable

O f the lost sheep and the repentan ce o f the good thie f
, .
B u t the charity bells that ring when criminals are e x e

o uted knolling in my ears made a deeper impression th a n ,
the loud and impressive voice O f the friar I t h er e fo r e .
k neeled down be fore my ghostly father and cleared the ,
s tore house o f my sins

- and poured forth a dread f ul ,
b udget O f ini q uity He then gave me his blessin g and

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118 L IVE S O F B A N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
p oor B atson seemed prepared to take his fl ight from a

w o r i d of mis fortunes a n d insults .
B u t , having previously presented a petition to t h e

Marquis D E s t e , then commanding O ffi cer , he at that
’
c ritical moment called me be fore him He being a mer .

,
c i fu l man respited my sentence and sent me to the

, ,
gallies fo r ten years S ome friends farther inter fered

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and in formed the Marquis that the accusation and sen ,
tence against me were e ffected by the malice o f the cap

tain who was offended because I had insisted fo r the
,
whole o f my listing money The result was that he or .
dered me to be set at liberty to the disappointment o f ,
m y captain together with that o f the multitude and the

,
e x e cu t ro ne r .
The deadly fright being over and my mind restored ,
to tranquillity I went forth to walk and to meditate upon

, ,
what method I was now to pursue in the rugged journey

o f li fe . E very man has his o wn fortune and as good , ,
l uck would have it I again met with a recruiting o ffi cer

, ,
who enlisted me and from partiality took me home t o

, , ,
his o wn quarters The cook taking leave o f the family

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, ,
I was interrogated i f I unders t ood a n ything in that li ne .
To this I replied as usual in the a fli r m a t i ve and was a o ,
c or d i n l y installed in the important o fli c e o f cook

g .
In the course o f a military li fe my master too k u p ,
h i s winter residence at B avaria in the house o f one O f ,
the richest men in those parts To save his property .

,
however the B avarian pretended to be very poor drov e

, ,
away all his cattle and removed all his stores to anothe r
,
quarter In formed o f this I waited upon him and a o

.
, ,
q u a i n t e d him that as he had a person O f q uality in his

, ,
h ouse it would be necessary fo r him to provide liberally

,
fo r him and his servants He replied that I had only to .
in form him what provisions I wanted and he would ,
order them immediately I then in formed him that my .

,
m aster always kept three tables o ne fo r the gentlemen ,
a n d pages a second for the butler and under o ffi cers a

,
-
,
t hird fo r the footmen grooms and other liveries ; that , ,
fo r these tables he must supply one ox two calves four , ,
s hee p twelve p ullets six capons t wo dozens o f p igeo ns

, , , ,
120 L IV E S O P BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
my policy came into the kitchen seized the first conve

, ,
nient instrument and belaboured me most unmerci fully

,
He was however punished fo r his rashness by the want

, , ,
o f a cook fo r two weeks .
The scoundrels o f the French were audacious enough

to pay us a Visit while we remained here I was ordered .
o u t with t h e rest but I kept at the greatest distance lest

, ,
any bullet should have mistaken me fo r some other

person No sooner did I receive t h e intelligence that the
.
French were conquered than I ran to the field o f battle , ,
b randishing my sword and cuttin g and slashing among ,
the dead men It un fortunately happened however that

.
, , ,
as I struck one o f them with my sword he uttered a ,
mourn ful groan and apprehensive that he was about to

, ,
revenge the injury done to him I ran off with full speed , ,
leaving my sword in his body In passing along I met .

,
with another sword which saved my honour as I vaunt

, ,
ed that I had seized i t from one in the field o f battle .
While thus rambling through the field o f blood and

danger my master was carried home mortally wounded
, ,
who c a lled me a scoundrel and cried Why did not you , ,

’ ’
Obey me ? Lest sir replied I I should have been as
, , ,
‘
you now are The good man soon breathed his last ,
leaving me a horse and fi ft y ducats .
B eing a ain emancipated from bonds o f servitude I

g ,
began to enj oy li fe and continued to treat all my a o

,
qua i ntance so long as my money would permit The .
return o f poverty however made me again enlist under

, ,
t h e banners O f servitude .
“
A bout this time a singular occurrence happened t o
me I chanced to go out into the stree t when my eye
.
,
sight was s o a ffected that I could not discern black from

,
g reen nor white from grey

, O bserving the candles .
’
suspended in a candle maker s shop and taking them fo r -
,
r a dis he s I thought there was no great harm though I

,
should taste one o f them A ccordingly laying hold o f .

,
o ne down fell the whole o f the row and be ing dashed to

, ,
pieces upon the floor a scu ffle ensued ; I was taken int o
,
custody and made to pay the damage which O p erated to

, ,
r e store my s ight t o its natural s tate .

J AM E S B A T S O N . 121
N long a ft er this adventure I was assailed wi th

ot ,
lo e for the fair sex and a fter some sighs and presents
v
, , ,
I was bound to a woman fo r better or fo r worse and ,
c ontinued with her un t il t h e charms o f t h e marriage state
a nd the pleasures o f domestic li fe began to pall upon me ,
and an ardent desire to return to my o l d course o f a d

v enture took possession O f my mind Towards the a t .
t a i n m e nt o f this desirable end I o ne day kicked my wi fe ,
o u t o f doors dressed mysel f and prepared t o sally forth

, , .
I had no sooner e ffected this liberation than a tavern was ,
my first resting place to recruit my spirits and to redeem

-
lost time .
“
I at last formed the resolution o f returning t o my
native home and there spending the evening o f my bust
,
ling li fe in calm repose A ft er travelling many a tedious

.
m ile I got to London

, A rrived in the capital I went
.
,
’
directly to my father s house but found it in the possessio n
o f another and my sisters departed this li fe
, A s bo th o f .
them had been married and had le ft children there was , ,
no hope o f any legacy by their death : I was there fore

under the nec essity o f doing something fo r a livin g .
Finding the g o ut increasing upon me I by the advice O f , ,
an acquaintance took a public house ; and a s I under

,
-
,
stood several languages I thought I might have many ,

”
customers from among foreigners .
B atson then gravely concludes his o wn narrative i n

these words
“
I intend to leave o ff my foolish pranks and as I , ,
have spent my juvenile years and money in keeping com

p any hope t o find some fools as b a d as mysel f w ho
, ,
delight in throwing away their esta tes and im p airing thei r

”
health .
He accordingly took a house in S m i t h fie ld and ac qu ire d ,
a considerable sum B u t being d esirous to make a fo r

.
,
tune with o ne dash he hastened his end A mong others

,
.
who put up at his house was a gentleman w h o had

purchased a large estate in the country and was going ,
t o deliver the cash The ostler Observed to his master

.
,
that the bags belonging to the gentleman were u nco m

m onl y heavy when he carried the m into the hou s e The y .
V O L II . . 11
1 22 LI V E S O F BA N D ITT I A N D R OBB E R S .
mu t ually agreed to rob and a ft erward s to murder him ;

,
and the ostler accomplished the horrid deed B u t differ .

,
ing about the division o f the spoil the ostler g o t drunk , ,
and disclosed the whole ma t ter The house was searched .

,
the body o f the gentleman found and both the murderers ,
were seized tried and condemned The ostler di ed b e

, ,
.
fore the fatal day but B atson was executed and accord
, , ,
i ng t o the Catholic faith died a pe nitent a year be fo re , ,
t h e restora t ion of Kin g Charles II .
M U LL E D S A CK , A LI S A J O HN C O TTIN GTO N .
’
T H I S man s father was a p etty haberdasher in Chea p
s ide but living above his income he died so poor tha t
, , ,
he was interred by the parish He had eightee n children .

,
fi ft een daughters and three sons O u r h e r e was t h e .
youngest o f the family and at the age o f eight was bound

, ,
apprentice to a chimney sweeper In his first year - .

,
deeming himsel f as expert at his pro fession as his ma s ter ,
he le ft him and acting fo r himsel f soon acquired a great

, , ,
r u n o f business .
Money now coming in upon him he frequented the ,
tavern and disdaining to taste o f any thing b u t mulled

, ,
sac k he acquired that appellation O ne evening he there

,
.
met with a young woman with whom he was so enamour ,

”
ed that h e took her fo r better fo r worse
,
“
B u t not .
,
enjoying that degree o f com fo rt in this union which his

imagination had painted to him he frequented the com ,
p any o f other women until it became necessary to mak e

,
p ublic contributions to supply their pressing necessities .
His fi rst trials were in picking pockets o f watches and ,
any small sum he could find A mong others he robbed .

,
a lady famous among the usurers of a gold watch set ,
with diamonds and another lady o f a similar piece o f

,
'
11x 11 r
y as
, she was going into church to hear a celebrated
preac her B y the aid o f his accomplices the pin was
.
,
t aken out o f t h e ax l e o f her coach which fell down at t he ,

1 24 LI V E S O F B A N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
in g them that he would not inj ure them saying Thi s , ,
which I have taken is as much mine as theirs wh o o w n

i t be ing al l extorted from the public by the rapacio u s
,
members o f o u r commonwealth to enrich themselves ,
maintain their janizaries and keep honest people in sub ,
ec t i on the most e ffectual way to do which is t o kee p

j ”
,
t hem very poor .
When not employed as a chimney sweep which p r o -

,
fe s s i o n he still occasionally pursued b e dressed in high ,
style and is said to have received more money by rob

,
bery than any man in that age O ne day being in form .

,
ed that the receiver general was to send u p to London

-
six thousand pounds he entered his house the night b e

,
fore and rendered that tro u ble unnecessary

,
Upon the .
noise which this notorious robbery occasioned Mulle d ,
S ack was apprehended ; but through cunning ba ffl ing ,
the evidence o r corru p t ing the jury he was acquitted

, , .
In a little time a ft er he robbed and murdered a gentle

,
man and for fear o f detection went to the Continent and

, , ,
was i ntroduced into the Court o f Charles the S econd .
U pon pretence o f giving in formation he came home and , ,
applied to Cromwell con fessed his crime but proposed to

, ,
purchase his li fe b y important in formation B u t whether .
he failed in his promise or whether Cromwell thought ,
that such a notorious O ffender was unworthy to live can , e
not be ascertained ; one thing is certain that he was tried ,
a nd executed in the forty fift h year o f his age i n the

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month of Ap ril 1 6 5 9 .
C A PT A IN JM
A E S HIN D .
TH E father of Hind was an industrious saddler , a c h e m

ful companion , and a good Christian He wa s a n a t 1ve .
of Chipping Norton , O x fordshire , where James was born

As hero was his only son he received a good educa
ou r ,
‘
ion and remained at school until he was fi ft een yea rs
,
of a e.
g
126 LI V E S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
s ervants A llan was appre h ended and it was with no

, ,
s mall d i fli cu l t y t hat Hind ma d e his escape The u nfo r .
t u n a t e A llan was soon a fter tried and su ffered death for ,
his audacity The only e ffect which this p ro d u t e d upo n

.
Hind was to render him more cautious in his futu r e depre

dations He could not however think o f abandoning a
.
, ,
course on which he had j ust entered and which pro ,
m i s e d so many advantages .
The captain had ridden so hard to escape from Crom

well and his train that he killed his horse and having no , ,
money to purchase a substitute he was under the nece s ,
s i t y o f trying his fortune upon foot until he should find ,
means to procure another It was not long be fore he .
espied a horse tied to a hedge with a saddle o n and a

brace o f p istols attached to it He looked round and o b .
served a gentleman on the other side of the hedge This .

“
”
is my horse e x claimed the captain and immediate l y
, ,
vaulted in t o the saddle The gentleman called out to him

.
”
that the horse was his S ir said Hind y o u may
.
, ,
“
think yoursel f well O ff that I have le ft you all the money

in your pocket to buy ano t her Which you had best lay ,
o u t be fore I meet you again lest you should be worse ,

”
used . S o saying he rode O ff in S earch o f new booty
, .
’
There is another story o f Hind s ingenious method o f
supplying himsel f with a horse upon occasion It appears .
that being upon a second extremity reduced to the hum

,
ble station o f a footpad he hired a sorry nag and pro , ,
ce e d e d on his journey He was overtaken by a gentle

.
man mounted o n a fine hunter with a portmanteau behind ,
him They entered into conversation upon such topics

.
as are common to travellers and Hind was very eloquent ,

’
in the praise o f the gentleman s horse which inclined the ,
other to descant upon the qualifications o f the animal .
There was upon o ne side o f the road a wall which the ,
gentleman said his horse would leap over Hind o ffered .
to risk a bottle on it to which the gentleman agreed and

, ,
q u i ck y made his horse leap over

r The captain acknow .
ledged that he had lost his wager but requested the gen ,
.
t l e m a n to let him try i f he could do the same ; to w ni c h

he consented and the captain being se a ted m t h e s addl e
, ,
C A PT A I N J A M E S H N I D . 1 27
O f his companion rode o ff at full s p eed and le ft him t o

,
return the other miserable animal to i t s owner .
A t another time the captain met the regicide Hugh

Peters in E n fie l d chase and commanded him to deliver ,
his money Hugh who was not deficient l n confidence

.
, ,
began to combat Hin d with texts o f scripture and to ,
cudgel o u r bold robber with the eighth commandment ‘
”
It is written in the law said he that Thou shalt not , ,
S t eal and furthermore S olomon who was surely a very , ,
wise man spoke in this manner

, R o b not the poor b e , ,
”
cause h e is poor Hind was desirous to answer him in
.
his o w n strain and fo r that purpose bega n to rub up his

,
m em ory for some o f the texts he had learned when at

”
school V e r il y said Hind i f thou hadst regarded the
.
, ,
divine precepts as thou oughtest to have done thou wouldst ,
not have wrested them to such an abominable and wicked

sense as thou didst the words o f the prophet when he ,
said B ind their kings with chains and their nobles with
, ,
fetters o f iron D idst thou not then detestable hypocrite

’
.
, ,
endeavour from these words to aggravate the mis fortunes

, ,
O f thy royal master whom thy cursed republican party ,

”
unjustly murdered be fore the gate o f his own palace ?
Here Hugh Peters began to e x tenuate that proceeding ,
and to allege other parts o f scripture in his o wn de fence .
”
Pray S i r replied Hind make no reflections against
, , ,
m e n o f my pro fession fo r S olomon plainly said do not , ,

’
despise a thie f B u t it is to l ittle purpose for us to dis
.
p ute the substance o f what I have to say is this deliver

, ,
thy money presently or else I shall send thee ou t o f the ,

”
world to thy master the d evil in an instant These ter , , .
’
r ible words o f t he captain s so terrified the O l d Presby
terian t hat he forthwith gave him thirty broad pie es o f c
gold and then departed .
B u t Hind was not satisfied with allowing so b 1t t er an

enemy to the royal cause to depart in such a manne r
He accordingly rode a ft er him at full S peed a nd over , ,
taking him addressed him i n the following language

,
S i r now I think o f it I am convinced this mis fortun e

, ,
has happened t o you because you did not Obey the words
of t h e s cri p ture which expressly says , p rovide neit h er ,
gold nor silver nor brass in your purses fo r your jour

, , ,
ney whereas it is evident that you had provided a pretty

,
decent quantity o f gold However as it is now in my .

,
power to make you fulfil another commandment I woul d ,
by no means slip the Opportunity ; there fore pray give ,

”
me your cloak Peters was so surprised that he nei t her
.
s tood still to dispute nor to examine what was the dri ft
o f H i nd s demand B u t he soon made him understand

’
.
his meaning when he added You know S i r ou r S a

, , , ,
v i o u r has commanded that i f any man take away thy

,
cloak thou must not re fuse thy coat also ; t h e r e fo r e I

, ,
cannot suppo s e that you will act in direct contradiction

to such an express command especially as you cannot ,
p retend you have forgot it seeing that I now remind you ,
o f that duty The o ld Puritan shrugged his shoulders

.
some time be fore he proceeded to u nea s e them ; but Hind

told him that his delay wou l d be o f no service to him for ,
he would be implici t ly obeyed because he was sure that ,
what he requested was entirely consonant with the scrip

ture He accordingly surrendered and Hind carried off
.
,
the cloak .
The following sabbath when Hugh ascended the pulpit , ,
he was inclined to pour forth an invective against stealing ,
and selected fo r his subject these words I h a ve pu t O ff

‘
”
my coat how shall I put it o n ?
, A n honest plain man ,
wh o was presen t and knew how he had been treated by

,
the robber promptly cried o u t Upon my word S i r I

, , , ,
believe there is nobody here can tell you u nless Captai n ,

” ’
Hind were here Which ready answer to Hugh s scrip
.
tural question put t h e congregation into such an outra g eous

fit o f laughter that the parson was made to blush a nd
, ,
descended from his pulpit without prosecuting the subjec , t.
farther .
The captain as be fore mentioned indulged a rooted

, ,
hatred against all those who were concerned in the mur

d e r o f the late king ; and frequently these men fell in his
wa y . He was one day riding o n the road when Pre s i
,
dent B rad s ha w who had sat a s judge upon the king and
, ,
p assed the sentence o f death upon him met with the cap ,
ta 1n The p la ce wher e they came into collision was on

.
1 30 L IV E S or BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
and ta k es ou t spots o f the deepest treasons as easily a s

’
Castile soap does common sta i ns ; it alters a man s con
’
s t i t u t i o n in two or three days more than the virtuoso s ,
t rans fusion o f blood can do in seven years It is a great .
a l ex i h a r m i ck
p and helps poisonous
,
principles o f rebel
lion and those that u s e the m ; it miraculously exalts and

,
p urifies the eye sight and makes traitors behold nothing

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,
but innocence in the b lackest male factors ; it is a mighty

cordial for a declining cause ; it stifles faction and schism
as certainly as rats are destroyed by common arsenic ;
in a word it makes fools wise men and wise men fools
, , ,
and both O f them knaves The very colour of this pre .
c i o u s balm is bright and dazzling If it be properly a p .
plied to the fist that is in a decent manner and in a , , ,
competent dose it in fallibly per forms all the above men

,
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t i one d cures and many others too numerous to be here

,
”
mentioned .
The captain having finished his panegyric upon the

,
virtues o f the glittering metal pulled o u t his p istol and , ,
again addressed the sergeant saying You and your , ,

“
in fernal crew have a long while run on like J ehu in a , ,
career o f blood and impiety falsely pretending that zeal ,
for the Lord o f Hosts has been your only motive How .
long y o u may he su ffered to continue in the same course ,
God only knows I will however fo r this time s t op .

, , ,
”
your race in a literal sense o f the word A nd without .
farther delay he shot all the six horses that were in the
,
carriage and le ft B radshaw to ponder upo n the lesson

,
he had received .
’
Hind s next adventure was with a company o f ladies ,
in a coach upon the road between Pe t e r s field and Ports

mouth He accosted them i n a polite manner and i n
.
,
formed them that h e was a protector o f the fair sex and ,
it was purely to win the favour o f a hard hearted mistress -
”
that he had travelled the country B u t ladies added .
, ,
he,
“
I am at this time reduced to the necessity o f asking
relie f having nothing to carry me on in the intended
,
”
prosecution o f my adventures The young ladies who .
,
had read many romances could not help c oncluding that ,
they had met with some Quixote or A m a dis de Gaul wh o ,

C A PT A I N J A M E S HI N D . 1 31
wa s saluting them in the strains o f knight errantry - .
”
“
S ir knight said o ne o f the most jocular o f the com
,
p any we heartily commiserate your condition and a r e

, ,
very much troubled that we cannot contribute towards

y our support fo r we have nothing abo ut us but a sacred
d ep os i t u m which the laws O f your order will not su ffer
,
”
y o u to violate The captain was
. much p lea sed at hav
ru
g met with such a p le a sant lady and was much i n ,
c l i ned to have pe rm itted them to proceed ; but his nece s
sities were at this time very urgent Ma y I bright .

“
,
ladies be favoured with the knowledge o f what thi s

,
sacred depositum which y ou speak o f is that so I may

, , ,
employ my utmost abilities in its de fence as the laws o f ,

”
k night errantry re q uire
- The lady who had spo ke n .
be fore told him that the depo s itum she had spoken o f
,
was 3 0 0 0 1 the p ortion of one o f the company who wa s

.
,
goin g to be stow it upon the knight who had won her

‘
g ood will by his many past services

- Present my hum .
”
ble duty t o the knight said he and be pleased t o tell , ,
him that my name is Captain Hind ; that ou t o f mer e

necessity I have made h o l d to bo rrow part o f what fo r ,
his sake I wish were twice as much ; t hat I pro m i se t o

,
expend the sum in de fence O f injured lovers and in t he ,

”
support o f gentlemen who pro fess knight errantry U pon - .
the name o f Captain Hind the fair ones were su ffi cientl y ,
alarmed as his name was well known all over Englan d

,
.
He however requested them not to be a ffrighted fo r he

, , ,
would not do them the least i njury and only requested ,
1 0 0 0 1 o f the 3 0 0 0 1
. A s the money was bound u p i n
.
several parce ls the re q uest was instantly complied with

, ,
and ou r adventurer wished them a prosperous journey ,

a n d m any happy days t o the bride .
Takin g leave o f the captain fo r a little we shall in for m ,
o u r readers o f the consequences o f this extorted loan o f
the captain s When the bride arrived at the dwelling

’
.
O f her intended husband she fai t h fully recounted to him ,
her a d ventures upon the road The avaricious and em .
b r y o curmudgeon re fused to accept her hand until h e r
father should agree to make u p the loss Partly because .
he deteste d the request O f the lover and partly beca u se ,

1 32 LI V E S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
he had su ffi ciently exhausted his funds the father re fused ,
t o comply The pretended lover there fore d ech ne d h e r

. , ,
nand because it was emptied o f the third part o f her for

,
t une ; and the a ffectionate and high spirited lady died o f -
a broken heart Hind o ft en declared t hat this adventure

.
,
caused him great uneasiness while it filled him with ,
detestation at the dishonourable and base conduct o f the

mercenary lover .
The transactions o f Hind were no w become s o numer

ou s and made him s o well known that he w a s forced t o
, ,
conceal himsel f in the country D uring this cessation .
from his usual industrious labours his funds became so ,
exhausted that even his horse was sold t o maintain h i s

,
o wn li fe Impelled by necessity he o ft en resolved t o

.
,
hazard a fe w movements upon the highway ; but he had

resided S O long in that quarter that he durst not ris k any ,
s uch adventure Fortune however commiser a ted t he

.
, ,
condition o f the captain and provided relie f He wa s , .
in formed that a doctor who resided In the neighbourhood , ,
had gone to receive a handsome fee for a cure which h e

had e ffected The captain then lived in a small hous e
.
which he had hired upon the side o f a common and ,
which the doctor had to pass in his journey home Hind .

,
having long and im p atiently waited his arrival ran u p t o ,
him and in the most p i teou tone and suppliant language

, ,
told the d octor his wi fe was sudde nly seized with illness ,
and that unless S h e got some assistance she would cer ,
t a i nl y p erish and entreated him just to tarry fo r a minute

,
or two and lend her his medic al assistance and he would

, ,
rate fu lly p ay him for his trouble as soon a s it wa s i n

gIs power .
The tender hearted doctor moved with compassio n

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, ,
a li hted and accompanied him into his house assuring

g ,
h l m that he should be very happy t o be o f any serv i ce in

r estoring his wi fe to health Hind showed the doctor u p .
s tairs but they had no sooner entered the door than b e ,
locked it presented a pistol showing at the same time

, , , ,
his empty purse saying This is my wi fe ; she h a s

,
s o long been unwell that there is now nothing at a l l

,
m thi n her I k now sir that you h a ve a s over eig n

.
, ,
1 34 LI E S V or BA N DI TT I A N D R OBB E R S .
mention a word o f the matter to any body betwee n thi s

”
and that time The old man came at the appoin t e d
.
time and received as much as would purchase two cows

, ,
and twenty shillings more that he might thereby have ,
the best in the market .
Though Hind had long frequented the road yet he ,
care fully avoided shedding blood ; and the following is

the only instance o f this nature related o f him He had .
o ne morning committed several robberies and among ,
others had taken more than 7 0 1 from Colonel Harrison

,
.
,
the celebrated Parliamentary general A s t h e R ound .
’
heads were Hind s inveterate fe e s the colonel immediately ,
raised the h u e and cry a fter h i m which was circulated In

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,
that part o f the country be fore the Captain was aware o f

it A t last however he received intel l igence at o ne O f
.
, ,
the inns upo n the road and made every possible haste to ,
fl y the scene o f danger In this situation the captain .
was apprehensive o f every person he met upon the road .
He had reached a place called Knowl Hill when the ser ,
vant o f a gentleman who was following his master came , ,
riding at full speed behind him Hind supposing that it .

,
was one in pursuit o f himsel f upon his coming u p turned , ,
about and shot him through the head when the u nfo r t u
, ,
nate man fell dead upon the spot Fortune favoured t h e .
captain at this time and he got O ff in sa fety , .
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The following adventure closes the narrative o f Hind s
busy li fe A ft er Charles I was be headed the S cots r e
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mained loyal proclaimed his son Charles II and resolved

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to maintain his right against the usurper They suddenly .
raised an army and entering England proceeded as fa r

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as Worcester Multitudes o f the English joined the royal

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army and a mong these Captain Hind who was loyal

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from pri nciple and brave by nature ,

Cromwell was sent .
by Parliament with an army to intercept the march o f

the royalists B oth armies met at Worcester and a des
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perate and bloody battle ensued The king s army was .
routed Captain Hind had the good fortune to escape

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and reaching London lived in a retired situation Here

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however he had not remained long when he was b e

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t r a y e d by o ne O f his intimate acquaintances It will rea .

C A P TA IN J A ME S HIN D
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Pa q e 1 3 5 .
He m u
b e w i s e , a nd ju s t , a nd g ood ,
st
T h o u g h nor t he s t a t e h e u n d er s t ood ,
N or e v er s p a r d a s ubj e ct s bl oo d
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A nd s h a ll n o fi i e n d ly p fi nd
o et
A m onu m nt l v e a er s e fo r Hi n d ,
In for t une l es s , as
g r e a t i n m i nd ?
H i nd m a d e ou r l
w e a t h o n e co m m on s t ore,
He d th e
rob b
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r i ch t o fee d t h e p oor ,
Wh a t d i d i m m or t a l C ae s ar m or e ?
N a y , t we r e n o t d i ffi cul t t o p r ov e
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T h a t m e a ner V i e w s d i d C ae s a r m ov e
Hi s w a s a m b i t i on , Hi n d s wa s lo ve
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.
O dt E ng li s h h e ro u g h t n o cr own
so ,
N or t ha t m o re pl e i n g b i t r e n own
as a ,
B ut ju s t to k ee p ff F r t une frown
O o
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s .
Y e t wh e n h i s co u nt r y s c a u s e i nvi tes , ’
S e e h i m a s s e r t a n a t i on s r i g h t s !
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A r ob ber for a m on a rch fig h t s
If i n d u e l i g h t h i s d e e d s we s ca n,
A S n a t u r e p oi nt s u s ou t t h e p l an,
H in d wa s a n h on ou r a bl e m a n .
H on o ur , t he v i rt u e of br a v e
the ,
T o Hi nd t h a t t u rn o f g n i u g a ve
e s ,
Wh i ch m a d e h i m s c or n t o b e a l a ve s .
T hu s , h a d h i s s t a r s con s p i r d t o ra i s e ’
Hi s na t a l h o u r , t h i s v i r t u e s p ra i s e
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Ha d s h one wi t h a n un com m on bl aze .
S o m e n e w e p o ch h a d b e g u n
Fr o m e v ery a ct i o n h e h a d d one ;
A ci t y bu i lt , a b a t t l e won .
If one s a s ubj ect , on e a t h e l m ,

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"I‘ i s t h e s a m e vi ’ l en ce s a s A n s el
, y m
T O r ob a h o u s e , o r w a s t e a r e a l m .
B e h en ce for t h , t h e n , for e v e r j oi n d,
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Th e n a m e s o f C a es a r a nd o f Hi nd ;
In for t u ne d iffer ent , one i n m i nd .
( 1 37 )
THE GO LDE N FA RM R E .
TH I S man s real name was William D avis a native of

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N orth Wales but he Obtained the title o f G ol d en F a r m er

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from his custom O f paying any considerable sum in gold .
He was born in the year 1 6 2 6 A t an early period o f .
li fe he removed to S udbury in Gloucestershire where , ,
h e took a farm married the daughter o f a wealthy

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keepe r by whom he had eightee n children and followed

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that industrious emplo y ment merely to disguise the real

character O f a robbe r which he sus t ained without sus
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p i c i o n fo r the spa ce o f forty two years He usually r ob - .
bed alone O ne d a y mee ting some stage coaches he

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stop p ed one o f them full o f ladies all o f whom complied

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with h i s deman d s except a Quaker who vowed she had

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no money nor any thin g valuable about her : upon which

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fearing lest he should lose the booty o f the other coaches ,
he told her he would go and s ee what they could afford

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him and return t o her again Having rifle d the other

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three coaches he was as good as his word ; and t he

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Quaker pe rsist i ng in her former statement enraged t he

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Farmer to such a degr ee that seizing her by t h e shoul , ,
der and employing language which it would be hardly

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pro p e r here to s e t down he so scared the poor Quaker , ,
as to cause her to produce a purse o f guineas a gold ,
watch and a diamond ring Whereupon they parted a s

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good friends as when they were first introduced to each

other
D
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Up on an other occasion ou r desperado met the uches s ,
o f A lbe marle in her coach a s she was riding over S alis ,
bury Plain ; but b e encountered greater di fficulty in thi s

case than he had contemplated B e fore he could assault .
the lady he was compelled to engage a postillion the

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coachman and two footmen ; but having disabled them

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all by discharging several pistols he approached his prey , ,
whom he found more re fractory than the female Quaker

P
er ceiving another pe rson o f q uality s coach ap proa c h ’
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1 38 LI V E S or BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
ing with a retinue o f servants h e was fain to content

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himsel f by pulling three diamond rings from her fingers

by force snatching a rich gold watch from her side a n d
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venting a portion o f abus e upon h e r obstinat e ladyship

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It was not very long a ft er this e x ploi t that our a d ve n ,
turer met with S i r Thomas D ay a justice o f the peace , ,
living at B ristol They fell into discourse together and

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r iding along the Golden Farmer in formed his new a o

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q uaintance that a little while be fore he had narrowly

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e scaped being robbed by a couple o f highwayme n but , ,
luckily his horse having better heels than theirs he had

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g o t clear o f them Truly said S i r Thomas . t hat
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had be en very hard : but nevertheless as y o u would , ,
have been robbed between sun and sun the county upon , ,
s u i ng it would have been obliged to make your loss

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good . Thus chatting together and coming to a con

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ve ni e nt place the Golden Farmer shot S i r Thomas s

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man s horse under him and compelling hi m to retire t o

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a distance presented a pistol to the knight s heart and
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demanded his money I thought sir said S i r Thomas .
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that y o u h a d been an honest man Your worship is .
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mistaken cried the Farmer ; and i f you had any skill
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in physiognomy y o u might have perceived that my coun ,
t e na nce is the very picture o f necessity ; so deliver pre

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s e nt l
y fo r I m in haste
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S i r Thomas there fore being .
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co ns trained to give him the money he had about him ,
which was about 6 0 1 in gold and silver the other hum .

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bly thanked his worship and told him that what he had , ,
par t ed with was no t lost because he had been robbed ,
between sun and sun and could there fore come upon t h e ,
county
O ne Mr Hart a young gentleman O f E nfield who it
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appears possessed a good estate but was not overburden

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ed with brains riding one day over Finchley C ommon

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w here the Golden Farmer had been fo r some hours hunt

ing fo r prey was met by him and saluted wi t h a smart
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S lap with the flat o f his drawn hanger upon his should
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ers : A plag u e o n you ! said t h e farmer ; how slow
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o u are to make a man wait Upon you all the morning

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come deliver what you have and go to the devil for

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1 40 L IVE S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
guineas bound in the lappet o f his shirt he would de p osit ,
them along with his own In a short time the Farme r .

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said It does not appear that any person will run the
risk o f his neck by robbing you to day ; it will there fore -
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be as wel l that I do so mysel f Without any farther pre .
amble there fore he demanded o f him instead o f deliver

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ing up his purse to cut o ff the lappet o f his shirt ; but

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declining to comply with his re q uest the Farmer put ,
himsel f to the trouble o f lightening the fore garment o f -
the grazier .
S quire B roughton a gentleman o f the Middle Temple , ,
was the succeeding prey o f the Golden Farmer Hap .
pening to meet at an inn upon the road the Farmer pre ,
tended to be on his way to the capital concerning a n ,
o ffence that a neighbouring farmer had committed against

him by allowing his cattle to break into his grounds
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Meanwhile he requested that S quire B roughton would

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recommend him to an expert and faith ful agent to con

duct his cause Like every other lawyer B roughton was
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desirous to have him for a client and proceeded to ex ,
plain the nature o f his cause Having spent the night .
at the inn they proceeded next morning on their journey

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when the Farmer addressed the counsellor saying Pray , , ,
sir what is meant by trover and conversion in the law

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o f E ngland ? He replied that it signified in ou r com , ,
m on law an ac t ion which one man has against a nother

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who having found any o f his goods re fu s es to deliver

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them up o n demand , and perhaps converts them t o h i s

o wn use .
The Golden Farmer being now a t a place convenien t ,

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for his purpose V ery well then sir said he should
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I find any money about you and conv e rt it to my u s e i t , ,

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is only a c t i o na b le I find That is a robbery said
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the barrister which requires no less a s a t i S a ct i on than

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a man s li fe A i ob b e r y
. replied the Golde n Farmer .
why then I must com m it one in my time and pre

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senting his pistol he in s tantly demanded h i s money or

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his li fe S urprised at his client s rough beha viour the

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lawyer began to remonstrate in strong terms upon t h e

i mpro p riety o f his conduct urging that it wa s both co n , ,
TH E G O LD E N F AR M E R .
141
t ra ry t o law and t o conscience His elo quent pleading .

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howeve r made no impression u po n the mind o f the Far

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mer who putting a pistol to his breast compelled the

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lawyer to deliver his money amounting to the sum o f ,
4 0 l some large pieces o f gold and a gold watch

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O ne day accosting a tinker Upon the road whom he

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k new to have 7 l or 8 1 upon him he said . Well brother

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tinker you seem to be very decent for your li fe is a c on

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t i n u a l pilgrim age and in humility ; y o u go almost bare

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footed making necessity a virtue
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A y master re .
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p lied the tinker necessity compels when the devil drives

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and had you no more than I you would do the same
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That might be replied the Farmer and I S uppos e
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ou march all over England Yes said the tinker
y .
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I go a great deal o f ground but not so much as y ou ,

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ride . B e this as it will I suppose that your conver ,
sation is unblameable because you are continually mend ,

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i ng. I wish replied the tinker that as much could
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b e said in co mmendation o f your character The Far .
mer replied that he was not like him who would ra t her
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steal than beg in defiance o f whips or imprisonment

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D etermined to have the last word o f the Farmer the tin ,
ker rejoin ed I would have you t o know that I take a

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great deal o f pains fo r a livelihood The Farmer .
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e q ually loquacious replied I know that you are such

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a n enemy to idleness that rather than want work you , , ,

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will make three holes in mending one That may be .
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said the honest tinker but I begin to wish that there ,

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were a greater dis t ance between u s as I do neither love ,

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your conversation nor appearance I am equally .
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ready to say the same o f you ; fo r though you are e u ,
t e r ta i ne d in every place yet you are seldom permitted to ,

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enter the door o f any d welling The tinker repeated his .
s t 1 ong suspicions o f the Farmer Nor shall it be with .
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o u t cause ! exclaimed he there fore open your wallet , ,
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a n d deliver the money that is there Here their dia .
logue being about to close t h e tinker entreate d that he , ,
would not rob him as he was above a hundred mile s ,
from home : but the Gol d en Farm e r being indi fferent t o ,

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all the conse q uences of the loss o f the o ther s p rop erty
seized both his wallet and his money and le ft the p oo r ,
tinker to renew his journey and his toils .
This famous highwayman had only a fe w more acts o f

violence to per form His actions and character being
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no w universally known many a hue and cry was sent ,

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a fter him and conspired to his overthrow

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He was .
seized and impriso ned tried and condemned He spent

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his time in prison in the same merry way in which h i s

former li fe had been passed and a violent death ter m ina
D
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ted his wick ed course on the 2 0 t h ecember 1 6 8 9 .
N AN HE R RFO D
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TH E natural interest which we ta k e in the history a nd

character o f the female sex renders their actions m ore ,
an object o f curiosity when out o f the common p ath .
N a n was descended o f honest parents who both died ,
w hen she was about seventeen years o l d S h e then cam e .
to London and served in a family fo r six months It

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was her m is fortune to fall in with bad company who se ,
d u ce d her from the path o f sobriety and honesty a nd led ,
her to that course o f li fe which has been fatal t o man y ,

a nd was in the end destructive to hersel f .
O ne instance of her cunning and address may su ffice

fo r an example Her ingenuity enabled her to devis e
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means by which she always appeared genteelly dressed ,
and so saved appearances S h e took lodgings in King s .

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street and entertained an o l d woman as her accompli ce

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because she could not execute her plans hersel f A fte r .
mature reflection t hey directed their attack U pon a rich

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apothecary in the neighbourhood Nan remained clos e .
at home while the old woman was sent o n ma ny an e r

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rand to the apothecary s shop B eing a constant c u s .
tomer ou t o f civility he became familiar with t h e good

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woman .
One day in a pleasing accent she asked him Why

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he did not marry ? The miser re p lied That the times ,
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were har d trading dead and hou s e kee p ing ex p ensiv e
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1 44 LIV E S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
been always kept so short o f money and clothes by h er

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uncle and could not on the present occa on request an
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s
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advance lest it should create suspicion she there fore

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hinted it would be necessary to have money that she

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might appear like his wi fe My fortune may be de .
m a n de d said she
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when we are married ; and it is ,
”
best not to trouble the o l d man until a ll i s secure Her .
s cheme succeeded and 2 5 0 1 were instantly brought and

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more o ffered .
B oth the o l d and young lady changed their lodging ,

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and a ft er three days matrimony the apothecary dressed
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himsel f as he was appareled upon his wedding day and ,

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has t ened to the uncle to demand his wi fe and her fortune , .
The coach drove to the door and being introduced to t h e , ,
uncle he in an imperious tone said He was c ome to

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demand his wi fe I know nothing o f your wi fe nor
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ou either and desire there fore y o u would explain your

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meaning I mean your niece sir who 1 s my law ful

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wi fe . Your wi fe man ! since how long pray ? The , ,
apothecary mentioned the day and the circumstances in ,
order to convince him o f the truth o f his statement The .
uncle told him that his niece was not out o f his house
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upon that day and he could not comprehend his mean

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ing They came to high words and the apothecary con

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t i nu i ng positive and serious the old man at last suspecte d ,
that he was impos e d upon A ccordingly he asked him .

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i f he would know his wi fe when he saw her ? I should “
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b e glad i f you would try me The niece came This . .
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is none o f my wi fe B u t this is my niece though and
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all the nieces I have in the world too They were both , .
astonished and the young lady equally so to hear hersel f

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named a wi fe without any p revious knowledge o f the why

o r where fore .
The uncle then said S i r I perceive tha t there has ,

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been some deception in this matter : relate the whole cir

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cu m s t a nce s that we may be a b le to judge o f the case
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It was done and the conspiracy disclosed It only r e

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mained to exercise patience and either by parsimony or , , ,
by laying an additional p rice u p on his medicines t o re ,
de e m his losses .
J A CK B I R D . 145
A ft er this N a n became enamoured o f a player who

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c onsented to reside with her To support their extra .
v a g a nce s she visited the shops

, and he the highways , .
It was fortunate fo r society that his first robbery proved

his last : he was apprehended and hanged Nan how .
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ever continued her business during the spa ce o f six years

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in which time it was supposed that she stole goods to t h e

amount o f 4 0 0 0 1 B u t while Nan visited a linend raper s
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in a chair with two or three footmen attendi ng he was

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so uncivil as to detect her in removing a piece o f muslin

from his sh 0 p B e fore her trial she o ffered a hundred
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guineas to her ad versary not to appear against her : but

he remained determined i n his resoluti on D urin g her .
confinement she attempted to set fire to Newgate but

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being unsuccess ful was fettered and handcu ffed S h e , .
was executed be fore the prison on the 2 2 d D ecember

1 6 9 0 and her bod y was a ft erwards given to the surgeons .
J A CK B I D R .
J A CK B IR
D was born o f industrious and honest p arents ,
and received an education suitable to their circumstances .
He was bo und an apprentice to a baker served three ,
years then ran away from his master went to London

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and enlisted in the Foot G uards While in the army he .

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served at the memorable siege o f Maestricht under the ,
command o f the D uke of Monmouth the general o f t h e ,
E nglish forces in the Low Countries .
Hi s natural avarice and restless dis p osition excited h i m

to desert his colours and flying to A msterdam he began , , ,
his career by stealing a piece o f silk He was detected .
in the act and carried be fore a magistrate The evidence

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against him being unquestionable he was committed t o ,
the rasp house and doomed to hard labour such a rasp

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s
ing log wood and other drudgeries during the space o f

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twelve months Unaccustomed to hard labour J ack.

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fainted under the p unishment but to no p ur po se a s h i s , ,
VO L 11 . . 13
tas k master imputed it to indolence To cure this di s .
temper he chained him to the bottom o f a cistern by one

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foot and several cocks at once beginning to pour in thei r

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streams upon him he was obliged to pump fo r his li fe , .
The cistern was much higher than he so that if the water ,
h a d not been quickly discharged he would have be en ,
dro wned without either relie f or pity This discipline

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being li m 1t e d to the space o f one hour J ack van q uished ,
the various floods which threatened t o overwhelm h i m ,
and wa s accordingly relieved The experience however .

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o f that hour rendered his labo u r sweet during the remain
der o f the year .
U pon the expiration o f that p eriod he took leave o f a ,
country where he had been so speedily detected and so

severely punished and returned to England to prosecute
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his adventures upon the highway D is d aining the mean .
employment o f a footpad he stole a horse provided him , ,
sel f with six good pistols and a broad sword an d in the , ,
dress and character o f a gentleman commenced his cam ,
ai n In three o r four robberies fortune was auspicious

p g .
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and seemed to o ffer a plenti ful harvest to grati fy his

avarice and to nourish his extravagance : but like many
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be fore him he soon experienced her fluctuating disposi

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tion O n the roa d between Gravesend and Chatham

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B ird met with o ne Joseph Pi nni s a pilot at D over who , ,
had been to London receiving 1 0 1 or 1 2 1 fo r conducting . .
a D utch ship u p the river He had lost both his hands . .
in an engagement so that when B ird accosted him in the

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common language o f his pro fession the o l d tar replied , ,

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Yo u see sir that I have never a hand so that I am not
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able to take my money o u t o f my pocket mysel f B e so .
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k ind there fore as to take the trouble o f searching me
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J ack complied with his reasonable demand a n d began to ,
examine the contents o f the pilot s purse Meanwhile ’

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the furious tar suddenly clasped his arms about Jack and ,
spurring his own horse drew our adventurer o ff his the r , ,
falling dir ectly upon him he kept him down beating h i m , ,
most unmerci fully with his shod stumps D uring the .
scu ffl e some passengers approached and inquiring the

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cause Finnis related the particulars and requested them

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148 LI V E S or BA N DI TT I A ND R OBB E R S .
in my name and I have canonized a great many gentle

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m e n o f your pro fession : look in my ca lender for thei r

names and let this be my protection
, B u t all in vain .
B ird ransacked his pocket and from thence extracted t h e ,
large sum o f fi ft een shillings took a new hat from his ,
head and req u ested him since he had now given him
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cause to canonize him likewise which Robin engaged t o

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d o as soon as he had su ffered martyrdom at Tyburn .
E mboldened by success Jack procured a good horse , ,
and resolved to per form something worthy o f the honour

that awaited him ; and fortune soon presented a favour .
able opportunity The Earl o f and his chaplain

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were riding along in a coach attended by two servants ,

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B ird advanced ; S tand and deliver ! was his la conic
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address His lordship in formed him that he was very

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little anxious about the small sum he had upon him ;

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B u t then said he I hope that you will fight fo r it
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J ack then pulled out a brace o f pistols and let fly a ,
volley o f imprecations D on t put yoursel f into any .

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passion friend said the Earl
, but lay down your
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pistols and I will beat y ou fairly fo r all the m o ne y I

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have against nothing
, That s an honourable chal .
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lenge my Lord exclaimed Jack
, provided that none
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o f your servants be near u s His Lordship then com .
m e nded them to keep at a distance The chaplain how .

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ever could not endure the thought o f the Earl fighting

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while he was an idle spectator and re quested the honou r ,
o f espousing his master s cause Matte r s were arranged ’

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the divine in a minute went to blows with Jack ; but the

latter who once had the mis fortune to be deprived o f his
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liberty and exposed to the danger o f his neck by an old

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ta r without hands was now determined to retrieve his ,
lost honour ; a nd in less than a quarter o f an hour he ,
beat the chaplain in such a manner that he had onl y ,

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breath remaining to utter the words I ll fight no more ,
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E mboldened by victory J ack said to his Lordship that , ,

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now i f he pleased he would take a turn with him
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no means cried the Earl fo r i f y o u beat my chaplain

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you will beat me he and I having tried our manhood b e

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fore . Then g i v i ng ou r hero a reward of twenty guine a s
O LD MO B . 1 49
he rode off with his vanquished chaplain well p leas ed ,
that his o wn hide was sa fe .
Continuing his wicked courses B ird one day in co m , ,
p any with a woman o f easy Virtue knocked down and ,
robbed a man between D rury lane and the S tran d B ird - .
esca ped but the woman was seized and committed to

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N ew g a t e B ird went to visit her in prison in the hope

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o f accommodating matters with the prosecutor but wa s ,
seized upon suspicion o f being an accomplice and tried ,
fo r that crime Upon his trial he con fessed the fact ; the
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woman was li b erated and he s u ffered the just pun ishment

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O f his deeds o n the 1 2 th o f March 1 6 9 0 being at that ,
t irne forty t wo years o f age

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TH OMA S S I M P S O N as he was usually called O ld

, or ,
Mob was born at Ramsay in Hampshire and continued to

, ,
r eside there as his only home until he had five chil dre n
and some grandchildren A s there is no record o f his
.
education which appears to have been greatly neglected

, ,
hi s adventures upon the road shall be related in order o f

time .
O ne day near E x eter he met with S i r B artholomew

, ,
S hower whom he immediately re q uired to deliver his

,
m oney . S i r B artholomew obeyed O ld Mo b however .

, ,
examini ng his prey told him that this was not su ffi cient
,
t o a nswer his present pressing necessities there fore “

,
”
ir said he as you are my banker in general you
, ,
“
,
m ust instantly draw a bill upon some one in Exeter fo r

a hundred and fi ft y pounds and remain in the next field ,
”
as se curity fo r the payment until I have received it , .
The good knight wished to be excused pro fessing that he ,
k new no o ne in Exeter who would pay such a sum on

demand B u t excuses were vain : O ld Mo b held a p istol
.
to his breast until he complied and dr ew u po n a ri c h ,
g ol d smith .
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H a ving rece ived the note he made the k night dis ,
m ount cut the bridle and gir t hs o f the horse and turn ed
, ,
him O ff while he bound S i r B artholomew hand and foot

, ,
and le ft him under a hedge The goldsmith kne w the .
handwriting and paid the money O ld Mob having r e

,
.
,
c e i v e d the sum returned to the knight saying

,
S i r I am , , ,
come with a habeas corpus to remove you o u t o f your

p resent captivity which he did leaving him t o wal k ,
home a distance o f three miles

,
.
O ne day O ld Mo b quarrelled with a woman in t h e

neighbourhood a n d in a rage questioned her v irtue
, , ,
.
Her husband resented the a ffro nt ; and an acti on c om

m e nce d in a spiritual court against O ld Mo b which cost ,
him a considerable sum They who have enjoyed the .
e x perience well know that spirit u al courts are not les s

litigious and expensive than civil courts .
N o t long a fter however Mob met with the proctor wh o

, ,
had agen t ed the plea against him and had extracted from ,
his purse a considerable sum He instantly knew him ; .
but being well disguised Mob was not recognized by the

, ,
the other He demanded his purse : the lawyer began

.
to be eloquent in framing excuses ; but Mob reiterated his

threatenings and the purse appeared laden with fi ft ee n
, ,
guineas A s the proctor was about to draw them from

.
thence Mob insisted upon having the fine silk purse also
, .
The proctor told him it was given him by a particular

friend and that he promised to keep it all his li fe ; upo n
,
which O ld Mo b replied S uppose that you had a process ,
against me and were to come to me fo r you r fees ; if I

,
had no money or anything o f value but what was given

,
to me by a friend would you take it fo r payment i f I told

, ,
o u that I had promised to keep it as long as I lived

y
N o sir , S tay there ; I love that people should do
.
a s they would be done unto What business had y o u to .
promise a thing you were not s u re o f per forming ? A m

I to be accounta b le fo r your vows The poor lawyer
saw that if he insisted upon dividing the purse and the
gold his o w n body and soul might be separated presented
, ,
them to O ld Mob .
John G adbury had also the m is fortune t o fall 111 with

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com p assion by in forming them that y ou were robbed o f

your all in coming to exercise your b enevolence tow a rds
”
them .
The doctor could scarce re frain from laughing at t he

smart strictures o f Mo b upon his pro fession ; but u nwi l
ling to part with the bird he had in hand he began to read ,
h i m a lecture o n morality and to remonstra t e upo n t h e

,
iniquity o f his conduct reminding him that the money

, ,
he thus took migh t be the ruin o f whole famil ies and

, ,
constrain many to employ improper means to regai n

”
what they had lost in this manner ; there fore said he “
, ,
”
“
y o u are answerable for their sin What re lied
p .
,
O ld Mob this is the devil reproving sin with a witness !

,
“
,
Can I ruin more people than y ou d ear Mr Theophrastus ,

.
B om b a s u s t u s ! Yo u are scrupulously conscientious i n ,
deed to tell me o f ruining p eO p l e ! I only take their money

, ,
you their lives ! Yo u with impunity I at the risk of my ,
o wn ! You have made more blind than the smal l pox -

,
more dea f than the cataracts o f the Nile and destroyed ,
more than the pestilence ! Unless doctor you have a , ,
specific against the in fl uence o f powder and lead it is i n ,
vai n to trifle with me ; deliver your money The quac k .
still delaying O ld Mob seized a portmanteau from his

,
horse and putt i ng it upon his o wn took his lea ve A r

, , .
riving at a convenient place to examin e the contents he ,
found fift y t wo pounds in money and a large golde n

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’
medal besides all the doctor s instruments and i m p l e
,
ments O f quackery Fo r the last however Mob could

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, ,
fi nd but fe w buyers
D
.
A t another time O ld Mob met with the uchess o f

,
Portsmouth between N e wm a rk e t and London

, He .
sto p ped the coach and demanded her money A ccus

, .
t o m e d to command a monarch she could not conceiv e ,
how a mean looking fellow should talk in this style

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Upon this she bris k ly demanded i f he knew who s h e

,
was ? Yes madam I know you to be the greatest h a r

, ,
lot i n the kingdom and maintained at the public expense !

,
l k no w that all the co u rtiers depend upon your smiles ,
a nd t na t even the kin is your slave ! B u t what o f all

g
th a t ? A g entleman collector upon the road is a g reate r
O LD MO B . 1 53
m a n, a nd more absolute than his majesty is at court .
Yo u may now say madam that a single highwa y man

, ,
has exercised his authority where Charles II o f England .
”
has o ft en begged a favour .
Her grace co ntinued to gaze at him with a lo ft y air ,
and told him that he was a very insolent fellow ; that s h e

would give him nothing ; and that he should certainly
”
su ffer fo r his insolence ; adding touch me if you dare ! ,
“
Madam answered Mo b
,
that haughty French spiri t
,
“
will d o yo u no good here : I am an English freebooter ,
and I insist upon it as my native right t o seize all foreign

, ,
commodities Your money is indeed English but it i s

.
,
for feited as being the fruit o f English folly

,
A ll y ou .
have is confiscated as being bestowed upon one so worth

,
less I a m king here madam I have use for money a s

.
,
well as he The public pay fo r his follies and s o they ,
must for mine ! Mob immediately attacked her but she

”
,
c i ed fo r quarter and delivered him t wo hundred pounds

r
, .
a w ry rich necklace which her royal paramour had latel y

giv e n her a gold watch and two diamond rings
, , .
A bingdon market was in general well stored with corn ,
a nd O ld Mob being o ne day there fell into conversatio n ,
with a forestaller o f grain B eing in possession o f a . .
c onsiderable sum o f money he contrived a plan t o hav e ,
a S hare o f the profits acquired by that extensive dealer .
He pretended to have come from London t o p urch a se

c orn ; and desiring t o see a sample seemed satisfied with ,
the quality and demanded the price O ld Mob instantly

,
.
made a purchase paid the money and sent the corn t o a

, ,
p lace where he sold it fo r his ow n money Care ful t o -

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a scertain the time when the corn dealer was t o l e a ve town

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,
a n d the road he was to take he was scarcely t wo mile s ,
from the place when Mob approached him put a pistol t o ,
his breast demanded the money which he had lent him

, ,
a nd wh a tever more h e had about him as interest fo r the ,
loan The countryman was not a little surprised t o hear

.
s uch lan g uage fr om his late companion and asked h i m ,
i f it was just to take away both goods a nd money .
J ustice ! exclai m ed O ld Mo b
”
how have y ou the i m ,
u d ence t o talk O f U S fiC P wh o r ob the p oor O f their food

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and rej oice at the misery o f your fellow creat u res becau se -
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o u ac q uire your wealth upon the ruins o f the nation ?

y
C an any man in the world be more unjust than an en
rosser o f corn who buys up the produce o f the coun
g ,
try and pretends a scarcity in times o f p lenty only t o

, ,
increase his o w n substance and leaves behind him abun

,
dance o f ill gotten wealth ? S uch vermin as you are u n

-
fit to live upon the earth ! Talk no more o f justice t o

me ; deliver up your money o r I shall do the world s o
,
”
much j ustice as to send you ou t o f it ! The country
m a n hereupon found it necessary t o deliver up the large
sum o f money which he had about him ; and O ld Mob
r ode hom e highly gratified with his exploit .
S i r J ohn Je ffries was the next to supply the wants o f

ou r adventurer ; who first disabled t wo servants and the n ,
’
advancing to the coach demanded his lordship s money
, .
Je fferies by his cruelties exhibited in the western assizes

, ,
had rendered himsel f su fficiently in famous and supposing ,
that his name would carry terror he in formed O ld Mo b ,
o f the quality o f the person whom he had accosted in s o

”
rude a manner I am happy said he in having an
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“
, ,
“
op p ortunity o f being revenged of yo u fo r lately putting ,

”
me in fear o f my li fe I might added he deli ver y ou
.
, ,
over t o trial for putting me in dread of death ; b u t shall

compound the matter with the money you hav e i n your
”
coach .
The judge began to exp ostulate with him u pon t h e

danger t o which he exposed both soul and body by such
crimes reminding him that i f he believed ther e was a
, ,
p rovidence which governed the world he might expect t o ,
meet with justice as the reward o f his iniquities Whe n .
”
j usti ce has overtaken us both said O ld Mob I hope t o , ,
“
stand as good a chance as your lordship who have writte n ,
your name in indelible characters of blood and deprived ,
many thousands o f their lives fo r no other reason tha n

their appearance in de fence O f their just rights and liber
ties It is enough fo r you to preach morality upon t h e
.
bench when no person can venture to contradict you ;

,
but your lesson can hav e no e ffect upon me I know y ou .
well enough to p erceive that they are only l a vished u p o n

1 56 LI V E S O F BA N D ITTI AND R OBB E R S .
Perceiving their plan ripe for execution they ordere d ,
an immense quantity o f goods upon a certai n day dre w ,
U pon each other fo r the payment immediately sold the ,
goods at reduced prices to their usual purchasers under ,
the pretence that they had a large sum o f money to make

up,
and the next day le ft tow n with the sum o f 1 6 3 0 1 .
’
the produce O f three months business The reader may .
easily conceive what were the feelings and chagrin O f t h e

di fferent merchants when on the day o f payment it was
, , ,
discovered that the two extensive dealers and punctual

,
payers had both disappeared .
For some time O ld Mob and the Golden Farmer had

recourse to their former employment upon the highway ,
until new dangers constrained them to think o f another

dexterous adventure by which to recruit their stores .
There were two wealthy jewellers brothers the one liv , ,
ing in London and the other in B ristol O ld Mob and

,
.
the G olden Farmer were minutely acquainted with the

history of both brothers These deceit ful rogues knew.
that the jewellers were weak and sickly which would ,
Obtain easy credit to a report o f their death U nder this .
conviction they formed their plan and wrote the following ,
letter t o each brother only varying the name and p lace

, ,
a ccor d in g t o circumstances
“
D E A R B R O TH E R , M a r ch 2 6 , 1 6 86 .
This comes to bring y ou the sorrow ful news that ,
u have lost the best o f brothers and I the kindest o f

y o ,
husbands at a time when we were in hopes o f his growing

,
better as the s p ring advanced and continuing with us at ,
least one summer longer He died this morning about .
’
el even O clock a ft er he had kept his bed only three days
, .
I send so hastily to you that you may be here be fore ,
we prepare fo r the funeral which was the desire o f my ,
d ear husband who in formed me that he had made y o u

,
joint executor wi t h me The will is in my hands and I

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,
shall de fer opening it until you arrive here I am too full .
o f gri ef to add any more ; the messenger who is a very ,
honest man and a neighbour o f m ine shall infor m you

, ,
O LD MO B . 1 57
O f
such p articulars as are need ful From your sorrow ful .
”
s ister . S E ALS .
P S — I employed a friend to write fo r me which I

. .
,
desire you to excuse fo r I was not able to do it mysel f , ,

”
nor indeed to dictate a n y more
, , .
These letters being sealed and directed the o ne o f ou r

-
a dventurers set o ff fo r London and the other fo r B ristol , ,

’
regulating matters so as to be at their journey s end at
the same time B eing arrived they delivered their cre
.
,
d e n t i a l s were cordially received and hospitably enter

, ,
t a i ne d Many tears were shed upon the opening o f letters

.
containing such in formation while secret joy arose in ,
each mind upon the anticipated accession o f wealth that

,
would accrue from the death o f a brother These two .
brothers perhaps indulged common a ffection for each

other but sel f 1nt e r es t rises superior to every other s pecies
,
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O f a ffecti on .
The evening at the respective places was spent in r e

lating various incidents o f the family history toge t her ,
with the narration o f what the departed brother said in

his last moments Next mor ning each o f the villains was .
dispatched to in form the sisters i n l a w t h a t a s soon as - -

,
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mourning was got ready they would hasten to per form ,
their last sorrow ful duties O ld Mo b went to B ristol the .

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Golden Farmer to London The first in the evening .

, ,
secured jewels to the value o f two hundred pounds Th e .
second having taken his aim better brought away jewels

, ,
and other goods to a much greater amount .
In the morning both set ou t from their respective places , ,
and met at a spot previously determined Meanwhile .

,
the brothers were both hastening to set ou t upon their

journey In the family hurry o f both the shops were
.
,
neglected so that the robbers were not discovered The

, .
bro t hers happened to take up their lodgings at the same

inn at Newbury He from London came in first and .
,
went to bed be fore the other arrived The B ristol bro .
ther along with a companion who accompanied him

, ,
o a s s e d through the chambe r o f his relative and slept i n ,
a n adjo i ning room It happened that their co nversatio n .
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1 58 LI V E S or BA N DITTI AND R OBB E R S .
d isturbed the repose o f the London brother who recog ,
msc d the voice o f the dead relative whom he was going

t o inter In a short time the latter was under the ne ce s
.
,
s it o f again passing through the room o f his brother

y ,
w h o by the moonlight was more fully convinced that h e

, ,
had not been deceived 1n the voice Upon this he cried .
ou t ; the other brother was equally astonished and r a n ,
bac k to his room overpowered with fear They con .
t i n u e d both o f them sweating and trembling fo r dread

un til morning when dressing themselves in their morning
,
apparel they mutually shunned each other until they

, ,
attracted the notice o f the people in the house They .
were at last with di ffi culty brought together and detected ,
the imposition but remained ignorant o f the cause A ft er

, .
S pending two days at the inn they returned home and , ,
the plot was discovered .
O ld Mob was at last apprehended in Tothill S treet ,
Westminster presented with thirty six indictments o f

,
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,
which thirty t wo were proved and was executed at Ty

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,
burn on the 3 0 t h o f Ma y 1 6 9 0 .
TO M C O X .
T H OMA S C ox was born at B land ford in orsetshire , D .
He was the youngest son o f a gentleman so that having ,
but a small patrimony he soon consumed it in riotous

,
living U pon the decay o f his fortune he came up t o

.
,
L ondon where he fell m with a gang o f highwaymen

, ,
and easily complied with their measures in order to sup ,
port himse l f i n his dissolute course o f li fe He was three .
times tried fo r his li fe be fore the last fatal trial and had
, , ,
a ft er all these imputations a prospect once more o f making

,
himsel f a g entlem an so indulgent was Providence to him

, .
A youn g lady fell 1n love with him at Worcester he being ,
a very handsome man ; and she went so fa r as to com

m u ni ca t e her passion and almost make him a direct o ffer
,
of her s el f and 1 5 0 0 1 C ox married her ; but , ins te a d o f

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1 60 LI V E S or BA N DITTI A ND R OBB E R S .
his ward into the keeper s apartment who as good luc k ’

, ,
would hav e i t h a d b e e n drunk over night and was now

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,
.
in a pro found sleep It was a moonlight night and C o x .

,
could see a silver tankard on the table in the room which ,
he secured and then let himsel f out with authority into

,
the street b y the help o f the keys leaving the doors all
, ,
unlocked as he passed The tankard he had stolen was .
worth besides which he got into a stable hard b y , ,
and took a good horse with pro per furniture to carry ,
him o ff .
It is reported o f Tom Cox that he more than once ,
robbed persons o f his o wn trade and that he sometimes ,
robbed in company O ne time in particular he had a c .

,
complices and had formed a project o f robbing a noble

,
man well attended who was travelling the kingdom Ton

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associated himsel f with this nobleman on the road and ,
talked t o him as they passed along o f the adventures he

, ,
had met with in such an agreeable manner as ingratiated ,

’
him very much in his companion s esteem They had .
’
no t ridden many miles together be fore two O f Tom s com ,
panions came u p and bade them stand but immediately

, ,
’
fl ed upon Tom s pulling o u t a pistol and making a see m ,
ing bluster The nobleman attributed his delivery to the

.
generosity and bravery o f this new companion putting ,
still more confidence in him and desiring his company ,
as long as possible They were to stay a whole day at .
the next great town in order to take a ride rou nd the ,
country and see what was to be seen according to the

, ,
’
custom which this noble friend o f Tom s had practised
all the way In the morning the s a ddle -horses were got
.
,
ready and o u r two fellow travellers set o u t fo r the tour

,
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o f the day the person o f quality re fusing to take a foot

,
man with him as usual that he might the more freely

, ,
converse with his new acquaintance .
We shall not trouble the reader with what they saw on

the way and how much they were pleased because that
, ,
i s little to our story A bout noon they came to a con .
v e n i e nt place when Cox suddenly threw O ff the mask

, ,
and commanded his companion to deliver his money .
”
Why , a y said the nob l eman such a thing might b e
, ,
TO M c ox . 1 61
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done h e re for it s a devilish lonesome country : but I can
,
fear no danger while y o are with me

u —you whose , ,
”
courage I have so lately experienced S uch a thing .
”
might be done ? replied Cox w h y in the name o f “
,
’
S atan I hope you don t think I have kept you company
,
all this time to play with you at l ast ? If you do sir let , ,
”
me tell you y ou are mistaken
,
Upon which he pulled .
,
o u t a pistol and presented it to his breast

,
swearing a nd ,
cursing like a madman till he had given su fficient proo f ,
that he was in earnest Filled with astonishment and .
con fusion our nobleman delivered a diamond ring a gold

, ,
watch and near a hundred guineas in money staring all

, ,
the while in Tom s face with much gravity To prevent

’
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a sudden pursuit Torn then dismounted his companion

, ,
bound him hand and foot and killed his horse accordin g , ,
to the custom o f experienced highwaymen taking his ,
leave with a sneer and Good bye fellow t raveller till

, ,
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,
”
I meet y ou again .
A fter this Tom Cox committed two other robberies

,
that were known O ne o f them was on a grazier who

.
,
had been at S m i t h fie ld and received about 3 0 0 1 for cattle

, .
,
a great pa r t o f which was in silver a n d consequently , , ,
was su fficiently bulky When he had got the money h e .

,
fell to caning the poor su fferer in an unmerci ful manner ,
who desired to know the reason o f such usage a ft er he

” ’
had taken all S irrah said Tom
. tis for loading my
, ,
horse at this rate ; that you may remember another time

to get your money changed into gold be fore you come
o u t o f town — fo r who the plagu e m u st be your port er !
,
”
We may reasonably suppose the grazier chose rather to

a f or the return o f his money fo r the future than carry
p y ,
s o much abo ut him .
’
Tom s last robbery was o n a farmer from whom he ,
took about 2 0 1 It was not above a week a ft er the fact

.
,
be fore the farmer had occasion to proc eed to London about

business and saw Tom coming ou t o f h i s lodging s in
,
E ssex street in the S tr a nd when upon crying o u t S t op

, , ,
”
thie f ! he was immediately a pprehended in S t Clement s .
’
Church yard and committed by a neighbouring magistrate

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to N e wg a t e where he lived till the sessions in an extra

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1 62 L IVE S O F BA N DITTI AND R OBB E R S .
vagant manner be ing very full o f money Receivin g

,
.
’
sentence o f death on the farmer s deposition at Ju s t 1cc
Hall o n W e d ne s d ny the 3 d o f June 1 6 9 1 he was h a ng e a
, ,
at Tyburn in the twenty si x th year o f his age He was

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s o resolute t o the last that when Mr S mith the ordinary

,
.
, ,
a sked him a fe w moments be fore he was turned o ff

, ,
whether he would j oin with his fellow su fferers In prayer ?

—
D n you no — l ”
said he and kicked both ordinary and
.
,
e x ecutioner ou t o f the cart .
CO LO N E L J A CK .
THE account o f the li fe o f Colonel Jack written b y ,
himsel f naturally excites reflectio ns upon the blessings

,
o f education and the misery and ruin o f thou sands o f

,
the poorer orders who have been un fortunately deprived

o f it .
It cannot we think but be apparent in the auto

, , ,
biography of Colonel Jack that the writer although cir , ,
c u m s t a nce s and the want o f education we have been ,
lamenting caused him to become a thie f was naturally

, ,
disposed and had a yearning towards Virtue A certain

, , .
rectitude o f principle strangely at variance with his call

,
ing remained with hi m constantly causing him to abhor

, ,
the worst parts of his trade and at last to lay it o ff alto ,
gether .
We have chosen to give the ensuing narrative almost

without the alteration o f a word : the spirit o f the story
must inevitably evaporate during a process o f trans
fusion
S eein g that my li fe has been such a chequerwork o f
Nature and t hat I am able no w to look back upon it from
,
a sa fer distance than is ordinary to the fate o f the clan to

which I once belonged I think my hi s tory may find a ,
place in the world as well as that o f some whi c h I see

, , , ,
a r e every day read with pleasure though the y have in ,

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allowed t o distinguish her o wn son a little from the res t

would have him called cap tain because forsooth he wa s , , ,
the eldest .
I was provoked at having this b o y cal led captain and ,
cried and told my nurse I would be called captain fo r

, ,
S h e told me I was a gentleman and I would be a captain , ,
that I would The good woman to keep the peace told me

.
, , ,
A y a y I was a gentleman and there fore I should be above

, , ,
a captain for I S hould be a colonel and that was a great

, ,
’
deal better than a captain Well I was hushed indeed .
,
with this fo r the present but not thoroughly pleased till , , ,
a little while a ft er I heard her tell her own boy that I

, ,
was a gentleman and there fore he must call me colonel ;

,
at which her boy fell a crying and he would be called -

,
colonel t oo ; so then I was satisfied that it wa s above a

captain S o universally is ambition seated in the minds
.
O f men that not a beggar boy b u t has his S hare o f it

,
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B e fore I tell y o u much more o f ou r story it would be ,
very proper to give something o f ou r several characters ,
a s I have gathered them u in my memory as f back

p a r ,
as I can recover things either o f mysel f o r my brother

J acks ; and they shall be brie f and impartial .
Captain J ack the eldest o f us all by a whole year

, ,
was a squat big strong made boy and p r omised to b e

, ,
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,
s tout when grown up to be a man b u t not tall He was , .
an original rogue ; fo r he would do the foulest and most

Villanous things even by his o wn inclination ; he had no
taste or sense o f being honest no not even to his brother ,
r ogues ,which is what other thieves make a point o f

honour o f — I mean that o f being honest to o ne another
, .
M ajor Jac k was a merry facetious pleasant boy and , , ,
had something o f a gentleman in him He had a tru e .
manly courage feared noth i ng and yet i f he h a d the a d

, , ,
v antage was the most compassionate creature alive and

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wanted nothing but honesty to have made him an ex

c e l l e n t man He had learn to write and read very well
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as y o u will find in the process o f this story .
A s to mysel f I passed among my comrades fo r a

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bold resolute boy ; but I had a d i fl e re nt Opinion o f my

S el f ; and ther efore shunned fi ghting as much as I could
C O L O N E L J A CK . 1 65
I wa s wary and dexterous at my tra d e , and was not so

o ft en caught as my fellow -rogues ; I mean while I was a
boy , and never a ft er I came to be a man , no , not once

fo r twenty -six y ears , being so o l d in the trade , and still
unhanged .
I was almost ten years Old the captain eleven and , ,
the major eight when our good old nurse died ; her
,
husband was drowned a little be fore in the Gloucester

frigate which was cast away going to S cotland with t h e
D ,
u ke o f York in the reign o f King Charles II and the

, .
honest woman dying very poor the parish was obliged ,
to bury her The good woman being dead we were

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,
turned loose to the world — rambling about all three ,
together and the people in Rosemary lane and R adcli ffe

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k nowing us pretty well we got victuals easy enough ; as ,
for lodging we lay in the summer time o n bulk heads

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and at shop doors ; as fo r bed we knew nothi ng that

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in win te r got into the ash holes and annealing arches in -

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the glass houses where we were accompanied by several

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youngsters like ourselves ; some o f whom persuaded the

captain to go a kidnapping with them a trade at that ,
time much followed : the gang used to catch children in

the evening stop their mouths and carry them to such
, ,
houses where they had rogues re a dy to receive them

, ,
who put t hem on board S hips bound to V irginia and ,
when they arrived there they were sold This wicked ,

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gang were at last taken and sent to N e w g a t e ; and ,
Captain J ack amon g the rest though he was not then

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much above thirteen years old and being but a lad was , ,
ordered to be three times whipped at B ridwell the R e ,
corder telling him it was done in order to keep him from

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the gallows We did what we could to com fort him ; b u t

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he was scourged so severely that h e lay sick fo r a good ,
while ; but as soon a s he regained his l iberty h e we t to

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n
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his old gang and kept among them as long as that trade
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asted fo r it ceased a fe w years a ft erwards

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The major and I though very young had sensible , ,
i mpressions made on u s fo r some time by the severe

u sage O f the ca p tain ; but it was within the ye a r that t he ,
1 66 LI V E S O F BA N DITT I A N D R OBB E R S .
major a good conditioned easy body; was wheedled a way

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by a coup l e o f young rogues to take a walk with them .
The gentlemen were ver y well matched fo r the o l des t ,
o f them was not above fourteen ; the b u s 1 ne s s was to g o
to B artholomew fair and the end o f going there was t o

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p ick pockets .
The major knew nothing o f the trade and there fore ,
was to do nothing ; but they pr o mised him a share with

them fo r all that as i f he had been as expert as them
, ,
selves ; S O away they went The two de x terous rogue s .
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managed it so well that by about eight O clock at night
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they came back to ou r dusty quarters at the glass house -

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and sitting them down in a corner they began to share ,
their spoil by the ligh t o f the glass house fire The major - .
lugged o u t the goods fo r as fast as they made any ,
purchase they unloaded themselves a nd gave all to him

, , ,
that i f they had been taken nothing migh t be found about ,
them It was a lucky day fo r them ; the devil certainly

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assisting them to find their prey that he might draw in a ,
young gamester and encourage him to the undertaking

, ,
who had been made backward be fore by the mis fortune

o f the captain .
For such a cargo t o be brought home clear in o ne

a ft ern oo n or evening rather and by only two little rogue s
, ,
so young was it must be con fessed extraordinary ; and

, , ,
the major was elevated the next day to a strange degree ;

fo r he came to me very early and called me o u t into a ,
narro w lane and showed me his little hand al most full

,
o f money I was surprised at the sight when he put it

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,
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U p again and bringing his hand o u t
, Here , said he ,
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you shall have some o f it and g a ve me a sixpence
,
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and a shilling s worth o f the small S ilver pieces This .
wa s very welcome to me who never had a shilling o f ,
money toge t her be fore in all my li fe that I could call my ,
o wn . I was very earnest to know h o w he came by this

wealth ; he quickl y told me the story ; and that he had
fo r his share seven shillings and si x pence in money the ,
S ilver thimble and a silk handkerchie f

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We went to R a g Fair and bought each of U s a pai r

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o f shoes and stockings and a ft erwards went to a boilin

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1 68 LI V E S or BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
sent him to enquire fo r him and to tell him they desire d , ,

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to speak with him .
The collier master had got his money be fore him just
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as I had told him and had t wo o r three small payments

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o f money which he had put U p in little black dirty bags

, ,
and laid b y themselves ; and as it was hardly broad day ,
the major found means in delivering his message to lay , ,
his hand upon one o f those bags and carry i t off per ,
fe ct l y undiscovered When he h a d got it he came o u t

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to me who stood at the door and pulling me by t h e

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sleeve Run Jack said he fo r our live s and away h e
, , ,
s c owe r e d and I a ft er him never resting or scarce loo k

, , ,
ing about me till we got quite into Moor fie l d s B u t no t

, .
thinking ourselves sa fe there we ran o n t ill we got into ,
the fields and finding a b y place we sat down and h e

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p ulled o u t the bag Thou art a lucky boy J ack said

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he thou d e s e r ve s t a good share o f this job truly ; fo r

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tis all along O f thy lucky news S o he poured it all .
o u t into my hat .
How he did to whip away such a bag from any man

wh o was awake and in his senses I cannot tell There , .
were about seventeen or eighteen pounds in the bag a nd ,
he parted the money giving me o ne third with which I ,

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was very well contented A s we were no w so rich he .

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would not let me lie any longer about the glass hou se or -
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go naked and ragged as I had done ; but obliged me t o

buy t wo shirts a waistcoat and a great coat ; for a great
, ,
c oat was more proper for ou r business than a ny other .
S o I clothed mysel f as he directed and we lodged t o

, ,
gether in a little garret .
S oon a ft er this we walked o u t again and then tried

, ,
ou r fortune in the places by the Exchange a second time .
Here we began to act separately and I undertook t o wal k ,
by mysel f ; and the firs t thing I did accurately was a ,
trick I played that argued some skill fo r a ne w beginner ;

fb r I had never seen any business o f that kind done
be fore I saw t wo gentlemen mighty eager in talk and
.
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o ne pulled out a pocket book two or three t l m e s a n d then

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slipped it into his coat pocket again and then ou t it came

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a gain and p a p er s were taken o u t and others p ut in and

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C OLO N E L JA CK . 169
then in it went again ; and so several times the m a r , .
being still warmly engaged wi t h another man and t wo ,
o r three others stand i ng hard by them the last time he
put his p ocket book int o his pocket with his hand when
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the book lay e nd wa y resting upon some other book or

, ,
s on e t h i n
g else in his pocket so that it did not go quite ,
d o w n but o ne corner o f it was see n above his pocket

, .
Hav i ng seen the book thus pass and repass I brushed ,
smoothly but closely by the man and took it clean

, , ,
away and went directly into Mo o r fie ld s where my fe l

, ,
l o w rogue was to meet me

- It was not long be fore he .
came : I had no occasion to tell him my success ; for he

had heard O f the action among the crowd We searched .
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the book and found several goldsmiths and other notes ;
,
but the best o f the booty was i n o ne o f the folds o f the

cover of the book : there was a paper full o f l oo se dia
monds The man as we understood a ft erwards was a
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, ,
Jew and dealt in those glit t ering commodities

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We agreed that Will ( which was my comrade s name )
should return to the Change to hear what news wa s stir
rin g and there he hea rd o f a reward o f one hundred
,
pounds for retur ning the things The next day he went . .
to the gentleman and told him he had got some scent o f

,
his book and the person who took it and who he b e

, , ,
l i e ve d would restore it fo r the sake o f the reward pro

, , ,
v id e d he was assured that he should not be punished fo r
the fact A ft er many preliminaries it was concluded

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, ,
t h at Will should brin g the book and the things lost in it , ,
and receive the reward which on the third day he did, ,
a nd faith fully paid me my share o f i t .
Not long a ft er this it fell o u t we were strolling abo u t

, ,
t n S m i t h fie ld on a Friday : there happened to be an Old

country gentleman in the market selling some very large ,
bullocks ; it s eems they ca me out o f S ussex fo r we heard ,
him say there were no such bullocks in the whole county

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o f S ussex His worship fo r so they called him had re

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, ,
ce i v ed the money fo r these bul locks at a tavern the sign ,
O f which I have forgotten now and having some o f it in ,
a bag and the bag in his hand he was taken with a sud
. ,
d e n fit o f cou ghing and stood to cough resting his h a n d

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V O L II . 15
with the bag o f money i n i t Upon a bulk -head o f a S h o p,

j ust by the C loister gate in S m i t h fie ld ; that is to say
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within three or fou r doors o f it : we were both just be

’
hind him whe n Will said to me S tand ready
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Upon ,
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this he made an artificial stumble and fell with his head ,
j ust against the old gentleman in the very moment when

he was coughing ready to be strangled and q uite spent
fo r want o f breath .
The violence O f the blow beat the o l d gentleman

uite down the bag o f money did not i m m e d i a t e i y fly
q ;
o u t o f his hand but I ran to get hold o f it and giving it
, ,
a quick snatch pulled it clean away and ran like t l e

, ,
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w ind down the C l oister with i t till I got to o u r o ld reu ,
d e zvou s Will in the mean time fell down with the o l d

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gentleman b u t soo n got up The o l d knight ( fo r suc h it

, .
seems he was ) was frighted with the fall a nd his bre ath ,
was so s to pped with his cough that he co u ld not recover ,
himsel f to speak until some time du ring which nimble ,
Will wa s got up again and walked o ff ; nor could he ca l l ,

’
ou t stop thie f o r tell anybody he had lost anything fo r
,
a good while ; but coughing vehemently till he was a l
most black in the face he at last brought it o u t Th e , ,

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rogues have got away my bag o f money .

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A ll the while the people understoo d nothing o f t h e
matter ; and as fo r the rogues indeed they had time , ,
enough to get clear away and in about an hour Will ,
came t o the rendezvous : there we sat down o n the grass ,
and turned ou t the money which prov ed to be eight ,
guineas and five pounds eight S hillings in silver This

, .
we S hared upon the spot and went to work the same d a y ,
fo r more ; but whether it was that being flushed with o u r ,
success we were not so vigilant or that no other O pp or

, ,
t u ni t y O ffered I know not but we got nothing mo r e that

, ,
night .
The next a dventu re was in the dusk o f the evening ,
i n a court which goes o u t o f Gra cechurch street into -
Lombard street where the Qu a kers meeting ho u se is

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There was a young fellow who as we learned a ft er , ,
wards was a woollen draper s apprentice in Gracechurc h

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s tr eet : it seem s he had b een receiving a sum o f m o u e i

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17 2 LI V E S O F BA N DI TT I A N D R OBB E R S .
all the way towards Pancras church , to observe a ny

chance ga m e which a s they called it they m ight shoot
, , ,
fl y ing Upon the path within the bank on the side o f

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the road going towards Kentish Town two o f ou r gang , ,
Will and one o f t h e others met a single gentleman walk ,
ing apace towards the town it being almost dark Wil l ,

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cried ,
Mark ho ! which it seems was the word at
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w hich we were all to stand still at a distance come in i f ,
he wanted help and give a signal i f anything a p peared

,
that was dangerous .
Will stepped up to the gentleman stopped him and , ,
p ut the question that is S i r your money The gen

, , ,
t l e m a n seeing he was alone struck at him with his cane

, ,
but Will a nimble stron g fellow fl ew upon him and wit h

, , , ,
struggling got him down ; then he begged for his li fe .
Will having told him with an oath that he would cut h i s , ,
throat in a moment While this was doing a hackney .

,
coach came along the road and the fourth man wh o was ,
that way cried Mark ho ! which was to intimate that

”
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it was a prize not a surprise ; and accordi ngly the next

, , ,
man went up to assist him where they stopped the coach , ,
which had a doctor o f physic and a surgeon in it w h o ,
had been to visit some considerab le patient and I S u p ,
p ose had considerable fees for here they got two gold
, ,
purses o ne with eleven or twelve guineas the other six

, , ,
with some pocket money two watches one diamond rin g , , ,

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and the surgeon s plaster b ox which was most o f it full -
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o f silver instruments .
While they were at this work Will k ept the m a n ,
down who was under him ; and though he promised not

,
0 kill him unless he o ffered to make a noise yet he

, ,
would not let him stir till he heard the noise O f the coach
going on again by which he knew the job was over on
,
that side Then he carried him a little ou t o f the way

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tie d his hands behind him and bade him lie still a n d ,
make no n o ise and he would come back in hal f an hour ,
and untie him Upon his word ; but i f he cried out he ,
would come back and kill him The poor man promised to .
lie still and make no noise and did so and had not above
, , ,
1 1 3 6 d in his pocket which Will took and came bac k

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COLON E L J A CK . 178
to the rest B u t wh i le they were t ogether I who wa s

.
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o n the side o f the Pindar o f Wakefield cried ou t Ma rk , , ,
ho too .
“
What I saw was a couple o f poor women— one a
kind o f a nurse and t h e other a maid servant going fo r
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Kentish Town A S Will knew I was but young at the .
work he came flying to me and seeing how easy a b a r

, ,
gain i t was he said GO Colonel fall to work , I wen , , ,
Up to them and speaking to the elderly woman Nurse

, , , ,
said I don t be in such haste — I want to speak with you ;

,
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a t which they bo th stopped and looked a little frighted , .
D on t be frighted sweetheart said I to the maid ; a

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’
little o f that money in the bottom o f your poc ket wil l

’ ’
make all easy and I ll do you no harm ,B y this time .
Wi ll came up to u s fo r they had not seen him be fore ; ,
then they began to scr eam out Hold said I mak e .

,
no noise unless you have a mind to force U S to murder

,
you whether we will or n o t give me your money pre

s e nt l and make no words and we shan t hurt ’ ’
y , y ou , .
U pon this the poor maid pulled out five S hillings and six
pence and the ol d woman a g uinea and a shilling crying
, ,
heartily fo r her money and said it was all she had in the ,
world Well we took it for all that though it made my

.
, ,
heart blee d to see what agony the poor woman was in a t

parting wi t h and I asked her where she lived ? S h e
11,
said her name was S mith and she lived at Kentish Town , .
I said nothin g to her but bade them go on about their ,
business a nd I gave Will the money In a fe w minutes

, .
we were all together again O ne of the rogu es said .

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Come this is well enough for o ne road ; it s time t o b e

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gone S o we jogged away crossing the field out o f t he

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p ath towards Tottenham court
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B u t hold said Will - .
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I must go and un t ie the man d— n him O ne o f the m , .

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said Let him lie
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No said Will ; I will not be wor s e
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than my word ; I will untie him S o he went to the .
place ; but the man was gone : either he had untied him
sel f O r somebody had p a s s ed by and he had called fo r
, ,
help and so was untied for he could not find him nor
, , ,
make hi m hear though he ventured to call twice fo r h im

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a loud .
1 74 LI V E S or BA N DITT I A N D R O BB E R S .
This made us hasten away the faster and gettin g ,
into Tottenham court road they thought it was a little t oo

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near so they made into the town at S t Gi l e s s and cros s
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111
g to Piccadilly went to Hyde Park gate
, ; here they
ventured to rob another coach that is to say o ne of the , ,
two other rogues and Will did it between the Park gate -
a nd Knightsbridge There was in it only a gentlema n

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a n d a woman whom he had picked up it seems at the , ,
S pring garden a little farther : they took the gentleman s

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m oney and his watch and his silver hilted sword ; but
, ,
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when they came to the woman she cursed them fo r rob ,
bing the gentleman o f his money and leaving him none ,
fo r her ; as for hersel f she had not o ne sixpenny piece -
about her though she was indeed well enough dressed

, , ,
t oo . Having made this adventure we parted and went , ,
each man to his lodging .
“
Two days a fter this Will came to my lodging fo r I , ,
had now g o t a room by mysel f and appointed me to meet ,
him the next evening at such a place I went but to m y .

,
great satis faction missed him but met with a gang at ,
another place who had committed a notorious robbery

,
’
near Hounslow ; where they wounded a g entleman s gar
d e ne r so that I think he died and robbed the house o f
, , , ,
a considerable sum o f money and plate This however .

, ,
was not so clean carried but the neighbo urs were alarm ,
e d the rogues pursued

, and being at London with the ,
booty o ne o f them was taken ; but Will being a dexter

, ,
o u s follo w made his escape with the money and plate

,
.
He knew nothing that one o f his comrades was taken ,
and that they were all so closely pursued that every o ne

was obliged to shi ft for himsel f He happened to come .
in the evening as good luck then directed him just a ft er

, ,
search had been made fo r him by the constables ; his

companion who was taken having upon promise o f fa ,
vour and to save himsel f from the gallows discovered

, ,
his con federates and Will amongst the rest a s the prin
, ,
.
e l p a l party in the whole undertaking He got notice o f .
it and le ft all his booty at my lodging hiding it in an o l d

, ,
co at that lay u nder my bed leaving word he had been ,
there and had le ft the coat that h e had borrowed o f m e

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L I VE S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S
n ews and told him the whole story He presently d i s
, .
covered by his surprise that he was guilty and a fter a

, , ,
fe w words more told me it was all true that he wa s i n ,

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the robbery and had the greatest part o f the booty in

,
k eeping ; but what to do with it or himsel f he did not , ,
k now but thought o f flying into S cotland asking me

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if I would go with him ? I consented and the next day ,
he showed me twenty two pounds he had in money I - .
honestly produced all the money I had le ft which was ,
U pwards o f sixteen pounds We set ou t from L ondon o n .
foot and travelled the first day to Ware ; fo r he had learn

,
ed s o much o f the road that our way lay through that

town ; from Ware we travelled to Cambridge though that ,
was not our direct road The occa s 1o n wa s this : in ou r .
way through Puckeridge we baited at an inn and while , ,
we were there a countryman came and hung his horse

,
at the gate while he w ent in to drink We sat in the

, .
gateway ; having called fo r a mug o f beer we drank it ,
U p We had been talking to the ostler about the way t o

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S cotland and he bade u s ask the road to Royston : B u t

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said he there is a turning just here a little fart h er y o u

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m ust not go that way for that goes t o Cambridge

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We had paid fo r o u r beer and sat at the door o nly ,

’
to rest u s when on a sudden comes a gentleman s coac h
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t o the door and three or four horsemen rode into the yard
, ,
and the ostler was obliged to go in with them S aid he .
to the captain Young man pray take hol d o f t he horse

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m eaning the countryman s horse I mentioned above and ,
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take him ou t o f the way that the coach may come u p .
H e did so and beckoned to me to follow him We walked

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together t o the turning ; said he to me o you step ,

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before and turn u p the lane ; I ll overtake you so I

,
’
went o n up the lane and in a fe w minutes he got Upon,
the horse and was soon at my heels bidding me get u p

, ,
a nd take a li ft .
I made no di ffi culty O f doing so and away we went ,
at a good round rate having a strong horse under us , .
We suspected the countryman would follow us to Royston ,
because o f our directions from the ostler ; so that we

went towards C a mbridg e a nd went ea sier a fte r the firs ,
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h our s ri ding ; and coming through a town or two we ,
alighted by turns and did not then ride d ouble b u t b y

, ,
the way picked a couple o f good shirts O ff a hedge ; and

that evening got sa fe to Cambridge where the nex t day ,
I bought a horse for mysel f Thus equipped we jogged .

,
o n through several places till we got to S tam ford in Lin ,
col ns h i re where it was impossible to restrain my captain

,
from playing his pranks even at church ; where he went , ,
a n d placed himsel f so near an O l d lady that he got her ,
gold watch from he r side unperceived ; and the same night

we went away by moonlight a ft er having the satis faction ,
to hear the watch cried and ten guineas o ffered fo r it ,
again He would have been glad o f the ten guineas in

.
stead o f the watch but durst not venture to carry it home

, .
We went through several other places such as Grantham , ,
Newark and Nottingham where we played ou r tricks ;

, ,
but at last we g ot sa fe to E dinburgh without any accident ,
but o ne which was in crossing a ford where the captain

, ,
was really in danger o f drowning his horse being driven ,
down by the stream and falling under him ; but the rider
,
had a proverb o n hi s side and got ou t o f the water ,

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A t E dinburgh we remained about a month when on , ,
a sudden my captain was gone horse a nd all and I kne w

, , ,
nothing what was become o f hi m nor did I ever see o r ,
hear o f him fo r eighteen months a ft er ; nor did he so much

as leave the least notice for me either where he was gone , ,
o r whether he would return to Edinburgh again o r no I .
took his leaving me very heinously not knowing what t o ,
do with mysel f being a stranger in the place and on the

, , , ,
other hand my money abated apace too I had fo r the

,
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most part o f this time my horse Upon my hands to keep ;

,
and a s horses yield but a sorry price in S cotland I found

, ,
no opportunity to sell him to any advantage : however at ,
last I was forced to dispose o f him

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“
B eing thus eased o f my horse and having nothing ,
a t all to do I began to consider with mysel f what wou l d

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become o f me and what I could turn my hand to I had

,
.
not much diminished my stock o f money ; fo r t h ou g h I

was all the way so wary that I would not j oin with my
ca p tai n in h i s des p er a te attem p ts yet I made no scru p l e ,
LI VE S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
to live a t h i s expense In the next place I was not s o .

,
anxious about my money running low because I h a d ,

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made a reserve by leaving Upwards o f 9 0 1 in a friend s
,
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hands at London ; but still I was willing to get into some (
employment for a livelihood I was sick O f the wander .
ing li fe I had led and resolved to be a thie f no more but

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stuck close to writing and reading fo r about six months ,
till I got into the service o f an officer o f the Customs wh o ,
employed me for a time : but as he had set me to do little ,
but pass and repass between Leith and Edinburgh leav

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ing me to live at my own expense till my wages S hould

be due I ran o u t the little money I had le ft in clothes and
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subsistence and a little be fore the year s e nd when I was
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to have 1 2 1 English money my master was turned ou t

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o f his place and which was worse having been charged

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with some misapplications was obliged to take shelter in ,
E ngland ; so we that were servants— for there were three

o f u s — were le ft to S hi ft fo r ourselves This was a hard .
case fo r me in a strange place and I was reduced by it

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to the last extremity I might have gone fo r England an .

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E nglish ship being there : the master proffered t o take

m y word fo r ten shillings till I got there ; but just as I ,
was U pon going Captain Jack appeared again

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I have mentioned h o w he le ft me and that I saw h i m ,
no more fo r eighteen months His ramble and a d ve n .
tures were many : in that time he went t o Glasgow play ,
ing some very remarkable pranks there ; escaped the gal

lows almost miraculously ; got over to Ireland ; wandered
about there escaped from Londonderry over to the High
lands and about a month be fore I was le ft destitute at
, ,
L eith by my master noble Captain J ack came in there , ,
o n board the ferry -boat from Fi fe being a ft er all his a d , ,
v entures and successes advanced to the dignity o f a foot ,
s oldier in a body o f recruits raised in the north fo r the ,
regiment O f D ouglas .
A ft er my disaster being reduced almost as low a s Jack

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I found no better shi ft be fore me at least not fo r the ,
p resent than to enter mysel f a soldier too : and thus we

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were ranked together with each o f us a musket upon o u r ,
s houl d ers I was e x t re m el v delig hted with the li fe of i

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LI V E S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
were S cotsmen and very poor having not one penn y i n

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their p ockets ; and when they saw U S whom they knew ,
to be o f the same regiment they took us to be pursuers : ,
Upon which they stood Upon their de fence having the ,
r egiment swords on as we had also but none o f the

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mounting or clothing ; fo r we were not to receive the '
c lothes till we came to the regiment in Flanders It wa s .
not long be fore we made them understand that we were

i n the same condition with themselves ; and so we became
o ne company O ur money had ebbed very low and we
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contrived to get into Newcastle in the dusk o f the evening ;

and even then we durst not venture into the public parts
o f the place but made down towards the river below t h e
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town Here we knew not what to do with ourselves but

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guided by o u r fate we put a good face Upo n the matter

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went into an ale house sat down and called for a pint o f
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beer.
The woman o f the house appeared very frank and ,
entertained U S cheer fully : so we at last told her ou r con , ,
dition and asked her i f she could not help Us to som e

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k ind master o f a collier who would give U S a passage to ,
London by sea The subtle devil who immediately found

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us proper fish fo r her hook gave us the kindest words in ,
the world and told us she was heartily sorry she had not
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seen u s o ne day sooner ; that there was a collier master -
o f her particular acquaintance who went away but with ,
the morning tide ; that the ship wa s fallen down to

S hields but S h e believed was hardly e ve r the bar yet
, , , ,
and S h e would send to his house and see if he was gone ,
o n board
( fo r sometimes the masters do not go away
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till a tide a fter the ship and S h e was sure i f he was not ,
gone she could prevail with him to take U s all in : but

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then she was a fraid we must go o n board immediately ,
the same night .
We begged o f her to send to his hom e fo r we k new ,
not what to do ; fo r as we had no money we h a d no , ,
lodging and wanted nothing but to be on board We

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looked Upon this as a mighty favour that she sent to t he

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master s house and to o u r greater joy S h e brought u s
, , ,
word about a n hour a ft e r that he was not go ne and was

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at a t avern
in the town whither his boy had been 1 fetch , 1
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h i m ; and that he had sent word he would call there in

his way home This was all in o u r favour and we were .
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extremely pleased with it In about an hour he came .
into the room t o u s Where are these honest gentlemen .
soldiers said he that are in such distress ? We all

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st o od up and paid our respects to him

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t Vel l ge ntle .
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men said he and is all your money spent ?
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Ind eed it is said o ne O f our company and we
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S hall be in finitely obliged to you sir i f you w ill give us , ,
a passage We shall be very willing to do any thi ng we

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ca n in the ship though we are not seamen ,

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said he were none o f you ever at s ea in ,

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your lives ?
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N O said we not one o f U s
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You will be able to do me no service then ; for y ou ,
will all be sick However for my good landlady s sak e .

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here I ll do it B u t are y ou a ll ready to go on board ;

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fo r I g o on bo ard mysel f this very night .
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Yes sir said we aga in we are ready t o go this
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very minute .
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No no sa id he very kindly we ll drink together
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Come landlady make these honest gentlemen a sneaker

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o f punch .
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We looked at one another fo r we knew that we had ,
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no money ; and he pe rceived it Come come said he .
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don t be concerned at your having no money : my land
lady here and I never part with dry lips Come go o d
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wi fe make the punch as I bid you
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We thanked him and said God bless you no b le , , ,
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ca pta in ! a hundred times over being overjoyed at u r , o
good luck Wh i le we were drinking the punch he t o ld

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the lan dlady h e would step home and order the bo a t to ,
come at high water and bade her get something for up , s
per which she did

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In less than an hour our captain returned and came ,
U p to U S and blamed us that we had not drunk the punch

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ou t .Come said he don t be bash ful ; whe n that s
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ou t we can have another When I a m obliging p oor

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m en I love t o d o it handsomely
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1 82 L IV E s O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
We drank on and drank the punch o u t ; more wa s,
b rought up and he pushed it about apace ; then came u p

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a leg o f mutton I need not say we fe d heartily being

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several times told we should pay nothing A fter supper .

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ne bade my l a ndlady ask i f the boat was come ; and she

brought word No it was no t high water by a great d eal
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Then more punch was called fo r a n d as was a fterwards , ,
con fessed something more than ordinary was put into it

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so that by the time the punch was drunk ou t we were all

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intoxicated ; and as fo r me I fell asleep ,

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A t last I was roused and told t hat the boat wa s ,
come : so I and my drunken comrades tumbled ou t a l ,
most one over another into the boat and away we went , ,
with o u r captain Most o f us i f not all fell asleep till

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a fter some time though how much or how fa r going we

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knew not The boat stopped and we were awaked and

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told we were a t the ship s side which was true and with , ,
m uch help and holding us fo r fear we should fall over

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board O u r captain as we termed him called U S thus

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Here : boatswain take care o f these gentlemen ; giv e ,
hem good cabins and let them turn in to sleep fo r they

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are v ery weary A nd s o indeed we were and very
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drunk too .
Care was taken o f U S according to order and we , ,
were put in t o very good cabins where we were s u re to g o ,
immediately to sleep In the mean time the ship whic h .

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was indeed just ready to g o and only o n notice give n ,
had come to anchor fo r U S at S hields weighed sto od ove r , ,
the bar and went O ff to sea ; and when we awaked and

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began to peep abroad which was not till near noon the ,
ne x t day we found ourselves a great way at sea the land

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in S ight indeed but at a great distance and all going mer

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rily o n fo r London as I thought We were very well , .
used and very well satisfied with ou r condition fo r about

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three days when we began t o inquire whether we were

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no t almost in the Channel and how much longer i t would ,
b e be fore we should come into the river ? What river ? ‘ ’
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s a i d o ne o f the men Why the Thames said my .
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Captain Jack The Thames answered the sailor

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what d ye mean b y that ? What ! ha n t you h a d ti m e ’ ’
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1 84 L IVE S or BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
S a y y ou said the captain smiling : well well l e t

so , , ,
the devil and I alone t o agree abou t that ; do y ou be q uiet

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a n d behave civilly as you should do ,
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When we came ashore which was o n the banks o f a ,
r 1ve r they call Po t o m a c k Jack said I have something ‘

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1 0 say to
y o u captain ; that i s,
I have promised to cu t ,
y o u r throat and depend Upon it I will be as good as my

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word .
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O ur captain or kidnapper call him as you will , ,
made no answer but delivered u s to the merchant t o

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whom we were consigned who again disposed o f U S a s ,
he thought fit ; and in a fe w days we were separated .
A s fo r my Captain J ack to make short o f the story , ,
that desperate rogue had the good luck to have an easy ,
good master whom he abused very much ; fo r he took

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an o p portunity to run away with a boat with which his ,
master entrusted him and another t o carry provisions to

a plantation down the river This boat and provisions .
they ran away with and sailed north to the bottom o f ,
the bay as they call it and there quitting the boat they
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wandered through the woods till they got into Pe nns y l ,
vania from whence they made shi ft to get a passage to

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New England and from then ce home ; where falling

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in among his Old companions and to his O l d trade he , ,
was at length taken and hanged about a month be fore I

came to London which was near twenty years a ft er,
wards .
My part wa s harde at the beginning though better r

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at the latter end ; I was sold to a rich planter whose

name was S mith uring this scene o f li fe I had time
. D
to reflect on m y past hours ; and though I had no great
capacity o f making a cl ea r judgment and very little r e ,
fl e ct i ons from conscience yet it made some impressions ,

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u pon me I behaved mysel f so well that my master

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took notice o f me and made me one o f his overseers ; ,

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and was so kind as to send my note o f my friend s h and
for the 9 3 1 be fore mentioned to his correspondent who
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received and returned me the money My g oo d m a s t e r .

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a little time a ft er said to me Colonel don t flatter me
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[ love plain dealing : liberty is precious to every body ,
I g ive you yours and will take care you sh a ll be well ,

C OLON E L JA CK .
1 85
u sed by the cou n ry and will get you a good planta t

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tion .
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1 ins i sted I would not quit his s e rvice fo r the best
p lantation in Maryland ; that he had been so good to me ,
and I believed I was so use ful to him that I could not ,
think o f it ; and at last I added I hoped he could no t b e ,
lieve but that I had as much gratitude as a negro .
He smile d and said he would not be served Upon ,
these erms ; that he did not forget what he had p ro

t .
m i s e d nor what I had done in his plantation ; and tha t

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he was resolved in the first place to give me my liberty ;

so he pulled o u t a piece o f paper and threw it t o me ,
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There said he is a certificate o f your coming on
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shore and being sold to me for five years O f which y ou

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have lived three with me and now yo u are your o wn ,

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master .
I bowed and told him that I was sure i f I was my

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o wn master I would be his servant as long as he would

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accept o f my services He told me he would accep t O f .
my services on these two conditions ; first that he would ,
give me 3 0 1 per annum and my board for my managing

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the plan t ation I was then employed in A nd secon d ly .

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that at the s ame time he would procure me a new planta

tion t o begin with Upon my ow n account ; for J ack said ,
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he smiling though y o u are but a young m a n tis time
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you were doin g somethin g fo r yoursel f .
Not long a ft er he purchased in my name about 3 0 0 ,
a cres o f land near his o w n plantation as he said that I , ,
might the better take care o f his My master for suc h .

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I must still call him generously gave it me ; but Colo ,

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nel said he giving y ou this plantation is nothing at all
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i f I do not assist you to support it and to carry it o n , ,
and there fore I will give you credit fo r whatever is need

fu l ; such as tools provisions and some servants to b e , ,
gin ; materials for o u t houses and hogs cows horses fo r -

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s tock a n d the like
, and I ll take it out o f your returns
from abroad as you can pay it
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Thus got to be a planter and encouraged by a kind ,
bene factor that I migh t no t b e wholly taken u p with my

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ne w p l an ta tion he gave me freely without any considera

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1 86 LI V E S or B A N D IT r I
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A N D R OBB E R S .
tion one, o f his negr es named Mou c m

whom alway s o , t, I
esteemed B esides this he sent m e two servants mo re

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a man and a woman ; but the se he put t o my account as

a bove Mou c h a t and these two fell immediately to work
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fo r me ; they began with about t wo acres o f land which ,
had b u t little timber o n it at first and most o f that wa s ,
c u t down by the two carpenters who built my house It .
was a great advantage to me that I had so bounti ful a ,
master who hel ped me o u t in eve r y case ; fo r this ve r y

first year I received a terrible blow : having sent a large
q uantity o f tobacco to a merchant in London by m y ,
m as ter s direction which arrived sa fe there the mer

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c hant was ordered to make the return in a sorted carg o
o f goods fo r me such as would have made a m a n o f m e

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all at once b u t to my inexpressible terror and surprise

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the S hip was lost and that just at the entran ce into the ,
Capes that is to say the mouth o f t he bay ; some o f the

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goods were r ecovered but spoiled In S hort nothing , .

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but the nails t oo l s and iron work were good fo r any

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thing and though the value o f them was very considera

b l e in propo r tion to the rest ; yet my loss was irreparably
r eat a nd ind e ed the gre atness O f the loss consisted in its
g ,
being irreparable .
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I was per fectly astonished at the first news o f the
loss knowing that I was i n debt t o my patron o r master
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so much that it must be several yea r s be fore I shoul d

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recover it ; and as he brought me the b a d news himsel f

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he p e rceived my disorder ; that is to say he saw I was ,
in the ut m ost con fusion and a kind o f amazeme nt : and ,
so indeed I was because I was so much in debt B u t he

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spo ke chee r fully to me Come said he d o not be S O , , ,
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disc ourag e d ; y ou m a y make u p this loss No sir .
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s ai d I that never can be for it is my all and I shal

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never be o u t o f debt Well he answered you hav e .
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no creditor however b u t me ; and now reme mber I onc e

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told y o u I would make a man O f you and I will not dis

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appoint you For this further proo f of h i s friendship I

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thanked him with more ceremony and respect than ever ,
because I thought mysel f more under the hatches than I

wa s be fore : but he was a s good a s his word for he did ,
1 88 LIV E s or B A N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
for worse , he was cau g ht condemned and tran s p orte d,

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a nd , as he said was glad he came o ff so

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He was an e x c ellent scholar and I perceiving it , ,
asked him one time i f he could give a method how I

m ight learn the Latin tongue ; he said smiling yes he , , ,
could teach it me in three months if I would let him hav e ,
books or even without books i f he had time I told h i m

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a book would become his hand better th a n a hoe and i f he ,
could promise to make me but understand Latin enough

to r ea d it and understand other languages by it I would ,
ease him o f the labour which I was now obliged to p ut

h i m t o ; espec ially i f I was assured that he was fit to re
c e i ve that favour o f a kind master In short I made him .
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to me what my kind bene factor made me to him : and

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from him I gained a fund O f knowledge infinitely more

valuable than the rate o f a slave which was what I p aid ,
fo r it — but o f this herea ft er .
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In this posture I went o n fo r twelve years and was ,
very success ful in my plantation and had gotten by ,

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means of my master s favour whom now I called my ,
friend a correspondent in London with whom I traded ;

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S hipped over my tobacco to him and received E uropean ,
goods in return such as I wanted to carry on my planta

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tion and su fficient to sell to others also In this interval

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my good friend a nd bene factor died ; and I was le ft very

disconsolate o n account o f my loss for it was indeed a ,
great loss to me he had be en a father to me and I was ,
like a forsaken stranger without him Though I kne w .
the country and the trade t oo well enough and had fo r

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some time chiefly carried on his whole business fo r him

yet I seemed greatly at a loss now my counsellor and my
chie f S upporter was gone and I had no confident to com
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m u ni ca t e mysel f to on all occasions as formerly ; b u t

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there was no remedy I was however in a better con

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dition to stand alone than ever : I had a very large plan

ta t i o n and had near seventy negroes and other servants
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I no w looked Upon mysel f as one buried alive in a
remote part o f the world where I could see nothing at
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all and hear but little o f what was seen and that littl e
, ,
not t ill at least hal f a year a ft er it was done a nd some ,

times a year or more ; and in a word the old reproach ,
O ft en came in my way namely that even this w a s not, ,
yet the li fe o f a gentleman However I now began t o .

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frame my though t s fo r a voyage to England resolving ,
then to act as I should see cause but with a secret resolu ,
tion to see more o f the world if possible and realise ,
those things to my min d which I had hitherto only e u ,
te rt a i ne d remote ideas o f by the help o f books .
It was three years a ft er this be fore I could get things

i n order fit fo r my leaving the country : in this t i m e l
delivered my tutor from his bondage and would have ,
given him hi s liberty but to my great disappointment I

,
found that I co uld not empower him to go fo r England

t i ll his time was expired according to the certificate o f his
transportation which was registered : so I made hi m one
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O f my overseers and thereby raised him gradually to a

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prospect o f living in the same manner and by the like ,
steps that m y good bene factor raised me only that I did

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no t assist him to enter upon planting fo r himsel f as I was

assisted nei t h er was I Upon the spot to do it ; but this
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man by his diligence and honest application delivered

himsel f even unassisted any farther than by making him
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an overseer which was only a prese nt ease a n d de l i ve

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rance from the hard labo ur and fare which he endured as

a servant However in this trust he behaved so faith ful
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l y and so diligently that it recommended him in the

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country and when I came back I found him in circum

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stan ces very di fferent from what I le ft him in ; besides

his being my principal manager for near twenty years ,
as you shall hear in its p lace .
I wa s now maki ng provision fo r my going to Eng

land a ft er having S ettled my plantation in such hands as
,
were fully to my satis faction My first work was t o .

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furnish mysel f with such a stock o f goods and money as

might be su fficient for m y occasions abroad a nd par , ,
t i cu l a r l y might allow to make large returns to Maryland

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fo r the use and S upply o f all my plantations ; but when

I came to l oo k nearer into the voyage it occurred to me ,
that it would not be prudent to put my cargo all on boa rd

the same sh i p that I went in : s o I ship p ed a t s ever a l ,
I
L VE S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
times five hundred hogsheads o f tobacco in s everal

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ships fo r England g i vm g notice to my correspondent in

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London that I would embark about such a time to come

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o ver mysel f and ordering him to insure fo r a consider

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ab l e sum proportioned to the v a l ue o f my cargo .
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A bout two months a ft er this I le ft the place and ,
embarked fo r England in a stout shi p carrying 2 4 guns ,
and about 6 0 0 hogsheads o f tobacco ; and we le ft the

Capes o f V irginia o n t h e first o f A ugust We had
a very sour and rough voyage for the first fortnight ,
though it was in a season so generally noted fo r good

weather We met with a storm and our ship was great
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l y damaged and some leaks we sprung but no t so bad

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but by the diligence o f the seamen they were stopped ;

a ft er which we had tolerable weat h er and a good sea till ,
We came into the soundings for so they call the mouth ,
o f the B ritish Channel In the gray o f the morning a

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French privateer o f 2 6 guns appeared and crowded

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a ft er us with all the sail she could make O ur captain .
exchanged a broadside or two with her which was terri ,
ble work to me ; fo r I had never seen such be fore ; the .
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Frenchman s guns having raked us and killed and ,
wounded six o f our men In short a ft er a fight long .

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enough t o show us that i f we would not be taken we ,
must resolve to sink by her side fo r there was no room ,
to expect deliverance and a fight long enough to save the

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master s credit we were taken and the ship carried away
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fo r S t Malo s
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. I had however besides my being taken
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, , ,
the m or t i fica t i on to be detained on board the cruiser a nd ,
to see t h e ship I wa s in m anned by Frenchmen set sail , ,
from U s I a ft erwards heard that she was re -taken by

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an English man of wa r and carried into Portsmouth

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The Rover cruised abroad again in the mouth o f the ,
channel fo r some time and took a ship richly laden

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bound homeward from Ja m a i ca f This was a noble prize ’
fo r the rogues and they hastened away with her to S t

, .
Malo s ; and from thence I went to B ourdeaux where the

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captain asked me i f I would be delivered u p a state pri

s o ne r
, get mysel f exchanged or pay three hundred ,
crowns I desired time to write to m y corres p onde nt i n

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themselves down on the outsi d e in the night S o esca p ,

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ing they found means to get into France where he fo l

, ,
lowed the same trade and that with so much success , ,
that the Major grew famous by the name o f A nthony ,
and had the honour with three o f his comr a des whom ,
he had taught t h e English way o f robbing generously a s ,
they called it without murdering o r wounding or ill

, , ,
using those they robbed to be broken upon the wheel at , ,
the Gr eve in Paris .
A ll these things I found means to be fully in formed

O f and to have a long account o f the particulars o f their
,
conduct from some o f their comrades who had the good ,
fortune to escape and whom I got the knowledge o f with

, ,
o u t letting them s o much as guess at w h o I was or upon ,
what account I inquired .
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I was now at the height o f my good fortune and got ,
the n ame o f a great merchant I lived single and in .

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lodgings and kept a French servant being very desirous

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O f improving mysel f in that language and received five ,
o r six hundred hogsheads a year from my o w n planta
tions and spent m y time in that and S upplying my peo

,
p le with necessaries at Maryland as they wanted them , .
In this private condition I continued about two years

more when t h e devil owing me a spleen ever since I r e
, ,
fused being a thie f paid me home with interest by lay

, ,
ing a snare in my wa y which had a lmost ruined me .
There d welt a lady i n the house opposite t o the hous e

I lodged in who made an extraordinary figure and was
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a most beauti ful person S he was well bred sang a d.

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m i ra b l y fine and sometimes I could hear distinctly the

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houses being over against o ne another in a narrow court .
This lady put hersel f so o ft en in my way that I could ,
no t in good manners forbear taking notice o f her and ,
giving the ceremony o f my hat when I saw her at her

window or at the door o r when I passed her in t h e
, ,
court ; so that we became almost acquainted at a distance .
S ometimes she also vi s ited at the house in which I l o d g

ed and it was generally contrived that I should be intro
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d u c e d when she came A nd thus by degrees we became

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more intimately ac q uainted and o ft en conve r sed t og e t he 1

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C O L O N E L J A CK . 193
i nthe family but al ways in public at least for a g r eat

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while I was a mere boy in the a ffa ir o f love and knew

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the least o f what belonged to a woman o f any m a n in ,
E urope o f my age ; the thoughts o f a wi fe much less o f ,
a mistress had never so much as taken the least hold o f

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my head and I had been till now as per fectly unac

, , ,
u a i nt e d with the sex and as unconcerned about them as

q , ,
I was when I wa s ten years o l d and lay in a heap o f ,
a shes at the glass house - .
S h e attacked me without ceasing with the fineness ,
o f her conduct and with arts which were impossible t o

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be ine ffectual S he was ever as it were in my View

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o ft e n in my company and yet kept hersel f S O o n the r e

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serve s o surrounded continually with Obstructions that

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for several months a ft er she could perceive I sought an

opportunity to speak to her S h e rendered it impossible , ,
no r could I ever brea k in Upon her S h e kept her guard ,
so well .
This rigid behaviour was the greatest mystery that

c ould be considering at the same time that she never
, , ,
declined my seeing her or conversing with me i n public ; ,

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but she held it o n S h e took care never to sit next to me

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t hat I might slip no paper into her hand or speak so ft ly ,
to her S he kept somebody or other always between

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that I could never come up to her A nd thus as i f she .

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was resolved really to have nothing to do with me she ,
held me at bay several months In short we ca me nearer .

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a nd nearer every time we met and at last gave the world ,
the slip and were privately married to avoid ceremony

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a nd the public inconvenience o f a wed d ing .
N O sooner were we married but she threw o ff the ,
mask o f her gravity and good conduct and carried it to ,
such an e x cess that I could not but be dissatisfied a t the

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e xpense o f it In about a twelvemonth she was brought

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to bed o f a fine boy and h e r lying i n cost me as near as

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I can now remember 1 3 6 1 which she told me she , .

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thought was a trifle S uch jarring continually between

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us produced a separation ; and she demanded 3 0 0 1 per .
a nnum fo r her maintenance This however made m e .

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O ok more cl osely into her cond u ct and by means o f , ,
VO L II. . 17
two trusty agents I was enab l ed to detect her infidelity

, ,
and to sue her be fore the Ecclesiastical Court from ,
which I obtained a divorce .
Things being at this pass I resolved to g o over t o ,
France where I fell in t o company with some Irish o ffi

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cers o f the regiment o f D illon where I bought a company , ,
and so went int o the army directly O ur regiment a ft e r .

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I had been some time in it was commanded into Italy ,
and o ne o f the most considerable actions I was in was ,
the famous attack upon Cremona in the Milanese where , ,
the Germans being treacherously let into the town by

night through a kind o f common sewer surprised t h e
, ,
town and too k the D uke de V illeroy prisoner beating

, ,
the French troops into the citadel but were in the middle ,
o f their victory so boldly attacked by two Irish regiments ,
that a ft er a most desperate fight and not being able to

, ,
break through us to let in their friends they were obliged ,
to quit the town to the eternal honour o f those Irish regi

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ments Having been in several campaigns I was per

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m i t t e d to sell my company and got the Chevalier s brevet

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fo r a colonel in case o f raising troops fo r him in Great

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B ritain I accordingly embarked on board the French

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fl eet for the Frith o f E dinburgh ; but they overshot their

landing place and this delay gave time to the English
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fl eet under S i r George B yng to come t o an anchor just

, ,
as we did .
Upon this surprise the French admiral set sail and ,
crowding away to the north got the start O f the English ,
fleet and escaped with the loss o f one ship only to D un

, , ,
k irk and glad I was to set my foot o n shore again fo r ,
all the while we were thus flying for ou r lives I was u n

der the greatest terror imaginable and nothing but hal ,
ters and gibbets ran in my he a d concluding that if I , ,
had been taken I should ce r tainly have been hanged

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I took post horses fo r Flanders and at last g o t sa fe ,
once more to London from which place I embarked fo r

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Virginia a n d had a tolerable voyage thither only th at

, ,
we met with a pirate ship which plunde red u s o f ever y

,
thing they could come at which was fo r thei l turn ; but '
t o give the rogues their due though they were the most ,
1 96 LI V E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
may be in many ways made use ful and instructiv e to

those who read them i f moral and religious impro e ,
v
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ment a nd refl ections are made by those wh o write them .
WHITN E Y .
TH I S notorious male factor was born at S tevenage i n

Hert fordshire and served an apprenticeship t o a butcher
, .
He o ft en mentioned that he was hap p ily disappointed in

his first attempt to steal .
He and his master went to Rom ford to purchase ca lves ,
and there was an e x cellent one that they would fain have
had in their possession b u t the owner and they could not
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agree about the price A s the owner o f the cal f kept an

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alehouse they went in to taste his ale While they were

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enjoying themselves b u t lamenting the loss o f the cal f

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Whitney whispered to his master that it would be foolish ,
in them to give money for the cal f when they migh t ,
have it for nothing The good butcher understood his

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me aning and entered into his plan In the mean while .

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they sat still drinking waiting their opportunity, .
U n fortunately fo r their scheme a fellow who travelled ,
the country with a she bear had pu t u p at the house

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where the butchers were drinking The landlord had no .
place to put u p this bear without removing the cal f to

another house which was accordingly done
, The .
butchers continued carousing until it wa s dark then hav ,
ing cheer fully paid their reckoning in the hope that the ,
cal f would reimburse them they le ft the house and lurked , ,
a b out the fields until all was quiet A pproaching the .
place where they had seen the cal f put Up Whitney was ,
s ent in to fetch it out The bear was resting her wearied

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limbs when Whitney took hold o f them and was astonish ,
ed to find the hair O f the cal f had suddenly grown to such

a length B ruin arose upon all fours opin i ng we S U p
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pose that it was her master about to show her i n his

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u sual manner B u t she no sooner discovered that it wa s

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e s tran er wh o thus rudely assailed her than S h e seized

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g ,
W H ITN E Y . 1 97
him with her two fore paws and hugged him most love -
i n g l y to her bosom The master surprised that he was

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so long in bringing ou t the cal f began to chide h i m fo 1 ,
his delay Whi t ney cried out tha t he could not g e t

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away himsel f and he believed that the devil had hold o f

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him . If it is the old boy replied the master bring , ,
him out as I sho u ld like to see what kind o f an animal

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he is . His importunities at length brought t h e butcher
to hi s assistance w hen they d iscovered their mistake a nd
, ,
wi t h no small di ffi cul t y disentan gled Whi t ney from the

fraternal h u g o f honest bruin ; which hav i n g done they ,
proceeded home without their prey determined to attempt ,
stealing calves no more .
O u r young adven t urer now abandoned the business o f

buyin g and slaying animals and took the George inn at ,
Cheshun t In order to m a ke the most o f it he entertained

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all sorts o f people whether good o r bad D isappointment

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attended him in this as well as his former employment ,
and he was constrained to shut u p hi s doors .
He now went up to London the common haunt o f a l l ,
p r ofl i a t es
g where he lived
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in the most irreg u lar manner ,
giving himsel f wholly u p to villany A ft er practising .
the tricks o f sharpers fo r a t ime he a t length co m men ced

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business upon the highway He was one day standing .
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at the door O f a mercer s shop when two young ladies , ,
apparen t ly o f fashion passed by elegantly dressed o ne

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o f whom inquired i f he had any silks o f the newest pat
terns Whitney replied that he had none a t present but

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should soon have some home from the weaver He then .
requested their address that the goods when they came , ,
to hand might be sent to them They were rather at a

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loss ; o ne o f them however answered that they were

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only lately come to town a nd d i d not remember the name ,
o f the i r street They adde d t hat as it was not fa r o ff

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, , ,
i f he would accompany them they would show him their ,
habitation .
This was just wha t he w anted ; there fore going into ,
the shop as i f to leave orders he hastened along with

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the ladies they S upposing he was the silk mercer a nd -
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he that they were actually ladies o f fortune whom he ,

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1 98 LI VE S or BA N DITT I A N D R OBB E R S .
m ight have an Opportunity o f robbing either pres ent y , .
o r a t some future period U pon their arrival he was i n

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t r o d u ce d into an elegant parlour and a collation placed ,
U pon the table with some excellent wine o f which he wa s

, ,
requested to partake He was s oon le ft alone with one

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o f the ladies and discovering his mistake was resolved

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to have some more sport at the expense o f a silk mercer , -
s ince he had been taken fo r o ne .
Whitney went to a mercer and mentioning the nam e ,
o f a lady o f quali t y in the neighbourhood said he had ,
been sent by her to request that the mercer woul d send

o ne o f his men with several pieces O f his best silks a s ,
the lady was to purchase a gown and petticoat The shop . .
keeper readily consented and one o f the apprentices was ,
dispatched along with him To deceive the young man .

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and render it impossible for him to discover the p lace

where he should stop he conducted him through various
,
streets and lanes until he at last halted at a house which

,
had an entry into another street ; here he took t h e parcel ,
and desired the lad to stand at the door while he went in

to show the ladies the silks Taking the parcel he went .
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in and in q uired fo r some person who he was certain was

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not there He then requested liberty to pass through t o

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the next stree t which would shorten his way This being
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granted he le ft the mercer s man to wait fo r his return
, .
Having thus fortunately succeeded and been able t o ,
fulfil his promise o f giving o ne o f the above mentioned -
ladies a silk d ress he hastened to their dwelling where

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they divided the spoil For some days he remained there

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indulging in all manner o f riot and excess until satiated , , ,
he returned to his labour o f seeking new adventures

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etermined however that no other person but himsel f

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should reap the fruits o f his ingenuity he wrote a letter ,
to the mercer in formi n g him where he would find his

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S ilks . A ccordingly having obtained a warrant the house

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o f the two damsels was searched the pieces foun d and , ,
both the ladies were sentenced to B ridewell to undergo

whipping and to submit to hard labour
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Vhen Whitney was confirmed in his business he m e t ,
a gentleman on B a shot heath whom he commanded t o

g ,
There is now nothing fo r you b u t to deliver or die Thes e

words put them in sad consternation : they were very
unwilling to lose their money but more unwilling to lose ,
their lives ; o f t wo evils there fore they pre ferred choos

, ,
ing the least The o ne pr od uced his hundred pounds first

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and the other gentleman his considerable sum which was ,
a good deal more .
A t another time our adventurer met with an o l d miser

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named Hull o n Hounslow Heath The word o f command

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being given he trembled in every joint and usi n g the

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most piteous tones and humiliating complaints said that , ,
he was a very poor man and had a large family and he ,
w ould be hard hearted indeed who would take his money

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He added besides a great deal more concerning the ille

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g a l it
y o f such an action and how dangerous it was,to
engage i n evil courses c i t ne y who knew him well .
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cried out in a violent passion S irrah you preten d to ,

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preach morality to an honester man than yoursel f Is it .
not more generous to take a man s money from him ’
bravely than to grind him to death by e x acting eight or

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ten per cent under cover o f serving him ? You make a

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p rey o f all mankind and necessity in an honest man is

,
o ft en the means o f his falling into your hands who are ,
sure to be the means o f undoing him l a m a man o f .
more honour than to show any compassion to o ne whom

I esteem an enemy to the whole species For once at .
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least I shall oblige you to lend me what you have with

, ,
”
o u t interest o r bond so make no words ! , O ld Hull Upon ,
this reluctantly pulled out eighteen pounds telling him

, ,
at the same time that he would see him sometime ride u p

Holborn Hill backwards Whi t ney was retiring until he .
heard these words when returning he drew Hull o ff his

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horse and putting him on again with his face towards

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the tail and tying his le g s Now said he you o l d
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rogue let me see what a figure a man makes when he

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rides backwards and let me have the pleasure at least o f

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seeing y o u first in that posture so giving the horse a

whip the animal proceeded at a d esperate pace until i t
,
c ame to Hounslow Town whe re the people untied him , ,
a ft er they had enjoyed t he m s e l t es at his expense .

LIF E or WHITN E Y .
P a g e 2 00 .
LI V E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
greater rage This was however what he b oth Wi she d

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, ,
and expected — the whole being o f his o wn inventio n

, .
The landlord was in formed o f his rage and the cause o f ,
it and entreated that he would be easy as he wou ld lend

, ,
him the sum he wanted until his wi fe came home O ur .
h e r e was greatly distres s ed that he should have to bo r row

money when he had so much o f his o wn ; but as there
was no other method o f Obtain ing cash to purchase his
favourite horse he a ccepted o f the p r o fl er ed loan : wit h
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an imperious and haughty air demanding that his bill ,
m ight be prepared fo r payment forthwith .
With forty guineas he rode to the fair ; but instead o f

inquiring fo r any other hor s e he spurred his o wn throu g h
,
the crowd and hastened to London The people o f t he

,
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inn waited long fo r his return that evening ; but as h e ,
had fre q uently stayed t wo or three days at once in h i s

rambles through the country they suspec ted no fraud , .
A ft er waiting with no small impatience fo r a whole week ,
the landlord resolved to brea k open the b ox and went t o ,
the magistrates o f the place accompanied by witn esses , .
It is needless to r ecord his chagrin and m o r t i fica t i o n ,
when he found the box filled with sand and stones .
In London Whitney was apprehended Upon the i nfor

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m ation o f o ne o f those abandoned females who live by

be traying the simple ones o f their o wn and by robbing ,
and plundering the pro d igate o f the other sex He was .
committed tried and condemned at the following sessions

, , .
The j udge be fore passing s enten ce made an excellent

, ,
speech t o him and the other malefactors in strong terms ,
exhibiting the nature o f their several crimes ; and in par

t i cu l a r addressed himsel f to Whitney exhorting him t o ,
a sincere repentance a s there could be no hope o f a p a r

,
don to him a ft er a course o f so many villanies .
A t the place o f execution Whitney addres s ed the mul

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t i t u d e in nearly t h e following terms I have been a

great o ffender b o th a gains t God a n d my country by
, ,
t ransgressing all laws both human and divine , I b elieve .
there is not one here present but has O ft en heard my

name be fore my confinement and seen the long catalogue ,
o f my crimes which have since been mad e p ublic

,
Wh y .
TI M B U C K E LE Y . 203
then should I pretend t o vindicate a li fe stained with s o

many enormous deeds ? The sentence passed upon me
is just and I can S ee the foo tsteps o f a Providence which
, , ,
be fore I had pro fanely laughed at in my apprehension

, ,
and conviction I hope the sense which I have o f these

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things has enabled me to make my peace with Heaven ,
the only thing which is no w o f any concern to me Join .
in your prayers with me my dear countrymen that God

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”
would not forsake me in my last moments Having .
s pent a fe w minutes in prayer he su ffered in the 3 4 t h , ,
Vear of hi s age on the 1 9 t h o f D ecembe r 1 6 9 4

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TIM B U C KE LE Y .
TI M was reared to the u se ful occu p ation o f a shoe

maker but leaving his master he came to London and
, , ,
soon found ou t companions suited to his disposition He .
and his associates frequented an ale house at Wapping ; -
and o ne day being run S hort o f cash Tim asked the land ,
lord fo r ten shillings which h e re fused Tim was so ex

,
.
a sperated that along with some ( if his associates he

, , ,
broke into his house and bound him his wi fe and maid
, , , .
Whilst Tim was about this Operation the landlord con ,
jured him to be favourable No no you must not ex

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, ,
pe e t any favour from my hands whose prodiga lity m a k es ,
you lord it over the people here like a boatswain over a

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S hip s crew ; but I shall go to another part o f the town ,
where I will be more civilly used and spend a little o f ,

”
your money there A ccordingly Tim a nd his compau
.
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ions robbed the house O f forty pounds three silver tan k ,
ards a silver watch and three gold r i ngs

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Upon another day Tim was a i ring i n Hyde park cor

ner and met with D r C a t e b y the famous mountebank
, .
, .
”
A t t h e words S tand and d eliver ! the doctor went into
a lo n g hara ngue about the honesty o f his calling and o f ,
the great di fficulty with which he made a living Tim .
la u g hed heartily saying , Quacks pretend to honesty

,
!
LI V E S O F B A N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
there is not such a pack o f cheating knaves in the nation .
Their impudence is intolerable fo r deceiving honest sim

ple people and pretending that more men were no t sl a i n
,
at the batt le o f the B oyne than they have recovered from ,
death o r beckoned their souls back when they have been

,
many leagues from their bodies : there fore deliver ! o r ,
this pistol shall put a stop to your further ramblings and

”
deception The doctor pre ferring his li fe to his gold
.
,
presented Tim with six guineas a nd a watch t o S ho w , ,
him how to keep time while spending the money .
Tim was once apprehended by a baker in the charac ,
ter o f a constable and sent to Flanders as a soldier He

,
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deserted and returning to London o ne day met with t h e

, ,
baker s wi fe He presented a pistol and demanded her

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money ; she exclaimed Is this justice or conscience ,

“
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”
sir ! D on t tell me o f justice fo r I hate her as much
’
,
as your husband can because her scales are even A nd ,
as fo r conscience I have as little o f that as any baker in

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’
England who cheats other people s bellies to fill his own !
,
— Nay a baker i s a worse rogue than a tailor ; fo r
, ,
whereas the latter commonly pinches his cabbage from

the rich the former by making his bread too light robs
, , ,
all wi t hout distinction but chiefly the poor fo r which he , ,
deserves hanging more than I or any o f my honest fr a ,

”
t e r ni t y. Then taking from her eleven shil l ings and t wo
,
gold rings he sent her home to relate her adventure t o

,
her husband .
Tim next stealing a good horse commenced upon the ,
highway and meeting with a pawnbroker by whom h e

,
had lost some articles he commanded him to stand and ,
d eliver . The p awnbroker entreated fo r favour saying ,

“
that it was a very h a rd thing that honest people cou l d
not go about their law ful business witho u t being robbed .
— You talk o f honesty who live by fraud and Oppression !

your shop like the gates o f hell is always open in
,
,
, ,
which you sit at the receipt o f custom and having got ,
the spoils o f the needy you hang them up in rank and ,
file like so many trophies o f victory To your shop all

, .
sorts O f garments resort as on a pilgrimage Thou art ,

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the treasurer o f th e Thieves Exche q uer for which p ur ,
( 2 06 )
TO M J ONES .
TO M was a native o f Ne wca s t l e Upon Tyne His fathe r - - .
wa s a clothier whose business he followed until he wa s

,
t wo and twenty years o f age

- - In that period however .
, ,
the prominent dispositions o f his mind were displayed by ,
extravagance and r u nm ng into debt In order there fore

,
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, ,
t o retrieve his circumstances he went Upon the highway ,

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O ut o f grati ude for his father s kindness he co m m enc
t ,
ed by robbing him o f eighty pounds and a good horse .
Unaccustomed to such work he rode under the impres , ,
sion that he was pursued and in danger o f being taken ,
no less than forty miles A rriving in S taffordshire he .

,
attacked and robbed the stage coach o f a considerable -
b oe t y. D uring the s cu fli e several shots were fired at ,
the passengers but no injury was done ,

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A monkey belon ging to one o f the passengers being ,
tied behind the coach was so frightened with the firing , ,
that he broke his chain and r a h fo r his li fe A t night , .

,
as a countryman was coming over a gate pug leaped out ,
o f the hedge upon his back and clung very fast The ,
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p oor man who had never seen such an animal imagined

, ,
that it was no less a person than the devil ; and when he

came home thundered at the door His wi fe looked ou t
,
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at the windo w and asked him what he had got, The .
”
devil l cried he and entreated that she would go to the
,
”
parson and beg h i s assistance
, Nay quoth she .
, ,
you sh a ll not bring the devil in here If y o u belo ng to .
”
him I don t ; so be content to go without my comp a ny
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Poor Ho b was obli g ed to w a it at his door until o ne o f his ,
neighbours wiser than the rest came and with a fe w

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apples and pears dispossessed him o f the devil and g o t

, ,
h i m fo r his pains He accordingly carried him to t he

.
e w ne r and received a suitable re wa rd

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TO M JON E S . 2 07
T om s next adventure was with a Quaker who

’
, fo r
merly ke p t a button shop b u t being reduced in his cir , ,
c u m s t a n ce s he was goi ng down t o the country to avoid

,
arrest In this si t ua t ion he was more a fraid o f a b a i l i fl

.
than a robber There fore when Tom took hold o f him

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,
by the coat broadbrim very gravely said ,

A t whos e ,
“
suit do s t thou detain me I de t ain th e e on thy own

”
suit and my demand is fo r all thy subs t ance
, The .
Quaker having discovered his mistake added Truly , ,

“
friend I don t know thee nor can I i ndeed imagine that

’
, ,
”
thee and I had any dealings together You shall fin d .
” ”
then said Jones
,
that we shall deal together now
,
“
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He then pres ented his pistol Pray neighbour use no .

, ,
violence fo r if thou carriest me to gaol I am undone I

, , .
have fourteen guineas abo ut me and i f that will satis fy ,
th ee thou art welcome to t ake them Here they are and

,
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give me lea v e to assure thee that I have frequently stop ,
ped the mouth o f a baili ff with a much less sum and ,
made him a ffi rm to my cre di tors that he could not find

”
me . Jones received the money and replied F r i e nd , , ,
I am not such a rogue as thou takest me to be : I am no

”
baili ff b u t an honest generous highwayman
, I shall .
”
not trouble mysel f cried the Quaker about the d is “
, ,
t i nction o f nam e s ; i f a man tak e s my money from me by

force it concerns me but littl e what he calls himsel f or
, ,
”
what his pretence s may be fo r so doing .
A t another time Tom m e t with Lord and Lady Whar

ton and though t hey had three men attending demanded
, ,
their charity in his usual style His lordship said Do .

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you know me sir that you dare be so bold as to stop me

, ,
upon the road Not I ; I nei t her know nor care who
y o u are I am apt to
. imag i ne that you are some great
man bec ause you speak so big ; but be as great as you
, ,
wil l sir I must have you to know that there is no man

, , ,
upon the road so great as my s el f ; there fore pray be ,
quick in answering my demands fo r delays may prove ,

”
d a ngerous Tom then received two hundred pounds
.
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th ree diam ond rings and two gold watches ,

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U pon another day Tom r ec e1 ve d intelligence that a ,
gentleman was u po n the road with a hundred po unds

L IV E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
He waited Upon the top O f a hill t o welcome his approach .
A steward o f the gentleman discovered him and suspect ,
ing his character desired that t Ii e money mi ght be given

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to him and he would ride O ff wit h i t as the robber would

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not suspect him This was done To rn came forward

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stopped the coach and the gentleman gave him ten

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pounds . He was greatly enraged and mentioned t h e ,
sum that he knew the gentleman carried along wi t h him

In a n instant however suspecting the stratagem he rode
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a ft er the steward with all possible speed ; but the latter

O b serving him in pursuit increased his pace and reached , ,
an inn be fore Tom could overtake him .
A ft er many similar adve ntures To m was apprehended ,

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for robbing a farmer s wi fe He was so habitu ated t o .
vice that nothing but the gallows could arrest hi s course

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and in t h e forty second year o f his age he met with tha t

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fate on the 2 5 t h A pril 1 7 0 2

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A R T HU R CH M R A BE S
A R TH U R C H AMB E R S wa s of l ow extr a ction a nd des n ,
tute o f every amiable quality From his very in fancy h e .
was addicted to pil fering ; and the low circumstances o f h i s

p arents being unable to support his extravagances he h a t ,
recourse to dishonest practices I t is even reported tha t .

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be fore he was dressed in bo y s clothes he c om m i t t e i ,
several acts o f th e ft .
The first thing which he attempted was to learn fro m , ,
an experienced master all those cant words and phras es ,
current among pickpockets by which they distingui s h ,
o ne another Chambers was soon an adept in this ne w

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language ; and being well dressed he was introduced ,
the better sort o f co mpany and took occasion when such , ,
opportunities O ffered to rob his companions ,

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In a short time he was confined in B ridewell t o answer ,
with hard labour fo r some small o ffence Having obtain .
ed his liberty he le ft the town where he again began t e

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or t un to rob
it y him o f his watch and hastening bac k t o
p ,
the alehouse threw down his plunde r and claimed the

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wager .
He next exerted his ingenuity Upon a plain country

man newly come to town This rustic had got into the
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company o f sharpers and stood gazing at a gaming table ,

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O ur adventurer stepping up tapped him o n the shoulder , ,
and enquired what part o f the country he came from ,
and i f he was desirous to find a place as a gentleman s ’
servant Robin answered that it was his very errand t o

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town to find such a place Chambers then said that he

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could fit him to a hair I believe I can afford y ou m y

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sel f four pounds a year standing wages and six S hillin gs

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a week board wages and all cast clothes which are none
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o f the worst This was su fficient to make Robin almost
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leap o u t o f his skin for never be fore had such an O ffer ,
been made to him Having arranged every thing to his .
wish R obin entered upon his new service He received

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Chambers cloak threw it over his arm and followed, ,
his master Chambers ordered a coach and Robin being

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p laced behind they drove off to an inn D inner being

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ordered Robin sat down with his master and made a

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hearty meal the former in the meanwhile instructing

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him in all the tricks o f the town and inculcating the ne ,
ces s i t o f his being al ways Upon his guard He in formed

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him also that the servants o f the inn would be request

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i n g him to join in play at cards and that he was in dan ,
e r o f being imposed upon ; there fore i f he had any

g ,
m oney Upon him it would be proper to give it to him , ,
and he would receive it back when necessary Robin .

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accordingly pulled ou t his purse and delivered all that

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he had with which Chambers paid his dinner and we nt

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o ff leaving R obin to shi ft f r himsel f and t o lamen t t h e

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loss o f his money and his new master .
The next adventure o f Chambe rs was directed a r a i ns t

the innkeeper o f the Greyhound S t A lban s His wi fe , .
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was rather handsome and e x ceedingly facetious ; and ,
Cha m bers being o ft en there was o n terms o f the great

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est familiarity with the household D irecting his steps .
t h l t h er and pretending to have been a ttack ed by three

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m en near the inn he went in with his clothes all b e

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s meared The travellers who were in the inn condoled

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w ith him o n his mi s fortune and gave him a change o f ,
clothes until his o wn should be cleane d To mak . e
amen d s to hi msel f fo r this sad disaster he invited six o f ,
i s fellow travellers wi h the landlord and his wi fe to

h - t ,
supper The glass circulated pretty freely and the wi fe

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e ntertained them with several appropriate songs Cham .
be rs was care ful that her glass never remained long

empty In a short time he saw with pleasure that a l l
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his companions with the solitary ex ception o f the land

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lord were sunk in the arms o f sleep and he propose d

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that they should b e conveyed to bed ; whereupon t wo

or three stout fellows came to per form that ofli ce .
Chambers was so obliging as to lend hi s assistance but ,
t ook care that their money and watches S hould pay for
his trouble .
Le ft alone with the landlord he proposed that they ,
should have an a d ditional bottle A nother succeeded .
be fore the landlord was in a condition to be conveyed to

rest In aiding t he servants with the corpulent i nn kee p
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er he discovered the geography o f his bedroom and

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finding that the door was directly opposite to his own ,
he retired not to rest but to plot and p er fect his Vi l

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lany .
Whe n he was convinced that the wine would work its

full e ffec t Upon the deluded pair he revisited the be d ,
chamber wai t ed some time and extrac t ed what property

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he could most conveniently carry away ; by the dawn o f

d a y dressed himsel f in the b est suit o f clothes which h i s
bottle companions could a fford called fo r the horse o f the ,
pe rson whose clothes he now wore le ft two guineas wi t h ,
the waiter to pay his bill gave hal f a crown to the ostler
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and rod e o ff fo r London .
His first enterprise a ft er his arrival was attacking an

Ita lian merchant Upon the E x c h a n e He too k him aside c .
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eagerly inquired what good s he had to dispose o f and , ,
en tering into conversation one o f C h a m b e r s s accomplices

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approaching jo ined the conversa tion Meanwhile our

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ad vent u rer found mea ns t o extract from h is p ocket 8

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l arge purse o f gold and his gold watc h which he d e ,

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livered t o his accomplice N ot satisfied with his firs . t
success and observing a silk handkerchie f suspended

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from his pocket he walked behind him to seize it bu

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was detected in the act and kept fast hold o f by the ,

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merchant who cried o u t lustily
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Thie f ! thie f ! In ,
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this dilemma C h a m b er s s accomplice ran to the crier
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a nd requested him to give public proclamation that i f ,
an b o d y had lost a purse o f gold upon giving proper

y ,
in formation it would be restored With the e x pect a tion .
o f finding his money again the merchant let g o his hold ; ,
a nd in the crowd Chambers and his friends retired with

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t heir booty .
B u t Chambers was now resolved to per form an action

w orthy o f his talents He hired the fir s t fl o or o f a
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house and agreed with the landlord fo r 1 4 s a week

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. .
Having in the first inst a nce been mistaken fo r a man

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o f fortune both from his appearance and style o f living

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a mutual confidence was gradually established When .
his plot was mature d he one day entered with a very , ,
pensive and sorrow ful look the apartment O f his landlord , ,
who an x iously inquired the cause o f his great u ne a s i

ness ; when Chambers with tears in his eyes in formed , ,
him that he had just returned from Hampstead where

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he had witnessed the death o f a beloved brother who had ,
le ft him his sole heir with an express injunction to con

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vey his d ear remains to Westminster A bbey He there .
fore entreated the favour o f being allowed t o bring h i s

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brother s remains at a certain hour to his house that from ,
thence they might be conveyed to the place o f their des

t i na t i o n which very reasonable request was readily
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granted by his unsuspecting landlord .
Chambe rs went o ff the next morning leaving word , ,

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that the corpse would be there at six o clock in the even
i ng. A t the appointed hour the hearse with s i x horses , , ,
a rrived at the door A n elegant co ffin with s i x gilded

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handles was carried up s tairs and placed Upon the

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dining room tab l e and the horses were conveyed by t h e

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m e n t o a stable in the neighbo urhood They in forme d .

A t length however one Jack Hall a chimney swee p

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er being apprehended to save his o wn li fe made himsel f

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an evide nce against Chambers who being cast upon t h at , ,
in formation was with two other notorious offenders ex

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e c u t e d at Tyburn in 1 7 0 3 in the twenty eighth year o f

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his age .
R CH R
I A D TU R PIN .
T H E R E never p erhaps was a man in the p articula r

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p ro fession to which this notorious fellow devoted himsel f

w hose name was more familiar in the mouths o f the co m
mon people than that o f Richard Turpin B ut since it i n .
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variably happens tha t a certain proportion o f curiosit y

respecting the li fe and actions o f a man is sure to beget a
corresponding desire to satis fy it we cannot wonder i f ,
the perplexed bi ographer should sometimes resort to fic

tion to su p ply the d eficiencies o f fact Hence it h a s .
happened that certain exploits have been attributed t o

Turpin which do not properly belong t o him ; amongs t
others the unparalleled ride from York to London in a n
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unprecedentedly short period per formed it is averred on , , ,
a single horse We have never been able to find any

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authentic account o f this feat nor have we as yet dis , , ,
covered any conceivable necessity that should compel

him to such a rapid journey T u rpin was never tried but .
once and that was indeed at York ; but the reader will
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p erceive that he had no Opportunity o f escape nor di d h e ,
a ttempt a n thing o f the kind a ft er his first a p re h e n

y p
s ron .
Richard Tu r p m was the s on o f J ohn Turpin o f Hemp ,
stead in Essex and was put apprentice to a butcher in

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Whitechapel where he served his time during which p e

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n o d he was frequently guilty o f misdemeanors and con ,
l u ct e d himsel f in a loose and disorderly manner .
A s soon a s his time was up he married a nd set u p in , ,

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business fo r himsel f at S uson in Essex where havi ng no , ,
credit in the market and no money in his pocket he was , ,
sh o rtly reduced to t h e ne ce ssity o f maintaining himsel f

by indirect practices ; and accordingly very o ften used , ,
to rob the neighbouring gentry of sheep lambs and , ,
o x en .
Upon one occasion he stole a coup l e o f oxen from a ,
farmer a t Plaistow which he caused to be conveyed t o

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his o wn house and cut u p Two o f the men belonging .
to the farm havin g a suspicion o f Turpin went to his

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house and seeing an ox slaughtered were convin ced o f

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his guilt ; and having traced the sale o f the hides r e ,
turned to S uson to apprehend him Turpin apprized o f .

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their intention le ft them in the front room jumped o ut o f

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a window and made his escape .
B y thi s time his character had become notoriou s and .
he never could entertain a thought o f returning to S uson ,
o r o f follo wi n g the trade o f a butcher in that county .
He accordingly resolved to commence smuggler and

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r a ising as much money as he could scrape together he ,
be t ook him to the hund reds o f Essex where he soon b e ,
came connected with a gang o f smugglers This h i s .
new pro fession he followed for some time with tolerable

s uccess ; but fortune taking a turn he lost all that he ,
had acquired ; Upon which he began to turn his thoughts

to another b u t by no means a more honest way o f li fe
, , .
In a word he connect ed himsel f with a gang o f deer

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stealers who finding him a desperate fellow and fit fo r

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their purpose admitted him among them This desperate

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gang a ft erwards known and feared under the title o f t h e

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E ssex G ang not only robbed the forest o f deer but

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thinned several gentlemen s parks o f them inasmuch t h at ,
they obtained a conside rable sum o f money They fol

lowed deer stealing only fo r some time ; but not finding
the money come i n so quickly a s they wished and being ,
narrowly watched by the park keepers they by Turpin 8 , ,

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d irection resolved to go round the country at nights and

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when they could find a house that had any thing valuabl e
in it o ne wa s t o k nock at the door which bein g o pened
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the rest should rush in and p lunder it not only of p l ate ,
but o f household goods .
The fi rst person attacked in this manner was a Mr .
S trype an o l d man who kept a C handler s shop a t W at

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ford ; from whom they only took the money he had by

hi m ; but Turpin in formed his companions that he kne w
an o l d woman at Loughton who he was certain h a d , , ,
s even o r eight hundred pounds in her possession Th e .
p lan being declared feasible away they went and co m , ,
ing to the door one o f them knocked and Turpin and

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the rest o f the gang rushed in The first thing they did .
was to blind fold the o l d lady and her maid Turp in the n .
examined the former touching her money upon which ,
she declared that she had none be ing naturally loth to part ,
with it S ome o f the gang were inclined t o believe her

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but Turpin with an oath declared that i f she remaine d

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obstinate he would set her on th e fire The poor old lady .
imagining that this was a mere threat su ffered hersel f to ,
be li ft ed on t o the fire till the anguish she had endured

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for a long time compelled her to disclose and the gang

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retired with about 4 0 0 1 .
They then consulted together who should be their next

victim and agreed t o wait U pon a farmer near Rippl e
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S ide . The people within not answering the door so soon

as they would fain have had it opened they broke in , ,
and according to th eir ol d custom tied the o l d man the , ,
o l d woman the servant maid and the farmer s son i n ’

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law They then ransacked the house and robbed the

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o l d farmer o f about 7 0 0 1 Turpin seeing so considera

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ble a booty cried A y this would do i f it were alway s

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their share being about 8 0 1 a man . .
The success the gang met with made them resolve t o ,
o c e e d against those who had attempted to detect them

p .
They accordingly agreed to attack the house o f Mason ,
the keeper o f Epping Forest The time was fixed when

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he house was to be attacked ; but Turpin having still a

great deal o f money in his possession could not re frai n ,
from coming u p to London to spend it ; a nd getting ,
d runk forgot the appointed time fo r putting their design

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into execution : howev e r the re s t resolving not t o be

, ,
however , fainted , and a glas s o f water Wi th s o me dr o ps

in it was instantly provided with which they bathed h e r ,
t emples a nd were very an x ious fo r her re c overy

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A ft e r .
s taying about t wo hours in the house they packed u p ,
their plunder and made o ff with it threatening the i n

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mates O f the house that i f the y stirred within t wo hours

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they would murder them .
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The names o f Turpin s principal as s ociates were Fielder,
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Rose and Walker ; there was another also whose nam e

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we have not learned These made an appointment to r o b

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a gentleman s hou s e at Croydon and fo r that purpose , ,
agreed to meet at the Hal f Moon tavern which they a c ,

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c o r d i ng l y did a bo ut six o clock in the evening
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Walker .
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having some know l edge o f the house went a t the head ,
O f his companions into the yard and found the coach ,
man dressing the horses ; him they b ound and going ,
from thence met Mr S heldon the master W hom they .

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seized and compelled t o show them the way to the house .
A s soo n as they entered they tied Mr S h e ldon s hand s ,

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behind him with cords and having s erved t he rest O f t h e

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family a ft er the same fashion fell to plundering the house , .
E leven guineas and several pieces o f plate jewels and

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other things o f value was the result o f this adventure ;

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but be fore they le ft the place they returned two guineas ,
thanked Mr S heldon for the very courteous manner wit h

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which they had been received and bade him go od night , .
Their next design was upon the house O f Mr La w .
rence at E d g e wa r e bury near S tanmore A bout five

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O clock they went from the Queen s Head at S tanmore ,
a nd proceeded t o the destined spot O n their arrival they .

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le ft their horses at the outer gate and climbing over t h e ,
hatch into the sheep yard met with a boy just putting u p
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s ome sheep They sei zed him and presenting a pistol

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told him they would shoot him i f he O ffe r ed to cry ou t

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but i f he would in form them truly what servants Mr .
Lawrence kept and who was in the house they would

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give him money The boy terrified at their threats told

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instantly what they desired and o ne O f them thereupon ,
k nocked at the door When it was opened they all rushed

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m with p istols in their hands and s e i zin g Mr L a w r ence ,

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ri fl ed his p ockets ou t o f which they too k o ne guinea a

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Portugal piece o f thirty six shillings about fi ft ee n shilling s

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in silver and his keys D issatisfied with so small a booty

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they then drove him up s t airs a nd breaking open a closet , ,
plundered it o f money silver cups and spoons gold rings, , ,
and many other things o f value A bottle o f elder wine .
which they found they divided amongst the servants li ft

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ing it to their mouths as their hands were pinioned behind

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them A maid servant who was churning in an outhouse

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hearing a noise suspected there were thieves in the house

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and put o u t the candle to secrete hersel f O ne o f them .

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however discovered her a n d dr a ggi ng her from her

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hiding place menaced her with the most h orrid threats

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i f she raised the alarm A ll o f them indeed dis a ppoint .

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ed and enraged at their ill success ( fo r they had ca l cu -

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lated u pon a rich return fo r their trouble and hazard ) ,
p ractised on this occasion the most savage cruelties Hav .
in
g stripped the house o f every thing o f worth even to ,
the sheets from the beds they dragged Mr Lawrenc e ,

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dow n stairs again and declared with t h e most dread ful

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oaths they would cut his throa t i f he hesitated to con fess

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what money was in the house ; and being answered that

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there was none excepting that which they had taken they ,
beat him barbaro usly with the butt ends o f their whips -
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and i nfl icted a terrific cut upon his head with a pistol .
O ne o f them took a chopping bill and swore he woul d -
cleave his legs O ff ; another a kettle o f water from the

fire and fl u ng o n him which happening however to
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have been recently filled did no serious inju ry In their , .
search besides the be forementioned particulars they me t

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with a chest belonging to one o f Mr Lawrence s sons .

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which they broke open taking there from twenty pounds , ,
and all his linen S ome o f these things were a ft erwards

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traced to a place called D uc k lane where two o f thes e -

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fellows were apprehended .
A lthough In this robbery they got about 2 6 1 in mone

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in the whole yet they made no fair distribution o f i t

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amongst themselves The honour mentioned as existin g

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amongst thieves was in this instance at any rate some

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thin g of that character which distin g uishes their dealin g s

LI VE S U b B A N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
with others not o f their pro fession ; fo r it appeare d upon

evidence that those w h o were most fortunate in the p l u n
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der o n the division o f the spoil could bring their minds

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to produce no more than three pounds nine s hillings and

s 1x p e n ce .
These frequent and daring burglaries induced His

Majesty to O ffer a pardon to any o ne o f the criminals
who had been concerned in entering the house o f Mr .
L awrence and committing such atrocities o n the evening

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O f the 4 t h o f February ; and further a reward o f 5 0 1 ,

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to every person who should be instrumental in the di s

co ver y o f any o f the O ffenders .
N otwi t hstanding which o n the 7 t h o f February the , ,
party again met by appointment having fixed upon the ,
White Hart in D rury lane as the best place whereat t o ,
concert future depredations A ccordingly they agreed .

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upon making an attempt to r ob Mr Francis a large fa r .

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mer near Mary -l e bone at whose house they arrived

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shortly a ft er seven The details o f this outrage are much

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the same as the previous robbe ries in which they were e n “
gaged They succeeded in Obtaining thirty s even guinea s

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and ten pounds in silver a q uantity o f jewels and linen, ,
and the un fortunate Mr Francis s wig all o f which they

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carried off ; no t forgetting the latter the value o f which , ,
excepting t o the owner we are q uite at a loss t o conceive

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They also formed a design to rob the house O f a coun

try justice and with that intention met at a public house
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near Leigh N ot rightly knowing however the way into

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the jolly j ustice s d o m i cl e they concealed themselv es ,
under some furze bushes ; b u t while they were thus lying

p erdue there they heard
, several persons riding alon g
t ogether who happened to be some o f the neighbouring
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farmers returning from the table o f the rustic Rhada

m a nt h u s in a state o f noisy mirth induced doubtless , , ,
b y the genial fumes O f the justice s wines ; and by their ’
conversation it was plain that there were others still r e

maining there who dreading neither riotous spouses nor
, , ,
the midnight bottle might probably have determined with

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wine and song to outwatch the bear they there fore , ,
deem ed it advisable no t t o attempt it that night and a d ,

LI V E S O F BA N DITT I A N D R OBB E R S .
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s houted Turpin or by I ll let day light through
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y ou What said K i ng laughing
, heartily what , ,
d o g eat dog ! Come co m e ! brother Turpin i f you don t

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know me I know you and should be glad O f your com

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pany . A ft er mutual assurances O f fidelity to o ne a n
other and that nothing should part them till death they
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a greed to go together upon some exploit and met with a ,
small booty that very day ; a ft er which they continued

together committing divers robberies fo r nearly three
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years when K ing was accidentally shot

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King being very well known about the country a s ,
likewise was Turpin insomuch that no house would e n ,
t e r t a i n them they formed the idea o f dwelling m a cave

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and to that end pitched upon a place inclosed with a larg e

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thicket between Loughton Road and King s O ak Road
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here they made a place large eno u gh to receive them and

t wo horses and while they lay concealed there they could
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see through several holes purposely made what passen , ,
gers went by o n either road and as they thought proper ,
sallied out and robbed them This they did in such a .
daring manner and so fr e quently that it was not sa fe for

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any person to travel that way and the very higglers ,
w ere obliged to go armed In this cave they drank and .
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lay ; Turpin s wi fe supplied them with food and frequent ,
l y remained in the place all night with them .
From the forest King and Turpin on ce took a ride t o

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B ungay in S u ffolk where the latter had seen two young

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market women receive thirteen o r fourteen pou nds and

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was determined t o rob them o f it King attempted to .
dissuade him from it sayin g they were pretty girls and

he would never be e rig a g e d m an attempt to deprive two
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h ardworking women O f their little ga i ns Turpin how .

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ever p ersisted and coming u p with them relieved them

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O f the burden o f their coin which exploit occasioned a ,
dispute between them .
A s they were returning they robbed a gentleman wh o ,
wa s taking an airing in his chariot with his two children ,
King fi rst attacked him but found him so power ful and ,
d etermined a person returning such sound replies in t h e ,

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s ha p e o f blows to p oor King s civilities that he wa s fai n ,
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to ca l l upon his companion fo r assistan ce Their a ni t e d .
s t rength at last overcame him and they took from h i m ,
a l l t h e money he had about him and then demanded his ,
watch which he declined o n any account to part with

,
but one o f the children became frightened and persuaded ,
i t s father to let them have it They then in s isted upon .
ta king a mourning ring which they Observed he wore ,
and an O bjection was raised on his part even to that pro ,
position Finding however i t was useless to oppose them

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he at length resigned it telling them it was not worth ,
eighteen pence but t hat he much valued it Upon which

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in formation they returned it to him saying they were , ,
too much o f gentlemen to take any thing which another

valued so much .
A bout this time the reward o ffered for the apprehension

O f Turpin had induced several poor but resolute men to , ,
make an attempt to get him in t o their power A mon g .
the rest a man groom to a Mr Thompson tempted by ,

.
,
the placard setting forth the golden return in the event o f

success connected himsel f with a higgler to ward O ff
,
suspicion and commenced his search Turpin o ne day

,
.
standing by himsel f in the neighbourhood O f his cave ,
Observed some one who he supposed was poaching fo r , ,
hares and saluted him with No hares near this thicket ;

, ,
” ’
it s o f no use seeking you ll not find any
’
Perhaps ,
.
”
I shall a Tu rp i n though replied the fellow and levelled
, , ,
his piece at him S eeing his danger Turpin commenced.

,
a parley retreating at the same time by degrees toward s

,
his cave the groom following him with his gun presented
, .
”
I surrender said Turpin when he reached the mouth
, ,
o f the cavern and the man dropping the point O f his

,
piece the former seized his carbine and shot him dead
, ,
o n the spot Turpin instantly made o ff to another part

.
o f the country in search o f King and sent his wi fe a

, ,
letter t o meet him at a certain public house at which in -

, ,
a fe w days enquiring fo r her under a feigned name he

, ,
found she was awaiting his appearance The kitchen .
where she was happened to be at the back through a

,
p ublic roo m where some farmers and others were regal

,
m g themselves O n p assing through a butcher to who m

.
, ,
he o wed fi ve pounds recognized him and taking hi m , ,
aside said I know you have money now D ick ; i f

,
“
,
you d pay me it would be o f great service

’ ”
My wi fe .
”
has certainly money to some amount replied Tu r p l n , .
with a most unmoved ountenance ; she is in the nex t c
”
place ; I ll get it o f her and pay you presently When
’
, .
Turpin was gone t h e butcher apprized the company w h o

,
’
he was and added I ll just get my five pounds o f him
, , ,
”
a nd then we ll take him Turpin however was not to
’
.
, ,
be s o caught and instead o f going to his wi fe leaped out

, ,
o f the next window took horse and was O ff in an i n

, ,
stant much to the d i s co m fit u re O f the knight o f the clea

,
ver and the assembled company who doubtless had cal ,
c u l a t e d most correctly the proportion o f the reward tha t

’
would be due to each by virtue O f the king s S ignet .
Having discovered King and o ne o f h i s ass ociates ,
w hose name was Potter they determined to set o u t at ,
once fo r London and coming over t h e forest about three

hundred yards from the Green Ma n Turpin found that ,
his horse having undergone great fatigue began to tire

, , .
O n such an occasion it was no question with Turpin how

he should provide himsel f with another fo r overtaking , ,
a gentleman the owner o f several race horses he at once

,
-
,
a ppropriated his steed and a handsome whip t o his o wn
peculiar use and recommending h is o wn broken dow n

,
-
jade t o the k ind consideration o f the party speaking ,
highly of his points le ft him to mount the sorry courser

, ,
a n d urge the wretched q uadruped forward in the best way
he could .
T his robbery was committed on a S aturday night and ,
o n the Monday following the gentleman received i nt e l l i
gence that such a horse as he had lost and described was

,
le ft at an inn in White ch a pel he accordingly went there

-
,
and found it to be the same Nobody came fo r it at the .
’
time appointed b u t about eleven o clock at night King s
, ,
’
brother called fo r the horse and was seized immediately , .
The whip he carried in his hand the gentleman instantl y ,
identified as that stolen from him although the button ,
U pon which his name had been engraved was hal f broken
O ff ; the l a tter letters of his na m e h o we ve x were p lai nly , ,
I- IV E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
there too k ou t two dry footed hounds but Turpin p er

,
-
ce i v i n
g them coming climbed up a tree
,
and saw them ,
stop beneath it several times as though they scented him , ,
which so terrified Turpin t hat as soon as they were gone , ,
he made a resolution o f retiring that instant to York

shire .
S oon a ft er this a person came ou t o f Lincolnshire to

,
B rough ne a r Market Cave in Yorkshire and s tayed fo r

,
-
, ,
some time at the Ferry house He said his name was - .
John Palmer ; and he went from thence sometimes t o

l i v e at North Cave and sometimes at Welton continuing
, ,
in these places about fi ft een o r sixteen months except ,
such part o f the time as he went to Lincolnshire t o see

his friends which he frequently did and as O ft en brought
, ,
t h ree or four horses back with him which he used t o sell ,
o r exchange in Yorkshire While he so lived at B rough

.
,
Cave and Welton he very o ft en went o u t hunting and

, ,
shooting with the gentlemen in the neighbourhood A s .
he was returning one day from s hooting he saw o ne o f ,

’
his landlord s cocks in the street and raising his gun , ,
s hot it dead . A man his neighbour witnessing so wan

, ,
ton a n act complained o f such conduct asking him by

, ,
what authority he shot another man s property Wait ’

.
one moment said Mr Palmer

”
, just stay till I have
.
,
“
” ’
charged my piece and I ll shoot you too
, The landlord .
b eing in formed o f the loss he had sustained by the dea t h

O f his favourite bird and the man who saw the act being
, ,
enraged at the threat Palmer had used towards him they ,
both Obtained a warrant against him and he was brought up ,
at the General Quarter S essions where he was examined , .
S ureties fo r his good behaviour in future were the penal

t y alone exacted from him which however re fusing t o , , ,
find he was committed to the House o f Correction His

,
.
conduct thus excited g reat suspicion ; fo r it was stra nge

that a man who was in the habit o f bringing from his
friends i n Lincolnshire hal f a dozen horses at a time and - -
,
p lenty o f mone y should be s o forsaken as no t to be able

,
0 provide sureties and still stranger that on so trivial ,
occasion as the present i f he could find t hem a t all he did

, ,
’
not p roduce them A man s pri d unde r other circu m
.
e
R IC H A R D T U R PIN . 2 27
t e might be concerned or a consciousness O f inno

s a nc s ,
cence that e x cluded the possibility or the benefit o f r e ,
lea se under other conditions than free acquittal ; but o n

,
a charge o f this nature which might have been made u p

,
even b y the purchase o f the fowl or a simple excuse h i s , ,
re fusa l was very suspicious Inquiries were set on fo o t .
in all quarters ; and the magistrate not contented with t h e ,
accounts he gave o f himsel f o f having been a grazier in

Lincolnshire despatched o ffi cers to le ar n how fa r that
,
s t atement wa s consistent with truth The result was a .
’
confirmation o f Pal mer s account so fa r as the fact O f his ,
having lived in Lincolnshire and having been a grazier ,
there ; that is that there he had something to do with

,
s heep confined principall y however to the expert ra c

, p , ,
tice o f stealing them Mr Palmer upon the receipt o f

. .
,
t his in formation was removed from the B everley house o f

,
correction to York castle and accommodated on the way ,
with the use o f hand cu ffs and a guard o f honour Whe n

-
,
.
he arrived at his new abode two persons from Lincoln ,
shire challenged a mare and a foal which he had sold t o

a gentleman and also the horse on which he rode when
,
he came t o B everley to be stolen from them O ff the fen s

,
in Lincolnshire We need not add that Mr Palmer wa s

. .
o ne and the same p erson with D ick Turpin the notoriou s ,
highwayman .
Turpin at one time with another fellow laid a scheme

, ,
fo r seizing the Government money ordered to be paid t o ,
the ships at Portsmouth B oth o f them were to have a t .
tacked the guard i n a narrow p ass with sword and pistol ,

’
in hand ; but Turpin s courage failed him and the ent er ,
prise dropped Gordon his accomplice in this design

.
, ,
was a ft erwards taken o n a charge in which he alone wa s

concerned and while in Ne wg a t e he declared that a ft e r “
that Turpin would be guilty o f any cowardly action and

, ,
”
die like a dog .
Turp i n was tried and convicted o f stealing the horse

and the foal and the mare from the fens and was e xe cu ,
ted O n S aturday A pril 7 t h 1 7 3 9 He behaved himsel f

, ,
.
with remarkable a ssurance and bowed to the spectators ,
as he pas s ed It w a s O b s erved that as he mounted t he

.
ladder his right leg tre mbled o n which he stamped i t ,
down with violence and with undaunted fortitude looked

,
around him A ft er speaking to the executioner fo r nearly

.
hal f an hour he threw himsel f o ff the ladder and expired

, ,
in about five minutes .
Hi s corpse was brought bac k from the gallows and

’
buried in a neat cofli n in S t George s church yard The .
- .
grave was dug deep and the persons he appointed t o fo l

,
l o w him mour ners we hesitate t o call them fo r we can

( ,
no t imag i ne anybody to mourn upon the death O f such an

unprecedented r u fli a n those persons whoever they were ,
however took all possible care to secure the corpse ; not

,
withstanding which some men were discovered to b e

,
m oving O ff the body which they had taken up ; and the

,
mob having got in formation where it might be found ,
went to a garden in which it was deposited and brought ,
i t away in a sort o f triumph and buried it in the same ,
g r a ve having first filled the co ffin with slacked lime

, .
C LA U DE DU VA LL .
IT
might very naturally be objected t o u s by some ,
that we should introd u ce into ou r work the li fe o f any

highwayman however celebrated whose fortune it was
, ,
to have been born in France ; but without insisting upon ,
t h e celebrity o f the person whose li fe we are about to

n a rrate it will be su ffi cient to in form the objecting reader
, ,
that many o f the adventures achieved by Claude d u V all

were per formed in E n gland a nd that he is accordingly , ,
t o all inten t s and purposes although a Frenchman by ,
birth an English highwayman

D
.
,
This noted person was born at om front in Norman ,

*
dy . His father was a miller and his mother was de ,
‘ We
fi nd , b y r e fe r e nc e t o a n old Li fe O f Du Va l l , p ubl i s h e d i n
1 670 , t h a t Dom fr o nt w a s a p l a c e b y n o m e a n s u nl i k e ly t o h a ve p r o .
d u ce d ou r a d ven t u rer Ind ee d , i t a ppe a r s t h a t c om m on h one s t y

.
w a s a m o s t unco m m on i n g r e di ent i n t h e m o r al e conom y of t h e pl a ce ,

a s t h e fo ll o wi n g c u r i ou s ex tr a ct fr om t h e wor k i n q u e s t i on wil l
a bu nd a n t ly t e s t i fy
In t h e d ay s of Ch a rl es IX t h e cu r a t e of Dom fr ont , ( fbr s o the
.
LI V E S O F B A N DITT I A N D R OBB E R S .
c are ful t o train u p his son in the reli g ion O f his ances tors ,
he was himsel f utterly without religion He talked more .
o f good cheer than o f the church ; O f sumptuous feasts
than o f the ardent faith ; o f good wine than of good

works .
D u V all s parents were exempted from the trouble and

’
expense O f rearing their son at the age o f thirtee n We .
first find him at Rouen the p rincipal city o f Normandy

, ,
In the character o f a stable boy Here he fortunately- .
found retour horses going to Paris upon o ne o f these he

was permitted to ride o n condition O f assisting to dres s
,
them at night His expenses were likewise de frayed by

.
some English travellers whom he met upon the road .
A rrived at Paris he continued at the same inn where

,
the E nglishmen put up and by running messages o r per

, ,
forming the meanest C fli c e s subsisted fo r a while , He .
continued in this humble station until the Restoration o f

Charles IL whe n multitudes from the Continent resorted
,
to England In the character o f a footman to a person

.
o f quality D u V all also repaired to this country

, The .
universal j oy which seized the nation u p on that happy

event contaminated the morals o f all ; r i ot dissipation , ,
and every species o f p r ofl i g a cy abounded The young .
and s p rightly French footm a n entered keenly into thes e

amusements His funds however being soon exhausted
.
, , ,
he deemed it no great crime fo r a Frenchman to exact

contributions from the English In a short time he .
,
b ecame so dexterous in his new employment that h e ,
had the honour o f being first named in an advertise

ment issued fo r the apprehending O f some notorious rob
b ers
D
.
O ne day u V all and some others espied a knight and

his lady travelling along in their coach S eeing them .
selves i n danger o f being attacked the lady resorted to a ,
fl a g e o l e t and commenced pla y ing which she did very

, ,
dexterously Du V all taking the l int pulled one out o f

.
,
his pocket began to play and in this posture approached

, ,
”
t h e coach . S ir said he to the knight your la d y
, ,
per forms excellently and I make no doubt she dance s

,
well ; will y ou step o u t o f the coach and let u s hav e t h e ,

CL A U D E DU VA LL . 231
”
h onour to dance a courant with her u pon t h e heath l
fi‘
I dare not deny any thing , sir replied the knight rea d
'
,
1 ly,
to a gentleman o f y our quality and good behaviour ,
you seem a man o f generosity and your request is per ,

”
fe ct l y reasonable Immediately the footm a n opened t h e
.
door and t h e knight came out D u V all leaped lightly

, .
O ff his horse and handed the lady down

, It was s u r .
p rising to see how grace fully he moved up o n the grass

scarce ly a dancing master in London but would have -
been proud to have shown such agility in a pair o f pumps ,
as D u Vall evinced in a pair O f French riding boots A s - .
soon as the dance was over he handed the lady to the ,

”
coach but just as the knight was stepping in S i r said
, , ,
he , you forget to pay the music His worship r e .
plied that he never forgot such things and instantly put

, ,
his hand under the seat o f the coach pulled o u t 1 0 0 1 in , .
a bag which he delivered to D u V all who received it

, ,
with a very good grace and courteous l y answered S i r , , ,
o u are liberal and shall have no ca use to regret your

y ,
generosity ; this given so handsomely is better ,
than ten times the sum taken by force Your noble b e .
haviour has excused you the other 3 0 0 1 which you h ave .
”
in the coa ch with you A ft er this he gave him his
.
,
word tha t he might pass undisturbed i f he m et any ,
other o f his crew and then wished them a good jour

,
ney .
A t another time D u V all and s ome of his associates

,
met a coach upon B lackheath full o f ladies and a child , ,
with them O ne o f the gang rode u p to the coach and

.
,
in a rude manner robbed the ladies o f their watches and

rings and even seized a silver sucking bottle O f the
,
-
’
child s The in fant cried bitterly fo r its bottle and the
.
,
ladies earnestly entreated he would only return that ar ti

cle to the child which he barbarously re fused D u V all
, .
went for ward to discover what detained his accomplice ,
a nd , the ladies renewing their entreaties to him he ,
instantly threatened to shoot his companion unless he ,

’
returned that article saying S irrah can t you behave, , ,
like a gentleman and raise a contribution without strip

,
p ing p eop le ; but p erha p s y ou had some occa sion fo r

, ,
the sucking bottle fo r by your actions o ne would i m a

-
, , ,
”
gine y ou were hardly weaned This smart r eproo f had .
the desired e ffect and D u V all in a courteous manner

, , ,
took his leave o f the ladies .
O ne day D u V all met Roper master o f the hounds t o ,
Ch arles II who was hunting in Wi ndsor Forest ; and

.
, ,
taking the advantage o f a thicket demanded his money , ,
o r he would instantly take his li fe Roper without hesi .

,
t a t i on
,
gave him his purse con t aining at least fi ft y ,
guineas : in return fo r which D u V all bound him neck

and heel tied his horse to a tree beside him and rode
, ,
across the country .
It was a considerable time be fore the huntsmen dis

covered their ma ster The s q uire being a t length r e
.
,
leased made all possible haste to Windsor unwilling t o

, ,
venture himsel f into any more thickets for that day what ,
ever might be the fortune o f the hunt Entering the town .

,
he was accosted by S i r S te p hen Fox who inquired i f he ,

”
had had any sport S port ! replied Roper in a great
.
,
passion yes sir I have had sport enough from a vil

, , ,
lain wh o made me pay full dear fo r it ; he bound me nec k .
and heels contrary to my d esire and then too k fi ft y ,
guineas from me to pay him for his labour which I had ,

”
much rather he had omitted .
E ngland no w became t oo c ontracted a sphere fo r t h e

talents o f ou r adventurer ; and in consequence o f a p ro ,
clamation issued fo r his detection and his notoriety in

D
,
the king d om u V all retired t o his native country A t

, .
Paris he lived in a very extravagant style and carrie d ,
o n war with rich travellers a n d fair ladies and proudly ,
boasted that he was equally success ful with both but his
war fare with the la t ter was infinitely more agreeable ,
though much less profitable t han with t h e former , .
There is one adventure o f D u V all at Paris which we ,
shall lay be fore o u r readers There was in that city a .
learned Jesuit con fessor to the French King who had

, ,
rendered himsel f eminent both by his politics and his

av a rice His thirst fo r money was insatiable a nd
D
.
,
Increased with his riches u V all devised the following

.
L I VE S O F BA N DIT TI A N D R OBB E R S .
from every living soul U tensils being fixed and ever y.

,
thing in readiness the J esuit came to witness the won

,
d e r fu l operation D u V all took several metals and mine

.
rals o f the basest sort and put them in a crucible his , ,
reverence viewing every o ne as he put them in O ur .
a l ch m i s t had prepared a hollow tube into which he con

y ,
v e ye d several sprigs o f real gold with this seeming

s tick he stirred the operation which with its heat melt
, , , ,
e d the gold and the tu b e at the same time so that it sank

, ,
1 m p e r c e p t i b l y into the vessel When the excessive fire .
h a d consumed all the d i fl ere nt materials which he h a o

p ut in the gold remained pure to the q uantity O f an
, ,
ounce and a hal f This the J esuit ordered to be exam

.
i ne d and ascertaining that it was actually pure gold he

, ,
b ecame devoted to D u V all and blinded with the pros , ,
p e e t of fut u re a dvantage credited every thing ou r i m ,
p ostor said furnishing him with whatever he demanded

, ,
in hopes o f being made master o f this extraordinary se

cret Thus were ou r a l ch y m i s t and Jesui t according to
.
,
”
the o l d saying as great as two pickpockets
, D u V all .
was a pro fessed robber ; and what is a court favourite but

’
a picker O f the people s pockets ? S O that it was two sharp
ers endeavo u ring to outsharp o ne another The con .
fe s s or was as candid as D u V all could wish ; he showed

him all his treasures and several rich jewels which he ,
had received from the k ing ; hoping by these obligations , ,
to incline him to discover his wonder ful secrets with more

alacrity In short he became so importunate that D u
.
, ,
V all was apprehensive o f t o o mi nute an inquiry i f he de ,
n ied the request any longer : he there fore a p pointed a

day when t h e whole was to be disclosed In the mean .
t ime he took a n opportunity o f stealing into the chamber

,
w here the riches were d eposited and where his reverence ,
generally slept a ft er dinner ; finding him in deep repose ,
he gentl y bound him then took his keys and unhoarde d

, ,
a s much o f his weal t h as he could carry O ff u n s u s
ected ; a ft er which h e q uickly took leave o f h i m and

prance .
It is uncertain how long D u V all continued his depre

d a tions a ft er his return to En g land ; but we are in for m e d ,
CL A U D E DU VA LL . 2 35
t hat in a fi t O f intoxication he was detected a the Hole , t
l n the Wall in Chandos street committed t o Newgate

’
- -
, , ,
c onvicted condemned and executed at Tyburn in t h e

, , ,
twenty seventh year O f his age on the l s t O f January

-
, ,
1 6 6 9 : and so much had his gallantries and handsome

fi gure rendered him the favourite O f the fair sex that ,
m any a bright eye was dimmed a t his funeral ; his corpse

wa s bedewed with the tears o f beauty and his actions ,
a n d death were celebrated by the immortal author O f the
i nimitable Hudibras He was buried with m an y fl a m

.
beaux amidst a numerous train o f mourners ( most o f

, ,
t hem ladies ) in the middle aisle o f the church in Coven t

,
G arden .
JM MA ES A C LA IN E .
J A M E S MA CL A I N E C alled in his own time by the di s

,
t i ng u i s h e d title o f The gentleman highwayman seem ,
e d a t his birth to be fa r removed from the common tempt
a t i o ns which t oo frequently lead to an in famous death .
U nt il the decease o f his father which took place when he ,
wa s about eighteen years o f age a fair prospect of pros ,
erit was presented to him but unhappily being con

p y ; , ,
scious o f his birth which entitled him b y a slight strain

, ,
ing o f courtesy to the designation of a gentleman he

, ,
imbibed together with an inordinate vanity an aversion

, ,
from business and an immoderate desire to appear a gay

,
y oung fellow .
L a u chl i n Maclaine the father o f o u r adventurer was

, ,
a Presbyterian di vine and pastor O f a congregation o f,
that communion at Monaghan in the North O f Ireland , .
He designed James his second son fo r a merchant and

, , ,
bestowed upon him a sound education but died be fore he ,
could put his intentions into e ffect O f sending him t o R ot

t e r d a m t o be placed in the counting -house o f a S cotch
m erchant of his ac q uainta nce .
2 36 LI V E S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
Young Maclaine the instant his father s breath was o u

,
’ t
o f his body proceeded to take possession and to dispos e

,
o f his father s substance ; and treated with per fect c o n

’
t empt the remonstrances o f his friends and relations and

,
the exhortations o f his aunt who fi nding all her e nt re a , ,
ties ine ffectual took his only sister into her charge and
, ,
le ft h i m to pursue what cou rse be pleased .
Thus le ft to himsel f Maclaine forgot altogether t h e

,
p rojected D utch counting house and equipping himsel f in -

,
the gayest apparel that part o f the country could afford ,
a nd purchasing a gelding set up fine gentleman at once , ,
and i n a twelvemonth d issipated almost the whole o f his

property D uring his extravagances however his ear
.
, ,
had been frequently troubled with the remonstrances O f

his aunt and his other relations which at length he found ,
so dis a greeable that he was fain to set ou t for D ubli n

,
w itho u t communicating his intention to any o ne It wa s .
here it appears that he first conceived the notion O f

, ,
making his fortune by marriage ; and having no disagree

able person he gratuitously gave himsel f credit fo r many
,
more excelle ncies than un fortunately other people could

, ,
discover in him The demands fo r the maintenance O f

.
such an appearance as would realize his hopes o f a rich

marriage soon swept away the small remainder o f his
,
property ; and he had now full time to re fl ect o n his folly

and vanity and t o regret not a little having despised t h e
,
advice o f his relations who had for some time turned a

,
dea f ear to his entreaties by letter fo r a supply o f money .
B u t upon them nevertheless he felt was now his sole de

, ,
e n d a n ce He had long spent his a l l— h e was an enti re

p . “
str a nger to a single individual o f worth or substance in

the place and his credit and clothes even to the last
, ,
shirt were gone S elling his sword there fore the l a st

,
.
, ,
piece o f splendour that remained to him he raised a s ,
much as would bear h i s charges o n foot and with a heavy ,
he a rt set out to return to Monaghan his native place ,

.
Not a hand was outstretched to welcome the pro d iga l

home again ; his aunt re fused to see him all his other ,
r elations followe d her example and the companions o f his ,
former riots not only re fused him r e l i e f but rendered h i m ,

t hough he re fused him a character t o another fa m i ly ,
generously paid his passage to England and allowed him , ,
fo r a limited period a fl e r his landi ng a shi lling a day for ,
s ubsistence .
O nce again on this side o f the water his notions o f ,
gentility returned ; he scorned being a menial servant ;

and valuing the m i ni m u m o f his ambition at a pair o f co
lours he actually had the impudence to attempt to borro w
,
the purchase money on the bond he had obtained from

his mas t er This absurd scheme failing he threw up
.
,
his shilling a day in disgust and heroically cast himsel f

-
,
for sup p ort o n a celebrated courtesan a countrywo m a n ,
O f his o wn who maintained him for some months i n

,
great magnificence and enabled him to attend the p ubli c

,
p laces with something like spl endour .
B u t having disgusted this lady by his pusillanimous

conduct in a rencontre with a certain peer — who b e ,
stowed upon him a severe castigation and very nearly ,
r a n him through the body though he was much stronger, ,
and as well armed as the nobleman — h e was once more ,
without resources His grandeur now su ffere d an eclipse

.
for two o r three months and his last suit had been laid
,
by in lavender or in other words pawned when he i a

, , , ,
s pired the regard o f a lady o f quality the conse q uence ,
o f which was that fo r five o r six months longer he fl ou r
i s h e d a way as an idle fellow in all the public places .
B u t Maclaine inwardly was not idle He was ex .
t r e m e l y anxious fo r an independent sett l ement and t h e ,
thought o f inveigling some woman o f fortune by t he

charms O f his person was still uppermost in his mind .
'
A mong other schemes to this end there was none he ,
built so much upon as a very hope ful and grate ful plot he
had laid fo r the daughter o f his patroness and b ene fa c
tress who had a considerable fortune B u t the young
, .
’
lady s waiting maid who had either more honesty tha n
-
,
abigails in general are furnished with or had not r e ,
c e i ve d the pri ce with which they are usually rewarded ,
discovered the affair to the o l d lady who forthwith dis ,
misse d Maclaine from her servi ces but when in a fe w , ,
months a ft er he was much reduced she p rivately be

, ,
.
J A M E S MA CLA I N E . 239
s towed u p on him fi ft y pounds in order to fit him ou t fo r

Jam aica where he had proposed to go and seek his fo r
,
tun e and where t h e lady was willing enough that he

,
should retire that she might be free from fears on her

,
’
daughter s a ccount .
B u t Maclaine was no sooner possessed o f this s u m

t ha n he forgot his Jamaica ex pedition and re t urned to his ,
fa vourite scheme o f fort u ne h u nting ; fo r he never could -
r i d himsel f o f the idea that one day o r other he should
s ucceed in the main object o f h i s e x istence He released .

,
t here fore his be st clothes from the durance vile in which
,
they had been plunged a n d a ft er various tr eaties with ,
m atch makers and chambermaids

- relat ing to ladies o f ,
great reputed fortune all which treaties ended in di s a p ,
p o i ntment he reluctantly co ntracted his ambition and

, ,
made suit to the daughter o f a considerable inn kee per -
a n d dealer in horses with whom he was fortunate enough

,
’
to succeed and whom he married with her parents con
,
s ent and five hundred pounds .
He re it would seem that Macla i ne had laid aside al l

thoughts o f the fine gentleman and had really determined ,
to make the most o f his wi fe s fortune by i ndustry and ’
di ligence He took a house in Welbeck street and set

.
,
u
p a grocer s and C han
’
dler s shop ; was very obliging to ’
his customers punctual in h i s d ealings and while his

, , ,
wi fe lived was esteemed by his neighbours a care ful and

,
i ndustrious man However though at times and while

.
, ,
he was in his shop he appeared to like his business yet

, ,
i n parti e s O f pleasure which he made but too o ft en and

, ,
o n holidays he a ffected the dress O f a gentleman a nd

, ,
thus created expenses which only a gradual enc r oachment

o n his capital enabled him to meet ; insomuch that when ,
h i s wi fe died which was about three years a ft er their

,
marriage h e resolved to leave o ff busine s s and conver t ed

, ,
his furniture and goods into t h e misera b le sum o f eighty

five pounds which perhaps wi t h frugality might have
, , , ,
support ed him in business but which was at all times t oo ,
s mall a sum for Mr Maclaine . .
His mother -i n law consenting to take charge o f his only

-
da u g hte r a nd once more in a manner a sin g le m a n with

, ,
L IV E S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
his eighty five pounds in his p ocket again did the desire
-
,
.
O f appearing the gay fine gentleman obtrude 1 t s e l f u pon
his mind and his Old project O f marrying a rich fortune

,
engr ossed all his faculties Fo r this purpose Mr Ma c .

,
.
laine who but a fe w weeks be fore was not ashamed t o

, ,
a ppear in a patched coat or to carry a hal fpennyworth ,
o f coal or sand to his customers now hired handsom e

’
apartments near S oho square and resume his laced -

,
clothes and a hat and feather

,
.
B u t ho wever unreasonable to others th 1 s sud d en tran

,
s itio u from the grub t o the butterfly might appear Mr , .
Ma cl a l ne had very good private reasons for his actions .
’
It appears that during his wi fe s last illness she had been ,
attended by one Plunket as a surgeon and apothecary ; ,
this Plunket a ft er the decease o f the poor woman opened

, ,
his mind to Maclaine saying that though the latter had

, ,
lost a good wi fe yet seeing that she was gone it was o f

, , ,
no use to despond o r t o repine particularly as it might ,
eventually turn o u t the most lucky circumstance in his

li fe He added at the same time that i f Maclaine would
.
,
a g ree t o share the fortune with him he could help him t o ,
a lady with ten thousand pounds at least in her o wn right .
This motion was t oo agreeable t o Mr Maclaine to be .
rejected It is hardly necessary t o detail with what zeal

.
this a ffair was followed up or how o ft en they fl attered ,
themselves with the deceit ful prospects o f success The .
young lady having been taken to the Wells Maclaine fol ,
l owed her passing fo r a man O f fortune and in every

, ,
p art o f his dress and equipage appearing in that character .
Plunket acted as his partner and was a sort o f under ,
a gent while Maclaine himsel f was ogling dancing and

, , ,
'
fl irting wi t h the y ou ng l a d y B u t an ill timed q uarrel .

~
with an apothec ary one evening in the public room placed

, ,
a quietus u pon his hopes fo r ever ; for the disciple O f Galen

enlisting a gallant son o f Mars in his quarrel the l a t ,
ter had the e ffrontery to kick o u r adventurer down stai r s ,
decl a ring publicly that he knew the rascal a footman a

fe w years ago This statement which was believed by
.
,
every bo dy present among whom was his mistress who s e

, ,
credulity he h a d ascertained be fore a nd wa s therefore ,

He had agreed fo r the passage paid part o f the mone y ,
m advance and bespoken some necessaries fitted for t h e

,
c l imate when unhappily fo r the in fatuated man he wa s

, , ,
prompted to go to a masquerade to take leave as he said , , ,
for the last time o f the bewitching pleasures o f London

, ,
and to bid a final farewell to this species o f enjoyment ,
which he should have no hope o f partaking in the West

Indies He went with the whole o f his money in h i s
.
pocket The strange appearance o f the place and O f t h e

.
company amused him fo r a while but the noise o f t h e ,
gamesters drew his attention to the gaming table where -

,
the quic k transition o f l arge sums from one hand to a n

other awakened his avarice and lulled his prudence asleep , .
In short he ventured and in hal f a n hour had possessed

, ,
himsel f O f a hundred guineas with which he resolved , ,
according to their phrase to tie u p b u t avarice had

,
“
now attacked him ; and a ft er taking a turn o r t wo round

t h e room he again returned and in a fe w minutes was
, ,
stripped to the last guinea .
It is needle s s to describe his agony on this occasion .
His money gone his expedition utterly disconcerted and

, ,
his fr iends lost p ast redemption ! What was now t o b e

done ?
In this extremity his evil genius now in the ascendant , ,
p rompted him to send fo r Plunket to advise with and ,
from that moment his ruin commenced This was the .
favourable moment fo r Plunket Himsel f a man of no .
honour an utter stranger to all ties o r principles O f r e

,
l i g i o n or honesty an old sharper and a daring fellow into

, ,
the bargain this was an Opportunity when his friend wa s

, ,
agitated almos t to madness to propose at first by distant , ,
hints and at last in plain E nglish going on the highway

, , .
Had he approached him in a calm hour it is more tha n ,
p robable that his proposal had been rejected with horror :

but the former strongly represented the ne ce s s 1t y o f a
speedy S upply be fore his friends could discover that his
money was gone which he said would expose him to, ,
universal scorn and contempt A strange in fatuation .

,
the dread o f shame— the shame o f appearing a fool di

m inished the horror o f being a villain and decid ed h i m ,
J AM E S MA CL A I N E . 243
to rec ru it his losses by means the most ha zardous and

w1 c x e d .
Havin g agr eed upon a plan o f co part nership and -

,
h i r e d two horses Plunket furnishing the pistols ; fo r this

,
wa s not his first entrance upon busines s o f that nature ,
they set out o n the evening a ft er the masquerade to lie ,
in wait fo r pas sengers coming from S m i t h fie l d market

Th ey met o n Ho u ns l ow h e a t h with a grazier next morn ,
i ng about four o clock from whom they took wi thout

’
, ,
Opposition be tween sixty and seven t y pounds

,
.
In this and other expeditions o f the same ki nd t hey

, ,
wore Venetian masks ; but this covering could not stifle

conscience in Maclaine nor animate h i m into courage , .
He accompanied Plunket it is true and was by at the , ,
robbery but strictly spe aking had no hand in it ; fo r his

, ,
fears were so great that he had no power to utter a word ,
or to draw a pistol The least resistance on the part o f

.
the countryman would have given wings to his heels and ,
have caused him t o leave his more daring accomplice i n

the lurch .
Even when the robbery was over and the cou ntryman ,
ou t o f sight Maclaine s fears were intolerable

’
, He fol .
lowed Plunket fo r some miles without speaking a word ;

and whe n they put u p at an inn nearly ten miles from ,
the place O f the robbery he called fo r a private room , ,
fear fu l o f every shadow and terrified at every sound , .
His agonies o f mind were so great that Plunket was ,
fear ful that his folly would raise suspicion in the house ,
a nd he would fain have persuaded him t o return imme
d i a t e l y to London ; but he would not stir till it was dusk ,
and then would not appear at the stables from which

t hey had hired the horses but le ft the care o f them t o ,
Plunket .
He was now by his share O f this ill acquired booty

,
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,
very nearly reimbursed his losses at the masquerade and ,
might have easily undertaken his voyage ; but he had

lost all peace o f mind and was be come entirely void o f,
p rudence S O g reat was his dread o f a discovery though

.
,
Plunket represented the impossibility o f it that he would ,
n o t stir ou t o f his room fo r some days and even then di d ,

not think himsel f sa fe but proposed going down t o t h e

,
country fo r a week o r t wo Plunket did not oppose h i s .
departure especially as he was to direct the route and

, ,
had gotten some intimation o f a prize coming that day

from S t A lban s towards which place they set out
’
. .
,
When they had gone a fe w miles Plunket imparted to ,
him h is design which Maclaine promised to second with

,
a great deal o f reluc t ance When they c ame within sight .
o f the coach in which was their expected b ooty Maclaine

, ,
would have persuaded Plunket t o desist ; but the other ,
turning his qualms o f co nscience into ridicule and drop ,
ping some h i nts o f cowardice Maclaine prepared fo r the ,
attac k crying
,
He needs must whom the devil drives
, .
I am over shoes and must over boots but no t wi t h s t a nd

ing conducted himsel f in so dis t racted a manner as went
,
nigh to lose them their prey They took however from .

, ,
a gentleman and a lady in t h e coach two gold watches , ,
and about twenty pounds in money with which they got ,
clear o f ; but did not think fit to keep that road any

longer but turned off and be fore morning put up at an
, ,
inn at Richmond where Maclaine was as much in the

,
horrors as in London ; had no rest no peace o f mind , ,
and stayed there two or three days sulky sullen and , , ,
perplexed as to what course he was to pursue His wish .

,
’
however to be in town in time for t h e ship s departure
,
fo r Jamaica determined him to return to London in a

,
fortnight when he found that the ship h a d sailed two

,
days be fore a disappointment that added to his former

,
-
perplexity Nevertheless having money in his pocket

.
, ,
he contriv ed to excuse himsel f t o his friends for his u h

o wa r d a b s ence and p r omised and seriously designed t o
, , ,
s e t out on the very next opportunity .
B u t the expensive company he kept in the interi m and ,
furthe r losses at play once more stripped him o f his ,
m oney ; and his evil genius Plunket was ever at his , ,
e l b ow ready to suggest the former method O f supply ,
with which he no w complied much less reluctantly t h an

be fore The bounds o f honour once overstepped especial
.
,
l y when success and security attend t h e villany the habit ,
o f vice grows strong ; and the checks o f co nscience

L IV E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
hand the good wi fe be came exceedingly curious abo u t

,
the coin ; and as a similar favour might be wanted by

hi m at a future time Mr Maclaine made it a point o f
,
.
conscience to keep his word with her and appointed her ,
t o come to him at his country lo d gings at Chelsea where ,
he paid her the money He however took care that h i s

.
, ,
friend Plunket should ease her o f the trouble o f carr y ing

it home by waylaying her in the Five fie ld s
,
- .
S oon a fter this a supply o f cash being wanted Plunk ,
e t and he prepared fo r an expedition and took the road ,
t o Chester ; and in three days committed five robberies

between S tony S trat ford and Whitchurch one o f which ,
was Upon an intimate ac q uaintance by whom Maclaine ,
had been handsomely entertained but t wo da y s be fore .
However the booty in the whole five robberies did n ot

,
amount to thirty pounds in cash but they had watches , ,
rings &c to a much greater amount O n the very

,
. .
evening o f their return to town they Obtained in forma ,
tion that an o ffi cer in the East India Company s se rvice ’
had received a large s u m o f money with which he was

about to return to Greenwich They waylaid and .
robbed him o f a ver y considerable sum and it would ,
seem tha t on this occasion they were under some dread

o f a discovery ; fo r in a fe w days a ft er the commissio n
,
o f it Maclaine set o u t fo r the Hague

, and Plunket for ,
Ireland .
O n the arriv a l O f the former at the Hague he pretend

'
ed a friendly visit t o his brother who received him with ,
cordiality and a ffection and as honesty is never s u s p i

,
cions he was easily induced to give credit to the specious

,
tale which his brother related t o him He told him that .
he had got a considerable fortune by his late wi fe and ,
that her father who died some fe w months be fore had ,
le ft h 1m a valuable legacy with which he designed t o ,
p urchase a company in the army Upon that and the .
1n t e re s t o f his other friends he said he hoped to live at

, ,
ease for the remain d er o f his li fe His worthy brother .

,
rejoicing in his prosperity introduced him to his a o ,
quaintance and friends amongst whom Mr Maclaine be

,
.
h a ved with great p oliteness giving balls and large pa r ,

J AM E S MA C L A I N E . 2 47
t ies which it is surmised he had the art t o

to p a
y for , ,
ext ract the gold watches and purses O f h i s guests without ,
s us 1 ct o n .
p
However upon his arrival in London to which place , ,
he had been induced to return by a let t er fr om Plunket ,
in forming him O f another rich matrimonial pri ze which ,
was as usual beyond his reach o r ingenuity to ensnare ;

—h e again appears to have taken up his old thou ghts O f
, ,
p repari ng fo r Jamaica as a last resource B u t these ,

.
though t s did not l ong possess him ; fo r though by the

s a le o f his horses and furniture he might have fitted him ,
sel f fo r the West Indies in a very genteel mann er and ,
had still reputation enough le ft to have procured s u ffi

cient recommendations from home ; yet he was prevailed
u p on to try his fate o n the road once more and was but ,
too success ful making several rich prizes A mong the , .
rest he and Plunket robbed Horace Wa l p ol e fi and o n a

t
very m u i ng Le t t e f ora ce W al pol t o S i r H ce

In t h e a s rs o H e or a
M ann r ecent ly p ubli h e d we find t h e f ll win g p i ri t e d a n d l i vely

,
s , o o s
s k t ch O f M c l i n e
e a a .
I h a v be e n i n to wn fo a d y r t w a n d h e r d n o con v er t i on
e r a o o, a sa
b t bo ut M L n a f h i n bl h i g h w y m n w h i j u t t a k en
’
u a a e, as o a e a a , o s s ,
R
a n d w h o r bbe d m m on g o t he ; L d E g li n t n S r T h m a s
e a o rs as or o , l o
ob i n n o f Vi nn M T lb t & c He too k n od d boot y fr m

so e a, rs . a o , . a o
t h e S c t ch E ar l
o blu nd e bu w h i ch l i v y f r m i d bl e u pon t he
, a r ss , es er o a
j u t i c t bl e H w t a k en by lli ng l d w i t co t t o a
s e s
’
a . e as se a a ce a s a
p wn b k r wh h ppe ne d t o c r y i t t o t h v ry m n wh h a d
a ro e , o a a r e e a o
j us t l d t h l ce Hi h i to y i very pa rt i cul r f r h e c n f s e
so e a . s s r s a , o o es s
e v ry t h i ng a n d i
e l ittl f h th t h ri n d bes so and I e O a er o, a e c es a
, g s,
be l i eve i f Lo d E g l i nt on h d be n i n n y lu ck m i g h t h ve bee n
, r a e a , a
r o bbe d f h i O wn blu n d bu
o Hi f t h r w
s n I i h D an ; h 1s er ss. s a e as a r s e
b rot h er i s a Ca lvi ni t m i n i t e i n g re t t e m t t h e H g u e He s s r a es e a a .
h i m s e lf w a s a g r oce r b u t l os in g w ife th t h l v e d xt r m e ly , a a e o e e
a bou t t w o y e ars g o a nd b y wh om h e h one l i t t l e g i r l h e q ui tt e d

a , as ,
hi bus i nes s wi t h 2 00 1 i n h is poc k e t wh i c h h e

s n pe nt a n d t h e n .
, s oo s ,
to o k t o t h e r o d w i t h nl y ne co m p a n i n Plun k e t a j ur n e y m an
a o o o , , o
a po t h ec ry m y ot h r fr i end w h m h h s i m pe ch e d b t wh i s
a ,
e , o e a a , u o
n t t a k en M L n e h a d a l od g i ng i n S t J m t e t ov e r a g a i n t
’ ’
o . a . a e s s -s r e s
Wh i t e n d a n ot h
’
s, a t C h el ; Plun k t n i n J m yn t er a t ; nd s ea e o e er -s ree a
t h i r f ce
e rea k n wn bo ut S t J n e
s a asny g ntl e m n owho a . ar
’
s s as a e a
’
s
li ves i n t h t q u rt r a n d w h pe r h ps g
a u pon t h e r d t oo
a e , o a oe s oa .
M LaJ -e h d a q u r l a t P ut n y bo wl ing g n t w m ont h

’
a a re
g e .
ree o s a o
wi th n ffi ce r w h m b ch ll eng d f r d p u t i ng h i c a n k ; b t
a O , o e a e o 1s s r u
th e C s t a i n d ecl in e d t ill M L ne h ul d p r od u ce a cert i fi ca te of h is

’
r , a s o
LIV E S O F BA N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
r e war d be ing advertised fo r the watch which they h a d

t aken from him Plunket had the i mpudence t o g O a nd
,
r
eceive it himsel f choosing to r u n the risk rather tha n
,
trust a third person with their hazardous secret B u t all .
h uman prudence is in vain to stop the hand o f justice ,
when once the measure O f o u r iniquity is full ; o u r closes t

secrets take wind we know not how ; and our o wn foll y
,
acts the part O f an in former t o awaken offended justi ce .
The crisis o f Maclaine s fate was at hand It was h e ’

.
who proposed his last excursion to Plunket who was i ll ,
at the time and was very unwillin g to turn ou t ; but

,
Maclai ne im p elled by some uncommon impulse urge d

, ,
him so earnestly that he at length complied They cam e

,
.
u
p about
, two O clock in the morning near ’
Turnham ,
G reen with t h e S alisbury stage coach in which five m e n

,
-
,
and a woman were passengers Though this was Ma .
’
claine s expedition yet Plunket was the acting man an d, ,
obliged all the men t o come out of the coach o ne by one ,
and rifled them ; and then putting his pistol in his pock ,
e t lest he should frighten the lady without forcing her

, ,
ou t o f the coach he took what she o ffered without further

,
search Plunket would now have gone O ff ; but Maclaine

.
,
full o f his fate deman ded the cloak bags o u t O f the boot
,
-
o f the coach ; each o f them took o ne be fore him and rode
no b i l it ywh i ch h e h a s
, s t r e ce i e d ju v
If h e h a d e s ca e d a m ont h
. p
l on er , h e m i g h t h a e h ea r d o f Mr C h t e s g e n e a o
g v ’
. u
g c e x er t ne s s , l i p
ll
a n d c om e h i t h e r t o t h e C o e g e of A r m s for a ce r t i c a t e Th e r e fi .
b l
wa s a w ar d r o e O f c o t h e s , t h r e e -a n d -t we nt y r s e s , a n d t h e ce e pu l
b ra ted blu b u l
n d e r u s s fo n d a t h i s od i n , e s i d e s a fa m o s
g g b
e t m is u k p
t re s s . lu l u
A s I con c d e h e w il s ffer , a n d wi s h h i m n o ill, I d on t
’
v l
c a r e t o h a e h i s i d e a , a n d a m a m o s t S i n g e i n n ot h a i n l
g e en to v b
see h i m L or d o nt fo r d , a t t h e h e a d o f h a f Wh i t e s , w en t t h e
M u l
’
.
fi rs t d a u v
y : hi s a n t w a s c ryi ng O er h i m : a s s oo n a s t h ey we r e
w i t h d r a w n , s h e s a i d t o hi m , kn owi ng t h ey w e re o f Wh i te s , ‘ My ’
d e a r , wh a t d i d t h e L o r d s s a y t o y ou h a e y ou e er e en c onc e r n v v b
e d wi t h a n
y o f t h e m 7’
W a s not i t a d m i r a e ? w h a t a fa o r a bl
e v u bl
p pl u v ’
—
i d e a e o e m s t h a e o f Wh i t e s l a n d w h a t i f W h i t e s s h o d ’
ul
v
n o t d e s e r e a m ch u
et t e r !b B u t t h e ch i e f e r s on a g es w h o h a e p v
b e e n t o c o m fo r t a n d ee w p v l
o e r t h i s fa l e n h e r o a r e L a dy C a r o i n e l
Pe t er s h a m a n d M l
i s s A s h e I cal t h e m Po y a n d L cy , a n d a s e d
. ll u k
t h e m i f h e di d n ot S i n g u
Th s I s ta n d i e t h e T r
~
i th hi s lk u kw
d ox i e s ar o n d u .
L IV E S OF B A N D IT TI A N D R OBB E R S .
whim p e r ing and cry i ng like a whipped school boy Thi s - .
conduct degrading as it was drew sympathetic tear s

, ,
from and opened the purses o f his fair audience whos e

, ,
bounty supported h i m in great a ffl uence w hile he remain

ed i n the Gatehouse and whose kind o ffers o f int er ce s
,
sion gave him hopes o f a free pardon .
O n his trial he thought fit to retra ct his con fession

, ,
pretending that he was fiurried and in some measure de ,
l i ri o u s when he made it and that he had received t h e

,
clothes from Plunket in payment o f a debt B u t this .
evas i on had no weight with the jury who brought h im ,
in guilty without going o u t o f co u rt .
O n receiving sentence guilt shame and dread de , , ,
r ive d him o f the power o f s p eech and disabled him fro m

p ,
reading a p rayer pathetically enough com p osed in which

, ,
he prayed for mercy .
In N ewgate ample time was perm itted him t o ma k e

,
his peace with his offended Maker and there is every evi ,
dence t o believe from the testimony o f the R ev Dr A llen . .

,
wh o attended him constantly t o the last moment o f his

li fe that his remorse and contrition were una ffected sin
, ,
cere and strong

,
.
He was carried t o Tyburn in a cart like the rest of ,
the criminals and not as was expected in a coach ; he

, , ,
stood the gaze o f the multitude ( which was on this occa

sion almost infinite ) without the least concern his
,
thoughts were stead fast in his devotion and when he ,
wa s about t o be turned off he said O Go d forgive

, , ,
”
my enemies bless my friends and receive my so ul !
, ,
His e xec ution too k p lace on Wednesday , O ctob er 3 ,
1 7 50 .
( 251 )
THE AB B E DE VA TTE V ILL E .
A LL my readers will remembe r that the r e has been a

doubt expres sed whether or not a dignitary o f the E n
,
glish Church had not been in early li fe a B uccanee r a nd

a robber I say all will remember it because Lord B yron
.
,
”
alluded t o the c i rcumstan ce in a note to The Co rsair ,
one o f the fines t o f his poems .
A s however the passage is short as it is curious I will

, , ,
quote it here .
Q
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“
In Noble s continua t ion o f Granger s B io graphical
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History there is a singular passage in his account o f

A rchbishop B lackbo urne ; and as in some measu re con
nec t e d with the pro fession o f the hero o f the foregoin g
p oem I cannot resist the temptation o f extracting it
,
There is someth i ng mysterious i n the history and char

acter of D r B lackbo urne The former is but imper fectly
. .
known ; and report has even asserted he was a B ucca

neer ; a n d that o ne o f his brethren in that pro fession
having asked o n his arrival in England what had he
, ,
come o f his old chum B lackbourne was answered he i s , , ,
A rchbishop o f York We are in formed that B lack .

,
bo urne was in stalled sub dean o f Exeter in 1 6 9 4 which -

,
offi ce he resigned in 1 7 0 2 but a ft er his successor Lewis

B arnet s death in 1 7 0 4 he regained it In the following
’
.
, ,
year he became dean ; a n d in 1 7 1 4 held with it the arch

deanery of Cornwall He wa s co nsecrated bishop of .
Exeter February 2 4 1 7 1 6 and translated to York No

, , ,
v e m b e r 2 8 1 7 2 4 as a r eward accordi ng t o court scan

, , ,
dal for u niting G eorge I t o the D uchess of Munster

, . .
This however appears t o nave been an un founded

, ,
calumny A s archbishop he behaved with great p ru

.
dence and was equally respe ctable as the gu ardian o f

,
the revenues o f the see Rumour whispered he retained .
the vices of his youth and that a passion fo r the fair sex
,
formed an item in the list o f his weaknesses ; b u t so fa r

from being co nvicted by sev eri ty witnesses he does not ,
a p pea r t o have be en directly crimina ted by o ne In .

s hort I look upon these aspersions as the e ffects of mere

,
malice How is it possi b le a B uccaneer should have been

.
so good a scholar as B lackbourne certainly was ? He

who had so per fect a knowledge o f the cl assics ( p a r t i c u
l a r l y o f the Greek tragedians ) as to be able t o read them ,
with the same ease as he could S h a k s p e a re must hav e ,
ta ken great pains to acquire the learned languages and ,
have had both leisure and good masters B u t he was nu .
d oubtedly educated at Christ church College O x for d fi “ -

,
He is allowed to have been a pleasant man ; this how ,
ever was turned against him by its being said he gained

, , ,
’
more hearts than souls .
If the identification cannot be established in the cas e

o f o u r countryman A rchbishop B lackbourne the French ,
Church offers a most remarkable and well -authenticated

instance o f a murderer a re ne g a d e and a worse than
, ,
r obber who attained eminence in the Catholic Hierarchy

,
.
I translate the wonder ful history o f this success ful and

r emorseless villain as it is given in that rich mine o f con
te mporary biography and history the Mem oi re s o f the ,
Duke o f S t S i m ond . .
The death o f the A bb é de V atteville made less noise

( in the year but the prodigy o f his li fe merits to be
m entioned He was the brother o f the B aron de V atte

.
v ille ambassador o f S pain in England who at London

, , ,
i n Oc tober 1 6 6 1 o ffered a sort o f insult to the Count

, ,
s ince Mar é chal d E s t ra d e ambassador o f France touch

’
, ,
i ng the eti q uette o f p recedence .
* Th es e a r g u m e nt s d o not a ppe a r t o m e t o b e v ery con cl u s i ve

D a m p i e r , Li one l W a fer , a n d S h a r p, a n d o t h er s of t h e B u cc a n eer s ,
w ere m e n o f c ons i d er a bl e ed u ca t i on Fr om t h ei r a cq u i r em ent s t o
.
t h e c l a s s i c al a c co m pl i s h m e nt s o f B l a c k bo u r ne i s i nd e e d a s t e p , b u t
s t i ll i t i s onl y a q u e s t i on o f d e re e , a n d i n a s s o c i a t i on s W h ere t h e r e
g
wer e s u ch c i v i l i ze d m e n a s t h ey , t h e r e m i g h t b e on e s t i l l m or e c u l
t i v a t e d , l i k e B l a c k b ou r ne I h a ve n o an x i e t y t o p r ove t h e i d en t i t y
.
o f a r o bb e r a n d a b i s h o p , b u t t h i n k t h er e c a n b e n ot h i n s o ve r
g y im
p r o ba bl e i n t h e s t ory , t h a t a w i l d y out h , e ven t ho ug h e d u ca t e d a t
C h r i s t ch u r c h C oll eg e, O x for d , s h o ul d h a ve bee n a B uc c a ne er i n
-
”
t h e W e s t In d i es , a n d t h en h a ve r e t u r n e d , an d , a ft e r a d ub i o us re
for m a t i on o f hi s m or al s , h a ve a tt a i n ed h i g h c h ur ch pr efer m ent , by
hi s t a le nt s , hi s i nt ri g ues , or b y a for t un a t e p a t r ona g e .
LI V E S O F B A N DITTI A N D R OB BE R S .
eat and is told there is nothing but wh a t he sees just

,
ready to be taken from the spit He then inquires how .
many persons is this ordered fo r and is very much aston ,
i s h e d that it should be all for o ne man He proposes in .
aying his portion to partake o f this dinner and he is still

p ,
more surprised at the answer o f the host who ass ures ,
him he doubts whether this will be allowed judging from ,
the air o f the person who had first ordered the dinner .
O n this the traveller goes U p stairs civilly addresses -

,
V atteville and begs he will condescend to let him dine

,
with him paying o f course his share as there is nothing

, ,
in the house e x cept what he has ordered Vatteville will .
not consent to this : a dispute begins— becomes warm ;

bri e f the monk deals with him as he had done with his
,
s uperior and kills his man with a pistol shot

,
He then - .
tr a nquil l y goes down stairs and in the midst o f the a f

-
,
fright o f the host and o f all the people about the inn
, ,
orders up his leg o f mutton and his capon which he eats ,
to the very bones pays his bill mounts his horse and is
, , ,
o ff.
Not knowing what to do with himsel f he goes t o t h e ,
Turks ; and to be short he gets himsel f circumcised puts , ,
o n the turban and enters their army His renegation

, .
advances him ; his wit and his valour distinguish him ,
and he becomes a Pasha and a confidential man in the ,
Morea where the Turks were carrying o n war against

,
the V enetians He took several fortified places and con

.
,
ducted himsel f so well with the Turks that he believed ,
himsel f in a position to take advantage o f his circum

stances i n which he could not be com fortable He found
, .
the means o f add ressing the Government o f the Republic ,
and o f making his bargain with them He promised .
verbally to give u p several fortresses and to make the m ,
acquain t ed with numerous secrets o f the Turks on con ,
d i tion that they should procure and bring him in all and
. t s best forms the absolution o f His Holiness the Pope fo r
. h e sundry misdeeds o f his li fe his murders his a pos , ,
t asy— a n entire security against the Carthusians ; an as

surance that he should not be given over to any othe r
m on a stic order but fully restored to t h e secular condition
, ,
TH E ABB E DE VA TTE V ILL E . 2 55
with all the rights o f those who never quitted it and fully ,
r einstated in the exercise o f his order o f priesthood with ,
a faculty o f possess ing all sorts o f b e ne fice s The Vene .
tians too well found their account in this to attempt to

spare themselves and the Pope be lieved the interest o f
,
the Church great enough to favour the Christians against

t h e Turks with a good grace he granted all the demands
o f the Pasha When V atteville was well assured that all
.
t hese representations had reached the Government in the

bes t form he took his measures so well that he per fectly
,
executed all that he had engaged to do fo r the V enetians .
A s soon as he had done this he went over to the V ene ,
tian army then embarked o n board o f one of their ships

, ,
w hich carried him to Italy He went to Rome the Pope

.
,
re ceived him well ; and fully reassured he returned t o ,
Franche Comt é to the bosom o f his family where he ,
a mused himsel f by sp i ting the Carthusians .
“
These singular events o f his li fe made h im much
k nown at the first conquest o f the Franche Comté : he
was thought a man o f address and intrigue ; he closely
c onn ected himsel f with the Queen mother then with -
,
Ministers wh o adroitly made use o f him at the second

,
conquest o f the same prov i nce He rendered great ser .
vices but no t fo r nothing He had stipulated for the A rch

,
.
bishopric o f B esancon and in e ffect a ft er the second

, ,
conquest he was n amed to it The Pope could not make

,
.
U p his mind to the giving V atteville the necessary B ulls ,
but exclaimed against the atrocity o f his murders his ,
apostasy and circumcision The King entered into the

,
.
reasons o f the Pope and he capitulated with the A bb é de

,
V atteville who contented himsel f wi t h the A bbey o f

,
B eaume the hal f o f Franche Comt é an intermediate

, ,
property in Pica rdy and sundry other advantages He

, .
a ft erwards lived in his A bbey o f B eaume part o f h i s ,
time o n his estates sometimes at B esancon but rarely at

, ,
Paris and the Court where he was always received wit h

,
d istinction .
He had wherever he went numerous e q uipages and ,
attendants a s pl e nd i d establishment fine packs o f hounds

, , ,
a s um p tuous table and good com p any

, He p ut him se l f .
LI V E S O F B A N D ITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
under norestraint as re garded women and lived no t only

en g r a nd S ei g neu r m uch fie a re d and much respected
, ,
but a ft er the ancient fa s hion tyrannising ov er the peopl e

, ,
on his estates tho w about his A bbey and sometimes o ve r

, ,
his neighbours ; above all he was very absolute in his ,
o wn house The Intendants o f the Province bent their

.
shoulders and by e x press orders o f the Government as

, .
long as he lived let him do as he chose and dared not

, ,
oppose him in anything ; nei t her as to the taxes which ,
he regulated as he thought fit in all the territories depe nd

ing o n him nor as to any o f his enterprises which were
, ,
fr e q uently most violent ones With these morals and .
with t his comportment that made him be feared a n d r e

,
s e ct e d he delighted at times to go and see the C a r t h u

p , , ,
sians in order that he might glori fy himsel f o n having

,
thrown o ff their hoo d He was a rare good player at

.
the game o f ombre and so frequently gained c od i l l e that

, ,
he wa s nicknamed from that circumstance L A b b é Codille ’

.
He lived in this style and always with the same license

, ,
and in the same high consideration nearly to the age of ,

’
ninety The grandson o f Va t t evi lle s brother a ft er a n
.
,
i nterval o f many years married a hal f sister o f Monsieu r

,
-
d u Mau re pas ”
.
m en each They continued this system o f piracy and

.
,
thrived and increased in numbers under it fo r several ,
years A t length the fame o f their successes and the

.
,
oppression and horrid poverty and w ant that many o f the

lower order o f Chinese laboured under had t h e e ffect o f ,
augmenting their bands with astonishing rapidity Fisher .
men and other destitute classes flocked by hundreds to

their standard and their audacity growing with their
,
numbers they not merely swept the coast but blockaded

, ,
a l l the principal rivers and attack ed and took several ,
large government war junks mounting from ten t o fi fteen ,
guns each .
These junks being added to their shoals o f b e a t s the ,
pirates formed a tremendous fleet which was always ,
along shore so that no small vessel could sa fely trade o n

,
the coast When they lacked prey o n the sea they laid
.
,
the land under tribute They were at first accustomed .
to go o n shore and attack the maritime villages but b e ,
com i ng bolder they like the B uccaneers made long

, , ,
in l and journeys and surprised and plundered even large

,
towns .
A n energetic attempt made by the Chinese government

to des t roy them only increased their strength ; fo r in
,
their very first rencounter with the pirates twenty eight ,

-
o f the Imperial j unks struck and the remaining twelve ,
saved themselves by a precipitate retreat .
The captured junks fully equipped fo r war were a , ,
great acquisition to the robbers whose numbers now i n ,
cre a sed more rapidly than ever They were in their .
plenitude o f power in the year 1 8 0 9 when Mr Glass ,

.
poole had the mis fortune to fall into their hands at which ,
time that gentleman supposed their force to consist o f

,
men navigating eight hundred large vessel s and

, ,
o ne thousand small ones including row boats They ,

- .
were divided into six l a rge squad r ons under d i fferent ,
fl ags the red the yellow the green the blue the black
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, , , , ,
and the white T hese w a sps o f the ocean

.
“
as the ,
Chinese historian pertinently calls them were further ,
dis t inguished by the names o f their respective command ~
ers O f these commanders a certain C h i ng yi k had bee n

. -
tenant Paou B etween them they drew up a code of la ws

.
for the better regula t ion o f their freebooters .
In this it was decreed that i f any man went privately

,
o n shore o r did what they called transgress i ng the “

,
”
bars he should have his ears slit 1n the presence o f the
,
w hole fleet ; a repetition o f the s ame unlaw ful act was ,
death ! N 0 one article however trifling in value was t o

, ,
be privately subtracted from the booty o r plundered goods .
E very thing they took was regularly entered o n the

r egister o f their stores The pirates were to receive in
.
due proportion ou t o f this common fund their shares o r

, , ,
w hat they stood in need o f and any one o f them purloin ,
ing any thing from this general fund was to be punished ,
with death ( These regulations o f the Chinese pirates

.
correspond with t hose in force among the B uccaneers ;

when the latter robbers had taken a prize each man held ,
u p his hand and swore he had secreted nothing fo r his

,
private advantage S imilar arrangements will be found

.
to have existed among all p redatory associations and ,
only p rove h o w soon even the most lawless bodies o f men

must feel the necessity o f something like law among
themselves ) The following clause o f Mistress Ching s
.
’
code is still more delicate .
No person shall debauch at his pleasure captive

women taken in the villages and open places and brought
, ,
’
o n board a ship ; he must first request the ship s purser
’
fo r permission and then go aside in the ship s hold
“
, To .
us e violence against any woman o r to wed her withou t , ,

”
p ermission shall be punished wi t h d ea th
,
.
Th a t the pirates might never feel the want o f pro

’
visions a nd other supplies it was ordered by Ching -y i h s
,
widow that every thing should be done to gain the com

,
m o n country people to their interest Wine rice and all .

, ,
other goods were to be paid fo r as the villagers delivered ,
them : capital punishment was pronounced on every pirat e

who should take any thing o f this kind by force or with ,
o u t paying fo r it A nd not only were these laws well

.
calculated fo r their object but the she commander l n ,

-
chie f and her lieutenant P a ou were v 1g i l a nt in seeing

t hem observed a nd strict in e ve r v trans a c t ion
,
.
CHI N E S E m r ns . 26]
By these means an a dmirable discipline was maintain

e d o n board the ships and the peasantry on shore neve 1
,
let the pirates want fo r gunp o wder provisions o r a ny , ,
other necessary O n a piratical expedition either to ad

.
,
vance or to retreat without orders was a capital o ffence , .
Under these philo s ophical ins t itutions and the guidance ,
o f a woman the robbers continued to scour the China

,
s ea
, plundering every ves s el they came near ; but it is to
he remarked in their delicate phraseology the robbing
, ,
o f a ship s c a rgo was not called by any such vulgar term

’
—i t was merely styled a transhipping o f goods ” .
A ccording to o u r Chinese historian Yu en Ts ze who ,
s hows throughout an inclination to treat P a ou as Homer
did some o f his doughtier heroes t h e herculean l i eu t en ,
ant gained a n i ncrea s e o f reputation by li ft ing u p him

t
”
sel f in the Temple dedicated to the Three O ld Women
, ,
o n the sea coast — a heavy image

-
, which all the men ,
together who accompanied him could not so m uch as

’
move from its base B y the lieutenant s orders this
.
,
cumbrous statue was carried aboard ship where the ,
superstitious pirates dreaded from the wrath o f the id o l

o r the Three O ld Women an inevi t able and general d e a t li
,
in the next storm or next fight It did not however so .

, ,
turn o u t ; fo r a fe w months a fte r when the great war ,
Mandarin Kwo l a ng lin sailed from the B occa Tigris into

,
-
,
the sea to fight the pirates Paou the idol li fter and lieu , ,
-
’
tenant o f Ching y i h s widow gave him a tremendous
-
,
drubbing and gained a splendid victory In this battle

,
.
,
which lasted from morning till night the Mandarin ,
K wo l a ng li n a desperate fellow himsel f levelled a gun

-
, ,
a t Paou who fell o n his neck as the piece went o ff ; his

,
d isheartened crew concluded it was all over with him ,

”
and that the Three O ld Women had their spite B u t .
Paou was quick eyed as he was strong limbed ; he had

- -
s een the un friendly inten t ion o f t h e Mandarin a nd ,
t hrown himsel f down ; but n o sooner had the shot g o ne

over him than he s t ood up again firm and upright so
, , ,
”
that all t hought he w a s a spirit The great Mandarin .
who had meant him this ugly compliment was soon a ft er ,
with fi ft een o f his j unks ( three others had been sun k )

L IVE S O F BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
ta k en p risoner The pirate lieutenant chie f would h a v e

.
-
dealt m e rci fiall y with him but the fierce o l d man sudden ,
l y seized him by the hair on the crown o f his head and ,
grinned at him so that he might provoke him to slay

,
him B u t even then Paou was moderate speaking kind

.
,
l y to the o l d Mandarin and trying to soothe him Upo n ,

.
this ,
“
K wol a ng lin seeing himsel f deceived in his ex
-
,
e c t a t io n and that he could not attain de a th by such

p ,
means committed suicide -being then a m a n o f seventy

,
”
ears o f age
y .
There were in this battle continues the Chines e ,
historian three o f my friends ; the lieute nant Tao tae

,
-
lin Ts a co tang hoo and Ying hwang serving under the

,
- -
,
-
,
former . Lin and H0 0 were killed but Hwang escaped ,
when all was surrounded with smoke and he it was who ,
told me the whole a ffair .
N o t long a ft er another great Mandarin called Lin fa

, ,
-
,
who went out to wage war against the pirates was ,
equally unsuccess ful He no sooner came in sight o f .
those he was looking fo r than his fleet panic struck at , ,

-
their numbers and martial appearance changed their ,
track and tried to run back to port B u t the fl eet o f

, .
Mistress Ching and her bold lieutenant were too q uic k

fo r the Imperial forces They came up with them near .
a p lace called O lang pae and there their vessels being -

, ,
rendered motionless by the dead calm the daring pirates ,
threw themselves into the sea and swimming to the Ma n ,
darin s ships boarded and took six o f them The Ma n

’
, .
darin was killed .
In the next adventure o n record a party o f the pirate s ,
su s tained a rude check from a lo ft y a rg oi s ie laden with ,
goods from Cochin China and Tung King and were -

,
obliged to retire to their boats ; a circumstance saith ,

”
the historian which never happened be fore
,
“
.
In the action a ft er this they were still m o re severely ,
ha ndled The great A dmiral Ts ne n Ma w S u n proceed

.
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,
ed with a hundred vessels to attack the pirates who did ,
not retreat but drew u p in a line o f battle and made a

, ,
tremendous attack on the imperial fleet where an i m ,
mense number fell between killed and wounded Th e , .

p irate chie f nicknamed The J e wel o f t h e Crew cruisin g ,

’
at sea The traders became exceedingly frightened b u t

.
,
o u r commander s aid : This not being the flag o f the

wi d ow Ching yih we are a match fo r them there fore we
-
, ,
’
will attack and conquer them Then ensued a battle ; .
they attacked each o t her with guns and stones and many ,
people were killed and wounded The fighting ceased .
towards the evening and began again next morning , .
The pirates and the men o f war were very close to each - -
other and they boasted mutually abou t their strength and

,
v alour It was a very hard fight ; the sound o f cannon

.
,
a nd t h e cries o f the combatants were heard some l s *

,
distant The tra d ers remained at some distance ; they

.
saw the pirates mixing gunpowder in their beverage ,
they looked instantly red about the face and eyes and ,
then fought desperately T his fighting continued three .
days and nights incessantly ; at last becoming tired on ,
both sides they separated ,

.
To understand this inglorious b ulletin the reader mu s t ,
remember that ma ny o f the combatants only handled

bows and a rrows and pelted stones and that Chinese
, ,
p owder and guns are both exceedingly bad The pathos .
o f the conclusion does somewhat remind o ne o f the Irish

’
man s despatch du r ing the A merican war It was a
bloody battle while it lasted ; and the serjeant o f marines
”
lost his cartouche box - .
The p irates continuing their depredation s plundered ,
and burned a number o f towns and villages on the coast ,
and carried o ff a num b er o f prisoners o f both s exes .
From one place alone they carried o ff fift y three women

,
- .
The A dmiral Ting Kwei was then sent to sea against

them This man was surprised at anchor by the eve r
.
vigilant and active Paou to whom many fishermen and , ,
o t her people o n the coast must have acted as friendly ,
S pies . S eeing escape impossible and that his o ffi cers ,
stood pale and inactive by the fl a g sta ff the A dmiral con -

,
jured them by their fathers and mothers their wives and

, ,
children and by hopes o f brilliant reward i f they suc

,
L e a C h i ne e m i l e I m put e B ll fi of t lm i r
“ “
s a vco
e
, .
y e , s s ,
m il es t o b e a b ou t t wo a nd a h l f E ng l i s h " a .
CHI N E S E PI R A TE S . 26
cee ded , and o f vengeance i f they pe ri shed to do thei r ,
duty and the combat began The A dmiral had the good
,
.
fortune at the onset o f killing with one o f his great guns

, ,
the pirate capta in the Jewel o f the Crew but the

,
robbers swarmed thicker and thicker around him and ,
wh e n the dreaded Paou lay him by the board without ,
help or hope the Mandarin killed himsel f A n immense

,
.
number o f his men perished in the sea and twenty five ,

-
vessels were lost .
A ft e r thi s de feat it was resolved by the Chinese Go

’ ‘
ve r nm e nt to cut o ff all their supplies o f provision and i f , ,
possible sta rve the pirates All vessels that were in port
,
.
,
o f whatsoever kin d they might be were ordered to r e ,
main there and those at sea or o n the coast speedily to

, , ,
return The Government o fficers for once seem to have

.
, ,
done their duty and been very vigilant ; b u t the pirates

, ,
full o f confidence now resolved to attack the harbours ,
themselves and to ascend the rivers which are navigable

, ,
for many miles U p the country and on which the mos t ,
prosperous towns and villages are generally situated .
The Canton river discharges itsel f into the sea by

many channels through three o f which the robbers force d
,
their passage Hitherto they had robbed in the open s e a

.
outside the Canton river and when the Chi nese thus s a w ,
them venturing above the Government forts and th rea t ,

‘
e ni n the de fenceless inland country their consternatio n

g ,
was greater than ever .
The pirates separated : Mistres s Ching plundering in

o ne place Paou in another ; O p o tae in another &c
,
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, , .
It was at this time that Mr G l a s s p oole had the ill for .
tune to fall into their power This gentleman then a n .

,
offi cer in the East India Company s ship the M arquis of ’
E ly which was anchored under an island about twelve

,
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,
miles from Maca o wa s ordered to procee d to the latter ,
place w 1t h a boat to procure a pilot He le ft the ship i n .
o n e o f the cutters with seven B ri t ish seamen well a rmed ,
o n t h e 1 7 th S eptember 1 80 9 He reached Ma cao in , .
s a fety and having done his busine ss there a n d procured

,
a pilot retu rned towards the ship the following day B u t

,
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,
un fortunately the shi p had weighed anchor a nd was u n

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V o n II . . 23
2 66 L IV E S or BA N DIT TI A N D R OBB E R S .
der sail and in consequence o f squally weather e coe m

, ,
a ni e d with thick fogs the boat could not reach her and
p , ,
Mr Gl a s s p oo l e and his men and the pilot were le ft at

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”
sea i n an open boat
,
O ur situation says that g e n
.
,
t le m a n was
,
truly distressing — night closing fast with ,
a t hreatening appearance blowing fresh with hard rai n ,
and a heavy sea ; o u r boat very leaky without a com ,
p ass anchor o r provisions and dri ft ing fast on a lee

, , ,
shore surrounded with dangerous rocks and inhabited

, ,
”
by the most barbarous pirates .
A ft er su ffering dread fully for three whole d a y s Mr , .
G l a s s p o ol e by the a dvice o f the pilot made fo r a n arrow

, ,
channel where he presently discovered three large bo ats

,
at anchor which o n seeing the English boat weighed

, , ,
and made sail towards it The pilot told Mr Gl a s s p o ol e . .
they were Ladrones and that i f they captured the boat

, ,
they would certainly put them all to death A ft er row

ing tremendously for six hours they escaped these boats , ,
but on the following morning falling in with a large fleet

o f the pirates which the English mistook fo r fis h i n boats -
, g ,
they were captured .
A bout twenty savage l ooking villains says Mr -

, .
G l a s s p o ol e who were stowed at the bottom o f a boat

, ,
leaped o n board u s They we r e armed with a short .
sword i n either hand o ne o f which they laid upon ou r ,
necks and pointed the other to o u r breasts keeping thei r

, ,
eyes fixed upon their o fficer waiting his signal to cut or ,
desist S eeing we were incapable o f making any r e

.
s i s t a nc e the o fficer sheathed his sword and the others

, ,
immediately followed his example They then dragged .
us into their boat and carried us o n h e a r d one o f their

,
junks with the most savage demonstrations o f j oy

, ,
a nd , as we supposed to torture and put us to a cruel

, ,
”
death .
When o n board the junk they rifled the English

men and brought heavy chains to chain them to the
,
deck .
A t this time a boat came and took me with one o f ,
my men and the interpreter o n board the chie f s vessel l ,

’
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was then t a ken be fo t h e chi e f He was seated on deck

re .
,
l a id it on the deck to avoid being disturbed by them ; it

w a s ta ken away in the night and I s a w it O n the next ,
”
d a y s tripped o f its buttons .
Early in the ni ht the fl eet sailed and anchored about

o ne o clock the fof
’
,
lo w i ng day in a bay under the island
o f Lantow where the head admiral o f Ladrones ( o ur
,
a cquaintance Paou
) was lying at anchor with about t w o ,
hundred vessels and a Portuguese brig they had cap e
hi red a fe w day s be fore and the captain and part o f t h e

‘
crew of which they had murdered Earl y the nex t .
m o r ni ng a fis h i n g boa t came to in q uire i f they had cap

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,
fured an European boat : they ca m e to the vessel the

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E nglish were i n .
O ne o f the boatmen spoke a few words of E n glish ,
a n d told me he had a Ladrone pass and was sent by o u r -

,
capt a in in search o f us ; I wa s rather surprised t o find

he had no letter He appeared to be well acquainted.
with the chie f and remained in his cabin smokin g

, ,
o piu m and playing cards all the day In the evening I , .

,
was summoned with the interpreter be fore the chie f He .
questioned us in a much milder tone saying he now b e , ,
li e ve d we were Englishmen a people he wished to be ,
friendly with ; and t hat i f our captain Would lend h i m

seventy thousand dollars till he returned from his cruise
u p t h e river he would repay him and send us all t o
, ,
Macao I a ssured him that it was useless writing o n

'
those terms and unless ou r ransom was speedily settled

, ,
the English flee t would sail and render our enlargement ,
altogether ine ffectual He remained determined and .

,
said if it were not sent he would keep us and make us , ,
fig ht o r put us to death I accordingly wrote and gav e

, .
,
my letter to the man belonging to the bo a t be fore men -
t i o ne d
. He said he could not return with an answer in
less than five days The chie f now gave me the letter .
I wrote when first taken I have never been able to as .
cer t ain his reasons fo r detaining it b u t suppose he dared ,
not negotiate fo r o u r ransom without orders from the head

admiral who I understood was sorry at our being cap
, , ,
t u re d He said the En lish shi p s would jo in the Ma n

”g
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darins and attack them .

CHI N E S E PI R A T E S . 269
While the fleet lay here one night the Portu g u ese wh o ,
were le ft in the captured brig murdered the La drones that

were on board o f her cut the cables a n d fortu natel y , ,
e sca ed through the darkness o f t h e night

p .
A t day light the nex t morning the fleet amounting

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, ,
to above five hundred sail o f di fferent sizes weighed to , ,
p roceed o n their in t ended cru 1 ze u

p the rivers to levy ,
contributions o n the towns and villages It is impossible

‘
to describe W hat were my feee l i ng s at this critical time ,
having receiv e d no answers to my letters and the fl eet ,
u nder way to sail — hundreds o f mi les u a cou ntry never

p
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visited by Europeans there to remain probably for many ,
mont hs which would render all o pp or t u ni t i e s o f nego

,
t i a t i ng fo r our enlargement totally ine ffectual ; as the only

method of communication is by boats that have a pass
from the Ladrones and they dare not venture above ,
twenty miles from Macao being obliged to come and g o

’
in the night to avoid the Mandarins ; and i f these boat s

,
should be detected in having any i ntercourse with the

Ladrones they are immediately put to death and all their
, ,
*
r elations though they had not joined in the crime share
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, ,
in the punishment in order that not a single person o f ,
their families should be le ft to imitate their crimes or r e

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venge t h eir death .
The following is a very touching incident in Mr Gl ass .
’
p o o le s narrative .
Wednesday the 2 6 t h o f S eptembe r at day light we ,

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passed in sight o f ou r o wn ships at anchor under t h e ,
island of Chun Po The chie f then called me pointed .

,
to the S hips and told the interpreter to tell us to look a t

,
them fo r we should never see t h em again ! A bout noon

,
we entered a river to the westward o f the B o g u e f three ,

’
or four miles from the entrance We passed a large town .
s ituated on the side o f a beauti ful hill which is tributary ,
to the Ladrones ; the inhabitants saluted them with songs

”
a s they passed .
Th a t t h e wh o e fa m i y l l mu t u ffer f r t h e i m e of ne i ndi vi d ua l
s s o cr o ,
s e e m s t o b e t h e m os t c r u el a nd fo l i h l a w of th e wh ol e C hi nes e
o s
l
cri m i n a c o d e .
t Th e Hoe -m B o cca T i g r i s
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u n, or .
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23
A ft er committing numerous minor robberies ; Th e

L adrones now prepared to attack a t own with a fo r m i da
bl e force collected in row boats from the di fferent vessel s
,
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They sent a messenger to the town demanding a tribute ,
o f ten thousand dollars annually saying i f these term s , ,
were not complied with they would land destroy the , ,
town and murder all the inhabitants which they would

,
c ertainly have done had the town laid in a more a d va n

,
t a g eou s situation fo r their purpose ; but being placed ou t

o f the reach o f their shot they allowed them t o come to ,
t erms The inhabitants agreed to pay six thousand dol

.
lars wh ich they were to collect by the time o f our return

,
do wn the river This finesse had the desired e ffect for

.
,
d uring ou r absence they mounted a fe w guns on a hill ,
which commanded the passage and gave us in lieu o f the ,
d ollars a warm salute o n ou r return .
O ctober the 1 s t the fleet weighed in the night dropped

, ,
by the tide u p the river and anchored very quietly be fore ,
a town surrounded by a thick wood E arly in the morn .
ing the Ladrones asse m bled in row boats and landed ; -

,
then gave a shout and rushed into the town S word in

, ,
hand The i nhabitants fled to the adjacent hills in num

.
,
bers apparently superior to the Ladrones We may easily .
imagine to ourselves the horror with which these misera

ble people must be seized on being obliged to leave their ,
homes and every thing dear to them It was a most

,
.
m elancholy thing to see women in tears clasping their ,
in fants in their arms and imploring mercy fo r them from

,
those brutal robbers ! The old and the sick who were ,
unable to fly o r to make resistance were either made

, ,
p risoners or most inhumanly butchered ! The boats con

t i n ue d passing and repassing from the junks to the shore ,
in quick succession laden with booty and the men b e , ,
smeared with blood ! Two hundred and fi ft y women and

several children were made prisoners and sent on boar d
, ,
di fferent vessels They were unable to escape with the

.
men owing to that abominable practice o f cramping their

,
Fac t : several o f them were not able to move without as

s i s t a nc e in fact they might all be said to totter rather
, , ,
t han walk Twenty o f these p oor women were se nt on

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ti ful river passing several ruins o f villages that h a d bee n

,
destroyed by the B lack squadron O n the 1 7 th the flee - .

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anchored abreast four mud batteries which de fended a ,
town so entirely surrounded with wood that it was i m

, .
p ossible to form any idea o f its size The wea t her was .
very hazy with hard squalls o f rain The Ladrones

,
.
remained per fectly quiet fo r two days O n the third day .
the forts commenced a brisk fire fo r several hours : the

L adrones did not return a single shot but weighed in the ,
night and dropped down the river The reasons they .
gave fo r not attacking the town or re t urning the fire , ,
were that J oss had not promised them su ccess They are
,
.
very superstitious and consult their idol o n all occasions

, .
If his omens are good they will undertake the most daring ,
enterprises The fl eet now anchored opposite the ruin s

.
o f the town w here the women had been made prisoners .
Here we remained five o r six days during which tim e ,
about an hundred of the women were ransomed ; the

remainder were o ffered fo r sale amongst the Ladrones ,
fo r forty dollars each The woman is considered the law .
fu l wi fe o f the purchaser wh o would be put to death i f ,
he discarded her S everal o f them leaped overboard and

.
drowned themselves rather than submit to such in famou s

,
”
degradation .
O ur friend Yuen t s ze the native Chinese historian o f

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,
the pirates from whom I have quoted so copiously agrees

, ,
very closely in all this river war fare and carrying o ff

,
women with Mr G l a s s p ool e s account A t this p a r t i cu

, .
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lar part o f the war fare he introduces the followi n g story

Mei ying the wi fe o f K e choo yang was very beauti
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fu l and a pirate being about to seize her by the head she

, ,
a bused him exceedingly The pirate bound her to the .
y ard arm
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; but o n abusing him yet more the pirate ,
dragged her down and broke two o f her teeth which ,
filled her mouth and jaws with blood The pirate sprang .
u p again t o bind her Ying allowed him to approach b u t

.
,
as soon as he came near her she laid hold o f his gar ,
ments with her bleeding mouth and threw both him and ,
hersel f into the river where they were drowned The ,

.
rem a ining ca p tives o f both se xes were a fter s ome m o nth s

CHI N E S E P R I A TE S . 273
libe rated on having p a Id a ransom of fi ft een thousand

,
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leang o r ounces o f silver .
S o much was the sage h istorian affected by this event ,

t hat he became poetical I was affected he says by .
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, ,
t h e virtuous behaviour o f Me i yin g and all generous men -

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wil l as I suppose be moved by the same feelin gs I

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t here fore composed a song mourni ng her fate

, ,
Ce a s efi g h t in g n w fo a wh i l e ! o r
Le t u s c a ll b c k t h e fl w i n g w a v es !
a o
W h o oppo d t h e e n m y i n ti m e ?
se e
A i n g l wi fe c o ul d v r powe r h i m
s e o e
S tr e m i n g w i t h bl ood s h e g r pe d t h e m a d
a ,
as offs pri ng of
g u Il t ,
S h e h el d fa s t t h e m an a n d t h r ew hi m into t h e m ean d eri ng
s t re a m .
T h e s pi r i t w a n d er i ng p a n d d own on t h e wa
of wa t er , u ves ,
Was a s t oni s h e d a t t h e i rt e of Y i n g v u .
M y s on g i s a t a n e n d !
W a es m eet ea ch ot h e r cont i n al y
v u l .
I s ee t h e wa t e r g r ee n a s m ou nt ai n Pe ih
b l
B u t t h e ril i a n t fir e r e t ur ns n o m or e !
l
How ong d i d we m o rn a n d cry ! u
“
I am compelled says the ingenious translator M , , .
Neumann to give a fr ee translation o f this verse a n d

, ,
con fess mysel f not quite certain o f the signi fication o f

”
the poetical fi g ures used by ou r author .
We in ou r town must c onf es s that we cannot make

much se nse o f his version .
“
The fleet then weighed continues Mr Gl a s s pool e ,
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,
“
and made sail down the river to receive the ranso m ,
from the town be fore mentioned A s we passed the hill - .

,
they fired several s hot at us but without e ffect Th e , .
Ladrones were much exasperated and determined to re ,
v enge themselves ; they dropped out o f reach o f their
shot and anchored Every junk sent about a hundred

,
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men each o n shore to cu t p a ddy and destroy their , ,
orange groves which was most e ffectually per fo rmed fo r

,
several miles down the river D uring our stay here they .
,
r eceived in for ma t ion o f nine boats l y ing u p a creek laden ,
with p addy ; boats were immediately di spatched a ft er

t hem Next morning these bo ats wer e brou g ht to t he
.
fl eet ; ten o r twelve men were taken in them A S t h es e .
had made no resistan ce the chie f said he would allow

,
them to become Ladrones i f they agreed to take t h e ,
u s ual oaths be fore J oss Three or fou r o f them re fused

.
to comply for which they were punished in the following

,
cruel manner : their hands were tied behind their backs ,
a rope from the mast head rove through their arms and
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hoisted three or four feet from the deck and fi ve o r s i x ,
men flogged them with three rattans twisted together till

they were apparently dead ; then hoisted them up to the
mast head and le ft them hanging nearly an hour the n
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, ,
lowered them down and repeated the punishment till

, ,
they died or complied with the oath .
O ctober the 2 0 t h in the night an express bo at cam e

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with the in formation that a large Man d arin fleet was pro
c ee di n g u p the river to attack us The pirate chie f i m .
mediately weighed with fi ft y o f the largest vessels and

, ,
Sailed down the river to meet them A b out one in the .
morning they commenced a heavy fire till day light when -

,
an express was sent fo r the remainder o f the fl eet to join

them : about an hour a ft er a counter order t o anchor
came the Mandarin fl eet having run Two or three
,
.
hours a fterwards the chie f returned w ith three captured

vessels in t o w having sunk t wo and eighty three sail
, ,
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made their escape The admiral o f the Mandarins ble w

.
his vessel up by throwing a lighted match into the maga

,
zine as the Ladrones were boardi ng her ; she ran o n
s hore and they succeeded in getting twenty o f her guns

,
.
In this action very fe w prisoners were taken : the men

belonging to the captured vessels drowned themselves as ,
they were sure o f su ffering a lin ering and cruel death

”g
i f taken a ft er making resistance .
Passing over some personal concerns o f the u nfor t u

nate English captives we come t o the following disagree
,
a ble d ilemma and adventures

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.
O n the 2 8t h o f O ctober I received a letter from,
Captain Kay brought by a fisherman who had told him

, ,
he would get us all back fo r three thousand dol lars He .
advised me t o o ffer three thousand and i f not accepted , ,
e xte nd it t o four ; but not farther as it was b a d p oli cy to,

b attle and doing great e x ecu tion with a little musket a nd ,

”
s e t him down naturally enough as
,
a foreign pirate ! ,
The Mandarin vessels continued firing havin g bl oc k , .
ed up the entrance o f the harbour to prevent the Ladrone

boats entering A t this the Ladrones were much ex e s
.
e r a t e d and abou t three hundred o f them s wam on shore

p , ,
with a short sword lashed close under each arm ; they

then ran along the banks o f the river till they cam e
abrea st o f the vessels and then swam o f again and f
,
boa rded them The Chinese thus attacked leaped o ve I

.
,
board and endeavou red to reach the opposite shore ; t he

,
Ladrones followed and cut the greater numbe r o f them

,
t o pieces in the water The y nex t towed the vessels o u t

.
o f the harbour and attacked the town with inc r eased

,
fury The inhabitants fought about a quarter o f an hour

.
,
and then retreated to an adjacent hill from which they ,
were soon driven with g r e a t sl a ughter A ft er this the .
L adrones returned and plundered the town every boat, ,
leaving it when laden The Chinese 01 1 the h ills per .
ce i vi n most o f the boats were o ff rallied and ret o ok the

g , ,
town a ft er killing near two hundred Lad r ones O ne o f

, .
my men was un fortunately lost in this dread ful massa

cre ! The Ladrone s landed a second ti m e drove the Chi ,
nese o u t o f the town then reduced it to ashes and put all

, ,
t heir prisoners to death wi t hout regarding either age o r ,
sex ! I m u st not omit to mention a most horrid ( though

ludic r ous ) circumstance which happened at this place .
The Ladrones were paid by their chie f ten dolla r s fo r

’
every Chinaman s head t h ey p r oduced One o f my m e n .
turning the corner o f a stre et was met by a Ladrone r un

ning furiously a ft er a Chine s e ; he had a drawn sword in
h i s hand and two Chinaman s heads which he had cut
’
,
o ff tied by their tails and slung r ound his nec k

, , I was .
witn ess mysel f to some o f them producing five or six to

o btain payment !
O n the 4 t h o f November an order arrived from t he
a dmiral fo r the fl eet to proceed immediately to Lanto w ,
where he was lying with only two vessels and three Por ,
t u g u e s e ships and a brig constantly annoying him ; seve

ral sail o f Mandarin ve s sels were daily ex p ected The .
( 2 77 )
P IM TE I A N D) E ©E E E E S °
© IEI II N E § E IP II E A T E o
VO L . II .
2 80 LI V E S op BA N DITTI A N D R OBB E R S .
2l st at night when it fell calm The L a drones to we d

,
.
o u t seven large vessels with about t wo hundred r o w ,
boats to board them ; but a breeze springing u p they ,
made sail and escaped The Ladrones returned into t h e .
bay and anchored The Portuguese and Mandarins fo l

,
.
lowed and continued a heavy cannonading during that

,
night and the next day The vessel I was in h a d her .
foremast shot away which they supplied very ex p edi ,
t i ou s l y by ta king a mainmast from a smaller vessel .
O n the 2 3 d in the evening it again fell calm ; t he

, ,
L adrones towed ou t fi fteen junks in two divisions with ,
the intention o f surrounding them which was nearly e f ,
fe ct e d h a v m g come up with and boarded one when a

, ,
breeze suddenly sprang up The capt ur ed vessel mount .
ed twenty t wo guns Most o f her crew leaped overbo ard ;

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sixty o r seventy were taken immediately cut t o pieces , ,
and thrown into the river E arly in the mor ning the .
L adrones returned into the bay and anchored in the sam e ,
situation as be fore The Portuguese and Mandarins fo l

.
l owed keeping u p a constant fire

,
The Ladrones never .
returned a single shot but always kept in readiness t o ,
board and the Portug u ese were care ful never t o allo w
,
t hem an opportunity .
“
O n the 2 8 t h at night they sent in eight fir e vessels
, ,
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which i f properly constructed must have done great

exec u tion having every advantage they could wish fo r t o
,
e ffect their purpose ; a strong breeze and tide directl y into

the bay and the vessels lying so close together that it
, ,
was impossible t o miss them O n their first appearance .

,
the Ladrones gave a general shout S upposing them to be ,
Mandarin vessels on fire but were very soon convinced ,
o f their mistake They came very regularly into the

.
centre o f the fleet two and t wo b u 1 ni ng furiously ; one

, ,
'
o f them came alongside o f the vessel I was in but they ,
succeeded in booming her of S h e appeared to be a ves .
sel o f about thirty tons ; her h o ld was filled with straw

and wood and there were a fe w small boxes o f com
,
b u s t i b l e s o n her deck which e x plo d ed alongside o f u s

,
without doing a n y damage The Ladrones however .

, ,
towed them all o n S hore e x tinguished the fire a nd broke , ,
t hem up for fir e -woo d The Portugues e claim the credi t

.
C H I N E S E PI R A T E S .
of constru c ti ng these destructive machines and actuall y ,
s ent a dispatch to the Govern o r o f Macao saying they ,
had destroyed at least one third o f the La d rones fleet -

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,
and hoped s oo n to e ffect their purpose by totally a nni h i

lating them
“
O n the 2 9 t h o f November the Ladrones be ing a ll ,
ready fo r s ea they weighed and stood boldly o u t bidding

, ,
d efiance to t h e invincible squadron and imperial fleet con ,
sisting o f ninety three war junks six Portuguese S hi p s ,

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a brig and a schooner Imme diately the Ladrones

,
.
Weighed they made all sail The Ladrones chased them

,
.
two o r three hours keeping Up a constan t fire ; finding

,
they did not come u p with them they hauled their wind , ,
and stood to the eastward Thus terminated the boas ted .
blockade which lasted nine days during which tim e t h e

, ,
Ladrones completed all t heir re pairs In this action not .
a single Ladrone vessel was des troyed and their loss ,
about thirty or forty men A n A merican was also killed .

,
o n e o f t hree that remained out o f eight taken in a

s chooner I had two very narro w escapes : the first a
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,
twelve pounder shot fell wi t hin three or four fee t o f me ;

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another took a piece o u t o f a small brass swivel on which -
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I was standing The chie f s wi fe frequently sprinkled
.
me with garl ic water which they considered an e ffectual

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,
c harm against shot The fleet continued under sail al l

.
night steerin g towards the eastward In the morning

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.
they anchored in a large bay surrounded by lo ft y and

ba rren mountains .
“
O n the 2 d o f D ecembe r I received a letter from
L ieutenant Maughn commander o f the Honourable C o m
,
’
an s cruiser A ntelope S ayin g that he had the ransom
p y ,
on board and had bee n three days cruising a ft er u s a n d

, ,
W ished me to settle with the chie f o n the securest method

o f delivering it The chie f agreed to send us in a small
.
u n bo at till we came within sight o f the A ntelope ; then

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the compradore s boat was to brin g the ransom and r e
ce i ve u s I was so agitated at receiving this joy ful news
.
,
that it was with considerable difli c u l t y l could scrawl

about two or three lines to in form Lieutenant Maughn o f
the arrangements I had made We were all so d eeply .
a ffected by the grati fying tidings that we s eldom c lo s ea ,
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ou r eye s but continued watching day and ni g t t fo r t he

,
boat .
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O n the 6 t h she returned with Lieutenant Ma u g h n s '
answer saying he would respect any single boat ; but

,
would not allow the fleet to approach him The chie f .
then according to his first proposal ordered a gun boat

, ,
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to take u s and with no small degree o f pleasu r e we l e ft

,
’
the Ladrone fl e et about four o clock in the a ft ernoon A t .
o ne P M saw the A ntelope under all s ail standi ng t o

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wards u s The Ladrone b oat immediately anchored and

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,
’
dispatched the compradore s boat fo r the ransom saying , ,
that i f she approached nearer they would return t o t h e ,
fleet ; and they were just weighing when she shortened

sail and anchored about two miles from us The boat
,
.
d i d not reach her till late in t h e a ft ernoon owing to the ,

’
tide s be ing strong against her S h e received the ransom .
and le ft the A ntelope j ust be fore dark A Mandarin boat .
that had been lying concealed under the land and watch ,
ing their m a nce u vr e s gave chase to her and was within

, ,
a fe w fathoms o f taking her when S h e s a w a light whi ch , ,
the Ladrones answered and the Mandarin hauled o ff , .
O ur situation was now a most critical one ; the ransom

was in the hands o f the Ladrones and the comp r adore ,
dare not return with u s for fear o f a second attack from

the Mandarin boat The Ladrones would not remain till
.
morning s o we were obliged to return with them to t h e

,
fl eet In the morning the chie f inspected the ransom

.
,
which consisted o f the following articles : two bales o f

superfine scarlet cloth two chests o f opium ; two casks
o f gunpowder ; and a telescope ; the rest in dollars He .
objected t o the telescope not being new ; and said he

s hould detain o ne o f u s till a nother was sent o r a hun ,
dred dollars in lieu o f it The compradore however .

, ,
agreed with him fo r the hundred d ol lars Every thing .
wi ng at length settled the chie f ordered two gun boats ,

-
to convey u s near the A ntelope ; we saw her j ust be fore

dusk when the Ladrone boa t s le ft us We had the i nex
,
.
p ressible pleasure o f arriving on board the A ntelope at

seven P M where we were most cordially received and
. .
, ,
heartily congratulated o n ou r sa fe and hap p y deliverance

him a nd the chie f O p o tae wh o comm anded one o f t h e - -

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fl ags o r divisions o f the fleet ; and it was only by t h e

de ference and respect they both owed to Ching y i h s
’
-
widow that they had been preven t ed from turnin g their

,
a rms against each other long be fore .
A t length when the bra ve Paou was surprised and

,
c ooped up by a strong blockading force o f the E m p eror s

’
s hips O p o tae showed all his deadly spite and re fused

,
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,
to obey the orders o f Paou an d even o f the chie ft ainess , ,
which were that he should sail to the relie f o f his rival

, .
Paou with his bravery and usual good fortune broke

, ,
through the blockade but when he came in contact with ,
O p o tae his rage was t oo Violent to be restrained

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,
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O p o tae at first pleaded that his means and strength

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had been insu fficient to do what had been expected o f him ,
but concluded by saying A m I bound t o come a nd ,
j oin the forces o f Paou

Would you then se p arate from us ! cried Paou more ,
e nraged than ever .
O p o tae answered :
- - I will not se p arate my s el f .
Paou Why then d o you not obey the orders of t h e

wi fe o f Ching yih and my o wn ? What is this else th a n
-
separation that you d o not come t o assist me when I a m

, ,
’
urrounded by the e ne m I I have sworn it that I will
s y .
destroy thee wicked man that I may d o away with thi s

, ,
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s o reness o n my back .
The summons o f Paou whe n blockaded t o O l po t a e , ,

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wa s in language e q ually figurative I am harassed by

’
the G overnment s offi cers outside in the sea ; lips a nd
teeth must help o ne another i f the lips are cut away t h e ,
teeth will feel cold How shall I alone be able t o fight .
the G overnment forces ? You S hould there fore come at

the head of your crew t o attack the Government squad ,
ron in the rear I will then come out o f my station a nd

,
make an attack in front ; the enemy being so tak e n i n t h e

front and rear will even supposing we cannot master
, ,
”
him certainly be thrown into disorder
,
.
The angry words o f Paou were followed by others

and then by blows Paou though at the moment fa r .
,
in ferior in force first began the fight and ultimately sus

, ,
t a i ned a s anguinary d e fe a t and the los s o f sixtee n ve s ,

CHI N E S E PI R A T E S .
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se ls . O
loat hing fo r this cru el detestable race must
ur , ,
be i ncreased by the fact that the victors mas s acred all ,
their prisoners — o r three hundred men !

This was t h e d ea th blo w to the co n federacy which had -
’
so long defied the E mperor s power and which might ,
have e ffected his dethronement O p o tae dreading the .

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,
’
vengeance of Paou and his mistress Ching y i h s widow ,
-
,
whose united forces would have quintupled hi s o wn gain ,
ed over his men to his views and proffered a submission ,
t o Government on condition o f fi ee pardon and a proper

,
'
p rovision for all .
The Government that had made so many lamenta b le

displays o f its weakness was glad to make an unreal p a ,
rade o f its mercy It was but t oo happy to grant all the

.
condi tions instantly and in the fuls ome language of its

, ,
historians fee ling that compassion is the way to hea

,
ven— that it is the right way to govern by righteousness

— i t there fore redeemed these pirates from destruction ,
”
and pardoned their former crimes .
O po-tae however had hardly struck his free fl ag and

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, , ,
the pirates were hardly in the power o f the Chinese when ,
it was proposed by many that they should all be t r e a ch

e r ou s l murdered The governor happened to be more
y .
honourable and humane o r probably only more politic , ,
than tho se who made this foul propo s al— he knew that
such a bloody breach o f faith would fo r ever prevent the
p irates still i n arms from voluntarily submitting ; he knew
equally well even weakened as they were by O p o tae s
,
- -
’
de fection that the Government could not reduce them by

,
force and he thought by keeping his faith with them he

, ,
m ight turn the force o f tho s e who had submitted against

those who sti ll h e l d o u t and so destroy the pirates with
.
,
the p i rates Consequently the eight thousan d men it

.
,
had be en propo sed to cut o ff in cold bl ood were allowed ,
to remain uninjured and their leader O po tae having , ,

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,
changed his name t o that o f Heo b é en o r The Lustre -

,
”
o f Instruction was elevated to the rank o f an Imperi al
,
O fli ce r .
The wi do w o f Ching yih and her favouri t e Paou con -

, ,
t in ned fo r some months to pillage the coast and t o bea t ,

the Chinese a n d the Mandarins troops and ships a nd ’

,
seemed almost as strong as be fore the separation o f

’
O p o tae s flag
- - B u t that example was probably o p e
.
rating i n the minds o f many o f the outlaws and finally ,
the lawl ess heroine hersel f who was the spirit that kept ,
the complicate body together seeing that O p o t a e had ,

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been made a government o fficer and that he continue ,
t o pros p er began also to think o f making her s u b m i s

,
S i on .
A rumour o f her intentions havi ng reached shore t h e ,
Mandarins sent o ff a certain Chow a doctor o f Macao , ,

”
Who say s the historian b eing already well ac q uaint
, ,
”
ed with the pirates did not need any introduction t o , ,
enter on p reliminaries with them .
When that worthy practitioner presented himsel f t o

Paou tha t friend concluded he had been committing so me
‘
crime and had come fo r sa fety t o that general r efug i u m

,
p ec ca t or u m the pirate fleet ,

.
The D octor explained and assured the chie f that i f , ,
he would submit Government was inclined to treat him ,
and his fa r more favourably and more honourably than

O p o tae B u t i f he continued to resist not only a general
- - .
,
arming o f all the coast and the rivers but O p o tae was ,
- -
t o procee d against him .
Paou was puzzled b u t a fter being closeted fo r some ,

’
time with his mistress Ching y i h s widow who ga ve her
D
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, ,
high permission fo r him t o make arrangements with oc

tor Chow he said he would repair with his fleet to the
,
B occa Tigris and there communicate p ersonally with the

,
organs of government .
A ft er two visits had been paid t o the pirate fl ee ts b y

two in ferior Mandarins wh o carried the Imperial p r o cl a , .
mati on o f free pardon and who at the order o f Ching , ,

’
y ih s widow were treated to a s u mptuous banquet by
,
Paou the Governor general o f the province went himsel f

,
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in o ne vessel to the pirates ships that occupied a line o f ’

,
en 16 o ff the mouth o f the river

, .
A s the governor approached the pirates hoisted their ,
flags played o n their instruments and fired their guns

, , ,
s o t hat the smoke rose in clouds and t hen be nt sail t o ,

c ountry This IS the manner in which the great re d

.
”
s quadron o f the pirates was pacified .
The valiant Paou following the example o f his rival

,
O p o tae entered into the service o f Gov ernment and

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, ,
proceeded against such o f his former associates and

friends as would not accept the pardon o ffered them .
There wa s some hard fighting but the two renegadoe s ,
s uccessively took the chie f S hih U rl forced the redoubt ,

”
a ble captain styled T he scourge o f the Eastern ocean
“
t o surrender himsel f drove Frog s Meal another dread

”
,
’
,
fu l pirate t o Manilla and fi nally and within a fe w mon t hs

, , ,
”
destroyed o r di ssipated the was p s o f the oce an alto
ge ther .
From that pe riod saith our Chinese historian i n

“
, ,
concl u sion ships began to p ass and repass in tran

,
“
q uillity A ll became
. quiet on the rivers and tran q uil on ,
the four seas People lived in peace and plenty The

. .
country began to assume a new appearance Me n sold .
t heir arms and bought oxen to plough their fields ; they

burned sacrifices said prayers o n the tops o f the hills
, ,
and rejoiced themselves by singing behind screens during

”—
day time - and ( gr a nd climax t o all the Governor o f
,
the province in consideration o f his valuable servi ces in

,
the p a cifica t i on o f the pirates was all owed by an edict ,
S on of He a ven
’
o f the t o wear p eacoc k s feathers wit h
,
t wo eyes !
THE E N D .
2 LIS T O F BOO K S P U B LIS HE D BY G G . . E VA N S .
A R TH U R S
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H O M E LIB R A R Y .
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s er i e s of t h e A u t h or ] .
T HR EE E R A S IN WOMAN ’
S LIFE .
Con t a ini ng M a id en Wi fe a nd M o t h er Clo t h 1 2 m o wi t h M ez

,
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zo t i nt e n g r a ving Pri ce .
,
Th i s b y m a ny i s c on i d e e d Mr A t h u r s b es t wor k
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T A LE S O F M A R R IE D LIFE .
Con t a ining Lov e rs a nd H u s b a nd s S w ee t h ea r t s a nd Wiv es a nd , ,
M a rri e d a nd S ing l e Clo t h 1 2 mo wi t h M ezzo t in t en g ra ving .

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Pri ce
“
In t h i s v lu m m y b fou n d s om e v lu a b l e h i n t s for wi ve s a n d h u s
o e a e a
b a nd s a s wel l s fo t e y u g
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a r o .
T A LE S OF R E A L LIFE .
C on t a ining B ell M a rt i n P r id e a nd P r incip l e M a ry Elli s F a mily , , ,
Prid e a nd A li ce M elvill e
. Clo t h 1 2 mo wi t h M ezzo t in t .
, .
,
e ng ra vin g Pri ce .
“
Th i v lu m e g i v es t h e e p er i enc e of rea l l i fe b y m a ny wh o fou n d n ot
s o x
t h ei r i d ea l
”
.
T H E M A R T Y R WI F E .
Cont a ining M a d eline t h e H eir es s T h e M a r t yr Wi fe a nd , , R ui ne d

G a m es t er Clo t h 1 2 mo wi t h M ezzo t in t eng ra ving
.
, .
, .
C ont a i ns s ever l s k et ch es o f t h i ll i n g i n t e es t
“ ”
a r r .
T H E A NG EL A N D T HE D EM ON .
A B oo k O f S t a r t ling A h a nd s o m e I zm o vol u m e
In t eres t .
,
In t h i s x i t i n g t y M r A t h u h s t k n h l d f t h e e d e s t t nt i n
’
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wi t h m
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or u s g p a nd k eep s h i m a b s o b e d t o t h e en d
a ro ra s , r
o f t h e v olu m e
”
.
T HE W A Y T O P R O S PER ,
A N D O THE R TA LE S . Clo t h ,
12m o .
, wi t h e ng a r ving . Pri ce
TR U E RI C HE S ; O R WE A LT H WIT H O U T WING S ,
A N D O T HE R T A LE S . Clo t h , 12 mo .
,
wi t h M ezzo t int e ng ra ving .
P r i ce ,
LI S T O F B O O K S P UBLIS HE D BY G G . . E VA N S .
3
T H E YO U NG LA DY AT H OM E .
A S eri es of Home S t ori es fo r A m er i ca n Wo m en . 12 mo .
T R I ALS AN D C O N F E S S I O N S O F A H O U S EKEEPE R .
Wi t h 14 . S pi r i t e d
Illus t ra t ions 1 2 mo clo t h Pric e . .
, .
Th e r n g e o f s ubj ects i n t h i s b ook em b

a e th e gr ve n d i n t u ct i v e a s ra c a a s r ,
w ll s t h
e a g bl n d m u i ng N L d y d f m i li wi t h t h t i l s
e a r ee a e a a s . o a rea er a ar e r a
a nd p p l e i t i i n i d n t t H u e k e p i ng n f i l t e g n i m n y f h
er x es c e o o s e , ca a o r co ze a o er
o wn e p e i en ces f r e v r y p i t u
x r h e e p es en t e d h a s b een d r a wn f om l if
, o e c re r r r e.
T H E WITH ER E D H E A R T .
Wi t h fine M ezzo t in t F ron t i pi s e ce . 12 mo .

, Clo t h Pri ce .
k
Th i s w or h a s g on e t h r o g h s e er a e d i t i on s i n u a v l E ng l n d l t h u g h p ub , a o
l i s h e d b u t a s h or t t i m e, a nd h as h a d t h e m os t a t t eri n g fl n ot i ces fr om th e
E ng li s h Pr es s .
S TEP S T O WA R D HE AV EN .
A S er i es of La y S e rmons fo r Conv er t s in t he Gr ea t A w a kening .
12 mo .
, c lo t h . Pri ce
T HE H AND BU T N O T TH E HE A R T ;
O R, L I FE T R I A L S or J E S S IE LO R IN G . 12 mo .
, c lo t h . Price ,
T HE G OOD TI M E C O M ING .
L a rg e 12 mo .
,
wi t h fine M ezzo t in t Front i sp i ece . Pri ce ,
LE AV E S F R O M T HE B OO K O F H U M A N LI F E .
La rg e 1 2 111 0 . Wi t h illu s t r a t io ns a nd s t eel pl a t e P r i ce

30 .
s om e of t h e b e t h u m or ou s s k et ch es of t h e a u t h or
”
“
It i nc lu d e s s .
H E A RT HI S T O RIE S A N D LIFE PI CT UR E S .
12 mo . Clo t h . Pri ce
“
In t h e p ep a r ra t i on of th is v olum e w e h a v e end ea v or ed
,
to s h ow, th a t
wh a t ev e r t en d s t o a wa en ou r s k y m p t h i es t owa r d s ot h er s i s
a , an i n di i d v u l a
fi
b en e t as well a s a com m on g ood .
”
S PA R IN G TO S PEN D ; O R , T HE LO FT O N S AN D P I N K E R TO N S
12 mo .
,
cPri ce lo t h .
Th p u p s e f t h i s v olu m e
e r o o i s to ex h i bit th e e i v ls t h a t fl ow fr om t h e to o
com m on l a ck of p r u d e nce .
4 . LIS T O F BOO K S PU B LIS HE D BY G G . . E VA N S .
H OM E S CENE S .
12 mo . Clo t h . Pri ce
k
Th i s B oo i s d e s i g n e d t o a i d i n t h e wor of o k v er com i ng wh a t i s e vi l a
fi l
s el s h , t h a t h om e i g h t s m a y d i s e h om e s h a d o ws p l .
T HE O LD M AN S B R I DE
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.
1 zm o . Clo t h Pri ce .
Thi s i s a p werfully wr i t t en B ook

o , s h owi n g t h e fo y ll of u n equ al m a rr i a g e
B IO G R A P H I E S .
LIFE A N D E XPL O R A T I O N S O F DR . E K KANE. .

,
A nd o t h e r D i s t ing u i s h e d A m erica n Explore rs In cludi ng Ledya r .
Wil kes P e rry &c Con t a ining n a r r a t iv es o f t h eir r esea r ch

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.
a n d a d ve n t ur e s in r e m o t e a n d i nt e r e s t in por t ion f t h G l ob
g s O e
B y S A M U E L M S M U C K E R LL D . Wi t h a fi n e M ezzo t in t PO
, . .
t r a i t o f D r K a n e, in h i s A r c t i c Co s t um e
. Pri ce .
T HE LIFE A N D TI M E S O F A LE XA N D E R H A M ILT O N
By S . M . S M U CK E R , LL D . . L a rg e 12 mo .
, wi t h Por t ra i t . C v
4 0 0
p g a es . Pri ce
T HE LIFE A N D TI M E S O F T H O M A S J E FFER S O N .
B y S M S M U CKE R ,
. . LL D a u t hor o f Li fe a nd R ei g n o f Ni ch
. .
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las Emp eror o f Ru s s i a &c &c La rg e 1 2 mo O f 4 0 0 p a g e , .
, . .
C lo t h Wi t h fi n e S t ee l Por t ra i t Price
. .
T HE
LIFE A N D R EIG N O F NIC H O L A S
E mp eror O f R u s s i a Wi t h d es crip t ion s o f R u s s i a n S o ci e t y a n
.
G o v e r nm en t a nd a fu ll a nd c ompl e t e Hi s t o ry o f t h e Wa r i
,
t he East A l s o S ke t ch es o f S c h a m yl t h e Ci r ca s s i a n a nd o t h
.
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D i s t i ng u i s h e d Ch a r a ct er s B y S M S M U C K E R LL D B e a u t i fu l!
. . .
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Ill u s t r a t e d O v er . p a g es l a rg e 1 2 mo Pri ce 5 , . .
T HE P U B LI C AN D P R IVA T E LI F E OF . D ANI E
WE B S TE R .
B y GE N . S . P LY M A N
. . 1 2 mo clo t h Pri ce
.
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6 LIS T O F BOO K S P U B LIS HE D BY G. G. E VA N S .
LIFE O F G ENE R A L S A M U EL H O US T O N ,
The Hun t er P a t rio t a nd

, , S t a t esm a n of T ex a s . Wi t h nin e illu s
t r a t i o ns 1 2 mo
. c lo t h ., . Pri ce
LI V E S O F G ENE R A L HEN R Y LEE A N D G E N E R A L

T H O M A S S U M PTE R .
C ompri s ing a Hi s t ory o f t h e W a r in t he S ou t h e rn D ep a r tm en t of
t h e U ni t e d S t a t es Illus t r a t e d 1 2 mo clo t h
.
, , .
D A R ING HER O I C D EE D S O F A M ERI C A N W O M EN .
Compri s ing Th r illing Ex am pl es o f Co u ra g e For t i t ud e D e vo t e d , ,
n es s a nd S el f S a crifice a mong t h e Pion eer M o t h ers o f t h e

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W e s t ern Co u n t ry B y J O HN F R O S T LL D Pri ce
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LI V E S O F F E M A LE M O R M O N S .
A N a rra t iv e o f fa ct s S t ra ng e r t h a n F i ct ion . B y M E TT A VICTO R IA

FU LLE R 1 2 mo
. c lo t h Pri ce
.
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LI V E S O F ILLU S TRI O U S W O MEN O F A LL A G E S .
Co nt a ini ng t h e E m pres s J o s ephine La dy J a ne Gr a y B ea t r i ce , ,
C e n ci J o a n o f A r c A n ne B ol eyn C h a r lo t t e Cord ay ! enobi a

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&c &c .
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Emb elli s h ed wi t h F ine S t eel Por t r a i t s 1 2 mo c lo t h
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Pri ce
T HE LI V E S A N D E XPL O IT S O F T H E M O S T N O T E D
B U C C A NEE R S PI R A TE S O F A LL C O U NTRIE S .
H a nds o m ely ill us t r a t ed . 1 vol . Clo t h . P r i ce

HIG H WA Y M EN R O B B E R S A N D B A N D ITTI O F A LL
,
C O U NT R IE S .
Wi t h Colored a nd o t her Eng ra vi ng s H a nd s o m ely bound in o ne .
vol u m e 1 2 mo clo t h Pri ce

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, .
HE R O E S A N D P A T RI O T S O F T H E S O UT H ;
Comp r i s ing Liv es o f G en er a l F r a nci s M a rion G ener a l Willi a m ,
M o u l t r i e G e ne r a l A nd r e w Pi cken s a nd Go ve r nor J o hn
, ,
R u t led ge B y C E CIL B
. H A R TLE Y Illu s t ra t ed 1 2 mo clo t h
. . , .
, .
P r i ce
LI S T O F BOO K S P UBLIS HE D BY G G
. . E VAN S .
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THE PR IN C E
O F T HE
HO U S E O F D A V ID ;
T H RE E Y EA R S IN T H E H O LY C IT Y .
BE IN G
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LE TTE R S O F A DIN A A E W E S S O F A LE X A N DR IA S U PP O S E D
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A SER O F T HE , ,
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LIVE S A N D DA R IN G DE E DS

m ay uum m us E ugra b iugs .

ME W A TTIE S —B HE E LS —B A U GR EE S —MO GHIE S

have endeavoured t o sketch m i g h t have been t h o u g h t o f

t hem s elves a curse su fﬁ cient fo r any country however ,

vast seeing as we have done wi t h what rapidity and t o

what immense distan ces they were accustomed t o extend

was devastate d by other assoc iations o f wretches who ,

fo r the most part subsisted entirely o n plunder S ome .

o f them seem t o have struck their bane ful roots in t he

country long a g o others to have arisen under the Mahratta

system and the times o f revolution and trouble which

would naturally tend t o give strength to the o ld and birth

the desolation which ensued fr om lett i ng loose a p O p u l a

who resided in walled towns were sa fe from the ravage s

t e c t e d parts o f the country near the Vin d y h a moun tains

seen deserted and roo ﬂess is d escribed by Capta in A m

brose o ne o f S i r J ohn Malcolm s o fﬁ cers : in the yea r

1 8 1 8 he ascertained the names and the names o f t h e

vill a g es they belonged to o f eighty four in di viduals wh o

had been killed by tigers ; these ferocious animals having

also testi fy that in the state o f Hol k a r in 1 8 1 7 six t een , ,

hundred and sixty three villages were deserted or as the

that denotes the extre m e o f desolation A ll this ruin h a d .

To proceed with t hese other robbers , in the order I

the past tense in almost all thes e cases an ambiguous

robbers and assassins but according t o S i r John Malcolm

the most desperate rogues in India It is delight ful to .

learn from B ishop Heber that they were in a great mea ,

sure reclaimed even when he travelled through the scenes

o f their crimes which he did with per fect sa fety ; and to

contras t this with the former state o f the country when ,

it wa s as dangerous as the interior o f A rabia is at t hi s

caravans and to pay high rates fo r protection to every

t h e B ishop speaking o f part o f the province o f

inhabitants b ut banditti Cattle stealing still prevails to .

a considerable extent but the Me wa t t ie s are now most o f

them subject either to the B ritish G overnment or that of

them by the former has induced many o f the tribes to

abandon their fortresses t o seat themselves in the plain , ,

the B he el s wh o inhabit the wild and mountainous tracts

to t ally distinct race insulated in their abodes and se p a

r ated by their habits usages and forms o f worship from

ﬁve h u nd re d a nd e i g h t ; l e a v i ng onl y ﬁv e h und re d a nd for t y -t h r ee

a ll other tribes o f India A ccor di ng t o B isho p Heber .

they were unquestionably the original inhabita nts o f

and miserable way o f li fe by t h e invasion o f those tribes ,

l i g i on o f B rahma This the Rajpoots themsel v es virt u

ally allow by a d m i t t i ng i n their traditional his t ory that

most o f their principal cities and fortresses we re founded '

by such or such B h ee l chie fs and conquered from them ,

Here we have again as it w ere the Gael retrea t ing , ,

ﬁ o m the S assenach and indemni fying and avenging him

sel f by foray blood and plunder , ,

Thieves and savages as they were the B ritish o fficers ,

who conversed with B ishop Heber thought them o n the ,

whole a better race than their conquerors Their word .

is said to be more to be depended o n ; they are o f a