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pockets, out of which they took one guinea, and a Portugal piece of thirty six shillings, about fifteen shillings in silver, and his keys. They said that money was not enough that they must have more, and drove Mr. Lawrence up stairs, where coming to a closet, although they had taken the key from Mr. Lawrence before and had it in their custody, yet they broke open the door, and took out from hence two guineas, ten shillings in silver, a silver cup, thirteen silver spoons, two gold rings, and what ⟨they⟩ could find; and in their search meeting with ⟨a⟩ bottle of elder wine, they obliged the servants ⟨to⟩ drink twice of it. Dorothy Street, the maid-⟨servant⟩, being in the back house churning, and ⟨hearing⟩ a noise, suspected they were theives who ⟨were⟩ got into the house; and in order to save ⟨herself⟩, she put out the candle; but they rushed in upon her, tied her hands, and then brought her ⟨into⟩ the room where the other servants were; they ⟨then⟩ rifled the house of all they could get, linen, ⟨table⟩ cloths, napkins, shirts, and the sheets ⟨from⟩ off the beds; and tred the beds under feet, ⟨to⟩ discover if any money was concealed therein. Suspecting there was more money in the house, ⟨they⟩ brought Mr. Lawrence down again, and ⟨threatened⟩ to cut his throat; and Rose put a knife ⟨to⟩ it, as if he intended to do it, to make him confess what money was in the house. One of them took ⟨a⟩ chopping-bill, and threatened to cut off his leg. They then broke his head with their pistols, and ⟨dragged⟩ him about by the hair of the head. Another ⟨of⟩ them took a kettle of water off the fire, and flung ⟨it⟩ upon him; but it did no other harm than wetting ⟨him⟩, by reason the maid had just before taking out ⟨the⟩ greatest part of the boiling water, and filled it ⟨again⟩ with cold. After this they dragged him ⟨about⟩ again swearing they would “do for him," if ⟨he⟩ did not immediately inform them where the rest
