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kirby’s wonderful museum.
the ceiling as I have stood under the cover of the wall, and
as I have been going to fire, they have come over my head,
and some lodged in the ceiling.
The firing continued all the night and all the morning, at
different periods.
When I attacked them backwards, I used to crawl out of
the window on my belly, and lie upon the wash-house leads
with my arms; I have heard them say, you that have arms
are to fire upon him, and you that have stones are to heave,
and so many to break the door, and so many to climb the
wall; if they got up there they could get in at the window
from the leads; I had Giiberthorp below to guard the door,
for part of the front door was broke. I got off, I believe
about nine in the morning, when I had no more ammuni-
tion left, only the charge that I had in my blunderbuss,
except what was in the musket, that would not go off; so I
said to the men that were in the hous , you see they are
firing from every quarter, there is no help for me, they will
come in, and I can make no return upon them to check
their insolence; the best way to make them desist, is forme
to get out of the house, you will all be very safe, whether I.
make my escape or not; Mr. Giiberthorp said, do what you
think best; I said, they only want me, if they get me it is
all over, or if they know I am gone, they will desist: I took
my blunderbuss over my arm, and my drawn hanger in my
hand, and went out of the back window upon the leads; I
saw several of them in the alley, I levelled the blunderbuss
at them, and said, you rascals, be gone, or 1 will blow your
brains out, especially you, (that was to one under me), but
I scorn to take your life; he said, God bless you, Mr. Green,
you are a brave man, he clapped his hand on his head, and ran
away; I went over into Mr.Mereton’s ship-yard; one of the
shipwrights saw me; just as I jumped, he said, Mr. Green,
follow me; he took me to a saw-pit, and shewed me a hole
at the ehd, where the sawyers used to put their things; he
kirby’s wonderful museum.
the ceiling as I have stood under the cover of the wall, and
as I have been going to fire, they have come over my head,
and some lodged in the ceiling.
The firing continued all the night and all the morning, at
different periods.
When I attacked them backwards, I used to crawl out of
the window on my belly, and lie upon the wash-house leads
with my arms; I have heard them say, you that have arms
are to fire upon him, and you that have stones are to heave,
and so many to break the door, and so many to climb the
wall; if they got up there they could get in at the window
from the leads; I had Giiberthorp below to guard the door,
for part of the front door was broke. I got off, I believe
about nine in the morning, when I had no more ammuni-
tion left, only the charge that I had in my blunderbuss,
except what was in the musket, that would not go off; so I
said to the men that were in the hous , you see they are
firing from every quarter, there is no help for me, they will
come in, and I can make no return upon them to check
their insolence; the best way to make them desist, is forme
to get out of the house, you will all be very safe, whether I.
make my escape or not; Mr. Giiberthorp said, do what you
think best; I said, they only want me, if they get me it is
all over, or if they know I am gone, they will desist: I took
my blunderbuss over my arm, and my drawn hanger in my
hand, and went out of the back window upon the leads; I
saw several of them in the alley, I levelled the blunderbuss
at them, and said, you rascals, be gone, or 1 will blow your
brains out, especially you, (that was to one under me), but
I scorn to take your life; he said, God bless you, Mr. Green,
you are a brave man, he clapped his hand on his head, and ran
away; I went over into Mr.Mereton’s ship-yard; one of the
shipwrights saw me; just as I jumped, he said, Mr. Green,
follow me; he took me to a saw-pit, and shewed me a hole
at the ehd, where the sawyers used to put their things; he