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REBELLION PAPERS
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ment; but vpon a second consideration that onely those vpon
the Crown side shoold he set at liberty, which accordingly was
done. Amongst those released were the colonel and captain of
the Mob of Manchester, whose names I have forgott. These
two men were at Lancaster at the August Assizes before found
guilty of rioting at Manchester, and sentenced to stand in the
pilory at Lancaster (which accordingly they did). Also they
were to continue in Lancaster prison for some years. I was at
Lancaster and saw them stand in the pilory there, which was
vpon a Saturday, being the market day there, about a weeke
after the said assizes, but no person was alowed to fling any¬
thing at them. The said colonel and captain joyned and listed
themselves with the said Earl Derwentwater. They still kept
their former titles.1
This night 6 highlanders (who were apointed searchers for
armes) by threats compeled Mr. Parkinson, the then mayor of
this towne to goe along with them from house to house to
search for armes.. At every house they demanded armes which
if the owner of them did not deliver Jack the highlander was
to plunder him. They got very few small armes here, hut those
as they tooke they did not pay for. During their continuance
in this towne the gunsmiths here were well employed in clean¬
ing guns and pistols, and received pay for their work. Some
small armes were taken from the minister of this towne, whose
name is James Fenton. The shopkeepers here had little or
no gunpowder; only one whose name is Samuel Satherwaite,
and he thought it properer to bestow a harrell of gunpowder
in the towns well raither than sell it.
Next morning, which was on Tuesday the 8th, by the order
of the said Thomas Foster, a proclamation was issued, in
which a reward of Thirty pounds for any person who could
take Ralph Fairbrother, an inhabitant of this towne, who was
gone post haste with Christopher Hopkins account of the num¬
ber of the said Earl Derwentwaters men to Generali Carpenter
at Newcastle. Also this day commissioners were apointed to
examine the books belonging to the Custom house here, hut
1 ‘ The colonel and captain made their escape at Preston, but the day after the
colonel was taken, found guilty of high treason at Liverpool, and executed at
Manchester, and his head put vp there.’