Fogden. We were going to fetch away the tea that had been taken from us by Captain Johnson, and lodged in the custom-house at Poole. Q. How did you take it? Fogden. By force; went from thence to Lindhurst; we got there in the night, just as it was light. We stayed there till near night again; then in the night we went to Poole, and went to the backside of the town, and left our horses in a little lane. I never was at Poole before this or since; I believe we left our horses about a quarter of a mile out of town. We left them in care of two men, Perrin and Lilliwhite. Then we went and broke open the custom-house. I saw the door broken open with two iron bars. [Illustration: _A Representation of y^e Smuggler’s breaking open y^e KING’S Custom-house at_ Poole.] Q. Where did you get them? Fogden. I cannot tell. Q. Where did you find the tea lodged? Fogden. It was in the top of the warehouse. Q. Were any of the prisoners at the bar concerned in it? Fogden. They were there, and did assist as the rest, except the two that held the horses. We brought the horses to a place near, and then carried the tea to them. It was a very narrow lane where we stopped first, and we brought the horses up to a more open place for loading. Q. Did the prisoners at the bar help you load? Fogden. Yes, all of them. Q. Did you put an equal quantity on each horse? Fogden. We distributed it as near as we could. There was our little horse that carried the arms had not so much as the other horses had on them. Every horse there was loaded with tea; from thence we went to a little town called Fordingbridge; at the next place we stopped, we weighed the tea with two pair of steelyards; for we thought it was not equal, some was scattered out of some of the bags. Then we divided it as equally as we could; they were quartern bags, each prisoner had five bags. Q. When did you see Lilliwhite first? Fogden. In the forest; I never saw him before. Q. Was he there before or after you? Fogden. I cannot tell. Q. Did you hear any threats, if any should discover this affair what should be done to them? Fogden. No, Sir. Q. Had Lilliwhite arms when left with the horses? Fogden. I believe he had not. Q. Was Lilliwhite ever with you a-smuggling before? Fogden. No, never as I know of. Q. Was Glover ever with you a-smuggling before? Fogden. No, never as I know of. The counsel for the King resting their proof here, the prisoners were severally called upon to make their defence, when Kingsmill and Fairall said they had nothing to say, only that they knew nothing of the matter. Perrin, having retained counsel for him, called the following persons to his character. John Guy. I have known Perrin almost twenty years. He is a carpenter, and always bore a very good character among his neighbours. I never heard he neglected his business. Q. Did you ever hear he was a smuggler?