11. The next morning, _February 7_, (being _Shrove-Tuesday_,) about half an hour after ten, great numbers of men were gathered together on the _Church-hill_. Thence they marched down, some armed with swords, some with clubs, and some with axes. They first fell upon _Benjamin Watson_’s house, and broke many of the tiles, and all the windows. Next they came to Mr. _Addinbrook_’s, broke a fine clock, with many of his goods, and stole all the things they could carry away. The next house was _Jane Smith_’s, whose windows they broke, with what little goods she had. The next was Mr. _Bird_’s, where they destroyed every thing they found, except what they carried away; cutting the beds in pieces, as they did all the beds which they could any were find. Thence they went to Mr. _Edge_’s house; he was ill of a fever; so, for a sum of money, they past it over. The next house was Mr. _Hand_’s. They broke all his counters, boxes and drawers, and all (except some bedsteads) that axe or hammer could break. They spilt all his drugs and chymical medicines, and stole every thing they could carry, even all his and his wife’s wearing apparel, beside what they had on. 12. Mr. _Eaton_’s house was next. They broke all his windows, and all his inside doors in pieces, cut the lead off his house, destroyed or stole whatever they could lay their hands on. Some gentlemen offered to stop them, if he would sign a paper implying, “That he would never hear those parsons more.” But he told them, “He had felt already what a wounded conscience was; and by the grace of God he would wound his conscience no more.” After they had done at Mr. _Eaton_’s, they plundered several other houses in _Wensbury_ and _West Bramwick_. It is scarce possible to describe the outrages they committed. Only they left them they plundered alive. While they were plundering _John Turner_’s house, he waded thro’ the brook, to try if he could save some of his goods, which one _David Garington_ was carrying away. Upon which _Garington_ told him, “It would be the same here as it was in _Ireland_, for there would be a _massacre_ very quickly. And he wished it was _now_.” 13. About eleven o’clock, _Sarah_, the wife of _John Sheldon_, being told the mob was coming to her house, went and met them at the gate. She asked _John Baker_, their captain, “What they were come for?” He answered, “If she would have nothing to do with _these people_, not a penny worth of her goods should be hurt.” She made no reply. Then they broke the door open, and began breaking and plundering the goods. ♦One coming out with a fire shovel, she begged him, “not to take it away.” He swore if she spoke another word, he would “beat her brains out.” ♦ “On” replaced with “One” per Errata