“Then let me tell you,” said Sir Henry, “that I am Sir Henry Clavering, a magistrate. This is Mr. Degge, another magistrate, who must have heard of any intention to stop this road by legal means. You young men are new here,—your father has only entered on this farm at Lady Day. We are old inhabitants, and know that this has always been a road.” “I don’t care,” said the young farmer, “who you are. I tell you there is no road here. I am ordered by Sir Roger to let nobody pass here, and I won’t, and”—clapping his gun with one hand, as the other rested it on his shoulder—“if any one comes after this notice, I’ll give him what shall prevent him coming again.” “Do you know,” said Mr. Degge, “what you are saying and doing? With a gun in your hand, menacing death or disablement to any one coming upon a lawful road?” “Yes, I know what I say; and if you want to know more, this is my legal adviser”—pointing to the other man, who had a town look about him. “So,” said Mr. Degge, “you are a lawyer; and do you approve of such language as this?” “I say,” replied the lawyer, “resist force by force.” “Then,” said Mr. Degge, “you are a very dangerous and unlawyerlike adviser, and this matter cannot rest here.” And with that the party walked on. On inquiry, it was found that the lawyer was the brother of the young farmer, and a mere lawyer’s clerk in Castleborough. Sir Henry Clavering immediately wrote to Sir Roger Rockville, detailing what had taken place, and requesting to know whether these proceedings were really sanctioned by him. In reply, Sir Roger said that the road through the farm-yard in question was a great nuisance, and he had told the farmer that he might get it stopped if he could, but that he had not authorised him to use any menace or violence. Sir Henry requested to know whether Sir Roger denied the ancient right of road, and whether he had ordered the board to be put up? To these questions Sir Roger gave no reply. Sir Henry and Mr. Degge, therefore, issued a warrant for the farmer to appear before the bench, on a given day, in order to have him bound over to keep the peace.