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being wakened, put forth his head to see what was the matter, but had trenchers thrown at it.

October 20th. The curtains of the bed in the withdrawing-room were drawn to and fro, and the bed-stead, much shaken, and eight great pewter dishes, and three dozen of trenchers, thrown about the bed-chamber again. This night they also thought a whole armful of the wood of the King's Oak were thrown down in their chambers, but of that in the morning they found nothing had been moved.

October 21st. The keeper of their ordinary, and his bitch lay in one of the rooms with them, which night they were not disturbed at all. But Oct. 22d, Though the bitch kennelled there again, to whom they ascribed their former night's rest, both they and the bitch were in a pitiful taking. the bitch opening but once, and that with a whining fearful yelp.

October 23. They had all their clothes pluck'd off them in the withdrawing room, and the bricks fell out of the chimney into the room.

On the 24th, They thought in the dining-room, that all the wood of the King's Oak had been brought thither, and thrown down by their bedside; which being heard by those of the withdrawing-room, one of them rose to see what was done, fearing indeed that his fellow commissioners had