From hence Mr. Foster marcheth to John Spencer, a Grocer; whose Goods he distrained for a Fine of about forty shillings. The next Neighbour was William Jay, a Baker, who was also distrained for five shillings. And next to him lived one Edward Isaac, a Blacksmith, fined forty shillings for himself and his Wife; from whom they took ⟨p. 7⟩away Locks, Shovels, and the very Anvil upon which he forgeth his Work; and Battison would have pulled down the Forge-Bellows also, but that it required more time and labour, than his itch to greater prizes in other places would allow him: Hastening therefore to their Market, they leave (for a time) the Parish of Pauls, invading the Parish of Cuthbert's; where they find the door of one Thomas Arthur a Pipe-maker, locked, who was fined five pounds; before they had broken the door open by attempts they made at it, the same was unlocked on the in-side; Mr. Foster enters, and distraining all the Goods within doors and without, the said Arthur desired to know, how much Money he had distrained for? to whom the said Mr. Foster replied, that they distrained for eleven pounds: thereupon Thomas Arthur desired to see the Warrant; which being produced, he seeing himself therein but six pound, told Mr. Foster so: to which M. Foster answered, that there was five pound more for keeping his Door locked. When Thomas Arthur perceived that Mr. Foster would distrain all his Goods; he said, Sir, What shall my Children do, shall they starve? Mr. Foster replied, that so long as he was a Rebel, his Children should starve. And so on Wednesday following, old Battison, the two Apparitors, with a File of Musketeers, and a Cart, carried away what Household Goods they thought fit, and all the Wood both within doors and without, necessary to his Trade, by three Cart-load, not leaving so much as to suffice for the burning of a Kiln of Pipes, ready set, though earnestly desired by the poor Pipemaker himself, and also by others of Battison's Company. Mr. Foster having done his Work at the Pipemaker's, proceeds in the Parish to one Robert Browns a Gardener, distraining all his Household Goods, for a Fine supposed to be three pounds: making haste to the chiefest place they aimed at, for their turn, they passed into Peters Parish, to the House of Mris. Mary Tilney, Widow, a Gentlewoman well descended, and of a good Estate, who was fined Twenty pounds;
From hence Mr. Foster marcheth to John Spencer, a Grocer; whose Goods he distreyned for a Fine of about forty shillings. The next Neighbour was William Jay, a Baker, who was also distreyned for five shillings. And next to him lived one Edward Isaae, a Blacksmith, fined forty shillings for himself and his Wife; from whom they took ⟨p. 7⟩away Locks, Shovels, and the very Anvil upon which he forgeth his Work; and Battison would have pulled down the Forge-Bellows also, but that it required more time and labour, than his itch to greater prizes in other places would allow him: Hastening therefore to their Market, they leave (for a time) the Parish of Pauls, invading the Parish of Cuthberts; where they find the door of one Thomas Arthur a Pipe-maker, locked, who was fined five pounds; before they had broken the door open by attempts they made at it, the same was unlocked on the in-side; Mr. Foster enters, and distreyning all the Goods within doors and without, the said Arthur desired to know, how much Money he had distreyned for? to whom the said Mr. Foster replied, that they distreyned for eleven pounds: thereupon Thomas Arthur desired to see the Warrant; which being produced, he seeing himself therein but six pound, told Mr. Foster so: to which M. Foster answered, that there was five pound more for keeping his Door locked. When Thomas Arthur perceived that Mr. Foster would distreyn all his Goods; he said, Sir, What shall my Children do, shall they starve? Mr. Foster replied, that so long as he was a Rebel, his Children should starve. And so on Wednesday following, old Battison, the two Apparitors, with a File of Musquetiers, and a Cart, carried away what Houshold Goods they thought fit, and all the Wood both within doors and without, necessary to his Trade, by three Cart-load, not leaving so much as to suffice for the burning of a Kiln of Pipes, ready set, though earnestly desired by the poor Pipemaker himself, and also by others of Battisons Company. Mr. Foster having done his Work at the Pipemakers, proceeds in the Parish to one Robert Browns a Gardener, distreyning all his Houshold Goods, for a Fine supposed to be three pounds: making haste to the chiefest place they aimed at, for their turn, they passed into Peters Parish, to the House of Mris. Mary Tilney, Widow, a Gentlewoman well descended, and of a good Estate, who was fined Twenty pounds;
