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 23 nor bridge within a mile and a half of the place. Johnston got notice of it, and thinking it not possible for Redmond to escape over so broad a riverwhile the tide was in. When old Johnston and men came near, Redmond took to the river, and swam down under water. This prevented him from receiving the shot of his pursuers, and when Johnston set his dog after him, to seize him, the dog snapt at the coat, and Redmond held him under water till he drowned him; and in a little time he gained the bank on the other side of the river, and fled directly to Island Magee, near Belfast, where he lurked for a year, and then came up to the county of Armagh, to make new adventures, but did not reign long.

He was now under more apprehensions of danger than ever, yet, he fell desperately in love with an inn-keeper's daughter, whom he prevailed upon to yield to his lustful embraces, upon a kind of a sham marriage. However, having spent most of his time in her company, until her father hearing who he was, endeavoured to get her to betray him; but it only gave Redmond warning to conceal himself with more caution. But at length one Douglas, a minister, knowing she was brought up a protestant, and that Redmond went to hear mass, thought that she might make a discovery: hut all his endeavours seemed to be fruitless, until Redmond took some occasion to abuse her; then Douglas at last obtained his end. The young woman took an opportunity to send a messenger to Douglas, and gave him notice where Redmond was, just as he was going into bed, after a hard fit of drinking, in a little time a guard came up and took him asleep, and he was hurried to Armagh gaol, with about twelve stone