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 5 interrupted him, and called him a rascal and a lying son of a whore: How could I rob you, said he, that never seen you before? 'You dog, show me! which way he went, and I'll convince you that it was none of Redmond O'Hanlon that robbed you. By the time the fellow had described the robber, and showed the road he took, Redmond's company came up, and they all went in pursuit of the new rogue, whom they overtook, with the pedlar's box under his arm, and brought him back to the place where he committed the robbery. He knew himself guilty of the fact, and returned the pedlar both his money and box, without waiting to be examined, being no way acquainted with Redmond or any of his party. Upon this captain O'Hanlon said, he would teach him to rob in his name, and without his licence or permission, and bound the pedlar under an obligation to prosecute the fellow at the next ensuing assizes, and then wrote a mittimus and sent the criminal with a proper guard to the gaol of Armagh. The pedlar was as good as his word, and prosecuted him to the very utmost, upon which the fellow was found guilty, and accordingly executed: He was not altogether so destitute of friends but that he had counsel to plead for him who insisted very much upon the error in commitment,* and

"I herewith with send you the body of -- who was this day brought before me, and examined, for robbing Mr. -on the king's high road, requiring of you to hold him in custody until the next general assize to be held for the said county, and for so doing, this shall be your sufficient warrant.
 * The mittimus we are informed run thus, by Redmond O'Hanlon, is loco of one of His Majesty's Justices of the peace for the said county, but chief ranger of the mountains.

Given under my hand this Ist day of March, 1695.

REDMOND O'HANLON

To Gaoler of Armagh.