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 afterwards to London, where he committed several robberies without being discovered.

The keepers of Newgate having been blamed for his escape, contributed their utmost to get him once more in their power. After some trouble they learnt that he was prowling about Finchley, to which place a number of officers were sent, who having captured their prisoner, took him back to the condemned cell in Newgate, where he was chained down to the floor, with double irons about his feet. But even in this condition he was continually meditating his escape, as was proved by the instruments that were several times found upon him.- On one occasion a small file was discovered in his bible, and on another two files, a chisel and a hammer were hid in the rushes of his chair.

It was now thought proper by the keepers to remove him from the condemned cell, to a place called the castle, in the body of the jail, and to chain him down to two large iron staples in the floor. The concourse of people of the first fashion that came to see him was exceedingly great, and he