and bound my
feet; gagged me, and used me barbarously, most inhumanly; I must
suffer it, because I could not tell how to avoid it. When they
had done, then told me this withal, You shall not lose a hair of
your head. I knew not their intentions, I feared what it was,
for when they had done this, they left me; I had nobody could
come to me in my house, my servants, I knew not upon what
grounds, they were forth at supper when I was a-bed, which was
of ill consequence. After I had been an hour in this manner I
rolled myself out of my bed, and fell down; and saving your
lordships' presence, a chamber-pot fell, broke, and I fell upon
it, and very much hurt myself upon the pieces of the pot: and so
with much ado, it pleased God, I know not how myself, I got to
the chamber-window which lay to the street; I called out,
Murder! and Thieves! My neighbours said, I called with so strong
a voice they wondered to hear me. Quickly after, many of my
neighbours came in, and one Mr. Peter Vanden-Anchor, a
Dutchman, that selleth Rhenish wine, he came in and unbound me;
and so after I was unbound I went down to the warehouse as I
was, without clothes about me, only my waistcoat and shirt, and
saw that they had been there. I considered those that had done
the thing, were very privy to my house; they knew where to fetch
the key of my cash, in a drawing-box, taking the money there,
which was about one thousand and odd pounds; some plate there
was, they did not meddle with it.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE HYDE--How came they by the jewels?

TRYON--I forgot something concerning some jewels; these jewels
were in a drawer under my table in the compting-house, he was
privy to that, because he did frequent my house very long and
was very familiar.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE HYDE--Who was privy to all this?

TRYON--James Turner.

LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE HYDE--Mr. Turner, would you ask Mr. Tryon any
questions?

TURNER--By and by, when I come upon my proof.

_William Hill_, Mr. Tryon's man, was sworn, and stated that he had
locked up the house at eight o'clock, when the jewels were safe, and Mr.
Tryon was in bed. When he came home he found the money and the most
valuable of the jewels gone. On Saturday Turner was arrested and sent
for the witness, who went to him with two friends, Gurney and
Pilkington. Turner asked him to pers