62 DIARY OF WILLIAM WHITEWAY. 



of men armed with the authority of government, spending three days in 

 digging for treasure into a British barrow, and of course finding nothing 

 but bones and perhaps an um or two, and then solemnly going off' to 

 Bincombe to repeat the process. 



On December 20 Mr John Hill ironmonger was elected alderman, 

 and a mad tailor named Spring on the 18th Feb went through the 

 streets of the town crying " Woe, woe to Rome, that bloody city, 

 and many other woes to divers other persons, but especially unto 

 Papists and Jesuists no one hindered him, he said he was com- 

 manded to do it by one that met him with a red cap." 



1622, June. " In this month was there a march appointed in all 

 highways throughout England at every crossway, one by day, and 

 two by night perpetually to give notice, if any tumult should arise 

 for want of trade, as there did of late in Wiltshire and 

 Gloucestershire. 



September. " In this month was built the common brewhouse 

 in Dorchester for the maintenance of the hospital." 



This Brewhouse was built on land adjoining the hospital on the west 

 side of South-street. 



Nov 26. " I began my Dutch Dictionary." 



Jan 30, 1622. "This day about one o'clock in the afternoon 

 this town took on fire in the house of Mr John Adyn in the higher 

 parish, burnt 25 houses in that parish thereabout to the value of 

 35,000 St. One man was burnt in William Shepherd's house to 

 wit Edw. Benbenewe, who running home all black and deformed 

 by the fire, and being followed by some friends who laboured to 

 stay him, to have him drest, was met by Mr. Coker's man Jaspard 

 Arnold. He thinking him to be some felon, had a pole in his 

 hands, and beat him with it grievously and struck him down, he 

 died within two days. The King's Majesties granted for it a 

 collection over all England. 



" In the official account of the fire, the cause of the death of 

 Benbenewe is surpressed. It is stated " There was one man so burnt 

 and scorched in the fire (Edmund Benbenewe) that he died in 24 hours or 

 thereabouts. He was a tile-layer." 



Mr. Whitewaj 's account does not accord with Hutchins, either in the 

 number of houses destroyed or their value. In Hutchins' account there 



