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130 The ^Dijlreffes and Adventures 



over a Body, which lay in the Door-way of 

 the Place where thefe Men were kept. We 

 endeavoured to raife it, but perceiving no 

 Signs of Life in it, we concluded the Ruf- 

 fians had broke their Gaol, and murthered 

 the old Gentleman, our Chamber-Fellow, 

 and that this was his Body. The Thoughts 

 of which threw us into a terrible Confirma- 

 tion, efpeciaily when we reflected, that we 

 being Wanderers in a ftrange Land, and un- 

 der no fmall Degree of Odium, might be 

 held in Sufpicion of being accelTary with 

 them in fo horrid a Crime, and, perhaps, 

 be puniftied as guilty of the Fad. Upon 

 this Confideration, I advifed, that we fliould 

 go forthwith to the Akald Major of the 

 Town, and acquaint him with what had 

 happen'd. . We did fo, and tho* it was in 

 the Dead of Night, he rofe, and came him- 

 felf along with us to the Prifon, but took 

 care to be well guarded by his Officers • 

 and as we went along, he highly commended 

 our Care and Fidelity in this Affair. At 

 our Return to the Prifon, we were very 

 glad to find our old Friend, whom we had 

 luppofed to be dead, revived, though much 

 bruiftd, and afflicted for the Lofs of his 



Prifoners, 



