I went for I would have done anything for Tom after what he said to Austin and I defied the old churl to do his worst.

Then he said if my father paid the money and nobody had tampered with his witnesses he would not mind if Tom did get off and he had his chief witness in called the Bantam very like his master I think and the Bantam began winking at me tremendously as you say, and said he had sworn he saw Tom Bakewell but not upon oath.

He meant not on the Bible.

He could swear to it but not on the Bible.

I burst out laughing and you should have seen the rage old Blaize was in.