CHAPTER XV.
A RIOT IN THE CITY.
So quickly were the preparations made that by the time the cavalry came riding back from Moor Fields they found the way barred to them.

The commander of the cavalry ordered his men to charge.

Harry, who had now taken the command of the crowd, ordered a few of the apprentices to stand before the first line of chains, so that these would not be visible until the horses were close upon them.

Behind the chains he placed a strong body of watermen with their oars, while behind these, and at the windows of the houses, were the apprentices, each armed with a quantity of stones and broken bricks.

The cavalry charged down upon the defense.