His sword and pistols, which had been placed at his side at the commencement of the evening, were carefully put by, and his pocket visited.

Twenty guineas in gold, a large knife--used, probably, for the cutting of bread-and-cheese--some crumbs of those delicacies and a paper of tobacco found in the breeches-pockets, and in the bosom of the sky-blue coat, the leg of a cold fowl and half of a raw onion, constituted his whole property.
These articles were not very suspicious; but the beating which the landlord had received tended greatly to confirm his own and his wife's doubts about their guest; and it was determined to send off in the early morning to Mr.Hayes, informing him how a person had lain at their inn who had ridden thither mounted upon young Hayes's horse.

Off set John Ostler at earliest dawn; but on his way he woke up Mr.Justice's clerk, and communicated his suspicions to him; and Mr.Clerk consulted with the village baker, who was always up early; and the clerk, the baker, the butcher with his cleaver, and two gentlemen who were going to work, all adjourned to the inn.
Accordingly, when Ensign Macshane was in a truckle-bed, plunged in that deep slumber which only innocence and drunkenness enjoy in this world, and charming the ears of morn by the regular and melodious music of his nose, a vile plot was laid against him; and when about seven of the clock he woke, he found, on sitting up in his bed, three gentlemen on each side of it, armed, and looking ominous.

One held a constable's staff, and albeit unprovided with a warrant, would take upon himself the responsibility of seizing Mr.Macshane and of carrying him before his worship at the hall.
"Taranouns, man!" said the Ensign, springing up in bed, and abruptly breaking off a loud sonorous yawn, with which he had opened the business of the day, "you won't deteen a gentleman who's on life and death?
I give ye my word, an affair of honour." "How came you by that there horse ?" said the baker.
"How came you by these here fifteen guineas ?" said the landlord, in whose hands, by some process, five of the gold pieces had disappeared.
"What is this here idolatrous string of beads ?" said the clerk.
Mr.Macshane, the fact is, was a Catholic, but did not care to own it: for in those days his religion was not popular.
"Baids?
Holy Mother of saints! give me back them baids," said Mr.
Macshane, clasping his hands.

"They were blest, I tell you, by his holiness the po--psha! I mane they belong to a darling little daughter I had that's in heaven now: and as for the money and the horse, I should like to know how a gentleman is to travel in this counthry without them." "Why, you see, he may travel in the country to GIT 'em," here shrewdly remarked the constable; "and it's our belief that neither horse nor money is honestly come by.