While the lady, with her hand on her heart, was protesting on her honour that her husband was falsely accused, the messengers observed that the back of the chimney did not seem to be firmly fixed.

It was removed, and a heap of blades such as were used by horse soldiers tumbled out.

In one of the garrets were found, carefully bricked up, thirty saddles for troopers, as many breastplates, and sixty cavalry swords.

Trenchard and Aaron Smith thought the case complete; and it was determined that those culprits who had been apprehended should be tried by a special commission.

[539] Taaffe now confidently expected to be recompensed for his services; but he found a cold reception at the Treasury.