He had gone down to Lancashire chiefly in order that he might, under the protection of a search warrant, pilfer trinkets and broad pieces from secret drawers.
His sleight of hand however had not altogether escaped the observation of his companions.

They discovered that he had made free with the communion plate of the Popish families, whose private hoards he had assisted in ransacking.

When therefore he applied for reward, he was dismissed, not merely with a refusal, but with a stern reprimand.

He went away mad with greediness and spite.

There was yet one way in which he might obtain both money and revenge; and that way he took.