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第48章 Part 4(8)

This certificate directed to the next constable that was at Homerton,one of the hamlets of the parish of Hackney,was so serviceable to them that it procured them,not a free passage there only,but a full certificate of health from a justice of the peace,who upon the constable's application granted it without much difficulty;and thus they passed through the long divided town of Hackney (for it lay then in several separated hamlets),and travelled on till they came into the great north road on the top of Stamford Hill.

By this time they began to be weary,and so in the back-road from Hackney,a little before it opened into the said great road,they resolved to set up their tent and encamp for the first night,which they did accordingly,with this addition,that finding a barn,or a building like a barn,and first searching as well as they could to be sure there was nobody in it,they set up their tent,with the head of it against the barn.This they did also because the wind blew that night very high,and they were but young at such a way of lodging,as well as at the managing their tent.

Here they went to sleep;but the joiner,a grave and sober man,and not pleased with their lying at this loose rate the first night,could not sleep,and resolved,after trying to sleep to no purpose,that he would get out,and,taking the gun in his hand,stand sentinel and guard his companions.So with the gun in his hand,he walked to and again before the barn,for that stood in the field near the road,but within the hedge.He had not been long upon the scout but he heard a noise of people coming on,as if it had been a great number,and they came on,as he thought,directly towards the barn.He did not presently awake his companions;but in a few minutes more,their noise growing louder and louder,the biscuit-baker called to him and asked him what was the matter,and quickly started out too.The other,being the lame sailmaker and most weary,lay still in the tent.

As they expected,so the people whom they had heard came on directly to the barn,when one of our travellers challenged,like soldiers upon the guard,with 'Who comes there?'The people did not answer immediately,but one of them speaking to another that was behind him,'Alas I alas I we are all disappointed,'says he.'Here are some people before us;the barn is taken up.'

They all stopped upon that,as under some surprise,and it seems there was about thirteen of them in all,and some women among them.

They consulted together what they should do,and by their discourse our travellers soon found they were poor,distressed people too,like themselves,seeking shelter and safety;and besides,our travellers had no need to be afraid of their coming up to disturb them,for as soon as-they heard the words,'Who comes there?'these could hear the women say,as if frighted,'Do not go near them.How do you know but they may have the plague?'And when one of the men said,'Let us but speak to them',the women said,'No,don't by any means.We have escaped thus far by the goodness of God;do not let us run into danger now,we beseech you.'

Our travellers found by this that they were a good,sober sort of people,and flying for their lives,as they were;and,as they were encouraged by it,so John said to the joiner,his comrade,'Let us encourage them too as much as we can';so he called to them,'Hark ye,good people,'says the joiner,'we find by your talk that you are flying from the same dreadful enemy as we are.Do not be afraid of us;we are only three poor men of us.If you are free from the distemper you shall not be hurt by us.We are not in the barn,but in a little tent here in the outside,and we will remove for you;we can set up our tent again immediately anywhere else';and upon this a parley began between the joiner,whose name was Richard,and one of their men,who said his name was Ford.

Ford.And do you assure us that you are all sound men?

Richard.Nay,we are concerned to tell you of it,that you may not be uneasy or think yourselves in danger;but you see we do not desire you should put yourselves into any danger,and therefore I tell you that we have not made use of the barn,so we will remove from it,that you may be safe and we also.

Ford.That is very kind and charitable;but if we have reason to be satisfied that you are sound and free from the visitation,why should we make you remove now you are settled in your lodging,and,it may be,are laid down to rest?We will go into the barn,if you please,to rest ourselves a while,and we need not disturb you.

Richard.Well,but you are more than we are.I hope you will assure us that you are all of you sound too,for the danger is as great from you to us as from us to you.

Ford.Blessed be God that some do escape,though it is but few;what may be our portion still we know not,but hitherto we are preserved.

Richard.What part of the town do you come from?Was the plague come to the places where you lived?

Ford.Ay,ay,in a most frightful and terrible manner,or else we had not fled away as we do;but we believe there will be very few left alive behind us.

Richard.What part do you come from?

Ford.We are most of us of Cripplegate parish,only two or three of Clerkenwell parish,but on the hither side.

Richard.How then was it that you came away no sooner?

Ford.We have been away some time,and kept together as well as we could at the hither end of Islington,where we got leave to lie in an old uninhabited house,and had some bedding and conveniences of our own that we brought with us;but the plague is come up into Islington too,and a house next door to our poor dwelling was infected and shut up;and we are come away in a fright.

Richard.And what way are you going?

Ford.As our lot shall cast us;we know not whither,but God will guide those that look up to Him.

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