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ANother Cut-purse being in a very gen∣tile habit, or as we ordinarily say, as fine as a Lord, had in a Crowd nipt the Bung of a Country-man, and taken away all his mony; which the Country-man perceived well enough, but seeing him so brave, durst
not charge him with it. Soon after, his hand was taken in another mans Pocket, and a cry being made of a Cut-purse, a Cut-purse, he was thereupon hurried away by the multitude before a Justice of the Peace, with whom the Country-man went along for company; where when the accuser had done his tale, the Country-man stepped up before the Justice, and told him, That his worship (meaning the Thief) had also sto∣len away his purse. Marry, said the Justice, and I'll tell ye friend, we shall make so bold •• to hang his worship for the same.