hardly warm in it, when the knocking was renewed with more Violence than before, which obliged him to take a Musquet that he always kept by him charged for the Se∣curity of his Money. Opening the Win∣dow, he found the Image continued in the same posture;
What Impudence is this in you, said he very much inraged, to do Mischief only for the sake of Mis∣chief in disturbing my Rest, without any benefit to your self, 'tis unpardonable, and deserves exemplary Punishment:
Whereupon, cocking his Piece, he aimed
••t him; and the other never stirring, as
••t were out of a Presumption that he had
••o Fire-arms to make good his Threat∣
••ings, he gave him notice a third time,
••hat he would provoke him to that which
••e was unwilling to do: At length, ob∣
••erving that he did not regard any thing
••e said, he resolved to give Fire, not only
••o fright him, but to hit him; he shot, and
••he Figure fell to the ground; upon which
Garay, who was not far off, cries out with
〈◊〉〈◊〉 doleful Voice,
Oh, I am killed! and im∣
••ediately he and his Crew made a great
••oise, at the sight of a Man so unfortu∣
••ately killed.
Marquina was wonderfully concerned ••or what he had done, covetous Persons ••eing generally cowardly, and soon fright∣ed