Now we ha' been a-talking aboot a plan, Luke Marner and oi, as is Maister Ned's friends, and we can get plenty of chaps to join us.

We supposes as arter the next toime as they has him up in coort they will send him off to York Castle to be tried at the 'sizes." "Yes; I have no doubt he will be committed after his next appearance, Bill; but what is the plan that you and your friend Luke were thinking of ?" "Well, we was a-thinking vor twenty or so on us to coom down at noight and break open t' cells.

There be only t' chief constable and one other, and they wouldn't be no good agin us, and we could get Maister Ned owt and away long afore t' sojers would have toime to wake up and coom round; then we could hide un up on moor till there was toime to get un away across the seas.

Luke he be pretty well bent on it, but oi says as before we did nothing oi would coom and ax thee, seeing as how thou bee'st a friend of his." "No, Bill," Mr.Porson said gravely.

"It would not do at all, and I am glad you came to ask me.