ade him sensible of the cold; As soon as he came to himself
he got up, and it being very dark, he knew neither where he was, nor which
way to go; but endeavouring to find a door, he went on till he came to
_Clerken well-green_; where seeing a Light at the Watch-house, he went
thither; a Person all in white being seen by one of the Watch-men, he gave
notice of it to the Constable; who with his whole Watch was very much
affrighted, and began to exorcise this supposed Spirit; who being almost
dead with cold, (for it was cold frosty Weather) told them he was no Ghost,
but Flesh and Blood as they were; but Mr. _Constable_ was loth to believe
him upon his own Word, and therefore commanding him to stand, sent one of
the most Couragious of his Watch-men to see whether it was so or no; who
having found him to be what he said, he was taken into the Watch house, and
put to the Fire, and examined how he came into that condition; who gave the
_Constable_ an account how he met with one Mrs _Pierpoint_ his
Country-woman, by whom he was invited to her House, and what befell him
there, related: But neither _Constable_ nor any of the Watch-men knowing
any such Person, they supposed rightly that he had been drawn in by a Bawd,
and had lain with a Whore, who had together Cheated him of what he had. For
by a Ring on his Finger, and the Gold Buttons on his Shirt, which was all
he carried off, they supposed his other Rigging was suitable thereto; which
made Mr. _Constable_ so kind as to lend him his Night-gown, to cover his
Nakedness. And likewise to offer him his assistance, to recover his Losses;
but being in the dark he was altogether a Stranger to the Place, that he
could give 'em no manner of Directions, so that it was but like seeking a
Needle in a Bottle of Hay. However they went and search'd several of the
most notorious reputed Bawdy-Houses, but found nothing, and had only their
Labour for their Pains: Whilst the Bawd and the Whore triumph'd in their
wickedness, and were glad they had met with so easy a Cully, from whom they
had obtain'd so good a Booty.

In the Morning our reduc'd Gallant sent a Messenger to Mr. _Hanwell_ to
come to him, and related to him the unhappy Rencounter he had met with from
Mrs. _Pierpoint_; who soon perceived how he had been impos'd upon; and
furnish'd him with more money to new Rig himself, and supply his occasions,
ere he durst appear before his Lady; Mr. _Hanwel_ promising him, when he
was at leisure, he