ns.'

This was enough; People began to grow calm and easy and got _Shav'd_,
and their Shoes _finish'd_, and Business returned into its former
Channel, the Town resolving to wait the _Sessions_ with Patience.

The Reverend Mr. _Wagstaff_, who officiated in the absence of the
_Ordinary_, renew'd his former Acquaintance with Mr. _Sheppard_, and
examin'd him in a particular manner concerning his Escape from the
Condemn'd Hold: He sincerely disown'd, that all, or any, belonging to
the Prison were privy thereto; but related it as it has been describ'd.
He declar'd that _Edgworth Bess_, who had hitherto pass'd for his
_Wife_, was not really so: This was by some thought to be in him Base,
and Ungenerous in that, as she had Contributed towards his Escape, and
was in Custody on that Account, it might render her more liable to
Punishment, than if she had been thought his Wife; but he endeavour'd to
acquit himself, by saying, that she was the sole Author of all his
Misfortunes; That she betray'd him to _Jonathan Wild_, at the time he
was taken in _Rosemary-Lane_; and that when he was contriving his
Escape, she disobey'd his orders, as when being requir'd to attend at
the Door of the Condemn'd-Hold by Nine, or Ten in the Morning to
facilitate his Endeavours, she came not till the Evening, which he said,
was an ungrateful Return for the care he had taken in setting her at
Liberty from _New-Prison_; and thus Justify'd himself in what he had
done, and said he car'd not what became of her.

He was also Examined about Mr. _Martin's_ Watches; and whether _Page_
was privy to that Robbery; he carefully guarded himself against uttering
any thing that might affect him, peremptorily declar'd him Innocent of
that, as well as of being privy to his Escape, and said, that he only
out of Kindness, as being an old Companion, was resolv'd to share in his
Fortunes after he had Escap'd.

He was again continually meditating a second Escape, as appear'd by his
own Hardiness, and the Instruments found upon him, on _Saturday_ the
12th, and _Wednesday_ the 16th of _September_, the first Time a small
File was found conceal'd in his Bible, and the second Time two Files, a
Chisel and an Hammer being hid in the Rushes of a Chair; and whenever a
Question was mov'd to him, when, or by what Means those Implements came
to his Hands; he would passionately fly out, and say, _How can you? you
always ask me these, and such like Questions_; and in a particular
manne