Q. Did they say any thing about Yorkshire?

A. They said I had better go that night than stop till morning, for they would come in the morning out of Yorkshire like a cloud, and would take all before them.

Q. Did they say what would happen to those that did go?

A. That those who did not go would all be shot.

Q. After this conversation, what did they do?

A. I dressed myself and went out, and a pike was forced

upon me.

Q. Did this conversation you have been speaking of, pass before you were dressed, or when you were dressing?

A. Before I was dressed; I had only my breeches on. Q. You have said there were four men with pikes at the door, did you go with them?

A. Yes, I did.

Q. How far did you go before you saw some others ? A. I went about thirty or forty yards along the turnpike road, and then I saw some others.

Q. Where were they; near what house?
A. Near John Sellars's.

Q. Were they armed or unarmed?

A. They appeared to be armed; some with some with spikes, and some with other weapons. Q. What were they doing at Sellars's house? A. I saw John Sellars come out of his door; I

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they were stopping for his dressing.

Q. While you were there, did you hear a gun go off? A. Yes, a little before I got there I did.

Q. Was that in the direction of Mrs. Hepworth's house?

A. Yes, I supposed it to be there.

Q. Did you afterwards see another party come across the meadows, as if from Mrs. Hepworth's house?

A. I heard of one, I did not see the party.

Q. Did they join the party at Sellars's?

A. No, they joined the party going into Mr. Fletcher's yard.

Q. Was that the same party that had been at Sellars's? A. They joined the party that went to Mr. Sellars's.

Q. And there they joined the party that came across the fields from Mrs. Hepworth's?

A. Yes, I supposed it to be the same party.

Q. Did they attack Mr. Fletcher's house?

A. Yes.

Q. What did they get from Mr. Fletcher's?
A. They got a gun and a man.

Q. What was the man's name?

A. William Shipman.

Q. Was he a serving man of Mr. Fletcher's?
A. Yes.

Q. After they had got the man and the gun, was any order given by any body?

A. The captain gave orders to march.

Q. Which way did they then go?

A. We went along the turnpike a little way, and we were there then divided into two companies.

Q. Did the captain head one of the companies?

A. The captain headed the biggest part of the men that went towards the row of houses.

Q. Who headed the other?

A. There was Samuel Hunt and eight or ten others went towards Samuel Booth' s.

Q. Was any attack made upon Samuel Booth's?

A. Yes, Mr. Hunt knocked at the door.

Q. What did he knock at the door with?

A. With his pike end?

Q. What did he demand?

A. Mr. Booth appeared at the window, and he demanded his son.

Q. What did Mr. Booth say?

A. He begged, as he was a neighbour, that he would go

off from the house without him.

Q. Hunt lived near that place I believe.

A. Yes, he did.

Q. What did Hunt say?

A. He said, " nay, we must have him, the captain is coming, and I am sure he will not go without him."

Q. Did he say any thing more?

A. Yes; he said he had better go that night than 'stop till morning, for he said they would come out of Sheffield in the morning, and out of Yorkshire, and would take all before them.

Q. In the mean time did the captain come up?

A. In the mean time the captain came up before the house.

Q. What took place afterwards?

we left

A. We marched towards Mr. Wheatcroft's at Buckland

Hollow.

Q. Who headed that party?

A. The captain.

Q. Did you all go?

4. All that were at Mr. Booth's.

Q. Did you make an attack upon Wheatcroft's house? A. Yes; Brandreth knocked with the but end of his at the door.

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Q. Without going into the particulars, tell me whether you attacked the house and obtained any thing from it? A. The door was forced open, and they brought away three men and a gun.

Q. After you had attacked the house and obtained the three men and a gun, did you return to Pentridge-laneend?

A. We returned to Pentridge-lane-end, and joined the other party.

Q. After you had joined the other party, were you formed in any way?

A. We were formed into ranks three deep.

Q. By whom?

A. By Brandreth the captain.

Q. Did any body assist him?

A. I saw William Turner assisting him in the first part of it; but I did not see him in the last part of it.

Q. How were you placed with reference to the arms you had?

A. The biggest part of the muskets were in front, the pikes in the middle, and a few muskets behind..

Q. Did you then proceed to Storer's house?
A. We proceeded then along the road as far as Storer's.
Q. Was John Storer forced from the house?

A. He was brought and put into the rank; he was from the house at the time I first saw him.

Q. Was any body set over him to guard him?

A. There was a guard fixed over him.

Q. Armed, how?

A. Armed with a musket.

Q. Did you go from thence to Pentridge?

A. Yes.

Q. Did you attack houses in Pentridge?

A. Yes, they attacked a good many houses, and got some men and guns.

Q. When you were in Pentridge, did you see the prisoner, George Weightman?

A. Yes, I saw him.

Q. Was he on foot, or on horseback?

A. First when I saw him he was on horseback.

Q. On a pony?

A. Yes.

Q. Had he any conversation with Brandreth?

A. I saw him and Brandreth stand a little aside the men,

but I do not know what conversation they had.

Q. Were they conversing together?

A. They appeared to be; I did not hear the words that passed.

Q. What was the colour of the pony?

A. Brown.

Q. How was George Weightman dressed?

A. He was dressed apparently in a short slop, that went round him a little below his waist.

Q. After this conversation that he had with Brandreth, what did he do?

A. He rode off towards Nottingham.

Q. Where did the party go to from Pentridge?

A. They went along the road to Butterley.

Q. When they arrived at Butterley works, were they drawn up?

A. They were, in ranks.

Q. Did any body knock at the gates?

A. William Turner and Brandreth knocked at the gates with the but ends of their guns.

Q. Did Mr. Goodwin, the manager, come out?

A. Mr. Goodwin came out at the office door, and said, what do you want?

Q. You need not tell us all that passed in the way of conversation; but Mr. Goodwin came out and addressed them?

A. Yes.

Q. After that, was the order given to march?

A. Yes, an order was given to march, and we went over the coke hearths to Ripley.

Q. When you arrived at Ripley was any order given to halt?

A. There was order given to halt.

Q. By whom?

A. By Brandreth; he said, " there must be three cheers given here, to let the Ripley men know that we are going." Q. After this did they march on to Codnor?

A. Yes, they marched on to Codnor, to the Glass House. Q. The Glass House is a public house?

A. Yes,

Q. Did all the party go to the Glass House, or some part of them to another public house?

A. That party all went to the Glass House.

Q. Did you get any drink at the Glass House?

A. Yes.

Q. Was John Bacon one of that party?

A. Yes, he was.

Q. Do you remember his saying any thing in the Glass House?

A. I remember hearing him make a speech in the back kitchen; I did not hear it all; he was making it when I went in; I had been at the front door.

Q. What did you hear him say?

A. The first I can recollect is, that the Government had robbed and plundered them of all that ever they had;

that