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at_o they_o who_o lodge_v there_o whereof_o one_o of_o they_o be_v waken_v put_v forth_o his_o head_n to_o see_v what_o be_v the_o matter_n but_o have_v trencher_n throw_v at_o it_o october_n 20._o the_o curtain_n of_o the_o bed_n in_o the_o withdrawing-room_n be_v draw_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o the_o bedstead_n much_o shake_v and_o eight_o great_a pewther-dish_n and_o three_o dozen_o of_o trencher_n throw_v about_o the_o bedchamber_n again_o this_o night_n they_o also_o think_v whole_a armsful_a of_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o king_n oak_n be_v throw_v down_o in_o their_o chamber_n but_o of_o that_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o find_v nothing_o have_v be_v move_v october_n 21._o the_o keeper_n of_o their_o ordinary_n and_o his_o bitch_n lay_v in_o one_o of_o the_o room_n with_o they_o which_o night_n they_o be_v not_o disturb_v at_o all_o but_o october_n 22._o though_o the_o bitch_n kenneld_v there_o again_o to_o who_o they_o ascribe_v their_o former_a night_n rest_n both_o they_o and_o the_o bitch_n be_v in_o a_o pitiful_a take_n the_o bitch_n open_v but_o once_o and_o that_o with_o a_o whine_a fearful_a yelp_v october_n 23._o they_o have_v all_o their_o clothes_n pluck_v off_o they_o in_o the_o withdrawing-room_n and_o the_o brick_n fall_v out_o of_o the_o chimney_n into_o the_o room_n and_o on_o the_o 24._o they_o think_v in_o the_o dining-room_n that_o all_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o king_n oak_n have_v be_v bring_v thither_o and_o throw_v down_o close_o by_o their_o bedside_n which_o be_v hear_v by_o those_o of_o the_o withdrawing-room_n one_o of_o they_o rose_n to_o see_v what_o be_v do_v fear_v indeed_o that_o his_o fellow_n commissioner_n have_v be_v kill_v but_o find_v no_o such_o matter_n whereupon_o return_v to_o his_o bed_n again_o he_o find_v two_o or_o three_o dozen_o of_o trencher_n throw_v into_o it_o and_o handsome_o cover_v with_o the_o bedclothe_n october_n 25._o the_o curtain_n of_o the_o bed_n in_o the_o withdrawing-room_n be_v draw_v to_o and_o 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