She made all the haste she could home to her landlady, and without considering the consequence, paid her six pounds which she demanded, and got some clothes out of her hands, which she had retained as a security for the money.  Then she removed with her sister, as secretly as she could, to an inn in Smithfield, and from thence, the next day, they removed to a little lodging in narrow lane by St. John’s, where downright fear made them keep so much within doors that they had almost spent all their money in six weeks’ time, without thinking of any method to get more.

At last, Jenny, as being least in danger, equipped herself as well as she could, and ventured about nine o’clock one evening into the streets.  She walked about half an hour without meeting with any adventure, but at last picked up an innocent country lad.  They had not gone far towards a tavern before the constable and his body-guard of watchmen surprised and hurried them away to the Wood Street Compter.  There she remained until the next day, when it was intimated to her that if she could produce a couple of guineas they would be looked upon as good bail.  She sent for her sister Alice, who not having so much money, foolishly offered the gold medal as a security.  Some of the limbs of the Law thereabouts, were acquainted with the gentleman of the Temple who lost it, and it being shown up and down to know its value, they declared it was stolen, and Alice, instead of procuring her sister’s liberty, was forced into the same prison, and confined with her.  As it was about three weeks to sessions, they were permitted to remain at the Compter during that time.

This was a deeper plunge into misfortune than they had ever yet known, and the fear of hanging was so strong that Alice, in order to avoid it, resolved upon making an application to a person to whom otherwise she would never have made herself known.  Who should this be but Philip, who was lately married, but still did the business of his old master the Justice, and therefore was always to be met with at his house, though he had now got a little place upon which he was capable of living pretty handsomely.  Alice’s letter reached him just as he was sitting down to dinner.  The surprise he was in was so great that it could not be hid from the company.  However, to cover the cause of it, he pretended that it brought him news of a person being gone off for whom he was bail, and which obliged him not to lose a minute in going to see what might be done.  So putting on his hat, and entreating some gentlemen who were at the table with him not to disturb themselves, for he should be back in half an hour, away he went directly to the Compter.  And having influence over the people in power there, he prevailed to have her let out to an adjacent tavern.