on fire. The evening being fine, and the streets thronged, the cry
ran from mouth to mouth through the whole city. More than that,
the mob that had of late been gathered to the door of the Black
Bull had, by degrees, dispersed; but, they being young men, and
idle vagrants, they had only spread themselves over the rest of the
street to lounge in search of further amusement: consequently, a
word was sufficient to send them back to their late rendezvous,
where they had previously witnessed something they did not
much approve of.

The master of the tavern was astonished at seeing the mob again
assembling; and that with such hurry and noise. But, his inmates
being all of the highest respectability, he judged himself sure of
protection, or at least of indemnity. He had two large parties in
his house at the time; the largest of which was of the
Revolutionist faction. The other consisted of our young
Tennis-players, and their associates, who were all of the Jacobite
order; or, at all events, leaned to the Episcopal side. The largest
party were in a front room; and the attack of the mob fell first on
their windows, though rather with fear and caution. Jingle went
one pane; then a loud hurrah; and that again was followed by a
number of voices, endeavouring to restrain the indignation from
venting itself in destroying the windows, and to turn it on the
inmates. The Whigs, calling the landlord, inquired what the
assault meant: he cunningly answered that he suspected it was
some of the youths of the Cavalier, or High-Church party,
exciting the mob against them. The party consisted mostly of
young gentlemen, by that time in a key to engage in any row;
and, at all events, to suffer nothing from the other party, against
whom their passions were mightily inflamed.