they came on.

After they were gone I walked a while about the hall, and went up
nearer to the court, to observe both what justices were on the bench
and what business they had before them. And I went in fear, not of
what they could or would have done to me if they should have taken
notice of me, but lest I should be surprised, and drawn unwarily
into that which I was to keep out of.

It was not long before the court adjourned to go to dinner, and that
time I took to go to the Clerk of the Peace at his house, whom I was
well acquainted with. So soon as I came into the room where he was
he came and met me, and saluted me after his manner; for he had a
great respect for my father and a kind regard for me. And though he
was at first somewhat startled at my carriage and language, yet he
treated me very civilly, without any reflection or show of
lightness. I delivered him the recognisances which my father had
sent, and having done the business I came upon, withdrew, and went
to my inn to refresh myself, and then to return home.

But when I was ready to take horse, looking out into the street, I
saw two or three justices standing just in the way where I was to
ride. This brought a fresh concern upon me. I knew if they saw me
they would know me; and I concluded, if they knew me, they would
stop me and inquire after my father, and I doubted how I should come
off with them.

This doubting brought weakness on me, and that weakness led to
contrivance how I might avoid this trial. I knew the city pretty
well, and remembered there was a back way, which though somewhat