but when I came to Maidenhead, a thoroughfare town on the way, I was
stopped by the watch for riding on that day.

The watchman, laying hold on the bridle, told me I must go with him
to the constable; and accordingly I, making no resistance, suffered
him to lead my horse to the constable's door. When we were come
there the constable told me I must go before the warden, who was the
chief officer of that town, and bade the watchman bring me on,
himself walking before.

Being come to the warden's door, the constable knocked, and desired
to speak with Mr. Warden. He thereupon quickly coming to the door
the constable said: "Sir, I have brought a man here to you whom the
watch took riding through the town." The warden was a budge old
man; and I looked somewhat big too, having a good gelding under me,
and a good riding-coat on my back, both which my friend Isaac
Penington had kindly accommodated me with for that journey.

The warden therefore taking me to be (as the saying is) somebody,
put off his hat and made a low congee to me; but when he saw that I
sat still, and neither bowed to him nor moved my hat, he gave a
start, and said to the constable: "You said you had brought a man,
but he don't behave like a man."

I sat still upon my horse and said not a word, but kept my mind
retired to the Lord, waiting to see what this would come to.

The warden then began to examine me, asking me whence I came and
whither I was going; I told him I came from Reading and was going to
Chalfont. He asked me why I did travel on that day; I told him I