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  For Faith and Freedom

  PRINTED BY

  SPOTTISWOODE AND CO. LTD., NEW-STREET SQUARE

  LONDON

  '_Every morning Sir Christopher sat in his Justice'schair, under the helmets and coats of armour._']

  For Faith and Freedom

  BY

  WALTER BESANT

  AUTHOR OF 'DOROTHY FORSTER' 'CHILDREN OF GIBEON' 'ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN' ETC.

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  A NEW EDITION

  WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY A. FORESTIER AND F. WADDY

  LONDON

  CHATTO & WINDUS

  1903

  _The Illustrations to this Story are reproduced by kind permission of the Proprietors of 'The Illustrated London News'_

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE

  I. FAREWELL SUNDAY 1

  II. IN THE VILLAGE 13

  III. THE BOYS 18

  IV. SIR CHRISTOPHER 23

  V. THE RUNAWAY 27

  VI. BENJAMIN, LORD CHANCELLOR 32

  VII. MEDICINAE DOCTOR 40

  VIII. A ROYAL PROGRESS 47

  IX. WITH THE ELDERS 54

  X. LE ROY EST MORT 60

  XI. BEFORE THE STORM 66

  XII. HUMPHREY 72

  XIII. ONE DAY 78

  XIV. THE VISION OF THE BASKET 85

  XV. A NIGHT AND MORNING 91

  XVI. ON THE MARCH 104

  XVII. TAUNTON 112

  XVIII. THE MAIDS OF TAUNTON 117

  XIX. KING MONMOUTH AND HIS CAMP 121

  XX. BENJAMIN'S WARNING 130

  XXI. WE WAIT FOR THE END 134

  XXII. THE DAY AFTER THE FIGHT 142

  XXIII. IN HIDING 149

  XXIV. THE CAMP IN THE COMB 154

  XXV. ILMINSTER CLINK 167

  XXVI. SIR CHRISTOPHER 174

  XXVII. BEFORE THE ASSIZE 180

  XXVIII. BENJAMIN 186

  XXIX. ON WHAT CONDITIONS? 192

  XXX. A SLIGHT THING AT THE BEST 198

  XXXI. THE VISION OF CONSOLATION 208

  XXXII. THE MAN OF SAMARIA 214

  XXXIII. ON BOARD THE 'JOLLY THATCHER' 221

  XXXIV. THE GOOD SAMARITAN 228

  XXXV. THE WHITE SLAVE 235

  XXXVI. THE FIRST DAY OF SERVITUDE 242

  XXXVII. BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON 248

  XXXVIII. HUMPHREY'S NARRATIVE 255

  XXXIX. FOR TEN YEARS 261

  XL. WITH THE HOE 269

  XLI. ON CONDITIONS 274

  XLII. ALICE 283

  XLIII. BARNABY HEARS THE NEWS 286

  XLIV. A SCARE 291

  XLV. BARNABY THE AVENGER 295

  XLVI. A PERILOUS VOYAGE 299

  XLVII. TORTUGA 310

  XLVIII. THE ISLAND OF PROVIDENCE 313

  XLIX. HOME 317

  L. THE GREAT LORD CHANCELLOR 321

  LI. THE CONFESSION 325

  CHAPTER THE LAST 332