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"Ah! villains! ah! rogues! Is this the bread you give to the

poor?" was screamed from below. Many were wounded, two were

killed; the fury of the multitude increased; the doors were

broken open, and the torrent rushed through all the passages. At

this, those within took refuge under the shop floor; the sheriff

and the halberdiers hid themselves beneath the tiles; others

escaped by the skylights, and wandered upon the roofs like cats.