Chapter I: Front Matter

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For Faith and Freedom

PRINTED BY

SPOTTISWOODE AND CO. LTD., NEW-STREET SQUARE

LONDON

For Faith and Freedom

BY

WALTER BESANT

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

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. MEDICINÆ 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