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face. and dressing as a sailor. While he was waiting in an alehouse for a ship to

France, he was recognized by a solicitor whose case he’d once bad-temperedly
bawled out of his court.

An angry mob took hold of Jeffreys: they “threatened to dissect him, saying ‘Now we
have the greatest rogue of all!’” He was rescued by members of the Trained Bands
who carried him to court, followed by the baying mob. He appeared before the
Mayor of London, who took one look at the mob and fainted. At his own suggestion,
Jeffreys was taken to the Tower for his own safety. Even there a hostile crowd

gathered outside his window shouting and holding up nooses.

Nearly all of those who had served ex-King James were given indemnities for their
actions on his behalf. Not Jeffreys however; he was to stand trial. But he never did;
he died in prison on 18 April, 1689, before his trial could be arranged.