A Hue and Cry After Edward Kerby, a Stone-Cutter, and his Wife Margaret with their two Sons Joseph and Benjamine Kerby.  
Being a Fall and True Account of the wicked Robbery committed near St, Giles's Church, on Saturday last, at a joiners House in Plumb-tree-street, having first Robbed the House of all the Movable Goods, set it afterwards on Fire.  
AT a joiners House in Plum-Tree street, in St. Giles's in the Fields, Lodged one Mr. Kerby a Stone-Cutter and his Wife, with their Two Sons; He being a Man of good Business, was wont often to have Work in the Country, where he would stay commonly all the Week, and come home again only on Saturday Nights, and so begon again on Monday Morning following; but his Wife ●●ing an Extravagant Woman, would spend all that she could get; insomuch that in her ●usband's absence at any time, she would Pawn all her clothes, and run him to needless ●●arges, which the poor Man seeing that if she did not speedily take up from her Wicked ●●d Extravagant Course of Life, she would soon cause his Ruin; which made him often ●arn her, but he finding it to no purpose and all in vain, which obstinency in her, was ●●e cause that he could not bear that Affection towards her as he was wont to; which her ●andlady perceiving, yet knowing the ca●se, she could not greatly affect her Wicked Deeds, ●nd so took little or no notice to him of it, any further than that she would have him ●ear a little longer with her, to see whether she would amend or no, which he promised 〈◇〉 would.  
But on Saturday Night last, being the 13th of this Instant April, 1700. her Husband as 〈◇〉 pretended to, having an occasion to go to B●rnet, as she  told her Landlady, who did 〈◇〉 in the least mistrust either him or her, but that he was gone to Work as he used to 〈◇〉, but whether it was so or no we cannot tell for certainty: but his wicked Wife Mrs. ●●rby not forgetting her wicked Practices, took the opportunity when her Landlord and ●●s Wife was gon to Bed on Saturday Night last, which was between Twelve and One of ●he Clock, as having occasion to sit up later that Night than they were wont to do; and ●efore they were got to Sleep, they heard a great rumbling sort of noise in Mrs. Kirby's Room, but thinking that she was a cleaning it, they went both to Sleep, in which time she had conveyed away all the movable and household Goods that she could come at in the Room where she lay, leaving nothing but the Rug and Bed; then she came down ●tairs with a lighted Candle in her Hand, which she set against the Wainscoat going down ●he Sellar-stairs, on purpose to Fire the House, that she might the better come off with ●●e things she had conveyed away. But before they had sl●pt an Hour, they ●●●e awa●●●ed out of their Sleeps, by the scorching Heat and fierce Flames of the Fire, which had ●●compassed them in, and broken into the Chamber where they lay, which so Astonished ●nd Affrighted them that they knew not which way to go, by reason that he did see Fire both ●bove and below too; which he seeing, was resolved to go down Stairs, at that h● snatch●d up his breeches, having within Two Guineas and the rest in Silver, to the value of 3 Pounds, which he threw out of the Window, and afterwards run down Stairs through the Fire, which was so fierce that it burned the Hair of his Head. And opening the Street-door to cry out for help, found his breeches with the Money taken out and laid down again: but before he could get any considerable help, he met on the Stairs his Lodger Mrs Kirby, who  told him, that she had throw'd the Bolster of the Bed out of the Window: Then he  told her that he believed she had done this Wicked fact; and saying, that he would make her find out the other Bolster which they missed before then, with many other things.  
By this time their Neighbours came to his help and assistance to quence the Fire, which if it had gone on but a little longer, it had for certain been a dreadful one indeed; but the Fire being carefully put out, and all the bussel over, Mrs. Kirby with her two Twin Sons about 10 Years of Age, went to lye down on the Bed in their Chamber till about ten of the Clock on Sunday Morning, she came down and went away, leaving her two Sons behind, who followed after, and has not been seen since. Therefore who can bring them to judgement, they shall be well required.  
Disciription of Edward Kirby, a Lusty short Man, with a fresh coloured Face, thick Lip, wearing sad coloured clothes, and his own Hair. Margaret Kerby his Wife, having a thin Face with a long Nose, middle si●ed, wearing a Redding coloured Gown, being ●ccompanied with ●er two T●o Sons Joseph and Benjamin   

Lic●nsed according is Order.   

LONDON: Printed for Robert Thompson in Holborn, 1700.