Soon, however, Courvoisier forced matters, when, despairing of ever catching the wily outlaw leader by fair means, he resorted to the ruse of carrying off Friar Tuck of Copmanhurst and holding him as a hostage.

They wore assorted civilian caps and shapkas and had red armbands over the sleeves of their greatcoats, which were British issue.

She doesn't know whom to believe, but she agrees with the tinfoil hatters about one thing: Something is weird here.

[A]ll of them, upon an aſſociation made in the night, agreed to ſide vvith him, vvith aſſurance of ſafe conduct being gladly admitted unto them, environed he vvas vvith a multitude thronged together of vendible or ſale ſouldiors, […]