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Ransacking the town in quest of pressable subjects of Her Majesty, they came one day to the "Cock and Rummer" in Bow Street, where a big dinner was in progress.

From The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by Hutchinson, J. R. (John Robert)

Their chests and bedding followed, making a full boat; and so, having cleared the ship of all her pressable hands, the gang prepared to return to the tender.

From The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by Hutchinson, J. R. (John Robert)