Sentence:  I confess that we were so unpopular with the outrageous mob, that I only got away from England at the risk of being ducked to death, and that Cly was so <WSD>ferreted</WSD> up and down, that he never would have got away at all but for that sham. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to "ferret out".