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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32779	The cheating solliciter cheated being a true and perfect relation of the life and death of Richard Farr : with an exact character of his wench, Mrs. Eleanor Chadwick : both executed at Tyburn, the 12th of April last past.		1665 (1665)	Wing C3766; ESTC R35567	35,059	60

Doors and Windows after the modern mode putting up larger and higher new Doors with a large oval window below laid the Hearths above stairs with marble putting up stately Chimney pieces and in all things made it fit for the entertainment of any person of quality but the poor Workmen who thought him by his garb to be some great person when indeed a Prisoner in the Kings Bench at Chambers Sute were never paid one penny for either labour or stuff When the House was fitted he was upon some old account put in the Fleet but removed himself again to the Kings Bench But he quickly had a Customer for his House and let it to a very honest man for a good fine and convenient rent pretending a Leafe Parol from the head Landlady and doubtless he had those would have prov'd it or ruin'd her if he had been at liberty But now being dead I think she is well clear'd of a quarelsome Customer Now getting again his liberty he grew so confident that whereas his former attempts were most of them upon such from whose weakness or obnoxiousness he might hope for success but now he slies high and sets upon one where he was sure not to meet with any such advantage I mean Mr. Johnson an Attorney of Cliffords-Inn to whom he brought a Bond of 200 l. for payment of 100 l. to be put in Sute and as they say 't is usually done by wary men desired his note of the recept of it So when Mr. Johnson was intent upon his business and looking over his Papers Farr pilfer'd away the Bond and in order to his father design Mrs. Chadwick and another make affidavit that Mr. Johnson had falsely and treacherously sold the said Bond to the Defendant the person therein concerned and so commenced his sute against him and had he lived this Term it had come to Tryal When Farr was Convicted and his papers look'd over this very Bond and the foresaid affidavit about it were found wrapt up together There was also found near 40 Warrants for Judgements against several men amongst the rest two were there in pickle against his old friend Chambers but they were by special order of the Lord Ch. Justice all secured And now I come to the business of Madam Stanier the last and indeed deepest and most presumptuous undertaking of his life and such an one as I think was scarce ever acted under colour of Law wherein if desiring to be particular I be also large I hope for the matter sake I shall not seem tedious He had without doubt long designed an attempt upon her but set it not on foot till August 1664. And then he caused his Mother Eliz. Farr to seal a Lease to him of the house wherein Mr. Stanier lived in St. Martins-lane in the Fields to which house the said Eliz. Farr had not the least title or any colour thereof In Michaelmas Term following Mrs. Chadwick got S. S. Clerk to Mr. Jobson Attorney in the Common-Pleas to draw a Declaration against one Richard Pelar as a casual Ejector pretending it was only to eject an ill Tenant that Mr. Farr had in a small Tenement of his in St. Martins-lane of about 4 l. per. an for non-payment of Rent A true Copy of which Declaration ought to have been left with Mrs. Stanier but that would have spoyled the plot Therefore Mrs. Chadwick by Farrs direction falsely made affidavit before Judge Tirrel that she had left a true Copy of the said Declaration at the said House and that on the 11 th of February she went to the said Robert Stanier to know if he would defend the title of the said House and that he answer'd he had notice of the said Declaration but would not make any defence thereto Upon this Farr by a Motion in the Court of Common Pleas obtain'd a Rule That unless Mr. Stanier the present Possessor of the said House or some other did shew cause within 14 days why Judgement should not pass it should be entered Mr. Stanier having no knowledge nor notice hereof made no defence and so Judgement was obtained by default and thereupon a Writ of Possession made by the said S. S. directed to the Sheriff of Midd dated Feb. 13.1664 On the 6th of March following Farr with one Auson a Bayliff and 3 or 4 of his followers did by vertue of this Writ break open and forcibly enter'd the said House and the better to accomplish his intended Villany arrested Mrs. Stanier by Bill of Midd. in an action of 100 l. debt whereas she owed him not a farthing and violently forced her out of her House into a Coach and so-carried her away to Newgate They also turned out of the House one Mrs. Plummer who lodged there At night Farr fell to his work sending away all the Money Jewels Plate Rings and other things of value and small bulk by Mrs. Chadwick the Beds Hangings Pewter and other more bulky goods by a Porter whom afterwards they accidentally met withall and he was an usefull witness in the case to the value of I 100 l. and and in Bonds Bills and other writings to the value of 2000 l. Mrs. Stanier was deteined in prison all night but in the morning came to her one Mr. Messarvy her Kinsman with a friend or two more and bailed her out And then as it was but high time went about securing the goods that were in the House out of Farrs hands And by Petition to the Lord Chief Justice Hide setting out the whole matter of fact obtained from his Lordship on the 8th of March to send Mr. Cheiny one of his Tipstaffs for Farr who still continued in the House to come before him Farr would not open the Door nor be perswaded to come to the Tipstaff upon pretence that 't was but a Trick to get him out of Possession Whereupon Mr. Cheiny went and fetch'd my Lords Warrant and a Constable to execute it Upon sight whereof Farr came down and opened the Doors but would not let any one goe into the House for fear as he pretended they should re-enter and keep Possession but indeed his fear was lest it should be discovered how he had robb'd the House Coming before my Lord Chief Justice he told his Lordship That he had a good Title to the Hotse and had by Law obtained Possession My Lord told him He would not dispute that then but he was sure he had no colour of right by Law to the Goods and therefore he would not trust them in his hands VVhereupon Farr told his Lordship That there was not a farthing worth of the Good touch'd His Lordship then made him this Proposition viz. That he should let Mrs. Stanier goe again into the House and have all her Goods and he should have security that Possession of the House should be re-delivered to him at the end of one VVeek after the beginning of Easter Term next in case the Judgement obtained by default should be by

Business between him and Farr as that 't was most unlikely almost impossible that Chambers could owe him any Money at least such a summ sent to Chambers who coming saw his danger and therefore went to work to prevent it By the Writ he found out who was the Attorney and with him saw the Warrant and thereby the Witnesses Names and the Scrivener as indeed the Attorney that enter'd up the Judgement had done before for his own satisfaction which he had from the Scriveners Man who told him That he saw Jo. Chambers sign seal and deliver Chambers with some Friends and Neighbours who came to be assistant to him in this Exigence went to the Fountain-Tavern without Newgate having prevailed with Mr. Birch and Mr. Leyton the aforesaid Attorneys to place themselves in a Room next adjoyning that they might hear the discourse and so be fully informed Mr. Chambers went for the Scrivener and desired That he would bring his Man with him for that there was some Business to be done that would require both their presence so they went both When they came after salu●ation and some little discourse one of Mr. Chambers Friends ask'd the Scriveners Man Whether he knew one Mr. Chambers He said Yes They ask'd him How long He said His first knowledge was about a Month agoe for then he was there and sealed a Writing to Mr. Farr They ask'd him Whether he could know him again when he saw him He answer'd He thought he should Then they ask'd him What kind of Man he was He described one very tall light brown hair c. in all Particulars quite different from Mr. Chambers Being ask'd Which of the Company was most likely to be the Man He answer'd There was none tall enough It being then told him That Mr. Chambers was the Man He answer'd That could not be for he was most unlike him of any in the Room The Attorneys herewith satisfied went with Mr. Chambers to the Lord Chief Justice Bridgeman who upon hearing Mr. Chambers Complaint told them That he should not command them to forbear Execution but if they would take his advice he thought it most safe for them That when Mrs. Chadwick who sollicited the Business for Farr was now a Prisoner in the Fleet came to them for the Execution they would do well to apprehend her that so full enquiry might be made into a matter of so dangerous consequence and evil president Which Advice the Attorney concern'd followed seized Mrs. Chadw when she came carried her before a Justice by whom she was committed to Newgate Farr by frequent Messengers importuned the Attorney for his Execution threatning in case of refusal to sue him for the Debt Whereupon Mr. Chambers at the desire of the Attorney who did not desire to fall under the hands of so dangerous a Fellow be sought his Lordship to vouchsafe a hearing of the Cause privately in his own Chamber My Lord granted it and sent a Tipstaff for Farr from the Fleet His Lordship ask'd Farr Whether he would consent to have the Business heard before him there Farr pretended He was not prepared his Witnesses being absent at the present His Lordship ask'd him If that Chambers were the Person intended in the Judgement Farr desired his Lordship's excuse giving him a reason why he could not do it without prejudice Whereupon his Lordship told him He had known many Debtors ashamed of their Creditors but never before a Creditor ashamed of his Debtor So they were dismiss'd and the Business referr'd to Term. About three or four dayes before Term Farr came to his Lordship's Chamber with three or four Affidavits desiring to have his Witnesses sworn His Lordship reading the Affidavits and finding Cause to suspect what upon Tryal he found true refused to swear them So they went to some other Justice and were sworn Two dayes after Chambers waited on his Lordship with an Affidavit to which his Lordship swore him setting forth That he never had any Concern with Farr never receiv'd or had any Money from him nor owed him a farthing prayed a day for hearing and that Evidence might be given Viva Voce not by Affidavit On the first day of the Term Sir William Wild made the motion for Chambers adding something of his own knowledge concerning Farr His Lordship thereupon appointed a day wherein he would be at leisure to search into the bottom of the Business On the day appointed Farr appeared with the Affidavits of all his Witnesses whom he had lodged hard by and upon refusal of his Affidavits did produce They were Mr. Smith the Scrivener his Man T. Lane Mr. and Mrs Chadwick Leonard List T. Sandys T. Lilly J. Fimis and some others Chambers had many Witnesses there also amongst the rest some of the Under-Keepers of Newgate to testifie what they knew of Farr and most of his Witnesses Upon opening of the Case for Chambers by then Serjeant now Judge Keeling and a short Reply of Farr 's Council his Lordship took the Breviats of both sides and fell to Examination of the Witnesses beginning with the Scriveners Man whom he called out from the rest of the Gang He swore modestly and indifferently what he knew whereby a shrewd guess might be made how the Business was contrived His Master could not swear any thing to the purpose on either side The rest swore to a hairs breadth only Sandys blunder'd into a Contradiction and I told you before of the Keepers of Newgate being in Court When it came to be enquir'd How this Money came to be owing Farr said 100 Pound lent and 50 Pound promised to take off him from witnessing against Chambers in a Cause in the Exchequer This was sworn by Mrs. Chadwick and another but his Lordship trapp'd them in the Circumstances and by the testimony of Chambers Witnesses and his own Oath then administer'd found out the whole Villany annull'd the Judgement ordered Chambers to enter into Recognizance of 300 Pound to prosecute Farr at the Kings-Bench for Forgery next Term And that the Matter being so foul should be specially recommended to the Lord Chief Justice of that Bench. Chambers indicted him Farr demurred his Demurrer was over-ruled and Judgement pass'd against him to stand in the Pillory with a Paper containing his Crime on his head in Westminster Pallace-Yard and at the Old-Exchange which was accordingly executed Whilst he stood at the Exchange he saw Chambers looking on him and therepon pull'd out a Latitat which he had purposely provided to remove him out of his sight threw it to an Officer and bade him arrest Chambers which he did but he knowing Farr 's Mrs. Chadwick went and entered an Action of 500. Pound to which he also put in Bayl and return'd then Mrs. Chad. fetch'd a Warrant for him and three or four more of his Friends there present whom she knew and saw rejoycing had them all before a Justice and swore the Peace against them By which a Man may see of what a