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A25873	The Arraignment tryal, and condemntion of Frost the broker who was condemned for clipping and filling His Majesties coyn : on Thursday, June 17th, 1675, to be hanged : vvith a character of his life and conversation, not onely before he was taken but since his imprisonment, in the Marshalses.		1675 (1675)	Wing A3756; ESTC R38510	3,397	10

The Arraignment Tryal and Condemnation of FROST The Broker Who was Condemned for Clipping and Filling His Majesties Coyn. On Thursday June 17th 1675. To be Hanged VVith a Character of his Life and Conversation not onely before he was taken but since his Imprisonment in the Marshalses Now Brokers all a warned be Here is your brother Condemned you see Printed for John Millet 1675. THe wages of sin is death and the way to Live long is to live holy a sad but true Example we have here before our eyes At Horselydown lately lived one Frost by Trade a Broker who having raised his fortune very much in a little time not honestly but sinfully his Conscience being like the rest of the Trade as large as the Kings High-way made it his business to gull and cheat all that came neer him or had any thing to do with him instances of his hellish practises might be here recited but I shall give you but a few which are as followeth First I am informed that he hath been the occasion of undoing many poor Families which have been driven to straights for want of sale for their goods and having great families to maintain were forst either to borrow money for a Week paying for a Week three shillings in the pound using of it and if they brought it not at the very Day he would arrest them or demand unreasonably for their breach of promise and by his threats get five or ten shillings out of these poor souls that had more need have had so much given to them and if they left any thing upon pawn he did in like manner retaining their goods for less then a quarter the worth of them because they had not money to fetch them on the very Day they promised and further he would when any dyed that useth to deal with him though they owed him never a Farthing to wright down so much delivered to such a man and would make the poor widdows pay it many poor Fatherless children are bound to curse him he would make false bands fifty pound deep when persons have been dead though they owed him nothing But I proceed to his takening the manner was as followeth This Frost was one that frequented one Mr. A. Bovvling-green at R●driff four or five Days in a VVeek and there he was observed by a gentleman that used the green to bett very much and was often a changing of money and it was observed that he put the money that he changed or won in one pocket and that which was clipt he took out of the other pocket sometimes he was observed to put away forty shillings at a time this being his practice for a considerable time several of the Gentlemen that had won money of him and changed money with him observed that always they had such money of him spoke to Mr. A. about it and told him of such a Man they had so much clipt money that they were afraid to put it off for fear they should be apprehended for clipping of it vvhereupon this Mr. A. Mr. of the Bovvling-green acquaints one Mr. D. at the Tovver and Mr. D. gave Mr. A. a guiny to change with Mr. Frost vvho accordingly did the next time Frost came to the green vvho gave him Eighteen shillings and sixpence in clipt Half-crowns of old King Charles coyn D. having received this clipt money quickly takes a guard and goes to seek for to apprehend Frost being come neer Horsly-Down gets one S. H. of St. Barmonsey and desires him to assist him in the takeing of a suspitious person avvay they go to Frosts house and knocking at the Door comes William Griffin his Servant vvho vvas hired for a year they demand entrance and charged him vvith treason he flyes in a doors and shuts them out they get a fledge and break open the Door vvhere they found one B. a Butcher which was formerly accused for the same fact standing Just within the door with a drawn sword in his hand he made an attempt at the first but there being a strong guard soon secured him and presently came Mr. Frost running out of his garden in his shirt as he was comming in a doors their drapt a shilling out of his Drawers this they found to be clipt now they march up stairs where they see many things that were suspicious Mr. D. demands the Key of the Closet he said it was below he would go fetch it but I will go with you says D. no sooner were they come down but they found 8 pound of old King Charles coyn with the Keys and looking under the table they find a great Drawer for to hold a great pair of Sheers and also some clippings and looking into the Closet there they found waits smoothing stones and several other things tending to the same purpose and some of the filings and clippings vvas melted down and some unmelted now they have good grounds to apprehend him so they take him and carry him before a Justice and upon the examination of the witness Mr. D. attested these things and one Mr. VV. that is now a the Prisoner at Marshalses a bill found against him last assizes ordered by Mr. Frost or some of his concerns purposely to take off him from being a witness against him and continues still prisoner but this said VV. did swear that he saw the same Frost a clipping he being sent for to Mr. Frost house which is neer Jamaco house at Redriff upon business of paying and receiving of money for Mr. Frost this said W. was admitted up stairs where he found Mr. Frost a cliping and his man a filing he said he saw them work about a quarter of an hour And another time he came and found Mr. Frost and William his Man a Melting of Clipings in the Melting Pots which was shown in the Court some of his Clippings he sent to one Mr. G. a Goldsmith in Southwark neer the meal-market and other to Mr. G. in St. ●oolis-street some were bought and other Returned he saying he bought it of Our-Landishmen being Spanish-money he melted it down several of the Witnesses at least Ten in number who seeing and receiving sums of money and Inquiring one of another they found that Sixteen or Eighteen shillings in the pound was Clipt money this they swore against him in open Court June 17. 1675. Where he was Arraigned for Treason his Indictment being Read he pleaded not guilty But upon strict examination of the Witnesses the Jury brought him in guilty whereupon Sentance was past against him he seemed to be very much cast down and dejected though all the time of his Imprisonment he hath lived very wickedly spending his time in drinking and gaming and swearing not considering the Shortness of his life the very day he was condemned he plaid at Tables in the morning and seemed not to be concerned at all till the Judges came whose Names were as followeth Sir Thomas Twisdale Knight and Barron Knight Sir Richard Rainsford Knight Sir Edward Thorlon Knight Sir Iohn Howel Knight Recorder of the City of London The Iudges being come as great a throng of people as could have been had it been an Assize for the whole Circuit Frost was immediately brought forth who no sooner perceived the Iudges but his Brazon-face begins to gather paleness and his hands and all his body shake he that before seemed not to fear death now is ready to dye for fear When the Sentance was past upon him he said he must submit to the Iudgement of the Iury. He did not seem penitent at all and little hopes there can be that he will he that hath been so wicked in all his practices all his life but God is all-sufficient to whom let us all like Christians put up our prayers for him who as yet cannot pray for himself let us be earnest with God for his poor soul that soul and body may not both Dye together With Frost was try'd his Man by name VVilliam Griffin his Indictment being for Clipping upon his Examination he was found not Guilty and so Cleared Now let this be a warning to all Brokers how they grind the face of the poor for you may see that sin brings shame The ill effects of sin appears in Frost who got an estate but not honestly and it thrived with him according he was not contented with his unreasonable gains in his trade but like a Rabel to the King as well as to his Maker Clipps and Filles his Majesties Coyn and liv'd to suck the sweetness of this sin 't is thought some years but God would not suffer him to rain in his sin any longer and now he may see if sin be not an unprofitable thing If he had lived honestly he might have lived many years but his wicked practices hath now brought him to open shame and to just Condemnation of Death and let us leave him vvhere sin hath brought him to prepare for his journey to the other World his time being very short in this On Wednesday next 't is Reported he vvill be executed at Kennington gallows where he will not want Eyes to behold him and I pray God they may not want hearts to pray for him may his sad end be a warning to others and it will be the joy of his heart who wisheth nothing more then that you would be careful to fear God and honour the King and then you may expect a blessing and to fill up the number of your days FINIS