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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63191	The tryal of Rowland Walters, Dearing Bradshaw, and Ambrose Cave, for murthering of Sir Charles Pymm, Bart., at the sessions held at the Old-Bailey on Friday the first day of June, 1688 before the right honourable Sir John Shorter Kt. Lord Mayor of the city of London and Sir Bartholomew Shoares Kt. recorder of the same city, together with others His Majesties justices of the peace for the city of London, and County of Middlesex.	Walters, Rowland, defendant.; Bradshaw, Dearing, defendant.; Cave, Ambrose, defendant.	1688 (1688)	Wing T2215; ESTC R16852	9,721	6

THE TRYAL OF Rowland Walters Gent. Dearing Bradshaw Gent. AND Ambrose Cave Gent. For Murthering of Sir Charles Pymm Bar t. At the SESSIONS held at the OLD-BAILEY On Friday the First day of June 1688. Before the Right Honourable Sir John Shorter Kt. Lord Mayor of the City of London and Sir Bartholomew Shoares Kt. Recorder of the same City together with others His Majesties Justices of the Peace for the City of London and County of Middlesex Clerk. CRyer make Proclamation Cryer O yes O yes O yes Clerk. Keeper of Newgate bring the Prisoners to the Bar. Which was done Clerk. You the Prisoners at the Bar those men whom you shall hear called and personally appear are to try between our Sovereign Lord the King and you who are Arraigned upon your several Lives and Death if you shall except against any one of them you must speak before they be sworn Clerk. Cryer call Henry Dyer The Iurors Sworn are as followeth Henry Dyer Giles Baggs Matthew Jerman Timo. Waldoe Richard Chase Samuel Burgess William Villers John Frith John Hill Obadiah Hickman John Read Francis Willis Which were all Sworn Clerk. Cryer count these Twelve Good men and True. Clerk. Cryer make Proclamation Which was done Clerk. You Gentlemen of the Jury look upon the Prisoners at the Bar and hearken to their Charge they stand Indicted by the Names of Rowland Walters Dearing Bradshaw and Ambrose Cave Gent. for that they not having the fear of God before their eyes but being instigated and seduced by the Devil and their own wicked hearts on the fourth day of May in the Fourth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King James the Second in the Parish of St. Nicholas Cole-Abby in and upon Sir Charles Pymm Bar. Felloniously willfully and of their malice before thought did make an Assault and that he the said Rowland Walters having then and there in his right hand a certain Rapier made of Iron and Steel of the value of about 5 s. and thrust him the said Sir Charles Pymm in and upon the right side of him the said Sir Charles Pymm a little above the right Pap did strike and thrust as aforesaid giving him the said Sir Charles Pymm a little above the right Pap one mortal Wound of the bredth of one Inch of the depth of ten Inches and that they the said Dearing Bradshaw and Ambrose Cave were present aiding abetting and assisting him the said Rowland Walters in the perpetration of the said wilful Murther of him the said Sir Charles Pymm so that they three the Prisoners at the Bar with Malice fore-thought did intentionally Kill and Destroy and willfully Murther him the said Sir Charles Pymm against the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King his Crown and Dignity and against the Form of the Statute of that Case made and provided Upon this Indictment they have been Arraigned and have hereunto pleaded Not Guilty and for their Tryal have put themselves upon God and their Country which Country you are Your business is to enquire whether they or either of them committed this Fellony and Murther as aforesaid if you find them or either of them guilty of the said wilful Murther you are to enquire what Goods and Chattle they or either of them had at the time of the committing of the said willful Murther but if you find them not Guilty you are to say so and hear your Evidence Mr. Walters My Lord I humbly desire these Gentlemen may be tried before me Court. That cannot be Mr. Walters because you are all three put into one Indictment Council for the King. My Lords and you Gentlemen of the Jury I am here retained a Council for the King against the Prisoners at the Bar who all three stand indicted for the Murther of Sir Charles Pymm Baronet in the Parish of St. Nicholas Cole-Abby thrusting him through the Body near the right Pap giving him a Mortal Wound of which he then and there instantly died The other two Prisoners stand indicted for aiding abetting and assisting him the said Walters in the said Murther Another Council for the King. My Lords this Murther fell out on the fourth day of May last after this manner viz. The said Sir Charles Pymm one Mr. Mirriday and Mr. Neale and Sir Thomas Middleton and others dined at the Swan Tavern upon Fish-street-hill after they were come into the House they went up stairs after which the Prisoners at the Bar came into the House and took another Room to Dine of Beef and other things But one of Sir Charles's Company desired to have a Plate of it upon which Mr. Clowdsley told them some Gentlemen had bespoke it for Dinner but he said he would get them a Plate of it which was sent up and ordered to be reckoned into Mr. Walters the Prisoners Bill after Dinner they drank their Healths and returned them thanks for their Beef and towards the Evening Sir Charles Pymm and his Friends came down stairs and met the Prisoners at the bottom and Mr. Cave asked them how they liked the Beef that was sent up upon which one in the company answered and told them they did not send it for they had paid for it upon which farther words arose and Mr. Bradshaw drew his Sword and fell upon Sir Charles Pymm but he got out into the Streets after which Mr. Walters came forth and plucked Sir Charles Pymm by the arms and forced him to fight with him saying here is my hand and here is my Sword and as soon as he was in the Street he received this mortal Wound and so fell down dead and after this Mr. Walters took him by the nape of the neck and dashed his head upon the ground and cried out God Damm you you are dead and said farther let the Sword alone in his Body My Lords this shall be proved to be done without any manner of provocation and if so I hope your Lordships will find him guilty of willful Murther Cryer Call Mr. Mirriday Mr. Neale Mr. Palms and Mr. Bridges Who were Sworn Mr. Mirriday My Lord on the fourth day of May last on a Friday Sir Charles Pymm my self and these Gentlemen here in Court came to dine at the Swan Tavern in Old Fish-street we asked for Meat and Mr. Clowdsley the man of the House told us we might have Fish for he had no Meat but what was bespoke by Mr. Walters and his company we desired him to help us to a Plate of it if it might be got which we had brought up stairs after Dinner we drank the Gentlemens Health that sent it and returned them thanks for it a while after Sir Thomas Middleton went away and about an hour after that or thereabouts Sir Charles Pymm and the rest of us came down to go away and when we were in the Entry Mr. Cave met us and asked Sir Charles how he liked the Beef that was sent up who answered we did not know you sent it for we have