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A55966	The proceedings of the King's commissions of the peace, and oyer and terminer, and goal-delivery of Newgate held for the city of London, and county of Middlesex, at Justice-hall in the Old-bayly, the 16th, 17th, and 18th of July, 1685, and in the first years of His Majesties reign.	England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (London)	1685 (1685)	Wing P3614; ESTC R40607	9,756	6

THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE King's Commissions Of the PEACE And Oyer and Terminer and Gaol-delivery of Newgate Held for the City of London and County of Middlesex at JVSTICE-HALL in the OLD-BAYLY The 16th 17th and 18th of July 1685. And in the First Year of His Majesties Reign THE Quarter-Sessions of the Peace Oyer and Terminer and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate being held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly on Thursday Friday and Saturday being the 16 17 and 18 days of July 1685. Before the Right Honourable Sir James Smith Kt. Lord Mayor of the City of London Sir Thomas Jenner Kt. One of His Majesties Serjeants at Law and Recorder of the said City Together with others of His Majesties Justices of the City of London and Country of Middlesex The Jurors were as follow London Jury Thomas Anger Philip Perry Philip Stockes Luke Poe John Warfeild Christopher Johnson Stephen Coleman Henry Cremer Stephen Gibons Simon Chapman Joseph Speed Richard Shaw Middlesex Jury Thomas Whitfeild John Smallbone John Singleton Thomas Pattle Ralph Hutchingson Robert Brock Thomas Harris Edward Hempstead Samuel Lin Francis Edmons John Bayly Zacariah Grant The Tryals of the Prisoners were as follow Peter Lary in the Parish of St. Dunstans Indicted for stealing two silver Tankards value 12 l. on June 2. from Thomas Fido. The Evidence against the Prisoner was That he coming into Fido's House took the two Tankards and running out the Boy of the House saw him upon which crying out Stop Thief the said Lary was presently seized The proof being clear he was found Guilty Alice VVilson of the Parish of Hackney Indicted for stealing one pewter Dish value 1 s. on June 6. from Joseph Rand. The Prisoner confessing the Fact was found guilty to the value of 10 d. Edward Hickman and Thomas Cross of the Parish of Finchley Indicted for stealing one Game Cock value 20 s. and one Game Hen value 2 s. 6 d. on June 24. from Shenton Esq 3 Hens and one Cock from Edward Tewerson value 3 s. The whole being proved upon them they were found guilty of both Indictments Hickman to the value of 10 d. in each and Cross to the value of 9 d. in each Thomas Dixon Indicted for uttering scandalous words against the Government The Prosecution seeming to be malicious and the Prisoner producing Evidence in his behalf who spoke very well of his Conversation that he was Loyal and a good Churchman the Jury brought him in Not Guilty Eleanor Brin Indicted for feloniously breaking open the House of Timothy Roberts July 10. and stealing from thence one silk Gown value twenty shillings three holland sheets value fifteen shillings two silk hoods value six shillings with other goods The Evidence thus Roberts's Wife going into the Prisoner's shop she there found her Gown in her custody The Prisoner in her defence said she bought the Gown of a man who brought it ●…er which she prov'd by another person whereupon the jury brought her in Not Guilty Jo Machenny of the Parish of Saint Michaels Cornhil Indicted for stirring up Sedition in the Kingdom in publishing a scandalous Libel February 20. intituled A seasonable warning to the poor persecuted Church of Scotland c. which Book tending to very much Sedition was published in order to disturb the Peace of England It was proved that this Machenny was a man that for some time had made it his business to fetch and disperse scandalous and seditions Books which he brought from Holland The Books being taken upon him and the matter of Fact appearing very plain upon him he was thereupon not being able to make any considerable defence brought in Guilty Jo. Spencer Indicted as Accessary with one Grant for stealing April 27.102 yards of Fustian value 3 l. from Mr. Fitz-Zachery It appeared on the Tryal that the Prisoner was seen with part of the Goods that were lost Spencer to evade that called some Witnesses who only attested his honesty but nothing as to the Crime laid to his charge whereupon he was found Guilty as Accessary William Sims of the Parish of Saint Michaels Indicted for stealing 70 yards of black Spanish Cloth value 30 l. and 290 yards more of Cloth value 90 l. from Mr. Loveday Upon the Tryal it was proved That part of the Cloth was found in Sims his Lodgings and that he had a Coat made of the same The Prisoner appearing to be an old Offender and Burnt in the Hand having no Evidence in his Defence was thereupon brought in Guilty by the Jury Robert Fr●nces Gent Indicted for assaulting Th Dangerfield it the Parish of Sr. Andrews Holbourn with a Bamboo Cane to the value of 6 d. striking it into his Left Eye of which wound the said Thomas Dangerfield is since dead The Witnesses against the Prisoner were many and most of them very positive deposing That they saw the said Ro●…rt Frances coming to the side of the Coach in which Mr Da●ge●field was in and that there he thrust his said Cane into his Eye after which running into St. Tha●… Inn in Holbourn he was presently seized and sent to 〈◊〉 where when he went in one of the Retinue of the Prison telling him that Dangerfield would dye he the said Frances replied That if he should die it would save the HANGMAN a labour Mr. Dangerfield after he ●as carry'd to the Gaol cry'd out very much of the 〈…〉 his Eye saying Oh my Eye Oh my Head 〈…〉 make a Noise The Physitian being brought to give his advice whether it was requisite to bleed him he found him desperately ill and vomiting extremely The Chyrurgion likewise being sent for probing the Wound found it to be mortal and he with others did verily believe that it occasioned his Death Mr Frances in his own Defence alledged That coming to the Coach he asked Dangerfield If he had not been heated Upon which Mr. Dangerfield calling him Son of a Whore he in his passion gave him a slight Blow with his Cane which he verily believed could not kill him that he did it not out of any malice He call'd some few Witnesses which spoke very little to the purpose whereupon he was found Guilty Charles Deering Esq in the Parish of St. Martins in the Fields Indicted That on the first of June he did assault and murder Henry Goring Esq with a Rapier giving him a mortal wound on the left side of his Neck therewith of which wound the said Mr. Goring in a little time dyed Upon the Tryal it appeared That Mr. Deering being behind the Scenes one Mrs. Barry one of the Actresses coming to disrobe her self where the said Mr. Deering was she desired him to go down for it would not become him to be present whilst she put off her Cloaths He told her he would stay there upon which she the said Mrs. Bary went out and Mr. Goring coming up seeing Mr. Deering cryes Who 's here Mr. Deering and desires him to go down which Mr. Deering refusing he told him If he would not