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A63603 The true narrative of the procedings [sic] at the Sessions-House in the Old-Baylx [sic]ยท Which began on Wednesday the 26th of this instant April, 1680. and ended on Fryday the 28th following Giving an account of most of the remarkable trials there, viz. for high-treason, murders, fellonies and burglaries, &c. with a particular relation of their names, and the places of their committing their facts, with the number of those condemned to die, burnt in the hand and to be whipt. England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (London) 1680 (1680) Wing T2827BA; ESTC R213437 4,458 4

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they seized the Maid and bound her and then the Mistress Likewise after which the Prisoner was set to guard her whilst the rest of the Gang Plundered the House taking from thence one holland Apron two cambrick laced Hancarchiefs vallued at twelve shillings one half-Guiny five broad peices of Gold six pounds in Monies and about 5 or 6 shilling more the Prisoner took out of the aforesaid Mary Woodwards Pocket she telling she thought he would not have served her so to which he replied he believed she did not so that having got their Booty they departed but the Prisoners being apprehended the next day upon suspicion of several Robberies he was challenged for this in Newgate and now upon his Trial the woman and her Maid swearing positively that he was the Man that held them he was found Guilty of the Fellony and Robbery Thomas Nevil was Indicted for a Fellony and Burglary committed upon the Shop of William Phillips in Watling street and stealing thence 82 Muffs vallued at ●0 pounds as likewise another Indictment for stealing 2 Horses and also for breaking the Goal of Newgate to all which he voluntarily pleaded Guilty nor could he be perswaded to do otherwise his reason was because he knew it would be proved against him and that he had no hopes of Life c. John Bigs Tho Purdie and John Ekius were Indicted for two notorious Fellonies and a Burglary the first was for that they in the Company of John Ralphs and Clement Suel atr●●●cy executed broke open the house of John Benning in the Parish of Wilsden and after having bound all the Family except the Maid they ransack'd the House and carried away in Plate monies and other Goods to the vallue of 200 pounds The next Fellony was committed in the house of one William Charles living in the Parish of Pancridg taking away three silver spoons 〈◊〉 Holland Pinners and several other parcels of Goods and monies all which Bigs confessed and pleaded Guilty to and the rest not denying but they were in both the Robberies they were Convicted William S●vage was Indicted for a Fellony and Burglary for that he comeing to a house in Coleman street and there taking a Lodging for some considerable time gave as he declared six pence in earnest but taking his opportunity the first night to pack up several pair of Sheets 2 pair of Curtains and Vallains Rugs Blankets and other things to the Vallue of seven or eight pounds and going down stairs about two or three of the Clock in the Morning carried them away but shortly after being apprehended in White-Chappel he would have compounded the Fellony the which not taking effect he was Committed and upon his Trial found guilty of the Fel●ony only Elleone● Davis and Ann Rye two notorious Shoplifts the latter of which being burnt in the hand were tried for stealing three pieces of silk from Alderman Lewis in Cornwall they coming three of them into the Shop pretending to cheapen Silks and Diaper the former watching her opportunity put three pieces of Silk into her Coat but going out hastily dropped one of them in the street which several persons called after her to take it up she refused and thinking she was pursued not far from thence threw the rest upon the Ground which raised a suspicion in some that they were stolen Goods whereupon she and the other Prisoner were apprehended and being brought back it was found to be so it being proved against them that they were confederates they were brought in Guilty John Anderson took his Trial for killing of Edmund Harvy the circumstances were that a sudden quarrel by reason of words arising between them they went to cuffing and after that they went into the Fields beyond Arrundel House and there drew upon each other and before any one could come ro part them though several that had notice of it followed them Harvy was run into the right Pap 4 inches deep of which wound he immediately died but there being no former Mallice proved the Jury found it Man-slaughter Samuel Johnson being Arraigned for High-Treason for that he had put away several false pieces of Coin and being taken in the house of Elizabeth Marsh convicted last Seffons it was objected in his Indictment that he had Coined ten Elizabeth and ten of King Charles the first shillings but there being no positive proof thereof he was acquiteed G●orgs Dugdale a Bailiff was indicted for the Murthering of Alice Green in St. Giles's in the Fields for he having Arrested the Father of the deceased who was but a Child and as it is supposed her Eather striving with the Prisoner the deceased came about her Father drying and laying hold of the Prisoner with his stick knocked her down and beating her so unmercifully that of the bruises and wounds she in a short time died so that upon full Evidence of the barbarous Cruelty he was found Guilty Mary Bird of St. Giles's Cripple-Gate was likewise Indicted for the Murthering of one Sarah Roberts it being proved against the Prisoner that she did strike and beat the deceased of which blowes she fell into a Feavour of which and the bruises she being delivered before her time of a dead Child which had several bru●ses upon the head and Breast as likewise the woman dying in a day or two afterwards laying the cause of her death to the Prisoner who upon plain proof of her beati●g her was found Guilty of Murder There were in all fifteen Condemned to dye ten Men and five women vix John Bigs Tho. Purdie John Ekins George Dugdale Tho. Shaw Walter Gilman Richard Spekma Robert Gale Thomas Newel William Hall Mary Bird Ann Rye Elio●… Davis Elizabeth Brown Elizabeth Oliver 10 burn'd in the hand 1 to be Transported ● to be whipt FINIS