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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63337	A true account of the proceedings against the criminals, at the assizes of oyer and terminer, and goal-delivery, at the Market-House holden in Nevv-VVindsor for the county of Berks Which began on Monday the 27th. of July, 1685. and ended on Tuesday the 28th of the same: giving a relation of the tryals of divers notorious malefactors, tryed for roberies, felonies, murther, and other crimes and misdemeanors; together, with their names, number: and more particular, an account of such as recieved sentence of death, were burnt in the hand, and ordered to stand in the pillory.; True account of the proceedings against the criminals, at the assizes of oyer and terminer, and goal-delivery, at the Market-House holden in New-Windsor for the county of Berks.		1685 (1685)	Wing T2392; ESTC R213381	4,588	4

A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS Against the Criminals at the Assizes of Oyer and Terminer and Goal-Delivery at the Market-House Holden in NEW-WINDSOR for the County of BERKS Which began on Monday the 27th of July 1685. and ended on Tuesday the 28th of the same Giving a Relation of the Tryals of divers Notorious Malefactors tryed for Roberies Felonies Murther and other Crimes and Misdemeanors together with their Names Number And more particular an Account of such as Recieved Sentence of Death were Burnt in the Hand and ordered to stand in the Pillory Monday and Tuesday the 27th and 28th of July 1685. being the days appointed for holding the Assizes of Nisiprius Oyer and Terminer and Goal-delivery for the County of Berks at New-Windsor On the 27th Baron Gregory arrived there when after the Sermon ended and some refreshment he passed to the Town-Hall and caused the Commission to be read most of the Justices in Commission of the Peace for that County being present which ended Order was given to adjourn the Court till Seven the next Morning and that all persons who had any thing there to do might give their Attendance at the time aforesaid On Tuesday the 28th about Seven in the Morning the Court accordingly Sate upon the Nisiprius in the Market-House intending to try the Criminals in the Town-Hall but that being found incommodious by reason of its closeness and the heat of the Weather the Market-House was chosen likewise the Criminals Tryals came on in the Afternoon being tryed successively by two several Juries sworn to try between our Sovereign Lord the King and the Prisoners they should have in their charge upon the Tryals of their several Lives and Deaths c. The Names of the Juriors Robert Lovel Abraham Absolom John Pointer Richard Cottrel William Alexander Richard Seaford Robert Newbery Thomas Twinerose Thomas Wilks William Newton Godfry Web. John Curson George Langton Richard Alden William Miles Thomas Piggot Thomas White Richard West John Tickner Williaem Miller Jacob Seward Edward Pasemore Anthony Martin Thomas Gerring The Juriors sworn the Proceedings against the Prisones c. were these John Gowen of the Parish of Harwell in the County of Berks Indicted for stealing a Gelding Value Fifty Shillings a Mare Value Forty Shillings together with a Colt valued at Twenty Shillings from William Lidiot on the 20th of June last who pleading not Guilty to the said Indictment the Witnesses for the King being sworn deposed that the Gelding Mare and Colt being missed out of Lediots Ground and diligent search made after them they were followed by the Tracks to the Town of Harwell where they found them in a Stable fast tyed with Halters about their Necks whereupon they demanding of the people of the house to whom the Stable belonged who brought them thither who discribing him diligent search thereupon made he about an hour or two after was apprehended as he endeavoured to make his escape a back way To this he pleaded that having been at a Fair in Wiltshire and Riding on his own Mare by the Grounds of Lidiot the Gelding Mare and Colt geting out of the inclosure followed him but it appearing to be twenty Miles distance from the place where they first were to the place where he had tyed them up and that he had given the Inn keeper charge of them and over and above having no body to prove his Life and Conversation to be Honest or by what means he subsisted he was found Guilty Daniel Holderness a Youth about fourteen Years of Age Indicted for stealing between three and four Pounds in Mony from Mathew Grove of Ockingham in the County of Barks on the 12th of March last upon whose Tryal it appeared that the Prosecutor having been a Servant to William Grove and received ten Pounds for Wages left a part of it in his Trunk upon his going away from his Master till he had a conveniency to send for it during which time it was broken open and the Prisoner living in the Nature of a servant with William Grove at the time it was broke open and soon after runing away gave cause to suspect him and the rather by reason he was observed to have Monys which they could not otherwise concieve how he came by it It was further alledged he had made a kind of a confession but he denying it in Court and pleading what he had said was out of fear extorted from him by threats and no possitive proof of the taking it apparent he was acquitted John Johns and Richard Gunner joyntly Indicted for stealing one Dozen of Felt-Hats to the Value of Forty Shillings from Edward Kidgel of the County of Berks on the 4th of June last upon whose Tryal it appeared that the Prosecutor sending a Box of Hats to a Chapman of his by a Waggon the Number specified were upon the arrival of that Box missing so that inquiries being made into the matter a Barge-man informed Mr. Kidgel that he saw the former of the Prisoners have a parcel of such like Hats upon which he was apprehended who confessed his Companion saying he took them out of the Box as the Waggon stood in the street it being in the Night time and very dark and that Gunner watched till he had effected it and that seven of them were sold at Maiden-head This being sworn to be the confession of Johns before the Justice upon his first being Apprehended he notwithstanding pleaded in the Court he found them but that being looked upon as a frivelous pretence he was found Guilty but there being no other proof than what Johns had confessed against Gunner he was acquited William Stainy and Jsaack Stevens Indicted for Robbing Alice Bowles of Marlow in the County of Berks of Ribbon Lace Silks and other Goods to the value of Thirty pounds on the 25 of December last Upon the Tryal Alice Bowles gave Evidence that she coming over Maiden-head-Thicket was set upon by two men who violently threw her down and bound her Hands to one Tree and her Leggs to another and held a Pistol to her to prevent her crying out and then took away the Goods before-mention'd with divers others in a little Trunck which Trunck upon search she sometime after found in Staney's House whom she did affirm was one of the Parties that had Robed her and left her bound where she must have perished had not People came luckely by but as for Stevens she was not positive To this Stany pleaded th●● he had the Trunk and divers goods mentioned in the Indictment but that he found them near one Mr. Winwoods house in his way to Colebrook and that no Claim in a considerable time being layed to them he sold them but the Jury not believing him in that point and he having been otherwise suspected they found him Guilty of the Felony and Robery c. But there being no positive Proof against Stevens he was acquitted Robert Carter Indicted for Stealing 800 weight of Hay and 6