Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	high_a	lord_n	privy_a	2,935	5	10.5102	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54343	A Perfect narrative of the apprehension, tryal, and confession of the five several persons that were confederates in stealing the mace and the two privy purses from the Lord High-Chancellor of England as it was attested at the sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly, the seventh and eigth of March, anno. 1676/7.		1677 (1677)	Wing P1500; Wing N177; ESTC R6676	2,374	10

A Perfect Narrative OF THE APPREHENSION TRYAL and CONFESSION OF The Five several Persons that were Confederates in Stealing the Mace and the Two Privy Purses from the Lord High Chancellour of ENGLAND As it was Attested at the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bayly the Seventh and Eighth of March Anno. 1676 7. With Permission Printed for E. Oliver at the Golden-Key on Snow-hill over-against St. Sepulchres-Church MDCLXXVII A Perfect Narrative of the Apprehension Tryal and Confession of the Five Several Persons that were Confederates in Stealing the Mace and the Two Privy Purses from the Lord High Chancellour of England c. MAny and Intollerable are the Injuries and abuses that are committed almost dayly within the City and Suburbs of London I need not run no further to find out Examples that may equallize the Barbarian Infidel do but consider in what Sphear we move with double diligence our Natives run to hasten others and their own distruction one Brother can't put confidence in another but still is fearful least he should betray him one Neighbour hates another and are grown so Implacable and almost Incorrigible that did not timely Justice Supercede no man could find a safety in his own Castle the super-viewing of each Sessions will demonstrate the Vices and Perverseness of our Times But not to Derrigate too far from the Intended Subject of this Present Narrative I shall give you an Account of the Audacious Burglary that was Committed on My Lord Chancellour the Sixth of February being Tuesday-Night One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Six and the Parties that were Apprehended the Saturday-night following The manner of their Apprehension was thus Some of the head of the gang had taken a Lodging in Knight-Riders-Street neer Doctors-commons and there in a closet they had lodged the Mace and Purses The Womans Daughter of the House going up in their absence to make the bed faw some silver Spangles and some odd ends of Silver scattered about the Chamber which she with no small diligence pickt up not knowing from whence such Riches should proceed in this Admiration she paus'd a while and 't was not long before her Fancy led her like the rest of her Sex to pry into and search the furthermost point of this new and strange Apparition and directing her course to the Closet-Door she through the Key-hole could Descern something that was not commonly represented to her view which was the upper end of the Mace but knew not what it was however she thought it could not be amiss to acquaint her beloved Mother with what she had beheld and with this resolve she hastens down Stairs and with a voice 'twixt fear and joy she thus crys out Oh Mother Mother Yonder 's the Kings Crown in our closet Pray Mother come along with me and see it The admiring Mother being something surprized at her Daughters Relation as also having no good opinion of her new Lodgers makes hast good VVoman and goes to the Closet-door and opening the Lock with a Knife she enter'd into the Closet where she soon discern'd that it was not a Crown but a Mace and having heard that such a thing was lost sends immediately away to acquaint my Lord Chancellour that the Mace was in her House upon which information a Warrant was soon granted and Officers sent to Mr. Thomas Northy Constable of Queenhive-Ward who with a sufficient assistance went into Knight-Riders-street to their Lodging and very luckily found them being Five in Number and of both Sexes Viz. Three Men and Two Women whom they carried before the Right Worshipful Sir William Turner who after Examination according to Justice committed them to the common Goal of Newgate At the Sessions held in the Old Bayly beginning the Seventh day of this Instant March The Five Prisoners aforesaid were first call'd to the Barr where according to the custome of England they were bid to hold up their hands and ask'd whether Guilty or not Guilty they all reply'd severally Not Guilty After that the Witnesses were Sworn and Examined who very manifestly proved the fact the Woman and her Daughter where they lodg'd being two great Evidences against them After this the principle of those Malefactors a person very well known in court having been Arraign'd at the same Barr five or six several times before very confidently speaks to the Bench in this manner My Lord I own the fact 't was I and this Man pointing to one that stood by him at the Barr that rob'd my Lord Chancellor and the other three are clear of the fact though I cannot say but they were Confederates with us in the concealment of the Prize after it was taken This I declare said he to the Honourable Bench that I may be clear of the blood of these other three Persons The Bench and all Spectators else admir'd to hear him thus confidently declare himself guilty before Examination knowing that the Fact was of so high a Nature and without all doubt would prove capital However the Court went on in a legal way and another Witness begun to demonstrate in what manner he was taken to whom the Prisoner answer'd in this manner Prithee Fellow do not make such a long Narration of my being taken thou seest I am here and I own that I and this Man as aforesaid are Guilty of the Fact With that the other Prisoner whom he thus impeach'd endeavour'd to clear himself after this manner My Lord said he this Man meeting me in Pauls-Church-Yard ask'd me to go and drink with whom I went and after we were seated he told me that he knew of a Booty would make me smile telling me of the Mace and Purses and further saying that if I would be his assistant he would give me my share of the Prize To whom the Prisoner aforesaid made this reply in open Court Yes My Lord I look like a Fellow that would commit a Robbery and give him half the Prize At this there was a great shoot in the Court but silence was straight commanded And the other Man with the Two Women were examin'd who endeavour'd to clear themselves but sufficient Evidence was produc'd in Court who did attest that they found some of the Plate with them at the time of their Apprehension so they were put to silence and dismist the Court for that time It was observ'd the Prisoner whom the cheif Malefactor impeach't to be equally guilty of the Fact with himself had a great sense of sorrow upon him whilst he was at the Barr and complained to himself of Lewd and Lascivious Women saying that they were the cause of his and many other Mens ruine which is certainly true that they are the ruine of many a hopeful Young-man From such vile Women that brings many a Man to sudden Death Good Lord Deliver us all FINIS