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A28605 An Abstract of the accusation of Robert Bolron and Lawrence Maybury, servants, against their late master, Sir Thomas Gascoigne, Kt. and Bart. of Barnbow in York-shire, for high-treason with his tryal and acquittal, 11 February 1679/80. 1680 (1680) Wing B3499; ESTC R35766 24,709 16

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peaceably away Sir Thomas like a good Christian being desirous he might amend and do better in another Service Mr. Thomas Gascoigne Sir Thomas his eldest Son having resolved by reason of the troubles to those of his Church or in general to Catholicks to go beyond Seas as many others did took leave of Sir Thomas in order thereunto at the end of March and having obtain'd his Majesties Pass-Port on the 4th of April following he went from London to Dover the 7th of that Month and Letters were received from him in his way to Paris and as by a publick Testimonial since sent he setled himself there the first of May following New Stile or 20 April Old Stile and was not yet departed thence as many Witnesses now in England can testifie About a year after his the said Bolrons departure from Sir Thomas he being still indebted to Sir Thomas and also to others of the Family viz. to Mr. Thomas Gascoigne and his Sister the Lady Tempest and being now become insolent by his own ill government he declares himself a Protestant and accordingly takes the Oaths at Pontefract Sessions being also call'd upon for the aforesaid Payments he earnestly press'd one of Mr. Thomas his Servants with whom he thought he was intimate to assist him to steal a Hundred Pound from his Master or otherwise to acquaint him where his Masters Money lay that he might do it himself but not prevailing therein he importun'd him at least to steal from Sir Thomas the Bonds for which he promised to reward him Sir Thomas observing Bolrons declining condition sent a Servant for him whereat Bolron seemed much concerned and amongst other things told the Messenger that he had been reading the Printed Tryals and that he had learn'd T. O. his way of witnessing so exactly that he did not doubt to hang any Man whom he pleased but upon the 29th of May he came to Sir Thomas to tender a Mortgage of a poor House his Father left him at New-Castle which Sir Thomas then slighted having several others bound with him for the Debt the next day being the remarkable 30th of May last and on which day Bolron had laid the ground of his Principal Accusation Sir Thomas stir'd not from about home and about six of the Clock that evening one of Sir Thomas his Servants went to the House of Nicholas Shippen not a quarter of a Mile from Bolrons House and there found Bolron who said he had lain private there most part of that day for fear of the Bailiffs and moreover that he would now keep himself conceal'd and get into the Cole-pit at Castleforth not far off where he was sure the Bailiffs should not find him Bolron having by his Wife who was formerly a Servant in the Family gotten into one of Sir Thomas his Farms and being in arrear of Rent also a Declaration of Ejectment was ordered by Sir Thomas to be delivered him and on the 4th of June following the abovesaid 30th of May Bolron had notice thereof about which time Bolron went to Sir Thomas his House and slipt up to Mr. Rushtons Chamber but at his coming down seem'd much in passion and told one of Sir Thomas his Servants that he had been with Mr. Rushton to borrow 5 l. but was refused it and with a great Oath vow'd to be reveng'd on him going away without speaking to Sir Thomas Bolron having now resolved revenge told his Wife he would now pay Sir Thomas all by Mortgaging his House at New-Castle wherein she had her Joynture if she would give consent to it she consenting at length he brought her a Writing to Sign purporting her consent as he pretended to her He likewise pretended to Sir Thomas his Attorney that he had gain'd his Wives consent to Mortgage or sell the said House and pray'd him to prepare a Deed of Mortgage thereof to Sir Thomas and he did so having perswaded Sir Thomas to accept it but it proved ineffectual Bolron being become more and more enraged and having studied the several Proclamations which had come forth since T. O. supposed discovery of the Plot goes to Broderton Tyndal Esq Justice of the Peace and informs him several things against Rushton and that Mrs. Mary Presseck Wife to Sir Thomas his Servant had spoken several strange words concerning his Majesty Afterwards he gave his Information to William Lowther Esq another Justice of the Peace After that he attended Mr. Lowther Mr. Tindal and Mr. Francis White Esq a third Neighbouring Justice of the Peace and there likewise confirm'd to them what he had said the two former days and then desired four or five days to give them a further account Bolron attending them accordingly requested that the former Information he had given them might be return'd to him but 't was told him that the Informations he had given them were sent up to London and thereupon he resolved to follow them and prayed them to lend him a little Money for his Journey for he was grown very low and he said they gave him 8 s. 6 d. towards it and Mr. Tyndal gave him a Letter of Directions and Assistance to his Brother in London but another of them a Neighbour of Sir Thomas's gave him something more to make quicker expedition but he perceiving that most of the Justices would give little faith to his Informations they being made up of hear-says contradictions and improbabilities and Mr. Thomas Gascoigne whom he involved being gone beyond Sea near two Months before the time hinted of the 30th of May and that therefore they would issue out no Warrants against any whom he had accused but a Servant which otherwise as the whole Country knows they would most readily have done he resolved to mend his Error when he came to London and so by becoming a Kings Witness to be above all wants and also be reveng'd on Sir Thomas and secur'd from him and all other his Creditors and in order to those good ends he gave out in the Country he would go to New-Castle and sell his House but in stead thereof he hasted to London immediately At Ware upon the Road he lost Justice Tyndal's Letter but getting to the Green-Dragon in Bishops-gate-street upon the third of July following he immediately acquainted the Land-lord with his errand and by his directions goes in all hast to Sir Robert Clayton and the next day viz. the 4th of July he attended the Right Honourable the Lord President Shaftsbury and the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council and positively upon Oath accuseth Sir Thomas and others of Consultations in relation to the Kings death for he swore that upon the 30th day of May he being at Sir Thomas his House Sir Thomas bade him go into the Gallery where Rushton though he were so angry with him the said Bolron as Bolron swore for taking the Oath of Allegiance that he was ready to have strucken him nevertheless tempted him in express terms to kill the