Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	lord_n	sir_n	sussex_n	2,608	5	15.0213	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63341	A true account of the proceedings on the crown--side at this Lent assize, held for the county of Surrey in the burrough of Southwark, before Sir Job Charleton, Knight, one of the judges of assize, and other his Majesty's justices, &c. Beginning on Thursday the 13th of March, 1683. and ending on Saturday the 15th of the said month. With the number that received sentence of death, were burnt in the hand, &c.		1684 (1684)	Wing T2395; ESTC R213379	4,774	4

A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE Crown-Side AT THIS LENT ASSIZE Held for the County of Surrey in the Burrough of Southwark before Sir Job Charleton Knight one of the Judges of Assize and other his Majesty's Justices c. Beginning on Thursday the 13th of March 1683. and ending on Saturday the 15th of the said Month. With the Number that received Sentence of Death were Burnt in the Hand c. ON Thursday the 13th of March 1683. the Honourable Sir Thomas Jones Lord Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas and Sir Job Charleton Knight the two Judges of Assize appointed for the Home-Circuit of this Lent-Assize having ended at East Grinstead in Sussex came from thence met by the High Sheriff of Surrey as customarily but it being late in the Afternoon before they got to Southwark they that day for Surrey only met heard a Sermon and read the Commission c. On Friday the 14th day the Grand Inquest and other Juries being called over and sworn the Court proceeded to try the Prisoners as followeth Rice Evans of Kennington in the Parish of Lambeth Indicted for Killing his Wife the said Evans keeping several Cows and his Wife trading as a Milk-Woman but hapning to lye in Child-bed he in a Week or two or before she was in a condition to rise forced her to go out and sell the Milk also upon her selling a Calf cheaper than he thought it worth or some other very little Provocation he so kick'd and abus'd her that by reason of his said ill Usage she in a few days died The Midwife who laid her particularly deposing that the Blows he had given her and unseemly forcing her to work was the cause of her Death he was therefore found Guilty Elizabeth Tymon of Croydon in the County of Surrey Indicted for the Murder of her Daughter-in-law whom living in the House with her and being a meek Woman one of no Spirit to defend her self the said old Mother-in-law used with great Unkindness and some Weeks since hapned in her Rage to strike her said Daughter-in-law with a Slick-stone or Smoothing-Iron upon the Head and Face of which Blows she languish'd and died She was also Indicted for Man-slaughter upon the Coroner's Inquisition taken on the Body many Witnesses were produced the Fact seeming to be strong against the Prisoner But the Jury acquitted her of the Murder and found her guilty of Man-slaughter upon the said Indictment and also they found the like upon the Inquisition taken by the Coroner Margaret Corbet of Wandsworth in the County of Surrey Indicted for Murdering her Infant Bastard-Child was found guilty of the said Murder William Davis Indicted for stealing Eight Pounds in Money on the 20th of June last from John Walcroft of the Parish of Lambeth to whom he was a Servant and being intrusted with the Keys of the House at a time when his Master and Mistress were absent from it he took that Opportunity to steal the said Money and the next day run away from his Service when yet they had not missed the Money of which Felony he was found Guilty Margaret Floyd Indicted for stealing Four Pounds in Moneys numbred from William Gray of Newington Butts on the 20th of September last The Proof against her was that being apprehended she confess'd before the Justice of Peace that she had forty Shillings of the said Money but at her Tryal she denied it again however was found Guilty of the said Felony John Broman Indicted for stealing a Mare or Gelding from Daniel White Esq living about Guildford on the 20th of January last valued at Nine Pounds pleaded Guilty But being Indicted also for stealing a Gelding on the Third of the same Month of January from Edward Browning Esq price 5 l. he pleaded Not Guilty and putting himself upon his Tryal it was proved against him that he sold the said Horse which with some other concurrent Evidence satisfied the Jury that they found him guilty of that also Charles Browning Indicted for Robbing William Jennings of one Shilling and eleven Pence in Money the said Jennings swore very positively Browning put his hand in his Pocket and by Violence took the said Money from him but it appearing that Jennings and Browning having been Mess-mates in a Ship with a third Person also of their Ships-Company went in to drink and that it was the great Familiarity between them made Browning take so much Liberty pretending he had no Money and that it should be drunk out betwixt them he was therefore acquitted Edward Matthews a Painter living at Epsom was Indicted for speaking Seditious and Dangerous Words against his Sacred Majesty viz. Saying the King would not live six Months but would either dye a natural Death be Kill'd or Poison'd and that if the Duke should Reign meaning the Illustrious Prince James Duke of York he would be one of the first that should take up Arms against him Which Words with several other Aggravations were so fully proved by Vrsula Morehouse and Katharine Drury as that it had amounted to High-Treason but that not discovered and prosecuted within six Months the Words being spoken at the House of the said Mrs. Morehouse in Epsom about two Years since and by h●r accidentally told to a very Loyal Citizen of London who acquainting her that it was dangerous to conceal them or that if she would however he held himself in Duty obliged to make Discovery of what she had told him Matthews thereupon came to be Prosecuted and is however found Guilty of Trespass and Misdemeanour for speaking the said Seditious and Dangerous Words Ralph Baldwin and Katharine Binks were Indicted for breaking into the Dwelling House of William Allen in the Parish of St. Olives Southwark on the 30th of January last at night and stealing from thence one silver Tankard one silver Caudle Cup one silver Beaker six Pounds in Money and some other Things but upon the Tryal it appeared that Baldwin was Prisoner in Bridewel at the time of the Robbery and that Katharine Binks brought the said Plate and Money to him thither where it was seized she only therefore was found Guilty and Baldwin acquitted Edward Gibbs Indicted for stealing 56 Pound Weight of Cheese from William Ledge of Newington Butts on the 24th of December last which Cheese he valued at ●ight Shillings he was found Guilty John Whitmore Indicted for stealing a Gelding from one Kingbut of Brumley ●n Kent but it appearing the said Whitmore was his Servant or that he intrusted him to dress and look to his Horses he riding the said Gelding out to water very late one Saturday Night rid away towards London and within two Hours was seized upon Suspicion by the Watch at St. George's Church The said Whitmore pleaded That he had no Intent to steal his Masters Horse but had occasion to ride to London and see an Uncle resolving to return the next day Seeing also the Possession of the Horses was given him and