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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75612	The arraignment, trial, and condemnation of Squire Lottery, alias Royal-Oak Lottery		1699 (1699)	Wing A3760A; ESTC R172510	16,378	51

that has defended him so long from the Correction of the Law Our third Witness is Mr. Cringe a French Refugee and he swears he was decoy'd into his Company by one of the Whores in ordinary that ply at his Office that he sharp'd him out of 400 Pistols in three Mornings that he treated and caress'd him till he had got all he had and then barbarously turn'd him off with Scorn and Contempt Gentlemen This is a very strong Confirmation of the Evidence given against him by Captain Pasthope and Mr. Frivolous especially of that part of it that relates to his Rules and Methods of trepanning and his Cruelty to the Persons he has ruin'd The last Witness is the Widow Turbulent and her two Daughters The Widow deposes she knows him to be a common Cheat and withal flatly charges him upon her own experience with Whoredom and Adultery The two Daughters swear him to be a grand Fornicator and for a farther proof of their Evidence declare that they could have brought several of their Neighbours Wives and Daughters to have confirm'd their Testimony Gentlemen These were all the Witnesses we thought proper to call we had multitudes in a readiness if there had been any occasion for 'em but these I 'm confident in the sense of the Law are sufficient to prove our Indictment The Prisoner in his Defence tells you he perceives the Tide of Prejudice runs very high against him that he 's a married Protestant and seems to insinuate that whatever he did was in the prosecution of his Office and under the Shadow of Authority He tells you further that Covetousness and Cheating are the inseparable Companions of a Gamester and then appeals to your selves if a little useful lying and falshood be not in some cases both tolerable and commendable He further insinuates that if all the Cheats and Knaves of the Kingdom were call'd to the Bar and executed there would be none but a few Fools left to defend the Commonwealth Besides this he calls three Witnesses to prove his Reputation The first is one Captain Quondam a West Country Gentleman as he calls himself of his Majesty's own Dominions of the Kingdom of Ireland c. He tells you he 's a Captain born and came over to England the last year of his Sovereign Lord King James he says he has been often in his company at Tunbridg Epsom c. And for a conclusion swears by his Soul he believes him to be a very honest Man and a good Christian But Gentlemen this is all but Irish Testimony He cannot deny at the same time but he 's one of his Dependants and so upon the whole I think there 's very little regard to be given to what he has swore The next he calls is one Mr. Scamper and he truly tells him he has known him but a very little time and gives him an unlucky Memorandum into the bargain upon the account of his being in company with two Female Cits while they lost all their Money and Jewels He tip'd him the wink and a couple of Guineas he says and that 's all he can say of him from his own experience The last Witness was one Mrs. Allport a Coffee-woman and she swears she indeed knows him very well to be a Person of wonderful Vigour and Performance she has known him in the capacity of a Maid Wife and Widow it seems and swears too he 's as honest a Man as the best of 'em all and thinks 't is very hard that he must not make the best of his business but he 's in danger to be hang'd for 't This Gentlemen is the substance both of the Evidence against him and his Defence Now Gentlemen if from the whole you don't think the Prisoner at the Bar Guilty of what he 's accus'd then you 're to acquit him if you do you 're to bring him in Guilty And so I 'll give you no farther trouble upon the Subject Then the Jury withdrew to consider of their Verdict and an Officer was sworn to keep them according to Law till agreed and about a quarter of an hour afterwards they return'd into Court and the Prisoner was brought again to the Bar and found Guilty according to the Indictment The next opportunity he was brought to the Bar again to offer what he had to say for stop of Judgment and afterwards received Sentence together with Mr. Auction and Dr. Land-Bank who were both Try'd Convicted and Condemn'd and their Trials will be publish'd with all possible speed FINIS