Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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B02604
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The case of Robert Blackburne
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Blackburne, Robert, prisoner in Newgate.
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Wing C974; ESTC R170972
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the_o case_n of_o robert_n blackburne_n april_n 2d_o 1696_o the_o say_a blackburne_n be_v commit_v to_o newgate_n and_o the_o september_n follow_v put_v in_o his_o prayer_n be_v admit_v to_o bail_v at_o the_o session_n house_n in_o the_o old_a bailie_n and_o no_o information_n come_v against_o he_o he_o be_v at_o the_o ensue_a session_n discharge_v from_o his_o bail_n and_o absolute_o acquit_v by_o this_o his_o chargeable_a confinement_n have_v contract_v several_a debt_n and_o his_o creditor_n be_v very_o press_v upon_o he_o he_o resolve_v to_o go_v for_o flanders_n where_o he_o have_v some_o relation_n from_o who_o he_o may_v reasonable_o expect_v some_o assistance_n and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o he_o put_v himself_o on_o board_n a_o oftend_n man_n of_o war_n but_o not_o be_v able_a for_o want_v of_o money_n to_o procure_v a_o pass_n he_o be_v by_o capt._n nash_n his_o majesty_n searcher_n bring_v back_o to_o london_n as_o a_o suspicious_a person_n and_o commit_v to_o the_o custody_n of_o one_o davis_n a_o messenger_n where_o when_o he_o have_v remain_v for_o 3_o or_o 4_o day_n he_o by_o his_o solicitor_n represent_v his_o case_n to_o sir_n william_n trumball_n than_o secretary_n of_o state_n upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o which_o sir_n william_n as_o the_o say_v blackburne_n be_v inform_v by_o his_o solicitor_n be_v incline_v to_o discharge_v he_o but_o he_o be_v still_o delay_v till_o the_o parliament_n be_v about_o to_o pass_v a_o bill_n for_o continue_v the_o imprisonment_n of_o one_o counter_a and_o other_o which_o bill_n have_v pass_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o and_o the_o sad_a blackburne'_v name_v not_o mention_v therein_o davis_n the_o messenger_n know_v that_o he_o have_v former_o be_v confine_v with_o the_o say_a counter_n and_o although_o legal_o acquit_v as_o aforesaid_a make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o get_v his_o prisoner_n the_o say_a blackburne_n also_o include_v in_o the_o say_a bill_n that_o he_o may_v be_v recommit_v and_o continue_v in_o prison_n with_o the_o say_a counter_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o act_n that_o be_v then_o ready_a to_o pass_v the_o house_n and_o according_o though_o no_o far_a information_n appear_v against_o he_o when_o the_o bill_n pass_v the_o lord_n house_n they_o in_o their_o amendment_n insert_v the_o say_a blackburne_n whereupon_o he_o be_v recommit_v to_o newgate_n without_o ever_o be_v examine_v where_o he_o be_v keep_v two_o year_n under_o so_o strict_a and_o rigorous_a a_o confinement_n that_o no_o friend_n be_v suffer_v to_o speak_v to_o he_o nor_o can_v he_o take_v any_o measure_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o hardship_n of_o his_o case_n or_o obtain_v any_o redress_n he_o humble_o believe_v his_o case_n to_o be_v particular_a in_o that_o he_o be_v never_o acquaint_v with_o any_o one_o of_o those_o person_n who_o have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o late_a conspiracy_n nor_o do_v he_o so_o much_o as_o ever_o know_v any_o or_o either_o of_o those_o who_o he_o be_v in_o prison_n with_o until_o their_o confinement_n and_o beside_o he_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o he_o be_v not_o one_o of_o those_o person_n for_o who_o a_o thousand_o pound_n be_v pay_v for_o the_o apprehend_n midd._n ss_z ad_fw-la deliberate_a '_o gaol_n dom._n regis_fw-la de_fw-fr newgate_n tent_n '_o pro_fw-la com'_v middlesex_n apud_fw-la justice_n hall_n in_o le_fw-fr old_a bailie_n in_o suburbiis_fw-la civit._fw-la london_n die_v in_o cur_n '_o scil._n nono_fw-la die_fw-la septembris_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la dom._n gulielmi_n tert_n '_o nunc_fw-la regis_fw-la angl._n etc._n etc._n octavo_fw-la robertus_fw-la blackburne_n tradit_fw-la in_o bal._n in_o cur_n '_o for_o '_o deliberate_a '_o &c._n &c._n per_fw-la cur_n '_o harcourt_n vera_fw-la copia_fw-la exact_a per_fw-la matth._n smith_n cler_n '_o &c._n &c._n