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A48392	The life and death of James commonly called Collonel Turner executed at Lime-street end Ianua[ry] the 21. 1663. for a burglary and fellony committed in the house of Mr. Francis Tryon of Limestreet, Merchant. Licensed and entred.	Turner, James, d. 1664.	1663 (1663)	Wing L1997; ESTC R218960	19,746	43

Thomas his order to keep the Peace for of a sudden about 6 or 700 persons were gathered about the door In the Interim Sir Thomas demands of Turner whose money it was finding it sealed with the Lord Bishop of Chichesters seal whose money indeed it was and as his Lordships acquaintance left in Mr. Tryans hands till he should have use of it who answered it was his own and that he received it of a Goldsmith but being farther questioned of what Goldsmith he was at a stand and could not tell In the mean while John Turner the son who was also present got out by a back door and leaping over the pales in a yard behind the house escaped and Sir Thomas having called a Coach with Major Tasker and Mr. Turner attended by the Constable came to Lime-street to Mr. Tryans Sir Thomas having understood from the woman of the house that the money was left there by Mris. Turner for the use of a decayed Merchants family Collonel Turner having sworn that he would keep no money in his house The substance of this he deposed at the Tryal where also Mr. Hanson a Goldsmith deposed the Seal on one of the Baggs to be the same with the Seal of the said Lord Bishop of Chichester on a Letter of his to Mr. Tryan as he had compared them Sir Thomas Chamberlain attested his observation of the busie and troublesome intermedling of the Collonel amongst the neighbours and friends when they were consulting the means of discovery and the Authors and setters of the Robbery whereby he administred visible cause of suspition This Sir Thomas Chamberlain was instantly requested by Mr. Turner for the dear sake of his Wife and Children to be present at his Tryal and he proved the most convincing evidence against him His defence hereto being prolix and very impertinent and of no weight with the Jury besides that it hath been in part publique and is refuted by his own confession as a made story and so incongruous that no Art can make it hang together we purposely omit and shall pleasure the Reader with some Novels which have been brought to our hand during his restraint in Newgate The place no way dismay'd him nor did he alter or vary in the least from his former course of life never a day passing over his head wherein there were not 40. bottles of wine drank up in his Lodging The Sunday after his conviction which was on Saturday night his maid attended him to dress his victuals and a leg of Mutton being roasted for him which she had spitted with the pizzle on he fell into a wild humour and some unlucky words concerning the subject and with the firefork struck through the meat and spoyled it The same day being advised to send to Sr. Thomas Allyn that he would deliver his Petition to the King He protested he would hang first and such was the humour of Honour and ambitious pride in him that at his Tryall he frequently made asseverations by the no other invocation than by my Honour On Munday being sent for down to the Sessions when the Court had got an intimation of the story he refused to confesse as he was desired to do to a Committe of Aldermen till my Lord Mayor came off the Bench to be there present and when he had made that confession he was so bold and familiar with some of those worshipful persons as to tax them of being too liberal in their testimony against him He likewise frankly told them that as to the Robbery it was no such hainous matter for that the old Rogue meaning Mr. Tryan was a miserable fellow and that there was no more or worse thing in doing of it then for a Man to go to a Drapers shop and buy with his ready money as much Cloth as would make him a Suit and Cloak and then send for it home The old fellow will boyl Marrow-bones one day and the next day put in some Cocks or Capons Heads and make strong Broth of them After judgement he was put in the dungeon with the rest that were condemned though much against his will bidding the Officers go forward to his former lodging in the presse yard but it could not be allowed him for that night soon after Mr. Stubs the officer came to see him whom he found with a quart pot in his hand and this language from his mouth Stubs I know you loue burnt wine here 's to you and drank to him and gave him the pot into his hand which proving to be nothing but fair water he added this is all the liquor that I le drink while I am in this world Notwithstanding he endeavoured to prolong his life by alwayes possible sending that night to Captain Tytus Gentleman of his Majesties bed-chamber with whom he had some former acquaintance to entreat his intercession to the King for a reprive the messenger found the Capt. in bed and received this answer from him that for any addresse to the King he knew 't was in vain by what he had already perceived but he would rise and come to him which visit as a noble friend he performed Next morning by the civility of Mr. Iackson Master of Newgate he was removed to his former Lodging in the Presse-yard on this condition that he should be at the charge of two Waiters to guard him in his Chamber which he gladly embraced and thereby importunate messages got speech with Mr. Tryan to whom he said Lord Mr. Tryan what is the reason you would not come near me all this while knowing how much my life concerns you for if I die you will lose 1800 l. which you know I owe you and what good will my blood doe you to which Mr. Tryan made answer that he was willing to doe any thing that lay in his power being here remembred of that dreadful Oath he had taken c. he replied he was no way unmindful of it but had not the Law in his hands And thereupon he consented and promised to go to the King with a Petition accompanied with Mrs. Turner and accordingly did deliver on his Knees the said Petition to his Majesty in the long Gallery and continued in that posture of kneeling plucking the King once or twice by the Cloak as he was going from him urging his loss of the 1800 l and his Oath aforesaid till the King told him he could not doe it for that he had received such an account of him from his Judges and the Magistrates of the City and as to his Oath told him 't was not his doing but the Law which absolved him from the obligation of it He then humbly requested Reprieve for some few weekes but the King would not consent to dayes The same time he laboured by the Ordinary of the prison with the Lord Cheif Iustice Hide for a respite of three or four dayes for better preparation but neither could that be obtained All that VVednesday afternoon although the Ministers

and would not therefore suffer him to ride under his Command whereupon under the colour of fetching a graceful compass with his Horse to shew his curvets agility he galloped full speed out of the Field He did acquaint my Lord there that he was falsely maliciously abused traduced but my Lord would accept of no such defences In the same bold manner notwithstanding his late repulse he put himself into the most noble Triumph and Cavalcade of the Coronation where he had so made his way that he did ride through the City in a most gallant and costly Equipage as to himself and his Horse And here was the top and height of his Grandeur and the limits of his Vain-glory as it proved the neer term and end of his happiness This fatal business eveening as the most memorable thing and passage of his life since that time of which we will give a short account By his way of dealing he was grown very familiar with one Mr. Tryan an ancient wealthy Merchant who had lent him several considerable summs of money and of whom he might have had any thing upon his own word and by the liberty and freedom he used in his House and frequent resort to the place where the old man laid his Money and Jewells which were pledged with him through some covetous instigation or necessity he concluded it being a sacil attempt to robb him the which how he effected we will relate from his own mouth as after conviction by a Jury he confessed before the Lord Mayor Sir Richard B●●wn Sir Thomas Allen Sir Thomas Bludworth Sir William Wade and others to the purport of these words viz. That he had designed this business to have been acted some time before by the same persons that now were in it to which end Iames White William Turner and a third person not yet discovered met at the Red Bull in Bishops gate street where Collonel Turner came to them at the time appointed and ask'd them whether they were fixt ford at the way was now made for them Whereunto Iames white made this answer that the third party then in company was in drink and so not fit to be made a companion at that time in such an affair and that He would not goe if the said person went Whereupon the execution of the business was from that time su'pended to a second opportunity which Collonel Turner undertook to watch for and acquaint them with On Wednesday January 6. Collonel Turner met William Turner at the Cock behind the Exchange and there agreed upon a meeting of all the parties the next night at the Red Bull in Bishops-gate-street aforesaid where accordingly they met and after some stay Collonel Turner came to them and told them the business was now ripe the Old man was fast and his Man and Maid were gone forth whereupon they immediately set forward to the work Collonel Turner had formerly found his opportunity to take the print of the Street-door Key in soft wax and by that pattern had gotten a new Key made wherewith he readily and without noise opened the door and first entred himself his Complices following him when they were within they consulted how they should secure the Old Gentleman and presently resolved that he should be bound and gagged and to this part of the work William Turner and James White were assigned whereupon William Turner askt the Collonel how he should bind him to which the Collonel replyed that he should tye him hands and feet together but allow him scope so as not too much but not hurt him William Turner askt again what if the Old man should cry out to which the Collonel replyed No matter if the Old Rogue doe cry out he lies backward no body can hear him In prosecution of these Instructions they conducted by Turner enter the old Gentlemans Bed-chamber White goes to one side of the bed William Turner to the other they awake him tell him their business and presently fall to binding and gagging him which having done they yet kept their station on each side of the bed partly by fear to awe the old Gentleman from crying out but chiefly by the Collonel's instructions to obscure him from the sight of the old Gentleman to whom he was so well known in his passage for the Keyes of the Closet where the prize lay which Key having presently found he himself alone enters the said Closer takes the Jewells and pockets them privately not acquainting his Companions therewith who perceiving their business done as they were directed said come it is 12 a Clook it is late let us be going therecome by to amaze the old man as to the time and to defeat his witness if he should suspect Turner who was got to bed by 10 that night for he did not imagine his man would come home sooner or the old man get loose before the morning Collonel Turner then shews them the money bids them goe and secure the lower door and he would bring it down to them which accordingly he did The Sum 1023 pounds in Silver and about 20 pounds in Gold Both the Money and the Jewells as they are charged in the Indictment it self with their prizes it will not be amiss here to insert VIZ. The Jewells and price thereof   pound ONe pendant Pearl and stone value 150 2 Jewels with two Pearls 17 Diamonds and 8 Rubies value 80 One Topus and a Pearl value 20 One Jewel value 150 One Diamon Ring 300 One other Ring with 9 Diamons 9 One other Jewel value 30 One Gold Chain value 20 One other Ring value 6 Two Gold Rings in each of them a small Diamon 3 One Necklace of Pearl 300 One Pendant value 300 One Pendant Pearl with Diamons 300 Four other Diamon Rings value 200 One Pendant Pearl 11 10 One other Necklace of Pearl value 87 10 Two Jewels value 500 One other Diamon Ring 50 One Locket value 70 Two other Lockets value 60 One other Diamon Ring 35 Six Bracelets value 20 One Sapher Ring 40 Two Lockets value 100 One other Jewel 15 Two other Rings with Diamons value 15 Thirteen Pearl value 24 Three other Rings set with Diamons and Rubies 43 One other Jewel 15 Sixteen Rings with several precious stones valued 1454 One Bracelet of Rubies 200 Five 22 shilling pieces of Gold 5 10 Seven 5 shillings pieces of Gold 1 15 Five 2 shillings 9 pence pieces of gold 0 13 9 Six 20 shillings pieces of Gold 6 Four 11 shillings pieces of Gold 2 4 Five French Pistols of Gold at 16 shillings per piece 4 In Silver numbred 1023 One other Diamon Ring 40 Having brought down the money to his Follows they put it into Wallets brought with them for the purpose and away they went into Dukes-Place to a House where Collonel Turner had before hired a Room for himself and Partners under the names of a Captain of a Ship his Master and Boatswain Knocking at the door the Maid-servant