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A63612 The True narrative of the proceedings at the Sessions-House in the Old-Bayly, which began on Wednesday the 10th of this instant October, and ended on Saturday the 12th of the same month giving an account of all the remarkable tryals there, viz, for high-treason, murders, fellonies and burglaries &c., with the criminals, names and places of committing their facts, with the number of those condemn'd to be hang'd, transported, and to be whip [sic] England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex). 1683 (1683) Wing T2832; ESTC R12721 3,923 4

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THE TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT The Sessions-House IN THE OLD-BAYLY Whieh began on Wednesday the 10th of this Instant October and ended on Saturday the 12th of the same Month. Giving an Account of all the Remarable Tryals there Viz. For High-Treason Murders Fellonies and Burglaries c. with the Criminals Names and Places of Committing their Facts with the Number of those Condemn'd to be Hang'd Transported and to be Whip AT the Sessions-House in the Old-Bayly on Wednesday the 10th of this Instant October about 9 a Clock in the Morning the Right Honourable St. William Prichard Kt. Custos Lord Mayer of the City of London for the time being with several Aldermen Justices of the same City together with the Right Honourable Sr. George Jefferies Knight and Barronet Lord Chief Justice of his Majesties Court of Kings-Bench and one of the Lords of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Council Sr. Thomas Jenner the present Recorder and other Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer for the City of London Westminster County of Middlesex and Goal Dilevery of Newgate being Assembled in Court Proclamation was made in the accustomed manner For all Persons to appear or give their Attendance which being ended several persons accused were called to the Bar to whom Indictments of Fellonies Murders Burglaries c. were read as hereafter are named who pleaded not Guilty and put themselves upon their Tryals Viz. John Smith William Smith John Pyson William Williams Christopher Moor Robert Vallers John Thompson Thomas Atkins c. John Pyson being brought upon his Tryal for Murthering of Susanna Roberts a Child It appeared that upon turning of his Coach upon the Corner of a Street the Wheel accidentally ran over the Head of the said party and no Malice being c. the Jury found him Guilty of Manslaughter William Williams was Indicted for a Rape upon the Body of Sibyl May Aged sixty years or thereabouts but upon full inquiry into the Fact the Evidence was not so convincing as to induce the Jury to find him Guilty The same Prosecuters preferred two other Indictments of Fellony against the same person and alledged he had Felloniously took from her a Ring Scarf and Hood c. the same day which appearing more reasonable for the Jury to believe they found the said William VVilliams Guilty of both Fellonies and the Court ordered him to be set aside to answer Judgment thereupon Christopher Moor was indicted for Fellony and Burglary stealing from one William Reves at the Lamb-Inn in the Parish of St. Clement Danes in the County of Middlesex divers parcels of Apparrel and other Goods to a considerable value and upon the Tryal of the Cause the Evidence being plain besides the Goods taken upon the Prisoner produced he was found Guilty and set aside for Judgment Robert Vallers was Tryed for stealing several pieces of Plate from Nicholas Ramsden and found Guilty Also one John Thompson was Tryed for taking a Scarf from Mary Harberly and found Guilty And one Thomas Atkins was likewise found Guilty of stealing a Silver Tankard from Elizabeth Green and the Court Adjourned till three a Clock at which time being sat Proclamation made Richard Rouch Thomas Fitz-James and one Mr. Atkinson were all three Arraigned and Tryed for Killing Mr. Isack Welch in Chancery-Lane and after a full hearing of the Evidence for the King the Jury brought the two latter not Guilty and it appearing by the Evidence and Circumstance of the Fact that there was no Grudge or Malice between the said Rouch and the Deceased Mr. Welch between whom the Quarrel hapined which occasioned the death of the latter they found the said Mr. Rouch Guilty of Manslaughter John Smith and William Smith were Tryed for Felloniously stealing divers Goods of great value from the Right Honourable the Earl of Lindsey The Evidences and Circumstances being very plain they were both found Guilty and set aside for Judgment John Green was Arraigned for Felloniously stealing Sheep and other Cattle and pleaded Guilty to his Indictment and was also set aside for Judgment Peter Crown a Soldier was Arraigned and Tryed for Killing a Man but upon Examination of the Evidence it appeared a Quarrel arose between the Prisoner and the Deceased person and not proceeding from any former Grudge or Malice between them the Jury found him Guilty of Manslaughter James Oagly was Arraigned and Tryed for stealing from Joseph Hancokes eighteen Shilling and sixpence in Money but upon Tryal of the Cause there being no possitive Evidence the Circumstances not being sufficient to make out the Accusation the Jury found him not Guilty and the Court Adjourn'd till eight a Clock the next Morning Thursday the 11th according to the Adjournment last-Night the Court sat and proceeded in the Business of the Goal Delivery and Charls Butler was Arraigned and Tryed for High Treason beie charged for Cliping Counterfeit Cuoining his Majesties Current Money but upon the Tryal of the Cause the Evidence being not sufficient to prove the matter according to the Direction of the Statute he was brought in Guilty And one Mrs. Elizabeth Hare who was tryed for Hegh Treason upon the same Statute was found Guilty and set aside for Judgment Sidly Vanderlyn Charls Dod Charles Roberts Hugh Jones Edward Williams were Tryed for Robbing of Richard Litleton of a Hat and four Shillings in Money The said persons together with one Andrew Edwards a Cheesemonger somewhat near Billings-gate and others of the same Gang who are fled from Justice had made it their common practice to Ape some hot-head Debauches of the Town in kissing all women kind they met in the streets and under that pretence they took the opportunity of picking their pockets or Robbing them of any goods they might have about them were so audaciously insolent that they pursued several women into the Houses they fled to avoid their Mischeivous useage many modest Women complaining of their Beastly Affronts In this manner they had pester'd the streets Alleys and Lanes near the Royal Exchange for some time and would pass the streets with an unusual Boldnss for Villians of their profession Whooping and Hallowing Their Rendevouz being at a kind of a Quakers Ale-House at or near the Stocks Market Being refused admittance into all other publick Houses in that Neighbourhood Mr. Weston the City Martial having notice of the said parties took one of the same Profession of Filers or divers that belonged to another Gang and he ingeniously discovered the whole Herd and was industriously Instrumental in the taking and apprehending of the said notorious Malefactors In the pursuit of them The said Sydney Vandelee stobbed a Tallow Chandlers Apprentice and but for the Extraordinary care of the Chirurgeon the wound might have proved Mortal The said Vanderlyn was taken at a Hatmakers neer St. Brides Church that used to dress Hats and work in the way of his Trade to several that are suspected to follow the said course of life Our said Sparks would