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A38872 An exact account of the trials of the several persons arraigned at the Sessions-house in the Old-Bailey for London & Middlesex beginning on Wednesday, Decemb. 11, 1678 and ending the 12th of the same month. 1678 (1678) Wing E3590; ESTC R3294 27,412 39

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AN Exact Account OF THE TRIALS Of the several Persons ARRAIGNED At the Sessions-house in the Old-Bailey For LONDON MIDDLESEX Beginning on Wednesday Decemb. 11. 1678. and ending the 12th of the same Month. Licensed Decemb. 18th 1678. Roger L'Estrange LONDON Printed by G. Hills and are to be sold by L. Curtiss in Goat-Court upon Ludgate-hill 1678. At the General Sessions of the Peace Sessions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol-Delivery of Nevvgate holden for the City of London and County of Middlesex Decemb 11 th Anno Regni Caroli Secundi Regis 30. Annoque Dom. 1678. THe Lord Mayor and three other Justices being sate two Commissions were read one of Oyer and Terminer and the other of Gaol-delivery of Newgate and after that the usual Proclamation for the attendance of those who had any thing to do there was made The Jurors for London that had been Impannell'd and Summon'd were called to appear and the Defaulters Recorded and the like for the County of Middlesex The Clerk Arraigned some of the Prisoners on London-side whose Names and Offences were as followeth ARRAIGNMENTS 1. Susan Banster alias Green Indicted for stealing of Goods to the value of 13 l. To the Indictment she pleaded Guilty She was one that had been Convicted before of Felony and was to be Transported but as she was going committed this Theft 2. Stephen Arrowsmith Indicted for that he the 7th of July last did ravish and abuse one Elizabeth Hopkins an Infant of the age of eight years against the form of the Statute in that case To the Indictment he pleaded Not Guilty and put himself on the Countrey 3. John Baltee Indicted for that he the 3. Decem. 1678. at the Parish of St. Bennet Fink did steal a Silver Tankard of the value of 5 l. from one Thomas Browning He pleaded Not Guilty and put himself upon the Countrey 4. James Bateman Indicted for that he the 25th of Novem. 1678. did steal a Silver Tankard of 5 l. value from one Nicholas Jackson He pleaded Not Guilty and put himself on the Countrey 5. Hanna Henman Indicted for that she the 12th Novemb. 1678. at the Parish of St. Edmund the King in Lumbard-street did steal from Thomas Rutty seventeen yards of Venetian Silk of 7 l. value She pleaded Not Guilty and put her self upon the Countrey 6. William Shakesby Indicted for that he the 4th of Novemb. 1678. at the Parish of St. Sepulchres did steal and drive away five Bullocks colour black of the value each of them 5 l. and one Bullock colour Brindle of 5 l. value of the Goods of William Lord Petré He confess'd himself Guilty of that and all other Offences within the benefit of Clergy Then the Clerk for Middlesex Arraigned some of the Prisoners in that County viz. 1. Samuel Thompson Indicted for that he the 4th Novemb. 1678. did steal a Silver Cup of the value of 20 s from Thomas Halstead He pleaded Not Guilty and put himself upon the Countrey 2. Mary Read Indicted for that she the 22. Novemb. 1678. did steal a Gold Ring of the value of 7 s. from Stephen Higgins She pleaded Not Guilty and put her self upon the Countrey 3. Margaret Wood alias Alexander Indicted for that she the 7th Octob. 1678. did steal from one Robert Lambert a Silver Cup of the value of 9 s. She pleaded Not Guilty and put her self upon the Countrey 4. Mary Hipkins and Jane Baly Indicted for stealing some Linen of 30 s. value from Thomas Burdekin 21 Nov. 1678. They both pleaded Not Guilty and put themselves upon the Countrey 5. John Leak of White-chappel Indicted for that he the 16th Novemb. 1678. did steal two Pieces of Broad-cloth from one William Mackham off the Tenters in Goodmans Fields c. He pleaded Not Guilty and put himself upon the Countrey 6. Thomas Napton of Shoreditch Indicted for that he the 3 d. Decemb. 1678. 40 yards of Broad-cloath of the value of 16 s. per yard did steal from one Ralph Walford and 20 yards more from one Anthrobus To which he pleaded Not Guilty and put himself upon the Countrey 7. Anne Moundsel of Holborn Indicted for that she the 4th Nov. 1678. a Stuff Gown and Peticoat and some Linen of small value did steal from Mary Brasier To this she pleaded Not Guilty and put her self upon the Countrey 8. Margaret Smith Indicted for that she the 17th Octob. 1678. did steal six yards of Silk of a small value two Silver Caudle Cups 3 l. 10 s. one Silver Salt cellar 30 s. one Silver Porringer 10 s. four Silver Spoons 1 l. 4 s. a Livery Gown 3 l. a Chamlet Cloak 30 s. and 15 l. in Money from one Messinger She pleaded Not Guilty and put her self on the Countrey 9. John Johnson and Thomas Johnson Indicted for taking away 950 l. weight of Lead from off the Parish Church of Stepney being thereto fastned To this Trespass they pleaded Not Guilty and put themselves upon the Countrey Then the Grand Jury for London coming in to bring in their Bills were sworn anew to enquire upon the New Commissions Which being done the Clerk for London Arraigned another Prisoner viz. 10. Joseph Brown for that he the 16th Novem. 1678. at All-Hallows by the Wall 100 yards of black Worsted Crape of the value of 8 l. of the Goods of Richard Croke did steal which he confessed himself guilty of and of all other offences within benefit of Clergy The Prisoners for London were called to the Bar to look to their Challenges and the Petty-Jury were sworn whose names follow Franous Kenton James Lapley William Hewel Samuel Williams William Salter Richard Ketch Nicholas Ridley William Standen Ralph Cook William Whitwell Joash Ba●eman and Anthony Foster These 12 being numbred Proclamation in the usual form was made for Information against the Prisoners at the Bar and for Prosecution from those who by Recognizance were obliged to it And those who were Impannelled for the Jury but were not sworn were dismissed Then the Jury were charged to enquire of John Baltee upon the Indictment before mentioned whether Guilty or Not Guilty of stealing the Tankard of Thomas Browning To prove the Charge one Elizabeth Web gave this Evidence That the Prisoner at the Bar brought the Tankard to her house and told her he would either Pawn it or sell it And being asked whose it was he said It was not his own but a Gentlemans hard by who had sent him with it to Pawn or Sell. She looking upon the Tankard saw the Name of the Owner and the Sign where he lived engraven upon it to whom she sent immediately to know whether he had given the Prisoner Order to Sell it or Pawn it and kept the Prisoner till he came which when he did he owned the Tankard but denied the Prisoner had it with his Consent and so they carried him before the Justice Browning the Owner of the Tankard deposed that he was a Cook living behind the Exchange that the Prisoner the