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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	death_n	king_n	treason_n	2,761	5	9.5559	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26228	An Account of the whole proceedings at the sessions holden at the Sessions-House in the Old-Baily, for the city of London, county of Middlesex, &c. which began on the twelfth of this instant July, and ended the 16th of the same : giving a particular relation of the tryals of divers high-way-men, clippers, fellons, traytors, and conspirators, but more especially of the tryals of William, Lord Russel, Thomas Walcot, John Rouse, William Hone, who were tryed and found guilty for conspiring against the life of the King and endeavouring the subversion of the government, with the sentence pronounced gainst hem [sic] &c.	England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex).	1683 (1683)	Wing A423; ESTC R6781	4,947	6

AN ACCOUNT Of the Whole Proceedings at the Sessions Holden at the Sessions-House in the Old-Baily for the City of London County of Middlesex c. Which began on the twelfth of this Instant July and ended the 16th of the same Giving a Particular Relation of the Tryals of divers High-way-men Clippers Fellons Traytors and Conspirators but more especially of the Tryals of WILLIAM Lord RVSSEL THOMAS WALCOT JOHN ROVSE WILLIAM HONE Who were Tryed and found Guilty for Conspiring against the Life of the King and endeavouring the Subversion of the Government with the Sentence pronounced gainst hem c. Entered according to ORDER AT this Sessions beginning the day abovesaid First in order were Tryed Thomas Wilson and James Johnson upon three several Indictments one for Robbing Esq Hide of Highgate on the Road of divers Rings Money and other things to the value of Eighty pound Another for Robbing Robert Abel of a Watch Rings Money a Coat and other Things And the last for Murthering one George Evans The Evidence upon the Tryal Swore to both the Indictments upon the Robbery that the Prisoners were the Men that Robbed the Persons aforesaid and that upon Search the Buttons of the Coat taken at that time was found in Johnson's Lodging As to the Murther it appeared to be thus The Townsmen of Islington having notice of the Robberies committed that way layed the Ways and in a short time met the Prisoners whom they suspecting to be the Robbers commanded them to surrender themselves which they refused endeavouring to escape and Johnson finding himself hardly pursued he with a Pistol shot Evans the Person that pursued him of which Wound the next day he died The Prisoners Pleaded Innocence as to the Robbery but not being able to give any good Account of themselves they were upon full Evidence found Guilty John Muglestone Roger Muglestone and John Harris were tryed for Clipping the Currant Coine of this Kingdom as Elizabeth James and Charles the First Halfe-Crowns Shillings c. The Evidence was that the former of the Prisoners had at divers times been seen to Clip and File Money and that he sent a Youth to sell divers quantities of melted Silver with one of which Parcels being seized by the Goldsmith to whom he offered it he confessed where he had it upon which the Prisoners House was searched where divers Shears Melting-Pots Files and other such like Instruments were found As also a considerable quantity of Clipped Money As to the Second Person he was Brother to the former and assisting to him in his Defrauding Occupation And against Harris it was Sworn that he furnished the Prisoners with Money and had Six-pence in the Pound for Clipping and that he had of a long time been of Confederacy with them upon which and sundry other Circumstances as the Instruments being produced in Court and the Bars of Melted Silver and the like the Jury found them all three guilty of the High-Treason as in the Indictment layed This Sessions William Lord Russel was Tryed upon an Indictment for High-Treason for designing to Leavy War and compass the Death of His Majesty The Evidence against him was the Lord Howard Collonel Shepherd a Vintner in Cornhill c. who Deposed that he had been at divers Consults in order to raise Rebellion and Leavy War and a General Rising throughout the Kingdom and that a Declaration had been drawn to that purpose and a Survey taken of the King's Guards at the Savoy and Muse in order to Surprize them c. So that after divers Arguments the Jury found him Guilty of the high-High-Treason Thomas Wallcot John Rouse William Hone and William Blake were Tryed for Conspiring against the Life of the King and designing to Subvert the Government and make a miserable Slaughter amongst the King's Subjects as to the three former it plainly appeared that they had been in divers Consults about Killing the King and Duke in their Return from New-Market that it was absolutely concluded and Arms for that purpose prepared but that the Fire occasioning the King 's sudden remove prevented it against the later Evidence was given that he was to raise a pow'r of Seamen to seize on the Tower and for that purpose had prepared Shipping to batter it from off the Water and that divers Discourses tending thereto had been by him uttered but the main stress as to Blake rested upon one Evidence only whereupon after Charge given the Jury found the three former Guilty of High-Treason and Acquitted the later William Lord Russel Thomas Wallcot John Rouse and William Hone being Convicted as abovesaid the King's Attorney General prayed Judgment against them whereupon they were brought to the Bar and asked what they had to say why Judgment should not be awarded against them c. whereupon the Lord Russel desired to hear the Indictment read which was allowed and then made some Objections that there was no proof against him of his actual designing to kill the King only for Conspiring to Leavy War c. but he was told that the Verdict was passed and it now remained the Duty of the Court to pass Sentence Hone Wallcot and Rouse being asked what they could say desired that their Friends might have liberty to see them and time to prepare for another World Then Sentence was passed as followeth viz. That they should return to the place from whence they came from thence be drawn to the Common place of Execution upon Hurdles and there to be Hanged by the Necks then cut down alive their Privy-Members cut off and Bowels taken out to be burnt before their Faces their Heads to be severed from their Bodies and their Bodies divided into four parts to be disposed of as the King should think fit William Knowles was Tryed for that he the 20th of June broke open the house of Phillip Stubb in Cornhill and took thence in Plate and Money to the value of 50 pounds which Robbery he before the Justice upon his being Apprehended confessed to have thus effected viz. That going up and finding the Key in the Chamber-door he opened it and broke open the Boxes with an Iron Skewer and took out the Plate Money c. some of which Plate upon proffer to Sale was stopped and he Apprehended This and other Evidence given against him he was found Guilty of the Felony Francis Smith of St. Andrew's Holburn was Tryed upon an Indictment of High-Treason for Clipping the Lawful Coin of this Kingdom when by one Evidence it appeared that he had often with Shears and other Instruments Clipped Filed and Diminished Half-Crowns Shillings Sixpences and the like but the other Witness not Swearing positive but only by Circumstances the Prisoner was Acquitted Jane Dodson an Old-woman was Tryed for a Witch it being Sworn against her that she used divers Hellish Arts and Inchantations to destroy divers Persons especially that she lamed and distorted by her Cunning in Witchcraft and Sorcery one Mary Palmer and killed another as the