A True narrative of the proceedings at the sessions-house in the Old-Bayley, at a sessions there held on the 1st and 2d of June, 1677 being a true relation of the tryal and condemnation of the grand highway-man that robbed the ministers near Uxbridg : with the tryal of the midwife for pretending to be deliverd of a stone dead child, with the tryal of the two searchers that were her confederates : and all other considerable transactions there, with the number of those condemned to die, burnt in the hand, to be transported and whipt. 1677 Approx. 12 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A63591 Wing T2821 ESTC R38363 17350255 ocm 17350255 106395 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Trials -- England. Crime -- England. Criminals -- England. 2006-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-03 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-05 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2006-05 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A true NARRATIVE Of the Proceedings at the Sessions-house IN THE OLD-BAYLY At a Sessions there held On the 1st . and 2d . of June 1677. Being a true Relation of the Tryal and Condemnation of the grand Highway-man that Robbed the 2 Ministers near Vxbridg . With the Tryal of the Midwife for pretending to be deliverd of a stone dead Child , With the Tryal of the two Searchers that were her Confederates . And all other considerable Transactions there , with the number of those Condemned to die , burnt in the hand , to be Transported and Whipt . With Allowance . Ro. L'Estrange . LONDON : Printed for D. M. 1677. A Narrative of the Proceedings at the Sessions in the Old-Baily , June the 1st . 1677. THe first Tryal was of a young fellow that on the 25. of May last came early in the morning to drink with one of his Acquaintance , and afterwards the same forenoon came again all alone by himself , call'd for a Pot of drink and must needs have a Cup to drink out of , they brought him a silver Beaker valued at 35 Shillings , he pretended to wait for his friend , lingered away sometime , but at last spying an opportunity when the Maid of the house was gone into the Stables , stole the plate and left his reckoning to pay , he made severall slight ridiculous Excuses , as that he was drunk , that his friend came and took it away , &c. but confessed he himself offered the plate to sale , and thereupon was found Guilty . The next was a pickpocket who on the 2. of May seeing a young maiden dancing with the Milkwoman made shift to steal a box and 21 shillings 6. pence in money out of her Pocket , and according to method , forthwith delivered it to a boy his Confederate , who immediately ran away and is not yet taken . But our young practitioner was not so much Mr. of Art as to perform the Exploit clerely , for he was both perceived by the Girl , diving in her pocket and seen by another deliver away the prize , so that he was found Guilty . A young Girl of St. Giles Cripplegate parish was Indicted for stealing at several times 3 ounces of their silver Plate , she very sorrowfully confest the Fact , and declared that 2 apple women that received it of her prompted and encouraged her to it saying , 't is a good Girl get some more , The Jury found that value under 10 pence so that she s only like to be whipt , But her wicked deducers deserve a severer Punishment . In Middlesex was Arraigned a Highway-man formerly as he pretended belonging to the Guard , but now prisoner to the fleet , but being not in Execution upon bail had favour or I know not how , got his Liberty , which he made this ill use of , viz. having got a confederate not yet taken being both well mounted about 3 miles on this side Vxbridge between 9 and 10 a clock in the Evening they happened upon 2 Ministers , of whom one had a man with a sword by his side they had Vizor-masks on their faces , and riding by cryed good-night sirs but forthwith turned back and one setting a pistol to the foremost ministers breast Dam ye deliver your money was the word , The parsons being both unarmed and by their office Ambassadors of peace . Answer'd very complyingly assuring them they had but very little money but the servingman being a sturdy fellow forthwith drew his sword , which the highway men perceiving rode up to him , and a fierce conflict began between them for almost a quarter of an hour the fellow driving them before them attempted to shoot him , but their pistols did not go off ; at last they rid away about a Furlong fitted up their Pistols , and so came down again ; one of them skirmishes the Man , whilst the other ransacks the Master and his fellow Traveller . From one they took six shillings , or thereabouts ; from the other , only some silver halfted Knives , a silver Box , &c. for in the mean time they had both conveyed away what Money considerable they had about them : Then both attaqu'd the Servingman , and no intrea●ies wou●● serve but they would kill him ; he had 〈◊〉 one Groat about him , which he shewed , telling them if they could get it they should have it . At last being wearied , and there being two of them which put him hard to it : his Master ve●y generously , rather than so stout a Fellow should lose his life , to hazard his own , and thereupon alighting on a sudden , catches one of the Thieves and puls him almost from his Horse , holding him so , that he was forc'd to cry out , and quickly fell down , where the Servant gave him two or three wounds . His fellow Rogue seeing this , basely ( for there is a kind of Gallantry even amongst some Villains ) leaves him , and provides for his own safety , who cannot yet be heard of ; but the other being disarm'd , was carried by his Conquerors before a Justice of Peace , and thence committed to Newgate . At Bar he denied any intention of Robbery , carried up himself very impudently , casts reflexions on his Accusers , that his friend was drunk , and 't was only an accidental quarrel ; But the Evidence was two plain and apparent . So that he was deservedly found Guilty . A Victualer in St. Giles in the fields was Arraigned for killing a Woman by beating her when she came to pay restitution of her goods , which he had seized being her Landlord , and at the same time cast her Husband into Goal for Rent . It was proved , That he did fling her down and beat her , but she lived above a quarter of a year after , viz. from the 28 of December to the 5. of May , That on Candlemas-day she was delivered of a Child , which lived 9 or 10 days . There was some discourse that she was afterward delivered of several parts of a dead Child , but that did not sufficiently appear , nor any positive proof that she died of this beating , but rather circumstances to the contrary . Upon all which , after many Witnesses heard on his behalf , the Prisoner was acquitted . After this was the Tryal of a Midwife of the Parish of St. Giles Cripplegate , who was Indicted by her self , and immediately after two very aged poor women being Searchers towards Wapping Indicted joyntly for murdering a certain male Child by choaking the same with their hands , &c. Some account has already been given in Print of this business , but very false and imperfect , upon full Evidence it appeared only to be thus . This Midwife whether to satisfie her husband ( as she now alleadges ) who was very Impatient to have a child , or whether it were to preserve her credit in her imploy which she thought somwhat prejudiced by the imputation of barrenness , I cannot say , but so it was she resolved to pretend to have a Child , in order hereunto by wearing a small Pillow , &c. she had perswaded many of her neighbors that she was great , and about a week before her pretended Labour enquired very earnestly of a poor Woman if she could not help her to a young Child as soon almost as born , either alive or dead , For says she there is a Lady whose husband will not live with her because she never had a Child , and he is now in the Country and if I could get a Child , I should do a good office in rendering love between them , and get something my self , but this Woman as she now swore , refused not knowing how to assist her ; whereupon it seems she applyed her self to the two Searchers of Whitechappel , who having gratified her extravagant desires , on the 18. of April our Midwife pretends to fall in labour , but would not let any of the women touch her ; and having dismist all save one in the Chamber , when she was got to bed , pretending great pains , her friend offering to put her hands into the Bed for better satisfying her self of her condition , she cried out Murder ! Murder ! which raising a further suspicion in the woman , she did at last take out of the Bed a cold naked dead Child , which had , as appeared , been wrapt up in a Cloth , and seemed to have been a day or two old ; whereupon she told the Prisoner this could be none of her child , who wickedly replyed with a horrid Curse and Imprecation on her self , if it were not her own child , born of her own body : However Neighbours being called , several sober Matrons now deposed , that having searched her , they were confident she had no child at all , and that this was some other persons child , &c. The Prisoner being demande where she had the child , declared of the two Searchers , which they being called to the Bar acknowledged , and that they brought it to her the same day , and had 20 s. being promised 9 l. more : That they had it on Saltpeter Bank. The Mother appeared in Court , and her Midwife , who testified it to be still born , and that they coming to search it , and seeing her a very poor woman , told her they would save her the charge of a Burial , &c. But the Mother denyed she had any money for it : Upon full examination of all which no suspicion of murder appearing , but only a strange extravagant humour , both the Midwife and two Searchers were by the Jury brought in Not Guilty of the several Indictments whereof they stood charged . A Gentleman Indicted as accessary to the killing of a Man in St. Margarets Westminster , on the 23 of August , in the 26 year of the Raign of our soveraign Lord King Charles the second , on the whole matter it appearing that there was no prepensed Malice ; there could be nothing but accessary to Manslaughter be charged upon him . A person of white Chappel was arraigned for Murdering another . Man with an half-pike , The case appeared to be thus A quarrel arising between the prisoner and his Wife , and he pursuing her to beat her ; A certain Tub-man going by , concern'd himself so far as to expostulate with the husband enquiring why he so much abused his wife ▪ whereupon the now prisoner in a rage taking in his hand an half pike run at the said Tub-man , and by an unlucky pass kil'd him upon the place , several other petty Circumstances there were which we here think not necessary to mention , on consideration of all Circumstances he was found Guilty only of Man-slaughter . A woman for Clipping , after long examination was not found Guilty . A young Man Arraigned for betraying the trust reposed in him by his Master and defrauding him of certain pieces of plate , contrary to the form of the Statute , was found Guilty according to the Act , the sum charged was about 18 pound . There are two Men and a Woman Condemn'd to Die , Eight burnt in the Hand , and Seven to be Whipt . FINIS .