A True narrative of the proceedings at the sessions-house in the Old-Bayley, April 11, 12, & 13, 1678 setting forth the facts and tryals of several prisoners for felonies, burglaries, treason, and other crimes : with a particular account of the tryal and condemnation of two women for high treason, clipping the kings coyn, who are sentenced to be burnt to ashes : and likewise the tryals and condemnation of one for robbing on the highway, and two others for horse-stealing and other felonies : and an exact relation of all other remarkable proceedings : with the number of those that are condemn'd, burn'd in the hand, and to be whipt. 1678 Approx. 10 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). 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A63595) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 106397) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1105:21) A True narrative of the proceedings at the sessions-house in the Old-Bayley, April 11, 12, & 13, 1678 setting forth the facts and tryals of several prisoners for felonies, burglaries, treason, and other crimes : with a particular account of the tryal and condemnation of two women for high treason, clipping the kings coyn, who are sentenced to be burnt to ashes : and likewise the tryals and condemnation of one for robbing on the highway, and two others for horse-stealing and other felonies : and an exact relation of all other remarkable proceedings : with the number of those that are condemn'd, burn'd in the hand, and to be whipt. England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex). 8 p. Printed for D.M., London : 1678. Imperfect: print show-through. 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Criminals -- England. 2006-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-01 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-04 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2006-04 Mona Logarbo 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 , April 11 , 12 , & 13. 1678. Setting forth The Facts and Tryals of several Prisoners for Felonies , Burglaries , Treason , and other Crimes . With a particular Account of the Tryal and Condemnation of Two Women for High Treason , Clipping the Kings Coyn , who are Sentenced to be Burnt to Ashes . And likewise the Tryals and Condemnation of one for Robbing on the Highway ; and Two others for Horse-stealing and other Felonies . And an exact Relation of all other remarkable Proceedings . With the number of those that are Condemn'd , Burn'd in the Hand , and to be Whipt . With Allowance . Ro. L'Estrange . LONDON : Printed for D. M. 1678. The Proceedings at the Sessions holden for London and Middlesex . THough the Sessions for the City of London and County of Middlesex be held almost every month , yet so incorrigibly wicked are people , that no warning of the untimely Ends or other punishments of their Fellow Criminals , can deter them from the same Evil Courses : so that there scarce ever fails to be a great number to receive Justice for their Demerits at every Jayl-delivery . Thus was it now at this time : of the most notorious I shall here give you a particular Account . Two women were severally tryed for and co●victed of Felony , for Shopli●ting ( as they c 〈…〉 ) a practice become so frequent , that a Tradesm●n scarce dares trust his Wares to Customers v●ew , they have so often been robb'd under pretence of buying . These two has ( 't is said ) long followed the same Trade , and are no strangers to the formality of holding up their hands ; but 't is thought they will scarce ev●r have liberty to practise their Villany abroad again . Two other several persons were indicted for stealing an Horse ; but besides that one was a person of competent Estate and Credit , he made it appear that he bought him , though at a place where it seems there was no Toll-book kept , so that the property was not altered ; yet it not appearing he had reason to think the Nag was unlawfully come by , they were both acquitted . A Gentleman took a Tryal for killing a man , but there was no sufficient Evidence that the Prisoner was the party ; onely one young woman pr●ssed somewhat largely divers circumstances , to whose credit there were on the other side several witnesses examined : so that on the whole matter the Prisoner was brought in Not guilty . A person was tried on two Indictments for several Felonies , one for stealing a sorrel Guelding valued in the Bill at four pound , on the twelfth of January last ; the other for stealing a hundred fifty six yards of Say , valued at twelve pound . The Facts were done at the Town of Bury in Suffolk , the Guelding taken out of the stable in the night , but the Stuff was stolen some time before , and the Prisoner partly charged with it , his house being searcht , but nothing found , At last a naughty woman that he kept company with , b●ing apprehended and sent to Jayl , he fearing she might discover him , resolv'd to run the Country , anct to that purpose stole the Guelding ; which at the Ball in Leaden hall street he truck● away for fourteen shillings boot : but at last the horse being found by the Hue and Cry , the party was likewise taken , and part of the Say found upon the Hostler of the house . He having sold a whole piece in the Inne , pretending he had been robb'd as he came up , and wanted money : so that having no colour of excuse , he was Convicted and Condemned . The next was a very considerable Tryal , three women being tried for High Treason , for Clipping eight Half-crowns of King Charles the first 's Coin , and ten other Half-crowns of King Jam●s's , and taking six pence off of each of them . Notice was first taken of them thus : A Shoop-keeper without Temple-bar hath oft observed a little Girl come to him to change five or ten shi●lings of small money into greater , as six pences or shillings into half-crowns ; and that she would not take any Mill-money , nor money that was clipt : whereupon he watching the Girl , in Fleet-street saw one of the Prisoners ( her Mother ) waiting for her , who sent her into several shops in Fleet-street on the like Errand . At last he dogg'd them into an house near Stonecutters-street in Sho lane , very suspitiously scituate ; so that declaring the same , and going with an Officer to search , they took one woman , and in her hand● a basket , in which , amongst several papers , there was one that had Clippings and Filings . The other woman was abroad ; but breaking open her door , they observ'd Filings on the floor , found Clippings under a bed , a File and a pair of Sheers hid under the board , to which part of the new-cut Silver still stuck , a Melting-pot not quite cold , &c. The Chi●de being examined whither she used to carry her H●lf crowns , said , To such an one , naming the third woman now indicted , living in Golden-lane ; but nothing being found in her house , she was acquitted . Of the other two , one pleaded ignorance ; the other , that she had these Tools of one Benjamin Smith , executed two or three Sessions ago ; but that appearing frivolous , and the Crime evident , as pieces of Silver , and their Touch stones , and old Gloves to smoothen and al●ay the colour , &c. being produced in Court , they were both found guilty of the Felony and Treason , and received Sentence to be Burnt . A poor Mechanick fellow was likewise tried for Clipping : Going to w●rk early , he found a parcel of Clippings in Longlane , and carried them to a Goldsmith , to know what they were : who saying it was course Silver , bought it of him for five Shillings six Pence , but gave him a naughty Half crown ; which coming several times to have changed , they at last apprehended him ; but no other proof coming against him , he was acquitted . A Young man was Convicted of a Misdemeanour , for offering to put off a naughty Guinny at a Tavern in Cornhil , knowing it to be such ▪ he al●eadged , he took it for good of a Watch ; maker , and it appeared he had it of him ; but when he got it , which was under a pretence of borrowing it , he said it was n●●ght , and that he would keep it to have it 〈◊〉 , &c So that 't is thought his design● was to de●raud the Watch-maker first , and the Vi●tner afterwards , if not thus discovered . H●re was a lamentable Spectacle , almost a whole Family Confederates in Villany , being two Brothers ▪ and their Sister , and one that pretended to be her Husband : There were several Indictments against them respectively , the Husband being found guilty of stealing a brown Mare in Kent , and upon another Indictment for stealing four flitches of Bacon and a Fowling-piece , which were taken with them ; but the woman alleadging her self his Wife , and consequently what she did , was done by his coertion , could not be found guilty , though she were taken upon the Mare . The three men were likewise found guilty of another Felony discovered in Golden lane , for stealing the Goods of a person unknown ; they were onely the Rubbish of some Burglary , the best Goods being disposed of before they were seized ; so that it was brought in under the value of ten pence . Another Indictment against the the same w●man by four or five names , for stealing a black Guelding valued at Eight pounds , and selling him in St. Gileses ; but it appearing that her pretended Husband brought him to t●e Inne , she was for the reason before mentioned acquitted ; hereby obtaining two happy Certificates of her Marriage . 〈…〉 brief , 't was declared by the Court that this very Gang had lately stolen above forty horses : Nor did they deal altogether in Horsefl●sh , but lov'd Mutten too , an Indictment being against them for stealing Nine fat Sheep ; for which being taken , they lately made an Escape out of the Gatehouse ; and the Prosecutor not knowing they were retaken , was not ready with his witnesses . A Fellow , with one Arm , was Convicted for Robbery on the High-way ; He and 3 or 4 more of his Gang lurking on foot about Bunhil fields , knockt down an honest man , and rifled him of several small things , for Money he had none : His crying out brought the Constable and Watch , who seized the Prisoner on the place , the rest made their Escape . He had been concern'd on such Foot-pad Rogueries before , and now received Sentence of Death . There were in all Nine persons Condemn'd to Die , Seven men , viz. Two for Horse-stealing and other Felonies , One for Burglary and stealing Goods to the value of Seventy pounds , and Three others for several Felonies ; having been all burnt in the hand before ; and One for the Foot-pad , or Robbing on the Highway . And as for the Two women , they received Sentence to be drawn on a Hurdle to the place of Execution , and there their Bodies to be Burnt . Four men and Three women Burnt in the Hand , and Five ordered to be Whip . FINIS .