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<HEAD>THE TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE ASSIZES Holden at King&s;tone-upon-Thames, FOR THE County of Surry. Which began on <HI>Monday</HI> the 7th of this In&s;tant <HI>March,</HI> and ended on <HI>Thur&s;day</HI> the 10th following.</HEAD>
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<P>Giving an Account of mo&s;t of the Remarkable Trials there, <HI>viz.</HI> For Murder, Fel|lonies and Burglaries, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> with a particular Relation of their Names, and the places of their committing their Facts, with the Number of tho&s;e Condemned to die, Burn'd in the Hand, Tran&s;ported and to be Whipt.</P>
<P>But more particular of the Trial and Condemnation of <HI>Margaret O&s;good</HI> of the Pari&s;h of <HI>St. Olives Southwark,</HI> for the horrid Murther of her Husband, on the 21th of <HI>July</HI> la&s;t, for which horrid Fact &s;he was found Guilty of Trea&s;on and Murther.</P>
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<P>THe Fir&s;t we &s;hall here give you an Account of, is the aforementioned <HI>Ma<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="faint" EXTENT="1 letter">garet O&s;good,</HI> for the horrid and bloody Murther of her Husband, commited in St <HI>Olives</HI> Pari&s;h in the Burrough of <HI>Southwark</HI> the 21th of
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<HI>July</HI> la&s;t. The defence &s;he made was thus, That by his ex|travagancy he had brought her to Di&s;traction, and &s;o de&s;pe|rate &s;he was under that &s;ence, that &s;he had &s;everal times at|tempted her own en<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter"> by violence and was not capable of her actions when &s;he did commit that horrid Murther on him; but her confe&s;&s;ion and the Evidence again&s;t her contradicting that Apology &s;he was brought in Guilty of Trea&s;on and Murther.</P>
<P>The next was one <HI>John A&s;hlock,</HI> for &s;tealing a Watch and three pieces of Gold, a Meddal and other things from his Ma&s;ter who lives at <HI>Stoake</HI> near <HI>Guilford,</HI> and by a favourable pro&s;ecution found not guilty.</P>
<P>The next were <HI>Abraham Priverly</HI> and <HI>Robert Ma&s;on,</HI> who were found Guilty of Petty Larceny only.</P>
<P>After tho&s;e one <HI>Robert Hood</HI> was Arraigned for the Fel|loniously taking away of &s;ome pieces of Ribband out of the Shop of one Mr. <HI>Wallis</HI> in <HI>Southwark,</HI> in <HI>October</HI> la&s;t; of which he was Convicted, the &s;aid goods being valued at 15 <HI>l.</HI></P>
<P>Then <HI>Richard Wil&s;on</HI> took his Trial for a Burglary, he was committed in <HI>February</HI> la&s;t, three Witne&s;&s;es were po&s;|&s;itive that the <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter">d of <HI>February</HI> la&s;t, he had broke into the Hou&s;e of one <HI>Turner</HI> in <HI>Bandy-legg-walk</HI> in the Park in <HI>Southwark,</HI> and carried thereout &s;everal &s;uits of Apparel which were found upon him for which he &s;tands Convicted.</P>
<P>Four or Five former Convicted Criminals were brought to the Bar, and produced the Kings Pardon for all for|mer Crimes.</P>
<P>The next was <HI>Edw. Bowmar,</HI> charged for the killing one <HI>Collins</HI> in <HI>Kent-&s;treet January</HI> la&s;t, The Evidence again&s;t the Pri&s;oner was, that a Quarrel happening betwixt him and the party decea&s;ed, the Pri&s;oner took up Stones and Coles, which he did throw at the party decea&s;ed, one of which having hit him on the Head, did mor|tally wound him and was the occa&s;ion of his Death; the Prisoner did not deny the fact, and was brought in guilty of Chance-medley.</P>
<P><HI>James Steward,</HI> and <HI>Ann James,</HI> were Arraigned for a Fellony, The proof again&s;t them was, that on the 21th of <HI>Augu&s;t</HI> la&s;t, one <HI>Andrew Brittle</HI> living in <HI>Bermond|&s;ey,</HI>
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leaving his Dore fa&s;t locked when he went out, did in &s;hort time return, and found the &s;ame open and &s;everal Clothes to the vallue of 20 &s;hillings and five &s;hillings in money &s;tollen thereout, and making enquiry of the Neigh|bours, the Pri&s;oners were de&s;cribed to him, and upon pur&s;uit about nine days after did apprehend them, and found &s;ome of the Goods that were &s;tolen upon them. Their defence was, that they being Wa&s;her women, the Linnen he Challeng|ed, was brought them to be wa&s;hed, but failing, in produce|ing the Parties that brought it, they were found Guilty.</P>
<P>The next were the &s;aid <HI>Ann James, Jane Steward,</HI> together with one <HI>Edward Turner,</HI> who on the fir&s;t of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t, were charged upon &s;u&s;picion to have broke into the dwel|ling Hou&s;e of one <HI>Thomas Stainton</HI> in <HI>Barnaby</HI>-Street, and &s;tealing thence &s;everal wearing Apparel, and Linnen to a con|&s;iderable vallue. The proof was thus, that the &s;ame day the &s;aid <HI>Edward Turner</HI> had broke into the Hou&s;e of one <HI>John Moul&s;worth,</HI> for which he was al&s;o Indicted, and Convicted, The Evidence being, that he was Actually taken in the Fact, he for his defence only offerred, that he had money due to him from one <HI>John Simons</HI> that lived there, and that this <HI>Simons</HI> told him, he then &s;hould have it, if he would go with him home and &s;tay there, till he had carried &s;ome Goods to the Pawn-brokers, to rai&s;e monies on, and going with him accordingly, the &s;aid <HI>Simons</HI> left him in that Hou&s;e where he was apprehended, but this being but only a pretence, and one &s;ilver Cup, of 30 &s;hillings vallue, one Amber Necklace, and other things belonging to the &s;aid <HI>Moul&s;worth,</HI> were found upon him, as al&s;o &s;everal Picklock-Keys, who with one of them, did open the Door of that hou&s;e after locked and upon Evidence that all three were &s;een together at the &s;aid <HI>Staintons</HI> Hou&s;e, they were all Convicted for the for|mer, and <HI>Turner</HI> alone for the latter Fellony.</P>
<P><HI>William Trickler</HI> a <HI>Whelewright,</HI> &s;urrendred him&s;elf to Iu|&s;tice, and took his Trial for the &s;u&s;pected Murther of his Wife. The Evidence again&s;t the Pri&s;oner was, that on the ninth day of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t, he being in drink, w<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">s heard to quarrel with her, and al&s;o a&s;&s;aulted her with a Spade, in &s;o violent a manner, that &s;ome of the blowes were heard to a Neighbours hou&s;e near to them, of which brui&s;e in two days
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time &s;he died, yet the Coroner endeavouring to &s;tifle the matter, attribu|ted her death rather to her infirmne&s;s (being of a weak Con&s;titution) than her Husbands &s;troaks, although the contrary appeared very ful|ly by tho&s;e who &s;aw them, for which return the Choroner was fined ten pound, the Pri&s;oner made &s;mall defence for him&s;elf, yet meeting with a merciful Jury, he was brought in Guilty of Man&s;laughter only.</P>
<P><HI>William Ablo</HI>; who had been formerly in <HI>Newgate, Abel Hammer&s;ly, Alice</HI> his Wife, and <HI>Thomas Savioury,</HI> were Arraigned for a Robbery committed on the 25th of <HI>November la&s;t,</HI> the proof was ab&s;olute, that the &s;aid <HI>Abbot, Abel Hammer&s;ly, Thomas Savioury,</HI> did Rob a Waggon on the day beforementioned, and carried away &s;everal parcels of Silk, to the vallue of 100 pounds, for which they were Convicted, they not being able to offer any thing material for their Defence, only <HI>Abbot</HI> refu&s;ed to plead, produceing the Kings pardon for all offences and there|fore prayed the Judg would not take away his Life &s;ince the King had &s;aved him, but the Judg told him, the King knew not of this Crime, therefore if he would not plead, he &s;hould be pre&s;s'd to death, where|upon the Statute being read, he then pleaded not Guilty.</P>
<P><HI>Jo. Price</HI> was Arraigned for breaking into the Hou&s;e of one <HI>Thomas Rowland,</HI> and &s;tealing thence, a Campaign-Coat and other things to the vallue of 30 &s;hillings, the Evidence was very full, and his defence little, the Goods being found upon him, yet brought in Guilty to the vallue of ten pence.</P>
<P><HI>Michael Dixon</HI> a Vintner in <HI>Greenwich,</HI> and one <HI>Henry Pits,</HI> were both Indicted upon &s;u&s;picion of a Robbery, the Evidence was thus, that one <HI>Thomas Alder&s;ey</HI> on the 28 of <HI>June</HI> la&s;t, was Robbed between <HI>Greenwitck</HI> and <HI>Kent-&s;treet,</HI> of a Watch, Ring, Sword, and about 13. &s;hillings in money, and other things of a con&s;iderable vallue, by one <HI>Fowler,</HI> &s;ince decea&s;ed, and that &s;oon after, this Robbery, the &s;aid <HI>Dixon</HI> and <HI>Pits</HI> were &s;een in <HI>Fowlers</HI> Company, <HI>Dixon</HI> u&s;ing &s;everal Compli|ments to him, as if of great Acquaintance; the &s;aid <HI>Dixon</HI> for defence &s;aid, that <HI>Fowler</HI> was his Acquaintance, and lodged often at his Hou&s;e, but never knew of any wrong he had done to any one per&s;on, al&s;o affir|med, that after this Robbery the &s;aid <HI>Alder&s;ey</HI> had, or might have often &s;een <HI>Fowler</HI> and have apprehended him if he would, and al&s;o produced &s;everal Neighbours to &s;atisfy the Judg and Jury, of his Conver&s;ation and hone&s;t demeanour, and thereupon were both acquitted.</P>
<P><HI>William Wyer</HI> and <HI>John Brad&s;haw</HI> were Arraigned for a Felony, the proof was, that they in <HI>September</HI> la&s;t, did break into the dwelling hou&s;e of one <HI>William Tanner,</HI> in the day time, and &s;tealing thence &s;eve|ral parcels of Woollen-cloth, which they di&s;po&s;ed of, and afterwards were apprehended, and it being now proved again&s;t them, they were both found Guilty of the Fellony.</P>
<P>There were in all eleven per&s;ons received Sentance of Death. <HI>Margaret O&s;good</HI> &s;enten&s;ed, to be burn'd alive. <HI>Richard Wil&s;on, Ann James, Jane Steward, Edward Turner, William Wyer, John Brad|&s;haw, William Abbot, Abel Hamer&s;ly, Thomas Savioury,</HI> and one <HI>Mary Trot</HI> formerly Reprieved, condemned to be hang'd.</P>
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<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed by <HI>D. Mallet.</HI> 1681.</P>
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