1658
4 January, 1657/8.—Recognizances, taken before Richard Caswell
esq. J.P., of John Hone of Tuddington co. Midd. husbandman, in
the sum of forty pounds, and of Hugh Clerke fisherman and John
Durdin vitler, both of Tuddington aforesaid, in the sum of twenty
pounds each; For the said John Hone's appearance at the next S. P.
for Middlesex, to answer &c. "for takeing and destroying severall
hares with cordes and other instrumentes, nigh unto the hare-warren of
the said Lord Protector, within the Honor of Hampton Court in the
said county." S. P. R., 14 Jan., 1657/8.
27 January, 1657/8.—Recognizances, taken before Sir John Barkstead knt., Lieutenant of His Highnesses Tower of London and J.P.,
of Nicholas Archbold of the Middle Temple London esq. and Thomas
Smith of Clement's Danes' co. Midd. gentleman, in the sum of two
hundred pounds each; For the appearance of Grace Bolton alias
Isaac at the next "Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Gaole Delivery"
for Middlesex, to answer &c., she "being accused for speaking and
uttering treasonable words." S. P. R., 19 April, 1658.
13 February, 1657/8.—Recognizance, taken before Tobias Lisle esq.
J.P., of Samuell Embry of Martin's-le-Grand gold-lace-weaver, in the
sum of forty pounds; For the said Samuell Embry's appearance at
the next S. P. for Middlesex to be holden at Hicks Hall "to prefere and prosecute with effect a bill of inditement . . . . against
Symon Harris whom hee accuseth for spiriting away one Mary Embry
his sister and selling her for 48s. in mony, to bee transported beyond
the seas to Barbadoes." S. P. R., 18 Feb., 1657/8.
1 March, 1657/8.—Recognizances, taken before Thomas Hubbert
esq. J.P., of Robert Partridge and Henry Rins. both of Whitechappell
weavers, in the sum of fifty pounds each; For the appearance of
Sarah Weaver alias Floyd of St. Katherines at the next S. P. for
Middlesex, "to answere for being a spirit to take upp children and sell
them, and that she and 3 more did sell John Greene husband of Elizabeth Greene for 3 pounds to the Barbadoes." S. P. R., 19 April, 1658.
15 March, 1657/8.—Recognizances, taken before Richard Powell esq.
J.P., of James Mitchell of Clerkenwell victualler, Walter Buckner of
Bartholomewes the Greate London . . . ., and Samuell Stone of
Sepulchres co. Midd. brewer, in the sum of fifty pounds each; For the
appearance of Ellen Mitchell, wife of the said James Mitchell, at the
next G. S. P. for Middlesex, "to answer Mr. Hamden of Shoe-Lane
London who suspects her to be an accessary to them that tooke eight
hundred poundes worth of Jewells out of Sir John Coplestone's lodging
at Charing Crosse." S. P. R., 19 April, 1658.
24 March, 1657/8.—Recognizances, taken before Thomas Swalowe
esq. J.P., of Stephen Cox of Ships Alley in Rosemary Lane in Whitechappell co. Midd. currier and William Jewer of the said lane "maker
of Hookes and Eyes," in the sum of forty pounds each; For the
appearance of Margarett Cox at the next S. P. for Middlesex, "to
answere all such matters as shall be objected against her by James
Edwards, for that she together with one Margarett Cowell have not
only entertained and kept away from him but also conveyed away a
maid-servant of the said James Edwards, who hath yet to serve him
one yeere and a halfe, and sent her a shipboord to be carryed to the
Barbadoes Iland beyond the seas, contrary to the good liking knowledge and consent of the said James Edwards, which is to his great
prejudice, and for all that he knoweth to the utter undoing of the said
maid-servant." S. P. R., 19 April, 1658.
3 May, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before Richard Caswell esq.
J.P., of Christopher Stanckes cf Hampton co. Midd. . . . ., in the
sum of forty pounds, and of . . . . Ingle of Clement's Danes' co.
Midd. cordweinor and Richard Darby of Blackfryers parish London
merchaunt-taylor, in the sum of twenty pounds each; For the appear
ance of the said Christopher Stanckes at the next G. S. P. for Middlesex, to answer &c. "for that hee the said Christopher on or about the
first of Aprill last past at Hampton in the said county did in a contemptuous and scoffing manner speak and utter these contemptuous
and scoffing wordes to one William Weller of Hampton aforesaid in
the said county blacksmith (hee the said William Weller being then
and there upon the Ward as a warder, by order and in pursuance of
the late Proclamacion made by His Highnes the Lord Protector commanding (amongst other things) strict Wardes and Watches to bee
kept within the said county of Middlesex and other countyes therein
mencioned), To Witt 'Who made you (meaning the same William
Weller) one of my Lord Protector's fooles' in great derision and contempt of his said Highnes Proclamacion and of his power and authoritie &c." S. P. R., 25 May, 1658.
15 May, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before Thomas Swalowe
esq. J.P., of John Roe of Wapping in Whitechappell marriner and
Roger Curtis of Stepnie marriner, in the sum of twenty pounds each;
For the appearance of Margaret Cole alias Bowers at the next S. P.
for Middlesex, "to answer all such matters as shall bee objected
against her by Edward Chapman, headborough of the Hamblet of
Wapping for that she being knowen for a woman of evill fame, and notice
being given to the said Headborough, that she had taken up a seaman
to be with her all night, the said Headborough did in the middest of
the night going his round knock and call at the doore of the said Cole,
who appearing at the window, the said Headborough demaunded of her
who was in her house, she aunswered there was no bodie but herselfe,
and refused to let the officer see whether it were so or not, whereupon
the said officer commaunded a couple of his watchmen to sett at the
doore, and to apprehend and bring before him that man that was said
to be taken up and there lodged, when he should appeere unto them."
S. P. R., 25 May, 1658.
20 May, 1658.—True Bill that, at Stanwell co. Midd. on the said
day, Daniell Pyne alias Pane gentleman, William Drackford gentleman,
William . . . . alias Talbott gentleman, and John Goodchilde
laborer, all four late of the said parish, stole and bore away one pistoll
worth forty shillings, of the goods and chattels of the Honorable
Senior Francisco Barnardy Phillipson, Resident for the Commonwealth of Genoway. Found 'Guilty,' Daniell Pyne alias Pane and
William Drackford were sentenced to be hanged; the evidence in the
case showing that both 'gentlemen' had been concerned in a burglary at Horton co. Bucks.—Standing mute, William . . . . alias
Talbott gentleman was sentenced "to undergoe the payne stronge and
hard." John Goodchilde was at large. G. D. R., . . . ., 1658.
20 May, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before John Waterton esq.
J.P., of John Tanner of London citizen and bricklayer and John
Elliett of . . . . co. Midd. fruiterer, in the sum of twenty pounds
each; For the appearance of John Sands of Ratcliffe in the parish of
Stepney co. Midd. cooper at the next S. P. for Middlesex, "to answeare such matters as shall be objected against him by Robert
Pratt, who accuseth him of deluding and inticeing away his servants
Robert Hownsden and John Overton out of his service and conveighing them over sea to Virginia, and also indeavouring to send away to
the Virginia one other apprentice and servant of his namely Nathaniell
Baker." S. P. R., 17 Aug., 1658.
21 May, 1658.—True Bill that, at St. Martin's-in-the-Feildes co.
Midd. in the night of the said day, Thomas Coote and Peter Gudger,
both late of the said parish labourers, broke into the dwelling-house of
Christopher Knight innholder, and stole therefrom and carried off
four silver tankards worth twenty-six pounds, eight silver spoons
worth four pounds, one taffetay scarfe worth twenty shillings, and one
demy-caster hatt worth ten shillings, of the goods and chattels of the
said Christopher Knight. Found 'Guilty,' Thomas Coote was sentenced to be hanged. Peter Gudger was 'at large." G. D. R., 8 July,
1658.
31 May, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before John Lord (sic) Barkstead
Lieutenant of His Highnesses Tower of London and J.P., of Edmund
Gregory of High Holborne of Giles's-in-the-Fields co. Midd. gentleman
and Robert Parry of Minory Lane in Dunstan's-in-the-East London
packer, in the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds each, and of
Thomas Wynne of Bodwean co. Carnarvon esq., in the sum of five
hundred pounds; For the said Thomas Wynne's appearance at the
next S. P. and G. D. for Middlesex, to answer &c. "for uttering
dangerous words against his Highnes." S. P. R., 7 July, 1658.
4 June, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before John Biscoe (sic) esq.
J.P., of John Gold and Richard Browne, both of West Drayton yeomen,
in the sum of twenty pounds each; For the appearance of Edward Backhouse at the next S. P. for Middlesex, "to doe and abide what the
Court shall then and there award for his mollesting disturbing and
disquieting Mr. Prichard Minister of West Drayton in the time he
was preaching Mr. Fowlers funerall sermon." S. P. R., 7 July,
1658.
7 June, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before John Lord Barkstead
Lieutenant of His Highnesses Tower of London and J P., of William
Bootey of Giles's-in-the-Feilds co. Midd. chandler and John Browne of
the same parish joyner, in the sum of fifty pounds each; For the appearance of Mary Hobson at the next Session of the Peace and of
Gaol Delivery for Middlesex, to answer &c., she "being charged with
sayinge she hoped to see Whitehall on fire about the Lord Protector's
eares, with other wordes against His Highnes."—Also, similar Recognizances, taken on the same day before the same J. P., for the appearance of Jane Neviston at the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace and
of Gaol Delivery for Middlesex, to answer "for being charged with
saying that the Lord Protector was a base rascall-like fellow and that
she hoped to see him hanged and the like, using those expressions
with cursing and swearing." S. P. R., 7 July, 1658.
9 June, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before Richard Powell esq.
J.P., of Anthonie Spinnage of Northall co. Hartford gentleman and
Edward Midwinter of Sepulchres co, Midd. vintner, in the sum of
twenty pounds each; For the appearance of the said Anthonie Spinnage at next G. Q. S. for Middlesex, to answer &c. "the complaint of
John Johnson of Clement's Danes' co. Midd. chirurgeon and Humphrie
Morris of Paules Covent Garden co. Midd. seaman, who accuse him
for being incontinent with a woman they know not, at the Nagg's
Head taverne in Clerkenwell parish." S. P. R., . . . . Oct., 1658.
17 June, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before Robert Lord Titchborne, Christopher Lord Park (?) and John Lord Barkstead Lieutenant
of His Highnesses Tower of London, Justices of the Peace for Middlesex, of John Dickinson of St. Gregoryes-by-Paul's London grocer
and John Trewman of Creed Lane of Martyn's Ludgate London
cordwayner, in the sum of five hundred pounds each, and of Phillip
Earle of Chesterfeild, in the sum of one thousand pounds; For the said
Earle of Chesterfeild's appearance at the next "Quarter Sessions of
the Peace" for London and Middlesex, to be holden at the Justice
Hall in the Old Baylie, to answer &c. "for suspition of fighting a
duell with William Whalley esq." G. D. R., 8 July, 1658.
17 June, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before Robert Lord Titchborne, Christopher Lord Park (?) and John Lord Barkstead Lieutenant
of His Highness's Tower of London, of John Baldayn esq. gentlemanporter of the Tower of London and John Dickinson of St. Gregoryesby-Paul's London grocer, in the sum of five hundred pounds each
and William Whalley esq. in the sum of one thousand pounds; For the
said William Whalley's appearance "at the next Quarter Sessions of the
Peace to be holden for the City of London and County of Middlesex at
the Justice Hall in the Old Baily," to answer &c. "for suspition of fighting a duell with Phillip Earle of Chesterfeild." G. D. R., 8 July, 1658.
19 June, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before Tobias Lisle esq.
J.P., of John Tremaine and Christopher Warner, both of Clement's
Danes' co. Midd. gentlemen, in the sum of forty pounds each; For
the appearance of the said John Tremaine at the next S. P. to be held
at Hicks Hall for Middlesex "to preferr and prosecute with effect a
bill of inditement . . . . against Thomas Sturton whome they
accuse and vehemently suspect to bee a popish preist or Jesuite, one
that doth frequently exercise and say mass in and about the County of
Middlesex to the seducing of the good people of the Commonwealth
&c." S. P. R., 7 July, 1658
19 June, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before Tobias Lisle esq. J.P.
and Richard Powell esq. J. P., of William Lord Sturton of Duke
Street in Coven Garden and Isaack Thomas of High Holborne chirurgion, in the sum of one hundred pounds each, and of Thomas Sturton of
Duke Street in Coven Garden esq., in the sum of two hundred pounds;
For the appearance of the said Thomas Sturton esq. at the next S. P. to
be held at Hicks Hall for Middlesex, "to answer the complaint of Christopher Warner and John Tremaine who accuseth (sic) and very much
suspecteth (sic) him to bee a popish preist or Jesuite and hath frequently
exercised and sayd masse to the seducing of the good people of the
Commonwealth." S. P. R., 7 July, 1658.
30 June, 1658.—Recognizance, taken before Thomas Swalowe esq.
J.P., of George Fulwood of Red Lyon Alley in the Mint Minories in
the parish of Buttolph Aldgate London, in the sum of forty pounds;
For the appearance of the said George Fulwood at the next S. P. for
Middlesex "to frame or cause to be framed a bill of inditement against
Samuell Peirson otherwise George Grimes, for taking upon him to be a
parson imployed by the State to take and apprehend theives, but is
accused by the said George Fulwood not onely to have taken theives,
but also for money received of them hath let them goe and set them
again at liberty, as also that he apprehended one Mr. Compton a preist
and for ten pounds in money set him at liberty, and that at another time
he trepanned one Captain Hicks and had of him twenty pounds, and
set him also at liberty." S. P. R., 7 July, 1658.
26 July, 1658.—True Bill that, at St. Paul's Covent Garden co.
Midd. in the night of the said day, Thomas Seale, William Sinclare,
Alexander Smith and Robert Colledge, all four late of the said parish
labourers, broke burglariously into the dwelling-house of George
Agard goldsmith, and stole therefrom and bore away one iron chest
worth twenty shillings, twelve plain gold rings worth six pounds, one
gold ring sett with five diamonds worth three pounds and ten shillings,
one gold ring "sett with six small rubyes with a table diamond in the
middle" worth forty shillings, one gray cloth cloake worth forty
shillings, and ten pounds in numbered moneys, of the goods chattels
and moneys of the aforesaid George Agard. Found 'Guilty,' all four
burglars were sentenced to be hanged. G. D. R., . . . ., 1658.
18 August, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before William Warren of
Wappin esq. J.P., of Thomas Pratt taylor and William Gibbord cordwayner, both of Shadwell in the parish of Stepney co. Midd., in the
sum of ten pounds each; For the appearance of Anne Gray at the
next S. P. for Middlesex, "to answeare what shall bee objected
against her by Gyles Cox Constable of Wappin in the parish of Whitechappell, for living idlely and out of service, and for spiriting one
. . . . . Bonny a maid of 16 years of age, and for going with her
yesterday on board of Capt. Fox his ship (lying at Bugbie's hole,
bound for Virginia)" S. P. R., . . . . Oct., 1658.
25 September, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before Richard Powell
esq. J.P., of John Coulter labourer and George Tovie bone-chopper,
both of Clerkenwell, in the sum of ten pounds each, and of Phillip
Wells of Clerkenwell brewer, in the sum of twenty pounds; For the
appearance of the said Phillip Wells at the next G. S. P. for Middlesex,
to "answer John Willcox of Clerkenwell . . . . who accuseth him
for cursing the army." S. P. R., . . . . Oct., 1658.
4 October, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before Tobias Lisle esq.
J.P., of William Britteridge clothworker and Samuell Porter cordwayner,
both of Clerkenwell co. Midd., in the sum of ten pounds each; For
the appearance of George Tovey at the next G. Q. S. P. held at Hicks
Hall for Middlesex, "to answer the complaint of John Sympson for
giving out scandalous words of Oliver late Lord Protector of England
&c. saying that hee was a rogue and kept none but rogues and that
hee died of the pox, and that hee had 100£. by him, and that
should bee spent when the King comes." S. P. R., . . . . Oct.,
1658.
21 October, 1658.—Recognizances, taken before John Waterton
esq. J.P., of Robert Binks waterman and John Dunkin taylor, both of
Shadwell co. Midd., in the sum of ten pounds each, and of Mary
Martin of Shadwell widow, in the sum of twenty pounds; For the
appearance of the said Mary Martin at the next S. P. for Middlesex,
"to answere the complainte of Martin Francis (a blackamore) touching hir confederacy with Katherin Hutchins and Elizabeth Simpson
in deluding him, pretending to make a marriage betweene him the
sayd Martin Francis and the sayd Elizabeth Simpson, thereby deceiving him of seaven pounds in money." S. P. R., . . . ., 1658.
8 December, 1658.—Recognizance, taken before John Waterton,
John Hoxton and William Warren esqs. Justices of the Peace, of John
Spencer of Rosemary Lane in the parish of Algate co. Midd. gentleman, in the sum of forty pounds; For the said John Spencer's
appearance at the next S. P. for Middlesex, "to give evidence against
John Snow of the parish of Stepney draper touching the words
whereof he now stands charged by him the sayd John Spencer, in say
ing as followeth, vizt. 'Pish I value not His Highnes the Lord
Protector nor his Government neither.' " S. P. R., . . . ., 1658.
14 December, 1658.—Order, made at S. P. held at Hicks Hall in
St. John's Street co. Midd., that John Burton of the said street gentleman allow and pay in four even quarterly payments the sum of twenty
pounds a year to his wife Margaret Burton for her separate and sufficient maintenance, until their present differences may be reconciled;—
the order being made on the petition of the said wife, and after due
examination and by consideration by the same Justices of the Peace of
the vehement discord between the same Margaret and her husband.
The petitioner alleged in her prayer, that she had brought her husband
a marriage-portion of 800£., that he was a man of good estate both in
lands and money, that she had for eight years lived miserably with
him, and that she was in urgent distress for the means of subsistence,
as he had now turned her out of doors without making any provision
for her maintenance. S. P. Book.
24 December, 1658.—True Bill (found by the Jurors for the
Keepers of the Libertie of England by authority of Parliament) that,
at St. Giles's-in-the-Feildes co. Midd. on the said day, Dorothea Babtian
otherwise called Dame Dorothy Jenkins stole and carried off one silver
canne worth seven pounds, one silver cupp or goblett worth forty shillings, four potts hooped with silver worth tenn shillings, one little white
cup tipt with silver worth two shillings, one large lookeing glasse in a
crimson velvet cover and laced with gould lace worth five pounds, one
mother-of-pearle box worth twenty shillings, six white flower-potts
worth three shillings, one china cupp and two china dishes worth fifteen
shillings, one set of Venice glasses being eighteene in nomber worth
eighteen shillings, one Indian gilt board to draw on worth two shillings
and sixpence, two dressing-boxes with nine drawers a-peice in them
worth ten shillings, divers other articles of household goods and
domestic furniture duly described in the indictment, and these things of
art, to wit, "one picture of a man done by Peter Lilly in a three
quarter cloak to the value of five poundes, one other picture of flowers
in a circuler fashion with the picture of a statue of a woman in the
middest of it don by Vander Ven of the Hague in a black frame to
the value of three poundes, one other picture of a woman done by
the said Peter Lilly in a halfe length cloak to the value of tenn pounds,
one other picture of Venus sleepeinge in an ebony frame to the value of
twenty shillings, one other picture of fruites in an ebony frame to the
value of tenn shillings, one other picture being a peice of eight figures
daunceinge and Bacchus sleeping in a black ebony frame to the value
of twentie shillinges, and one other picture of a deboised man and
woman done by Peter Gnast to the value of fifteene shillinges of the
goodes and chattells of one Robert Wright of the parish of St. Giles
aforesaid esquire."—At bill's foot appears this clerical minute, "Ind' ad
Sess' Aug. 1659" = Indicted at Session of August, 1659. G. D. R.,
17 Aug., 1659.