1686
1 January, 1 James II.—True Bill that, at St. Andrew's Holborn
and in the ancient highway called Holborne of the said parish on the
said day, Benjamin Poole late of the said parish yeoman unlawfully and
wittingly allowed the door of his cellar, being six feet long and two feet
wide, to be, to lie and to remain open, and that Sir Robert Clarke knt.
between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the night of the said day, whilst moving
along the same way accidentally and by misadventure fell through the
said door into the same cellar, and was thereby so shaken and bruised
that he languished and lived in languor from the day of the said accident
even to the day of the taking of this inquisition. On 12 Feb., 1685,
Benjamin Poole confessed the indictment, and was fined twelve shillings,
which he paid to the Sheriff in court. S. P. R., 12 Jan., 1 James II.
3 January, 1 James II.—Recognizances of Thomas How of Ann is
so Clear in St. Leonard's Shoreditch victualler, in the sum of eighty
pounds, and of Edward Bennet of the said parish shoomaker and
Thomas Greene of Beeche Lane London plaisterer, in the sum of forty
pounds each: "Upon condicion that Thomas How (who was at the
Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, holden at Hicks's Hall in this county
on the 11th day of December last, convicted of a trespass for speaking
seditious words, fined twenty marks, imprisoned till he paid the same,
and further till he find very good sureties for his good behaviour for
twelve months ensuing) do appear at the next Generall Quarter Sessions
of the Peace to be holden for this county, and there give security for the
remainder of the said 12 months &c." S. P. R., 12 Jan., 1 James II.
1 and 2 James II.—Certificates of the Conviction of the following
seventy Conventiclers, convicted in the first year or in the second year
of James II., of having wittingly and wilfully permitted an unlawful
conventicle or several unlawful conventicles to be held in their houses,
under colour of exercising religion otherwise than according to the
Liturgy and Use of the Church of England:—
1. William Parnell of Endfield, yeoman.
2. Katherine Gardner of St. Andrew's Holborn, widow.
3. Lawrence Wise of Vine Court, Stepney.
4. Thomas Adcock of Westbury Street, Stepney.
5. John Parker of Rose Lane, Stepney.
6. Walter Mercy of Westbury Street, Stepney.
7. Thomas Hobson of St. James's Clarkenwell, butcher.
8. John Walters of Whitechappell.
9. Joan Monford of St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, widow.
10. Jonas Gibbons of Endfield, yeoman.
11. Robert White of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, yeoman.
12. James Roberts of Newport House in St. Martin's-in-the-Fields.
13. James Ivors having a house between Rose Lane and Taverne
Field in St. Paul's Shadwell.
14. Anthony Knowles of White Row near Spittlefeilds in Stepney,
carpenter.
15. Richard Wickes of St. James's Clerkenwell, brewer.
16. Anne Ley of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, widow.
17. John Barrowe of Little George Street in Stepney, silke-stockinweaver.
18. Thomas Adams of Fulham.
19. Edward Lawrence of St. Leonard's Shoreditch.
20. William Champan of Stepney, horner.
21. Nathaniel Swann of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, saddler.
22. Alexander Kisgrane of St. James's Clerkenwell, twister.
23. Henry Hatchett of St. Sepulchre's.
24. John Stone of Stepney.
25. Anne Oakley of St. John's Hackney.
26. John Oakley of St. John's Hackney.
27. Nathaniel Brasey.
28. John Rose of Goats Alley, St. Giles's Cripplegate.
29. Robert Beach of St. Margaret's Westminster.
30. Samuel Annesley of St. Faith's parish near Spittlefeilds.
31. Thomas Porter of Stepney.
32. Richard Nevill of St. Giles's Cripplegate near White-Crosse
Street, bricklayer.
33. Nathaniel Wiersdell of St. Giles's Cripplegate.
34. Abraham Chesworth alias Cheswell of St. Leonard's Shoredith.
35. John Barker of Stepney, throwster.
36. William Barnes of St. Giles's-in-the-Fields.
37. Richard Price of Stepney, weaver.
38. Richard Drinkwater of the parish of St. Trinity Minorites, gunsmith.
39. Thomas Cave of St. James's Clarkenwell, baker.
40. Theophilus Dorrington of St. John's Hackney, taylor.
41. Mary Mackmillion of Flowre-Deluce Court in Holborne.
42. John Marvell of Stepney.
43. Edward Cole of Old Streete in St. Giles's Cripplegate.
44. William Dix of St. Giles's Cripplegate, haberdasher.
45. John Soane of St. Leonard's Shoreditch.
46. Benjamin Manning of St. Andrew's Holborn, joyner.
47. John Thoroughgood near Cow-lane in St. Sepulchre's, cutler.
48. John Powell of Whitechappell.
49. Thomas Spencer of Stoke Newington, gentleman.
50. John Nash of St. Giles's-without-Cripplegate.
51. Thomas Nickollet of Stepney.
52. Oswell Arndell of Stepney.
53. Richard Peeps of St. James's Clerkenwell.
54. Elizabeth Tymmes of Whitechappell.
55. Thomas Chappell of Stepney, throwster.
56. Anne Moody of Stepney, widow.
57. Walter Thimbleton of Stepney.
58. Elizabeth Bagby of Stoke Newington, widow.
59. John Wildes of Stepney.
60. John Wildman of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, esq.
61. Robert Antrobus of St. James's Clerkenwell, grocer.
62. Katherine Cole of Stepney, widow.
63. Richard Wickes or Weekes of St. James's Clerkenwell, potifex.
64. Richard Parr of St. Leonard's Shoreditch, victualler.
65. Eluthorius Smith of St. Giles's Cripplegate.
66. William Dickes of St. Giles's Cripplegate.
67. John Knight of St. Giles's Cripplegate, gentleman and mercer.
68. John King of Shadwell, cheesemonger.
69. Edward Man of Edmonton, haberdasher.
70. Heman Nickolls of Stepney, cheesemonger.
Of the aforenamed seventy persons, certified as having been convicted
before a Justice or two or more Justices of the Peace, seven individuals,
to wit, Katherine Gardner of St. Andrew's Holborn widow, Jonas
Gibbons of Endfield yeoman, Richard Peeps of St. James's Clerkenwell
gentleman, Elizabeth Tymmes of Whitchappell widow, Ann Moody of
Stepney widow, John Wildes of Stepney . . . ., and Heman Nickolls
of Stepney cheesemonger, appealed from their respective convictions
before a J.P. or before Justices of Peace to General Quarter Session of
the Peace, and on appeal were each found Not Guilty by a jury and
acquitted.
The Certificate of the Conviction of Edward Man of Edmonton haberdasher, before William Cleeve esq. J.P. for Middlesex, runs in the
following words:—
'Memorandum quod septimo die Martii anno regni Regis Jacobi
Secundi nunc Anglie &c. secundo Edwardus Man de parochia Edmonton
in comitatu Middlesexie tam per sacrament' Caroli Awsten et Marie
Austen duorum credibilium testium quam per notoriam evidenciam
facti coram me Willelmo Cleeve armigero uno Justiciario dicti Domini
Regis ad pacem pro comitatu Middlesexie predicto conservandam
assignato convictus est de eo quod ipse Edwardus septimo die Martii
predict' scienter et voluntarie permisit quoddam illegale conventiculum
teneri in domo suo (sic) scituato (sic) in parochia Edmonton in comitatu
predicto in quo conventiculo viginti persone existentes subditi hujus
regni et ultra etatem sexdecem annorum ultra et preter familiam ipsius
Edwardi Man congregati fuere sub colore et pretextu religionis exercende
in alio modo quam secundum Liturgiam et practicam ecclesie Anglicane
et pro offenso suo predicto vigore statuti predicti forisfecit viginti libras
de bonis et catallis suis in cujus rei testimonium huic recordo meo
manum et sigillum mea apposui die et anno secundo predictis.
Wm. Cleeve. [symbol]
[In English.]
'Be it remembered that on the seventh day of March in the second
year of the reign of James the Second now King of England &c. Edward
Man of the parish of Edmonton in the county of Middlesex as well by
the oath of Charles Awsten and Mary Austen two trustworthy witnesses
as by the notorious evidence of the fact before me William Cleeve esquire,
a Justice of the said Lord the King appointed to preserve the peace
for the county of Middlesex was convicted in that the same Edward on
the aforesaid seventh day of March wittingly and willingly permitted a
certain unlawful conventicle to be held in his house situated in the
parish of Edmonton in the aforesaid county in which conventicle twenty
persons being subjects of this kingdom and above the age of sixteen
years over and besides the family of the same Edward Man were congregated under colour and pretext of exercising religion in other manner
than according to the Liturgy and practice of the English church and
for his aforesaid offence by force of the aforesaid statute forfeited twenty
pounds to be levied of his goods and chattels. In testimony of which
thing I have placed my hand and seal to this record on the day and
second year aforesaid.
Wm. Cleeve. Place of the Seal. [symbol]
The certificate bears this endorsement, 'The 21st day of Aprill 1686:
—Received then of John Smith Esqr., Clarke of the Peace for the county
of Midd. the summe of Nineteene pounds and twelve shillings being all
the moneys paid into the Court this Aprill Quarter Sessions levyed on
mee uppon the convicion within specified whereuppon I brought my
appeal and by order of Court am discharged and my said money restored
and repaid in pursuance of his Majesties most gratious and generall
pardon bearing date the tenth day of March last past, I say received—
xixl. xiis.
'In the presence of Edward Man.'
'Charles Walker.'
Ten of the other certificates—to wit, the bills certifying the convictions of Elizabeth Bagby of Stoke Newington widow, John Wildman of
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields esquire, Robert Antrobus of St. James's Clerkenwell grocer, Katherine Cole of Stepney widow, Thomas Cave of St.
James's Clerkenwell baker, Richard Wickes or Weekes of St. James's
Clerkenwell potifex, Richard Parr of St. Leonard's Shoreditch victualler,
Eluthorius Smith of St. Giles's Cripplegate, John Knight of St. Giles's
Cripplegate gentleman and mercer, and John King of Shadwell cheesemonger—also bear endorsements, certifying that the aforesaid persons
were, on their appeal to the General Quarter Session of the Peace, discharged of their respective convictions, and were repaid the moneys
exacted from them, 'in pursuance of his Majesties most gratious and
generall pardon bearing date the tenth of March last past.' C. C. C.,
1 and 2 James II.
10 February, 2 James II.—Certificate of the Conviction of Walter
Thimbleton:—Memorandum quod decimo die Februarii anno regni
Domini Jacobi Secundi &c. secundo Walterus Thimbleton de parochia
de Stepnie in comitatu Middlesexie tam per sacramentum Johannis
Reynolds de parochia . . . . in comitatu predicto et Thome Lasley
de parochia . . . . in comitatu predicto duorum credibilium testium
quam per notoriam evidenciam facti coram me Willelmo Cleeve
armigero uno Justiciario Domini Regis ad pacem pro comitatu predicto
conservandam assignato convictus de eo quod ipse idem Walterus
predicto decimo die Februarii anno supradicto apud parochiam predictam suscepit super se docere in quodam conventiculo in domo
Walteri Thimbleton scituata in parochia Stepney predicta in comitatu
Middlesexie predicto in quo conventiculo sex persone existentes subditi
hujus regni et ultra etatem sexdecim annorum praster familiam ipsius
Walteri Thimbleton congregati fuerunt sub colore sive pretextu
exercendi religionem in alio modo quam secundum Liturgiam et
practicam Ecclesie Anglicane contra formam statuti pro offenso suo
predicto existente secundo offenso vigore statuti predicti forisfecit
quadragint' libras de bonis et catallis suis levandas. In cujus rei
testimonium huic recordo meo convictionis manum et sigillum mea
apposui die et anno primo supradictis.
Wm. Cleeve. L.S.
[In English.]
Be it remembered that on the tenth day of February in the second
year of the Lord James the Second &c. Walter Thimbleton of the
parish of Stepney in the county of Middlesex as well by the oath of
John Reynolds of the parish of . . . . in the aforesaid county and
of Thomas Lasley of the parish of . . . . in the said county two trustworthy witnesses as by the notorious evidence of the fact before me
William Cleeve esquire a Justice of the Lord King appointed to
preserve the peace for the aforesaid county of Middlesex convicted of
and in that he the same Walter on the aforesaid tenth day of February
in the aforesaid year at the parish aforesaid took upon himself to teach
in a certain conventicle in the house of the said Walter Thimbleton
situated in the aforesaid parish in the county of Middlesex aforesaid in
which conventicle six persons being subjects of this kingdom and above
the age of sixteen years besides the family of the same Walter Thimbleton were assembled under colour or pretext of exercising religion in
other manner than according to the Liturgy and practice of the Church
of England against the form of the statute for his aforesaid offence
being his second offence forfeited forty pounds to be levied of his goods
and chattels. In testimony of which thing I have put my hand and
seal to this my record of the conviction on the day and year aforesaid
at the beginning.
Wm. Cleeve. Place of the Seal. [symbol]
C. C. C., 1 and 2 James II.
15 March, 2 James II.—Certificate of the Conviction of Daniel
Yeates of Stepney merchant.—Memorandum decimo quinto die Martii
anno regni Domini nostri Jacobi Secundi &c. secundo Daniel Yeates de
parochia de Stepney in comitatu Middlesexie predicto mercator tarn per
sacramentum Johannis Reynolds de parochia Sancti Leonardi Shoreditch
in comitatu predicto shoemaker et Ellen Shaftoe de parochia Sancti
Egidii Cripplegate in comitatu predicto duorum credibilium testium quam
per notoriam evidenciam facti coram me Willelmo Cleeve armigero uno
Justiciario dicti Domini Regis ad pacem pro comitatu Middlesexie predicto conservandam convictus est de eo quod ipse idem Daniel Yeates
simulcum sex aliis personis existentibus subditis hujus regni et ultra
etatem sexdecem annorum decimo quinto die Martii anno supradicto
fuere presentes ad quoddam illegale conventiculum tentum in domo
Walteri Thimbleton scituata in parochia de Stepney predicta in comitatu
predicto preter familiam ipsius Walteri sub colore sive pretextu exercendi
religionem in alio modo quam secundum practicam Ecclesie Anglicane
in quo conventiculo . . . . Baxter ad tunc et ibidem suscepit super se
docere contra formam statuti et vigore statuti predicti super eundum
Danielem Yeates impono finem quinque solidorum pro offenso suo predicto de bonis et catallis suis levandorum Et quia predictus . . . .
Baxter est pauper et inhabilis ad solvendam forisfacturam suam predictam Ideo ulterius vigore statuti predicti super eundem Danielem
Yeates impono finem novem librarum et quindecim solidorum partem
forisfacture predicatoris predicti pro offenso suo predicto In cujus rei
testimonium huic recordo meo convictionis manum et sigillum mea
apposui die et anno primo supradictis.
Wm. Cleeve. L.S. [symbol]
[In English.]
Be it remembered that on the fifteenth day of March in the second
year of the reign of our Lord James the Second &c. Daniel Yeates of
the parish of Stepney in the aforesaid county of Middlesex merchant as
well by the oath of John Reynolds of the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch in the aforesaid county shoe-maker and Ellen Shaftoe of the parish
of St. Giles Cripplegate in the aforesaid county two trustworthy witnesses
as by the notorious evidence of the fact before me William Cleeve
esquire a Justice of the said Lord the King appointed to preserve the
peace for the aforesaid county of Middlesex was convicted of and for
that he the same Daniel Yeates and also six other persons being subjects
of this kingdom and above the age of sixteen years on the said fifteenth
day of March in the aforesaid year were present at a certain illegal con
venticle held in the house of the said Walter Thimbleton situated in the
aforesaid parish of Stepney in the aforesaid county besides the family of
the same Walter under colour or pretext of exercising religion in other
manner than according to the practice of the Church of England in
which conventicle . . . . Baxter then and there took upon himself to
teach against the form of the statute and by force of the aforesaid statute
I impose upon the same Daniel Yeates for his aforesaid offence a fine of
five shillings to be levied of his goods and chattels And because the
aforesaid . . . . Baxter is poor and unable to pay his aforesaid forfeiture
Therefore by force of the aforesaid statute I further impose upon the
same Daniel Yeates a fine of nine pounds and fifteen shillings part of
the forfeiture of the aforesaid preacher for his aforesaid offence In
testimony of which thing I have put my hand and seal to this my record
of the conviction on the day and year aforesaid at the beginning.
Wm. Cleeve. Place of the Seal. [symbol]
C. C. C., 1 and 2 James II.
7 April, 2 James II.—True Bill that, at St. Anne's within the
Liberties of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster &c. on the said day,
Elias Markham alias Markoone gentleman and Jeffrey Comins late of
the said parish gentleman, in the said parish and in the presence and
hearing of very many persons, each spoke against Sir Richard Dereham
knt. the following defamatory and scandalous words, to wit, "Sir
Richard Dereham is a rogue and a rascall and does not deserve to be in
the Commission of the Peace and I will have him turned [out]."—Also,
on another parchment, a similar True Bill against Samuell Allard alias
Lemott of St. Anne's aforesaid vintner and Frances Symonds late of
the same parish spinster, for speaking and uttering the same aforesaid
scandalous words against Sir Richard Dereham in the said parish on
the same 7th April, in the presence and hearing of very many subjects
of the Lord the King. S. P. West. R., 7 April, 2 James II.
15 April, 2 James II.—True Bill that, at St. Paul's Shadwell and
divers other places of the county of Middlesex, on the said 15th April
and divers other times before and afterwards, John Pye late of St.
Botolph's-without-Aldgate butcher and for a long time an inhabitant of
the last-named parish was a vagrant, carrying about with him divers
pounds of beife, and selling the same pounds of beife in private houses,
in order to colour his vagrancy, and to escape punishment for the same
No clerical note on the face of the bill touching subsequent proceedings
in the case. S. P. R., 18 May, 2 James II.
22 April, 2 James II.—Certificate of the conviction of Anne
Bellamy of Stepney widow:—Memorandum quod vicesimo secundo die
Aprilis anno regni Domini nostri Jacobi Secundi &c. secundo Anna
Bellamy de parochia de Stebunheath alias Stepney in comitatu Middlesexie vidua tarn per sacramentum Arthuri Clayton de parochia Sancti
Buttolphi Aldgate in civitate London cordwayner et Christopheri Smith
de parochia Sancti Leonardi Shoreditch in comitatu Middlesexie
generosi duorum credibilium testium quam per notoriam evidenciam
facti coram me Willelmo Cleeve armigero uno Justiciario dicti Domini
Regis ad pacem pro comitatu predicto conservandam assignato convicta
est de eo quod ipsa eadem Anna Bellamy simul cum sex aliis personis
existentes (sic) subditi (sic) hujus regni et ultra ætatem sexdecem annorum
vicesimo octavo die Martii ultra preteriti fuere presentes ad quoddam
illegale conventiculum tentum in domo Thome Nicholett scituata in
parochia de Stebunheath alias Stepney in comitatu Middlesexie predicto preter familiam ipsius Thome sub colore sive pretextu exercendi
religionem in alio modo quam secundum Liturgiam et practicam
Ecclesie Anglicane in quo conventiculo predictus Thomas Nicholett
ad tunc et ibidem suscepit super se docere contra formam Statuti et
vigore statuti predicti super eandam Annam impono finem quinque
solidorum pro offenso suo predicto de bonis et catallis suis levandorum
Et quia predicator predictus est pauper et non est habilis ad solvendam
forisfacturam predictam Ideo ulterius vigore statuti predicti super eandem
Annam impono finem novem librarum et quindecim solidorum partem
forisfacture predicatoris predicti pro offenso suo In cujus rei testimonium huic recordo meo convictionis manum et sigillum mea apposui
die et anno primo supradictis.
Wm. Cleeve. [symbol]
[In English.]
Be it remembered that on the twenty-second day of April in the second
year of the reign of our Lord James the Second &c. Anne Bellamy of
the parish of Stebunheath otherwise called Stepney widow as well by the
oath of Arthur Clayton of the parish of St. Buttolph Aldgate in the city
of London cordwayner and of Christopher Smith of the parish of St.
Leonard Shoreditch as by the notorious evidence of the fact before me
William Cleeve esquire a Justice of the said Lord the King appointed
to preserve the peace for the aforesaid county was convicted of and in that
she the same Anne Bellamy and six other persons being subjects of this
kingdom and above the age of sixteen years on the twenty-eighth day
of March last past were present at a certain unlawful conventicle held
in the house of Thomas Nicholett situated in the parish of Stebunheath
otherwise called Stepney in the aforesaid county of Middlesex besides
the family of the same Thomas under colour or pretext of exercising
religion in other manner than according to the Liturgy and practice of
the Church of England in which conventicle the aforesaid Thomas
Nicholett then and there took upon himself to teach against the form
of the Statute and by force of the aforesaid statute I impose upon the
same Anne for her aforesaid offence a fine of five shillings to be levied
of her goods and chattels And because the aforesaid preacher is poor
and unable to pay his aforesaid forfeiture Therefore I further impose
on the same Anne a fine of nine pounds and fifteen shillings part of the
forfeiture of the aforesaid preacher for his offence In Testimony of
which thing I have put my hand and seal to this my record of the
conviction on the day and in the year at the beginning aforesaid.
Wm. Cleeve. Place of the Seal.
N.B. in the indictments of Conventiclers temp. James II., it was so rare
for the preacher at a conventicle to be known that John Turner, Frank
Stamper, Walter Thimbleton, . . . . Baxter and Thomas Nicholett are
the only examples, in C. C. C., 1 and 2 James II., of conventiclepreachers, who are described by their names, instead of being spoken of
as 'quedam persona ignota.' C. C. C., 1 and 2 James II.
23 April, 2 James II.—Recognizances of Henry Barrot of Saffronhill in St. Andrew's Holborn box-maker in the sum of twenty pounds,
and of John Lewis glover and William Crowsen baker, both of Saffron
Hill aforesaid, in the sum of ten pounds each: For the said Henry
Barrot's appearance at the next S. P. for Midd., to answer "for speaking
scandalous and opprobrious words, saying God Dam the King's Arms
in Covent Garden." S. P. R., 18 May, 2 James II.
9 May, 2 James II.—Five several recognizances, in 20£. each, of
Mathew Collett the Elder of Ave Mary Lane London woollendraper,
for the appearance of himself and four other persons, to wit, Sarah
Bartlet, Blanch Sheares, Mathew Collet son of the said Mathew Collet
senr., and Elizabeth the wife of the said Mathew Collett the Elder at
the next S. P. for Middlesex, "to answeare for being taken at an unlawfull and routous Assembly in the house of Richard Pepys gentleman in
the parish of St. James Clarkenwell, about forty persons being assembled
togeather." S. P. R., 18 May, 2 James II.
13 May, 2 James II.—True Bill that, at St. Leonard's Shoreditch,
co. Midd. on the said day, Richard Richbell late of the said parish
yeoman, in the presence and hearing of John Tracey a soldier in the
king's service, said and uttered these malicious and seditious words to
the same John Tracey, to wit, "You are a rogue, and all they that wear
the King's cloth, and Hee is a rogue that gave it to you," and then and
there of his further malice pledged the health of James Duke of Monmouth viz. of James late Duke of Monmouth who lately underwent the
penalty of death for high treason.—Richard Richbell was found 'Not
Guilty.' S. P. R., 18 May, 2 James II.
20 May, 2 James II.—True Bill that, at St. Sepulchre's co. Midd.
on the said day, Francis Hughes late of the said parish yeoman, with
the intention of lowering the authority of Sir Robert Clerke knt, James
Dewey esq., and Thomas Hariot esq., three Justices of the Peace then
sitting at S. P. held at Hicks Hall in St. John's Streete, uttered and
spoke in the presence and hearing of very many of the King's lieges
these opprobrious and contemptuous words, to wit, "I care not a
farthing for the Court." Abandoning a previous plea of 'Not Guilty,'
Francis Hughes on 5 July, 1686, confessed the indictment and was
fined 13s. 4d. S. P. R., 18 May, 2 James II.
21 June, 2 James II.—True Bill that, at Twickenham co. Midd. on
the said day, Edward Thorneton late of the said parish laborer, being a
soldier (and not a captain &c.), and being in the Kings wages and
retained to serve the same Lord the King in his wars as a soldier, withdrew himself from the said service without permission. Found 'Guilty,'
Edward Thorneton was sentenced to be hanged. G. D. R., 1 Sept.,
2 James II.
1 September, 2 James II.—The Newgate Calendar of the said date
contains the following entry, "Reginald Tucker, committed by the Rt.
Honble the Earle of Sunderland, one of his Majesties Principall Secretaries of State, charged with High Treason, in being in the late Rebellion
in the West: Dat. 9 August, 1686." G. D. R., 1 Sept., 2 James II.
11 September, 2 James II.—Recognizances, taken on the said day
before Ro: Lestrange J.P., of Thomas Cole of St. Giles's-in-the-Fields
joyner in the sum of one hundred pounds, and of John Rabey of the
same parish bricklayer also in the sum of one hundred pounds: For the
appearance of Henry Burton at the next Gaol Delivery of Newgate &c.,
then and there "to answer for riotously breakeing his Excellency the
Spanish Ambassadors windows."—Also, on eight other parchments,
recognizances taken before the same magistrates on one or another of
the following dates, to wit, 11 Sept., 13 Sept., 16 Sept., and 1 Oct.,
2 James II.: For the appearance of Robert West of St. Giles's-in-theFields co. Midd. carman, John Rabey of the same parish bricklayer,
John Gwin of . . . ., Edward Portlock of . . . ., Peter Jolly of . . . . .,
Andrew Mulston of . . . ., William Brown of . . . ., John Dodson of
. . ., at the next Gaol Delivery of Newgate, "to answer for riotously
breaking his Excellency the Spanish Ambassador's windows." G. D. R.,
13 Oct., 2 James II.
22 September, 2 James II.— Coroner's Inquisition-post-mortem,
taken at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields co. Midd. on the said day, on view
of the body of Roger Fawsitt gentleman there lying dead: With Verdict
of jurors saying that, on the 21st instant between 9 and 10 p.m. within
the said parish, John Banes late of the said parish gentleman assaulted
the said Roger Fawsitt, and slew and murdered him, by giving him
then and there with a sword a mortal wound in the left part of his belly
near the short ribs, of which mortal wound he instantly died; And
That, immediately after the perpetration of the said felony and murder,
the said John Banes made flight (quod predictus Johannes Banes
immediate post feloniam et murdrum predictum per ipsum modo ac
forma predictis factum ac perpetratum apud parochiam predictam infra
libertatem predictam in comitatu predicto fugam fecit). It should be
observed by the student, that the jurors forbear to say that the fugitive
withdrew himself to places to the jurors unknown. On his trial, John
Banes was found 'Not Guilty.' G. D. R., 13 Oct., 2 James II.
30 September, 2 James II.—Recognizances, taken before Geffrey
Nightingale J.P., of Robert Wollenden of St. Leonard's Shorditch co
Midd. weaver, in the sum of one hundred pounds, and of William Grave
of Skinner Street in St. Botolph's-without-Bishopgate London cordwayner, and Edmund Hall of Black Bull Alley in St. Leonard's Shorditch weaver, in the sum of fifty pounds each: For the said Robert
Wollenden's appearance at the next Gaol Delivery of Newgate, "to
answer his writeing a scandalous and seditious letter, which was shown
unto him, and he owned to the writeing thereof." G. D. R., 13 Oct.,
2 James II.
6 October, 2 James II.—True Bill that, at Hamsted (?) co. Midd.
on the said day, Thomas Savage late of the said place laborer, an illdisposed and seditious man, in the presence and hearing of divers of
the King's lieges and subjects, affirmed and declared in a loud voice,
that he was the Duke of Monmouth and rightful heir to the Crown,
and that he would make good all losses that had befallen the subjects of
the King of England, when he (Thomas Savage) should acceed to the
Crown, which he hoped would be soon, and that he would equip an army
in the month of June next to come, and that he had sent three ships to
Scotland, and that he designed to go after the same ships. Thomas
Savage confessed the indictment. No clerical note touching judgment.
G. D. R., 13 Oct., 2 James II.
28 October, 2 James II.—True Bill that, at St. George's Southwarke
co. Surrey on the said day, Richard Cane late of the said parish laborer,
being a soldier (not a captain immediately retained with the Lord the
King) in wages, and engaged to serve the said King in his wars &c.
withdrew himself from the said service without permission. Found
'Guilty,' Richard Cane was sentenced to be hanged. G. D. R., 6
April, 3 James II.
8 December, 2 James II.—The Newgate Calendar of the said date
contains the following entries touching prisoners in the gaol, to wit, (1)
Thomas Place, committed by the Rt. Hon. Sir R. Wright knt., one of
the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, for having confessed that he
was in the army of James Scott Lord Duke of Monmouth, in the late
rebellion: Dat. 20 November, 1686.—(2) John Webber, committed by
the Rt. Honble the Earle of Sunderland, President of his Majesties
Honble Privy Councill &c, charged for high treason, for being one of
the persons excepted in his Majesties Proclamacion of general Pardon:
Dat. 5 December, 1686. G. D. R., 8 December, 2 James II.
25 December, 2 James II.—Ignored Bill that, at St. Giles's-withoutCripplegate on the said day, in the presence and hearing of divers of
the said King's lieges and subjects, William Vardin late of the said
parish yeoman wickedly and seditiously uttered these words, to wit,
"Monmouth" (meaning thereby James Duke of Monmouth) "is as
certainly alive as I am, and if I had bin in the North of England I
would assist him with six or eight horses, and I doe thinke I have the
same opportunity to doe it now, for I am sure hee is alive." S. P. R.,
21 Feb., 3 James II.
30 December, 2 James II.—True Bill that, at St. Clement's Danes'
and divers other places co Midd. on the said day and divers other
days before and afterwards, Hanna Bull late of the said parish spinster
unlawfully diabolically and wickedly committed and perpetrated the
horrible and abominable crime of adultery with a certain William Phipps.
No clerical note touching later proceedings in the case. S. P. R., 4
April, 3 James II.