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Mall. Floyd, Theft > other, 17th July 1674.
Besides these persons Condemned to die, there were 5. Convicted of severall Felonies which desired the mercy of the Court for transportation, and had it granted, being sentence'd accordingly, of whom one Mall. Floyd was particularly remarkable for her Crim...
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Front matter from Proceedings, 15th January 1675.
A True and Perfect ACCOUNT OF THE Proceedings at the General Sessions of the Peace, holden for London and Middlesex, Upon the 15. and 16. of January Instant. OR THE Tryals, Examination and Confession of the Woman that Burned her Child, and the Bailiff that...
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Killing > infanticide, 15th January 1675.
The first of these was a Woman of the Parish of St. Martins in the fields , a Married Woman , and one whose Husband is accounted a Person of good repute, and credit, and with him she lived, to the seeming of those that know them, contentedly and well, it p...
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Sexual Offences > rape; Sexual Offences > rape, 7th July 1675.
One living in Chancery Lane, was Indicted for ravishing a girle about 15. years of age , together with a young Woman in whose house the same was pretended to be done, as accessary, by assisting to the Fact; The fact according to the circumstances that are ...
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L. O., Theft > housebreaking; L. T., Theft > housebreaking, 13th October 1675.
L. O. and L. T. for breaking into a house at Kentish town , and Feloniously taking away several pieces of Cloth . The Crime which these committed was the same with the former: but as they had been longer at the trade, so these were the more hardned; the fo...
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Sexual Offences > bigamy, 28th June 1676.
A Country fellow was tried for having two Wives ; the first he married neer Tame in Oxfordshire, and liv'd with her several years, and had two pretty children (a Boy and a Girl) which were brought into Court to see the wickedness of the Father: After that ...
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Ordinary's Account, 5th July 1676.
THE CONFESSION AND EXECUTlON Of the PRISONERS at Tyburn On Wednesday the 05July1676. Viz. Alexander After, Tho. Fowler, For Robbing on the Highway. Frances Watson, alias Riggs, For stealing of Plate. Rich. Hazlegrove,for having two Wives.Their I saw you to...
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Theft > burglary, 23rd August 1676.
The Trial of three very young Women , who were grown so couragious in Villany, as to break open a house at Islington : one of them had a Mother liv'd there, and carried two of her Gronies thither, and about 12 a Clock at Night, they attempted with a Picklo...
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Violent Theft > highway robbery, 23rd August 1676.
A Gentleman was indicted for a Highway man , and the person who pretended himself robb'd, swore it very positively, That the Prisoner and three more such a day on a Common beyond Brandford , took from him twenty four shillings; but the Prosecutor having ne...
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Sadler, Theft > burglary; Johnson, Theft > burglary; Renninger, Theft > burglary; Sadler, Theft > burglary; Johnson, Theft > burglary, 7th March 1677.
The two persons for stealing the Mace coming on again to their Tryal in London, the three principals Sadler , Johnson , and Renninger were indicted; the two women before indicted together with them as accessaries, being now reserved to take a tryal by them...