For this purpose the formed a Scheme to have a Robery sworn agt him as if comitted in some distant County
and seget him reduced a great way of by Habias Corpus
The Next thing was to gett a proper person to Swear for her
Octbor 9 [..] 1734
Proposall [..]
Mary Proctor< no role > This name instance is in set 4558. This set is in the group(s): .
[..]
Pr. [..] debt-gown
Birch [..] Lamplt to be
old Rtd to be got out of my
{
About the Latter end of October or beginning of Novr 1729 she applied to cane
Mary Proctor< no role > This name instance is in set 4558. This set is in the group(s): .
who was much under
her power (as her husband was then a Prisoner for debt in Newgate) and proposed the thing to her and promised that if
she would go with her and someothers of wch Warwick (hereinafter named) was to be one & swear the Robbery
agt. Frankland she would give her a New Gown and Petticoat and other Necessaries & told her that Frankland
and the Bitch his wife had sought her (Defts) ruin by Complaining agt her and her husband to the Court of
Aldren & that she should not be easy till she had got them out of the way.
Mary Proctor< no role > This name instance is in set 4558. This set is in the group(s): .
{
But Proctor refusing to go and swear as she desired she said to her Damn my Soul If I will
not be the Butcher of You, if you reveal the Secret."
She to disguis chagelt
Wounds Bros John Warwick< no role >
R [..]
Tapp [..]
out of Town edga
Warwick her Blu
{
She next applied to
John Warwick< no role >
who kept the Tapp on Ye Comonside and likewise was under her power and proposes
to him that she would disguise herself in men's Cloaths & go about ye Miles out of Town towards Edger before a
Justice to sworn the Robery and that Warwick should swear he was her Brother & confirm her Evidence But he
likewise declining the Service, she desired him to go & fetch one
John Freeman< no role >
who (She said) had sworn for
Jenny
Ducket< no role >
als
Jenny Ditcher< no role >
, & would swear any thing to serve her
John Warwick< no role >
, Cpr
Prumen rif
[..] mended Hrg
{
Warwick accordingly brot. Freeman to her and she proposed to him the going to swear the Robery before Mr. Justice
Deveil & she would meet him there, But Framan also refused her however he recomended one Hogg as a proper
Person for her purpose, He having also swore on behalf of
Henry Duckett< no role >
John Warwick< no role >
{
Warwick and Deft Imediately flew away to Hogg's house
& found him Sick a bed She acquainted him with the nature
of the business she wanted But Hogg told her, he was surprised she should come, or Freeman send her to him on such an
Errand and that he positively would not be concerned in it
then Bygdost
[..] RHsd. yet. to [..]
John Warwick< no role >
{
These Disappointments did a little very but no way discourage the Deft for being come home she be thought herself
of Bygrave (menconed in the Indictment) and he (She said She was
[..] Heth Severley
[..]
She bids Warwick that very Evening Send a Messenger to Bygrave at his Lodgings in Kings Street by the ye
Dials to let him know that Madam Nicholls desired to speak with him
Proposes to Bw [..]
Prsence of
Mary Proctor< no role > This name instance is in set 4558. This set is in the group(s): .
{
Bygrave come next morning to Defts house & there in the presence of Proctor proposed the business to him, wch he
readily came into and then she again press'd Proctor to go with them & offered to dress her as fine as a Lady, But she still
refusing Deft said Then Warwick must go (intending to have gone without him I Proctor had consented to go) But
made Proctor promise not to tell Warwick that she had asked her for fear I Swore that Mr. Warwick should be
affronted
Bggrow sd [..]
to lse Trackland
{John Warwick< no role >
By grave was to Lee Franklin< no role >
Cheap Alddown
{
In the Evening Deft sent for Warwick told him that Bygrave had consented to go, But that it was proper he
should have a Sight of Old Frankland & therefore she bid him take Bygrave to the Tapp and did one Wint call
Frankland down so that Bygrave might see him, wth was accordingly done
dep By grave & [..] adjd
to [..] hend old Bailey
John Warwick< no role >
{
The Deft Bygrave and Warwick adjourned to the Baptist head Tavern
in the Old Bailey
, where the whole
Scheme was converted Vizt. that they should call three go the next day to some Justice at Chelsea
And that Bygrave
should Psonate Mr Spurce (named in the Indictmt.) Bygrave saying he was very like him. and Deft was to pass
for his Sister
By grave to Psonall
Onto Spure of A in here
in Northashire
By [..] to wat [..]
John Warwick< no role >
{
Accordingly next Morning (being the 9th. Novr) The Deft & Warwick in a path called upon Bygrave at the
Bear Tavern
in Gerrard Street
& so proceeded together at Chelsea
Bygrave [..] like Cauity man
[..]
John Warwick< no role >
{
Bygrave was dressd like a Country man, and the Deft in a very plain next day without a Hoop & her hair
powdered in order to disguise her.
Nor Eller of the Was
Mr. Justce Elkers
John Warwick< no role >
{
When They came to Chelsea
being Informed at Mr. Justice Elsher's house that he was at Salter's Cohouse
they went
to him thither, By grave told him his Horg, and Deft Informed what her pretended Bror had said told the Justice
that she too was robbed at the same time, Out that she would not for the World be positive as to the man
But Mr. Elhers not liking the Com [..] of the Story & her objecting to their not thinking to apply to some Justice nearer
Newgate
, told them he was a going to Town ye could do not stay to take their Information.