London
Bill found 14th. Janry 1743
The Jurors for our Lord the King upon their oath present That formerly to wit at the Session of Oyer and Terminer of our
Sovereign Lord the King holden for the County of Middx
at Hick's
Hak in Saint John Street
in the County aforesaid on Monday
the Eleventh Day of January in the 15th. Year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain etc
before
Thomas Lane< no role >
,
John Elliott< no role > This name instance is in set 3963.
,
Nathaniel Chandler< no role >
,
Peter Elers< no role >
, Esqrs
. and others their Fellows then Justices of our said Lord
the King assigned by Letters Patent of our said Lord the King under his Great Seal of Great Britain to the Same Justices
abovenamed & others & any four or more of them directed to inquire more fully the Truth by the oath of good and lawful
Men of the said County of Middx and by other ways, means & methods by which they should or might better know (as well
within Liberties as without) by whom the truth of the matter might be better known of All Treasons, Misprisions of Treasons
Insurections, Rebellions, Counter feilings Clippings, Washings, false Coinings, & other Falsities of the money of Great Britain,
and other Kingdoms or Dominions whatsoever And of all Murders, Felonies, Manslaughter, Killings, Burglaries, Rapes of
Women, Unlawfull Meetings, Conventriles, Unlawfull uttering of Words, Assembles, Misprisions, Confederaties, false Allegations
Trespasses, Riots, Rouls, Retentions, Escapes, Contempts Falsities, Negligences, Concealments, Maintenance, Oppressions,
Champerty Deceipts, & all other Evil doings offences, and injurys whatsoever And Also of the Accessaries of them within the
County aforesaid as well within Liberties as without by whomsoever & in what manner so ever done committed or
perpetrated and by whom or to whom when how and after what manner And of All other Articles & Circumstances
concerning the premisses and every of them or any of them in any Manner whatsoever And the said Treasons & other the
Premisses to hear and determine according to Laws & Customs of England by the oath of
Saunders Welch< no role >
, Gentleman
,
Wm. Mee< no role >
,
Edmund Gunter< no role >
,
Edward Knowles< no role >
,
Thos. Williamson< no role >
,
Mathias Payne< no role >
,
Joseph Coulston< no role >
,
Quince Blackburn< no role >
,
John
Thompson< no role >
,
Henry Browes< no role >
,
Herbert Homan< no role >
,
Thos. Moore< no role >
,
Wm. Snead< no role >
,
Peter Rawlinson< no role >
,
Andrew Wall< no role >
,
Walter Scott< no role >
,
John
Pell< no role >
,
Stephen Kite< no role >
,
Philip Box< no role >
,
Wm. Gorton< no role >
,
Robert Mansele< no role >
,
Isaac Thomasman< no role >
, &
John Sharp< no role >
, good & law full Men of
the sd. County of Middx then & there sworn & charged to Inquire for our sd. Lord the King for the Body of the sd. County
It who presented in manner & form as followeth that is to Say Middlesex
to witt The Jurors for our Lord the King
upon their oaths present that
Elizabeth Nicholls< no role > This name instance is in set 1683.
late of the Parish of Kensington
in the County of Middx
Wife
of
John Micholls< no role >
Gentln
. &
Edward Bygrave< no role >
late of the sd. Parish of Kensington
in the said County of Middx
Labourer
not having the fear
of God before their Eyes, but being moved & seduced by the Instigation of the Devill & falsely unjustly & unlawfully
conspiring together & intending greatly to injure & Oppress one
Wm. Frankland< no role >
of London
Brewer
in his good name
and Reputation and to Cause the said
Wm. Frankland< no role >
to be imprisoned for Felony on the 9th. day of November in the Year
of our Lord 1739 at the Parish of Kensington
in the sd. County of Middx with force & Arms & so forth falsely
wickedly and devilishly did combine conspire & agree together against all truth & Justice to procure the said William
Frankland (the said
Wm Frankland< no role >
then being a Prisoner in his sd. Majestys Goal of Newgate
in the County of
Middx) to be charged upon oath before one o the Justices of the said Lord the King assigned to keep the Peace of our said
Lord the King in the said County of Middx And Also to hear & determine diverse Felonies, Trespasses & other