London
1742

The Jurors for our Lord the King upon their Oath present that formerly to will at the Session of Oyer
and Terminer of Our Sovereign Lord the King holden for ye County of Middx at Hicks Hall in Saint John
Street in the County afd on Monday ye 11th.. 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 > Esqs . and other their Fellows then Justices of Our sd. Lord the King assigned by Letters Patent
of Our sd. Lord the King under his Great Seal of Great Britain to the Same Justices abovenamed and
others & any four or more of them directed to inquire more fully the Truth by the Oath of good & lawfull
Men of ye sd. County of Middx & by other waysmeans & Methods by which they Should or might better
know, (as well within Libties as without) by whom ye Truth of ye matter might be better known of All
Treasons Misprisions of Treasons Insurraccons Rebellions Counterfeilings Clippings Washings false
Coinings and other falsities of ye money of Great Britain and other Kingdoms or Dominions whatsoever and
of All Murders Felonies Manslaughtors Killings Burglaries. Rapes of Women unlawful Meetings
Conventieles unlawfull uttering of words Assemblies Misprisions Confederacies false Allegations Trespasses
Riots Rouls Retentions Escapes Contempts Falsities Negligences Concealments Maintenance Oppressions
Champarly Deceits and all other evil Doings Offences and Injurys whatsoever and Also of ye. Accessaries of them
within ye County afd as well within Libties as without by whomsover and in what manner so ever done comitted
or perpetrated and by whom or to whom when how and after what manner and of All other Articles & Circumstances
concerning ye Premes and every of them or any of them in any manner whatsoever & ye sd. Treasons and other the
Premes to hear and determine according to the Laws and Customs of England by the Oath of Saunders Wilsh< no role >
Gentleman William Mee< no role > Edmund Gunter< no role > Edward Knowles< no role > Thomas 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 > Thomas Moore< no role > William Sneed< 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 > William Gorton< no role > Robert Mansell< no role >
Isaac Thomasman< no role > and John Sharp< no role > good and lawful Men of ye said County of Middx then & there Sworn and
charged to inquire for Our sd Lord the King for the Body of ye said County It was presented in manner and
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 ye County of Middlesex Wife of John Nicholls< no role >
Gentleman and Edward Bygrave< no role > late of ye said Parish of Kensington in ye. sd. County of Middx Labourer not
having the fear of God before their Eyes but being moved and Seduced by ye Instigation of the Devil and falsely
unjustly and unlawfully conspiring together and intending greatly to injure and oppress One William Frankland< no role >
of London Brewer in his good Name and Reputation and to case the sd. William Frankland< no role > to be
imprisoned for Felony on the Ninth day of November in the Year of our Lord 1739 at the Parish of
Kensington in the sd. County of Middlesex with force and Arms and so forth falsely wickedly and devilish [..]
did combine conspire and agree together agt. All Truth and Justice to Procure ye sd. William Frankland< no role > (the
said William Frankland< no role > then being a Prisoner in his sd. Majesty's Goal of Newgate in ye County of Middlesex )
to be charged upon Oath before one of ye Justices of the sd. Lord the King assigned to keep the Peace of Our
sd. Lord the King in ye sd. County of Middx And Also to hear and determine divers Felonies Trespasses and
other Misdemeanours committed in ye sd. County of Middx with a Felony committed by him the sd. William