Middlesex Sessions:
Sessions Papers - Justices' Working Documents
SM | PS

September 1716

About this document type

Currently Held: London Metropolitan Archives

LL ref: LMSMPS501550018

Image 18 of 493rd September 1716


To the Worshipfull Bench of Justices at the
Quarter Session held at Hicks Hall

The humble peticon of Ann
Grayham
< no role >

Sheweth

That yor petr haveing laid her
Informacon agt. Geo Langsdale< no role > & Sarah< no role > his wife
for Uttering Severall Scandalous & Treasonable words
agt his prsent Matie. King George (vizt) in drinking
King James ye 3d healths and saying King George
had no right to ye Crown of England; upon ye same he
was taken up & committed to Newgate and was bayled
out, (wch. no Sooner bayled) but Clandestinly had the
Evidences taken up & Sent to Newgate on purpose to
Staue of ye prossecucon and some time afterward ye Said
Geo Langsdale< no role > was taken up & Carried before ye Worsfull
Justice Rich for saying he wished the Knife in his
hand was in King George heart upon wch. words he
was Committed to ye Marshalls prison Southwarke
and unless ye sd Longsdale is brot. this Session to be
tryed for ye same he will withdraw his recognizances

The Wittnesses

Jere Bedford< no role >
Jane Anderson< no role >
Ann Grayham< no role >
In Newgate

Wm. Law< no role >
Jon. Browne< no role >
Jon. Willis< no role >
Ann Sedgmore< no role >

In ye minte

Therefore yor petr most humbly pray
the Worshipfull Bench will take
those measures in haveing him brot. to
Justice, (there being good proofe) or as yor
Worships shall thinke fitt, wch. if he sd
gett out he wll. not be found afterwards

And your petr Shall ever pray Etc




View as XML