Session at Hicks's Hall

The King agst. Wynn
On the Prosecution of Precilla< no role > the Wife of William Roberts< no role > .

Upon a Special Indictment for an AssaultWe have not taken a Copy of it But however
the Facts on which it is brought are as follow

Case

In April 1767

Mr. William Roberts< no role > the Prosecutrixs's Husband was applied to by one of the Defts Friends (& an
Acquaintance of Robert's) And who then had the law of Deft & what little he was intitled to. And the
Deft being of an Indolent Disposition & they not knowing how to dispose of him agreed with Roberts
(who is a Victualler ) to take him into his Service (finding that his Natural Capacity rendered him unfit
for any other Business) & they wod. allow Roberts 3s. & 6d. a N Val: for his Board & Lodging distinct from
the Service he shod. be of to Roberts in his Business And accordingly Roberts listned to the Proposal & agreed
with them to make Tryal of him for a Month & took the Fellow into his Service during which time he
behaved very tractible in the Business Roberts employed him in, which was nothing more than the meneal
Concerns in his Business as a Victualler in Carrying out Beer & geathering in Potts Etc And the Fellow's
seeming Tractibility & Sivillity to the Customers Engaged Roberts to listen to further Proposals made
by Defts Friends, which was, That they wod. give Roberts the Sum of £80. Providedtheyhe wod. take him
off their hands & provide him with Meat Drink Lodging & Cloaths during his Defts Life And the Fellow
was very ready to engage with Roberts as his Friends advised And Roberts being enduced by his then
present Behaviour & in Respect Roberts had for the Persons who recommended him Agreed to take Deft upon such
Terms And his (Defts) Friends glad of Such an Oppertunity of disposing of him & being determined to make
a Sure Bargain Proposed Roberts's entering into & Executing a Bond to Deft (as Roberts's Information is
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