Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
16th January 1693
William
Turner
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,
William
Bagly
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, and
Bethia
Evans
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were tryed for High-Treason, for
Forging and Counterfeiting the lawful Coyn of England
; there was found in Turner's House in Swallowstreet
, several Stamps, Files, Melting-Pots, and several Half-Crowns and Shillings made of False Metal, which was shewed to the Jury, and Turner hid himself in the House of Office, but was soon fetch'd out by Mr. Dunn, there was no Evidence that affected the Woman and Bagly, so they were
acquitted
, but Turner was found
guilty
of the Indictment.
[Death. See summary.]