114, 115. (L.) Simon Jones proceedingsdefend and William Coaker proceedingsdefend , were indicted, for that they in the Poultry-compter , upon James Seddan proceedingsvictim did make an assault, putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, one walking cane, value 6 d. one tin bird call, value one farthing, and 8 d. halfpenny in money numbered, from his person did steal .

Dec. 15 . *

James Seddan was a very old man, taken up begging in the streets, and committed as a vagrant. It appeared the two prisoners took the money from him by violence, for what is called garnish money, and sent it for beer; they were reproved for it by the court as an unlawful act, and both acquitted .