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Carrol Said only that Hind had Sworn Several things against Her
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which She Said were all false & that he was a person of an ill
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reputation, She insisted She Knew him Very well for that She had often
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been at his House and he often used hers (being a publick House) but
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Hind being called again & asked if he knew her, after looking at her
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denied positively upon his Oath that he ever Saw her before
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that Moment in his life.
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Elizabeth Tickbourne
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the prisoners other witness gave a confus'd
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blind account that the day before She heard Hind Say he went to the
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prisoner in custody to know what the prisoner had to Say to Him and
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that Hind Said Something of a Guinea that was then called of
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between him & the prisoner But what it was in particular She could
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not remember which Seemed rather to import the Prisoners
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Sending for Hind to tamper with him again but further said that
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(She being present a conversation between Hind and the prisoner
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when he was in custody) Hind Said to the prisoner he would Have
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every thing Made easy or be easy or to that effect which Hind
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explained by deposing that when he came to the prisoner, the
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prisoner fell into a great passion and was very abusive to Him,
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upon which he might use Some Such expressions about being easy
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or the life.
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The prisoner called no other Evidence. either to the fact or to the
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Characters of the other witnesses against him; nor to his own
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Character, which in such a case depending on Circumstances tho'
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so Strong, had been highly material for him to do.
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And the Jury upon a Short consideration of the Matter and
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circumstances aforesaid without going from the Barr, found
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him guilty of the Indictment.
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Whereupon the Court after due consideration of the whole
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matter did unanimously agree that the Judgment in the
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peticon menconed Should be pronounced upon the Prisoner
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(they conceiving the Same to be a legal Judgement, & in no wise
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disproportionate to the prisoners Offence) which was done
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accordingly and the twelve counterfeit Shillings were (as usuall)
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cut to pieces in open Court.
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And the Said Justices beg leave further only to add, that they have
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observed of late Several instances of persons convicted before them for
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the life Offence; which unless it be repressed by fitting examples of
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is likely to grow So frequent, as to prove very
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injurious to the publick; and detrimentall to commerce
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among all, but especially his Majesties poor labouring Subjects.
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