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<p n="1599">Carrol Said only that Hind had Sworn Several things against Her<lb></lb>
which She Said were all false & that he was a person of an ill<lb></lb>
reputation, She insisted She Knew him Very well for that She had often<lb></lb>
been at his House and he often used hers (being a publick House) but<lb></lb>
Hind being called again & asked if he knew her, after looking at her<lb></lb>
denied positively upon his Oath that he ever Saw her before<lb></lb>
that Moment in his life.</p>
<p n="1600"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1600-1">Elizabeth Tickbourne</rs>
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the prisoners other witness gave a confus'd<lb></lb>
blind account that the day before She heard Hind Say he went to the<lb></lb>
prisoner in custody to know what the prisoner had to Say to Him and<lb></lb>
that Hind Said Something of a Guinea that was then called of<lb></lb>
between him & the prisoner But what it was in particular She could<lb></lb>
not remember which Seemed rather to import the Prisoners<lb></lb>
Sending for Hind to tamper with him again but further said that<lb></lb>
(She being present a conversation between Hind and the prisoner<lb></lb>
when he was in custody) Hind Said to the prisoner he would Have<lb></lb>
every thing Made easy or be easy or to that effect which Hind<lb></lb>
explained by deposing that when he came to the prisoner, the<lb></lb>
prisoner fell into a great passion and was very abusive to Him,<lb></lb>
upon which he might use Some Such expressions about being easy<lb></lb>
or the life.</p>
<p n="1601">The prisoner called no other Evidence. either to the fact or to the<lb></lb>
Characters of the other witnesses against him; nor to his own<lb></lb>
Character, which in such a case depending on Circumstances tho'<lb></lb>
so Strong, had been highly material for him to do.</p>
<p n="1602">And the Jury upon a Short consideration of the Matter and<lb></lb>
circumstances aforesaid without going from the Barr, found<lb></lb>
him guilty of the Indictment.</p>
<p n="1603">Whereupon the Court after due consideration of the whole<lb></lb>
matter did unanimously agree that the Judgment in the<lb></lb>
peticon menconed Should be pronounced upon the Prisoner<lb></lb>
(they conceiving the Same to be a legal Judgement, & in no wise<lb></lb>
disproportionate to the prisoners Offence) which was done<lb></lb>
accordingly and the twelve counterfeit Shillings were (as usuall)<lb></lb>
cut to pieces in open Court.</p>
<p n="1604">And the Said Justices beg leave further only to add, that they have<lb></lb>
observed of late Several instances of persons convicted before them for<lb></lb>
the life Offence; which unless it be repressed by fitting examples of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2324">punishment</rs>
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is likely to grow So frequent, as to prove very<lb></lb>
injurious to the publick; and detrimentall to commerce<lb></lb>
among all, but especially his Majesties poor labouring Subjects.</p>
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