Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
11th July 1688
London Side.
Richard
Merrick
proceedingsdefend
,
Elizabeth
James
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, and
John
John's
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, were all three Indicted for
entring the House of
John
Brookes
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, on the 3 d. of this Instant July
, and taking thence five Gold Rings, value 3 l. and seven Pounds in Money
: The Evidence for the King was Mrs. Brooks, who said that the Prisoners came into her House and called for Drink, and whilst some of them kept her in a Story, the other, viz. John's as she supposed, stole and carried them away. But she not being able to Swear positively that they had her Goods, and they utterly denying the Fact, were brought in
not Guilty
.