Walter Batson proceedingsdefend , Jeremy Bedford proceedingsdefend and William Dando proceedingsdefend , were all three tried for breaking the House of Robert Jacob proceedingsvictim in Falcon-Court in Shooe-Lane , about the hour of Three in the morning, on the 21st day of September last . The Prisoners came to the House of Jacob, and told him they were come to search his House upon suspicion of High Treason, upon which he arose out of his Bed, and let them in; as soon as they were entered, instead of searching for Clippings, &c. they fell to rifling the House, and took away one Silver Tankard, value 6l. one Caudle-cup, 50s. one Salt, 5l. one Silver Porringer, val. 30s. Six Forks, val. 3l. Nine Knives, val. 40s. and other Plate; when they had done this, they carried Mr. Jacob, his Wife and Maid away to the King's Messenger's House in Piccadilly, pretending they had a Warrant from the Secretary of State to do so; viz. no search for Clippers; but they carried none of the Plate with them to the Messengers. They produced the Secretary's Warrant in Court, which was read on their behalf; but were told by the Court that their Warrant was to impower them to seize the persons, not the goods; and the Warrant was directed to a Messenger, and not to them; and what had they to do to meddle with the Goods? Batson said, That, what he did, was through ignorance, having been not long deputed to search for Clippers: Then the Constable, who was with them in the search of Jacob's House, swore that the Prisoners came to him at his Watch-house, and caused him by force to go along with them; and one in the Company held a Pistol to his Breast, but he could not tell which of them: They produced a Copy of their Deputation in Court, but they were told that did not avail, because they had acted more than they ought; they said they would produce the Plate: Upon the whole, the Court told the Jury, That such practices as these were of dangerous consequence, and therefore the more to be consider'd by them. They were all acquitted .