Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
24th February 1697
John
Austin
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, and
William
Holdman
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, Two Soldier
s, were Indicted for a Misdemeanor, for
Cursing the King, and for Assaulting Hannah Pitham. The Evidence declared that there happened to be some Discourse about the French King; and they declared that he was the greatest Monarch in the whole World; and said, God Damn King William, and all that love him, for that they never had a penny of King William's Money, but King James's
. The Fact was very fully proved against them; yet they aledged that they were in Drink; but it did not avail them, the Jury found them both
Guilty
of the said Misdemeanor.
[Fine. See summary.]
[Pillory. See summary.]