1. Robert Brooks proceedingsdefend , was indicted for stealing 70 Brass-Sliders, value 2 s. and 41 Brass-Heads, value 6 s. the Goods of William Arundell proceedingsvictim , July 22 .

William Arundell. I make Sliding-Heads for Tellescopes ; the Prisoner work'd with me till I had a Suspicion of him. I search'd his House, and found 70 Sliders, and 6 Brass Heads; 35 Heads he had sold to another Person, which I knew to be mine, because I work secretly with an Engine. As I suspected him, I counted over an hundred Dozen, and afterwards found 4 or 5 Dozen of them wanting.

John Dolley < no role > . I being Constable, search'd the Prisoner's House: I found a Quantity of small Pieces of Brass, out of which, Mr. Arundell pick'd these, which are produc'd, and which he swore to; but the Prisoner said they were his own.

Prisoner's Defence. I always prepared the Brass for the Engine to cut, and wanting to find out the Nature of this Engine, I slip'd in 4 or 5 Pieces of my own, and which I had prepar'd, that they might be cut with 300 of his; he cut them without discovering they were mine; and I took them away.

Several Persons appear'd, of whom the Prisoner had bought Brass, and several others gave him the Character of an honest Man. Acquitted .