383. THOMAS PARKINSON proceedingsdefend was indicted for that he, on the 29th of November, in the 30th year of his majesty's reign, at Manchester in the county of Lancaster, did marry one Sarah Ashton proceedingsvictim , widow, and her then and there had for his wife, and afterwards, to wit on the 15th of September last, at the parish of St. Andrew Holborn , feloniously did marry and take to wife one Catherine Burn proceedingsvictim , spinster , and to her was then married, the said Sarah his former wife being then living and in full life , against the statute.

(The case opened by Mr. Garrow.)

HENRY ASPINALL sworn.

I am parish-clerk of the parish of the collegiate church of Christ, in Manchester: this is the original marriage entries,

"No. 823. Thomas Parkinson < no role > , of this

"parish and town of Manchester, glazier,

"and Sarah Ashton < no role > , of Manchester aforesaid,

"widow, married by banns." It isregularly entred, and subscribed by the parties; I was present; dated 29th November 1789.

RICHARD PERRIN < no role > sworn.

I am parish clerk of the parish of St. Andrew Holborn: Thomas Parkinson < no role > , of the parish of St. Andrew Holborn, bachelor, and Catherine Burns < no role > , spinster , were married in this church by licence, the 15th day of September 1791; I have attested the marriage, the prisoner is the same man that was married, by that name, at our church.

THOMAS CHARLES < no role > sworn.

I was present, when the prisoner was accused of having a wife; he denied it: this copy of a certificate was produced by the first wife, she gave it to me: he at last said, if the truth must come out, you knew when I married you I had a wife and four children; he acknowledged to the first wife.

(The certificate of the first marriage read by the clerk of the arraigns.)

CATHERINE BURNS < no role > sworn.

I was married to the prisoner at the bar in September; he declared he was a single man: I was married on the Thursday, on the following Monday I discovered he had been married before, it was said to two other women.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

When I was living in Manchester, I married this woman; I found she had another husband living; I found a letter in her pocket from her husband she eloped from him; therefore I thought I had a right to marry again.

GUILTY .

Imprisoned twelve Months .

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.