THE Prisoners being brought from Newgate by the Keeper, &c. to the King's Bench-Bar, on Tuesday the 22d. of June, 1686. And having been Arraigned about the Beginning of this Term: The former pleaded Guilty to his Arraignment; but the two latter pleading not Guilty, they were brought to their Tryale before Mr. Justice Wythins, &c.

The Jury were Gentlemen of the County of Essex, and are as followeth, viz.

• Simon Thorowgood Esq
• Henry Luther Esq
• William Frith Esq
• Mark Wynn Esq
• Ralph Thickness Esq
• William Luther Esq
• John German,
• John Lockey,
• John Pool,
• John Pool of Burworth-Green,
• Robert Dent,
• Nicholas Carleton Gent.

Then Sr. Samuel Astrey, Clark of the Crown, read the Indict­ment, which set forth the Weight and Value of the Gold, as followeth, viz.

‘One Wedge of Gold, weighing Seventy eight Ounces and an half, value 314 l. One little Purse, wherein was many Forreign pieces of Gold, weighing Ninety nine Ounces, value 396 l. One other Wedge, weighing one Hundred twenty two Ounces, value 488 l. One other little Bag, containing several Forreign pieces, weighing Six hund­red and nine Ounces and an half, value 278 l. One other Wedge weighing Six hundred and one Ounces and an half, value 267 l. One other Wedge weighing One hundred ninety and two Ounces, value 768 l. One other-little Linnen purse, containing therein One hundred and fifteen Ounces and an half of Gold, value 462 l. Wedge weighing Seventy eight Ounces and an half, value 314 l. One other Wedge, containing Eighty Ounces, value 320 l. Another of Eighty nine Ounces and an half, value 358 l. Another Wedge weighing Eighty eight Ounces, value 352 l. Another Wedge of Fourty seven Ounces, value 188 l. One other Wedge of Twenty three Ounces value 92 l. One other little Bag, containing One hundred and six Ounces and an half, value 453 l. Thirty five Ounces more, value 140 l. Thirty three Ounces, value 132 l. All, the Goods of Mr. Alvarius de Costi, Mr. Andrew Alvarius, and Mr. Abra. Fenew, and Feloniously taken away from John Gelp, the King's Post, at the place aforesaid, &c.’

Richard Alborrow, being asked whether he was Guilty or not Guilty, said, My Lord I am Guilty, and I Pleaded so the last time I was here, and likewise that he had nothing to say material for himself, but that he hoped the King would extend his Mercy and Clemency towards him, seeing he was so very Penitent for his great Crime: So the Court pronounced the usual Sentence against him, and he was immediately taken from the Bar.

Then the King's Council Proceeded against the other two, viz. Oliver Hawly and John Condon, and called their Wit­nesses; the first of which was the Post-Boy, who gave in Evi­dence that as he was Riding along the Road near Ilford, afore­said, two Men Set upon him and bid him stand, and took [Page 3] his Male and opened it; and took out all the aforesaid Gold, and Rode towards London with it but he did not know who they were that Rob'd him.

The next Witness was an Ostler, who proved that he was hired to take Horses from London to Stratford, by Mr. Condon, and that Alborrow, Hawley, and Condon, and one Smith, (who is fled from Justice) came in a Coach on the Monday Mor­ning to Stratford, and the Ostler came back in the same Coach, but he could say nothing as to the matter of Fact.

The next Witness was the Coachman that carryed them, who gave in Evidence that he took up the Four aforesaid per­sons at the Horsbooe Tavern in the Strand, and that they bid h [...]m Drive them to Stratford, where he lest them and brought the Ostler back.

The next Witness was one Mr. Jones the Inn-keeper at Strat­ford; who proved that the Prisoners and Smith, Dined at his house on Monday in the Afternoon, about Three a Clock, and that he Le [...]t them two Horses to go to my Lord Peters's, near [...]rstone: (as they told him) and that he had his Horses again by Eight a Clock the next Morning.

The next Witness was one Mr Gibson, an Inn-keeper at Rum­ford, who gave in Evidence that the aforesaid four persons, Dined at his house the day before the Robery was Commit­ted, but he could not tell what time they went out of his house, for that he was very busie amongst his Guests.

The next Witness was one Mr. Wright, who gave in Evi­adence, that Hawley and Condon were brought in before him, and that he Exhorted them to make an ingenious Confession, and that he did Examine them, and caused them to be search­ed, and that Condon put his Hand in his Pocket himself vo­untarily, and brought forth about Five and Forty Pieces of Forreign Gold, and some Duccatoons, which were produced in Court; and that he owned it to be the same Gold that was taken out of the Male, as aforesaid.

The Prisoners both owned the Examination, that it was their own Hands that Subscribed it; and it was Read in Court, which was, That Hawley did Confess that Alborrow and Smith did Commit the Robery aforesaid: And that the Money was shared in Long-Acre, at Condon's House; and there they devided the Spoil, &c.

There were some other Witnesses upon the Tryal, that pro­ved the Matter of Fact very fully upon them, that they were Accessary and Abettors to the said Robery; and they making but a very frivolous and weak Defence for themselves, spea­king nothing material to the Matter in their own Defence, whereby it might be made appear to the Court that they were not concerned in the said Robery: And furthermore, having no Witnesses on their Sides, but their own Words; the Court [Page 4] thereupon proceeded to sum up the Evidence; which was per­formed by Mr. Justice Wythins; who informed the Jury that the Case was very plain before them; and that if they belie­ved the persons at the Bar to be the persons Access [...]ry to the Robery, then they ought to find them Guilty; and that the case being so clear, he would not acquaint them what was Evidence and what was not, and that he would not trouble them any further, but leave it to their own Consciences; and if they found it that the two Prisoners at the Bar were concerned as Accessaries to the other two, then they must be hanged for it, &c.

Then the Jury went out for the space of half an Hour, and returning, brought in their Virdict; that they were both Guilty of the Rob [...]ry, alledged against them in their Indict­ [...].

Then the Keeper took back his Prisoners to Newgate in a Coach, and the Court Ordered him to bring them down [...] Morrow, to Receive Sentence as the Law Directs.