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

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 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 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.