ON Wednesday the 28th. of February, 1682. the Assizes be­gan for the County of Surrey at Croydon; The Lord Chief Justice Pemberton, and Mr. Justice Charleton, be­ing the Judges at the said Assizes.

Above Forty Prisoners were carried down from the Marshalsea, that had been committed since the last Assi­zes; besides others who lay in the said Goal upon for­mer Convictons, and five or more brought by Habeas Corpus from New­gate.

Abraham Morton, alias William Smith, one of those so brought by Ha­beas Corpus from Newgate, being Indicted for stealing Horses, was found Guilty thereof.

William Fellows, Committed by the Coroner for the County of Surrey, for the Fellonious Murthering of one Thomas Allison, was Committed of the same.

[Page 2] John Brown, Indicted for entring the dwelling House of one Roger Ham­mond, and Stealing from thence several Parcels of Wearing Apparel, he was found Guilty of Felony and Eurglary.

John Harris, and Elizabeth Briscoe, Committed for Breaking into the dwelling House of Joshua Boulton, and Stealing thence several Parcels of Goods, to the value of Seven Pounds, were likewise Convicted of Burglary.

Samuel Hall, Committed for Stealing a Horse and two Mares, and In­dicted for the same was found Guilty.

William Haynesworth, for Stealing a Pair of Black Fringe Gloves, out of the Shop of one Richard Dringly, was found Guilty.

Robert Smith, Committed for Stealing a Bay Gelding, of the value of Six Pounds, out of the Stable of one John Wood, in the Town of Mal­den, in the County of Essex; upon his Tryal for the same, was found Guilty.

Lawrence Addington, William Brayzer, and Henry Lovell, were all Committed for Felloniously, Stealing three Silver Tankards, and a Bea­ker from Peter Sallaways, but upon their Tryals, the Evidence against them not being clear, they were Acquitted.

William Spragg, Indicted for Stealing a Mantua Gown, and other things out of the House of one Mary Wright, and thereof was found Guilty.

Gabriel Lowe, Indicted for picking the Pocket of Elizabeth, the Wife of Edward Hubbald, was found Guilty.

Mary Denby, Tryed for Stealing a Deal-box, and therein several Pieces of Gold and Silver, of which she was found Guilty.

Thomas Emerton, Committed for picking the Pocket of one Mary Johnson, but upon his Tryal was Acquitted.

Anne Emerton, Tryed for Felloniously entring the House of one Tho­mas Nichols, and Stealing from thence several Pieces of Wearing Apparel, and thereof found Guilty.

John Stoaks, Committed for picking the Pocket of one Thomas Hop­good, but upon his Tryal was Acquitted.

Alice Fergison, Peter Anderson, and Thomas Fernely, Committed by the Coroner for the County of Surrey, for the Fellonious poysoning of one John Fergison; but being Indicted and Tryed for the said Murther, the Evidence produced, could not positively prove, that any thing by them given the Deceased, was the cause of his Death, or at least they did not give a satisfactory Evidence, when in Court; so that the said Per­sons were therof Acquitted.

Many other Persons having been Committed since the last Assizes, to the said County Goal of Surrey: Part of them were Tryed and Acquit­ted of the several Crimes for which they were Indicted, and some of them not Indicted at all, viz.

William Christian, Committed for Stealing of a Copper.

William Benn, for Breaking the Prison of St. Katherines, near the Tow­er of London.

Thomas Toll, for maintaining several Seditious Principles in publick Dis­course against the Government of England.

[Page 3] John Talbot, for the Fellonious taking of a black Cow from a Per­son, who when he was Committed was not known.

Richard Scarlet, for Stealing Three and Twenty Shillings from one Evan Heighes.

Samuel Lamber, for the Fellonious taking of a Brown Gelding.

Daniel Fry, and George Norman, for Stealing of Thirty Nine Perpetu­anes and Sayes, and a Coat of Thomas Godsells.

Abigail Swinfield, for Stealing a Silver Caudle-Cup from one Charles Dumvill.

Elizabeth Villard, for Stealing a Parcel of Crape, Linnen, and other things to the value of Forty Shillings, out of the House of one James Kenaston.

Edward Arthur, John Vollers, William Thomas, and Richard Osbourn, for Stealing of a Chest of Goods, out of a Cart at Bear Key, and a Bag of Money, containing Seventy and Four pounds, from a Compter of a Goldsmiths in Lumbardstreet.

Mary Aymes alias Symonds, for Stealing of a Flaxen Sheet, out of a Shed or Out-house.

Joseph Tennant, and Susan his Wife, for Stealing a Piece of Lawn, out of the House of one Elizabeth Green.

Meriam Arthur, for picking a Pocket.

George Collington, and Anne White, for Clipping several Parcels of the currant Coin of this Kingdom, and for stamping and uttering seve­ral Parcels of false Moneys.

Edmund Terry, for a Burglary upon the House of Mr. James Davison at Kingstone upon Thames; and stealing from thence several pieces of Plate and Moneys.

Henry Bayly, for misdemeanours at unseasonable times in the Night.

William Hammond, for Stealing Eleven Hens and a Cock.

Ʋriah Holder, for Breaking into the dwelling House of one Thomas Tyler, and taking thence several Goods, to the value of Nine and twen­ty pounds.

George Whitehead, William Seamore, John Price, and Francis Elbocrous, brought also by Habeas Corpus from Newgate; one of which was found Guilty.

It was by many expected, that Mr. Nathaniel Vincent the Presbyterian Minister, would have come to a new Tryal before the Judge of Assize, upon the late Indictment against him (and upon which he was Convict­ed) at the last Quarter Sessions held at Darking for the said County of Surrey; but what ground there was for such expectations I know not, for he had no new Tryal at the Assizes.

[Page 4] In Conclusion, Twelve received sentence of Death, viz.
William Fellows, Robert Smith, Abraham Moreton, alias William Smith, John Price, David William, Samel Hall, Anne Emerton, Mary Denby, John Harris, Elizabeth Briscoe, William Hopkins, and John Brown.

But two of the three Women pleaded their Bellies, and Juries of Wo­men being thereupon Impannelled; they brought them in to be Quick with Child.

There were Three Burnt in the Hand, viz. William Spragg, Gabriel Low, and William Hainworth.

Also Ten begged Transportation, viz.
Anne James, Samuel Johnson, James Steward, Joyce Folks, William Bishop, Henry Slaughter, William Tooth, Geofery Knightly, George Pin­fold, and Elizabeth Booth.

Of the Twelve Mentioned to be Condemned, some are in hopes of a Reprieve until the next Assizes, besides the Two Women, who were found to be with Child; so that the day of Execution not yet publick. But the Assizes Ending on Friday Night, the Prisoners were again brought back on Saturday to the Marshalsea.