The trial of Laurence Earl Ferrers, for the murder of John Johnson, before the Right Honourable the House of Peers. In Westminster-hall, in full Parliament, on Wednesday the 16th, Thursday the 17th, and Friday the 18th of April, 1760: on the last of which days, judgment for murder was given against him ... / [Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers].

  • Shirley, Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, 1720-1760.
Date:
1760
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Credit: The trial of Laurence Earl Ferrers, for the murder of John Johnson, before the Right Honourable the House of Peers. In Westminster-hall, in full Parliament, on Wednesday the 16th, Thursday the 17th, and Friday the 18th of April, 1760: on the last of which days, judgment for murder was given against him ... / [Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Qryer. Gentlemen, are ye all fworn. Clerk of Arr. Oyer, make proclamation. Cryer. Oyez, Oyez, Oyez i If any one can inform my Lords the King's Jufticcs, the King's Serjeant, the King's Attorney General, of any treaty,*, murders, fcjOQlc*, ^ r mifdemeanors, committed or done by the Prifoners at the Bar, let hup com. forth, and ; e fiiail be heard, for the Prifoners land now at the Bar upon their deliverance; a•!.: ail per- fons that are bound by recognizance to give ev idence agaiult the Prifon^r; at the Bui, them come forth and give their evidence, or they will forfeit t!;eir reco»nizan, Clerk of Arr. Frederick Calvert, l\lq; Baron or Lcuiimcre, in the Kingdom of h land; Ann Griffinburg, and Ann Harvey, holdup your hands. Gentlemen of the Jur\, look upon the Prifoners, and heaiken to the charge. They Hand indicted by tfv: names ot Frederick Calvert, Efq; Elizabeth Griffinburg, and Ann Harvey, (as in tht b'.d.c.mcnl be- fore fet forth). Upon this Indictment they have been arraigned, and upon their Arraign- ment have pleaded Not guihy ; and for their Trial have put themfelvcs upon God and th&ir Country, which Country you are: Your charge therefore is, to enquire whet.'ier they be, guilty of the Felony and Rape whereof they ftand indicted, or not guiiry. It you find them guilty, you fhall enquire what goods or chattels,lands or tenements th.-y ha a: th : time of the felony committed, or at any time fince : If you find them not guilty, you Ihall enquire whether they fled for the fume : If you find that they did fly for the farq you. fhall enquire of their goods and chattels, as if you had found them guilty : If you'find them not guilty, and that they did not fiy for the fame, fay lb, and ho morc^ and hear your evidence. COUXCTL FOR THE CROWN. -rf ;': -l -Mr. -Serjeant Leigh, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Baker. .icnun^id :>mT>t6) elnswrcnfc Wi ; <tni,i \v*Mtl diM^no (ingirt jua ^ , -, Council for the Prisoners. <: .vBrn do .sI io-i£ { p: •• wof-rao vu U?1 v< »• ,5i: ' ^) * *-»i .^v.ww a Mr Recorder, Mr. Bifhop, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Shaw. -vi \1.%nmit fiatjJ brd I : '■' ! liii. sm ; ib'-obooW jon <&n mat a \w. \i pc. ?ri. Mi\ Baker then opened the Indidment. After which 'wohv.i fbidw $onf*2ni£;v.rj£ isil io \osl t cj am buammosn Hucw srfl fMtn;.rT srrf uxtxl Mr. Serjeant Leigh ftated the Cafe with the .feveral facts, a- they will appear in the.fubfequent Trial {which we Meed not repeat here) and concluded to the follow- ing purport : Gentlemen, I told you at firft, I would make no appeal to your paflions, nor mall I •, I have told you the ftory as it was told to me •, I fliall call the Wit- nefies and if they do prove the cafe to your fatisfadion, you will, I doubt not, find the Prifoners guilty. If they do nor prove it, God forbid that an innocent pcrfon mould fuffer. It is our bufinefs to lay it fairly, candidly, and fu'.'iy before you, and then in God's name, let the confequence follow. Lord Baltimore propofed the Witneffes mould be examined apart •, to which the Profecutrix readily agreed. SARAH WOODCOCK fworn. Sarah Woodcock. I live in King-ftreet, Tower-hill j my father and filter live there. Mr. Cox. Did you carry on any bufinefs in the month of December t S. Woodcock. Yes. Mr. Cox. What bufinefs ? 9 Woodcock. The bufinefs of a millener. M Cox If you can fpeak louder, do ; if not, I will repeat to the Jury. Do you re- member any body coming to your houfe in the month of December bft > — but take ^MM^^^mwhich 1 fince find co be Lo^Ba,umorc> hc ca™ to the mop. . Mr Cox. What was his bufinels ? S Woodcock. He came behind another cuftomer. Mr Cox. Was that cuftomer known to you i SfSt^S »<hM <imc between >'ou and *c ; 5. w*am>.