The proceedings of the sessions of Oyer and Terminer, and the General Goal Delivery, held at Kingston-upon-Thames, for the county of Surrey; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday the 22d, 23d, 24th, and 25th of August; in the thirteenth year of His present Majesty's reign, and in the year of our Lord 1739. Before the Right Honourable Sir William Lee, Knt. Lord Chief Justice of His Majesty's Court of King's-Bench; Right Honourable Sir John Comyns, Knt. Lord Chief Baron of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer; and the rest of His Majesty's Justices assigned to deliver the said gaol of the prisoners therein being. Containing the trials (at large) of all the prisoners, especially those who received sentence of death, viz. I. Noah Gooby, for robbing Mr. Deacon in Kennington-Lane, of a silver watch, a gold ring, a pair of silver shoe and knee buckles, and six shillings in money. 2. Norris Hodson, for robbing the Lady Catherine Forbes, of a silver patch-box, on Putney-Common. 3. John Hannah, (evidence against Captain Longdon) for robbing James Howard on the highway, between Kingston and Dition, of a a Guinea, and a linnen bag. 4. Michael Lucas, otherwise Stanley, for taking out of the house of John Parnell, two gold rings, and money to the value of 5l. 5. 6, 7, Peter Willington, Johanna Rashford Sambo, and Eleanor Spencer, for robbing Stephen Freeman, (an---famous pegg-maker in the mint) of a watch, a pair of shoe and knee buckles; and, 8. John Hollings for stealing a horse, a bag, part of a leaden pump, and iron work, out of the field and garden of Josiah Wordsworth, Esq; at Croydon, in Surry. Likewise, a particular account of Hugh Randall, father-in-law to, and concerned in the above robbery with, hollings, who kill'd himself in the Stock-house at Kingston, before trial, and the reasons that induced him to make this attempt on his life. Also the trial of William Prestage, for murder; and above twenty other very remarkable trials.

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M DCC XXXXIX. [1749]