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A96791	Witnesses produced against Mr. John Shaw of Hull, attesting the publike charge against him, and much more. As, to be [brace] a notable turncoat and time-server; most scandalous in his actions; an enemy to good men; and a disquieter of the peace of the place, &c. Serving for the undeceiving of some, informing of others, and satisfying of all, as to the condition of the aforesaid M. Shaw. / By One who hopes and waits, to see corrupt men, and unjust things, less countenanced, and more suppressed.	One who hopes and waits, to see corrupt men, and unjust things, less countenanced, and more suppressed.; Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1653 (1653)	Wing W3215A; ESTC R186779	16,593	16

the General Sessions of the Publike peace holden at Kingston upon Kingston upon Hull Hull upon Thursday the one and twentieth day of April in the yeer of our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty three in the Guild-hall of the said Town before John Rogers Maior of the Town of Kingston upon Hull William Lister Esquire Recorder of the same Town Thomas Raikes Henry Barnard Nicholas Denman Joseph Blaids William Popple William Peck William Dobson Francis Dewick John Raye Richard Wood and Lancelot Roper Aldermen of the same Towne Keepers of the publike peace and also Justices by the Keepers of the Liberty of England by Authority of Parliament to hear and determine divers Felonies Trespasses and other misdemeanours committed within the Town and County of Kingston upon Hull aforesaid Amongst other things it was then presented * * Quere How those men of the Jury upon Oath could finde this Inditement against M. Shaw and yet say in their Petition to his Excellencie that they have not known him guilty of any scandalous actions which might deserve justice to pass against him The General is too wise to be deceived by such men upon the Oath of Robert Pease William Ramsden Richard Wilson John Crowther Robert Moor Augustine Jenkinson Marmaduke Pattison Martial Ripley Samuel Lightfoot James Nettleton Thomas Dewicke John Harris Richard Wood Marmaduke Thompson and Robert Winter lawful and honest men of the said Town of Kingston upon Hull That John Shaw of the Hospital called Gods-House-Hospital neer Kingston upon Hull in the County of Kingston upon Hull Clerk upon the Seventh day of February in the yeer of our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty and two at the Gods-house-Hospital in the County of Kingston upon Hull aforesaid by force of Arms to wit with hands clubs stones and knives in and upon Ellerker Potts of Kingston upon Hull in the County of Kingston upon Hull aforesaid Baker did make an assault and him beat wound and evil intreat and other enormities offered against the publike peace c. Witnesses sworn Ellerker Potts Joshua March Will Wakeley Reynold Starr Examined by Char. Vaux Clerk of the Peace What these men swore as to the fact and the manner how it was in the particulars is faithfully reported in a Letter sent to his Excellencie by an honest man and one of the Jury The Letter is thus word for word May it please your Excellencie I Finde a great lothness upon my spirit to disturb your Excellencie in your more publike and weighty Transactions by the interposure of any particular concernments yet for the great love I bear to Righteousness and Truth I cannot be silent when at any time I behold in my weak apprehension any stain or blot thereupon And moreover that which emboldens me at this time to trouble your Excellencie with the ensuing discourse is That I understood by Mr. Canne that of late there hath been some debates before your Excellencie betwixt Mr. Canne and Mr. Shaw concerning the blinde men and their Tryal in this Court and that at that time Mr. Shaw did * * Many horrible lyes he then told and no marvel if some there present did at least in part believe them considering how often he call'd God to witness and with what impudence and boldness he averred those untruths which he spake calumniate Mr. Canne thereabouts which is very probable for it is generally reported here that Mr. Canne did ask Mr. Shaw forgiveness before your Excellencie for his defamation of him which is thought to come from Mr. Shaw but doth much rejoyce and lift up Mr. Shaw's friends and astonish Mr. Canne's it comes forth with such confidence Now Providence so ordered that when Mr. Shaw and the blinde man had their Tryal in our Court viz. the 21 of April last that I was called to be of the Jury and am thereupon desired to declare the truth of the carriage of the whole business that was in Court that day to your Excellencie which by Gods assistance I shall do so far as I remember or do call to minde in every particular viz. The day above-said one Elleker Potts prefers an Inditement against Mr. John Shaw Clerk for that he the 7 of February 1652. did assault and beat the said Ellerker Potts c. which to make good the said Ellerker with three more were sworn two whereof were blinde men but gave in evidence what they heard severally which was That the day abovesaid being at the Charter-house or Gods-house and there discoursing with Mr. Shaw concerning their priviledges there Mr. Shaw fell into a great passion and rage against Ellerker Potts and as they supposed cast him violently often to the ground thrice at the least and they heard a womans voice say Husband what do you mean to kill the man which woman they believe was Mistress Shaw and likewiss that they heard Ellerker Potts son cry aloud Oh wo is me or to that purpose Mr. Shaw will kill my father These two being heard and withdrawn we called in the seeing man one * * There was another took his Oath before the Governour of Hull that he saw Mr. Shaw to throw him down William Wakely who was that day employed by Mr. Shaw whose testimony was the same with them before viz. that at the time aforesaid he was present and did * * This testimony will rise up in judgement against him see Mr. Shaw take Ellerker Potts by the shoulders and throw him violently on the ground and as he got up cast him down again three times and that Mistress Shaw came and took Mr. Shaw by the arm and said Fie husband do you mean to kill the man and also the boy as before recited Whereupon the Indicement was found I shall not further trouble your Excellencie at present then humbly to crave leave to subscribe my self Your Excellencies humble servant and cordial well-wisher Robert Winter You shall have a Black-smith that is used to the frequent and dayly handling of Iron hold a hot fire-coal in his hand and laugh whilst another would roar out So tender are some men that their hearts will smite them for a little but this man hath so accustomed himself to lying he is so hardened in it that his protestations imprecations execrations though never so false are not as it seems by this so much as felt or apprehended by him And here it may not be forgotten as to demonstrate how * Another notorious lye of his which he fathered on Mr. Moor was this viz. That the three blind men should come to Mr. Moor and there confess that they had extremely wronged Mr. Shaw and desired him that he would stand their friend to regain Mr. Shaws favour for otherwise they thought he would take away their pay in that they had so highly offended him this he affirmed to the General and that Mr. Moor would justifie it accustomed he is to lying when he protested to Colonel Lassels and Mr. St. Nicholas