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A41937 A Great plot discovered, or, The notorious and wicked design upon the river of Thames put in execution on Monday last with a hu-and-cry after the condemned prisoners that made their escape upon their removing from Newgate to be transported for Jamaica, and the manner how they made their escape and got ashore in Essex, the killing of the steer-man, the pursuing of them by souldiers, and the names and number of those since re-taken which are now to be executed upon several gibbets : likewise the apprehending of the wicked villains ill-affected to His Gracious Majesty and His Royal Highnesse the Duke of York. 1661 (1661) Wing G1744A; ESTC R26760 1,329 7

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A Great Plot DISCOVERED OR The notorious and wicked Design upon the River of Thames put in execution on Monday last With a Hu-and-Cry after the Condemned Prisoners that made their escape upon their removing from Newgate to be transported for Jamaica And the manner how they made their escape and got ashore in Essex the killing of the Steer-man the pursuing of them by Souldiers and the Names and Number of those since re-taken which are now to be executed upon several Gibbets Likewise the apprehending of the wicked Villains ill-affected to his Gracious Majesty and his Royal Highnesse the Duke of York London Printed for G. Horton 1661. A Great PLOT DISCOVERED c. TO do justly is the duty of every Christian Mich. 6.8 but especially of Magistrates and such as are in Authority and then People may sit under their own Vines and Figge-trees safely When Justice runs down like a Raver and Righteousnesse as a mighty stream in the street And that we may be the more enamoured with the beauty of Justice cousider that just and legal Order of our Gracious Soveraign and the Magistracy for the transporting of divers Condemned Prisoners to Jamaica which Order was intentionally put in execution on Monday the 26. of this instant August and a Gibbet erected for the hanging of those that should refuse to obey it but thus had these Villains plotted and conspired together generally to submit thereunto and to endeavour their escape before they were put a ship-board which accordingly on Monday last being embarqued in a Barge waiting their opportunity below Black mall they most insolently seized the Steers-man and the rest of his Fellows and resolutely steered a long till they came to the Essex Coast which the Souldiery that were their Guard perceiving let fly several musket shot which unfortunately killed the Steers-man and made up to them as fast as they could but before they could make their timely approach the Prisoners had got ashore some running one way some another dispersing of themselves to several places and corners but being pursued some of them are since taken amongst whom Digby Wood and fifteen others and a Hu-and-Cry is gone after the rest so that we may expect very suddenly the hand of justice to overtake them In the mean time for a better discovery of these Offenders we shall here present you with a perfect List of their Names a true Copy take as followeth A LIST Of all the Condemned Prisoners Sent from NEW GATE The twenty sixth of August 1661. to JAMACA and never to return into ENGLAND Unless they be willing to be hanged London Side EDward Beek ford James Harris Samuel Netherlaw Susan Sillham Richard Sims Sarah Wiltshire Benjamin Childerston Hugh Brown Ellen Thorp William Peacock Margery Martin Elizabeth Smith Thomas Balden Edward Guch William Elder William Hudson Nathan Hubert Susan James Susan Almon. Elizabeth Smith John Riggs Judith Thomas Robert Newman Gabriel Reynolds Robert Wood. John Harris alias Robinson John Digbie Middlesex THomas Edwards Arthur Garton William Fuller John Johnson alias Lacey John Hobbs Bartholmew Shore William Reemes John Phips alias Phipie Thomas Bullock Thomas Cook Francis Corbit Amy Mason Alice Scalley Thomas Alen. William Gun Elizabeth Green George Green Henry Jackson Margery Evans Henry Pretty Thomas Nash Thomas Har alias Parre William Keitley Thomas Asten Robert Stonbery Elizabeth Gosgrow John Bowden Thomas Gad. George Meake John Meake John Hilland Thomas Watson George Wooler George Jacobs John Hebes Richard Hickman John Thomas James Smith Elizabeth Atkins Mary Snirl Elizabeth Lemond Richard Caper William Hawkins John Leech Hum. Keerre Elizabeth Freeman The number in all 72. Since the removal of these from Newgate divers other notorious Offenders have been apprehended and committed to the said Goal amongst the rest those audacious Villains that durst presume or dare to attempt to rob his Highness the Duke of York As also those wicked Water-men that lately played their pranks on the River of Thames FINIS