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Particularly, How they Robbed Simon Hartcourt, of the Middle Temple
Eſq of 35 Guines, Ten Lewe's-d'ors, a Silver Watch, and ſeveral things of great value, as alſo how they were taken after a ſtrange manner, and Committed to Newgate, by the Lord Cheif Juſtice Holt, on Saturday laſt.
ON Friday Laſt, Simon Harcourt Eſq: having (as I am inform'd) been at a Country Houſe of his beyond Hownſlow, and coming over the Heath in his Coach towards the Evening in order for London, his Coach was ſtop'd about the middle of the Heath by Jonathan Lan, & Guy Cook Two bold Fellows well mounted, who drawing their Piſtols, one pull'd the Coach Man off his Box while the other was boldly demanding the 'Squire's MoLewe's-D'ors and other things of great vallue in the Coach; which they carLondon leaving the Eſq and his Man bound Hand and Foot, who were preſently relieved by ſome Perſons who came over the Heath.
Notwithſtanding the High-way Men's ſeeming eſcape and ſafety, they were both Diſcovered and Taken after a ſtrange and unuſual manner, viz. a Country Farmer on Horſe Back, during their Robbing the Eſq ſtood undiſcern'd &c. that they really believe'd him to be no leſs than what he pretended, and thereupon calling him Drunken Sot, they left him and went forward, but he ſtill follow'd them, and with a Drunken kind of a Tone ſeem'd to preſs them to Drink a Pot or Two with him, but thinking he had been realy Drunk, they told him he had got a Pot too much already, and thereupon took no further notice of him.
However he continued his Drunken Fancy, and followed them till they came to Cue-Ferry, where they took Water, but no ſooner were they in the Ferry Boat, but the Countrey Man put off his Barneby's
London under a ſtrong Guard that Evening, and the next Morning Carryed before the Right Honourable Lord Cheif Juſtice Holt, who Examin'd them concerning the aforeſaid Robbery, at which time 'Squire Harcourt, and his Man made Oath againſt them, as did alſo the comical Countrey Man, ſo that having little to ſay in their own Defence, his Lordſhip Committed them both to Newgate, for the ſaid Robbery on Saturday laſt being the 1ſt of June 1700, ſince which they are Charged with another Robbery, that they Committed on Bagſhot Heath, the ſame Day they Robbed 'Squire Harcourt: For Robbing two Graſiers, from whom, (tis ſaid) they took a conſiderable quantity of Gold and Silver.
LONDON, Printed by J. W. near Fleet-ſtreet, 1700.