Lives and exploits of the most noted highwaymen, robbers and murderers of all nations: Drawn from the most authentic sources and brought down to the present timeWhitehead, Charles
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Lives and exploits of the most noted highwaymen, robbers and murderers of all nations: Drawn from the most authentic sources and brought down to the present time
Whitehead, Charles
Brigands and robbers -- Great Britain; Criminals -- Great Britain; Murderers -- Great Britain
The captain, as before mentioned, indulged a rooted hatred against
all those who were concerned in the murder of the late king; and
frequently these men fell in his way. He was one day riding on the
road, when president Bradshaw, who had sat as judge upon the king, and
passed the sentence of death upon him, met with the captain. The place
where they came into collision was on the road between Sherbourne and
Shaftesbury. Hind rode up to the coach, and demanded Bradshaw’s money,
who, supposing that his very name would convey terror along with it,
informed him who he was. “Marry,” cried Hind, “I neither fear you nor
any king-killing villain alive. I have now as much power over you, as
you lately had over the king, and I should do God and my country good
service, if I made the same use of it; but live, villain, to suffer the
pangs of thine own conscience, till justice shall lay her iron hand
upon thee, and require an answer for thy crimes, in a way more proper
for such a monster, who art unworthy to die by any hands but those of
the common hangman, or at any other place than Tyburn. Nevertheless,
though I spare thy life as a regicide, be assured, that unless thou
deliver up thy money immediately, thou shalt die for thy obstinacy.”
Bradshaw began to perceive that the case was not now with him as it
was when he sat at Westminster hall, supported by all the strength of
the rebellion. A horror took possession of his soul, and discovered
itself in his countenance. He put his trembling hand into his pocket,
and pulled out about forty shillings in silver, which he presented
to the captain, who swore he would that minute shoot him through the
heart, unless he found him coin of another species. To save his life,
the sergeant pulled out that which he valued next to it, and presented
the captain with a purse full of Jacobuses.
But though Hind had got possession of the cash, he was inclined to
detain the sergeant a little longer, and began the following eulogium
upon the value of money:--
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