State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 1 (of 2)
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State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 1 (of 2)
Trials -- Great Britain
Thereupon Wild, having bound Turner by an oath that his life should be
safe if he discovered the thing, whistled thrice, and so called White,
to whom he explained the situation, and sent him for the money. White
went off and brought back £500 in two journeys, Turner holding Wild by
his breeches all the time. This lasted four hours,[45] from midnight
till four, during which time Wild gave Turner the account of how the
burglary was committed, which he afterwards explained to the witnesses.
When the £500 was all brought, Wild and White carried it to Turner's
house, and threw it down on the floor of his parlour, promising to bring
the rest of the money and the jewels the next day. White then objected
that the men who had them would not come into the city, and it was
arranged that they should bring them to Betty Fry's house in the
Minories, an appointment being made to meet at the Blue Boar on the
afternoon of the same day. Turner, his wife, and his son John (not Ely
as Fry had sworn) took the five bags to Fry's house, and later on Turner
went to Tryon's house, where he met Gurney ('Jesus! what a noise is here
in the court. My Lord, I can hear but with one ear'), and told him that
he would recover all his money except a few shillings. Tryon was
delighted, promised him £500, and swore not to betray Wild and White. At
eight o'clock on Saturday night,[46] he found Wild by the Blue Boar in
Tower Hill, and told him where the money was, and Wild said it must be
moved to St. Catherine's by the water-side. Some of the money was
carried there,[47] and as the rest was being moved Sir T. Aleyn came up,
and John Turner ran away. Col. Turner told Sir T. Aleyn that the money
was his, because Tryon had promised it to him, and he wanted to conceal
the transaction. They all took the money to Mr. Tryon's house, where
Tryon acknowledged his promise, and Sir T. Aleyn agreed that if the
goods were restored, the old man's word should be made good.
More that that, he said he would make up the business, or he
would smother it. My Lord, you have a great deal of patience, I
am humbly bound to you, here is nothing but the naked truth,
step by step, as I trod it. Afterwards[48] Wild came and said,
All will be well. Said I, What have you done? Are you sure,
saith he, the jewels nor nothing shall be stirred? Said I, You
see all is spoiled; Sir Thomas Aleyn is come where we had lodged
the money, the thing is known, do they not hear of it? Yes they
hear as well as you, and know what is done, and some have eyes
upon you. Said I they will run away with the jewels. No you
shall meet about three o'clock either by the Blue-Pig at
Tower-Hill, or at Nag's-Head over against White-Chapel church.
Nobody knows me but you, your wife, and your son who saw me this
morning.
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