Depositions from the Castle of York; Relating to Offenses Committed in the Northern Counties in the Seventeenth Century Volume 40 - Great Britain Courts of Prius

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 edition. Excerpt: ... STEPHEN BULKELEY. FOR PUBLISHING CONTRARY TO THE STATUTE. _ At the York City Assize, August, 'I666. Stephen Bulkeley was indicted "pro imprimando libellos, Anglice Ballads, et non apponendo manum suarn, contra statutum." CLIV. GEORGE ATKINSON. FOR SEDITIOUS WORDS. Aug. 2, 1666. Before Sir Joseph Cradock and James Metcalfe, Esq. Edmond Harcour, alias Zlletcalfe, of Maker, sath, that, within these two yeares last past, one George Atkinson, ' now of Muker, did severall tymes say that the surplice was the hower's smock, and that the King had broken his oath which he made to the Scotts by seting up this government, and if there were any riseing people would be flocking to them. CLV. JOHN FAWSIT. A DANGEROUS PERSON. Sept. 11, 1666. Before Sir Joseph Cradock and James Metcalfe, Esq. Margaret, wt_'fe of Enock Ifodgson, of Richmond, tag/lor, sayth, that a strainger (who is now in hold and calls himselfe by the name of John Fawsit) came yesterday, about fower a clocke in the afternoone, into.her husband's house, and begged money of her, and said hee was newly come from the fieete. Whereupon shee asked him what victory wee had got. This indictment was ignored by the grand jury. The accused person had printed and published a volume of ballads anonymously. No such book is now known to be in existence, and it is probable, therefore, that it was suppressed. Stephen Bulkeley was a well-known printer in the North. I have a book which he printed at York in 1642. In 1649 his press was busy in Newcastle, and shortly after this he was in Gateshead; but soon after the Restoration he removed to Newcastle. After this he took up his quarters in York, and there he produced many of those curious little books which are now so diflicult to...