The Remarkable Tryal of Thomas Chandler, Who Was Tried and Convicted at the Lent Assizes at Reading, 1750, for Perjury. to Which Is Added an

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1751 edition. Excerpt: ... Mare very exactly; and that he believed he came from some Place at a Distance, for that his Mare seemed always to be very hard rid, and that he generally came in an Evening, and stay'd about an Hour, and then went away again; and that he never staid all Night. We then asked him if he knew such a Place as Easton? He told us he did not; but that there was a Place called Aston about fourteen Miles off, across the Country, withr in two Miles of Sudbury in Suffolk. Our Horses being now shod, and having got as much out of our Landlord as we could, we set out with a blind Direction for Aston, which prov'd a very intricate Road; and when we came there, we enquir'd at almost every House in the Parish after such a Person as Mr. Chandler, but to no Purpose. We then got a Mutton Chop at an Ale-house, where our Landlord told us, that there had been a young Gentleman down at the 'Squire's, but who he was he could not tell; tho'-by his Description of him, he did not at all answer the Person of Mr. Chandler. We then determined to go back to the 'Squire's House which our Landlord had mention'd, being about two Miles; and when we came there, I dismounted and went into the House, (leaving Mr. Caffon and Mr. Hill upon their Horses) and told the Gentleman our Business, and that if any such Person was secreted in his Parish, he would do an Act: of Justice to the Publick to discover it. The Gentleman smiled when I mention'd that Mr. Chandler had directed his Letters for him at Easton in Suffolk, to be left at the Crown at Ardley; and immediately ihew'd me his Map of the County; and said, that though his Parish was vulgarly call'd Aston, I might see that its proper Name was Assington i and though Mr. Chandler had directed his Letters to be left at Ardley, yet the...