The confession of Capt. George Baker, at the place of execution, in justification of Mr. Staines, druggist Baker, George, d. 1684. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A77587 of text R231180 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B490). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A77587 Wing B490 ESTC R231180 99897249 99897249 136911 2240926020

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A77587) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 136911) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2470:4) The confession of Capt. George Baker, at the place of execution, in justification of Mr. Staines, druggist Baker, George, d. 1684. Smith, Samuel, 1620-1698. 1 sheet (2 p.) Printed for Randall Taylor near Stationers-Hall, [[London] : 1685] Imprint from colophon. Place of publication from Wing (CD-ROM edition). Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Crime -- England -- Early works to 1800. Criminals -- England -- Early works to 1800. Last words -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England eebo The confession of Capt. George Baker, at the place of execution, in justification of Mr. Staines, druggist. Baker, George, 1685 3 366 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2011-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2011-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2011-08 Sampled and proofread 2011-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2012-05 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE CONFESSION OF Capt. George Baker , At the Place of EXECUTION , In Justification of Mr. Staines , Druggist .

I Do here give it under my hand , and do own that I did endeavour to Rob Esquire Man as he went to Newmarket upon the Heath , the last Michaelmas day was twelve Month , and the Gentleman that he did accuse is not guilty , I think his Name is Staines ; I do this generously upon my own accord , without any deserts , but to clear the Gentleman that is not guilty , as help me God in the Words of a Dying Man .

March 3. 1684. Geo. Baker .

That I Samuel Smith , Ordinary of Newgate , being in company with Samuel Staines , Citizen and Druggist of London , at the Execution of Captain George Baker , on the Fourth of this instant March 1684. at Tyburn : The said Captain Baker being acquainted that Mr. Staines was then and there present , was desired to do him right in this particular : That whereas Mr. Jeremiah Man ( as Mr. Staines affirms ) did bring an Indictment against the said Samuel Staines for Assaulting him on Newmarket-Heath on Michaelmas day last past was a Twelve-Month , with an intent to Rob him :

Captain Baker aforesaid , did at the said place of Execution declare openly to all the People there present , that he the said Baker was the very Person who did attaque Jeremiah Man , which did so much trouble his Conscience , that he could not die in peace , without the declaring the Truth in that particular .

And also begged Mr. Staines pardon for all the trouble was given him for that Fact , and desired him to pray for him . In witness whereof I set my Hand , the day and year above-written .

Samuel Smith , Ordinary of Newgate .

This is a True Copy of what Mr. Ordinary gave to Mr. Staines ,

Witness John Meriton . Thomas Harwicke .
FINIS .

Printed for Randall Taylor near Stationers-Hall , 1685.