hands of Mr. H. N. (meaning the said H. N. above mentioned) or to his order, five thousand pounds, of lawful money, to be paid to the person or persons who procures the said patent, or, if required, lodge security in the hands of Mr. H. N. for the payment of the said sum of five thousand pounds sterling, as soon as the said patent is made out and delivered to him this deponent, (meaning the said W. J.) And this deponent (meaning the said W. J.) further saith, that he never hath, directly, or indirectly, mentioned, or given the least intimation of his intention, design, or proposition, touching this matter, to any person or persons except to the said Mr. H. N. And this deponent (meaning the said W. J.) further saith, that whether this proposition should be approved, accepted, and be efficacious, or otherwise rejected, that in either case he this deponent (meaning the said W. J.) will never, at any time or times, divulge, mention, or give intimation of his intentions, offer, proposition, or agreement, relative to this matter, to any person or persons whatsoever, except the said Mr. H. N. (meaning the said H. N.) And further, this deponent (meaning the said W. J.) saith not. W. J. (meaning the said W. J.) sworn at the Mansion-House, in London, this twenty-third day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-seven, before me S. T. mayor; at the foot or bottom of which said paper writing there is a certain note or memorandum, in writing, according to the tenor following, that is to say, “N. B. Mr. A. F. (meaning the said A. F. above named) has two patents, namely, for the clerk of the crown, and clerk of the peace, in the island of Jamaica; (meaning the said office of chief clerk, to attend the supreme court, residing in the said town of Saint Jago de la Vega, otherwise Vaga, within the said island of Jamaica ;) and it is the last Mr. J. (meaning the said W. J.) is particularly desirous to obtain," to the great dishonour of the said Duke of G., to the evil and pernicious example, &c. and against the peace, &c. And the count, for said coroner and attorney of, &c. That the said W. J. again proposing unlawfully, wickedly and corruptly, devising, intending nister that and contriving, to tempt, seduce and corrupt, the said A. H. if he would Duke of G. so being one of the commissioners for executing procure the office of treasurer of the exchequer of our said lord the the office, defendant now king, and one of the privy council of our said lord the would pay now king, and in great trust and confidence with our said 5,000. in- lord the now king as aforesaid, to prostitute and betray the to the duties of his said offices and stations, and the trust and confidence placed and reposed in him by our said lord the now [*688] king; he the said W. J. on the said tenth day of June, in the said ninth year of the reign of our said lord the now king, with force and arms, at, &c. aforesaid, unlawfully, wickedly

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to the mi

hands of,

&c.

and corruptly, did propose and offer, and caused to be proposed and offered, to the said duke of G. that in case he the said duke of G. would procure our said lord the now king, by his letters patent under the great seal of Great Britain, to grant the reversion of the said office of chief clerk to attend the supreme court above mentioned, for the natural lives of three sons of the said W. J. namely, B. J. M. J. and J. J. or for the lives of three other persons to be nominated by him the said W. J. upon the same conditions as are mentioned in the said letters patent of his said late majesty, that then he the said W. J. would, upon such letters patent of our said lord the now king being delivered to him the said W. J., pay into the hands of one H. N. (a person well known to the said duke of G.) or to his order, five thousand pounds of lawful money of Great Britain, to be paid to the said duke of G. as a consideration and reward to the said duke of G. for procuring our said lord the now king to grant the reversion of the said office in manner aforesaid, to the great dishonour, &c. (as before.) And the said Third coroner and attorney of, &c. that the said W. J. again unlaw- count, that if, &c. he fully, wickedly and corruptly, devising and intending, and the decontriving to tempt, seduce, and corrupt the said A. H. duke fendant of G. so being one of the commissioners for executing the would office of treasurer of the exchequer of our said lord the now lodge a security for king, and one of the privy council of our said lord the now king, 5,000l. in and in great trust and confidence with our said lord the now the hands king as aforesaid, to prostitute and betray the duties of his of, &c. said offices and stations, and the trust and confidence so placed and reposed in him by our said lord the now king, he the said J. W. afterwards, to wit, on the said, &c. with force and arms, at, &c. aforesaid, in, &c. did unlawfully, wickedly and corruptly, propose and offer, and cause to be proposed and offered to the said duke of G. that in case he the said duke of G. would procure our said lord the now king, by his letters patent under the great seal of Great Britain, to grant the reversion of the said office of chief clerk, to attend the supreme court above mentioned, for the natural lives of three sons of the said W. J. namely, B. J. M. J. and J. J.or for the [*689] lives of three other persons to be nominated by him the said W.J.upon the same conditions as are mentioned in the said letters patent of his said late majesty, that then he the said W. J. would lodge a security in the hands of one H. N. (a person well known to the said duke of G.) for the payment of the sum of five thousand pounds of lawful money to the said duke of G. as soon as such letters patent of our said lord the now king should be made out and delivered to him the said W. J. as a reward to the said duke of G. for procuring our said lord the now king to grant the reversion of the said office in manner aforesaid, to the great dishonour, &c. (as before.)

Informa

General

[Commencement of information as ante 6.] That heretofore, tion by to wit, on, &c. at, &c. J. L. being then and there an officer Attorney of the customs of our said lord the king, did seize and aragainst a rest as forfeited certain goods and merchandizes, to wit, diRevenue vers Bandanna handkerchiefs, which said goods and merofficer, for corruptly chandizes were then and there by law liable to forfeiture, giving up and that it was then and there the duty of the said J. L. as goods for such officer of the customs as aforesaid, to detain, keep and feited, and secure the said goods and merchandizes so seized and artaking bribe, on rested as forfeited, as aforesaid, in order to the condemnastatute 24. tion of the same goods and merchandizes so seized by due Geo. III. c. course of law. And the said attorney general, &c. that the said J. L. late of, &c. well knowing the premises, but having no regard for the laws and statutes of this realm, nor for the penalties and forfeitures therein and thereby mentioned and provided, and unlawfully and corruptly devising, contriving and intending to cheat and defraud our said lord the king in his revenue of customs, and wholly disregarding his duty as such officer of the customs as aforesaid, in the behalf aforesaid, after the first day of October, which was in the year of our lord 1784, to wit, on the said, &c. at, &c. aforesaid, did unlawfully and corruptly, and without any authority in that behalf, deliver up to one D. J. the said goods and merchandizes so seized and arrested as aforesaid, and so liable to forfeiture as aforesaid; in contempt, &c. to the evil, &c. and against, &c. and also against the form, &c. by reason whereof, and by force of, &c. the said J. L. has forfeited and lost the sum of two hundred pounds, of lawful, &c. And the said attorney-general, &c. that heretofore, to wit, on, &c. at, &c. the said J. L. then and there being such officer of the customs as aforesaid, did find in the shop of one D. J. there situate, certain other goods and merchandizes, to wit, divers other Bandanna Handkerchiefs, which said last mentioned goods and merchandizes were then and there [*690] by law liable to forfeiture, and that it* was then and there the duty of the said J. L. as such officer of the customs as aforesaid, then and there to seize and arrest, as forfeited, the said last mentioned goods and merchandizes, and to detain, keep and secure the same, in order to the condemnation of the said last mentioned goods and merchandizes, by due course of law. And the said attorney-general of our said, &c. giveth, &c. that the said J. L. well knowing the premises, but having no regard for the laws and statutes of this realm, nor for the penalties and forfeitures therein and thereby mentioned and provided, and unlawfully and corruptly devising, contriving and intending to cheat and defraud our said lord the king in his said revenue of customs, and wholly disregarding his duty as such officer of the customs as

Second count.

aforesaid, in the behalf last aforesaid, and after the said first day of October, which was in the said year of our Lord 1784, to wit, on, &c. aforesaid, at, &c. aforesaid, did unlawfully and corruptly, and contrary to the duty of his said office, make a collusive seizure of the said last mentioned goods and merchandizes so liable to forfeiture, as last aforesaid, by then and their seizing and taking away the same from the said shop of the said D. J. with a corrupt understanding at the time of such seizure, by and between the said J. L. and the said D. J. that the same goods and merchandizes should afterwards be unlawfully and corruptly given back and restored to the said D. J. instead and in lieu of the said last mentioned goods and merchandizes being by the said J. L. detained, kept and secured, in order to the condemnation of the same by due course of law; in contempt of our said lord the king and his laws, to the evil and pernicious example of all others, and against the peace of, &c. and also against the form of, &c. by reason whereof, &c. [as in conclusion of first count.]

And the said attorney-general, &c. that heretofore, to wit, Third on, &c. at, &c. the said J. L. being then and there such offi- count cer of the customs as aforesaid, did serve and arrest as forfeited in the said shop of the said D. J. certain other goods and merchandizes, to wit, divers other Bandanna handkerchiefs, which said last mentioned goods and merchandizes were then and there by law liable to forfeiture, and that it was then and there the duty of the said J. L. as such officer of the customs as aforesaid, to detain, keep and secure the said last mentioned goods and merchandizes so seized and arrested as forfeited, in order to the condemnation of the said last mentioned goods and merchandizes by due course of law. And the said attorney-general of our said, &c. that he the said J. L. well knowing the premises, but having no regard for the laws and statutes of this realm, nor for the penalties and forfeitures therein and thereby mentioned and provided, and unlawfully and corruptly devising, contriv- [*691] ing and intending to cheat and defraud our said lord the king, in his said revenue of customs, and wholly disregarding his duty as such officer of the customs as aforesaid, in the behalf last aforesaid, after the said first day of October, which was in the said year of our Lord 1784, to wit, on the said, &c. at, &c. aforesaid, did unlawfully and corruptly make an agreement with the said D. J. that he the said J. L would deliver up to the said D. J. the said last mentioned goods and merchandizes so seized and arrested as aforesaid, and so liable to forfeiture as aforesaid; in contempt, &c. and against the peace, &c. and also against the form, &c. by reason whereof, &c.

Fourth

count, receiving a

bribe.

And the said attorney-general of, &c. that heretofore, to wit, on, &c. at, &c. the said J. L. being then and there such officer of the customs of our said lord the king as aforesaid, did seize and arrest as forfeited, certain other goods and merchandizes, to wit, divers other Bandanna handkerchiefs, which said last mentioned goods and merchandizes were then and there by law liable to forfeiture, and that it was then and there the duty of the said J. L. as such officer of the customs as aforesaid, to detain, keep and secure the said last mentioned goods and merchandizes, in order to the condemnation of the same by due course of law, and the said attorneygeneral of, &c. that the said J. L. well knowing, &c. but having no regard, &c. unlawfully and corruptly devising, contriving and intending, &c. and wholly disregarding his duty in the behalf last aforesaid, after the said, &c. to wit, on, &c. at, &c. did unlawfully and corruptly directly take and receive of and from the said D. J. a certain bribe, gratuity, recompense and reward, of a certain large sum of money, to wit, the sum of eight pounds, and to perform the duty of him the said J. L. in so detaining, keeping and securing the said last mentioned goods and merchandizes, so seized and arrested as aforesaid, and so liable to forfeiture as aforesaid, and contrary to, and in violation of, the duty of his said office, to relinquish the possession of the same goods and merchandizes, so that the same, although secured and arrested as aforesaid, should not be secured in order to the condemnation thereof as aforesaid; in contempt, &c. to the evil example, &c. and also against the form, &c. by reason whereof, &c. And the count, for said attorney-general of, &c. that heretofore, to wit, on, &c. receiving at, &c. aforesaid, the said J. L. being then and there such officer of the customs of our said lord the king as aforesaid, did serve and arrest as forfeited, certain other goods and merchandizes, to wit, divers other Bandanna handkerchiefs, which said last mentioned goods and merchandizes were then and there by law liable to forfeiture, and that it was then and there the duty of the said J. L. as such officer of the customs [*692] as aforesaid, to detain, keep* and secure the said last mentioned goods and merchandizes, in order to the condemnation of the same by due course of law. And the said attorney general of, &c. for, &c. giveth the court here further, &c. that the said J. L. well knowing, &c. but having no regard, &c. and unlawfully and corruptly devising, &c. and wholly disregarding his duty in the behalf last aforesaid, after the said, &c. to wit, on, &c. at, &c. did unlawfully, corruptly and indirectly, take and receive of and from the said D. J. a certain bribe, gratuity, recompence and reward, of a certain other large sum of money, to wit, the sum of eight pounds, not to perform the duty of him the said J. L. in so detaining, keep

Fifth

a bribe.