made for the relief and maintenance of the poor of the said last-mentioned parish, and by causing divers other poor persons legally settled, and who ought to be legally settled in the said parish of St. Giles, and divers other poor persons legally settled, and who ought to be legally settled in the said parish of St. George Bloomsbury, to acquire settlements in the said parish of St. A. and thereby to burthen and charge the parishioners and inhabitants of the said parish of St. A. with the maintenance of such last-mentioned poor persons, and also unlawfully devising and intending to aggrieve, injure, prejudice, and annoy, divers liege subjects of our said lord the king, being respectively owners and occupiers of dwelling-houses, situate in the said parish of Saint A. by rendering their habitation in the same dwelling-houses uncomfortable and inconvenient, and by lessening the value thereof did, on, &c. unlawfully combine, conspire, confederate, and agree among themselves, and together with divers other persons, whose names are to the said jurors at present unknown, for the unlawful purposes last aforesaid, and to cause and procure divers and very many other poor persons, to a great and unreasonable number, to wit, the number of two hundred and more, being legally settled in the said parish of Saint Giles in the Fields, and also divers other poor persons to a great and unreasonable number, to wit, the number of two hundred and more, being legally settled in the said parish of Saint George Bloomsbury, and being respectively maintained and supported, by and by means of the rates and assessments made for the relief and maintenance of the poor of the said parishes of Saint Giles in the Fields and Saint George Bloomsbury, to be placed in and to dwell and inhabit, and be maintained and supported, in a certain other messuage and building, not being within the said parishes of Saint Giles in the Fields and Saint George Bloomsbury, or either of them, but situate and being in the said parish of Saint Anne, and close to and adjoining upon a certain common street and public king's highway in the said last-mentioned parish called D. Street, and near to the dwelling-houses of divers liege subjects of our said lord the king, in the said last-mentioned parish situate and being, without the consent and against the will of the owners and occupiers of the said last-mentioned dwelling-houses, and of the other parishioners and inhabitants of the said parish of Saint A. and that in pursuance of the said last-mentioned unlawful combination and conspiracy, they the said T. W., J. K., and H. D., [ 661 ] Fourth count. wrongfully and unlawfully, afterwards, to wit, on, &c. to wit, at, &c. did obtain and procure a certain other large messuage and building so situate and being out of the said parishes of Saint Giles in the Fields and Saint George Bloomsbury, and of each of them, and in the said parish of Saint A. and close to and adjoining upon a certain common and public street and king's highway there called D. Street, and near to the dwellinghouses of divers liege subjects of our said lord the king, in the said last-mentioned parish situate and being, and did then and there wrongfully and unlawfully keep and maintain, and from that time hitherto have kept and maintained, and still do keep and maintain, in the same messuage, &c. [as in first count to the end.] And the jurors, &c. do further present, that the said [ 662 ] T.W., J. K., and H. D., being such inhabitants of the said parishes of Saint George Bloomsbury and Saint Giles in the Fields, in the county of M. afterwards, to wit, did, on, &c. at, &c. unlawfully combine, conspire, confederate, and agree among themselves, and together with divers other persons, whose names are to the said jurors at present unknown, to cause and procure divers and very many other poor persons, to a great and unreasonable number, to wit, to the number of two hundred and more, being legally settled in the said parish of Saint Giles in the Fields, and also divers other poor persons to a great and unreasonable number, to wit, the number of two hundred and more, being legally settled in the said parish of Saint George Bloomsbury, and being respectively maintained and supported by and by means of the rates and assessments, made for the relief and maintenance of the poor of the said parishes of Saint Giles in the Fields and Saint George Bloomsbury, to be placed in and to dwell and inhabit, and be maintained and supported, in a certain messuage and building, not being within the said parishes of Saint Giles in the Fields and Saint George Bloomsbury, or either of them, but situate and being in the said parish of Saint Anne, and close to and adjoining a certain common street and public king's highway in the said last-mentioned parish, called D. Street, and near to the dwelling-houses of divers liege subjects of our said lord the king, in the said last-mentioned parish situate and being, without the consent and against the will of the owners and occupiers of the said last-mentioned dwelling-houses, and of the other parishioners and inhabitants of the said parish of Saint Anne, and that in pursuance of their unlawful combination and conspiracy last mentioned, they the said T. W., J. K., and H. D., wrongfully and unlawfully, afterwards, to wit, on, &c. to wit, at, &c. did obtain and procure, &c. [as in second count [ 663 ] to the end.] And the jurors, &c. do further present, that the Fifth count. said T. W., J. K., and H.D., unlawfully devising and intending to injure, aggrieve, and prejudice divers liege subjects of our said lord the king, being respectively owners and occupiers of certain messuages and buildings, situate and being in and by the side of a certain common and public street and king's highway, called D. Street, in the parish of Saint A. within the liberty of Westminster, in the county of Middlesex, by rendering their habitation in the same dwelling-houses uncomfortable and inconvenient, and by lessening the value thereof, did afterwards, to wit, on, &c. at, &c. unlawfully combine, conspire, confederate, and agree among themselves, and together with divers other ill-disposed persons, whose names are to the said jurors at present unknown, to cause and procure divers and very many other poor persons, to an unreasonable and great number, to wit, the number of four hundred and more, not belonging to, or being settled in the said parish of St. A. but being maintained and supported by and by means of the rates and assessments made for the relief and maintenance of the poor of the parishes of St. Giles in the Fields, and St. George Bloomsbury, in the county of Middlesex, and part thereof belonging to the said parish of St. Giles in the Fields, and the residue thereof to the said parish of St. George Bloomsbury, to be placed in, and to dwell, and inhabit, and be maintained and supported, in a certain messuage and building, situate and being out of the said parishes of St. Giles in the Fields and St. George Bloomsbury, and of each of them, and in the said parish of St. A. and close to and adjoining upon the said lastmentioned street, called D. Street, and near to the said dwellinghouses last mentioned, there situate as aforesaid, without the consent and against the will of the owners and occupiers of the said last-mentioned dwelling-houses, and that in pursuance of their said last-mentioned unlawful combination and conspiracy, they the said T. W., J. K., and H. D., did afterwards, to wit, on, &c. to wit, at the parish of St. A. aforesaid, wrongfully and unjustly, without the consent and against the will of the owners and occupiers of the said last-mentioned dwelling-houses, place, keep, and maintain, and from that time hitherto have kept and maintained, and still do keep and maintain, in a certain messuage and building, situate and being out of the said parishes of St. Giles in the Fields and St. George For keeping copper-smith's shop so as to annoy the neighbour hood (a). For carrying on the trade of a several dwelling brazier so near Bloomsbury, and of each of them, and in the said parish of St. A. and close to and adjoining upon the said last-mentioned street, called D. Street, and near to the said last-mentioned dwel ling-houses, there situate as aforesaid, divers and very many other poor persons to a great and unreasonable number, to wit, the number of four hundred and more, not belonging to or being settled in the said parish of St. A. but being maintained and supported, by and by means of the rates and assessments made for the relief and maintenance of the poor of the said parishes of St. Giles in the Fields and St. George Bloomsbury, and part thereof belonging to the said parish of St. Giles in the Fields, and the residue thereof to the said parish of St. George Bloomsbury, to the great damage, injury, and annoyance of the owners and occupiers of the said last-mentioned dwellinghouses, so situate as aforesaid, in contempt, &c. to the evil example, &c. and against the peace, &c. on, [Commencement as ante, vol. ii. 2.] That A. B. late of, &c. &c. with force and arms at, &c. in a certain shop or premises there, near the dwelling-houses of divers liege subjects of our said lord the king, and also near divers streets and common highways there, unlawfully and injuriously did set up, and from thence until the day of taking the said inquisition, did use, exercise, and carry on the trade and business of a coppersmith, and during that time, to wit, on, &c. and on divers other days and times between that day and the day of taking this inquisition, at early, late, and unseasonable hours, and at divers other times at, &c. aforesaid, unlawfully and injuriously made and caused to be made divers loud, terrible, and tremendous sounds and noises, in the said shop and premises, to the great damage and common nuisance of all the liege subjects of our said lord the king, not only near the same shop and premises inhabiting and residing, but also in, by, and through the said streets and common highways, then going, passing, and returning, to the evil, &c. and against the peace, &c. [Commencement as ante, vol. ii. 2.] That E. L. late of, &c. to wit, on, &c. and on divers other days and times between that day and the day of taking this inquisition, with force and arms, (a) This precedent is from the MS. of a gentleman at the bar. See Peake Rep. 91. at, &c. aforesaid, in a certain work-shop, there situate near houses as to be a nuisance (a). the dwelling-houses, chambers, and residences of divers subjects of our said lord the king, therein dwelling and residing, and also divers public king's common highways, there unlawfully and injuriously did set up, exercise, and carry on the trade and business of a tinman and brazier, and on the said, &c. and on the other days and times aforesaid, there at early hours in the morning, and in the day time, and at late hours in the nights of the days aforesaid, unlawfully and injuriously did make, and cause and procure to be made, divers loud, harsh, tremendous, and annoying sounds and noises, by then and there hammering and striking, and causing and procuring to be hammered and striken, divers tin, brass, and copper instruments and utensils, and divers pieces of tin, brass, and copper, and other metals, with divers larger hammers, and other implements and instruments, by reason whereof the said subjects of our said lord the king, so dwelling, residing, and living in the said dwellinghouses, chambers, and residences near to the said work-shop, on the several days and times, were and still are greatly annoyed and disturbed, and incommoded in the use, occupation, and enjoyment of their said dwelling-houses, chambers, and residences, and greatly interrupted in the exercise and pursuit of their respective lawful professions, business, and transactions, and deprived of their natural rest and sleep, and rendered and made in other respects very uncomfortable, and thereby also the subjects of our said lord the king in, and through, and along the common highway aforesaid, passing, repassing, and travelling, were and are greatly annoyed and disturbed, to the great damage, &c. [Conclusion as ante, 664.] And the jurors, &c. do further present, that the said E. L. on the said, &c. and on the other days and times aforesaid, with force and arms, at, &c. aforesaid, near to the chambers and residences of divers subjects of our said lord the king here situate, unlawfully and injuriously did make, and cause and procure to be made, divers great and loud sounds and noises, by then and there, to wit, on the days and times aforesaid, hammering and striking, and causing to be hammered and striken, divers utensils of tin, brass, and copper, and divers (a) This was the indictment against Lloyd, A. D. 1800, and settled by an eminent crown lawyer. The defendant was not convicted, as the pro- [ 665 ] |